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in just a matter of weeks, we'll have dramatically been the curve. >> bending the curve is the opposite of what we are witnessing. now we're seeing the consequences show up in our businesses and schools. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> a series of big announcements today and they impact nearly all the bay area, in fact most of the state of california. governor newsom saying students can't go back to school in any california counties that are on the state's watch list because of dangerously increasing levels of coronavirus activity. what are we talking about here in more than half the state, 33 counties with san francisco as the newest addition. if nothing changes, san francisco will be closing down indoor malls and nonessential offices. the goal is to reduce our health risk from the coronavirus which is part of building a better bay area. melanie woodrow with the details. >> a stern message from san
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francisco's mayor london breed. >> we're not reopening until we get this under control. >> the mayor announcing the city has had 4975 cases of covid-19 ad 52 deaths. also, that after being exposed to someone with covid-19, she has now tested negative twice. >> this does not mean that i'm immune or i can let my guard down moving forward. >> reporter: city officials are reminding san franciscans that a negative covid-19 test does not mean they are immune either. >> gatherings remain inherently dangerous and you need to give a lot of thought to if they're worth it and how you can do it safely. >> reporter: mayor breed said california is now on the watch list. a list of counties being monitored for worsening trends. meaning malls and nonessential offices must close monday. the doctor said a health order will be announced monday requiring private providers to
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test patients with symptoms. those who have come in contact with someone infected with covid-19 or who are asymptoatic essential workers. this testing must be done on the day requested. dr. colfax said the health order is in response to the backlog of testing. he said it is not just impacting elder residents. >> at san francisco general hospital, the average age of the person hospitalized with covid-19 since july 1st has been 41 years. >> reporter: mayor breed said if the state adds more watch list restrictions, the city will follow them. >> we have a small window of time right now to get our cases you understand control. >> reporter: in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> the only bay area county that is not on the state's watch list is san mateo county. that might not last much longer though. cases and hospitalization numbers are approaching the watch list threshold there. we spoke with the county
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supervisor. >> people aren't wearing their masks and that's why the virus is spreading and people are becoming complacent. >> the supervisor said the numbers don't tell the full story. they want to talk to state officials first. they said testing is most focused on sick people so the positivity rate will go up and some san quentin patients are coming to a daly city hospital and that's i know creasing the overall numbers. so you want to keep track of what's open and close in the each county? it is really confusing and everybody has their own rules. we make it simple. go to abc7news.com. we are continually updating this map so in one click, you can finds the answers. let's turn to education. today governor newsom announced most schools will start the fall semester remotely. >> schools can physically open for in-person operation when the county has been off the monitoring les for 14
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consecutive days. >> reporter: with the exception of san mateo, every county in the bay area is on the list. san francisco is added today although they had already decided to keep the distance learning model earlier in the week. this applies to both public and private schools in the state. >> the one thing we have the power to do, to get our kids back into school, wear a mask. >> reporter: when schools reopen, children grades 3 and up must wear a mask or face shield. children in second grade and below are encouraged to do so. teachers and students must maintain physical distancing. school staff will be tested on a rotating basis. the governor's announcement was expected. the prospect of distance learning is still eliciting strong reaction from parents and teachers. leslie brinkley has that story. >> reporter: the governor's guidelines mandating distance learning in many counties spooked many parents. >> i can't do this for the
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entire semester or for a couple months on my own. >> there isn't consideration for what working parents are going to do. working parents can't teach and elementary school kids can't be on zoom for six hours a day by themselves. >> reporter: it is a dilemma hitting close to home. some working parents who can afford to are already hiring a caregiver to supervise kids in multifamily pods. others have orchestrated family co-ops like this single mom with a kindergartner. >> each of us takes a day to support the action demmic and then provide an enriching activity in the afternoon. >> reporter: some parents are wondering can virtual education be reimagined? can some teach online while others work with pods of student or could community centers be opened? it is all under charted territory. >> guess what, it costs. so now we're looking at who will pay for that. >> reporter: the president of the california teachers
