Major breakthrough. Good evening. Im julie haener working from home tonight. Im a frank somerville. Researchers at Oxford University have been testing the drug and they say that if the steroid had been used from the beginning of the pandemic, probably thousands of lives could have been saved. 10 months is a smith has talked with medical experts today and the drug is widely available and not that expensive. Yes, frank in fact i did speak to a stanford doctor on the front lines of the pandemic who is cautiously optimistic but says she would like to see the data behind todays findings before putting the steroid to use. At Stanford University doctors in the intensive care unit treating the sickest covid19 patients are taking a closer look at the drug dexamethasone to help improve patients chances of survival. Dr. Leandra rogers specializes in pulmonary and critical care. One of the most important things about the study is it seems to help very sick patients with covid19. Reporter on tuesda
I want to see what im buying. Reporter the mayor hoping San Francisco shoppers are feeling the same way, as stores reopen. Breed went for a lunchtime stroll with her supervisor. We need to support the ones that are here. We need to, you know, folks have gotten into the habit of ordering online, ordering from amazon. You really need to go out and patronize your local business. Reporter thats what nancy is hoping for, after struggling through months of shelter in place. Im really excited that the kids know now, like theres, you know, different types of shopping techniques when they come in. So theyre not touching everything like they used to. Reporter its not just boutique shops, malls are now open, too. I went to stonestown galleria to see what that was like. The first thing you will notice is there are two guards here. I walk over here, obviously Hand Sanitizer right away. Even for me, this is the first time im going to be in a store, in a mall in a long time. This is foot locker. Hand
Get warmer this time of year when you get a north or northeast breeze. Mount diablo north at 42. Big rock 26 miles an hour. I kn iand Berkeley Hills it has been about 15 to 25. The low in the intermountain region with a high frus a north and temperatures are on the way up. Not too bad by that area, but upper 80s and 90s inland. Over to sal now. G6 lets see if theres anything new going on. Still relatively quiet. Good morning. Morning to you. Still pretty quiet out there. You can see traffic doing very well. Lets talk about interstate 80 and eastshore freeway. You can see that its doing very wel hur maze is doing okay, around the corner. There have been no major issues at the bay bridge toll plaza. Lets go back to the headlines. A developing story and crockett. Look at these pictures. Four People Killed when their sub fell at least 200 feet off the cockiness bridge and slammed into the ground. Sarah is here with us with more on this. Good morning. Good morning. This crash is absolutely
Good evening. Im dion lim. And im ama daetz. Thank you for being here. We begin with the backlash over the black lives matter fallout. In San Francisco a new firing and apology over the couple who called the police on a man stencilling black lives matter outside of his home. And in san carlos where were getting Restaurant Owners to share their side of the story after a viral photo surfaced accused them of being racist. That is where stephanie sierra starts us off. Reporter this Restaurant Owner is scared for her life. I dont know if i need to close my doors tomorrow. I dont know if shun is going to break into my home. I dont know if someone is throwing rocks at my restaurant right now. Reporter the family is dodges dozens of Death Threats after this surfaced on social media accusing their restaurant of being racist. It claims the man whose image we blurred was dining on the outdoor patio heckling and spewing hateful comments at a group of peaceful demonstrators during a and one pulled
So for now, keep your distance. But dont lose count. Well have some catching up to do. Tracking gusty winds and higher fire danger. The head of a Farmers Market comes down hard on a local baker passing out pride flags. Shopping and dining restrictions are now lifted, but not everyone is comfortable getting back out there. Theres a new policy on airline carriers. If you dont wear a mask, you could have your flying privileges revoked. Abc7 news starts right now. Build a better bay area, for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. Wear your mask or risk being banned from flying. Thats a stark warning from united and American Airlines tonight. It comes after scenes like these. Passenger after passenger boarding the plane without a mask. Kate larson spoke to the local doctor who took these photos. Reporter you must cover your face, but theres been plenty of bad mask behavior. Three gentlemen in a row came in without a mask and nothing was said to them. Reporter on june 6, dr. Michael a