abc7 news reporter cornell barnard is live for us at the raceway with details. cornell, i'm really glad you got ahold of some earplugs. >> reporter: this was a a a a investment, a very big weekend at sonoma raceway, this grandstand back at full capacity the first time in a very long time with few covid restrictions. those powerful drag racers made a lot of noise today on the track. you've got to hear it to believe it. this is nhra drag racing at sonoma raceway, 11,000- horsepower engines topping speeds of 330 miles per hour. it demands respect and lots of ear protection. >> it's fun, but it's loud. >> reporter: tyrone reed thrilled to be back at the raceway for dr cidela >> wheyou come through those gates, it's a fferent world. i just enjoy the event, people getting back out the first time in a long time. >> reporter: a full capacity crowd in the grandstands up to 15,000 fans. show it's exciting to see all the fans back, to see the biggest stars in drag racing here. >> reporter: with sonoma county reporting a riririri covid-19 delta variant, nsin amazing. f t ei

fans are back at sonoma raceway this weekend. they're watching drag racers duel it out at the nhra sonoma nationals. abc7 news reporter cornell barnard is live at the raceway with details and certainly big crowds this weekend, cornell. >> reporter: yeah. it's been a big weekend, dion, here at sonoma raceway. this grandstand back at full capacity the first time in a long time. the powerful drag racers are making a lot of noise. you've got to hear it to believe it. this is nhra drag placing at sonoma speedway topping speeds of 330 miles per hour. it demands respect and lots of ear protection. >> it's fun, but it's loud. >> reporter: tyrone reed thrilled to be back at the raceway for drag racing after a two-year covid delay. >> when you come through those gates, it's a different world. i just enjoy the event, people getting back out, you know, the crd in the grandstands up to 15,000 fans. >> it's exciting to see all the fans back, to see the biggest stars in drag racing here. >> reporter: with a rise in the covid-19 delta variant, h

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this is raceway. 11,000 horsepower engines topping speeds of 330 miles per hour. it demands respect and lots of ear protection. >> it is fun, but it is loud. >> reporter: a thrill to be back at the raceway for dragracing after a two year covid delay. >> when you come to the gates, it's a different world. i enjoy the event. people getting back out for the first time in a long time. >>> a full capacity crowd in the grandstands, up to 15,000 fans. >> it's exciting to see the fans back and see the biggest stars in dragracing here. >> reporter: verizon covid-19 delta variant's. health instructions are in place. >>> we encourage anyone who has not been vaccinated to wear a mask. regardless. >> the sound of the engines is just amazing. >> reporter: the family on their first outing in quite a while. >> we finally get to go out after all of the covid restrictions. all of the guys are out here having fun. >> reporter: and you have to have the swag to show your racing love. >> we have t-shirts and hats. stickers. >>> ice cold lemonade! >> reporter: he brought his refreshing

brad daugherty, matt yocum, and dario franchitti, i'm lindsay czarniak saying so long from lucas oil raceway. coming up on cbs next, "48 hours." congratulations to ernie francis jr. ♪ ♪ >>> tourism rebounding the bay area, how san francisco is rolling out the red carpet for the surge of people ready to celebrate the fourth. >>> it is cloudy today over the golden gate bridge. i think you should use that as your sign for what the fourth of july will look like that is only one small part of the fourth of july forecast. i will have the ball thing coming up. >>> search and rescue efforts on pause at the site of a condo collapse in florida. the new challenge public officials to plan a demolition hours from now. thank you for joining us. i'm juliette goodrich. >> i'm brian hackney. >>> a look toward peer 39 where big crowds are out and about and enjoying the first holiday weekend since the states reopening. betty yu shows us what is going around on around town. >> reporter: tourists and locals alike are enjoying attractions. businesses are also ready to celebrate this fourth of july weekend. music

