Bay area are surging. Thanks for joining us. Everyone, im Catherine Heenan mayor breed of made that announcement today she had been talking to essential workers. She says 103 new covid19 cases were reported yesterday the city is saying its largest spike in cases since the early days of the pet of the pandemic kron fours phillipe djegal has the story. San Francisco Mayor london breed and the Public Health department say the rate of covid19 cases has doubled in the past week, 103 new cases were reported thursday and what that sadly means is our plans for monday. To reopen a number of businesses in places that we have committed to. Those plans will be put on pauls those businesses include hair nail and tattoo salons barbershops zoos outdoor bars and swimming. Breed made the announcement while giving a speech honoring in depreciating essential workers at Zuckerberg San FranciscoGeneral Hospital and trauma center. I know the last thing that you all want to see is somebody walk up to that door and get turned away. Because. You want to help. In the last thing i want to make the last thing i want to happen. Is to put you in a situation where you cant help Public Health director doctor grant colfax as this hospital alone has treated at least one 3rd of the citys covid19 patients, he says its unclear whats led to an increase in positive cases, florida. Continues well be in a level red over the weekend were going to have to dial it back. Were going to have to dial it back because of what we see with the day to read and colfax a once theyve had a chance to review the numbers over the weekend will be able to determine the next move which might even include closing down parts of the city that have already reopened in San Francisco phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. Marin county is also delaying the reopening of businesses because of a spike in cases this week marin county recorded 54 new cases in a day. The biggest oneday increase since the pandemic began. The reopening is that have been delayed include hotels gyms tattoo parlors nail salons massage services, those businesses could be considered for the next phase of reopening, but theyre not even talking about a date for that yet. And Contra Costa County is trying to figure out whether they should allow businesses to reopen as planned Indoor Dining gyms bars nail salons all set to open on july first, but now they say they are working on whether to determine if that timeline is going to work and with the 4th of july Holiday Weekend coming up. Theyre also warning people avoid big gatherings please keep Wearing Masks and socially distancing. The white house address the surge in numbers today the task force held a briefing, the first one in nearly 2 months. Despite the recent surge in cases, the Vice President says that the moment is still different from. What the u. S. Was going through a few months ago. He says there are fewer people for example who need to be hospitalized from the virus doctor Anthony Fauci he says he does not want to assign blame in any of this. But heres again asking young people to pay more attention to safety guidelines. And the Vice President admitted that the rise in cases did led to todays briefing. As we stand here today all 50 states and territories across this country are are opening up safely and responsibly but with cases rising. Particularly over the past week. Throughout the south. President directed our task force to brief the american people. On several topics. Pence is defended by the way the president s decision to hold that Campaign Rally with a lot of people not much social distancing. Well have more on that coming up at 6. 30. The u. S. Seeing a big spike in coronavirus cases yesterday more than 37,000 new cases again a singleday record. There are more than 9. 7 million cases across the world. 491,000 deaths the u. S. Has had more than 2. 4 million cases, 124,000 deaths now. Lot of people have recovered at least 32 states are reporting an increase in cases and why parts of california, new mexico, arizona and texas they are all pas and their reopening plans. In the bay area there are more than 21,000 cases more than 550 deaths. The most cases in alameda county. The death rate though even higher in Santa Clara County which has had 155 deaths and we have details on kron 4 dot com. There are probably experts say several factors behind the rise in covid19 cases, including more testing more Contact Tracing people are interacting more as the shelterinplace orders guy get relaxed, but as we continue to track the virus a stanford expert says the new numbers are proof the virus is also tracking us kron fours rob fladeboe has the story. Well i think the virus is tracking peoples behavior. Stanford University Professor of microbiology and immunology doctor Robert Siegel says wear your mask accounting for the reason rise in covid19 case numbers like this virus would be very happy if we all went back and start socializing and everything like that because that would facilitate the spread of virus between individuals in other words says doctor siegel the virus doesnt care about what matters to people and that he says is the key to reopening the reopening is not working due to the fact that not always. Are we reopening things but people are starting to be more washington educators so youre saying you know what your people the breakdown is called mask fatigue or quarantine fatigue. Doctor siegel points out that new cases are not spiking among one highrisk group in particular Health Care Workers bear rate of infection is really really low and so they have a high exposure but theyre taking theyre being very careful and theyre not getting infected if