only at covered california. this way to health insurance. >>> if you're fully vaccinated the cdc says you don't have to wear a mask in many settings indoors and outdoors. but how about california? many say they're on stand by. >>> regularly changing mask mandates. we'll tell you which one of these big box stores are going to be letter shoppers inside without a mask. >> california's budget proposal. in it parking fund forgiveness and how you can qualify for $600. >> your weekend starting out with wiper weather. abc 7 news right now. >>> >>> what does it look like in the schools? what happens when your starbucks is saying we're going to continue to do it but are you going to continue. there's a whole host of complexities we all have to work through. >>> tonight there is clarity on whether california will follow masking guidelines. >> you're watching 7 news at 11:00 here live at 11:00, and wherever you stream. >> as luz pena explains the lack of direction from the state leaves bay area health officials in a bit of

in california are california residents. this idea that russia could get behind the campaign for california independence is nonsense. more than a third of california residents support the idea of cal exit without any does on the issue and another 15 to 20% are willing to look at the idea. the problem is this. this is the issue. america has its problems. they weren't created by rushy. this idea that russia is behind some kind of campaign to make america fall apart is not rushy. that's america. americans are responsible for that. it's our problem and our fault as americans that we can't get along with each other in north america. so this campaign is about is -- not only about california independence but keeping the peace in north america by allowing us to separate like we said national divorce. let's have a national divorce from the other 49 states and keep the peace in north america. >> united states supreme court has said that's states have no constitutional right to secede. join us from rushy. joining the recall election. >

. >> california's budget proposal. in it parking fund forgiveness and how you can qualify for $600. >> your weekend starting out with wiper weather. abc 7 news right now. >>> >>> what does it look like in the schools? what happens when your starbucks is saying we're going to continue to do it but are you going to continue. there's a whole host of complexities we all have to work through. >>> tonight there is clarity on whether california will follow masking guidelines. >> you're watching 7 news at 11:00 here live at 11:00, and wherever you stream. >> as luz pena explains the lack of direction from the state leaves bay area health officials in a bit of limbo right now. >> 9 bay area countys are on stand by as the state's department of public health review it is new cdc cdc cdc cd guidelines, 9 bay area counties. >> we cannot be more lenient than the state. >>> with at least one dose of the vaccine. but their hands are tied to make any changes. what is marin county's plan? >> right now our mask mandates have not yet chan

. >>> more than 1.7 million california yaps signed a petition to recall california governor gavin newsom. the total exceeds the 1.5 million people needed for the recall to go to the ballot. >>> caitlyn jenner gave her formal interview since announcing her candidacy appearing on fox news with host sean hannity. >> i love the state. the state has done so much for me over the years and i have watched it crumble right in front of my eyes, and you to stand up, you know? so, i knew it would not be easy. i knew it would be tough, but you know what, california is worth fighting for. and that is what i am doing. >> jenner did outline some policy views saying she would reopen the state immediately, oppose efforts to defund police departments and suggested that money from high speed speed projects should be channeled into deacceleration plans to provide more water. we have more from the response from critics and the trans community on abc7news.com. >>> now to the internal power struggle in the republican party. congresswoman liz cheney, the third highest woman in the house says it is not worth bein

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california is worth fighting for. that's what i'm doini' >> jenner did outline some of her policy views. she said, she would reopen the state immediately, oppose efforts to defund police departments, and suggested that money from the high school, high-speed rail project should be channeled in dd salinization plants to provide more water. critics in the trans community at abc7news.com. >>> trader joe's has announced it is cutting a 10 pandemic raise for hourly employees and the critical reports trader joe's informed workers of the temporary thank you pay that was announced three months ago was set to end on may 1st, because of the availability of covid-19 vaccines. an online petition is underway asking that the thank you pay become permanent. workers of the store on lakeshore avenue in oakland are upset because they say they stand to make $5 an hour less than the team neighbors at the rock short story. they do not meet the size requirement for hazard pay, passed by the oakland city council passed earlier this year. >>>

