next at 5:00, an explosive confrontation in contra costa county. a racist rant caught on camera. a woman holding her poodle and a taser accuse as family of, quote, acting like black people in a white neighborhood. plus, strained by covid and a crush of other patients, stanford hospital is now seeing a record number of emergency room patients in a single day. the surge may be starting right now. also ahead tonight the effectiveness of a curfew. the potential of closing up and the key deadline that may decide when it could happen. and recovering from covid. a bay area professor still reeling from the effects eight months later. what he wants everyone to know tonight. and the first significant rain of the season is here. sandhya patel tracking it. this is abc 7 news. you know what, you're a black person in a white neighborhood and you're acting like one.

why don't you act like a white person in a white neighborhood. >> a stunning confrontation caught on camera in the east bay. neighbor versus neighbor. and a moment that was filled with racism. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. abc 7 news anchor dion lim was first to speak with both parties that you just saw in that stunning video and brings you the story. unfortunately, that's the reality of being black in america. >> reporter: this is what they never expected to happen in their discovery bay neighborhood. >> you are acting like black people and you shouldn't. >> reporter: caught on surveillance and cell phone video neighbor adena dean. >> you're acting like one. why don't you act like a white person in a white neighborhood. >> reporter: who was seen holding a poodle in one hand and a stun gun in the other upset over their 2-year-old pit bull dice. >> i don't want to see that dog outside. >> well, he's going to be outside because i have a right

to have him. >> reporter: adena goes on to claim -- >> i was raised in oklahoma city where there were tons of black people. >> but we're acting like what? >> you're acting like people that aren't normal. >> normal to her is people that will lay down and submit to, unfortunately, her white privilege. >> reporter: the joneses say their interactions with the deans have been pleasant including when their son took dice for a walk. i crossed the street to get the deans' side of the story. hi, are you mr. dean? i'm dion lim from abc a7. this is your wife across the street. he declined speaking to me. >> this was a minor incident. and it's on tv now? >> reporter: and shut the door. while uncomfortable the joneses are not afraid. they say keeping calm was paramount. >> she had a stun gun. had my sister or any of them got

physical or myself with her, the story would have been this black family is assaulting this white lady in the streets. >> reporter: they are choosing to turn this into a learning lesson for their family and all black americans. >> i want my son to grow up and be proud of who he is and i hope people all over the country learn from this and that this can't be tolerated. >> reporter: they have a new slogan. >> we're going to act black in our white neighborhood. >> reporter: in discovery bay, dion lim, abc 7 news. fighting for racial and social justice is part of building a better bay area and we're all in it together. to find your ally, for a list of local resources to help. now to the latest on coronavirus. today health care workers provided free covid-19 testing at the farmers market in san francisco. cars lined up for blocks to take advantage of the service and it

comes as the covid-19 cases continue to skyrocket. today the state's seven-day positivity rate jumped to a number we haven't seen in two months. the 14-day rate jumped to 4.7%, more than 11,000 confirmed new cases were reported just yesterday. that's a new one-day record. and doctors at the new stanford hospital are now bracing for the next surge of patients. it opened a year ago today. no one had an idea a pandemic would hit within months. chris nguyen explains how stanford is preparing for what's ahead. >> reporter: with covid-19 cases and hospitalizations on the rise medical providers across the bay are bracing for an imminent surge in patients. >> it's like waiting for a hurricane. you know it's coming. you're not sure the details and exactly where it's going to land but we know we have to be ready for something. all those preparations are happening now. >> reporter: the new stanford

hospital opened up one year ago today ushering in the latest technology,-room digital and teleconferencing tools have helped preserve ppe. >> we know more about the virus, more about how to protect ourselves. >> reporter: little did they know how valuable their private patient rooms would be. >> even having negative airflow that allows us to treat patients in their own sequestered environment has created a safe environment for patients whether you're here for covid. >> reporter: the standard emergency department saw 314 patients monday setting an all-time high for daily visits. nearly a third were cases possibly related to covid-19. the hospital is ready to reconfigure to accommodate more patients. infectious disease experts are tracking the stats to make sense of this deadly virus. >> it's not good. it's going up every single day even in the bay area.

