this is abc 7 news at 9:00 a.m. live on abc 7, hulu drive and wherefore you stream. let's get a look at the forecast. lisa, locally here we are tracking in heat wave. >>> if you haven't been outside yet, once you step out, you'll notice it is certainly warmer out there maybe two o five degrees. we still have low clouds and fog over san francisco. it is mixing out and southern california they are going to warm up but not as much as northern california. you a little hazy as that relative humidity is still with us. 52 in the city. 606 in san jose. and 57 sack that rosa and napa with 62 in con ford and 60 by the delta. lighter winds. here we are five to six degrees warmer from oakland to san francisco even at the coast. a look outside as we warm up today. that high pressure builds in. northerly winds are going to bring in a much trier air mass. low 80s by noontime inland. upper 60s around the bay. still comfortable at the shoreline. by the afternoon, we'll sigh some mid 90s inland. breezy. our heat advisory goes into effect tomorrow for memorial day. we'll talk in detail

good evening, and thank you for joining us. >>> you're watching abc 7 news at 5:00 live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. we're glad you're with us. san francisco reached a momentous milestone. today doctors at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital announced they had zero patients with covid-19. none. it's the first time since march 5th of 2020 and a far cry certainly from early january of this year when the hospital had nearly 60 covid patients and was having to implement a surge plan. one doctor says today's news brought tears to her eyes. it feels like a miracle. and that is what these vaccines have done. and it feels incredible. and i am very happy today. >> san francisco department of public health tracks hospitalizations across the city. last they updated the numbers on sunday, there were 13 people hospitalized with covid across san francisco. >>> today, state regulators met to consider relaxing covid workplace guidelines. cal osha's decision could have affected millions but the board postponed a vote after hours of public input. it comes after luis pena interview

jr stone, abc 7 news.n francisco's health director celebrated the 1 million dose vaccine milestone today. >> so exciting to celebrate 1 million doses. >> dr. grant colfax had a special message for his team and a cake. they also celebrated with a social media campaign honoring workers at vaccine sites with s the #sf1000000. san francisco loosening restrictions on many activities. including attendees at outdoor sports and performances will not have to show proof of covid testing or vaccination. at restaurants diners no longer have to remain seated as long as they can distance. standing around a high top table or bar is okay. tattoo and piercing parlor customers can take masks off for services. >> hopefully it will mean more business so we can continue to pay our bills and support our families. >> health officials say the changes will bring the city more closely in line with state rules for now, governor newsome said the state will fully reopen june 15th. june 15th. ju >>> just look at this. we saw some wild

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on abc 7 news.we want to warn you that this video is hard to watch. >> reporter: this video shows the terrifying moments friday evening when an asian sf pd officer response to a call about a man attempting to assault women in chinatown and is assaulted herself. >> it was a big i. he was not letting go. he had a death grip on her. he was not letting go. >> reporter: a witness called 911 the day before saying the man, identified by documents obtained as 33-year-old gerardo contreras, saying he lize lling people. according to those same documents, the witness called police once again friday this is what happens. >> stop right there. >> reporter: with the officer wearing a beanbag gun slung across her back engages, asks him to turn around, put his hands on his head and asks if he has a weapon, contreras turns around and attacks the officer, knocking her to the ground. bystanders quickly jump into action. michael waldorf, in the printed shirt, had just finished eating dinner at a nearby restaurant. >> i

jr stone, abc 7 news. san francisco's health director celebrated the 1 million dose vaccine milestone today. >> so exciting to celebrate 1 million doses. >> dr. grant colfax had a special message for his team and a cake. they also celebrated with a social media campaign honoring workers at vaccine sites with s the #sf1000000. san francisco loosening restrictions on many activities. including attendees at outdoor sports and performances will not have to show proof of covid testing or vaccination. at restaurants diners no longer have to remain seated as long as they can distance. standing around a high top table or bar is okay. tattoo and piercing parlor customers can take masks off for services. >> hopefully it will mean more business so we can continue to pay our bills and support our families. >> health officials say the changes will bring the city more closely in line with state rules for now, governor newsome said the state will fully reopen june 15th. june 15th. ju >>> just look at this. we saw some wi

