one san francisco attorney and now some parents believe the governor is going about this all wrong. good morning, everybody. >> good morning on this wednesday. >> i'm excited because it is wednesday, and you all are beautiful and you are here on the screen. good to see you. >> we've got that. >> and we have mike and this forecast. >> yeah, and we'll get to joe bee that after that and talk about the commute. nice to see you guys too. it has been 125 days. let's take a look at what is going on, visibility you can see the mister in th nth bay along the coast. and there are r ofg the windshield wipers this morning. here is a look at your day planner for today.

mid-50s to low 60s. so at least that is constant temperature more sunshine this afternoon than yesterday afternoon, the mid and high level clouds will be around. 60 at the coast where the low clouds will be stubborn. 76 to 82 at 4:00 and then near 70 at 7:00. the battle over whether california schools should open for in-person learning could be headed to court. education is just once of the things we're focusing on as we try to build a better bay area. the government decided schools must remain closed if the county has been on the state's watch list for two weeks or more. amy hollyfield is live with this new lawsuit. >> reporter: it is a group of parents that have filed suit, they call themselves the center for american liberty. they think kids should be filling these hallways, they should not be home learning on the computer doing distance learning. they will be taking this issue

to court. governor newsom has said that it is not safe to have kids and teachers return to the classroom in counties on the state's watch list, but the lawsuit claims that kids are suffering too much at home and says that the school shutdown will disproportionately hurt students of color, students with disabilities and children in low income families. >> all of these childrn we saw in the spring semester of this year were failed by the state of california in its educational plans. los angeles county alone tens of thousands of students simply were unable to log in or did not show up. there was a significant dropoff in attendance. >> reporter: the governor has said science is driving his decisions and he has said that schools can reopen after a county meets certain criteria. but now this group wants to take this issue to court. they want to do what they can to get kids back into schools.

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. some pleasanton parents are not happy with the option the district is giving gnome middth middle and high school students. some parents are furious enough that they held this protest. students have two options. a hybrid model with at home and in-person instruction once that is allowed or a flex academy, a brand new system the district built to carry out full-time distance learning. that would mean different teachers and a different came ricking could y rick could you lum. >> we're asking the district to provide a full distance learning option until december 2020. >> we hope and know that flex academy will be just another layer of high quality education that is available for our parents. >> upset parents say they want something similar to what

element taker scho elementary students can getting but the district says it is too difficult to carry how the hybrid level for older students. a new antibody study finds coronavirus infections here in the bay area may have been ten times higher back in april. according to the cdc, scientists estimated 65,000 people contracted the virus by the end of april, but only 7,000 cases were reported at that time. out of 16,000 antibody tests, the bay area had the lowest infection rate among ten u.s. cities during that time. experts say this shows the success of the early shelter-in-place orders. the cdc says it plans to do a followup study looking at more recent months. ery ctinue to show a l steady surge. hospitalizations are up in 40 states for the first time since may and there were more than 1,000 deaths reported in one

day. the director of the cdc spoke on "good morning america" about a national mask mandates. >> i'm not sure that mandating makes. i thinks issue is how to motivate all americans to do that. what we're trying to do is let people understand the most important public health measure that they could take, they could be part of making this better by wearing a face covering and that's what i'll continue to do. i think we have clear data now that face masks work. >> and dr. redfield says it is also pormts fimportant for scho reopen this fall and he is comfortable with having his own grandkids go back to school. california has crossed several grim milestones, more than 400,000 title dyitotal diagnose cases and this includes people who are have recovered. more than 7,000 people have been

hospitalized. and roughly 2,000 people are so sick they are in the icu. in the east bay co-workers gathered to remember a nurse who they say died from covid-19. the 59-year-old was a registered nurse who treated covid patients. co-workers, friends and family held a memorial in her honor. she is remembered as an amazing nurse and 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 because we stand together in solidarity. >> union leaders are calling on hospital management to make changes to better protect staff, including providing more personal protective equipment. a drug trial is under way at stanford for a drug that could treat coronavirus patients with

mild to moderate symptoms who are at home. the drug is called favipiravir. it is approved to treat the flu in japan and coronavirus in china, india and russia. the stanford study involves 120 adult volunteers with newly confirmed covid-19 who are outpatients. >> they can help us stop this epidemic. that is the group of people that really needs to be careful and not transmit to others because they are out in the public, they are working. >> there is hope the drug could not only reduce symptoms, but also shorten how long infected patients can spread the virus. strange scenes out of houston overnight, the consulate general of china there seen burning documents inside the building. and plus a sudden zoom bombing, the shocking attack that now has the fbi getting

