s office in santa clara county.out workers' exploitation, captain, it's not just where 15 cents per hour is what the employer is getting back or stealing from the employee. we're talking about a lot of money--these cases. michael: yes, actually, one of our most recent cases, an individual worker was defrauded close to $100,000 and when i tell people, when we look at the human toll of an investigation, imagine what one of our workers can do with that much money, what they could do for their family, for their children, the neighborhood they're living in. so the amount of money that people are being defrauded is not a dollar here, a dollar there. we're talking about thousands of dollars. it's very important. damian: do you find that in some cases the worker does not know that they're being exploited or is--in most cases they have a pretty good idea? michael: from the interviews that we have done, most of the workers understand they're in some way being cheated. and that's the word that typically comes up: "i'm being ch

santa clara county that covers about 20,000 employees. south san jose obviously also has thousands of their own employees. they are saying come august 23rd so 3 days after santa clara county. they are going to require that their workers are vaccinated as well. same deal. if you are not vaccinated and you have no proof of that. then you will have to undergo weekly tests to see if you come back negative and that is just stage one. james and darya. they're talking about stage to where they will require that you are vaccinated with certain exceptions moving forward stage. 2 is still being worked out at this time. everybody obviously is on high alert because of the delta variant so many people come and go from buildings like this one right behind me that are run by santa clara county and i will try to get reaction from people as they move about this morning and hopefully when they move about this morning, guys that they have their mask on. this is very scary. that is all right. thanks a happening more and more more employers are requiring. >> t

reason, we need the bar even higher, we needed at high as it will go. >> reporter: the groups in santa clara county will be focusing on the younger people, ages 12-29. also in terms ofethnicgroups is latinos and whites that need to be focused on in terms of the outreach efforts in santa clara county. >>> sutter health is now the latest major healthcare company demanded covid vaccines for its workforce. everyone from physicians to volunteers must now provide proof of vaccination by september 30th. unless they have an approved medical or religious exemption. this comes just days after oakland-based kaiser ended down a similar mandate. >>> the chair of the ucsf department of medicine is calling for universal masking and also booster shots. >> the doctor tweeted that four groups should receive boosters. the immunocompromised, the elderly, people who received the johnson & johnson shot and those vaccinated more than six months ago. >> he also tweeted "when i fly i'm wearing and 95 for the whole flight. in indoor spaces i'm double masking, no more indoor dining and no more poker with vaccinated pals. i w

with mid 80s for san jose and even warmer than that toward santa clara county. temperatures back down to around normal by sunday and for the first half of next week. that will be the case inland and in the east bay after a couple of days in the 90s. we will take a look at the smoke again in more detail coming up at 6:00. and if you are wondering if though wildfire season is lasting even longer, darren peck takes a look at the impact climate change is having. >>> is an effort that was unprecedented in scope. >>> plus, a shift from mass vaccination sites, what leaders are doing to move the battle forward against the delta variant. >> reporter: what might seem like an extreme step is now a suggestion in the east bay hills, what we might call preemptive evacuation. a >>> still ahead, the drought forcing people to make 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'm 53, but in my mind i'm still 35. that's why i take oste bi-flex to keep me moving the way i was

. >>> now at 11:00, breaking news, a juvenile shot in santa clara county today has now died. what we've learned this hour. >>> air quality could be an issue tomorrow with wildfire smoke drifting our way. what to expect in your neighborhood. >>> one bay area university is implementing some of the strictest covid particles in the country. >>> tonight, why one doctor is comparing the situation in santa clara county to the water crisis in flint michigan. >>> good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. a juvenile shot in san jose today has now died. elise announcing the boy's death within the last hour. he was shot at littlewood lane and many just east of 680, no word on what led up to the shooting and so far no arrests. >>> now at 11:00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a live look outside . the fog is hanging around the bay and that could be missed with some smoke. >> is this going to be like what we saw last friday? it doesn't look like it will be as bad. it won't look good because the atmosphere overall will have plenty of smoke but this particular map shows the sm

santa clara county already has among the highest vaccination rates in the country. roughly 84% of county residents have had one shot. well, 78% are fully vaccinated vaccinations now are transitioning away from mass vax sites to neighborhood clinics outreach efforts announced today are targeting younger people with a message that vaccines are safe effective and easy to get or go we tend to work on an appointment basis. right. and so we're just seeing forget that. >> come on and we want to get you vaccinated doesn't matter. you know, as long as we're open. see you. >> that if you're a patient gardner, go to gardner if you're a patient at center, go to center. if you're a patient at kaiser, go see your doctor at kaiser if you don't have a doctor, come to valley medical center. we want to help you because of the variance because of its ability to sort of constantly change. we have to maximize the number of people vaccinated. and of course we would like that to be as high as possible. >> now the seven-day case average right now here in santa clara county has gone from th

