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david muir is right back here tomorrow. i'm linsey davis.>> next onnews at 6:00 wine countries roars to life with the packed sonoma raceway. >>> plus california's largest wildfire is taking a destructive turn this weekend. hear from those who escaped the flames. and residents of santa cruz sound off after two arrested for vandalizing a black lives matter mural. abc7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions, this is abc7 news. >>> there they go, roaring engines and packed stands, the raceway at sonoma runs at full capacity the first time in the pandemic, but it comes during a surge in covid cases. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm dion lim. you're watching abc7 news at 6:00 live here on abc7, hulu live and wherever you stream. >>> well, it's oca's reopening. fans are back at sonoma raceway this weekend watching drag racers duel it out at the nhra sonoma nationals. abc7 news reporter cornell barnard is live for us at the raceway with details. cornell, i'm really glad you got aho

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i'm david muir. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow.abc7, live, breaking news. >> a covid crackdown today, where federal agencies seized documents from an office where patients received fake covid-19 vaccine cards. good afternoon,kristen sze. >> you are watching here on abc7 news, hulu live, and wherever you string. >> in napa, a homeopathic doctor was arrested for selling a fake pallet to protect people from covid-19. a statement from the acting u.s. attorney in san francisco says the doctor allegedly told people the vaccines contained toxic ingredients and urged patients to buy immunization pallets. a family member of one patient told authorities that there was a claim the pellets contained a small amount of covid to give them lifelong immunity. she is also accused of providing fake vaccine cards and told patients to falsely mark that they received a vaccine. this is her website. she has facing one count each of wire fraud. her website says she holds a doctorate in natural medicine, not a medical degree. >>> day five and still no sign

i'm david muir. good >> it feels like the pandemic dominoes are falling again.e sonoma county fair is back. changes and even vaccinations. >>> the pacific ocean is the largest reservoir and we can turn it into drinking water. >>> talking about saving california from a drought. >> a heat wave continues for a few more days. all of the details. abc at 6:00 starts right now. >>> building a better bay area and moving forward and finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >>> the big question is the bay area on the brink of a mask mandate, all signs seem be pointing to yes good >> and i'm dan ashley. you are watching abc7 news, hulu and wherever you stream. california took a step towards reinstating a mask mandate recommending everyone wear a mask whether you are vaccinated or fought. >> it comes as the bay area approaches a concerning milestone. 2000 new covid cases. a record untouched since february during the largest surge. and protecting our health is a huge part of building a bay area. >> it is and why we have team coverage on the pandemic for you tonight. >> better b

i'm david muir.s in san francisco are getting abused as they try to recover from the pandemic. the new grant that many store owners say will help them pay down debt. >>> a series of crimes in the tenderloin has won restaurant owner looking to leave. >>> we're tracking relief for the unemployed. many waiting for a check said they do not trust the agencies track record. >>> this is kgo . >>> after more than a year of being closed because of covid small businesses are coming back. the economy is one of the key pillars in building a better bay area. thank you for joining us i am ama daetz. san francisco handed out grants to four businesses in the mission district pictures more on that story from lyanne melendez . >> reporter: a neighborhood business that has been owned and operated for 27 years. today they received a check for $10,000 to offset losses during the pandemic >> i was really happy it makes me cry. >> reporter: a craft store just reopened today. because of covid they've been selling merchandis

i'm david muir. good night. >>> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions.ans, whether you have been vaccinated or not. the state department of public health made that announcement today. several bay area counties already made the same recommendation and the cdc made yesterday. thank you for joining us, i am larry beil. >> you are watching us here on abc7 news at 4:00, hulu live, and wherever you stream. >> the mask recommendation focused on where community spread is high and we have crunched the number on where things stand in bay area counties. abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra joining us from the newsroom with more. >> reporter: we are tracking the data in real time and we are also hearing from multiple health officials that right now most counties are in talks about pushing forward with a mask mandate. whether it could be announced in 10 minutes or a few days is unclear, but given the rise in transmission and hospitalization, experts say it will be necessary to get ahead of the surge. as the bay area braces for a mask mandate to return, all eyes are on

. >> announcer: thank you for making "world news tonight with david muir" america's most watched newscasteople are dead following a shooting in a usually quiet bay area community. >>> plus, we are seeing another surge in coronavirus cases. the ominous prediction coming from health officials as to when it could end. >>> and yet another sign of just how bad california's drought is becoming. the action the state is on the verge of taking that could impact one of the main components of the economy. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> i heard gunshots. i definitely saw some like flashes from a barrel. least te. >> at least two people are dead and four others wounded following a shooting outside a nightclub in san rafael. good evening, and thanks for joining us, i'm dion lim. you are watching abc 7 news at 6:00 live here on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you stream. now, that shooting happened on third street and lootens place in downtown san rafael just before 11:00 last night. abc 7 news reporter cornell

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