Wind gusts in excess of 45 miles per hour. Very low humidity levels as well as low moisture in live vegetation and graham materials. Direct observations by the wild fire Safety Operation Center and field crews. Specific locations and conditions including temperature , terrain, and local climate. How does pg e intend to reduce the number of psps events by one third compared to last year . It will help us more precisely shut off the power to just the high fire threat areas, the areas where the fire threat is. Reporter they will have installed 600 of these Smart Devices and high fire danger areas that will reroute power and greatly reduce the size of areas to be shut off. Pg e will install small generators is 63 substations so they will bypass those areas that might have been shut up before. To keep the lights on when it is safe to do so. How will they shorten the link of the psps event which can take days to inspect and re energize the lines . Our goal is to restore power after an event within 24 hours or 12 daylight hours. Reporter pg e has enlarged the inspection fleet from 35 to 65 2 aircraft with sensors that can for the very first time inspect lines and equipment at night. Reducing the length of the psps. Communicated to everyone on a much more detailed and robust website with more Community Resource centers. Remember, all of this depends on reasonably expected weather. If the weather is ferocious you can expect more psps events will occur. Ktvu fox2 news and now to the coronavirus. California set a new record for coronavirus cases. The state department of health says just over 5000 cases were reported yesterday which is an increase of nearly 3 . It is the fourth time in a week the state has reached a new high for confirmed cases. 65 people have also died bringing the death toll to more than 5500. Arizona, nevada and texas also set records for new cases. In washington dc dr. Anthony fauci said it is a disturbing trend. We were going down and now we have stayed flat and now were going out. A couple of days ago there were 30,000 new infections and that is very troublesome to me. The way you address that is you have to have the manpower, the system, the testing to identify, isolate and Contact Trace in an effective way. Dr. Fauci said there has been no pressure to slow testing as President Trump suggested at his rally in tulsa on saturday. Dr. Fauci was asked if he regrets urging people to wear masks earlier in the pandemic. Okay. Were going to play that game. Let me explain to you what happened back then. At that time there was equipment that are Healthcare Providers needed who put themselves daily in harms way of taking care of people who were ill. We did not want to divert masks and ppe away from them to be used by the people. Now that we have enough, weve got the demand. Dr. Fauci also said hes optimistic there will be a Coronavirus Vaccine either by the end of this year or early next year. Santa clara county opened up a pop at covid testing site. They are close to their goal of averaging 4000 tests per day. As jesse gary tells us this afternoon, reaching that mark will better aid officials in understanding where potential hotspots could be. Reporter it has been a long time since its been a long line outside of the sap center in downtown san jose. Andrew and hundreds of other people are not here for entertainment but health. The shark tank is now home to Santa Clara Countys newest pop up, 19 site. We have two of our teams that we put together to accommodate a large crowd. From tuesday through saturday Santa Clara CountyHealth Officials are joining forces offering free testing to upwards of 1000 people per day. Most are asymptomatic, but they want reassurances. We have kept ourselves pretty isolated. Just to be safe, i think its a good idea. The entire process takes about one hour. This is the 57th center in the county. I think it is wonderful. Its supposed to be free testing but it took me a while to find it. It wasnt until i got on social media this morning that i found out they were having a down here. The results aid in the understanding of the virus and forming strategies for its defeat. The more testing you do the more we know how far it has spread and the extent of the infection and we can also begin to get an idea of where it is. We see cases of people testing positive even though theyve never had symptoms. We worry a lot about those individuals passing the virus. They have flag 100 patients at the various testing sites around the county. For those being tested at sap, they will get results in four days via email unless the test is positive in which they will get a phone call marriage thing to self quarantine. The county opened up other popup testing sites. One is that Andrew Hill High School in san jose. The other is in santa clara. The tests are free and no appointment is necessary. Testing will be available through friday 10 am to 4 pm. Santa clara county has tested almost 6500 people between june 16 and 18 and there are a total of 57 locations offering tests. Los Angeles International airport is testing out thermal imaging cameras to identify travelers with elevated temperatures. It is an additional way of screening for covid19. It will screen passengers for body temperatures of 100. 