there's no containment. it's burning close to the brentwood marina. you can see some of the flames there. firefighters from multiple cities are all helping out. >> let us quickly bring in abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christian for a check on conditions in that area. spencer. >> okay, larry. it is warm. it is dry, and it is windy or breezy there. those are the three ingredients that make fire containment quite difficult. i'll give you a look at currents conditions near the fire. 87 degrees. not terribly hot but quite warm. relative humidity is quite low. the steady wind is only at about 4 miles per hour out of the west but the gusts are up to 10, and the gusts have been ranging between 10 and 15 miles per hour. and it may get even windier later, because as we look at the broader picture, all across the bay area, it's quite breezy with occasional strong gusts not far away from the fire. if you want to take another look

by way of live doppler 7 -- sky 7, you can see the smoke is bending a bit, which would indicate the wind is relatively forceful, but again, it's not terribly gusty, but even gusts between 10 and 15 miles per hour can make firefighting and containment difficult, and i'll keep tracking conditions there and update you as we get more information in. >> all right, thank you. you can see the helicopter doing a water drop there just a few moments ago. want to stay with the signal from sky 7, that fire burning on holland tract road near the brentwood marina. spencer was discussing the wind has caused this fire to burn at least 40 acres even though it's only gusting at most at about 10 miles per hour. you can see a lot of cars in that area, some boats because this is right up against the berkeley marina. and brentwood marina, brentwood marina, my mistake. you can see some of the

buildings in that area could be buildings that are used for storage of boats. but we have not gotten that confirmed at this point. we'll keep an eye on the fire and bring you updates as they do come in to our newsroom. with that, we say good evening. i'm larry beil. >> i'm ama daetz. now to the coronavirus pandemic. governor newsom shared some cautious notes of optimism today. >> this script has not been written. we have the ability to write it. >> that means our fate is in our own hands. >> the united states nearing a milestone of 4 million coronavirus cases. there are more than 3.8 million currently, according to johns hopkins university. california has more than 391,000 cases. there is some good news, though, after seeing more than 9,000 new cases each on saturday and sunday, that number dropped to about 6,800 today. the total number of people infected with covid-19 in the bay area and including santa cruz county right now, at about

41,000, and again, we always point out some of the cases are people who have recovered. today, the governor addressed the state's response to the pandemic, sharing how certain covid trends seem to be stablealizing, but as a state, he says we're far from where we really need to be. abc 7 news reporter stephanie sierra joining us live in the news room, breaking down the latest numbers. >> certainly a soberig update. 91% of the state's population is now on the watch list. this, of course, includes all bay area counties with the exception of san mateo. here's where we stand today. >> that is my hope and intention, is that we bend the curve as we did the first time in this pandemic, and we do it again as we're dealing with this flare-up. >> we hear the governor talk about the state's flare-ups every day. flare-ups as in spikes in covid cases. the positivity rate, icu admissions and hospitalizations. all of which reported between a 10% to 16% increase over the past two weeks. not what we want to hear.

especially for hospitalizations. but if you take a closer look at the numbers, over the past 14 days, the rate of growth for hospitalizations actually declined from 50% to 16%. >> 50%, 28%, to 16%. that's an encouraging sign. >> encouraging, but as the governor pointed out, not the real decline we want. >> we are seeing a reduction in the rate of growth, but a rate of growth nonetheless. >> what's also growing is the wait times for testing. dr. ghaly admitting the current turnaround time for nonpriority tests. >> quite long, 13, 14 days. >> which is why the testing task force is changing the distribution process. >> in some ways, it's match making between where the tests are being collected and where they can be processed to bring down that test turnaround time. >> until we can turn around into some sense of normalcy, the

governor re-enforced everyone has a job to do. >> personal responsibility in terms of the work we're all doing, in terms of physical distancing, in terms of not mixing with cohorts outside of our household and wearing face coverings. >> the governor also mentioned the state's death rate, which is measured over a period of seven days, has declined slightly from an average of 102 last week to 91, as of today. stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> all right, thank you. governor newsom clarified today which personal care services can be performed outdoors. hair and nail services are back on the list, but there are limitations. abc 7 news reporter melanie wood row has the story. >> delaine sims was standing by as governor gavin newsom clarified which personal care services can be performed outdoors. >> certainly, we know covid-19 has ravaged the nation, but it certainly has devastated our industry. >> sims has owned delain's natural nail care for 21 years. she's also a manicurist and

