amy hollyfield live with how this new pilot program would work. ey're going to try a new approach. alameda now won't send a uniformed police officer in a marked car with lights and sirens to a call for mental health services. instead they're going to try sending a firefighter paramedic and an emt who will be in plain clothes. they'll be in an unmarked vehicle. they won't have the lights and sirens blaring. they're hoping will deescalate. >> somebody calls because they saw somebody dancing in the street. make sure those calls are directed to this pilot unit. >> we'll check back in with amy in a moment. >>> let's shift gears and share this developing news about tropical storm elsa. it's bearing down on florida this morning making the search for people missing in that condo collapse extremely difficult. here's a live look at the collapse site this morning. first responders have not detected any new signs of life in the rubble lately and they continue this desperate search. they say this is still a search and rescue operation and their primary focus fo

amy hollyfield live in walnut creek with the new numbers from the state. amy? >> reporter: good morning. know vaccine is perfect. as we see the number of cases go up it makes sense we would w see some people who are not vaccinated getting the virus. according to the numbers from the state, your chances of getting covid are low if you are vaccinated. in california of the 20.7 million people who are fully vaccinated 14,000 have contacted covid. a fraction of those, 843, have led to hospitalizations and even fewer 88 people have died. that number could be less as health officials say it's unclear if covid-19 has been the primary cause of death. even if you contract the virus and you are vaccinated you have a one in 235,000 chance dying. >> that's an important message. otherwise people may interpret cases saying the vaccine is effective. >> abc 7 news reached out to the bay area counties to learn more about their breakthrough cases. of the ones we've heard from san mateo, san francisco, napa and simona only sonoma county reported any deaths from vaccinated individu

this morning, amy hollyfield, is live. where we might see a potential mandate. >> reporter: many think think t mandate is coming to the bay area and that you will need a mask at the grocery store again. here are the numbers they are looking at that is making them concerned. we have a map that shows what the abc data team is showing. in the bay area, san francisco, alameda, contra costa and solano counties are read. the level of community transmissions is high. the other counties, the level is substantial. all four red counties that have seen a 30% to 70% increase in covid-19 cases in the last seven days. we asked an epidemiologist what he thinks. >> there is lack of vaccination. the second thing is delta. then we get down to the third things and that is intro transmission. most of that transmission is going on and households but if we are going to go outside, bars and clubs are next on the list. >> if mask mandates happen, matt haynie announced you can expect a group announcement from help officers all over the bay area. s

amy hollyfield is live in concord. permit good morning.ws is that deaths are almost nonexistent in the bay area. we are averaging one death a day to to covid-19 in the nine county region. some icu units are still filling up and that is a concern to some doctors who are surprised by this. sonoma county icu beds at 72% capacity. 13 at the patient's in icu have covid-19. county health officials say all of the patients are not vaccinated. a surge in a few states across the country like missouri and utah. it is the delta variant that is the most dominant strain in the u.s. >> if we had more people vaccinated interstates or more naturally acquired immunity, we would see less transmission. less transmission we have, the fewer variants. >> he said he would've expected to see a longer break in cases. he thought it would be until august before we saw possible surge. the last time sonoma saw numbers like this was in mid- february. the death rate is the lowest we have seen since the start of the pandemic. officials give the credit to the vaccine, sayi

amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with the new numbers from the state. >> reporter: good morningaccine is perfect so as we see the number of cases of covid-19 cases rise, we are going to see more vaccinated people get infected. about five out of every 100 cases will be in vaccinated patients. those people may be frustrated that they still got infected but they have a huge advantage in the fight. the percentage of those dying who are vaccinated is .0006. even if you contract the virus and you are vaccinated, you have a one and 235,000 chance of dying. >> that is an important message because otherwise people may interpret breakthrough cases as a sign that vaccine is not effective. >> abc7 news did reach out to the bay area counties to learn about breakthrough cases. so far, san mateo, san francisco, napa and sonoma, only sonoma county reported deaths from vaccinated individuals. two people have died and both were over the age of 90 with significant underlying health conditions. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> covid-19 case rates are doubling or in some cases tripling across the bay

