melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> we're in the middle of a >>> the national highway transportation safety bureau has a smart phone apps that automatically alerts drivers if their car is included in a recall. you can download the app on google play and from the apple app store. >> hi there, everyone. it is good to see some better air quality across many parts of the bay area this evening. i want to show you the view from the mt. tam cam. you see the fog rolling in, the higher humidity and the fog. certainly helping the firefighters in increasing those containment numbers. live doppler 7 showing the fog along the coastline. as we look at the fire conditions in the north bay near the lmu lightning complex, 45% relative humidity, north wind pretty light, 92 near the hennessy fire, but the winds are light and as we take a look at the conditions near the fire, the woodward fire, it is socked in, misty, 100% relative humidity. one last stop, the czu lightning complex fire, relative humidity 69%. the winds are onshore even though they're up to 11 miles an hour. that will continue to help the fire

melanie woodrow has been following this since early june. >> to me, this is flat-out murder. >> this attorney announcing a civil rights lawsuit against the city of vallejo and the officer. they responded to reports of looting outside of a walgreens. according to the chief, mont rosa was crouching down in a half kneeling position moving his hands towards his waist area reveal a handgun. it turned out to be a hammer. body cameraideo does not show what mont rosa was doing. the center who shot and killed him from the back seat of an unmarked hunter. he shoots the mofving object. >> what are you pointing at us? he pointed a gun at us. >> excessive force having been involved in three other officer involved shootings within the past five years. the shootings were not fatal. >> very, very disturbed by not only that he's still on the department, he's still on the streets. but he en ganled in level of force. >> we lost our only need accou. we need them to fire the officer involved. >> in a statement to the eye team, the police department write our hearts go out to the mont rosa family. we resp

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live with what the governor had to say today. >> the state is organizing the backlog cases as a result of that data glitch. much of his update focused on the economy including more questions today about the enhanced federal unemployment benefits and exactly when c californians will see that money. >> the most urgent economic recovery tool for the business community and the one that we need the most is to stabilize this virus to bend the curve of this pandemic, to do everything in our power to mitigate the spread of covid-19. >> governor gavin newsom updated californians today. as of august 11th, there were 11, 645 coronavirus cases. 212 of those were backlogged cases from the recent data glitch. 4,433 of them were new cases. i want to see those numbers continue to go down, wear a mask. >> on the economy, governor newsom answered more questions today about unemployment benefits. an additional $600 per week of unemployment benefits expired at the end of july. it was expected to provide an additional $400 a week and that amount has been revised to

. >> abc 7 news reporter melani woodrow is on the story. >> reporter: for months california's leaders have emphasized they are making decisions about reopening based on science and data. now a bombshell announcement. >> our data system failed and that failure led to inaccurate case numbers in case positivity rates. it also prevented counties from having some of the data they need to monitor and respond to the virus in their communities. >> reporter: secretary dr. mark ghali says most are coronavirus test samples. he says no changes to california's response policies were based on the incomplete data. also, that health officials believe the trends they discussed earlier this week remain the same. a delay in lab records coming into the state's reporting system. he says data from a large commercial be lab was also not received for five days due to a certificate the state neglected to renew on time. >> you deserve better, the governor demands better of us and we are committed to doing better. >> reporter: county health officers are disappointed. in emailed statements contra costa health se

in the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. >>> our skies, as you well know, are hazy from the smoke coming from all of these fires. the air quality is unhealthy and people are being urged to stay indoors. meteorologist drew tuma is up on the abc 7 roof with more on the air quality, drew, which is really terrible. >> yeah, dan, it's impacting everybody. it was terrible this morning. we are seeing pockets of improvement this afternoon. this is the particulate matter that comes from smoke in the fires that can really disrupt your respiratory system. redwood city along the peninsula, we've seen improvement, now moderate air quality. but the big issue, pleasanton, san jose, unhealthy air quality at this hour in the south bay and the east bay. look at satellite today. so much smoke in the area, but one fire in particular earlier this morning, the walbridge fire in sonoma county was really putting a lot of smoke into the core of the bay area. look at all the smoke from the fires in santa cruz county impacting so much of the south bay right now. winds right now are

