thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm dion lim. john lewis is being remembered, as a man with impact. leaving a lasting impression, on both politics and civil rights. >> he worked alongside martin luther king jr., confronting violent injustices with nonviolence and went on to serve 30 years in congress. abc news reporter rachel scott has a look at lewis's legacy. >> born the son of alabama sharecroppers in 1940, john lewis was the last survivor of the big six civil rights activists who, in 1963, planned the historic march on washington. >> let us not forgete are involved in a serious social revolution. >> lewis suffered a fractured bloody skull in 1965 as peaceful protestors crossed the edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabama. elected to congress, representing georgia's 5th congressional district. today, his colleagues

remembering him. house speaker nancy pelosi calling lewis a titan of the civil rights movement, whose bravery transformed our nation. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell writing you did not need to agree with john on many policy details to be awed by his life. >> generations from now, when parents teach their children what is meant by courage, the story of john lewis will come to mind. >> former presidents, honoring the civil rights icon, too. bill clinton writing john lewis became the conscience of the nation. and jimmy carter saying all americans owe jon lewis a debt of gratitude. president trump ordering flags at the white house and all federal buildings to be lowered at half staff, as is customary following the death of a sitting member of congress. skipping his inauguration and first state of the union address, often reminding people to choose love over hate. >> it doesn't matter whether we

are black, white, latino, asian-american, or native american, it doesn't matter if we are strait ght or gay. we are one people, we are oe family. we all live in the same house. >> lewis spoke about being in good trouble and someone who wanted to help out. his final public appearance, just last month, most fittingly, at black lives matter plaza in washington, d.c. >> rachel scott, abc news, washington. >> those here in the bay area who knew the congressman say his stature and legacy on equality and civil rights will endure. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard continues our coverage. >> but there have been teachers, men and women throughout history who said no, you can't take an eye for an eye. >> jeff steinburg. the memoir of his longtime friend and men totor, john lewi >> he was the soul of america in

many ways. >> the founder of the bay area sojourn project. teaching lessons from the civil rights movement by taking them to where it happened. john lewis has shared his story of struggle with almost 100 sojourn groups, leading some across the edmund pettus bridge in selma, where lewis and others were beaten by police, bloody sunday. >> who is more courageous than john lewis? he was arrested over 40 times, beaten many times, and yet, always nonviolent. >> i feel like i have an obligation to do what i can to tell the story because i was a witness. >> in 2015, the georgia congressman spoke with abc 7 news about his front-row seat in the 1960s civil rights movement. >> you'd be sitting there in an orderly, peaceful, nonviolent fashion. and someone would come up and spit on us or put a cigarette out down our hair or back.

that happened. >> she says he was inspired by the black lives matter movement. he even posed for this selfie near the mural in washington, d.c. >> the civil rights movement selma. this was a movement of young people. and john lewis saw our young people as a continuation, in 2020, of that movement. >> mayor london breed, honoring congressman lewis by having flags, here, at city hallower hall lowered to half staff. tonight, the building will be red, white, and blue. paying tribute to the icon. >> we sent this alert last night on our free abc 7 news app whether when we first learned of lewis's passing. we will continue to update or app all weekend as more tributes to lewis pour in. >> out of daly city, where two people, including a child, are in critical condition following a fire this morning. it started just after 8:00 in a

me home on bismark near mission street. investigators saw flames coming from the kitchen, and the house was engulfed in heavy smoke. they then found a man and a child unconscious in a bedroom. the cause is under investigation but firefighters emphasized making sure people have working smoke detectors in their they say there is delayed detection with this fire. in the east bay, flames tore through a building. the building on mission boulevard has been empty since the bowling lanes closed in 2005. and it had been a popular bowling spot since the 1960s, and was once the largest bowling center in northern california. the massive fire started at about 6:00 last night. fire crews remained tat the scee this morning, dousing hotspots. the cause of this fire is unknown. >> now, to major headlines tonight in the coronavirus pandemic. california's positivity rate. that's a key indicator of community spread. is trending upward in the 14-day

average. that word today comes from the state department of public health. south bacy congresswoman demanding to know why the cdc was removed from the covid-19 data collection process. saying the cdc system was too slow. and marin county set to decide on tuesday whether the county could find shelter in place violators, including people who have gatherings. in the south bay, santa clara county held a town hall online today to address the impacts of new covid-19 restrictions after being added to the state's watch list. >> it's been very disappointing and really disruptive, i think, to the very good, methodical way, that the public health department here has been trying to open up and keeping things orderly. and keep things safe. >> the meeting wrapped up about two hours ago. supervisor dave cortez spoke about businesses being forced to

