that is a 45% jump in the past week and more than seven times higher than the average six weeks ago. the positivity rate is up to 7%. >> as communities fight the growing case rates, we have already seen a new mask mandates and some are considering possible vaccine mandates. bay area counties are divided on whether we willsee similar te yorkitght no melanie woodrow has a look at what might happen. >> reporter: some counties are considering the possibility of requiring proof of vaccination status enter bars, restaurants, and other businesses. >> i think it is a great idea. it does encourage the unvaccinated to get vaccinated. the second thing it does, though the delta variant is transmissible, it is not as transmissible among vaccinated people as unvaccinated people. >> reporter: dr. grant colfax said tuesday san francisco is

exploring the possibility. >> some are requiring proof of vaccination to enter the premises. >> reporter: thing the supervisor also supports. >> at this critical time when cases are going up and up in small corners, you should be vaccinated and you should be able to demonstrate that. >> reporter: it has no plans to implement a vaccine passport program or require proof of vaccination to enter restaurants or other indoor public spaces. san mateo county says they are condemned considering other mandates at this time. david can he putt feels otherwise. >> the county of san mateo has not officially taken a position on doing this, but i do think like the other counties, i believe it is something seriously being considered. >> reporter: oakland mayor appeared on mid-day live, where she said she hoped it would not be necessary.

>> we have to put sanctity of life first but my understanding is it should not be necessary. >> reporter: dr. gandhi says she understands a passport system is controversial but likens it to anti-smoking campaigns. >> it is not unprecedented in our country to use these sorts of incentives to make life more inconvenient when there is a safe vaccine available. >> reporter: melanie woodrow, abc7 news. in the north bay, all schools require teachers to be vaccinated. the 18 school districts made the announcement this morning. our education reporter joins us with more on the implications. >> reporter: this is the latest district to require that. when you work at a public school in marin county, you must be vaccinated. those that are not will have to undergo weekly testing. this afternoon, the 18 school

districts -- and there are 18 -- were given guidance on how to implement the new mandate. those districts know that most teachers and staff are vaccinated, but they want real numbers. they just don't have that data. mary burke is the superintendent of schools. she said this is a pandemic, a public health issue. we know vaccines matter. we know they can ensure better and stronger levels of safety for students and half. meanwhile san jose unified issued a similar step earlier. they are encouraging students and staff to do so. even though the teachers union is in favor of vaccinating its members along with requiring other safety measures. >> it includes ventilation, social distancing, constant masking, vaccination when and wherever possible and it also

includes testing. >> we must put our kids first and do everything that we can to let our kids come back to in- person learning. >> reporter: that was state senator becker of the county, who is currently working on school districts on the requirements. the legislature is not in session so there is no time to bring this up before lawmakers in sacramento. the potion seems to be coming from parents who are telling school districts they want safety and security for their children. just one more thing. san francisco unified texted me to say sf usd is requiring staff to report their vaccinations, so they are reporting their vaccination status and will staff will be vaccinated. again, no mandate from san francisco unified. >> lyanne melendez

microsoft is requiring u.s. employees to show proof of vaccination. the rule also applies to vendors and guests. that will apply next month. google became the first tech company to announce a mandate last week. facebook followed suit, announcing employees at all u.s. campuses must be vaccinated. all three companies will accept exemption for medical or religious reasons. 78% of santa clara county residents are fully vaccinated and officials want to push that number even higher. >> if you are not vaccinated today, you are putting yourself at high risk of infection and serious illness. you are putting those around you at high risk of infection and illness. the time to get vaccinated is now. >> officials say there are those that are fearful of the shop because they are worried about side effects and don't

want to miss work. dr. luna said if you have side effects, their mild compared to what it would be like if you got the virus and were not vaccinated. the county is offering several drop in vaccination clinics this week, which you can find by visiting sccfreevax.org . >> let's start with the mandates. do you think they are necessary and do you think they will work? we have seen pushback from many different areas. >> thanks for having me on, larry. i think they're necessary for two reasons. the first reason, it is a business reason. for restaurants to go back to indoor dining, i know after speaking with a few owners, people are moving indoors because they are afraid. the second reason i think would be an interesting effect of increasing vaccinations. there is dining fomo.

the day the mandate was announced, 1 million people got vaccinated and millions afterwards. i know controversy but we are in a different time right now and our community is at risk. this could be a step in the right direction. >> the biden administration announced today they're working on requiring vaccination for anyone traveling to the u.s. will this make a significant difference in your opinion? >> it will not make a significant difference. people are being tested on entry to the u.s. it would be a symbolic difference, meaning we think vaccinations are really important, but really the bulk of the transmission is happening to people moving around the u.s. people who are already here from regions of low vaccination rates to regions of high vaccination rates. the borders between states, of course.

