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you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden. ♪ the search is on for this woman, accused of intentionally coughing on a baby at a store in the south bay. oakland educators rallying on monday to do away with the oakland unified school district's police department. >> president trump's executive order banned some workers from the united states, impact it could have in siliconell >> how hot it's getting and where the advisories are in affect. building a better bay for a safe and security future. this is abc7cops. >> teachers joined others to protest police in schools. they are urging the board to pass a measure that could
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eliminate the school's police department. >> abc7 news's reporter j.r. stone has the story. >> we are no longer asking for anything. we are demanding it and taking it. police have to go. >> reporter: principals parents and educators took to the streets on foot and in cars. to make it be known they want the district's police department limit na eliminated. >> i don't think that the police have any place in schools. >> this sist-- they believe it' time for change. >> what's been doing on, has not worked. so what do we have to lose to try something different. >> reporter: many said they don't want officers in schools. the police officer said they respond to 1,000 calls to oakland schools per semester. 300 of which are serious and
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would fall on oakland police to respond. and the school has to focus on the other calls that are not as serious. >> it's making sure that the 700 that can be handled above the administrative staff don't fall in to the 300. >> reporter: the teachers say the pressure has been on them, so doing away with the department would not be a big deal. they said they are the ones that can deescalate the toughest of situations. >> when you know students and you call them by name, they stop fighting. >> police never get in time for a school teacher. that is on me as a teacher. >> reporter: the school board will vote on the measure on wednesday, if passed would eliminate the police department by the end of the year. in oakland, j.r. stone, abc7 news. >> an update to a story we brought you, the police released
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surveillance video of a woman coughing on a toddler. she approaches, pulls down her mask and coughs in the baby's direction. police say the woman was upset, believing that the mother was not maintaining proper social distancing and could face assault charges. >> we are focusing on the areas that impact all of us. a record number of people are testing positive for covid-19 in california. over the weekend, the state registered a daily high of new confirmed cases. abc7 news reporter lauren martinez is explaining what is behind the surge. >> the state of california is reporting record high numbers of new confirmed covid-19 cases. >> we are not in the second wave, we are not out of the first wave. >> reporter: at a press conference, the governor said that more than 46,000 californians have tested positive for covid-19 over the past 14 days. that's more than a quarter of
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all known cases since the outbreak began in march. hospitalizations are up 16%. >> despite an increase in hospitalizations and total number of icu patients, our capacity is fairly stable. >> no question that reopening causes more cases, causes more hospitalizations and causes more deaths. >> reporter: they say we have not seen a surge in the bay area compared to los angeles. the increase of cases depends how many people are returning back in to society and how many people are not being careful. >> alameda county now has been going up to the last few days and starting to come down again. where san francisco has done really well recently with the numbers coming way down. >> reporter: san francisco mare announced the salons, barber shops and outdoor dining could be opening next monday. that is before originally planned and that we all need to
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look at the risks. >> if i take a risk and get infected i can spread that virus to other people who may have decided they didn't want to take the risk. >> reporter: he said depending on how much we learn to control it, will determine how bad this reality will be. in san francisco, lauren martinez. abc7 news. it's not just in california, across the nation, at least a dozen states have seen record high numbers of new covid-19 cases. abc news reporter rina roy has a look at the hardest hit states. >> reporter: as the country reopens, 23 states and puerto udg oklrump held his first rally in the pandemic. >> thank you, oklahoma. >> reporter: the trump campaign did hand out sanitizer and masks and did not require attendees wear them. six members of the campaign advance team tested positive for the virus, as did who more who were working the rallies saturday night.
