abc7 news reporter tara campbell has all the highlights. ra: five blocks of celebration in the heart of oakland. the sixth annual black joy parade, taking to the streets. umbrellas up and jackets on, the parade, rolling in despite the day's rain. >> this is all about celebration, joys, smiles, laughs, and the community coming together and being one. tara: amber lester is the cofounder of the black joy parade, and says the weather is setting a special tone. >> it is even more see all the people come out knowing that it is going to be cold and wet and they are still dedicated to this moment. and this movement. >> here to support the black community take. i am so excited and i am so happy that we did not let a little rain keep us away. tara: people coming from near and far. danielle hamlin making the trip from long beach. >> we are going to come together as one and celebrate how amazing it is to be black. i am grateful to be here! reporter: i love seeing the kids out, everyone smiling. >> everyone is happy. everyone is smiling. tara: petra brad

reporter: tara campbell, abc7 news. just ahead, an outburst of gun violence this weekend in oakland. shootings have claimed at least three lives in as many days. details on the latest crime plus, the show of support today from two food vendors who were physically assaulted in san jose. business was really good for them today. for businesses of all sizes, there are a lot of choices when it comes to your internet and technology needs. when you choose comcast business internet, you choose the largest, fastest reliable network. you choose advanced security for total peace of mind. and you choose a next generation 10g network that's always improving, getting faster; more reliable; and more intelligent to keep you ready for today and tomorrow. the choice is clear: make your business future ready with the network from the most innovative company. comcast business. powering possibilities™. dion: a string of violence in an east of the neighborhood. since friday four people have been shot along international boulevard. yesterday

tara campbell was there and found a lot of people heading to the hills to check out the snow. tara: the sound of a not so familiar sight in napa county. >> i feel good. play with the snow. i am really happy. tara: the snow covered hills seen from miles away, drawing people in. >> enjoy. tara: the sleds coming out and smiles too. the young and the older flocking to higher elevations for a frolic and some fun. >> we are just coming to see the snow from santa rosa. [laughter] tara: just down the way a sibling snowball fight. they're making their way all the way from napa. >> we live where it is really sunny so we do not get snow. tara: her brother says he has never seen anything like it. >> really weird. this is never happened. first time in my 18 years of living i have ever seen this. tara: the best part, says his sister -- >> throwing snowballs at my siblings. tara: mom and dad happy to watch from their vehicle. while plenty of people are busy having fun with the snow others have been busy trying to clear it. >> we have been out working, clearing roads and trying to help get aro

reggie: tara campbell has the impressive site from sky 7. tara: this starts in hayward going toward mission peek overlooking fr fremont. sky 7 capturing a standing tall nearly one year to the day marking the beginning of the war. heading southeast toward henry cole state park the higher elevation bringing bigger dumps of snow. trees nearly disappearing under the fresh white powder. and there is more on the way. a winter storm warning lasting until 11:00 tomorrow morning. much more snow is expected at elevations above 1500 and 2000 feet. sky 7 eventually turning, getting a look at the south bay before heading north in hopes of capturing images of a snow-covered mount hamilton. but it is snowed in. instead of flying above the regional wilderness in southern alameda county where the wildlife is taking in the view, the view of endless white covered terrain. this golden eagle perched at the antler point trail overlook marking the end of the sky 7 tour. tara campbell, abc 7 news. reggie: that video is wild. [laughter] i want a video of me like that

abc 7 news reporter tara campbell spoke with her about an incredible journey. >> i love to dance.hat i have lost my legs, continue. reporter: it is a long way from where this 55-year-old was a couple years ago. ticia was in the emergency room at the medical center in burlingame. >> they did a cta on me and discovered i had a tear in her heart. reporter: nearly ending her life. >> she almost died three times. reporter: her husband larry by her side. >> i was in the emergency room when the doctor said, she has no pulse. reporter: she had three strokes and a heart attack on the operating table. >> the blood circulation to my fingers was cut off so they had to amputate the tips of my fingers. reporter: both of her legs were also amputated. >> larry said, i do not want to tell her so the doctors said he would tell her. >> she was always optimistic. reporter: the doctor did the surgeries and said she never looked back. >> she accepted it and was asking, what does this mean to me and how do i push through? reporter: and so began her journey of rehabilitation. >> i knew i was going to wal