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abc news, los angeles. >>> a san francisco staple is back in business. for first time in over a year, people got to enjoy the historic streetcars on market street today. the cars are running seven days a week. today marked the return of under ground service. service was shut down atthe clo work on upgrades, including under ground wifi. and the cables are also coming back for those who want to like up half dome at yosemite national park. they officially return this wednesday but permits are required. keep in mind, a limited number are available. and people need to request them two days in advance. the cables allow for hikers to get up the final stretch to the summit without using rock climbing equipment. >>> now to a major turning point in applying for college. the university of california system is dropping sat and act scores from its admissions. the chronicle reports all of it is part of an agreement in a legal settlement with students. those test scores also will no longer impact scholarship decisions. a lawsuit argued low income students of color and

you're watching abc 7 news live on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you happen to stream asm new age group is eligible for the covid-19 vaccine in california. hundreds of 12 to 15-year-olds lined up in marin county far vaccine clinic. cornell bernard was there and says the county hopes to meet an ambitious vaccine goal in one week. >> i'm really impressed with the number of families and kids that are out here getting vaccinated. >> one of them was 14-year-old dempsey boon. she just got her first vaccination. along with her 15-year-old brother elijah. >> excited but nervous. i don't like shots in general. for this family the vaccine means protection and freedom. >> we can do more things. we could probably travel. i'm not sure if we're ready for that. but we can travel and go more places and it'll be easier. >> it'll be great to have the kids back in school. hopefully with less social distancing in the fall. hopefully they don't have to wear masks all the time in the fall. >> hundreds of kids and parents showed up for this clinic in san rafael. days after the state gave the okay for 12 to 15

hour to abc 7 listens. learn what you can do to help protect our aapi communities tomorrow right here on abc 7. >>> nearly a year after a deadly police shooting in the bay area, why the state attorney general is now getting involved. >>> helping out small businesses hit hard by the pandemic, the new $4 billion grant program. >>> forget mowing or weed whackers. some hungry specialists are getting busy in the east bay. >>> a gray start tomorrow. i'll let you know if this pattern is going to persist through the weekend. >>> first a look at what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live. >> thanks, it's me your imaginary friend. did you see sandler get kicked out of that ihop? >> i know. i know. that's what those masks do. they didn't know who it oh man... let's get you to this moment. is that it? yep, that's it. of relief... [joyfully laughs] protection... i just got vaccinated- i just got vaccinated! noah just got vaccinated... hope... so that we can get to all the other moments. let's get you to the exhale you didn't

abc 7 news spoke with the alleged shooters exgirlfriend a short time ago. she said he suffered from mood swings and had issues with his coworkers. >> complained about the job. too much work, stressful. i was shocked. i was surprised. i feel, i was shocked he didn't tell me. we have some issues, he asked me to engage. i think he has a mental problem. he's not mentally stable. he's like a mentally he's too stressful. gave him lots of work. too much work. he's not mentally stable. one day he's a nice guy, gentleman, he's loving. then he's totally different. >> sadly, the bay area isn't unfamiliar to these type of mass shootings. >> not at all. today is actually tied for the deadliest on record in the bay area now five in the last 10 years. in 2011 a man killed 3 coworkers during a safety meeting at lehigh cement in cupertino. a shooting in oikos university attack left 7 day. in 2017 a ups worker shot and killed three coworkers san francisco. a gunman killed three people at the gilroy garlic festival. >>> president biden says his administration is monitoring th

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abc 7 dion lim was in court, regardless. she spoke to the da and this man who was on the same suspect step somebody else in 2017. this is only what you will see on abc 7. >> this is a former security guard, benjamin gonzales. he saved the man that patrick thompson stabbed in 2017. thompson went on to commit many more hideous crimes. i asked the da why he did not do more to keep thompson behind bars? >> i saw his face and this is the guy that stabbed that other mail in 2017. >> reporter: benjamin gonzales recognized thompson's face and his body movement the moment that he saw this video i obtained. showing a man violently stabbing two asian women while they were waiting for this bus stop on market street. this was so violently thrust into this 85-year-old it punctured her lung when the knife handle broke off. engine was a security guard at this homeless shelter. along fifth and bryant he witnessed and restrained thompson after he randomly attacked another man. >> you would just lay on the bed. he came up and stamped him right

