twice as many as a week ago. >> because the numbers are going up, bay area health departments are recommended, not requiring right now, the people wear masks indoors. >> stephanie sierra is joining us live with a look at the reasons behind this request. >> reporter: we have been closely monitoring the data, checking the increase in cases across the bay area and put it in perspective, case rates have more than doubled state reopened a month ago. as we are hearing from health officers, most of this is stemming directly from the delta variant. masks are back for anyone vaccinated indoors. that is the new recommendation from health officials in nearly every bay area county as the delta variant is fueling a new spike in coded cases. the indoor masking recommendation is adopted in alameda, contra costa, marin, san mateo, santa clara and sonoma counties, plus the city of berkeley. >> that is the main

concern. that is what has to change. why is it different now? the delta variant is the difference. >> reporter: the county health officer says the city rates are eight times more what they were three weeks ago and she expects the city will soon be averaging 80 new cases per day. how much of the recent spikes in new cases do you think stem directly from the delta variant? >> i am very concerned about the delta variant and i do believe that is the cause of these increased cases. >> reporter: and santa clara county, covid cases have tripled in the last three weeks to roughly four new cases for every 100,000 people. >> in our county public health lab, in the past two weeks, 43% of the cases we could sequencer the more transmissible delta variant and that worries us, that we need this added layer of protection. >> reporter: according to abc7's data analysis, a month ago the bay area was averaging 200 new cases per day. now the rate has more than

doubled to 594. how likely do you think this recommendation will turn into a mandate? >> what we have seen from this virus, it has shown time and time again that cases go up first and then a few weeks later we see hospitalizations, so we will need three or four weeks to take a look and see what is happening in san francisco, to make sure hospitals are protected. to make sure healthcare workers are not overwhelmed. >> reporter: while much of the recent transmission is stemming from the delta variant, doctor phillips is worried about outbreaks among nonvaccinated populations. >> we still have tens of thousands of san franciscans over the age of 12 who are eligible for a vaccine and have not yet gotten it. >> reporter: 43% of all new sequenced cases across the state are also stemming the cdc says the variant is

responsible for 58% of all new infections across the country. >> you pointed this out, the key is tracking hospitalizations. where do we stand right now in san francisco on that? >> reporter: the numbers are fluctuating, but hospitalizations have doubled across san francisco in the last couple months, from nine patients per day to around 21 patients per day. of course that is concerning. doctor phillips did point out that it is a tiny fraction from where we were during our last major surge, so the real key will be to see what happens during the last 3 to 4 weeks following the latest spikes. >> and we will see if more people decide it is time to get vaccinated. thank you. today on our 3:00 p.m. show, getting answers. a member of our vaccine team joined us to talk about his reaction to the new mask recommendation. he stressed while vaccinated people can get breakthrough infections, unvaccinated people are much more at risk for severe illness. >> it's overwhelming.

99% of recent cobra deaths are unvaccinated. something like 97% of all hospitalizations. right now, in l.a. county, every single patient with covid-19 is unvaccinated. it is possible to get a breakthrough infection, but as illustrated and what we know from the data, you are much less likely to get symptomatic or severe illness. that is a fact, but you are right, people get breakthrough infections, which is why even if you have symptoms under vaccinated, you should still get tested. >> people arriving to sfo from los angeles this morning, mixed reactions about l.a. county reinstating a mask mandate, but no one was really surprised. >> a lot of people are worried and upset. a lot of mixed emotions, but it is not the county's fault. it is on individual people to get vaccinated. >> los angeles county will now require masks indoors again, because they are seeing too many cases of covid that they have not seen since early march.

the requirement goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. tomorrow. ucsf officials tell abc7 news they reinstated their indoor mask mandate after a rising number of cases of the delta variant was reported there. the mandate applies to school staff, as well as 6000 medical students. this is regardless of your vaccination status. this is in effect everywhere on campus, not just hospitals and clinics. the new indoor mask recommendations represent a backslide and potential harm to small business people who were just catching their stride again. it is a story playing out on main streets across california. wayne freedman went to novato today with more. >> reporter: you can find main street california in any county, like the downtown novato center, where new mask recommendations filtered in. >> hollywood shutdown, covid the sequel. i am disappointed. >> reporter: just one

