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we saw this months ago. deserted streets across the nation. could we be headed back into a controversy lockdown? health experts are pushing for a second shutdown, otherwise they say the consequences will be widespread suffering and death. good morning, everyone. it is saturday, july 25th. thanks for joining us. i'm liz kreutz. we do have a lot to get to in the fight against coronavirus, but let's start with a quick look at the weather. >> hey, liz. good morning to you. just a little bit of patchy fog today. we have a warmer day as the fog not only dissipates but our onshore flow weakens. you can see the fog across the bay. 6 to 7 visibility at the worst.
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62 in oakland, mid-50s in nevado, 56 in mountain view. here's a look at the golden gate bridge and as we go through the day today numbers will be climbing. by noontime we're around 80 degrees. still cool at the coast, but inland will come up about 8 degrees or so for a high around 90, upper 70s around the bay. so the big question is will it last for the second half of weekend? it's been a cool week. >> the latest rise in the coronavirus pandemic the cdc is forecasting there could be 175,000 deaths by august 15th mech here in california for the second day in a row we reported a record number of deaths. yesterday it was 159, two more than thursday with
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total. now, some health experts and decision makers say the only way out is to shutdown again and start over. >> reporter: more than 150 health experts across the u.s. say it's time to hit the reset button. they have signed an open letter to lawmakers. among them dr. travis porco at ucsf. >> i i think everybody sees this for what it is, a crisis. >> reporter: the message shut it down and start over. the warning, if you don't take these actions the consequences will be measured in weed spreida suffering and death. >> they're reopening and they're doing fine. we didn't. >> reporter: state senator steve glasertly required a
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proposal that would require residents to shelter in place. >> our objective is to kill this virus, a shelter in place as difficult as it will be is the medicine we need to take. >> reporter: san jose named one of 12 cities being trakdcked by the feds. >> the only treatment we have now is shelter in place. >> if we don't health experts fear inconsistent messaging unenforced policies and push back over mask wearing can be devastating. >> there's nothing that's ever been less political than the coronavirus. i mean, the coronavirus doesn't care if you're a democrat or a republican. >> reporter: experts pleading in the open letter, we need you to lead. we remind you that history has its eyes on you. in san jose i'm amanda d del castillo, abc 7 news. >> and help on the way for front
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line workers stressed every day. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard shows us how hundreds of local therapists are offering counseling all for free. >> we have a lot of stressed nurses right now. >> reporter: michael hill is a veteran nurse in oakland where covid cases are on the rise. he says the stress level is often so high it can't be measured. >> this is an increased rate of patients dying on us and it's all age groups. and you do take that home because it becomes personal. >> reporter: it's a burden health care workers face every day. >> grief, loss, guilt, frustration. >> reporter: dr. elizabeth ross says those emotions often need to be talked about. she's the san francisco psychologist who started the front line project providing free mental health counseling to
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all essential workers to doctors and nurses to firefighters and postal workers. >> there's of course fear and anxiety about the pandemic at large, about ones own risk of exposure to covid. >> reporter: she said this all began with a simple idea. a few therapists just trying to figure out how to help. it's now grown to over 150 therapists offering their services for free. >> many front line essential wurkz are taking advantage the resource. . >> it's funded by private donations. signing up is easy on the project's website. michael hill is trying to stay healthy during these strange times, and good mental health is so important, too, for the road ahead. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. and governor newsom announced additional protections for essential workers on the front lines of the covid-19 pandemic. the gufblner pointed out in the majority of farm workers, cooks,
