melanie: for the eye team, melanie woodrow. ama: if you have questions about the covid-19 vaccines, you can ask the abc 7 vaccine team. we also have information on how to book an appointment. dan: three people, including two teenagers, under arrest for the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy in san jose. police charged an adult and two teenagers with homicide. the two teenagers are relatives of the adults. police say that. the shooting happened on littlewood lane. two groups exchanged gunfire and the victim died at a local hospital. new details tonight about a shooting that sent a 14-month-old to the hospital. police say a bullet grazed the child's abdomen. it happened yesterday on the 3000 block of shane drive in richmond. that's where the shotspotter system detected nine gunshots had gone off. there were no victims at the scene. a short time later, police got a call from kaiser hospital about a toddler. the child is reportedly in stable condition. ama: let's look outside in walnut creek. the air quality advisor extended throu

melanie: a new opportunity to take learning back inside the classroom. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. julian: a judge issuing a temporary restraining order blocking the merging of the historic women's college and northeastern. it allows the judge to decide if college trustee should determine whether mills can decide on an -- mills can survive on its own. a lawsuit filed against the school in june claims they were blindsided. a well-known community activist in san francisco has been accused of sexual assault. he announced he is stepping down from his position with the san francisco building commission, following calls to resign from several supervisors. allegations surfaced on social media and a blog post describing a incident of sexual assault. it is said the case has been inferred to the city attorney. he posted a response saying in part that he believes every woman needs to be heard but he believed the relationship was consensual. new details this morning, ella media -- alameda officials are rolling out foul play from the runner' s body traumatic injury were seen. it is unlikely to

melanie woodrow has both sides. melanie: they are a multigenerational family of sport fishermen.business at fisherman's wharf since 1908. melanie: their vessel is 62 years old. every year they group to catch fish, but now they are worried they could be forced out of business. >> i am truly upset. melanie: the california air resources board is proposing regulations to reduce emissions from all commercial harbor craft in the state. >> california has some of the worst air quality in the nation and we need to reduce emissions from all sources. melanie: they say the engines they would need to purchase do not exist for older vessels like theirs. there's no way i could get this boat to be moderate with what they have proposed. melanie: owners of these older boats would either have to hang up their fishing rods or buy brand-new boat. >> we want to make sure the boats are as safe as possible, and again, we want to work with them to do that. at the same time, doing so without having to take boats out of service and destroy the livelihoods of these people. >> all i can do is get mad because

melanie woodrow has the story.anie: delta announcing a penalty for employees who aren't vaccinated, the policy driven by insurers no longer offering waivers for covid-19 treatments as they did early in the pandemic. >> all the money that goes into health -- into health care's not going into their business. it is adding on several billion dollars to care for unvaccinated employees. melanie: elizabeth mitchell is the ceo of a nonprofit coalition that represents employers navigating purchasing health care. she says more than 13 of the group's members have announced vaccine mandates. with the cost of treatments at more than $2 billion in june and july alone, she says she expects more employers to follow in deltas footsteps. they know that not being vaccinated and incurring unnecessary hospitalization costs is hitting their bottom line, that comes out of wages and job growth and american families. melanie: according to mitchell, $200 a month doesn't come close to the cost for the average hospitalization of the average c

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news.lian: this morning, we have gotten information about oakland mills college. a judge blocked a mergi mergi mi college. the order allows the judge to decide if college procedure should determine whether mills should survive on its own financial means. officials announced in march of the school was shutting down. a woman filed a lawsuit against the school in june, claiming they were blindsided by that decision. a well known community activist in san francisco is accused of sexual assault. john announced he is stepping down at the san francisco building commission following calls allegations surfaced on social media describing up incident of sexual assault in april. the case has been referred to the city attorney. john posted a statement saying he believes everybody needs to be heard, but he believes the relationship was consensual could alameda county sheriff's investigators of ruling out foul play in the death of philip krajicek, a berkeley runner who was found on tuesday all -- almost a

melanie: melanie woodrow. larry: 20 years ago, barbara lee was the only member of congress who voted against the invasion of afghanistan. she told us today she is not dwelling on that moment. she is focused on evacuating people who desperately need to get out of the country. rep. lee: we should learn lessons from the last 20 years that we cannot go around the world and nation build and we have three aspects of our military policy. diplomacy, development, and defense. we need to develop those aspects again. we need to do the right thing and withdraw from afghanistan. larry: president biden today a short americans everyone who needs to evacuate from taliban controlled afghanistan will be evacuated but families are still desperately trying to get their loved ones out. abc7 news reported dustin dorsey spoke with a woman about how dire the situation is for people there and hopes for her family going forward. dustin: as the taliban continue their takeover of afghanistan, evacuation flights leave the couple airport t

