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coronavirus lock down? health experts are pushing for a second shutdown. otherwise they say the consequences will be widespread suffering and m,th. 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
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even the coast will be slightly milder in the mid to upper 60s. around the bay we're talking numbers in the mid and upper 70s and near 90 inland. >> let's get right to the latest numbers in the coronavirus pandemic. cases are going up in more than 40 states. the cdc is forecasting there could be 175,000 deaths by august 15th. here in california for the second day in a row we reported a record daily number of deaths. yesterday it was 159, two more than thursday with more than 8,000 deaths total. the state has more than 435,000 cases now. and the seven day positivity average going, 7.9%. now, some health experts and decision makers say the only way out is to shutdown again and start over. abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo has that story. >> reporter: more than 150 health experts across the u.s. say it's time to hit the reset button. sfong them dr. travis porco at
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nd see this crisis for what it is. a crisis that's not gotten any better. it's only gotten worse. >> reporter: the message shut it down and start over. the warning, if you don't take these actions the consequences will be measured in widespread suffering and death. dr. porco said america's struggle to contain the virus is evident on the world stage. >> we've seen many countries act swiftly and quickly and they're reopening and doing fine. we didn't. >> reporter: state senator steve glalser releasing a proposal that would require residents to shelter in place. >> a shelter in place as difficult as it will be is the medicine we need to take. >> reporter: an jose b 12 citie by the feds as cases rise
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addressing what it would take to stop the spread. >> the only treatment we have now is shelter in place. >> reporter: 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. right, i mean the coronavirus doesn't care if you're a democrat or a republican. 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 del castillo, abc 7 news. >> and help is on the way for workers in the front line of this pandemic. mental health is a key focus in our efforts to build a better bay area. abc 7 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
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veteran nurse at the medical center in oakland where corid 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. so you do take that home because it becomes personal. >> reporter: it's a burden many health care workers face every day. >> grief, loss, guilt, frustration. dr. lisz beth rossen says those emotions often need to be talked about. she's the san francisco psychiatrist who started the front line counseling project, bay area licensed therapists providing free mental health counseling to all essential workersmrs and nurses to firefighters and postal workers. >> there's of course fear and anxiety about the pandemic at large, about ones own risk of exe exposure to covid.
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>> reporter: dr. rosen says this began with a simple idea. >> many front line essential workers are taking advantage of their resource. >> reporter: rosen can't say how many people reached out since the program began in march. it's funded by private donations. signing up is easy on the project's website. >> i think a lot of nurses would take advantage of it. >> reporter: michael hill is trying to stay healthy during these strange time 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 lines of the covid-19 pandemic. >> when people ask they often do where are we seeing the spread this is where we're seeing the spread. essential work forcein
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>> 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 the neighborhood in san francisco because of exposure to covid-19. in an instagram post yesterday square by guys announced they'll be temporarily closing to keep their staff and customers safe. the space on 7 gtd and mission will now be deep cleaned and all team members will take covid-19 tests. no word on a possible reopening date right now, but earlier in the week another restaurant the deli board also closed from another employee testing positive. in the east bay alameda became the first bay area county to exceed 10,000 diagnosed cases. health experts and officials say they're surprised by numbers from the community health center showing a stee rise in covid cases among young people 18 to 50 years old. on weekends check out these
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crowds here. lake merritt continues to be problematic. >> as i drive around the lake and see folks heading 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 not be mask enforcement. and see where your county stands on the watch list with our interactive feature on abc7news.com. you can check out 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. 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 here the office says it was a civilian nonsworn staff member who died. they did not release further
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details. thursday night a deputy who was a 25-year vet on of the force also died. and the mayor in the south bay is video deeply disturbing and appalling. the video shows a san jose police officer kicking aomer wh handcuffed. the chronicle reports that officer has been placed on administrative leech. and the woman was pulled over for earlier instances of evading officers. and police release three new body camera video showing the moment when a young man specced of looting a walgreens was shot and killed by a police officer. >> do not move. >> officers order sean monterrosa not to move after firing shots at him through the front windshield of their vehicle. vallejo police said they thought he had a gun.
