ready to reopen. california's new timeline for getting back to business as we prepare to take a major step forward in the pandemic recovery. the decision by the san francisco school board that may be the shortest time yet students will be back in the classroom. we need rain. now, santa cruz is considering a drastic measure to make up for the drought conditions. good morning and welcome back to kumasi on this wednesday, april 7. >> thank you. i had a great time. i went to yosemite. it was beautiful. i had a great weekend. >> nice. was there enough water for the -- i guess you can see the fire waterfall this time of year. i bet it was gorgeous either way. let's talk about what is going on weatherwise. you can see the winds have picked up while we were sleeping, gusting to 31 in fairfield, 12 at sfo, 10 at oakland. the seabreeze brought back the

marine layer clouds and it is blanketing all of us. the winds will not go away. expect temperatures to pull back from yesterday. look at the mid to upper 50s along the coast from half moon bay into san francisco into richmond. low to mid 60s for most of the bay. the 70s for most of us, gone but they're coming back and there will be even some 80s possible the back half of the forecast. i will have your full forecast coming up. lane lane la closed after a deputy hit and killed a dui suspect who was trying to run away. the chp says they stopped the black honda civic around 10:00 last night. officers today dy test on the driver. when they tried to arrest him, he took off. officials say he ran across southbound lanes, jumped across the median and while trying to cross northbound lanes, a san mateo sheriff's deputy hit him. the suspect died at the scene and an investigation is underway. three more bay area

counties will be able to reopen with higher capacity. contra costa, napa, sonoma county's mackerel transitioning from the rent here to the stricter orange tier. >> we won't be talking about tiers for very much longer. california is about to take a huge step forward when it comes to our reopening process. on june 15, all of california will reopen its economy if two criteria are met. the state should have a sufficient vaccine supply and hospital rates have to stay low. it allows for large-scale indoor events including conventions with testing or vaccination requirements. dan ashley has a breakdown of what governor newsom calls the next step of the pandemic recovery. >> this is a big day in terms of the pandemic and the journey that we have been on. >> reporter: optimism was abound as governor newsom made the announcement that americans

have been waiting to hear. >> by june 15, we can start to open up business as usual. >> reporter: the state is essentially waving goodbye to the tier system that has regulated how we live during the pandemic for 31 weeks. everything hinges on the vaccine supply and hospitalizations. the ball is in our court, we just need to keep doing what we have been doing. >> with the way we are going right now, with what public behavior looks like and people adhering to masks and restrictions, or may scientific and data standpoint, we will be ready. >> reporter: the governor had this reminder with 10 weeks until that magic date. >> it is incumbent upon all of us not to put down our guard. >> repoter: for those thinking we are headed back to pre- pandemic times, not so fast. >> we don't have any short-term goals as it relates to lifting the mask mandate.

>> the move to reopen the economy is exactly what struggling businesses need. amy hollifield is live in walnut creek. we know that announcement from the governor is what businesses have been waiting for. >> reporter: no kidding, kumasi , especially when you look at how many businesses did not make it during this pandemic. there are empty buildings like this, retail buildings all throughout here in walnut creek. the businesses that did make it are very relieved that they now have something to look forward to. they have a date for foley reopening. some motels and restaurants and stores are saying they are already to see an uptick in business. people seem to get ready and be out spending. they say they really need that domino effect, the business that comes their way when city halls and theaters open again, when conventions return to the area. many say this announcement from

the governor allows for businesses to start planning on looking ahead with confidence. >> a lot of people have been telling us they would love to meet in san francisco but they were uncomfortable making the commitment. this is a big deal. >> reporter: the economy does have a ways to go. one motel owner says he used to rent rooms in the san francisco for $700 a night during the salesforce convention. now his rooms are going for $50. it is a start. this is the news businesses have been waiting for. live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. in the east bay, governor newsom reiterated the mass vaccination site at the coliseum will stay open. the partnership with the federal government will end on sunday but now the state will match the vaccine allocations made by alameda and contra costa counties. abc 7 news has assembled a team to truckle vexing updates.