melanie: melanie woodrow, abc7 news.od that goes to waste produces methane, a greenhouse gas. communities across the state are busy planning for a new law to recover food that could instead feed the hungry. abc7 news reporter david louis shows us what santa clara county is doing to help build a better bay area. david: santa clara county is diverting millions of pounds of food from being listed -- being wasted thanks to group that redistribute it. a new climate law aimed at reducing carbon emissions from discarded food takes effect statewide. >> it is a new opportunity to get food to people that need it and divert food that could be in the waste stream instead of thrown away. david: w -- a wider net will be cast to include grocery stores and restaurants. it will be a new mindset for many of them. >> they have to make sure it either gets sold or ends up with an organization that can redistribute that. it is a new way of thinking and could have a huge impact in making sure food is not wasted. david: social service groups, c

melanie: psychologists are licensed in the state they practice. dr.ays a model that is not recognized reciprocity between states, especially during a pandemic is archaic. >> people getting covid, using jobs, having to move back into -- having to move back in with families. melanie: she she she she she change.org petition, advocating for the psychology integers -- which allows psychologists to practice across state lines. 22 states have effectively enacted that legislation. four more states have enacted it but he did to it -- but it is under further review or -- also provides access to appropriate care for anyone looking for help. a california board of psychology will discuss it at a public meeting next week. it is legislation mccullough says could help people like her. >> it puts the patient's first. -- puts the patients first. frances: today will be a great day to get outside with the improving air quality. a live shot, you can see the flag flowing a bit. we will see the sea breeze pick up and that will blow the smoke and haze out toward the east. i

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melanie: offers to buy fake covid vaccination cards on telegram. mya lavine is a cyber security expert for the company. >> if those people who are adamant against being vaccinated, they're finding opportunities in not being limited in what they can do while still not getting vaccinated through buying these fake vaccination certificates. reporter: she says the fakes look like the real thing. >> we only have a physical paper copy. it's not hard to forge. reporter: checkpoints experts have found cards available internationally as well. >> there are whole countries who are saying you can't go indoors anywhere unless you show prove of veaks nation. reporter: the digital currency is difficult to trace. >> bit coin is a lot easier to get with these crimes. reporter: and interest is growing. >> we're seeing a big increase in the number of people who are following these groups, who are joining these groups. and we can only assume that that means that there's a big increase in the number of people that are purchasing these fake vaccination cards as well. rep

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when melanie heard that, she decided to embrace what she'd been resisting. put it in hokey pokey parlance, she put her whole self in. >> we took copies of the invitation, rolled them into scrolls, put ribbons and took them down the street. >> reporter: it was a hokey pokey flash mob. >> the smile on her face was so big. it doesn't take that much to make someone's day. and i think we could all do a little more of it. >> reporter: because that's what it's all about. ♪ >>> for any parent, nothing can be more painful than losing a child. but a mom in georgia is finding comfort in carrying out her daughter's final wish to help others. janet shamlian has her story. >> reporter: when vici bunke is getting ready for an open water swim, it doesn't come natural. >> i'm a little bit claustrophobic, mayb lot claustrophobic because i don't like to put my face in the water. >> reporter: until recently the georgia mom never swam a full lap. making this all the more remarkable. her daughter grace was the family athlete. but a cruel diagnosis at age 11 of oeormbo caer mnthe

>> i just would always say, "not quite yet." >> reporter: melanie's reluctance baffled mrs. "b."people don't care really at all for the hokeypokey. >> really? >> reporter: really. >> i find that very amazing. >> reporter: do you? ( laughs ) still, she knew her crusade was all but lost. then one day, mrs. "b" happened to mention that her birthday was coming up, her 93rd. and when melanie heard that, she decided to embrace what she'd been resisting-- or to put it in hokeypokey parlance, she put her whole self in. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we made copies of the invitation. we rolled them in little scrolz and we wrapped ribbons around them and traipsed up and down the street ♪ you put your whole self in ♪ >> reporter: it was a hokeypokey flash bob ♪ you shake it all about ♪ >> the smile on her face was so big. it doesn't take that much to make someone's day. and i think we could all coa little more of it. >> reporter: because that's what it's all about. ♪ ♪ ♪ steve hartman, cbs news, "on the road." >> dokoupil: steve, you stole my reaction line. nice piece. we'll rigack. yeah, i mean the thing is, pe

