since the start of july two weeks ago, the number of coronavirus cases in california is up nearly 50%, that's according to the state. deaths are up nearly 20% in that same time frame. our test positivity rate is 7.1%. the state wants to keep that number under 8%. here in the bay area, our rolling average of newly diagnosed cases represented by the yellow line on this graph continues to set record highs. these increases are the reason that california is rolling back reopening plans. are we essentially back to square one? abc 7 news anchor liz kreutz is live to break it down with a look at the bay area and how it compares, liz, to the rest of the state. >> reporter: hi, dan, it certainly is easy to see us rolling back like this and think we're back to square one. but that's really not the case. it's sort of good news/bad news, the bad news being that cases are on the rise, so is the spread rate. the good news being it's really not as bad as it could be or as

it is in other parts of the state. as coronavirus cases rise and california reverses plans to reopen, it's clear the bay area isn't out of the woods yet. how bad is it? >> the counties when you look at the entire bay area are not as bad as some of the worst-hit conditions, not as bad as los angeles or imperial. >> reporter: take a lookat this graphic showing daily cases rising in the bay area. on july 10, there were 809 new cases, not including at san quentin. now compare that to los angeles county. on july 10, they had 2,620 cases, more than three times the bay area. still, cases and hospitalizations are surging in every bay area county. even in san francisco, which is one of the two bay area counties not on the state's watch lift, the number of patients in the city's hospitals is nearly three times what it was at the lowest point a month ago. there is also new concern about the reproductive rate, the average number of people that someone who has coronavirus will spread it to. before the shelter in place, the

average number was three, a sign the virus was spreading rapidly. but the shelter in place turned that around, at one point bringing that number in california to as low as 0.84. but no more. >> now california's numbers are about 1.1, which isn't as bad as other states that are 1.3, 1.5. if it's above 1, the virus is going to grow. >> reporter: dr. wachter says california's success battling the coronavirus can in part be attributed to early action and good habits by all of us. but it's also a lot of good luck. >> i liken this to a vegas casino. you can beat the house for a few hands but eventually the house is going to win. the house is the virus, and we let our guard down. >> reporter: now, the reproductive rate is something we haven't talked a ton about, but it is so important. in san francisco it's 1.25 right now, an average that is higher than the state average of 1.1. that is the number that san

francisco's director of public health says is keeping him up at night. live in marin, liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >> understandable, when you see those numbers. liz, we talk about this feeling as if we're going back to square one, we know that's not really the case, but talk a little bit about the difference between the surge we're seeing now and the surge we saw at the very beginning of the pandemic. >> reporter: so i talked to dr. wachter from ucsf about it. he says he's often asked by people did we basically waste march april, and may. he says not at all, because yes, we are seeing surges, the numbers are not going in a great direction, but we are in a different place than we were three months ago. we have contact tracing, we have more testing. our habits have changed. we wear masks, we social distance. so we're better prepared. and we're in a better place to deal with these surges because of it. that's a little bit of reassuring news, dan. >> that is reassuring, liz, thanks very much, and good perspective on it, thank you, liz. today on "midday live" we asked viewers what they thought about the governor's decision to roll back reopening statewide.

the vast majority, 81%, say it is necessary. 13% say it is unnecessary. until tin the south bay, so businesses expect to have to shut down tomorrow even though they just reopened yesterday. it is such a tough roller coaster ride. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen spoke to people dealing with the ups and downs. >> reporter: for marlon rosales, this week was supposed to be the fulfillment of a decade-long dream. >> we were supposed to open in march. and then we had to shut down for covid. and i thought it was just going to be a month. then there's a second one, now there's a third. >> reporter: his boutique gym, the cakery, opened its first members on monday. >> touching equipment and being able to use some weight versus free hand dumb bells was huge. >> reporter: but the celebration was cut short after the governor announced a roll back of the

reopening. salons are among the businesses that must shut down at the end of the night after being open for two days. >> i was really excited to come in and work out. it's like giving a kid a candy and taking it away, i thought. >> reporter: next door, at fashion nail spa. >> i'm so happy i was able to get in here. >> reporter: this san jose resident couldn't believe the news. >> i feel sorry for these guys. they need to work. and so we try to help them as much as we can. >> reporter: over at santana row, employees are disappointed to say the least. >> the emotional toll it takes not just on us but our employees is a lot. it's been four months and i don't know how much more they can take. >> reporter: the uncertainty of it all taking its toll on many. >> we're scrambling to get all of our ppe and protocols and rules and restrictions up to code. and then it could be within an hour that we're told something else.

