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KGO ABC7 News 1100PM July 12, 2024

Announcer building a better bay area for a safe secure future. This is abc7 news. The coronavirus pandemic continuing to hurt bay area workers. Tonight were tackling unemployment. The new relief bill some workers say cant come soon enough, and the red tape some Restaurant Owners are running into as they try to reopen. Good evening, and thanks for joining us. Im dion lim. Im eric thomas. Taking a look at where california stands right now with the coronavirus, the number of confirmed cases in the state is down significantly with more than 8200 cases over there were over 10,000 cases yesterday. The seven day Positivity Rate went down to 7. 8 which is under the states threshold of 8. Santa cruz county was added saturday to the states watch list. That means in cases dont drop in three days it will have to roll back its reopening. Tonight bart board dufty. They said they failed to comply with the health orders. The pandemic including the economy, a big part of that is record numbers of unemployment. Tomorrow Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell be is expected to unveil a new stimulus package with a change to unemployment aid. Some senators, though, think continuing existing benefits could incentivize people to not go back to work. Heres abc7 News Reporter luz pena to explain. Reporter Senate Leader Mitch Mcconnell calling it cares 2, the new stimulus check that includes a 1,200 stimulus check, an Eviction Moratorium and reduced unemployment aid. Stanford economics professor nicolas bloom says its time to act fast. Unemployment is at an alltime high. We havent seen it this bad since the great depression. Reporter the current unemployment aid of 600 a week runs out at the end of this week. The new proposal calls for giving workers 70 of prepandemic wages. Democrats want to spend on it. Republicans want to spend some of it, but they dont want to go up to 600 because theyre nervous about increasing the debt. They are also worried that its so much money its actually going to prevent people from going back to work. Reporter speaker of the house nancy pelosi was on cbss face the nation sunday saying the reason they had 600 was for simplicity. That delay is causing suffering for americas families. So we have been ready for two months and ten days. Reporter San Francisco beauty salon owner Tracy Stanwick says she welcomes the relief package but she wants to get back to work. We dont want unemployment. We want to open our doors and take clients. Reporter the last four months shes been doing her best to survive. But her p. P. P. Loan is running out. We need the city to step up. We need the state to step up and make a decision on what theyre going to do with the beauty industry. Reporter how much longer can the u. S. Afford to give out this Financial Aid . The americans can keep printing debt. They can do that a long time. In the short run were fine. The big problem is if we get hit by another pandemic five on ten years from now. We already have a lot of debt. Reporter both parties agree there should be extra unemployment money given out but they havent agreed on how much. That proposal and decision is expected to be revealed smiechl monday. By the time they do agree, those checks wont make it to your account until weeks from now. In the newsroom, luz pena, abc7 news. Luz, thank you very much. On our website, abc7news. Com, 7 on your sides Michael Finney has answered all your unemployment questions. And if you have a unique question, reach out. All the information is on the website, abc7news. Com. New at 11 00, tonight there is concern coming from two San Francisco Business Owners who say they followed the rules and were still shutdown last week. The two own the midway s. F. Venue and had planned a threeday distanced masquerade. A socalled music and dining experience. Heres abc7 News Reporter j. R. Stone. Reporter youre looking at yellow he squares where tables would go, socially distanced and in the street. Part of the setup at midway San Francisco, a venue that was forced to close this past friday after the city gave them a cease ask desist order citing social distancing and food requirements. Its not willynilly. Its thought out, its planned out, its done, its executed. Reporter peter is a part owner of the location who says social distancing has been implemented and there is a kitchen. Patrons can order food and drinks while they listen to a d. J. On the end of the street, something that has gone on the last six to seven weeks. While this is a large area, glickstern says everything has been strategically set up. There werent going to be anywhere near the number of people that we have at dolores park. Reporter he and his Business Partner jordan langer have more than 50 years of experience when it comes to organizing large events, say they shouldnt be faulted for a safe idea that keeps around 30 people employed. So what were trying to do and what we have done over the past few weeks and will continue to do is to show that there is a way to come back. There is a way for dining and experiential, and festive events to continue to happen. Reporter and as to those who say theyre trying to make big profits in these tough times we dont make a lot of money on these events. A big