let's go to sports director larry beil with some news tonight. powerful words from the 49ers coach. . 49ers coach kyle shanahan not holding back at all on racism in america. >>> plus, a man who knows what it's like to get death threats because of taking a knee. the he. milys all together and we switched to geico; saved money on our boat insurance. how could it get any better than this? dad, i just caught a goldfish! there's no goldfish in this lake. whoa! it's pure gold. we're gonna be rich... we're gonna be rich! it only gets better when you switch and save with geico. >>> now abc7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. the nba will soon be back, but without the warrior, as we reported earlier, the league's board of governors planned restart games. players expect to approve it tomorrow. training camps would open july 9th. games starting july 31st. all practices, games, meals, sleep would take place at the disney sports complex in orlando. 22 teams and n an nba bubble, daily virus testing. teams that reach the finals would be in orlando for two and a half months minimum. because th

. >> and i'm larry beil. those who put the ropes in the trees say they are used tor exercise and recreation. laura anthony is on the story. >> these are symbols of racial violence and it is incumbent on all of us to have that sensitivity, to have that knowledge. what a privilege for those of us that don't feel complete fear and terror when we see a rope in the tree. >> reporter: oakland mayor libby schaaf is so alarmed of the room that looks like a noose in a tree at lake merritt, she's calling for a hate crime investigation. >> the intentions will depend on whether this is prosecute the as a hate crime, buthe mtis atterhe publ. op pted i d r concerns on social media. >> and i saw something swinging and it caught my eye. >> reporter: but this man told us the rope is part of a rigging using by him and friends as part of a larger swing system. he even shared this video of it in action with abc7 news. >> out of the dozens and hundreds and thousands of people that walk by, no one has thought that it looked in whe

. >>> let's turn our attention to sports director larry beil, and some news from the warriors tonight, larry. >> yeah, warriors star steph curry speaking out on this blackout tuesday we'll hear from steph, get his thoughts on what needs to change going forward. that is next in sports. ♪ this virus is testing all of us. and it's testing the people on the front lines of this fight most of all. so abbott is getting new tests into their hands, delivering the critical results they need. and until this fight is over, we...will...never...quit. because they never quit. and geico loves helping riders get to where they're going, so to help even more, geico is giving new and current customers a fifteen percent credit on their motorcycle policies with the geico giveback. and because we're committed for the long haul, the credit lasts your full policy term. the geico giveback. helping riders focus on the road ahead. >>> now abc7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening, everybody. we can see hope on the horizon here. we may actually see the return of nba basketball on july 31st. so about a couple o

. >>> let's turn to sports director larry beil, where sports intersects news today, larry. >> yeah, dan, ama, warriors stars turn out to march and protest in oakland. steph curry and klay thompson on hand, supporting the protest the weather's perfect... family is all together and we switched to geico; saved money on our boat insurance. how could it get any better than this? dad, i just caught a goldfish! there's no goldfish in this lake. whoa! it's pure gold. we're gonna be rich... we're gonna be rich! it only gets better when you switch and save with geico. >>> now abc7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. warriors stars turn out to march and protest in oakland. the protest for justice featuring the star power there, the splash brothers. there along with damian lee and kevon looney, supporting their teammate, juan toscano-anderson who is from oakland and helped to organize today's protest. >> we just want to emphasize the same things. our whole goal was to come out here and be positive, put together a peaceful protest. all you have guys here obviously support black lives, but it's

. >> announcer: now abc7 sports with larry beil. >>> giants and a's are setting the rosters, getting training 2.0, but marketing it like summer camp. help prepare for the shortened regular schedule, like bay bridge series they play. could play six times, could be really important in the standings. one player may not be there, hunter bishop, giants prospect, tested positive for covid-19. on hand when his friend spencer was taken by tigers 19 days ago. would have been on the 60-man 6 roster. >>> putting ink to soed soed soeder strm and used the masks. thank you. >>> nba players on issues of equality, when the league begins play next month, black lives matter will be painted on the bubble.s in orlando, the lebron's friend j.r. smith who provided situation in playoffs, forgetting the time and score. played with lebron in cleveland, signed to fill gap of avery bradley not there because of family reasons. >>> i call the action, alex buckley is nine years old but looks like man versus boys when this kid is on the football field. he's so elusive, could make you miss in a phone booth, if thos

