it is still a little scary knowing it is on campus. at 5:00, breakthrough covid cases at stanford. what we know about the students who got sick. requiring vant vaccine requirements. a prediction. and self driving lyft right smack coming. the rollout expected this year. good morning. you are watching abc7 mornings live on abc7 and stream. now let's check on the forecast. the self driving cars are robots, right? >> technically. >> how do we feel? >> how are you this morning? >> 100% human. mike welcome to friday. let's talk about what is going on weather wise. as you can see from the exploratory him that the morning marine layer is

disorganized. the wind have back to down considerably. double digits. 12 in fairfield. it will be warmer today. not too bad. low to mid 60s and low 70s to low 80s around the bay. the south bay is from 80 to 90. same thing in the north bay with the east bay valleys. that is a real winning of the heat mid to upper 90s. coming up, back to. stanford university reporting 7 breakthrough covid- 19 cases among vaccinated students. the university says each case was symptomatic and all tastes tested positive within the past week. they're causing concern. students we spoke to say that yesterday's email alert left them with a lots of unanswered questions. >> is a graduate student? is it undergraduate students? freshmen? i would like to know who it is because i want to know how

prevalent it is within my circles. >> a lot of students after hearing the email are going to take it seriously. a lot of students on campus are worried about the situation. >> according to the dashbod, it is .07 overall health officials from santa clara, san francisco, and contra costa counties just made an announcement. we know that at least one local business owner has already done this and had success. amy hollyfield is joining us with more. >> reporter: good morning. this is a push from county officials and it is not a mandate. they're leaving it up to the work place. this is happening in san francisco, contra costa, and santa clara counties. it is a strong push for workplaces to require employees to be vaccinated and one restaurant owner in san francisco has already done that

all her employees to be vaccinated. health officers say that they feel that the choice right now is to get vaccinated or get covid. and contra costa county, and unvaccinated person is 20 times more likely to get covid than someone who is fully vaccinated. >> unvaccinated workers pose a risk not only to themselves, but to their coworkers and to the members of the public they interact with. >> we want to empower businesses with this. >> reporter: we checked in with the director of biomedical ethics at stanford on this is your this is because the vaccine is accessible to everyone in the united states over the age of 12, it is ethical to require it, saying that public health individual liberty.

the health officers did not give any advice to employers on how to enforce this, whether to fire employees who do not get vaccinated, but santa clara county is taking the lead on this and is saying that it will require all of its county employees to be vaccinated. the nfl is putting pressure on teams to get players vaccinated. a memo from the league lays out strict protocols that will penalize teams, including possible forfeits if an outbreak among unvaccinated players puts the schedule in jeopardy. this could happen if the league is unable to reschedule a game involving a team that is experiencing an outbreak. this could be bad because a forfeit is essentially a loss. the team would be responsible for covering lost revenue from the game. the tokyo olympics begins today, despite the covid-19 surge. the executive director of the game says that there is no longer any scenario in which the competition would be canceled. tokyo is under a state of emergency reporting a six-month high and new covid infections.

100 people have tested positive for the virus. cases of the delta variant are multiplying across this country. a new model from researchers working with the cdc predicts the current's spike will not peak until october. we have more on how cities and federal health officials are responding. this is not what we want to hear. atlanta, chicago, boston, are some of the big cities requiring masks in schools for all students and staff regardless of vaccination status. covid cases in kids is on the rise this summer. in upstate new york, an outbreak at a sleep away camp infected children. kids under 12 are not yet eligible for the vaccine. three states with low vaccination rates account for 40% of new infections, they are texas, missouri, and florida. >> i am usually the big strong

guy and everything. well, i thought i was. this virus does not care who you are. it will jump on you quickly. >> a booster shot could better protect americans with compromised immune systems, but they say more data is needed before the agency makes a recommendation. report from the city office said there were fewer jobs this year than february 2020 but the city added 17,000 jobs last month. hotel occupancy during the fourth of july holiday week was at 45% this year and that is up from only 12% during the winter. last month, traffic on the bay bridge and golden gate bridge was slightly below pre-pandemic

