amy hollyfield is live. amy: masks are still walk into this possible -- hospital, public transportation, schools, so what will the future look like? are these mandates here to stay or will there be changes. that is what we will be listening for. the officer of the governor released a video showing what we have been going through these last two years. in advance of his announcement, looking forward his office says he will release a wide-ranging first of its find -- first of its kind plan for people to prepare for what is to come. we talked to some doctors about what they expect to hear and they all agree life will not look like it did before the pandemic. >> i'm not sure we can get back there ever. >> we cannot go back to the way we used to live. >> we have to think of this sort of as 9/11. after 9/11, we don't travel the same way and we have to maybe use that comparison for how we are going to be after this critical phase of the pandemic. this is going to take time and effort. there will be a transition of e

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. reggie: santa clara county has made the choice not to end the denver mask mandate. dr. sarah cody, the public health director will continue to follow data and metrics to know when it is appropriate to lift. they are waiting for the number of cases and hospitalizations to drop. dr. cody says the county is emerging from the omicron surge but they are still seeing high levels of community transmission and the risk of being exposed by someone in the community is still high. >> our goal is 550 cases per day, seven day moving average and then we hold there before a -- for a week before we left. our models suggest we may get there sometime in early to mid march. reggie: dr. cody says the county has about 1900 cases per day. kumasi: besides california, at least eight other states are rolling back restrictions but mixed messages on the local and federal level for mask mandates are leaving so many people confused. jobina is here with that story. jobina: new york state is ending its emergency ma

amy hollyfield is live with preparations. amy: hi there. we are at cal fire station in sonoma county, where calfire says they are watching this situation very carefully. they are aware of the winter advisory. we are not expecting much went right now, it is, this moment, and they say people need to watch out for falling linens and fallen trees today, and to drive carefully. they save the high winds could be a dangerous combination, even though it is not the time of year we typically worry about wildfires. >> we have a healthy concern for the wind, because in our history, we have wind visit -- went-driven wildfires in january and february. amy: here is a look at the conditions here in st. helena. pg&e is on standby, ready to respond to any power all that fall, any power outages that could be caused by these whens. -- winds. in marin county, open bad right now because of these dry, windy conditions. all of these are in place until tomorrow get reporting live in st. helena, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. kumasi: thank you, amy. . you can track win

reporting live, amy hollyfield. reggie: thank you. now to the massive winter storm set to impact 130 million americans, snow, sleet, and ice reeking habit -- haddock from dallas to detroit. here's a look at the chicago area. more than 2200 flights have been canceled, and 30,000 power outages are reported across texas and oklahoma as temperatures plunged into the teens. in texas, store shelves are bare with customers rushing to buy essentials. >> because of last year people are afraid so they want to stock up on food in case the power goes out. reggie: the extreme conditions could cause home heating prices to rise. natural gas prices rose 10% due to the surge in demand. drew: it was one year ago this month when a lot of texas lost power because of the frigid cold and ice storm. we have millions in several states under winter storm watches and warnings stretching all the way from new mexico up through the northeast and winter storm warnings behind the front, cold air and a wind chill warning across the upper planes. check out live doppl

amy hollyfield is live in san jose. amy: dr. sarah cody's office says she will be addressing indoor mask mandates so we could find out today whether you can take these off when you head inside businesses here in santa clara county. the state has tis going away net week. but counties can keep their mask requirements in place and most bay area counties have not announced what they plan to do, including dr. sarah cody here in santa clara county. she just toward -- told thee board of supervisors that she was still evaluating the data and she was not ready to make an announcement but now she has called a press conference for this morning, implying that a decision has been made. no matter what counties decide, one doctor told us he suspects there will be some people who will continue to wear their masks no matter what the mandate says. >> if we can be left with one cultural relic from the pandemic , it is during times of respiratory viruses that we pull out the mask to not only protect ourselves, but to protect our neighbors. amy: the

