julian glover is live >> good morning, reggie. really the last thing that the business owners wanted to hear. as you mentioned, san mateo county was the only county here not on the state's watch list but it looks that that is about to change. by tomorrow, that is what county leaders are saying at this point. if this were to happen, that means churches, hair salons, gyms, barker shops, tattoo parlor, they would all have to close until those numbers are able to go back down. business owners sharing their frustration this morning. >> i think that we're lucky, but i don't think that we'd be able to stay that long. also with this last week, we have a lot of people from out of county. >> and our numbers are trending in the wrong direction, make no mistake about it. we suspect that it will be tuesday of this week. >> the supervisor says thathosp the main concerns. and also fewer people are wearing masks. and he mentioned that some of the san quentin patients are beginning to come to a hospital in daly city so adding to the higher numbers

and julian glover is live with reaction there. >> good morning. bottom line, these businesses were caught off guard by the governor's announcement. the closures were effective immediately and we still saw restaurants bratine operating i. some said they had not heard about the sudden changes to the rules. you have to remember for the last month restaurants and bars in solano county have been able to everybody is counties indoors. nmtcenters,dy all must stop indr operations. bar, they have to close both indoor and outdoor s doodoor se. >> and if he says it, you have to stay inside, you have to stay inside. you can sit down or you can't sit down. >> that was the owner of a pizzeria. hopefully they can shift their services back outdoors. and tasting rooms and museums, zoos, are also on the list of businesses that have to take a pause right now. these businesses will remain closed or at least the indoor operations for the restaurants for the next three weeks and then things will be reevaluated based on things like the number of people being hospitalize

abc7 news reporter julian glover is live in santa cruz to show us how some owners are already preparing for this. julian. >> hi, good morning, reggie. as you mentioned yet another devastating flow for those businesses here in santa cruz. we know at this point, they have to close down those indoor operations. many of them as you mention try to pivt and make the best out of their outdoor space they have around their business. but this is just adding to the number of really tough road blocks that have been in place for many of the business here in santa cruz that really rely on tourism. now, thanks to a rising number of coronavirus cases in santa cruz county here nail salons and barber shops and shopping malls and places of worship and nonessential offices and gyms, too, will all have to shut down until those numbers go back down. now, some for repairing for what seem to be the inevitable. like this gym here. santa cruz power fitness. now moving their workouts outdoors. >> we've been preparing for this. we had a hunch that it was going to be coming down the pipeline. so, we already started

abc7 news reporter julian glover is live with the details of this new rule that is coming from i.c.e. julian? >> hi, good morning, reggie. yet another dilemma for anxious students to have to juggle here. this new rule singles out international students studying online on a visa. if their college goes all online in the fall they will have to eave the country or go to in-person classes. i.c.e. made the announcement when schools like harvard decided to make all classes online for the fall to protect students during the pandemic. the most shocking part of the new rules is even if an outbreak happened in the middle of the fall semester and forced student's program to move online, they would still have to leave the country or attempt to transfer to a university offering in-person classes mid semester. imagine how difficult that would be. president trump tweeting out his support for the measure saying colleges must reopen in the fall and overnight on social media we've seen a dprup of uc berkeley students trying to escape the rules here and creating an in-person, one credit student-run class

julian glover is joining us with more. >> reporter: yeah, that digital divide, the difference between students who do have access to a laptop and those who don't, it is a critical issue and we expect the state of california to be announcing today steps they are taking to close that gap, but there are also things that you can do at home. we'll tell you about that in a second. again, the divide was a major concern in the spring when learning moved on line. and while some progress has been made, much more still needs to be in oaand,het ar o wayoo do nave group oakland undivided raised more than $12 million to make it happen. laptops and also wi-fi hot spots, those will be provided to students starting in early august. in the south bay, there will be a drive-thru device donation happening today in san jose. the city is asking you to drop off a used laptop or chrome book that will then be refurbished for the 14,000 students in san jose that are trying to learn without the proper tools right now. that did he nation drive is happening this evening from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the berryessa bran

julian glover, abc 7 news. >>> now you to our morning money report.y is not going to be open on thanks give, just the latest company to reed a gist are because of the pandemic. and more people shopping online, less people shopping in stores. because of the pandemic. and more people shopping online, less people shopping in stores. the company says that it plans to start its seasonal deals though earlier than of. dick's sporting goods, target and walmart will also be closed on thanksgiving. >>> right now we're taking another live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way. you can see roughly the same, up about 10 points right now. >>> there is a new alcohol-free beer. budweiser announced bud zero. it is supposed to taste like its regular beer but only has 50 calories. dwyane wade helped create the taste and the packaging. he says it is an option who like to hang out with drinkers but skip the buzz and the hangover. >>> if you are saving up to travel to space, we have new details on the cabin. virgin galactic is offering a sneak peek.