melanie woodrow is in the newsroom with a story for us. melanie? >> reporter: the governor praising today what he's calling the imperial approach or the imperial model. those extra intervention steps and additional resources that were sent to imperial county when that area saw a spike in covid-19 cases. the governor saying that approach will be used elsewhere as needed as well. governor gavin newsom beginning dsot eoplees positive fid9 going down, as arezation and ents. still, the governor is saying health officials want to see a marked decline in advance of california returning to some sense of modified normalcy. >> as it relates to being able to open up our businesses with some expectation that they can remain open, so they don't have to go through this whip saw back and forth, back and forth. >> reporter: that whip saw, as the governor calls it, is being felt in counties like san mateo, which had reopened certain indoor businesses like nail salon s beforatchli st restric counties and other counties and more restrictive as it relates to reopening

melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >>> well, these fires continue to make history as each day passes. the lnu complex fire is the second largest in state history, burning more than 350,000 acres as we said to this point. the scu complex is close behind, destroying 347,000 acres, making it the second largest ever. combined, these two places have burned nearly 1100 square miles. the mendocino complex of 2018 is california's largest fire ever, burning 460,000 acres. today we asked about the significance of these fires. >> we typically see a record breaking fire every decade or so. but in just the top ten fires, eight of them have occurred within the past decade. three of them currently burning. so we are continuing to see fires that are burning at more explosive rates than ever before. our fire seasons are 75 days longer, and that allows conditions to dry out much faster and hotter than ever before. >> the third fire he was referring to is the august complex fire, which has burned nearly 178,000 acres. it is the 14th larges fire in state history. >>> in santa cruz county, evacuation site

here's melanie woodrow with more. >> reporter: for unemployed california residents, an additional $600 per week of unemployment benefits expired at the end of july. president trump signed an executive order that would give $400 a week in enhanced federal unemployment benefits through the end of december. now the governor says california won't be able to contribute the state's required 25%. stlz is no money sitting in the piggy bank of the previous c.a.r.e.s. act to be reprioritized or reconstituted for this purpose. simply does not exist. >> reporter: he said ste as lge as califorurn gove to fron those >>eporte goverr d whealifornians who need that money will get it. meantime, 3/4 of renters have fallen behind on their rent, with the majority being in the latin x community. dr. mark elly provided an update on the failure. 295,000 backlogged records were processed over the weekend. the cases are now ready and available to local entities to be processed. >> making sure the positives are really positive, the negatives are really negative. >> reporter: the cases will be reported by the sta

abc 7 reporter melanie woodrow has that story. >>> at the republican national convention wednesday vice president mike pence paid tribute to law enforcement including federal police officer david patrick underwood. >> people like dave patrick underwood, an officer in the department of homeland security's federal protective service who was shot and killed during the riots in oakland, california. >> reporter: underwood wasn't in the streets of oakland the night afrts sarge want steven curio is accused of shooting and killing him. he was workings a contract police officer for the department of homeland security. he was guarding the ronald v delham's federal building. it's context that may have been lost by vice president pence last night who may have been listening to the curio along with his allegedplace used the unrest that night as a cover. >> there's no evidence these men had any intention to join the demonstration in oakland as some of the media have asked. they came to oakland to kill cops. >> pat underwood was murdered because he wore a uniform. he wore that uniform to signify his a

melanie woodrow has that story. >> walk away! walk away!oss the iconic golden gate bridge was organized by walk away sunday, a campaign to invite democrats to leave their party and join the republican party. >> basically getting the message out we are not going to allow the radical left in this country to take over america's streets. >> reporter: the area rez debt izzi says he decided to respond. >> we organized a last-minute counterprotest. >> reporter: he asked that we not use his last n he patrol and chp allowed members of walkaway to cross the bridge but not others. >> we were able to document how the police escorted and e nationalists preventing us to get on the brinl. >> reporter: in an email statement, a spokesperson writes -- >> reporter: but some people documented instances of nothing being able to walk across the bridge, even though they say they were not with the counterprotest. >> you let them go, but why not me? >> i believe you have underlying motives. >> that's wrong. >> reporter: a bay area nurse at the bridge to promote cov

