next at 5:00, more police more help. san francisco's new plan to crack down on a neighborhood overcome by crime and drugs. police will be deployed on foot, on bicycles. and the cable car is coming back. and the newest information on a party bus shooting. there were multiple shooters with high capacity weapons. and counties declare a drought. what this means for living there people living there. why office workers will be heading back to work sooner than they thought. an area in the shadow of

san francisco's city hall is getting some needed help. it's a neighborhood where people live and work but feel under siege by the crime that takes place there every day. starting tomorrow, though the mid-market area will have a larger police presence follow bid more community ambassadors. good evening i'm >> and i'm dan and the area street is going to be cleaned up. >> reporter: what the mayor is

doing is putting a safety plan before any reopen. >> reporter: as covid-19 spread throughout san francisco many large businesses and their employees left the mid-market area leaving behind those who had no other option than to live and deal on these y streets. there's no sugar coating it. >> selling drugs, selling and buying products. using drugs publicly in broad daylight as families stroll by and walk by that area. >> reporter: a number of crimes committed against asian- americans has given people the perception that the area is not safe. but as businesses start to think about reopening, safety they insist has to be a priority. stephen gibson is with the mid- market business association. >> a lot of the businesses are not yet open. and so they're just beginning to think about opening and you know the question is will sandomrtab. me unless they feel >> reporter: the mayor's plan called mid-market vie vibrancy and safety plan starts tomorrow

with more police strolling on foot. businesses that are barely surviving welcome the plan. >> it's great yeah the city yeah. people here, yes. it's great to be more safer. >> reporter: just as important are the community ambassadors from urban alchemy. more of them will start connecting people with needed services. >> we need to see something done to keep the area clean and clear and people want to see many of those folks who struggle with addiction get the help they need. >> reporter: this is supervisors matt haney's district. >> on its own just the policing i think won't be enough but the foot patrols, the community policing that approach is the best way to do policing. >> reporter: the mayor said there's money funding the progr which will also count on dollars from the private sector. and uc hastings is also in that area. the university has received $3 million in state funding over 3

years to pay to have those community ambassadors patrol that urban campus. in the newsroom, lian melendez. >> anne, thank you so much. we're getting a better idea of when san francisco's cable cars will return to the street. and it comes as we're learning of a big boost. >> reporter: anton norad from l.a. was taking pictures of the golden gate bridge and the skyline. the pandemic has kept him away. >> beautiful, it's great to see everything opening back up. >> reporter: the governor is committing millions to restarting the economy. >> we need to invest in our lead. we can't rest on laurels that $95 million for marketing program i think can be very helpful. >> reporter: that money will help fund a new marketing campaign aimed at californians and out of state tourism.

>> tourism needs to come back. that's the best thing for our economy. >> there we go, yay. >> reporter: san francisco's cable cars will be moving again soon. the mta says the pile-howell rout is the first to return. >> it's important for us and the tourists and visitors to get the cars back on the road. >> reporter: more tourists are returning to san francisco after a painful year when many hotels were shuttered and staff laid off. >> i think the enthusiasm is going to be one of the greatest things that you will see. people are ready to come back and enjoy their experiences, enjoy san francisco for all that it has to offer. and we're ready for them. >> edward jones and karen beckett deciding to spend their vacation in the city by the way. >> this is where i wanted to

spend my vacation so this is where i'm add. oakland's police chief is now weighing in on a shooting that targeted a party bus. multiple shooters with high capacity weapons targeted a person celebrating their 21st birthday. two people have died. others are recovering from gunshot wounds. leslie brinkley has the latest on their attack. >> reporter: the white dots you see are bullet holes. more than 70 of them puncturing this black party bus at 12:19 a.m. the bus was filled with young people celebrating a birthday. two women died. five others were wounded in the shooting that started on a freeway off ramp. here are audio exerts from police calls. >> open line, people screaming. >> i'm talking to the driver of the party bus. they said they were shot on the freeway, getting off of the seminary exit. they were actually on the

