They were so short on staffing, that no one could go into his room in order to give him the phone. So we would call, the phone would ring and ring. We would call the nurses station, it would ring for 20, 25 minutes until we would give up. Reporter according to an analysis of payroll data, gateway care and rehab senter is one of 25 nursing facilities that failed to meet staffing standards more than 500 times at the end of last year, the most in the bay area. To put that in perspective, 21 of those facilities have registered nurses that failed to report any hours. Its unclear if they didnt show up for work or other reasons. People that came to work they had between 25, 30 patients that they were attending to. Reporter abc 7 reached out to the facility but has yet to hear back. The iteam obtained Text Messages from the owners in april. One said we needily need silenced staff. But gateways Staffing Shortage was a problem well before april. The facility failed to meet the states minimum staffing score back in 2019. A problem that should have been flagged by the California Department of public health. I want to know why the state isnt identifying these facilities that fell below the minimum requirements. Reporter the agency has yet to respond. This is squarely within the work that theyre supposed to be doing. Theyre supposed to be doing standards related to minimum staffing. Reporter an attorney with california advocates for nursing home reform, said there would be a more efficient way to target facilities. This would save them a lot of time to generate whats available and turn it into a dash board system of facilities that need help. Reporter facilities like gateway where 65 people tested positive for covid19 and more than a dozen residents have died since late may. Lo my father always had a cause. Hes kind of leaving us with one. We want change. Reporter the iteam is working on getting a response from the owners of gateway. Meanwhile, we do have a full list of all 76 nursing facilities across the bay area that failed to meet staffi inin requirements. Stephanie sierra, abc7 news. Building a better bay area mean protecting our health, more vital than ever because of the coronavirus pandemic. Here is a snapshot of the situation across california tonight. The state is averaging a little more than 9,000 new cases every day over the past two weeks. Yesterday, we were below that with fewer than 7,000 new cases. Our hospitalizations appear to be steadying, as well. About 6900 patients on average, on an average recent day. And roughly that same number reported yesterday. However, the death toll sin creasing. Over the last 14 days, 95 people on average lost teir lives to the coronavirus. Over just the past seven days, that average jumps to 109 deaths. So you can see the trend. Those numbers represent averages across all of california. But the numbers vary greatly by region. Now millions of dollars of extra help are going to an area hit hardest right now. Melanie woodrow is live with that story. Melanie . Reporter dan, the governor announced extra resources for eight counties in californias Central Valley where there has been a surge of coronavirus cases. Governor gavin newsom delivered todays update from a Diamond Foods factory in stockton. He reminded californians and employers of the importance of protecting essential workers. While hospitalization numbers are stabilizing statewide, eight counties in the Central Valley are seeing increased infections. How deadly this disease continues to be. Reporter the governor announced a 52 Million Investment for those eight counties specifically, used to improve isolation and testing protocols, as well as to provide more support and personnel to health care workers. The money is part of a 499 million cdc grant to california. These dollars, we think are timely. These dollars certainly are critical, and important. And they will build on local infrastructure thats already in place. Reporter strike teams will be the counties to support the essential workforce. Strike team members will be pulled from osha, social services and the office of emergency services. We have a great deal of work to do to get transmission rates down here in the Central Valley. Reporter the governor took time to again acknowledge that certain communities, including the latin x community, have seen a disproportionate number of coronavirus cases. Dr. Chavez made his presentation in spanish. Translator we have a lot of infections of young people that results in death. So this is a very important and very profound problem in our community. Reporter the governor assured californians this is not forever. We will get through this. This is not permanent state. Reporter and the governor reminded californians that we can bend the curve again by wearing a mask, physically distancing, and washing our hands. In the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. Melanie, before you go, did the governor talk much about San Mateo County today . What did he say . Reporter that is the one bay area county that is not on the watch list right now. As for those other bay area counties that are on the watch list, as long as they meet their thresholds for three days consistently, theyll be able to come off of the watch list. Dan . Melanie, thank you very much. The federal governments 600 weekly supplement to unemployment is nearing an end. Senate republicans have unveiled a new proposal to scale back benefits. Chris nguyen has more on the new plan and how it could impact millions of californians. Reporter as the pandemic rages on, concerns grow for those who are unable to work. Anxious, stress, really worried, because not only do i have to provide for myself, but i have to provide for my 3monthold baby. Reporter