us. i'm dion lynn. you're watching abc 7 news at 6:00 live here on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you happen to stream. the back-to-school countdown is on across the bay area. and for many student, it's the first time they've set foot in a classroom since the pandemic began. getting kids vaccinated is important to many variants especially with the delta variant spreading in. oakland today, the vaccine clinic offered shots and free school supplies to families. cornell bernard was there. >> i've been actually bugging my mom to let me do it. >> reporter: she just scored a free backpack, a's tickets and a target gift card after getting vaccinated at this popup clinic. but she didn't come for the free snag. swag. >> i think because i get vaccinated, i'll be able to protect other people around me. even if i do get covid-19.

>> reporter: her mom is a believer. >> trust the science. >> reporter: doctors are concerned about the rise in the delta variant. >> especially for our children and our youth who are ready to go back to school. we really need to get everyone vaccinated so that we can slow the spread. >> resistance is still high. >> reporter: many young people in the community still don't believe in the vaccine. including members of his own family. >> i have three young adults. two of them vaccinated. my youngest is not. and i'm working on her every single day. and part of it is the miss information. >> reporter: 12-year-old daniella campos admits she was skeptical. >> i really didn't want to do it. i just it was scary. but i did it. >> she was a little scared. now i think she's happy and excited

to get back to school. >> reporter: in a message to parents, the oakland unified school district superintendent said we need every oaklander at least 12 years old to get vaccinated and younger children to do so once they become eligible. now more than ever doctors say masks are their best defense as they head back to school. masks will be mandatory in oakland public schools when in-person learning resumes august ninth. over 21.2 million people are fully vaccinated. about 63% of those who are eligible. another 3.2 million people are partially vaccinated. nearly 68,000 doses are being administered every day. and if you have questions

about coronavirus vaccines, you can always ask the abc 7 new vaccine team. abc sevennews.com/vaccine. the delta variant surge across the country is prompting many states, cities and officials to reverse course to stop the spread. it seems to be the reason more unvaccinated people are now stepping up to get their shot. >> reporter: as the delta variant continues to surge across the country, at least 21 states have seen vaccination rates increase. the white house touting the progress saying over the past several days, more than 700,000 shots a day have been administered. about three million people receiving their first shot in the past week. the fda says it's working as fast as possible to finish its review of the pfizer vaccine to give it full approval. something some unvaccinated americans say they're waiting for on. friday, the country reporting the highest number of new cases since early february. more than 86,000.

leading to an alarming number of hospitalizations. 25,000 more than just one month ago. in austin texas, the city with more than 2.3 million people, there are just nine icu beds left. >> we're doing our best we're certainly seeing shortages in every level of the hospital. >> reporter: in response, mask mandates are starting to return. >> can americans expect more guidelines and restrictions due to covid? >> in all probability. >> reporter: the cdc's decision to tighten mask recommendations for the vaccinated stems from an outbreak in province town, massachusetts, where about 75% of more than 900 people tested positive were fully vaccinated. >> reporter: new orleans reinstating its mask mandate. >> we have been here before. we've seen the movie over again. and what was once unpreventable

today is preventible. >> reporter: and in lalpalooza music festival, guests are new required to wear masks indoors. eviction protection for renters across the nation ends today. renters in california are still protected with a state eviction moratorium running through september 30th. washington has lawmakers thursday failing to pass a bill. supporters of the moratorium slept on the capitol steps last night, including congresswoman corey bush. >> we're not just gonna go blindly when the live was actual people who we're supposed to represent, actual whole people, human beings actually are at risk. >> the university's eviction lab says the moratorium is credited with keeping two million people

in their homes over the past year. housing activists showed their support for extending eviction protection by protesting today outside speaker nancy pelosi's san francisco home. they posted a symbolic eviction notice on the house. they want pelosi to reopen congress to allow a vote on the extension of the moratorium. congress is currently adjourned for a month for summer vacation. to the east bay. the official search for a missing berkeley man resumed today, last seen three weeks ago today when he left home to go running. 115 volunteers from 17 different bay area agencies returned tohe park tayo onceeah for low trails and kree >> it's an incredibly lonely

journey. the support means so much. it's just hard. incredibly difficult time. >> today's search turned up no new clues. a tip line is still open through the pleasanton police department. happening right now, a plea for help from belmont police as they try to locate a missing mother and her three-year-old son. please say yesterday morning, anna duarte and her son, ian, left their san mateo home to visit family in belmont. they never arrived. family members say duarte's car was parked near their home in belmont,e street. she may have left with her ex-boyfriend. he may be driving a white 2007 nissan versa. nith t san jose sharks, the nhl says it's launching an investigation into evander kane.

the player has been accused by his wife on social media of betting on games, including his own team. the league is the accusations. kane himself has not commented o allegations. he was sued in 2019 by a las vegas casino owner over a $500,000 bet. just ahead, there's a saying, bacon makes everything better. but what would you do if you couldn't buy it? the california law that could pull pork products off plates and store shelves. plus, stronger together. the asian-american/pacific launder community comes together for a rally against racism. >> the weekend starting off with cooler weather. cooler weather. how the

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san francisco ans came out in full force today for a rally supporting the asian-american community. the event is organized by the group, asians are strong. its founder anti-asian hate crimes have tripled in some cities in the first half of the year. the group is now pushing for change and calling on san francisco's leaders to step up.