if you have questions, send them to us and we will get you answers. visit www.abcnews7.com to get that information. we have two information on san francisco public schools. after mounting public pressure and the desire to avoid a lawsuit, the board decided to postpone its plan to rename schools. >> major news coming out of the board who voted unanimously to open all schools in the fall for all students for full-time in person learning. students who choose not to return for medical or academic reasons can still learn remotely. ward member jenny lam cited a declining covid-19 infections and the increase of vaccines. >> in person instruction will remain the primary and majority offering of the district. remote learning shall be considered an option for any student who cannot return to in person learning for medical reasons. as well as for exceptional students may benefit from remote learning for social, emotional, or academic reasons.

>> reporter: the school board voted to hold off on a plan that has been in discussion since 2018. connections to slavery, oppression, and genocide will stay for now until after all schools reopen for full, in person learning. the plan became the target of parents and alumni groups that criticized it for being an expensive and distracting plan while students remain out of the classroom. >> we do want to use the expertise from professors to support the work that we have been doing. we have heard from families, their interest in being involved in this process. >> some pre-k through second grade students will finally return to campus on monday. middle and high schoolers will return until the fall except for special education and some high risk students. high school sports will return next week. the board also talked about the possibility of holding in- person graduation ceremonies. so far, there have been no plans for that yet. santa cruz is on the verge

of asking people to conserve water because of a lack of rain. the santa cruz sentinel reports the water commission is recommending the city council move forward with a plan that would have residents cutting back by 10%. larger households would need to apply to get an increased allotment. the city council will vote on tuesday. we have been talking about this for weeks, this stripe pattern that won't let up. we talked about it before going into the rain season. last rain season was so dry and then we duplicaed it this rainy season. what you will see over the next couple of weeks or so are the reservoir levels will temporarily rise a little bit as the snowmelt starts but then they will lower rapidly as we head through the summer. we will need to conserve as much water as we need. we need to watch the reservoir levels. here is a look at the drought. on the left side is where we started, october 1. on the right side is where we are now. look at that. we have much more color on the right side where we are now.

our draft across the state actually increased during the rain season. it is not supposed to do that. it is supposed to go the other way. that is why some of us will be in dire straits this summer with the fire season. it will be a tough one. severe 50s, cloudy conditions around in san francisco we have mid-40s to near 50 just about everywhere under cloudy conditions this morning. low to upper 50s at noon. low 50s at the coast. around 61 at 4:00. everybody in the low to mid 50s as we head to 7:00. outdoor activities, it will be cooler today especially near the bayshore and also the coast. be prepared for that. that's good over to jobina to talk about the morning commute. thank you. our biggest issue right now is the deadly crash we are following in burlingame. this is a sig alert that has been in effect since last night. we were talking about it in the earlier part of our show.

speeds are down to 17 miles per hour and three lanes are still blocked. this will eventually begin to impact drivers on the san mateo bridge that are headed toward the peninsula. you will run into this if you take it from the east bay and try to go up 101. i also want to bring in a lie picture showing you our oakland coliseum. we have traffic clear everywhere else and a high wind advisory in effect for the altamont pass. earth day is just around the corner. there is a fun new way to celebrate. we have a sneak peek at the event put on by national geographic. could this be -- prince -- harry and meghan markle announce

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testify. yesterday, it was testified that chauvin used excessive force. the defense argued the placement of his knee was not in compliance with police training. the defense argues the crowd that argued around officers created the distraction. you can watch the entire tribal on the abc 7 bay area connected tv app. you can download it right now. as california heads toward a likely recall of governor newsom, we are looking back at the last big recall effort here in california. that was when arnold schwarzenegger replaced governor gray davis. abc 7 original team prisons total recall : the story of america's largest, while this recall election. here is just a portion of our documentary with a look at the race that at times looked more like a circus. >> who wants to be governor of california? the debating game! >> i'm gary coleman. i am the smallest candidate

