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Bay area, including santa cruz county, is about 41,000. Keep in mind when we give you these numbers, many of those people have already recovered. Those are total cases. The governor addressed the states response to the pandemic sharing how certain covid trends seem to be stabilizing, but as a state were really far from where we need to be t. Abc 7 News Reporter stephanie sierra joining us live now break down the latest numbers. Hi, stephanie. Reporter hey there, larry. We had learned today 91 of the states pop haitian is on watch list including all bayarea counties with the exception of san mateo. Heres where we stand today. That is my hope and antension is that we bend the curve as we did the first time in this pandemic and we do it again as were dealing with this fatherup. Reporter we hear the governor talk about the states floridaups every day, flareups as in spikes in code of cases, the positivity rates, icu admissions and hospitalizations all of which reported between a 10 to 16 increase over the past two weeks. Not what we want to hear, especially for hospitalizations. But if you take a closer look at the numbers, over the past 14 days, the rate of growth for hospitalizations actually declined from 50 to is a . Reporter 15 to 28 to 16. Reporter but as the governor pointed out not the real decline we want. Were seeing a reduction in the rate of growth, but a rate of growth nonetheless. Reporter whats also growing is the wait times for testing. Dr. Galli admitting that the turnaround time for nonpriority tests is quite long, 13, 14 days. Reporter which is why the states Testing Task Force is changing its distribution process. It in some ways its match making to where the tests are collected and where they can be processed to bring down that test turnaround time. Reporter but until we can turn around into some sense of normalcy the governor reinforced everyone has a job to do. Personal responsibility in terms of the work were all doing, in terms of physical distancing, in terms of not mixing with cohorts outside of our household and wearing face conversation. Reporter the governor also mentioned the states death rate, which is measured over a period of seven days, has declined slightly from an average of 102 last week to 91 as of today. Stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. Stephanie, lets go back to the testing. We understand the state may be considering additional testing strategies. Whats going on there . Reporter yes, larry. We heard the governor refer to the cdcs pooled testing strategy and the idea is to get the most out of each covid test by running a large group of testing samples together. Some have argued it can be a more Cost Effective way to accommodate the demand for more testing, but the governor point pedestrian out today hes still waiting on guidance from the cdc on this. Well see how that goes and clear the backlog and speed things up a bit. Stephanie, thank you. Governor gavin newsom clarified today which personal Care Services can be performed outdoors. Hair and Nail Services are back on the list, but there are limitations. Abc 7 News Reporter Melanie Woodrow has the story. Reporter this woman was standing by as governor gavin newsom clarified which services can be held outdoors. Covid19 has ravaged the nation and devastated our industry. Reporter shes owned delaines National Nail care for 2 is years and also is a manicurist and pedicurist. Were already mandated by the state to follow some very stringent guidelines when comes to safety. The clarification comes after the governors Statement Last week and confusion by personal care Service Business owners and employees about whether or not they could work outdoors. According to a state law hairdressers, bashers, manicureists and cosmetologists are precluded from providing services outside of a licensed institution. We wanted to have barber shops do their work outside. Turned out that was more challenging than it appeared. Reporter industry insiders called on the governor to make the same exceptions for them for restaurants and bars. Issues of shampoos and perms, it was more complicated. According to Californias Department of Consumer Affairs released today to the board of barbering and cosmetology licensees, Outdoor Services are allowed and must be in proximity or next door to the licensed establishment. All barbering and Cosmetology Services may be performed outdoors except any chemical Hair Services like relaxing or coloring. No shampooing and no electrolysis allowed others. For simms it means she can welcome back customers. We have clients who have been waiting since march to get their nails done, and some have claimed that they are ready to climbed trees. Reporter Melanie Woodrow, abc 7 news. San francisco made californias watch list on friday which led to indoor malls being closed today. San mateo is the only bayarea county at this point, as stephanie mentioned, thats not on the list, but officials there have indicated that they expect that to change in the coming days. You can check out the entire state with the latest interactive experience at abcnews7. Com and see if your area has been added to the department of health watch list. California High School Athletes learn today they will have to wait until at least december to play traditional fall sports like football and volleyball because of this pandemic. The California