part of the reason were doing it, 75 of why were doing these events is to get our people back to work. Reporter i did reach out to the city of San Francisco to get their take on what youre looking at. They have not returned my calls or emails. In San Francisco, j. R. Stone, abc7 news. Also on our website, abc7news. Com, we have a complete list of whats open and whats closed in your county. In oakland, cleanup was underway today after some protesters became violent during a march through downtown supporting Racial Justice last night. There were clashes with Oakland Police and there was a fire set at the Alameda County courthouse. Abc7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard has images and reaction. Reporter police say demonstrators set fire inside the Alameda County courthouse in oakland saturday night. Sky 7 captured another fire set outside the building. The Fire Department put both fires out quickly. Windows were broken here, and at a nearby apartment building. At Oakland Police headquarters, a group kicked down a barricade surrounding the police department. I saw a lot of intensity, you know, people are very upset. Reporter vanessa dove joined hundreds on the street. It began as a peaceful protest through downtown oakland in support of black lives matter and police reform. And against federal agents being deployed to portland, oregon, to disperse demonstrators. My grandma and grandpa are veterans. And it was just everybody who is all out and they are all so sick of this, you know, Political Police repression. Reporter later, some broke from the larger group, smashing windows and spray painting graffiti, and pointed lasers at police officers. Oakland Police Declared it an unlawful assembly, tweeting, we are asking agitators to stop throwing items and pointing lasers at offices at 7th and broadway. Mayor libby schaffe said in a statement, vandalizing our downtown gives donald trump the images he wants and the justification he seeks to send federal troops into american cities. We celebrate passion and protest, but oaklanders need to know that when they attend protests after dark, they might be providing cover for agitators who are more intent on stoking civil unrest than advancing Racial Justice. Protest last night is ugly. The vandalism is ugly. Reporter oakland native Philip Johnson is disappointed. He believes the actions of some distract from the black lives matter movement. This is a bad image for oakland. This doesnt be bring floyd back or anything. This is for the city vote, period. Reporter Oakland Police say they made several arrests but did not give details on charges. In oakland, Cornell Barnard, abc7 news. More than a dozen people paddled out into the bay this morning in honor of shawn, the 22yearold who was shot and killed by Vallejo Police last month. The Group Carried their boards into the water at chrissy field. His sister ashley organized the event with the city surf project which gives bay area youth a chance to learn how to surf. Vallejo police have said they thought shawn had a gun when they opened fire. It turned out he had a hammer. Several schools in San Francisco may get a new name. San Francisco Chronicle insider and abc7 news contributor phil matier writes in todays chronicle schools that are named after president ands other historic figures, the list includes more than l hschool namedfter poet ask diplomat james lowell. The School District said he wavered on his commitment to antislavery. You can read phils comments in the chronicle on sunday. Still on abc7 news at 11 00. Whoa, whoa, that is not acceptable. A racist rant caught on camera at a bay area post office. No, its not. And we are seeing the clouds move in right now from the coast, spreading overnight, widespread low clouds and fog for tomorrow morning, but we have another pleasant afternoon in store for us and ill let you know how long the summer pattern will last with the accuweather sevenday forecast. Plus, honoring regis philbin. Th 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. 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After shopping around for insurance, they called usaa who helped find the right coverage for them and even some muchneeded savings. That was the easy part. Usaa insurance is made the way liz and mike need it. Community members are outraged after a woman was caught on camera using a slur toward an Asian American u. S. Postal Service Employee in los altos. [ bleep ]. Hey, not whoa, whoa that is not acceptable. Hard to watch. The video taken at the usps location on main street thursday afternoon shows the woman in the mask yelling at the employee behind the counter. Now, after she uses the slur that starts with a c, multipe bystanders jump in to denounce her behavior, including tyler brunfield who took this video. The reason i did it was to spread awareness and to let people know that this is happening all around us. I live in Silicon Valley. This is happening in los altos, california, just because someone is different, has different mve melanin doesnt mean we need to disregard that person. I showed the usps representative the video who says they do not tolerate this kind of behavior and abusive language and provide training to employees in dealing with matters such as these. They are looking further into the incident. A star