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association says online connectivity is key. he says teachers are happy to finally have guidelines to ramp up virtual classrooms in a less panicked way than in march. >> we have more time now so we can truly plan and get our, get what's needed to make sure our students are learning. >> we feel extremely relieved that our students and teachers and staff are the consideration. if we know it's not safe in the area that we live in and the infection rates are as high and going up as they are currently, then i don't think it's worth to it risk a single life. >> abc7 news. >> today we asked the chronicle insider to weigh in on the school situation. >> possibly this will buy everybody some time to try to get the schools together for when they do open the doors. i'm not sure that we're ready to
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in the next couple weeks. >> you can read his column in the "san francisco chronicle" every wednesday and sunday. even before the governor made his announcement, one bay area school district that planned to have some in-person learning has changed course. they said it is just too complicated and too risky at this point. >> reporter: this morning the summit of the liberty union high school district in brentwood sent this letter to parents. it told them a hybrid plant of some in-person classes is that some online learning was being dropped. >> we said given the events of this week, we will start on august 10th in full distance learning mode. >> reporter: the change was announced just over a week after the school board settled on the hybrid plan. the reasons? they said it was taking up to two weeks to get covid-19 test results back and contact tracing wasn't going as well as hoped, making planning nearly impossible. >> i know the state is doing everything they can to ramp up
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those efforts, but as it increases, they just can't keep up. >> reporter: three student athletes came down with coronavirus, forcing them to cancel all further drills. >> the kids are safe and as of right now, the strict social distancing and protocols we have in place are proving that no other students to my knowledge have gotten sick. >> reporter: the liberty union high school district has 7500 students at three schools and about 500 more in alternative programs. administrators have spent tens of thousands on ppe, hand sanitizer and hands washing stations. now, they'll have to spend even more to install wi-fi and create hot spots, so that both faculty and students will have adequate access to distance learning. that's before they figure out the logistics of actually teaching. >> gaining online materials, how do you lecture versus how do you
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have a group discussion. it is really a challenge. >> reporter: getting that all figured out by august 10th may be the biggest challenge of all. in brentwood, abc7 news. so how risky is something like summer camp compared to getting a hair cut or taking a bus? you can find that all on our website. as the number of coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise, they seem to have less and less of an mack on people. it is like we're getting numb to the whole thing. today we asked dr. melissa apple with ucsf to explain it. >> at the beginning of the pandemic, we all felt this kind of, the novelty, the uncertainty. that drives a huge stress response. we're beyond that. now we're in a different phase where we need to really maintain and seen the our ability to stay safe, distanced, to support each other and we're tired. people are exhausted.
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>> the doctor pointed out that f others. the more you see others wearing masks, social distancing and staying home, the more likely you are to do that yourself. >> reporter: covid-19 testing continues in bay area counties even as the backlog for testing results grows. why officials say they're not ready to turn people away. and next, fighting for racial and social justice. i'm spencer christian. a little mid summer warm-up is coming our way this weekend. i'll show you the
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killing. the d.a. has recused her office and requested the attorney general javier becerra investigate the killing of monterrosa. bester says adams is the obligated authority to complete the reviews. monterrosa was killed in june. police say he was kneeling and his raised hands revealed what the detective thought was a gun. it turned out to be a hammer. they said the police destroyed the evidence in the case. pelosi issued a statement saying we must insist on justice and accountability to only had sean's life and the lives of all killed by police brutality in america. the man who stabbed and killed a woman at the macarthur b.a.r.t. statio has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. john lee cowell was senate intelligenced for the murder of nia wilson. her family was in court after the sentencing.
