we asked the people what happened here in sonoma and what they're doing about it. their answers are coming up. i'm dan noyes. a bay area college student apologized today for killing an italian police officer. i'll explain why it is not a confession. >> i have a look at bluer skies and cleaner air. how long will it last in abc7 news at 6:00 begins now. >> our health is one of the most important issues when it comes to building a better bay area and it has been compromised by the spread of the cyrus. california seems to have turned a corner. >> we are moving forward in seeing a decline in the rate of spread in transmission of covid-19. >> as you just saw, the number of newly diagnosed cases is below average and it continues to decline.

california has performed more than 13 million coronavirus tests. the seven-day and 14-day average test positivity rate are both 3.6%. that's the lowest in a very long time. >> optimism is warranted in the bay area. this graph shows the number of cases every day. the yellow line is on the declin good evening. thank you for joining us. >> coronavirus impacts every bay area county but in different ways. in the south bay, private health care providers are being threatened with fines if they don't make coronavirus testing more accessible. chris has that story now from san jose. >> with santa clara county in the red tier as part of the color code framework for reopening the economy, experts say any improvement there's largely depend on the expansion of covid-19 testing throughout the region. >> it is really foundational to community wide safety and

foundational to being able to reopen more and get people back to work and back to school. >> this afternoon, county leaders called on local health care systems to do more when it comes to testing a wider range of people. as of today, private providers such as kaiser and palo alto medical foundation are required to test all essential workers to get tested. the new health order requires results to be reported back within three days. those that don't come my could face a $5,000 fine for every violation. >> those fines can accrue daily. our expectation is that there will be a real meaningful, full, complete commitment to compliance. >> saratoga mayor howard miller is a kaiser patient who ran into trouble with the website earlier today. >> three different platforms, four different browsers. and you get the same result. a real citizen cannot schedule a test at kaiser without making a phone call. >> this chart shows how far behind private providers are in comparison to the county when it

comes to weekly covid-19 testing in the community. kaiser officials say they're working increasing testing capacity in the county. health care providers previously cited issues with the supply chain. >> we know these requirements are 100% achievable. in fact, the county's own health and hospital system is already meeting these expectations and exceeding them. that means there is no excuse. >> in san jose. abc7 news. lawmakers and advocates are calling on governor newsom to sign the nation's first farm worker covid-19 relief package. the bills would protect agricultural workers by expanding testing, health services, housing for the sick among other things. this comes as a reason study on agriculture workers in monday ray county found they are three times more likely to contract the virus than general population. >> this has threatened the

workers, their families, and an industry that is vital to food security, not only in california and the united states but globally. >> he has already he said acted parts of the bill in separate policies. >> more businesses are allowed to reopen today. that means card rooms can open outside. race tracks can reopen. professional sports can take place without an audience. and services that involve getting close to the face like facials and watching can take place outside. film and tv production can start up again. of all the bay area regions, sonoma county has the most coronavirus concerns. you will find them in the state and county numbers. >> statistically at the covid tran mission hot spot, deeper in tier one than

any other in the wreeg a transmission rate of 11% for 100,000 people. >> she chairs the county board of supervisors which sanctioned the $20 million for contact tracing by the county health department which took questions via zoom today. >> sonoma county remains in the purple tier for a safer economy. >> the county homes to reach red tier status by the end of the month. that's no consolation to business owners who remain closed while hemorrhaging cash. >> by compare sob, he he said sonoma county feels like another universe. gyms are safe, he says. >> we're following the governor's guidelines. >> in sonoma county, hispanics have the highest number of

transmissions. the elderly, the highest percentage of covid-19 deaths. the county believes with more testing, those percentages will drop. >> we are seeing that we have higher case rates. potentially higher positivity. but the good news is we're doing a lot of testing, finding our cases, isolating our cases, and quarantine contacts and hopefully will be headed in the right direction here soon. >> however, patience runs short. adam may reopen in spite of the rules. just to make the point about jim's being safe. >> i will risk it. >> abc7 news. >> if you want to see where your county stands, you will finds this inactive map. >> and of course on top of the pandemic, california is dealing with wildfires with 3.4 million acres scorched across the state so far.

many still burning. it is at nearly 797,000 acres. a massive fire. and 30% contained. the north complex is 273,000 acres and 36% contained. the creek fire burning in the central valley is at 220,000 acres right now and 18% containment at this moment. stephanie sierra is live. and we've seen fires before. but not really like this. so ferocious. >> it is. we report on these every day. but it is pretty sobe ordering the comprehend these totals as a big picture. there are more than two dozen wildfires burning across california. and sadly the state is preparing for it to get worse. there are 25 wildfires burning across california. 3.4 million acres have scorched the state so far.