>> reporter: business owners across the valley unsure of what will happen next. >> at the end of the day, i can't control that. i'm hoping everybody can take care of themselves and be safe so we can open up in the future. >> reporter: in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. even though the state is pulling back on a lot of activities, in the east bay, alameda county supervisors voted today to advance reopening plans by filing a variance with the state. alameda is the only bay area county that hadn't done this yet. abc 7 news reporter kris reyes explains why county public health officials are behind the move. >> we were very grateful for the approval process. it was something we had hoped would have been put in place earlier. but we're so grateful that the supervises ha supervisors have passed it. >> reporter: the board of supervisors agreed to provide a letter of support to ask the state to provide a variance. without that, the governor would have shut down outdoor activities in the county including dining.

alameda is just one of two nonvariance counties in the state, meaning their local officials did not have the power to advance their reopening plans beyond the state's recommended roadmap. supervisor wilma chan said it was a hard decision for her to vote yes because she's concerned about enforcement of safety guidelines. >> the board letter that we have is saying that we're still going to be very cautious. but we're really doing this right now to continue to permit outdoor dining, and the opening of outdoor activities at the oakland zoo. >> reporter: alameda officers who spoke at the meeting asked for the letter of support from the supervisors, saying the variance gives them flexibility to reopen safe outdoor activities. the request comes as alameda county's covid-19 positive cases number more than 8,000, the highest in the bay area. dr. rick moss told the board his team has some insights but not definitive explanation for the numbers. >> we have a large population of

essential workers who live in dnse -- who are back at work relatively early on, and who live in relatively dense housing. >> reporter: with their yes vote, supervisors asked that public health officials pressure local authorities on enforcement. the variance request now goes to the state. approval could come in a matter of of days. kris reyes, abc 7 news. >> and the businesses that are allowed to open or have to be closed depends on where you live. we've made it easy to sort through the confusion with this article that explains what's canged in each bay area county as well as an interactive map so you can see at a glance what's open and what isn't. find it, share it. it's on abc7news.com. there are more than 2,000 inmates with covid-19 in california state prisons right now and the majority of those are in san quentin. abc 7 news reporter luz pena spoke with a man who was just released from san quentin and he is describing the dire conditions inside. >> reporter: a ticking time bomb

where former inmate charles jones says he was lucky to leave alive. >> it's a warehouse with beds. >> reporter: so no social distancing? >> no. >> reporter: we met jones' wife outside of san quentin two weeks ago as she waited for his early release. finally on july 6, jones, who had 16 months left in his prison sentence for a dui, was released. he describes finding out about the outbreak inside the state prison from his wife. you had no idea there was an outbreak? >> no. it scared me, you know. they posted up something, saying this is covid-19, we have been exposed. i found out like a month later. >> reporter: the latest numbers are grim, with 2,365 inmates infected system-wide. san quentin becoming the eye of the storm, with 2,032 cases and ten deaths. >> when i was in there, i had this mask here. when i got released, i got into

r&r, they gave me this to put on. >> reporter: now the california department of corrections say there are planned weekly sanitation supplies and ppe to all inmates. as to hand sanitizer refills, that's upon request. jones revealing prison staff masking the lack of sanitation. >> the auditor comes in, they got the tape, the phones and everything. but when they leave, it's back to normal. >> reporter: in a statement, the department of corrections said to abc 7 news, san quentin has implemented modified programming where dining, phone calls, and showers are provided in staggered schedules to allow for physical distancing and proper disinfecting between each use. governor newsom revealing the earlier release of inmates. jones says that's not enough. >> i've seen grown men crying. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> keep in mind the outbreak at san quentin is one of the forces

that's intensifying the coronavirus situation in marin county. today we spoke live with the public information officer for the county about why the governor's announcement yesterday does not mean many changes for marin. >> we took a more cautious approach to our reopening so it didn't affect us quite as badly as other counties because we didn't have a lot of those other industries open yet. >> hair salons, barbershops, and bars need to close. indoor dining had already closed last week because marin county is on the state's watch list. abc 7 news went to marin county today and found businesses are often the ones taking the responsibility to enforce the state's mandatory mask rule, whether it's putting up signs or simply saying something to a customer that warnnders in witht a face covering, they often find themselves policing the order. >> usually a quick remark is enough for most people. >> we do provide masks for the public. >> people should be accountable for themselves, i'm tired of government always being accountable for us.