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it turned out to be a hammer. after the shooting police entered the walgreens with guns drawn as you can see here, but the new videos still do not show what monterrosa was doing before he was shot. according to our media partner the murk ery news the president of the vallejo police union is one of two employees on suspension and under investigation for destroying evidence. all right, lisa, how's it looking out there>> the fog beh yesterday on mount tam we had breezy winds, low 70s. today the winds out of the south, so it's still going to be comfortable, not too hot but further up into marin county you'll feel that warmup. we'll talk about everywhere else when we come back. >> thanks, lisa. also ahead san francisco's oldest ice cream parlor is reopening for the first time in four months. why the owner says the pandemic why the owner says the pandemic r 4n ntt i goi hel
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help fisherman replace the gear lost in that fire. and there are calls for unity after an armenian school was vandalized. san francisco police say they're investigating the threats. the armenian school is located on brother hoodway and abc 67 news reporter luce pena has more on the attacks. >> reporter: flashbacks of where they fled from. >> we became victims of the hateful crimes that happened and we ended up as refugees. >> reporter: hateful and racist graffiti covered the walls of the armenian school, parents concerned for the safety of their children. >> and i'm afraid now for my son. >> reporter: the school principal released video surveillance to san francisco police saying multiple men vandalizing the school property around 2:00 a.m. >> i am disturbed. i am very disappointed. he to s. >> reporter: an attack that the
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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. >> they can 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, in the ukraine and germany. >> reporter: pointing to tensions and hostilities between the two former soviet states. >> it's also a turkish nation for those who don't know and 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 invesfrancihye,
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high in armenian. so we sols say when they go low we go hye. happening today san francisco's oldest ice cream parlor is opening back up for the first time since march. st. francis fountain is going to give it one more before closing down for good. it opened during the spanish flu pandemic and may have to close during this one. but the owner tells us that is not what would force the closure, not covid-19. he blames the city of san francisco for actively driving out small businesses for more than a decade. the eighth oldest restaurant in the city will be open today and tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. so go get that ice crime while you can. such an institution. and the coronavirus pandemic truly has had a terrible impact mallinesse 7 million more are at risk for the same fate. to address that the small business adminitration is handing out billions of dollars in loans to help companies pay their employees. but the sba tells the abc 7
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i-team they're investigating many reports of possible fraud. i-team reporter dan noise has the story you'll see only here on abc 7. >> 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 nearly half a trillion dollars in small business loans that may be forgiven. >> it's meant to keep employees on payroll while businesses are impacted by covid-19. >> reporter: so it's oun tax tax dollars. so much money went out the door so quickly that provided an opportun fy forraud. some abc 7 viewers checked the list of businesses who received ppp loans and contacted me about a business from the south bay who usedal 8 in his company names. 88 cloud computing, 88 instnt claedo have 48
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employees and he received between $350,000 and a million for each of those businesses. i ran the company's name and they all come back to 39-year-old lebintz tran. i asked him for an on camera video and he insisted he has 48 employees but when i asked to see his operation he hung up. i ran the address he ran for 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 repeatly called and texted him. i also went to the home he owns in san jose and found people lounging on a couch in his open garage. does he own tte is he here? no. >> reporter: i also walked up the driveway of tran's saratoga
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hoe and spoke with a man there but didn't find tran. i never heard back from him. the small business administration also has questions for him. records show he formed those four companies in the last couple of months well after the pandemic start asked that would violate ppp guidelines. >> the ppp program was for businesses already in business before covid-19. >> reporter: miriam barahas ans but it' up to ndinnstuonthe business' financials. three of the online lenders he used did not return my phone calls and e-mails for comment. >> obviously sba takes this very seriously, and any type of report of fraud or abuse will be investiged and note tolerated. >> reporter: the fbi has formed a ppp working fraud group with the small business administration.