tara campbell, abc7news. >> stunning shots around the bay area. and so unique, we don't see that. >> it was so fun to see that from high above, such a unique look. something you don't always get to see. >> the question is how much more will beget? >> everybody's w sandhya patel is here to tell you that for us. >> we could see over a foot of snow over our higher peaks as -- before it is done. exciting stuff. we are tracking a wintry mix across the region. this gets you into mount hamilton. the last two hours, you will notice, snow has been accumulated. this is one of the higher piece, so we will continue to see that. now we are looking at skyline boulevard they talked about potential snow and they are seeing it, there are showers in the area as well. and rain showers also, boulder creek, area, seeing some showers. snow showers as low as 500 feet in the boulder creek area today. santa rosa, south santa rosa, creighton area, seeing some light wet weather as we look from the oakland airport camera, clouds stacked up, but the runway is dry right now. s

abc 7 news reporter tara campbell spoke with her about an incredible journey. >> i love to dance.ow that i have lost my legs, continue. reporter: it is a long way from where this 55-year-old was a couple years ago. ticia was in the emergency room at the medical center in burlingame. >> they did a cta on me and discovered i had a tear in her heart. reporter: nearly ending her life. >> she almost died three times. reporter: her husband larry by her side. >> i was in the emergency room when the doctor said, she has no pulse. reporter: she had three strokes and a heart attack on the operating table. >> the blood circulation to my fingers was cut off so they had to amputate the tips of my fingers. reporter: both of her legs were also amputated. >> larry said, i do not want to tell her so the doctors said he would tell her. >> she was always optimistic. reporter: the doctor did the surgeries and said she never looked back. >> she accepted it and was asking, what does this mean to me and how do i push through? reporter: and so began her journey of rehabilitation. >> i knew i was going to

tara campbell has been following the story and has information about the drug and how the city is exactly trying to prepare. tara: the drug is better known as tranq on the s more concerning is that it cannot be reversed by narcan. the medical examiner says they will start testing for the drug this year, coming as a relief for folks with loved ones on the streets. jackie berlin holds a picture of her son, corey. he is battling addiction on the streets and she is worried about tranq. >> he said whatever was in the drugs he took made it so that he could not move his body. tara: veterinarians to sedate large animals and when mixed with already powerful opioids, it is deadly. >> i believe the drug is already on the street, unfortunately. tara: the dea warns the drug is showing up more and more out west. over a two month. -- over a two month there were more amounts of the drug being snuck into deadly opioids like fentanyl. >> i want to make sure that our city's monitoring for this and testing for it. tara: it is important to start testing overdose victims for the drug this year. >> what we are

tara campbell says the unique performance offers its own solutions. >> wait a minute. tara: a play from the theater of war. it is made up entirely of people unhoused once or now. >> we are not just drug addicts or houses people, there are families and children. tara: joined by a handful actors. >> the only reason we did this play in the work we always do is to lift up poor people. tara: it portrays of life on the streets and triumphs of community, premiering in san francisco sunday afternoon. >> it is not a play by middle-class actors playing poor people. this is actually ourselves who have lived through poverty and a struggle. tara: the state rejected the affordable housing proposal in the city, putting much needed funding in jeopardy. a councilmember said the decision was surprising. >> of us don't have the money necessary to do the work as fast as we would like to do it. tara: the pressure is on. friday a federal judge halting the removal of the camp. it was to start relocating to other sites including a cabin community but a judge reverse course because the sites a