you're watching abc 7 news at 5:00. live on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you stream. people have to wear masks on planes, trains, and medical facilities, three things have prommed the turn around, cases have dropped by 1/3. the vaccine has become moshows vaccine effectiveness against variants and transmission. >> what the guidelines changed for us was putting together this data that vaccines block me as a fully vaccinated person from passing on the infection to you. and that means that a fully vaccinated person doesn't have to mask around an unvaccinated person. and that would include inside. >> it's not clear what today's announcement will mean for schools, offices, and businesses which interaction with the public especially when there's no perfect way to confirm someone has been vaccinated. in marin county, reaction was mixed. >> fourth street downtown san ray rafael. >> i feel a sense of freedom to walk around without masks and get fresh air, and see people smiling again. >> word began filtering down with a pronouncement from rochelle, who directs the cdc. >> anyon

abc 7 news at 11:00 starts right now. >>> this is abc 7 news. >> i was very excited. i have been locked up for a year. i am excited to get things going again. >> tonight, the fda is authorizing pfizer's covid vaccine for children ages 12 to 15. it is a move that will allow nearly 17 million teenagers to get the shots. good evening, thank you for joining us. >>> one north a school district has been preparing for this moment. kate larson spoke to the parents, students and the marin county superintendent of schools. >> reporter: the fda gave the all clear for the vaccine to include the youngest age group yet. 12 to 15-year-olds. >> we are already to get it. a truck hanging out as a group, at a grocery store parking lot is about as social as he is been able to get. he says he wants the pfizer vaccine as soon as possible. >> i have been locked up for year. i am excited to get things going again. >> is there anything you are looking forward to once you are vaccinated? >> going to the city more often. >> reporter: on wednesday, a committee will discuss the new age group auth

it will stream online and here on abc 7. abc 7 is a proud sponsor.register and raise funds yourself, visit aidswalk.net. or call. once a begun, getting a check with the weather. >> the warm temperatures, we have our hottest spots well into the 90s right now. it's a warm they in the bay. our east bay hills camera. on an average year in may. the hills should be a lush green color but they're so brown. the vegetation is as dry as it should be in the middle of summer. fires are spreading so quickly because everything is so dry. current temperatures now, down to 67 in the city. but earlier this afternoon, made it to 75 in san francisco. it's a where we sit right now in oakland. much hot nerf concord at 91. 92 in napa. 86 in palo alto. these offshore winds are bringing in that warm air, bree virginia breezy to windy no matter where you live. hour by hour we go. it stays breezy over night tonight. that's where that red flag warning continues over night. because we do expect winds in our hills to gust over 25 miles per hour at times. then tomorrow afternoon

sources tell abc news the manhattan d.a. wants to use weisselberg as a cooperating witness against trump. weisselberg's daughter-in-law has already been interviewed. she said this to abc. >> some of the questions they were asking were regarding allen's compensation at the apartment at trump place. >> reporter: she was also asked about his spending habit. >> one of the questions both agencies had is allen generous or frugal? is he cheap? >> reporter: trump has long said these investigations are political. and after the announcement of this criminal probe, he released a lengthy written statement calling the investigation a political and partisan witch hunt. the manhattan d.a. won a supreme court battle to get eight years of trump's tax returns and other financial records. now he and the attorney general's office are working together, lawyers and accountants, poring over thousands of documents. alex presha, abc news, washington. >> thank you. >>> time for a look at your friday forecast. so take a look at this. an unusual sight

you can be among the first to know with the abc 7 bay area app.ust enable push alerts to get immediate notifications. >>> a suspected smuggling boat broke apart on a reef sending 30 people into the water. three people drowned and more than two dozen went to the hospital. you're looking at video showing the boat just after it capsized. moments later, it was in shambles. >> there were people in the water drowning, getting sucked out the rip current there. there were people on shore. reports were cpr in progress down below with multiple people injured. >> the conditions were cold and windy at the time with 5-6-foot seas. border patrol doesn't know where that boat had come from, but it was likely smuggling people into the u.s. illegally. officials say this is the worst tragedy they have responded to in more than 25 years. >>> new developments now in the covid-19 pandemic. the fda may decide to include 12-15 year olds for the pfizer vaccine this week. abc news reporter alex has more on the effort to vaccinate younger americans. >> reporter: according t

