david louis shows you how. >>> the next generation of ships captains are in training at the maritimechool. the case of the ever given will be a teaching lesson. >> when we look at some of the major maritime accidents over a century or so, ever since the titanic, to look at what happened, what went wrong, what we do instead? >> reporter: technology has become a key tool . the skills they learn will be important as they learn to keep cargo containers in motion to meet delivery deadlines. with the suez canal blocked, 300 ships and their cargo were held up. >> no matter how much data we have available to us, no matter how much human decision-making is involved in helping us prepare and manage the situation, things are going to go awry. >> reporter: cal maritime students get experience navigating san francisco bay on golden there. the base sandbars provide a real-life challenge, as does climate change. >> all the sudden, we have shifting of tides. shifting of ground, or silt, it might uncover things that have been underwater for some time. >> reporter: david louis, abc7 news. >>> coming u

the bottom of the street for some time. >> it is all part of the job of shipping. >> reporter: david louis abc 7 news. >>> air travel is new record was set yesterday with one and a half million people passing through airport security. it is probably because of students traveling for spring break. it is a trend causing concern among health experts, only 15% of americans are fully vaccinated. a year ago, only 180,000 people boarded the plane on the same date. >>> people are also getting out on the highway. they are doing it more frequently and for longer distances. in the bay area, the passenger vehicle miles are at 88% of the pre-pandemic levels. that is the highest it has been since march of last year. the transportation analytics found that we can traffic has rebounded higher than weekday traffic. however, bart ridership is atist 10% of pre-pandemic levels. ⌞>> meanwhile, free rides come to an end on thursday. fair collection had been suspended during the pandemic so that people did not have to approach the driver. it case rates are and getting vaccinated, so the free rides will end on th

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david louis, abc news. >> it's such impressive and important work. >> he really is, good for them. >> world news tonight isnext. i am dion. >> i'm dan ashley, for alapl pr n , metiin half an hour for abc7 news at 6:00. where can a healthier heart lead you? for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto is now approved for more patients with chronic heart failure. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about prescription entresto. come on the air. >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. a gunman opening fire at a grocery e.or the images coming now. reports of the gunman in the parking lot, then moving insie. opening fire at the store in boulder, colorado. >> the entire building is surrounded. >> people down in the parking lot. thousands watching this youtube livestream as

abc 7 news reporter david louis shows us how much, and what we can do about it. >> reporter: with manyffices dark and employees working remotely, it's no surprise that commercial energy use has dropped. with a decline in california, residential energy use has taken a corresponding increase. pge says it's up 10%. federal records say it's 9%. that's a reflection of more people working from home, students learning remotely, and months of sheltering during the pandemic. tim mccree is vice president of energy and environment at the silicon valley leadership group. >> this is a great time to promote policies that encourage rooftop solar and energy efficiency. >> reporter: major employers continue to embrace remote work, post covid, including a hybrid model with part of the work week at the office. however, google this week says it's planning to ask workers to return to the office in the fall. it's continuing to work on a new one billion-dollar campus next to moffett field, so that would impact energy use. however, it's believed conservation will continue to be a policy in the valley. >> i th

david louis has that story. >> reporter: employees, not the process, could be said in the back to work agenda. envoy makes systems used by offices to manage facilities and services. >> two thirds of people think that they may be pushing too quickly to return back. that is incredible. that means they are very nervous. >> reporter: 78% of people among color and 75% of the under 25 group. 1000 people nationwide were called. vaccination status appears to be the biggest concern. nearly 2/3 want mandatory vaccinations for workers before heading back to the office. the result was 76% among tech and business sector employees. they can make this a requirement . >> if an employee has a sincerely held religious belief or an underlying disability that prevents them from getting the covid-19 vaccine, then the employer would have to engage in the interactive process and provide a reasonable accommodation. >> reporter: a year of remote work also has employees using a hybrid model., six out of 10 in the study said that they wanted . have said that they would quit their job is not given that option. >>

