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you don't comply. goodern morning, everybody. it is tuesday, june 16th. good morning, reggie and good morning, mike, because you're giving us an update on our forecast for today. >> we'll start off by taking a look at live doppler 7 and good morning. it will show a little bit of wind out there about 12 miles per hour at fairfield and 12 at san carlos and 24 at half moon bay and retreated to the normal areas this morning. you can see the flags on the ferry building and the wind is temperatures running a couple degrees milder and hardly noticeable and mid up toer 50s at 7:00. we will hang out around 60 at the coast. not much warming for our bay from noon to 4:00. 70 to nd everybody back in the 60s by 7:00. we do have a heightened fire danger and i'll show you that and some really hot temperatures coming for a couple days in the
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accuweather seven-day forecast. back to reggie for the news. >> mike, thank you. new this morning, police are at the scene of a rollover crash in the south bay near san jose. you can see first responders on the scene. this crash was reported around 3:15 this morning and the chp has closed the road in the meantime to deal with this crash. right now, we don't know if anyone was hurt. president trump is expected to sign an executive order today geared towards police reforms and it comes as lawmakers on capitol hill work on their own proposals for reform. san francisco's nancy pelosi spoke yesterday for the democrats. >> does it have a chokehold ban? that's one of the questions. let's do the best we can, not the minimum that we can. chokeholds, am i missing something here? perhaps i am what i heard the president say is sometimes they're okay. no, i don't think so. i don't think so. >> abc news is reporting that
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today's executive order will not push for bans on chokeholds or no knock warrants. include incentives for police to adopt best practices of use of force to share information about officer misconduct and have social workers respond to nonviolent calls. happening today, san francisco police chief bill scott and district attorney will host a virtual conversation on further reforms to sfpd. yesterday he said his office will no longer file charges on a case that rely solely on statements from police officers that have proven histories of misconduct, excessive force, discrimination or racial bias. you can join tonight's discussion through the manny's coffee shop facebook page and it starts at 6:00 p.m. wear a mask or take the chance of getting your flying privileges revoked. that is the warning from at least one airline today as the summer travel season begins. let's go to abc7 news reporter
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amy hollyfield live for us at sfo. good morning. >> that was from new united and american airlines says add them to the list. they are also now considering putting passengers on a ban to fly list if they refuse to wear their mask while they're on their flight. united airlines came out in front of this first. they announced that starting this thursday, any passenger who does not wear a mask while on board a flight will be placed on an internal travel restriction list. young children and adults with medical reasons are exempt. we asked passengers their thoughts on this new crackdown. >> a lot of different reasons why people don't want to wear it. first amendment rights and things like that. i think that they 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. >> other airlines say they will
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be getting tougher when it comes to enforcing the mask rule. alaska, delta, hawaiian, jetblue and southwest all saying they will decide on consequences when someone refuses to wear one and they are expected to announce more specific policies in the next few days. but united is out in front with the strictest plan yet saying you could be placed on a no-fly list if you refuse to cover up your face. reporting live at sfo, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. the number of coronavirus deaths could hit 200,000 by october. that number went up because of eased social distancing rules and reopening measure. megan has more on the government's response. >> reporter: coronavirus rising in 21 states. in florida where beache are now open, hospital beds are filling up, prauchting miami's mayor to postpone phase three of reopening.
