i got here on the second alarm. a rapid succession from the first, second, third, fourth, fifth was terrifying. >> terrifying. >> a frightening five-alarm fire, damage to six buildings in san francisco. good afternoon. thanks for joining us.us.us.us.. the smoke could be seen from miles away. it started around 6:30 this morning near 14 street near south van ness. you can still see some smoke fire. luz pena has the details. >> reporter: flames reached 50 to 60 feet high. tence ppl who as the place burnd

six buildings around here, wendy was evacuated. >> it's been since 7:00 this morning. >> reporter: she is one three residents now displaced but her only thought is about her cat, luma. >> i was not able to get her. >> reporter: flames jumped from one commercial building to the next as 160 firefighters fought the aggressive blaze. one firefighter was hurt but is expected to be okay. >> this fifth alarm fire remains an active fire. we have stopped the forward progress of this fire. >> reporter: the gray smoke covered the sky of this neighborhood as many evacuated and had their off. public transit was rerouted around this area. >> san francisco fire will be here actlonger. so expect delays and street s b

away from this place, he jumped into action. >> it was hell. i thought would it jump to this side. >> reporter: he removed ten vehicles from the potential danger zone for fire crews. >> active preparedness is something that is commendable, if not anything heroic. >> reporter: as of yet, no clear indication as to what might have caused this fire. you can see behind us, san francisco firefighters remain on the scene. putting out hot spots. something that will continue for several days. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> and we send push alerts on the fire all morning, including this one shortly after the fire started. you can down led to abc7 news app to get breaking news as it happens where you live. developing news now with the coronavirus. the number of new cases appears to be slowing down. not only here in the bay area but throughout california. the bay area add more than 500 cases, i should say, california saw 6,000 new cases.

so that's three days in a row that the total has gone down. nationwide, john hopkins university says more than 4.3 million americans have been infected with covid-19. many of them have since recovered. florida though remains a hot spot reporting a new daily high. the previous record was set just last week. the state added more than name,000 cases, pushing the total to nearly 442,000. second high he was in the case behind only california. now all this date is about to get more robust. specially in california. hive now with the latest announcements. >> new regulations for labs and providers collecting covid tests to require data on race and sexual orientation. this being an effort to better understand how covid is impacting certain communities. >> reporter: data collection for covid-19 starts at our finger tips. anxious for a test?

in order to schedule an appointment you'll notice a series of appointments. sex, race and ethnicity and generaler identity. it may seem invasive to some. but as the doctor pointed out -- >> improving data is like getting a now pair of glasses that hemts us see more clearly or using binoculars that help us see a little further out. >> reporter: in order to get that clear picture, questions about race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity are no longer optional but now requires for labs and providers to request and report back to the state. >> we speck over the next month we'll see improvements in these fields but also to close disparities. >> reporter: crucial data to track. back in may the latino population made up 47% of total covid cases. now in july, that percentage is 56%. another example, the african-american population which makes up 4.3% of total

covid cases. but the death rate is nearly twice that. >> about a third of our cases that are reported to california's department of public health don't come with race and ethnicity data. >> reporter: but as our recommendive points out, data collection on sexual orientation is next to none. >> we're not collecting data on the lgbtq community even though our community has high risk factors. >> reporter: senator wiener introduced information to track communicable and noncommunicable diseases. everything from the flu to hepatitis c. >> when you don't collect data about a community, around health impacts or anything else, you are making that community invisible. >> reporter: now the bottom line, if you are getting a covid test. keep in mind the optional fields are important. especially as the doctor pointed out, a third of testing data reported to the state does not get very specific.

