a sign of the times, san francisco puppets massive test site is closing for good. there is a growing problem with illegal fireworks, now one city is willing to pay if you turn someone in. a return to alcatraz, 50 years after native americans were forced from the island. archive material that hasn't been seen in more than five decades. building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 last time covid-19 cases where the flow was in march of

last year, just as the pandemic was beginning to come to life. >> are reporting we now have the lowest case rate in the nation, there were just 1100 new cases in the state over the past day. the positivity rate is below 1%, and more than 39 million vaccines have been administered. these are numbers that give officials confidence about reopening less than four days from now. that is when those who are fully vaccinated can remove masks in most situations. during a news conference, the governor said cal osha would release a new guidance and we just got our hands on it. it is 30 pages with lots of redactions, but it outlines the rules to allow vaccinated people to go to work without facemasks, which is what the governor wanted.

the governor signed two orders, one that will begin moving the state out of restrictions, and a second that will resend the blueprint for a safer economy, which imposed the state's color- coded system. >> that blueprint will no longer exist next tuesday, pursuant to these executive orders, one winding things down, another lifting and rescinding that blueprint, which has been in effect over 40 week. >> the governor urges californians who have not been vaccinated to do so now. will keep studying that new guidance and bring you more details, the san francisco mayor london breed announced 80% of eligible san franciscans have received at least one dose of the vaccine. nearly 70% are fully vaccinated. california moves to ease a mask of rules for vaccinated employees in the workplace, many area companies are still playing catch-up, trying to gauge what employees are comfortable with going forward. cornell bernard is live with more on a complex issue. >> reporter: it is, the governor is plunging consistent

mask rules after june 15th, and it seems to be less confusion than yesterday, many employers and employees moving forward with some options. a celebration at san francisco's affair rebilling. the ribbon-cutting for red bay coffee. >> this is a dream come true. >> reporter: the founder is expanding his coffee brand from the east bay, making an investment or other major chains have pulled out. his first order of business, to mask or not to mask. >> all our staff are vaccinated. we will continue to wear our masks for the time being and we will just sort of see how it goes. >> reporter: cal osha is expected to ease workplace a mask rules to align with state health guidelines which they fully vaccinated people don't have to wear a mask in public

after june 15th, with some exceptions. >> you can ask for back connection cards. we are going to see how it goes. >> reporter: michael will ask his employees to mask for now. >> want to make sure my staff feels comfortable. if they really feel comfortable and they don't want to murder a mask, we are not going to force them. >> this has never happened. leaders don't know exactly what to do. >> reporter: he says reaction among employees is mixed when it comes to wearing masks, in fact, they did a survey. >> some people wouldn't even want to come into the office if masks were required, some people wouldn't come in if they were not required. >> reporter: other employees have made up their minds. >> i am going to keep wearing my mask at work market >> reporter: we heard that from a lot of people, many folks choosing to keep that mask on for now, just because they feel comfortable doing it.

>> everybody should be comfortable and feel confident in what they're doing. sounds like it will ultimately be up to companies and businesses to decide when it comes to masks. >> reporter: cal osha policy just came in, but yes, it is uncharted territory, but it appears companies will have options indeed to allow fully vaccinated employees to go math class in the office if they choose. that policy would not be fully adopted until june 28th, it appears. for now, hold onto that mask. san francisco is closing its mass covid-19 this comes as the city continues to see a drop in cases and hospitalizations.

more than 500,000 tests have been carried out at that insight, 90% of results were delivered within 36 hours. the last day of operations will be tuesday, june 15th, four days from now when the state reopens. testing will still be provided through community access points. not everyone will automatically remove their masks next tuesday, including east bay congresswoman barbara lee. >> some people are still going to keep their masks on. i probably will be one of them. until we know for sure that we have reached that point where everyone is vaccinated or at least the largest percentage. >> how are you feeling about the reopening? we are running an online poll, you can put in your vote, currently excited is a head. a five acre grass fire this morning was sparked by a truck driving over dry grass. fire officials say a private utility worker reported the fire around 10:30 in the morning. either the hot undercarriage or perhaps the catalytic converter

