>> hi, mike. >> yep. december 24th, 1940. mr. fauci came into the world. that pitch is still adorable because he's just who he is and he's great. let's talk about the winds out there. they're 23 miles per hour and still a sea breeze and you can see what it is going to do to our temperatures as we head throughout the day. bringing cloud cover to most neighborhoods except the east bay valleys and look for some mist there and also along the coast. temperatures waking up mid to upper 50s and that sounds like a broken record, doesn't it? 59 to 62 at the coast today with stubborn clouds and 72 to 79 for our bay neighborhood from noon to 4:00 and 81 to 90 as we head into our inland neighborhood. reggie? >> mike, thank you. as of midnight, santa cruz county now joining the state's watch list. that means a number of indoor facilities are going to have to shut down or come up with a new way to operate outside. so here's a map showing where

all the bay area counties stand right now. as you can see, san mateo county is the only one not on the state's watch list. as part of our effort to build a better bay area, we're focusing on the economy especially during the pandemic. be on hair salons and gyms. abc7 news reporter julian glover to show us how some owners are already pivoting. julian. >> yeah, hi, yes, good morning, reggie. here in santa cruz yet another blow for business owners either forced to use outdoor space if down completely. as you mentioned, it has already been a tough summer for many of these businesses that really rely on tourism thanks to a rising number of coronavirus cases in santa cruz county and nail salons, barbershops and shopping malls and places of worship and nonessential offices and gyms will have to shut down before those numbers go back down.

we were preparing, some of them were preparing for the inevitable. santa cruz power fitness. they're taking their work outdoors now. >> we were preparing for this. we had a hunch it was coming down the pipeliding an outdoor facility in our back parking lot. >> santa cruz county at the state watch list this weekend with 130 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people that is over the threshold of 100 cases per 100,000 people. now businesses here really just trying to survive at this point. the city says 40 businesses have already taken advantage of their outdoor expansion program which means they're allowed to operate outsi outside. we know the beaches are currently open here in santa cruz. reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> julian, thank you. you can check out what is and what isn't open throughout the bay area with our interactive feature at abc7news.com and why

the state is keeping an eye on the spread of coronavirus in those particular counties. dr. anthony fauci is concerned about the rising number of covid-19 cases as states remain open. jobina fortson is at the live desk with what the expert said on "gma" just a few moments ago. >> dr. anthony fauci doubled down on his plea for people to wear masks in public. speaking on "gma" this morning he is particularly concerned about the rising number of cases in southern states, arizona and california. he hopes governors will heed national guidelines now that they've seen a spike in cases after reopening. >> if you look at the guidelines the way we put them out some time ago, that really is the national strategy. at this level, you wait until you have a period of time over 14 days where it comes down and then you graduate to the next phase. if you do well there, you go to the next phase. oviously, as you've mentioned,

some states are not doing that. we would hope that they all now rethink that what happens when you don't adhere to that. >> dr. fauci also responded to president trump's recent tweets which claim he is misleading the public. you can watch his full interview coming up at 7:00 on "gma" right here after abc7 mornings. kumasi. >> thank you. ifiess pfizer is making progress in its covid-19 vaccine. up to recruit 30,000 volunteers for the next round of trials. they will test their vaccine on people 18 to 85 years old from all around the world. pfizer is wrapping up phase one of vaccine testing and the next round will be a combined phase two and phase three trial. president trump has been spotted wearing a mask in north carolina. he was there yesterday touring a vaccine lab. the facility requires all visitors to wear a mask.