Santa Clara University student lost her job as a teachers aide in march. Since then, she hasnt had luck getting unemployment benefits. I just feel like were going deeper and deeper into the poverty cycle and im not sure how to get out of it in this situation. Reporter time is running out. With the 600 federal supplement granted by the c. A. R. E. S. Act set to expire at the end of the month. The house previously passed a 3 trillion plan in may. The people in my district who need this help are about to lose it. You know, this is a catastrophe for individuals, but also for local government. Reporter today, Senate Republicans unveiled a 1 trillion relief proposal, which would bring the 600 weekly benefit down to 200 over the next two months. It would then be replaced by a 70 wage Replacement Program with a cap. The proposal also includes another stimulus check worth up to 1200 for those who qualify. Economists say its all a balancing act. You dont want to create large deficits in peoples budgets, et cetera. But you also dont want to provide so much money to people that they would turn down a perfectly good job if one should present itself. Reporter many now wondering what the latest proposal means for them. I do keep hope that i can provide a better and healthier future for my daughter. Reporter in san jose, chris nguyen, abc7 news. The worlds biggest covid19 vaccine study has begun. Its the first phase three Clinical Trial in the u. S. Moderna and the National Institutes of health are testing their vaccine at 89 sites across the country. The chairman spoke to abc news today, offering insight into their progress and testing plans. We will be doing the test in areas where there is a significant viral challenge, so that the tests can actually very quickly see whether were giving the protection. Modernas chairman believes a vaccine will be available this year or early next. Its one of 25 trials around the world in an effort to eradicate covid19. Learning pods where teachers are scheduled to Home School Students during this pandemic. Im laura anthony. Are you thinking about a divorce . Youre not alone, according to bay area divorce attorneys. Im Wayne Freedman in antioch. You heard about all the businesses hurting because of covid19. Heres one that isnt. Boats. Party boats. Thats coming up. Im Spencer Christian with a weeks worth of mild weather coming our way. And a weekend warmup. Ill hav and geico loves helping riders get to where theyre going, so to help even more, geico is giving new and current customers a fifteen percent credit on their motorcycle policies with the geico giveback. 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All three districts will begin with distance learning. Its a new reality and a new challenge. That has parents studying up on pandemic pods. Thats when small groups of families do supplementary learning together, either hiring a tutoring or having parents share supervision. This has raised a lot of questions about health and safety and also equity, fairness. Luz pena looks at one company hoping to make pods accessible to everyone. Reporter its the new learning concept that parents cant stop talking about. Phones and emails were wl blowing up with pods, pods, pods. Reporter many parts were not emotionally ready to become a teacher, as the pandemic created a complete shutdown. An 8yearold does fantastic on her own. My kindergartener is distracted on zoom calls. I got into teaching because i wanted to be a teacher. Reporter with schools closed across california, a Remote Learning becominghey option, this local dad pivoted his teacher business into microschools, or what hes calling bubbles. On the first day, he got 200 emails from interested parents. Right now were setting a maximum of eight students per cohort. Reporter small groups of students following their schools online. Each body can cost between 1,500 to 2500 a month per student. But with this innovative concept, there are two controversial issues on the table. Number one, health and safety. There will be a daily screening for symptoms that were provided to the families and the teachers, and theyre all going to agree to these things before they enter. But a lot of this is about social trust. Reporter number two, access and inequality. Not everyone canor tse. Reached out to a bunch of foundations to help subsidize the pods for low income families. Reporter we reached out to several School Districts about these pods. One responding reporter they said they have 35 pods lined up and hundreds of parents searching for other families to join them this fall. Were going to do the hybrid learning plan. Reporter luz pena, abc7 news. We have free Educational Resources that you can access from home, organized by age level starting with preschool. Youll find this on our website, abc7news. Com. The coronavirus pandemic has caused a lot of new trends. One is a rising divorce rate. Already approaching 50 , some bay area attorneys say that number is about to go higher as shelter orders appear to have triggered an uppick in calls to divorce lawyerses. Laura anthony has this story. Reporter the opposite of absence it seems makes the hart far from fond for some married couples. For some married couples. So much so that coronavirus sheltering has created a surge in divorces. I would say the phone is ringing much more. Reporter family law attorney joe walsh says not only are more people calling to ask about divorce, many are ready to file. Immediately. Whereas they used to be able to get away from each other during the days or in the evenings, now they havent had that opportunity. So people are now acutely aware of the fact that they cant stay together. Reporter some sites report online searches for divorce have increased