Rising off of the empty iron horse trail, it can only mean one thing. It is insane. Help me. [ laughter ] it is hot. Reporter there are plenty of people out and about as the temperature spiked beyond 100 degrees. There was this line at the apple store where employees popped up a tent for a bit of shade. At the burger loft, the american specialty is not selling. Milkshakes are selling to the delight of the staff. The cooks are really hot in the kitchen. Reporter there was less shade at the construction site. Workers had to contend with osha protective gear and covid 19 ppe. And er doctor at walnut creek worries about heat exhaustion and heat stroke for those spending hours in the blistering sunshine. It is an indication of whether you are drinking enough, and its whether you are a urinating frequently. If you have been working in the sunshine for a few hours you dont feel like you have any need to urinate, that indicates a you are not drinking enough water. Reporter what the weather this hot, they recommend an airconditioned Netflix Binge if you can. Limit your sun exposure and stay in the shade is much as possible. Reporter some people plan to escape as the heatwave stretches on. I will retreat somewhere cooler. Reporter where are you going . Mount caramel. I know they say once you realize you are thursday, it is too late. You should be Drinking Water before that. What are some of the Early Warning signs of the heat related illnesses we need watch for . Reporter dr. Mills pointed out, keep a close eye on your respiration. If your breathing faster, deeper, or heavier, that is a sign that you dont have enough liquid, and you are overheating. That is when you should get yourself inside. You should get in the shade of you cannot go inside, start Drinking Water. You might want to jump inside and take a cold shower. He says that mount caramel is a much cooler. In san jose, the Camden Community center turned into a cooling center. The tables were spaced out. They have a tv available. Visitors must wear a mask. They will have their temperature taken. They will be open all weekend. We are looking at pacifica from the surfline camera. You can see all of the surfers out there. We will not see any fog along the coast over the next several days. Families and surfers packed the beach. They did appear to be social distancing. The parking lot was full by 11 00 a. M. One family showed up early to stake out their spots. It will be warmer home. Without we would go to the beach. Reporter who did you bring with you . Reporter my husband and two daughters. Pacific as mayor is encouraging people to stay home, minimize the risk of becoming infected with coronavirus. The dangerous heat could put further stress on the power grid. State officials issued a flex alert through 10 00 tonight. Theyre asking people not to crank their acn to turn off lights and devices that are not being used. We have links to information on cooling centers and how to beat the heat on our website, kpix5. Com. Thick, black smoke could be seen over the east bay, as part of a flaring incident at the chevron refinery. By noon, bright orange flames shot up from the refinery. It went off for about one hour before they stomped. Contra costa county Health Services sent in hazmat investigators, they did not detect any risks. The county did not issue a shelter in place when he. They said it was caused by an upset at a processing unit. Now onto the fire watch. Fire crews are battling the massive, lake fire. It has exploded in the blistering heat. The fire is burning and scorching 11,600 acres. The extreme heat and parched vegetation is fueling at 3000 acre wildfire. We will have more on that in a moment. This first spark on wednesday, growing thousands of acres in 90 minutes. Now, the heatwave is causing the flames to flare up again. The fire is racing across the ridges, steep slopes, and touching areas that have not burned since 1968. Right now comet is threatening more than 5400 homes. It is 12 contained. I did mention the ranch fire. This one is threatening more evacuations. We do have good news, the wind has shifted, sending the fire away from homes. That fire is 0 contained. Telephone is hitting unfortunate milestones. This is the first state to surpass 600,000 cases, and closing in on 11,000 deaths. Of the 7900 cases just reported, more than half our backlog cases that the state is getting caught up on. 3500 were new cases, and that is down from the previous weeks. The test Positivity Rate is also down to 6. 2 . Today, governor gavin newsom, is talking about distance learning. They provided 73,000 laptops and tablets to districts. They did establish 100,000 wi fi hotspots. And other companie aside thousands of devices for schools. He said it is not all about the technology. This has to be a much more interactive process. We want to bring the students into the screen and engage. We dont want them just to have interaction with the teacher. We want a more dynamic engagement. The governors directing state agencies to bridge the Digital Divide by working toward faster download speeds. They are expanding conductivity. We brought a the governors full coronavirus update, live, stay with us for the latest 24 7, streaming on kpix5. Com. Authorities want the publics help piecing together a deadly crash in the south bay. They found a young womans body next to three abandoned cars. They all appeared to have been stolen. This happened along highway 85 near Camden Avenue in san jose. Kpix 5 is live with this report. Do they know who the victim is yet . Reporter not yet. They could not find any identification on her. They say she did appear to be a young female. She could be a teenager. This accident happened, or the crash happened south of Camden Avenue at the offramp. She did appear to have been ejected from the car after the car flipped over. The chp found the body next to the white honda civic. The car had Severe Damage from a rollover crash. Officers also found two other green hondas nearby. They were abandoned in the middle of the freeway. This was the norm down