pedicurest. we're already mandated by the state to follow stringent guidelines when it comes to safety. >> the clarification comes after the governor's statements last week and confusion by personal care services, business owners, and employees about whether or not they could work outdoors. according to a state law, hairdressers, barbers, manicurists, and caught mutologists are precluded from providing outside of a licensed establishment. >> it's our intention to provide for barbershops and likes to do their work outdoors. turned out that was more challenging than it may have appeared. >> industry insiders called on governor newsom to make the same allowances for them that had been made for restaurants and bars. >> issues of chemical and shampoos and perms. it was more complicated than some had considered. >> according to a memo from department of consumer affairs released today to the board of barbering and cosmutologist, outdoor liceant services are allowed and must be in close

proximity or next door to the licensed establishment. they may be performed outdoors except for any chemical hair services like relaxing or coloring. no shampooing and no eelectrolysis either. sims can welcome back customers. >> we have clients who have been waiting since march to get their nails done, and some have claimed they're ready to climb trees. >> melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> now to the news that high school sports teams and fans have been waiting weeks for. it is now official. unfortunately, there will be no sports in the fall due to the covid-19 pandemic. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has the story from the south bay. >> at high schools across california, football stands are going to stay empy a little longer because of the coronavirus crisis. >> i kind of saw it coming. a lot of the talk was the season would be moved back to january. but you know, it didn't really hit me until this morning. wow, this is really happening.

>> the announcement from the california interscholastic federation that fall sports including football won't resume until winter under a modified activities calendar released earlier today. >> very excited about the fact that we got a season to look fokward to. >> this head coach supports the delay in the name of student athlete safety. >> prolonging, extending the start of the season, does prioritize that. i think that for sure is by far the most important thing in this whole process. >> cif administrators say their plan became clearer upon the governor's announcement last week that most schools would start the year with distance learning. >> that made our plan evident where we need to head so the schools can focus on education first and we can return to sports when it's healthy and safe to do so. >> silicon valley educational consultant allen koe said it would be important to pay attention to mental health this fall. >> even athletes who weren't

thinking of playing in college are missing out on comrodry, the physical energy expenditure and growth. >> this student plays multiple sports in high school. he's looking forward to competing but worries about what it means for college recruitment. >> every year matters the most. that's where you set your records and can show yourself that you should be accepted. and it's a tough decision. >> but coaches say students shouldn't worry about things beyond their control. offering a reminder that everyone is in this together. >> that constant state of staying on your toes, to be able to adjust and adapt to all the environments that are going to change, and also make the best decisions possible for your situation with the information you have. >> in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >> effective today, san francisco has ordered indoor malls and nonessential offices to close because the county has been on the state's watch list for at least three days which means it has to follow stricter guidelines. people say it's sad to watch as

favorite stores and restaurants are starting to disappear. >> this is my san francisco. and this is not the same anymore because of people not wanting to wear a mask. if we could wear masks, everything will change. >> some business owners say they're worried that they won't survive this second wave of shutdowns. the city hasn't said how long these restrictions will last. >> why did malls in stran have to close while individual stores could remain open? chronicle insider and abc 7 news contributor phil mater with insight. >> not that it's shopping or shopping isn't safe. it's how we shop. if you're in a department store like a macy's or ross dress for less, it might be as big as some malls but you're there to shop. malls are where people congregate, where teens hang out. that's not what the health experts want to be seeing right now. >> phil says like restaurant sales, retail sales are down

90%. you can read phil's column in the san francisco chronicle every sunday and wednesday. >> where does your county stand on the state's watch list? you can check the entire state with our latest interactive experience, just go to abc7news.com and see if your county has been added to the california department of health watch list. we'll hel you not only how long each region has been on the list and why the state is keeping an eye on the spread of the virus there. >> this video has gone viral. but do we really know what's going on here? setting the record straight. >> i'm dan noise. coming up, san jose police hit with a civil rights lawsuit by half a dozen protesters injured by rubber bullets. and taking a live look outside at the fire burning near brentwood marina. this is in eastern contra costa county. some people living near the marina have had to evacuate. firefighters are doing their best to get a handle on it right

