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with opening up some businesses, including hair salons and indoor dining. contra costa county canceled plans to reopen businesses wednesday, bars, restaurants, nail salons and gyms will not reopen because of a spike in hospitalizations. alameda county has put any more reopenings on hold because of increased number of cases. overall, the number of coronavirus cases in the bay area is rising faster than before. this graph charts our rolling average over the past seven days, that yellow line is now hitting record highs. amidst this s outbreak an san quinten prison surpassed the california institution for men. today, the case road is nearly double ci m's number. this is catching the governor's attention to be sure. leeann melendez is live with
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what's being done about it. >> reporter: right now at san quinten, they are testing prisoners and getting immediate results in realtime. that's why the governor gave a specific number today at noon and within a few hours, there were more cases. so they are constantly updating those numbers. we are finding out more about that 71-year-old death row inmate who was found dead in his cell last wednesday. according to the marin county coroner's office, the examination of the body showed he tested positive for covid-19. the baseball field at san quinten has been turned into a triage because of the covid-19 outbreak. since the governor spoke this morning, the number of inmate cases has gone up by 19, to 1,030. what's concerning is how quickly that number increased. 987 new cases in the past 14 days alone. >> we have formalized strategies and plans, including the protect of suiting seton hospital if we
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have to transfer many, many patients. >> reporter: several months ago, 3500 low-level offenders throughout the prison system wre released. the governor said prisoners will soon be set free to further increase space for inmate movement, physical distancing, and isolation efforts. >> we have identified an additional cohort of over 3500 additional prisoners working throug>> reporter: the departme corrections and rehabilitation confirmed that eligible offenders who have 180 days or less to serve on their sentences will be released to community supervision beginning july 1. it's unclear what impact that will have outside of the prison system. but today, the public health department expressed concern over the local impact of the outbreak at san quinten state prison. regarding the rest of the state,
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newsom said hospitalizations were up 43% in the last two weeks. four counties as of this morning in the central valley were now being monitored by the state because of their higher numbers. >> so now we're 19 counties, and dr. galley will attest that represents about 72% of the population in the state of california. >> reporter: and the governor said, you know, each county is very different in thatsome have seen a surge because of family gathering. other counties like imperial you have more factories and farms and imperial by the way has resumed its stay at home order. leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >> leeann, did the governor give any indication he may reverse the reopening of some businesses? >> reporter: not in so many words, but he has taken action by either ordering or recommending the closure of bars in more than a dozen counties
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throughout the state. that happened yesterday. to avoid any more closures, newsom announced he's stepping up enforcement and they will be providing millions and millions of masks to be distributed throughout the state. >> thank you, leeann. over in the east bay, a spike in cases has forced health officials to delay the opening of businesses and activities previously planned for this wednesday. the county is closely monitoring data showing covid-19 activity increasing in the community. >> reporter: gyms, closed. bars, also closed. indoor dining, still out of the sitiveases, is theggest increass has delayed the reopening of businesses and activities scheduled for july 1. before covid, this mexican
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restaurant's capacity was 100 people inside. now like many others, they will remain with the takeout options. >> unless we're doing a higher vaium of in-person dining, it doesn't make sense for us to do that. that's not considering the added risk of contamination. >> reporter: the seven-day average of new covid-19 cases in this county increased from 38 a day to 87 per day. our research hasn't really shown that this rise is specific to people who attended large gatherings like protests. what we're really finding is that the spread is across the community. >> reporter: this graph shows an increase in cases among those 31 to 40 years old. >> where are the majority of the cases coming from? >> our historically marginalized communities are seeing the highest number of positives. >> reporter: the highest number are among the latino community, leading this county to open the first testing site in richmondhd
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see how it will relieve pressure to the health care system. >> the health care officer would like to see one week of flat indicators. neighboring alameda county as we mentioned earlier has hit pause on any future reopening plans. it has been ten days since alameda allowed outdoor dining to reopen. tomorrow, the board of supervisors was going to consider filing an out of station variance with the state, meaning it was ready to move forward. alameda is one of just three counties in the state without a. >> today, the county's top officer, dr. sarah cody, provided an updateening plans there. it wasn't enough to satisfy protesters, though, including some local business owners. chris nguyen has that story now in the south bay.
