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 its not received, why would you still issue out money . Many of those letters are notices of overpayment. The edd trying to claim that money back. Instead, theyre reaching these bewildered folks. We asked the edd how much money it has doled out to scammers. A spokesperson did not provide that information, citing an ongoing investigation. The edd said, because of suspicious claim activity in u. I. Programs across the country, the edd is actively involved in a nationwide investigation. Specific details are confidential. But if identity thieves have a significant amount of personal information, claims can still be processed and payment made before Additional Information can shut down the claim. Now, what seems so wrong is that these fraudsters are getting past the edd identification verification process, and yet legitimate workers here cant. Im continuing to investigate. Ill report back. Thank you. Hiring did pickup last month and the latest numbers from the department of labor. It Shows United States added 1. 8 million jobs in july. This brings the Unemployment Rate down to 10. 2 , beating expectations. In california, unemployment at the end of june was 14. 9 . Since the pandemic started, the state has processed more than 9. 3 million claims. For those who have filed for unemployment, this is the second week without the 600 boost from the federal government, and theres no telling when lawmakers will reach a deal. Abc News Reporter Leslie Brinkley shows us how people are coping. What manuam i going to do . Reporter she hasnt worked since march. Its almost impossible now. The difference between 450 and 1050 is 600. Take 600 out. Reporter her husband is battling cancer. While his disability covers the rent, theres so much more. I got my cable bill lowered. We are so careful about what we eat and what we you dont let food go bad. You use all of the left overs. I dont know how to make up the difference because im not allowed to work. I dont think its going to help the economy or the country. Reporter subtracting 600 a week from his unemployment payment has been devastating for this lab assembly contractor who has a young daughter. 450 a week is not even enough to cover rent in his fremont apartment. People were buying stuff because of the extra money. They were still shopping and buying other stuff. They will stop doing that. And it will impact the economy, too. Reporter he believes not extending the federal supplement will lead to more unemployment. At the federal level, democrats and republicans are still haggling out the details of a new relief bill. Would it be 400 or 600 a week, will it go into the end of the year or into next year . All still unknowns. What experts seem to agree on is it would be retroactive, but that doesnt really help those who are stuck having to pay the bills and put food on the table right now in the pricey bay area. In the east bay, im Leslie Brinkley, abc7 news. California has hit another grim milestone of the coronavirus with 142 deaths. That pushes the states total above 10,000. More than 8400 cases were reported. The positive rate is 5. 7 , and the 14 ay 6. 1 . The Positivity Rate is a good indicator of transmission and testing. Californias benchmark is 8 , want to stay below that. But the Positivity Rate could be off as well as the case count after more revelations today about the states technical problems with processing data. There is a back up in test results and not just a few hundreds of thousands were talking about here. Abc7 News Reporter Melanie Woodrow with the explanation being given. 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 and 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 California Health and Human Services secretary dr. Mark galley says most but not all of the unreported records are coronavirus test samples. He says no changes to californias response policies were based on the incomplete data. Also that Health Officials believe the trends they discussed earlier this week remain the same. A server outage on july 25th created a delay in lab records coming into the states reporting system. Dr. Galley says data from a large commercial lab was also not received for five days due to a certificate the state neglected to renew on time. You deserve better. The governor demands better of us, and we are committed to doing better. Reporter county Health Officers are disappointed. In emailed statements to abc7 news, Contra Costa Health services writes, quote, we have had to stop calculating our Positivity Rate because positive results come back faster and were likely making our rate look artificially high. Contra costa says delays also hurt Contact Tracing efforts. Santa clara county writes, quote, the residents and businesses of the county of santa clara and the state of california must have accurate and reliable data about the spread of covid19. Dr. Galley said hospital and death data is collected differently. He expects the backlog of records to be resolved in 24 to 48 hours. In the meantime, counties are not being added or dropped from the watch list, which will only be unfrozen once state Health Officials are confident theyve got it right. The state is making changes to servers to increase capacity and strengthening oversight and monitoring. Governor newsome has also ordered a full investigation of the issue. Melanie woodrow, abc7 news. Researchers with ucsf continue to offer free covid19 testing in San Franciscos Mission district. In its second week, the Testing Program focuses on the citys Latin X Community and essential workers in the mission. San Francisco Data shows latinos account for half of the citys confirmed cases with 49. 