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state approval of course which was received just yesterday. then today, mayor breed announcing that the plans were now on hold. abc7 news report he lyanne melendez is here. give us an explanation for the sudden and surprising turn-around. >> reporter: let me tell you this. before i tweeted that, i had to approach one of the mayor's people to ask, did i hear that correctly? that's how surprised we all were. now with regard to the turn-around living in san francisco, with radar to the turn-around, the mayor and health officials both took a look at the numbers and became very concerned. the surprise announcement was made during an event to honor front line workers at san francisco general hospital. >> our plans for monday to reopen a number of businesses and places that we have committed to, those plans will
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be put on pause. >> reporter: but listen to how only yes, mayor london breed was paging a positive picture of the covid situation in san francisco. praising people for wearing masks. >> it is why we are seeing lower numbers here in san francisco for the number of cases, and as we see, the numbers increase in the state of california. we still see san francisco doing okay. >> reporter: so what happened in the past 24 hours to change her mind? >> what changed overnight? >> well, what changed overnight, sadly, we got 100 new cases. when you look at the data, there has never been a time where we've seen that level of a surge since march. >> reporter: according to the health department, the city reported 103 new cases yesterday. more concerning to its director is the rate of new cases. it has nearly doubled since june 14. >> so we've always talked about the curve, right? right now in terms of new cases, we are in a very steep curve.
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that curve is not flat like it te medai d t b data and science. businesses like the zoo, hair and nail salons and bars and outdoor service were scheduled to reopen this coming monday. we'll have to wait. >> coming from a place where we need daily operations to remain in business, it is a heavy blow. >> reporter: now the san francisco zoo was one of those businesses getting ready to reopen on monday. imagine being the public relations person for the zoo and having to write a new press release saying, sorry, folks, we are now on pause. i know that the people over at the zoo, the san francisco zoo, were surprised today and are very disappointed. >> no doubt. what are you hearing about the possible that some businesses that did get to reopen are only
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going to have to close down again? >> reporter: i asked the mayor that. we don't want to alarm people. she did say that they are not ruling out anything at the moment. what she's going to do this weekend, she is going to, and health officials, look over the data and then decide over this weekend. now, we are at a level orange which i hadder in heard before. that was sort of new to me. we are at a level orange. she said we may to go a level red. i asked what could have contribute to the increase and she couldn't indicate a sector or a region but she believes people started getting complacent. like not wearing masks. >> that's not a surprise. we've seen a lot of people not wearing masks even though many are. the bay area is seeing a record number of crises cases. this is our rolling average.
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it is higher than it has ever been before. marin county is scaling back the reopening plans that it had for next week. on monday, hair salons, barber shops, indoor dining, rv parks, picnic and barbecue areas can reopen but marin will not reopen hotels, nail salons, tattoo parlors, massage services, skin care services, gyms or fitness on monday. the delay is because of the increase in coronavirus cases and hospitalization rates that are going to record levels. and we are also witnessing a huge surge of cases at san quenin state prison. it now has 545 active cases among inmates. the most of any prison in the state system and nearly all of them were diagnosed in the past 14 days. last month, san quentin had zero cases. >> contra costa county is twarng surge in cases may lead to the
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postponement of opening businesses. right now, business that's don't involve a face including all nail salons and tattoo parlors are on the reopening list. santa clara county, one of the 15 counties watched by the state, has been taking its time with the reopening process. today, there were hints that changes are coming with the health orders. >> i anticipate ordering a new order next week that will mark the end of our sector specific strategy, and the beginning of a new phase where many activities will be allowed to resume with appropriate risk reduction measures in place. >> reporter: some businesses have been allowed to reopen and only outdoor dining is allowed in santa clara county. it is difficult to keep track of what's open and what's closed so we've made an interactive map to see which businesses are allowed to operate. >> california set a record this week for the number of cyrus cases diagnose in the one day.