here's melanie woodrow with the changes. >> reporter: after days of analyzing and accounting for backlogged cases, the governor released the new numbers with certainly today. a seven-day average of 9,446, with a backlogged cases added in. for yesterday, 6,469 covid-19 cases. >> those case numbers are high, but they are trending in the right direction. >> reporter: the governor also noted a 6.5% positivity rate. after the governor became aware of the data glitch and underreported cases, state officials froze the watch lists. with all the backlogged cases accounted for, the dwofr nor -- governor revealed what that meant. august 3rd, there had been 38 counties on the list, now there are 42. mendocino county is among those counties added. and santa cruz county has been taken off. factors driving mendocino's elevated covid-19 transmissions include family and community gatherings, as well as outbreaks in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. in order for a county to come off the watch list, it must meet all its thresholds for three days consistently. during the question and answer perio

reporter melanie woodrow. >>. [ inaudible ] >> that's the business owner at the door of his own store talking with a tiburon police supervisor. ⌞> at 1:00 in the morning. he wants me to prove who i am. >> started it when they were in college. their pictures are even on the store's walls. proceeds from clothing sales helped to send orphans to school. >> trying to build a brand with a big heart. >> he opened the store this past february and said it's not unusual for them to work late into the night. >> we in received a huge inventory. we wanted to come out and put the inventory out before saturday morning. >> the street closes at 9:00 at night. this is regular business hours. there's no customers in there. is it your store, that's all we want to know? >> i did feel racially profiled. >> you should be grateful we're dell gently looking out for the street. >> the town hired an outside independent attorney to conduct an investigation. quote, at the conclusion of the investigation, the report will be provided to the town manager for review and appropriate action will be taken based on the f

melanie woodrow has this story. >> reporter: for unemployed california residents, an additional $600 per week of unemployment benefits expired at the end of july. president trump signed an executive order that wuld give $400 a week in enhanced federal unemployment benefits through the end of december. now governor newsom says california won't be able to contribute the state's required 25%. >> there is no money sitting in the piggy bank of the previous c.a.r.e.s. act to be reprioritized for this purpose. it simply does not exist. >> reporter: he said even a state as large as california cannot absorb that burden without massive cuts. >> we need the federal government to front those dollars. >> reporter: the governor did not say how or when californians who need that money will get it. meantime, 3/4 of renters have fallen behind on their rent, with the majority being in the latin x community. dr. mark elly provided an update on california's data system failure. 295,000 backlogged records were processed over the weekend. the cases are now ready and available to local entities to be proce

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is on that story. >> reporter: ahead of the weekend, governor newsom said the state had finished organizing thousands of backlogged covid-19 cases which resulted from a recent data glitch. >> this will be the last day we will have to report backlogged cases. >> reporter: the governor reported 7,934 covid-19 cases as of thursday, but said 4, 429 of those cases had been backlogged, putting the new number at 3,505 covid-19 cases. >> on monday, we're going to break down by county a detailed list so people will have with clarity and precision every single number again on the county-by-county basis. >> reporter: the county watch list has been frozen since the data glitch was first noticed and reported. in order for a county to be removed from the watch list, that couny must meet its threshold for all metrics for three days, a critical scorecard as individual counties make decisions about students returning to the classroom. the governor estimated more than 90% of california students are likely to start the school year with distance learning. >> please wear a

