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i don't think anyone aspires to be on the watch list. clearly, there is a lot at stake. >> a new county added to the state's watch list. now every bay area county is facing monitoring as well as closures. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. i'm larry biel. >> troubling numbers. the u.s. has more than 4.4 million confirmed cases, according to johns hopkins data. the number of deaths has reached 150,000 nationwide. by far the highest total in the world. california cases are now above for you 70,000. and a grim record reached in the state. health officials say 197 people died from covid-19. the highest number of deaths in a 24-hour period. in the bay area, cases grew by more than 1,000. now at nearly 50,000 cases. san mateo county has been added
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to the watch list. now all bay area counties and 94% of the state's entire population is on that list. >> i honor the fact that they're doing what they need to do to keep people safe. does it suck? is it hard for all the business owners? yeah, it is. >> reporter: that's regina skinner's reaction after hearing that san mateo has been put on the watch list. her business was just getting back to normal. she reopened in june. if she gets shut down again, she said she could lose halfer beca taxed to the mall. if the county stays on the watch list for three consecutive is h salons, jill and fitness centers. >> i'm hoping we can reverse that by everybody staying at home if you can and following the rules. we want to keep healthy.
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we really need to keep this economy going. >> reporter: the county public health urged businesses to prepare for shutting down by august first. the case rate has been over 100 since tend of june. last week the county public health officer sent out a external warning saying social gatherings without precautions are causing the reason rise in cases. >> we can't be turning the switch on and off for the economy. for people trying to make it. >> reporter: that's a reality that so many businesses have to prepare for in the next three days. many e-mailing the chamber of commerce. >> they're saying, this is horrible. this is disastrous. somebody said nuts. >> this is really emotional. it's scary. >> reporter: abc7 news. >> and our exclusive watch list map, you can see san mateo county in yellow since it was
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just added and others in the orange and red because they've been on for days and even weeks. you can click on the county to find out when and why each was added to the list. you can look at other parts of the state to see how they're doing. refusing to wear a mask will now cost knew contra costa county. the board of supervisors voting unanimously to fine anyone fonoearing a facetird secdiolation$200. set you back. one woman we spoke with expressed ambivalence about the decision. >> families are going throufina hardships right now and a fine like that would be devastating but of course i want everyone to wear a mask. >> the fines can be appealed. some argue they, the lines could get blurry if somebody is exercising outdoors when you're not required to be wearing a mask. it could be days or weeks before
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tickets are actually written as cities work out the details on their plans. you can add planet fitness to the list of businesses now requiring face masks. the gym said it will require maxs starting august 1st. all the employees have to wear the mask already but now members must wear them if they want to work out. in san francisco's mission district, long lines for the first day of covid-19 testing at the 24th streettino task force g with ucsf, b.a.r.t. and the city couldn't did you going the tests. they're targeting commuters and essential workers who work along the 24th street corridor. testing will be on wednesdays and fridays for three free. insurance not required. and another controversial statue has been removed from the area. in marin county, a statue was taken down overnight. we were there when it was
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removed by crews near the ferry terminal. it was put up in 1990. protesters oppose this tribute to the 16th century explorer because of his connection to slave trading. and workers just removed drake's name from the main entrance of sir francis drake high school. activists have pushed for renaming the school. a permanent name change would require approval by the district board. we've reached out to find out why the nail was removed this afternoon but no one has gotten back to us yet. this morning the city tore down a homeless encampment in fremont park between fourth and fifth streets. as wayne freedman reports, that encampment sat in the middle of a down neighborhood. had they moved about 100 feet, it still does. >> reporter: in santa rosa, this was one of the worst days in his
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life. >> either you move, move your stuff or whatever, or we'll move it for you and get rid of it. onhe best.r: but f >> a for me. >> reporter: she lives just across the street where the homeless have outnumbered the statues. it is an area the fire department ordered cleared. >> the encampments were stacked up against each other and they were all up structures. >> reporter: aside from the fire hazard, this camp had just planl grown in the last few months. especially since june. with more people came more problems. >> they had a pro page tank, camp fires next to each other. dry grass, feces, needles,defec completely shameful.