fox two news, new in new in san jose mayor sam liccardo is calling for the resignation of santa clara county sheriff laurie smith. he says there are serious problems in her management of the county jail. smith has been santa clara sheriff for 23 years, liccardo says several of those years have been marked by signify again problems at the county jail. they include repeated beatings of inmates and concealment of facts related to those cases, tens of millions of taxpayer dollars spent on settlements and a bribery criminal investigation. sheriff smith must resign as a former deputy, d a. in this county. my experience with sheriff smith for poor leadership of her department convinced me years ago to repeatedly declined to endorse her reelection. the sheriff smith repeated mismanagement of the jail. particularly evidence by horrible instance in recent years has destroyed lives and violated the most basic civil. right of its denizens, sheriff smith has not yet commented on mayor like argos announcement last week, members of the two members of the santa clara county board of supervisors demanded an

. >>> a live look from santa clara county. a new coronavirus variant has emerged.t we know about delta plus. >>> bay area crews part of a desperate effort to keep the dixie fire from tearing through another small town. >> they are on the active perimeter right now. that is where it is busy. >>> a shift in the wind means some of the wildfire smoke will arrive in the bay area. we are tracking the air quality. good evening. >>> now at 11:00, and streaming on cbsn bay area, new statewide health orders, california imposing first in the nation, vaccine mandate for all health care workers. kpix5 is live from san francisco general hospital with some reaction to those orders, andrea? >> reporter: we have seen piecemeal orders come down from individual employees, sutter health, the uc system, kaiser, other ones all come down in the past week or so, this is the only brood overarching order that effects all health care workers in california. >> reporter: state health care workers now have a deadline to get jabbed with two doses of the vaccine. september 30th. that order came d

county after a car crash marks yet another vegetation fire tonif fentanyl overdose deaths in santa clara county. seven homeless people have died in just three weeks as ktvu zama goss reports tonight. a tainted batch of methamphetamine is said to be circulating in the county. they gave us tests out here, pass them around. and if we want to really even test our drug, this will tell us if we have been on there, and it can save our life, so they did give the test right here on the outskirts of san jose's roosevelt park friday, isaiah nunes says he came across outreach teams partnered with santa clara county, supplying him and members of san jose's unsheltered population with doses of narcan to reverse the effects of an overdose. yeah, narcan yeah. and these test kits, and this will tell us that there's federal in there because i know it's killing and we lost a lot of people this year, the santa clara county medical examiner counts 44 overdose deaths so far this year, outpacing last year's count of 88. the da's office is narcotics unit is worried about the cluster of seven overdose deaths just in th

sheriff smith. >> must resign san jose mayor sam liccardo on monday blamed santa clara county sheriffrie smith for failing to implement reforms in the county jail system amid a long-running allegations of inmate abuse cost taxpayers millions of dollars under sheriff smith's leadership. the sheriff's office is engaged extensive efforts to conceal the facts around these and other incidents. >> most probably by refusing share information with the county office of corrections and law enforcement monitoring. as well as the county auditor. >> citing his record as a former prosecutor mayor lockhart also called out sheriff smith over her refusal to cooperate with the criminal investigation into allegations that her subordinates in the sheriff's office were involved in a scheme to accept bribes. chene for concealed weapon permits the benefit in her reelection campaign. >> when a criminal grand jury indict the sheriff's top assistants and campaign fundraiser and bribery charges related contributions to our own reelection efforts. we should have stirs concerns. but when the same sheriff the top

the early vote by mail ballots in santa clara county. there are just as you probably know, 2 questions on the ballot. should governor newsom be recalled and if so, who should replace him and officials want you to know that you can answer both of those questions. >> a lot of people are confused thinking that if you vote no on the recall. you cannot vote on a replacement kennedy and that is not the case. so whether you vote yes or no. you can vote on a replacement candidate who just want to make sure that's very clear. >> elections. officials in santa clara county say they expect somewhere close to 60% voter turnout for this recall election and our coverage continues online of his scan. this qr code. it will take you right to our inside california politics section which gives you all the key facts that you need about the candidates and how to cast your ballot. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. the latest on the wildfires continue burn out of control across the state. but we'll update you specifically on the caldor fire as it conti