>> in some places in california, you can face a fine if caught not wearing a mask. in los angeles county, for example, it could cost you $300. starting tomorrow starbucks will require customers to wear a mask at all of its stores in the united states. in places where there is not a mask mandate, customers will have to use the drive-through, order curbside pickup or choose to have their drinks delivered. encouraging news tonight on the effort to find a vaccine for covid-19, a vaccine being developed by moderna along with the federal government has produced antibodies in every person tested. this was just the first phase of testing. and it's expected to start the final stage of testing known as phase iii later this month. >> we still have a long ways to go. we also have to be able to make a significant number of doses, hundreds of millions of doses just for the united states alone, not to mention the rest of the world. i would say very guarded optimism, but it's a good first step. >> while the shots did trigger the desired reaction, it remains

to be seen whether it will prevent people from actually becoming infected. moderna says if successful, delivery of the vaccine could start at the beginning of 2021. a lot more to bring you here coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. a community center that lives up to the true meaning of its name. it is helping to build a better bay area. i'm dan noyes. i have an exclusive new interview that may reveal a motive in the shooting deaths of two officers. i'm spencer christian. our weather pattern is mild and pleasant right now. but another warm-up is just a few days away.

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county man now held in the shooting deaths of two officers. the defendant's close friend lives in sweden. our dan noyes is live with a story you'll only see on abc 7 news. dan? >> reporter: dan, this young man told me about the many conversations he had with steven carrillo including one right after that first shooting. he believes the pandemic and black lives matter protests played a role in what happened. this 22-year-old hr specialist from sweden met steven carrillo online because of their mutual interest in if i say fitness. >> spoken on messenger every other day or every day for like 2 1/2 years and before that on snapchat, we snapped every day. >> reporter: daniel carlson tells me he respected carrillo, that carrillo was always positive and encouraging. he shared some of their snapchat messages. carrillo, with the user name

eternal physique, wrote, bro, it's all about innovation, we have to keep striving. but carlson told me carrillo began to change two years ago with his wife's suicide. the couple had two young children. then came the coronavirus pandemic. did you talk to him about the quarantine and the pressures it was giving him? >> yeah, i did. the world had changed for everyone. like nothing was what it seemed to be. and, like, that uncertainty probably bred like some enhealthy thoughts in his head. >> reporter: as protests against police brutality raged across the county, carrillo, a military police officer, began voicing his own concern on facebook. one post, "who needs antifa to start riots when you have police to do it for you?" >> during the quarantine, he really hated the police. >> reporter: the federal indictment against carrillo includes his facebook point from the morning of may 29. he used the jargon of the boogaloo movement, extremists who believe civil war is coming.

carrillo wrote, "it's a great opportunity to target the specialty soup boys," meaning the alphabet soup of various law enforcement agencies. ronald justice of san mateo answered, "let's boogie." did he talk at all about his plans? >> he never mentioned anything. >> reporter: that night, the indictment says, robert justice drove carrillo's white van past the guard post at the oakland federal building, that carrillo slid the side door open and fired a machine gun killing security officer pat underwood and badly injuring his partner. carrillo was excited after the shooting and said, "did you see how they fell?" >> he seemed agitated, like breathing, like all weird, basically. he was very short, like he wanted to get off the phone. >> reporter: carlson says he lost contact with carrillo, didn't hear a word until eight

days later. a witness spotted the same white van parked in ben lomond with weapons and explosive inside. when deputies went to carrillo's house, he opened fire with the same machine gun and tossed explosive, killing deputy damon gu gutswiler. neighbors tackled him and police arrested him. >> i'm sick of this [ bleep ] police. >> reporter: investigators found this boogaloo patch and before his arrest, he scrawled boogaloo sayings on a car with his own blood, including "i became unreasonable." >> it doesn't sound like the steven i know. >> reporter: daniel carlson tells me he has already tried to reach carrillo's defense team to urge them to pursue an insanity defense. >> this wasn't steven. you could tell this wasn't the

guy. like, someone else just took over his brain. that's the impression i got. just clicked overnight, became a different person. >> reporter: this could be a death penalty case. carrillo has his next court appearance in three weeks. for the i-team, dan noyes, abc 7 news. >> dan, thank you very much. see all the reports done by dan noyes and the i-team by going to abc7news.com/iteam. the cause of "glee" actress naya rivera's death has been ruled an accidental drowning according to the ventura county coroner. the 33-year-old television star's body was recovered on monday morning. there were no signs she was under the influence. her 4-year-old son was found alone and unharmed on the boat rivera had been piloting. "mythbusters" host grant imahara has died of a

