we're counting down to to states reopening. the california counties that are getting really close. >> another 2 million bay area residents are facing mandatory water restrictions. we're going to look at what may be imposed. plus, some simple water saving tips no matter where you live. and striking up the band at san francisco city hall which just reopened for the first time since last march. building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. california won't reach herd immunity by june 15th when the

state's economy is set to reopen. it's been nearly 15 months since the governor issued a stay at home order. abc 7 news reporter stephanie sierra is in the newsroom tonight crunching the latest numbers on all of this. stephanie. >> yes, dan. we're pretty close to herd immunity. we're talking about a few weeks from now. that's the prediction from several top epidemiologists about how far san francisco is away from reaching herd immunity. as for the rest of the state the projected time line is pushed back aroundtwo months. >> san francisco is projected to be the first california metropolitan city to formally reach herd immunity. ucsf top epidemiologist dr. rutherford says we're about three months away. >> i think we're getting closer to it now. >> reporter: 79% 12 and older

have received one doze. >> there's no other city that has these levels of first doze vaccinations. even in places that vaccinate faster than we. >> reporter: the other bay area county coming close, marin county with 65% of the eligible -p population fully vaccinated. taking a look at the rest of the state. san francisco is still ahead of l.a. county where 53% of residents are fully vaccinated. and san diego county where around 50% of residents are fully vaccinated. california's target rate to reach formal herd immunity has consistently been predicted to happen by mid-july. now that the pace of vaccinations has slowed down it may take longer. >> in terms of a formal definition of 75% of people fully vaccinated including children, i think it's going to take longer probably toward the end of the summer. >> reporter: the state is administering around 1 million dozes every five days. if that pace keeps up, rutherford says it's looking likely california will reach formal herd immunity by mid-

september. >> i grieve with that that we're there. that we're getting there. >> reporter: dr. monica gandhi says the real indicator will come after the economy reopens on june 15th. whether cases stay low? >> there will be mingling. we're going to be watching that carefully. if cases don't go up, that's when you can say, yeah we got there. the way the cdc has made their decision about retesting is to only test if people have respiratory infections not a systematic surveillance testing. >> reporter: unless you have consistent covid flu like symptoms vaccinated people do not need to get regularly tested for covid. we also received questions about anti body tests could that tell you how protected you are. the answer is no. if you've already been

vaccinated dr. rutherford says anti body tests just don't work. just a couple of things to keep in mind there, dan. >> very good. steph, talk a little bit about what we know about the failure rate of the vaccine here in california and across the united states. >> so it's very rare, in the u.s. one out of every 11,000 vaccinated people got reinfected with the virus. in california, state records show one out of every 7,000 vaccinated people got reinfected. so of course these are proximate totals but the bottom line is it's extremely rare. >> okay. good to hear. stephanie. thank you. >> children ages 5 to 11 will be part of a covid-19 vaccine trial being conducted by kaiser permanente right here in the oakland area. children will be enrolled in the trial of pfizer's vaccine. about 4,600 children in the age group are participating in trialing nationwide. kaiser also participated in trialing to expand vaccinations

for those 12 to 17 years old. and tonight, we are a little more than 7 days from the state's reopening. there are already signs of life moving forward in san francisco. where city hall reopened today. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman was there as people lined up to get married. >> it seemed so fitting for a day of a multiple levels of significance. that's a pride flag flying on june 7, 2021. after a pandemic this grand iconic building reopened with what felt like more than a year of business waiting outside the city clerk's office. why? >> to get my birth certificate. >> to get my birth certificate. >> i lost it during the pandemic. everything is opening up and we're trying to take trips. >> reporter: births, deaths, marriages. oh yes, marriages. >> we've been waiting for a year for this. yes it's very special.

