just like, with everybody else, surprised and shocked that we're told to shut down once again. >> business owners in alameda county feeling a bit of whiplash. they're told to pack up their restaurants again and shut down outdoor dining. i'm dion lim. >> i'm eric thomas. two of the main issues we're focussed on, your health and your economy. the state says neweah requires

policy to change, but it's a blow to the economy, and not everyone is willing to comply. >> reporter: still lots of people enjoying an early dinner here in downtown alameda, despite a new order saying outdoor dining is suspended. there is a lot of frustration and defiance. not all cities are willing to move backwards. >> we're going day by day. >> reporter: he says keeping his restaurant afloat hasn't been easy, especially in a county where outdoor dining is now off the table. suspended less than a month after it was allowed to reopen. >> it's very confusing. things change overnight. >> reporter: alameda county announced it was back to take-out only. outdoor dining was being

suspended because the kocounty d not applied for a variance. outdoor dining was still happening at ole waffle house. but they were not happy >> we're cutting back on outdoor dining. for us servers and bartenders out there, it's back to trying to depend on the government. >> it's absolute chaos. >> reporter: he had just reopened his outdoor patio and is now removing most of the tables. >> i can tell you this, our leadership here, incompetent. >> reporter: other cities are choosing to defy the order. the city of hayward tweeted the closure of downtown streets this afternoon and evening to allow ing f asoor dining and shopping livermore and dublin won't remove outdoor dining either. alameda county saidn a statement, we are moving toward obtaining a variance from the state and a letter for support for the variance is on the

agenda for next week's board of supervisor's meeting. >> i may relocate my businesses. i may run for mayor, i don't know. but we need a change. >> reporter: so lots of people clearly upset tonight. city of oakland will honor the new rule but says they will not enforce it. city of berkley, applying for a variance on its own. so it can be in accordance with the state. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. other coronavirus updates from across the bay area today, contra costa county revealed it has an 8% positive test rate, that's the highest in the bay area. the county says it's now requiring people to wear masks while dining outdoors. parking at lake merritt is being reduced. sonoma county is on the watch

list. indoor dining and other activities can be rolled back as soon as monday, and in santa clara county, gyms and personal care facilities will be able to reopen on monday san francisco zoo has been given permission to oen next week. the number of total case has increased to more than 312,000. the positivity rate, an indicator of community spread is continuing to trend upward over the past two weeks. also trending upward in the same period, the number of people hospitalized. that number now stands at 6,357. today president trump visited walter reed medical center in maryland to meet veterans and health care workers battling coronavirus and wore a mask for the first time publicly. it comes as across the country cases of covid-19 continue to rise. in two more states, governors

mandating wearing masks. >> reporter: the number of cases continues to rise across the country. more than 134,000 deaths reported in the u.s. 17 states are seeing an increase in covid-19 deaths with 30 reporting a rise in hospitalizations, and new data from the cdc shows the death toll for hispanics and nonwhites under 65 is more than twice as high as whites in the same age group. the governor in florida working on getting stockpiles of remdesivir. >> i worked with the vice president and secretary azar to get that expedited so there won't be a gap in treatment. >> reporter: an internal fema memo says 26 of arizona's icus are at capacity. 13 hospitals experiencing staff shortages. the demand for testing is growing. a new appointment-only testing

site in tucson says its first week of tests were booked in ten minutes. in california, tents were set up in el centro to handle patients, refrigerated trucks were brought in to handle bodies. >> this really is a fight for our freedom and a fight for our rights here in the usa. >> reporter: an army medical task force is headed to houston. masks now required statewide in texas. >> the only way we can keep our businesses open, the only way we can have people continue to have a job they need to pay their bills is for everybody to adopt this practice of wearing a face mask. >> reporter: a 30-year-old san antonio man died after attending a so-called covid-19 party, where young people intentionally gather with someone infected. >> he thought he was young and invincible and wouldn't get infected. >> reporter: abc news, washington. >> we have all the latest