we just need to know that we're not immune yet. >> reporter: a reminder covid-19 test results only provide you with a snapshot in time. >> it doesn't encampus the days immediately before or the days immediately after that you might have been exposed to the illness or might start to manifest symptoms. >> reporter: a plea from the health care community as we head into the holiday season. >> i just implore people to make prudent decisions, responsible decisions about their travel, their get-togethers. we all want to see family and friends right now. this is not the year to do it. >> reporter: at stanford, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. now we are learning more every day about the long-term effects of covid. a stanford professor says he tested positive in march and eight months later can still only focus about 45 minutes a day. medical experts say he's not alone. >> reporter: for nicholas, his covid recovery has been grueling. our interview lasted ten

minutes. he says he can only focus for 45 minutes a day thanks to covid. >> and all of a sudden i found i just couldn't concentrate anymore. it was difficult to read even. you would see words on the screen but you couldn't interpret them. >> reporter: he says covid has impacted his neurological abilities. in march he says he was only able to focus for 15 minutes, eight months later the effects continue pishg hushing take a sabbatical to recover. >> it became apparent i wasn't able to lecture for a full hour or hour and a half like normal. my brain would shut down. >> reporter: infectious disease doctor says the long-term effects of covid are a mystery. >> in the acute phase of covid people have difficulty with smell and taste and that's all linked to the brain.

whether or not it's the virus itself traveling up the nerves or some other way it's getting to the brain is controversial. >> reporter: so at this point what are your doctors telling you? how long is it going to take for to you recover? >> the doctors say this is a result of the inflammation and your body's immune system reacting and it eventually should mostly go away. it can be a year or more. >> reporter: he is staying positive rationing those 45 minutes every day. >> i have to hold out hope that it will get better but it can be tough in the middle. >> eight long months for him. among all the covid-19 news one remark from the governor stands out. what would a curfew look like if that happens and how effective is it really?

here's abc 7 news anchor with a look. >> reporter: if you listened to governor newsom your ears would have perked up. >> full disclosure, a preview, the notion of a curfew. >> reporter: nothing official has been announced yet, the public health director said he's not surprised a statewide curfew is being considered. >> we have been aware this is on the table. >> reporter: massachusetts' statewide curfew requires them to stay at home unless going to work or running critical errands and most businesses, restaurants and bars most close by 9:30. >> it's a lockdown that is less detrimental to business because they'll be able to be open for

some parts of the day. >> reporter: the point is to limit late night socializing where alcohol is involved and people might let their guards down. >> i can tell you in europe it's about closing bars and that's a big push. closing between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., at least where i live in alameda county, i don't see a lot over during those hours. >> reporter: which brings us to the big question, how effective are curfews really is this he says they do appear to have some impact. the verdict is out on how much. >> i don't know how clear cut it is that makes a major impact. >> reporter: his hope is the new restrictions with 94% of the state's population living in a purple tier county will be enough to slow the spread. >> i would say let's hold it in reserve. look at the numbers a week from now.

hundreds of families received donations today. they serve about 1,000 people a week and due to the pandemic its client base has expanded. >> they were working before and now they're not working. we have people coming who are always low income but we have a whole set of new people who have never had to ask for help. this is vital for them. >> the nonprofit expects the increased need to last at least a year and well beyond the end of the pandemic as people try to financially catch up because of lost income. to storm watch now. we saw widespread rain and some showers linger into the evening. walnut creek, san mateo and oakland some of the soggy spots around here. meteorologist sandhya patel with how long the wet weather will last. >> reporter: through the first half of tomorrow, dan. live doppler 7. this is something we've been waiting for. it's all lit up so an act ive

level one storm. we're seeing some wet weather, slippery roadways from the mission street, so definitely watch out and even in the south bay to san jose we are seeing the light rain. we're not done yet. cold, unstable air coming in behind it. i'll let you know how much longer, hour by hour, you'll see scenes like this. take it easy out there. i'll be back with those details. plus, saving the salmon. a new agreement could do it pachg the way for the largest dam

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hazmat teams responded to an industrial accident that killed a man. take a look at the crews suited in gas masks and protective suits. this is the north fair oaks area. the sheriff's office says crews responded to a call involving metal manufacturing chemicals. crews found a 55-year-old men dead inside. they say there was never a threat to the public. pg&e is facing a new lawsuit over last year's kinkade father. the town of windsor and the cities of clover dale and santa rosa filed suit against the utility alleging that its equipment caused the fire, destroying 374 structures and damaging 60 others in october of last year. the cal fire investigation completed in july found pg&e's power lines ignited the fire. >> one reason we're so happy to see this rain, it could be the

end of fire season. wayne freeman was in sunol county. >> reporter: if you prayed for rain in a fire zone, they were answered today. in the skyhawk neighborhood of santa rosa a difference six weeks can make and david is living proof. >> you can't just wipe it away. >> reporter: we last saw him on september 29th when he and his wife hiked eight miles into the glass fire evacuation zone to see if their house had survived the odds after the fury of those flames. >> we took two separate cars and we were not together. and i thought, okay, i'm going to have to say good-bye to my husband via text message. >> reporter: most of the 32 homes had been in skyhawk, just a fraction of the losses in california's worst fire season ever. 8,100 incident, 4.5 million acres burned with more than 400,000 of them in the north counties. does the rain mean it's finally over? >> technically we have to see how much rain we're going to