freeway when they were shot. >> reporter: the bus pulled off but the suspects continued shooting at the bus from a vehicle near 68th avenue and foothill boulevard. >> there's limited information on this event but it does not appear to be random. chp is going to be leading the investigation with the assistance of the oakland police department. >> reporter: just last month, a 25-year-old woman was shot while riding on a party bus in east oakland on mcarthur boulevard. there were 30 passengers on board. that woman though, survived. oakland's police chief said enough is enough as he visited the wounded victims in the hospital. >> looking at a young lady who was severely injured reminds me of my own children. i have a 19-year-old daughter: this is a moment for us to say this has to stop. >> reporter: the bay area news group reported that victim's family members showed up at the eastmont police station. they claimed a 19-year-old

stockton woman was one of those who died. a man told them that he was the father of a 21-year-old celebrating her birthday, saying she was hit on the leg but is in in stable condition. chp is asking for the public's help in identifying the suspects and the vehicle they were in. in oakland, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. oakland police say they're making progress in cracking down on illegal side shows. police release third-degree video showing some of the 2 dozen vehicles that were towed over the weekend. eight people were arrested after officers broke up two separate side shows. chief loren armstrong says it's thanks to the city council authorizing funding to deploy a full time side show detail on weekends. officers are working to identify other vehicles involved this weekend and tow them away as well. alameda county district attorney nancy o' malley announced she will not seek

reelection when her term expires next year. o' malley was selected for the position. she became the first lady in county history to be elected to the office. the 67-year-old says she's proud of her record and says her great accomplishments include fighting for human rights and creating the first office fighting human trafficking. employers can welcome back workers back to the office however they must verify vaccine status. the news comes as santa clara moved to the yellow tier today along with santa cruz. that means minimal spread of covid and the losest restrictions. san francisco and san mateo county are already in the yellow tear. everybody else is already the orange tier. this is really fantastic, and we're in this safe place

because of all of you who have gone and gotten vaccinated and help make our county a safer place. the county says it will follow the state's mask guidelines which are set to expire on june 15th. to marin county now where two major developments are taking place in a battle that could stave off what could be the worse drought in history. first sonoma county has announced it will cut shipments from the watershed. that goes to novato by 20%. the board of supervisors announced a drought that could pave the way for help. we spoke to a who sees dire days ahead. >> reporter: a cattle farm, are where we would not find them. >> they would be in the pasture.

>> why aren't they? >> because it dried up. >> reporter: he's facing the worse drought that most of his ancestors could never imagine. all of marin county declared a drought emergency today. marin received very little rainfall this winter causing seven reservoirs to come way down. people around here have not seen conditions like these since the drought of the mid- 70s. to get through that then the county built a pipeline to carry additional water across the richmond. the to do news marin county has better resources. >> we're more resilient. >> reporter: both of the county's water agencies are using for people to use much less. >> i want them to primarily concentrate on outside water

use. outside irrigation to curtail that. >> brian dosini is dripping water into a trough. he's hoping to gauge how much water he will have to bring in for his cows o on a truck. it will not last through august. >> you can't sit there and whine about it. you can't whine about weather. you just have to deal with what is coming at you. >> look at that cracked earth this early in the season. if the city of alameda is any indication. there's no rain on the horizon at all. we're going to have more on the forecast in just a few minutes. get ready for some heavy winds. also ahead, the house passes a bill to combat the rise in hate crimes against asian-americans. we're going to take a look at what happens next.

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vaccine clinics are now open at contra costa county schools. it's an effort to increase vaccinations among students now that eligibility has been expanded. antioch middle school and concord high school are hosting free clinics from 8:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. on saturday. next week sites will open at pinol valley high, pittsburgh high, ignacio valley high and etna hill. anyone eligible for a vaccine can go to these sites. tourists headed to yosemite will have to make changes. starting friday users will need a day use reservation to use the park. the reservation system is made lllot different than years past at yosemite national

park. after a shut down park officials are bracing for a rush of hikers and sight seers. >> this year we see it going up already. as we're getting into the summer season and people are really anxious to get out and about. >> reporter: hiking trails and popular attractions like half dome and upper and lower yosemite falls will be open but to be able to see them you must plan ahead. the park is issuing reservations. >> i think the reservation system is a good idea because we don't want to crowd a bunch of people out here. the only thing is its epl ár impossible to get a reservation. >> reporter: reservations have already opened up for many of the summer months. if a date you want to visit is already booked check back in. >> be familiar with the system. look at the dates. look at when you want to come up. we understand that we're all

