carry on as her husband would - have wanted, her community. >> a lot of people i don't even know just been here for me since october 26th. this is just a day of gratitude by everybody. >> and that's "nightline" for tonight. you can watch all of our full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back here, same time tomorrow. thanks for staying up with us. good night, america.

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new video has been released. and questions now as to why the suspect was not under super vision. >> an exclusive interview with dr. david kessler leading president biden's covid response. >> struggling to return to social scenes. avoiding the outdoors? you might be suffering from fatigue syndrome. >> high fire danger heading into the weekend. is that brutal. there's nothing else to say about that. >> the man accused of stabbing two older asian women while they waited for a i sanhasee chargte. seri veo attack. >> jr stone has learned more

about the suspect's criminal past. the video you're about to see is intense. >> reporter: this is all new video from tuesday showing a suspect first walk up then brutally stab two seniors waiting for a muni bus in san francisco. >> when i saw him holding the knife, i knew something bad was happening. >> reporter: a florist in the area witnessed the attack. we showed her the video for the first time on thursday. >> i was right there with the water. >> reporter: the man in video is 54-year-old patrick thompson. san francisco's district attorney filed attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse charges against thompson thursday. >> i mean,

you kane downplay this. yeah. that's what he should be charged wonderful >> reporter: that from tracy mccray who says this crime could have been avoided all together if thompson previously charged with assault with a deadly weapon in a separate case hundred been let out from the napa state hospital and then enrolled in a mental health diversion program. >> he shouldn't have been out in the first place. a prior criminal with an unprovoked attack before. >> reporter: officers were able to catch thompson just hours after this tuesday attack. sources provided us with this x-ray i that was stuck inside oe of their lungs. >> hopefully he'll stay behind bars for a long, long time. the fbi is increasing efforts and resources to combat

hate crimes in northern california. a new four-pronged approach includes increasing investigative activity improving law enforcement coordination, increasing outreach and launching a public awareness campaign. that includes this new advertising. the fbi says the more people who come forward, the better they can investigate. >> i can tell you from personal experience, these incidents have always occurred. maybe not as these increasingly high numbers but people were always reluctant and scared to make it known. >> the fbi is also sharing graphics like this one on social media. you can go to the number on your screen or tips.fbi.gov. three earthquakes near

truckee in the past 90 minutes. a 4.7 quake hit around 9:35 pm. and a 3.1 shortly after. many residents received an alert about the quakes. it shows preliminary magnitude information and encourages people to drop, cover, and hold on. so far we've received no reports of injuries or damage. in the east bay, five people in a senior care facility escaped without injury after a fire broke out there today. the contra costa fire department says it started just before 4:00 at the facility on castle hill road near interstate 680 in walnut creek. neighbors heard explosions and thought maybe there'd been an earthquake. others said it sounded like a tree had fallen onto a home. >> i could hear a woman screaming.

>> it sounded like an explosion. and we came out and all the neighbors came outside. >> i looked out the window everything and was black. >> flames did spread to n homes. wind-blown embers made it to a balcony across interstate 680. covid cases are dropping as more americans get vaccinated. dr. david kessler is the chief science officer of the white house covid response team. >> it is as intense as one can imagine. >> reporter: chief science officer for covid response for

the biden administration dr. david kessler says it's been a privilege working toward the president's goals. >> how do you bring this country back? >> reporter: herd immunity is on the horizon. >> reporter: the u.s. can eliminate most of the cases and deaths. he is now focused on overcoming vaccine hesitancy. >> if you've been vaccinated talk to somebody who's not been vaccinated. we have to be able to help people overcome fears. we're very close. >> reporter: from faith leaders and physicians to celebrities. they all play a role and he says hundreds of millions of dollars are now being spent on getting the message out. as a pediatrician and former head of the fda he understands the vaccine authorization process and concerns from parents.

>> when do you think children under 12 could be able to get a vaccine? >> i don't think the data yet exists for children under 12. i think we have to be a more cautious. >> reporter: kessler says they're collecting data and expects decisions to come within months. >> at six months plus, some immune response as we would predict. others that are high risk. tonight's top health officials say we are turning the corner on this pandemic.

>> things are only going to get better over the summer. i feel extremely optimistic about where we're headeded. >> reporter: tonight is the biggest challenge, vaccinations and with daily doses going into arms down 20% nationwide from last week. >> the sooner we get more and more people vaccinated, the sooner we will all get back to normal. >> reporter: the next nearly here. vaccinating children. >> the goal would be to make sure the vaccine is available for vaccinating adolescents over the course of the summer before the coming school year. >> reporter: meanwhile the country is moving forward with easing restrictions. broadway tickets are now on sale for december. >> two new studies find the

moderna and pfizer vaccines are showing promising results for the covid variants. the largest convention still set to take place in san francisco this year is canceled. the american college of rheumatology would have brought 16,000 people to the city in november. organizers had questions about covid restrictions and whether travel would be allowed. the conference would have brought $30 million to the city. an off-campus party is being blamed for a covid outbreak amongst students. officials say 21 students tested positive late last month. 19 go to lon, s nttrhelpedntifythreek. 100-us studes oere directme

csu is requiring all students faculty and staff on campus to be vaccinated. a school bus full of kids hijacked by a man with a gun. >> gusty winds and rising fire danger heading into the weekend. i'll have an hour-by-hour look coming up. >> here's what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live.

authorities in south carolina are sharing a terrifying security video of an armed hijacking on a bus full of school children. >> police say that the 23-year-old held an army-issued rifle to the bus driver's head. he orders the driver to take him to the next town so he can get home to new jersey. he had been in the army just three weeks.