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cashiers all of them in california are majority people of color. >> and people ask they often do where are we seeing the spread? this is where we're seeing the spread. essential work force, disproportionately represented by the latino, latinx >> he's also committed to working with the legislator to expand protections like paid sick leave. and this morning the doors are shut on a popular pizza joint in san francisco because exposure to covid-19. in an instagram post yesterday square by guys announced they will tefrmrarily be closing to keep their staff and customers safe. the space which is on 17th and mission will be deep cleaned and all members will take covid-19 tests. another restaurant the delidelii
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board also closed from an employee testing positive. health experts and officials say they're surprised by numbers from the roots community health center showing a steep rise in cases among 18 to >> as i drive around the lake and see folks hanging out i get it, we're tired, we want to socialize. but even being outside can be deadly if we're not being careful. i see folks not wearing masks at all, sharing food, sharing drinks, sharing smokes. oakland, we've got to do better than this. >> this weekend police will be doing traffic and parking enforcement and asking food trucks to leave, but there will be no mask enforcement. you can see where your county stands on the watch list with our interactive feature on abc7news.com. you can check out not only how
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long each region has been on the list, but why each state is keeping an eye on the spread of coronavirus there. we want to show you this, a second alameda county sheriff's employee has died of covid-19 complications. the department's second coronavirus death in 24 hours. in a tweet the office said it was a civilian nonsworn staff member who died. thursday night a deputy he was 25-year veteran of the force also died. in the south bay san jose mailer is calling a video deeply disturbing and appalling. the video shows a san jose police officer kicking a woman and dragging her while she's handcuffed. in a follow-up he wrote this is not a case of an officer being confronted with violent conduct, at most resisting. in a statement the police chief says the woman was pulled over because the car was wanted for earlier instances of evading
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officers. the chief says an internal investigation is now under way. vallejo police released three new body camera video showing the moments when a man who was suspected of looting was shot and killed by a police officer. officers ordered sean not to move after firing shots at him. after the shooting police entered the walgreens with guns draw but the new video still doesn't show what monterrosa was doing before he was shot. we'll keep you posted on that story of course. let's head over to lisa now for a quick look at the weather this morning. >> good morning to you. we have a slight push of inland fog over to the east bay, but inland i should say it'sbukingt
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50s, low 60s. so we're going to see numbers warm today all around the bay. those gusty onshore winds, well, they're going to be confined and they won't be as gusty as we get to the coastline. my full accuweather seven day forecast is next. >> also ahead san francisco's oldest ice cream parlor is reopening for the first time in four months. why the owner says the pandemic is not what could cause a permanent closure. plus demolition on damaged parts of pier 45 begin next week. how the port is
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keep safe and keep it golden. all right, welcome back. let's get you a live look now at the golden gate bridge this morning where just a handful of minutes ago the west sidewalk on the ocean side was closed for weekend maintenance. walkers and cyclists will have to carefully share the east city sidewalk. the work will last until 9:00 p.m. sunday.
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so keep that in mind. and this morning now we know what the future has in store for pier 45 and fisherman's warf. this will allow fire investigators to get closer into the site with the fire's cause still undetermined. later next month the port commission is expected to approve a $1 million loan to help fishers replace the some 8,000 crab traps and gear lost in that fire. san francisco's ice cream parlor is opening back up for the first time since march for outdoor service. st. francis martin is going to give it one more shot at business before closing down for good. the parlor's iconic neon storefront has been on 24th and the mission ever since 1918. it opened during the spanish flu pandemic, and it may not have to close in this one. the covid-19 is not what's forcing it.
