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KGO ABC7 News 600PM July 12, 2024

Are focus our efforts. And tonight protesters held a go slow caravan over three bay area bridges including the bay bridge. You are seeing the end of it right now. We just saw the chp pull over an ambulance and two other vehicles which were part of that protest as we zoom in here. This is on maritime street in west oakland heading east. They were leaving San Francisco, and you can see all those officer vehicles there as those three cars including that ambulance are off to the side. You can see they are there. It appears the people may still be in their cars at this point, but officers are standing by. Our live sky dot 7 technology showing you exactly where this is happening. So were keeping an eye on this. Earlier officials closed the Treasure Island exit. The protesters are showing their outrage over the kentucky grand jurys decision not to charge any of the Police Officers in Breonna Taylors death. Taylor was an emt shot and killed by louisville Police Officers in march during a botched raid on her apartment. At 5 00 sky 7 was over the golden gate where an officer followed a slow moving white van that you see there. Police had closed off the parking lot on both ends of the bridge. And back on the western span of the bay bridge these are three vehicles that were now pulled over in west oakland. Sky 7 spotted the vehicles moving slowly across the bridge just about 20 minutes ago. And thats where they were pulled over now live when we took a look, and we saw them with all the officers right there standing by ready to go. Now, the fall out from the louisville grand jury decision not to charge the Police Officers in her death rippled across the bay area. A group of black women gathered to express their outrage and cals for change. Abc 7 reporter Laura Anthony has that story. I have no more tears. I cant feel any deeper than what im feeling right now. Reporter one day after louisville grand jury decided not to charge officers in the death of Breonna Taylor, black women stood shoulder to shoulder in downtown oakland to proclaim their own outrage. Weve come together to say enough is enough is enough is enough is enough. So i want to be really clear that what happened to Breonna Taylor was part and parcel and pattern of the war that is daily waged in our lives, and weve got to Start Talking about it. Reporter for these women what happened to taylor is extremely personal, and staying silent is simply not an option. Im not going to tell you our lives matter. You know our lives matter. So what we need to garner is the power to demonstrate that our lives matter. Reporter this gathering came after hundreds of people marched through downtown oakland just hours after the grand Jury Announcement in kentucky. So far the protests around the Breonna Taylor decision have been entirely peaceful. On wednesday night police say there were no arrests and no reports of damage. Some demonstrators did walk onto interstate 980 for a time, a tactic that may continue in the days ahead as protesters in car caravans vow to take their message to bail area bridges and even airports. Its a time for us to provide safe places and safe spaces for the freedom of speech, for the freedom of movement. Reporter Oakland Police advise residents to subscribe to knicksal alert to get updates on potential impacts from ongoing demonstrations. In downtown san jose today crews cleaned up a statue after some protesters covered it with graffiti and set a fire. Raising the u. S. Flag in san jose. California was still part of mexico at that time. Opponents of the statue want it removed. They say its a symbol of oppression. The san jose mayor samlocardo says he wants to ploerks the issue via democratic institution. Lets take a live look under sky 7. Were taking a look now. Were zooming out, but you can see the three cars total that were involved in this incident which is happening it was on the bay bridge there. Off of the bay bridge now, though. You can see the three cars. The ambulance was one of the cars that was driving slowly. You see the white car, the maroon burgundy sedan in the middle and the ambulance and officers off to the side. A lot of heavy motorcycle presence from police at this time. They want to make sure traffic keeps going smoothly and that nothing goes wrong here, making sure everyone stays safe. And we will continue to monitor this and anything that might happen on any of the other bridges or elsewhere through the evening with protests. And if you are dealing with racial or social justice issues we really want to help you find an ally. All you have to do is go to abc7news. Com take action. There we have a list of local resources that you can take advantage of. And now to the coronavirus. The bay area is nearing 103,000 confirmed cases. Of course that includes people who have since recovered. California reported 3,170 more cases just in the last 24 hours bringing the states total to more than 790,000. Tonight our special correspondent said we need to be ready for possibly another year of uncertainty. I still think were in this through winter. And we realisticly may not have a vaccine available widespread for people until midsummer. Even if we get one sooner than that its still going to take time for that to have an effect with the community. More than 202,000 people have died so far in the united states, and today the cdc forecasted between 3,400 and 7,400 more deaths in the next three weeks. The pac12 announced this afternoon football will be played this fall. The pac12 ceo group decided football, basketball and other sports can move forward this year. No fans allowed at any of these events at least through the