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. >>> big spending in california. the governor excited to release his revised budget proposal today. that includes a multibillion- dollar surplus. the extra help that may be coming for local businesses. >> good morning. it is friday, may 14th. you're watching abc7 morning live on abc7 , who live, and wherever you stream. please keep your arms, legs, inside the vehicles at all times. hi, mike nicco. nicco. nicco. n. >>> great advice as always, reggie, thanks for committing to you, jobina, kumasi, hi, everybody. on this friday, i'm watching a lot of cloud cover covering just about all of our neighborhoods as you can see on live doppler 7. the view the exploratorium shows another deep marine layer with a chance of drawers along the coast in the higher elevations. look at the breezes, already in double digits in some areas and gusting to 30 in fairfield. we are going to be dominated by that seabreeze once again, so that'll keep temperatures close to average inland. most of us in the 70s and around the bay, and mid 70s to

. >>> for the first time in the state's recorded history california's population dropped, the many reasons behind the change and what's expected next. abc7 news starts right now. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. >>> a lot of things burned last year, but california's a big state. there's plenty more to burn. so it's not looking good. >> nookingood ria ju we into effect for big portions of the bay area. fire crews are bracing for a potentially dangerous weekend. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. we have team coverage on the fire danger tonight. we begin with meteorologist sandhya patel with what we can expect over the next few days. >> unfortunate set of circumstances leading to the elevated fire dangers. let's look at the winds now already coming out of the north- northeast, mt. st. helena, 22, red flag warning until 6 a.m. monday for the east bay valley and hills. north bay hills in effect for solano county until monday night. the gusts will reach 40 to 60 plus, low humidity. that means rapid fire g

we talk about california coming back. i made the point at the point at of the state a number of months ago, california is not coming back. california is going to come roaring back on the $75.7 billion operating budget surplus. and an additional $26 billion will be coming from the federal government. we are now in a position to roll out a $100 million plus comeback plan in the state of california. and the first announcement in that plan, we are announcing today. that is immediate relief, to millions and millions of taxpayers, millions of millions of californians. today, we are announcing $12 billion tax rebate, to the people of the state of california earning up to $75,000, let me put that in perspective. that tax rebate will impact just shy of 80% of all tax filers will get a direct stimulus check, will get a direct relief payment, because of this announcement. two thirds of all californians will benefit from this stimulus. that's roughly $12 billion, let me be specific, $11.9 billion when you add to the stimulus, round o

he said california's economy is roaring back. is unclear if he mets to make a bear reference but that theme was of the day. segment joining us now to talk more about this is abc7 news insider phil matier. fail, i am a little disappointed. i don't see a live bear over your shoulder. i don't know what happened but what is your take? >> what we have is candidates trying to get attention and momentum going. we have john cox who has run against gavin newsom before and defeated in a landslide. and, we have caitlyn jenner. we also have kevin falconer, the former mayor of san diego who doesn't have the money, apparently, to launch right now. we are seeing they want to make this about performance not partisan politics. gavin newsom wants to make it about partisan politics republican versus democrat. he wins that way in california. these guys and girls are seeing no. it is not whether about whether you are republican or democrat or how you feel on social issues. this is about the state of california. they are coming on strong saying it is

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mark galley heads health and human services in california. he says using their masks. >>> 23 states including california still have some type of statewide mask rules. 18 states that had mask ordering covering the general public have fully lifted them now. and 11 states did not impose mask mandates at any point during the pandemic. >> the covid crisis has focused attention on medical care here in the bay area. it's also highlighted the need for mental health services. as we move through new phases of the crisis, abc 7 news reporter kate larson discovered those services could be just as important as ever. >> reporter: after a year of covid isolation, many american k-s be forgiven if they're feeling a sense of emotional whiplash, americans can be given if they're feeling a sense of emotional whiplash. the first was this will never end. clinical psychologists jonathan horowitz is the finder of san francisco stress and anxiety center. >> to be in this situation where people were required to step back from their social life and from employment and

california now has 27 days worth on-hand. it's starting to about 275,000 doses per day. >>> san francisco health officials brought their mobile vaccination efforts to the city's richmond district today. they say some richmond district residents voiced concern over access to the vaccine. the area is home to a large number of seniors as well as people w as disabilities. >> especially going to city college it's not easy for them to take public transit. having it centrally located really allowing residents to walk here, bike here. >> that area is also very linguistically diverse. today's clinic included staff that speaks several different languages. >> for the latesta vaccine appointment openings or the process, you can ask the abc seven news vaccine team by going to abc7 news.com/vaccine. >>> we watched as a covid surge in india has spun into a full-blown health crisis. quietly behind the scenes, doctors, engineers and others in the bay area have been working nonstop to help. >> reporter: busy on her normal rounds at state free