yesterday the president praised moderna for entering phase three of vaccine trials. happening today, three pop-up testing sites reopen again in santa clara county. all three sites will now give you a wrist band when you check in that will help you decrease the amount of time you have to stand in that line. each wrist band is linked to the site when you can return to get tested. here are the locations open this week. oak grove high school in san jose is open until saturday. the county office of education in san jose. a new testing program is launching in san francisco's mission district this week. it's an effort to curb coronavirus cases. officials say a lot of infections in young people in that community. the latino task force is using with ucsf, b.a.r.t. and the city to conduct the test. >> we're taking a very limited amount of tests to see how efficient or effective it is to target cumuommuters

workers with low testing. you can take your test and be on your way in under five minutes. >> it testing will take place at the 24th street mission b.a.r.t. plaza. it starts at 7:00 a.m. and that will be going on for the next three weeks. a new poll finds that latinos worry more than other californians about how the coronavirus is going to affect them. according to the public policy institute of california, 61% of latinos are more anxious that they or their family will be infected. that is compared to 28% of black and white people. and 37% of asian americans. latinos make up nearly 39% of california's residents but they represent 55% of the state's coronavirus cases. a downtown san jose diner that has been around for more than 20 years unfortunately is now closed for good. according to our media partner

peggy sue's the closure was sudden. the retro rock 'n' roll was doing take out and delivery but now a sign on the door says it's closed permanently and the memorabilia inside is all going up for sale. more details are expected on the restaurant's website. the science center in oakland will not be welcoming back visitors any time soon. they are holding off on their reopening date until june of 2021. closed to the public since march when the shelter in place order first took effect. it working on a virtual and outdoor experience for the summer and upcoming school year. it will also provide science activities that kids can do at home. >> i hope they're able to pull that off. i'd sure love to see that. you know me and science. love it. let's look at what is going on and look at neighborhood temperatures. good morning about seven minutes after 5:00 on this tuesday. you see, look at the tri-valley.

mid 50s there. a whole lot of 56s. san ramon, dublin, pleasanton, livermore. they all have different reporting stations but they're all coming in with the same temperatures. let's take a look at what's going on else where. mid 50s to around 60. los gp losgatos one of the warmer spots. some surfaces may be a little hot inland for walking the dog. if you have a pool and you like it, there's still some areas where you can get a lap for an hour or hour and ten minutes and do some exercising. choppy from 3:00 to 9:00 on the bay. let's take a look at neighborhood in the north bay. 57 with the cloud cover at 8:00. sunshine at noon. 76 low to mid 80s this afternoon and very nice 71 at 8:00 with sunshine. san francisco little more cloud cover and temperatures from the 50s to 10:00 and then around 666 at noon and back down to 59 this evening. for the east bay 50s at 8:00 and sunshine at noon and mid 70s for

a few hours this afternoon and then drop down to a brisk 63 during the evening hours. we have a little bit of a warming trend coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast and that does include the weekend. jobina? >> thank you, mike. good morning, everyone. so far things are looking pretty nice out there. we will take you to a live look showing you the richmond san rafael bridge and the conditions there at the moment. pretty light as people make their way westbound right now. bringing in these maps here, as well. an overall look at the bay area coming out of tracy this morning, which we typically see around this time. did want to move over briefly to antioch a car fire that is reported in this area on eastbound 4 before hill crest. you can see no slow down there and it is in the countercommute direction and still very early, as well. i'll keep an eye on that. drive times here quickly tracy to dublin slow down with 34 minutes and san rafael to san

francisco 18 minutes. reggie and kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. coming up next, the seven things to know this morning. also new information about the officer involved in a deadly shooting outside w walgreens. what we know about his status in the department this morning. >> had i known, i would have ordered more. the perfect way to social distance on a nice day. the boat business you spoke. we listened. tiny tacos are back for good! grab a box of 15 or try them loaded. get 'em now with no contact delivery.

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grab a box of 15 or try them loaded. get 'em now with no contact delivery. as of midnight, santa cruz county is now on the coronavirus watch list. a number of indoor businesses have to close again or come up with a way to operate bgeimpacs will be on hair salons and gyms. including not wearing a mask. today the board of supervisors will consider citations ranging from $100 for individuals and up

to $1,000 for businesses. number three. pfizer and its german partner are recruiting volunteers for the next round of vaccine trials. they'll test the covid-19 vaccine on up to 30,000 people worldwide. today marks one year since the mass shooting at the gilroy garlic festival. three people died and more than a dozen others were hurt when the gunman opened fire. a tribute will be held tonight for the victims. and number five. quite a summer spread today from 64 in half moon bay. 65 in san francisco. a comfortable 73 at oakland and then look at that summer warmth inland. low to mid 9 numb six.it's pretty nice a live look in oakland showing you our 880 at the coliseum camera there. number seven. it could take weeks before the house and senate come up with a compromise for a new stimulus package. the gop's plan cuts the crent

