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KGO ABC7 News 1100PM Repeat July 12, 2024

The 13yearold was one of three killed. Tuesday marked one year since a gunman opened fire on crowds during the last day of the festival. In less than 60 seconds the perpetrator fired 39 rounds striking 20 people and terrorizing thousands more who were here in this park and throughout our entire community. Santa clara County District attorney jeff rosen honoring heros today afternoon. Namely the three officers who charged the gunman and the many others who stepped in and save lives. Days after the deadly shooting we introduced you to 10yearold miranda credited with saving a 3yearold boy whose parents had been shot. Sometimes its a hard day. Sometimes i dont think about it but, you know, we get through it day by day. Reporter around Christmas Hill park reminders of the communities desire to rise above senseless act of violence. Our hearts will remain in this space because this is where, you know, kayla took her last breath. Reporter the hope now is people see the park as a symbol of resiliency, representing a place where people came together. This years festival was scheduled for this past weekend but was canceled because of the pandemic. Well, tonight there is some encouraging numbers in california on the fight against the coronavirus. According to state Health Officials 6,000 new cases were diagnosed in the last 24 hours. Its a lot but fewer than the previous 14day average of 9,159. Hospit hospitalization rates have decreased slightly but thir still trending upward and the average rate of positive tests the goal is to keep that number under 8 . Refusing to wear a mask or social distancing could cost you in contra costa county. Late today the county board of the supervisors approved fines for people and businesses that violate health orders. Individuals face 100 fines for a first violation and after that the cost goes up. Fines for businesses start at 250 and can jump to 1,000. Most of the state and nearly every bay area county on the states watch list for increased coronavirus activity. Our interactive feature shows you whats open, whats closed and why. Check out the county by county information on abc7news. Com. South bay congressman ro roo khana is Bernie Sanders its called the masks for all act and would spend 5 billion to make reusable face coverings and send them out. Khana says if the u. S. Can spend 740 billion on defense it can afford to send every american a face mask. A San Francisco emergency physician has spent the past week in texas treating Covid Patients in one of the hardest hit towns of the pandemic. He spoke to abc 7 News Reporter kate larson tonight about his experience and what he wants everyone to know and understand. Its just been overwhelming. Reporter dr. Robert rodriguez has been an er doctor for the past 25 years but the past week in texas has been the hardest of his career. Ive been surprised the sheer number and acuity of the patients here. Reporter in San Francisco county 56 people have died from covid19. Atu. Oc ls. Mexico border is in n county, texas, which has half the population of San Francisco. But according to Johns Hopkins university they have had nearly five times as many covid deaths, 272 people. Theres typically at least one death a day if not more. Reporter and thats just at brownsvilles Valley Baptist Hospital where hes been volunteering in one of four icus they created for the pandemic. Were trying everything but these patients are extremely, extremely sick. Reporter rodriguez grew up in brownsville where he says there are only six Critical Care physicians. Theyre exhausted. Reporter Cameron County is 90 latino. Everybodys Wearing Masks here. The spread is not because people arent being responsible. I think its largely due to socioeconomic issues. Are you worried about a surge in San Francisco, in the bay area . Yes, i think its coming. In the end we need a vaccine to prevent it. Reporter but in the meantime the best way you can take care of front line providers and everybody else here in the hospital is by taking care of yourself. Reporter kate larson, abc 7 news. Coronavirus cases continue to surge across the country as a second promising vaccine trial gets under way this week. Abc News Reporter more. Reporter Health Officials raising concerns as some americans continue to ignore cdc and state guidelines urging social distancing and mask wearing pointing to super spreading events like this benefit concert in the hamptons with hundreds of attendees. Governor cuomo tweeting out this video saying i am appalled. The department of health will conduct an investigation. A new report obtained by the New York Times urging 21 states with outbreaks to put more restrictions in place. We are still seeing significant outbreaks occurring from birthday parties, graduation parties, family reunions. Reporter President Trump once again downplaying the covid19 threat and spreading misinformation on a discredited treatment. Many doctors think it is extremely successful. The hydroxychloroquine. Reporter joe biden saying the country cannot fight the virus if they cant trust their president. And if a president repeatedly says things to you that are not true and then there comes a time when they say i have something i think can cure you, but it could really hurt you, youre not going to listen to the guy who says ive been lying to you. Reporter on Capitol Hill Congress is working to hammer out a new stimulus bill. Republicans want to cut weekly unemployment payments down to 200 to start saying the current payment discourages people from working. When you pay people not to work what do you expect . Reporter but democrats argue the new bill doesnt go far enough for americans. And just a day after muderna started its phase three vaccine trial new evidence it might act quickly. 