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>> we are seeing an uptick particularly in the age demographic 18 to 35 and particularly after memorial day weekend. >> reporter: 11 states are seeing an increase in hospitalizations, including texas. which is setting records almost daily for covid-19 patients admitted to hospitals. > the key message is that we may be tired of this virus, but this virus is not tired of us. >> reporter: a new projection from the university of washington forecasting more than 200,000 deaths from the virus by october mainly due to reopening measures. and a new cdc study finds people with common underlying health conditions are 12 times more likely to die from the virus. megan tevrizian, abc news, san diego. as the bay area opens for business, navigate the new rules and realities for business owners, workers and for you. this friday, napa may move past other bay area counties in
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reopening. gyms, movie theaters expected to open their doors. the final decision rests on community testing. even with a recent surge in new cases, the percentage of positive tests remain wells below the state average. in the south bay, a mixture of crowds and concern. santa clara county lifted restrictions for outdoor dining and retail about a week and a half ago and as more businesses reopen the risk, of course, goes up. amanda del castillo gives us a glimpse into today's normal. >> reporter: it is back to business and busy in the south bay. at santana row many restaurants and retailers have finally reopened but people returned to a much different scene. >> it felt kind of weird being back. >> reporter: 11-year-old agrees. shopping during a pandemic takes some serious patients from everyone. even retail workers have a few new tasks on their to-do >> distancing and wearing the facial mask and also hand
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sanitizer for customers, limit the amount of customers in the store. >> reporter: the process of trying on clothes is also cumbersome. >> if they don't want it, we keep it in the fitting room until they're done and then steam it and let it hang for about a day. >> reporter: westfield opened to shoppers although some felt the selection was not kid friendly. >> grow so fast and have to get new clothes every two weeks. >> reporter: the option to shop and browse and have a meal are activities that people have gone without for months. >> that is an experience that we create. that was kind of our 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 officials are keeping their eyes on , especia 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.
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and what we're seeing is what you would expect when you open up as much as we have. >> reporter: a slight uptick. something to keep in mind as we see more changes to rules. in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo, abc7 news. let's take a look at what is going on outside by take a look at our neighborhood temperatures under a clear sky. mid to upper 50s through the trivalley and 49 and look at that lafayette a school spot and near 60 in antioch and brentwood and 60 in oakland and 50 in los gatos and everybody else mid 50s. and here's a look at san jose and partly cloudy and 59 des.omd safe all day if you're walking the dog and exercising moderate pollen being stirred up by the breezy conditions this afternoon. tree pollen is back just a little bit. here's a look at the peninsula. 59 at 8:00 and a whole lot more sunshine than yesterday.
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spike right around 70 at 2:00 and down to 62 by 8:00. let's take a look at the east bay. stuck in the 60s through noon and we jump from 60 to 69 and low 70s for about three or four hours this afternoon and then down to 64 by 8:00 and then our last stop san francisco and 58 at 8:00 and then the breezes kick in at noon and continue through 6:00 hovering right around 63 to 64 degrees. just a little bit below average during the afternoon hours. but this is the last day i'll say that. heat coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. i'll have that in just a few minutes. first i'll turn it over to sue hall and find out what is going on with your morning commute. hi, sue. high-wind advisories out there but the chp has a little bit of a different view on the bridges this morning saying this is the bay bridge toll plaza, obviously, and a high wind advisory for the bay bridge, dumbarton and the altaont pass.
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lights up to the left of your screen there and traffic is flowing nicely. it was slo the road work overnight so things are moving nicely now. little bit of slow traffic out of the central valley. you can see here we do have a about a 30-minute drive time from tracy and up and over the altamont pass and keep a good grip on the steering wheel and at redmond we have an overturned vehicle and we showed you this a few minutes ago with the emergency crews on scene there. the intersection has been shut down as a very closed area, avoid that if you can. almaden at redmond. we do have at accident at pomona eastbound 80. we'll update that in just a couple of minutes. kumasi. >> thank you, sue. coming up next, the seven things to know this morning. >> several former ebay executives are now charged with terrorizing a massachusetts couple. the cyberstalking accusations. plus, the u.s. postal
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service explains why a baymilyes wi csfo. it is lit up with all the colors for pride month. i like to see that. we'll be and i'm an area manager here at amazon. when you walk into an amazon fulfillment center, it's like walking into the chocolate factory and you won a golden ticket. it's an amazing feeling. my three-year-old, when we get a box delivered, he gets excited. he screams, "mommy's work!" when the pandemic started, we started shipping out all the safety stuff
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that would keep the associates safe to all the other amazons. all of these are face masks, we've sent well over 10 million gloves. and this may look like a bottle of vodka. when we first got these, we were like whoa! [laughing] with this pandemic, safety is even more important because they're going home to babies, they're going home to grandparents. so, our responsibility is to make sure that they go home safe every single day.