conversation at the creekside bakery, where the owner sounded skeptical. >> will there be other variants and infections? there have been infection since the dawn of time. >> reporter: customers treat this with varying degrees of one ldate wes a ma to protect her 2-year-old daughter. >> they are our future, so we have to do what we can to protect them and take them safe. >> reporter: but we cannot take safety for granted. marin county, like many others, reporting an increase in cases. 37 of them as of today. >> i don't want to close again. >> reporter: at angelic hair design, the owner has had that sign outside her door since reopening. she has no complaints from customers. >> i think it is good. >> reporter: justine happens to have been one of the bay area's first breakthrough cases. she got the virus even after two vaccinations. >> i think masks are a good idea. >> reporter: but not popular. at sonoma fit, the owner

watched covid take his business and watched it return. he worries now that mask recommendations may do him in. >> i am at the end of my rope. the end of my rope. >> reporter: we have not even mentioned disappointment in general. >> i am upset with people who are not vaccinated. >> reporter: he lost family members to the pandemic and says this is not just about the virus coming back, but us opening the door. >> i thought the people if they just really did the right thing, we would get through this. >> reporter: in novato, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> if you have questions about coronavirus vaccines, you can ask your team. all you have to do is go to abc7news.com. equally that repeatedly charged in san francisco's golden gate park is been killed by officials. animal control officials provided this image from 2019, when it was spotted. they say people illegally leaving food for the coyote, seen in this photo, contributed

to its fearlessness. local animal control called and federal officials who determined they needed to act because it was a threat to safety. kls on a stadium to be built at howard terminal. depending on your perspective, progress has been made or it is a huge step backward. the city term sheet indicates the two sides are almost $352 million apart from getting a deal done. that includes a stadium, retail housing, a hotel, infrastructure upgrades. dave kaval said the team will follow laws requiring affordable housing and agreed the team would not move for at least 30 years. the a's say they need to set up a secondary tax district to make up the $352 million shortfall. the city does not want that in the deal. the city council will vote on what is essentially their own term sheet on tuesday. a yes vote on that proposal is a no vote for the a's. >> that is why we need a vote

this summer, on tuesday hopefully, affirming the financial framework between the two parties. the current proposal they articulated really does not do that, so we are hopeful that between now and then, changes could be made and we could get closer on that, but that is a huge gap that we haven't really why the term sheet released today was a step backwards. >> meanwhile, the oakland mayor released a statement saying we appreciate the a's working with us to reach consensus on nearly all financial terms, as well as continuing to problem solve between now and approval of a binding development agreement, but they are a long ways off. former 49er appeared in court today. he is accused of trying to break into the seattle area home of his wife's parents. he entered a plea of not guilty. earlier in the day, sherman released an apology on social media and says, i behaved in a manner i am not proud of. i have been dealing with some personal challenges over the last several months, but that is not an excuse for how i

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an official tells abc7 news that the pilot tried to pull off an aborted landing. the plane clipped trees at the end of the runway and went down. there were three people on board, the pilot and two passengers. their identities have not yet been released. surveillance video from across the bay area this week shows multiple, brazen, daytime attacks on unsuspecting victims. we begin in san francisco, where a couple was held up and dropped by men with multiple firearms. they were followed home from the mall. dion lim brings you the story you will only see on 7. >> there is a point a point was like, they are going to

kill my husband. >> reporter: that is the voice of the woman in this video, who requested we protect her identity, voice, and exact location. tuesday afternoon she and her husband were driving home after shopping at stones town galleria and noticed a car following them, which hit the back of their vehicle. >> i got out of the car and at one point i saw they had guns. i told my husband. >> reporter: armed with a rifle and handgun, two men tackle the women's husband to the ground. >> i said take whatever you want. don't hurt him. >> reporter: they steal his phone, keys, and rolex watch. >> i don't want my kids to lose their dad. >> reporter: this is not the first time we have seen criminals follow a potential target. in april i reported on a woman who was followed and attacked for her handbag and jewelry. within that same week, a father was held at gunpoint outside his home after being followed home from lunch in walnut creek. despite being unable to sleep,

terrified the perpetrators will come back, this woman is grateful to the homeowners who provided these videos to police. she is choosing to share her story in hopes that save someone else from suffering through the same horror. >> i want to protect my family. i want people to know what happened to me. to be on guard. to protect their families. so if the same thing happened, please do not get out of your car. call 911. >> reporter: the search for the suspects continues. in san francisco, dion lim, abc7 news. meanwhile, in oakland, leaser investigating two attacks, one yesterday and one today that happened on the same block in chinatown. this was the attack today at ninth and harrison. it happened this afternoon, so police have not provided many details. let's show you the attack from yesterday. police say two men robbed and pistol whipped a man.