running. >> there were so many people for vanity and publicity. i can run for governor. >> out of all of them, i would probably vote for larry flynn. >> reporter: even the publicity model angeline is considering jumping and. >> there was brown, now there was great. i think we need some pink. >> it was the precursor to what we see with social media. they were trying to be the first influencer. >> i am eric kerry. i am a former adult film star. of course, former gubernatorial candidate in a recall election of 2003. >> i would like to thank you all for being here. >> the game show network today game show called who wants to be governor of california? >> gary, you have 20 seconds beginning now. >> it does not matter that my job is to entertain. >> gary was the shortest candidate. we had an old guy who was the

oldest candidate. i don't know what they called me. maybe the blandest candidate? >> reporter: mary carey was talking about her agenda for governor. >> some people swim. some people do aerobics. i personally recommend having sex. >> as it went along, i got more serious about it because i felt i could make a change. i came up with for pistols program. that was to try to reduce gun violence. you get a bunch of free -- a serious thing was legalizing marriage. there was nothing hotter than two girls kissing. >> i would like to legalize gay marriage. i don't think the government should be able to control who gets married. >> there is a couple of factors why so many citizen candidates jumped into the race. for one thing, the filing fee was relatively modest in california. they established a

way to eliminate the filing fee if you could get enough signatures. there was also a core group of citizen candidates who truly believed that they could make a difference. >> arnold schwarzenegger shocked the nation by announcing he will seek to replace gray davis. >> he would appear on the tonight show with jay leno which taped at around 5:30 on the west coast. >> on the tonight show was were arnold schwarzenegger delivered . >> i remember passing out when he said he was going to run. >> the man that is feeling the people more than anyone is gray davis. this is why he needs to be recalled. this is why i am going to run for governor. >> goodness. i am ready to watch. >> yes. >> that is just a sneak peek of what is to come. you will be able to catch the

abc 7 original total recall later today on our abc 7 connect app . >> i can't match that. i have earth day. national geographic has an exciting announcement to share about how they're celebrating this year. >> it starts with one community. >> nat geo is hosting an earth day eve virtual celebration that will feature performances by willie nelson, yo-yo ma, and ziggy marley. each will perform from places that are important to them from around the world as we were storing and remotely from around the world. you will be introduced to nacchio explorers including world-renowned conservationist dr. jane goodall. earth day eve will stream on the nacchio youtube channel wednesday, april 21 at 5:30. disney is the parent company of nacchio and abc 7. >> that is a good way to celebrate. >> that looks fun.

>> i am trying to get over the total recall thing we just played. >> what part are you trying to get over specifically? >> i had no recollection that gary coleman was involved, first of all. when he popped up, that was something. then, this lady talking to liz great in the dark room. there was so many things going on there. >> i am ready to see the whole thing. it really was a circus. >> we don't need that kind of drama. >> not now. >> i did not realize what a circus it was. it did not play well as much where i lived at the time, which i believe was charlotte. there were just kooky californians out on the west coast. that is going to be neat. i can we to watch that. we are starting with walnut creek where it is pretty cloudy but clouds will break.

we will have some more high clouds as the low clouds retreat. temperatures won't be quite as comfortable as yesterday. the blanket of gray comes back tonight. the springs spread as the coast stays school this weekend. we have an area of low and high right next to each other. look at the high clouds funneling. they are also increasing the seabreeze. the closer the high and low get together, the greater the pressure difference. that is why temperatures stay barely in the low 50s through most of the south bay. 59 to 62 on the peninsula. mid-50s along the coast. upper 50s downtown in the south san francisco. mid to upper 60s to the northbay valleys. along the east bay shore, 59 to 63. as you head inland, 64 to about

69 degrees. around the state, that will be cooler in a lot of areas from 72 in sacramento to 60 in moderate to 58 in tahoe. tonight, just like this morning. mid 40s to mid-50s. the breeze is back off tomorrow. they come back friday. the breezes are nonexistent away from the coast starting saturday. that is why the 70s and 80s will dominate our forecast. meghan markle and prince harry have announced their first netflix series. the duke and duchess of sussex will develop the multi-episode docuseries that will center around the invictus games which prince harry created in 2013 for injured service members. the series will follow competitors from around the world. gma will have more details on the coming project at 7:00. coming up, the seven things to know this morning.