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supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg is hospitalized tonight with a possible infection. the 87-year-old went to the hospital last night after experiencing a fever and chills. she underwent a procedure this afternoon to clean out a stent and is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days. this comes months after she was treated for an infection caused by a gallbladder condition. let's go to our weather now. spencer christian is standing by with what's coming for the rest of the week. spencer? >> okay, ama and dan.

things are looking pretty good for the rest of the week in terms of a steady pattern. no extremes coming our way. we have an air qualit advisory that's been issued, i want to call your attention to that because of smoky haze from the mineral fire in fresno county drifting into the bay area. at the moment we have generally good air quality in most regions around the bay area, only moderate in the inland, east bay. we have breezy conditions at the surface which may help mix some of that smoke and haze out. downtown oakland, 68. 74 at mountain view and gilroy. san jose, 75. 57 at pacifica. look at the fog rolling in as we take a look down the bay and sort of toward the coast, the east bay hills camera. other current temperature readings right now, 71 degrees in santa rosa, 79 at novato. napa only 67. 80 at fairfield and livermore. 78 at concord. here is a clearer view from our

rooftop camera, abc 7, looking across the embarcadero. we'll see more low clouds and fog covering much of the bay area overnight and for the morning commute. seasonal temperature range will be with us for the rest of the week and we'll have hot conditions inland friday through sunday. if you want to see a little celestial display tonight, the neowise comet will be visible if you're in a place where the skies are clear, visible tonight and saturday night which is july 18, just after 9:00 p.m. or so. fog expands across the bay and into quite a few inland areas. it will be there in the morning, reducing visibility just a bit before it burns back to the coastline, giving us mainly sunny skies over the bay and inland throughout day tomorrow. overnight low temperatures will be generally in the mid-50s. tomorrow's highs will range from generally low 60s at the coast to mid- and upper 70s around the bay shoreline to mainly upper

80s inland although a few locations like antioch, cloverdale could top out at 91, 92 degrees or higher. a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast, and notice we'll have a fairly steady pattern tomorrow and thursday with not much change at all. but then friday, temperatures inland start to climb into the mid-90s. by saturday, we'll see mid- to upper 90s inland and low 80s around the bay shoreline. mid- to upper 660s on the coast holding through sunday until we get a cooling trend early next week. we're not talking about any excessive heat, just a nice warm-up for the weekend. >> thank you, spencer. the summer break for kids is quickly coming to an end and there's still a big question mark surrounding what students are going to do for the fall semester. are they going back to class? some local school districts have already made a decision and some families are making

the trump administration has reversed course on the controversial policy announced last week that would have forced international students to transfer schools or leave the united states. the policy would have stripped those students of their visas if the school they were attending transitioned to all online learning because of the pandemic. international students here in the bay area where relieved by today's news but they expressed frustration about how upending it could have been. >> just a burden. i feel overwhelmed about everything that i have to deal with. >> to just have that interrupted all of a sudden, and not just us, a lot of people, it would uproot their lives. >> colleges across the country filed suit against the government including stanford, usf, st. mary's college and santa clara university. more and more bay area school districts are embracing a distance learning model as the

state grapples with an increase in coronavirus activity. >> some parents are relieved, ama, others are exasperated, as you know. here is abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley with the story, because education is part of building a better bay area. >> reporter: it may be a struggle logistically and financially for many families. but the massive mt. diablo unified school district with 31,000 students just made a tough call for fall. >> the board gave very career direction that they would like to see the district go to 100% distance learning in the fall. >> reporter: last week, west contra costa unified, with 28,000 students, opted to kick off the school year with only remote learning. >> there were more than 3,000 people at our town hall last friday night and they came out to hear about the framework. and from our initial feedback, more than 50% are okay with the framework. obviously it's not the best situation for anyone. >> reporter: berkeley, oakland, and los angeles are all opening

