what everyone was hoping wouldn't happen, the oakland a's just wrapped up a game. one player's big change as the coronavirus outbreak hits the league. student, mother and unemployed. parents are using private pods to school their children. the company helping them do it. the peninsula group mobilizing to keep families in their homes and the students in ma raina about to become virus investigator s investigators. a first for the first a's baseman matt olson, he wore a face covering any time a base

runner shared the same space. it was a change after the players on the miami marlins tested positive for coronavirus. good evening, i'm dan ashley. that outbreak just threw a curveball. the miami marlins home opener set for tonight was cancelled. chris alvarez is at oakland coliseum, including surprising optimism from bob melvin. >> yeah, you know, we spoke with manager bob melvin before the game. about an hour before 11:00 in the morning. do you think they're going to play a game? at the moment he said yes. he did say there was optimism that this happened so early, maybe it forces major league baseball to tighten some protocols up and realize this is a serious thing. dave martinez of the nationals, he has a heart condition. the nationals will be place miami at some point this season. they talk about their concerns

today. >> i'm scared. i really am. i go from here, home, back here every day, that's all i do. i wash my hands, i went from 47 times a day to probably 99 times a day. >> i don't wan to say it's scary to everybody, but maybe a little, and, you know, this is the thing you were hoping wasn't going to happen, that you first, just from a human standpoint, but it worries you. >> after seeing what's going on with the marlins, that's unfortunate. everything we've been doing over here, we're doing it on top of staying on top of our masks. our team is doing our part. we don't want to be one of the teams that spruce it up for everybody. >> i saw mike trout. those are some of the guys that will be a third baseman.

the next question is buster posey will be in summer camp? two games cancelled. this is an ever evolves situation. hopefully we can get through the night. >> thanks so much it all happened a couple days. >>. >> major developments to tell you about today on unemployment benefits. republicans unveiled a heels act. health economic a1i69 answer and schools. it would provide $200 a week in federal unemployment benefits. house democrats want to keep the money continuing.

>> as the pandemic rages on. concerns grow for those who are unable to work. >> anxious, stressed, really worried, because, you know, not only do i have to provide for myself, but i have to provide for my 3 month baby. >> santa clara university student lost her job as a teacher's aid in san jose back in march. since then, the single mom hasn't had luck getting unemployment benefits. >> we're going deeper and deeper into the poverty cycle. and i'm not sure how to get out of it in this situation. >> time is running out with the $600 weekly federal supplement initially granted by the cares act set to expire at the end of the month. the house previously massed a $3 trillion plan in may. >> the people in my district who need this help are about to lose it. you know, this is a catastrophe for individuals, but also for local government.

>> today senate republicans unveiled a $1 trillion relief proposal which would bring the $600 weekly benefit down to 00 over the next two months. it would be replaced by a 70% wage replacement program with a cap. the proposal also includes another stimulus check worth up to $1200 for those who qualify. it's all a balancing act. you. >> don't want to create large deficits in people's benefits. you don't want to pay them so much that they would turn down a perfectly good job if one should present itself. >> i hope that i can provide a better and healthy future for l.a. >> the problems surrounding unemployed workers. he is back now to say the

complaints unfortunately haven't let up. >> wow! no. we're well beyond 1,000 complaints on the edd. hundreds rolled in this weekend alone. i am swamped with emails, the complaints are the same ones as we've been hearing and have been reporting on. no answer from the edd when consumers are calling. denials of benefits, consumers just don't understand. payments stopping for no known reason. now, we're working our way through all the emails and trying to see each one as resolve. this will take time. >> with so many unemployed, should the hours be changed? currently the department says it's taking calls between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., the question is, is 12 hours enough. two state senators, one democrat asking him to order the edz to take calls 24 hours a day. we have not yet heard a response

from the governor. the governor did hold a news conference this morning. he did not address that idea. he promised to address the issues with the edd this week saying, he will offer a long range plan to get the department on better footing, there is speculation the governor will call for a more robust website and additional funding. we're just going to have to wait. the word is, we're going to hear about it on wednesday and we'll see. i'll keep track, anna. michael, thank you so much. today the governor announced new funding for the central valley in the fight against covid 19. the state will provide $52 million to 8 central valley counties. they're among the areas disproportionately impacted by the virus. it's 11% to 18% in the county. he announced workers will be deployed to the counties. >> contra costa county is