. >> announcer: now abc7 sports with larry beil. >>> giants and a's are setting the rosters, gettingpring training 2.0, but marketing it like summer camp. help prepare for the shortened regular schedule, like bay bridge series they play. really important in the standings. one player may not be there, hunter bishop, giants prospect, tested positive for covid-19. on hand when his friend spencer was taken by tigers 19 days ago. would have been on the 60-man 6 roster. >>> putting ink to soed soed soeder strm and used the masks. thank you. >>> nba players on issues of equality, when the league begins play next month, black lives matter will be painted on the sidelines in orlando, the lakers' bubble. lebron's friend j.r. smith who provided situation in playoffs, forgetting the time and score. played with lebron in cleveland, signed to fill gap of avery bradley not there because of family reasons. >>> i call the action, alex buckley is nine years old but looks like man versus boys when this kid is on the football field. he's so elusive, could make you miss in a phone booth, if those still e

at 6:00, sports director larry beil outcomes the next steps before playing in the nba begins again. >nother sign of reopening is happening in sonoma county. hair salons could open as soon as this weekend. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman looked into some of the changes we'll be seeing in a covid-19 environment. >> if you have hair, it's about time. it has been months since many of us have had a coloring or a cut or a styling. salons are finally opening in california, but they're not going to be like you remember them. first, when you walk in, they're going to take your temperature. they're going to insist you wear a mask, and even before you get here, you'll have to take a wellness questionnaire online. >> there are new rules and protocols that we have to make sure that we are following on an everyday basis with everybody else guess. >> she owns brush salon in healdsburg. she consulted with the sonoma county health department what the rules. nothing is solid yet, but she says this industry is ready made for covid-19. >> our foundation is in sanitation and infection. >> here they nor

i'm larry beil. >> and i'm kristen sze.is overhead in san francisco right now. phigh school.starting at mission students plan to walk to the police station in the mission. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live near the protest right now. lyanne? >> well, the organizers of this event are very young. they're very enthusiastic, and they hope that these kinds of

i'm larry beil. >> we will get to all of that in just a moment. first, the curfews effecting a dozen cities in the bay area. oakland is the latest city to enact a curfew. mayor libby schaaf says extreme violence and unrest combined with new police intelligence make it necessary for police to stay -- for people, rather, to stay home. the curfew runs from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. effective immediately. >> we have concluded that we must impose a curfew to restore some safety, some security. we have endured too much damage to date. >> oakland is one of many bay area cities with a nighttime curfew now in place. we have a lot of cities to get through to give you all an update on the safety where you live. the first curfew starts in just under an hour at 6:00 p.m. in san leandro as well as walnut creek. their curfews run through 5:00 a.m. next up at 7:00 p.m. pleasant hill, residents are to stay home to 5:30 a.m. the next time slot affects the most bay area residents, all of alameda county along with the cities of san francisco, danville, and lorinda. a cu

i'm larry beil. >> and i'm kristen sze.e moments about about what's going on across the country and here in the bay area over the death of george floyd. he announced an executive order mobilizing the military, and recommending that governors dep. he warned if cities and states don't take action, he will. and with a

i'm larry beil. >> and i'm kristen sze.alifornia is taking a big step in reopening from the coronavirus pandemic. next friday, schools, day camps, and campgrounds will be allowed to start reopening, but with modifications. the rules for schools and day camps will apply statewide. also, counties will need to meet certain metrics when it comes to the next three. these are big ones. bars, gyms, and professional sports have the green light for next friday as well. of course, the big questions what kind of changes will be implemented. this will be spelled out in the state's guidance. it's also expected to explain rules for hotels, casinos, museums and zoos. >> as part of our coronavirus coverage in our effor

i'm larry beil. >> and i'm cyst yep sze. here's where coronavirus stands.ord high day yesterday, today number of new cases dropped to 5349. as of today, there are just over 4,200 hospitalized patients. testing has been on the rise. the state conducted over 100,000 tests yesterday. let's go to stephanie who tells us, the numbers are some of the highest for the state since the pandemic began. >> yesterday. we learned the latest count of new cid