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>> the fact is we detected the staff members that tested pause because of our doing the due diligence of conducting the tests of that manner. >> reporter: trump will hold another campaign, and said he was not concerned about putting potentially american lives at whisk. >> i'm not worried about it, we are careful, we watch it. >> reporter: this pair is saying take it seriously. >> if you don't have to go out, don't go out. social distancing is important, wear a mask. it's a miracle that we are here and survived. >> reporter: 12 states are seeing record daily highs. including texas, where the hospitalization rates are doubling. >> we are moving fast in the wrong direction. >> reporter: today florida one of the last to lockdown and one of the first to reopen hit more than 100,000 cases. now, the surgeon general is urging everyone to wear masks
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when social distancing is not possible. >> this is a real spike. this is a real trajectory. >> reporter: a new model shows florida could be the country's next epy kri i-center and the f epi-center, new york city, has moved to phase 2 of reopening. outdoor dining and in-store retail are back. abc news, new york. >> as businesses begin to reopen in the bay area, we have a handy resource to help you keep track of what is opening and where. you will find the map on our website. >> new details tonight, the fort bragg city council voted to not put a measure on the november ballot to change the name of the city. the northern california city is named after confederate general, and slave owner braxton brag, they formed a committee, ity s to further se gro discuss the issue. tonight, people on both sides on of the debate expressed their
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frustration. >> if you don't change the name, i will swear to you, i will run for city council and i will fight for the name change. nor the indiginous rights for the people of color -- >> we have more serious problems than thinking about changing the name of this wonderful town. i did not even know who the hell braxton bragg was until 2015 when everyone started bringing him up. >> the city council rejected the same idea back in 2015. >> the statue on 280 has been vandalized. you can see the red are paint was splattered on the the word s -- others say he forced religion on the native people and destroyed their culture. four schools in san francisco could be renamed
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because their name sakes are under scrutiny. you can see them on the map. george washington high school in the outer richmond, john muir high school, which may be renamed for maya angelo. and francis scott. an official name change registration could be filed in a school board meeting next month. >> what appeared to be a noose was found at the sonoma raceway over the weekend. it was discovered hanging from a tree. and the law enforcement was notified and they are now scer comes after nascar moved to ban the confederate flag from all the events. meanwhile, they are trying to find a person who put a noose in the drive stall of bubba wallace, he is the black nascar driver that pushed for the confederate flag ban. >> a school has opened for the first time since closing because
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of the coronavirus. they have opened classrooms for summer school. no more than 12 students are allowed in each room, usually the school's summer program includes field trips and outdoor activities. but students will be kept inside for the most part. students get to leave to wash their hands for lunch and meals are brought back in to the classroom. >> racism is being declared a public health crisis in santa clara. it includes an 11 point action plan. the black community leaders list demands that include defunding the police. >> this is the gunnibegun -- th beginning of the conversation and it's a good start and the community would like to see it go further and ensure that we have more than words on paper. >> another declaration was made in support for black lives matter. more action will be announced at tuesday's board meeting of the board of supervisors. >> a temporary ban o f worker visas will have a big
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impact on silicone valley and why it may raise red flags for investors. >> getting emotional. um, sorry. >> a very tough loss for a young woman still grieving her father's death tonight. tonight, the i-team searches for answers after learns she has yet to see any money from a fundraiser to pay for her college education. also, online for the first time, apple goes totally virtual with its big annual conference, how it worked and what is new for apple users. >> i'm meteorologist sandy patel, summer will live up to its name in the first full week. i will show you temperatures and when you will have the hottest weather coming up. >> thanks very much, all of that ahead, and here is a look at what is coming up tonight, on jimmy kimmel live, right after abc news at 11:00. >> get set for a fun believable night. you are really in your mom's base me basement. >> she is up stairs, you want to say hi? >> i would love to say hi this cheeseburger is the best!
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an executive order signed by president trump today bans certain foreigns from working in the united states through the end of the year. places like silicone valley often depend on hiring workers with h-1b visas. there's concern about the impact on growth and investment. >> president trump's executive order to temporarily ban foreign workers is raising concerns in silicone valley. >> it's a big deal, in a time when you have 36 million americans out of work, you want to still have job creators creating jobs for americans. >> the ceo of a health tech company has used the program to hire people. >> it will have an impact on whether you can launch a product on time. >> he admits that the visa program is in need of reform.