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it's 's 5:13. the first thing is paramedics say one person is critically hurt after this horrible crash you can see here. it's a four-car crash on highway 85 near union avenue in san jose. it happened overnight. one driver was seen being taken into custody after a sobriety test. that has been cleared out of lanes. right now number two, we take you to san jose almaden in redmond. that remains closed due to an overturned accident, as well. pg&e will plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for its role indea.
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it is expected to be a really emotional day in court with several survivors sharing their testimony. president trump is expected to sign an executive order on police reform. include incentives for police adopt best practices on use of force and have social workers respond to nonviolent calls. number five. american airlines now considering banning passengers for not wearing masks. the announcement comes after united said it would not allow passengers onboard its flights without a face covering and also placing noncompliant passengers on an internal travel restriction list. and today is our last day of free air conditioning this week with mainly 70 degree highs. 80s and even some 90s showing up tomorrow and lasting through ce right now if you're shopping for a used car. the price of used cars has dropped about 4% nationwide since the pandemic started and
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in the san francisco oakland area prices are down about 3%. on the peninsula, san mateo sheriff county office released surveillance video and a deadly confrontation with deputies. i do need to warn you the body cam video may be disturbing. walking through half moon bay carrying a shotgun last month. the sheriff office says when a deputy found her harmon started shooting. she dropped the shotgun and appeared to reach for it. again, this videoem may be disturbing. >> get on the ground! get on the ground! get on the ground! don't move! don't move! >> the san mateo county district attorney's office is reviewing the confrontation. the nypd is investigating how three officers got sick
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after drinking milk shakes at a shake shack. this happened yesterday in manhattan. at first investigators thought they may have been intentionally poisoned with some kind of cleaning product in the shakes and then overnight nypd detectives said they determined no criminality by shake shack employees. the company is cooperating with the investigation and the officers are okay. in today's "gma first look" several former ebay executives including five from right here in the bay area are now charged with terrorizing a massachusetts couple. abc stephanie ramos has the details. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma first look" a bizarre case of corporate revenge. six now former ebay employees charged with aggressively cyberstalking a couple just outside bost.>> tse liveries in >> reporter: ebay terminated the employees allegedly involved. ebay says they also examined
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what role the company's then ceo may have played. in a statement they say, while mr. wenig's communications were inappropriate, no evidence that he knew in advance about or authorized the actions. there were a number of considerations leading to his departure from the company. and we'll have much more on this unfolding story coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your "gma first look" i'm stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. usps is apologizing to a los gatos family after they gotaic paage that had covid-19 written on it. the dad, whooesn't want to be identified, said he regularly receives boxes of magazines from taiwan for his kids but this time the box had this writing. >> if anyone sees a package that says covid-19 on it, many, many ideas go through their minds. could it be infected, could it not be infected and has it been
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tested? >> so, usps issued this statement saying in part because of osocial distancing, carriers do not need to ask for a signature if the package requires one. carriers write covid-19 in a box on a form but in this case the carrier just wrote it on the box. they say this is not a case of racism and educating carriers, again, to not write anything on the actual package. it's one of the stories with prime real estate and today neiman marcus is going to use its downtown store front to share messages of love and peace through art. the general manager is organizing an event to paint boarded up windows and store front with kind messages speaking out against racism and injustice. you can sign up to paint from 4:30 to 7:30 on