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>> at this point, there is no reason for us to be closed. >> reporter: in san jose, a small but united group now running out of patience. >> it's just been very frustrating, because it's already at the end of june and we've been waiting since march 16 and still no date. >> reporter: employees from hair salons gathered outside the public health department monday afternoon, expressing frustration about not being allowed to reopen since the start of the covid-19 pandemic. >> we're self-employed. we're independent contractors. we work on what we built for ourselves, and when that gets completely taken away, we're just left with nothing and no guidance. >> reporter: santa clara county has been slower to open sectors of the society. they say they've been relying on data and science. >> our community has done better at controlling the virus than
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almost any other community in the entire united states. >> reporter: dr. sarah cody told the board of supervisors that in the coming days, some sector also be given the green light to prepare for reopening. the county has more than 750 contact tracers to help investigate cases. and more than 50 testing sites throughout the area. however, this comes as covid-19 numbers rise across the region. >> the root cause of this pandemic in the u.s. is a collective national failure to invest in public health preparedness. so we're in the place where just managing this as best we can, county by county. >> reporter: for these workers, concerns continue to mount as time goes on. >> there's many of us that are going bankrupt because the bills have not stopped but the money has. so we really are looking for more response. >> reporter: in san jose, chris nguyen, "abc7 news." let's go to the north bay now. marin county is pausing part of
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its reopening plan after seeing the largest spike in coronavirus cases there since the pandemic started. today was supposed to be the reopening for many businesses, but now that message is getting mixed. indoor dining is back, along with hair salons and barbershops. reopening is now on hold for hotels, nail salons, tattoo parlors and gyms. >> i can't do this much longer. i've got a wife who is pregnant, eight months pregnant with our second kid. you know, my ppp money has expired. unemployment money is not going to cut it, so it's scary. >> muir woods reopened today. masks are not required but reservations are needed for parking. san francisco schools are el henning students stay healthy, even while away from the classroom. the school district teamed up to hand out more than 8,000 free
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thermometers today. a local tech company donated the smart devices. they're equipped with technology that makes it easy for students and families to keep tabs on their 4e8health. >> they hook up to the phone, so you can kind of track your temperatures over a period of time. >> sounds like tech. the thermometers were handed out during the district's free meal distribution today. for full interactive map of what's open and what's closed in the county where you live, you can go to abc7news.com. it's all spelled out for you in an easy-to-understand way, county by county. as of today, the united states has recorded more than 2.5 million cases of covid-19. los angeles is the first county in the nation to record 100,000 cases. l.a. county beaches are going to close over the holiday weekend this weekend because of rising case numbers. amc theaters announced it's pushing back reopening at least by two weeks.
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it had been set for july 15th, but now plans to reopen on july 30th. we'll see. in new york, broadway will remain closed through rest of the year. refunds are being offered for any tickets bought through early january. in canada, cirque du soleil is filing for creditor protection as it restarts shows during the pandemic. the company is based in montreal and laid off more than 3,000 employees. and there's this. the head of the world health organization says "the worst is yet to come." well, still to come here on "abc7 news" at 6:00, an i-team exclusive. digging into millions of dollars worth of military equipment going to bay area police departments. why one small north bay up town stands out. i'm spencer christian. temperatures have begun rising again as july approaches. what can we expect this weekend? i'll have the
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boy, check this out. some of the newest artwork in oakland near the at lake merritt, the words all black, trans, queer, nonbinary, women, disabled, lives matter are painted on the street. we had to speed up the video even from drone view 7 so you could see all of the words. they are painted along the street. the painting was done over the weekend. organized by the east bay queer arts center. the former police officer charged with killing george floyd appeared before a minneapolis judge today. by video for pretrial hearing. derek chauvin is charged with second degree murder. officers jay alexander king, tu tao and thomas lane are charged
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with aiding and abetting. they appeared in person. the attorney said comments made by state and local officials have tainted their client's right to a fair trial and are planning to ask for a change of venue. the "abc7 news" i-team is investigating more than $11 million worth of military equipment which is now in the hands of officers and deputies across the bay area. some of the tactical vehicles received in recent years are creating more than just a controversial conversation. "abc7 news" i-team reporting stephanie sierra has the story which you'll only see on abc 7. >> reporter: petaluma, california. population around 62,000. and the stunning views respect the only reason to love this tourist destination. your chances of being a victim of a violent crime are low. 1 in 314 people to be exact. oddly enough, this charming, quaint town is arguably one of the smallest cities in the bay area most equipped to respond to a roadside bomb.