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they addressed the media including one of her sisters who was with her during the attack. >> there's peace that he won't be able to walk free anymore. >> it will never be okay. there's a part of me that's not the same. we got justice but it ain't enough justice for me. >> another one of wilson's sisters who was with her was stablds in the neck by cowell but survived. the lawyers argued that he was insane at the time of the attack but the court ruled that was not the case. the civil rights attorney john burriss announced he will file a lawsuit against the stiff alameda and the office here's hand cuffed a black man for danning in the street if it is left unresolved. >> no criminal charges will be filed against the five police
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officers seen here, handcuffing and pinning the man to the ground after he was dancing in the street. but the civil rights attorney said this case is far from over. >> he had done absolutely nothing. >> he filed the claim with the city of alameda in early july, demanding exhibition for watkins. it is now up to the city to accept or reject it. >> unless we can resolve, there we'll file a civil rights lawsuit and the officers, alleging they violated his federal civil rights. >> reporter: they were unable to comment but said in june -- >> i want this department to move forward in a way that a year from now, it becomes a model in the u.s. >> according to the daflt, further fice if you ask burriss, training isn't going to cut it. >> they get fined in some way. do they lose money in some way?
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that's the message you send to the rest of the department. the other officers will understand that kind of conduct would be unacceptable. >> the outside investigation that will determine if any. these officers will face any further penalty is still pendsing. abc7 news. in the south bay, recent graduates of the san jose police academy prepare to go out on patrol for the first time, they're doing it in a in a in aa time for police officers in america. chris nguyen has the story you'll see only on abc7 news. >> reporter: on this college campus, a different type of lesson is being delivered to the cadets. they've teamed one colleges and community groups to help make new police officers more aware as to how they might be perceive in the community. the new officer dexter jefferson came to san jose from savannah,
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georgia. >> i understand people have pre conceived notions about law enforcement. i want people, when they see me, i want them on see them. >> reporter: it is the culmination of months of training as these 42 new officers prepare to enter the field this weekend. >> they need to get an understanding as to why our community feels the way it does. and only then are we going to be able to do better. >> reporter: these officers were trained on how police have been historically used as instruments of government discrimination dating back to the enforcement of policies such as the japanese internment and laws related to jim crow. the district attorney spoke today about one of the more controversial officer-involved shootings in sjpd history which involved a vietnamese mother. >> if we're not willing to talk to each other, to be open to
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listening and learning about the history. >> also on hand, the leaders of the baptist church who came to share perspectives on the black community. >> they are new to this world. getting this training out of the gate is a showing of transformation that's happening. >> reporter: the officer who was originally from the bronx interrogatories current law enforcement land scape and hopes to be part of the solution. >> i want to learn and i hope that i can show the community that i'm there to be there for them. >> reporter: uncomfortable conversations that will hopefully lead to greater understanding in the south bay. abc7 news. as we've seen on abc7, protests can sometimes be very long. the demonstrations can last for hours. the south bay community journalist shows us how the san jose nonprofit hero tent ames to help people while they call for change.
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>> reporter: on a daily basis, there are protests, demonstrations with people asking for help. >> a lot of the black and brown people in san jose and the bay area, they feel they didn't have someone to help them. they always felt neglected by the system. now more than ever, these people need our support. >> reporter: after attending the first protest on may 29, 22-year-old kiana found a way to help. she set up a small ten to hand out water. then it grew. >> people dropped off more water and snacks. we even got hot food donations and sandwiches and people just don'tating pizza. at that point i realizing what i was doing was helping and it was working and that's how hero tent was born. >> reporter: now they hand out food, water, masks, gloves, and serves demonstrators across the bay area. >> we've fed and given water to thousands of people at this
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point. we have over 70 volunteers out here helping us. we're doing all this stuff just in seven weeks. so i'm really excited to see what we continue to do in the future. >> reporter: the supplies are symbols of the message that hero tent wants to convey to the community and beyond. they want to support those bringing help to the world. >> we want to build systemic change. we're out here to create an alternative because the system has failed us. we're here to tell people we are here for you. we got you. >> what we have is very special and i would like to see it transform to different movements. what we offer can translate to any movement. >> if you would like to get involved, go to abc7 news.com. >> as dustin was saying, when it comes to issues of racial justice and social equality, we're here to help you find your ally or mabel you want to become one. go to abc7news.com/take action
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it has been absolutely magnificent day for me. thank you very much. >> he's 100! now queen elizabeth who is 94 years old has been sheltering at windsor castle and this is one of the first official duties she's carried out since brit an's lockdown began. >> and what a hero he is. walking all those lambs and raising all that money. >> and he has a walker. imagine how difficult that was at age 100. >> we should knight spencer. we have no authority to do that. >> just wait a couple years until i'm 100. >> you'll still be here? >> i'm hoping. we've got pleasant, breezy conditions around the bay area.