abc 7 news reported amy hollyfield is like to break down that distinction. amy: mask on, mask off. the difference just a few miles can make right here we are standing. there is a sign at the desk here at this 24 hour fitness in redwood city that says masks are no longer required. if you go five or six miles from here, you would have to wear your masks. that is what is going on right now, with the difference in county mandates. take a look at this video of people walking into this redwood city gym this morning. some people don't appear ready to take their masks off yet. we do see people here working out with their masks on. but some are not in some say they are very happy to have those masks off. in santa clara county, the health officer there is saying she wants the case numbers to come down before she will lift the mandate. people living near that county line will need to keep that mask handy for now. >> i guess that may be a little bit annoying you still have to carry one around. maybe over here, but then i have to do shopping over by stanford and i have to put my mask on. i thin

amy hollyfield is live this morning. amy: oil prices are on the rise this morning and the concern is that will trickle down and impact us at the pump with prices already looking high, close to five dollars a gallon, even premium tipping over five dollars a gallon. now the concern is that will go even higher. we know california already has some of the highest prices in the country. here's a look at the average price per gallon compared to the national average. we are about $1.20 higher than the national average. prices are already the highest they have been since 2014. how supply disruptions, because of the invasion, could drive prices higher. analysts say one thing you can do is to try to keep your prices down, try to get away from the big cities when you are filling up. include using cruise control on the highway. that tends to save 20% of your gas. also philip at the beginning of the week. analysts say generally they find gas prices are lowest at the beginning of the weekend tend to go up as the week was on. rcs at one

amy hollyfield is joining us. amy: they say we are still enjoying the impact of the rain that we got. they are not too concerned about the unusual warm weather we are getting right now at this point. they said the rain we had in october and december is carrying them. those in the wine business say it is unusual. they say it will be essential to get some in march but they have learned to just accept whates ea >> i am a believer that every year is random. you get dealt the hand you get help -- dealt. we kind of joke about what is normal anymore we don't have a normal growing season, and we have to adapt to a number of things. if it is not dry conditions, we are getting fires. if we are not getting fires we are still having thunderstorms. amy: they say we are in much better shape right now than we were in 2021 because of the rainstorms we had in october and december. so right now the grapes in wine country are doing fine here and winemakers hope we see normal temperatures and rain soon. reporting live from sonoma, am

amy hollyfield. abc7news. >> thank you. you can track temperatures regular. weather conditions are live with weather forecast, all of our abc 7 area apps. we are streaming 20 47. on roku and amazon fire. android tv and apple tv. >> now we turn to the pandemic, and to headlines you should hear about. we are tracking new details on getting america's youngest kids vaccinator. and more masked develop and spread >> thank you. the fda's meeting to decide whether it will authorize the pfizer vaccine for kids under pfizer -- five. the same doses would arrive with pediatrician offices as soon as federate waivers. the federal government is prepping 10 million doses, so shipments will be right to go. delaware and rhode island are lifting indoor mask mandates. at least 11 states, including california have announced changes to their masking policies this week. all of this is despite the cdc warning that it is too soon for most americans to remove their masks. with indoor public spaces, including schools. >> one of the challenging pieces has been how we make guidance that

reporting live, amy hollyfield. kumasi: if you want to track the wind, we have live conditions on our streaming app. it is available on roku, amazon file or an apple tv. reggie: breaking news out of north carolina, this fertilizer plant fire has forced people to evacuate their homes in winston-salem. the fire first broke out last night leaving authorities going toward -- door-to-door warning able -- neighbors within a mile to leave. a minimum security prison is in the evacuation area and classes at wake forest university are canceled today. we will stay on top of that and bring you new information as we get it. younger children could be eligible for the vaccine sooner than expected. "the washington post" reports that pfizer could submit for its shot under five -- for people under five as early as today. jobina: along with the data they could submit a application for a two dose regimen for children six months to five years old. it comes as officials are under pressure to lift covid related restrictions. in massachuse