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who shot me? >> new video in tonight from the abc 7 i-team. san jose police firing rubber bullets at protesters days after the killing of george floyd. that video is now part of a federal civil rights lawsuit filed over the weekend against the police department accusing officers of excessive force. dan noyes spoke with several of those plaintiffs a month ago and joining us live now with the latest. dan. >> larry, after what happened, we knew a lawsuit was coming, and here it is with seven plaintiffs involved who suffered injuries after san jose police fired those projectiles.

>> the lawsuit filed in federal court accuses san jose police of violating protesters' civil rights, injuring them with rubber bullets and other projectiles during five days of protests. >> protesters have a first amendment right under the u.s. constitution to be out peacefully assembling and protesting. >> attorney sarah marino's complaint on behalf of seven plaintiffs says the sjpd unjustifiably declared peaceful protests unlawful assemblies to excuse their tactics. on the first night of protests, brianna contrar eswas hit in the face with a projectile. derrick tried to calm the situation. you see him with his hands up, but an officer shot him in the groin with a rubber bullet. he may never have children. sandra lynn is a community activist who trains police recruits about implicit bias and procedural justice. >> the way they have treated everyone out there over the weekend has been really heartbreaking. >> during the following night's protest at san jose city hall,

shauntay thomas yelled at police from the third floor of her apartment. >> they were bullying them, basically. they are untouchable, they can do what they want, and nobody can do anything about it. >> police responded by filing 13 projectiles, breaking her windows. >> i ain't doing nothing. oh. i'm gonna sue. >> june 2nd, jt was out protesting after a curfew when police unleashed a buraurj of rubber bullets and foam batons. the complaint says an officer tripped him and that officer police fired when he was on the ground leaving contusions including a nine-inch bruise on his leg. the lawsuit also says officer jarrett uen who has been placed on leave for taunting protesters and firing his riot gun has not been trained inilities use for more than five years. the manufacturing requires certification every two years. >> it's really concerning that officers are out there equipped with deadly weapons, and they

had received no training. unacceptable. >> san jose police chief eddy garcia declind to be interviewed, but shortly after the protest and the uproar that followed, he banned the use of  rubber bullets against protesters and promised other reforms. >> you'll not here we're perfect particularly in the face of chaos. i'm sure we have made mistakes and we'll hold ourselves accountable to those mistakes. >> san jose mayor sam liccardo would not discuss the pending lawsuit but he has been pushing for broad police reforms. i'm posting his full statement at abc7news.com. dan noyes, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> there were multiple walk-outs around the bay area in support of black lives matter. at oakland's highland hospital, it was for black health. >> you got the power. bl we got the power. >> what kind of power? >> union power. >> after a rally outside the

hospital, the group marched through the streets calling on the alameda county board of supervisors to retake control over alameda health system. also in oakland, workers at a mcdonald's held a strike. one worker says it's not just a sign of solidarity but also to call attention to the covid-19 crisis. >> now to a caught on camera moment that's get aglot of attention online. abc 7 news anchor deion lynn spoke to two of the parties involved about what really happened in this heated exchange. >> it was infuriating. >> this viral video was taken by a latino woman who doesn't want to reveal her name at the corner of bay and stockton streets in san francisco late sunday morning. >> get in the car! >> showing what appears to be a woman with a partner yelling and getting awfully close to a black man stopped at the intersection. >> the woman even appearing to many online observers to spit in the man's face. some thinking he spat on her as

