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KGO ABC7 News 500AM July 12, 2024

But we need a way to stay cool the next several days. From noon tomorrow through 9 00 p. M. Sunday, an excessive heat watch. And here is a quick look at what to expect today and what you will notice the lack of clouds first of all from t at these temperatures, already 80 to 90 away from the coast at noon and mid to upper 80s to near 100 at 4 00 and still 70s and mainly 80s at 7 00. And temperatures wont cool off overnight. Ill explain why coming up. And developing news in berkeley, roads are still closed because of several water main breaks. Possible overpressurizing may have called 11 lines to street. Streets are still closed because of the damage. East bay has crews at several locations and has been making road repairs all night. So here is just a few of the trouble spots. There is closure at edward street and dwight way because of road damage. And in emeryville, several blocks of hollis street are shut down. And today a Court Hearing could lead to uber and lyft temporarily shutting down in california. A bay area judge says a San Francisco based company has to figure their drivers fulltime employees and both companies are fighting back. Lauren martinez is joining us from ubers headquaters. Reporter today they are heading to court on the issue. Earlier this week, a judge ruled against Rideshare Companies to drivers as full time employees. Some believe the threat to shut down temporarily is all talk from these Rideshare Companies saying they need to step up and support their employees who have struggled for a long time now. Were treated worse than parttime minimum wage employees. As a matter of fact, they have a bs than we do. Reporter now, some of these drivers say that they deserve the right of fulltime employee. Uber is appealing the judges order. A hearing on this is scheduled for 11 00 this morning. From San Francisco, lauren martinez, abc 7 news. Now to the coronavirus and a new warning from the director of the cdc. He says unless everyone wears a mask, we could see the worst of the coronavirus this fall. Andrea few g dree fugii has the. Reporter and though 4079izations are decreasing, infections are increasing in some of the largest ci houston virus deaths as texas schools prepare to start the school year. Countdown to the first day of school in person is like a ticking time bomb unless we do this right. Reporter county Officials Say children should not be in class but the governor of says that decision is up to local districts. Just north of san antonio, this school adding plexiglass barriers and mandatory masks for everyone. It makes me feel safe, but im really sxat edxcited to go. Reporter and in georgia, nearly 1200 quarantined after dozens tested positive in cherokee county, now forcing the closure of two high schools. And at the school where thesede protesting the decision to switch to partial Online Learning. We shouldnt be forced to go online because others are fearful. Reporter and President Trump reiterating his call to reopen classrooms. So sitting in isolation with a computer looking at a laptop is not the same as being out there in the real world. Reporter cdc director dr. Redfield warning if people dont wear masks, we could see our worst fall ever. Im not asking some of america to do it, we all got to do it. Reporter researchers warn with current virus levels, a fall resurgence threatens parts of the midwest and east coast including new york after an uptick of brooklyn neighborhood, new york city is working to get all residents there tested. Andr andrea fugii, abc news. And after months of talks and negotiations, the district and the Teachers Union reached a tentative agreement. The new school year started on monday and specific details were not released, but the terms would offer teachers soflexibily and ensure live interactions. San mateo county will grant nearly 3 million to local School Districts to help they will online during the pandemic. The program is geared towards students from Rural Communities and low income households who may not have stable internet access. The money will be used for hign, wiotpots and expanded public wifi. Now to one of the most popular star pop popular stories overnight. The bay area is participating in one of five National Vaccine trials coordinated through the covid19 prevention network. They have trials of the vaccine developed by astrazeneca beginning this month. T of 3000 trial, 1,000 of those people will be right here in the bay area. And many of the trials are taking place at hiv clinics. The Covid Vaccine effort is built on the back of all of the work that weve done in research in hiv and understanding the immunology of the disease. Many of the leading scientists d bucinr trials go well, exper say the vaccine could be available early next year. If you want to enroll, there is information on abc7news. Com. And all this week, abc 7 news is bringing you a special series of stories and guest interviews exploring the bay areas role in the development of a vaccine and the latest on recent studies and much more. You can find the race for a vaccine stories on air, online and on our free abc 7 news app. San jose is expanding its al fresco approach, now opening parking lots for businesses. They already shut down traffic along is an pea is an is an is i street. Hair appointments cant just happen in the middle of the park. My stylist uses a lot of styling