david louie takes us to one vallejo factory doubling the number of housing units for the same price.> reporter: housing advocates don't want to see a repeat of what happened during the 2008 recession when affordable housing construction slumped. only a fourth of the needed units were built in california. in today's pandemic-fueled recession, the obstacle rising at 10% each year. >> the affordable housing industry without any innovation in san francisco was getting to $800,000 per unit. >> reporter: innovators believe this is the solution, modular units being built in a factory, they incubated the years ago. >> the project we're building now will yield a unit at a cost less than $400,000. >> reporter: instead of framing units on site, a module is built indoors and each contains two living units. the modules are later transported to the building site. the new approach is winning prai praise. >> it can translate into less subsidy per unit to make that project work. and that means we can build more housing units with the same amount of money. >> reporter: the process of design and constr

david louie, action 7 news. >>> and businesses are getting a huge helping hand. anonymous donor is paying for the barricades on poll being street. businesses are taking over parking spots as they expand outdoor dining and the costs can really add up. >> we're talking months of prepaid barriers. so it is really the most heartwarming thing. >> and there are a few clues about whether made the donation. we're told it is a homeowner in the area who wants to support local businesses. i like that. because you want the businesses around you to thrive and do well and to just be there. >> absolutely. they help make your community what it is. and we are all in it together and we can help in many different ways. let's take a look at what is going on from the exploratoriue. mostly cloudy conditions over san francisco. the summer spread will shrink just a little bit today. clouds will spread a little more tonight taking in more real estate and that will be great for sleeping as it brings cool weather with it. cool at the coast, but expect warmer temperatures around our bay and

david louie, abc7 news. >>> congressman john lewis will lie in state for a public viewing. we want to take you there live. this is what it looks like live right now inside the rotunda. the caskt and the military honor guard there. the first black lawmaker to be afforded this honor oun the ca ave beenalking pas theit blding all night. a isfarewell tour of some of the landmarks before heading to the capitol building yesterday. members of the house and senate paid tribute to the civil rights icon. >> here in congress john was revered and beloved on both sides of the aisle and both sides of the capitol. >> vice president mike pence and former vice president joe biden were among those who came to mourn. president trump chose not to attend. lewis died july 17th from pancreatic cancer. he was 80 years old. >>> today marks one year since the shooting at the gilroy garlic festival. three people died. 17 others were hurt when a gunman fired into a crowd on the very last day of the festival. tonight, the gilroy strong resiliency center plans to hold a tribute which will be live stream

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david louie shares a newly released survey that has some revealing interesting insights into the fact that we're all coping differently. >> reporter: while everyone is impacted by the pandemic, not everyone is handling it the same way. >> this is the first time that i experienced anxiety as this overwhelming problem. i stopped being able to eat, it was like this fire burning inside of me. >> reporter: she turned to a san francisco based tool that helps people deal with anxiety and stress developed by a stanford-trained clinical psychologist. it conducted a survey of 2100 users globally. nearly two-thirds of millenials and gen z respondents said they feel anxiety nearly every day, that's triple of boomers. it could be tied to younger people having lost their jobs or not having a wide network of emotional support from friends or a relationship. only one in five essential workers acknowledged they were depressed or hopeless compared to 27% of all respondents. essential workers, of course, are often dealing with the sick and dying or related aspects of the coronavirus crisis. allison darc

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david louie, abc 7 news. >>> and now to making new friends. in this case foster kittens and dogs took part in a field trip to the zoo. they spent time with a hippo and made friends with a lion, and also the giraffes. officials say the field trips help the zoo animals with enrichment while raising awareness for pet adoption. >> i could watch that for much longer. i feel like the animals really see that these are perhaps like the cousins -- like their country cousins, you know? because that leopard looked like it was like are you my daughter? are you? >> very accepting, weren't they? >> that was really sweet. i did want to watch the whole thing because it is like they are just going on a little tour, getting to meet their friends. that is sweet. >>> let's go on a little tour around the bay, if you will. weather-wise, we'll start with the exploratorium. hi, everybody. it is clouddy ay and 54 degrees. our summer spread is shrinking today. clouds will spread into more neighborhoods tonight and that will keep us cool for tremendous sleeping weather