. >> this morning abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield joining us live in it walnut creek with advice from health experts amid this new mask guidance from the cdc. amy. >> reporter: delta variant and we just aren't doing enough to stop it to slow it down. so now that's why you're hearing talks about mask mandates to try to get those case numbers back down. the recommendation from the federal government is now that everyone wear masks indoors and that includes people who are vaccinated. and as the delta variant gains strength, the concern is what could happen next. >> every time another person gets infected it gives the virus an opportunity to mutate again. we don't know what it could do in the future. we want to get that under control as quickly as possible. >> reporter: governor gavin newsom was asked if a mask mandate was coming back. at this time the focus is on vaccinations. saying if people would get vaccinated we would not need to be thinking about a mask mandate. so this mask announcement from the federal government is a recommendation. it is not a mandate. live in walnut creek, amy

amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> all right. thank you, amy. >>> happening today president joe biden is set to deliver remarks about getting more americans vaccinated. the president is walking a fine line. he is recognizing the 4th of july is not what he hoped it to be of getting 70% of the people vaccinated. today the presiddelta variant a investments. >>> there as a new version of the rt of the virus that attaches to the cells that infect. even with a new mutation vaccines will prove effective. infectious disease expert mon cal sellous. >> likely to emhow late the uk and israel whether older people need a third is the. >> more data still needs to be collected to confirm if delta plus is more transmissible than the delta variant. >>> developing news out of florida. stormy conditions caused by tropical storm elsa are hindering rescue efforts. 28 victims have now been identified. the crews are still working around the clock trying to find 117 people who are still unaccounted for. >> reporter: this morning with tropical storm elsa

amy hollyfield live to break down these statistics. porter: yeah, we've been talking to people as they head into this safeway here this morning about half the people aren't wearing masks. one man told me he'd be willing to put the mask back on because it's for public health. one woman told me she is sick of this, she's not happy about this idea. that's what we're hearing. here is what health officials are seeing. this is a map with the data that our abc 7 news data team has been looking at. this is from the cdc. you'll notice in the bay area we have some red counties. san francisco, alameda, contra costa and solano. that means the level of community transmission in those counties is high. that's why we're hearing about a possible mask mandate coming. all four have seen a 30 to increase in covid increase. they do say you have a little time before this happens. >> we need to recognize there are delays in between the moment when people get infected until they develop severe symptoms that require hospitalization. >> no matter when this happ

amy hollyfield live in the east bay with the clues they have so far. amy. >> reporter: hi, good morning. yeah, volunteers say a call came in overnight from a family saying they heard a cry for help coming from the canyon. so volunteers are responding to that. they are ramping up their search just as authorities had announced it was possibly time to scale back. philip kreycik of berkeley disappeared saturday afternoon after telling his wife he was going for a run on the trails of the pleasanton ridge regional park. hundreds of people have searched the area for him since then, heading out in hiking gear. some with search dogs. authorities have also looked from up above in a plane and with a drone. they have not seen a trace of him. >> we should have seen him by now. we should have encountered. there should be something that should have led us to him. some type of something. and that's what's hard to digest here. that's why we're all here tonight. it's hard to leave knowing that we haven't exhausted all those questions in our minds. >> reporter: well volun

amy hollyfield, abc7. >> all right. now to the pandemic.a health officials are going against cdc guidances and pushing for masks in schools. there are new recommendations from the american academy of pediatrics. >> reporter: the academy is telling parents, teachers and students they should wear masks inside the classroom regardless of their vaccination status. the delta variant accounts for the most hospitalizations among people who are unvaccinated. right now children are not eligible. the new guidance goes against currencdc guance. the cdc said vaccinated people do not have to wear a mask in schools. >> you can understand why the american academy of pediatrics might want to do that. they just want to be extra say the cdc recommendations may be appointment variant with that. in every respect, the cdc also leaves open the flexibility on the part of local agencies, local enterprises, local cities and states to make a judgment call based on the situation on the ground. >> the cdc is under mounting pressure to revisit its mask guidance after t

