the u.s. bans india a covid cases surge up next should we be concerned. and the reason if spike in cases and why experts think californians are still protected. >> lgbt culture highlighted. and a may drizzle will come in. tonight two very different headlines ob the pan pandemic. a major milestone here in the

u.s. more than 100 million adults are now vaccinated. that's nearly 50% of all adults. >> it comes as the white white placed a travel ban on india hoping to keep the pandemic going on there to come here. >> it would be dangerous for the rest of the world if this were to spread far and wide. >> in the last 24 hours more than 3,000 people in indiana died from covid-19. >> good evening thank you for joining us. abc 7 news reporter luz pena spoke with experts about highly contagious variant. highly contagious variant. >> reporter: medical experts calling this a humanitarian crisis. >> they thought they had beaten this. they thought they had more natural immunity in their population but they didn't.

>> reporter: monica gandhi says global leaders need to focus their attention on india and help with vaccines. today the first american planes arrived to india with supplies. >> that mean there's some difficult decisions for the u.s. to make about pattern which is they are now actively in discussions about leaving patents for vaccines to be made in -t country. >> reporter: as cases surged, today the u.s. announced a travel ban from india starting may 4th. >> as bad ass that, i think that's the right thing to do because it would be dangerous for the rest of the world if this were to spread far and wide. >> reporter: dr. survasteva president of the glass stone institute says the b 167 variant is a key contribute to the surge. >> are making it stickier to this receptor so that it bind more tightly.

even a little bit of virus that comes in touch with our cells can stick better and then allow entry of the virus into the cells. >> reporter: the world health organization says india accounted for 28% of the world's covid-19 cases last week. so how long will it take india to get covid under control. >> i think this is going to take at least a month to get under control. >> reporter: both medical experts agree that be 100 million vaccinated americans the u.s. has a good level of ability to protect it from this variant. luz pena. face masks will be for u.s. travelers until at least may 28th. closer to home covid cases are surging in the pacific

northwest. abc 7 reporter kate larson found out what it means to california. >> reporter: the neighbors states to the north oregon and washington are getting hit by a fourth surge -z. >> cases are widespre driven by new more contagious variants. >> reporter: bombing rack active tiffs like indoor dining. >> while fewer seniors are being hospitalized thanks to vaccinations, covid-19 is now knocking more younger people off their feet. >> reporter: in oregon, hospitalized cases of people 18 to 24 has increased by almost 15%. it's a similar store in california. >> young people who develop covid and some of them have been admitted to the icu, some have been on breathing machines and it's just been difficult to watch. >> reporter: dr. seth cohen

says everyone hospitalized right now is unvaccinated. >> we're dealing with variants circulating in this area and it's been a race to get vaccines into people. >> there's no vaccinations in the border it's not like it's going to trickle over. but it's a harbinger of things that may come. >> reporter: 40% of adults in virginia are fully vaccinated while in oregon that number is 30%. >> there's a real tipping point. if we can get people vaccinated or herd immunity you can get past these situations, these risky situations. >> reporter: dr. rutheford says the surges in the pacific northwest are a reminder that young people need to get

vaccinated. santa clara county say young adults make up the highest number of unvaccinated people in the county. they also have the highest infection rate. this weekend over felt high school in san rafael is one of the many sites you can drop by without an appointment. hours at county run sites will expand in the next few weeks. >> so many of our students right now are doing child care, working jobs and trying to go to school online full time. i think we really need to make it convenient for them. santa clara county is launching a youth engagement team to cut through the misinformation that some may be seeing on social plead what. the mass vaccination site at masconi center is going to close on may 28th. more than300,000 closures.

moving on, new at 11:00, 76,000 california inmates may be eligible to get out of prison. they'll be eligible to get time off their sentence for good behavior. that includes some people who have been convicted of violent crimes or multiple crimes. the policy change goes into place tomorrow. this comes as california and in the south bay, san jose's inclusive community district is kicking off a

weekend of arts and activism. this comes exactly one week after the stabbing death of beloved transwoman. abc 7 news reporter, how natalia lopez is being memorialized. >> reporter: for those living the community, this newly completed mural tells a story, history, and for some a level of heart ache. depicted in great face lopez. >> natalia was a gem community. >> reporter: nathan sobola is a president behind the art work. a space touch bid local queer

artist and community members. >> this is a mutual representation that we respect, honor and love all people including those of our transfamily. >> to know that i can always just come down here and see my sisters face and to know that everyone gets to relive her wonderful bubblely self- >> reporter: >> reporter: vanessa singh says her sister was a big part of the community. even in f, smut's and friends talking about what she stood for. >> there will be no pride parade for a second year in a row in san francisco.

but there will be an illuminated pink triangle. it'll be lit the entire month of june. they're hoping to raise $200,000 to hell fund the project. the 2,700 led notice will be turned on june 1st. one neighborhood is 99% vaccinated can you guess where it is. thousands of clubgoers pack a uk. this comes with a team of scientists. and the happiest place on earth reopens. see the big changes for guests at disneyland. and a windy weekend is coming your way with rising fire danger. i'll show you where and when coming right up. first look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live after the news at 11:00. >> thanks dan and ama, tonight it's 43 and me.