julian glover, abc 7ne.>>an str francisco. customers have to wear face coverings anytime they are not so t are drinking. waiting to be seatsed, when i are looking at the menu, when ordering and waiting for the food and drinks to come. and crowds have to be at least 20 feet away from the entrance. >>> there is a new color code warning. green means that it is safe, red mean he s high danger. and this showed the virus yesterday was medium to high threat. and the mayor says that means people should stay home leaving only for essential activities. >>> president trump's approval rating is sinking. i have the results of a new pole fr poll from politico. the survey released yesterday are found just 39% of people think that the president is doing a good job. down from 41% at the start of june. people surveyed with covid- >> ihi t goodit thevirus. >> he called himself a wartime president. what happened? >> with just four months to go until the presidential election, how trump deals with the pandemic could make or break his re-election.

and julian glover is live with floor on how it works. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, they will be rolling it out.more on how it works. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, they will be rolling it out. we've seen it at work at independence high school. and this method will hopefully get folks through the lines more quickly. again, the county rolling this out at pop-up are testing sites. you are given a color coded wrist bands when you check in, and that that is linked to an hour when you would return to the site to get tested. ihere at 9:00 a.m. and they are swamped with people, they then give you a green wrist bands and that corresponds with a 2:00 p.m. time window so you would show back up by 2:00 p.m. to get tested, that saves your spot in line and of course it would save you time too. these pop-up testing sites are aimed at really getting the testing to the folks in the hardest hit communities and so often those are people who cannot afford to take off work. on this will aim at cutting down the wait times. three new pop-up sites this week. and so you can find all

julian glover is live with how they are caught in a political battle. >> reporter: good morning. washington can just not agree on this one. s are pushing to cut that $600 weekly unemployment benefit to $200, democrats are fighting to keep it at $600. neither will have it at that point with the senate leaving washington yesterday on thursday. and we know a lot of americans all across the country are depending on this help. 1.4 million people filed for unemployment last week as those benefit checks expire today. both parties agreeing that another stimulus plan is needed, but they agree on how big it should be. >> we have unemployment insurance. we think it should be crafted in a way that does not pay people more to stay home than to go back to work. >> we got here because our republican colleagues couldn't get their act together, they still don't have their act tgether, and now they are worried. but instead of being serious in negotiating, they have created a stunt. >> reporter: democrats are pushing for a $3 trillion package, republicans pushing for a much smaller $1 trillion pack

julian glover is live with the details on this. >> reporter: yeah, it was a marathon meeting. oakland city council last night in that deadlocked vote voting against making any additional cuts to the oakland police department budget. four were in favor of reallocating an $11 million from oakland police budget on top of the $14 million in cuts made to the department a month ago where the overall city budget was passed. mayor schaaf voted no on the measure. earlier in the day she cited lagging rpo tis,is aerasaffiede reduce the police budget by 50% next year, something the mayor supports. so they are creating a 15 person task force to reimagine public safety made up of residents from each sdriblgts district in oakland. they were far from easy decisions to be made, the meeting lasted ten hours and there was more than three hours of public comments. the council will be voting on that task force measure next week on the 28th. julian glover, abc 7 news. >>> abc 7 news is also focused on the economy to help you navigate during the covid-19 pandemic. starting today, restaurants can exp

reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> i can imagine. thank you, julian. >>> today alameda county supervisors will vote on whether they should ask the state to reopen outdoor dining. that request is being made now with the county on the state watch list. alameda county hit pause because of an increase in cases and hospitalizations, which delayed plans to apply for variance. for now, all restaurants, wineries and bars can be open for drive-through, pickup or delivery. statewide now, more than 329,000 cases of coronavirus. that's the number that has gone up 50% in the last two weeks. in the beay area, now an increae of more than 1,000 cases in just 24 hours. the number of people that died increased by a dozen overnight. we know with all the constant changes to the pandemic and reopen reopen iings it can be very confusing. one feature on our website lies out the changes and we have an interactive map of which businesses are open and which ones are closed. hopefully that will help you figure all of this out and you can find it on abc7news.com

