>>now we asked mayor sam liccardo he says just like the other mayors of the cities on that list he was not a part of the conversation with doctor burkes in san jose, michelle kingston kron 4 news. >>santa clara county is also responding to doctor burke saying quote we are concerned about the increase in cases nationally and believe that this highlights the need for a coordinated national approach to address this pandemic something the president has failed to put into effect we can call upon to the trump administration to finally implement the national strategy our nation needs to contain covid-19. well east bay senators steven glazer is urging governor newsome to reinstate a full stay at home order again in california now he's proposing a full stay at home order. 4 counties with an infection rate higher than 2% that would include all but 9 rural and the state's positivity rate overall is just above 7%. later also wants answers from nuisance administration on contact tracing saying that the 10,000 workers the state rain so far just won't be enough. >>you don't have just enough to see yo

>>san jose mayor sam liccardo they're responding to white house coronavirus task force coordinator doctor deborah birx she called out san jose is one of 12 cities in the u.s. that she says are quote lagging behind need to do a better job of slowing the spread. according to the santa clara county health department san jose specifically has seen 500 and i'm sorry 5,523 cases of the virus and doctor birx said they are tracking cases very closely and the city they are working with health officials. >>kron four's michelle kingston is in san jose with more tonight on what doctor birx and. >>white house coronavirus task force coordinator doctor deborah birx privately told a group of state and local health officials that she's concerned about san jose >>i know think it's fair to say st. louis indianapolis baltimore. >>doctor birx his statement not concerning to san jose city councilor deb davis i think you know we have really good leadership here in the city and county and the state and we are all watching the numbers so i'm i'm not concerned about about that san jose city councilor lundy up says

>>now we asked mayor sam liccardo he says just like the other mayors of the cities on that list he was not a part of the conversation with doctor burkes in san jose, michelle kingston kron 4 news. >>santa clara county is also responding to doctor birx saying quote we're concerned about the increasing cases nationally and believe that this highlights the need for a coordinated national approach to address the pandemic something the president has failed to put into effect. we call upon the trump administration to finally implement the national strategy our nation needs to contain covid-19. >>could california be on the verge of a second statewide shelter-in-place order one east bay, a state senator says yes it should happen. but to business leaders tell kron four's haaziq madyun another shutdown would devastate the local economy. >>today i'm calling on governor newsome we instituted a shelter-in-place for most of california northern california state senator steve glazer says he is making that call in response to the state's rising number of total covid-19 cases and an increased the total

>>san jose mayor sam liccardo they're responding to the white house coronavirus task force coordinator doctor deborah birx. burke says san jose is one of 12 cities which are quote lagging behind the need to do a better job of slowing the spread the santa clara county health department says san jose has seen 5,523 cases of the virus doctor birx a meantime says they're tracking cases closely in the city, they're working with health officials. >>kron four's michelle kingston is in san jose with more on doctor birx a statement. >>white house coronavirus task force coordinator doctor deborah birx privately told a group of state and local health officials that she's concerned about san jose >>i know think it's fair to say st. louis indianapolis, >>doctor birx his statement not concerning to san jose city councilor debt davis i think you know we have really good leadership here in the city and county and the state and we are all watching the numbers so i'm i'm not concerned about about that san jose city councilor lundy up says he trusts the doctor's statement. >>i don't think that doctor bir

and that's the sort of quick action and response mayor sam liccardo says is behind trying to shift somef the powers from the city manager, who is not elected, to the mayor's office, an office that is elected to serve the people. in case you haven't been following this, the council is considering shifting those powers to direct department heads like the police chief or to close and reopen public resources without going through weeks and weeks of proposals and memos. we saw this with alum rock park at the start of the pandemic. you see it in works in san francisco and oakland. that's their structure. there was a lot of public comment on both sides of the issue. trying to change the city charter now seems like a power grab by the mayor. mayor liccardo says the shift in power is really, again, about being able to respond more quickly and to be more accountable to voters. >> at the end of the day when people expect someone to respond, they expect that it's the person that they're actually able to get access to, that is the person who is elected and who is engaged with the community and with

>>well that san jose mayor sam liccardo responding to a white house coronavirus task force coordinator doctor deborah birx she called out san jose is one of 12 cities in the country there are quote lagging behind and need to do a better job of slowing the spread kron four's michelle kingston has more. >>white house coronavirus task force coordinator doctor deborah birx privately told a group of state and local health officials that she's concerned about san jose >>i know think it's fair to say st. louis indianapolis, >>doctor birx his statement not concerning to san jose city councilor debt davis i think you know we have really good leadership here in the city and county and the state and we are all watching the numbers so i'm i'm not concerned about about that san jose city councilor lundy up says he trusts the doctor's statement. >>i don't think that doctor birx is speculating i think that if he's making that list is coming off of data there's no arguing with this map from the santa clara county health department shows a higher rate of coronavirus cases in san jose compared to some o

