kumasi: amy hollyfield -- reggie: amy hollyfield is live at the impact on your water bill. amy: here's what we're talking about. see this water spring this grass? that will cost you more in the east bay. starting july the first. east bay med will raises rates by a percent. for an average household, water officials say that will add about three dollars per month to the bill. they say they are doing this because of the droughts, saying we only got 15% of normal precipitation between april and march. >> reservoirs are 71% full and we would like them to be filled over the summer when the snow melts off of the mountains. at this point, it will not happen. amy: it is just adding up. last month, east bay med reinstated excessive use penalties and a 10% mandatory added e surcharge. contra costa water district looks like they will be next. the next board to raise rates next month. they will talk about a drought surcharge that would add up to 15% to the cost of a unit of water. liquid gold is what you're looking at right here. spring into the air and onto this grass, it will cost mor

amy hollyfield joins us with the details. amy: good morning. as doctors say, there is a lot of covid out there. 9 of the top 10 counties with the most covid are in the bay area. doctors say a lot has to do with people getting back to normal, living their lives, letting their defenses down and cases going up. with so many variants, some doctors think it might be time for a new vaccine. there is still some good news. hospitals are not being overrun. >> what is happening is the cases go up but hospitalizations stay low. that was true for the vaccinated with omicron and delta, but now it is everyone because there is so much natural immunity. amy: we asked doctors why the bay area is seeing more cases than other counties. they say it could be because other counties had higher case rates this past winter than the bay area and built up better immunity than the vaccine in the short run. another doctor said it could be because we test more in the bay area so we know of more cases. all four doctors we spoke with said the way to keep going forward is vacc

amy hollyfield is live there now. what is it looking like now? amy: this is a huge fire. it is still raging in this is a large building. we will show you views on the ground and also up above. this is the pentecostals of the east bay. the church has about 1000 members and there is a large crowd gathered, emotionally watching this building burn. this is located at central and railroad avenues in pittsburgh. they got the call at 2:45 this morning. right now they are trying to get the fire out in a defensive mode. it is too dangerous to go inside. firefighters say there was also a back draft phenomenon which blew out the front doors of the building. they are spraying water. they are out here on the ground. they are not going inside the building. no one has been hurt. that is good news they are using precautions as they fight this fire. the pastor tells me they usually gather at 5:00 for prayers. they are saying they need prayers as they deal with this fire. >> it is a building, the church is the people. the emotional connection to the building, we work so hard, modeling comp

amy hollyfield live in walnut creek with the reason behind this rise and why doctors believe there could be a silver lining. amy: true. hospitals are bracing for this rise in cases and what it could mean for hospitals, but doctors say there could be a little bit of good news in this surge. they say this surge could help the bay area gain a hybrid immunity for future strains going forward but we need to deal with this surge now. bay area medical professionals are seeing an uptick in hospitalizations but they believe vaccines are helping keep those to a manageable number. as far as why we are seeing a surge, it could be because our area has been so restrictive and has had such a high vaccination rate. >> because we were good for so long, we are susceptible to getting infected with a virus that's mutated a lot so that our vaccines don't recognize it that easily. >> here's a look at the number of covid cases in the bay area right now. santa clara county is seeing the most followed by alameda and contra costa county. this is making the bay area the section of the state with the highest rate o

abc7news amy hollyfield joins us live at the planned parenthood in walnut creek. amy: california is expecting planned parenthood clinics like this one to be overwhelmed with women coming from other states looking to get an abortion. california lawmakers are responding. there are now 13 bills in the california legislature meant to protect a woman's right and access to an abortion. they range to protecting doctors to expanding clinics and access. lawmakers to expect the health care system here will be strained if roe v. wade is overturned. >> we anticipate a 3000 percent increase in patients coming to california for care which means californians' impact to care will be impact it by the fact that we have this surge. amy: a constitutional amendment has been introduced in california to protect reproductive rights. what lawmakers are saying is they will not back down. they plan to double down. that constitutional amendment should pass easily through the assembly and will reappear on the november ballot here in california so california voters can decide if they want abort

