building a better bay area. finding solutions. this is abc7 news. i feel very vulnerable and helpless . i think we need more help from the national level. >> gig workers reaching out asking for help. the call for benefits as the economy slowly starts to pick back up. thank you for joining us. weekly jobless claims fell to a pandemic low for the straight week. 553,000 americans filed for initial unemployment benefits last week. keep in mind, at this time last year, nearly 3 1/2 million people fire. california's unemployment rate increased to 8.3% in march.

>> gig workers complained about the lack of benefits. >> reporter: a growing share of coworkers or independent contractors working without benefits are -- something they got underscored. the new secretary of labor, marty walsh announced his intention to consider having gig workers across the country classified as employees deserving of benefits. >> what is the federal government looking to do here that california is not able to do? >> we will have conversations and dialogue with companies. that is something we plan doing.

>> there is clearly is clearly distress from our drivers. >> california gig economy workers convened online to the lack of access to health care despite what they said were promised stipends from rideshare companies following the proposition of proposition 22. according to a study, only 15% have applied for a healthcare stipend and most don't know how to. >> i think it is very important. i feel at this point, i feel very vulnerable and helpleand he i think we need a more help from the national level. >> when you get a situation like that where workers go to sign up for healthcare and only 15% of them have the understanding from their employer what that means, that is a problem. >> the key take away is that

ir benefits gig workers has expalirnia to the whole nation. however, there is the job market in wine country has made a remarkable 180 degree turn. layoff the devastated the hospitality industry less than a year ago but now, restaurants and wineries can't find enough qualified people to hire. lane friedman reports on the hundreds of open positions open right now. >> desserts -- no changes there. >> it is the staff briefing before another busy day in napa. a blend of good times and bad times. >> business is lymanages the place but the reduction of the booming business has led to an unexpected and unwanted byproduct. staffing shortages and not just here. check the signs around napa. do you see a trend?

hundreds of listings for food service jobs. it has become a workers >> you used to resumes. not all of them good. now, you get them. >> tourism is the second biggest the employment generator in napa county. roughly 16,000 jobs. when covid hit, a lot of those people left out because of the high cost of living. they haven't come back. >> reporter: the iconic wine train hopes to resume service by the middle of next month. has more than 100 openings. the small med restaurant has openings which he has not filled. >> i think the reason is a lot of people don't want to go back to work because they are making more money sitting at home. >> that is quite a change from losing their job to not rr>> healthcare benefits have

been extended pick between the unemployment and healthcare benefits, many of those staff members are ending up in the same place as they would as they were working. >> good times, bad times more strangeness in post covid time. >> the latest headlines tonight, moderna will make as many as 1 billion doses of its vaccine this year and up to 3 billion doses next year. most of next year's goals toward vaccinating children. dr. anthony fauci says kids of all ages could get vaccinated by the end of this year or early next year the latest. california's sen-day st positivity rate remains at 1.3%. that number of a new cases per 100,000 people was down more than 4% today. u.s. flights carrying aid for

india are en route. the health agency agency agency 374,000 new inspections just today. >> the alarming spike in india has created a scramble to locate and shift oxygen devices. it is taken the logistical and networking skills of the bay area's indian community to actually make that happen. david lewis spoke with the team from silicon valley, india, and europe to show how they are sending oxygen tooxygen tooxygeo >> the explosion of covid cases in india has overwhelmed hospitals leaving many patients without hospitals to lifesaving oxygen. this group of close friends and relatives in silicon valley, europe, and india has mobilized to send oxygen concentrators where they are desperately needed. >> we have been able to literally put together members of the indian community around the world in various continents. we are all working at the same

cause. >> -- is based in delhi, one of the hardest hit areas. >> it is panic and fear. >> this is the oxygen concentrator but they are sourcing whatever globally. the demand is strong with high case count in india and brazil. >> there are allocaare allocaara pleasantly started with the 3000 units. >> an initial campaign unable to the purchase from a supplier in china. >> the government of india has reduced the import tariff in light of the need. >> we are trying to do our small part using our networks to bring the few lifesaving oxygen concentrators where the need is most urgenmost urgenmosn

each life we save will be a precious precious one. >> ey a nonprofit on the ground ininininin >> san mateo county celebrating the reopening of a mass vaccine site today. it can serve thousands of people every day. after being closed down for a month because of a lack of vaccine supply. amy hollifield found they are now facing a new shortage. >> you don't even have to get out of your car.your car. workers at the san mateo event center bring the shot to you. you drive in the to this warehouse and they meet you at the window with the vaccine. they said it was easier than it than they expected. >> and dry through. i can't believe how organized this was. i guess i havei havei have pessimistic? i said kelly, get ready to have to wait forever. >> this oplenospace is. they can get out 3000 shots per