a controversial ban mac on vaccine passports. does the governor have the authority to do that? the debate that is heating up. new details about a shooting in danville that left a man dead. police are behind the shooting. what a civil rights attorney is now saying.

if you are just joining jus here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, several northbound lanes of highway 101 in burlingame are close after a deputy hit and killed a dui suspect who was trying to run away. chp says when they tried to arrest the suspect, he took off running across the highway. >> two, three more bay area counties moved to the orange here today. businesses in contra costa, napa, and sonoma counties will be able to have more people inside. solano county is the only bay area counties still in the red tier. >> three, governor newsom announced a plan to fully reopen the state's economy by june 15. this is if the current covid-19 trend holds. the mask mandate will not be rescinded. >> four, san francisco unified is pledging to reopen all schools in the fall for full- time in-person learning. students who choose not to return for medical or academic reasons can still learn

remotely. the board also voted to hold off on renaming more than 40 schools. >> five, our seesaw continues. we were cold temperatures up to 7 degrees below average. 57 in san francisco 67 in santa rosa. >> six, a big issue on our road this morning is a sig alert in burlingame. this is unfortunately a police situation. at least three lanes are blocked. >> seven, americans on social security should start seeing stimulus checks from the most rcent covid relief will arrive today. the irs says this payment will be sent electronically i direct deposit or by direct express card. happening today, a memorial will be held for the horses who died at golden gate field this year. last week, two died

them during a live broadcast. in 2020, more than two dozen horses died. last month, protesters made it onto the track, calling for to shut down. today's gma first look, governor of texas has signed an order banning so-called vaccine passports in his state. the debate on their use is just beginning. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, the battle over vaccine passports. in texas, governor greg abbott issuing an executive order permitting government mandated passports. >> the government should not require any texans to show proof of revealed private health information. >> reporter: in new york, people using a digital app calling excelsior pass to show proof of vaccination or negative covid test. the white house making it clear the government will not mandate these passports on a federal level. >> the government is not now, nor will be supporting a system that requires americans to carry a credential. >> reporter: the fight

involving private institutions and the right to privacy is just getting started. what will this battle mean for cncert venues, stadiums, and cruise ships? coming up, legal expert dan abrams weighs in. still to come, a boost for business as three bay area counties moving to a less restrictive tier today. astrazeneca's vaccine trial in kids is now on hold. looking to the future. we have survived the pandemic but what will it take to really thrive? taking a live look outside right now and 5:26 at sfo. we will be right back.

building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. the countdown is on. the goal is inside. the governor lays out a timeline to get life back to normal. the announcement coming at a critical point for bay area businesses. three counties that move into the orange tier. we are outlining the changes that come with that. vaccine trial trouble. the issue forcing astrazeneca to stop testing its shot on kids right now. the effort to recall san francisco district attorney heats up. the milestone supporters just hit that is putting the pressure on. it is wednesday, april 7. good morning to all of you. let's start with a look at the forecast with meteorologist mike nicco.

>> thank you. the winds are picking up. look at that, gusting to 33 in fairfield. that is a summer breeze. we have the morning marine layer, clouds out there. we have a strong onshore breeze. we have clouds reaching all the way into walnut creek which is what we are looking at right now. today is going to be cooler than yesterday. kind of raw along the coast. 53 at half moon bay. it is going to be windy at the coast. for us it will be breezy. mid-60s to upper 60s for most of our inland neighborhood. now we will place seesaw for the next couple of days before a warming trend brings some 80s into our forecast. california is poised to take a major step forward on the road to pandemic recovery. >> governor newsom has just

