wearing at a walmart that has gone viral. i'll show you the changes that we'll follow in time for the weekend. abc7 news at 11:00 starts right now. document a marathon evening of decision making in oakland including plans to slash the police department's budget in half. it comes on the sail day the mayor's home was vandalized. what role enforcement plays in our community is our focus on building a better bay area. live from the newsroom, tonight's city council meeting is still going on right now in. >> that's right, ama and dan. it started at 1:30 this afternoon and it's still going on right now. now some of the big headlines, move the handling of special events to the administrator's

office. and creating a task force that they said would reimagine public safety. councilmember taylor said there would be a 15-member task force made of nominees that come from each district of oakland. they're also open to having youth members be a part of the team. next week they will vote on this task force. before these items were decided, public comments stretched on for nearly three hours. defund the opd by an additional 1.4 million this year and form a task force which must be led by the most impacted community members? i was really appalled. >> defund opd was the main message from speakers. those exact words were graffitied on mayor schaaf's house overnight. police are calling it an act of

vandalism. this statement, this attack designed to intimidate the mayor and strike fear into her family will not stop her from advocating for the policies she believes are in the best long-term interests of her beloved home town. we will keep you updated on the other items that were discussed at the meeting from tonight. abc7 news. >> thank you. a grim milestone for california. there are now 400,000 cases of coronavirus. this does include people who have recovered but we are on pace to pass new york for the most infections in the united states. >> i don't overread into that number. we're the largest state in the nation. >> the state also hit another sad milestone. for the first time, more than 7,000 people are hospitalized with covid-19 and more than 2,000 are so sick, they're in intensive care units. that is also a new record.

another number we're keeping an eye on is the test that's on activity rate. right now the seven day and 14 day are at 7.5%. >> it has not fully been written. we're really at the beginning. >> so as the pandemic is worsening statewide, a heated confrontation over face masks is caught on camera in the east bay. >> it happened at a martinez walmart over the weekend. remember, wearing a mask is required in california and tonight one health expert weighs in after watching the video. >> reporter: when brian and his wife entered this walmart, they were thrilled to see staff checking for masks and making sure carts were disinfected. they noticed no masks on the family up ahead. so campbell miller spoke up. >> she said, i'm not sick. i said, you're you don't always show symptoms when you're sick

and it is about being court just. >> reporter: his request for mask wearing met with hostility. the back and forth caught on camera. >> if it really matters, we would all be wearing the same mask. you can put me on facebook. i don't care. >> the doctor compared the different times of masks and their specific functions to different times of helmets. ultimately all meant to protect. another shopper can be heard telling campbell miller -- >> stay home if you're so scared. >> it is the other way around. if you don't want to wear a mask, should you stay home. you're at risk of getting people all around you sick. maybe you should not be going to that business. >> at one point the woman involves another family actually wearing masks. >> it even says it on the cdc webb. >> the cdc actually says children under the age of 2 shouldn't be wearing a mask. in the video, those kids are clearly above the age of 2 and they should be wearing a mask.

that's another point to talk about when talking about reopening schools. bottom line, wear a mask. the video was only two minutes long and theo speak up when it his health and safety at stake. >> i needed to do something about it so people know it is not okay and walmart needs to step up and enforce the policies. >> we've reached out to walmart and we'll update you when we hear back. abc7 news. in the north bay, not wearing a mask could cost you. the marin county supervisors allowed officers to ticket people who aren't complying with covid-19 safety orders. violations include not wearing a face mask indoors and out. >> we're seeing more and more transmission of this across the region. we need to take it seriously. we're losing control of transmission in our communities.

>> $10,000 for businesses. the county says enforcement efforts will focus on businesses. law enforcement officers, firefighters and park rangers are among those who can issue the fine and you can check out the state watch list. see if your county has been added to the watch list. and we'll tell you not only how long each region has been on the list but why the state is keeping the list. >> and people who test positive. instead of a 14-day quarantine window you've heard so much about, you're now supposed to stay away from others for ten days after the onset of symptoms and 24 hours after your fever has broken. for the first time in july, the u.s. recorded more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths in one day. this comes after the president resumed his briefings warning

the crisis will get worse before it gets better. >> reporter: with hospitalizations on the rise in 40 states, the southern u.s. now looking like the northeast did three weeks ago. the president acknowledging the severity of the pandemic in his first coronavirus briefing since april. >> it will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better. >> hospitals in florida are being pushed to their limits. in miami, just one icu bed left. >> we thought we were getting toward the end, right? we were moving back toward normal, or a new normal. and every day it's coming into more patients and they're very sick. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., this haunting display. the national nurses union placing 164 pairs of shoes on the lawn of the capitol to mourn colleagues lost in the pandemic. and in texas, officials