well. but before we get any further, it's no secret that these caught on camera incidents have just dominated the news lately. in this case, though, looks can be desiving. >> no, she did not spit on me. it may look that way, and trust me, if she would have spit on me, it would have been a whole different ball game. it was more of a cough than a spit. >> carlton, who is choosing not to use his last name, is the man in the silver mercedes. he said the couple in the other car were tailgating him and at a stop sign got out, but despite hearing the woman accuse him on not being able to afford his car, the barrage of comments from social media don't accurately depict what happened. >> i'll make one thing clear. she never said the n-word. she never said anything racial, a slur, anything to me. >> while carlton admits he was in the wrong for aggressively responding -- >> i hold myself responsible for not defusing the situation the way i felt like i should have done. >> he says he didn't spit on the woman either. and he also doesn't want the woman to suffer the consequences

others in similar videos have. >> i'm going to tell them there's an african-american man threatening my life. >> i don't want to see anyone get fired. >> it's about accountability and keeping a record just in case. >> if the cops show up, who's going to get in trouble here. >> carlton has this message for other people of color who may one day be in the same uncomfortable situation. >> just think before you really act, especially in this day and time. you don't know who's taping. >> in san francisco, deion lim, abc 7 news. >> cooler temperatures and cloudy conditions. we saw that this morning. what's coming up tomorrow morning? beautiful day in santa cruz. people enjoying the beach. into the evening. spencer has the seven-day i am robert strickler. i've been involved in communications in the media for 45 years. i've been taking prevagen on a regular basis for at least eight years. for me, the greatest benefit over the years has been

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we want to go back to our breaking news out of east contra coste county.

from sky 7, we have seen at least one structure burning in this 40-acre fire close to the brentwood marina. people who live near that marina are being evacuated. let's take a live look now from sky 7. firefighters from several nearby cities are helping to fight this fire. you can still see some of the smoke coming off there and the black charred area. we're always concerned about winds, larry, any time these fires flare up. >> absolutely. and spencer was telling us earlier, not too bad. it looks like they're making some excellence progress with this fire, spencer. >> yeah, it does look that way. as a matter of fact, wind gusts are moderate, only up to about 10 miles per hour. here's a look at all the current conditions near the fire. temperatures 87 degrees. so it's warm. relative humidity is quite low at only 36%. steady wind out of the west at only 4 miles per hour, but we had occasional gusts and have some now at 10 miles per hour. once again, the wind isn't a huge factor, but it would be great, helpful to the

firefighting effort if the winds diminished a bit. you can see all around the bay area, it's breezy to gusty with gusts at fairfield up to 37 miles per hour. novato, 13 miles per hour. 21-mile-per-hour winds in san francisco. the whole region is under a rather breezy pattern, and we might see the wind increase over in the area of the fire. we'll keep watching it for you. a live view from the rooftop camera, looking at increasing clouds over the bay. 59 degrees in san francisco. oakland, 65. 67 in mountain view. 71, san jose. 75 in gilroy, and a cool 55 at pacifica. the view northward from the golden gate, 70 degrees in vonota and santa rosa. mid 70s at concord and livermore, and a view from the south beach camera along the bay bridge. these are our forecast features. cloudy with patchy drizzle the next two mornings. then in the afternoon, we'll see thenunshine inland, but clouds linger near the coast. temperatures will be below average the next few days. and you'll be a little warmer

this weekend. forecast animation shows the expanding low clouds and fog pushing across the bay, and into lots of inland areas overnight. 5:00 tomorrow morning when the commute gets under way, it will be quite cloudy to foggy in many locations. but the clouds will burn back to the coastline by midday, giving us mainly sunny skies inland, and fairly bright day over the bay as well. now, move along and take a look at overnight conditions under lots of clouds and fog. and possibly some drizzle. overnight lows mainly in the mid to upper 50s. slightly cooler in some of the north bay valleys like santa rosa and napa where lows will drop to the low 50s. tomorrow, look for bright sunshine, but a bit hazy in the south bay. highs there, 77, santa clara. 79, san jose. on the peninsula, mid 70s in most locations. coast will be breezy with highs near 60 degrees. downtown san francisco will have in the nrth bay, look for highs in the mid 70s to upper 70s. about 78 at santa rosa and at sonoma. in the east bay, 68 will be the

high in oakland. that's below average for this time of year. >> well, looks like we lost spencer christian's feed, but as he was saying, temperatures are pretty mild. at least for the next couple days, and the good news, with respect to the fire, is that the gusts are only 10 miles per hour and the last view that we got from sky 7 indicated there's really just one hot spot, so they're doing a great job of getting that under control. i'm laura anthony in lafayette where one family resorted to direct mail to try to find a house they could buy in this neighborhood. that story coming up. and just days from now, millions of californians are set to lose their federal unemployment benefits. breaking down the debate, should they be extended or are they simply preventing people from going back to work? thousands of the unemployed still can't get their benefits. i'm michael finney. coming up, 7 on your side