6 . The free coronavirus testing is available wednesday and friday from 7 00 a. M. Until 6 00 p. M. At bart 24th street station, which many frontline workers use. In the south bay tonight were learning more about what prosecutors are calling a pay to play scandal involving people closs to saw Santa Clara County sheriff. Prosecutors say the scandal unfolded during sheriff smiths 2018 reelection bid. Smith does not face charges. A grand jury has indicted sheriffs captain james jensen, local attorneys christopher and harpaul and michael nichols. The d. A. s office is continuing to investigate more crimes and more individuals related to sheriff smiths issuance of ccw licenses. A sheriffs spokesperson said jensen will be played on administrative leave and sheriff smith has declined to comment on the charges. The Union Representing the deputy sheriffs released a statement saying, quote, the idea some can pay to play with the Sheriffs Office is demoralizing as it causes the community and our members to question how they have been treated. Could more people face charges in this case . And what about the sheriff . Is she in the clear . The iteams dan noyes has been working with the department and joins us now with more. Dan. Ama, four people indicted and legal experts tell me sheriff lori smith looks like the ultimate target of this investigation. We are not done. Reporter Santa Clara County District Attorney jeff rose entold reporters he expects more charges in the bribery case involving the sheriffs department. The investigation is active and ongoing. We will follow the evidence where it leads. Reporter sources who work closely with sheriff lori smith tell me she approves every carry and conceal weapon or ccw permit. Just 47 for the county last year. In the indictment, her right hand man captain james jensen is accused of demanding a 90,000 donation to smiths 2018 campaign in exchange for as many as a dozen ccws for Security Firm that provides protection to facebook executives. If you are, in the words of sheriffs captain james jensen, a v. I. P. , then hell meet you at starbucks, personally review your application and help you fill it out. You dont even need to live in the county, which is required by law. Reporter i called and emailed that Security Firm as solution of washington state, but no response. Campaign disclosure forms show a 45,000 donation in october 2018 from as solution to an independent Expenditure Committee that supports sheriff smith, and Security Firms employees started getting ccw permits just months later. Ccw licenses should not be given in exchange for campaign donations. They should not be for sale. Reporter the indictment shows that sheriff smith appeared before the grand jury at the old courthouse in san jose, but sources tell me she pled the fifth, refusing to answer questions for fear of selfincrimination. Tony brass is a former federal prosecutor. One has the right to remain silent. But in front of a jury, if someone who is the sheriff of Santa Clara County remains silent, there is going to be a lot of assumptions that dont favor her. Reporter brass says, as ive heard from other sources close to the investigation, the prosecutors hope to flip one of those charged today. The sheriffs captain, two attorneys, or Firearms Company owner to testify against sheriff smith. And these folks understand that theyre not the only ones that are doing this. They understand that. This information, this money, all of this is going through several hands, and people are going to want to trade information for leniency. Reporter now, sheriff smiths attorney told me today that she would have no comment, but one of the witnesses called to testify at the grand jury did talk to me. He said that people involved didnt do anything wrong. There was no quid pro quo. Clearly more to come. Now, late today as solution did send a statement that says, in part, the as Solution Team is committed to ethical and lawful practices and full cooperation with law enforcement, but they wouldnt comment directly on this investigation. For the iteam, dan noyes, abc7 news. Lot more to come there, dan. Thank you so much. Mask up. Another bay area county says it will fine you if youre caught without a Face Covering. We checked today on enforcement and whether the measures are actually working. Do you have cabin fever . A bay area couple is hoping to offer up a little relief for those stuck at home. But is their idea safe and legal . We cant wait for other people to be comfortable, to engage in that conversation. All this week we have been focusing on education as part of our effort to build a better bay area. Tonight we look at how the reckoning over race and social justice this year could play out in the classroom. Im meteorologist sandhya patel. Summer will live up to its reputation. Ill have the hot spots for your weekend now more than ever, its important californians have health coverage. If youve lost health insurance, covered california can help. You may even get financial help to pay for your health insurance. Just visit coveredca. Com today. For spending a perfectly reasonable amount of time on the couch with tacos from grubhub . Rewarded get a free delivery perk when you order. [group] grubhub. My psoriasis. Cosentyx works on all of this. 