calling for racial justice turned violent. there were clashes with oakland police and a fire was set at the alameda county courthouse. abc7 news reporter cornell has the images and reaction. >> police say demonstrators set fire inside the alameda county courthouse saturday night. sky 7 captured another fire set outside the building. the fire department put both fires out quickly. windows were broken here and at a nearby apartment building. at oakland police headquarters, a group kicked down a barricade surrounding the police department. >> i saw a lot of intensity. people are very upset. >> vanessa joined hundreds on the street. it began as a peaceful protest in downtown oakland in support of black lives matter and police reform. and against federal agents being deployed to portland, oregon, to disperse demonstrators. >> there were like grandmas and grandpas and veterans and native

people and latin x people and everybody is out and so sick. political police oppression. >> reporter: later some broke from the larger group spray painting graffiti. oakland police declared it an unlawful assembly tweeting, we are asking agitators to stop throwing items and pointing lasers at the officers. mayor schaaf said vandalizing our down gives donald trump the images he wants and the justification he seeks to send federal troops into american cities. we celebrate passionate protest but oaklanders need to know, when they attend protests after dark, they might be providing cover for agitators. >> the vandalism is ugly. >> reporter: he's disappointed. he believes the actions of some distract from the black lives matter movement. >> this is a bad image for the

city of oakland. this doesn't bring floyd back or anything. this is damage for the city, period. >> the oakland police say they've made several arrests but did not give details on charges. in oakland, abc7 news. in seattle police arrested 45 people. seattle police said protesters through large rocks and bottles along with fireworks and explosives injuring 21 officers. in los angeles, violence broke out between police and demonstrators, where at least three protesters were injured. and in portland, protesters breached a fence surrounding the city's federal courthouse building. ing now to the clared it a riot. coronavirus pandemic, and another county is being monitored by the state. the santa cruz county was add to the list. that means if cases don't drop in three days, it will have to roll back its reopening and close indoor businesses. the number of confirmed cases in california is down significantly with more than 8,200 cases.

yesterday, there were over 10,000. the seven day positivity rate also went down to 7.8% which is back under the state's threshold of 8. more than 145,000 americans have now died from covid-19. this is fifth consecutive day where there have been more than 1,000 deaths. it comes as states struggle to keep up in a benefits package for those out of work is set to expire. >> reporter: for the fifth straight day in the u.s., more than 1,000 people have died from covid-19 daily. according to the covid tracking project. the number. cases of the virus on the rise in 37 states. puerto rico and washington, d.c. dr. deborah birx spoke with our columbus station wsyx with some advice on how to slow the spread. >> we're asking them not to go to bars. we're asking them to wash their hands and to not social gather with large groups of people. >> reporter: california with most cases of the virus. >> our objective is to kill this

virus. as difficult as shelter-in-place is, it is what we need to do. >> reporter: florida surpassing new york becoming the state with stekd highest number of coronavirus cases. but business leaders in the sunshine state are still looking for ways to get bars and restaurants reopened. >> north is still very much a global hot spot. it is many,le weeks away from getting to a point where it can even think about bars. if they open up bars now, they're saying goodbye to schools for all the fall. >> reporter: those in the medical field feeling the strain. shortages of health care workers are being reported nationwide. >> we are incentivizing them with dollars but at some point, it doesn't matter how much you pay them. they can't could it anymore. >> reporter: with millions out of work, many relying on the $600 a week assistance, a benefit set to expire this week. >> a lot of people got more staying at home than going back

to work. the president has been very clear. the republican senators are very clear. we won't sfenld provision. >> reporter: but chuck schumer said those under employment checks have helped the economy. >> unemployment insurance has prevented the recession from turning into the great depression. leader mcconnell has refused to put a bill together and put it on the floor of the senate. we need him to act now. >> reporter: stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. community members are outraged after a well was caught on camera using a slur toward an asian-american u.s. postal service employee in los altos. >> whoa, whoa! >> the video taken at the usps location on main street thursday afternoon shows the woman in the mask yelling at the employee behind the counter. after she uses the c word, multiple bystanders jump in the

to denounce her behavior including tyler brunfield who took had video. >> the reason i did it was to spread awareness and to let people know this is happening all around us. i live in the silicon valley. this is happening in los altos, california. it doesn't mean we need to disregard the human an of that particular person. >> reporter: i showed a usps representative, he said they do not tolerate this climbed of behavior and abusive sxlang providing training to employees in dealing with matters such as these. they are looking further into the incident. several schools in san francisco may get a new name. "san francisco chronicle" insider and abc7 news contribute or phil writes, in today's chronicle, that a review is underway als named after historic figures. it includes 12 schools including lowell diplomat james lowell.

