next at 5:00, outrage in contra costa county. doctors on the front lines unleash their frustration over people notng rules. plus, fed up and taking matters into their own hands. east bay salon owners are about to go rogue as they demand to go back to work. also ahead, the spikes from social gatherings. 95% of new cases in just one county alone. why people may not be getting the message. and a swab test for coronavirus. a bay area company says it can deliver results in 48 hours. one scientist is skeptical. also does renaming a building rewrite its past? santa rosa tonight grappling with righting historical wrongs. >> announcer: building a better

bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. and good evening. i'm dan ashley good and i'm ama daetz. contra costa county health leaders delivered a stern message to the community this afternoon. they say they've reached a critical point in the pandemic. there have been three deaths today, seven over the past three days. >> grocery clerks should not have to fight a grown man to wear a mask. that's not their job. >> contra costa county officials held nothing back telling the community to take covid-19 seriously and taketa healthy and safe. >> after a period where we significantly slowed the spread of covid in our community, coronavirus has not only made a comeback, but we're seeing new record numbers of cases and hospitalizations. >> more than 110 contra costa county residents have died from the virus. there are now 2 1/2 times the number of people hospitalized than there were at the beginning of the month. >> we had the national guard

come out to stem nonviolent protesters who have killed no one. we need the national guard to come out to tell these fools who don't want to wear masks that you're going to wear the masks or you're going to go home. >> the county says more young people are dying and latinx families make up 40% of the cases. >> we're out here praying. this is going to get bad. when flu season comes, how am i going to differentiate flu from corona? how am i going to do that? >> the board of supervisors approved fines this week for people not wearing face coverings or violating health orders. the order taking effect immediately but it could take days or even weeks before tickets are actually written. state health officials are now confirming the first covid-related death of a teenager in california. the young person's name and age are not being released at this point, but officials say the teen lived in the central valley and had underlying health

conditions. california department of public health director dr. sonia angell issued this statement. quote, our hearts go out to the family and loved ones of this young person whose death is a tragic and powerful reminder of how serious covid-19 can be. this week, solano and san mateo counties along with oakland and san francisco said that social gatherings are playing a big role in the uptick or surge in coronavirus cases. public health officials are sounding the alarm tonight on these spikes because it's a space they really can't control. now they have advice that really we all need to hear. abc7 ne abc7 news reporter chris reyes. >> this list on the official website gives the extensive explanation for why a county is on its watch list. now watch this. type gatherings, and it appears 34 times. next to family, social, mixed households. in the bay area alone, it's the reason cited for five of the nine counties. >> some of the risks, first of all, it started with the risks we would normally think about.

lots of noses and mouths together close by indoors versus outdo outdoors. >> san mateo county's public health officer issued a stern letter about ocial gatherings as a main factor for increasing new cases just one week before it was put on the list wednesday. in solano county, 95% of recent cases happened that way. 5% were work clusters. none from community transmission. >> the lesson is very clear. if people practice social distancing in their personal lives, this disease outbreak diminishes. the surge goes down. >> social bubbles, gatherings of 12 or fewer are allowed in these counties. gatherings indoors of 20 or more people are banned and in san francisco it gets complicated. with public officials still grappling with enforcing masks and social distancing, we haven't heard of anyone getting fined for getting together in private spaces. >> since all we can regulate is the public environment, those regulatory changes aren't having

any effect on the outbreak. so nothing we've done has been making a difference. >> reporter: infectious disease expert dr. peter chin-hong with ucsf says the real problem with social gatherings, people are too quick to let their guard down. >> it's the familiarity aspect. it's the emotional aspect. you don't think of uncle harry or your aunt sue as being purvey yores of covid-19. maybe you haven't seen them in a few months. you're there for a graduation party. it seems kind of rude to wear your mask and then hug your uncle harry. >> that's why his advice goes beyond just staying in a small social bubble. he suggests only hangin out with people who share the same covid values. in san jose, chris reyes, abc7 news. in the east bay, hair salons try civil disobedience. owners call it a last resort to open their businesses. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley has more on their plans. >> reporter: christine palmer is making banners for a rally she's holding outside her pleasanton