get. >> reporter: even if this does mean the end of the fire season it doesn't mean the end of concerns. too much rain, another set of problems. from run-off and from mud slides. so now this. the stuff they call waddle. the city of san be at that row is a delivered tons it have around fire zones today and residents have taken all they can get to divert water, more than an inch of rain per hour and we could see problems. there is a happy medium and that's what we're looking for. enough rain to promote regrowth but not too much rain where we get excessive rainfall that could create large-scale incidents. >> clearly david's home survived but it could rain forever. it will always feel more like a break. >> i don't know what the deal is going to be but i don't think it's going away anytime soon. >> reporter: wayne freedman, abc 7 news. colder weather is creating a unique phenomenon in

some hillsides are blanketed in snow. a strange site. smoke is riding into the sky. the creek fire continues to burn. >> rain and a cold front descend on the bay area.

a driver went airborne. check this out. right there. this is after hitting the dirt embankment in modesto. the driver wasn't paying attention when he veered off highway 99 and launched several feet into the air. the driver is, thankfully, okay. as it reminder to be careful here as the rain starts to fall and we got a good deal of it today. meteorologist sandhya patel with how much rain we may get.

ama and dan, we'll see possibly up to a quarter of an inch of additional rain. so far we've picked up over an inch in kent field. some areas about a tenth of an inch, a few hundredths. we are tracking rain down to street level, dublin boulevard heading into livermore and that video was a good remindtory take it easy out there. half moon bay, airport street, wood side, redwood city, middle field road definitely wet outside. san jose in the south bay and eden veil. it is slippery with some light showers right now. the wet weather in the north bay around heelaldsburg. 32 mills an hour on mt. tam. wind gusts from 30 to 55 miles an hour. and mt. tam and kentfield have

seen well over an inch of rain. temperatures right now in the 50s, 60s. much cooler than where you were yesterday at this time. slippery still on the golden gate bridge. watch out in the mountains. we're getting a mix of rain and snow in the sierra. no chain restrictions but best to hold off on travel. 6,500 feet. we're talking up to three feet for the peaks, one to two feet at the 6,500 foot level and very gusty up there. travel is not advised. it's a level one on our storm impact scale tonight. tomorrow we'll be seeing the light to moderate rain tonight. gusty winds over the hills and it switches over to hit-or-miss showers for tomorrow. hour by hour, 6:00 p.m., the focus in t bay, the south bay as we head into 8:00 p.m. scattered in nature. a makes of drid or light showers. 10:00 a.m. to noontime, don't

put the umbrellas away just yet. by the early afternoon it is done. addition additional rainfall totals, .18 in livermore. .02 in san jose. morning temperatures 40s and 50s. don't leave home without your rain gear. mid-50s to the mid-60s, milder than where you were today. the accuweather seven-day forecast will feature a 1 for tomorrow. fog and then sun for thursday. friday more cloud cover and now looks like just a slight possibility of showers on sunday. early next week dry and milder weather. perhaps before thanksgiving we may see showers. stay tuned. dan and ama? >> all right, we'll be keeping a close watch. a major fight to free a california river may be over. the project that promise

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california is mandating facemasks to stop the spread. that's why abc 7 wants to remind you to wear a mask for you, your loved ones, and your community. please, wear because you care. come up at 6:00, nearly a dozen san francisco bars shut down for violating the public health or are back open. dr. anthony fauci honored. the virtual ceremony that included a surprise. plus -- >> something new going into the year that budgets would be pretty important. >> holiday gifts that won't break the bank. the top toys for under $20. michael finney has all of that in half an hour at 6:00. finally here tonight a deal is done on what's being called the

most ambitious salmon restoration effort, ama, in u.s. history. >> the states of california and oregon reached an agreement with two other entities to begin the process of removing four obsolete dams. the move promises to reopen hundreds of miles of waterway along the border to salmon which are critical to tribes who live along its banks. >> the river is special. it has been the center of the universe for native american tribes since the beginning of time. but the river is not doing well, nor are the salmon that call it home. for many a life without salmon in this river is no life at all. >> a group called california trout provided these images. if approved by federal regulators demolition would begin starting in 2023. "world news tonight with david muir" is next. i'm dan ashley. >> and ama daetz. for sandhya patel and all of us,

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