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the skies are mostly sunny and we have general breezes, 15 to 20 miles an hour but gusts to 31-miles-per-hour right now in napa. and the temperature change shows that most locations are several degrees warmer than this time yesterday. >> the fog is about to push out, 62 degrees in san francisco, 71 in oakland, 73 at mountain view. you can see the fog surging through the golden gate and pushing out over the bay. 79 in novato, napa, 67, 82 in fairfield, 73 in concord, and 79 at livermore. here's the view looking out over the bay. warmer tomorrow than today and
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there will be some hot spots as well in our inland areas. here's our forecast an place starting at 7:00. you notice the push across the bay. the day starts tomorrow with some lingering low clouds but they'll burn quickly to the mo sunny skies. it will be quite mild in many locations. tomorrow, mild to warm to hot. in the mid to upper 60s along the bay shoreline, mid to upper 70s, one or two locations will top out near 80 degrees near the bay shoreline. 92 in livermore, down to the south bay, antioch will top out at people in, 94. farther north, ukiah will be in the mid to upper 90s.
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sunday will be almost as warm as tomorrow. probably about two degrees cooler in most locations. it will continue through most of next week. wednesday, thursday, high temperatures a few degrees below average. there might be some morning drizzle on thursday. imagine that. and then on friday, it starts to warm up. so the forecast is looking pretty good. larry and ama? >> it looks great. and i want to clarify, you'll still be doing the weather at 100, is what i men. >> i'm hoping for that, too. >> there's no doubt you'll be around because you're so healthy. but 4:00 news, 5:00 news, 6:00 news, we've got to get our money's worth. >> i'll start with early morning, i don't care. >> coming up, who should get priority for coronavirus tests?
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this is a question we're asking. people are struggling to get appointments. they need it in a timely manner. >> this is a serious virus. it's not a joke, not a home. >> that is the voice of a woman who said she contracted coronavirus not once but twice. can a virtual repair person actually fix things around your house? i'm michael finney. coming up an extra 15% credit on car and motorcycle policies? >>wow...ok! that's 15% on top of what geico could already save you. so what are you waiting for? idina menzel to sing your own theme song? ♪ tara, tara, look at her go with a fresh cup of joe. ♪ gettin' down to work early!
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it has been four months since the bay area began to she will in place. today there are new efforts to get coronavirus you understand control. san francisco was added to the state's monitoring list today and the city immediately rolled back even more, calling for closures of indoor malls and nonessential offices.
