you are making things difficult for all of us. not just yourself because it is invent. >> the power and poet enlsy of your individual actions will determine the fate and future of covid-19. >> local and state officials calling for your help to stem the tied of rising coronavirus cases. good afternoon. welcome. >> i'm kristen sze. across the bay area's nine counties, there have been 43,377 cases of coronavirus. that includes recovered patients and the current number ineffected patients. >> in california, the state has now surpassed new york for most cases in the country. but california is more populous and has had fewer deaths. the u.s. has seen more than 3.9 million cases across all states.

the governor addressed the rise go concerns. liz joins us with more. liz? >> we were saying this news is ill nenl and today, there was concern for this number of cases but also, to say the state is ramping up ppe and we are prermd. >> reporter: inside the warehouse, governor newsom announced it. california has overtaken new york for the most cases in the country. >> now reaching north of 400,000 positive cases that we've collected here in the state of california. >> reporter: if california were a country, we would rank fifth in the world for most number of cases. eye popping, yes. but there is this important nuance. >> the highest in the nation. not highest per capita, not highest in that respectful nonetheless, a sober reminder of why we are taking things as seriously as we are. >> emover the past 24 hours,

california has had 12,807 new positive cases. a record in the state for the most number of cases in one day. the statewide that's on it rate continues to climb. the average now 7.6. and deaths are rising, too, up nearly 20% over the past 14 days. >> yesterday, reported 115 deaths here in the state of california. >> reporter: here in the bay area we reported over 1,000 new cases overnight. when might things get turned around? when will the recent pollbacks to reopening make a difference? here's what the state is predicting. >> three, four, even five weeks to feel the full impact of some of those changes you've seen. >> these kinds of discouraging trends are why in large part, the governor decided to hold this press conference in a warehouse despite the growing numbers, he said we haven't seen an overwhelmed health care system because the state is prepared. he asked us to keep doing our

part and even gave a rare mention of president trump who seems to be changing his tone on wearing masks. >> i want to applaud the president and others for not wearing a mask and sending a message. i hope and expect that will have an impact. >> reporter: you know, as of today, 35 now of the state's counties, out of 58 counties, are on the state's watch list. that accounts for 91% of the state's population. abc7 news. >> all right. a worrisome figure with california seeing 12,000 cases in one day. new cases. the good news for us in the bay area, only 1,000 of those from the bay area. so where are all those new cases coming from? >> reporter: southern california continues to be where we're seeing the bulk of cases right now. l.a. county over the past 24 hours just reported more than 3,000 new cases. that's more than a third of what we're seeing here in the bay area. 60% of the cases they're seeing are among young people and

hospitalizations are rising among young people in last county as well. >> all right. thank you. some health care facilities you able to get new n-95 masks have been sending their used masks to a fremont facility to decontaminate for free. and the governor is encouraging the practice. it is paid for by the federal government. abc news reporter looks at this technology and tells just one of the largest nurses unions in the state does not approve of this process. >> reporter: what it does is pump hydrogen peroxide into this container full of n-95 masks. staff wearing level 4 ppe load the masks into the container. there's no fan. >> what it is doing is saturating all the nevada 95 respirators and killing the viruses on them. >> reporter: since the site open three months ago, this facility has been getting more and more

shipments by the day. first 20 boxes and now up to 60 boxes from health care professionals all over the bay area. >> we always suggest that the health care providers, the first responders, have a brand new mask every day. but we are in a pandemic and this is an extreme shortage of p.pe currently. until the supply chain picks up and catches up, this is our solution. >> reporter: it is approved by the cdc and authorized by the fda. but in a letter to the governor, the california nurses association urged the state to stop encouraging the reuse of masks because they believe decontamination is either safe or effective. they're not satisfied with the evidence that their system effectively inactivates the pathog pathogen. the association took issue with the use of hydrogen peroxide and the lack of testing and quality control on different parts of the mask, like the nose clip. the her added, we respectfully

request that the state no longer allow use of the battell system and similar systems to n-95 respirators. it was worst case scenario sim hating an actual exposure to the sars virus with a cough or an aerosol event and we proved that we could inactivate the virus. our point is that we're happy to talk with you, share the data with you. we have extremely sound processes backed up by data. >> reporter: the fremont facility, this is no shortage of demand. they intend to be running their systems as long as there's a need. so far 1.5 million been decontaminated nationwide. one more county has been added, butte county is now on the list. it joins 91% of the state of california. 35 of 58 counties are now on the watch list. so maybe you're wondering, where

