needed boost. we have the story from santa clara county. in the bay area's largest county, some will say life is slowly getting back to normal. >> it is a result of everyone's very hard work in santa clara county that we have made great progress. >> business has been relatively strong. so much so that starting wednesday the beloved attraction will be open seven days a week bringing a much- needed escape. >> now it is self-guided and there is plenty of room in front of you and behind you. the tour is limited just to your immediate household unit. >> attractions can now operate at 50% capacity. restaurants can expand indoor dining by the same >> to know that people care

about us and our food and me -- >> this week chef jackie johnson is celebrating the reopening of jackie's place in san jose. this come come come street is especially meaningful. for now she is focused on take out since many restaurants like hers are struggling to hire new staff due to a shortage of workers. >> you dream about something and put it into the atmosphere. why do you look up and you are standing in your dream. to open up those doors, it felt really, really good. >> as more businesses open up the city's convention and visitors bureau is hopeful more will choose san jose. >> with the pandemic we realized we needed to shift gears. our local community is what has been keeping san jose downtown afloat. >> it is an opportunity to rediscover some old favorites one year into this pandemic. san francisco moving to the orange tier. offices will reopen at 25%

capacity and downtown will start coming back to life. mayor brendan -- mayor london breed the reminding that everyone needs to do their part. >> we are proceeding with caution and how we open museums were at 25% capacity. they are going to 50% capacity. indoor dining was at 25% capacity. it is going to 50. when we get into yellow, office space will increase. we have a role to play in getting the vaccine when we qualify. >> one more note about the orange tier, oracle part can be a 33% capacity. we are talking about 13,000 fans plus for the giants home opener april 9th. a vaccination site (treasure island. it will be open from 9:30-3:30

for the next three saturdays. people who live on treasure island can go there if they are eligible to be vaccinated. there will be door-to-door outreach on the island this week. we have all of our vaccine coverage in one place in the including our vaccine tracker. terrifying warning afterwords that a possible armed person was at the yountville veterans home. it happened three years after a deadly shooting . today they had a very different outcome. >> the first call came in at 7:30 this this this this >> it had a troublesome ring and a familiar scene triggering another lockdown inside yountville's california veteran

facility. >> in the skilled nursing unit of the hospital on the campus in moments, the highway patrol, the napa county sheriff and other police agencies arrived on scene would lights, sirens and swat teams looking for the reported active shooter. they surged inside the building, outside, on the ground and by ai >> don't panic. if you panic then you are in trouble. >> the search lasted for hours with friends and families waiting outside of the blocked entrance sometimes communicating with people by text. some students propped a bed against the door to serve as a barricade. neil johnson took cover in the boiler room as the search continues. >> we saw a bunch of people walking around and a bunch of police officers with guns. >> what did you think at time? >> i am glad they got her. >> did they get her? >> that is what i am assuming. >> according to chp there was

no woman with a gun. they called off the search at about noon. as it turns out there had been other sightings in the last three years. never a response as large. >> when this stuff happens, the police presence, the administration -- everybody-- ey goes right to work to keep us safe. i will say that for sure. >> they are safe this evening. the california highway patrol has extra officers to be sure. today was a reminder of the shooting at the veterans home. leslie brinkley takes a look at what has changed and what hasn't as people in napa county reacted to the notification early this morning that there was a potential mass shooting. >> queen of the valley medical center braced for a scuffle scale mass casualty event when they got the notice.the notice.. >> i was watching the news, watching a live briefing of the

colorado shootings when we were notified of there was a potential active shooter incident in napa county. that involves calling the blood bank, calling the operating room to make sure we have operating rooms readying and clearing the e.r. >> for some it brought back vivid memories from the tragedy of three years ago when healthcare staff were shot and killed by a veteran who had been expelled from the pathway home therapy program. it was shut down months later. back then it took law enforcement five hours to confirm the suspect committed suicide. there were questions. >> residence think thresidence has tightened up security with routine temperature checks and more stringent checking of ids of who comes and goes. >> since the last time people were killed they and our personnel don't carry guns. chp has about seven full-time operatives. >> donald foret says he

impressed. this time law enforcement was on the scene within three minutes of the first call. and women whose husbands works at the veterans home says he feels safe. >> everyone was grateful the incident turned into an emergency drill and not a tragedy. this was especially frightening because three years ago an army veteran opened fire at the yountville veterans home killing three people and himself. the shooting happened march 9th at the pathway home. it is an on-site facility for veterans with ptsd. albert stormed the building during a preplanned going away party. he took hostages and killed three working at the pathway home shutdown later that year and

investigators in colorado have released a no information about yesterday's mass shooting at a boulder supermarket. they say the gunman bought the rifle used in days earlier. 10 people died including a police officer who was the first to respond to calls for help. this morning, president joe biden urged congress to take action and pass gun reform legislation. several operations in the eastern pacific ocean between january and march admitted $330 million worth of drugs. officials say criminal organizations have not slowed down at all due to the pandemic. >> we are only getting a small percentage of what is coming into the united states. think about it.

