vo good feeds our connections. Good feeds us all. Hormel Natural Choice lunch meats. Kel inside a car, several businesses, gyms, salons and hotels are gearing up to reopen on monday. As Health Care Experts are keeping a close eye on covid19 cases in that county. After a rather hot weekend for many of us in the bay area, cooler weather is about to move in. Well have the detn the accuweather forecast. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts now. Announcer building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Good evening, and thanks so much for joining us. Im dion lim. And im eric thomas. Hundreds of people gathered today in martinez for a protest over recent racist incidents in the city. There were concerns of potential classes with counter protesters, but this demonstration remained peaceful. It started at the black lives matter mural outside the courthouse and ended with a rally at the waterfront. Abc7 News ReporterLauren Martinez was there and spoke to the organizer. Reporter a few hundred demonstrators gathered and marched through downtown martinez, the citys first black lives matter event. The chief of police met with me this morning and said that either way today was a lose lose for martinez, and id say this is a win. Reporter a win that demonstrators remained peaceful even though downtown businesses boarded up in anticipation it would take a turn. This protest was sparked after two martinez residents tried to paint over the approved ra and a few dayser oneet jt bcky. D facing of the mural and i figured it was the best way to come out and speak my voice and use my truth. So i came out here. Reporter jason ellis of concord brought his horse zevon to promote a sense of peace. Horses are so healing. Right now in addition to protesting injustice, this world and especially this country does need a lot of healing. At the end of the march, people gathered at waterfront park. We definitely have a lot of work to do in this town. But the first step was getting everybodys attention. Reporter nearby, there appeared to be a presence of contention, but organizers feel that didnt stop them from doing what they needed to do. I think that this was a muchneeded event in martinez. Weve had a peaceful march and protest, and weve got our message across, and i think that we accomplished what we came here to do. Reporter in martinez, Lauren Martinez, abc7 news. Brazen video captured the moment a man is seen slashing the tires of a martinez womans car for what she believes is her politically charged bumper stickers and posters supporting the black lives matter movement. She works along main street and was shocked to find all four tires had bun punctured. Luigis deli provided Surveillance Footage that shows a man around 9 00 in the morning taking a photo of her vehicle and circling back to puncture all four of her tires. She believes the car was targeted because the cardboard signs she uses in protest were prominently displayed in her car. Racism, homophobia, we dont have room for that. Were a close knit community. We love one another, we take care of one another. Chinchilla is grateful for her community which raised almost 1,000 online to help her replace her tires. A socially distanced block party was held today by a Group Seeking justice for the San Francisco man fatally shot by Vallejo Police last month. That party to remember 22yearold sean montarosa was held in the park. There was food and literature readings. He was shot and killed by police after reports of looting at a virginia lay hoe walgreens june 2nd. They say they later found a hammer but no gun. When it comes to issues of equality, justice and race, were here to help you find your ally and take action. We have links to help you navigate this difficult time on abc7news. Com take action. The state is ordering new restrictions for sonoma county. Its now on the states watch list after a surge of new coronavirus cases. Starting at 12 01 tonight or rather this morning, these businesses will not be allowed to operate indoors. That includes restaurants, wineries, and tasting rooms as well as distilleries, movie theaters, Family Entertainment centers, zoos, museums and card rooms. Bars, clubs, breweries and brew pubs must close whether they operate indoors or outdoors, and the order will remain in effect through at least august 2nd. Alameda county is also on the states covid19 watch list after an uptick in cases in recent weeks. Unlike sonoma county, most indoor activiies are already closed in alameda county. County supervisors will vote tuesday on whether to seek a state variance which would allow lowerrisk activities like Outdoor Dining and zoo operations to open even with the new restrictions in place. Its a different story tonight in the south bay where, instead of closing down, businesses in the bay areas largest county are preparing to reopen for the first time in months. Given the recent surge, theres plenty of anxiety and officials are ready to step in to take action. Abc7 News Reporter luz pena is following the story for us and she joins us live from the newsroom. Luz . Reporter eric, yes, county officials are cautiously optimistic about this reopening process. There had been a total of 167 covid19 deaths in this county. They are closely monitoring cases. And if there are any spikes, theyre telling them they are ready to roll back. After four months of uncertainty, its time. Covid19 prepared checkmark. Reporter Kelly Bennett founded the studio and salon is one of 8,000 businesses in Santa Clara County that submitted the county wide protocol form on friday required by the Health Department to reopen. But as monday approaches, her feelings are mixed. Emotionally were not ready to open. Physically the space is ready. We spent four months getting everything ready. Reporter with reopening comes a list of responsibilities to businesses