does your county stand in all of this? you can check out the entire state. we have an inactive feature. -- an interactive feature. you can see why they're keeping an eye on the spread. san francisco h more test ability at the he will bark dare over site, two pop-up sites. fran is testing 3200 people per day. that's about to dramatically change. >> reporter: in total, we'll have an additional 1,400 testing spots per day. nearly a 45% increase over what we are averaging. what we've been averaging over the last week. >> san francisco has the hoest rate of covid-19 cases and deaths, and the highest rate of testing when compared to other jurisdictions, including los angeles, seattle, denver, boston, new york and other big cities. >> i know it is hard.

i am tired of living in this covid-19 world just like you are. but the sooner we all act responsibly, the sooner we can get back to reopening our city. >> the city is averaging 79 new cases a day. but the doctor said we could get in a new york like situation in late summer or early fall. since the start of the pandemic, nearly 5,500 people have tested positive in san francisco. 53 people have died. a new coronavirus testing site that will give results in just final minutes has opened in alameda. urge urgent care open today on wind river way. at 6:00 this morning, they said they already had a line. testing is free even if you don't have insurance. appointments are required -- are not require, that is, but are encouraged. seven student athletes at

stanford have tested positive for the virus. they could ducted 598 tests. those who tested positive are now in isolation and practicing the proper protocols based on current guidelines. nflt the u.s. government and pfizer have reached a nearly $2 billion deal to produce millions of covid-19 vaccine doses, possibly before the end of the year. >> we hope to complete this trial and have a regulatory submission by october. and remember, we're making the vaccine, so that could be available certainly before the end of the year. >> this is warp speed. it is remarkable, what they've been able to do. >> to complete a large phase three clinical trial, to show the vaccine effectively protects people from the virus, and also no, side effects. if it is successful, nationwide delivery would begin in the powers the quarter of this year, 2020. the deal would allow the u.s. government to acquire an

additional 500 million doses. a new poll finds only one in ten americans think schools should open without restrictions this fall. the poll was conducted by the associated press. most surveyed believe mask requirements and other safety measures were necessary to restart teaching in person. they have in ten said teaching kids in which is a rooms should not happen at all. the board of the california state university system approved a man that would require students to take ethnic and social justice studies courses in order to graduate but it's not a done deal. you see the state legislature is close to passing a more narrow man. a more specific plan that wouldn't down social justice classes. if that passes, it would overrule the school's own plan. >> facing eviction. the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and growing job losses. health disparity. the marin county neighborhood with a growing concentration of

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tenants and landlords find they're both facing a tough time as the coronavirus pandemic has caused massive job losses. the economy is a critical component of our focus on building a better bay area. what some are calling a ticking time bomb as some are facing eviction for not paying rental. >> reporter: they could be facing eviction as they slip four months behind in rental because they lost their jobs. [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: she's a single mother of four children who says she already has been served with eviction notices. the situation she and other mostly latino and black families have been facing has been labeled a ticking time bomb. >> it's been too late to prevent this public health issue and we have time to diffuse the time line and save these families. >> reporter: santa clara has a plan but it ends next month.

and they're choosing to buy internet service for distance learning over rental. >> ten ants can't pay the tens of thousands in back rent that they will be facing in the six months to a year that the ordinance has. >> we don't want people to go homeless. we want to make sure that there is housing for everybody. and we want to make sure that the tenants have the funding they need. the stance they need to not slip farther into debt. >> reporter: but it is not clear when congress might agree. >> counties don't print money. only the federal government does. so their willingness to step in and play a leadership role is critical. >> reporter: it has raised $37 million to provide financial health to keep renters housed. it is anticipating it will need

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she thinks it help spark the movement. >> right. it's like we needed like, no one wants to be sick but this time,

not just our country but the world shut down, could we hear the cry of the people. >> the concert is called stand together. it features musicians from the bay area or with bair ties. it includes stevie wonder, political activist davis. part of the donations will go to oakland. it stargts at 7:00 tomorrow evening on youtube and facebook. >> race and coronavirus. the bay area county where 80% of the cases are latinos and the one neighborhood that seems to be where many are concentrated. the man known for preserving nature. al

