alex fritch will be buried in the south bay. 6:04. cases are headed lower. >> a gallup poll says 22% of americans are distancing. in april it was about 30% in and january it was half. moving you forward on the state's full reopening one week from today, fully vaccinated people will be allowed to go without masks in most indoor settings. some employers are wrestling with what rules to put in place for those who are unvaccinated. last week, cal osha said you can only ditch those masks at work if everyone there is fully vaccinated and some experts believe that the goal of herd immunity is pretty much a nonstarter. >> i think that number has become less meaningful on a practical level, and i think that we're aiming for knew to maximize the number of people we can get vaccinated. >> about 30% of all people have been reluctant to get a vaccine. >>> 6:05 for you taking his first trip overseas since taking office. this starts tomorrow. he got an aggressive agenda including a face-to-face with russian president vladimir putin, "today in the ba

tonight, terra fritch, a widow of one of the victims, alex fritch, tells us in an exclusive video the vta and transit workers union is forgetting about the victims. she's angry about is response from the union and government officials. she says, quote, i don't understand how people can be so heartless and cold to people who work for you and died in your watch. >> my husband was a government worker on government property and was not protected. and somebody needs to at least step up in the short-term to say, hey, look, we'll pay for your husband's funeral. we'll make sure your family is covered the next couple of months you want to say we're vta family. i haven't had a person show up except to return my husband's belongings from the locker. >> that is gut wrenching to hear. in a statement to nbc bay area, the vta says we want mrs. fritch to know we hear her and will do everything we possibly can to help. the vta added many require paper work which the family should not have to deal with and it will make every effort to provide support. >>> we're watching the recall for governor newsom.

we're also hearing from the widow of alex fritch as his family now prepares for his funeral this weeksed away at the hospital hours after last week's shooting the 49 year-old a substation maintainer 4 vta, his wife tara sharing with us the last moments she had with her husband. >> he actually and his wrist and grabbed my i was reading his chest with my other hand and the nurse came in because he has some fluid that was building up a nest and the leader. to clear it and she he knows you're here. he's connie. we had tears streaming out of his eyes. and at that moment i told them that he could go and that we would be action. i work. we were special. we had a special bond and alex was an amazing person. >> that's just powerful stuff right there. tara says that she is hoping for stricter gun laws and says that more needs to be done. sure. i close the gaps loopholes that allow folks to get guns more easily. >> and on kron 4 dot com. we have a section with everything you need to know about last week's mass shooting grab your phone scan. this qr code. there's information including how you can

and we are hearing from the widow of alex fritch as the family is getting ready for. >> funeral services this week. he died at the hospital several hours after the shooting one stay the 49 year-old was a substation maintainer for the vta tara fritch, his wife and shared the last moments with her husband. >> he actually and his wrist and grabbed my hand. i was reading his chest with my other hand and the nurse came in because he has some fluid that was building up a nest and the leader. to clear it and she's fit he knows you're here. he's connie. we had tears streaming out of his eyes. and at that moment i told them that he could go and that we would be action. i work. we were special. we had a special bond and alex was an amazing person. >> tara says that she is touched by all of the support she's been getting and she is hoping for tougher gun laws on kron 4 dot com. we have a section with information on last week's shooting. you can use your phone to scan this qr code. there's information including how you can help the victims. families. coming up on kron 4 news at democrats are pushing

alex fritch was 49. we have set up a way to help support the families of victims in the tragedy. >>> a newly formed first in the nation task force to study and develop reparations proposals for black people in california is set to meet. the goal is to educate public about slavery and explore ways relevant state might provide reparations. supporters say it just isn't writing a check. it can be free education, loans and grants for a business or a down payment for a home. california made history by becoming first state to adopt a law to study and make recommendations on reparations for slavery. >>> san francisco mayor london breed will announce her proposed city budget for the next two years. officials and community members will join her for the announcement. we'll break down the details of the budget proposal this afternoon on abc7 news at 4:00. >>> moderna asking for full fda approval for the covid-19 vaccine. health experts say this was expected next step now that the company has compiled six months of s

his name is alex fritch. 49 years old. so he made the 9th victim. and this particular case more people could have died according to santa clara santa clara county sheriff laurie smith because had that contact. he not exhibited bravery and training. let's face it, they train for this this so many mass shootings in the country that they no longer set up a perimeter whenever they hear a gunman inside a building in a school. their job is not to wait for backup. they run in. even if it's only one person. >> we were very, very proactive after the columbine and changing tactics law enforcement does not stage outside until a swat team gets there. we immediately go. and even if it's just one deputy will go in. in this case we had 5 on the first contact team that this protocol, i believe save lives there over a 100 people in that area. he had a lot of additional ammunition. >> the fact that she mentioned columbine, remember that guys that was just horrific to see a mass shooting of that stage on school in colorado that was a game changer. and according to lau

of the nine men killed in last month's mass shooting at the vita yard in san jose. 49 year old alex fritch was transported to the hospital where he died in the arms of his wife, terra. she called him the rock of the family, saying he worked the graveyard shift so he could be with them during the day. fritsch grew up in ben lomond. he leaves behind his wife, two teenage sons and a 30 year old daughter, the santa clara veta is making several service changes starting next week. beginning monday, vita will operate a new weekday peak hour shuttle between the deer it on station and santa clara valley medical center. the shuttle is designed to meet caltrain, altamont, corridor express and bus services. is at the station. the new shuttle will provide seven nonstop trips from dear don to the medical center in the morning and in the afternoon. the vita is also making schedule changes on dozens of routes. officials say the changes are based on ridership trends and are not related to the recent mass shooting at the rail yard and following the deadly mass shooting at the vita railyard, the mayor of san

today we are learning more about the ninth of them of that shooting, alex ward fritch died at the hospital the night of the shooting surrounded by family. his widow spoke to abc7's news reporter about their last moments together. >> he didn't want to go. he was fighting so hard. i mean the doctors were like we don't even understand how he is still here. >> old. you will hear more from his widow, tara, on abc7 news at 6:00 p.m. we set up a way for you to help the families of this tragedy, had to abc7news.com/take action for information on resources and how you can donate. >>> now to building a better bay area and the return of torres and. today is marking the unofficial start of summer, but may be many months before the economy fully recovers from the covid lockdown. as our news anchor discovered -- >> reporter: it may be an unscientific measurement to those dedicated to science, but if sales at the ticket window are any indication tourism businesses back. and that was not lost on the director of operations. >> we were three weeks spring break was very strong. it wasn't just local visitors,

alex fritch was transported to the hospital where he would later die in the arms of his wife, terror. called him the rock of the family, saying he worked the graveyard shift so we could be with his family during the day. the 49 year old grew up in ben loman, he leaves behind his wife, two teenage sons and a 30 year old daughter. in the wake of that vta light rail yard mass shootings. jose's mayor is revisiting the issue of reducing gun violence. ktvu is jesse gary live now at san jose city hall with the mayor's proposal and possible push back to it, jesse middle. accardo believes the citizens of san jose can't wait for you to the state or the federal government to act, so he's proposing what he believes to be the first of its kind of the nation. restrictive measures aimed at reducing the emotional and financial costs of gun violence. our families feel the toll firearms every day in their neighborhoods, and we need to take action. standing in front of a memorial for the vita shooting victims. san jose mayor sam liccardo recounting the 11 gun crimes in the city over the past two weeks.