considering an ordinance to give officials the ability to find people who aren't wearing a mask or social distancing. individuals will be fined $100 per violation. a vote is expected at tomorrow's board of supervisor's meeting, marin and napa counties have similar laws in place. as schools get ready to start online for the fall semester next month. parents are studying up on pandemic pods. small groups of families do supplementary learning together. this issue, has raised questions about health and safety, but also equity, fairness. abc 7 news reporter looks at the bay area company hoping to make pods accessible to everyone. >> it's the new learning concept, the parents can start talking about. >> phones and emails were blowing up with pods, pods, pods, are you forming a pod? >> a business owner and mother

of three. like many parents was not emotionally ready to become a teacher. the pandemic created a complete shutdown. >> my kindergarten gets on his zoom calls and distracted. >> i wanted to be a teacher, i like working with swing because of the flexibility. >> with schools closed across california, and remote learning becoming the only option in most bay area counties. this local dad pivoted his substitute teacher business into micro schools or bubbles. on the first day he got 200 emails from interested parents. >> right now we're setting a maximum of 8 students. >> they follow online curriculum, but meeting in person with a teacher. each pod can cost between 1500 to $2500 a month per student. >> tlsh two controversial issues on the table. number one, health and safety.

>> there will be a daily screening for symptoms, that we've provided to both the families and the teachers and they're all going to agree to these things before they enter. really a lot of this is about social trust. >> access and inequality. not everyone can afford these bubbles or pods. >> we reached out to a bunch of foundations and funders that can help subsidize this pod idea for families as well as teachers and districts. >> we reached out to several school districts about these learning pods. at this time it's unclear whether or not learning pods or camps are either approved or viable from a public health standpoint. for now, swing education says they have 35 pods lined up. and hundreds of parents searching for other families to join them this fall. >> we're going to do the hybrid learning plan, when the kids are allowed to go back to school, we'll go back to school.

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as colleges resume classes this fall, a north bay university is offering a course in contact tracing 101. we sent abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard back to school. >> the students are really aware of the situation with the pandemic. >> public health professor is gearing up to teach a course

like no other at dominican university. >> it's a win win situation. because the county is in need of contact tracers since we're the hotspot. >> contact tracing 101 isn't the official title of the new online course, but it might as well be. 20 spots are open to all students interested in being a coronavirus tracker. contacting patients to establish chains of exposure and infection. >> a nice silver lining in a pandemic. dr. lisa santor ez says marin is in dire need of more vow individual virus investigators. the course gives students class credit and more training. >> having that workforce development opportunity with the university will have us better prepared if we do see increases with cases which we expect to see moving forward. >> enrollment hasn't started yet, but there's lots of buzz on campus about the tracer course. there could be a waiting list. >> the more contact tracers, the

better. >> a senior at dominican, she's received her training now volunteering as a tracer in marin. >> as it spreads, which it will. we'll be able to try to get ahead of it instead of being behind you and playing catchup. >> she never believed there would be a chorus on contact tracing. it's a new world. the course begins august 27th. >> almost every day lately, we seem to do another story about businesses struggling and doing badly because of covid-19. >> abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman travelled to the delta, and has a look at how waterways are keeping some businesses afloat. even in in the dock, this cabin cruiser is a getaway, if you didn't have an executes for owning it before, he certainly does now. >> i come down to the harbor. and i like to fish, i get out on the water, i'm three miles away

from my nearest people. >> it's the latest twist on covid-19. social distancing by boating ha like inland marine and ante ago cannot buy certain styles of boats even when they want them. sales have doubled this year. >> you asked about negotiating the price? >> yeah. >> there's people standing in line to buy the same boat. >> they're looking for this kind of boat in particular. a pontoon party boat, it's like a giant living room for 12 people. >> we're all sold out. completely. >> it's a matter of supply and demand with a double whammy. the boat factories close because of covid-19. now, everyone wants to buy a boat to get away from it. >> it's the party barth. >> jason bought one of the last pontoon boats three months ago. he and his family cancelled their other vacation plans. they've taken it out on the delta almost every week.

he has no buyer's remorse. >> it's just my family that goes out there. you don't have to worry about being around people. >> had i known, i would have ordered more for sure. >> flank still wouldn't have enough boats. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. from comfortable to warm as these people enjoy the beach in santa cruz. the bay area summer weather pattern is here.