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there was a rare earthquake in alaska early this morning. it was a borderline great earthquake and we only get one of those per year. it was 7.8 magnitude. that is nearly 33 billion pounds of explosives. and we've also had several aftershocks. for fans of deadliest catch, it is about 335 miles from dutch harbor. back here at home, 62 in santa clara, red wood city at about 60. so we're starting off the same at least temperature-wise, be we have mist and drizzle thorn.

a this morning. this afternoon we'll have more sunshine than yesterday. but still very mild in most neighborhoods. small craft advisory north of the bay bridge through the delta again this afternoon. let's talk more about the commute with jobina. good morning. we have good news now in the north bay. santa rosa has cleared, so i'll bring in the graphics here. for about two hours the connector ramp from southbound 101 to state route 12 was shut down because of a pretty serious crash there. that has cleared. moving over to some drive times, walnut creek to dublin, 13 minutes. santa rosa to san francisco, 47. and highway 1 to los gatos, 20 minutes. and now a live camera to show the bay bridge, the metering

lights are not on, but you can see it is very full across the bridge. so expecting that those should turn on any moment now. something suspicious is happening at the consulate general of china in houston. one possible explanation on the new reports overnight. plus a pandemic weighing heavy on the frontline workers, the things that we can do to help. >> and as we head to break,

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developing news out of houston, the u.s. has given china 72 hours to close its consulate there ascensions rite rise. the chinese foreign ministry

called it a violation of international law. houston's fire department is staging outside the consulate after reports of a fire in the courtyard. it is believed that the staff are destroying sensitive documents which is standard procedure. china is now threatening to close u.s. consulates in china. the u.s. state department says the close sure was ordered to protect american's property and intellectual information. planned parenthood says that it will remove the name of its founder from its manhattan clinic. the decision is generating a lot of buzz online. after founding the organization that eventually became planned parenthood in 1916, sanger aligned herself with the eugenics movement which advocated for sterilization. and that movement is generally

associated with discriminatory undertones. p sfloo a fbi and oakland place are investigating a zoom bombing as a hate crime. school board member candidates were attacked with racial slurs. >> we have this framework that says that -- >> chinese [ bleep ] cops [ bleep ]. >> you can see how shocked she is. and who wouldn't be? the weekend zoom bombing appeared to be coordinated with the attackers also sharing the candidates' addresses and making violent threats against them. after this, she decided to suspend her campaign for now. >> i wasn't squared, i was furious. the reason i was running for the school board is because i believe in education of the whole child and also equity of resources. and i can't do that external work if my family is not safe

and well taken care of. so on for me, my main priority tho participating in is m the forum characterized the attack as racist, sexist and political. the pandemic is amplifying anxiety and depression especially among our health dcae workers. this is according to a new study that shows emotional exhaustion and burnout among doctors increased once the pandemic started. and that there are differences between how men and women have been affected. female e.r. doctors reported slightly higher stress levels at work and home. >> women are more likely to have a care giving role, they are also more likely to provide more hours of care than their male counter parts. it is very stressful. >> increased ppe supplies have reduced physician stress levels. the study's authors found

anxiety could be further mitigated if rapid testing was more widely available and if everybody took mask wearing more seriously. we all new california was green, but now proof to back it up. this new study shows california hoist holds emit 33% less carbon than any other state. and san francisco leads the nation when it comes to the environment. researchers found household eare missions were nearly three times lower than the national average. seven of the eight states with the lowest carbon emissions are in the west. so that is good news that we can take today. >> yeah, i'm proud of that. >> me too. >> i can't wait to see the factors, does it have to do with our free air conditioning, the fact we don't use as much electricity as other states, stuff like that. all right. let's talk about what is going

on, let me show you this gorgeous sunrise from mt. tam. very peaceful. it is 53 degrees. we have a little bit of mist falling out of the thicker marine layer this morning, but a brighter afternoon is on the way. clouds will return tonight, drizzle less likely. here is a look at the fog forecast. look how quickly it transitions to 12, which is pretty much unlimited except for along the coast as we head towards noon. and in the afternoon and evening hours, you can see the clouds starting to roll back and visibility dropping in san francisco and oakland. so mid-70s to near 80 down in the south bay today. 70 to 75 on the ul olons along the coast, 58 to about 60 your spread there.

