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we are feeling the heat today. temperatures in many areas in the 80s, 90s, close to degrees in our inland hot spots where we got to the upper 90sch we're all talking about the san francisco a lot of sun. second wave. we're not out of the first wave. 74 degrees right now. our numbers are going up. >> numbers are up and that's a san francisco already made it up into the low 80s so the cooling problem. the governor now ordering all has started there. californians to wear face coverings in public. oakland, 78, low 90s for san too many people are failing to jose and gilroy. do so. walnut creek becomes a hub 90 degrees right now in san of protest. another demonstration just last rosa, 90 in petaluma. night. now a local business leader is but look at the heat. calling for a permanent change you can feel it out there. to his street. here is some relief on the way. santa cruz already seeing some in san francisco officials signs of the fog, and as you take a look at the satellite remove a statue of christopher columbus before protesters picture you can see that apparently did it for them. southerly surge developing. that fog is working its way ferential from cal to stanford we're getting a good idea what northwards so if you don't like fall classes will look like. the hot weather cooler weather is coming. east bay hills camera looking at mount diablo right now, clear good evening. than ashley. skies, hot inland again tomorrow >>tatewide mandate to although the heat is going to ease by a couple of degrees.
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summer starts on saturday afternoon, but i'd say it wear a face covering. the rules are now tightening up already feels like it. as health officers fear a rise here's a look at the fog forecast. you can sigh by 7:00 a.m. the in covid cases. fog i s over into the bay tomorrow stephan stephanie ciera joins us live morning and then it just hangs around for most of the afternoon. breaking down what you need to but inland areas and around the know. >> face masks were already bay you'll still see plenty of sun. temperatures in the 50s and 60s required in most of the bay area, the only difference now is tomorrow morning with that fog the rules where we're required around to start off your day. in the afternoon in south bay 90 to wear them are getting more specific. >> we're all taking about the degrees in morgan hill, 88 in second wave. we're not out of the first wave. gilroy. mil 80s froms. >> a concern of covid cases rising across california. on the peninsula looking at >> hospitalization numbers are just starting to creep back up, foggy conditions and 63 in and i'm very concerned by what we're seeing. pacifica, nice day in san >> the new mandate francisco. 69 degrees but much cooler than masks be worn in any indoor and today. 62 in daly city and breezy in outdoor public spaces when in the north bay. close proximity to others. 82 in san rafael, upper 80s this includes everything from calestoga, santa rosa you're waiting in line to enter the really going to notice a significant drop in those grocery store, using public temperatures places in the north bay as that southerly winds transit including ride shares 84ree pt inland areas with other people, including interacting at work.
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dr. david whit explains there's still hot. antioch, brentwood 84 degrees. too much mitt information circulating. >> there's a big misconception here's the accuweather seven day we've passed our surge, this is forecast cooler at the coast and the bell-shaped curve, we've bay and summer begins in the flattened and now we're done. afternoon at 2:43, temperatures we've just marginally flattened back off to 43 degrees and for it and thank god because it was father's day it's going to be a pretty intense there. we flatped it so we weren't new nice microclimate spread from the mid-60s to the mid-90s, a york. >> but as dr. witt reminds us seasonal range on monday. not much change early next week the first wave isn't even over but we will start to esaa retse yet. >> and we're starting to see the wave start to grow and that's with the social distancing now i return of the heat, close to 100 certainly saw last week masking degrees inland. it's summertime at least almost fell by the wayside in a lot of communities that did it very here. dan and ama. rigorously. >> which is why the latest rules >> as long as it's nice for are very specific. fathers. masks are required anywhere thanks, sandhya. seen r a home. outdoors when you can't social distance even while driving with coming up next the update on the others. reason being we don't know the impact until it's too late. big cat >>mf not doing it now and at that point you've already done a lot of damage.
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>> children 2 and under are exempt. no mask required when heing or drinking at a restaurant assuming, of course, a safe social distance. and any person with a disability preventing them from wearing a mask are all exempt. for a full list of those specific scenarios outlined in program ato our san francisco's mission district confirms low income front line workers were at higher risk of contracting the disease. the program led by zuckerberg san francisco general hospital tested nearly 4,000 people from april 25th to the 28th. according to researchers the spread of covid-19 at that time was increasingly concentrated among low iunle w from home.ped explain why latinos were
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disproportionately affected by the pandemic. the county has decided to follow the state's guidance for this next step of reopening. the county's health officer says she made the decision because she sees a minimal difference between these business and hair salons which are already open. here's a look what's reopening in the bay area tomorrow. alameda is catching up to other counties opening up all outdoor dining and retail. san mateo county will allow all other personal services to open. >> along with health all of us at abc 7 are focused on several other aspects of the coronavirus response. the economy, the changing abc 7 has launched a new streaming app so wherever you workplace and education. today we're taking a closer look are you can get our live newscast, breaking news, whether at how some of the bay area and more with our abc 7 bay area colleges are planning to reopen in the fall. app an apple tv, android tv, abc 7 news reporter cornell fire tv and roku. bernard found out that many students rlly have mixed just search abc 7 bay area.