day. there was hardly a line at 9:00 a.m. compare that to the line of cars we saw in january when the site first opened. the low demand is so easy handle they are and even requiring appointments. >> the most important thing is to get shots in arms. we don't want people to have to go on a computer site and make an appointment. >> san mateo county has vaccinated a majority of eligible residents but officials still aren't satisfied. >> we just passed 70% which is an incredible mark for us. have a long ways we are asking everyone to come down. >> kelly miller is glad she quit making excuses about how busy she was and carved out time to come down here. >> it is a relief. it is like having faith in life and science. >> they don't have enough shots to be open every day.

it is today or next week that they will be open tuesday and wednesday. the hours are from 9:00 5:00 p.m. pfizer will start making smaller shipments of its covid- 19 vaccine available. this will give smaller doctors offices a chance to get the vaccine and make it easier for those that are still not getting vaccinated. getting the covid vaccine from someone's personal doctor will help alleviate concerns about getting vaccinated. new details about the alameda police officers placed on leave after mario gonzalez died during an arrest early this month. images show officersshow offices leahy and eric mckinley both hired in 2018 and are currently on paid administrative leave. another officer, james fisher, as well as a civilian parking enforcement employee on leave to gonzalez's death is under investigation.

alameda city council has scheduled a meeting for y is t respond to mental health cause. it is another deadline day in the effort to recall governor newsome. each of california's 58 counties have until today vong on file. after today the june 8th. that is for anyone who has signed the petition to ask local elections officials to remove that done. state of education. what californians really think of how school was handled during the pandemic. >> some bay area mayors think they have the answer to helping the homeless. nfl draft. it is draft day. meet one bay area

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a new poll shows californians like the job governor newsome is doing when it comes to public education during the pandemic. the public policy institute of california survey showed 52% approved of the handling of the k-12 education system. there is change compared to how they think it's are doing right now. overwhelmingly, 80% say the children are falling behind. a few minutes ago i spoke about this. he is the associate survey director and research fellow at the public policy institute of california. >> it is great to be with you. thank you for coming on. >> tell me a little bit about this study. fascinating results that a significant percentage feel governor newsome is doing a good job in his handling k-12. when you ask people specifically about how their kids are doing you get a different response.

>> we do find overall there is really good approval ratings currently for the governor. 57%. similar numbers of the handling of the reopening process as well. it is an important component. we do find feel children are falling behind during the pandemic. that includes 64% who are saying they are falling behind a lot. that is a really important part of this. it is noteworthy that despite those feelings that the children are falling behind, most say that system is on the right track. >> generally speaking? >> yes. >> how do they fail when it comes to coming out of the pandemic? do they feel their students are behind as a result of virtual learning the last year and a half? >> we do find a large share nearly 2 in 3 are falling behind. there is even greater concern for lower income students and

english language learner students. that is definitely a concern. we know those are issues with broadband connectivity in certain household which is driving some of this problems and concerns when it comes to distance or virtual learning. >> we find most californians and parents do kind of want schools to currently be partially reopen. and as well as a plurality they are saying the reopening process is going on at about the right pace. there is some synergy with what is happening but there are some divides with a large divide when it comes to a partisan divide with many more republicans saying they want to

be completely reopen in person while democrats and liberals -- democrats and no party preference voters were more likely to say they are okay with them being partially reopen right now. >> a part of it has to be politics because we are in a hyper politicized part of the state and the nation. i do think -- considering reopening schools. there are differences there as well when it comes to parents and their ability to work at home could be considered as well as

infections at school with teachers and students. >> dean, thank you for sharing the results of the survey and discussing with us. we appreciate it. >> thank you! take care. >> now, the ppi c's mission is to inform and improve public policy through independent objective nonpartisan research. san franciscans are being asked to cut down on water you some of the drought. the public utilities commission wants customers to use 10% less water. san franciscans are already good about conservation and weatherwise have a decent supply. as you know we never know how the current dry conditions will last. as well coming up on may, not thinking we will get much more rain now. >> they seem like they are longer innext few ue can show here is lookat enofsystemofghla

those the circulations combined to reinforce the marine layer and give us an onshore flow. surface speeds up to 30 miles per hour. you can see how breezy it is. so much cooler right now than it was this time yesterday. 15 degrees colder here in san francisco. 14 degrees cooler in oakland and around the bay area. that is the pattern. you can see often the distance. the deepening marine layer is in the bay. 62 across the acro in oakland. 71 at san jose. 84 in morgan hill. there is some warm weather in some spots and 54 and half moon bay. we are looking down at the bay. soon we will see the layer. 71 degrees in santa rosa. 70 degrees and 89 in fairfield. 86 at concorde. 85 at livermore. as we look across san francisco

