next at 5:00, reversal of fortune. california on the brink of overtaking new york with the most cases of covid-19, the ate'sew n con over new staffing shortages at bay area nursing facilities, and one of them, a mother has now anxious about the future. new pressure on schools. uc berkeley now opting for 100% remote learning this fall. csu students making demands over

campus readiness, and a high-profile attorney now suing so schools can reopen for in-person classes. also ahea oad's mayoret trashed. po the vandals who tookra ouncer: building a better bay area for a safe and security future, this is abc7 news. we begin with califo 400,000 coronavirus cases. we now join new york as the only two staltes to reach that numbe. it is another side of california's concerning upward trend, but just how bad is the surge? good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama dietz. let's talk to liz to break down this number. liz? >> reporter: it is a jarring number, and more than that, california is about to overtake

new york for most cases in the country. population rate being key to really understand where we stand compared to other states. throughout this pandemic, california has been a state to watch, first for what to do right, but now as a lesson on how fast things can change. >> unfortunately, our reopening has been treated as a green light to many to resume normal life. >> reporter: let's look at california in context with other states, specifically new york. this is a graph from back in early april, new york far surpassing california in total number of cases. but look at that graph today. california now about to surpass new york as we reach more than 400,000 cases. it's a milestone number and a significant one, but the state says that doesn't give the full picture. >> i don't myself overread the significance of that number. we're the largest state in the nation. >> reporter: california has doubled the population of new york state, so when you look at

cases per capita, you see that despite surging cases in california, new york still has double the rate of cases. the biggest difference right now, the positivity rate. new york's seven-day average is 1.2%, vastly lower than california's 7.2%. but look at california stacked up against other hot spot states. texas has a positivity rate of 15.3%, florida 18.9%, and arizona 23.4%. whether california trends up or down is still to be determined. >> the california story with covid has not yet been fully written. we're really at the beginning. >> reporter: and get this. if california were a country, when we surpass new york this week, we would rank fifth in the world of coronavirus cases after the u.s., india, russia and brazil. pretty interesting stat. live in marin, a a

>> one other note about california surpassing 400,000 cases. of those, nearly 70% are people under the age of 49. uc berkeley students and faculty learned today their fall semester will begin with entirely online courses. cal's decision to start with remote online learning follows dozens of students recently testing positive for covid-19 after returning from parties. students will have the option to continue online learning if and when in-person instruction resumes. classes begin on august 28th. at cal state east bay in hayward today, a group protested a plan to bring employees back. the group delivered a petition to the president's office to stop the repop, what they say is the school's unnecessary and unsafe plan to have employees return to campus. >> the working conditions for our staff reflect on the learning conditions of the students, so this if this is th measures that they are going to

be taking, i don't even want to imagine what measure they are taking for their students. >> the school said it consulted with the unions as it created a safety plan that includes screenings, cleaning and training for all employees. cal state east bay says it's offering just 60% of the classes on campus that it held last year. the battle over schools is also taking place in the legal system. a lawsuit is now filed against governor newsom calling for california schools to reopen this fall. abc7 melanie woodrow continues our coverage, a pillar in our effort to build a better bay area. >> reporter: many california parents are scrambling to create pandemic pods and micro schools so their children can learn remotely this fall with other children and either hire a tutor or a parent fact turns. this for what was a challenging semester for most. >> all the children we saw in the spring semester this year were failed by the state of california in its educational

plans. >> reporter: an attorney has filed a lawsuit against governor newsom, calling for california schools to reopen this fall. >> that is not a decision that the state can or should make. >> reporter: she's advocating for parent and teacher choice. >> reporter: she is a committeewoman for california. she insists politics are not at play here, saying she has spoken to teachers and parents saying distance learning does not work. >> even parents with the most successful childrenanxiety, wit, behavioral issues, a lack of motivation. >> reporter: she says her son has a team when he attends school in person. >> aggression for students occur when their services are cut off. >> reporter: marie chang created a micro pods pandemic safety group. she says she realizes not all families have the same means. >> there are a lot of inequities that come up here that are absolutely terrible.

