7 . Californias benchmark is 8 . Governor newsom is set to give an update today on the states response to the pandemic. Last week he announced that the state is withholding money from cities that defy Health Orders would i allowi by allowing all businesses to reopen. You can watch the update live at noon right here on action 7, on the free abc 7 news app and also on abc7news. Com. Three Bay Area College football plays, two from cal, one from stanford, joined other pac12 student athletes threatening to boycott the coming season. These 13 players are demanding greater protections against studentathletes, and ending racial injustice. The group also believes that coaches, the pac12s commissioner and School Leaders should take voluntary pay cuts. Another demand calls to stanford to use endowment money to fund 11 sports due to be cut and this is according to the players tribune. Make sure that you are paying for your parking in san jose and l san jose will not Issue Citations with time limts
Some of the coastal valleys are starting to fill up and you can see it right along the peninsula coast. But you can see the nearly full moon about to set. It will come back at 8 47 this evening and it will be full. And we are mirld thare milder te yesterday. The breezes will start at 9 00 this morning. And it will go until 9 00 this evening. Well take a look at measurable drizzle coming up in the 7 day forecast. And here are the top covid19 headlines in the bay area and across california this morning. Today is the second day that many San Mateo County businesses where closed. This follows the county being on the states watch list for an increase in cases for three straight days. Hayward will have a testing site at sky west golf course opening at 9 00 this morning. And Governor Newsom will employ a live briefing at noon. And we are focusing on education. Closings Digital Divide is now more important than ever. And Julian Glover is live with what san jose is doing to help those kids. Rep
From the Republican House leader they will not pull her from any committee assignments, so democrats will now force a vote to republicans will have to go on the record on this. And while House Republicans wont take actions against taylor greene, the internal debate on whether to take action against liz cheney, the thirdhighest ranking republican in the house, after her vote to impeach former president trump. Rachel scott on the hill tonight. The developing headline, meanwhile, from the pentagon tonight. The new defense secretary Lloyd Austin Orderinganutr concerns ofsm in the u. S. Military. What does this mean tonight . And it comes as prosecutors reveal nearly 20 suspects arrested for the Deadly S Ly Sit the capitol are military veterans. Martha rad datsdz with late reporting tonight. The coronavirus here in the u. S. And news tonight on yet another potential vaccine and whats different about this one . Could it not only help protect you, does it also help stop transmission of the vi
Spread of covid19. In one case alone, a los gatos man with Cystic Fibrosis has been waiting nearly two weeks for his results to come back. Nearly two weeks ago, ricky came down with a if he ever and quickly scheduled a covid19 diagnostic test. Since then his condition hasnt gotten that much better and hes been id lating at home. Ive been sleeping with that 16 hours a day. Ive had achy joints. He has yet to get the results back adding to the uncertainty, he is a Cystic Fibrosis patient making him especially vulnerable during this pandemic. His mother, herself a contact tracer for santa clara county, is puzzled by this disparity. It is unnerving. You dont know who is out there. Who could be infecting you. Locally youre more likely to get a fasterturearound from an academic lab such as stanford or ucsf but public labs can take longer. His medical provider went through Quest Diagnostics which is among the large corporations nationwide now competing. A turnaround time of a week or more does
Good evening and thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. A major step backward as all california counties shut down many activities across the state. The governor is ordering Indoor Dining, wineries, tasting rooms and movie theaters, zoos, museums and card rooms all closed. In addition, bars will not be allowed to operate indoors or outdoors. The governor said this virus is not going away until we see a vaccine or a therapy. We were able to suppress the spread of this virus. We were able to knock down the growth of this in the beginning. Were going to do that again. There is no doubt in my mind. You could check to see what is open and closed on our abc7news. Com reopening tracker. In Contra Costa County Indoor Dining and curb side pickup are open. In marin it is also Outdoor Dining and curb side pickup and instore retail and everything sels is a closed. Outdoor tasting is allowed at napa and as does Solano County where curb side pickup is Alameda County will likely b