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future? you must wear a mask. and the woman caught on camera, scolding two people at a here's what we want everyone to do. count all the hugs you haven't given. all the hands you haven't held. all the dinners you didn't share with friends. the trips you haven't taken. keep track of them. each one means one less person vulnerable, one less person exposed, and one step closer to a healthier community.
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so for now, keep your distance. but don't lose count. we'll have some catching up to do. ♪ tracking gusty winds and higher fire danger. the head of a farmer's market comes down hard on a local baker passing out pride flags. shopping and dining restrictions are now lifted, but not everyone is comfortable getting back out there. >> there's a new policy on airline carriers. if you don't wear a mask, you could have your flying privileges revoked. "abc7 news" starts right now. >> build a better bay area, for a safe and secure future. this is "abc7 news." wear your mask or risk being banned from flying. that's a stark warning from united and american airlines tonight. >> it comes after scenes like these. passenger after passenger boarding the plane without a
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mask. kate larson spoke to the local doctor who took these photos. >> reporter: you must cover your face, but there's been plenty of bad mask behavior. >> three gentlemen in a row came in without a mask and nothing was said to them. >> reporter: on june 6, dr. michael anderson hosted these images of unmasked passengers on a united flight from denver to san francisco. >> gate agent didn't give them a mask, the flight attendant didn't give a mask. i got angry, because the airlines owe it to us to prove that it's a safe place and safe time to fly. i was floored. >> reporter: on monday, united airlines said starting june 18th, any passenger who does not comply when boarding a united flight will be placed on an internal travel revick shun list. friday, a woman tweeted a photo showing two flight attendants
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not wearing a mask on a flight from dallas to phoenix. united said flight attendants and customers are required to wear masks. alaska, american, jetblue, southwest, and united airlines all announced enforcement of face covering. each will determine appropriate consequences for noncomplying passengers, including suspension of flying privileges on that airline. the new policy elicited mixed reaction from passengers at sfo. >> there's a lot of different reasons people don't want to wear it. first amendment rights and things like that. i think they that should as a courtesy wear the mask for everybody that is traveling. but you can't make them, and then to put them on a no-fly list is excessive. >> it is fair, because you have to think about the rest of the people. >> reporter: eddie and his son just flew from philadelphia to sfo. >> everybody has a mask.
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they ask you, if you don't have a mask, we'll give you one. >> reporter: young children and medical reasons are exempt from wearing a mask on a plane. as a bay area starts to open for business, we're here to navigate the new realities for business owners and you. napa could push deeper into recovery mode. businesses that could open on friday include nail salons, massage spas, ear piercings, tattoo parlors and fitness studios. the county health officer must give the final okay before the businesses can reopen. in the south bay, it's mixture of crowds and concern. santa clara county lifted restrictions for indoor retail and outdoor dining ten days ago. amanda del castillo gives us a glimpse into today's normal. >> reporter: it is back to business and busy in the south
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bay. santana row, many retailers and restaurants have reopened. but people returned to a much different scene. this 11-year-old agrees. shopping during a pandemic takes serious patience from everyone. even retail workers have a few new tasks on their to-do lists. >> wearing facial masks and also hand sanitizer for customers. limit the amount of customers in the store. >> reporter: the process of trying on clothes has become cumbersome. >> they want us to steam it and then put it back to hang for like a day. >> reporter: on monday, westfield valley fair reopened to shoppers. some felt the election wasn't kid friendly. >> got to get new clothes every two weeks. >> reporter: however, the option to browse, shop, hit and have a meal are activities people have gone without for months. >> that was an experience that we create, that was kind of our
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once a weekend way to get out. >> reporter: while some couldn't wait to be back, others shared concerns. at one point, the county was the hardest hit in california. public health official are also keeping their eyes on the rise in cases, especially monitoring what happens three weeks after lifting restrictions. >> right now, we're in the middle of that incubation period. we're about halfway through, and we are looking at the numbers, we're watching what's happening, and what we're seeing is what you would expect when you open up as much as we have. >> reporter: a slight somethingo kpn mind castillo, "abc7 se, amanda del the number of covid-19 cases in california has stabilize. but the virus remains a real threat. today, governor newsom said the number of infected people in the hospital has remained stable over a two-week period. only 4.5% of those tested are positive. still, governor newsom warns that as a state reopens, we will
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see an increase in cases. more than 8 million people worldwide have been confirmed to have the coronavirus. according to johns hopkins university. more than 3.8 million have recovered. that's why health experts are issuing warnings, saying the coronavirus pandemic is far from over. as abc news reports, with states reopening, some are seeing an increase in cases. as the country attempts to get back to so-called normal life, health experts are warning people to be very cautious. at least 21 states and puerto rico are seeing a rising number of covid-19 cases, influidi clu florida. >> we are seeing an uptick in the ages 18-35, and particularly after memorial day weekend. >> reporter: miami beaches opened just days ago, and now officials there have delayed the next phase of reopening. the state has seen a steady climb for nearly two weeks, hitting its highest single day
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of reported cases over the weekend. during the same time, texas also saw a record number of hospitalizations. restaurants opened to 75% capacity in houston last week. now officials are considering another stay in place order after some workers tested positive for the virus. utah and oregon are hitting pause on their plans to reopen. but other states are moving forward. hard-hit new jersey now allowing non-essential retail and outdoor dining. >> i've been a loyal customer here. i don't think we've had seating like this before. we have the quarantine, but here's an opportunity. >> reporter: the fda has revoked emergency authorization for two malaria drugs. hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, saying they're unlikely to be effective in treating the virus, and could cause serious side effects. president trump has for months touted the drugs. he says he's also taken hydroxychloroquine himself. >> i took it and i felt good about taking it.