4 or higher. Anyone found with an elevated body temperature will be asked to undergo a second screening. If they feel that, they will be quarantined. Dr. , i dont want to turn this entire segment into President Trump but i cannot understand why he said he has told his people to slow down testing for the coronavirus. He is the most powerful person in the world and what he says matters. People are dying and testing is crucial. If he was just joking which is what his staff initially said, why would you joke about Something Like that. There is nothing funny about the coronavirus. I totally agree with you, frank. The combination of testing and Contact Tracing like dr. Fauci said is the barometer to figure out what we are doing right so we can scale back if necessary. The state of california set a record for new coronavirus cases yesterday with more than 5000. Other states are also spiking. Are we opening too fast and too soon . That is a great question, frank. When we reopen we expect to see a little bump in cases. I get nervous when we have an increase in hospitalizations and if we overwhelm the hospital system. I dont think we are there yet in california like some of the other states like arizona and florida. But in california, so far we has up with the hospital beds. Dr. Fauci says the next couple of weeks are going to be crucial when it comes to the spikes we are seeing. What would be your best advice for people and how they should lead their lives right now to stay safe . I think in the beginning of the epidemic things were confusing and we got a whole laundry list of things. Right now it is one thing which is wearing a mask. We have learned a lot in the last few months and i think of the 3ws. Wearing a mask, washing your hands and watching your distance. Of the three i would say wearing a mask is by far the most important. Where do you think we are when it comes to the curve . Is the worst over or is the worst yet to come . I think it is different in different parts of the country. The sunbelt states are worrisome particularly some people believe will florida be the next new york or tristate area. I think only time will tell. It depends on what the people do. I think in the bay area we are beyond the worst. We expect to see a surge in the fall and based on a bunch of Different Things like schools reopening etc. In terms of overall i am hoping that the worst is over but again, things are so dynamic right now. It is horrible to see so many people out of work whose businesses have been shut down and i know some people have had to close their businesses for good because they have been out of business now for so long. Can you foresee a time when things are completely back to normal and where we do not worry about getting into an elevator with someone and dont worry about shaking hands with someone and do not think about the coronavirus. Have things changed forever in the United States and around the world . There are things that will be different and things will be a little bit back to the lives that we aspire to. This first phase is until we get the vaccine. After we get the vaccine, if enough people get immunized which is 70 of the population, i think we will have a good level of protection with a good vaccine. If not enough people get vaccinated we will be in a constant state of worry and anxiety. I do think that the workplace will change fundamentally. How we interact with each other will change a little bit in our generation. We appreciate you taking the time to talk with us. Thank you for your insight, i appreciate it. Thank you for having me on, frank. The president and his administration argue it will free up hundreds of thousands of jobs. Bay area Tech Companies feel it will hurt the economy. Coming up, the latest executive order on immigration. After months of backand forth, we may finally get a baseball season. Details about what the players agree to this afternoon. Local Law Enforcement need your help cracking down on all of those illegal fireworks displays. We are continuing to see the fog at the coast. Bigtime heat inland. Thunderstorms up around lake tahoe. It looks like june in the bay area. I will have your forecast when i return. Oakland police will keep a close eye on shots fired that can differentiate between gunfire and explosions. Reporting live, ktvu fox2 news. The fbi says no charges will be filed in the case of a news found in the garage of bubba wallace. Fellow drivers rallied around him for the race at the talladega superspeedway. Hes the only black driver in the sport and lobbied recently to have nascar and the Confederate Flag at events. Authorities say it appears that news had been the garage since last october long before he was assigned to that space. The Major League Players union is under a deadline to respond to the leagues latest proposal. They want to schedule a 60 game season starting toward the end of july. The Union Rejected a previous agreement that would have included a 16 team playoff and expanded use of the designated hitter. We are looking into the weather which is not surprisingly like yesterday and the day before. We got a pattern that is straight up june. We got fog at the coast and a little bit of breeze around the bay and we have a heat advisory inland. The classic microclimate and exactly what i expect. So, the forecasts over the