levels. happening today, you will notice construction if you're visiting seton medical center in daly city. they are picking up on a project to modernize a retrofit the facility. lester the hospital was purchase, saved from bankruptcy. several dignities, including a congresswoman will be at the event. now to the burning in california, the tamarack fire, burning south of lake tahoe, is now 4% contained. these images are from the uc davis strike team. ambers swirling around the rig as firefighters try to access a housing development and save homes. the fire is over 50,000 acres. the massive dixie fire has burned more than 100,000 acres. that is nearly the size of the city of san jose. it is the second fire in the state this year to reach the

mega fire milestone. mandatory evacuations are in effect with nearly 15,000 structures threatened and that fire is only 18% contained. here is some good news to look forward to. if you look up to the sky, a full buck moon is in the sky. the antlers of male deer are in full growth mode during this year. will appear red or oranges some parts of the u.s. because of the wildfires on the west coast. the buck moon will be invisible until sunday. today is peak illumination. tell me that we will be able to see it. i really think so, reggie. we will have areas that will be cloud free, especially the farther north you are. get outside and enjoy it. temperatures will fall into the 50s while this is happening. notice the smoke. we are exporting it all across the country and most into europe right now. to the sierra this

would not. but the heavy concentration of smoke that is going to be there throughout the weekend. if you want to put up with it, if you have plans that you cannot cancel, make sure that you wear a mask. that would be a reason to wear a mask but to make sure that it is an and 95 which will get the small particulates because that is what gets lodged into your lungs increase irritation and sickness. it will be breeze from the golden gate bridge through the delta. look for more sunshine this morning. in the summer spread, it will widen as it goes inland today. even with the heat coming in, we will have pretty healthy air. good to moderate to the weekend. temperatures from 52 to 56 and the south bay. 49 in novato 61 in lafayette. that is the spread so far this morning. when you can see, you can see that it is a pretty warm day because we do not have the

marine layer clouds there. it will keep the coast in the 60s. 70s around the bay. 80s to 90s from noon until 4:00 inland and then back in the 60s, 70s and 80s by 7:00. if you are dining out, we will have that forecast for the rest of the weekend. here is jobina with the morning commute. unfortunately we are following a deadly crash in vacaville. everything is shut down at eastbound 80. traffic is being diverted off. what i've learned from the chp, looks like a pedestrian was hit on the roadway and has died. there's going to be an investigation there this morning. do not expect this area to be open for quite some time. we have not been given an estimated time at all as to when the lanes will reopen. give you a live look shirt picture here. they're already picking up there for the commuters heading westbound. the golden gate bridge is looking nice and clear. the gilroy garlic festival is back today but with a twist. it did not happen last year because of the pandemic and

this year it is being reimagined as a drive-through. you will not be able to walk around but you will be able to enjoy the food. there are no walk-up so loud. you need to preorder what you're going to pick on the website and with information on a website. a lawsuit over crocs. and the tragic death of a beloved coach. how all denny's pancakes are made to order with fresh buttermilk. but this month's spotlight stack is a patriot. fresh, sweet and full of freedom. new red, white & blue pancakes. this month'splik. see you at denny's.

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♪ [goat does a sick vibrato] ♪ a stage video wall collapsed as preparations were under way for a musical festival in miami gardens, florida. no one was hurt, but it is unclear what caused the video screen board to fall down. it is not part of the mainstage. it is set to kickoff today and will have performances let by artist such as travis scott and post malone. and a coach has passed away

following a bicycling accident. he was quickly injured when he was hit by a car. we spoke with close friends who are remembering the beloved coach. >> reporter: of flowers are all that is left where he was hit after riding his bicycle last saturday. an accident that proved to be fatal. he was a former offensive coordinator. >> the nfl lost a good dude. >> reporter: morrison says that it was the good dude that always gave >> he is one of those coaches there every day, he would give his best. even when you knew that the team did not have a lots of juice, greg knapp would come with juice. >> reporter: police do not believe the 22-year-old driver who collided with him was under the influence of ugor alcohol, but has not said what went wrong.

