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KGO ABC7 News 400PM July 12, 2024

The watch list counties will be required to shut down fitness centers, indoor services, places of worship, offices for nonessential workers, hair salons and indoor malls. Melanie woodrow has been following the story and joins us with the newest developments. Melanie . Reporter kristen and dan, a big step back as you say, indoor activities including Indoor Dining is now off the table for all of california. The governor has also ordered the closure of additional indoor sectors for those county tas are on the watch list. The governor dimming the switch on californias reopening. Thisirus isot reporter announcing all california counties across the state will close Indoor Dining, wineries and tasting rooms, theaters, Family Entertainment centers, zoos and museums, card rooms, and bars, which must close all op this includes san mateo county, which had resumed Indoor Dining. We were able to suppress the spread of this virus. We were going to knock down the growth of this in the beginning. Were going to do that again. Reporter this as the california covid19 Positivity Rate increases, along with the number of hospitalizations and icu patients. Not only are people getting covid19, not only are we seeing people transmit this disease, but were also continuing to see lives lost. Counties on the watch list are closing additional indoor sectors. The bay area counties on the watch list are Contra Costa County, marin, napa, solano, and newly added Sonoma County. Also on the watch list is Monterey County where many residents have been escaping on the weekends. Alameda county is one of two counties that are likely to go on the list tomorrow or the next day. Reporter watch list counties will close indoor fitness centers, worship services. Offices for noncritical sectors, hair salons, barbershops and malls. Continue to press upon the importance of wearing a mask, wearing a face covering. What more evidence do you need . Reporter the governor again emphasizing what we can do to stop the spread of covid19 and also potentially move that dimmer switch in the opposite direction. In the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. Melanie, the did the governor say anything about School Reopenings . Reporter there are two nonnegotiables when it comes to that decision, that is Childrens Health and their education. Kristen . All right. Well see if he says more in the days ahead. For more complete information about whats open and closed where you live, go to abc7news. Com. As we mentioned, sonoma is one of the counties statewide impacted by the order today. And the severity of the order caught some Business Owners really by surprise. Wayne freedman is live in santa rosa tonight. Wayne, a tough step backward. Reporter oh, its tough. Sonoma county woke up expected they would go back on that watch list. Lets show that graphic one more time. All the new additions to that watch list, they now affect Sonoma County and any county on the watch list in the state of california. When word of the governor came out, it spread almost like a virus. It landed like a harder than expected punch to the gut. Im in shock. Reporter brigitte alvarez just reopened five weeks ago, with plenty of losses to make up. Now with barbershops and salons ordered to close, she faces the prospect of falling further behind. I dont like the way its been handled, and without warning, without any warning. So are we supposed to lock up pzaere bune too f doors once again. This mall reopened in late june, now it must close until at least august 2. People are shocked. Reporter he owns two businesses here in the mall. As much as he doesnt like being closed down, he sees the safety benefits. People come, people touch everything, its hard for even us to wipe down all the time. Reporter and hard to plan for any Business Owner. We had all these tables pulled to the side. Rep amosnd his Business Partner closed rc it ate o ats going toapnext reporter for starters, the Indoor Seating is off the table, and those tables headed off the floor. Theyre hoping to seat and serve people outside eventually. What is the lesson here . You have to be nimble. You have to be able to make decisions on the fly. And if you cant adapt, you will not survive. Reporter and if that doesnt sound like charles darwin, it is charles darwin. And maybe its appropriate as this pandemic continues to evolve. How we deal with it will evolve along with it. In santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc7 news. Wayne, thank you. Oakland where small but certainly boisterous group of hastel a tooutsid the te reopen, insisting they have already put into place some of the highest sanitation standards and can conduct business safely. Hair salons and barbershops have been closed in Alameda County since march. Santa clara county is not one of the 30 counties impacted by the strictest of the orders. That means nail and hair salons, barbershops and gyms can reopen. They did today. The county health depth gave those businesses the green light just today. The owner here is not wasting any time. Weve been doing nothing but preparing and getting the space ready. Its true, we could have opened up much earlier than this. Reporter those businesses have been closed since mid march. They must submit a social distancing protocol to be approved by the Health Department and agreed