>> it is not clear what led up to this but police surrounded a dump truck on the freeway with a man who had gotten out. he climbed out of a pile. for a moment it looked like he was going to give up surrender. path forward. when a pandemic stops everything how do you bring a city back to life? guaranteed income. what

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a new program angst help people struggling financially. hundreds will benefit from the oakland guaranteed income pilot program. spoke to the ceo of the nonprofit facilitating the program. >> on the sidewalk right outside of their oakland home, josc their best to provide for their three kids.

>> he works in landscaping in the mornings and runs home to sell corn with his wife. their 15-year-old son says today is a good day. >> the refrigerator. >> 17% of oakland residents live below the poverty line. today, oakland announced one of the nation's largest a guaranteed income pilot programs that would give $500 per month to 600 families for 18 months. >> today begins the community engagement process to encourage all low income families to apply for the chance to be randomly selected. >> they raised close to $7 million. 80% of the funds will go

directly to people like josc >> leading this effort is the nonprofit family independence initiative. their team will be following this criteria. >> is about $59,000 per year for a family we are also reserving half of the spots for very low income families. same as for the mendoza family they will need to apply like everyone else. if selected josc money could go to help to help wi-fi for online classes. >> we didn't have the money to get hotspot or wi-fi. and out a lot of kids are going through that as well.as well.as. marin county is moving forward with a universal basic income plan of its own. the county partnering with the marin county foundation to pledge $1 million over over ovev two years. the mothers must have at least one child 17 or younger.

they were hoping to expand benefits beyond finance in the near future. >> exploring over the next couple of months. >> the effort will get underway later this spring. >> lawmakers are pass sb 210. it will require law-enforcement agencies to destroy data within 24 hours unless it is needed as evidence in a felony investigation. prince harry going to work. the royals new job happens to be right here in the bay area. that is coming up.

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tower cam in the east bay. san francisco and santa cruz which is kind of where we want to be but let's head over to drew. >> it look to beautiful from all of those pictures. the moment you step outside you feel the wind. it is gusting close to 40 miles per hour. current winds right now no matter where you live in the bay area have the offshore wind that has developed near 30 in oakland, 30 in hayward and san jose. the wind right now at 31 miles per hour. why all of this went? we have a storm system and an area of low pressure to the south and east. high pressure to the west. this high pressure is the reason why we are not going to see any rain over the next seven days. these two are opposing forces. it creates a wind tunnel effect over northern california. those winds are not budging. let's go hour by hour. tomorrow morning overnight it is not as windy but it is

pretty breezy. wins testing 20 miles per hour. first thing in the morning if you are thinking about going outside and working out of the winds are pretty light at about 10:00 a.m. the afternoon a ramp backup especially along the coastline. then it is repeating the process again thursday. we will be stuck in this pattern for a couple of days were it is a breezy in the afternoon. >> with all of this wind it helps get the particulate matter out of there. you can see mt. diablo well off on the horizon. green across the board. however, allergy sufferers and pollen levels especially tree pollen running hi. that will continue to be the case the entire week. right now a little bit warmer compared to yesterday.

we are in the 60s almost in their 70s. 65 in san francisco. overnight tonight with the wind still with us it helps to keep temperatures elevated. a lot of us will sit in the 40s if not close to 50 degrees. that is like san francisco and oakland. all in all it is not quite as chilly as previous nights. tomorrow it is breezy if not windy. however, the winds are going to increase temperatures 1-2 degrees compared to today. the 60s and the warmest spots going to the 70s. it is still breezy tomorrow but sunny. thursday much cloudier. it will feel cooler. the wind is still with us but temperatures are off to the races. look at that. sunday forecasting the warmest spots hitting 80 degrees. that is well above average for this time of the year. we still should see rain but the next seven days it's not in

the forecast. >> remember yesterday when christians needs to before weather and we made fun of it? i have literally been sneezing all night and all day up until now. the moral of the story, don't joke about her. the payback -- i don't know how she does it. i do not believe the voodoo doll would actually work. >> she made it work well. >> thank you, jr. >> never again, kristin.again, . prince harry has got a new job. he is taking over as the executive of a san francisco startup. he is becoming the chief impact officer of a better up inc. prince harry is expected to

