now at 6:00, the erffort to give kids a quality education at home. there is a lot of support coming in for local students gearing up for more virtual learning. how you can help. >> good morning, it is thursday, july 23. we are almost thertherther mike, sounds like it will be pretty decent. >> yeah, i think that it will be a nice day. maybe a touch warmer than yesterday with some sunshine, but nothing that will be too uncomfortable. let's take a look at the ingredients out there this morning, plenty of cloud cover just like the last couple mornings. temperatures exactly the same in the mid-50s to low 60s, but not nearly as moist as it was yesterday. there is not as much mist and drizzle hanging in the air if at all. temperatures as we head towards noon, 69 to 77, 77 to 84

the afternoon. so very comfortable for us especially with dry air. and then back into the 70s by the time we get to 7:00. we'll talk about the warmer weekend coming up. and there is a rush going on throughout the bay area to get students the tools they need so they can properly learn from home. today you will hear more about this from the state superintendent as there is still a digital divide in so many communities. education is one of the areas that we're focused on as we try to build a better bay area. and there is some good news because there is something that we can do to help. julian glover is joining us with more. >> reporter: yeah, that digital divide, the difference between students who do have access to a laptop and those who don't, it is a critical issue and we expect the state of california to be announcing today steps they are taking to close that gap, but there are also things that you can do at home. we'll tell you about that in a

second. again, the divide was a major concern in the spring when learning moved on line. and while some progress has been made, much more still needs to be in oaand,het ar o wayoo do nave group oakland undivided raised more than $12 million to make it happen. laptops and also wi-fi hot spots, those will be provided to students starting in early august. in the south bay, there will be a drive-thru device donation happening today in san jose. the city is asking you to drop off a used laptop or chrome book that will then be refurbished for the 14,000 students in san jose that are trying to learn without the proper tools right now. that did he nation drive is happening this evening from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the berryessa branch of the library there.

and they will also accept cash donations to help them pay for the refurbishment of those laptops and get them to kids in need. we expect to hearhos, at 1:00 p what the state will be doing about this huge issue. julian fwluf glover, abc 7 news. a new poll finds only one this ten americans think that schools should open without restricti restrictions. most surveyed believe that mask requirements and other safety measures were necessary to restart teaching in person. and three in ten said that teaching kids in classrooms shouldn't be happening at all. the united states is closin any country in the world. deaths are up 12% from last week. and nine states california are reporting record hospitalizations. more states are taking a more

aggressive stance to stem the spread mandating masks and closing more nonessential businesses. dr. fauci says the worst though may be yet to come. >> i don't see this disappearing. we are certainly not at the end of the game. i'm not even sure we're halfway through. >> there is some economic concern as well. more than 25 million americans stand to lose the $600 unemployment benefit as early as this weekend. and that is unless congress takes action. two cafeterias that serve white house personnel are closed after a person tested positive for covid-19. the cafeterias are not in the white, but adjacent to it. abc news has learned that the white house sent an email to staff telling them there is no reason for alarm since staff are supposed to wear masks and gloves when preparing food. they started contact tracing but the white house says there is no need for any staff to

self-quarantine. at the live desk, we have an update on the situation unfolding in portland, oregon. you heard in the last half hour how mayor wheeller was teargassed by the federal agencies he is trying to remove from his city. wheeler was joined -- or was joining the demonstration and called on the federal -- the deployment as unconstitutional. >> i think that it is right for me as the mayor and the police commissioner to be out here for people who are demonstrating. >> local business leaders also gave wheeler an earful for not reining in the protests weeks ago and before the federal government sent in agents, they say week of unrest have decimated their shops and restaurants already hurting because you of the pandemic.