announced that june 15 he is aiming to release restrictions across the state made possible by the progress he has been singing and people being vaccinated. 20 million vaccine doses have been given in califoria. 4 million of those have gone to communities that needed the most. june 15 is two months away and the governor says the economy can reopen on that date if vaccine supply is sufficient for every adult who wants to get a shot and of hospitalization rates remain low. >> the governor's announcement is something that businesses have been waiting for. we just talked about that june 15 day. until then, we still deal with the color-coded system. today, three more bay area counties will move from the red tier to the orange tier. contra costa, napa, and sonoma will transition to the less restrictive tier . that leaves solano county as the only bay area county and the red. abc 7's amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek. >> reporter: good news for

businesses like restaurants can now welcome more people inside. here in contra costa county, they are asking that you do something for these businesses. they are saying this good news needs to come with action. anyone over the age of 16 needs to do what they can to get the vaccine so we can keep heading in this direction. the orange tier does mean that businesses like restaurants and gyms and movie theaters, places of worship, they can now allow more people inside. bars can now open to customers outside. there is no longer a neil requirement in the orange tier for bars. health officials say residents should feel good about the progress they have made but they should not let down their guard. contra costa says their case rate has plateaued and sonoma says the number of cases there has started to creep back up. the feeling today is to

celebrate the openings which is good news for these businesses. there should be room for you inside if you don't want to eat outside. keep your guard up, keep doing what we are doing so we can continue to get these businesses open. live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. astrazeneca has paused its covid-19 vaccine trial on children over concerns of rare cases of blood clots in adults. >> the pediatric trial for the oxford astrazeneca vaccine has been paused pending a review by the uk medicine regulator. a spokesperson for the university of oxford said the trial in children has not raised any safety concerns but it will still be paused while regulators reveal. lastly, astrazeneca said at least 30 adults in the country experienced

clots after getting the shot. astrazeneca says it is too early to know whether the vaccine itself trigger the clots. regulators have advised the uk to continue administering the vaccine, arguing the incidents are very rare and the benefit still greatly outweighs the risks. the astrazeneca vaccine is not being used in the u.s. but the company is repairing to submit it for emergency use authorization from the fda. president biden has announced he is moving up the vaccine eligibility deadline. the president is telling states to make all adults eligible for a vaccine by april 19 previous deadline was may 1. many states have already done that. california is set to open up everything next thursday, april 15. the push to get covid-19 vaccine's and one of san francisco's hardest hit neighborhoods. city and community leaders are opening a new site in excelsior district that will operate at 20 norton street. this will happen wednesday through saturday. an appointment is required. this new site is part of the city's effort to provide all residents equitable access to

the vaccine. developing news in hayward. police are reviewing the circumstances surrounding an incident that was caught on video. a man posted it on instagram two days ago. he says it happened outside of a mountain mike's pizza. you can see the man on the ground with his hands behind his head. police approach him to take him into custody and some officers appeared to kick and hit the man. police say the internal affairs unit is looking into it happened. the city of danville has a legal fight after the shooting death of a homeless man. a lawyer for that man's family announced a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city. abc 7 reporter leslie brinkley shows us they will be using new video of the encounter with police to make the case. >> reporter: this is a disturbing video of a danville police officer pointing his gun at a homeless man that he suspected the man, 32-

year-old tyrell wilson, had thrown rocks at cars on interstate 680. a witness driving by the intersection at sycamore valley road recorded the encounter on march 11. wilson was shot once in the face and collapsed and died. >> this video was somehow the police just waved the people who took a. he said he had video and they waved him on by, told them to submit it. well, they submitted it to us. >> what we are doing here from a civil rights case is just the beginning. it is just the beginning. at the end of the day, this officer should be criminally prosecuted. this man is a menace and has been a menace to dark people in this town. >> reporter: john burris claims the officer shot and killed another filipino man in danville 2 1/2 years ago. now, this. the federal lawsuit was filed against the city of danville. they referred us to the contra costa county sheriff's department and today, they said no comment on the case.

