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KNTV NBC Bay Area News At 5 July 12, 2024

Discriminatory way. Reporter in San Francisco, nbc bay area news. We reached out to hank beasley for comment, have not heard back. Meantime, the residents say they condemn what happened and they are working on a resolution. We are learning more about the san jose woman that appears to cough on a baby in a local yogurt shop. It happened over the weekend, the woman in the video here is a person of interest. A mother and her child were inside yogurt lant and that woman in the white outfit said she was standing too close. At one point the woman in white appears to lean over and cough on the child. You can see there in the stroller. Tonight the Oak Grove School district said its aware that the woman in the white there is an employee and not currently working with any students in the district. The district said its now getting violent threats following the confrontation. Just in to our newsroom, San Francisco police asking for help in finding a missing woman. 50yearold althea johnson, seen here, has been missing since april. She is possibly a driver from uber and lyft, she has no medical or mental issues. If you have anything that can help the investigators call sfpd. Coronavirus case numbers are surging across the number and california is no exception. Its been a record breaking week for the state. Over 7,000 cases. New cases reported tuesday, another 5,000 yesterday. Today, governor newsome called on citizen scientists to help the state fight the virus. Seems like a challenge made for silicone valley. Scott budman is in san jose with the story. Scott . Reporter well the governor is talking data and modelling, here at hospitals like Good Samaritan and san jose, they are talking about personal responsibility. Like masking up and keeping the number of patients down. As concerns rise along with the number of covid cases, governor newsome is reaching on out to what he calls citizen scientists. Expertise can be found anywhere and everywhere. Reporter opening up the states data on a website called c calcass. Citizen scientists. People doing codes every day. We want to give them access through an open source platform to all of the available data that we have that i have, that our Health Professionals have. Reporter but some Health Care Professionals are skeptical of data modelling. Models are good in the fact that they predict based on the current situation. If things change, then that model changes. Many say crunching the data cannot hurt, as long as it does not take the focus away from precautions that have kept our hospitals from being overwhelmed by covid cases. We are doing the right thing in this particular area. Which is why, you know, our rates are lower here, people still continue to social distance. People are wearing the masks. If you would like to check the site out for yourself. We have a link to it on our website. Just go to the story on nbc bay area. Com. In san jose, skcott budman. As scott mentioned, hospitalations are low but the overall numbers are surging across the state. Had this graph shows the cases per 100,000 people over the past 14 days. You see the yellow line, that is the state average at 134 cases. Almost all the countys are well below that yellow line. Check out the county, marin county, it stands out, averaging over 200 cases. That is due to the outbreak in san quinton state prison, after a inmate transfer led to 500 cases at the prison. Now, compare it to other counties across the state . Much higher, los angeles way above the state average, with 220 cases per 100,000 people. Riverside county with about 200 cases, orange county, right here in san diego county, much much lower at 95 and 76. Raj. Well, today, oakland became the last major city in the bay area to allow outdoor dining. This gives restaurants and retail shops the use of public sidewalks to serve more customers. To to napa has done it, and walnut creek has done it. And San Francisco has done it. And now its oaklands turn to have outdoor dining. They are streamlining the process, allowing restaurants like this one to use sidewalks as a space to serve outdoor diners. On a saturday night, i want to see the area packed. Reporter welcome back, that is the message from the owner of the restaurant. His customers today now can dine outside. Im in the process of hiring more staff just to kind of keep up with the demand. Reporter today the mayor announced the flex streets program. Restaurants and retail shops can now sign up online on the citys website to receive a free permit that will allow them to use sidewalks or parking lanes to serve customers. We know this virus has not left us. The disturbing increases in cases is something we must take seriously. The city said that businesses must give pedestrians and people in wheelchairs at least six feet of space to use the sidewalks. They are starting off with six tables spread apart and hopes to expand. It is a little scary. But, i mean, as long as people are wearing the masks you are supposed to and social distancing and you know, taking care of each other, i think, we will get through it. But will mayor shaft join the rush of oakland foodie s cravin dining. The mayor needs to discuss that with her husband. Im not running out tonight. Lets say that. Reporter nbc bay area news. Summer vacation means a trip to the beach for a lot of us. Santa cruz county hoped to keep the beaches closed until july 4th. The primary reason, police could not enforce the closures. The county has more than 100 active cases of coronavirus, which is double from a couple of weeks ago. Under governor newsomes mandate, you have to wear a face mask at any beach if you are coming within 6 feet of others. On capitol hill right now, the police are voting on a Police Reform bill. They gathered on the Capitol Steps should show unity and to illustrate they have the votes for passage. Representative container bass, a former California Assembly member led the reforms to curb Police Brutality and racial profiling and eliminating chokeholds. This is speaking to the soul of america. We have had six silver rights acts passed by Congress Since our inception. And we always think we fix it. But, clearly we have not. The vote comes one day ar a gop backed Police Reform bill failed in the senate. That version did not address chokeholds, racial profiling or tracking police misconduct. A Daring Rescue in mt. Hamilton. The crews searched for three days to locate and save a shooting victim. It started early monday morning, someone called and said a man had been shot west of modesto in patterson. When the crews searched, they could not find him. Yesterday, somebody called 911 again, they again tried to find him and could not. Then today crews searched with the helicopter and found the man in a canyon near an illegal marijuana grow. You may hear them in your neighborhood, many are