elizabeth schulze, abc news, washington. >>> community partners in t u t hope community church. the focus is on vaccinating black seniors and essential workers. the ucsf doctor who helped organize today's event says it is critical for racial and ethnic minorities to get vaccinated, especially in alameda county. >> if it weren't important the governor would not have set aside 40 million vaccines for the hardest hit populations. the reason it is important for everybody to get vaccinated though is because with each ac ityecomes safer. >> people who were vaccinated at this site today will return in four weeks to get their second dose of the moderna shot. >>> "abc 7 news" is monitoring the covid vaccine rollout in california with our vaccine tracker. it also shows you when you might be able to get the vaccine and how your county is doing. you can find this resource at our home page, >>> a social pillar in the lgbt community is holling a virtual telethon to try to stay in business. >> it has been so amazing to feel the love of the community and all throughout san francisco. >> the sav

here's abc's elizabeth schulze. >> reporter: tonight protesters against that sweeping new election law taking to the streets in georgia. >> no justice! >> no peace! >> reporter: the law limits ballot drop boxes, tightens i.d. requirements for mail-in voting, and makes it a crime for anyone other than a poll worker to offer food and water to voters waiting in line. critics say the law unfairly targets voters of color. president biden calling it jim crow 2.0. >> it's an atrocity. this is nothing but punitive, designed to keep people from voting. >> reporter: but tonight, georgia's republican governor brian kemp pushing back. >> we're just going to make sure it's a secure process and that those drop boxes are monitored. >> reporter: kemp signing the bill behind closed doors, surrounded by white men. >> quit. i said quit. >> reporter: while democratic state representative park cannon, a black woman, was arrested trying to get in. her lawyer speaking out to abc news. >> the rest of the country needs to take a very strong look at the tactics that are being used in georgia. >> reporter: dozen

>> elizabeth schulze's first report on "world news tonight." elizabeth, welcome to the team and thank you. >>> next to the dramatic new video from police in nashville. a traffic stop escalating within seconds, ending with a shootout between the driver and a police officer. one woman killed. and the officer in the hospital. a warning, this video is difficult to watch. here's abc's elwyn lopez. >> reporter: tonight, newly released police video showing the moment a traffic stop in nashville turned deadly. it happened friday morning when officer josh baker pulled over this car. the owner, police say, had multiple outstanding warrants, but the person behind the wheel wasn't the owner. >> i'm really confused on why i'm getting stopped. >> he's got several warrants. >> that has nothing to do with me. >> reporter: authorities say the officer then found what appeared to be drugs while searching her bag. the exchange seemingly calm at first, but escalates within seconds. >> do me a favor. turn around. >> don't put me in handcuffs. i haven't done anything

elizabeth schulze has the latest from washington, d.c. to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. well, more than two dozen law enforcement agencies are working around the clock to try to determine the time line of events leading up to monday's mass shooting. boulder's police chief says the question haunting investigators is motive. this morning, investigators are searching for a motive for the mass shooting in boulder, colorado, that left ten people dead. >> we too want to know why, why that king soopers, why boulder, why monday? unfortunately at this time we still don't have those answers. >> reporter: officials say that ahmad alissa legally purchased a ruger ar-556 semiautomatic pistol just six days before the massacre. after his lawyer requested a mental health evaluation, questions now swirling about how alissa could pass a background check. >> so many very, very troubled people are able to buy guns, even though anyone who evaluated them would say clearly this person should not be allowed to have a gun. >> reporter: alissa is charged wit

abc news reporter elizabeth schulze tetzlaff us the package provides aid where, foists schools and americans struggling to get by. >> i promised the american people hway. today i can say we have reiant step forward inli onhat $1.9 trillion covid relief bill, capping off a marathon overnight session. >> the pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of american life. so this bill spans the gamut and provides support to every part of our country. >> the bill as amended is passed. >> the chamber passing the bill in a 50 to 49 vote along party lines. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, calling the bill bill happen hazard. >> the bill with only 1% for vox aches. that ignores the science on reopening schools, that's stuffed with non-covid related spending that even top liberal economists say is wrong for the recovery. >> moderate democrats led by senator joe manchin of west virginia winning some key changes to the house version of the bill. house democrats wanted to increase those unemployment benefits to $400 a week. margin pushing a small are he proposal. a final deal was reached to keep bifu

