Weeks. The schedules they have to follow to keep places open. For example, coronavirus hospitalizations can only go up 10 over a threeday average. In Sonoma County, theyre up 44 . The state wants at least 20 of beds available. Right now Sonoma County is down to 9 . Sonoma county is on the states watch list. If the situation doesnt improve, some businesses will have to close. Wayne freedman got reaction to the ripple effect. Reporter by now youve read about, heard and lived this narrative before. Having reopened once, the coronavirus numbers are pushing Sonoma County and places like petaluma back toward shutdown mode. Who do you blame for the numbers . Thats a good question. Its an act of god. Lets just say that. Reporter but also, state and local government like the Sonoma County board of supervisors. We wont believe announcing closures today and tomorrow, but potentially as early as monday. Reporter meaning this could be a last gasp weekend for bars and restaurants like this place with a few tables for inside dining and they went from 30 tables to nine. Do you sheep at night . Its hard to sleep at night. You come to work and you dont know what will happen. Reporter memories of the last shutdown are more than enough. Judith closed down her antique collective. When we shut down, there were no cars down. Reporter petaluma still has a small down feeling. Tiffany meyers owns this place with her mother and sister. We asked her about sleeping, too. Am i sleeping at night . No, no. Reporter especially with seven employees facing reduced hours at best. Got to do what youve got to do to keep everybody safe. So we adapt and adjust again and again. Youre talking about peoples livelihood. Youre also talking about peoples safety. And how do you balance those two . And that is the question, isnt it . Worth noting today in petaluma, many people were Wearing Masks but still not enough for the board of supervisors. Theyre looking at implementing enforcements. Abc7 news. In San Francisco, Health Officials are easing up on some restrictions after putting a pause on reopening. On monday, shoppers can once again use reusable bags. The big news, the San Francisco zoo will be reopening next week. Mayor london breed talked about it today. I visited the zoo myself. The way that they have it set up with the way that you socially distance and how theyll be able to limit the capacity, theyre limiting the capacity, theres ticketing, timing, a number of other things. The zoo is huge and theres a lot of outdoor space. I think were in good shape. The city will give an update next week on the businesses considered for reopening. Personal businesses like hair salons and tattoo shops. It can be really hard to keep track of what is open and whats closed, especially when some that were open have to reclose again. We have an ininteractiveinintere abc7. Com. The state prisons try to reduce the population and slow w coronavirus in the prison. Luz pena has the details. Reporter don, the covid19 outbreak here at san quentin has claimed the life of seven inmates. The first case was in june. Fast forward to a month later and this is where were at. San quentin is the covid19. It estimates 8,000 inmates could be eligible for release by the end of august. We have over 1,600 who have been infected in the san quentin facility. We cant be rolling out a process between now and the end of august. Reporter the founder and executive director of the fair and just prosecution says the release of 8,000 is not enough. If your or my Family Member were at risk, we on want to see action tomorrow. Reporter they estimate 4,800 inmates could be he will jbl for release by the end of july. To qualify for early release, inmates must have 180 days or less to serve on their sentence. That requires serving time for Domestic Violence or Violent Crimes as defined by law. No current or prior sentences require them to register as sex offenders and not have an assessment score that indicates a high risk for violence. So far at san quentin, more than 500 inmates have been released according to the department of corrections. Its still under cheer how many from the 8,000 will be coming from san quentin. Luz pena. Abc7 nus. Thank you so much. Now to the south bay, the new health order takes effect on monday clearing the way for more businesses to reopen to the public. Some wonder how the new rules will be enforced countywide. Chris nguyen has the story from san jose. Reporter for businesses days away from reopening in santa chaira security council, a new normal awaits. There are certain things, as human beings we really need. Specially experiences that are reassuring and enjoyable. Reporter the Winchester Mystery House has been closed for four months because of the pandemic. On monday, visitors can expect a number of changes which include timed entries to go i know what the new selfguided experience through mansion. Parties will be dispatched with large spaces between them. So you should never come anywhere in close proximity with any other parties in the house. Reporter all businesses must submit updated protocols in the coming days. As many prepare for businesses to open such as gyms and nail salons, theres talk of violating the rules as set by the health department. Part of believing were all in this together is that we believe our most effective tool is education. Eporter alicia shane from the covid19 Response Team from the District Attorneys Office says close to 1,000 complaints were filed online in the last month. Each one is reviewed by an attorney and then sent to the appropriate Enforcement Agency within the county. The more danger we see inherent in a situation, the more quickly Law