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a warm day out there today, but even hotter weather moves in tomorrow. we'll have the details in the accuweather forecast. it's happening three days sooner than expected. coming up, what san francisco restaurants are doing to get ready for outdoor dining start thing friday. much of sonoma county is reopening, but not businesses like this, at least not any time soon. dropping the cross fit ban. gym opener s -- owners are noe taking action. "abc7 news" starts right now. >> build a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is "abc7 news." >> tonight, step by step, the bay area is reopening. it comes despite a recent rise in new coronavirus cases for the
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region as a whole. >> the process of reopening has become a delicate balancing act for local health officials, and build a better bay area means reopening the economy without putting people's health at risk. >> a surprise announcement tonight. in san francisco, restaurants were given the early go ahead to reopen sit-down dining. but in sonoma county, which has allowed outdoor and indoor dining, hair salons and shopping malls to reopen, they're pumping the brakes on the next phase. j.r. stone is in petaluma to explain why. >> reporter: petaluma on this tuesday may just be one of the most happening spots in the bay area. the sonoma county health officer has allowed for restaurants and most other businesses to reopen. >> this is probably an >> reporr: goodor petevieira, i florida. but the situation is not perfect for all businesses. most are open, yes, but not all.
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>> lifting too many of the restriction toos soon could lead to a large increase in cases. >> reporter: most gyms, hotels and camp grounds are still closed. and the county health officer says opening them will be delayed. some we talked with said they're okay with that. >> i feel like it makes sense to keep the gyms close because it is a place where people can come into contact with a lot of bodily fluids. >> reporter: on the hotel front, the situation is a confusing one. the metro hotel and cafe is closed for business. yet when we called hotel g wh the best westernpetalu who restaurants and shops that brought in a high number of people, who now have lots on their agenda. >> looking forward to going up to see the redwoods and visiting some of the vineyards. so we're excited to get out. >> reporter: as to when gyms
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like this, camp grounds or hotels could open, that is up in the air. the health officer will again look at the issue if two weeks after more data comes in. j.r. stone, "abc7 news." in the meantime, in a surprise to bay area restaurant owners, san francisco's reopening day for outdoor dining just got moved up. kate larson has this story. >> we would put a two-top here, a two-top here as well, as long as they're six feet apart. >> reporter: owner of this bistro is mapping out how he plans to open up. >> we are right on market st.eet, so we are being mindfulk buow us to double our capacity for the outside seating. >> reporter: health indicators are good, so the mayor surprised san francisco's restaurant industry tuesday by announcing that restaurants could open for
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outdoor dining on june 12. >> we went into a scramble to start. >> reporter: businesses will now be able to apply to use public spaces, like sidewalks, the streets, even parks and plazas to conduct their business. >> this is a huge lift. this is a city where we normally slug through the permit process. this is a way that everyone said for the greater good, we're going to push things through. >> reporter: lori thomas is president of the golden gate restaurant association. do you have any sense of how many restaurants or what percentage of raunls are going to open early on friday. >> i think a few. i don't want anybody to be disappointed, but i would think that most people planning to open for the outside dining component ll b ready to favorite places and check. these are through the end of december right now. so if this works, if we have a great experience, we can discuss what it looks like going beyond
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that. >> reporter: san francisco could be dining el fresco into the future. kate larson, "abc7 news." when it comes to dealing with life during the coronavirus pandemic, we really do have you covered. on the top of abc7news.com, you'll see a red bar, that will bring you to this page with information about how to get tested, where to find financial help, and a list of somewhat's open. new information tonight regarding a san francisco man police shot and killed outside of walgreen's looting last week. melanie woodrow has been digging into the story and is live with this story. melanie? >> reporter: i've confirmed that the official time of death was 1:31 a.m., tuesday, june 2. that matters to his family, because it differs from what the chief said in a press conference. kn tm t are the facts a w police chief began a press
