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those over 65 make up 11% of the total number of cases because whopping 75% of the deaths. nursing home residents recommend about 4% of california cases. they account for 36% of the state's deaths. more than 3,200 residents of skilled nursing facilities in the state have died. more than 18,000 have contracted coronavirus including one 89-year-old woman who back in april talked with the i-team's dan noyes as she was fighting a hospital's decision to send her back to the home where she got sick. >> no, no, no. >> why? >> because i don't want to die. >> she's now living with family, protecting our health is part of a better bay area and it is why we're studying the sudden uptick in demand for health care workers. cornell bernard is on that story. >> i think being here with you is the most important thing right now. >> reporter: the 77-year-old
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cindy is glad to have help from chris. she is a three-time cancer survivor. in the age of covid-19, she's doing everything she can to rehab at home. >> i feel so heart heart heart t those people in the nursing homes that are stuck there. >> reporter: now more than ever, there's new demand for in-home health care. in fact, it is creating a brand new job market. >> when you walk with a cane, the patient should walk and look out toward the front and not hunched over. she teach as free weekly online class at the adult school on how to become a home care it a. it is now the most popular course being offered. >> so it is in great demand now. because of covid, a lot of people don't want to put their loved ones in a facility and they want to keep them at home.
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>> reporter: nursing homes have become hot spots in the bay area and across the country. >> it is increasing our business and we are in higher demand than we've been before. >> reporter: he says he's recruiting new caregivers daily, often straight from deborah's class after students are certified. >> people are trying to keep their loved ones safe and they're looking for other options. >> reporter: but those options rblt chief. the cost is often out of pocket. most bay area counties offer low cost home health care to those who qualify. >> it is like a gift from god. >> reporter: cindy said as long as she can, she's staying at home. abc7 news. >> after a few days of encour e encouraging number, today erased that. more than 10,000 were diagnosed. that's above average. the total number cases is rapidly approaching half a million but bear in mind that
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does include patients who have recovered. overnight, deaths reached the second highest number, 194, following yesterday's record of 197. the number of hospitalized patients dropped and is below average. and the coronavirus tests coming back positive appears to be declining. the seven day average at 7% is lower than the 14-day average of 7.5%. here's a snap shot of the situation in the bay area. the new cases are down slightly from the recently held second high. and the order to shut down businesses, what does it take to get off that list? it's a task that's not only complicated but near impossible, according to one county health official. chris reyes has the story. >> reporter: it is possible that our county can remain on the watch list for a very long time because we are not going to be able to change those behaviors adequately to reduce the
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numbers. >> reporter: solano county was the first to be put on the watch list june 29. every county followed after. meaning each one crossed the line in at least one of the state's six indicators related to new cases, hospitalizations, and hospital capacity. with those metrics, the doctor says getting off the watch list will be very difficult.difficul. in the last four weeks, 95% of the new covid-19 cases happened in social gatherings. >> the cause of the outbreak, what is making it happen, is something we have very little control over. >> reporter: on payment it is simple enough. after a county is within threshold for all metrics for three days, it is removed from the county monitoring list the following day. even that gets complicated. even after meeting all metrics, it is possible they would have to reapply for a new variance which has new hoops to jump through. >> it is up to the state to either change its narrative from
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containment to mitigation, or to recognize that the metrics are too harsh, given the way the disease is couragely spreading. >> reporter: and pleading for different metrics, after weeks of being on high alert, they were put on the watch list wednesday. >> if you look at the other areas, we're doing rather well. deaths within facilities, it was zero. >> i would focus on the realm specific metrics and say we can't control what people are doing in their personal lives. >> reporter: abc7 news. >> and we're tracking every county in california to see whether it made the state's watch list and how long it's been there. you can check out this interactive ma'am on abc7news.com. we all hope we've heard this message about masks, to wear
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one. it's not that difficult. what about face shields or eye goggles? should that be a requirement? stephanie has the update. >> dr. grant colfax talked about what the worst case scenario could look like in san francisco. 2400 hospitalizations by mid-october and 1800 deaths by the end of the year. and those numbers are triple what is currently estimated. wearing face masks is our strongest line of defense, but is it enough? >> that happens. think about it. >> reporter: imagine this. you're inside a lab at the national institute of health. at the peak of this experiment, this gentleman dispersed 347 particles without a mask. >> it happens. think about it. >> reporter: yet with a mask, speaking the same verbiage, less
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than one particle was dispersed. that's the power of face masks. as dr. colfax said today -- >> covering our faces may be the most important. >> reporter: the one part of our face not required to be covered in public is our eyes. the question is, should it be? >> if you really want perfect protection, you have mucosa in the nose and the mouth but also in the eye. that's one of the things, theoretically, you should protect all the surfaces. >> reporter: this means masks plus eye goggles or even face shields. a recommendation now coming from the white house. dr. deborah birx noumingsed today, wearing face shield there's help stop the spread of covid-19 by protecting people from touching their eyes and blocking droplets from their face. >> in an ideal world, yes. people masks. >> reporter: she agreesut was quick to pointhe reality.