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san mateo county plans to be add to the list next week. governor newsom said schools and counties on the state watch list can't open schools for 14 days and then when they do reopen schools, they have to have strict guidelines. >> we believe there should be temperature checks. robust expectations around hand washing stations. >> newsom says the more people wear masks and social distance, the faster counties will come off that watch list. earlier this week california's public health official sounded the alarm on back logs for covid-19 tests prompting them to prioritize testing. >> as many counties open more testing sites, the question is, are they following that guidance? chris reyes found out. >> reporter: at this newly open covid testing site, an online screening will get you an
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appointment. these two are getting tested to encourage those who feel they are at risk to do the same. neither have any symptoms. >> the fact that we are able to test is such a great leem for us. warrior we met three people who got tested just for peace of minds. anyone can come. >> sometimes i get allergies from plants and flowers. >> just to be safe with co-workers. >> reporter: a back-up in getting the results, because of that, the state asked public health workers to prioritize testing until the backlog is resolved. anyone in the hospital with symptoms, and essential workers, first in line. quest diagnostics, one of the private labs, asked health care providers limit the number of tests they forward for those most at risk. in alameda county, they say they don't want to be told to stay
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away because asymptomatic people can also spread the virus. >> it was symptomatic only and then everybody get tested and now they're changing again. >> i would like to see more universal testing. >> reporter: they want to him the testing because of backlog in some areas and it applies differently because of the different areas. here, no backlog. some say the real problem, the lack of a national testing strategy. >> it's not marchly well coordinated and they're all doing what they can. >> we'll continue to lobby washington. >> reporter: in san leandro, chris reyes, abc7 news. >> if you've had coronavirus once, can you get it again? a southern california woman said that's what happened to her. josh haskell from our sister station in los angeles has her story. >> reporter: mary l of los angeles who didn't want us to use her last name has covid and
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is quarantining at hole. it is her second time in four months battling the virus. >> as long as you follow guidelines wearing a mask and wash your hands, you'll be okay. i was absolutely wrong. i was informed in the hospital by professionals that this is the flu. it does not discriminate. and just like the flu, anyone can get it again. >> reporter: the mother of two first tested positive for covid-19 back on april 22nd, and she immediately quarantined at home, testing negative in mid may. it appears her antibodies didn't last long enough to keep the virus out of her system. in late may she returns to work and continued to follow all the safe practices including wearing a mask. on june 23rd, she tested positive for coronavirus again and ended up in the hospital for two weeks. >> something out of a movie, where you see a door that is plastic with a zipper on it. i elementary school in a gurney
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bed for -- oh slept in a gurney bed for four days because the hospital was packed. >> reporter: she will get tested again this week. frustrated that she continued infection prevention behaviors after having covid-19 the first time and still got it again. >> this is a serious, serious virus. it's not a joke. it's not a hoax. people are getting ill from babies to pregnant women to adults. i know it because i heard it. the doctors told me. >> reporter: experts say recovery from a covid-19 case provides with you immunity. they're not sure how long. abc7 news. >> so scary! new numbers released today put california's unemployment rate in june at 14.9%. very high. but lower than the record 16.4% in april and may. the state added a record number of jobs. more than half a million last
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month. here in our bay area counties, the numbers are lower than the state department. schiano county had the highest rate at 13.7%. marin had the hoest at 10%. california started the year with record low unemployment. around 4%. home improvements, especially t yrself kind, they're really booming these days. stuck at home, you notice the big job, the small jobs that need to be done. the question is do you have those skills? for many of us, the answer is nope. 7 on your side's michael finney has found a unique way to hire help with those projects and joins us hive from home. >> hey, i'm hook around my house. that frame isn't right. we want repair people, a handy person to come in and help us out. do we realliable and them in our home during this time with coronavirus? there is another option.