$600 unemployment benefit down to $200. democrats want to keep $600 payments until next year. today the man accused of killing a danville doctor is due in court. john conway will be arraigned in sierra county. investigators believe he shot and killed dr. gushman in tahoe national forest. he was on a hiking trip with his son over the fourth of july holiday. he was asking con way for directions when he pulled a gun on him. his son ran through the woods until he could get cell signal and call for help. he was eventually rescued. sean monterrosa returned to work. expected of looting at a walgreens last month. police body cam video captured it from inside the patrol car. the officer can be seen firing through the back seat through the windshield. police said they thought

monterossa had a gun, he did not. the family is calling for the officer to be disciplined and for the police chief to resign. a san francisco restaurant owner is in shock after receiving an online order that was riddled with inappropriate language. the owner shared the receipt. the order from the snack rest raupt in t raunt was for four corn dogs and waffle fries. ten insults and slurs and there were so many we had to blur out the whole receipt. she told dion she was worried and shaken and was worried about her employees. she gave the customer a refund. a woman's american dream could come to an end in the pandemic. she immigrated from elle salvador and put everything she had into a boutique and lost it to a fire and now n and now n aw

grant. >> reporter: she helps her mom run their boutique in san francisco's mission district. >> a lot of people want to buy food instead of clothes, so we don't know. >> reporter: they're unsure what the future will hold for kosa. she opened the boutique 14 years ago by working in a store during the day and restaurant by night. >> i remember sleeping in the couches of the restaurant because i had to go to school the next day. little by little saving, saving. we're going to have this dream. make it a reality. >> reporter: she made it a reality, even expanding over two stores. but a fire in 2015 destroyed everything.evythigone. >> reporter: since the fire, they've been able to get back on their feet and relocate.

they were forced to close their doors for three months because of covid-19. they said they applied to loans, but no luck. so they hope a fund-raiser will help. >> we launched a fund-raiser to see if we can pay some of the bills we have. pay our rent. >> reporter: launched the store online where they sell masks and face shields along with their clothes. she hopes she can continue her mom's dream. >> the same way my mom raised me showing me hard work can pay off the same way i want to show. it's our american dream. >> reporter: in san francisco, lauren martinez, abc7 news. >> we wish them so much luck. waterways are keeping afloat and one boat in particular that is selling out in parts of the bay area. the owners of inland marine in

antioch said they sold out of pontoon party boats new and used. it's like a big living room that can fit 12 people. >> typical pontoon grandpa but today is not the typical. today it is theing that a famil do. >> abc7 news spoke and said it is a fun activity to do with the family while still social distancing. >> is there a bathroom on the boat? because otherwise you won't get on with us, reggie. i mean. >> that's true. >> that's the first thing i would look for. he can't get on. this won't work. >> no. >> what kind of facilities are on board? >> there are some lakes where they have port-a-potties out in the middle of the lake.

no. i should have just stopped before i let that come out of my mouth. sorry. >> i did not know about this. i thought that was just called the lake. >> i think they're trying to stop from it being the lake. wh going on outside. hi, everybody. welcome to tuesday. i hope you're having a good start to your day. we'll try to make it as pleasant as possible. seasonal highs with sunshine away from the coast and clouds will return to the same neighborhood tonight with the same lows we had for about a week and a half now and we'll have warmer weather, especially inland over the weekend. here's a look at your fog forecast. it may linger just a little bit longer today along the east bay shore as you can see there at noon, but it won't be but a half hour, maybe an hour longer than yesterday before you get that full-on sunshine. by 7:00, it's starting to march back to the east for the overnight hours. 80 in sunnyvale and 84 in san jose and 92 in morgan hill to 74