melanie: and is committed to finding out why and how she passed away. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news.arry: so sad. if you are looking for help, go to abc 7 news.com/take action to find local resources. ama: coming up, knew from the apc seven i team -- abc 7 i team. making the first court appearance. they are accused of targeting a police officer's home. we hear from the real victims attorney tonight. >> cleaner air, bluer sky and cooler than ever. i will have the forecast coming up. larry: 7 on your side's michael helps a woman get $100,000 in back payments for social security. she's not the saving starts with internet and wireless from xfinity. get a great low price on fast, reliable internet. plus, add xfinity mobile with 5g included and save up to $400 a year on wireless over at&t! get fast, reliable wifi to power your personal best... ...and show grandma you're crushing the school year on the nation's most reliable network on the go! get xfinity internet for $19.99 a month for 12 months. plus, add xfinity mobile to save even more with a 5g phone on us... ...and, for a limited time

reporter: melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. dan: we have a collection of videos on our coverage of the fall of afghanistan, including former abc 7 news anchor cheryl jennings' reports from afghanistan and her interviews with the president fall on our abc 7 ctv streaming apps wherever you stream. it has been 17 months since we it.red the words back-to-school today roughly 60,000 students returned to public schools in san francisco. senior reporter and education -- how did they do today students did really well, at this point wearing a mask is sort of second nature to them so that was not really an issue. we asked a few students if they had concerns about the delta variant and many said no, especially those 12 and older who are vaccinated. this was lunch time at everett middle school in san francisco, where students took their lunch outside and got reacquainted. students arrived early for a change, eagerly anticipating being inside a classroom. >> they learned by socializing and exploring their identities. i think they wanted to

i'm melanie town. soul. yeah. that wraps up kron 4 news. it i have to say it's more sun.s this hour. don't go anywhere, though. kron 4 news at 6 is coming up next. in the justine waltman are here with that. we have a lot coming up at 6 o'clock tonight. thank you so much, vicki and grant. here's what's coming up at 6 president biden is promising to hunt down those responsible for today's bombings in afghanistan. >> killing dozens of people, including 13 service members. what we're learning tonight about the attackers and a lot of people evacuating afghanistan are being forced to leave with nothing maybe nothing but the clothes on their backs. >> we talked to local refugees to face the same experience decades ago. other coaing together now to make sure that those now arriving have essential items and how you can help. i'm catherine heenan. i'm justine waltman. the news at 6 is next. boost and cricket charge you more for unlimited 5g. metro doesn't. introducing the big 5g upgrade. just twenty-five bucks a month gets you unlimited 5g and a free 5g smartphone. that's half the

i'm melanie town. >> wish i had had that assignment katherine out of that miss that one ok would help if you scan this qr code with your phone. it will take you to our destination. california section on our website. kron 4 dot com and there you'll find stories on fun things to do all across the state of california. this summer. and that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. but we have a lot more ahead on kron 4 news at 6. ken wayne is here with a look at what working on katharine ham. hello, a very busy news night. we continue our coverage of the wildfires burning in northern california. >> hundreds of thousands of acres have burned an entire town and destroyed. we're live has exhausted. firefighters are on the front lines working to try to gain control of the dixie and the river fires. plus many bay area entertainment venues are now requiring proof of vaccination, but not all forms will be accepted. we'll walk you through the best ways to show that you are actually vaccinated. i'm ken wayne. the news at 6 coming up next. >> from the bay area's news station. you're watching kron 4 news at 6. >>

cnn's melanie zanona joins me now. melanie, how is law enforcement preparing?target but there are heightened security concerns right now from both lawmakers and law enforcement officials ahead of this rally that is going to be on the capitol grounds and it is being organized by a former-trump campaign staffer in support of those jailed january 6th rioters. now, security preparations are underway. there is discussions about bringing back that temporary fencing around the capitol complex. the mpd is going to be fully activated that weekend, which means civil disturbance units will be on standby throughout the entire weekend. and the capitol police received a memo warning that this group tends to attract far-right extremists. so there could be the potential for violence and unrest. but the same memo also notes that similar demonstrations in the past have not turned violent. and so far, only 300 people have told the event organizer that they plan to attend. not to mention, it's taking place on a saturday while the house is still in recess. so, far fewer people will

i'm melanie >> and john, don't you just want to go. let's make some plans to away or let's go alina yellen still be a little tomorrow. hope will be a little sleet. the the best news ever. so go ahead and scan your take your phone out, going to scan that qr code because remember, we've been compiling. >> a list of all these really cool amazing places to go. >> some hidden gems up in napa and lake tahoe you to just meet summers here. you don't want to miss out on all the things that you can do and the weather looks great, too, by the way, if you were thinking about staying at home or stay inside the house. this is a week its really get out because you don't want to take advantage of the sunshine. good morning, john yeah. i love that sunshine and we have seen plenty of that for sure. so why not just soak it in up in the wine country. >> we're looking at conditions this morning. not so obviously the sun's not up, but it is foggy out there looking at your nor cal how the weather center forecast to start the day very, very gray fog is going

