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More reopenings rolled back. Business owners in
San Francisco
talk about closing up shop once again. Good evening and thanks for joining us. Im dion lim. Im eric thomas. During this coronavirus pandemic, were focussing on building a better bay area of health, education, our changing workplaces and the economy. Right now, the economy right now right now the economy and but shutdowns are starting tomorrow in
San Francisco
and abc 7
News Reporter
Cornell Bernard
reports tonight from japan town and cornell, i can imagine this being a huge blow to businesses excited to be back open again. Reporter dion, its been really tough to retailers that struggled for the last three to four months. In fact, this weekend, the first weekend for picnic on the plaza, tents and tables setup for
Outdoor Dining
just outside the mall but the future of this is really unclear. Were told this morning that we have to shut down all indoor operations. Reporter it when many retailers inside the
Japan Center Mall
had feared. Doors must close on monday. Andy just reopened his boutique july 1st after being shut down since march. Its hardship for everybody and kind of hard to overcome this but safety is first, i guess. Reporter this malls the anchor of japan town for 53 years. Dozens of longtime family own
Specialty Stores
call it home but the pandemic has forced some out of business. Ive seen the shutdowns around here and a few people are saying they wont be able to sustain it. Were thinking the same thing. Reporter restaurants share they cant do takeout if the customers cant get inside the mall. We got to do what we got to do. Its for peoples health. Reporter indoor malls and nonessential offices must close because
San Francisco
made the states watch list due to a significant increase in covid19 infections and hospitalizations. If conditions in our city dont improve, we can also choose to chose additional businesses and activities, as well. Reporter the west field
San Francisco
center on
Market Street
is all right preparing to close. He just reopened his
Perfume Store
yesterday. How do you feel about all of this . Pretty sad, actually. This pandemic, we cannot anything. We have to stay home. Reporter the
San Francisco
chamber of commerce fears many businesses cant afford another closure and reopening. Weve done over 47 of our
Chamber Business
members said they lost 100 of sales or orter emt at the japan center trying to get permission from the
Health Department
to allow curb side pickup for the more than two dozen restaurants located inside the mall. They are still waiting for an answer. Live in
San Francisco
,
Cornell Bernard
, abc 7 news. Cornell, thank you very much. Hear are todays covid19 headlines. The latest state numbers show californias sevenday average of new cases is just more than 9100 per day. Thats an increase of 463 cases from the previous weeks average. Testing is expanding in the state and an increase in cases is expected. There have been 7,685 covid19 deaths in california since the start of the pandemic here in the bay area, there are at least 41,000 cases and 698 deaths. Today, the mayor of lose lo ang said that city is at the brink of stayathome orders and said it reopened too quickly. Another area we focus on to help build a better bay area is health and we are expecting new covid19 testing requirements in
San Francisco
. City
Officials Say
they will enact new health order tomorrow calling for private
Health Care Providers
to give people greater access to testing. Those
Health Care Providers
will be required to offer sameday testing for people with symptoms of covid19 or those who have been in close contact with an infected person. In the south bay, three new popup covid19 testing sites are opening this week. Here are the locations, you can see them here. The county of
Santa Clara Service
center auditorium,
San Jose High School
and the south county annex will be open up again. All three are open tuesday through friday. The
Santa Clara County
public
Health Department
says the goal is to increase the overall number of tests, especially in hard hit communities. Businesses in
San Francisco
s china town got a boost this weekend. Abc 7 news was on grant avenue closed off to traffic and cars so pedestrians could roam safely. This allowed restaurants to offer
Outdoor Dining
and for some, it was the first time they could seat customers since march. Other businesses also noticed a difference. Weve had very little foot traffic, you know, down here for months and yesterday indeed there were more people. I noticed it in the shop all day long. I had more walk ins coming off the street looking at the shop. We had better sales yesterday than weve been having. Grant avenue will be closed down every weekend through september. Covid19 deaths topped 140,000 in the u. S. Earlier today. A surge in cases is pushing hospitals to their limits and now a debate erupted in washington d. C. Over money to fight the virus. Here is abc
