carol estes at elmhurst, and jim hopkins at lakeshore baptist. >>> welcome back to mosaic. this is pentecost and we have been talking about the power of the spirit breaking down barriers and uniting us and bringing us together. i was telling my colleagues in the congregation, i try to encourage them to wear rate in pentecost and they have at fairfield. i am really pleased with it. again, what are the symbols of red? >> the red is the fire, the spirit. the thrust of the movement of the holy spirit that just like us up. the vibrancy and the celebratory color. in different cultures they wear red instead of wearing black. because it is a marking of celebration. >> the tongues of flame dissent on us. carol said it exactly correctly. >> you mentioned earlier that sometimes community they are not pentecostal or charismatic they don't have the spirit. the people who are pentecostal and charismatic don't necessarily have the spirit unless they have a lot of emotion. can you say more about that? >> that has been the tension in the life of the church since that first pentecost. paul t

the other is at elmhurst united it'll school. that's from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.both events are open to anyone in the community age 12 or older. you do have to register in advance and you can find information about how to do that on our website, kpix.com. >> they are certainly making it accessible. do we know how many people may have been vaccinated today at oakland tech site uc >> safar today the number we've gotten is 26. now i can't tell you a break down of how many people we are actually incoming students versus members of the community, but we did see quite a few teenagers rolling up their sleeves today. >> katie nielsen, thank you. >>> we are keeping track of bay area school districts reopening plans on kpix.com and every day we have medical experts answering your questions on cbsn bay area. >>> new at 6:00, a plan to save the historic mills college in oakland has been halted. an alameda county judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the women's college from merging with northeastern university and becoming coed. this comes after a trustee claime

there will be free haircuts in a food truck from 11:00 to 2:30 this afternoon at elmhurst middle schooln oakland. the warriors also hosting another school supplies giveaway today at the chase center. it is part of the team's initiative that supports local students and educators preparing for the upcoming school year. the team will be providing more than 1000 students with backpacks filled with school supplies. it starts at noon at the chase center's drive city. we have a lot more to come. thousands who got vaccinated in san mateo county may not have received real cdc vaccination cards. we will tell you why that may be a big problem. >> it is going to be around forever. we are not going to wipe it out. julian: we talk with an expert who has a sobering look at the future of covid-19 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hey google, turn up the heat. ♪ ♪ ♪ receive a chargepoint home flex charger or a public charging credit. see your volvo retailer for details. announcer: building a better bay area, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. julian: if you're looking for news and weather, you are in the right place. i a

outside elmhurst middle school on 98th in oakland.or goods and gear to get ready to head to class. monday, the j to foundation gave away free backpacks, supplies and other goodies and also offered up free haircuts to those who wanted to get spruced up before school haircut can be all the difference in a young man how he feels on the first day of school after you get a haircut. you feel like a million bucks right beneath the fanfare. there's also concern for everyone involved in returning to school. some teachers say the first thing they want is greater access to distance learning as an alternative to returning to class. secondly i want mandatory vaccination for students and staff on every site before they're entering into face to face instruction. mark air good as a special education teacher who has opted to work on a small distance learning team rather than returning to class. he was part of a group of vocal teachers that held a car caravan outside. the school districts downtown office saturday in protest of the return to classrooms.

. >> reporter: backpack giveaways are common this time of the year but the one in oaklands elmhurst middlerew a huge crowd heard that's also because it offered inspiration from one of the neighborhoods native sons, wanda scotto anderson. >> he actually grew up around two blocks away from here. he is literally from this neighborhood are that's why he wanted to host the event here at the school he used to go to. >> reporter:'s girlfriend organize the entire event which included a dj, free lunch, school swag and free haircuts from a group of barbers hayward to send kids back to campus in style, feeling and looking sharp. >> feel good, look good, works good, get good grades. >> reporter: but the real draw was one himself, a kid who grew up in the neighborhood idolizing nba players. >> those guys seem so far removed. >> reporter: he is acutely aware of his status as a role model to kids and how much a signature on a basketball can mean to an 11-year-old like christopher. to those guys set an example for you you want to follow? >> they said a good example to always push even through the hard tim

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food uh, just anything that we can help with, so today's event was held at elmhurst elementary organizers they are also working to make sure every student actually has a laptop and the clothing they need to have a successful school year. well after less than normal school year preparations for the fall or also shaping up to be a lot different, along with clothes and school supplies. you just heard about covid-19 vaccination is added to the list of must haves will tell you about a new video tonight from the scene of a wildfire tearing up land in the west firefighters seen mopping up at one location, but we'll tell you why this fight is far from over and critically low water levels because of the drought, leading to a long lost discovery at the bottom of a discovery at the bottom of a northern california lake. if you smell gas, you're too close. leave the structure, call 911, keep people away, and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. one of the most important things you can do is to make sure you call 811 before you dig. calling 811 to get your lines ma

journey to achieve, handing out backpacks and gift cards, and treilalso bo 2:30 this afternoon at elmhurst oakland. the also hosting another school supplies giveaway today, this one at the chase center. this one is part of the team 2021 back-to-school bay initiative to support local the upcoming school year. the team will provide more than 1000 students with backpacks with school supplies. it all starts at noon at the chase center. we have got a lot still to come here on abc seven mornings, including this, thousands of people who got vaccinated in san mateo county may not have received real cec vaccination cards. how that problem might have happened. and -- >> this will become what is known as an endemic pathogen. we are not going to wipe it out. julian: i know that is what none of us want to hear, but we will be hearing from an expert who has a sobering look at the future of covid-19 variants. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. julian: good morning. i am julian glover. happy to be with you on a saturday morning. you are watching abc 7 new

will be handing out backpacks and gift cards, all happening from 11:00 to 2:30 this afternoon at elmhurstfrancis for a look at that forecast. >> good morning. we are looking at a live picture toward downtown san francisco. clouds are starting to pull back to the coast. temperatures right now in the 50's and 60's. this afternoon will be cooler because of a sea breeze, we will still see hazy conditions. conquer, 92, san jose, 84. this unplugged device is protecting our beautiful coastlines and more. put off chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm to help keep our state golden. ♪ i just want you to get with me ♪ >>> welcome back to "gma." coming up, more amazing deals and fabulous steals. everything for $20 or less from small businesses. >> i like that, $20 or less. that's in my budget right there. all right, that's ahead. >>> first, the headlines we're following right now here, covid case, the surge to new heights. we haven't seen this in months. right now every single state in the country is reporting high or substantial community transmission, this as major hospital systems warn they co