in santa cruz. wide range in the south bay and over towards the monterey bay. we've got low to upper 70s for the peninsula today. 72 to 78 your spread. around 62 to 64 along the coast. 65 to 69 for downtown south san francisco and sausalito. 62 to 63 north bay coast. but about 80 to 85 to the north bay valleys. east bay shore richmond 69 and fremont 79 and we have about 90 to 95 degrees inour inland east bay neighborhood. maybe a little mist near the coast and then also the east bay hills. my accuweather seven-day forecast. two to three degrees cooler tomorrow and our mildest day moving forward because a slow warming trend thursday that peaks with that summer heat by the time we get to sunday. kumasi. >> thank you, mike. in today's "gma first look" a swimmer dead after a possible shark attack in >> reporter: in this morning's

"first look "a fatal shark attack in maine. a woman dying after a rare encounter with a shark. >> very, very uncommon. the cooler waters of maine are not very favorable to most species of sharks. but one that it is favorable to unfortunately and perhaps was involved in this case and that's the white shark which we know is being found in greater abundance now. >> reporter: kayakers brought the woman to shore where she was later pronounced dead. this the first shark attack in maine in ten years. >> the near shore waters where we like to go for recreational purposes are the dining rooms of those animals that live in the sea. >> reporter: more on that coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your "gma first look" i'm mona kosar abdi. back on land a new warning about a mountain lion in san mateo. police officers spotted it around 5:40 yesterday morning

while on patrol at the college of san mateo. the cat ran into the brush and they searched but no sign of the animals. a canadian couple spotted an unexpected visitor taking a cool dip in their pool. >> the raccoon is going for a swim. >> james novak shared this video that shows a water loving raccoon in their backyard pool in toronto. the animal started by dipping its front paws to test the water and jumped in and started paddling. according to the couple, the raccoon dried off on the deck and then went back in the water to take a few more leisurely laps. i like this journey for this raccoon. >> it had itself a day, didn't it? >> it wasn't bothering anyone either. >> i'm jealous. >> i know. okay. so, let me tell you about this.

there is another serious warnin. coming up, we'll talk about the alert from the fda. also a new chapter in the 49ers ongoing battle with the city of santa

you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> thankfully douglas no longer an issue for the hawaiian islands. a 50-mile-per-hour wind ais a tropical storm. recurves and hits the pacific northwest as a small remnant of its former self as we head into the middle part of next week. tropical depression hanna will sit there and rain on the east coast today, i should say on the gulf coast there on the east side of mexico and cause some flooding. but as we head throughout the next couple days that should dry up. >> thank you, mike. a new chapter in the 49ers ongoing battle with the city of santa clara over event at levi stadium. the city says the team hasn't paid up $1.1 million owed for public safety services. this comes after santa clara says the 49ers sent a letter to the stadium authority last month

demanding $2.7 million to fund their losses from last fiscal the 49respond to the city's allegations saying the mayor and the city manager are, quote, relying on fuzzy math. well, it is a big morning for hollywood. in just a few hours the nominations for the 2020 emmy awards will be announced. join comedian leslie jones for this announcement. the first awards since the pandemic. jimmy kimmel will host the show and coming up at 7:00, "gma" is looking at all the potential contenders going for gold. you can watch the nominations at 30 this morning and we'll be streaming this. we're coming back with a full 90 minutes of news including the pandemic wearing on relationships. shelter-in-place orders may