end of the year. Football practice can start immediately as long as universities have the necessary Public Health approvals. Student athletes will be continuously tested, and there will be cardiac monitoring protocols for anybody who does test positive. The ability to test daily, that was the jumping off point to returning. But they also had some other hurdles to clear. Still the Public Health authorities that were uncomfortable in ongoing questions about myocarditis and other concerns. It wasnt as simple as just having access to the tests, but that was the start of our ability to reevaluate and have a new, fresh discussion with Public Health officials that we werent able to have before the testing. So pac12 teams will be eligible for the College Football playoff. Exciting news for a lot of bay area student athletes as the pac12 joins the other Major Conferences in restarting football this fall. More Large Companies are figuring out how to offer coronavirus testing to employees and customers. United Airlines Just launched a 250 million near instant test for travelers, but some Health Advocates are saying yet this is another example of inequities revealed by this pandemic. One of the hardest hit by covid19 in the bay area, organizing testing in the community has been a struggle. Not having access to Rapid Response and having to wait two days, three days, and at some points early on we were waiting seven days. Reporter and thats why jane garcia wasnt thrilled about the News United Airlines would be offering their passengers a chance to get rapid ocovid19 test results for 250 so they can go on vacation. It really does have a way of getting under ones skin. Its important to understand that this is a we have we truly look at what the disparities look like. Reporter also been sounding on the alarm on the inequitieses revealed by the pandemic. His concern i wish that we could do that nationwide. I know that the administration has tried to scaleup some of these tests but westill far too many people not able to get to test. Reporter in july california was reporting testing backlogs. Today we went to two drivethru locations in san jose with no lines. And according to the states dashboard the current turn around time for tests is now down to 1. 2 days. Color is one of the private Company Testing kits to United Airlines. They say theyre not competing for resources. The reality of the united work is its not going to be in any way in conflict with those Public Health priorities. Being able to do these distributed models is going to be very critical to returning us to a sense of normalcy. For garcia cases like United Airlines is reminder of her mission. I can tell you were going to be fighting tooth and nail to make sure our communities get the same kind of access professional players are getting, the airlines are getting. Because of the pandemic the best that most restaurants can do right now is to offer Outdoor Dining, but some neighborhoods are not all that welcoming. The mayor of San Francisco said today this is worst shes ever seen the tenderloin. In an effort to cleanup and improve things there the city is bringing Outdoor Dining plus law and order. Abc 7 reporter leanne melendez explains. Reporter city hall says more than 400 tents have been removed from the tenderloin in an effort to improve conditions there. Now a bold experiment began today to bring people to this neighborhood. Several streets including a section of larken will be closed to traffic to allow for a wide open Outdoor Dining space. Will they come . These are businesses that have taken a huge hit. Its already hard to operate a business in this neighborhood and definitely during covid. So we are hopeful that people are going to come out and support these businesses and this community. Reporter the street closures will begin at 11 00 in the morning to 8 00 p. M. Thursday to sunday for the next three months. He owns tender restaurant and praised the efforts of the city to cleanup this neighborhood. I mean its clean today and im happy at least i can walk and people can actually feel that were back to do the business. Reporter meanwhile not far from there the City Attorney was announcing a different approach to cleaning up the tenderloin of drugs. Last year alone 441 people died from drug overdoses in the city, and the tenderloin had the highest overdose mortality rate of any neighborhood in the city. Reporter 28 people identified as drug dealers will be forbidden from entering a 50 square block area of the tenderloin and parts of south of market. Now called the protected zone. The 28 identified have been arrested at least twice for selling drugs in the past year. The arrests led to criminal charges for selling fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine mean. If you come to the tenderloin youll be arrested and your drugs will be confiscated. Reporter city officials akree this has to be coupled with drug treatment options, Mental Health programs and ways to stop the suppliers. In San Francisco, leanne melendez, abc 7 news. Were less than 6 weeks away from election day. Do you know how youre going to vote on everything thats on the ballot . Tonight were helping you understand prop 22 and what it would change for ride share drivers if voters approve it. I cant think of why theyd want to attack a place like this. Its like trying to burn down willy wonkas chocolate factory. Why . Caught in the act of arson and this isnt just one Small Business that suffered. We are streaming this live camera and others around the bay area 24 7 on our new connected tv app on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and android we made usaa insurance for this season. And the veterans that never quit on their