police claimed last month that wilson was armed with a knife. wilson's mom and dad said they feel as though there son, who has mental health issues, was executed. >> i have not seen the video. i do not want to see the video. i want my last thought of my son to be the beautiful man he is or was officer to come to some kind of justice. i don't want another parent to go through what we are going through right now. >> reporter: leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. now, looking to a future after the pandemic. we are working to build a better bay area. superstore quarterback tom brady in his first sitdown interview since the super bowl. he gets candid about football, family, and his future. we will get to that the first, a check in with mike nicco.

we will start with some of our temperatures and we will go through our neighborhoods in the inland east bay where we are around 45 in lafayette to about 48 in many areas like concorde and san ramon and dublin. very homogenized air mass. mid-40s to near 50 in oakland. that is what the blanket of clouds does for you. here is a look at your planner for today. no change through 7:00. we will start to see minor changes at the coast but it is a little bit warmer inland. 61 to everybody is in the low to mid 50s at 7:00. it will cool off quickly this evening. here is a look at the bay bridge. a small craft advisory. if you are going to be out on the water, that will give you an idea of how choppy and breezy it will be.

it will stir up plenty of pollen again. prepare yourself for high amounts of cedar, juniper, oak, and sycamore. burn time, , , minutes. we will take a look at how long this cool weather lasts before the big warming trend in your accuweather 7-day forecast. we are starting off with a live look at emeryville right now. look how busy it is. already so many headlights making their way westbound. for our commuters, traveling on the san mateo bridge going toward the peninsula, you may run into a little bit of a slowdown. we are watching this clear out, a sick alert we have been following all morning long. it has cleared which is why i am giving you thumbs-up. this closure had been in effect since 10:00 last night. finally getting out of the way there. hopefully things will be at the

limit and moving in a few minutes or so. we will be right back.

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financial records show that san franciscans against the recall raised $160,000. committee supporting the recall raised nearly $140,000. boudin has faced heavy criticism for his handling of several high-profile crimes including a deadly hit and run on new year's eve. recall supporters muscat the signatures of 10% of registered voters in in san francisco that equates to a little more than 50,000 people. the deadline is august 11 for the campaign to qualify for a special election. this morning, an abc news exclusive. we are hearing from san mateo native tom brady in his first sitdown interview since winning his seventh super bowl. this past season was his first with the tampa bay buccaneers. all six of his super bowl wins were with his former team, the patriots. brady talked about how different this season was and how different it was being the new guy. >> everyone would come to me and introduce themselves to me.

i was the new guy for the first time. that was a different experience. that is a big part of what i understood last year. things will be different. we got to try to work within currently what is happening. >> coming up on gma, more on tom brady's family life and his super bowl celebration right after abc 7 mornings. disney california adventure getting ready to open at the end of the month. several rides and attractions will not be opening with it. that includes astro blasters, matterhorn, star wars, and the sleeping beauty castle walk- through. also, jungle cruise will remain closed for now because it is being renovated to remove some culturally insensitive attractions. advance online reservations open monday morning if you already have a previously purchased ticket from last year.

reservations for restaurants inside both parks open on the 22nd. the parks reopen april 30. >> i am surprised that they have so many attractions opening. matterhorn is kind of a big deal. astro blasters is sort of a big deal. the other ones, not a big deal. right, mike? >> exactly. what he said. >> all the big rides will be open with the exception of matterhorn. let's face it, matterhorn is good but you need a chiropractor after you ride it. we can probably skip that anyway. >> since the reservations -- what restaurant would you make the reservation for in the park? >> you are going to see me up in that blue bayou. >> okay.

>> you can watch the little boats go by. you can have yourself a good time in there. >> i agree. my second choice would be over in california adventure. i forget what it is. it is the winery one. i can't remember the name. >> it is called wine country territory a. >> thank you. i can't believe i did not remember that. >> i just know where it is. here is a live look at pier 15 from the exploratory and. it is going to be a cooler day today as the seabreeze kicks up. we will have a few more hi clouds roaming our sky this afternoon. a spring spread will develop this weekend as our bay and inland neighborhoods will start to warm on the coast.