tomorrow, santa clara county supervisors will vote on to get the grand jury, attorney general and fair commissions involved in hopes of obtaining and releasing information on the scandals, investigators and inmate deaths and injuries under smith's leadership. >> the public can not hold the sheriff accountable until they have that information. >> do you think she should resign? >> yes. >> reporter: now retired santa clara county undersheriff ran and lost against smith in her last bid for reelection. >> i called for her resignation during the campaign. she has not agreed to an independent oversight of either the jails or the enforcement. you have to have community trust. without that community trust you need independent oversight to bring that. >> what is smith's reputation recently, the ongoing investigation of her command staff for allegedly handing out hard to contain carry permits in exchange for reelection campaign money for smith. >> should of assign thad out to an outside firm. intest. conflicof they prey onthe fact there is a problem. >> the public is paying attention, elected le

we're talking about that city of san jose and santa clara county which james santa clara county employs 20,000 people. if you add san jose on top of that, could be north of 30,000 employees. so a big portion of the workforce in the south bay. they will have to be vaccinated in if they are not vaccinated, then they will have to undergo weekly tests to show their bosses and their fellow employees that they are negative with covid-19 and the delta variant as far as santa clara county. they are the first august 20th. that's your cut off day to show your employer that you are vaccinated. i got a chance to talk to some people walking around this morning. this one particular person says it's a slippery. >> government invention on an individual's right to choose whether the get the a topic that now is a hot topic for individuals. but you know, we have to take i think the approach of what's best for society. and as a whole. and i think that getting vaccinated is a good solution to that. >> so james, in the words of mister spock, which who you and i love to death. the good of the many outweigh th

sarah stinson is live in santa clara county with more on what they are doing. sarah. >> yeah, there are 10 reservoirs in the santa clara valley water district and those reservoirs only have 12.6% capacity left. that is it in because it is so dire. the district wanted to release some photos and videos. just so you can really get an idea of how bad the drought conditions are. take a look at your screens. you can see the comparing the current conditions to back in 2017 and back in 2017 we did have a what in plentiful year. look at this. this is the reservoir in santa clara county. it was at 100% capacity and now it's at 18%. and now we're facing very bad. the conditions because we had little to no rain next we have the guadalupe reservoir before it was 63% capacity. and now it's at 14% capacity. it's a very shallow hard to say, lastly, with the county's largest water source. and that's the anderson reservoir in 2000, 17 it was at 81% capacity and now get this is at 3%. this reservoir is extra low because as you may recall the federal government ordered the water di

oxycodone is also the suspected cause of a recent spike in teen and youth deaths throughout santa clara county. we're seeing deaths in the junior high schools as well. we've had to since as young as 13. and that's why starting next week the head of the narcotics unit with the santa clara county d. a s office is rolling out an aggressive new education and awareness campaign geared toward parents, heather. really is startling numbers. alright, armacost reporting live for us there in san jose, emma. thank you. well, the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase across the state with the surge of the delta variant statewide, the number of new cases is up more than 14,000 in the last 24 hours, but the number of vaccinated people here in california is also going up. statewide about 76,000 doses are being administered every day 64% of eligible californians, 12 years and older are now fully vaccinated and another 10% have had at least one dose. booster shots are coming for people who need extra covid protection due to weakened immune systems. ktvu deborah villalon joins us live with details to

two santa clara county supervisors now are also calling for smith to resign. we reached out to the sheriff for comments. she didn't have anything to say today, but she is planning a news conference for tomorrow morning, and we will be there. >>> santa rita jail in dublin is banning visitors until further notice after 10 inmates and 12 staffers tested positive for covid over the weekend, and a facility in san quentin is on quarantine after four new cases there. >>> and a week after students at oakland unified returned to class, the district has retorted a total of 68 cases among students and staff across its 80 schools. >> at this point we have no reason to believe that there is community transmission within the classroom. we certainly know that a lot of these cases really were situations where students or a staff member brought it from home. >>> starting today, staff at south san francisco schools must show proof of vaccination or test weekly, and the same rules will apply to staff at san francisco unified starting september 7th. it's already in effect that we

we have a reporter in santa clara county monitoring the meeting and we will have a full report tonight at 11:00. >>> and another developing story out of san jose where the police are investigating a shooting that left a man critically wounded. the police have blocked off the intersection of little wood lane close to james lake high school and just east of 680. the gun fire erupted a little over three hours ago. we're told the victim's injuries are life-threatening. no word yet on what led up to the shooting and so far no arrests. >>> for other big story that we are following at 7:00, california now the first state in the country to require vaccination or weekly testing for all teachers. that is public and private schools. kpix in palo alto with plenty of reaction. max? >> reporter: several parents from districts all over the bay area tell us they're overall pretty pleased with the decision. tonight we'res are learning how the california teachers' association is reacting to the decision. >> it is the right thing to do, to keep our most precious resource healthy and safe, our children. >