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they've opened nearly 100 investigations with more than $42 million in potential fraud identified so far. >> the sba tells me that tran was on their radar before i called. and i'll keep track of how it all turns out. and 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 scrappy strappers organization back in may. they worked to get tens of thousands of n-95 masks back to working order mostly by just replacing the straps. today and tomorrow the group will be fixing masks at the community prubu tyrian church in danville. they start at 12:30. and free face masks, shields will be. just stop by on eddie street starting at noon today volunteers will be handing outny
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allight, lisa, let's get a check of the weather. still foggy out there this morning. >> still foggy and sweating it out on the east coast, and here we've been cooler than average. we've got warmer weather on the way in our inland valleys and coming up a little bit in the south bay, and it's going to last through the weekend. so you notice i really didn't talk about the north bay over the coast. we'll get to that in just a moment. little minor details will allow for some cooling in spots throughout the afternoon. here's live doppler 7. of course it has to do and just a little bit across the bay there around 80, but as we look once again have to show you this because it's been such a nice shot. our east bay hills camera with our sun up. you can see the patchy fog. 63 in oakland, peninsula numbers further south you go climbing to
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near 80 today. 57 in san jose. warmer than yesterday for you as well. pacifica with some sun coming your way. 53 right now tower with the overcast. that southwest wind still allowing for a comfortable wind but warmer. 57 in concord, 54 in livermore where it is clear. but we have the low clouds here, not much in the way of drizzle just a gray start at the golden gate bridge, up to the north as well. but that will scatter out for a sunny day so the fog and low clouds near the coast may be needing the wiper once or twice here. otherwise warmer weather over the weekend and minor fluctuations as we get into the week ahead. let's talk about today. at the coast it's going to be sunny for a short while before the fog moves back. low to mid-60s ocean beach and half moon bay. santa cruz about 70 degrees and some sundown around monterey, 69. as we look at your monday forecast notice still a few low
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90s out towards antioch. as we get into tuesday maybe we'll add a few degrees. 70s around the bay and looking pretty good. by wednesday this is one of the cooler days where numbers coming down could be as much as 8 to 10 degrees inland so more of an onshore push as once again a trough sets up to the north and west of us. highs today in the mid-70s. sunshine a little bit sooner for you but how about 80 in fremont, 84en san jose. that's coming up today probably about 6 degrees. 70s in richmond. notice san rafael upper 70s due to that south wind. about 90 today in concord, as well as livermore down towards morgan hill we're talking upper 80s. we've got more hot weather tomorrow inland with mid-90s. little change around the bay. the wide range continues into monday. near average on tuesday, but here's we get into the cooler
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all right, after being closed for more than a hundred days the oakland zoo is getting ready to reopen. it all begins with tonight at 11:00. it will include experiences with tigers, bison babies and the lemurs. the zoo is hoping to raise half a million dollars. the zoo officially opens to the general public this coming s. todaishe first day of many tributes to the civil rights icon. and how the city college of san francisco is
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another week of increasing numbers as the coronavirus pandemic continues on. how some cities are taking new steps to stop the spread all while we're getting a first-hand look at the long road to recovery for those who have been infected. good morning, everyone. we have much more in the race against coronavirus in a moment but if you're just joining us this half-hour let's start as always with a quick look at the weather with lisa argen. >> it's a clear start in our inland valleys as we look towards our east bay you can see the sun is up. in fact, it was up at 6:07. numbers look this. 57 san francisco, 54 in mountain view with exploratorium camera the typical low clouds, fog even some drizzle at the coast. 58 up in napa. it is 57 with that sown in concord. check out the sunny skies at
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10:00. 70 in concord, 63 in the city and by 1:00 we still are sunny. numbers are coming up faster in our inland east bay. it's already in the low 70s oakland, but look at that fog. it keeps the forth bay from getting too warm, so the fog sets up later in day but afternoon highs will still reach about 90 inland and the fog comes back a little bit later i think tonight. this as category one hurricane hannah the first atlantic hurricane of the 2020 season and the winds have strengthed now to 70 miles an hour. looks like the eye wall could come in south of corpus christi bringing anywhere from 5 to 10 inches of rain there but it continues to dissipate into the mountains of mexico. a look at the rest of our weather for the weekend and the week ahead in a few minutes. liz? >> lisa, thank you. happening now as lisa just mentioned hurricane hannah is intensifying in the gulf of mexico this morning on its way into the texas coast and expected to hit today as the first atlantic hurricane to make
