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KGO ABC7 News 500AM July 12, 2024

50s through 7 00. Well stay near 60 at the coast today and the winds will ramp up already before noon keeping us around 73 to 77. 73 to 84 at 4 00. And mainly 50s and 60s at 7 00. Here is a look at your crews fire. The Current Conditions are ideal, 53 degrees, 84 relative humidity and barely a breeze out there. But the breezes will pick up later this afternoon. Kind of a catch 22. They will increase, but they will also bring more humidity with them. But i think that the fact that the winds will be stronger will be a bigger issue and now more on that crews fire. And happening right now, evacuations are in place for parts of Santa Clara County as a fire burns near gilroy. And this is the affected area, on crews road near oak Spring Circle. The flames broke out yesterday afternoon and quickly grew out of control. At least 1500 acres have burned and that fire at this point is only 15 contained. Mandatory advantage beation orders are in effect for people who live along canada road and highway 152. And an Evacuation Center has been set up. And San Francisco police are investigating the shooting death of this 6yearold boy. Hs family has identified him as jace young. He was killed while celebrating the fourth of july. Police are saying that this is an active homicide investigation. The shooting happened oven gel street near la salle avenue in the bay view ath nigsaturday ni. And the bay view is in this supervisors district. An incident is one too many and we want to do everything we can to end all the homicides in our communities. Police do not have a sdripg of t description of the suspect or suspects. They are asking you to call their Anonymous Tip Line if you have any information. A suspect in the disappearance and murder of a ft. Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen is expected to be in court today. Guillens death has ignited demands for justice. This protest was on broadway in San Francisco yesterday afternoon. Guillen is the ft. Hood Army Specialist who was reported missing in april. The family says she disappeared after she told them she wexuall harassed but she didnt fear it out of fear of retaliation. She deserves justice and she might not be the only one that has been sexual assaulted or stuff like that that shouldnt be going on in the army. Military Officials Say they did not find evidence of Sexual Harassment in the case. And jackie speer is calling for a congressional investigation. At the live desk this morning, more than 200 s scientists are arguing that the coronavirus is airborne oig. So they are warning that tiny droplets can linger in the air and penetrate into your lungs. Meantime the w. H. O. Continues to resist mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive. Scientists are asking them to revise how they explain air trant transmission of the virus. Santa clara county will not be going into the next phase of reopening like it wanted to. The state denied the countys plan. The plan would have allowed small gatherings and reopening more businesses like gym, hair salons and nail salons. Outdoor dining is still allowed to continue. For now the county will seek more guidance from the state on what they need to do to continue their reopening plans. And speaking of that, marin county is having to do a reversal for the next three weeks. No more Indoor Dining. That is all because were seeing more covid cases. Of course this is something were all following closely in our effort to build a better bay area. And liz kreutz is live for us this morning with this change. Reporter hey, reggie. Yeah, whiplash for Restaurant Owners this morning learning that as of midnight this morning, restaurants like here were allowed to open for Indoor Dining can no longer do so. This is part of the rollback that the county warned about. There are now more than 1400 cases as of yesterday in the county and marin county was put on the states watch list. Some of this is due to the quentin outbreak. Restaura restaurants can still offer Outdoor Dining and Takeout Service. And strike teams will go around and control businesses that refuse to comply with the safety measures. And Something Else about marin county, were seeing a similar trend where communities of color are disproportionately impacted. 77 of cases in a marin county are among the latinos. Liz kreutz, abc 7 news. The fourth of july Holiday Weekend looked and felt much different than in years past. Beaches were closed across the nation. But as andrew dim bhurt repoymbt it didnt prevent several still gathering. Reporter and as there is a spike in coronavirus cases, crowds and celebrations this fourth of july weekend were seen coast to coast. Many ignoring social distancing and mask recommendations. In florida, one of the nations newest hot spots, there are now over 200,000 confirmed cases. 