live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, there are many ways you can help save water as we see the worst drought in decades. go to abc7news.com to find the article. >> the abortion rights debate takes center stage on capitol hill, the senate will vote on a bill to codify abortion rights into federal law, that comes as some states prepare for an influx of patients if they strike down row. >> california is one of them. we are looking to increase access to reproductive services. state legislature introduced a package of 13 bills to make california a sanctuary state for people who want an abortion. connecticut and new york are also expanding access and support for patients and providers. the senate votes today whether to codify abortion rights into federal law. it is unlikely to move forward because democrats do not have the 60 votes needed. treasury secretary janet yellen was asked about the economic impact of overturning roe. >> i believe illuminating the right of women to make decisions about when and whether to have children would have damaging effects on the ec

may holly -- amy hollyfield joining us live with more on that. amy: there is a high wind advisory for the east bay hills and the north bay mountains until about 2:00 this afternoon. some flyers popped up in yesterday's dry weather including two in san jose. firefighters knocked them down quickly and did not create any major problems. emergency response teams are on high alert and are asking that residents also be on guard. >> i want people to be careful. thire season, it is the earliest i have seen in 10 years with the dryness and fires happening in may when they use to start in june or july. people need to be extra cautious the summer. amy: they call the conditions the riskiest type of weather. first responders say they have been focused on fire prevention and educating the public and if people are not aware yet they say they need to be considering that the national weather service says that half of the country will experience 90 degree weather or hotter this weekend, and it is only may. reporting live from the east day -- from the east bay, amy

reporter amy hollyfield is joining us live in san jose. amy: good morning.ta workers will gather for a ceremony at 6:30 this morning to honor and remember their coworkers who were killed one year ago today. nine people were shot to death by a disgruntled vta worker as they gathered for a meeting in the downtown san jose railyard at 6:30 in the morning on may 26, 2021. the killer then shot and killed himself when police showed up. vta trains did not run for three months after the murders as the agency geving employees who are still in a lot of pain today. >> we knew this was going to be a very tough day for all of our employees, their families, lots of friends, people who we used to see. we had someone the other day who said so and so is to come in for coffee every morning before his shift and now he does not come in anymore. the impact on people, not only on our vta family, our community , but on our whole community, is still very severe. amy: the san jose city council proclaimed a day of remembrance for the victims at its meeting on tuesday and city hall wi

amy hollyfield is driving us -- is joining us live at sfo with travel concerns there. amy: a lot of cancellations. the good news is, sfo officials tell me it is not impacting this airport. they have seen 14 cancellations in last 24 hours. they say that's not an unusually high number. there's a lot of chaos and other airports yesterday, about 1200 flights canceled. 260 seven canceled today. delta is airline hit the hardest with these cancellations, blaming whether and air traffic control actions for the issues. this is sitting on a busy weekend. it is getting back to pre-pandemic levels. more than 39 point 2 million americans are forecasted to travel. they're not just flying, they are also hitting the road. travelers tell us at this point, they are just hoping for the best. >> i am here until i can see what's going on. i came here for my grandbabies graduation. amy: here is a guideline on how to plan your day if you are driving. experts are saying you should leave before 11:00 this morning to avoid traffic. it is expected to be the thickest [indiscernible] it is costing

amy hollyfield is live in san mateo, where one of these sites will be opening today. amy: yes, this test site at the college of san mateo will now be turning into a test to treat site. so, you have seen testing sites, many of them, over the past two years all over the bay area, but this one will be a bit different. it will add one more step to the process. people who test positive for covid can possibly them be treated for the virus. if they qualify, the patient will receive a prescription for covid treatment. officials say they will be able to fill the prescription right here. test to treat is a federal program. they also have sites at cvs stores in burlingame, san bruno and foster city. this one will be opening today at the college of san mateo. reporting live in san mateo, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> 5:08 a.m. here is live doppler 7. we are tracking cooler and windier changes for this afternoon and continuing through the week. here's part of the reason why. we have a storm system to our north. you can see some rain entering parts of northern california this morni

amy hollyfield, abc7news. reggie: happening today, supreme court justices will be meeting behind closed doors for the first time since that leak decision to potentially overturn roe v. wade. other outstanding cases and will touch on the fallout of the remarkable breach. it comes as senate republicans blocked a bill to write abortion rights and the federal law -- into federal law. >> the motion is not agreed to. reggie: the bill failed in a 49-50 one vote. joe manchin joined republicans to oppose it. senate majority leader chuck schumer called for the vote after a draft of the supreme court decision suggested federal abortion rights could soon be overturned. in california, governor gavin newsom wants to use taxpayer money to help pay for abortions. he is supporting a 125 million dollar health package in reproductive facilities. california already pays for some abortions for medicaid,'ify odog would aer incentives. for businesses to relocate from antiabortion and anti-lgbtq states. newsom will provide more detai

