reporting in oakland. dan thorn kron 4 news. >>and also in the east bay changer changes are coming in martinez in response to the protests following the death of george floyd earlier this month people marched in the streets of the city demanding racial justice and equality. martinez vice mayor mark ross and the city council agreed to form a citizen run committee that would help guide them through civil rights gender and lgbtq issues. so this week they decided to form a task force made up of martinez residents plus they will commission artwork in a downtown building to include black lives matter in place of the one that was removed. >>you know we all have blind spots. and city martinez wants to know. we're the blind spot start with her to with respect to our policies. our procedures and how we attack them and deliver services and more teams, including the police and the honor code enforcement and our general government works what we're looking for is that separate up to give us insight and honest truth about how we are delivering

and also elevate oakland. >>> the oakland zoo planning to reopen soon. in just minutes, join us as we talk live with the president of the oakland zoo. for details on the virtual party. also, we will head to the south bay in helping san jose restaurants expand their dining options during the covid-19 pandemic. how san jose is doing its part with street closures. >>> if you have not done this yet, you should. joined the new ktvu newsletter. head over to ktvu.com/email and sign up. the santa clara county district attorney is expected to announce he will no longer pursue the death penalty in all cases. jeff rosen is making the announcement in a news conference later today. he supported the death penalty as recent as last year. this comes after governor newsom offered a moratorium on the death penalty. >>> the number of cases of coronavirus deaths is spiking in the u.s. and around the world. we have the latest. >> another grim new milestone in the fight against coronavirus. 15 million confirmed cases worldwide. 4 million in the u.s.. in addition to the spike

way. >>> we are here in oakland at the scene of a very active fire burning in the downtown oakland on mlk way and it looks like firefighters are mopping up the face of their operations and they were on the roof a short time ago cutting holes to let all the heat out of the house. they are trying to figure out how this all got started. they first got the call at 5:17 of a fire fully engulfing this area and then they went to some kind of interior battle and they spent 25 minutes inside and then the building was engulfed in flames. they went to what they call a defensive posture and they stayed outside and sprayed water on it that way. as far as injuries and deaths, proper units were here in nine people are living inside and everyone made it out safety. and we are looking at returning them to their corners. as far as how this tire, it started outside of the building and it is a u shape and it started in the courtyard and here is them to how it all got started. >> we had heavy fire unable to determine where the fire was coming from. i sent crews in the interior and backside of the building

oakland police are at the scene. the mayor spokesperson says the mayor will be making a statement this afternoon, no word on who is behind vandalism. >>> the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise when it comes to hospitalizations in the state of california. according to the latest from john hopkins university, there are more than 399 cases statewide. that is an increase of more than 12,000 cases compared to the same time yesterday. more than 7700 people have died in the bay area. there are more than 42,000 cases and at least 711 deaths. >>> businesses in san mateo county preparing for tighter restrictions. san mateo county is expected to be put on the states monitoring list sometime today. so far san mateo was the only county not on the list. county leaders say they cross the threshold due to a recent surge in cases. 33 counties are currently on the list. governor newsom says he is alarmed by the increase in hospitalizations and icu cases. >> as soon as he steps up to the microphone will bring it to you live.

back in oakland. her sir channel performance that is benefiting black lives matter and some nonprofit groups. >>> but first after the break, san francisco mayor london breed joins us at the city's police department of accountability finishes its investigation into the home raid of a journalist. her opinions on that and much more, including the coronavirus. it is morning and we know that you want coffee. but we also know that, when it comes to money you want to... not spend any. that's why 7-eleven has 7 cups free with 7rewards. you get the drip coffee you want. for the no money you want. coffee. no money. 7 times. is that what you want? oh, we know. because we are 7-eleven. and we might know you better than you know yourself. 7-eleven. always open. >>> a coronavirus vaccine, china, and tesla stock. these are just some of the things pam cook is tracking throughout this morning. she is live now again to bring us more in dollars and sense. good morning, pam. >> good morning, gasia. yeah, tesla reports ea

>>that breaking news happening in oakland tonight, oakland police reporting vandalism at the police department headquarters building on broadway in downtown oakland, the department tweeted pictures of the damage. officers say some within a crowd broke windows and you can see spray painted the walls of the opd headquarters. we're also hearing according to police fireworks and lasers were pointed at officers and also at a helicopter at least one helicopter flying overhead. the tweet ends with the hashtag wall of ma police say roughly 600 people were at today's demonstration in oakland earlier this evening, this event was peaceful you can see the hundreds of people walking through the streets there in oakland, the wall of moms the group was inspired by the mothers who are protecting the protesters in portland oregon, many of them have been arrested by federal agents and is. >>protesters see that as working against the whole effort for police reform president trump calling for those arrests by federal agents and also saying that those ages may be sent into other cities, including oakland. so this