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signupgenius.com. >> neat idea. can't wait to see those. let's talk about what is going on weather wise. a great day to do that until about later on in the afternoon hours. when it gets a little breezy. right now partly cloudy in san jose and 58 degrees and looking for full on sunshine this afternoon thanks to drier air coming in on those breezes. that will keep it cool at the coast and comfortable for the rest of us. now windy in the hills and the fire concern will heighten the next couple days and highs this afternoons will be wednesday, thursday and friday. here's a look at what is going on with our temperatures. 81 in gilroy and everybody else in the mid to upper 70s in the south bay with 75 in cupertino and 75 in los altos and we drop down to upper 60s on the peninsula today. 62 to 63. not much of a change as you head along the peninsula coast today. same thing on the bay side. downtown 66. south san francisco 67 and we try to get to 70 in sausalito and then 80 around sonoma and santa rosa with mid 60s along
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your coast. 71 at richmond and 74 in oakland and castro valley, fremont. but the warm spot hercules at 75 and then 66 at san ramon and 84 in antioch and brentwood. tonight, temperatures most of us live in the low to mid 50s and even 49 at half moon bay and 60 in antioch and 60s up in the hills where the winds will pick up. that high fire danger and red flag warning for solano county. some of that hire fire danger does spill into napa county at the same time. please, be aware if you live in napa county, also. the big warm up starts tomorrow. it peaks thursday and holds on friday. and we're still going to be a little bit warmer than average this father's day weekend, even though we won't be quite as hot as thursday and friday. hope you have a good one. back to kumasi and reggie. kids clothing retailer children's place is offering big discounts as it plans to close hundreds of stores.
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the coronavirus pandemic has hit its chain very hard. and offering 80% off of summer styles. children's place plans to close 300 stores by next year. hello kitty has a new boss. the 92-year-old ceo is letting his grandson lead the business now. the company that created hello kitty and her friends. after leading for 60 years, he is handing over the rein to his grandson. by far the most popular creation and, kumasi, did you know that hello kitty is not a cat? >> what is hello kitty then? >> it is a little girl. we found that out a few years ago right here on "abc7 mornings" and it's kept a special place in my head all these years later. >> i needed that. atll of the president's close family members is getting
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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> let's see what kind of weather dad is going to get hanging out in the backyard and doing nothing and having you wait on him hand and foot all al weekend. friday is pretty mild and lose three to four degrees saturday and that is our coolest day and gets even warmer sunday. look at all those 90s inland and 60s along the coast into san francisco. what are you doing for your dad, kumasi? >> now, mike, you knxwokn shouldn't put me on the spot like that. one of presidnt trump's family members is ready to release a tell-all book. the publisher plans to release herth n the website as the toxic toxic
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family that made him. besides being his niece, mary trump is a clinical psychologist. new protections for lgbtq people at work. the supreme court handed a landmark ruling with the civil rights act of 1964. it protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from workplace discrimination. conservative justice wrote the opinion which passed with a 6-3 majority. and as we take a live look at sfo this mnit up in color sfo apeences dn rveveryom all over thed, weve i starith us. l commissner roger goodell would like to see colin kaepernick back in the league this upcoming season.
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speaking yesterday to our sister station espn he is encouraging teams to sign the former 49ers quarterback who hasn't played in three seasons. after he spent a season kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice and police brutality. goodell admitted the league was wrong in player protests. frustration growing by the day. speaking with espn, ml commissioner said he is not confident there will be any games this year.sust d aer s10en tins plhey' being pushed to play for a raw end of the deal. >> 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
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a way to get past it and get the game back on the field for the benefit of our fans. >> players and owners will also have to agree on health and safety protocols before having any chance of playing. friend, that was a lot of news in one block. colin kaepernick coming back. can you imagine? >> i mean -- it's been a few years. >> it has. all right. we'll talk about that. maybe that is a hot topic. we are coming back with another full 90 minutes of news and more attractions in vegas reopening including the first buffet. how it will function. >> you know i thought of you as soon as i saw that story this morning. also, how can you help others and get a free antibody test at the same time. 84 counts of manslaughter connected to the 2018 wildfires. i'm julian glover with what is expected to happen in court and