about 1,000 protestors joined in on the demonstration in downtown portland last night, it is the 60th continuous night of demonstrations in the city since george floyd was killed. happening today, congressional panel will vote on redistricting one of the biggest powers held by presidents and that is the right to grant pardons. house democrats are pushing a bill that would discourage presidents from granting pardons to friends and family. the another proposed bill would ban presidents from pardoning themselves. it is unlikely either one of these will actually become law. this push by democrats follows president trump recently commuting the sentence of former aide roger stone. the funeral today for c.t. vivian. >> and also why apple's co-founder steve wozniak is suing youtube. and a few small steps forward today as a wind shift will bring us slightly warmer

weather. a lot of 70s and 80s in the accuweather 7 day focast

6:09 on a thursday. thanks for hanging out with us this morning. let's take a look at some neighborhood temperatures. 60 in redwood city. a little bit of fog around half moon bay. 60 along the east bay shore. and here is a look at san jose, 59. seasonal temperatures if you are out exercising. if you have a pool or access to one, you're lucky in my book. strong sunshine, so be careful out there. could burn quickly. north bay, much faster sunshine today and temperatures in the

upper 70s to low 80s this afternoon. as far as the east bay, we're stuck in the 60s through noon and then low to mid-70s from about 1:00 to 5:00. 62 though at 8:00. san francisco, we're in the 50s through 8:00 and then a mixture of sun and clouds and mid-60s during the afternoon hours. we'll look at the weekend coming up next. good morning, everyone. so we have a problem in san mateo right now. a three car crash there, this is going to be on westbound 92 just before 101. one of those cars has turned on its side, at least two lanes are blocked, speeds down to about 7 miles per hour in the area. an ambulance has been called to the scene as well. and you can see the red line is beginning to form there. this is going to slow down everyone going on to the san mateo bridge. so we'll bring in a live camera showing you the san mateo bridge. and we can see that the backup

is extending to the eastbound side. so you can see that it is moving, but that righthand side where you see the brake lights, that is where people are making their way toward the peninsula and you will definitely come to a halt once you make your way toward the end of the bridge. happening today, a private funeral will be held in atlanta for civil rights pioneer c.t. vivian. the 95-year-old passed away last week of natural causes. he was a friend and confidant of dr. martin luther king jr. he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom by barack obama in 2013. yesterday a horse drawn carriage took his casket from the georgian capitol to king's tomb. steve wozniak is suing youtube and going. he says that it failed to remove

bitcoin ads that use his likeness and that they were duped into believing if they sent crypto currency to the account, they would receive twice as much tvide google hased owst. again, the new rules if you want to use them in marin county. >>

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some experts are warning about a ticking time bomb. 43,000 households could face eviction. many lost their jobs and still have to find a way to buy food. the eviction moratorium expires at the end of the next month.

>> and tenants won't be able to pay the tens of thousands of back rent that they will be facing in the six months to a year that the county ordinance requires. >> congress could help, but it is not clear when or if they will agree on a new round of supplemental benefits. in the meantime south bay nonprofits are raising money to help renters. and you can join michael finney and the 7 on your side team at 5:15 tonight, there will be a special town hall called cry for help. they will hear the frustrations from bay area folks and discuss possible solutions. that is tonight at 5:15, you can find it on our facebook page, youtube channel and at abc7news.com. a plea to save hair salons in the east bay, stylists are trying to send a message to outsi f.t sayhe i

toomy auall locations are right next to restaurants who are also dining outside. so i have these visions of us cutting hair and hair flying into people's food. >> it is a good intent, but it is so empty because there is so many logistics that have to be applied. >> this is to survive, this is not a fun hobby we're doing. this is our livelihood. >> we're just trying to keep our clients safe and we can do in a best indoors in our salons. >> the group wants to start a discussion with state officials about how they can safely seven customers indoors. marin county will once again allow reusable bags to be used at stores, but shoppers have to leave the bags in carts and they have to actually do the bagging for the groceries. like many other bay area counties, marin banned the reusable bags during the onset of the pandem but

ie found little risk of them being sources of coronavirus transmission. facebook pages of your favorite celebrities and other public officials might be getting a new look. according to tech crunechcrunchl be a cleaner design that leaves out extra information. the streamlined stedesign will replace the like count with the number of followers. and they say it will make the accounts easier to manage and more accurate. >> i have a list of complaints about pages, but nobody wants to hear that right now. >> are is it bad? i mean, because instagram got rid of the likes on some formats. i don't know. i like to see the likes. >> i just found it very wonky, the whole situation.