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>> i don't embarrass easily, but it's not what see. >> reporter: petaluma's mayor isn't happy about it. the police department received an armored vehicle in 2014, sometimes referred to as a counterattack truck. why would a city like petaluma need a military vehicle like that? >> i don't believe we need a vehicle like that. >> reporter: the vehicle, worth $750,000, was acquired at no cost through the department of defense's 1033 program. the federal program allows law enforcement agencies to apply for military surplus equipment that would otherwise be thrown away. how many times has it been used? >> it's only been used four times. >> reporter: the police department ranks first in the bay area for receiving the most expensive military equipment in the past ten years. equipment they didn't pay for, but worth more than $1.3
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million. antioch police ranked second, the department raking in more than $1 million worth of equipment. everything from a single order of 13 rifles to a mine resistant ambush protective vehicle. these trucks are built to survive an ied attack, meant for war zones. yet eight police departments across the bay area have ordered them, including two suburban cities like south san francisco and redwood city. >> please, the tank is such a poor representation of what a police department should be. and the chief totally agrees. >> reporter: this is diane howard, the mayor of redwood city, speaking on behalf of the police chief. their goal, community policing. >> he's returning the tank to the federal government. he would be happy not to have it in redwood city. >> reporter: but if you ask the mayor of south san francisco -- >> i have no problems with the vehicle. >> reporter: he argues they're crucial to respond to natural disasters, specifically flooding. >> when i look at the potential to save lives and help our
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residents and anywhere in the county where it might be needed that takes presence dense. >> reporter: the ambush vehicle costs $3,000 each to do regular maintenance the past seven years. the 1033 program first became scrutinized after the shooting death of michael brown and now following george floyd's death, the conversation surrounding militarized police is more controversial. the house armed services committee will consider an amendment to cancel the program at some time this year. in oakland, a police officer is under arrest accused of harassing another city employee. the officer is charged with annoying and harassing phone calls, criminal threats and stalking, all misnemi mis misdeme misdemeanors. so far the community police review board is looking at it, as well. the peralta community
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college will end its contract with the sheriff's office at the end of this year. the district's colleges include laney and merit in oakland, berkeley city college and the college of alameda. trustees are looking for a community based policing model to address safety on communities. oakland unified voted to dissolve its police department last week, as well. a new city budget goes into effect for oakland, one that includes more than $14 million in cuts for the police department. the $1.7 billion spending plan was approved last week. oakland was the latest bay area city to respond to a national outcry about police funding. the city is redirecting the money elsewhere, part of a $50 million boost to address racial inequities city wide. oakland wants to establish a new civilian response team to respond to mental health 911
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calls. the city will spend more than $7 million for public wi-fi, and another $7 million for residential relate and mortgage relief. berkeley's mayor is looking to redirect money away from his police department's budget, $9.2 million to be precise, or 12% of the spending plan. money would be spent on homeless services, building a wholistic resource center for african-americans in berkeley and wants to expand the mental health response so officers no longer need to deal with people in need of those services. >> for too long, we have asked them to respond to a public health crisis. and a disproportionate number of calls go to people suffer fragmental illness. >> the mayor says berkeley is facing a $39 million budget shortfall because of covid-19 and all of the closed businesses and lack of tax revenue. the proposed cuts should help that short sfal, as well. so if money was taken out of
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a police department's budget, where would it go precisely and how would it keep us safe? we asked "abc7 news" contributor phil matire. >> what i have seen so far is teaming up police with more mental health people and sending out teams in tough situations so you have somebody there that could handle somebody that might be high on drugs or out of it a bit. and also respond to calls like, for example, get the police no longer to respond to calls like homelessness and drug use. >> phil says that could be the start of a new kind of police department. but it's going to take more money and ideas how to do that. read the column every sunday and wednesday. taking on a live look outside where you can see it is beautiful out there. more weather and a bit of a