and julian glover is live with what we know. obviously a big concern. >> reporter: yeah, a big concern for the student athletes out there. it is pretty hard to imagine that sports could go off -- happen, rather, in the fall when we're getting news like this. eight uc berkeley student athletes testing positive for the coronavirus. we don't know which sports they are involved with just yet, but so far 125 of the s athletes have returned to campus in preparation for voluntary outdoor conditioning workouts.e green light to allow the outdoor practices a month ago. and an order allows groups of 12 to weight train outdoors. stanford has already canceled 11 port sports for the fall. >> and i'm a big sports guy, i would like to see it. but at the same time, you have to make sure that these athletes are safe, the people that possibly could attend are going to be safe. >> reporter: the "usa today" is reporting that student-athletes on 50 college campuses across the u.s. have now tested positive for the coronavirus. and in reference to this

julian glover, abc 7 news. >>> so the winds are a concern for firefighters.nd there is also another fire burning near the anderson reservoir. evacuation orders from the park fire were lifted last night. the fire has burned about 350 acres, it is 70% contained. and investigators are welcoming to figure out if fireworks may have sparked the fire. and there is an air quality alert because of the fires. >>> happening today, governor newsom will be giving an update on the coronavirus response. we'll bring to you live on abc 7 news at noon and the abc7news.. so today's update is just a day after a large group protested outside of the oaks. protesters are demanding action be taken inside state prisons where more than 2400 inmates and 500 workers have tested positive for covid-19. 25 inmates at california's prisons have died including two from san quentin last week. it is unclear if newsom will address the issue at the noon update. >>> and sonoma county is in danger of being added to the watch list because of a surge in covid-19 cases. 92 people tested positive for t

julian glover is live with reaction to all of this. >> reporter: good morning. more and more school districts here in the bay area are beginning to see reopening as an increasingly difficult task especially some of the larger school districts where the math to reopening schools by august is not adding up. santa clara county recently released guidelines for liken the fall.ucon cld lk cohorts that didn't change for elementary and mask and social distancing for middle and high school students, but in san francisco plans won't be released until the end of this month. in oakland, they are still trying to figure out if it will be traditional learning come fall or a combination of days that theyolthat has someor concerned. >> 45% are latino, 45% fwrin d african-american and 10 percent over. and they travel by the ac transit and they are packed in and i've not heard discussions about the social distancing, what does that look like on a bus. >> reporter: very real concerns being expressed right there. in san francisco, there are even concerns if there will be enough cust

julian glover, abc 7 news. >>> and it is a tense wait and see situation in san mateo county. they are officially on the watch list. and if they stay on that list, places like indoor malls, hair salons and gyms will have to clo close midnight saturday. >> some people get to stay open and some don't. >> what will hurt, people in the back of the vauchbtss, people w who work the state threshold is cases per week. and the health officer blames social gatherings for driving the spike in cases. >>> we're tracking every county in california to see whether it has made the state's watch list and how long it has been there. you can check out the interactive map on abc7news.com. >>> and the latest coronavirus numbers are sobering. they are a reminder that there is still a way to go in this pandemic. the first number is especially hard to see. the state reports 197 people died in just a 24 hour period. that is a record high. someone died about every seven minutes. however when you look at the state's number of new covid-19 cases, it is actually below average. and hospitalizations hovering

reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> julian, thank you. you can check out what is and what isn't open throughout the bay area with our interactive feature at abc7news.com and why the state is keeping an eye on the spread of coronavirus in those particular counties. >>> dr. anthony fauci is concerned about the rising number of covid-19 cases as states remain open. jobina fortson is at the live desk with what the expert said on "gma" just a few moments ago. >> dr. anthony fauci doubled down on his plea for people to wear masks in public. speaking on "gma" this morning he is particularly concerned about the rising number of cases in southern states, arizona and california. he hopes governors will heed national guidelines now that they've seen a spike in cases after reopening. >> if you look at the guidelines the way we put them out some time ago, that really is the national strategy. at this level, you wait until you have a period of time over 14 days where it comes down and then you graduate to the next phase. if you do well there, you go to

julian glover has more. >> reporter: good morning.ernor pointed out the unprecedented demand created by the pandemic, so many people out of jobs and also the antiquated computer system that is causing many of the problems that californians are facing when it comes to getting the unemployment benefits. the strike team the governor plans on creating is setting the stage to try to fix some of these problems. in 45 days, the team is creating a plan to clear the backlog of an estimated 1 million claims eligible for benefits. the priority is to process the oldest claims first and get the help to people who need it the most, like valerie, a breast cancer survivor still und undertreatme undertreatment, and she's out of work thanks to the pandemic. >> fortunately i've been living on my credit cards and i've gone through my savings and i pushed off my car payment as far as i can. i don't know where i stand. i go on to my unplimemployment online, and there is nothing there. >> reporter: according to the governor, edd should clear the backlog of

