Half moon bay, some of the east bay hills like i was mentioning their Mountain View youre down to about a 4 mile visibility. And the San Francisco youre down to 2 right now, but were looking better as we move further inland for east is unlike in concord we definitely have some good visibility. There. Now on the fog is going to be sticking with us through much of the Morning Hours and still finally starting to clear up by the middle of the day right around that lunch time hour well see most of the east bay under clear skies with lots of sunshine and yourself does own a part of the north bay that coastal fog will be sticking with us through much of the remainder of the day. Temperature wise so were pretty even versus this time yesterday and napa and fairfield were about a degree cooler in concord in oakland word a couple degrees cooler in Half Moon Bay as well, but overall in livermore and san jose youre a couple Degrees Higher than where we were this time yesterday so this has been a pretty much of the same story for the last few weeks were mostly in the upper 50s to low 60s around the bay area. So as you make your way out of the house this morning. Maybe a light jacket white sweater and thats it really to get your by 59 right now if youre just now waking up with us in downtown oakland, 59 also in hayward 58 degrees and livermore 62 in san jose and San Francisco coming in as a current temperature of 54 degrees. Things definitely going to change into the afternoon were more normal for this time of year were still a right around the seasonal averages so 60s up the coast like happen bay youre going to see a high of 65 today, 70 degrees in San Francisco. And then a nice mild temperatures continue around the bay like hayward youll be at a high of 75 in those 80s start to pop in inland 89 thats going to be your high in livermore today 88 in concord and 85 in morgan hill. Your sevenday around they forecast of those upper 80s continue over the next couple of inland and then 70s around the bay 60s at the coast and then were going to get a little bit of a warmup especially into saturday and sunday with those low 90s returning once again james all right rebecca, thank you for the time. So to the headlines now and we do want to begin with the latest on the coronavirus pandemic as it stands right now there are more than 4. 3 million recorded cases of covid19 across the u. S. With nearly a 150,000 deaths. Some worry the start of the new school year could result in further spread of the virus. John lawrence has the latest. Theres a lot of unknowns as students return to school this year. We all have a lot of questions a lot of confusion but we are you know were in this together were kind of work out equally confused and uncertainty extends to the white houses coronavirus taskforce dont know the full impact we dont have the total database. No we what there is to expect despite the ongoing threat, some governors are pushing for schools to reopen. Our kids are at the least risk from this virus. And much lower risk than they are from seasonal influenza. Our kids also play the smallest role in transmission of the virus on some Health Experts stress those students dont live in a vacuum. The school serves as a place of spread. Then we have a situation that goes well beyond School American federation of teachers president Randi Weingarten says her group is allowing safety strikes as a last option if educators feel that theyre forced back to school in Hazardous Conditions this is not how. I want to go back and i want to go back so bad. Love teaching i miss my costume i miss my kids, im John Lawrence reporting. Well San Francisco unified school board released more details about their Distance Learning plan just to schools are set to resume in just weeks from now. Officials say the fall season will begin on august 17th but classrooms will be empty to prevent the spread of covid19 and there will also be a combination of. Print based learning kits and online instruction. But with the Virtual Learning set up in less than 3 weeks parents remain in the dark about many other things as well. For working if youre looking 2 and a half weeks out if i have to request a schedule change from my employer. If you or me and privilege enough to work from home and make your own schedule you still have to plan around whatever yours your childs schedule is and so today we just know that School Starts in 2 and a half weeks we dont know what time it starts. We dont know how much time theyre going to have to be in front of a screen. We dont know when assignments are ready. When students to return to the classroom things will be a little bit different. For example only 15,000 students across the district will be able to attend school each day priority will likely be given to the youngest students and those with disabilities. Meanwhile, california is changing the way its collecting covid19 data the state is focusing more on how the virus affects Race Ethnicity orientation and gender as well for months lgbtq groups have urged the state to provide data on how the coronavirus is affecting their community. There have also been growing concerns over the virus has impacts on minorities. So far the Latin Community accounts for more than half of californias coronavirus cases and nearly half of all state deaths. Proving arcadia its like getting a new pair of glasses that helps us see more clearly. Using binoculars to see a little further out we expect over the course of the next month. We will see improvements in the use of these