awa -- >> follow me and like me at mike nicco abc 7. >> yeah. >> moral of the story. >> yes. my job depends on it, people. help me! let's take a look at the weather. it is thursday, and let's talk about what will happen today through the weekend, it is 59. you can see it is a little breezy in san francisco as we look down the embarcaderembarca. warmer highs this afternoon as the winds shift a little bit coming out of the north more than the weather. highs will retreat tomorrow, bu suerartart saturday. you can see the low pressure is sinking to the south and east predominantly to our west, and now it is giving us a are more mild northerly flow and that is why temperatures will warm up today. but notice another trough coming

down from the gulf of alaska, and that will bring us cooler weather tomorrow before the bump up this weekend. so 80 to 85 in the south bay, 73 to 80 on the peninsula. 82 to 64 with partly cloudy conditions along the peninsula coast. near 70 in downtown south san francisco, sausalito.sausalito.l 69 in richmond, 71 at berkeley to 78 at free month. and east bay valleys, 84 to 89 is our spread here. temperatures about the same tonight, mid-50s to low 60s. cloud cover not as extensive in the north bay. and inland east bay neighborhoods. so we drop about six degrees tomorrow, but four to ten degrees warmer for saturday. temperatures close to average, 60s at the coast, mid to upper 70s afternoons bay and upper 80s to will he 9 to low 90s inland all the way through next wednesday. and let's bring in ginger

zee with look at what is coming up on gma. hi, ginger. >> nice to be with all of you. and coming up here on gma, we'll start with the coronavirus. we've now topped 15 million cases around the world. dr. fauci warning that we are certainly not at the end of the game. three more states have announced mask mandateses, and that makes a total of 31. fema administrator will join us to discuss all of that. and it is time to play ball, baseball finally back. first major team sport to get its season going during the pandemic. we'll show you all the changes to deep players safe and rookie of the year pete alonso will join us live. plus apparently you can go home again. millions of adult children are living with mom and dad during the pandemic including a lot of our young producers i've noticed. we'll talk to an expert on how to set some ground rules to make it the best it can be. and then ask the sharks, barbara

and roger will be answering your small business questions and how to you are is strive this any. and then the small business deals and steals bringing you hot summer solutions and supporting a small business hopefully near you. that is all coming up here on gma. >> you talked about baseball season and we're extremely proud because the giants have the first on-field assistant develop wholb hist hist so a big deal. >> that is a big deal. congrats to her and let's keep it going. >> absolutely. something to celebrate. ginger, we'll see you at 7:00. thanks. plans for san francisco's hardly strictly blue grass festival are expected to be announced this saturday. the festival's artist relations manager will host a virtual event and they will talk about what is in store for fans this october. coming up, a recall

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first hurricane of the season quickly became the first major hurricane. this is douglas, category 3. drier air will take some energy away from this as it heads toward hawaii this weekend, but there could be very gusty winds, dangerous surf and some flooding rain. we'll watch it for you. you won't be able to visit san francisco's ferry building at least for now. the ferry building is considered a mall and so the city is saying it has to close. can still stay open becaus have outdoor sgraentrances and farmers market will still

operate. manhattan tool is pulling their activity toy because it can can apart. but the concern is that the silicone teethers attached to the tubes could be a choking z hazard to young kids. target sold more than 22,000 of these tools. if you have one, you can return to target and get a refund. tesla will officially locate its second u.s. car assembly plant in austin, texas. the new factory will build their up coming cyber truck among other cars. the factory will be bigger than the one in fremont but it will only employ 5,000 people compared to fremont's 10,000. experts say the plans for austin seemed t aer mk stay-at-home order. and footage from

will be sold at auction. about 60% of the footage shows kobe playing f merion aces. abc 7 sources are confirming something 49ers fans will want they have permission to open training camp next week. and we learn football fans will have to wear masks at nfl games this season. it is unclear how many teams will actually be hosting fans or when. the nfl does not have a l wide stadiums during the pandemic. local governments would have the last word on this. first regular season game is scheduled to kickoff september 10th. next at 6:30, we're job hunting with jobina. she is telling us about part-time work that is available for the next few months.

