Police. Reporter a lucky spokeswoman did not get back to us on the workers job status, and Antioch Police say race didnt appear to be an issue in the case. Both the suspect and worker are white. Lastly, the other layer is will this worker Face Criminal Charges like manslaughter . We talk to the Contra Costa CountyDistrict Attorneys Office and a legal analyst coming up at 6 00. For now, live in antioch, im da lin, kpix. Now the latest on californias sharp spike in coronavirus cases. 5,340 new cases have been confirmed in just the past 24 hours. While that is down from more than 7,000 cases the day before, its still troubling, and heres why. More people are being tested every day, more than 101,000 yesterday alone. But a higher percentage of tests are coming back positive. 5. 6 in the past seven days, up from an average of 5. 1 over the last 14 days. Kpix 5 reporter andria borba on what it could all mean as we forge ahead with reopening. Reporter well, veronica, at this point, we need to keep a close eye on the hospital beds as cases continue to increase around california and the bay area. As testing at sites like this e more coronavirus infections, we wanted to know at what point does Governor Newsom hit the dimmer switch on reopening. He so often references it at news conferences. The answer is tightening Hospital Capacity and ppe depletion. When that starts to get capped, and we start to see movement and resource depletion, resource constraints, thats when were concerned. Reporter statewide, 8 of all hospital beds are in use, and 34 of icu beds are filled. There are 11 counties the state has on a watch list for capacity, including santa clara. But even there, theres still a cushion. 41. 95 of acute care beds are open, and 46 of icu beds are still available. The head of stanfords emergency room says theres potential for problems after the fourth of july. The holiday week or weekend, as it approaches, that people may not shelter in place and may not socially distance themselves quite enough. Reporter as cases continue to climb, Governor Newsom hasnt ruled out pausing reopening. We have the ability to bend this curve. We have remarkable capacity to mitigate the spread of covid19 by putting on a face mask, a face covering. Reporter the doctor says the next few weeks mark a critical juncture. I, myself, am at wits end wanting to go outside without a mask and get together with friends. But this is important. I really feel the fate of our region, even our nation over the next few weeks, to whether or not we can get a handle on this. Reporter the governor clarified talking specifically about Imperial County, saying it could be a case by case approach. They paused, slowed down reopening, got their Hospital Capacity back up, cleared the beds, and then Imperial County could move forward with some form of reopening. Live in San Francisco this evening, andria borba, kpix 5. Governor newsom today declared a budget emergency to support the states covid19 response. It clears the way for the state to tap into its Rainy Day Fund to ensure the availability of necessary medical equipment and to cover other necessary expenses. He also announced two new websites. One is a modeling site, providing Public Access to the data informing state and local Decision Making and forecasting. The other is an open source tools platform to encourage participation from citizen scientists. Youll find links to both at kpix. Com. Im elizabeth cook, other states seeing record surges are already putting restrictions back into place. Texas is pausing further reopening plans and suspending elective surgeries. Over the past few weeks, we have seen a dramatic increase in the spread of covid19. Arizona is another hot spot, reporting more than 3,000 new cases today. And in florida, state Health Data Shows that testing actually slowed as cases surged to record levels. Meanwhile, the cdc is out with a new list of risk factors for becoming severely ill. They include chronic kidney disease, copd, a weakened immune system, heart conditions, sickle cell disease, and type 2 diabetes. The agency estimates at least 60 of americans have one underlying conditions. And they estimate as many as 20 million americans have contracted covid19. Thats nearly 10 times the number of confirmed cases. That suggests the people that have the virus never knew it. Elizabeth, thank you. Job losses continue to plague the u. S. Labor market. Nearly 1. 5 million americans filed for unemployment last week. That would have been a Record Number before the coronavirus outbreak. Now its actually a bit of good news. Its the 12th straight drop. But, here in california, the numbers went up. More than 287,000 new unemployment claims were filed last week. Thats 45,000 more than the previous week. Since the pandemic started, the state edd has processed more than6. 7 million claims. The longer this continues, were seeing workers furloughed or had reduced hours are now transitioning to lay off. A former state edd director says so far the partial reopenings around the state are not leading to significant job recovery. President trump and his likely democratic challenger are both campaigning today as new polls show the president trailing joe biden in several battleground states. Cbs reporter natalie brand is following it for us live from washington. Natalie . Reporter good evening, veronica. President trump is now on his way back to the white house after his day trip to wisconsin. Both his travel today and also his trip earlier this week to arizona were made in his official capacity as president. But those same states are key ones for both sides this campaign season. President trump spent the day in wisconsin taping a fox news town hall before visiting a shipbuilding facility in a battleground state thats economy has been hit hard by the coronavirus. We have the greatest Testing Program in the world. Weve developed it over a period of time. Were up to almost 30 million tests. That means well have more cases. If we dont want