abc7 news. >> we heard from senator wiener there. this is really a mile stone for california and the lgbtq community. >> yes, larry. we learned that california is now the first state in the country to be collecting data on the lgbtq community. for all reportable infectious diseases. if it passes, collecting this data will be a requirement starting in september. >> we've heard health officials say over and over how important it is to have testing readily available to those who need it. what if it takes locker to get the results than it does to quarantine? two people's experiences. >> he works in large retail stores usually in the aisle. when he thought he might have covid-19 two weeks ago -- >> i have to tell you, i was not

surprised if i got it. i'm standing next to thousands of people on a dailysis. >> nor was glen ck related to an abc7 en employee. he had gone to rural texas for a family funeral. after returning home to oakland, he learned that five people in texas had tested positive. he quarantined but wanted to be sure. >> how long did it take to you find someone to give you a test? >> four or five days. >> and after getting the test, how long did it take to get the results? >> 14 days. >> nothing in oakland, alameda, san leandro, anywhere in the east bay. >> ultimately, he went to contra costa coun, tow learn nine days to learn he was negative. clearly there's a probable. dr. lisa worked for you public

health. >> when we see labs three to five days in testing, our ability is to complete efficient contact tracing and identify individuals who are at risk for covid-19 and there by delay the spread of the simp, we fall beh. it appears be in laboratories. medical experts call them the worried well. their testing clogs the system. >> it threatens our ability to keep pace with the disease. >> while those who have it but might not know it walk among us. >> it pretty much invalidates the test. >> clearly it is not good for keeping people safe. >> and those are two first hand experiences with testing. abc7 news. >> and you'll be able to test yourself for covid-19 in

berkeley. people will be able to swab their own mouths and then place e into a receptacle. you will need to make an appointment before hand. results are expected in 24 to 48 hours. >> major league baseball taking unprecedented action today the league postponed games through sunday in the wake of 15 players testing positive since friday. those players will likely be side lined at least two weeks and each will have to test negative twice 24 hours apart to return. the schedules of the orioles, yankees and phillies have all been adjusted because of the marlins outbreak. on "good morning america," dr. fauci said he does not stop bec of what's happening with the marlins but said we need to see what's happening with some of the other teams. the annual consumer electronics show has canceled its annual gathering in vegas.

instead it will be online. it was scheduled for january 2021. with the pandemic it is being scrapped. > right.e to write itlavegas in2 a housing shift in the bay area. what is being done to keep people housed? census suit taking on the trump administration. the immigration policies behind the lawsuit. and home opener. we're just hours away from the giants' home opener. we'll take you live to the ballpark. if you

california is suing to block the trump administration's recent memorandum that seeks to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census formula used to calculate congressional seats. >> we tried to prevent california from having full representation in congress and it would try to deny californians their taxpayer money that they contribute to the u.s. treasury coming back to their communities for our schools, for our highways, for our firefighters. >> the city of oakland is part of that lawsuit. the lawsuit argues in every census, the u.s. has counted all residents for apportioning the house of representatives, no matter of their citizenship or immigration status.

the trump administration argues the constitution does not define which persons must be included and that it is up to the executive branch to determine who qualifies as a resident. moving on. it is time for consumer news. >> yes. michael finney is here for a look at the headlines. >> this first story is pretty interesting. the department of justice is going after california websites, saying it is posting misleading information. check this out. the my high of.com is accused of posting deceptive teaser search results. you search for a name, results would imply there were arrests or sexual offense records visible only to those who pay for subscriptions. in many instances, a person did not have any attachment to those kinds of records. the website is accused of misleading billing practices. the ripple effect of the coronavirus pandemic can be felt

by the airline industry through 2024. the international air transportation association said the industry is seeing a rebound from april, but the increase is, quote, barely visible. travel is being held back by weak confidence and smaller travel budgets. you may have heard there's a coin shortage because of the pandemic. because of that, the u.s. mint is asking americans to put more coins back into circulation. how? by spending them, depositing them, exchanging them for paper currency or taking them to a coin redemption kiosk. they say they may have a hard time accepting cash if we don't do that and that is hard on those people who donal have credit cards or bank accounts. and here's one consumer tip. generally those kiosks charge about 8.5 to 9% unless you choose to get your money back on

a gift card. so check. it may not cost you any money and you would be doing a real service to other people. >> didn't know that. thank you. the nation's second largest cinema chain plans to reopen some of its locations in the u.s. next month. regal cinemas announced it will reopen on august 21. the company says athleters that open their doors will enforce health and safety measures including requiring employees and customers to wear masks. would you do it? ready? ready to go to the movies? >> well, i'll wait and see how it goes when other people try it first. let the test moviegoers go ahead of me. anyhow, i'm ready to give you the weather. we have pleasant conditions. a very familiar pat reminder. soinl skies everywhere except the coast. it is bree wurnt win speeds from 15 to about 25 miles per hour. that's a family pat remindtern a