anything doctor siegel says more testing is showing the recent uptick in cases, israel and he says there is scant evidence warmer weather has made much of a difference but the key is we have to continue to do. The Public Health measures of Wearing Masks and social distancing and now washing hands and using sanitizer and basically you know being smart doctor siegel says outsmarting the coronavirus starts with admitting that is still here. And what you can do to save your life or someone elses life. There are still very much present you just have to look into percent and yet were breaking new records every day so the show and educators its job or youre already be in social rob fladeboe kron 4 news. Joe biden is saying that if he were president all americans would be required to wear masks in public, the democratic president ial candidate was asked if he would use federal power to mandate that he says yes bidens comments come after President Trump recently told the wall street journal masks are a double edged sword suggesting there sometimes worn as a political statement rather than a health precaution. At least 16 states including california. Do have mandates on Wearing Masks in public. Take a look at detroit take a look at whats happening in oakland. Take a look at whats happening in baltimore, and it really gets upset when i say and they say oh is that a racist statement is not a racist. Frankly. People come up to me say thank you, thank you sir for saying it. The citys its like living in hel. President trump obviously on the attack again not only against oakland, but he mentioned chicago and detroit and baltimore. During a fox news town hall. He said violence and those democratic lead cities is worse than many Central American countries. Its all in keeping with his law and Order Campaign fame. But oaklands mayor libby shaft shes heading back kron fours dan kerman joins us live and he has that part of the story dan. Well catherine is you know libby shaft is not one to back down from many people including the president shes taken him on before and has done so again. I would say oakland is looking a little bit like heaven today, oakland mayor libby shaft compared her city to heaven friday while announcing the city had received a 28. 2 million grant for several projects in east oakland. The have been comment was pointed at President Trump who during a fox news town hall slammed oakland for its violence. Take a look at detroit take a look at whats happening in oakland. Take a look at whats happening in baltimore, and it really gets upset when i say and they say oh is that a racist statement is not a racist. Frankly. People come up to me say thank you, thank you sir for saying it. The citys its like living in hel. Oakland is a heaven for inclusive diversity for value, some social justice for an amazing art since food scene where chef says the president has been bashing oakland since he ran for president 4 years ago. And she sees an unsettling pattern. The president repeatedly bashes oakland and he bashes other cities that are known as traditionally black cities. He has consistently been races been xenophobia. Mayor sheriff says Violent Crime and gun violence are actually on the decline in oakland. It she fears the president s attacks will just get worse as the november election approaches in fact in a tweet she said helle is another 4 years of this racist in the white house wrote a lecture uns matter we have to have someone who wants to be a president for all americans. As i mentioned there have been several clashes between the president and mayor shaft the biggest fund possibly was when she warned of pending ice rates. Reporting live dan kerman kron 4 news. Thank you dan kerman all right lets take another look at the forecast its been kind of blustery and that june gloom is out there. Lets go to a break sir roderick us how does the weekend look. Yet cooler and cloudier catherine fact we do have the threat of high fire danger more on that in just a minute but first lets take a look at Current Conditions out there right now in the bay area downtown San Francisco tracking that june gloom out there making its way into the city its been hanging tight along the coastline for most of today, temperatures for the most part cooling down into the 60s and 70s right along the bay areas shoreline low 60s for down own San Francisco oakland at 67 degrees. Still hot for those of you in parts of the tri valley is like antioch in the low 90s but 59 degrees for those of you at Half Moon Bay, so more than a 30 degree difference between those 2 cities and current wind speeds out there right now on the breezy side for downtown San Francisco, 20 mile per hour sustained winds and fairfield even gustier than that tracking wind speed at 25 Miles Per Hour and were going to notice those winds increasing starting saturday night all the way through sunday where we could actually be near wind advisory level territory on 45 Miles Per Hour less. This is going to drop our relative humidity down to about 20 for inland areas in the north and east bay hills and we are going to notice for most of valleys as well very dangerously dry conditions so that threat of high fire danger will increase sunday night through monday. Cooler weather this weekend and with those winds certainly going to feel a lot colder and were going to be about 5 to 10 degrees below average so relief in sight for inland areas more coming up in my microclimate saturday outlook in just a few minutes catherine back to talk to them agree so thank you coming up next they might look an awful lot different this year, but pride celebrations are happening this weekend. Well have the latest details and by some