Our bay and inland neighborhoods and a very comfortable evening on the way with sunshine. Youll need a coat at the coast, 57. The rest of us, 72 to 77. Well look at that weekend forecast and little warm for some of us. Thats coming up. Back to reggie. Thanks, mike. The numbers out of san quentin are unbelievable as the coronavirus continues to grow there. More than 1,000 inmates and 100 Staff Members have now been infected. Health and different communities something that abc7 news is looking at closely as we look to build a better bay area. Now, while the virus spreads within the prison, the outbreak is concerning people outside of the walls because these people live and shop in marin county. Laura martinez is live in san quenten with the latest. Laura . 4,000 of the inmates and staff have tested positive. Dr. Matt willis expects the san quentin outbreak to reach 2,000 cases in the next two days. Prison staff was identified as the main vector for spreading covid19 in state prisons and since staff shop and live in marin, how do you stop it from bringing it home to their families. Making sure the proper ppe is used by staff and the physical distancing is optimized. Many staff live and shop in marin and now we have 100 infected staff. Californias departm corrections and rehabilitation say they gave inmates masks and are monitoring sanitation and hygiene and have modified dining, phone and shower schedules to allow for more distancing and disinfecting. Right now most people in marin hospitals with covid are san quentin inmates. Reporting live from san quentin, lauren martinez. Governor newsom expected to hold a News Conference at noon from pittsburg. Addressing the plan to put Homeless People in hotel rooms. Reverse the opening as covid19 spreads throughout the state. Most bay area counties have put reopening plans on hold. An ut break among farmers in wine country is to blame for a rise in cases in solano county. And contra costa had the biggest increase its seen since the start of the pandemic. Dr. Aennthony fauci and dr. Redfield will is it testify on capitol hill today. A subcommittee on the latest efforts to contain covid19. The World Health Organization says the worst, though, is yet to come from california to arizona and texas. Some hospitals are on the brink of reaching capacity. Abc News Reporter andrea has the details. Reporter this morning 36,000 new coronavirus cases reported across the country leaving states and cities to take even more drastic action to try to curb the spread. In california, bars shut down in seven counties including Los Angeles County where cases hit more than 100,000 and now the decision to close beaches there this fourth of july holiday. In houston paramedics working around the clock. In the last couple days we doubled and tripled. Reporter field hospitals in austin where they surpassed 70 capacity. They shant haouldnt have re until we had testing in a better place. Reporter officials are warning more than 200 patrons have been exposed and hospital patients have climbed for 15 days in florida. Masks are required in miami and jacksonville where the Republican National convention is scheduled to be held in august. Growing backlash after mayors announced beach closures for the fourth of july in floridas biggest counties. Were all in this together now and we will get through it. Reporter in arizona with only 13 o of icu beds availabl rolling back the opening of gyms, Movie Theaters and bars. Despite low numbers in new york and new jersey, both governors say they may pause restarting Indoor Dining after seeing whats happening in other states. Our reopenings have worked very well. Were not going backwards. Were Going Forwards. Reporter andrea. A warning for all californians. Why we initially had a good handle on covid19, we are slipping and the rise in cases is proof of that. Jobina is live. Thank you. Yes, good morning. Bob watcher is the chair of the department of medicine at ucsf and last night he posted a series of tweets and highlighting the success and fall there with the coronavirus pandemic. Until recently, our state managed to do so well that our experience had been dubbed the california miracle, but lets say it clearly. The miracle is over. The sooner we acknowledge that, the better off well be. Dr. Watcher said despite strong state and local leadership, the downturn began memorial day weekend when people got complacent. Quote, even in a state with mandatory masking and a sound reopening plan, things went sour. Covid wins again demonstrating that good leadership is crucial but not sufficient. He also said not to let President Trump off the hook for sending mixed messages about needing to wear a mask. Dr. Watcher says masks and social distancing are crucial. He ended on a hopeful note there saying that we are in much better shape to handle this now than we were back in march and if there is any state that he would bet to turn this whole thing around, it would be california. Reggie . He is the man who knows whats going on. We listen to him. Thanks so much, jobina. Alameda officials discovered a subcommittee to address policing policies Going Forward after a black man was handcuffed and then pinned to the ground by Police Officers last month. Watkins