of his california comeback plan. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez has details on this. >> reporter: it's a lot of money. the whole plan adds up to about $20 billion. it includes an investment in k- 12 public schools, universal pre-k, and college savings accounts for low income children. now, each low income student would get $500, and foster and homeless youth would receive an extra 500. the money can be used for higher education or to start their own business. the transitional kindergarten program would expand to include all four years, all 4-year-olds in california by the 2024 school year. >> we talk about achievement gaps. it's a readiness gap much more than it is an achievement gap. children aren't left behind as much as they start behind, and that's what that investment is so foundational and so important. three hours minimum of instructional time is connected with that tk investment. >> reporter: the governor's plan includes money to convert some school sites into community schools that include mental health

california's choice beauty? pretty boy. or a beast? john cox grew up with nothing; made himself a remarkable success. california's falling off a cliff. high taxes, unaffordable costs! even elon musk left! gavin's mismanagement of california is inexcusable. we need big beastly changes in sacramento. i'll make 'em. recall the beauty. meet the nicest, smartest beast in california. john cox. . >>> building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >>> good morning. thank you again for joining us. a red flag warning is in effect for most ofe bay area. we are going to start this half hour with another look at the weather. >> yes. are you right. remember last weekend it was the sacramento valley in the delta. now today we are talking about the upper elevations of the north bay. the east bay hills and the valleys. highlighted here in red. already, looking at gusty upper elevation winds and we will see them at the surface or feel them later on today. right now it's above a thousand feet. looking at relative humidi

. >> california's recovery isn't cheap. in fact the governor's proposed budget through 2022 is the largest in the state's history. >> that 100 plus billion dollars come back plan is the biggest economic recovery package period, full stop. >> bouncing back from a $54 billion budget short fall last year this year california has a better problem. a $75 billion budget surplus. here is how some of it'll be put to use. a $12 billion tax rebate for those earning up to $75,000 a year. >> two out of every three will receive at least -- at least a check of $600 once they file their this is incentive to file your taxes. >> another perk >> families with dependents will receive another $500 just one time, not per child. supporrentoff past ion is edo more perks on parking. $300 million proposed for traffic fine forgiveness. this is for low income people. >> low income would get any traffic ticket through june 30th of this year waived. it'll be determined by the judicial council. the recovery plan also includes funding $20 billion to inve

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this one in california. co close the country could be to reaching herd immunity. >>> outrage sparking across the country. body cameras seen from another police incident and called into question. >>> right now at 5:30. the return to normal. california's reopening date fast approaching while other state showing the floodgates are fully wide open. good morning, thank you for joining us on abc7 news live on abc seven, hulu live, and wherever you stream. we will start with another look at the weather. let's get over to lisa. >>> low clouds and fog not only at the coast but they've made a minor push across the bay. waking up with gray sky but also slightly warmer numbers. upper 40s, san jose and mountain view. 53, newark. 46, novato. the winds maker breezy toward concord, 22 miles per hour and 15 miles per hour sfo. sea breeze gets going later on. patchy fog through 9:00. it's about a lot of sunshine away from the coast. numbers almost near 70 at noon time. afternoon, mid to upper 70s entering the east bay valets.

republicans are behind these groups like rescue california. but they're trying to cross the aisle a little bit, bring in latinos, bring in these aapi voters. how critical is that? is that going to work? are they upset with newsom? are they going to rally behind this cause? >> they have to do it because state is heavily democratic. heavily democratic, then undecided, then republican. you saw that memo, i saw that memo. it's a pitch to the national republicans all around the country to join the fight by sending in money and get that bear rolling against newsom. what we're seeing is the emphasis will be getting out the republican vote, which is going to be sort of guaranteed. thicker the second is the undecided. they think they have a shot at the latinos and with the asian- american voters in part because if you've seen, liz, over the years latinos and asian- americans are not a voting block. they have different factions within them. and that's something the democrats to their dismay are discovering more and more in california. they lost congress

