now at 5:00, masks on indoors. a new mandate just went into effect in seven bay years. now that we're facing another surge, it hang sense. >> a local hospital is going to mix vaccines. the steps pg&e is taking >> and space exploration back in the spotlight. boeing is taking center stage. good morning. it's friday, julyit's tuesday, august 3rd. >> hi, everybody. let's take a look at what's going on outside. there's a few subtle changes. that's a little bit of fog

we're going to have to contend w how about temperatures this afternoon. definitely inland. they will be warmer with low mid-90s. 92 in morgan hill. mid-80s. mendocino county, 80s there. back to you. if you're getting ready to leave your house this morning you're not going to want to forget this. take a look at seven counties mandating face coverings inside. >> you need to wear a mask indoors. it's that simple. it doesn't require anything more complicated than that. >> napa and solano counties are not part of the mandate. >> this comes because we are

seeing a surge. amy hollyfield is joining us from walnut creek on more. >> reporter: they say that's if hopefully they still have the old masks from the last time. yes, all of those major bay area counties, seven scouts are neuroing face masks indoors. health officials are responding to the newest information from the cdc saying vaccinated people spread the same amount of virus as unvaccinated people. they are also worried about people getting so sick that they may have to go to the hospital. hospitalization rates have doubled in the past couple of

weeks. >> it's the hospitalizations we're worried b people in the hospital, they're gasping for breath. they likely have a tube down their throat fighting for their life. this is what we want to avoid. >> reporter: you can remove your mask while eating but it's required in gyms, restaurants, salons. officials said if we can get hospitalization rates down we can talk about easing the retrickses. you'll start seeing these signs again starting today. live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield. >> thank you. abc7 news reached out to california's department of health to see if it plans on updating its health guidance. they said there are no plans. the department is home recommending masks indoors but give local jurisdictions the

authority. a hospital? fairfield said the number of covid cases have increased since july 6th. they are close to capacity and restricting most visitors. visitors with covid patients who are not expected to survive are limited to one hour. the head of the hospital said unvaccinated people make up 80% of the cases. north bay is offering free vaccinations. the milestone came later than planned. jobina forston is at the live desk tracking the situation. >> reporter: president biden had hoped to partially vaccinate 70% of americans by the 4th of july. we finally reached it a month later. california is up 40% last week. the progress comes during one

of the worse variant surges. the u.s. daley case average has dropped more than 500% since mid-june. texas and florida account for one third of the country's infections. a hospital in louisiana is out of hospital beds >> we are no longer giving adequate care to patients. >> reporter: federal disaster teams have been called in to some hospitals to help. this statistic shows how important it is to get vaccinated. less than .004% have vaccinated. vaccinated. san francisco general is going to start offering supplemental doses

vaccines. spoke to leadership. >> reporter: people who got the single shot johnson & johnson vaccine will be able to get a second shot from either moderna or pfizer. they are calling supplemental dose. the doctor is the chief of emergency medical at zuckerberg san francisco hospital. on monday he voted to allow supplemental mrna vaccine to someone who had the johnson & johnson shot. >> as we look at the future of what this virus -- now that we're facing a fourth surge, this does make sense. >> reporter: 665,000 san franciscans have been vaccinated. only% have received the johnson & johnson shot. >> people were having concerns

about whether that single dose was going to be enough. >> reporter: that concern is why dr. lisa winston said some people have gone out to get extra vaccine doses on their on. she supports the supplemental dose but wants to be clear, there's not enough data yet to support any possible benefit. >> there's not a specific recommendation to give it. it's not part of an emergency use authorization. >> reporter: but you do think it's safe? yes. >> reporter: dr. winston said as long as their clinic has space and adequate supply, they will give the supplement to people from other counties. kate larsen, abc7 news. starting next month germany will be offering booster shots.

anyone who received the two dose sara zendehnam or single shot johnson & johnson vaccine will have access to this. if you have questions coronavirus vaccine, just head to abc7news.com/vaccine. flames crept toward two communities. the dixie fire is in butte and plumas counties. crews expect challenging days ahead with hot, drying and gusty conditions. today pg&e will be talking about its shutoff. that's when they shut off power to reduce the risk. the meeting is set for 1:00 this afternoon.

