. building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> how do you enforce what does it look like in the schools what happens when starbucks says we will continue to do them but will you require enforcement in businesses there's a host of things we have to work through. >> still no clarity on if california will follow the cdc masking guidelines. bay area officials waiting for the policy. it's saturday, may 15th. thank you for joining us and you are watching abc7 news at 5:00 a.m. here on abc7, and wherever you stream. we are going to get to the challenges with masks and

what bay area experts saying in just a moment. first let's start with a quick look at the weather. >> good morning to you. hi. it's chilly out there. that is what the weekend is going to feature. colder air and the possibility of mist and drizzle. here is the live look from live doppler 7. you can see a few returns. this is from a system that will sink from the north of california down to the southern part of the state. in between, starting some showers in the sierra nevada, maybe the north bay, sonoma county. it's 49 right now in san ramone, 50 in walnut creek. closer to the bay 52 in oakland, mile and a half in pacifica, 49. the sap center there, low to mid50's with patchy drizzle to start out and slow clearing today with low 60's by noontime. by the afternoon warmest numbers only in the low 70's far inland. well below average, upper 60's

in fremont, mid-60s's in oakland. similar for sunday and we will talk about if the week ahead features any warmth coming up. >> all right. thank you. its been two days since the cdc recommended vaccinated americans no longer need to wear masks indoors or outdoors with a few exceptions. several states have followed mm updated their guidelines. the lack of direction from california leaves bay area health officials in limbo. >> nine counties on stand by as the department of public health reviews the new cdc mask guidance. >> a county can be more restrictive, we can't be more lenient. >> marin has 85% of their population vaccinated. with at least one dose of the vaccine. their handleds . >> our mask guidelines have

not yet changed. >> contra costa supervisor sits on the executive board of the california state association of counties. >> there's been a little vagueness out of the state. i think it's likely that they are going to change with in a few days. >> for now every county will keep its mask mandate. santa clara said that they have been waiting the whole day on the state to find out what to do next. officials voicing concerns when residents are in crowded places. their mask mandate also still in effect. in the winter california was the center of the coronavirus outbreak in the united states. now we have the lowest case rates in the nation. what's holding us back >> california is being careful but the data is clear. >> i think it's very

why because masks are a tool and vaccines are a solution. once you have the solution you don't need the tool. >> what concerns doctors is people who have been vaccinated getting mentally prepared to remove their masks. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> at least 18 states have adjusted their mask wearing rules to fall in line with the updated guidance. other states including california, wisconsin, new jersey, hawaii and massachusetts are keeping mask rules in place for the time being. major retailers are starting to make decisions as well on how to handle the new mask guidance. wallet, trader joe's and cosco have dropped the mask requirement for fully vaccinated customers. apple, walgreens, target, home depot, cvs and starbucks all say they will still require them. matt boone takes a closer look at how big box stores plan to enforce the new

policies. >> it's a question many shoppers haven't even had the time to think about yet. when will they be comfortable going inside a crowded store without a mask >> it's so tough. i want to say herd immunity. >> it's a tricky line. >> i would hesitate. >> two say they are comfortable being outside without masks but inside may take more time to break the habit. >> it took us so long to go from zero to full mask wearing all the time and now it's such a behavior. it's really hard to go back. >> cosco said once allowed by california vaccinated customers can go inside without masks. they won't be asking for proof but politely urging people to respect the policy. same at trader joe's. one shopper said even being vaccinated, he is skeptical of the honor system. >> there are going to be people who will be trying to take advantage of the situation. >> outside the wal-mart in richmond, one man is

looking forward to the policy change. >> if the majority of people are vaccinated i don't think there is anything to worry about. >> wal-mart said they will lift the mask requirement for vaccinated customers and employees. even offering a $75 reward for workern who can prove they have been vaccinated. >> we want employees to feel safe. >> jim brown is a bay area labor attorney. he said it's legal for employers to require employees to get vaccinated as well as customers if they want though he sees many employers taking more careful approaches to lifting requirements. >> if you want employees to come back you are going to have to make them feel safe and recognize the concerns they have even if the law allows you to do something as an employer. >> matt boone. abc7 news. it's not just chain stores adjusting mask poll sessions. dan ashley explains small business owners are busy trying to process whchanges ll themndstomer >> should i take my mask off,