next couple days. Tuesday, wednesday, and thursday, more of the same. A heat advisory stays in effect. At one point there was a severe heat warming but they got rid of that. And the thing i want to point out is, these heat areas and obviously we get the sea breeze here. But in this valley area day after day of this kind of heat is going to really increase the fire danger. There have been thunderstorms on the west slope of the Sierra Nevada and that has potential to be an issue. Also, catalytic converters. Overnight lows are warm and daytime highs are hot. I am not telling you anything you dont know. When you get six days in a row of that kind of heat you will see brush fires. We will see brush fire certainly wednesday and thursday. Will they be giant . Most likely not. That is the upshot. There is sfo and the fog in one quick reminder, where your masks. Read up on the science on this. The majority of Scientists Say that you can really stem the tide of this thing by wearing a mask. I know its not fun but listen to the scientists because its the right thing to do. I travel around the bay area especially in public and just some grandpa built there. Your fiveday forecast is coming up next. Summer school is in session. Coming up next, the daylong safety protocols that the school is following the give all parents an idea of what we can expect in the fall. Coming up, a state bill created in response to that deadly halloween shooting. It advances through the state legislature. How it would affect shortterm rent. The polls are closed after a day of primary elections. We will have a look at some of the results coming up. You can tell them heres my bank. Or heres my bank. Or, heres my bank. Because if you download and use the chase mobile app, your bank is virtually any place. So visit chase. Com mobile. One of the first schools to open in Santa Clara County is revealing some insight into how students can social distance in the classroom. We have the new procedures in place. One independent Charter School is giving a preview of what falcon look like at some schools. At Sunrise Middle School in central san jose, this is what Summer School looks like in the age of covid19. Students lineup for temperature checks at the beginning and end of each day. This is something that i came up with that i saw on tv. New creative ways to keep the middle schoolers six feet apart to minimize the spread of the coronavirus. Including this creation made out of pool noodles. This is actually three feet and then with someone else has another one is three feet. This independent Charter School became one of the first schools to open his classrooms under new pandemic rules. 60 students in five teachers have signed up for a three week long summer program. They have to clean the computers before and after they use them. Everything that they touch keeping track of whos going to the bathroom. Most field trips are canceled and the pool is off limits for now. We had to make sure that our students could wash their hands at least four times a day. During the four hours on campus, 12 students are gripped with one teacher and ate lunch inside of the classroom. If someone gets sick, the entire pod and teacher was stay home for two weeks. This parent says that the Safety Measures make her feel more comfortable. New rules like to keep your mask on and do not touch other students. Nothing is normal anymore. Weve got to do what weve got to do. I am glad that my kids are back in school. To put this in perspective, it is a small school with 270 students. It along with all the other schools in Santa Clara County are waiting for official guidance for the fall which is expected by the end of the month. Handwashing, masks and staying six feet away is here to stay. So many changes for everyone. Administrators, teachers, and of course the students. The dmv will resume behind the wheel driving tests. They have been suspended in since midmarch. Starting on friday those tests will resume with the Safety Measures. Masks will be required. Temperatures will be taken. The driving test will be shorter. Appointments will automatically be rescheduled. New appointments will be available later on in the summer. Heavy hitters railing against the Trump Administrations latest executive order. Why they say this will only slow the economic recovery. Nationwide calls for u. S. Reform. And now the u. S. Senate may end up walking away from the issue. This fire was intentionally set still to come, y cal fire says coronavirus could make fighting fires even more difficult. Look here, its your very own allinone entertainment experience, xfinity x1. 