. >> abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is in the newsroom with the story tonight. >> the governor ispraising today what he's calling the imperial approach or the imperial model. the additional resources were sent to the county. the governor saying the approach will be used elsewhere as needed. >> governor newsom beginning with good news today across california, the total number of people testing positive for covid-19 are going down. as are hospitalizations and icu patients. health officials want to see a marked decline in return to normalcy. >> as it relates to being able to open up our businesses with some expectation that they can remain open, so they don't have to go through this back and forth, back and forth. >> the whip saw is being felt in counties like san mateo. which had reopened certain indoor businesses like nail salons, before finding itself on the watch list. 38 counties on the list, including every bay area county. >> more respective in these counties and certainly more restrictive as it relates to reopening our schools. seasonal, and ascrease in key clebratistly diffe

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow with the explanation being given. >> reporter: for months california's leaders have emphasized they are making decisions about reopening based on science and data. now a bombshell announcement. >> our data system failed, and that failure led to inaccurate case numbers and case positivity rates. it also prevented counties from having some of the data they need to monitor and respond to the virus in their communities. >> reporter: california health and human services secretary dr. mark galley says most but not all of the unreported records are coronavirus test samples. he says no changes to california's response policies were based on the incomplete data. also that health officials believe the trends they discussed earlier this week remain the same. a server outage on july 25th created a delay in lab records coming into the state's reporting system. dr. galley says data from a large commercial lab was also not received for five days due to a certificate the state neglected to renew on time. >> you deserve better. the governor demands better of us, and we a

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melanie woodrow explains why. >> san francisco remains on the watch list having not met state thresholdson two key indicators. case rate and percentage of icu beds currently available. yesterday governor gavin newsom said the county was close to coming off the watch list. >> it is expected for the purposes of transparency. we expected if all things being equal, that it is likely as early as tomorrow. though we'll see exactly as the numbers come in at san francisco will be added to our list. that's not the case today. it looks as if they're in a position three plus days to get off of that monitor merrimac, to list. >> reporter: to get off the list, they must meet keyts. the san francisco department of emergency management writes, in order to be removed from the state's watch list, we all must work together to decrease the transmission of the virus. for the public, this means wearing a mask, social distancing, frequent hand washing and staying home when sick. at the same time, the county is diligently testing, performing robust contact tracing investigations, and initiating vaccine trials.

melanie woodrow joining us live with what the governor had to say about all these numbers. >> governor newsom said the state is organizing the backlog cases as a result of. recent computer glitch. there are more questions about employment benefits and when californian there's see that money. >> the most urgent economic recovery tool for the business community, the one that we need the most is to stabilize this virus, to bend the curve of this pandemic. to do everything in our power to mitigate the spread of covid-19. >> governor newsom updated californians today. as of august 11, there were 11,645 coronavirus cases. however, 6212 were back logged cases from the recent data glitch. 5433 of them were new cases. >> i want to see those numbers continue to go down. wear a mask. >> reporter: on the economy, governor newsom answered more questions about unemployment benefits. an additional $600 per week of unemployment benefits expired at the end of july. an executive order was expected to provide an additional $400 a being. that amount has now been revised to $300 a week. >> i think it is an

melanie woodrow has the very latest. >> reporter: ahead of the weekend, governor newsom said the state had finished organizing thousands of back logged covid-19 cases which resulted if a reason data glitch. >> this will be the last day. we'll have to report back logged cases. >> reporter: the governor reported 7934 covid-19 cases as of thursday. but said 4429 of those cases had been back logged. putting the new number at 3,505 covid cases. >> on monday we'll break down by county a detailed so people will have with clarity and precision every single number. again on the county by county basis. >> reporter: the county watch list has been frozen since the data glitch was first noticed and reported. in order for a county to be removed from the watch list, that county must meet its threshold for all metrics for three days. a critical score card as individual counties make decisions about students returning to the classroom. the governor estimated more than 90% of california students are likely to start the school year with distance learning. >> please wear a mask, continue to physically dis

melanie woodrow adds some perspective. >> reporter: since mid july, the number of new under employment claims per week in california has gone down from 289,594 claims as of july 18 down to 213,482 claims as of august 8. while new claims are decreasing, the overall number of californian who's have applied for under employment since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic is staggering. 7.5 million californians have filed for unemployment claims in the last 21 weeks. that's approximately 38% of the state's work force. the handyman nate hawkins is one of those californians. >> it is really stressful to me. with everything locked down, not working. the people that i worked for in napa and in sonoma county, both don't want me in their homes. >> reporter: the u.s. department of laebl's monthly report shows white people and hispanics are returning to work while black males have faced the slowest recovery since the worst of the pandemic layoffs. californian who's have been benefitting from an additional $600 per week unemployment saw that money expire. >> it was extremely helpful. it kept a roo

