Mixed reaction coming out after Solano County as the governor suss spends Indoor Dining. San francisco now doesnt have a big enough jury pool to begin a trial. How covid is now impacting our criminal Justice System. A july fourth without fireworks or a trip to the beach. The governor announcing strict new guidelines ahead of the holiday weekend. Heat returns for the holiday weekend. Ill have your fourth of july forecast coming up. Abc 7 news at 11 00 starts right now. And that breaking news, a death row inmate at san quintin being tested for coronavirus after being found unresponsive in his cell. 75yearold Joseph Cordova died this afternoon. Prison Officials Say there no sign of trauma. The prison is dealing with a surge of coronavirus cases. Last week, 71yearold man also on san quintins death row also tested positive for coronavirus after he was found unresponsive in his cell. Its the first known coronavirus death inside san quintin. San quintins coronavirus outbreak has now spread to a second prison in the state. State Lawmakers Said moving inmates from san quintin to the California Correctional Center in susanville has led to an outbreak at that prison. Nearly 1 3 of inmates in san quintin, more than 1,100 people have tested positive for covid19. The San Francisco Public Defenders Office is now working with certain inmates considered low risk to get them early release. New at 11 00, an employee at the warriors oakland facility has tested positive for the coronavirus. In a just released statement, the warriors said the facility has been closed to be thoroughly cleaned. A Virtual Summer camp has been hosted at the location, but only staff has been allowed inside. No campers. Camp will be postponed next week. Please do not take your guard down. Words of caution and new restrictions tonight from the governor. Indoor activities suspended in 19 counties on the states watch list. Including contracosta, santa clara and solano here in the bay area. No more Indoor Dining, outdoor bars or wine tasting. Museums and Family Entertainment centers now closed. Bottom line is the spread of this virus continues. At a rate that is particularly concerning. Across the state, percentage of positive coronavirus tests jumped from 4. 4 to 6 over the last 14 days. Im going to ask you to, you know, just advance personal responsibility, personal behavior. Doctors say that needs to be made clear. The importance of taking safety precautions is paramount. I think we screwed up things with masks early messaging they werent all that important. These guidelines will be reviewed again in three weeks. California, unlike some others, we were successful in bending that curve. We will be successful again. In bending this new curve. And during this pandemic were focused on how we can continue to build a better bay area. Well, todays decisions by the governor were driven by health data, it will have a big impact on the economy. In the north bay, Solano County has been ordered to close Indoor Dining which is a big blow to businesses. It really is. J. R. Stone is in Solano County tonight. Usually you get a message if something happens, but i havent gotten anything. Reporter this restaurant in fairfield is reacting to governor Gavin Newsoms decision to close Indoor Dining in Solano County. If he says you got to stay inside, you got to stay inside. You cant sit down in the dining room. Reporter for more than a month, Solano County officials have allowed dinin at restaurants. Signs even say open for dinein comiinn. Factven thoh policy technica wednesday, dinein was still happening all across the county well into the evening as many businesses hadnt heard about the changes. We just came from texas road house, you know, theyre dining in over there. So i dont know whats going on. They didnt have that sign up there said covid19. Now it says covid19. So its getting real serious now. Its getting close. I got my face mask on. I feel like as long as we have that going on, you know, we good. Reporter doctors say just like bars, Indoor Dining poses a major risk as small aerosol particles are released when people peek, and those could be infected with the virus. These small particles can be suspended in the air for quite some time. Reporter trapiano says hes grateful to have his regulars, but with the indoor closure is fearful he may have to let go of employees. In addition to restaurant like this here in Solano County, the governors order also includes wineries and Family Entertainment centers. We actually broke the news about this order to the folks over at the Scandia Family Fun Center earlier this afternoon. In Solano County, j. R. Stone, abc 7 news. All right. We are just days away from a very different fourth of july here in the bay area. As abc 7 news r r r celebrations are sure to be smaller and without fireworks booming or family trips to the beach. Reporter no celebration in the last four months has been normal under the covid19 pandemic. New rules are putting a stop to many plans. Governor gavin newsom announcing impacts to the holiday weekend. The