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landfall in the u.s. this season. this a live look here at galveston beach. storm surge and hurricane warnings are in effect for the area and expected to produce up to 5 to 10 inches of rain before moving into mexico wednesday night. today's services began where it all started in the birthplace of the trailblazing civil rights icon troy, alabama. you're seeing lewis' casket here depart from the atlanta funeral home earlier this morning and a socially distanced memorial is going to be held at troy university at 8:00 a.m. this time before the former congressman is moved to a special report asocsi travel chapel to selma to the edmund pettus bridge. you can watch right here on abc 7. and another week of sobering
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number as the pandemic continues to take a toll on american lives. 13 states this week reported record case and the death toll is climbing surging 20% last week. a number of businesses are taking new action. karina mitchell has the details. >> reporter: with 30 u.s. states and puerto rico reporting a growing number of daily deaths white house task force coordinator dr. debra birx comparing the hot spots to the early days of the pandemic. >> what we have right now is essentially three new yorks. >> reporter: one of those states is organizing to support hospitals in multiple hard hit cities. the coronavirus taking such a heavy toll on houston the city now announcing virtual classes only when students return the day after labor day. dr. anthony fauci calling for more action from cities and states saying those hardest hit should halt reopening. >> we certainly have to call a pause and maybe even a backing
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up a bit. >> reporter: new orleans doing just that. as of 6:00 a.m. this morning all bars and restaurants prohibited from selling take out drinks. the mayor saying, quote, this essentially means 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 an inside look inside jackson memorial hospital's covid ward. >> 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 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 gufblner asked if he were a teacher would he go
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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 ipso's 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 back from coronavirus. this morning his emotional reunion with his children. abc news reporter has that story. >> reporter: in a grueling battle against covid-19 dr. grant fought for his life on a ventilator for 39 days. >> there was a discussion while i was in the icu is it possibly time to remove life support. >> there were a lot of days we didn't know if grant would survive the intensive care unit. >> reporter: but getting out of the icu was just the beginning. a first-hand look what recovery looks and feels like. >> when i first came out of icu
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i couldn't do any of this. >> reporter: he's spent the past six weeks at this houston rehab facility. >> all right, good job. >> reporter: relearning the most basic functions. >> you got this. you can do it. breathe. >> one, two, three. >> nice job. nice job, grant. >> reporter: an emotional reunion. >> hi, kids. >> hi, daddy. >> love you. >> grateful to be with his family again. how good does it feel to be able to hug your dad? >> good. >> so good. >> it wasn't easy but now he's heading home. >> i couldn't have told you 3 to 4 weeks ago this would ever happen. >> reporter: the mayor thanking front line workers in new york. >> people who want to be tested exceeded our capacity. >> reporter: the demand for testing surging across the country as cases rise. in the bay area it's as long as
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a ten day wait to even get a test with providers turning some people away melanie molinas said she felt the need to exaggerate her symptoms to secure an appointment. >> i feel everything should count right now because i want to protect the people i'm around. 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 until after three weeks. >> something some are worried about as well today is the last day 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 relief bill senate majority leader mitch mcconnell -- maximum unemployment benefit
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here in california reverts back to $450 next week. 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, often unable to reopen. abc 7 news 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 sore 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: so take a look inside at this empty room with unused equipment and you'll understand why adam covax who owns three sonoma fit gyms has come to his wits end. >> i'm so in the red i don't know how much longer i've got and the bills keep coming. >> reporter: since the pandemic hit this work out room has been open for a total of two week.
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membership at the gym has dropped from 4,200 people to 2,700 people and not just for fera theheth >>liorkingmom ce he 22 years old to build an american dream. it squeeded 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. 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 doeg to do. i think we just keep adapting as best we can, but there's only so 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?
