they are now urging residents to act immediately to stop the spread or risk overwhelming the local health care system. the positivity rate has exceeded 8% this week, which will likely keep the county on the state's watch list. officials have since issued now stricter orders. that includes mandatory masks worn during outdoor dining. the county says the only time you may take off a mask is when you are actively eating or drinking. the same masking rules apply to get-togethers with members of your social bubble, and indoor religious services will be prohibited after tomorrow. outdoor worship and social protests are allowed so long as they follow proper social distancing protocols w. that, good evening, thank you for joining us. i'm dion lim. >> i'm eric thomas. here rules are tightening? just like everybody else, surprise and shocked that we are told to shut down against again. >> -- once again.

>> business owners in alameda county feeling a bit of whiplash tonight. they are being told to pack up their restaurants yet again and shut down outdoor dining. >> as abc7 focuses on how to build a better bay area during this pandemic, two of the areas we focus on, your health and the economy. the state says new guidelines based on health require this policy change. but it is a blow to the economy, and not everyone is willing to comply. cornell barnard is live in alameda with the story. >> reporter: so many frustrated restaurant owners here tonight. take a, loo. still a lot of people enjoying an early dinner here in alameda despite a new order saying suspended. there is defiance. there is inker. and not all cities are willing to move backwards. >> going day-by-day trying to survive. >> reporter: octaveio guzman owns this restaurant in hess r 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 the reopen. >> very confusing. things change overnight. >> reporter: alameda announced friday night it was back to takeout only. outdoor dining had been suspended because county hadn't applied for a variance to allow it to move forward in the state's reopening plan. outdoor dining was still happening at this waffle house. but robin wright and her friends who work this food service were not happy. >> we are cutting back on outdoor dining for us food workers and servers and enders on trying to depend on the government. >> absolute indicate why open his outdoor patio and is now removing most of the tables. >> our leadership here, incompetent ten. >> reporter: others are choosing to defy the order. one saying the closure of

downtown streets this afternoon and evening to allow for expanded outdoor dining and encourage shopping going on as planned. dublin won't remove outdoor dining either. alameda county said we are moving toward obtaining a variance are the state and a letter of support for a variance is on the agenda for next tuesday's board of supervise meeting. ken is thinking about a move out of the county. >> i may relocate my businesses. i may run for mayor. i don't know. but we need a change. >> reporter: lots of people clearly upset tonight. the city of oakland says it will not enforce the new rule. city of berkeley has its own health department, says it is going to apply for its own variance to operate outdoor dining legally. definitely more to come on this issue. live in alameda, abc7 news. other coronavirus updates from the across the bay area today. parking around lake merit is

being restricted from 7:30 in the morning to 11:00 in the evening today and tomorrow in an effort to reduce crowds. sonoma county is to you on the state's watch list. as a result indoor dining and other activities could be rolled back as soon as monday. in santa clara county gyms and personal care facilities like hair salons will be able to reopen on monday. in san francisco, the zoo has been given permission to reopen next week. california's department of public health released some concerning new data today. the number of total cases has increased to more than 312,000. the positivity rate, an indicator of community spread s continuing to trend upward over the past two weeks. also trending upward in that 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 he wore a mask publicly for

the first time. this comes as across the country cases of covid-19 continue to rise in at least 17 states. two more governors are now mandating masks as some states deal with full hospitals. abc news reporter alex preciousa has details. >> reporter: the number of new covid-19 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 non-whites under 65 is more than twice as high as whites in the same age group. 10,360 new cases reported today in florida. the governor there working on getting stockpiles of the drug remdesivir. new york sending a day's supply to the sunshine state. work with the vice president and i worked with secretary azar to get that expedited so there wasn't be a gap in treatment. >> reporter: an internal fema memo obtained by abc news says 26 of arizona's icus are at

capacity. 13 hospitals experiencing staff shortages. >> the patients are sicker than patients that we have seen, sicker in a different way. >> reporter: a testing tight in tucson says its first week of tests were booked in ten minutes. in california, tents were set up in el centro to handle the patients, refrigerated trucks were brought in to store bodies. there are some protests. >> this is a fight for your premeditate and a fight for our rights here in the u.s.a. >> reporter: an army medical task force is headed to houston as hospitals fill up. masks now required statewide in texas. >> the only way that we can keep our businesses open, the only way we can have people continue to have a job they need to pay their bails is for everybody to adopt this practice of wearing a face mask. >> reporter: a san antonio man died after attending a so-called