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i don't know if it had an impact, but it didn't hurt me. i feel good. >> reporter: the fda also saying the drugs reduce the effectiveness of the drug remdesivir when given together. the drugs ask no longer be distributed to states to he wille battle covid-19. however, doctors can prescribe them because they are approved for treatment of other health conditions. new at 11:00, pg&e is expected to plead guilty tomorrow to 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter for its role in the campfire. the utility reached a plea agreement that included a $3.5 million fine. november of 2018 wildfire devastated the up to of paradise and was the deadliest and most destructive in state history. a wildfire has scorched 400 acres. pthe south bound direction but reopened at about 8:30 p.m.
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this afternoon, residents were told to be prepared to evacuate, but that was canceled tonight. the fire is 10% contained. for a look at the fire danger in the bay area, sandhya patel will have much more coming up later in the news cast. today, the supreme court handed down a land mark ruling to protect lbgtq people at work. the court ruled a key provision of the civil rights act of 1964 protects gay, lestrsgender peop workplace discrimination. conservative justice neil gorsuch wrote the opinion, which passed with a 6-3 majority. in the east bay, a cookie maker was scolded by the organizers of a farmer's market for passing out pride flags at his booth. tonight, he wants an apology. j.r. stone has this story from livermore. >> reporter: these are the tense moments of the farmer's market where vendor dan floyd was
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recently told to stop passing out pride flags. >> i will suspend you right now. >> reporter: gale hayden, who heads the california farmer's market association is the one in that video. floyd says he was selling cookies at his stand just as he had for the past four years. only this time he was also passing out free pride flags. >> you don't come yelling at each other. you explain if there's a disagreement. >> reporter: there is a free speech area where passing out flags would have been allowed, but not in the food zone. she went on to say that kids were using the flags as swords, creating a dangerous situation. >> if he just wanted to pass out rainbow stickers or take the flag part off the shaft, that would be better for us. >> reporter: at one point, the argument took another turn. >> i've been in places for 40 years where they bring out fetuses and put them on ironing boards. my job is to run the market, not
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to satisfy your political point of view. >> at no point did i think i was pushing a political point of view. >> reporter: now dan wants an apology and the city to go with new farmer's market operator. >> we are grateful for the community of livermore, and we know that this is not them, and we hope that they change things to reflect that. >> reporter: this is the pride flag outside of livermore city hall, the first time it's flown in this location for the entire pride month. organizers from the farmer's market tell me they're hopeful to sit down with dan to talk out this entire situation. in livermore, j.r. stone, "abc7 news." three police officers sip their milkshakes and ended up in the hospital. the union says this was no accident. the stunning cyber stalking allegations against six former ebay employees. t-mobile customers hit by
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grab a box of 15 or try them loaded. get 'em now with no contact delivery. tonight, the nypd is investigating whether officers were intentionally poisoned at a shake shaft. they ordered food and milkshakes and started feeling ill. they were taken to the hospital in stable condition. the new york police union tweeted that the officers were intentionally poisoned, adding that a toxic substance believed to be bleach was placed in their beverages. shake shack responded, tweeting they were horrified by the reports. on the peninsula, the sheriff's office released this
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video of a woman killed last month during a confrontation with deputies. they say this is sandra harman carrying a shotgun. the sheriff's office when a deputy found her, she started shooting. she dropped the shotgun but then appeared to reach for it again. [ gunfire ] >> get on the ground now! get on the ground! [ gunfire ] get on the ground! don't move, don't move, don't move! >> the county district attorney's office is reviewing th three of california's biggest police unions, including two from the bay area, have introduced a reform agenda. san francisco, san jose, and los angeles teamed up for a plan aimed at increasing accountability, creating a national use of force standard and a database of officers fired for misconduct. it would also root out racist police officers.
