I feel like im taking a risk, definitely, but were taking a risk every day that we cant get an appointment and cant get results. A bay area man is tired of waiting for his covid19 results. Hes taking drastic measures to get some answers. Good morning, everyone, its sunday, july 19, im liz kreutz. Thanks for joining us. Well have more on what that man is doing to get test results faster. First, lets get a look at the weekend forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. Good morning, liz. The mornings have been on the cloudy and cool side. As we look at live doppler 7 and the visible satellite imagery, you can see the cloud deck is beginning to retreat from inland valleys. A cloudy start in livermore. Sun in the east bay, 57 San Francisco, 64 Mountain View, and san jose is brightening up. This is the north bay in san rafael whereta it is rosa. 65 by the delta. And that wind allowing for some cooler air inland. But we still have our air quality advisory for the coast, central bay, and santa clara, and the fire to the south. Were warming up to the 80s inland, near 80 at the bay. A cooldown to talk about in a few minutes. Happening this morning, aids walk live at home. Even though the event is virtual this year, walk organizers say they had no problem getting the stars to step up and participate. And that includes our own dan ashley who is live now at Golden Gate Park with a preview of what we can expect. Reporter hey, liz, good normally, let me give you my weather report, its a 55degree balan balmy sunday. Normally i would be here in Golden Gate Park for aids walk San Francisco with 20,000 of my closest friends. In year, because of the pandemic, of course we cant have our normal aids walk. That is not changing anything in terms of the spirit and the money being raised and all the good being done because of aids walk san now in 34th year in San Francisco. Ive been proud to be part of this event for the last 26 years. This year, of course, because of the pandemic, its a virtual aids walk. And we have just a handful of people. Were associatinsocial distancie our pacifmasks. Everything is safe and everything is exciting too. My dear friend, founder of aids walk, craig miller is here, who brought this to San Francisco 34 years ago. Craig, different this year, weve never had an aids walk like it. Its very different this year. Im proud a few things are the same, dan ashley is with us, abc 7 is with us. It would not be july in San Francisco without a gathering in support of coplehe sve as walk San Francisco remains key to this communitys fight against hiv. Reporter it sure does. Well talk about the beneficiaries in a moment, but walk me through how different this aids walk is in terms of planning. Obviously we dont have the giant stage, we dont have hundreds of volunteers, we dont have thousands of people here. But the event has taken months to plan, and virtual planning has been huge. We have some terrific stars as we always do. Theyre just not here in the park this year. Walk us through how this year has been different for you from a planning perspective. We started off thinking it may be practical and feasible and safe to gather in person, in Golden Gate Park. But as the months wore on, it became evident that that would not be the case. So aids walk San Francisco has long been blessed to have the participants of a lot of important leaders and high profile celebrities and entertainers, this year even more, because so many people who would want to be h but ctnessia suay morning, people like bette midler and Gloria Estefan, are joining us from their homes to help make today a great success. Reporter and its going to be a huge success, aids walk San Francisco officially kicks off on abc 7 at 10 00 today, a starredstudded event. I suspect some people, craig, will get out and walk today nonetheless. For anyone who has a safe environment and for whom its safe to walk, people will be taking their own walks today. But you and i and a few other top aids walk San Francisco participants are here in the park to symbolically represent the tens of thousands of people that would normaly be here. But we are so blessed that even in these difficult times, so many people have taken it upon themselves to register for this event at aidswalk. Net and to look forward to viewing it and participating and perhaps donating online during the Live Telecast coming up on abc7. And one of the things that i am so proud of as abc 7 has participated, as the Media Sponsor of this event, is every year when i get up onstage and i look out at 20,000 people and you feel this incredible sense of commitment and love to this cause, this community, and the people who need the support of aids walk San Francisco, 20 beneficiaries or so every year, im so proud of what this city does. And that isnt changing just because we cant look out and see the 20,000 people. Theyre still there, theyll just be with us online this year. That is exactly right, dan. Just as you are still with us, both physically in the park and as an active participant and fundraiser, so are thousands of others. So its a virtual gathering this year. But the spirit remains the same. The commitment remains the same. The entertainment quality probably a little higher than usual, making up for only us being in the park today instead of everyone. Reporter craig, before we go, prc as a primary beneficiary. Talk a little bit about prc and the other beneficiaries and why its so important. Prc, poh, aidsh, aidsh, in all eight bay area counties, their work remains vital. And those that are at high risk for hiv are also at high risk for covid. Those that are facing homelessness face an acute