a degree or two warmer. down into the south bay, two or three degrees cooler than yesterday. hold on, i hate wrong button there. i hit a wrong button. here we go. we're reloading. okay. a 24-hour temperature change and then here we go. looking out over the advancing marine layer pushing rather vigorously over the bay. 70 in oakland, 76 in mountain view and san jose, 85 in gilroy and 59 at half moon bay. here's the view from emeryville looking westward. you can see the ongoing marine layer. santa rosa, san rafael and napa. 89 in concord. and looking down to the marine

layer from mt. tam, low clouds and fog pushing in right now. building with us overnight. and then the early morning hours, a little cooler and then warming up again over the weekend. here's our forecast, showing you how the low clouds and fog will surge across the bay much like we've seen in earlier nights and mornings this week. and then by midday, the fog will go back to the cloinl giving us another day much like today. but perhaps a little cooler. overnight lows in the mid to upper 50s. and tomorrow's highs will range from low 60s at the coast to mid 70s around the bay shoreline to upper 80s to near 90 inland. looking ahead to thursday. not much change there. friday, though, we see a little warming beginning to take place. then on saturday it gets noticeably warmer and here's a look at the seven-day forecast. a nice mild, pleasant weather with no significant changes in the temperature until the weekend. and then we get a bit of a bump. especially inland.

sunday will be a hot day with highs in the mid to upper 90s. up to about 82 at the bay shoreline. mid 60s at the coast and then gradual cooling into early next week. nice work. >> i agree. it looks really nice, thank you. coming up, the new project in the works and the money that could be

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tonight we're airing a special, american catastrophe. it examines how we got to where we are as a country today. i caught u about what they found. >> i'm really hook forward to this special. here in california we have the most cases of any state in the country. and i think a lot of us are wondering, how did we get here? what did you find? >> yeah. this is a three-month investigation. the investigative team did this. we really pulled the curtain back. i think this is six months into the question, how is it possible we got to this point? is it going to get any better going forward? and i have to tell you. the results of this investigation surprised me. i'm at the white house, on the front lines of this every day. what we found was pretty shocking. there was no shortage. there were no shortage of alarm bells raised and we go back all the way to china.

we go into wuhan at the very beginning of this pandemic and we look at the cases happening there. and frankly, the look of transparency that we were getting as an international community from the chinese government. and our health care workers in this country, and investigators were not allowed to go into china to see for themselves what was happening there. so that was the red flag number one. then you fast forward to what was happening here domestically and you'll remember at the time, at the very beginning of this back in february, president trump was saying publicly, you don't have to worry about this. it will all disappear like a america. we go behind the scenes to what was happening inside the administration. and we look at decisions that were made. like the cuts to the pandemic planning office at the national security council. and you can see a direct correlation. the thread. the result of. cut to where we are today and then we pull back the curtain on the so-called red emails. a chain of emails, multiple

emails written by health care professionals, inside the administration, out of the administration. national security experts who just sounded the alarm over and over again about what they were seeing in china and how this could end up being a once in a generation pandemic, a global pandemic, unlike any we've seen before. and then you ask yourself. how did all this happen? you have to remember in january, this was a administration dealing with an impeachment. so a pandemic wasn't on the front burner at the time and here we are six months later. >> you can see american catastrophe. how did we get here tonight at 9:00 p.m. right here on abc7. >> as an aside, many of you may remember when cecilia worked here at abc7. she's dog fantastic work for the network. great to see her. as part of our ongoing series, pandemic diaries, we look at the bay area under the shelter-in-place area. today a man forced to say

goodbye too soon. >> my name is fernando reyes jr. i'm originally from vallejo, california. my father-in-law's name and my father, my father worked two full time jobs at the omni hotel, the ritz-carlton. my grandfather would be the one who picked me up from elementary school. i spent a lot of time with him in the backyard, gardening with him. when i would think about my own life and experiences and why i was driving, the best that i could do, i thought about my father's journey to america. my grandfather's. my grandpa, they tested him for covid-19. found out he was positive. and it got progressively worse. my aunt held the phone up.