i'm melanie townsend. kron 4 news at 5, but we have a lot more coming up at 6 is kron 4 prepares for governor recall candidates debate tonight, we sit down one-on-one with governor newsome as he defends his job less than one month until the recall election and san francisco's just hours now away from the strictest vaccine mandate in the state will show you how businesses are preparing for the new rules, keep it here and more and ken wayne will be back with kron 4 news at 6 next. >>from the bay news station. to turn in those ballots and we talk about turning out the vote turning in the vote. it's all male an election please vote. no you don't even have to look at that second question. now it's 6 gearing up for the recall election governor newsome answers kron four's questions. >>ahead of our debate tonight, why he chose not to participate. good evening. thanks for joining us for kron 4 news at 6, i'm ken wayne and i'm pam moore. we are about 3 and a half weeks from the recall election against governor newso

melanie townsend breaks down that report for us. >> the last time. researchers were able to see 100 feet down in lake tahoe is clear water was in 1960. but in the last several years, the average depth of visibility was no more than 70 feet due to environmental changes. doctor jeffrey shaw toe with the environmental research center says this is keeping them from reaching their goal of improving tahoe, uc-health and clarity. the biggest factors being heat in microscopic put the same to change the way from this is how to pitch is increasing. >> so this temperature of 20 degrees celsius. 68 degrees fahrenheit. actually a society and that change into elite. that does lake tahoe also dropped 2 and a half feet last year. this combined with the reduction of uv radiation from wildfire smoke in warmer surface water temps will only exacerbate the buildup of an invasive species of asian clans. >> in algae called modified on the left. here beautiful, beautiful scene. there was a bottle of this is what i made bottom look like now. so what can be done to save the l

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has that part of the story. reporter: the announcement that san francisco will mandate proof of vaccination for indoor activities like restaurants and gyms couldn't come soon enough for m.x.3 fitness owner dave carreker. >> we are already a health-driven industry and this gives our clients that one more piece of assurance that they are going to be safe when they go into a gym to work out. reporter: his number one priority is the safety of his employees and members. >> we need to take every precaution possible to stop the delta variant in its tracks. reporter: despite the mandate city officials say anyone vaccinate left side still need to wear their mask indoors. restaurant owner and executive matt shuster says his business, canelo buy astro and wine bar started requiring proof of vaccination for customers indoors two weeks ago. >> we saw the writing on the wall. and we wanted to be part of the solution. reporter: customers will have the option of showing their actual vaccination card or a photo of it. you can al

i'm melanie townsend. all right. to go in and take out your phone and scan this qr code. it's going to take you to our destination. california section. >> over on our website at kron 4 dot com. you can find more stories on fun things you can do across the entire state this summer. the time for you now 04:47am, and we'll get another check of weather. john. unfortunately yesterday a state in sight followed your advice and i feel better today. i don't feel like i've read in a lot of unhealthy things. but am i going to have to do that again today are or can i can i go outside. so it all depends how comfortable you are with that out there. i would advise against too much rigorous outdoor activity today, whether you're sensitive to the smoke or whether you're not just save it for. >> hopefully when we do see improvements here shortly. you can see outside this morning. it's a combination of both. some marine layer as well as some of that smoke making for that hazy us glow out there red flag warnings. it was expired for most of the bay area. we still do have one in effect from no

melanie townsend has the story. >> the deadline for california's health care workers to be masked outly vaccinated for covid-19 approaches opposition continues to this is the first step that we can do it next to getting legal representation, which is what we will do. we have to. >> registered nurses like selling garza, our beijing together with local leaders to protest. i thought it would be big, but i didn't think it would be this make this is this is a arguing a mandate that requires the choices of vaccination or termination violates their rights in america. we have the freedom to make these kinds of decisions between our doctor and ourself. and i support that. >> now these health care workers have the right to refuse to get vaccinated. but there are labor laws they do have consequences. and that's exactly what they are protesting against today being vaccinated as a condition of employment. >> for a hospital worker is very reasonable. >> sacramento attorney mark reichel says according to california law employers in the medical field have legal standing to fire employees if they deem

