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KGO ABC7 News 500AM July 12, 2024

We need to give a shout out to all partners and cutting your hair. Yeah, if i didnt have barbara, id be like pass phil this way. She doesnt know it yet, but i think next week well be okay for a haircut. Hypothetical, everybody. Welcome to monday. The clouds are late arriving to the coast and a little bit of fog developing around petaluma this morning. But you can see the nearly full moonshine reflecting off the bay this morning from the east bay hills camera, but you can see some of the clouds there off in the distance, there is that little gray along sutro tower. Your temperatures 53 to mild er this morning. A little warmer by noon, 61 at the coast, 74 around the bay and 82 inland. And well have seasonal temperatures everywhere even with the breezy conditions today. A dramatic drop in the temperatures and measurable drizzle coming up in the accuweather 7 day forecast of. Lets take a look at some of the top covid19 headlines. Today is the second day that many San Mateo County businesses have to stay closed. This follows the county being on the states watch list for an increase in cases for three straight days. Haywards covid19 testing site will move to the sky west golf course, it opens at 9 00 this morning. And Governor Newsom plans to provide a live believing on californias response to the pandemic at noon. Part of our commitment to building a better bay area includes focusing on education. And this morning many schools are coming to terms awith the fact that they will have to start the next school year with distance learning. Closing the Digital Divide is more important now than ever so every student can learn online. Julian glover is live with what san jose is doing to keep kids connected. Really a big step forward in helping close that Digital Divide in san jose. Again, getting Internet Access to the students who need it most. The city will be announcing a new partnership with at t that will get wifi hot spots into the hands of 11,000 students in is an th san jose. The focus will be providing these devices to k through 12 students and families most in need within our community. The city also plans to experiment with some outdoor wifi at libraries, Community Centers and parks. And we know the help is crucial. Only three out of four homes in california are estimated to have broadband Internet Access and only one in two homes on the lower end of the increase scale in the state have high speed Internet Access according to the Public Policy institute of california. Right now it is unclear how quickly the students will be able to get the hot spots, if they can have them for the beginning of classes in a few weeks. But the good news here, help is on the way. Julian glover, abc 7 news. And abc 7 is dedicated to building a better bay area. And this week were focused on education and back to school, especially during this pandemic. From how preschools are operating to the unique challenges teachers face, you can check out all of the stories at abc7news. Com and join the conversation on our facebook page. Happening today, Alameda County Sheriff Deputies will say goodbye to one of their own. A rosary will take place for deputy oscar rs ooscar. And another service is tomorrow followed by the burial in la fayette. He leaves behind behind wife maureen. A handy app that allows fishes to crowd source symptoms from covid19 patients is giving the medical community a wealth of information. Stanford is one of the institutions behind the app and it is being put to use in hospitals around the world. The app is called covid symptom study. So far 4 Million People have committed information. They will group them from mild to serious symptoms. And some have reported peculiar symptoms. A little bit of fatigue, mild headache, but complaining of cold hands and feet and an unusual rash. It has been humbling to physicians because the presentation of covid19 is so varied. According to the study, the only symptoms that were k3407b in all six clusters were headaches and loss of smell. Want to remind you about a special feature that we have on our news app and abc7news. Com, and that is a risk calculator so you can see depending on what you are doing in your daily life what the risk is associated for coronavirus. Again, everything from having a play date to r50iding tiding thu will find it at abc7news. Com. And millions are bratsi inbr dangerous weather from hurricane isaias. And jobina fortson has more from the live desk. Isaias has already dumped heavy rain and caused flooding in florida and some residents in north and South Carolina bought generators and stocked up on fuel over the weekend, strong winds are expected and those could trigger power failures. And north carolinas governor talked about responding to the storm in the middle of a pandemic. We know how to plan, prepare and respond when it is over. Nothing about that has changed. But this time, well have to do it with a mask on. Here is a closer look at the impact the buenos airaste isaia bahamas. And mike nicco will talk more about this because i know youve been tracking it and it looks like the carolinas will get the brunt of it now, is that right . Right. Because most of the wet weather as this was traveling up the east coast of florida was on the east and northeast side. Well, with the carolinas sticking out to the east, they are going to get the brunt of that east to northeast side. So they will receive at least up to 10 inches of rain plus the surge that will be coming in several feet there. And that will cause beach erosion, coastal flooding, a lot of the sounds will flood because of that, water could move backwards up the rivers to places like raleigh. And other cities like that. So we could see flooding because of that. And then we could have the wind damage because that is a very densely populated