Weekend in the bay area. A cooler start today. Thats today. How about what happened on this date 35 years ago . [music playing]. Today is the 35th anniversary of live aid. Freddie mercury performed with the rest of queen during that iconic set. Live aid was watched by 2 billion people worldwide when it was broadcast back in 1985. Welcome to that 9. Other big performances included Paul Mccartney as well as you to. I will say and i remember watching this at home. Freddie mercury with a great performance. A lot of pressure on queen. They had an album that failed back in 1982 in here they were in 1985 in making this come back. A lot of people said, can you prove it and do it . He took the challenge and took the stage. Will start with you claudine. He wanted to nail it and he did kneel that performance. When you watch it still and video its Pretty Amazing to watch the energy that flows through. The Freddie Mercury story is so amazing in his voice and talent is so incredible. I was watching the adam lambert and how he got hooked up with queen and the relationship with him and the other banned members. Its interesting to see what they say Freddie Mercury would say about adam lambert and all of that. They have so much energy on that stage. So many great stars. A new generation now is learning the stories of those iconic figures. Lets get over to Steve Paulson who is a fan of rock n roll. Also a fan of this cooler weather, right steve . I am. I did see queen a long time ago. A long time ago. Ive been a fan a long time. Im a big fan of the cooler weather also. We saw the fog there and also over the bay. Santa rosa at 63. San jose at 56. Concord 102. San francisco and oakland at 71 and now 65. A cooler pattern kicking in after five hot days. D onshore breeze. Southwind and that makes it cooler. The outbreak started a month ago after 100 inmates from a prison in San Bernardino county were transferred to san quentin. So far a total of 1903 inmates have tested positive for covid 19. State leaders are getting mixed reaction to a possible plan to release up to 8000 inmates to help stop the spread of covid19. Those inmates would be released between now and the end of next month under the governors new program. Those with 180 days or less on their sentence will be eligible first. Only inmates who have committed nonviolent crimes will qualify. Family members are counting down the days until their loved ones are released but victim advocates call the plan dangerous. Elder abuse, certain sexual offenses, all of these really horrible crimes are now serious and violent. They are not victimless. They are not social distancing. They cannot. Spent the Early Release plan comes as prisons across the state have seen large outbreaks. A uc San Francisco study found there is one habit that can greatly increase the risk of serious complications of covid19 in young people. They think young men who smoke or vape may double the risk of serious complications including death according to the San Francisco chronicle. The risk for young women rises to 150 compared to peers who dont vape or smoke. Scientists say smoking or using ecigarettes as a factor that can be easily controlled in order to decrease the likelihood of being hospitalized or dying from coronavirus. Despite rolling back regulations earlier than the rest of the state, one Northern California county continues to remain free of covid19. Making a case to protect mother nature. We hear from National Geographic explorer in resident on why he thinks the effort to prevent a future pandemic has to do with a great outdoors. Power through your morning when you wake up with mornings on 2. You always have the power to know everywhere you go when you download th app. The time is 9 13. National geographics explorer in resident is releasing a new book that makes the case for why protecting nature may be our best comes to preventing a future pandemic like the one we are experiencing now. We want to bring in the author of the nature of nature. Thank you for joining us this morning. Thank you. You make the argument in your book that the more species we have, the more diversity between animals and plants, the less risk we have of another pandemic in the future. Explained that connection. We have been encroaching upon impact forests and capturing animals, selling them in markets like in china where the virus spilled over to humans. Also, studies show that the more species that are in a natural environment, the more diluted the viruses are. The lower the risk of that virus to go from one species to another and then to humans. We also know that the viruses are more likely to jump from animals to humans for animals whose have increased because of our encroaching upon their habitats. Before the pandemic, most of us were accustomed to thinking of Natural Disasters as hurricanes, earthquakes, or wildfires but they pandemic is a type of Natural Disaster too. It is a Natural Disaster. Because of this pandemic, was Global Wildlife threat, wild animals that were sold and in contact with many other animals in cramped cages and a market in china. Today it is covid19 but before it was sars, ebola, hiv. All of these are Infectious Diseases that jumped from animals to humans. This virus is the loudest wake up call for us humans. How does a relationship with the nature and environment have to change Going Forward . Do you think people are hearing the wakeup call . Our relationship with nature is broken. For decades, scientists have been warning about the effects of climate change. People thought while this is something that will happen in the future. For decades, scientists have been talking about the laws of nature and the collapse of our system. People said it is something that happens in brazil and the amazon but