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Tech companies and other say it will slow innovation and hurt economic recovery. Reporter google, twitter, facebook are just some of the major Tech Companies, many based in the bay area railing against trumps executive order. It will permit Foreign Workers from legally entering the u. S. It limits immigration citing a goal of protecting u. S. Jobs lost to the coronavirus. The Trump Administration is using cover of a Global Pandemic which will be the biggest cut in the century and make us less likely to recover quickly. Reporter a proimmigration group backed by tech company says it will hurt americas place as a center for global talent. It goes beyond the visa for skilled workers and also will impact au pairs, seasonal employees and others. Part of the order says certain nonimmigrant visa programs authorizing such employment was an unusual threat to the employment of workers. Immigration attorney say it will have an opposite effect. When youre not bringing in the specialized workers the support staff who are u. S. Workers cannot be hired as well the order is not expected to effect visa holders. Those who want less immigration cheered the move. The federation for American Immigration reform said that trump has repeatedly promised he would put American Workers first. Businesses and proimmigration groups are mulling their next move. Given the long periods of time it takes to file a lawsuit, im not sure what could be done and whether or not they will seek to file an injunction. I think people will come forward and say not only is this wrong, you dont have the ability to do this the way youre doing it. Disorder goes into effect tomorrow. Many business groups are asking trump to reconsider. Ktvu fox2 news. Greg, thank you. The Santa Clara County board of supervisors unanimously approved a recommendation to change the county Sheriffs Departments use of force policies. It means the Sheriffs Office will be required to review and make changes. Those changes include banning the use of chokeholds, restricting with deputies can shoot at a moving vehicle, and it requires deputies to intervene when another colleague is using excessive force. I find these common sense on their face. I think at least i hope that they will be relatively manageable for us all to embrace. The board unanimously approved a resolution declaring racism a Public Health crisis. It will come back to the board for a final vote. Steve kerr joined with the student march today. The march began at the east town center on 73rd avenue and ended on macarthur boulevard. Organizers are trying to bring awareness to the george floyd resolution the cost for eliminating the Police Departme he said its important to start reimagining black communities and support for them. When we do that, the rest of the people in the community, that is where the solutions are. We can start to live such a better existence when we are helping and we can continue to learn and continue to grow. A to try to eliminate the Police Department is set to take place tomorrow. Congress is hitting an impasse on policing legislation. Democrats oppose the republican proposal as an adequate. The standoff is forcing them to decide whether to negotiate a compromise or walk away from an issue that has sparked mass demonstrations. Tomorrow the Senate Majority leader will bring the testis act to the floor. It appears they will not have enough votes to even start to beat. The American People expect us to do our jobs and discuss debate and in the meantime the house will vote on its own reform proposal, the one that frank was talking about, the George Floyd Justice and policing act. That is expected to pass the house on a party line vote. A private funeral was held for rayshard brooks. He was shot and killed by an Atlanta Police officer in a windy spring parking lot. The funeral took place at the Ebenezer Baptist church where Martin Luther king jr. Once preached and his daughter reverend bernice king spoke at the service. To all of you, my brothers and sisters. Protesters over Racial Injustice continue around the country. Major changes are coming to their socalled chops zone. Gillian turner tells us the protesters in washington dc are trying to create an autonomous so near the white house. Reporter police had a standoff with protesters near black lives matter plaza tuesday morning. They moved the demonstrators further and further back from st. Johns church and lafayette park. A group tried to take down the statue of andrew jackson. President trump is working on an executive order reinforcing legislation that would punish anyone that tears down statues. We have a specific monuments act. We are looking at longterm jail sentences for these vandals and these hoodlums and these anarchy is and agitators and call them whatever you want. Some people dont like that language, but that is what they are. He has authorized the government to arrest anyone that destroys pocket. s retroactive meaning anyone who looted or vandalized could also be arrested. Monday night protesters fell short of toppling the statue when police step 10. Others spraypainted on the columns of st. Johns church. The efforts resemble those in seattle were protesters created the capitol hill organized protests. They plan to dismantle that area after a series of shootings. s were glad the mayor made the decision to take back that area. They can bring some control back to that area. They arrested two people in the Nations Capital at these protests last night. Fox news. In mendocino county, fort bragg is considering a name change. Fort bragg is named for braxton bragg. The city council debated on whether to put the issue on the november ballot. The mayor decided to create a committee of residents to study a potential name change. Supporters say it honors a racist who reportedly had more than 100 slaves. Opponents say it is costly and unnecessary. It is called the happiest place on earth. Thousands of workers fear heading back to work. What they are asking for is the pocket set to open next month. Another possible breakthrough treatment for coronavirus. This one made allow you to take it at home instead of a long stay in the hospital. Volkswagen today. Youll get 2 years or 20,000 miles of scheduled carefree maintenance. 