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it is plausible we could get a new york-like situation in the late summer or early fall. >> now at 6:30, a wake-up call in san francisco as cases increase across the bay area, the city is boosting its testing efforts. congress divided over how to help people who are unemployed. the latest stimulus bill to make its way to the senate floor. >> when you love baseball, you really love it. >> after a 119 day delay, major league baseball is back. and who better fit to throw out

the first pitch during the pandemic than dr. fauci. he is talking about how he practiced plus the ground breaking move for the giants tonight. good morning, everybody. it is thursday, july 23. >> do you all think that you could make it from the mound to the plate? >> i did some kind of little challenge like that before. it is hard. it is hard. it made it, but it was not pretty. >> is there video? >> girl, no, thank god. >> i think i could do it. >> i think you could too. >> i think all of us could. >> i bet on jobina always. alwa >> got the arm. i know mike could too. he would put us all to shame. >> there is nothing better than being on the mound and having that commanding presence up above even else because you're

higher and you have the ball in your hands so you control the game. yeah, being a pitcher is pretty cool. i just didn't have the arm for it unfortunately. let's take a look at what is going on outside weather-wise. maybe that's why i'm a little happier today because baseball is starting. maybe because it is friday eve. let's way, let's take a look at the weather. 23-mile-per-hour wind at fairfield. it will be out of the north, so a little warmer this afternoon. drizzle mainly in the coastal mountains and east bay hills. temperatures today, mid to upper 80s in the north bay and east bay valley, mid-80s in the south bay. a lot of low to upper 70s throughout the bay. an even 69 today in san francisco. we'll talk about a warm forecast coming up next. your health is just one of the key areas we're focusing on at abc 7 as we work to build a

better bay area. in san francisco, more than 5500 people have tested positive for covid-19 and even more tests are backlogged. so now the city is expanding testing to help. amy hollyfield is live at pier 30 with what is being planned. >> reporter: yeah, city leaders are concerned, they have announced new strategies to address this issue especially the demand for tests. that will include adding 400 more tests available every he sit atr on the embarcadero. so more tests here every day, but you will also see more tests around the city. they are adding two new mobile pop-up testing sites deployed to areas disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus. and they also added a third long term site on the southeast side. they say this will increase the testing capacity by 45%. and they need residents to do

their part to slow the spread. >> i'm 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. >> reporter: an average of 79 new cases are diagnosed in san francisco every day. city officials are worried that if the curve doesn't start to flatten, the city could face a situation like we saw in new york city by next month or early fall. reporting live in san francisco, amy hole fiellyfieldhollyfield,. and a new testing site at the marina village research park, the test free and this one says that it can get people their results in 15 minutes. 380 people had an appointment and more than 400 were walk-ins. >> they started lining up at 4:00 a.m., they had their lawn

chairs and some people had sleeping bags and blankets and snacks. >> city health urgent care is partnering with the city of alameda to offer this testing. site is open 7 days a week through at least september 22. happening today, senate republicans expected to present their new stimulus bill, this comes as millions of americans face losing that extra $600 in federal unemployment benefits. and that could happen at the end of this month. jobina is tracking all these developments from the live desk. >> with millions of americans unemployed right now, congress is divided on whether or not to continue giving them those extra unemployment benefits. and there are more concerns this morning. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell isin said g an $1200 s check and there is $105 billion for schools included in the republican's plan. but there is also concern from gop members about spending. >> i'll introduce a bill in the

next few days that is a starting place that enjoys fairly significant support among republican senators, probably not everyone. >> the sooner we can see their bill, the sooner we can understand our differences more clearly or our similarities. >> and then start negotiating. >> some republicans want to reduce the unemployment benefit to $400 per month, but democrats are pushing to keep the $600. democrats are also staying unified behind their own $3 trillion proposal that the house passed in may. one more county has been added to the state's watch list. butte county is now on the list. it joins more than 90% of the state. 35 of the 58 counties are now on the watch list. so where does your county stand? you can check out our interactive feature at abc7news.com. you can see not only how long

each region has been on the list, but why the state is keeping an eye on the spread of coronavirus there. the reason why mike nicco is good a good mood today, it is finally opening day for baseball. the giants face their biggest rival the dnlgers edodgers in . and alyssa nakken is the first female assistant coach in major league baseball history. she's worked for the giants in baseball operations since 2014. and gabe kapler added alyssa to her staff and had her coaching first base against the as this week. she is breaking new ground every day. >> knowing that, yeah, you don't know everything but you don't have to know everything. and that is when i just i'm a total sponge and i absorb everything that i can and ask a lot of questions. >> you can watch the giants and