amy hollyfield is in san mateo. amy: good morning. the governor says he knows abortion clinics, like this one, will see an uptick in demand and we will have more women arriving from other states, looking to get an abortion, so the plan calls to help them out with the uptick in demand. the governor is proposing a $125 million health package that would invest in reproductive health facilities. and he wants to pay for abortions for women who could not afford one, women who do not have private insurance, but do not qualify for medicaid. another part of the plan, it appeals towards attracting businesses. the government is calling for creating incentives for businesses to relocate to california from those states with anti-lgbtq laws. he did not elaborate, but he is expected to give more details in a press conference today. the state has a $46 billion surplus, so the governor has money to spend. and he has a press conference scheduled for this morning to talk about his budget proposal. the legislature will have to finalize the state's budget

amy hollyfield is at the planned parenthood clinic in walnut this morning. inics like this one are expected to be overwhelmed after hearing this, by patients coming to california looking to get abortions. planned parenthood is predicting the number of women coming to california looking for abortions will go up 3000%. lawmakers are responding, doing what they can to prepare for this. there are currently 13 bills pending in sacramento intended to protect a woman's right and access to abortion. the bills range from protecting doctors legally to expanding clinics and access. there's also a plan to possibly alter the state constitution. >> i will be introducing a constitutional amendment that will make it crystal clear that reproductive rights in california, including and specifically abortion, are protected. we will not back down, we will double down. amy: if that passes, it would head to the november valid for voters to consider. california lawmakers say the possibility of roe v. wade being overturned has them motivated to fight. you heard her say that they are

amy hollyfield, abc7news. kumasi: you can stay up-to-date with the latest news and covid-19 pandemic by heading to abc7news.com/coronavirus. you can get answers to any questions with our team of experts. allegations against university president now have two state lawmakers telling her to step down. >> two years as a long time. i am excited to get this place open again. kumasi: the return of a california treasure. the landmark you can check out once again. drew: six: oh six, tracking the chance of an isolated shower later today. -- 6:06. that chance is likely in the north bay, 3:00 at isolated shower popping up, if one does. shower popping up, if one does. we rosy: it's the parent-teacher partnership that really makes a difference. ingrid: they know that their children are coming to a safe place. they're coming to a place where they'll be loved. kiyoko: we have a strong community of people that all look out for each other. we're all kind of taking care of the children. rosy: janitors, the teachers, the office s

amy hollyfield is live with that plan.: if you are headed into a hospital like this one listen up this impacts you. this proposal includes $1000 for every nurse and health care worker with the governor saying he would hope that would help with shortages. take a look at the plan. here are some highlights that will impact you if this passes. hospitals are set to receive almost $1 billion, $930 million to help with the inflation costs. tax refunds makeup most of the plan. rent relief gets $2.7 billion and even childcare is on the list getting a piece of the pie with $157 million carved out for child care. a total proposal is $18 billion in inflation relief for residents and businesses. the goal is to offset the rising cost of everything from food to gas to housing. the governor will outline his plan in a press conference later this morning. he will be working with the legislature to try and finalize a state budget. the deadline is next month. reporting live in san mateo, amy hollyfield. reggie: you can watch governor newsom's

amy hollyfield gives us a glimpse. amy: the station isn't open yet. it is still surrounded by a fence, an ugly reminder the station is not open yet. inside there are a few treats waiting for you when you are allowed in. take a look at this gorgeous piece showing chinese folk dance cut out of steel. it is the first thing you see as you head down the escalator toward the platform. one of the workers told me it looked great on paper but is even more stunning to see it cut out and up on the wall. they know everyone has heard about delays with this project so they wanted to show this sneak peek of the good that is happening and how important the station will be to chinatown. >> the artist, her story coming from the community, telling this incredible story through this beautiful visual, cements this idea that chinatown is going to be here forever and this station is almost an existential signal of that. amy: there are three pieces on display, three artists commissioned. the station itself is still closed, still working on finishing touches. officials are ta