forcing more than 38,000 people to be evacuated from their homes. staggering statistics that the governor says underscores a sense of urgency to address climate change. >> there are no democratic thermometers and no republican thermometers. there is fact and there is reality as well as observed evidence. it's not a belief system. it's an acknowledgement. the facts are the facts. >> and the facts during times like these are hard to comprehend. 25 lives lost and thousands of homes gone. >> 4,200 destroyed. >> it is disturbing to see. especially as a big picture. this graph illustrating the number of acres burned from california wildfires over the past nine years. >> last year at thi time, this time, this date. we had 536 fires. this year, 3.4 million acres, close to 8,000 fires.

>> those figures marked a sobering milestone. >> we have burned just in the last 31 days or so, 2.8 million acres. >> now governor also gave an update on the lmu line complex burning in the north bay. now 91% contained. and the line complex burning, now at 81% containment. abc7 news. >> okay. thank you. smoke from the wildfires is what caused the dark orange sky, of course. this was our view exactly one week ago. it looks like mars. compare that to this live picture. we can see blue sky over san francisco bay. it doesn't just look better. it is better. people were out today enjoying the fresh air in the city. a spare the air alert in the bay area will expire tonight. that is after 30 days of unhealthy air quality in our region. >> it is great to be outside.

it was like being in an air quality horror movie over the weekend. so we're really happy to be out and around and everybody should take advantage of it while they can. >> there will likely be an advisory in certain parts of the bay area. the air will not be considered under healthy. there is the potential for smoke to return on saturday and sunday. >> all this week, we are emphasizing our efforts to work toward racial and social justice. and we're not alone. >> it was our effort to say, we can't save them all. if we can just save a few. >> a black business owner is still in business thanks to her community. >> i can color all day long. >> couldn't we all. these kids are doing distance learning but they're not at home. we'll take to you a san francisco project that tries to make the best of a bad situation. >> and tomorrow will be six months, believe it original, since the bay area began to shelter in place because of the

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>> a stunning and under expected development in the trial of two bay area college students in the killing of an italian police officer. one of the defendants apologized to the victim's family in a courtroom in rome today. dan joins us live with the very latest. >> dan, the judge ordered the cameras be shut off. i obtained an audio of of he wanted to make it clear, it was not a not could fegs to the charges he faces. the 20-year-old and 19-year-old had their hands cupped together as they entered the courtroom in rome today facing murder charges in the death of the italian. elder dropped his mask for a moment and then in tears he read a statement he read from his prison cell. it was the worst night of my

life. >> after 3:00 in the morning of july 26, 2019, they were meeting to return a backpack they had stolen after a drug deal went bad. they said they thought two men who approached were thugs working for a drug dealer. but they were actually italian police officers in plain clothes. he admits stabbing him to death but claims it was self-defense. >> i wish i could go back in time to change things but i can't. all i can say is that i'm filled with remorse and it pains me to think of all the suffering i've caused. i am truly sorry and deeply saddened for the loss, for him and his friends, for all the people in the courtroom. >> she sat in the front row as she does in each hearing. and courtroom observers said she showed no reaction. his lawyers said he wanted to make a statement sooner but could only now because he's in a stronger psychological state. the attorney add, just to be clear, he did not make

admissions to that night's dynamics. he simply wanted to communicate his pain about what happened. because there was the loss of a life. >> many mistakes were made and mine were the biggest of them all. >> they testified that only their dna was found on the knife used in the killing. but his left hand print was on a ceiling panel in the hotel room where the knife was hidden after the incident. >> elder's defense team said they have not decided if they'll testify during the trial. i am posting a recording of the entire statement online. dan noyes. abc7 news. >> as i mentioned, dan traveled to rome doing remarkable work and produced a documentary about the case. abc7 originals documentary. 32 seconds. a deadly night in rome is

available online right now. you will find it on different sites. finally, even more improvement in the weather today. the sky is bluer still. >> yes. very nice. i wish this would last. any chance it is coming? >> well, we can home for it and expect to it last another couple of days. bluer skies, cleaner air. isn't it wonderful? here's a look at our current conditions. we're seeing green dots indicating good air quality across the south bay and the santa cruz mountains with the exception of san jose. it is still a moderate air quality. green air dots is good air quality. oakland, livermore, moderate in concord and almost all over the north bay. we've had quite some improvement over the last 24 hours thanks to the do you meaner clockwise