to follow strict new guidelines. For example, indoor intensive cardio is prohibited. Any class is tapped at ten peop people. Tours here have been revamped with social distancing in mind. They are selfguided on a one way path and visitors must wear masks. Everyone has to go through a Health Screening before stepping foot on the property. The San Francisco zoo opened today for the first time in four months. A spokesperson tells abc7 news that despite the governors order, the zoo will be allowed to keep its outdoor spaces open. Indoor spaces remain closed. The general public will be allowed to make online reservations starting wednesday. Masks and social distancing, of course l be mandatory. San francisco has dialed back its reopening plan and for now its not on the states watch list. Mayor london breed provided an update on the stcitys efforts contain the coronavirus outbreak. That blue darkline, the most likely scenario, if everything stays the same and no changes, we would hit a peak of 830 hospitalizations in our city. In april, we peaked at 94. And thanks to all the work that people did in San Francisco, we sheltered in place, we drove that number down. San francisco has reported about 4600 coronavirus cases. Through saturday, 86 people were hospitalized with covid19. The coronavirus pandemic is blowing a mals save hole in the federal budget deficit. Spending outpaced revenue by 864 billion last month. The highest ever for a single month and a total that surpasses most annualicits in the nations history. Get this, the deficit for june of 2019 was just 8 billion. So you can see whats happening t cut in tax revenue. The dmv is giving a oneyear extension to senior drivers. Noncommercial licenses for drivers are now valid until 2021. This helps keep older drivers out of dmv offices. Drivers will not receive a new card or extension in the mail. Those with a suspended license are not eligible for this extension. Tracking closures. The app that tracks more than just health. A look at the effect of all these closures. Success story, a bookstore thats thriving right now. And trading up from a bobby pin to a phone and now a car. The bartering system thats really going somewhere. Im spencer christian. Weekend heat is behind us, and cooler days lie ahead. 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Try my 5. 99 southwest cheddar cheeseburger combo and make it a double for a buck more. Order now with no contact delivery. The Ventura County sheriff says hes confident that a body found this morning is that of 33 glee star naya rivera. She vanished last week on a boating trip. Her son was found on board of the boat unharmed. Dive teams were used to search himornin the medical examiner will work to determine the exact cause of death. Bay area researchers have turned to a Popular Technology to understand some of the effects of the covid shelter in place orders. Specifically, how much exercise or activity people are engaging in. Dion lim has the details. Reporter if youre active and used to exercising yif changed when the covid pandemic hit. But now researchers at ucsf have captured a snapsho how the world changed. They did it by tapping into a popular smartphone based fitness app that tracks steps. We asked a question, would these restrictions, social distancing measures that occur by region, have an impact on physical activity . Reporter dr. Jeffrey tyson and his colleagues examine data, beginning march 11 when the World Health Organization declared the pandemic and social distancing orders followed. Between march and april, there was about 27 decrease in steps worldwide. So basically within a month, the worldwide physical activity dropped by almost a third. Reporter a drastic drop, but with major differences. They say italy, which declared a nationwide lockdown, saw activity cut in half. And sweden saw a maximum drop of barely 7 . Suggesting that few people were voluntarily sheltering in place. Countries ranging from europe to the u. S. To asia too anywhere from five days to nearly a month to see a medium drop of 15 . With the u. S. Falling in about the middle. Dr. Tyson says measurement of peoples activity has varied as cities and countries adjust. But this also might reflect ways people are figuring out how to be a little more active in the setting of these orders. Reporter adjusting to the ma steps time. Ity, im dion lim, abc7 news. Three more Covid Testing Centers open tomorrow in santa clara county. Each location can conduct 500 tests a day. The sites are free and you do not need an appointment or have symptoms. The sites include as counties reopen and then close, a lot of people are experiencing not only a financial back and forth, but an emotional one, as well. And its affecting Themental Health of a lot of people. Luz pena spoke with experts about this and what can be done about this. Reporter seven of nine bay area counties are on the California Watch list. And today, governor gavin newsom had another update. Restaurants, wineries, tasting rooms. Psychologically, keep up wit. Reporter at her practice, shes seen an increase of depression as covid19 cases increase. Its creating a trauma response. Most of us have been sort of holding on, just tightly and we have this date in our mind that okay, things will begin to get back to normal. Now that theyre not, people are having just spikes of anxiety. Reporter today, the county reopened hair salons, gyms