area of trees and there are also pine trees which are shallow rooted and fall easily. So the carolinas, even though it is a Tropical Storm, they will have tornadoes to deal with also. Back here at home, we have a full moon and 58 in san ramon. Some 70s around pittsburg and antioch. Mainly mid50s to low 60s across mog of o most of our neighborhoods. Well have gusty breaches at ea around the bay. And look at the winds pick up this afternoon and get us to near 70 and sunshine. Sunny and 81 at noon and near 90 at 4 00, and 73 at 8 00. And east bay, well have temperatures in the 60s through 10 00, and mid to upper 70s for the afternoon hours. Well take a look at the chance of well weath of wet weather coming up. And so far so good right now at least, no major blocking issues. We do have a high wind advise are you through the Altamont Pass this morning. Well take a live look now showing you the san mateo bridge and our conditions there this morning. Definitely seeing traffic build as people make their way toward the peninsula. So ill keep an eye on that and make sure there is nothing slowing on the further western end of the bridge there. So ill keep an eye on that. And then the drive times here, we have albany to the maze, it will be about a 4 minute ride. Free monmont to san jose, 14 mi. And a look at the map, you can see the slow spots primarily coming out of tracetracy. And neighbors in petaluma are split after two black educators were laid off from their positions at a private catholic high school. The educators say they were racially discriminated against. Meanwhile the principal says that they were two of four people let go because of the budget. Race and social justice is something that were focused on as part of our efforts to build a better bay area. And j. R. Stone has both sides of the story. Our goal is not to barb the school in any way. The purpose is to better the school. Reporter that from Kinyatta Reynolds who was recently laid off as pe teacher at st. Vincent depaul high school. Her lawyer says reynolds and also joanna paun were discriminated against. We are alleging claims of race discrimination, harassment and retaliation against the diocese. I am a counselor, and i was the only one in my department. Kinyatta was the only black teacher. Reporter sunday a rally was held outside the Saint Vincent depaul church, protesters showed up days after a letter was written by School Alumni condemning the firings as discriminatory. And counterprotesters also showed up to support the school. Video was also made by parents and students supporting the school. Principal patrick daly addressed the situation with us on sunday. Race played no part in the playoff of four individuals. At all. It came primarily down driven by the decision with reduction in revenue and it was a necessary move to reduce our administration. Reporter daly has led the school for the past three years, and says that about 10 of their 30 total employees are minorities. Before i got there, we did not have a black student on our campus. And this freshman class, we had roughly 11 of our students that were black, africanamerican. And so we have a real focus on that. Reporter going forward, paun, reynolds and principal daly say further conversation is needed. No lawsuit has been filed here, but they want to sit down with the diocesdiocese, it is possib could see a lawsuit, but again, nothig has been filed. J. R. Stone, abc 7 news. Coming up next, the 7 things you need to know as you start your day. Plus volunteers supporting local restaurants in San Francisco, the new Delivery Service 2k3 paexpanding. And capturing an army family who is always at the ready. So when they got a little surprise. Two . They didnt panic. They got a bigger car for their soontobebigger family. 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 easy. Here are the 7 things to know this morning. Number one, San Mateo County rolled back reopening because of the pandemic. A lot of churches and businesses have to close or move outdoors. And number two, we expect that Governor Newsom will have another update today on our states covid19 response, that will happen at noon. You can watch it here or at abc7news. Com. And talks resume after new covid relief bill, democrats and the Trump Administration med over tmet over the weekend, but no deal has been made. And number four, thousands of people remain under evacuation orders due to the apple fire which is burning in Southern California, flames have burned 71 square miles and sdwroi destroyed one home. And a sharp drop in tmperatures tuesday and wednesday, aided by the chachbts of measurable drizzle both mornings. Ill have that coming up in the 7 day forecast. And number six, so far things are looking pretty nice out there on our roads this morning. We only have a high wind advisory coming out of tracy through the Altamont Pass. And were showing you 880 this morning in oakland. And number seven, make sure that you are paying for parking in san jose and la fayette. Both cities will enforce paid parking again starting today. Naya riveria is being honored following her tragic death. The note reads reads reads reads river riveria. This episode is believed to be her final tv appearance. She was laid to rest in l. A. July 24th after drowning in a Southern California lake earlier last month. And volunteers have created a free food Delivery Service to help people make ends meet. It started in the north beach neighborhood, and hopefully it will expand. Lauren martinez has the details. Reporter authority beach ccs offering a free Delivery Service. They dont have to worry about the margins from the delivery apps and no fees to get it delivered. So all volunteer driven. Reporter delivery apps take a small fee. When covid19 hit in march, a group of volunteers formed called north beach delivers. Every thursday night, they deliver food on foot, bike and by car. Tips