>>plus intense cell phone video of an arrest in san jose with mayor sam liccardo has to say about. >>as officers use of force. we begin tonight with baseball's long-awaited opening day after. >>really tense negotiations and concerns over whether or not the season would ever happened during this pandemic baseball is officially back thank you for joining us at 8 o'clock everybody i'm grant lotus and i'm catherine heenan in for vicki liviakis well today game one of 64 the oakland a's taking on the anaheim angels and kron 4 sports director jason dumas he is live. >>in oakland at the coliseum with what baseball looks like in this age of coronavirus jason. >>well catherine it looks very different to say the least were outside the stadium now but we're inside. it was just me. a photographer daniel and about 30 other media members in you know, then the players and staff of the a's and the angels so a much different scene but as weird as this covid shorting season is there's a lot of excitement surrounding this oakland a's team. this is a team with a lot of talent coming off back-to-back 97

mayor sam liccardo from san jose tells us that that level force was not necessary. >>that is deeply disturbing and. i don't know how to rationalize that kind of behavior that is exactly why i've been pushing for reforms that we'll be taking to a rules committee next really too in the process to dramatically change how we do investigations of police wrongdoing in our city to move investigations outside of the police department that an independent agency known as the athletes auditor. >>the video emerged after san jose city leaders recently proposed several police reforms including moving internal investigations and also how officers are disciplined. the mayor telling us he lives in this neighborhood. and the incident has really upset the community also the woman seen in the video was booked into the santa clara county jail for driving on a suspended license. possession of paraphernalia and resisting arrest. mayor liccardo says an investigation is under way and he does expect serious consequences for the officer involved live now in the newsroom, i'm justine waldman k

>>mayor sam liccardo also said that he and other mayors of the cities mentioned were not involved in the conversation with doctor burkes. well santa clara county is also responding to doctor burke saying quote we are concerned about the increase in cases nationally and believe that this highlights the need for a coordinated national approach to address this pandemic something the president has failed to put into effect we call upon the trump administration to finally implement the national strategy our nation needs to contain covid-19. >>and santa cruz county is closer to being placed on california's covid watch list. that's because the area has seen hundreds of new coronavirus infections over the past couple of weeks. the state has flagged the county which means new strict safety measures there businesses like salons and malls may have to close and even places of worship could be forced to shut down. east bay center steven glazer is urging governor newsome to reinstate a full stay at home order again for california. he's proposing a full stay at home order for counties with an infec

sam liccardo says it's about being able to respond more quickly and being more accountable to voters.nd of the day when people expect someone to respond, they expect that it's the person that they're actually able to get access to, that is the person who is elected and who is engaged with the community and with what the community is saying. accountability is part of the democratic process. >> reporter: it would shift the mayoral election to election years as something that could increase voter turnout but, which for this cycle, would give sitting mayor sam liccardo two more years in office. the council meeting will reconvene at 9:00 this morning. there are several ways that you can watch if you're interested. you can find links to each of them in my twitter feed and also on my facebook page. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> all right, we'll check it out. thanks so much, kris. people across the state are wondering what kind of new shelter at home restrictions governor newsom may announce in just hours. especially ahead of the fourth of july holiday weekend. in the meantime we're le

mayor sam liccardo issued this statement. our valley needs someone with ahmad's extensive experience in the private and public sectors, his collaborative spirit and his creative intellect. thomas will start his new role on august 10th. >>> a fantast tatastic finish. that's being worked out for nfl players. plus -- ♪ >>> jennifer lopez revealing the origin of her iconic nickname j.lo. and it is not from our producer justin. he goes by j.lo. as well. she's not only a pop icon making headlines overnight, we'll sample the all new surprise album from taylor swift as well. >>> first, movie theaters in beijing are starting a gradual reopening today. they've been closed for six months now. onlyw-sk areas are allowed to restart operation. of course with strict safety measures in place. attendance must be limited to 30%. hollywood is cheering, too, because many believe that china may soon become the world's largest box office audience passing the u.s. ♪ when it's made with love, it's made to be shared. >>> nfl training camps are offici