lee on it's super confusing. >> the signs are still up at stores, coffee shops, on the street, wear a mask, stay six feet apart. while other states are easing mask rules it's not clear about what will happen in the bay area. >> there's state and city level. in san francisco there's still a mask mandate for indoor activities. >> if only vaccinated people are allowed inside without a mask it could put employees in the difficult position of having to police the rules. >> you can't tell by looking at someone that they have been vaccinated. the people you are worried about are the anti vaxxers. >> while some can't wait to remove their mask the manager at flames eatery in san jose said it's not time yet. >> it's too soon to take it off. at least wait a little longer. >> and now more than a year after we first put masks on our faces a lot of people aren't sure if we

should take them off. >> i'm fully vaccinated i think generally i keep courtesy people. with only 38% of the population fully vaccinated millions of people will be required to continue wearing masks. you can check out the vaccination tracker you see here on abc7 news.com. masks were at the center of a confrontation between east bay congressman and an aide to georgia congresswoman. he tweeted that he had a mask on as he stepped off the house floor and the aide yelled at him to take it off. he reportedly said you don't tell me what to [bleep] do. we will let you fill in that blank. he said that nobody should be bullied for wearing a mask. he later said he loves to take his mask off where they aren't required. masks are still required on the house floor and he said that he just hadn't taken

his off yet after leaving. happening today a chance for those in our community with special needs to get a vaccine at a sensory friendly clinic in the peninsula. it's a calm space with visual aids, quiet areas and minimal interactions for anyone who may need to avoid a busy, high volume clinic. you can sign up at the website right there on the screen. the one today is at sequoia hospital health and wellness at the redwood city address. drive through from nine to 11:30 a.m. and then indoors from 12:30 to 3:30. also today vaccine reinforcements coming for neighbors in hard hit visitation valley of san francisco. this new pfizer site is for anyone 12 and up at the john mclaren school. they are treating it like a family day and there will be a dj, free boba, food and prizes at the door. its open for appointments or

drop ins on saturday from 9:30 to 3:00 p.m. all right. new details this morning as well. we want to tell you about. we know who it was now and what it was to spark that large fire ripping through the halls of an east bay church. the nazarene church turned in to an inferno on thursday morning just about a half mile from the plaza. the fire was started by a squatter in a makeshift crawl space underneath the church. no update on the search for a suspect but nobody was hurt. all right. windy this morning. >> it was a little breezy. we are looking at drizzle right now. here is a live look outside emoryville in the low 50's. a little bit of precipitation for you over into the east bay and looking at highs once again in the 60's. you can see the camera shaking there. for sure. we will talk about a chilly weekend ahead and damp in spots coming up.

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15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. . abc7 news held a town hall about the surge in violence against the aapi community. one of our guests was state professor russell jun who founded stop aapi hate.org. since last year the site has received more than # 600 nationwide reports of violence, harassment and discrimination. >> it's horrible. the stories we are receiving. they are traumatizing, people are getting attacked and having racial slurs thrown at them. >> do you think the instances of violence of these attacks are those increasing or

is it people are becoming more aware and understanding the importance of sharing their story >> i think it's both. i think we have the trend of racism that was really fomented by the president with his rhetoric and because of the fear the pandemic. we had instances of hate. they aren't all hate crimes, they are just people harassing us and the bullying then the trend of violence against asian americans in low income communities. >> if you missed yesterday's fascinating conversation you can watch it on our connected tv app, on roku, apple tv and android. search abc7 bay area to download it now. a 63-year-old man has been arrested for making violent racial threats against a mayor. that's him there on the left. police say the threat was left on the city hall's

voicemail. the suspect was booked on a felony charge of threatening a crime with intent to terrorize. officers took several weapons at the suspect's home. and new developments. police looking for more possible victims in a string of sexual assaults. police say this man, attacked three women in three separate crimes. detectives believe there could be more victims and they are asking them to come forward. two of the attacks happened thursday about a mile apart. police arrested him during one assault and then linked him to a third assault on may 5th. all three victims are age 57 and older. he faces several charges and is being held without bail. the governor presented his $100 billion budget proposal to the state legislature. it is called california's come back plan. it's designed to help the state recover from the