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for the roughly 4 million californians currently receiving unemployment benefits, this is a pivotal week. in just days, aid from the federal government giving an additional $600 a week in jobless payments is coming to an end. >> while some in congress are calling for an extension. others say the money is preventing people from going back to work. liz has more on this debate. >> for nearly five months now, millions of californians out of a job because of the coronavirus pandemic have been given a lifeline from the federal government. an additional $600 a week in unemployment aid. one of those people, mark kaplan, who works at a tasting room in sonoma. he was happy to see the money when he stopped working in march, but also surprised. >> it turned out i was making more on unemployment than i was working. and that's why i kind of looked

at, well, should i go back to work? >> mark did go back to work. >> you got to do the right thing. >> but he's not alone in that dilemma. according to the "wall street journal," a study from the university of chicago showed nearly 70% of unemployed workers eligible for benefits receive more in jobless payments than their earnings. it's a number that hits at the heart of one of the thorniest debates in congress. should the aid be ix tended. is it helping or preventing people from going back to work. >> yes, that is a concern, but one should keep the overall environment in mind in which this is playing out. >> this is an economist with the california policy lab, which has been studying the impact the additional $600 has had on unemployed california. about half those receiving benefits would be below the poverty level for a sing lt person. >> so basically, you're saying this $600 a week is pretty important to a lot of californians. >> it is very important, especially because many of them

come from sectors that are still hurting because the virus has not been defeated. >> there's no less than a week than the final federal checks are sent out and lawmakers have yet to agree whether to extend the benefitses. republicans, including steve mnuchin, have reservations. >> we're going to make sure we don't pay people more money to stay home than go to work. >> we have an obligation to help these families stay afloat. and whether it's going to be $600 or $500, whatever the number is, i think that we have to make that the red line. >> abc 7 news. >> so that $600 per week in federal unemployment benefits will end this week, as scheduled. still, there are thousands in california who haven't received any benefits at all. frustration with the edd is mounting. complaints are pouring in to 7 on your side, and michael finney has been investigating what's gone wrong at edd. joining us live on the first in a week-long series.

michael. >> we have looked at hundreds of these cases. and virtually they all appear to be clearly entitled to benefits. and yet, we're told over and over again when it comes to the edd, they hit up against a brick wall. so what's going on? >> i must have called them hundreds of times, and no, i would not ahold of anybody. >> the day i was laid off, i opened my claim. the next monday, it was gone. >> it's a never-ending stream of frustration. >> it goes around and around and around and nothing. >> i'm fully eligible for unemployment. i have worked over 40 years of my life. and i'm sorry, but it's very upsetting. >> their jobs gone. savings wiped out. emotions raw. and all they get are automated responses at the edd. >> thank you for calling the employment development department. >> not once have i reached a human being that was alive. >> we're currently receiving more calls than we can answer. and are unable to assist you at

this time. >> i kept calling. because i felt like something is wrong with their system. >> you've got to be put into a queue and wait three months to hear back. >> they would put you on hold for hours at a time. >> so you have to literally have your phone on mute, whether you're in the bathroom, in the doctor's office. >> your edd debit card is valid for three years. i never got a debit card. >> they all lost their jobs in the pandemic, yet they haven't received any benefits and can't find out why. >> i'm just getting nervous now because, you know, i'm looking at every dime i spend. >> my savings account is going to be depleted. >> i saw at one of the local schools, they have, they're giving out groceries. >> i went to try to make sure i'm not homeless. >> i have never had to do that in my life. >> i remember the last dollar i spent from my cash, you know, you put your cash away in a jar. >> i may do it now because i may get in line. >> the ripple effect impacts the