. >>> happening today sam liccardo is expected to ask the city council to delay a ballot measure to give him more power. it comes after polling showed that it would be pretty much difficult to pass. liccardo wants to delay the measure until 2022 but does want to move forward with a measure to shift the mayoral election to presidential years. the council will discuss the proposal at its meeting this morning. >>> the economy which includes housing is critical to building% a better bay area. the pandemic is forcing people in the bay area to face new housing realities and finding ways to adapt. falling rents during the pandemic are opening up new opportunities for some people but not for everybody. 7 on your side michael finny has a tale of two cities. >> reporter: mary ann lives at the end of the tenderloin and san francisco with her 22-year-old daughter. >> we relocated back here in 2018. >> reporter: she says living in the neighborhood has taken a toll on her health. >> you just heard the sirens go by, right? it's very difficult to work at home with the outside noise whether it be sirens

measure would realign the mayoral election with the presidential election in the process giving sam liccardo an extra two years in his term. we'll have a full report at 5:00. >>> it's 4:33. people across the state are wondering what kind of new shelter at home restrictions governor newsom may announce in just hours especially ahead of the fourth of july weekend. in the meantime we're learning that some independence day celebrations will go on as planned. bob redell joins us live from dublin. bob, a lot of areas have already scaled back a lot of their reopenings. >> reporter: correct, laura. a number of counties in the bay area have paused the next phase. in alameda county they are telling indoor diners, salons, barber shops to hold off for the time being. today gyms and bars were supposed to open in contra costa county. those have been delayed. marin and san francisco counties have also scaled back their reopenings in the wake of new sobering numbers of covid-19, new cases are shooting higher, have shot higher the past two weeks. hospitalizations are up statewide. more than 40%. governor new

sam liccardo proposes delaying it until the november ballot in 2022. >>> a worldwide contest is on toreate something that can help define the city of san jose. sure, it's known for tech and the sharks, but the city now wants its own golden gate bridge or eiffel tower. and now we're getting our first look at some of the enteries. a group in silicon valley has been collecting submissions, so far 963 have come in from 72 countries. you see a few of them right there. the goal is to design and build an icon that helps to define the city. and show others around the world what it's about. >> any of us who have travelled anywhere know how important those things are, both for economic development of the community. also for people's confidence in their own community and having a sense of optimism about who they are and where they live. >> the submissions will be whittled down to three by september 6th. tonight we'll show you the projects and how much money is on the line. we'll be right back. hi. we're glad you came in. what's on your mind? can you help keep these guys protected online? easy. c

on facebook mayor sam liccardo went on to thank the health and human services secretary to clarify that order. the county says it's been okay for the past month. the dispute hinges on an application the county made to the state to move farther into re-opening. well, it turns out the state hadn't actually approved santa clara county's application. >> it doesn't make sense, i don't think, in the sense that, you know, preventing outdoor dining in morgan hill while you're allowing indoor signing in san mateo is sort of nonsense. >> if you're unsure whether a restaurant is offering outdoor dining, go ahead and call ahead. >>> the san mateo county board of supervisors is meeting at this hour on the agenda to get more people to wear a mask or face covering. but that measure stops short of setting up a series of fines for those who don't. nbc bay area's roz plater is live for us in redwood. roz, go ahead. >> reporter: chris, one supervisor here has hopes to nudge the governor into setting up a statewide series of fines for repeat offenders who just don't wear a mask. now he is turning to his co

so mayor sam liccardo proposes delaying it until the november election in 2022. >>> as covid-19 spreads, some bay area restaurants are shutting down temporarily when an employee tests positive. many want to have every employee tested before returning, but as nbc bay area's jean elle reports, they are waiting longer than expected for test results. >> covid's been quite challenging. >> reporter: adam mesnick closed the doors at the deli board eight days ago after an employee tested positive for covid-19. >> for the safety and health of not only our employees but the customers. >> reporter: he planned to reopen thursday. temporary closure signs are popping up at san francisco businesses. andy town coffee roasters closed several locations. >> we decided to just out of an abundance of caution to close everything just so everyone could get tested. >> reporter: but employers say scheduling tests and getting the results is taking longer than expected. >> i have other employees who it's going to be a week for them to get tested and then probably another week to get results. >> reporter: lauren c