the walk brings in an oakland run. 1-0, a's. mark can ha. 3-0 oakland and they were undone in the first. just pouring it on. robbie grossman, ground ball, 4-0 oakland. that will ends before he can record one out. the green light on the 3-0 pitch. why not? the first of the year. just like that, it is a 5-3 ball game. a's up 5. sean murphy. the a's win 6-4. every win in the shortened season is big. >> it's like september baseball every day. you're going out no matter with what happens. like needing to win a game. you don't know how far you'll be out. this is pushing forward in the standings. it is definitely an odd season but i'm happy that we've been able to knock two out of three out. if we do it the rest of the year, we'll be laughing all the way. >> we're trying to get into a rhythm of getting back into kind of mid season form. like this is typically your, this is mid season. and you are in mid season form by this point. obviously, we have three games in here so i think we're still trying to kind of get our bearings. and we're

oakland coliseum. several members of the giant took a knee during the national anthem including the giants new manager dave kapler who says they healed team meeting before the game and made a decision to hold a silent tribute in support of racial justice. >> i wanted them to know that i wasn't pleased with the way our country has handled police brutality and i told them that i wanted to amplify their voices, and i wanted to amplify the voice of the black community and marginalized communities as well. >> he is the first major league baseball manager to take a knee. back in 2017, on that very same field, former oakland a's catcher bruce maxwell took a knee and became the first major league baseball player to kneel for the national anthem. >>> the giant went onto beat the oakland a's 6-2. they did it in front of an empty stand at the coliseum. no fans were allowed. but most bay area fans are happy to so pro sports for the first time in months. some fans braved last night's chilly weather outside san fran

it started last night in oakland. players and coaches were masking up in the dugout and some players socially distancing by sitting in the stands and of course no real fans in the stands, just cutouts. top of the second, with the wibases here, there is a double he has two out and that brings everyone home and it is 3-0, san francisco. and stephen has a solo blast to tyler anderson to get oakland on the board. and now to the seventh, slater doubles to the right-center field gap to bring home two more runs, and he finished with five runs. oh moment later in the game, melissa, the first female coach in major league history, coaching first base for the giants and they won the game 6-2. several giants players and coaches including the manager gabe kapler took a knee during the national anthem and jaylin davis and more at austin slater were those that knelt and brandon crawford stood between davis and first base coach kapler and tony richardson with his hands on their shoulders. >> i wanted to use my platform to demonstrate

. >> celebratory fires came dangerously close to an oakland teen when a stray bullet flies through her bedroom ceiling. >>> business is getting the okay to open in santa clarita county are being excited, the mixed messages as the county reopening plan gets put on hold. >>> it is sunday july 5th, good morning i'm ken feeley, emily turner has the morning off. >>> happy fifth of july devon, you know sometimes there is smoke in the air from pollution the sunset can take on a real pretty glow. worsening that with sunrise right now, because so much smoke in the air, from all the illegal fireworks last night, not only are there air-quality issues but look at the views from salesforce east, you're getting the interesting color, the haze near the east bay and on the other side of the sky, there is the moon. and we've got a full moon right now, that's going to set at 6:13, beautiful view in the sky right now you can see the haze looking out over the city, this is the view of san francisco from trevor island, that direction without anything else to light up the sky you really see the haze, i will

two in east oakland, one in west oakland and another in fruitvale. the new testing site will be one of the things we will talk about with with mayor libby schaaf. she will join us at 8:15. other topics will be the city's financial problems caused by the pandemic including the possibility the oakland zoo may run out of money and have to shut down. >>> immigration and customs enforcement is changing a policy that threatens the status of international students who are steady here in the u.s. i.c.e. announced they will deport the students if their colleges switch to online only courses because of the pandemic there's an estimated 1 million foreign students in american colleges and students say they don't know if they should return to their home countries, state in the u.s. or transfer to another college. >> if berkeley doesn't give out new policies it's hard for every undergraduate international student to find in person class. >> uc berkeley's international office email student saying you see leadership is analyzing the guidance. they have the students

oakland city council passed a measure called, quote, protect oakland from president trump's federal agents, end quote. the measure comes three days after thousands took to the streets of downtown oakland in a rally against federal agents and for police reform. a rally that started peacefully but turned violent as the sheriffs office says a business owner was beaten with a baseball bat and a fire was set inside the alameda county courthouse causing $200,000 worth of damage. a night where we saw the fremont police department choose not to give mutual aid due to a restraining order that prevents the use of tear gas on protesters and other crowds in oakland. the sheriff's office saying many departments are concerned about their officers safety. fremont pd saying with one days notice we did not have enough time to fully understand the implications of the court order or provide proper training for our employees. oakland city council member also against using any help from the feds vowing to fight it in court if it happens. >> i think every american should be deeply concerned about the tro