rest of my life. >> i'm nervous. i'm getting scared. >> going through a tough time, and they're entitled to these unemployment benefits, and it's completely unacceptable that so many people have not received their benefits, long after applying for it. >> the edd admits it wasn't ready for the onslaught of claims. with a small staff, an old computer system, and no warning of a crisis ahead. now, it's a patchwork of fixes. >> we have hired or at least extended conditional job offers to more than 4,300 people to come onboard and help us here. >> they hired all these people, they can't resolve it, can't even answer the phone. >> then the woman i was transferred to said i don't know why you transferred her to me, i know less than she does. >> edd says it has processed 8.2 million claims since march 14th. about 4.2 million workers received benefits over the last

four weeks. edd has no numbers on how many were rejected or still waiting. >> at this point, i don't know if i'm confused. >> i looked at it, tried it over and over. >> i know i'm unemployed. i know it's directly related to the coronavirus. >> that's why i went to you guys. >> maybe i can get answers with michael finney or 7 on your side. >> we will be getting answers about every single one of these cases. now, tomorrow night, i'll dig deeper into the edd website. what happens when the edd suspects you aren't who you say you are? watch tomorrow night right here at 6:00 p.m. >> all right, look forward to that, michael. thank you. during the pandemic, and a struggling economy, the bay area real estate market is red hot, especially in the east bay. and as abc 7 news reporter laura anthony explains, the competition prompted one san francisco family to make an unusual move. >> we thought that taking a more personal approach would probably

help. >> meet the dugans, a san francisco family eagerly seeking a new home in lafayette. and with inventory scarce, steve dugan decided to take a novel approach. introducing his family to perspective sellers via us mail. >> we thought we might be able to unlock maybe some -- some inventory that wasn't coming out as quickly as it might otherwise because of the covid epidemic. >> the dugans' agent told us the mailing was targeted to about 500 addresses in two lafayette neighborhoods. >> i think there's definitely more land out there and potential for really good schools, especially in the higher grades. >> because i like the trails there, and i like to bike ride. >> the weather is hotter there. and in san francisco, the weather is good, but usually i'm kind of cold. >> ultimately, the goal of the mailer is to attract a seller that is yet to put their home on the market. >> and let them know that we have an easy process for them and a ready buyer.

and so we can take away the fear about having too many people in the house or the process of staging and painting and doing all that kind of stuff and offer them a simple sale. >> while the dugans are busy following up on lead already generated by their post card, they also have a message for perspective sellers who might be meeting them for the first time in this story. >> if you want somebody to move into your house that's going to love your house and community the same way that you do, we'll be that family to fill that void. >> and you can visit any time post covid. >> in lafayette, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> i miss it. it's been part of my life, a very important part of my life for 36 years. >> coming up, jeopardy host alex trebek getting candid about his cancer and his new book. it's mandatory to wear a face mask or a face covering in california.

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jeopardy host alex trebek, his memoir comes out tomorrow. the book, the answer is, reflections on my life. looks at trebek's ongoing battle with stage-4 pancreatic cancer. gma's tj holmes spoke with the host in an exclusive interview about what life has been like off the air. >> alex trebek has been very public about his private battle with stage-4 pancreatic cancer since announcing his diagnosis to fans in march of last year. >> i plan to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease. >> but now, the longtime jeopardy host candidly revealing just how physically and emotionally devastating the

journey has been. repeatedly describing himself as a burden to genie, his wife of 30 years, during our conversation at his california home. >> do you use that word, burden, with your wife? >> yeah. i have used that. >> she says what to you? >> you're not a burden. she's a saint. but she has so much goodness in her that she is always giving out, always putting out to help me get over difficult moments, and there have been some difficult moments. and i'm just in awe of the way she handles it. >> difficult moments come daily, at home, at work, pain that keeps him up almost every night.