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we're also seeing a record number of people hospitalized because of coronavirus. and there is one california county dealing with an intensity not seen anywhere else across california. abc7's reporter melanie is live with that story. >> reporter: that county is imperial company along our southern border. to give you a sense of how bad the situation is, the only mortuary that's there accepting coronavirus fatalities is already at capacity and is now requesting a refrigerated trailer to store victims. >> hospitalizations going up. the number of people in icus going up. the number of people on ventilators going up. i just semi76 ventilators down to imperial county. we are in the midst of the first wave of this pandemic. >> reporter: the governor calling on ill peerial county east of san diego on the mexican border to pull back and reinstitute its stay-at-home
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orders. the county has a 23% test positivity rate over the past two weeks, above the state's average of 5.3% from that same time frame. >> if they are not able to come to some consensus, i am committed to intervening as is my role and responsible. >> reporter: hospitals in imperial county are so strained, patient there's are being transferred elsewhere including to the bay area. governor newsom announing california has 4,890 new cases of covid-19 and an additional 79 deaths. >> these trend lines over the last seven days, the last 14 days, are disturbing. that's why i cannot impress upon people more to wear these masks when they cannot practice physical distancing. >> reporter: the governor warning that covid-19 is not a seasonal disease. in this disease does know take a summer vacation. >> reporter: as evidenced by the increase in covid-19 cases across the united states. >> look at these states that are
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seeing unprecedented record increases. >> reporter: on the testing front, california continues to improve. the state is now ranked 17th out of 50 states and washington, d.c. in tests per million people. up from 22nd last week. >> reporter: governor newsom says california averaged 88,000 tests per day order the last week. abc7 news. thank you. a start-up in san jose is trying to prove that a start-up for indoor farms is what people want. >> reporter: they believe this is the future of farming. growing crops from seedlings and vertical racks in temperature and community controlled rooms. no soil, no pesticides, and significantly less water useful willo plants crops to order for home delivery to consumers. that includes kale, pea shoots
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and basil. >> as we add more and more crops to our lists, they will receive samples. >> reporter: the economy is contracting. willo's brother co-founders from australia are convinced consumers want healthy eternal i have thes free of chemicals and human touch. >> no human skim touches this policeman. as we continue with the technology, we will refine the process to the point where the first person to even breathe on this is the consumer. >> reporter: they have faster cultivation. >> take kale, for example. a 60, 70-day cro ifield. go ins >> ror hou own farm month starts at $21 a month. it man's to other cities across the country. >> it is not just leafy greens. we've been able to grow tomatoes, cauliflower, peppers, and also, a protein crunch.
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>> reporter: this is another he is the whether technology is in sync with what consumers want. abc7 news. >> abc7 news has a brand new inactive tool to help you figure out the risk of activities like play dates for your kids. an artist is attacked brazenly on the streets. how she is using her skills to help identify the suspect. i'm laura anthony, these protesters confronted. after a week filled with warmth, get ready for a windy weekend. my forec
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a san francisco artist is using her skills to help police after she was attacked in the potrero hill neighborhood. how the victim is speaking out by sketching her assailan. a story you'll see only on abc7 news. >> it is a very traumatic experience. >> reporter: the terrifying incident she is recounting happened while walking her dog outside her art to doio wednesday evening. when she was assaulted, hit in the face by a stranger. >> i felt like i couldn't even move. it is just the emotion. >> reporter: she was in a state of shock and regretted not acting quicker to document what happened. a video camera only captured a tiny image of her assailan. >> i can't think fast. oh, i could have taken a
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picture. >> reporter: little did she realize, she had something better. >> do i remember very well the face in my head. >> reporter: she has been the victim of a violent assault in the past where the suspect was not caught. while she checks nearby businesses for surveillance video, she's taking matters into her own hand. >> in high school i started training -- >> reporter: her light-filled studio not only serves for a portfolio over 25 years -- it is also now where she chooses to unlock her photographic memory to draw the image of her attacker. >> i think talking about it help. >> reporter: the sfpd says they'll use it for their investigation. she says she will use to it help others. something she was taught culturally not to do. >> try to move on. a lot of people tell us to do that but i realize, it is not going to work. this is the only way we share
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wth other people. bring awareness. >> if you recognize this person, you know who to call. abc7 news. >> an oakland nurse who posted racist statements on social media is no longer working for sutter health. according to the company. that's not the end of it for black lives matter protesters. they staged a loud demonstration in front of the medical central today, even confronting the hospital's ceo at one point. laura anthony has the story. >> racist nurses have to go! >> reporter: protesters lined the sidewalk in front of the medical center. as an angry reaction to blatant expressions on social media posted by an icu nurse. identified as allison cook. the demonstrators handed out flyers with her post. in one, cook while working at the hospital is shown giving the middle finger. in another she writes f-blm.