>> it's a good question because as melanie said, this is just the beginning.budget resolution that is just a procedural process so they can use this thing called reconciliation to get something through the senate with only 50 votes, as you know, and the tie-breaker vote from vice president harris. here's the deal. we've only heard from two democratic senators manchin and sinema, $3.5 trillion is too high a number. we know there are moderates in the house who think that's too high a number. this involves trillions of dollars of spending and raising taxes, never a popular thing even though it's raising taxes on the wealthy as president biden says. brianna, here's the rub. this $3.5 trillion reconciliation package, resolution package is where the campaign promises are. that is where joe biden's promise of universal pre-k, two years free of community college, expanding medicare, these are die hard principles and promises democrats made. they have to deliver on some of this or it's going to be a price to pay for the democrats. you can see already how difficult it i

cnn's melanie zanona is joining us now. this is dangerous, melanie.ter: you're right. but republicans certainly feel like they have a potent political message and that is turning the cdc and dr. anthony fauci into a punching bag and really railing on the mask and vaccine mandates. what the gop is hoping to do is use some of the fears and frustrations of many americans as cajoles against their democratic opponents in the battle for the house. the press conference before, to craft their midterm message, kevin mccarthy spent almost the entirety of his remarks bashing the cdc and new mask rules. regardless whether or not this is a politically effective message i think is debatable. it's certainly an irresponsible and risky trat angie given that the delta variant is surging, that pediatric hospitalizations are on the rise, kids are going back to school, and democrats also point out, look, we are all frustrated and angry we have to wear masks again. we likely wouldn't be in this position if it weren't for some of the antivaccine sentiment being spread by ma

joining me now, melanie campbell, president of the black woman's roundtable. all very much for coming. i think you have all been on the sunday show. thanks for coming back to the show. let me play texas colleague of yours. i interviewed her on friday on the last word. she blew my mind with what she had to say and it relates to the statement i read earlier. we'll talk about it on the other side. >> quorum has not legally been established. what has happened is there weren't a sufficient number of members on the floor and they were probably 12 to 15 members shy of reaching the constitutionally required quorum. they declared it and have proceeded with business unlawfully and ill legitimately. >> representative, i don't know if you could hear that but i said oh. bring us up to speed and what tomorrow portends. >> thank you for having me. in the texas legislature a quorum is a heavy two-thirds. that's 99 members considering that two of our members have resigned and seeking other employment. we needed 99 members on the house floor to take a vote. now we're all about

melanie window shows us what's turning up near lake fulsome.ave been there stairs will go up the stairs. the colin born family on a family outing specifically to explore what low water levels are exposing. right now. we've done all the gold mines in the area hiked all the trails and all that stuff. so this is just another part of that artifacts, foundations and rock walls from a town that stood before the fulsome went up in 1956. now visible, even though they're normally covered in up to 60. ft. of water where voters so we're usually out here on our weekends, and we can't vote right now, but at least we can take advantage and let the kids see what's under the water all the time. oh, up some kind of piece of metal. this excursion right up 10 year old ashton's alley. he's a history buff in the making. you can see everything he sees along the way on the ground. he's picking up a piece of metal and nail a piece of pottery and his his eyes just kind of let up at the history that he knows their case. er a three there, the less last time drought condi

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> all that her daughter has been able to experience because of this. >> is what i was thinking and to be able to go across country and see how every state is handling these challenges differently, that is a better education then you can get in any classroom i would think. coming up, bad traffic that barely begins to describe what we saw on the bay bridge today. you see the problem from every angle, next. up here, success depends on the choices you make. but i know i've got this. and when it comes to controlling his type 2 diabetes, my dad's got this, too. with the right choices, you have it in you to control your a1c and once-weekly trulicity may help. most people taking trulicity reached an a1c under 7%. and it starts lowering blood sugar from the first dose, by helping your body release the insulin it's already making. trulicity is for type 2 diabetes. it isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. it's not approved for use in children. don't take trulicity if you're allergic to it, you or your family have medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine

melanie zanona joins me with this new reporting.d a weakness among women, we saw that in the national race among suburb women, those kind of issues. this is i imagine a way to counter that. how believable is it? >> this is a strategy that worked very well for them in 2020. they were off the democrat's 2018 playbook and 11 out of the 15 seats that republicans flipped last year, were done with republican women candidates. and so they're doubling down on that strategy and making a huge recruitment push to retain women in the swing districts. that being said it is difficult because those women who did flip the seats are in some of the most competitive races in the country and democrats are going to remind voters that republicans kicked out their highest ranking woman, liz cheney over her criticism of trump and yoke marjorie taylor green of the freshman class. they are going all in on this strategy. >> and as things move through courts and various state legislatures, restrictions on abortion. >> they feel like these women candidates coul