amy hollyfield live in richmond. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're talking about the west contra costa school district. this covers richmond, san pablo, hercules. about 2800 students and they're announcing they will be focusing on not only the students physical health as we deal with this covid virus, but also their mental health. so the west contra costa school district announcing plans. all students will be coming back to in person learning and they'll be required to wear masks, stay three feet apart from others and to do at home health screenings every day. the school district will also focus on students mental health after a year of isolation. and their academic status and how much learning loss each student suffered after a year on zoom. >> they can really key in on where are the gaps in our students and their learning and then being able to put in the strategies, the teaching and the interventions and the acceleration practices as well to move our students. >> to address mental health issues the teachers will spend the first six weeks foc

amy hollyfield live for us at city hall this morning. amy. >> reporter: for the fully vaccinated.ad your shots, starting today you can walk into city hall without your mask. you don't have to wear this. this applies to most city buildings. here in san francisco. there are a few exceptions. you still need a mask in jails, healthcare settings and on public transit. they are working closely with state and health officials to adjust their mask requirements as needed. 74% of the eligible population in san francisco is vaccinated. one of the highest rates in the nation so they feel safe taking this step now. officials say they are watching the number of cases of the delta variant very carefully and they will adjust their policies as needed. they'll keep you posted on that that as of right now they do feel like it's safe for you to take your mask off inside places like city hall if you are vaccinated. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> happening today, president joe biden is set to deliver remarks about getting many more americans vaccinated. the presiden

amy hollyfield live at google headquarters with how it's handling reopening today. hi, amy. >> good morning. those big shuttle buses you've likely seen rolling from san francisco to here in mountain view will start running again today. another sign that life is starting to return to normal. there is some controversy surrounding this return to the office. with some google employees saying they think the company should allow them to keep working remotely, especially now that a google executive has announced he will be working from new zealand. google officials say his transfer request was approved and other employees can make the same request. the company will approve a certain number of requests but most employees will be required to work in the mountainview office at least three days a week starting in september. coming in today is voluntary. this is a soft reopening. the cafeteria will be open starting today. that's a bit of an incentive to draw people in. vaccinated workers will not be required to wear a mask. unvaccinated though will need to wear a mask. so all of

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield joining us live with information about how to stop this cycle of new infections and variants. amy. >> reporter: well health officials are worried about a summer surge. they are watching hospitals closely. they are noticing that almost all of the patients in hospitals with covid are unvaccinated. the delta variant is the dominant strain in the u.s. right now. and some parts of the country like missouri and utah are seeing a jump in cases. but we're also seeing a spike here at home in sonoma county. the health officer there says 72% of the county's icu beds are full. 13 of those patients have covid. the last time sonoma saw numbers like this was in mid february. one doctor we talked to said he is surprised to see this happening now. >> i would have thought we would have had a little more of a break. that we the doe : the od area due disa new death a day for the nine county region. that's the lowest death rate we have seen since the start of the pandemic. officials give the credit to the vaccine. they say just about everyone who is dying of covid right no

amy hollyfield is live with where the search stands this morning. hi, amy. >> reporter: hi there. it's gated up. the command post center has been torn down. volunteers aren't giving up hope. they're going to keep looking. that official intense search you've been seeing happening coming out of here all week, that is over. authorities packed it all up yesterday. they say this is now concluded. one search and rescue team member did say this could be the largest operation they've done in 45 years. hundreds of people have been searching the park area since saturday looking for philip kreycik of berkeley. he told his wife he would be going on a trail run in the area. he never returned. his car was found in the trail head parking lot and his phone was found inside as well. kreycik is a married father of two. his wife says she is not giving up. >> he's extremely fit mentally and physically. i ask people to have faith with us and that he is out there alive waiting for us. that we ask that people continue to help us. we will bring him home together. >>> the sheriff's department says if you

