it's different this year. >> michael finney is here with that story. michael? >> reporter: it is different this year, done. if you're in the market for electronics you're in luck you're watching us right now. consumer reports has been out shopping and here is its recommendations. it's back to school for many. so if you're looking for some ideas on electronics but haven't started yet consumer reports deals editor says to start now. >> retailers are started their back-to-school promotions earlier this year. >> reporter: for students who need a new laptop to bring back to their college dorms or for distance learning consumer reports recommends the lg gram 14. it weighs 2.2 pounds and has a battery life of 20 hours. if you're looking for something a little more affordable, consumer reports recommends the mid range lenovo yoga laptop. >> this laptop is a two in one so it can be used as a tablet as well and has a good processor, lots of memory, which is great for running all the different applications students will be using. >> reporter: of course if you use a laptop

current pandemic came together for a productive conversation late yesterday. 7 on your side's michael finney moderated that discussion and joins us with this recap. michael. >> hey. we had a bay area couple start off our conversation, talking about what it was like to be out of work for more than four months and then not being able to find a sympathetic ear from their landlord. >> and honestly it was very difficult. it wasn't really going anywhere for almost four months. i really got nowhere. that's why i reached out to 7 on your side. >> and then we were able -- i've got a lot of notes here. i believe we were able to get you a couple of months' rent taken care of, is that correct? >> absolutely. so it definitely had a positive outcome. it was very stressful. >> i'm doing the best that i can. i'm not a big corporation. i'm a mom and pop, and the mortgage needs to get paid. the property taxes need to get paid. the insurance needs to get paid. we're all going through this together. we all have to come together, and we all have to work together. >> what we're dealing with really is the level of

michael finney has some important advice. >> reporter: the lnu complex fire forced evacuations from theive county area ranging from napa and sonoma counties to lake, solano and yolo counties. most will be able to return. insurance information network advises homeowners they can get reimbursed for the cost of the evacuation. >> you may have extra expenses if you're staying in a hotel or having to buy food you wouldn't have normally bought. >> reporter: janet says those are payable under the loss of use coverage of your homeowner's policy. keep all your receipts and then file your claim. just know there are limits warns carmen. >> it may have a dollar amount cap. doesn't mean that you can head over to the ritz and get that covered. >> reporter: unfortunately, others may discover their home has burned to the ground. this woman found the home she grew up in destroyed. >> i had a feeling and, yeah, it's pretty bad. there are still flames up there. >> reporter: don't be afraid to push back if the adjuster reaches a settlement you feel is unfair. >> at the end of the day the claims adjuster wo

whether you're in a fire or earthquake zone, 7 on your side's michael finney says what you do now can> reporter: families raced through a wall of flames just barely making it out alive. when disaster strikes it can happen without warning. preparing now could save you precious minutes and perhaps your life. number one, make sure you have a personal plan. >> the personal plan should number one be your out of state contact that everyone knows to dial in and report that you're well. and then secondly the meeting places. you want two designated meeting places in case you don't have access to your primary meeting place. >> reporter: erica cheros of the san francisco fire department warns in times of disaster families can easily become separated. cell towers go down. communication can be difficult, making a meeting place essential. >> so that if you don't have immediate communication that you know that everyone in your family's trying to get to that backup place. >> reporter: the second most important thing is to have a to go bag ready and packed. a used backpack or plastic bag should be suf

