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KGO ABC7 News 500AM July 13, 2024

High cloudiness and here is our Vantage Point from the east bay hills where its 49. Lets map out the day and look at this friday because it is a nice friday. 49. And temperatures stay in the 60s and 704 00. Thats pretty close to average and thats theill say that in the sevenday forecast. Kumasi . Thanks, mike. New overnight, a car rear ends a chp suv in hayward. A nissan crossed lanes that were closed on interstate 880 and then crashed into the suv that was parked in a construction zone. It happened just south of the a street off ramp around 1 30 this morning. Two officers inside the patrol car are doing one person in the other car was checked out but they had minor injuries. The chp is reminding drivers, just be cautious where youre driving in yaareas. You can expect the parks and beaches to fill up with people and enjoy the nice weather mike just told us about. With some parts of the stayathome order lifted, you might be confused about what is off limits and what is lifted. Amy hollyfield is live with what we need to know. Good morning, amy. Hi, good morning. The weather may pull you here to the marina green in San Francisco, but officials want you to stay apart from others. So, heres a look at what youll find if you come out here this weekend. There are circles that have been drawn here to help everyone be reined in. You will see the circles at dolores park. They are meant to help everyone space six feet apart. If you are hoping to head to the beach this weekend, it will not be the same experience youre used to on a normal Holiday Weekend. In San Francisco, also in Half Moon Bay and in montara beach, you can go. But parking lots are closed. They want you to walk or bike in and they want you to keep it moving. You cant set up a blanket and relax. There will be no picnicking or sun bathing. Marin county has closed its beaches. You cant even go there. The shelterinplace order is still in place. Officials do know that you want to get out and exercise and have some fresh air, but they are still discouraging large get togethers. Reporting live in San Francisco, Amy Hollyfield, abc7 news. Thank you, amy. Now to the north bay where lake sonoma is reopening parking lots and trails just in time for the Holiday Weekend. That includes trails off of south lake trail head. Now the boat launch, beach and recreation areas, those are still closed, though. A similar story it will reopen with some restrictions in place. Boat launches and rv parks are open, but tent camp grounds and cabins and Visitor Center will still be shut down. All visitors are required to follow the social distancing guidistancing guidelines. San leandro will keep crowds to a minimum over the Holiday Weekend. All barbecue areas, picnic tables and play structures will be closed. Group activities are discouraged. Only exercising or walking as long as youre social distancing. Parking lots at both of those parks and the san marina boat launch are closed today through monday. In this mornings gma first look what is an Infectious Disease doctor comfortable doing in public as more places open up. Reporter expert advice to navigate your memorial day weekend. So close. Reporter the sound of friends or kids gathering in the backyard is either music to your ears right now or scary or both. Gma teamed up with Infectious Disease dr. Colleen craft to find out what adjustments she is making now that most of the country is reopening. Some of the scenes i have seen on televisions of bars and very busy restaurants, those make me anxious. I get to be witness to people being extremely sick to this virus. Reporter simultaneously, she said she understands the need for people, specifically kids, to see each other in person. Everyone is weathering the storm differently. Reporter well have all the tips coming up at 7 00 a. M. And so many hitting the road, a closer look at those plunging gas prices. With your gma first look im beck becky worley. The facility reported 26 deaths but the state says that reported number is incorrect and there are actually less than 11. An exact number has not yet been released. The cases happening at Redwood Health care center in oakland not far from 580. A junior in high school and her grandfather was a patient and recently died because of covid19. She said there were challenges talking with him during the shelterinplace order but nurses let him use their cell phone to facetime and final moments spent with those taking care of him. And to tell you more about that story today. Tara is planning to hand out donated laptops and phones in oakland and san jose to help patients connect with their loved ones. President trump is under fire this morning for appearing in public, again, without a mask. This was during a visit to a ford plant in michigan that is now making ventilators. Jobina fortson has more on this. Good morning, jobina. Good morning, kumasi, yes. The attorney general of michigan says that President Trump is no longer welcome in the state after violating state law. The president said it was, quote, not necessary to wear a mask because he had been tested in the morning. Ford warned the white house about the Face Covering policy before his arrival. But Companies Said he complied during a private viewing of ford cars but then removed it for the remainder of his visit. In this back area, but i didnt want to give it. I had it in the back area. I did put a mask on. Comes as we get a new idea about how americans feel about the president s response to covid19. According to a new abc news ipsos poll, only 39 of americans approve of his handling of the crisis as compared to 60 who disapprove. Kumasi, ill send it back over to you. Thank you, jobina. In the east bay, oakland mayor libby schaaf revealing more about what reopening the city will look like. Deeper in phase two the focus