online, and there is nothing there. >> reporter: according to the governor, edd should clear the backlog of actionable claims by september. one of the technical improvements in the works is improving the automated system when you call into get you to the person you actually need to speak to more quickly. and of course fixing problems with ed didme meneddd cruciallys they float the idea of taking over the additional $600 in weekly unemployment benefits if congress does fail to act. so many people need this help. julian glover, abc 7 news. the governor says he will not suspend the state's minimum wage i hour on january 1 for businesses that have 25 or less workers, and $14 for businesses with more than 25

employees. is san mateo county is now the watch list. places like indoor malls, hair salons and gyms will have to close if they stay on the list. >> hard for all of the business owners, yeah. and some people get to stay open and some people don't. >> people who work in the back of the restaurants, people who work at the airport it will hurt. >> tlef they have reported an average ever 110 cases a day for the past two weeks. the county's health officer blames social gatherings without proper safety measures for a spike in cakacases. we're tracking every county and you can check out the interactive map on abc7news.com. itesting.itesting.

it takes very little time, and the cove behind the method says that the test is close to 90% accurate which is comparable to a nasal test. curative and the city of berkeley are partnering to test 300 more people today. >> you cough until you bring up sputum and you swap around your whole mouth. >> and the results are promised within in to 24 to 48 hours. you have to make an appointment online. we have atesting sites at being abc7news.com. congressman and civil rights icon john lewis will be laid to rest today in georgia. he is lying in repose in the rotunda of the capitol becoming in atlanta. former president barack obama will deliver the eulogy

former presidents bill clinton and george w. bush will participate in the service as well. abc news will have live coverage of the service on air and online. this morning the "new york times" published an essay that lewis wrote shortly before his death. in it lewis says he was inspired by the recent calls for racial justice. he was hospitalized the day after visiting "black lives matter" plaza in washington, but he said he just had to see it. lewis went on to add though i may not be here with you, i urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe. in my life, i have done all i can to demonstrate that the way of peace, love and nonviolence is the more excellent way. now it is your turn to let freedom ring. at the live dreesk, preside trump is being called a racist after xwlencomments he made abo afford onable housing.

he spoke about rolling back a rule aimed at fighting housing discrimination. >> i've seen conflict for years. it has been hell for suburbia. we rescinded the rule three days ago so enjoy your life, ladies and gentlemen. >> the obama era rule forced local governments that receive federal housing funding to assess bias practiced and then fix them. the trump administration has said that the rule is, quote, complicated and ineffective. yesterday on twitter, the president added, your housing prices will go up based on the market and crime will go down. i have critics say the president is inciting a racial guidivide her. castro, the housing secretary under obama, says this sets us back to 1950. in the north bay, a sculpture and school sign bearing the name of sir

drake was not only a british eplorer, but also a slave trader. here is j.r. stone. >> reporter: this used to say sir francis drake high school, but now it just says high school as school employees have removed sir francis drake. in a letter to parents, the principal saying one of their goals is to become more anti-raci anti-racist. >> my reaction was they are actually listening and responding to the public demand that we remove this stain of slavery from the school. >> reporter: the removal of sir francis drake above the gym entrance comes less than 24 hours after officials temporarily removed the sir francis drake statue near the ferry terminal. that in response to a planned demonstrations to tear it down on thursday. much has been made of his dealings with the slave trade.

>> i don't think it is appropriate to take down the sir francis drake sign without more ed aould cus b rove to see peop focusing on that rather than diddling around with the sir francis drake name. >> reporter: but some say it is about setting the right tone going forward. >> there is a lot of symbols, a lot of names, a lot of people that we hold in high esteem that shouldn't be. a lot of them should be brought down. >> reporter: as for changing the name, the school is accepting recommendi recommendations up until the end of august. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. the free ride is over. parking tickets about to make a comeback in one south bay city. and building a better bay area by eliminating waste. coming up next, a local company's effort to prevereinve

food delivery and a healthy environment. first let check in with mike. >> are we supposed to find wear's waldo on your blouse there? that is fun. let's talk about what is going on. there is some cloud cover once again. mist and drizzle is possible. let's talk about temperatures as we look at a cloudy east bay shoreline. everybody around 56 to about 60 degrees from castro valley into oakland and elsewhere temperatures in the mid-50s to low 60s. the warm spot as usual antioch at about 65. here is a look at the western span of the bay bridge where it is about 56 degrees. mist and drizzle possiblewi i b a little breezy and choppy especially choppy this afternoon and breezy in the usual spots this morning. let's talk about some neighborhoods.