close, just two days after the country -- or the county, rather, granted their reopening. the county was put on the state's watch list of counties because of a recent hospitalization spike. >> coronavirus cases are up 40%, worldwide, in the last three weeks. here, in the u.s., masks and in-person school are still topics of debate. abc news reporter has more on this story. >> reporter: today, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, rising around the country and the world. in the u.s., covid-19 cases, up nearly 20% from last week. >> you have a choice. you can wear a mask, or you can be have a tube in your mouth. >> 28 states plus puerto rico and washington, d.c. now issuing mask mandates. and more retailers like lowe's and home depot joining other companies like walmart, starbucks, cvs, requiring face coverings nationwide. >> i always wonder when i hear

people say i'm tired. i'm ready to just go to heaven. i'm ready. you know? i could never empathize with that until covid hit my body. >> florida, several straight days with more than 10,000 new cases. but today, governor ron desantis, encouraging in-person classes in the fall. >> kids should be in school. their transmissibility. there's very little transmissibility. the chance of you getting infected is almost entirely from another adult. >> but this week, 16-year-old haley o'connell, finally leaving the hospital, after spending nine days on a ventilator. >> her family's going through this. it's awful. >> other states, like california, taking more precautions. governor gavin newsom saying schools in over half the state's counties won't be allow today reopen in-person classes in the fall. >> we all prefer in-classroom instructions, for all the obvious reasons. social and emotional foundation. but only, only, if it can be

done safely. >> abc news, san diego. we have put together research and compiled a calculator that shows just how risky certain scenarios are with the coronavirus. whether it's going to school, an outdoor restaurant or a play date, you will find it all on abc 7 news.com. >> an artist in the east bay is using his creative skills to promote a message of social justice. >> up next, the story behind this piece of activist art. we will a hear from the man behind the powerful message. >> i'm meteorologist drew tuma. it is a sunny but breezy start to our weekend on this saturday evening. and we're tracking cooler weather moving in, in the days

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in the east bay, a display of art and activism at a popup event in oakland this afternoon, condemning police brutality and systemic racism. abc 7 news was inside the joyce gordon gallery, where artist deandre drake showcased his work titled "my skin is not a crime." the centerpiece features an airbrushed casket with writing reflecting thoughts of the community. drake says he was inspired by george floyd's daughter.

>> his daughter mentioned that her dad changed the world. so i want -- it just resonated with me. i wanted to do what i could and do my part to change the world. so, i use my art as an attempt to make change. >> yeah, it is striking to see. the uncle of oscar grant who was killed by police in 2009, also, shared his story. >> part of our efforts to build a better bay area include focusing on issues of race and social justice. today, vendors and business owners in vallejo were urged to protest and promote the city, at the same time. organizers called it a merch march. local vendors and business owners set up in front of city hall. many were selling black lives matter shirts, and others were calling for defunding vallejo police. organizers, also, set up a voter registration booth. well, another company is going through a name change in an effort to be more culturally sensitive. >> no more trader jose.

coming up, the effort to get a supermarket chain to rename some of its products. >> and we'll see how masome bar in new york city are getting creative with their menu so they can serve cocktails. >> and some haze today in the bay area. meteorologist drew tuma as an update on our air quality, and has the accuweather forecast. >> coming up in sports. game on for the nfl. when you can expect teams to report to training camp. plus, baseball just a few days away. oakland names their opening day sta starter. we'll have that in sports. >> in our one-hour special, give where you live food drive airs tonight at 7:00 p.m. we go behind the scenes of food banks to discover how they are meeting the growing

trader joe's is in the process of re-branding products that some have called racist. there is now an online petition calling for the grocery chain to get rid of names like trader jose. a trader joe's spokesperson said the chain made the decision several years ago to use only the trader joe's name but it has been updating older older labels. the spokesperson said the naming

may have been rooted in a light-hearted attempt at inclusiveness but the chain recognizes that it may now have the opposite effect. new restrictions have bars in new york state getting creative in order to stay open and keep pouring drinks. they aren't allowed to serve alcohol, unless they offer food. this as part of governor cuomo's effort to crack down on crowding. also, what ever is ordered must be enough to serve the entire party. so a piece of meat or a slice of cheese. that won't cut it. this has led to some interesting menus. >> we have nine french fries. description we got one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine french fries. >> very clear description. another brewery was selling dum-dum suckers for a penny but because of the restrictions, that didn't cut it so the item was replaced with crackers. >> and that is capitalism, folks. and this is the weather with drew tuma. >> yeah. and what we'll find over the

next couple of days is cooler air is going to move on in here. and midweek, we'll actually track below-average temperatures for july. today, though, live doppler 7, along with satellite showing you a clear picture over head in the bay area. but we'll zoom on into a tahoe where over the past couple hours, a few thunderstorms have popped up. you can see a couple lightning strikes even in the last 15 minutes or so and those thunderstorms will fall apart as the sun sets over the next couple hours. back home, a live look from our east bays camera right now. showing you fog along the coast currently. and you ntsotice a little bit o haze in our atmosphere. and it's because of some smoke coming in from the mineral fire to our south in fresno county. it is impacting our air quality, both today and tomorrow. and there is an air-quality advisory, especially for the santa clara valley and along the coast where we will have that haze, that smoke in our