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abc news was at a clinic in fremont. it will be open again tomorrow.ppointments are recommended, but walk ins are welcome. organizers say people should have no trouble getting a shot right now. >> now that it's open to the general public, there's so much availability and access. they can go to their local pharmacies and get vaccines regularly. >> if you can't make it there this weekend, there are also clinics planned for next weekend. >>> contra costa counties has some temporary walk up vaccine clinics this weekend. one is at the pittsburgh youth development center. the other at st. john missionary church in richmond. the sites are only eligible for county residents and are open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. through tomorrow, no appointment needed. >>> and there's a new way to find out where to get the white house senior advisor for covid response said you can text your zip code to a number and get a text of all the locations where you can get vaccinated. >>> the number of people in the hospital with covid has hit an all time low in california, down from

abc 7 news at 11:00 starts right now. >>> this is abc 7 news. >> i was very excited. i have been locked up for a year. i am excited to get things going again. >> tonight, the fda is authorizing pfizer's covid vaccine for children ages 12 to 15. it is a move that will allow nearly 17 million teenagers to get the shots. good evening, thank you for joining us. >>> one north a school district has been preparing for this moment. kate larson spoke to the parents, students and the marin county superintendent of schools. >> reporter: the fda gave the all clear for the vaccine to include the youngest age group yet. 12 to 15-year-olds. >> we are already to get it. a truck hanging out as a group, at a grocery store parking lot is about as social as he is been able to get. he says he wants the pfizer vaccine as soon as possible. >> i have been locked up for year. i am excited to get things going again. >> is there anything you are looking forward to once you are vaccinated? >> going to the city more often. >> reporter: on wednesday, a committee will discuss the new age group auth

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this is an interview you will see only on abc 7 news. dion, a lot to cover here. >> that man is a former security guard, benjamin gonzales. he saved the man and try to throw out a window in 2017. thompson went on to commit many more heinous crimes, so i asked the district attorney why he did not do more to keep thompson behind bars. >> i w otmail in 2017. >> reporter: benjamin gonzales recognized patrick thompson's face and his body movements the moment he saw this video i obtained showing a man violently stabbing two senior asian women while they were waiting at this bus stop on market street. the weapon was so violently thrust into 185-year-old grandmother that the handle broke off and punctured her lung. benjamin was a security guard at this homeless shelter along fifth and bryant in 2017. what he witnessed and restrained thompson after he randomly attacked another man. >> he was just laying on the bed and he came up and stabbed him with the scissors in the chest. the look on his face was unbelievable at that time, it was very calm, b

let's get right to abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano. rob, time this out for us. >> reporter: well, continued misery as far as the cold and wet weather here in the northeast is concerned. 52 degrees was the high temperature in bridgeport up the coast. that's a record. we'll probably see more records fall tomorrow. coastal low takes shape along this front, and heavy rain will drop along the i-90 corridor tomorrow. gusty winds and temperatures. barely getting above the 50-degree mark. it will dry it some on memorial day itself. nice for the southeast. showers and storms in the midwest, and a heat wave building across parts of the west. whit? >> we'll have to wait a few more days here. rob, thank you. >>> most of the country seems to be as a turning point in the pandemic. more images like these here from a crowded bar in houston. many people eager to enjoy the easing of restrictions. vaccinations driving the progress. the nation now averaging fewer than 21,000 cases per day. that's down nearly 70% in just the last six weeks. but as the nati

