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State. He vaded capture for decades. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us. Im dion lim. And im dan ashley. Prosecutors say todays plea deal brings justice for those who have waited for one of the states most notorious killers to be sentenced. Abc7 News Reporter Laura Anthony was in sacramento for the court hearing, and joins us live. Laura, this day certainly a Long Time Coming for so many families. It is, dan. The level of detail, the brutality in the details we heard inside what was a courtroom here at sac state today was stunning. Joseph deangelo with his admissions and his pleas confirmed that he is in fact the golden state killer. He avoids the death penalty. And while he looked and sounded frail, the level of evil in his acts was overwhelming. How do you plead, sir . Guilty. Its the word Joseph Deangelos many victims and their family members long to hear. The golden state killers unqualified admission of guilt to 13 firstdegree murders and dozens of rapes and other crimes. The family members of the murder victims have waited for decades for justice for their loved ones. The Sexual Assault victims have waited decades for justice. Guilty. Reporter the 74yearold deangelo admitted guilt to 26 normal felony charges and took responsibility for 161 others where charges were never filed, including in alameda, contra costa, and santa clara counties. The four charged cases in contra costa happened in the late 70s in san ramon, danville, walnut creek, and concord. They included deangelos signature news of putting plates on the back of the victims partner to detect their movement. Deangelos movement from 1975 to 1986 in the sacramento area to as far south as orange county. During some of that time he wrked as a police officer. He was finally arrested after a dna match in 2018. By then he was living in a sacramento suburb, blending into a community he once preyed upon. Each time he escaped, slipping away silently into the night, leaving communities terrified for years. I now know he is guilty and i knew he was guilty. I just knew his day would come. I just had to tell myself his day is going to come. And here it is. Now deangelo will be formally sentenced at a hearing later this month. It is tentatively set for the middle of august. At that point, his many victims, their family members will get a chance to give their victim impact statements. Its a hearing, dan and dion, that is expected to last a full week. In sacramento, Laura Anthony, abc7 news. Remarkable day in court today. Thank you. We have a timeline on the golden state killers crime spree that lasted a decade. Its on our website, abc7news. Com. Governor newsom announcing today four more counties in california are now being closely monitored because of increases in the number of covid cases. Meanwhile, the Positivity Rate in the last 14 days is now at 5. 5 that is the percentage of cases that come back positive. Even though more tests are being processed, the governor calls it troubling. Also troubling whats happening at san quentin prison. The numbers of cases there are exploding. Abc7 News Reporter Lyanne Melendez joins us live now with whats being done to control the situation. Lyanne, this sounds so dire. Well, right now at san quentin, they are testing prisoners and getting immediate results. This means in realtime. Thats why the governor gave a specific number at noon and within a few hours, there were more cases. Now sky 7 flew over san quentin this afternoon, and you will see ten structures being set up to help provide additional physical distancing and for medical triage. The baseball fields at san quentin has now been turned into a triage because of the covid19 outbreak. Since the governor spoke this morning, the number of inmate cases has gone up by ten to 1,021. Whats concerning is how quickly that number increased. 983 new cases in the past 14 days alone. We have formalized strategies including the prospect of using seton hospital or alternative care facility sites if we have to transfer many, many patients. Reporter several months ago, 3500 low level offenders throughout the entire prison system were released. The governor announced more prisoners will soon be set free to further increase capacity and space for Inmate Movement physical distancing and isolation efforts. We have identified an additional cohort of over 3500 additional prisoners working through a similar process. The department of corrections and rehabilitation confirmed that eligible offenders who have 180 days or less to serve on their sentences will be released to Community Supervision beginning july 1. Its unclear what impact that will have outside of the prison system. But today the Alameda County Health Department suppressed concern over the local impact of the outbreak at san quentin state prison. Regarding the rest of the state, newsom said hospitalizations were up by 43 in the last two weeks. As of this morning, four counties, solano, merced, orange, and glen county in the Central Valley were now being monitored by the state because of their higher numbers. So now were 19 counties. And dr. Galley will attest now that represents about 72 of the population in the state of california. 72 . The governor said each county is very different in that some have seen a surge because lets say family gatherings or highrisk spaces like bars, while other counties like imperial you have more factories and farms. And imperial, by the way, has resumed its stayathome order. Lyanne melendez, abc7 news. Lyanne, thank you. Now to a number of decisions today that impact two main issues. In an effort to build a better bay area, were talking about the economy and our health. A spike in cases have forced Contra Costa County Health Officials to delay the opening of businesses and activities previously planned for this wednesday. The county is closely monitoring recent data showing covid19 activity increasing in the community. Abc7 news News Reporter luz pena on story. Gyms bars alsodo din question in Contra Costa County. Today we posted 168 new positive cases, which is the biggest increase weve seen since the start of this. Reporter this spike in cases has delayed the reopening of businesses and activities scheduled