about pushing forward with a mask mandate. whether it could be announced in 10 minutes or a few days is unclear, but given the rise in transmission and hospitalization, experts say it will be necessary to get ahead of the surge. as the bay area braces for a mask mandate to return, all eyes are on four counties that may be first in line. >> solano, contra costa, alameda, san francisco. >> reporter: we showed dr. george rutherford this map that is tracking transmission in real-time across california, using the latest data from the cdc. as we zoom into the bay area, san francisco, alameda, contra costa, and solano county are colored red, indicating community transmission is high. all four counties reported between 30% to 70% increase in covid cases over the past seven days. >> it makes sense to me that the people with the worst

problems would do it first. >> reporter: the remaining five bay area counties are colored in orange, one level below, indicating substantial transmission. how would you rank the top three factors driving most of this transmission? >> first and foremost, lack of vaccination. the second thing is delta and then the transmission. most transmission is indoors. most of that is going on in households, but if we go outside of households, bars and clubs are probably next on the list. >> reporter: the status recommending anyone vaccinated to mask up indoors, mirroring the cdc guidance. but if masks are mandated, that will be decided from each county. >> they may do it collectively, they may do it individually, we will have to see. >> reporter: an infectious disease expert expects that could happen within one week, citing health officials needing more time for the data. >> there are delays between the moment people get infected and

when they develop severe symptoms that require hospitalization. >> reporter: he says the need for indoor masking is more crucial now than ever before, as data shows vaccinated people who are reinfected with the virus are just as transmissible as those unvaccinated. now that map we showed you compiled from our data team is posted on our website. the data is updated in real time and one very interesting aspect, it is showing us even some of the most vaccinated areas are those with the highest rates of transmission, like san francisco, for example. dr. rutherford says that is the scary part, because there are still enough unvaccinated people in these areas that are rapidly spreading virus. stephanie sierra, abc7 news. >> is certainly concerning. what are we hearing from the counties directly? >> reporter: we have confirmed with every bay area county that it could be a possibility as

far as a mask mandate and discussions are happening as we speak. officials met about it today, but have not released a decision yet. regardless, most of the bay area is recommending masks be worn indoors, even if you are vaccinated. we are waiting to hear whether it will be mandated. experts guess san francisco, alameda, contra costa counties will likely be first, given the higher levels of transmission, but we will see. >> all right, thank you. there have been a lot of developments on masking guidance and whether the return of a mask mandate as possible. on-air 3:00 p.m. show, we spoke with dr. robert siegel. here is part of conversation. >> reporter: the cdc is urging everyone to wear masks indoors in places with high transmission rates and that is basically the entire bay area. now officials recommend masks in public, indoor settings. what do you think about this guideline revision?

>> i think people have to realize again that the delta variant is new. the information is new, so we should expect recommendations will change periodically as new information comes out. i personally find that wearing a mask is not a big inconvenience, so i am delighted that i am vaccinated and also happy to wear a mask, in a situation where especially if i don't know the vaccination status of another person. >> reporter: so do you think a full mask mandate is coming in the bay area or across the state? >> okay, so i don't know what the politics behind putting mandate is. i know there will be resistance to a full-blown mandate. i think there will be a strong recommendation and if the prevalence does not go down, that recommendation is going to get stronger and stronger, so we should be prepared for stronger recommendations. i don't know about a mandate.

>> reporter: right, there is a lot of politics at play. we are talking about the recall after this and that will be a factor, for sure. since we are talking to about the science, why does it take so long to get full authorization behind emergency use for vaccines, because maybe that would encourage people to get it? >> that is an excellent question and question many experts of been asking as well. we have so much data. hundreds of millions of people have been vaccinated, so i would love to see the full authorization come quickly. i believe it should have come quite a while ago and i think that would have at least eliminated one possible reason why people don't want to get vaccinated. >> dr. siegel also discussed booster shots, saying it is likely to be necessary as we see more breakthrough infections. he also said it may be okay to mix and match boosters.