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. >> as part of our efforts to build a better bay area, we are exploring issues of race and social justice and how this pandemic is bringing systemic inequities to light. in california, latinos make up more than 55% of covid-19 cases. here in the cabrerbay area and county, it is even starker. they account for nearly 80% of the cases. there's one neighborhood in particular that's bearing the brunnel brunt of it. >> reporter: in marin county, coronavirus cases are on the rise. san quentin prison has the largest outbreak.

but take those numbers out of the equation and more than half the cases in the county are concentrated here. nestled between some of the wealthiest in the country -- it looks and feels a lot different than much of the neighboring communities. it is 80% latino and largely low income. it is the densely crowded apartments of the essential workers. she is an immigrant from guatemala who lives in a three bedroom apartment with nine other family members including two of her children with underlying health conditions. she and her husband both recently had coronavirus. she has since tested negative. when she was positive, she let her clients know and stopped working. >> translator: i home you are well. you and your family.

why? didn't you take care of yourself? they wanted to know how and when we became infected. we went to work, to get gas, to buy food. it was very difficult to find out we were positive. >> reporter: she still doesn't know exactly where she became infected but she knows she's part of a broader story landfall tinos make up 16% of the marin county population but they account for roughly 80% of the county's coronavirus cases. it is the largest disparity in the area. >> in some ways, it is around inequity. [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: if there's one person working to bridge these inequities, he works with a small organization called the canal alliance.

>> reporter: there are challenges. you can see these long lines of people here today. some saying they showed up at 7:00 in the morning, six hours before the site opened and there are not enough tests. >> all the tests for today. there will be a lot of people disappointed. but it is what it is. i can't control how many tests we can do per day. >> reporter: he said their site has between 80 and 100 tests twice a week and it is never enough. >> translator: i asked for help. marin county called me. they said you tested positive. you need to be home. get away from your family. get away from your children. i can't leave my children. where will i go? i need food for my children and to pay the rent. don't worry, he told me. tomorrow we'll help you. what did he bring me? a potato, squash.

expired ground meat. what could i do with those things? >> reporter: the county says they are working on solutions. ramping up testing and offering income supplementation and housing to those who test positive. important steps but as he's seen firsthand, not always perfect in practice. >> the idea that i stay home, safe, and shelter myself. i don't care what's happening around me. that's the wrong perception. because we are so inconnected. and latinos, what it has done to all of us. if one person in the community is not safe, nobody is safe. so these are marin county problems. >> reporter: and if you want to see more content like this special news report, download our connected tv app. it is available on amazon fire,

roku, we have many more special reports like this plus you can watch live and on demand. >> those segments are always the naturalist john muir is memorialized all over the bay area. now the sierra club is bringing to light what they say are racist overtones to his writings and friendships. here's leslie brinkley. >> reporter: the environmentalist john muir is being scrutinized under a 2020 spotlight. he founded the sierra club 120 years ago. today they say they'll reexamine perpetuating white supremacy. they kritd his friendships with people who believed in eugenics, that he made derogatory comments about black people and indigenous people that drew on deeply harmful stereo types. >> it is likes like the national

park services, yosemite and sequoia, but also what he was doing at the time and the society he was living in. >> there was still a degree of racism to muir, even though he was so enlightened in so many other ways. >> reporter: environmental historian brimnkley wrote a boo about teddy roosevelt whose statue is coming down. so what impact could those revelations have on june muir's legacy? could his name possibly be removed from parks and buildings around the bay area? >> john muir is like george washington and abraham lincoln. he is for the ages. muir's name will stay. there may be though an explanation. he was not a perfect human being. in some ways, he was hostage to his time and wasn't a true progressive in today's sense when it comes to racial quality. >> this is not a movement to

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at 4:00. drew and spencer joining us. we have a heated conversation. we're seeing another one over masks. this time at walmart in martinez. when a couple confront a woman who was not wearing a mask, we fact checked her response with abc contributor patel. >> reporter: it's the other way around. if you don't want to wear a mask, unfortunately, you should be the one staying home. you're at risk of getting people all around you sick. >> we would all be wearing the same mask if it matters. you can put me on facebook. i don't care. >> well, the doctor compared different times of masks and there are different functions like different kinds of helmets. all meant to protect. all better than nothing at all. all right. who wants to get started with this one? i can't believe we're seeing so much conflict. you know? >> it feels like every day there