because of drought conditions and the earlier start to wildfire season, pg&e is making sure their equipment doesn't cause fires. that means responding to outages within 60 minutes or less, increasing the need to prevent sparks and safety patrols in fire prone counties. keeping an eye on the fires, there's a fire weather watch for thursday across the sierras, including lake tahoe. so that's thursday. that's up in the sierra. that does include tahoe. back here at home, that's one of the last things on your mind. if you're going to be out and about, it's going to be brighter and warmer, especially away from the bay. there's a small craft advisory

in the golden gate bridge through the delta. how about weed pollen? there's moderate amounts of that. now we have elm with pine and privet. you can see some cloud cover out there. you may run into a little bit of mist, especially as through the east bay hills. about 55 to 59. temperatures range from 51 51 51 novato to 50 in antioch. brighter sunshine. 60 at the coast. 80 inland. cool to comfortable there. look at the temperatures with 14 hours of sunshine. 92 inland. 62 at the coast. at 7:00, 60 to 70 to near 80 degrees. so we've got a roller coaster of temperatures coming up.

i want to turn it over jobina right now. we'll start with a live picture of the golden gate bridge. we'll see what that looks like. bringing you a live picture from emeryville. 80. the headlights are heading toward the maze. the only other slowdown r slowd tracy. the chp has issued a wind advisory. twitter stepping up the fight against misinformation. how the social media company is helping you better understand what you're reading boeing back on the launch pad, the unmanned mission. a chance to connect with local police officers. the ev

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deadly shooting on highway 4 in antioch. nine days ago mother from oakland was shot and killed while driving on the same highway. there's been into arrests made in that case. according to california highway patrol, this is the sixth shooting there since apout and dedicated to improving relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve. this video from 2019 shows san francisco police officers hosting a bab as part of that nation wild campaign. there will be events at several places and in santa santa santa will host a movie night. san jose and mountainview will also hold community events. zuckerberg san francisco

hospital needs help identifying this woman. an ambulance picked her up on dorman in the bay area neighborhood. she has a tattoo of two skulls and bones. twitter has announced a new partnership with the socked press and associated press and reuters. they will work on misinformation. also, say good-bye to fleets. twitter ditching that. it lets you share photos and videos that disappear in 24 hours. twitter introduced it last year but it really did not take off. another big lawn is happening today at nasa. they will launch an unmanned test mission. jobina has the details.

>> reporter: the starliner is boeing's second chance to see it can safely carry a crew to the international space station. no humans will be on the test flight. instead, they will take measures with a called rosie the rocketeer. nicolemann, an astronaut, said it will op the door for future space ventures. >> it will open the door to astronauts. >> reporter: nasa said everything is clear for the launch as long as the weather cooperates. it should take a day for the starliner to reach and dock at the international space

station. guys? you all weren't listening. >> i was listening, friend. i was frying to get this cord out of the way but that is interesting. >> cool. >> a lot going on. mike is our space expert. >> we're just hoping successful this time. >> yes. >> wow, what did i miss yesterday, holy cow. you guys are so loose. no. you treated spencer so well. all right. let's talk about what's going on. here's a look at walnut creek. as you head through the east bay hills, the later you leave, the more likely you will run into cloud cover. we have a compressed marine layer. we'll have warmer temperatures. we did the quite a roller coaster coming. we go above to below to above,

about two or three times during the seven-day forecast. at night a few areas of fog and drizzle will be dominant what we're bale brewing. they're pulling and pushing against each other. that's why we will have sunshine and more in the way of warmth. this low will take over. the high will situate over the sierra. we went from flooding to a fire threat this week. all right. that his not for us. 77 at 73 at san mateo. we've got low to mid-60s long the coast where the clouds will be a little more stubborn. upper 60s for downtown and south san francisco. 80s throughout most of the valleys. it will be warmer in lake port ukiah. mid to upper 60s along the

north bay coast where we'll see a little more sunshine than elsewhere. 70s whether low or high 70s along the east bay shore. 89 in san ramon. everyone else 90 to 96. tonight temperatures fall back to cool and comfortable levels. a little drizzle and a little bit of fog. here's my accu-weather seven- day forecast. we'll lose about two to eight degrees tomorrow. we'll bounce back to average e for thursday and then a comfortable weekend. that will last monday. kumasi. coming up, the seven things you need to know today. and kathy griffin's stunning diagnosis. and