this is damage for the city of oakland, period. >> oakland police say they made several arrests but did not give details on charges. in oakland, cornell barnard, ab >>> in seattle police arrested 45 people. seattle police said protests threw large rocks, bottles, fireworks, and other explosives, injuring 21 officers. in los angeles violence broke out between police and demonstrators there. three protesters for injured. in portland, protesters breached a fence surrounding the city's federal courthouse building. police there declared a riot. >>> turning to the coronavirus pandemic and another county being monitored by the state. santa cruz county was added saturday to the list. that means if cases don't drop in three days, it will have to roll back its reopening and close indoor businesses. the number of confirmed cases in california is down significantly with more than 8,200 cases. there were over 10,000 yesterday. the seven-day positivity rate also went down to 7.8%, which is back under the state's threshold of 8%. >>> more than 145,000 americans have now died from covid-19. this is the

the oakland police department and the fbi are investigating. >>> city leaders in oakland have narrowly decided against making big cuts to police funding. the concerns lingering on the minds of some council members. >>> also, vandals attacked the home each oakland mayor libby schaaf. the messages left behind, and the search for who is responsible. 7:00 on a wednesday. good morning. >> welcome to the middle of the week. it's wednesday, july 22nd. how are my favorite bike riders, gacia? >> they are sleeping this morning, but they are riding their hearts out at the bmx track every

it went on to say the oakland police department and the city of oakland has not nor would we request federal assistance to address crowd management within our city. reporting from the news room, lauren martinez, abc7 news. >>> well, the giants and the a's are going head to head again tonight in game two of the bay bridge series. this time the game will be held at oracle park. the giants beat the a's in game one last night and this is the first time that pro sports returned to the bay area since the pandemic started. jobina fortson is at the live desk with the powerful moment before the game started and now it's trended online. >> yes, it is. good morning, kumasi. during the national anthem several giants players took a knee. recent protests after the death of george floyd and the push for social justice. >> i wanted to use my platform to demonstrate my dissatisfaction with the way we've handled racism in our country. i wanted to demonstrate my dissatisfaction with systemic racism in our country and i wanted them to know that they got to make their own decisions and we would respect a

cast for the visibility down to a couple of miles especially through our east bay hills like through oakland and through hayward right now we're about a mile visibility for half moon bay along highway, one and the north bay same goes as well. the good news is things will start to clear a little bit as we get closer to the noontime hour it's going to stick mainly for can summer coastal spots and get there we are going to see sunshine for most of the bay area as we get into the afternoon hours temperature wise right now we're about the same a degree or 2 cooler in some spots and where we're at yesterday morning. but pretty much even for napping for fairfield and if you're waking up with us now in santa rosa. so it's not going to feel much different as you head out of the house this morning we're mostly in the 50's even some low 60's on the board oakland you're at 60 degrees right now hayward you're at 60 61 in downtown san jose 59 in redwood city currently, but things are set to change as we get into the afternoon hours. now we're going to notice the dip in temperatures today, it's actually be

mean while, these legal businesses pay a very large tax oakland. so these business owners say they should be better protected. >> we've been trying to work with the city to do better. we just have not been able to make headway. we see the result is a murder the other night. >> reporter: oakland police point out there were 200 calls for looting following the protests and it wasn't just cannabis companies. the department does have a cannabis unit with one oakland police officer assigned. i talk with that officer by phone today. he can alert all the cannabis businesses if one of them has become the victof a crime. police do not have any mechanism to report cannabis- related crimes. mean while, the business owners say they want more -- >> to not have a response from law enforcement on many instances throughout the year is unacceptable and we demand a change. >> reporter: kpix 5. >>> oakland police say that they are still investigating the murder at the cultivation facility and so far there have been no arrests. >>> the coronavirus has now killed more t

oakland p.d. tweeted, asking organizers to keep the protests peaceful after the station was spray-painted and those windows were broken. fireworks were also set off there, and officers in helicopters were targeted with lasers. we'll continue to update you on this breaking situation in oakland. >>> now we want to go to our coronavirus coverage. more testing and less waiting. if you tried to get a covid-19 test in the last few weeks, you may have waited for hours to get it. but in san jose today, wait times were dramatically reduced all thanks to a new system. nbc bay area's marianne favro is in san jose with a look at how it worked and another strategy helping more people get tested. >> reporter: here at this pop-up testing site at san jose high school, nearly 800 people got tested for covid-19, and thanks to a new wristband system, most of them only had to wait about 30 minutes. this low-tech wristband is a game-changer when it comes to wait times to get a covid-19 test. santa clara county just st

the oakland a's will host the angels friday night in oakland. >>> california's estimated 800,000 high school student athletes are dealing with a major disappointment as they get ready to head back to school. they will not compete this fall. the state agency in charge of high school athletics in california announced yesterday that the entire fall sports season is being delayed until at least december due to the pandemic. however, many high school players and coaches are still eager to shine under the friday night lights as soon as possible. >> this sort of makes things definitive for us at this time, and gives us a destination and everyone is excited about that. >> i hope to see an offer before the season starts. if not, i hope i have the opportunity and make the best of it. >> the revised calendar for high school sports in california creates two seasons instead of the traditional fall, winter and spring schedule. however, the state agency in charge is warning the pandemic could change everything again. >>> perfect to hear especially athletes that one talking about an offer. some of th