News Reporter
megan. Reporter today coronavirus cases continuing to rise at a staggering rate. Numbers increasing in more than two dozen states. Overwhelming medical systems. Like this hospital in texas. Some patients waiting ten hours for an examination because resources are so thin. Its very difficult when you are putting your moms best friend in a body bag. Its very difficult when youre putting your sixth grade schoolteacher on a mechanical support. Reporter the need for more testing met with resistance for the white house. The
Washington Post
first reporting the
Trump Administration
is at odds with
Senate Republicans
saying administration is pushing to block billions of dollars from testing and contact tracing, as well as funds for the cdc and nih in a fort coming gop
Coronavirus Relief
package but white house official claiming the president is fully committed to a robust aid package that addresses real needs adding there are no negotiations to date. Trump asked about testing this morning on fox news. Sir, testing is up 37 . Thats good. I understand. Cases are up 194 . It isnt just the testing has gone up, its that the virus has spread. Many of those cases are young people that would heal in a day. They have the sniffles and we put it down as a test. Reporter
Health Experts
continue to stress the virus can impact people of all ages. The nations leading covid19 expert dr. Anthony fauci urging young people to take this virus more seriously. The younger individuals say if i get infected, the chances are i wont even have symptoms so who cares . You are propagating a pandemic because it doesnt end with you. Lots to go over. So we want to help clear up the confusion. So to keep track of what is open and what is closed in each county here in the bay area, you can always go to abc7news. Com. Were continually updating this interactive map so with one click, you can find answers. A new mural in the east bay is making a solidarity statement. Well have a look next. Also, in
San Francisco
, and the south bay, activis take two different tactics today as they march for racial justice. Things rarely go as planned musicians and entertainers took part in this years stan fr
San Francisco
aids walk. How it went fully virtual for the first time. Im meteorologist drew tuma. Cooler weather moved in today and that cool down will continue over the next couple days. Well have the details in the in the south bay about 100 people took part in a black lives matter march in downtown o lo los gatos. They stayed in the town plaza area. It was peaceful and briefly went to highway 17 causing traffic to backup in both directions. Drivers are being asked to avoid the intersection of can to cruz and main street because traffic is at a standstill. Dozens of activists march in
San Francisco
today calling on city leaders to disband the police department. Black lives matter the group began the peaceful march in
San Francisco
s neighborhood. A group called the every 28 foundation organized the protest. The
Union Representing
San Francisco
Police Officers
responded to calls for disbanding the department by saying quote, reckless proposals such as disbanding
Police Departments
will be a dream come true for gang members and criminals. A new black lives matter street mural was dedicated at the gardens at lake merit this afternoon. The mural reads all black trans queer imprisoned lives matter andcenter is calling for solidarity. Members also planted
Fresh Flowers
and plants as part of the project. Aids walk
San Francisco
went virtual for the first time in 34 year
History Today
due to the coronavirus concerns but activists teamed up with counter parts in new york for a day to fight hiv and aids. The
First Time Ever
that aids walk new york and aids walk
San Francisco
have been united. Reporter entertainer
Vanessa Williams
wasnt the only big star taking part in the aids walk. Gloriae are their homes. Ly aed orced t give up touring made them available to take on another deadly virus. Here in
San Francisco
, dan ashley hosted the local portion and introduceddddddd activists. Historic discrimination that led to health disparities, mental health, substance issues and poverty. Reporter the crowds of 20,000 walkers in
Golden Gate Park
may have been absent but one thing has not changed, the generosity of people on both coasts. Because of you, aids walk
San Francisco
and aids walk new york have already raised well over 2 million. By well over 2 million, he means 2. 5 million. So they did well. Wow. It keeps on climbing. Yeah. Great to see. Pretty soon, we could also see some
Salon Services