economic devastation from the pandemic. >> california's recovery isn't cheap. in fact the governor's proposed budget through 2022 is the largest in the state's history. >> that 100 plus billion dollars come back plan is the biggest economic recovery package period, full stop. >> bouncing back from a $54 billion budget short fall last year this year california has a better problem. a $75 billion budget surplus. here is how some of it'll be put to use. a $12 billion tax rebate for those earning up to $75,000 a year. >> two out of every three will receive at least -- at least a check of $600 once they file their this is incentive to file your taxes. >> another perk >> families with dependents will receive another $500 just one time, not per child. supporrentoff past ion is edo

more perks on parking. $300 million proposed for traffic fine forgiveness. this is for low income people. >> low income would get any traffic ticket through june 30th of this year waived. it'll be determined by the judicial council. the recovery plan also includes funding $20 billion to invest in public schools, 5.1 billion dollars to tackle the state's drought, water infrastructure and climate change and a $12 billion plan to address homelessness. that includes cleaning up our streets. >> another big thing we need to do, we can't just promote is to clean this state up. state is too dirty. >> i want to point out the governor hinted part of

the plan to address homelessness may require local governments to essentially set forth specific plans to build homeless housing or put in incentives to clean up camps into order to qualify for that aid. could counties potentially face fine itself they don't that part is still to determined. and san francisco school district allowed seniors to return to class for the first time just in time to meet today's state deadline for a portion of a $2 billion grant. it doesn't appear that many students decided to go back. fewer than 600 of the close to 4,000 seniors said they would be interested in person learning for the last weeks of the school year. not all parents were happy with the district's plan with some thinking it's a money grab. >> this plan is disgusting. everybody involved should be ashamed of themselves. >> this solution may not

satisfy everybody. i do appreciate the effort. >> only eight high schools reopened. students whose schools were closed could attend one of the open scho s.e will think about applying for college going forward. the officially dropping sat and act scores from admissions. this is huge news in the world of college admissions. the university system made the agreement in a legal settlement with students yesterday. the test scores will no longer impact scholarship decisions either. the lawsuit argued low income students of color and those with disabilities were disadvantaged without heavy test prep and tutors. the lucky's supermarket in pleasanton is putting on a grand reopening. they had a drone show last night. there was a sussi bar, ramen bar a demo kitchen.

a drinkery, a craft brew room and a patio. coming up they will give away gift cards to the first 200 people who show up. this is on the corner of west hop yard. i feel like everybody will go now. never too early. happening today the metro subway station and the historic street cars that run along market street in san francisco will be back in service. the mayor and others took a ceremonial ride on the car that travels castro district to fisherman's wharf. they have been shut down since the pandemic started. the closure has allowed the crews the opportunity to make some much needed improvements. the popular n line will have longer two car trains. there will be under grouped internet service for the first time. let's go check outside. >> you know it was certainly

cool yesterday. that trend will continue unfortunately. it's good news for fire conditions. not only today but for the weekend and the big question is we will see any big heat spikes as we go into the week ahead.. you can see there are some showers and thunderstorms. this will allow for little bit of wrap around moisture up to the north and napa and we are seeing little bit of return there as you get further off the coast into the marin county coastline. there's that system and then a deep marine layer. those two combined allowing for the possibility of maybe some sprinkles at the coast and then, yes, maybe a shower. if we look right now numbers are on the cool side. it is 49 san francisco, 50 san mateo, 5 # palo alto. as we look at the winds certainly a factor not only in the east bay valleys but the

shoreline. 18 to 25-mile an hours. maybe 27 miles an hour there in san francisco. pretty look here as we look at home wood this morning where you can see the sun coming up and the pocket that thunderstorms, in pact even stronger thunderstorms for sunday. all weekend long in the sierra nevada. with that definitely some gusty winds and dangerous conditions here. looks pretty quiet right now. things will be changing as that area of low pressure starts to sink to the south. eventually moving in to southern california tomorrow. areas of drizzle this morning. below average over the weekend and temperatures next week will most of the week will be below average. gave ita which. the seven day outlook will feature temperatures with really cool conditions. here is a look at the san mateo coast. we can see that patchy drizzle. in to the afternso sun. it'll be breezy but the bigger picture show that system in the mountains allowing for a little bit of