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stroke oakland. the changes being made to dispatch and the police reform proposal being put before voters. a growing conflict between the united states and china and how the chinese consul in san francisco is now playing a role. a new push to keep everyone home in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus paid a state senator in the east bay said california is not doing enough. >> ktvu fox 2 news, this is mornings on 2. >>> good morning. welcome back. it's friday july 24. welcome back to mornings on 2. we are just about one hour away from our zip trip this summer. we have been doing them every other week. we have we are focusing on the bara as we get a life picture out at baker beach. i woke up this morning and it was sunshine at my house. you can tell they're still fog out there as we look toward the golden great golden gate bridge. there are so many great areas all around the san francisco bay area. >> everybody has a secret beach but baker beach is no secret. as i look at this photo, the first t

oakland reporting 62. upper 50s, livermore, and hasan has a waking up with more sunshine than san francisco and santa rosa. temperatures are mild, even a tad warmer in livermore this morning. along sfl up by four degrees. and around the bay area up in regard to the restarted yesterday. the winds remain on shore. fairfield reporting 21 miles per hour. so there's good news there. have not lost it completely. you can see it's fairly weak out there and the onshore breeze not expected to pick up and bring us any relief. we will have another warm day. giving you a look here at some of that cloud cover. the darker shades of gray indicating where the fog is thicker up over the hills this morning and said the bay. half moon bay reporting seven mile visibility. so even though it is thick, the marine layer depth, about 2000 feet, not necessarily close to the ground. so close that you are going to have trouble with it right along the highways. giving you a look here at the quiet one over our area. and for the afternoo

oakland 73. and san jose 84 degrees. now, our warm est spots in the inland areas will be antioch 94 degrees. and then look for a comfortable weather in the north bay as well. low 80s for santa rosa and also napa. so we've got another gorgeous day ahead and this pattern is going to stick around for the next couple days. the wide range continues into tuesday. we'll still see some mid 60s at the coast. really comfortable weather around the bay in the mid 70s. and then hanging onto the 90s for the inland areas. now, a trough moves in on wednesday, but it will be very short lived, and this will bring us cooler and breezier weather. we'll notice the temperature change in most inland areas. that might drop by about 6 degrees or so, but around the bay and the coast we'll just notice a minimal change with a slight cool down. and then things ramp up, slightly warmer, more sunshine, and hot again for next weekend. >> frances, thanks a lot. >> still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, farmers markets are slowly returning to the bay area. s

oakland police project. it was deadlocked over cutting $11 million more from the police department. oakland mayor libby shaft had a 4-4 tie. the city council passed a budget that included more than $14 million in budget cuts, the mayor was worried that more cuts would have a negative affect on emergency response times. >>> colleagues are remembering a fellow nurse who had died in the same hospital where she had worked, more than 20 years. we are shown now a tribute, and the demands to protect healthcare workers on the front lines. >> reporter: her smile touched hearts and helped patients, for 25 years, a nurse at the summit medical center, last friday, one week after testing positive right at the er, as a patient and pass away. >> she has left a huge hole in our hearts. i love you, janine. i miss you. i cannot wait to see you again. >> for my summer family, this is the hardest loss for our family. none of us had signed up for this. we are doing this, doing it willingly. >> her husband, two children, family m

so what does that mean for animals at the oakland zoo? >>> abc 7 has launched streaming apps so wherever you are you can get our live newscast, breaking news, and weather and more with our new app on apple tv, android tv, fire tv, and roku. just search abc 7 bay area to down load it. >>> coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 covid-19 hospitalization rates are going up across the bay area. how they are using this time to prepare for an even bigger possible surge. >>> staying home right now could be saving lives for more than just coronavirus. the common summer accident for kids that doctors are actually seeing less of. >>> the coronavirus pandemic is forcing changes for all kinds of workplaces not just offices. how some small bay area farms have figured out a way to avoid supply chain issues and thrive safely. all coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> officials at the oakland zoo said they are losing $2 million a month and may have to close permanently because of the pandemic. the zoo has been shut down to visitors since mid march. >> the impact

