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Exhibited, we will miss. Reporter the body of long serving congressman and simple rights icon returning to washington to lie in state at the capital. His casket said at joint base andrews by speaker 0 they have house nancy pelosi. His former Congressional Staff and friends. The moster cade making several stops at significant landmarks. The Martin Luther king jr. Memorial, pausing in front of the lincoln memorial, and black lives matter plaza, his son, john miles, meeting with the d. C. Maher, muriel bowser, who presented him with a replica black lives matter street sign. Crowds coming out despite near 100degree temperatures and pleas to stay home amid the pandemic. The georgia lawmaker arriving eight the cape one final time. Honored in a small ceremony attendees socially distanced and wearing masks, before lewis makes history as the first africanamerican to lie in state in the capitol rotunda. It is appropriate that john lewis joins this pantheon of patriots. Reporter we saw Vice President mike pence as well as the former Vice President joe biden. Noticeably President Trump did not visit. She at the white house right now. He said he was not going to be visiting. Tonight there is about one hour left for the public to have their public viewing tomorrow. Theyll have all day wednesday. Thats that is when lewiss body will be flown back to atlanta. There will be a final ceremony and of course the burial. Thank you, lauren. As lauren mentioned, President Trump said today he will not visit the capitol to honor president lewis. He was leaving the white house for a trip to North Carolina where reporters asked him if he planned to pay his respects today or tomorrow. He told reporters that he wont be going. He ordered flags at the white house to fly at half staff the day lewis died, but otherwise has said little about hits death. Another person in the president s circle has now tested positive for covid19. The White House National south counsel robert oh brian is the highest ranking white house official yet test positive. She experiencing mild symptoms and selfisolating now in a remote location. Obrien reportedly left the white house abruptly last thursday. He had recently returned from europe where he met with officials from the u. K. , france, germany, and italy. Across the u. S. Now there are 4 boy 2 million. 2 million cases, and a total of more than 147,000 people have died. Here in california, almost 6900 new cases were reported, bringing the states total to more than 460,000. There were 29 deaths reported yesterday. The statewide death toll is now 8145. Governor news newsom said the state they be sending strike teams to counties to deal with a surge in coronavirus cases. Greg lee has more on the governors plan and his plea for people not to let their guard down. We need to do today, redouble down our efforts to improve our own behaviors. Reporter the states Top Health Official continuing to urge californians to exercise caution despite modest improvement tops covid19 numbers. After a major surge, governor gavin newsom said the hospitalization right had slowed to a 3 increase over the past two weeks. The icu increase dropped from 39 to 7 . A decline in the rate of growth. It is not where we need to be, but its progress indeed, but more progress needs to be made. The governor spoke from diamond nuts in stockton. The 8 counties targeted as a new hot spot, where rates are well above the state average of 7. 5 . 10. 7 in fresno, and stanislaus. On the higher end, 17. 7 positivity rates. Reporter the governor said the spread is disproportion aftly impacting essential workers and the latino community. Part of the message delivered in spanish. The state has allocated 52 million of federal funding to the Central Valley to help with the surge. To improve our says icelation protocols, corners protocols, our testing protocols, and to enhance our healthcare workers. Reporter despite some signs of progress, a grim statistic continues to grow go the wrong way. The average daily number of people dying from the virus is now 109, up from 91 last week. All of the pain and suffering these family members are going through is test document a different reality, and please lets wake up to that reality. 37 counties are now on the States Coronavirus watch list. Santa cruz county was just added. Those counties make up about 93 of the states population. Greg lee, ktvu fox 2 news. Protesters outside of the governors house today in sacramento, demanding he take action to stop the spread of the coronavirus in state prisons. About a dozen of the demonstrators chained themselves to the front gate. They were removed and detained by the chp. They say that keeping prisoners locked up during the pandemic is a risk to their lives. Another inmate at san quentin has died from the coronavirus over the weekend. Authorities say johnny avila died yesterday morning at an outside hospital from complications related to covid 19. He was on death row for a murder in fresno county, and is the 18th inmate at san quentin now to die from the virus. Currently the prison has 545 inmates with active cases of covid, down from a peak of about 1800. San mateo county remains the only bay area county not on the states watch list. All other counties are required to close places where people gather close together, such as gyms, offices, and places of worship. Hair salons and nail salons can only operate outdoors, and shopping malls are closed. In all, there are 37 counties on the watch list, which make up more than 90 of the states population. Contra costa countys board of supervisors is scheduled to vote tomorrow on the