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. violate the rules and pay the price. the bay area county considering a crackdown if you don't wear your mask or social distance. time's running out on a critical financial lifeline for people who have lost their jobs. the option republicans are offering that democrats say isn't enough. and concern this morning about whether the major league baseball season can beat coronavirus as the giants get ready for their home opener tonight. good morning. it is tuesday july 28th. >> of course, you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. here's mike. >> all right, thank you very

much, kumasi, reggie. hi, everybody. let's start by looking at a visibility that continues to drop. i'm keeping an eye on petaluma and two miles this hour and the observations come out hourly. so, we'll just keep an eye on that and make sure it doesn't get any worse for the morning commute. the clouds are pretty wide spread this morning. you can see from 87 northward in san jose, looks pretty cloudy down here which is a little bit different start than yesterday but the ending is pretty much the same. mid 60s into the coast in san francisco and 69 in richmond and 73 to 79 for the bay. 80s in the south bay and north bay and low to mid 90s in our east bay valleys. we'll look at that weekend forecast coming up. back to kumasi. >> thank you, mike. fines could be coming in contra costa county for businesses caught violating health orders. you could pay up for things like not wearing your mask or not social distancing. this is all in an effort to protect everybody's health. health is something we're focused on here at abc7 as we

work to build a better bay area. amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek. >> hi, kumasi. yeah, they're talking about fining you $100 for the first time that you're caught without your mask. that fine can go up to $500 if you keep getting caught without it. and that is quite a bargain. a couple of other bay area counties charge even more. in napa they charge you about up to $5,000 for those who don't wear masks. in marin the penalty goes up to $10,000. contra costa county is the third area that approves fines for those that don't wear mask. they require the age of 2 when they're inside a business or waiting in line to get one. if you get a citation and don't agree with it, you would have ten days to write an appeal. the board of supervisors is expected to discuss this

meeting, this issue at its meeting this morning. reporting live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> amy, thank you. also this morning. santa cruz county has joined eight bay area counties on the state's watch list. that means malls, gyms, churches and more have to close indoor operations. more than a third of the county's 970 covid cases were reported in just the past two weeks. you can see on this map the only county not being monitored right now remains san mateo county. could that change? now, we've been saying this for many days that it could get on that list, but our media partner the mercury news reports that officials expect to land on the list any day now. in the last 14 days, san mateo county reported 100,000 coronavirus cases. health leaders say the leaders meet one of the benchmarks the state uses for putting counties on the list. we do have that interactive map at abc7news.com that shows you

what is and isn't open by county and also shows you why the state is keeping an eye on the spread of coronavirus in those areas. one region hit hard by the virus is getting financial help to control the outbreak. governor newsom says the state will provide $52 million to the eight central california counties you can see on this map. the positivity rates in these counties range from nearly 11 to almost 18%. those rates are a lot higher than the positivity rates in the rest of the state. strike teams made up of health, safety and emergency workers will be deployed to central california this week. republican senators have released an outline of their federal relief package. it could be months before people suffering financially during this pandemic actually get that help. jobina fortson at the live desk with more on how this could work out. jobina? >> thank you, reggie. after outlining their covid-19 relief package, the republican-led senate will now need to negotiate what the democratic-led house on all of this. sources tell abc news the gop's

plan cuts the current $600 unemployment benefit down to $200. democrats want to keep the $600 payments going until next year. >> this is the starting place. and we'll get, you'll have plenty of storage to cover along the way as we have these discussions back and forth across party lines and with the administration. >> senate republicans have presented us with a half hearted, half baked legislative proposal. >> reporter: the senate's plan also includes another $1,200 stimulus check and $1.75 billion to build a new fbi headquarters. republicans say that money for the fbi was requested by the trump administration. the house released the plan back in may proposing that the country spend $3 trillion on coronavirus relief. kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. congressman john lewis will lie in state today in the rotunda of the u.s. capitol building for a public viewing. here is a live look at the

capitol right now. you can see the congressman's casket. it's been brought to the entry way to the rotunda so people can see it. the public can view it. lewis is the first black lawmaker to be aor inda at wal the capitol building all night to pay their respects. the police escort led his casket on a farewell tour of sorts before going to the capitol building yesterday. once there, members of the house and sena distanced ceremony paying tribute to the civil rights icon. >> here in congress, john was revered and beloved on both sides of the aisle, on both sides of the capitol. >> vice president mike pence and former vice president joe biden were among those who cam died july7th from pancreatic cancer at age 80. well, today marks one year