again, this is a step in the right direction. we should focus on the divide that we have right now here domestically. >> which is significant. here is another topic people are divided on. booster shots. sf general will offer pfizer or maternal shots to those who received the johnson & johnson vaccine, which is not as effective. some say we should get a first shot to everybody before we give boosters to others. where do you fall on this argument? >> well, i mean it is a safe intervention. we know data from the uk shows it is safe when they mix-and-match vaccines. i would say on the other hand, we know all three vaccines, pfizer, moderna, johnson & johnson all prevent against hospitalizations and deaths. i am not seeing a lot of johnson & johnson folks coming

in. 95% of people are unvaccinated. i think that is really sitting well with me in terms of where we want the outcome to be. on the other hand, i know a lot of people have been nervous. san francisco is opening up to others. that is not a bad idea, but i am worried to the fact that should pause our additional doses until more of the world can get vaccinated. three the numbers you talked about at the hospital are encouraging. still, we have this delta plus. we have to consider. i don't know if you saw it, but i was reading the twitter thread today and it was not encouraging at all. you know, borderline scary, actually. >> but do you know what the best solution to creating and preventing variance? it is widespread vaccination.

so many are unvaccinated. every two weeks, transmission occurs and you will get the creation of variants . today is delta, tomorrow is delta plus. at some point we will run out of greek alphabet letters. >> that is not encouraging either, doc. i know you are joking but not joking. that is kind of what we are facing at this point. hopefully people take the advice and get their shots. as always, we appreciate your time. inc. sees so much. >> thanks so much, larry. >> if you have questions about the virus, vaccines, whatever you need to know, head to abc7.com . mask resistance and rising problems putting en masse. delivery. an amazon driver goes the chrii

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we have a closer look at the rising resistance. >> reporter: the owner danville bowl behind me, larry, said he will not enforce the new mask mandate. in fact, he has taken to social media saying the same thing. he has got a growing list of supporters. >> i am looking for something for my kids to do over the summer, summer air-conditioned. >> reporter: katie brought her kids to danville bowl but notice not everyone was wearing masks because management is not requiring it. >> i think if he is in violation of some county laws, that is a problem. >> reporter: the owner, justin, did not want to go on camera but told his facebook followers on tuesday that danville bowl is aware of the mask mandate that went into effect. he said with that being said, we will not be enforcing it. we believe everyone has the

right to freedom and not constant retracting restrictions from the government. if you would like to wear a mask inside while you bowl, feel free. if you don't, that's okay. >> reporter: would you bowl here? three absolutely. >> reporter: she wants to have a bowling party here with her friends. >> it is his business. he owns it. he has had to suffer after shutting down during covid. we can make the decision whether we want to wear a mask or not. >> reporter: in downtown danville, mask signs are posted. so far, customers are complying . >> customers want to be safe and get past this. we want to get our lives back to normal. >> reporter: the frustration is being felt around town. >> it is really difficult to go backwards when we were all getting away from the masks and it is summertime and you want to be out and about, but it is what it is. >> reporter: kevin carlson is disappointed masks have become so divisive. three as an american, we need to show the fortitude of

sticking with it and getting through it. i haven't seen cohesion in our society as i would like to and i don't know what it'll take to get there. >> reporter: the county is aware of the situation with this bowling alley. we have just learned the health department has referred the case to the costa county district attorney's office for investigation. the owner told me off camera a few hours ago that it has been a very difficult year and he almost did not survive the pandemic after being forced to close for about 13 months. he says he is done with government restrictions. live in danville, cornell barnard, abc7 news. three i know you got more information there. is there any indication there will be consequences for the bowling alley owner that they will this? >> larry, that remains to be seen. the das office is investigating as we speak right now. that remains to be seen as far as what kind of penalties or

consequences. it is clear that the county is taking the situation with the mask mandate very seriously. they want everyone to be on board. >> cornell barnard reporting live in danville. the giants have updated their own mask mandates. if you go to a giants game, you are required to wear a mask in the indoor parts of the ballpark. the club level area and dugouts . this is regardless of vaccination status. meanwhile in oakland, a's fans have to wear their masks in the treehouse. shai park tavern as well. and must mask up in sweet unless they are in the same household. a judge tentatively ruled today that governor newsom can call the recall leaders republicans and trump's supporters. recall leaders rejected the characterization, thing not all recall supporters are