with distance learning only. that's in sharp contrast to orange county in southern california where last night the board of education approved a new plan to reopen schools in the fall with no mandatory masks, with no social distancing. >> the health and safety of the children come first, and the teachers and administrators. it's changing day by day and it doesn't seem to be getting better, it seems to be getting worse. i think we need to take that into consisting. >> reporter: this middle school teacher says it's a tough situation. >> the reality, i should say, of expecting a student to stay six feet apart, to wear a mask, to wash their hands, all that all t kind of nonsensical. i'm anxious to be with the kids but i don't want to get sick either. >> reporter: some school officials say it's up to the community to make schools safer. >> if people wear masks, wash their hands, and commit to social distancing, we wouldn't be in this situation right now. >> reporter: leslie brinkley,

abc 7 news. >> bay area parents are getting creative when it comes to school. many are contemplating alternative learning options either out of necessity or maybe preference. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is on that the story. >> reporter: in an area known for innovation, bay area parents are thinking outside the classroom in light of covid-19. molly ann chang created a pandemic pod, groups of children who get together with the same kids every day while learning at home either with a hired teacher or one parent taking turns with the pod. the idea being children would still have the engagement, socialization, and in-person teaching. chang's son is 3 and isn't sure school is the best option. >> for us it has to do with concerns that the overall public health situation isn't quite there yet. >> reporter: she's not alone. she says nearly 2,000 people

around the country have joined the group. >> there is just this huge need right now for families and teachers to figure out what our options are for the fall. >> reporter: for some like chang, the pods are a choice. for others they're a necessity. this woman's daughter's school will be remote learning this fall but both she and her husband work. >> in our case it's not an easy engagement where you can sort of leave her in front of the laptop and say i'll be back in an hour. >> reporter: cameron is considering higher a teacher for a pod that would include her daughter and other children. >> the other option we discussed is maybe each parent take a certain number of hours off of work each week to, you know, basically the parent becomes the teacher for that pod for a given day. >> reporter: she recognizes not all families will have the means to do so. >> there are a lot of issues of inequity that come up that are terrible. >> reporter: parents are planning for an unprecedented future and are communicating

online to find pod mates for their teachers and children. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. a state food program called pandemic ebt provides up to $365 in emergency food per child. it's open to all kids who are eligible for free or reduced price school meals. 3.4 million children have already applied but the state believes there are another 400,000 children who qualify. the deadline is tomorrow and you must apply online. we have a link at abc7news.com. part of building a better bay area is a commitment to race and social justice. a community camp is turning into a real force in the black lives matter movement. several alumni have organized marches in the city. today we take a closer look at the community center. >> reporter: when thousands of

people marched to lake merritt last month against police brutality, the march was organized by a golden state warrior. >> i came out here to be positive. >> reporter: it was a proud moment for regina jackson. >> it's one of those parenting moments that you're like, wow, they were listening, wow, they get it. >> reporter: jackson is president of the east oakland youth to say c to toskcano anderson is a former student. >> it's making your community your family. >> reporter: marches are nothing new for kids to whom to twho coc center. >> marching teaches them about everything. we say to them it's very important to be seen. so part of that is learning to advocate for yourself. >> reporter: the center's mission was tested with the stay-at-home order after being

closed for months. it finally reopened two weeks ago for its summer program. >> she's very, very strong. >> we are the place that gives them so many first time experience. young people need to have places to be where they can be safe, where they can have vision. >> reporter: besides learning about careers, arts, and wellness, the kids are also getting another important lesson. >> we're going to be making african masks that resembles us. >> reporter: this mask-making class is part of a lesson on african history. >> the center teaches you things you don't learn at school. you learn the true meaning of your skin color. it builds your confidence, teaches you how to hold yourself. >> reporter: this young man is now a youth coach after coming to the center since he was 5. he's mentoring the new generation. >> not everything in history has a negative light on people that you look like. >> we're only 41 years old but there are at least three generations that can point to

this place and say it saved my life. >> the east oakland youth development center is serving a lot fewer kids right now at its summer camp because of the covid-19 restrictions. the director says they are still trying to reimagine their programs with the challenge of virtual learning but they do so much good work there. when it comes to issues of racial justice and social equality, we are here to help you find your ally. go to abc7news.com/takeaction to find a list of local resources. you've heard that helping others is a way to help yourself. tonight, meet some peninsula teenagers who are proving that that is true. >> reporter: at 100 years old, mei lee is the state's oldest worker. how long have you been working here? >> 77 years. >> reporter: as if you need any