david louis shows you a concept for a mobile office that very well could be a part of our future. >>porter: the clock is ticking for workers to return. we have seen some ideas to make workspaces safer. a research center is thinking this is a concept worth exploring, ducting vehicles such as these used at washington dulles international airport to shuttle passengers between terminals. >> the idea is to move that mobile lounge two places where people actually live so that they do not have to commute, that they can gather together, and they can interact in ways that are productive both for themselves and for their company. >> reporter: she is the director of the interdisciplinary center for healthy workplaces. she thinks that it could be parked in empty parking lots or parks, making commutes shorter. they could have ventilation systems to feature plantsto fea create a healthy bubble. >> it is like a biosphere. >> there you go, yeah. but, you know, the point behind it is you could create a safe environment if it is small, if it is very intentional in terms of who joins, and it is a place

most recently david louis and his group save the bay joined the lawsuit against the trump administration's epa in a back and forth battle over whether the area falls under federal protection. >> so the clean water act says these salt ponds are part of san francisco bay. they're wetlands and waters of the united states. they deserve legal protection. that makes it very difficult to build on them. >> reporter: in the waning days of the trump administration the epa had appealed a court ruling which it essentially granted that protection. but in the wake of a letter signed by representative jackie speier and other lawmakers the biden era epa has now dropped that appeal. >> what a difference an election makes. >> reporter: speier has also introduced a $250 million bill for restoration projects on san francisco bay and now hopes the salt pond site can ultimately be included. >> beautiful opportunities for outdoor trails and for vistas. >> reporter: cargill has issued a statement saying it disagrees with the court's interpretation of the clean water anthony and "with that in mind we do not intend

david louis shows you how workers could determine the way forward. >> reporter: a new survey indicatesrs don't want to rush back to the office. envoy makes systems used by offices to manage facilities and services. >> two thirds might be pushing back too quickly than they did not and that is incredible. it means that people are very nervous. >> reporter: that sentiment was even higher at 70% of the people of color and 75% of the under 25 gen z group. 1000 people nationwide were polled. nearly 2/3 want mandatory vaccinations for workers before heading back to the office. the result was 76% among tech and business sector employees. california guppies can make this a requirement according to labor and employment attorney. california employees can make this a requirement. >> if they have a sincerely held belief or an underlying disability that prevents them from getting the vaccine, the employer would have to engage in the process and provide reasonable accommodation. >> reporter: a year of remote work hybrid model. almost 6 out of 10 in the study said they want it. close to half said they

. >> david louis abc >> one of the big draws for people coming back to the office may be as simple as> i think that some people are realizing that we do not have to be in the office all the time so i think that that will continue where we will be in a hybrid situation with a lot more people working online and not necessarily being in the office all the time although i do think, in many ways, the importance of being togebeing te important a lot of people are anxious to be together because, you know, we are social beings and we want to be working together. i think there will be a mix, a mix of reconsideration what we can do online and what do we need to do to be together? >> reporter: all week long we take a look at the lessons learned in the past forward to a better bay area. we we the transformations that benefit all children. if you want to stream the path forward special download the abc 7 connected to tv tv >>> new details from the irs they are delaying the tax lien from april 15th to may 7th. that gives them time to new guidance under the new stimulus package. >>> do love disneyla

. >> reporter: david louis, abc7 news. >>> all week long we take a look at the lessons learned from thepandemic and the path forward to a better bay area. if you want to stream our first full path forward special, download the area connect to tv up wherever you stream. the 26 minute show is featured on the home screen. >>> education is a key pillar in our efforts to build the bay area. for months we have been hearing from parents were eager to get their kids back to personal in person learning. i recently had a conversation with a local teacher who says in her experience that isn't the case. lydia crews teaches third grade in redmond city. she returned to class for in person learning in january and says it is not as simple as all the families wanting kids back in class and all teachers resisting in person learning. she says much of the hesitation from returning kits to class has been from parents. >> even in the fall, there were the first to sign up kids once that was an option and i have a lot of families who are still the majority honestly who are choosing to keep their kids in distan