under increasingly high clouds we see these are the forecast features. increasing clouds and fog.: and breezier this weekend. it will warm-up next week. still, no rain inside. overnight we will see an increase in high clouds and a buildup of low cloud and fog at the coast as you observed a few minutes ago. overnight this will be picture. overnight lows will be in the mid to upper 40s. about 50 degrees in oakland. tomorrow under windy conditions at the coast, breezy conditions inland and with hazy sunshine we'll see highs ranging from mid-50s at the coast to maine the upper 60s to near 70 around the bay shoreline. we will see some inland areas warming up to 80 degrees or above. 80 at concorde, 83 at fairfield. 76 at santa rosa. here is the accuweather 7-day

forecast. it is going to be a very breezy weekend. slightly colder than the weather we experienced yesterday. the school or pattern that began today will continue through the weekend. we will have hazy sunshine with high clouds. of course, a vigorous marine layer. we will have some may gray. the first today will be saturday. on monday says get sunnier and it starts to warm up significantly. by tuesday we can expect inland highs near 90 degrees. it will feel like summer. wednesday still above average but the cooling begins. we will have a steady pattern of seasonal temperatures by the end of next week. >> thank you so much, spencer. five people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of lady gaga's dog

walker and the theft of two of her french bulldogs. the dog walker has recovered from the february 24th shooting. los angeles police say one of the people arrested is the woman who said she found the dog then returned them to police after lady gaga offered a $500,000 reward. officials say they believe the motivation was the value of the dog the breed rather than their celebrity owner. stay with us. a solution to the homeless crisis? some mayors say they have an answer. there plan as we continue.

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>> we need to provide rental assistance for people in need and create connections. >> as a part of the state budget, the big-city mayors coalition also known as the bcm wants the governor and the legislature to set aside $20 billion over the next 5 years to permanently house almost every californian who entered a homeless shelter in 2020. >> this would be a big investment. what you say to people on the fence that this will be money well spent? >> there is no question that it will be well spent. there is no question that when we emerge from the pandemic this will remain the biggest problem. the evidence is clear we haven't spent nearly enough addressing the crisis. >> it is estimated there are nearly 160,000 homeless people in california which accounts for more than 25% of the countries homeless population. officials said this would be the largest allocation of funds dedicated to fighting homelessness in u.s. history.u.. >> the bcm believes consistent flexible funding to big cities is necessary. >> to see that we are actually going to bend the curve and not

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>> larry beale joined us with a preview. larry, what is going down? >> dan and i were going through all of the possibilities during the commercial break. just when you thought we had all of the drama we could handle with the 49ers trading up to take the quarterback and e in the mix. a lot of people believe shanahan is set on taking lack jones. he lacks in athleticism but he makes up with that precision passing. justin fields is grade at ohio state. the total package have north dakota state's train lance more of a project with a huge upside potentially. here is shanahan earlier in the week on plans for the pick. >> we will at a quarterback. i think the way our years have gone in the last few years especially when jimmy have

gotten hurt i think our fan base agrees with that. be happy we will solve the problem this year. i hope it is the when you want. we'll see. >> we have a head coach that is our offense of play caller. i will always defer to him. come thursday we will have a pick that hopefully makes everyone proud. that will be judged in years to come. we have done our best to make sure it is a great decision for this franchise. >> on top of all of this, the bombshell came this morning. aaron rodgers who grew up in northern california reportedly wants out of green bay and the 49ers supposedly would be his ideal or one of his ideal trade the broncos and raiders among them as well. would the packers actually trade the face of their franchise to the 49ers? what would that take? what a draft night this could be. >> there are a parties. >> here is the handoff. harris hurdles that.hurdles tha. >> harris will be watching from

marsh on lunches restaurant. another party is bebebebebebe richmond where harris and his family lived temporarily. harris has always kept the shelter close to his heart. leanne melendez is live for us right now. >> look at this. the crimson tide sweatshirt. i wonder who you are rooting for. >> what did you expect larry? what is funnyis funnyis funnyisy director of this shelter found out i had gone to the university of alabama and she told me she was despcap rr th. she asked me me me me me me have an extra cap. i said how many do you need? i have caps. i have sweatshirts and t-shirts always with me. of course, the nice little red crimson tide sneakers.