Interscholastic Federation has decided to delay sport because most of californias schools are going to begin the year with virtual classes. Traditional Winter Sports like soccer and basketball will also get pushed back to the spring. Long lines like this one at cal state east bay in heyward have led the city to move to an appointment only testing service. Look at all the cars lined up. It will happen in two weeks when operations move to the nearby Skywest Golf Course on august 3rd. The testing site is continuing its partnership with independent laboratory independent labs which will hanth scheduling. In the north bay, support staff and technicians from the santa rozada Memorial Hospital went on strike after more than a year of failed negotiations. As abc 1 News Reporter Wayne Freedman found out, there appears to be Little Movement at a time when we need hospitals more than ever. Reporter it is the inconvenient strike that surprised no one. It honestly is a last resort. This is not you know, we dont want to be out here. Reporter yet this, morning, some 700 support staff and technicians from providence, santa rosa Memorial Hospital hit the street for a preannounced fiveday strike after one year without a contract. We know we have a fair and competitive offer on of the table. Reporter they are sitting on 12 billion in cash before covid. Reporter optically the strike could not come at a worse time for either the hospital or the union. Sonoma county has had 2,100 cases covid19 and 20 deaths. We held a strike vote in early february, and we were going to go out and then covid hit. The union says their members kept working. They claim the hospital wants to drastically increase the cost of their Health Insurance while they were lose some paid sick time. They want more protection in tweeting covid19 patients. We have evs, environmental services, housekeeping staff, that are having to clean Covid Patients rooms and they are being denied essential ppe. Reporter meantime, Hospital Management says its offered a 12 raise over four years and that conditions reflect market sandards. Its in our advantage to have a competitive deal on the table as well. Reporter because of the warning in advance of this strike, the hospital had time to hire replace president workers and maintain its level of care. The union says it wouldnt want anything less for those patients inside, but being outside in a time like this is not easy, for anyone. In santa the rosa, Wayne Freedman, abc 7 news. Hundred of janitors in San Francisco joined a oneday strike over safety concerns and racism. These janitors are employed by abel services and say the company is treating them as expendable. The action is part of a protest in 35 cities today. San francisco janitors met outside the Salesforce Tower and marched through downtown to city hall. In the east bay, oakland mayor libby schaaf was a guest on midday live and responded to President Trump calling her city a mess and saying he was considering sending in federal Law Enforcement. This is just par for the course for this president. He continues to try and distract the American People from the fact that he is not doing his job of protecting us from this pandemic. I dont need Law Enforcement in oakland. I need testing. I need personal protective equipment. We need direct income support for people who are out of work. Thats what we need. This president seems to confuse a political bent, obviously oakland is a proud, diverse, progressive city and that is not a mess or is it hell. This comes after the department of Homeland Security officers in unmarked vehicles were seen detaining protesters in portland, oregon and the president mentioned detroit, chicago, baltimore and new york city as possible locations. Mark offing u masking up. Its the norm these days. What about people who cant wear masks . More closures. More stores in San Francisco shuts down and what will this mean for the economy . Well go to oakland ahead of the bay bridge series. Im spencer christian. Expect a cooler weather pattern this week along with chances of this cheeseburger is the best its about to get bester baby menutaur make it a double, yeah nice mane try my 5. 99 southwest cheddar cheeseburger combo and make it a double for a buck more. Order now with no contact delivery. 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. 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As you know, its mandatory to wear a Face Covering or a mask in california, but you wonder are there exemptions to this mandate . Abc 7 News Reporter luce pena spoke to experts who say yes, but you would need a doctors note to back that up. You democratic pig, all of you reporter this video shows a woman yelling at a Southern California Grocery Store employee claiming she has a medical condition and refuses to wear a face mask. I have a breathing problem. My doctor would not let me wear a mask. Reporter this video went viral and raise the big question. Who is exempt from wearing a Face Covering or mask . This expert says its not that simple. Before giving out an exemption i really try to go through what the reasoning to be. Reporter those with underlying chronic disease and asthma qualify. Those with Developmental Disabilities or intellectual delays, any Mental Health conditions or those who have sensory sensitivities if children or adults are within the autism spectrum. Reporter thats where 15yearold mohammed comes in. Hes autistic