>> we had our first wedding scheduled on september 2020. >> after all these months of closure they're novel again. and then there's the historical significance of this place. >> this is about ending discrimination. >> back to the pride theme i. was in this building in 2004 that san francisco set an example for opening up for same- sex marriage. >> with this ring i these wed. >> reporter: madison patterson and carmona led off the marriages with mayor reed opening up. and no shortages of marriages. >> i was feeling city hall with love, how about that. >> reporter: over all they married 7 couples. hannah and harry. hannah actually works at city hall. yes now we can say that. >> we've been waiting for a

long time. >> you may kiss your bride. >> at san francisco city hall wade freedman. abc 7 news. moving on the search continues now for a woman from san jose who's son was found murdered in las vegas. 7-year-old liam hustess body was found near a trail. just a couple of hours ago police there announced a nationwide arrest warrant for his mother samantha moreno rog. they say she was last seen checking into a hotel alone in denver on may 31st. now the connection to husted was made when a family friend called police after seeing a photo of then identified victim immediate coverage from las vegas. we want to turn to the drought. another city district will consider mandated water restrictions this week. they will consider posing restrictions on wednesday. marin county and county

have already enacted restrictions. in santa clara county the district will vote on the potential restrictions wednesday. the potential calls for curtailing or eliminating water use for fountains, and if you want to wash your car you will have to put an automatic shut off novel. >> we're asking people to cut down or cut back onon that. >> reporter: the water district says cutting water use for landscaping is critical to meeting its conservation goals. well we all need to save water as much as we possibly can. and abc 7 news anchor liz kreutz breaks down the small changes that really do make up a big difference. >> i did it in your home. you can do it in your home. >> for long time californians conserving water is nothing new. this is coverage of the drought. >> if you have to use the

washer why not make sure it's absolutely jam packed full before turning it on. >> reporter: to this day it's a really good tip. but there are other things we can do too. >> simple changes do make a difference collectively. >> reporter: one long time trip is to use a bucket to save the water that we waste while warming up the water. same goes used to rinse your produce. you can also consider getting gray water filtration system which allows you to wash your hands then use the water in your toilet. you can also get a system like this that reuses the water from

your shower on your lawn. using things like mulch and bio charge can reduce water. >> in my experience 30% less water. >> reporter: although it is good to cut back on watering your garden. you actually don't want to cut back too much on watering your trees. >> in the last drought we had a lot of trees dying off because people stopped irrigating. >> one of the things you shouldn't do. >> definitely watering your sidewalks. >> try not washing your car. >> having a dirty car during a drought is a badge of honor. >> these little things have always proven to make a difference. >> heading back to the office. bay area companies tell employees what to expect. >> and the new tools showing up in apple products including one that will transmit your medical information straight ♪ ♪ ♪

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the fbi's san francisco office was able to $2.3 million in crypto currency that was paid out to a group known as dark side. colonial pipeline briefly shut down its operations as you remember last month disrupting nearly half of the east coast fuel supply. it resulted in long back ups at filling stations on the east coast and in the south. the fbi says the group thought the funds were untouchable because they were crypto currency. >> they think it's beyond the reach of government and specifically the u.s. government. but this, this action really goes to show that, you can't hide behind the black chain. you can't hide behind crypto currency. the agency did not announce any arrests at least not yet in

connection with the extortion plot. >> apple is facing push back from some employees who are discontent over the company's return to work announcement recently. as it turns out there is some research to support the reasoning behind its decision. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has the latest. >> reporter: with more companies announcing return to work plans, many companies are announcing commuting plans. >> at least we know what they're doing now. 10 years ago this would have been a secret. >> reporter: professor kelly schneider says the early heads up was a big surprise. >> giving everyone including city officials and local residents and commuters and employees the time to think about it and plan for it and even mitigate some of the effects is great. >> reporter: but as more employees search for a better work life balance postpandemic some are questioning the

rational behind forcing some back to the office. >> apple itself had its best revenue and profit every during christmas holiday season last year. >> reporter: inzer from cnet says he wondering how long it will last. >> will there be a generational shift where a bunch of people say nah-ah and end up leaving their work and finding other places to work because they're sick and tired that way. >> reporter: and day will keep from meeting and bonding. >> it will reduce the time in the week for people to meet at work and bond at work. >> you want to maximize being gentle with each other.