offered outdoors. That story is ahead. Chuck out a device that gives new meaning to clean eating. Well take you to a restaurant thats come up with a way to sanitize customers from head to toe. Im meteorologist drew tuma. Were tracking a pretty cool week ahead when we talk about july numbers. We californias hair stylists and barbers may be able to serve outdoors. The agency that oversees barbers and beauty salons said it will soon share guidelines how services can be performed outside. One stylist in san diego isnt waiting for the green light. Shes already serving outdoors. If you want to put me in jail, get my license, do it if you think thats right and thats fair. But im risking it, yes. Californias long standing law requires barbers and stylists to work indoors. And then there is this restaurant in san antonio, texas where customers walk through a disinfection mist on their way in. Its not mandatory but customer reaction at the
Alamo Biscuit Company
is mostly positive. The chlorinebased mist is skin safe and kills 99. 7 of germs. Some customers walk through it again when they leave. Sanitation aside and drew tuma is probably thinking about biscuits and other food among that story. Hey, drew. Always, always thinking about food. A lot of people today were really feeling this cooler weather out there. Numbers dropped significantly compared to this time yesterday and part of the reason why, pretty deep marine layer earlier this morning. Live doppler 7 with satellite showing you the cloud cover sitting on our coast and tonight, well find even more fog than we had last night. Winds right now, it is gusty in some spots. 31 the current wind gust in fairfieleezy through the delta. 15 that current gust in navado. The marine layer is cooled by 12 degrees in concord compared to this time yesterday were nine degrees cooler in livermore. Six degrees cooler in hayward. So numbers right now slightly below where we should be for this time of the year. You look inland and most spots are pretty comfortable in the 70s. 78 in concord right now. 76 in san ramon. It was a cool day in the city. 62 that current temperature with a lot of cloud cover overhead. 75 right now in san jose. 69 in oakland. Live doppler 7 along with satellite, the bigger picture. What we have is an area of low pressure thats developing right off the california coastline and its going to continue to sit there and spin over the next couple of days. Thats why well keep the fog in the forecast each morning and it will bring cooler temperatures over the next couple of darys. Overnight tonight a cloudy night across the region. Numbers dropping into the 50s and future weather showing you can see that fog first thing in the morning. 2 30 in the morning. It is pretty expansive. It will be pretty slow to break down tomorrow afternoon. High of 79 in san jose tomorrow. 77 in sunnyvale. It comfortable in the south bay. 68 the high in san mateo along the peninsula and 75 for palo alto. Downtown
San Francisco
a cool 63 degrees with a lot of cloud cover throughout the day. In the north bay 76 sonoma, 72 vallejo. The east bay 69 berkeley but 70 oakland and 74 union city and 80 in san ramon, 82 concord and 84 the high in livermore. So the accuweather sevenday forecast, the cooling trend continues tomorrow. We bottom out temperaturewise on wednesday with temperatures in the 70s and mid 80s. Well track morning drizzle along the coastline and numbers do bounce back as we head into the weekend saturday and sunday but the good news looks like there is no intense heat and temperatures just topping out in the low 90s one week from today. Thank you very much. Ill get you gravy for those biscuits, okay . [ laughter ] got to have both. Now with a look at sports, lets get to lit alvarez, hey, chris. Hey, when im not thinking about food, im thinking about sports and the bay bridge series. We hear from the giants and. As plus we want to play. The message the nfl players are posting on social media well, if all goes well, eight weeks from today will be the first full nfl sunday of the year. The niners are set to host the cardinals at levis on september 13th. Question remains can we get there safety . All teams expected to report by july 28th days away but the players around the league are taking to twitter with the wewanttoplay. They are siting the lack of a plan on safety and
Health Elements
days before teams are set to report. Among the niners who tweeted that hashtag out today. Now we are on the eve of baseball returning back. The bay bridge series gets going tomorrow. Giants and as will play two games before the regular season begins. As host 6 40. The first professional bay area sporting event since things were shut down in march. The giants will host at aric l park tuesday night at 6 45. These final two games serve as a great tuneup before the regular season begins. Its important that we do get to play a couple games against another team that will feel like a real game as opposed to what weve been doing because our guys are starting to tire a little bit of this format. For now were pretty excited that opening day is coming, that we have a real exhibition series to look forward to and its right around the corner. The intensity is like one final tuneup before the regular season starts. Its going to be huge weather a factor in the final round. The memorial tournament. John rahm had a fourshot lead and slipping away. He was four over until this fantastic chip and he is pumped. The pga tour, though, did review it because the pball appeared t move slightly before he took the shot officially ruled a twoshot penalty. Didnt matter because he would have more than enough to pick up a win at nine under. He takes over as the worlds number one ranked player in the world. Nascar was in texas, small amount of fans in the stands. Lap 219. Eric and kyle busch started a 12car pileup. That will bring on the red flag however, bush not affected. They continue to race. Austin dillon takes the checkered flag and third career victory. San