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>> it was overtly racist and sutter has not come out and publicly decide it. sutter is still protecting her in some ways. >> reporter: according to sources, she worked at the oakland hospital as recently as last weekend and has been the sun of multiple complaints from co-worker. she will no longer be working for sutter health. it is unclear if she was terminated or allowed to resign. >> the human resources issues are confidential. they're sensitive as you all know. >> reporter: david clark did come out and talk with demonstrators directly. >> everything that happens in these walls is to provide quality and compassionate care to our people. it doesn't mat he, their skin, their race, their religion. >> reporter: the ceo was out here for about five minutes. he said a lot but not what they
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wanted to hear. >>liy denounce allison cook? >> we need the community at the table. >> reporter: cook and the local chapter of the union, national nurses united, did not respond to our multiple requests for comment. the 50th anniversary of pride is being reimagined in the bay area this weekend. although the major events have been canceled because of the pandemic. the pride is still shining through virtually. here's cornell bernard. >> that's the pride we're used to in san francisco. the party is still happening online. >> i think we need to get this party started. >> the annual tranls march kicked off a virtual gathering.
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typically the first major event of pride weekend. >> we need encouragele. we need support. we need to know we are loved. >> reporter: right re starting event. although there was no trans march this year, there is a renewed sense of empower many and focus. >> with black lives matter, we wanted to pivot and do our best to support black lives, especially black trans lives. >> reporter: several marches are scheduled for sunday in san francisco. >> this will be my first year with pride, feeling more like a protest. bringing it back to its roots in '69 in stone well. >> reporter: artists are create go something pitching. a pink torch. thousands of pitching l.e.d.s will form the famous triangle.
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>> we wanted to cam you are the pink triangle and turn it into a tradition for every year. >> we melted down around 300 cans of each one of >> reporter: mayor breed said it didn't come easy. >> we have a president, sadly, who is really trying to take down our lgbtq community. the supreme court just ruled that no matter hue identify as, or who you love, you cannot be discriminated against in the workplace. >> reporter: even a pandemic can't contain the love this weekend and the pride. in san francisco, cornell bernard. abc7 news. >> and join us tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. for pride 2020 right here on abc7. coming up next,
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i believe we're in for a cooldown, dan. >> it sounds very nice. >> yes, i heard that rumor somewhere. i've incorporated it into my forecast. it is breezy out there. right now, the surface winds, 25
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miles an hour, 29 in san francisco, and gusting. and the temperatures, a 24-hour temperature change is not very great but one to two degrees warmer in most locations right now than at this point. it will be cooler into the week for sure. here's a look at our roof top camera. it is 61 degrees in san francisco, 67 in oakland. we have mid 70s at mountain view. pretty warm there. looking westward from emeryville, a few other locations reporting in. napa, 72, petaluma, 77. concord, 82, 85 in livermore. as we go. the view from the golden gate bridge. these are our forecast features. it will be windier and significantly cooler with the increase in winds, the gusty winds, there will be an
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increased risk of fire and summer warm will return next week. speaking of heat, diminishing heat. we have a heat advisory in effect until 8:00 tonight for solano county and it expires at 10:00 for lake and mendocino counties. we won't see the formation of a lot of coastal fog until lay and overnight, and then fog will move from the coast across the bay and locally inland. we'll begin with some lingering morning fog which will burn back to the coastline for midday. giving us a sunny day at the bay. it will be a windy day as well. overnight low temperatures will be mainly in the mid to upper 50s, and then tomorrow, look for highs from 59 to half moon bay at 62. 70 in oakland. find in fremont. 80 in the south bay. inland east bay, 87, concord. up in north bay, highs at 77.