and exempt from this order. For the first three months he didnt leave the house, and that was so hard, sorry. Not just for him because he doesnt understand. Reporter his mom says some people see him not wearing a face mask as a selfish public behavior, but the reality is different. Oh, he has autism. He doesnt understand, and i would say most of the time people are very nice, but there are sometimes what they are just straight up mean. They have tried five different masks or face conversation, but mohammed can only keep one on for 15 to 30 minutes max. Everybody should be patient. Its theres a lot that hes going through. Reporter as to those with critical lung disease medical professionals say giving them exemptions to go outside without a mask can place him at a higher risk n. Fremont, luce pena, abc 7 news. Now while some people can be exempt from the states orders, Officials Say that businesses can always deny services to people who are not wearing a Face Covering, each if they do have a doctors note. Starting today, Delta Airlines say passengers who cant wear a mask for medical reasons are subject to a Health Screening before boarding their flight. The airline says people who dont want to wear a mask should reconsider flying all together, but if they fly, they will be given a private Health Screening over the phone. It will determine whether the passenger can fly maskless. Starting august 1st you must wear a mask when you go shopping iside gap Stores Across northern america. San francisco bays gap joins walmart and other retailers requiring masks. The policy covers all of gaps brands, gap, old navy, janie and jack and athletics. They already require employees to wear masks and offers disposable masks for customers to wear. Being able to smell the roses as people get lower might lower their chances of developing dementia according to researchers at uc San Francisco. The csf team asked seniors to identify different scents, roses, lemons, turn teen and paint thinner during a tenyear study, and those who got the questions right and kept their other senses like hearing and vision may have half the risk of developing dementia compared to those with sensory decline. How about a forecast that is always coming up like roses, kristen. Yes, yes. Spencer, its decidedly not summerlike, or maybe this is the San Francisco summer. You know, its hard to define what our seasons should be like these days because everything is changing. All i know is that it was quite warm this weekend and now its a bit cooler and its a bit breezier as well. Heres a look at the surfers wind speeds right now. You can see all around the bay area its quite windy, gusts to 31 Miles Per Hour and San Francisco 33 and gusty in other locations as well, and as i mentioned its a bit cooler by several degrees in lostcations right now than this time yesteray. The 24hour temperature change is regular significant. A lovely look at the rooftop at the embarcadero. Current temperature readings are 59 in San Francisco and oakland 68. 80 mountianview and 75 in san jose. Checking out the view of golden gate looking northward, 73 and both santa rosa and napa 77 and 82 in fairfield. Thats our warm spot. Over in the east bay and concord livermore 80 and as you look down from mt. Tam you can see the low clouds and fog developing along the coastline of the they will be pushing out over the bay. Clouds and fog will expand overnight. Theres a chance to some patchy morning drizzle, makely across the day. Bright and breezy the next couple of days and cooler than average all week long. Forecast animation starting at 7 00 shows that expansion of low clouds and fog that i mention. Got a few high clouds moving over as well so expect a lot of gray sky in the Early Morning hours, greeting morning commuters with reduced visibility in some spots but by midday tomorrow well see mainly sunny skies over the bay and inland, and its going to be a pretty pleasant day. Overnight conditions, low temperatures under foggy conditions will be generally in the mid to upper 50s. Mild overnight and a little bit cooler in some of the north bay valleys with low 50s there. Highs tomorrow in the south bay under hazy skies, mainly in the upper 70s to mid80s, 79 and 16 at morgan hills. Peninsula, fairly narrow range, 74, 78 degrees from redview to mountianview. Lingering low clouds and highs in the upper 50s to 660s on the coast tomorrow. Downtown San Francisco will top out at 62 degrees up in the north bay and 78 at sonoma. Napa 76 and novato 75. East bay highs 68 oakland and 72 san leandro and 73 Castro Valley and the east bay will be our warmest region with low to mid80s. Accuweather sevenday forecast, notice throughout all the week, inland highs in the mid to upper 80s, mid70s on the bay shoreline. We can expect a little bit of a warmup on sunday and morning with temperatures inland moving back up to around 90, but its not going to be a significant warmup. Just a pleasant week of coolish weather ahead. You know what that looks like . Perfect baseball weather . Yes, exactly, and i know you guys are excited about that because baseball is back the bay bridge series under way in just a few house, but it is going to look a little bit different, because those are not people. Those are not humans. They are flat people. Yes, they are. Now theres more to loveched with xfinity x1,gs . The ultimate entertainment experience. Like live sports. Theyre back with the best way to watch. And more streaming apps all in one place. 