circulation around this low pressure to our northwest. that's sweeping in some nice, clean, cool marine air. over the next few days we'll see this central of low pressure move inland. and it is a does so, we'll start it from the north which may very well bring more smoke back into the bay area over the weekend. we've got a couple more days. right now we're looking at surface wind speeds between 15 and 20 miles per hour across the cabrera. and it shows it is quite a few degrees warmer than this time yesterday. it will cool down tomorrow. here it is under blue skies. 69 in san francisco. oakland, half moon bay, 68 degrees. another view of cleaner, bluer skies looking northward. find in both novato and

fairfield. livermore is in the low 80s. and here's a nice view, looking from emeryville. these are the forecast features. we'll see fog and patchy drizzle. it will be cooler with cleaner air 40. overnight, look for widespread areas of low clouds and fog and drizzle near the coast and bay. some of it might hit inland spots. manly low 60s. we'll see mid to lower 60s. tomorrow a breezy 67 degrees to 69 in san francisco. mentally mid 70s along the bay shoreline. oakland, fremont, highs will be mostly in the mid 80s tomorrow. and as we look at our air quality forecast, you can see what i was saying earlier. good air quality expected for many areas tomorrow and friday. moderate at worst.

we'll see some decline as the smoke returns. we'll get smokier skies on saturday and a warm-up. that takes us into next week a little cooldown as the first day of fall arrives on tuesday. the autumnal equinox i i i up. >> welcome to autumn.

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special for suzanne, a trans woman, she feels welcome to play. >> i played when i was a young kid. i played on my own to get out of the house a lot. and then i played in my 20s and 30s. and i was with a lot of male friends. then i quit playing when i transitioned. and i didn't play for five or six years. >> reporter: fast forward to today to sf pride's second annual golf day. the first of its kind pga sanctioned event into bringing the lgbtq community into the often exclusive world of golf. >> in the past it was known as a white man's sport. and those days are now well behind us. >> reporter: one of the founders of this tournament is greg fitzgerald, a golf professional who beliefs he is the first member to come out as gay. >> the sports world has been behind the times about being inclusive and welcoming. >> reporter: golf is no

exception and he's determined to change that. >> it is one of the few things i had forgotten. when you wake up in the morning and you're playing golf. you were a kid and pitching in a little league game. take that out. no. yeah, i was excited this morning. i was going to go play. right? trans women need to go play. >> reporter: abc7 news. >> you can see how much that means to suzanne as she gets out and plays. a sport that means so much in her life. it was during me as i was watching liz's piece, there's still so much change that needs to occur. we're fortunate to live in a time where we're witnessing some real changes starting to happen in many facets of our society. >> absolutely. so true and so good. because everyone deserves to be able to play, dan. >> absolutely. we are dedicating this week

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clothing store would look like when she signed the lease at the beginning of the year. >> we were just in a space of like celebrating our customers, our calendar was full of events and the store and all these amazing things we would be doing. as soon as covid hit, it was like nightmare. oh, gosh. what do we do now? >> the bay area native decided to pivot. taylor jay collections, a women's contemporary clothing brands with a focus on comfy pieces start making masks. she got a grant from the oakland african-american chamber of commerce which end sured that her business would keep going, too. >> we're oftentimes rejected, ignored or even looked at. so you feel can. that you'll receive and they won't look at you, you being black, no. it's necessary. we need it. we are the ones that have problems with funding. >> a study by the coughman

foundation found black entrepreneurs relied the most on personal credit cards as a form of outside credit to fund new companies or acquire existing ones. it found nearly six in ten black entrepreneurs who did not seek additional financing despite needing it, did so because they thought the business would not be approved by a lenler. >> i'm just happy. the company stepped up. >> the president and ceo of the oakland african-american chamber of commerce, says challenges like those pushed the organization to raise $1 million for black-owned businesses, hit especially hard during covid-19. >> when the ppe funds came out due to systemic racism, how our communities are marginalized anyway. our businesses would not get the money. some of the businesses would close. it was our effort to say we can't save them all. >> the oaacc has given grants to more than 150 businesses

including the museum of african-american technology science village which will use the money to further its vision of allowing children to play and have fun with science. >> we have the beginnings of our new exhibit that feature outstanding scientists and engineers. we have about 20 more of these that we will place. >> the donations came from everywhere. i told everybody, no amount is too small. we got well over 200 plus people. 10 or 25. it all made the difference. >> a community coming together to ensure its survival. abc7 news. >> and abc7 will have more stories focus on race and social justice all this week as we build a better bay area. tune in for the struggles minorities face to our perceptions of each other. and to watch all of our stories, make sure to down load our abc7 news app.

