Cindy is glad to have help from chris. She is a threetime cancer survivor. In the age of covid19, shes doing everything she can to rehab at home. I feel so heart heart heart t those people in the Nursing Homes that are stuck there. Reporter now more than ever, theres new demand for inHome Health Care. In fact, it is creating a brand new job market. When you walk with a cane, the patient should walk and look out toward the front and not hunched over. She teach as free weekly online class at the adult school on how to become a home care it a. It is now the most popular course being offered. So it is in great demand now. Because of covid, a lot of people dont want to put their loved ones in a facility and they want to keep them at home. Reporter Nursing Homes have become hot spots in the bay area and across the country. It is increasing our business and we are in higher demand than weve been before. Reporter he says hes recruiting new caregivers daily, often straight from deborahs class after students are certified. People are trying to keep their loved ones safe and theyre looking for other options. Reporter but those options rblt chief. The cost is often out of pocket. Most bay area counties offer low cost Home Health Care to those who qualify. It is like a gift from god. Reporter cindy said as long as she can, shes staying at home. Abc7 news. After a few days of encour e encouraging number, today erased that. More than 10,000 were diagnosed. Thats above average. The total number cases is rapidly approaching half a million but bear in mind that does include patients who have recovered. Overnight, deaths reached the second highest number, 194, following yesterdays record of 197. The number of hospitalized patients dropped and is below average. And the coronavirus tests coming back positive appears to be declining. The seven day average at 7 is lower than the 14day average of 7. 5 . Heres a snap shot of the situation in the bay area. The new cases are down slightly from the recently held second high. And the order to shut down businesses, what does it take to get off that list . Its a task thats not only complicated but near impossible, according to one county health official. Chris reyes has the story. Reporter it is possible that our county can remain on the watch list for a very long time because we are not going to be able to change those behaviors adequately to reduce the numbers. Reporter Solano County was the first to be put on the watch list june 29. Every county followed after. Meaning each one crossed the line in at least one of the states six indicators related to new cases, hospitalizations, and hospital capacity. With those metrics, the doctor says getting off the watch list will be very difficult. Difficul. In the last four weeks, 95 of the new covid19 cases happened in social gatherings. The cause of the outbreak, what is making it happen, is something we have very little control over. Reporter on payment it is simple enough. After a county is within threshold for all metrics for three days, it is removed from the county monitoring list the following day. Even that gets complicated. Even after meeting all metrics, it is possible they would have to reapply for a new variance which has new hoops to jump through. It is up to the state to either change its narrative from containment to mitigation, or to recognize that the metrics are too harsh, given the way the disease is couragely spreading. Reporter and pleading for different metrics, after weeks of being on high alert, they were put on the watch list wednesday. If you look at the other areas, were doing rather well. Deaths within facilities, it was zero. I would focus on the realm specific metrics and say we cant control what people are doing in their personal lives. Reporter abc7 news. And were tracking every county in california to see whether it made the states watch list and how long its been there. You can check out this interactive maam on abc7news. Com. We all hope weve heard this message about masks, to wear one. Its not that difficult. What about face shields or eye goggles . Should that be a requirement . Stephanie has the update. Dr. Grant colfax talked about what the worst Case Scenario could look like in San Francisco. 2400 hospitalizations by midoctober and 1800 deaths by the end of the year. And those numbers are triple what is currently estimated. Wearing face masks is our strongest line of defense, but is it enough . That 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. It 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. Colfax said today covering our faces may be the most important. Reporter the one part of our face not required to be covered in public is our eyes. The question is, should it be . If you really want perfect protection, you have mucosa in the nose and the mouth but also in the eye. Thats one of the things, theoretically, you should protect all the surfaces. Reporter this means masks plus eye goggles or even face shields. A recommendation now coming from the white house. Dr. Deborah birx noumingsed today, wearing face shield theres 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 masks. Reporter she agreesut was quick to pointhe reality. Do i think people will do it every day, every insnacks no. 