coronavirus headlines. we also have plenty of resources, including a guide to what's open and what's not. just head to abc 7 news.com/coronavirus. dozens of firefighters rushed to contain a 30-acre fire that broke out in the foothills of east san jose this morning. it started in dry brush near mt. hamilton. cal fire crews responded to the blaze by land and air. it was contained within a few hours and no structures were threatened. speaking of, let's get a check with drew tuma with some of the hot conditions firefighters faced did not help. >> it is hot for a lot of us on this saturday afternoon. look at the numbers, especially inland. it it's 101. hot in the north bay, 95 in novato, but a gentle sea breeze

has kept the city relatively cool. tomorrow morning watch what happens, by 10:00 a.m., spots exceeding 80 degrease. tomorr degrees. downtown martinez is taking precautions ahead of what could be dueling demonstrations between black lives matter supporters and counter protesters tomorrow afternoon. that protest is expected to begin at 4:00 sunday at the contra costa county superior court on court street. participants will mark to water front park. police will begin three closures downtown. white supremacists and neo-nazi groups may come to the group and may be armed. the chief has called for a peaceful environment. business owners in downtown martinez spent today boarding up windows. >> i've got about three phone calls already today from other folks, white nationalists,

neo-nazis, saying that they're going to come out and protest in full force against us, right, armed, militiaty tensions have a city-approved black lives matter mural was vandalized last weekend and caught on camera confrontation. the woman captured on video confronting a man for writing black lives matter outside his home is now explaining her side of the story to san francisco supervisors. lisa alexander has apologized for the encounter last month. you may remember, with james, who identifies as a person as color. now in a letter to supervisors yesterday she asked them to stop referring to her in discussions about the "karen act", which would outlaw racially-motivated 911 calls. she say ts her incident was abo private property. she says i had no idea what his race was or what he was

messaging, all i saw was a person i did not know writing on a neighbor's wall and i thought i was being a good neighbor. alexander says she never called 911. coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00, a historic damaged by fire. and oakland's fairy land in dire straits. and the pandemic may have stopped count this virus is testing all of us. and it's testing the people on the front lines of this fight most of all. so abbott is getting new tests into their hands,

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flames did to a california landmark. mission san gabe the building did not have fire sprinklers due to its historic landmark status. no reports of any injuries, federal agents have gone local investigators, looking for what sparked that fire. fairy land is in trouble. it closed in march. they've now run out of money from a paycheck protection program loan. now the park is unsure when or how it will reopen. they've been hosting a small camp in recent weeks, but visitors still are not allowed. on fairy land's website, there's a page where you can make t donations. no rides, no games, no exhibits, but can you still get fair food. kettle corn, corn dogs, funnel cakes and much more are now

available in a drive-through experience, all designed to give people a taste of the marin counselly fa county fair. this food fair is proving pretty popular with long lines of people, last night, waiting at the veteran's memorial parking lot in san rafael. vendors say this new concept could help save them from financial disaster. >> we fstarted off in february and got one fair in. we've lost about oh, 30 fairs so far. >> the fair food drive through runs from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. tomorrow and then next weekend starting on friday. the happiest place on earth is back open again today. the turnout, as

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today crews took down the pink triangle that's been glowing over san francisco during june, pride month, 3,000 pink l.e.d.s formed the symbol over twin peaks. normally it would be made of sailcloth. organizers raised more than $80,000 in donations to pay for the light display. the most magical place on earth has reopened, but it's a whole new world during the pandemic. after being closed for nearly four months, disney world in orlando welcomed back guests today. the reopening comes as covid-19 cases surge in florida. the state reported about 10,000 new cases today alone. disney, which also is the parent company of abc 7 says it has put in place new wrrules at the par. >> we've evolved, become more flexible. i think we're ready for this new

world that we've stepped into. >> capacity is lowered and reservations required. social tdistancing is enforced and masks mandatory. >> i do feel a bit nervous when trying to do all the things i love doing again, but also trying to do them as safe as i possibly can. it does feel a bit surreal. >> disney parks in anaheim remains closed indefinitely. well, i hope you enjoy hot weather as much as i do, because there's some on the way. >> you know what, guys, it has arrived especially inland, and we'll have those hot temperatures again tomorrow. little relief from our hottest spots. live doppler 7, we have clear skies. sutro tower picture right now, looking at san francisco and the east bay in the background, nothing but sunshine, and we'll keep that sunshine with us tomorrow as well. it is hot inland, 96 in san

