Sky fox. To demonstrators, you cant see it from this picture but demonstrators are gathering at the bay bridge, Golden Gate Bridge and the dumbarton bridge. Is possible, underscore possible , that the protests might cause problems for the evening commute we will continue to follow the story and keep you up dated the moment we get new developments. Heres a live look from the plaza in oakland. To demonstrators are expected to gather there at any moment. There are a handful of people there now. It looks like there are some poster boards there with pictures. Im not exactly sure what those pictures show. Im guessing though, it is probably people who were killed in incidents with Police Officers. We are working to get more information on that. As we do, we will bring it to you. Again, the protest is set to begin around 5 00 tonight. In louisville kentucky a kerf a curfew will remain as people prepare for protest. Thousands people for the protesting side are expected to show up. 125 demonstrators were detained in louisville. December unlawful protests and physical clashes with police. Africanamerican held a rally called our lives matter. They are speaking out in the Breanna Taylor case and hope to raise awareness in violence against black women. We have their story. Reporter at this rally in front of the mural at oakland city hall, the motions were raab. I knew the outcome would be what it is i knew that but my heart is ripped from my chest. Im sick and tired and im hurt because this is my people. Like a family member. Reporter 200 people came to stand and support what they claimed was a lack of justice for Breanna Taylor and a gathering called our lives matter. The aim was to bring attention to violence against African American girls and women by the police. This is a place to come together where we can hold each other with pain like only we understand. Reporter a louisville kentucky grand jury decided against indicting Police Officers in a shooting death. One of the officers was charged with recklessly firing his weapon but not with homicide. You know our lives matter. What we need to garner is the power to demonstrate that our lives matter. Reporter taylors shooting may be the most emptiness, black women are 13 of the population, they account for 20 of women shot and killed by police in the last five years. We walk every day with a bullseye on our back. Most the came were not africanamerican women but were upset, nonetheless. This is another case with not one iota of justice. Reporter also access to education, quality jobs and a level playing field. We come together saying enough is enough is enough is enough is enough. Protesters vandalized the Thomas Fallon statue on west julian street. It commemorates the raising of the u. S. Flag in 1846 when california was still part of mexico. And type police phrases were sprayed on the side of the monument. Beside that, most things were peaceful. Some of the reasons why the protest did not spiral out of control. Reporter protesters tried tos torch the statue in downtown san jose overnight but the a only burned near the base of the artwork commemorating the citys 10th mayor. The San Jose Police department claimed they declined to say how the arrests were made. These acts sit in contrast with how the majority of protesters express themselves. In san jose is been tough for families who have lost their loved ones due to Police Violence to get any kind of accountability. Reporter earlier wednesday evening, people descended on San Jose City hall. Signs and chance echoed around the country after a kentucky grand jury really did not indict Police Officers. There was dissent. One of the changes could be on how San Jose Police respond to protests in large crowds. Restrained actions during demonstrations. There is multiple injustices over and over again. Its easy to get fatigue or habituate where you develop learned helplessness. Reporter Santa Clara University psychologists say a litany of expressors from covid to fires to the economy may have people overwhelmed in the late of the latest protest. Its like drinking from a fire hose of stressors and problems. That will play a role in how we i jenner energize ourselves and base this. Things are intensifying as we move closer to the november election and the aftermath of the election. There are no arrests and no injuries. There was a change in policy for drug offenses in contra costa county. The District Attorney said she will no longer prosecute suspects for minor drug offenses. They will be diverted to social services to get the help they need. More on this new policy. Henry. Reporter the goal here is to ease the pressure on the criminal Justice System and the low level alleged criminal that drugs affect themselves. And not everyone in Law Enforcement is on board. They take a tremendous amount of resources. Reporter the da says its time to stop prosecuting people for minor offenses. Not only have our focus on violent client crimes but entry point into the social Justice System. Reporter they will instead be referred to social services so they could be treated. At these early stages, we increase our foot print towards incarceration. For focused on reforming the criminal Justice System. Minor court cases have clogged court dockets. They have stopped filing charges on all but the most serious drug charges. This could be a health issue rather than a criminal or legal issue. For these das are doing the right thing i decided to make a impression that Diverse People out of the system and a more meaningful life. Reporter not all Law Enforcement officials agree with this approach. The role of the District Attorney is not to create the