state of california is not mandating the closure of beaches this weekend, but we are modifying our Parking Facility operations, and closing them to traffic throughout the Southern California region, as well as parts of monterey county, santa cruz, and through the bay area. Reporter in separate announcements, Half Moon Bay and pacificas mayor taking it a step further, telling abc 7 city beaches will be closed for the july fourth weekend. Most important thing is that weve done so well, we would hate to lose how far weve come. Reporter in santa cruz, the message from its mayor to beachgoers, consider staying home. Miles away in monterey beaches will be closed this weekend. Bad news for this man who promise his daughters they can play at the beach for the fourth. I dont think telling people they can stay home for the fourth of july, you know, nations holiday, thats going to stop everything either. You can drive by and take the road trip, 17mile drive, go along wine couny, ee big sur. Whatever you do, know the city of monterey will be enforcing face masks, whether indoors or outdoors. A 100 citation will be issued to people on the their first violation. And if youre looking for fireworks, the governor says he believes counties should consider cancelling shows. Thats the case for most of the bay area, except for the city of gilroy. Theyve asked that people view the show from the safety of their own home. Weve reached out to see if their plans have changed but have not heard back. In the south bay, abc 7 news. Even though most fireworks shows are cancelled, there are still plenty of ways to celebrate virtually this saturday. We have to be creative in these times, of course. You can see a list of whats affected in the bay area by heading to abc7news. Com or on your abc 7 news app as well. Now, the United States is seeing its highest single day of new covid19 cases with more than 50,000 cases just reported today. As cases rise, scientists are racing against the clock to develop a vaccine. Abc news has more. Reporter much of america taking a step back or halting reopening plans ahead of independence day. New yorks mayor stopping plans to move forward to allow Indoor Dining. Even a week ago, honestly, i was hopeful we could, but the news we have gotten from around the country gets worse and worse all the time. Reporter getting worse throughout the country, including arizona, with another record jump. Vice president pence seen wearing a mask arrived in phoenix on wednesday. Parts of the country getting on board to make those masks mandatory, including miamidade county, where facial coverings will be required in all public spaces. A miami nurse saying patients shes seeing are more critical than before. If things dont change and people dont take it a little more serious in the next two weeks, you know, who knows where we will be. Reporter but there are positive signs for a vaccine in the next year. Pfizer Just Announced strong results from initial phase one and two trials, indicating they could move on to their next phase with 30,000 volunteers in coming weeks. Oxfords trials are in phase three. If their vaccine is found to be safe and effective, they could have emergency doses of the vaccine ready as early as october. Moderna also about to embark on phase three of trials. But the president on fox business wednesday with a slightly different perspective on how the virus will be controlled. And i think were going to be very good with the coronavirus. I think that at some point thats going to sort of just disappear, i hope. You still believe so . Yeah, i do. At some point. Reporter right now this virus is here to stay. Hospitalizations up in 25 states. Deaths up in 14. So many leaders just bracing for the fourth of july, hoping that folks follow guidelines. Abc news, los angeles. New at 11 00, california has extended Unemployment Benefits for seven more weeks. That brings the maximum to 59 weeks for those on regular state unemployment and 46 weeks for those receiving pandemic unemployment assistance. Between march 14th and midjune, more than 6 million californians were ont 190,000 applications received in the third week of june. Help may soon be on the way for americas Small Businesses amid the pandemic. Congress has voted to extend the Small Business loan program through august 8th. President trump still has to sign off on it. More than 4. 