With san quinton, as the states covid19 hot spot right now. The governor is ordering the release of as many as 8,000 prisoners system wide. More than 1500 inmates and employees have tested positive for the virus at san quinton, seven have died. The prison posted these pictures showing how inmates are being socially distanced in a repurposed furniture facility. We are live with the story. Reporter the covid19 outbreak here at san quinton has claimed the lives of seven inmates you can see the staff let willing people in and wearing face masks. Lets remember that the outbreak did not hit san quinton until late may. The spread of the virus has resulted in over 200 staff testing positive to covid19 and thousands of inmates. But the department of corrections estimates that 8,000 inmates currently could be eligible for release by the end of august because of new measures. Those not serving time for a violent kram, they will be the first eligible for early release. The founder of the fair and just prosecution said that 8,000 inmates are not enough. It is commendable. I am pleased that the governor has acted. But, i also think that unfortunately, its too little and for those who have already lost their lives, its certainly too late. We have seven individuals who already died and we have over 1600 who have been infected in the san quinton prison facility. We cannot be ruling out a process between now and the end of august. Reporter so far, in san quinton, more than 500 inmates have been released. Now, lets keep in mind that all individuals will be tested for covid19 within seven days of release here in san quinton. I spoke to the wife of one of the inmates last week and she was mentioning to us how its pretty much impossible to be able to stay away from those infected in the prison. So they are highly concerned for their loved oneses who are inside the facility. In marin county, ab c7 news. All right will, thank you, the bay area has reported 33,000 cases of covid19 including big jumps in San Francisco, san matteo and santa cruz county. Testing has been in high demand. We have seen long lines in this testing site in hayward, new data released said that california ranks 14th in the nation when it comes to the most covid tests performed per million people. Some of the people getting tests say they are waiting too long for the results. Abc7 news reporter, Melanie Woodrow is here with that story. San matteo resident got her covid19 test on june 28th. As of today, she still does not know whether or not she has the virus. Pshe said that it took just ten minutes waiting in her car, and five minutes getting tested for covid19. But, she has spent much longer waiting for her results. Its going to be two weeks come sunday. And no test results yet. Williams took a free test at cvs that is being processed by qest diagnostics. I have preexisting conditions and i wanted to make sure that i was okay. She was originally told 23 Business Days for results and then 57 Business Days. I have been looking to my email, every day nothing. Reporter cbs in part writes the increase in cases in certain areas of the country is causing extremely high demand for tests across the board. This has caused backlogs for our lab partners and delaying their processing of a patients samples. Quest directed us to the website that complains the west regions of the country are among those where demand is continuing to rise and out pacing capacity. Quest writes, we are doing everything that we can to bring morocco individual 19 testing to patients in the United States at this credit critical time. She said that her concern is for those asymptomatic and waiting for test results. Theres people that may have it and are exposing people to the virus. The turn around times vary and flucuate with demand and region. All right, melanie, thank you, it appears Indoor Dining and other activities will be rolled back in sonoma county, the county has been put on the states watch list due to a recent jump in cases. State and county officials will discuss the next three days of how to curb infections. Businesses and residents should be ready to see services rolled back as soon as monday. Restaurant owners are devastated. I feel like we have been as safe as we can here everyone always wears their masks and we have just been trying to do everything that we can to keep ourselves and our customers healthy. Its just really frustrating. Officials say the restrictions at restaurants, bars, wineries and movie theaters will last three weeks. Sonoma is now 1 of 24 counties on the watch list. Its not really easy to keep track of who is open. We a interactive map that shows county by county, what is allowed to be open. Building a better bay area during the coronavirus pandemic means looking out for our health among other things and we focus on the impact on education that the pandemic has had. And its been huge. Abc 7 news obtained a reopening plan called strong start for every student. While the fall semester is scheduled to start on august 10th. Teachers will return on august 5th for prep time, giving them a few days to get ready. They are with the Bargaining Team. We kind of got thrown in to this because of the health crisis. And theres not been sufficient training for teachers to be able to roll that out in any way shape or form by august 5th. The plans recommendation is to begin online. For the first two weeks, teachers will have zoom sessions with their students and parents to inform them of the semiis st semesters expectations. Teachers will as sess the students and work on home work. On week three, they will decide where the students stand academically and from there they will be put in groups which the district has determined is the most effective way to teach students during the pandemic. Here is what oakland superintendent said in early july in anticipation of the plan. We have to start that process of actually having a specific plan at the elementary, middle level and High School Level for inperson learning. Thats an expectation of all districts. Small Group Instruction will begin on week four. Again the recommendation is to do it online. He has several siblings in oakland Public Schools and he is concerned about the lack of adequate technology. Lukike four or five kids