melanie zanona joinings now with new reporting on this. mel? >> hey, good morning.ldn't be more diametrically opposed when it comes to the coronavirus. mitch mcconnell has been one of the more consistent and responsible voices in the gop when it comes to the pandemic. he's been urging people to get the vaccines. he paid for radio ads to get that message out. early on he was talking about the importance of wearing masks and social distancing. and rand paul, meanwhile, got suspended from youtube this week for spreading misinformation about masks. he's publicly sparred with dr. anthony fauci and he himself refused to wear a mask last year even ach he contracted covid-19. this is not the first time these two have been at odds. rand paul is the thorn in the side of a lot of colleagues in the senate, republican and democrats alike. but this is different than politics and policy. this is public health and rand paul says he's not anti-vaccine his other messaging and behavior is undermining mitch mcconnell's effort to get people vaccinated and protect them. not to mention, t

bay area counties are divided on whether we willsee similar te yorkitght no melanie woodrow has a look at what might happen. >> reporter: some counties are considering the possibility of requiring proof of vaccination status enter bars, restaurants, and other businesses. >> i think it is a great idea. it does encourage the unvaccinated to get vaccinated. the second thing it does, though the delta variant is transmissible, it is not as transmissible among vaccinated people as unvaccinated people. >> reporter: dr. grant colfax said tuesday san francisco is exploring the possibility. >> some are requiring proof of vaccination to enter the premises. >> reporter: thing the supervisor also supports. >> at this critical time when cases are going up and up in small corners, you should be vaccinated and you should be able to demonstrate that. >> reporter: it has no plans to implement a vaccine passport program or require proof of vaccination to enter restaurants or other indoor public spaces. san mateo county says they are condemned considering other mandates at this time. david can he putt fee

melanie meant at all, she was just talking about having balance within debates.ents withdrawn because they were seen to be critical of transgender, ofcom is not the only organisation to leave recently. the equality and human rights commissions also left last year it said on cost grounds that when they had said women should not be abused for talking about clash between trans— killie transgender and women�*s rights. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello. forecasters are going to be probably running out of things to say over the next few days. there is going to be so little change in the weather brought by this high pressure which has anchored itself across the uk. it is really established now and it is here to stay for the next few days but notice there is a cold front here just across the north sea and if you look at the motion of the cloud, it is coming out of the north, dropping from the north, moving southwards and that will introduce slightly fresher air come tomorrow. but today, the best of the weather so far has been across the north—we

melanie townsend breaks down this new report. >> the last time researchers were able to see 100 feetn in lake tahoe is clear water was in 1960. but in the last several years, the average depth of visibility was no more than 70 feet due to environmental changes. doctor jeffrey shaw toe with the environmental research center says this is keeping them from reaching their goal of improving tahoe, uc-health and clarity. the biggest factors being heat in microscopic put the same to change the way from this is how to pitch is increasing. >> so this temperature of 20 degrees celsius. 68 degrees fahrenheit. actually a actually that does so sad cheer lake tahoe also dropped 2 and a half feet last year. this combined with the reduction of uv radiation from wildfire smoke in warmer surface water temps will only exacerbate the buildup of an invasive species of asian clans. >> in algae called notified on the left. here beautiful, beautiful there was a bottle of this is what i did. o with a child should look like now. so what can be done to save the lake from bacteria and plants. >> turk researcher

. >> melanie woodrow found how districts are planning to deal with outbreaks. >> every monday, brentwood union updates its covid-19 cases and exposures. since students returned less than two weeks ago, they have already reported 19 positive covid-19 cases, 17 students and two staff members. follow all state guidelines to prevent the spread of positive cases at the school and that it has no plans to close schools. the district is not alone. we spoke with representatives from several school districts around the area who have the same response. >> the protocol has changed dramatically. the emphasis being that all schools will stay open and all students will have access to in person instruction. last year's focus was shelter and protection. this year it is full integration of activities within a school setting. >> sonoma county is requiring students to wear masks in doors. while a personid-19 not iniall others who had contact could return immediately, so long as they were masked when the contact occurred don't have covid symptoms and agree to testing. local health officers make recommendatio

melanie townsend takes us there in this week's destination, california. >> it's amazing to think of inilt in the 19th century could still be in operation today. but after 145 years, they're injured. vineyards continues to be one of the leading winemakers in napa valley and it all started with a vision of 2 german brothers, jacob and frederick parent or the wind industry was just getting established in the u.s. 1800. they came here knowing that they have to make wine and then they found the place. but traveling the so there was not even a >> this now historic landmark became the first in many aspects of a booming wine industry like offering both cabernet and chardonnay wines each winning the major title of wine of the year for the first grabbed the flow winery. we're the first winery to build into the hillside and establish the caves where they actually are a wise old where one of the first wire to establish hospitality and actually opened just a few yards down from bear injure and located along downtown's bustling main street is the safest. >> a modern day wine speak easy. we were writ