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he blames the city of san francisco for actively driving out small businesses for more than a decade. the eighth largest restaurant in the city will be open today from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and there are calls for unity after an armenian school in san francisco was vandalized with hateful graffiti and sexist slurs against kim kardashian, one of the most famous armenian americans. san francisco police say they're investigating the threats. the armenian school is located on brother hood way. abc 7 reporter luce pena has more. zblgs flashbacks of where they came from. >> we became victims and we ended up as refugees. >> reporter: hateful and racist graffiti covered san francisco's armenian school, parents concerned for the safety of their children. the school principal released
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video surveillance to san francisco police showing multiple men vandalizing the school property around 2:00 a.m. >> i am disturbed. i am very disappointed. thank god the students are not here to see this. >> reporter: an attack the school's alumni turned into an opportunity for unity, raising their flag high, dancing for peace and covering the front of the school with a banner that read armenians stand against hate. >> health care graffiti our school, they can say whatever they want but at the end of the day we stand together. >> reporter: but this is not an isolated attack. >> throughout the world including in russia, ukraine and germany. two former states. >> they clearly left their signature with their red, blue and green flag. >> reporter: san francisco da calling this attack inconsistent with san francisco's values and a crime pointing to an
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investigation by san francisco police. >> in armenian hye meanshye meas armenian,o always say when th low whye. >> reporter: in san francisco luce pena, abc 7 news. >> and the coronavirus pandemic has had a large impact on small businesses. 110,000 have already closed across the country and several million more at risk to the same fate. the small business organization is handing out billions of dollars in loans to pay employees. but the sba told the i-team they're investigating many reports of fraud. >> reporter: it's been only four months since president trump signed the cares act. >> i wanted that to be my signature. >> reporter: that setup the paycheck protection program and 5 million small businesses have already received more than half a trillion dollars in low interest loans that may be
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forgiven. >> the ppp program is meant to keep employees on payroll while businesses are impacted by covid-19. >> reporter: so it's our tax dollars? >> ppp is our tax dollars. >> reporter: so much money went out the door so quickly that provided an opportunity for possible fraud. some abc 7 viewers checked the list of businesses who received ppp loans and contacted me with questions about an applicant from the south bay who used 88 in his company names. 88 cloud computing, 88 enterprise services, 88 investment empire, 88 venture capital. the owner claimed to have 48 employees and he received between $350,000 and a million for each of those businesses. i ran the name and they all come back to 38-year-old tran. i reached him by telephone and he told me his businesses are real. he insisted he has 48 employees,
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but when i asked to see his operation he hung up. i ran the address he lilsed as the headquarters for those businesses and turns out it's his mother house in campbell. i stopped by several times and never found anyone home and i repeatedly called and texted him. i also wept to the home he owns in san jose and found people lounging on a couch in his open garage. does he own this house? >> yeah. >> is he here? >> no. >> reporter: i also walked up the driveway of tran's saratoga home and spoke with a man there but didn't find tran. >> who are you? >> reporter: i work with channel 7. i'm dan noise. i never heard back from cos ow he formed those four companies in the last couple of months well after the pandemic started, and that would violate ppp guidelines. >> ppp program was for businesses that were already in business before covid-19.
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>> reporter: miriam barahas explains the sba guarantees the loans but it's up to banks and lending institutions to process the applications and review a businesses financials. three of the online lenders he used fundbox, harvest and lendistry did not return my phone call for kmebt. >> any type of reported fraud or abuse will be investigated and will not be tolerated. >> reporter: the fbi has formed a ppp fraud working group with the small business administration. they've opened nearly 100 investigations with nearly $42 million in potential fraud ientified so far. the sba tells me tran was on their radar before i called and i'll keep track of how it all turns out. >> fascinating report. all right, happening today a massive effort in the east bay to refurbish thousands of expired face masks for those who need them. we first told you about the
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strappy scrappers organization back in may. they worked to get tens of thousands of n-95 masks back in to worker order mostly by replacing the straps. today and tomorrow the group will be fixing masks at the community presbyterian church in danville. if you'd like to help they start at 12:30. and free face masks, shields, and hand sanitizer will be given out today. just stop by boeddecker park today. all right, lisa, let's get a check of the weather now. >> it's going to be warmer. that's kind of good because we have a cooling trend although the inland valleys sure like those mid-80s. we will see numbers top out near 90 there but it's not warmer for everyone. we're going to see that southerly flow that will allow the conditions at the coast to be cool to mild.