live in palo alto, amy hollyfield. >> thank you. >>> hundreds of bars in san francisco now require proof of vaccination or a recent negative test if you want to go in. jr stone spoke to bar owners ne who said they're getting pushback. >> if i could just see your i.d. >> reporter: that's how this goes when you arrive in san francisco's hate ash bury district. they've been requiring proof of vaccinations to go inside since june, something other san francisco bars started doing thursday. >> i would say 80% to 85% of the time people are compliant, happy to comply. >> reporter: but the general manager warns there have been some tense moments. >> we've had people call us nasties on yelp. we've had people saying we violated the hipaa act. we've had people cough on us or spit on us. >> i ask the question did those people actually live in san francisco. i was traveling throughout the southwest and no one was doing anything like that. it makes me feel safer. >> reporter: but not all sf bars are requiring this. hundreds are but many are not. >> we are not requiring it yet, not until it's a law. >>

amy hollyfield. >>> new details about the vta gunman's previous interactions with law enforcement. our media partners with the bay newsgroup obtained documents about interaction between samuel cassidy and airport custom agents. it has notes from agents about cassidy having dark thoughts about harming people. it is unclear why that information wasn't passed on to local authorities. santa clara district attorney is meeting with officials to discuss the issue. >>> former 49er richard sherman will be in court today. we are hearing the 911 call that led to his arrest. >> i need officers to my house. my husband is drunk a. richard please stop. he is being aggressive and threatening to kill himself. >> that is sherman's wife, ashley maas, calling then went for help. sherman tried to break into her parent's home yesterday morning and he is being held in jail on burglary and domestic violence charges. police say he also crashed his car and is a investigation. his wife that he is a good person at this is not his character. we are doing our pride but just trying to get him out. i want people

in walnut creek, amy hollyfielde hools jobina at the live desk. >> the cdc guidelines for schools appliedyone , vaccinated or not. this applies to everyone on campus. a pediatrician talks about how he feels about sending kids back to class with the delta variant surging. >> you have a highly contagious virus with unvaccinated population. the children less than 12, i would only feel safe when sending my child to school if they knew was there a mask mandate. >> you said our ticket out is getting more people vaccinated. as students return to class, fall and winter are peak season for when the virus can spread, especially for those unvaccinated, until more the country vaccid.s e ghcall, he says. >>> details on the mugging of former u.s. senator barbara boxer. she sharing what happened on monday when her >> o stopped to me. n. i didn't think much of it. he got in a car and i thought he was leaving. that the other fellow jumped out of the car. he started to run towards me and i started to run away. essentially at the same time slammed me in the back and grabbed my phone because my hand let go o

amy hollyfield is joining us with more. >> reporter: good morning. this is a push from county officials and it is not a mandate. they're leaving it up to the work place. this is happening in san francisco, contra costa, and santa clara counties. it is a strong push for workplaces to require employees to be vaccinated and one restaurant owner in san francisco has already done that all her employees to be vaccinated. health officers say that they feel that the choice right now is to get vaccinated or get covid. and contra costa county, and unvaccinated person is 20 times more likely to get covid than someone who is fully vaccinated. >> unvaccinated workers pose a risk not only to themselves, but to their coworkers and to the members of the public they interact with. >> we want to empower businesses with this. >> reporter: we checked in with the director of biomedical ethics at stanford on this is your this is because the vaccine is accessible to everyone in the united states over the age of 12, it is ethical to require it, saying that public health ind

reporting live in pleasanton, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> there's a new warningthis morning about johnson and johnson's single shot covid-19 vaccine. jobina fortson at the live desk with the vaccine's link to a rare condition. >> i want to emphasi w this condiof the iv the johnson and johnson vaccine. those 100 people developed guillain-barre syndrome about two weeks after getting the shot. common symptoms include feeling weak in the legs, difficulty with facial movements and feeling a prickling sensation in your fingers and toes. >> the following day i couldn't walk at all. i'm not anti-vaccine. for the majority of people out there it's a good thing. i was just unfortunate. >> most people fully recover. health officials say the j&j's vaccines benefits outweigh the risks. as for what the fda is doing about pfizer. they met with pfizer to go over new data and the fda believes fully vaccinated people do not need a third covid-19 shot at this time. >> thanks. >>> the president is pushing to tackle gun violence. san jose mayor sam liccardo was one of several leaders