helena, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. kumasi: thank you. you can track the wind where you are with all part of the abc 7 bay area app. we are streaming to any 47 on roku, amazon fire, and apple tv. reggie: pfizer authorized its covered vaccine for kids as young as six months old. >> just last week, more than 800,000 children tested positive for covid. advisors are set to hold a hearing february 15 about the data on pfizer's vaccine for young kids. if approved, eligible children under five will get two doses of the vaccine. pfizer is researching whether a third does, given two months after the second shots, will give more protection. >> we will not to become triple until we are countable giving this to our own grandchildren. >> we may see emergency authorization by the end of march. so hopefully shots will go into arms not long after that. >> the hospital expected mothers are also struggling with covid infections. doctors say have to 15 percent of pregnant patients delivering babies test positive. data also shows why health experts continue

amy hollyfield joins us with more on this. amy: they are saying don't expect to rely on the electronic signs anymore. they have 650 signs. and they will shut them down temporarily. but you are getting new ones. it is stopping at the bus stops because they use 3g modems and they are now going to five g. you will not see real-time arrivals. you will have to look it up on your phone for now you will not be able to use the push to talk buttons some of the bus shelters have. they plan to upgrade the modems so they can get signs up and running temporarily while they wait for new signs that they have ordered. this will affect people who have old phones that use 3g and could affect old home alarms are medical devices. at&t is the first carrier to make the switch to 5g. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. reggie: many school districts offer midwinter break and some families are spending it in lake tahoe. we have more on the boost for some is this is. j.r.: it just started snowing a half-hour ago. snow condition

amy hollyfield is joining us live in walnut creek. amy: masks are still required in hospitals and on public transportation and in schools. today, will we hear these mandates will be lifted or will we live with these as we learn to live with covid? the governor's office released a video in advance of this whahrghhese la andhawe have learned, and looking forward. his office that he will be releasing a wide-ranging first of its kind plan to assure people have what they need to prepare for what is to come. we checked in with some doctors about what they expect to hear. they agree life will not look like before he did before the pandemic. >> i'm not sure we can get there ever appeared >> we cannot go back to the way we used to live. >> it is sort of like 9/11. after 9/11, we do not travel the same way anymore. we have to use comparison to how it will be after this critical phase of the pandemic. this will take a little time and effort. there will be a transition of going back to social activities that we used to do. people will be rusty. a

amy hollyfield is live in berkeley. amy: big changes coming to berkeley today or if you are headed to a restaurant here today and older than five, you are going to need to show proof you are vaccinated before stepping inside this is for restaurants, gyms. workers have to show they are boosted for places like restaurants, gyms, dental offices and childcare facilities. they can show proof of a medicac or religious belief that prevents them from getting an ocular did. if you have tickets to an event that will have a crowd of more than 500 people, you have five weeks to get vaccinated. starting march 14 you will be required to be vaccinated. a negative of a test will not be enough. berkeley's health officer says the requirements will help lower people risks for severe illness and improve the community safety. officials point out vaccinations are easy to find now and the requirement starts today. reporting live in berkeley, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. reggie: some parents keeping their children out of classes this week over

amy hollyfield is live with more. amy? amy: the mask mandate may not be lifted in york county, so don't assume you can walk into these restaurants next week without it -- without a mask. the governor has announced the state mask mandate will be lifted a week from today, so that is for people who are vaccinated when they are indoors. it is up to local county health officials to decide whether to change local rules. so far, the only bay area county that has lifted its indoor mask mandate is marin. we talked to one gym owner in sonoma county who was hoping that county will follow the state guidelines. >> by lifting that mandate, normalcy will finally return. i am sure that the demographic that we have lost over the last two years will slowly return. amy: masks will stilllll required in schools. the governor did not say when children will get to shed their masks, so they are headed into year three of wearing masks. masks will also still be required on public transportation, but restaurants, bars, gyms, and stores do not have t

amy hollyfield is live in palo alto. amy: there is a nonprofit here in palo alto that is wanting to rally support, rally the bay area to come together. they are planning a rally for sunday and also planning for some humanitarian relief. here is a look at the human impact in the bay area. parishioners at st. michael's ukrainian orthodox church in san francisco say they are very worried about this possible invasion. many of them have family members who live in ukraine. >> everybody is a bit scared. everybody is under pressure and nobody knows what happens tomorrow. >> we need to pray for a double medic resolution to this situation, and hope that mr. pruden -- mr. putin can see, don't be foolish about a little bit of real estate. amy: prayers sunday on the people of ukraine. there will be our rally to raise awareness and show support scheduled for sunday. it will be in front of the ferry building in san francisco at 1:00. kumasi: these images so terrifying. tomorrow marks six months since the taliban takeover in afghanistan

