you can't have fun during a pandemic? summer heat's making a return. i'll have your weekend preview coming up. "abc7 news" at 11:00 starts right now. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is "abc7 news." >> tonight, san francisco is taking a bold step to help thousands of students in need with distance learning. they're turning dozens of public facilities into so-called learning hubs to help kids succeed. >> the pandemic has created unforeseen challenges for parents, students and teachers. that's why education is a major focus in our building a better bay area efforts. cornell bernard takes a closer look at this innovative plan. >> it was frustrating trying to teach my kids. ed and concerned five kids tackling distance learning again this fall after a

challenging spring and summer. >> you have a lot of kids in this district who are like so behind right now who really needed that help. >> reporter: the city has heard those concerns and is launching abunprecedented educational assistance program, helping 6,000 students with distance learning needs. >> technology support. >> reporter: this fall, dozens of rec centers, libraries and community centers will be transformed into so-called learning hubs, where young students struggling with online class work can go and get support and assistance in smalla groups. >> we'll be able to provide kids with structure, physical activity, and a little bit of community and mentorship. not everybody has that. >> reporter: matt rizzo likes the program. >> it will help multiple types of families. >> reporter: the mayor said in a statement --

>> any efforts to bring them back to get that same effect as if they were in school, anything helps. >> reporter: five rec centers will provide emergency child care for essential workers who qualify, like devina. >> that is amazing. that is amazing, a really good thing. >> reporter: enrollment for the program starts next month. it's set to begin in september. cornell bernard, "abc7 news." some unfortunate coronavirus milestones today. the state tallied a record high number of deaths from wednesday, 157. california has more than 425,000 diagnosed cases of coronavirus. that's the most of any state in the country, even new york. in the bay area, hospitalizations set a record for another day with 756 patients. in the south bay, san jose is one of a dozen cities being

monitored by the trump administration. dr. deborah birx named the city in a private phone call. >> audio of the call was obtained by the center of public integrity. but the center doesn't include san jose in its reporting. the mayor says he hasn't heard from the white house. >> i can't speak to why the white house selected particular cities, but it seems as though the common theme is the mayors had any contact with the white house about this. but our work is the same. we need to focus on reducing our transmission rate. >> in a statement, the county of

santa clara said the increase in cases demonstrates the need for a coordinated and national approach to the pandemic. santa cruz county is now on california's watch list after a surge in covid-19 cases, and the county's fourth death. the area has seen hundreds of new coronavirus infections in just the past two weeks. >> this is a dramatic change for the county of santa cruz. so far we have not seen a huge increase in hospitalizations or deaths, although we are beginning to see the impact on our hospitals. >> i already had it all down, i was dreaming how we were going to open to make everybody safe. >> once the county goes on the watch list and is there for three days. indoor operations will have to close at gyms, salons and malls. so where does your county stand? check out the entire state with our interactive feature at abc7news.com. ski not only how each region has been on the list, but why the state is keeping an eye on the spread of the coronavirus there.

distance learning will likely be the norm this fall, but that approach doesn't fit all students. amanda del castillo introduces us to a south bay family of a more specialized approach. >> reporter: jacob was diagnosed with global development delay, but his plas will be distance learning only in the fall. now his mother, kristen, is desperate to find in-person options. >> it would be beneficial for jacob, who can't focus on a zoom meeting for more than two minutes. >> reporter: she found she wasn't alone, and she fears jacob will regress further. >> ask a parent who doesn't have the training or the resources to jump in and take over, it's been incredibly difficult. >> reporter: she fears any inaction will impact his

potential. >> he mastered his abcs and he's capable of doing things. >> reporter: she said it doesn't help that today's normal requires explicit help from the state. that's what i found also. this school district is not alone in its search for a solution. the superintendent saying in part -- >> reporter: the local teacher's union acknowledging it's a complex situation before directing it elsewhere. even if superintendents applied for a waiver, the teacher's union would need to agree and ultimately the governor's office. in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo, "abc7 news." alameda county sheriff deputy oscar rocha passed away

tonight after battling covid-19. he was a 25-year veteran of the department and well known in tia courthouse where he spent most of his career working. he also worked at the jail in dublin where there is a covid-19 outbreak. major news from president trump tonight. he's canceled the florida portion of the republican national convention, saying it's not the right time for a big convention. here is that story. >> reporter: president trump thursday canceling republican convention events in florida ahead of election day. >> thank you very much. i'll still do a convention speech in a different form, but we won't do a big, crowded convention per se. it's just not the right time for that. >> reporter: his announcement as the cdc warns the coronavirus death toll could reach 175,000 in about three weeks.

hospitalizations up in 41 states and puerto rico. one hospital so overcrowded, hospital officials are creating an ethics committee to decide which patients to treat. >> it means that patient had a very small chance to make it out alive. perhaps it's more sensible for the patient and family to go to their home and to have care there. >> reporter: as the situation agrees more dire, the debate over reopening schools heating up. now nine of the country's 15 largest districts opting for remote learn. president trump making it clear he believes reopening schools is connected to economic reopening. >> it's critical to ensuring that parents can go to work and provide for their families. >> reporter: many families facing incredible loss and warning others to take precautions. this tennessee dad urging people to wear masks after his wie died from the virus. she had been by his side over half a century. >> i miss her so bad.