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield joining us live this morning with what you need to know as we jumpe seeing an uptick in hospitalizations. hospitals are not being overwhelmed. doctors give the vaccine the credit for that. they say the cases are good going up. it is very easy to get infected right now. high levels of the virus circulating in the bay area right now. doctors say it could be happening for a number of reasons. travel restrictions have been dropped, a lot of people are out. people who like to visit here are possibly bringing covid with them. >> if you compare hospitalizations now to our winter surge, doctors say we look ok. >> it is true we have clinical tools now we didn't have prior. the reality is a surge like this is still a big problem. amy: one big problem is how many people are missing from work. here are some numbers for you to study. this is happening around the bay area right santa clara county leading the number with the highest numbers. this makes the bay the part of the state with the highest rate of new infections. there is some good news in this. doctors sa

amy hollyfield is live. e is a pretty look to this beginning of this warm day that we are expected to have. we are just hearing that it is going to be warm weather for the rest of this month, warmer than average and the wildfire risk to your home is going up. the 1st street foundation just released a first of its kind analysis of the wildfire risk for individual properties nationwide, creating hundreds of millions of simulations using data on local top graffiti, climate, metrics and building footprints and what they found is things are going to get worse. >> we found on average, the risk associated with wildfire probabilities are going to double, as wildfires grow in terms of the area they cover and the intensity of those wildfires that will distribute more embers. amy: the bay area, the steepest increase in risk was in napa and sonoma counties. you can log on to riskfactor.com and put in your zip code to get a risk assessment. we asked the fire marshal and he says everyone needs to assume their home is at ri

amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek. amy?we will have to wear masks any time soon to go inside a store or rest aurant. they don't think the requirement will be coming back anytime soon, and that's because the hospitals have not been overrun. even though we are seeing an increase in the number of covid cases in the bay area, the hospitalization rate is still low. dr. erica pond said we should always be ready for the possibility that we will need mask mandates again if the health care system starts to become overwhelmed, but right now that is not happening. we also asked her why the bay area is such a hot spot right now. >> it's a question we are all thinking about and looking at quite a bit. this particular virus continues to throw curveballs, and i think it really continues to find people who have not been and potentially -- you know, we have immunity from vaccines, we can get immunity from prior infection. if you have both, that gives you what we call hybrid immunity, which is superstrong. amy: according to cdc data, san fra

amy hollyfield has a look. not the attraction tourists expect to see as they look out at the san francisco skyline. but people repelling down the side of the hilton hotel is also a perfect only in san francisco kind of moment. and it's happening at the hilton on oak faroe street to raise money for the outward bound program. >> this is an exciting day. we haven't done this since 2019 and we are back at it. >> we won't be able to see them from the sidewalk. they only have to repelled 25 floors instead of all 46. they needed this particular wall since it doesn't have windows. >> you can't really repel people in front of guest windows for privacy issues so we have them go down the side here where there is none. >> this employee was the first to go down, his slow and steady descent raising $2500 for the organization. >> can you believe you just did that? >> no. stepping over is the hardest part. >> is the moment they hope to create for kids. whether on a 30 day long course or a day trip in san francisco. >> we run t

amy hollyfield is joining us live at the peninsula. amy: wipe the sleep from your eyes and take a look at this. do a double take. this is over seven dollars a gallon with that supreme grade at $7.75. we are at the chevron, the most expensive gas we have seen. it is shocking to see this. statewide, california is up, the price of gas is up nearly two dollars a gallon in the last year and that is according to aaa. we asked an economic professor -- second -- economics professor at uc berkeley and he says supply is just not keeping up with demand and the u.s. is about one million barrels a day behind what we were producing before the pandemic. he says the reasons include labor shortages and supply chain issues, that he thinks we just have to ride this wave and there is not a solution we can turn to. >> trying to artificially suppress the price of gasoline does not work and for those of us who are old enough to remember, we tried this in the 1970's and we ended up with really long gas lines. as much as people hate paying high prices for gas p