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>> do i think people will do it every day, every insnacks no. i would prefer the face covering because this is the largest hole. the two nostrils and the mouth. >> reporter: dr. gandhi explained the virus is less likely to enter through our eyes. emphasizing face shields are for the hospital. traditional masking is for the public. and the nation is far from 100% come mine. >> i can say with certainty that 100% mask compliance by society will probably, between cutting down infection and severe illness works get us through this pandemic in six to eight weeks. >> it's not looking likely wearing face shields or eye goggles will be a requirement in the bay area any time soon. the doctor is looking into that for hospitals and health care providers. not the public. at least for now.
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abc7 news. the health department is investigating more than two dozen coronavirus cases at 13 costco stores. at least 13 people have tested positive. smaller clusters were required at costco locations in mountain view, gilroy and san jose. >> the investigation that we've done so far appears to show that the cases were most likely infected inside the work place. if you're a worker, you get tested on your own for the mosto customers. apple employees will be working from home longer than previously thought. the tech giants u.s. employees won't come back to the office until early next year. he add that had any return depends on the success of a vaccine, it comes days after
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google announce they had won't return until june of next year. the latest national jobs report released today reveals that more than 1.4 million people filed for under employment benefits last week. slightly higher than forecast. more than 17 million people are still receiving benefits. an increase by about 1 million from last week. california legislateors are on the hot seat because ten of thousands of under employed workers still have not received their bebl fits. they blasted the edd for these frustrations. 7 on your side's michael finney has the story. >> many of the people in my district have had no income. no income. since march. >> the state assembly members sounded off on edd today for failing to deliver benefits to thousands of jobless californians. >> frustration of the millions and millions of californian that's we represent that have been banging their heads against a bureaucratic wall, just trying
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to get the money to pay their rent, to feed their families and keep their finances afloat. >> because edd's failures, our constituents are demeeting their life savings, going into extreme debt, having trouble paying rental and putting food on the table. >> for the first time, edd acknowledge that had more than 1 million people who filed claims still have no benefits. 6 million filed since march. 4.8 million are getting benefits. about 160,000 are ineligible. the rest are in a holding pattern. thousands say they can't reach anyone at edd for help. many turned to 7 on your side. >> i have probably called 1,000 times. this is not crazy. >> almost like you don't matter. there is no one to talk to. >> they say they've met with automated responses at edd. >> right now it is being met by
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a disinterested bureaucracy who is failing to answer the phones, reply to emails or offer even the most basic help to these desperate californians. this is heart-wrenching. it is maddening. >> reporter: edd says it has ill plemtd tools and hired thousands of workers to help with the backlog. the assembly workers say they would like to hear weekly from the edd. they want to know weekly how many claims have been filed. how many have been paid and how many are still waiting. 7 on your side. still to come, michael finney joins us hive with the stories of how some distressed home owners are getting into deep trouble with their mortgages because of the pandemic. and next, see what back-to-school shopping looks like when students aren't actually going back to school. i'm meteorologist
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happening now, a rally at drake high school in marin county. at least that's what it is called for the moment. the letters were taken off the school yesterday. the nail of sir francis drake has become controversial because of drag's dealings with the slave trade. embracing issues of racial and social justice is a major part of building a better bay area. that's why wayne freedman is live from the campus tonight. wayne? >> reporter: good evening, dan. there's no middle ground in this one. you will need to take a side. the people behind us have double exactly that. they want the name sir francis drake removed. when he landed here 400 years ago, his shipment had 22 guns. no way they would be able to fend this attack. if the sign said drake, or pirate, it was a goner today at
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the san an sell month high school that still technically bears that name. >> signage, letters, stickers. >> reporter: earlier this week, the city of larksburg hauled this away. now the move the erase any memory of him on the campus that celebrated him for 70 years and h how, has now labeled him a racist. >> i think this is the easy way out. >> reporter: she told us she's had issues with the name for a long time. when a group of teachers went to the high school district suggesting a name change last june, the summit began the process which accelerated this morning. >> i think we wanted to remove symbols that people were finding painful and hurtful. >> reporter: but hurt does seem unavoidable. where does it stop?