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>> reporter: closing up homelesn practice in santa rosa which has a policy of having shelters or hotel spaces for residents. >> living on the streets suck. >> reporter: 24 of they will including kirk moved. the rest moved all of one hundred feet away in a part note hazard. that truck they will as being more disruptive than productive. >> they're trying to get started. they're at a low. they're trying to get some stability in their lives and they keep getting chased around from place to place. >> reporter: as it has been in santa rosa and will likely continue, musical chairs with people and tents and encampments. >> a day later, in that huge fire continues to smolder. it is no longer a threat but the damage is done. now the san francisco fire department is looking at a connection between a mattress fire at a homeless encampment. y
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st staer a h business and wonder how much damage yesterday's fire did to his 11-year-old glass company. >> pretty much we lost everything right now. it is all flooded and full of water. >> reporter: the firefighters had said six commercial buildings were damaged. but today, them there are actually more. >> in addition to that, building along eerie street, which has external damage. >> reporter: look at the aftermath from this fire. two buildings destroyed. two others will likely need to be demolished. the firefighters have not located a cause but say a mattress fire is part of the investigation. >> we will follow up to see if there is a nexus betwee them. ss would merely be speculative.
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>> they shouldn't have been over there. >> reporter: he won't be surprised if the mattress fire is to blame. he said he's reported problem to the homeless to the city for years. >> they go have a party when we're not here. you can see a bunch of graffiti. and the feces that they leave behind. >> reporter: now he's left trying to figure out how to six. >> i'm trying to keep them afloat. they have to pay the living, too. >> reporter: in addition to these businesses, they have people living in an artists' co-op were also displaced and one cat is lidstrom as missing. amy hollyfield. abc7 news. a bay area venture capitalist was sentenced to six months in prison. prosecutors say they paid a half million dollars to bribe a
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coach. the judge we believe beyond the five-month sentence suggested by prosecutors saying it made him not only a felon but a hypocrite. his wife is serving seven months in the prison in dublin. three bay area heavyweights testifying before congress. a housing shift? is now the time buy a home? and shopping shift. how shopping for groceries could be shopping for good. i'm meteorologist sandhya
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some of the largest tech coil in the world including bay area firms testified before congress today. questions loomed over not only their size and wealth but also their influence. here's abc news reporter andrew. >> reporter: digital dominance. four big tech ceos called before a house jish sub committee answering questions about their companies' practices and positions of dominance. >> it is only reasonable that our careful examination of the anl trust laws begin with they will. >> reporter: jeff bezos, mark zuckerberg, tim cook of apple and sunday arrest paetschay techd looking into anti-trust
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and consumer protection issues at their companies following a year's long investigation on their power and influence. critics question whether 5 trillion or a quarter of the entire u.s. economy have grown too big. >> when you answer that the purpose of the deal was to in the rallize a potential competitor. >> those are not my words but yes. >> reporter: the companies are fighting legal battles on multiple fronts leaving lawmakers to ask, should they be broken up? >> the question is whether they're too big to allow for competition. >> reporter: for amazon's bezos, it is the first time he's appeared before congress despite hearings on internet sovereignty. he initially declined to appear with the other ceos but changed his mine. after not being asked any questions, he can be seen eating. concerns are mounding over not just size and power but influence. >> big tech is out to get conservatives.
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>> reporter: sometimes even spread from the president, mark zuckerberg said his company aims to allow as. freedom of expression as possible unless it brings damage. >> we do pro hilbert content that will lead to imminent harm. >> reporter: in the case of google, they once fined $2.7 billion accusing the giant of ma anymore lating results to take advantage. >> most americans believe when they enter a search query, that google shows the most relevant results. increasingly, google shows whatever is the most profitable for google. >> we've always focused on providing the most relevant information. >> reporter: them if congress did you have bring fair tons big tech, he'll do it himself by way ofxecutive order. although the legality would be unclear. abc news, washington. the federal reserve plans to keep the bench mark short material interest rate peg near zero over concerns that the pandemic will continue to act as
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a drag on the economy. the fed says it will buy about $120 billion in treasury and mortgage bonds each month to try to inject cash into financial markets and spur borrowing and spending. so with interest rates really low, the question is, is this the a rye time to buy a home? >> hi, michael. >> it may sound counter intuitive. is a pandemic good time to buy a home? well, perhaps yes. so take a look. for over a year, they've been talking about selling their home and getting something with a little more space. despite their being a global pandemic, they decided now is the time to hit the market. >> we have been a little reluctant to pull the trigger. after talking to our agent a couple weeks ago, she explained that now is as good a time as any. >> although navigating the real
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estate market may be tricky. consumer report says there may be some benefits to buying a home now. >> if you're secure in your job and you have a savings, it is not a bad time to buy. there will be opportunities that probably didn't exist just a few months ago. >> the first benefit, low interest rates. an average 30-year fixed mortgage rate this past i am a was just under 3.5%. the lowest on record since 1971. remember that your credit score will dig tate whether or not you get the best possible rate. another benefit, lower competition. mortgage applications have declined by 35% since the first week of march. which may mean there are fewer buyers in the market right now. but the question remains, how can you shop for and perhaps even buy a home while social distancing? consumer reports says it might be easier than you think.