8 million Small Businesses have already tapped more than 520 billion in potentially forgivable loans through the program. About 130 billion is still available. And for a full interactive map of whats allowed and whats closed in the county where you live, you can head to our website. We also have a full list of the 19 counties on the governors watch list, including those here in the bay area. That is all there on abc7news. Com. New developments tonight. The San Francisco Police Commission has unanimously voted to update and clarify the departments use of force policy. The policy prohibits the use of choke holds, as well as stopping officers from putting pressure to a persons head, neck, and throat. It would also emphasize an officers duty to intervene when seeing excessive use of force. All of this, of course, as a result of the death of george floyd. There would be exceptions made if a detainee poses a serious danger to an officer, person or themselves. Heres an interesting change. Youve seen them in the news and online, and now the San Francisco Police Department says it will only release booking photos of people who pose a threat to the public. Police chief William Scott says that the new policy that started today is aimed at stopping the spread of negative stereotypes of people of color, many times booking photos are made public whether or not the person is prosecuted. Covid is creating big problems for jury trials. Im kate larson in the newsroom. This week in San Francisco, 120 jury summons were sent out, but only 8 people reported to court. Coming up, how this is affecting jurors and the criminal Justice System. Also ahead, it could be a gamechanger in treating covid19. The oral pill about to be tested by stanford researchers. And youre going to want to see this. A wedding photo disaster. The couple trying to capture the Perfect Moment gets swept away. Thats coming up. Im meteorologist sandhya patel. The cooling continues tomorrow, but changes are in the works for your independence day. Ill have the forecast coming up. All right. Sandhya, thank you. All thats ahead, but first, heres a look at whats coming up on Jimmy Kimmel Live right after abc 7 news at 11 00. I made this show with love and cameras. We want to walk side by side, so lets do it. I think thats a dilemma that a lot of members of the military find themselves in, for sure. Bbut what if you couldg do better than that . Like adapt. Discover. Deliver, in new ways, to new customers. What if you could come back stronger . Faster. Better. At comcast business, we want to help you not just bounce back, but bounce forward. And now, with one of our best offers ever, were committed to helping you do just that. Get a powerful and reliable internet and voice solution for only 29. 95 a month for three months. Call or go online today. Amazing school district. The hoa has been very involved. These shrubs arent board approved. 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It really hurt me to see that. Lisa baker says she used towels to try to stop the bleeding of one of the victims. Two of the victims were seriously hurt. The chp is asking for information in this case. And eastbound lanes of 580, as you can see, lots of traffic there. They were closed during the investigation. The changing workplace is one of the areas weve been focussing on at abc 7 as we work to build a better bay area. And that now includes how courtrooms will confront life during the pandemic. Abc 7 News Reporter kate larson explains the big challenges facing the local Justice System as jury trials resume. Reporter out of 120 people that were sent jury summons in San Francisco this week, only 8 showed up to court. Half of them were dismissed, leaving just four prospective jurors. Its taken a process that ordinarily would take a couple of days at the most and turned it into a seven week long process. Reporter the San Francisco District Attorney needs a jury for the citys first trial since the pandemic hit, a violent felony Home Invasion case. About 98 of criminal cases settle before trial, but the ones that go to trial help determine the way that the other cases settle, and its a really important part of what we do to respect the rights of defendants. Reporter last week jennifer, who lives in San Francisco, postponed her jury duty because she is concerned about covid. I really felt kind of conflicted about it. And originally i had planned to serve, but when i thought about it more, i thought, you know, it just it just seemed too risky. Reporter but in San Mateo County, its a different story. 60 of the summoned jurors showed up to court this month for the countys first criminal trial since the pandemic began. Thats a dramatic difference between two counties that are almost the same size and population. Reporter San Mateo County District Attorney says the court socially distanced jurors in different rooms during the Selection Process and once the trial got going, they took the jurors and had them spaced probably a good six to eight feet apart. Everybody wearing a mask out in the audience, the gallery. They had the defense attorney and the defendant up in the jury box. They had the prosecutor sitting at the counsel or near the counsel table. He says his office has been exploring doing hearings virtually but doesnt foresee taking jury trials where evidence is so important to see and understand in person on to a computer screen. In the newsroom, im kate larson, abc 7 news. And these latest spikes in covid cases are already starting to impact the testing supply chain as well. Two major u. S. Commercial labs announced today their Testing Capacity is strained due to high demand. Abc 7 iteam reporter stephanie sierra spoke to one Health Care Worker