Public Health Officials are trying to get the word out here. To be vigilant, keep the masks on, continue to social distance. Allie joins us this afternoon to explain why some popular spots will be closed this coming Labor Day Weekend. Reporter in the past, in previous years whenever you had triple digit temperatures inland and a three day weekend it usually means people flock to local beaches. This year, with covid19 still an issue, Public Officials are trying to change the trend. The Public Safety message make your labor day plans local, limited to your family to prevent the spread of covid19. All regions are closed this weekend. If we have our beaches 250, 300 people, we are in some serious issues. Reporter hiking trails of the pacific will remain open, still were beaches in Half Moon Bay. In santa cruz most beaches and state parks are closed. The idea behind the partial closure was to discourage out oftowners to get smaller locals a place to escape the heat. The daytime closure will
Danger. Tom vacar has the latest on what might catch us by surprise. Every time we have an extreme power or extreme heat event, power issues are very likely to arise. We understand that. But thats especially true when coming off a recently very high one. Pg e says in the greater bay region there is no immediate likelihood of a psps event over the hot weekend. A key element for a psps would be a National Weather service declared red flag warning, which the Weather Service said is unlikely over the weekend. But if any wildfire threatens to short out or topple power lines, that could force localized power shutoffs, and in extreme heat, Power Equipment can and does fail, especially sunday and monday. With these tripledigit temperatures, there could be some heatrelated outages in the areas where its 100 degrees or more for a long period of time. So we want our customers to be prepared. Reporter pg e have some cooling centers over the weekend where wanted. These centers will take covid19 rul
Pete, you have been watching it. What are you seeing . Yeah, thats right, terry. We have folks here organizing in support of the black lives matter movement. You can see the united front. Hundreds of people speaking out in light of the events that have taken place here in the city of martinez but i want to go ahead and show you guys video. This is what we were watching. A moment of silence. Protests across the country for the past couple of months. That was of course a moment of silence for george floyd. You mentioned the march began at the superior courthouse and martinez in front of that black lives matter mural which of course was defaced on the 4th of july. Well get to that in a moment. We know that the rally was planned a few weeks ago in response to White Supremacy flyers. They were circulating at downtown martinez. They only added importance for these folks attending todays events. Theyre here at the Waterfront Park about the importance of being here. Heres what they had to say.
Policy to change, but its a blow to the economy, and not everyone is willing to comply. Reporter still lots of people enjoying an early dinner here in downtown alameda, despite a new order saying Outdoor Dining is suspended. There is a lot of frustration and defiance. Not all cities are willing to move backwards. Were going day by day. Reporter he says keeping his restaurant afloat hasnt been easy, especially in a county where Outdoor Dining is now off the table. Suspended less than a month after it was allowed to reopen. Its very confusing. Things change overnight. Reporter Alameda County announced it was back to takeout only. Outdoor dining was being suspended because the kocounty d not applied for a variance. Outdoor dining was still happening at ole waffle house. But they were not happy were cutting back on Outdoor Dining. For us servers and bartenders out there, its back to trying to depend on the government. Its absolute chaos. Reporter he had just reopened his outdoor patio and
In covid19 cases spike, Health Officials are now requiring new changes for Outdoor Dining and churchings. Some cities in Alameda County are pushing back and proceeding with Outdoor Dining after the county said they were not allowed to. It was a hot afternoon today. But were tracking hotter temperatures for your sunday. Well have the details in the accuweather forecast. Abc 7 news at 11 00, starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Im eric thomas. And im dion lim. More concerning numbers tonight with the surge of coronavirus cases in california. More than 8,000 new cases are being reported in the state. The number of deaths, also, is trending upward. Rising by 94. Hospitalizations, also, set a new record today, topping 6,300. Now, the bay area also set a record today with its numbers of hospitalizations, with 567. Also, of concern. The Positivity Rate over the past two weeks continues to rise. The