abc7 cornell barnard is live with the story, and a big response by the neighbors there, cornell. >> reporter: for sure. lots of neighbors who have seen how dry our hills and valleys are here in the bay area. many say the wildfire was to start evacuate would be a good idea. >> first aid kit, masks, water bottles . >> reporter: paula lockhart shows as her emergency go bad chock full of everything she would need to evacuate her home in sausalito. there's even a solar charger. >> it will charge your cell phone, tablet. >> reporter: barbara grabbed her bag and hundreds of her neighbors got this message their smartphones. >> this is only a drill. >> reporter: this evacuation drill was voluntary, but many took part . neighbors were instructed to meet up in the staging area in southview park, learning what to do and where to go if a wildfire was to force them at. >> the message is you should always try to go by car. that is the safest way to get everyone out. >> reporter: the drill off a fast-moving grass fire in marin. >> we want to measure the community is aware of how to evacuate, how important i

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abc7 news reporter cornell barnard tells us one city is even planning to throw a party. >> i'm vaccinatedom oakland is ready for california's reopening day. >> to me it means seeing more of my friends, being more social. >> reporter: businesses are preparing for the reopening, all businesses, restaurants and bars opening at 100% capacity if they choose. what does reopening mean to you? >> back to normal. >> reporter: servers are ready for the grand reopening of barrel room bar and restaurant in san francisco's financial district which closed in march 2020. staff is getting a refresher course this weekend in wine pairings and food service. >> i'm feeling excited. i'm feeling nervous. most of our staff are really excited. >> reporter: starting tuesday the state is ditching the color- coded covid tier system and dropping face mask restrictions in most cases for fully vaccinated people. social distancing requirements will be lifted. >> we're going to ditch those masks and celebrate. >> reporter: san mateo county supervisor david canapa is planning a reopening party tuesday near the b.a.r.t. s

abc7 news reporter cornell barnard has the latest on the investigation into the shooting.date today. >> pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: this man who wants to stay anonymous said he was only feet away when gunfire broke out in the 2200 block of lakeshore avenue saturday night. what did you do? >> [ bleep ] duck, crawled by a shade structure and people trampled over me. it was crazy. >> i heard about 30 gunshots. >> reporter: police say a crowd of about 10,000 people gathered on lake merritt including abc7 news anchor jobina fortson who caught people on her cell phone running. a 22-year-old man from san francisco died at a hospital. six others were wounded. >> extremely chaotic. a lot was going on. >> reporter: neighbors shot this video of a crowd surrounding an ambulance of one person is seen climbing up and dancing on the hood. two suspects were found by police running from the scene. >> we arrested two males and recovered two firearms. investigators are still looking to see if those individuals are connected to the shooting. >> reporter: police say a big saturday celebration

in san mateo county, cornell barnard, abc7 news. >>> in developing news fire crews are making headwayt a wildfire burning in monterey county. the willow fire burning east of big sur is 73% contained. that fire started ten days ago and has burned about 2,900 acres in the los padre national forest. >>> take a look, this photo of a hotshot battling that wildfire has become a symbol of the impending fire season. as tby a fellow hotshot with the u.s. forest service. abc7 news anchor liz kreutz got the story behind this photo. >> reporter: a photo is worth 1,000 words and just by looking at this one you can understand the fatigue that comes with battling california's wildfires, this image of hotshot captain justin grunewald taking a break while battling the wildfire in big sur going viral. >> it's so difficult to get to we were reliant on images from crews when it was safe for them to get pictures and we just happened to stumble on that one and it really paints a picture of what it's like to be out there. >> reporter: the photo was captured by captain lincoln peters who along with captain g

abc7 news reporter cornell barnard spoke with the fisherman who jumped into action to save the man's life. surfers say they have proof great whites are in our coastal waters >> reporter: surfer benjamin holm shows us footage he shot june 11th of what he believes is a great white shark swimming off grey whale cove beach where a shark attack happened saturday. >> we're heading out. might have saved the guy by fishing it. >> reporter: thomas masotta was fishing at grey whale cove saturday when he heard a man in the surf calling for help. >> hey guy and motioned like this to come and as soon as he realized i saw him, he collapsed to the ground. >> reporter: the san mateo county fire department said the 39-year-old man who was likely surfing was attacked by a young great white shark about six to eight feet long. >> there was a lot of blood. i mean i saw it kind of streaming down his leg. >> reporter: thomas called 911 and jumped into action using the straps on his backpack to stop the bleeding on the victim's upper right leg. >> luckily the straps detach from here. so i was able to unclip

run through a typical day to see what will change and where you might not have to mask more and cornell barnardout of town but not out of state. a big distinction. cornell let's start with you. time to pack a bag? >>reporter: i'm rea

abc7 news reporter cornell barnard spoke with the fisherman who jumped into action to save the man'sve proof great whites are in our coastal waters >> reporter: surfer benjamin holm shows us footage he shot june 11th of what he believes is a great white shark swimming off grey whale cove beach where a shark attack happened saturday. >> we're heading out. might have saved the guy by fishing it. >> reporter: thomas masotta was fishing at grey whale cove saturday when he heard a man in the surf calling for help. >> hey guy and motioned like this to come and as soon as he realized i saw him, he collapsed to the ground. >> reporter: the san mateo county fire department said the 39-year-old man o