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First of two preseason games before the regular season which starts, you know, what larry, later this week. This is no doubt different. The coliseum usually packed with fans replaced by cardboard cutouts. As i mentioned, we arrived here in it can and eerie to come to the public lot that says no public allowed for as games. Plenty of masks were seen during batting practice and well see how much those are worn during the game. Around Major League Baseballs players are Wearing Masks and both teams excited to play against another team and realize were in the middle of a pandemic. I feel pretty good because i feel good about our team, and i know everybody is doing the best they can to be safe. The longer ive been here the more safer ive felt, and at this point its just about baseball. Its not to say that we dont continue to share concern, and we understand that theres uncertainty, but for now were pretty excited that opening day is coming, that we have a real exhibition series to look forward to, and and that its right around the corner. Now where else will you see big teddy bears with that good a view. Right behind home plate before a bay bridge series. This place would usually be packed but its not. 6 40 first pitch. Giants and as, tomorrow night at oracle park and dodgers will go to l. A. On thursday and as will host right here against the angels saturday night and well have baseball for real, layer. Feels real with the cardboard cutouts. Back to you. Weve been waiting months and months and months and were on brink right now, so i know people will be really amped up tonight. Thanks, chris. And also excited about this, the new season of American Idol here on abc is going to look a lot different because of the pandemic starting with the audition process. 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Its an indoor mall, but right here across the street, this store is allowed to be open and thats cause its doors face outwards so it can be a bit confusing and raises question why its safe to be in one store and not another. San francisco has decided its too much of a risk to allow indoor malls to reopen. The city has also ordered that nonessential offices be closed starting today because of the increase in covid19 cases and hospitalizations. People we talked to today say they wish everyone would do their part to stop the spread so businesses can can be open. They describe Market Street as surreal, that its just so empty. People say its sad to watch as their Favorite Stores and restaurants are starting to disappear. Its very strange, either they have boarded up, they are gone completely already and im sure there will be more of that. Theres basically a few essential of the workers, a lot of Homeless People and streets are very clean because they have been cleaned and not being used. This is my San Francisco, and its just not the same anymore because of people not wanting to wear sks ma. If we can wear masks, everything will change, and i just pray everybody will do that. Reporter city officials agree saying people need to stay six feet apart and wear their mask. Some Business Owners say they are worried they wont be able to survive this second wave of shutdowns. The city has not said how long this wave of shutdowns will last. In San Francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. Phil metoyer is here now to talk about what this all means. Early on in the pan dem kick we had estimates of 50 of restaurants and San Francisco might never reopen. Do we now have to ask what percentages of businesses overall will actually survive those. Yes, we do, because they are going into a prolonged area of start, stop, start, stop and its really hitting a lot of businesses. Let me tell you larry. Before the latest shutdown, only one out of to offices in San Franciscos downtown were open. The rest had already decided to stay close. Retail, its down 90 and restaurants 90 down and thats with outdoor dining. Now todays order basically came from the state because San Francisco found itself on the state watch list, and they said no going in to indoor malls, but as aim pointed out in her piece you could go across the street, and if the door pointed to the street, you could go in. Whats the difference between a mall and a store. Its basically not that its shopping or that shopping isnt safe. Its how you shop. If youre in a macys or ross dress for less it may be as big as malls but its still a shop. Malls is where people congregate and teens hang out and thats not what experts want to see right now. They want people spread aport as much as possible and Wearing Masks as much as possible and that doesnt mean going into a small. I would also think that the air conditioning recirculated air would be a problem in the malls, but lets try to find a positive here because now we have the news that salons and barber shops can provide their services outside. What is that going to look like in San Francisco . You know, larry, this is a big question, because they have got permission to open up, but lets take a look at that. Are you going to put the barber shares and salon chairs and nail chairs outin the sidewalk . Thats going to be a pretty tricky little operation to do that it, and lets also, i want to give you a comparison who makes it difficult lets say for hair salon and barber shops and