>>nursing homes have become the epicenter of covid-19 i'm joe khaleel here at the white house will >>across the country nearly one-third of all covid-19 deaths have been traced back to nursing homes. as our washington correspondent joe khaleel reports lawmakers are working to address this issue, but both parties are taking very different approaches. >>nursing homes are at the epicenter of the covid pandemic close quarters very vulnerable populations and we need to do a lot more to keep residents and staff safe lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are focusing their attention on care facilities, democrat josh, harder has a bill to make regular testing mandatory for all nursing home staff and residents right now residents at that prove that they're sick in order to get a test that doesn't make any sense we know that a very large number of folks that are in effect that are asymptomatic carter is also calling for more accountability from the centers for medicare and medicaid he says the agency is behind on basic responses to the virus like notifying residents of cases in their nursing h

>>republicans rolled out a brand new task force to hold china accountable, i'm joe khaleel here in washington, we'll tell you why they say their investigation has to go beyond the coronavirus. >>and businesses across the country are figuring out how to reopen without putting their customers at risk up next how one restaurant is when a small businesses across the country are trying to figure out how to reopen safely one restaurant in. >>north canton ohio is using shower curtains to help customers keep their distance. close quarters in the dining area typically not suited for distancing. the restaurant order is installing clear shower curtains as barriers between tables. she reasons they can be easily cleaned and sanitized between customers while keeping a safe but open atmosphere. >>it looked at a few different barriers obviously we knew they had to be cleanable you know for part of our thought process and the whole people comfrtable getting out if you want to be able to see other people you're you've seen the same 4, 5, 6 people you live with all the time. >>the owner goes on to say she wants

khaleel. >>coming up next on the kron 00:04am morning news. there's a new high-tech way to track covid-19 symptoms what this drone can very high tech, a little peek outside before we go we're checking in on the golden gate bridge there. it is topic what's good so far in both directions and it's going to be a pretty nice day more sunshine today around the bay area we'll be right back stay welcome back everyone as lockdowns ease across the globe. authorities are looking for ways to police physical distancing. >>these strong is created by the company dragonfly might be the answer. they can detect fever coughing bring your breathing rate your heart rate. blood pressure all from above 200 feet away, wow. for your health this morning, it's the process of tracking down anyone who might have been affected by a person who was recently diagnosed with the virus like covid-19 contact tracing helps identify those people so that they can quarantine themselves and prevent further spread. and now there's an a

>>in washington, i'm joe khaleel. now let's switch gears and take a live look outside at san francisco international airport. >>not a very busy place these days, but weather wise we've got some summer heat happening still right now let's check in with our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow working from hall, many places still the triple digits at this hour. >>staying pretty hot. in fact a lot of 90's around the bay area now we have some records again just dean and of course that big dome of high pressure sitting head today but finally see a little bit of a sea breeze kicking along the coastline that was not just enough to bring some low clouds and some fog of records oh there you go. 96 degrees a record in santa rosa, 100 degrees in concord another record and all around the bay area we were says blunt out there get a 100 degrees in livermore 96 degrees. so that record and santa rosa 90's in a bottle 92 in redwood city 94 in san jose and matt dillon also to fremont 87 degrees and hayward and then you head out toward t

>>the yacht covid-19 in washington, i'm joe khaleel. >>let's take another look at the forecast for the weekend and beyond here's mabrisa rodriguez time of greece uh. >>i countered yet today we definitely had a out there along the coast and along the bay would scorching heat as you make your way inland near triple digits for parts of the the tribe alleys and as we take a live look outside in the east bay over berkeley. you could see clear skies out there and still a very warm air mass out there 75 degrees in oakland, upper 70's in hayward and 62 degrees right now for downtown san francisco with widespread upper 80's and mid-nineties san jose 87 degrees. but the tribe, dolly's intel conquered and livermore all in the mid 90's right now but santa rosa, not that far behind 90 degrees as you step outside or your 5 o'clock friday evening. and overnight lows tonight will still be on the warm side for and shop recalling down into the low 60's with widespread mid 50's for most of the bay area but slightly cooler temperatures right along the imme

our washington correspondent joe khaleel has the story. >>lawmakers say and national testing in tracing strategy is the key to reopening america's economy. have right now to see these fires is to keep people who are positive who for 18 inches away from a e congressman raul ruiz says by the fall states must do widespread covid testing and identify everyone who comes in contact with positive cases, but he says states can't do it alone. he. >>the administration to sit down with the public health experts to help you should look my recess testing and tracing isn't one size fits all it may differ state by state. >>but no matter what the strategy. he says it's going to take thousands of trained workers to put that strategy into workforce the men and women that are going to go there and get contact tracing congressman ami bera says california is already training thousands of contact tracers he says the work with county health officials to enforce isolated quarantines so you don't have to shut down the entire country but we could shut down clusters