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if you're just joining us. here's the seven things you need to know today. first, masks are back on. everyone is required to wear a mask indoors. health officials hope this will slow the spread of the highly contagious delta variant. napa and are not implementing masks. san francisco general hospital will soon be offering supplement hall doses of the moderna and pfizer vaccines to those who got the johnson & johnson vaccine. kaiser permanente is requiring all employees and physicians to be vaccinated by the end of september. meanwhile workers at the equinox gym said they are

requiring members to be vaccinated starting today. because of the faster sunshine away from the bay and the coast. you can see temperatures are going to be a little bit warmer today. oakland and san fr erday. we've got a repeat performance. if you're traveling vacaville. injuries are involved before cherry glen road. spirit airlines has canceled hundreds of flights today. the company is blaming weather and staffing challenges. kathy griffin startling diagnosis. >> reporter: kathy griffin's stunning diagnosis. >> i just found out out out out

cancer, lung cancer, although i never smoked. >> reporter: how did that hit you? >> i always wonder what is it like if a doctor says you have cancer. now i know. >> reporter: what is it like? >> i was definitely in shock. i'm still a little bit in shock, not denial. once a day i will turn to nobody next to me -- would you believe it? >> reporter: coming up at 7:00 a.m. dr. ashton will talk about the warning signs plus more on our exclusive interview. reporting for abc news, new york the investigation into san jose shark's forward vandercane will conclude by the start of training camp. training camp will start during the second half of september. his wife shared posts saying

evander bet on his own games threw them. he has denied the allegations. what is happening? this little kid made a big splash at a baseball game the yankees staff tried to coral the cat. the cat said not today. okay. so the fans got into this. they were chanting mvp and let's go cat while this is playing out. as you can see, the cat eventually headed through a door into the stands. where is the cat? look at this person. that's true. mike said they needed he's a cat whisperer. >> i feel bad for that cat. >> do you? that cat is the star of the

show. >> that's true. hopefully we'll see this again. i would be more interested in that, to be honest. >> than the game. >> . making a comeback, the vehicles that are selling 10% above sticker price. >> fighting covid on the bus. the school district helping kids from viruses. >> it's 5:26. we'll be right back.

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building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. now at 5:30, a a a a reinstated. requirements to cover your face while inside. why it's only a recommendation there the largest hospital chain in the country now requiring employees to be vaccinated. other companies changing their covid rules. stranded as pandemic travel starts to pick up. two airlines have already canceled hundreds of flights today. good morning to you. it's tuesday, august 3rd. you're watching abc7 mornings live on abc7, hulu live and wherever you stream. i'm watching a little bit

of fog. santa rosa 7. we can see that cross d our gg rougthmornin far as the reduction. that and of course 280 where you can see the low clouds. can't see the san bruno mountains. while we sha returning and pushed that, you're the warmest, low to mid-90. 80 to 92 in the south bay. 80s in the north bay. 60s, 62 to 67 into san francisco. reggie? nearly all bay area counties are requiring masks indoors, whether you're vaccinated or. here's a map showing showing sh

accounts including alameda, contra costa county, and you'll notice napa and solano are the only two not requiring masks inside right now. re. reporter: time for businesses to change the signs again. face masks are required indoors for the seven bay area counties and health officials say that's because the cdc now says vaccinated people carry and spread the same amount of virus as unvaccinated people.. this is sending people to hospital. hospitalizations have doubled. they are hoping to get that back under control. >> if we can get our hospital rates down to where they were in mid-june, then we can start talking about easing off on

some of these restrictions. >> reporter: health officials said the masks would help. what would really make a difference is if people got vaccinated against the virus. doctors say all who are in the hospital with covid did not ey sick and struggling to breathe. napa and solano did not require a mask mandate. live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield. solano county is not implementing a mask requirement. they said indoor spaces is not where they've seen transmissions and he does not believe a mask mandate will help. >> this is very clearly spreading through social events, people who are going to parties, barbecues, picnics. we're filling our tank with gas

to fix a flat tire. >> the county's website said it is strongly recommending that people wear a mask but again, it's not a mandate. local businesses who have arhopi itses confntatn wi customers. >> i'm worried about my health. >> then wear a hazmat. >> this started with two men walked into recycled books. employees said they came in looking for a fight. they refused to put on a mask despite the signage and request from employees >> we're tired of. it every worker has been dealing with this the entire pandemic. >> last nice abc7 news -- the

cdc, fda and others all agree that masks work to reduce the spread of covid-19. more protests over mask mandates in schools. people against masks are planning to valley at the san ramon headquarters in danville ahead of tonight's school board meeting. this situation is not unique to danville. those in brentwood said masks are more trouble than good for kids. >> they're not comfortable them. they say they can't breathe. >> i would pick up my grand daughter. it was soaking wet, gross. people were picking them off the blacktop while playing and putting them back on. it's in the good. >> the superintendent said the district is simply following