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but he believes it's a political move by trump ahead of the november election. others agree. >> foreign born workers make up 60% of all tech workers in silicone valley. so, this represents a very serious threat to the workforce. >> reporter: peter munoz is with the silicone leadership valley group. he knows the ban is an attempt to make more jobs available by americans. most high skilled jobs in silicone valley have been vacant before the recession. >> the proposed ban does not really go to addressing any issues of helping americans get >> reporter: this professor has another concern. if the u.s. is closed, workers and investors will go to other countries. >> we've seen canadian centers being competitive with silicone valley. the chinese and the indians both want to have their
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entrepreneurial centers be the centers of the future. >> abc7 news. the abc7 news i-team is investigating complaints at least $26,000 raised for a young girl to go to college has yet to be delivered. i-team reporter stephanie sierra is tracking down the money. brianna west is holding on to a picture of her late father. >> i miss him so. >> reporter: he was struck and killed by a unlicensed driver in 2010. >> getting emotional. um, sorry. >> reporter: painful memories for her. being only 7 years old at the time. >> such a painful tragic loss. >> after the loss, margaret petros, a victim's advocate with mothers gend murder stepped in to make sure that she was in good hands. she was pleased to see a good family friend set up a memorial fund in honor of west. >> all funds will be sent for
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his seven-year-old daughter. that's brianna west. >> reporter: reports indicated that the donations could go to a pay pal account or wells fargo account. after the weeks after the accident, they were told at least $26,000 was raised for brianna and weeks after the accident. >> ashley was nowhere to be found. >> how many times did you try to reach ashley? >> i would say ten times. e-mails. texts. phone calls. >> she said that the funds were kept for brianna until she turns 18. >> did you believe her? >> i believed her. you know, as a victim advocate, i wanted prove of it and i dt tt >> rornne sent te ku seeking to concern if a construct trust sole beneficiary. >> when she did not respond to that, that was over for me. >> brianna turned 18 and got
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accepted to washington state, hoping to use the money to pay tuition. but she had difficulty reaching kushman and a month after first reaching out. she requested to hear from brianna's lawyer. >> abc7 reached out to kushman for an interview and did not hear back. we later showed up at her home and spoke with her husband. >> i am her husband. >> reporter: do you know where the money is? >> i'm sorry, i need to go back to work, i'm working from home right now. >> it's a simple question, the account was closed several years ago. >> i'm telling you right now -- >> >> reporter: no idea? >> i don't know. >> reporter: it's gone. >> i have not heard anything. i know the money was in the bank account as far as i know. >> reporter: kushman declined the follow-up interview and claims she has not spent a dime but has yet to show proof of the funds in the account and the interest over the last ten years
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the pay pal account does not appear to be active. >> since our attempts to interview kushman, she has promised to transfer the money owed to brianna, we will stay on top of the story to make sure it happens. we will stay on that story. in the east bay, a robbery spree to know about. people have been followed home from banks. this is happening in alameda. police say the latest happened on kaufmann parkway, if victim was in the garage when the suspects approached. investigators describe them as men, and did not release any further details. the popular food truck momolici momolicious has been found. the owners left the keys inside while they went to the kitchen. about 30 minutes later the truck was taken. the owners gave no details where the truck was found but thanked the police for their help. a 46-year-old berkley book store has closed because of the
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coronavirus pandemic. university press books was struggling to pay the $10,000 monthly rent and sales have been down for years because of competition from online giants like amazon. but the store is not done yet. many of the books are are still available for purchase online. >> apple's annual worldwide developer's conference has gone virtual this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic of course. that has not stopped the company from rolling out new products. there's a new operating system for mobile devices that will give you new home screens. desk top and lap to be computer users are getting a new operating system and the biggest announcement might have come at the start with ceo tim cook. reaffirming a $100 million pledge to increase die versusity. >> we want to do everything that we can to foster the brightest lights and best ideas. >> the company also has covid in mind with an app that prompts you wash your hands longer and you can now add a face mask to your emoji.
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all right, let's turn our attention to the weather forecast. hot this week, it sounds like. >> yeah, we have the latest and what is coming our way. >> yeah, it is definetlily going to get toasty inland this coming week especially during the work week, dan, and ahma, why not everyone is going to feel it, i will show you. take a look at the time lapse. the marine layer tonight, deepening in san francisco, there's nothing like the river of fog pushing in. so today some temperatures were down, some were up. and tomorrow, everyone will notice a bit of a drop for the most part. temperatures right now, viblg y i -- visibility right now, down to six miles. watch for the fog if you have a commute tomorrow morning. high pressure is controlling the weather, diverting the storm track to the north and with the ridge building in. after tomorrow, the temperatures will begin to rise again. heat illnesses are possible with the building ridge.