for july 1. Before covid, mexican restaurants fondas capacity was 100 people inside. Now like many others, they will remain with Outdoor Dining and the takeout options. Unless were doing a higher volume of inperson dining, it doesnt make sense for us as a business to do that. And thats not even considering the added risk of contamination. Reporter the sevenday average of new covid19 cases in this county has increased from 38 a day to 87 per day. Our research hasnt really shown that this rise is specific to people who attended large gatherings like protests. What were really finding is the spread is across the community. Reporter this graph shows an increase of cases among those 31 to 40 years old. Where are the majority of the cases coming from . So our historically marginalized communities are really seeing the highest number of positives. Reporter new data also shows that the majority of cases are among the latino community, leading this countying site in today. For now, their plan is to wait and see how delaying the reopening timeline will help release pressure to this countys health care system. What our Health Officer has indicated is that hed like to see one week of flat indicators. Reporter in Contra Costa County, luz pena, abc7 news. In marin county, it is a big day for some businesses and frustration for others. Barbershops, hair salons, and Indoor Dining have the green light to open, while others are being told to stay shut. Abc7 News Reporter cornell bernard explains exactly whats happening. Hi there, cornell. Reporter hey, dion. There is good news today for restaurants like roma and tika here in larkspur. They can finally start serving guests inside if they choose. As you can see, lots of tables are spread apart. Other businesses were banking on reopening today. But a spike in new covid cases putting the brakes on that. Glad to be back. It feels fantastic. Reporter roger carpeter is happy to be back in the chair, finally getting a haircut at caledonia street barbers in sausalito. The shop has been here 100 years and finally got the green light to reopen. Get the economy going. It gets us back into the chairs, start working and taking care of our clients. Its the first day that people can come in. Reporter robert is now serving customers inside his restaurant at roma and tika in larkspur, with lots of safety protocols. Six feet from each table. Well put sanitizer everywhere. Reporter muir woods is back open to the public. Reservations are needed for parking. But masks are not required. But the county is saying no to hotels, shortterm rentals, nail salons, tattoo parlors, and gyms after informing these businesses they could reopen. And heres why. Here in marin county, we have witnessed a spike in coronavirus cases. We clocked our highest number of daily cases. Gyms, nail salons and hotels can hope depends on whether the number of new covid cases goes up or now. The state is projecting a rise here in marin this summer. But local officials hope it doesnt happen. They hope everyone can do their part and flatten the curve by taking precautions. And of course keep wearing your mask. Live in larkspur, cornell bernard, abc7 news. For sure. Cornell, thank you. Alameda county announced today it will also pause reopening more businesses. Its because of a spike in cases and hospitalizations in the past seven days that weve been talking about here there have been 700 more cases and 13 additional deaths in the last week. The county was set to allow salons, barbershops, pools, and indoor restaurant dining to take place in its next phase. In announcing its decision, the county said it was particularly concerned about the outbreak at san quentin and the impact to the east bay generally. So whats open, whats not, obviously its all confusing. We have a section on our website, abc7news. Com. That sorts it out for you in an easy to use and understand guide county by county. Check that out when you can. Well, coming up, high fire danger in the north bay, and abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel has more on that ahead. And keeping your kids safe during the summer of covid19. Were going to take a look at tips on doing just that. And a unique effort to make flying safer. One airline says it will test you for covid19 to avoid being quarantined. Thats building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Well, kids are done with school, but there is still a pandemic, which means a lot of concern over covid19. Many americans are cautious about outdoor activities. So how do you keep your kids safe while hanging around the house . Abc7 news anchor ama daetz has more. Reporter there is going to be a lot of summer staycationing this year. You know the deal, cars, crayons and coloring books. Expert tips to keep your little ones safe, because you would hate for the summer to be a total disaster. Making sure there arent any small magnets within reach, the cords on your blinds cant be grabbed by little hands. The baby gate at the top of the stairs is closed, those kinds of things can help give parents peace of mind about not having their eyes on their kids. Reporter the hazards arent just in the house. You also have to think about outdoor water fun, including kiddie pools. That is a time when you do not want to have your eyes off your kids. Any time a kid is in the water, a parent needs to be, a parent or some adult needs to be there with their eyes on them so you can switch off water watching duties, but that needs to be a time when youre not distracted with your phone or anything, because drowning can happen in very little water. And its often quick and silent. So keeping focus there is really important. Reporter stay focussed so you and your family can have a fun and safe summer. Ama daetz, abc7 news. Great tips from ama. All right. Now to what could be an indicator travel in the age of covid19. 