possibility of fines for violations of their Public Health orders governing the coronavirus for violations involving noncommercial activities. It would be 100 for the first violation, 50 for a second, and 500 for each violation within a year. And a reminder that you can check the ktvu news app for the latest restrictions. We also have a county by county list on whats open and what is still closed. Biotech co moderna launched phase 3 of its Coronavirus Vaccine trial today. It is being conduct at 89 location around the country, where roughly 30,000 volunteers are expected to enroll in the trial. Once we introduce this into a large group of people, we can truly see the efficacy of the vaccine, as well as the safety of the vaccine. Once we get past this trial, we can move into the general public and actually mass producing and having this given to the population. Moderna is delivering its vaccine candidate in addition with the National Institutes of health. Senate republicans are endorsing another round of 1200 checks as part of the next coronavirus stimulus package. The gop also wants to cut the 600 boost in weekly job benefits down to 200. Jillian turner tells us passage of a bill could still be weeks away. Nothing has happened like this since the end of world war ii. Reporter President Trump is touting progress toward a Coronavirus Vaccine, his trip to North Carolina biotech facility comes as the Vice President also traveling to miami to receive an update an vaccine trials. I hope you take it and the whole team here takes it. Reporter the Trump Administrations operation warp speed is gaining a new sense of urgey now as robert obrien, the National Security advisor, has tested positive for covid 19. The white house said there is no risk of exposure to the president or the Vice President. Apparently its a light case. I believe his daughter had caught it beforehand. Reporter meanwhile, Mitch Mcconnell unveiling more details for a care 2 bill. In the 1 trillion proposal is the gops opening bid as lawmakers resume negotiating. Just like in march with the cares act, Senate Republicans have authored another bold frame work to help our nation. Toad together their bills make up the heals act. Thats health, economic assistance, liability protection, and schools. Reporter meantime, his democrat counter part Chuck Schumer is blasting the bill, saying the republican plan doesnt go far enough. Last week was a slow motion train wreck on the revenuen side. It couldnt have come at a worse time. Reporter house lawmakers are separated to work from their districts next week with mcconnell saying a final deal may take weeks to finalize. Democrats are causing their lawmaker tuesday stay flexible during the month of august. The dow was up 114 points today. The nasdaq up 173, and the s p was up 23. Tomorrow it is expected that the central bank will vote to keep Interest Rates at record lows. Coming up, more violent clashes involving federal officers in portland. Details on a report that President Trump could soon be sending in even more federal help. Plus a look at the damage left behind after protests turned violent in oakland. Officials now fear a federal crackdown could be on the horizon here. Also ahead, a former player of the 49ers found guilty of rain today. The latest on the case involving Dana Stubblefield and a developmentally disabled woman. And traffic is starting to look a little more like a normal commute. The commute lanes there on the right, heading up towards the University Avenue overcrossing. Well be back with more. [narrator] did you just reward yourself for spending a perfectly reasonable amount of time on the couch with tacos from grubhub . Rewarded get a free delivery perk when you order. [group] grubhub. The mayors of six u. S. Cities are a peopling to congress to make it illegal for the government to send federal agent tots cities that dont want them. The Trump Administration is considering more troops to portland to assist. This as mayor of portland, seattle, chicago, kansas city, albuquerque, and washington d. C. , all wrote to leaders of the u. S. House and senate, pushing for limits on federal agents. Earlier today, federal agents repeatedly fired what appeared to be tear gas, flash bangs and pepper balls at protesters outside of the federal courthouse in downtown portland. City leaders in oakland are concerned that federal officers may be deployed here in the bay area after protests turned destructive over the weekend. Crime reporter henry lee has more now on what city leaders are saying about the possibility of federal officers being sent in. Reporter protesters smashed a glass door and set the Alameda Court house on fire in downtown oakland over the weekend. Whether it was glass line, it was put in there, and it looked like a fireworks ignited that. Reporter original doors and windows from the 1930s were vandalized. Graffiti was sprayed on the courthouse, causing 200,000 in damage. They also smashed windows as businesses near city hall and the Oakland Police officer where socalleddage staters fired paint guns and pointed lasers at officers. In portland, federal agents have camouflage have been detaining protesters without explanation. We dont need that, and we dont need to play into Donald Trumps political games. Reporter counsel mel can cobb said that they are not welcome in oakland. And we dont want you to come here, and well do what we can within the law to prevent you from coming here. Reporter he said the council is said set to pass a resolution doors that allows campaign is all necessary steps to bring from harm by federal officers. Oakland mayor libby schaaf whose often home was vandalized last week is