try to be supportive as people try to transition back into the work environment. >> reporter: in the south chris nguyen, abc 7 news. have you ever lost money mo using the gram service. you're lucky because, 7 is on your side. >> the commission is staying on top of money gram. the ftc announced that consumers who lost money to fraudsters and lost money through money gram can now file a claim to get money back. it is now agreed to compensate consumers who were taken in. victims who were identified have already been sent forms now all others can apply for pay back too. scammers who use money transfers because once the money is sent it's all but impossible to get it back. i've posted the form you need

on our website. if you have a modest income the federal government may pay for your internet service. the emergency broad band benefit program kick aufd in late february. we told you about that then. well as of today, nearly 2.5 million households have signed up. families receiving snap benefits, medicaid, lifeline, free school lunches or pell grants can qualify. families receive up to $50 a month for broad band internet and equipment. this is increased to $75 in homes on tribal land. i posted the information on our website. the pandemic has sure changed our lives that includes holiday shopping. wal-mart has joined target and says its stores will be closed on thanksgiving day. the day after thanksgiving black friday has been traditionally the start of the holiday shopping season. the retailers free years back started pushing the season up a day. however, when the pandemic hit,

retailers tried to keep crowds down by offering more deals online and regulating the flow of customers back into their stores. now many are backing off again to black friday. i think that's a good idea. >> yeah and it also gives its workers a nice day. >> absolutely. give them the day off. >> the holiday. okay. thanks michael very much. up next, the new tricks apple has in store for your phone. we'll in business, it's never just another day. it's the big sale, or the big presentation.

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apple's annual worldwide developers conference opened this morning instead of an in person audience, tim cook walked into a room of emogies that's kind of fun. among the announcements new operating systems from the mac to the iphone and watch. the map app now has 3 d elevation maps and your phone can analyze your gate and notify your family if something is not right. >> no kidding. >> although dan my take away

from this. new operating system does that just mean we need another new phone i. just always happen that way right. >> always ends up needing something new. it was a wonderful day to get out and walk some today before work. although ama very breeze sir. >> oh breezy. >> oh yes, very breezy. you can see from the camera things are shaking a little bit. winds have been gusting tpr-g 45 to 55-miles-an-hour around sfo, patterson pass. take a look at the wind gust right now 36 in nevado. oakland at this hour. 31 in hayward. we're going to take a look at the wind advisory in effect for parts of the bay area. the coastline, parts of the north bay, east

and it's still blustery at 7:00. we go into 10:00 p.m., gusty winds 25 to 35 miles per hour tomorrow morning they begin to let up. then they pick back up again tomorrow afternoon although i'm not expecting it to be quite as windy as what we're experiencing today. here's the reason for it. a few high clouds moving through mendecino county and sonoma county all in association with the thereof that is pushing in as you will notice. that low is kicking up our winds and as we look at the temperature change. certainly feeling the drop in numbers. 15-degree cooler in santa rosa down 10 degrees in livermore. 5 degrees cooler in san jose. a lovely view from our san jose camera but certainly on the

windy side. 64 in oakland. 66 san jose. half-moon bay 57 degrees. white caps on the bay. we do have small craft advisories out as you will notice, it's a shaky view. 74 in santa rosa. 72 concord. our warmest spots in the mid- 70s to low 80s today. emoryville camera shoeg you plenty of sun. patchy low clouds tomorrow morning. still breeze city the next few days and cooler but average the rest of the workweek. good morning temperatures, 40s, 50s. i think you're going to feel more of a chill. tomorrow afternoon upper 50s to mid-70s so those temperatures are going to drop in some areas even more than today. particularly the inland areas. 70 in santa rosa. 64 oakland. 72 in concord. definitely still breezy, gusty. cool whatever you want to call it. below average for wednesday. your temperatures rebound for the weekends. the warming continues the

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california promises to try again. >> the kayak was tossed by the waves. >> he spoke about the rescue. >> the survival at sea, teaches us that we have to be able to be self-sustainable for 48 hours. i would have, you know been able to do this. and even, if it's survival, it's just survival. i would have jumped in the water, released a sea anchor. i would have done whatever it is to survive for sure. >> wow, darimo says his next step is to find and recover the kayak. if that happens, he says he will try again as soon as possible. wow. lucky dan. >> that seems like a needle in a hay stack to try to kayak. >> yeah. >> good luck. world news tonight with david muir is next.

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