to test or didnt test, we wouldnt have cases. Reporter this visit comes days after the president rallied supporters in arizona, amid troubling new poll numbers. According to a new New York Times college survey released thursday, President Trump is now trailing the Presumptive Democratic nominee joe biden among registered voters in six battleground states he carried in 2016. If i have the honor of being president , i promise you i will lead. Reporter former Vice President joe biden was back on the campaign trail thursday. He hosted a small event focused on health care. He also took aim at President Trump and his handling of covid19. All his whining and selfpity. This pandemic didnt happen to him. It happened to all of us. Reporter with the general election just four months away, the president has ramped up travel to battleground states. Cbs news has always learned the Republican National committee is still planning for an inperson full scale event in jacksonville, florida. Earlier this month, the rnc announced they were moving the festivities from charlotte, North Carolina after a disagreement with the governor over how many could attend. Organizers of the Democratic National convention announced most of their Convention Business will be held virtually. But former Vice President biden will still travel there to accept the nomination in person. And tomorrow, senator Kamala Harris is scheduled to participate in a Virtual Campaign rally in milwaukee with jill biden. Harris is still on the short list of potential running mates, and cbs news learned the next step in the vetting process is one of one interviews with biden and some of the contenders after the fourth of july holiday. Natalie brand live in washington, thank you. Taking a live look at capitol hill right now, where the house is on the verge of passing a Police Reform bill. This is called the George Floyd Justice in policing act of 2020. The bill includes a ban on chokeholds, and it will make it a lot easier to file civil lawsuits against Police Officers accused of misconduct. Those are two items that were not included in the Republican Senate bill. The George Floyd Justice in policing act will fundamentally transform the culture of policing to curb Police Brutality and bring accountability to our police departments. Now the gop senate bill created some incentives for states to take action while the house bill puts more emphasis on national standards. Republicans say the democrats blocked every amendment they proposed. Never consulted us on the creation of this bill. I have reached out to those on the democratic side explaining that i wanted to make law, i wanted to work together. And i still do. Any National Effort on Police Reform has now hit a partisan road block. President trump says hell not support any bill that hurts police. Congress flicking messages today in the nascar conflicting messages today in the nascar noose investigation. Nascar says they still dont know who tied the noose in Bubba Wallaces garage. They released this photo of the rope found sunday at alabamas talladega super speedway. The fbi said that wallace was not the victim of a hate crime because the rope was there since 2019. Nascar agrees with that, but says the rope wasnt actually tied into a noose until last weekend. They checked all garage stalls used in nascar races across the country. The only one tied into a noose was found in wallaces garage. Still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, six flags ready to open its gates without those thrill rides. What the theme park experience is going to look like for guests. And santa cruz opening its beaches to the public in a matter of hours. Why its happening sooner than Health Officials wanted. Im not ready to make nice, im not ready to back down. And dixie chicks no more. The outspoken country trio making a statement amid the protests for racial injustice. The difference a few miles can make along the coast. A lot of clouds and fog, cool temperatures. Inland another toasty day with sunshine. Similar got an aerial view of six flags in vallejo. The park nearly empty, with some staff on site tonight. But thats about to change. Kpix 5s kiet do on the reopening plans that dont include any of the thrill rides. Reporter so were here at six flags discovery kingdom in vallejo. Theyre getting set to reopen in a week. Long time bay area residents may remember the old School Marine world. Well, its back. But first things first, the rides are still closed. What are you telling guests that are disappointed about no rides . Dont be disappointed. The rides are still here and will become available eventually down the line. Just stay tuned. Come on out and meet the animals during marine Worlds Program reporter remember when the park was known as marine world africa usa . Well its reopening. It allows us to control when they actually arrive at the park, so we dont have a mass gathering of people at our front gate. Reporter a thermal camera at the front gate will scan your body temperature, masks will be required at all times, theyll have Hand Sanitizer stations everywhere, and you order the food through mobile apps. All safety protocols used at other six flags locations across the country. At the dolphin exhibit, the the director of animal care says the dolphins actually enjoy the human activity. They enjoy the mental and visual stimulation that come from the guests. They watch the guests as much as the guests watch the animals. Every guest that comes into our park is really helping every individual that works at this park because its brought us back to work. And were really excited for do, kpix 5. Really appreciate n franciscos mayor a chance to visit the citys zoo ahead of an expected reopening next week. Mayor london breed wore a San Francisco zoo face mask. She also got to feed the giraffes. She says she recognizes families are eager to back to enjoying outdoor facilities like the zoo, which is now a safer option. As we open the zoo, our museums, and other