. >> and i'm larry beil.s in the trees say they are used tor exercise and recreation. laura anthony is on the story. >> these are symbols of racial violence and it is incumbent on all of us to have that sensitivity, to have that knowledge. what a privilege for those of us that don't feel complete fear and terror when we see a rope in the tree. >> reporter: oakland mayor libby schaaf is so alarmed of the room that looks like a noose in a tree at lake merritt, she's calling for a hate crime investigation. >> the intentions will depend on whether this is prosecute the as a hate crime, buthe mtis atterhe publ. op pted i d r concerns on social media. >> and i saw something swinging and it caught my eye. >> reporter: but this man told us the rope is part of a

. >> i'm larry beil. as you saw from the one shot, there is a massive crowd at san jose city hall.hey're trying to become the largest protest that san jose has ever seen. they just might do it. they're calling this a die-in honor of breonna taylor. she was shot by police in her louisville apartment and died. today would have been her 27th birth day. the naacp of san jose is hosting this event and as we said, the goal is to be the largest protest that the city has ever seen. also, there's a group of protesters marching through san jose's streets right now, although this shot from sky 7 does not show any of them. but trust me, they're out there. i should mention that as you see police cars converging on the area, that san jose mayor sam liccardo is asking the san jose police to explain their use of tear gas and rubber bullets during protests and hopefully we won't see the kind of situation we saw a week ago friday night. we'll keep you posted. >>> larry, like you mentioned, it's been a week now since this chaotic protest in san jose. a community activist who has worked for years to p

. >> i'm larry beil. a number of peaceful protests are happening across the bay area.a crowd marching to the oakland police department. we're some distance away with this shot. they started gathering at oakland technical high school at 4:00. protester were told to wear masks and stay six feet apart. abc 7 news's joins us on the phone. thomas, describe the scene and where you are right now. >> reporter: a couple of hours ago, it was a couple of thousand people in front of oakland tech. over the past few hours, it's grown mightily. i was at the front of the march, right around 5:40, and stood for 20 minutes as the protests passed the kai

. >> and i'm larry beil.of san francisco and two supervisors, the statue of christopher columbus was removed from its position near coit tower. this took place in the early morning hours. that statue had been a source of controversy. protesters were threatening to remove it tomorrow as part of the juneteenth demonstrations. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez joins us live now. it sounds like a preemptive move. >> reporter: absolutely, larry. san francisco was concerned so imagine a two-ton statue falling from that pedestal that you see behind me. that was reason number

. >> and i'm larry beil. we're committed to building a better bay area. a is yr health.nia did job containing covid-19 but that's certainly not the case anymore. how the state plans to reduce the increase. there are 19 counties on the state's watch list including several in the bay area. the governor said four more counties are likely to be added in the next 24 hours. he wants to step up enforce many

i'm larry beil. >> and i'm kristen sze. protesters held up their fists in solidarity in marin city.ul protest included speakers like tuberculosis's san francisco, hdreds of people marched

i'm larry beil. >> we're going to begin with a difficult question that every county in the bay area is it involves our health and economy, two factors and our focus to build a better bay area. that question is when to reopen. the answer keeps changing. dan ashley joins with us the latest on the state's response to the pandemic. it feels like two steps forward, one step back. >> yes. during a news conference, the governor said there's been a 45% increase in cases and 43% increase in people being admitted to the hospital with covid-19 in just the past seven days. in addition, he's adding four more counties to the state's coronavirus watch list,

