i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news.ou have questions about mandates, policies, you can ask our vaccine team. just go to abc7news.com/vaccine and click on the big blue box. dan: running for the exits, nearly 300 people evacuated from the airport. and lined up outside, flights were stopped for a time but have resumed. 7:30 tonight, witnesses thought they heard gunshots. it turns out there were no shots fired. police didn't find a gun either. two people were detained. two people did get injured while fleeing the terminal. one of the stake into the hospital but the injuries are not major. ama: mark zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself as meta. the new name symbolizes the company's goal of building the company's future meta-verse. it will bring the internet to life in a virtual world where people can meet, work, and play. announcement comes as the company is facing backlash from the leaked facebook papers that claimed the company ignored reports of the harms the social network created. tech experts say just becau

i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news.questions about mandates, policies, you can ask our vaccine team. just go to abc7news.com/vaccine and click on the big blue box. dan: running for the exits, nearly 300 people evacuated from the airport. and lined up outside, flights were stopped for a time but have resumed. 7:30 tonight, witnesses thought they heard gunshots. it turns out there were no shots fired. police didn't find a gun either. two people were detained. two people did get injured while fleeing the terminal. one of the stake into the hospital but the injuries are not major. ama: mark zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself as meta. the new name symbolizes the company's goal of building the company's future meta-verse. it will bring the internet to life in a virtual world where people can meet, work, and play. announcement comes as the company is facing backlash from the leaked facebook papers that claimed the company ignored reports of the harms the social network created. tech experts say just because the t

abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo with the jobs for. amanda: it's no secret school district or hurting, desperate to hire staff. an hours long jobs fair connected people to a wide range of open positions. >> special education assistant, food service assistaltransportag substitutes. amanda: brian says mount unified has up to 110 teaching vacancies a day. and he says school staff and site administrator step in. thursday's career fair as prickle to the school district as it was to job seekers. that's especially true for jesse turner. >> an opportunity for me to get back to work amanda: because of the pandemic, the handyman and groundskeeper said he has fallen on hard times, adding it is tough to pay bills when there is little business. >> a lot of people don't have the money, so i can't go in their homes and clean or fix anything. so, that's how i ended up here. amanda: for shane, pandemic challenges are forcing him to change plans. >> i have been involved in college baseball and teaching at the college level for the last 22, 23 years. covi

in the southbay, amanda del castillo. >> staying in the southbay. the theranos trial. former executive described a multimillion dollar deal the drugstore made with the company theranos. the $140 million deal included plans for in-store labs, plus investment money, and elizabeth holmes asked walgreens to hurry up with payments. the deal eventually fell apart. elizabeth holmes faces a dozen felony fraud charges. william shatner can now add oldest man to travel to space to his resume. the 90-year-old actor best known for his iconic role playing captain kirk on "star trek," blasted off on the latest blue origin lunch. >> what you have given me is the most profound experience i can imagine. >> william shatner was joined by three other passengers on his trip, grazed the edge of outer space. they got to experience weightlessness for three out of the 10 minutes of the flight. william shatner loves music and performing and is writing music inspired by everything he saw in space. it was a bit nerve-racking watching it. just hoping everyone is ok. william shatner was several time

in the southbay, amanda del castillo. >> staying in the southbay. the theranos trial.mer executive described a multimillion dollar deal the drugstore made with the company theranos. the $140 million deal included plans for in-store labs, plus investment money, and elizabeth holmes asked walgreens to hurry up with payments. the deal eventually fell apart. elizabeth holmes faces a dozen felony fraud charges. william shatner can now add oldest man to travel to space to his resume. the 90-year-old actor best known for his iconic role playing captain kirk on "star trek," blasted off on the latest blue origin lunch. >> what you have given me is the most profound experience i can imagine. >> william shatner was joined by three other passengers on his trip, grazed the edge of outer space. they got to experience weightlessness for three out of the 10 minutes of the flight. william shatner loves music and performing and is writing music inspired by everything he saw in space. it was a bit nerve-racking watching it. just hoping everyone is ok. william shatner was several times qu

abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo with the jobs for. amanda: it's no secret school district or hurting, desperate to hire staff. an hours long jobs fair connected people to a wide range of open positions. >> special education assistant, food service assistant, custodial substitutes, transportation, and teaching substitutes. amanda: brian says mount unified has up to 110 teaching vacancies a day. and he says school staff and site administrator step in. thursday's career fair as prickle to the school district as it was to job seekers. that's especially true for jesse turner. >> an opportunity for me to get back to work amanda: because of the pandemic, the handyman and groundskeeper said he has fallen on hard times, adding it is tough to pay bills when there is little business. >> a lot of people don't have the money, so i can't go in their homes and clean or fix anything. so, that's how i ended up here. amanda: for shane, pandemic challenges are forcing him to change plans. >> i have been involved in college baseball and teaching at the co

amanda del castillo explains what is being advised by agricultural officials. amanda: the oriental fruit flies -- last month, they landed here at the santa clara county fairgrounds. >> we found one and then two and then three. amanda: the counter now up to seven according to joe devaney. he says six flies usually signal a breeding population which is why the california department of food and agricultural there to -- declared a quarantine. from the fairgrounds north to the neighborhood, residents the quarantine zone are being asked to not share their backyard fruit to keep the flies from spreading. >> that would make farmers have a more difficult time growing the food. they probably have to do more pesticides, which no one wants to do. it would be more difficult for them to export things because other countries don't want this. amanda: it is a test of more than 200 -- pest of more than 230 fruits and vegetables. because we don't have a real wind chill -- winter, they could easily get established here. treatment is already underway, targeting the male fruit flies.

amanda del castillo explains what is being advised by agricultural officials. the oriental fruit flies -- last month, they landed here at the santa clara county fairgrounds. >> we found one and then two and then three. amanda: counter now up to seven according to joe devaney. he a breeding population which is why the california department of food and agricultural there to -- declared a quarantine. from the fairgrounds north to the neighborhood, residents i the quarantine zone are being asked to not share their backyard fruit to keep the flies from spreading. >> that would make farmers have a more difficult time growing the food. they probably have to do more pesticides, which no one wants to do. it would be more difficult for them to export things because other countries don't want this. amanda: it is a test of more than 200 -- pest of more than 230 fruits and vegetables. because we don't have a real wind chill -- winter, they could easily get established here. treatment is already underway, targeting the male fruit flies. workers scored a small patch of attract

i'm amanda del castillo abc 7 news.s to issues of race and social justice abc 7 is helping you take action check out our list of resources on how to find your ally go to abc 7 news.com/take action vandals and san leandro damage to beloved symbol of the holiday season, they destroyed at least 15 fiberglass nutcrackers valued at more than 16,000 now nutcrackers are part of the annual tree lighting and are placed on the city corners by the downtown san leandro community benefit district someone broke into the group storage building sunday night. there's a gofundme to raise money for new nutcrackers. well, it is the end of an era california's last kmart store will permanently close its doors and grass valley in december itt atn at locals. worried that they'll be left left in the lurch until then. i think it's going to cause a pretty decent hardship for some of the people who rely on kmart here and the things that they have, you know, even if it's just cat food and cleaning supplies. kmart was one of the biggest discount sto

i'm amanda del castillo abc 7 news if you have questions remember about covid-19 vaccine mandates policiesppening where you live? you can ask our vaccine team. just go to abc 7 news.com slash vaccine and click on blue box. you see there? left moving on police are investigating a shooting involving two students at mcclyman's high school in west oakland a teenage girl was wounded another girl apparently pistol whipped. it happened at about 2:45 at a corner store on market and 26th campus was locked down while police secured the scene a letter sent to parents says the students suffered non-life threatening injuries, and they are in stable condition a climens will be offering on campus coun. for students and staff who need it. while the man who shot and was killed while attempting to rob retired oakland police captain. ursi joyner last week has now been identified the alameda county coroner confirms 20 year old dasani gardner died of a gunshot wound social media posts indicate. he is a vallejo rapper lil fees surveillance video from the chevron shows gardner was with the group who attempted to