we have cloud cover at 8:00 and 61 on the peninsula. noon it will be 73, near 80 for a couple hours this evening. the south bay, increasing sunshine and warming to 69 by 10:00. sunny and 76 at noon. low to mid-80s for a couple hours. very nice 71 at 8:00. hottest temperatures will be in the east bay valleys where we have the least amount of cloud cover, 64 and sunshine at 8:00. low to mid-90s from 3:00 to 6:00. we'll take a look at that warmer weekend coming up. now let's talk about the morning commute. good morning, everyone. so far things are looking pretty nice on our roads this morning. we'll start off with a live look showing you our camera in emeryville checking out 80. we are experiencing some fog there yesterday, but so good for the roads as we bring this live camera in for you. so you can see the headlights are making their way toward the maze and the toll plaza.

a little bit busy out there. and then i want to let you know that we had an earlier crash in liver a livermore, and that has cleared, but there is still a bit of a slowdown as you make your way further into livermore through the altamont pass. and the slowdown out of tracy is beginning. so tracy to dublin, 31 minutes. antioch to concord rk9s 13 minutes. and so strong. so... not ripped.

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goo start with you where it is cloudy and about 61 in san jose as we look at 87. we start off pretty of the same, but slightly faster sunshine means slightly warmer temperatures this afternoon and a very high uv index, burn time about 15, 20 minutes. the dangerous heat starts today and it is starting to spread north up into the central valley. 118 in palm springs today, near 90 in yosemite. we'll talk about the warmth coming our way in the accuweather 7 day forecast. supreme court jush densrg is resting this morning after a new york hospital after undergoing a medical procedure. the 87-year-old had a bile duct stint replaced. she is expected to be released from the hospital by the end of the week. the procedure is not related to her cancer which had returned

two weeks ago. while families continue to weigh the best options for the school year this fall, some daycare centers have been quietly reopening. but some are finding that their regular clientele has been forced to leaarea. the chatham school, before the pandemic, they had a two year wait list for infant care. but now things have changed. the owner says nine of her former clients, all families with young kids, have moved away in recent weeks mostly out of state. >> a lot of parents may not have a full-time job anymore or they are needing to search for a job, but by moving home to their hometown, they have their family relatives being able to help. >> families moving couldwo i ch. local realtors say many families are moving into oakland. an san jose will soon resume parking enforcement. the mercury news says starting

monday residents and visitors will be required to pay for meter parking and violators could get a ticket. downtown parking garages will start charging after 90 minutes. vehicles will be towed that are not operational or that pose a health safety risk. a huge demand for takeout food during the pandemic is creating a serious side effect for the environment. we know most takeout comes with a lot of trash and unfortunately, that ends up on our streets. so abc 7 news anchor dan ashley is introducing us to a bay area entrepreneur who is trying to make a difference. >> the sand looked like it was rainbow colored and i realized it was all micro plastics and this was washing up from the ocean. and that clicked to me like this is not a small problem, this is an enormous problem. >> reporter: and that was the start of her crusade to cut waste and it led to her work with the surf rider foundation

helping restaurants switch to more sustainable practices including eliminating trash. lindsey is now business school student and she connects with a team, gets investors and launches a zero waste business called dispatch goods. they partner with a few companies like yelp and then use reusable containers. the dirty dishes are picked up at office buildings, cleaned and used again. >> and we're launching with some big companies in march, and then the pandemic hit and we're like no one's going downtown anymore. >> reporter: so now the dispatch goods team is reinventing the business, still focusing on zero waste, but with prepared meals delivered to your door. this is how it works. customers order from a range of. the food is delivered twice a week and although the meals are fully cooked, they arrive cold. >> it is confusing at first, nobody is used to ordering

restaurant food cold with the anticipation of eating it. but once they do it once, they are like this is great. >> reporter: you heat and eat the food when you are ready and save the additiodisadditiondish. single use plastic products have increased more than 250% since the starter of the pandemic. so the dispatch goods team is hoping for more than just a successful business here, they hope that they a changing workplace can help lead a movement away from single use containers. dan ashley, abc 7 news. re next wspchoods par the w pk the out dirty dishes at the customer's homes just like delivery orders. that i i noticed our green bin where you can tut your yard waste and also paper that comes in contact

