modoc county has confirmed its first two cases of covid-19, both from the same household. the county, which borders oregon and nevada is now trying to identify anyone who may have had close contact with the infected individuals. until now, modoc was the only county in california with no confirmed cases. >>> the opposite end of that spectrum is alameda county, 10,000 cases. and for people there, there is an easier way now to get tested for covid-19. the city of berkeley is running a two-day pilot program where people are tested through saliva. it started today at san pablo park, and the tests are by appointment only. people take the test by themselves and drop the tube into a container. they should get the results in 24 to 48 hours. the mouth swab is popular in l.a. coin as a way to encourage testing for those who find the nasal swab too uncomfortable. >>> it's been fighting for months to stay open, but now california's oldest restaurant is shutting down until further notice. tadich grill in san francisco is closing friday. the landmark restaurant has been serving its takeo

modoc county was also one of the first to openly defy governor newsom lockdown order. it reopened without permission in early may. >>> today in santa clara county, hair salons, nail salons, and gyms can reopen. >> for those who have been waiting for hair and nail appointments for months, today is the day they have been looking forward to for a long time. earlier this morning, we got a chance to see what it looks like inside the gems as they start the process of reopening. they are trying to make sure that experience is as safe as possible. we went to a gym in san jose. clients can only enter after filling out the questionnaire about their health status. the gym has always been about health and safety but now they are taking things to the next level. clients will have to go through entered the gym. they are using a uv light to sanitize items. the equipment is six feet apart and everyone is wearing masks even though the cardio equipment is still off-limits. >> we purchased a thermometer gun. we will be checking everyone's temperature as soon as they walk in the door. we

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modoc is the only county in california that seems to be completely free of the coronavirus. it is a remote area and they have fewer than 9000 people living there so social distancing is pretty easy to do. they were one of the first counties to open and defy the lockdown orders. >>> a man in texas who went into a covid-19 party has died from covid-19. officials in san antonio say the party was held by someone who had covid-19 and wanted to see if the virus is real and if anyone else would get infected. the 30-year-old man became critically ill from the virus and doctors say before he died he told a nurse that he made a mistake i thought the virus was a hoax. >>> there is some positive news this morning involving the pandemic from new york, the nation's biggest city. health officials say there was not a single reporter coronavirus related death in new york yesterday. new york city was once the epicenter of the pandemic. at one point, there were 500 deaths related to the virus in a single day. >>> also happening in new york, rats are becoming more aggressive as they become desp

modoc county confirming its first two cases today. that county opened up its economy may 1st, way ahead of approval. >>> the state revealing for the first time 1 million californians still have not received their unemployment benefits. since the beginning of the pandemic in march when it was hit with 9 million unemployment claims. from day 1, the governor has promised to improve the system. they strike team to handle the mountain of unprocessed claims. >> i probably called edd 8,000 times, for real. 8,000 times. >> i'm tired of the excuses that say we had this huge deluge. they were not prepared for even a slight uptick, let alone a deluge because they simply had not even gotten the technology right as a result of the previous audit. >> back in march, 88% of all claims were approved within two weeks. in june, that number dropped to 52%. the state is expected to grill edd leaders at the capitol tomorrow. >>> new at 11:00, after scenes like this one during black lives matter protests in oakland, a federal judge has now issued a prelimin

. >>> modoc county, the county at the fourth northeastern part of the state still has no reports of covid-19 cases. the county seems to be the only county in the state that appears to be completely free of the coronavirus. they are in a remote area with less than 9000 people living there which makes social distancing pretty easy. the county was also one of the first counties to openly defy governor newsom's lockdown order or the county reopened without permission in early may. there are some positive news involving the pandemic for the nation's biggest city. health officials in new york city report there is not one reported coronavirus related death in the entire city yesterday. new york city was once the epicenter of the country for the pandemic.at one point there were 500 deaths in a single day. the pandemic has put a tremendous amount of pressure on public health officers around the country, and the stress appears to grow along with the growing number of coronavirus cases. we have more now from san francisco. >> reporter: as covid-19 has put public health officials in the spotlight, ma