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the movement has gained steam since the killing of george floyd. >> we need to admit that, identify them, and make sure they don't join or if they're here, make sure that we show them the way out. i think people realize that we're sincere for change here and ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work. >> last week, congress introduced a police reform bill and the senate could vote on it before july 4th. it's a wild case of cyber stalking. six former ebay employees five from the bay area, are facing charges in connection with leading a campaign targeting a massachusetts couple critical of ebay. here's melanie woodrow. >> reporter: the cyber stalking campaign allegedly began in august of 2019. federal prosecutors say six now former ebay employees emotionally and psychologically terrorized a massachusetts couple who were critical of ebay. san jose resident james baugh of
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ebay directed others to set up fake email accounts to harass the couple, as well as sending disturbing deliveries. >> fly larvae and live spiders, a box of live cockroaches, a sympathy wreath on the occasion of the death of a loved one, a book of advice on how to survive the death of a spouse, pornography mailed to their neighbors but in the couple's names, a halloween mask featuring the face of a bloody pig, and a pig fetus, which was ordered but after inquiry by the supplier was never sent. >> reporter: one of the alleged co-conspirators was brian gilbert. >> a former police captain with santa clara. >> reporter: according to the complaint, they flew from california to massachusetts to conduct surveillance on the couple. >> at one point, when several of the defendants feared the police might trace the harassment
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campaign back to california, they compiled a list of people who they might be able to frame for the harassment activity. >> reporter: in a statement, ebay says as a result of an investigation with the systems from outside legal counsel, it terminated all involved employees in september of 2019. and is sorry they were subjected to this. the former ebay employees are facing conspiracy to commit cyber stalking and conspiracy to tamper with an investigation. melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." a family was shocked when they received a package from taiwan to find the words confident cov "covid-19" on it. this time he was baffled why the box would have this writing. >> if anyone sees a package that says covid-19 on it, many ideas go through their minds. could it be infected, not
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infected? has it been tested? >> he went to the usps who issued this statement saying in part -- >> this is not a case of racism and carriers were educated not to write anything on the package itself. the family told me they accept the apology. new developments about that video of a confrontation between a white couple and a man of color in san francisco. it's led to some life changes for those involved. >> i'm asking you if this is your property. >> why are you asking me? >> because it's private property. >> last tuesday, james was confronted for stencilling "black lives matter" with chalk on what turned out to be his property. pacific heights residents lisa alexander and robert larkins
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were questioning him. sims the video went viral, alexander, the ceo of la face skin care products, lost her account with birch box. larkins was terminated by raymond james. the couple has issued often apology. he read larkins' statement today for the first time. >> wow, that's about as much of a mea kulpa as you can expect and i would be willing to talk to them. if he expresses that to me in person, i will forgive both of them. >> he says he has a platform now and people are encouraging him to peak up. when it comes to issues of equality, justice and race, we're here to help you find your ally and take action. we have links to help you navigate this time on abc7news.com/takeaction. new details on a service outage affects t-mobile customers. at 9:00 tonight, the company said it may take more several hours before calling and texting is fully recovered. that comes after an outage hit
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customers nationwide. a web traffic related issue led to significant capacity issues. it felt like we had some issues with the wind today. did you step outside today? it was so gusty. >> not a good hair day, that's for sure. sandhya has more on that. >> yeah, it's a good something we're sheltering in place, because it's been blowing, dion and ama. the winds have been furious. as a matter of fact, 45 to 55-mile-an-hour winds across parts of the bay area. right now 3sh, 32 marineman wi3 winds. tomorrow, fire weather watch begins. at 11:00 p.m. tomorrow, it runs until thursday morning. that northerly wind gusting up to 35, dropping the humidity. so any fires that develop will rapidly spread. is it going to be critical fire weather condition. so take a look at our fire
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danger index. tomorrow night, moderate flyer weather conditions as we head into wednesday morning, notice the delta in the high to very high category. that is something we definitely need to watch out for. why is this all happening? an area of low pressure pushing across the pacific northwest. high pressure coming in behindis, driving those winds into the bay area. but this time out of the north. i want to show you the hour by hour forecast. tonight, gusty along the coastline at midnight. tomorrow morning, breezy near the beaches. and then we go into the afternoon and evening and winds ramp up again. close to 40 miles per hour near the coast. live doppler 7 showing you patches near the coastline. numbers from the upper 50s to mid 60s. wind playing a role in holding th vw o cameras as a result of our winds. the winds will ease by morning, gusting again in the afternoon.
