Effect. Reporter it seems everyone is getting a little testy when these two guys clashed on Fourth Street in san rafael, they probably didnt know that because neither wore a mask, they were already breaking a new law. Were seeing more and more transmissions across as of this morning, marin county joined the list of communities that will cite and fine people or businesses for not Wearing Masks even outside. I have it with me. I have it in my car. Reporter today almost 2,300 cases in marin county, 36 deaths. Marin is on the state watch list and the county says even after it goes off that list, this policy will remain in if he can. We need to take this seriously. Were losing krot of transmission in our communities. Reporter some people have already double so. In novato, matt evans, his wife and three kids all wore masks while walking down. So this is a small thing we can do to do our part. Reporter despite what the county describes as a policy about will be active enforcement by police, it has hardly been skin so far. Its a violation of my Constitutional Health and happiness. Reporter it will be a strain on new business whos find themselves forced to enforce it. At royal grounds coffee, matilda has signs and warnings all around her shop and still feels like enenforcer. No mags, no entering. Reporter you told them that. Now with the possibility of thousands of dollars in fines, expect the warnings to get more forceful inside and out by everyone. Abc7 news. Tonight San Mateo County is on the verge of being add to the coronavirus watch list with the county reporting more than 100 new cases per 100,000 people for more than three days in a row. At the moment, san mateo is the only bay area county not on the states list. It means more restrictions on what can open. For now, San Mateo County can keep gyms and salons open but theyre worried. If they close down, then ill going to lose everything. Closing again would be very, very hard. All the money that goes into opening and closing and opening and closing, it is very devastating. Theyre asking the state to continue the conversation before automatically adding to it californias watch list. So where does your county stand . You can check out the entire state with our inactive feature at abc7news. Com. See how long each region has been on the case but also why theyre keeping an eye on the spread of the coronavirus. It appears those trying to get a coronavirus test in San Francisco are having to wait a while. If youre waiting seven, ten, 14 days to get a test result, that completely dismantles everything about isolating and contact tracing. Are you going to shelter in place without knowing . The mpl action person isnt going to. We need to get tests without sacrificing test quality. Emma little more pressure needs to be placed on the funding so we can get faster results. New at 6 00, theres now a starting date for several bay area schools. They have said december 14 as the first day practice can be held for football and other fall sports. Football games could start on january 8th, 2021. Sprts like basketball and baseball are scheduled to begin on march 15, 2021. The battle over whether california schools should open is now the subject of a lawsuit. A person has sued demanding schools reopen in the fall. She is a Committee Woman for the Republican National committee. She said this is not about politics. After speaking to parent and teachers, she said it is the infectiveness of Distance Learning. Even parents with the most motivated and academically Successful Children reported depression, anxiety, withdrawal, behavioral issues, a lack of motivation. The governor has said schools must remain closed if a county has been closed. Parents are not happy about the Distance Learning theyre being offered. It requires middle and High School Students to be in a completely Different Program than what they would get in their own school. It is called flex academy. Chris reyes explains what some parents are so upset about. We are here asking the district why the full Distance Learning option until december 2020. Reporter he is the apparently of a grade 9 student. Hes protesting in front of the Pleasanton Unified School district. By this friday he has to make a choice for his child that he doesnt like at all. Either sign her up for a hijack rid model where she learns in person part time and at home the rest of the time or a flex academy, a system to carry out the full time Distance Learning option. But with different teachers and a different critical little. The district says it is the best they can do right now. Right now we cant responsibly say we can offer every High School Course that is offered through our traditional comprehensive high schools, in through the flex academy. Reporter essentially what some pleasanton parents want is what Elementary Schools are getting. Full time Distance Learning with the same class and the same teacher. The district says it is simply too hard and too expensive to speck their teachers to hold Classes Online and in person at the same time for their older students. And thats why they created flex academy. I dont have an option. They are forcing me to choose one of the options that they are providing. Reporter these parents say theyve collected about 700 signatures from parents who feel that Film Festival academy is not a good enough option. We hope and know that Film Festival academy will be just another layer of high quality education available for our parents. But yes. We understand the frustration, is reyes, abc7 t. News. Tonight the abc7 news iteam is looking into the dozens of Nursing Homes across the state that fail to meet safety requirements, maitd by federal federal law. Its so hard. Reporter lisa is worried about her mother, carol. She said the 65yearold tested positive for both covid19 and the flu on