65 in santa cruz today. 70 in morgan hill. the rest of the south bay around 62. los gatos, 68. 59 in a san bruno. mid-50s along the windy coast. breezy upper 50s in downtown and south san francisco. 63 to 69 around the san pablo bay. 59 in richmond and berkeley. 63 elsewhere along the east bay shore. breezy through the delta. 70 at fairfield and brentwood. our inland neighborhoods, mid to upper 60s. you can see the low clouds to evaporate even faster than yesterday. they break up for little sunshine along the coast. notice the faster northwest wind . that is why it will be cooler today. tonight, cloud cover comes back. breezes relax, we warm up. breezes come back, we lose those. friday, mid-50s while the rest

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says the attack was far from ordinary. >> this church hires a gay black pastor, they come and spew profanity about black people, lgbt persons and on the last day of passover? i don't think this is some kind of coincidence. >> the attack comes after a deadly stabbing in november where two people were killed and three others injured. grace baptist is now fundraising for physical on- site security. pg&e is facing new criminal charges. sonoma county is abusing its utility of recklessly starting the kincade fire in october 2019. the das office file 33 counts including five felonies related to the fire that burned 120,000 miles. charges come 10 months after pg&e pleaded guilty for its role in causing the 2018 campfire. pg&e issued a statement saying it except cal fire's finding

that a pg&e transmission line. summer is right around the corner and that means a friendly reminder to stay alert when you go to the beach. san francisco fire department was out at ocean beach conducting rescue drills in preparation of a crowded beach season. members of the marine unit swim offshore for a stranded swimmer rescued. the high angle team worked on a simulated clip rescue. san francisco firefighters are preparing for a lot of people to be out at the beach this summer as the pandemic restrictions is up. very fast. they will make things very choppy out at the beach. not a great day to be there in the first place, let alone get in. i want to talk about our rainfall deficit. we have received only 39 to 41% of our rainfall since that time frame.

we are anywhere from 8 inches to nearly 20 inches below where we should be. you know that 7-day forecast is dry. let's extend it out from the 14th to the 20th. you can see most of the rain is going to go across the southern tier state will we start to drive through the upper midwest. a new report highlights the possible health and economic benefits of going electric in california and throughout the country. they are formed by a group called environmental california. if the state were to go entirely electric from 2050, emissions would be reduced by more than 27 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. that is only if all cars and buildings go green. >> that is taking 50 million cars off the road. this will help avoid climate change and improve the air

quality inside and outside of our houses. >> the report claims that thanks to technological advances, installing all electro systems at homes and buildings is affordable. in the north bay, san marin high school will play its final game under its field lights on saturday. abc 7 news reported about ongoing litigation between the school district and neighbors that called for the end of the lights. neighbors claim that the lights that were installed back in 2018 created too much light pollution. the marin independent journal reports that two parties agreed to use them for one last game. happening today, families can enjoy the rides children's fairyland once again. the oakland amusement park says that all the rides will reopen with social distancing protocols in place. live puppet shows and performances are expected to return in the coming weeks. fairyland reopened its gates

last month to a reduced number of visitors. walgreens making a big change to its vaccine appointment schedule. what you need to know if you are getting a pfizer shot there. california should be open to fully reopen by june 15. the reaction this morning from local businesses. the investigation overnight on the peninsula. what we know about a man struck and killed on highway 101. a live look outside. it is 5:56. we will be right back.

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news . we can confidently say by june 15th that we can start to open up business as usual. the message to all californians. what needs to happen for the state to fully reopen in june and how business is looking up a local company is. covid's effect on the mind.

we are learning about the long- term issues people have. san francisco unified's plan to reopen. the . the last night. good morning to you on this wednesday, april 7th. we are going to start with meteorologist mike nico. >> good morning. thanks for joining us. remember how raw it it with the 50s and barely 60s? we'll have more sunshine today but look at the winds. gusting up to 28 miles per hour in fairfield. that has brought marine layer clouds as you can see from the camera at pier 15. we will see sunshine this afternoon. some high clouds will come in as the low clouds are rolling back it is the breezes off the water