as amanda del castillo explai that comes with asking, whether a worker is vaccinated. >> reporter: the county is in a different and safer place pointing to low vaccination rates and low covid numbers. >> i'm rescinding the reduction order and i'm replacing it with a very simple order. >> reporter: along with requirements, employer. >> aaron: have to verify whether employees are vaccinated. rebecca la pina says the rules offer some comfort as she plans to return to the office. >> but i still do worry about people who are vulnerable in the workplace. people who can't receive the vaccine for religious reasons or medical purposes. >> reporter: there are a will the of legal issues at play. the health order adds another layer businesses have to address in order to be compliant. >> they're going to have to make some very delicate business decigs with regard to their office culture. >> reporter: peter nuno says this also includes setting up expectations with how businesses and their customers the act. >> i am going to request that everybody comes inside to show proof of vaccination. >> reporte

as amanda del castillo explain, that comes with asking, whether a worker is vaccinated. >> reporter:he county is in a different and safer place pointing to low vaccination rates and low covid numbers. >> i'm rescinding the reduction order and i'm replacing it with a very simple order. >> reporter: along with requirements, employer. >> aaron: have to verify whether employees are vaccinated. rebecca la pina says the rules offer some comfort as she plans to return to the office. >> but i still do worry about people who are vulnerable in the workplace. people who can't receive the vaccine for religious reasons or medical purposes. >> reporter: there are a will the of legal issues at play. the health order adds another layer businesses have to address in order to be compliant. >> they're going to have to make some very delicate business decigs with regard to their office culture. >> reporter: peter nuno says this also includes setting up expectations with how businesses and their customers the act. >> i am going to request that everybody comes inside to show proof of vaccination. >> repor

in the south bay i'm amanda del castillo, abc7 news. >>> an incoming stanford freshman has been namedhe new national youth poet laureate. 18-year-old alexandra nguyen of sacramento is a second generation vietnamese american. she was selected from four finalists. she says she sees poetry both as a means to self-expression and social justice. >> regard little of if your voice is shaking, that doesn't mean your words are any less valuable. i encourage anyone who feels on the fence about speaking authentically to their experiences to share it because someone out there needs to hear exactly what you have to say. >> remarkable young woman, as you can tell. she says she's inspired by amanda gorman who held the same position and became an international celebrity after reading at president biden's inauguration, which was such a powerful moment. just so impressive, alexandra, just terrific. >> can't wait to hear more, very inspiring. >>> let's get to our weather, sandhya patel, with what's in store for the weekend. >> yeah. we have some beautiful weather coming our way this weekend. those winds

in the south bay i'm amanda del castillo, abc7 news. >>> an incoming stanford freshman has been named the new national youth poet laureate. 18-year-old alexandra nguyen of sacramento is a second generation vietnamese american. she was selected from four finalists. she says she sees poetry both as a means to self-expression and social justice. >> regard little of if your voice is shaking, that doesn't mean your words are any less valuable. i encourage anyone who feels on the fence about speaking authentically to their experiences to share it because someone out there needs to hear exactly what you have to say. >> remarkable young woman, as you can tell. she says she's inspired by amanda gorman who held the same position and became an international celebrity after reading at president biden's inauguration, which was such a powerful moment. just so impressive, alexandra, just terrific. >> can't wait to hear more, very inspiring. >>> let's get to our weathe sandhya patel, with what's in store for the weekend. >> yeah. we have some beautiful weather coming our way this weekend. those winds

news of the suspects sought stockpile is drawing interest this morning, abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo learned that among the weapons were 25,000 rounds of ammunition. >> reporter: a small explosion signaled the safe detonation of what was initiallfound nmadanal, evidence that remained even after the mass shooter simultaneously set his home on fire while he shot and killed nine of his coworkers at this really hard wednesday morning. >> there was a pot on the stove at the residence at it was likely turned on, inside the pot they located ammunition. around the pot there was excel events. >> reporter: neighbors were surprised to hear what was hiding next door. >> i didn't expect all the stuff inside, i thought he was a normal person. i just found out and it was a little scary. now i'm safe. >> reporter: according to the sheriff's office investigators uncovered an estimated 25,000 rounds of ammunition, a dozen guns and 17 molotov cocktails. they say cassidy's guns were not locked away rather stashed near different doorways in various parts of the home ready to use. >> if he was to be conta