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conference last wednesday at 3:00 p.m. a day prior, tuesday around 12:30 a.m., police shot shawn montrosa. chief systems says the officer saw him revealing what he believed to be the butt of a hand gun. the investigation later revealed he had a hammer in his sweatshirt pocket. the police department released this initial statement t 4:08 a.m. tuesday, approximately 3 1/2 hours after the shooting. it did not include that police had killed montrosa. 3:00 p.m. wednesday, 38 1/2 hours after the shooting, that chief williams announced an unnamed officer shot and killed mont ro. >> chief williams, when was shawn pronounced dead and why did your departmentou to announ shooting? >> again, after shawn was shot, the officers administered first
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aid. he was transported to a local hospital. the information that we received about his death came hours later. >> but we're more than 24 hours now. >> we did push out an initial statement about the officer involved shooting hours following the shooting. >> why not include his condition, that he was deceased and that more information would be forthcoming today. >> when we pushed out the information, he wasn't. >> reporter: the family has now confirmed he was pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m. today, approximately 2 1/2 hours before the police department issued its 4:08 a.m. press release. >> i'm angry and hurt, because i feel like they knew -- we mentioned we had been out there, looking for my brother the whole night. and we didn't get to come home until 5:00 a.m. >> they tracked their brother's phone and went to the crime scene and kaiser hospital where he was pronounced dead looking for him but getting no information.
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>> investigations have made several attempts to contact next of kin. >> reporter: they say the first time a detective called them was two hours before wednesday's press conference. >> they don't really there's a family expecting to hear what happened to my brother and my parent's son. communication is key for anything in general, and it seems like they themselves as a team are not communicating at all. >> reorter: the family is now planning montrosa's funeral. i reached out to the police department's spokesperson by phone and email regarding this new timeline information. i have not heard back. melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." then there's this. nw details on a deadly officer involved shooting in oakland over the weekend. the oakland police department says the california highway patrol spotted a dodge driving recklessly. when they ran the plate, the plate came back as lost or stolen. the chp pulled the car over at 96th avenue. when officers got out, the chp
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started ramming the chp vehicles. the officers then opened fire killing him. new developments with the san jose police department banning of rubber bullets in dispersing of crowds. the change came following protests late last month which police tactics were questioned. so many people turned out for the virtual hearing on the issue. a special session is going to be held on friday because they couldn't get to all the speakers. this evening, a crowd gathered in downtown san jose. instead of a protest, this was a memorial service for george floyd. some held signs, while others wrote messages on the sidewalk as a tribute. this is one of several events for floyd we saw today throughout the bay area. and it was certainly a very moving final farewell for george
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in houston. hundreds came to the church to police custody in minneapolis set off nationwide protests. our reporter is in houston. >> reporter: in houston this afternoon, a final fairwell for george floyd. ♪ i believe a change is going to come ♪ >> reporter: family, friends and some notable strangers, all linked by george floyd, the person and his story. >> world knows george floyd. i know terry, jr. >> reporter: some called him perry, jr., some called him big floyd, some called him george. a star high school athlete in two sports, with a big smile and a sense of humor. his family described him as a loyal friend. a protector. reverend al sharpton said he was not a perfect man, but the right man for this movement. now those closest to george vowing to fight for what his memory stands for. >> and i can breathe.
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as long as i'm breathing, justice will be served for perry. >> i want justice for my brother, my big brother. george floyd was not expendable. this is why we're here. >> when he called out for his momma, we believe that the ears of mommas across this nation rared up, that the ears of mommas across this world heard him cry, all mommas began to wail. >> reporter: and then this. a special video message from former vice president joe biden for floyd's daughter, gianna. >> daddy's looking down and is so proud of you. >> reporter: as the funeral came to a close, the family began the final procession, georgefloyd's body transported the last mile by horse-drawn carriage to be buried next to his mother. his niece saying that. >> i believe my grandmother was right there with open arms, saying come home, baby.