. >>> sonoma raceway, this weekend is the stage for nhra drag racing. the best drivers earn the wally trophy. hall of famer john forrest has won 143 of them. forrest, the holder of 120 titles is the base of drag racing. 72 years young and i asked him, what is his secret sauce, what gets him going? >> i shouldn't say this on tv, better than sex, but at my age, you wouldn't know. i love getting to be with my children. >> i was curious about the competitor dad dynamic. what's that like? >> it's definitely tough. we battle. he's my boss but my dad, some weekends we get along great, others we are butting heads. currently we are not getting along. we put on a smile and come to work and figure it out. >>> hears and overhead shot, third round of the open and miguel gimenez showed us how it is done. but he's chasing this tele-, the welshman shooting smooth. two shots clear of the field. pga beauty shot, par 71 3m championship. we've got cameron at the par five, of bogey free round at 66. right behind, maverick mcneely, and jordan, one shot behind, in case you wo

. >> among those taking the track at sonoma raceway, john force and his daughter, brittney.y know from experience this event is fun for the whole family. >> i grew up at these drag races with the kids. packed fans, being able to go meet drivers and autographs. there's nothing like it. fans make this sport. >> there's a lot going on here. this pandemic. and we need to take a few days off. come to sonoma. and come let us show what you we do. >> and that will run tomorrow through sunday. it will be the first time fans will be at full capacity. since the pandemic began. tickets are available online. all right. world news tonight with david muir is next. >> we appreciate your time. we'll see you again in half an hour. if there were a button that would help you use less energy, breathe cleaner air, and even take on climate change... would you press it? >>> tonight, the surge in new covid cases across at least 46 states. the cdc director warning today we are not out of the woods yet. and president biden late today we ask him whether the mask guidance will change in this country for

. >> but that wasn't accepted, but we are going to try the racetracks like the sonoma raceway. >> reporter the strategy they're implementing as the police chief prepares to hold a stand up for oakland rally on saturday. in oakland, luz pena, abc7 news. >>> aftershocks still felt in southern california, many wondering why they never got a shakealert on their phone. >>> plus a spike in rattlesnake sightings, why you can blame climate change experts say. >>> is your neighbor wasting water, how enoughing snitching on them could help ease the state's drought. >>> but first what's coming up on jimmy kimmel. >> i want to know if those little socks help any at all? >> no. bad idea. >>> in the south bay a child was hit and killed by a car while crossing the street ght m it happened just before 6 p.m. at the intersection of camden avenue and kuser road. the child was transported to a hospital where they passed away from their injuries. san jose police say the driver stayed on the scene and there is no suspicion of dui. >>> happening right now aftershocks continue to rattle antelope valley tonight fo

. >> but that wasn't accepted, but we are going to try the racetracks like the sonoma raceway. >> reportert for now this is the strategy they're implementing as the police chief prepares to hold a stand up for oakland rally on saturday. in oakland, luz pena, abc7 news. >>> aftershocks still felt in southern california, many wondering why they never got a shakealert on their phone. >>> plus a spike in rattlesnake sightings, why you can blame climate change experts say. >>> is your neighbor wasting water, how enoughing snitching on them could help ease the state's drought. >>> but first what's coming up on jimmy kimmel. >> i want to know if those little socks help any at all? >> no. bad idea. >>> in the south bay a child was hit and killed by a car while crossing the street tonight many san jose. it happened just before 6 p.m. at the intersection of camden avenue and kuser road. the child was transported to a hospital where they passed away from their injuries. san jose police say the driver stayed on the scene and there is no suspicion of dui. >>> happening right now aftershocks continue to