is on helping Small Businesses and they are waiving fees on stores using the threefeet of space in front of their doors. During this time, you dont need a permit or to pay a fee to use that frontage zone if you need to set up a table or do something so that you can facilitate drive by or curbside retail. Mayor schaaf says oakland is partnering with Business Districts to streamline for sidewalks and roads. Its an expansion of their slow streets program. As more stores and restaurants hope to open parks for people to use outside. First responders are making sure you stay safe this Holiday Weekend. Check it out here. This rescuer dropping from a helicopter in San Francisco all part of a Training Exercise to practice rescuing a surfer. The National Park service wants to remind everyone about the rip currents and that conditions at the coast could change very quickly. Mike has been telling us about the nice weather this upcoming Holiday Weekend. Im sure plenty of surfers will be out there, mike. Absolutely, julian. The temperature 52 degrees in that water right now. That is little refreshing compared to the temperatures we have on land. Lets take a look at what is going on. Some neighborhoods well away from the water. Here we are in the east bay and low to mid 50s in most neighborhoods and 60 in antioch and 5 in brentwood. Those neighborhoods likely the warmest during the overnight hours in the 70s next week while the rest of us thankfully will cool in the 50s and 60s. So, we need to watch out for the extreme heat in those neighborhoods next week. Upper 40s in the north bay. Low to mid 50s just about every where else. Heres a look from our roof camera. Little bit of a breeze lingering from yesterday. Flags on the Ferry Building as we look to the south from the embarcadero. Not too hot for exercising. Get that yard work finished now. You do not want to do it next weekend or next week. Heres a look at the east bay. 56 at 8 00 and high clouds ask sunshi and sunshine through 2 00. As far as the north bay goes, 53 this morning and 71 at noon. Well lose high clouds this proon and h afternoon and hit mid 70s and for San Francisco average high about 66 and look where well end up at 2 00 with a few high clouds and sunshine and breezes kick in after that and drop us down to 62 degrees by the time we head out this evening. Well talk more about the heat wave coming up. First, want to talk to our essential workers, jobina does and tell us about the commute. Hi, jobina. Hi, mike. Thank you very much. Looking at the essential commuters this morning. They are in great shape. Start off with a live look at the san mateo bridge and Road Construction out there and wrapping up at 6 00 a. M. And some being picked up early because theyre able to get this work done so much faster with fewer people on the roads. As we look at the san mateo bridge here. It is beginning to fill in for people making their way towards the peninsula and a couple brake lights as people move further in and no major issues that were seeing from the chp right now. I want to let you know about a new update from bird that we have here. Bird scooters are back in san jose. The company said it recently ramped up its supply to meet demand. Bird is also offering free electric scooter rides to Health Care Workers and Emergency Personnel in san jose. The company says its a long weekend. These scooters are a good way to get some fresh air and support local businesses. Theres also a new feature on the bird app where riders can find local restaurants serving takeout and delivery across san jose. Reggie and kumasi. Julian. Whats happening. On a friday. Hey, glad to be here. 5 11 right now. Coming up, i want to talk about the seven things you need to know this morning. Three minutes of terror. A zoom meeting interrupted by a really unwelcomed visitor. The disturbing things that popped up on the screen and how to make sure this does not happen to you. And we know a lot of us have spent our free time cleaning out the house. But one nonprofit that accepts donated goods may not be around when they get the green light to that could mean an increase byin energy bills. You can save by using a fan to cool off. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or closing your shades during the day. Stay well and keep it golden. Right now, you need and endless entertainment. Xfinity has you covered, with reliably fast speeds, the most inhome wifi coverage, and advanced security included. Plus, access all your streaming apps in one place, including peacock. And now you can get up running quickly with contactless equipment drop off. Now thats simple, easy, awesome. Get started with xfinity for thirty four ninety nine a month for 12 months and get xfinity flex a personalized streaming dashboard for all your favorite apps. Click or call today. Its 5 13. Big news for the south bay. Today Santa Clara County will join the rest of the bay area in phase two to reopen some businesses. It will allow Curbside Pickup and logistic work to resume. Solano county moving forward today and moving further into phase two. At 6 00 this morning dinein shopping malls and swap meets they can all open with social distancing requirements in place. Health officials are concerned that people are going to defy stayathome orders this memorial day weekend. Sun bathing is not allowed at beaches. Make sure you follow your countys rules if youre heading out tose this is the reason why people are defying those orders. Look at the temperatures ramp up from 60s and 70s tomorrow to 80s and 90s by monday and monday is not even our hottest day in the forecast. Number five. The attorney general of michigan says President Trump is no longer welcome after refusing to wear a mask while touring a ford plant. He said it was not necessary because he had been tested for the virus before his visit. Number six. Bringing you some good news for traffic