cornell barnard spoke with emergency responders at the scene. >> it's crazy to hear someone was bit by a shark. >> reporter: a shark attack. posted sensei the beach is closed. first responders at 39-year-old surfer was bitten. >> the patient was bitten by smaller great white shark and able to swim to shore with assistance from bystanders where they pulled him onto the beach and able to start rendering care until first responders got there. >> reporter: this shows paramedics treating the victim. the chiefs of the shark but the surfer in the back of the leg causing a severe wound. >> they lost about a pint of blood and they were able to put a tourniquet on. >> reporter: the rescue is complicated because it was too fog and rescue helicopters couldn't land here. the victim had to be carried by paramedics up the steep stairway, then on to highway 1. the san mateo sheriff's department estimates great white shark was about 6 to 8 feet in length. >> the surfer was able to get a look at it. >> reporter: some waded into the surf, but others were staying on dry land. >> it's terrifying. i have se

abc7 news reporter cornell barnard spoke with responders at the scene. >> it is crazy to hear someone got bit by a shark. >> reporter: beach-goers reacting. ache shark attack. posted sensei the beach is closed. first responders say a 39-year- old surfer was bitten. >> the patient was bitten by smaller great white shark and able to swim to store with assistance by bystanders where they pulled him onto the beach and able to start rendering care until first responders got there. >> reporter: paramedics on the beach treating the victim. the chief said the shark but the surfer in the back of the leg causing a severe wound. >> they lost about a pint of blood and they were able to put a tourniquet on. >> reporter: the rescue was complicated due to the fact it was foggy and rescue helicopters couldn't land at the beach. the victim had to be carried up this steep stairway then on to highway 1, almost one mile. the sheriff's department estimates the great white shark was about 6 to 8 feet in length. >> the surfer was able to look at the shark and that's how he could identify it. >> reporter: so

abc7 reporter cornell barnard shows how they work. >> first aid kit. masks. water bottles. >> reporter: barbara shows us her emergency go bag. it's full of everything she would need to evacuate her home. there's even a solar charger. >> it will charge your cell phone, a tablet. >> reporter: she grabbed her bag after she and her neighbors got this alert message on their smartphones. >> this is only a drill. >> reporter: this drill was voluntary, but many took part. neighbors were instructed to meet at the staging area learning what to do and where to go if a wildfire was to force them out. >> you should always try to go by car. that's the safest way to get everyone out. >> reporter: the drill was organized by the fire district which fought a fast-moving grass fire in marin city on friday. >> we want to make sure the community is aware had to evacuate, how important a practice ahead of time. >> it is important. no reason not to be prepared. >> reporter: lester there was no drill for sonoma and napa county residents. thousands were chased out by the glass fire w

cornell barnard gives the background of this new court battle and what leaders are saying. >> this is a judge who is sent in reality. >> reporter: he was shocked to hear about a federal judge assat apons. of g california's california shooting massacre in 1993. >> he needs to go to a couple of the funerals and find out what the reality is of how these weapons are used. the impact it has and devastation it has to these families. >> reporter: the federal judge said the state's ban on military rifles violates the right to bear arms. in his decision he wrote like the swiss army knife, the popular ar-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment. governor newsom blasted the comparison releasing a statement saying in part the fact this judge compared weapon of war used on the battlefield, to a swiss army knife, completely undermines the credibility of the decision and a slap in the face of the family swept lost love ones to this weapon. house speaker nancy pelosi demands the ruling be overturned. >> how do we face families who have lost their loved o

abc7 news reporter cornell barnard tells you how it works. >> first aid kit. masks. water bottles. >> reporter: barbara shows us her emergency go bag. it's charged with everything she needs. there's even a solar charger. >> it will charge your cell phone, a tablet. >> reporter: she grabbed her bag after she and hundreds of her neighbors got this alert message on their smart phones. >> this is only a drill. >> reporter: this drill was voluntary, but many took part. neighbors were instructed to meet at the staging area in southview park, learning what to do and where to go if a wildfire was to force them up. >> you should always try to go by car. that's the safest way to get everyone out. >> reporter: the drill organized by the southern marin fire department which 40 fast- moving fire on friday. >> we want to make sure the communities aware of how to evacuate, how important it is to practice ahead of time. >> it is important. no reason not to be prepared. >> reporter: last year, there was no drill for sonoma and napa county residents. thousands were changed out by the

run through a typical day to see what will change and where you might not have to mask more and cornell barnard says we're encouraged to get out of town but not out of state. a big distinction. cornell let's start with you. time to pack a bag? >>reporter: i'm ready to go and a lot of other people are too. we're here at pier 39. we talked to lots of foelths visiting from all over the state and beyond. the governor says reopening means it is time to travel again and he hopes californians will vacation right here in california. but you know other states want your business too. >> come on down, the sun is shining on pier 39. we have a lot of people coming back around. >> things are looking up for the boat rental and charter business at pier 39. >> a lot more people getting out and living a little bit. >> get a nice view and breathe fresh air. >> reporter: this woman from stockton is spending the day with her family. >> everything is slowly opening back up and that makes me happy. >> no more physical distancing requirements and no more caps on occupancy. >> reporter: governor newsom says the reopeni

in pacifica, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >> very brave of those folks. >>> hundreds of santa clara county frontline workers were honored at this weekend's earthquake's game. [ music ] >> at paypal park was the first sold out full capacity game in santa clara county since the start of the pandemic. the earthquakes gave out more than 500 complimentary tickets to covid heroes and members of the military. before kickoff there was a moment of silence to honor the victims of last month's vta shooting. >>> let's get a check outside as we head to break. >> we're going to find -- try to find some sun for you. not here though. at the coast where numbers are in the upper 70s in santa cruz going to the upper 70s near 80 today. it's been sunny inland and temperatures in the upper elevations very warm. we have a cooldown on the way for today. but the rest of the week, minor ups and downs. we'll talk about it next. >> thank you. >>> also ahead, ambushed by a gunman. how alameda county sheriff's deputies handled a life threatening situation. >>> a brand new look at mars. find out what country released th