close friends, who met him at sacramento state and coaches soccer, our heart can. >> he did know anything about soccer, but he knew how to treat people, he knew how how coach and be a leader. and i learned so much from him. i will never forget. >> it sounds like he really had a lasting impact on your life. >> absolutely. >> someone who likely had a lasting impact on so many, during his 25+ years of nfl coaching and 10 years at sacramento state. if you're trying to access a popular website right now, they are back after a big outage. they showed error messages for about an hour yesterday.

it was because of a software update in the system that directs browsers websites. the editor said that it might seem like websites are going down a lot right now, it's because we forgotten how much it used to happen. >> it is perception. used to be a lot worse and now it's gotten better but when we go back in town a little bit, gets uncomfortable. the reality is that nothing will work 100% ever. >> they made it clear that this was not a cyberattack. if you've been holding off on getting a car because of the soaring prices, you might want to start looking again. prices for what car dealers pay for the vehicles they so dropped in the first two weeks of july. inventories that are at dealerships have increased. overall, retail prices will start coming down in the coming weeks. there is no shoe quite like crocs and the brand was to keep it like that. they have filed lawsuits

against 20 companies, including walmart and hobby lobby, accusing them of selling knockoff clogs. walmart sells them under different names like time and true and george. hobby lobby calls its vers crsadeceives customers and wahi they will in miami by the end of the year. they plan to expand to austin next year over the next five years, expect to roll out 1000 autonomous vehicles in multiple cities. ford says that the cars will have safety drivers. we have seen those around. to go around this building all day long. >> they do, don't they. even this morning. >> there located a block away from us. >> different colors. there is white and gray and black. >> and there is a person in there. it makes me feel better. >> are you going to try it?

>> if there is a person in it, yes. >> i think so. >> i will after they work the kinks out in other cities. >> have fun, miami. >> good luck! it is 5:18. here is a look at san jose. we have a clear sky for a lot of sunshine today. even at the coast and the inland neighborhoods are going to heat up the most today. tonight, some of the heat will linger on the hills well we will be limited with the amount of cloud cover and fog just like this morning. the heat will taper as we head through the weekend and clouds will increase and we will have monsoon moisture in the mid to upper parts of the atmosphere. no threats of showers or storms this weekend we can see the high back in the way towards us. they are building high pressure. it will bring us the inlet heat and it is going to not affect the coast. so if you want some free air conditioning, you could go there like santa cruz. 72 today. that is a good 10 degrees

cooler. look at the 90s in los gatos. for the peninsula, it is quite a spread from 74 to 84. that is warmer than yesterday. low mid 60s nge coast with mid to upper 60s for downtown and south san francisco. 60lo asanhe north bay, low to around sausalito. 82 in vallejo but everyone else in the north bay valley is in the upper 80s. near 100 and ukiah. it will back off for the east bay. oakland is 74 to 80s around union city, fremont, and the valley. low to upper 90s. 92 in san leandro. 98 in brentwood. tonight to see some yellow in the hills. most of us will fall back into the 50s and low 60s. it will be comfortable. here is a look at the future radar. sunday will have not only smoke but a threat of thunderstorms in the sierra. that will be closer to the

sierra than it is to us but by tuesday, there is a backing of the chance of showers and thunderstorms towards us. keep your eye on the best bet as the heat tapers this weekend. the humidity will rise early next week. coolest on monday but wednesday and thursday could be just as hot if not hotter than today. coming up, the 7 things to know this morning. swimming and cash. we will hear from