. >> reporter: san jose mayor sam liccardo would not discuss the pending lawsuit but he has pushed for broad police reforms including not allowing them to investigate themselves. i'm posting his complete statement at abc7 news.com. for the i-team, dan noyes, abc7 news. >> a local high school senior can claim victory tonight in her effort to get trader joe's to rename items that some consider racist. activist breyona badel of oakley signed a petition to get the company to stop using names like trader jose and trader mings on its international food items. more than 3300 people signed it. she said her ultimate goal was to raise awareness. >> i think when anyone chooses to represent a culture, especially one that's not their own, it's necessary to take these measures to ensure that they're not -- even if this is not the intention, that they are not furthering prejudice, discrimination or misunderstanding. >> a trader joe's spokesperson said the chain was already in the process of changing the labels. wen it comes to issues of social justice and racial equality, we are here to help you find

mayor sam liccardo release the next stage of his police reform yesterday and it includes starting the process to move investigators of police misconduct from police department's internal affairs to the independent police auditor tasking the city attorney ernie, the auditor and city manager to provide counsel with specific recommendations to reform the opera traicion process re imaging a public safety response such as by replacing the police department's response to many non criminal matters with civilian response and also examining how and whether to mandate public disclosure of body-worn camera footage of incidents of substantial public concern such as major protests are controversial use of force. you can find the mayor's full plan for police reform on our website just head over to kron 4 dot com. well a special prosecutor will oversee a controversial deadly shooting involving delay hope police the solano county district attorney has appointed michael ramos to review willie mccoy's death. a lawsuit claims 6 officers shot mccoy 55 times while he was sleeping in his car just outside o

>> reporter: san jose mayor sam liccardo tweeting, this video is deeply disturbing and the officers' conduct appalling. this demands severe consequences. later in a reply, this was not a case of an officer being confronted with violent conduct, at most resisting. the witnesses are happy the police department is doing an internal investigation. >> i just want justice for this woman and her family. that's the main concern. that's the main reason i videotaped it. >> reporter: meanwhile, the 39-year-old san jose woman, esperanza marin was booked into jail and faces charges of driving on a suspended license, possession of paraphernalia, and resisting arrest. ian cull, nbc bay area news. >>> more heartbreak for the alameda county sheriff's department. tonight we've learned a second employee has died of covid-19 in the past 24 hours. a non-sworn staff member passed away this evening. just last night, the sheriff's department announced the death of deputy oscar rocha. he reportedly got the virus in june during an outbreak at the santa rita jail in dublin. deputy rocha was 56 years old. >>> t

. >> reporter: san jose mayor sam liccardo would not discuss the pending lawsuit but he has pushed for broad police reforms including not allowing them to investigate themselves. i'm posting his complete statement at abc7 news.com. for the i-team, dan noyes, abc7 news. >> a local high school senior can claim victory tonight in her effort to get trader joe's to rename items that some consider racist. activist breyona badel of oakley signed a petition to get the company to stop using names like trader jose and trader mings on its international food items. more than 3300 people signed it. she said her ultimate goal was to raise awareness. >> i think when anyone chooses to represent a culture, especially one that's not their own, it's necessary to take these measures to ensure that they're not -- even if this is not the intention, that they are not furthering prejudice, discrimination or misunderstanding. >> a trader joe's spokesperson said the chain was already in the process of changing the labels. wen it comes to issues of social justice and racial equality, we are here to help you find

. >>> san jose mayor sam liccardo wants to delay a ballot measure that would have given him considerably more power. he is backing off the strong mayor measure that comes after polling data shows it would be difficult to pass. in a memo released too, mayor liccardo proposed delaying it until novembe of 2022. however, he wants to move forward with a measure to shift the mayoral election cycle for the city to election years. the council will discuss the proposal at a meeting tomorrow morning. >>> this evening, people honored congressman john lewis as his body lies in state outside the state capitol. john was known as the conscience of congress, and today he made his final trip to the nation's capitol for an honor reserved for america's most prominent leaders. a policescort led his body on a farewell tour of some of washington's landmarks before going to the capitol rotunda. >> here in congress, john was revered and beloved on both sides of the aisle, on both sides of the capitol. >> lewis,th from pancreatic cancer at age 80 arrived in washington today after two days after tribute in his ho

. >>> san jose mayor sam liccardo wants to delay a ballot measure that would have given him considerably more power. he is backing off the strong mayor measure that comes after polling data shows it would be difficult to pass. in a memo released too, mayor liccardo proposed delaying it until novembe of 2022. however, he wants to move forward with a measure to shift the mayoral election cycle for the city to election years. the council will discuss the proposal at a meeting tomorrow morning. >>> this evening, people honored congressman john lewis as his body lies in state outsiasno coe of congress, and today he made his final trip to the nation's capitol for an honor reserved for america's most prominent leaders. a police escort led his body on a farewell tour of some of washington's landmarks before going to the capitol rotunda. >> here in congress, john was revered and beloved on both sides of the aisle, on both sides of the capitol. >> lewis, who died july 17th from pancreatic cancer at age 80 arrived in washington today after two days after tribute in his hometown of alabama. he repre