in the meantime, he's taking some time to take it all in tara campbell abc 7 news. well take a look at this newly released body cam video shows a south florida police officer wrangling a nearly seven foot long alligator. that was just wandering through a neighborhood. look at that. police officers placed a lasso rope along the gators snout and tightened it around its legs. the officer says it took him a few tries to catch it eventually though state fish and wildlife. officials arrived and trapped that gator only in florida. we'll still had tonight on abc 7 news at 11 the bay area woman working to build a better bay area one building at a time and we have more rain and snow on the way plus if you're heading to and from tahoe, i'll let you know when the best time is to leave. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ you can beat it! ♪ visit youcanbeatit.org or call 833-422-4255 to ask for medication to treat covid-19. dion: abc wirral seven news is celebrating black history month -- abc 7 news. at the age of 80, 1 woman intention to stop. she is building homes and a legacy. ♪ west oakland, it is all

as abc 7 news reporter tara campbell tells us, the timely and unique performance will offer its own solutionswait a minute! that's my stuff! tara: a glimpse of crushing wheelchairs. a play presented by theater of the poor. the entire cast made up of people unhoused or once unhoused. >> we also humanize ourselves that we are not just drug addicts or house list people. -- house-less people. there's actually families, there's children. tara: mcgill joined by a handful of fellow cast members and playwright, poet, and activist lisa gray-garcia, best known as tiny. >> the main reason we did this play and this work that we always do is to lift up poor people solutions. >> i don't have any pictures. tara: the play portrays the struggles of life on the streets and triumph of community, premiering in the san francisco sunday afternoon. >> this is not a play done by middle-class actors playing poor people. this is actually ourselves being impacted, our lives being shown. tara: the city of oakland in its own struggle, rejecting the -- its own struggle, the state rejecting the affordable housing proposal.

reporter: tara campbell, abc 7 news. j.r.: tara has covered the drug overdose crisis extensively and put together in original documentary titled injecting hope. she traveled to the existing site, safe injection site in vancouver, canada to see how it works. it's available on demand on her abc7 bay area app wherever you stream. happening tomorrow, as part of black history month, good morning america is taking a closer look at the topic of reparations in california. in the late 1950's, and east bay neighborhood called russell city was root to be within the city liver -- limits of hayward. then it would be turned into an industrial park, about 1400 black and 1902 families called it home. according to the new york times, the newly created california reparations task force released april a merit report last year identifying five areas that may be eligible for reparations. russell city is one of them. abc news senior national correspondent steve spoke to a woman whose family used to call russell city home. >> not just going to

as a reporter tara campbell finds out, experts say when exactly it would be over is up in the air. >> can say certainly, the worst, worrisome part of the pandemic is at an end. >> dr. maria raven is the chief of emergency medicine at the you cfs medical center and says the emergency department is seeing between zero and four cases of covid for a day, a long way from the height of the pandemic. >> is a relatively known -- low number of cases we are seeing and the severity of the current version of the virus, it feels like it's time to move on. >> in a few weeks california will be moving on, ending its coronavirus state of emergency february 28. friday, the state is saying it will not require students to get to covid vaccine for school. >> kids will get covid the way they get rsv and the flu, that are -- that is more dangerous for them at this point and covid. it is a reality. but i think it will be ok for kids to go back to school regardless. >> in and either move away from pandemic protocols, the federal government announcing it is cutting off free covid vaccines this fall. testing an

coronavirus state of emergency, experts say signs are pointing to the end of the pandemic but as tara campbellxperts also say when exactly is still in the air. >> i think we can say certainly the worst worrisome part is at an end. >> dr. maria raven is the chief of emergency raven at ucsf emergency medical center and says the emergency department is seen between zero and four cases a day a long way from the height of the pandemic. >> a relatively number of low cases we are seeing but also the severity of the current version of the virus, it feels like it is time to move on. >> in a few weeks california will be moving on ending its coronavirus state of emergency on february 28. friday the state saying it won't require students to get the covid vaccine for school. >> kids are going to get covid the way they get rsv and the flu which by the way are more dangerous for them at this point in covid and that is a reality and i think it is going to be ok for kids to go back to school regardless. >> and another move away from pandemic protocols of the federal government announcing it is cutting off free

