this vaccination effort has been historic and an achievement for the united states of america. >> mr. biden wasted vaccinated for two weeks can do the same he says in just about every situation except on the planes, buses, other transit, hospitals and homeless shelters. >> while it is not a victory over covid day, the change in policy marks a major milestone in our country's fight against the virus. abc7 news reporter wayne friedman's started in san rafael. >> reporter:

raphael may as well have been mainstreet u.s.a. today in terms of covid and facemasks. >> i feel a sense of freedom right now to be able to walk around without masks and get a sense of fresh air and see people smiling again. >> reporter: word began filtering past 11:00 a.m. within announcement from the director of the cdc. >> if you are fully vaccinated you can start doing the things you have stopped doing because of the pandemic. >> most things anyway not excluding flying. concerts? yes. sporting events? yes. the cdc has concluded that not only do the vaccines work but enough of us have received them to ease mask restrictions inside and outside. not so fast. states and counties will need to approve those guidelines. >> this is not a sign that the coast is clear and we can abandon mask wearing. >> that is dr. willis of marin county health. he spent today waiting for word from the california department of public health and he worries about people congregating based on the honor system. not everybody packs a vaccination card like tom ryan. >> i just carry it just in

. a somod od news for restaurant and good news for nail salons. >> i am ready to rip it off. >> reporter: same for health clubs which relaxed their rules today. >> thank god we are free. left back i can breathe again. >> reporter: more than one public health official has said relaxing these rules may encourage more vaccinations. as to whether this move arrived too early, every crowd will be a mix of vaccinated and unvaccinated people. if they are not covering their face indoor together, transmission wi >> dr. pa a member of our vaccine team and has been with us through the pandemic. since we are both vaccinated and we are not required to wear

masks or social distance i want to say we are comfortable with that. not everyone is and that is okay. president joe biden made that point today. >> they should be ostracized or alienated. >> respect that. >> i want to ask you if you think this announcement from the cdc was the right time, right call or premature. >> i am going to go all out that i think it is premature. it seems they went from 0 to 60 in the recommendations. the underlying optimism that this is based on a lot of data are truly safe and they work. they prevent asymptomatic infections and one thing that is important to note, if you are vaccinated in the rare condition you actually get covid-19 you're more t less of your illness and not get that sick. that is imported. there is a lot left on states, local businesses to decide what they are going to do regarding masks. >> are you hoping for more

specific language? conceptual i think most doctors agree with that the science terms of the practicality are you asking businesses to say show me the proof before you walk in with your mask? can even require that? schools and employers? >> i am glad you called it guidance and not a ruling. states are looking and saying to we look at a certain community transmission rate? do we look to see if we have a certain vaccination rate? what is the individual going to do if you can't get vaccinated or if you're high-risk? you want to go in a grocery store. and vaccinated and time askers are they really going to funner follow the honor code? maybe not. it is up to the individual. there is a lot to think about. >> when there are fake vaccine cards out there i am not totally sure about the honor code. >> as we mentioned the cdc is not an enforcement agency. they say this but it is up to the court and the county to decide what they want to do.

do you think we will have our own more strict measures or do you think we will align ourselves with guidance? >> i expect to have stricter measures. so far i have not seen anyone saying yes we will adopt this completely. we will ditch all of the masks. even if the state said we will actually require masks because of our ventilation or whatever it may be. i don't think we will jump ship to ship just yet.. >> it is significantly higher than the national rate, right? when i talk about above the age of 16 these guidelines people who are vaccinated. what about everyone under the age of 16? >> 12-15 are starting today but under 12? dr. patel, great to see you. great to be near you like this.