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julian glover is live with what this will mean for a lot of people. >> reporter: good morning.a lot of those business owners, right, after months of hurry up and wait, some of the high risk high contact businesses are now finally being allowed to reopen in santa clara county for the first time in four months. bashl barber shop, nail and hair salons, gyms, hotels, tattoo parlors, they are all reopen today but under strict new guidelines including caps on capacity. this limits both how many employees and customers can be inside of the business at a given time. businesses must also have their reopening plan approved by the county health department. sunday we actually caught up with the san jose hair salon preparing to reopen, and it sounds like the customers are certainly ready. >> i think in the first five minutes after the announcement was made that salons would get to open, we had 50 texts just in the first five minutes. people are very excited to see us and we're excited to see them. >> reporter: folks finally ready to get that hair done. and keep in mind, this is a big revers

julian glover will ai >>vebodys mo, jy 2thnday,d morn. and let's check in with mike nicco. >> welcome to monday. let's see what happens differently today weather-wise. we'll start with our winds and see how they are blowing through the golden gate bridge making that left turn at the san rafael bridge, heading into the delta at about 24 miles per hour. you can see the flags up if you recall unfurled there. and so we're mostly cloudy and temperatures in the mid tupper we'll have a comfortable evening. and we'll take a look at the week's weather coming up soon. >>> new overnight in the east bay, police are investigating a double shooting outside a 7-eleven in antioch that happened shortly after midnight on buchanan road. investigators say that two people were in a white suv w they were shot. a woman in the to the hospital. police believe that they were targeted. >>> and some coronavirus testing sites will hopefully decrease your wait time. there will be wrist bands issued. they have been seeing long lines over the past few weeks. and jewel g

and julian glover is live with more on that. >> exactly. they are trying to get ready just in case in-person instruction is a possibility for the fall. but right now dr. cody says that is up in the air. but they want to release a framework. and we have to be honest, it depends on what grade your student will be going into. the focus for elementary schools, worry less about keeping them apart physically and they would not have to wear face coverings. instead younger students may be kept in small cohorts that don't mix. and middle and high school students would be spaced out and required to wear face masks. and parents are asked to stay in cars when possible during dropoff and pickup. >> it is up to us to adapt and suppress the levels. the better that we did that, the more sure we can be that schools can safely open. >> so what happens if a student or staff member tests positive? the entire cohort would likely be tested and possibly quarantined for two weeks. that is why the health officer is recommended assigned seating and assigned bathroom

abc 7 reporter julian glover has a preview. >> reporter: san marcos square is dpeting a make over. roll out of outdoor dining along the popular strip of restaurants on san pedro street from santa clara to st. john. >> we have many restaurants on this street that will be able to bring tables out into the street and serve the customers that have been anxious to get to their favorite culinary treats for sometime. >> reporter: the owners of o'flaherty's irish pub wasting no time. david and his team spent the morning rolling out barrels and double checking spacing to prepare for what hopefully will be a rush of customers. hope for his employees that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. >> it really helps morale with the business and gives us something to, you know, we can see a brighter future with opportunities like this. >> reporter: the street closures will be here for a while at least through mid september says the city. city workers adding curb appeal, installing trees donated from nearby city view plaza to welcome customers to breathe life again into san jose's downtown. >>

julian glover has the details. birmep rlsorr: of mail in i a. mail fraud irts.n the skyrocketing in ml and compari that to lastatngeer after everything from stimulus checks, unemployment checks, tax refunds and medication orders. that's not all says the postal inspector. >> it could be anything of value. it could be credit cards, bank information, checks. >> in freedom the thieves are getting more gold. an e ailmartment complex was hit just twice and three days, the same building being targeted moments after it was delivered. how are they doing? >> they might be having a burglary tool. using that, that's a crime. >> roughly half have targeted large apartment complexes.arrieo it in fine00rs$2,0 in aprison. it is a huge hassle for the victim that has personal information stolen or even worse, identity fraud. >> they can use your information to create fake identity papers and go out and commit crimes in your name. then you have a warrant outnd a person. >> reporter: if you believe your mail iso the police and the u.s. postal service. the best advic

julian glover, abc 7 news. >>> now we'll talk about colleges. the coronavirus pandemic forcing these campuses to take a hard look at their plans. and this week stanford university announced what it will do. and this is very interesting. what you it calls for a staggered school year. and most classes will go virtual.you it calls for a stagd school year. and most classes will go virtual. and there will be limited student housing because of social distancing. freshmen, sophomores and transfer students can live on campus but only during the fall and summer. juniors and seniors can apply for housing during winter or spring. and that leaves upper class men like cricket who is also blind out of luck for the fall unless she can get a special circumstance exemption. >> i don't have a place to stay right now. i've been sleeping on coaches. i've been trying to do what i can to have a place to stay. >> students at san jose state are also in a bind. administrators are still working on their plans for reopening. >>> nationwide the numbers are alarming. the nu