here is abc7news reporter amy hollyfield. these second graders at nystrom elementary school in richmond are listening to a new story today. from a new lgbtq of forming bk -- affirming book, one of 3500 lgbtq plus book set up and donated to bay area schools. the donation is from gender nation, the nonprofits founders say they want kids to find comfort and hope in the pages of these books. >> and today matters because i hope kids that see this coverage of this event or are here on campus, that they get a message loud and clear from your presence, that you are loved. you are needed. and you are beautiful exactly how you are prettyamy: the state superintendent was on hand to show his support saying he is proud books so be on the shelves of 234 schools in nine bay area school district. >> the research proves what we know in our hearts. that one we support all gpd -- lgbtq plus students they do well academically. they do bow well -- they do better with attendance. >> some of the book titles include pride and it is ok to be different

amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek. rolling your school. here and contra costa county, the sheriff says he will have extra patrols at schools, san francisco and mountain view also say they plan to increase police visibility and all school districts saying there is no known threat, no known local connection to what happened in uvalde. we also have reaction from local politicians. u.s. congressman eric swalwell put out a tweet saying, i wish i could look at my three small kids and promise i will always protect them. that would be ally. america arms the most dangerous people to the teeth, leaving every child vulnerable to being shot in their classroom. governor gavin newsom also released a statement. he said, this is preventable. our inaction is a choice. we also have a long statement from senator dianne feinstein. it started with this quote, i am just speechless at the people that is running rampant and behind all of these acts -- at the evil that is running rampant and behind all of these acts, i ask how many is too many?

a texas investigation and possible gun solutions, but we start with amy hollyfield live in san jose withr reflection happening today. amy: good morning. today is the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting that happened in the vga railyard in san jose. i want to show you a life picture of what they are doing -- a live picture of what they are doing to commemorate this anniversary. a ceremony is scheduled to start now at 6:30. this is when the shooting started one year ago. workers told employees they wanted to have a gathering at commemorate this on this very saturday. -- on this very sad day. nine train operators called in sick today for a mental health day. nine trains that usually operate will not be in service today. they are asking riders the patient with the light rail service as they mark this very sad anniversary. nine of their coworkers were shot and killed in the downtown san jose railyard one year ago today and killed by a fellow employee who shot and killed himself. this anniversary comes two days after the mass shooting in uvalde which officials say adds to the emotions of

amy hollyfield's life -- is live. h line here, with two weeks left in school. berkeley officials have decided those two weeks will be filled with masks. berkeley administrators decided to start requiring masks again in schools, starting today. that will impact nearly 10,000 kids here in the district. they will be required to mask up until the end of the school year. administrators say they are doing this because of the rising covid cases. one teacher we spoke with says she think this is a good idea. >> i am really grateful. there are two weeks left in the school year, i love my students dearly. they love each other. i want to spend her last two weeks together. i don't want anybody in my class to miss out on our fun stuff. >> the goal is to keep everyone healthy and have all of those students attend graduation ceremonies, they have earned the right to do so. amy: they will be handing out take test kits to seniors so they can test for covid before the graduation ceremonies. the school district says they have noticed ther

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. reggie: you can track the weather conditions anytime on our abc 7 bay area app on roku, amazon fire, android tv, and apple tv. kumasi: deadly shooting and palo alto at a city park. it was busy with kids and families when a gun battle erupted during the day on tuesday. councilmembers called a special meeting to address the violence. here is our news reporter. >> we have to do better. >> it takes things getting to this point before you guys do something. >> you guys have to do something to make this better and safer for our babies. unacceptable paired reporter: outrage, raw emotion, and a call for real action at a special meeting thursday, east palo alto leaders are from residents who addressed tuesday's deadly shooting and demanded change. >> make a police presence there walking around, maybe even interacting with the residents from the park and checking in. >> we think it is not very realistic to not offer education and resources to the community and expect the community to act a cert

amy hollyfield is live in san mateo, where one of the sites opens today. amy? amy: this test site at the college of san mateo has been here for a little more than a year, but it is getting a makeover. it is turning into a test to treat site. you have seen testing sites all over the bay area for the past few years and this will look a lot like that, but this is a little different, an extra step behind the scenes, one more step to the process. people who test positive for covid can be treated for the virus. if they qualify, they will receive a prescription for covid treatment, and can fill that right here at the site. this is a federal program and they have sites at cvs stores in san bruno, foster city, and now you can add the college here to the list. kumasi: permanent restrictions coming to north bay county. good rules leaders voted on to conserve water during this drought. reggie: and birds inside a redding home, the couple now unable to live there after the animals left a lot of damage inside. drew: yikes. 6:05 a.m., and we are looking at wind today because w