more than 30 since march. Bay area attorneys have also seen an increase in cases involving domestic violence. Its much more serious when its dealing with potential child custody issues or safety issues. Whether its with spouse or the spouse and the children. Reporter another factor during this pandemic, many people are starting to fully realize, life is short. Life might be too short, to be too unhappy for too long. So theyre looking at options on how to make their life better. Maybe their childrens lives better, and overall move forward. Reporter that said, some unhappy couples may decide to stick together, amid all the economic uncertainty. Because getting a divorce doesnt come cheap. In walnut creek, laura anthony, abc7 news. Every day it seems we do another story about businesses struggling and doing poorly because of covid19. However, there are some exceptions to talk about. Wayne freedman traveled to the delta and has a look at how waterways are keeping some businesses literally afloat. Reporter even in the dark, this 30 foot cabin cruiser is a getaway. If he didnt have an excuse for owning it before, he does now. For me, i come down to the harbor and i like to fish. So i get out on the water and im three miles away from my nearest people. Reporter its the latest twist on covid19 social popular, that places like become inland marine in antioch, people cannot buy certain styles of boats even when they want them. The owner says sales have doubled this year. You asked about negotiating the price, there are people standing in price to buy the same boat. Reporter theyre looking for this kind of boat in particular. A Monsoon Party boat. Its like a giant living room for 12 people. Were all sold out completely. New and used. Reporter its a matter of supply and demand with a double wammy. First, the boat factory is closed because of covid19. Now everybody wants to buy a boat to get away from it. Its the party barge. Reporter jason mccoy bought one of the last monsoon boats three months ago. He and his family canceled other Family Vacation plans. Theyve taken it out almost every week. He has no buyers remorse or covid19. Its just my family that goes on there. We have a good time. You dont have to worry about being around people. Reporter for once any way. Had i own, i would have ordered more for sure. Reporter and frank still wouldnt have enough boats. Wayne freedman, abc7 news. Coming up next, well check the weather conditions along the coast. Sit boating weather, as well as inland, of course. We are the thrivers. Women with metastatic breast cancer. Our time for more time. Has come. Living longer is possible and proven in postmenopausal women taking kisqali plus fulvestrant. In a Clinical Trial, kisqali plus fulvestrant helped women live longer with hr , her2 metastatic breast cancer. And it significantly delayed disease progression. Kisqali can cause lung problems or an abnormal heartbeat, which can lead to death. It can cause serious liver problems and low white blood cell counts that may result in severe infections. Tell your doctor right away if you have new or worsening symptoms, including breathing problems, cough, chest pain, a change in your heartbeat, dizziness, yellowing of the skin or eyes, dark urine, tiredness, loss of appetite, abdomen pain, bleeding, bruising, fever, chills, or other symptoms of an infection, are or plan to become pregnant, or breastfeeding. Avoid grapefruit during treatment. ask your doctor about living longer with kisqali. A warning is going out to san mateo residents after a Mountain Lion sighting. Police officers spotted it this morning at the college of san mateo. The officers searched but no sign of the animal, so if you are out and about, keep your eyes peeled for that one. Got to be on alert, dan. Always. Always good advice, no matter whats out there. Spencer christian is taking a look at the forecast. Looks pretty nice, spencer. Not too extreme. Youre right about that. Lovely weather coming our way. It was a warm day inland, but cooling down just a little bit. We still have mainly sunny skies, except at the coast, of course. And its breezy, which is a pattern weve had for weeks on end now. Gusts up to 30 Miles Per Hour at fairfield. 24mileperhour winds in San Francisco. Thats the pattern. And its slightly cooler right now than it was at this hour yesterday. Most locations are one or two degrees cooler than yesterday. And heres a view of the cooling influence coming in from the ocean, the marine layer pushing in out over the bay. You can see that from mount tam right now. Current temperature readings, 61 in San Francisco. Low 70s at san jose and gilroy. Only 56 at pacifica. Heres the view from emeryville looking westward. 72 e. Degrees in santa rosa. 85 degrees at fairfield, concord and livermore. Looking across the embarcadero, these are the forecast features. Low fog low clouds and fog. Of course, the fog will be low, as well. Pushing inland and sort of lingering through the Early Morning hours. It will be there for the morning commute. Slightly cooler, and warming up again over the weekend. Heres our forecast animation showing the push of low clouds and fog across the bay and into many inland communities. 5 00 tomorrow morning as the commute gets under way, the fog will still be there. It will be there through the 8 00 hour and burning back to the coastline giving us a sunny day away from the coast. Overnight low temperatures on the mild side. Mainly mid to upper 50s, low 60s in some inland east bay locations. Tomorrows highs will range from mid 60s at the coast to mid and upper 70s around the bay shoreline. 90s in the warmest inland spots. Wednesday, a general cooldown, even inland areas will be in the low to mid 90s tomorrow. Mainly upper