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napa, 79. santa rosa, 92 at cloverdale. gusts over 35 miles an hour at times from late saturday into early monday. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. notice significant weather. and even monday as temperatures begin to bounce back. a little below average for this time of year. as we approach mid-week and the beginning of july, we'll see the temperatures rising up to more seasonal range. upper physical to near 80 around the bay shoreline and mid 60s on the coast. it looks like a really nice week ahead as we head into independence day, fourth of july weekend. dan and ama? >> sure does. we'll enjoy 82. thank you. >> yes, we will indeed. our core system is open for business but not
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in our effort to build a better bay area, we've been focusing much of our energy on the reopening of our world. >> it's complicated, too. 7 on your side's michael finney says what this means to the courts and how it will directly affect you. he joins us live with that story. >> let me start with a question. is a courthouse a location or a
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service? now, the pandemic has forced a fast answer on a long simmering question. courtroom dramas change. the courts themselves, they work pretty much the same during the patty hearst trial in 1975 as they did during the o.j. simpson trial in 1995. and how they were operating this year right up until the pandemic struck. jack newton, the control of a legal software company. >> we're seeing what i skribds as five or ten years of change in the legal profession. it happened in five or ten months. >> sweeping changes in the alameda county courts have been she said hea shepherded. >> we are in fact operating across all case types. the difference is we're doing it remotely. >> many work meetings are going online. maybe you've participated on zoom. now courts are, too. >> it's a huge change.
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it's a huge, huge transition. security is, of course, the paramount concern. but the bottom line is the job of the courts is to be open when we are in these kinds of crisis and difficult periods. >> i've check in with the county's traffic court and got permission to record. don't let that red letter warning concern you. don't worry about the commissioner fading in and out, either. her background is virtual. the commissiner is presiding at traffic court. here, a defendant pleads his case. >> i decided to take the car pool and pass by. >> she listens. then makes her ruling. >> unfortunately, the law doesn't have an exception to allow you to disobey traffic laws. >> the hov violation will stand. the stuffy old time courts of our past are not.
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>> people are appearing online from their home. some from their bedrooms, some from their kitchens, some from their cars. after you do it for a while, the law is the same. the procedures are pretty much the same. so it becomes normal. >> normal? that's exactly what richard likes to hear based in london, he has spent decades working to modernize courts. the webb, remote courts worldwide, is one of his projects. >> it is unbelievable, isn't it? that more people now have access to the internet in our world than have access to justice, according to the figures, only 46% of people in our world have access to legal advice in the court system. >> he said by and large it should remain in the courthouse. but civil matters can be remote.
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>> all potential jurors please raise your right hands. >> they're speerling with jury trials. this is in texas. in alameda, they're looking at doing it remotely while others might be in nearby rooms. the alameda county jury has been working remotely and the incoming jury was cede this week by remote video. overseas, remote court modernization has gone to far greater lengths. >> a court in singapore has sentence ad man to death. the death sentence was handed down via the video teleconferencing app zoom. >> so it's happening now. when the pandemic ends, will this court experiment end with it? >> we've all been surprised. we've been surprised that when we've been forced to work differently, we can actually not just muddle through. we can often improve upon our old ways. >> so what do you and your neighbors think of this? the san francisco-based legal
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website hello divorce posted a survey on instagram. an overwhelmingly, the response was they would prefer to go to court remotely. dan, ama? >> that seems about right. thank you so much. starting monday, american airlines will join other carriers in selling all of its seats no longer leaving middle seats empty. they said they have increased the cleaning. many fear it might be too soon to have people sitting elbow to elbow in these days of social distancing. >> i would be concerned about flying to california, arizona, florida or texas, just because they're the higher zones. >> people are touching. somebody sneezes or coughs. it's like a theater. >> in an email to abc7 news, american said, american will continue to notify customers and allow them to move to more open flights when available.
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all without incurring any cost. in washington, the nation's top infectious disease expert, dr. anthony fauci, delivered an urgent appeal to all americans. >> you have an individual responsibility to yourself. but you have a societal responsibility, because if we want to end this outbreak, really end it, and then hopefully when a vaccine comes and puts the nail in the coffin, we've got to realize that we are part of the process. >> dr. fauci appeared at the first coronavirus task force briefing in two months. it comes as the united states hit a single day record of 40,000 new cases. the task force is tracking cases in california. many are in the los angeles area. >> it's increasing in the central valley and this lets us improve testing and isolation for those who become positive. >> the biggest concern now is in the southern and western parts
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of the country. florida confirmed nearly 9,000 new cases today. that's almost double the previous record of new cases which was set two days ago. >> the san jose public library will be cutting jobs and reducing library hours because of city bug shortfalls that are the result of the pandemic. no current employees will lose their jobs because of positions being eliminated are vacant. contra costa county is laying off more than 30 library workers. hours will be cut back this about half the branches. the oakland library faces a budget cut for the next fiscal year. however, it has enough in reserves and does not plan to reduce staff or service. more to come. facebook and twitter are losing a big client. a european company called unilever. you may not recognize its name but you will recognize think brands such as ben and jerry's.