. >>> taking a live look at san jose, santa clara county officials announced an ambitious goal in the fight against covid-19. as of this week at least 84% of eligible people in santa clara county have received at least one dose of the vaccine but county leaders are pushing to get residents fully vaccinated as the delta variant becomes more widespread. >> we want to remind people to get vaccinated. we are so close. we are actually doing great as a county. but not where we need to be. our most powerful tool in righting the delta variant is going to be to get vaccinated. >> we will have a live report with the effort to get more people in santa clara county vaccinated coming up at 6:00. we brought you that news conference with health officials live today on cbsn bay area. we are streaming 24 hours a day on kpix.com and the kpix app. >>> health experts are also closely watching otance eadoctor about the a threat from this new strain. >>> breaking news on the fire watch. an evacuation order has been issued for an area burning near colfax placer county. the fire dubbed the river fire is impa

santa clara county's water conservation efforts are coming up empty for the most part. anta clara water district asked all two million county residents to cut their water use by 15%. but, new numbers from june show the area used just as much water as before as 2019, before the drought. a nonprofit group says it shows that people do not realize how serious this drought is. they need to start changing their behavior. >> we were looking at smoke around the bay area awhile ago, paul, and, andrea was saying there is a lot of smoke, aloft, high up in the air but i was smelling smoke. >> yes, we all live in the east bay and farther inland you can smell it, see it, you can even taste it. it was thick for a while. it got into the unhealthy for the north bay and inland in the east bay when it was at its worse. things improved as the breeze blows the smoke farther off to the east. tomorrow, unhealthy category for sensitive groups in the northbound and inland in the eastbound, things will continue to improve heading through the weekend and next week. should be back to green. good ai

. >>> 6:05 and a just a few hours, the santa clara county sheriff's center, and calls for her resignation. >>> santa fe's mayor says her tenure has been plagued with mismanagement and he wants her to turn in her badge and gun. kpix 5's justin andrews is live in san jose this morning at the sheriff's office. justin? >>> good morning. some serious allegations coming straight from city and county leaders of doubt the sheriff. they say that the sheriff has destroyed lives and violated people's civil rights. the mayor here in san jose pointed to smith's alleged mismanagement of the jail. including murder of michael tyree by three jail guards in 2015. tyree was mentally ill. also, the heating up of another mentally ill inmate in 2018. another issue, mayor locarno mentioned is the ongoing criminal investigation into potential bribery and indictments of the sheriff's command staff for allegedly handing out concealed weapons permits in exchange for reelection campaign money for smith. >> time for concern is long past. cheryl smith must resign. regardless of whether corruption or incompetence best

cody of santa clara county. >> reporter: are the precautions that we've come to accept as standard for what we should do during this time, are they outdated? are we, for example, six feet is the distancing. are those still apropos or are they outdated given new circumstances? >> i think what's important to remember is that this is an airborne virus. it spreads through the air. the delta variant spreads more easily than the previous variants that were circulating. so it's important to remember that layers of prevention are critical. one layer, vaccination, another layer, masking, particularly when indoors and another layer, sort of de-densefying, right? i am no longer indoor dining. i am no longer going to go to a place, even outdoors, where there's a lot of people mushed together. because it changes the probability. so all those layers remain very important in preventing spread. >> what should families who have children who are not old enough yet to get vaccinated, what should they keep in mind, or what advice do you have for them? >> i would just ask the families to again remember tha

let's take a look. >> sheriff smith must resign san jose mayor sam liccardo on monday blamed santa clara county> for failing to implement reforms in the county jail system amid a long-running allegations of inmate abuse cost taxpayers millions of dollars under sheriff smith's leadership. sheriff's office is engaged. >> extensive efforts to conceal the facts around these and other incidents. most probably by refusing share information with the county office of corrections and law enforcement monitoring. as well as the county auditor. >> citing his record as a former prosecutor mary lockhart also called out sheriff smith over her refusal to cooperate with the criminal investigation into allegations that her subordinates in the sheriff's office were involved in a scheme to accept bribes. chene for concealed weapon permits the benefit in her reelection campaign. >> when a criminal grand jury indict the sheriff's top assistants and campaign fundraiser and bribery charges related contributions to own reelection efforts. we should have serious concerns. but when the same sheriff the top law enforcemen

santa clara county already has among the highest vaccination rates in the country. roughly 84% of county residents have had one shot. well, 78% are fully vaccinated vaccinations now are transitioning away from mass vax sites. 2 neighborhood clinics outreach efforts announced today are targeting younger people with a message that vaccines are safe effective and easy to get or go we tend to work on an appointment basis. right. and so we're just seeing forget that. >> come on and we want to get you vaccinated doesn't matter. you know, as long as we're open will will see you. >> that if you're a patient gardner, go to gardner if you're a patient at center, go to center. if you're a patient at kaiser, go see your doctor at kaiser if you don't have a doctor, come to valley medical center. we want to help you because of the variance because of its ability to sort of constantly change. we have to maximize the number of people vaccinated. and of course we would like that to be as high as possible. gardner health reminds us that testing is also available on a walk-up basis her

