building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. two dozen inmates at san quentin prison have died from covid-19. today we learned a guard who spent his entire career there is the first staff member to die from the disease. hello, thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm dion lim. a south bay family now mourning the loss of a beloved husband, father, veteran, and longtime corrections officer. 55-year-old gilbert polanco died this morning after a long battle with covid-19. polanco is the first guard at san quentin prison to die from the virus. abc7 news spoke with the family today. cornell barnard is live in san jose. just so heartbreaking. >> it is a heartbreaking story, dion. his family says he wascovirus f

corrections officer will live on. >> he is a good man. we're all devastated. >> family and friends mourning the loss of 55-year-old sergeant gilbert polanco who died at this san jose hospital sunday morning. he was a longtime corrections officer at san quentin prison. >> everything i have is, like, because of him and all the good, positivity he brought and all the hard work he's done. >> his daughter says her dad was an army veteran and started working at san quentin when he was just 21 years old. the covid pandemic caused a mass outbreak inside the prison. 24 inmates dead, 2,000 inmates infected. she was worried for her dad's safety. >> i was scared that he would get sick and this would happen. >> the family says gilbert polanco tested positive for covid-19 in late june. he was admitted to the hospital

on july 2nd. the daughter and the mom also contracted the virus but recovered. the wander of the prison said the sargent demonstrated unwavering commitment and bravery every day during this devastating pandemic. his memory is carried on in the hearts of all the men and women who continue to battle this deadly virus at san quentin. >> i know that san quentin is being more reactive than proactive currently, and i hope that they continue to get their stuff together and -- so they can properly handle this. >> friends and coworkers have been standing vigil in the hospital parking lot for polanco. visitors not allowed inside. >> just to be here in the parking lot and just -- just feeling, just letting him and her know that we're here. >> the polanco family wants the public to know covid is real and people need to protect themselves. >> this is affecting people.

it's killing people. people are dying and it needs to be taken very seriously. >> the daughter says her dad knew the risks of his job but it was very dedicated to his dutiesment gilbert his wife, patricia, were married 29 years. they were celebrating their 30th anniversary at the end of this month. cornell barnard, abc7 news. california reported more than 8,300 new cases of coronavirus today. that's well above the seven-day average of about 6,400 and may be due to the state clearing a backlog. there are 104 deaths and it's not clear if the guard from san quentin is one of them. the positivity rate edged back up slightly to 5.7%. california's benchmark is 8%. the school year starts tomorrow in oakland. right now there's no deal between teachers and the school district on a distance learning school model. the teachers union says two main

sticking points involved small group instruction, including the use of substitute teachers and flexible workday schedules. >> we're waiting and hoping that the district brings a significant, meaningful proposal and we can come to an agreement today so that we can start the school year on a positive note. >> neither side will provide details about what the start of school will look like for students, citing ongoing negotiations f. no agreement is reached by tomorrow morning, the teachers union says educators will follow the union's teaching plan. the city of santa clara has partnered with santa clara county to provide free covid-19 testing on certain dates at the central park library. the first date is wednesday ata you can sign up online now. the site will test only people who do not have covid-19 symptoms. you should receive results back

within three to seven days. testing will also be offered august 12th and 26th, plus september 23rd and 30th. the united states has topped more than 5 million confirmed coronavirus cases, which is the most now in the world. there is now debate on capitol hill over president trump's executive orders and his plan to extend benefits to millions of unemployed americans. some experts say the moves could be unconstitutional. abc news's deidre bolton had the story. >> the united states now with 5 million confirmed cases and more than 162,000 deaths from coronavirus. the pandemic throwing the economy into crisis. medical schools of unemployed americans have been relying on the $600 a week supplemental federal unemployment payments a benefit that expired july 31st. talks on capitol hill to extend those payments collapsed on friday. >>, therefore, i'm taking executive action. we've had it. >> on saturday president trump

