There are tents and families out there. People from diverse backgrounds. Practically every part of the lake. Crowds are here to recognize juneteenth. A holiday for the African American community that has taken on a whole new meaning this year. We want to show you video, ranger over lake merritt. Thousands crowd to take part in the festivities. People are gathering to hear from speakers explaining the significance and the history behind this day. People have mixed emotions over how quickly main street america and several corporate merks and the nfl is starting to embrace. It started with a caravan that made its way to headquarters. Oakland city hall among the speakers. Civil rights icon angela davis, actor danny glover who wasnt there physically but called in to share his words of support. The crowds have been nothing but peaceful but its a tricky balance. Were in the middle of a coronavirus pandemic. You get the sense that people here have been missing that communal atmosphere. That communal environment and they have certainly been missing whats. People coming out in droves today. We can see so many people. Aside from the social activism, what about the health issue . We know youre wearing a mask. What about people behind you . Any precautions being taken . Ive seen a lot of people wearing face masks. I spoke to a gentleman wearing asthma. Hes trying to keep his distance. Ive seen makeshift medical tents, if you will. People with essentially use antibacterial gel, they can wash hands, pick up water, but this gets back to the balance. People want to celebrate juneteenth and get their voice out. But at the same time, theyre missing that communal environment that were seeing here. Its a tough balance. People are trying to stay safe but they want to be a part of this key critical moment for them. Ran raj, back to you. A lot of that there. Lake merritt in oakland. People rallied outside San Jose City hall earlier this afternoon. Demonstrators plan to be there rallying in support of the black lives Matter Movement. A group of faith leaders gathered at Westminster Presbyterian church in san jose to speak about the importance of juneteenth. Our acknowledgment of juneteenth is also an acknowledgment that justice for all people regardless of race, despite the official ending of slavery, continues to be slow and inconsistent. Tomorrow faith leaders plan to hold a solidarity marchns in. Students and other Community Members organ event at pioneer park. It was a day for friends and family to set up. Complete with music, food and speakers celebrating juneteenth. Coming up, bay areas Christie Smith more on the celebration and the push to make this a national holiday. A lot happening with the covid crisis. Phones are ringing off the hook. A lot of people booking nail appointments. San mateo, napa, sonoma and solano counties were the first in the bay area to allow salons to reopen. Theyre reopening with a host of new safety protocols, including mandatory masks, temperature checks and new physical distancing. Barriers and shields are there as well. No more walkins. Got to have an appointment. Im very excited to be back. I was really impressed, actually, with everything that they did to keep it safe. The barriers, the contact tracing. All the gloves and the masks have been made me feel very assured. Things are safe as they can be right now. Get used to it. This nail salon in burlingame filled up quickly and its booking clients a week out. Others tell us the reopening order came as a surprise and theyll need a few more days to get ready. Besides nail salons, other personal care salons can open in napa and sonoma county, tattoo parlors, employees must wear gloves and follow guidelines. Also the all clear for gyms and movie theaters. People must stay six feet apart from nonFamily Members. Sonoma county taking it one step further. Theyre allowing mini golfs to reopen, along with hotels and shortterm rental properties. Unidentified 49ers player has tested positive for covid19. According to the nfl network, the player was working out with other 49er teammates in nashville, tennessee. Among the group working out there in nashville, jimmy g. And wide receiver deebo samuel. We dont know who the player is who tested positive. The giants closed down their Training Facility in scottsdale, arizona. Someone inside the facility and a Family Member had symptoms of covid19. Theyve been tested, along with others who were there. Players started working out, by the way, in scottsdale last month. The day after Governor Newsom mandated all of californians to wear masks. Theres still big questions. One of the rules, who is in charge of enforcing this . So far, no one is stepping up. Scott budman has more. Helping serve food at an ethiopian restaurant, Governor Newsom admitted the mask mandate is largely up to us to follow. We dont go into this with a punitive mindset. Public health, Public Safety mindset. I think people are encouraging of one another. I think the more you see good behavior, the more likely to participate. Meanwhile at a san jose coffee shop and skateboard shop, masks are the hot topic. Its the least we can do to help keep the community safe. Most people we saw were wearing them. Honestly, i think i wear the mask because i dont want to risk everybodys safety. I forgot mine in the car and im probably going to get yelled at. Who will enforce Governor Newsoms new order . I still do it on my own. The owner of the skateboard shop figures its on him which appears to be what the governor is banking on. For yes. The numbers are still climbing, right . Meanwhile, the debate is still hot and heavy on social media and were already seeing some backlash to the