Lagging rpo tis,is aerasaffiede reduce the Police Budget by 50 next year, something the mayor supports. So they are creating a 15 person task force to reimagine Public Safety made up of residents from each sdriblgts district in oakland. They were far from easy decisions to be made, the meeting lasted ten hours and there was more than three hours of public comments. The council will be voting on that task force measure next week on the 28th. Julian glover, abc 7 news. Abc 7 news is also focused on the economy to help you navigate during the covid19 pandemic. Starting today, restaurants can expand Outdoor Dining in san jose. The city is fwlstcity blocking stretch of san pedro street so that restaurants can serve people outdoors. This will be the first street closure in san jose for dining in response to covid19. Large treefs will be put in place as safety barricades and restaurants say the extra space is needed. We have over an hour wait list on thursday, friday, saturday nights. So adding this Square Footage will be that much better for this whole community. Really, this is a lifeline for a number of the businesses for their employees. Everyone will be required to follow covid19 safety protocols. The onstreet Outdoor Dining is set to run through at least september and then more streets are expected to be added. Santa clara county has now topped 8,000 confirmed coronavirus cases after more than 250 new cases were reported in just a day. And now the countys Health Officer is calling for a change in response. Jobina fortson has more on this. The doctor says that the path forward will require everyone to Work Together since the restrictions began easing, they have seen a significant increase in the number of confirmed cases. Dr. Cody says that could continue unless there is a more regional or statewide response to the pandemic. Unfortunately, i think that we are doing just about everything that we can be doing in Santa Clara County and our challenge Going Forward will be to ensure that we go forward with a regional and statewide approach. As we saw, we really did crush the numbers in may, but we cant do this alone here in our county. So we will keep doing our part and keep working to have others work alongside us. Dr. Cody says 86 of the latest cases came from socalled community Trance Mission where there isnt a clear source. There is a high proportion of cases in East San Jose and also the southern part of the county with 44 of the cases among happening coronavirus governo. Stay tuned right after midday live because that is when governor newsoms update is. And then mayor breed will talk about san franciscos response to coronavirus at 1 15. Both updates will stream live as they happen on our abc 7 news app and on abc7news. Com. The bay area including Santa Cruz County saw its number of cases rise to more than 42,000. California hit a milestone yesterday topping 400,000 covid19 cases. And were on pay to pass new york for the most case s in the country. Nationwide Johns Hopkins says the u. S. Now has 3. 85 million cases adding another 50,000 confirmed cases yesterday alone. This means unless something changes dramatically, we will hit 4 million by friday. It will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better. President trump changing course on coronavirus. In his first pandemic Briefing Since april, this was yesterday, the president sent a clearer message to americans about wearing a mask. Just one day after tweeting a photo of himself in one and calling it patriotic. Were asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance, wear a mask. Whether you like the mask or not, they have an impact, they will have an effect. And we need everything we can get. President trump down played the impact of the pandemic on americans by emphasizing that it is a global problem. He repeated his belief that the virus will eventually, quote, disappear. The cdc has updated its guidance on self items laisola people who test positive. Instead of 14 days, you are now supposed to stay away from others 10 days after the onset uc berkeley has decided to start with Remote Learning after dozens of students tested positive for covid19 after going to frat parties. Students will have the option to continue Online Learning if and when inperson instruction resumes. Classes start aug arroup protested a plan to bring employees back to campus. They delivered a petition to the president s office to stop the working conditions reflect on the learning conditions of the students. So if this is the measures that they are taking, i dont even want to imagine what they will be taking for their students. The group says employees unions were north not contacted about going back to work but the school says that it consulted with the unions as it created safety plan that includes screenings and trainings. And they are offering just 6 of the classes on campus that it held last year. San mateo county still the only bay area county that is not on the watch list in california. You can check out the state watch list with our interactive feature at abc7news. Com and it will tell you how long each region has been on the list and why the state is keeping an eye on the spread of coronavirus. Happening today, csus board of trustees is expected to vote on a plan to make ethic studies a graduation requirement. If approved, it will be the first change to the general education curriculum in more than 40 years. A committee passed the proposal yesterday with Board Members agreeing on the need for more ethnic studies after the Police Killing of george floyd and the National Reckoning over racism. And this comes as state lawmakers are set to pass a bill with its own defined rules that could overrule school leaders. Pg e is suing the san ramon fire rotection district over an ordinance that bans it from performing nonemergency work when fire danger is high. Tomorrow a Contra Costa County judge will hear arguments about why ordinance 35 should be overturnove overturned. Pg e says the sdwriblgt doesndi have the authority to overturn the