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KGO ABC7 News 400PM July 12, 2024

That the chp may be seeking right now . We got here about 25 minutes ago, this was the only vehicle that i could identify as being involved. As far as a suspect vehicle, or another vehicle that would have been involved, im not sure at this point. But there was a woman being treated in the car and then loaded into an ambulance. We have heard initial reports, maybe four people shot. Is that what youre hearing as well . And know anything about the of . I heard the same thing. I only saw two victims being loaded. At this point i havent seen any other ambulances. I see the westbound direction seems to be unaffected other than a little slow. But eastbound looks completely shut down rightnow. So whats happening with all those cars and what should drivers do if theyre headed to that area . Reporter so eastbound 580 there, they are taking the traffic off at golf links. So all these cars are backed up and some of them trying to reverse toward golf links in the westbound direction to get off there. But traffic is back, as far as i can see, about to fruit veil. Yes, the westbound direction is affected slightly. All right. In oakland right now, an investigation into a shooting involving multiple victims. Well get more on this later. In the meantime, the covid surge in california. Lies that wereapmi wont be celebrating with their loved ones. Please donal take your guard do you mean. Today Governor Newsom giving his best pitch to keep people at home this weekend. It means official orders to close up shop for a few bay area counties and a different look this independence day. I want to get you to the latest trends. Our graph compiling data coronavirus cases in the bay area. Basically what it shows, cases are steadily increasing and both the bay area and the state of california are shattering case by case records. 19 counties Must Immediately close indoor restaurant dining, bars and windries and other business like zoos and museums. It means you can say goodbye to your fourth of july trip to a state beach. We want to get right to abc news anchor liz who is tracking all this. Yeah. A busy day. A lot of updates when it comes to the fight against covid19. First, nearly 5,900 cases were reported yesterday in california with 110 deaths. Now as you mentioned, 19 counties with surging outbreaks have been ordered to close indoor operations at restaurants, movie theaters, Family Entertainment stories, zoos and museums for at least three weeks. A full closure of bars and breweries. This doesnt mean restaurants shut down. It means were trying to take as many activities ago we can, these mixed activities. These concentrated activities and move them outdoors which is a way of mitigating the spread of this virus. Not dissimilar to what youve seen in other states across the country. This is coming from our Health Directors and from evidence that has been grounded and provided to us all across the world. Not just across the nation as it relates to the unique aspect of being inside, air flow issues and increased transmission of covid19. That includes contra costa, solano, also sacramento, los angeles, and orange counties. The 19 counties combined make up nearly 75 of the states population. Now, as for beach closures, the Parking Facilities at state beaches and the bay area in Southern California as well will be closed for this Holiday Weekend. In terms of end forcing the health orders, the state says it will send teams to noncompliant work places. We have a responsibility at the same time to go after people thumbing their nose that are particularly being aggressive, reticent to do anything, to protect you as a customer, of a bar, a restaurant or any other facility, but are not even protecting their workers. And i think this is an incredibly important point. This is not just talking about mask compliance. This is talking about come pligs on health and safety in our meat packing facilities. One should not have to put their life at risk to go to work as an essential worker. Counties have the right to choose not to enforce regulations but he says the state has the right to withhold in the state budget. The governor is trying to use some financial coercion for those who dont go along with what he wants. On another topic, weve seen testing sites very busy but now we have reports that the state wont if you understand new testing sites. Whats going on with that in. Essentially the state is pulling out of counties. They are saying it is not wise to maintain spending where resources are not being used. But this testing site in hayward, you can see video there. It has been inundated with people. And more staff was brought in to handle the high demand. It was scheduled to close at the end of the month but it is working to extend testing for as long as needed. I want to point out, there was a technical difficulty with reporters that were not able to ask the governor any questions at this press conference. Hopefully there is another chance this week. A lot of russ dealing with technical difficulties this week. So i totally understand that. As many of us working from home can relate. For a full inactive map a full interactive maam. Everybody has different rules. It is hard to keep track of. Thats why we put a full list there of the 19 counties where the coronavirus cases are getting worse. It is all there. All the information you need. Abc7news. Com. One place this is a problem, nearly a third of the inmates at san quentin prison, more than 1,100 people, have tested positive. The Public Defenders Office is working with those who are considered low risk to get them out of there. They are reaching out to inmates who may be eligible for reduced sentences under the lawful state officials created a command central at san quentin that includes medical and Infectious Disease experts. Work to build a better bay area. One thing were focusing on is race and social justice. The foundation has Just Announced a 1. 