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>>ony is the real estate market has been moving toward digital for years. you can get a sense of the house before you even have to go everybody side. >> you'll likely want to temperature foot in the house before buying. although rules are changing, follow social distancing guidelines, avoid open houses, and make sure your realtor arranges a private showing just for you. as for them, they'll continue their home search with a little persistence and patience. >> reporter: as a buyer, staying very relaxed about the purchasing process will help you land the home you want. a lot of them have very specific ideas about who they let in their house, when they want them in house and that includes inspections and you the buyer. >> fascinating stuff. thank you. okay. authorities say a malman is
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facing charges for using the protection program to buy a lamborghini. he received money meant to help struggling businesses. he used to it buy a lamb bore geenly worth $318,000. he was cited earlier this week for not wearing a mask. guys, everyone is saying this is another classic florida man example. >> i'm going to venture a guess and say the mask expense is the least of his concerns right now. let's get to the forecast. sanda patel is here. how are you? >> good. we don't have any concerns in terms of our weather. fog is hugging the coast as we look at live doppler 7. the fog is here and not going away any time soon. a nice sea breeze in san francisco. out of the southwest, 17 in
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fairfield. here's a live look from our roof camera. you're seeing roof skies but also the nag is blowing in the wind there. san francisco is at 62 degrees. in the low to mid 70s from oakland to mountain view. 59 in half moon bay. one of our cooler spots. emeryville cameras showing a sea of blue as we look across the bay. the temperatures in the low 80s around santa rosa, up to 94 in fairfield. we have quite a range here. livermore, 88 degrees. and here's the view from our bridge kral. this is what you woke up to and this is what you'll deal with in the afternoon. a wide range of temperatures and we are looking at hot summer weather. we've had a nice break from the extreme heat. hour by hour forecast, we'll show you the mash layer along the coastline and then pushing over the bay, going into some of our valleys tomorrow morning. like this morning. so between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m., don't be surprised if you run
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into some drizzle. it was measure rabble. the temperatures beginning in the 50s. a few low 60s in the inlabl east bay and then for the afternoon, 63 degrees in half moon bay. it will be breezy. into the low 80s around santa rosa, palo alto, 73, oakland. our warmest spogts will be in the low 90s from fairfield, 91 in morgan hill. here's the seven day forecast. morning gray followed by afternoon sun. exempt near the coast. the temperatures, low 60s to low 90s. a little warmer to end the workweek and then heading into the workweek, we'll bump you into the mid 90s. we're talking august heat. low to mid 60s coast side. by the middle of next week, we'll drop back down to average. so really just minor fluctuations. i don't think we have anything
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to worry about weatherwise.athes not expecting anything in the extreme one way or the other. th thank you. cleanliness. is it all that wiping down of surfaces? is it helping? plus, cleaning up in the air. the
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approach to keeping the plane clean. it is a uv system. they said kit disinfect a plane in ten minutes. it looks like a high-tech snack cart. it is going down the aisle. instead of serving up light to kill germs. now cleaning things has been a big focus lately, right in so much so that disinfecting wipes are hard to find and companies are putting up commercials on their approach to cleanliness. we should be focusing on other ways to combat covid-19. >> we're taking every precaution. >> reporter: we've seen the ads centered around a commitment to cleanliness. >> auto nation -- >> reporter: the focus seems to be a lot on sanitation. >> there is a false home thats
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abouts businesses are sending out. we cleon't get coronavirus. we know that's not true. >> reporter: it is not just commercials. if look at commercials, you can find cleaning products but good luck finding disinfecting wipes. surfaces are not the main way it is transferred. >> it is from airborn transmission, droplets, from people next to you. not the surfaces. >> reporter: in march, pat rig doyle appeared on abc7's midday live to show how when you do clean, wyoming in one direction. >> this is how i clean at home. >> you're moving dirt around. debris, smudges, dirt, things like that on a glass surface. you won't want to do that.ag in the sun for long periods of time and won't bring it in the house.