libby schaaf and sam liccardo signed a letter calling for immediate withdrawal of troops.on monday, he also threatened to deploy troops to oakland. >>> a man injured in portland is suing president donald trump and you might fined these photographs disturbing. he says this is what he looked like after federal officers beat him with batons last saturday. he says the attack violated his constitutional rights and now he is suing mr. trump along with the acting homeland security secretary and the unidentified federal agents. the suit alleges that he encouraged the use of force against demonstrators. >>> developing in the bay area, alameda police chief has announced his retirement. alameda police chief paul rolleri has been with the police department for 28 years and the last seven as chief. úarresting a black man who was dancing in the street near his home. he says his last day will be as of the 28th and he hopes that the person replaces him will be a woman or person of color. >>> activists gathered to remember the life of mario woods on his birthday. in december 2015, he had s

>>the video emerged after san jose city leaders recently proposed several police reforms mayor sam liccardo responding via twitter saying in part. this video is deeply disturbing and the officers conduct appalling. this demands severe consequences just like everybody else pays for a crime they got to pay for their crimes to and there is none of our reporting in san jose dan thorn kron 4 news. >>an armenian school in san francisco is cleaning up hate speech graffiti on its campus and these are some of the images that show racial slurs painted on the walls at k's evie school. take a closer look at the graffiti the principal noticed it this morning and called police kron 4 talked to the school principal who says this attempt to divide communities actually bring us closer together. >>and they they were trying to instill fear in us our students are stronger families are yeah we we i had since this morning go hundreds of families a calling and showing their support. it's a teachable moment, but at the same time i want them to understand that they don't have to fear anything we are strong well we

. >>> the san jose mayor sam liccardo is putting his anaheim a lawsuit against president trump. he made that north america today. he is a named plaintiff in a lawsuit to exclude undocumented residents being count in the census. he said it violates the constitution. most notably the 14 aeld. it was filed wednesday by the city of san jose, king county, and a group called black alliance for just immigration. >>> giving birth during a pandemic. one east bay family had to deal with multiple chal haveheir >> and we're seeing more people move out of the bay area. the long term effects covid-19 may have on housing here. >>> i'm meteorologist sanda patel. >>> abc7 is committed to building a better bay area which includes focusing on your health. for one east bay birth during a pandemic was complicated by a high risk pregnancy due to the baby's rare genetic disorder. amanda and jeff got married in 2018. the couple found out in 2019 they were going to be first time parents. about 16 weeks into the pregnancy, they got news something was wrong. >> we went into doing further testing and found

. >> in san jose a black lives matter mural was painted just a block from mayor sam liccardo's home,hat stretched three blocks. >>> an emotional plea from the mayor of atlanta after a particularly violent weekend. >> the reality is this. these aren't police officers shooting people on thehe community shooting each other and in this case it is the worst possible outcome. >> that is mayor keisha lance bottoms at a news conference yesterday. during the previous 24 hours some 2 dozen people shot, three people died including an 8-year-old little girl. h her relatives are calling for an end to the violence. >>> mourning the death of nick cordero who lost his battle against covid-19. a lot of people on social media closely following his three-month fight with updates posted by his wife. a tony nominated broadway actor. doctors first put him on a ventilator in march. he was just 41 years old. his wife posted on instagram, quote, my heart is broken as i cannot imagine our lives without him. cordero, who also left behind a 1-year-old son. >> the difficult thing is for those of us on the outsid

. >> in san jose a black lives matter mural was painted a few blocks from mayor sam liccardo's home.hat message stretches three blocks. >>> this morning an emotional plea from the mayor of atlanta after a particularly deadly weekend. >> the reality is this, these aren't police officers shooting people on the streets of atlanta. these are members of the community shooting each other. and in this case it is the worst possible outcome. >> that is mayor keisha lance bottoms at an impassioned news conference just yesterday. during the previous 24 hours some 2 dozen people were shot. three people died including an 8-year-old little girl. her relatives were with that mayor at the news conference calling for an end to the violence. >>> right now the entertainment world mourning the death of nick cordero who lost his battle against covid-19. a lot of people on social media closely followed his three-month fight. updates were posted by his wife amanda kloots. doctors put him on a ventilator back in march. he was just 41 years old, had no pre-existing conditions. his wife posted on instagram th

if approved it would allow sam liccardo and subsequent mayors to fire fire department heads among other things. council member sergio jimenez said quote the deal breaker for me was the expansion of the mayor's authorities as the political head of the city. i believe this enhanced power will diminish my ability to serve you. now we wanted to get the mayor's take on this but his office said he was unavailable for comment. >>> 5:39. and pg&e has emerged from the biggest company bankruptcy in u.s. history. it's also put $5 billion into a trust for wildfire volumes. last month they plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the 2018 camp fire. pg&e's bankruptcy exit comes one day after governor newsom signed a bill that will allow the state to some day transform pg&e into a nonprofit public benefit corporation named golden state energy. >>> new details. berkeley is cutting the police budget for the next fiscal year. úscrutiny. esponse to sightened of how police treat people of color. last night the city council voted to reduce the police budget by more than $9 millio