mid upper to 60s for downtown, south san francisco. 74 to 79 through most of the north bay valleys. the 60s will hold on in richmond and berkeley where the breeze is coming off the bay there. it will keep you cooler than anybody else along the east bay shore. 71 to 76 the spread for other neighborhoods. and 80 to 85 in the east bay valleys. tonight, mid-50s to low 60s once again with mainly cloudy conditions. tomorrow about 2 to 4 degrees warmer than today. and then a breeze kicks in and crops us six degrees friday, and then back to average starting saturday with just a inland. and let's bring in ginger zee now with a look at what is ahead on "good morning america." hi, ginger. >> good morning, great to be with you both. coming up on gma, we'll start with president trump changing his tone on coronavirus, this happening with more than 140,000 americans dead, he is warn being

that it will get worse before it gets better. and two studies showing that far more americans might have pa s than we originally thought. and also an important story that you might not know much about, colorism. it is a bias based on skin tone across communities of color. it can have a huge impact, so we'll shine a light on it this morning and share ways to combat it starting with kids. plus we're celebrating national grilling month, two of our favorite chefs with us, it is time to cookoutcookoff. and i'm also watching a couple tropical waves. so that is why i have my tropical waves going. >> give us all the waves. >> thank you. >> and the green ensemble, loving that too. it is all good. >> i have to dress like the

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let's take a look at tropical storm douglas that will crank up and become a category one hurricane on its trip down to the big island, there will be dangerous waves and winds and possibly flooding rain. something we'll keep an eye on. california's only known wolfpack is getting bigger. the last pack added eight pups this year, they have been caught on video. this is the fourth year they have added pups which means they now have at least 14. the little ones make a lot of noise which you are about to hear. [ howling ]

>> the pack does have a little mystery surrounding it, it appears that they have a new dad. the original father hasn't been seen since june of last year. >> someat a that. >> let's hope not. those kids deserve better. new at 6:00, we have seen word of it happening here in oakland and now the idea is popping up in l.a. refrigerators are being installed around the city full of free food to everybody who lives it. eight have been set up so far, they are fully stocked, never locked. the group l.a. community fridge says most people are either homeless or undocumented workers who have lost wages because of the pandemic. in oakland, you can check out the instagram account at town fridge to see the work that is being done here in the bay area. that is wonderful. i'm still sad about the wolfpack. >> they could be fine. maybe he's coming back. >> when? >> maybe he's just on a trip.

>> where? >> i don't -- should i just make things up? >> okay. he's coming back. next -- >> it was a deadlocked vote in the oakland city council last night on whether or not to further defund opd. mayor schaaf casting the tie breaking o breaking. i'll have what was decided. and one of the top face in the bay area fight against coronavirus says what we're currently doing is pushing our reopening back by months. what they think could help reduce the number of new cases. plus -- >> put me on facebook, i don't care. >> new reaction to this viral mask freakout at an east bay walmart. hear the one health

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good morning, everybody. it is wednesday, july 22. hello, reggie, hello, mike. >> mike, what do we have in store today? >> we have free air conditioning once again. so we'll take a look at the winds on live doppler 7. and at 6:31 on a wednesday, we have a 32-mile-per-hour wind at fairfield, 13 at sfo. and you can see everything is blowing in towards the land. and the cloud deck is rather juicy this morning. we've had measurable drizzle, but it has been mainly above 500 feet. check out the temperatures even with a brighter afternoon, we're still well below average with just a few 80s in the east bay inland neighborhoods around morgan hill, 90s in yucaipa, rest of us in the 60s and 70s. marathon meeting last night in oakland ended with the city

council narrowly defeating a proposal for even more cuts to the oakland police department. the cuts are being considered as the nation grapples with policing after the death of george floyd. julian glover is tracking these developments. >> reporter: good morning. oakland city council in that deadlocked vote last night roting against make any additional cuts to the oakland police department budget. four members were in favor of real low indicating an additional $11 million $14 14 million cuts made a month ago. mayor schaaf voted no on the measure. in an email earlier in the day, she cited lagging 911 response

times and this is after degrof on her house overnight. the council is proposing creating a 15 person task force to reimagine public safety. that would be made up of residents from each district in oakland. the decisions made last night were far from easy. again, this was a marathon meeting, it lasted some ten hours. three hours of that was actually alloca allocated to hearing public comment. the council will be voting on the creation of that task force next week on the 28th. julian glover, abc 7 news. happening today, we do expect to get a coronavirus update from the governor and mayor breed. governor newsom's at noon and then mayor breed is expected to talk about san francisco's response at 1 k 15. both will stream live on our abc 7 news app and abc7news.com.