Jose Earthquakes
in action. Well have highlights tonight a we know these are challenging times. Rest assured, you are not alone. Weve all had to adapt. And with summer here, your energy bills might go up with rising temperatures. Together, we can save energy and money. Try closing your shades during the day. Setting your ac to 78 or higher. Or cooling off with a fan when you can. United we are always stronger. Stay well, california, and keep it golden. For 40 years youve helped makeawish, make the stars align. Because when we come together, hope and joy will shine. Together weve granted more than 500,000 wishes for children fighting critical illness. But were not done. Help us make every wish come true. You still have a few hours to enjoy an official national celebration. Social distancing didnt stop people from partaking in
National Ice Cream
day in
San Francisco
. Ice cream lovers had to make their orders to go. President ronald reagan, did you know, proclaimed the third sunday in july
San Francisco<\/a> talk about closing up shop once again. Good evening and thanks for joining us. Im dion lim. Im eric thomas. During this coronavirus pandemic, were focussing on building a better bay area of health, education, our changing workplaces and the economy. Right now, the economy right now right now the economy and but shutdowns are starting tomorrow in
San Francisco<\/a> and abc 7
News Reporter<\/a>
Cornell Bernard<\/a> reports tonight from japan town and cornell, i can imagine this being a huge blow to businesses excited to be back open again. Reporter dion, its been really tough to retailers that struggled for the last three to four months. In fact, this weekend, the first weekend for picnic on the plaza, tents and tables setup for
Outdoor Dining<\/a> just outside the mall but the future of this is really unclear. Were told this morning that we have to shut down all indoor operations. Reporter it when many retailers inside the
Japan Center Mall<\/a> had feared. Doors must close on monday. Andy just reopened his boutique july 1st after being shut down since march. Its hardship for everybody and kind of hard to overcome this but safety is first, i guess. Reporter this malls the anchor of japan town for 53 years. Dozens of longtime family own
Specialty Stores<\/a> call it home but the pandemic has forced some out of business. Ive seen the shutdowns around here and a few people are saying they wont be able to sustain it. Were thinking the same thing. Reporter restaurants share they cant do takeout if the customers cant get inside the mall. We got to do what we got to do. Its for peoples health. Reporter indoor malls and nonessential offices must close because
San Francisco<\/a> made the states watch list due to a significant increase in covid19 infections and hospitalizations. If conditions in our city dont improve, we can also choose to chose additional businesses and activities, as well. Reporter the west field
San Francisco<\/a> center on
Market Street<\/a> is all right preparing to close. He just reopened his
Perfume Store<\/a> yesterday. How do you feel about all of this . Pretty sad, actually. This pandemic, we cannot anything. We have to stay home. Reporter the
San Francisco<\/a> chamber of commerce fears many businesses cant afford another closure and reopening. Weve done over 47 of our
Chamber Business<\/a> members said they lost 100 of sales or orter emt at the japan center trying to get permission from the
Health Department<\/a> to allow curb side pickup for the more than two dozen restaurants located inside the mall. They are still waiting for an answer. Live in
San Francisco<\/a>,
Cornell Bernard<\/a>, abc 7 news. Cornell, thank you very much. Hear are todays covid19 headlines. The latest state numbers show californias sevenday average of new cases is just more than 9100 per day. Thats an increase of 463 cases from the previous weeks average. Testing is expanding in the state and an increase in cases is expected. There have been 7,685 covid19 deaths in california since the start of the pandemic here in the bay area, there are at least 41,000 cases and 698 deaths. Today, the mayor of lose lo ang said that city is at the brink of stayathome orders and said it reopened too quickly. Another area we focus on to help build a better bay area is health and we are expecting new covid19 testing requirements in
San Francisco<\/a>. City