tara: tara campbell, abc 7 news. gloria: 36 immigrant women are now u.s.itizens after naturalizations their money in san francisco. it happened on international girls and women in science day at the museum of modern arts. it was a special moment for the group of women who are all involved in the s.t.e.m. science, technology, engineering, and mass. -- math. former house speaker nancy pelosi shared some thoughtful words. rep. told, that an inspiration to our country. gloria: the american unity muse -- mural, and all the citizens came from 17 different countries. a newgarden is coming to mayor island in vallejo's. the project was installed this weekend and will continue next saturday. ssnro tois a staable insect population. right now, the population of monarch one of fries -- monarch butterflies and bees is estimated to have decreased 80% to 90% in the u.s. applying for disaster assistance. people who are still trying to recover from the recent winter storms, the money can cover things like temporary housing, home repairs, moving, and storage expenses per ala

as abc7news reported tara campbell finds, experts say when exactly it would be over is still in the airsay certainly the worst worrisome part of the pandemic is at an end. amanda: this doctor is the chief of emergency medicine at uscf medical center. she says they are seeing between zero and four cases of covid per day, a long way from the height of the pandemic. >> relatively low number of cases where seeing but the severity of the current version of the virus, it feels like it is time to move on. >> in a few weeks, california will be moving on, ending its coronavirus state of emergency on figure a 28th. friday, the state saying it will not require students to get the covid vaccine for school. >> kids are going to get covid the way they get rsv in the flu which are more dangerous for them at this point than covid. it is a reality but i think it will be ok for kids to go back to school regardless. >> in another move away from pandemic protocols, the federal government announcing they're cutting off recovered vaccines this fall. testing and treatment will also depend on insurance coverag

tara campbell, abc7news. reggie: what is this bird thinking? how you look every day, you show up in you look like i run this. [laughter] i am perched, i'm here. [laughter] spencer: got a great view. kumasi: the confidence. reggie: it really looked like the bird was enjoying it. i don't know what this is but great. [laughter] spencer: you'll go flying over it and survey this. kumasi: thank you. i love. . it spencer: surveying my territory right now. reggie: it is everything the light touches. [laughter] spencer: where is the philosophy jobina: we got stormy weather all over the bay area, roadways are wet, morning commuters challenging, heavy downpours and snow still falling in higher elevations are the storm is a level two on the exclusive storm impact scale and will be with us through most of the day before it starts winding down in the afternoon hours. by mid afternoon, the rain and snow become widespread and we get bigger breaks in between the downpours and the storm should be over by 8:00 tomorrow. it will remain windy for much of the mornin

i'm getting it. >> and so she keeps dancing. ♪ >> tara campbell, abc seven news.ach: such an inspiration. love her spirit, strength, and heart. tomorrow, super bowl lvii kicks off in arizona. patrick mahomes and jalen hurts are making history on super bowl sunday. for the first time in the super bowl, the game will feature two black starting quarterbacks. you may also get to siri on his return to the stage as she performs a halftime show and before that an all-female crew will fly over the stadium for the first time ever. and brothers jason and travis kelce he sued up for the game on opposing sidelines that's a really interesting thing there for their mom in the middle. she will be rooting for both teams. no matter what happens she will have an hat -- and she will have a happy outcome. we are not happy in the bay but we will not talk about that, talk about the weather, something hopefully more pleasant. lisa: that's right. can't talk about it. i agree. [laughter] we are starting with spotty showers and it is certainly chilly. not everyone is seeing wet weather. it