state mandates. >> more companies are requiring all u.s. employees to mayor masks. home depot will have to to to to mask. mcdonald's is making masks mandatory for all employees. target will once again recommend masks for all employees. kaiser permanente is requiring all employees and physicians to be vaccinated by the end of september. sutter help is developing its own policy. santa clara will have a mandate for all employees. . >> our healthcare workers are

tired. they are disanded we got a fourth surge. >> meanwhile, equinox and soul cycle gyms will require employees and customers vaccinated. workers at several equinox and soul said they are rolling the policy today. go to abc7news.com/vaccine. despite a surge in corona virus cases, passengers are still flying. it's more than the prior record, which was set in mid- july. there are problems at the

airport. spirit airlines is blaming staff and weather and airport trouble isn't over yet. jobina forston has more. jobina? >> reporter: spirit has canceled nearly a third of its flight today. yesterday it canceled about 300. many people were not told that their flight would be canceled until they got to the gate and the cancellations came with little explanation. it took hours for some travelers to book a new flight to their final destination. >> as we were waiting to get on the gate from the flight i guess they canceled the flight. >> four hours in line just to get ours cancellation. >> we're stuck here. look at all the people who are waiting. >> reporter: it's not just spirit. american airlines canceled 276. in dallas the airline said it had to reposition its planes

and crews. an unruly passenger on a frontier flight. this morning the flight attendants are in trouble over how they ended up restraining them. we are hearing from one service worker who took a big leap, the new path that led him away from bartending. first, we go to meteorologist mike nicco. there's a little bit of fog. marine layer has been pushed to the ground. there's a summer spread from 60s to 90s. here's a look at the air quality and the winds at the golden gate bridge. it's not a full-on perpendicular wind but it's bringing in increasingly clean area. we only have two areas of

moderate. everybody is good tomorrow and thursday. so i like that improving trend. let's talk temperatures. 77 in diablo. you can see above about 2500 feet there's a warm layer waiting. 49 in lafayette. everybody else in the 50s here. the rest of our neighborhoods in the low to mid-50s. so let's see what's happening today. watch how quickly the cloud cover retreats. it opening up for a few patches of blue. 70s to near 80 inland. then you can see 80s and 90s inland. 70s and 80s in the south bay. 60s at the coast at 4:00. everybody falling into the comfortable levels. we got quite a roller coaster coming up in the accu-weather seven-day forecast. i'll give you the newest

numbers for that. what's up, jobina? the good news on this hit and run on pinoles, no injuries were involved. so that should be out of the way in just a moment. bringing you a live picture from oakland showing you the 880 at the coliseum camera the headlights are traveling south. the chp has issued a fog soryin the chp has issued a fog soryin from the san mateo ray loves vacations. but his diabetes never seemed to take one. everything felt like a 'no.' everything. but then ray went from no to know. with freestyle libre 14 day, now he knows his glucose levels when he needs to... and...when he wants to. so ray...can be ray. take the mystery out of your glucose levels, and lower your a1c. now you know. try it for free. visit freestylelibre.us

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packages and the depractice of city. i never would have thought it was a company. >> the company runs an e commerce site that's been critical of e bay in the past. six e bay employees and contractor were charged with cyber stalking. e bay said it was wrong and will address what the couple went through. two flight attendants are in trouble after off they dealt with a violent passenger. this happened on a a a a flight. maxwell berry is accused of growing flight attendants, yelling and throwing punches. the flight crew secured him with tape. berry was arrested. the flight attendants involved

have been suspended and being investigated for not properly restraining a passenger. a california school is trying something different to help students from covid-19. it's installing special lights that can kill a viruses including the flu, common cold and coronavirus. they are antimicrobial led lights. the company that makes them said the lights are are are arer by companies like delta airlines. amazon is now manow ma soap dips it has a countdown compatible with alexa.