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well, it is shaping up to be a beautiful week ahead of the fourth of july holiday. >> it sure is. spencer christian is here with a forecast. spencer? >> yes. things are looking good all week long and better for the weekend. let's take a look at our high fire situation right now. high fire risk i should say. we have a red flag warning still in effect for just under two more hours, mainly for the north bay hills. so that's until 8:00 tonight. it's been windy, relative humidity has been very, very low, dangerously low. even now as the winds zi minish up in the north bay, gusty winding in san jose and other locations. the temperature change, it has warmed up considerably since yesterday. 10 degrees warmer in san francisco, 12 degrees warmer inm let's take a look at current
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readings. 67 in san francisco. 81 in mountain view. 88 in gilroy. and 59 at pacifica. looking up to the north and of to the east bay, we have mid 80s right now at santa rosa, petaluma, 77 at napa. and looking back at san francisco from emeryville, these are the forecast features. north bay fire danger into the evening hours. cooler and breezier pattern will develop around the middle of the week. so wednesday through friday, warming up again for fourth of july weekend. a nice warmup, nothing excessive or extreme. overnight, notice the absence of a marine layer. clear skies with low temperatures ranging from low 50s on the coast, and in some north bay valleys to mid and upper 50s just about everywhere else. tomorrow's highs, in the south bay we'll see 86 at san jose.
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88 at morgan hill. mainly low hill on the peninsula. 82 at palo alto. breezy on the coast with highs in the low to mid 60s. downtown san francisco will max out at 68 degrees. north bay, 83 at petaluma. sonoma 86. east bay highs, 76 in oakland. 79 in castro valley. the inland east bay, the warmest region as it often is, with mainly low 90s at walnut creek and antioch. here's the seven-day forecast. i mentioned the cooldown in the middle of the week. you can see it right here. wednesday, thursday, friday temperatures will drop a little bit. they'll bounce back on saturday, which is the fourth of july with mid 90s inland. about 80 degrees around the bayshoreline. low of 60s on the coast. and we old hold -- get into a holding pattern, a steady, wild-to-warm range going into
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early next week. so far, fourth of july is looking pretty good. dan and dion? >> all right, sounds good. what great timing. spencer, thanks. staying inside for months because of the pandemic has been boring for a lot of people. but for some it's been dangerous. next, meet the people helping out in those situations involving domestic violence. your cell phone and internet bill could be going up next month, way up. hang around,
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nasdaq up by more than 100. and the s&p added 44. a drug to fight coronavirus comes at a hefty cost. foster city based gilead sciences says it will charge more than $2300 for a five-day treatment of remdesivir. in a statement, the company says it would offer this price to avoid the need for negotiations that could slow down access to this drug. remdesivir received an emergency authorization last month. a trial found that it did help patients in the hospital recover four days faster than without the drug. many of the protections put in place to help consumers get through the pandemic. guess what? they're about to expire. >> 7 on your side's michael finney says people working at home and those struggling to pay bills may be among the first to be hit. he joins us live. michael, this is not the news many people want to hear. >> reporter: this is really
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going to affect a lot of people in the bay area and smack them hard. here's the deal. waivers on late fees ends tomorrow. so now little protection for most families. are you among the lucky ones able to work at home? chances are, you're eating up a lot of your data in zoom meetings. all that extra time streaming videos can be a data hog. companies such as comcast, at&t, t-mobile and sprint voluntarily gave many customers unlimited data to help out. that's ending tomorrow. the utility reform network says that should not be allowed to happen. >> make sure that people have access to essential communications to go to work, to go to school, to go see their doctors, and everything else to be able to shelter in place and keep this virus from spreading. >> reporter: customers are
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advised to monitor their data usage to avoid paying fees and penalties. companies such as verizon promise not to cut off anyone's service. that's also expiring tomorrow. >> look, it is not oh right for communication companies to profit off of a health crisis that requires people to use more data. >> reporter: at&t tells 7 on your side anyone having problems paying a bill should contact the company to make payment arrangements. comcast says the original promise was intended to get families through the school year. verizon says families who signed up for the original program will be put into the repayment program. t-mobile did not respondtous before our deadline. all the companies expended offers at the urging of state and federal regulators. matt wood says voluntary measures are not enough.