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Reporter and now so is Sonoma County which has joined other bay area counties imposing fines ranging from 100 to 10,000 for those caught Wearing Masks. Supervisor james gore. This is not to go out and slap everybody with a fine and get out i ticket book. This is a deal for people who are straightup jerks. Reporter they ask a question, how sharp are the teeth in those new county ordinances . Surprises, we checked across the bay area, berkeley, San Francisco, oakland reported back that they had not issued a single mask citation. Nor have county sheriffs in alameda, napa or contra costa. They are not enforcing customers to wear masks. Reporter as for marin county, the job of enforcing masks in restaurants landed on the desk of deputy Environment Health director rebecca ing. She has received 200 complaints. How many have you followed up on . Not that many. Reporter blame, bureaucracy for a county to get 31 cities and towns on the same page is much the same as herding cats. Here and elsewhere, expect disconnect on questions about how to enforce or how to appeal. I hope we get voluntary compliance. Reporter so now as Sonoma County vows to cite and fine, do not expect it to happen overnight. The threat is a barring of those teeth. The bite, that comes later. Your right not to wear a mask is not more important than my mothers right to not be coughed on because shes at risk. Reporter in the north bay, rain freidman, abc7 news. San mateo county passed an ordinance earlier this week that would fine people who dont wear a mask. Marin, napa and contra costa counties are also issuing fines to those caught without a Face Covering. With republicans and democrats still dead locked over a new round of federal stimulus grants, a cloud continues to hang over the p. P. P. Loan program that was designed to save Small Businesses suffering so badly in this pandemic. Owners of Small Businesses in the bay area say theyre facing failure unless more help is on the way fast. Abc7 News Reporter david louie is covering the economy for us as part of our effort to build a better bay area. Reporter the owner of the franchise in snaz faces 10,000 in rent and overhead per month. Survival will depend on the second round of p. P. P. Loans. I think we will not be able to survive. We really need these we really need this, you know, this kind of a lifeline. Reporter without federal help, 44 of Small Business owners say they expect to fail in the next six months. 35 have tapped their retirement account to stay open. 16 have considered filing for bankruptcy. The survey was done by the group Small Business majority. However, Small Business advocates complained they cant measure the success of a 310 billion program because the Small Business administration wont release names of companies that received under 150,000. Ire was raised when it was disclosed large corporations got loans. People have a right to know whether its worked and whether it has really served the people that it was supposed to benefit. Reporter olsson has filed a freedom of information act suit in San Francisco to get the complete list on behalf of the bay areas Small Business league. Under that law, you can only withhold information that meets one of certain criteria. Exemptions. And this information does not qualify legally under any of those exemptions. Reporter we contacted the sba which sent us this statement. Sba does not comment on pending litigation. Some have argued names of smaller ppp recipients whb shielded for competitive reasons. I would like to see data on how many minority businesses got loans and where they were located. An estimated 120 billion in p. P. P. Loan money is unexpect. David louie, abc7 news. A north bay couple is hoping to help the Community Spread joy, not coronavirus, by offering up their backyard to those looking for an event venue. Abc7 news anchor don lemon visited the site in vallejo and asked the county about the safety of these kinds of gatherings. Its got a pool. Its my dream. Why not fulfill my dream. Reporter given aaron and suzanne as large family and group of friends, their home in the hidden brookevilleage set on a golf course in vallejo is perfect for their lifestyle. This is a party house, ill say entertain house. We have that personality. We love to invite people over. Reporter which is why these medical professionals who own a Home Care Agency want to share their backyard oasis with others during the pandemic who otherwise might not have a place to go. It seems sad only us are here enjoying this. Reporter so next