completely clear for our early commute. We do have Road Construction i want to let you know about. Take it slow, everybody. Things should be a little lighter because of the Holiday Weekend. Number seven. Lori loughlin and her husband are scheduled to appear in court this morning after the couple agreed to plead guilty in the colleged a mig ed d ed add mi tw men who approached a girl who sat outside of her home. This happened yesterday afternoon near larkspur lane and ro rockrose court. A second man got out of the passenger side. He went up to the girl and ended up running back to the van when her mom came outside. Then the two men drove off. Now, police are going through surveillance video. Pornography, painful words and a peninsula man learning the hard way what could happen when unwelcomed visitors show up during a zoom meeting. Here is dion lim. When it happened, i was dumbfounded. I cannot forget that three minutes of terror. Reporter youre looking at part of the zoom meeting. Financial planner held for potential clients less than a week ago. A meeting interrupted by images and slurs so disturbing we had a hard time blurring it all out. Started to draw on my screen and take over my screen and obscenity, nakedness and hate language into it and suddenly i got overwhelmed and felt violated. Reporter he was the victim of zoom bombing when unwanted guests enter your chat and bomb with inappropriate images and speech. Unfortunately for him who can have an audience of 70 or more he lost all the potential clients. This is kind of sad. Skyreporter with 40 of them pr shelterinplace. Zoom claims to have 300 million participants a day. Up from 10 million before the pandemic. Other video platforms like Microsoft Teams and google meet also report increased traffic, which according to tech experts is the problem. This app was definitely one of those things that took off a little before it was ready. Reporter because prosecuting a zoom bombing is challenging, being on the defense is the users best option. You can set up meetings where you can control who can see the screen and control the screen. Reporter and be ready to kick participants like this out. Something he will be prepared for next time along with making his seminars private. A l f me. Hopefully a lesson for all of us. You can learn more about zoom bombing and how to protect yourself from it by heading to our website. The existence of good wills bay area Donation Centers and Thrift Stores is in jeopardy because of the pandemic. Good will gets 80 of its revenue from donated goods and right now those sales are zero and because they employee each more than 500 people, most of its 14 california locations do not qualify for federal aid. If we cant figure this out to get some federal assistance, i think that we will see some sites closed. Definitely also see some good wills having to file for bankruptcy and restructure. Salvation army is also preparing for donated goods. All items placed in a separate area for at least 72 hours to allow for the dissipation of any potential contamination. One of San Franciscos iconic taco shops is reopening for takeout. La taqueria will up tacos and burritos next wednesday may 27th. The shop now takes debit and credit cards. There are a couple menu limitations because of the supply chain like fewer fresca flavors and no beef tongue. I love this story right here. She ceserenaded her neighborhoo playing can you feel the love tonight from disneys lion king. Kumasi, this is equal parts relaxing and i also feel like im on hold. For Customer Support right now. Allison says shes been playin the harp in her driveway in glendale for the past three wednesdays calling it wednesday line down. She usually plays 30 minutes of soothing music for neighbors and people walking by the neighborhood in Southern California. I love it right there. I do love that. I like the wine on wednesday and she needs to pitch this so she can be the music while we are on hold because that might make things go a little better. There you go. I felt nice and relaxed. Yes. You can help me. Yes, you can. Im so happy to let you help me. Yes. Its better than that fake typing they do now. You Say Something and theyre like stop the fake typing. Its just the computer thing. Its so annoying. Stop it. Stop it. Youre fooling nobody. Put the harp in there. That would be awesome. Hi, guys. Having a good friday morning. I appreciate that. Thanks for the laughs. Sutro tower this morning about 52 degrees and you can see already the early sunshine making it presence known and few high clouds and call it today seasonal with mostly sunny sky and cool tonight with a mostly clear sky and the weekend warming trend. Yep, increasing sunshine and warmth this weekend but the hottest temperatures are next week. You can see a little area of energy and disturbance in the atmosphere. A little wrinkle, if you will. Kicking up the high clouds and those will move through. A few more during the afternoon hours and that along with a little bit of a sea breeze. Maybe not quite as brisk as yesterday. Keeps us in the mid and upper 70s in the south bay and millbrae at 69. Mainly low 60s along the coast. Mid and upper 60s along downtown, south San Francisco and sausalito. 74 to 79 through the north bay. Along the east bay shore about 70 in richmond to fremont at 75 and as we move into the east vall 81 go hear lot air conditioni neigor ifeel, you know, people dont have jobs and dont have the money and how are we going to stay warm or cool when the temperatures are hitting 100 next week. Some real things to think about over the next two days before we get there. Tonight fall back into the 40s and 50s. East bay valleys some of those neighborhoods will only cool into the 70s at night while the rest of us are in the 50s and 60s. So, thats going to be very dangerous. That me

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