it is not affecting me. Now, if we dont realize that the health of the richest person on the planet depends on the health of the poorest person in the poorest country with our globalized lifestyle, we are not immune or isolated anymore. Do you think we have reached a breaking point where it is too late or futile . Do you think there is hope and active measures to take in the next decade to turn things around . The good news is we can turn things around. If we continue sending wild animals across the world for pets or medicine or food, we will have new pandemics. If we continue destroying tropical forests, we will have new pandemics but we know that if we give space to nature, nature has this incredible ability to bounce back. This is why we are advocating to a new target of 30 of the planet, land and sea, protected. Nature can come back and produce all of the services that are essential to our well being. There is hope. One more thing before you go. I have to ask you about your title. It sounds like a dream job. You were in academia for many years before you became National Geographics explorer in resident. How did you land this job . What is it like . What would you say to future generations who want to be explorers in resident someday . It sounds like an oxymoron. I used to be a professor at the Scripps Institution of oceanography at the university of san diego studying the impact of humans on the ocean with fishing and global warming. When they realized that i was just writing the obituary of the ocean. I felt like a doctor who was telling you how youre going to die but not offering a cure. I decided to quit academia and it became my life. I thought National Geographic would be an ideal institution because we can combine exploration, Scientific Research and storytelling to inspire people, to inspire leaders to protect the vital areas of the ocean that need protecting. What i would tell younger applicants of explorer jobs is that if you know what your passion is, if you know what your purpose in life is, just work hard at it. Use the best of your qualities. If you are a musician, dont try to be a scientist. Vice versa. Use the best of your abilities, study hard, work hard. National geographic did not offer this job to me, i went and knocked on the door. Just keep going. Keep pushing. Good advice. Thank you so much. Making a down payment on its housing pledge. Coming up, how much apple is committing to Affordable Housing projects this year across the state of california. More than a dozen sailors injured following an explosion and fire on board a navy ship down south into san diego. The latest on the investigation. This morning, firefighters and fremont are watching out for hotspots from a grass fire that started very busy road. It started shortly after 10 00 on mallery avenue just west of mission boulevard last night. Firefighters were able to control the flames and they did not threaten any homes. Investigators are trying to figure out what started the fire. Dozens of sailors and civilians were injured following an explosion and a fire on board the uss bonhomme are charred. It was undergoing maintenance procedures. Reporter firefighters in san diego are still working to extinguish a massive fire on a u. S. Navy ship that has been burning since sunday morning. The fire sparked an explosion on board the uss bonhomme , an Amphibious Assault vessel. At least five sailors were admitted to hospitals for observation but they are all in stable condition and the rest of the crew has been accounted for. The uss bonhomme has reported 100 accountability for their personnel. There is no ordinance on board which was our initial concern. They are having a hard time putting out the fire even with water drops from helicopters throughout the night. The navy thinks it started in a cargo hold were vehicles are stored but they dont believe it was sparked by oil, gas, or other hazardous materials. The goal at this point was stopping the fire from reaching the engine room and other tight spaces which could cause major damage to the ship. Sailors across this waterfront are absolutely doing a magnificent job to save the uss Bonhomme Richard. They are saving their ship. Reporter it is not certain how the fire started and investigators are not speculating at this time. Number of foreign governments have denied any connection to the incident including iran. About the worship fire, it does not have much to do with us but it is interesting how fast u. S. Worships catch fire. Reporter two guided missile destroyers were moved away from the uss Bonhomme Richard when the fire began. Into san diego, ktvu fox 2 news. A large crowd made its way through Downtown Los Angeles for a unity march and day of action. Yesterday event was peaceful and festive. Organizers say the gathering was to support the wounds of police brutality. It was also a show of unity between africanamericans and latinos. We are bribing, coming together. It is that time. You know what time it is. Time to unite black and brown together now. When everybody comes together like this, everybody sees that the races are together. The march ended at city hall in Downtown Los Angeles. Earlier this month, the city Council Voted to cut the budget of the Police Department by 150 million. An estimated 1500 people gathered in martinez for a peaceful rally to oppose White Supremacy and support the black lives Matter Movement. Black lives matter yesterdays demonstration was believed to be the largest ever held in martinez, a city of some 40,000 people. It took place in a city filled with tension and in the National Spotlight right now. Vandals recently targeted a merrill in the city of martinez supporting the black lives Matter Movement and racist players showed up in the downtown area. I