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businesses recover from the pandemic and get those people back in there and those flowing?. doors and boarded-up storefronts. they have lined up she has been brokering big retail deals for 20 years. >> going into the pandemic we had a lot of discussions about the future of brick-and-mortar retail and we see had all through here. if they were going to continue on with the internet but has the pandemic done? >> the pandemic has been awful for these stores.these stores.t.

you need bodies. you need customers when i can't go outside and they are under government mandate. it has been devastating. >> what has that done to the retail market? >> what it has done to the retail market is has taken brick-and-mortar sales to a grinding halt. if you look at is a disaster. >> it is one of the biggest tourist attractions. the cable car runs down this street. most of the businesses they roll past has come to a screeching halt. what does that do? >> for all of these cities it

is not a san francisco it has become a quiet area. >> what is the domino effect? >> the domino effect as that without customers there is no sales. no sales they struggle struggle to pay rent. it is more than that. it is the fabric. retail and restaurant are the dna of every city. when it is quiet and shut down you you lose the vibrancy. denies of online shopping made brick-and-mortar locations less appealing

>> we have this or that is open but boarded-up. there have been a lot of problems with theft and break- ins in the retail places. how does that plan? >> we have had a huge setback. people are breaking in. they are breaking in all the time. in some cases the police will not come very quickly. it is something we struggle with. this is our livelihood for retail. it really needs to be the most protected part of the city in my opinion for the commercial district. any little thing should have full-blown attention and be fixed immediately so we don't

have these problems. >> retailers do not want to return to the old normal. they want a new normal one with clean streets, police patrols and financial support to keep businesses open. >> do you think this area has been neglected by the city? >> i don't want to call it out as neglected. i know a lot of other cities are having the same issues. it is something that needs to be made top priority. if you want recovery you need to go out of your way and go above and beyond. it is revenue and you want to come visit our beautiful city and see it like this -- >> this is with the owner of josh's is tailong >> the owner and i have both

been vaccinated and we both felt comfortable taking our masks off. >> you do custom tailoring? alterations? a lot of your clients are lawyers and financiers? how has the pandemic affected you? >> >> we were able to keep going. the landlord was able to help us a little bit about rent. >> he is actually considering opening another store in another location in the city well. while businesses may be done and storefronts

>> how many people did you have working before the pandemic and how many do you have now? >> before the pandemic i had a 6 people and myself. accounts for two. right now there is only one full-time and two part-time. >> so you see that coming back? was it what is it going to take to bring it back to the old? what does the city need to do to make this work? >> in order for us to get back to where we are, it is going to take a little while. >> he is not alone. just a couple of blocks away at the galleria a mix of shoppers and those high-rise office workers used to keep busy serving up lunches owner steve sarver wants to get the office workers back. that is so he can get his employees back and get back to

the business of servingof servif >> before the pandemic there was so much street traffic the financial district that you had one of these stores every couple of blocks. >> we have been around for over 20 years. we had restaurants virtually every other block. there are so many people to serve. >> a how about about about abou >> we need people in the district. >> he worries what will happen if all the people who used to fill these towers do not come back. student background what happens if it doesn't come back in the

numbers? >> we are really concerned the office workers are not going to come back. that is a big problem. there are a lot of businesses right here that i don't know how they are going to be able to survive. i know mayor london breed has been talking with ceos saying the only way the downtown and businesses will survive this crisis is to get people back. that is the secret. >> not so much with much

fill, what can be done to help these businesses? >> many have gotten federal-aid but some businesses have been able to get local grants as well. each when i talk to says that will only last for have people come back to work. a get people back in. to get tourists back in which is what we will be taking a look at next. what is it going to take to get the tourists back, get the conventions back and get people into san francisco because it is not easy. by the way, we also need to get the -- back. >> reminder phil will be looking at the issues looking at the issues downtown

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texas becoming the most populous state in the country to make covid-19 vaccines available to all adults. that is a months before president joe biden's goal of making the shuts available by may 1st. the drastic expansion for the states nearly 30 million residents starts monday. california is only allowing people over the age high-risk individuals to get vaccinated. some counties have lower those requirements. my butt is and often tummy much like california that vaccine rollout in california -- in texas have been a mess. do in california is moving fast enough? >> if we were to do what texas is doing and make it a free-for- all it would be even more of a mess even those who are

eligible can't even get an appointment. i can imagine saying everybody, go for it. people will get angry and upset. it will cost a lot i think we are making progress. i don't think opening it up for everybody as much as i would like that is the right move. >> perhaps when the supply ramps up, which we hope will be in a a few weeks. >> some of the big upcoming films will not be released in theaters. disney announced cruella will premiere on disney plus the same day it opens may 20th. marvels black widow has been pushed back from may to july. it will be released in theaters and on disney plus. disney if the parent company of pixar and abc seven. drew, what do you think? i think these companies are thinking they can make just as much money charging you to watch it at home.