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>> i wear a mask and don't bring it home unless i wash it. i just happening it outside under the heat, under the sun or overnight. >> reporter: both agree the focus needs to be on blocking person to person transmission. >> is it really effective to spent all our time wiping everything down? yes and no. it is effective because kit keep the surfaces clean buto ifultim physically distancing, washing your hands and wearing face masks are what we should be focusing on. the nba's bubble experiment for its players in florida appears to be working so far. today the league announce that had none of its 344 players tested positive for covid-19 in the latest round of testing. this is the consecutive report where the nba has had zero positive tests. that announcement comes as 22 teams return to action tomorrow.
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the nba is back. unfortunately, the warriors, one of eight teams that did not qualify. all righ rket. shifting the housi the problems before the pandemicr e the tech effect. what i he shift?
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abc7 is committed to building a better bay area. that means a big focus on the economy. part of that is the housing shift that we are seeing right now. the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the housing market and people of color have been
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disproportionately impacted by racism. a chance to talk to the executive director for the future in palo alto about why today's housing shortage is the if he can of racist policies from the past. >> fighting systemic racism, this is such a tall order. i've gone through some of your research and the reporting and it looks like housing plays such a big role in fighting the problem. it's not always top of mind for a lot of people. what has your research shown us? >> one of the things that's important to look at, when europeans come to the u.s. and they visit los angeles or new york, they are sourprised to se the homele encameentseverywhere. i think it is hard to understand, how is that it the country which has so much abundance, so much wealth, sees people living on the streets.
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for us, we know this. we don't like it. but we don't have any kind of demonstrations saying homeless lives matter. you're peneuropeans think of ho right. everybody deserves a place to live and a place to live in. americans think of housing and homeownership as an asset. it creates all kinds of issues. the new deal, for example, that allowed widespread homeownership among white people. right? that's kind of responsible for creating the middle which is a and the growth of the middle which is a. so a lot of good things were accomplished. at the same time, it really trhisbl asou owhe wcaeded red lin on the ma'am, theeyn't people couldn't afford to buy homes and that ended up being
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poor people, african-americans and mean orts, who couldn't afford that kind of asset. the thing about it, it became the main asset and the main form of economic security for most americans. >> the residual effect can be ec fell for so long. let's talk about the specific neighborhoods as well. geographically and san francisco in particular, than others. >> yeah. thos maps of red lining, look you can see the areas and the fillmore area, the western addition. they've undergone tremendous redevelopment. what that meant looking at housing as an asset, people had to leave those neighborhoods. they had to move out of those
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neighborhoods. there were not enough housing units built that people could afford. so if you look from the 1970s to today, the african-american population in san francisco has declinlds in half. cut in half. if you look at homeownership by african-americans, 3% in san francisco of african-americans owning homes as opposed to 50% of whites in san francisco. so basically, you did not build enough affordable housing. people had to move out of the area. that area was basically redeveloped for luxury apartments, mostly, and for homes, for more well to do people. so you create the shortage of affordable housing. >> the exec director for the institute for the future. thank you. so for joining us. >> thank you very much. >> president trump is being accused of stoking the fears of white suburban americans his decision to revoke an
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obama-era housing rule. >> there will be no more low-income housing forced into the suburbs. i abandoned and took away and rescinded the rule. it has been hell for suburbia. >> mr. trump made that comment in texas today after tweeting similar comments about the 2015 rule which required local governments to document patterns of racial bias in housing. emeryville city councilmember and housing advocate john boweder called the comments racist. >> today he basically set the dog whistle down. he showed his racist face to all of us and said, no, i just think segregation is good and i think self-incriminati discrimination is good. >> he has a controversial history with the 1968 fair housing act. he and his father were accused of violating in it 1973 by
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actively discriminating against african-american milkants for their housing developments. >> a denouncing of unrequested forces in cities today. it came as the governor of oregon announced the federal government has agreed to a phased withdrawal. it was in wake of demonstrations against police brutality. mayor schaaf talked about it on midday live this morning. >> i know this community and in this community, sending federal troops in will only cause more civil unrest. more vandal that ier c and i believe president trump knows that and he is actually trying to do harm to our city. not make it safer. actually make it more dangerous. >> last night, they denied