Officials Say<\/a> they will enact new health order tomorrow calling for private
Health Care Providers<\/a> to give people greater access to testing. Those
Health Care Providers<\/a> will be required to offer sameday testing for people with symptoms of covid19 or those who have been in close contact with an infected person. In the south bay, three new popup covid19 testing sites are opening this week. Here are the locations, you can see them here. The county of
Santa Clara Service<\/a> center auditorium,
San Jose High School<\/a> and the south county annex will be open up again. All three are open tuesday through friday. The
Santa Clara County<\/a> public
Health Department<\/a> says the goal is to increase the overall number of tests, especially in hard hit communities. Businesses in
San Francisco<\/a>s china town got a boost this weekend. Abc 7 news was on grant avenue closed off to traffic and cars so pedestrians could roam safely. This allowed restaurants to offer
Outdoor Dining<\/a> and for some, it was the first time they could seat customers since march. Other businesses also noticed a difference. Weve had very little foot traffic, you know, down here for months and yesterday indeed there were more people. I noticed it in the shop all day long. I had more walk ins coming off the street looking at the shop. We had better sales yesterday than weve been having. Grant avenue will be closed down every weekend through september. Covid19 deaths topped 140,000 in the u. S. Earlier today. A surge in cases is pushing hospitals to their limits and now a debate erupted in washington d. C. Over money to fight the virus. Here is abc
News Reporter<\/a> megan. Reporter today coronavirus cases continuing to rise at a staggering rate. Numbers increasing in more than two dozen states. Overwhelming medical systems. Like this hospital in texas. Some patients waiting ten hours for an examination because resources are so thin. Its very difficult when you are putting your moms best friend in a body bag. Its very difficult when youre putting your sixth grade schoolteacher on a mechanical support. Reporter the need for more testing met with resistance for the white house. The
Washington Post<\/a> first reporting the
Trump Administration<\/a> is at odds with
Senate Republicans<\/a> saying administration is pushing to block billions of dollars from testing and contact tracing, as well as funds for the cdc and nih in a fort coming gop
Coronavirus Relief<\/a> package but white house official claiming the president is fully committed to a robust aid package that addresses real needs adding there are no negotiations to date. Trump asked about testing this morning on fox news. Sir, testing is up 37 . Thats good. I understand. Cases are up 194 . It isnt just the testing has gone up, its that the virus has spread. Many of those cases are young people that would heal in a day. They have the sniffles and we put it down as a test. Reporter
Health Experts<\/a> continue to stress the virus can impact people of all ages. The nations leading covid19 expert dr. Anthony fauci urging young people to take this virus more seriously. The younger individuals say if i get infected, the chances are i wont even have symptoms so who cares . You are propagating a pandemic because it doesnt end with you. Lots to go over. So we want to help clear up the confusion. So to keep track of what is open and what is closed in each county here in the bay area, you can always go to abc7news. Com. Were continually updating this interactive map so with one click, you can find answers. A new mural in the east bay is making a solidarity statement. Well have a look next. Also, in
San Francisco<\/a>, and the south bay, activis take two different tactics today as they march for racial justice. Things rarely go as planned musicians and entertainers took part in this years stan fr
San Francisco<\/a> aids walk. How it went fully virtual for the first time. Im meteorologist drew tuma. Cooler weather moved in today and that cool down will continue over the next couple days. Well have the details in the in the south bay about 100 people took part in a black lives matter march in downtown o lo los gatos. They stayed in the town plaza area. It was peaceful and briefly went to highway 17 causing traffic to backup in both directions. Drivers are being asked to avoid the intersection of can to cruz and main street because traffic is at a standstill. Dozens of activists march in
San Francisco<\/a> today calling on city leaders to disband the police department. Black lives matter the group began the peaceful march in
San Francisco<\/a>s neighborhood. A group called the every 28 foundation organized the protest. The
Union Representing<\/a>
San Francisco<\/a>
Police Officers<\/a> responded to calls for disbanding the department by saying quote, reckless proposals such as disbanding