california ranks 11th in the u.s. for the percentage of the population that's received at least one dose. that's around 50%. new hampshire, vermont and massachusetts are ranked in the top three. but rutherford says we're on track to keep moving up. >> we will reach herd immunity midsummer probably something like that. >> reporter: great news, now dr. rutherford says any area that may have issues getting to herd immunity is california's central valley. he says vaccination efforts must be heavy concentrated there to stop infections from variants. >> yeah the central valley seems like a big concern right now. which strain is causing the most problems now. >> the uk variant is coming into california at a higher rate. it could be a concern down the road since it's more transmissible. too soon to tell now but one to watch. >>> two bay area college students have been sentenced to life if prison for the murder of an italian police officer in 2019. a panel of judges and civilians issued the guilty verdict for 21- taylor merodi

big basin, the oldest state park in california was completely burned. i think of big basin as being an opportunity to create a park that looks like the parks of the future for california. parks that are truly sustainable. parks that protected the resources. parks that allow the public to come and enjoy enjoy enjoy enjo thinking about not just prevention but adaptation. the world is is is is >> we are at candlestick point state recreation area in the 70s it became the first urban state park. over here, we have yosemite slough, california state arks foundation has been working with the low immunity to restore it to its natural systems. what we have done over here is we have taken away the seawalls and the rip rap restorcr and ac wetlands. we modeled this park so we can see how the natural systems can absorb the sealevel rise and the extreme title events that come in. urban parks like candlestick point are essential places for the health and wellness of our local community. >> all of these plants which are literally thousands of california native plants we

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all of northern california and parts of central california are in the extreme outlook when it comes's to wildfire risk for the next 5 to 6 months. the main factor when coming up with this is that we had record dry vegetation. talking about the drought. talking about back-to-back lackluster winters across california. the forecast for the western united states is 9.3 million acres burned, which would be 130% of the five-year average. the highest threat would be september and october, but it is already to a fast start. calcifyer -- compared to this time last year. we only had 1700 acres burning. we are already off to a fast start with this fire season. it will likely be a long fire season. >> not good. thank you. >> this is a concern. we have had such a dry year. no significant rain. >> we can't si in the months ahead. certainly not in the month of may. we have a cooling it is breezy. moisture headed our way. not rainfall moisture. here is a look at the satellite and radar. you can see the high pressure system that have a rather warm weather is now weakening. a cold front is approaching.

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california group. what are the democrats going to do? >> they will raise a boatload of money both locally and nationally. they are already doing it. the spending limits on a recall election are not like a regular race. it is open season. committees are being set up. you can bet that the unions will be coming in big on this. businesses are being tapped this. it is a tough one. somebody calls you and says, hey, we need your help with the governor. what do you do? you might not agree, but are you going to bet against a sitting governor? one who still has an approval rating over the critical 50% mark? it will be interesting to see what happens. we have possible fires, drought, we have rolling blackouts. it remains to be seen. >> we have seen gavin newsom front and center. let's bring kristin back to talk about the governor's announcement. >> how about it? it is a stark contrast, the california comeback plan, flushed with money, so opposite from the narrative that the recall that the ever -- other candidate

>> everyone who's gotten vaccinated in california is eligible, we put $116 million up. on june 15 we are going to do $15 million raffles and a series of raffles, $50,000, on friday, june 4. friday, june 11. $50 gift cards, unprecedented. >> what if you are vaccinated, you are one of the smart ones who got vaccinated. do you still get in the raffle? >> some of the states are doing raffles but don't include folks that did the right thing. we are including everybody that has been vaccinated. [ applause ] >> oh yeah. okay. here's with a breakdown of those prizes, 10 people will win one and a half-million dollars, 30 people will win $50,000 and the next 2 million newly vaccinated people will also get $50 gift cards. >> all right. now to the morning money report. the company snowflake is the latest to move its head quarters out of the bay area, the ipo was last year and it was based in san mateo, but the business times is reporting that the company will now call bozeman montana its new principal executive office location. snowflake says it no longer has a central headquarters