. ♪ >>> now abc 7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. today he is certain that baseball will be played this summer despite acrimonious discussion between the players and the owners. the draft was held today. the number one pick with 54 hoerms as asu. the giants took catcher patrick bailey out of nc state with the 13k. o a surpri. and the a's also took a catcher with the 26th overall pick. he had committed to go to ucla. help was the 2019 california player of the year. >>> change has come to nascar and it's big. banning the confederate flag at races. >> that was a huge pivotal moment for the sport. a lot of backlash, but it creates doors that allows the community to come together as one. >> bubba wallace the only black driver on the circuit called for the ban. he was driving a black lives matter car tonight in martinsville. wallace battled with jimmie johnson for the tenth spot. finished the winner, martin truex jr., another short track victory. spin tires and a light show. >>> 49ers quarterback richard sherman is waiting and wondering wh

. >>> now abc 7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening.id today he is certain that baseball will be played this summer despite acrimonious discussion between the players and the owners. the draft was held today. the number one pick with 54 hoerms as asu. the giants took catcher patrick bailey out of nc state with the 13th overrule pick. a bit of a surprise. and the a's also took a catcher with the 26th overall pick. he had committed to go to ucla. help was the 2019 california player of the year. >>> change has come to nascar and it's big. banning the confederate flag at races. >> that was a huge pivotal moment for the sport. a lot of backlash, but it creates doors that allows the community to come together as one. >> bubba wallace the only black driver on the circuit called for the ban. he was driving a black lives matter car tonight in martinsville. wallace battled with jimmie johnson for the tenth spot. finished the winner, martin truex jr., another short track victory. spin tires and a light show. >>> 49ers quarterback richard sherman i

. >> and i'm larry beil. juneteenth coming up. but first a story you'll see only on 7:00.ssor now on administrative leave after asking an asian-american student to change her name to sound more anglicized. >> growing up there was problems about how to pronounce my name, but they would ask me how to pronounce my name. >> reporter: shocked is not what phuc bui diem nguyen expected when she started her class this week when her professor asked her to anglicize her name because it, quote, sounds like an insult in english. >> he was being an ignorant person and just trying to not my name. she felt his request was discriminatory saying it sounding like the f-word and he said it was so crude we can't even repeat it. he even changed her name to p. nguyen. nguyen. >> that should be my choice. >> reporter: it acknowledges racist and xenophobic messages from a faculty member. a school representative also told me t

. >> and i'm larry beil.rge floyd will be laid to rest, but his death has sparked a movement that's really taken on a life of its own. at his public viewing in houston today, the line of mourners stretched out the door, including the governor of texas who stopped by. bail for former police officer derek chauvin, the officer who had his knee on floyd's neck was set today at $1.25 million. he faces second degree murder and second degree aggravated assault charges. the majority of the minneapolis city council supports a plan to disband the police department. the mayor says he does not support that idea. >>> in the bay area, the mayor of hour biggest city has rejected the idea of defunding san jose's police department. chris reyes spoke to the mayor and voices around this issue about what it really means to fo thth forward is through reform, not to defund the police. >> reporter: that's why the mayor says in the city's new budget he won't be introducing an form of defunding but propose expanding the authority of

i'm larry beil. >> and i'm ama daetz. here are the latest numbers.0 cases and 539 people have died. alameda county has 4800. santa clara and san francisco counties have 3,000 cases each. marin has around 1200. solano and sonoma counties remain under 900 cases each. there are nearly 300 cases in santa cruz county and more than 230 in napa county. san francisco is planning to take a step

. >> and i'm larry beil. we're committed to building a better bay area. a is yr health. california did job containing covid-19 but that's certainly not the case anymore. how the state plans to reduce the increase. there are 19 counties on the state's watch list including several in the bay area. the governor said four more counties are likely to be added in the next 24 hours. he wants to step up enforce many of the face covering mandate. >> it comes in many ways, local enforce many. but also, we have, and i've mentioned this, and in prior public comments. we have conditioned $2.5 billion in our state budget on applying the spirit and the letter of the law as it relates to health directives at the county level. if local officials are unwilling to enforce and are being dismissive of those orders, we will condition it. >> the governor held the briefing in pittsburgh. it is being used in project room key which supports people during the paem. more than 14,000 people have been placed in hotel rooms across the state. >> we can get people off the streets, out of encampments, ou