amy hollyfield is live in richmond, hi amy. >> reporter: good morning this is a big day for some of the students who haven't been here since the pandemic started and they will get a tour of the high school and feel familiar and see what covid protocols are put into place to make them safe. and we checked in with other school districts as well around the bay area and we are hearing a strong resolve from schools, that schools will be opening for in-person learning next month despite a rise in covid cases because of the delta variant. school administrators from san francisco to dublin tell us they think students can safely return to class. >> we've learned so much from the last 15 months that we can create the layered mitigations to keep students and staff safe with the return. >>reporter. state officials have made it very clear that students need to be back in class and that the distance learning model will not be funded by the state. that schools will lose money if kids aren't physically at school. and dublin is also saying it will offer tours to parents curious to see the safety measure

reporting live in palo alto, amy hollyfield , abc7 news. >>> there touch with health and safety in the. the lead of the california safe schools for all team address concerns about the delta variant. >> kids are still less likely to pass around to each other compared to adults and the thing that brings of this question is, because so many adults are vaccinated, our numbers and kids are looking higher than they did originally. that is not assigned that the kids are more vulnerable or susceptible with the variant, it is actually assigned that our vaccines are working on adults. >> they urge everyone who is eligible to get it before or school starts to ensure that school can stay open. >>> flash flooding and wiping out streets in arizona. that is not all. extreme weather emergencies across the country. the intense damage expected to come in today. >>> were looking at the big board. we are negative territory this morning. we will look at how the markets are doing again, coming up. >>> and it is 2021, so that means there is a roller coaster on a cruise ship. a first look at the first-ever co

live in pleasanton, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> and at the light rail yard in san jose, the community works to heal and they are working to restore service. they said they would resume by early this month and now it could be this fall. there is physical damage to the railyard and also the mental scars for the employees who will eventually return to work. it has sparked discussion. >> due to the incident, parts of the third floor of welding a are difficult to return to a need to be remodeled or rebuilt . >> reporter: the options could take 3-five yum years. >>city college and other sites saying there is no longer a need for the mass vaccination sites that are widelyva at pharmacies and clinics and other mobile sites. >>> people are refusing to get vaccinated. abc7 news reporter kate larsen says that vaccine skepticism among young adults may prevent herd immunity in the u.s.. >> reporter: research says 1 out of 4 18-25-year-olds say they will not get a vaccine. >> a lot of my friends are scared to get it. >> they think the vaccination is a hoax. >> there is misinformation on social medi

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in richmond with what they're going to learn today and how other bay area schools are preparing to go back to in person learning. hi, amy. >> this is a big day for some of those students. this is a big gorgeous campus here. deanza high school. they'll get to get familiar with the school and see what covid safety measures have been put into place. we checked in with several bay area school districts from san francisco to dublin. we are hearing a strong resolve that schools will be reopening for in person learning next month. despite a rise in covid cases because of the delta variant, school administrators tell us they do think students can n safely return to class. >> we've learned so much from it the the last 15 months that we can create the mitigations to keep our students and staff safe. >> state officials have made it very clear students need to be back in class and that the distance learning model will not be funded by the state any more. that schools will lose money if kids aren't physically at school. dublin is also saying it will offer

live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> nearly all bay area counties areommending that everyone wear a mask indoors. napa and santa cruz counties joined the push to encourage masking inside vaccination status. only solano county has yet to weigh in. >> committed not to imposing new restrictions. we are also committed to addressing the latest increase in the number of new cases in the state of california. >> nearly 21 million californians over the age of 12 are fully vaccinated. >>> a stanford virologist has figured out why many covid long haulers experience symptoms months after getting infected. dr. bruce patterson says people who feel fatigue and brain fog long after getting covid are not making up the symptoms. he used machine learning to find the root cause. a specific kind of white blood cell. >> these cells were acting like a garbage can and they were ey going around and scavaging dying cells that contained the covid proteins and was reprocessing them. >> dr. patterson says these white blood cells trigger an inflammatory response. his research is lea