5 Million Initiative to fund several oakland based groups focusing on criminalization of black youth and youth of color in oakland. Reporter at age 18, he was alone and locked up for a robbery charge. He said jail didnt help rehabilitate him. It didnt do anything for me besides crim me from getting housing, from getting employment. Reporter thanks to community support, he is now the director of youth programming at urban peace movement. Looking to transform incarceration. He says grassroots organizations can help. Money and education is whats needed in order to uplift black and brown folks. Specially black folks at the bottom. The foundation wants to work in oakland where black children are given the same opportunities as their white counter parts. Reporter she is president of the foundaton. They report while black students make up 26 of the Oakland Unified School st studts make up 73 of those arrested. They Just Launched the all in for oakland initiative. Theyll pump these organizations, with all the support around them, like i am. Legal organizations, data and polling, they can create and implement campaigns where elected officials can listen to the power of those voices and make the necessary changes. One of the groups is black organizing project which just helped get police out of schools. This type of investment helps them not just to do more but to be more effective and sustainable. Thats what having the research allows us to do. To do the work and to do it well and to make real change happen. Abc7 news. Youve seen them in the news and job line and now the San Francisco Police Department says it will stop releasing the most mug shots. The Department Says it will only release booking photos to people who pose a threat to the public. The police chief William Scott said the new policy which starts today iedt stoppinghe spread of negative stereo types of people of color. He worked with scientists who study bias. These photos may cause stereo typing and the like within the general population and within police. Booking photos are taking when someone gets arrested and many times theyre made public even if the person is not going to get prosecuted. He says that undermines the presumption of innocence and helps keep the stereo types. Discrimination and harassment against asians since the start of pandemic. According to a group put together by San Francisco state university, over 800 hate incidents were reported throughout the state. That averages to about ten per day. Were talking about verbal harass many, refusal of service, workplace discrimination, and physical assault. Experts and state lawmakers urging people to report those incidents. Not only to the police but also to stp api hate. All right. Moving on. Members of San Franciscos Jewish Community are calling on House Speaker nancy pelosi to defunds military aid to israel. They staged a protest outside her Pacific Heights home this morning. They claims israelis are losing their homes because of the money going to netanyahu. Things remained peaceful. The same group rallied outside Chuck Schumers home this morning. Nflt a federal judge ruled the trump administrations strictest asylum policy to date is illegal. It banned immigrants from claiming asylum if they didnt try to claim it first in another country. The u. S. District judge Timothy Kelly appointed by mr. Trump in 2017 went against the public saying his policy violated the immigration and nationality act. He poibltd out that border restrictions because of coronavirus are already largely barring migrants from entering the u. S. Governor newsom giving his shows. On any fourtuly plus, heat stroke trends inka time of coronavirus. Nflt and Business School break through. Meet the black woman making History Today as shell lead the school with the campus right here in San Francisco. All that ahead. Plus i am spencer christian. The wind is getting stronger and the temperature is dropping. What does that mean its a beautiful thing. Superfast internet with an xfinity flex 4k streaming device included . Even beautifuler. And now flex also comes with peacock. Ooh la la. This rare bird lets you stream tons of movies, shows, news, sports and more. And with flex, its all at your beck and call. Show me parks and rec see . The best really did get better magnificent. Switch to xfinity internet and get a flex 4k streaming device with peacock premium included for no additional cost. All right. We have breaking news out of east oakland. Sky 7 over the seattle scene of a shooting over instate 580. Were told there are several victims. Im seeing that four victims have been reported. Theyre helping with the shooting scene. At ten 6th avenue. The chp leading the investigation. You can see, oh, a long line of carsai ten off the freeway. For now theyre stuck there but westbound is moving normally. We do get more information, well update you on this. Californians are facing restrictions because of the concern of coronavirus cases. But the Oakland Airport is fully opening one of its tournaments. Theyve opened several gates in terminal two. Theyve been closed simpson may. Stores and restaurants are also opening back up and made the title only 9 of its activity compared to the previous year. Both american and United Airlines are filling to capacity, despite concerns over the spread of the virus. Delta and southwest are keeping limitations in place through the end of september. Alaska says it will operate at reduced capacity. Its flight attendants will hand passengers a yellow card. Its almost like soccer. If you misbehave, you have a yellow card. As if they refuse to wear a face covering. It warns that they could be blocked from future flights. Its been like the fourth of july almost every night in many bay area cities. Especially in the east bay. Today with the actual holiday fast approaching, fire