1,000 cases in ten days and a new peak in hospitalizations. Tonight San Francisco is taking new steps to prepare for worstcase scenarios. Good evening, thanks for joining us. Im dan ashley. And im ama daetz. City Health Director dr. Grant colfax says the virus is moving fast and more people are getting seriously ill. 107 coronavirus patients are currently hospitalized, the highest number since the pandemic began. 25 of those are in intensive care. The city is opening a new hospital site that would be used to accommodate noncovid patients if necessary. We are creating a care site in the presidio that we hope we will not need. This site is designated for hospitalized patients without covid19 who no longer need acute medical care but arent quite ready to go home. The facility will eventually have the capacity for 93 patients. Dr. Colfax really emphasized today that we need to commit and recommit to being careful. Part of doing that is Wearing Masks. But what about face shields or eye goggles in addition to masking, should that also be a requirement . Abc 7 News Reporter stephanie sierra is looking into that question and has an update on the citys projected worstcase scenario. Stephanie, whats the latest . Reporter well, dan, worst case, 2,400 hospitalizations by midoctober and 1,800 deaths in San Francisco by the end of the year. And that is triple whats currently estimated right now. Wearing Face Coverings, as dr. Colfax pointed out, is our strongest line of defense. But is wearing just a mask enough . Spit happens. Think about it. Reporter imagine this, youre inside a lab at the National Institute of health. At the peak of this experiment, this gentleman dispersed 347 particles without a mask. Spit happens. Think about it. Reporter yet with a mask, speaking the same verbiage, less than one particle was dispersed. Thats the power of face masks. As dr. Grant colfax said today. Covering our faces may be the most important. Reporter but the one part of our face not required tor covered in public is our eyes. The question is should it be . If you really want perfect protection of your mucosal surfaces, you have it in the nose, the mouth and the eye. Theoretically you should protect all the mucosal surfaces. Reporter this means masks plus eye goggles or face shields. Dr. Deborah birx announced today wearing face shields will help stop the spread of covid19 by protecting people from touching their eyes and blocking droplets from their face. In an ideal world, yes, people would all be Wearing Masks and goggles. Reporter the doctor agrees but was quick to point out the reality. Do i think people are going to do that every single day, every single interaction . No, i do not. So i would prefer the Face Covering because this is the largest hole, the two nostrils and the mouth. Reporter dr. Gandhi explained the virus is less likely to enter through our eyes and emphasizing face shields are for the hospital, traditional masking is for the public. I can say with certainty probably, though, that 100 mask compliance by society will probably between cutting down infection and cutting down severe illness would get us through this pandemic in six to eight weeks. Reporter ultimately in addition to any Face Covering, wearing any kind of ggoggles, face shield or even glasses will only help protect you, especially if you have any underlying disease. Stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. So much to think about always. Stephanie, does dr. Colfax foresee face shields or eye goggles becoming a requirement in the future . Its not looking likely it will be a requirement for the public, at least for now. I did ask dr. Colfax but he made it clear the city is looking to provide that additional protection for hospitals and Health Care Providers right now, not the public just yet. Stephanie, thank you very much. New at 5 00, Health Officials are saying clusters of coronavirus cases have been reported at four costcos in Santa Clara County. At least 13 workers have tested positive at the costco in sunnyvale, at 150 sunnyvale station road and it is still open to customers. Smaller clusters were at the costcos in mountain view, gilroy and san jose. The Health Department is working with the stores to investigate a solution. The initial investigation shows that most likely it was not inside the store. The cases were most likely infected outside of the workplace. Essential workers at Bay Area Grocery Stores have been hit hard by the coronavirus. Workers in the fruitvale neighborhood tested positive and eight at trader joes tested positive earlier this month. Heres a look at confirmed coronavirus cases in the bay area since the start of the pandemic. We are over 51,500. Those numbers include people who tested positive but have recovered, keep in minding. Alameda county continues to have the most in the bay area, now over 11,000. Deaths in the bay area have just passed 800 in the last 24 hours. A small fire at a church is fanning the flames of controversy in berkeley. The pastor says it was intentionally set on the same day the church put up a black lives matter banner. Heres abc 7 news anchor eric thomas. Reporter theres a visible scar of scorch mark and bubbled painting at the Way Christian Center in berkeley. Below that, evidence of a fire deliberately set that melted two large plastic trash bins and blackened a metal one. We are angry and we are upset. There is nothing more dangerous in the world than righteous indignation. Reporter the way church has been around for 40 years and the pastor has been a fer venting civil rights person. He believes someone was trying to burn down the church because of this, a black lives matter banner put up tuesday afternoon. The fire