rain, trap a thunderstorm. a heavy dose of low clouds and fog as we get into sunday afternoon. in terms that rainfall potential it's just mist. it is drizzle. we are talk a couple hundredths from the coast and into the hiherwise we will look your sunday and really have the same situation from the morning through the afternoon. in terms of the winds we are breezy out there this morning. 20 to 25-mile an hour winds. as we go through the afternoon, conditions continue to remain not as windy on the coast but still over 20 miles an hour into the east bay valleys and then into sunday, getting even a little stronger as we get into sunday afternoon. in the south bay for the week ahead here is a look at the cool numbers, average highs in santa clara. low 70's. you will notice we will be on the cooler side of average as we get toward the middle of the workweek. highs today ranging the

60s's. low 70's in livermore. it'll be a breezy afternoon in the seven day forecast. drizzle or maybe a light shower as we get toward your afternoon. partly cloudy skies and then below average into sunday. looking into the 70's for monday. a little bump in the temperatures monday afternoon into tuesday and then we will continue on the cooler side of average. aids walk is a day away and it's set for tomorrow. may 16th at 10:00 a.m. this year's event, live at home will stream online and right here on abc7. we are a proud sponsor of the star studded event featuring billy porter, tony goldman, ben platt and many more. proceeds benefit hiv aids service organizations across the bay area. there is still time to register and raise funds. visit aids walk.net or call. its going to be a cool one if you are outside over

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of all of the students. >> the white house selects scholars based on academic success, and leadership. they will be recognized for their nding achievement this summer. sonoma state university will hold several outdoor ceremonies for graduates of the class of 2020. last year's ceremony was postponed because of the pandemic. this will be held at the green music center. family and friends can cheer from their cars and hopefully the weather will be nicer than that as their graduates walk across the stage. the event will be live streamed. ceremonies start at eight this morning. graduation week is kicking off across the country and history was made yet at the university of southern california. the school had their first black valetictorian in the school's 140th year history. now we can choose how we

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abc7, hulu live and wherever you stream. we are starting a look at the weather. let's go over to lisa. good morning. good morning. had toetis g. yomae ddle be another cool afternoon. it was cold yesterday. san francisco didn't even get into sunshine. it is breezy into the east bay. low 50's in fremont. 46 in santa rosa. there's fog along the coast and the winds from about 14 to 25 miles an hour from concord, livermore and sfo as well as half moon bay. there's the fog. two and a half mile visibility. six miles in oakland and a system to the north of us. there's also that deep marine layer. those two elements will allow for mist and drizzle this morning, possible sprinkle, even a thunderstorm up toward napa county not out of the question. mid-60s's to upper 60's for mo inland. we will talk about if we see

more warm weather headed our way for the . all thank you. this morning many americans are entering the first weekend mask guidance is causing some confusion. not everybody is happy about the new guidelines. >> it's the first weekend since the cdc announced you can leave the mask behind in most case itself you are vaccinated. many americans still adjusting to the big change back to normal. >> it's crazy to see the recommendations come out in realtime and just kind of like, should i take my mask off, leave it on it's super confusing. >> several states changing their mask mandates after the announcement including michigan which was dealing with over crowded hospitals just last month. >> the vaccines are a miracle of modern science. >> a handful ndful ndful ndful masks. business ownerns trying to keep up with the change.

>> can i get your order >> wal-mart dropping the mask policy for per who are vaccinated, cocso and trader joe's doing the same. others like target, kroger, home depot and starbucks sticking face coverings. in washington dc masks still required at the museums. >> wear it as long as i need to wear it but i will be happy to get back to normal. >> a union for grocery store said essential workers could end up being the vaccination police. a union representing nurses condemning the cdc change saying it threatens the lives of patients, nurses and other frontline workers. the department of transportation with a big reminder that masks are still required to travel. the cdc saying local or state laws, businesses or employers could require people to wear a mask. corinna mitchell, abc new york. the