10,000 in one day alone. The state now accounting for 20 of new cases in the entire country. As the cases do rise, increase in hospitalizations will definitely increase as well. This is going to be something that wont go away overnight. Texas reaching a Tipping Point with a Record Number of hospitalizations this past weekend, the mayor of austin saying if we didnt changes trajectory, then im within two weeks of having our hospitals overrun. Reporter and in arizona, Officials Say icu beds are running out, only about 150 remain in the entire state. We opened way too early in arizona. We were one the last states to go to stay at home and one of the first to reemerge. Reporter and President Trump continues to dismiss the new numbers suggesting that the spikes are a result of more testing. We have tested almost 40 million people. By so doing, we showcases, 99 of which are totally harmless. Reporter and dr. Hawn disagrees. What i say is any case we dont want to have in this country. Any death, any case is tragic. Reporter and a vaccine is still a ways away with Health Officials hoping one could be plowed by the end of this year or early next year. And still many parts of the done are moving forward with their reopening plans. New york city for example wants t once the epicenter is moving forward with phase three of its reopening today. And here in d. C. , we entered phase two. Andrew dymburt, abc news, washington. And lets talk about the weather. In the south bay, it is clear and most of us are in the mid 50s. We do have some cooler weather, some 49 degree temperatures around santiago taa theresa and hill. Brent wood holding on to 70 degrees right now. Lets take a look as far as your activity planner. We have are strong sunshine if you are going to be outside today. Yard work, it will be comfy. And the bay will be quite choppy. In fact look at San Francisco after 10 00, hold on to the hats. It will be a bring shi oeezy on. And well drop down to 60 with sunshine just about all day. The peninsula, were in the 60s through 10 00 and then throw to mid70s from 11 00 through about 5 00. And for the east bay, we have a few clouds here, and this is one of the few areas outside of the peninsula coast that has cloud cover. And low to mid70s this afternoon. Down to a brisk 62 by 8 00. We do have some heat coming up in the accuweather 7 day forecast in time for the weekend. But now back to jobina and talk about the commute. You said you had an accident already this morning . Yes, we did. Thank you. This is along the antioch bridge. Ill show you the map. The crash happened around 3 30 this morning. But because if you are familiar with the area, it is sgrus one la just one lane before the mid span. The southbound lane was shut down and it looks like the chp is allowing people to go around on the shoulder. But before you approach the bridge, speeds will drop to about 10 Miles Per Hour. They are working to clear it out of the way. They have not given us an eta as to when all of that will happen. So just a heads up there. And some drive times, tracy to dublin is 28 minutes. Dublin to mission boulevard, 14. And highway 101 to cupertino, 15 minutes. So a clear ride out there. And a live look in oakland showing you 880 at the coliseum camera there, traffic is moving nicely. Headlights are making their way south this morning. Coming up next, the 7 things to know this morning. Also looking ahead to the new school year, one local district has just approved their new plan. Andeunitingpl after a loud fourth of july. The local shelter that is 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. Indoor dining is now banned again in marin county because o. Outdoor seating and takeout xt phasef reopening. California has denied its expanded reopening plan for july 13th which would have had gyms, nail and hair salons open. They will stay closed. And number three, Governor Newsom are update the response today at noon. Well bring to you live. And number four, firefightefirefighter s are battling the crews fire near gilroy. Mandatory evacuations are in effect. And number five, temperatures tumble today especially on the peninsula. Were looking at sfo and redwood city drops from 90 yesterday to 74. Enjoy the comfort today. And number six, it is mostly clear auns bay arround the bay there is a significant alert ss on the antioch bridge. And number seven, the aids conference is beginning today. It will feature a verge are air display of the aids memorial quilt. And we know school will look different when students return to the classroom in palo alto. The board of education there has officially approved the districts plan. Elementary School Students will primarily be taught in person. Middle school and high School Students will stay home. There will be options for Small Group Activities on campus. Parents of Elementary Students are also going to be asked if they want their children to learn remotely or in person. It was a busy weekend for firefighters as small fires all over the bay area started and the reason, well, a lot were because of illegal fourth of july fireworks. Many illegal d caed some fires like this one near hunters point. The San Francisco Fire Department responded to 108 fires all of them started by fireworks. In contra costa county, crews responded to more than 60 fires like this one near pittsburg. At one point two dozen homes were threatened, but firefighters say not a single home was lost. Significant amount of illegal fireworks activity. Almost to the point of where the noise is continuous. Each one of those is a potential ignition. Firefighters say that they expect to be busy for the next several days. An alert if your cat or dog got spooked by the fireworks and ran off, san jose Animal Shelter is not doing lost pet tours right now because of coronavirus. Instead they are pointing us to their online photos of pets that have been turned into the shelter. Owners can identify theirrks of many pets leading to a lft dogs a lot of dogs and cats that run off. They dont they are the sound is coming from, so they just hear a boom all of a sudden which can cause a lot of sfres a stress and anxiety for them. And Officials Say there may be an up side to our shelter shelterinplace orders since many families were at home and so they could monitor the wellbeing of their pets. Where i was, it was a nonstop barrage of fireworks over the weekend. It was actually pretty quiet where i am, which is kind of nice for all the animals absolutely. And the thing i noticed too, did you see the air quality . Because of so many illegal fireworks, the air quality was pretty bad here, but l. A. Gave oakland a run no its monfor its. Their air quality went almost to the highest level of unhealthy that it could get because of all of the smoke. I mean, if you want to know how much, follow me on twitter. I retweeted some people out of l. A. And it is incredible. Lets take a look at what is going on at sfo, 56 degrees with a mostly cloudy sky. It will be sunny today and milder thanks to the sea breeze returning at about 11 00 this morning. Patchy cloud cover tonight. Cooler today, but the cloud cover will be lacking. So grab the sunglasses. Look at the winds coming off the San Francisco bay keeping most of the south bay in the mid to upper 70s. The farther you are away, some low to mid80s. And on the peninsula, 69 in millbrae. 