locations that provide an opportunity for families to enjoy during the summer, we still are sois so imrtant that we maintain our distance. San franciscos safe reopening plan allows for zoos and other institutions to open as early as next monday. After a twomonth ban, Santa Cruz County beaches are reopening tomorrow. The beaches were closed to curb the spread of coronavirus, and they originally wanted to wait until after the fourth of july holiday to open up, but they backtracked citing that people are no longer willing to adhere to the closures. Fire season is on, and emergency crews in san jose want to be ready. San jose fire recruits trained today to battle wildfires. Residents around santa teresa county park were warned about the smoke. These recruits got some hands on experience fighting flames on slopes and dealing with chnging winds. Something more important than ever with the conditions getting hotter and drier. They dont really get the feel of fighting fire until theyre in the smoke, they can hear the heat and crackle of the flames. Then it becomes real for them. Everybody will always tell you this is going to be the worst wildfire season on record, and every year there is a reason to believe that it will be. In addition to giving fire crews some real experience, the flames are reducing fuel loads and controlling invasive species. That training will continue tomorrow. And with the hot temperatures comes even more fire danger. Paul heggen has a check of the forecast. Yes, were looking at the overall fire threat this evening. It fortunately hasnt been off the charts. We rank it on a scale from 0 to 10. Nice and easy that way. We want to be as close to 0 as possible. Today we maxed out at 3. It starts off near 0 tomorrow morning. It will be in pretty much the same territory, 3 to 4 at the highest around fairfield and napa. Also some spots outlined in yellow on the eastern slope of the diablo range. Eastern Alameda County and Contra Costa County as well. But the numbers will be higher as we get deeper into fire season. Right now looking south from sales force tower. Were seeing some fog floating past the camera lens every once in awhile. The fog is coming onshore again. Toasty day away from the water. Livermore in 89. Otherwise a lot of 70s and only 62 downtown. The temperatures are a few degrees cooler than last night, especially petaluma. Close to 10 degrees cooler than this point on wednesday. The fog will continue to roll over the bay and spread farther inland heading into tomorrow morning. A very similar pattern to the past several days. We start with the low cloud cover and fog, it backs up towards the coast heading towards noon, and around this time, it starts to make its way over the bay and farther inland. The hour by hour temperatures dropping down into the 50s by early tomorrow morning. But throughout the day, we will warm up, especially away from the water. By noon, temperatures up into the mid60s in San Francisco. Low 70s on the east side of the bay. Just below 60 on the coast. 80s inland in some spots. Temperatures mostly in the 80s for inland portions of the bay area friday afternoon. Low 90s for the hot spots farther east. 90 for livermore. Upper 60s, low to mid70s around the bay. Upper 80s for the santa clara valley, and mid80s for the north bay. The temperatures back off even more over the weekend. Saturday a modest drop, but then we drop a lot more sunday, and it will be a breezy day as well. Temperatures bounce back slowly into next week. We start the month of july with temperatures near 90 on wednesday, but pretty close to a normal summertime pattern reasserting itself after the weekend. Well check out the hour by hour wind speeds coming up in the 5 30 half hour. All right, paul, thank you so much. Up next, a splash mountain makeover. How disney is changing the popular ride after complaints of racist stereotypes. And coming were all doing our part by staying at home. That could mean an increase in energy bills. You can save by using a fan to cool off. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or closing your shades during the day. Stay well and keep it golden. When music concerts finally resume, there is one group that you wont be able to see. The dixie chicks have dropped the dixie. As of today, theyre just the chicks. On social media, the country trio simply said quote, we want to meet this moment. They also dropped this new video. [ singing ] in addition to tackling racial justice, the video addresses womens and lgbtq rights, climate change, and encourages people to get out and vote. Well, a disneyland staple, splash mountain, set to undergo a major theme change. It was originally based off the song of the south, a film so controversial and filled with racism that disney has had it locked away for decades. They dont play it anymore. The water ride, though, will now be reimagined for the film the princess and the frog. Disney says that the new concept is inclusive, speaks to the diversity of its park visitors. Design work for the new ride is already underway. Many people took to twitter to express their thoughts on the change. Natasha wrote im excited. I think this will be a great update, and a good way to incorporate the princess and the frog movie into the parks. Michael chimed in saying as a 15year season passholder, im really disappointed with the lack of a backbone disney executives have. I really want to have someone explain to me how this ride is racist. Are they saying walt was a racist . And lance tweeted wow, this has completely gone off the rails, no pun intended. Well have more local news straight ahead at 5 30. And our original series project home. The bay area renovation is a housing flash point. We feel like we have absentee landlords running a piece of the neighborhood. This kind of privileged, rich, owner opposition is exactly what has prevented housing. What our investigation revealed about the development fight in the sunset. 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