live in san francisco, leanne melendez, abc seven news. >>> we first sent out the alert about this story through our abc seven mobile app at 2:11 today this afternoon. >>> the contra costa county district attorney's office issued a public report that it will not be prosecuting two walnut creek officers for shooting and killing a 23-year-old man in 2019 during what his family says mental health crisis. the district attorney's office says there was insufficient evidence. that there's not consequences for these officers. >> reporter: the family of miles hall and supporters gathered outside of walnut creek city hall after the da's report came out exonerating two walnut creek officers. >> we want justice for my grandson. this should have never happened. >> in 2019 miles was shot and killed in walnut creek. when he was in a mental health crisis. >> reporter: one officer used a bean bag shot to subdue hall who was armed with a gardening tool. then two officers fired their weapons killing him before a police mental health expert arrived in a quiet walnut creek neighborhood. >> ultimately though

. >> this is abc seven news. >> you are watching getting answers. where asking experts every day to get answers for you in real time. we have a great show for you today. we do what you to take part in that conversation and participate in a quiz coming up in just a couple of minutes. first, the ne 15 date despite the cdc's updated guidance. joining us now to talk about that and much more, ucsf infectious disease specialist. dr. peter hong. let's get right to it, what is your reaction to the state. they are staying with june 15 to emphasize the mask mandate. >> i think it is reasonable. i personally -- so many people have come up to me in the last few days and even the discussions in the hospital that people felt a little bit stressed with the sudden change. this will be able to give people time to acclimate and be in line with the and it all makes sense from an organizational perspective. the transition as well as the destination, i know it will be a disappointment for some people. again, it just makes -- from the people who have talked to me, it mak

abc seven news reporter amy hollyfield joining us live in north beach with the changes.my. >> reporter: hi, kumasi. ye to celebrate reaching the yellow tier, bars will be reopened. you can head inside. you can raise a glass and toast the city. the mayor says this is worth celebrating. she is calling this an amazing milestone for the city of san francisco, just incredible. it's not just bars that will be celebrating indoor family entertainment centers, like rollerskating rink's canal reopened in the yellow tier. workers at the church of eight wheeled in san francisco said it was starting to feel like the yellow tier would never here. we also checked in with the california academy of sciences to see what this means for them. they said they plan to bring back their weekly event called nightlife. and includes a dj they say it's going to start next week. >> we just felt like it was kind of a perfect time to bring back nightlife. it is a big well ventilated space, and we are taking as many precautions as wewewewe >> reporter: hotels are saying they are starting to notice busin

abc seven news regularly meets with this next gen advisory council to hear what issues affect of ourout to the community, we looked at the lgbt effort. >> it's tough to tell behind that big laugh that the last year and a half packed tough times for lela lashay. >> i didn't have the option to move back to my parents. they're not accepting of me and my queer sense of self, my gender identity. >> lola wasn't alone. several of also faced homelessness. >> it was that safe space. we had all been yearning for. >> reporter: the crew is replacing in person open mic night prepandemic with group gardening and weekly family style dinners. for others, fighting the pandemic has been much more difficult. >> it came as a surprise to us but our youth are not really joining us with activities by zoom, and they were just oding on technologies. >> reporter: spars executive director said the attempt to move the group online during covid just didn't work. there were also challenges continuing groups for lgbtq online. >> part of the goal was to build community so this was definitely had an impact. >> at oa

abc seven news reporter spoke to a santa rosa family who survived the fire in 2017. this season, they are hoping their home will be spared. >> reporter: in the home, the family's members and years of sacrifice all gone. >> that is my husband and he is looking for souvenirs that may have been spared but nothing was found. >> reporter: in october 2017, her parents woke up to the neighborhood engulfed in flames. almost 4 years later, experiencing a red flag warning. >> it is hard to bring it up to my parents but i think we all know that it is here. we don't really like to talk about it but i know it is in the back of all of our minds. >> reporter: the warning has been in effect since 11:00 friday. humidity and high temperatures in the upper 80s. >> this county has been through a lot so the red flag warning is not intended to scare people but make sure people understand what the conditions are. >> reporter: this time around, santa rosa is better equipped. >> the early warning systems and the network of cameras have really greatly enhanced our ability to respond to wildfi