7 of 8 primates injected with the vaccine showed no detective virus in their lungs just two days after exposure. I am cautiously optimistic as we get into the late fall and early winter we will have an answer and it will be positive. The giants played their home opener tonight against the padres with the pan demb looming over the league. Earlier today the Miami Marlins put their season on hold because of the outbreak. This has really become the new normal however plenty of people were in kayaks waiting for balls to land in the cubby cove. The first pitch by mayor london breed was prerecorded. Now, lets get ready. One, two, three. I want to see where the balls landed. Outside the ballpark the giants had a large black lives matter sign at willy happening now crews are trying to patch a w snapped at Second Streets in San Francisco. Thats right near an onramp to the bay bridge. Water is flowing down Second Street toward fulsome and started flooding one of the streets. It looks like a small river as you can see rushing down the sidewalk. Crews showed up a short time ago to turn off the flow. A measure, to quote, protect oakland from President Trumps federal agents, end quote is being discussed tonight. The story after the break. Dramatic video of a massive fire that raced through six buildings. Firefighters expect to be on scene for days. Im dan noise. Coming up as part of building a better bay area were looking at whats being done to help these people get off the streets and the impact of those living in buildings nearby. Im meteorologist sandhya patel. A foggy, do i use a toothpaste that or one thats good for my teeth . Now i dont have to choose. Crest 3d white. It removes up to 95 of surface stains. And strengthens enamel. From the number one toothpaste brand in america. Crest. Subut when we realized she wasn hebattling sensitive skin, we switched to new tide plus downy free. Its gentle on her skin, and dermatologist recommended. New tide pods plus downy free. Safe for sensitive skin with eczema and psoriasis. Tonight the Oakland City Council is taking a stand against President Trumps threat to send in federal agents. It comes after demonstrations turned violent in the city over the weekend. Abc 7 News Reporter jr stone is in the newsroom tonight. Well, dan, three days after thousands rallied in the streets of downtown oakland the city council is showing that they are listening bypassing a measure many of those protesters would likely side with. This is what weve seen in portland, oregon. Federal agents being used against protesters. President trump has threatened to send similar agents to oakland to protect federal buildings, and tuesday Oakland City Council passed a measure called, quote, protect oakland from President Trumps federal agents, end quote. The measure comes three days after thousands took to the streets of downtown oakland in a rally against federal agents and for police reform. A rally that started peacefully but turned violent as the Sheriffs Office says a Business Owner was beaten with a baseball bat and a fire was set inside the Alameda County courthouse causing 200,000 worth of damage. A night where we saw the Fremont Police department choose not to give mutual aid due to a restraining order that prevents the use of tear gas on protesters and other crowds in oakland. The Sheriffs Office saying many departments are concerned about their officers safety. Fremont pd saying with one days notice we did not have enough time to fully understand the implications of the court order or provide proper training for our employees. Oakland City Council Member also against using any help from the feds vowing to fight it in court if it happens. I think every american should be deeply concerned about the troubling news reports were getting about citizens being disappeared. That wont quell or suppress a riot or somethig like it would actually insigcite one. The Oakland City Council also did pass a measure to fund or to go forward with a task force with a goal of defunding 150 million of police money to nonpolice programs for public safety. J. R. Stone, abc 7 news. All right, j. R. , thank you. A stretch of street in oakland will be rename frd a journalist who was murdered. Rename several blocks of 14th o street from oak to broadway chauncey bailee way. Bailee as you may remember was editor and chief at the oakland post when he was shot and killed in 2007 as he walked to his office targeted by a group he was investigating for the paper. A boy on a bike was killed after a collision with a delivery truck this afternoon in lafayette. The crash happened on marywood drive. Police tell us the truck diver has been interviewed and is cooperating with investigators. That boy just ten years old. Happening now fire crews are on the look out for hot spots after a huge fire ripped through six businesses in San Francisco. It was terrifying. This morning flames scorched the area of 14th street and south van ness avenue. The fast moving fire posed several problems for crewapos f alarm fire to a fifth alarm fire in under one hour. Those flames moved fast, damaging businesses and leaving three people looking for a place to live. I was woken by one of our maintenance people who lives nearby beating on the doors inside. In the paths of the flames a Sheriffs Department building with live ammo inside. It was removed safely. People in nearby businesses say they were terrified. Oh, looked like hell. I thought it was going to jump this side over here. One firefighter was hurt. Thankfully hell be okay. Fire crew husband to navigate power lines and fallen transformers, and they say they didnt have