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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is a bc7 news. now at 5:30, reckoning day for pg&e is expected to own up today in court for the deaths of dozens of people in the camp fire. president trump set to sign an executive order on police reform. why critics say it doesn't go nearly far enough. and an update on that t-mobile outage after hours of issues, the company says it knows what impacted people nationwide. good morning. welcome to tuesday, june 16th. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. here's mike. >> thank you, kumasi, reggie. hi, everybody. we'll start with the breezes. pretty aggressive yesterday. they calmed down a little bit in most neighborhoods and 12 in fairfield and 28 at half moon bay and cloudiness hanging around mountain view and san
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jose. as we look from out there. expect more sunshine and the breezes to crank up again this afternoon and that will keep our temperatures in check from the mid up to mid to upper 70s and low to mid 70s for the rest of the bay shore and even in the 80s you get to morgan hill and mid to upper 70s in the north bay with 80 around napa and 78 livermore. concord and antioch and fairfield for our inland east bay neighborhood. the winds will get so fast, the fire danger is developing and i'll show you where the red flag warning is coming up. here's reggie. a rit, mike, thank you. new video this morning of a nasty four-car crash on highway 85 in san jose. you're seeing most of these cars with major damage. and one person is reportedly in critical condition. this crash happened near the union avenue off ramp some time around 11:30 last night. and just a moment ago, you saw a
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driver taking a sobriety test and then being led away in handcuffs. happening today, pg&e is expecting to plead guilty to 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter for its role in the camp fire. the wildfire killed 85 people. it was the most deadly and destructive in state history. abc7 news reporter julian glover is live with the details on this. good morning, julian. >> hi, good morning, kumasi. we expect some emotional testimony inside of the courtroom today as pg&e pleads guilty taking responsibility for the 85 people killed in the 2018 camp fire. the nation's largest utility company is expected to plead guilty to 84 counts of manslaughter connected to the wildfires sparked by its rickety electrical grid that destroyed the town of paradise. each felony count being recited while the pictures of the screen in the courtroom. according to the district attorney handling the case, at least 20 surviving family members are also expected to
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speak before the court, which could really make for gut wrenching testimony. no executives will be charged. meaning no one will go to jail for the mass killings. pg&e will pay $13.5 billion to wildfire victims as a part of a deal to emerge from bankruptcy. there is some concern, though, over how much the settlement is worth. half of that $13.5 billion is expected to be paid out in pg&e stock, which we know is known to fluctuate given how pg&e is currently trying to climb out of this bankruptcy and that can only get tougher as they could be dealing with what could be another rough wildfire season. reporting live this morning, i'm julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you, julian. this morning firefighters are battling to surround this wildfire that is burning outf c county. it's 10% contained. it broke out yesterday afternoon and forced cal trans to close highway 101 for a few hours.
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people in the area were warned to be ready to evacuate, but that order was canceled last night. president trump and the city of lanta expected to announce sweeping changes to police policy today. this comes after police killed a black man, 27-year-old rayshard brooks. alex presha has more from washington. >> good morning. we are expecting president trump to sign this executive order geared towards policing around noon eastern today in this executive order is coming as we're hearing the 911 tape that led up to that deadly shooting of rayshard brooks. this morning hearing the 911 call that led to the fatal shooting of rayshard brooks in a wendy's drive' through. >> does he have any weapons from where you can see it? >> no, i think he's intoxicated. >> reporter: but this is the moment that is going to be scrutinized. as brooks is rou se him reach back and point the stun gun at officer rolfe when
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rolfe fires three shots and brooks later died at the hospital. the city fired officer rolfe on saturday. this morning we're learning this wasn't his first incident with a gun. his personnel file shows he was reprimanded in 2017 for use of a firearm. president trump responded to the brooks shooting yesterday. >> i thought it was a terrible situation. >> reporter: he is now expected to sign an techxv order for police reforms later today. include incentvising police agencies across the country to adopt best practices on use of force and respond to nonviolent calls with the help of social workers. now this executive order will not push for outright bans on certain behavior like chokeholds or no-knock warrants and also will not roll back any protections under qualified immunity. alex presha, abc news, washington. the owners of stamp bar and grill are having to dodge dozens of death threats after a video