sunday. I dont know what ill do. It is starting to seem like a really scary possible. Reporter she is a resident at milbrae care central in San Mateo County. Her stay has been rough, ever since she moved in nearly a year ago. I dont trust the people there. Theyve been neglectment. Reporter over the past three months, the facility staffers didnt wear masks, change their gloves, properly sanitize and refuse to give her medicine on several occasions. There are definite staffing issues. Im assuming theyre really overworked. Reporter the iteam reached out to the facility but was declined an interview citing hippa violations. But they did provide this statement saying our facility has been cooperating with state and county officials in terms of ensuring appropriate protocols are in place. Yet medicare rates this facility as below average, receiving 60 deficiencies in the past four years. Including a 43,000 fine for infectionrelated issues. One star for health inspections. Two stars for staffing. Staffing was a crisis in california Nursing Homes long before this virus hit. Reporter mike dark, a staff attorney with the california advocates for nursing hole reform expects it will get worse. Facilities are not even getting cited. And thats really giving especially bad facilities license to do whatever they want even if it means cutting staff at the price of safety. Reporter according to an iteam analysis, milbrae care central is one of 76 nursing facilities in the bay area that failed to meet the eighthour staffing requirement mandated by federal law. To put that in perspective, 50 of those facilities have registered nurses that reported zero hours and the last quarter of 2019. Reduced staffing, paired with poor oversight. Soon after the pandemic began, state Public Health authorities switched from doing the kind of routine annual inspections in which they could spot things like understaffing, like bedsores, like mistreatment of residents, in favor of really focusing only on infection and the prospect that covid might be transmitted. Reporter leaving families like hers were completely hopeless. We cant even spend time with her. Shes all alone. Reporter we have a full list of all 76 Nursing Homes across the bay area that fail to meet staffing requirements all posted on our website. Abc7 news. California has hit a milestone. 400,000 coronavirus cases. We now join new york as the only two states to reach that number. Yet another sign that californias concerning upward trend. How bad is the surge . Liz is live for to us break it all down. Liz . Reporter it is a jarring number. It is important to put this number in context. Population and Positivity Rate being key factors in understanding where we stand compared to other states. Throughout this pandemic, california has been a state to watchful first for what to do right but now as a lesson on how fast things can change. Unfortunately, our reopening has been treated as a green light to many to resume normal life. Reporter lets look at california in context with other states. Specifically new york. This is a graph from back in early i am a. New york far surpassing california in total number of cases. But look at that graph today. California now about to surpass new york as we reach more than 400,000 cases. It is a milestone number and a significant one, but the state says that doesnt give the full picture. I dont myself overread into the significance of that number. Were the largest state in the nation. Reporter california has double the population of new york state. So when you look at cases per capita, you see that despite surging cases in california, new york still has double the rate of cases. The biggest difference right now, the Positivity Rate. New yorks sevenday average is 1. 2 . Vastly lower than californias 7. 2 . But look at california stacked up against other hot spot states. Texas has a thats on it rate of 15. 3. Florida 18. 9 , and arizona, 23. The california story with covid has not yet been fully written. Were really at the beginning. Reporter get this. When we surpass new york this week for the most number of cases and if california were a country, he would rank fifth in the world for the most number of coronavirus cases. Thats following tuesday, brazil, india and russia. Interesting statistic. Live in marin, abc7 okay. So lets look at the state overall. Where is the bay area compared to other parts of the state . The bay area is faring relatively well compared to other hot spots in california the specifically in southern california. What were seeing in l. A. , Orange County and san diego. Alameda county has the most number of cases in the bay area. About 9,200 cases and alameda ranks nine in the state for the most number of cases. That gives you a sense that were not the worst, were not the highest but we still do have a long way to go. We have to remain pretty ridge is handle. All right. Thank you. When the pandemic began, california was doing well, while new yorks numbers grew. We put together a comparison of the early stages of the spread in each state. You go find it at abc7 news doc. We are doing so much on the internet these days, of course. When it comes to getting documents to the e. D. For unemployment, the state is asking people to fax it in. Michael finney has that story tonight. This was jarring and kind of felt like to another level. In oakland, the fight is both political and personal. Ill give you a look at the midweek drizzle but as californians well get through this together. If your income has been reduced or youve lost your job or your Health Insurance, covered california is here. We can help you find the Health Insurance you need to protect you and your loved ones. And, you may even get financial help to pay for your Health Insurance. So, if you or someone you know is without coverage, visit