ignited the fire. an aircraft dropped retardant on the fire and it was put out at about noon. crews are expected to mop up into the evening and monitor that area overnight for any potential flareups. we have been covering the growing problem of illegal fireworks, it is especially important this summer with exceedingly dry brush and drought conditions. one east bay city is trying a new tactic. if you report someone possessing fireworks, you could get thousands of dollars. >> it is something that has currently gotten worse. people are just fed up. it used to be something that happened only on the fourth of july and maybe

but now it goes all your around. >> reporter: richmond mayor had an idea, why not take nonprofit community money from fundraisers, not public dollars, and offer a reward of $2500 to someone who tips off the city on who is shooting off fireworks. >> it is hard for somebody to set off commercial grade fireworks and nobody noticed. if we can start getting some arrests and start getting some fines, publicizing them, make people think twice about whether this is something they wanted to do. >> reporter: there are already people saying i know anymore, i know a relative who has a big cash of fireworks, but they are worried, they are worried that person will find out who turned him in. richmond police assure the public it is all confidential. police officers will file the complaint on the tip and the person who gave the tip gets the reward if there is a citation or arrest. >> i would be curious to see how it works. >> reporter: oakland fire department is also on edge, they will close grizzly peak july 4th and block scene areas.'s >> i think what they are doing,

trying to get them out of their hands before the fireworks start, it is a great move. >> reporter: do you think this will work? >> i don't know, we will see. there is no downside. i think we are going to get action. san francisco is planning to bring back its unofficial fireworks. the mayor tweeted the news, she said, for those of you making plans, yes, the fireworks will be back. more information will be released later. >> that will be a welcome side. local residents take fire protection into their own hands. you will hear from one man who has already been fighting the flames. the debate over moving the ace to howard terminal. we got three of the main players together on gettin

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a sign of the times for this approaching fire season, with a land so dry, there is a new feeling similar to survival, and an industry feeding it. >> reporter: in napa county, a gathering that had nothing to do with wine tasting, instead, they are worried about the coming fire season. >> just like >> reporter: johnny manages vineyards over a local insurance company sponsored a fire fair, though there was nothing festive about this event, featuring a showcase of proactive fire protection products, assuming we have the water for them. >> there is nothing else going on in the state, we are good. 20 of equipment. if we are third on the list, we

are on our own. >> reporter: why here? it not as if this place needs a reminder of fire danger, just look at that hill over my shoulder. it was about this time last year napa county began to earn, first with the hennessy fire and into the fall. by the time the glass fire ended, the county had lost 67,000 acres, 308 homes, and 343 commercial buildings. with almost all of california dealing with the most severe drought in decades, 2021 does not look better. >> we were dryer this year at the end of april than at the end of july. >> reporter: residence have adopted a survivalist attitude, looking at these products. jeff is a 34 year firefighter. he now has a side business renting out firetrucks. >> used to get one order a year, now i am starting july. >> reporter: another company sells fire prevention trailers to entire neighborhoods complete with hoses and sprinklers. >> if you are not proactive, it

is too late when it is coming over the hill. >> reporter: diane has faced the dangers three years in a row. >> when the fire comes, we've got to be ready. >> reporter: fighting fires with fear, no preparation. there is no longer anything new. san jose police say street racing was the cost of a fatal accident late last night around 11:00 p.m. awful to see that wreck. two cars were traveling at high speeds when both of them careered off the road and crashed into trees. one of the drivers was killed, the other stayed at the scene and is cooperating. residents told us it can be a dangerous road at night.

>> i hear the cars, usually starting 10:00 p.m. maybe speed bumps, maybe something letting them know how fast they are going. be cautious. >> it is the 23rd fatal accident so far this year. the effort to win approval for a new oakland a is all park faces a big test tuesday. that is when the alameda county board of supervisors will consider the city of oakland's request for the county to join a regional collaboration to get the ballpark built up. the city wants the county to kickback a share of property tax revenues from the ballpark to help offset infrastructure costs of the project. alameda county supervisor addressed the issue this afternoon on our program, getting answers. >> the county board of supervisors, we feel a lot of resentment that dragged into this. we have worked hard to get out of the sports business, folks are trying to convince us this is now not a sport steel, but a development deal. we are not necessarily convinced of the act. >> he did he would support the county's involvement if the numbers at at