when a bystander stepped in to help, they also pistol whipped him. no one has been arrested so far. over $150 million has been set aside by california to fight hate against the asian american pacific islander community. abc7 news has reported extensively on the increasing number of crimes that have targeted the aapi community. lawmakers pushed the state to invest more resources to cut down on incidents. they are pleased with money set aside in the budget and acknowledge it may not end the hate entirely, but it is a step in the right direction. >> we know there is no way to completely stop it, but we know through our community work, we can ensure that our community is much safer. that they are protected. that we have the resources to assist them. >> most of the money is going to community organizations for victim services and violence prevention. the bay area is battling retail theft, like what you see

right here. video shot by lyanne melendez. stores are increasingly locking up their products. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow with moron who those reporters are trying to stop. >> reporter: a viewer should this video from safeway in san francisco. an entire aisle of products locked up. >> they use that as a deterrent. items that are easily steasily and then turned around and sold. >> reporter: she is president and ceo of the retailers association. >> a priority for retailers is to make sure their employees have a safe place to work and customers have a safe place to shop. >> reporter: we found similar locked display cases at the san francisco safeway on king street. a spokesperson writes in part, we use industry best practices to secure high theft items which varies by location.

this practice serves as a deterrent and provides product availability for customers rather than remove product from the shelf. >> we are seeing it in bay area cities and across california, but nationally. >> reporter: in a statement, cvs writes these measures of been in place for several years at all of our stores. a abc7 news employee share this photo taken in the plast past. the back of the aisle is blocked off, so customers have to go through this turnstile at the other end of the aisle, potentially slowing down shoplifters. >> these people are going in. they have a backpack. >> reporter: as seen in this video shot by lyanne melendez. >> a trash bag and they are stealing multiple items. they are clearing out store shelves. >> reporter: at this walgreens, in the aisles with locked up products you can ring for assistance. stores do not hire extra employees to help, so in some cases customers wait. >> obviously these products and markets are being hit hard by

these retail crime rings and until we address that issue, these are the types of things you will continue to see. >> reporter: in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> it used to be only a couple of items in a store would be behind locked doors. now it may be everything. you want a loaf of bread? it is unfortunate we are headed in this direction. >> if that is the new normal, that is too bad. what is normal for the weekend? let's check in with spencer. >> temperatures have been below normal. right now it is warming up, as you can see. the 24 hour temperature change indicates most locations are anywhere from three, four, five degrees warmer than yesterday. masa tempate as re ithe ok from ki puore. its in

than yesterday. 75 at mountain view and san jose. morgan hill, 82.60 at pacifica. the marine layer is making its usual push, but it warmer the north bay and east bay than yesterday. 77 in santa rosa. novato, 81. fairfield, 89. here is a view of blue sky from our rooftop camera. these are the forecast futures. a warmer, summer pattern be with us. there is the possibility of dry lightning sunday and monday and it will be turning cooler again late next week. let's take a look at our forecast animation through the overnight hours, through tomorrow. notice sunday afternoon we are going to get a wave of monsoonal moisture through the bay area. it is already moving into southern california and during the afternoon hours there may be instability in the atmosphere to trigger isolated, dry thunderstorms. we are not predicting that is

going to happen, but the possibility is there because the elements are in place for that to happen. that is possible sunday and monday afternoon and the danger is with dry fuel in the higher elevations, if we get dry lightning, it could trigger fires. overnight is low clouds increase, we see low temperatures in the low to mid 50s and high temperatures tomorrow will range from 60 to 65 in san francisco. mid-70s around the bay shoreline. numerous low 90s in the inland. fairfield, 92.91 at concord. 90 in livermore. 80 at san jose. 78 at vallejo. here is the accuweather seven day forecast. nice, warm, typical summertime pattern, through next tuesday. inland highs, mid-90s sunday and monday. mid to upper 70s at the shoreline. not much warming on the coast. only low 60s there and then we get breezier, easy for me to