team. When being a fan gets tough, and stretching your budget gets even tougher. Our agents put in the time and legwork for you,. So saving on Auto Insurance is easy. Because saving a little extra goes a long way. Usaa. What youre made of, were made for. A strick ng of crime minority owned businesses in San Francisco including a brazen arson case. And some Business Owners are now talking about the attacks that happened earlier this month. Its like trying to burn down willy wonkas chocolate factory. Why . What youre looking at is shocking video of a man inside dragon printing on september 9th. You can see he brazenly holds up a lighter to some paper boxes. They really went after the heart of the business. They said we dont want you here anymore. Now all thats left of this 34yearold family run store is ash and a mission for a albert long, a long time Business Owner in the neighborhood himself and president of the nature association. To bring to light this crime and three breakins that happened just one day later at mr. Bred and coffee and sugar and water cafe, all owned by people of color. I cant help but think in the back of my mind this might be racially motivated. Reporter i wanted to tell the stories three weeks ago but had a hard time getting people to speak out about what happened, at least until the recent incident here. Reporter simon showed this frightening video of a vehicle driving past his shop days ago and suddenly the front window was shattered. Hes now urging his fellow asianamerican Business Owners to speak out, too. Im sure a lot of people try to help in the neighborhood but no one standing up is not going to help the community at all. Reporter after meeting with Community Leaders and sfpd albert is now recommending to the 400 businesses in his district take precautions, such as making sure insurance policies cover these crimes and understanding that having these cameras isnt enough. Clean your lenses and point them in the right direction. These Little Things matter. Reporter as dragon precipitating tries to find a way to rebuild and replace thousands of dollars in damaged equipment. One last plea on behalf of all Small Business owners. You know, if youre silent no ones going to help you. If its an attack on one of us its an attack all of us. Reporter in San Francisco, dion lim, abc 7 news. A gofundme has been setup for 4 of the 5 businesses impacted. Youll find links to them on our website, abc7news. Com. Happening today Governor Newsom kicked off california Climate Action day with a discussion on the states aggressive climate agenda. The governor says taking action on Climate Change will have benefits that go far beyond cleaner air and water. He says with 34 Companies Making electric vehicles its now the states second largest export. In addition taxpayers will save billions in fuel and maintenance costs. If youre into Northern California wines mark down 2020 with a question mark. Blame the smoke from the fires earlier this month. Youve heard about smoke taint. Now wine makers are talking about vintage. Heres abc 7 reporter wade freeman. Reporter fall should be the best time of year in sonomas wine country so what is wrong with these pictures . Sonoma square mostly empty and in the tasting room nary a soul except for the staff and owner. Have you ever seen a year like this . No. Reporter fifth generation of the family that first planted grapes in this valley dealing with a fall season hed rather forget but will need to remember. Even now he and other growers are dealing with the aftermath of our smoky september. You have to be prepared for the worst. Reporter case in point a ride with steve into the vineyards. Its going to be the worst kind of show and tell. Were going to go see grapes you cant pick. Grapes we cannot pick. Reporter what had been a promising crop left on the vines to fall on the ground, ruined. Its all about taste. Im picking up on my palate kind of an ashy flavor to it. You cant fix that . No. Reporter everything seems to have conspired against the grapes this year. Hot temperatures, then the smoke, then the timing of that smoke. Mostly red wines are impacted because they ferment in the barrel with the skin on, the skin has the taste of that smoke. In 2020 there will be no wilo peti petite. Reporter a vintage unfulfilled in an industry where people pride themselves on working with what nature gives them, this is the rarest of occurrences. In here, what do you not good. But not all is lost. We will see whites this year because they ferment without the skin and some roses, and steve is hoping for some pinot noir. He pulled these grapes this morning from an untainted portion of the vineyard but makes no guarantees about 2020. Well, one guarantee actually. We dont know what the outcome will be at this stage, but i can assure you it will be a story forever. Reporter wade freeman, abc 7 news. Hot and dry days ahead. Spencer with the seven day all right, were bracing ourselves again larry. Well, of course, fall is here. So naturally spencer itll be over 100 this weekend. That happens at least once just about every fall. Were going to start with a view from mt. Tam looking at almost a cloudless view of ocean beach. And these are our forecast features. You can see well have gusty wind, high fire danger this weekend. Heat wave intensifies sunday and monday, and smokier skies will develop with record heat likely. So weve got a lot coming our way, and a beach hazard statement in effect until 2 00 p. M. Tomorrow. Wave heights are elevated. Theyre going to go even higher. Theres a risk of dangerous rip currents, so bear that in mind. This is mainly for our west and northwest facing beaches.

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