salon tomorrow. >> do we want to open in protest en masse? >> reporter: it's a desperate last resort. she wishes officials would come by and sit in her chair. >> if we had city officials, county officials, governor gavin newsome, come get your haircut and see how we're implementing the guidelines you gave us. >> reporter: alameda county salons have never been allowed to reopen even for outdoor services. this stylist decided to become a rebel with a cause. >> i decided to come back and work because i needed to make some income to pay my rent and put food on my table. we haven't had any official threats. >> reporter: but this downtown salon has after they defiantly reopened on june 17th along with two others. >> over the course of nearly four weeks, we gave service to roughly 1,500 people with 17 stylists and have no reported covid incidents. the response from the city had always been from both police and

city officials that we were risking a criminal misdemeanor fine, possibility of $1,000 fine with six months in prison. >> so they caved and closed down again. some salon operators say their peers are tattling on them, calling in to officias. clients say they're supportive. the hope is to create a massive movement of stylists here in pleasanton and livermore, perhaps beyond, to reopen in defiance in august. tomorrow they'll be meeting right here to land on a date. in pleasanton, i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. now, it is estimated that a large number of the people who are infected with covid-19 arav symptoms, making it hard at times to pinpoint the origin. a bay area company is launching a new testing kid that can track whether covid-19 is present on surfaces. abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra digs into the pros and con "h" cons. >> reporter: lab technicians

working at phylagen are working around the clock to process surface testing kits that detect the presence of covid-19. >> it is not a human diagnostic test. it just indicates whether or not you have people that are carrying the virus indoors. >> reporter: ceo dr. jessica green explains each kit sent in the mail comes with between 10 to 25 swabs. you take each swab, brush the top of any surface, and send the samples back to phylagen. >> we process every sample and assess whether or not the virus that causes covid-19 is present in the sample, and then you can have a comprehensive view of where in your building sars-cov-2 was present. >> what's the test turnaround time? >> 48 hours once the kit gets back to phylagen headquarters. >> reporter: according to phylagen data, 20% to 50% of samples taken in various retail shops and grocery stores across the bay area have tested positive for the virus. >> we all spend more than

our live indoors. we need to understand if without een knowing it, we're transmitting the virus. >> reporter: but a professor at stanford who specializes in testing research is skeptical of this strategy. >> the potential downside is that it could give people or companies sort of a false sense of security. there still are people coming in and out of the building that are shedding virus whether they're symptomatic or not. >> reporter: dr. winslow also pointed out the science behind environmental surface testing for covid-19 is not validated yet. >> we know that even directly testing human beings has a false negative rate so the sensitivity of testing environmental surfaces has to be much, much lower. >> reporter: while the false negative rate could be lower, surface testing can still be valuable. just proceed carefully with a negative test. in san francisco, stephanie sierra, abc7 news. there are different risks associated with different activities. right now on our website, you

can find this risk calculator, everything from having a play date to riding the bus. you'll find it on abc7news.com. mayor london breed announced a major budget cut to the san francisco police and sheriff's department. at a news conference today, mayor breed said the cuts will be done over the next two years. $120 million in funding will be redirected from law enforcement to addressing disparities in the black community. that includes things like housing, workforce development, and education. the city also plans to get rid of military-grade equipment as well as shift the burden of the city's mental health and homeless crisis off of law enforcment. the north bay is also dealing with issues of race and social justice. yesterday sir francis drake high school got rid of its name and now snaranta looking at native americaningna luther burbank.

wayne freedman looks at what as stake. >> reporter: we've reached the point where we no longer take a school's name for granted. in santa rosa, james monroeelem nation's fifth president, and luther burbank elementary are now on the target list. >> it's our responsibility as leaders in our society now to own and be responsible for our histories. >> reporter: aleg rhea de la cruz a trustee for the santa rosa city schools is one voice in what's becoming a chorus for change. >> naming a school after someone is a great honor. >> reporter: when james monroe elementary honors a u.s. president who owned slaves, omar medina, who is also on the board, sees a problem, especially when the student body what we've hor in the past is also a reflection of the past of structures of power that have existed. >> reporter: instead, medina wants to name the school after sonoma county civil rights leader george ortiz, district