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fire danger on the rise, and much warmer weather coming your way midweek. tomorrow morning, numb nerls the 40s, 50s, and for the afternoon, windy and mild. a lot like today. so anywhere from the low 60s to mid 80s, it's going to be a nice, sunny day except for the wind. if you suffer from allergies, going to be a tough one again. wednesday afternoon high also shoot up. low to mid 90s. near triple digits on thursday and a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast, gusty and bright tomorrow. a big warmup coming your way on wednesday and a summer-like sizzle for thursday with upper 90s. inland low 70s at the coast. summer begins on saturday and it is going to be nice for father's day, if you do have any outdoor plans with dads, mid 60s to low 90s. so a nice range of temperatures for all the fathers out there. dion and ama? >> all right. looks good. thank you, sandhya. tomorrow on "good morning
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america," ron howard and brice dallas howard talk about their new documentary
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now a focus on your health, progress is being made in developing a coronavirus vaccine. that word tonight from stanford researchers. >> i suspect that in the next year or so, we will have a number of candidate vaccines that will be able to do something along those lines. and then it's a matter of demonstrating that they are protected, that they are safe, and that they can be made to scale for billions of doses. >> researchers have discovered a type of anty bodies that attack the virus and prevent it from infecting a purpose. it's found in fewer than 5% of covid patients. 24-hour fitness is closing
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more than 100 gyms, including 13 in the bay area. the gym chain says the pandemic forced them to keep facilities closed for month. they hope to reopen the majority of locatins by the end of june. for a full list of closed locations, go
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here's what we want everyone to do. count all the hugs you haven't given. all the hands you haven't held. all the dinners you didn't share with friends. the trips you haven't taken. keep track of them. each one means one less person vulnerable, one less person exposed, and one step closer to a healthier community. so for now, keep your distance. but don't lose count. we'll have some catching up to do. and geico loves helping riders get to where they're going, so to help even more, geico is giving new and current customers
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a fifteen percent credit on their motorcycle policies with the geico giveback. and because we're committed for the long haul, the credit lasts your full policy term. the geico giveback. helping riders focus on the road ahead. the 49ers gm and kyle shanahan called their program in process, building brick by brick. in three short years, they are a perennial contender. the niners announcing they have signed head coach kyle shanahan to a multiyear contract extension. espn reports that it's new six-year deal, replacing the final three years he had on his original contract, making him the head coach through 2025. he's set to be one of the five highest paid coaches in the league. now, just days after saying he was 100% certain that major league baseball would have a season, the commissioner is
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backtracking on those statements. not good for baseball fans. the commissioner telling espn he's no longer certain there will be a 2020 baseball season. negotiations have been tough. but the sticking points continue to be pay and amount of games. this isn't to mention the health protocols that need to be agreed upon. players association maintains their willingness to play. >> it's just a disaster for our game. absolutely no question about it. it shouldn't be happening. and it's important that we find a way to get past it and get the game back on the field for the benefit of our fans. >> would you describe your feelings as confident that there will still be a season? >> i'm not confident, mike. i think there's real risk, and as long as there's no dialogue, that real risk is going to continue. >> golf's first major of the year will be played at harding park in san francisco the week of august 3rd, championship
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sunday is august 9th. it was reported that there will be no fans because of the pandemic. there was a hope a limited number of fans might be able to attend. an official announcement is expected on tuesday. time now for abc's call my play. you send the video, larry calls the action. here's samantha from alameda. >> samantha working out in the backyard. the 12-year-old from alameda can get up. so close. third time's the charm, right? up and over, clean samantha is clearing 38 inches, that's nba quality hops. samantha, we just called your play on nbc 7.
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i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dion lim. right now on ♪ ♪ jimmy ♪ >> jimmy: hello. i am jimmy. welcome to my home, my workplace, my gym, my restaurant, my little pony. whatever you need, we have it all. we are now in the fourth month of quarantine, which is crazy. but life is slowly coming back. on friday in l.a., they opened museums and gyms. which makes no sense to me. first of all, who needs to go to a museum? if i don't see a woolly mammoth statue stuck in sludge, am i gonna go nuts? and secondly who would go to the gym now?

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