Police Departments<\/a> will be a dream come true for gang members and criminals. A new black lives matter street mural was dedicated at the gardens at lake merit this afternoon. The mural reads all black trans queer imprisoned lives matter andcenter is calling for solidarity. Members also planted
Fresh Flowers<\/a> and plants as part of the project. Aids walk
San Francisco<\/a> went virtual for the first time in 34 year
History Today<\/a> due to the coronavirus concerns but activists teamed up with counter parts in new york for a day to fight hiv and aids. The
First Time Ever<\/a> that aids walk new york and aids walk
San Francisco<\/a> have been united. Reporter entertainer
Vanessa Williams<\/a> wasnt the only big star taking part in the aids walk. Gloriae are their homes. Ly aed orced t give up touring made them available to take on another deadly virus. Here in
San Francisco<\/a>, dan ashley hosted the local portion and introduceddddddd activists. Historic discrimination that led to health disparities, mental health, substance issues and poverty. Reporter the crowds of 20,000 walkers in
Golden Gate Park<\/a> may have been absent but one thing has not changed, the generosity of people on both coasts. Because of you, aids walk
San Francisco<\/a> and aids walk new york have already raised well over 2 million. By well over 2 million, he means 2. 5 million. So they did well. Wow. It keeps on climbing. Yeah. Great to see. Pretty soon, we could also see some
Salon Services<\/a> offered outdoors. That story is ahead. Chuck out a device that gives new meaning to clean eating. Well take you to a restaurant thats come up with a way to sanitize customers from head to toe. Im meteorologist drew tuma. Were tracking a pretty cool week ahead when we talk about july numbers. We californias hair stylists and barbers may be able to serve outdoors. The agency that oversees barbers and beauty salons said it will soon share guidelines how services can be performed outside. One stylist in san diego isnt waiting for the green light. Shes already serving outdoors. If you want to put me in jail, get my license, do it if you think thats right and thats fair. But im risking it, yes. Californias long standing law requires barbers and stylists to work indoors. And then there is this restaurant in san antonio, texas where customers walk through a disinfection mist on their way in. Its not mandatory but customer reaction at the
Alamo Biscuit Company<\/a> is mostly positive. The chlorinebased mist is skin safe and kills 99. 7 of germs. Some customers walk through it again when they leave. Sanitation aside and drew tuma is probably thinking about biscuits and other food among that story. Hey, drew. Always, always thinking about food. A lot of people today were really feeling this cooler weather out there. Numbers dropped significantly compared to this time yesterday and part of the reason why, pretty deep marine layer earlier this morning. Live doppler 7 with satellite showing you the cloud cover sitting on our coast and tonight, well find even more fog than we had last night. Winds right now, it is gusty in some spots. 31 the current wind gust in fairfieleezy through the delta. 15 that current gust in navado. The marine layer is cooled by 12 degrees in concord compared to this time yesterday were nine degrees cooler in livermore. Six degrees cooler in hayward. So numbers right now slightly below where we should be for this time of the year. You look inland and most spots are pretty comfortable in the 70s. 78 in concord right now. 76 in san ramon. It was a cool day in the city. 62 that current temperature with a lot of cloud cover overhead. 75 right now in san jose. 69 in oakland. Live doppler 7 along with satellite, the bigger picture. What we have is an area of low pressure thats developing right off the california coastline and its going to continue to sit there and spin over the next couple of days. Thats why well keep the fog in the forecast each morning and it will bring cooler temperatures over the next couple of darys. Overnight tonight a cloudy night across the region. Numbers dropping into the 50s and future weather showing you can see that fog first thing in the morning. 2 30 in the morning. It is pretty expansive. It will be pretty slow to break down tomorrow afternoon. High of 79 in san jose tomorrow. 77 in sunnyvale. It comfortable in the south bay. 68 the high in san mateo along the peninsula and 75 for palo alto. Downtown