. >>> also ahead -- >> i'm michael finney.ith price goesing rip-offs, 7 on your side is coming up. >> and we have a lot of resources how to help wildfire victims, as well as how to stay safe. you'll find it on our website, abc7news.com/take action. take a look wh >>> here's view over san francisco from drone view 7 ten days ago. compare it to today, and you can see what a difference the wildfires are making to our air. silicon valley drone maker is working alongside firefighters to support fire suppression efforting. and that's new technology on the horizon that will make drones a more valuable ally to monitor a fire's behave yor and faith. david louie shows us what lies ahead. >> reporter: drones are showing promise to be the next important tool for wildland fires. work is under way by startups like redwood city's company to develop technology that allows them to operate autonomously. by comparison, flying a manned helicopter can cost $1,000 an hour. >> flying a helicopter is expensive and slow and puts the pilot and crew at

now, 7 on your side and michael finney have been reporting on the frustrations with the edd for weeksories that he's done by going to abc7news.com. >>> we're expecting a big story the i-team has been keeping a close eye on. dan noyes tweeted the district attorney's office will announce tomorrow morning, the results into an investigation of concealed carry permits. did donors to her re-election for campaign for sheriff receive preferential treatment? we're speakinging to get an answer from jeff rosen at 10:00 a.m. >>> the family of 22-year-old sean monterrosa has filed a lawsuit claiming it was an act of cowardice which should be counted as murder. >> to me this is flat out murder. >> announcing a civil rights lawsuit against the city of vallejo and the officer. on june 2, the police responded to reports of looting outside a walgreens. he was kroufg down in a half kneeling position moving his hands toward his waist area revealing what appeared to be a handgun. it turned out to be a hammer. the video does not show what he was doing. according to the lawsuit, the officer whot ail him tac

michael finney has some of advice. >>> plus, a preview of i'm greg, i'm 68 years old. i do motivational speaking in addition to the substitute teaching. i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think most adults will start realizing that they don't recall things as quickly as they used to or they don't remember things as vividly as they once did. i've been taking prevagen for about three years now. people say to me periodically, "man, you've got a memory like an elephant." it's really, really helped me tremendously. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. (vo) i have the best job in the world. ♪ i get to remind people of their grandmother's conchitas. give the little kids cookies... and celebrate birthdays with all our neighbors. hopefully, we'll be part of this community for many, many more years. ♪ >>> after last week's democratic national convention, it's the republican's turn this week, starting tonight. abc news reporter andrew dimbert is in washington. >> reporter: it's day one of the republican national convention, with presiden

on abc7.com, michael finney has broken down all you need to know to get your claim done. >>> now to the scu lightning complex. fire officials gave an update this afternoon on the progress and it is looking good. evacuation orders along the san joachim and stanislav county line in alameda have been warnings. they have listed it completely. the fire burned more than 374,000 acres and is 40% contained. >>> meantime, cal fire officials say the czu lightning complex remained very active overnight. the wildfire has burned more than 83,000 acres and is 29% contained. more than 45,000 people in santa cruz and san mateo counties are under ehavinguation. crews are three-quarters of the way through damage inspections and are working to repopulate communities. firefighters are concerned about next week's warmer temperatures. >>> fire in monterey county forced part of highway 1 to close. that's resulted in another economic punch for businesses already struggling because of theedhi w, restrictions. summer-time profits usually upset the slower time of year for tourist businesses. >> we plan to furloug

i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >>> and we're getting a new look at california's drought situation. this is the latest drought map. so the one on the left is the new one and you can compare to last week and the drought is actually worse you can see in southern california. so check out this comparison to last year when 93 #% of the state was drought free. that is tough to see, lisa. >> oh, it is. we haven't even gotten to our driest time of year which is accepts and october and you remember the november wildfires. so yes, we are way ahead of schedule. so if you are a climate change deniy eier might make you real k when you see what we're going through. looking at the low clouds, the fog. here in san francisco, down along the san mateo coast, but that it about it. it is with us today and tomorrow and allows for temperatures to cool off this morning. the relative humidity to go up to about as high as it gets and that certainly is good news for all the fires out there. 52 in novato, 65 in oakland, 64 in heyward. moderate air quality in the south bay, so that is an improvement. not so b