>>that's san jose mayor sam liccardo responding to the white house coronavirus task force coordinator doctor deborah birx she called out san jose is one of 12 cities in the country that she says are quote lagging behind the need to do a better job of slowing the spread. take a look at this map from santa clara county's health department it shows a higher rate of coronavirus cases in san jose compared to some other cities in the county. some city leaders say that it's tough to argue with the data while others say there's nothing to worry about. >>and we sure sips here in the city and county and the state and we are all watching the numbers so i'm i'm not concerned about. >>about that i don't speak the doctor birx is speculating i think that if he's making that list. he's coming off of data there's no arguing with that i can speculate as to why the white house liked a particular what we know is that certainly we're all concerned about rising transmission rates we're all concerned about. >>rising. races is a son of our hospitals by covid positive patients people are getting. shake more f

. >>> happening today, san jose mayor sam liccardo is expected to ask the city council to delay a ballot measure to give him more power. the reversal comes after polling shows that it would be difficult to pass. liccardo wants to delay the measure until november of 2022 but move forward to shift the election to presidential years. the council will discuss that proposal at the meeting this morning. >>> abc committed to building a better bay area and a big focus on the economy and part of that is the housing shift we're seeing right now. this week we're devoting a lot of time to dig into housing and how the pandemic is impacting it. falling rents during the pandemic are opening up new opportunities for some people, but, of course, not for everyone. some rent prices are dropping. now, the rental listing site said that rents in san francisco fell nearly 12% from last year. however, the group tenants together says some landlords ar trying to coerce stimulus payments and illegally locking out their tenants. >> both of these things that seem contradictory but some tenants are buying themselves

>>the video emerged after san jose city leaders recently proposed several police reforms mayor sam liccardo responding via twitter saying in part. this video is deeply disturbing and the officers conduct appalling. this demands severe consequences just like everybody else pays for a crime they got to pay for their crimes to their abuse of power. >>well police say that 39 year-old woman was booked in the santa clara county jail facing a number of charges including driving with a suspended license possession of paraphernalia and resisting arrest. meanwhile, the identity of that san jose police officer has not been released reporting live in san jose dan thorn kron 4 news, our dan thorn. thank you very tonight, a san francisco, muni driver is recovering after being. >>attacked on board a muni bus that happened earlier this week a brutal attack here was on wednesday afternoon in the south of market district officials say. >>3 people got on the bus were not wearing masks and they refused to put the masks on after the driver repeatedly asked them to do so as the passengers were exiting the bus on

>>well that san jose mayor sam liccardo responding to white house coronavirus task force coordinator doctor deborah birx she called out san jose is one of 12 cities that she says are quote lagging behind and have need to do a better job of slowing the spread. now this map from santa clara county health department it shows a higher rates of coronavirus cases in san jose compared to some of the other cities i in the county. some city leaders say that it's tough to argue with the data while others say that there's nothing to worry about. >>the leadership here in the city and county and the state and we are all watching the numbers so i'm i'm not concerned about. >>about that i don't speak the doctor birx is speculating i think that if he's making that list. he's coming off of data there's no arguing with that i can speculate as to why the white house liked a particular what we know is that certainly we're all concerned about rising transmission rates we're all concerned about. >>rising. races is a son of our hospitals by covid positive patients people are getting. shake more frequently

that includes san jose mayor sam liccardo and oakland mayor libby schaaf. according to "mercury news" both co-signed a letter calling the move an abuse of power. agents are already on the ground in kansas city. chicago is next on the list. >>> in the meantime, portland's mayor getting tear gassed by federal agents in his own city. clear if agents queue the mknew the mayoe crowd when hay deployed tear gas. >>> 6:07 this morning. time for another check of that forecast and meteorologist kari hall. yesterday you remember we were telling everyone about the japanese tea garden reopening down in golden gate park. kari said yesterday if you were listening to us, one of our favorite spots to go in the bay area and yesterday look at this, got an inside look at that for y you. check out the beautiful shots. i can only imagine, this is the place you want to go if you're looking for peace. you can just stand there and look and just hear the water running. listen to that. found some peace already this morning. i thank you, kari. >> it is beautiful. if you want to head o

