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hang onto your masks. counties across the bay area are recommending masks go back on indoors. two attacks in two days on the same block in oakland's chinatown, both caught on video, the latest on the search for suspects as the community offers a reward. thunder threat and warning for the weekend, your forecast coming up. abc7 news at 11:00 starts right now. >> building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions, this is abc7 news. still wear a mask indoors even though it's not required. i just think it makes me feel safer. >> that's the message for most of the bay area tonight. seven local counties are now recommending masking indoors regardless of vaccine status. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. the move comes amid a spike in covid cases driven by the delta

variant. the new masking guidelines apply to nearly the entire bay area. only solano and napa counties are excluded. abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo shows us what some in the south bay are doing. >> reporter: friday a team of bay area health officers released new recommendations that will once again put those pearly whites behind masks urging everyone to wear them indoors vaccinated or not. >> as soon as we see signals that things are worsening, it's important to act quickly if we've got the evidence to do so. >> reporter: santa clara county assistant health officer dr. sarah ruddman says despite the county's excellent vaccination rates they are still seeing a rise in cases believing much of that may be due to the more transmissible delta variant. across downtown outside has

haberdasher sjj. >> we will suggest it but not mandate mask wearing inside. >> reporter: but this owner says he's taking a different approach to added safety. since reopening mid-june boren has required visitors to about the below ground bar to show proof of vaccination. he admits the policy isn't for everyone. >> at the door we've had some confrontations with folks that don't agree with the policy for whatever reasons they have and want to let us know. >> reporter: their yelp page has taken a hit, but boren feels this offers some needed relief especially when vaccination statuses would otherwise be uncertain. >> a lot of people indoors are unmasked, so it kind of freaks me out. >> reporter: fremont resident tiffany toss isn't sold. she remains to wear a mask until there's a definitive end to the covid-19 pandemic. >> i just think it makes me feel safer and also feel like if it can protect someone else or make someone else feel safer, why not just do it? >> reporter: dr. ruddman told reporters cases in the county tripled in the last three weeks, reasons why san jose

resident tiffany vu said she anticipated the return of masking indoors. >> i've been wearing the mask anytime i leave the house, but it's not really a big surprise to me we have to mask up again. >> reporter: so far the move for everyone to mask indoors is a recommendation, the a requirement. in san jose i'm amanda del castillo, abc7 news. alameda county superior court is reinstating a mandatory indoor mask requirement regardless of vaccination status. ucsf says it is also requiring people to wear masks indoors. the order is in effect everywhere on campus, not just at ucsf's hospitals and clinics. at 11:59 tomorrow night los angeles county's new mask mandate will go into effect. everyone will be required to wear a mask indoors even those who are vaccinated. health officials say the mandate is necessary as covid cases rise, especially among unvaccinated people. >> i got vaccinated and it made my life easier, but apparently it doesn't matter. >> it's not punitive. it's not a punishment to anybody. it's about public safety. >> today the los angeles county

sheriff said his office will not enforce the mandate. he says it's not backed by science and added the department will not expend "limited resources" on this. instead he asked for voluntary compliance. pfizer is one step closer to getting full fda approval for its covid-19 vaccine. the company has been granted priority review for its shot. that review process usually takes six months, but approval can come sooner than that. developing news now, a wildfire is sending up plumes of smoke visible from lake tahoe and is forcing evacuations. the tamarac fire is burning south of lake tahoe near the small town of markeleyville. the fire has burned at least 1,600 acres. the annual death ride tour of the california alps cycling event was supposed to start in markeleyville tomorrow, but has been canceled. today the beckwourth complex has burned more than 104,000 acres.

it's 68% contained. the state of emergency is also in effect for siskiyou county because of the lava fire which has been burning since last month. a fire near the campfire burn scar in butte county has grown to more than 8,700 acres. evacuations remain in place, but firefighters are hopeful nearby neighborhoods are safe. the dixie near is 9% contained. firefighters say instead of digging new containment lines they've been able to reinforce some they dug for the camp fire in 2018 which has saved them obviously considerable effort and time. meantime cal fire says it will increase staffing because of the threat of dry lightning in the bay area this weekend. >> so let's check in with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel who is tracking conditions. >> yeah. the conditions could be ripe for some more wildfires this weekend. so let me show you what we're talking about. a fire weather watch goes into effect sunday night at 5 p.m. until monday at 11 a.m. there's a slight chance of dry thunderstorms northeast bay hills, santa cruz mountains under that fire weather watch.