it is 5:22. here are the 7 things to know this morning. san francisco, contra costa, and santa clara counties are requiring employees to require covid-19 vaccinations. right now it is only a recommendation but they're not ruling out the possibility that a big could become a public health order. the university says that each case was symptomatic and all tested positive in the past week four employment benefits that

have been frozen could be released as soon as today thanks to a change at the employment development department. we have much more in the next half hour. the state department has stopped taking online appointments for passports because of bots taking up spots. new applicants need to make an appointment over the phone. and number five, we are frontloading the forecast with some of the hottest days today and tomorrow. by sunday, the heat will start to taper but the sun will go away as clouds are on the increase. we are following two major issues on the roads this morning. the first is a deadly crash on vacaville. not too far away, you will run into a car fire. the gilroy garlic festival is back, starting today. there will be some changes. it will be a drive-through event at the church. you need to preorder tickets and we have information for how to do that on our website

abc7news.com. we told to the other day about a portland area man who is on track to make more than $100,000 by renting out his pool . your hearing from him. here is will reeve. >> reporter: how to turn a splash into cash. temperatures soar and people look for ways to see family and friends outdoors, a new trend taking off. think airbnb, but for swimming pools. >> i have three bookings within hours. >> reporter: he began using the app last september. he is now on track to make more than $100,000 by the end of the year. >> i was the top pull the country out of 13,000 pools. i thought i would probably earn $500-$100 per month, but it is lately about $12,000 per month. >> reporter: he was inspired to create it while trying to tivities for his large family without spending big bucks.

coming up at 7:00 a.m., what you need to know before listing your pool. what are you going to do with your pool? sorry. >> thank you. you can see billie eilish in concert from home. celebrated the release of her new album with a tribute contest. happier than ever, love levels letter to los angeles was filmed at the hollywood bowl. it was named by the l.a. philharmonic. it includes some animated elements and they will take viewers through l.a. you can watch on disney+ starting in september. disney+ is a parent company of abc7. have a podcast together and now former resident barack obama's and his friend bruce springsteen have a book.

it will be a paper edition of the popular podcast that they did together. it will include photos, some of the handwritten lyrics, and annotated speeches from president obama. it is set to be released in october. fighting the summer shed. a clever way to groom her very harry dog working and the possible shortage of school supplies in and the new research that makes a case for a longer lunch time. and let's take a live look outside right now and sfo. it is 5:26. we will be right back.

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moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc7 news. now at 5:30, health officers in three bay area counties urging employers to require vaccinations. the success one business owner has had with this. and it is back to masks inside county buildings soon and at least one part of the bay area. what could be under consideration next of the covid numbers do not turn around. a travel road lock for people trying to take international to trips. it is friday, july 23. abc7 mornings is live right now. we're going to check on the weekend weather with meteorologist mike nicco. welcome to friday. it is a hazy start. when you look at the visibility, it is not lower you would of expect fog but the marine layer is compressed which pushes the pollution into a smaller space and you will see 6 in petaluma and 9 in

oakland. a few clouds along the coast which you could see. looking off, you can see the haze. that little cap in the atmosphere and that is what we are dealing with. applicable will happen with the temperatures. it is hot in the east bay. mid to upper 90s and we will push the 80s all through the low to upper 80s, not only in the south bay, but in the north bay. look at lake port and ukiah. low to mid 70s. you will see fremont had 81. the free air conditioning will hang on at the coast into san francisco with low to mid 60s. we will take a look at the rest the forecast, coming up. now let's look at the news with kumasi. lisa searching for the driver who hit and killed a woman in san jose and then took off. both directions of the road are closed near canoga drive. police have not named the woman, but say that the hit and