khaleel. >>let's take a look at the forecast it looks like it's going to be a nice weekend but here's somebody who house for sure i'm meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez bruce a. >>hi there catherine yeah, lot of changes underway this weekend we are going to notice cloudier and cooler temperatures let's take a look at stormtracker 4 very dry clear conditions out there right now but just to the north out in the pacific northwest classic textbook example of the storm that is going to try to make its way into the bay area this weekend. bring us some changes not only a thicker marine layer, but also patchy coastal drizzle as well starting out your saturday morning. but overall most of us will be dry or saturday afternoon but then there are some showers expected to make its way into the north bay really just bringing traces amount of rain for those of you in santa rosa, but you are going to get that tail end of that storm, but overall drier weather for everywhere else in the bay area so not going to be

>>the yacht covid-19 in washington, i'm joe khaleel. >>time for another look at the forecast with meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez said i wouldn't mind getting a little cooler recent. >>yeah, well, your wish will be granted this weekend at him because i am tracking cooler and cloudier weather for your mother's day weekend and let's take a look at today's daytime highs 10 to nearly 20 degrees above average more than 10 degrees above normal for downtown san francisco warming up to 76 degrees and in the low 90's for those of you in san jose nearly 20 degrees above average for you and still tracking mostly sunny skies then layer high clouds overhead but temperatures right now the biggest cooldown drop the san francisco peninsula coastline mid to upper 50's on account of that strong sea breeze and also the return of that marine we're starting to extend into the east bay shoreline cooling temperatures there into the 60's and 70's with widespread 80's and 90's as you begin to make your way in london overnight lows tonight, we'll be on the mild

democrats call it a necessary safety measure during the pandemic washington correspondent joe khaleel reports. >>we don't want to take any chances with fraud president trump says he'll fight to stop states from allowing more americans to vote by mail in november. it's going to lead to total election fraud. so we don't want them to do mail in ballots. wednesday, the president suggested he might cut federal aid to michigan and nevada after their secretaries of state mail ballot applications to all registered voters there been other republicans like kevin mccarthy stop short of the president's view that mail in voting leads to fraud. we don't have a problem the summit votes by mail the problem that we had is that you try to federal lies an election newly elected republican mike garcia says vote by mail does present challenges even though he just won a special election with mostly male in voting. it's concerning and that it's there is a significant chain of custody challenges with voting by mail voting. >>is under assault. speaker nancy pelosi says there's no evidence that mail in ballots

khaleel. >>retail giant neiman marcus filed for bankruptcy today making it the largest u.s. retailer to collapse since the coronavirus pandemic devastated the industry. a bankruptcy filing does not mean a company will go out of business. many companies use bankruptcy to shed debt that they can't afford while closing some locations neiman marcus did not announce if any stores will be closing permanently. there aren't even stores in san francisco's union square, one the creek and palo alto. one day after announcing it was laying off 14% of its workforce. uber is also ditching its scooters and throwing its support behind line. the san francisco based company is now leading a $170 million investment into limes scooter business under the deal over will not transfer its own electronic bike and scooter division called jump to line and the companies will integrate their apps. let's check back in now with our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow as we take a live look outside here in san francisco blue

joe khaleel reports. >>before the coronavirus pandemic california had a budget surplus of $21 billion out of 54. >>billion dollar deficit that we're predict projecting for next year congressman mike levin says california is not unique nationwide. the pandemic is dried up local tax bases, he says state and local governments need the unprecedented trillion democrats have proposed in the heroes act to avoid going under we need to make sure that we take care of. >>these massive holes that the pandemic is left in state and local market in a budget yet everyone is because of the deficits but when you have such a low interest rates there is the opportunity to spend it on a massive unemployment work on a acknowledges the dollar amount is huge but he says the moment calls for massive investment in the trillion dollars card takes place august and still some senate republicans say state and local governments have unspent money left over from the cares act. >>they say a trillion dollars more right now is unsustainabl