bypassing congress, signing four executive actions. >> through these four actions, my administration will provide immediate and vital relief to americans struggling in this difficult time. >> the president seeking to restore unemployment benefits but slashing the weekly checks to $400, requesting that states share the cost. also minimizing evictions, suspending interest an federal student loans and enacting patrol tax cuts. house speaker nancy pelosi not mincing words. >> it sounds like what the president did is unconstitutional flop while he has the illusion of saying we're going to have a moratorium on evictions, it says i'm going to ask the folks in charge to study if that's feasible. when he says he's going to do the payroll tax, what he's doing is undermining social security and medicare. >> treasury secretary moounstev

mnuchin says that's not the case. >> the president's made that very clear. >> chuck schumer calling the executive orders unworkable. >> most states will take months to complement it. it's brubd and put together with spit and paste. >> but the presidet's top economic adviser disagrees. >> the states are the ones that process the federal benefits before, so i don't see any reason why it would be all that difficult. >> there's also the question of whether states can afford to chip in 25% of that $400 benefit. >> the answer is i don't know yet, but i think, you know, what really needs to happen is congress needs to get back in and negotiate. >> so far no words on whether trump administration officials and democratic leadership will resume negotiations. deidre bolton, abc news, new york. in the south bay, a man faces charges accused of ramming his suv through a security gate at the santa clara county jail. police say

eskivel rammed into the gate. he kicked a deputy at 4:00 this morning. he was booked on charges of battery on a police officer and felony vandalism. no one was hurt. firefighters from of the car kquinas strait put o a fire after midnight. the fire consumed a a shed. the cause is still under investigation. rolling at last. the long awaited public transportation project in the east bay that has finally been put into service. and an earthquake wakes up a part of the u.s. that rarely sees or even feels any kind of seismic activity.

i'm meteorologist drew tuma. it is certainly a warm end to the weekend out there today. but i'm tracking some cooler weather moving in over the

protests rallied in front of three armed forces recruitment offices you go calling for justice for vanessa guillen. participants called on the public to not enlist in the armed services. they accused the military of tarring youth of color. the soldier's remains were found in june.

a soldier accused of her murder fatally shot himself as police were closing in. there's an effort to get everyone counted for the census. several asian-american advocacy groups focused on san francisco's chinatown to reach out to older residents, undocumented immigrants, and those who may have a language barrier. overall the city is lagging by the rest of the bay area by ten percentage points. >> our time frame is more compressed and doing census work in the time of covid is very challenge. we have not only until september 30th, we were given until october 31st. and so it is a little bit challenging. >> lots of work to do. the group wants to get everyone signed up before they begin knocking on doors. the effort will continue every weekend through the end of september. in the east bay ac transit is ushering in a new era. it launched its first bus rapid transit route today a project

decades in the tempo began today. there are 46 stations on the route. the line runs on international boulevard and east 14th street along bus-only lanes with traffic signal priority. the improvements are supposed to give passengers a faster ride. here is a disclaimer. do not adjust your television. the camera is shaking because of an earthquake and it happened in a state that rarely sees any quake activity. i'm meteorologist drew tuma. sunny for most of us out there right now. but our

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the discovery museum opened for the first time in nearly five months today. the sausalito museum offers a hands-on experience for kids. that posed, of course, a challenge to make it safe for visitors. now, for starters, everyone

older than 5 must wear a mask. also the museum placed their outdoor exhibits far apart while workers performed frequent cleanings. tickets must be purchased in advance and for now only members are allowed to visit. but starting august 22nd it will be back open to the general public. an earthquake shook up part of the nation that's not used to quakes. early today a 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit near sparta, north carolina. seismologists say it's the strongest quake to shake north carolina since 1926. that security video showing the shaking near 40 miles from the epicenter. there are reports of houses shifting off their foundation, but thankfully nobody was hurt. drew tuma certainly knows this. when you go through an earthquake for the first time, it can be extremely jarring, especially for folks in north carolina who aren't used to it. >> right. that's an unusually strong earthquake, something they