fields and our ability to report out to you. As california approves the data it collects from tests officials are also working to get more people tested across the state so a multipronged approach, heres a closer look at the specific numbers as it relates to california and the bay area across the state were now seeing more than 470,000 total cases with more than 8700 deaths and locally more than 48,000 cases across the bay area with the death count now up at 758. Happening today, the oakland zoo is ready to welcome back guests zoos opening to the general public for the First Time Since the pandemic shut it down for months ago. And you can see behind me here some of the video of the zoo. It opening yesterday for a special preview for certain zoo members. And you can see the zoo has new safety protocols in place to try and protect the health and safety of its guests, everyone has to wear a mask of course and follow social distancing guidelines and the zoo is allowed to reopen after it was reclassified as an Outdoor Museum which is great news for the zoo because it had been running low on funds in order to visit the zoo all tickets have to be reserved and purchased online you cant just show up so make sure you do that in advance were going to live. Were actually going to be talking more about this as the zoo opens up throughout the weekend hopefully. Theyll have enough gas there that they can get out of the financial straits. Theyre in right now. Several businesses in Santa Cruz County have to stop all indoor operations. This comes after the county was placed on the States Coronavirus watch list. So that means that personal Care Services like hair and nail salons have to close gyms indoor malls and places of worship have to close up as well, however, those businesses are allowed to continue operating outdoors if they do it safely under state guidelines. Beaches and outdoor retail spaces will also remain open. Several businesses in Santa Cruz County have to stop all indoor operations and this comes of course after that county was also placed on the coronavirus is a watch list. So we talked about this a second ago about the hair salons and Everything Else that were going to be doing this story as it pertains to other counties too as they work to try and reopen as well so that sort the situation as it stands right now with Santa Cruz County but again were going to be giving you updates on the other counties as they continue to hopefully. Reopen. Millions of americans are set to lose their extra Unemployment Benefits when the cares act expires in just days, however, a new republican proposal would extend the benefits but cut the payment to just 200 a week with kron forces a median with details. These 600 a week unemployment payments are set to expire this friday that is unless lawmakers in washington dc can reach a deal last thing we should do it too fast, but not just because thats all that if the federal government doesnt act San FranciscoDemocrat State Assembly member field tank says he and his colleagues in the state legislature are putting together a plan of their own we think we can sense to extend Unemployment Benefits and the state level according to the outline for the california legislatures joint economic stimulus plan it would fill in the gaps in the Unemployment Insurance that includes undocumented workers it would also cover any shortfalls if the federal government does not extend these 600 per week payment. We also are often are programmed or you could pay taxes in future money to a so we can use a lot of money too. In march of california and the tax credit we could give more Small Businesses who dont qualify for sba miles he says that money from the unemployment checks, not only helps families that also helps the local economy as theyre standing up all right, you know food is standing in a Critical Service is not pocket. My deal p senators are proposing the hills act it would slash the unemployment benefit to 200 as an incentive to push people back to work. What if you dont have a job to go to were asking so many businesses to not operate. I dont think thats fair to have that money tied to job Assembly Member team is the chair of the state Assembly Budget committee, he says several proposals are currently in bills working their way through the legislative some of the package we think we can get done before august 31st some acne. May have to wait all take work has it meant you kron 4 news. Well happening now the massive fire in San Francisco, south of market neighborhood is still active and thank you can see behind me here some of the video collected yesterday when the fire was at its peak. It broke out right near south bend as avenue and 14th street the fire has damaged at least a dozen buildings so far and displaced 3 people kron fours Taylor Bisacky has more now on the firefight. Everything can be and to do that the window, there is nothing its all hank claimed. Equipment on Business Owners in San Franciscos soma neighborhood returning to burns crumbled walls in many if not all items destroyed some are broken. Im still in shock. We making everything at this is the last thing i was i was waiting for the show their dough owns a catering Business Inside one of the 6 commercial buildings that this fire tore through. Next story barfield sales. The fire was still burning into tuesday night the one that theyre still putting out because theres so many materials in there that we saw. Its hard to put it all out is this such a large. A large building Brian Barfield family owns barfield sales a Building Materials company on 14th street thats been here since the 1940s, todays been surreal i guess you could say when you get a call it. 7. 