. >>> two people have tested positive for the coronavirus in modoc county the last of california's 58 counties to confirm cases of the virus. the county was also the first to defy the state's shutdown orders as well. and for the first time, governor newsom is with withholding money from cities that defy state health orders by allowing all businesses to open. the state is withholding nearly $65,000 from atwater and more than $35,000 from colinga. the money is the first part of $2.5 billion cities and counties risk losing if they don't toe the line on coronavirus safeguards. >>> today and tomorrow berkeley as a pilot covid-19 testing project is at san pablo park. a lot of people were there today. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas reports on how it works. >> reporter: that is a woman from berkeley getting a covid-19 test before leaving for a family gathering in l.a. next week. >> i've never seen people test with the swab in the mouth. i was a little surprised. >> reporter: she was expecting the test where a swab is pushed uncomfortably into the bask the throat and into the nose. this test us

you have to travel to the northeastern corner of the state to find the covid-free modoc county.ulation under 10,000. there's just one incorporated city in the entire county. all 700 covid tests have come back negative. sierra county north of lake tahoe has just one covid case out of more than 300 tests. it is the second least populated county in the state. and up near oregon, trinity county has had two cases. it only has 12,000 residents, but the health department has still conducted more than 1,000 tests. all but two have been negative. >>> this might be the latest sign of a new pandemic slowdown. data from apple maps shows a new decline for requests for driving directions. after a sharp decline in march, request for driving directions have been steadily on the increase. but after a peak in early july, driving direction requests dropped by 60% last week based on changes in the seven-day moving average. >>> when we come back, the bright show you'll be able to see in the sky but only for a little bit of time. we'll share it with you. awesome internet. it's more than just fast. it

you see it there, to find covid-free modoc county.he population is under 10,000, and there's just one incorporated city. all 700 covid tests there have come back negative. sierra county north of lake tahoe has had one case of more than 300 tests. it's the second least populated county in the state. up near oregon, trinity county has two cases. it only has 12,000 residents but the health department still has conducted more than 1,000 tests. >>> let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. jeff, i was driving in tonight, and we usually kind of park together in the little electric car parking spot. and i just had a feeling that i was going to see your car there tonight, but i didn't. that was some false hope. >> nope. i know, man. i miss you. another week goes by, and, yes, we're still doing the work from home here as the restrictions seem to tighten again. so just kind of getting through it like everybody else. so let's go ahead and bring you into that microclimate forecast and the big weather headline. temperatures really dropp

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modoc county was one of the first counties to openly defy governor newsom's lockdown order. the county reopen without permission in early may. some positive news is when he evolving the pandemic from the biggest city in america, health officials in new york city report there was not a single reported coronavirus related death in new york yesterday. new york city was once the epicenter of the pandemic. at one point, there were 500 deaths in a single day. >>> the pandemic has put a lot of pressure on public health officers around the country and the stress appears to grow along with the growing number of coronavirus cases. claudia cowan has wound up from san francisco. >> reporter: is covid-19 has put public health officials in the spotlight, many have experienced intense criticism over their handling of the outbreak. in west virginia the doctor was forced out after they accused her agency of inflating virus case numbers. others left in the wake of high- profile pressure and summers though facing intense backlash. >> i like others have in fact received threats and have in fact

that essentially would mean the entire state, including modoc county with zero cases that orders lassen county with a 14% positive test rate. glaser says 2% has been a successful standard in some countries. >> the way to get us back quicker and sooner is to have a strict shelter in place for a minimum of three weeks and bring this virus infection spread down to a manageable level for our testing and tracing can keep it contained. >> we are clearly going in the wrong direction in a pretty rapid clip. and we have to stop this. >> reporter: dr. john schwartzberg, uc berkeley clinical professor of infectious diseases says it will take several weeks before it reflects whether governor gavin newsom's tightened restrictions on july 13th will slow the virus' spread. dr. schwartzberg says 2% is not necessary. >> if we are doing enough testing, if you have below 5% usually you can pull the pandemic at a certain level. if you can get below 3%, that's when you can start using contact tracing much more aggressively than we are now. >> reporter: laser is also calling for a 14 day quarantine and anyon

. >>> modoc county, the california county at the far northeastern part of the state still has not recordedcovid-19. boat dock is the only county in the state that seems to be completely free of the coronavirus. it is in a remote area, less than 9000 people live there. they were also one of the first counties to openly defy the governor's lockdown order. that county reopened without permission in early may. a man in texas who went to a covid-19 party has died from covid-19. officials in san antonio see the ready was held by someone diagnosed with covid-19 and wanted to see if the virus is real. if anybody else would get infected. then, 30-year-old man became critically ill. the doctor say before he died, the man told a nurse that he made a mistake. he thought the virus was a hoax. and here's a some good positive news involving the pandemic from new york. the biggest city in america, health officials there reporting there was not a single reported coronavirus related death in all of new york yesterday. new york city was once the epicenter of the virus pandemic. at one point, there were 500 d