>> i may keep this on when i am on planes or just to let everyone know. >> to learn more about the guidelines you can go to abc7news.com. you can see would fully vaccinated people can and cannot do according to the cdc's new mask guidelines. starting today children ages 12-15 can get vaccinated. stanford held again giving data to preteens and teenagers. more than 400 were scheduled to get vaccinated at the san jose drive-through location. >> in the east bay a lot of kids were excited to get the opportunity to get their shots today. leslie brinkley visited several vaccination sites to get reaction. >> parents and tween's said when the word got out that this vaccination clinic outside of berkeley has good was opening 12-15 years old everyone started flying quickly. >> the screaming was insane. you could hear 20 kids screaming at once on the video chat they live on. >> we weren't even on their.

>> best friends were reignited in line. >> it will be really nice to be able to see people again and be able to hug people. >> nervous about getting the vaccine? >> a little.le.le.le.le.le.le. just because it is a shot. other than that i am really excited. >> this seventh grader grade align with mom and it was over just like that. what a relief it was. >> we can all be together with more comfort. it will allow us to do more travel over the summer and hopefully get the kids in camp without a lot of worry exposure or unrest. >> everyone is getting it right now because everyone wants to. >> i have been really wanting it. >> how about your friends? >> they have also been really wanting it. >> if a parent or guardian n' okay.

a handwritten note will suffice was simply a phone call to get consent. >> it wasn't so simple for some families with young teens who shut up at this vaccine site in walnut creek. it is a state run site. >> kind of monitoring equipment for their age group and we could come tomorrow but i think we will go to another one of the sites today. >> disappointed? >> it is a last-minute scramble for clinics to be able to accommodate these younger teens. the golan contra costa county is to open up new sites at schools starting next week in antioch and concorde. >> there are some folks who may not want to come to a big mass vaccine site or come to a government office that they trust their teachers. they trust to their local schools. >> in the east bay i am veiled what he ise newsom's proposal would expand state support for small

businesses hit hardest by the pandemic. is includes $4 billion in grants. some $100 million to promote efforts to bring tourists back to california and help the hospitality industry and an expansion of tax credit for businesses. >> we believe that those that retained employees and those hiring employees should be rewarded and we have a payroll tax card the main street hiring tax credit that buys $1000 per employee and $100,000 depending on the business. >> the proposal is the latest offering in the governor's $100 billion california comeback plan that has been rolling out this week. more details will come tomorrow when the governor releases his revised budget proposal which reflects the record $76 billion budgets are less.

good news. the exploratory am in san francisco is set to reopen. according to their website the museum will be open to the public july 1st. members can visit starting june 24. the museum had been closed for more than one year since the start of the pandemic. dealing with violence. a young girl killed in antioch. coming up we will talk with of the mayor about the search for a suspect. emotional impact. raising voices in the aapi community. how the surgeon attacks is leading to change. i am spencer christian. it may not be the rain we try our new scented oils for freshness that lasts. crafted to give you amazingly natural smelling fragrances, day after day... ...for up to 60 days. give us one plug for freshness that lasts. the bennetts really know how to put their wifi to work. whether it's work work... works for me. school work... it worked! or a work out... oh i'm working... they've got xfinity, which delivers wifi faster than a gig. it's the fastest wifi you can get. it's more than enough to keep everyone working. can your internet do that? this is work! this is hard!

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fbi agents in oakland have they as they wrap up efforts to stop hate crimes. they are asking please come forward. >> they may have a fear or distrust of law enforcement. they may have fear due to their immigration status or fear of retribution. >> the head of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce said attacks have increased since the start of the pandemic. >> >> you can report crimes on the

website tips.fbi.gov. tips.fbi >> against the api community has shaped our commitment to amplifying voices. >> those attacks are empowering people to speak out. dion lem shows us how the power of our voices altogether can make change. >> accompanying the message was a photo of a grandma. i stared at it for a long time and thinking this looks exactly like my own grandma. we have as asian americans this

unwritten cultural stigma that talking out is bad. staying in our lane is the way to success and not cause a fuss. a law enforcement official told me these attacks weren't anything new and they had been happening for decades. it even went so far as to call them the bay areas dirty little secret. asian americans wouldn't report these crimes because they didn't feel like they would be heard. no one would pay attention or even care. when the pandemic broke i made a promise that i would champion their stories out of the darkness. finally, after all of these years, these families could feel like they had a voice. the story that really changed everything. he was out collecting cans for his family and it