it is available right now for an droid tv, amazon fire and roku. could the coronavirus pandemic actually lead to a reduction of our health care costs? 7 on your side talks talked with one health expert who thinks the answer might be yes. >> the pandemic has really changed the way we do things. and sometime way we do things now will turn out to be better. as she knows first hand, the high cost health care. >> nrns comes to about a third of my income at the moment. it is very expensive. >> she recently lost her job of 20 years as a linguist. she's now paying for her entire health plan without subsidies from her employer. >> sis i'm self-employed, i have no paid sick leave. so if i get sick, i earn exactly nothing. >> reporter: the cost of health insurance for a family of four

has gone up 71% in ten years. for those with employee sponsored health plans, it went from $3,5 final in 2009 to $6,015 in 2019. for those like her without employer subsidies, the actual cost would have been $13,375 in 2009 and $20,576 last year. jonathan wick is a health consultant and author of health care revolution, helping providers get paid in an era of under certainty. >> it has been the population, the insurance rates and lots of factors. there hasn't been much effort to curb them. >> which means doctor's offices and emergency room have plunged during the pandemic and have been replaced by televisits. he thinks changes we've been forced to make could bring costs

down. >> could it happen at a much higher capacity so there's a lot of opportunity to deliver care virtually. >> reporter: she said she took advantage of televisits even before the pandemic. if it leads to lower costs, she's all for it. it is getting more and more. and it has been a source of major stressing stressful. >> she urges all of us to shop for health plans and medical services. most of us just don't do that. if we would, we could help drop the cost as well. >> good information. all right. thank you. most students have had to start school virtually. but that doesn't

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education is one of the areas where we focus our efforts to build a better bay area. tomorrow marks one month since the schools started distance learning. there are community learning hubs. we visited a few to see how they operate. here's a site we haven't seen in

a while. kids with backpacks getting ready for day of learning. but they aren't going to a school. >> everyone okay? >> these kids are checking in at chinatown ymca where they'll sit in a large room and log into their distance learning classes. >> the staff act as a bridge to the schools and they can jump in. >> san francisco is opening 45 community learning hubs to help families who have faced challenges with online instruction. >> they're serving our students most in need. either students living in public housing, foster care youth, english learners. their parents are not working and they really need that support during the day. >> the classroom staff aren't teachers. at this location they're ymca staff that would normally be running after school programs. parents dropping of on their kids welcome the port. >> it is nice to focus on work and know that she's still

learning. >> a few blocks away, the park staff oversee another learning hub at the recreation central. students sit far apart and wear head sets so they don't distract each other. ? we were missing classes and like how do we get on? ten minutes. you have another zoom, okay? >> a board keeps track of all the different schedules. >> we have our children listed. it is the times they have to get on their zooms with their teachers. >> the program runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. kids get snacks and a warm lunch they can eat at their desks so they don't distract others still in class. >> this is the first time that a lot of these kids have been out

and about inacting with other people for six months. they're excited. their parent are excited. >> i would color all day long in once school end, they can go out. >> kids need a caring adult to help them to make sure they're paying attention to their zoom classes or help with a technology problem, to give they will loving care and attention. >> the community hubs are for young students through the sixth grade. it expand to include middle and high school students in the future. >> i loved seeing them going out on that walk. tomorrow will be six months since the cabrera began to shelter in place. join us tomorrow as we look back at what we've been through and what lies ahead. from pumpkin paxes to trick or treating. what will halloween looks like e

. halloween is on the horizon. there's uncertainty whether kids

will be able to trick or treat safely this year. california's top health official doesn't think so. but stanford's infectious disease expert thinks, well, it can be done safely. he spoke with reggie aqui on midday live. >> i think if you look at the risk of trick or treating in the context of everything else we have to do in our regular days, my sense is that since it is an outdoor activity, it's not zero risk, it is relatively low risk if do you use some common sense. >> emif trick or treating is allowed, kids should stay with their families and not go door to door in big groups. that will help. contra costa county issued new guidelines today as east bay pumpkin paxes are making a big decision to open or not to open. the latest economic blow amid the pandemic.