the bay area including santa cruz county saw its numbers of cases rise to more than 42,000. california hit a milestone yesterday topping 400,000 covid-19 cases. that means that we are on pace to pass new york for the most cases in the country. nationwide, johns hopkins university says the u.s. now has 3.85 million cases. adding another 50,000 confirmed cases just yesterday. and that means unless something changes dramatically, we are going to hit 4 million on friday. santa clara county has now topped 8,000 confirmed coronavirus cases after more 250 new cases were reported in just one day. and now the county's health officer is calling for change in response. gentlemen bee in a oig has mo jobina fortson has more on this. >> and dr. cody says the path forward will require everyone to

work together. since the restrictions began easing in mid may, santa clara county has seen a significant increase in the number of confirmed cases. dr. cody says that could continue unless there is a more regional or statewide response to the pandemic. >> unfortunately, i think that we are doing just about everything that we can be doing in santa clara county and our challenge going forward will be to ensure that we go forward with a regional and statewide approach. as we saw, we really did crush the numbers in may, but we can't do this alone. so we will keep doing our part and keep working to have others work alongside us. >> dr. cody says 86% of the latest cases came from so-called community transmission where there isn't a clear source. there iss is a higher portion o cases in east and southern parts

of the county where 44% are among latinx residens. >> it will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better. >> president trump changing course on coronavirus. in his first pandemic briefing since april yesterday, the president sent a clearer message to americans about wearing a mask. he called it patriotic. >> we're asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance, wear a mask. whether you like the mask or not, they have an impact, they will have an effect, and we need everything we can get. >> president trump down played the impact of the pandemic on americans by emphasizing that it is a global problem. he repeated his belief that the virus will eventually disappear. the cdc has updated its guidance on self-isolation for those who test p 14 day

quarantine window was what you needed. but now they are reducing it to ten days after the onset of symptoms and 24 hours after your fever has broken. new research shows that people are more likely to contract coronavirus from members of their own households. only two out of 100 infected people had caught the virus from nonhousehold contacts. one in ten had contracted it from their own family. a heated confrontation over face masks caught on camera in the east bay at a martinez walmart. >> put me on facebook, i don't care. all my friends and all my family know how i feel. >> ryan campbell miller spoke up when he saw you a family with no masks on right in front of him. and the entire scene ended up being a shouting match. customers were recording everything. campbell miller says that he was just trying to talk to the

woman. >> she was like i'm not sick and i said, well, you know, you are not always showing simple tomorrows when you are sick. and it is about being courteous. >> we reached out to walmart for comment about the situation. campbell miller says that he won't back down when he sees people not wearing masks in stores. the alaska peninsula late last night. sirens were blaring and a helicopter flu ovew over the re after a tsunami warning was issued. the warning has since been canceled. there is no tsunami threat to

the california coast. it was located more than 500 miles southwest of anchorage. there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries and we'll continue to monitor this for you. mike, i know you were talking about how rare an earthquake like that could be. >> yeah, 7.8 is very rare. 7.0 magnitude, there is about 18 a year. and 8, there is like one per year. so it was a borderline great earthquake. and i can show you the graphic, 33 billion tons of explosive power from that particular storm. and the aftershocks were nothing to sneeze at either. 6.1, 5.7 and 5.8. we're up to 11. and if you are a fan of deadliest catch, it is about 335 miles from dutch harbor, but we

haven't heard of any damage there. so we have temperatures in the 52 to 56 degree range around san francisco with a little mist and drizzle in the air. and temperatures in the mid 50s to low 60s again this morning. let's talk about what is going to happen with your day by looking at the golden gate bridge, seabreeze at about 16 miles per hour. and the juiciness of it bringing us measurable drizzle before 500 feet and mist for the lower elevations. so you may need the windshield wipers. a little blitz it of a breeze a north of the bay bridge through the delta. how about the commute? >> good morning, everyone. i'll bring in first the bay bridge toll plaza because the metering lights came on there is

a short time ago. so you can see how packed it is there. and also pretty slow as you make your way across the bridge this morning. all the way until you get past treasure island, and then it picks up into san francisco. bringing in the grabbings here, because we have a serious situation in napa that i'm following, it is not on a major freeway which is why i won't spend too much time on it, but we do have a deadly crash on napa road in the eastbound direction at burndale. it looks like a large truck went off of the roadway, about 10 feet down. so crews are out there workinging on cleanuworking cleanup. and you sea that slow spyou out of tracy and there is a high wind advisory th new data on the possible dangers of dining outdoors, the shocking number that will have

you rethinking the restaurant. and we're taking a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we're up about 40 minut

we'll have more sunshine this afternoon than yesterday, but temperatures will be below average. 60 at the coast most of the afternoon, near 70 to 75 for the bay and inland neighborhoods at noon. 76 to 82 at 4:00. and near 70 at 7:00. high fire dangeringer continues in sierra due to the thunderstorms. the seabreeze will make it all the way to sacramento, 88 there. a little bit up into chico, 92. palm springs, 108.