we're talking about the possibility of new fires with gusty erratic winds. those fires could spread rapidly. the summer monsoon in the desert southwest is going to slowly surge into our area. that's when the thunder threat comes into california as you will notice sunday night into monday and there is the possibility that this could mean the potential for new fires. the thunder threat mainly because of dry lightning, the drought is so bad. you combine that with record dry fuels and gusty winds and the concern is high as we head into the weekend. i'll be back with a closer look at the forecast coming right up. >> you can check out the temperatures, air quality and wind anytime on your tv. our realtime weather tracker lets you see current conditions across the bay area. they're live now on our abc7 bay area connected tv app. download the app wherever you stream. just search abc7 bay area. in oakland tonight a reward is being offered to help find suspects in two outrageous robberies over the past two days that occurred on the same block in chinatown. both happened on ninth street

near the chinese independent baptist church. abc7 news reporter matt boone has reaction from the community. >> reporter: a woman in her 80s was being escorted by her daughter down ninth street at harrison just after noon when two suspects emerged from an idled car and started chasing after them. a third suspect runs up as they continue thrashing the women to the ground, taking their belongings before getting away. >> it's kind of frustrating. >> reporter: as president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce, carl chan says he's been getting flooded with calls. >> and saying that how upset they feel and how angry they are and seeing, you know, our community is being attacked. >> reporter: that attack happened a day after another incident happened on the same block captured on the same security cameras. the video shows a man standing in front of the baptist church when two men run out of an idled car. they're seen knocking him to the ground, hitting him repeatedly with a gun. a good samaritan was also pistol whipped. police say they have tried to

focus on this area, but they've been stretched thin. >> a lot of our resources are going to every single thing we can and i know definitely with the chief, he has put more police presence in the area. >> reporter: chan says the community patrol groups that were formed earlier this year have helped decrease crime in the area overall recently, but he fears criminals have not been deterred by their efforts. >>iness is last week we are seeing the spiking of this crime in chinatown. so it's kind of concerning. >> reporter: he says the chamber is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest in each case. meantime another community group will be hosting a pop-up market on saturday to raise money for more security cameras to be installed in the area. in oakland, matt boone, abc7 news. next week san francisco officials will talk about a community policing and deployment plan as tourism begins to really pick up again.

mayor london breed and police chief william scott will share more from chinatown monday. the city is forecasting more than 15 million visitors this year. oakland city council took a swing at the a's pitch for a new stadium. the city released its own term sheet to build at howard terminal and they're hundreds of millions of dollars apart on the funding. abc7 news sports director larry beil has the story. >> the a's want a new stadium at the terminal, but how to pay for it is the question. oakland city council offered a counterproposal to the a's term sheet, but there was a huge gap in how and who pays for infrastructure improvements. a's president dave kaval told abc7 news the team has made concessions on affordable housing. the council will take a vote on tuesday and kaval says voting yes on the city's deal really means a no for the a's. >> we've actually been working in good faith to make concessions, but by the same token just something that doesn't have the details, that

is not something we agree to, that is not going to be a constructive path forward. proposal today, it was voted on and that was the only thing considered, would not be success for this project and for the a's in oakland. we have a proposal that does work for us that they're welcome to vote on. >> still unclear is how much money alameda county or the state might contribute to close the funding gap. kaval says negotiations will continue through the weekend. larry beil, abc7 news. former 49er richard sherman appeared in court today and entered a not guilty plea to multiple charges. sherman is accused of trying to break into the seattle area home of his wife's parents. he and his wife were seen leaving court holding hands. earlier in the day sherman released an apology on social media. it reads in part, "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 acted." confusion tonight after a

federal judge declares daca unlawful, what the ruling means for bay area families. plus an aggressive coyote in golden gate park, why wildlife officials are blaming humans for its behavior. happy man crush monday to this hero. >> and see dr. fauci's adorable reaction to his newfound fame on twitter. all that's ahead, but first here's a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live. >> thanks, dan and ama. i want to read the tweet that you wrote in your voice. >> good. >> once i was in a spot in a hotel in vegas.

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i was shocked to hear this earlier today. rapper biz markie died at the age of 57. he is most known for his iconic classic '89 hit "just a friend." it's on vh1's list of the 100 greatest hip-hop songs of all time. now his cause of death has not been released. biz markie struggled with health issues in recent years after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. new developments tonight, democrats are calling for congressional action after a federal judge in texas ruled that the daca or deferred action for childhood arrivals program is illegal. the ruling doesn't affect the status of the 650,000 dreamers who are protected from deportation, but it does block future applications. the judge ruled on a lawsuit brought by a group of nine states led by texas. they argued the obama administration had overextended its executive authority when daca was created in 2012.

an oakland legal services agency says several clients have already called with questions and concerns. >> the ripple effect was immediate. the anxiety produced swift. we have numerous clients who daca term currently ending. a coyote that had repeatedly charged at toddlers in san francisco's golden gate park has been killed by wildlife officials. sf animal care and control officials provided this image of the coyote in 2019 when it was spotted near lake merced. they say people illegally leaving food for the coyote as seen in this photo contributed to its fearlessness. local animal control called in federal officials who determined that they had to act because the coyote had become a threat to safety. espn's hugely popular "the last dance documentary" captured the attention of sports fans and general audiences when it first aired

last spring. soon you'll be able to stream it on our sister network's streaming app espn plus. it's all about michael jordan. reporter jim rose from our sister station in chicago spoke with the series' director. >> reporter: director jason hare's the last dance will begin streaming on espn plus starting this monday. >> we went from a [ bleep ] team to one of the all time best dynasty. all you needed was one little match to start that whole fire. >> reporter: the emmy award winning documently followed michael jordan and the chicago bulls during their final championship season of 1998. it revealed a world that few had been able to see and gave us insight into one of the greatest basketball players of all time. when jordan finally gave his blessing and released the never before seen footage, the director knew this was something special. >> it felt like a privilege. it was like you were seeing stuff that was, you know, it's like an urban legend come to