abc's elizabeth schulze has more. >> reporter: tonight, harrowing new video showing an elephant charging at a 2-year-old girl and her father, moments after they allegedly broke into an enclosure at the san diego zoo. according to the zoo, the man bypassed multiple barriers on friday, carrying his daughter into the habitat, reportedly to take a picture. >> 2-year-old juvenile was taken into the elephant enclosure by a male who climbed over the fence and through the rope. >> we're standing 20 yards away from him, yelling dude, what are you doing? get out of there. get the baby out. >> reporter: the man seen here fleeing with the child in his arms. he drops her, but picks her up quickly as the elephant closes in. >> it was maybe about a foot from making contact with the gentleman and his baby. >> reporter: the zoo says the man and his daughter made it out of the exhibit before security arrived. the father and daughter as well as the elephant were not injured in the incident, but the man was arrested and he's in custody, facing charges of child cruelty. whit? >> elizabeth, thank you. >>> the

elizabeth schulze, abc news, washington. >> elizabeth, thank you. no words, none. wow. >> very difficult to watch. yeah. >>> now to the latest on an arctic walrus we told you about last week. >> the big mammal first spotted in the west of ireland was seen again over the weekend in wales. experts say the walrus was resting. though it seemed slightly underweight is not showing signs of being sick or hurt. it's thought the animal fell asleep on an ice sheet that floated away. >> oh, walrus, hope he's going to be okay. >>> coming up, gadgets that make our lives easier. our giz wiz is shedding new light on potential timesavers and lifesavers. >>> and later, the case of the cupcakes and the little boy with frosting on his face. but he says he didn't do it. that's later in the mix. >> it wasn't me. >> you're watching "world news now." -kelly clarkson? you're welcome. like an updated kitchen in just an afternoon. it's a whole new look. -drinks? from the new kitchen cart? -yes. the bedroom style of your dreams. this room is so you. -i got it all on wayfair. yeah you did, an

abc's elizabeth schulze joins us with the details. orter: good e. you, elizabeth. you are definitely not alone. according to gas buddy, the national price average per gallon is about $2.85. that's 60 cents higher than a month ago and about a dollar higher than the low of the pandemic about a year ago. gas prices typically tend to climb this time of year during the summer when more americans start to travel, but this year it's expected there is going to be an even bigger surge in summer travel as moropleinat trips that they have been putting off over the past year. now more people on the roads means more demand for gasoline which means prices are more likely to go up. at the same time, oil suppliers that cut their production during the pandemic, it'll take time for them to catch up with this increase in demand. another factor at play is that many americans recently got a boost to their income thanks to those $1400 stimulus checks. some economists think that money could be spent toward travel. there is a risk that prices could go up too much and that would inhibit so

abc's elizabeth schulze is on that story from washington. child tax credit in this new $1.9 trillion plan marks a big shift in how the government is trying to assist american families and research shows it could help lift more than 4 million children out of poverty. this morning, millions of american families are set to receive a much-needed financial boost. >> help is on the way. half the children in america wi president biden this week designed to help families across the country, like this mother of two from washington state who amassed thousands of dollars of debt during the pandemic. >> we were struggling, but now we feel a lot better. we are happier that help is on the way, and we feel relieved and the money is going to be really a blessing. >> reporter: the plan increases the child tax credit to $3,600 a year per child under the age of 6 and to $3,000 a year between the ages of 6 and 18 per child. individuals making up to $75,000 annually or couples earning up to $150,000 qualify for the full payments. the extra money a lifeline for si

abc's elizabeth schulze has the latest with us from capitol hill. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning, whit. senator ron johnson has called the rioters who stormed this building friendly and jovial. these latest comments go a step further in what some are calling blatant racism. this morning, wisconsin republican senator ron johnson omntout thwing calls to resign jaar6tcapitol riots. in a radio show clip sparking public outcry, johnson saying, he didn't feel threatened by the pro-trump crowd storming the building, calling them patriots. then adding this -- >> had the tables been turned and president trump won the election and those were tens of thousands of black lives matter and antifa protesters, i might have been a little concerned. >> reporter: democratic lawmakers accusing johnson of racism. >> black lives matter did protest peacefully at the united states capitol, and they did not cause trauma, injury and loss of life, nor did they maim u.s. capitol police officers in the way that these so-called patriots did. >> reporter: federa

abc's elizabeth schulze has more. >> reporter: a 25-year-old father arrested facing possible chargesat the san diego zoo. the father allegedly getting through two fences, one of them electric, carrying his 2-year-old daughter into an elephant habitat. >> a 2-year-old juvenile was taken into the elephant enclosure by a male who climbed over the fence and under the rope. >> reporter: police say the man was trying to takea photo when a startled elephant began to charge. >> it looks like the elephant charged at the male and the male dropped the juvenile as he ran away. >> reporter: the man briefly dropping the child before picking her up. the elephant coming within feet before they escape. >> we were standing right there, and we're yelling, dude, what are you doing? get out of there. get the baby out. >> reporter: remarkably both coming out unharmed. the elephant, 1 of more than 3,500 rare and endangered animals at the world famous zoo, also safe. >> we don't have people work with a bunch of other animals working with the elephants. it's important they develop a tight bond, and trust and