tools and so that is not really available in the park. To get people spread out, we need a lot of space. A Council Member says the expansion could start as early as next week in places like fountain ally. What activities put you most at risk for exposure to coronavirus . You can test your knowledge at abc7news. Com, choose answers to various situations and then you will see what the experts have to say. Lets talk about temperatures. Well start in our inland east bay valleys. And that is where were dealing with some of the warmest temperatures this morning. Pleasant hill is 59, so a little milder, but a lot of low to mid60s out there and they will only get warmer from here on out. Compare that to what is going on in the north bay, look at that, 49 in santa rosa, 50 in novato thanks to Clear Conditions. Upper 50s to low 60s around the rest of the bay. So the east bay is already showing signs of the warming trend. Lets take a look at the peninsula. If you dont have air conditioning today, try to get all that cool air into the house this morning. Well hit the mid to upper 80s for several hours this afternoon. 75 as you head towards 8 00. For the east bay, were at 65 this morning and then low to mid80s this afternoon. And those clouds you see, those arent low clouds and that is not the marine layer coming in to save the day, those are high clouds and the humidity will make it even warmer tonight. And for San Francisco, well hit the low to mid70s for several hours, but some 80s are in the forecast as quickly as tomorrow. Ill show you that coming up. Time for traffic. Good morning, everyone. So we will start with a live look in oakland showing you our 880 at the coliseum camera there. No advisories for the freeway, but we do have a fog advisory for the goeddgolden gate bridge. And im following a couple things here. Well start off it looks like in tracy here where we have a crash where injuries have been roasted westbound 580 before grant line road. So it is already impacting our kumasi mention about that water main break, that crews are still out there, so be aware that hollis street is still closed. And then bringing in the drive time, tracy to dublin is about. Minutes. Antioch to concord, 13 minutes. And san rafael to San Francisco, a 16 minute ride. And your vote, your voice. The Democratic National Convention Starts next week and the republican National Convention is the week after that. Both of the events are going virtual this year. For the dnc, speakers no longer traveling to milwaukee. Former Vice President joe biden will accept his partys nomination from his home state of delaware. And all delegates are also being asked to stay home. This will be an interesting test case to see what a Virtual Convention looks like. And the rnc also downsizing, plans to have some events in jacksonville have been scrapped. President trump will likely accept his partys nomination from the white house. Coming up next, 7 things to know. And also sfpd installed new signs but some think that is a step in the wrong direction. And a ban on wearing mask, why some essential you can adjust youriggest sacomfort on both sides. Eep your sleep number setting. 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Click, call or visit a store today. Whether you are just joining us, heading out the door, we appreciate you being here. And ill start the 7 things today. I want to show you tomorrows temperatures, it will be one of the hottest days, but there will also be humidity in the air. So it will feel even hotter than normal to us and this is after a night where temperatures wont cool off much. Well let you know how long it will last coming up. And number two, the fast moving lake fire in Southern California continues to grow, it has burned more than 10,000 acres and there is still no containment. The remote location, the steep terrain and heavy winds making this one hard to fight. And number three, back to school for districts throughout contra costa county. San ramon valley, orinda and la fayette all starting classes today. And uber is due back in court today to appeal the judges ruling that the ri rideshare grooiants has to consr its employees fulltime. And number five, joe biden and Kamala Harris will get a briefing on the pandemic later this morning. Then they will appear together to deliver remarks and this will be their second appearance since buyer deny named harris his pick for Vice President. Number six, we only have one crash coming out of tracy right now. Our other freeway s and bridges are looking clear. And this is a live look at the richmondsan rafael bridge. And number seven, in berkeley and emeryville, crews are working to restore Water Service after nearly a dozen water main breaks. Officials say the problems were caused by overpressurized pipes. San Francisco Police are investigating a deadly shooting near the westfield mall. The gunfire yeef rupterupted an were searching for the gunman floor by floor. Officers say they did arrest the suspect. And San Francisco police have taken a unique step in order to demonstrate support of the black lives matter movement. But not everyone thinks that this is a step in the right direction. And kate larsen has this story. Black lives have always mattered to us and we will continue to guard residents and with pride. Reporter San Francisco police chief reading from a newly unveiled sign as to why black lives matter. It is a really important conversation right now. And