during hollywoods golden era who got her acting start in oakland has died. Twotime oscar winner Olivia De Havilland best known as melanie in gone with the wind. She died peacefully at her home in paris at the age of 104. De havillands acting ambitions dated back to stage performances at mills college. She is credited as a pioneer who took on the studio system who won the de havilland edition in 1974 set enforcement limits on employee contracts. Loving tributes are pouring in tonight for famed Television Host regis philbin. Philbin died at the age of 88. The Los Angeles Times is calling him the greatest host tonight. He spent most of his career on abc including 28 years live with kathie lee which became live with regis and kelly. So tomorrow the very same show now called live with kelly and ryan will have a special tribute to regis. It begins 9 00 a. M. Right here on abc7. All right. Weather wise, do we have a sort of milder start to the week, francis . Yeah, eric, were going to have a mild gorgeous start. Lots of sunshine tomorrow afternoon. Kind of like what we saw today, so this steady summer pattern sticks around the next couple days. I want to show you live doppler 7 with the satellite radar image where we see the clouds again. Theyre already moving in from the coast right now. But as we take a look out towards the bay, you see the waters are calm. Looks really pretty there with the bay bridge in the background. Temperatures are cooling down right now. San francisco is 57. Low 60s in oakland and mountain view. San jose at 64. Pacifica has been cool all day with that marine air, and its currently at 55 degrees. And this time from emeryville were looking out towards the bay bridge and San Francisco in the distance. So temperatures have dropped as well from the 90s in some of the inland areas down to the 60s right now. Santa rosa is currently at 54. Napa is 61. And were seeing mid 60s from concord and livermore, and livermore was at 92 earlier today. And heres a look at the forecast animation so you see the widespread low clouds. It will spill in overnight once again and around 5 00 to 7 00 in the morning is when well see the thickest fog and it will pull back by midmorning for most areas. Then plenty of afternoon sunshine once again with partly cloudy conditions continuing at the coast. Overnight lows, tomorrow it will be similar to what we saw today, mid 50s around the bay. San francisco 56. San jose 59. And some mid to upper 50s around the bay with a few low 60s in lake port and also in antioch. So the temperatures are near normal, and you can expect more of the same tomorrow. Mild at the coast, still breezy as well. San francisco at 66. Oakland 73. And san jose 84 degrees. Now, our warm est spots in the inland areas will be antioch 94 degrees. And then look for a comfortable weather in the north bay as well. Low 80s for santa rosa and also napa. So weve got another gorgeous day ahead and this pattern is going to stick around for the next couple days. The wide range continues into tuesday. Well still see some mid 60s at the coast. Really comfortable weather around the bay in the mid 70s. And then hanging onto the 90s for the inland areas. Now, a trough moves in on wednesday, but it will be very short lived, and this will bring us cooler and breezier weather. Well notice the temperature change in most inland areas. That might drop by about 6 degrees or so, but around the bay and the coast well just notice a minimal change with a slight cool down. And then things ramp up, slightly warmer, more sunshine, and hot again for next weekend. Frances, thanks a lot. Still ahead on abc7 news at 11 00, Farmers Markets are slowly returning to the bay area. See how one reopened in San California phones offers free specialized phones. Like cordless phones. phone ringing big button, and volumeenhanced phones. Get details on this state program. Visit right now or call during business hours. And accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. Like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. phone ringing get details on this state Program Visit right now or call during business hours. After being closed since march, the oakland zoo will hls in place. The east Bay Institution reopens tomorrow to zoo donors and members, members of the general public can visit the zoo beginning wednesday. And online reservation systems are in place. You need to make one if you plan on visiting. The zoo has been shutdown for 121 days and greatly impacting th their revenue. An outdoor Farmers Market is blossoming. Take a look at the turnout for the sunset Farmers Market and Meredith Cann teal. Between ortega and pacheco turns into this open air market every sunday. This is one of the many corridors closed by the city. Organizers sought to bring fresh food and produce to a mostly residential part of the city. All right. Both bay area Baseball Clubs in action. Chris alvarez has our sports. Yeah, it was a good day for both teams coming up in sports. Angels enough to hold off the halos. San francisco had its about to get bester baby menutaur make it a double, yeah nice mane try my 5. 99 southwest cheddar cheeseburger combo and make it a double for a buck more. Order now with no contact delivery. Amazing School District. The hoa has

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