if you got the moderna vaccine first, you could get the pfizer later on and it would be fine. with the delta variant and breakthrough cases reported, some vaccinated people are wondering when, if at all, they should get tested. melanie woodrow has that part of the story. >> reporter: health officials say there are at least two scenarios in which someone fully vaccinated should still get tested for covid-19. the first is if you are experiencing covid-19 symptoms. he has an infectious disease specialist at ucsf. >> early on you have symptoms like a cold, runny nose, stuffy nose, tickle to the back of the throat. sore throat. these may progress to fevers and muscle ache. >> reporter: for those vaccinated, a minority of people will have more respiratory symptoms like shortness of breath or

ich he says are come latey. thsue is of someone has a known exposure to someone else with covid-19. that means for more than 15 minutes, less than six feet apart. in that exposure, he says you might not even wait for symptoms to get tested. >> it is better to be safe than sorry, because you want to protect the people around you. many individuals have a low threshold for testing. we have a lot of testing still available. >> reporter: regarding going back to work, he says if you have a coworker who is seven desks over that you never interact with and that person gets covid, you don't necessarily need to get tested. marin county tells abc7 news that it has more testing sites now than ever before, with several commercial premises and urgent care units. bay area counties have a list of testing providers on their websites. melanie woodrow, abc7 news.

three silicon valley tech giants are changing policies as covid cases arise. apple will reinstate its mask mandate at most u.s. stores tomorrow. this applies to customers and staff, even those who are vaccinated. facebook is requiring its employees to get the vaccine. it will make exemptions for those with medical or religious exemptions. google is requiring all in office workers and visitors to be vaccinated. employees are allowed to work from home throughout october 18 and that is a pushback from september 1. if you are interested in making a vaccine appointment, we have that information on a website with answers to more of your questions. all you have to do is go to abc7news.com/vaccine. happening now, a statewide flex alert went into effect until 9:00 p.m. tonight. state energy regulators say supply is tight and parts of the state are experiencing high

temperatures. if you need tips on the best ways to save power, you can go to abc7news.com for that. governor newsom received a close-up look today at the devastation caused by the tamarack fire burning south of lake tahoe. they toured homesites near gardnerville, which was gutted by the fire. the fire was sparked by lightning. both leaders praised tireless work by firefighters, with newsom addressing the devastating impact of climate change in california on the west. >> already it has taken 480,000 acres. last year, record-breaking year. year-to-date, close to four times the acres burned, year to date this year, compared to the pace set last year. >> the tamarack fire has destroyed at least 23 homes and burned more than 60,000 acres in alpine county and in douglas county, nevada, it is 59% contained.

high humidity is helping fire crews battling the dixie fire. according to cal fire, the dtr 54 structures, 00 with mandatory evacuation order still in place for several areas. the fire is 23% contained and the cause is still under investigation. coming up on abc7 news at 4:00, today marks two years since the gilroy garlic festival shooting. the tributes in new legal action aimed at the gun maker. plus, milroy police trying to track down these vandals. the graffiti that officials it was a hate crime. a hot day inland as the heat wave gets underway and it

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today marks two years since the gilroy garlic festival shooting. the city came together to honor the three victims who lost their lives in the surviving victims are expanding their lawsuit, hoping some change can come from there strategy tragedy. dustin dorsey is live with more. >> reporter: we are here at the gilroy strong resiliency center where a memorial is about to get underway in abouthalf anhal hour.

it is hard to believe that it has been two years since the mass shooting at the garlic festival that left three dead and countless more injured. the town says they will not forget what happened that day at the city's largest event the victims of the shooting say they don't want those at fault to forget either. moal site, at christmas this hill park, to remember the lives lost. forever changed by a sudden act of violence at gilroy's 41st annual garlic festival. >> reporter: even two years later, the wounds are fresh from the mass shooting at the gilroy garlic festival. to commemorate the anniversary, the city has come together for several infants including this morning's vigil and a ceremony hosted by the resiliency center this afternoon. >> out of this tragic day, a