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if you have questions, ask our abc seven news vaccine team are going to https://abc7news.com/ vaccinend clicking on the blue blocks that you see there. >>> mandatory water restrictions because of the growing drought. they will reduce water by more than half. the district has relied on water from the federal central valley project to make 25% of it supplied this year. officialwi which reions wibe necessary. limits thoutdoowatering and cubas for >>> they have less applied the normal because of that seismic retrofitting of one of the reservoirs. that is also causing some issues there. the latest drought monitor came out. if you don't want to see bad news, look away. exceptional is a worse category. it jump from 5% two weeks ago to 16% and now it is up to 26%. more than half of our communities are in an exceptional drought right now. we cannot even get any drizzle right there. the marine layer is almost gone. there is a little bit in the east bay hills. you can see the lack of marine layer clouds. it is mainly sunny and seasonal. and inland heat wave will exacerbate the problem. the sea b

he went to school there, abc seven news anchor -- shares more about adrian balleza. >> reporter: 29-year-olda was a father, husband and friend, his neighbor remember when they met. >> he loved his family, he loved his community, he was a people person, he loved his job and loved meeting people on the bus and just taking care of his customers. >> reporter: 63-year-old abdolvahab alaghmandan had been with the valley transportation authority for 20 years, his son says he worked through the entire pandemic and said he was a tinkerer and could fix anything. 49-year-old alex fritch was an avid motorcyclist who built a tiki bar in his backyard for cocktail parties, he died at the hospital surrounded by family. >> that was dan ashley reporting. the mass shooting has touched so many of us here in the bay area and across the country but unfortunately some people out there be trying to take advantage of you and your generosity. seven on your side michael finney has a timely morning after this phony go fund me showed up online, it popped up at least an hour before police confirmed the names of the san j

that's gonna do it for abc seven news at >>> the district attorney's office explain yes walnut creek ll not face charges for a deadly shooting. some doctors in the bay area >>> breaking news out of san francisco where a neighborhood is locked off after police

now speaking about what happened in an interview, will only see on abc seven news, the 71 year old manho is of asian and latino descent, didn't want to be named. says that he was in the grand lake neighborhood last want to be he was in the lake neighborhood last week when a woman grabbed him and tried to steal his wallet and cell phone. when she was unsuccessful she bit him on the head. he fell onto her car and that is when she grabbed his arm and drove off dragging him nearly 20 feet. he lost 17th. >> i hope people will become aware that this is something that is happening right now. being dragged, it has been happening for many years. >> the oakland chamber of commerce present to was attacked himself last month met with a man yesterday and he is urging more victims to come forward so together they can make a difference. >>> the santa clara board of supervisors will vote today on whether to opt in or out of laura's law, advocates say it provides court- ordered mental health care to people who need it most. >> laura's law aims to care for a targeted subset of people. individuals suffer

in walnut creek dion limb, abc seven news. >> that is just fabulous. >>> the grand avenue follies are performing their wrap back in san francisco's chinatown at 1:30 pm if you want to check them out, what a funding to do and they also say that they one day hope to perform at the white house. eyha e spk. >>> anme as toow we shop and s convenience of home delivery. san francisco's popular ferry building farmers market is starting a new way for food lovers to get fruit and vegetables that will help rowers across the region. abc7 news reporter david louis takes us to a farm in watsonville. >> reporter: lonely mountain farm in watsonville is a family farm in production year-round, the baker farm has cultivated this 12 acres for 11 years. twice a week they sell their harvest at the ferry building farmers market. >> we all know farming is not an easy job but that's the hardest part is when you've got the food and you put in all this labor and then you can't find a place to make some return on. >> reporter: over the past year foot traffic at the popular market was impacted by the time -- pand