abc 7 current temperature 66 in san francisco.8 right now in mountain view. 80 in san jose. 85 at morgan hills. at half-moon bay, the coast is cooling down now. looking toward mt. diablo, 86 in santa rosa. 91 in fairfield. 88 at concord. 83 at livermore. the view from emeryville, you can see the absence of the cooling marine layer. we may not see that developing again until late tomorrow. wednesday, rather. red flag warning remains in effect until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. cooling begins wednesday as the marine layer begins to rebuild. right now, we're looking at wind speed animation showing that the gusts will ease up a bit during the overnight hours. but by mid-afternoon tomorrow, we'll have strong gusty wind once again. we'll wait for the winds to relax and have a more normal pattern going into the middle of the week. clear skies and breezy to windy conditions. overnight lows pretty mild. a low to mid-50s in most locations. tomorrow under sunny skies and gusty conditions, look for highs of 64 at half-moon bay. farther south, 86 in sa

you're watching abc 7 news live on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you happen to stream asm new age groupyear-olds lined up in marin county far vaccine clinic. cornell bernard was there and says the county hopes to meet an ambitious vaccine goal in one week. >> i'm really impressed with the number of families and kids that are out here getting vaccinated. >> one of them was 14-year-old dempsey boon. she just got her first vaccination. along with her 15-year-old brother elijah. >> excited but nervous. i don't like shots in general. for this family the vaccine means protection and freedom. >> we can do more things. we could probably travel. i'm not sure if we're ready for that. but we can travel and go more places and it'll be easier. >> it'll be great to have the kids back

you're watching abc 7 morns on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you stream. >> we've got a nice day andthe breeze has been with us and the fog hanging over the bay keeps it cool in spots. santa cruz right now 48 with a clear sky. winds over 20 miles per hour warming to 75 there this afternoon. 53 mountain view and san jose and a look at mount tan where the deck of low clouds is in place with santa rosa and fog down through at 45, 52 by the delta, 53 in concord, 49 at liver more, clouds in the north bay, 60s arriving east bay. upper 70s and partly cloudy noon time inland and that warmer day from 5 to 10 degrees warmer away from the coast with a few high clouds around and we talk about that last week of may coming up. >> lisa thank you. >>> we are one step closer today to reopening california. the largest hotel on the west coast will welcome the first guest since the pandemic hit last year. live outside the hilton hotel in union square with this milestone. good morning amy. >> hi, good morning. anticipation has been building. the hilton has been displaying a count down on the side of the

. >> abc 7 news. >> abc 7 news. >> abc 7 news starts right now. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >>> so we really want to make sure california remains a business friendly state as well as protecting workers here. >> tonight we're looking at the measures put in place to protect businesses and employees working here. >> employers can require covid vaccines. luz pena has a look at the changes. >> tonight cal osha released a draft of the new rules giving us more insight. >> there seems to be more measures. >> employees who are vaccinated will not have to wear a mask in a loom where others are vaccinated. employers will have to provide face masks for those who are not vaccinated. >> if a state is going to mandate these type of regulations like the n 95 mask then there needs to be some sort of funding to that. >> are you concerned some of these measure. >> gavin: push businesses out of california? >> 100%, some businesses will move out. >> reporter: social distance continues unless employees are vaccinated or are getting tested once a wee

let's get right to abc senior meteorologist rob marciano. rob, many in the northeast just hoping we can salvage at least monday. >> i think we're going to do it. we're almost through this. but gauze -- dozens of record daytime temps. feeling like the end of march versus the end of may. there's the back edge of the rain, slowly pushes from west to east and begin to dry out with some mild air in place. tornado watch in place for the texas panhandle and for tomorrow memorial day, a heat wave building in the west where the sunshine will be good. sunshine across the southeast with the exception of florida and finally drying out here in the northeast. linsey. >> rob, thank you. >>> now to the deadly plane crash near nashville, tennessee. seven people on board. all are presumed dead. their small jet crashing into a lake. here's abc's ike ejiochi with the investigation. >> reporter: tonight, dve teams searching for victims of a deadly plane crash, including a prominent church leader and a '90s tv actor. >> do we know if the plane is still floating o

and you can count on abc 7 for the very latest information on benefiters. download our abc 7 bay area app, and you can get push alerts like this when there's an elevated fire danger. >>> at least 0 people on board a ship cap sized, killing four people. investigators say the boat was likely smuggling people into the-ups. the captain of that ship is in custody. a hundred first responders rushed to the scene, trying to rescue the dozens thrown into rough waters. everyone bystanders jumped into help. >> we looked at each other, and said, "i'm comfortable going into the water." he's like, "yeah, i'm good for it, too." we both smiled at each other, and jumped in, and did what we had to do. >> authorities say they have seen an increase of mights trying to got into the u.s. by water over the last year. last week, border agents stopped a boat with 21 people being smuggled in. >>> andrew brown, junior, will be laid to rest in north carolina. he is the man shot and killed by deputies in the small town of elizabeth city last month. family, friends, and protesters say t