republican. today the judge wrote that the governor persuasively de clearly spearheaded by republican. the king a tour of the burn scar of last year's fire, burning more than 1 million acres across six counties. today the agriculture secretary pledged more firefighters on the front lines and higher pay for those men and women. governor newsom said the state and feds are working together on a forest management plan. >> at the end of the day, we need to approach things differently. the hot are getting hotter and the drives are getting drier. >> the august complex fire started during a storm as lightning strikes sparked 38 separate fires. one thing causing the

wildfire issues, levels and parched soils. the r says reservoir levels haven't been this low 1977. records show april to june was the longest, driest stretch statewide in more than a century. the drought is even worse because california is typically seeing hotter temperatures later in the year. often times well into september. they are asking residents to conserve water whenever possible. you can take shorter showers and be mindful how you water your lawn. >> watering your lawn i was apprised to learn it takes up the majority of consumed water every month. it takes massive amounts. i didn't even realize that until i had a survey done. that is really where the bulk

of it goes. unfortunately we don't have any water from the sky. we have some some some our way. we will have more tonight and tomorrow. it could even produce measurable rainfall, but not in terms of helping the drought situation. we have the usual steady late afternoon onshore flow. it is breezy outside with wind speeds generally 20 miles an hour around the area. the onshore flow is delivering cool air and higher humidity, which is helpful in terms of fire hazard and fire danger. 24 hour temperature change, virtually every area is several degrees cooler right now than this time yesterday. san francisco establishing its climatological independence from the rest of the area. here is the view from our rooftop camera. you can see blue sky from this vantage point.

clouds are increasing right now. low clouds. 62 degrees here in the city. oakland, 70 -- 67. here is the view from above, looking down at the developing marine layer. the sky is rather gray up above. 78 in santa rosa. novato, 82. 74 in napa. 102 in vacaville. a lot of heat in that region. 88, concorde. looking back at the increasing marine layer and patchy drizzle will be with us overnight and into the morning hours. cooler than average again tomorrow. a surge of summer warmth will develop through friday. noticed that rather vigorous surge of low clouds and fog push not only across the bay but well inland tonight. tomorrow morning as the commute gets underway, there will

probably be damp spots from the drizzle. visibility will be reduced because low clouds will linger until midday tomorrow. finally we will get sunny skies away from the coast and the bay tomorrow but it might not clear up much along the coastline. overnight lows, generally in the mid to upper 50s. tomorrow's high's range from low 60s up the coast to right around 70 near the bay shoreline. inland areas will warm up to mid 80s and that is about as warm as it will get tomorrow. as we look ahead to friday, there is a sharp warm-up to the mid-90s for inland areas. temperatures ease up on saturday and cooler than average on sunday. here is the accuweather seven- day forecast. morning drizzle the next few days. notice a big warmup for the inland areas on friday and saturday. temperature settle back down to a seasonable range sunday through the middle of next week. larry? lots of money for college up for grabs. what the state is doing to ma

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went unclaimed in 2018 and 2019. statewide data showed just half of graduating seniors completed financial a fordsan francisco 64%. oakland, 59%. in fremont, 54%. san mateo, 53%. as few as 36% of graduating seniors completing financial aid forms in antioch unified. >> students that do not complete an application are more likely to be students of color and low income students. >> reporter: failure to complete the form leaves many singing they cannot afford higher education so they do not apply. this law changes that. jasmine is glad she completed those financial aid forms and is excited for things to come. >> i will probably do immigration law.

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building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news . we have been following the unemployment the start of the pandemic. >> we are going deeper with a special investigation called growth and how the edd failed to develop benefits to millions who needed it most. we have a closer look at how this investigation reveals the impact it had on so many lives. michael? >> reporter: dd coco deliver benefits to those who needed them most. we will introduce you to four jobless workers and an entire family of five. all who were devastated by the failure of the e.d.d. compell single mom with a little boy who wound up living in her car. here is an excerpt of what you will see in our special report. >> i understand. i am just

another number, but to me, this is my life. >> reporter: with spreading like mad, people in california turned to the state for help. the employment development department is the unemployment office here, but when people called, they didn't get answered . when they went online, they often didn't get answers. they turned to me. i am michael finney and i am part of the largest consumer unit on television in this country. people knew they could come to us for help but the e.d.d. didn't want us to help those people. in fact, they told us to quit bothering them. we wouldn't do that. we continued to bother them until this day. >> i was a life insurance agent. i was an independent contractor and i was also serving on the weekends at applebee's.