door she posted this, offering their pool and yard for parties of 30 people or less, leveraging family sheffs chefs to chefs toe their own safety measures. We do the temperature check, we do the screen, they have to wear a mask. Reporter they do not regulate private pools. Their focus is on education. But state Public Health directives prohibit gatherings of any kind. That can increase the likelihood of the spread of the virus. Reporter in southern california, more than 200 people showed up to a mansion party, not social distancing or Wearing Masks. Police couldnt enforce safety guidelines because, again, it happened at a private pool. Despite this, the beckwithes say people already gathering in large groups elsewhere, theyre offering a safer alternative. Weve had a lot of people come in. A lot of kids and all were not reported to the public. We must be doing something right. Reporter don lemon, abc7 news. Solano county health has establishment on its side. Since its their home they are exploring what guidance might apply. Still to come, its been a Crystal Clear day at the bay area. Fog is creeping in at the golden gate. Sandhya patel will let us know whats in store for the weekend. For people with Heart Failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. Entresto helped people stay alive and out of the hospital. Dont take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. Dont take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if youve had angioedema with an ace or arb. The most serious side effects are angioedema, low Blood Pressure kidney problems, or high blood potassium. Ask your doctor about entresto. All right. Its its a bit chilly on my side of the studio. It is warming up outside. Sandhya patel is here with the forecast. Cnt do anything about the studio, can you . No, you cant. You know, when youre outside, you want to go into the studio to get some cool air. When youre inside, its too cold. Its going to be beautiful this weekend, dan and ama. I want show you live doppler 7 now. We have the stable side which is our fog near the coast, and the not so stable. In the Sierra Nevada we are seeing thunderstorms and that is expected again, both saturday and sunday. In tahoe. Heres a live look from the Golden Gate Bridge camera. This is summer for us in the bay area. Fog is just socking in the bridge there. 64 in the cities. Drive carefully if youre going to hit the road. 78 degrees in oakland. 79 in san jose. And 61 degrees in half moon bay. A lovely view looking at 80 from our emeryville camera with sunshine and fog down below. 78 degrees in santa rosa. That fog layer is very shallow, so its not going to go very far. Upper 80s concord. 86 degrees in livermore. Our warmest spots today got into the low 60s. So a nice range of temperatures. From our mount tam cam, you can see the marine layer advancing. Limited fog in the morning. It will be denser patches. The heat will ease into early next week. The hour by hour forecast closing in on the coast, 8 00 a. M. You see that fog sitting there. Locally right over parts of the east bay shoreline, and then as we head into the afternoon and evening, it hangs around in the usual spots around the beaches. Temperatures in the morning low 50s to the low 60s. In the afternoon it is going to be a nice day. Warm in the south bay. 91 in gilroy, 92 morgan hill. 87 in san jose. 84 in milpitas. On the pineninsula, its going be a nice day, sunshine, mild weather. 78 in san mateo. 76 millbrae. 58 in los altos, 66 degrees in half moon bay. Well hang onto a little bit of that fog around the sunset district. 66, 69 in downtown San Francisco. North bay temperatures, 88 in santa rosa, 83 vallejo, 84 san rafael. Heading into the east bay, low to low 70s to low 80s. 82 in fremont, 73 richmond, 76 oakland. Inland areas, well, this is where youre going to find the hot spots. 93 degrees in fairfield, concord. 94 in antioch, 95 degrees in brentwood. Now, i want to show you whats ahead for sunday afternoon. Its going to get even hotter. Inland communities will be in the mid 90s for the most part. Mid 60s coast. On monday mid 90s for most of the hot spots. Low 90s. And as we head into tuesday, the heat begins to back off. By then i think people will be ready for a little bit of a break. The accuweather sevenday forecast, warmer weather for your weekend. Mid 90s inland, mid 60s coast. And then those temperatures do come down slowly but surely early next week. And we head into thursday, well drop you down to the 80s. Well get out of the 90s just for a day. All right, weather is looking good one weekend for any outdoor plans. One day. Yeah, one day. Ama and dan. Veweve hastest ithe in 2020 as we focus this week on education as part of our effort to build a better bay area. We look at how these events could cause a shift in the classroom. Also here, reimagining art during the pandemic. How one bay area city is making an extra 15 credit on car and motorcycle policies . Wow. Ok thats 15 on top of what geico could already save you. So what are you waiting for . Idina menzel to sing your own theme song . Tara, tara, look at her go with a fresh cup of joe. Gettin down to work early following her dreams into