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but in o area communities not going to get too hot out there. how about a minor improvement there and more of a significant improvement in terms of warmth as we get towards our east bay valleys. live dawnler 7 you coppler 7 yo fog pushing into oakland and san mateo coast, marin county. it is 57 in concord, 61 in hayward, mid-50s in nevado and 54 in santa rosa. you can see some of the cloud cover into walnut creek, but overall looking at a nice start to the day with that chowd cover peeling back rather quickly and looking at less of that onshore push. so some fog along the coast and a little bit of patchy drizzle looking at that warmer weather for the weekend and cooler day as we get into next week. we'll be looking at some warmer days after that. as we look at our fog impact you'll notice it pulls back to the coast so we're looking at a
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lot of sunshine throughout the day. quickly to move back in overnight, but as we look at the winds you'll notice we're still looking at those breezy winds by the delta through the afternoon. that means once again we'll see the temperatures on the warm side but not too hot and looking at those southerly winds allowing perhaps for the cooler coast and the north bay not getting, too, too hot. upper 70s should do it around san rafael. but as we get into santa rosa maybe a little bit warmer. nice looking day up to the north. as we check out our east bay valleys numbers here up to around 90 degrees. certainly warming up. yesterday only in the lower 80s so hopefully liking that warmer weather today. 74 in oakland, looking at 84 in san jose. average highs would be in the upper 70s today. for the south bay and up in the north bay low 80s for napa,
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mid-80s and san francisco upper 60s and sunshine all the way to the coast and looking at a nice afternoon here. looking at low 90s into antioch. 91 in fairfield, about 80 in free empty. as we go through it rest of the week it's going to continue to be -- weekend i should say warmer in our inland valleys tomorrow but the changes come as we get towards the middle of the week. notice it's going to be cooler by wednesday and thursday. mid and upper 80s, 70s around the bay. but as we get towards the last part of july this is when it looks like we could see more heat enter the bay into the early part of august. liz? >> all right, lisa, thank you. just ahead the oakland zoo is about to reopen but it needs your help. the event
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us that's pushed locally just over into oakland and of course down along the peninsula in the north bay. and looking at numbers mid-50s in san ramon to livermore. we're going to look at a warmer day today. the fog peels back it to the coast and the breezes won't be as strong so our inland valleys warming to the 80s but then later on tonight the fog is back. and looking at still, though, numbers coming up not only in our inland valleys but also a little bit elsewhere around the bay. want to get you updated on what now is a hurricane. this is category 1 hurricane hannah. you can see southern texas, northern mexico winds at 75 miles an hour. it continues to take a turn to the left moving west at about 9 miles an hour. and looking at locally anywhere from 5 to perhaps 10 inches of rain in southern texas there near corpus christi and brownsville, but it'll dissipate and fall apart as it moves into
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the mountains of mexico. of course we'll be watching that for you and an update on our local weather coming up. >> woo do want to talk more about that hurricane. hurricane hannah just strengthed to a hurricane this past half-hour. it's expected to hit texas later today as the first atlantic hurricane to make landfall this season. this is live look from texas where hannah is forecasted to hit corpus christi later this afternoon or evening. storm surge warnings are in effect for the area and it's expected to produce 5 to 10 inches of rain before moving into mexico tomorrow night. todays services beganll started in the birthplace of the trailblazing civil rights icon, troy, alabama. you're seeing lewis' casket depart from the funeral home early this morning. a socially distanced memorial is ov ng to be held at troy before
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e abama, later toravels to edmund pettus privilege. 13 states this week reported record cases and the death toll is climbing, surging to 20% from last week. a number of cities and businesses are taking new action. abc news reporter karina mitchell has the details. >> with 30 u.s. states and puerto rico reporting a daily number of deaths white house task force coordinator dr. debra birx comparing the california, florida and texas hot spots to the early days of the pandemic. >> what we have right now are essentially three new yorks. >> reporter: one of those states is organizing 1,200 troops under joint command. the coronavirus taking such a heavy toll on city announcing virtual classes only.