i'm amanda del castillo. >> i was left speechless at human kindness that i have witnessed the last few days. >> reporter: paul mejia was married and had five children. the family had been planning to visit disneyland this weekend. you can help support this family. the victims of this tragedy. we have a look at how you can help families directly impacted by this gun violence. >>> marin firefighters are training in what is expected to be a busy fire season. the goal was to clear up to 100 acres. firefighters will be doing more controlled burns at the june. >>> some bay area will be drying out further this weekend. >> it's going to feel like a summer sizzler, sunday morning in particular. the holiday heat that's when the temperatures are going to spike, sunday and monday. excessive heat warning for solano county. mid-100s expected. and there's a heat advisory for the north and east bay. 12 to 9:00 p.m. on monday. lake county 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. once again low 90s to low 100s. risk of heat is there. triple digits inland. i'll be back to tell you exactly how your weekend is shaping up.

abc7 reporter amanda del castillo shows us how pandemic pinatas are offering relief. >> reporter: theenuateas becoming a hit for elizabeth, a full-time nurse, spending free moments conducting the giant germs modeled after covid-19felt among the necessary materials, card board, crate paper, and time. >> each one start to finish takes about a week. >> reporter: headquarters is her home kitchen, he says news of vaccines inspired her to get creative. she works directly with covid-19 patients and understands people may search for an out let after an awful year. >> it has been emotionally draining, physically draining, intellectually draining. >> reporter: so this is a welcome distraction. as cases drop, mccarthy is introducing a tangible takeoon pommeling the pandemic. >> this is a huge deal. i want everyone to just enjoy smashing covid. >> it will take more than one pinata to get over this one. >> reporter: dr. thomas plant, a professor of psychology at santa clara university, says there is quite a bit of research pointing to this relief providing at least a brief moment of relief. >> sti

i'm amanda del castillo. >> i was left speechless at human kindness that i have witnessed the last feways. >> reporter: paul mejia was married and had five children. the family had been planning to visit disneyland this weekend. you can help support this family. the victims of this tragedy. we have a look at how you can help families directly impacted by this gun violence. >>> marin firefighters are training in what is expected to be a busy fire season. the goal was to clear up to 100 acres. firefighters will be doing more controlled burns at the june. >>> some bay area will be drying out further this weekend. summer sizzler, sunday morning in particular. the holiday heat that's when the temperatures are going to spike, sunday and monday. excessive heat warning for solano county. mid-100s expected. and there's a heat advisory for the north and east bay. 12 to 9:00 p.m. on monday. lake county 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. once again low 90s to risk of heat is there. triple digits inland. i'll be back to tell you exactly how your weekend is shaping up. >>> happening now hu. adults f vaccinate

as amanda del castillo explains whether or not travel is rebounding. >> reporter: these photos hours apart. hernandez her flight flight empty. and on a flight completely full. >> the airport was completely jam packed. there was no social distancing there. >> reporter: her family is one of many masking up and making travel plans. nowhere close to prepandemic levels that's still 10 times higher than travel this time last year. >> we're still traveling with masks. we're still traveling the hand sanitizers, but when it comes to the volume of people gatherings that is definitely going to feel more normal than it has the previous years. >> reporter: locally agency data shows sjc saw a 53% drop in passengers in early april 2021 compared to private school 2020. sfo saw a 60% drop. still bay area airports are starting to see more customers only slowly. estrada says travelers should be prepared the pandemic can make some for uncomfortable moments. >> there's a lot of anxiety in traveling because there's a few people that won't wear their masks completely. you hear the coughing, so you see ever

as amanda del castillo explains whether or not travel is rebounding. >> reporter: these photos hours apart. hernandez her flight flight empty. and on a flight completely full. >> the airport was completely jam packed. there was no social distancing there. >> reporter: her family is one of many masking up and making travel plans. nowhere close to prepandemic levels that's still 10 times higher than travel this time last year. >> we're still traveling with masks. we're still traveling the hand sanitizers, but when it comes to the volume of people gatherings that is definitely going to feel more normal than it has the previous years. >> reporter: locally agency data shows sjc saw a 53% drop in passengers in early april 2021 compared to private school 2020. sfo saw a 60% drop. still bay area airports are starting to see more customers only slowly. estrada says travelers should be prepared the pandemic can make some for uncomfortable moments. >> there's a lot of anxiety in traveling because there's a few people that won't wear their masks completely. you hear the coughing, so you see ever