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so, heat advisory in affect until 8:00 p.m. saturday. that is several more days to go for solano county, and until 10:00 p.m. county for lake and mendocino county, take it easy in the hot weather. 92 in antioch, and it will be a warm day there. 87 in walnut creek. we bring you closer to the bay. 74 in oakland, breezy and fog in half moon bay. a sampling of what we experience here in the summer time. 50 to say 70s right now on the temperatures. and here's the live look. this is what the commute looks like along the bay and along the coast. cooler for areas tomorrow, and the heat builds mid week, the heat will be moderate to high for parts of the bay area. first thing in the morning. 5:00-8:00 a.m., watch out for slick pavement. as we head in to the afternoon hours the fog will hang around near the beaches as it typically
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does. inland and bay side communities you will see the sun. terms of temperatures tomorrow, 48 in santa rosa to 62 in antioch. you may need the light extra layer in the morning and then for the afternoon, most of you away from the coast line should have short sleeve weather and nice weather. 74 in santa rosa. and 89 in concord, and 64 in the city and 62 in half moon bay. here's the seven-day forecast. cooler tomorrow, temperatures rebounding after. that and you will definitely feel the heat by thursday, friday, we are talking mid to upper 90s, heat moderates over the weekend and it's cooler for the second half of the weekend with 80s showing up. but notice the coast. you will be in the comfort zone thanks to the sea breeze and the fog. >> all right, thank you very much. looks great. >> no longer include police cars. that story is up next. >> and tomorrow, on good morning
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any police cars in fortnite after its latest update. a popular video game has gotten rid of police cars. the survival game fortnite made the change last season. epic games delayed the latest version because of widespread police protests, wanted to give the team time to focus on themselves, their families and their communities. >> stay here with us, the sports director, larry is up next. >> emotional weekend for nascar. culminating with a show of support today for bubba wallace and a race finis
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an epic finish. let's start prerace, talladega, a day after a noose was found in wallace's garage. >> yeah, what happened was disgusting and i was very, very mad about it. and everyone was. >> drivers painted i stand with bubba in the grass. and how about the king, petty, decided he had to be there today. every single driver and crew member walked wallace's car to the finish line and stood behind him in the playing of the national anthem, a powerful statement that they all have his back. now, let's get to the race itself, because the finish was unbelievable. ryan blaney doing everything that he can to hold off ricky stenhouse, jr., and this turns out to be a photo finish and you will see cars spinning out as they come across the finish line. look how close. blaney takes the checkered flag by that. bubba finishes 14th, his best ever finish in talladega, and he
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a handful of supporters. >> proud to carry -- first time from atlanta? that is so cool. the sport is changing. the deal that happened yesterday, sorry i'm not wearing my mask. i wanted to show whoever it was, you are not going to take away my smile. and i'm going keep ongoing. >> now, to baseball and this quote from reds pitcher trevor bauer, we are driving the bus straight off a cliff. that sums it up. another day of jousting. the enonn-- commissioner rob mad will likely implement a 50-60 game season and players will get paid the full pro-rated salaries. time for the call my play. send me the video, i call the action. we have a throw-back tonight to the old american gladiators tv show. >> hey, three, two, one. >> the game is simple, shoot a nerf dart acrosses the yard in
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to a barrel, one problem, you have to avoid the rain of foam darts coming. 4-year-old drew is nerve battle tested. whoa, close call. only two chances remaining. hm-mm, near miss. each chair provides protection. and another shot at glory. down to the final station. he got it. hey, drew, we just called your play. on
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>> we appreciate your time, right now on jimmy kimmel, p ♪ ♪ jimmy kimmel live >> this is ridiculous. >> jimmy: hi there, i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thanks for watching. i'm still at home. you know, i was gonna take the car out of the driveway to cruise around a little this afternoon, but turns out i forgot how to drive. we are coming up on, i believe this weekend will mark three months of quarantine. we've been locked down so long even our apps have started to adapt. apple was just awarded a patent for software that will allow humans to take what they call a "synthetic group selfie" where you don't have to be in the same room. the way it works is, you invite friends to be in your selfie from wherever they are. then the software will remove all the ck
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