highway 85. The engines were still running. The ignition was tempered with. Investigator suspect all three cards were stolen. The vehicle with a rollover damage, possibly left the roadway onto the right shoulder embankment, causing the vehicle to overturn. Reporter and happened just before 1 30 this morning. Officers are investigating at high speeds played factor. Where they raising . Where they friends . More importantly, who was the girl that died . They do believe that they can identify the victim, they can track down the other people involved and get some answers. Is reporter this is very unusual to have three vehicles abandoned at a collision scene. Reporter neighbors sadist tragic. People are not surprised, saying people drive way too fast on highway 85. That thing is a parking lot during rush hour. At night, it opens up and you can see the traffic flowing through. Reporter investigator say no witnesses, and very little evidence. The need the help of the public. Neighbors or pleading with those involved to turn themselves in. I hope the kids friends come out and identify and let her parents know. This is somebodys daughter. There is a family hurting peer she appears to be a teenager. Any other clues to who she is or the other people involved . Reporter very little. The only other thing that the officers added was that she was a hispanic female. She could have been the passenger, or she couldve been the driver. They do not have enough information to establish that yet. As for the other folks involved, once they find the other people, they could face a lot of charges. We are talking about stealing a vehicle, fleeing a crash scene, and it could go all the way up to involuntary manslaughter. Somebody has to know something. Thank you so much. Still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming, Sinead Miller talks about her next chapter after surviving a Sexual Assault at stanford. I am meeting the people that save me. How she is reclaiming her identity through art and filled an entire wall at a Bay Area Museum . The Postal Service sounds the alarm that some balance may not be delivered in time to count. The changes that governor gavin newsom is calling sabotage . One californias schools message of defiance . Why they are reopening classrooms against Health Orders . A woman, once onto the world as emily doe is reclaiming her identity. In 2015, betty yu was the anonymous victim of a Sexual Assault by a stanford student. She later wrote a best selling memoir. Now, she is making a life for herself as an artist in new york city. She sat down with our reporter to tell us how her life has changed. Reporter it has been nearly a year since you revealed your identity. What is it like now that the entire world knows your name . I am really grateful that before, lockdown happened, i had a few book signings. I finally got to meet people facetoface and experience the warmth directly. You know, people would line up and write names on postit notes in the books so that i could find them. I have kept every single one. I am meeting the people who have saved me. Reporter you write that your art is what helped you get through some of the darkest periods of your life. Now, you are creating art and exhibiting art. What does that feel like . I think a lot about how before, it was devoid of art. That was difficult for me. Art has immense power to nourish people, and address your humanity. You can give somebody something nice to look at. That was important to me. Now, what is incredible is that the Asian Art Museum has given me a 75 foot wall[ laughter ] that is amazing. Yes. This is something i never would have asked for, or thought to ask for. I thought, hey, can i fill that wall . They brought me to the museum, stood me on the street before this massive wall and said, this is yours. This is restructuring how i see myself, and telling me how much space i deserve to the world. That is what i hope people feel when they go there and see it. Chanel miller mural is called i was, i am, i will be. It represents healing as a threepart process , reflecting on the past, being mindful in the present, and envisioning the future. After a yearlong investigation, the fbi and San Francisco Police Arrested a suspect in a gangrelated murder of a teenager. Authorities say that fernando is accused of shooting and killing a 15yearold in the mission district. The boy died on scene. At the time, officers tried following a car that i saw leaving the scene. They lost track of it. We will continue to investigate street violence targeting the children in our city. Disproportionally, these are in communities of color. Nobody should be afraid to walk a narrow neighborhood. Nobody deserves to lose their son or daughter to gang violence. The suspect killed the victim over a territorial dispute with a rival gang. President trump visited his younger brother, robert, hospitalized in new york. You said is other is having a hard time. What ails her brother, robert. How is he doing . Have a wonderful brother and we have had a great relationship from day one. He is in the hospital right now. Hopefully he will be all right. He is having a hard time. He did not mention why his brother had been hospitalized. Robert trump was hospitalized with a serious condition. He is a Top Executive with the trump organization. Campaign 2020, joe biden and Kamala Harris officially signed the paperwork. They are officially going toward the official nomination. If we dont correct course, the damage will be irreversible. Everything is on the line in the selection. President trump amplified a racist attack against harris on whether she is constitutionally eligible to serve, because her parents are immigrants. She was born in oakland. Is a natural born citizen, she is qualified to serve. I did hear it today, that she does not meet the requirements. The campaign rolled out a new ad today, calling for a National Mask mandate. It called ready to lead, expected to run in multiple states, including wisconsin, michigan, pennsylvania, florida, and nevada. The Postal Service is