abc7 news david louis shows how it would work. >> reporter: at the same time the pandemic a year agotting renters in jeopardy of losing their homes, a group of civic, housing, policy, and elective leaders were developing a plan to solve the housing crisis. then file 45-page plan called red cone, 2030 with ambitious goals to create 1.2 million affordable homes, protect 1 million renters from losing their homes, and twin homelessness. the fourth goal is at the heart of the plan to ensure racial equity. >> lower income residents and black, indigenous, and other people of color, many who were considered essential workers during this pandemic have been disproportionately affected. >> reporter: the working group believes the housing crisis will continue to impact children, physical and mental health, education, housing advocates praise the plan for its racial equity commitment. >> this centers racial equity, centers lived experience in a way that says you have a permanent chair in this conversation. >> reporter: the projected cost e lies ation e correconbuet of lawmakers, identifying fundi

abc7 david louis shows us how but work. >> reporter: the pandemic a year ago is putting renters in jeopardyf losing their homes, a group of civic, policy, and elected leaders was developing a plan to solve the statewide housing crisis. then filled a 45 page plan called road map home 20/30 with ambitious goals to create 1.2 million affordable homes, protect 1 million renters from losing their homes, and to end homelessness. the fourth goal is at the heart of the plan to ensure racial equity. >> lowerblack, indigenous, and other people of color, many who are considered essential workers during the pandemic have been disproportionately affected. >> reporter: without such a focus, the working group believes the housing crisis will continue to impact children, physical mental health, education and economic security. housing advocates praise the plan for its racial equity commitment. >> this centers racial equity, lived experience in a way that says you have a permanent chair in this conversation. >> reporter: the projected cost is $70.9 billion. equal to the corrections dg the heavy lifting lies

abc7 news reporter david louis introduces us to two of the volunteers who want to make a difference.>> reporter: 20-year- she is back in the bay area as classes at american university shifted online. she heard a call for volunteers to collect covid-19 information so she joined the covid tracing project. >> accountability was huge for the project, holding institutions accountable, making sure everyone wants the information had access to it. >> reporter: as cases grew so did her time analyzing data. her first day day day day day d in time she specialized in tracking long-term care facilities. >> is hard not to look at the human beings behind the numbers, and every single day you are looking at numbers that affect real people. >> reporter: they saw a lack of standardization from state to state that could impact national numbers. keeping up was a task. >> we were watching about 35 press conferences a day, like in three hours. we would have 3-4 screens up, one in the left ear and one in the right year. >> the group expanded to 900, people mostly in their 20s working across the country wit

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louis last summer retired police captain david dorn died defending his friend's business from lootersly awarded the single act of heroism award congressional act of honor and captain done's widow ann done joins me now. good morning to you. so happy to have you with us. so, when you heard that david would receive this citizens award from the congressional medal of honor society, what was your reaction? >> well, good morning, will. i was speechless. i was humbled by it. i was extremely honored that he is going to be receiving this award. i know not many receive it. and to find out that dave was awarded this great honor just floored me, really. it's a bittersweet moment. will: senator from missouri josh hawley said david dorn was protecting his community even after he retired from law enforcement. and last moments with us his character represents the absolute best of missouri and this country. there is another quote as i was reading this story, ann, that caught my attention. it was a quote from you talking about david gave his life for a friend. he gave his life serving the community. he

louis to dayton, philadelphia to boston. and that will change over to snow overnight as low drags everything with it offshore. but that won't happen, it won't clear out until tomorrow afternoon. david? >> rob marciano, thank you tonight and stay safe, rob, with the team there. >>> in the meantime, we're going to turn next this evening to that urgent new plea from the fbi tonight. they need the public's help. they're releasing disturbing new videos of the capitol riot. they need help in identifying ten suspects in some of the most brutal assaults on officers. here's our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas now. >> reporter: tonight, the fbi on the hunt for this man seen viciously beating police with a metal pole, then aggressively jabbing officers trying to defend the u.s. capitol. fbi agents are urgently asking for the public's help to identify him and nine others who violently attacked police on january 6th. they say this man assaulted d.c. police officer daniel hodges, seen here screaming for his life. the unknown suspect ripping off the officer's mask. did you think you might actually die that day? >> yeah. i mean, that absolutely crossed my mind. i thought, you know, this