to have people take part in that conversation, to express whatever they are feeling, it was a rewarding experience for me personally. Al right and an idea inspired by community members, the San Francisco Police Commission voted unanimously last month require sfpd to display plblac lives matter posters. The sign will be in the lobby here and ten other signs will be hung in public spaces in all of the districts stations. The Police Commission was pleased. The fact that it will be mounted i think really speaks to how seriously you all have taken this. If me, they are meaningless. These are just platitudes and just tokenism. Reporter this organizer for the defund sfpd now Campaign Says the signs are a distraction from the real conversation. It shouldnt be just about posters. What we need is a budget this year that will, you know, defund the police, will fire officers and deputies and limit their interactions. Reporter and the chief stands by sfpd. We have to sacrifice and it is a shared sack we nice. We need a budget, make no mistake about it, to do our jobs. Reporter kate larsen, abc 7 news. A florida sheriff has banned his deputies from Wearing Masks while on patrol. Billy woods says he made the decision because of current racial tensions and distrust for police. In an email, he says it is for identification purposes. Sheriff woods goes on to say that officers can wear masks if they are going to visit a hospital or they are dealing with a high risk american. People visiting the department will also not be allowed to wear a mask. Bears apparently love golf. You see this . Three of them spotted socially distancing it looks like in truckee yesterday. Just a few weeks ago a bear walked on to a different golf course during a pga event. This is their home. They dont know boundaries. Thats how you do it, you just let them be. And you wait until theyre done and then you go on with your life. Oh, yeah. Absolutely. Were learning. Did you guys see over the weekend where someoned hit a golf ball into a gaggle of canadian geese and they were all like just kept on doing what they were doing. I missed that. Not even phased. It was hilarious. Like yeah, whatever. Lets take a look at the weather. Hi, everybody. San jose, 87. Lets open up the Weather Window and you see Clear Conditions there. We have heat and high clouds increasing today. Were watching the humidity come in with that dangerous heat and that will make it feel even hotter than what were used to. We dont talk about humidity a lot and heat in the same sentence. Erything were s also in themm. Watching right now. Those warmer overnight temperatures, that will be a real detriment to cooling off and that is why this will be possibly a very dangerous event. Here is a look at that moisture comi you see thunderstorms out over the ocean. That is where the best chance for thunderstorms remains. Hopefully we get some of that beneficial rain without the dry lightning that could spark fires. Right now the threat is so low, we dont have a red flag warning, but that is Something Else were watching. Check out the numbers, 87 in cupertino, that is as cool as it gets in the south bay. 77 in millbrae and mid upper to 80s on the peninsula. Look at the upper 60s along the coast, mid70s downtown, south San Francisco and sausalito. 89 in vallejo, 88 napa. Barely intorimo oakland, everyb else low to mid80s. And 95 to 101 in our east bay valleys. Look at these temperatures, more 60s than anything else and look at the orange on our hills, those are 70s and 80s for lows. So above 1,000 feet, it will be warm during the overnight hours. I wish i could bring you better news, but it is hot inland every day. The coast and the bay will 234r fluctuate even more. And Sorority Sisters are fighting back saying their headquarters is em the chapter at san jose state says that the group that oversees them is forcing them to live in Group Housing during the covid19 outbreak. Sorority members say the organization is requiring them ey cant aessw. I am for upholding our standards and act in accordance with what our founders had envisioned for us. Students who consider leaving the sorority say it is difficult and takes a lot of time. And the sore roority has not responded to a request for comment. The Broadway Musical diana is not going to wait for theaters to reopen with audience s. The musical about the life of Princess Diana is following in hamilt hamiltons foot steps. They will perform it and record it and well get to see it on netflix. It is set to hit the stage next may and we should be able to watch it on netflix before then. Im interested. All right, everybody, coming up, were talking about embracing working from home. The company that is trying to sell its new headquarters before it even moves in. And delaying dental todays temperatures, if they didnt get your attention, look at tomorrows. I think that well be well into the 80s in San Francisco. Look at all 9100s in the north bay. Even 111 in fire field aairfiel 90s to low 100s in the south bay. And all the 90s around the bay. Were almost as hot saturday and again sunday. But tomorrow for sure our hottest and most humid day. Many companies are starting to reconsider whether they need Central Offices with employees working rproductively from home. In fact rei is now selling its llue, whitonveven rei Officials Say the cooperative will open multiple smaller offices and allow employee

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