run crash happened sometime around 2:00 in the morning. will let you know when you get more information. there is an attempt to slow the surge of covid-19 in the area. they are urging employers to require workers to get vaccinated. amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with more. >> reporter: health officials did not give employers any kind of guidance on how they would enforce this should they fire employees who are not vaccinated? but they are strongly recommending that employers require that employees be vaccinated. we did find one restaurant owner in san francisco who is way ahead of the recommendation. the owner of the cafc already requiring all of her employees to be vaccinated. she has 65 employees and says that by the end of april, they were all vaccinated. >> everybody is fully vaccinated and we will not hire unless we could see proof of vaccines. nobody did not want to work with us because of it and we

don't fire anyone. it took two months and we focused on education. we have some tearful conversations that people had a some misperceptions. >> reporter: santa clara county will follow her lead and require all county employees to be vaccinated. health officers are saying that with this surge, the choice that the now is to get vaccinated or get covid. hearing contra costa county, and unvaccinated person is 20 times more likely to get covid than a vaccinated person. reporting live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. starting monday, they will require masks in all county buildings, regardless of vaccination status. this is related to all employees, staff, and visitors. a rising cases and hospitalization and the contagious delta variant are to blame. officials could look into a countywide mask mandate if the numbers do not improve. >> over the last two weeks, we almost doubled in our cases.

hospitalizations are slightly up . if those numbers continue to increase at a astronomical rate, we will have to revisit that and other solutions. >> in san mateo county, 80% of people over the age of 12 are fully vaccinated. nearly all bay area counties recommend that you mask up indoors regardless of vaccination status. only solano county has not change the stance. the county help department says that no rules are being changed yet us to whether or not people should wear a mask for indoor events. that is despite the number of covid-19 cases doubling since july 4. urging people to think beyond themselves and get vaccinated. only 60% of eligible santa cruz county residents are vaccinated. there are 11 documented cases in the county and those with severe symptoms requiring

hospitalization are unvaccinated. this is the best time to get vaccinated is right now. >> the longer we wait, the more time it has two mutate and puts the community at risk with a new strain that cannot be controlled without current vaccines. young adults and latinx residents make up the lowest rates of vaccination in the county. health and misinformation. senate democrats of introduced a bill that would strip companies like facebook and twitter of liability protection if they spread inaccurate information. the bill has no support from republicans. many people planning an international trip are facing a major roadblock and this is not related to covid-19. jobina with more on why it is hard to get a passport right now. the state department has shut down the online looking.

you'll need to call by phone. travelers who are renewing passports can do it by mail. the state department says it is trying to make sure that the limited appointments available go to people who really need them. the department says it does not work with any third-party sites , so do not fall for scammers who claim to have special access. and heads up, staffing issues at the state department are leading to delays in getting a passport. routine services can take 12 to 15 weeks. thanks so much. and 53 days, californians would decide whether to recall governor newsom. the list of 46 challengers include 24 republicans, nine democrats, and 13 candidates from other counties. it will be mailed to every registered voter in a month.

>> the person who receives the most votes in the replacement election, not a majority, not more than 50%, it could be somebody with 30% or 35% in a large field of candidates, within become the governor. it is set forth october 14. we put together a originals documentary about the election. you can find it on the abc7 bay area app available to download. a scary situation for a senior citizen unfolding while she was unloading groceries. and now has her considering leaving the city. the cost of college going up again. the tuition hike for uc students. thank you reggie and kumasi. let's look at walnut

creek. creek. it is pushing the mid-90s after being in the mid-50s this morning. you can see the lack of marine layer clouds out there. if you're going to be exercising, especially inland, that is where the pavement is going to be too hot. try to find some grassy surfaces if you're take your pets outside. if you're running errands, make sure you're aware of the spread . make sure the dress appropriately and grab some sunglasses. there will be a lot of sunshine out there. there is a potential for the roughness in the watcher today. let's talk about pollen and mold spores. uv index will be high and that has not changed all week. here is a look from the tower toward the east bay. you can see the lack of clouds out there. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. 49 degrees. we have other 40s. pacifica is 48. santa rosa is 49. antioch and would are at 60.