go straight to the restaurant. So were close to 50,000 in revenue now for the restaurants that it has generated and that is helpful because that is money that doesnt include any margins from delivery 57s. Reporter so far the restaurants say it is their biggest night yet. That was the biggest night that we have for shelterinplace. The entire team, they did such a great job for the community. I dont know what to say more than just thank you. Reporter and this couple have lived in north beach for over 50 years and they are consistent customers of the service. The volunteers are mostly younger people, not us old croaks. And they have been stepping in and delivering the food. Reporter one feature they enjoy most is seeing the Restaurant Owners and their families featured on the weekly newsletter. That is very clever of them to do that. I think to remember that there is a face behind the menu. Reporter and they hope the service continues to expand. As long as there is interest and helping vauchbrestaurants a residents want it, well keep doing it. Reporter and sam wo is their next feature the business. Lauren martinez, abc 7 news. About 5 18. Well open the Weather Window from the east bay hills camera and you will notice it is pretty bright on the bay bridge and that is the nearly full moon. The moon will be full tonight before the clouds return, you should get out there and take a look at it. 62 in the east bayhill, it will be sunny, breezy and pretty much average temperatures today. But that is one of the few days this week as 10 to 15 degrees of cooling coming for tuesday and wednesday and that measurable drizzle especially wednesday morning during the commute. For today, a wide range in the south bay from sunnyvale and milpitas at 80, morgan hill at 83, santa cruz sunshine and 78. 75 to 80 your spread on the peninsula. 61 at pacifica to daly, 64 66. Near 70 downtown and south San Francisco. Sausalito, 75. And well get up into the 90s from santa rosa and calistoga ca northward. Heyward 73, and a we mov as we a inland, brentwood at 93. Tonight mid50s to low 60s under a full moon. And along the coast, our best chance of measurable drizzle. And look at that, up to 0. 05 of drizzle possible wednesday morning. Make sure your windshield wipers work. No joking. And look at those temperature, 50s, 60s and 70s for wednesday. So a touch of fall, but then summer returns as we head into the weekend with 60s at the coast, 70s, 80s and 90s for the rest of us. And you know what else is returning . Murder hornet story 124s o stor. And one has been trapped in Washington State. Reporter and the a race against time in the hunt for the international killers with a deadly name, murder hornets. It can be really problematic in the United States specifically because it is an invasive species. So organisms like our honeybees have never really seen anything like this and dont know how to deal with it. Reporter rernsearchers finay trapping would, a clue a nest could be nearby. This is a worker hornet. Reporter and they are native to asia and first spotted in Washington State late last year. They can grow to about 2 inches long. And now the clock is ticking to independent for find the nest before mid september where the new queens and drones will happen. So what will happen if they cant find the colony in time . That is coming up at 7 00 a. M. With your first look, im hundr f kaylee hartung. Why do they have to put that picture in my face . We need to murder the murder hornet. How are they going to find it, like what is the strategy, do they need help . It will find you. Reggie i dont mean you specifically. Okay. Just mean the general you. What did i do . Nothing at all. You got the coyote. Thats enough. Financial trouble hit hard during the pandemic, the nations Oldest Department store is filing for bankruptcy. And top officials calling on we saw the earthquake grace in bold was offering a grant program. I signed up and i was actually selected it leaves the house in tack. You now know that in the next earthquake your house will be standing and we also got a discount on our earthquake insurance. If there is an earthquake. Our house has a better chance of surviving in. Well return to the east coast and talk more about isaias. And you can see it is churning right there off the florida coast. In fact it is only about 70 miles from our nations oldest city, it has a direct beeline for the carolinas. You see from savannah and hilton head all the way up to vermont, we have flash flood watches as up to 10 inches of rain is possible. It could leave a very long and dangerous path over the next 48 hours. And the creators of tiktok and their followers are pushing back against the president s threat to ban the app over security concerns. In an open letter, it says that the app is a good counter to dominant social media platforms like facebook and twitter giving people more exposure. The Trump Administration says that it is concerned because tiktok is owned by a Chinese Company and it says users information could fall into the wrong hands. The entire committee agrees that tiktok cannot stay in the current format because it risks sending back information on 100 million americans. The president can either force a sale or the president can block the app using to have micro soflt takcroso over, there are questions that have to be answered. Will still the chinese have links into tiktok. So before i would be for such a merger, id have to get some answers to these questions. And microsoft is in discussions to buy tiktoks u. S. Pragtss. T operations. And americas Oldest Department store chain has filed for bankruptcy. Lord and taylor is joining about a dozen iconic retailers that have filed during the pandemic. There will be no immediate changes to its website or forms of payment. And in its filing the company said that

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