the people inside this shelter, larry, they have converted to alabama. you know what i am going to say? go tide! >> interface program to greet residents and staff as they prepared to watch the much anticipated nfl draft. >> the little time we had really helped my family out to find another place to stay. just getting back to the communities and giving back to places like this really means a lot to me. >> what many don't realize is that in 2010 when harris was only 10 years years years years family, four siblings and his parents spent time at the shelter. >> just to see him as a grown man with this kind of opportunity coming up? for him today and to know he lives up here in this shelter

among many other places their family had to move around and live as a homeless family, it just speaks that anything is possible. >> more recently, najee harris and his mother mother mother mo shelter which has served as an inspiration for najee harris who has dedicated a part of his young life toward helping the homeless. before he played for alabama, he waits trains with marcus maloof who also served as a mentor. we interviewed him shortly after harris was named the top college recruit in the country. >> when he has gone through and what he has lived through for 2- 3 hours he doesn't have to playedthama crimson a running back. harris was known for hurtling over his opponent. his path from antioch high school to alabama and now to the nfl are proof that harris never allowed his family's situation to dictate

>> reporter: as we all know, najee harris will be sitting comfortably at an oakland restaurant waiting to be picked by a team. people inside -- i don't know. they are saying something about pittsburgh steelers. i am not an expert but i will tell you my friend in alabama will watch this and also we will see this on facebook. they are going to love me for it. >> they love you are ready. >> i am live in richmond. >> i can do the pose too. >> roll tide! >> najee harris will harris wil first running back off the board most likely. you can watch all three days of the nfl draft right here on abc7. the first round kicks off tonight at 5:00. join us after the draft. that is immediately following the first round with some special guests, i promise. >> that will

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napolitano. he is talking about his new bagel shop. he said he chose the controversy own name after he was verbally attacked by a man outside of his restaurant. he says he wanted to take the negative word back and try to use it in a positive way. >> people have done that with other words throughout history. i am curious spencer. what do you think about that tactic? >> i know tony. i have known him for a long time. he has that kind of guy. he will take a situation that may be awkward or uncomfortable and turn it into something positive. that is exactly what she has done. with his style and his humor and his grace but that is tony. >> he is a jumping in sort of fearlessly. he has great pizza. i will tell you that. >> yeah! >> i wonder how many people will take the time to research the back story and look at this and say that is okay to use. aside at the bagel place. i don't know. >> that is a good point. >> that is a good point.

people may say it is not as offensive. >> a new survey shows people who have been vaccinated for covid-19 are more likely to take a vacation. half of u.s. adults plan to take at least one week of vacation this summer. of those, 54% have been vaccinated or are likely to be while 40% have not been vaccinated or don't plan to. of those who are not taking a summer trip, the main reason is because they simply can't afford to. of course, the pandemic has had disastrous effects of so many livelihoods. >> after we have all been cooped up for so long a lot of people are looking forward to getting away somewhere. >> if it wasn't for the nfl draft this afternoon i may be doing this from a beach in

hawaii. >> we have the lieutenant governor of the state of hawaii on yesterday with kristen at 3:00. he was saying travel to the island is about 65% of normal pre-pandemic. obviously -- he said as the summer goes along the numbers will skyrocket. people are starting to get more comfortable getting on planes and being around other humans. >> spencer comfortable traveling. >> i do too. going to the east coast which was easy. one of the places i love to visit in the whole wide world is italy. my wife and i used to go there every summer before last year. i am hoping we can go this you but italy has been devastated by the pandemic. i don't know if it will be open. >> a lot of people seem to be okay getting on planes. what about a cruise ship? >> the cdc says completely and

emanating the -- as possible. that includes making sure at least 95% of passengers have been vaccinated. i really think there are going to be those cruises. >> i think people -- to use metaphor we are talking cruising. >> it is such a tight group of people that they are there been spencer i don't know if you have ever gone cruising but -- >> i am not really a cruise guy but i agree. i think i feel safer on a plane because there will be a limited amount of time i am spending as opposed to on a cruise we are stuck with a lot of people for quite a while. >> being enclosed quarters. i mentioned earlier aaron

rodgers turned draft a upside down expressing his desire to get out of green bay. he grew up in cin cin c rogers wanted the packers to trade him to the 49ers. remember, rogers was also the talk of the draft back in 2005 on draft day when he waited and waited for his name to be called. >> the rest is hisis hisis hisis >> eryn rogers is release my. obviously there have been talks behind the scenes between he and the the the the the the the fences. that has been going on for months with not much of a resolution. what does he do?

