Sweltering heat setting records today. Hotter conditions expected tomorrow. The pandemic prevented groups of scouts from planting memorial day flags ats are still here an. Who is planting them . Several days of severe heat. How covid19 restrictions are limiting relief. Were seeing the effects of budget cuts in schools and how it could affect the cleanliness of your childs classroom. The bay area bakes for the memorial day holiday as crowds pack local beaches and parks even during a pandemic. Good evening and thanks for joining us. Meteorologist tracking the heat wave and has a look at the records we broke today. Yeah. Were looking at five record High Temperature for today. 95 degrees breaking a previous record of 92. Sfo up to 90. Oakland 91. San jose tieing at the 5. And gilroy tieing at nearly 100 degrees this afternoon. As you look at the in your opinions many areas inland in the 70s and 80s. Its warm out there. Tomorrow morning at 9 00 a. M. Temperatures are rising 60s to 80s towards the lunch hour. It will be a hot one. 90s inland. Tomorrow afternoon triple digit heat inland. We have an excessive heat warning. And advisory. This is an effect in until 7 00 p. M. Thursday. So take it easy in the heat. Ill be back and hlet you know how long the danger will be around. We are feeling a heat here in the south bay. Auz you can imagine. Its comfortable at this hour. During the daytime because of covid19, the usual indoor airconditioned activities they are limited. Covid19 restrictions are bringing little relief to those hooking to cool off. Temperatures in the mid to high 90s. Usually the hot weather brings families to the fountain. But mound, downtown san jose sat dge of uncomfortable. The National Weather service predicting moderate to potentially high heat risk for vulnerable populations. Including spending time outside without airconditioning. Elderly and children. In yores past they have been able to hide from the heat. The library. Walk in the mall. And usually head back out before the evening. Libraries are off limits and swimming pools are closed. Usual cooling centers are shutered as shelter many place orders remain. Under normal circumstances some of the Community Centers would open and act as cooling centers and that trigger is 97 degrees. No word yet on whether the extreme heat will force officials to explore the option. This is the first heat wave of the season. What long time resident learned to live with. You have to deal with it. It would be nice to have swimming pools and things to go to. Many staying out of the sunlight during the dangerously hot day. Its pretty shaded around here. Its okay. We work to learn what options for cooling are made available, the county and the city of san jose are sharing heat Safety Measures for that list visit our web site and click on the story. All right. Much appreciated. Todays heat and holiday sent many people off to beaches and parks across the bay area. Despite recommendations to stay home. Ocean beach wason. And mission park. Volunteers with the San FranciscoPolice Department haned out masks and reminded people to keep distance. Escaping the heat werent the only ones taybeach. Police were also there. They say despite the beaches popularity, they didnt have to Issue Citations with groups mostly keeping a six foot distance. Starting tomorrow crown beach willewe sand and level out the beach. Johnson beach is closed but a few miles and up the road the beach is open to locals for walking. Today a bunch of out of towners showed up. What happened was the district barricaded the parking lot and put tape up. As quick as they barricade. People pull them down and pull in anyway. Youre concerned. Krobeyond concerned. Out door Wine Tastings and dining resumed yesterday. It wasnt just around the bay area, people in emerged from quarantine worrying scenes around the country. Many defie guidelines. All of this as the u. S. Death toll nears 100,000 lost to the pandemic. Crowds descending on the lake. Packed full in missouri. If youre worried stay home. Rivers in texas over flowing with tubers this memorial day weekend. Fy get it. Everybody else will get it. Its life. This club in houston receiving 300 complaints. Alewes of covid19 surging in several states. At least eleven reporting increasing cases including arkansas which is going through a second peak. No end in site for covid19 cases in the food industry. Officials reviewing ongoing out ea inng quarter of the work force in North Carolina tested positive for the vrus. These facilities are not equipped to honor safety protocol. Which is social distancing and other metrics we are recommending. That economic reality is harsh. A recent survey fipding half of Small Business owners will be out of cash within a month. Its going to be very hard. Theres no out door dining. No indoor. We cant survive off to go. President trump joining the nation in grief over the almost 100,000 lives lost. As one nation, we mourn alongside every Single Family that lost loved ones. Indoor sen views remain closed the president threatening to move theveio charlotte. If he cant guarantee full e continues to relax the stay at home order. The governor says Retail Stores can reopen for in store