morgan hill is being used to help address the need for ventilators in it's a makeshift factory to make changes to a device usually used in sleep apnea. its part of building a better bay area and part of the efforts to control the spread of coronavirus. we put the spotlight on hard working volunteers. >> what's the part number volunteers over the next two days hard at work doing something they hope will help to address the suffering in india where hospitals are overwhelmed. they put out a call for cpap machines, used by people with sleep apnea. they are changing them into ventilate ears. >> i think i'm very blessed to be in the community we are, got a great response from people, like in one week we got 300 of those machines. >> the volunteers come from all over silicon valley. some are students, others engineers. the idea was developed in a lab

at stanford. >> we are adding one port to attach the oxygen and adding anti suffocating volve. we are adding four or five things and it's a ventilator. >> they want to have 200 converted units ready by the end of the week. many have family in india. >> i think it's inherent in all human beings, you know, to help each other so, it's -- that's what we need to do. >> this is all part of a global initiative called india covid sos. this makeshift factory is how the bay area is making a difference. >> if everything goes well we are going to probably expand our operations nationwide and then we can collect way more, then we will send them into small villages, hospitals. >> david louis, abc7 news.

>> the new details about the cyber attack against the colonial pipeline. tosh ib a was hacked seven days ago. they said the amount of work lost was very minimal. about 14,000 gas stations though are still low on gas or with no gas at all because of this. that pipeline is back up and running after being shut down for nearly a week. abc news confirmed that the pine line did pay a ransom to the hackers. many businesses have insurance policy that protect them from losses from cyber attacks. experts say hackerns exploit that for their benefit. >> they do research and find out which companies have insurance and they set their ransom based on this research they have done to figure out what a company may be willing to pay. >> the hackerns are he leased

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. here is a live look from the roof camera. so pretty this morning. lights with the bay brick. pretty blue sky.. the weather has cooled but not the fears of an early fire season. facial season starts next week. more on the problem and a

solution. >> dry brush in the golden state. it is beautiful from a distance. up close, across the street, mike irwin feels differently about it. >> it makes me mad. you know it makes me mad. everybody up here pretty much burned. >> including him. in october 2017 it was fountain grove where the tubs fire entered on its way to burning 4600 homes and conditions now have become worse than they were then. >> the ecology changed. >> this area used to be open but when the trees burned it lost that canopy. more light now means more sun, more sun means thicker growth so next week they start inspecting and mitigating. >> our goal is not many to protect the community but also to protect our rebuilds. >> starting may 17th fire crews will capael orosa.

>> to dewith anead a , dry, hot summer. >> they want brush cut back by 30 feet from homes at the minimum. if property owners don't get that done the fire department will and then send a bill. michael irwin has done the work. he is putting in a drought resistance landscape as well. those burns on his palm tree remind him of a frightening night. no better teacher than a brush fire. if was real fast. >> for property ownerns there's one benefit to the drought in santa rosa. it's so dry they will probably have to cut this brush just once, not twice. in santa rosa. >> all right. let's get say check of the forecast now. it's good the red flag warnings have gone. still th fey will be back. that's right. for sure. for now we are looking at below average temperatures.

in fact for the week ahead it'll be a cool one for sure with a second cooldown midweek. here is a look at what's going on right now. there's a system to the north. can see the lightning in northern california. the sierra nevada. this will eventually sing all the way down to southern california. secondary is that we have a very deep marine layer. we can squeeze out a little bit of moisture from that. you can see off shore here looking at the green there. possibility of some of that mist and drizzle, patchy this morning. otherwise temperatures fairly uniform. upper 40's to low 50's. 46 though santa rosa and the fog at about a mile and a half visibility half moon bay. there's a look at mount tam. the sun coming up in ten minutes and the days getting longer. 49 san francisco, 52 oakland as well as mountain view. 53 san jose and looking at the winds it's breezy from livermore to oakland, sfo, 18 to 25 miles an hour. the breezes will lift a little

bit throughout the afternoon. overall it is going to be a cool day with numbers below average. there's a look in the sierra nevada where the snow pack is almost all gone. we could look for some rain, some thunderstorms in the mountains, gusty winds over the weekend. back home it's just about a little bit of drizzle here and there. below average temperatures and as for next week, much of the workweek will be running below average. here is a look at maybe a little mist down along the san mateo coast. light shower perhaps. otherwise it's slow clearing again today. you can see that counter clockwise rotation as we take you into the mountains. that is the rainfall potential as we continue into your sunday. the low cloud deck really not going anywhere to the second half of your weekend. very similar for your sunday as numbers continue to stay from the 60's to 70's region wide. rainfall, we will call it a little bit of drizzle