the school district said he wavered on his commitment to anti-slavery. you can read it in the chronicle every sunday and wednesday. a deeply moving ceremony in alabama this morning paid tribute to the icon john lewis. hubs hundreds of mourners watched as the horses carried the casket across the bridge. in line for the dr. reverend martin luther king jr. it brought him back to the spot where he almost died on march 7, 1965, when alabama state troopers attacked him and other civil rights demonstrators on what became known as bloody sunday. >> our nation is better off because of john robert lewis. my life is better. selma is better. this nation and this world are better because of john robert lewis. ? congressman lewis is lying in

state at the alabama state capitol in montgomery. he will lie in state at the u.s. comment row under ttu rotunda. a programming note, this week will air at midnight tonight because of the abc news special report honoring john lewis. abc news chief anchor george steph no, ma'am lust goes one-on-one with mark meadows in his first interview since becoming chief of staff. 30 years ago, our nation made a major turk point in opening large parts of society to people with disabilities. the americans with dibbles aes t act was signed into law. this person is visually ill paired and assisted by her guide dog. cook said it is important to remember the ada is civil rights legislation. >> to change the relationship of people with disabilities from being someone who the public needs to benefactor or take care

of, to people who are evening balance parts panther with other members of the public is maybe the most important piece of the ada. >> cook says before the ada, she had to fight to be able to even rent an apartment. when the landlord felt it might not be safe for her to live by herself. a group of ada advocates known as the duck squad is encouraging people in san francisco to take pictures of the sidewalks in their neighborhoods. they claim they're cracked and make it difficult for people with disabilities to get around. they want to show the pictures to city officials with the hope they'll make improvements. protests can take on many forms. look no further than the one today. a paddle out. and carl guardino has been one of the most powerful figures in the south bay as the head of

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paddled out into the bay in honor of sean monterrosa. he is the 22-year-old shot and killed by vallejo police last month. they carried their boards into the water. his city torgd swraenl the city surf project which gives bay area youth a chance to learn to surf. the police said they thought he had a gun when they fired. it turned out he had a hammer. there was a covid safety caravan today. guillen is the ft. hood army specialist found dead last month. a group gathered to call for justice in the case because authorities believed she was killed by another soldier. but her family said she was being sexually harassed by a superior but didn't report it out of fear of retaliation. a man with a background in investigation. ahmad thomas will take the reins

on august 10th. the public policy group says thomas intends to help create a more equitable silicon valley that leaves no community behind. he succeeds thomas gardino who served at krxt for more than 20 years. farmer's markets are slowly returning to the bay area. we'll see how one reopened today with social distancing and safety measures. and up next, the accuweather forecast. coming up in sports, a split against the dodgers. the a's waste no time against the angels. five runs in the first

an outdoor farmer's market born from one of the street closures in san francisco is clos onlyi blossoming. take a look. th avenueten rk nd. o a seets o mylo by the city as part of the covid-19 slow streets program. organizers sought to bring fresh food and produce to a mostly

residential part of the city. and like you mentioned, great weather to go to a farmer's market or whatever you happen to be doing today. >> francis? >> yeah, definitely. we're seeing lots of blue skies around the bay area but of course we're dealing with the fog as well and the low clouds from the coast. you can see it here with live doppler 7. we only got partly cloudy skies at the beaches today. but check out the thunderstorms in the sierras today. it will continue through tomorrow. overnight and into tomorrow until about 7:00. so be careful. if you do see some lightning and thunderstorms, head inside and take some cover. we're seeing the sea breeze as well pick up in san francisco. 23-miles-per-hour. and the cool winds is what is driving temperatures to be in the 60s, along the beaches. here's a live look right now at the embarcadero. you can see the wind blowing the palm trees.