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the dr. anthony fauci the country's top infectious disease doctor calling for more action from cities and states saying those hardest hit should halt reopening. >> you certainly have to call a pause and maybe even a backing up a bit. >> reporter: new orleans doing just tat. as of 6:00 a.m. this morning all bars and restaurants prohibited from selling take out drinks. the mayor saying, quote, this essentially will mean bars will be closed throughout the parish. in florida cases still skyrocketing. more than 300,000 new infections in just the past month. more than 50 hospitals there have no available icu beds. doctors suiting up in ppe giving abc news a look inside jackson memorial hospital's expanded covid ward. >> it's extremely busy, so we're full. our waiting room is full. all our areas are full. >> reporter: and two weeks after president trump criticized the cdc's guidelines to reopen schools calling them, quote, very tough and expensive the agency releasing new guidance
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defending the push to get children back into the classroom saying covid poses a low risk to kids. in kentucky where the situation is worsening the governor asked if he were a teacher would he go back inside the classroom? >> i wouldn't ask a teacher to do that today. today where we are right now i would not ask that. >> reporter: this as an abc news poll shows only 44% of parents say they're willing to send their kids to school. karina mitchell, abc news, new york. >> and we're getting a first-hand look at the long road back from coronavirus. a doctor in houston spent more than a month on a ventilator and then 6 weeks in rehab, and this morning his emotional reunion with his children. >> reporter: in a grueling battle against covid-19 dr. grant lashly fought for his life on a ventilator for 49 days. >> there was a discussion while i was in the icu is it possibly time to remove life support.
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>> there were a lot e intensive care unit. att eporter: but getting out isg recove lks and feels like. >> when i first came out of icu i couldn't do any of this. >> reporter: dr. lashly has spent the past 6 weeks at this houston rehab facility. >> one, two, three. >> all right, yes. good job. >> reporter: relearning the most basic >> you've got this. you can do it. breathe. >> one, two, three. >> nice job, grant. >> reporter: today an emotional reunion. >> hi, kids. >> hi, daddy. >> love you. >> reporter: grateful to be with his family again. >> how good does it feel to be able to hug your dad? >> so good. >> it wasn't easy but now he's heading oemg. >> i couldn't have told you 3 to 4 weeks ago this would happen.
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>> reporter: the mayor thanking workers from front line new york setting up two testing sites. >> people who wanted to be tested exceeded our capacity. >> reporter: the demand for testing surging across the country as cases rise. in it bay area it's as long as a ten day wait to get a test with providers turning some people away melanie molinas said she felt the need to exaggerate her symptoms to get an appointment. >> i felt like everything should count right now because i want to protect the people i'm around. >> reporter: recovering from covid-19 can take a long time even in more mild cases. a new study from the cdc finding 1 in 5 previously healthy adults say they weren't feeling back to their usual health in as many as three weeks after testing positive. >> and something so many are worried about is the last day of that extra $600 a week unemployment payment from congress. there's no real answer when those might come back. negotiations on a new covid-19 bill stalled last night.
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senate majority leader mitch mcconnell sent leaders home for the weekend prauomising a propol by monday. for now the maximum unemployment benefit here in california reverts back now to $450 next week. and from education to the economy another part of building a better bay area. gyms are among the businesses hit hard by covid-19, closed for months now, often unable to reopen. abc 7 reporter wade freeman met an owner in petaluma who's come up with a novel solution but it still may not be enough to succeed. >> reporter: for work out junkies this is sight for four eyes, a gym filled with straining, sweating people. and with covid-19 all around us but listen to the owner. >> people drive down the road and say oh, look they're open. >> reporter: take a look inside with this empty room with unused equipment and you'll understand why adam covax who owns three sonoma fit gyms have come to
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wits end. >> i'm so into red i don't know how much i've got and the bills just keep coming. >> since the pandemic hit this work out room has been open for a total of two weeks. membership has dropped dropped d people and not just for fear of their life. >> i lost my job, i'm working from home. >> he came here from germany at 22 years old to build an american dream. it succeeded until covid-19 came along. the same spirit that built his business prompted adam to fight back in petaluma by creating this outside space and exercise deck. >> four, three, two, and one. >> reporter: but while students count reps here staff members like jennifer palter count days as in how many more do they have? >> i don't know what we're going to do. i think we just keep adamting as best we can but there's only so
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much you can do before it's just unsustainable. >> it's a guessing game. do i put in a deck, or should i not put in a deck, what should i do, what is the right move? because even our local officials don't know what's going to happen next. >> reporter: do you blame local, federal or state? >> all. >> reporter: frustrations of a small business owner watching his american dream failing and seemingly powerless to stop it. >> it's gone. all of it, everything that i've built. >> reporter: in petaluma, wade freeman, abc 7 news. >> it's a story so many are dealing with right now. city college of san francisco they're making history. they're planning to offer an associate degree in cannabis studies, which is the first in the nation. students will need to pass three cannabis classes and three electives. the chronicle reports studies include marijuana as it relates to crime, race, income business, revolution and world history. classes will be available
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starting spring 2021. okay, still ahead on abc 7 mornings meet two high school athletes using their love of the game to pay it por forward during the pandemic. and here's a live look from our rooftop camera there. it's 58 degrees right now in san francisco. we'll talk with lisa when we get back.