amy hollyfield is live in monette creek. >> we are in a neighborhood lined with trees, wanted to check out the situation here. the wind has not kicked up yet, but hearing about that winter advisory has some nervous that the wind will create some problems, like we saw a few weeks ago in the area. another wind advisory people looking around, weighing what could be at risk. >> we don't have any more trees and i'm really worried about but friends and neighbors who have large redwoods in their yards, it is scary. >> pg&e is on alert. the utility has moved cruise into the north bay and east bay so they can respond quickly to any wind driven issues. this will be an effect for most of the week but it is calm right now, so you have some time to get ready for what is to come. kumasi: thank you. if you want to track the wind where you live, we have live conditions on our bay area streaming app. reggie: breaking news out of north carolina. this fertilizer plant fire has forced thousands to evacuate their homes in winston-salem. the chemicals burning at the plant could cause an explosion, firefight

amy hollyfield, abc7news, san francisco. larry: joining me is a senior reporter to talk more about the move away from 3g. aside from what we just saw with the community if they are, what is the significance for the rest of us as companies move away from 3g? maggie: well, there are some people who have 3g phones, so that certainly impacts them. you know, there are some verbal parts of the country where there really is not 4g service. you know, those folks are definitely impacted. you know, we heard about the buses, but some alarm systems still work on 3g, particularly the ones -- the fallen and i can't get up. larry: yes. it maggie: thanks ed -- yeah, so it could impact a significant number of people. at&t says 1% of their customer base, which does not sound like money, but that is still thousands of customers. larry: is the expectation here that other cell phone companies will do the same thing? that would dramatically impact more people. maggie: yes, and actually, they are a moving problem, the 3g spectrum, so i believe t-m

in san mateo, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. kristen: and a valentine's day tradition renewed today at the african penguin colony at the california academy of sciences in san francisco. during feeding time today, staff biologists handed out heart-shaped valentines to the they are typically accepted by the males who take them back to their nests to present them to the female counterparts to line their nests. each contains a hand written message. dan: that is so cute. first lady dr. jill biden is spreading the love for valentine's day. on the front lawn of the white house sit hand-painted hearts and cutouts of their puppy and cat. the inside of the white house is decorated with hard work from second graders. each student was asked to use words like compassion, family, kindness, and peace reflecting dr. biden's values to help them design cards. heartwarming. kristen: mike has conjured up a really nice forecast for folks who want to go out to dinner with their sweethearts. mike: or want to get closer to them to stay warm. [laughter]

reporting live in san jose, amy hollyfield. kumasi: golden state warriors fans facing tougher covid precautions. chase center is one of five venues in the nba that has had a vaccine mandate since the start of the season. they're ruing up is now going -- the arena is going further with a booster requirement. reporter: step right up and show that vaccination card if you are going to the warriors game and eligible for a booster, that needs to be on the card. >> we expect to see proof of booster or a negative test. reporter: proof of a negative antigen test within 24 hours or a negative pcr test. this might be controversial in some areas of the country, but not here at chase. >> when we are in there eating, there are people there who will not put their mascot at all right next to us. -- mask on at all right next to us. >> i was just at a suns game sunday. they have no requirements at all. they did not check for vaccine status. reporter: 64% of vaccinated san franciscans have actually received a booster shot. >> the warrior fan base

amy hollyfield joining us live at the station for more on the opening. amy? amy: hi, kumasi. the walk i am making right now looks simple, but it is a big deal and will change some lives. i am on the brand-new pedestrian bridge that will connect the bart station to the innovation district here in fremont. we shot some video of the bridge, you can get some different angles and a good view of what this thing looks like that they have been waiting for for a long time. they have been dreaming of this. it was supposed to open in 2018, it is opening today. it connects the bart station to what they call the innovation district in fremont, where there are a lot of technology companies and more are popping up. of course, we have tesla there, and this gives people a direct path to barge. before, they had to deal with the railroad track that ran between the district, there are also some homes over there, so they would have to go around the railroad tracks that added an extra hassle to the day. they are excited and happy to have this available to them. there were some delays. this was sup