shopping. But need to get approval from county Public Health departments. By proving they have a plan and keep customers and employees six feet apart. Bay area have the strictest guidelines. They are not following state guidance. Retail stores here are still allowing curb side pickup only. For now. Houses of worship can reopen. Much like Retail Stores they need permission from the county Public Health official kp restrictions. Attendance must be 25 of the capacity. Or a max of 100. Which ever is lower. Not everybody is ready to resume services. Some Church Leaders fear they could be putting a congregation at risk. East oakland has been hit hard by the pandemic. So therefore i stand in support of not opening our church doors its not safe. During the challenging times were focusing on topics that matter to you. Including education. At could mean lay offs or furloughs. The Unified School District has six positions on the chopping block and one could impact the cleanliness of schools. Live from the news room with details. The big question here could cutting in i of the jobs impact the safety of kids . The woman i spoke with says yes. Dont cut corners at this time. Its not the time. Its vital. Custodial supervisor making a desperate plea to save her job. One of six remmed for elimination. And focussed on keeping schools clean. Health is vital. Disinfecting and sanitizing. Restrooms approximate tables. Doorknobs. Education shortfall in the billions next year. The recommended job cuts that have been announced could be seen in other districts as well. She manages the custodians at 17 school sites. She believes her position would be more important next school year. One where we may see the older students rotating at school days. And even bigger priority on cleaning k through 5 schools all the time. The vulnerable community. The little kids. They wont keep the masks on. We have to make sure those sites are speck and span. They have difficult decisions to make going forward. The six recommended cuts would save the district close to 1 million. She says in the last two years, there have been cleaner classrooms due to much of the training she has put in place. We have went from stage 2 to 4. It means were bringing up the hygiene of the school. I reached out to the reps. She tells me at this normal kus toad januacustodian e chopping block. And no plans to add positions either. Thanks. Santa clara launched new and expanded covid19 testing at six sites today. Drive through locations are opening. With temporary walk up Testing Centers in Mountain View and san jose. Th all county residents. Essential workers are encouraged to get tested now. And once every month. Heres the question. What will life look like after coronavirus . We put together a slide show involving eight big activities. You can find it at our web site. The pandemic prevented groups of scouts from planting flags at headstones this year. But flags are still here anyway. Coming up, who is planting them. Hot spots continue to flare up at pier 45 following a massive fire. For some this will be a long road to recovery. And count down to history. What could delay space x first ever astronaut launch. Heres whats coming up tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Heres what we want everyone to do. Count all the hugs you havent given. All the hands you havent held. All the dinners you didnt share with friends. The trips you havent taken. Keep track of them. Each one means one less person vulnerable, one less person exposed, and one step closer to a healthier community. So for now, keep your distance. But dont lose count. Well have some catching up to do. When visible set out to create the future of phone service. We tossed the stuff that wasnt working. And kept the stuff that was working. Like verizons 4g lte network. Meet visible. Unlimited data, messages and minutes. Just 25 for your first month. Join us at visible. Com. On this memorial day even cemeteries were affected by the pandemic including here in the bay area. We explain how neighbors made up for tradition lost to social distancing. At San Francisco national cemetery. Theres something about the sacredness of this place. The crisp green grass, peaks of golden gate and marble memories in tact. Its impossible not to have it dig deep inside you. This memorial day at San Francisco national cemetery, was unlike any other. We wanted to do it tus aill cant do it. Theyre in quarantine. 12 yearold placed hand picked flowers on the headstones of a circle of strangers. They fought so we could be here today and have freedom. During a nonpandemic year, each and every gravestone would flgs. Planted by boy scouts. This year they were not allowed to gather for the assignment. I have heard stories this week of people going out and buying dozens of flags to place at otherwise empty headstones. I had this one flag at home. So i brought it. Ill leave it here where it belongs. Not every stone has been decorated with stars and stripes. Neighbors have covered a lot of ground. I pray it never ends. The patriotism. She lives in San Francisco. Most of her family served in the military. Including two brothers who are in the cemetery. Frank wallman. Private first class. U. S. Army. In 1941, when she was ten, she spent several weeks at a japanese internment camp. Her family went onto serve and fight in world war ii. Ltiffent. R if this memorial day not in my hrt. I st memories. Matters into his own hands. When the tradition was cancelled because of the pandemic. 