ramon, 92 in brent wood. 93 in clover daital dale. half moon bay at 63 degrees. look at the relative humid levels in livermore. bone dry at 8% humidity. 12% in lake port. so our fire danger does remain elevated this weekend, thanks to these hot temperatures and the dry air. the reason why, live doppler 7 along with satellite. high pressure situated over the four corners, bringing monsoonal moisture into southern california, even parts of arizona right now. it's a heat pump. and that's going to bring warm weather again tomorrow. look at these numbers underneath this rimg. hot in phoenix, 114 right now. 116 in palm springs, 105 in fresno. vegas at a sizzling 110 degrees. overnight tonight, no marine

layer, unfortunately, numbers in 50s and 60s. i do expect cities in the hills like the east bay and north bay will likely remain in the low 70s overnight tonight. so future weather, if you're hoping for fog, you're not going to have it the next 24 hours. nothing but sunshine tomorrow morning. so highs in our micro climate starting in the south bay, 09 for san jose, 100 for morgan hill. along the peninsula, 84 redwood city, 87 mountain view. downtown tomorrow, 72. but closer to the coast we'll be in the mid-60s. 102 clover dale, 94 in 87 newark. and inland back into the triple digits again. 100 in pittsburg. 100 in livermore. hot inland tomorrow, but a

pretty mild coast. relief arrives and knocks tou tu temperatures into the low 90s. tomorrow is the hottest day we have over the next seven days. to chrissalva rez wi alvarek at sports. you are itching to get back out there. >> i'd love to be in tahoe. plus, baseball less than two weeks away.

well, one of the most entertaining government tournaments of the year continues in tahoe. no fans, but there were some out on boats in lake tahoe. picture perfect setting and fans on those boats. steph curry with 30 points. a slim chance of winning the tournament. dad dallas tied for fourth. buffalo bill kyle williams ledeker. marty fish is your leader. he has 55 points headed into the final round. pga tour, third round of the work day charity open, up and down day for collin morikawa. the birdie on 18. he's in third place, 13 under. third back of leader, justin thomas, six under on the day,

he's at 16 under headed into sunday's final round. the a's and giants continuing summer camp. they get ready for game action less than two weeks away. angel coliseum for a four-game set. oakland coming off seasons. >> we're going to approach it just kind of everything matters and everything's got more intensified. every game's kind of like a playoff meaning. we've got to win and produce. >> just continue with the routine, with the mind set that we're playing, and now it's only 60 games, so it's going to be a sprint this year instead of a marathon. it's going to be exciting. >> the san jose earthquakes return to the action last night with a scoreless draw against seattle. this is a tournament, so every point matters.

high humidity made it feel like jumping out of a pool really. >> everyone's going to come with 100% attitude and, you know, with the weather how it is, you have to be focussed for the who whole 90-plus minutes. you have to give it your all, because is a tournament, and one mistake can make you out of the tournament. >> it was 80 degrees last night, 88% humidity. maybe we shouldn't complain about the weather. it is hot in some parts of the bay, though. >> that's how i true up, man. anyway, thanks a lot. >> yep. >> next on abc 7 news at 5:00, a san mateo boy got a day named in

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oftentimes you're struggling to find a napkin or something to use as a barrier. good for him. >> clever and simple. we'll see you right back here at 6:00. tonight, amid the summer covid surge, new evidence the death toll is getting worse. and these images just in. president trump wearing a mask in public for the first time as he tours walter reed medical center. seven states reporting record high deaths this week. california and arizona hitting a new high in hospitalizations. 90% of the arizona's icus now at capacity. florida's governor downplaying the risk to the hospital system while a health-care ceo in that state paints a different picture. in texas, a 30-year-old succumbing to his infection. doctors saying he attended a covid-19 party to see if the virus was a hoax. inside disney's re-opening. the new images tonight. guests wearing masks. limited capacity on rides as the magic kingdom welcomes its first gues s