>> i'm good at faking it. but there have been tough moments. and i don't know what it is, but when it's time to go, it's time to go. let's do it. get out there, suck it up. make it happen. >> but that's more than faking it, isn't it? >> i really don't know, tj. it's something that i can't explain intellectually at a gut level, without even thinking about it, it just happened. i suddenly wake up and i'm able to perform. and handle the show. because i like it. it's a good job. >> trebek is also now doing something he said he never would, releasing a memoir entitled "the answer is,  reflections on my life." giving his fans a glimpse of the man they welcomed into their living rooms for years. >> i received so many expressions of love and so many

prayers said on my behalf since the diagnosis was made public, that i thought, well, maybe the people would care to learn something about me. >> fans will learn everything from just how much he curses, how little he texts, but also his thoughts on famous contestants and the family upbringing that shaped his work ethic and his will to survive, which he admits might be keeping him from getting his affairs in order. >> i keep putting it off. >> do you really? >> yeah. it's amazing. i have said to myself, hey, you better start getting your affairs in order. and i know exactly what i need to do. but i have yet to do it. so there's something in the back of my mind that says, whoa, hold on a second. maybe you're going to be around for a little while longer. >> his will to survive obviously very strong. alex trebek's book will hit the stores tomorrow, and of course,

you can see jeopardy week nights at 7:00 right here on abc 7. we wish him the best. >> we certainly do. well, we're looking at cooler weather this week. spencer has the tem

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exemption, i really try to go through what the reasoning would be. >> according to the cdc, those with underlying chronic lung disease and asthma qualify. >> those with developmental disabili disabilities, any mental health conditions or those who have sensory sensitivities, if children or adults are within the autism spectrum. >> that's where 15-year-old mohammed comes in. he's autistic and exempt from this order. >> for the first three months, he didn't leave the house. and that was so hard. sorry. but just for him, because he doesn't understand. >> his mom says some people see him not wearing a face mav as a selfish public behavior, but the reality is different. >> he has autism. he doesn't understand. and i would say most of the time, people are very nice, but there are sometimes when they're just straight up mean. >> they have tried five different masks or face coverings, but mohammed can only

keep one on for 15 to 30 minutes max. >> everybody should be patient. it's -- there's a lot he's going through. >> as to those with critical lung disease, medical professionals say giving them exemptions to go outside around crowds without masks can place them at a higher risk. in fremont, luz pena. abc 7 news. >> just remember that businesses can always deny service to people not wearing one of those face coverings or a mask. again, even if you have a doctor's note. let's get one last look at our weather. >> here's spencer. >> okay, larry and ama. pretty breezy all around the bay area. in fact, some gusts in the area of that fire in contra costa county is problematic, but as you can see, we have wind speeds up to about 20 miles per hour and gusts 37 miles per hour at fairfield right now. so pretty breezy out there. that's been the pattern for a while. it will continue into the evening hours. overnight, look for lots of low clouds and fog, maybe even some

drizzle near the coast during the early morning hours. overnight lows in the mid to upper 50s, and tomorrow we'll see high temperatures rangin from about 60 at the coast to mid 70s around the bay to low and mid 80s inland. here's the seven-day forecast. notice all the way through friday, temperatures will generally be a little below average for this time of year, but bright afternoons, especially over the bay and inland. clouds will linger at the coast through much of the week, and then we get a warmup over the weekend. sunday and monday look for inland highs moving back to the low 90s once again. larry and ama. >> all right, thank you, spencer. >> all right, i'm in for dan. chris is handling sports, and he's live at a sporting event. there's going to be an actual baseball game played tonight, chris. we're all pretty pumped up. >> yeah, larry. this is actually a thing. our producer said i'm the happiest person in our station. she's totally correct. baseball is back in the bay. up next, we'll take you inside the coliseum to show you what it

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now, abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. >> welcome to sports outside the coliseum. we have an actual baseball game going on right now. that's why we're out here. just got under way, giants and a's. two guys you're not going to see for the giants, brian belt and brandon crawford, both will start on the injured list. tonight, the first of two exhibition games between these two teams. tonight in oakland, tomorrow in san francisco. welcome to baseball in 2020. there's no doubt this is absolutely different. the coliseum usually packed with about 50,000 plus fans. instead, replaced by cardboard cutouts. that's a thing. we arrived around 2:00, and it was eerie to see a sign as you drove in, no public allowed for the game. hey, that's baseball in covid-19 times. plenty of scenes during bp. both teams excited to play