like hair and nail salons, gyms, hotels and parlors must follow. Visitors down, the number of customers down to one for every 150 feet, they only have one employee for every 250 feet of space. Reporter this is the extensive county manual businesses will need to model. This used to say k n95 masks. Those are a little easier to get. But n95 masks, these are really reserved for hospital workers, so those are really hard to get. Reporter santa clara supervisor dave cortese says hes optimistic, taking notes from santa claras approach. They are going out there and to enforce. There are Law Enforcement penalties for violating these orders. Reporter so there is a chance that once many of these businesses reopen on monday, that they could be closed by wednesday, thursday if there are spikes in your county . Sure. If theyre cutting corners, somebody is going to get infected. Theyre going to do Contact Tracing if they find out theres a cluster there. Theyre going to have to shut down that facility or maybe shut down the entire sector. Reporter the deadline for businesses to submit the protocol form is monday. The county is waiting for july 18, exactly 14 days after the 4th of july where lack of social distancing and small gatherings were reported in that county. Of that date, this new reopening process starts monday could be affected. Ry w will continue to follow, luz. Thanks. After four months of being closed, the San Francisco zoo will reopen tomorrow. Members who book online reservations will be allowed in monday and tuesday while the general public will be welcomed starting wednesday. But only with online reservations. The zoo is now categorized as an outdoor museum, allowing it to reopen under Current Health guidelines. Capacity will be reduced and social distancing enforced and masks are mandatory for all guests two years old and older. A list of whats open and isnt seems to be changing almost daily in the bay area, so we are tracking each county for you so you can see the list for yourself. Its all at abc7news. Com. A homeowner mowing dry weeds in triple digit heat sparked a grass fire that raced up a martinez hillside. They responded to douglas and oak drive at 4 00. The flames burned near a homeless encampment. Some ran into the fire hoping to save their belongings. Homes were threatened before the fire crews brought the fire under control. The homeowner told firefighters he was trying to create defensible space. New at 11 00, a ten week old puppy on his way to a new rescue home was stolen out of a car on treasu Treasure Island this afternoon. A car thief came by and smashed the window open. Jays new owner is offering a 1,000 reward for his safe return. A spokesperson for the Animal Rescue agency says jay was showing signs of lethargy and needs to be checked out by a vet. Well, just ahead, caught on camera and now out of a job. [ bleep ], [ bleep ]. Need to leave. The c. E. O. Of a Bay Area Company steps down after a racist rant is caught on camera. And as researchers look to see who is most vulnerable when it comes to getting coronavirus, what some bay area scientists discovered when they examined the possible link to smoking. And im meteorologist drew tuma. We are wrapping up a pretty hot weekend for a lot of us. Tomorrow, though, cooler, more but what if you could startdo 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, were committed to helping you do just that with a powerful and reliable internet and voice solution at a great price. Call or go online today. The bay area tech c. E. O. s racist rant toward an Asian American family at a Carmel Valley restaurant is no longer employed. You piece of [ bleep ]. Oh, my god. Get out of here. Get out. You are not allowed here. I already put my [ bleep ]. Get out now. [ bleep ]. It is so uncomfortable to watch this. Michael lofthaus has since stepped down from his he told the chronicle, i can confirm i have stepped down from solid8 terminating all business relationships with immediate effect. I will make it my duty to ensure my personal actions do not continue to have a detrimental impact on those people closest to me. They have raised 200,000. Two have been arrested for nature vandalism. East Bay Regional Park Police posted this image of the woman at yosemite. Its a scenic area along the creek. The rocks were painted red. They worked with a member of the community to locate and identify the two 23yearold 22yeaold t more iat died s entisonriin ninear 1500 prisoners have bee infected. The most of any state prison. On friday the state announced it was going to release up to 8,000 inmates early to try to head off the outbreak. Ucsf researchers have a warning tonight for young adults who smoke. The results of a new study found that smoking makes them more vulnerable to developing severe cases of covid19 and even death. The study looked at 8,000 young people between the ages of 18 and 29 and those who smoked were found to be 100 vulnerable to severe cases of the virus. They found that 20 of our sample had been engaging in cigarette or ecigarette use in the last 30 days, which is considered current use. And that overall, that was the largest factor that would involve vulnerability for young adults. Smoking was even smoking was even a bigger factor than asthma, obesity and immune disorders. The researchers are encouraging young people to stop smoking to reduce their risk of developing a severe case of covid19. Time now to look at the weather. Drew was saying this would be the hottest day out of the next few. Is that still the case, drew . Yeah, were going to hold onto that cool coast that we had today, and were going to find that tomorrow, more refreshing air is going to move in and drop those numbers some 10 to 15 degrees tomorrow, as more typical temperatures take hold of the bay area. Live doppler 7 tonight, we do have mainly clear skies overhead. What were