julian glover is live with the details. >> reporter: good morning.ote, oakland city council meeting last night and voting against making any additional cuts to the oakland police department budget. as you mentioned, it was a deadlocked vote with mayor schaaf casting the deciding vote. four council members were in favor of reallocating an additional $11 millio from the oakland police budget on top of the $14 million in cuts made to the department a month ago go whenever the overall city budget was passed. mayor schaaf was the tie breaker voting no on the measure. earlier in the day she cited lagging 911 call response times, and this is after someone sprayed graffiti on the mayor's house overnight. they are still working to see dues the bun reduce the budget by 50% next year so they are going to vote on creating a task and the decisions were far are from a ea from easy, there were three hours of public comment last night. the council will be voting on the creation of that task force next week. julian glover, abc 7 news. >>> happening today, we expect t

julian glover is tracking these developments. >> reporter: good morning.oakland city council in that deadlocked vote last night roting against make any additional cuts to the oakland police department budget. four members were in favor of real low indicating an additional $11 million $14 14 million cuts made a month ago. mayor schaaf voted no on the measure. in an email earlier in the day, she cited lagging 911 response times and this is after degrof on her house overnight. the council is proposing creating a 15 person task force to reimagine public safety. that would be made up of residents from each district in oakland. the decisions made last night were far from easy. again, this was a marathon meeting, it lasted some ten hours. three hours of that was actually alloca allocated to hearing public comment. the council will be voting on the creation of that task force next week on the 28th. julian glover, abc 7 news. >>> happening today, we do expect to get a coronavirus update from the governor and mayor breed. governor newsom's at noon and then mayor bre

julian glover, abc 7 news. >> here is a look at your latest confirmed cases in the bay area.ver 51,500, but they also include people who tested positive and have recovered. alameda county continues to have the most cases now over 11,000. and it reported 72 new cases yesterday alone. contra costa county reporting 7 more people have died, that is the highest one day total. and that pushed the number of local covid-19 deaths in the bay area to 808. >>> san francisco is opening a new emergency hospital site because of a surge in coronavirus cases. and there have been 1,000 new cases in just ten days. 107 covid patients are in hospitals right now, the most since the pandemic started. the facility will be at the presidio and able to handle 93 people if necessary. health leaders want to be ready if they cannot slow the surge of cases. >>> new questions this morning about the state's coronavirus watch list. some county officials say getting off the list isn't just complicated, it is nearly impossible. every bay area county is now on that list with san mateo being the last county to b

and julian glover is live with what we can expect. >> reporter: this is the news that made business ownersclara county happy. many of the high risk high contact businesses within the county can finally reopen. and turn the welcome light on. let's walk you through what we know. barber shops, nail and hair salons, gym, hotel, tattoo parlors, they can all reopen today in santa clara county, but of course under strict new guidelines. nees mt havthr reopening plany the county health department, this is somethi s jose hair salon preparing op an us a see them. >> reporter: and people ready to get that hair done, right? keep in mind, this is a big reversal. just a week ago, some outdoor bars were being forced to close back down. while we do know more businesses will be allowed to reopen, it is still to be seen how many actually will. te salon owner says that the space is ready, but the employees still have to undergo training. but again, many are ready to finally reopen their businesses julian glover, abc 7 news. >>> and in alameda county, the board of supervisors will vote tomorrow on whether to

julian glover is live with what the governor wants to do. >> good morning. assemble the strike team to correct some of the issu issues. the governor pointed to the unprecedented job loss created by the pandemic and also a series of antiquated computers that are really leading to the backl backlog. so in 45 days, the team is promising to create a plan to clear the backlog of an estimated 1 million claims eligible for benefits right now. the priority of course is to get and process the oldest claims first and again to get help to the people who need it the most. like valerie dean for example, she is a livermore resident and breast cancer survivor still undergoing treatment and also out of work thanks to the pandemic. >> i've been living on my credit cards and gone through my savings. and i've pushed off my car payment as far as i can. i don't know where i stand. i go on to my unemployment online, and there is nothing there. >> according to the governor, edd should clear the backlog of actionable claims by september. one of the technical improvements in the wor