i'm amanda del castillo abc 7 news. and remember when it comes to issues of race and social justice abc 7 is helping you take action check out our list of resources on how to find your ally go to abc 7 news.com/take action vandals and san leandro damage to beloved symbol of the holiday season, they destroyed at least 15 fiberglass nutcrackers valued at more than 16,000 now nutcrackers are part of the annual tree lighting and are placed on the city corners by the downtown san leandro community benefit district someone broke into the group storage building sunday night. there's a gofundme to raise money for new nutcrackers. llma doorsfcali s and grass valley in december target will eventually replace it at that location at locals. worried that they'll be left left in the lurch until then. i think it's going to cause a pretty decent hardship for some of the people who rely on kmart here and the things that they have, you know, even if it's just cat food and cleaning supplies. kmart was one of the biggest discount stores in

i'm amanda del castillo abc 7 news.now moving into lake tahoe overnight into today truckee saw its first storm of the year just as we were seeing rain here abc 7 news meteorologist. andy patel is here with the timeline of when more rain we'll be moving in san diego. yeah. i'm right around this time. we'll be seeing rain across most of the bay area. i want to show you our chances of pain, there's a storm impact scale every single day for the next seven days one's for the next five days twos for sunday and monday as an atmospheric river. is expected now as you look at the eastern pacific the storms are lined up. it's a parade of storms. the next one is light system. it comes in tomorrow night going into early wednesday and as you look at the timeline here moderate to heavy rain eight o'clock tomorrow night in the north bay a 10 pm starting to slide into san francisco and the east bay was scattered showers continuing into wednesday now, that's not the only storm. we're going to take this right on through monday and look at

i'm amanda del castillo abc 7 news. take a look at this time lapse of snow moving into lake tahoe overnight into today truckee saw its first storm of the year just as we were seeing rain here abc 7 news meteorologist. andy patel is here with the timeline of when more rain we'll be moving in san diego. yeah. i'm right around this time. we'll be seeing rain across most of the bay area. i want to show you our chances of pain, there's a storm impact scale every single day for the next seven days one's for the next five days twos for sunday and monday as an atmospheric river. is expected now as you look at the eastern pacific the storms are lined up. it's a parade of storms. the next one is light system. it comes in tomorrow night going into early wednesday and as you look at the timeline here moderate to heavy rain eight o'clock tomorrow night in the north bay a 10 pm starting to slide into san francisco and the east bay was scattered showers continuing into wednesday now, that's not the only storm. we're going to take this

i'm amanda del castillo abc 7 news if you have questions remember about covid-19 vaccine mandates policiess happening where you live? you can ask our vaccine team. just go to abc 7 news.com slash vaccine and click on blue box. you see there? left moving on police are investigating a shooting involving two students at mcclyman's high school in west oakland a teenage girl was wounded another girl apparently pistol whipped. it happened at about 2:45 at a corner store on market and 26th campus was locked down while police secured the scene a letter sent to parents says the students suffered non-life threatening injuries, and they are in stable condition a climens will be offering on campus coun. for students and staff who need it. while the man who shot and was killed while attempting to rob retired oakland police captain. ursi joyner last week has now been identified the alameda county coroner confirms 20 year old dasani gardner died of a gunshot wound social media posts indicate. he is a vallejo rapper lil fees surveillance video from the chevron shows gardner was with the group who attempte

abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo spoke with bay area parents to explain their hope or , in some cases, their hesitancy, when it comes to their kids and the covid vaccine. amanda: parenting in the pandemic, protection and preparation have been top of mind. as a covid-19 vaccine for kids moves closer to reality, parents around the bay area are shifting focus to what this means for their young children. for this man and his sun, ronan, there is hope. emergency authorization could not come soon enough. >> obviously, with him being a lot more aware, sometimes he will ask about covid and how he can be protected. i think, even with the shot, he wants a shot. amanda: he says it will expand the family's ability to travel , and, most importantly, he says, offer the ability to be near older relatives without risking exposure. that is part of the motivation for clarice as well. clarice: we can visit grandparents and to just be mask free. amanda: her daughter turns five in november. while they are looking forward to the extra layer of protection, she wants to wait in , wanting to first hear

amanda del castillo explains that many feel it is the perfect site. amanda: soccer's most prestigious tournament could bring the most biggest soccer players -- and fans to levi's stadium. it is supposed to host the 2026 world cup. these are, airbnb, and others including the mayors of oakland, san francisco, and san jose. >> we have a great tradition of soccer in the bay area. going back to america or the world cup back in 1994, we have shown that we are a soccer crazed community. amanda: 22 cities across the two countries are being considered host cities. fifa will examine each stadiums capability to be a host of venue and whether the surrounding region is suitable. >> any time you are talking about an international event, you are talking about the kind of multiculturalism that we celebrate here in santa clara county. amanda: senator cortez says the world cup will bring the potential for the region to rebound from pandemic losses. we are told the world cup could bring more than $300 million to the bay area. >> trying to come out of this pandemic, it ge

amanda del castillo on a mountain view based business connecting capable candidates to good jobs. reporter: tech experts in silicon valley say they are seeing a shift in the traditional hiring process. resumes, gpas, and universities now carry little weight if you can't do the job. >> skills that you have accumulated and not what companies you work for. reporter: the cofounder and ceo of a mountain view based company bridging tech talent and recruiters through a service that reviews a candidate skills in real time. >> i will preview this once more to see if that did anything. reporter: a saving grace for this student after his first year he found difficulty in getting his foot in the door. >> i had no idea what you needed to do to get into these companies and i had a lot of failure. i didn't get into any internship after my first year. that was a really big problem for me. reporter: he landed a software engineering internship at walmart labs. the hands-on approach is one that this professor says puts candidates on a level playing field. someone from an ivy league isn't being held

abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo spoke with bay area parents to explain their hope or, in some cases, their hesitancy, when it comes to their kids and the covid vaccine. amanda: parenting in the pandemic, protection and preparation have been top of mind for the last 20 months. as a covid-19 vaccine for kids moves closer to reality, parents around the bay area are shifting focus to what this means for their young children. for this man and his son, ronan, there is hope. emergency authorization could not come soon enough. >> obviously, with him being a lot more aware, sometimes he will ask about covid and how he can be protected. i think, even with the shot, he wants a shot. amanda: he says it will expand the family's ability to travel, most importantly, offer the ability to be near older relatives without risking exposure. that is part of the motivation for clarice as well. clarice: we can visit grandparents and even great-grandparents to be able to just be mask-free. amanda: her daughter turns five in november. while they are looking forward to the extra layer of protection, sh

amanda del castillo explains it is the perfect site. >> come 2026, soccer's most prestigious tournament can bring the biggest soccer players and fans to levi's stadium. hosting the 2026 world cup backed by the 49ers, salesforce, google, visa, airbnb, and others, including the mayors of oakland, san francisco, and san jose. >> we know we have a great tradition of soccer in the bay area. whether the earthquakes, or the world cup back in 1994, we have shown we are a soccer crazed community. >> 22 cities across three countries being considered as host cities. expected to examine each capability to be a host venue and whether the surrounding region is suitable. >> when you talk about an international event at that level, you are talking about the multiculturalism we celebrate here. >> the world cup would bring the potential for the region to rebound from pandemic losses. understanding major events, dropping money. the world cup can bring more than $300 million to the bay area. >> trying to come out of this pandemic, filling tables, getting cash registers going, it is so needed right now. >>