said he was only dancing in the street. Members of the community brought up this incident multiple times at a special City Council Meeting last night. I also support defending the pay in the detainment of mr. Watkins pending independent review. The Police Department has said it will no longer respond to calls like the one they received about watkins. Someone complained that he was intoxicated or suffering from mental illness. The city Council Plans to meet again to discuss Police Tactics in late july or early august. Joseph deangelo is going to serve several life sentences. He admitted in court that he is the Golden State Killer. You admit the special circumstance of murder in the first degree . I admit guilty. Deangelo admitted guilt to 26 formal charges and took responsibility for 161 other crimes. Many of them rapes where charges were never filed. The four charged cases in Contra Costa County happened in the late 70s in danville and walnut creek and concord. Here is how one of the victims reacted . I know he is guilty and i knew he was guilty and i knew his day would come. I just had to tell myself his day is going to come. And here it is. Deangelos formal sentencing is set for mid august, thats when the victims and their families can give their impact statements. The hearing is expected to last a fall week. Days away from the fourth of july, but quite a few firework events and the loud booms and lights are exploding closer to home. Yep, were talking about illegal fireworks and theyre forcing east palo alot and city leaders and Law Enforcement to all join forces. They held a joint meeting last night to talk about this issue. The Santa Clara CountySheriff Office is also preparing to deploy designated strike teams over the holiday weekend. Jeff levine says his home surveillance cameras captured the nightly blasts. Its just, you know, grit your teeth. Hose down everything. Be ready for anything. And hope fat you gthat you get it. The city of san jose launched its Firework Campaign and snap and click and violate reporters online. I thought about sleeping with air plugs in but im afraid i wont hear my alarm. Well see what happens there. I do, mike. Do you . And you can still hear your alarm . Yeah. And i sleep soundly. You look like it. You look refreshed. I wish i slept like you. Lets look at whats going on. Few clouds along the coast and a few stars over the bay side and other neighborhoods were looking at low to mid 50s across the north bay. Mid to upper 50s through the bay out towards daly city and down towards santa clara at 55. Few 60s. Walnut creek at 63 and tracy 64 for the warm spots. A look at our roof camera and you can see already 55 degrees there under mostly Clear Conditions and Small Craft Advisory north of the bay bridge through the delta. If youre near the bay, watch out for that. Nothing too hot for walking the dog and moderate pollen if youre out exercising. South bay and 10 00 sunshine and 74 and mid to upper 80s from noon all the way through 5 00 and a wonderful 73 with sunshine at 8 00. Then north bay 60s at 8 00 and 70s at 10 00 and then 83 at noon and upper 80s for a couple hours this afternoon. Down to 77 at 8 00. East bay valleys our warmest with 70s through 10 00. Mid 80s at noon and a few lowt 90s for a couple hours this afternoon and then the breezes kick in around 4 00 just like they did yesterday and make for a comfortable evening in the mid to upper 70s. A few cool days before the warmth returns for the holiday weekend. First, heres jobina with a look at the holiday commute. Hi, jobina. Hi, mike. So far the early commute looking pretty good out there. No major problems from the chp and only incident on the board and its a hazard. So far so good. Well take a live look right now showing you emeryviloreryville t of people make their way further south and towards the toll plaza where, of course, its too early for metering lights but ill let you know when they pop on. Thats what is happening and slow in a couple spots. Tracy to dublin 35 minutes for that drive time and antioch to concord is 13 minutes and san rafael to San Francisco and that will be a 20minute ride. Reggie and kumasi. Thank you, jobina. 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More than 100 Staff Members are also now infected. A new court order requires all prison staff be tested by july 2nd. Number three, a ucsf doctor has a warning for californians. He says while the state has been able to manage covid19 cases at the start of the pandemic, cases are still going up and strong leadership isnt enough to prevent it. Number four, dr. Anthony fauci will testify on capitol hill this morning. Updating a Senate Committee on the latest efforts to contain covid19. That is supposed to start at 7 00 a. M. Number five new York Governor Andrew Cuomo said travelers from california could be added to his states quarantine order. Travelers from here would be required to isolate for 14 days upon arrival in new york along with new jersey and connecticut. Number six. Outside of the north bay, a little bit warmer today from about 1 degree in San Francisco to five in livermore where we hit 90 today. The warmest afternoon until we get to the holiday weekend. And number seven. Our current