mayor sam liccardo tells us that that level force was not necessary we'll get back to what he says will hear from him directly coming up on kron 4 news at 10 o'clock but as for what he wants to see he is trying to propose now for a a police reforms he's pushing for how police internal investigations are conducted and also the discipline that officers get handed. he says that there's an independent police auditor that he's pushing for that will dramatically change how the city investigates police wrongdoings those plants go to the rules committee. next week we'll keep you updated live now in the newsroom, i'm justine waldman kron 4 news thank you justine 15 firefighters in petaluma are in self isolation tonight after one of them tested positive for covid-19 fire officials say the test results came back last week they say the firefighter is in good condition and has not been hospitalized. they say the other firefighters on quarantine only because they had close contact with the infected firefighter. >>ahead tonight at 1030 we will hear from petaluma fire marshal about how this could affec

>>the video emerged after san jose city leaders recently proposed several police reforms mayor sam liccardo responding via twitter saying in part. this video is deeply disturbing and the officers conduct appalling. this demands severe consequences just like everybody else pays for a crime they got to pay for their crimes to their abuse of power. >>the woman in that video was 39 years old and she was booked into the santa clara county jail for driving with a suspended license possession of paraphernalia and resisting arrest meanwhile, the identity of the police officer has not been released. reporting live in san jose dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you dan. >>tonight, a san francisco muni driver is recovering after being attacked on board a muni bus this was earlier this week happened wednesday afternoon in the soma district police say 3 passengers boarded the bus without wearing masks and refused to work them after repeatedly being asked as the passengers were getting off the bus one of them pulled out a wooden bat hitting the driver repeatedly before running off the extent of the driver's in

. >> reporter: after withdrawing support for the plan, mayor sam liccardo wrote in a memo we collectivelyace too many threats. covid, a severe recession, looming risks of widespread evictions, growing homelessness and deep concerns about racial injustice and policing. and we can't have our local community distracted by a deeply divisive political campaign. under the city's current council manager system, the mayor has the same amount ofower as other council members which is different from a strong mayor setup. >> people naturally look to the mayor for solutions, and when the mayor only has so much power and/or really limited power to directly shape policy, it can really create this disconnect. >> reporter: had the original plan been approved by voters this fall, liccardo would've been granted an additional two years in office to allow the next mayoral election to coincide with the presidential year. he also would've been given the ability to hire and fire the city manager as well as department heads. a coalition of local unions were against the proposal. >> the city manager and other depa

>>> lawyers across many cities a that includes san jose mayor sam liccardo and libby schaaf. both called the move an abuse of power and agents are already on the ground in kansas city, chicago is next on the list. >>> in the meantime, new video shows portland mayor getting tear gassed in his own city. this was late last night when the mayor was talking to protesters outraged over federal presence. >>> well turning back to the pandemic coverage now. the u.s. is quickly approaching 4 million covid-19 cases. there are now more than 413,000 cases in california. that is more confirmed cases than any other state, but it's population. when you break down in the coun >>> starting tonight in san francisco, mission district two blocks will be closed to cars four nights a week. this is to allow for more outdoor dining. some neighbors they fear the pilot program will attract crowds and lead to more spread of the virus. but restaurant owners say that they are closely following the city's guidelines and they're really trying to be good neighbors. >> they were in the legal area where they s

set to consider reform plans for that city's police department on august 11th today, the mayor sam liccardo released the next stage. >>of his police reform. it includes starting the process to move investigations of police misconduct from police department's internal affairs to the independent police auditor tasking the city attorney's the auditor and city manager to ride council with specific recommendations to reform the arbitration process re imagine public safety response such as by supplanting the police department's response to many non criminal complaints with a civilian response and examine how whether or not to mandate expedited public disclosure of body-worn camera video of incidents of substantial public concern such as major protests or controversial uses of force. you can find the mayor's full plan for police reform on our website kron 4 dot com just look for this story. a san francisco restaurant is drawing some negative attention for a series of controversial signs posted in its windows. some of those signs questioning the gender of former first lady michelle obama will also