atmosphere today and tomorrow creating moderate air quality. so just be aware of that. fresher winds will move in early next week and kind of kick some of that smoke out of here. winds right now. it is breezy. we're gusting to 23 in nevada. same in concord. 18 that current wind in san francisco. and that wind is giving us that typical summer spread of temperatures we usually see this time of year. it's currently 74 in santa rosa. 78 in san jose. 81, though, the temperature in gilroy. so overnight tonight, we'll have that fog moving back in from the coast so patchy cloud cover as you move inland. and you see numbers falling mainly into the mid and upper 50s overnight tonight for the most part. so we'll time out that marine layer for you, hour by hour. we go sunday morning. we'll stop the clock at about 6:30 in the morning. and there, you can see that typical patchy fog we middle of the summer. and it will pull back pretty

quick to the coast tomorrow morning. so we do expect a lot of sunshine by about 9:00 in the morning for most of us and that sunshine continues for the afternoon. starting with south bay tomorrow, 84 in san jose. 81 for sunnyvale. 78 the high. san francisco tomorrow, 64. we'll hit about 70 in north san francisco. 85 in sonoma. the east bay tomorrow will mainly be in the 70s. 72 for oakland. and 86 in san ramon but it's 92 for brentwood. accuweather seven day forecast. morning fog to sunshine and there is that cooling trend that will really bottom out midweek. so by wednesday, we're tracking below-average temperatures for july. even some morning coastal drizzle before temperatures bounce back by friday and saturday and next weekend. >> now, abc 7 sports with chris alvarez.

>> baseball's regular season now just days away. as manager bob melvin announced his starter. he is going to give frankie montas the ball friday night. melvin announcing his first five starts of the year. mike fires. chris bassett. montas striking out 103 in 96 innings. he could sense this was coming. >> he can count. so i think he knew that he was going to start, anyway. but confirming it yesterday, you know, it's always source of pride to be able to start the first game. a lot of things going on this year that are a little bit different. being able to pitch opening day is a special day, regardless of the circumstance. and he got a big smile on his face, and he's ready to go. he is excited about it. >> the blue jays will not play their home games in toronto this

seen. canadian government deeming it unsafe to travel in and out of the country due to the virus. jays are looking at florida or buffalo. nfl network reports training camp is officially on as scheduled. rookies from the chiefs and texans can report as early as monday. all other teams expected to fully begin camp on july 28th. the 9ers open the season. san jose earthquakes return to the field tomorrow when they host chicago fc in orlando. with the win, the quakes move on from a knockout round. should help the quakes. >> it's good to have that resilience and to be able to come back. it's one of those, i think, character games where -- where you need that in a tournament. and in these situations that can really -- it goes a long way. you know, i think it's even bigger than just three points. i think that's one of those momentum changers. >> third round of the memorial tournament in ohio. tony now tied for second with

ryan palmar at 8. both were 1 over on the day. 50 footer on ten for birdie. boy, that was nice. he is four back of leader john rom who had four straight birdies in the back nine. he is your leader at 12 under par. and baseball in new york, a preseason game. guy with a mask hit a home run. there was fan cutouts and ambient noise. the bay bridge series monday and tuesday, oakland and san francisco. guys. >> even people who don't like sports, i think will want to tune in. chris, thanks. well, hop to it. up next, how a san francisco neighborhood is safely g

tonight on abc 7 news at 11. a man waits over a week for his results from a coronavirus test site in the north bay. and still, doesn't have an answer. his plan now, to travel out of state, just to get tested. and a thief stileals a womas car from her san francisco garage. a wedding dress inside. her search now to get it back. >> well, finally tonight, neighbors north of the panhandle got to have a little fun and possibly break a world record today. >> the neighborhood association held a synchronized, four-mile hopscotch race through the area. of course, all participants were able to safely social distance from one another.

north of panhandle neighborhood association, also safely handed out hundreds chalk. the current guinness world record for longest hopscotch course is 3.8 miles. now, that doesn't tire you out for a day, i don't know what will. >> it's the same as running a marathon. just more bouncy, per se. well, that's it for abc 7 news at 6:00 everybody. eric, a quick reminder about our motorcycle riders love the open road. and geico loves helping riders get to where they're going, so to help even more, geico is giving new and current customers a fifteen percent credit on their motorcycle policies with the geico giveback. and because we're committed for the long haul, the credit lasts your full policy term. the geico giveback. helping riders focus on the road ahead.

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