dodgers on our sister network n espn. dr. fauci will throw out the ceremonial first pitch in d.c. before the game between the nationals and yankees. and he says he's nervous. >> i went up to one of the schools near my neighborhood and it felt like i was throwing a brick. it was like whatever happened to my strength. >> the defending world series champ nationals will face the yankees at 4:00 and you can also watch that game on our sister network espn. to be fair, dr. fauci has been a little busy. >> he has. >> so if he is a little out of form, i think we'll forgive him. coming up, no more exevery shon s. the airline says you cannot fly with them if you are not wearing a mask. and setting students up for success, the district making major progress in getting kids ready for online learning.

plus the statewide update that we expect to see later today. right now though, we're taking a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we're done about 80 or so points. and it is definitely a highlight every week, job hunting with jobina. the part-time position open right now until at least the of october and possibly longer. but first, we get to mike nicco. hi, everybody. thanks for joining us. let's take a look at what is going up in the north bay, about 53 to 57 degrees. under cloudy conditions. and visibility across the board looks to be pretty good for the morning commute. we have a few 60s out there, tracy at 61, 60 at redwood everybody else around 59. bay bridge toll plaza, looking at the clouds as they bump up into the east bay hills.

possibility of drizzle there in the higher elevation. otherwise breezy and choppy day four of that small craft advisory. east bay valleys, in the 60s through 10:00, but sunny and mid-80s this afternoon. another gorgeous evening on the way. peninsula, sunny and 66 by 10:00. 71 at noon. mid 70s to upper 70s this afternoon. and then 67 at 8:00. and for the south bay, we'll be sunny and 67 by 10:00. some low to mid-80s during the afternoon hours. and a very nice 70 as we head through the evening. we'll pull black the temperatures a little bit tomorrow before a warming trend this weekend. and now time for traffic. unfortunately, i'm covering a couple crashes right now involving some pretty serious injuries. i'll start with the newest crash that is between a bringing rig

and two small sedans. two lanes are blocked southbound 680 at the andrade road off ramp. oil and antifreeze has spilled, so they have called out crews to clean that up. so you can expect a backup to be extensive until they can get that out of the way. hopping over now to san mateo, this is westbound 92 just before 101, a multicar crash, at least one car is on its side. ambulance called out to this as well. speeds tudown to about 7 miles r hour in this area. and this is a live look showing you the san mateo bridge and you see that traffic is slowing as people make their way towards the peninsula. but it will come to a halt once you get also this morning, san francisco is testing out car-free streets to boost business. they approved closing a portion of valencia street starting today through sunday. the road will be closed between

16th and 17th streets and 18th

a little bit of a breeze blowing through san francisco this morning as you see from the ferry building. 55 degrees under cloudy conditions. let's take a look at your day planner. just a touch warmer, even at noon we're 69 to 77. the breezes will kick in a little sooner today. 77 to 84 away from the coast where we'll be near 60 this afternoon. we have thunderstorms still possible in the sierra, but unlike the last two days, there is no red flag warning. 77 at tahoe, 81 yosemite, 91 i sacrament sacramento, 70 in monterey. pretty quiet across the state. education is a major focus for us here at abc 7 as part of our mission to build a better

bay area. the school year is coming up in a matter of weeks. and today state superintendent tony thurman will address the digita divide that is facing families all over california. and julian glover is live with that and the progress that one district is making. >> reporter: that is what we all want, right, as we shift the focus from in-person learning to distance learning for the upcoming school year. we'll be hearing from the ste pentennt at you about the digital divide and what oakland usd is doing to close it. so of course we know the divide was a major concern when schools an bankruptcibruptly closed in and learning moved online. while some progress has been made in getting laptops to students in need, much more still needs to be done. in oakland, they just announced 25,000 chrome books are on the