with food, it has a lot more of that paper that comes in contact with food in it more than it did before the pandemic. so at least there is some stuff we can recycle. the plastics we've known for almost decades that it is not good for the environment. so great to see someone taking that up. let's take a look at sfo, about 358 and clo 58 and cloudy. we'll have slightly more sunshine today. a moderate heat risk inland this weekend. and highs will taper next week when it becomes quite breezy. they will more than likely drop below average as we'll try to balance some of the heat. here is the battle brewing automatic over the ocean, we have an area of low pressure foreign corners, and the high pressure push and pull decides whether we cool or warm up a couple degrees. the high pressure will win the next couple days. so that will put us a couple degrees warmer than average in

sunnyvale. morgan hill, about 90 there. 70 in millbrae. we'll have about 60 to 63 along the peninsula coast. mid to upper 60s downtown, south san francisco and salusalito. upper 70s and low 80s through the north bay. and everybody reaches 70 along the east bay shore today. and upper 80s to mid-90s in the east bay valleys. tonight's temperatures back in the 50s with cloud cover in the same neighborhoods. so a couple degrees warmer especially this weekend, that is when it is warmest. mercedes will be selling a production car with rear seat air bags. and lamborghini wants to sell you a new super car that you can't drive. here is "techbtes." ss will st fir upgrade for prtion car with rear seatep oute

backs of the front seats. a new study says that fitness apps could lead to obsessive behavior. children as young as 8 were using the internet to lose weight and get in shape. they warn that fitness trackers and health apps could result in too much exercise or harmful eating habits. and a new super car that is not legal on public roads. it can be stored in a special garage equipped with a web cam for the owner to view it. they have not released the price. those are your "techbytes." that's a lot. okay. so i want to share this with you. nasa's latest rover is headed to mars. so you are looking right now live at the perseverance which is launching atop a rocket. the rover will study the geology and climate of the planet want

to gets there in february. the goal is to find signs of ancient microbial life. as soon as we get the countdown, we'll stop. but it is carrying the names of 11 billion people. >> release. and it has gone to closed loop control. coming up on 30 seconds, the 180 is throttling down as expected. engine response looks good. and mach 1. >> it will travel

. i thought we'd take a sneak peek of what to expect friday, saturday and sunday. at least temperature-wise. you can see a pretty wide range from 66 in san francisco to about 94 in antioch. a lot of those temperatures pretty close to average, but the farther you get away from water, they will be about two to four degrees warmer than average. saturday we add a degree or two on to that and then we hold pretty steady sunday. monday we'll start to break down the heat once again and head into cooler conditions next

week. more on that coming up. dr. fauci and former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick are being recognized for their accomplishments. they will receive the 2020 robert ri hopar it i are social change. an oakland organization is making a difference helping families who are struggling in these difficult times. the homies empowerment program is located in east oakland. before they operated as an independent after school program, but now they have taken up a new mission, making food accessible to their community. every tuesday, they create a large storefront called the freedom store. >> we want folks to shop for free, so grab what they ed >> ites a c together and have volunteers from all over who are coming

through and spending their time. >> that is really nice. during the pandemic, the freedom store has served, get this, 1,000 people -- more than 1,000 people every week. halloween is still a few months away, but things may be getting spookier are in the south bay. the winchester mystery house is launching an all-new walk with the spirits tour. this is a self guided outdoor nighttime experience. guests will hear tales of the former and possibly current occupants. the gates open at 8:00 p.m. i will not be out there. >> what? >> in the middle of the night looking for spirit >> i was so disappointed when i didn't see any of the time i went there. let's talk about we have a tropical storm moving through puerto rico heading over toward the dominican republic.

and eventually it will slide up through the caribbean. you can see still a lot of heavy rain and the same conditions that are hitting puerto rico right now, i think that they will also hit haiti, dominican republic, cuba and the bahamas. up to 10 inches of flooding rain. coming up next at 5:00, extra precautions. the accessory dr. fauci says wouldn't hurt when it comes to protecting ourselves from coronavirus. plan approved, the local district that has a clearer picture this morning about what the start of the school year will look like. also, the first dog to test positive for covid-19 has died. what else we've

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it also might be fun-fetti. >> all of it. >> and 3450ik knmike nicco, lete party started. >> sorry, i'm a little more black and white this morning. let's take a look at what is going on outside. if you mix those together, you get this, gray. that is what we have over top o. a little mist and drizzle possible, but the air is not as juicy as it was yesterday. here is a look at the south bay. and temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. you will see sunshine just a touch faster today and that will allow a couple more degrees of warmth, but nothing out of the ordinary this afternoon. enjoy. there is now a clearer picture of what the start of the school year will look like for students and parents and teachers in berkeley. the school board just signed off off a plan. and education is a big part of building a better bay area. we know a lot of families are till looking for answers