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>> the key thing is having some kind of public oversight at the state and federal levels and making sure this essential service is something where people have access at an affordable rate and have some rights they can look to their government to enforce. >> reporter: they are hoping the legislature, maybe even the congress steps in and passes new laws to help families. dan, dion? >> all right, certainly a story we'll keep following. michael, thank you. an east bay state lawmaker urged the governor to do more to protect senior citizens from the covid-19. steven glazier believes that should be include posting additional warnings. >> they should post signage warning it's not safe to enter. you can go to restaurants and retail establishments in california, and the signage out
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front talks about masks required. abc 7's focus on building a better bay area has us looking very closely at the economy, the changing workplace, education, and health issues. as we struggle with pandemic guidelines to stay home, the number of calls for help from victims of domestic violence is rising. support groups tell david louie the south bay's latino community is especially vulnerable. >> reporter: constantly staying indoors has created a pressure cooker environment for many families. it's also caused tempers to flare and cases of domestic abuse to rise. >> i'm not working, my husband isn't working, there's financial stressors on the family. so there is a link between the increased stress and the violence and abusive behavior escalating. >> reporter: next door solutions says the lead progrevider of
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services for abused men and women in santa clara county. >> we roughly make up 27% of the population in staumrcas in the registered about 46% at this point. >> reporter: next door solutions had to suspend some services as staff had to minimize contac with clients, but it's gearing up to resume counseling and assistance as calls for help come in at a rate of 40 a week. survivors say having an ally is crucial. sam asked us not to use her last name. >> i know it's scary, but there's someone that can help you. even just in the smallest way by being your support system and directing you to the right people to get help. and help is there. >> reporter: sam is a fitness instructor who signed up to do a
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fund-raiser to benefit four domestic violence agencies across the area and will rub throughout july. proceeds go towards sheltering and supportive services. in san jose, david louie, "abc7 news." please remember, if you need help, we are here for you. go to abc7news.com/takeaction to find your ally, as well as a cure rated list of local resources on domestic violence,mental health. coming up, we take you to an
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in jacksonville, florida, a
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20-year-old man was killed and two others injured in a shooting outside an amazon facility. the victims had been standing in line outside to apply for a job. police say it was a targeted shooting and did not involve any amazon employees. jacksonville authorities are looking for three suspects who sped off in a getaway car. today, the golden state killer, joseph james de'angelo, pleaded guilty to multiple murders and rapes. the hearing was held in the ballroom of the state university to all parties could be present with social distancing. it made for a bizarre backdrop. laura anthony was there. >> how do you plead, sir? >> nothing. >> reporter: it's the word joseph de'angelo's many victims and their families longed to hear, his unqualified admission
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to guilt to 13 murders and dozens of rape. >> the family members have waited for decades for justice for their loved ones. the sexual assault victims have waited decades for justice. >> reporter: the 74-year-old de'angelo admitted guilt to 26 formal felony charges and took responsibility for 161 others where charges were never filed. including in alameda, contra costa and santa clara counties. four cases happened in the late '70s. >> today's court proceeding brings us one step closer to ending the horrific saga of joseph de'angelo. his crimes left a lifetime of scars and pain for our victims and for their families. >> reporter: thy included de'ange de'angelo's signature move for
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putting weights on their backs to detect movement. during some of the time, he worked as a police officer. de'angelo was finally arrested after a dna match in 2018. by then, he was living in a sacramento suburb, blending into a community he once preyed upon. >> each time he escaped, slipping away silently into the night, leading communities terrified for years. >> i know he's guilty, and i knew he was guilty. and i just -- i knew his day would come. i just had to tell myself his day is going to come. and here it is. >> reporter: de'angelo will be formally sent tensed later this summer. a hearing is tentatively set for mid august. at that point, his many victims and family member also give their victim impact statement. it's a hearing expected to last
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a full week. laura anthony, "abc7 news." the u.s. supreme court today struck down a louisiana law that abortion rights advocates say restricted access to abortions. here are the details. >> reporter: the supreme court, with a major ruling on abortion this morning, striking down a louisiana law that abortion rights advocates say restricted access to abortions. the justices were split on the case 5-4, with chief justice john roberts once again the deciding factor in the landmark ruling, siding with the more liberal justices on the bench. the case was a challenge to a louisiana law that required abortion providers to have admitting privileges with a nearby hospital. those required privileges would allow a patient to go to a hospital if they needed urgent care. but abortion providers argued this was unnecessary, unrelated to health outcomes and only served to prevent them from being able to provide abortion