. >>> i'm michael finney with a bipartisan proposal to make dealing with the edd a whole lot easier. i'll show it to you coming up on 7 on your side. >>> abc7 is partnering with iheart radio to help local businesses who have been hard during this pandemic. just click on support the want restand schools?pen? want the economy to get back on track? you're not alone. and you can help make it happen. stay 6 feet apart. wash your hands. wear a mask every time you leave your home. choose to join the fight against covid-19. do your part. slow the spread. for spending a perfectly reasonable amount of time on the couch with tacos from grubhub? rewarded! get a free delivery perk when you order. - [group] grubhub. >>> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> the edd got a big bashing yesterday when the california state assembly held a hearing that took the agency to task for not doing its job well enough and fast enough. >> 7 on your side's michael finney has been investigating the agency for weeks. and he joins us with a simple proposal that could really ma

michael finney is here with the story. michael?> i've got to tell you, all the families we're talking to say land lords are much into negotiating about this. that has these families fearing the worst. rising senior edward wang checks out his play list on spotify, a december traction from the coming cool year. he has no plans to move back into his apartment since his classes will be online. >> i'm just waiting to see which actions the land lord takes against me. >> reporter: edward signed for the apartment alone, assuming he would split the rent with four other roommates. that's now unlikely to happen. these near empty streets would normally be filled with returning students. by the end of the year, he expects to owe $60,000 in back rent he says he won't have. it's the same situation around san jose state university. cat cat cathy cong guaranteed the lease for her son he signed for in january. but she has since lost her job of 22 years. >> i am under a tremendous amount of financial pressure right now. >> reporter: state senator sco

news at 6:00, fema has a different way of responding to disasters these days. "7 on your side's" michael finney looks at what's changed and how they'll help wildfire victims. >>> did you catch what was said at the republican national convention about puerto rico. here at abc 7 we work on building a better bay area every day. tonight you'll hear the story of a group working to build a better normal, all coming up in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> finally tonight, new video showing the coast guard crew that decided to jump into the ocean for a much-needed break and found themselves confronting something out of the movie "jaws." >> all swimmers -- >> a shark showed up and was headed toward the swimmers. the crew had not been off the ship for weeks when they decided to cool off. all precautions were in place including a armored shark watch who quickly went to work. >> heading for the bow. heading for the bow. turn back. >> get on board now. >> put the boat between yourselves and the swimmer. >> it later joined other sharks and eventually swam off. dramatic video. >> "world news tonight wit

. >>> 7 on your side's michael finney looks at how limiting the moratorium could make the covid-19 crisisng up at 6:00. >>> in the south bay, the helping hand during a difficult time. about 500 people showed up for the food giveaway. the school of arts and culture runs the event. the food give ya wes are held on the first and third monday of each month. it's important for them to show up and meet the moment. a backpack giveawa will be a different start to the school year. they reached their goal of providing backpacks and school supplies. they provided a gift card for shoes and gift card for the family. we've gathered a list of resources you can check out on our website. abc 7 news.com. >> a lot of people doing a lot of good things. we appreciate your time. thanks for joining us tonight. for spending a perfectly reasonable amount of time on the couch with tacos from grubhub? rewarded! get a free delivery perk when you order. - [group] grubhub. >>> tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air in the west. that tropical storm has just become a hurricane, about to slam into the

michael finney has that story. >>> also, it's only august but greeting card companies are gearing upn a year without many hallmark moments. >>> my story -- never thought i'd see myself on a group like that. >> netflix spot lights a local junior college football team. players hoping to make an impression on last chance u. all coming up and more at 6:00 tonight. >>> finally here tonight, now is not the time to be without the people and pets we love so much. imagine the anxiety a riverside county man must have felt when his beloved dog buck disappeared running off into a wildfire zone. >> yes. frightening. thankfully, these orange county firefighters deployed to contain the apple fire last week spotted the lost dog roaming the terrain. they grabbed buck, offered him water and a bite of a sandwich. animal services tracked town his owner a couple days later. >> >> other than being frazzled and a bit tired, the dog was a bit tired, the dog was unharmed and you can see (birds chirping) (woman chattering) - [narrator] ordering dinner for the family? (family gasps) rewarded with a side of qui