life. >> when people see this, they're going to say well, he wasn't really a nice guy. e may have been a tyrant. well, that's you because you never won anything. i wanted to win, but i wanted them to win and be part of that as well. >> reporter: for me "the last dance" was the end of almost a 14 year journey of covering the bulls. it will be a step back in time we may never see again. i'm jim rose. warriors coach steve kerr plays a big part in "the last dance." stream the emmy and ncaa image award winning series starting monday on espn plus. as we've talked about many times here, it's great. i saw it when it first came out, wonderful. we're watching the weather, too. >> that's right. we are watching the weather and the concern is the potential for thunderstorms, dry thunderstorms, that is. let's look at our high pressure system over the desert southwest that is going be drying up the monsoon moisture bringing some warmth with it. so it's the weekend warmth and

the thunder threat that we are concerned about as the southerly flow of moisture develops. so right now the monsoon moisture is focused over one our eawhich is what is expected to happen sunday as you will notice over the sierra, california. watch monday. that moisture continues to move northward. initially those thunderstorms are going to be high-based. so any rain that falls will evaporate before reaching the ground, which is why any dry lightning could spark fires, especially with the record dry fuels. we're not expecting a rerun of last year's outbreak because we don't have the tropical connection with any tropical storm left over. so that is one good thing, but still remain vigilant going into monday afternoon, still the potential is there. when you look at the fire weather index, we are talking about some high fire danger areas and some moderate dangers as well from blue to yellow for

parts of the north to east bay hills and santa cruz mountain. tonight we have fog around in san francisco as you can see, dry thunderstorms possible sunday, monday. risk of new wildfires especially in the hills, warming trend continuing through the weekend. a live doppler 7 showing you limited is beginning to take ground and take control. it was warmer day. we'll keep that going for the weekend. temperatures right now 50s to 70s as you check out your morning numbers. they'll be in the 40s to 60s, so out the door watch out for the fog and watch out for reduced visibility. afternoon highs in the south bay 78 in santa clara, 80 in san jose, 84 in gilroy, so it's going to be warm there. on the peninsula mid-70s san mateo and menlo park, 61 pacifica, downtown san francisco 65 degrees. it's going to be nice in the north bay, 82 san rafael, 85 santa rosa, 79 napa. east bay communities not terribly hot, actually mild, 72 oakland, 77 fremont.

inland areas will be typical for this time of year, summer warmth for you, 91 in concord, 92 fairfield, 90 in livermore. now the accuweather seven-day forecast does feature the threat of thunder for the second half of your weekend, low 60s to low 90s both days, a chance of thunder lingering into monday. temperatures will be at their peak about the mid-90s inland and then we'll go with a cooling trend with a wide range of temperatures for the middle of the workweek. just remain vigilant as you go about and enjoy your weekend. >> always. thank you. well, game five of the nba finals between the milwaukee bucks and the phoenix suns is coming up tomorrow and you can watch it, of course, right here on abc7. coverage starts at 5:30. tip-off is at 6 p.m. followed by after the game. all of that for you to

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oh, man crush monday. so it's a big compliment. >> whatever it takes. if man crush monday makes you get vaccinated, go for it. >> anything to get people vaccinated. the moment has been viewed more than half a million times on twitter. that's cute. >> it is cute. dr. fauci is something else, isn't he? larry beil is here with sports. larry? >> dan, ama, the giants and a's both come back from the all- star break with a bang. giants picking up where they left off

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the long ball. giants fans showing their support on the road at bush. top four mike yazstremski, he got all of it, solo bomb. gives the giants a 1-0 lead. more from yaz coming up, i promise. giants have dealt with so many injuries, but they keep finding replacements like lamonte wade fifth. it's a 4-1 giants lead. we promised more yaz. here it comes and there it goes. dylan carlson giving chase to the wall and runs out of room. number 14 for yaz. giants add on to take a 7-1 lead. gabe kapler used seven pitchers in this game. jay jackson throwing gas in his giants debut and giants win, 7- 2. a's and indians, look at the determination of the young fan climbing over seats to get that souvenir, then doesn't get it. best to learn about disappointment early in life. mitch moreland back on the inju is not disappointing.

he's back. that's gone. 3-0 a's on his seventh of the year, but the indians uld tie it in the sixth and in the seventh it's bradley zimmer with a line shot to center for his first homer of the year. 4-3. bottom nine how clutch is jed lowrie? this clutch. good night. game over. drive home safely. two-run homer to win it in walk- off fashion. a's victorious, 5-4. we have some football news. tom brady had knee surgery after winning his seventh super bowl to repair a torn ligament that he played through all of last season, torn mcl. it's believed brady suffered that injury in his previous season with the patriots. the buccaneers never listed brady's knee on any injury reports. that is an nfl no-no. still amazing he could play so well at age 43 with that injury. x games action, 53-year-old tony hawk making his first x games appearance in 18 years and casually pulling off the upside down rail grab.

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