covid-19 party. >> he thought the disease was hoax, that he was young, invincible and wasn't get affected. >> reporter: alex preciousa, abc news, washington. on abc7news.com we have all the latest coronavirus headlines. we also have plenty of resources including a guide to what's open and what's not. head to abc7news.com/coronavirus. in other news now, dozens of firefighters rushed to contain a 30-acre fire that broke out in the foothills of east san jose this started in dry brush near the mount hamilton and brothers road area. san jose firefighters and cal fire crews responded to the blaze by land and by air and it was contahin a few hours no. structures were threatened. let's get a check now with meteorologist drew tuma with a look at some of the hot weather conditions firefighters faced earlier today. the heat is not letting up, drew? >> it is really not. today was hot for a lot of us, especially those far away from

the coast. we exceeded 100 degrees in many cities. it is currently 103 in brentwood. earlier it was 101 in conorder. 85 in san jose. later on this evening we will retain a lot of this warmth and tomorrow is actually going to be a hotter day than today. we will have those numbers in the full accuweather forecast. downtown martinez is taking precautions ahead of what could be dueling presentations between black lives matter and count protesters tomorrow afternoon. the protest is expected to begin at 4:00 sunday afternoon at the contra costa county superior court on court street. participants will march to the city's water front park. street closures will begin tonight at 10:00. it is said white supremacists

may come to the event and may be armed. police officers will be present to maintain peace. businesses are boarding up windows. >> i got calls from white nationalists, neonazis saying they are going to protest in full force against us, you know armed, militia file. >> tensions ran high in martinez after a city approved black lives matter mural was vandalizedst la weekend in a caught on camera conweren'tation. two citizens have been charged with a hate crime because of that incident. a historic mission in southern california was damaged in a fire today. the cause is under investigation. oakland's fairyland is struggling. the latest blow that is making it hard for them

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take a look at this. this is the damage flames did to a california landmark, mission san gabriel in los angeles county. a fire broke out early this morning. and firefighters say most the mission's roof collapsed a few

minutes after they arrived at the 245-year-old roman catholic church. that building lacked fire sprinklers because of its historic land mark status. the good news, there are no reports of any injuries. federal agents have joined local investigators looking for exactly what sparked the fire. in the east bay, oakland's historic fairyland is in financial trunl trouble because of the pandemic. the iconic eye musement park closed its doors back in march. they are now saying they have run out of money from a paycheck protection loan. now the park is unsure when and how it will reopen. they have been hosting a small camp in recent weeks but visitors still can't come in. on their website there is a page where you can make donationis. no rides, no names, no exhibits, but you can still get fair food this weekend in the north bay. kettle corn and corn dogs, funnel cakes and much more are now available in a drivethrough experience. it's all designed to give people a taste of the marin county

fair, which was canceled because of the pandemic. this food fair is proving pretty popular, with long lines of people last night waiting at the veteran's memorial auditorium parking lot in san rafael. vendors say this concept could help save them from a financial disaster. >> we started off in february and got one fair in. then we went to the rest of the season. everything has been canceled out. we have lost about 30 fair soes far. >> the fair food drivethrough from 11 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. then again next weekend starting friday. i mighting drooling a little bit. the happiest place on earth is back open today. the turnout as disney world reopened with strict safety measures. and chris is here with sports. >> coming up in sports, one of the most fun golf trmts resumes in tahoe this weekend. plus less than two white sox away from opening day.

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four months, disney world in orlando welcomed back guests today. the reopening comes as covid-19 cases though surge in florida. the state reported just about 10,000 new cases today. disney, which is the parent company of abc7, says it has put in place new rules at the park. >> in these unique times i think we have evolved, become more flexible. i think we are ready for this new world that we have stepped into. >> capacity has been lowered, and reservations are required. social distancing is enforced. and masks are mandatory. >> i do feel a bit nervous when trying to do all the things i love and enjoy doing again, but also remembering to do them as safe liaise possibly can. it does feel a bit surreal. >> disney parks in anaheim remain closed indefinitely. hot and humid down there. just going to be hot here. drew tuma has a look at our forecast. >> yeah. it's hot. and it's very dry out there, especially in cities away from

the coast, where the relative humidity levels right now are in the single digits. our fire danger does remain elevated this weekend thanks to this hot weather pattern we are under. live doppler 7 along with with t satellite showing you it is as clear as can be. the marine layer is totally absent. 99 in fairfield, 99 in cloverdale. at 75 though in hayward. in the city. just the slightest on-shore breeze right now has kept this heat from going everywhere this afternoon. you can see the winds. they are not offshore. that's why we don't have excessive heat across the entire bay area. gusting close to 20 miles per hour at half moon bay. but light winds in oakland coming in at 13 miles per hour. look at the humidity levels. it is very dry, especially in antioch right now where the relative humidity is down to 8%.

