Specialist. Good to see you again. Always a pleasure. All right. The numbers, the new cases that concern you or are there other things we are watching, too . I think the most concerning thing is the increase in hospitalizations, particularly the increase in iq beds, there is 20 roughly being used. We are not like arizona and florida but the trend is very alarming. Okay. Something else that the governor pointed out as alarming is the test positivity rate. It was 5. 1 the day before. How do that . What does that mean . It get to the point. A lot of people are wondering, is the number of cases we are seeing increasing . Or is it a lot more people being tested. The number of positive continues to increase. It suggests it is a huge increase in the community. Thats the front end. If you Start Building up hospital beds and trained nurses and respiratory technicians, that will be a big problem. Eighth start in the right direction. Is that something that ucf is getting ready to talk about if th
Political divisions. Our nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes. Erase or values. This morning, we talk to leaders from three hardhit cities. Fda commissioner dr. Stephen hahn with the white house response and analysis from our powerhouse roundtable. Announc he n, anchor martha raddatz. Good morning, and welcome to this week on this july 4th weekend. Americans this years celebrations overshadowed by the battle against the coronavirus. Some beaches normally crowded were shut down. In rhode island, the nations oldest independence parade was scaled back to vehicles. But it w besas u President Trump. Large gatherings, gan hiindepenr packed together with few visible masks. The president barely mentioning the pandemic. Choosing instead to attack those protesting racial injustice. At the white house saturday, we he repeated divisive themes from his past campaigns. As his efforts at reelection begin to falter. Those that are lying about our history
As a covid19 outbreak continues at san quentin state prison, plans to transfer inmates have halted. Police officers put on leave for allegedly making homophobic comments online. Get ready for a pretty windy one as well. Abc 7 news at 11 starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. Four San Jose Police officers have been placed on administrative leave. This comes amid an investigation into a private face Group Facebook group, where current and retired Law Enforcement officers, allegedly, shared bigoted and racist comments. Good evening, thanks for joining us. Im eric thomas. And im dion lim. Civil Rights Groups are now demanding, not only a fast investigation but, changes from the department. Abc 7 News Reporter joins us live from the newsroom with more on this story. The president of the San Jose Police union says he plans to expel every retired and active member from the union who participated in the private Facebook Group which was us
Enforced. Im dan ashley. And im dion lim. Today was another record day for covid19 cases in the u. S. According to the tracing projects, more than 5,688 new cases were reported. Thats out of 721,000 tests. They reported 588 cases yesterday. Our part of building a bigger bay area is focusing on your health and we are being asked to protect ourselves and others by avoiding crowds. Several bay area beaches are closed, and in pacifica, you could face a hefty fine for not complying. Well have more on that story in just a few minutes. First in the south bay, gilroy is moving forward with fireworks despite requests from the state for communities on the watch list to cancel those plans. Now, crowds will not be able to watch where theyormay buabc7 reporter christer christs nguyen talks about the steps theyre taking to be in compliance. Reporter for residents in gilroy, the past year has been even tougher with last summers tragedy at the citys famed garlic festival still on the minds of many. To
Looking at these polls. President trumps poll numbers tanking after months of crises. Were doing i think very well. We just started. Hes like a child. Who cant believe this has happened to him. Can trump come back . Or is biden poised to put this race away . Insight and analysis from fivethirtyeights nate silver and our powerhouse roundtable. Announcer from abc news its this week. Here now, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. Good morning and welcome to this week. More than five months ago the first case of covid19 was confirmed in the United States, but as we come on the air this morning, the pandemics grip on our country appears to be as strong as ever. 00 new reported saturday. Four states hit new daily highs. Five have set new records for hospitalizations. More than 40 states marking higher weekly averages than last week. With new records set nearly every day. Overnight, the number of cases worldwide topped 10 million. More than 1 out of 4 right here in the United States. We all ha