sense of pride of being part of this community was born. it is pride that has made stronger. together, gilroy, we are strong. we are gilroy strong. >> reporter: the community wants to make sure the lives lost are remembered. the surviving victims are making sure the actions of the day are not forgotten, either. they are suing multiple groups, including the gilroy garlic festival association, the city of gilroy, first alarm security and now, century arms. >> they are a distributor of arms responsible for not only distributing the weapon of war which was used in this tragedy, but also of assembling it. >> reporter: the lawsuit calls for damages and relief from century arms for selling and marketing what the lawyers call a military style assault rifle. this comes the same day the victims of the sandy hook mass shooting were offered ttme milar wst against a gun ve enhis

like this, but given thy resul the right move to include all parties involved. >> they are trying to get around what the gun dealers have enjoyed for many years, by saying the way you are marketing this, you're negligent in that fashion and should be at the table as well and share a portion of fault. >> reporter: now the lawyer that you just heard previously, randall scarlet, said that he wants to make sure everyone involved with the lack of safety and care for the victims involved that day, they need to be held accountable, he says, and he hopes the lawsuit will bring justice to those families. live, in gilroy, dustin dorsey, abc7 news. >> and as dustin mentioned, remington is offering to pay $33 million to settle lawsuits from the miesof the ofthe sandy 12 sotwhicll children and ok e.

ma a version its rifle for people to, quote, carry out offensive, military style, combat missions against their perceived enemies. lawyers for the victims family say they are considering next steps. mill valley police need help looking for a man accused of vandalizing a black lives matter art installation. surveillance video shows a man using some type of aerosol can to deface the peace which was titled perspectives, past, present, and future. investigators say they are treating this incident as a hate crime. anyone who recognizes the man should call the mill valley police department. san francisco's district attorney heard calls today for a new approach to handle mental health and housing issues when it comes to public safety. chesa boudin hosted a public summit meeting on the issue today. speakers

flexibility, not just throwing more money at these issues. one person pointed out the billions that are spent on the homeless problem. for his part, chesa boudin addressed the importance of behavioral health and public safety. >> if you want to solve this problem, to find ways to move forward with concrete achievement. when it comes to the challenges. the no matter what crime statistics show us, for too many will not be or feel safe in our community. >> others took exception to the use of the penal code to deal with mental health issues. there is an effort to rename a san francisco street after a man who was violently shoved and killed. a resolution was introduced to rename sonora lane. he was the 84-year-old man from thailand attacked while on a walk in his neighborhood in january. the 19-year-old accused ofm dety crgeselder

abuse. >> everyone has been supportive and grandpa's name has been turned into something bigger than what we could have imagined and now we are working hard to keep the attention and make sure stuff like this does not keep happening. >> vicha ratanapakdee's family says the suspects next day in court is monday. there is a plan to paint a mural inown. all right,a break from the news, i was driving in it it was close to triple digits. >> it is hot and it will be several mornings before you feel any relief. you are staying in this heat wave for more days. >> we are coming over. >> all of you. >> pool party. >> and easy offer. >> we will talk about temperatures out there and air- quality issues. a live look, you can see haze and smoke in the atmosphere. air-quality in the inland east

bay is moderate. we have the onshore breve breeze. problems do arise as you start to move into the central valleys, especially around sacramento, points to the north around the dixie fire, still putting out a lot of smoke. air-quality in that area, anywhere from unhealthy to nit orrow, just know near sacramento we do have issues with air quality. back home tomorrow, the air- quality not changing too much. we have haze in the atmosphere. the particulate matter we are always tracking when it comes to the lungs. slightly above 50 puts a lot of us in the moderate category, but all in all we are breathing pretty easy the next 24 hours. here is that heatwave inland. 98 right now in brentwood. 97 in concord. 96 in veheat. 100 in cloverdale. the onshore breeze, keeping a lot of us closer to the water

and nice and comfortable. 60s and 70s for a lot of us in san francisco. this evening, by 7:00 p.m. we stay in the 60s and 70s close to the water. we have that breeze close to the coast. inland, still warm in the 80s and 90s, with additional cloud cover moving in tonight. that will keep temperatures elevated, so some of our warmest spots will hold to the 60s overnight. here are your lows. increasing cloud cover from south to north. patchy fog close to the coast, but a marine layer is getting compressed thanks to that heatwave inland. 56 the low in san francisco. 62 in san jose. antioch. hour-by-hour tomorrow morning, we are waking up to partly cloudy skies. we will watch towers corrupt in the sierra. early tomorrow afternoon. we will likely tr thunderstorms. thankfully though storms will stay away from the bay area, so there is no lightning threat