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strangers. one man has opened a new restaurant unlike any other. >> it is new to a new law in alameda county that he lobbied for himself. community journalist melissa pixcar gives us a taste. >> food is the one artform everyone can appreciate. i always wanted to open a restaurant. starting a food business is really expensive. a brick and mortar restaurant is like $300,000 to $500,000. the whole time i was in college, i wanted to get in the food industry, but it seemed more difficult to get into that than it did to get into neuroscience. dongnditth pashut anyone sick doing anything

wrong, it was just a broken regulatory code. that was the final straw for me and to put a fire in me to do something about it. i started lobbying at the state level for a permit to start a small restaurant in your house and we got this law passed. recently we got audit it passed in alameda county. i was able to start this restaurant i've been wanting to start. the name of my home restaurant is bao house. it is dying in and take out. right now we have a bun that is inspired by a dumpling. it is so exciting to me that anyone could start a restaurant in the house at this point. we are trying to create a new avenue for people to enter the food industry. food known as a marketplace for

home restaurants, where diners can go on the app and search for take-out or even some dine in. home cooks can set their own menus and hours and post their meals. there are about 35 cook so far we have been working with to get t up all over the bay area, so there should be a bunch of home restaurants soon. to finally be able to run my own home restaurant to know this will be a lasting trend that people see for generations to come. >> hungry? >> at this time i am usually hungry. that looked good. that looked good. the candidates are set, so what is next for the california recall? we will get the scoop.

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building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc7 news. today is the deadline for anybody who wants to enter california's recall race. the field is already filled with dozens of candidates who want to replace governor newsom ranging from caitlyn jenner to larry elder. ballots will be mailed in the middle of august, with the election taking place september 14. voters will be asked two questions, the first, do you want to recall the governor and the second is, if the governor is recalled, who will replace him? joining me now, phil matier. a long list of candidates, but different from 2003. is there really a chance that

governor newsom could be recalled? >> yes there is and his people know it. although the governor appears to have a support of the majority of voters in the state they are primarily democrats on the question is, will they turn out for an off-season recall vote? on the other side you have a committed group of republicans that amount to about 30%. if they don't get the democratic vote out and they increase the overall vote, that translates to more like 40% or 50%. so he has an enthusiasm gap and if you have not noticed, governor newsom has been up and down the state just about every day these last couple of weeks, announcing one thing or another, whether it is a new budget or a new plan or awarding cash to some group and you will see even more in the coming weeks as he tries to hold onto his job. >> interesting, seeing more today. with the new mask mandates coming out. >> that is one of the

underlying political things. one of the reasons he is in trouble with voters is the shutdown, especially among small businesses who felt unfairly targeted. why was a small business ordere one, like target, allowed to go on? restaurant owners were upset and form the core of the group that got this initiative qualified. larry, the idea of putting on masks again, just about one month after he said they are coming off. july 14, he said this is the day you take off the mask. in los angeles you have to put it back on. not a good luck. >> right, but it is the counties now dispensing this information. you don't have a state mandate, which maybe for some people, whatever, but that is the way it is. >> and i think that is the way he is playing it right now. he did not make a lot of friends with the mandate.

some people really supported what he did, but a number of groups did not appreciate it and we are not going back to the red or yellow or green where he is on television every day giving the latest things. he is taking distance. he did not even issue a statement on this today. he is leaving it up to the counties, whether it be los angeles or sonoma or yolo county or san francisco or santa clara and the counties are trying to say look, we know we have a problem. we know, but we are not ready to say the word mandate either. no one is in a rush to say that except the counties that are hard-hit. >> down the road it is hard to know, because the pandemic is taking us in directions we did not foresee. okay, get all vaccinated and we will be good to go. what will the impact beyond elected officials? you think there will be increased turnover, because voters look at this like, i don't like the way you handled this at all?

>> we are still handling it, the question is what happens in the fall. if there is a problem with reopening schools because of the variant. if there is a problem with reopening california because of the variants. already, for example, conventions in san francisco, they are really worried that they will mandate masks and people coming to the conventions that are already vaccinated are told to wear a mask. that will not do good and will not too good for tourism. it is up in the air and it is not just covid and the variants. let's not forget, we are in the midst of summer. that is fire season. it is also a time of rolling brownouts. it is getting biblical out there. >> you paint a rosy picture. >> it is not a great time to be a leader of anything. >> all right, thanks for dropping in. best of luck, okay, because you will have it cut out for you. >> have a great weekend.