since the shooting at the gilroy garlic festival. three people died and 17 others were hurt when a gunman fired into a crowd on the last day of the festival. tonight, the gilroy strong resiliency center plans to hold a tribute which will be live tremed online and they invite people to put a #gilroystrong sign in the windows of homes and businesses to show support. the giants are back in town for their home opener tonight against the san diego padres. first pitch at oracle park is at 6:45. the baseball season, though, is in question right now based on covid-19 tests. 13 members of the miami marlins have already tested positive and here's the thing. the team knew they had four positive tests before sunday's game but they decided to play anyway. it's unclear how many phillies players may have been affected by them. >> everything that we've been doing over here, we've been making sure that we're staying

on top of wearing our masks. i know our team is doing our part because we don't want to be one of those teams like the marlins that screws it up for everybody. >> the mlb canceled miami's game tonight. league commissioner rob manford said if test results are acceptable, the marlins will resume play tomorrow. still ahead on abc7 mornings, ten people test positive after a wedding in san francisco. the city's follow up with the church. >> the phone is ringing much more. >> well, if absence makes the heart grow fonder, is too much time together wearing on relationsh relationships? a bay area attorney explains the trend he's seeing during the pandemic. and service dog do not pet. the boston dynamics robot has a new duty with ford. okay. hi, mike. >> at least that's good, right?

it's going to be a service dog. that's a positive. you still don't trust it? you still don't -- i understand. i understand. all right. it's 60 right now in union city. excuse me. in hayward and also in oakland. mid to upper 50s with cloudy conditions along the east bay shore. you head up into the hills and you may get into a little bit of mist. temperatures in the mid 50s to near 60 just about everywhere this morning. not much as changed in the mornings over the last week and a half or so. here's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza and looks prettyobin. cool to hot if you'rrais nyere scll65one of o cle spots. through the delta and that's where you'll find your rough waters for your ferry ride, also. east bay valleys the warmest starting off with 65 and sunshine at 8:00. noon 82 and low to mid 90s for a couple hours this afternoon and still about 80 in our hottest

spots at 8:00. 60s in the south bay with increasing sunshine and 78 at noon and low to mid 80s this afternoon and very nice 71 at 8:00 and temperatures continue to trend a little bit cooler as we head up the peninsula. 60s through 10:00 with sunshine breaking out. 75 at noon and near 80 during the afternoon hours. all right. as promised, let's get over to jobina and find out about the morning commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you. good morning, everyone. i just had a crash come in here in the last few seconds in the south bay on northbound 17 just before the summit, looks like a crash involving a big rig blocking one lane and over on its side. ittic loo ic it looks like an ambulance is called out, as well. while we're talking sanignow. od ou of people making their way north with all the times for you 's. here. san francisco to sfo a nine-minute ride. highway 238 to the maze and

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is "abc7 mornings." the video shows our greatest concern came to fruition unfortunately in mexico. hanna brought flooding rains after it moved in to the town of reynosa. people needed to leave urgently as waters rose. there were flash flood watches out and that is exactly what it means at any moment. you need to go and seek higher ground. that's how quickly things change. hanna made landfall in texas at a category 1 before weakening to a tropical storm and heading to mexico where it continues to bring rain and possible flooding

the next 24 to 48 hours to the gulf side of mexico. not as much to the central and western side. but we'll keep an eye on it for you. back here at home, day planner for today. the next 12 hours starting at 7:00 shows a typical summer pattern from 62 at the coast and 90 inland at 4:00 and that's after starting out throughout the 50s. no fire threat today. let's look ahead to the weekend where it could reach 120 in the desert southwest. and some of that is going to be heading our way and i'll show you that coming up in the accuweather forecast. right now most of the heat in the central valley 93 to 108 there and 113 in palm springs today. kumasi. >> thank you, mike. happening today, san jose mayor sam liccardo is expected to ask the city council to delay a ballot measure to give him more power. the reversal comes after polling shows that it would be difficult to pass. liccardo wants to delay the