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businesses to apply for a shared space permit for free. parnts of grant street and china town were closed off for the first time last weekend. every thursday to sunday from 4:00 to 10:00 p.m. no cars will be allowed on the block of 16th and 17th as well as between 18th and 19th. this goes until sunday november 1st. let's get another check of the weather. >> well, you're right, liz. it is a little hazy. we do have that fog out there you can see from our merene layer. those onshore winds not as strong for some of you. in fact, we're talking about 90 around the livermore valley. that's about a 6 to 8 degree warmup. the rest of the bay area's forecast is coming up as well in a few minutes. >> thanks, lisa. also next pablo sandoval gets up close and larry beilighlig comi srt
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all right, here's a live look from our san mateo bridge camera. still that haziness there. we've been seeing that across the bay area and we'll check with lisa in just a mined about just how hot this weekend is going to get. but let's talk sports first. the nfl players association has approved a plan that will allow nfl training teams to open training camp on time. our sister network espn reports players will have seven days from the time the agreement is officially signed to make a decision whether to opt out for this season. it's expected to be officially signed on monday. 49ers players are scheduled to begin reporting to camp on tuesday. after againoud by still seekingo the dodgers last night. the a's takes on the angels at the oakland colosseum. last night the a's and angels
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played their season opener. it also became the first big league game to be decided under a new extra inning rule. abc 7 sports director larry beil has the details and highlights in this morning's sports. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. the a's made history in their season opener with angels at the colosseum first extra inning game with new rules in 2020. chris davis fist up during the national an tham but no a's players took a knee. they call him laser ramone for a reason. with the a's first homer at the year and we're tied at one. you don't see this often. two base error, simmons end up scoring on a sack fly so 2-1 angels. eighth inning double to right, marcus simeon scoring all the way from first. we're tied at two, and then i am chappy, crushing a shot off-the-wall to score. almost a homer.
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a's up 3-2. jason castro says aloha, and we're tied with three on extras. didn't matter, grand slam. matt >> he's got a flare for the dramatics so he had a good idea what he was looking for when he wept up there and he was trying to get a ball in the air and did more than that. we've seen only walk offs from pretty good left handers before. we always feel good aboutitua >> giantod pablo sandoval says dodge this, chris taylor, the butt facial and this salon is closed. a 2-0 in the third. davis goes taco with extra salsa, but that was the only run of the night for the giants.