in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >>> scary moments at a high school, a complete stranger walking into class and attacking two students and a teacher. police say they have now taken the 48-year-old woman to jail after she clearly went on a tirade in a classroom. staff at santa rosa charter schools says she snuck classroom and attacked two students and the teacher. police finally arrived and took her into custody. >>> the oakland police department acknowledged tonight there's still police treat treat treat treat mayor schaaf says she knows that more needs to be done. >> we apologize and do everything we forward. >>> lebron james from downtown. >> it was the basket that et the warriors the chance move on to the postseason. >> but we're not done yet. we have chris alvarez outside of the staple center. >> reporter: it was a heartbreaker for warrior fans. let's go to the game. steph curry was amazing. he made a three pointer to end the first half. the warriors had a 13 point lead at the break. as you saw just right now. lebron james came through in the clutch when it mattered m

in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >>> scary moments at a high school, a complete stranger walking into class and attacking two students and a teacher. police say they have now taken the 48-year-old woman to jail after she clearly went on a tirade in a classroom. staff at santa rosa charter schools says she snuck classroom and attacked two students and the teacher. police finally arrived into cus the oapolice department acknowledged tonight there's still police treat treat treat treat mayor schaaf says she knows that more needs to be done. >> we apologize and do everything we forward. >>> lebron james from downtown. >> it was the chance move on to the postseason. >> but we're not done yet. we have chris alvarez outside of the staple center. >> reporter: it was a heartbreaker for warrior fans. let's go to the game. steph curry was amazing. he made a three pointer to end the first half. the warriors had a 13 point lead at the break. as you saw just right now. lebron james came through in the clutch when it mattered most. it was a good defensive stand. lebron hit a 30-footer t

i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7, news. >> very good. william schatner, wow. >> love it. yes. >>> san francisco is getting in on the comi-con craze. >> it's also losing one of its largest conventions booked for this year. fan expo is planning a convention in 2022. but the american college of rheumatology canceled their convention. about 15,000 people would have attended. >>> san francisco's iconic cable cars will be rolling again. just one line, the palo height rout will be running again. the system need detailed maintenance before cars can get back into service. muni is expected to give an update during tomorrow's meeting. >>> santa clara women's soccer is your national champion. we'll show you how they got it done ahead in sports. >>> you're probably headed to a food truck to satisfy your flavor cravings. now they need your support. >>> how a near death experience inspired a man to create the first bobba card game. >> first here's a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live right after abc 7 news at 11:00. >> thanks dan and ama. tv build strong bones. >> i t

. >> in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >>> education is one of the foundations of buildinga better bay area no matter whether it's remote or person. as jr stone explains it comes as some lawmakers are accusing the district of using a legal loop hope to get funds. >> san francisco unified school district superintendent vincent matthews makes it clear that all schools in grades will start back up in the city come august. >> a full return in the fall august 16. a full days five days a week. >> reporter: tuesday school board meeting addressed that and san francisco's school start times now limited to 7:50, 8:40 and 90: 8:40 and 90: >> we're not going to give the district the ability to do distant learning. >> reporter: a remote option may not be completely gone in certain cases. >> consideration what it will take and what it could look like to offer a very small remote option even as we await guidance from the state. >> reporter: as the focus moves to preparation. lawmakers are calling out unified for not starting students weeks o or months despite having good covid numbers. th

i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7, news. >> very good. william schatner, wow. >> love it.. >>> san francisco is getting in on the comi-con craze. >> it's also losing one of its largest conventions booked for this year. fan expo is planning a convention in 2022. but the american college of rheumatology canceled their convention. about 15,000 people would have attended. >>> san francisco's iconic cable cars will be rolling again. just one line, the palo height rout will be running again. the system need detailed maintenance before cars can get back into service. muni is expected to give an update during tomorrow's meeting. >>> santa clara women's soccer is your national champion. we'll show you how they got it done ahead in sports. >>> you're probably headed to a food truck to satisfy your flavor cravings. now they need your support. >>> how a near death experience inspired a man to create the first bobba card game. >> first here's a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live right after abc 7 news at 11:00. >> thanks dan and ama. tv build strong bones. >> i total