amy hollyfield, abc7. >>> the tokyo olympics begin today despite the surge. there is no longer a scenario in which the games would be canceled. tokyo is under a state of emergency with a 6 month high in new infections. about 100 people affiliated with the games have tested positive. simone biles is now in a hotel and not in the olympic village. cases of the delta variant are multiplying across the country. a new model predicts that the current spike will not peak until october. jobina is at the live disk with how city officials are responding. >> atlanta, chicago, and boston are just some of the big cities requiring masks in school, students, and staff regardless of vaccinated status. covid-19 cases in kids are on the rise this summer. in up state new york, an outbreak at a sleep away camp infected dozens of campers between 7 and 11 years old. kids under 12 are not eligible for the vaccine. the white house says three states with low vaccination rates account for 40% of new infections, texas, missouri, and florida. james scott owen is in the hospital and says

amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> ucsf just reinstated its indoor mask mandate after rising number of cases of the delta variant were reported there. the mandate applies to the school staff and 6000 medical students, regardless of vaccination status. the school has not said how many students or staff have been infected but we do know 89% of staff and students have been vaccinated. officials expect to see breakthrough cases. >>> if you have not been vaccinated yet, the city of san francisco is bringing the vaccine to you. >> there are a number of drop insights around the city. abc7 reporter melanie woodrow explains how these locations will help groups it the hardest. >> reporter: san francisco health and city officials want to close the vaccination disparity gap. >> with this new delta variant, we will see higher infections of those who are not vaccinated and we can anticipate there will be at least 250 more deaths and disproportionally, those people will be african-american and latino. >> reporter: mayor london breed says every person at san francisco general hospital right now being treate

amy hollyfield is live where even a breeze is a concern. >> reporter: good morning. look at these dry hills. they were watched very carefully overnight as the winds were blowing and we were hearing reports of possible dry lightning. we did dodge that overnight. so that was really good news, happy to report that this morning. no reports of lightning strikes. this situation was watched carefully. the red flag warning was put into place for the bay area because of the weather and conditions on the ground. with the complex fires of last year on people's minds. they would be watching overnight. >> we have to be at a heightened vigilance. we will be maintaining a lookout throughout the day and night. >> reporter: the dark clouds and dark sky looked ominous but no reports of lightning strikes, we are happy to report that this monday morning that or if you got alerts on your phone. the winds have died down on mont diablo and it's a calm morning. >> thank you, amy. >>> more than a dozen wildfires are burning up and down the state especially north of us. several of them were s

amy hollyfield is live right now . >> reporter: good morning. county officials say it is the delta variant sweeping through here and they are now going to require vaccinated and unvaccinated people to put on a sk atheyco diurouse it is the new rule starting today. a ucsf dr. is saying the situation with covid is than he even realized. now he is looking at the numbers and he is saying the combination of the delta variant and our relaxed restrictions is driving this. san mateo county's positivity rate was .4% a month ago. now it is 2.6%. county officials say this is the first step. they will be watching to see if they need to do more. residence we talked to seemed understanding about the new rule. >> one step forward, halfstep backwards. you can certainly view it that way but in my mind, i would rather be safe than sorry. >> i see you're wearing two masks. >> i feel that even though i am vaccinated, i do not know who is walking by. >> reporter: here is more from the ucsf dr. in a tweet, he said that he was particularly noteworthy about the ucsf ex

in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> a landlord buyout isn't anything new in san franciscois the amount of a recent buyout. nearly $500,000 for a couple who lived in a rent-controlled apartment for 30 years. wayne freedman spoke with some of their neighbors today. >> reporter: under the heading, tales from the land of rent control, here is a head- scratcher centered on this six- story building in san francisco. >> definitely first world problems. >> we thought we were there until we died. >> reporter: jeffrey greene had been paying $7000 per month for a four bedroom apartment, a deal after rent control. now he is one of 11 tenants suing their landlord for turning their views from this, to this. along with construction noise, like this. it went on for four years and they claim, because they believe the landlord wanted them out, so he could charge higher end. >> there was not a choice about staying or not. >> and there wasn't any justice. >> reporter: steven mcdonald represents the tenants and has settled one case already. there is nothing that unusual about landlords paying