haven't seen in more than a century, but thankfully the damage was limited. nonetheless pretty rare to see that on the east coast. back here at home, guys, we're talking about fog. that is very typically for august. it's fogust around here and has been with us throughout the day and the weekend. live doppler 7 along with satellite showing you our marine layer along the coastline right now. tonight our marine layer will expand larger than last night, creating foggier conditions for many of us overnight tonight. live from the tam cam right now, you can see the finger of fog going through the golden gate bridge right now. again, the fog will become more expansive over the next couple of hours. it's cooling of you san francisco by about two degrees, but that's the outlier. everything else it is a warmer afternoon compared to yesterday by about 5 degrees. in santa rosa, concord, 7 degrees warmer. look at the numbers away from the coast and that marine air. it is a warm afternoon.

95 currently in concord. 98 in fairfield. 84 in san jose. 81 in santa rosa. 64, though, in the city. the good news if you're not a fan of warm weather, today is the warmest day we have coming our way over the next couple of days. in fact, we'll see the numbers taper off. but overnight tonight we do have clear skies inland. we'll hang on to some of the warmth. you see antioch, ukiah, san jose will settle in the low to mid-60s. temperatures in the mid and upper 50s where we have that fog. future weather showing you tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m., you see the closely cloud cover and the patchy fog. highs tomorrow, 87 in san jose. 84 for sunnyvale. along the peninsula, 84 in redwood city. 78 in millbrae. 63 for pacifica.

66 for daly city. the north bay is warm.onoma. 82 in san rafael. east bay mid-70s to lower 80s. 90s in san ramon. 93 in livermore. so the accuweather seven-day forecast, slightly cooler weather. tuesday you'll feel the cooler weather inland. we'll bounce around temperature wise. warming friday and saturday. next weekend we go from morning fog to afternoon sunshine, slightly above average temperature wise for this time of the year. chris alvarez is here with sports of the did draymond say something again? >> he did say something and it cost him a bit. what he said that cost him 50 grand. plus a fight to the finish. the a's beat the astros, and the play that prompted the benches to clear and the coliseum.

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. there's q q q q q q between the a's and houston and the emotions broiled over today. oakland bringing the match early. matt olsen with a three-run homer to center. 3-0, oakland. very next pitch, matt homers. ramon laureano now. this is the story of the game.

he got plunked twice in this game, three times this series. after the second time today, tempers starting to flare. once he got onto first base, laureano and the astros hitting coach says come at me. and here we go. benches clear. laureano and a's catcher austin allen were ejected after all this. no astros, surprisingly ejected. expect suspensions to come. >> look, we understand, and you do the best you can with these things. obviously, we don't want to get into a brawl like that and we understand the protocol. so unfortunately it happened. >> ramon doesn't go over there unless something completely offensive came out of thaeague who that is and that person should get suspended. hopefully that's the case. nowadays without fans in the stands and mics everywhere, my guess is they know who it is. >> more reaction at 6:00.

giants and dodgers, top of the fifth, scoreless, mike yastrzemski right up the middle and the giants once again take the lead at dodger stadium. gosman was lifted for reliever. tyler gives up a homer. $365 million man, that would be mookie betts, another three-run shot, his fourth of the year. dodgers win 6-2. they are 2-5 on the road trip. playing the astros tomorrow. >> get my man out of phoenix. it's not good for him, it's not good for his career. sorry, chuck, but they got to get book out of phoenix. i need my man to go somewhere where he can play great basketball all the time and win because he's that type of player. >> are you tampering? >> maybe. >> warrior star draymond green fined $50,000 for violating thee

a grievance with the nba. are the only undefeated team in the nba bubble restart as they are contending for an eight seed in the west. final round of the pga tour in harding park. collin morikawa in the lead. that is your look at sports, guys. oh, draymond, you never disappoint. chris, thank you very much. next on abc7 news at 5:00, it looks like a face mask, right? well, you might want to take a closer look, because this one will cost you $1.5 million. stay with us. now more than ever, it's important californians have health coverage. if you've lost health insurance, covered california can help. you may even get financial help to pay for your health insurance. just visit coveredca.com today.

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