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pride is a protest. >> celebrations look different than ever before because every year, you can see spectacular celebrities at aids walk san francisco. this year they are coming to you! join bette midler gloria estefan matt bomer stars of queer eye rupaul's drag race superstars. for aids walk san francisco live at home, streaming on july 19 to benefit prc
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and their covid relief efforts all over the city. register now at aidswalk.net for spending a perfectly reasonable amount of time on the couch with tacos from grubhub? grubhub's gonna reward you for that with a $5 off perk. (doorbell rings) - [crowd] grubhub! (fireworks exploding)
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a rough ebl to the week for financial markets. stocks plummeted. the dow lost 2.8%. the s&p 500 fell 74 points and the nasdaq dropped 259 points. twitter and facebook both saw their stock fell after ben and jerry's advertising pulled advertising from those platforms. ben and jerry's and hundreds of big name brands. the you're penal based company said brands have a responsibility to act in the polarized atmosphere across the u.s., leading up to november's presidential election. the policy also applies to instagram. verizon made a similar move yesterday. a virginia judge has ruled twitter is not liable for slanderous tweets directed at california's congressman devin nunes. he is accused of knowingly
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hosting hateful and defamiliar four content. the judge had a law that provides immune from liability. two anonymous accounts are still defendants in this case. a measure that would except uber and lyft from treating empl their workers as employees. it is among 11 measures certified this week. they include a constitutional amendment to overturn the state's ban on affirmative action. another would restore voting rights for people with felony convictions. yet another seeks to expand a privacy law. uber and lyft have poured $90 million into their ballot campaign. that measure would except them from a new state labor law. a cooldown is coming and it
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as the lesbian, gay, transgender and queer community celebrate pride 2020, it will look different. but the sense of community and
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passion are stronger than ever. here's a sneak peek >> i think pride represents different people to different people. >> it is my entire life. >> pride means being able to authentically be myself, not have to hide who i am. >> when i was young, it was about sexual liberation. >> pride is a protest. an opportunity to stand up for what you believe in. for who you are, and for the world we want to see. >> pride is that moment when our community comes together torsion feel safe, to find joy, to feel loved. >> bars have been a sanctuary. it is a place where you could be your true self. the stone wall inn, one of the most historic bars in the world, was such a place. >> police were given bribes to come in to break up parties, to
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break up the opportunities, to take away their liquor license, and finally that stopped. and unfortunately, that caused a huge riot. >> legends has it that the first people who threw the first bricks, two performers who just had enough. >> our community fought back. we had a riot against police. >> what was significant was the organizing that happened in the next year. as people decided ed td to commemorate. >> in 1970, the lgbt community not just around new york but every where. chapters popped up in different cities around the country. >> that was when i learned that there were people like me, a movement, a community. today i am celebrating a rather unexpected victory at the united states supreme court. >> the supreme court has ruled
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that lgbt americans are protected by the anti-discrimination laws of this country at their work places. they cannot be fired or otherwise discriminated against at work, sill reply because they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. >> with the supreme court ruling, we're being finally acknowledged that lgbtq people are people. >> if we can change the narrative about ourselves, maybe we could change the world. >> change the world. and you can watch the full pride special, as you see, it is very powerful. tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. right here on abc7. i hope you will tune in for what will be an important and moving special. on to the weekend weather forecast. >> spencer? >> many have us have been talking about the heat and
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complaining about it. it may start tonight. we'll see lots of fog building later tonight. pushing out over the bay. tomorrow, a windy day bringing us some cooling relief. we'll see highs reaching from only upper 50s at the coast to mainly 70s around the bay, to a few upper 80s and maybe low 90 0 >> [ inaudible ]. >> well, we lost spencer. technology. what are you going to do? >> spshlly technology at home. chris, we're counting on you. don't hit the wrong button. >> yeah. a technical issue. here we are, we're talking sports. evander kane, hockey.
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find your purpose at grand canyon university. visit gcu.edu. the nba has officially restart and finalized their plans for hopefully getting the season going and finishing later. they hope in october. the first major step for testing coronavirus, 16 came back poss.