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bay area gym owners are dropping the cross fit brand. new developments following controversial tweets and leaked audio. i'm amanda del castillo with that story up next. can you spread coronavirus without symptoms? a bay area expert clarifies confusion from the world health organization. >> and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. get ready for a warm wednesday tomorrow afternoon. we'll have the numbers and the forecast ahead. but first, here's a look at what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live. jimmy? >> thanks, dan and ama. this is the night you've been preparing your whole life for. we made a deal that we would send each other ♪ ♪ we've always put safety first. ♪ ♪ and we always will. ♪ ♪
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as reporter amanda del castillo explains, many bay area gym owners are taking swift action. >> reporter: business owners across the bay area once affiliated with the cross fit community are distancing themselves from the brand. over the weekend, ceo greg glassman posted several controversial tweets referencing george floyd's death and the coronavirus pandemic. >> i think the current statements were kind of like the straw that broke the camel's back. >> it broke down to lack of diversity, how they handled covid-19. and on top of this, the racial injustice, and the racism. >> reporter: criticizing a tweet that labeled racism a public health issue, glassman responded saturday, it's floyd-19. then tuesday, audio was leaked from a private zoom call between glassman and affiliated gym owners. >> he basically said i do not mourn george floyd. >> is that insensitive? we want to call it out, it's
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racism. >> hours later, this announcement -- >> retirement on paper sounds great. but greg also owns 100% of cross fit. so as far as the future is concerned, who knows? because i think a lot of the change is going to ask for him to sell and not just step down. >> reporter: several gyms ended connections with the company. >> the coaches, the communities that you build, that's all on you. >> reporter: now the focus is fostering a fitness community that supports and stands with people of color. owners say they paid cross fit up to $3,000 per year. >> we can take that money that we would usually pay as our affiliation fee, and we can put it back into the community to do something good. >> reporter: in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo, for "abc7 news."
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hundreds of people took part in a black lives matter pro-test this evening organized by students at berkeley high school. the peaceful march concluded with protesters painting the words black lives matter in yellow lettering on a street. it came from an idea from a mural painted in c.hat was replicated over the weekend in oakland. muni stopped service at noon today. passengers and staff took a knee and held a moment of silence for 8:46, of course, as you heard, the length of time george floyd's neck was pinned down by that minneapolis police officer. when it comes to issues of equality, justice, and race, we are here to help you find your ally and to take action on this important issue. on our website, abc7news.com/takeaction, there are links to resources to help you navigate this difficult time. a top world health organization expert is backtracking on a comment she made that the spread of covid-19
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by someone who is not showing symptoms appears to be rare. the doctor says it's created a misunderstanding, and was based on just two or three studies. a specialist says some of the confusion lies in the distinction between asymptomatic people and those who are presympt presymptomatic. >> i don't know the exact proportion of this virus from someone who doesn't have symptoms or has symptoms now. but no doubt people who do not have symptoms can transmit this virus, no doubt. >> she says it's clear people without symptoms can infect others because of the rapid spread of coronavirus. on this subject, 500 million coronavirus infections were stopped by prevention measures, according to a study by uc berkeley. it examined the actions taken by the united states, china, france, italy, south korea, and iran. >> looking both before and after
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policies are implemented, trying to understand how much these policies are bending that growth curve. so before the infections were growing quickly, and after these policies, they slow down substantially. >> researchers estimate travel bans and shelter in place orders prevented millions of cases in the united states. now to the economy. small business owners in oakland got to share their concerns today with the governor. he came to talk about issues that they're dealing with during pandemic restrictions. one restaurant owner says she's learning to deal with the obstacles day by day. >> people need to hear how businesses are suffering, especially small businesses in general. so it's great to see and hear. i hope he listens to what we to say. >> it was very interesting listening to business owners saying i'm desperate to reopen my business and desperate to keep myself, my family, my
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customers and employees safe. >> the talk turned to what the state can do to help small businesses. perhaps deferring fees, deferring taxes and making policy changes. today, san francisco permanently banned evicting tenants who didn't pay rent during the covid-19 crisis. the measure also prohibits fees and penalties, tenants could face as a result of falling behind on rent. a second reading is needed for final approval. san francisco's board of supervisors also voted today to delay the city's vacancy tax. it taxes land lords, whose retail space stays empty for more than 182 days. the measure passed with 70% support in march. the tas was due to go into effect on january 1, 2021.