president laurie fong thinks it's time for changes. >> our first point is how do we empower voice, community voice. >> reporter: it is the latest evolving chapter marked by statues coming down and changes in how we interpret history. one would have thought that luther burbank would be untouchable. santa rosa even has a garden to celebrate him. and yet rachel spaeth, who worked there, saw this coming. >> i think people are having a healthy discussion about some of his ideas. >> reporter: where luther burbank becomes controversial is his study of eugenics, his theory that in the same way we can cross-breed plants to improve them, we could do the same with people. >> i am not interested in celebrating the eugenics movement. i'm not interested in celebrating people who owned other people because of the color of their skin. >> reporter: as much as a name change, she looks forward to the dialogue, not a rewriting of history but a broadening of it. look for the debate this fa. in santa rosa, wayne freedman,

abc7 news. more to bring you here. scary moments for a new mom. her baby choking, then not breathing. the rush to call 911, and the hero chp who saved her young life. and stress over paying the rent. both tenants and landlords come together in what feels

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>> announcer: building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. diverse and sometimes conflicting views on the bay area rental market during the current pandemic came together for a productive conversation late yesterday. 7 on your side's michael finney moderated that discussion and joins us with this recap. michael. >> hey. we had a bay area couple start off our conversation, talking about what it was like to be out of work for more than four months and then not being able to find a sympathetic ear from

their landlord. >> and honestly it was very difficult. it wasn't really going anywhere for almost four months. i really got nowhere. that's why i reached out to 7 on your side. >> and then we were able -- i've got a lot of notes here. i believe we were able to get you a couple of months' rent taken care of, is that correct? >> absolutely. so it definitely had a positive outcome. it was very stressful. >> i'm doing the best that i can. i'm not a big corporation. i'm a mom and pop, and the mortgage needs to get paid. the property taxes need to get paid. the insurance needs to get paid. we're all going through this together. we all have to come together, and we all have to work together. >> what we're dealing with really is the level of panic in people's voices and the level of panic in tenants in california who are scared of being out on the streets. >> we are at about a third of the renters are not able to make the payment, or they can -- or this can make partial payments. >> for people feeling like they might be evicted, that feels

like a death sentence. >> that shouldn't fall all on the landlord. i mean there should be some additional resources out there from government. >> it feels like we're at the bottom and with no help sometimes. >> both sides agree landlords should be given forbearance plans as well, i.e. help with their mortgage. that way they would not have to put pressure onto the renters. where they disagree is on ab-1436. you're going to be hearing a lot about this. it's passed out of the assembly. it's before the senate, and it gives renters a year to pay back what they owe, and it also severely limits any evictions. back to you. >> okay. thank you, michael, very much. a fairfield mother is feeling very thankful that her baby is okay.

her 6 week old started choking on i-80 last week. a chp officer came to the rescue. >> reporter: what started off as a normal saturday running errands quickly turned into a nightmare for brand-new mom mia and her 6 week old daughter. >> i looked over and noticed she had started making faces as if she was choking. >> reporter: mia's mom, lorna, who was driving on i-8 other in fairfield at the time quickly pulled over. her breathing troubles persisted. >> we wasn't getting a response. >> reporter: mia called 911. >> i immediately assessed the baby, saw that she was unresponsive, and immediately turned her over to deliver five back blows to help her dislodge whatever was blocking her airway. >> i didn't know if i was going to need to be in the emergency as well witbaby, but we -- i was out of it. >> i could definitely see she was panicked and concerned. >> reporter: within minutes, the baby let out a loud, healthy cry. >> next thing you know, my baby

was back breathing again. >> reporter: for mom, mia, an overwhelming sense of relief and gratitude. >> this is my first child, and this is my best friend, the best thing that ever happened to my life. i'm thankful for all of them that was quick respondents to this situation with my baby. >> for me, every life is precious, especially because i have a little one at home now. so i just thought of the child as somebody who is part of my family that i absolutely need to take care of. >> just great work and thankfully it all turned out. stay with us. a pretty typical summer-like day but we should see a warm-up for the weekend. we are the thrivers. women with metastatic breast cancer. our time for more time...