. >> abc 7 news. >> abc 7 news. >> abc 7 news starts right now. >> building a better bay area, movingorward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >>> so we really want to make sure california remains a business friendly state as well as protecting workers here. >> tonight we're looking at the measures put in place to protect businesses and employees working here. >> employers can require covid vaccines. luz pena has a look at the changes. >> tonight cal osha released a draft of the new rules giving us more insight. >> there seems to be more measures. >> employees who are vaccinated will not have to wear a mask in a loom where others are vaccinated. employers will have to provide face masks for those who are not vaccinated. >> if a state is going to mandate these type of regulations like the n 95 mask then there needs to be some sort of funding to that. >> are you concerned some of these measure. >> gavin: push businesses out of california? >> 100%, some businesses will move out. >> reporter: social distance continues unless ple vaccat or are getting tested once a week. now santa cla

you're watching abc 7 news live. a crime in oakland is prompting a community leader and witness to speak out in the hope of encouraging others to do the very same thing. a man of asian and latino decent was brutally attacked, bitten and dragged down the street. the victim was asked us to alter his voice because of his injuries and out of fear, understandably. >> opening wide the 71-year-old man who doesn't wanttous use his name explains the terrifying run in he had with the woman while he was retrieving a trash can from the curb last week. an him to losing seven teeth. >> the lady pull me from my back like this. and then, pushed me toward the car. >> reporter: the woman in the car tried to steal his wallet and cell cell cell cell cell ce already weak in the legs and using a cane, the man fell on to the vehicle. >> she kept holding me on my arm and wouldn't let me go. >> reporter: and was dragged on the pavement face down nearly 20 feet. he somehow still managed to call police. >> you must have been in so much pain. >

let's get right to abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano. rob, millions on alert tonight. >> reporter: yeah, we'll start with the tornado watch that continues to grow, whit. take a look across the central part of the country. west texas, eastern new mexico, and eastern colorado. and those storms are now just beginning to fire, so the next couple hours will be dicey. flash flood watches from southeast texas with the tropical disturbance coming in. more heavy rain. completely saturated soil. flooding possible there. severe weather tomorrow across parts of bismarck, rapid city. damaging winds. isolated tornadoes. that resets. then this, our first sub-tropical of the season, storm anna, dissipating towards the north and east. whit? >> rob, we'll see you in morning on "gma" as well. >>> there is much more ahead on "world news tonight" this saturday. the red-hot housing market. home sales reaching record numbers. the first-time buyers we spoke to offering up nfl season tickets in hopes of getting an offer accepted. >>> and the murder suspect on th

. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and it is monday, may 31st. it is memorial day, we are honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice and gave up their lives defending the freedoms for this country. with that, though, we bring back reena. >> yes, i am so happy to be here. i did an okay-enough job on my first day to be back. thank you. >> let's get started. >> let's do it. >>> we begin with breaking news from texas, a dramatic 11th-hour walkout to kill a restrictive voting bill in texas. >> democratic lawmakers blocked the bill by exiting the chamber and leaving republicans without enough lawmakers to carry out the vote. >> the bill would have made it harder to cast ballots by cutting back on early voting, eliminating dropboxes. overnight, democrats explained their surprise move. >> they were prepared to cut us off and try to silence us. we were not going to let them do that. that's why democrats used the last tool available to us. we denied them the quorum they need to pass this bill. >> texas governor greg abbott was poised to sign the bill.