>> you can check out the abc7 news documentary about california's last recall, back in 2003. it is titled total recall. you will find it on the abc7 bay area app available for apple tv and other devices. the pandemic left people really thinking about the future and their jobs and now, along with higher pay, there are other reasons people are looking for work. david louie looks at why so many jobseekers are unhappy. >> reporter: there are signs everywhere the economy is on a come back. in silicon valley, the state says construction added 1600 jobs, 1700 manufacturing jobs and 2000 jobs in science, technology, and business. who is taking the jobs? not people laid off, it is workers landing better jobs because the unemployment rate increased. those who take the pulse of the job market say there are a lot

of unhappy workers. 86% of remote workers and 81% of hybrid workers expressed exhaustion, along with 69% of office workers. when it comes to burnout, 75% said they are burned out a little to a great deal. should employers be addressing this to retain workers? >> they have to address that or they risk a leaky bucket situation where they are scrambling to hire people, but they are losing talent through the bottom. >> people know the skill sets are in demand in the economy is on fire. so it has never been a bad time to be a job seeker. >> reporter: half of companies surveyed said they are offering cash signing bonuses to attract workers, but that alone should not be the lure. >> what is your projected income going to be over your one, two, three? i think that is pivotal to whether or not you say yes to a job. >> reporter: it is taking about seven weeks on average to fill a job. david louie, abc7 news. a giant face in the

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it is a recommendation in the bay area. los angeles county is now requiring masks to be worn indoors starting at 11:59 last night. that kenny has seen rates skyrocket. the majority nonvaccinated. what is your sense of how this will go? >> i am not surprised at all. this is a new pandemic of the nonvaccinated, but those who have been vaccinated are still at risk with increased spread because of the delta variant. you know, i think it will be mandatory, potentially at some point if the numbers continue, so i am not surprised. something in my gut told me we will have a bit of a rollback a few weeks ago. i just felt like it would happen. >> not surprised, but are you bitter at all as someone who is vaccinated? >> not surprised, but bitter

so many people deciding not to get the vaccine. it is important that we underscore this is a recommendation and not a mandate, but i hope people will take the recommendation seriously and do what is necessary to protect their health and the people around them. >> i think disappointed, but not surprised, is probably where we are at right now. for a lot of folks. a college football quarterback has become the first athlete to sell his name. the endorsement deal involves this 4 1/2 star hotel located near the college campus in pittsburgh. he will help drum up business for the hotel. part of the deal includes free weekly deals for his lineman. that's good. the association expects more college athletes to ink deals like this in the weeks to come. this is opening up what the ncaa feared, which is basically

so much money in college sports, they are essentially professional athletes. the coaches make millions of dollars. the schools make tens of millions and players get crumbs. now they will get more than crumbs. >> they will get gourmet meals, maybe, and they should. it is about time. they are the ones who have generated these billions of dollars for advertisers, for schools. millions for the coaches. so why not let the athletes get a little slice of the pie? >> i should mention, chase from cal, he announced a deal. the first day, a lot of guys announced deals. this is going to be a thing. the question, dan, if you are the star quarterback and you are getting all kinds of accolades and deals and im the lowly wide receiver nothing, am i going to be

bitter toward you? >> i suspect there will be some of that, but that is life. that is what happens in the pros. steph curry makes a lot more in endorsements than someone on the bench, that is just the real world. idealistically i like the purity of college sports, but they have not been pure in decades. back when it started, before schools made a mint on this stuff, a different time. >> we are out of time, but at some point we should converse about whether this will change the college admissions and recruitment process. >> it definitely will. yesterday we showed you the most popular emoji in the world. now it is time for new emojis. candidates include a melting face, new multiracial handshakes and heart hands. there are several images including a pregnant man and a pregnant person. as for objects, there is a disco ball, tires, and bubbles.

i like the eyes, like so proud and happy. >> i am not an emoji guy. larry, do you use them much? >> i am a happy face guy, like normal. >> that's how you go through your life. >> 24/7, dan. >> i will just scream across the newsroom, he is lying, from 50 yards away. >> you are taking shots from people not even on the air. >> i know, right? which emoji would you go with? >> i'm not terribly interested in the new ones, although i use them occasionally. i would like to see i guess, if i could invent one, and emoji wearing a mask that says mask up. >> that is a good one. ahead of the opening

ceremonies for the summer games in tokyo, a new art exhibit has everyone looking up. a massive, seven-story balloon face was inflated over tokyo this morning. it is the work of three japanese artist who titled their project, prophetic dream. the team considered 1000 faces before they finally found the one they thought was right for the gigantic floating head. >> it is cool. >> it is creepy to me from a distance. maybe when you get up close and see what it is. >> what is that pit player? he missed a chance, it could be his face. >> every quarterback, every star. look, abc7 could have a dan ashley face above the building. >> for people to take shots at. >> target practice. i think it is neat, urban sculpture or urban art. >> there hasn't been a lot in recent times during the

pandemic. what struck me looking up that was that the district is normally so packed and busy and there was hardly anything there. that saddens me, but i am glad they have that new, creepy installation. >> you think it is creepy? >> creepy, but cool, as well. >> it is the overlord watching. >> before we go should i make sure there are no final comments from ama? >> she