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services. a narrow majority agreed, striking down the law. the case is widely seen as the most significant abortion rights case since roe versus wade. coming up next,
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>>s get ready. starting wednesday, you'll pay more to cross the golden gate bridge or to ride buses and ferries operated by golden gate transit. fast track drivers will pay $7.70, up from $7.35. drivers without fast track will see their tolls increase from $8.20 to $8.40. the district says bridge traffic is down 40% with the pandemic and stay at home orders. overall, traffic is coming back in the bay area. here is a live look at the the e
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richmond bridge, the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge.baar ts toll crossings were down about 25% in mid june. in mid may, that number was 34%. and in april, at the most, toll crossings dropped 54%. those numbers are averages across the seven-state owned bridges in the bay area, which you can see on the map here. and these brims are -- bridges are not raising tolls. >> more transportation news. a clipper card is the only way to buy a ride on b.a.r.t. at the civic station now. it's the latest station in the clipper only campaign to eliminate paper tickets. b.a.r.t. is gradually converting all station vending machines to sell only clipper cards. you can now pay for parking at any b.a.r.t. station through the b.a.r.t. app. b.a.r.t. points out it makes
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parking contactless, which is safer for travelers and trying to lure riders back by showcasing health and safety improvements on the system. last week was the first week since march that ridership was down less than 90% for the entire week. a number of passengers traveling through oakland international airport drop ped s much as 96% recently, part of the reason behind a budget deficit at the port of oakland. the budget for the next fiscal year is being cut by nearly 16%. however, that won't mean any cuts to operations at the airport. speaking of air travel is down worldwide. on the day live today, we spoke with chris mcguiness, the senior travel correspondent about his predictions for the future of flying. >> travel is definitely going to be different. but beyond that, once we get to a vaccine or good therapeutics
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around covid-19, thing also creep back. it's hard to keep americans down. we're used to jumping on planes and flying around the world. that desire will come back once we feel safe about flying again. >> we should point out that reports vary widely among travelers about the precautions taken by the airlines. "abc7 news" has a brand new interaction tool to help you figure out the risks of different activities. everything from taking a vacation to taking a yoga class. you can guess the risk and then see what medical experts have to say. check it out at abc7news.com or on the "abc7 news" app. shifting gears now to the weather situation. all eyes on the fourth of july and this upcoming week. >> that is right. spencer christian is here. spencer, i have my safe and sane hamburgers ready for the grill. >> very good. i think they'll be safe and
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sane. everyone is talking about fourth of july. i'm not going to create any suspense about it. let's get right to the fourth of july forecast. saturday, fourth of july is going to be sunny and mild to warm day. highs in the mid 60s at the coast. upper 70s to around 80. and upper 80s to mid 90s inland. so you can probably find just about any kind of microclimate you want, which is typical here in the bay area this time of the year. i'll show you sunday while we're at it. sunday will be the same. sunny skies with a similar range of temperatures. let's get back to tonight, though, while we're going into the nighttime hours. overnight lows mainly in the mid to upper 50s. tomorrow, look for sunny skies with highs ranging from mid 50s at the coast, to low 90s inland. seven-day forecast, a cooling trend wednesday, thursday, friday before that great fourth of july warmup coming our way and it will be a lovely weekend. a little early to talk about
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fireworks and fog right now. we'll get to that around thursday or friday. >> sounds good. glad to see that dan's burgers s are safe and sane. colin kaepernick is going to be the focus of a new service on netflix called colin in black and white. kaepernick took a stand by kneeling during the national anthem and has not played in the nfl since. the drama will focus on kaepernick's early life growing up with a white adopted family. netflix has not revealed a release date, but that should be a compelling series. larry beil is here with all the sports today. what an interesting turn of events for cap. >> yeah, dan, the press release regarding that series indicated they started working on this last year, long before
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kaepernick's name came up again in connection with the protests and taking a knee. so interesting with the timing. who wants to go to summer camp? that's what baseball is working on. giants and a's are setting their rosters and talking to each
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amazing school district. the hoa has been very involved. these shrubs aren't board approved. you need to break down your cardboard. thank you. violation. violation. i see you've met cynthia. at least geico makes bundling our home and car insurance easy. and it does help us save a bunch of money. two inches over regulation. thanks, cynthia. for bundling made easy, go to geico.com
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good evening. the giants and the a's are setting their rosters for what is effectively spring training 2.0. mlb is marketing this as summer camp. looks like the bay area rivals will do some catching together, the giants and a's will schedule a couple of exhibition games to prepare for the shortened schedule. the giants and a's could end up playing six times in games that count in the 60-game season. those games could turn out to be very important. one player that may not be there is prospect hunter bishop, who tested positive for covid-19. we found out about that today.