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surfaced accusing them of being racist. a man wearing an nra hat dining on the patio on saturday. the man was allegedly taunting and heckling comments at a group of peaceful protesters marching past during a black lives matter rally. he condoned his behavior even high fiving him but the server says just the opposite. >> i went to the table and i told him, shut up and leave immediately. >> i don't know if i need to close my doors tomorrow. i don't know if someone's going to break into my home. i don't know if someone is thro. >> the owners say they're terrifying of closing again because they already lost roughly half a million dollars during the stay-at-home period. the number of covid-19 cases in california has stabilized, but governor newsom is warning the virus is a real threat. the number of infected people in the hospital remains stable over the last two-week period and he says only 4.5% of people tested
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have been positive for coronavirus. newsom says as the state reopens, we will see an increase in cases, but he says forcing people to remain isolated any longer threatens their physical, mental health and also their finances. happening today, a few new countywide testing sites are opening in santa clara county. at the los altos youth center and creekside park in cupertino and city hall. you don't need an appointment, the tests are free and they are provided no matter where you live. all part of the santa clara county effort to drastically or dramatically increase testing to better combat the virus. each site is going to be open from 10:00 in the morning to 4:00 in the evening. tuesday through thursday and the site in palo alto is also open on fridays. gyms, schools, restaurants and offices all affected by coronavirus. if you want to see the changes we're all facing right now, go to abc7news.com/coronavirus and
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click on the image you see for this story life after covid-19. new details on a service outage affecting t-mobile customers. t-mobile says call and tech services are now fully restored. a service outage hit customers nationwide for most of yesterday. a t-mobile executive says a web significant capacity problems. kaiser working. kaiser's website and app were down for five hours on saturday. coming up, this woman scolding two people at an east bay farmers market. her issue, the pride flags that they were handing out. and a sort of round about way to get a free covid-19 antibody test. the new incentive from the red cross. but, first, we check in with meteorologist mike nicco. mike? >> thank you, reggie. hi, everybody.
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we'll start with current conditions. the temperatures on the peninsula both sides of the bay and the coast. 52 in daly city to belmont and redwood city at 56 degrees under a mainly clear sky. and most of us in the mid to upper 50s and napa at 52 and oakland and anitioch and those are our extremes. san jose where we still have party cloudy conditions and 57 degrees. breezy and even more so during the afternoon hours on our bridges and also near the bay water. cool to mild this morning to the afternoon if you're taking mass transit. here's a look at the south bay. stuck in the 60s through noon. low 70s this afternoon and look how breezy it gets at 4:00, 6:00 and then drop down to about 65 degrees at 8:00. for the north bay, we're in the 60s through 10:00 and then mid to upper 70s from noon all the way through about 7:00. a whole lot more sunshine than yesterday and about 69 degrees at 8:00. for our east bay valleys, we're in the 60s through 10:00
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to upper 70s and we're down to 71 degrees at 8:00. now, this is a little breezy this morning. i just checked the altamont pass about 35 miles per hour and a 20 to 25-mile-per-hour cross wind across the carquinez and benicia bridges and i know sue has been following the wind advisories from the chp and we'll bring her in now. she's in for jobina this morning. >> good morning, mike. the high wind advisories for the bay bridge, dumbarton bridge and the altamont. get a grip on that steering l. southbound 101 from novotto to the golden gate bridge and no wind advisory but at the limit for about a 20-minuteinuteinutee time. no delays eight-minute drive into marin county. up and slowing over the altamont pass from tracy to the altamont
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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc7 mornings. >> even less than that from sunrise. you can already see the beginnings of it from our roof camera where it's 57 degrees right now. we'll use this as the backdrop for our day planner today. mid to upper 50s through 7:00. a lot like yesterday. low 60s around the coast and then the breezes kick in and only 71 to 74 at 4:00 and back in the 60s by 8:00. here's a look at that fire danger i talked about. mainly for solano county and starts 11:00 tonight and goes through 8:00 thursday morning.