challenge from these dual Public Health emergencies. And once again, the people of the bay area are rallying together in a different format but for the same purpose, uplifting those who need our help. Reporter craig, thank you very much. Craig miller, founder of aids walk San Francisco. He started this in this city 34 years ago and weve raised over those years tens of millions of dollars to support hiv and aids organizations throughout the bay area. That will happen again this year. Just virtually. Here is our virtual starting line. If youre watching at home at 10 00, youre getting ready to walk as you watch the virtual presentation. Gloria estefan, so many celebrities. Its going to be a great way, certainly our most unique aids walk ever but it may be one of the best weve ever had and we want you to be a part of it. Abc 7 is proud to be an immediate i dont responsibmedi sponsor once again. Thanks, dan, well all be with you together in spirit virtually. Reporter thank you. Catch aids walk live at home at 10 00, a starstudded event featuring bette midler, Gloria Estefan, alan cumming and more. Proceeds vet prc and 20 other bay area hiv aids service organizations. We hope youll join for that. Well check in with dan later in the show. The latest coronavirus headlines this morning, more than 9,000 new cases were reported in california yesterday and Officials Say the Positivity Rate is trending upwards over a 14day average as a key indicator of community spread. In the bay area there are at least 39,000 cases and 691 deaths. That count does not include san quentin prison which has 967 active cases. The only bay area county not on the states watch list is san mateo. San franciscos malls and nonessential offices must be shut down by tomorrow. Now, lets get to those testing frustrations. A bay area man is flying out to idaho this morning where his wife says he can get tested for covid19 quicker and get his results back faster. Abc 7 News ReporterLauren Martinez spoke with the couple. This is too much. Im flying you out here tomorrow. Youre going to take the test and you can fly home the same day. Reporter Tiffany Valentine lives outside boise, idaho. She booked her husband, who lives in richmond, a flight to idaho for sunday morning so he can get a test for covid19. Its easier to take a test, you just drive through, and you get the results in a couple of days. Reporter devlin has tested once in the bay area. He said it took him ten days to book his appointment in san rafael through marin county and eight days for his results to come in. Now the couple says they cant even access those results online. I put his last name and birth date, it came up, we cant even find you. Reporter in idaho theres popup testing tents every few miles. Shes taken the test three times so far. Its been two, three days from my experience to get the results back. In california, its just its not that way. Reporter we asked the couple, could brian be exposing e the virus . Li working for the airlines, thats one of the questions, have you had a fever, have you been exposed to anyone with covid19 in the past week. Those kind of things. His answers would be no, just like everybody else. I feel like im taking a risk, definitely. But were taking a risk every day that we cant get an appointment, whether we can get a test, we cant get results. Reporter the couple admit they are taking dramatic measures to get brian tested but they need to know. I just want the results. I just want to know whether, you know, im positive or negative. Reporter dr. Matthew willis, Public Health officer for Marin County Health and human services, released this statement about getting test results back. Quote, we have no control over that process, it has to do with private labs and their ability to obtain the reagents in order to process the samples. I agree its incredibly frustrating for us as well. In the newsroom, Lauren Martinez, abc 7 news. Lauren, thank you. Three new popup covid19 testing sites are opening in the south bay. Santa clara county Public HealthDepartment Says the goal is to increase the overall number of tests especially in communities hit hardest and say testing is encouraged for asymptomatic residents who are essential workers, meaning they are higher risk. The three sites are the county of Santa Clara Service center auditorium, san jose high school, and the south county annex will open back up again in gilroy. All three are open tuesday through friday. As part of our coronavirus coverage, we are focused on businesses and how theyre surviving during this pandemic. After a push from a lot of salon owners, the state will allow some services to be performed outdoors. The California Business Consumer Services and Housing Agency tweeted that it will soon release updated information on how salons can safely offer some personal Care Services outside. A couple of days ago salon officers and state assemblyman jim paterson asked the governor to temporarily waive a state law that prevented outdoor services. Weve put together research and compiled a calculator that shows how risky certain scenarios are with the coronavirus, whether its going to school, to an outdoor restaurant or a play date, youll find it all on abc7news. Com. Lisa, all right, how is it looking out there . Still a little gray and cloudy . It is, but on top of mt. Tam weve got warmer air above the inversion so its 77. Yesterday was 86 on top. If youre hiking or biking, you know what im talking about, cooler down below and thats what we had this morning. 