taxidermy oh, its. Tax attorney. I read that wrong, oh yeeaaaah geico. Save an extra 15 percent when you switch by october 7th. Give it up for tara announcer building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Its back to school week here on abc7, part of our work to build a better bay area by folk using focusing on education. We are looking at issues of the pandemic and race and social justice is important at this time. Even if you wanted to, you cant escape the events from this summer. Police brutality, protests, statues have come down. Everyone has seen it, including students. So how will educators address this in the classroom . No doubt it will come up. Abc7 news anchor yjobina fortso has the story. Reporter you likely learned this song, in 1492 colum in 2020 columbus wore orange paint and was taken down in San Francisco. All while protests were popping up all over the country, calling for racial equality. There has been quite a renewed interest in deep curiosity about the things that maybe we had been taught and now we understand theres a much richer source. Reporter students will have questions and comments about what theyve seen or even participated in this summer. Black lives. Reporter dr. Mary ann jawan, superintendent of schools, she says her office is experiencing reenergized efforts around explicit bias and training for teachers and staff. And also what they are teaching. One of the ways were revisiting curriculum and content is to move away from the ideas of celebrating historical figures or individuals and really more some of the tenets of democracies. Reporter dr. Dejuan says Critical Thinking and empowering students to challenge old notions can start at any age. We need to be very mindful and consider how youth can help engage and codevelop or cocreate some of the experiences in the classroom. We cant wait for other people to be comfortable to engage in that conversation. Rporter gwen lee is a history social science coordinator for San Mateo County schools. They already have a plan to use the black lives Matter Movement in their course work. Xenophobia, too. Were going to focus on antiracist, pedogogy within the framework and align that. Reporter lee says many teachers are involved in civics in action. Ideas they can bring forth to their students and trauma in foreign practices, culturally relevant teaching. Kids have a sense. They understand whats happening. Reporter at the high school level, many students are on the front lines of the movement. Sir Francis Drake high school is in the process of a name change. And the statue of british explorer and slave owner is gone. We have an opportunity to look at some of those historical figures through the critical lens and really help students understand what that means and what we have missed. Reporter it doesnt stop at historical figures for superintendent dr. Tara topiay. She is looking to dismantle statues and in hiring. Kimberly strong is the superintendent of Educational Services and the first black woman to have the jobl. To be able to unpack systems that have contributed to gaps seen across education is, of course, our ultimate focus. Reporter among other priorities, dr. Armstrong is working with a team to create social justice units that can be taught across all grade levels. The true injustice is a hyper focus in one area but then not making sure the achievement is the end result. Reporter the district has planned Community Forums to hear concerns and the board is working on an antiracist education resolution. These arent just words, you know, that we have action steps that we can take that will hold people accountable. Reporter in addition to all of these ideas, ethics studies was brought up in almost every conversation. There is a push for it to be a graduation requirement in california. But all 9th graders within oakland unified already take it, pulling their experiences and images from their community and bringing it to class. We do a unit thats on selfethnography. What we do is bring up issues of police brutality. We bring up issues of racial profiling. I bring up examples of myself right here in the bay area. Reporter booker teaches ethnic studies at the high school. They released a new draft of the curriculum after criticism of what was and was not included. But the theme still concentrates on the four groups. Africanamerican, chicano and latino, native american and indigenous people, and asian americans. You have to be properly educated to understand what youre really changing for. We dont want to selfpromote ourselves too much that we fr forget there are other people that are in the same oppressive boat that we are in. Reporter concepts like trauma and social Justice Programs or even candidly talking about race, that will be new to others, have existed in letts classroom for years. As an educator hes excited for the opportunity he sees for change. And the vehicle you can do that through is educating the youth. Reporter jobina fortson, abc7 news. Now, what could classrooms and campuses look like during the coronavirus pandemic . We put together an interactive guide on our website answering that question for you. Youll find it at abc7news. Com. Today