in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo. larry: california will require eligible students get vaccinated for covid-19. kate larsen is a member of our own vaccine team. she was at the announcement today and has the timeline for when this will go into effect. >> we want to end this pandemic. we are all exhausted by it. kate: with that, the governor announced all california students, public and private, kindergarten through 12th grade, the vaccinated against the again coronavirus once the shot is fully approved by the fda. >> we want to see all of our staff also see them get vaccinated. kate: he is directing california's department of public health to add the covid vaccine to the list of diseases that children must be immunized against in order to attend school. there will be accommodations for medical and religious exemptions. >> it is a really good step and it is not over yet. the fight to get everybody vaccinated. kate: 113-year-old in marin -- one 13-year-old in marin, he testified at the state capital in support of a bill

reporter: in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo.: pfizer says it's ready to ship pediatric doses nationwide as soon as it gets the green light. san francisco announced a vaccine mandate for city contractors. it applies to those who work alongside public employees. the deadline to be vaccinated is october 31. crew ships returning to san francisco. the majestic princess will sail through the golden gate. it will be the first of 21 arrivals expected by the end of the year. dan: tomorrow night soccer match in san jose has been called off because of the violence at the earthquake's game last night. eight people were arrested after fights broke out at the stadium and in surrounding lots. one person was grazed by a bullet. police say it might have started when a fan ran onto the field and punched a san jose player. the earthquakes say tomorrow's friendly will be postponed until next year because of security concerns. ama: new developments out of texas, an appeals court is allowing the state to resume banning most abortions. a federal judge

amanda del castillo explains it is the perfect site. >> come 2026, soccer's most prestigious tournament can bring the biggest soccer players and fans to levi's stadium. hosting the 2026 world cup backed by the 49ers, salesforce, google, visa, airbnb, and others, including the mayors of oakland, san francisco, and san jose. >> we know we have a great tradition of soccer in the bay area. whether the earthquakes, or the world cup back in 1994, we have shown we are a soccer crazed community. >> 22 cities across three countries being considered as host cities. expected to examine each capability to be a host venue and whether the surrounding region is suitable. >> when you talk about an international event at that level, you are talking about the multiculturalism we celebrate here. >> the world cup would bring the potential for the region to rebound from pandemic losses. understanding major events, dropping money. the world cup can bring more than $300 million to the bay area. >> trying to come out of this pandemic, filling tables, getting cash registers going, it is so needed right now. >>

amanda del castillo you spoke with local experts about the ethical cost of a round-the-clock online contactow social sites can better protect users. reporter: ethics, algorithms, mental health, and money covered in tuesday's hearing. new details alleged facebook new about the toxic effects its platforms had on young users and still put money over morality. >> facebook has failed to live up to its moral responsibility by prioritizing profit over the safety of its users. there's been internal pressure for facebook to live up to its responsibility but leadership seems to refuse to do that. dan: pressure that this assistant professor at san jose state could make a difference. users need to lean on lawmakers and demand congressional oversight. >> it's never too late to enact laws to make facebook accountable to the public, to make them share their data. the research results that they've been conducting with the broad public. reporter: a study conducted by facebook uncovered 13.5% of teen girls said facebook owned instagram worse and suicidal thoughts. 17% said it contributed to their eating diso

amanda del castillo you spoke with local experts about the ethical cost of a round-the-clock online contact social sites can better protect users. reporter: ethics, algorithms, mental health, and money covered in tuesday's hearing. new details alleged facebook new about the toxic effects its platforms had on young users and still put money over morality. >> facebook has failed to live up to its moral responsibility by prioritizing profit over the safety of its users. there's been internal pressure for facebook to live up to its responsibility but leadership seems to refuse to do that. dan: pth assistant professor at san jose state could make a difference. users need to lean on lawmakers and demand congressional oversight. >> it's never too late to enact laws to make facebook accountable to the public, to make them share their data. the research results that they've been conducting with the broad public. reporter: a study conducted by facebook uncovered 13.5% of teen girls said facebook owned instagram worse and suicidal thoughts. 17% said it contributed to their eating disorders. >> we can'