david louie begins our coverage with a look at the challenges involved in building affordable housing. >> reporter: the demand for affordable housing keeps increasing. the planning group estimates the bay area needs to build 700,000 units. innovation could be crucial in what could be a prolonged slump due to the pandemic. >> there are some opportunities to rethink what affordable housing developers should be focused on. >> reporter: fostering innovation and new technology behind google last week making a new $50 million housing investment, doubling its contribution to the tech fund at the housing trust silicon valley. their collaboration is developing 93 units here and 88 more here, both in san jose. affordable housing experts are reimagining the post pandemic future and how that will change designs and futures. >> should all new apartment complexes have a gym or a pool, maybe we need to have more outdoor space, more roof decks. >> reporter: however, the downturn could impact housing ojt appr have slowed .>> pmitsri people are working remote. >> reporter: one idea is not to build affo

abc 7 news reporter david louie shows how magic is still magical even over zoom. >> reporter: dan tran performing on the street and for events at silicon valley's biggest tech firms. then came covid-19. >> i had about $8,000 worth of cancellations in about one week. >> reporter: after a week, mulling over his future, he decided he would have to reinvent his act for zoom. >> everything that worked well in the past donald truesn't wor well for zoom. >> reporter: he had a secret weapon, his 12-year-old son james. >> i'm kind of like the asian tiger dad, i forced him to do it. we street-performed in union square when he was about 5 years old. he made about $120. >> reporter: at first james looked at magic as a chore. >> it's boring. and then i realized, oh, you get to go to parties, you get to eat food, you crash parties. i'm in. >> reporter: dad, the master magician, and james, the budding apprentice, knew they feed off of reactions from the office plus interactive illusions. they had to prove to clients that their act works in the digital space. they quickly developed a repertoire that w

yesterday, david louie introduced to us some community leaders seeking a better future. today they weigh in on what they want to do and why disruption is still a tool that can change minds. >> reporter: these are seven leaders of groups the levi strauss foundation selected to support their work for social justice. that was a $3.6 commitment. >> they're out there thinking of new ways to create safety and security not based on fearful not based on punishment, that based on scape goating. >> reporter: it has mobilized 15 to 26 million americans in reason weeks, including to four polls. that could be the largest social justice movement in american history. from ella baker central for human rights -- >> our system is not just broken. it is broken by design. we need to really reimagine what it would look like to entirely transform how we think about safety. >> reporter: but reimaging the future may rely on the civil rights protests of the 60s. >> when you shut down a freeway, a bridge, when you protest in the street, everybody starts to realize, oh, man, i cannot ignore what t

abc7 news reporter david louie looks at the strain on over a hundred community food pantries and the challenge they are facing. >> it is the fourth thursday of the month and volunteers preparing boxes of food at anthony dorsa elementary school. one of 129 drive-thru ptrie in avest food bank. minutes later cars are lined up to pick up meat, cheese, vegetables and other food. san jose restaurant here says she's very happy and appreciative because she has a large family at home. he can stretch the food for every day of the week. demand as doubled since the pandemic started as families lost their jobs. there is no visible end to the crisis and a second e round of federal assist seasons uncertain. >> now we're trying to move into more marathon mode because we know this need is going to be with us for a long time. that could have a serious impact on the people we serve and could really increase the amount of need. >> as we've reported. unemployed renters are falling months behind in paying rent. buying food is a stretch. and with some continuing to do distance learning this fall, feeding a

david louie shares a newly released study that shows we're all coping differently. >> reporter: whileacted by the pandemic, not everyone is handling it the same way. >> this is the first time that i experienced anxiety as this overwhelming problem. i stopped being able to eat. just like a fire burning inside of me. >> reporter: she turned to a san francisco based online tool that help people deal with anxiety and stressful developed by a stanford trained clinical psychologist. it couldn't ducted a survey of 2,100 users globally. nearly two-thirds said they feel anxiety nearly every day. that's triple the rate of boomers. the reason could be tied to younger people having lost their jobs or not having a wide net work of emotional support from friends or a relationship. it surprised refers that only one in five essential workers acknowledged they were depressed or hopeless compared to 27% of all respond dlenlts. essential workers are often dealing with the sick and dying or related aspects of the coronavirus crisis. al son darcy is the founder of it. >> it just speaks to the importance o