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max munsey homered in the first, deep again in the sixth, 5-1 dodgers. giants really look bad for the second straight game. bases loaded in the eighth, gets to hang out at first with his buddy pablo again. dodgers win 9-1. the giants have been outscored 17-2 in two games. he's back who missed most of the past two seasons with injuries, the former a's star, good-bye as the mets beat the braves and that is a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> all right, let's get a check of the weather now with lisa argen. >> i don't know about you but i've been waiting for some warmer weather. it's been cool, breezy. we have a little bit of a warmup coming our way. some more than others will feel it today and tomorrow before we cool down again. here's a live look outside from
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mount tam where conditions are cool, and you've got the low clouds and fog extending up towards marin county. so in our east bay valleys that's where it's going to be warm. we were just in the low to mid-80s yesterday. as we look at concord numbers climbing through the 70s today and as we get towards 2:00, mid-80s. afternoon high about 90 as well in livermore and dropping off, but still a nice evening before that fog rolls back across the bay. here's a look from our exploratorium camera where you can see the cloud cover and cool conditions extending northward towards marin county. some breaks in the overcast, down along the peninsula and locally just a little bit over here neoemeriville and oakland but it's clear in our inland valleys right now. here's a look from ourit vie where you can see the cloud cover and the winds are nonexistent right nu. it's 57 downtown as well as
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gilroy. a warmer day out there even here where we've got the low cloud deck sitting over san rafael. it's going to clear and numbers will climb into the low and mid-80s the further north you go. 55 in novato, 56 by the delta, that southwest wind back allowing for a nice afternoon. temperatures in the 90s there. as we get towards our inland east bay it's been below average. that's going to change today and tomorrow. 57 to near 70 tomorrow clearing out by about 1:00. just a little bit of drizzle out there, not much. warm along the coast and warmer weather for the weekend and cooler day arrives really towards wednesday and thursday, and then we're going to see a reversal as we get towards that last weekend of july. here's a look at that wind. now, the reason why i think the north bay isn't going to get as warm. we're going to see that southerly surge, and when we get that the north bay tends to stay a little bit cooler. we'll still have that breeze in
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our east bay, but warmer for sure. even in the south bay yesterday was 78 in san jose, 82 in santa clara, 86 in los gatos, looking at numbers peninsula. and mid-80s santa rosa, 74 oakland, 80 fremont. 89 in pleasanton and looking that at fog coming into play. nice weather inland and the next few days and there's our cool down midweek and just slightly cooler around the bay. >> sounds good. thank you, lisa. two high school athletes in the east bay with a lot of spare time on their hands tried to dream up a way to help the community and popularize their sport helping youngsters sharpen their skills while helping to feed those in need. eric thomas has the story.
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>> reporter: this sophomore would like to spend more time doing just that but covid-19 restrictions have kept him and zack side lined for the summer. >> we texted each other and said let's do something to raise a bit of awareness and spread the game a bit more. >> reporter: zack thought it was a great idea. >> i can be teaching little kids how to play lacrosse while helping people at the same time. t fer rter: the plan they came points o the game in exchange for a donation to the white pony express organization which raises food and other necessities for those in need. so how much have you raised so far? >> we've raised just over $1,200, which is equal to just over a thousand meals. >> reporter: the boys setup a gofundme page to setup a
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donation for white pony express. the group's executive director says not only are the boys combining two things they love. they're also setting an example. >> our motto is all of us taking care of all of us and these two teenage boys are are are are motto. >> reporter: zack and owen are not just resting on their lurels. they're already brainstorming ways to keep the giving forward when school returns to normal. in pleasant hill, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> we invite you to join and share your gratitude to everyone making a difference during the coronavirus pandemic. use the #better bay area to sho us how y sin tyou. next, like every other big concert san francisco's hardly strictly bluegrass festival will look a little bit different this
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i'm liz kreutz, and we'll have more on the fight against coronavirus in a moment but let's start with a quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi, everyone. it hasn't felt a whole lot like summer in july. we've had some cooler weather especially this past weekend. as we start out this morning we're looking at the low clouds and fog. live doppler 7 up in the north bay also just a little bit across into the east bay. we're going far-out into the east bay here. you can see how it's going to be a beautiful start to the day. that sun coming up at 6:07. 57 in the city as well as san jose and gilroy. this is a hazy look at 280, and we're in the upper 50s over in concord where it's clear. walnut creek the clear sky, and as we go through the afternoon the winds won't be as strong, so even the coast will be slightly milder in the mid to

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