on abc7 news at 4 00 we held a town hall talking with parents and teachers on how they can Work Together this school year. We cant make apples out of oranges. We cant turn what we did in person to exactly the same as what we did online, but its an opportunity to find new ways to engage students in different kinds of skills that we wouldnt be doing traditionally if we were onsite. I think teachers being accepting and parents, too, its coming to a Common Ground of were working through a pandemic and were all surviving. Were all doing our best. And knowing that Teachers Want more than anything to be back in the classroom with your kids, because theyre our kids. We love them. All the important back to School Information you see this week is available on our website and our new connected tv apps. Learn what to expect when school reopens. Tips to help everyone stay healthy and sane. Where ever you watch abc7 news youll find our special back to School Ongoing coverage. Please check that out. A charity kicked off a series of giveaways to help families get ready for back to school in the south bay. Families lined up to receive back packs at Sacred Heart Community service in san jose. Each back pack contains a variety of School Supplies based upon the age of the children getting them. Sacred heart says the covid19 pandemic has made it harder for families trying to make ends meet. The need in the community is unprecedented. We were already experiencing a housing crisis. We were already in the middle of health care issues, and so the pandemic has made all of that worse. So we at sacred heart are seeing an uptick in people trying to access services. A real uptick. This uptick this year, sacred heart plans to give back packs to 3800 children. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said schools can hold classes in person when the school year begins. It includes 700 School Systems including the nations largest in new yor city. Local School Leaders will decide if they wish to reopen. If they do, their regions covid19 test rate must be lower than 5 . 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Do the work. Thats the thing. For example, a lot of sports leagues and a lot of businesses are getting credit for writing black lives matter in their windows or that would have been a revolutionary act when Trayvon Martin was killed by George Zimmerman years ago if immediately the nba and nfl started writing black lives matter on the court. It would have felt like a bigger deal. Every day at 3 00 p. M. , abc7 news anchor kristen sze takes her questions to the experts. You can watch getting answers on tv and take part online through the abc7 news app and facebook as well. In the age of covid19, the bay area city is putting a new spin on artwork with social distancing in mind. As we all fight the coronavirus pandemic, california is mandating face masks to stop the spread. Thats why abc7 wants to remind you to wear a mask for you, your loved ones, an want restand schools . Pen . Want the economy to get back on track . Youre not alone. And you can help make it happen. Stay 6 feet apart. Wash your hands. Wear a mask every time you leave your home. Choose to join the fight against covid19. Do your part. Slow the spread. An army family who is always at the ready. So when they got a little surprise. Two . They didnt panic. They got a bigger car for their soontobebigger family. After shopping around for insurance, they called usaa who helped find the right coverage for them and even some muchneeded savings. That was the easy part. Usaa insurance is made the way liz and mike need it easy. The state and local governments are making severe budget cuts because of covid19. Berkeley is certainly no exception, but that east bay city still considers funding the arts a priority. Even though getting financial help means coming up with creative project that wont draw a crowd. Abc7 news anchor eric thomas has the story. Reporter this story is the result of reporting by the neighborhood news site berkeley side. There hasnt been a Live Audience inside the ashby stage theater to watch a performance by the shotgun theater since january. They stay alive through loans, Community Support and funding from the city of berkeley. Considering we havent gotten anything from the feds and the state, its great the city is recognizing how important it is. Reporter the theater and its company, the shotgun players, got 25,000 from a half Million Dollar fund meant to keep berkeley artistic groups going. It was a huge life saver. Its carrying a couple months. Reporter it took two weeks to put this set together back in march, but then covid19 happened and they couldnt use the set back then and they probably never will. Who wants them to sharpen their debating skills . Reporter theyre doing plays like this one, the niceties on zoom. Berkeley set aside another 30,000 for festivals and individual artists, money that was almost canceled. Lisa boon said it would be a money maker. Not only with their own constituents and ticket sales, but restaurants, book stores, people coming into town for the weekend to go to events. Reporter so grants for specific projects were approved as long as