brutally attacked. it was caught on camera. not just physically but by racial slurs. he was humiliated reduced to tiers. i remember so vividly watching that video over and over on a loop thinking to myself oh my gosh! looks like my own father. i am like the grandma on the playground -- unlike the grandma on the playground there was a video and you could see how clear the hate was. i didn't know how the public would respond to it. what happened was the floodgates open. the video of that man's pain and suffering hit a nerve. it was shared by millions around the country and around the world. telling their own stories by telling me via direct message they felt like there was someone on their side who understood. it was a lot less scary than filing a police report. stories leigh spann from witnessing a word spray-painted on the sidewalk to aggression to

. with each story asian americans became more bold. as i got tipped off more and more the stories of hate became violent and it was terrifying. after sharing their stories with me, life changed dramatically almost always for the better. the young woman pistol whipped outside of her home and had her car stolen, after sharing her story, so many viewers raised money for her. she has more than enough to buy a brand-new car. the gas station owner who was pepper sprayed and told to go back to tie china by a customer, as perpetrator was arrested days later and attention brought in new patrons who stopped by to offer words of support and purchase gas. the woman whose grandmother was beaten up on the playground she felt empowered enough to star

an organization to help other people who had been attacked. >> when victims and the community see results, their willingness and trust to share their story snowballs into something incredible. sometimes it takes a collection of people to band together and one voice to say let me help you. i sighed in oakland after there were more than a dozen attacks of asian americans in the span of two weeks. the president of chinatown chamber of of of of of of of to let them use surveillance video and share it with me. they wouldn't have to be vulnerable and go on camera but together they would be stronger. since the reporting of the stories there have been endless offers to help. the contractor who

to pass out air horns to the most vulnerable seniors and community members. a latino man who volunteered to chaperone seniors as they did their daily errands. >> i made a promise to myself that instead of seeing this as a burden, the great responsibility of telling these people's stories it is also a blessing as well. things are changing not just in my newsroom but around the country. people are joining the fight. that is lifting the burden. we are doing this together. through the power of social media, the love of children, grandchildren, all of us can have a stronger voice and truly make changes. tomorrow we are dedicating the entire 4:00 p.m. our to a abc7 listens bay area conversation stopped the hate. learn what you can do to help protect our aapi communities. that is tomorrow. let's turn to the weather forecast. spencer a few minutes ago i heard you use a four letter word that caught my ears. that is rain. >> we haven't been using that for quite some time but we can use it now. use it sparingly. not much rain is coming

it is breezy out there but we don't have a powerful gust. right now we are looking at wind speeds up to about 25 miles per hour along the coastline. generally 15-20 mile-per-hour surface winds. right now it is about degrees atoakland an stdaeight most locations continue to call down. 55 degrees in san franciscsan fc oakland 60. 65 at mountain view san jose. 80 at morgan hill. 52 at half moon bay. he was a view of the golden gate. the fog is pushing in once again getting lower novato 77. 66 at napa. upper 70s at fairfield, concorde and livermore. the view from emeryvillee abou francisco. these are our features. this will be with us overnight into tomorrow morning. sprinkles or isolated showers may also occur saoccur saoccur

on sunday a milder pattern will develop the middle of next week. we are looking at this as the forecast animation and the patches of green indicate we will have a patchy drizzle near the coast or near the bay. maybe some inland spots will get a spot or two of drizzle and the clouds will stay with us tomorrow and tomorrow evening we have a greater chance of more widespreadmore wd patchy drizzle going into saturday morning when we may have isolated showers. for tonight we are looking at the patchy drizzle being limited. overnight lows under increasingly cloudy skies will be mainly in the mid to upper 40s. tomorrow look for highs ranging from mid-50s at the coast to mid and upper 50s near the bay shoreline. areas will generally have highs in the 70s but far and then areas may see some low 80s. up north about 84 degrees at cloverdale. starting tomorrow evening at 7:00 notice how we will see some patchy drizzle developing a the coastlinee coastlinee coae