70 to 75 elsewhere. 64 along the peninsula coast. Upper 60s for downtown, south San Francisco. And mid60s breezy along the north bay coast. Breezy through is ansandusis an bay. And low to mid70s for most of the east bay shore. Pablo bay. And low to mid70s for most of the east bay shore. And 80 in san ramon to pleasanton. 88 in brent wood. Temperatures will fall back into the low to mid50s. A little more cloud cover but not a lot. Thursday temperatures will start to take off with a lack of cloud cover. And a new study shows that San Francisco is the most intensely gentrified city america and sflan america. And researchers focused on a five year period from 2013 to 2017. They looked at the most vulnerable neighborhoods where long time residents are being priced out and pushed out. San Francisco Oakland is number one on that list when it comes to gentrification. It is followed by denver, boston, miami, ft. Lauderdale and new orleans. Other california cities in the top 20 include san jose, sacramento, san diego and l. A. This is a dilemma a lot of parents are facing. What do you do with your children if you have to go back to work before school or daycare reopens . Here is becky worley. In this mornings gma first look, the parenting challenge of the covid economy, parents struggling to hang on while School Districts decide what the classroom will look like come fall. Im hearing universally that we are overwhelmed. We cant keep up with this. Everyone has their hands tied. A new york city mom and author telling gma that parents are desperate for a solution. There are people who have hit the pause button on a project under the idea that september would return some level of normalcy in child care. And like not having your kids there all day and now they cant and they are really afraid that they will have to leave the workforce. Coming up at 7 00 a. M. , well tell you why experts say when it comes to back to school, there is no one size fits all plan. With your gma first look, im becky worley, abc news, oakland, california. And making sure sports is safe to reopen. And the Broadway World is mourning the loss of actor nick cordero. The series of setbacks for a man who was a healthy 41yearold prior to covid. He was diagnosed a few we have a bit of a roller coaster this week. Monday, tuesday, wednesday are relatively average. And then friday, saturday, sunday, temperatures start to jump above average from upper 60s in San Francisco to mid90s inland. Saturday will be about the same and sunday, well ahead a couple degrees. 70 in San Francisco to 98 in antioch. And were learning more about the death of broadway star his wife made the announcement that he had died. He initially went to the hospital on march 31, he thought he had pneumonia. Here is mona kosar abdi. Reporter this morning in the broadway mourningne of tir o. Neck co nick cordero passing away from complications of coronavirus 95 days after he first checked into the er. And he had originally thought tt intensive care, had his right leg amputated and lost more than be 60 pounds. And also suffering several mini strokes. The 41yearold was seemingly healthy before getting sick in march. His wife amanda keeping fans and followers uptodate on his health journey, waking up from kcompany madcoma in made. Hes awake reporter but last week saying that he would likely need a double lung transplant. 99 chance that he would be needing that in order to live the kind of life that i know my husband would want to live. Reporter amandaonrming his passing last night writing on instagram im in disbelief and hurting everywhere. My heart is broken as i cannot imagine our lives without him. Mona kosar abdi, abc news, new york. Are nba players have expressed their unease with returning. So far 25 players have tested positive. All participating will be sequestered in the socalled bubble at the espn sports complex. J. J. Redick talked returning to the court. Basketball represents normal and what so manile americans want is some return to normal. And i know in bringing back sports, there is a component of normalcy for the fan and that is important for us as players. We want to go back to our livelihood and what we love doing and give the fans something to watch. The mlb is set to start games in less than three weeks. New rules include players getting tested every other day. No high fives, no hugs, no fist bumps. Dont touch me, just play. We hope they can do that safely. Were coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including this 103yearold man who is now going into the record books for the wild way he celebrated his birthday. And a new warning about a potentially dangerous ingredient in our hand sanitizers. This morning the crews fire has burst into more than 500 acres, still forcing evacuations near oh, oh, oh, ozempicĀ® announcer onceweekly ozempicĀ® is helping many people with type 2

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