50s and 60s. But its going to be comfortable out there today. The week ahead looks even cooler. Stay tuned, my accuweather sevenday forecast is next. Thanks, lisa. Also ahead, the head of sfmta cracking down on skateboarding. And a thief steals a womans car from a San Francisco garage, with a Wedding Dress inside. We know these are challenging times. Rest assured, you are not alone. Weve all had to adapt. And with summer here, your energy bills might go up with rising temperatures. Together, we can save energy and money. Try closing your shades during the day. Setting your ac to 78 or higher. Or cooling off with a fan when you can. United we are always stronger. Stay well, california, and keep it golden. Welcome back. We remember congressman john lewis and his gift to galvanase people to action. Those in the bay area say his legacy on civil rights will endure. Reporter there have been teachers who say no, you cant take an eye for an eye, if you do well all be blind. Reporter Joe Steinberg reads from a book by john lewis. He was the soul of america. Reporter steinberg is founder of bay area bay project. John lewis has shared his story of struggle with almost 100 sojourn groups, leading some across the Edmond Pettus bridge where lewis and others were beaten by police. Who is more courageous than john lewis . He was arrested over 40 times, beaten many times, yet always nonviolent. I feel like i have an obligation to do what i can, to tell the story, because i was a witness. Reporter in 2015, the georgia congressman spoke with abc 7 news about his front row seat at the 1960s civil rights movement. You would be sitting there in an orderly, peaceful, nonviolent fashion and someone would come up and spit on us, put a lighted cigarette out in our hair or down or backs. That happened. Reporter east bay congresswoman barbara lee says lewis was a close friend who was inspired by the black lives matter movement. He even posed for this selfie in washington, d. C. This was a movement of young people and john lewis saw our young people as a continuation in 2020 of that movement. Reporter mayor london breed calling congressman lewis a true hero. She ordered flags at city hall lowered to halfstaff. In San Francisco, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. Two people including a child were rushed to the hospital after a fire at a duplex in daly city. As abc 7 News Reporter luz pena reports, firefighters say this case is a good reminder of the importance of good smoke detectors. Reporter facing a wall of smoke, firefighters forced their way into the first floor of this dupl duplex. We were called to a report of smoke in the building. The First Company found the building charged with smoke. And the forced entry. Reporter inside the daly city home, firefighters found an unconscious adult and a child inside a bedroom. There were two victims found inside the house, and both were transported to the local hospital in critical condition. Reporter according to neighbors, it was a father and his child. This man lives two doors down. We were shocked, because we see those kids riding their bikes, sometimes out here. Reporter cflesrurothsml kitchen. It appears smoke detectors may have played a role, delayed dectn. Epter fir urs prennge for while the smoke and signs woke up many in this neighborhood. Its devastating. Its really devastating, its sad. And especially for to think that the alarms werent working. Reporter this fire remains under investigation and firefighters emphasized the importance of having working smoke detectors. In daly city, luz pena, abc 7 news. And the city of San Francisco has installed speed bumps near dolores park apparently to slow down skateboarders at 20th and delores streets. The head of the Municipal Transportation Agency tweeted that he hates doing this but two people have suffered lifethreatening injuries durin unsanctioned events that draw crowds to see skateboarders go as fast as they can downhills. A 12yearold boy was airlifted to an east bay hospital after he was impaled while climbing over a fence to get to a Swimming Pool. The Contra Costa CountyFire Departments emts and police rescued the boy. Some counties are still closed because of the coronavirus and this isnt the first time the school has dealt with this. According to the staff at the school, theyve been having some issues with some kids that are climbing over the fence and getting into the Swimming Pool and swimming during these times. Pools are allowed to reopen in the county but some public ones remain closed. Okay. A new bride who already had to postpone and downsize her wedding because of the pandemic needs your help. Her dream Wedding Dress was stolen in San Francisco. Erin constable got married a few weeks ago, there she is, beautiful in that Wedding Dress. She gave her sister katie the dress to be cleaned this past monday. Katie left the dress in her car in the garage of her marina hme. When she woke up on wednesday she was shocked to learn the garage had been broken into and her car stolen with her Sisters Dream dress inside. I doubled over, i was already in tears from the whole experience. And i just started sobbing, to be honest. I was more sad that she was more heartbroken about it. The car eventually was recovered by police. The dress was nowhere to be announced the sisters are hoping if anyone finds the oneshoulder gown to please call sfpd. Liz, good morning you to. Weve had a lot of low clouds and fog but tis the season, right . The middle of summer. As we look at our visible imagery loop, you can see it was robust early this mrning with the fog extending locally inland. So that certainly is an indicator, and that south wind up to 30 miles an hour by the delta that the cooler air, somewhat cooler, will erode some of your 90s today. Those were the highsrd at the concor