17 yearold played taps at Memory Garden cemetery. Alone. We teamed up with a group of veterans, military and gold star families to bring a special ceremony. Producer and videographer put together the powerful piece. You can see it on our web site. New at 11 hearing from counsel man since he got out of the hospital following a near fatal bout with pneumonia. Its been moving. And how grateful i am for my family. Two sons. And my staff. Just remarkable. Im so lucky to have them and the friends that have been so supportive through very unusual and difficult time. In early march he went for a run in d. C. Fell and broke ribs. His condition worsened and he spent fife weeks in the hospital. Four he doesnt remember. That massive fire fire fire could disrupt the upcoming crab season. The president of San FranciscoCommunity FishingAssociation Says at least 30 families lost everything in saturdays fire. He put losses at four miio e ma bad for crab fisherman. Some lost dozens of expensive crab traps. I lost every piece of Fishing Equipment that i own. In the fire. Wake up and realize everything you it your whole life is gone. Go fund me account hopes to raise a Million Dollars to help the crab fleet recover. Fire crews remain at the pier where smoke was seen from a flare up. No word just yet on what sparked that fire. Covid19 has delivered a major blow to the travel industry. The tsa says it screened 350,000 passengers last friday. Thats s thece march 22. But travel is still down 88 . Compared to the same time last year. Are we beginning to see trends . We have the healthcare situation is improving. In the u. S. To a lit m extent. In germany and europe you see an interest in new bookings and increase in searches in particular for the summer months. According to a poll, 50 of the surveyed say they will postpone any lee sure travel until 2021. Nasa is keeping a close watch on weather conditions tonight. The United States moves closer to launching astronauts from u. S. Soil for the first time in a decade. Scheduled to blast off from florida wednesday in a capsule. That will be atop a rocket. The two will head to the International Space station. And if successful it could open the door for more Missions Including every day people. The goal for us is astronauts and test pilots is to go up there and prove out the mission and bring the vehicle home safely. The weather for wednesday calls for clouds, rain and possible lightning. If the launch is scrubbed it could happen saturday or sunday. All right. Time to check of the weather conditions. Really heating up for the next couple days. Today was day one of the heat wave. Tomorrow is day two. Well continue this trend into wednesday. Let me show you the High Temperatures today. It was 81 San Francisco. All the areas in yellow 95 cant field. All records for today. 101 in fair field. Halfmoon bay you were comfortable at 66. Thanks to a breeze. Because of the intensity of the heat we have the heat danger. Heat advisory in orange and excessive heat warning. In effect until 7 00 p. M. Thursday. Take it easy, drink water. Try to stay hydrated. Dont loef people and pets in the cars. Take breaks if you have to work outside. We have clear skies ahead. As we look at temperatures. Still mild to warm. Est wood. S in places like s likeike tonight. Dangerous heat wave the next few days. Record highs expected tomorrow and the heat moderates thursday and friday. Air quality deteriorating as the heat builds. Stagnant air continuing to rise. Moderate to poor air quality. Another spare the air in effect tomorrow. Right near the coast. Most will start out on a mild side. 50s and 60s. You can leave your jacket behind it will be comfortable. For the afternoon not so comfortable. 101 morgan hill. 98 san jose. Redwood city 77 half monobay. San francisco 84 degrees. Warmer than today. North bay temperatures 99 in san rose. East bay will be. Inland triple digits. It will be sizzling. 103 concord. I want to fast forward to the weekend because i know people will be looking forward to that area of low pressure. Switching up the winds. Thursday and friday the heat maryland rates. By saturday, were talking about showers. Believe it or not. The 7day forecast. Dangerous heat the next couple days. Take it easy. Triple digits for two days and upper 90s thursday. 70s. 60s by thursday. Cooling sea breeze friday. By the weekend, i think well be ready for the chance of showers. And some cooler weather. What happened to scorcher torture . That was your new phrase. That was ad libbing. Call it whatever you want. Ill have a nickname soon. Thank you. 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I just stand here until the next one starts. I will say, we had an action figurepacked day. There was a marvel mystery in the house this morning. My wife molly found this in the living room. I dont know if you can see that there. Spiderman with a coronavirus mask. So she ass