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and how will it stop? chuck came by to check it out. he's from the has of '74. he does not like any of the suggested new name. even for indiana jones who has a statue downtown. >> someone could dig deep enough and find a skeleton in everybody's closet. >> reporter: for now, social justice and change in marin county. >> i think i think the start of changes that will be made but simply changing the name, no, i don't believe it will do anything. >> reporter: as we come back live, another look at the rally. even the district agrees at this point that there do need to be some changes. in curriculum, in staff, getting more teachers who are people of color. and as for the cost, we asked the district about that. they have no estimate how much this change will cost them. they intend to do something. live in san anselmo.
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>> all right. thank you. in about ten days oakland students start their first days. san francisco, the biggest thr learning. and this year's back-to-school shopping is unlike any other. what parent and students are buying. >> she wants to go back to school. >> really bad. >> reporter: it's back-to-school shopping season. >> we're anticipating breaking the record but it will be in different supplies, in your traditional back to school supplies. >> reporter: different because now parents are the teachers. >> the parents are investing in electronics, in laptops, in head phones, in themes to support distance learning. ♪ >> reporter: the majority of
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schools not returning to in-person teaching. >> parents are waiting and come october, that's when you see this rush to the stores to buy those types of supplies, right now you're seeing the rush on electronics. >> reporter: at classic design school unit form, business is slower. >> we can have upwards around $50,000 in sales. right now with our newer suppress system, we are lucky to make $3,000. >> reporter: this store would normally be packed with parents and students running around and it would be too noisy for me to do this stand-up. >> they want have to their children in uniforms during the upcoming fall semester. they feel it gives them more unity and focus. >> reporter: they home teachers still release a supply list.
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>> to have that structure will be really important. for the success of our kids. and back-to-school shopping is definitely a piece of the sfrk i think our children need. a lot more to bring you this thursday. the weather is warming up to fenow there's more to wlove with xfinity x1,? the ultimate entertainment experience. like live sports. they're back with the best way to watch. and more streaming apps all in one place. more classics. more premiers. plus, more to easily ngust your voice. hello, more. wheme. [ barking ]
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whoa! >> that's just so cool to look at. nasa's new mars rover began its journey to hundred for alien life. it launched from cape canaveral this morning. the perseverance rover will scour a dried out crater the size of lake tahoe where scientists believe ancient life forms may have existed. it is expected to arrive on the red planet in february of next
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year. it is hard to look away. >> i'm just fascinated with all of this astronomy and space and i can't wait to see the pictures. sandhya patel is here with the forecasts. >> yeah. it is fascinating to watchful and do you know what else is fascinating and cool? our marine layer. take a look. at least it is for me. you can see it rolling in tonight and it will continue to advance. we'll go with low clouds and fog spreading inland overnight. a little warmer tomorrow and summer heat is expected in our inland valleys. live doppler 7 showing you the great skies near the beaches at this hour. the surface winds, notice that it is out of the northwest, 20 miles an hour in san francisco, 18 miles an hour in fairfield. you're not getting the fog just yet. you can see that fog there. way in the distance with suit roe tower.