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the i-team reports on reactions. >> the atmosphere is definitely heightened tensions in the gone. >> reporter: students know the catholic church ipoakland where a l thecal bis racist. we'll hav too btle against starts august 26th but admits it may be hard to recognize. even the chancellor says these covid-19s u know, but are uncharted academic waters. beware. impostors are out there looking >> i sometimes use the metaphor to steal your information. 7 on your side's michael finny driving through fog. we simply don't know what's shows you how to spot them. and the huge response in the going to happen. >> the chancellor says students will not be required to return effort to help black owned to campus this fall. businesses facing two monumental near leall classes will be challenges, covid-19 as well as online due to the coronavirus looting and vandalism. pandemic. but some in-person classes will all coming up and more in half be available but limited to an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. about 25 students. finally tonight a mountain lion spotted several times in san francisco including just an undergrad believes them iilo outside of our kgo studios is back in the wild on the peninsula. them and i miss in person >> yeah, just a few feet from classes i don't think it's wise. the mission nghborhood >> the campus is prioritizing student health. >> forget move in weekends at early this morning. it took animal controlif. the dorms like we saw a few weeks back. the university will provide housing up to 6,500 students but ga arrival dates will be staggered.
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covid testing is a big part of itlt enough f release so it's on its way. the return plan. that is our report. there's already a testing site up and running here. world news tonight with david students returning to campus will need to get tested, and muir is next. we appreciate your time. >> from all of us here thank you they're not the only ones. >> and then testing the symptomr for joining us tonight. we'll see yo asymptomatic about every two weeks. >> conner just graduated in oakland and is headed to stanford. stanford's president recently sent this e-mail to teachers and students. the fall quarter would end before thanksgiving. seniors would be aloed to be on campus in the spring for graduation and only one student per room in the dorms. >> there's definitely maybe something to missing out on the experience of having a roommate in that additional dorm. >> both cal and stanford admit the plans could change rapidly if there's a second or third wave of covid-19. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. as the bay area reopens many
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of you may be wondering about the risk of doing certain things like visiting friends or hosting a dinner party. well, abc 7 news has you covered in our newest interactive digital tool called the risk commentator. three medical experts rated the same scenarios allowing you to compare answers. if you want to take the quiz just go to our website abc7news.com or the abc 7 news app. protesters in walnut creek marched to the mayors home last night but what is next for the black lives matter movement in the city? there have been at least three other protests there since the beginning of the month. one business owner is now suggesting a different way to support the cause. renaming a street black lives matter way. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live in walnut creek thhis sto. orhe
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bonanza street here in walnut creek. it was named that well over a century ago. the business owner that wants to change that name owned that building right behind me. meantime protesters are continuing in other parts of town. >> they did damage to our sprinkler system. tonight, several major >> reporter: walnut creek mailer stories as we come on the air. surveyed the damage in front of the supreme court rejecting president trump's attempt to end her home. daca. in a 5-4 ruling, nearly 650,000 the morning aft l demonstration that included the burping of a dreamers, young immigrants who were brought here by their parents, will be allowed to law enforcement flag in haskew's remain in the u.s., living and working with legal protections. drive way. conservative chief justice john roberts siding with the more she was a bit shaken that it liberal justices, arguing the trump administration acted came to her front door. unlawfully to end the program. >> it's disconcerting. you think it damages the goal of president trump tonight what they were trying to attacking the court, and what proclaim. it was very upsy he's saying now. there is also major news out of atlanta tonight. neighbors, and it was late at the deadly police shooting of rayshard brooks. night. >> reporter: mostly known for the two officers now surrendering. shopping and restaurants walnut former officer garrett rolfe now creek has become a hotbed of inhind bars, facing 11 charges, protests in recent weeks and in some cases looting. fir devin brosnan, charged
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and while things had calmed some with aggravated sat, leed obo business owners were frustrated. they had to put the boardsou we. >> we'd like to see that we send a good message. >> reporter: one business owner has wren an open letter to the city asking that a permanent black lives matter mural be painted on a stretch of road in front of his building, bonanza street, and he wants that name changed to black lives matter way. heessageou be a message of solidarity, that we really care about what's going on in the country and the injustices that our black brothers and sisters have faced for so many years. >> black lives matter. >> reporter: the mayor says the idea will be taken up by a newly formed city council committee on racial equity. >> and we're going to get them figure out what the right thing is to encourage the end result which is turning wall net creek into what we want it to be. >> reporter: and we're back live here. you can see the owners hung a temporary banner up there talking about racial equity.