10% in livermore. 13% in fairfield and concord. combine that with very hot temperatures in these cities and that is why our fire danger remains elevated. here's the reason for the hot weather. live doppler 7 along with satellite. there is an air of high pressure over the four corners. you can see monsoonal moist circumstance lathing around it clockwise. the high pressure is very strong in the summertime, acts like a heat pump and it is sending hot air through not only california but much of the desert southwest. look at the temperatures right now. currently 110 in vegas. 106 in fresno. 108 in palm springs. we are going to do this heat again tomorrow and actually add a degree or two to these numbers where they are right now. tonight you can bet temperatures slowly falling into the 50s and the 60s. i do expect in your hills in the east bay and in the north bay temperatures may actually sit in theio 70s i don't have night tonight. certainly it will be warm in some spots that leads to a sunny

and hot day again tomorrow. future weather you showing you our marine layer remains absent for the second half of the weekend. looking at highs in the micro climates. 94. san jose, 100. 84 for redwood city. 65 in pacifica. that will feel mild with total sunshine tomorrow. downtown in the city tomorrow, 7 7, close to the coast, daly city, cool but warm for this time of the year. 66 degrees. the north bay, 100 in calistoga. 96 in santa rosa. 92 in sonoma. 82345 castro valley. inland another hot day. 103 in fairfield, 101 in concord. 98 the high in san ramon. > . the accuweather seven-day forecast. we will bounce around in that range over the next several

days. typical for july. a.m. fog to afternoon sunshine through the upcoming weekend next week. now abc7 sports with chris alvarez. >> one of the most entertaining golf tournaments of the year continues this weekend in tahoe. of course no fans on the course but they were on their boats in the lake. let's show you the pictures. those boats in a picture perfect setting in tahoe. steph curry in 11th place. dad del is tied for fourth. it is a two man race to the --. former buffalo bill kyle williams is now in second. former tennis player marty fish is your leader. 37 points on the day after a boeing on 1, he drained ten birds including five straight to end the round. he has 55 points heading into sunday's final round. pga tour. third round. workday charity open. up and down indicate for mo morika morikawa. third place, 13 under.

three back of leader, justin thomas who was 6 under on the day. he's at 16 under heading into sunday's final round. a's and giants continue their summer camp workouts as they get ready for opening day a couple weeks away. inner squads going on right now both sides of the bay. the a's open the season on july 24th: an abbreviated schedule means no time to waste? we are going to approach it just kind of you know everything matters and everything is that more intensified. you know, every game is kind of like a playoff meaning we have got to win and produce. > continue with the routines and the mindset that we are playing. it is only 60 games. you know it is going to be a sprint this year instead of a marathon. it is going to be exciting. >> san jose earthquakes returned to action friday night with a scoreless draw against seattle. s that tournament. every point matters.

despite facing the defending mls champions in high humidity it made it look like they were jumping into a pool, the quakes were happy with the effort. >> everyone is going to come with a 100% attitude w. the weather how it is, you have to be focused for the whole 90-plus minutes. and you have to give it your all each play because it is a tournament. and you know, one mistakes can take you out of th - ( phone ringing )es offers - big button,alized phones... and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours.

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visit right now or call during business hours. tonight on abc7 news at 11:00, dinner will still be allowed to be served outside in some east bay cities. but we are there as some decide to defy the latest health order. and we are getting a clearer picture of how many jobs have been saved in one bay area county through the government's loan program to help small businesses during the pandemic. finally tonight, we want to tell you about a young man whose covid-19-inspired innovation earned him a special honor on the peninsula. >> an official designated this day, july 11th, 020 asou >> award from san mateo county supervisor david canepa's in san

francisco. he developed a device called safe touch pro handling. as you can see, it allows people to touch surfaces like door handles and buttons without coming into contact with germs. so you can open the door. a lot of places we see have people opening doors for you so you don't have to come into contact with the germs. clever idea. clever young man. >> i would to thely buy one myself. thank you for joining us. i am dion