. >>> history at sonoma raceway, matt smith setting a pro stock motorcycle record by going over 205 miles an hour in a quarter mile, actually 205.4, hard to read on that board, but that is true and that is fast. >>> britney with an unintended fireworks display in her run. the super charger explodes, but she was the top qualifier at almost 330 miles an hour. check it out in slow motion. that is wild. who does this? very brave. racing continues today with the finals tomorrow afternoon. >>> the warriors getting set to make two picks in the upcoming draft. damian lee made the selection that ended up being just perfect for mom. >> are you sure you like it? >> i do like it. i think it's great. stop lying. >> damian surprising mom with a brand new car, and mom obviously over the moon excited. on twitter damian said his mom never wants anything, and this was a token of appreciation for all those sacrifices she made for him. cool moment there. sports on abc 7 sponsored by river rock casino. back to the racing real quick, the fire and the speed and -- >> so scary. >> very terrifying, but good stuff

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the event raceway, that will enhance plug and play capability for events in the amphitheater. that was something we lacked, and now we have it. dry storage is complete on the first floor. [inaudible] is working at opening in the next couple of weeks. we've got a few permitting issues to resolve. all look on path to be resolved and open for business in august. kaiser permanente has announced that they will open their facility in october, so that was great to hear. we have rent commencement dates set for not only poke house but some other things that i've outlined, some in q4 but most in q1 22. we're encouraged that many are moving forward. four that you see on that last list are already in contract with their general contractors for, so that's a terrific sign of progress for our tenants. happy to answer any questions you might have. >> thank you for your report. i love the word "opening," so thank you for having that all over your slides. really appreciate that. director shaw? >> thank you, jeff. i don't have any questions, i just wanted to say thank you for the bike lockers. w

. >>> drag racing sonoma raceway last night.e in the prostock motor division her first nonequr husband matt smith, el rou four dion o >> over in france, the best women's golf fers were found. the lpga ev yan the fourth of five major champions in women's golf joan jim lee followed up friday with a 368 yesterday including an eagle 2 at 11. leads conquers by five shots with an 18 under total. golfer bryson desham bow tested positive for covid. he's now out of the olympic games. that's it for now. enjoy your coffee. >>> streaming on cbsn bay area, the long term effects that some patients are facing after battling covid-19. what some bay area doctors are hoping to do about it. >>> plus, massive floods rock india claiming hundreds of lives to clean up and recovery efforts this morning. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back it's 6:29 thank you so much for joining us. let's start this half hour with a quick check on our weather with darren peck. >>> all right, we're starting out with marine layer in the immediate bay and higher clouds p

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. >>> another sign of the reopening, fans returning to sonoma raceway this weekend to watch drag racers, and the nationals. for the first time in almost 2 years, the grandstands were at full capacity. dragracing stars, 15,000 fans typing speeds of 330 miles an hour. a lot of spectators were enjoying their first outing. >> finally get to go out after all the restrictions, you know, all the guys out of having fun. >> i love being out here, having fun with the people. have that spirit of life is coming back to normal. >> with sonoma county reporting a rise in the delta variant, health restrictions are still in place and masks are encouraged. >>> tom training camp for his 22nd nfl season. a video he posted it had a lot of people wondering if his skills are too good to be true. the super bowl chip put this on twitter yesterday. you see the football firing for the football into the automatic ball throwing machine and having the ball get shot back to him. the internet going wild, trying to figure out if this is fake or if he really is that good. let's go, allright. >> just lets go. [ laughter

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not the dragracing weekend for john, at cinema raceway.nd hra, not the day, on fire, in his funny card, to the funny car finals, matt hagan, far right, screen right, 342 miles per hour to win, and the son-in- law, ones of the wall the trophy for his 53rd career win. coming up on game day tonight, we do a deep dive into the san francisco giants, best record in the biggs, but it's five days before the trade deadline. do they make a move? that and more, only on game day. >> only here, thanks. >> i'm john ramos in walnut creek, a grieving mother doesn't want the book to close on the murder of her son. we will have that story, coming up. >> at the cdc soon change its recommendations for wearing masks? >> i got it, i got the baby. >> the dramatic moments police and bystanders rescue a baby trapped un [hippo groans melodically] [iguana belts major 3rd] [gator reverb] [splash] [singing indri sings] [elephant trumpets] [buffalo punish timpani] [cassowary crescendo] ♪ [goat does a sick vibrato] ♪ >> you're watching kpix five news. >> at 6:30, a youn