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the mayor told us the suggestion to rename the street and also to participate that mural on the street will both have to be taken up by that new committee on inclusion and equity. live in walnut creek, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> all right, laura, thank you. remed early today.ed protesters threatened to remove tomorrow as part of the juneteenth celebrations. columbus statues have been vandalized and removed around the world. the city's actions were likely a preemptive move. >> reporter: the removal of the controversial statue of christopher columbus began at 3:00 a.m. by crews from the department of rec and park. it was then driven to an undisclosed location and placed in storage. the mayor of the san francisco arts commission made that decision because they said it doesn't align with san
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francisco's values or our commitment to racial justice. >> christopher columbus is a deeply polarizing figure in our history and a deep symbol of pain, of oppression particularly for many indigenous people in our communities. >> reporter: the city also took action after this flier began circulating online encouraging people to remove the statue themselves. at a demonstration scheduled for tomorrow. the statue was vandalized three times last week. >> to ensure the safety of organizers and really to spare them of having to do that labor, you know, we took it upon ourselves to make the decision to take it down. >> abc 7 news was here yesterday and took one of the last videos of the statue. the pedestal now sits empty. >> the reality is it may not be a bad idea to keep these things up there and remind us of the past. we should really learn from what we have done in the past and
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make sure these things don't ehepen. yp t hill t s it for themselves. >> i was up here just kind of on a run running the steps and i was actually on the phone with my best friend and my first reaction was oh, my god they took the statue down and i immediately took a photo and sent it to everyone i know. >> reporter: the san francisco arts commission and rec and park will lead the effort to replace the statue but only with the input of the public. in san francisco leanne melendez, abc 7 news. today's supreme court decision on daca, did it all hinge on a paperwork error? and what does it now mean for nearly 200,000 people in the state? all of this as we hear directly from those in the middle. a lot of us have already accomplished so many things and we're still capable of, you know, accomplishing a lot more. also ahead a local ballet troop now look tuesday the
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the supreme court today ruled in favor of the regions of the university of california keeping the action of the arrival of childhood -- daca cut thousands of unauthorized immigrants in the u.s. 200,000 of them are here in california. they now retain their protection from deportation and their authorization to work. university of california was the first university to file suit against the trump administration in 2017. chief justice john roberts said the administration's paperwork was insufficient, and it failed to give an adequate justification for ending the federal program. >> and besidesotti fma opened the doors for recipients to have a normal life. they can get a driver's lice dreamers to find out what daca
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has meant for them. >> hi, i was brought to the u.s. when i was 6 years old. for a long time the thought of even getting like a license sounded like insane to all of us. in 2012 when president obama signed daca i was able to consider going to a university as a possibility because before then my sisters had gone to community college, but that's all they even think about doing. >> you pretend that you're just like everybody else. all the daca recipients that i've met in my life are among the most ambitious, hardworking individuals i have ever met in my life. and they have so many dreams. they're compassionate, they're ambitious. you know, they've suffered so much, and they're so resilient. >> there's a lot of fear in our community. a lot of us have our goals and our dreams that we want to do, and all of our hard work we
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don't want to see that go away. we want to make sure that our hard work is also treated the same like everybody else's hard work here. >> the first time i ever got my daca card i was so excited. i texted anybody i knew about it. i was telling them i'm like, gosh, i'm finally going to be able to get my driver's license. i'm finally going to be able to work and help my family out. after every year that i get my daca it just brings me more relief, okay, i have two more years of this. >> sometimes for me a lot of people tell me oh, get married. i don't want to have to marry a man and stuff and feel like my freedom and my rights and everything is dependent on a marriage to a man. like, i want to do it, i want to work hard and i want to get my career and do everything like i should and how i should have the right to do. >> we are strong people. we're academics. we're curators, we're
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photographers, we're artists. we're a whole bunch of people that can contribute to this community. a lot of us have already accomplished so many things, and we're still capable of accomplishing a lot more. >> if the system as broken as it is now ever finds a way to give us i think we have a lot to offer. but if they don't, well, they're missing out. we'll be fine. we'll be fine, guys. don't worry. >> powerful voices. the group says it will keep pushing for reform in congress as a permanent solution to their immigration status. we compiled a list of resources for immigrants. you can find it abc7ns.lls i ac temporarily silences its concert. that's next. plus get ready for relief at least along the i am robert strickler. i've been involved in communications in the media for 45 years.
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the san francisco ballet has been practicing at home and is now planning for a 2021 season. the season is expected to last from january 19th through june 27th. if performances can't happen in person the ballet is working on backup plans like livestreamed performances. the biggest programs have also been put at the end of the schedule to maximize the chances, at least those could be done in person. and unfortunately while we're talking the arts the san francisco has canceled all concertsign to everyone safe. it's also implementing pay reductions and furloughs. live performances are in stage four of california's reopening>.
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