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it is 68 in oakland. golden gate camera showing you the marine layer coming in. a nice breeze right now. the temperatures in the upper 70s from san rafael to santa rosa, 86, fairfield and also in livermore. our warmest spots made it into the low 90s. it was in the low 60s near the coast. as we look at the hour by hour forecast, tomorrow morning, you'll notice that it is gray for many parts of the bay area. then later in the afternoon, the bay side communities will clear out. along the coast, we'll hang on to the fog well into the afternoon. the temperatures in the morning in the 50s, 60s. i would grab an extra thin layer to keep yourself comfortable in the morning. you will need it. then later in the day, you can get rid of it. it will be short shreve weather in the south bay. 83, san jose. 80 in milpitas. you're looking at upper 70s from palo alto to redwood city. the sun will be shining. near the coast, we'll who know
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to some of the gray. 64 in half moon bay. down san francisco, 67 degrees. you'll get the nice sea breeze in the afternoon. 69 in south city. 72 in sausalito, 81 in san rafael, into timer 80s around calistoga, 86, you're looking at low to upper 70s. today the temperatures were a little below normal but tomorrow you'll bump up to average this time. year. 74 in oakland, 79 in fremont. inland areas, you'll be on the warm side. 91 in couldn't cord, brentwood, 90 degrees in livermore. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. a little warmer the next few days. we'll take you into hot territory through the upcoming weekend. you will see that the coast will remain steady. early next week the temperatures begin to trend lower. by the middle of next week,
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we're talking 80s inhabd with morning drizzle. 50s along the coastline. it will be a nice change of pace if you don't like the hot weather that we're about to experience. so we end july tomorrow on a warm note inland. starting august on a hot note inland. ama and dan? >> you just blew my mine. it is the end of july. where has the time gone? >> i know, right? >> summer, sheltering in place. a weird one. a battle over unemployment benefits meant to help americans during the pandemic. why they are likely to expire by the end of the week. the three-month mortgage reprieve is coming to an ends so now home owners are asking w
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this week we are dedicating our building a better bay area efforts to a housing shift underway as we speak, triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. the latest figures from we report.com show a significant drop in sales of single family homes and condos in the bay area. >> sales are down, mostly double digits in san francisco, alameda and san mateo counties from july 2020 to the year before. condo sales are also down double digits in sandal mateo county and home sales are flat. unfortunately for many already in a home, this is a stressful time. >> it sure is. 7 on your side's michael finney has a look at how some distressed homeowners are getting into even deeper trouble. >> consumer counsellor was saying that she's concerned that troubled home owners will keep kicking the can down the road. she said they can't do it. but some of them can. robert walks into his meeting
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with the housing counsellor from a-1 community housing services in hayward. he is struggling to keep one his mortgage payments. the independent plumber has seen much of his work dry up during the pandemic. >> it started to slow up even before that. this just made it that much worse. >> reporter: robert asked us not to show his home but he recently succeed in the getting a loan modification to save it from foreclosure. >> i was threatened and dates were given for auctions of my house on four different occasions. >> reporter: he's fearful the current situation could push him back into foreclosure. >> it's tight, it's close. it is affecting my income. >> reporter: his situation may not be unique. it is estimated 4 million americans are in forebaerns.
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that allows those with federally backed loans to skip paying their mortgage due to the pandemic. they are given three months to get back on their feet. those three months are about to expire for many. but under the cares act, they could get another three months and ultimately, a total of a year. the executivive director fears that could cause more harm. >> the way i'm seeing it, you're just buying time. you're just buying time. and once that's due, unless you have the $20,000, the $30,000 from the back payments, i mean, we're going back to 2009. >> reporter: the great recession began in 2007. by 2010, 120,000 homes were repossessed in the month of september alone. a-1 community housing services fears a repeat. so for the next monthly webinar individuals in danger of foreclosure.