breaking news at the live desk. we're looking at a big step forward as far as the covid-19 vaccine in the united states. the u.s. has signed a contract with pfizer to develop the first 100 million doses of a vaccine, it is set to be delivered in decemb december. the u.s. could buy another 500 million doses under the contract, this is part of president trump e's operatio"op warp speed" program. the goal is to deliver 300 million doses of a safe and effective vaccine by january. the question of how to safely return to school and when is paramount to parents, students and teachers. and that is why education is one of the things that we're committed to in building a better bay area. last week governor newsom decided schools must remain closed if a county has been on the state's watch list for two weeks or more. but now he is facing a lawsuit, the battle could be headed to court. amy hollyfield is live with what

one san francisco attorney is arguing. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, the lawsuit says the governor is putting politics above children and that children belong in school classrooms and they want to take the issue to court. the lawsuit claims the shutdown would hurt children in low income families, students of color and students with disabilities. but says that all children will suffer from distance learning. >> everyone parents with the most motivated and academically successful children reported depression, anxiety, withdrawal, behavioral issues, a lack of motitiorr: governor has said science is driving his decisions during this pandemic. the lawsuit was filed by a group of nine parents and their children, the group is called the center for american liberty. the state has said that schools can reopen for some in-person

learning as soon as the count t ities meet certain criteria. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. happening today, the board of trustees is expected to vote on a plan to make ethnic studies a graduation requirement. if approved, it would be the first change to the university's general education curriculum in more than 40 years. board members agreed on the need for more ethnic studies. and this comes as state lawmakers are set to pass a bill with its own defined rules for ethnic studies that would overrule school leaders. also happening today, restaurants can goexpand outdoo dining in san jose on saint pea and large trees will be put in

place as safety barricades. and even restaurants with patios say the space is needed. >> we have over an hour wait list on thursday, friday and saturday nights. so adding this square footage will be that much better for this whole community. >> really this is a lifeline for a number of businesses and their employees. >> everyone will be required to follow covid-19 safety protocols. it will run at least through september and more streets are expected to be added. and now let me rain on that parade. of course so many of us looking to do anything that we can right now that is allowed including outdoor dining. but several infect issious dise experts say they are not so sure that we should. right now every state allows people to dine outside. when a panel of seven were asked if they would dine out in a hot spot area, all said no.

but what about eating out in areas with low transmission rates? >> we're still interacting with the waitress or our waiter, and then you are also still near by whoever you are dining with. >> i think we have to consider individual risk. if you are at high risk for severe disease, then you really cannot afford to acquire this infection. >> you will hear more from these experts to explain what to look out for if you are going to dine out. that is on gma at 7:00. and now your morning money report, amazon is expanding the use of their six wheel delivery robots that they call scout. scout will now operate on a trial basis in atlanta and franklin, tennessee. the robot will operate during daylight hours and weekdays only, also even though you can't see it, there is a chaperone, a human chaperone, near by the

whole time. amazon is using it in washington state and in irvine as well. new this morning, spotify is announcing the global launch of a video podcast. it allows free and paid subscribers to watch a select group of podcasts. spotify says users can switch seamlessly between the video and audio versions. only a handful of video podcasts are being offered to start. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange, we're just slightly up about 45 points. and happening today, the nba is kicking off the first scrimmages inside the bubble in orlando florida. the restart of the season set to start in just eight days. and we're learning more about what it is like to be inside the bubble. jobina has more on this. >> yes, i know a lot of people are excited about this and this morning we're learning more

details about what the games will look like. so here is this, yesterday the nba unveiled the court that we'll see in orlando featuring "black lives matter" painted on the floor. the nba has tested 346 players in the bubble for covid-19 with zero positive cases coming back. this morning on gma, michael strahan speaks to chris paul and carmelo anthony about life inside the bubble. >> we just know corn hole and fishing. >> even catching the same fish too. throwing it right back. >> that's funny. >> you of think about sneaking out? >> all jokes aside, where can you go? like how can you even sneak out? i'm being dead serious. it is like fort knox down here. >> you can watch the rest of the sbinterview at 7:00 on gma and they will talk about how they are coming together to create the social change fund with