producers could figure out a way to keep crowds from gathering to see it. The berkeley book festival took up the challenge. The annual event used to fly in authors from all over the world to take part. This year it will feature warriors coach steve kerr, comedian and producer w. Kamau bell and chef alice waters. But the entire event will be online. In berkeley, eric thomas, abc7 news. Making adjustments. Well, san jose is going to waive fees for airlines to encourage them to keep flying out of the airport. Our Media Partners at the mercury news says the total is 210,000. They will tap into the airports budget. Seven airlines will benefit from this waiver. Air travel has plummeted since the pandemic started as you well know. San jose saw 82 fewer passengers this july, and during july 2019. New at 6 00, a proposal to fund cal train will be headed to the november ballot. Today was the deadline and the measure was approved by San Francisco transit officials. Its an 8th of a scent sales tax that will need twothirds majority to pass. Cal train says if it fails, service is in jeopardy and it may have to shutdown. With the coronavirus shifting a lot of business online, u. P. S. Is going to impose surcharges during the holiday season. The surcharges will be based upon how many packages a company ships each week and could add up to 4 into the final price. The fees will start november 15th and run through the middle of january. Theyre designed to offset the higher costs that come with the sudden deluge of packages. U. P. S. Added a fee during the 2018 holiday season, but it was 28 cents foreground shipments and about a dollar if a package went by air. Well, the Postal Service continues to get hit hard by the pandemic. It reported a 2. 2 billion loss over a threemonth period ending in june. Officials warn it could get much worse, too. Projecting a loss of 20 billion over two years. The postmaster general called the Financial Services situation dire and is asking congress for financial help. Its bad. Umhmm. Now to the weather for the weekend, dan. Meteorologist sandhya patel is back. Looking good, sandhya. Yeah, its looking fabulous for the weekend, dan and ama. Let me show you live doppler 7. Fog is rolling back in as we expect on the coast line. It will hang around for some spots tomorrow afternoon. We have a microclimate summer spread. 66 in half moon bay, tomorrow will be mild. Downtown San Francisco 69 degrees. Across the bay in oakland 76. You get to the other side into the inland valleys, this is where youre going to feel the heat. 92 in walnut creek, antioch 94 degrees. It will feel like sum every for sure. Saturdays high temperatures for the rest of the bay area, youre looking at 84 in san rafael, 87 in san jose, 82 in fremont. 72 degrees in santa cruz. Heres your accuweather sevenday forecast. Really doesnt get much better than this. Youre going to see mid 90s for a couple of days here where youll feel the heat and then after that well see the heat moderating going into next week. Nice looking weather. Low 90s for the most part of the week. Inland except for thursday and then 60s coast side. I think its looking pretty good for this time of year. It could be extreme, you know. We could see triple digit heat. Be thankful for what we have. Sandhya, thank you. Were thankful for the sports we have, too, chris. Yes. Giants had a huge series against rivals. No fans in the gallery at the pga championship, but that didnt stop fans my psoriasis. Cosentyx works on all of this. Cosentyx treats the multiple symptoms of Psoriatic Arthritis to help you look and feel better. Dont use if youre allergic to cosentyx. Before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. An increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. Tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen, or if youve had a vaccine or plan to. Serious allergic reactions may occur. Watch me learn more at cosentyx. Com. Announcer now abc7 sports with chris alvarez. Day two of golfs first major of the year, the sun came out to play along with some of the games best at tpc harding park in San Francisco. Earlier in the day, Tommy Fleetwood came out and shot a 6 under 64, vaulting up the leaderboard. Nice shot there. How about how tong lee. Shot 5 under 65 is your leader at 8 under par. Theyre still finishing up on the course. Doesnt look good for tiger woods. Has a new putter. He has a putt today. In danger of getting a bogey on 4. Watch this. Nearly going to holeout for eagle, right oh, so close. Heed take the par. Jason day was the leader after round one. Hes still in contention after his second round. Tied for third at last check. Mychal rivera three rose in the back 9. Second on the course, again, theyre finishing up at tpc harding park. At noon, lee still practicing his swings for tomorrow. Heres your look at the latest leaderboard. Li right there. Crowded leaderboard. Heres Tommy Fleetwood talking about his round. The shot was so demanding. You never get too far ahead of yourself. I played really well. I think when the wind is it wasnt as strong today, but, you know, you hit good shots that dont quite look as good as they are sometimes because it is so demanding. I