rule. Coming up, facebook addressing racial bias, the action the company is taking to better enforce its harassment policy. Plus, do not fgetour mask. The bay area county now fining people who do not weare ready,. You have to have an extra one in your purse, in your pocket, because sometimes you might run out and forget it. Youre like embarrassed. Right, i dont want to be shamed, i dont want to be seen out in public without it. Maybe that has been more of a deterrent lately. And that is okay. Hopefully not as bad as what we saw in martinez, but it is something that we have to live with. When you grab your keys, your mask should be sitting right next to tks yoit, that way you forget. Umbrella not necessarily, windshield wipers, possibly this morning. That drizzle we talked about this morning is the best morning for it, and it is out there. So be careful this morning. We have temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s across most fl of the east bay. Elsewhere, mid50s to low 60s. Temperatures almost spot on where we were thisime yesterday. A west wind at 14 Miles Per Hour at the golden gate and you can see that it is cloudy, a little mist hanging there. And that is our Biggest Issue with the commute is this morning with the wetness out there. So lets take a look at our 12 hour planner for the east bay valleys, 74 at noon, are more sunshine this afternoon, but temperatures about the same as yesterday, low 80s. 68 at 8 00. For the peninsula, were stuck in the 60s and cloud cover through 10 00. Mostly sunny at noon, mid70s this even aafternoon. South bay, well see decreasing clouds as we increase the temperature through 10 00. Sunshine and 72 at noon. And upper 70s during the afternoon hours. A comfortable 68 at 8 00. We do have some warmer weather coming at you for the weekend. Lets get back to jobina and see what is going on with the morning commute. Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Im following a crash right now in santa rosa, so well bring you right to the graph. Sounds pretty serious, a dump truck versus another car. And it looks like a big rig is involved as well. This is southbound 101 to the state route 12 connector ramp. Thankfully there is no slowdown because it is early now, but caltrans is preparing to close the connector ramp due to all of the debris in the area. It looks like there is sand and oil in the roadway. Injuries have been reported. So this is an issue this morning. Moving over now to the drive times, walnut creek to dublin, 13 minutes. Santa rosa to san francisco, 49. And highway 1 to los gatos, 24 minutes. And showing you the oakland camera, it is looking light in the east bay now. We know these are challenging times. Rest assured, you are not alone. Weve all had to adapt. And with summer here, your energy bills might go up with rising temperatures. Together, we can save energy and money. Try closing your shades during the day. Setting your ac to 78 or higher. Or cooling off with a fan when you can. United we are always stronger. Stay well, california, and keep it golden. Book two separate qualifying stays and earn a free night. The open road is open again. And wherever youre headed, Choice Hotels is there. Book direct at choicehotels. Com. Good morning. 4 44 on this wednesday. Most of the measurable drizzles that been up in our hills and mountains, but it is making it down to the lower elevations. The juicy marine layer and 56 from the exploratorium camera. Faster sunshine today, drier and brighter by noon. Even with more sunshine this afternoon, temperatures below average, 76 to 82 away from the coast where well be in the 60s and mainly 50s and 60s as weve turned through the 7 00 hour. The high fire danger continues up in the sierra today as thunderstorms will threaten the high country. 78 in tahoe, 83 in yosemite, 87 in sacramento. The seabreeze dropping their temperatures even more today. In the north bay, you can get fined in marin county for not following covid19 safety orders. Supervisors approved the ordinance yesterday to punish people who do not wear a mask while interacting with people outside of their house. Individual fines range from 25 to 500. Businesses face penalties from 250 to 10,000. The county says enforcement efforts will focus on businesses though. Law enforcement officers, firefighters and park rangers are among those who can issue a fine. A heated confrontation over face masks caught on camera at a walmart in martinez over the weekend. And now a Health Expert is weighing in after watching this video. Here is amanda reporter the brothers were thrilled to see that they were checking for masks, but they noticed no masks on a family up head, so cameron spoke up. And she said im not sick and i said you dont always show symptoms and it is about being courteous. Reporter and his request met with hostility, the back and forth caught on camera. If it really mattered the mask youre wearing, we would be all be wearing the same mask. Reporter and dr. Patel compared the different types of masks and their specific functions to different types of helmets, ultimately all meant to protect. Another shopper can be heard telling Campbell Miller. Stay home if youre so scared. If you dont want to wear a mask, you should be the one staying home because youre at risk of getting people all around you sick. It is not necessarily the law, but a businesss policy, so maybe should you not be going to that business. Reporter and the womanvothi he cdc a a of two should not be wearing masks. Those kids are clearly above the age of two. So no,he doesnt say that. Bottom line is, wear a mask. This video is only two minutes long and it illustrated how far the misinformation radical can push people. Reporter Campbell Miller says that he will continue to speak up when it is his health and safety at stake. I needed to do something about it so other people know that this is not okay and walmart needs to step up and actually enforce their policies if they are going to have them. Reporter well update you when we hear back from walmart. Amanda and