together when the pandemic first emerged. but the new school year starts on monday. julian glover, abc 7 news. new guidelines from the state will include counties on the watch list to get a waiver to have in-person classes. san francisco will consider asking for a waver. oakland unified says that it will not seek a waiver. so far no schools in marin county have applied for a waiver. >> they need to be consulting with their local communities which may include staff, labor unions, parent organizations. we want to make sure that it is a partnership and people are support difference of the application. >> state health officials recommend that those with 14 days above the threshold not be considered for a waiver.

this map details eeshl start date, distance learning strategy and plan to safely return to campus. you can check it out on abc7news.com. san mateo and santa cruz counties are the latest to approve fines for people and businesses that don't include public health orders. the first offense will be $100, and it will take fenleffect some cities have also enacted fines. and several bay area counties including solano county are recommending a 10 day isolation for covid-19 patients instead of a 14 day quarantine before they go back to work to. this follows cdc guidelines released about two weeks ago. so people who have coronavirus with mild to moderate symptoms should isolate fror ten days. people hospitalized or withlyiyg

wlats f ice wlasolate for 20 days. >> for healthy individuals, 10 days should be plenty. counties are also recommending don't get a second test before going back to work because dead covid-19 cells could sometime linger for two to three months even if they have recovered. and another sign of the times, california's great america will be closed until next year because of the pandemic. amanda del castillo reports. >> reporter: in santa clara, silence has taken over the usual summer screams and crowds at great america. the park vp explaining the continued uncertainty brought by covid-19 has led us to the difficult yet responsible decision to keep the park closed.

>> the problems that are starting to stack up and really become a bigger problem for us, local gouptvernment, and cities well. >> reporter: on the county level, the pandemic has led to a projected budget shortfall of $300 million to $600 million. the city of santa clara says that it is monitoring revenue and making adjustments as needed. in a statement mayor gilmore saying we look forward to the day that great america can reopen safely in santa clara and continue to provide jobs and tax revenue for our city and entertainment for all ages. according to park official, a typical summer would bring up to 2500 seasonal associates. there are no current plans to furlough its full-time employees. neighboring levi stadium is also in silence, another reason that covid-19 is not just a deadly disease in terms of what it does to people. >> it is deadly in terms of what its doing to businesses and

governments. >> reporter: for thrill seekers, great america season passes will be valid for next year. amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. negotiations are set to continue today on capitol hill on a new stimulus package. they say a daily could be reached by the end of the week. yesterday house speaker nancy pelosi and chuck schumer met with steve mnuchin and white house chief of staff mark meadows. both sides say they agreed to a series of concessions but they are still far important on important issues. a $600 weekly benefit that helped millions of unemployed workers expired last friday. in developing news, there are new details in to what may have caused a massive explosion in beirut. jobina is at the live desk with the latest on this. >> and this is absolutely devastating. more than 100 people are dead and that number is expected to

rise. more than 4,000 people have been injured. what you are looking at right now is a live picture from beirut as people begin to see the full scale of the destruction. and it looks gutted right now. the country's prime minister said that warehouse at the city's port was storing 2700 tons of con physical indicated ammonium nitrate, the same explosive compound used in the oklahoma city bombing. the prime minister claims that the chemical was there for six years with no safety measures in place. authorities in lebanon are not saying whether the detonation was intentional, only saying those responsible will be held accountable. but last night president trump called the explosion, quote, an attack. >> i met with some of our great generals and they just seem to feel that it was. very good relationship with the there to help. >> israel, which has seen years

of conflict with lebanon denied any involvement and offered humanitarian medical aid. france and the united nations have also offered humanitarian assistance. covid-19 is now posing a threat to california's agricultural industry. as coronavirus surges, are farm workers paying too high of a price. i had a weird strong feeling that it is not going to work at all. >> oh, my gosh. out of the mouths of babes. local kids telling us how they think this school year is going to go. >> well, if they have lost hope, i mean -- >> not looking good. >> no, they are supposed to have unbridled hope and positivity for the future. maybe they are more realistic. >> maybe they don't want to go? but i think they might miss