>>in washington, i'm joe khaleel. >>coming up next on the kron 4 morning news as more businesses are opening their doors in the bay area. economists say not to expect a normal a return to normal anytim welcome back everyone, it's back to business for bay area stores restaurants and other retailers. taylor's looking to rebound from covid-19 but getting back to economic levels before the pendant it will take some time. >>but it will be a very slow recovery. will open because they're desperate to do so in order to jump on airplanes to any great extent and fly around and go on go long vacations and stay in hotels and ago to seen parked near the neck and really push the economy is the consumer. 70% of the economy. >>with millions of americans still out of words, some sectors such as retail and travel could feel the effect for a long time rest was worries that an uncertain future will impact both businesses and consumers because businesses won't be as willing to invest and consumers won't be as willing to you know spend a l

in washington, i'm joe khaleel. >>the irs says it wants stimulus money accidentally sent to people who have died to be returned. the irs use tax returns for the past 2 years to determine eligibility for those payments. some of the recipients died between filing their taxes and receiving the stimulus money and it was originally thought that surviving family members may be able to keep that money. but the irs is now saying it must be sent back. so if you have received a check intended for a loved one who is deceased. you have to mail it back to the treasury department money received through direct deposit can be sent back by check or money order. or protection is now in the way for area hospital workers on the front lines of this covid-19 pandemic a local company is now donating a million masks. 2 bay area hospitals. the donation is part of the silicon valley leadership group covid-19 challenge so far this challenge has raised more than $7 million in donations and equipment for area hospitals. hospital leaders say the

>>protection given to members of law enforcement and the military, joe khaleel reports from washington. >>they know norma torres says like soldiers preparing for battle or health care workers who treat covid patients suit up and risk their lives every day it's time that congress meets the moment for them so she wants to provide doctors nurses and medical staff the same benefits soldiers get we are asking how these medical professionals to go at it, you know and to protect themselves perez is calling for the next coronavirus aid package to include survivor benefits for families of health care workers who die of covid-19 as well as hazard pay whistleblower protection and housing costs for those living away from home while they work for us as the plans also an acknowledgment of the emotional toll and the trauma that health care workers face especially during this pandemic we have a look at the human side of that profession, thanks to salt. >>that is the reality. >>congressman mark takano was one of 76 lawmakers, including at least one republican to endorse the plan and he says be on benef

khaleel. >>well nobody has been watching local developments on the pandemic more carefully than san jose mayor sam liccardo i talked to him today about that. >>mayor some relax restrictions are coming to the bay area are you okay with fact did you have a say in this. >>well the restrictions actually set by 6 public health in 6 separate counties said no i don't, but i am certainly happy to see the construction and landscaping other outdoor occupations are. and now open so a lot of folks who are in desperate get paychecks i can be able to put food on the table for their families. i was happy to be able to work with contractors and unions who are working on. ways to ensure that they can get back to work safely they relate to the heavy lifting the hard work of figuring out rules and regulations that we sure everyone that they can do it safely and will make sure those those rules are in place. >>anything else that you wish they had covered that they had not mayor. >>well i think everyone can certai

khaleel. >>coming up we're parks are reopening and some bay area counties and another major event that brings thousands of people to the bay area every year it's been canceled and how the we're all doing our part by staying at home. that could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or just letting the sun light your home. stay well and keep it golden. local developments on the pandemic more carefully than san jose mayor sam liccardo and he's joining us now live for a conversation high merritt thanks for doing this. great to be with you catherine. mayor some relax restrictions are coming to the bay area are you okay with fact did you have a say in this. >>well the restrictions actually set by 6 public health in 6 separate counties said no i don't, but i am certainly happy to see that construction and landscaping other outdoor occupations are. now open so a lot of folks who are in desperate get p

khaleel. >>the new estimates from governor newsom's administration predict a staggering state budget shortfall of billion. all because of the coronavirus now that is about 3 and a half times more than what california had saved up for an economic downfall. one year ago california had $21 billion surplus. now there will be dramatically less money to spend on education social programs and other programs. governor newsome plans to reveal a new budget proposal next week. of the coronavirus pandemic is not just a health threat it's also seriously injuring the u.s. economy, especially employment. a report coming out this morning is expected to have the worst jobs report the u.s. has ever seen john lawrence reports. >>millions of americans are out of work trying to cope with financial woes caused by covid-19 we haven't gotten a paycheck in 6 weeks. we haven't got unemployment. what are we supposed to do harsher miller, the owner of headlines so long and spying california reopened for business when loc

trillion toward coronavirus relief convoys, washington correspondent joe khaleel now breaks down where the money would go. >>and why faces an uphill battle against senate republicans. >>house democrats plan to vote this week on their biggest relief package yet we must put more money in the pockets of the american people the heroes at a trillion bill includes 275 billion for testing and health care worker hazard pay and a trillion dollars for state and local governments house speaker nancy pelosi says congress needs to think big and act now there are those who said let's just pause to the families who are suffering know that hunger doesn't take a pause the rent doesn't take opposed the bill also renews direct payments to individuals and small businesses it's needed the american people are saying spend what it takes eric swalwell says it's a big price tag, but the cost of not passing the heroes act is even greater american people of the heroes on the front lines are invested in providing relief to but republicans have called the package a democratic wish list may say. >>it has no chance