a lot of people dream of retiring at age 65. one state worker is long past that milestone with no plans to retire. >> just unbelievable. at age 100, she's the oldest state worker in california. abc 7 news anchor dion lim met with her. >> it's just as easy to do it by hand and then put it on the computer. >> reporter: yellow number 2 pencil in hand, standing at her desk, this is how you usually find 100-year-old mei lee, a financial analyst for the department of financial services before the pandemic. >> i've been standing since 1970. so that's the last 50 years, i've been standing up. >> reporter: that's on top of another 22 years, bringing her total years of service to california. through a whopping ten governors to 77.

her work ethic just as strong today as it was back in 1943. >> she is very meticulous in all the reports that she writes. >> reporter: an accolade even the state's top politicians want to acknowledge and seek inspiration from. >> most people would look at her and say she should be on a rocking share on a porch somewhere. she's still coming and contributing. >> reporter: mei played a role in helping change the california constitution which once banned the chinese in working in government. >> they invited me to the senate, may 12, 1945. >> reporter: downstairs in her second cubicle, she's the only employee with two work spaces, even more evidence of her accomplishments through the years. so mei lee, tell me about your wall of fame. >> that's all the rewards given to me. >> reporter: but it is possibly her attitude that explains her longevity in life and in work. >> she wants to express, don't focus on the negative, try to

always look for the positive. >> reporter: while she has no plans to retire, two things are certain, that she'll renew her driver's license later this month and that she has no regrets. >> i think i did the best i could with my life. i'm happy. >> reporter: in sacramento, dion lim, abc 7 news. >> bye! she's so great. >> isn't she great? >> amazing woman. >> yes, definitely. may lee is also an after i avi traveler, after visiting more than 150 countries. she says the only thing stopping her now are the cobblestones in europe, they're not compatible with her walker. >> that makes sense. but what an inspiration, amazing. a great start to the day yielded blue skies. spencer has the weather forecast for tomorrow and the rest of it week.

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[ bell ringing ] u.s. markets ending on a very high note today despite warnings of rough post-pandemic recovery for the economy. the dow ended the day more than 556 points up. the nasdaq was up 97. the s&p 500 finished 42 points higher as well. meantime glassdoor, the north bay-based job recruiting website, says new research shows a wobbly recovery. job openings across the u.s. are up 4% but in the last two weeks they're down more than 5%. every state in the united states is seeing a decline recently. however, remote job postings are up 5% in that time frame. glassdoor says the next two weeks will be a critical time for the economic recovery.

and as people lose their jobs during the pandemic, sadly they're also losing their health insurance. a report released today estimates the number at 5.5 million workers, that's a record high. the report is from a consumer advocacy group focused on health care. nearly 22 million americans have lost their jobs. abc 7 news south bay journalist dustin dorsey us that thanks to volunteers, there are more than just meals given out in palo alto. >> reporter: here at the boys and girls club, people giving back are never in short supply. >> it's become a tough ticket, if you want to call it that, within the city to actually become a volunteer either at this location or a redwood city location. >> reporter: even during a pandemic, in three months,

volunteers have lined up to meet the need. among the group, these city supervisors and a former mayor. >> people believed in me enough to elect me to office. it is my goal and duty to make sure they're taken care of. when i can come out here and make sure they're being fed, it's the least i can do. >> this is not about individuals. this is about families, neighborhoods, and groups of people helping each other. so i'm very proud and very excited every time i get a chance to come, you know? >> it warms my heart, it makes me feel like they understand what we're going through on the ground, what our community is facing, when they're in their chambers talking. so it really feels like we're connected and they're rallying and speaking for us. >> reporter: from the hands of these volunteers straight to the car. more than 120,000 meals have gone to bay area families free of charge. each prepared by local businesses who have seen their own struggles due to covid-19. >> the greater sinclair

restaurant group, they've been providing the chefs. they closed their restaurants yet they supplied staff to come here and cook for us and cook upwards of 2,000 meals each and every night. >> reporter: a group is only as strong as the individuals. that strength is on display in east palo alto. >> we want to make sure we're providing a meal to people who are needy and hungry. it's super important that people feel like someone cares for them in this critical time. >> reporter: dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. and our give where you live food drive will air this saturday at 7:00 p.m. it goes behind the scenes to see how food banks are meeting the growing demand. learn how to make a difference, tune in this saturday at 7:00 p.m. we hope you can join us. spencer is joining us, dan, for another check on our weather. >> he is, and he has a steady hand on the till. we like the weather just as it is, expense of hspencer.