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but that has now been delayed by a year. all right. let's turn our attention to the weather forecast. steamy out there, but it's going to change. >> yeah. drew tuma is here with the latest on how hot we'll get tomorrow. drew? >> ahwe'llain ab five or so more degrees tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow, though, will be the hottest day we have all week. live doppler 7 along the satellite tonight, showing you fog off of our coastline. that marine layer is compressed right now and it will stay that way the next 24 hours. it is fog free, we have clear skies overhead. a calm picture at hand. and temperature wise, it's mild out there. we're in the 60s. and in the 70s in most areas. c. 64 that temperature right now in oakland. so live doppler 7, along with satellite, we are tracking high pressure is situated right off
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of our coastline. when it's there this time of the year, it acts like a heat pump and keeps us with warm temperatures tomorrow, as well. so overnight tonight, a little bit of patchy fog right along the immediate coastline. otherwise, we're dealing with clear skies out there and the numbers are not falling too far from where they are right now, mainly in the upper 50s to low 60s. first, a warmup tomorrow morning. so by 11:00 a.m., in the 70s, if not in the low 80s in our warmest spots before lunchtime. so highs across the region starting in the south bay. about 94, the high in morgan hill, 89 in san jose. 88 in sunnyvale. a lot of sunshine along the peninsula. 83 in san mateo. downtown san francisco, a mild one tomorrow. 78 degrees. about 80 in south san francisco. the north bay is a hot one. 93 the high in santa rosa.
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89 in nevado. 82 the high in oakland tomorrow for the east bay. 84 in caster valley. inland, we're going back into the 90s for another day. 97 in brentwood. 95 in concord, 92 in san ramone and 93 in livermore. the seven-day forecast, tomorrow is the hottest day we have. the heat peaks there and begins to ease on thursday. but friday is when you feel that cooler, more refreshing air, and it's a very windy end to the week. there is the chance saturday morning of a shower in the north bay. otherwise, we'll warm up next week, but not as warm as we are tomorrow in the 70s and 80s. guys? >> sounds good. thank you, drew. stay with us. we'll be right back in a moment. tomorrow on good morning america, adam scott talks about america, adam scott talks about his new abc game show mrs. walker.
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google is preparing employees for a very different workplace next month when they return. according to a memo, many of the perks are being put on hold or changed completely. there will no longer be access to the company gym or sleep pods. lunches will be distributed in prepared boxes. employees will undergo temperature checks. office layout also be changed and masks required. a rock has become the source in san francisco. in the span of a week, black lives matter has been painted over or tagged at least five times. today, it was the city of san francisco that painted over it after receiving complaints. san francisco public works later apologized, calling that decision a mke artistoee >> we've done tributes to
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injustice conversations was invaluable. >> slowly, live sports coming back. the san jose earthquakes are back on the pitch, becoming the final mls team out of 26 squads to get back on the practice field since play was suspended. the quakes will be heading to orlando to resume matches. boxing is back. in vegas, first time since the pandemic hit. davidson could be the next big thing, fighting at 130 pounds. stevenson remained undefeated tonight, winning in six rounds by tko and finished him off with a wicked body shot. improving to 14-0. time for abc 7 call by play. you send me the video, i call the action. tc wilkins can light it up from long range. >> here you go, larry. >> tc wilkins has range and he's not afraid to use it. going around the world, 1 for 2,
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