amy hollyfield explains what the fuss is all about. >> reporter: they have been in this line for so long, the days started running together. >> i got here the same time they did, so around 5:45 p.m. >> reporter: on monday. >> oh yes, that is yesterday. >> reporter: this was the line on tuesday morning at the san francisco best buy, with more than 200 people waiting to buy a rtx series graphics card for their computer. they started lining up monday morning in the bright sunshine. >> my friend brought me some sunscreen. >> reporter: by tuesday, the fog rolled in and made for a very cold night. >> pretty miserable. i am wearing 2 to 4 layers, but i need more. >> reporter: as the doors opened at 8:00 tuesday morning, these gamers forgot the pain and focused on the prize. >> it's worth it. >> a good feeling. i made it to my destination. >> reporter: best buy sold one card per person, to try to prevent scalpers from hoarding the cards for the resale market. as customers made the big purchase, they told us they do not plan on reselling them. >> i don't want to let it go, so it is going right to

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live. what do we know about possible mask rules in the bay area. >> reporter: they are thinking about it. this is just impacting l.a. county. don't forget your mask if you are traveling to l.a. it will impact you starting sunday. if you eat indoors, that's allowed, but you will need to put the mask on when you are not eating and drinking. this goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. on saturday. so, l.a. taking a step back one month after the state reopened. now the bay area is also seeing an increase in covid cases, and health officials here tell us they are watching the situation, but they are not putting masks man dates into place here at this time. alameda and marin county is thinking about recommending mask not mandating. and san mateo says changes are being considered. other all counties will follow state guidelines. an infectious disease expert at stanford says she doesn't think we need mask man date at this time burks we need to keep watching the activity of that delta variant. >> let's see

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. >>> there was a warning about the fire danger and amy hollyfield is there with the look at conditions this morning. >> reporter: good morning. the threat of drive lightning is a lot. the hills like this are watch very carefully overnight. the red flag warning was put into effect for most of the bay area because of the weather and the conditions on the ground. at this point, we do not have any reports of lightning strikes but we do have some good news after heading into the night with the warnings. we heard from many people that there were concerns of people pointing out the conditions that worried them. >> i changed almost was seems like overnight from green to gold and it is steadily getting darker and darker. >> you can see all of this brown. are just watching. we hope that nobody does anything stupid. the astronomers at the observatory say they plan to be on a heightened state of vigilance overnight maintaining a look out because of the green red flag warning and lightning strike warnings. but as you wake up and start the day, good news. no strides have been reported. it is a calm

. >> abc7 reporter amy hollyfield live outside of a county courthouse with more. >> reporter: county officials say it is the delta variant that is sweeping through, that is why they are changing the rule starting today. vaccinated or not, you need to wear a mask inside any county buildings in san mateo county. a dr. is now saying the situation is worse than he , th of the delta variant and our relaxed restrictions is driving this. san mateo county's positivity rate was 0.4% a month ago, now it is 2.6%. officials say this is the first step, they will be watching to see if they need to do more. residents seemed understanding about the new rule. >> one step forward, half step back. in my mind, i would rather be safe than sorry. >> i feel even though i am vaccinated, i don't know who is . >> maybe we dropped it a little quickly. >> reporter: here is more from that doctor, in a tweet, he said what is particularly noteworthy about the experience right now is that it is in a city with the highest vaccination rate, and cases are rising fast. marin county is also looking at making changes, po

abc7 reporter amy hollyfield is there and we will have a report 11:00 on "midday live" and on our werennels. >>> good morning. we have a crash right now in concord that is causing a slow down for people coming out of bay pointe. speeds are down to about 80 miles per hour in this area. the bridges are slow right now. these are the two i want to point out. these has speeds slow at about 9 miles per hour in the once you go on traveling, you will be beyond the backup. be beyond the backup. the metering is your family ready for an emergency? you can prepare by mapping out two ways to escape your home, creating a supply kit, and including your whole family in practice drills. for help creating an emergency plan, visit safetyactioncenter.pge.com this guy here is busy working on our state's recovery. you see he lives in california and by vacationing in california he's supporting our businesses and communities. which means every fruity skewer is like another sweet nail in the rebuilding of our economy. hammer away craftsman. calling all californians. keep your vacation here and help our state g