tara campbell, abc 7 news. zach: absolutely love her. the best is yet to come.orrow, super bowl lvii kicks off in glendale, arizona. patrick mahomes and jalen hurts are making her stick -- making history as the first two black starting quarterbacks in a super bowl matchup. we will get to see rihanna as she performs the halftime show. before that, an all-female flight crew will fly over the stadium for the first time ever. another first, brothers jason and travis kelce will suit up for the game on opposing sidelines. i've been seeing a lot of stuff about their mother, who is saying regardless of what happens, she gets to cheer. this is a history making moment, i guess. sibling rivalry in there, eye a lot of people looking forward to the super bowl. what is the forecast going to look like? you still hope it will be nice. lisa: tomorrow the warmer day out of the weekend so it's going to be a nice day for sunday. warmer weather, some breezy winds. today is the chilly day, the wet start to the weekend. you can see the rotation, that cranach -- counterclockwise rotati

tara campbell has covered the drug overdose crisis extensively and just put together an abc 7 original documentary titled injecting hope. she traveled to the safe injection site in vancouver to see how it works. it's available on demand on our abc 7 bay area news app. larry: a short post to tiktok. how a north bay restaurants fortunes have dramatically changed in a matter of weeks. thanks to a now viral video. ama: new details coming out about the surveillance balloon shot down by the u.s.. the allegations being made against china by top officials. larry: and a massive nba trade just went down about an hour ago. kevin durant is coming last. ama: springlike weather tomorrow. what changes will follow that will remind you that it's winter, coming up. a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live. >> watch me tonight because i need it. >> tom brady walks in. my knees gave way. >> your knees always give way. [laughter] great party, carly. you must have blown your budget. not exactly. you have great name brand snacks tons of meat, and where did you get this imported cheese? hello.

tara campbell has covered the drug overdose crisis extensively and just put together an abc 7 originalumentary titled injecting hope. she traveled to the safe injection site in vancouver to see how it works. it's available on demand on our abc 7 bay area news app. larry: a short post to tiktok. how a north bay restaurants fortunes have dramatically changed in a matter of weeks. thanks to a now viral video. ama: new details coming out about the surveillance balloon shot down by the u.s.. the allegations being made against china by top officials. larry: and a massive nba trade just went down about an hour ago. kevin durant is coming last. ama: springlike weather tomorrow. what changes will follow that will remind you that it's winter, coming up. a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live. >> watch me tonight because i need it. >> tom brady walks in. my knees gave way. >> your knees always give way. [laughter] business can happen anytime, anywhere. so help yours thrive and stay connected with the comcast business complete connectivity solution. it's the largest, fastest, reli

tara campbell has been following the story. >> she joins us live from the newsroom. >> san franciscomping the brakes on safe consumption sites citing legal concerns. being that these sites are still illegal under federal law. last week she introduced a possible workaround: on the board of supervisors to make way for privately fu

as tara campbell tells us, a timely and unique performance is opening up tomorrow, offering up its ownutions. >> wait a minute, that is my stuff. reporter: a play presented by theatre of the core, the entire cast made up of people on housed -- unhoused. >> it humanizes us. we are not just drug addicts, there are families and children. reporter: the gal joined by a handful of cast members and tin y, the writer of the play. >> the main reason that we do the work is to lift up solutions. reporter: the play portrays struggles of life on the streets and triumphs of community. premiering sunday afternoon in san francisco. >> it is not a play with middle-class actors playing poor people, this is ourselves talking about the struggle. reporter: the city of oakland and its own struggle, a court rejecting its proposal, putting funding in jeopardy. a councilmember says the decision was surprising. >> oakland does not have all the money necessary to do the work as fast as we would like to do it. reporter: the pressure is on. on friday, a federal judge halting the removal of the wood street encampme