probably be a little damp in some spots. later in the day of the atmosphere may become a bit more unstable we may see some steadier showers develop and possibly even a lightning strike or two. we will keep an eye on that and see what to expect in the way of a thunderstorma thunderstormm potential for this system only a couple hundred seven inch likely and most locations. it is a minor rainfall event. here is the 7-day forecast. drying out sunday and drive for virtually all of next week in a warming pattern by the middle of next week. >> thank you, spen eduard aids walk san francisco is only three days away. it is set for sunday may 16th at 10 a clock a.m. this year it is a virtual event. aids walk live at home ostream on line. we are the proud sponsor of this event. visit aids walk.net or you can

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building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc7 news. the person who shot and killed a 12-year-old antioch girl inside of her house remains on the loose. officers were called to the home on oak haven way near miss it where'd you drive around 7:00 last night. when they arrived the girl was in an upstairs bedroom with at least one gunshot wound. officers began treating her. she died at the house. police are investigating reports that an unknown male suspect was seen leaving the house just before officers arrived. such a sad story. joining me now is the mayor of antioch. we appreciate your time. i know you went out to the scene of this merger. did you speak to the family of the girl? >> i was there last night following the incident and spoke to neighbors. i did see a woman who claimed to be her mom but she was distraught, obviously. they were emotionally discharged so i found it best

not to engage. today i went again and i did run into her grandparents. >> totally understandabletotalle reaction. you have a young daughter your self. that must have hit home for you. >> absolutely. i have an 11-year-old daughter. i initially heard reports that she was 13 and, to find out she is 12. it doesn't matter the age. gun violence is gun violence. this is tragic for any family. it does strike a chord when you have literally somebody who lives with you every single day that is that age. it is very tragic and further emphasizes the importance of congress acting in an expeditious manner on meaningful gun reform. >> i know you are holding a special meeting next week. what will you cover at that meeting? >> we will be covering a lot of youth development initiatives. one will be around a midnight

basketball initiative so young people can use their off-road vehicles safely in a secure location. summary youth passes for the bus program in reducing the prices of our admissionsfees to the te recreaprrams in mmer to ensure are on the free or reduced program halomo llbe talking com violence task force in partnership with organizations like moms demandndndndndndnd there is a do at the local level but i have to emphasize again, our congressional representatives and congress they have to act in order to help curb gun violence that has been on the rise nationally and at the state level. at the state level the state government has to act.

mayors like myself we can have the tools to start helping curb gun violence. >> for sure. final question. i am wondering during the pandemic obviously everything locked down and the suppressed crime rates. now that we are seeing it open up and there is the news about webegetting back to normal unfortunately in terms of crimes committed? >> i was somewhat dispute that because we had a 46% increase in homicides. from my perspective we are still in the same boat that has not been curved and nobody has been paying attention to particularly at the federal level. it concerns me while we have been focused on this pandemic related to covid-19 we have ignored the gun pandemic here in california and throughout the country. i am particularly concerned federal government's response

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time now fospencer joining conversation. let's talk about the guidance unmask wearing from the cdc. here is the word. fully vaccinated americans can safely ditch their masks in most cases. it is quite a changeda tions th issued two weeks ago. now there is pretty much no masks needed indoors or outdoors if you are fully vaccinated except for a few exceptions when you are on buses, planes, hospital and homeless shelters. is are recommendations. states and local governments as well as employers can still set their own rules. >> what you think? a lot of experts say they feel it is a little premature. >> it feels a little whiplash. where we going? what are we doing? i am cautiously optimistic but at the same time with things changing all the time, we spent the last year plus of our lives

doing everything we can to protect ourselves and those around us. that doesn't go away because of a different recommendation. called it is still out there. i can control what i do and try to do low risk situations but i can't control what the person next to me is doing. if you are not in my household and i am near you, don't be offended or be offended. i am still going to wear a mask to protect my family. if people who aren't vaccinated still need to wear a mask indoors but it is not required to show proof of vaccination let's be honest, there are those people who are going to say i am vaccinated just so they don't have to wear a mask. i am not going to put myself at risk being next to them. right where we are i am still wearing my mask. >> gap. it is hard to know what to believe with the cdc. two weeks ago we were in exactly the opposite place. i want to believe them but i am not sure what to believe.

