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live from the cbsn bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, the state signs off on alameda county reopening more businesses, even as it sees the highest number of cases in the bay area. good afternoon everyone. i'm michelle griego. len has the afternoon off. let's go over to and makovic at the live news desk for the latest. alameda county just got news . outdoor dining can resume in
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the county. face coverings are required at all times and may only be removed when people are actually eating or drinking. these allowances were made despite the fact the county is as michelle just mentioned on the state's watch list because local case rates are higher than 100 per 100,000 people per day. the new rules go into effect today. places of worship can only hold outdoor services. indoor malls are also required to close. back to the oakland zoo reopening, only for outdoor activities like rides, indoor exhibits not open to the public. it has been closed since march when regional shelter in place orders went into effect. they will limit attendance at the start of reopening to 2500 people per day. you have to get a ticket ahead of time. officials say it costs $1 million a month during the pandemic to manage the zoo which has been a grave difficulty for them to pay all
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of that without having any money come in. alameda county said the rest of its reopening plans are on hold. michelle? santa clara county on the state watch list and businesses that reopen monday were forced to close again at midnight. no word on one para nail salons, gyms and shopping malls can reopen. starting today san mateo resumes its parking meter enforcement. street cleaning also coming back. officials won't give citations in neighborhoods with two our limit zones because residents are home longer than expected. to keep track of what's opening your county, check it out at kpix.com. a new year's day tradition is now canceled thanks to the pandemic. the 2021 rose parade will not go on now. organizers of the pasadena events put off the decision until they were certain that safety restrictions would prevent the staging.
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the rose parade has only been canceled three times since 1891. san ramon valley unified voted to adopt a hybrid learning plan for the start of the school year. it mixes at home and in class learning and limits students time on campus the first four makes. other bay area districts opted to go all digital at the start of the fall. for all the latest information on bay area school reopenings, go to kpix.com/back to school. a new civil rights lawsuit has been filed against the city of minneapolis and police officers on behalf of george floyd's family. >> this is the tipping point. this is the tipping point! this is for policing in america. this is a public health crisis. >> the lawsuit alleges the officers violated george floyd's rights when they restrained him and the city
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allowed a culture of excessive force, racism and impunity to flourish in its police force. derek chauvin and the three other officers face criminal charges. with coronavirus cases rising nationwide, fatalities are also. alabama, utah and florida report a record one-day number of covid-19 related deaths . texas reported all-time highs for cases and hospitalizations on tuesday. florida set a record high for covid deaths in a single day, reporting more than 130. arizona is also dealing with a surge and working to process covid-19 tests faster. hawaii extending its quarantine requirements until september 1. visitors must quarantine for 14 days upon arrival. the governor was hoping to get rid of a requirement for some travelers on august 1. today the trump administration rolling out a new system for the way it
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collects data about the spread of the coronavirus. as skyler henry reports, the new system prompts concerns that the data may be politicized or the true numbers will be hidden from the public. >> reporter: beginning today, the trump administration's is changing the way hospitals report coronavirus numbers. the department of health and human services sent this letter to hospitals demanding they send information directly to hhs in washington and not the cdc in atlanta. the data includes the number of coronavirus patients as well as available beds and ventilators. hhs said the move is to more efficiently streamline data- gathering, but the information will be made available to the public. the department reports directly to the president, while the cdc is viewed as a public agency. >> we aren't being guided by science and public health principles. we have seen a sidelining of the cdc. >> reporter: the president
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publicly disagrees with cdc guidelines for reopening schools and retreated a former game show host accusing the cdc of lying about the coronavirus. >> you understand this is confusing for the public, so who do they believe, you -- >> i did make a comment. i reposted a tweet that a lot of people feel that all i'm doing is making a comment. i'm just putting someone's voice out there. >> reporter: this comes as some within the white house continue to attack dr. anthony fauci over his response to the pandemic. >> you can trust respected medical authorities. i believe i am one of them, so i think you can trust me. >> reporter: in a "usa today" op-ed highly critical of dr. fauci, white house trade adviser peter navarro wrote if you asked me whether i listen to dr. fauci's advice, my answer is only with skepticism and caution. >> we have a very good relationship. ask peter navarro, but i have a good relationship with dr. fauci. >> reporter: they say he did go
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through the clearance process for the op-ed. skyler henry, cbs news, the white house. some u.s. marines taking the fight to coronavirus participating in a comprehensive study how it spreads among young people. they are quarantined at the citadel for 2 weeks giving saliva samples , nasal swabs the blood draws. anyone testing positive will be tracked and retested at least six times over an eight-week period. for the military, the virus threat can lurk anywhere. >> training together, they are eating together, they are in barracks and sleeping together as well. certainly respiratory viruses including covid-19 can spread like wildfire in that situation. >> the researchers want to learn more about how the virus spreads and how long someone's immune system will keep up the fight and then compare their findings with the immunology's of people more voluble to the virus. a federal judge halted the