watching along the coast is for the past couple of hours, our marine layer is reestablishing itself. Fog is very close to the coast at this hour, and we do expect some patchy fog around the bay shoreline first thing tomorrow morning, just an indication that our cooler weather pattern is coming. Right now were down tocity, t 58 in the city. 74 in clover dale. 66 in san jose and oakland right now is at 63 degrees. Live doppler 7 along with satellite, High Pressure over the four corners was responsible for the hot weekend, not only here locally, but across much of the desert southwest. Numerous cities like phoenix and palm springs set new records, today exceeding 100 degrees. Now were going to see an area of low pressure move in from British Columbia tomorrow and thats going to suppress the heat to our south, bring back the fog it first thing tomorrow morning and bring back some cooler temperatures. Overnight tonight, numbers are gradually falling into the low 50s and low 60s. Again, with that fog moving back in along the coast line. There will be a couple of areas of our hills in the north bay and east bay that will likely hold in the low 70s. Some mild air just kind of hanging on for one more night in spots. Heres a 12hour day planner tomorrow. Sun is up shortly before 6 00 a. M. , well have that Coastal Cloud cover throughout much of the day. A nice on shore breeze will keep tomorrow afternoons temperatures cooler than today. You can see around the bay well mainly be in the upper 70s. Yes, our hottest spots will be in the low 90s. That is a significant change from the triple digit heat of today. So a close look at highs on our monday. 89 in gilroy. 85 the high for cupertino. Along the peninsula 81 redwood city, 60 the high for pacifica. Do you understand San Francisco 64 after some morning fog. Well hit 71 in south San Francisco. The north bay, 90 in santa rosa. 81 in sonoma. 82 in vallejo. 67 for sausalito. 73 for oakland. Tomorrow 82 fremont. 79 union city. And inland will be in the upper 80s to lower 90s. 91 pittsburg. 86 san ramon, 88 livermore. Theres that cooler afternoon tomorrow. And once that more typical july air greets us tomorrow, its going to hang on over the next several days. You can see numbers bouncing around a bit, but no intense heat coming our way like this weekend and numbers pretty close to average even through saturday and sunday next weekend, guys. All right, drew, thank you. Well, just ahead, back in business at last. For the first time in months, a local Farmers Market is open, but there are lots of changes oh, we love our new home. Neighborhoods great. Amazing school district. The hoa has been very involved. These shrubs arent board approved. You need to break down your cardboard. Thank you. Violation. Violation. I see youve met cynthia. At least geico makes bundling our home and Car Insurance easy. And it does help us save a bunch of money. Two inches over regulation. Thanks, cynthia. For bundling made easy, go to geico. Com the Farmers Market at Jack London Square reopened today the First Time Since march. Its been at the oakland location for 20 years. Now theyre doing business in the era of covid19. That means chalking out areas to allow for social distancing. The vendors also assign one person to handle the cash while another person handles the produce. We make it so that customers cant grab any of the unpackaged food themselves. The vendors will help them out with that. The vendors all have hand washing or han sanitizer in their stalls. The farmers depend on the market for their regular income, so they are thrilled to be back. Some Farmers Markets in the bay area remain closed. Its big changes for the sports world as well. Lets get a check now with chris alvarez. Coming up in sports, a former cal bear working overtime on the pga tour for a victory. Plus lets jump in the lake. The stars show up for a final round of the celebrity and sure, some renovations can require a bit of compromise. But, theres no settling here. At floor and decor, she gets to fulfill her vision while i get instock products at budgetfriendly prices. All in one trip. Plus, we get the installation materials we need to get it done right and right on time. Its a winwin. Now thats shopping like a pro. Explore floor and decor, now open for safe instore shopping and curbside pickup. Announcer now abc7 sports with chris alvarez. Sports continues to make its comeback. There is one noticeable thing missing, the fans. There were some in tahoe, but only on boats. Not on the golf course. Lets go to the beautiful scene that is lake tahoe. 62,000 people last year, just 251 total this year. Curry jumping into contention. Four birdies on the front nine. Just missing on number 11. Oh, so close. On 16, this for birdie. You talk about great touch. Everybody thinks this ones going in. And it slides by. So we have frustration push ups for steph. Give me one, give me two, give me 30 on 18. Chipping for eagle. Hes just going to miss it. Steph shot a 3 under 69 today. What a run for steph. As for the family bet, dad del scrambles to tie steph so everybody goes in the how is that water in lake tahoe . Dont you want to be there . Curry is making clutch shots. What else is new . Ive been on the other side of it where hes been in the clubhouse watching me come down. Im chasing him. So i enjoyed being in stress free just watching. Appropriate finish, i would say. My caddy gave me a good tip the last two holes to stand a little tall on the putt. It actually helped me. I dont want another 6 footer to tie. Charles barkley finished the tournament with his only birdie this week. Sir charles guaranteed he wouldnt finish last. He didnt. He finished second to last. All right. Lets go to the final round of the Workday Charity open. Colin morikawa finished back of leader justin thomas. J. T. Bogeyed the first two holes. The tee shot on