. >>> live pictures of san jose where the mayor is calling for the resignation of santa clara county sheriff lori smith. kpix 5's len ramirez on why mayor liccardo says the sheriff needs to quit . >> mayor sam liccardo was the first public official to make a statement calling on sheriff lori smith to give up her post, to resign as sheriff of santa clara county. so far, smith has been able to survive multiple allegations of scandal and mismanagement. >> time for concern is long past. sheriff smith must resign. >> reporter: san jose mayor sam liccardo cited numerous instances where he contends sheriff lori smith has shown that she is unfit for office. >> regardless of whether corruption or incompetence best explains sheriff smith's failures it suffices to compel her resignation. >> reporter: sarah smith has been elected in 1998 and ever since but her tenure has been filled with allegations of mismanagement over the jails, including the murder by jail guards of mentally ill inmate michael tyree in 2015, and the beating of another mentally ill inmate, andrew yogan, in 2018. there have be

. >> well, for workers have already started counting early vote by mail ballots in santa clara county. they're just 2 questions on the ballot. firstly, should governor gavin newsom be recalled. and if so, who should replace him and officials want to clear up any confusion about your rights as a voter. take a listen. >> a lot of people are confused thinking that if you vote no on the recall. you cannot vote on a replacement kennedy and that is not the

the early vote by mail ballots in santa clara county. there are just as you probably know, 2 questions on the ballot. should governor newsom be recalled and if so, who should replace him and officials want you to know that you can answer both of those questions. >> a lot of people are

. ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ >> the south bay, santa clara county sheriff laurie smithlls from san jose's mayor and others to resign her management of the county's jail system and the pressure is mounting, though the sheriff responded today with the news conference of her own kron four's. rob fladeboe has the latest live from san jose. pretty defiant. rob. >> that's right. you recall that on monday we told you how a san jose mayor sam liccardo had added his. to a growing chorus of voices calling the sheriff to resign over her alleged mismanagement of the county's jail system. well, the sheriff is pushing back today essentially telling the mayor to mind his own business. and then as you said holding a news conference of her own to defend the record. let's take a look. >> we're going to do these investigations. let's see what the truth is at this time. no. or to quote to quote i general nuts. a combative santa clara county sheriff laurie smith on tuesday said she is not about to resign and defended her record on managing the county's jail system not only did we cooperate,

and we know that the sheriff that remains very popular with voters here in santa clara county, having been a reelected recently unprecedented 5th term. but this week county supervisors are set to ask the board to launch yet another investigation into the managing of the of the jail system after the county paid out. another 10 million dollars. very quietly to the family of an inmate was allegedly abused at the hands of deputies today. as we said, san jose mayor liz, mcardle calling out the mayor of or excuse me calling out to sheriff for refusing to cooperate with the recent and ongoing criminal investigation into allegations that members of her staff were involved in a scheme to accept bribes in exchange for concealed carry gun permits. the money, of aiding her reelection campaign. the sheriff has denied any of this. but the mayor says it's time for her to step aside. here's more from the mayor. >> when a criminal grand jury indict the sheriff's top assistance and campaign fundraiser and bribery charges related contributions to our own reelection efforts. we should have stirs concerns

santa clara county announced its seven-day case rate bounced back from the low 20s to 225 today.well known south bay marketing consultant just became a new case yesterday even though he was vaccinated. >> my girlfriend and i the weekend before went to an indoor live music event. we masked upmost of the time, not all of the time. and that's where i think i got it. >> reporter: county supervisor and local health officials launched a new campaign today aimed at increasing the county's overall vaccination rate to 80%. among other moves, clinics will allow walk-in patients to get shots without an appointment. chavez says the 80% target is a deliberate reachable goal to maintain public confidence in the vaccine. >> we're so close. we're at 78.3% or four percent. we want to hit that 80%. >> vaccine is the only way we can get back to a normal life, and it is the only most effective way where we can also prevent the vaccinated people from having break-through cases. >> dan agrees and says he is happy he had already gotten his vaccination when he got covid. >> being vaccinated assures me t