i can save you the $50. just count to 20. all right. minivans making a comeback. minivans sold for 8% above sticker price last month. experts said mini vance are easier for families, especially if you attach a car seat. three car makers, chrysler, toyota and kia have also redesigned their vans to be nicer. >> did you have a mini van, friend? >> let me ask the only dad on our panel. >> i had a honda odyssey. >> when you had it, did you feel like you were giving up? >> really, did you have to ask that. >> i think a lot of dads and moms like getting the suv, but you got the mini van and you say, okay, i'm now just a

or dad. that's it. >> yes, my parents got on me because they had a cool conversion van in the '70s '80s with mag wheels, eight- track player, cassette player. we all had our own headphone plug-ins. >> your odyssey was cool. >> i liked it. it worked. all right. let's take a look at it. there's no shame in min vip vans. they are so nice now, really are. reclining seats, captain chairs, surround sound. the full on sunshine and you'll be the warmest. it will be warmer elsewhere but

not quite the jump. we got a little bit of coaster or seesaw teeter- totter. fog and drizzle overnight. 77 in milpitas. 86 in los gatos. 76 in palo alto. san mateo about 76. 64 in half moon bay. downtown and south san francisco, some purpose 60s with more sunshine. how about sausalito. vallejo 80. 93 in cover dale. 75 in newark. as we move inland, 90 to 96 degrees. 117 in palm springs. a record-tying 89 in tahoe. speaking of tahoe, we've got a fire weather watch from 10:00

thursday morninto 10:00 thursday evening. high fire danger there. 50s at night. tomorrow will be cooler than average. we'll get back to average thursday. the hottest day will be friday. then it's a one and done and temperatures back to average. a new documentary takes a look at some of the unexpected young men fighting california wildfires. it's called fire boys. the film focuses on young inmates in the foothills of the sierra and nevada mountains. >> we thought here's a story that may open up about what redemption is and maybe shift the conversation away from the punitive system to a more restorative system. who's deserving more of a second chance. >> it's helped me become a better worker. it's helped mow become a better person. it's taume a lot of discipline

>> the firefighting inmates make between $2 and $5 an hour. fire boys is available today on digital and on demand. staffing up restaurants retail stores has really been a challenge. it's part of the focus to build a better bay area. a former bartender tells us he never went to college but seened up for coding classes. >> it was definitely scary at first. i had faith in my ability to to the work. so i just took that leap. >> that was rubin lopez. he eventually joined the aparen this program at bit wise industries. that program promotes diversity in tech. >> it takes industry partners willing to break the mold and create new pathways for internships, so it's in the

just one way and one avenue for people to enter the tech workforce. >> bit wise does more than coding classes. it also price mentoring, networking and the potential to brake from minimum wage jobs. the average pay is $41,000. slow sits in san francisco the vote to keep some streets car free. christmas crunch, four months ahead of the holiday. a

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areas are closed until friday. squirrels, chipmunks and other wild rodents and their fleas can carry the disease. the red knox will be added to the endangered species list. it has dipped to just 40 foxes. they live in areas stretching from yosemite to lake tahoe. biologists thought the red fox was extinct until it appeared in 2010. it's still summer but apparently it's time to start thinking about buying christmas gifts because of you is plain chain challenges. holiday items are stuck in traffic. every aspect is backed up and that has affected costs >> we're going to see fewer items on the shelves, fewer choices for the moms and

over the christmas holidays. >> santa is going to fly. he has never failed. he just doesn't know what will be in that sleigh yet. >> hasbro said it will cause price increases, so experts say act now or you might see some disappointed kids this holiday season. >> oh, no. we don't want that. that's for sure. here's a look at the padres. both of these teams fighting for that wild card playoff. 6:40 first pitch. then increasing clouds and temperatures dropping down to 59 degrees. so today is one of the hotter days this week. we'll drop down. a few 90s around antioch, fairfield, clear lake and cloverdale. look at the 60s and 70s around the coast. we'll see a little bit of a drop thursday. notice the 90s are almost gone

except for clear lake. a lot of 60s and 70s around the bay. notice friday. it's one of the hottest days moving forward. get ready for the ride. kumasi. covid protection in the county. one district requiring vaccinations the indoor mask mandate back in place for most of the bay area. it has some questioning the strength of the vaccines. boeing blastoff. the next big space launch happening today bringing you closer to strapping in yourself.

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surge surpassing last summer's peak. one hospital seeing a 900% spike since the start of july. >> it does make sense. >> vaccine mix and match. one bay area hospital soon offering you a new shot depending on the vaccine you got the first time around. a major traffic alert to know about. jobina breaking down tomorrow's commute changes through san francisco in just a few minutes. >> i'm predreading that. welcome to tuesday, august 3rd. you're watching abc 7 mornings. we're going to start with the accuweather forecast. >> good morning. nice to see everybody this morning. hope you're doing well. let's take a look at what to expect weather wise. there's a low cloudiness that's hugging more areas than it did yesterday. especially up in the north bay. the visibility okay around