nail parlors . It doesnt take much to cut my hair, got scissors and a couple of minutes, youre done. Okay. But womens hair and some mens hey, you bring in tinting and things like that, you need special equipment, special chemicals, you need a special setup, so its you have to go and put that out on the street and then clean it up every day. Let me give you an example. We have outdoor dining. Youve probably done it. Right, right. You sit outside and they cook it inside and bring it out. Imagine if that restaurant had to set up kitchen outside every day and then take it down as well as the serving area. Thats what hair salons are facing under this order. They are given permission to do it but doing it actually are difficult. This is more like a hindsight is 20 to question. Why did it take more than four months to figure out oh, you know what, we can do salons outside, we can try this. Why . Im going to tell you because initially when they closed down the salon and hair cut considering and called and said why, why are you going to do that . You can safe distance and that but the answer was if everybody got a hair cut and the beauty parlon to get their nails down, everybody would be out and missing and that exexactly what you dont want to do so you have the activity that may or may not have a dern degree of safety out there but the question is really should we do things outside in the open air but as you said, thats a logistical problem. Whoever cuts your hair i think you should be able to do that fairly easily. A reminder that you can reach nils come um in the San Francisco cronicle. Are you saying it doesn meet the tenminute exposure threshold. In all seriousness trade groups for the Hotel Industry sued San Francisco asking the city to lock the health he buildings law that required increased cleansing of their factory. After all 11 supervisors voted for it earlier this month m. The law imposed standards that exceed those set by the if the and state governments for cleaning of hotels and office buildings. Hotel owners argue it will create financial hardships while endanger employees. President trump threatens to send federal Law Enforcement to california. The reac tara, did you know geico is now offering an extra 15 credit on car and motorcycle policies . Wow. Ok thats 15 on top of what geico could already save you. So what are you waiting for . Idina menzel to sing your own theme song . Tara, tara, look at her go with a fresh cup of joe. Gettin down to work early following her dreams into taxidermy oh, its. Tax attorney. I read that wrong, oh yeeaaaah geico. Save an extra 15 percent when you switch by october 7th. Give it up for tara . All right. Time now for the four at 4 00 as were joined by spencer and Chris Alvarez out at the ballpark. President trump says he may send more federal Law Enforcement to several cities, including oakland, to crack down on violence. New york and chicago and philadelphia, detroit and baltimore and all of these oakland is a mess. Were not going to let this happen in our country. You heard mayor libby schaaf earlier in the newscast and Governor Newsom said he would reject federal Law Enforcement. This has caused outrage among city and state individuals saying unidentified agents were grabbing protest remembers off the street without warning, without explanation and without warrants. So spencer christian, is this what were headed for as a nation city by city . It looks that way, doesnt it . I just ive not seen anything like this in my lifetime. It looks like martial law, and the state and localities havent asked for this federal assistance, if you will, plus its kind of weird and eerie and scary that these people are traveling in unmarked cars and not identifying themselves and just grabbing people. Its a weird time in the usa, weird time. I want to point out two things. Number one, you probably saw one viral video in which those agents started shoving and beating up a disabled navy veteran and broke his hand so that is number one. Number two, i dont know who is the constitutional scholar amomgts us, but according to the tenth amendment can they even do that because is that an area local Law Enforcement that falls under the state because its not a power specifically spelled out by the constitution to give to the federal government. Right. Who knows, do we know . Is there a lawsuit being filed . Dont know, but if we had a constitutional law professor amongst us i would think it would be spencer here, but its going to be interesting to see if cities and states if they say no and these agents come in and then what happened because then were in uncharted territory. I think chris knew, too, but hes got the mask on right now and couldnt tell us, so hell have to tell us later, but a kentucky couple is under house arrest after one of them refused to sign selfquarantine papers. The woman got tested for coronavirus because she was planning to travel to michigan to visit her parents. She wasnt showing any symptoms but the test came back positive. She says the local Health Department contacted her and asked her to sign the documents because she didnt agree with the wording. A few days later the sheriffs showed up at her house and now are wearing ankle monitors. Chris, what do you think about that . Can you guys hear me first off . I think we had a little bit of technical issues, you know all the cardboard cutouts and cell phone frequency. I think its a very good