their friends, so hard to tell. i don't know. >> right. yeah, a good point. we'll have to dig further into this. let's take a look at what is going on weather-wise. we had measurable drizzle, so it will be damp and cool when you head out. and tempera 50s to low zik throughout the inland east bay neighborhoods. we have temperatures mid-50s to low 60s elsewhere. 54 in santa rosa, oakland at 62. here is a look at the golden gate bridge, a northwest wind at about 10, one of the slower winds around. for your commute today, with hghs in the 50s, zik and 7 60s there is no summer heat. a possibility of patchy drizzle throughout the day and it will be choppy on the water. look at the cloud cover on the peninsula, and we can't escape the upper 60s. that is as warm as it gets. and east bay, pretty of the same thing. a lot of cloud cover, some

patchy drizzle, mid to upper 60s this afternoon. and san francisco, we'll escape the 50s, but we'll hang out in the mid-60s with barely any sunshine and mist and drizzle hanging in the air especially the closer you are to higher elevations and along the coast. it is early august, but doesn't look like it or feel like it. and let's see what is going on the roads. good morning to you. we are going to start off with a live look at the san mateo bridge. i'm not tracking any major issues this morning. we had a minor crash in degree mon degree month oig, but that has been moved off. and i'm looking at a little exit bit of static right here, but no blocking issues this morning.

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temperatures still in the 50s and 60s with drizzle lingering through noon. there is a possibility of drizzle even some light rain at 4:00. temperatures mainly in the 60s. and 50s to mid-60s at 7:00. it is august, right? fastest winds will be from 11:00 this morning to 9:00 this evening. and look at the heat retreating, 93 in fresno to 107 in palm springs. the rest of us in the 60s, 70s and 80s. virgin atlantic airline has filed for bankruptcy. it was founded by richard branson and says it could be out of money by accepts. yesterday the company filed for bankruptcy protection despite a $1.5 billion rescue deal last month. virgin atlantic suspended its flights in april because of the pandemic. it is set to resume flights despite very little demand. the airline has had to cut more than 3,000 jobs. dozens of restaurants s i

chinatown warn that they might not be able to survive the pandemic. the chinese chamber of commerce says stores and restaurants have been vandalize ed boarded up. >> most don't know how long they can survive, they are just going month by month and hoping. >> the chamber says that revenue losses are hovering around 70%. chinatown restaurants are getting some help from that grant that will help them set up for outdoor dining. yelp recently reported that the bay area restaurant has lost 370 restaurants since march. it is back to school week here on abc 7 and as part of our efforts to build a better bay area, we are focusing on education. we've heard from officials about the upcoming school year, we've heard from health experts and we've heard from a lot of parents, but one voice you don't get to hear very often is the kids. but this morning we're hearing

from elementary school students. doctors have said that this is the age group that benefits most from being at school. j.r. stone shows you what the little ones are saying. >> my name is -- >> reporter: these youngsters along with many others are about to give you their thoughts on the upcoming school year. for all of them, it will starmt wi start can distance learning, many are not happy. >> i want go to school. rr9 b >> reporter: but going back has its own challenges. >> i have a strong feeling that it won't work out. >> reporter: why is that? >> whenever we come back, we'll be all like this because we're going to miss -- because we haven't seen each other in a while. and like, you know, you will need like a face shield and a mask. and i'm sick of it, many other kids are. and they might take it off. >> reporter: and some of those concerns are echoed by the smallest of students.

>> i'm coronavirus expande expae and my grandmother has diabetes and i'm scared. >> we should not reopen because kids have a lot of interactions. >> reporter: but it is those interactions that most are missing. >> she is just starting kindergarten, bullpen she can't go becau but she have can't go because. kindergarten. what do you miss about preschool? >> i miss my friends. >> reporter: and quhil there wh sadness, there is also an understanding among some of the other ones and a push to make the best of the situation. even this 8-year-old has recommendations for parent helping with distance learning. >> don't stress out because when you're stressed out, we're stressed out and then it is all

this negativity in the room. and then we don't want it learn. >> reporter: j.r. stone, abc 7 news. >> tell it. all week we will be talking to experts in education, leaders in child development, teachers, and families about different education-related topics. we've covered preschools and elementary school and today the focus is on middle and high schools. and tomorrow colleges, and friday teachers. you can find all the stories at abc7news.com. when the kids break it down, i get it. >> you're right. they keep it simple. how many times will we underestimate their ability to observe and understand? that was pretty sharp. i'm impressed. let's take a look at what is going on weather-wise. let's step out from the exploratorium camera where right now it is about 55 degrees with