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execution of a federal death row inmate in indiana. his lawyers argued the inmate convicted in a 1998 killing suffers from dementia. he was slated to be the second inmate executed this week after a 20 year hiatus and federal executions. the justice department is now appealing. an update on the navy ship on fire in san diego. crews making good progress trying to save the worship. they say the fire has moved away from fuel tanks and easing the threat of explosion or a oil spill into the harbor. they say the fire could be declared out sometime today. it broke out on sunday. we brought you the breaking news yesterday at noon. today international students breathing a sigh of relief after the trump administration abandon guidelines that would put many of them at risk of deportation. kate smith has a story. >> reporter: she is elated she
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can stay in the united states and continue her studies at new york university. >> i got the news when i was in the middle of a work meeting and i was the most overjoyed person. >> reporter: the government abandoned plans tuesday that would have required foreign students to transfer or leave the country if their school health classes entirely online because of the pandemic. >> we were like we have managed to make something more human and not let them treat us like we are just other contributors to the economy. >> reporter: there were 1.1 million foreign students in the u.s. for the 2018 and 2019 academic year. they made up 5.5% of the higher education population. according to the commerce department, they contributed more than $44 billion to the economy. the controversial guidelines face multiple legal challenges from universities and state attorneys general. >> at such a huge victory for students across the country. >> reporter: massachusetts
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attorney general maura healy led the fight and said it was capricious and arbitrary. >> i want those students to know that in this country, we have a president in washington, d.c., but we have a lot of others of us in government too. >> reporter: guidance reverts to a policy from march that suspended existing limits for online education for foreign students. healy said her office will monitor student visa issues and they will sue again if the trump administration reverses course. kate smith, cbs news, new york. coming up iphone users could have cash coming their way. the new settlements just approved. banksy strikes again. ime only with the street artists latest graffiti. a beautiful day across the bay area and a live look from the salesforce tower camera
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looking at the golden gate and the shallow marine layer. the full forecast coming up. kpix working to bring you the positive stories during this difficult time. you can check them out at kpix.com/together and send your ideas to for the sweaty faces,
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and the hidden smiles. the foggy glasses, and the muffled laughs. a simple piece of fabric makes a big statement: i care. wear a mask. let's all do our part to slow the spread. stoxx europe on wall street today. let's look at the big board and you see the dow is up about 100 points despite a single day record of new u.s. coronavirus
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cases. investors place their bets on a potential vaccine by moderna. the company announced its vaccine produced covid-19 antibodies in all patients who participated in a small trial. the next step is recruiting 30,000 people for the final testing. this is one of nearly two dozen possible vaccines in various stages of testing worldwide. the tax deadline is here. this year's april filing deadline was delayed due to the pandemic. taxpayers have the option to file for an extension, but you have to pay at least a portion if you expect that you owe on your taxes. the irs is offering payment plans. a win for iphone consumers who face slowing batteries in older models. the company will pay out up to $25 per device to qualifying consumers in a $500 million settlement. apple confessed it had throttled people devices without them knowing in 2016. if you qualify go to this
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website. more sites reopening in paris. today's visitors were welcome to the top floor of the eiffel tower for the first time in months. the maximum 250 people are allowed a max are required. the first two floors reopened in late june. disneyland paris reopen today to a steady stream of visitors. there is limited capacity, handwashing stations and sanitizers, masks and mandatory advance bookings. rides were social distancing is difficult remain closed. the most well-known street artist banksy left a message for commuters on a london subway after face masks became mandatory for shoppers and commuters. ely reports it's not the first time he has used his artistic activism during the pandemic. >> reporter: any banksy operation is undercover. the latest is disguised as a deep clean. the elusive artist snuck onto london's underground spreading
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the importance of wearing a mask. is famous artwork titled if you don't mask, you don't get. the video on social media gave us a rare glimpse of the unknown artist. commuters were surprised to see the famous artist, but not the first time banksy has presented a pandemic painting. he updated his 2014 girl with the pierced eardrum to include a surgical mask and a month later he made a special delivery to a uk hospital. in that painting, a young boy and overalls plays with the newest superhero, a nurse with the cape and all. away to thank british healthcare workers. >> it's hard to know someone did this for us in the hospital. it's beautiful. >> reporter: while the artwork will be auctioned off after the pandemic to raise money for the hospital, the two transformations were short- lived. transit authority said the paint was removed in line with the strict anti-graffiti
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policy. all that remains is this video and his fleeting words of encouragement. ian lee, cbs news, london. time now for a check of our weather and here is meteorologist mary lee . >> looking at a pleasant summer day across the bay area. here is a live look from the salesforce tower camera looking east with the clearing this afternoon across the bridge, east bay and mt. diablo. and temperatures right now in the mid 60s in san francisco. oakland looking at the 70s. 77 in concord. 76 livermore. 76 san jose. the rest of the afternoon looking at low 60s along the coast. breezy conditions around the bay. mid to upper 60s and low 70s with the clearing and warming up inland into the mid-to upper 80s in some spots.
