leanne melendez, abc7 news. >> joining me now is the infectious disease in specialist. we want to talk about schools, but dr., let's talk about the announcement that healthcare workers need to be vaccinated or they will have to test regularly. this is certainly a dramatic move. tell us what is driving that. what is he looking at? >> what we are looking at is really an unexpected terrible surge from delta. i think we couldn't have imagined this mayhem that delta is causing a few weeks ago when we reopened. i think unvaccinated folks getting some infections, although mild as well, you know, we are not making progress in vaccinations. >> but 75%, correct me if i'm wrong, of eligible californians have had at least one shot. and more will complete their series. is that not enough? >> one shot is definitely not enough for delta as we have seen from the uk data. it provides about 30% protection. so you really need to get the second shot. when we look at vaccination rates, right now with delta, you have to look at fully vaccinated. so that rubric of at least one shot. >> is thi

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. >> reporter: he is familiar with this video abc7 news reporter leanne melendez took of a shopliftern a bicycle. retail theft at drugstores has been the worst . >> part of the issue is there's not enough staffing and stores in our members feel like they are put into danger. >> reporter: members feel instructed not to intervene, not just for their safety, but legal reasons. >> members have run to try to stop somebody and the person who steals sues the company because they said they got assaulted. >> reporter: the associate vice president tracy mcrae says the suspects are usually already gone. >> unless they are on the spot and we are able to catch them in the act, we have to go through the steps. it may take a while. >> reporter: the retail theft working group will meet at the beginning of september, after the august recess. man who disappeared, coming up. the frustration at the sheriff's department and continued dedication of the continued dedication of the volunteers. ♪ unlock a summer of possibilities in a new chevy. expand your options... and your perspective. find your next adven

leanne melendez, abc 7 >>> thank you. a former san leandro police officer has been ordered to stand trial on manslaughter charges in a shooting inside a walmart last year. jason fletcher was charged under a change in state law that says police shootings must be necessary. prosecutors argue fletcher didn't intend to de-escalate before shooting taylor who was shown on body camera footage approaching officers with a baseball bat according to our media partners the judge ordered a trial even though he expressed doubt. a 12 person jury will return a guilty verdict or agree to acquit based on similar evidence he saw in a two day hearing. >>> as president biden met with governor newsome and other leaders about the wildfire threat, he says he's raising the pay of federal firefighters expanding the use of the national guard to help fight fires and using more federal satellites to detect fires sooner so crews can more quickly limit their spread. the president also announced a $37 million grant for sonoma county that will help trim

education reporter leann melendez looks at what some districts are doing. >> reporter: the head of the cdc made a powerful statement. >> this is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated. >> reporter: included among the unvaccinated are children under the age of 12. the vaccine has yet to abe proved for that age group. olivia is a mother and teacher in oakland. her youngest turns 12 in september. >> she has one month of, you know, before she gets the vaccine. maybe we should keep her home for that month just in case, you know. but i think she is going to go. >> reporter: sociation begins negotiations with the district tomorrow. but doesn't foresee any changes that might delay the start of the school year. classrooms in oakland are equipped with air filtration systems like this one, and testing will be done on a continuous basis. chaz garcia with the teacher's union says it's crews we convince more people to get vaccinated. >> have folks that are trusted in the community who have been vaccinated, be able to connect with the community, i think it's going to be posh. >> reporter: today in b

leanne melendez, abc7 news. >>> if you are heading off to different parts of the bay area this weekend, you need to be prepared for dangerously hot conditions. it's get over our to our meteorologist. >> you do need to take this seriously, temperatures right now in the mid 100's in places like brentwood and cloverdale. it is pretty hot in fairfield for livermore and concord, 50s and 60s at the coast where we do have a week a marine influence with an excessive heat warning through 11:00 p.m., solano county going actually longer, until monday. we have a heat advisory for the northbay valley and santa clara valley through sunday night as the risk of heat illness will remain. if you are stepping out tonight, be ready. it will be in the 90s and 100s at 6:00. by 9:00 p.m. you do feel a little bit of relief and by tomorrow morning it will be much more comfortable. take a look at the afternoon. we are talking excessive and dangerous heat inland. i will let you know how the second half of your weekend is looking, coming up. >>> as the heat starts to bear down, the states power grid operators iss

first, let's hear from leanne melendez.the city government is handling the crisis. >> reporter: san francisco is fifth on the list. it is the only city where retail stores are making

first, let's hear from leanne melendez. she is here with how the city government is handling the crisis. >> reporter: san francisco is fifth on the list. it is the only city where retail stores are making changes because of this organized retail crime. the mayor has said that cutting hours and closing stores is not the solution. there has to be an accountability component to all of this. >> reporter: target has acknowledged that san francisco is the only city in america where they have decided to close some stores early because of the escalating retail crime. for more than a month, we have been experiencing a significant rise in theft and security incidents at the san francisco stores, similar to reports from other retailers in the area. >> reporter: target isn't the c because of the continuous shoplifting. after 10:00, this 711 only does business through this metal door window. first, i have to press this button to let them know i am outside. >> this was installed two or e . kthe glass >> reporter: walgreens already closed

. >> the supervisor points to this video abc 7 news reporter leanne melendez took of an alleged shoplifter on bicycle . >> he had a series of prior arrests and prior offenses for the exact same type of crime . >> lieutenant of the san francisco police officers association. >> that's when we are able to catch them in the act . we have to go through other steps of the investigation. it may take a while . >> a spokesperson for the das office said the da was not available for an interview, in his response to the supervisors, he writes the standard for prosecution is much higher than the standard for arrest, he also writes the wide variety of violations that can result in a retail theft arrest and prosecution makes it difficult to provide exact statistics for these cases . >> i had a good conversation with the da before he submitted his letter and i said to him, we are all responsible for this current environment we are all accountable. >>> developing news and the continued increase in covid-19 cases here in california, and many parts of the country, the cdc says the u.s. has averaged just over

leanne melendez has the details. >> reporter: for years san francisco has bought what many say is a losing battle in its efforts to clean up the streets. $94 million in 2019 and $96.2 million approved in this new budget. knowing it can't do this alone, the city has asked the private sector to do more. >> wt kesure that we take care of our city? >> reporter: it is not the first time the mayor's ideas of been interrupted by a heckler. >> you've got drug dealers on the street, crackheads, what are you doing for the city? >> i think people are frustrated. i think they have seen a lot of things happen to san francisco that are unsettling. >> reporter: that is the former senior vice president of starbucks, who is now joining forces with the city in a new partnership called shine on sf. if anything it is a call to action in the name of tourism, which is the backbone of san francisco's economy. >> we are inspiring action and we are inspiring change. >> reporter: the city will continue to have the army of street cleaners that already counts on. in addition, these high-tech big belly trash cans will