What mailin voting might look like in the covid era with so much on the line, we did an experiment to see if every vote really will be counted. And name game. First on cbs this morning, well talk to the head coach of the nfl franchise now called the Washington Football Team. Say what . But first, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. I looked at my team and i said, the timing for this event is not right with whats happened recently. The flare up in florida. The planned celebration for President Trump to accept his nomination in jacksonville, florida, is now off. The announcement comes as covid19 cases in the u. S. Surpass 4 million. Its impossible really to stop the virus. And even when we try to do our best, even when weve locked everything down, it still leads to a mountain of dead people. Alexandria ocasiocortez criticized republican congressman ted yoho on the house floor after the two lawmakers had a verbal confrontation. Representative yoho called me, and i quote
Of course, you can expect a push alert from abc7 news if San Mateo County is added to the watch list today. Thank you, julian. I know you are probably wondering, where does your county stand on the states watchlist . You can check out the entire state at abcnews. Com. You can see if your county has been added to the watch list and tll you not only how long each region has been on the list but why the state is keeping an eye on the spread of coronavirus there. In the south bay, three popup testing sites will open today in Santa Clara County. Two in san jose at the county of Santa Clara Service auditorium and san jose high school. The testing site at the auditorium is open through thursday and the one at the high school until friday. Theres also a testing site in gilroy at the south county annex open through friday, as well. The Santa Clara County Health Department says the goal is to increase the number of tests especially in hardhit communities. Well, changes are coming to a drivethru
And temperatures 60 at the coast, 77 around the bay, 86 inland. 90s in the east bay valleys. A nice evening coming up with 70s and 80s by by 8 00, 50s, 60s and 70s. At the live desk, im following a deadly accident in Southern California involving nearly a dozen marines, one has been killed, two have been seriously injured and eight are currently missing right now. It happened just before 6 00 last night off the coast of is an clemente island. Right now it is being described as a mishap with an assaults amphibious vehicle. The navy and coast guard are helping with the ongoing search and rescue efforts. San francisco is taking new steps to prepare for a worst case scenario. The city has transformed a buildingesidio care facility. There have been 1,000 cases in just ten days, and were seeing a new peak in hospitalizations. Abc 7 News Reporter Amy Hollyfield is live with the concerns about the Hospital Capacity and the new surge. Reporter yeah, if you were wondering how concerned officials
Breezy again this afternoon. Not much of a change in our pattern. So hopefully youve enjoyed the last couple days. Upper 50s to near 60 at 7 00. At the coast the clouds will be most stubborn. Very comfortable 73 to 79 at noon. 79 around the bay to 88 inland, so maybe a degree or two warmer today. And then back into the 70s, enjoy a wonderful evening. Well give you an update on the weekend forecast coming up. Bay area College Sports quickly becoming the latest victims of the coronavirus pandemic. First we had stanford which canceled some fall sports. Now you suc berkeley confirmingt of its studentathletes have come downulul reporter yeah, tough to imagine that sports could happen in the fall with news like this. Eight uc berkeley studentathletes now testing positive for coronavirus, though we dont know which sports they participate in. So we do know that so far 125 studentathletes have returned to campus in preparation for voluntary outdoor conditioning workouts, berkeley officials, the
Number will be allowed in at any wong time. Visitors three years or older have to have on a mask. The zoo said it could be forced to permanently close if it was not allowed to reopen. Governor newsom is set to give us an update to the states response to covid19 today. Friday the governor announced additional protections for essential workers. He said that he is implementing an Educational Campaign and a program to quarantine safely if they need to. The update today will be at noon on abc7news. Com as well as on our free abc 7 news app. And you can soon get a fine if you vie rate contra costa countys health orders. Health orders allow for small gatherings of up to 12 people from multiple households. Masks are required for everybody over the age of two. The board of supervisors are considering fines ranging from 100 to 500 for visd and up to 1,000 for businesses. A tribute to late john lewis will begin today. He will lie in state for the next two days. Jobina fortson is live with more. G