live in the east bay, amy hollyfield, abc7news. kumasi: kaiser permanente san jose is honoring employees who work through the pandemic. they held a ceremony to thank those who care for patients over the past two years. many of those people continue to care for patients as covid circulates in the community. >> yet you are all here. you did not run. you did not hide. you are here to care for your community and to help each other. kumasi: kaiser permanente dedicated memorial fountain. this is for staff to rest and recuperate as they provide patient care. reggie: cal state east bay will hold its first traditional commencement ceremony since the pandemic. hundreds of grads took part in a drive-thru commencement last year. special ceremonies will be held for the 2020 and 2021 classes. tomorrow through sunday, the 2022 grads will be honored. kumasi: sensing -- san francisco unified has declared juneteenth addition holiday. it is a special day to recognize the emancipation of all enslaved people in the united states. the last day of class

i want to get right to amy hollyfield who is back live for us and has a different view of the traffice congestion to show you. it is going to be a bit deceiving for drivers because you don't see wreckage. you don't see debris from an accident. but the impact is still here and that is because the lane is still closed. they have cleared out the area but the lane is closed, the tollbooth is gone. here's what emergency response teams had to clear out. a big rig had crashed into a tollbooth around 9:30 last night. the impact for the tollbooth right off of its foundation. it landed in a lane of traffic and then a car crashed into the debris. no one was hurt. those tollbooths are empty now. the drivers were all ok so that is the good news, but now, we have this impact to deal with. this is the second major crash into a tollbooth that we have seen here in the bay bridge. the last one was fatal. very tragic, happened about five years ago. the toll taker in the booth was killed. it was 2017, a box truck driven by someone who was drunk and high slammed into a line of cars and into that booth kil

amy hollyfield has the story. we've come together. i think that this is an alleluia moment. that's how south bay congresswoman anna eshoo opened up her remarks this morning after years. of fighting to keep hanger one this enormous structure at moffett field. can see from highway 101 but have maybe wondered what it is and why it is here and she says those kind of questions made it tough to fight for some viewed the nasa ames property is a cash cow. they wanted to access. the significant parts of it including the airfield to make up for budget shortfalls in other parts of the country. the plan is to give it a structural upgrade and a new coding which will take about years. it's a great celebration and i think that operation tenacious now is turning toward mission accomplished. i am personally looking forward to the day when we can welcome you back to a fully restored fully modernized hangar 1 that both preserves our storied history and aviation and helps to take us into the future and i know that not only is this an icon it will also be a center of research. in advancement of

amy hollyfield is life rests with the details. good morning. me that they are looking pretty good. they have seen 14 cancellations and that is nothing unusual, not an unusually high number. across the country, learn seeing problems. they have seen 1200 flights canceled yesterday and about 267 today. delta is the carrier that has been most affected. they are blaming weather and air traffic situations. this is hitting on a busy weekend. more than 39 point 2 million americans have forecasted travel this weekend. they are not just flying. they are hitting the road. >> is going to be a very robust travel period for many people. people want to get out and go. reporter: if you are leaving between 1:00 and 4:00, that is when you will see the most congestion. keep in mind that a lot of other people will be traveling today as well. kumasi: search-and-rescue teams have located the bodies of 14 of the 22 people that went missing. rescue operations are still going. about 12 minutes into the flight -- the site is treacherous. officials believe that poor weat

amy hollyfield is in walnut creek and shows us what some of our experts are saying about what we shouldnow. amy: the number of cases is up. as we check in on hospitals, we are finding good news. hospitalization rates are down. that is the good news in the data we are studying. the bay area is popping the charts when it comes to the number of covid cases. nine of the 10 counties with the most cases are here in the bay area. we went looking for answers. what we asked doctors why there are covid cases here, one answer was maybe we don't necessarily have more, we just know more. >> we test more than other places, which is great. people are really aware. but there is a lot more testing probably happening here. amy: another doctor said it could be other counties had other cases this past winter. the fact that people are letting down their defenses, they are getting back to normal activities. all four doctors that the way through this will be when vaccines and boosters. kumasi: public officials in santa cruz county are urging you to take caution. they are advising you mask up and stay home of