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settling into the typical summer weather pattern for us with warm temperatures inland, mild around the bay and cooler along the coast. here's what you can expect hour by hour and you see the clearing through the rest of our day and this evening. low clouds and areas with fog return along the coast around the bay tomorrow morning. looking at clearing for most of us through our afternoon tomorrow. daytime high today right where we should be this time of year. near-normal upper 80s concord, livermore. fairfield looking at 72. oakland at 67. 81 santa rosa. north face 76. 83 high in san jose. upper 70s fremont as well. here is the extended forecast and what you can expect. looking at similar conditions for tomorrow with temperatures. looking ahead to the end of the
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week, high pressure builds in. temperatures on the rise looking at friday. especially for the weekend and well above average this time of year, but not as hot as last weekend. this weekend the warmest day saturday and sunday of the week. back to you. thank you. update now on the british army veteran known as captain tom who will soon be called captain sir tom. a 100-year-old will be knighted by queen elizabeth at windsor castle on friday. in april he went viral and raised more than $40 million for the national health service by walking 100 laps in his garden during the lockdown. coming up, a nod to one of these are real people, not actors, who've got their eczema under control. with less eczema you can show more skin. so roll up those sleeves. and help heal your skin from within with dupixent. dupixent is the first treatment of its kind that continuously treats moderate-to-severe eczema,
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nike teaming up with the grateful dead on a new shoe. check it out. this includes the dancing bear and skull logos and the nike smoosh has a outline like the bears collar and features fake fur and suede and a different storage pouch built into the tongue of the shoe. they will be rolled out starting saturday online and in selective
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taste of the days with apricots. they were one of the first summer fruits that came to market. they start to bond at the beginning of may and last through 6 to 8 weeks depend where they are grown and the weather.
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now is the perfect time to buy them. they are sweet, juicy and did you know apricots are the most nutritional of all summer fruit? they are loaded with nutritional value. they are a superfood and what a delicious superfood they are. when you buy, make sure you see the light orange all the way around. when you bring them home, simply store them on the counter and not in the refrigerator. cold temperatures will bruin them. open them up when they are nice and right like this. tear them open with the pit in the middle and then take this part and enjoy it! that's it! that simple. make sure you wash it first. i'm your fresh grocer and remember eat fresh and stay healthy. i washed this one so i'm going to go. coming up at 5:00, caltrain in crisis, the commuter rail line in serious financial trouble. how one of its last hopes was
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just shut down. that and much more coming up at 5:00. let's get one last check of the weather with mary. hello, mary. >> we are looking at temperatures today warm inland and mild around the bay while cooler at the coast. near-normal daytime highs today. temperatures similar on thursday and looking ahead to the end of the we, friday and the weekend, high pressure builds in and we warm-up. back to you. thanks so much. that does it for us here at kpix 5 news at noon. remember we are on 24/7 on
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>> marcus: wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! wow! [ laughs ] >> wyatt: stick around. hang out with me. forget about that other guy. he didn't show. but you and i could have a great time tonight. [ fireworks whistling and exploding ]

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