>> there are those people love the experience. there are folks content watching it at home. i hope they don't exclusively go back to all theaters wednesday pandemic is over. you choose what you want and everyone can enjoy the future film. >> do you like alien movies? arnold schwarzenegger would be the top choice to be leading the world against the aliens. this is according to a poll. arnold tweeted i want to thank the people for putting their faith in me. i am ready to serve and he probably should have added i will be back. will smith, bruce willis and sigourney weaver are the list. let's go around the horn here and take your pick.

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today happens to be national puppy day. today to celebrate the unconditional love and affection puppies bring to our lives in no way day to bring awareness were orphaned puppies and shelters. that rollinson is joining us. what is the goal on national

puppy day? >> national puppy day is to make us aware . >> do puppy adoptions go up doing the pandemic because so many people are >> it is to foster a bunch of different dogs and you keep the one that works out great for you. >> it is like a tryout to see if you emma pat match. why is it so important to adopt the puppies? >> they need a home and especially when they are a puppy it is really important that they get

lot of things in life. >> we have improved dog foster program. it is focused on our big dogs. we have a lot of very large dogs here at our shelter. the large dogs don't kennel well. they don't like being here. they like human contact and they like to be at home. we support them with providing supplies needed and if they need help with training and behavior. we also do that for them as well. it gives the dogs a chance to be in a home while they are waiting for their forever home and it gives us a chance to learn so much more about the dog in the real world. >> can anybody foster at all?

>> anyone can foster. we would love to have folks who can foster big dogs but you can either not have a dog or have dogs at home yourself. would take people who have never had a dog before. we take people who have had 100 dogs. >> tell us about the little guy you are holding right there. i don't know if it is a he or she but adorable! >> he is a he. he is 1 of 6 dogs starting to get him a chance to get socialized. pretty soon they will be available on our website. >> thank you so much for your time and best of luck with the program.

thank you so much. animal adoptions have surged during the pandemic. here is a pic that is not available at the peninsula humane society. of us was found wondering at what said property in february. no one has claimed him and he is available for adopfor adopfop what you think? >> i am not going to adopt but >> you don't have much space. >> everybody knows that if you live here. let's talk about the winds. they are everywhere. we see gusts to 30-35 miles per hour. it is a windy evening at hand. these wins will stay with us for the majority of the overnight hours as well. it is windy with clear skies.

you can see a lot of areas will stay in the 40s if not the upper 40s first thing tomorrow morning. tomorrow it is breezy if not windy close to the coast. we will see some late today clouds that anyone the day to upper 60s and lower 70s. >> taking xoom for a ride. up next, the kindergarten teacher in her teacher who is not just sitting at home on xoom.

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his students on a field trip. this trip was especially wild. >> reporter: meet the kindergarten teacher putting the zoo into >> what habitat you think these animals live in? >> reporter: he is bringing his students on a virtual field trip to the zoo in seattle. >> we are learning about habitats and i just had the idea that we were going to the zoo. >> reporter: the zoo was wild about the idea, ensuring a strong wi-fi connection and educational day for all 28 kids on the other side of the laptop. the adventure was part of fun day friday, a tradition in this class from roller coaster -- to science experiments. >> look at how beautiful you are making our world.

>> reporter: what is your personal favorite fun day friday to date? >> it is hard to top the zoo field trip and i hope we will go on more, but i do love a good dance party and to see the students personalities really come out. >> reporter: with kitchen happening in his home his partner has a front row seat to every dance party, math lesson or pe class. >> i will hear loud noises and i see he is doing jumping jacks to learn consonant or vowels or letters and it is just crazy. >> reporter: michael sharing carrots lessons where the lessons have racked up 2 million likes. >> my goodness, that teacher is unbelievable. we are going to the zoo, we are doing in our class, just pure enthusiasm and energy. that guy deserves a raise. more virtual field trips already planned including a visit to the aquarium, the

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you see all this traffic coming in and out. you did not say anything to anyone else, why are you singling me out? >> a simple question with no easy answer. next, how a moment at starbucks may now turn into a legal matter. plus, a school board matter at the center of the controversy. what we are learning about what happened before the racist tweets. also ahead, a massive police presence before authorities call the all clear at a napa county veterans home. the report of a gunman triggered memories of when a disgruntled army veteran killed people on the same grounds a year ago. building a better bay area for a safe and secure feature am a this is abc seven news. we began with an ordinary moment that turned extraordinary for an