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>> we're starting to offer more direct one-on-one counseling with individuals to help with the loan modification. >> reporter: home owners can ask for it to be put on the back edge of the mortgage. they emphasize that may be the preferred option for many. >> there's no requirement that those payments, those skimmed payments. >> reporter: still, he's dipped into his retirement savings to keep up. >> sometimes, yeah. i get a little nervous. >> reporter: now, if you're having issues paying your mortgage, to go my webb. go to abc7news.com. look for the 7 on your side page. we have a lot of information there including links to the foreclosure prevention
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workshops. they can really help you save your home. dan? >> thanks. great advice as always. on abc7 news at 4:00, we spoke with the executive vice president of a group focused on helping representers who are low income. while we see a lot of stories about people leaving the bay area, not everybody can afford to do that. >> they don't have those resources where they can just pick up and leave. >> a lot of the clients have been in their home for decades. they have deep ties to the neighborhoods and don't want to lose those connections. now any time you need help with housing or any other issue, to go abc7news.com/better cabrera. better bay area. at one point today the dow
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was down 500 points. it closed with a loss of 225 points. the nasdaq was down 44. the s&p 500 closed down 12. the coronavirus pandemic sent the economy plunging by a record shattering 32.9% last quarter. the previous record worst quarterly contraction of the gross domestic product was 10% in 1958. a $600 per week unemployment benefit created to help americans during the coronavirus pandemic will likely expire tomorrow. the senate left washington today and didn't extend it. republicans want to renew the bone us but give less money and democrats at a standstill despite agreement that more aid is needed. >> ultimately, the country does need another boost. another rescue bill. we do have differences over how big it should be. mitch mcconnell said there is a chance to that is a deal next being. democrats want a $3 trillion
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relief package. republicans want a 1 trillion relief package. they still don't agree on how much for home owners, rentalers and reopening schools. california pizza kitchen is filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. they say they are doing it voluntarily to reduce the debt load so it can emerge as a stronger company. the company says it remains open for takeout and delivery. in the people time, the ceo and president of pge's subsidiary utility is stepping down. they said that andy vesey will heave on saturday. it comes with the report of a $2 billion loss. pg&e has blamed that on its bankruptcy and legal costs. michael lewis, the company's senior vice president, will serve as interim president. the coronavirus pandemic is taking its toll in different ways. some financial, some physical, some mental. there is a silver lining coming up. the change in perspective brought on by the pandemic. john lewis will be a
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the former gop presidential candidate herman cain has died from covid-19. he had been ill for several weeks. it is not clear where or when he was infected. he was hospitalized two weeks after president trump's campaign rally in tulsa. the former pizza company executive had been an outspoken backer of the president and was named as a co-chair of black
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voices for president trump. the man known as the conscience of congress was laid to rest today. his funeral took place in the very church once led by the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. he spent some of his final moments working to ensure the next generation will do the same. >> reporter: final goodbyes. the funeral service for john lewis taking place thursday, closing an historic chapter in american history. ♪ >> reporter: former president barack obama delivering the eulogy, paying tribute to lewis' life and legacy. >> john lewis will be a founding father of that fuller, fairer, better america. >> reporter: two other former presidents bill clinton and george bush also attended the
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service in atlanta which dr. martin luther king once led. >> we live in a better country today because of john lewis. >> he kept moving. he hoped for and imagined and lived and worked and moved for his beloved community. >> reporter: lewis died on july 17th after a month's long battle with pancreatic cancer. he spent his entire life fighting for not just civil rights of african-americans but for the rights of all people who suffered social injustices. he played an instrumental role in the land mark voting rights act in 1965. fought for equality for lgbt americans and marched with parkland, florida students in the wake of the shooting. he gave speeches and led demonstrations, letting his voice be heard so others would no longer suffer in silence. in making sure his cause lives on after his death, he wrote an essay after he died and was published posthumously in the new york times.