in school. There will be a lot of technical difficulties. The teaching will be hybrid as an approach after the four weeks what it will look like is yet to be determined if it happens at all. All of it that you just heard is currently being negotiated with the teachers union. Eventually the Bargaining Team will have to vote on something. East Bay School Districts are rushing to get their reopening plans in place for the expected start of classes in the next few weeks. Abc7 news anchor is looking at what it means for students and staff in suburban districts. Theres been a lot of work and effort put in. And a lot of work still ahead in the high school district. Where 8300 students are set to return to 3 schools on august 10th. Our goal was to reopen schools with in Person Instruction to the extent allowable by our local county health services. Students will split in to two groups, one group, attending monday, wednesday and friday, the other tuesday, and thursday, one week, and the next week, they switch. Social distancing and masks will be required. Some students will be allowed to work online, and parents have mixed feelings about the plan. Some are wanting us to reopen 100 and have the kids come back every single day. And others, dont believe we should be opening up. Other east bay districts are releasing their plans this week. The Antioch School board has approved reopening september 1st. All classes will be online, and that could change if things improve. The Contra Costa County has been holding a townhall, administrators in both are keeping a close eye on liberty as are other local districts. They may be using a hybrid, Distance Learning in person program. Right now, we are standing alone. We will see what happens. And theres one more bit of pain the local districts have to collectively endure. Make all the changes with budgets that are also being ravaged by the covid19 pandemic. A lot more to come here this friday. Up next, reports of sexual abuse in the south lake Catholic Girls School and the stunning admission from school officials. And businesses like the wind chester mystery house are getting ready to reopen, and many want to know how the county will enforce the new rules. And the tale of two bay area zoos, one is reopening and the for people with Heart Failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. Entresto helped people stay alive and out of the hospital. Dont take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. Dont take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if youve had angioedema with an ace or arb. The most serious side effects are angioedema, low Blood Pressure kidney problems, or high blood potassium. Ask your doctor about entresto. A Catholic Girls School in san jose is responding to a report that there was alleged abuse by staff for years. Its ordered by presentation high school, three years after the first reports of abuse were published. The stark truth is that our school did not live up to its commitment to protect you. We added further harm when we respond responded defensively when reports of past abuse surfaced in 2017. End quote. Thats the main message of a letter thursday from presentations High School President and board of directors chair. Since september of last year, an Investigative Firm has been looking in to allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct by former Staff Members. A washington written, ultimately several more women came forward. I am incredibly proud of my almamater, they have issued the, to me, sincere apology, not only for the abuse that we suffered as students but for the abuses that we suffered the previous three years under the prior leadership. The letter said investigators have a quote, good faith belief that six former Staff Members engaged in inappropriate behavior with students. The allegations spanned from the 1980s to 2013. They include acts rnging from grooming students to groping. None of the facility still work at presentation. There was reports of possible Sexual Misconduct but the leadership took took ineffective or no action. They have stripped the school of any honors to the accused staff. None of the accused individuals have been charge and the statute of limitations has run out. I intend to work with the report and our lawmakers to extend statute of limitations that this type of scandal, god forbid should ever happen again elsewhere. We can at least hold the criminals accountable. And a couple more notes here, the school has shared the report with the San Jose Police department and the san jose diocese, and San Jose Police say they do not confirm or disclose names in criminal investigations. Several berkeley bowl employees are recovering at home after being infected with covid covid19. Others are being quarantined after having closes contact. Both of the stores are open after being cleaned by an outside company. About 600 people worked for berkeley bowl. Santa clara countys new health order takes affect on monday, clearing the the way for more businesses to reopen to the public. Some wonder how the new rules will be enforced county wide. We have the story from san jose. For businesses that are days away from reopening in Santa Clara County, a new normal awaits as many try to prepare for what is ahead. Theres things that we need as human beings and especially experiences that are reassuring. On monday, visitors can expect a number of changes which include timed entries to go with the self guided experience through the mansion. Parties will be dispatched with large spaces in between them. You should never come anywhere in close proximity with any other parties in the house. All businesses county wide must submit updated social distancing protocols in the coming days. As many prepare for additional sectors of society to resume, officials expect more complaints about individuals or businesses who are violating the rules asset by the health department. Part of believing that we are all in this together has been that we believe our most effective tool is education. Alyssa shane within the Santa Clara CountyDistrict Attorneys Office said that close to 1,000 complaints are filed online in the last month. Each one is reviewed by an attorney and then sent to the appropriate Enforcement Agency