The news that High School Sports teams and fans had been waiting weeks for is now official. There will be no sports in the fall because of the covid19 pandemic. Right now High School Football is scheduled to start january 7th, 2021. Basketball, march 20th. Baseball, march 27th. Of course thats assuming that the virus is dealt with at that point. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz. And im larry beil. Reporting chris nguyen has the story from the south bay. Reporter at high schools across california football stands are going to stay empty a little bit longer because of the coronavirus crisis. I kind of saw it coming. A lot of the talk was the season would move back to january. But it didnt really hit me until this morning. Wow this is really happening. Reporter the announcement from the California Interscholastic Federation that fall sports including football wont resume until winter under a modified activities calendar released earlier today. Very excited about the fact that we got a season to look forward to still. Reporter atherton head football coach supports the delay in the name of student athletes safety. Prolonging the start of the season does prioritize that. So i think that, for sure, is by far the most important thing in the whole process. Reporter cif administrators say their plan became clear they would start with distance learning. So our schools could focus on Education First and that we could return to sports when it was healthy and safe to do so. Reporter Silicon Valley Educational Consultant allen coe says even athletes who werent thinking about playing in college, a lot of them are missing out on the camaraderie, the physical Energy Expenditure and just physical growth. Reporter eric plays multiple sports and is looking forward to competing but worries about what it could mean for college recruitment. Every year matters. Thats where you set your records and where you can show yourself that you should be accepted. Its a tough decision. Reporter but coaches say students shouldnt worry about things beyond their control offering a reminder that everyone is in this together. That constant state of staying on your toes, to be able to adjust and adapt to all the environment that is will change and also make the best decision possible for your situation with the information that you have. Reporter in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. California issued new guidelines. Hair and nail salons will be allowed to operate outdoors. San francisco joined the list of counties on californias watch list. Thats because the number of people testing positive for the virus and being admitted to hospitals has more than tripled since last month. As such indoor businesses such as houses of worship, gyms and salons must close. All told, 33 of californias 57 counties are now on the list. 36 Million People live in those counties. They represent 91 of californias total population. Hospitalization rates are keeping many counties on the watch list. However, the rate of people testing positive is stabilizing at around 7 . If youre wondering where your county is on the states watch list, check out the entire state with our latest interactive experience at abc7news. Com. Well tell you not only how long each region has been on the list but why the state is keeping an eye on the spread of the coronavirus there. To the east bay now and changes are coming to a testing site in hayward because demand has been so high. Look at all these cars. This is the view from sky 7. The staff says nearly every day they have to stop more people from getting into line and the wait times can now take up to four hours to get a test. As a result the site on the cal state east bay campus is moving locations. In two weeks it will be held at the golf course and appointments will be required. I think its a better transition to go to appointments to alleviate some of the wait times. I think it will be more convenient for everybody. On friday roughly 550 people were tested. After the move 300 to 400 people are expected to be tested per day. To the north bay, support staff and technicians from the santa rosa Memorial Hospital are now on strike after more than a year of failed negotiations. As abc 7 News Reporter Wayne Freeman found out there is very Little Movement at a time 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 we dont want to be out here. Reporter 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 that we have a fair and competitive offer on the table. Reporter theyre sitting on 12 billion in cash before covid. Reporter optically the strike could not come at a worst time for the hospital or the union. Sonoma county has had 2,100 cases of covid19 and 20 deaths. We held the strike vote in early february and we were going to go out. Then covid hit. Reporter so the union says their members kept working. They claimed the hospital wants to drastically increase the cost of Health Insurance while they would lose paid sick time. They want more protection. We have housekeeping staff that are having to clean Covid Patients rooms and theyre being denied essential ppe. Reporter meantime Hospital Management says it has offered a 12 raise over four years that reflect market standards. Quite frankly 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 replacement 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 rosa, Wayne Freeman, abc 7 news. For the roughly 4 million californians currently receiving Unemployment Benefits this is a pivotal week. Aid from the federal government giving an additional 600 a week in jobless payments is coming to an end. Twh while some are calling for an extension others say the money is preventing people from going back to work. Reporter for nearly five months now millions of californians out of a job because of the coronavirus pandemic have been given a life line from the federal government, an additional 600 in unemployment aid. One of those people mark kaplan who works at a kaising room in sonoma. He was happy to see the money when he stopped working in march but also surprised. It turned out i was making more on unemployment than i was working. And thats why i kind of looked at, well, should i go back to work . Reporter mark did go back to work. You have to do the right thing. Reporter but hes not alone in that dilemma. A study from the university of chicago shows nearly 70 of unemployed workers eligible for benefits receive more in jobless payments than their lost earnings. Its a number that hits at the heart of one of the thorniest debates in congress. Should the aid be extended when it expires this month . Is it helping or preventing people from going back to work . Yes, that is a concern. It should keep the overall environment in line in which this is playing out. Reporter an economist with the policy lab which has been studying the impact the additional 600 in federal aid has had on unemployed californians. What they found is that without that money about half of those currently receiving benefits, 1. 