and Police Officials showed the public exactly how even a small sparkler can create a huge problem. Laura anthony has the story from concord. From the ignition of a few sparklers in a gutter, to fully engulfed, it took just four minutes in this demonstration for those initial sparks to turn into a potentially reporter with illegal fireworks going off ahead of the fourth of july weekend, now is the time for the public throe of fire season. It is just now july 1st but weve been very busy since may with an almost four fold increase in grass fires. Dozens particularly in the last two to three weeks have been caused by fire work use. It has proven difficult for police. A problem xaser participated by covid19 sheltering and an influx of commercial grade explosives readily available on the internet. This coming weekend, police and firefighters will be on extra patrols with the emphasis on education. If we catch you in the act, it is a ticket. You light it, it goes boom, theyre gone. When they see kids scattered, hey, get over here. Tell your kids to knock it off. There are still plenty of ways you can celebrate virtually. You can see a list of what is affected by going to abc7news. Com or to the app. We are all working through the pandemic together. A critical part of that is focusing on your health. Weve had several heat waves. You know that more hot weather will be coming. Were learning that heat stroke deaths are declining. Take a look at why. Covid19 is taking lives but could be saving lives as well. Only six infants or children have died nationwide from heat stroke so far this year. The downward trend may be tied to sheltering at home instead of taking they will to childcare. About half the 39 children who die each year were forgotten by a apparently or caregiver. We have those that gain access on their own. Then other 20 or so, a child knowingly leaves a child in a car while they go do something else. A meteorologist and a nationally recognized experts on child heat stroke. He joins other leaders on a webinar on a meeting. They pointed out the temperature in a closed car can rise 19 degrees in just ten minutes. Experts say heat stroke can occur when the outdoor temperature is as low as 57 degrees so the risk exists in the bay area. During the pandemic, some parents may be tempted to leave a child behind while picking up a takeout order but that can be as dangerous as forgetting they will. People space out. I think weve all missed our exit on the freeway because were thinking about something else. Reporter automakers have vowed to improve. If youre looking in the rear view mirror whether theres a child in it or its em. Reporter General Motors has a feature already standard in sedans, suvs, pickups and crossovers. Abc7 news. All right. So for the Holiday Weekend coming up, lets check in with spe spencer christian. Okay. It was warmer earlier in the week and now its cooling down. Current surface wind speeds range from 15 to about 20 miles an hour, with some gusty winds as well. And the 24hour temperature change shows the cooldown i referred to. 13 degrees cooler right nowsa c yesterday. Eight degrees cooler in santa six degrees cooler in san jose. From our roof top camera looking across the embarcadero. 69 in oakland. Weve got 80, 81 in san jose and mountain view. 74, gilroy. 65 at pacifica. Looking back, 77 degrees in santa rosa, 82 in petaluma, 90 in fairfield. Thats been our warm spot all weekend long. Mid to upper 80s in concord and livermore. And looking northward, these are the forecast features. Widespread fog developing overnight. Cooler and breezier with a warming trend developing for fourth of july weekend. Appropriate, i guess. Heres a look at overnight conditions. Look at how the fog will expand, pushing out over the bay. It will be pretty foggy in many locations but that fog will burp toward the cloip and giving us a mainly sunny day. Overnight lows will be mainly in the mid 50s. Tomorrows highs will range from about 60 at the coast to mid to upper 70s at the bay shoreline torsion mid 80s in most of our inland locations. Looking to friday, well see a tiny warmup inland. It will be breezy and cooler than average. Saturday, fourth of july. Look for a sharp warmup. Temperature in the mid 90s. And that pattern will hold through sunday. Heres the accuweather seven day forecast. A couple of cooler than average and breezy days the next two days but certainly warming to even above typical summerlike levels over the fourth of july weekend. And the temperatures moderate going into early next week. In the next halfhour, ill give you a look at the fireworks forecast for saturday evening. Will we be able to see the fireworks . Or will they be fogged out . Well see in about 25 minutes. Not too many legal ones around here. Thanks. Coming up, hospitals in a hurry to meet the quick rise in new cases, and patients dealing with the coronavirus. How many of a problem is this locally . Well hear what doctors are saying theyre concerned about. Plus the fallout from facebooks advertising boycott with Mark Zuckerberg is promising to stop the companys bleeding did you know Liberty Mutual customizes your Car Insurance tada so you only pay for what you need . Given my unique lifestyle, thatd be perfect let me grab a pen and some paper. Know what . Im gonna switch now. Just need my desk. My chair. And my phone. Only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. More than 400 Companies Pulled Ads from facebook today to boycott hate speech. Cocacola, target and more are part of the stop hate for profit campaign. Facebook ceo Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to meet with the groups behind the campaign. Theyve been urging facebook to take a stronger stand against hate speech and other misuse of its platforms. Facebook says it does not profit from hate and removes hate speech faster than youtube. 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