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the nba is getting ready for that republican. -- the bubble. they move forward at the wide world of sports complex in orlando, they know they need to be flexible. >> one thing we're learning with this virus. so much is unpredictable. we're not saying full steam ahead no matter what happens. >>hey're involved. everyone is making sacrifices. a lot of people don't have jobs right now and we can be a beacon of life. >> golf, the second round of championship. here's world number one, rory mcilroy. he hit the shot from 83 yards. gets it to within six feet. he's nine you understand. the field is chasing 50-year-old phil mickelson. lefty. man, he is so good at his age.
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he sinks the 32 footer. if all goes well, training camps will open in a month. the 49ers locking up both their first round draft picks today. the defensive lineman, and their 26th overall selection out of arizona state. training day set for july 28th. but everything is very fluid with the coronavirus situation. earlier this month, the san jose sharks star along with a host of other created the hockey diversity alliance with the goal of helping eradicated racism in the sport. kane along with joel ward and several others made it their goal to bring real change. both within hockey and society. the alliance is focusing the goals at a grassroots level for engage many from the youth level
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to the top levels of the game. >> a lot of us feel we can create changes. it starts at the top. if the nhl is doing it, everybody else is going to do it. the first thing we want to integrate, especially into the minor hockey associations, are a specific set of policies that we've come up with. that we feel will help eradicate racism, or at least suppress it radically. >> time for abc7 you call my play. you send the video. larry will call the action. here's a puck in the east bay will loves the sport of soccer. >> meet pedro, the 7-year-old part chihuahua, part yorkie. he is a dogged defender for sure. the game does slow down when he decides to use the ball as his
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chew toy. he's a rescue from oakland and man, did he find the right home. after soccer, it's time for belly rubs. who has got it better than this? we just called your play on abc7. >> of course, be sure to use the #so we can put you or your loved nam on tv. these videos keep getting better and better. we've enjoyed all the videos coming in. keep it coming. >> good stuff, chris. thanks. >> yeah. >> all right. join us tonight for abc7 news at 11:00. >> reporter: the number of covid-19 patient hospitals in could notra costa county have increased 42%. more on what health officials are planning to do tonight at 11:00. coronavirus cases soar at san quentin prison. the plan to ease the strain and stop the spread.
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coming up tonight, shark tank. followed by a two-hour 20/20. then stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. then jimmy kimmel live and "nightline." nflt finally a few thoughts about what really matters. if you get a job as a lion tamer, the first day you walk in with a chair and a whip, you're likely to be terrified. then a few days later, anxious. then probably not worried at all. it is human nature. we adjust. even to risk. that's what's happening with the coronavirus. three months on and with the reopening process well underway, we are seeing alarming spikes in cases in california and in dozens of other states as we've been reported to you tonight. it is so serious, there's talk of slowing down the process or even reversing it all together to slow the spread again. that would be a disaster for already devastated businesses and their employees. but so would overwhelming our
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health care system with unnecessary sickness and death. many of us are still being very careful. following the protocols when out in public. wearing masks, washing hands, all of that. but it is disturbing to see how many are not. we may all come to regret that very much in the weeks and months ahead. what really matters, we can't afford to let our guard down. nothing has changed with this virus. a little fear can be a good thing. just ask the lion tamer who had a long career. i love to hear from you. follow me on facebook at dan ashley abc7. that's this edition of abc7 news. we appreciate your time. from the entire abc7 news team, have a great evening.
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alex: alex trebek here. your favorite champions, their best wins, and how they get to this season's tournament of champions coming up right now. johnny: this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants-- a sales support specialist from virginia beach, virginia... a renewable energy manager from portland, oregon... and our returning champion, an attorney and government relations professional from round rock, texas... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. hi, folks. you wanna make a good impression on your first appearance on our program "jeopardy!"?
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do what eric did yesterday-- win $48,000-plus. all right, ellen and rob, you realize you've got your work cut out for you today. but good luck. you never know. it all depends on the categories. so let's put the board in motion right now and reveal the categories for our first round of play today. we start off with... uh-oh. next... oxford english dictionary. ...comes next, followed by... and... champ, where do we start? bugs bunny cartoons, $200. eric. what is "what's up, doc?" "what's up, doc?" yeah. bugs bunny cartoons, $400.

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