next at 5:00. a bay area mayor accused of sexual assault. what we are learning about years of sexual assault and the calls for him to step down. the growing drought raising concerns about a fire season. the governor spending half a billion dollars on fire prevention. perfect timing. the people that got a johnson & johnson vaccine before it becomes hard to get. >> the line designed by students of cal and how it is helping people in realtime. the music man. how some beloved jazz helped him beat covid. building a better bay area and moving forward and finding solutions.

this is abc7news. we will begin with a mayor facing strong accusations and a call to resign. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm anya baits. four women accused dominic, the mayor of windsor. ten miles north of santa rosa. we learned that san francisco chronicle is reporting that the sonoma county legislature is launching an investigation into this. wane freeman looks at the calls for him to step down as maas of sonoma's county's 4th largest city. on what would appear to be a quiet day in lindsey, anything but. at least in terms of its 38- year-old mayor. >> we will watch the potential lightning storm. >> the mayor is in the midst of another storm. this morning the san francisco chronicle detailed sexual assault allegations against him from four women in the span of 16 years. but he did not respond to abc7news when we reached out

for comment. he has defenders. karen oldlervas is the only person that spoke on camera. >> never seen anything questionable? >> never. never. i never fell or seen anything that i felt was inappropriate and if i did, i would have said something to him. >> the mayor has been a rising star in california politics. his supporters here in windsor describe this as being politically motivated on a seat on the council and can't explain the charges by the alleged victims and have brought criticism from inside and outside of windsor. >> he does not belong in office. he has no more ral credibility and trust with the community and needs to go. >> from state senator mike mcguire given the severity of the allegations of windsor mayor dominic papolle. he needs to resign. from ester linas of the

council. i am saddened for the victims and disgusted by the allegations against dominic papolle. i request his immediate resignation. >> the mayor owns a winery. wednesday an attorney representing him told the chronicle that he categorically denies engaging in any abuses. it amounts to promising career in question. >> we are bigger and better than this. >> in the midst of it from windsor, abc7news. a grandmother attacked by a man in san francisco, new video has been released and it is raising questions. abc7news' reporter matt boone is in the newsroom with more. walk us through with what the video shows, please. >> that video is being provided to us by the public defender's office that shows some of what led up to the attack. just a warning. it finds physical violence.

it begins the morning of march 17th showing attacked and another person comes up to him and he gets piled on and getting hit in this area. the cameras will follow him after he is able to get out of this. this is to market and 7th. but somebody else followed him. that person in that traffic vest that swings wildly and you can see it there. that is when he struck 75 year- old chen and attack that was highly publicized and the public defender, eric mcburny argues that the narrative was wrong. >> it is a form for the public and members of the apx community to know that this is not racially motivated. we have a situation where somebody is in diminished

capacity. disoriented. >> what the video does not show is an attack on 83-year-old asian man that happened that same morning that jenkins has been charged with assaulting. the public defender says he is investigating his client's alleged involvement in that attack and so far only has accounts from witnesses. in the newsroom, matt boone, abc7news. all right, matt, thank you. coming off a record setting wildfire season the governor says he wants to spend half a billion dollars to prevent future fires. a lack of rain is making it worse. today the drought shows dry conditions. abc7news' reporter chris wynn looks at the work to help us prepare. >> reporter: with an unusually dry winner wildfire experts are bracing for another devastating season. >> we could see something potentially similar to 2020 or 2018. >> today and tomorrow the fire weather research lab is virtually hosting hundreds of experts from around the world as think discuss the latest

signs and fire weather and wildfire prediction. professor clay manies monitoring the conditions and said it is critical for california to get a head start on reducing fire risk. >> we have the most advanced fire behavior system in the world and so california should be assured that we will have the technology to predict the conditions in the future. >> sjsu is working to have software to have agencies such as cal fire with operational response. the modeling will provide realtime data to understand fire behavior and could help the public predict when smoke may arrive in their area. >> it is to include information about the weather and the terrain and mix all of that together and try to predict what is going to happen. >> in fresno county the governor unveiled $536 million plan to prepare for future