against each other, but they also realize they're playing in the middle of a pandemic. >> i feel pretty good because i feel good about our team. and i know everybody's doing their best they can to be safe. the longer i have been here, the more, the safer i have felt. and at this point, it's gist about baseball. >> that's not to say that we don't continue to share concern and we understand that there is uncertainty, but for now, we're pretty excited that opening day is coming, that we have a real exhibition series to look forward to, and that it's right around the corner. >> and injury news for the a's. left handed pitcher aj puck is going to start the season on the injured list. the 25-year-old was scheduled to be the fifth starter to open the year, but he's dealing with a shoulder strain that flared up in the latest simulation. there's no time table for his return. something to keep an eye on if you're an a's fan. live from the nba bubble continues as we're getting ready

to tip off in orlando. how about this for great news? the nba says out of 346 player tests, zero came back positive. practice is set to start in a couple games. practice games, that is, restart tips off july 30th and 31st for all the times. here's lebron answering the question on everyone's mind, sort of. >> 2020, everyone keeps asking me how is the bubble or how it's going? i just say it's 2020. nothing is normal in 2020. nothing seems as is. who knows if it will ever go back to the way it was. who knows, but you make the adjustments. >> rockets guard russell westbrook, who had tested positive for covid-19 before the team departed for orlando, he'll join the team on monday. the nine-time all star had to test negative twice before being allowed to travel to florida. he will then have to quarantine in his hotel for two days before rejoining the houston rockets. time now for abc 7 play. you send the video, larry calls the action. here's a cat with dog-like

skills. >> fetch. >> dogs love to play fetch. so does this cat named tee. she's a 1-year-old. this breed known for hunting, and tee clearly has those instincts. the owner rescued tee from a shelter in albuquerqualbuquerqu. tee sits on command. how many cats can do that. >> sit. good girl. >> and look at those eyes. tee, we called your play on abc 7. >> make sure to use the hashtag, abc 7 call my play. and larry, correct me if i'm wrong. i get to see a cooking type video. our photographer has some stuff, pork chops waiting for him at home. we should get that on tv. nothing better than having a hotdog, cracker jacks at the ball game. baseball is back, but let's send cooking videos. is that a thing? >> we could make it a thing. imagine if the cat could cook.

that might go viral. that might go viral. thank you. enjoy the game. >> that would be the thing, larry. >> yeah. enjoy the game. >> thank you. president trump is suggesting he'll send federal agents to major cities across the u.s., including oakland. i'm working on that story tonight at 11:00. >> trader joe's is ditching pranding that some are calling racist. hear from the bay area teen who launched the campaign. coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, it's the bachelor. the greatest seasons ever. and then stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> and that is it for this edition of ab krrb 7 news. look for the news anytime on our news app. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil. for spencer christian, chris alvarez, all of us here, have a good night. hope to see you again tonight at 11:00.

hello, everyone, and welcome. by now you should be familiar with our annual routine. each summer, "jeopardy!" takes a 6-week hiatus and i start growing facial hair. but i'm hoping i won't have this for very long because i'm looking forward to starting a brand-new season of original programming. in the meantime, however, we have some very special treats for all of you. as you know, we've been on the air for 36 years, and many of you have never seen some of those early programs. well, for the next few weeks we're going to rectify that problem by going into our vault and highlighting some of those shows starting today with show number one that aired in september of 1984. it looks different-- i look different-- and there is a signaling glitch that you're gonna pick up on that we corrected in year two. as you know, now, contestants are free to ring in only after i have read the clue in its entirety. but in spite of that little glitch, some of those shows were very exciting

and very competitive. i hope you agree. here is show number one, 1984. this is "jeopardy!" ♪ now entering the studio are today's contestants-- an advertising copywriter originally from miami, florida, frank selevan. a freelance copywriter originally from plainview, new york, lois feinstein. and an energy demonstrator from waverly, ohio, greg hopkins. and now, here is the host of "jeopardy!"--alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, and on behalf of all of us, welcome to america's favorite answer and question game, "jeopardy!" you know how we play it-- we provide the categories and the answers, and it's then up to our contestants to give us the right questions. players, as you know, any time you recognize an answer