>> several soldiers over the course of their initial phases have that desire to get home. >> the gun was gun was gun he is facing 19 counts of kidnapping, armed robbery, carjacking. after more than a year, varying levels of isolation, then going back out world could be challenging. experts call it fade syndrome. >> reporter: across the south bay, a semblance of prepandemic life. others are reluctant about venturing outdoors, vaccinated or not.

>> even though it seems to be getting better, some people just don't really want to go out again. >> reporter: it is defined as one's struggle to return to their normal routine. >> it is not an official diagnosis. it's just a popular way of referring to the fact that people have put themselves in a state due to the pandemic. >> reporter: it'll be a while before many are able to fully readjust. more than a week since the cdc announced people can start taking off their masks outdoors, it's clear some will continue with face coverings for the future. >> might as well be safe. >> reporter: i mainly heard back from mothers all concerned about the risk of illness to their

children. all saying isolation is best. others asked questions do i have the syndrome? >> there may be a slice of the population out there who will always be a little bit wary of others because of the pandemic. the county police are sharing this video of a black bear saintering down the avenue. it doesn't appear to be aggressive but they are warning residents. if you encounter it, leave it alone and keep your pets away as well. police think it may be a juvenile. a first of its kind boat is docked in the port of san francisco right now. the energy observer i the first zero emission vessel, self-sufficient

in energy. it is powder by wind, sun, and hydrogen made by processing seawater. >> we change. 80% of the global worldwide commerce uses shipping. california's drought has gone from bad to worse. more than two thirds of the state is now in the second to worst category, extreme drought, showing red. 5% of the state is the worst. this map was released today. >> it's gotten worse and worse in the last two weeks.

obviously this time of year, we're not going to get a lot of rain. >> no. and we haven't been doing very well in terms of getting rain. april has gone so dry compared to what we typically average in the springtime. take a look here. across the state, up and down the state, the entire state is covered in a drought. a lot of it is in red. which is extreme drought. and the bay area, it's all awl in an extreme drought right now. this is not good. it's a combination of things from the snowpack in the sierra which is continuing to dwindle. it's 13% of average right now. snow in may in the sierra nevada, i don't know see anything coming our way. and rainfall, it has not happened this year. look at the totals% of normal.

38% and 40% of average. critically dry fuels out there. fire danger will be elevated through the next couple of months going into the fall. you see that marine layer c s in today. that marine layer helps to drop some of our temperatures. warmer spots in the 80s today. and the fog right now, be aware of the fact that that fog could cause some delays. it's gonna be patchy tomorrow morning and drizzle. a front coming through to our north is what triggered the cool-down today. temperatures tonight up to the 50s, 60s. the wind, still a little gusty. 25 in san francisco. and the hour-by-hour forecast. tomorrow afternoon 35 to almost 50 mile

an hour winds along the coast. gusty conditions will continue. saturday morning it's mainly focused around the hills and solano county. saturday morning a fire weather watch to monday evening. very dry conditions. any fires that do develop will quickly spread. so definitely be vigilant. tomorrow morning, 1:00 am, we have a little bit of drizzle. primarily the south bay. and then the fog and the drizzle is gone. temperatures in the 40s, 50s out the door0s, 50h tomorrow morning. much more of a pattern for the weekend. 80s, 90s.

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mother's day is just three days away and so far bay area business is booming. unfortunately, the pandemic has led to flower shortages because of a lack of flights to south america. and that means higher prices. >> we are experiencing the highest prices for mother's day flowers that we've ever experienced in 30 years. >> florists we talk with say they are busy and they say it's not too late to order flowers for mom, of course. the deadline is saturday morning. the warriors trying to surge down the stretch. another big night for steph curry. and happy birthday to the say hey kid.

the warrior have a six-game home stand. the goal is to make sure they finish no worse than eight. the task tonight, a bad at the s on the right. warriors up by nine in the first anderson for the layup there. pool goes for 14. i love the fake habd off,ff, works every time. -point lead in the t fly-by and slash. curry would go for 34. warriors win it 118-97 and move half a game above them. the say hey kid turned 90

today. willie mays, happy birthday. gonna have a celebration for him tomorrow at oracle park. major 24-time all-star world series champ hall-of-famer. 660 home runs. and he made an impression on the greatest of the greats. >> in my mind you were kind of the steph curry of your your yor firstbomb. a'up-0n

and his seventh homer of the year. 10-4 jays is the final. a truly amazing comeback story. drew robinson made the giants triple a team in sacramento. about 13 months after the suicide attempt that cost him his

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thank you for watching. >> we appreciate your time we look forward to great things. congratulations. >> no, are you serious? >> yes. >> go gamecocks. that's incredible. that's a surprise. you guys got me. shout out to the alma mater that got me here today, gave me all these skills and set me on the right path. you know i love south carolina, the gamecocks. marching band, all of it. love it all. >> and he gives back to the university a lot, too, not just mentioning them all the time. >> thank you guys so much. that was fun. coming up, the new study that suggests our cities are full of psychopaths. and as we bid our own kenneth moton a fond farewell, a moment you will not want to miss. you're watching "world news now." ♪ ♪

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