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so we are doing tremendous in california. i think we are really pleased how things are going, but over the next month, we hope to be knocking on the door, even moving past 70% of californians having at least some protection on their way to full protection, before we move beyond the bull blueprint and lament the cdc's new thoughtful guidance on masking. >>> there is hope, i know we are moving away from the herd immunity concept, but by june 15th, a lot more people will be protected and that protects everybody else to who may not be able to get the vaccine and all of that. in part, is is also buying time, on your end, to devise ways to i guess monitor that? right, give businesses some guidance on, how did they go about requiring proof? if that even legal? >> absolutely. i think you have seen that the cdc gave some guidance around what individuals should do, but not necessarily all of the guidance on how you apply this at the community or business level. so giving us some time to work with those industry leaders across the state

as you know, now we are moving into dry season in california. we occasionally get some kind of scattered thdesert areas and on the eade the sierras, but generally speaking, we get such a small percentage of the annual precipitation that occurs during the summer months, that i don't see any opportunity for improvement in conditions. i think it's going to worsen during the summer months. >> yeah, we are in a pretty deep hole. it may not just be one season even, right? okay, david, thank you so much for your insight, climatologist at the western regional climate center. to keep us posted, we appreciate it. >> okay, thanks much. >>> coming up next, we are sang happy 90th birthday giants and baseball legend willie mays, the co-author of his book joins us next. some rare photos and credible stories about >>> san francisco giant legend willie mays is 90 years old today, the oldest living baseball hall of famer and his impact on and off the field is nearly impossible to measure. but we are going to try, joining us now is san francisco chronicle's nation

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california is nearing 50%. today, seven deaths from the coronavirus which is one of the lowest totals we have seen since the pandemic started. the seven-day positivity rate has hit a record low at 0.8%. >>> today on getting answers, i spoke with a physician and lifelong medical care expert in east bay. she had a clear message to those who had concerns. >> unfortunately, i think a lot of what has been happening in our own country has to do with a lot of misinformation. and we need to do some work to gain back the public trust. we are trying our best that as we answer questions, but certainly, yes, i'm tato lo afraid of vaccine side effects, who are afraid of getting the vaccine, and we are doing our best to reassure folks, especially because this virus isn't gone. it hasn't been eradicated.been . it is around the globe. one thing we know is we are all connected, by plane, by train, by automobile, because we have it under control in one corner of the world, that could mean nothing for the other corner of the worl

meet the nicest, smartest beast in california. john cox. attention, california. new federal funding of $3 billion is available to help more people pay for health insurance — no matter what your income. how much is yours? julie and bob are paying $700 less, every month. dee got comprehensive coverage for only $1 a month. and the navarros are paying less than $100 a month. check coveredca.com to see your new, lower price. the sooner you sign up the more you save. only at covered california. this way to health insurance. >>> millions of americans are receiving their stimulus payments loaded onto cards. for some, it's convenient. not so for a northbay man. his money was locked on his card, and he couldn't get to it. seven on your side's michael finney is here with the story. >> it is maddening. how many times have you forgotten the password, and had to have it rechecked? it seems everything we do needs a password, these days. it's hard to remember them all. watch out for these particular debit cards. you need a pin number and you better not forget it. >> many backs

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there asking the state of california to keep the mask a rule in place. doctors say the vaccine is enough to protect us without a mask with the nurses union is concerned about variance of the virus that not enough people are vaccinated and that people don't get tested after they have been vaccinated. nurses say this is a huge blow to their efforts, they do not want to go through all of this again. >> we are going to be there for our patients. we always have been but it was really a challenge caring for so many patients that were so sick with the covid virus and having zero capacity sometimes in our hospitals. we don't want to go through that again. >> we have a good idea now not just in a clinical trial but in the field what the protection is of this vaccine, and it is amazing, really 94%, even with healthcare workers getting exposed to this in >> the cdc says the vaccine is about 100% effective at preventing hospitalization and death. more than 50% of californians have received at least one dose of the vaccine but the union says it is outraged that the c

. >> they listened to public comments from california business owners. one of the hottest topics today, vaccination proof in the workplace, so we went to the source, governor gavin newsome to get a wider perspective after santa clara county announced employers will have his methinthat's employees aret going to be implemented statewide? >> the state doesn't have plans to do that. but we do support local determinations, local decisions, as we have throughout the pandemic. >> no more face coverings in the workplace where all the employees are fully vaccinated. an end to social distancing at work by july 31st. those are two of the changes cal osha considered updating today. it's more complicated when the regulation requires employers to create two classes of people. it involves medical decisions, medical limitations and religious reasons. doing so will likely result in discrimination. >> california business owners have mixed feelings about relaxing covid guideline ins are the workplace. under the new rules, employers will need to pay for n95 masks for employ