. >>> we're following breaking news in oakland. all the lanes of eastbound 580 at 106th avenue are shut down right now for a police investigation, and what authorities describing as criminal activity. there are reports of a possible shooting. we're working to learn more information, obviously, but the traffic backup in this area is really just incredible. you can see from the pictures here, from sky fox. again, all of the eastbound lanes of 580 blocked at 106th avenue, and this is for a police investigation that as you can clearly see is focused here on that dark colored car in the center of your screen. you see officers walking through the lanes of the freeway, looking for thread. so obviously a major investigation and major backup here. a shutdown at 106th avenue. we'll bring you the latest as we get it. >>> we'll move along here. today, governor newsom issue understood restrictions for californians as coronavirus cases reached near record highs. these are the latest numbers here. there are more than 6300 new cases reported as of

. >> the city of oakland is back after president trump threatens to send in the feds. >> the oakland is a mess, we are not going to let this happen in our country. >> now, the big bay area showdown played without a single fan in the stands. we will get right to andrea, who is at the coliseum reporting live tonight. >> reporter: we finally saw some baseball tonight. giants played tonight. this area would usually be covered with letter, fans say this is the next best thing. you can hear the crack of the bad and the umpire behind the plate. in the stands, not a van or a vendor inside. now just cut outs fill the seat and it is silent. >> i used to try to get that mark mcguire home run ball. >> while fans can be there, there is no shortage of excitement. >> they will be the champions of 2020, covid or not. >> they sold out 60,000 plus in the past. now instead of walking back to a seat, this fan is running to his car to watch the game at home. >> we would be crossing the ramp. i'm a season ticket holder. >> and they are missing out on revenue, they made $35 million in gate receipts alone i

and oakland, daytime high and topping out at 72 with the sunshine in oakland. for the south bay in san jose warming up to 82 in the afternoon by 3:00 p.m. with that sun. so we are looking at the typical late july weather pattern that is continuing for us. heating up inland and mild around bay and cooler at the coast. the ridge of high pressure over the desert southwest will be building in and that means temperatures will be on the rise. friday and especially into the weekend. looking hotter inland especially by saturday and for sunday. so watch on futurecast as we take you hour by hour. you can see the skies clearing for most of us. pulling back to the coast once again. as we look ahead to tomorrow morning, low as of fog. thatol tomoning. and then clefor most us as head daour owfuturecast westerly winds 10 to 15 up to 20 once again along the coast. for the south bay, 82 for a high in santa clara and 84 for campbell later on this afternoon. for concord 91 and upper 80s to about 90 degrees for the tri- valley. warming up to 70 alameda and for the north bay mid- t

>>oh my gosh we are so excited about our oakland undivided campaign. we set out an ambitious goal to raise 12 and a half million dollars to get 25,000 households with school age children, not just computers, but internet connections technical support and we hit that big shout out to jack dorsey who contributed 10 million dollars of his own personal well to this effort and so i can tell you we've got 25,000 chromebooks on the way to oakland right now that you might guess you might imagine laptops are little on back order we are we have loners going out while some households are going to wait for that delivery of their own computer but 25,000 are going to be set up and it's not just for their distance learning. i mean families really need this critical connection to the world we are letting this moment allow us to close that digital divide for good not just during the pandemic but for ever it is a critical 21st century tool every child every family should have that connection. >>air that's fantastic news, but i have to ask what happens to the other famil

in oakland, cheryl hurd, nbchmk. as of tonight, the bay area has now surpassed more than cases of covid-19 just since march. the bay area added more than 1,000 new cases today. 347 of them in santa clara county. that's the highest single-day total there so far. solano county added 205, but that doesn't include cases from over the weekend. now, in the east bay, a skilled nursing facility is struggling to contain a deadly coronavirus outbreak. a dozen people have died, and over 100 have been infected. as nbc bay area's jean elle reports, the outbreak is one of the largest centralized outbreaks, and it's far from contained. >> reporter: the coronavirus pandemic has hit manor health care services theiss valley in walnut creek hard. records show there have been 130 positive cases there. as of sunday, 92 residents at the skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility have had covid-19. 25 are currently testing positive. 12 have died. 38 staff members have tested positive, and many have recovered. in a statement, manor care sa

east bay communities. 73 oakland. 78 castro valley. 79 free month. head inland and it'll be a warm summer day. 91 in concord. 90 livermore. 92 degrees in antioch. your accu weather 7 day forecast morning gray giving way to sunshine. a little warmer on friday. then get ready for august heat. 96 degrees for our hottest inland valleys on saturday and sunday. low to mid 60s coast side. we'll have summer spread going into next week as well but a little cooler than we are going to experience over the weekend. >> sounds good. ready for the heat. thank you. >> ready or not. well, it is a store that is thriving in this pandemic and folks who shop there are very grateful. we are the thrivers. women with metastatic breast cancer. our time for more time... has come. living longer is possible - and proven in postmenopausal women taking kisqali plus fulvestrant. in a clinical trial, kisqali plus fulvestrant helped women live longer with hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer. and it significantly delayed disease progression. kisqali can cause lung problems or an abno