struggling to care for her patients. Reporter as covid19 cases resurge, the heightened demand for testing has already threatened the supply chain. Two of the nations top testing labs, quest disinfectants and lab corps are warning their testing is under strain. And the backlog is preventing this doctor in San Mateo County from doing her job. So i called quest, and i got a prerecording saying they have no tests, you know, dont bother us. And i called lab corps and they said we have no tests this morning. Reporter the doctor provides services at 30 Dementia Care facilities across the bay area. One of which recently had a covid outbreak. The labs were saying they have no tests. I just felt sick. You know, because i know that people are going to die if we didnt figure out where the disease was. Reporter Quest Diagnostics reported demand for testing grew 50 over the last three weeks. Turnaround times for quest and labcorps are averages three to five days for the general public unless youre a priority hospital patient or symptomatic Health Care Worker, tests are expedited to one day. She couldnt risk wait for her patients. Usually it takes about 5 to 14 days for the infection to spread. Reporter case in point, this retirement facility in san jose. Two weeks ago they had one case of covid19, according to the doctor, now theres 14. I think our response to the need of testing has been a failure. Quest diagnostics is working on increasing Testing Capacity to be able to process 150,000 covid tests per day. Now, labcorps has that same goal by next month. Stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. Stanford hospital is starting a Clinical Trial to test a new drug that could treat coronavirus. Researchers are hoping it will reduce symptoms and shorten the duration of covid19. It would be a pill that you take if you contract coronavirus. The drug has been used to treat covid19 in other countries, but has not been approved by the food and Drug Administration here. Well, it does suggest that the drug seems to do a reduce the amount of virus that is shed, and it does seem to prevent symptoms in people who are already infected. The Clinical Trial will begin on monday. Researchers are aiming to enroll 120 people who have been recently diagnosed with the disease but were not hospitalized. New stricter mask guidelines went into effect today for diners in San Francisco. According to the new order, customers must wear face coverings now any time that they are not eating or drinking. That includes waiting to be seated, reviewing the menu, ordering and waiting for food and drinks to arrive. Restaurants must also make sure that crowds waiting do not gather within 20 feet of their business. And following the lead of amc and regal, krment inemark theaters will now require all guests to wear masks. Originally it said it would only mandate it in cities that require it. Theyre looking to have more than 500 cinemas reopened by july 24th. Living with coronavirus means constantly evaluating the risk level of activities we all enjoy from summer camp to shopping. Weve put together an Interactive Game where you can guest the risk and see what medical experts think about it. Interesting and informative. Abc7news. Com is where you can find that. Its been cooler, but its going to warm up for the fourth of july weekend. Meteorologist sandhya patel here with the fourth of july forecast. Its looking like a mighty fine fourth of july, thats all i can tell you, dan and liz. Lets take a look at a beautiful sunset from our south beach camera tonight. Sun went down at 8 35 and, yes, the marine layer in plain view along with the sea breeze did take temperatures down today. That cooling trend is going to continue because the marine layer has deepened to about 2,000 feet, but it was absolutely gorgeous as the sun was seting. Got a little glimpse of it. Here is your july fourth forecast. For the daytime hours if you are planning activities outdoors, fog at the beaches at 9 00 a. M. Sunny by noon. Its going to be warmer day. Mid60s to the mid90s, clear around the bay and inland at 8 00 p. M. For the fireworks, i know most of them have been cancelled, but if you do have some in your area, heres how its looking. Fog along the coastline, clear skies inland. Santa rosa by 9 00 p. M. Will be 75. Still pretty mild in san jose. Other cities in the 60s as you will notice. Here is a look at live dopplar 7. Fog pushing in over parts of the bay tonight. 50s to 70s for your temperatures right now, but it is running cooler than where you were at this time 24 hours ago. South beach camera showing you that fog shrouding parts of the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. So we are looking at widespread fog and some spotty morning drizzle. Cooling continues tomorrow afternoon, and that heat returns for the fourth of july weekend. Were going to take a look at the hour by hour forecast. A little mist and drizzle has already developed near the coast and we expect more than that, not just tonight at midnight, but tomorrow morning for the commute if you do have one between 5 00 and 5 8 kayleigh mcenany. 