mist and drizzle hanging in the air as we look back towards downtown san francisco. cool and breezy today with drizzle, even pockets of light rain possible. drizzle tonight and then we'll have building summer warmth thie if yater see a curl i at moss ow presrehat is bringing us the cloud cover. and through the morning up to 04 of an inch. and a little more overnight, so we could have possibly a quarter of an inch in some of our highest elevations. very impress saved for august. and 70 to 75 in the south bay, 65 to 70 on the peninsula. upper 50s along the coast. and look at all that clouds cover, the gray occurring so many of our neighborhoods, low to mid-60s downtown,

francisco, salgs leusalito. mid to upper 60s along the east baynhe et bay valleys. tonight, we're back into the mid-50s to upper 50s. the accuweather 7 day forecast, about 2 to 10 degrees warmer tomorrow, back to average friday, 60s at the coast but 70s, 80s and 90s starting saturday. happening today, transit leaders in santa clara county and san francisco will vote on a proposal to fund caltrain. the measure asked voters to okay an eighth of a cent sales tax. supervisors approved the measure for the november ballot yesterday. but it still needs the okay from the county's vta board and transit officials today. caltrain says the service is in danger of shutting down. and now the threat of coronavirus and the agricultural industry. farmers say they are struggling

to keep their field workers safe, healthy and productive as covid-19 infections are rising. farmers and growers shared their concerns yesterday with the agricultural board. they have struggled with short supplies, masks and some resistance to use them. and workers say that delays in testing impact their pay. >> tells us, well, you know, i can't get a test for three or four days and then i can't get results for three or four days more, i've lost at week andnothd i want to go back to work. >> farmers and ranch ersss wrs either. and a major outbreak could jeopardize not only domestic food supplies but also exports. you know those clorox wipes? it may be months before we see them on the store shelves again. and the best golfers in the

world are here for the pga championship. they get a dose of summer in san francisco. and in "techbytes," payouts for google plus, a class action lawsuit was filed last year when the social network shut down. customers can now get up to $12 for a $7.5 million settlement. you must first file a claim to get the cash. ucla is beginning a three year study on depression with help from apple. it is examine how sleep and daily routines, the study will use data obtained by iphone watches, and the imbedded sleep tracker. and humans could reach mars. spacex sent its prototype on a 500 foot test in texas. the final version will

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a quick look at what is going on with isaias. it is post-tropical now, but still a storm with 40-mile-per-hour winds. it is 3450i6i imoving away from and heading up toward greenland. it will be pretty quiet. and they need it. let's talk about our thursday afternoon. 50s, 60s and 70s today. you can see some 80s returning to the north bay.

and the east bay. thursday. and even a few 90s around antioch, fairfield, clearlake and cloverdale. temperatures rise everywhere above average by saturday. we likely will not beeeg aot of bnds of disinfecting wipes in stores anytime soon. the head of clorox says the oakland based company is out of wipes. part of the problem involves the supply chain and issues in china and also some materials used for wipes are going to make medical gowns and masks. a trade group says the demand is unprecedented. >> there is a cross section of challenges like we have not seen in modern times. >> thein institute says that its plants are working 24 hours a day to make wipe, but they can't meet the demand. uber is the latest company to extend work from home for its

employees. workers based out of the san francisco headquarters will be to work remotely until at least july of next year. uber will offer $500 to work workers with their home health setups. and the best golfers are in the area for the pga championship. today the pros will begin playing practice rounds at tpc harding park before tomorrow's first round. pga championship was originally scheduled for mid may but it had to be postponed because of covid-19. year's tournament, something that will definitely be missed. >> it will be very different. but it is still a major championship, it is still the best players in the world. we all understand that. and so there will be plenty of energy from the competitive side, but stars energy outside the reasons, that is an unknown. >> and espn will show the first two rounds and early coverage

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any wildlife settings today? >> i was looking. it kind of gets you excited. >> but they let you alone? >> trees. nothing. >> you know what, that ihat ihat they give us the oxygen they need. >> i know, i was really excited. i was like what is going to happen this morning? but you know what -- >> mike, did you see a cat this morning on your way to work? >> i did. i heard one also. he opened the door by himself. >> whoa. they're learning. >> yeah. but right now, high intern my i upstairs sleeping with my wife. let's take a look at what is going on weather-wise. here is a look at our winds and you can see they remain pretty gusty during the overnight hours and we had measurable drizzle and the chance of drizzle to light rain possible all day