i'm larry beil. >> we're going to begin with a difficult question that every county in the bay area is facing. it involves our health and economy, two factors and our focus to build a better bay area. that question is when to reopen. the answer keeps changing. dan ashley joins with us the latest on the state's response to the pandemic. it feels like two steps forward, one step back. >> yes. during a news conference, the governor said there's been a 45% increase in cases and 43% increase in people being admitted to the hospital with covid-19 in just the past seven days. in addition, he's adding four more counties to the state's coronavirus watch list, solano, merced, orange and glenn counties, bringing the total now to 19. the governor says the biggest concerns are family gatherings and bars. >> you're in a bar, moving around, drinking, the mask is off,e clo other rr:eaysen counti, gia back theiropenings. and if they are not effective in controlling the virus, the state will intervene. >> if people are flaunting rules and regulations or throwing out those guidelines, we want to continue

. >>> larry beil is here with a powerful moment in nascar today. >> yeah.s was something to see. we generally don't show a ton of nascar highlights. but what a day at talladega starting with the support for driver bubba wallace to the actual finish doprevagen is the number oneild mempharmacist-recommendeding? memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. >>> good evening. a day that started with a show of solidarity ended with a photo finish at talladega. let's start with the prerace activities in reaction to a noose that was found yesterday in the garage of driver bubba wallace. >> yeah, yesterday what happened was absolutely disgusting, and i was very, very mad about it. everyone was. but i thought today with everyone showing their support, not only drivers, crew members, teams, the fans were awesome showing their support too to bubba. and everybody who has been oppressed. >> driver painted sta w bubba" in the grass. richard petty, the legend hasn't been in a race since quarantine,

i'm larry beil. >> and i'm kristen sze. california is taking a big step in reopening from the coronavirus pandemic. next friday, schools, day camps, and campgrounds will be allowed to start reopening, but with modifications. the rules for schools and day camps will apply statewide. also, counties will need to meet certain metrics when it comes to the next three. these are big ones. bars, gyms, and professional sports have the green light for next friday as well. of course, the big questions what kind of changes will be implemented. this will be spelled out in the state's guidance. it's also expected to explain rules for hotels, casinos, museums and zoos. >> as part of our coronavirus coverage in our efforts to build a better bay area, we're focusing on how the coronavirus is impacting your workplace, education, your health and the economy. they're now allowing sit-down dining as of today. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen explains some of the new rules that are in effect. >> with outdoor dining now permitted in santa clara co

larry beil is here with all the sports today. what an interesting turn of events for cap. >> yeah, dan, the press release regarding that series indicated they started working on this last year, long before kaepernick's name came up again in connection with the protests and taking a knee. so interesting with the timing. who wants to go to summer camp? that's what baseball is working on. giants and a's are setting their rosters and talking to each amazing school district. the hoa has been very involved. these shrubs aren't board approved. you need to break down your cardboard. thank you. violation. violation. i see you've met cynthia. at least geico makes bundling our home and car insurance easy. and it does help us save a bunch of money. two inches over regulation. thanks, cynthia. for bundling made easy, go to geico.com >>> good evening. the giants and the a's are setting their rosters for what is effectively spring training 2.0. mlb is marketing this as summer camp. looks like the bay area rivals will do some catching together,

i'm larry beil. >> and i'm ama daetz. here are the latest numbers. we are over 20,000 cases and 539 people have died. alameda county has 4800. santa clara and san francisco counties have 3,000 cases each. marin has around 1200. solano and sonoma counties remain under 900 cases each. there are nearly 300 cases in santa cruz county and more than 230 in napa county. san francisco is planning to take a step forward one week from today. the mayor announced that hair and nail salons can reopen. outdoor bars can reopen and outdoor swimming can resume. this is all contingent of the state approving the city's request and health indicators remaining stable. >> with the number of covid-19 cases going up, the governor says while he doesn't want to revert back to locking everything down, he is prepared to do so if there's a dramatic surge. that was meant as a warning to those who refuse to follow the man state to wear facemasks. leeann melendez joins us now. >> reporter: larry, we have some contributing factors here, right? avaibl not are higher.s but the governo

