Her refusal caught the attention of many including protest organizers who we spoke to early. Harvey littleman says i almost prefer it because i want to know where you stand rather than your propaganda of kneeling. I would rather us be honest about whether youre on the side of the people or whether youre on the side of police. Now the mayor took to facebook to explain because of their faith she will never kneel to anyone but god. And in the crowd right now, we did notice mei. Were hoping to connect with her as the day goes. But in preparation for the day, fremont pd said its added staffing to its patrol division. We are still expecting the citywide curfew to go into effect attic 00 tonight through 5 30 tomorrow morning. They say this is to prevent large scale looting, though there has been no credible threat. We are live here at Fremont Police headquarters. Im amanda del castillo, abc7 news. Amanda, thank you for that update. Also happening now, cars honking as the caravan for justice in San Francisco. A line of cars is driving through the city, including here on anza street in the inner richmond. Our colleague shot this video and says there are hundreds of cars involved. As protests continue throughout the country, there is growing fear that covid19 may be spreading too. Today new York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced more centers would be open to encourage protesters to get tested. Los angeles county Health Officials are telling protesters they should selfquarantine for 14 days. Now if you were at yesterdays protest in San Francisco, abc7 reporter Lyanne Melendez explains when the experts say you will be tested. Its these pictures of people marching side by side that worry governors in different parts of the country. Many of them wear mask, thank god. But there is no social distancing. That was new York Governor Andrew Cuomo this morning, recommending that all protesters get tested. More centers will now be open in new york. If you were at one of those protests, i would out of an abundance of caution assume that you are infected. Thats what this unidentified protester did in San Francisco today. Because i want to see my family next weekend and have that peace of mind. So if you were marching yesterday, when should you get tested . The medical Community Says dont do it the day after protesting because it takes a few days pour the virus to replicate and build up in your body. On the third or fourth day, if you feel like youve been exposed, you werent able to physically distance, its okay to go ahead and try to get a test. I would wait a few days before anyone, because you dont want to get a false negative. City test sf has two testing sites. One along the embarcadero and the other in the south of market area. The testing is free, but you need to make an appointment online. A new test center has been opened on adeline street in west oakland. Easy peasy. You go online. You get an appointment right away. You drive up. They stick a qtip up your nose. You drive off. You get your test results a couple of days later. With all these protesters, city face another challenge, contact tracing. You know, like who have you been with lately . City Officials Say it is nearly impossible to contact the thousands of people at a protest. In San Francisco, Lyanne Melendez, abc7 news. Today marks day 80 since the bay area began to shelter in place. Even though more and more restrictions are being lifted, coronavirus remains a threat. There are more than 15,000 cases in the 14 counties that make up the bay area and surrounding area. Take a look. Weve mapped out the number of cases in each of those 14 counties. You can see the shape of the curve in each county. Only Santa Clara County shows a distinct flattening of the curve. That county has reported the highest number of deaths in the bay area. Alameda county has the highest total number of coronavirus cases. Uhowever, when you work in population, San Francisco has the highest case rate, and the highest death rate belongs to san mateo county. San mateo county today announced plans to advance its reopening as early as saturday, outdoor sitdown restaurant dining can begin. Bars have to stay closed, though. The county is also allowing charter boats to operate, and allows for more people to gather at funerals. Only seven counties in california are not advancing plans to reopen, and six of those counties are in the bay area. We have them listed on our website. Theyre part of this article on abc7news. Com. For the first time tonight, we are hearing from the family of man police shot and killed early Tuesday Morning outside of vallejo walgreens. Officers were responding to a looting call. 22yearold Sean Monterrosa was on his knees. The officer who killed him thought he had a gun. It turned out to be a hammer. Melanie woodrow spoke with the family. Sean monterrosas sister says he carried this photo in his wallet for years, sean in the middle sandwiched by his big sister and baby sister, his parents standing above the three sibling, each separated by two years who said theyve always felt more like triplets. The girls now without their only brother. I know you. Were going to get justice. They say they dont know why sean was in vallejo tuesday outside this walgreens, they only know what police are telling them. While officers responded to a call for looting, sean appeared to be running to a getaway vehicle, and then suddenly stopped and kneeled before placing his hands above his waist. Vallejo police chief Shawny Williams said he thought he saw the butt of a handgun. It was actually a hammer tucked into the pocket of seans sweatshirt. The officer fired five times through the officers vehicles windshield. One bullet struck and killed sean montrose salt. Monterrosa. I tried. He was surrendering, barely raising his hands, and midway they shot him. The day before ashleys 20th birthday. They executed him. There was no reason for them to kill my brother like that. Seans