>> reporter: she said she hoped she would not have to file this lawsuit and points to the success of recent litigation. >> in response to our lawsuits, the governor of california and the state have in some cases worked with us, in other cases unilaterally gone and changed their orders. in the north bay, you can now get a fine in marin county for not following covid-19 safety orders. supervisors approved the ordinance today. fines will range from 25 to $500 for people. violations include not wearing a face mask when interacting with others, indoors or out, when they are not members of their household. businesses face a penalty of 200 to $2,000. law enforcement officers, firefighters and park rangers are among those who can issue a fine. well, now to the dozens of nursing homes across the bay area that failed to meet staffing requirements mandated by law. abc7 i-team reporter stephanie sierra has a report you will only see on 7.

>> i don't know what i would do if i lost her. it's so hard not being able to see her. >> reporter: leaisa worried about her mother. she tested positive for the flu and covid-19 on monday. ducre is a resident at the care center. according to hoeffling, her stay has been rough since she moved in nearly a year ago. ducre said the staff didn't change their gloves, wear masks, properly sanitize and refused to give her medicine on several occasions. >> there are definite staffing issues, and the staff that are there, i'm assuming they're really overworked. >> reporter: the abc7 i-team reached out but was declined an interview, citing hipaa

regulations. but they did say, our facility has been cooperating with state and county officials, ensuring that protocols are in place. yet they are rated below average, receiving 60 deficiencies in the past several years, including a $43,000 fine for inspection issues, getting only two stars for staffing. >> staffing was a problem in california nursing homes long before this suit. >> they expect staffing cuts will only get worse. >> facilities are not even getting cited and that's really giving especially bad facilities license to do whatever they want, even if it means cutting staff at the price of patient safety. >> reporter: according to an abc7 i-team analysis, millbae care center is one of several in the area that failed to meet the

staffing requirement mandated by federal law. to put that in perspective, 50 of those facilities have registered nurses that reported zero hours in the last quarter of 2019. reduced staffing paired with poor oversight. >> soon after the pandemic began, state public health authorities switched from doing the kind of routine annual inspections in which they could spot things like understaffing, like bedsores, like mistreatment of residents in favor of only focusing on infection, the fact that covid might be transmitted. >> leaving families like the hoefflings -- >> we're completely hopeless. the fact we can't go see her and she's all alone. >> if you have a loved one in the bay area, we have a full list of 76 nursing facilities across the bay area that failed to meet staffing requirements all posted over on our website. for the i-team,

sierra, abc7 news. a drug that showed promise overseas is now being tested here. abc7 news talks about the lead researcher. you'll hear from him next. also ahead, families in the coronavirus crisis. how they're now helping those working on the front lines. the home of

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see some loud flashes and extremely loud explosions. maybe a group of 30 to 40 people dressed all in black with masks. >> police officers and crime scene technicians looked for evidence outside mayor schaaf's home once the sun rose. president trump has signed an executive order to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census. census dictates the drawing of congressional district lines and determines the allocation of federal resources to states and local communities, which is very important. it could have a big impact on states like california and new york that have large undocumented populations. california governor newsom calls this move, quote, rooted in racism and xenophobia. the order is expected to be challenged as unconstitutional. thousands of immigrant families have been hit by financial pressures during this pandemic like everyone else, of course. abc7 news

looks at this. >> we seldom know them by name. isabel is a professor back in her country. she works in the food industry. >> we're looking for help anywhere. >> annie is a mother of two. she is a cleaning technician out of work. her husband, a mechanic. >> we had savings and then we used it for the rent, but i don't have more savings. >> reporter: do you have enough money this month to pay for rent? >> no, i don't have. >> reporter: in the bay area, there are over 500,000 immigrant families with similar stories, some with american citizen children. many on the brink of homelessness. >> we paid the taxes, and we don't have the help. >> reporter: these families don't qualify for the cares act, and that's where the san mateo

county immigrant relief fund comes in. >> in the past two weeks, we actually developed a whole new program dedicated to people that live in san mateo county. there we work with a coalition of different nonprofits locally, and we had a a a a a to us. >> reporter: the need is vast. there are over 50,000 immigrant families. they can help 9,000. >> reporter: there is a gift to help these families survivor at least another month. >> because of that, i think civil society philanthropy, nonprofits, we have to step up and do more. new research shows that people are more likely to contract coronavirus from members of their own households rather than contacts outside the home. a study found 2 of 100 infected people had caught the virus from