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the fund raising begins. >> in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >>> again, go to abc 7 news.com/vote to let us know if you like this structure or not. and take a look at this mome 55% say love it. no opinion about 11%, hate it, 32%. you can vote until 7:00 tonight. we would love to hear from you. >>> google today said it now expects 20% of its employees to work from home after its offices reopened this year. that's a change from last year when google said it planned to have workers come back in september. now it expects 50% of employees to be on-site for a few days a week. 20% working in new office locations and 20% working from home. >>> going beyond margaritas. coming up a look at an iconic holiday. >>> plus sky 7 took some lovely shots of >>> cinco marketed to celebrate. but mexicans want to make it clear, it's not independence day and it's not a someday to get drunk. >> reporter: many remember cinco de mayo as a military victory. mecha wanted to highlight the mexican culture on different california campuses. most mexicans have a different perspective of this day. >> thinking abou

abc news obtaining video from inside a hospital. authorities now looking at it, oxygen on the way to the hospital, arriving ten minutes late. reports 11 people dying because oxygen there had run out. maggie rulli from india. >>> news coming in tonight in the police killing of andrew brown jr. his family allowed to see more of the police body cam video. the family emerging just moments ago, revealing what they saw. >>> the disturbing new images from the southern border tonight. a texas farmer finding five unaccompanied migrant girls on his property. authorities say the girls range from 11 months old to 7 years old. they were alone. >>> under arrest. the alleged owner of that tiger on the loose, spotted roaming a neighborhood. tonight, authorities now say the owner has been caught. but where's the tiger? >>> and our made in america series is back tonight and this one is for the dogs. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy tuesday night. and we begin tonight with the growing concern across this country

. >> reporter: in walnut creek, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> well, meanwhile vallejo high school is now shut down for the rest of the week because two students have tested positive for covid-19. the school district just opened its high school to in person instruction barely two weeks ago. the shut down includes all athletics. >>> 19 days ago the levi stadium vaccination site inoculated 13 people and broke a record for all shots administered in a single day in the state. today the site hit another milestone. 68,500 people fully vaccinated enough to fill every seat in the stadium and it comes as the county is shifting its focus to mobile vaccinations to better reach under served communities. >> reporter: despite a recent decline in vaccine demand there is something worth celebrating today in santa clara county. >> it feels like some normalcy is going to come back. >> reporter: susan seabero became the 68,500th person to be vaccinated at levi's stadium. enough people to fill every single seat. >> the last time we came here we were inoculated in the locker room and then we got to sit on

abc chief national correspondent matt gutman leads us off tonight from tel aviv. >> reporter: tonight, israel's deadliest attack on the gaza strip since the conflict began, leaving dozens dead and rescuers clawing at debris piles for survivors. at least 42 killed in those air strikes including 26 women and children. today rescuers rushing children, bloodied and encrusted with dust, to ambulances. and through gaps in those slabs of concrete, signs of life. "are you okay," they shout. there's a weak response. "yes, i hear you." later that man is pulled out and rushed to an ambulance. reyad eshkontana survived the air strike, but his wife and four of his children were killed, and though badly injured he was wheeled to the debris pile to tenderly kiss their shrouded faces one last time. reyad telling us he screamed to his wife to get their children out of their building right before another missile struck, and miraculously his 7-year-old daughter pulled from the rubble alive. today, the u.n. security council holding an emergency meeting. >> this senseless cycle of bloodshed, terror and de

so, let's get right to abc's chief meteorologist ginger zee. a major warmup, though, under way in the northeast. >> reporter: i mean, from this time yesterday, whit, we're nearly 20 degrees warmer. it's amazing what this spring sunshine can do. and i can see it on people's smiles around here. we needed this. look at the warming trend. it's going to stick around as we start june. temperatures in the 70s and 80ed from philadelphia up to boston. and the do flash flood threats still on. i don't want to leave that without you knowing. oklahoma city down through wichita falls. that's all tonight.e big stout thgh, dozen or more records drop into the northern rockies by midweek. whit? >> we do appreciate that sunshine here. ginger, thank you. >>> now, the intensifying manhunt in south florida after the mass shooting outside a banquet hall. authorities releasing this surveillance video of the three suspects in that suv pulling up to the scene. there you see them, armed with assault rifles and late today, police saying they found that car in a canal. abc