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. Emphasizing face shields are for the hospital. Traditional masking is for the public. And the nation is far from 100 come mine. I can say with certainty that 100 mask compliance by society will probably, between cutting down infection and severe illness works get us through this pandemic in six to eight weeks. Its not looking likely wearing face shields or eye goggles will be a requirement in the bay area any time soon. The doctor is looking into that for hospitals and health care providers. Not the public. At least for now. Abc7 news. The Health Department is investigating more than two dozen coronavirus cases at 13 costco stores. At least 13 people have tested positive. Smaller clusters were required at costco locations in mountain view, gilroy and san jose. The investigation that weve done so far appears to show that the cases were most likely infected inside the work place. If youre a worker, you get tested on your own for the mosto customers. Apple employees will be working from home longer than previously thought. The tech giants u. S. Employees wont come back to the office until early next year. He add that had any return depends on the success of a vaccine, it comes days after google announce they had wont return until june of next year. The latest National Jobs report released today reveals that more than 1. 4 Million People filed for under Employment Benefits last week. Slightly higher than forecast. More than 17 Million People are still receiving benefits. An increase by about 1 million from last week. California legislateors are on the hot seat because ten of thousands of under employed workers still have not received their bebl fits. They blasted the edd for these frustrations. 7 on your sides Michael Finney has the story. Many of the people in my district have had no income. No income. Since march. The state Assembly Members sounded off on edd today for failing to deliver benefits to thousands of jobless californians. Frustration of the millions and millions of californian thats we represent that have been banging their heads against a bureaucratic wall, just trying to get the money to pay their rent, to feed their families and keep their finances afloat. Because edds failures, our constituents are demeeting their life savings, going into extreme debt, having trouble paying rental and putting food on the table. For the first time, edd acknowledge that had more than 1 Million People who filed claims still have no benefits. 6 million filed since march. 4. 8 million are getting benefits. About 160,000 are ineligible. The rest are in a holding pattern. Thousands say they cant reach anyone at edd for help. Many turned to 7 on your side. I have probably called 1,000 times. This is not crazy. Almost like you dont matter. There is no one to talk to. They say theyve met with automated responses at edd. Right now it is being met by a disinterested bureaucracy who is failing to answer the phones, reply to emails or offer even the most basic help to these desperate californians. This is heartwrenching. It is maddening. Reporter edd says it has ill plemtd tools and hired thousands of workers to help with the backlog. The Assembly Workers say they would like to hear weekly from the edd. They want to know weekly how many claims have been filed. How many have been paid and how many are still waiting. 7 on your side. Still to come, Michael Finney joins us hive with the stories of how some distressed home owners are getting into deep trouble with their mortgages because of the pandemic. And next, see what backtoschool shopping looks like when students arent actually going back to school. Im meteorologist 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. And the hidden smiles. The foggy glasses. And the muffled laughs. A simple piece of fabric makes a big statement i care. Wear a mask. Lets all do our part to slow the spread. Happening now, a rally at Drake High School in marin county. At least thats what it is called for the moment. The letters were taken off the school yesterday. The nail of sir Francis Drake has become controversial because of drags dealings with the slave trade. Embracing issues of racial and social justice is a major part of building a better bay area. Thats why Wayne Freedman is live from the campus tonight. Wayne . Reporter good evening, dan. Theres no middle ground in this one. You will need to take a side. The people behind us have double exactly that. They want the name sir Francis Drake removed. When he landed here 400 years ago, his shipment had 22 guns. No way they would be able to fend this attack. If the sign said drake, or pirate, it was a goner today at the san an sell month high school that still technically bears that name. Signage, letters, stickers. Reporter earlier this week, the city of larksburg hauled this away. Now the move the erase any memory of him on the campus that celebrated him for 70 years and h how, has now labeled him a racist. I think this is the easy way out. Reporter she told us shes had issues with the name for a long time. When a group of teachers went to the High School District suggesting a name change last june, the summit began the process which accelerated this morning. I think we wanted to remove symbols that people were finding painful and hurtful. Reporter but hurt does seem unavoidable. Where does it stop . And how will it stop . Chuck came by to check it out. Hes from the has of 74. He does not like any of the suggested new name. Even for Indiana Jones who has a statue downtown. Someone could dig deep enough and find a skeleton in everybodys closet. Reporter for now, social justice and change in marin county. I think i think the start of changes that will be made but simply changing the name, no, i dont believe it will do anything. Reporter as we come back live, another look at the rally. Even the district agrees at this point that there do need to be some changes. In curriculum, in staff, getting more teachers who are people of color. And as for the cost, we asked the district about that. They have no estimate how much this change will cost them. They intend to do something. Live in san anselmo. All right. Thank you. In about ten days oakland students start their first days. San francisco, the biggest thr learning. And this years