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david louie, abc 7 news. >> amazing everything we can do now rkt right?>> next the winchester mystery house reopens tomorrow. we'll have all the details about the self-guided tours now on reinventing. it's what with comcast business, your small business can work faster, with powerful internet from the nation's largest gig-speed network. work safer, with all your connected devices automatically protected by securityedge. and work anywhere, with comcast business at home, our new business-grade internet solution for remote workers. whatever your business needs, comcast business has the solutions to help you not just bounce back, but bounce forward. call or go online to find out more. >>> the winchester mystery house in san jose reopens tomorrow. visitors will be able to explore the 160-year-old m ere llnitizi statns throughth prer tickets cost $40 for adults, $20 for children ages 6 to 12. admission includes access to the sarah winchester garden tour. if you're interested in exploring the house from a home, you can take an immersive 360-degree tour online, t

david louie, "abc7 news." >>> videos posted on social media showed big crowds in various cities over the fourth of july weekend. so the question is, will that translate into a big spike in coronavirus cases? special correspondent dr. patel talked about it at 4:00. [ no audio ] >> people there over the fourth of july weekend enjoying them selves. the point that the doctor made is that some people still are not taking the virus seriously and putting themselves and others at risk. when it comes to contracting the coronavirus, what activities actually do put you most at risk? you can play a game to test your knowledge. it's on abc7news.com. guess the answer and see what the experts, including dr. patel, have to say. >>> coming up next, spencer joins us with a seven-day i'm greg, i'm 68 years old. i do motivational speaking in addition to the substitute teaching. i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think most adults will start realizing that they don't recall things as quickly as they used to or they don't remember things as vividly as they once did.

david louie explains, it is couldn't vinced home delivery will have shoppers hooked for a life time. >> reporter: it is giving confidence to farm stead, a bay area operation that is almost done building a new warehouse >> our warehouses are a lot less expensive to open. moreover, they can support thousands and thousands of deliveries. >> reporter: home delivery of groceries grew nationally by 25% in one month as covid-19 spread with shoppers spending $6 billion in may. insta-cart is the leader. safeaway, amazon and whole foods markets are also aggressively expanding hole delivery. but farm stead is free and it claims the chiss are competitive by using software to stock inventory and not stocking 20 varieties of potato chips. >> we can see exactly how much to stock. >> reporter: consumers are hooked on online shopping but grocery delivery has captured only 5% of the market due to limited delivery spots and fees. however, in-store shopping can be time consuming with cues to go in to allow for social distancing. >> that's a will the to ask for. that one hour might be a lot better spent.

with the second recession in 12 years, the need for and cost to arild affordable housing has david louieakes to us a factory in vallejo where the concepts could cut costs in half. >> reporter: housing advocates don't want to see a repeat of what happened in the 2008 recession when affordable housing construction slumped. only a fourth of the needed units were built in california today the obstacle is cost. rising at 10% each year. >> the affordable housing industry left without any innovation. it was in san francisco. it was getting to 800,000 per unit. >> reporter: innovators believe this is the solution. modular units being built in a factory in vallejo. they incubated the area four years ago and the concept is starting to win approval. >> the project we're building now will build a unit at a cost of $400,000. >> reporter: a module is built indoors in a o'connorous space. each contains two living units. they are later transported to the site. the new approach is winning praise for people like the faculty director of the ternor central for inovation and an adviser. >> it can translate i

david louie, abc7 news. >> today the u.s. surpassed 4 million coronavirus cases. just over two weeks ago, we crossed the 3 million mark. california reports more than 425,000 cases. in the bay area we're nearing 45,500 cases and nearly 750 people have died. today the sonoma county board of supervisors are looking todin f like wearing a mask in public or perhaps not wearing one. th couy enforcement plan. it will start a hotehe people can report. there will be fines. ces and hospitalizations continue to rise. >>> sct t oeatch list in a couple days. once the county goes on the watch list, and they're there for three days, indoor gyms,.we're talking about malls. there are 878 confirmed cases of coronavirus and two-thirds oavf within the last two weeks. she said that is aulra d ahand e beginning to see the impact. so maybe you're wondering, where does your couy stand at this point? you can check out the enteir state. we have an interactive feature. you can see not only how long each region has been on the list but why the cdc has that county there. this has presented so

a major exception is the levi strauss foundation and abc7 news reporter david louie takes a look at how it is making a difference. >> reporter: the bay area has a long history as an movements, o protests, cause >> we are really at a cross roads of society. >> reporter: the levi strauss foundation has been supporting social justice leaders for over a decade. recently donating close to $4 million to help seven leaders of groups reinventing themselves. calling themselves pioneers. they're on the forefront of it. the black lives matter movement is intensifying the call for change. >> i don't necessarily feel pressure. i feel relieved that i think the entire country is seeing the depth of change that is necessary. >> reporter: zachary norris is executive director for human rights in oakland. being a pioneer allowed him to print a book on justice reformtr job training and other resources. >> the resources that have been spent on locking up and locking down young people are instead spent on lifting them up and connecting them to opportunities that will ultimately make them successful. >> he ca