sister say Vallejo Police didnt call them. His girlfriend did. Then they told their father. She got the phone call, and they say my sean is dead. I started crying. Everything was like this. I call my wife after that, and she was very strong. She said she feels blessed. She feels strong. She says god is with us. In a press conference wednesday, chief williams said the officer who shot sean is an 18year veteran. They asked but they would not give the officers name. The department has 45 days to release bodyworn camera video and would do so even sooner. Seans sister wants everyone to see what you wont see in that video, that sean loved to read, started working at a young age and was involved in groups like the boys and girls club and horizons unlimited, which serves latino youth. If you met him you would see the light he had. He wanted to give, give, give. Seans last message to his sister, a group text approximately 41 minutes before the shooting, asking them to sign a petition for justice for george floyd. These officers are going to continue to take people like my brother out, people like george floyd. And it hurts. And it hurts. In San Francisco, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. New tonight at 6 00, were hearing about how police are dealing with protesters in the suburbs. Walnut creek police spoke out today about their use of force during mondays protest that spilled on the 680. Leslie brinkley starts with a body camera recording of one of the s. W. A. T. Officers. Move out of the way if you do not move, you will be gassed. On monday, Walnut Creek Police resorted to firing off tear gas in two locations following what started as a peaceful protest of 3,000 people through the downtown streets, where some officers took a knee in a show of respect for the protesters. We were able to engage in a lot of positive conversation. It was a really great event, up until about 4 30. Thats when about a thousand protesters marched on to interstate 680. Once they got on to 680, they blocked traffic. I think it was a scary situation for the motorists. I can many i think many of them were frightened and stopped instantly. One officer on the freeway was attacked by a protester, and during the course of that arrest, i believe a k9 was used to overcome. Hands up dont shoot the s. W. A. T. Officers fel too the street to help disperse the crowds so they could come to the aid of chp. A second showdown happened at civic park as police enforced the curfew. Police. Move out of the way. Tear gas was ultimately deployed once some vandalism started to occur. We were getting a lot of video just from people that were participants. We also had over 200 Police Officers working that day. So we have body worn cam footage. All of it is being analyzed. Two arrests so far. More could be coming. Walnut creek police say theyre expecting several smaller peaceful protests over the weekend. They do intend to keep that curfew in place through monday, june 8th. They said severe thunderstotomo release phone calls and radio traffic. Leslie brinkley, abc7 captured. Several dozen people took part in a peaceful rally followed bay walk through the city in response of course to George Floyds death. Dozens of others joined in as the march made its way to the citys Police Department. I cant breathe, i cant breathe i cant breathe as you can hear, the crowd chanted, as so many demonstrators have, i cant breathe. The words uttered by floyd as he died. Today alameda, contra costa, napa and solano counties lifted curfew, or allowed them to expire. The same has happened in many individual city, including berkeley, oakland, hayward, danville, san ramon, moraga, pleasant hill, san leandro. Curfews were put in place following violence, vandalism and looting. Curfews remain in effect in vallejo and fremont as well as walnut creek. We are keeping a running list updated on our website. Go to abc7news. Com to find out if your city is on the list and share it with your friends. Why do black lives matter . All lives matter . Its a comeback weve heard before, and its only part of the confrontation that started over chalk messages on the sidewalk. Im spencer christian. Happy to report the heat is retreating, even in our inland areas. Ill have the accuweather forecast coming up. Im larry beil. The plan is in place for the return of nba basketball. So who is going into the hoops bubble and who is not, and what we are destined to do something meaningful. What do you think a private, christian, education looks like . Gcu offers over 175 high quality online programs. Find your purpose at grand canyon university. Visit gcu. Edu. Willow Glen High School students in san jose held a rally in their neighborhood earlier today. Many drivers honked in support. Students chanted George Floyds name and called on other youth to do more to fight racism and r chge. Noatr orar igar wo what we can to get that. Organizers say they wanted to rally close to home so people in their neighborhood could hear their message directly. The past 24 hours have been relatively calm in san jose, which is quite different from some of the violence we saw over the weekend as a result of the death of george floyd. Today the police chief explained why they took some of the measures they did to save the city from being overrun by agitators. Abcs chris nguyen is on that story. Addressing some of the events that unfolded in san jose over the past week, the city defended its Police Departments response to those they call agitators who were present at otherwise peaceful protests. We have seen too many episodes in which people have exploited the cover of peaceful protest to commit violent acts, to destroy the city in various ways. Which began friday afternoon, were meant to call attention to the death of george floyd as well as Police Brutality across the nation. However, there were moments of violence. Police chief eddie garcia providing a snippet of what officers saw on the front lines. There