locally. something will track across northern california tomorrow. in the south bay, warm .85, san jose. 84 for sunnyvale. 85 redwood city. cooler along the coast at 64 for pacifica. downtown, afternoon sunshine, 67. 64 and breezy in daly city. 102 in cloverdale. 91 in novato. 84 in vallejo. the east bay will see partly cloudy skies. mild and 74 in oakland. 84 in fremont. inland, another day in this heatwave. 100 and brentwood. 96 the high-end in wasn't in. the heatwave rolls on another day. even friday it is hot for many away from the coast. by the weekend we get cooler weather, with highs closer to where they should be this time of year. by the way, august officially begins on sunday. so, two more days of this

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holes that startled even seasoned astro physicists. >> and the science seems to prove the theory of gravity. >> reporter: black holes deep in space continue to fascinate scientists. there gravity so powerful that matter and light get sucked in and could never escape. even 800 million light-years away, orbiting telescopes have seen light from the front side, but never the backside. astrophysicist dan wilkins and research colleagues are recording they witnessed and recorded a series of bright flares for the first time coming from the far side. here is what they saw, look closely at the band of yellow. gravity causes the x-rays to bend around it. telescopes capture a secondary flash from behind the black

hole. einstein predicted this phenomenon in 1916, his theory of general relativity. >> the color of these flashes, as well as the timing they were delayed after the original flare, told us that these were the echoes coming from the gas that is hidden from that heat behind the black hole. some of it will shine back down onto the gas that has fallen into the black hole and this gives us really quite a unique view of this material in its final moments before it is lost. >> reporter: to aging telescopes helped with the breakthrough. the european space agency 22- year-old newton and nasa's 9- year-old new star. wilkins is on the team building the next-generation telescope, athena. >> it is a key part of the puzzle of how the universe became how it is. >> reporter: he says modestly

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of the olympics. officials say there is no evidence of covid spreading from olympians to the population. the rolling averages about four per 100,000 people, compared to about 18.5 per 100,000 in the u.s. just over 26% of the japanese population has been fully vaccinated. today simone biles withdrew from the individual all-around competition to focus on her mental healt a mnti she ll be evaluated daily to determine whether or not to participate in next week's individual event finals. she withdrew from the competition after a rare stumble. the gymnastics associate head coach told us she is glad biles had the courage to do what she did. >> i want to emphasize how much i applaud simone. i can think of once that happened and i just could not physically do this skill. the brain to body connection was not working that day and practice and i just had to stop and then a couple of days later

it was okay. >> biles previously said she feels the weight of the world on her shoulders sometimes. she told reporters yesterday she was not the right headspace for competing. the nba draft is tomorrow and the warriors are inviting you to the chase center for its first ever draft party at thrive city. thrive city is what they call the front of the arena. you will be able to watch the draft on the largest video board in the league. the warriors have the seventh and 14th pick in round one. festivities get underway outside at 4:30 tomorrow. if you can't make it, you can watch the actual draft at 5:00, right here on abc7. a history making racecar driver is getting national attention. the 22-year-old appeared today on good morning america three, what you need to know. he is the first woman to drive in a nascar sanctioned event, racing in the

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put off chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm to help keep our state golden. all rit,ti r four at 4:00as and dr the issue of passengers behaving badly on planes, not getting any better. alex stone reports, most of the incidents are, as you might expect, sparked by covid restrictions. >> reporter: it is an increasing problem for flight attendants. passengers ignoring in-flight rules and becoming violent. like this case in may. a female passenger on a southwest airlines flight landed in san diego and authorities say she knocked out a flight attendant's tooth. were this woman on a delta flight this month, when she was asked to wear a mask. once the plane landed, police