warning states that lags in the mail delivery [ inaudible static ] the limits include eliminating overtime and slowing mail delivery. Some postal Union Leaders claim he is undermining operations to affect mailin voting in november. He does deny that charge. Today, governor gavin newsom criticized the trump administrations handling of the u. S. Postal service, likening it to sabotage. I have not experienced this in my lifetime. The weaponization of sorts of our postal system. This could impact, not just elections, but your ability to get quality care, term of prescriptions, getting information, and being able to correspond with loved ones. Reporter he also mentioned executive orders that he signed months ago regarding mailin voting. One of them will provide Access Points to drop off balance. He said that registrars in california have 17 days certify once they are postmarked. The dangerous heat is prompting people to seek relief at the beach. Chopper 5 went over crown beach earlier this afternoon. We spotted families out splashing in the water and cooling off under giant umbrellas and tents. I guess the bigger the umbrella the more social distancing you get[ laughter ]. Thats right. The beach is a good place to go. In fact, the only place to go right now. It is hot. It is 106 in napa right now. It is the same in livermore. It is hot out there. It is 92 degrees in San Francisco. That is a record for the day. We have numbers that are skyrocketing around the bay area. High pressure continues to put a lid, not only on the west coast, it on pollutants. There is a spare the air day in the bear bay area. Livermore is at 106. San francisco is a 91. San jose is a record of 101 comments Otis Santa Rosa with 103. Numbers have come up near the shoreline. It is 16 degrees warmer than tonight at this time. Napa is up 16 degrees. Yesterday they were at 90, and today they are at 106. The pressure is on and temperatures they hot. There is no changing that. This is where the High Pressure is right now. Next week, this is where the High Pressure stays. The temperatures will not change much. With future cast, you not think we have much of a marine layer. Look what is coming up as the day goes on on saturday and sunday. Is her highlevel clouds. Sometimes a highlevel clouds will reflect some sunlight. That can bring temperatures down a bit. We have the slightest hint of opossum will chance of a thunderstorm or two. Probably not. We will see high clouds. That will keep things juiced up. We have high humidity. It is hot tomorrow. Concord is not as warm. They will hit 104. Hayward will hit 89. It will be 84 degrees at sfo. Heres what we are expecting. We do expect a hot august night tonight. It is a clear night and it is great for stargazing. Jupiter and saturn are out there. Mars is up later. Temperatures were near 100 degrees. Beaches are sunny and near 75 degrees. That is good beach weather. Of course, the covid19 problem remains a problem. This is odd. We have no break in the heat wave through the middle of next week. Temperatures will cool a bit. Will still be near 100 degrees inland. That is all week next week. The overnight lows tonight will be in the upper 50s and mid 60s. We have a few 70ass llwehighs have them in the next half hour. In the meantime, you will get an idea, it 104 at airfield. It is 101 in livermore. We have no breaks inland. Along the shoreline, temperatures will be in the mid 70s. In the extended forecast, it is hot and it stays hot. It will be in the mid90s on sunday. It warms up on monday and tuesday. The fluctuations do not offer any great relief. Through next friday, temperatures stay in the 90s. At the shoreline, they will be in the mid70s. We have all the numbers coming up in the next half hour. Thank you. Breaking the rules for a second day, students are coming back to one california campus, despite the health order. The schools are showing defiance. We have a live look at oracle park. Giants will play in a little over an hour. We just learned one of the as top players may come now lets go to the coronavirus coverage. Student at a private school attended their second day of in person classes, despite county Health Orders. Emmanuel schools was ordered to close down yesterday after they reopened. The School Superintendent issued a statement saying, our mission is best achieved through in person education. In the meantime, the pandemic left at least 1500 Public School students and teachers quarantined in nearly 8 states. Top Health Officials say that for schools to reopen safely, they need to take action to stop the spread. Two days in the school year, students at an Elementary School in florida are in quarantine because a student had coronavirus symptoms. And 34 states, and puerto rico, the percentage of tests coming back is higher than the recommended level for reopening. Bay area baseball fans are excited. This is a live look at oracle park. The giants are hosting as for a threegame series. Battle of the bank kicks off in a little over an hour. We did learn that Ramon Laureano will be back on the field sooner than expected. Majorleague baseball initially suspended him for six days after a brawl with the Houston Astros last week. After an appeal, it was shortened to four games. The suspension starts tonight. We have more local news at 5 30. It may seem like a slow start to the fire season, by cal fire says do not be fooled. The fuels are at critical levels. We had the outlook for fall, and how the pandemic has changed a firefighter strategy . A major victory for gun rights supporters, why a court struck down one of governor gavin newsom signature gun control laws . Weve always put safety first. And we always will. For people. For the future. And there has never been a summer when its mattered more. Wherever you go, summer safely. Get 0 apr financing for up to five years on select models and exclusive lease offers. You are watching kpix 5 news at 5 30. Right now on kpix 5, we have more local news at 5 30. A major blow for gun control in california. 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