happened tuesday night. We know this is a historical legacy of intimidation. Reporter mcbride calls it a hate crime and says not only is he upset with the culprit, hes angry with the way police responded. The only notification i received or our church received was this report slid underneath the front of our church. Reporter berkeleys mayor says hes disappointed that this happened in one of americas most progressive city, and hes also disappointed with the way police handled it initially. Just slipping your Business Card under the door is not acceptable. Any place of worship, whether its a church or a synagogue, we have to take that very seriously as a potential hate crime. Reporter hes told the city manager and Berkeley Police to investigate this as a hate crime and to make the case a top priority. In berkeley, eric thomas, abc 7 news. And here at abc 7 news we are focused on race and social justice issues as part of our efforts to build a better bay area and that includes the black lives matter movement. In marin county san anselmo theres a rally by people that want the name sir Francis Drake banned. Were joined live from the campus on sir Francis Drake boulevard. Wayne. Reporter at least for a while. Were officially sir Francis Drake high school. The name was right there. It has been 441 years since sir Francis Drake landed in california. Now hes under attack and theres nothing the golden heinz 22 guns could have done about it. If the sign said drake or pirate, it was a goner today at the san Anselmo High School that till technically bears that name. Signage, letters, stickers. Reporter earlier this week the city of larkspur hauled away this statue for the sake of public safety. Now the move to erase any memory of him on the campus that has celebrated the explorer and has now labeled him a racist. I think this is the easy way out. Reporter Sophia Martin is the only black member of next years class. She told us shes had issued with the name for a long time. When a group of teachers went to the School District suggesting a name change, the superintendent began the process which accelerated this morning. I think we wanted to remove sp symbols that people were finding painful and hurtful. Reporter but hurt seems unavoidable. Where does it stop . And how will it stop . Chuck came by to check out the tearing down and painting over today. Hes from the class of 74, does not like any of the suggested new names, even one for Indiana Jones who has a statue downtown. Somebody could dig deep enough and find a skeleton in anybodys closet. Reporter but for now its sir Francis Drake. I think its the start of changes that can be made that will make a difference, but simply changing the name, no, i dont believe its going to do anything. Reporter so what are some of the changes they want . A change in curriculum. They want more teachers of color. As for the cost of such a change, even the district doesnt have an estimate yet. That rally starts here at 6 00 p. M. In san anselmo, wayne freedman, abc 7. All right, wayne, thank you. Just ahead, new insight into how the pandemic impacts millenials differently and a possible Silver Lining coming from this crisis. Also, an organization that helps low income and Homeless People makes an urgent plea for help itself. And zero. Release. Up, up and away. Nasas mission to mars is officially under way. What local nasa scientists are what local nasa scientists are saying abo birds chirping woman chattering [narrator] ordering dinner for the family . family gasps rewarded with a side of quiet. baby murmuring grubhub rewards you, scooter horn honking get a free delivery perk when you order. doorbell rings [group] grubhub. Obviously each of us is dealing with stress and anxiety because of the coronavirus and this crisis its created. Health is an important aspect of building a better pbay area and it could be tied to a job loss, dealing with sick family members or social isolation. David louie shares a newly released survey that has some revealing interesting insights into the fact that were all coping differently. Reporter while everyone is impacted by the pandemic, not everyone is handling it the same way. This is the first time that i experienced anxiety as this overwhelming problem. I stopped being able to eat, it was like this fire burning inside of me. Reporter she turned to a San Francisco based tool that helps people deal with anxiety and stress developed by a stanfordtrained clinical psychologist. It conducted a survey of 2100 users globally. Nearly twothirds of millenials and gen z respondents said they feel anxiety nearly every day, thats triple of boomers. It could be tied to younger people having lost their jobs or not having a wide network of emotional support from friends or a relationship. Only one in five essential workers acknowledged they were depressed or hopeless compared to 27 of all respondents. Essential workers, of course, are often dealing with the sick and dying or related aspects of the coronavirus crisis. Allison darcy is the founder of robot health. It just speaks to the importance of having meaning and purpose in the daytoday work you do and how that can convey some protection against the worst effects of an emotional distress. Reporter the survey also revealed people dealing with stress and anxiety have identified some positive developments, labeled Silver Linings. A large number ranging from 59 to 79 said they created new possibilities, strengthened their connections with others, saw an increased appreciation of life, identified personal strength and created personal change. I started noticing that i was trying to reach out to friends and i thought hold on a second. Im lonely and i need to do something