San Francisco residents say the homeless are creating a very dangerous fire hazard. And after the break it is a favorite with marco. polo marco. polo marco. polo marco. polo marco. polo si . Marco. polo scusa . Marco. polo ma io sono marco polo, ma playing marco polo with marco polo . Surprising. Ragazzini, io sono marco polo. Si, sono qui whats not surprising . Geico helping you save even more on car and motorcycle insurance. Ahhh. Polo. Marco. polo now get an extra 15 credit when you switch before october 7th. Were woods in marine county, this is set to reopen next week it is happening again as the county is seeing more coronavirus cases. Kron fours Charles Clifford has the story. Here in marin county the National Park service has announced that near woods is going to reopen on monday june 29th amir woods has been closed since midmarch like so many other places because of the coronavirus pandemic its going to open back up on monday the 29th, but there will be some changes. The park service is only going to allow there was to operate at 50 capacity the idea there is to give visitors some extra social distancing room when they visit the woods also i face masks are not required but they are highly recommended a mere woods reopening is good news not only for the people who want to visit there, but also for folks who make a living off of the flow of tourists in and out of mere woods, including this cab driver who says since the park shut down back in march his business has essentially evaporated and is excited that its going to open back up. Yeah absolutely were struggling thats our man but you know there are mere, but i think mere would close. So nobody calling we stay home. Now mair woods is reopening despite the fact that here in marin county theyve actually seen an uptick in the number of coronavirus cases on june 25th they saw 54 new positive cases which is the highest singleday total since the pandemic began now that cab driver i talked to earlier said that he had heard that there were more coronavirus cases but he says he needs to get back to work is requiring a passengers in his car to wear masks and hes cleaning his vehicle frequently but for now in the north bay Charles Clifford kron 4 news. All right, lets take a live look outside overlooking the embarcadero it was a really nice day. Lets get more details on the forecast with me. So yeah and we actually were about 64 degrees for downtown San Francisco. So few degrees below average but very pleasant temperatures but stockton already right now for friday night, thanks to that june gloom making its way along the coast of the bay area up to 6 miles visibility for downtown San Francisco in already at or near 0 for those of you at Half Moon Bay. So please drive safely there lets take a look at your microclimate saturday forecast 66 degrees so were going to see little change along the coast temperature wise mid 60s as well for those of you at Half Moon Bay and wind speeds will start to ramp up starting saturday night but overall breezy by the afternoon 20 Miles Per Hour less upper 60s from brisbane all the way into burlingame 69 degrees from millbrae and burlingame and the scene for san mateo and for those of you in palo alto 76 degrees but Mountain View warming up into the low 80s and lets take a look at the south bay cooling down to near average highs, san jose in the mid 80s at 86 degrees. And livermore also out of the 90s some relief for you upper 80s, instead, but still warm temperatures about 5 degrees above average there hayward 72 degrees near average highs and for those of you in oakland in the low 70s and vacaville an antioch youre going to cool down into the upper 80s but still very warm temperatures thats why youre going to have that heat advisory in effect from now through saturday night when its going to expire for you at 8 oclock napa 79 degrees and santa rosa also tracking near average temperatures in the mid 80s at 83 degrees so some relief tomorrow but below average temperatures 5 to 10 degrees below average or most of our inland areas only warming up into the 70s and very windy conditions as well. Details ahead on our high fire danger threat. Coming up this weekend in my next full forecast in a few minutes catherine back to you thanks to brace a most San Francisco of course would normally be preparing for one of its biggest events of the year this weekend. The pride parade there would be a lot of parties going on, but the coronavirus has forced the event to go virtual this year kron fours Maureen Kelly explains how you can still join the celebration. Normally the vibrant display of lgbt pride would rob roughly a Million People to line Market Street in San Francisco. But the pandemic has forced organizers to cancel an in person celebration this year were not alone of course you know over 500 pride celebrations around the clothes have been either cancel or otherwise affected or some instead on its 50th anniversary sf pride is going virtual with 2 days of content on 2 concurrent streams on sf pride dot org. For a total of 26 hours of programming including appearances by celebrity grand marshal w come out bell headliners big freedia and queen of disco thelma houston, you know get comfy and really just enjoy what weve come up and if its asked the skull you know its something thats tear your heart we will still be here next year and the year after some will be able to celebrate in person once again. Hopefully some feel man woman says the city is encouraging people. To celebrate pride from home this year. What they do not want to see are big crowds of people flocking to the castro to celebrate this is not the weekend for an outdoor party, i mean it would be lov