saying goodbye to the man who raised me over zoom. over the face time of a zoom call. the day my grandfather died, my father said, kaiser wants me to come in on wednesday of this week to get tested. and this was a sunday night. my grandpa died on april 20th. the morning of that day, my aunt's husband called me and told me, your mom went to go wake up your dad for his appointment and he wasn't responding. the paramedics came and said that he had been dead for a couple hours. and that is another thing i'll never get over. not being able to say goodbye to my own father. not being able to tell him i loved him one last time.

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we are focused on building a better bay area. we're looking into how the covid-19 pandemic is affecting the housing market. with the second recession in 12 years, the need for and cost to

arild affordable housing has david louie takes to us a factory in vallejo where the concepts could cut costs in half. >> reporter: housing advocates don't want to see a repeat of what happened in the 2008 recession when affordable housing construction slumped. only a fourth of the needed units were built in california today the obstacle is cost. rising at 10% each year. >> the affordable housing industry left without any innovation. it was in san francisco. it was getting to 800,000 per unit. >> reporter: innovators believe this is the solution. modular units being built in a factory in vallejo. they incubated the area four years ago and the concept is starting to win approval. >> the project we're building now will build a unit at a cost

of $400,000. >> reporter: a module is built indoors in a o'connorous space. each contains two living units. they are later transported to the site. the new approach is winning praise for people like the faculty director of the ternor central for inovation and an adviser. >> it can translate into less subsidy per unit to make that project work. and that means we can build more housing units with the same amount of money. >> reporter: the process is not traditional. the floor plans come first so they can be standardized. then the interior. inside first, outside later concept took time win over critics and skemtices. >> a different form of what they see. neighborhood groups are concerned because they're worried that it is not as good qual. >> reporter: with the concerns

50ul units. it50 million in orders. it is getting a steady stream of visitors. if imitation is a good thing, competitors are starting to pop up to fill a growing need. abc7 news. >> and help for renters, from the housing innovation at uc berkeley, joins me live now. ben, you recently completed a survey. there is obviously great concern going forward with handle lords and ten ants because money is very tight. >> we. we're seeing more than half of all households. disproportionately vulnerable are those who went homes in the bay area as well as california. right now, congress is debating possible rental stance.

we wanted to dig into one particular facet, these smaller so-called mom and pop, to figure out what their commission is and how vulnerable they are if they don't get any assistance. >> so assuming the stimulus package goes you this that the feds are talking about. we're in uncharted territory until we have a vaccine. >> it's just not clear. there are so many things up in the air in washington, d.c. right now. it is really impossible to say. what our survey indicates is that one in four landlords, many of whom are retiring on the properties for their retirement or other income, one of four are saying they've already borrowed funds to make ends meet despite the stimulus that has come

through. of those we surveyed, more than two in five actually saying, they don't have confidence they can make it another nine days. so we're looking at properties beginning to fail if nothing comes down from washington. >> interesting to see the domino effect and how this might impact thousands of people in the bay area housing market. it has been skyrocketing to absurd levels for last several decades. do you think this will create a reset on rents? maybe what some would call a more logical readjustment for the marketplace as a whole? in as much as it will bring pain to many people. >> unformerly -- unfortunately, i don't really see that. even if rents are falling a little bit, incomes are falling faster. so we need to figure out solutions that are more long term and sustainable to getusin.