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some of the fire conditions do spill into napa county, also. but you are not under one. the closer you live to solano county the more you might want to have that in the back of your mind. 63 in tahoe and both kind of windy. here's reggie. >> mike, thank you. in the east bay a cookie maker wants an apology from the owner of a remember faefarmers scolded him for handing out flags. >> nobody else has flags, that should have been a clue. >> reporter: these are the moments where vendor dan floyd was recently told to stop passing out pride flags. >> i will suspect you r.enorr: heads the california farmers 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
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each other. you explain calmly if a disagreement. >> reporter: hayden's daughter says 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 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 and that would even 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 they put them on ironing boards. my job is to run the market. not to satisfy your political point of view. >> at no point did i think i was pushing a political agenda or a political point of view. >> reporter: now dan wants an apology and the city to go with a new farmers 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: you're looking at the pride flag outside of livermore city hall.
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this is actually the first time it's flown in this location for the entire pride month. organizers from the farmers market tell me they're hopeful to sit down with dan to try to talk out this entire situation. in livermore, j.r. stone, abc7 news. researchers are making progress in developing a coronavirus vaccine. that is the word from stanford school of medicine. >> i expect 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 a matter of demonstrating that they're productive and that they are safe and that they can be made to scale for billions of doses. >> researchers have discovered a type of antibody that attacks a virus and prevents it from infecting a person. but one obstacle researchers are facing is that the antibody is found in fewer than 5% of patients. well, many people are still hospitalized, even more are able to undergo elective surgeries. so, the need for blood donations
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is still really urgent. right now the red cross is offering a new service and also an incentive to donors. a chance to find out if they were infected with covid-19. testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations providing donors with some insight into whether they have been exposed. the antibody test is fda approved and it's 99% accurate. >> the problem is that we're testing a health donor population and any time you test a healthy donor population there is a chance to get false positive and that is one level of concern. >> the antibody test results will be available in the red cross blood donor app or on the secure online portal. the wynn resort in las vegas will reopen its buffet this thursday the first on the strip to reopen since the coronavirus shut downs. the wynn said it is a different all you can eat concept.
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social distancing and touchless technology and both single use or digital menus. you have more than 90 different food options with unlimited servings. so, here's the big change, i don't know why we're leaving this for the end but anyway. staff will bring plates to the table. that's what we leave with. reservations are required. >> i would say that probably is a big change that we should mention. because then is it still a buffet then? >> it's not. that's not a buffet. that's a restaurant. >> i'm okay with that. >> me, too. >> but how do they know what i want and exactly how much i want? you just get what you get. you get what you get. >> there's been buffets like this before where you have the huge menu and you say i want this and bring me this and bring me this and they just bring it to you. >> you just have a wide range. >> where does that happen?