every day. every minute. when it hits home, it really hurts. you realize what's going on. >> reporter: so much loss, so many struggling financially, as well. many unemployed americans were getting $600 a week in benefits. that could change unless congress acts. all eyes now on washington as both parties try to hash out a deal. this was opening night for the giants and dodgers after a four-month delay because of the pandemic. the two rivals began the season at dodger stadium. but the usual fanfare was replaced by an extraordinary pregame ceremony, and this video that played on the scoreboard. >> for all of us that can -- >> 8 minutes and 46 seconds. >> to do what is right. >> to say something. >> to acknowledge the pain of the black community. >> you have cheered for us. but we need you to cheer with us now. >> we need you the most. >> black lives matter.

>> black lives matter. >> black lives matter. >> the players on rival teams kneeled while holding a black ribbon in a show of unity after the pregame introductioning. earlier, at the nationals park, players and coaches from the yankees and washingnat took knee. ♪ were so gallantly streaming >> reporter: back at dodger stadium, some stood, some kneeled, including manager gabe kapler. new dodger mook ie ♪ >> very moving as you can tell. opening night is one of the biggest celebrations in all of baseball. but with the pandemic fans are not even allowed to go to the game and bars across the state are closed. but that didn't stop some fans from having some baseball fun in san francisco. j.r. stone has this story.

>> reporter: giants/dodgers, opening night. but with the pandemic going on, how much celebration is actually happening? we're going to find out. got the lucky panda sweatshirt and time to mask up with the right mask. let's do this. with the game going on down in los angeles, this could be tricky. but i'm thinking we go to mccovey cove. >> here we are, at oracle park. i know this game is in dodger town, but let's find some people watching the game. got the lucky sweatshirt on. we are at mccovey cove. >> are you watching the game on the boat? >> we're going the will be to it. >> nice. is there a plan where you could pick us up and we getd? reportey do have a radio on board and they are listening to the game. what is your prediction? >> giants. >> giants by three.

>> reporter: so the idea of listening to the giants' game on a boat in mccovey cove, that sounded good, but we wanted to watch the game and find other people who were watching the game, too. san francisco athletic club, yeah, it's a party. are you going to brave it out here all night? >> i brought a blanket. >> prediction for this year? >> i'm going to quote my husband, we're not going to do that well. but we're fans either way. >> if we're going to leave everybody tonight on the way out, can we do something? >> here we go, giants, here we go! >> sounded pretty good out here. now back to you. >> good fun, j.r. larry beil will have all the game highlights coming up in sports. more than 35 years of hard work gone in an instant.

i'm dion lim in san francisco, with more of this brazen and heartbreaking video. and one family's pleas for help. and your favorite bay area beer might be out of stock right now. what's causing a nationwide can shortage. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. something you haven't seen in the seven 46 day in a few days, 90s showing up. the details are coming up. here's a look at what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live. >> i'm shawn hayes. i made a whole shot for you. so a thank you would be for you. >> america, if you could see shawn when he's not guest hosting something, first of all, did they rent you that hair?

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an outrageous burglary caught on camera. an entire life savings gone. dion lim has the heartbreaking story of a senior couple in san francisco and how you can help. >> his analogy was, it's like when the japanese invaded. it was like a hurricane hit. >> reporter: stunning surveillance video shows the moment two men forced themselves into simon's parent's home in san francisco tuesday morning.

>> both my parents were out. >> reporter: his parents spent more than 35 years working in construction and housekeeping. >> my parents actually grew up poor in china. they actually borrowed money for the plane ticket to fly to america. they worked every single day of their life. >> reporter: that hard work put simon and his two siblings to to school. dad kept the entire cash savings in a safe. >> they took everything from it. >> reporter: i just got off the phone with a law enforcement official who didn't want to go on camera, but says asian-americans are targets for these crimes because they often times keep cash in their home. here's what simon says police told him. >> they're like, wow, we can actually almost see the other house that was broken into two hours prior to yours. >> reporter: at least three others have come forward, saying

they were targeted as well by suspects matching the same description in simon's face, including one in oakland. oakland police have since recovered the vehicle and simon's father showed me the items recovered from it. mostly trash, include thing empty box. it is those items that hurt his family the most. >> my parent's wedding set that my grandma has given to them. >> reporter: simon has these parting words for the men who did this and hurt so many other families. >> way you broke into the home and planned for everything, you guys aren't dumb. you guys definitely put in a lot of hard work to do this. you make it so that we have to be scared. asians have to be scared. and that's not fair for us to be scared. >> reporter: in san francisco, dion lim, "abc7 news." tonight, vallejo officials

gave an update on police department reform. >> that has a lot to do with officer involved shootings, use of force. all of those things will be evaluated. >> the police chief presented city council with a draft reform plan earlier this month. online public comment is open until the 31st. this co oakland mayor libby shaft turned the town hall to to to to people tonight. >> -- i'm more than likely to be held back a grade or drop out of school. the racial bias in school discipline contributes to the achievement gap between whites

and students of color. >> the mayor called the students the future leaders of oakland and encouraged them to get involved so they'll know how to run their own campaign. san francisco's iconic ferry building is back open for business. two days ago it was shut down in accordance with a public health order after being classified as a mall. today, the company that owns the building says it's now classified as a transport terminal, which includes the statewide order. businesses can now resume indoors. breweries are experiencing an unprecedented short an bars and cans. people started buying beer at grocery stores, creating a demand for cans and created a global shortage. >> when the keg business went away, every brewery out there is like how are we going to continue to make money? and everyone moved into cans. that's what we did.