. >> tara campbell, abc7news. >> we wish him well.ra funding is allowed a woman shelter in alameda to stay open for a few extra months. abc7news was at the church today. this woman shelter is open every night and will stay open every night through april now. the city of alameda provided extra funds to make that happen but so did the community in the form of financial donations. meals, volunteering and more. the shelter averages 20 to 30 people each night and it really is making a difference. >> the success story for us is that people who have been on house to have a warm place to spend the night and are getting fed. you can see the difference -- at least we can in people who have been here for a week or so who have had a good night sleep. they are not worried about whether belongings will be safe. the psychological impact of that is immense. >> one sheltered reunited with family. the goal is to get all guests into housing. to support the shelter, go to the city of alameda's website or the website for crest episcopal church. we appreci

tara campbell has covered the overdosed crisis extensively and just put together an original documentary. she traveled to the safe injection site to see how it works. it is available on demand on our app and wherever you stream. reggie: a california father who has been charged with expected at -- murder -- attempted is expected in court today. he is accused of driving off the cliff with his family members in the car. all of them somehow survived the crash. his wife and seven-year-old suffered serious injuries. the four-year-old only had minor injuries. kumasi: a man accused of firing blanks inside of a san francisco synagogue make his initial court appearance as soon as today. the district attorney's office just announced felony charges and hate crime allegations. investigators say surveillance video shows them on -- firing the gun inside a synagogue last week. he is facing serious charges including making threats, obstructing exercise of religion, disturbing and religious meeting and brandishing a replica iran. -- firearm. >> if anyone goes into a place of worship and fires any kind of

in the newsroom, tara campbell.eggie: we are hearing from the man who will replace ryan seacrest on live with kelly and ryan. ryan seacrest says after six years he wants to focus more on american idol and is many projects. they spent the show yesterday reflecting on their time together and their appreciation for one another. coming in for ryan will be mark consuelos. >> i share my cup of coffee with her first thing in the morning, so it will be natural to be with her there. reggie: he has cohosted the show more than 100 times. the name of the show will change to live with kelly and mark. ryan seacrest is leaving the show on top because they are the number one syndicated talkshow in the country. ryan seacrest is not leaving until april. you can watch live with kelly and ryan every weekday here on abc7 as part of our morning lineup, which starts with the news at 5:00, live with kelly and ryan at 9:00, then midday live at 11:00 a.m. a partridge in a pear tree. kumasi: give it up, friend. drew: how do we get our picture

tara campbell was there and found a lot of people heading to the hills to check out the snow. tara: the sound of a not so familiar sight in napa county. >> good, play with the snow, really happy to have snow. tara: the snow covered hills seen for miles away, drawing people in. >> i want to play and enjoy this. tara: sleds coming out and the smiles too, the old and the younger flocking to higher elevations for a frolic and some fun. >> just coming to see the snow, from santa rosa. tara: a sibley -- sibling snowball fight. they live in napa. >> we live in a place that is really sunny. tara: jesus has never seen anything like it. >> never happens, my first time in 18 years of living. tara: the best part says his sister -- >> throwing snowballs. >> mom and -- tara: mom and dad happy to watch from their vehicle. while some have been having fun with this snow, others are busy trying to clear it. >> we are just trying to clear it and help get around this apocalyptic snowstorm for us. tara: nine inches of snow in napa county over the past 24 hours, piling onto roads, the tracks left be

tara campbell tells us performance will offer its own solutions. >> wait a minute. stuff. >> a play presented theater of the poor. its entire cast made up of people on house door once on house. >> it humanizes ourselves, we are not just drug addicts or house list people. there are families. >> he is joined by a handful of fellow cast members and a playwright, poet and activist best known as tiny. >> the main reason we did this plate and the work we always do is to lift up the people's solutions. >> the play portrays the struggles of life on the streets and triumphs of community. premiering in san francisco, sunday afternoon. >> this is not a play by middle-class actors playing poor people. this is ourselves being impacted and who have lived through poverty and struggle. >> the citofakla its -- the bei. >> the reality oakland have all the money necessary to do all the work as fast as we would like to do it. >> the pressure is on. a federal judge halting the removal of the encampment. the city was supposed to start relocating residents to three other sites, including