you can see cloud cover that's remains during the afternoon hours will be along the peninsula coast. there will not be a lot. temperatures from half moon bay up to 80s inland. we look he is 60s to 90s, but if you're heading out evening, there will be a push of 50s and 60s around the bay. 70s and 80s inland. we will look at the rest of the forecast, coming up. good morning. we are going to start off with a car fire that we are following in fairfield that is causing the slowdown right now. it is westbound 80 at abernathy road. emergency crews are there on the scene. we are looking at a deadly crash earlier this morning in vacaville. the roadway has open on eastbound 80 at nut tree parkway. walnut creek is looking live at 680 here. things are moving at that limit in both directions. i just watched the chp finish a traffic break on eastbound 80. they were picking up roadwork there. that is why you see so many

tail lights. does busy for that corridor and for everyone heading westbound. we will be right back. i want us to reframe how we look at nonviolence in protest.

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if our power supply is stretched. so from pre-cooling our homes, to using less energy from 4-9pm, together, let's flex our power to save our power. sign up for flex alerts today. as 71-year-old san francisco woman terrorized in a violent attempted robbery says that she might now leave the city. she was targeted while unloading groceries. she said two men entered her garage and lifted her off the

ground, carrying her in a headlock around the garage. she told the suspects that her brother had a gun and she called out for help r rtneuppt will come back. >> whoever did this to me, please don't anymore. my god. >> the police department's investigation is ongoing. her message is to check your surroundings and close the doors as soon as you get inside the. if you're unemployment check has been frozen, check your accounts because the money should be coming as soon as today. they been tracking and said that it could help thousands of people. >> reporter: she has been unemployed off and on since march of last year. she made a mistake when filing

her eddpepeblfr ce ineto e to repoecway. the center for workers rights filed a lawsuit then reached an agreement so there is no longer an automatic stop payment when there is an eligibility issue. >> claimants in pending status but who have received at least one and payment on the claim already, considered continued eligibility payments will receive conditional payments while they continue to investigate. >> reporter: there so many claims that they are rolling out payments in batches. >> they will receive a notice on the counter in the mail alerting them to the fact that it is a conditional payment. meaning that if they find that someone is not eligible

for the money, they will have to pay it back. urban says the payments will only be for continued claims, not for new ones. >> initial eligibility, which is when a claimant first files for benefits, those claims still require that edd make a determination about eligible to before issuing payment. >> reporter: they need to be monitoring email so that if the edd rate reaches outcome the claimant can confirm the eligibility. >> it is important that they appear for the phone interviews that the eligibility determination can be made and they will not face the overpayment. get ready to pay more if your kids are going to go to university of california campus. they just approved a multi-year tuition increase starting in 2022/23. a calls for 2% plus and completion

more than $13,000 per year. it also comes with a promise that tuition will not be raised during a student's time at the university. >> it is great i could be admitted into a school with one price and be priced out by the being very transparent about where our money is going. >> the increases needed to maintain the quality of the system and allow for more financial aid to needy students. they say lawmakers gave an extra billion dollars to the system. so looking for your back to school supplies. might take longer to get everything together because some stores are having trouble stocking up. writers says that supply-chain issues said that there are low on some things. they say that there will likely not be as many discounts. this is what pretty much every kid wants to hear. a reason to extend lunchtime. they say could get kids to eat more fruits and veggies of the

comped 10 minutes lunches to 20 minute lunches, that's all the time that the kids have to sit in. kids with shorter lunch periods ate significantly fewer feuds and veggies. kids typically either favorite parts of the meal first, which is likely the less nutritious part and then they get around to eating the healthy food later. a staffing shortage may make your dominoes pizza order take longer to develop. the average delivery in some areas has slipped a minute spokesperson declined to be e o they return to normal operations. dominoes says that it is raising wages in the hopes of attracting more workers. anyone with a pet knows that it can be very ann

>> oh my goodness. is it working now? clearly, you can see what is happening. the owner decided to vacuum her car dog. cash is not bothered. megan wagner share this video with the title how to groom a husky. >> this dog really loves and trusts the owner, because i thought by the time it would get to the tail, that is where the dogs are kind of sensitive. >> they will turn around and give you the warning. but no, cash is enjoying the massage. >> i like cash. >> i don't hate this idea. >> you know that we want to see this later on. >> it is not really a shatter, woodstock. >> maybe he would just enjoy the brushes. >> he probably would.