3 years or 36,000 miles of 24 7 roadside assistance. 4 years or 50,000 miles bumpertobumper limited warranty. 5 years of connected services. And for 6 years you wont have paid any interest. Down the road, youll be grateful you bought a volkswagen today. President trump is spending today in arizona. Air force one touched down this morning in yuma ahead of the meeting on border security. The president held a roundtable discussion with the Border Patrol and he visited the dream city church in phoenix this afternoon. One student who had been standing in line since 3 am so she has not decided who she will vote for. The president s message was important for her to hear. I think it is going to be trump. I am keeping an open mind. Will you wear a mask . Yes, i will. Are you concerned about covid19 . It is not the first thing on my mind. A lot of things have opened up, so why cant we do this . The president s visit comes as coronavirus cases in arizona continued to climb with one of five tested in arizona have been come from positive for the virus. A Bay Area Company announced another possible breakthrough for coronavirus treatment. It will soon start trials for an inhalable version of the antiviral drug rendition severe. Right now it has to be taken through an iv. Early trials of the iv version have shown promise by reducing how long critically ill patients have to stay at the hospital and if the inhalable version is successful, patients could take it home while the diseases in its early stages. That is when the drug has been shown to be most affect of. Thousands of workers at disney in florida are urging the company to postpone its reopening. Disney theme parks are set to open on july 11. At least 4000 employees have signed an online petition to push that date back. The recent spikes in covid cases show the reopening would not be safe for employees or guests. More than 40,000 disney employees were furloughed when the parks were shut down due to the pandemic. Demand for plexiglass his way out as businesses work to restructure their businesses. The plastic protection is popping up in restaurants, casinos, and offices. Product manufacturers are reporting an increase in sales. The demand has gone up quite a bit. It is definitely the majority of the orders that we are taking as far as custom work goes. Currently theres a way for plexiglass orders as long as 26 weeks. It used to take two to three weeks. J. C. Penney announced locations of 13 stores that will be permanently shut down. A store at the sunvalley mall in concord is on the list. They expect to begin liquidation on july 3 after a federal judge signs off on the bankruptcy filing. J. C. Penney is the largest retail to file during the coronavirus pandemic. They are closing more than 240 stores and another 600 stores will remain open. A positive day on wall street. The dow was up 131. And the s p was up 13. A wildfire intentionally set in the east bay. What cal fire says it expects this season to be particularly difficult. A camping trip to yosemite might have to wait for another summer. Thal pa announced another month of current cancellations. It is hot and it will stay that way. There is fog at the coast. I will have the five day forecast coming up. Firefighters in Northern California are preparing for what might be a tough fire season and more difficult because of the coronavirus pandemic. Rob roth talk to officials about what they are doing to make sure they are prepared. Reporter firefighters know who started this fire on tuesday. They did. The Fire District is deliberately burning thick brush and vegetation not far from the high school before and out of control while fire gets the chance. It has potential to spread rapidly. Reporter we sent heat waves have dried out the vegetation and that scary with 4th of july and around the corner. And Mission Source could have the potential to start a significant while fire this time of year. Reporter the fire season has firefighters nervous about the summer and fall. There have been more than 3100 fire so far this year which is twice the number is this time last year burning more acres as well. We have seen an increase in the number of fires that we have on average in the past. Reporter cal fire has another enemy, the coronavirus. The days of having thousands of firefighters at a base camp are not possible now. There is nothing that will be easy about this fire season and covid. We will have to keep people socially distant with masks on. These are considerations we are putting together at a statewide level. Reporter Evacuation Centers will be smaller and more of them. People in fire prone area should make plans now on where they can go in and an emergency. The east bay hills the fire chief would like to see cattle grazing in the area to help control the vegetation and he hopes the fuel break will help firefighters make a stand. Last year they cut a 19 mile path from lafayette to nin part. Firefighters are imploring homeowners to get rid of the dry vegetation on their property and make a defensible space. That could be what saves their home if a wildfire is bearing down on their neighborhood. Ktvu fox2 news. More on yosemite announcing it is closing campgrounds following that recent spike of coronavirus cases. Park officials has started to reopen campgrounds after they were closed off for 2. 