we were renting a house in a really nice area. it was the best we had ever been doing. as soon as the shelter in place thing happened, both of those jobs laid me off. i started losing everything one by one. when i had originally filed for unemployment, they didn't know what was going on with my case. something to do with their system. i would have to wait and they would fix it and have a specialist call me. the specialist never called me. i couldn't afford rent. i couldn't afford anything. i made a life for myself and now it's gone. >> it was like okay, am i going to spend the last of this money to give to my landlord when i am already two months behind or have to haul my stuff and try

to find a small car or something and try to survive that way? and that is what i had to do. >> this is callan, my four year old son. being in the car, he throws a lot of temper tantrums and stuff . he had never been like that before. this rate here has become his playroom spot. it's got all of his toys. i make a bad out of all of the blankets. nothing is normal. all i want to do is make a life for my little boy. he is all i care about. he is all that i have and i can't even do that. i try telling e.d.d.

that i understand i am just another claim, another number, but to me, this is my life. i feel like some days i will just lose it. i can't take it anymore. >> wow. shelby and her little boy were in such a terrible situation until you found them, michael, and told their story. what has happened to them since? >> reporter: after our story aired, the viewer response was stunning. viewers began offering shelby money to spare bedrooms in their homes. they raised thousands of dollars and now shelby and her little boy are out of that car. she says it is not so easy to dig out of a whole of being homeless. our special report will show you where they are living now and how life has changed for them. >> that is a heartbreaking piece there. i am glad to hear people are helping them. e.d.d.

holding benefits from so many others as well, the computer problems, do they ever really explain what went wrong in this case or how it affected those waiting for benefits? >> reporter: their answer to what went wrong, we are overwhelmed and working very hard. that doesn't help those struggling to get by. there were a number of problems caused by the sudden surge in claims. it led to delays and changed the lives of tens of hundreds of thousands. we show some of their stories in our special, like a mom that had to send her kids to live with a relative who all got sick with covid the same time that e.d.d. cut off their benefits. and how 7 on your side is pushing e.d.d. to own up to its mistakes and help californians. >> it is awesome you are here to help all of these people. i'm sure they're grateful for your willingness to push your willingness to push through all of this.

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the medical clinic. this week they have given up 30,000 doses. 80% of appointments are going to non-us citizens and 1000 have been given out to tourists from 58 countries. according to airport officials, it is a win-win. vaccines are being used and going to people having trouble getting vaccines in their own country. it is interesting because the w.h.o. is saying hey, before we give out boosters, we should give vaccine to other countries. is there rationale for saying sure, come at the vaccine and spread it around the world. dan? >> anything we can do to enhance or improve the number of people getting vaccines is a good idea. it is not like there is a shortage of vaccines. there is enough to go around. it is dribs and drabs doing it this way, but that's okay. every person who is vaccinated is one person protecting themselves and their community that much more. i think it is a great thing.

>> spencer? >> i agree. it is not like we have a shortage of the vaccine, so let's use it and put it to good use and protect people coming in. not only will they be protected, but people around them as are just concerned about ourselves, but this is a global problem. even if everybody in the u.s. got vaccinated, the variants are still going to be swirling around with everybody else. every person needs to get a shot at some point or another. moving on, no new name for the washington football team but there is a new policy, however. the team announced today fans are no longer aware to wear native american ceremonial headdresses or face paint during the upcoming season. a new name and logo is not expected to be announced until 2022. i don't know why it takes so long to pick a name, but for

now the team is stepping away from its previous name, redskins. their first working at fedex field and you have a deal with the masks and all of these things and now you with a headdress, you've got to >> and let me see your vaccine card. >> let me see the vaccine card and you got to go to that section over there. >> i got a name. how about the washington indecisive? >> i've got a lot of confusion over why the cleveland indians can change their name so quickly. >> i think it is a good idea to enforce that in the stands too. they can have a complete clean sweep here. >> i think it'll be challenging because so many fans were tied into the name and they have spent millions of dollars on the gear and everything. to see them give it up, it

might be a struggle. at least initially. speaking of a struggle, this struggle is real. some people really don't want to go to the office and they're willing to take a pay cut, give up days off, or give up ours to stay fully remote. they found 65% of workers who say their jobs could be done remotely were willing to take a 5% pay cut to stay home. 46% said they would give up a quarter of their vacation days. 15% said they would give up all paid time off. this doesn't sound surprising to me at all. does anyone find that to be a surprise? >> it is not surprising to me. although, maybe i am in the minority. i enjoy coming into work. i love my home but i got tired of working there. it seems most people would like to have that flexibility. they're willing to give up something, whether it be vacation days or a small portion of their pay or whatever. >> some of the studies i have

seen, productivity was just as good if not better in a lot of professions. i think a lot of companies are realizing that from a bottom- line standpoint, maybe we need to hold back on renting office space. it is less space we need to provide for people in terms of desks and space. it is more efficient. certainly a lot of people have come to adapt to working from home and want to keep it that way. >> quick poll, the three of you. wouldn't you be happier if i was home and you didn't have to interact with me? >> [ laughter ] >> do you have to ask? >> the question answers itself. >> you know, larry, you and spencer work from home a lot. it worked fine, didn't it? >> it was fine. >> larry is like, it's fine for you and kristin. all right, you guys.

