The once hardest hit county in the bay area is noticing a worrisome rise in covid19 cases. The covid cases at san quinten prison continue to surge. How it happened and what it means for the marin county hospitals. The 49ers are now flying a black lives matter flag at levi stadium. Some say weve come a long way, others say its not good enough. Temperatures on the rise tomorrow. Ill show you who will feel the heat. Abc7 news at 11 00 starting right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Tonight, the coronavirus outbreak at san quinten prison is showing no signs of slowing. Right now, more than 10 of the prison population is infected. Kate larson spoke with officials who say they warned this could happen. Kate . Reporter dan, ama, over the weekend, there were about 100 cases at the prison. Then yesterday, more than 300 covid cases. And now today, according to data on the cdc website, 407 inmates and 47 Staff Members are infected, bringing the case
Particularly as our local Hospital Systems are threatened by being overwhelmed. Reporter mark lavigne represents marin county. There are 4,000 staff and inmates at san quinten, and the covid outbreak will likely top 800 people. If the Corrections Department planned ahead of time, if they had listened to Public Health protocols, we wouldnt be in this situation. I am concerned that Health Professionals dont have Decision Making authority at cdcr. Those that do may have mad bad decisions. Prisons are a setup for outbreaks off the bat. You have large numbers of people, very close confine sent. Reporter dr. Matt will sis the Public County Health officer. As soon as the pandemic began, one of the first concerns was reaching out to san quinten. We were told very clearly that this is not part of our jurisdiction. Reporter according to the department of corrections, san quentin was virus free until late may. Willis says the surge started after inmates were transferred from chino to san quinten
There is patch of fog by pacifica at 56 degrees. The warmup is quicker today with fog retreating to the coast. By later on 3 00 or 4 00, 92 by the delta. Low 60s in pacifica and the cool sea breeze returns for locally breezy winds. Breaking news out of minneapolis a man is dad and 11 others hurt after a shooting that happened overnight. Police say those 11 injuries are all nonlifethreatening. This is brand new video from the scene, shots first broke out sometime after 11 00 last night our time at several bars and restaurants. One witness describes hearing 30 to 40 shots at once. No one is in custody but early reports say more than one person ilgal fireworks reported kwmo. Across the bay area for weeks s hilgz with hills with the look at the problem and why it seems more prevalent lately. Reporter its become a regular thing in oakland, San Francisco and other bay area cities, fireworks, like its the fourth of july, almost every night. Right now we have this handsoff attitude. Reporter c
Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. Several fireworks shows making for some loud nights in bay area neighborhoods, lighting up from lake merritt and daly city to walnut creek and vallejo. This morning, we have one reason why its happening much more than normal. Good morning, everyone. It is sunday, june 21st. Happy fathers day to you dads out there. Im liz kreutz. Well get to that in a moment. Lets look at our sunday fathers day forecast with lisa argen. Hey, lisa. Hey, liz, good morning to you. Happy fathers day. We have our coastal fog and looking at Clear Conditions as well so its going to be a slightly warmer day today inland and that trend is going to continue as we go through the first full week of summer. Its gray in the city at 57. 56 in Mountain View. Oakland 61 and beautiful view from our sutro tower camera, sales force poking out in the distance 59. Less of a lel delta, milder thi morning, three to five degrees milder so going through
Announcer building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. Lighting up from walnut creek to vallejo. Why its happening more than normal. Good morning, everyone, happy fathers day to all you dads out there. Im liz kreutz. First lets take a look at the sunday morning forecast. Good morning, lisa. Good morning, liz. You already have an indication of a warmer day, you see all the sunshine, and its kind of mild in spots. Live doppler 7 shows not a lot of fog left, just a little around pacifica and Half Moon Bay and drifting around the city. 67 in san jose, 55 on the coast. From mt. Tam you can see fingers of fog there. What about that 67 in santa rosa . You know its going to be a warm day. 71 by the delta. Were already 10 to 12 degrees warmer in our north bay, a little bit of a wind there. Temperatures coming up 5 to 10 degrees from yesterdays readings around the bay. Well still have numbers near 80. At the coast, sea breeze and naturally fog. A Beautiful Day tod