joe khaleel reports from washington dc. >>house democrats are moving forward with their newly formed select committee on the coronavirus to make sure that we have. >>a bright light shining on the implementation on trillion of taxpayer dollars wednesday to speaker pelosi name, 7 house democrats to the select committee and name south carolina's jim cliburn its chairman i know all of them. >>have worked very closely with all of them and i think they will do the country proud she does this committee house republicans voted unanimously of this committee. >>they say they see it as another avenue for democrats to attack the president's coronavirus response house republican leader kevin mccarthy has yet to sign any members to the committee which is supposed to be in the cares act. >>you could use to being in a tease. >>of the alabama republican bradley byrne says he thinks the committee will be nothing more than a democratic after action attack on the president this is obviously and other parts in there are no after action reviews

khaleel. >>coming up next on the kron 4 morning news a high-profile child molester suspect in the east bay could get out of jail, even though authorities warn that he poses a serious safety risk to the public. and before we go a little peek outside at the golden gate bridge traffic looks good. no problems into or out of san francisco will be right back. welcome back everyone to the east bay, a suspected child molester could get out of jail soon. >>well lead hamzy is asking for a bail reduction because of concerns over the coronavirus the 60 year-old is accused of multiple child molestation crimes, including continuous abuse of lewd acts upon a child and he will be in court tomorrow seeking a bail reduction is currently being held without bail at the santa rita jail in dublin after being arrested and charged with child abuse back in 2019 authorities say it ham the israelis the community should be concerned. >>this person is a prolific serial child molester oh i don't know how much more dangerou

>>including the origins of coronavirus our washington correspondent joe khaleel has the story. >>we have learned more about covid and one thing has become very clear. china's coverup directly led to this crisis house republicans say they intend to hold china accountable for its role in the spread of coronavirus today, i'm announcing the republican led china task force. >>republican leader kevin mccarthy says the new task force will investigate the origins of the coronavirus in china and accusations that the chinese government lied to the rest of the world about its severity while they denied flights from long into beijing. and domestically they allow the international flights from want to go around the world for the virus to continue to spread but he says a task force will go beyond the virus to investigate china's widespread impact in the u.s. including influence operations targeting the u.s. including our universities. >>think tanks and media outlets economic threats to our government and our allies mccarthy says a task force is going to be republican led because democrats ba

>>i'm joe khaleel here in washington, why they >>tonight some members of congress are hoping to negotiate a major increase in spending for child care in the next coronavirus relief they argue that every other sector of the economy depends on it, joe khaleel reports now from washington with more congress approved billion for child care in the first cures package house democrats are now asking for at least 50 billion in the next one euro in the she shuns option of e 4 and hit congresswoman katie porter says of child care centers begin to close it will have a devastating effect on the economy. she says workers in every industry rely on childcare usually have quality affordable health care is >>he and our economy states lift their stay home orders millions of american workers with children at home we're going to have to go back to work soon. >>weekend. care facilities open democrat mike levin says many child care facilities have been unable to get emergency government loans and my clothes if congress doesn't act specific is absolutely unnecessary the democrats in the house or a list of all th

i'm joe khaleel here we're all doing our part by staying at home. that could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden. >>5 25 and in national headlines democrats are pushing back against president trump's opposition to mail in voting the president thinks it will lead to voter fraud while democrats call it a necessary safety measure during this pandemic washington dc correspondent joe khaleel takes a closer look. >>we don't want to take any chances with fraud president trump says he'll fight to stop states from allowing more americans to vote by mail in november. it's going to lead to total election fraud. so we don't want them to do mail in ballots. wednesday, the president suggested he might cut federal aid to michigan and nevada after their secretaries of state mail ballot applications to all registered voters there been other republicans like kevin mccarthy stop short of the president's view

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>>the nursing homes have become the epicenter of covid-19 i'm joe khaleel here with white house will take a look at the way both parties are handling this in very different ways. >>as we head to break, here's a quick look at the expected temperatures this afternoon once again in awfully hot territory with upper 90's to low 100's for a hottest inland valleys still plenty warm along bayshore line will get the updated forecast from john travel in a moment, we'll have news on when we might get some relief. ♪ ♪ when you need it, jack delivers: order on uber eats, postmates and grubhub. my new bite-sized, crispy popcorn chicken is so when you need it, jack delivers: irresistible you'll want them whenever, so don't resist! pop 'em while you game, hang, or do your thing. pop my 100% all-white-meat classic or spicy popcorn chicken combo for just $5.99. >>5.24 nearly a 3rd of all covid deaths have been traced to nursing homes, lawmakers in washington are now working to make sure that those places are safer for seniors, joe khaleel explains. >>nursing homes are at the epicenter of the covid