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turns out scammers used random addresses to make fraudulent unemployment claims. 7 on your side's michael finneywhat is so frustrating is we have more than 1 million californians who can't get the edd benefits they deserve and need, and yet here we have con artists raking it in. >> i looked at the envelope. i go, what is this? >> i told you about barry o'brien of west palm beach, florida. he suddenly received 12 letters from our edd addressed to four comple complete strangers. >> i don't know who these people are. how could four different people start using my address? >> now i heard from jurors across california. they were surprised to get letters from the edd, all addressed to strangers, like these sent to gilbert

michael finney helped a woman who now wants to help you. kelly from auburn is among thousands who joined our edd digital town hall. she says she was calling the agency hundreds of times a day and noted a difference between telephone pickups. the ones that answer instantly and another with a short delay. >> so you call and if they immediately go hello, thank you for calling the edd, you hang up. >> yep. >> and if you call and there is a little bit of a delay and then it says hello, welcome to the edd, then you hang around. >> right. and the second one with the delay is actually a different voice. >> oh! so kelly says that the second type of answer offers instructions in spanish and then that could lead you to a live person. so she ended up getting her first edd check this past monday. 7 on your side has been reporting on the frustrations with edd for week. and you can see all the stories by going to abc7news.com/7 on your side. >>> it is back to school week here on abc 7 and part of our work to build a better bay area is by focusing on educa

. >>> coming up at 6:007 on your side's michael finney has important advice for home owners. wild fire evacuees could receive an insurance pay out next even if their home did not burn. we'll bring you a live update from cal fire on the czu lightning complex burning along the coast of santa cruz. >>> in walnut creek there is now some evidence that all the masking up for the coronavirus may help us with the flu season. that story coming up. >>> finally here tonight, a fall classes began at uc-berkeley today with masks and remote learning but certainly it had some of the same old cal spirit. >> yeah. the first day of fall semester, streets were strangely absent of activities. ralph plaza was quiet with hardly any traffic on bankrupt way. our reporter took a stroll around campus and shows us a different cal full of restrictions. >> it was bustling with students as the fall semester began. today's plaza was noticeably empty as the virus sent everyone learning from a distance. >> all my classes are online. i actually just had spanish over zoom this morning. at 8:00 a.m. >> the stud

michael finney will show you how they did that. also, his only pre-existing condition was trusting donald trump and for that he paid with his life. >> some are calling it the line of the night at the democratic national convention. at 6:00, we will speak live with the san francisco woman who delivered it. coming up at si6:00, join us th. ballet performers are pirouetting to raise awareness and getting attention for helping others in the pandemic. >> artists with a ballet company have been laid off and now, some are creating face masks out of retired costumes from ballet productions. today, they donated 200 masks to st. vincent depaul's south homeless center. the largest in the country. >> they reached out to us and heard our call that we needed extra resources as we are helping the city's most vulnerable populations. >> when shelter in place started we had to cancel our performances and our rehearsals. so, we decided that since we can sew, we would help out. >> this movement plans to hold a backpack drive this fall and offer free p

michael finney here. i know many of you are waiting for your unemployment or covid-19 payments.d the edd what's going on. why can't our viewers get their money? >> there is a number of different things that could impact someones eligibility. >> 7 on your side got your emails. hundreds of emails all about the edd, and you deserve better. that's why i promise to keep asking the tough questions and getting answers. so stay with us and we'll stay on it. >>> tonight on abc news at 11:00, a 10-year-old boy from lake tahoe has been hospitalized with an inflammatory syndrome. his parents believe it is linked to covid-19, and that's why they are begging county officials to keep tourists away. >>> as universities prepare their plans for the school year, the uc system is expanding vaccine requirements. their effort to relieve the burden on the health care system. >>> all right. if you have young children, you know it can be a struggle to get them to wear a face mask and keep it on. but nowaday care in salinas has a clear solution. >> crystal clear. maybe clastic clear. kathy allen says the