mask mandate. Certain counties saying they wont enforce it. Some Police Departments saying they will educate but not enforce either. Scott budman, nbc bay area news. The numbers are climbing depending where you are in the country. The states in green are seeing a decline in cases. Most of the east coast including new york and new jersey. The states in the shades of orange are seeing an uptick in cases. Thats most of the west coast where we are along with the south. Look at california. Shade of orange. Thats like a yellow orange. Weve had an 80 increase in daily new cases. Places like florida and arizona, theyre seeing 100 increases in cases. Our next graph. California daily cases compared to new york state. Look at new yorks curve. It peaked in blue and then gone down steadily. California still drastically increasing. Hundreds gathered, raj, for the Memorial Service for slain federal officer David Patrick underwood. Everyone from family to Law Enforcement and dignitaries. Underwood, the graduate where he was a star athlete. He was described as a peace maker who found a way to love everyone and, in turn, everyone loved him. Potentially, all of these things going on, you got to really take a step back and remember to lead with love. Stop the violence. The violence gets us nowhere. Underwood was killed on may 29th working outside the oakland Federal Building when two violent extremists opened fire on security officers. B. A. R. T. Police vowing to make changes in the wake of recent protests. The board president announced today they will be expanding training that will include antiracism courses. A ban on the carotid control hold and the agency allocated 2 million to increase the number of staffers such as outreach workers. Moving forward, Community Support and Community Trust for all b. A. R. T. Riders is our commitment. And as riders come back to the system, we hope that they will see this commitment. B. A. R. T. Will begin implementing a law that was signed by the governor last year. A new standard for Police Officers deadly use of force. Our names are our identity. Tonight a professor at lane i college is on leave after allegedly chastising a student about the pronunciation of her name. Nbc bay area joe rosato jr. Has the story. We are a nation of people. Ingredients in the great melting pot. Different backgrounds and countries, different names. In oakland, a Laney College professor has been placed on leave for allegedly refusing to say one of those names. The sister of laney student posted on social media an email between Matthew Hubbard and her sister who is a student. Hubbard urged nguyen to angly size her name. He proceeded to nguyen said it sounded discriminatory. The president of laney issued a statement saying the college is aware of the allegations and has placed hubbard on leave pending an investigation. In an email today hubbard responded to a request for comment saying i am waiting before speaking to the press. Nguyens abbreviating her sisters name. The laney campus is currently closed because of the pandemic. It seems the lessons about the great melting pot are still being taught. Joe rosato jr. , nbc bay area news. Still to come, rally in front of San Francisco city hall. The reason hundreds took their march to the board of education. Also steph curry making an impact off the court. The mvps advice for young people during this volatile time. Im chief meteorologist jeff ranieri enjoying this beautiful weather today. Ill show you what to expect as summer arrives for tomorrow and what happens in outer space to officially make it summer. Ill see you in about seven minutes. 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. A call to action. This is the scene outside San Franciscos city hall today. Sky ranger captured hundreds of people recognizing the black lives Matter Movement and dem d demanding a change to the Public School system. Protesters want police out of their schools. Heres jackie ward. Jackie . Reporter the group that organized this day, still celebrating juneteenth, they wanted to use the day as a platform for change, specifically moving money from the police force into programs for children of color. Especially because the School District has warned that theyll possibly face an 80 million budget deficit this fall. We cannot afford to spend one on anything that isnt contributing to the direct liberation of our black students. Our duty to win. Wendy bowen is a Community Organizer and they want more counselors in schools and less Police Officers. Finding the root cause of what happened instead of having Police Involved with the punishment. We have a pandemic of racism going on in this country for 500 years. We havent come o close to finding a cure for it. The turnout is a little late but welcome. He said people need to continue to show up for San FranciscoPublic Schools. A district that is 89 children of color. But i also you dont have a lot of police presence. Why . Because they have good educations. They have a lot of alternatives for drug treatment. Todays rally was a chance to remind the crowd of her fight for justice. After her son mario was shot 20 times by San Francisco police back in 2015. Black and brown and a right to be apprehended and taken into custody. White boys do. While there were many messages spoken today, there was a unifying theme that the organizers kept saying. They dont want this to be a moment. They want it to be a movement. In San Francisco, jackie ward, nbc bay area news. Jackie, thank you. Today his loved ones paid final respects to shawn mont rosa killed in a police shooting. Family and friends remembered the 22yearold San Francisco man. Investigators say he stole