david louie, abc7 news. >>> now when it comes to issues of racial justice and equality, you can trust abc7 news to be your ally. you go head to abc7news.com/take action to find a list of local resources on the topic. including guides for how to discuss these issues with your kids. >>> stay with us. the summer heat returns for the holiday weekend. spencer ha - i'm norm. - i'm szasz. [norm] and we live in columbia, missouri. we do consulting, but we also write. [szasz] we take care of ourselves constantly; it's important. we walk three to five times a week, a couple miles at a time. - we've both been taking prevagen for a little more than 11 years now. after about 30 days of taking it, we noticed clarity that we didn't notice before. - it's still helping me. i still notice a difference. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. we're helping members catch up by spreading any missed usaa insurance payments over the next twelve months so they can keep more cash in your pockets for when it matters most find out more at usaa.com >>> hugh downs, long time broadcaster and host 20/20 has died. >

david louie looks at the strain at over 100 community food panelries and the challenges they're facing. >>> it's the fourth thursday of the month and volunteers are preparing boxes of food at the elementary school. it is one of 129 drive-through panelries across th. minutes later, cars are lined up to pick up meat, cheese, and other food. the san jose resident said she's very happy and appreciative because she has a large family at home. she can stretch the food for every day of the week. demand has increased. there's no visible end to the crisis and a second round is uncertain. >> now we're trying to move into a marathon mode. we know this will be with us for a long time. that can have a serious mack on the people we serve and can really increase the amount of need. >> as we reported, unemployed renters are months behind in paying rent. with some students doing distance learning this fall, feeding a family is more difficult. expenses are greater, isabel tells us. when the kids are home because she has to provide breakfast, lunch and dinner and snacks. she needs a family of seven plus

in san jose, david louie. abc7 news. >>> during this pandemic, some pediatricians are worried about accidents that could happen more frequently this summer. the american academy of pediatrics say there could be a rick of accidental drownings this summer. since children will be home more, they may have more accidents in pools. >>> it's been like the fourth of july it seems like most every night in many bay area cities. especially in the east bay where fire and police demonstrated the dangers cause think by even a small spark. it took just four minutes for sparkler in addition gutter to turn into a deadly fire. this weekend, firefighters will be on extra patrols. they say the problem has been made worse be boredom from covid sheltering and illegal explosives. >> we've been very busy six may with an almost four fold increase. dozens, particularly in laugh few weeks have been caused by fireworks useful. >> so it's a be pro. anyone caught with fireworks will receive a ticket. >> we have a list of bay area cities ho

david louie looks at what some are calling a ticking time bomb as tenants face eviction for not payingtal. >> reporter: an estimated 43,000 households could be facing eviction as they slip four months behind in rent because they lost their jobs. [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: she said she's been served with eviction notices. mostly latino and black families have been facing a situation that is a ticking time bomb by working partnerships usa. ? it's not too late for policy makers to prevent this result and we have time to stabilize our families. >> reporter: santa clara county passed an evict moratorium but it ends next month. and people are choosing to buy food and internet service for distance learning over rental. >> tenants will not be able to pay the tens of thousands in back rent that they will be facing in the six months to a year that the county ordinance requires. >> reporter: property owners are victims of the pandemic without rent collections to pay their mortgages. >> we don't want people to go homeless. we want to make sure that there is housing for everybody. and we wan

david louie says it is heading to clinical trials soon. >> reporter: the drug has been around for 50 years. it has been used to treat tape room but a research has been in berkeley believes it could be an effective terrell for coronavirus. >> it prevents the virus from replicating. it doesn't prevent entry into the cell but once it does, it is unable to replicate. >> reporter: a team says 25 others enlisted during the pandemic have discovered that it also has anti-inflammatory properties which could help with the respiratory stress on a patient's lungs. they are also working to determine the right size tablet. the virus can make it difficult to swallow. this drug was a chewable tablet. a & a therapeutics had been looking at it as a contuldn'ntr ceptive gel. >> something would not only work as a treatment but also as a pre exposure prophylactic. >> reporter: they are using on it 440 patients. the only test underway is in egypt. >> much like how tamiflu works. if you can use it early enough, that's how you can use it. >> reporter: this has been used safely in the past by adults and chil

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