amy hollyfield has details. >> this is a very large amount. >> sheriff greg ahern calls fentanyl a menaceto the community. he is proud his team took all of this off the streets. 15 pounds of sentinel and one kilo of heroin, ng ronetwork and was likely headedo san francisco. >> the use of some kind of illicit drug is about 1/10 of a gram. 1/10 of a gram multiplied by pounds, you figure the number of people that would be able to have access to this type of illegal drugs, causing death. it is a huge problem. amy: they found the drugs in a drug dealer's car across the street from mcclymonds high school and arrested four people. they do not think they were selling to kids, but reusing the busy area as cover. >> these type of drugs are mostly for adult aged people. not high school children. we don't want to allege they were focusing on high school students. amy: being within 1000 feet of a school could add an enhancement to the charges and help keep them from getting out on bail.re charges they face have not been released. while this is a large bust, the sheriff's department says make no mistak

porting life, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you.eel these attacks are never-ending. without answers to process the trauma, it can be kind of difficult. abc 7 news reporters are here with local experts to kind of work through whatever grief they might be feeling. question wording. once we start to process this tragedy, another one occurs. it takes a serious toll on the mental health and how we think about this. when it comes to having a conversation among family members, psychologists say it depends. sometimes it depends on age or who you are talking about. there's no question that these recent events are sad and often times hard to process mentally. we saw shootings in grocery stores and places of worship. now, elementary school. doctors at stanford say it is ok to admit right now that we do not have all of the answers to the unrelenting psycho violence. there is a simple way to turn off this technology. they say it will limit exposure to the tragedy and trauma. >> all of these things collectively are things that can enhance, and it

live in pittsburgh, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> new questions about the law enforcement response toin uvalde, texas this week. texas state police have launched an investigation. parents want to know why the school was not put on lockdown for 10 minutes after the first 91 calls were made about a shooter near the campus. police did not enter the classroom for an hour after arriving at the scene, waiting instead for tactical teams to arrive. president biden is expected to be in you aldi sunday, and there are growing demand for change from our leaders. this morning, congress appears to be coming together. abc 7 news reporter ike ejiochi joining us in washington with the effort. >> what could be a potential breakthrough, democrats and republicans have opened new talks on gun legislation. americans are making their voices heard in the debate over gun safety, from student walkouts to major league baseball. the rays and yankees using their twitter accounts to tweet gun violence statistics instead of game updates, no possible movement in washington. semi geordie leader mitch mcconnell is urg

amy hollyfield live person that you play this morning amy.irefighters say we need to stop talking about fire season. there is no such thing anymore since january the state has had almost 2,000 fires, and that's because it's been one of the driest winters on record at least in the last 100 years, so constantly concerned now about wildfires saying there's no longer a fire season. it's now a year-round event. as an example. we've already responded to a little over 1,700 fires in the state of california between ourselves and our federal cooperators. just since january 1st through this week. so they're absolutely is a potential out there and that potential does not go away simply because the literature cool down. firefighters say the best practice is to be prepared to have 100 feet of defensible space around your home at all times and having evacuation plan. they say buyers can start even when the weather is cool like today, especially with these windy conditions we have today this could help a a fire really get going and quickly and be tough to f

at 8:30, abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield will have a live ♪ >>> welcome back, everybody.dallas. >> we're all in. >> dallas, washington, d.c. and chicago. >> yep, we have, indeed and the winners of each round will come here to new york to compete in our grand finale on national barbecue day. that's next monday, by the way, the winner will be crowned "gma's" ultimate pitmaster, yeah, and take home $10,000. that's real. >> yes. >> for our fourth and final city we had to get sam in on this. he is live in tampa. he never says no to a live assignment in florida. sam, talk to us. >> never. lara, i was on my way to florida anyway so here i am. hey, the business of barbecue, let's get going. we are in this beautiful spot by the way, i can't stop talking about these trees and the water behind us and everything. it's old mickey's farm. this is jacob and ralph is his dad. this is their spot right here and they were nice enough to set us up so everybody, a round of applause for them. [ applause ] we had to break for a wedding yesterday so there was a lot of business going on here. als