the highest-ranking law enforcement officer in the county. >> reporter: now, as we speak, the santa clara county board of supervisors is meeting, and they will ask the board to direct the county to make some confidential information public, including hours of video and audio of jail incidents and disciplinary action, and the supervisors also want any related information referring to the santa clara county civil grand jury, which is different from the criminal grand jury that is being investigated right now by september 14th. the sheriff was first elected to her post more than 20 years ago, but she's been in law enforcement almost 48 years, and she says she's not ready to retire or resign. >> she was very stern about that. . >>> happening now, people in the north bay and northern california are being warned about possible power shutoffs. strong winds are forecast. so avoiding powerlines falling and sparking of fire, pg&e wants to shut off power. three bay area counties among the 18 total that could be affected by the utility's public safety power shutoff. pg&e says roughly 40,000 customers could

the santa clara county supervisors will be taking up this topic at tuesday's meeting in santa clara county and ruben ktvu, fox two news. well to come. firefighters continue to battle the dixie fire, and while they are working to save thousands of homes were learning about a few firefighters on the front lines who have lost their own homes and a fellow firefighter living next door to me married with three little kids. he lost his home as well. how the community is coming together to help those families. plus, if you remove san jose pd from our campus, i will feel extremely uncomfortable and unsafe. a heated debate in the south bay over police on school campuses what san jose's largest school district decided advisers recommd covid vaccine shot for those with compromised immune systems. it comes just one day after the fda authorized the third doses as the delta variant spreads quickly throughout the country. jonathan serrie has the latest now from atlanta, including the new concern about coronavirus spreading among children. how do you feel that it's good news for immuno compromised people?

sarah stinson is live in santa clara county with more.igood morning, sarah. >> now the drought conditionsecoming more and more dire. santa clara valley water. they have 10 reservoirs for their water supply that supplies. 2 million customers and that total is only at 12.6% capacity. that is barely anything left so it is time to crack down and take this seriously and that's why santa clara water district. they released these photos to really have this become real for you. take a look at your screen. you can see the photos comparing 2017 water supply to right now. this is the almaden reservoir in santa clara county before 2017. it was at 91% capacity. and now it's at 50% in 2017 we what and plentiful winter. but this year we have not been fortunate at all. we've had very little rain next. we have the chest bro reservoir before it was at 98% capacity and now it's at 16% capacity is so shallow it's brown. >> lastly, we have the county's largest water source and that's the anderson reservoir in 20 17 was at 81% and now it's at 3%. this reservoirs extra low because as you may recall, the federal

you can see the santa clara valley water district shared these photos comparing water supply in 2017 to right now. this is the rose of or in santa clara county at 18% in 2017 we had a wet and plentiful winter. but this year we have not been so fortunate. we've had little to no rain. next we have the guadalupe reservoir before it was at 63% capacity. and now it's at 14% capacity is so shallow. as daria was saying, it's brown, brown water, brown shores. lastly, we have the county's largest water source. and that's the anderson reservoir in 20 17 was at 81% capacity and now it's at 3%. that is a drastic difference. this reservoirs extra low because as you may recall the federal government ordered the water district to drain it for repairs and now it's expected to be out of commission. for seismic retrofit and that's going to take 10 years to the largest water reservoir out of commission for 10 years. santa clara valley. water is hoping this they all these images will show people just how important it is to conserve water. >> every drop helps. so a drop save now is a draft that we have next year, especially if things are very bad. this is a diff

the santa clara county supervisors will be taking up this topic at tuesday's meeting in santa clara county two news. all right, let's turn our attention to the weather. now we had a day. that was a little cloudy certainly started with some drizzle out there. even some light rain in marin county. not really measurable. these are the highest today though, where it was cloudy it was cool. so only 79 degrees for high in santa rosa 65 in san francisco, but you head inland into concord, livermore. got into the nineties. today some nice low eighties around the bay. you know pretty nice out there. if you considered that we started very cloudy. we got pretty nice in the afternoon. here is the oakland estuary and you can see, you know, there's a little moisture in the air. there's certainly some clouds out their current temperatures show that we're pretty comfortably in the fifties in san francisco some low sixties around the bay conquered, though still 71 degrees, an indication of some heat that's going to be coming their way as we head into the weekend. here is the kind of unsettled picture on sto

sheriff smith must resign san jose mayor sam liccardo on monday blamed santa clara county sheriff laurie. >> for failing to implement reforms in the county jail system amid a long-running allegations of inmate abuse cost taxpayers millions of dollars under sheriff smith's leadership. the sheriff's office is engaged extensive efforts to conceal the facts around these and other incidents. >> most probably by refusing share information with the county office of corrections and law enforcement monitoring. as well as the county auditor. >> citing his record as a former prosecutor mayor la carte also called out sheriff smith over her refusal to cooperate with the criminal investigation into allegations that her subordinates in the sheriff's office were involved in a scheme to accept bribes. chene for concealed weapon permits the benefit in her reelection campaign. >> when a criminal grand jury indict the sheriff's top assistants and campaign fundraiser and bribery charges related contributions to our own reelection efforts. we should have stirs concerns. but when the same sheriff the top law e