i'm larry beil. >> and i'm kristen sze. president trump just spoke moments about about what's going on across the country and here in the bay area over the death of george floyd. he announced an executive order mobilizing the military, and recommending that governors deploy the national guard. he warned if cities and states don't take action, he will. and with a heavy hand. >> first, we are ending the riots and lawlessness that has spread throughout our country. we will end it now. today, i have strongly recommended to every governor to deploy the national guard in sufficient numbers that we dominate the streets. mayors and governors must establish and overwhelming law enforcement presence until the violence has been quelled. if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them. >> the announcement comes as huge crowds of protesters are gathered again outside the white house.

i'm larry beil. >> and i'm cyst yep sze. here's where coronavirus stands. after a record high day yesterday, today number of new cases dropped to 5349. as of today, there are just over 4,200 hospitalized patients. testing has been on the rise. the state conducted over 100,000 tests yesterday. let's go to stephanie who tells us, the numbers are some of the highest for the state since the pandemic began. >> yesterday. we learned the latest count of new covid-19 cases from wednesday is over 5,300. while it's a slight dip, it is the second highest daily total for the state since the pandemic began. >> governor newsom began his press conference today reinforcing a family message. >> we're still in the first wave of this pandemic. we are not in the second ve. >> a wave that is clearly growing. 56,000 new covid cases reported in california in just the past two weeks. and in the last two weeks, a 32% spike in new hospitalizations. let's break it all down. more than 5,000 cases reported on monday. jumping to more than 7100 on tuesday. dipping to 5,300 on wednesday.

i'm larry beil. >> and i'm kristen sze. protesters held up their fists in solidarity in marin city. the peaceful protest included speakers like tuberculosis's san francisco, hdreds of people marched along the great highway early this afternoon. the sunset solidarity march began at sloat and protesters marched to lincoln. >> demonstrators have gathered again in vallejo to protest the death of george floyd. the city, however, reeling and really on edge after reports of looting over the weekend. last night city hall was broken into. a fire was set on the first floor. that caused the sprinklers to go off. the city's mayor says it is now uninhabitable in the building, and the police chief is really appalled at what he saw happening. >> this was a coordinated attack by organized individuals seeking to cause destruction and harm to our community. and no such acts will be tolerated. >> vallejo did issue a curfew last night that started at 8:00 p.m., lasting until 5:00 a.m. it is in place until further notice. in danville, almost every single business on hart's avenue is boarded up. you see

i'm larry beil. >> and i'm kristen sze. sky 7 is overhead in san francisco right now. phigh school.starting at mission students plan to walk to the police station in the mission. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live near the protest right now. lyanne? >> well, the organizers of this event are very young. they're very enthusiastic, and they hope that these kinds of marches, these kinds of rallies will bring change in the country. we want to show you again sky 7 because i don't think i've seen a crowd this big in a very long time. again, very young people gathered here, but not only young people, older folks. families are out here. and if you couldn't be here or you didn't want to be here, they ask that you at least bring something. i want to show you earlier today people responded by bringing water. they brought snacks, face covering, hand sanitizers, and that's how they showed their support. now the crowd i'm told will stay here for a bit. it is a very large crowd gathered here in the mission. then they will march to

. >> and i'm larry beil. under the direction of the mayor of san francisco and two supervisors, the statue of christopher columbus was removed from its position near coit tower. this took place in the early morning hours. that statue had been a source of controversy. protesters were threatening to remove it tomorrow as part of the juneteenth demonstrations. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez joins us live now. it sounds like a preemptive move. >> reporter: absolutely, larry. san francisco was concerned so imagine a two-ton statue falling from that pedestal that you see behind me. that was reason number one. now reason number two, and i'm going to quote the city here, at a time of great unrest and deep reflection by our country, we recognize the pain and oppression that christopher columbus represents to many. the removal of the controversial statue of christopher columbus began at 3:00 a.m. by crews from the department of rec and park. it was then driven to an undisclosed location and placed in storage. the