. >>> and from michael finney college students who can't pay for their apartment during the pandemic. >>> before we get to all those stories, though, checking in with mike. today we're still talking about the heat. >> we really are. the heat, we will get a little bit of a dropoff tomorrow and thursday. we'll try to get temperatures closer to average before another surge of heat comes towards the end of the week. i want to focus on the fire up there right now. about 76. the humidity is about 44%. but the environmental winds are calm right now. but look how hot it is going to be. mid to upper 90s through at least sunday and 101 in napa county near that fire. in fact, let's take a look at the smoke and you can see the hot spots one near reno and l.a. and i'll focus on ours because it looks like the prevailing wind will push a lot of that smoke to the east and possibly southeast as we head into the afternoon hours, according to this. there's also some mid-level winds blowing from southwest to northeast. so, it's going to spread more away from us, but enough is going to trickle around that

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new at 6:00 this evening, some improvements. 7 on your side's michael finney has heard from numeroushe edd to get their unemployment benefits. tonight an unprecedented case. someone from out of state who can't seem to stop hearing from california's edd. >> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >>> so what do you think first grade's going to be like, doing first grade from home? >> um, different. >> different. this 6-year-old has as good a word as any to describe the upsummiu upcoming school year. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. tomorrow oakland teachers are back on the job for a school year that has no clear definition. the district and teachers are still negotiating what a return to school will look like next week. to use the word the young lady did there, it will be different. education is a big part of building a better bay area, and with the first day of class as soon as next week, we're making it a priority. here's abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley. >> this is brooklyn. she's 6, and she's going into first grade at internati

. >> yes, "7 on your side" with michael finney with a your side. >> many are making money for covid-19ing face masks. the company reported earning $130 million face mask sales alone last quarter from gap. the company owns brands including banana republic and old navy. gap reported of an increase in online sales. >>> american says around $90 billion so far by giving up their daily commute. according to the silicon valley, the average commuters staying at home saves $2,000. >> some of those who benefited most live in the bay area and pending where they live the i says it won't charge bad check penalties made between march 1st and july 15th. the irs did not process immediately. by the time the irse already mailed in their 2019 tax returns. the agency closed its facilities, leaving returns and payments. the penalty waiver could help taxpayers who did not have enough money in their account. by the time the irs got around for cashing the checks. >> this is a good thing and save people a lot of money. >> you need to make sure you have money at the irs. >> thank you, michael. >> i think we can

if you are having any trouble getting your money, you can get in touch with michael finney and the team on our webwebsite, jus head to abc7news.com/7 on your side. >>> and a new study looked into covid-19 infections in the san francisco fire depament. 1200 members of the department got tested for antibodies. only 3% tested positive despite nearly half of the department saying they had likely been around people who were infected. >> i think that it is a combination of our relatively low prevalence of covid infection in san francisco which is attributable to our pretty early shelter in place. and the really good ppe. >> similar studies of essential workers have found antibody rates of 5% to 10%. the san francisco fire department had just a fraction of 1%. >>> and we're coming up on about, what, nine himinutes aft 5:00. we'll go into the east bay where we have some upper 60s around antioch and also present wood a brentwood and so it is a mild morning out there. and that will get us to temperatures near 90 again this afternoon. mid-50s to mid-60s out there with limited cloud cover. look at