people from outside contacts while 1 in 3 contracted it from members of their own family. researchers at stanford has started a trial for an oral drug to treat coronavirus outpatients with mild to moderate symptoms. there is hope it could shorten how patients could spread the virus, especially within families. david louie talked to the principal investigator. >> reporter: as traumatic as it is to see beds fill up, only one in five coronavirus cases requires hospitalization. in stanford, they are looking to see if a drug can cure four or five cases. the drug was started in russia. they sought 120 volunteers newly confirmed with covid-19 who are outpatien outpatients. >> those are really important people because they can help us

stop this epidemic. that's the group of people that really needs to be careful and not transmit to others because they're out in the public, they're working, et cetera. >> reporter: the stanford test will observe weather it reduces symptoms but shortens virus spreading. that's spreading the virus to others. abc7 special correspondent dr. patel says there is no outpatient treatment right now. he hears patients complaining of fatigue, not able to hear, or dysfunction. >> they say 90% of cases are harmless, or "you have nothing to worry about." there are a lot of people who could benefit from outpatient treatment. >> one drug or another may not work or it may not work all by itself, so the question is might it be possible to combine drugs? >> reporter: david louie, abc7

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we have drizzle in the forecast because that adds a little more moisture to the fuels and definitely helps out with our fire danger. i want to show you a live look from our emeryville camera. temperatures are being held down by the strong marine influence. 61 in the city, oakland 68 degrees. you're in the mid-70s around san jose and gilroy. here's a live look from our golden gate bridge camera, 82 degrees in livermore. i want to show you the air quality right now. around the state you will notice around lassin lassin lassin las some smoke from fires that are impacting the bay area in the upper layers of the atmosphere. while at the low levels the air quality is good, we are looking at continuation of some of that smoke and haze to impact us through tomorrow. so smoke from the mineral, haagg

and gold fires impacting the atmosphere. one little spot near san francisco near the golden gate bridge, keeping that influence going but also providing a lift to the sierra where they're seeing thunderstorms and drenching rain there. your roof camera, this is what you'll wake up to tomorrow morning. overcast skies, so we'll call it widespread low clouds. we're looking at below average temperatures continuing the next two days with warmer weather in the upcoming weekend. hour by hour, you will notice the marine influence expanding. by 5:00 a.m., it is pretty widespread with some drizzle. going into 7:00 a.m., still looking at that drizzle, and this morning there were only a few spots like fairfield and diego bay. 3:00 in the afternoon, low clouds are still hanging around by the coastline. measurable drizzle by tomorrow

morning. we're talking a few inches.area. 74 san rafael, 78 santa rosa, 79 san jose. drizzle in the morning, temperatures below average. a little warmer for your thursday. breezy and cooler again for friday, but if you like the summer heat, it returns this weekend with 90s inland, 60s along the coastline. we're just going to keep the variety going for the time being. >> sandy, thank you very much. it's the only wolf family in california and now it's just a little bit

as we all fight the coronavirus pandemic, california is mandating face masks to stop the spread. that's why abc7 wants to remind you to wear a mask for you, your loved ones and your community. please, wear because you care. coming up on abc7 news at 6:00, one east bay city says it has the answer to solving the problems of distance learning. so far it's not passing the parental approval test, however.

we'll explain. we're doing so much on the internet these days, but when it comes to getting documents to the edd for unemployment, the state is asking people to fax or mail in their information. 7 on your has that for you tonight on abc7 news at 6:00. california 's only known wolfpack is getting bigger. >> they added eight pups this year and the little ones have already been caught on video roaming the forests in lassinlan and puma counties. >> that means there's at least 14 members now. the little guys can make a lot of noise. brace yourself. they just don't sound like the adults just yet. [ wolf sounds ] >> wow. the pack does have a little mystery surrounding it.

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tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. president trump speaking moments ago. his first coronavirus briefing since april. saying the pandemic, quote, will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better. and what he said about social distancing and masks in this country. also making news, the alarming new report from the cdc tonight, that the number of infections in the u.s. may be ten times higher than official estimates. they studied ten cities and states in the u.s. including new york and florida. tonight, hospitalizations on the rise in 40 states. florida running out of icu beds. one nurse who said, in her hospital, there is just one icu bed left.

teachers filing lawsuits to block schools from reopening. and there's news tonight on the race for a vaccine. pharmaceutical ceos es