learned that there is a lot of bigots in my community. I also learned that defeating racism is a community effort. We keep going. We keep pushing dialogue. We keep pushing for policy change and accountability. This is nationwide reform that needs to happen so that black lives are safe in this country. Police from across the bay area were called to martinez due to concerns of a large possible counter demonstration and possible violence but there were no problems reported. This march and rally followed two recent incidents in martinez that gained national attention. This couple was seen in painting over the black lives matter mural outside the city courthouse earlier this month. They have since been charged with a hate crime. Also, Martinez Police are looking for the people responsible for posting the racist flyers we mentioned. A historic change in the nfl. In minutes, we catch up with a Washington Post who is following this story. The Washington Redskins are retiring the team name. Sonoma county is regressing after a surge in covid19 cases. The business is being forced to shut down again. You can have the Morning Headlines delivered right to you by signing up for our ktvu fox 2 newsletter. Is a www. Ktvu. Com to sign up for the daily service. Oh, we love our new home. Neighborhoods great. Amazing school district. The hoa has been very involved. These shrubs arent board approved. You need to break down your cardboard. Thank you. Violation. Violation. I see youve met cynthia. At least geicof money. Two inches over regulation. Thanks, cynthia. For bundling made easy, go to geico. Com washingtons nfl franchise announced this morning that it is retiring the redskins name and logo after years of debate. The teams owner and the head coach are working to develop a new name and a mascot they hope will be in place for the 2020 season. Pressure from fans and sponsors have been mounting against the team to change the name. The teams colors of burgundy and gold are expected to remain. The team is not expected to reveal a new name until a later date. To talk about this new development, we are joined by Washington PostSports Reporter scott alan who has been following this story closely. This is big news. We are seeing the build up to it but certainly now it looks like the wheels are in motion. Reporter i think it is a day that a lot of people never thought they would see. It was seven years ago when daniel snyder, the owner of the redskins, said that he would never change the name of the team. It has been that way for nine out of 10 not offended by things have happened really quickly in the last two months amidst the racial reckoning taking place throughout the country. What really spurred this change of heart was pressure from the sponsors. You would think about the climate of the country. You think about fedex who publicly requested the name change. Nike and amazon and walmart and target taking the merchandise off their store shelves. Anheuserbusch saying this is about a world that is inclusive. Then, when you give credit to the team, is it credit for having this mindset change or is it with snyder saying the money talks and we will lose a lot of money so now the pressure is on . I dont think you can discount all of the native american activists who have been speaking out, protesting, pushing against the name change for decades. One of the earliest was in 72 when a delegation of native americans met with the then Team President and ask him to change the name. There have been numerous petitions with the u. S. Patent and Trademark Office to have the adderall trademark registration rescinded. The redskins have thought that through the years. They have won that battle. You only have to look at the fact that it was july 2 when fedex, the naming sponsor of the stadium and the ceo of fedex sent them a letter saying they wanted us to change the name and it was the next day, not even 24 hours when the team issued a statement saying they were undergoing a thorough review. That sets it off. Where does the coach fall in this . Coach rivera is brandnew to the team. He said it was not in his mindset. He has admitted that. He said his eyes are wide open now. How much do you think he played a role in this . I think it is possible he geg snyder to consider a change but Going Forward he will have he has been a part of this review. He will have a say in what the new name is. He has had to take on quite a roll since coming over from the panthers because the team fired its Team President. You have rivera not only coming to work with his team and try to build a roster amid a pandemic but then this reaches a fever pitch. He is the only one out there being asked to speak about the name so far. Snyder does not say much. He has not said much through the years. There have been soundbites here and there about his thoughts on the name but he has yet to address this issue even during the course of the review. They are going to keep their colors burgundy and gold but in terms of names, there are some trademark discussions. We know the warriors people keep talking about that as a possible name mainly because snyder announced he might name an Arena Football Team of the same name which is no longer happening. I know some golden state fans are like weight. We are the warriors. What you think . Is that the frontrunner . I think that is still snyders favorite. My wife is a trademark attorney. We have had a lot of conversations since this started about what does this mean . Is warriors a likely choice given you already have established entity . They could come to a coexisting agreement potentially. I think if you take the fans, warriors, because it is a name that is already established and is less popular than the one that is gaining traction around here