8 00 a. M. The fog will thin out a little bit, but still hanging around near the coastline. Temperatures tomorrow morning, anywhere from 48 degrees in santa rosa to about 57 in antioch. Tomorrow afternoon, heres how its shaping up. Really nice. I mean, i cant complain. 85 degrees in livermore. Well, you can, but cant change it. 72 oakland, 80 in san jose. 68 in santa cruz. 72, san mateo, 73 in san rafael. San francisco, 65, one of the cooler spots with the fog and the sea breeze will be Half Moon Bay at 59 degrees. The accuweather sevenday forecast cooler tomorrow, a little bit of fog. If you dont like it, fridays similar, but you will notice for the weekend it is going to be warmer, mid90s and low 60s coast side. Something for everyone going into next week. Well have our typical summertime pattern, but temperatures do drop off a few degrees. Liz and dan . All right. Really looking forward to the weekend. That sounds great. Thanks, sandhya. Well, tomorrow on good morning america, Linmanuel Miranda surprised his Three Sisters who are huge fans of his as we wa a big honor for two teenagers in the bay area who received an International Award named in honor of princess diana. 15yearold climate activist sarah was among the young people recognized during todays virtual diana awards ceremony. She said her mentor nominated her, so word of the award came as a surprise. She told us what the award means to her. The diana award is a reminder to continue fighting for justice and equality. Its a testament to the dedication of young pop like me fighting for something better. Remarkable young people. 14yearold ashani of san jose was also honored. Prince harry made a surprise video address for all of the award recipients. This years awards fell on what would have been princess dianas 59th birthday. All right. There are the wedding photos that one Southern California couple will never forget. Take a look. The bride and groom are taking pictures in their wedding attire on the rocks at laguna beach in orange county. There it goes and suddenly the surf washed them into the ocean. Quite dangerous. Sort of scared for them. Luckily lifeguards were nearby and able to come to the couples rescue. As you can see there, all caught on camera, the bride pulled to safety in her wedding dress. No one thankfully was seriously injured, but just a remarkable moment, and, wean air force veteran made of doing whats right,. Not whats easy. So when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. Thats how you do it right. Usaa insurance is made just the way martins family needs it with hasslefree claims, he got paid before his neighbor even got started. Because doing right by our members, thats whats right. Usaa. What youre made of, were made for. Usaa good evening. The Nfl Players Union is expected to vote on a proposal to cut this nfl preseason in half, four games down to two. Pandemicrelated, obviously. That will give teams more time to practice since they havent been able to do anything all spring. So weeks one and four would be scrapped. The 49ers would then open the preseason at home against chuckie and the vegas raiders friday, august 21st and then visit the bears on saturday, august 29th, before starting the regular season september 14th against arizona. Trouble in the bubble already in major league soccer. Six dallas players testing positive for the virus. San Jose Earthquakes star Tommy Thompson joined us earlier today on the with Authority Podcast available on youtube, soundcloud, all major platforms. The First Major League soccer team to arrive in the orlando bubble. He remains optimistic that matches will be played. Ment mls has a protocol set up to protect the teams from each other. And to try to contain the virus as best as they can. And im really hoping for them that the virus doesnt continue to spread amongst the team. Baseball closing in on a return. The giants and as both began reporting to oracle park and the coliseum respectively for spring training 2. 0 or as theyre calling it summer camp. Still no word yet on when baseball will release the schedule. Speaking of baseball, time for a. P. s call my play. You send me the video, i call the action. Ly d little dre wants to hit. Getting his own swing ready. Dad is pitching and 4yearold dre is hitting and hitting and hitting. Every ping of that metal bat is another base hit. One after another, after another during weekends in San Francisco. When hes not playing baseball, dre is hooping. This kid is a twosport athlete. Hey, every year, you can see spectacular celebrities at aids walk San Francisco. This year they are coming to you join bette midler Gloria Estefan matt bomer stars of queer eye rupauls drag race superstars. For aids walk San Francisco live at home, streaming on july 19 to benefit prc and their covid relief efforts all over the city. Register now at aidswalk. Net all right. Thats all for us tonight. Thanks for watching. For sandhya patel, larry beil,
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