revealing 85 infants have tested positive since march. 60 are from this month alone. >> we have to keep in mind that newborns and infants have underdeveloped immune systems. that may be one of the reasons why covid can hit particularly hard in this group. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci on cnn once again pushing government guidelines. >> like wearing masks, close the bars, stay physically distant, wash your hands. the really fundamental things. it's not rocket science. >> reporter: after long resisting wearing a mask, the president calling for face coverings. >> get a mask. whether you like the mask or not, they have an impact. they'll have an effect and we need everything we can get. >> reporter: all this as the debate over reopening classrooms intensifies. >> the clock is ticking. >> reporter: vice president pence saying if his children were younger, he wouldn't hesitate to send them back to school. >> reporter: with the latest

polls showing joe biden with a 15-point lead over president trump, biden continues hitting the president hard. reacting to his briefing, saying he has waved the white flag of defeat. death threats and racist comments. the shocking zoom bombing. coming up, i spoke to the ucsf doctor who wrote the paper about why physicians are so stressed and what we can all do to help. also here, room to spread out. san jose prepares to close its first street for outdoor dining. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. it will be a drizzly morning ahead. i'll let you know how long this pattern will last. first a look on what's coming up with jimmy kimmel live. >> thank you, dan and alma.

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new at 11:00, oakland school board candidates were attacked on zoom. >> we have this framework -- >> [ bleep ]. >> yeah. the weekend zoom bombing appeared to be coordinated with the attackers sharing the candidates' addresses and making violent threats against them. abc7 spoke with dia penning. she was running for district one with you decided after what happened to suspend her campaign for the time being. >> i wasn't scared. i was furious. the reason i was running for the school board is because i believe in education of the whole child and equity of resources. but i can't do that external work if my family is not safe and well taken care of. so for me, my main priority, my first priority is my family. >> others participating in the forum characterize the attack as not only racist but

political. it is being investigated as a hate crime. ? in the east bay, 59-year-old jeanine was a registered nurse who treated patients at summit medical central in oakland. co-workers, friends and family held a memorial there in her honor and memory. she is remembered as an amazing nurse and a loving wife and mother of two daughters. >> we're here to honor her, to support her family, and to again say an injury to her means an injury to all of us. we assistant together in solidarity. >> union leaders are calling on hospital maname to make changes to better protect staff including providing more personal protective equipment. the pandemic is amplifying anxiety and depression, especially among health care workers. kate larson explains why a new study of stress levels on the

pandemic's front line are at times severe. >> the e.r. doctor spoke to us right after landing in brownsville, texas where he's helping in the surge. >> a good friend of mine is in the icu in the local hospital here. >> with covid? >> yes. >> stress is something he's become very familiar. with he's the lead author on the study on physician stress levels during the pandemic. more than 400 doctors were surveyed in california, louisiana and new jersey, and they all had something in common. >> we noticed a spike in sort of overall anxiety levels. >> the study shows emotional exhaustion and burnout among doctors increased once the pandemic started. that there are differences between how men and women have been affected. people to e.r. doctors reported slightly higher stress levels at work and at home. >> women are more likely to have a care giving role. they're also more likely to

provide more hours of care than their male counter parts. it is very, very stressful. >> she's the chief of emergency medicine at ucsm. she took part in the study in march and i am a when much less was known about transmission. most physicians surveyed reported changes in braifr toward family and friends, especially decreased affection. >> there were a couple times when i had minor symptoms, i got tested and i was negative. you have to be so much more mindful. especially as a physician where you could be bringing it home. you can't just hug your kid. >> reporter: they say increased ppe supplies have already helped stress levels. they say anxiety could be further mitigated if rapid testing was more widely available and if people took mask wearing more seriously. >> the battle over whether california schools should open

could be headed to court. an attorney has sued the governor, demanding schools reopen in the fall. dillon is a committee woman for the republican national committee. she says this is not about politics. after speaking with parents and teachers, she said it has to do with the ineffectiveness of distance learning. >> even parents with the most successful children reported anxiety, withdrawal, behavioral issues, a lack of motivation. >> the governor has said schools must be remain closed if a county has been on the watch list for 14ontive days or longer. there hasn't been a response to the lawsuit yet. uc berkeley students and faculty learned today their fall semester will begin with entirely online courses. it follows dozens of students recently testing positive for covid-19 after attending fraternity parties. that's according to our media

partner. the students will have the option to continue online learning if and when in-person instruction resumes. classes begin august 28th. in the south bay, starting tomorrow, you can grab a bite in the middle of the street in san jose. the city is blocking it off at sandal pedro square between santa clara to allow restaurants to expand to outdoor dining. it will be the first street closure in response. tomorrow morning, large trees will be put in place as safety barricades to block off the street. even restaurants with patios say stn ur friday, e have over an h so adding this square footage will be that much better for this whole community. >> this is a life line for a number of businesses, for their employees. >> everyone will be required to

follow protocols. in the south bay, officials are using the power of music to convey the importance of hijackine and social distancing to keep people safe. ♪ keep that cover on your face >> the next time you travel through, you might catch the melody that might give you pause. marketing officials at silicon valley's airport commissioned a series of songs from the songwriter aimed at encouraging passengers to travel safely during the pandemic. the message meant to help spread the stop of the coronavirus not different than what we've been hearing in other public spaces but delivered in a rather unique way. >> we thought a musical approach would be fun and light.