a 12 page document obtained exclusively by abc seven news outlines the plan. one of the main groups behind this recall, rescue california, wants to create a volunteer citizens brigade to generate support. ballot harvest, to collect ballots of potential supporters, and target latino, aapi, and independent voters, who they say were most impacted by the governor's policies during this pandemic. >>> you can learn more about the recall and the last recall in our state on the abc7 original special calledspecial d recall. it is on our abc7 bay area connected tv app, available wherever you stream. for mac today marks the fourth date since the cyber attack for us, one of the country's biggest gas pipe went to shut down. gas prices are going up and down some are running out of fuel. jobina the live desk with what the claim for the response ability of the attack is nothing this morning. jobina? >>> they confirmed a russian based group known as darkside developed the ransom were, which crippled the pipeline. darkside posted statement and saying, it never meant to create h

live in walnut creek, amy amy hollyfield, abc seven news. mechanism riesling has realized budget proposal today. it'll reflect a $76 billion budget surplus. he unveiled what he is calling the largest small-business relief program in the nation. the proposal would expand the states support for small businesses hit hardest by the pandemic. that includes $4 billion in grants. about $100 million to promote efforts to bring torres back to california, and help the hospitality industry, and an extension of an ongoing tax credit for businesses. >> small businesses, like small hotels, intimately understand the pain and stress of the last year. directly understand it. and the struggle now to reopen with all of the dust settling around us. >> we will be watching the governor speak at 10:30 this morning and sacrament. you can watch too by streaming it on our abc7 news app for your connected td . that's available for roku, apple tv, fire tv, and android td. just search abc7 bay area and download it now. >>> san francisco has found itself $157 million bud

questions about coronavirus, especially the vaccines, you can submit your questions to the abc seven vaccine newscine. just click on that big blue box. >>> last year, the creek fire devastated fresno county, burning nearly 380,000 acres, destroying more than 800 buildings, as you may remember. changing communities forever. on the front lines were volunteer firefighters, unpaid members of the community, who chose to step into arm's way, even at the risk of losing their own homes to help out. abc 30, our sister station in fresno, has a new documentary about this, called mountain strong, surviving the creek fire. in it, you will hear from the heroes, who risked everything to protect the community they call home. >> one of the hard things about being a volunteer fire person is that you deal with family members, neighbors, people that you see daily. >> if you get a medical call, or a motor vehicle accident, where you know the person, they feel better, as they are looking at you, and oh, james, you know? but for the response, it is tough. going to a person's house that you know, you are seeing them at

good morning, thank you for joining us on abc7 news live on abc seven, hulu live, and wherever you streamth another look at the weather. let's get over to lisa. >>> low clouds and fog not only at the coast but they've made a minor push across the bay. waking up with gray sky but also slightly warmer numbers. upper 40s, san jose and mountain view. 53, newark. 46, novato. the winds maker breezy toward concord, 22 miles per hour and 15 miles per hour sfo. sea breeze gets going later on. patchy fog through 9:00. it's about a lot of sunshine away from the coast. numbers almost near 70 at noon time. afternoon, mid to upper 70s entering the east bay valets. it will stay comfortable upper 60s from oakland to fremont. the fog comes back tonight and that will be a major player for the weather for the week ahead. the last week of may and we will talk about it in a few minutes. >>> and a little more than three weeks, california's rector reopening hits a finish line. june 15 target date means everything can be back open and full. this useful tool from our abc7 data team logging cases since the pandemi

. >>> good morning everybody and thank you for joining us here on abc7 news live on abc seven hulu andrever you stream. we're going to start this half- hour with another look at the weather. >>> did morning everyone, it has been cool, may has not been particularly hot but that reprieve from the heat is going to be over as we get into the second half of the weekend, but today her is a look at san rafael where low clouds and fog are with us and even the mist and drizzle around the shoreline. 54 in san jose, 50 in the city as well as half moon bay and there's the golden gate bridge with all the clouds, 53 in napa, 48 in santa rosa. so hold onto the clouds through about the 8 o'clock hour and then we begin to see more sunshine in the north bay. it's going to be partly cloudy to mostly cloudy at the coast and temperatures will be seasonal today with some of those oranges coming into play after the noon hour allowing temperatures to reach the low to mid 80s in the warmest locations. but as we get toward the 4 o'clock hour that seabreeze is robust and continues to keep temperatures in check r