and tattoo parlors. But if cases spike up again and the county has to close, this behavior begins to tax heavily on many. Sometimes positive statements like, this is going to be challenging but ive handled challenging things in the past. Reporter the lack of ability to cope during these Uncertain Times is leading many to the er. Were seeing between eight and ten a day that are expressing suicide ideation. Reporter experts recommend to take one day at a time. In San Francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. The founder of toms shoes has developed a new program to help people elevate their mental and physical health. After suffering from burn yut a couple of years ago, he got together with some scientists from harvard and stanford and came up with made for. The idea of made for is wee sustain positive habits and practices in their life that really give them almost insulation from the challenges of modern living, especially a lot of the mental challenges of covid19. He says there are no apps, no device, nothing to tell you how youre doing. The kits come to you in the mail in ten installments with themes like hydration, rest, and gratitude. The company says its just giving people the tools to be in control of their own wellbeing. Lets turn our attention now to the weather forecast, as we start another week. Kristen, noticeably cooler today, thankfully. The fog is back, spencer. It is. We have a week of higher level of wellbeing than we had over the weekend weather wise. Windy at some spots, gusts up near 25 miles per hour, napa, fairfield, palo alto, and a brisk 18mileperhour wind in San Francisco. And talk about a cooldown. Check out the temperature change. It is 18 degrees cooler right now than at this time yesterday. In santa rosa and fairfield. 19 degrees cooler in conkord and livermore. So ault around the bay area, you had significant cooling. Heres the view here, looking at blue skies over the embarcadero. 69 degrees in oakland. Mountain view 74. Gilroy 81. And on we go, looking westward from emeryville. 78 in santa rosa. Napa at 70. Concord 83. And check out the view looking toward mt. Diablo. Well have foggy areas for the morning commute tomorrow. But mostly sunny and mild by midday and in fact, mostly sunny and mild ahead for the remainder of the week. But a warmer pattern will develop. Heres the forecast innovation. Notice there will be fog at the coast and it will expand across the bay and reach quite a few inland areas during the overnight hours. Well start the morning commute at 5 00 tomorrow morning. Lots of foggy areas and reduced visibility. Even at 8 00, as the commute is for many people winding down. The fog will not be winding down, it will be hanging around, but it will burn back to the coastline by mid morning or midday. And a sunny day for the remainder of the day. Overnight lows, mainly in the mid 50s. Perhaps a little cooler, low 50s at the coast and north bay valleys. Heres your day planner for tomorrow, with the fog lingering, skies will not be so bright. But noon, mostly sunny skies with just a little fog at the coast. That pattern will continue into the afternoon as temperatures rise by 4 00 in the afternoon. Temperatures near 90 inland. Near 80 around the bay. Heres a look at the highs more specifically. 60 at half moon bay. 73 at san mateo. 88 at concord. Heres the sevenday forecast. Mild to warm under mainly sunny skies through friday, with highs up to or maybe just above 90 degrees and the warmest inland areas, upper 70s to around 80. Then weekend warmup, that an extreme one with temperatures rising into the mid 90s inland and into the low 80s around the bay. Not expecting any kind of excessive heat like we had this weekend. Just a lovely week ahead, dan and kristen. Coming up this weekend, just six days away, aids walk takes place. Sunday, july 19 at 10 00 a. M. Aids walk live at home will stream online and right here on abc 7. Proceeds benefit prc and 20 other hiv service organizations. Still time to register and raise funds. Go to aidswalk. Net or call to support the cause. Now youre done. All right, spencer, thank you. Still to come, so many businesses are struggling these days. But thats not the case with one east bay bookstore. Its busier than ever before. Plus, hail to the redskins no more. The nfls franchise in washington, d. C. Makes a historic decision. 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After a lot of pressure, the Washington Redskins made it official today. It is banishing the team name and logo. The announcement comes after pressure from sponsors and decades of criticism that both were offensive to native americans and two weeks after the team launched an organizational vi of both the name and the logo. The team says that owner Daniel Snyder and the new head coa don rivera are working closely to develop a new name. Rivera played football at cal. A native American Group called change the mascot is commending the team and the nfl for these changes. Nba superstar Russell Westbrook has tested positive for covid19. The Houston Rockets guard made that announcement today, saying quarantine. Westbrook anticipates joining his teammates once cleared from the virus. So far at least 25 of the 344 players tested by the league last month have, in fact, tested positive. You recall the League Suspended play in rudy announced he was infected.

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