lot. Reporter steve said he will continue to prosecute minor drug cases even though those are rare. He too supports treatment. We are still a believer the criminal Justice System is an avenue to bring that about. For he was not notified about the policy change. The chairman said he supports treatment when it works but people that have had their homes broken into, the met vast majority of those crimes have been committed by lowlevel drug users. I care about the vick comes more than the criminal. When does this new policy take effect . Immediately. The da said the policy is in a trial, pilot stage for a while. Are there any concerns about the social Service Agencies that will have to take these new people now who are not prosecuted for the minor drug offenses that will come your way most counties already have in place a structured social Services Healthcare agencies and other stakeholders that are able at least able on paper to handle the cases. Henry lee, reporting live. Thank you. Were checking on the weather. Coming up on friday. Weather is looking good. Towards the end of the weekend we get into fire concerns and quality issues. We will take a look at that and the fiveday forecast. So to help even more, geico is giving new and current customers a fifteen percent credit on their motorcycle policies with the geico giveback. And because were committed for the long haul, the credit lasts your full policy term. The geico giveback. Helping riders focus on the road ahead. aher. The latest on the coronavirus. According to numbers released today there are more than 790,000 cases of covid19 here in california. There are 3200 new cases confirmed yesterday and more than 16,000 people with the virus have now died in our state since the start of the pendant. United airlines is launching new first of a kind program. They are offering a rapid covid test from San Francisco to hawaii. Those who test negative wont have to go through hawaiis 14 in quarantine. If it works for hawaii, it might work for other destinations also. The program could be expanded internationally in the next coming months. Reporter United Airlines is breaking ground when it comes to air travel. Is the first offer rapid covid tests preflight with all their flights for me San Francisco to hawaii. There is a mandatory quarantine. There. We decided to give her passengers an opportunity to get tested prior so they could be negative when they arrived. Reporter united is offering two ways to get tested. One is a rapid way at a kiosk. The other is a mailin option 72 hours before travel. This is just a beginning. We will do this and other hubs and other locations as the International Market starts to open up. I believe this is something critical for us to have before people board planes. Reporter advocates say they have been pushing for this. What united is doing for hawaii i believe will allow us to travel quickly around the world. Reporter the Airline Passenger experience association thinks it will go a long way towards Building Customer confidence. They will get from point a to point b safely and they will get to their destination and get back home. If theres bad news with covid 19, id like to have it before im on the flight. Reporter it makes that weeklong vacation possible again. Travelers say they are already on board with the idea. I think of you want to stay ahead and you been doing all the things you need to be doing, wearing your mask, socially distancing, washing your hands, getting the tests, gives you the additional peace of mind. United work with officials in hawaii to make sure testing is meeting theres standard for the quarantine. Of the Program Launches on october 15th. In San Francisco, the mayor is speaking about what went right and what rant wrong during the coronavirus response. The mayor said the city fell short when it comes to reaching the Latino Community and for that reason there was a disparity in the number of latinos who contracted covid 19. There is an investment to help increase testing, contact tracing, education and outreach in the Latino Community. We have to be aggressive and deliberate about what we should be doing with this community to change what that disparity is. The significant investment we are about to make with specific things, will lead to the success we know we need to combat this virus. The help is much needed. Statistics show that at least half of the cities coronavirus cases are in the Latino Community. We are a few days away for President Trump naming the next nominee for the u. S. Supreme court. On capitol hill the debate over who he will pick to replace just the skins. The president suggested yesterday if there are questions surrounding mainly in ballot, he may not accept the Election Results. It could end up at the Supreme Court, further fueling Justice Ginsburgs replacement. How important that statement is. The American People should be convinced, this president is a danger to our constitution. President trump will announce his Supreme Court pick saturday at five p. M. From the white house. Were looking at first things first, thats the air quality. Thats been on the tip of our tongues for quite some time. The air quality good in our bay area. We have a westerly flow. As you know there is dense fog along the coast. Theres clearing as well. You see yellow up here. Thats not a horrible. South down towards the big sur mountains, most of the smoke has moved off to the southeast. Much nicer day. It tomorrow will be nice as well. Weather story will be about the fire concerns that come up saturday night and sunday and then monday morning. Probably red flag warning in the hills above 1000 feet. And nothing unusual. You