>> construction has started on three new ask manufacturing plants, but they won't make a dent in the can shortage for at least 18 months. >> now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. >> good evening, everyone. our weather is bay area. it's not so quiet in the central pacific. we're watching hurricane douglas. look at this storm, a category four. you can see a bell defined eye of this storm. this system has intensified in the last 12 to 24 hours. it is expected to weaken by the time it heads towards hawaii, as either a category 1 or a tropical storm. now, the biggest impacts with this is going to be the tough swells, the heavy rain and strong winds. so if you have travel plans, keep that in mind. the impacts will be this upcoming weekend. the fog near the coastline.

visibility is poor near the beaches and 50s, 60s for most od ukiah. temperatures still in the 70s. you're seeing the fog over san francisco tonight. most of you warmed up this afternoon, but it's cooled off nicely as a result of the marine influence. so cooler and breezier tomorrow afternoon. we are looking at those temperatures rebounding this upcoming weekend. we'll push the temperatures up into the 90s by the time your weekend arrives. 8:00 a.m., fog foot print is around the usual spots as we go into the afternoon hours. the fog will hang tough near the coastline. the rest of you will be seeing the turn. morning, low 50s to low 60s. i think you can get away with short sleeve weather unless you're near the coast. 59 in half moon bay, breezy.

63 in san francisco. 69 in oakland. mid 70s from fremont to palo alto. 84 in antioch. mild day. 76 in napa. 79 degrees in santa rosa. here's a look at the forecast for opening night at the coliseum as the a's take on the angels. couldn't ask for better weather. i know it's july, not when we see the start of the season. but 62 degrees tomorrow night, dropping down do 59 and a little breezy. so i would take that hoodie with you. if you're going to be watching from somewhere out doors. cooler afternoon, and then temperatures rising again for the weekend. low 60s coast. not a lot of change next week, just minor changes. the pattern looks fantastic overall. dan and ama? >> thank you, sandhya. tomorrow on

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frontee. they got help from friends, including stevie wonder and a go fund me page has raised more than $70,000. >> wow, that is something else. what a star studded evening. let's turn to sports zrek f s d larry beil. baseball is back. >> for a while it was really good. opening night, the giants could johnny cueto beat the mighty dodgers? well, for a while it seemed like a possibility. take that,

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good evening. after months of waiting, baseball season is here. giants opening in l.a. against the dodgers. almost all of the giants and dodgers taking a knee before the game wearing black lives matter patches. and mookie betts stayed kneeling for the anthem. johnny cueto allows a run, strikes out betts. clayson kershaw scratched. this score as run. 1-1 to the 7th when things went wrong. justin turner with a grounder. throws home to betts. good throw would have had him. but 2-1, l.a. solano flips it here, can't get to second. the throw to first ends the inning. 5-1, l.a. five in the inning.

hernandez, the hitting hero. that is crushrd. a bomb to left. dodgers win 8-1. >> i just didn't think we executed all that well. and the dodgers made a couple of really good plays in particular mookie betts' jump on the ground ball to solano. we watched that play several times after the game. that was a really pivotal run. any time you give up the lead in that situation, it puts the dodgers at a pretty significant advantage. one other game today, the yankees and washington nationals. dr. fauci with the first pitch. at least he had his mask on. geeian carl yaia yaian --

high and deep. and sandhya, check your doppler. they called this game in the sixth. time for abc's call my play. you send the video, i call the action. we had a lot of videos of kids inspired by steph. jordan is a lean, mean scoring machine. he played for the junior warriors, led the league in scoring, averaging 23 points as a third grader. he's like a little steph curry, catch, release and splash. and he comes across half court and launches from there. are you serious? he led his team to the league championship with a 10-0 record. jordan, we just called your play on abc 7. send the #abc7callmyplay. and tomorrow night, a's with their home opener against the angels. we'll be right

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you may have even seen him on our show when he gave sage advice to up-and-coming designers that we featured who want their big break. there's so many questions about andré, from how he got his start to his relationship with anna wintour, even the tales of his personal life, and he unloads it all in this book, and andré joins us from his home in new york. good to see you. - good to see you, tamron. thank you for having me on your show. - of course, of course, and, you know, you've been making headlines in the pandemic. there are very few stories that have broken through this major event that we're all following and that's impacting all of our lives. i, you know, log onto my computer one day, and there you are trending because of the headlines from your second autobiography renches: a ir you salo because of the headlines from your second autobiography in your second autobiography. what did you want to get off your chest? - well, i felt that my first memoir