7 million californians, would be below the Poverty Level for a single person. So basically youre saying this 600 a week is pretty important to a lot of californians . It is very important especially because many of them come from sectors that are still hurting because the virus has not been defeated. Reporter theres now less that be than the week before the final checks are sent out. Republicans, including treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin have reservations. Were going to make sure we dont pay people more money to stay home than go to work. We have an obligation to help these families stay afloat. Whether its going to be 600 or 500, whatever the number is, i think we have to make that be the red line. Despite the pandemic and a struggling economy, the bay Area Real Estate market is redhot especially in the east bay. As abc 7 News Reporter Laura Anthony explains the competition prompted one San Francisco family to make an unusual move. We thought that taking a more personal approach would probably help. Reporter meet the dugans, a San Francisco family eagerly seeking a new home in lafayette. And with inventory scarce, steve decided to take a novel approach, introducing his family to prospective sellers via u. S. Mail. We thought we could unlock maybe some inventory that wont coming out as quickly as it would otherwise because of the covid epidemic. Reporter their agent said the mailing was targeted to 500 addresses in two lafayette neighborhoods. I think theres definitely more land out there and potential for really good schools especially in the higher grades. I like the trails there, and i like to bike ride. The weather is hotter there. And in San Francisco the weather is good, but usually im kind of cold. Reporter ultimately the goal is to attract a seller that is yet to put their home on the market. And let them know we have an easy process for them and a ready buyer. We can take away the fear about having too many people in the house or the process of staging and painting and doing that stuff and offer them a simple sale. Reporter twhil thwhile theyy following up on leads generated by their post card they have a message for prospective sellers who might be meeting them for the first time. If you want somebody to move into your house thats going to love your house and community the same way that you do, well be that family to fill that void. And you can visit anytime post covid. Reporter in lafayette, Laura Anthony, abc 7 news. That is really creative. You see the realtors sending out the mailers all the time but never the individual prospective buyers. I bet it works because they look like a great family. Moving on, a wildfire has broken out in Contra Costa County. And its a windy day. At least one home may be threatened. That story next. Plus i felt it was the right thing to do to record or get involved in some way. Social media users are weighing in on this video showing a confrontation between a man and a woman. But sometimes what you see isnt the whole story. Also ahead, what may not be the perfect match. New research questioning whether solar farms can coexist with cactus. Abc 7 news at 5 00. Breaking news out of the east bay. Firefighters are battling a growing fire right now in the knightsen area. There is zero containment and evacuations are under way in that area. The fire started near the Brentwood Marina around 2 15 this afternoon. The contra costa Fire Protection district said high winds caused it to burn 40 acres so far. Look at this. Firefighters are responding from several nearby areas and some offduty firefighters are being asked to return to work. We will keep our eye on this. A caught on camera moment getting a lot of attention online, but is it for the right reasons . What really happened during this heated exchange. It was infuriating. Reporter this viral video was taken by a latino woman who doesnt want to reveal her name at the corner of bay and stockton streets late sunday morning. Get in the car. Get in the car. Reporter showing what appears to be a woman with a partner yelling and getting awfully close to a black man stopped at the intersection. [ bleep ] reporter the woman even appearing to spit in the mans face. But before we get any further, its no secret these caught on camera incidents have just dominated the news lately. In this case, though, looks can be deceiving. No, she did not spit on me. It may look that way. Trust me, if she would have spit on me, it would have been a whole different ball game. It was more of a cough than a spit. Reporter carlton, who is choosing not to use his last name, is the man in the sl vilvr mercedes. The other couple was tailgating him. The barrage of comments from social media dont accurately depict what happened. Ill make one thing clear. She never said the n word. She never said anything racial, a slur or anything to me. Reporter while carlton admits he was in the wrong for aggressively responding i hold myself responing for not defusing the situation the way i should have done. Reporter he also doesnt want the woman to suffer the consequences others in similar videos have. Im going to tell them theres an africanamerican Man Threatening my life. I dont want to see anyone get fired. Reporter for both carlton and the woman who recorded the incident its about accountability and keeping a record. If the cops get up, who is going to get in trouble here. Reporter carlton has this message for someone who may be in the same situation. Just think before you act especially in this day and time you dont know who is taping. Dion lim, abc 7 news. Eager to get your hands on a Coronavirus Vaccine . Be careful. There are offers just too good to be true. Michael finney joins us with that story and more. Michael, this always happens. It always does. How would you like to order i should say