current temperatures now in san francisco. 62. oakland. 68. san jose and gilroy at 77. check out pacifica. a cool 57 degrees right there. from emeryville, we're looking west toward san francisco. and you can see the coastal clouds in the distance. more temperatures for you. we're seeing 70s and 80s still for some of the interior locations. santa rosa, 72. novato, 81. 85 in fairfield and concord. and livermore is currently at 83 degrees. we are in a very typical summertime pattern which means we've got this onshore flow and then we'll see the clouds move in overnight into tomorrow morning. it will be widespread. we'll have some fog, possibly even some drizzle in some spots near the beaches and then 7:00 tomorrow morning, it starts to pull back. then plenty of sunshine pretty much for everybody exempt at the beaches where the clouds will prevail. andover night lows will be pretty mild, in the 50s for the most part.

mid 50s around the bay. san francisco, 56, and oakland, 57, as well as redwood city. a couple 60s out there. and notice how extensive the low clouds will reach inland. tomorrow, plenty of sunshine once again. warm temperatures, still hanging on to the heat inland. inland. . ant i don't kn antioch, and at the beaches, mid 60s. we're just where would you expect to be at this time of year. we're close to average in many areas. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. the wide range continues through tomorrow with 60s at the coast to 90s inland. on wednesday is when things change. we'll have a trough move in. this will bring a slightly cooler weather and breezier conditions, as the onshore flow strengthens. then after that, high pressure rebuilds and then more sunshine and warmth building up. if you like this weekend. i think you'll enjoy next

weekend as well. a great week to be outdoors. after yesterday's loss, the a's manager bob melvin said his team was one hit away from getting back into that game. oakland got to otay otani. he had tommy john surgery. the a's packing their patience at the plate. the walk brings in an oakland run. 1-0, a's. mark can ha. 3-0 oakland and they were undone in the first. just pouring it on. robbie grossman, ground ball, 4-0 oakland. that will ends before he can record one out. the green light on the 3-0 pitch. why not? the first of the year.

just like that, it is a 5-3 ball game. a's up 5. sean murphy. the a's win 6-4. every win in the shortened season is big. >> it's like september baseball every day. you're going out no matter with what happens. like needing to win a game. you don't know how far you'll be out. this is pushing forward in the standings. it is definitely an odd season but i'm happy that we've been able to knock two out of three out. if we do it the rest of the year, we'll be laughing all the way. >> we're trying to get into a rhythm of getting back into kind of mid season form. like this is typically your, this is mid season. and you are in mid season form by this point. obviously, we have three games in here so i think we're still trying to kind of get our bearings. and we're just taking it one day at a time.

>> the astros ace justin verlander will be out for at least a few weeks. he threw six innings. there were reports that he would miss the rest of the season. verlander denied that report on twitter saying he is a forearm strain. he will heal up and hope to return soon. the giants round out the four-game series with the dodgers in l.a. drew smyly will take the hill. 7:00, first pitch on espn. gabe kapler picked up the first win yesterday. 17-2 in the first two games of the series. they have a chance to split with last if they can win tonight. it's the main goal right now. we're already at where we are right now. we want to win today and today is the only game we can focus on. going out, taking one pitch at a time and being focussed and prepared for today will be important. hopefully we walk away and have a happy flight. >> it's important that we come out and play better on defense than the last couple games. i think that's probably the most

critical come possibly. just to give ourselves the best chance to win today's game. >> the former giants pitcher derek holland was ejected when sitting in the stands. he had to put on a mask and have a safe and socially distanced argument at the umpire. the pirates win 5-1. michael tom son with back to back birdies on five and six and then another on ten. gives him the lead at 17 under. tony finau trying to keep the pressure on but misses the par putt. thompson played solid golf. he ends with this birdie and his first win in 702 days. he can exhale. >> thanks. no in-person events? no problem.

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on abc7 new congress is expected to unveil a new bill tomorrow. >> a woman with terminal cancer released from prison early from covid-19.

her plea now to governor newsom. >> finally, maybe this is eric's story. i don't know. like every other big event this year comic-con had to cancel think gathering. >> bill and ted face music. they provided a most excellent preview through zoom. there is this little i had the bit even though george carlin

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