moved in. >> you are not respecting my human rights. >> reporter: new numbers from the faa show in the past week has received 106 reports of unruly passengers on board planes. since january, the faa received 3615 such reports of those, 2666 seven fault passengers refusing to wear a mask. >> this is way higher than any mber oincintha >> reporter: the cell phone video shows two men fighting as they got off of a frontier airlines flight in miami this month. the faa is enforcing its zero- tolerance policy. fines assessed can be as high this as $52,000 and can come with 20 years in prison. while masks remain for now, airline executives have been optimistic the mask mandate might not be renewed when it expires in september, but with

rising covid cases in the u.s., ditching the masks on board is seeming less likely, meaning policing masks could continue to be a job for flight crews. >> flight attendants have a lot of work to do every day, on every flight. >> reporter: it's not only a problem in the air. the tsa says it, too, is dealing in a rise on officers being pushed and even bitten at security checkpoints. alex stone, abc news, los angeles. >> the way the delta variant is going, we are going to be in this situation for a while. we are supposed to be a civilized society, right? >> that is the theory. i was just on a plane two weeks ago, before we took off from oakland, and somebody was removed. >> wow. >> actually am wrong, it was when we were coming back from texas. someone was removed from the plane before we took off, refusing to wear masks, marching down the aisle, being escorted off the plane and

saying, because i won't wear a mask i am being kicked off the plane and everyone on the plane was like, goodbye. if you don't want to wear the mask, don't. i caane and decide him going to take up smoking, sorry, these are my rights. >> right. it is for the good of all of us to have these laws. >> remember, your right to freedom of expression and everything else and set the tip of your nose. >> i would think once you get off the plane and you are in handcuffs, it is going to sink in that maybe this is not the way to go. we may run out of handcuffs. >> at this rate, gosh. moving on, a growing number of san francisco bars and restaurants are asking for proof of vaccination and some are now dealing with one star yelp reviews because of this. olympic bar on haight street and the studio cafe have received negative reviews mentioning the policy.

the reviews have come from people not even based in the bay area. yelp put a warning on the listing, saying it support team is monitoring content related to media reports. this is very sad, because should not be taking this out on these businesses. they are coming together in doing this, but it goes back to your point, dan. these bars and restaurants have to keep their own employees safe and if this is what is recommended by scientists and makes them and their patients feel comfortable, they have every right to do this. >> yeah, it is a private business. i talked to someone yesterday who is outraged that they were denied entry to hear music and go into a bar, because they could not prove they were vaccinated and they won't get vaccinated and they were quite upset about it. >> drew, what do you think? >> it's their right not to get vaccinated and the businesses right not to let you in. once this was talked about on monday, nobody had a problem.

like you said, those yelp reviews are not coming from the bay area. these people are just putting these reviews on a business because they don't agree with what is going on, but everyone i talked to in the city, a small sample, but no one had an issue showing their vaccine card . >> you know, you do have freedom of speech and freedom of expression. we do not have freedom from consequences. so, you make a choice, here are the consequences. it's simple, going somewhere else. maybe you're going nowhere. >> right, have fun. >> enjoy, go back to your house where you were for the last year. former nba great charles barkley never pulls his punches and is not doing so when it comes to getting vaccinated for covid-19. he told cnbc he believes vaccinations should be mandatory for players in all professional sports leagues, adding, quote, everybody should be vaccinated, period. chuck being chuck. he used more colorful language than i can

not vaccinated and those spreading conspiracy theories. according to reports, the vast majority of football, basketball, and baseball players have had at least one shot. i was just reading something, dan, from ron rivera, the head coach of the washington football team, and he was really alarmed, because he had been battling cancer last year and the team is only about 50% vaccinated, so literally every day that he goes into work, he has at a heightened risk, because a lot of his players won't get their shots. it's a tough situation. >> it is a tough situation and vaccine hesitancy thing. for some it is political and for some it is medical. when it comes to sports teams, you are in close contact. the league, like the nfl, they have a right and even a responsibility to require people to be vaccinated in the locker room and out on the field. it is common sense. more than most, they are in close proximity to other people.