amanda del castillo on a mountain view based business connecting capable candidates to good jobs. reporter: tech experts in silicon valley say they are seeing a shift in the traditional hiring process. resumes, gpas, and universities now carry little weight if you can't do the job. >> skills that you have accumulated and not what companies you work for. reporter: the cofounder and ceo of a mountain view based company bridging tech talent and recruiters through a service that reviews a candidate skills in real time. >> i will preview this once more to see if that did anything. reporter: a saving grace for this student after his first year he found difficulty in getting his foot in the door. >> i had no idea what you needed to do to get into these companies and i had a lot of failure. i didn't get into any internship after my first year. that was a really big problem for me. reporter: he landed a software engineering internship at walmart labs. the hands-on approach is one that this professor says puts candidates on a level playing field. someone from an ivy league isn't being held

reporter: in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo.izer says it's ready to ship pediatric doses nationwide as soon as it gets the green light. san francisco announced a vaccine mandate for city contractors. it applies to those who work alongside public employees. the deadline to be vaccinated is october 31. crew ships returning to san francisco. the majestic princess will sail through the golden gate. it will be the first of 21 arrivals expected by the end of the year. dan: tomorrow night soccer match in san jose has been called off because of the violence at the earthquake's game last night. eight people were arrested after fights broke out at the stadium and in surrounding lots. one person was grazed by a bullet. police say it might have started when a fan ran onto the field and punched a san jose player. the earthquakes say tomorrow's friendlyilbe postponed until next year because of security concerns. ama: new developments out of texas, an appeals court is allowing the state to resume banning most abortions. a federal judge suspend

in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo.ia will require eligible students get vaccinated for covid-19. kate larsen is a member of our own vaccine team. she was at the announcement today and has the timeline for when this will go into effect. >> we want to end this pandemic. we are all exhausted by it. kate: with that, the governor announced all california students, public and private, kindergarten through 12th grade, the vaccinated against the again coronavirus once the shot is fully approved by the fda. >> we want to see all of our staff also see them get vaccinated. kate: he is directing california's department of public health to add the covid vaccine to the list of diseases that children must be immunized against in order to attend school. there will be accommodations for medical and religious exemptions. >> it is a really good step and it is not over yet. the fight to get everybody vaccinated. kate: 113-year-old in marin -- one 13-year-old in marin, he testified at the state capital in support of a bill that removed per

. >> i'm amanda del castillo you, abc 7 news.eadlines, pfizer says it is ready to ship pediatric doses nationwide as soon as it gets the green light for kids five to 11. san francisco has announced a vaccine mandate for city contractors, this applies to those who work alongside public employees. the deadline to be fully vaccinated is december 31. cruise ships are returning to san francisco. on monday, the majestic princess will sail through the golden gate, the first of 21 arrivals expected by the end of the year. and solano counties health officer is calling out other bay area counties, saying there is no benefit to an indoor mask mandate. >> none of the counties that have such a mask mandate showed any benefit. all of them should have seen a reduction with disease and at most two weeks. none of them did. liz: but other health officials strongly disagree. abc 7 news reporter stephanie sierra has that story. stephanie: as most of the bay area inches closer to lifting indoor mask mandates, the county that never had one stands by i

i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. liz: pg&e crews are standing. by and ready for the rain. >> we will be working around the clock until all customers are restored safely and as quickly as possible. liz: they say they are fully stocked with backup equipment at their facilities across the bay area to deal with any outages. last week, damage lines and fires knocked out power for thousands of residents. pg&e says it was caused by the weather. in the east bay, after being canceled twice due to covid concerns, the alameda county inwed.tmpher kate larsen spoke to people who took advantage of the break in the storms. >> i happen to have that sausage right there. that is the one i want right there. >> [indiscernible] >> oh yes. kate: a polish sausage, corndog, and curly fries. there is nothing new about the county fair. but that is the point. >> all of this is nostalgic. look at that. >> it is good to come back to the fair. it has been a long time. [screams] kate: a break in the storm and covid restrictions means the fair is back after a two-year pandemic