Us, and we are committed to doing better. Tonight the states Top Health Official admits his team blew it. Californias coronavirus case counts are off because of a Computer System failure. And now the investigation into how this could happen is under way. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. The system broke down, or i should say break down comes as the state records 10,000 deaths from covid19. Abc 7 News Reporter melani woodrow is on the story. Reporter for months californias leaders have emphasized they are making decisions about reopening based on science and data. Now a bombshell announcement. Our data system failed and that failure led to inaccurate case numbers in case Positivity Rates. It also prevented counties from having some of the data they need to monitor and respond to the virus in their communities. Reporter secretary dr. Mark ghali says most are coronavirus test samples. He says no changes to californias response policies were based on the incomplete data. Also, that
Sarah in San Francisco. And debbie in riverside county. So, i was really kind of shocked to see four different names with my address on them. She opened them to see if someone had stolen her identity. Instead, the notice said edd paid this person too much in benefits. And it was an overpayment stating that they overpaid by 10,000. Thats a lot of money to pay back. Why was there such a huge mistake that somebody received 10,000 overpayment . I dont recognize the name. No one has ever lived here with that name. David in Huntington Beach got a half dozen of these letters. He was shocked at what he found inside one of them. Heres the debit card still attached to the paper works, still glued to it. And edd debit card from bank of america, addressed to someone named valerie. And here is her award notice, saying, she qualifies for up to 14,000. If somebody fills out a false application in the state of california, you would think there would be some safeguards, a request for department it. If
24 to 48 hours the backlog between 240,000 and 300,000 records will be resolved, giving as you better sense of the total number of tests that were delayed. We apologize. You deserve better. The governor demands better of us and we are committed to doing better. Governor newsom has asked for an investigation into how the data glitch happen and the doctor says people will be held accountable. As for the hundreds of thousands of tests, it is under clear how many are coronavirus. There could be tests for other things as well. Despite the underdown, the doctor believes the trend of new cases has been stabilizing and is moving down. It has been a tough two weeks for unemployed californians. The 600 a week unemployment life line was discontinued on july 25th. Leslie brinkley looked into how people are coping. What am i going to do . Reporter she can coast by with a federal supplement but it is almost impossible now. The difference between 450 and 1050 is 600. Reporter her husband is battling
that takes up, and the reservoirs out west that are down to almost zero, where we re in a situation where the colorado river looks more like a stream, and there s a lot going on, and i think the one thing this is finally ending is a discussion whether or not there is climate change and we should do something about it, but folks, i also want to, jill and i have had you all in our prayers, and i mean that sincerely, and we re here today, but we wanted to tell you in person, that we re thinking of you, and we re not leaving. we re not leaving until this gets done. i promise you that. and you know, when you walk around here, what s left of fisherman s wharf, and you don t have to have much of an emergency nation to understand that everything, everything is that is historic and titanic and an unimaginable type storm has ripped it to pieces and start from scratch and build again and it will take a lot, a lot of time, not weeks or months, it s going to take years, for everything to
Saying about her performance and the reality show shes setting her sights on as the games come to an end. And good morning, america. Hope youre well this friday morning. Tough night for womens figure skating and, boy, mirai nagasu getting heat for that interview. She said she was using that performance you see right there as an audition for dancing with the stars. Oh. Thats a little unusual answer to the question she was asked. And amy will talk about that. That is ahead. We begin with that alarming revelation from florida authorities about that school shooting. Abcs Victor Oquendo has the latest. Good morning, victor. Reporter good morning, robin. The sheriff here not mincing words saying that that School Resource deputy clearly knew there was a shooting going on and he failed to act. This morning, the stunning admission from the sheriffs office. The armed deputy assigned to protect Stoneman Douglas high school in parkland responded to the mass shooting last wednesday but failed to ta