within the county. The more danger that we see inherent in a swaugz, the more quickly Law Enforcement is going to respond. At a salon in santana row, the owner is excited yet nervous to reopen. We are going to be a no mask, no service salon. She hopes that others will follow the rules for the greater good of the community. I dont want somebody else and their behavior to affect our ability to bring our Services Back to the community. In san jose, chris wynn, abc7 news. The San Francisco zoo is reopening to the public on july 15th. It was expecting to reopen sooner than that. But then the process got put on hold because of a rise in covid19 cases that we have been reporting to you today. The city officials were given permission to reopen with Safety Measures in place. Now the oakland zoo was at risk at closing for good because of a Financial Impact of the pandemic. They reached out to the state for a way to reopen during this time, we reach out to the county for an update and we have not yet heard back. We will stay on it. However. And whether you are going out or staying in this weekend, abc7 news meteorologist will california phones offers free specialized phones. Like cordless phones. phone ringing big button, and volumeenhanced phones. Get details on this state program. Visit right now or call during business hours. And accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. Like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. phone ringing get details on this state Program Visit right now or call during business hours. Now, your accuweather forecast with sandia patel. Good evening everyone, lets look at the live picture. Its beautiful outside from the east bay camera. Lovely view out there. The clouds are coming in from the southwest as you look at live doppler 7 and we have a bit of fog but its real patchy to our south. Here is a view from our exploretrium camera, filtering the sunshine. 99 in fairfield. It hit 100 this afternoon. 96 in concord, so its still hot inland along the coastline, its more comfortable as you know from our sutra tower camera, San Francisco, 64, and oakland is at 71 degrees. Mid 80s in san jose, and 62 degrees in pacifica, emeryville camera, showing you looking back to San Francisco, sunshine mixing in with the clouds. Inland heat persists, hotter on sunday with the increased fire risk. Cooling begins early next week as you take a look at the hour by hour forecast, its a combination of fog and high clouds while we all sleep going in to tomorrow morning and then, you will notice the fog starting to peel away a lot like today across the coastal communities. Temperatures will be similar to today. Numbers right, for tomorrow morning will be in the 50s, a few 60s in the far inland east bay, and it was starting off the morning, watch out, visibility will be poor around the bay and along the coast line. For the afternoon, its going to be a hot one, 95 in gilroy, in the south bay and 93 in morgan hill, same thing on the peninsula and mountain view, downtown San Francisco, 67, and north bay temperatures, 60s coside, and we will see 90s in santa rosa, and san rafel, heading inland, it will be hot, 95 in concord, 94 livermore and its not that hot compared to other parts of the state. Look at the desert heat on sunday, 120 in palm springs, 118 in yuma, its dangerous heat advisories and excessive heat warnings are up already will. The accuweather sevenday forecast, hot on saturday and hotter sunday. The heat moderates, as we head in to the middle to the latter part of the week. We are offering you a vaurt of weather, to keep everyone happy. Im glad coming up next, Buster Poseys decision to sit out the season. You are going to hear why he is i felt gross. It was kind of a shock after i started cosentyx. Four years clear. Real people with psoriasis look and feel better with cosentyx. Dont use if youre allergic to cosentyx. Before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. An increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. Tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen, or if youve had a vaccine or plan to. Serious allergic reactions may occur. Learn more at cosentyx. Com. Coming up, sentencing today of a trainer convicted of abusing four dogs. Tonight, they are responding to expression of remorse. Also. What should a school do . I dont think theres one answer. When it comes to kids, masks and school. The experts are saying different things. We will examine the factors that they are deciding. And as we wait on the fought of fall sports, athletes must prepare for a season that may not come. All coming up on abc7 news at 6 00. Finally tonight, buster posey will not play this season. He said that he is sitting it out for his newly adopted twin daughters. They were born last friday, eight weeks prematurely. Posey and his wife finalized the adoption yesterday. Both girls are healthy but they will need to spend time in neonatal intensive care and doctors believe they will have weakened immune system. From a baseball decision it was a tough decision. But from a family standpoint, and making a decision to protect children, our children, i think it was relatively easy. They show their support for the decision. That is our report, world news tonight is 96. We appreciate your time as always. For all of us here, thank you for joining us tonight, our next news cast is at 6 00, see you then. If your dry eye symptoms keep coming back, inflammation in your eye might be to blame. 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A refrigerated truck called in as a mortuary reaches capacity in california. Texas reporting its deadliest day. More than 10,000 people now hospitalized there. In florida tonight, more than 11,000 new cases. And tonight, dr. Deborah birx now warning as infections skyrocket, deaths will follow. At the same time, the nation facing a testing crisis. Houston closing testing sites due to heat. In arizona, some waiting up to ten days for results, if theyre able to find a test. And President Trump tonight in hardhit florida, appearing at several events, no mask. After the first lady and this image supporting masks. And our new poll here tonight, twothirds of americans disapprove of how the president has handled the pandemic. The growing concern