pushback from the governor, the oakland mayor, and oakland police. "today in the bay" continues right now. >>> and a good tuesday morning to you. waking up with us right here on "today in the bay," we thank you for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll get to that morning commute with mike in just a moment. first, let's talk about the sun's arrival over the bay area. we've had some cloud cover lately. what are we in for today, kari? >>> yeah, you can barely see the sunrise

we'll have reaction from oakland mayor libby shaft. >>and i'm tracking fog and patchy fog in some spots and low lying cloud cover this is our downtown san jose camera showing you we are seeing some that patchy fog there on the screen but sunshine is on the >>is 5.13 right now want to check out the weather on tuesday morning, good morning rebecca good morning james darya well the weather right now definitely cool as you make your way out of the house and we're seeing some patchy fog and some cloud cover throughout the bay area, especially here this hour live camera overlooking conditions at san francisco international airport right now. but the good news is we're delay free into sfo oakland and san jose so far right now so weather wise things are looking good visibility, the greatest if you are going to be jumping in your car a couple miles of visibility through oakland and through hayward they're going to be traveling along 8.80 and parts of the highway one through half moon bay, even one oh one coming out of the north bay as well this

that's the message from the oakland mayor after the oakland courthouse was set on fire. we brought you the story for breaking news at 11:00. flames erupting at the courthouse. vandals also targeting the oakland police station. >> that came after this peaceful protest calling for racial equality. the march was organized in solidarity with the on going protest in portland oregon. today a lot of clean up in oakland and a warning from the mayor about those trying to distort the protestors message. >> christie smith has more. >> early today clean up was underway near the oakland police department where someone smashed windows. the courthouse was heavily tagged and also boarded up hours after a small fire was set in the doorway. police said it was the work of agitators determined to leave destruction. >> people see this around the world. >> phillip johnson is a life long oakland resident. >> it's ugly and disrespectful for the city of oakland. some calling out the name of george floyd and in solidarity with protestors in portland. earlier in the evening, people spoke out. >> p

pushback from the governor, the oakland mayor, and oakland police. "today in the bay" continues right now. >>> and a good tuesday morning to you. waking up with us right here on "today in the bay," we thank you for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll get to that morning commute with mike in just a moment. first, let's talk about the sun's arrival over the bay area. we've had some cloud cover lately. what are we in for today, kari? >>> yeah, you can barely see the sunrise this morning. a look at san jose and we've had a thick layer of clouds moving into parts of the bay area but that's going to help keep it cooler today as we check out concord and our temperature trend. upper 50s, clouds through at least 10:00 and then we'll see our temperatures slowly warming up as we head into the low 80s today. i think we'll take it. we'll talk more about this and what's ahead for the rest of the week coming up in a few minimum. mike, how is it looking for the commute? >>> we're looking at the bottom of my map, the south bay. the area

also peaceful protest turned violent in oakland. the message from oakland mayor libby schaaf and what she had to say about the protesters behavior. >>> 7:00. that good morning, i'm gasia mikaelian. >> i'm dave clark. it is july 27th. did you get outside much this weekend? >> you bet i did! it was very comfortable where i live that was very nice. >>'s steve paulson is here and he knew what your forecast to be and he knows what it is going to be today and tomorrow as well. >> i know what she likes and i think she approves. we do have a very quiet pattern here. if you enjoy it you are going to like it. there's nothing that says we are going to change one way or

the oakland a's will host the angels friday night in oakland. >>> what is your cardboard cutout forecast for tonight in this steady, steve? >> is going to be pretty cool. we have a pattern in place and that is not changing anytime soon. kind of a disagreement as to early next week. near average then but here we will stay below coastal and inland. water temps have come up but this is a really deep fog bank here. we will get local drizzle and we will have more so as we head towards tonight into wednesday and maybe thursday morning. the average is 66. record highs only 88 in 1917. 50s in the city. 53 in some locations. 55 is popular. along the embarcadero there is not much change there. a breeze is okay but not as strong as yesterday. we will probably pick it up this afternoon once the fog burns back. upper 70s and low 80s inland. below average here mostly. 15 50s and 60s all morning long. los forming up the bay area. it doesn't take much this time of year and it will sync up with another load dropping down with low pressure on the west coast and drizzle in san francisco and santa cruz and