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out with our friends and go out and do funny activities. i think hitting the vaccine, it would be safer to hang out with friends. >> the governor said the state did increase the amount of doses it administered compared to the week before. on june 15th, 10 people will win 1 1/2 million dollars each. pick up your phone it. even if you think it is a robo call, pick it up. >> it is worth risking the robocop. >> it really is. what we are going to find when it comes to the weather, a lot of people are going to like it until we get to next week. hot temperatures really move in. the camera right now, live look, it is bouncing a little in the breeze, it is windy out there, 20

a lot of sunshine, but on the horizon, you notice those high clouds. we are tracking a storm to the north, live doppler, feels like it has been months since we had any greene. you can see that rain is really positioned around eureka and points to the north. that is where it is going to sit and stay over night. unfortunately, not going to move into the bay area. live at doppler 7, a story we are tracking. that area of low pressure is responsible for the rain in extreme portions of northern california. i wish this would move a little farther south and bring us rain, but high pressure is in control across much of california, and that high- pressure later next week will be responsible for the warmer weather moving in. already feeling warmer temperatures today. 44 hour temperature change from 4 to but warm trend continues into the weekend. right now, 65 in the city, 70 in oakland. 69, 76 in concord.

overnight tonight, high clouds in the north bay, coastal cloud cover developing after midnight, patching bay area four. otherwise, numbers warmer tonight than we were last night, mainly meat, if not, upper 50s. you will notice humid. what you are looking at is dew point numbers, measuring how much moisture is in the atmosphere. it is an accurate read as to how humid it is. right now, pretty comfortable, dew points in the 40s, that is with a comfortable. but overnight, those numbers rise into the mid 50s, starts to feel muggy, by tomorrow night, we see these numbers approaching 60 degrees. that feels humid for us. don't be surprised slightly more humid. tomorrow afternoon, pretty warm

compared to where we have been. 68 in the city, 73 in oakland, 80, san jose, 85 in concord. 90 degrees in fairfield. travel forecast, it turns windy around the bay area. upper . to lower 80s with a lot of sunshine. if you are traveling, honolulu six nights. more cloud cover in nyc at 74, chicago, afternoon thunderstorms at 76, l.a., looking great. a lot of sunshine, 81 degrees. the weekend about average, slightly humid, you will notice that both days, then those numbers really warm up quickly by tuesday, then into wednesday and thursday, moderate heat as those numbers surging over 100 degrees, even along the shoreline, likely going well into the 80s. >> 104. thanks. it has been 50 years since native americans were forced from

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it was 50 years ago today that native americans were forced from their 19 month long occupation of alcatraz. >> the so-called tribe of all nations took over the abandoned prison and cleared it tribal lands. of the occupation and did, it created greater awareness of indigenous americans and helped shape public policy for decades. >> we have a sneak peak of the abc7 original telling the story of the occupation from the very beginning to the dramatic end. >> 10 days passed since native americans last stepped foot on alcatraz, this time, they were not planning on getting it back to the federal government. the group made its way back to alcatraz. >> enjoyed one of the most enviable views in the world last night, 360 degrees of san francisco they as seen from the center. it will undoubtedly become a nightly affair, the group held a traditional powwow followed by chanting and dancing around the campfire between the white

house and the main building. >> the start of their second they found the original group of 78 enlarged by 15 to 20 more indians that had slipped by the coast guard patrol and onto the island sometime during the night. presumably, they carried supplies to supplement the meager two days of provisions wrought over early yesterday morning. potato, meat, cereals, beans. as the younger warriors wrapped in sleeping bags and slept, the community breakfast was being prepared at the campfire. the slicing, finally, the eating, and newsmen were invited. cleaning up after took a special meaning. they didn't want it to look like a quite man's island. the don brought to light and camera along with additional changes to the landscape we do not fear your threat. >> we and all other people

welcome the spectacle of proof before the world of your title by genocide. know lest we seek peace. >> how long do you feel you can stay? >> a man once said until freezes over. >> stream the special right now on-demand through our abc7 bay area tv app, it is also free to download and available now on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and android tb. as you got a sense from that clip, it is a remarkable story that really did shape awareness and policy of indigenous americans for years to come, and also, bringing once again to light some of this video that hasn't been seen in five decades, it is really wonderful, historical footage. >> incredible to see. >> avail yourself of art. we appreciate your time.

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