tara campbell has covered the drug overdose crisis extensively and put together a documentary called "injecting hope." this is her trip to a safe injection site in vancouver, canada to see how it is working there. this is special is available on demand on our abc7 bay area app. kumasi: the man accused of firing blanks inside a synagogue make his initial court appearance as soon as today. the district attorney announced allegations against demetri mission. surveillance video shows him firing the gun inside the synagogue in richmond. he is facing serious charges, including making threats, obstructing exercise of religion , disturbing a religious meeting, and brandishing a replica firearm. >> if anyone goes into a place of worship and fires any kind of gun, imitation or not, to me that automatically should have been viewed as a hate crime. kumasi: he was supposed to have his initial court appearance yesterday but it was delayed because of paperwork issues. reggie: president biden is heading to florida to pack about plans to strengthen medicare and social security. it comes after the con

tara campbell compiled this look at some of the impressive sites from sky 7 today. >> our sky 7 tour hayward heading or -- heading east toward mission peak overlooking fremont and just a dusting of snow. hiker still able to summit the peak. sky 7 capturing a ukrainian flag standing tall nearly one year to the day working the beginning of the war. now heading southeast toward henrico state park. the higher elevation bringing with it the bigger dumps of snow. trees nearly disappearing under the fresh white powder. there is more on the way. a winter storm warning lasting until 11:00 tomorrow morning. much more snow is expected at elevations above 1500 and 2000 feet. sky 7 eventually turning getting a look at the south bay before heading north in hopes of capturing images of a snow-covered mount hamilton. it is snowed in. instead flying above a wilderness in southern alameda county where the wildlife is taking in the view. a view of seemingly endless white covered terrain. this golden eagle perched at the antler trail overlook marking the end of our sky 7 tour. >> that is beautiful but i

tara campbell tells us it is more powerful than fentanyl and has local leaders sounding the alarm. reporter: a new deadly opiate a showing up on the streets of san francisco, and it is poised to push the drug overdose death toll even higher. >> it is a stronger analog of fentanyl, so it is scary. reporter: jackie berlin is talking about iso, a synthetic opiate 20 times more potent than fentanyl, and she fears for her son. he has been battling drug addiction for more than a decade. >> he told me iso was on the streets right now, and he is staying away from it. reporter: she says trying to stay away from it is not enough. cory has come too close to comfort. >> he said he accidentally got a little bit, which i am really concerned. reporter: iso into other illicit drugs, dea labs showing it makes with fentanyl and heroin and pressed into counterfeit prescription pills. >> i want to make sure san francisco is set up to know what we are dealing with. reporter: supervisor met the receipt responding on san francisco's streets. >> i have heard from people who are knowledgeable about it that

. >> tara campbell went with them to find out what it is. >> meet andy mccabe.spends the majority of his days in the mission district helping people on the street. when the temperatures drop his job gets harder and more critical. >> last night was very cold. the night before. what are the challenges in getting people into safe warm spaces at those times? >> the biggest challenge is there are not enough beds. there is not enough shelters. there are not enough beds easy to get into. >> and he knows how tough it can get out here spending years on the streets himself on housed. he is now the program manager at the rubio project, a nonprofit offering people a place to sleep during the day, a warm cup of coffee and be connected to services like employment and housing. lydia branton is the executive director. what >> we are looking for here is the city to open up more shelters during these cold weather snaps. >> january's record-breaking rainfall did prompt the city to open emergency shelters. this team says so should fridges temperatures. >> when it gets cold like thi