you can watch them all right now on our abc bay area connected tv app wherever you stream. >>> abc 7proud to be celebrating pride 2021 in the bay area. the annual pride month pink triangle, that's atop twin peaks in san francisco, will be lit up tomorrow night. organizers set it up vehicle. they're going to illuminate the city for entire month of judge. it stretches 200 feet. the pink triangle was used by the nazis to persecute gay people. now it is a symbol of gay pride. it will be illuminated from dusk on june 1st to vise on july 1st. >>> when the power went out at a high school graduation in texas, the crowd got inventive. . >> the clinging of the cow bells, the flashlight feature on the smartphones helped to guide the future for the new grads. the audience improvised using their phones to light up the gym and keep the graduation from being canceled. . >> can you imagine? a terrible senior year. >> yes. >> and then the lights go out. . >> when did cowbells become a thing? >> maybe that's a texas thing. . >> maybe it's a southern thing. i don't remember doing that in florida, but -

abc 7 news was at a clinic in fremont. it will be open again tomorrow. appointments are recommended, but walk-ins are also welcome. organizers say people should not have any trouble getting a shot right now. >> now that it is open to the general public, there is so much access. they can go to their local pharmacies and be able to get vaccines pretty regularly. >> if you cannot make it there this weekend, there are clinics plan for next week and. >>> contra costa county has a couple of temporary walkup clinics this week and. one is that the pittsburgh youth development center, the other at st. john missionary baptist church in richmond. new appointment is needed. the sites are only eligible for county residents. they are open from 9:00 through 4:00 tomorrow. >>> the number of people in the hospital with covid has hit an all-time low in california, down from a high in january of nearly 23,000 to 1681 yesterday. the state also reports nearly 40% of people in the state are fully vaccinated. two vaccination sites are closing due to the lack of demand. the sit

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recall supporters have it detailed in a 12-page document that has been obtained by abc 7 news.t's in it. >> reporter: lays out exactly how republicans and the group rescue california hope to chip away at governor newsom's support over the next few months and gain support for the recall. it is a fight that will not be easy given the democrats overwhelming advantage in the state. but here is how republicans plan to do it. with the recall election of governor newsom all but inevitable, beginning phase two. a 12-page document obtained exclusively by abc 7 news outlines how rescue california, one of the main groups behind the recall, hopes to do it. the document was sent to high- level republicans and potential governors. ballot harvest to collect the

this is abc 7 news. >>> fewer deaths, fewer new cases, more vaccinations. we are making big strides in the battle against covid-19 reaching heard immunity may not happen especially when the threshold is still unknown. >> debating what constitutes heard immunity. is it 70% of the population? is it 60%? 81%? i plead everyone get vaccinated now.>>> one of the biggest obstacles to heard immunity is vaccine history. good evening. i am dan ashley. >> thank you for joining us. hurt and unity remains elusive even though it now leads californian vaccination rates with more vaccine available then appointments. so what is the next step in getting people vaccinated? wayne reports it begins with accessibility and in some cases persuasion. >> we had this pandemic. >> he does not want you to see his face or know his name but he says the pressure and judgment has become almost overwhelming. this is one of the rare few people who chooses to not be vaccinated in marin county. >> no. >> why not? >> i tell you why not. i am suspicious. >> of? >> of the vaccine. >> he fears for

. >>> abc 7 news at 11:00 stright >>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >>> right now, it is out of control. >>> tonight, anger and frustration over a spike in violent crime in oakland. the latest, a deadly shooting icarters. aylight just bl good evening, thanks for joining us. >>> oakland has seen 56 homicides so far this year, almost twice as many as the same time last year. j.r. stone reports, finding solutions is proving especially challenging for city and community members. >>> right now, the gun violence is out of control. >>> the oakland city councilmember referring to the current crime state in oakland. monday, a man was going down to the block from the police department. at least 25 shell casings could be seen. the killing marks the latest in the surge of violence in the town. >>> the african-american community, the latino community, they were killing each other. i live in a community where i see gang activity grow. >> reporter: they are in the process of shifting resources from the police department. churches, schools and com