given to our law enforcement and military joe khaleel reports now from washington. >>they know norma torres says like soldiers preparing for battle for health care workers who treat covid patients suit up and risk their lives every day it is time nice to us live and so she wants to provide doctors nurses and medical staff, the same benefits soldiers get we are asking how these medical professionals to go at it, you know tap dance oust torres is calling for the next coronavirus aid package to include survivor benefits for families of health care workers who die of covid-19 as well as hazard pay whistleblower protection and housing costs for those living away from home while they work tourists as the plans also an acknowledgment of the emotional toll and the trauma that health care workers face especially during this pandemic we have a look at the human side of that profession faced a salt. >>that is the reality. >>congressman mark takano was one of 76 lawmakers, including at least one republican to endorse the plan and he says be on benefits it sends a message to hos

khaleel. >>the just throughout santa cruz county are set to reopen today after they were shut down after a dead >>a 31 and starting today people will be allowed back into the water where a surfer was killed by a shark in santa cruz county kron four's reyna harvey has more. >>beaches are set to re open today out here in santa cruz county after some of them are closed after a deadly shark attack over the weekend. again we want to show you the young man lost his life in that attack this is 26 year-old been kelly he was killed due to injuries he received from a shark bite while surfing at sand dollar beach on the south end of the county saturday afternoon. i'm so sad for the loss for his family. i read that he was he has been a lifelong surfer so he he really was into the sport into the making the board son. you know it's a it's a really sad thing. >>while the species of shark that killed kelly has still not been confirmed dozens of large great white sharks were seen swimming in the area in the da

>>in washington, i'm joe khaleel. >>now the 4 zone forecast was another view of the golden gate bridge on this hump day 19 and it doesn't look like there's too much fog out there tonight lawrence what's the now we've got an offshore wind blowing and that's when the moose and the lamb toward the ocean is certainly that clears out looking good out there toward the golden gate bridge and everywhere around the bay area tonight working on so that ice is what we've seen all year long in fact, the next couple days going to be the hottest days we've seen so far this year beautiful out toward the golden gate bridge tomorrow going to be sunny and bright into san francisco. we've got 70 in the marina 70 in the mission 65 in the sunset along the coastline are looking to 66 degrees in daly city, 65 in half moon bay and inside the bay we start warming up 74 degrees in millbrae 70 south san francisco, 82 in foster city 85 degrees in redwood city and sunny 85 also amount to the south bay as high as 88 degrees in san jose 87 campbell

we have washington correspondent joe khaleel now to explain. >>house democrats plan to vote this week on their biggest relief package yet we must put more money in the pockets of the american people the heroes act a $3 trillion bill includes 275 billion for testing and health care worker hazard pay and a trillion dollars for state and local governments house speaker nancy pelosi says congress needs to think big and act now there are those who said let's just pause. >>to the families who are suffering know that hunger doesn't take a pause the rent doesn't take a pause the bill also renews direct payments to individuals and small businesses it's needed american people are saying spend what it takes eric swalwell says it's a big price tag, but the cost of not passing the heroes act is even greater the american people of the heroes on the front lines are worth investing in providing relief to but republicans have called the package a democratic wish list may say. >>it has no chance of passing the republican led senate bliss got so much. >>unrelated

democrats say it's necessary in the pandemic washington dc correspondent joe khaleel has more. >>we don't want to take any chances with fraud president trump says he'll fight to stop states from allowing more americans to vote by mail in november. it's going to lead to total election fraud. so we don't want them to do mail in ballots.ednesday, the president suggested he might cut federal aid to michigan and nevada after their secretaries of state mail ballot applications to all registered voters there but other republicans like kevin mccarthy stop short of the president's view that mail in voting leads to fraud. we don't have a problem the summit votes by mail the problem that we had is that you try to federal lies an election newly elected republican mike garcia says vote by mail does present challenges even though he just won a special election with mostly male in voting. it's concerning and that it's there is a significant chain of custody challenges with voting by mail voting. >>is under assault. speaker nancy pelosi says there's no evidence that mail in ballots lead to vot

so we've washington dc correspondent joe khaleel taking a closer look. >>congress approved billion for child care in the first cures package house democrats are now asking for at least 50 billion in the next one euro in the she shunned election e 4 and hit congresswoman katie porter says of child care centers begin to close it will have a devastating effect on the economy. she says workers in every industry rely on childcare usually have quality affordable health care is he and our economy states lift their stay home orders millions of american workers with children at home are going to have to go back to work soon. >>weekend. care facilities open democrat mike levin says many child care facilities have been unable to get emergency government loans and my clothes if congress doesn't act specific is absolutely unnecessary the democrats in the house or a list of all the other stuff port and that's going to be a bill that fails pretty c'est bon republican doug lamalfa doesn't think a billion investment in childcare belongs in a coronavirus relief package so