>> right now i see a lot of people from our leadership pointing fingers. and are not taking ownership. that's not leadership. leadership takes ownership of the problem. rather who's wrong or right. >> supporters at the rally held up songs saying "asians are strong" and "be brave together" to show solidarity with the community. it's national mutt day. and dog lovers across the country are celebrating the mixed breed pets today. san francisco's muttville senior dog rescue recognized the special day with its first in-person adoption event after 19 months. some 70 dogs ages seven and older at the center on alabama street were looking for their furever homes. you can still donate to muttville for things like food, toys and medicine. if you're a bacon lover, it

could become tough to get it in california beginning year of the that's when the state begins enforcing its animal welfare proposition approved by voters in 2018. the law allows for more space for breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and real calves. so unless the courts intervene or the state temporarily allows noncompliant meat to be sold, california will lieu most of its pork supply. that could in turn push prices up by 60% and create shortages for restaurants and grocery stores. looking ahead, this is rain but not the kind you want to see. a famous california tourist spot that got swamped by a monsoon. and there could be more on the way. and we've got our weather. >> coming up in sport, plenty of action on our saturday, quake, a's and giants. and here in san francisco, a home run derby between the giants and astros.

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you to teachers. arranging free bouquets to recognize teachers who had a difficult year. volunteers handed out the flfshs at the vaccaville outlets. teachers are being honored for their service. the aloha spirit is alive of a street fair hosted a popup event today called aloha by the bay. friends and family enjoyed a afternoon of music and dance. and we need the rain but it's going on in southern california this weekend. probably not in mind when it comes to ending the drought. the skies opened up in joshua tree thanks to a monsoon. the downpour caused flooding, and more storms could be on the way. some areas some flash flood

watches that last into monday. and you were saying that this part of california, not unheard of to have a monsoon. >> yeah, but what is really tough is that the land that we have across much of california is so dry, it's unable to soak in that amount of water. you see this flash flooding event. it does continue across the sierra otrayomorro ternoo r we're talking talking talking about a deepening marine layer. we're gonna expect more cloud cover pushing inland as as as as night goes on. fresh air, the next 24 hours. you can easily see a thundershower instead of pushing off to the north and the east. over the past 30 minute, we have seen fewer lightning strikes compared to an hour ago. but 49 lightning strikes were

hitting this box in the past 30 minutes. the flash flood watch is in effect from tahoe areas east. more downpours are expected tomorrow. that could addi. 84 novato, sdmif oakland, 77 in san jose. half moon bay coming in at 60 degrees. overnight tonight, that fog continues to expand. a lot of us will be waking up to gray skies to start august tomorrow. temperatures bottoming out in the mid and upper 50s first thing tomorrow morning. hour-by-hour, that marine layer. we'll stop the clock here. widespread, low clouds stretching in to far inland east bay. you could easily see coastal drizzle as well first thing on our sunday. as the morning wears on, that fog begins to evaporate. back to the coast. the afternoon, you will

see a fair amount of sunshine even along the coastline. between 1:00 and 4:00 pm tomorrow. we should be able to squeak in a few peeks of sunshine here and there. highs tomorrow, near average. essentially a carbon copy forecast compared to today. 65 in san francisco. 69 in oakland. 80 in san jose. the same in santa rosa. 87 in concord. our warmest spots touching about 90 degrees, antioch and livermore. a bit of a warming trend through tuesday. we'll take a dip on wednesday. that's the coolest day of the week before another warming trend gets underway for thursday and friday. the newest giant, chris bryant, was unable to get from washington dc to san francisco in time for tonight's game. he is expected to be in the lineup for tomorrow's series finale in san francisco. this was one to remember for the youngster.

donovan solano opens the scoring. solo left to left off zack greinke. and we're gonna have a home run parade at oracle park. wait and see. bottom three, wilmer flores made an error earlier in the game. gets his revenge here. tied at three. he would leave the game later with lower back tightness. lamont wade jr's mom in attendance. hey, mom, catch this baseball. oh, wait, it's way overhead. and we got action in the cove. go get that baseball. the fight is on. and there you go. look at mom's reaction. the home run derby isn't over. the giants took the lead brandon crawford single. that made it eight total homers in the game. combines the oracle park record for most home runs

in a game. it was dave kaplan's birthday and the players did something. >> the guys did get me a nice cake. in the shape of a steak. which i thought was super creative. >> is the cake made out of meat? >> i don't know. i didn't see it cut into. it had candles in it. >> at first i didn't even realize it was a cake. because it's a steak. with a baked potato on the side. on the very funny. and i hope someone snaps a picture of it and lets everyone see. >> he posted that on his instagram. hot day ahead. a's pitcher had a lot of runs with the eagles in 27. until cole irvin showed off 31. angels that is. snags it for the out. top seven, bases loaded, two outs.

mark hannah lines it. right to juan lagares in left. top nine, tony kemp, swing and a miss. angels win 1-0. three straight shutouts in this series. the earthquakes match the unbeaten streak, taking on seattle. plenty of chances early. a nice leaping save in the 27th minute. first half, stoppage time. great passing from san jose. christian espinosa working hard. and the hard work pays off with a goal. his seventh of the year. san jose's first win in seattle since june of 2015. olympic basketball. kevin durant scored 23, his first game during this olympic run he want passes carmelo anthony for all-time on the scoring list in the olympics. team usa sad advancing to the olympic quarters next week.

obviously she is okay and throwing an amazing first pitch. sports sponsored by riverrock casino. i told but that cake. the hardest hitting questions i ask. and it looked just like a steak. >> i'm so curious where the steak came from. do you have any intel? >> i do and i'm gonna keep it to myself for now. >> i need to know. >> you can know. i don't want other people to know. >> oh, i see! all right. thanks. this boat is off the hook.

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