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in it he implores the next generation to keep fighting, telling them it is your turn to let freedom ripping. >> i am here to pay tribute to a man that was larger than life. >> hundreds gathered outside the church while the final was underway. on capitol hill, where lewis didn't just talk change. he walked it. house speaker nancy pelosi offering these words about her friend and colleague. >> we always worked he knew on the side of the angels and now he is with them. may he rest in peace. >> lewis' final resting place is in georgia. he spent more than three did he go aids in congress, go aids in congress, representing - [narrator] did you just reward yourself for spending a perfectly reasonable amount of time on the couch with tacos from grubhub? rewarded! get a free delivery perk when you order. - [group] grubhub.
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bay area. and stresses on mental health can be tied to a job loss, helping sick family members, maybe social isolation. david louie shares a newly released study that shows we're all coping differently. >> reporter: while everyone is impacted by the pandemic, not everyone is handling it the same way. >> this is the first time that i experienced anxiety as this overwhelming problem. i stopped being able to eat. just like a fire burning inside of me. >> reporter: she turned to a san francisco based online tool that help people deal with anxiety and stressful developed by a stanford trained clinical psychologist. it couldn't ducted a survey of 2,100 users globally. nearly two-thirds said they feel anxiety nearly every day. that's triple the rate of boomers. the reason could be tied to younger people having lost their jobs or not having a wide net
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work of emotional support from friends or a relationship. it surprised refers that only one in five essential workers acknowledged they were depressed or hopeless compared to 27% of all respond dlenlts. essential workers are often dealing with the sick and dying or related aspects of the coronavirus crisis. al son darcy is the founder of it. >> it just speaks to the importance of having meaning and purpose in the day to day work that you do. and how that can convey some protection against the worst effects of emotional distress. >> reporter: it revealed people dealing with emotional sang sight have silver linings. a large number from vinyl to 79% said they created new possibilities, strengthened their connections with others, saw an increased appreciation of life, identified personal strengths and created spiritual change. >> i started noticing that i was trying to reach out to friends, texting people. i thought hold on a second.
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i'm lonely and i need to do something about that. >> reporter: that feeling of isolation is due to her husband being an essential worker, a special needs teacher who had to go to work and leave her alone. what is emerge spg each of us has different thresholds of stressful and out of that can come positive change. >> often we don't know how strong we are until we're faced with the situation in which we have to exercise those strengths. >> reporter: david louie, 8 ne news. an earthquake shook parts of southern california. it was centered in pacoima. our sister station in l.a. felt it live. >> i'm grabbing on to the desk. you never know what will happen.
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>> maybe a second? >> you wake up with that. you're like, oh, my god. the big one is coming. >> reporter: fortunately that was not the case. the pacoima area has been littered with more than 60 aftershocks. two of them over 3.0. an even bigger one may still roll through. >> there is a small chance of an earthquake as large or larger than 4.2 within the next month. it is about a 1 in 10 chance. >> reporter: the earthquake alert system sprang into action. this one sendsing out notifications this morning. >> we were able to get the alerts out right away. that's why we were able to get five seconds of warning for people that were 10 miles away. s which under heard of. >> reporter: the u.s. geological survey triggers those with its system. it is designed for quakes only madigan 4.5 or higher. but today's earthquake was initially rated above the threshold. today's jolts originating right at the intersectionan and the 1
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7s.hridge quake. >> it is not possible to say if this was related to those but it is not surprising that we're having seismic activity in this area. >> reporter: it likely means more shaking in the future. they tell people to prepare for the big one. >> are we ready in do we have the right supplies? do we know what to do? abc7 news. and earthquakes happen here, too. we have times for developing an emergency plan for your family at abc7news.com/prepare norcal. we always have to be ready. >> we do. these are good reminders. we're not thinking about it now because of the pandemic. but that's always a risk for us. all right. let's turn our attention back to