5 months. Today they have reversed course. Reservations with arrival dates between now and july have been canceled for several campgrounds. The park is cut back the number of visitors dated missed by half who normally visit this time of year. Definitely the summer plans are taking a bit of a right hand turn with all of this quarantine stuff. I hope yours are going okay so far. Stay close to home if you can. These are the highs from today. It is classic. There is the key to and there is the mild and there is the cool. Microclimates. A lot of fog coming in it is breezy at the coast. It is breezy in the hills. It is getting into some of the inland valleys. Some thunderstorms are showing up right here around lake tahoe. That is more like august weather, but we see those in june, july, and august. We had a Severe Thunderstorm Warning up around kirkwood. Fog on the coast, clearing in santa cruz, but not much. There is the sea breeze in green. The High Pressure is building in and staying put. That is why we have fog at the coast. The fog cannot get well and that because of the depth of the marine layer. And that footprint right there, that is tomorrow. That is thursday, friday, saturday, and sunday. Your forecast highs tomorrow, this looks like what we showed you yesterday. Again, june. No big surprise at any of this. It is exactly what you expect as you look at the numbers. It will be warmer tomorrow than it has been on thursday. It doesnt take much to cool off. All you have to do is start driving west from concord to lafayette and you will drop 5 or 10 degrees or certainly from there to oakland. That is the plan. I will see you back here at 6 00. We shouldve been the highlight of their senior year. Student athletes being awarded scholarships. This years event was different because of the pandemic. It was still very special. The stories about some of those being honored are incredibly inspiring. Also coming up, and new photos of us suspected news being investigated as a hate crime. We will tell you about the details just released by the Sheriffs Department today. Investigating the exploding number of coronavirus cases in state prisons. The state Senate Hearing just announced. Plus, we get the installation materials we need to get it done right and right on time. Its a winwin. Now thats shopping like a pro. Explore floor and decor, now open for safe instore shopping and curbside pickup. We just experienced a spring like no other. For high school seniors, it was anything but what they were expecting their senior year to be. We have a story about an organization making the most of it. This would normally be a senior year highlight. For 24 years reach established by the San Jose Sports Authority has been holding a breakfast to Award College scholarships to student athletes that have overcome adversity through their courage and hard work. Jonathan leslie is the epitome of the kind of student that reach helps. Born to a mother that use methamphetamines when she was pregnant, he went through 12 homes before he was adopted by Melissa Leslie one of his foster mothers and her husband john now the parents of five. My mom really helped me. She turned me into the person i am today. Whenever i get mad for doing chores, i wouldnt be here right now if it werent for my mom. Ive got this. Silver creek high schools mollie knows about overcoming adversity as well. Mollie lost her father to cancer abuse by her mother. After spending a year with one sister and foster care, she has been reunited with older screws that take care of the entire family. Some of the bay areas best known athletes have lent their support to reach. They have been there since day one. This is a moment. What do you do with that . Hopefully we will see a lot of kids take what they learned and not necessarily quit, but get better. We have to find a way to make sure that we let not only them no, but their families know that we care about you. They couldnt meet this year, but 47 seniors will be celebrated just the same virtually. Joe fonzi, ktvu fox 2. This is ktvu fox2 news at 6 00. The nations top Infectious Disease expert testifies before congress. He says hes cautiously optimistic about the Coronavirus Vaccine by the end of the year. It is a mixed bag. Some good and some we have a problem with. One of those problem states as california. We have been trending higher and we hit a new one day high for new cases. Good evening, everyone. I am frank somerville. And i am Heather Holmes in for julie. Dr. Anthony fauci testified and said the next couple of weeks are going to be critical. Life coverage this evening from andre senior. What else do we learn today . Reporter it has been a while since we have heard from the president s Coronavirus Task force. Today some encouraging news, but there are also warnings. Reporter the coronavirus pandemic that has upended the lives of millions of americans has once again taken center stage. It is a