enough water from the hydrants. We quickly met our capacity for a municipal water source and went to our High Pressure water system, our auxiliary water system. This is something we train for and we plan on. As you can clearly see from the video we shot the smoke was intense throughout the bay area leading to unhealthy air as far as away as the oakland hills. No word yet where the fire first started or what sparked it. People passed out in your driveway, thats one was resident says they have to contend with to get home. Abc 7 is committed to building a better bay area. All week were looking at covid19 and housing. Nowhere is the need greater than in San Franciscos tenderloin district where hundreds of tents took over sidewalks. The iteams dan noise shows us whats being done to clear the streets of reporter tensions are high between the housed and unhoused. They feel threatened by the People Living on their street. Imagine whats going to happen to you when they see this on the news. Are you threatening him . We live in fear and nobody cares. Reporter they live in condominiums above willow alley. This is the shelter in place slum. Reporter what is it like living here day to day . Its unrelenting. I cant sleep at night. I cant work during thei w work from home, and i have to have the volume on full blast. Reporter dee and daniel tell me they dont feel safe in their neighborhood. People have broken into the building and drug using and dealing is rampant. I have witnessed two overdoses right by my garage door. We are under siege and this is blocks away from city hall. Reporter but the people who live on this street say they dont feel safe either. Beyond the challenges of living outside they say residents in the nearby buildings have acted out, pouring water on them from the windows above and running over their tents with their cars. They pulled in, pulled out and pulled in and went over it. Reporter when the i. Team walked the streets in may the neighborhood looked more like a third war country than a city. Tents had taken over the sidewalk on nearly every street. An iteam analysis of 311 data since the pandemic shows the neighborhood was overwhelmed encampment complaints. The people who live here are vulnerable before the pandemic and are vulnerable since the pandemic. Reporter the supervisor matt haynie represents and lives in the tenderloin. He says the city only took action after the university of california and a group of Business Owners sued San Francisco. It shouldnt take a lawsuit for the cityo do its job and thats what we were saying from the very beginning. But we put together a plan, we put together program, legislation, support behind it which allowed the city to have a response they could turn to when a lawsuit did come up. Reporter he showed us the progress thats been made. This corner right here was full of people in tents. Reporter last week the Citys Homeless Outreach Team finished clearing most of the homeless encampments moving them into hotels. Back on willow alley residents are still waiting for a resolution. We counted 23 tents and found many people frustrated the city hasnt solved the problem altogether. Has the city actually offered you a hotel room . No, our alley for some strange reason this alley and then the next street over has been skipped. Most thing about this is that somehow this gets framed as a situation that pits people who are housed versus unhoused. You know, i recognize that these people are victims. This is a failure of leadership. The residents now tell us the city is saying their alley is set to be cleared in the next three weeks, but the city tells us they cant give a firm date and so it goes on and on and on. For the iteam, dan noise, abc 7 news. And join michael finny thursday at 5 15 for a digital only conversation. Housing help, renters and owners. Thats on abc 7 news website, Facebook Page and youtube channels. All right, we have have a lot of weather to cover. Were midweek. Almost. Sandhya patel with the forecast. Nothing too extreme it looks like. No, not at all. I love the count down to the weekend already and its only tuesday. And theres nothing wrong with that. Let me show you a time lapse from earlier tonight from our sutro tower camera. So the classic summer pattern with the fog rolling in through downtown San Francisco. This is why were not expecting anything extreme. The fog is around and been around the night and Morning Hours and for the coast and into the afternoon. Its sticking around. Our marine influence moderating those temperatures. Heres a look. A very grave view from our exploratorium camera of downtown San Francisco kind of fuzzy there. Foggy and misty overnight tonight. Looking at cooler conditions tomorrow afternoon and warming up again for the upcoming weekend, so not expecting any major extremes, but visibility is running low. Down to 2 miles in petaluma, 3 miles in half moon bay. If you have a commute tomorrow morning definitely look out. Live doppler 7 showing you the fog near the coast and by tomorrow morning well be seeing some more of the advancement 06 the marine layer. Temperatures right now anywhere from the 50s to the 70s. And heres a look at your 12hour planner. The sun comes up at 6 11. In the morning youll notice those temperatures are in the 50s, cool enough to require a sweater, foggy at the coast at noontime, but sunshine inland. And as we head into the afternoon its going to be a little bit cooler. Low 60s to low 90s and the sun will be setting. In the morning its going to be in the 50s for everyone segood sleeping weather. At least you have the ac if youre inland so you dont have to worry about it. Tomorrow afternoon it is going to be warm a

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