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prison. >> this is a mission driven bakery and open focused on producing european-style wood fire breads and pastries. is hiring he is hiring right now through something he calls an open hiring model. >> we don't take resumes. we don't do formal job interviews. we don't do background checks. it is really kind of a name on a clipboard. apply online with your basic name and telephone number. we call you. we bring you in. we make sure you are a good fit. >> artisan bread the day cafc manager, retail employee, to bakers, cleaners and more. >> we are opening a new location in alameda which will hopefully be open at the end of may. >> the company will need to fill oppositions at the new location that will also feature an on-site worker resource center run by a group five keys. >> five keys will serve as the connection points different community groups and kind of help us better serve the employees by writing classes and more training and providing

on boarding materials as well. there will be someone coming in and they need some help connecting to housing or different groups. they will be able to help make those introductions but also provides support. >> even if you don't have the experience that you have the work ethic and the attitude you will be successful. >> an interesting hiring model. if you're interested you can go to firebrand bread.com/careers for more information. back to san francisco and another company all about second chances. former opened last year with a mission to keep construction waste from landfills and provide jobs to formerly inpeople >> it is to with my hands. that is the easiest way for me to express myself.

>> when i design these ideas aesthetically as well as functioning from a place of need -- when i was starting i thought about who cannot provide an opportunity to, a population that is underserved and how do i maybe provide some of those people a place where they can start over and have a job? >> the name of the business is "former." it symbolizes the mission to provide people that are formerly incarcerated opportunities. i thought why

not provide people coming out of prison an opportunity. they are having a hard time finding employment and empower them with a job. >> i studied and then i went off and did a loof different things. i worked with my father who is a contractor and i talked to my dad about construction debris. he said they are always going to have cut off material. it bothered me that there was so much waste that occurred in construction. >> it is rewarding to think we are confirming some of that material from a landfill. >> it was terrifying.

my boss is a great. he has a really big heart. just appreciate his patients and his willingness i appreciate his patients and his willingness to take this on. i try every hard every day i tight i try very hard to be here every day and be dependable. >> it is the first job first matters to me. it has been a great joy to be here creating something new. it is all really important to me. >> that is incredible.

michael feeney is here. usually we would be turning to him for today's consumer headlines but instead we have something special for him. >> today is michael's 30th anniversary here at abc7. it was a big day. london breed marked the occasion by issuing a proclamation declaring today michael findlay day in the city and county of san francisco. i think he can park where he wants to. i'm not sure. >> inhales michael as the leading consumer advocate in the bay area and one of the most prominent consumer report is in the united states. it is true! the state legislature in congress and washington also acknowledged michael today for his 30 years as a consumer and advocate. a host of others also congratulated michael today on his 30 years of service to the bay area. >> in my book, you are so approved. have fun. congratulations! >> feeney is celebrating 30 years at channel 7 mac.

i did that once. i think you need to put in another 30 years, michael. >> michael's finney is 30 years on the job. there aren't many like him at television stations. it is a real credit kgo to harold michael finney's defiant challenge to corporate crooks and government education. >> 30 years on the air protecting consumers. you are better than ralph nader any day. >> the very best wishes of all of us to you and your family on your 30 exceptional years of consumer reporting. >> hey dad! happy michael finney day. congratulations for 30 years on the air. >> happy michael finney day, dad. without you and your dedication to others and your dedication to help the little guy, i don't

know if i could have gotten here. thank you dad for inspiring me to be the therapist i am today. >> what a special day we had. kelly and connor with the highlights. >> michael here are two of the proclamations. here is the one making it michael finney day in san francisco. there is one from congress and sacramento. congratulations dear friend. >> congratulations! >> thank you. >> i think i am allowed to make arrests today. >> steer clear of michael. >> michael feel free to say anything you want. we are not going to make you work today just acknowledge what you have done. >> thank you. why did i write >> i have got to tell you this could have happened anywhere better than at channel 7 mac. this is a very special station with a very special staff and very special management. this doesn't happen anywhere else. i know consumer reporters all over the nation they do not have this support. this could only happen here and especially with all of the

people that work behind the scenes at 7 on your side we have a very the very best consumer unit in the country. >> that is sent tested. >> michael sorry about what you said about the station but michael you are also special at what you do. there was no one else like you. we are happy to have you. we are lucky to have you. >> the good news is -- >> everybody has been so -- >> go ahead michael. >> everybody has been so kind to me today. it has been absolutely an amazing day. it is my life's work. >> it will change tomorrow. [ laughter ] >> yeah. don't expect a surprise resume every day. >> 30 years. you are halfway there. it is a big day! >> keep going, michael. >> congratulations! >> thank you guys. >> we appreciate you so much. well from that to this, things are getting netty

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