is a new video of someone not wearing a mask. and the doctor had it right. to keep not only you safe but me safe as well. everyone. we talk about it all the time, to wear the mask. it is the best protection we have right now, especially in confined spaces, to keep ourselves as safe as we can be at this current time. i have a short fuse for people now that don't wear masks. wear your mask. >> uh-huh. spencer? >> yep, same here. i don't understand why the rest of the advanced world seems to get it. they comply with the mitigation measures. here in the good old u.s. of a, we're so end lightened and wise. >> allegedly our mask wearing numbers are going up so let's

home that is the case. more democrats see the coronavirus as a real threat to the threat of u.s. public compared to the republicans. that's according to the new research poll. they say it is a major threat. why only 46% of republicans and republican leaning say the same. the game between the two parties has stayed primarily the same since march when the pandemic began. huh! what accounts for that, larry? i don't want to think it is because we haven't done a good enough job reporting the news and explaining the facts. >> well, there are other channels with different facts that they are putting out and that's part othe problem. make the case, and i've heard it so many times from my republican friends. you're blowing this out of

proportion because you want to take down trump. just consider the universe that we live in. let's consider the globe. every single country on the planet has locked down and is trying to find ways to control the virus. do you think anybody in new zealand really cares who the president of the united states is? or australia? or albania, or peck any country you want! everybody is dealing with this. it is not a political hit job. it is called science. just like, you know, a science developed your microwave. you use your microwave, right? you believe the science behind the microwave but you don't believe the science when they say wear the mask. >> i never thought about it that way. >> come on! >> preach it, brother larry! say it louder! >> you know the problem is you preach to an empty choir for the people who don't want to hear it.

okay. whatever. san francisco giants outfielder hunter pence is explaining the decision to join other players and coaches taking a knee during the national anthem at a game last night. several players kneeled. before the game, pence and pablo sandoval joined in. in a statement pence said he used privilege to speak and act on his beliefs and wants to bring his privilege to act on social injustice. he calls kneeling a peaceful protest out of love for our entire society. whether you like it or not, and i know the president doesn't like it, we'll see it across the board. baseball games, basketball games, the nba that has black % lives matter on the court, nfl games. you're a very big sports fan. do you feel in any way bothered by political statements before sporting events?

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helps shorten drying times. you'll want to join michael thursday at 5:15 for our special town hall. cry for help. we'll hear the frustrations of cabrera folks trying to get unemployment benefits. that's thursday at 5:15 on our facebook page and youtube channel, and on abc7news.com. amazon is using robots to get your deliveries to you faster. so check it out. testing has been underway with the amazon scout in california and washington. it is now expanding to georgia and tennessee. it goes that walking pace. they said the fully electric delivery system will help the company meet its goals for net carbon efficiency. a way to watch movies in the company of others is coming to san francisco and it's on the water. floating cinema allows to you

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this street that will be able to bring tables out into the street and serve the customers that have been anxious to get to their favorite culinary treats for sometime. >> reporter: the owners of o'flaherty's irish pub wasting no time. david and his team spent the morning rolling out barrels and double checking spacing to prepare for what hopefully will be a rush of customers. hope for his employees that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. >> it really helps morale with the business and gives us something to, you know, we can see a brighter future with opportunities like this. >> reporter: the street closures will be here for a while at least through mid september says the city. city workers adding curb appeal, installing trees donated from nearby city view plaza to welcome customers to breathe life again into san jose's downtown. >> come down and enjoy your favorite sushi, steak, italian food. it is going to be a great opportunity to gather and see

people in 3d again. >> reporter: friday's farmer's market will find a new home behind me on the now closed san pedro street. we're also hearing from city leaders they plan on trying this out in other districts of san jose like the sofa district and also little italy where more streets will be closed down to allow for more customers. reporting in san jose, julian glover, abc 7 news. san francisco is testing out car free streets to boost business. the city approved closing a portion of valencia street in the mission to vehicles thursday through sunday. the road will be closed between 16th and 17th streets and 18th and 19th streets from 4:00 to 10:00. get the latest news any time with the abc 7 news app. it has enhanced live video features, more customization, and personalized push alerts to get more of the news you want delivered right to your phone in real time. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts in just

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next at 5:00 what happened in new york could happen here. that's the word late today from a top health official in san francisco. the timeline on a possible surge. plus, doubling down on testing. one city's new covid sites promising results in 15 minutes and another now increasing its capability by nearly half. also tonight a major new push for social justice reform in santa clara county. also, why stylists say the governor's plan for outdoor salons is ridiculous. how santa rosa is positioning itself as the perfect social distancing destination. i'm very concerned that as cases increase,