lnab rentalers. so we don't see this with a pre-existing problem. >> one of your proposals has been to have religious institutions which do have an abundance of land nhl casin mans using it for affordable housing. could you explain how that would work? >> yeah. we have to get a lot more creative to come up with solutions. one of the best ways to start is to look for opportunities where we can find land that's lower cost. and look at folks who own large amounts of land. not just churches but the local sector. state government, other institutions that are not using their land as actively as they go. one of the great things about

church lands is that they're everywhere. churches are everywhere. they're in some of the best neighborhoods with some of the best schools, some of the lowest crime, midwest greatest access to resources. particularly when you're building lower income housing, you want it to offer them a step up the economic ladder so their kids can get into the kinds of schools that will help them move up into the middle class and church lots are one solution form. and we're lucky because state legislation is moving in sacramento that will make it. easier to move through the zoning and approval problems that have made it easier for cities to block redevelopment. so this could come together nicely in the next couple years. >> all right. ben metcalf from the turner central. thank you for your time. >> my pleasure. happy to be here with you this afternoon. all right. and you can join michael finney thursday at 5:final for a

digital only conversation. housing help, renters and owners. >> we do want to get to breaking news in lafayette. a 10-year-old boy was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after he was hit by a 7 i live over the scene on merrywood drive. contra costa fire says the boy was riding his bike when he was hit. sky 7 showed us several bicycles on the scene, still in the street. the delivery truck was an amazon truck but confire would not confirm that. we will continue to cover this and bring you any updates as they come in. all right. who doesn't love a surprise in the mail in thi

all right i am time for the four at 4:00. restricting donald trump's ability to tweet. action was taken after he wrote about a doctor making false claims about coronavirus cures and stating that people don't need masks to prevent the virus from spreading. these restrictions will last 12 hours. president trump also retweeted multiple versions of that video but didn't upload it lying his

son did so no action was taken against his account. this comes as the trump administration has made a formal request to the fcc to regulate social media. spencer, i applaud twitter for jumping in, finally. it has taken a while. i think facebook needs to be held accountable on these things as well. to say, we're only a platform. it's not up to us to pass judgment or to research whether any of these claims people are posting are real. that's my thought. what about you? >> i agree with you. i think facebook, i think twitter has been more responsible in responding to these dissemination of false information. demonstrably false. in fact, if this is the doctor i've been watching accounts of on the news, this is a doctor who says, she treats diseases with alien dna and many diseases are caused by demons.

this is the person to whom you point as a credible medical source? >> i'd like to get ahold of some of that alien dna at cvs. i don't know whether it is super loud in my ear or at the coliseum. but i'm hearing music in the background. when there's no fans. nobody there. i guess the players like the music. anyway. let's go to the next topic. >> we'll get to chris. this warning that mysterious seeds showing up in mailboxes across the country. agriculture officials say the seeds have been delivered to homes in 15 states. they're arriving in light gray packaging with a shipping label that appears to come from china and identifies the contents as jewelry. bag of unidentified seeds.is

not worrisome at all. officials are warning people not to open them, to plan them or touch them. it is under clear who is sending the seeds or whether they are actually harmful. i would be pretty creeped out if i got that in the mail. >> the music is pretty loud so i think i heard parter of that story. any time you get something in the mail and it's not yours, it's probably safe to not open it. if i answered it wrong, i'll sorry. the music is loud. >> i think that's alien dna. that's it right there. >> oh, got it, got it. >> just open it up. mix it in water. >> the conspiracy theorist in all of us. right? absolutely. >> it turns out it is part of a scam. they post false customer reviews to boost sales. that's what they think i think but it is aite concerning.

>> yes. it seems strange. welcome to 2020. people are spending more time at home. sales of denim have really taken a hit. according to the research if i recall, denim sales have fallen by double digits in the last three months compared to the same time last year. levi is posted in san francisco. posted a 62% drop in revenue. while the game is reporting an uptick in joggers, leggings and men's sweat pants. i'm tempted to ask what spencer is wearing. but i'm also afraid. >> i'm wearing denim. i wear denim almost every day. >> good. i was going to say, a little controversia i mabel justis together >>abluly i wear jeans every day now. i don't have to stand up in the

studio with dress clothes on so denim. >> chris, how about you? >> i wear jeans when i go out. but a lot of shorts around the apartment. you don't have to dress up all the way. i miss wearing my suit and it was good to be back in the studio wearing the suit, larry. >> well, we'll be back in there on sunday. i'll see you then. >> i'm sure sweat pants sales have gone up during this time. the sizes of pants, i've heard, too. anyway, a little more serious topic. i know. take a little turn here. new research has found parents are than previous generations. the study published reports that parents with children ages 2-12 who say they spank their kids, dropped from 50% in 1993 to 35% in 2017. the american academy of pediatrics says it is still too high and they suggest parents