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>> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. >> i had there, everyone. santa cruz setting the scene for your weekend weather. it is absolutely beautiful there. bright blue skies as you will notice. people out on the beach enjoying the sunshine. here's a look at those temperatures. 63 degrees in san francisco. it's in the 70s from oakland to

mountain view. san jose near 80 degrees. 88 in gilroy. from our east bay hills camera, we are seeing clear skies right now. santa rosa 83 degrees. 79 in san rafael. low 90s around fairfield. 89 degrees in concord. as we take a look at the forecast, this is just a quick preview of what's to come. tomorrow at 8:00 a.m., you're going to see temperatures in the 50s, 60s, pretty comfortable to start off your weekend. as we head into the noontime hour, mild to warm conditions expected. 60s to 80s. check out the afternoon, though. we're going to be seeing those numbers soaring up into the mid-90s inland, so our hot spots will be feeling definitely like summer. sutro tower camera showing a wisp of fog coming in over san francisco. fog will be around parts of the coast and bay. it is going to get hot inland this weekend and a cooler pattern is setting up next week. here's live doppler 7. some of that fog did pull away from the coastline. it will fill back in as we head into tomorrow morning right

around the bay locally there. temperatures will be in the 50s, 60s. breezy out towards the fairfield area. tomorrow afternoon, south bay temperatures really in a nice range. 80 degrees in sunnyvale. 92 in morgan hill. 83 san jose. santa cruz, 77 degrees. on the peninsula you're looking at low 80s from palo alto to mountain view. 64 half moon bay. downtown san francisco, 68 degrees. it will be breezy in daly city, 62. north bay temperatures, 83 san rafael. low 90s calistoga, santa rosa. east bay, 75 oakland, 76 hayward. head inland and this is where it will get hot. 94 in pittsburg. 95 antioch. i want to turn your attention to the tropical atlantic. hurricane isais has gained strength. it is pounding the bahamas right now with heavy rain and tropical storm force winds. expected to gain more strength as it approached the southeastern united states as a category 1. that is expected to be this

weekend with some heavy rain and flooding expected from florida up along the carolina coastline. so that's something that is going to be watched. we have august heat coming your ways. mid-90s inland, low 60s coast. cooler, breezier, below average middle of next week. overall the pattern is nice for all the outdoor activities. you're good to go. >> sounds like it, sandhya. thank you. a bear takes out the trash. sounds like the start of a joke, but it's actually the beginning of an event caught on camera that you won't want

a quick programming note. you can watch the return of the nba on abc7 this sunday. the portland trail blazers will play the boston celtics at noon. that's followed by the nba countdown at 5:00. then the milwaukee bucks play the houston rockets at 5:30. then after the game comes on at 8:00. coming up, the assault on the edd for leaving numerous jobless californians starved for answers during this desperate time. at 6:00, 7 on your side's michael finney shows you the simple proposal that could make a very big difference. also a look at the huge demand these days for rvs. they're not just for recreation anymore obviously.

and the big boost local scientists just received in their quest to develop an artificial kidney. technology to free patients from traditional dialysis. all coming up on abc7 news at 6:00. finally here tonight, a chance to end the week with a moment of levity which we all need. a bear in florida just channeled his inner yogi bear and made a smarter than average move. >> this very polite black bear stood upright to wheel the trash bin back up to a house. the bear eventually very gently tipped over the can to make its food selection. >> isn't that crazy? brett longo shared this video. he said the greatest part is that his wife had thrown out some homemade lasagna the night before. the bear passed on that and went for an arby's beef and cheddar sandwich wrapper instead. >> never pass on the lasagna. >> exactly. good tip.

how nice of the bear to take out the trash too. wone tonight is next. we appreciate your time. i'm dan

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tonight, the state of emergency as we come on. hurricane isaias turning deadly and taking aim at the east coast as the covid crisis rages on. florida, ravaged by the virus, now bracing for the cat-1 hurricane already pounding puerto rico and the caribbean. hurricane hunters flying over the eye. the bahamas battered tonight. and now the threat along the east coast. our rob marciano standing by. also tonight, the surging covid-19 death toll. florida breaking its own record for most fatalities in 24 hours for a fourth straight day. 257 dead. as president trump visits that hard-hit state. the cdc with a dire new estimate of how many americans may die. dr. fauci testifying before congress.