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let me show you how it works. doing jobs around the house can be a hassle. what if you had someone to walk you through it? this website has a home visit handy person in chicago. and a virtual handy person service everywhere. ceo mike evans has faith in you. >> we say that home owners can c do more than they think. with a screwdriver and a coach, they can work through just about any task in their home. >> he said the video service gets a lot of calls about hanging something on the wall and taking something off the wall. >> these two want to do both. >> we actually want to replace the existing curtain rod with a new one that we bought and had a couple questions. >> removing your current drapes
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should be pretty straightforward. >> do you have a ladder? >> a has hadd ladder and a bar . is that code? >> following instructions, he takes down one of the old brackets and come pairs it to the new. the bracket holes are nearly identitial. but she has a concern. >> there is a half bracket thing. what's the deal with that? >> i think they're probably trying to save on material there almost. just drop it in. >> it is like, i did not accidentally buy a cheapo -- >> no. i think it will be all right. >> john gives times and ideas and they follow his advice, asking questions along the way. >> i'm getting a little nervous with her on the ladder. if you're working on the ladder, you want to work in front of yourself and not turning to the side and working at an angle because it is potentially
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dangerous. it is making me a little nervous. >> i'll getting on the ladder wrong? >> thenthere's the matter of using new screws and the old ones. >> do you feel safer on the ladder that way? >> yeah. >> do you feel safer? >> sure. >> the drapes go up and they're level. it looks like a pro did it. the middle bracket is then removed leaving anchors in the wall. >> if we decide to pull them out, is there a trick to getting those out? >> put a screw in but not far enough so that it opens up the back of the anchor. and then just grab that with pliers. >> look at that! magic! >> by the time they were done, john had walked them through the entire process. that wall was repaired. it looked like pro did it. i know what you're would
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understandering, how many does it cost? for the first few minutes it's free and then $15 for 15 minutes. it sounds like even you could get something fixed around your house. >> that whole thing just petrified me. get off the ladder, woman scla you're going to kill yourself by accident! even the guy was scared. it's a great service. >> thank you. coming up next, see how one movie theater is thinking outside the box. the cars are running. where's the crowd? it's racing we're all doing our part by staying at home. that could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden.
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movie theaters are just one of the businesses hit hard by coronavirus closures. they are shut down statewide with the governor's order. so some are getting creative. the story of one theater in oakland that has managed to change its focus from the box office to meal boxes. >> reporter: the new parkway theater provides a unique experiential with lounge style seating, a vegan option menu theater nights. it has been losing close to $200,000 a week. >> i don't think we ever imagined we would be sitting here in mid july and even belose, enave an opening d. >> reporter: two weeks after the shutdown, they decided to think outside the box and department during the times of -- to adapt.
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>> we are a little different than a lot of movie theaters because we have a full kitchen. we've got this full meal program. even if you're vegan, there are options for everybody. >> reporter: the theater provides new menu options each week with prepared meals that can be delivered to your door. you can enjoy dishes like muck room risotto and more. >> and our meal crates are selling out every week. it is helping out more than we could ever have imagined. now it turns out, it is keeping our heads above water. we realize this is a turning point for a lot of small businesses. >> this was going to be who could adapt the fastest? >> the meal crate program isn't totally making up for lost revenue but it is aiming to keep the program until it can its doors to movie audiences.
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in the north bay this week, a twist on covid-19 prevention that's a little like mixing oil and water. instead think horse power and masks. if you want to race, put something on your face. >> we found just a behind of normalcy at sonoma raceway this weekend. normal anyway, based on the locale in the sport known as drag racing. >> it's an addiction. once you've double it once, it's kind of like drugs. >> reporter: it is not the kind of event that draws a crowd.
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most of them are amateurs. in a typical weekend, you might get 600 spectators up here. this weekend only racers and their crews and they have to follow the rules. how do you social distance at a drag race? >> you stay six feet apart and everyone wears a mask. >> it is a zero tolerance policy. wear the mask or go home. they're so serious, they put franco in the truck to roam the grounds every half-hour. >> a reminder, ladies and gentlemen. everybody has to wear a mask at this time. >> reporter: the racers and their crews are not exactly happy about wearing masks. nor are they afraid to express it. >> i take charge of my own health. >> sucking in all the carbon dioxide. >> i don't think it makes a difference. i think it is all blown out of proportion. >> but you're in california now. >> reporter: sometimes you've just got to do what you've just god toot. now, if we could only come up
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with a vaccine as fast as some of these cars get down the track, we would all be a lot happier. >> it looks beautiful out there as we head into the weekend. would understandering what the weather will be like. >> yeah. spegser has the answer. >> tonight we'll see lots of cloud just about everywhere. and overnight lows may bely in the mid to upper 50s. tomorrow, look for mostly sunny skies. mid to upper 60s at the coast to upper 70s, 80s. low to mid 90s. it won't be much cooler than that on sunday. so much like tomorrow. less warm. and then the real cooling begins on monday and continues through most of next week.