>> he needs this. >> he likes a good spot day. >> make it happen. now let's talk about what is going on. anybody else? >> i will take it. here is a look from exploratorium. it means more sunshine and building warmth today. now, for tonight, some of the warmth will be locked in the hills and they will have to clouds and fog just like this morning. the he will taper through the weekend as the mid to upper level clouds increase as the monson moisture moves overhead. the tropical feeling moisture does not really get you but we could get a little humid next weekend there is a threat of thunderstorms. first, let's say how much warmer it will be in the south. temperatures back to average from the upper 70s and low 80s for most of the south bay and near 90 in los gatos and gilroy. 80 in santa clara. mid-80s on the top and in

places like hello alto and menlo park, it is 77. low to mid 60s along the coast then mid to upper 60s in downtown and south san francisco. the same scenario in the north bay. 80s through most of the north make valleys. calistoga northward is 90 to 100. temp is not as comfortable as yesterday but not that bad. 81 in fremont. 92 to 98. the air-conditioners are humming this afternoon. look at the 100 to the central valley. a ton of smoke in the sierra this weekend. be careful if you're heading out there. for tonight, look at 50s again. 60s and 70s and the hills. my accu date river 7-day forecast, high clouds on sunday. 10 temperatures tapering. the coolest day is monday which is when the humidity roles and. if we get any

chance will be tuesday. then it will get hot again on wednesday and thursday. if you want to dance with somebody or wonder where the broken hearts go, head to vegas. double nuts you despicable ♪ an evening with whittnee, the whitney houston hologram concert is coming. it was planned for vegas last year back up postponed. the concert will feature holograms of whitney houston from all stages of her career. it will run to the end of april. >> this was controversial when it was announced and i'm sure that it will not be any less controversial. >> have you seen a hologram performance? >> i have. >> she put a hologram of herself singing with stevie wonder. then you thought it was them on stage and then she

surprised and came from the back of the theater. that was a cool effect because she is still here living on this earth. >> i what someone in vegas to do that. it made me miss him and made me sad. not sure how it would feel. it is different when they are not here with us any longer. i will wait for the reviews. one of the biggest stars and country music raking his silence. what he has to say about being caught on camera using a racial slur. replacing the rainbow

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in the north bay, the city council has decided to sell a controversial

it was removed by the city last july because of safety concerns after activists threatened to topple it. the artist who was commissioned by a private group to scope the peace while the first option to purchase it back. $400,000. if he refuses it will be sold at public auction. the iconic rainbow flag could be replaced. >> more than four decades after the creation, some people think it is time for a more inclusive symbol. it was representing everyone in the community. today, many transgender people do not identify with it. >> the people who were spearheading the movement in the late 60s and early 70s were black and brown trans and people. the movement was really gay

white people. >> this they say is a progress pride flag. rvey on monday. ict will a a competition heating up in santa clara. the second annual chalk art contest. you can make sidewalks and public parks your campus. kids and adults can enter. 21 entries have come in so far this year and these are photos of some of the photos from last year. >> when others walk by it, brings joy to them. they have created three- dimensional art using chalk. they practice blending. we have seen some really creative masterpieces. >> photos of the art is posted online and residents can vote for the favorites. 1600 dollars were cast last year. new at 6:00, stopping wildfires in tracks.

and new for you, addressing vaccine inequality. there is an entire continent, just 2% vaccinated. and finally, a new development to provide the erataccess. an are now responding to protesters outside the tokyo arena. a live look outside at five, 56. we will be right back.

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