fires. the proposal will improve forest help and defensible space. it provides funds to protect homes against fires and investing in fire prevention grants and work force training and vegetation management. >> something is happening as it relates to the issue of climate and that is exacerbating conditions and making the challenge of the wildfire suppression and prevention that much more ominous. >> the governor's proposal comes as the state slips to serious levels of drought according to data released by the u.s. monitor. 4.2 million acres unbreakable are burned in the state that was the most in modern times. in san jose. chris wynn ab c 7 news. it may be one of the last events of its kind in the bay for a couple of today the city e city e city e

administered hundreds of vaccine as the johnson & johnson vaccine is shrinking. >> reporter: they were gone quickly. the points for this one and done johnson & johnson vaccine event in benisha. >> i thought getting the vaccine is a good way to go. >> you would rather not come back? >> yes. >> i am happy to get it here. >> the city delivered 400 vaccines in just three hours administered by local firefighters. >> we truly feel like this is the change that is going to help us as a state and as a country get past the pandemic. for us to do our small part fields good. >> the event comes as california announced vaccine supplies will be 15% smaller next week. driven by a nearly 90% reduction in the number of j and j doses. >> it will broaden it to people over the age of 16.

it makes it harder for cities to plan. >> we learned of this a few days ago and hopeful and let the county know we will be a partner they asked us and whether it is pfizer, moderna or johnson & johnson. >> the way that the supply looks now the folks are aware they maybe among the last few to get the johnson & johnson vaccine in the coming weeks. i'm excited about that. that my timing was perfect. >> the shortage of the j and j vac reported protection issues to discard 15 million doses. >> in benisha. laura anthony. abc7news. people with limited access to wi-fi have a new advocate for appointments in the bay. a group of u c berkeley students stepped into help with a new phone line. abc7news reporter bernard cornell gave a call to the line. >> i fell more good and

confident and i can go places. >> the 6 6-year-old from san leandro is vaccinated. >> i got johnson & johnson. >> a one shot? >> yes. >> evelyn tried for weeks to get an appointment and navigating the internet was not easy until she spotted this flyer with a number offering help. >> thank you for calling shot line. the volunteer in the vaccination hotline. >> but what is shot line? is it legit? >> there have been a couple of people that call and said i saw your flyer but was not sure if it was real. >> it is the real deal. it started by u c berkeley fellowship students with one mission. >> our goal is to eliminate mainly technological barriers to covid-19 vaccination registration. >> you are speaking with a volunteer. >> bridging the digital divide in bay area communities is why the students are digging

help at no charge. >> we didn't want to add stress where the internet is needed. aaron kramer says it was born after a conversation she had with her 9 3-year-old neighbor. >> she was standing on her porch waiting for me and holding her old iphone and asking me for help to sign up for the vaccination. >> shot line will provide free transportation if you need a ride to an appointment thanks to a funding grant. in less than two weeks people have got appointments. >> they called me back and i got an appointment three or four days later. >> shot line is looking for more volunteers. organizers will keep going as long as vaccination appointments are needed. >> they are doing a beautiful job. >> in cornell bernard. abc7news. oakland's top cop talks about the president looking him in the eye. >> the power of jazz.

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oakland's police chief is to get more money to fight crime. the chief was president biden's announcement about gun control. federal help to strengthen the gun violence program and assistance to do more community outreach like nighttime neighborhood works. chief armstrong says the white house is aware of the conditions in oakland. >> it was a great opportunity for the president and his team to look to me to be in the room and represent law enforcement knowing that i have a commitment to reduce gun violence. >> as of last week violent

crime in oakland was up 31%. san francisco expects to get concerts and other live events back one week from today. the plan is for maximum capacity of 35% for tickets and seated events. social distancing and masks will be required except when eating and drinking and attendees would have to show proof of vaccination or a negative covid-19 test. well it is the love of music that may have saved an 83 year-old bay man. he is back with his family after an epic struggle against covid-19. his family and doctors stanford played a big part. >> reuben natoro has loved to play the jazz saxophone since he was a young man in the philippines. ask his family. >> playing music and for all hours of the night. >> for myself it is in my