coveredca. Com to learn more or enroll today. New at 6 00, cleanup is underway at libby schaafs home. It was vandalized overnight. In addition to spray painted words, shes dealing with a war of words with President Trump over threats to second federal troops to oakland. Heres Leslie Brinkley with the story. Defund opd. Blood on your hands. All spray painted on the garage, sidewalk and stone wall outside mayor libby schaafs oebakland home overnight. People shot projectiles and set off fireworks around 2 00 a. M. I know there is a lot of unrest and i really sympathize with that. But this was jarring and kind have felt like to another level. I think what it shows is that libby schaafs policies which include urging criminals to flee from authorities are not really working for her city, for the people of her city. And im sorry that her house was attacked like that. It is really unfortunate and no americans should be made to feel unsafe in their home. This week President Trump promised to accepted troops. Were not going to let this happen in our country. I dont need Law Enforcement in oakland. I need testing. I need personal protective equipment. Thelye gld vote defd the mayor and rights to protest in the face of federal enforcement. They believe sending in troops is unconstitutional. Theyre under attack with trumps federalized troops going into invade our cities. He is trying to silence them while also playing to his right wing base. Reporter so the standoff continues. Mayor schaaf issued a statement about the vandalism saying she will not be intimidated. She said attacking the home of a privately elected official does not advance democracy. Leslie brinkley. Developing news in solano county, the District Attorney said her office stands by its repeated requests that the state attorney general investigate the Fatal Shooting of sean monterrosa. Last week they said they would look at destruction of evidence but not the shooting itself. The d. A. Has recused herself citing public mistrust. The ags office and the interim vallejo attorney have asked abrams to do her job and conduct the investigation. The ags office said absent a conflict of interest it would not conduct the investigation. Late friday House Speaker nancy pelosi called on the fbi to conduct an investigation of monterrosas shooting. The clouds stuck around for a long time today. Take look at this shot of the this isnt about today. Its about the next 10 years. But this is something you can do today. You can make a difference today. By completing the 2020 census. The census impacts hospitals. Schools. Public transportation. And most importantly, our representation in government. It gives us an opportunity to be heard. Its easy. Its only 10 questions. So do you part. Go to 2020census. Gov and complete the census today. What are you waiting for . If your dry eye symptoms keep coming back, inflammation in your eye might be to blame. Looks like a great day for achy, burning eyes overthecounter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief. Ha these drops probably wont touch me. Xiidra works differently, targeting inflammation that can cause dry eye disease. What is that . Xiidra, noooo it can provide lasting relief. Xiidra is the only fda approved treatment specifically for the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. One drop in each eye, twice a day. Dont use if youre allergic to xiidra. Common side effects include eye irritation, discomfort or blurred vision when applied to the eye, and unusual taste sensation. Dont touch container tip to your eye surface. After using xiidra, wait 15 minutes before reinserting contacts. Got any room in your eye . Talk to an eye doctor about twicedaily xiidra. I prefer you didnt xiidra. Not today, dry eye. Alex trebeks memoir is now available. The jeopardy host opened up to good morning americas t. J. Holmes in an exclusive interview. One big question, who does he think could fill his shoes . I joke with the audience and i said betty white. They want somebody younger, somebody funnier. She checks all the boxes. Betty and i have been friends for a long, long time. Look at they will. Well, trebek turns 80 tomorrow. He was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer last year and boy, is he fighting. You can still catch him on jeopardy every night week nights at 7 00. We wish him well. Were hitting midweek. Spencer christian is tracking it for us. It looks pretty nice all week. I think so. It looks nice to me. Weve had a bit of a cooldown. The temperatures are below average but i think it is quite pleasant. We have breezy conditions as weve had all week. You can see we have wind gusts up to 32 miles an hour at fairfield. Basically, 15 to 20 or 22mileperhour winds just about everywhere else. And the 24hour temperature change indicates that most locations are one or two degrees warmer than they were this time yesterday. Thats not a big change. Heres the view from our roof top camera looking back at the skyline. 60 in San Francisco. We have low 70s in mountain view, san jose and gilroy. And a cool 56 at pacifica. This is the view from mt. Tam. Were looking at the surging fog. 70 in novato. We have upper 70s in fairfield and concord and 75 at livermore. And heres another view of the fog rolling in. Well see widespread low clouds, and maybe even some areas of morning drizzle. Then warmer weather comes our way over the weekend. The forecast animation looks like this, starting at 7 00. The surge continues. The marine layer pushing out over the bay and into many inland communities. Reduced visibility is likely to be an issue and there will be some sprinkles and drizzle around as well. Well see the fog pulling back and mainly sunny skies over the bay and inland. Overnight low temperatures will be in the mid 50s. Well see it will be a little cooler in the valley. Low 70s i