santa clara county sheriff laurie smith is firing back after san jose mayor sam liccardo called for hero resign over her management of the county's jails. ktvu is jesse gary tells us, the sheriff says she's not going anywhere. mayor liccardo needs to focus on what it is he's doing instead of being a mouthpiece for the mercury news seldom has santa clara county sheriff laurie smith spoke in so long and so pointedly, an hour long news conference, smith produced poster boards and people defending her handling of the county jails, but somewhat remarkable to me to find myself in this position. usually attorney paula canny represents the families of andrew hogan and michael tyree. both men had mental health crisis. that led to their arrests. hogan in 2018 suffered a permanent brain injury while being transported in a sheriff's van in 2015 3. deputies beat michael tyree to death in his jail cell. all three were later convicted of second degree murder shortly after the sheriff's news conference, the county board of supervisors began debating the release of a confidential 19 page report related

the push to get the santa clara county sheriff removed from office.ours before she addresses her calls for her to resign. >> plus, we are live in the end zone of a fast-moving wildfire in the sierra. this is live footage. the mandatory mandatory evacuations in a way. >> and were talking about the california dream this morning. is that even possible? from real estate from -- the exclusive new pole on the future of california have otis really feel. >> does your vitamin c last twenty-four hours? only nature's bounty does. immune twenty-four hour plus has longer lasting vitamin c. plus, herbal and other immune superstars. only from nature's bounty. >>> live from the cbs bay area studios. this is kpix 5 news. >>> right now on kpix 5 and streaming live on cbsn bay area , a south a sheriff, speaking out in a couple of hours amid mounting pressure to resign. the key vote on the agenda. >>> buyer weather concerns could lead to black out in the north bay tonight to thousands of customers who could be in the dark and we just got a new red flag warning justin. >>

all must be fully vaccinated by the end of september and in the south employees working for santa clara county will be required to get vaccinated. our roughly 20,000 such employees in santa clara county. >> while hundreds of thousands of people in the united states are still choosing not to get vaccinated tourists from all around the world. many who have been struggling to get vaccinated against covid in their home countries are flying into san francisco to get their vaccine shots. officials say since launching the vaccine clinic at sfo back in may. they have given more than a 1000 shots to visitors from 60 countries. >> it ensures that vaccine doses don't go to waste and puts them in the hands of people that really want them. people that maybe can access them in their home country. the other thing that it does is it helps stimulate tourism and spending in our region in brazil be waiting for months and didn't get my age. so i'm happy i couldn't have protect >> the vaccine clinic at sfo is available to the general public appointments can be made online. but officials say a majority of the new a

abc7 news reporter david louis shows us what santa clara county is doing to implement this new initiative help build a better bay area. david: santa clara county is already diverting millions of pounds of food from being wasted thanks to second harvest food bank and other groups that redistribute it. in four months, a new climate law aimed at reducing carbon emissions from discarded food takes effect statewide. >> it is a real opportunity to get food to people that need it and divert food that could be in -- be eaten from the waste stream instead of thrown away. david: the initiative will cast a wider net to include grocery stores and restaurants to stop tossing out nutritious food. 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, churches, and food pantries long depended on surplus food. volunteers have been key to sort and distribute it. now there will be even more foo

clara county has already among the highest vaccination rates in the nation. roughly 84% of the county residents have had one shot. 78% are fully vaccinated starting today. santa clara santa clara county health leaders are giving us a better look at breakthrough cases in the south bay. >> the county's covid dashboard now showing if a person was vaccinated or not. when they test positive right now. santa clara county's averaging about 7 breakthrough cases a week for every 100,000 residents health officials say they hope that by adding vaccination vaccination status to its data. they can encourage more people to get vaccinated by showing that unvaccinated people are at the highest risk for infections as more school districts moved to require proof of vaccinations for teachers and staff san francisco. unified says it will not follow that trend. the move comes after school leaders and marin and san jose announce a will require proof of vaccinations for teachers and staff. not everybody agrees with the decision by san francisco unified kron four's. dan thorn live for us in the newsroom with the story. dan. >> well, ken and pam, the san francisco unified school dist

the bay area with the most new cases at 458. >> the county did not record any new deaths, but santa clara county is in second now with 344 new cases. the county also recorded no new deaths. contra costa county is the 3rd among the bay area counties with new cases at 308, the county also recorded 2 new deaths right now kron 4 dot com. you can stay up to date with the latest covid-19 headlines mask mandates. >> in vaccine sites new your house. it's all available right at your fingertips. at kron 4 dot com just use your mobile device to scan the qr code on your screen and you'll be directed right to our website. >> stay with us, not a wildfire tonight. evacuation orders have been lifted for folks in lake county. but they could be forced to flee at any moment. >> because of the coyote fire, which is burning along highway. 29, we do have a look now from a camera that's top of saint >> ay las, check right now. cal fire said that the coyote fire off state route 29 and spruce grove road in hidden valley lake in lake county. it is at 127 acres and is 95% contained tonight. caltrans did closed part of hig