. >> reporter: melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >>> a san francisco restaurant that put up dining bubbles on the sidewalk to accommodate outdoor meals has been told to take them down according to the chronicle. they put up the domes near 5th and mission streets because it says the area is frequented by the homeless. a meal inside one of the domes cost $200 per person. the chronicle says health officials ordered they be removed because they lacked ventilation. rock.sitors are being welcomed the national park service and golden gate national recreation reopened alcatraz today. but visitors won't be allowed to tour. this will be an outdoor only experience. trails, gardens, and a revised audio tour with commentary from former prisoners and guard also be available. >>> it's been scorching here in the bay area, but nothing like death valley, which seems appropriately named right now. the high yesterday skyrocketed to 130 degrees. once it's verified, that may become the highest mercury reading on earth in more than a century since 1913. 1913. spencer christian, what do you remember from 1913? ho

melanie woodrow has the details. nla eary er: according to newly sc g t-k-through sixth to have in-person classes, even if it is in a jurisdiction on the covid-19 monitoring list. >> i don't think a waiver is appropriate given the rate of transmission and the number of cases. >> reporter: david howard is a parent of school age children in mill valley. he is planning to protest along with the teacher's association tonight. >> you get a bunch of kids in a classroom with stagnant air. that's a petrie dish to spread the virus. >> reporter: a marin county spokesperson said no ma ridge county schools have applied for the waiver yet because a specific application will not be dribbled until this friday. the california department of public health recommends that schools within jurisdictions with 14-day case rates, more than two times the threshold to be on the county monitoring, should not be considered for a waiver to reopen in person instruction. california state epidemiologist dr. erica -- >> they need to be consulting wit

here's the report he melanie woodrow. >> before getting to the numbers, mayor breed shared a personal anecdote. >> you know what? today is my birthday. i wish i could have a birthday party. everyone asks, what will i do? i'm going to socially distance myself and talk to people on zoom. >> reporter: she admitted, most of us didn't expect to be wearing masks and socially distancing in august. >> part of why we are investing $446 million in this upcoming budget to respon to covid has everything to do with the understanding that we are going to be living with this for some time. >> reporter: tom end she revealed the budget breakdown. $16.5 million for emergency communications and operations. 184.9 million for health operations. 61.8 million for food security and human services. and 182.9 million for housing and shelter programs. the budget is based on the spumings there will not be a surge in covid-19 cases. if that were to happen, more resources would need to be diverted. the budget assumes continued reimbursements by fema. while mayor breed said we've come a very long way -- >> there is

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: just before receiving his sentence josephdeangelo, the notorious golden state killer, spoke to his victims. >> i've listened to statemen statements, each one of them. and i am really sorry to everyone i've hurt. >> reporter: it was the first time we've heard more than a yes or "no, your honor" from the man who terrorized california. >> the survivors have spoken clearly. the defendant deserves no mercy. [ applause ] >> reporter: the death penalty had been considered for deangelo, but the judge believed he would just sit on death row and that it would likely not come to pass. >> mr. deangelo will spend the rest of his natural life and ultimately meet his death and find behind the walls of the state penitentiary. >> reporter: from 1975 to 1986 rapes and murders committed by deangelo terrorized much of california. some people put bars on their windows to out as much if not more than burglars. he pleaded guilty in june to 13 murders and 13 rape-related charges as part of a plea deal. statute of limitations had abc . >>> and let's