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Stating aess owners for help. Today they sidestepped congress and signed an executive order mandating the check. Not having any calls for anything like that. Family in this bay area and across the country are desperate for unemployment help. President called for new benefits but it may not be a done deal. It could face legal challenges. With that, good evening. The economy is one of the key things were focus on as part of our efforts to build a better bay area for all of us during this pandemic....

Thank you for joining us today. Changes to how the state of california deals with covid19 are coming. Today Governor Newsom unveiled a four tier approach using the colors purple, red, orange, and yellow to determine how counties can move toward reopening. Purple means most nonessential businesses can operate outdoors, but some like hair salons and malls can open indoors at limited capacity. Red means more indoor businesses like museums and movie theaters can reopen with restrictions. Orange mean...

Neighbor, there were long lines going out of the neighbor because of the mandatory evacuations. I want to go off into the distance. First you can see the homes right here. Then we look at the hillsides. We are at the western portion of i80. You go see the hill sides that are charred black from the flames that have torn through this area. They are under a mandatory evacuation. Some of them are still here. I want to pan back out. There are other things i want to show you. It is pretty quiet here. ...

Us. Im eric thomas. The scu complex is now the histthe czu complex and these fires have burned nearly here a wildfires burning in the state, many of them sparked by lightning. At least 965 structures have been destroyed, many of them are homes. Heres a quick look at where these fires are located. Te lnu complex is in the north bay primarily in napa and sonoma counties. The scu complex goes into santa clara, alameda and contra costa counties, and theres the czu in santa cruz and san mateo countie...

Electricity use at those critical times that were asking for it, it can prevent more dire emergency measures including those possible power outages. The heat is going to complicate life during the pandemic for the coming week as struggling businesses take yet another hit. Abc7 News Reporter leslie brimpgley is live. So far, sits over one hundred degrees there, leslie. Reporter yeah. It was really hot out here. The breeze has picked up so it is not quite so bad but you have to remember, people ar...

And we share together with my daughter. But if i not share with my daughter, i cannot pay my apartment. Reporter the maximum unemployment benefit is 450 a week which is why the federal boost was such a big deal. To add salt to the wound, the cares act. It is on a slightly different schedule. You cant even claim unemployment hours after july 26th. A lot of desperate people out there who need the basic essential things. If they are not getting it, theyre going on find a way to get to it survive. R...

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 overpayment stating that they overpaid by 10,000. Thats a lot of money to pay back. Why was there such a huge mistake that somebody received 10,000 overpayment . I dont recognize the name. No one has ever lived here w...

This is abc 7 news. We begin with the gauntlet people have to run to get tested for covid19 as labs bog down, some people face long delays. Its at least a ten day wait to get a covid19 test through a city site in San Francisco. For many private providers, the same frustrating story. Good evening. Im dan ashley. We want to hear from you. Has it been easy for you to get a coronavirus test . Go to abc7news. Com vote. For now, stephanie sierra is breaking down what we know about that backlog and how...

The credit lasts your full policy term. The geico giveback. Helping riders focus on the road ahead. After an impressive lightning show earlier today, theres threat for more lightning overnight tonight. Well have the latest timing in the accuweather forecast. Pg e says customers need to be prepared for rolling blackouts. Hearing from people in bay area without power all weekend. American canyon, 18yearold employee was shot and killed, coworkers say he was delivering groceries. Abc7 news starts ri...

1,000 cases in ten days and a new peak in hospitalizations. Tonight San Francisco is taking new steps to prepare for worstcase scenarios. Good evening, thanks for joining us. Im dan ashley. And im ama daetz. City Health Director dr. Grant colfax says the virus is moving fast and more people are getting seriously ill. 107 coronavirus patients are currently hospitalized, the highest number since the pandemic began. 25 of those are in intensive care. The city is opening a new hospital site that wou...