khaleel. >>in the east bay police arrested a woman for posting racist messages on people's doors, a person who lives in san leandro posted these photos on facebook saying that the woman right here in the white beanie targeted people of color with xenophobic letters. >>one letter said that the person had until saturday morning to leave the country. the salient or police have identified the woman as nancy arcega the san leandro mayor responded to the incident thanking police for their quick actions. and also added that the city is what a welcome in place and there is no place for hate in the community. >>also in the east bay of concord man is facing arson charges in connection with a grass fire. cal fire responded to this blaze on marsh creek road just west of the round valley parking area in contra costa county that was back on may 6th the fire had threatened a nearby ranch for a time fire crews were able to contain the burn to 5 acres. joshua smith is in jail this morning being held on $450,00

they argue that every other sector of the economy depends on it washington dc correspondent joe khaleel has the details. >>congress approved billion for child care in the first cures package house democrats are now asking for at least 50 billion in the next one euro in the she shunned election e 4 and hit congresswoman katie porter says of child care centers begin to close it will have a devastating effect on the economy. she says workers in every industry rely on childcare usually have quality affordable health care is he and our economy states lift their stay home orders millions of american workers with children at home are going to have to go back to work soon. >>weekend. care facilities open democrat mike levin says many child care facilities have been unable to get emergency government loans and my clothes if congress doesn't act specific is absolutely unnecessary the democrats in the house or a list of all the other stuff port and that's going to be a bill that fails pretty c'est bon republican doug lamalfa doesn't think a billion investment in childcare belongs in a coronavirus

khaleel. a very special delivery for graduating seniors in castro valley is teachers at redwood christian high school. >>put together packages and delivered them to 62 seniors yesterday. each package included a cap and gown also a lawn sign had written letters from teachers along with a cupcake teacher stacey clawson is also the mom of a graduating senior. she says it was a great way for teachers to be part of their students milestone moment. >>i just wanted them to know that even now these these times are unpredictable and it's hard to walk through that this might be just. a time for them to see what they've accomplished and. understand that that they're loved and that there's reason to celebrate and that's fantastic. >>well the school also be mailing the packages to a few of the international students who have since returned home. kron 4 is proud to salute the class of 2020 and this morning we want to congratulate giovani heredia giovani is graduating from pittsburgh high school you looks li

khaleel. a new report finds the majority of a billion fund take about the coronavirus crisis has yet to home. it's not just where we live. it's where we make a life. this memorial day, and every day, we honor those who gave everything to keep our home safe. lowes. home unites us. >>well check this out we saw it live yesterday and here's more video of its snow falling in the sierra over the last storm system we had rolled through here past couple days what look at the fact that the cause when asked some folks had a little trouble getting through it. but there you have it some fresh snow several inches of it up in this year which will happily take because we need him in the reservoirs and everything else to get us through the summer weird. >>weird to see it. yeah, i mean i get makes the like give the hopeful for next year because vail issued a credit for you if you bought passes what do they call those passes you know for all those veil on the for the hall resort, yeah, they'd still like a porti

khaleel. >>getting to know the newest addition of 49 ers offensive line how all pro trek williams feels about taking joe staley's place couple of big men there and also in sports. the pandemic forces, the nba to postpone one of >>time now for >>well as many basketball fans wait to see if or when nba games will continue the league has decided to change the schedule of one of its signature events the association announced this afternoon this year's draft lottery and combine have been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic hits the annual event where the selection order is finalized and teens can scout prospects. golden state is expected to have a high draft pick this year so this means the front office. we'll have to wait a bit to see where they will be selecting it was scheduled for may 19 in chicago and a new date has not been set the draft is still slated for june 25th as for the status of the regular season, there is no update on when games could reason elsewhere in the sports world,

khaleel. >>the uk is past its peak that is according to the national medical director of national health service in england today marked a decrease in the number of deaths from covid-19 over the past 24 hours. that country recorded 315 deaths bringing the total death toll there to 28,446 uk guidelines require the number of cases to continue falling in order to ease restrictions there meantime as the united kingdom approach is having the worst death toll in europe, new figures emerged to suggest. >>the number of dead was significantly higher before the uk went into lockdown questions are swirling. the prime minister boris johnson do everything at the right time as he said before he himself caught the virus were mistakes made there are now more visible with weeks of hindsight. nick walsh reports. a person is close to having europe's worst death toll. >>so what did i do wrong. what differently. >>when local alarm bells were ringing loudly. uk was clear, it wouldn't lock down to an e and that some