Enforcement is going to respond. Reporter at the salon, the owner is excited, yet nervous to reopen. Were going to be a no mask, no service salon. Reporter she hopes others will follow the rules for the greater good of the community. I dont want someone else and their behavior to affect our ability to bring our Services Back to the community. In san jose, chris nguyen. Abc7 news. From the economy lets turn to education, another key effort of our focus. Were getting a better sense of what schools will look like in the fall. But theres a wide variety of options and decisions being made out there. Eric thomas gives you a look at what some High School Students in the east bay can expect. Theres been a lot of work and effort. Reporter and a lot of work put into the Liberty UnionHigh School District where 8300 students are set to return to School August 10th. Our goal was to reopen schools with instruction to the extent allowable by our county health services. Reporter students will split into two groups. One monday, wednesday, friday. The other, tuesday and thursday. One week, the next week they switch. Social distancing and masks will be required. Some groups will be allowed to work online. Parents have mixed feelings about the plan. Some want to us 100 and have the kids come back every single day. Others dont believe we should be opening up. Reporter other east bay districts are announce go their plans. The antioch School District is planning to reopen september 1st. All classes will be online but it could change. And a plan to reopen august 17 for west Contra Costa County unified. Administrators in both antioch and west could notra costa are keeping a close eye on libelibe they thought it would be one of the Distance Learning programs. Thats not the way it turned out. Right now were standing alone. Well see what happens. Reporter and theres one more bit of page these local School Districts have to collectively endure. Make all these changes with budgets also being ravaged by the pandemic. Eric thomas. Abc7 news. Oaklands Public Schools will open one month from today and were learning more about what students will experience when classes resume. The new school 84 will start with a series of phases. We are starting with all students in Distance Learning. The districts man called strong start for every student calls for teachers to begin work on august 5th. Union leaders worry teachers wont have enough time to get classes ready to start five days later, on august 10th. We got thrown into this because of the Health Crisis and theres not been sufficient training for teachers to roll it out in any way, shape or form. Oakland unified expects to teach students in small groups. California ranks 14th for per capita rate of tests. But some say theyre waiting far too long for their results. Reporter she says it took just ten minutes waiting in her car and five minutes getting tested for covid19. But she has spent much longer waiting for her results. It will be two weeks come sunday and no test results yet. Reporter she took a 47 test at cvs which she says is being processed by quest diagnostics. I have some preexisting conditions. I wanted to make sure im okay. Reporter she was told three to six days. Ive been looking at my email almost every day. Nothing. Reporter we reached out to both cvs and quest. In part cvs writes, the increase in cases of covid19 in certain areas of the country is causing extremely high demand for tests across the board. This has caused backlogs for our lab partners. The west regions of the country are among those where demand continues to rise, outpacing capacity. According to a quest july 6 update, quest writes, we are doing everything we can to bring more covid19 testing to patients in the United States at this critical time. Williams says her biggest concern is for people who are asymptomatic and it wag on test results. Other people may have it and theyre exposing people to this virus. Reporter quest said turnaround times influencing 28, fluctuate and vary. Where will the next surge of coronavirus hit and who will be affected . Key questions. Next, meet the scientists who have the answers and predict the future for the pandemic. We have some scorching inland heat coming our usaa is made for whats next were helping members catch up by spreading any missed usaa insurance payments over the next twelve months so they can keep more cash in your pockets for when it matters most find out more at usaa. Com we are the thrivers. Women with metastatic breast cancer. Our time for more time. Has come. Living longer is possible and proven in postmenopausal women taking kisqali plus fulvestrant. In a clinical trial, kisqali plus fulvestrant helped women live longer with hr , her2 metastatic breast cancer. 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He was convicted in november on charges of lying to congress, witness tampering, and obstruction of a congressional investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election. Two bay area data scientists are picking the future of covid cases around the nation and their successful track record is contributing to a multibillion dollar contract. Stephanie sierra has the story. Reporter forecasting the future of covid19. One data set at a time. Thats the agenda for scientists. We are very accurate. I cannot remember when we were wrong. The two analysts used public data to predict the number of covid cases in the next seven to ten days. Predictions that come from a model used to track how aids progress in the San Francisco in the late 1980. We started ten years ago. We figured out how it worked. How we could simplify it. Reporter the model was designed to track the