. >> in santa clara county it is a similar story. numbers are trending in the wrong direction. as more people get diagnosed with the delta variant, doctors say it's important to get more people vaccinated. mary ann favro is in campbell with what has some people finally getting the shot now. >> reporter: these covid vaccines, waiting for the arms of many people hesitant to get a shot until now, people like juan carlos cortez who admits he waited for months because he wanted to see if others reported adverse reactions. >> i think it's important for me and for my family. >> reporter: he joins about 40 others who received a vaccine here today at the campbell methodist church. a few miles away at the food max parking lot in san jose more than 200 people received shots today. some say climbing cases of the delta variant prompted them to fiemtsly get vaccinated. a total of 34 are 5 cases of the delta and delta plus variant have been reported in santa clara county. she was hospitalized with it in india. >> it was awful. yeah. i was admitted for eight days in the hospital. i didn't need

. >>> santa clara county sheriff is speaking out after the mayor of san jose and others made an urgent call for her to step down. some city and county leader said the sheriff has violated people civil rights and needs to go. justin andrews was there today for her response. justin. >> reporter: sheriff laurie smith said she will not resign. it took about 45 minutes for her to even address that and it reers asked her retomar salido' ging her to resign. hipr conference of course. and we are going to do these investigations. let's see what the truth is. at this time, no. be orone. >> reporter: smith has been the sheriff since 1998. leaders say her reputation has been marred for years. there have been allegations of concealed facts, tens of millions of taxpayer dollars paid out in civil rights cases. costly consent decrees to improve jail conditions and ongoing bribery and campaign allegations. most of the press conference, the sheriff talk about progress at the jail under her watch. she says her department has been at the helm a meaningful change even when staffing isn't there. she says th

however, an autopsy by the santa clara county coroner's office later found that that baby was actuallyive and suffered significant injuries before his death. topper was then arrested. >> we as the first responders are always hoping for a. i about him case and it this is very traumatic for the officers as well as everyone involved in this case. but we're happy to protest this too. the state board. >> police are now reminding anyone who may be going through some hardship that under california law, a baby can be safely surrender to any fire station where they have a symbol indicating that they are safe haven. anyone who may hesitate for fear of getting into some legal trouble be assured the law does protect you authorities would rather that you bring that baby alive to a fire department and ring their doorbell. they will not go after the person who drops at newborn off. meantime, temper here faces charges of murder and child abuse resulting in death. catherine, back to you. thank you >> now to the east bay 2 days after the body of philip create check was found in hills near pleasanton, hi

santa clara county alone, employs 20,000 people. so this will likely affect a large part of the south bay workforce. santa clara county's mandate begins on august 20th and san jose's will begin 3 days later. in an effort to get employees vaccinated. a north bay business is offering thousands of dollars in incentives. yeah. the owners of stark reality restaurants. they're giving away more than $20,000 in prizes. >> and attempt to try to convince staffers to get their shots. and kron four's. dan thorn is live in santa rosa seems too bad. they feel they have to bribe them, dan, but i guess whatever works. >> that's right, catherine. this restaurant group says that they already have about 85% of their employees fully vaccinated. so that's a good thing. but they want to get to 100% and they're hoping that if anybody is on the fence that this money might motivate them to get the shot and it will eventually keep all of their employees and their customers safe. >> while working in a restaurant much of your time involves face to face interact

san mateo, santa clara county are in orange as see substantial spread category. >> still as we mentioned, not every county in the bay area is ready to mandate. facial coverings again. kron four's haaziq madyun talk with a north bay health official who explains why there will not be new mandates for masks. there. >> we all have our individual health officer orders which to differ slightly. but i think that the main message that everyone to take away as we are actually in broad agreement will not exactly 2 counties napa and solano do not agree with the vast majority of bay area health officials who announced a return to a mask mandate to help prevent the spread of the delta variant solano county's health officer explains why. instead of issuing a mask mandate solano county has chosen to continue following the state of california's facial covering guidelines as these minutes are probably good. >> they don't address the problem or the problem is the current. our cases are very clearly not occurring indoor public spaces. they're occurring in people's homes at parties barbecues, picnics, campi