>>in washington, i'm joe khaleel. >>a house explosion in selling and wilson's chief people to the hospital tell you >>more more states across the country are trying to balance public health and economic recovery as they begin to reopen as ed lavendera reports, it's even harder to do as the number of covid cases continues to rise. >>the risk of reopening is one that some business owners are willing to take my place is ready. >>everything is ready and my clients are more than ready. >>a number of hair salons and barbershops are preparing to be back in business again here in texas starting tomorrow and service may look a little different. the governor is encouraging but not requiring customers and stylists to wear masks. texas the second most populated state in the country is experiencing an uptick in coronavirus cases and some local leaders fear it could get worse i just think for me. >>we're going a bit too fast. you don't want to go through this again last month the white house later recommended guidelines for states

khaleel. >>and our coverage of the coronavirus continues on our website at kron 4 dot com where you'll find the latest on outbreaks in the bay area. there's also an interactive map and plenty of information on ways that you can stay safe. you can find all this and more on our website at kron 4 dot com. ahead this morning, education experts worried about the lasting impact this pandemic could have on students will have more on this coming out. warriors legend and hall of famers reaching out to fans who have been affected by the coronavirus his stories coming up as well before we get to that let's take a live look outside a picture postcard view this morning golden gate bridge, plenty of sunshine warming up motorcycle riders love the open road. and geico loves helping riders get to where they're going, 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 we're committed for the long haul, the cr

>>joe khaleel reporters on the ground there and he is reporting that there've also been bottles thrown at secret service members who are passing out more shields in getting tighter together as they are bracing for more of a confrontation so will be getting some new video there in the meantime we want to go back to our newsroom where our ella sogomonian has an update tell. >>hey there guys so we're also tracking what is happening across the country, including here at home on twitter take a look at the screen here in washington dc as you mentioned our reporter joe khaleel out there says that at the white house this was about 46 minutes ago that was a scene as it george floyd protests continue to happen. he says that many of the officers are guarding a barricade in riot gear just as they put their helmets on as you can see in that video scrolling down a bit in his feet it says that there are a lot of chance for george floyd again barricades around the white house it was actually put on lockdown according to cnn for a brief period earlier today. people chanting what do we want justice when

khaleel. >>the congressional seat in california has turned from blue to read republican mike garcia defeated democrat christy smith in a special election for a house seat left vacant when former representative katie hill resigned. well earlier today we spoke to our political analyst on whether they think that this will have a large significance in this current political climate. >>really has almost 9 this was a very truncated special election. say this that the republicans actually nominated a candidate who actually had a chance to gain and latino candidate to it. good credentials. but this is a district that in november when turnout is high is probably going to flip back to the dam so you know for a special election low turnout election. i'm not surprised at the republican one and good for him, it's going to be a lot different come november. >>well there's a lot of moving parts here and one is which the republican actually ran talking about trump which is interesting. this is a former republi

khaleel. well between balancing schoolwork and fighting off boredom 3.15 year-old warren county say that they're staying quite busy they started a handmade face mask company called. >>3 guys who care the teens have been best friends since kindergarten and wanted start a business. their mom's out get started, but the boys are taking the lead they had to learn everything from thread counts sewing managing a website marketing and sales. >>you know we all have these young entrepreneur minds and we wanted to get ourselves more familiarized with you know just learning operated business. we thought what better time right now. the stark and you know to do something that our community. >>a great idea in and they've got a good deal going to win customers by 3 masks they will get a 4, 3, to donate to a front line worker. the best friends say that they want to sell the masks in ball to local companies and hopefully eventually to school districts as well robin. >>they're learning a new skill and helping ot

joe khaleel has more now from washington. >>house democrats are moving forward with their newly formed select committee on the coronavirus to make sure that we have. >>a bright light shining on the implementation on $2 trillion of taxpayer dollars wednesday. speaker pelosi name 7 house democrats to the select committee and name south carolina's jim cliburn its chairman i know all of them. >>have worked very closely with all of them and i think they will do the country proud she does this committee house republicans voted unanimously against the creation of this committee. >>they say they see it as another avenue for democrats to attack the president's coronavirus response house republican leader kevin mccarthy has yet to sign any members to the committee which is supposed to be bipartisan oversight committee in the cares act. >>we could use to being in a tease. >>of the alabama republican bradley byrne says he thinks the committee will be nothing more than a democratic after action attack on the president this is obviously an

we have joe khaleel with a closer look from washington. >>the grocery store workers firefighters nurses and doctors all exposed themselves to covid risk every day. some lawmakers say they should get paid extra for we are asking every day we're kids to show up to work. >>it put their health and their lives every is so congresswoman linda sanchez and house democrats included billion for hazard pay in the heroes act to coronavirus relief bill passed by the house on friday we think it obviously to be. >>rule there isn't any reason why we shouldn't be supporting our front-line workers is one thing just to say thank you it's not easy to back that up with action congressman mike levin says the heroes act goes beyond just a pay raise and it also provides workplace safety standards osha standards. >>that i think are overdue and necessary and there's a lot in the heroes act that republicans say they can not support but when it comes to essential workers getting hazard pay they say there is room to negotiate, i'm not voting against those things per s

