A warm day out there today, but even hotter weather moves in tomorrow. Well have the details in the accuweather forecast. Its happening three days sooner than expected. Coming up, what San Francisco restaurants are doing to get ready for Outdoor Dining start thing friday. Much of Sonoma County is reopening, but not businesses like this, at least not any time soon. Dropping the cross fit ban. Gym opener s owners are noe taking action. Abc7 news starts right now. Build a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. Tonight, step by step, the bay area is reopening. It comes despite a recent rise in new coronavirus cases for the region as a whole. The process of reopening has become a delicate balancing act for local health officials, and build a better bay area means reopening the economy without putting Peoples Health at risk. A surprise announcement tonight. In San Francisco, restaurants were given the early go ahead to reopen sitdown dining. But in Sonoma County, wh
Tuesday may just be one of the most happening spots in the bay area. The Sonoma County Health Officer has allowed for restaurants and most other businesses to reopen. This is probably an environment which were seeing more concern and more care than weve seen anywhere else. Reporter good news for pete and vieira, in down from florida. But the situation is not perfect for all businesses. Most are open, yes, but not all. Lifting too many of the restriction toos soon could lead to a large increase in cases. Reporter most gyms, hotels and camp grounds are still closed. And the county Health Officer says opening them will be delayed. Some we talked with said theyre okay with that. I feel like it makes sense to keep the gyms close because it is a place where people can come into contact with a lot of bodily fluids. Reporter on the hotel front, the situation is a confusing one. The metro hotel and cafe is closed for business. Yet when we Hotel Petaluma they were open. Along with the best weste
There are certain cases that never leave you. You get a visual idea of what happened. Those images stay with you. I know we have closure but i suspect ill never forget this case. No doubt thats true. The Police Captain talking about a major break through in a 2004 rape case in Mountain View. This case broke wide open, thanks on a dna match. Abc7 news reported he chris wynn has the story. Reporter after 16 years of working to find a rapist, the Mountain View Police Department can now say, it is one step closer to delivering justice for a Sexual Assault survivor. The first thing she said was, im going to get a good nights sleep. Im finally going to be able to sleep without one eye open of. Reporter the froifyearold from albuquerque, new mexico, was extradited to Santa Clara County this week after dna evidence linked hip to a february 2004 Sexual Assault at the old lucky u motel. There are certain cases that never leave you. You remember the anniversary, you remember the statement, you re
Host good morning, it is friday, august 18. Here are stories that we covered this week. First responders search for victims as the death toll climbs. President biden has a trip scheduled to view the damaged there on monday. And georgia charges that trump tried to overturn the 2020 election in that state. What is your top story of the week . Republicans call republicans 202 7488001, democrats 202 7488000, independents 202 7488002. Text us at 202 7488003 be sure to list your first name and your state. And you can also join us on social media on facebook and twitter. At cspan wj. I will share with you the headline on axios with hawaii. Death toll an estimated 1300 missing. The death toll is currently 111 people. The First Responders who search through the aftermath in 9 11 are now involved in this search as well as 20 could diver dogs. And Emergency Management leader resigned citing Health Concerns after the deadly fire. The White House Briefing about the recovery effort in maui we have a
Flags outside the Us Supreme Court and in other parts of the country are flying at half staff today in honor of justice Antonin Scalia. The leading conservative voice on the Nations High Court died after nearly 30 years on the bench. The 79yearold scalia apparently died of Natural Causes while on a trip to texas yesterday. Scalia was appointed by president Ronald Reagan in 1986. Serving as the Senior Member of the court for the last several years. President obama says he will nominate a replacement for scalia. The president offered his condolences to Justice Scalias family from california. Obama our country. Calling him a larger than life presence on the bench with a brilliant legal mind. He then announced he would seek to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. Saying the nomination is bigger than any one party. I plan to fulfill my Constitutional Responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time. There will be plenty of time for me to do so and for the senate to fulfill its respons