idea. Anything that we can do to protect each others right here at the as i couldnt go live without wearing a sk ma. People are always taking precautions. Good to treat your neighbor god and try to stay safe an ankle moptors might be the way to do it as well. Spencer, thumbs up or down to those ankle monitors . Well, would i like to see what wording there is in that agreement that she disagreed with. I mean, if she had a legitimate a legal legitimate disagreement with the wording, okay, but basically im going along with what chris said. If you pose a threat to your neighbor, stay home. All right. As we told you earlier this hour and you can see with chris at ballpark, baseball is back. The giant and as will play the first two bay bridge exhibition series tonight. But whats missing is the fans. Teams can use the cardboard cutouts, prices vary to get your image in the park. Giants are selling cutouts for 99 for nance who do not have season tickets. As fans who pay 149 will have cutouts placed on the First Base Side and get an outgraphed photo. If a foul ball hits one of the cutouts the owner would receive the signed baseball so this is the one time where you want to get hit in the face by a baseball i guess. Chris, i want to know is your cutout there. Have they got a Chris Alvarez cutout . They certainly should. Larry beal one is here and a whole section with 100 larry beals and no Chris Alvarezes, very odd. You know, what seeing it here in person i think its Pretty School instead of seeing 50,000 seats empty and they have different ads and signs so in an odd way there feels like theres a game here. Well let you sit in the beal section but just for an exhibition game. Thank you. Spencer, what do you think of the cutout idea . You know, i really like it now that youve given me more details about how it works. How it gets hit by any ball. You get to get the ball in it. Its kind of a good idea and next best thing to being there, right. It beats being at the ballpark and getting hit on the hand, bare hand with a foul ball and guess who didnt end up with the ball after that . Kristen zse. Oh, really. Thats unfortunate. Bring your glove i didnt have my glove. Now to the meat of the future. Fast food chain tfc has partnered with a Russian Company to 3d print chicken mcmugts. The chain calls this the meat of the future. Kfc says it will be made from a plantbased material and chicken cells and it will taste and look much like the chicken served in its restaurants today. A 3d printer already print the material into nugget form. Growing in bioengineered food is supposed to be more sustainable, too. Mmm. Spencer, i know youre just salivating . Well, well, as the token southerner here, i grew up on a steady diet of Fried Chicken but its not something i eat these days, certainly not fast food chicken but im so curious about this now. Sounds like the impossible nugget or whatever. Would i like to try it just out of curiosity, but cant imagine it would be a regular staple in my diet. Yeah. Chris, your deep thoughts about this chicken . Its 2020. I mean, what else is going to happen this year, so i just saw headline and then i listened to you guys. Im probably not going to eat that, but im interested to see what it looks like. Spencer eats too good to have a 3d printed chicken nugget. Actually might be healthier than how the real nuggets are made if you want a lesson in that. Its somewhat scary. 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Jeopardy host alex trebeks book looks at trebeks ongoing battle with stage four pancreatic cancer. T. J. Holmes spoke with the host in an exclusive interview about what life has been like off the air. Reporter alex trebek has been public about his private battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer since announcing in march of last year. I plan to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease. Reporter but now the longtime jeopardy host revealing how physically and emotionally devastating the journey has been, repeatedly describing himself as a burden to his wife of 30 years during our conversation at his california home. Do you use that word burden with your wife . Yeah. Ive used it. Reporter and she says what to you . She says youre not a burden. Shes a saint. But she has so much goodness in her that she is always giving out, always putting out to help me get over difficult moments. And there have been some difficult moments. And im just in awe of the way she handles it. Reporter difficult moments come daily at home, at work, pain that keeps him up almost every night. Im good at faking it. But there have been tough moments, and i dont know what it is, but when its time to go, its time to go. Lets do it. Get out there, suck it up, make it happen. Reporter but thats more than faking it, isnt it . I dont know, t. J. Its something that i cant explain intellectually at a gut level. Without even thinking about it, i suddenly wake up and im able to perform and handle the show, because i like it. Its a good job. Reporter trebek is doing something he said he never would releasing a memoir entitled the answer is reflections on my life. Giving a look into the man theyve seen for years. Ive received so many expressions of love and so many prayers said on my behalf since the diagnosis was made public that i thought, well, maybe the people would care to learn something about me. 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