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new at 11:00, kaiser plans to let go of workers. plans to meet with kaiser to try to negotiate alternatives kaiser says that the positions are mostly in administrative positions. in berkeley, over all more than 70% of the population has received at least one dose. when you take a closer look

there are wide discrepancies within certain neighborhoods within the city. laura anthony looks at one neighborhood the 94707 zip code that's 98% vaccinated and another the 94704 that is 38%. >> what a different a few miles make at least in berkeley vaccine rates are points apart. ip7,98.8 havreceived a vaccine. the median age is 52. the population is predominantly white, well educated and has a median income of $158,000 a year. >> folks have had longer

vaccinated. we have very high compliance in this district. >> reporter: south of the university of california the vaccine rates are much different. in zip code 94704 38% of people have received one dose. the population is much more diverse. and the median income is just above $38,000 per year. 94704 also normally includes a large number of cal students and right now most of them are not in town. >> they're counted in our population. and a small portion of those individuals are here in the city at this point. that said, we are working with cal to get those students better here vaccinated. >> reporter: here in south berkeley, age, ethnicity and income surely play a role but there's likely another factor that's harder to measure. trust. >> but the real work is really getting into the communities

that have perhaps more hesitancy, often times for historical very good reasons. helping people get educated around the vaccine so that they know they're making informed choices. >> reporter: with more outreach and the return of cal students in the fall berkeley leaders expect the rate will gradually gain ground. on the 94707. in berkeley, lori anthony, abc 7 news. here's something you haven't seen in more than a year. a packed space with no distancing and no masks. >> this was an experiment tonight in liverpool sponsored by the uk government and monitored by u.s. officials. officials have a plan to test the safety of large

gatherings. participants did have to get a negative test. >> >> that is strange to see. and reporting jessica denova from our sister station in los angeles was there for today's big event at disney. >> after more than a year gates reopened an hour early at the happiest place on earth following a closure because of the covid-19 pandemic. many guests overcome with emotion as childhood memories flooded their minds. >> happy. excited. >> the day began with a flag raising ceremony for executives and cast members. more than 15,000 employees have returned to the disneyland resort. these high school sweethearts from boyle heights quite possibly the first couple to get engaged at the park since it reopening on friday. >> most of our relationship was here so it had to be here. >> i was shaking i'm like oh

this is happening. >> but not every couple was full at this teacup party. capacity 25and face coverings are required. parade staged shows show nighttime spectaculars are on hold. but guests can wave from a distance. disneyland resort president ken potrock expects that to change especially after june 15th when the state is expected to release new guidelines. >> we're trying to figure out how to move forward forward domestic guidelines. >> it's just so good to be back. >> reporter: if you haven't gotten your tickets don't worry they're still available. they're actually available for the next two months now june 30th. reporting in anaheim, jessica denova. ama it's easy to understand

the emotion people are experiencing there. it's been a long time. and that sense of normalcy, that sense of fun returning is nice to see. >> yeah, and i'm sure it just felt great. i would like to say our weather is going to feel great this weekend but i don't know about these winds sandhya. >> those winds are going to remain gusty. i know it's that time of year. dan and ama when we experience the winds. but here's the thing, we will see some periods of drizzle. which we need because the fire danger obviously running high around the time that we head toward summer this time around because of the drought. there's even greater concern. i want to show you picture from our experimental camera. gray and drizzly start to the weekend. gusty and clearing tomorrow afternoon. we're looking at a windy sunday. fire danger rising for most of the area. the in coming system in the pacific northwest is what's

bringing us all the cloud cover. we're getting a little drizzle from it from visibility is 9 miles per hour. be careful if you have early plans. temperatures mostly in the 50s. the 24-mile an hour wind in san francisco. 20 in concord. it's an on shore wind that helped to take our temperatures down down more today. we were upper 50s to low 80s. cooler weather than we experienced yesterday. here's what we need to be concerned about. northernly wind gusts are expected to develop. 25 to 40 miles per hour with the lower humidity and you combine those two things. any showers that do develop will quickly spread. so definitely be careful. tomorrow afternoon the wind is still coming off the cool ocean water. humidity will be high. gusting 20 to 25 along the coast and sunday the wind begins to turn a little bit more of a down sloping wind and

that's what's going to dry us out even more but those winds will be gusting over 45-miles- an-hour with the concern of fire danger. live look from our san jose camera tonight. it looks good. so does the air quality. breezy to gusty if you're biking tomorrow. refreshing if you're doing some gardening and yard work. watch out. little mist and drizzle. 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and then the clouds clear away. the sun comes out. morning temperatures will be in the 40s, 50s tomorrow afternoon. you're looking at 50s to 80s it's going to be breezy and windy along the coastline. mix of sun and cloud. here's your accu weather forecast. the drizzle will lead to windy conditions for the next couple of days. 90s inland. 60s coast side. ama and dan. ama and dan. >> thank you sandhya.

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first place in the nl west. 19-9 record opening up a series with the padres and their star, fernando tatis. buster posey clubbing his sixth homer of the season to give the giants the lead in the first. the benefit of a year off is very clear. in the 6th profar and it is 3-1 padres. high anxiety for the giants as they would load the bases in the 7th. darren ruff pinch hitting. grand slam? upon further review a foul ball. but stay in first because la lost. also in first place, the a east hosting cotton candy seller sweet one hand grab. trouble for mike fires back in the starting rotation.

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right now on jimmy kimmel. former president george w. bush. hope you have a great weekend. good night. >> jimmy: hello. i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. i think i speak for all of us, when i say we appreciate it. we are coming to you from los angeles. which once again, our air has been named the most polluted in the united states. according to the american lung association. and that study was done before 4/20. in l.a., when your yoga instructor tells you to breathe in deep, she's actually trying to kill you. unfortunately, all the benefits of us not driving during the pandemic were wiped out by the

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