way for students who do not have a computer at home. the group oakland unguidivided raised more than $12 million to make it happen. down in the south bay though, there is a drive-thru device donation dropoff happening today in san jose. basically the city is asking for you to drop off a used laptop or chrome book that they will then refurbish and hand out to one of the 14,000 san jose students trying to learn without the proper tools right now. we know how critically important that is. so the donation is 4:00 to 6:00 today at the berryessa branch of the library, and they will be asking monetary donations too if you feel moved to do so. they need funds to be able to refurbish the laptops that they collect. and we will be hearing again from the state superintendent of schools tony thurman at 1:00

p.m. today. julian glover, abc 7 news. east bay congressman will hold a town hall on education today. he will be discussing how the covid-19 pandemic will impact schools in the fall. the contra costa county superintendent of schools and former director of health services will also be speaking. the town hall begins at noon, it isoff the phone. you can register to attend on the congressman's website. and while some schools plan for distance learning, another idea being considered is that some classes that usually take place indoors move outdoors. the american kacademy of pediatrics backs outdoor learning, but an infectious disease expert urges everybody to take masks. >> whether you are inside or outside, you are conducting a class outside, you should still be trying to place the students so they are at least 6 feet

apart from each other. >> you can see more about outdoor schools coming up on "good morning america" at 7:00 right here on abc 7. now to your morning money report. the u.s. labor department just released this week's jobless report. more than 1.4 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week, which is slightly higher than economists were forecasting. it snaps a 15 week streak of decreasing number of claims since the high in march when the pandemic shut down the economy. more than 16 million people are continuing to receive benefits. and right now taking a live look at the new york stock exchange, you can see that we're down right now about 65 points. here at abc 7, we're ghitsed to committed to helpinging to build a better bay. in our weekly segment job hunting with jobina, we're looking at ways to help get our community back to work. and this week she has a job

opportunity that only comes around once a decade. >> yes, so might as well strike while you can if you are looking for something. u.s. census bureau is hoping to hire hundreds of part-time workers around the bay area right now, and a spokesperson tells me this is a great opportunity for someone who has been furloughed or just looking to make extra cash. have you done your census? >> yeah, i did. >> great. what about you? >> really? duh. >> and you? >> no. >> we'll work on her. and the census bureau needs more people to do just are that. they are called census takers. >> we need a lot of bodies, we have a lot of various positions that we've been filling over the past year. >> the census bureau is hiring hundreds of part-time workers. by now you may know why everyone needs to be counted. but it not, it determines how

and where federal funds are spent. so think schools, hospitals, even playgrounds. how many seats each state has in congress. >> $675 billion of federal funds is allocated by how many people live in your community. and they are projecting for the next ten years. so, yes, we fill out our forms this year, but it is to account for the next ten years. >> acensus takers knock on door and people who haven't filled out their form, they would interact them of course with safety precautions. >> mandatory covid-19 training is required and it pays 30 bucks an hour and you need to live in the community. >> you can make your own schedule. and there are no they will train you. >> just have to be 18 or older and pass a background check.

>> so let's take a look at that available job. duties include visiting households that haven't responded to the census and also clerngti in collecting the data. the data period is scheduled to stop october 31, so that is when these jobs are set to expire. however, i'm told because of the pandemic, there is the potential for this to extend. we'll have to wait and see on that part, reggie. >> your intros in these clips quic keep leveling up. >> i try. i feel like the viewers are expecting it now. you know the saying bored in the house, i'm in the house bored? so i've gottime, sost get creat. >> i'm right there with you. i've shot video of me voguing for absolutely no reason. so at least you are doing something that is job related oi. >> i try. let's vogue on the way out of

here to mike. >> mike, how is this? >> i was going to say -- yeah, it's good. much better than what i just did. leaves voguing to reggie. the fortson sisters, love when they make an appearance. and how gorgeous it is from mt. tam where it is about 62 degrees up on top of the mountain there. warmer and sunny afternoon on the way. steady lows, not as cloudy tonight. we'll have clouds and sunshine and seasonal temperatures this weekend. an extended period of a pretty normal weather. the winds will be coming out of the north more than out of the due west as you see that area of low pressure sinking down to the south. and that is today's weather. tomorrow we have a little dip in the jet stream, that will bring us cool breezy conditions before we'll settle back into warmer weather and seasonable weather for the weekend. 80 to 85 in the south bay with san jose at about 84. santa cruz, mateo.we'll have 62e