backtoschool shopping is unlike any other. What parent and students are buying. She wants to go back to school. Really bad. Reporter its backtoschool shopping season. Were anticipating breaking the record but it will be in different supplies, in your traditional back to school supplies. Reporter different because now parents are the teachers. The parents are investing in electronics, in laptops, in head phones, in themes to support distance learning. Reporter the majority of schools not returning to inperson teaching. Parents are waiting and come october, thats when you see this rush to the stores to buy those types of supplies, right now youre seeing the rush on electronics. Reporter at classic Design School unit form, business is slower. We can have upwards around 50,000 in sales. Right now with our newer suppress system, we are lucky to make 3,000. Reporter this store would normally be packed with parents and students running around and it would be too noisy for me to do this standup. They want have to their children in uniforms during the upcoming fall semester. They feel it gives them more unity and focus. Reporter they home teachers still release a supply list. To have that structure will be really important. For the success of our kids. And backtoschool shopping is definitely a piece of the sfrk i think our children need. A lot more to bring you this thursday. The weather is warming up to fenow theres more to wlove with xfinity x1, . The ultimate entertainment experience. Like live sports. Theyre back with the best way to watch. And more streaming apps all in one place. More classics. More premiers. Plus, more to easily ngust your voice. Hello, more. Wheme. [ barking ] for the ultimate inhome wifi, click, call or visit us today. Whoa thats just so cool to look at. Nasas new mars rover began its journey to hundred for alien life. It launched from Cape Canaveral this morning. The perseverance rover will scour a dried out crater the size of lake tahoe where scientists believe ancient life forms may have existed. It is expected to arrive on the red planet in february of next year. It is hard to look away. Im just fascinated with all of this astronomy and space and i cant wait to see the pictures. Sandhya patel is here with the forecasts. Yeah. It is fascinating to watchful and do you know what else is fascinating and cool . Our marine layer. Take a look. At least it is for me. You can see it rolling in tonight and it will continue to advance. Well go with low clouds and fog spreading inland overnight. A little warmer tomorrow and summer heat is expected in our inland valleys. Live doppler 7 showing you the great skies near the beaches at this hour. The surface winds, notice that it is out of the northwest, 20 miles an hour in San Francisco, 18 miles an hour in fairfield. Youre not getting the fog just yet. You can see that fog there. Way in the distance with suit roe tower. It is 68 in oakland. Golden gate camera showing you the marine layer coming in. A nice breeze right now. The temperatures in the upper 70s from san rafael to santa rosa, 86, fairfield and also in livermore. Our warmest spots made it into the low 90s. It was in the low 60s near the coast. As we look at the hour by hour forecast, tomorrow morning, youll notice that it is gray for many parts of the bay area. Then later in the afternoon, the bay side communities will clear out. Along the coast, well hang on to the fog well into the afternoon. The temperatures in the morning in the 50s, 60s. I would grab an extra thin layer to keep yourself comfortable in the morning. You will need it. Then later in the day, you can get rid of it. It will be short shreve weather in the south bay. 83, san jose. 80 in milpitas. Youre looking at upper 70s from palo alto to redwood city. The sun will be shining. Near the coast, well who know to some of the gray. 64 in half moon bay. Down San Francisco, 67 degrees. Youll get the nice sea breeze in the afternoon. 69 in south city. 72 in sausalito, 81 in san rafael, into timer 80s around calistoga, 86, youre looking at low to upper 70s. Today the temperatures were a little below normal but tomorrow youll bump up to average this time. Year. 74 in oakland, 79 in fremont. Inland areas, youll be on the warm side. 91 in couldnt cord, brentwood, 90 degrees in livermore. Heres the accuweather sevenday forecast. A little warmer the next few days. Well take you into hot territory through the upcoming weekend. You will see that the coast will remain steady. Early next week the temperatures begin to trend lower. By the middle of next week, were talking 80s inhabd with morning drizzle. 50s along the coastline. It will be a nice change of pace if you dont like the hot weather that were about to experience. So we end july tomorrow on a warm note inland. Starting august on a hot note inland. Ama and dan . You just blew my mine. It is the end of july. Where has the time gone . I know, right . Summer, sheltering in place. A weird one. A battle over unEmployment Benefits meant to help americans during the pandemic. Why they are likely to expire by the end of the week. The threemonth mortgage reprieve is coming to an ends so now home owners are asking w this week we are dedicating our building a better bay area efforts to a housing shift underway as we speak, triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. The latest figures from we report. Com show a significant drop in sales of Single Family homes and condos in the bay area. Sales are down, mostly double digits in San Francisco, alameda and san mateo counties from july 2020 to the year before. Condo sales are also down double digits in sandal mateo county and home sales are flat. Unfortunately for many already in a home, this is a stressful time. It sure is. 7 on your sides Michael Finney has