julian glover, abc 7 news. >>> more bay area school districts are revealing that they will begin the year with distance learning while the state tries to stop the surge of covid-19 cases. mt. diablo serves 31,000 students and its superintendent says that had minute straight tors faced a difficult decision. >> the board gave very clear directionminute straight tors faced a difficult decision. >> the board gave very clear direction that they would like to see the district go to 100% distance learning in the fall. >> the health and safety of the children come first. and the teachers and administrators. it is changing day by day and it doesn't seem to be getting better. >> one teacher told abc 7 it makes little sense to expect every student to always wear a mask and to stay 6 feet apart from other people in classes if they do meet in person. >>> at the live desk, you may be seeing more and more people wearing face masks. and now the director of the cdc is saying that covid-19 could be controlled within one to two months if everyone just wore face masks. dr. redfield believes that wearing

julian glover is live with this story. >> reporter: good morning.t was a heated san francisco police commission meeting, but the vote ended up being and you in an muss and now as a result, those 24 by 32 inch "black lives matter" posters will be placed in each of san francisco's police departments. why is this happening? san francisco's police chief bill scott said people are talking to us and we must listen. but not everyone wants to hear that though. the san francisco police officers association called the move politically motivated and in a letter to the city they stated that stations are places for citizens of san francisco to seek help and assistance, they are not places for political endorsements or alignment with political organizations. and some residents that had the chance to speak during public comments, they agreed. >> i feel like some areas should be neutral ground, i guess. >> as a next dmexican heritage , i don't think that when you are saying "black lives matter," i think that you are seg gra gating a certain portion of the populatio

julian glover has more on that. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, the digital divide, the difference between those students who have a computer and stable internet connection at home and those who don't, such a critical issue with a majority of those k through 12 schools opting for distance learning for the start of the school year. we'll be hearing from the state's superintendent of schools tony thurman on what the state will be doing about it and we'll talk about what you can do about it in a second. but i want to talk about what is going on in oakland. it was a major divide in the spring, and some progress has been made in getting laptops to families in need, but more needs to be done. the district just announcing 25,000 chrome books are on the way for students who don't have a computer at hole. the group oakland undivided raising more than $12 million to make it happen. laptops, hot spots will be provided startinging in ea in e august. in the south bay, there iss is drive-thru for people to drop off the used laptops and chrome books that w

and julian glover is live with what this would mean for a lot of people. wr >> reporter: yeah, after four months, many of these businesses are finally able to flip on that well can switch. let's tell you what is opening up here. barber shop, nail and hair salon, gyms, tattoo parlor, they are all reopen today. but under strict new guidelines, including limiting how long customers and employees can be inside at one time. sunday we actually caught up with the san jose hair salon preparing to reopen and they were already overwhelmed with customers looking to make appointments. the space is ready but they are still working on training employees. >> one of the things that businesses have to do is they have to actually submit more detailed protocols about how they will operate. and those have to be accepted by about the health department. that is also something that wasn't really done on a business by business basis before. >> reporter: keep in mind this is a big reversal in sachbnta ca county where some bars were forced to close back down. while this businesses

julian glover is live with the new worry that business owners face. >> good morning. this is the last thing that those business owners wanted it hear. for the last few days, they were among just a couple counties here in the bay area not on the state's watch list because we're hearing now that that could soon change. county leaders believe that it could happen as soon as tuesday, tomorrow. so if that were to happen, churches, hairsalons, gyms, tattoo parlors, they would all have to close. business owners sharing their frustration. >> i think that we're lucky, but i don't think that we'd be able to stay that long. also with this last week, we have a lot of people from out of town too. >> our numbers are trending in the wrong direction. make no mistake about it. we suspect that it will be tuesday of this week. >> and the super vivisor said t hospitalizations are a main concern. and fewer people are becoming complacent and some san quentin patients are coming to dailiy y city's hospitals and that could be adding to the number. julian glover, abc 7 news. >>> in the south

and julian glover is live with reaction to all of this. >> reporter: good morning, reggie. more and more school districts here in the bay area are beginning to see reopening as an increasingly difficult task especially some of the larger school districts. the math is just not adding up at this time. santa clara county foekr exampl released guide lines. but in san francisco, plans won't be released until the end of this month. and in oakland, they are still weighing if it will be traditional learning or a combination of distance learning and if students would alternate days that they would attend classes. and that still have some concerned. >> 45% are latino, 45% are fwrifwri african-american and 10% other. and about 1,000 travel by transit and they are packed in like sardines and i've not heard discussions around the physical and social distancing, what does that look like on a bus. >> reporter: and in san francisco, even concerns if there will be enough custodians to clean the schools properly. a "chronicle" article says they only have enough custodians to clean less than