and 2-0 oakland. chapman was 3' 4 on the day and a lot of people liked. the >>> chris janson was thereon bases and got one out. and the threat was over. still 2-0 in the 4th when mark cana added a pattern. and he sent it high over the left field wall and the as use six pitchers. and the ampingals have runners at first and 2nd. sorea gets the 3-0 shut out. >>> baseball's plan to re-sort threw a major complications today. the marlins started their season with three games in philadelphia. as the result the marlins are staying in piffle dedel you pending their test results. the games tomorrow tonight have been postponed. >>> the san jose earthquakes tonight taking on salt lake in the knock out round in the mls tournament. on the right side espenosa find the left side of the goal. at home people were watching the big screech from their cars. and it's vaco who does the honors. and now it's under the quarter finals where the quakes will play either columbus or minnesota. it's something to check out this monday even in case you missed it. nothing like a parent's

the oakland zoo putting out not allowed to reopen soon. next, what will it take to keep the beloved zoo open. >>> a very good morning to you, thanks so much for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. >> first, we want to start with meteorologist kari hall with a look at the forecast. >> i was asleep and i heard the wind blowing and the howling of the wind and those winds were gusting in my area in san jose. >> yeah, we are seeing some of those gusty winds starting to pick up in spots. during the overnight hours and we're looking at a few more clouds moving in but overall we're not going to see any major problems today. just a little bit of a change as we get ready for a slightly cooler day and that cold front coming in means that we will have a comfortable afternoon. we'll see those temperatures at noon in the mid 70s. make some plans to get out and enjoy it. temperatures in the 80s and look to today's forecast some spots in the mid 80s and some spots coming down compared to what we had recently. we'll talk more about this

they went on to say, the oakland police department and the city of oakland has not nor would we request federal assistance to address crowd management within our city. >>> reporting from the newsroom, lauren martinez, abc7 news. >> lauren, thank you. now to the coronavirus pandemic. certain covid-19 trends in california seem to be stabilizing, but the state still has a way to go. today california reported more than 391,000 cases total. after more than 9,000 new cases each on saturday and sunday, the stated to reported about 6800 additional cases. the rate of growth for hospitalizations is 16% over the past 14 days, marking a steady decline. >> 50, 28 to 16, that's an encouraging sign. we are seeing a reduction in the rate of growth, but a rate of growth nonetheless. >> the rate of people testing positive for coronavirus in the state is holding steady at 7.4%. where does your county stand on the state's watch list? you can check out the entire state with our latest interactive experience at abc7news.com. see if your county has been added to the california department of health's watch lis

>>the city of oakland just got one step closer to significantly defunding its police department oakland city council unanimously approved the re imagining public safety task force the re imagining public safety task force resolution was co-authored by oakland city council member nikki fortunato bass she says the aim is dramatically reducing the police budget. >>and what we're going to do is very rapidly put together a community that task force that is. she worked towards feeding a set of recommendations for the city as we plan our next two-year budget to create more safety and equity in how we structure our public safety systems she says the 17 member task force will work on a detailed plan on how to use that money to provide residents with mental and physical health services youth programs, safe affordable housing and high quality job opportunities what we're going to do is really look hard at how are we using those resources, let's focus our storm officers on violent crime a co-founder of the anti police terror project cat brooks released a statement reading in part quote while there

dollars away from the oakland police department. >>the council was evenly split on a vote over proposal to defund police by more than 2 million dollars. it was mayor libby shaft that broke the tie voting no on the proposal arguing that the council has already cut 14 million dollars from the police budget already this year. in the east bay, a group called indy bay is claiming responsibility for vandalizing the home of oakland mayor shaft kron 4 is working to confirm that we've reached out to oakland police and we're waiting to hear back as well. take a closer look here at what happened a witness tells us that a group of people started spray painting the mayor's home at around 2 o'clock yesterday morning they splashed red paint on her garage door and left messages like defund opd and cancel rant. they also vandalized the sidewalk outside of the house and several signs nearby. there have been multiple protest in front of the mayor's home, but this is the first time that there's actually been any sort of destruction or vandalism. the ma

oakland city council passed a measure called, quote, protect oakland from president trump's federal agents, end quote. the measure comes three days after thousands took to the streets of downtown oakland in a rally against federal agents and for police reform. a rally that started peacefully but turned violent as the sheriffs office says a business owner was beaten with a baseball bat and a fire was set inside the alameda county courthouse causing $200,000 worth of damage. a night where we saw the fremont police department choose not to give mutual aid due to a restraining order that prevents the use of tear gas on protesters and other crowds in oakland. the sheriff's office saying many departments are concerned about their officers safety. fremont pd saying with one days notice we did not have enough time to fully understand the implications of the court order or provide proper training for our employees. oakland city council member also against using any help from the feds vowing to fight it in court if it happens. >> i think every american should be deeply concerned about the tro

we live in oakland dan kerman kron 4 news. and the south bay hit and run left several parked car severely damaged kron 4 sarah stinson now has a look at what was left behind. >>san jose police say the hit and run driver that crashed into several parked cars was driving a stolen car after crashing multiple people got out of the stolen car and fled the scene on foot a neighbor caught it all on surveillance camera take a look this happened just before midnight at the intersection of south capitol avenue and belfast arrive in san jose people on scene said the hit and run driver first smashed into a parked toyota causing that car to crash into several others, the owner of the silver toyota says she heard the crash from her home. >>and came out only to see her car destroyed in to help. >>a tiny little pieces. smashed inside. >>she said she didn't see the hit and run driver anyone else, but as the sun came up the next morning other people in the neighborhood woke up to their cars destroyed as well, this is a big surprise. >>because t