>> steady hand, exactly. it will be this way for a couple of more days until things change. we'll see clouds and low fog overnight. temperatures will be in the mid-50s, perhaps cooler near the coast and some of the north bay valleys. tomorrow, look for another sunny day after the fog burns back to the coastline. we'll have breezy conditions at the coast, high in the low 60s. look for mainly 70s, 76 san mateo. inland areas, mainly upper 80s, 89 at concord, livermore, at san santa rosa, 84. that steady pattern dan talked about will be with us on thursday. a bit of a warm-up on friday, inland highs to the mid- to upper 90s on saturday. mid-60s at the coast. lu lovely weekend weather.

>> thanks, spencer. sports director larry beil is here with the weather. >> giants are getting ready for their season opener in just over a week. they just revealed their

good evening. the countdown is on now, we're nine days away from the start of the abbreviated baseball season. the giants held an intrasquad game today, giants versus giants at oracle park. quedo struck out three in three innings of work. you see him taking the ball right here facing sandoval. he'll start on opening day. alex dickerson brought the bat out. here it comes, there it goes. going deep off of sean anderson to give the giants' orange squad a 1-0 lead. but a neat offense out of dickerson this season, steven

dugger likewise. had no problem legging out the two-run trip. skipper gabe kapler will get the start on opening day in l.a. >> executed all his pitches, stayed under control, got up north of 60 pitches in three innings, to continues to build his volume and workload. we had a good talk after the game, in the office, and chatted for a good while, and we think what's best for johnny and what's best for the giants is to have him start on opening day. so that's what we'll do. a late arrival as a's camp, after training with lossardo tested positive. he said he spent lockdown playing tiktok videos and playing call of duty. a lot like my life. he did work out as well.

he talked about getting ready for this 60-game season. >> i'm ready right now. it's all about, you know, what day i kind of land on. you know, it's a short season, 60 games. so we have to put the guys that are ready out there right away. and every game is like a playoff game from here on. so from day one, every game is very important. so everybody's got to be locked in and ready to go. >> and you can see his beard is still intact. there were rumors for months that the giants were thinking about signing queeg, not happening, queeg not your friend, he signed with the atlanta braves. he had some memorable run-ins with madison bum gargarnebumgar. this is pretty cool right here, the 49ers and warriors teaming up today to help second harvest food bank. the team is joining forces to donate thousands of branded bags to the food bank that will help with distribution. and they were dropped off today.

>> we're going to be donating a total of 10,000 branded 49ers and warriors bags to second harvest food bank to be used to distribute meals across the bay area. >> together we can do so much more than just on our own. it also i think sends a message to the bay area that, you know, we're not playing our games right now but we're still thinking of them and we're united as the bay's teams. >> everybody chippig in, that's great. time for abc 7 news call my play, you send the video, i call the action. tonight we are hooping. at the division basketball academy, coast-to-coast here. how many kids know how to utilizes high screen and come up shooting? you want hustle? scramble off the loose ball and gets it to go. he can't wait until the pandemic ends until he gets more of this.

we called your play on abc 7. send us your video and use the hashtag #abc7callmyplay. i saw mj with a nice lefty finish there, 11 years old, young talent, dan and ama, that's good stuff. >> he's going places. thanks, larry. join us tonight for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> the berkeley city council taking up very important matters at their meeting this evening that include eliminating police from traffic stops, they would be the first in the nation to do that. also the possibility of defunding their police department by 50%. more of my story tonight at 11:00. follow the rules or face a fine. one north bay county steps up enforcement of health orders. tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, it's "the last defense: julius jones," a special edition of

"20/20," followed by "what would you do?" at 10:00. then jimmy kimmel live comes on at 11:35, then abc's "nightline" at 12:05 a.m. that will do it for abc 7 news. look for the news any time on our abc 7 news app. thanks for joining us, i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. all of us here appreciate your time and hope to see you again at 11:00. have a nice evening.

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