plague and the flu. It is analysis that is not only accurate but calculated fast. By the time we started doing it regularly, over 50 states, our analysis was down to half an hour. Reporter but they dont even need 30 minutes to see whats next for the bay area. The forecasts as of right now are not very surprising. Whatever youve seen in the past, you see happening in the future. Reporter although as the rules keep change go, the data may tell a different story. A week or so ago, we started restricting movement again. And hopefully in a week or so well see some results. Reporter the departent of energy is funding sandia labs along with similar projects and the contract is valued at 29 billion. Abc7 news. As educators around the country hatch mans to bring kids back to school, the debate around how to do that safely the topic. Who is saying what. Reporter if you were to map where different experts assistant on the mask debate, it would be easy to understand the confusion. Take dr. Anthony fauci. In a reason news conference, he said wear a mask, period. Dr. Sarah cody in talking about santa chaira schools said yes to masks but with conditions. Some students should wear them but not all, and not at all times. The cdc issued a more generic guideline that students and teachers wear masks whenever feasible. And the American Academy of pediatrics representing thousands of doctors across the country issued a oy ty ar depm. Science magazine looked at practices around the world. Heres the divide. China, south korea, japan and vietnam. Schools there required masks for almost all students. While in canada, denmark, norway, the United Kingdom and sweden, masks are required for students and staff. If theres some consensus at all, its this. The studies have found pretty consistently, students are half to a third as likely to catch the virus and thats especially true in younger kids. Reporter it is reflected at ymca, caring for more than 10,000 children and essential workers. They recorded no more than one case at any of the sites. Cousin frankel said the experts she interviewed mostly agreed that safety guidelines must be nimble. We wanted the quote unquote the answer. What should a school do . I dont think theres one answer. It depends on that community, on whats happening there with the virus. It depends on a lot of factors. Reporter chris reyes, abc7 news. The special corn addressed the reopening of schools and what learning may look like. His response, well, this is no answer. It comes down to location and demographics. Schools need to take into account their specific county. Their transmission rate. Their resources. Their teacher and faculty population. They need to do everything they can within their limits to create the physical distances. We have seen a variety of plans ranging from which students will be in the classroom, who will be learning remotely, and whether some students will be required to wear masks. It is all still up in the air. When it comes to krag coronavirus, what activities put you most at risk . You can may a game to test your knowledge. Interesting and informative. Guess the answer and then see what the experts including dr. Patel have to say. Are you ready for the the weekend is almost here but ill be honest, every day feels the sail. It is a little ground hogs day after four months of this. At least well have 100 degrees to look forward to, to break things up. Oh, yeah. That will be exciting. Dont you love that . That will happen in about a day or two. Weve got breezy conditions across the bay area. Nice and cool and comfortable across the coast. Heres the view looking out over fran from sutro tower. A few high clouds around. 62 degrees in the city, 70 in oakland. Mid to upper 70s at mountain view. And not is a jose, gilroy in the mid to upper 90s a couple minutes ago. I would estimate, it is still around 93 degrees there. 61 in pacifica. And on we go to the view from the exploratorium camera looking out from across the bay. Petaluma, 85. Napa, 78. 99 in fairfield which did actually hit 100 degrees this afternoon. 91 in concord, 93 in livermore. On we go hook toward San Francisco it had been even hotter on sunday and with that increase in heat, there is the increased risk of fire, of course. The cooling begins early next week. Thats good, i think. Coastal fog may not last very long. It will get blown away and then redevelop and then get blown away again. A mainly soinl day tomorrow. Well see some patchy high fog. Mid 50s around the bay shoreline to manly mid to upper 50s inland. Tomorrows high, about 60 at the coast. Mid 90s inland. It will get hotter on sunday. Look for upper highs in the 90s and antioch may top out at on monday well get a cooling trend developing and that will continue through remainder of next week. Mid 90s inland, up to 100 or perhaps hotter in the higher spots on sunday. The heat moderates on monday and tuesday and wednesday. Then well see a sharper drop on monday and a more comfortable level. And along with that, the reduced risk for fire and heatrelated illness. Thats all good news. Thats very good. Thank you. As we continue here, a new report details years of alleged sexual abuse in san jose. Alumni tell us whether the response is enough. A judge has some harsh words for a local man who has been convicted my money should work as hard as i do. Thats why i use my freedom unlimited card to buy heavier weights online. Got it go time with freedom unlimited, youre always earning. I shouldve purchased lighter weights following a dog trainers expressing remorse, a judge sentenced him to two years in prison today. It was for felony gross negligence in the abuse of four dogs. Michael finney has