are reports of bottles of urine being thrown at officers. Several suspects drove at officers at high rates of speed, either threatening or attempting to strike them before fleeing. And multiple officers were struck on their person, helmet, face shield with various objects. Of the 180 protestsrelated arrests, nearly half were san jose residents. It was loud. It was fast. It was violent. There is no other way to describe it. In 21 years, ive never been a snapshot like that where so much chaos was raining down at one time. Police have come under fire for using tear gas and rubber foam baton rounds during the process. Raj from Silicon Valley dbug, a local social Justice Organization said he saw some officers aim directly at peaceful protesters. I dont think there is any sort of way you could characterize the actions of the Police Department as appropriate by any stretch of the imagination. And i think there has to be some real accountability over the violence of the officers. The chief is encouraging the community to report any instances of wrongdoing and says all complaints will be investigated. Police departments alone will not be able to right all the collective wrongs being expressed on our streets, but we must acknowledge our responsibility to effect change and the urgency in which we must do so. In san jose, chris nguyen, abc7 news. Governor newsom travelled to stockton today where he met with mayor michael tubbs. Meeting with local business owners. They discussed the challenges of covid19 and the black lives matter protests over the last week. Earlier, with reporters, Governor Newsom was asked about the protests, in particular, the use of National Guard troops. Well, i think its a determination for local mayors. And i say that as a former mayor. For some communities, it works. For others, it doesnt. One size does not fit all in any way, shape or form. I say this all the time. Localism is determinative. Newsom says he support communities damaged by looters. He also weighed in on president trumps photo op monday calling it, quote, shameful political theater. A hatefilled rant targeted peaceful demonstrators including children has shaken a north bay community. Dion lim takes us to san rafael where neighbors have rallied together for peace and to send the message that racism wont be tolerated. [ bleep ] you, [ bleep ] you, and [ bleep ] you. Dont write all over our [ bleep ] streets and let our kids see that there is hate involved. This new viral video coming from san rafael is uncomfortable to watch. Why do black lives matter . All lives matter . How about all lives . It shows a man going on a tirade tuesday evening, directed rout ten adults and children, drawing with of geooyind ten heir serlis th aback. It was just sort of ridiculous. I really wasnt expecting it, honestly. It was really upset, and i was really i was scared. But i was also scared for my kids. This is where the incident happened at the corner of millerwood and marin creek which is covered in chalk messages, thanks to 300 protesters who came out one day later to denounce the hate and ask for peace. It was amazing. It made me feel proud of this neighborhood. I did not feel proud two days ago. Waller calls to the man and his wife were not returned, neighbors shared this nextdoor post they say is the man, apologizing for his actions. While some arent sure if his apology is sincere, many do believe this incident was a wakeup call. We are not, you know, immune. Far from it. But as evidenced by hundreds of messages in chalk, this is a moment for a much needed coming together and a lesson in acceptance and love. We need to educate people that this is not a moment where we all have to be inclusive and all lives matter. This is a moment for africanamericans. Whaveo it inra dion lim, abc7 news. And happening now, check this out. Sky 7 is live over healdsburg where people are gathering in the plaza downtown. You see them all there gathered in that parking lot. Police sell us they expect about 250 people or so to be out there. So people still making their voices heard on this friday. We are here to held you find your ally and take action. On our welcomes, abc7news. Com takeaction, there are links to resources on equality, justice and race issues to help you navigate this difficult time. The coronavirus pandemic shut down professional sports, as you well know worldwide, but tonight a step toward bringing back basketball in the united states. Abc7 news sports director larry beil is live with details. Larry, basketball fans have been waiting for this. And were going have to wait a little while longer. But there is optimism now. The nba is just one Conference Call away from resuming play, and that will come tomorrow when the Players Union votes on the proposal that was pass beside i the nba board of governors today to resume games on july 31st. The league halted play on march 11th after rudy gobert of the jazz tested positive for the coronavirus. And sports leagues all around the world shut done right after that. The plan to restart games, honestly, its complicated. Youve got 22 teams, 13 from the west, 9 from the east, all either in the playoffs or in contention. They will all go to orlando. There they will eat, sleep, and play, rinse and repeat at the disney Sports Complex, over and over and over. Theyll finish up with eight regular season games, a play in tournament to round out the seeds with a goal to finish up with the finals in early october. Teams will have daily covid19 testing. The nba is going to try to main a safe bubble type environment. Now, if a player tests positive, they would go into quarantine, and theoretically, the games would continue. The warriors, they have the worst record in the league, 15 wins, 50 losses. They will not be going. So their season is over. Now golden state will get set for the draft lottery that son august 25th. The actual draft is scheduled for october 15th. And then next season, virus permitting, would st