was happy, very happy to get a good round going. Weather can definitely play a factor. The as the hottest team in baseball. If they want to win the aos, a win against houston would be a good start. Dusty baker back in the bay. His first year with houston. Chris bassitt on the mound looking good early. Gets kyle tucker there in the first. But then tucker gets him back top three with a man on. And its going to stay in the yard off the wall. The astros do score a run there. Its 10 right now in the third. Highlights at 11 00. Giants second stop with a tencity road trip. San francisco one in three, a return to the Dodger Stadium for a threeday weekend set. Dodgers went three and two. Giants dodgers brings out intense rivalry with the fans. With no fans, theres no lack of motivation. What were experiencing is not the same, but the players have so much on the line every single day. Their livelihoods are at stake. You know, the playoffs are at stake. Their individual performance is at stake. So i think these guys have everything that they need to bring their highest level of energy on an everyday basis. Giants dodgers at 11 00. Hey, did you see this . The warriors in the Community Van stopped by Elmhurst Community school, van full of back packs. The warriors donated 10,000 bags, masks, so many meals for those that need it most. Weve seen a lot of franchises giving back. Always good to see the warriors doing their part in the community. Guys . They always do. Chris, thanks so much. Be sure to join us tonight on abc7 news at 11 00. There is a drug doctors are adding to their trial for covid19 patients, helping them fight this virus. Well have the details. A Face Covering may not be created equal which may actually be worse than no mask at all. And heres tonights primetime lineup on abc7. At 8 00 its shark tank. Then at 9 00 its two hours of 2020. Then stay tuned for abc7 news at 11 00. Jimmy kimmel live comes on at 11 35 and abc7s night line airs right after at 12 05 a. M. Tonight a few thoughts about what really matters. Two major screw ups by the people we are depending on during this devastating pandemic. First the ongoing problems with the edd, which inexplicably still cant figure out how to get more than 1 million out of work californians their unemployment benefits. This isnt some run of the mill bureaucratic headache you get at the dmv. Were talking about people who lost their jobs in this pandemic and are desperate for money. For rent, medicine and food. And now comes another major failure. Also with very serious coneloquences. A computer glitch held up processing 300,000 health records, most of them covid19 test results. Meaning the number of cases has been under reported. This is crucial information that county officials depend on to make life and death decisions, literally, about the only going response to the pandemic. How could this possibly happen in a state with silicon valley, the worlds leading tech center . What really matters in any crisis, especially one this crippling, is that our government gets it right. These are two huge failures by State Government at a time when we need it the most. I always love to hear from you. Let me know what you think. Follow me on twitter and facebook at dan ashley abc7. All right. That is a wrap for this edition of abc7 news. For news any time you can always get it on abc7news. Com and the abc7 news app. Im ama daetz. Im dan ashley. For sandhya patel, chris alvarez, all of us here. We appreciate your time. Thanks for being with us as always and we will see you again tonight at 11 00. Enjoy this beautiful sunset. See you soon. Its important californians have health coverage. If youve lost health insurance, covered california can help. You may even get financial help to pay for your health insurance. Just visit coveredca. Com today. For your health insurance. Hi, everyone. Were wrapping up this week of jeopardy vault episodes with the last quarterfinal match of the Million Dollar masters. Competing today are robin carroll, babu srinivasan, and india cooper. We hope this episode will bring back some fond memories of all of them for you. From new york city, this is the. Tournament. Here are tonights contestants a 5time champion in 2001, hes now a history professor at prairie view a m university. From houston, texas. [ cheers and applause ] a semifinalist in the tournament of champions in 1992, now an actor and copy editor from new york city. [ cheers and applause ] winner of both the 2000 tournament of champions and the 2001 international tournament, an instructional designer from marietta, georgia. [ cheers and applause ] and now, from radio city music hall, here is the host of jeopardy alex trebek [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny gilbert. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our show, the last of our quarterfinal matches. You have just met the last three of our 15 contestants in this Million Dollar masters invitational. At the end of this half hour, we will announce the names of the nine people who get to come back tomorrow to start in the semifinals. Robin, india, and babu, good luck. Pick up your signaling buttons. Here comes the jeopardy round for you