here from half moon bay, perhaps mountain view. the higher hills of the t into afternoon sun. the breezy winds continue. here is the afternoon today with winds over 25 miles an hour in the city. about 20 to 25 elsewhere from the south bay to the east bay and then as we look toward sunday. it gets even breezier with winds up to 30 miles an hour. monday we start a bit of a rebound where temperatures will climb into the 70's, not much though. you will notice the oranges coming in to play for your tuesday. then by wednesday we are back to much cooler weather and we will look for highs today around 70 in the south bay. upper 60's for most you. 50's downtown and as we look at the north bay, it's going to be a cool one with numbers near 70. 60's east bay and low 70's inland. the seven day forecast will

warm it up temporarily into tuesday and then a cooldown into the latter part of the week. >> all right. thank you. let's talk sports now. both the giants and a's are on the road this weekend. oakland faces the minnesota twins at target field. first pitch is at 1:05. the giants take on the pirates at pnc park at 3:35 this afternoon. 49ers veterans will start reporting to team headquarters next week with ota off season workouts starting on may 24th. yesterday the team held its rookie mini camp. it was the debut of first round pick trey lance. here is larry beale with the details. good morning. trey lance got his first taste of the nfl. the number one pick in rookie mini camp. no pads, just helmets and shorts. most the throw, swing passes, check diops but you can see he has a really strong arm. is he busy absorbing the robust niners play book. ready to show he belongs in the

nfl. >> it's pretty cool. i think -- i have kind of gotten past where it's surreal. it was coolern the day after the draft and draft dayer like that. right now it's, you know it's my job. i'm excited to get to work. >> wiggins all resting, essentially a meaningless game for the warriors last night. michael 20 in the first half, new career high 28 for him. you get a new career high, you get a new career high. jordan pool, his new high is 38. also tweaked his ankle. looked scary for a moment but he continued on. nico goes behind the back to anderson. the warriors win check out giants in pittsburgh with a three game winning streak. kevin gossman throwing gas. eight plus innings. struck out a career high 12 but nobody could score on this game until the 8th.

brandon crawford high, deep. giants, 1-0 lead. the pirates tie it in the 9th. giants take the lead in the 11th. pirates come back. mike almost makes a fantastic catch. instead may have hurt his hip on that play. pirates win 3-2. a's in minnesota. no score, top three. that's about to change. laser. check out in the second deck the fan almost dropped the ball. he hangs on. 8th of the year for him. a's pihehe. knows its way out. doesn't even have to look. sean murphy. his 5th of the year. steven, they all go deep. a's hit four bombs in this game to win 6-1. after missing most of last season with the ankle injury, sebrina announcing her

return to the wnba. game over, drive home safely. the pride of walnut creek. leaves the liberty past indiana, 90-87. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend everybody. i'm larry beale. okay. next is a film festival featuring the work of students. which high school sold out of tickets in a ma

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. there's a holy world feel in dublin. a student festival is being held at dublin. last year it was all virtual. this year the school decided to hold it in the parking lot. 133 films were submitted. the top 12 were screened last night. >> every single thing that has ever come from from the program is the student's. energy, passion. >> this is what i to do in the future and this is a good opportunity to get exposure to being in film festivals, having competition,

friendly competition and helping others. >> tickets sold out in less than two minutes when they went on sale. next on abc7 morning, if you are fully vaccinated the cdc said you do not have to wear a mark in many settings. many bay area counties say they are on stand by for more guidance from the state. and which big box stores going to start letting some people inside without a mask on

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. how do you enforce what does it look like in schools in what happens when starbucks says we will continue to do them but are you going to require enforcement in businesss >> this morning still no clarity on whether california will follow the cdc's new masking guidelines. bay area counties waiting for what the governor's mask policy is going to be. good morning again. it is saturday, may 15th. are you watching abc7 news at 6:00 a.m. live on abc7, hulu live and wherever you stream. we are going to get to the changes with masks and what bay area experts saying in just a moment. first as always let's start with a quick look at weather. good morning. it's a cloudy start, even mist or light sprinkles in parts of the bay area from oakland to the coast. there's a look at live doppler

7 where you can see a