new york prosecutors have convened a special grand jury to consider evidence in a criminal investigation into former president donald trump's business dealings. seven minutes after that, it was abc news. that also independently matched the key point in this new reporting. manhattan district attorney convenes special grand jury in trump probe. a special grand jury has been convened to consider the possibility of criminal charges against president trump and people related to his business. now, does this mean former president donald trump is going to be indicted? does this mean he's going to be criminally charged? i don't know. and neither do you, and anybody who tells you they know the answer to that for sure, umm, that's somebody you might enjoy hearing stories from, but don't necessarily assume they're true. we don't know. you can't have an indictment unless you have a grand jury. but having a grand jury does not guarantee that you're going to get an indictment. a jury, as you know, that's the group of citizens that gets called on for jury duty. sits in a courtroom, listens to all the witnesses as laid out for them in the course of a trial. there's a trial judge who keeps everyt

and you are watching abc7 news at 5:00 a.m. live on abc seven, hulu live, and wherever you stream. >>> let's start with a quick look with the weather with lisa argen. >>> today we will see temperatures warm up quickly. we still have the marine layer. low clouds and fog from the paper. at the coast, live doppler 7 from the san mateo coast upward , the fog, but it's pushing through the bay. visibility three mouse in novato. walnut creek is nice and clear. the warm-up is quick near 70 around the bay. 80s inland. still chilly at the coast. only 50s. we will see the breezy winds once again but well into the 90s inland. your 80 around the bay. the hottest date is when we have the heat advisory, tomorrow, the holiday. we will pass along the advisory and excessive heat warning in a few minutes. >>> several other parts of california will also be experiencing a heat wave in the coming days. the state power grid operator said it's not anticipated energy supply outages. officials say there's enough electricity to handle the expected spike in demand. they wi

news. good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc seven mornings.nd a's are reportedly shopping around for other shopping for other cities to in portland confirmed that the a's top execs are making the trip to portland sometime next month. last month the president tweeted from a playoff hockey game in las vegas where the a's are also exploring a move if oakland's plans for the howard terminal ballpark don't move fast enough. let's take a look at traffic with jobina. >>> good morning everyone, we are starting with a very busy look at the san mateo bridge for our commuters traveling westbound toward the peninsula, you can hardly make out cars and brake lights but there is no incident being reported from chp. but traffic is almost stopped. a high wind advisory has been issued in this is a live look from the toll ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ monitor, check and lock down you money with security from chase. control feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. lot of the cloud cover out there. that's kept us milder this morning. most of us in the fifties and for your comm

. >>> and number seven, the colonial pipeline is back up and running. abc news learned the russian- based hackers received a payment in the low millions. at least 15 stw reporting gas shortages which days >>> people e ginning to travel looking for unique places to stay. acrd hot. here is abc news reporter gio benitez. >> reporter: making money from your backyard. it looks like a jungle paradise, the swinging bridges, outdoor bed and sounds of nature, but this is actually peter's backyard. >> i am booked as much as the days are available. >> reporter: in fact, the treehouse is booked almost it would through october of 2023. that is why airbnb is begging people to become people would come here? >> i didn't really think it. i could not imagine it. >> reporter: but they are, because as we reach ofar deerate stays that lookgreat in that have done it successfully? it is all coming up 7:00 a.m. i am gio benitez, abc news, atlanta. >>> lottery ticket worth $26 million may have gone down the drain, literally. we told you about this story yesterday morning. the ticket was

abc news, london. >>> there are more promising numbers out today on how california is doing in the fight against covid-19. the state's sevenps falling now down to 1%. that is a new low. more than 34 million vaccine doses have been given. more than 15 million californians are fully vaccinated and the city of san jose hosted a drop-in vaccination clinic in a part of the community disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. single shot johnson & johnson vaccines were on offer at the tully library in east san jose today. volunteers canvassed the neighborhood in the days leading up to the clinic getting out the word folks could come by for free vaccinations without appointments or having to show insurance or identification. >> why we picked tully library is that it was close to the community, especially our most vulnerable, which is the unhoused community. >> south bay community groups also pitched in to make the clinic possible. >>> if you happen to be wondering how much of the state is vaccinated, you can check the progress with our abc7 news vaccine tracker. all of the data you need is at www.abc7news.com/vaccine. >>> still