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because even our local officials don't know what's going to happen next. >> do you blame local, federal or state? >> all of them. >> 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. >> all right, city college of san francisco is making history. it's planning to offer on 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, religion and world history. classes will be available starting spring 2021. still ahead on abc 7 mornings meet two high school athletes using their love of the game to pay it forward during the pandemic. and here's a live look from our mount tam camera.
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love that view there with those beautiful clouds this morning. time now 6:38, and it's going to be pretty warm so we'll check in with lisa when we get back. stick with us. as we all fight the coronavirus pandemic california is mandating face masks to stop the spread. that's why abc 7 wants to remeend you to wear a mask for you, your loved ones and
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all right, here's a live look from our santa cruz camera. you can see how hazy it is there this morning. there's the lighthouse. very pretty, though, still as always. we'll talk about the warmup in just a mipt but this will be weekend number two to try out san francisco's shared spaces program to create extra space for dining and outdoor distancing. mayor london preed breed is all local businesses to apply for free. now valencia street and the
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its turn. every thursday this sunday from 4:00 to 10:00 p.m. no cars will be allowed on the block between 16th and 17in' as well as between 18th and 19th. the grant street closure ends september 27th. and lisa, i've definitely been enjoying these street closures. i agree.ceel. they're definitely all over the bay, and as we look at this the fog is not all over the place. you can see how gray it is here. we're looking at a cloudy start close to oakland. it's sunny inland and we'll have a quicker warmup today, less wind. my accuweather seven day forecast is coming up. >> thanks, lisa. also pablo sandoval gets up close and personal with the dodgers as they try to notch their first win of
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traveling, are they, right now. let's talk sports. the nfl approved a plan that will allow nfl teams to open training camp on time. it includes new training camp and roster rules as well as protocols for operations during the covid-19 pandemic. our sister network espn reports the players will have seven days from the time the treatment is officially signed to make a decision whether to opt out for this season. it is expect today be officially signed on monday. 49ers players scheduled to report to camp on tuesday. san francisco faces l.a. at dodger stadium at 1:10 p.m. the a's take on the angels at the oakland colosseum. first pitch is also at 1:10. and last night the a's and angels played their season opener. it also became the first big league gamer a new extra inning rule. abc 7 sports director larry beil has the details and highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody.
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the a's made history in their season opener with the angels at the colosseum first extra inning game with the new rules02 chris davis fist up during the national anthem but no a's players took a knee. they call him laser ramone for a reason. with the a's first homer of the year and we're tied at 1. simmons grounds to matt chapman who rushes to throw and can't pick it it. 2-1 angels. a's down a run but they're clutched. eighth inning double to right. we're tied at two, and then i am chappy crushing a shot off-the-wall to score almost a homer. a' up 3-2. jason castro says aloha. we're tied at 3, onto extras and new rules put a runner at second to ten.
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didn't matter. grand slam matt oleson, grandolg slam. >> he has a flare for the dramatics. he had an idea what he was looking for obviously when he got it and he was trying to get the ball up in the air and did little more than that. we've seen only walk offs from pretty good left handers before. we always feel good with him in those situations. >> reporter: giants visiting the dodgers pablo sandoval says dodge this. chris taylor the butt facial and this salon is closed. a 2-0 dodgers in the third. jalen davis goes taco with extra salsa. that was the only run of the night for the giants. max munsey homered in the first, giants really look bad for the second straight game. and back to chris taylor from the start of the highlight. bases loaded in the 8th, drives in run with a single and gets to hang out at first with his buddy
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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 injury wheres, the former a's star good-bye as the mets beat the braves 1-0. and that is a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> crazy to have a little bit of sports back, right? something to recap is pretty nice, lisa. >> yeah, definitely. just a little bit. hopefully we're going to in the right direction. good morning, everyone. you can see the fog behind me. marine layer is slightly compressed this morning and that's going to lead to a quicker warmup for some of you. here's a live look from our sutro tower and yesterday the below cloud deck was up about 2,000 feet. this time we're talking maybe