San Francisco<\/a> a cool 63 degrees with a lot of cloud cover throughout the day. In the north bay 76 sonoma, 72 vallejo. The east bay 69 berkeley but 70 oakland and 74 union city and 80 in san ramon, 82 concord and 84 the high in livermore. So the accuweather sevenday forecast, the cooling trend continues tomorrow. We bottom out temperaturewise on wednesday with temperatures in the 70s and mid 80s. Well track morning drizzle along the coastline and numbers do bounce back as we head into the weekend saturday and sunday but the good news looks like there is no intense heat and temperatures just topping out in the low 90s one week from today. Thank you very much. Ill get you gravy for those biscuits, okay . [ laughter ] got to have both. Now with a look at sports, lets get to lit alvarez, hey, chris. Hey, when im not thinking about food, im thinking about sports and the bay bridge series. We hear from the giants and. As plus we want to play. The message the nfl players are posting on social media well, if all goes well, eight weeks from today will be the first full nfl sunday of the year. The niners are set to host the cardinals at levis on september 13th. Question remains can we get there safety . All teams expected to report by july 28th days away but the players around the league are taking to twitter with the wewanttoplay. They are siting the lack of a plan on safety and
Health Elements<\/a> days before teams are set to report. Among the niners who tweeted that hashtag out today. Now we are on the eve of baseball returning back. The bay bridge series gets going tomorrow. Giants and as will play two games before the regular season begins. As host 6 40. The first professional bay area sporting event since things were shut down in march. The giants will host at aric l park tuesday night at 6 45. These final two games serve as a great tuneup before the regular season begins. Its important that we do get to play a couple games against another team that will feel like a real game as opposed to what weve been doing because our guys are starting to tire a little bit of this format. For now were pretty excited that opening day is coming, that we have a real exhibition series to look forward to and its right around the corner. The intensity is like one final tuneup before the regular season starts. Its going to be huge weather a factor in the final round. The memorial tournament. John rahm had a fourshot lead and slipping away. He was four over until this fantastic chip and he is pumped. The pga tour, though, did review it because the pball appeared t move slightly before he took the shot officially ruled a twoshot penalty. Didnt matter because he would have more than enough to pick up a win at nine under. He takes over as the worlds number one ranked player in the world. Nascar was in texas, small amount of fans in the stands. Lap 219. Eric and kyle busch started a 12car pileup. That will bring on the red flag however, bush not affected. They continue to race. Austin dillon takes the checkered flag and third career victory. San
Jose Earthquakes<\/a> in action. Well have highlights tonight a we know these are challenging times. Rest assured, you are not alone. Weve all had to adapt. And with summer here, your energy bills might go up with rising temperatures. Together, we can save energy and money. Try closing your shades during the day. Setting your ac to 78 or higher. Or cooling off with a fan when you can. United we are always stronger. Stay well, california, and keep it golden. For 40 years youve helped makeawish, make the stars align. Because when we come together, hope and joy will shine. Together weve granted more than 500,000 wishes for children fighting critical illness. But were not done. Help us make every wish come true. You still have a few hours to enjoy an official national celebration. Social distancing didnt stop people from partaking in
National Ice Cream<\/a> day in
San Francisco<\/a>. Ice cream lovers had to make their orders to go. President ronald reagan, did you know, proclaimed the third sunday in july
National Ice Cream<\/a> day back in 1984 after it was revealed 90 of americans enjoy this sweet treat. I dont know, eric. I think we could make
National Ice Cream<\/a> day every day, right . Yeah. At least part of the day every day. All right. Thats it for abc 7 news at 5 00. Im eric thomas. Im dion lim. Well tonight, with more than 140,000 u. S. Lives lost to the coronavirus,
President Trump<\/a> attempting to defend his leadership. The pandemic pressure. President trump doubling down, saying the virus will disappear. And that he will be right eventually. Calling dr. Anthony fauci, quote, a little bit of an alarmist. As the white house pushes to cut funding for testing and the cdc in the next stimulus package. The deadly summer covid surge and a summer heat wave collide. Crowded beaches raising questions about social distancing. As 80 of states report rising cases. A recordsetting weekend in ohio. The governor there not requiring masks statewide. In texas, refrigerated trucks brought in as the death toll continues to climb. And in hardhit los angeles, the mayor saying a new stay at home order may be needed to finally","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"archive.org","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","width":"800","height":"600","url":"\/\/ia601907.us.archive.org\/24\/items\/KGO_20200720_000000_ABC7_News_500PM\/KGO_20200720_000000_ABC7_News_500PM.thumbs\/KGO_20200720_000000_ABC7_News_500PM_000001.jpg"}},"autauthor":{"@type":"Organization"},"author":{"sameAs":"archive.org","name":"archive.org"}}],"coverageEndTime":"20240716T12:35:10+00:00"}