new statement in from their lawyer tonight. seven deputies were on the scene that day. all will remain on the force. abc's victor oquendo leading us off tonight from elizabeth city, north carolina, and again we warn you, the video is difficult. >> reporter: tonight, no charges will be filed against the north carolina deputies who shot and killed andrew brown jr. while serving a search warrant last month. >> after reviewing the investigation conducted by the north carolina state bureau of investigation, mr. brown's death, while tragic, was justified. >> reporter: the pasquotank county district attorney playing some parts of the long-awaited body camera footage, showing how quickly the incident occurred. it would all be over in just 44 seconds. on the morning of april 21st, deputies packed into the back of a pickup truck, arrive at brown's home shouting commands. >> let me see your hands! >> get your hands up! get your hands up. >> reporter: brown sitting behind the steering wheel of his car. one deputy gripping the door handle when brown puts the car in reverse. the d.a. saying that's the deputy's arm maki

abc news, new york. >>> tragedy struck on this mother's day, a mass shooting in colorado springs, colorado, tonight sevenan. investigators say a man walked into a birthday party at a mobile home park this morning. he shot and killed six people before taking his own life. the children who attended the part were uninjured. authorities say the shooter was a boyfriend of one of the female victims. >>> a major gas pipeline that supplies nearly half of the fuel to the u.s. east coast remains shut down today after a ransomware attack. the colonial pipeline's 5,500- mile network carries gas, diesel and jet fuel from texas to new jersey. the company took systems offline to contain the attack. that has temporarily stopped operations, but this shutdown could soon affect gas prices. >> it's crucial to have this pipeline in service. if it drags on beyond say three or four days, we may start to see some supply challenges. >> earlier today the u.s. department of transportation waived mandatory rest requirements for truck drivers who are hauling fuel to 18 east coast states. the fbi agents based here at the san francisc

seven-day positivity rate remains under 1%. there is something worth watching. abc 7 is on vaccine watch. bay area counties are deploys mobile vaccine squads to get more all of the population vaccinated. abc 7 news reporter, a member of our vaccine team has a look at the strategy and how community leaders are hoping to get shouting in their own home. to reach herd immunity we need at least 75% of the population to be protected according to experts. the focus now is to make it easier for the rest of the population to get the vaccine. >> those remains pockets of people who just don't have the time to get a vaccination. just didn't have the logistics. >>> and deploys mobile vaccine units. >> senior residencies. senior complex apartments. that they are getting vaccinated. >> along with community groups and the latino. >> we are going dab door had to- door creating a brand new campaign. and doing a lot not. >> and orneda go dab door-to- door hoping to make contact with 500 people a day. their goal is to continue making vaccine appointments. in go weeks, they'll be giving those shots at home. and customizing vaccine strategies and outreach per region is key to stopping covid- 19 from mutating. >> if t

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 those with disabilities were disadvantaged without heavy test prep and tutors. >>> just ahead, taking a stand. multiple rallie

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the accuweather seven-day forecast, a slight dip tomorrow and a little warmer on >>> now to the new abcm? >> it's going to hurt. >> reporter: it's the new docuseries about the highs and lows of boxing legend mike tyson. peeling back the many layers of the controversial heavyweight champ, starting from his troubled beginning. >> mike lost his home and he moved down the hill. when you go down the hill, it's savagery down there. >> constantly stopping, you know, ambulance always coming to pick up somebody. guns always going off. people are getting stabbed, windows are being broken. very, very hostile, and like i said, you become accustomed to it. >> reporter: the two-part series "mike tyson: the knockout" showing how he transformed from a rough kid from brownsville brooklyn into a boxing icon. >> he would set up this projector and put up a screen and he would watch all these films. >> i'm going to show all the fighters that i admire, okay? >> reporter: but his own problems leading to his downfall in and out of the ring, and that fight against lyeld. >> he s scamin lk at he did. he looked t