shooting off illegal fireworks and we have over a week until the fourth of july. They have seen four times the amount of grass fires this season verse a year ago. At least 12 of those fires were started by illegal fireworks. Fortunately firefighters kept them from causing major damage, they are worried the problem will get worse as we closes in on the holiday. They are reminding people that all fireworks are illegal in contra costa county. You can report illegal fireworks by using an app. Every fourth of july, more and more illegal fireworksfill the sky. The city and county are trying to get the word out that they are cracking down this year. And they are asking for your help. If you see illegal fireworks in your area, take a picture of it, then up load it and fill out information about the location. Just go to san jose ca. Gov fireworks. Coming up, hawaii is ready to welcome back visitors again. But theres a catch. What you will have to do before, and after you land if you are planning a get away there. And more attractions are getting ready to reopen. Including the San Francisco zoo and six flags. The changes you will see if you go. And im tracking the warm weather tomorrow plus the windy changes that increases our fire danger this weekend. I will have that for you in about seven minutes. Do you have concerns about mild memory loss related to aging . Prevagen is the number one pharmacistrecommended memory support brand. You can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. Were still hard at work, because vulnerable students who already struggle with poverty, hunger and trauma, need our support more than ever. At communities in schools, we do whatever it takes. Delivering meals, helping kids access Remote Learning and just checking in. In schools, in communities and in times of crisis providing kids a community of support. To learn more, visit communities in schools dot org. Thinking of a trip to paradi paradise . I know i am. Everyone flying in to hawaii must observe a 14 day quarantine there. But that will be lifted. First you have to get pretested for covid19. No more than 72 hours, three days before departure. You will also have to show the negative results at the airport when you land in hawaii. The round trip to hawaii fares range from 250 from the bay area sh. The San Francisco zoo is reopening. It will reopen next wednesday, with plenty of modifications. Visitors have to make online reservations and get a specific time slot. Trails are closed and masks and social danistancing required. The zoo will be limiting visitors to about 40 of capacity, its been slowly increasing staff to get the animals used to seeing people again. Six flags in vallejo is opening, no rides will be open, but visitorers can get a special up close look at the animals. The park has new safety and sanitation protocols. You have to undergo temperature checks and sanitizing stations will be placed throughout the park. You have to wear a mask as well. The Hospitality Industry has of course been devastated by the pandemic. Hotels closed leaving staff out of work and in need. One south bay nonprofit was willing to act just as fast. Here is our bay area proud. Reporter to be successful a nonprofit has to have more than just good intentions. They have to have skilled managers that can take an idea, scale it and make it sustainable. Over the years, hunger at home has proven it has all that but lately, they have proven that they have the willingness in an instant to do it all differently. It is 7 00 on a friday and the first of what will eventually be 300 cars are already in line. In them, people whos lives have been turned up side down by the pandemic. Now, wrelying on a nonprofit tht had to turn itself inside out. We are luck will this is the ceo of hunger at home. We profiled him in 2016, when was the general manager of the San Jose Convention center. Seeing all the perfect food going to waste. He started hunger at home. Taking the excess from businesses that had it, delivering it to nonprofits that needed it. It was a work flow that worked very well. Until covid changed everything. The hotels started calling and saying, we are having to close. We are shutting down. Then it started to be more and more real. With no hotels to provide the prepared food. He and his team scrambled to find their own overnight and to prepare it themselves. In three months, they have given out 400,000 meals. Hunger at home has changed rapidly. I think we can even hit it with onions as well. This is the former executive chef of levi stadium and hunger at hopes coo, he said that one expected benefit was now all the hotel chefs now out of work willing to help. The food they are preparing is truly gourmet. Its important that we give out quality food, because thats the history that we have. Thats our careers. We have always put out the best product possible. And doing it for free should be no different. Even those on the receiving end of hunger at homes generosity have changed. They still provide to nonprofits, but many who have lined up are yule and his teams former coworkers. Four families. Reporter people they worked with. People that we worked with and are in need and are struggling. Very sad. Reporter thankfully for them, there were people willing to change as quickly as the world around them. Safely shop floor and decor your way comfortably explore our incredible selection. 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With x1, its all at your beck and call. Show me parks and rec. See . The best really did get better magnificent. Xfinity x1 just got even better with peacock premium included for no additional cost. No strings attached. 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. Tonight at 6 00, should you be fined for not wearing a mask . One bay area politician certainly thinks so, so what hes asking the governor to do. That story and more tonight at 6 00. Next on nightly news the deepening divide over masks. Why covering up is still a debate in many states even with evidence that shows that masks help prevent the spread of the disease. Savannah guthrie is in for lester holt and joins us in about a minute. We like to end on something good. As graduation season winds down we still have many students to honor. We have work to do. Were optimistic about their future. Congratulations to the class of 2020. Tonight, now coronavirus surges, new singleday records in alabama, mississippi, missouri, nevada and texas the governor there halting his states reopening. Houstons largest hospital running out of icu beds, cases exploding in california and florida. And the new alert from the cdc. The Staggering Number of unreported cases. The deepening divide over masks. More states now mandating them and the new projections showing the huge number of lives that could be saved in everyone covered up. Calls for justice, millions at the

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