preorder a covid19 vaccination. It sounds like a great idea. Too bad its fake. Federal prosecutors in kentucky have shut down a website ofering that kind of preorder. They were charging 100 in bitcoin for an appointment. Many National Chain stores are reporting they plan to require facemasks when shopping in their stores. Dollars tree and Family Dollar say not their stores. They issued a must wear rule, but now its taken it back. Shoppers can choose to wear a facemask in those locations where there are no government facemask regulations or choose not to. Their choice. Credit limits are lower. Comparecards. Com has been running through the cards and says fewer than two and a half cards are being issued for every 100 applications. Thats down from nearly nine last year and more than a third lower than was offered last year. Last year they offered credit limits, the average was a little over 1,000. Now its about 700. It shows you the money is tightening even though the stock market continues to go up. Ama . All right. Michael, thank you so much. You know its summertime when its foggy at the coast. Looks like a beautiful day, though. Santa cruz. Abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel will b my psoriasis. Cosentyx works on all of this. Cosentyx treats the multiple symptoms of Psoriatic Arthritis to help you look and feel better. 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. Watch me learn more at cosentyx. Com. In the east bay a fire right now in the knightsen area of Contra Costa County. The flames will, a live look from sky 7. This has quickly doubled from 20 to 40 acres. There is zero containment and evacuations are under way in the area. The fire started near the Brentwood Marina around 2 15. All three fire engines along with two choppers, a bulldozer and a Mutual Aid Strike Team have been called in. And you can see that the smoke is being pushed sideways as the winds are going there. It is gusty in the area. Around concord, southwesterly. Fairfield gusting to 35 miles an hour. That will not help the firefighters in that vicinity. Live doppler 7, the marine layer is pretty solid. It is an onshore wind. So hopefully before the night is over if they cant get hold of this fire hopefully the marine influence will help out as the onshore winds bring in the cooler air. Take a look at the sierra, nevada, some rain in that vicinity. They are expecting some dry lightning as well going into tomorrow. 59 degrees in the city. 67 in oakland. Temperatures in the low to mid70s from Mountain View to san jose and socked in on the golden gate bridge. Those temperatures held down because of the marine influence. Low to mid70s from showing the marine layer, it is going to advance. Afternoon sunshine inland with temperatures below average. Warming up a little over the weekend. Hazy skies from our san jose camera. A combination of two fires that is creating the smoky skies here. The air quality advisory has been extended so moderate in the north bay and inland east bay as we head into tomorrow. Hour by hour we go, 5 00 a. M. , widespread low clouds. In the morning we are expecting that to peel back most areas around the bay and inland will see sunshine by 1 00 p. M. Except around parts of the south bay and the coast will be lingering clouds going into the afternoon hours. And in the evening it will march back in as we expect. Clouds and drizzle in the temperatures. Temperatures in the 50s. Afternoon highs will remain below where they should be for july standards but pleasant 62 in San Francisco. 78 santa rosa. 75 in vallejo. 68, oakland. 79 in san jose and 82 degrees in livermore. Accuweather sevenday forecast, drizzly the next two mornings. Mid80s and upper 50s coast side. Temperatures are not going to fluctuate much because of an area of low pressure off the coast keeping our temperatures down the rest of the workweek until this weekend. Were not going to find a warming trend. Pretty much overall pattern does remain cooler than average. I dont think too many people will complain about that right about now. Larry and ama . I think youre right. Thank you, sandhya. An effort to create clean energy may actually be hurting wildlife in the mojave desert. Researchers studied the impact of a solar electric generating system in the mojave desert. The facility had negative impacts on cacti including plants of cultural significance to indigenous tribes. Scientists say the construction disturbed the ecosystem. My colleagues and i believe there are other place that is are better to put solar energy but we obviously want to promote solar energy given the ecological effects are most likely a lot less than fossil fuels, coal, et cetera. Researchers say they hope it helps developers to build a more Sustainable Way and change their management practices. And were going to have more on that fire in contra c back to that breaking news in the east bay. This fire is burning in the knightsen area of Contra Costa County and has doubled from 40 to 60 acres. There is zero containment right now. Evacuations are under way in the area. That fire started near the Brentwood Marina around 2 15 this afternoon. All three east contra costa fire engines along with two choppers, a bulldozer and a Mutual Aid Strike Team have been called in. You can see a ton of smoke in the area and there are some homes located nearby. Well have an update at 6 00. World news is next. Im larry beil. And im ama daetz. For sandhya patel, michael finney, thank you for 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. Tonight, several developing headlines involving the coronavirus. News on a vaccine tonight. Could it be a major hurdle cleared . Also, florida, more than 10,000 cases reported for a sixth straight day. The governor there pleading now for plasma donations. 40 states tonight with cases rising. But that headline bringing some hope tonight. The new report on the oxford vaccine. One of 23 now in human trials. What early results are now showing. Researchers say so far, it is safe and effective. And that it might offer a double defense. What the World Health Organization is saying tonight. And if all goes well from here, how soon before americans would have access to it . Meantime, covid19 rising in 40 states. The line for testing stretching for miles in miamidade county. If you had been shame on you you, ron desantis if you had been infected
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