. >> 7 on your side's michael finney joins us with today's headlines. michael. >> hey, you guys. th this is the next and latest chapter of the takata airbag recall. they have a settlement against honda, and it's a large settlement at that. honda's $1.3 million settlement with takata is just one of several over the states that they had takata airbags in hondas. they had misleading ads regarding their airbags and also newly designed features to protect car occupants. >>> capital one has had a data breach. you may recall the treasury department says capital one failed to establish effective risk management when moving over toll a cloud-based service for operation. that move or lack of planning for that move caused the compromise of 106 million capital one credit card holders. >>> you can be facing a new fee if you're hoping to refinance your mortgage to take advantage of record low rates. fannie mae and freddie mac will be placing an market fee. the fee would add half of one point of the total loan amount. the fee will be implemented on september 1st on all

. >> if could i channel my inner michael finney, i'll in one of these battles with an airline. company deal with it. they're better equipped. >> the last blockbuster store on earth is putting a spin on movie night. they're in bend, oregon, they're offering overnight stays at the blockbuster through air bnb. it is outfitted with a pullout couch bed, vcr, movies -- vcr?v? and snacks, all that for the classic cost of a movie rental. 4 a night. there is one catch though. it is only being offered to people who live in bend, oregon, as a thank you for keeping the location in business this long. the whole vcr notion is hilarious. so 1980s. but sandhya, for $4 a night, is there a better deal anywhere? >> no. i don't think so. i think we should send you so you can spend the night there. i know you have to be a local resident. but $4? come. on that's a steal. and vcrs from around the time that you recall? wow! wow! an age discrimination shot on live television. and it wasn't directed at spencer. yeah. >> i'm ready to go to bend. >> i don't understand. >> if they charge you only $4, that

you can see the stories that michael finney has done by going toabc7news.com. >>> san francisco is paying for the homeless to live in hotels during the pandemic. next, live to talk about what happened in one of those hotel rooms that required an emergency response. >>> i'm wayne freedman. do you see that hotel behind me? the county is considering buying and it turning it into a homeless shelter. we have a weekend warm-up for spending a perfectly reasonable amount of time on the couch with tacos from grubhub? rewarded! get a free delivery perk when you order. - [group] grubhub. for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto helped people stay alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. >>> the latest numbers show sonoma county has almost

i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >>> let's get another check of the weather now with meteorologist argen. lisa, it's a little bit cooler than it has been. >> yes, and you know, liz, we've had several days of quiet fire weather. that's going to change. we're getting into a big ridge of high pressure that's going to build into the bay area, creating challenging conditions for firefighters. this is typical of autumn, typical of september, and it looks like a prolonged pattern at that. live doppler 7 showing you what we really need is low clouds, fog, high relative humidity. but we also have the spomoke an we also have a shrinking marine layer in the days ahead. it's not going to disappear shoreline.but it will be we are looking at one element that is allowing for that to happen that's going to go away. it was an area of low pressure along the coast. high pressure is building in, creating the offshore flow, the ridge of high pressure pressing down on the atmosphere and making this less than about 800 feet in the coming week. certainly gray out there, 56 downtown. 61 in oakland. 67 moun

. >> michael finney is here to talk more about the refunds. >> this is really a restitution to about 4,000, 4,500 small businesses being ripped off. the federal trade commission is the one sending out the checks. this is very good news. they said telemarketers called small businesses, claiming to be on behalf of google. the business would be delisted if a field is not paid. now the businesses will receive about $160 each in restitution. >>> we've been spending more money on our homes during the pandemic. . of that on do it yourself projects. homes at home depot stores were up 25% with the company racking in more than $38 billion last quarter. that's nearly $8 billion more than the same quarter last year. now, some of that money certainly came from those federal stimulus checks. a lot of it was saved for a rainy day. about one-third put the checks, 15% mostly spent the money. many people who did spent their money said it wasn't on big ticket items or anything fun. it was on food and personal care. people were not messing around with this money. they were treating it very, very serious