>> might as well animal. the animals have a lazy fall ahead of them this year. >> we've had multiple generations coming here, and their kids come, and you go through those gates and it's been magic. >> dozens and dozens of people at once in the field with their carts, searching the perfect pumpkin. >> this year is different. >> i think we can be open. >> no, we can't. >> in june, the owners made the choice to close and let their supply chain know. >> i had to say, i can't put you guys at risk. just don't grow the pumpkins for us. every day is being verified, we made the right choice. we have the train, which about 26 people can sometimes go on that at once. and then disinfect. and then have a line six feet apart. we're a crowd festival is what we are. and that is one of the toughest things to social distance.

>> so the pumpkin pax has opened an online store instead. >> we'll have instagram and facebook contests. >> other pum ken patches are making plans to open like the one in castro valley. >> they're considered agricultural. just like the farmers markets do. we think it is important to keep that tradition going for the holiday. with small business in mind. >> contra costa health services just issued their new halloween guidelines. they advise against trick or treating, haunted houses and large crowded gatherings. instead, they suggest remote zoom costume parties, decorating your house and pride and drive-through parades. so a scary halloween ahead. >> if we can do it, we'll be back. >> abc7 news.

>> i've been to the pumpkin farm or pumpkin patch many, many times over the years with my kids. it is really a fun place. >> and it would have been so nice with the weather being so great and us finally being able to breathe the air. spencer? >> yes. i'm going to be able to breathe it, too. i went out for a run this morning. first time in almost two weeks. here's it is. a bit of drizzle, as a matter of fact. tomorrow, another dave cleaner air quality. highs will range from 67 to 69, mid 70s along the bay shoreline. and air quality is expected to remain good to moderate for the next two days for most of the bay area, through friday.

we may have a shift in the wind flow. so i'm not too sure about the air quality but enjoy the next few days. you'll start to warm up don't forget, the first day of fall is next tuesday. autumn begins at 6:31 a.m. pacific daylight time. >> where does the time go? thank you. >> well, let's move over to our sports director with some college football news coming today. >> i can see the bridge behind you. it's unbelievable! so weird! blue sky, huh? is pac-10 football right around the corner? plus, one of the crazier

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in three days for sure. every day kyle shanahan wakes up, another player is hurt. he goes on injured reserve. he can return for week five. also hurting, the all pro tight end who did not practice today. he has a sprained knee. it would be a huge loss. the coaches think he'll play. >> we thought it would be all right. he fully expects to be there sunday like he always plays through the game when it happens. we'll give him the whole week. i love to get him out there. we'll see how it goes. friday is a walk through anyway. but he's one guy, ready to go on sunday and the doctors say he's ready to go. we have no problem with him going without practicing. >> the tight end as a whole,

they're a bunch of freaks. it is a fun group to be around. you have to appreciate that. >> upon further review, and all kinds of pressure from players, coaches, players and even the president, the big ten will play football. the big ten president and chancellors started october 24th. they say daily covid-19 testing and monitoring of possible heart-related issues convinced them it is indeed safe to may. the hundreds of millions that football generates i'm sure had nothing to do with their decision. so as of now, the only power five conference not resuming play at this point is the pac-12. state guideline say that players cannot be in groups of 12 people during practice. that makes football almost

impossible. but the governor said he is not topping them from playing. >> they can resume football. there is nothing in the guidelines that says football cannot move forward, period, full stop. so i want to make that crystal clear. >> i don't know how they would practice. i think there has to be some modification of the rules i asked a well known bay area doctor. look. given the heart issues and covid-19, would you play right now? and em, larry, i would be much more concerned about a torn acl than heart issues from covid. so there you have it. i was surprised by the answer. but basically, this is a grand human experiment that we'll see play out over the next few months. >> that is interesting. >> join us tonight at 11:00. targeting anti-semitic attacks. the first to close, the last to open.

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♪ this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants-- a realtor from los angeles, california... an actress from kagel canyon, california... and our returning champion, an orchestra musician from riverside, california... ...whose 2 day cash winnings total $37,400. and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. looking at that opening montage brought back so many memories for me. i caught a glimpse of chuck forrest, one of our early champions on "jeopardy!"

from many, many years ago. but now we're dealing with the present-- david, kelly, and cory. good luck. let's go to work in the jeopardy round, shall we? ♪ and let's see what we have by way of categories... ...as opposed to those, i suppose. interesting. ...and finally... y-o-u is going to come up in each correct response. we know that. cory, off you go. european history for $200, please. kelly. what is norway? no. cory. what is sweden? that's it. european history, $400.