peninsula doepa nens peninsula coast. it will be low to mid-60s north bay coast. 80 to 85 through monorth bay valleys. 69 in richmond and fremont at 78. 84 to 89 in the east bay valleys. nothing extreme there. temperatures tonight about 53 to 61. that is pretty constant. has been that way all week. gist n just not as much cloudiness. look at the temperature drop nearly six degrees tomorrow, but then about ten degrees warmer saturday and temperatures will hold near 90 inland, mid to upper 70s around the bay, and near 60 at the coast saturday through wednesday. and new developments this morning, former minneapolis police officer charged with

killing george floyd is facing a new legal challenge. felony tax evasion. derek chauvin and his former wife kelly are facing nine felony income tax chaernrges sag that they failed to file taxes many years. cho v kelly is a realtor and photographer and she derrick af floyd's death. and on tuesday city council equity caucus approved a plan of putting together a task force to identify ways to redirect money from the police department into oakland's black community. and they also rejected a proposal that would have made additional cuts to opd ahead of the community-led process. vice mayor larry reed said our citizens want informed decision

making that produces results, not knee jerk policy making that may do more harm than good. the final vote forred a don't a proposal is schedule fod jud fo 28. and pg&e is suing the district over an ordinary nance that bans it from performing non-emergency work when the fire danger is high. pg&e will argue that the fire district doesn't have the authority to enforce the rule, because that power lies with the california public utilities commission. two airlines are now cracking down on mask requirements. southwest is basically saying you must wear a mask, period. there are no more exceptions. the company says if someone isn't able to cover their face, they simply will not be able to fly with their airline. that policy goes into effect

monday. it does not apply to kids under the age of two. at the same time united airlines is extending its mask requirements starting tomorrow. all passengers will have to wear a mask a ticket counters, gates, lounges and baggage areas. of course in addition for the plane itself. or they risk a flight ban. a different way to watch movies is coming to san francisco and it is on the water. floating cinema allows you to watch movies in socially distant boats. the tickets require you purchase the whole boat to make sure that the groups are seated with family and friends only. floating cinema will be in town the first week of september. and friend, for some reason i get the reason that you won't be on the boat with the morning show family. >> it looks cute, but that is until someone said where are you going to use the bathroom. i like have a bathroom nearby

that i don't have to swim to. is that too muc ask? >> yes, hold it. >> okay. something that i will not hold is my -- that is a bad transition. anyway, time to self care. fenow there's more to wlove with xfinity x1,? the ultimate entertainment experience. like live sports. they're back withy to watch. and more streaming apps all in one place. more classics. more premiers.

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if you are just joining us, here are the 7 things to know. number one, more coronavirus testing coming to san francisco. mayor breed says 1400 more tests will be done a day in the coming mul sites. number two, we just learned a new covid-19 testing site in alameda has been forced to close. the city of alameda says that city health urgent care ran into liability insurance issues as they saw a flood of people seeking tests after they opened just yesterday. a message on the company's website says they hope to reopen as soon as possible. number three, california's top education official will reveal details today about what is being done to help make distance learning possible for students who lack computers

afternoon entand internet access. and baseball is back, giants battle the dodgers in l.a. you can watch the game at 7:00 on espn. and number five, a cloudy but drier morning is waiting outside for you. and sunshine, slightly warmer temperatures this afternoon. number six, a quick update on the two major injury crashes we're following. southbound 680 at anananan two lanes blocked there. and the significance alert has . and a big congratulations to our meteorologist drew and his boyfriend, they got engaged last night. >> very nice. surrounding him i could not be more happy for this couple. i'm so excited for their years ahead of love. >> i

good morning, america. no end in sight. as the coronavirus pandemic nears 4 million cases in the u.s. alone, three more states announcing mask mandates, a total now of 31, as texas reports a record number of deaths, and more than a dozen states report major testing problems. dr. anthony fauci warning the virus is far from under control. >> we are certainly not at the end of the game. i'm not even sure we're halfway through. >> president trump calls for americans to wear masks and points to large gatherings as one of the factors for the spike in cases, but also saying that testing is overrated and makes us look bad. fema administrator peter gaynor joins us live this morning. overnight, chaos in portland. the mayor getting teargassed by