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turns out scammers used random addresses to make fraudulent unemployment claims. 7 on your side's michael finney is live with really, michael, an alarming story. >> dan, what is so frustrating is we have more than 1 million californians who can't get the edd benefits they deserve and need, and yet here we have con artists raking it in. >> i looked at the envelope. i go, what is this? >> i told you about barry o'brien of west palm beach, florida. he suddenly received 12 letters from our edd addressed to four comple complete strangers. >> i don't know who these people are. how could four different people start using my address? >> now i heard from jurors across california. they were surprised to get letters from the edd, all addressed to strangers, like these sent to gilbert in bakersfield. to emma in encino. sarah in san francisco. and debbie in riverside county. >> so, i was really kind of shocked to see four different names with my address on them. >> she opened them to see if someone had stolen her identity. instead, the notice said edd paid this person too much in benefits. >> and it was an o

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fighting to help on your unemployment claims, if you are having trouble, you can get in touch with michael finney and the team right on our website, head to abc7news.com/7onyourside. >>> as unemployment drags on for many coronavirus cases in california continue to climb. we anticipate a backlog of tests to be processed in the next few upcoming days because of the state's data system glitch this past week. more than 7,300 new cases were reported saturday, above the seven-day average of more than 6,500 as well as the two-week average of 7,100. another 178 deaths were reported as the state topped 10,000 friday. right now the positivity rate is falling with the seven-day average now at 5.6%. >>> now to the big week ahead, for so many teachers, parents and students, the return to school, it's something we are keenly focused on in building a better bay area, having just spent a whole week on this issue. tomorrow, oakland public schools are set to open for distance learning but the district and teachers union are working out severalish use. one sticking point, how much time teachers will have to prepare

michael finney recommends keeping your receipts in case you need to contest a charge. >>> tracking how the economy is changing during the coronavirus pandemic. this morning, there is some relief for californians who are out of work. the state has persuaded the federal government to cover the cost of an extra $300 in unemployment benefits. claimants have to qualify for at least $100 a week to get that extra money. california's unemployment development department says it doesn't know how long it might take, though, for the payment to go out. >>> the university of southern california is reporting an alarming rise in covid-19 cases and students who are living off campus. usc began the fall semester almost completely online last week, however, in that time, 43 cases of the virus were confirmed and more than 100 students had to be quarantined. the school says some off-campus students have reported parties and gatherings. >>> new at 6:00, chrissy teigan on a back to school shopping spree buying school supplies for teachers to help them out this year. over the weekend she shared pictures of he

fighting to help on your unemployment claims, if you are having trouble, you can get in touch with michael finney and the team right on our website, head to abc7news.com/7 abc7news.com/7onyourside. >>> as unemployment drags on for many coronavirus cases in california on it climb. we anticipate a backlog of tests to be processed in the next few upcoming days because of the data system glitch we talked about this past week. more than 7,300 new cases reported saturday, above the seven-day average of more than 6,500 as well as the two-week average of 7,100. another 178 deaths were reported as the state topped 10,000 friday. right now the positivity rate is falling, that is some positive news, with the seven-day now at 5.6%. >>> now to the big week ahead, for so many teachers, parents and students, the return to school, it's something we are keenly focused on in building a better bay area, having just spent a whole week on this issue. tomorrow, oakland public schools are set to open for distance learning but the district and teachers union are working out several issues, how much time teachers have to

michael finney here. i know many of you are waiting for your unemployment or covid-19 payments.going on. why can't our viewers get their money? >> there are a number of different things that could impact someone's eligibility. >> 7 on your side got your e-mails. hundreds of e-mails all about the edd and you deserve better. that's why i promise to keep asking the tough questions and getting answers. so, stay with us and we'll stay on it. it's important californians have health coverage. if you've lost health insurance, covered california can help. you may even get financial help to pay for your health insurance. just visit coveredca.com today. >>> it is 6:58. if you're just joining us, here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, russia has approved the world's first covid-19 vaccine but there's still a lot of questions over its safety. u.s. officials say more data is needed to determine the vaccine's effectiveness. >>> number two today the santa clara county board of supervisors may vote to extend the eviction moratorium through september. if they don't, more than