there was a naturalization ceremony suited for social distancing. For social distancing. They held a they hopped out to takes oath and then had to drive off. 134 people were that will lnatu during this unique ceremony. That is pretty cool. Im happy for them, but pretty indicative of the united states. Welcome to america, come through our drivethru. Right, get back in your car. Do you have your mask on. Right. We have drivethrus for everything now. Restaurants, coffee shops, in some states you drive through being o daiquiri bars. Drivethru naturalization, doesnt get more american than that. I hope at some point they hope a real not real, but a more formal one because those are pretty tear jerking. They are impressive how hard they have worked to become citizens and we appreciate it. Welcome. Lets talk about what is going on weatherwise and well step out the door in san jose where it is cloudy and about 58 degrees. Mist this morning and sunny this afternoon. Temperatures below average, not only today, but also tomorrow and friday during the afternoon. And then al seasonal highs the t of the accuweather 7 day forecast. The heart of the low pressure will head toward santa cruz, but it is close enough that it is bringing us a chance wet weather. On the back side of it, the northwesterly flow will keep us sunny this afternoon compared to some of the mid and upper level clouds we had yesterday afternoon. Temperatures below average though, look at that, mid to upper 70s most of the south bay. Los gatos and morgan hill will try to make it to 80 for the warm spots. Palo alto, 76. Well have temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60 along a cloudy peninsula coast. Maybe a little more sunshine than yesterday, but not a lot. Mid to upper 60s downtown, South San Francisco and sausalito. Mid to upper 70s into the north bay valleys. Along the east bay shore, upper 60s in richmond and berkeley. Low to mid70s elsewhere. In the valleys, low to mid80s. So nice not having to run the air conditioner after i got my bg a pg e bill yesterday. Here is the 7 day forecast, a little bump up in temperatures toll. Coolest friday. And then you can see 70s, 80s and 90s away from the coast starting saturday. Facebook and instagram are now working to create internal teams to study potential racial bias in their products. This is according to thewaofficg everything from how enforcement of their harassment policies go or evaluating algorithms for potential by a amazon is expanding on its robot Delivery Program and walmart is changing an average tradition. Here is tech bites. Today amazon expanding testing of its delivery robot. Scalp has been on the road in two locations since january of last year. But amazon now says that it is being tested in atlanta and franklin, tennessee. No wor on when the testing will bete en wmart willave top online o tg they are closing on the holiday as a way to say thanks to workers for stepping up during the pandemic. And baseball fans will still be able to cheer for their Favorite Team in Major League Baseballs app. And then the ballpark staff can match it up with the artificial crowd noise that is being punched into the stadium. We boo the pandemic but we will cheer when this is over. Those are your techbytes. The bay bridge series comes to an end, the treateam that ca out on top. And there is a new streaming app so you can get our new casts and more wherever you are. It is available on apple tv, an sdroid android want to take you to the tropics as we transition from the eastern pacific to the central pacific. Tropical storm douglas will become a hurricane, but a weak category 1 hurricane. But it will hold tropical characteristics of winds up to 60 Miles Per Hour and dangerous surf and heavy rain. Right now a bullseye for the big island. So well keep an eye on that. Back here at home, we have temperatures on friday, look at that, 50s, 60s and 70s just a few 80s inland as temperatures remain below average. And you can see we get closer to average saturday and sunday whewith 60s around the bay and 80s and 90s inland. And the as and giants are now looking forward to the start of the regular season after closing out their two game exhibition bay bridge series. The giants beat the as for the second straight night, this time at oracle park, to sweep the series. Giants open the season tomorrow night in l. A. Against the dodgers. And you can watch the game at 7 00 p. M. On espn. The as host the angels friday night at the oakland coliseum. Happening today, the Japanese Tea Garden in san franciscos Golden Gate Park will reopen for the First Time Since it closed for the pandemic. It will be limited to 100 guests at a time and one way pathways will be set up. Restrooms will stay closed. You do have to have on a mask. Visitors are encouraged to buy tickets online ahead of time. Coming up, a new lawsuit over the governors plan for schools this fall. And also testing a new drug that could treat mild symptoms of coronavirus. The trial under way at stanford right now. And a fire, a sign of dramatic escalation of tensions between china and the trump administration. The move of the Chinese Foreign ministry is callinggeous anunec. Now at 5 00, an alarming new report about the number of people infected in the first month of the pandemic. A brand new interview with cdc dr. Redfield. That is not a decision that the state can or should make. Back to school battle, the new lawsuit pushing to get kids in the classroom. Good morning, it is wednesday, july 2. Good morning, reggie. Happy to see you. Good to see you. And lets check in with mike nicco with a look at our day. Hi, everybody. Thanks for joining us this wednesday morning. Well start with the winds, they have been the big story all week and how they have been blowing all the free ac into our neighborhoods. The difference this morning is the marine layer is quite juicy and letting go of some mist and drizzle. So dont be surprised if it is a little damp during your commute as you can see on the gk secan e had reports of mist hanging over that