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bishop is a san carlos native. he was on hand, when his friend was taken first overall in the mlb draft by the tigers 19 days ago. bishop would have been on the giants's 60-ran moman roster. and a $3.3 million signing bonus for tyler. you z he'll be on a 60-man summer camp roster. >> we have the first batch of baseball players opting out of the baseball season. ryan zimmerman of the nationals, with mike leake of the diamondbacks have chose on the sit this season out, and there will be probably mor playersng look at family members and decide this year might not be worth it to play. more nba players. when the league begins play next month, black lives matter will
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be painted on the sidelines in orlando. that will be at the site of the nba bubble. and on the lakers sideline, we'll see lebron's old friend j.r. smith. smith's 15-year nba vet, played with lebron in cleveland. he will be signed to fill the void left by avery bradley. what about hockey? the nhl seems to be lost in the shuffle a fwbit as they look to play in july. the nhl announced 26 players have tested positive for covid-19 since workouts began on june 8. time for tonight's edition of abc 7 call by play. send me the video and i call the action.
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we have not had a football video in a while. but we have a really good one tonight. alex buckley is 9 years old, but it looks like man versus boys when the kid is on the football field. alex is so elusive, he could make you miss in a phone booth. if phone booths still existed. alex plays for the usc trojans in alamo. with moves like this, he may grow up to play for the real usc trojans when he gets older. his favorite player is george kittle, and you can see the similarities. hey, alex, we just called your play on abc 7. don't forget, send me your video and use the #abc7callmyplay so we can put you on tv. i tell you what, alex didn't look like 9 years old. he's going to be a problem when he gets to be 19 years old. >> a force to be reckoned with, larry. thank you. join us tonight for "abc7 news" at 11:00. it all started with the arrest of a black man who was dancing
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in an alameda tonight, the city looks at making drastic reforms to its police department. and house of bay area -- >> go ahead, dion -- >> to tackle illegal fireworks. oh, the joys of working at home. that's it for this edition of "abc7 news." i'm dion lim. >> and i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. see you tonight at 11:00.
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alex trebek here. your favorite champions, their best wins, and how they get to this season's tournament of champions, coming up right now. this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants-- a social worker from framingham, massachusetts... a program director from los angeles, california... and our returning champion-- an instructional design consultant from salt lake city, utah... ...whose 2-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome, everyone. i haven't done any research on this, but i get the feeling that it's easier for jeopardy! champions
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to maintain momentum-- positive momentum-- during the week rather than winning a game on friday and then coming back on the following monday. we're gonna find out how that applies to anneke today. charlie and suzy, welcome aboard. let's go to work, players. ♪ here are the categories you deal with now... followed by... "t" or "y" will come up. each correct response will begin with the letter "t" and end with a "y." that's followed by... and finally... give us the english language title for each work. anneke, start us. found in translation for $200. anneke. what is "one hundred years of solitude"? - yes. - translation, $400.

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