avoid spanking and shaming. they say set limits and expectations. spencer? your thoughts on that? >> i'm not a proponent of spanking. i think i received mabel three in my entire childhood. i think i turn out okay but i might have turned out even better without them at all. i didn't spank my kids and i don't think it's necessary. there are differences of that i believe with all due almost but i don't think you have to do that to teach your kids to behave properly. >> you know, as somebody who has raised two daughters, i agree that if you could find other ways to discipline your kids, spanking would be one of the last resorts. you don't want to hurt any of them. but i am an advocate of tough love and i do remember as a young child, my mother chasing me around the dinner table with

a mop. i don't know what i had done. but she was yelling, stay still so i can hit you. and i'm like, no, because i don't want to get hit with a mop. but that's how decades ago, it is still right here. i feared mom after that. so i was a good boy. so sometimes it works. bring out the mop. good to know. >> keep that in mind, this cheeseburger is the best! it's about to get bester baby! ♪ menutaur! make it a double, yeah! nice mane! try my $5.99 southwest cheddar cheeseburger combo and make it a double for a buck more. order now with no contact delivery.

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the san francisco giants are hitting the field in a few hours the take on the tnorm, o cutouts.s cardboard and chris alvarez. abc7 sports anchor joining us live, lonely, lonely in the ballpark at this point. baseball wrestling with the pandemic on the east coast at the same time, chris. >> reporter: you're exactly right. i'm among a bunch of my cardboard cutout friends. this is up like anything we've ever seam in major league baseball. the 20th anniversary of baseball at oracle pa m have noticed the paxes on the uniforms. unlike any in the game.

some familiar sights and sounds like the crack of the bat, players playing catch. bunting all around the ballpark but fans are replaced by cardboard cutouts. the news of the marlins outbreak and the postponement of the games for the rest of the week as well as the schedules for the marlins, phillies, and -- >> i know the players in our clubhouse have sensitivities and concerns that max those around baseball in our country right now. that's it. i think they're pretty focused on and excited about opening day. >> we expected we would have positives at some point in time. >> i'm glad i'm not scheduling it. i'm not glad encouraged by the fact that the phillies didn't have any positives. i think that's what everyone was worried about.

>> no one has dealt with anything like this. we all need to be able to pivot. at least be able to adjust. and i'm really proud of our organization thus far. >> first pitch against padres, 6:45. we'll hear about the uniqueness of this home opener. >> all right. netflix made a record today receiving 150 nominations. it was the 72nd prime time awards. netflix took top only hads thanks to shows like ozark, the crown, hbo's dystopian series watchmen received for best limiting series, and one of the highlights was jones' reaction to the native, the best lead

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horse therapy is being used to help people deal with stress and anxiety. we look at how it works. >> horses can read peoples emotions. >> they run freedom connection. a non-profit therapy group. >> local first responders, police, fire dp medical.

>> they use a treatment. >> consisting of a mental health professional and horses as a team. >> people learn best by doing. participants are given a horse and do different tasks with little instruction. like keeping the horse away from food. >> woe don't tell them how. they get to problem solve. they create their own solution. >> the horse and human tasks reflect what the participant is struggling with. the participants problem solving with the horse can translate into real life. >> the results are a miracle. immediate and dynamic. >> the kebs is open to everyone. even if traditional therapy failed. >> we have had people come out and didn't think it would work. and they were rocked. >> the team are every day heros. >> very sweet.

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a decision late this afternoon another city says it will fine people for not wearing a face covering. >> today's raging fire in san francisco. transfomplers falling onto the ground. not enough water and ammunition in a building. firefighters will be on the scene for days. >> a family now left only with memories. their loved one killed asleep on a couch. the emotional plea for help in solving the case. live as the community comes together to remember what it lost and maybe what was found. >> you will pay the price if you are not wearing a mask or social distancing inona costa coun