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federal agents from being sent to oakland. we're still quite a ways away from a vaccine. who will be first in line to get
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time for the four at 4:00. a discussion about who should receive priority
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vaccine. under the guidelines, the highest priority would go to health care and essential workers as well as high risk populations. the panel must also decide whether race and ethnicity should be considered because of the disproportionate effect of covid-19 on communities of color. i think most of this is kinds of a no brainer. doctors, nurses, those on the front lines. they need the vaccine the most. dan, i have a thought on who should get it last. that would be the texas legislator who today. in an interview, he thought wearing his mask caused him to get the coronavirus. i wonder if as a species, we are just too dense to survive the pandemic. >> you know what? an absurd thing to suggest. first bombresponders and news anchors should get it first. clearly first responders,
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they're on the front lines doing such dangerous work and they really should consider people at higher risk. those categories where the exposure is have more dangerous or potentially dangerous. >> i agree. our next topic, the governor's office is out with the five most common mistakes when it comes to wearing a mask. it includes touching the front of the mask, masking up too late, or taking it off too soon. not sanitizing it. masks should be cheenld after every use and allowed to dry. and another common mistake, taking it off and on and taking it down over your chin. and lastly, forgetting the basics. wash your hands. i see, dan, you have your mask. >> what am i supposed to do with this thing? >> i try to wear it right. the second i start talking, it slips down. so we can be well intended but
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it can be hard. >> i see that has gone all the time. people have to constantly readjust them. >> sandhya, what about you? are you a victim of any of these mistakes? >> i'm with you. once i wear it and i start moving around, i feel like sometimes i have to put it back up because it's sliding. no matter what kind of a mask you have. even with the ones where you pinch above the nose, it still tends to move. i think we're all guilty of doing at least one of those. >> i never realized how often we touch our face until now you have to pay attention. >> one thing i've noticed, put on some latex glove, it at least reminds you be to touch your face. it is very helpful if you go to the gas station. it is a reminder that we touch our face. i don't know what the study is. but hundreds of times a day. >> i don't even know how surgeons do it.
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they've got gloves and masks and they're doing surgeries for hours at a time. i mean, really, it's remarkable. >> a well intended instagram trends is now facing back lash from the very people it was created to support. may be you've seen the black and white selfies women are posting, challenge accepted or women empowerment. it is believed to have started in turkey with the brutal murder of a woman by her ex-boyfriend. while to create women empowerment but some say it is lost with some women posting black and white vanity trophies. some wonder if it was actually started by a man. so sandhya, i don't know if you've taken part in this. i didn't realize what was going on. i didn't know the origin of it. did you? >> no, i had no idea until the producer told me about it. i had not seen this before. it's too bad if the message is
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getting lost and the intention for why that was first posted. the tension was obviously different from what people are using it for. >> probably almost every friend of mine has done this on instagram and participated in it. so i'm not putting it down. if we want to do something to feel empowered, women this do it. i think the kind of criticism, what is the message really, just an opportunity to post a photo of yourself? why not post a photo of women you admire. maybe that would better get the message across. >> i think the idea is fabulous, even if people are using it for be its intended purpose. at least if it gets people talking about the intended that you recall, that alone gets >> we're getting our first look
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at the virgin galactic. the 90-minute trip will take you to the edge of space and back. and passengers will experience weightlessness. the cost for the ride, a quarter of a million dollars. no big deal. >> can i use frequent flier miles? >> i didn't know you've flown virgin galactic before. >> not at that price. but what a privilege to do it if they can do it safely. very few people ever until this was could be seefd, very few people got the chance to go into oeshl. >> sandhya, you'vea, you'vea, y, diving. would you do this? >> i have gone sky diving. the thrill was incredible. but that was many moonls ago. let's make it very clear. i might possibly consider this.
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we're focused on race and social justice issues as part of building a better bay area. which is why we are looking at families discussing race. this week you can watch a kids' play about racism online for free. and yes, it is really for kids.