goals that include ending police brutality and justice reform and advocating for human rights for all black lives. back to you. >> that is exciting to see how they are infusing things that they are passionate about into playing the game. >> i do enjoy seeing the pictures of them going fishing for some reason. >> i know. >> the fact that they are all getting the same fish, that is kind of hilarious. >> probably the one of the only things they can do. >> and they can also go to the arcade at the disney resort where they're staying. >> don't they have special manicurists they are not hurting. and let's talk about a little mist out there this

morning, we've had measurable drizzle mainly above 500 feet. cooler than average not only today, but tomorrow and friday. and then seasonal highs starting saturday as our free air conditioning won't be quite as efficient. check out the area of low pressure spinning right on top of us. as that slowly migrates, it will keep us in the cooler than average weather. 75 to 80 in the south bay, 70 # to 75 on the peninsula. 60 at half moon bay. 65 in downtown san francisco, we'll have 60 in the north bay coast. along the east bay shore, the breezes will keep richmond in the 60s. 80 to 85 in the east bay valleys. no 90s, no 100s. mid-50s to low 60s pretty of the same temperature tomorrow morning. just likelihood of drizzle much less likely. temperatures will try to warm about 2 to 4 degrees thursday, but then they drop nearly 6

degrees friday. and then back to average, 60s at the coast, 70s, 80s and 90s for our bay and inland neighborhoods saturday through tuesday with just barely some 90s, a lot of 70s and 80s out there. hope you enjoy it. one more thing you can do, the japanese tea garden will officially reopen for the first time since it closed for the pandemic. it will be limited to 100 guests at a time and one way pathways will be set up. restrooms remain closed, masks are required. visitors are encouraged to buy tickets online ahead of time. delay's grey's anatomy will the pandemic. they say there is no way they can be this long running medical show and not do the medical story of our lifetimes. every year they have doctors tell writers their stories and this year has felt more like therapy. they also say the show has a responsibility to tell stories from frontline workers.

season 17 is expected to debut this fall. production has not started yet. i am sad, i have been watching all 17 seasons. i need t t haeno my friends. >> i didn't know that about you. that is dedication. >> i'm not going to ask. hi, friend. >> loyalty. i used to watch it. i dropped out. >> you did, when? >> i'm not sure. did a helicopter land on the roof or something? >> sounds about right. something. >> okay. that year. >> i thought it was when a favorite character left the show. i don't want to spoil it. >> that's okay, you're not spoiling anything. >> all right. coming up next, the 7 things you need to know today. we'll tell you about how abc 7 has launched a new streaming app, so wherever you are, you can get our live newscasts,

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here are the 7 things to know this morning. thul o number one, oakland city council members narrowly rejected a moegts to cku motion to cut more funding for opd. mayor schaaf says they are already strained as it is and stopped a larger cut being made. number two, the u.s. has signed a contract with pfizer to develop the first 100 million doses of a covid-19 vaccine by december. another 500 million doses can be purchased under the agreement. number three, the battle over whether california schools should be open could head to court. an attorney has sued the governor demanding schools reopen in the fall. number four, mayor breed and governor newsom will both have updates on the pandemic today.

knew so newsom at noon, breed at 1 k :1. we'll be streaming both. and number five, mist still possible this morning and more sunshine this afternoon with temperatures below average. near 60 at the coast, mid-70s to low 80s for our bay and inland neighborhoods. numberi six, taking a live look at the bay bridge. traffic is beginning to pick up and it will be slow at the toll plaza where metering lights came on at 6:34. and number seven, one direction has been on a break, but they are about to celebrate ten years. bereeo youtube later today. >> holy cow, ten years? >> are you ready for that video? >> ten years. been waiting for it. >> stop it, i say. are you a fan, jobina? >> you know, i do like harry

styles, i will say. good morning, america. president trump with a somber warning. >> it will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better, something i don't like saying about things but that's the way it is. >> changing his tone on coronavirus. acknowledging the seriousness of the virus after months of downplaying it, holding his first press briefing focused on the crisis in nearly three months. now urging people to wear masks. this as the united states reports 1,000 deaths in 24 hours for the first time since may. alarming new reports. the cdc saying the number of covid cases may be ten times higher than previously thought. california surpassing new york with the most cases, hard hit florida with more than 9,000 new cases in the past 24 hours. 50 hospitals there with no icu