commute is looking good. Were going to check out a live picture here showing you the san mateo bridge and traffic in the area its definitely beginning to pick up as people make their way towards the peninsula. You see the brake lights there, but everything is moving. In santa rosa some neighbors are concerned after seeing a stuffed animal carrying an American Flag attached to a tree. She first noticed this on saturday during a walk with her partner and son i think everyone should know the racial cwith hanging any monkey from a tree. Look at whats going on right now in the news. Why put it up two weeks ago . Why put it and attach i attach h shed . It is clearly a racial statement. Santa rosa police investigated the incident and they tell abc7 news the people who live there are not required to take the monkey down because it is private property. Abc7 news reached a woman by phone who identified herself as the resident. She said they hung it there two weeks ago and it was silly people reported it. She says her husband likes to entertain people and that they have no plans to take it down. Well, time is running out. Today is the deadline for Small Businesses to apply for the paycheck protection program. Billions of dollars are still sitting on the table to help Small Businesses that have been struggling during this pandemic. The ppp has improved since the programs launch. You may remember the backlash against Large Companies like shake shack and ruths chris steak house who got large government loans and eventually returned the money after public outcry. If you have been putting off your tax return that deadline is coming up soon. The irs will not extend this deadline, again. It was postponed from april to july 15th because of the pandemic. If you cant get it done, you can still apply for an extension until october. Amazon employees are getting a bonus. The company is thanking hourly workers for their work during the pandemic. The onetime bonus ranges anywhere from 150 to 3,000. And it applies to all employees at amazon and whole foods. In todays gma first look, when it comes to protecting yourself from coronavirus, is it best to wear a face mask or a face shield or even both . Abc7 becky worley looked into it. Reporter face shields being used as protection against coronavirus. Hospital staff use them in conjunction with surgical masks or n95s but many people are wearing them instead of cloth masks. If you prefer to wear a face shield, you should be wearing a face shield. But you should be covering your nose and mouth. Reporter but the cdc saying it doesnt have enough data to compare how shields stack up against masks. Saying, it is not known if face shields protect others from the spray of respiratorypiratorypiry the cdc does not recommend for cloth Face Coverings. You should be wearing a mask when youre in public in any area. Reporter coming up at 7 00 a. M. , doctors and researchers weigh in. How do face shields stack up against masks . With your gma first look im becky worley, abc news. Thats going to be an interesting one. Ive seen a lot of people wearing them. I feel like its a bit much just for everyday life but if its helpful. You might see me in a mask shield. Both. Yeah, if it helps for everyday life. But it depends on where the aerosole and they hit your chest and chin and a shield doesnt do as much as a mask does to protect the face. So, it all depends on, yeah, what your physical activity is. Yeah. All right. Lets take a look at whats going on. Cant wait to see that. And heres a look at san jose. Cant wait to see the sunshine. Heres a sneak peek of it as we use this as a backdrop for our accuweather highlights. Slight hae waly warmer away fro coast and holiday heat is in there and im not going to use the cliche hot as a fire cracker because its hot and it doesnt pertain to this and i just said it. 88 in morgan hill. Thats your spread across the south bay. A lot of low 80s from redwood city southward on the peninsula and mid to upper 70s from san mateo northward. A little breezy and more cloud cover today. The coolest daly city at 62. Sunset Half Moon Bay and also pacifica around 63 to 64. Well hit 68 in downtown San Francisco today. 79 san rafael and 82 in vallejo and mid to upper 80s around the north bay and 90s around cloverdale and ukiah. Mid and upper 70s until you get to fremont at 80 and inland east bay neighborhoods, if you didnt use the air conditioner yesterday, it is a little bit tougher today with those upper 80s to low 90s. Heres a look at the fog forecast. Mainly hugs the peninsula coast during the evening hours and then watch it spread inland overnight. And thats your first sign that things are going to be cooler tomorrow afternoon. Well start off in the low to upper 50s and well end up about four to six degrees cooler in the afternoon. Our coolest days will be thursday and friday and a little bit below average before the warmth returns away from the coast starting saturday. Reggie . Mike, thank you. New details on a deadly crash in Contra Costa County that we brought you live yesterday morning. A bay area rapper has been identified as the person who died. The chp says Curtis Benton jr. Known as young curt was speeding when he lost control on a bend and