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>> meet team emotion. emotions surrounding racism are explored in this new play which is an adaptation about a kids' book. it is about his life as a biracial man living in oregon. he wrote it for his kids so they would understand where they came from. she about it ama .s daetz. >> parents were just thinking, i wonder if this is something i want my kids to watch. tell us about what they can expect. a lot of people will be cautious about what they'll expose their kids to. >> this is a show for young people. it was created in that vein so they can expect levity. they can expect moments of silliness. they can expect rap music that is kid appropriate and bright
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and colorful. they should expect we do not shy away from the harsh realities that a lot of young black and brown children face. name calling. being put in positions and in situations that make them uncomfortable. we do so in a way that hopefully, i home, is not too jarring. but at least honors the truth that they are also struggling with. expectations. we built the show theatrically using theater as our art form. and it is going to be presented using film as an art form so there will be animation and graphics to hopefully help engage young people as they're watching it. >> and you can watch the kids play by logging on to broadway on demand and creating a free performance. you can view it august 1st and 2nd. this saturday and sunday. bay area children's theater is a
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group with more than 40 producing partners and we'll link the website to ours for more information and post the entire interview there as well. let's get a check on the weather. it will be pretty nice out there. >> absolutely, it will be beautiful, liz and larry. let's get a look at live doppler 7. we have the fog near the coast. it will advance. tomorrow morning we wake up to the gray skies. for the afternoon, bright along the bay. temperatures ranging from the low 60s to the low 90s. if you miss the heat, we'll take up those temperatures a little bit friday into the mid 90s. sar, you will notice it gets hot inland. still comfortable. on sun we'll maintain the heat inland but at least near the beaches. it will remain on the mild side. the accuweather forecast, low 60s to low 90s. hotter as we head toward the weekend. liz and larry? >> thank you. >> already. a self-portrait by rembrandt
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just sold for $18.7 million. the oil painting dates back to 1632. he created nearly 80 pagings, etchings and drawings of himself, documenting his moods. so he's the one who started the selfie craze. since the pandemic, more people have had their groceries delivered. when we come back, the future of groceries. new at 5:00, daycare in crisis. families leaving the bay area because, leaving behind a vacuum that has childcare centers stuck in limbo. we'll explain. nflt plus, sid instead of charity. doing what it takes when times are tough. and it is practically a stampede. the oakland zoo reopens after four months and it seems everyone
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all right changing consumer habits during the pandemic are influencing the changing work place and the grocery business, a key focus of abc 7's building a better bay area. we found a small bay area company that is convinced home delivery will have shoppers hooked. >> reporter: the shift away from in store grocery shopping due to the pandemic is giving confidence to farm stead a bay area operation almost done building a new warehouse in burlingame six times bigger than
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itsnan francisco. >> our locations are not supermarkets but warehouses. open. moreover they support thousands and thousands of deliveries per day. >> reporter: home deliveries grew nationally by 25% in one month as covid-19 spread with shoppers spending $6 billion in may. insta cart is the leader. safeway, amazon, and the whole food markets are also aggressively expanding home delivery. farm stead has a different model. its deliveries are free and it claims its prices are competitive by using software to track inventory and not stocking 20 varieties of potato ships. >> our learning systems tell us how much to keep in stock. >> reporter: consumers are hoedni linegrerdevery ctured only 5% of the market due to limited delivery slots and fees. however, in store shopping can be time consuming with cues to go in for social distancing.
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>> that is a lot to ask for the customer. that one hour might be better spent helping your child with school work. the market has expanded greatly. >> reporter: industry statistics indicate grocery delivery orders are averaging $90 versus50 sinig afrada and says it will build more neighborhood warehouses as demand warrants. it's being helped that laid off restaurant workers are available to assemble and deliver orders. >> farmstead will not be happy until over 60% of the customers in the country are with farm stead. >> how long will that take? >> 4 1/2 years. >> we'll check back then to see if he is right. >> a lot is going to change after this pandemic. customer satisfaction with grocery delivery could be a problem no. research indicates only half of those who did home delivery in may said they'd do it again with the same provider. all right.
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i don't think anyone aspires to be on the watch list. clearly, there's a lot at stake. >> the local economy takes another hit. san mateo is added to the state's monitorng list meaning the entire bay area is now under restrictions. plus an historic hearing on power. the leaders of the tech industry defend their business practices before congress. lawmakers want to know if they ar hng rivals h competition. also ahead growing pains for daycare centers. when the going gets tough too many families seem to just get out. >> and the rapid test for covid-19. you do it yourself and just drop it off. we begin this evening with three big headlines. san mateo has been added to the governor's coronavirus watch list meaning the ente

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