measure until november of 2022 but move forward to shift the election to presidential years. the council will discuss that proposal at the meeting this morning. abc committed to building a better bay area and a big focus on the economy and part of that is the housing shift we're seeing right now. this week we're devoting a lot of time to dig into housing and how the pandemic is impacting it. falling rents during the pandemic are opening up new opportunities for some people, but, of course, not for everyone. some rent prices are dropping. now, the rental listing site said that rents in san francisco fell nearly 12% from last year. however, the group tenants together says some landlords ar trying to coerce stimulus payments and illegally locking out their tenants. >> both of these things that seem contradictory but some tenants are buying themselves in a buyer's market and more exploited then they were before. it's about income inequality. >> experts predict eviction

moratoriums in place right now will be extended. tenants together is offering a free renter's hotline to answer a question about finding a place to live in the city. land and labor costs make the creation of affordable housing one of the biggest challenges and it could cost $800,000 to buy one unit. an effort is under way to rethink cost and design during the pandemic. housing experts are weighing whether new apartment complexes would really use communal gyms or pools. maybe more outdoor space instead. the planning group spur says we may not need to build affordable housing from the ground up. >> there may be opportunities to actually purchase existing multi-family buildings during this period and convert them to permanent affordability. >> spur estimates the bay area needs to build 700,000 affordable housing units just to meet demand. now an abc7 news live desk

update. i know these stories will stress people out, but following another warning about toxic hand sanitizers from the fda. it involves products that contain methinal or wood alcohol and the fda is continuing to update its list of do not use products. it includes nearly 90 hand sanitizers and most produced in mexico. some have already been recalled and other products are being recommended for recalls. you can head over to abc7news.com and we have a list of the hand sanitizers that are on the list to not use. kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. ford will soon have a four-legged friend working at one of its plants. look at this, boston dynamics created the robot dog. i'm sure you know if you watch the morning shoep. equipped with five cameras and a laser scanner. this one will roam the michigan manufacturing plant up to 2 hours at a time to look for things that need to be upgraded. with the robot's help, it can scan the entire facility in just

one week. the robot has also helped doctors assess coronavirus patients. how? >> that is not a service dog. >> that was not a service dog. >> that's the fers thiirst thin. start there. >> how would that work? that might bring -- okay. i'm going to leave it alone. >> meanwhile, actual dogs a study recently found can detect coronavirus. let's get them in there. >> right. >> these dogs need jobs. >> and it's got lasers on it. >> oh, that part. >> for scanning. >> that part. kind of like the sharks that had lasers in the michael myers, you guys remember that? >> no. >> austin powers. >> no. >> okay. moving on. let's talk about weather.

stay in your lane, bro. here's a look at the golden gate bridge where the winds are considerably lower, slower than they were yesterday afternoon where they were hitting 30 miles per hour. about nine right now. but you can see pumping in the cloud cover as our steady pattern of morning clouds, afternoon sunshine continues. a slight cooling trend tomorrow, especially inland and then the inland temperatures will heat up again while the rest of us will be saved by the sea breeze this weekend. you can see along the east bay shore and through the golden gate gap and also the san bruno gap there, we have a little bit of cloud cover hanging around through noon and then mostly sunny this afternoon away from the coast. let's see what our temperatures do. 90s down in the south bay and mainly morgan hill and gilroy. 82 in santa clara today to 84 in san jose. 62 to 64 along the peninsula coast. mid to upper 60s for downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. 80 to 85 through most of the north bay and farther north temperatures to the mid to upper