khaleel. >>bart and muni are preparing for more riders to head on their public transportation coming up in >>and we are back with the very latest on a fairly strong earthquake that struck early this morning just after the 4 o'clock hour. it was centered about a 125 miles east-southeast of south lake tahoe which puts it squarely in fairly remote a portions of nevada out in the desert and mountains communities out there. although we have to say that it was felt across the state line here in california light. but it was felt because at some points. it looks as though the magnitude was right around 6 point o 4 in magnitude it's at some points been downgraded to 6.2 here recently by the usgs but look you can see us chandelier shaking. this was a friend of the station's who lives out in fresno and they recorded this video showing some of the swaying that was felt as far away as fresno from this earth quakes epicenter and so there you go it's categorized as a strong earthquake. according to usgs cour

khaleel. >>lawmakers want to talk to jeff bezos the amazon ceo got a letter from lawmakers today asking him. >>to testify before congress. it all has to do with antitrust concerns amazon initially said he didn't use nonpublic sellers specific data to determine which private label products to launch. but a recent report from wall street journal seems to contradict that saying that seller data was being used to get a competitive advantage they lawmakers say that if this new report is right then statements, amazon made to them earlier spot appear to be misleading and possible criminal a foster purge or us here at dealers posing as delivery workers and carrying warmer bags that contain drugs instead of food, the international criminal police organization says. >>that is what's going on in many countries as food delivery orders are on the rise during the pandemic policing countries from ireland to malaysia, reporting. drug couriers pretending to be delivery employees carrying drugs slyke cocaine an

khaleel. >>it is a new change is going to affect millions a new iphone update make it easier for you to unlock your phone while you're wearing a mask, the latest i o s update includes a modified version of its face id feature. if you swipe up once will you wear a face covering you'll immediately be able to enter your passcode now the previous feature force you to wait a few seconds before you could enter the code. the new i o s also let's use apps created by public health agencies that will send you a notification if you've been in contact with someone who has tested positive for covid-19. and our coverage of the coronavirus continues on our website at kron 4 dot com where you'll find the latest on outbreaks in the bay area. also an interactive map and plenty of information on ways for you to stay safe. you can find it on more common for dot com. the break famous vacation spot. caesars house is preparing to reopen right around the corner, but things are going to be a just a bit differen as you

khaleel. >>and a quick reminder to tune in next wednesday may 27th, that's what we're going to have our congressional town hall special call the road to reopening politicians from all over california will be answering your questions live on air and you can submit a video of your question for our website kron 4 dot com or you can use twitter and the hashtag reopening ca. >>again this inside california politics special will air live from 7 to 8 o'clock in the evening on kron 4 and on our kron on app which is free to download right now get those questions in and we'll ask them of those politicians that will be joining us we'll take a quick break we'll be right back. >>in the state are prepared to defy governor newsom's stay at home order. and opening their services next sunday capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has more now on their efforts to reopen the doors to religious institutions. >>planning is underway for pastors across california preparing to hold their first in person services in 2 m

>>in washington, i'm joe khaleel. >>kron four's happy to salute the class of 2020 and this morning we want to congratulate jordan ramirez jordan is graduating from mount diablo high school in concord and he plans to attend san jose state university in the fall congratulations jordan. when you you can let us know happening with the graduate in your life just go to kron 4 dot com find the salute to grads 2020 it's under the news tab on our website and then submit a photo of your grad let us know which high here she attended and what's next in store for them and we're happy to put them online. it's going take a live look outside at sfo this morning hey some clearing skies there and still no >>while they sound great don't say what a performance. those are students at commodore valley high school less unpleasant 10 and their annual musical in concert got canceled this year because of the pandemic so their teacher mark awful put together this virtual performance. he says he's very proud of his students for rising to their c

>>in washington, i'm joe khaleel. >>all right time to check on the forecast again with mabrisa rodriguez who says the rain's not over member isa. >>yeah, not over bag don't put away your umbrella just yet at thread you can for now at least for tonight, but tomorrow, make sure to take it out before you head out the door because i am tracking some scattered showers right around your new lunch time hour but as you can see overall drier and calmer weather out there right now in downtown san francisco in temperatures out there right now starting to cool down into the 50's around the san francisco coastline. but widespread mid to upper 60's as you make your way inland so widespread 60's out there today and overnight lows tonight, upper 40's low 50's or the overnight temperatures and wake-up planner forecast is going to show a dry start for most of the bay area but those of you in the north they could start to see the return of scattered showers as earlier outbid morning by wednesday with some you scattered showers becoming