. >>> new at noon, oakland mayor libby schaaf and the u.s. conference of mayors held a call this morning to denounce the recent deployment of federal agents to cities. >> as mayor and guardians of our beloved communities, we know what can create safety as well as destroy it. and this president has consistently slandered my beautiful, diverse, progressive city for his own personal l >> meantime oregon's governor said federal agents who have clashed with protesters in portland begin what she called a phased withdrawal. governor kate brown said the agents will begin leaving the downtown area tomorrow. attorney general william barr speaking before congress yesterday defended the decision to send armed federal agents into the city this month. >>> the vallejo police department making its use of force analysis available to the public. they just unveiled a new interactive dashboard on its website. it provides detailed data from 2017 through 2019 during which incidents. the dashboards will be updated on an annual basis. >>> the city of larkspur has te

>>that live in oakland. we can also tell you the council discussed creating a community task force to look at re imagining police in the future the council will discuss that further later this month live in oakland dan kerman kron 4 news he dan thanks now to the south bay where a bay area district attorneys announcing today that he's no longer in favor of the death penalty. he told our kron 4 haaziq madyun that the change was inspired by the current social justice movement here in the u.s.. >>today that i will also send out down a little bit. >>santa clara county district attorney jeff rosen dropped that bombshell the midst of a sweeping social justice reforms announcement that his office is now undertaking called then the art throughout rosen's tenure as santa clara's da he has favored the death penalty explains why that is no longer the case i could no longer sure myself of the fundamental fairness. >>of the legal process when it comes to the death penalty are too many stories about exonerations in wrongfu

and oakland natives and executive with the oakland a's. >>> and los angeles, the dodgers and the giants will play again after the giants had lost last night. this is what the teams did last night. they took a knee, for the black lives matter movement last night, it was a very special moment. >>> during the game, the giants scored first. pablo sandoval had a sacrifice fly in the third, and the giants tied it up creek. they sco seventh inning, and the dodgers had one, 8-1. >>> the time is 619. i watched some baseball yesterday. i am getting used to the cardboard cutouts in the stands. i know they have to put something there. it takes a little bit of getting used to. >> you know, it is weird, i listened to part of the game on the radio and watched on tv. had the radio on so i could do other things. the person who is doing the sound effects for the crowd, is doing a fabulous job. it sounds like people are there. i have to remind myself, what is the sound? sometimes, when the players say things that are indelicate, you can hear that as well. westbound 80, as you head out towards macarthur ma

kenny choi joins us from oakland. it is a fireworks hotspot that has fire crews on high alert tonight. >> that is for sure. we have been here for most of the night and we have heard constant booms throughout the night and have seen the night sky just lighting up fireworks for several hours. we got here at about 7:00 tonight and they were lighting them off since we got here. right now it is quiet but we have been hearing them throughout the nights. for most of the firefighters working in the bay area these types of illegal fireworks are making this a very, very long night. >> as people started lighting up illegal fireworks, not only in oakland but also all across the bay. >> it doesn't look like it is a castle to me. he bay area keeps their own fires going. >> firefighters continued their fight including this one in brentwood. within a 60 minute span they responded to more than 50 fires. they say many of them caused by fireworks. >> it is likely to be a very busy night as they are shooting off illegal fireworks pics th

low to mid 70s from oakland to mountain view. 80 in san jose. near 90 in gilroy. another live picture from our emeryville camera. you can see visibility is terrific as we look across the bay. 87 santa rosa. the mid 90s in our hottest spots. in fairfield 90 degrees and 90 degrees in concord. live doppler 7, clear skies, one little patch of fog to our south. live view from our tower camera and you can see across san francisco there visibility is good there as well. hot inland the next seven days. above average temperatures for most areas but heightened fire concerns are coming up especially with the winds briefly tomorrow night. sun comes up at 5:56 in the morning. temperatures mainly in the 50s. a sunny and warmer one by noon time. you'll feel it especially if you're taking your lunch outside and as we go into the afternoon. mild to mid 60s and upper 90s, in the evening still comfortable when the sun sets at 8:33. first thing tomorrow morning a few patches of fog. temperatures in the 50s. we'll call it hot in the south bay. we'll take the temperatures up a few more