abc7 news reporter julian glover is live with the details on what this new designation might mean. lian? >> hi, good morning, kumasi. we are at the edge of the diving board. that's the way the county supervisor there in san mateo county pretty much summed up the situation that the county is currently facing as it waits to see if it is added to the state of california's coronavirus watch list. for several days, as kumasi mentioned, san mateo the only county not on the watch list. county leaders believe that could be changing as early as today and business owners caught in the middle of this, they have been taking advantage of what could be their last day's open for the foreseeable future. >> the landscape of san mateo county is small businesses and we have to do our part. >> if we do get shut down, our best options are to go outdoors. >> if san mateo county joins the rest of the bay area and does get added to the state's watch list, churches, hair salons, nail salons, gyms, barbershops, tattoo parlors will have to close or move operations outside until the numbers go back down. of co

julian glover will ai >>vebodys mo, jy 2thnday,d morn.nd let's check in with mike nicco. >> welcome to monday. let's see what happens differently today weather-wise. we'll start with our winds and see how they are blowing through the golden gate bridge making that left turn at the san rafael bridge, heading into the delta at about 24 miles per hour. you can see the flags up if you recall unfurled there. and so we're mostly cloudy and temperatures in the mid tupper we'll have a comfortable evening. and we'll take a look at the week's weather coming up soon. >>> new overnight in the east bay, police are

abc7 news reporter julian glover. >> hi, good morning, kumasi. the bottom line is that these business owners are dealing with an incredible amount of whip lash when it comes to reopening and now reclosing. business owners we spoke with in santa clara county at this point they are frustrated by the uncertainty and blown away by the lack of coordination. earlier this month, county health officials confirming gyms, hair salons, barbershops, tattoo parlors. they would be able to reopen july 13th, that was yesterday. marked the first time they were able to reopen in four months. but just hours into their reopening, the public health department confirmed that santa clara county would likely be added to the state's watch list by wednesday and that meant all of those just open businesses would have to close in 48 hours. >> you don't want to look for another career if they don't ever let me be a personal trainer and coach people. this is what i love. >> nothing is guaranteed. you know, you can open tomorrow but by the end of the day, you might have to clo

abc7 news reporter julian glover is live with more on this back and forth which i'm sure is a big letown for a lot of businesses, julian. >> it really is, kumasi. a big let down and frustration, too. these businesses down in santa clara county have not been open for a full day before they found out they would have to be closing down tomorrow by wednesday. they are frustrated with the uncertainty and just blown away by the lack of coordination at this point. now, earlier this month, you'll recall the county health officials confirmed gyms, barbershops and tattoo parlors will be able to reopen july 13th, the first time yesterday for the irs if time in four months. just hours into their reopening, the public health department confirmed that santa clara county would likely be added to the state's watchlist by wednesday and that meant all of those just-open businesses would have to close in less than 48 hours. >> is this going to be another three, four, five, six, seven, eight months. before you know it, it will be a year. >> and at worship centers and shopping malls to the list of busines

julian glover is live with the details on this new rule that comes from i.c.e. julian. >> hey, good morning, reggie. just another thing for anxious students to be worried about. this new rule singles out international students studying in the u.s. on a visa. the bottom line is if their program goes all online in the fall, they would have to leave the country or transfer to a different program. immigrations and customs enforcement as you mentioned, reggie, made the announcement monday when more big name schools like harvard decided to make classes completely online for the fall to protect campus safety during the pandemic. the most shocking part of the new rules is even if an outbreak happened in the middle of the fall sumester and forced a student's program to move online, they would still have to leave the country or attempt to transfer to a university offering in-person classes mise. hif be. president trump tweeted his support on the measure yesterday and overnight on social media, we've seen a group of uc berkeley students trying to scape the rules a little bi

julian glover, abc 7 news. >>> the governor says he will not suspend the state's minimum wage i hour on january 1 for businesses that have 25 or less workers, and $14 for businesses with more than 25 employees. >>> is san mateo county is now the watch list. places like indoor malls, hair salons and gyms will have to close if they stay on the list. >> hard for all of the business owners, yeah. and some people get to stay open and some people don't. >> people who work in the back of the restaurants, people who work at the airport it will hurt. >> tlef they have reported an average ever 110 cases a day for the past two weeks. the county's health officer blames social gatherings without proper safety measures for a spike in cakacases. we're tracking every county and you can check out the interactive map on abc7news.com. itesting.itesting. it takes very little time, and the cove behind the method says that the test is close to 90% accurate which is comparable to a nasal test. curative and the city of berkeley are partnering to test 300 more people today. >> you cough until you bring up sp