. >> that wasn't accepted, but we are going to try the racetracks, like the raceway. >> reporter: fornow, this is a strategy they are implementing, as the police chief prepares to hold a stand up for oakland rally on saturday. in oakland, liz peÑa, abc7 news. >>> check this out, thieves got away with $250,000 worth of merchandise from a jewelry store in downtown downtown down the owner of jeffries diamonds and goldsmith says, this burglary happened around 3:00 yesterday morning. alarm went off as they smashed the display cases, but that still did not stop them. the entire crime last around five minutes. the storeowner says, this is the fourth time that they have been burglarized in five years. >>> happening now, aftershocks continue to rattle antelope valley after thursday's 6.0 magnitude earthquake. the shaking was felt across northern california, even here in san frcisco. no by the state's new shake alert warning system. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard explains why. >> pretty scary, very intense. >> reporter: restaurant owner shelley rosen still on adjuster a magnitude 6 earthqua

. >> but that wasn't accepted, but we are going to try the racetracks, like the sonoma raceway. >> reporteris is the strategy they are implementing. as the police chief prepares to hold a stand up for oakland rally on saturday. in oakland, liz peÑa, abc7 news. >>> thieves got away with $250,000 worth of merchandise from a jewelry store in downtown campbell. check out this video. the owner of jeffries diamonds and goldsmith said the burglary happened about 3:00 yesterday morning. and alarm didn't go off, as they smash the display cases, but that still did not stop them. the entire crime lost around five minutes. the store owner says, this is the fourth time they have been burglarized in five years. >>> happening now, aftershocks continued to rattle antelope valley after thursday's 6.0 magnitude earthquake there. the shaking was felt across northern california, even here in san francisco, but not everyone was notified by the state's new shake alert system. abc7 news reporter bernard explains why. >> pretty scary, very intense. she and her two-year-old taking cover with aftershocks still happe

the nationals run through tomort time the raceway stands will be at full capacity since then pandemicf lunar activities and star gazing. tonight's event is sold out in person but you can join virtually at 9:30. let's check in with lisa andnd the forecast. >> we are clearing and temperatures are ranging from the 50s to the 60s on the peninsula here. brightening up and warming up. san jose, nice and sunny, 67 ina and 65 inland east bay, south bay moderate, but look at the poor air quality where the fires are in the sierra nevada. 72 in oakland and 93 in livermore. >> thank you, up next a shooting downtown leave two people dead and four others injured. >>> an early morning three alarm fire destroyed a california! during a flex alert, let's keep our power up and running. set ac cooler and use big appliances before 4pm. then from 4-9pm reduce use and take it easy on our energy. sign up today. >>> this is really a new beast, the delta variant. the best thing we everyone vaccinated. >> this morning, a race against the next wave

katie's as a smith caught up with the family at the sonoma raceway tonight and found out there drawing inspiration from eraser out of san jose. at the snow. marie sway competition for the snowmen nationals is underway. one motorcycle in particular is a talker, motorcycles my entire life. it's been my passion. i've done some club racing when i was younger, and it belongs to scott radebaugh, who at age 43 recovered from an emergency quadruple bypass from what would have been a fatal heart attack. he was left asking why the real miracle and all this as i survived and i had my kids checked their cholesterol. it turns out, scott had familiar. hypercholesterolemia or fh disease, a genetic disorder that causes high cholesterol people with fh disease start depositing cholesterol and their arteries beginning at birth. fh is common affecting everyone in 250 people yet only 10% with fh know they have it went into heart attacks under the age of 45 are caused by fh. that's what this is all about. trying to raise awareness for these one and 2 50 people that don't know that they have that bait yet. t