. >> san jose mayor sam liccardo would not discuss the pending lawsuit but he has been pushing for broadpolice reforms. i'm posting his full statement at abc7news.com. dan noyes, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> there were multiple walk-outs around the bay area in support of black lives matter. at oakland's highland hospital, it was for black health. >> you got the power. bl we got the power. >> what kind of power? >> union power. >> after a rally outside the hospital, the group marched through the streets calling on the alameda county board of supervisors to retake control over alameda health system. also in oakland, workers at a mcdonald's held a strike. one worker says it's not just a sign of solidarity but also to call attention to the covid-19 crisis. >> now to a caught on camera moment that's get aglot of attention online. abc 7 news anchor deion lynn spoke to two of the parties involved about what really happened in this heated exchange. >> it was infuriating. >> this viral video was taken by a latino woman who doesn't want to reveal her name at the corner of bay and stockton streets

today mayor sam liccardo release the next stage of his police reform plan that includes starting the process to move investigations of police misconduct from police department's internal affairs to the independent police auditor tasking the city attorney's the auditor and city manager to provide the city council with specific recommendations to reform the arbitration process. >>re imagining public safety response such as supplanting the police department's response to many non criminal matters with a civilian response and examining how and whether to mandate expedited public disclosure of body-worn camera video of incidents of substantial public concerns such as major protests or controversial uses of force. you can find the mayor's full plan for police reform on our website kron 4 dot com just look for this story. >>new tonight, a special prosecutor will oversee a controversial deadly shooting involving police in valais ho the solano county district attorney's has appointed michael ramos to review willie mccoy's death. a lawsuit claims 6 officers shot mccoy 55 times while he was asl

the measure would have pushed back the mayoral election and given sam liccardo an additional two yearsision committee which will evaluate the proposals. >>> more than 2,000 game day workers who serve food in chase center have been fired effective today. the food service employees have been on furlough status since the pandemic shut down began. the parent company bon appetit says the move was made so the company wouldn't jeopardize the workers' unemployment benefits. >>> all right, well, tracking low clouds and areas of fog along the coast and right around the bay and even some of the inland spots and with that stronger ocean breeze, we're looking at slightly cooler temperatures for today. here's a live look with our roof cam and that gray start. we are in the 50s to low 60s. little bit more sunshine in concord and for livermore this morning. as we head through our day, now we'll see that sunshine inland and daytime highs upper 70s in santa rosa and 87 for concord and livermore and around the bay partly sunny to mostly cloudy. cool cloudy and breezy along the coast in well many people h

it would increase voter turnout, but also adding two years to sitting mayor sam liccardo's tenure.itics say changing the tenure right now is a power grab, but mayor liccardo says it's about being more responsive more quickly and more accountable to voters. if this is passed, the san jose voters will have the ultimate say. >> i'm sierra johnson at the golden gate bridge. the start of a new month means increases in tolls here, specific for the folks coming over the golden gate bridge into san francisco. we'll have a break down of how much those tolls increase on nbcbayarea.com. and for those that take part have made an announcement. they'll announce how many people are on specific trains, on specific routes on their social media pages. look out for that. >> we're looking for the sunshine on this wednesday morning. and i think kari hall has found it. >> it is basically all over the bay area. we're starting out with a nice start to our wednesday morning. temperatures are still nice and cool and walnut creek will go from the upper 50s to the mid-80s by early in the afternoon. let's get

that's not far from where mayor sam liccardo lives.ctivists with silicon valley debug tell us this show of solidarity with the black lives matter movement but also it's a call for action directed right at the mayor. >> we've been sitting through days of city council meetings, people calling in, spending hours asking for change, and it hasn't happened yet. so this is to let everyone know that we're not losing speed. this is a movement. there's people who are willing to spend their time waking up early to support this, and it's not going to stop. >> each word of the painting about 400 feet long. the message stretches for three blocks. more than 60 volunteers showed up to help out. >>> another san quentin inmate is dead tonight because of complications from covid-19. 59-year-old dwayne michael carey was on death row for first-degree murder. at least four inmates have died this week after what prison officials say what appears to be complications from coronavirus. san quentin right now experiencing a huge outbreak. at least 1,400 inmates h

san jose mayor sam liccardo even tweeting, friends, we cannot prevail over coronavirus pandemic if we're taking risks like this. >> yeah, there's definitely a lot of people around. >> reporter: tonight a similar scene. people getting out for the holiday weekend with traffic jams on foot though outdoor dining is allowed with social distancing and limitations. it is busy. >> i'm a little nervous but i'm being very wise and conscious. >> reporter: and the big challenge comes tomorrow with many baeseaches closed and fireworks canceled, can people avoid the barbecue with friends and family. >> we thought ane year, we could do it. >> on fourth of july, oh, fun. but i think there's more important things to think about right now. >> reporter: the message, to celebrate the land of the free by being brave and staying home. in san jose, ian cull, nbc bay area news. >>> let's take a look now at the latest numbers. there are more than 26,000 cases in the bay area. santa clara county reporting 99 new cases since yesterday. contra costa county up 106. a bay area county has been added to governor newsom