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>> amy hollyfield has the story that will make you smile. >> reporter: mark walked out of his home yesterday to find his truck and trailer were gone. without them, he cannot brand-new junk removal business. >> i put it out on social heanhiiends puts ththth facebook but then he delivery arrived and it turned into a very special delivery. >> an amazon delivery guy came to our house to deliver a package. i showed him a picture of our truck and trailer and asked him to keep a lookout for it. i gave him my business card. >> reporter: last night he got a call from that delivery guy who spotted the truck and trailer just a quarter mile away. >> i was ecstatic. i made it to the location and he was just so happy to have gotten his tractor back. i was happy to help. >> reporter: his name is henry martinez junior. mark considers him an angel. >> you never know who will have

that act of kindness in him and be looking out for somebody else. you know, prayer and power there are good people out there. >> i also reside in vallejo, so maybe that was another instinct that made me want to help another, you know, person in my community. >> reporter: it was obvious when he started the truck that the thief had stolen the catalytic converter, but at least he got the truck back. he had just started his hauling business a few months ago. >> i saved for that trailer. i made a career out of this. i wouldn't be able to afford to buy all of this again. i am so grateful to god and henry martinez junior amazon! >> it was good to help somebody in need. you never know when

the tables will be turned you will be the one looking for some help. >> reporter: mark tells us he reached out to henry's supervisor at amazon to let him know what a special employee they have. in vallejo, amy hollyfield, abc7 news . a really good job for two people in one country. we told you about the position at murphy winery back in march. more than 7000 people applied. abc 7 news was there for the final interview. the winners are lindsay perry from texas and veronica from florida. they will earn $10,000 a month plus free housing all for a year . not too bad considering we are not sure if they have to do anything at all. right, larry and spencer? >> i feel bad for spencer because he didn't get the winery , but he still has the weather. >> i could be the weather consultant for the winery,

right? three i think that could be a real thing. >> i have friends in wine country who call me during harvest season to see if my forecast matches what they're hoping for. tonight lots of low clouds and drizzle. mid 50s. tomorrow look for sunny skies away from the coast. highs will range from the low 60s at the coast to around 70 at the bay shoreline to 80s inland. here is the accuweather seven- day forecast. we have a search of summer warmth. temperatures mid 90s inland. temperatures will settle down sunday, monday, tuesday, and wednesday to the more steady range. fans of spongebob squarepants, a real-life yellow sponge hanging out with a pink sea star. yes, it is spongebob squarepants and his buddy, patrick in the flesh. that photo was tweeted and quickly shared around the

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coming up tonight on abc7 8:00, press your luck followed by the $100,000 pyramid at 9:00. at 10:00, watch match game and stick with us for abc7 news at 11:00. this is amazing. the true story of the one armed fighter.

one arm! this young man became known as notorious nick. >> are you ready? fighter, are you ready? fight! >> reporter: notorious nick tells the true story of nick, who goes from high school wrestling to the world of mma fighting with a shot at becoming a champion. he does it all as a one armed fighter who has a lot of fight in him. tv's cody christian from pretty little liars plays the title role. >> you have the in a movie! >> i just got goosebumps when you said that. >> good! >> i have been fighting to get this opportunity to show people that i can step into the shoes of leading a film and i can put that weight on my shoulders and deliver. >> he challenged us way more than we were challenging him in terms of determination and heart and compassion.

>> are you here for the tryout? >> reporter: kevin is in nick's corner. >> in the early status, he was like this will be an interesting experiment and that he clearly saw that nick excelled in wrestling. >> you only need to write hands to pull this off. >> yep. >> not bad. >> i didn't have to work hard at all because he was there. he was there every day bringing it. >> as much practice and rehearsal time we put in to make it look the way it did, i definitely took a few licks a couple of punches in the face. >> reporter: notorious nick hits select theaters on friday. it is available on demand and streaming on most platforms. george pennacchio, abc7 news. >> that is truly remarkable. i mean, mixed martial arts is

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