7 on your sides Michael Finney is here with that. Michael . Dan, would you like a covid19 test along with your Airline Ticket . If the answer is yes, then you might want to book with lufthansa. This is interesting. The airlines has passengers flying to or from frankfurt and perhaps some other airports as well will be able to get test food interest coronavirus near the terminal either on the day of travel or the day before. Now the information is important because it will be securely sent to the passenger, and it will allow them to enter countries who have strict pandemic entry requirements. Do you have your Summer Travel plans set yet . Didnt think so. Aaa says very few of us do. Americans are waiting longer before planning, and when we finally do decide, its usually a shorter trip by car. Car vacations are expected to increase by 3 this year, while air travel is expected to drop by 74 . When summer wraps up, americans will have taken 700 million trips. Thats 15 fewer than last summer. It will soon be less likely you will end up with a counterfeit item when buying from amazon. Amazon has set up a brandnew counterfeit crimes unit dedicated to bringing counterfeiters to justice. The online giant says it will take counterfeiters to court and help Law Enforcement officials with their cases. Amazon says last year spent more than 500 million fighting fraud and counterfeits. Back to you two. Now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. Hi there, everyone. We have a red flag warning in effect right now for the areas shaded in red until 6 00 for lake county. The rest of the region until 8 00 p. M. Its a combination of therlwi along with low humidity that means that any fires that do develop will spread rapidly. Just be careful out there. I do want to show you the wind gusts 20 knoxville creek, 20 at oakland hills, earlier in the day, were talking less, wind gusts from 45 to 57 Miles Per Hour on top of mount st. Helena. They have come down. Relative humidity still low, 24 in place likes fairfield. 22 lakeport. So thats the concern is the combination of the drying wind and low humidity could spell high fire danger. Live doppler 7, a gorgeous view from the sutro tower camera looking towards San Francisco right now. Were at 67 degrees. Oakland 73 in the low 80s from san jose to gilroy. Rely q coor fr east bay camera looking south to mt. Diablo, nothing but sunshine. 80s from santa rosa to so napa. Near 90 in fairfield. We did manage to get up into the low 90s in our hottest spots today. One other picture from our emeryville camera. Fire danger continue boos the evening. Cooler and breezier for midweek and warming up again for the holiday weekend. Temperatures in the 50s and 60s, expecting mainly clear skies. And then for the afternoon hours, it will be a warm day, a lot like today in our inland valleys in the low 90s. 91 concord. 90 in livermore. 86 in san jose. 76 in oakland. 83 napa. Santa rosa 86 degrees. San francisco 68. A little breezy along the coast, 64 in half moon bay. 82 palo alto. 73 degrees in santa cruz. As we fast forward to the holiday weekend, friday it will be comfortable for july. Well have the combination of fog and sunshine. As we head into saturday, it will be warming up to interest fourth of july. And then on sunday, typical range of temperatures with 60s to 90s. So here is a look at the accuweather sevenday forecast. And it looks good. Mild to warm tomorrow. 60s to 90s. It will be breezy and cooler for your wednesday, your thursday as the fog comes back into play. And fridaying not a whole lot of change, but for the weekend, were expecting the temperatures to go up a little bit, especially on the fourth of july. Overall, though, the pattern is looking great with no extremes in terms of those temperatures. Dan and diodion . And that is good. Feeling certainly like summer. Sandhya, thank you. Well, they say every cloud has a silver new details on ooh possible hate crime in the east bay. A gofundme page has raised 15,000 in one day for the person whose car was tagged with all lives matter graffiti over the weekend. Neighbors in alameda set up the fundraiser. It quickly surpassed the 10,000 goal and is still growing, in fact. The community is calling for a hate crime investigation. Police have not responded to a request for comment. Good to see that community support. Well, firework sales are surging in Alameda County ahead of fourth of july. With local fireworks shows canceled, many people are planning to celebrate on their own, and that means big business for safe and sane fireworks stands. One in dublin typically tells between 800 and a thousand fireworks on opening weekend. This year they sold 10,000. Alameda county fire officials says that means more than ever, safety will be key this holiday. Were expecting the weather to be warm, there to be some wind. The Alameda County Fire Department will be staffing extra forces like we do every fourth of july or during red flag period. Only three cities in Alameda County allow safe and sane fireworks legally. They are dublin, union city and newark. Sales benefit local school districts. Lets celebrate responsibly and carefully. Stay with us. Back here in just a moment. The way that humans respond to music internally and emotionally is what really can kind of 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 all are. Were all kind of in this together. 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For other, it has been dangerous. Tonight meet the people helping out in those situations involving domestic violence. Plus, we need a droneview7 to get a look at this mural in oakland, black lives matter and more. Those stories and more coming up in half an hour on abc7 at 7 00. World news with david muir is next. We appreciate your time. Im dan ashley. And im dion lim. For sandhya, michael, and all of us here a tonight, the covid crisis in america escalating. One of americas top Health Officials warning, we are running out of time. Cases tonight surging across more than half the country. At least 14 states hitting the brakes on reopening. Los angeles county alone topping 100,000 cases. Its largest single day increase. The city of jacksonville, the site of the gop convention, ordering residents to wear masks. In west virginia, 200 told to selfquarantine over concerns about possible exposure at a gym. And tonight, the warning from new yorks governor to the rest of the country. On the brink. Tonight, we take you inside a hospital in arizona where icus are now close to the breaking point. Plus, the new headline about that rare syndrome in children tied to covid19. Also developing tonight, the four officers charged in the