>> bid coins value is taking a big hit following a sudden rejection of the crypto currency by elon musk. today, he blasted bit coin for the insane amount of energy used to produce crypto currency.'s statement became -- came after tesla announced they would no longer accept bit coin because of environmental concerns. >> bit coin uses more electricity than argentina to power its network of servers and the value of bit coin fell more than 11%. last check it was about $49,000 per coin. without getting into a bit coin explanation of how it works, you need a zillion computers and a lot of electricity to make the whole system go. two things that were interesting. elon musk didn't say tesla was selling their own bit coin which they purchased for about 1,000,000,000 1/2 dollars. they are keeping that. the other thing, what is a little scary a's with one tweet, elon musk can turn crypto or the stock market

upside down, right side up, sideways. that is a lot of power spencer christian. >> that was my first reaction. i didn't even know about how much energy was used to make bit going to have an opinion about what he said except i recognized words like that at of his mouth can cause the market to go haywire. >> this is nothing new. it is not like we suddenly needed millions of computers to mind is. perhaps he is buying up of more right now and he will say something good about them in a month. >> hard seltzer. make it pickle. brutal mate, an adult beverage company is collaborating on a hard seltzer. they are coming it afternoon dill -- light. the 100 calorie sugar-free seltzer will be available this

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bringing smiles while raising money for an important cause. ♪[ music ] ♪ >> there is an art exhibit in petaluma, california, the likes of which you have never seen. i would call this a kaleidoscope of artistic color calls on the visual arts and the sound of music. it's hard not to play these. it's hard not to play every one of them so that while the pianos are basically the same, the art work is what really sets them apart. the wide range of different artistic styles that the artists have applied, we have fun little joyful kiddy stuff. we have very serious dark

pianos, i don't think this is the kind of art exhibit that's ever been done before. and it lights up the faces of the visitors. precovid days petaluma pete was playing the piano every friday and saturday from 6:00 to 9:00 on the street downtown petaluma. i started the pianos of petaluma project ten years ago with the intention of just giving people the opportunity to play. let people experiment on the instruments. if they don't play at all or if they're really great or any where in between. we had pianos spread all over town. the thought behind having the pianos painted in the first place was to ask the artist to do a river theme so we could draw attention to fact that the turning basin was in dire d to the treses trestle needs to neo rehabilitated. so the river them the

pianos made reference to that. but when covid came, off they came and into the warehouse they went. but it was a sad deal for sure. because a lot of these pianos, people really did enjoy playing. and standing in the middle of all of those pianos, i thought holy smoke, how cool would it be to have these all together in one place. this is a wonderful example of creativity by a person tina hitten burger. she has the typewriter up here, the return lever is a hockey stick. the keys themselves have letters on them. so when you type your name, j, and then o, and h and n then it's a melody that's unique to you. >> here's another example. michael garlington is the artist. he went three dimensional on these buddhas.

this is a big time favorite here. when you visit, if you like something you see, it's for sale. pianos are for sale. the art work is for sale. all the money collected is going toward the petaluma promenade organization with the intention of keeping alive the fact that the downtown river trestle needs to be rehabilitated. the pianos of petaluma project is here to stay as far as i'm concerned. we're always going to ask artists to participate. i'd like to make this an annual event if at all possible. a wonderful experience for people. especially visitors to come downtown from out of town. it's an experience i'm sure that a lot of us will never forget. how neat. pianos reimagined. i love that typewriter one. you can get our live news casts, breaking news, weather, and more with our new abc 7 bay

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