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow spoke with the woman at the helm of their efforts. >> reporter: sheerstands covid-19 vaccine hesitancy. >> i almost gave my own self a heart attack when i first got a headache. oh my god, something's happening. >> reporter: after coming around herself, thibodeaux has made it her mission to encourage others. she says it's a team effort at the southwest community corporation at ip bookman community center. >> even when i'm out talking to one person, someone else is answering the phone. we have a foot team out in community. >> reporter: thibodeaux estimates they've encouraged approximately 1,500 people to get vaccinated. >> you can't beat covid single handedly by yourself. so for every one person that we get vaccinated, it has taken five and six people to outreach the information, to schedule their appointments, to talk to them, to overcome their fears about the vaccine. >> reporter: an anonymous donor who learned of thibodeaux's efforts during the pandemic gave her money to buy this van, which she uses to deliver food to elderly residents and provide tr

melanie woodrow checked in with health officials and local leaders, because this could build a better bay area. >> reporter: some bay area counties are considering the possibility of requiring proof of vaccination status to enter bars, restaurants, and other businesses. she is an infectious disease doctor and professor of medicine at ucsf. >> it is a great idea. it does encourage the unvaccinated to get vaccinated. second, though the delta variant is very transmissible, it is not as transmissible among vaccinated people. >> reporter: the san francisco director of health said san francisco is exploring the possibility. >> we are very supportive of businesses and other entities requiring proof of vaccination to enter the premises. >> reporter: something san francisco supervisor matt haney also supports. >> at this time when cases are going up and up, you should be vaccinated. and you should be able to demonstrate that. >> reporter: contra costa county tells abc7 news has no plans for a vaccine passport program or to require proof of vaccination to enter restaurants or other spaces. san

. >> abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has a look at what is expected. >> reporter: at the start of the summer, all seemed well with respect to transmission rates. with august underway, there is now substantial transmission. >> a very quick change in a short period of time. >> reporter: that change may lead some to believe the vaccine is not working. local health officials say that is not true. as of august 3, there have been more than 44 million doses administered in california. 21.3 million people fully vaccinated. just 0.2% of postvaccination cases identified, though health officials admit -- >> tracking this data is difficult. >> reporter: the surge is looking familiar. >> we are nearing the summer surge levels from last year. we really want to keep an eye on that. we don't want to repeat the winter surge. >> reporter: to ensure that, local and statewide interventions and outreach have included masking guidance and vaccine verification in the bl ivate se ortein once per the delta variant is expected to subside in mid to late december. an infectious disease doctor and professor o

cnn's melanie zanona joining me from washington. what more are you learning about the effort to exploit fears and frustrations. >> reporter: republicans are railing against the new vaccine and mask mandates and try to turn the cdc and anti think fauci -- this is really on display at the house gop press conference right before the august recess which they used to solidify their message and get republicans on the same page, where house minority leader kevin mccarthy spent the most of his time bashing these mandates and bashing the cdc. now, regardless of whether or not this is a politically effective message for the gop, which is very arguably up for debate, it's certainly an irresponsible one, right? the delta variant is surging. pediatric hospitalizations are on the rise, kids are going back to school and democrats are pointing out that we wouldn't likely have to be in this position if having to wear vaccinated individuals wearing masks indoors, if it weren't for these messages being spread by members of the republican party. >> you

who was in remission for lupus, said she'll keep on keeping on. >> i got work to do. >> reporter: melanie woodrow, abc 7 news in san francisco. >>> the federal government wants to help bart yet back on track. department of transportation announced this week that it's issuing a grant of nearly $331 million to the transit agency to help them recover from the pandemic. funds are intended to help bart maintain staffing and service levels. agency is expected to receive funding from president biden infrastructure bill that congress is currently considering. many businesses in town are voicing their concerns about the possible sale of a hotel that would be used to provide permanent houses for the homeless. it is one that could have a devastating impact on the area that relies on tourism. abc 7 news reporter leanne melen melendez has the story. >> reporter: it is directly across from the well known plaza, a favorite destination for tourists visiting japan town. tuesday, phil king announced a $5 million investment by the state to make necessary upgrades to the buchanan plaza. >> to ensure that thi

melanie sanona is with us now reporting on this.ut how republican women are going to factor into this campaigning for the midterms approach. >> republican women are critical to the gop strategy to winning back the house. really pulling from the democrats' 2018 playbook. last year 11 of the 15 seats that were flipped by republicans were flipped by republican women in some of the most competitive races in the country. so first and foremost, the priority is keeping those seats. it won't be easy. those are tough races in swing districts. you've seen gop leaders fund raise, campaign for them. in the conference in different ways, house minority leader mccarthy was at a major donor retreat in jackson hole is a big deal. some of these women areed top earners right now in the party in terms of fund-raising, so it's working. the second part of the strategy is recruitment. 155 republican women have already filed to run for office. that's a new record compared to 60 at this point in the cycle last year. and they a only need to flip five seats a