it catches people's attention. they stop and listen and consider the messages that we're presenting. >> so far the feedback from travelers has been good. >> i do enjoy it. it's catchy. and it does make me want to go wash my hands, i guess. >> more airports should be doing this. and to bring in the light-heartedness on top of that is a big step, too. >> had it multiple ways, give the message of, whether through this little song, through signage or what have you. tries to cover multiple angles. >> like airports, sjc has seen it drop between 5 and 15% of normal in reason months because of covid-19. travelers say they appreciate the airport working to earn their trust. >> people are forgetting and not social distancing and stuff. so i think it is a great reminder in a positive way.

>> all right. that's pretty catchy. >> it is. >> i wonder if we provided the forecast to music, if it would help us remember what it will be like. >> i think that's a great idea. sandhya? are you on it? >> take it away. >> sure, why not? i get the sense that dan is implying if we didn't have the forecast to music, that would be unforgettable. >> no, no. just fun. >> i'm not going to sing. i'll tell what you the forecast would be like. the marine layer, deepening tonight and really, it's about 2,000 feet deep. it is rushing in this evening as you see. tomorrow morning you'll be

waking up to. this it made its push across the bay, parts of the east bay. there's a reason for this. an area of low pressure just off the coast that's pushing that marine layer along and it will squeeze out some drizzle that will measure just lying it did this morning for some parts of the bay area. 50s, 60s, you're seeing overcast skies. you know when san jose is starting to get socked in. it will be a great night. so widespread low clouds. we're looking at air quality visory as smoke from several flowers across the state will impact as the warmer weather this upcoming weekend. i should say it will not be down near the surface. you're going to see visibility dropping. tomorrow you'll be seeing it one, two miles from many parts of the coast. 8:00 a.m., it is still anay. by 11:00 a.m., things begin to

improve. as far as the drizzle, .01 of an inch, napa could pick up .01 of an inch. in the morning the temperatures will be in the 50s, 60s, sweater weather to start out the day. so a good idea to pack that extra layer before you head out the door. it will be mild inland bundle where you should be this time of year. 83 in livermore. 71 in oakland, 76 in napa, alto, 79 degrees in san jose. as we check out the accuweather seven-day forecast, you will notice the absence of hot weather. upper 50s to low 60s coast side. friday it will be breezy and cooler. and then we'll notice the turn-around. it will be a warmer pattern bringing you back up to average. the heat is back along the

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the dugout tonight. >> we would have liked to have better offense. it didn't happen. it is not concerning. we just did not do a whole lot. >> the league unveiling the court will see in orlando featuring black lives matter on the floor. the nba has tested 346 players in the bubble. zero positives. the clippers coach doc rivers joking, maybe we should send our plan to the white house. time for call my play. your video, my narration. a young man inspired by steph curry. >> jayden doss watched steph curry when he was just 10 years old. now the same quick release. splash! now 14 with a pump fake from hayward. he is 5'5" but he plays a lot bigger. coast to coast, he finishes strong.

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[upbeat music] ♪ -welcome to "tamron hall" from my home. so our first guest today stars in one of the hottest new series. i'm telling you, go on social media. everyone is binging watching it, with an opinion about it. it's called "hollywood" on netflix. it's set in 1947. it reimagines, if you will, what hollywood would have been like if everyone were equal. it's a classic ryan murphy production: provocative, racy, sexy. i call it wineglass-worthy. take a look. -this town is all about dreams, and some of my customers don't just come here for gas. -what's the password again? -dreamland. -dreamland. -i want to go to dreamland. -you get in the car with them, have a drink maybe,

and sometimes? sometimes you have to service. -dylan mcdermott joins us from his home in la. let me just dive into this. this character, dylan, was based on the late scotty bowers, who was at the time called a male madame to the stars. had you ever heard of him? did you know anything about him? and i'm blown away by this character, i have to tell you. -oh, let me tell you, no, i knew nothing about him. ryan said that he was writing this -- by the way, that's the greatest day of your life when ryan calls you up and says, "i'm writing you a part." -exactly. -little did i know that it was this guy, which made it even better, so i had so much fun with this guy. yeah, he's loosely based on scotty bowers, and i kind of mixed in clark gable in there as well, kind of sprinkled in the mustache and the whole elegance of clark, but, yeah, he's a pimp. he's a pimp, straight-up. -well, the straight-up pimp!