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the forecast and sandhya. >> it is a good idea to always prepare. nice looking weather ahead. live doppler 7 showing you the fog hugging parts of the coast. tomorrow afternoon, expect it to ling linger. that will hold the temperatures down. 67 in san francisco, 74 in oakland. walnut creek, 94 degrees. so a nice wide range of temperatures. here's a look at the rest of the readings. 70 in rich mond. 81 in san rafael. up to 83 degrees in san jose. i want to turn your sanction to the atlantic. heavy wind and rain heading toward the bahamas and expected to strengthen into a category 1 hurricane as it proexs southeastern florida with some heavy rain and winds. the accuweather seven day forecast, a little warmer the next every seven days. saturday it will turn hot
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inland. temperatures close tom on sunday and then a cooler pattern for next week some 80s showing up. ama and dan? >> all right. sounds good. thank you, sanda. >> let's turn to larry biel in the bubble tonight. >> well, virtually. they won't really let me in there. but the nba and basketball is back! we will look from outside and what's going on inside the bubble. check out zion, williamson,
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we're talking about players, officials and coaches kneeling with the national anthem. now to the first game, virtual fans, yes, check it out. zion williamson, with authority! it feels so good to say that once again. and jue holiday, donavan mix he will took over late. he had 20. he led the comeback as the jazz win this game 106-10 for y4. the dominos keep falling in baseball. two messages of the philadelphia phillies staff have tested positive, no players though. the weekend series against the blue jays, that has been postponed. the phillis played the marlins last weekend in miami. now has 19 confirmed positive tests. so they may be side lined for
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quite some time. as for the san francisco giants last night, gone! mikehit his second walk-off with the giants beating the padres. his grandfather, hall of famer carl, had only four walk-off homers in over 3,000 career games. the first back to back. and he says, he did not consider opting out of this season. >> i haven't thought twice about it. i think that our staff has done a tremendous job making us feel safe. every guy has followed the protocols as best they can. they've put the onus on us to do the right thing. college football, the s.e.c.
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saying they will follow the pac-12 and the big ten's lead. they are going to a ten-game conference only schedule. they're also pushing back the start of the season to september 26th. and the conference title game te walnut creek's sabrina leading the new york liberty against dallas. sabrina showing why she was the number one pick in the draft. 6 of 10 on threes. her stat line, 33 points, seven boards and seven assists. a nice use of the left right there. she needed more help as the liberty lost people in-80. hey, look what's back! time for call my play. you know the drill. send me your video and i call the action. right now we have two brothers with big dreams. >> reporter: jaden is only 8 years old. he has speed to berm and he's serious about working on his route running.
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nice adjustment to make that california. he goes to jack london elementary. working on the crossing route here. coach joe puts the ball on the money and he snags it. let's not fegtd little brother juju. 6 years old but soft hands. we just called your play on abc7! >> send me your videos and use the #call my play so we can put you on tv. and even though we have nba highlights and baseball highlights and sports are coming back, we still want to keep running your videos as well. so don't forget about call my play and use the hash call moy play so we can get you on tv. dan, ama? >> thank you. >> we're still going. still going.
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>> all right. predicting a huge surge in san francisco. we look at the emergency steps being taken right now. and can small children spread covid as easily as adults? the questions being raised as schools are about to reopen. that will do it. look for news any time. >> from all of us here, we appreciate your time. enjoy the rest the evening and we'll see you at 11:00.
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we're now going into the vault to showcase "jeopardy!" episodes that are highlights from the past 36 years. las vegas was treating us quite well in 2001, and we had another great set of celebrity "jeopardy!" contestants when wayne brady, dana delany, and eric idle brought the fun and excitement of vegas to our quiz show. enjoy. ♪ from las vegas, this is "celebrity jeopardy!" here are tonight's celebrity guests-- a founding member of monty python's flying circus, please welcome funnyman... she won two emmys for her role as an army nurse on "china beach." here's...
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you love him on "who's line is it anyway?" please welcome... and now, from the las vegas hilton, here is the host of "jeopardy!"--alex trebek! thank you, johnny. hello, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome once again to the theater here at the beautiful hilton hotel. so far in our celebrity tournament this week, the games have belonged to the women. jodie foster won two days ago. martha stewart won yesterday. does that mean that the handicappers are gonna put all their money on dana delany today? - pressure. - well, we're gonna find out in this half hour whether she wins or it's eric or wayne who winds up with the most cash for your charities. good luck. thanks for joining us on the program. here comes the jeopardy! round.
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