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1,500 feet. that in addition to less wind for a warmer day today. especially in the east bay, our inland east bay as we take a look at concord numbers will be in the upper 60s at 10:00, and looking at upper 70s as we go through the rest of the morning, noontime mid-80s by 2:00, and 4:00 we should be about 90 degrees. looks like a similar forecast for the livermore valley. we are still looking at some patchy fog burning back towards the shoreline. it's going to keep numbers cool but not too cool. here's a look at our exploratorium camera. you can see the tanker there and guys enjoying an early morning out on the bay with mostly cloudy conditions. as we take a look at live dopplere' alsooing to talk about ano we tke. this is douglas moving very, very close to the hawaiian islands. so by tonight into sunday night this makes a northward track getting it awfully close, and it is a triple threat with the high
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surf, flooding rains and have very damaging wind. you notice by tonight at 85 miles an hour still a category one, so it really weakens from a category 2 to a category 1, but just moving north of the islands. just minor fluctuations and this could bring a big change in the rain, the surf and the winds. so definitely be looking at some hazardous conditions along the island chain as we get through your sunday and then even into monday as it passes to the north and east. here's a look at mount tam where you can see the fog here. it is going to be a sunny afternoon, and those southerly wind will keep it comfortable but slightly warmer here as well. 54 in mountain view, it isranci the temperatures are mainly in the mid and upper 50s. 57 in concord and the golden
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gate bridge still pretty gray here and those winds will be with us later on today. just a little patchy drizzle out there. warmer pattern in store for today and tomorrow, just minor fluctuations for the week ahead until we get to about wednesday, taking a dip and then looks like temperatures coming back into warmer weather after that. 84 in san jose, that's about 6 degrees warmer. 86 in los gatos. on the peninsula mid-70s to about 80s. a sunny day to start out as we get into early afternoon and the sunset, and 80 in novato as well as vallejo. mid to upper 70s from oakland and 87 san ramon, 90 livermore, 93 in brentwood. we've got the warmer weather, today, tomorrow. still look at the low clouds and fog, though. that wide range continues into the early part of the week and we'll get much cooler wednesday,
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and looking warmer into wednesday. two high school athletes in the east bay with a lot of spare time on their hands this covid-19 summer tried to dream up a way to help the community and popularize their sport. their brainstorm helps other youngsters sharpen their skills while helping to feed those in need. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas has the story. >> reporter: a high school sophomore owen este would like to spend more time doing just that, but the covid-19 restrictions have kept him and zack side lined for the summer. >> we kind of texted each other and said let's start something, let's do something to raise a bhit of awareness and spread the game a little 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. >> reporter: the plan they came up offered to teach young
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lacrosse players the finer points of 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 sph. >> we've raised just over $1,200 which is equal to just over a thousand meals. >> reporter: the boys setup a gofundme page to accept donations for white pony express. the group's executive director says not only are the boys combining two things they love, sple. >> our motto is all care teenage boys are embodying our motto. >> i can get more reps in too while teaching people how to play. >> reporter: they're already brainstorming ways to keep the giving moving forward when school returns to normal. in pleasant hill, eric thomas, abc 7 news.
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all right, happening today we are getting a little tease what's to come this fall for hardly strictly bluegrass festival the 20th anniversary of free music in golden gate park will likely become a virtual party. there's a live stream where we do expect the announcement for some sort of online concert in october. the band will give q&a with the fas. you can watch today at 4:00 on the hardly stricty website. not surprising but still kind of stings a bit, lisa, every time
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we hear it. >> for sure. liz, we're looking at just a bit more compressed marine layer. you can see the shadow of sutro there left hand side of your screen. isn't that neat? maybe some patchy drizzle at the coast but otherwise a warmer weekend is in store with minor fluctuations for the week ahead. and as for your saturday getting some sun at the coast, mild there, upper 60s downtown, 64 in pacifica. you head across the bay. it's in the mid-70s for oakland. how about 90 today in concord, that's warmer. mid-80s for you in santa rosa. 84 in san jose and the accuweather seven day forecast still the 90s are going to hang around the next few days and upper 70s along the coast, but as we get towards the middle of the week once again it's a cool down, those stronger onshore mt the end of next week. >> thank you so much and thank you for joining us on abc 7 mornings. abc 7 news continues at 9:00 a.m. good morning america
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