expect that this time of year. Wind speeds for the time. , they will be up but not 60 miles an hour. They are like 25 or 30. It is not a highend red flag or whether fire alert right now. We will keep an eye on that. Now we get going with another nice day. Friday looks nice and saturday looks good. Clear outside right now. You do see, it appears like a little bit of smoke. I did mention around bakersfield, in that eastern, southeastern edge of bakersfield, where the valley wraps up, Southeast Quadrant down there is holding a lot of smoke down there. If you have friends or family down there, the smoke is trapped there, its not flushed out. It will get there but theyre having trouble getting it done. You can see across and so often we talk about air quality. If you can see, a day like today you know the air quality significantly better than it has been. We are going in the right direction. Pattern all week has been really helpful in getting the smoke out of here. You can see the rain in the pacific northwest. Thats a fullfledged weather system. Thats a lot of moisture. Thousands of miles of moistures dreaming off the pacific in the vancouver area. We are seeing surf off the coast a did 10 feet. 36 hours into the fall. And it looks like fall. Give that system another month and is down on the top of us dropping significant rain. Is 2 1 2 inches of rain. The plan for tomorrow more of the same. Fire concern saturday night. Pac12 football is ago this season. University president s chancellors and executives held a Virtual Meeting to play a sevengame College Football season set for november 6. Thats a reverse for decision back in august 2 postpone the decision in the spring because of concerns about the coronavirus. The pack 12 was the lone holdout among the conferences. I attribute it to my imagination. Playing on the pirate ship or the shoe are watching puppet shows. Local Authorities Say the thought of childrens fairyland closing in oakland is unthinkable. They are helping the park raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to help it reopen. Childrens fairyland and okun is getting a big boost of support. Thanks to film makers. Fairyland was in danger of closing because of the pandemic. Reporter almost everyone has the memory of childrens fairyland in oakland. When i was little kid we used to have the keys. Reporter including oakland born filmmakers. When i think of fairyland i think of narnia, are alice in wonderland and the worlds i spent in as a kid. Reporter they are teaming up again to write the next chapter are of the fairyland story. Saving the park for future generations. When we heard they were struggling and even the slightest chance it might not be around, that could not stand. I attribute my capacity for imagination to time spent at fairyland. The dragon ship, shoe, things like that. This is a 70th year which is another reason to celebrate. We have a sneak peek at story time. In a Digital Library for families. People in athletes coming in and reading stories. Reporter executive director are said public donations have help but it was a rough summer for their small staff. Reporter we have lost almost 4. 5 million. Its our busiest time but it seven days a week. We lost a lot this summer. Reporter it served as an inspiration for disneyland, and east bay treasure that means so much to so many. Theres nothing like it. Reporter they want to bring the magic back. When you see the whale and the key and you are immediately transported back to a particular kind of joy and wonder and awe of your childhood. Come have fun with us on saturday night. Coming up tonight, mail stolen again and again. It happens every couple of weeks. Coming up next, weve learned that prosecution of crime has hit a 10 year low. A lot to keep known drug dealers out of the tenderloin of San Francisco. How the City Attorney plans to do that, coming up. Time and time again thieves are targeting bay area mailboxes. They steal everything from unemployment checks to your personal information. Are investigated reporter shows whats doing this and whats being done to stop it. Reporter precision like clockwork rolling out, mail is on the move. Intended for final destination. But sometimes, intercepted by thieves. Its really frustrating. Reporter like the routine deliveries come the routine cries over missing mail. It makes me feel a little unsafe. Reporter time and time again using a counterfeit key, this guy gets inside this oakland Apartment Building. He make sure the coast is clear and then opens and empties mailboxes but accidentally locked himself out. s buddy comes to the rescue with a second copy key. Both caught on camera stealing stuff. In one week, four neighboring buildings were hit up, sometimes more than once. Different thieves using different keys to help themselves. I think you are working too hard. Clifford does not live near downtown. Still, even his dead ins street has crooks stopping by. At least every couple weeks, someone got their mailbox okun into. More surprising is what he recently discovered. There is a big bag in there, three big bags stashed behind this trailer. And in these compost bins. When i felt the bag, i felt it mightve been newspaper or something. That was 150 pounds of stolen mail. After chriss from oakland to hercules to a growth. Containing Important Information from investment firms, irs and healthcare companies. Neighbors turned over the bags to u. S. Postal inspection service. Investigators will log each piece of mail to try to connect the dots. We will identify where the males are from and prepare letters to customers and let them know weve recovered their males. Even one of those letters were f