90s. 69 at richmond and fremont 79 and our warmest temperatures will be our east bay valleys pretty much 90 to 95 degrees. it can. it will cool nicely tonight into the 50s. seven-day forecast lose two to four degrees tomorrow and gain about two of those back thursday. warmth will sneak in from the high desert saturday, sunday and monday and mainly be in our inland neighborhoods. kumasi. >> thank you, mike. san francisco city officials have decided they will not be citing the catholic archdiocese after the church violated healt. this is according to "the chronicle." here's a back story. a couple got married at saints peter and paul church earlier this month. and at least ten people, including the newly wed couple later tested positive for covid-19. deputy city attorney went to the church on the day of the wedding and order that it be moved

outdoors. the city attorney's office followed up with the archdiocese to make sure this does not happen again. the divorce rate is rising during this pandemic. shelter-in-place orders have apparently triggered an uptick in calls to divorce lawyers. a mi law attorney in walnut creek says not only are more people calling to ask about divorce, many are ready to file immediately. he says while couples used to be able to get away from each other at work or in the evenings with ext extracurricular activities it is impacting family life. >> life may be too short to be too unhappy for too long. they are looking at options on how to make their lives better and maybe their children's lives better and overall move forward. >> some report online searches for divorce-related information have increased more than 30% since march. >> as we recently learned in a

pandemic entanglement can be a little bit harder. >> true. truth in facts. well new at 6:00, kidnapped and held for ransom. where we are seeing this strange new spying strategy to get students to fake their own abduction. >> oh, no. but, first, closing for now. the major challenge facing a san francisco restaurant that survived 170 years. plus, remembering regis. how his family wants you to help honor his memory. plus, the hour-long tribute for the i can leave you holding your breath. ♪

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welcome back, everyone. a bay area restaurant which is one of the oldest in california is closing for now. tadich grill offering curbside pickup but will serve its last meal on friday. tadich does not plan to reopen until it can offer indoor

dining. it used up all of its federal relief money. that money will be used for employee benefits and wages. tadich grill opened in 1849 and it is the oldest continuously running restaurant in california. regal cinema says they will reopen movie theaters for labor day weekend. the company says it will open up u.s. locations on august 21st. regal made this decision after warnier brothers announced it will release "tenant" on september 3rd. new sanitation procedures, social distancing protocols and employees and guests will have to wear masks. theaters in california, though, currently ordered to be closed by the state. the family of regis philbin wants fans to honor his memory by helping those in need. philbin passed away at the age of 88. they are encouraging mourners to donate to the food bank. best known as co-host of "live

with regis and kathie lee." and hosted "who wants to be a millionaire." an hour-long tribute tonight and you can watch that right here on abc7 at 8:00. one of the most popular baseball cards right now is not even for an actual player. topps says its card of anthony fauci run a print record of 51,000. the card only available for 24 hours. shows fauci tossing out the first pitch at last week's washington nationals game and that moment you see on the card is the straightest that ball ever went because it went all over the place, well, everywhere except for over the plate, mike. >> we didn't need all that, reggie. we didn't need all those details. >> look at kumasi coming to his defense. the grandpa of the nation. that's what i'm going to start calling him. he's wonderful. i love hearing him talk. here's a look at what is going on with tropical storm douglas

moving away from the hawaiian islands. the track over the next week or so take it up to the north and bring it back to the pacific northwest in the middle parts of next week. we showed you some video of hanna and here is a look of the rain still falling on the gulf coast side of mexico. rain still an issue the next 24 to 48 hours and slowly weaken and head over to cabo san lucas. new at 6:00, working from home woes. why a new report says we might not be able to remain remote much longer and what some are trying to do to stay productive. leading by example and experiment. the head of the cdc in china just injected himself with an experimental vaccine. why he hopes it is getting you to pay attention. santa cruz county now on the state's coronavirus watch list meaning many indoor businesses must shut down or move their operations outside. i'm julian glover

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he is on "gma" this morning as we see a surge in cases. welcome to tuesday, july 28th. hope you're doing well. he just put, i don't know if you can see it behind me. i don't know what woodstock is up to. he's a whole hour early this morning. >> he is alert. >> he's looking at you adoringly, though, i love it. >> that's the vibe you got. i felt like he was telling you, like what's going on here? what are you doing? >> are you taking me outside? >> when is this going to be over, we have things to do. >> right. we need to go outside. all right. so, let's tell woodstock what you can expect when reggie takes him outside probably during the commercial break the way it looks right now. welcome to tuesday you can see cloud cover in all the same areas as yesterday and even more

as the south bay