. >> in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >>> education is one of the foundations of buildinga better bay area no matter whether it's remote or person. as jr stone explains it comes as some lawmakers are accusing the district of using a legal loop hope to get funds. >> san francisco unified school district superintendent vincent matthews makes it clear that all schools in grades will start back up in the city come august. >> a full return in the fall august 16. a full days five days a week. >> reporter: tuesday school board meeting addressed that and san francisco's school start times now limited to 7:50, 8:40 and 90: 8:40 and 90: >> we're not going to give the district the ability to do distant learning. >> reporter: a remote option may not be completely gone in certain cases. >> consideration what it will take and what it could look like to offer a very small remote option even as we await guidance from the state. >> reporter: as the focus moves to preparation. lawmakers are calling out unified for not starting students weeks o or months despite having good covid numbers. th

i'm amanda del castillo, abc7 news. >>> you can be go to abc7 .com/take action for ideas, information over the past year, we have seen so much change in the workplace as part of building a better bay area. even more changes are likely. abc7 reporter, david has this story. >> reporter: vanessa is part of a group of working poor who resorted to living in her vehicle to make ends meet. >> i worked at the evergreen cooperative. there is wi-fi and i don't have to go to the park or library to go and be able to do my school work. >> reporter: ethnographic research talk to real people such as pe pe baselining streets in silicon valley. the hope is to spur conversations about solving issues that disproportionately affect single members, mothers, people of color. >> many low-wage workers don't know how many hours they will have for work in the next week so how do you plan for securing childcare? how do you plan to meet the daily expenses of daily living? >> new technology that monitors worker productivity could bring huge changes to the workplace. >> maybe does the work doing. it is injury prod

in san jose i'm amanda del castillo, abc7 news. >>> -- >> and a vigil was held last night to honor theife of paul megia one of the nine shooting victims. dozens of people gathered in mountain house near tracy where the family lived, paul megia was married and had three children. the family had been planning to visit disneyland this weekend. it is just absolutely horrible and heartbreaking. you can support the families of victims in this tragedy, head to abc7 news.com/ take action and that is where we have information about how to donate to the families directly impacted by this violence. >>> moving on, happening now with more than half of u. s. adults now fully vaccinated, millions of americans are on the move. aaa protects more than 37 million will travel over the memorial day weekend, a 60% increase compared to last year. 34 million will be hitting the road and that includes about 4.5 million californians. the tsa says it expects to screen 6 million passengers through tomorrow. many people are taking a big step this memorial day weekend and traveling for the first time since the pand

little leary of others because of the pandemic, ricialization got baked into we will ha tam amanda del castillos. >> okay. well, yesterday i went out and i said, well today is the day, i am going to just walk outside without a mask, go down the street, just like we are allowed to do. when i tell you i was about the only one and i was getting looks and someone even crossed the street to avoid me. >> oh, no! >> eventually i put it back on just so i would not get the weird looks. >> yeah. >> shame, shame. >> we are so used to it. i felt super weird not wearing it. i kept reaching for it, making sure i had it. >> you have it so people know you do have it. we are not out here with no class and dignity! >> thank you. all of that was going through my head! [ laughing ] it is going to take a little time. >> i think so. so. >> all right. >>> when are we going to start the shirt company that says i have been vaccinated, stop the side eye or something like that. >> mike, you just gave somebody an idea. >> there you go. i will take credit for this one and get nothing for it, right? [ laughing ] >>> let's t

amanda del castillo, staignition station. >> last year most concerts and supporting events got canceledecause of the pandemic. that proved to be a doubly bad situation for a lot of people. they didn't get to see the events they wanted and stubhub didn't offer refund, only credits. now the online retailer says it will offer refunds to some customers who bought ticket in the u.s. or canada on or before day. the u.s. postal service is hosting a virtual event to launch its new droid stamps. the postal service says they were a nod to the commitment of lucas film and its parent company, disney, to science, technology, engineering and mt. , or s.t.e.m. learning. it is also the parent company of abc7. >>> in the east bay the city of danville is hosting the 6th annual may the 4th be with you all day including a jedi drive- thru. look at that! the festivities start at 11:00 this morning. the scavenger hunt is free but you have to pay for everything else. to register, go to danville.ca.gov. >> i finally got to meet r2d2 last year. when i tell you i felt like i was meeting a huge celebrity. >> did

amanda del castillo takes a close look. >> congratulations, mr. reporter: the recent confirmation of california's new attorney general proves there is a place for asian american pacific islanders representation in government. today's with reaction, the demands to stop aapi hate , there is an amplified interest to seek greater political influence. >> my name is alex lee. >> reporter: a cantonese american son of immigrants, his resume includes a list of historical first, the first generation the openly bisexual, the youngest lawmaker and that only 25 years old, the youngest to be elected in more than 80 years. >> it's important to do your job very competently. >> reporter: prominent aapi legislators like congressman my conduct and evan mild, evan says there is no question that representation matters. >> you can imagine yourself in that role if there's not some and it looks like you, speaks like you, thinks like you and knowing it was possible, least gave me the idea. >> census bureau data details the aapi community accounts for more than 15% of cali