busy and want to come up but reservations are the key. >> reporter: if you have a camping or lodging reservation inside the park you do not need the day use reservation. more walking or biking if you can bring a bike. officials say visitors will need to wear a mask and social distance. of course yosemite is a popular spot for people as the weather gets warmer which is happening now, dan. >> sure is ama. every time i'm at yosemite i can't even believe what i'm looking at it's so stunning. >> sandhya patel is here with the forecast. still windy. >> if you ever go to yosemite and you absolutely are in awe. not only that with snow possibility later on this week it's going to look even more pretty out there. let me show you a live picture right now. it is absolutely bright. but very windy outside as dan just mentioned. you can see the shaky camera

right now from mount tamapayas. sfo 45-mile an hour wind. 39 39 miles per hour in concord. 32 in novato. it will be feeling a little bit like an air conditioner if you will if you're near the coast. we do have stronger wind coming. a wind advisory will be coming tomorrow night at 5:00 until 5:00 a.m. thursday. this may get extended wind gusts 40 to 50 miles per hour. now it means a possibility of a few power outages and downed trees. definitely secure any lose objects you may have on your deck or backyard. be careful if you're driving. the pattern we have right now is what's causing the windy conditions. and it's only going to get worse as this area of low pressure to our north starts to drop downwind will increase tomorrow. that low is going to to the sierra nevada.

talking about a few inches of snow and lake wind advisory for the tahoe area. locally we do have clear skies whatever fog we had this morning cleared away. here's a live look from our eastern hills camera. you can see how shaky it is right now. low to mid-70s from san jose to morgan hill. warmer than it was yesterday. that's for sure. and from our sutro tower camera you're looking at a sunny san francisco. 78 in santa rosa. it is currently 84 in vacaville and 77 in concord. bright skies in santa cruz where some people are out and about. gusty wind the next few days. cooler with temperatures well above average this time of year. then we have lighter winds and warmer weather coming your way next weekend. gusty pattern remains with us. the wind ease except at the coast tomorrow morning. only to ramp up again. 55 miles per hour tomorrow night. 46 at half-moon bay. 40 in san francisco. the gusty winds will spray to the inland areas as well.

thursday once again afternoon evening expecting that second round of gusty winds. temperatures in the morning will range any where from the 40s to the 50s. patchy fog a few high clouds that's it. windy tomorrow afternoon. and cooler than today. mid-50s to the mid-70s. accu weather 7 day forecast, it's a gusty cool pattern and cool for thursday. we're looking at warming beginning this weekend and those wind will come down this upcoming weekend. until then, hang on to your hats. ama and dan. >> and everything else. thanks sandhya. all right, returning home a champion. you will see and hear the cheers as the santa clara un

and a reminder you can get our live newscast, breaking news, weather and more with our new abc 7 bay area knew app, fire tv, android tv and roku. just search abc 7 bay area and download it now. a heroic homecoming this afternoon on the campus of santa clara university. the women's soccer team is back after bagging the national championship last night.

what a welcome back. students gathered on campus to welcome the team back from north carolina. the broncos knocked off undefeated and number one ranked florida state beating the seminoles on penalty kicks. one of the school's most famous alumni who also happens to be the coaches wife was among those joining in the celebration. >> mother nature couldn't knock them out. a global pandemic couldn't knock them out. lock down couldn't knock them out. ccs e d stage but y a ur as never took home a national championship. this is the team's second championsh especilyng thpaem. >> ah and all that hard work. it's nice to have it pay off. so congrats to all of them. >> world news tonight with david muir is next.

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tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. a north carolina prosecutor now says that deadly deputy-involved shooting was justified. the d.a. will not seek charges after the deadly deputy shooting of andrew brown jr. tonight, the d.a. showing body cam video, arguing brown was using his car as a deadly weapon, claiming he was driving at deputies. the d.a. saying the entire exchange lasted 44 seconds. tonight, the family outraged. and their reaction late today. 24 hours after president biden expressed his support for a cease-fire, the deadly conflict growing between israel and hamas. tonight, reports hamas has ceas growing international pressure, israel vowing to fight on. matt gutman in the region again

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