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: at the start of the summer, all seemed well in terms of transmission rates, but with august underway there is now substantial transmission. >> a quick change in a short time. >> reporter: that change may lead some to believe the vaccine is not working. local health officials say that is not true. as of august 3, there have been more than 44 million doses of the vaccine administered in california. with 21.3 million people fully vaccinated and just 0.2% of postvaccination cases identified. health officials admit -- >> tracking this data is difficult. >> reporter: the summer surge is looking familiar. >> we are nearing the levels of last year. we really want to keep an eye on that. we don't want a repeat of the winter surge. >> reporter: to ensure that, local and statewide interventions and outreach have included masking guidance and vaccine verification in the public and private sectors. with requirements for proof of full vaccination or testing at least once per week. if we follow the uk, the delta variant is expected to su

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but as melanie woodrow found out, the process has not been easy for everyone. >> reporter: californians have options when it comes to proving you're vaccinated. you can carry your card with you, take a picture on your phone or register your vaccine record digitally with the state. rick sheldon figured that last option was probably the safest. >> i wanted to be in the system as opposed to having this card that might not even be valid in the future. >> reporter: sheldon and his wife both received the pfizer vaccine. >> her registration went very swimmingly. got her qr code right away, so i knew what was supposed to happen. but when i entered my information, there was an error and my information was not linked properly. >> reporter: a similar experience. >> when i did mine, everything came out correct. i was done in five minutes. there were no problem. my parents weren't so lucky. >> reporter: when his mom tried to register, only one dose came up. >> it was the second date and the second dose is completely missing. then with my dad, the two dates are flipped. >> reporter: the california de

melanie woodrow said the process had not been the -- found the process is not been easy for everyone. wax californians have options. we can carry your vaccination card with you. take a picture of it in your phone, or register it digitally with the state. he figured the last was probably the safest. >> the state and potentially the country is headed that way. i wanted to be in the system as opposed to having this card. >> they both received the pfizer vaccine. >> for registration went very swimmingly. when i entered my information, there was an error. it was not linked properly. >> this person had a a experience. >> everything came out correct. i was done within five minutes. there were no problems. my parents were not so lucky. >> when his mom tried to register, only one dose came up. >> the second dose is completely missing. with my dad, the two dates are flipped. >> the department of public health declined an interview, but said more than 2.5 digital -- 2.5 million digital records to date have been delivered. when there is a delay in someone retrieving their record, it is due to mis

melanie woodrow said the process had not been the -- found the process is not been easy for everyone. wax californians have options. we can carry your vaccination card with you. take a picture of it in your phone, or register it digitally with the state. he figured the last was probably the safest. >> the state and potentially the country is headed that way. i wanted to be in the system as opposed to having this card. >> they both received the pfizer vaccine. >> for registration went very swimmingly. when i entered my information, there was an error. it was not linked properly. >> this person had a a experience. >> everything came out correct. i was done within five minutes. there were no problems. my parents were not so lucky. >> when his mom tried to register, only one dose came up. >> the second dose is completely missing. with my dad, the two dates are flipped. >> the department of public health declined an interview, but said more than 2.5 digital -- 2.5 million digital records to date have been delivered. when there is a delay in someone retrieving their record, it is due to mis

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she had no idea where he was at. >> reporter: but, though melanie was the reason gavin moved out of hisse the month before he vanished, she was not his first affair. there had also been a woman named chandy. it was years in the fast, but phone records show he called her, may 1st, a day before he disappeared. cops tracked her down, too. what did she tell you? >> she acknowledged the prior affair and said she had not been in contact for some time and they had been talking via e-mail. >> reporter: that would explain the fact that he called her on the phone? >> yes. >> reporter: she says she hasn't heard from him since. last sighting a colleague saw him driving his black mercedes. >> we felt the vehicle was still out there somewhere. >> reporter: so find the car and maybe find out what happened to gavin. and nine months after gavin vanished, they finally got the break they were looking for. >> i said, i'm here to talk to you about your daughter and he started crying and he said, she saw everything. >> coming up. >> she was very nervous and startled. >> a new witness and a game changer of a