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starting next week, the immensely popular documentary, the last dance, will come to our sister network streaming app, espn+. steph curry plays a big part in the series. it is all about michael jordan's career, the iconic dynasty. our sister station in chicago spoke with the series director. >> reporter: the last dance begin streaming on espn+ starting this monday. >> we went to one of the all- time best dynasties. all you needed was one little match. to start the whole fire. >> reporter: the emmy award- winning documentary followed michael jordan and the chicago bulls during the final championship season of 1998. it revealed the world few were able to see and give us sigh ine of the

basketball players of all time. when jordan finally gave his blessing and released the never before seen footage, the director knew this was special. >> it felt like a privilege, like you were seeing stuff that is like an urban legend come to life. >> people will see this and say he was not really a nice guy. he may have been a tyrant. will that is you, because you never won anything. i wanted to win, but i wanted them to be part of that as well. >> reporter: for me, "the last dance" was the end of a 14 year journey. it will be a step back in time we may never see again. i am jim rose. >> the series is fantastic. it is an emmy and naacp image award winning series, "the last dance", on espn+. you can enjoy happy hour with wgeral manager bob myers. it is part of thsu

outside the chase center. it runs until 8:00 tonight. myers is expected to be part of a talk at 5:00. and possibly our poour coverage, but he keeps eluding our texts. a reminder, game five of the nba finals is tomorrow right here on abc7. coverage starts at 5:30, tipoff at 6:00, followed by after the game. pokemon is back. this weekend is the annual pokemon go fast. tickets for the event are sold on the pokemon go app. in san francisco there will be stops at jim's, union square, and along the embarcadero. maybe pokemon is not your thing, but there is a lot going on this weekend. jobina fortson has ideas to help you create a better weekend. >> reporter: now that life music is back, we can't get enough. that is why they are giving it to you for free. the plaza will feature bay area

bands and djs all summer long from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. for ferry fridays. you will have the sweet sounds of jazz will you look at the bay bridge. if you are really into live music, how about adding some poetry? the palace theater is featuring live music and poetry benefiting asian americans advancing justice asian law caucus. if you are looking for a little bit of everything this weekend, sip, shop, eat is having a pop- up. grab a handcrafted drink, shop curated emerging brands and get your nails done. it will be nice outside, too, so it is the perfect time to take advtage of all the restaurants. the board of supervisors unanimously passed an ordinance earlier this week that makes the shared spaces program permanent. jobina fortson, abc7 news. >> we put together a whole list of things happening all over

the bay this weekend. it is up now at abc7news.com. just ahead, seeing double. >> people don't say anything. they are like, there is no way. >> two sets of twins,

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don't miss abc7 news at 11:00. now a different take double dating. two sisters are dating two brothers and they are both identical twins. >> reporter: when it comes to romance, these couples are totally in love. they are identical twins who have fallen for lukas and jacob, also identical twins. >> when we are all together, they don't want to say anything. they are like, there is no way. >> the brothers are in sports medicine and the sisters are physical trainers. everyone introduced last summer by one of their clients. >> reporter: was there ever a notion that maybe we should switch? >> no. no. >> a gut feeling. >> an instant connection. >> reporter: that connection so strong in fact that the fab four lived together, sharing a

home in medford, oregon. despite living as roommates, they say 75% of their dates are double dates. the other 25% of the time -- >> lucas likes to dress up and get fancy. they go to a nice steakhouse and we go to olive garden. >> reporter: the older twins pairing up in the younger set during the same and the coincidences keep coming. all four were division i track athletes in the same conference in college, but now the psychic twin thing is stronger than ever. >> we show up on separate dates to the same place, like, this is not happening. >> he comes down the stairs with the same shirt on. >> it was too perfect, identical people. no one is better. >> reporter: will ganz, abc news, new york. you can get our latest newscast, breaking news, weather and more on our abc7

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