30 from your mom telling you that your buildings on fire. You think shes joking with the right and then. We turn on the news on every channel and. You know your worst nightmares a reality right now firefighters believe the fire started in the rear of their building we have no idea you know we as you im sure youre aware theres lots of homeless in the area. Perhaps that could have been something another one of the 6 buildings was an Art CoalitionHousing Project where 3 people lived those people are now displaced in addition to the many workers with jobs at these businesses we are told though that one and well take a break coming up here on the kron 4 morning news, well have the very latest on the fines that may be imposed in Contra Costa County for not Wearing Masks more on that coming up. For 15 is the time lets get a check of the weather Rebecca Strom in the Weather Center giving us a look outside you can tell by the shot behind me here at the little bit foggy help that really is james. Were seeing answer through much of the bay area mostly like around our basin areas under coastal spots inland though pretty nice and clear this early hour. But yeah you can see it here right behind me as well conditions that sarah Cisco International airport, gray skies, lots of fog right now that were seeing and its going to be sticking with us through much of the morning you can see it here on future cast for as we advance the map ahead though things will start to will soon start to see some movement and eventually some clearing closer to that noontime hour your space on south and parts of the north bay can look great today, lots of sunshine. Well just have some that coastal fog sticking with us. Throughout the entire day today keeping things a little bit cooler of course in those spots right now out the door were in the 50s 60s around the bay area 59 in downtown oakland right now 54 in San Francisco, mostly 50s across the entire north bay and then as we head closer into the east bay summer inland spots already in the 60s 64 if youre waking up with us and any up right now and then the low 60s in fremont right now low 60s also in downtown san jose. Things are definitely going to change into the afternoon we are getting back to normal for this time of year so were going to see a mid to upper 60s for summer coastal spots 70s really nice and mild comfortable temperatures around our base and communities. Hayward youll be at a high of 75 today, oakland youre going to top out at 71, and then in those upper 80s to low 90s inland once again 88 in concord today 90 degrees if youre going to be in any of this afternoon and then 89 in livermore mid to upper 80s in the south bay. Morgan hill youll be at a high of 89 today and 84 in downtown san jose. Your sevenday around they forecast looking like this we will see a mary a similar story over the next couple of days before things start to heat up once again even more so especially were going to be inland those low 90s returning on saturday and sunday and then the mid to upper 70s around the bay and 60s at the coast james all right. Thank you. Rebecca, lets jump back outside want to give you a look here at the bay bridge toll plaza camera where were seeing traffic. Nice and light no surprise here on this early wednesday morning weve got traffic flowing smoothly from oakland to San Francisco. No delays whatsoever. At the toll plaza or the span itself, the Golden Gate Bridge also showing us a nice ride to 1, 1, southbound at a marine county in the San Francisco have won 2 sets ahead lights maybe 3 off in the light traffic and partly any company out there as you make your way on the roads. More weather and traffic updates in a bit now lets get back to the headlines this morning in the east bay people and businesses in Contra Costa County can get ticketed even find if theyre caught ignoring state and local Coronavirus Health orders from forcefully triggle takes a closer look. During a virtual special meeting tuesday, all 5 Contra Costa County supervisors approved an urgency ordinance establishes administrative notices and potential fines for individuals and businesses violating state and county social distancing and Face Covering mandates simply watch the numbers continue to go up. I really dont want to find yourself in a mandatory shelterinplace likely had back in march a violation will amount to an infraction rather than a misdemeanor or felony the offender will have up to 2 days to correct their error. If they do they can avoid a fine fines can also be appealed the approach all along has been educational. And it will continue to be but the fines are extra tool and non criminally. We dont want this to be criminal and noncriminal e have extra opportunities for enforcement for individuals, the fines range from 100 for a first violation 200 for a second violation and 500 for each violation within one year of the first offense for businesses, the fines range from 250 for the first violation 500 for the second violation and 1000 for each violation within one year of the first offense i wear my mask because they believe its our responsibility you dont want to wear a mask both get ready to wear a ventilator. Because thats whats going to happen if you get it. And you can get better the county says if a violation continues for more than one day each day will be considered a separate violation in <