making a distinction between Peaceful Protesters and others out to break the law. In a statement from over the weekend, schaaf said we celebrate post passionate protests, but oaklanders need neat when they attend protests after dark, they may be providing coverage. Some bay area labor unions are calling for the defunding of Police Departments. Union members gathered outside of the Police Department associations office, saying funding used for equipment like Police Tactical vehicles and weapons should be invested in resources, services, and programs to help black latino and other underserved communities. People are being killed on these streets every day by Police Officers that dont know how to deal with people with mental disabilities, so they come into a situation very gung and usually it turns out pretty bad. San Francisco Mayor london breed has committed to redirecting money from the Police Department to the citys underserved communities. And were looking at san jose area right now. Thats mission peak in the background. You can see how dried up effect is out there. A lot of dry weeds. The weather right now kind of helpful for cal fire. Were seeing high humidities, mile temperatures, even though its warm. Youre seeing low 90s, but 70s and low 80s generally around the bay area the last few days. And thats helpful. But as you know, given three or four weeks from now, were going to get into it, with some fire danger concerns. More so than were seeing now. This pattern has been helpful for us. In the mountains, theyre getting those thunderstorms, up around susanville. At shasta, a lot of people are getting popped there with those thunderstorms. And those that activity has been around truckee today, as well, where it look, Altamont Pass though that activity has died down a little bit. For us in the bay area, its about the fog, and it will be about the fog the rest of this week. There are subtle changes coming our way. You notice here, though, you see the green representing the sea breeze . How how its cut off . We havent seen that in a while. We are a little bit warmer in many places today. Some places are a little cooler. You can see the difference here. Two degrees warmer in livermore. A degree cooler in fairfield. Kind of splitting the difference with all of those numbers. There is the fog. Thats how it looks tomorrow morning as you get going on your tuesday morning. Pretty much all nine bay area counties have some coclouds. Tomorrow will be a lot like today. Coming up, well look at wednesday, thursday, and friday, and give you an idea what you can expect. Thank you, bill. A chinese scientist who was a visit league searcher at u. S. Davis appeared in federal court by video today to face charges of visa fraud. The Justice Department is accusing juan tang and three other scientists of lying about their status as members of chinas military. Her attorney said the client followed standard visa procedures. Prosecutors say she sought refuge at the chinese corn sue lat in San Francisco prior to being arrested last friday. Former San Francisco 49ers and oakland raider Dana Stubblefield awasting sentencing for rape in santa clara county. After a ninemonth trial, a jury found him today guilty of rape and false improvement and that he used a gun in the assault. They say that he lured a developmentally disabilitile woman to his home with the prom i say of babysitting job. After the verdict, he was reprimanded to jail without bail pending sentencing. He faces 15 year no, sir tow life in prison. A new report highlights the growing divide between renters and homeowners during the pandemic. Coming up, why experts fear a wave of evictions, even as the Real Estate Market is booming. Plus one of silicon valleys Biggest Companies telling its workers stay home for at least another year. Great day on the lake it is. Lunch is cookin and i saved a bunch of money on my boat insurance with geico. Fellas, can it get any better than this . Whoa my old hairstyle grew back. So did mine. [80s music] what . I was an 80s kid. It only gets better when you switch and save with geico. Google said today it is extending its work from home policy until july of next year, joining indeed and other companies in legitimate employees continue to work from home. The policy applies to googles 200,000 employees. Most of googles workforce has been away from the office since march when the pandemic began. They gave every employee 1,000 to improve their work from home setup. The coronavirus pandemic has widened the gap between americas haves and have notes, and now fears are growing over a wave of evictions that could be on the horizon, as the Real Estate Market continues to get hotter. More tonight from tom. Reporter thanks to record low Interest Rates, america is the middle of a housing sales boom that usually would have cooled down by this time of year. In the spring quarter, after an early coronavirus sales dip, americans purchased 15 million homes. Previously owned home purchases in june were up nearly 21 . A record. And new home sales spiked almost 14 , far more than expert predictions. Kathy is a longtime north Bay Real Estate agent. So the markets are booming. Theyre becoming across the board in terms of price point, including the highend market. Its not just buying a house. Youre buying an interest rate. Reporter now many people are working at home with new commute, or theyre buying a second home. So we call it the outer counties are doing very, very well. Including south of San Francisco. Reporter at the very same time, millions of others are struggling to keep a noncanvas roof over their heads. 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