>> we will see how it plays out. you can see the nfl is pushing it, saying they're going to be restrictions for those who are not vaccinated, so they are going to make so uncomfortable don't want to get their shots. we have already seen coaches step away for the season, sing i don't want to get the shop for whatever reason, so i am out this year. >> and there are legitimate health reasons, but overall more pressure should be put on folks to get it. every year the labor department oversees a survey were thousands of people are asked to track every minute ofmi a single day. of course, the 2020 survey shows a drastic change. one in three people worked primarily from home on a given day, up from one in seven in 2019. parents of elementary school aged children spent six hours per day watching kids, while juggling other tasks, one hour and 20 minutes more than in 2019. i'm surprised it's not more than that.

women spent seven hours per day doing that and men spent less than five. the survey showed people who live alone spend an average of 20 hours per day either asleep or alone. >> that is sad. >> teenagers 15 to 19 spent six hours per day alone, up from 4 1/2 in 2019. these are sad statistics and in my personal life, i know a lot of people, people who do live home alone, maybe they moved away from their family and this past year made them reevaluate and they moved back to be closer to family. i see that number, 20 hours alone. >> that's not healthy. particularly tough for teenagers, too. you know, we adults can maybe bear that a little more easily than a teenager, maybe, but for teens particularly, that lack of socialization is particularly dangerous. >> i'm wondering, are bosses seeing those statistics? because sports department naptime should not be in that.

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taking a closer look at the cirecef we look at desalination, where it is being done and why environmentalists are concerned. >> ihas been incredibly drier, leaving many to wonder where the rain went. >> drought is getting worse, week by week. >> warnings to be done to create permanent solutions for water issues. >> the pacific ocean is the largest reservoir in the world and we have the technology to turn that saltwater into drinking water. >> the technology works, but it is more expensive and there are environmental and energy impacts. >> in the state of california, we are going to need more water. you can't conserve water you don't have. there are seawater desalination plants in over 170 countries, producing billions of gallons of fresh drinking water every

day. seawater desalination is the process of turning saltwater into drinking water. where it wasn't maybe not a viable option 20 years ago, it is today and has been proven to work in san diego county. the carlsbad desalination plant is the largest seawater desalination facilitthe western hemisphere. the facility was built in 2015 and since that time has produced enough water for about 12% of the county water supply. california is the only state that has desalination only regulations. the plants operating today are meeting the most stringent environmental regulations in the world. >> some of our regulations are protective of the marine environment, but they can't completely protect it. the reality is after the water is desalinated, you are then left with salty brine, twice as salty as the intake water. that is then discharged,

typically back into the marine environment. so we have to look at alternatives. we have lots of opportunities to be using less in our farms, homes, and businesses. >> reporter: currently there are 12 seawater desalination plants operating in california. with approval expected at a huge facility in huntington beach later this year. in antioch, construction is underway on the first brackish water desalination facility. a similar brackish water desalination plant is been operating next to san francisco bay since 2003. >> the newer facility is right in that zone of mixing between freshwater and saltwater from the bay. we take this brackish groundwater and remove the salt, remove the excess minerals from the water. >> the process uses reverse osmosis. this is an example of what is inside these pressure vessels. it is a semi permeable membrane that allows water to pass

through one side of the membrane, with pressure applied, such that the water molecules can pass through the membrane, but the salts and minerals remain on the other side of the membrane. so it is a separation process, producing the high quality water. >> this facility produces about 12 million gallons per day, which is about one quarter of the overall water be produce. handling the brine stream is a consideration. what we do, we take that concentrated stream and we move it to a location within the title zone along the bay, to a point where the water quality in that stream matches the average water quality in the receiving water. so we monitor for toxicity and in the west conservation is becoming a way of life. i really do think desalination will become more and more

important. >> one of the tools to protect against drought and climate change. it will never be the sole source of water for an entire community, but it can be an important source. >> interesting technology. you can stream all of our california dreaming stories on demand, including our 30 minute california dreaming special on our apps on roku, fire tv, android tv, and apple tv. still to come, good morning america host robin roberts now has her own talk show on disney plus. does she ever sleep? i don't know, but we get a sneak peek at the candid conversations with her celebrity guests. i am here to tell you how simple it is to get abc7 news on your roku or amazon fire tv. all you have to do is search for abc7 bay area, select our app, click add channel and that's it. now you'll get your news as it happens, updates on the weather where you live, plus featured content, like our ongoing investigations from abc7's award-winning i-

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