about that. Reporter that feeling of isolation she believes is due to her husband being an essential worker, a special needs teacher, who had to go to work and leave her alone. Whats emerging from this survey is that each of us has different thresholds of stress and that out of that can come positive change. Often we dont know how strong we are until were faced with the situation in which we have to exercise those strengths. Reporter david louie, abc 7 news. To take action, log on to our website, abc7news. Com takeaction. There are links to resources on mental health, coronavirus, and other issues that you may be dealing with. An organization that helps low income and Homeless People in Santa Clara County is now asking for help itself. West Valley Community services is looking to raise the final 300,000 of a 2 Million Fundraising Campaign it started last year. The money is needed to offset the tripledigit increase demand in Services Since the pandemic began. It will also be used to expand its food pantry which is too small to allow social distancing and can no longer allow clients to pick out their own food as it used to. We need the communitys help to get us over that hump so we can make these Resources Available now. West Valley CommunityServices Received a jumpstart towards it goal. Today a cupertino cement plant which sits idle because of the pandemic donated 10,000 to the campaign. The California Supreme Court has ruled to uphold a state law that stops county Public Workers from pension spiking. Todays ruling prohibits a strategy where Public Employees worked longer hours or cashed in years of vacation or sick pay right before retiring in order to inflate their pension. In 2012 governor jerry brown passed a law to stop this. Alameda county along with other counties and unions filed lawsuits. The court upheld governor brownes ovbrown ess overhaul but kept some protection. Still ahead, we can expect a slight warmup tomorrow. The weekend promises more than that. Sandhya patel will be here with a timeline next. As we go to break, Jimmy Garoppolo has passed his coronavirus test to start training camp. Today the 49ers tweeted a photo of jimmy g. Wearing a mask. They follo as we all face the california pandemic, california is mandating face masks to stop the spread. Thats why abc 7 wants to remind you to wear a mask for you, your loved ones and your community. Please, wear because you care. Caltrans shared this image today saying for the first time it will repave a highway using 100 recycled materials. This is highway 162. They are using recycled asphalt pavement and liquid plastic made with 150,000 plastic bottles. If all goes well, caltrans will deploy the idea on more projects. Hi there, everyone. Lets take a look at our forecast, and it is looking good to ending the workweek going into the weekend. We have the best of both worlds. Emeryville camera showing you the fog as its pushing in across the golden gate. In the 70s from oakland to San Francisco and 84 in gilroy. Golden gate bridge camera showing a little blue and the flag blowing in the breeze there. 91 in fairfield, it is currently a warm 89 in livermore. Live doppler 7 showing you the fog right along the coastline. Later on tonight youll see it pushing in over the bay and into some of our valleys. So seeing the bright skies, low clouds and fog will spread overnight, a little warmer tomorrow and well just take that heat up a few more degrees for the weekend. Its going to feel like summer this upcoming weekend for our inland valleys. The fog will spread by morning. 5 00 to 8 00 a. M. The fog footprint is around the bay, along the coast. I dont think it will be quite as widespread so that will allow earlier clearing and allow the sun to pull through. Tomorrow afternoon expect a nice day. Tomorrow morning its going to be a great start. Cool in the morning. Temperatures mainly in the 50s, a few low 60s in the inland east bay and then in the afternoon in the south bay a warm day. 82 santa clara, san jose 83, 93 in morgan hill. On the peninsula 75 in san mateo, 79 in mountain view. Along the coastline low to mid60s. Downtown San Francisco getting up to 67 degrees. There will be some lingering fog in the sunset district as we expect around this time of year. And in the north bay well have the nice, wide range of temperatures from the 60s at the beaches to the 90s around places like cloverdale, ukiah. Santa rosa 86, 82 in vallejo, 81 in san rafael. 79 fremont. Head inland and this is where its going to get warm. 91 in concord, 94 in antioch. I want to turn your attention to Tropical Storm isaias. It is heading towards the bahamas. It has been dumping some rain on the Dominican Republic and the next stop after the bahamas will be southeastern florida where watches, Tropical Storm watches are already up. It is expected to strengthen to a category 1 hurricane this weekend with 75mileanhour winds. So flooding rain could be a potential problem for the southeastern united states. No problems here weatherwise. The accuweather sevenday forecast, just a little warmer the next few days, mid90s inland, low 60s coast side. Pleasant for the second half of your weekend. Next week well cool it down, bring it a little drizzle. Mid50s to the mid80s, so cooler than average. Something for everyone. Well, a mission to the moon used to seem like a very big deal and it was. Right now nasas new spacecraft the way that humans respond to music is what really can unite us. Getting out here and pushing some sound vibrations through the air, even if we just do it once a week on fridays and just for fun, its just so that we can make music right now. Were enjoying a stronger relationship with our neighbors because here we are.