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it looks great for outdoor activity. >> thank you so much. >> chris, you're handling sports. we had so much fun this morning talking to a legitimate hall of famer. >> yeah. a legend and a lot of laughs with jon miller, the voice of the giants. already up with authority. and plus, a week from today the opening day for the
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don't touch container tip to your eye or any surface. after using xiidra, wait 15 minutes before reinserting contacts. got any room in your eye? talk to an eye doctor about twice-daily xiidra. i prefer you didn't! xiidra. not today, dry eye. one week from today, the a's will welcome in the angels to the coliseum for the regular season opener. it will be opening night. today they welcome left-handed pitcher jesus lazaro at camp coliseum. friday was his first workout with the team since battling coronavirus. the 22-year-old had missed camp
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so far, spending quarantine in south north. he said he was surprised he tested positive because he didn't have any symptoms. now he's happy to be back. >> probably the best day of 2020 for me by far. i was going crazy in the room. it was a lot of fun to get back. >> we're still trying to figure out where we'll go with him. i think based on the fact that he actually has been throwing, we feel like if all goes well here, the potential for him to be on the team right away is still there. >> the sound of the game returning his music to baseball fans' ears everywhere. >> i'm laughing because i never thought i would be answering
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questions about crowd noise. you want to be a manager and you are asked about crowd noise being pumped into the stadium. i never expected that. when we tested it out, we didn't have the track that was provided to us by major league baseball. i'm not sure where it came from but let's say, it didn't hit all the right notes. we turned it off fairly quickly. >> it's been the sounds of summer for the last two and a half decades. jon miller joins us on the podcast. you want to know what it is like to be podcasting without fans, give us a preview. >> i was such a fan that i bought a table top baseball game. it still exists. i thought it was more fun to play the game if i broadcast the games while i was playing it.
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and, so i would do the crowd noises. it was pretty bizarre if you happened to walk in on me. there is a base hit! i did the noises -- roger roger roger g maris, number 9, 9, 9 -- i did the organ sounds -- it was a pretty bizarre scene. then all these years later, i may ends up doing full circle. i may have to do the crowd myself. base hit to left field. aah! so i think probably i won't do that. >> with authority! >> a lot of fun with jon there.
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the podcast available everywhere. time for the 7:00 play. here's tessa trying to tackle the game of golf. >> little tessa is trying to learn to play the game of golf. but it's not that easy. there goes the flag. hit the ball. this 2-year-old is quickly figuring out that golf can be a really frustrating sport! and hey, no laughing! that is impossible! tessa, keep swinging! determined to make contact. or not. >> you do it! >> hey, tessa, we just called your may on abc7. >> you do it! use the hash abc7 call my play. tiger woods just barely made the cut. larry? that was a hoot. >> hilarious and so was tessa. a few years ago i we believe to
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the driving range with dan ashley and i looked a lot like tessa. dan, you do it. thanks, chris. >> yeah. >> join us for abc7 news at 11:00. >> tonight you'll hear from concerned parents after governor gavin newsom announces distance learning for counties you understand the covid-19 watch list. >> no mask. delta will require something new if you plan on flying. that's it for tonight. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for joining us for sp
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♪ this is the... here for the deciding game are the three finalists-- a user experience librarian from chicago, illinois... ...whose cash winnings yesterday total... a professional sports gambler from las vegas, nevada... ..whose cash winnings total... and an 11th grade physics teacher from new paltz, new york... ...who won $1,800 yesterday.
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and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to the deciding game in this year's tournament of champions. at the end of yesterday's program, i mentioned to james, "boy, you certainly got off to a great start here today," and his response was, "well, i figure emma and francois "are really going to be bringing it here today, so i wanted to give myself a little bit of a cushion." well, close to a $23,000 lead is more than just a little bit of a cushion. but if it happened on yesterday's program, it could happen here today. let's find out. emma, james, francois, good luck. let's go to work. now the categories. first off... oh, yes. i remember those.
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