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we have our typical marine layer here from our mt. tam cam providing comfortable weather near the coast. you get away from the coast and inland areas warmed up into the 90s. it's 69 in oakland. really comfortable in san jose. pacifica is at 58.

emeriville camera showing you the tower in the background there. it's 74 in santa rosa, one of our hotspots, fairfield at 90 degrees. you're going to enjoy tomorrow, it's going to be similar. right now fog is right along the coast lyne and we have some thunderstorms in the sierra nevada. also in the northern california mountains. the storms have been bringing rain across the region. that will continue to be the case this evening before everything dies down. you see a nice sea breeze here along the embarcadero. low clouds and fog for the morning commute. we're looking at slightly cooler weather for the beginning of the week. the low clouds and fog will advance, tomorrow morning it will start off gray across many parts of the bay area. as we head into the afternoon, the fog pulls back from the bayside communities and the coast will hang on to some of it

well into the afternoon. the temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s to start off your morning. i think you may need an extra light layer first thing in the morning if you are commuting. tomorrow afternoon, short sleeved weather will do it in the south bay, 90 degrees in gilroy, 92 in morgan hill. mid-80s in san jose. on the peninsula, you're looking at 78 in palo alto. 63 degrees with lingering fog and breezy around pacifica. 65 degrees, pacifica. 63 in the sunset district. 60s to 90s. 80 in san rafael. in the east bay, it's going to be a mild day. 70 in burkely. head inland, and this is where you'll find the summer heat. 90 degrees in walnut creek. as you look at the accuweather 7-day forecast. we will have mild to warm weather tomorrow. wednesday will be breezy and

cooler as the system passes to our north, it will drop our temperatures briefly. later on in the week, we'll start to notice the numbers inching up by the weekend. we're talking about hot summer weather with mid-90s inland. minor fluctuations in those temperatures for now. dan and amma. project thanks. the rent relief to families who have lost their jobs, but for now, no longer at risk of losing their homes.

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coming up tonight at 6:00, a special look at the pandemic's effect on the housing market. michael finney studies the impact on renters. also the i team reveals the staggering number of local nursing facilities that have failed to meet local staffing requirements. hit hard by covid 19. how a local cheese maker found a new path forward while serving the community as well. all of that and more coming up at 6:00. join us then, but finally tonight. a grassroots campaign providing real solutions. dustin dorsey shows us how a nonprofit is stepping up to help hundreds of families with their rent. >> the coronavirus pan dwemic has taken an incredible toll on the health of so many. it's also left a financial mark as well.

>> no check, making sure everything is balanced to a t, and in one day, everything stops. >> nonprofit live in peace would not let that happen. >> first of the month was designed so that families that were impacted by covid, that we would pay three months at a time of rent, so that we could stabilize them. if we ignore this issue right now, people we displaced will be removed from our community. that is our number one priority. >> the campaign has raised more than $2 million to support 310 families in need. volunteers reached out to big names. donations have come from from fm different people. >> i think they've done a good job of connecting with the people here in silicon valley, in a way that makes it very personal.

and for me, that's more rewarding than just sending a check. we wanted to donate where we could see an impact in our own community. >> letters of thanks from these donations flood the mailbox. gratitude for these companies and the volunteers. >> it's life changing. and the way we connect with all of the families. >> i'm part of those families, we're all low income. i'm proud to be able to help families continue to stay in their homes. >> they hope to raise more money to help another 500 families stay in their homes. >> that's great. making a real difference. world news tonight is next. we appreciate your time. >> thank you for inviting us into your homes tonight. our next newscast is at 6:00.

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tonight, the coronavirus here in the u.s. the breaking headlines late today. what the president is now saying about states reopening. and could the major league baseball season already be in jeopardy? games canceled tonight. more than a dozen players and coaches testing positive. america's death toll climbing. more than 147,000 lives lost. florida now with the second-highest number of cases in the u.s. behind california. hospitalizations rising in 40 states. at least 40 people infected attending a church event. 14 family members all testing positive after a small family gathering. dr. deborah birx tonight saying get-togethers in this country need to be kept to fewer than ten people. and tonight, the race for a vaccine shifting into high gear. moderna, the first company in