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>> at a restaurant. >> i'll order off a menu. >> you order off a menu, but you get everything on the menu at your beck and call, i guess. okay. let's talk about weather. i'm getting pressed for time. let's move on and talk about what is going on from our roof camera where it's 57 degrees right now. here's a look at your accuweather highlights. the cool breezes will keep us from getting any warmer than yesterday. breezy hill. there is a fire concern the next couple nights and trending warmer than average this holiday weekend. here's a look at, you see that orange. that's drier air that moved in behind the cold front yesterday and now we're going to get a rush of even cooler and drier air for today and that's why we'll see more sunshine than yesterday. mid to upper 70s for most of the south bay and 81 in gilroy and we got 68 and 69 san mateo and then 62 to 63 along the coast with sunshine but those breezes will make it feel much cooler than that. mid to upper 60s downtown and
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south san francisco and get to 70 in sausalito and mid to upper 70s through the north bay and even 80 around napa, cloverdale, sonoma, calistoga and then as we head along the east bay shore, 71 at richmond along with fremont and castro valley. let's move inland. mid to upper 70s from the trivalley and concord highway 4 low to mid 80s. tonight most of us in the 50s, once again. 50s up in the hills where the breezes will be faster. my accuweather seven-day forecast. across the board, a ten degree jump tomorrow and another jump of about four degrees thursday and that's when it peaks and cooling hits the coast friday and we'll ease the heat a little bit but never get rid of it through the holiday weekend. have a good day. back to you guys. >> thanks, mike. new at 6:00, coronavirus goes to the dogs. the way researchers are using man's best friend to detect the virus. but, first, a new covid scam. how con men are trying to take
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welcome back, everyone. well, it looks like things are not working out for 24 hour fitness. first struggling to get through covid-19 and now filing for bankruptcy. the 7 on your side team is looking at how this might affect you if you're a member and what you should do next. as we told you, 130 gyms are closing permanently. four in san francisco and nine in the greater bay area from fairfield to walnut creek to
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morgan hill. the main problem for members is 24 hours debt situation. >> there's quite a lot of debt. they say there's over a billion dollars in debt and $500 million with wells fargo. >> so, it means if you have a long-term membership, you are probably not going to get your money back. 24 hour has to pay back the banks first. 7 on your side found the best option is just to transfer your membership to another gym that is still open. members will go to any premium gym regardless of what level and another option is switch to a month-to-month membership. aern waing warning about th covid-19 scam. scammers are sending out e-mails that appear to be from your church, synagogue or mosque and they ask you to buy a gift card r somebodys just a common requen religious communities so it's pretty easy to fall for. consumer groups advise you check the e-mail addresses and also
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follow up with a phone call and maybe two before you donate money. a 3-year-old in arizona got the perfect birthday present for him. a garbage truck. tyson loves garbage trucks and since he can't have a party because of the covid-19 pandemic, his mom asked the scottsdale waste department to stop by the house. he got to climb inside the truck to learn all about the moving parts. they even gave him a signed toy truck. the trucks are sanitized every night so the family knew it was going to be safe for him. >> that's a good birthday. >> look at that. >> he's driving. fantastic. going to inspire that kid. let's talk about what is going on. we have that red flag warning. you can see the central valley and does slip into solano county and starts at 11:00 tonight and goes through about 8:00 thursdy morning. so, heightened fire danger there. now, let me show you what we were talking about. the color coding there low is
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green, moderate and spreading into napa and sonoma county and even very high fire index slips into napa county index, also. just because there is an imaginary border the fire danger says, i don't recognize that and i'm just going to go wherever i want. be careful. >> all right, thank you, mike. new at 6:00, an alert for parents before your kids go back to the playground and what you should do before you get out the hand sanitizer. also, an investigation into milk shakes. new information in just the last hour after three police
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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is a bcc7 news. now at 6:00, wear a mask or get grounded. airlines crack down on passengers who don't want to comply with pandemic safety measures. good morning, everybody. it is tuesday, june 16th. we'll get to all those stories in just a moment and first you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. hey, mike. >> hey, kumasi, reggie. hi, everybody. thanks for being with us, everybody. let's take a look at what is goingen with these winds and start with live doppler 7 and fairfield 12 miles per hour and 25 at half moon bay and they're still out there but very select areas. look at this gorgeous shot from the exploratorium. nice of that ship to move out of the way to see the sunrise. good timing there.
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mid to upper 50s and our accuweather 12-hour planner and mid 60 at the coast with our fastest breezes. and near 70 and bright and comfy at noon and the winds kick in and hold us to the low to mid 70s and not much warming in the afternoon hours and back into the 50s and 60s by 7:00. today is our last comfortable day and we'll talk about heat and the fire danger coming up in the seven minute sign an executive order geared towards police reforms and comes as lawmakers on capitol hill work on their own proposals for reform. nancy pelosi spoke yesterday for the democrats. >> does it have a chokehold ban? that's one of the basic questions. let's do the best we can, not the minimum that we can. chokeholds. am i missing something here? perhaps i am because what i heard the president say is sometimes they're okay. no, i don't think so. i don't think so. >> abc news is reportinha
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