blood. and so i enjoy doing it. >> but several months ago the music stopped. covid-19 invaded reuben's body but his lungs. the wind he used to push out the notes from parker to kenny g was dangerously weak, the battle of a month at stanford hospital. >> i feel like i am in prison. >> he was not expecting that to happen. none of us were. >> this doctor says both staff and reuben's family worked to keep his spirits up and doctors worked on his condition but the weight of his struggle at one point reuben told his family he wanted to go peacefully. >> the text put me into a feeling i never fell before. >> kim asked doctors to add something to his room, a cd player with recordings of his music. >> and i asked the nurse to please play the cd far away from him so is not able to turn

it off and they said for some reason his oxygen en en en en e really good. >> wow. >> slowly reuben began to regain his strength building one note on top of another. returning to the sax may be a difficult challenge is what the doctor told him. >> i think that was defining moment where he pulled in his intrinsic qualities as a fighter for his family and not for music. >> finally after a total of 114 days reuben returned home to his family in san jose. they say it is important to rebuild his strength. the man that entertained audiences around the country is determined to find a way to to keep going with his craft.

>> absolutely. >> yes. it gives >> isn't that fantastic? >> a quick side note. among his honors reuben is the first filipino american to play at the you said naval academy band at annapolis. >> way to go, reuben. glad he is feeling better. >> absolutely. >> still ahead. start making outdoor plans for the weekend. though one day will be nicer than the other. we will have the forecast up next. seth

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market space. construction on the tower started in 2019 and it will be finished next year in the fall. nice day to get out and go to a park but we have been complaining the allergies are a bit brutal. >> the wind is blowing the pollen a little bit, sandy. >> yes. and the tree pollen that is the culprit. let me show you the live picture. it is absolutely beautiful as we look from the emeryville camera towards the golden gate bridge. you can see the sun over the water there glistening. temperatures up 12 degrees in fairfield. 10 degrees warmer in santa rosa and sick degrees warmer in san jose. milder and gusting. in the coast 30 miles per hour and 28 at sfo and san mateo 26 miles per hour. if you are going -- if you are lucky enough to go to the home opener for the giants.

it will be breezy and temperatures in the 50s. cooler than today. still nice and sunny so if i were you, i would grab that jacket before you go. here is a live look from our tower cam and nothing but blue skies. 56 in san francisco. 60 in oakland and 65 san jose. cooler spot in half moon bay in the mid-50s. not the only one enjoying the sun. check out pier 59, the sea lions. low to mid-70s from concord to fairfield and santa rosa. those are the warmest spots this afternoon but we will see a reversal tomorrow. like doppler 7 showing the high passing clouds and the lovely view from the east hills camera. fire season is not good with the lack of rain but nice to see green hills. hoping for rain before spring closes out. sunny and warmer this weekend and the dry pattern continues to next week. morning temperatures with patchy fog and high clouds. upper 30s to the upper 40s and

it will be breezy near the beaches for the afternoon breezy to windy. mid-50s to the mid-70s for your friday and it will turn out to be a sunny afternoon and the hour-by-hour wind forecast will show you the gusty winds near the coast. 35, 36 miles per hour. still gusting in the noontime hour and as we head to the afternoon and evening picking up a little bit. it is onshore breeze off of the cooler ocean water to help to take the temperatures down by several degrees. the accuweather seven-day forecast is gusty and cooler for friday. you know what just in time for your weekend we will warm back up upper 70s to low 80s. mid-50s at the coast for those that like it cool. next week that dry pattern continues. i am seeing a possibility of perhaps a pattern change april 16th, 17th so stay tuned.

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tonight, breaking news as we come on the air in the west. reports of multiple people shot. a deadly shooting at an office complex in texas. what we're learning at this hour. and news coming in on the coronavirus tonight. the vaccination sites halted over concern after reactions from one of the vaccines. first, the deadly shooting at that office complex. the call of shots fired coming in late today. police and multiple ambulances rushed to the scene. several victims taken to the hospital tonight. pierre thomas standing by. there was another horrific shooting, this time in south carolina. a doctor, his wife and two grandchildren among those killed. a former nfl player, the alleged suspect. police say he then killed himself. and all of this as president biden was before the cameras today urging congress to do something about the shootings in