we have tara campbell who has covered the drug overdose case extensively.alled injecting hope. she traveled to the first safe injection site in california. it is available on demand on our al khor or wherever you stream. -- on or app. larry: one of the few restrictions still in effect from the pandemic, it has been months since travelers how to test negative to get into the u.s.. the bill still needs to pass the senate before any changes take place. in contrast, we have four elementary schools that have reinstituted an indoor mass policy in some classrooms. leeann has a look at the requirements. leeann: despite covid cases going down in marin county, four elementary schools to clusters of covid cases prompting an indoor mask mandate. >> we consider it a school-based out break. somewhat surprising, given that 80% of kids five through 11 in marin county are vaccinated against covid. >> the key point about the vaccines is that they are preventing more severe illness. i think this is more attributable to the natural ebb and flow of the virus as it moves in our

tara campbell has both sides. >> police say note to 800 terra val. to marijuana dispensaries. >> the front scabs -- front steps of san francisco city hall. the owners of the gold mirror want to convert the top part of the restaurant into a dispensary. >> the family and restaurant are synonymous with the parkside district. their good needs and commitment to welfare of their neighbors are known to all. >>heal said no to the marijuana dispensary. >> as a health care provider of children, i am very concerned about the potential adverse effect of early exposure of cannabis to them. >> i am concerned the potential increase in crime. i am concerned about more exposure to cannabis. neighborhood and his concern for his daughter. he says there are plenty of other options for people to get cannabis. >> how much is too much? we should limit ourselves especially in child centric areas like where i live. >> inside city hall sponsors of the proposal made their case to the planning committee. >> we have proven ourselves through actions throughout the years as respon

abc 7 news reporter tara campbell found a lot of people had had to the hills to check out the snow. >> the sound of a not so familiar sight in napa county. >> were playing with the snow. i'm happy. >> the snow colored hills are seen from miles away. it is drawing people in. >> and want to enjoy this. >> the sleds are coming out with smiles. the young and the older are flocking to higher elevation for a frolic and some fun. >> were just coming to see this from santa rosa. >> down the way, a snowball fight. they are making their way from napa. >> we live in a place that is sunny. we don't go sno >> he's never seen anything like this. >> is really weird. the never happens. first time in 18 years living. >> the best part. >> throwing snowballs. >> mom and dad are happy to watch from there warm vehicle. >> plenty of people are having fun with the snow, but others have been busy all day trying to clear it. >> we been out working, clearing roads and trying to get this apocalyptic snowstorm. >> nine inches of snow dropped in napa county over the past 24 hours. piling onto roads, with traps le

tara campbell has been following the story. >> she joins us live from the newsroom. >> san francisco mayor breed has been pumping the brakes on safe consumption sites citing legal concerns. being that these sites are still illegal under federal law. last week she introduced a possible workaround: on the board of supervisors to make way for privately funded sites. while some say it is the right step others are not so sure. jackie berlin and her son, the faces of a mobile billboard campaign in washington, d.c. calling on president biden to enforce the federal law and say no to the safe injection sites. the president's own son having battled drug addiction. >> i am appealing to president biden as a parent. >> berlin is a cofounder of mothers against drug addiction and deaths. her son has been on the streets of san francisco's tenderloin for more than a decade. now addicted to fentanyl. >> we need to put our funds into prevention, intervention and recovery. my call to president biden and his administration is to not allow these drug sites, drug use sites in the united states at this time

tara. well, this week marks nearly 3 years since the bay area confirmed it first case of covid-19 and it changed the way we all live our lives. but first, justin campbell sat down with the santa clara health director with more on what lessons we've learned over the past 3 years. and what's next for the virus? >> there's still uncertainty about how long the virus is going to be along. and that's hard for for all of us. doctor sara cody, public health santa clara county says after years of living with the coronavirus we've adapted well as society to living with but in santa clara county, the virus is still very well circulating in our community. >> based on wastewater samples and people should have multiple layers of covid protections including vaccinations, along with one of the most important is masking indoors. doctor cody says over the last 3 years the pandemic has shown us how underfunded the public health system is. i described the public health infrastructure as matchsticks in scotch tape, doctor cody says it's not a matter on if there will be another pandemic. it's just a matter of when all of the forces that are present that produced this pandem