from a pharmacy during a recent protest. An officer shot and killed him after he mistook a hammer that he had for a gun. John burris, the familys lawyer says they want the officer charged and plans to file a civil lawsuit against the city of vallejo. An update to our investigative theyre walking back a Public Statement made last week when prosecutors said they would not be charging a Palo Alto Police officer accused of excessive force. Former Palo Alto PoliceSergeant Duane benitez, one of the officers seen pulling this man from his home. They were investigating a potential suspended drivers license. Sergeant benitez is seen hitting alvarez at least once before lifting the handcuffs, the mans head and slamming it into a windshield. The d. A. s office said there wasnt enough evidence to charge him with felony assault. Now the d. A. s office is reconsidering the case saying in a statement, quote, after months of requests and after we close out our review, we received from mr. Alvarezs attorneys access to potentially relevant evidence. But an attorney for alvarez saying he turned over evidence months ago. He slammed the man, a handcuff man into the hood of the car. Justice is blind and its not. It proves that its not. The d. A. s police did not respond to our request for comment. Warriors star steph curry taking an active role in all of this. He joined dr. Clarence b. Jones, a leading voice for social justice. It was a conversation today about race and change. Everybody participating on whether in the black community or in the white community, whatever it is that you are getting uncomfortable with the conversation, that you are assessing your everyday life, where my inherent prejudices, where are the places where i turn a blind eye. The conversation hosted by usf, he says people should embrace this opportunity to make change. The former stanford basketball star also there as part of the conversation. Two big things happening, its fathers day. Happy fathers day, raj, and the first day of summer on saturday. Take it away, jeff. It sure is. Were outside right now soaking up all of this sunshine and just when it gets a little bit too hot, that nice cool ocean breeze starts to come in and makes it perfect to be outside maybe for dinner. As you start off the forecast, i did want to give you a look at why were going to see summer happen tomorrow. What happens in outer space that triggers our summer solstice. Lets get a view. Well take you to outer space courtesy of the graphics. What we see happen is earths northern tilt. Its northern tilt towards the sun is going to bring us the summer solstice as the suns rays really shine right down on earth. Really at its center most point here. Eventually, well see shorter days coming our way. Earths Northern Hemisphere is tilting towards the sun and that makes it summer solstice. This happens tomorrow at 2 44. Thats going to give us 14 hours of daylight. So what does that mean for us . Well, its going to be a nice warm day with 86 in concord. 87 in livermore. 84 in palo alto. 60s down to half moon bay. The cooler ocean breeze. You can see through tomorrow, pollen will be moderate. Not too bad. Really all weekend long as we hit fathers day, mid to upper 80s. As we roll into next week, temperatures will be in the 90s. Again, a Beautiful Day out here right now. Im not sure, you guys probably cant see. Stay there, lucy. Are we back on camera, you guys. Were going to give you a little view. Look who is saying hi. Lucy, say hi to everybody. All right, you guys. Nice day out here right now. Well check in with you later on. Lucy is telling jeff, happy fathers day. Yeah. What a sweetie. Thanks, jeff. How pleasanton is making way for outdoor dining. Right about now, shoppers are walking down main street in pleasanton. It hasnt happened in three months since the shelter in place order. Thats because Alameda County moved into the next phase. Its cause for celebration and as Jessica Aguirre shows us, main street is having a coming out party. Theyre going to close main street from friday at 4 00 until sunday at 8 00. I can add the tables down the length of my street. Tell me about the experience, what it will be like in terms of who can be out and how its going to work. Yeah. Hopefully its a good experience. Getting our crew all back working again in the kitchen and putting meals on plates. All weve been doing is takeout for three months. Its getting everyone back into the mode. Our servers getting back to servi serving. Cleanliness is a key thing. As someone departs the table, it needs to be cleaned. They changed the quality of the product that we clean the tables with. Families can come. Everyone needs to be seated at once. Were learning a lot of the rules from the health department. The whole goal weve been learning is six feet apart. Our goal is to make sure bodies are six feet apart. Were following the rules as well. This will be the first time that youve opened for business again. Its the first time alameda has allowed outdoor dining. How significant a step is this for you in terms of the salvation of your business and overall main street, this little town like so many other place sns. Its huge for us. Weve been scrambling, finding a way. Our restaurant has been doing takeout and helped families through a nonprofit. We found a way to keep business going and keep active. To have people on our patios and allowing us to expand our patios is great for us. It will be exciting. Exciting for a lot of restaurants across the bay area now. Up next at 6 30, gearing up for his First Campaign rally in three months. The anticipation and apprehension on the eve of President Trumps appearance in tulsa. Plus, not jus