abc7 news reporter julian glover. what designation might mean, julian? >> hi, good morning, kumasi.he diving board, that's the way the san mateo county supervisor summed up the situation the county is currently facing to see if it is added to the state's watch list as early as today. san mateo the only county in the bay area not on that watch list but county leaders believe that could change today. their last day open for the foreseeable future. >> the landscape of san mateo county is small businesses and we have to do our part. >> if we do get shut down our best options are to go outdoors. >> now, if san mateo county joins the rest of the bay area and gets added to the state's watchlist, churches, hair salons, nails, gyms, tattoo parlors will have to close or potentially move operations outside until the number of

reporting live this morning, i'm julian glover, abc 7 news. >>> and we have new developments now, the city of vallejo is seeking an outside criminal investigation into the police department's alleged destruction of evidence from a deadly officer on involved shooting. this is body camera video. shooting of sean monterrosa last month. the city says it discovered the windshield ofhr had been destroyed and the car that they were in was put back into service without permission. the city already requested the d.a. or attorney general investigate the shooting and now they are requesting the destruction of evidence be included in the criminal investigation. the city says an unnamed on administrative leave. we reached out to vallejo police for comment but haven't heard anything back. >>> at the live desk, america's top infectious disease sgerpt is responding after being criticized by one of president trump's top aides. r. fauci says that he is focused on fighting covid-19. the response comes after white house adviser peter navarro wrote an op-ed accusing fauci of flip-flopping on importance of

and julian glover is live near the scene with more details on what is happening. >> reporter: good morning. this fire is exploding to more than 1500 acres a s and just 15 contained. you can see it burning off of my shoulder here. and now into the hills. again, this exploded around 2:30 yesterday afternoon and it has been raging ever since. we'll show you some of the crews stationed nearby. but this is video that shows how dangerously close this was burning to homes, some 25 homes have been evacuated so far and we're hearing another 50 to 60 families are staying elsewhere tonight precautionary evacuations taking place. no homes have been destroyed as of yet. that being the good news. listen into how the fire first started. >> so we were dispatched to a structure fire around 2:00 in the afternoon. by the time we arrived at scene, the fire transitioned into the wild land and it was wind drin running through grass. >> reporter: and again, fire crews have been out here throughout the evening, gilroy fire of course, the cal fire,sa severaer departments h he ondin acres. we expect to get another

abc 7's dan ashley and liz kreutz and julian glover hosted a special town hall. they and a panel of experts focused on problems and solutions including a growing idea called allyship. >> and it is not solely as a form of compassion and of sympathy, but what social sigh ko coal gitss used to call racial empathy. to look deeply to self sacrifice, have generosity and try to put themselves in condition of people of color that are literally facing a war in this country. >> other panelists suggested education and learning about past troubles for civil rights. and you can watch this town hall and our other town halls and coronavirus on abc7news.com or any of our apps. >>> it is not enough, we have to do more, we have to do better. >> the governor feels your pain. 7 on your side's michael finney gets to the bottom of issues with state unemployment benefits. >>> and an east bay city approves major budget cuts. the impact that they will have police on more. >>> but first, let's check in with mike nicco for a look at our friday forecast. >> you can already see a change taki

julian glover, abc 7 news. >>> and more bay area school districts are embracing distance learning as the state tries to stop this surge that we're seeing in covid cases. some parents are relieved but others exasperated. here is leslie brinkley. >> reporter: it may be a struggle logistically and financially for many families, but the school district with 31,000 students just made a tough call for fall. >> the board gave very clear direction that they would like to see the district go to 100% distance learning in the fall. >> reporter: last week, west contra costa unified with 28,000 students opted to kick off the year with only remote learning. >> there are more than 3,000 people at our town hall last friday night who came out to hear about the framework. and from our initial feedback, more than 50% are okay with the framework. obviously it is not the best situations for anyone. >> reporter: berkeley, oakland and los angeles are all opening with distance learning only. >> health and safety of the children come first. and the teachers and administrators. it is changing day by day and i

i'm julian glover, abc 7 news. >>> the state is ordering new restrictions for sonoma county, it is now on the state's watch list after a and so now restaurant, wineries, tasting rooms cannot reopen. the order will remain in effect through at least august 2. >>> in alameda county, the board of supervisors will vote on whether to ask for permission t. they have been added to the monitoring list after an uptick in cases. counties on this list are required to close indoor activities for three weeks. most like dine-in restaurants and movie theaters are already closed in alameda county. a state variance would allow lower risk activities like outdoor dining and zoo operations even with the monitoring restrictions in place. >>> two more inmates have died brings the total to nine. nearly 1500 prisoners have been infected at san quentin snd that and that is the most of any statheta announced that they would release up to 8,000 early to try to stop this outbreak. >>> happening today, we are expecting another update from governor newsom on the state's response to the pandemic. last week the govern

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