amy hollyfield joins us live with everything you need to know. amy: the mask will still be required on school campuses. state officials say they want to leave that mandate in place for now and give administrators and teachers time to plan and get prepared for if and when this mask mandate in schools is dropped. that way they will know what other layer's of protection they want to put in play -- layers of protection they want to put in place. the mask mandate in most public places will be dropped tomorrow. the state health and human services secretary left the possibility open for dropping masks in schools soon. >> the data continues to be where it is, taking the time to prepare and work with the school community and communities at large, that we anticipate making the change. amy: in most public places starting tomorrow, but officials still recommend them in crowded settings. they will be required on public transit, in hospitals and schools. this is the case in all bay area counties except for one. santa clara will keep their mask mandate in place

reporting live in pleasant hill, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. reggie: and we can expect a covid endemic plan for california and possible new mask guidelines for schools. >> we have been working for weeks with our education partners. there are 1050 school districts in california, 10,500 plus schools. everyone has strong opinions and we are getting closer and closer to getting a public announcement on mask wearing in our public schools. reggie: governor newsom was in oakland yesterday, where he gave a covid update and signed a bill to increase covid sick leave. workers are now required to get as much as two weeks paid time off if they get covid. this is covered retroactively until january 1 -- from january 1. kumasi: the vaccination stanatis of excellence would require 95% of passengers and crew to be fully vaccinated and boosted. the program is optional, but they will let theinion status o. cruising right now.sing people reggie: and educators could strike. this comes after the school board decided to move forward with school closures. several sch

amy hollyfield is live. amy: do we, don't we, can i go in here with it on or off? we may find out today in santa clara county. dr. sarah cody says she will be talking about indoor mask mandates at her press conference. interesting she call this conference. it yesterday she told the board of supervisors she was not ready to make a call you and she was looking at the data and evaluating the situation. now a press conference has been called for 8:30 this morning and we could find out in hours what the rule will be in santa clara county. the state has said that the state can drop the mask mandate here in california for indoors, for vaccinated people, but the big question will be what will bay area counties do? well they follow the state? will they keep requirements in place? one doctor told us what would really be nice and less confusing, what we need are uniform guidelines easy to follow. >> metrics objective criteria get us to points where it is not political, basically about safety, and makes us all understand and not think something is arbitrary. amy: santa clara c

amy hollyfield, lived for us in livermore. amy: it is rough for all of us. i am cold. the great look fuller bow. look down below to the ground.l. there is the evidence you need to see that it is miserable out here. want to put a like it over those great minds, they just look so exposed. what winemakers say don't worry too much about them. they are ok. frost is not terrible for them. we were told that frost during dormancy is not a bad thing. it actually helps put the grapevines to bed until spring. mnc helps their long-term growth. what the winemakers worry about is the next couple of weeks. the concern is when they see wide swings in the temperature. >> next week it is going to get up to 70 degrees again, and it is going to back down to 50 again. those kind of temperature fluctuations are not great, because we are going to start to see more. he will keep an eye on it. amy: we checked in with nurseries across the bay area. employees were busy covering plants, especially young plants that are too tender for this cold weather. nurseries have seen an uptick in plant sales

amy hollyfield's live in san francisco. hi, amy: you might not have thought the 5g situation would impact your muni ride, but it could. they are expecting to have these electronic signs at 650 of their bus shelters shut down for a while. they say you will be getting new signs, but for now, you will have to live without these signs telling you when the next bus is coming. it is happening at muni bus stops because the electronic signs here use 3g modems, and at&t is switching to 5g and shutting down 3g modems. so you will not see real-time arrival information on the electronic signs. you will still be able to look it up on your phone. the information will still be there, just not broadcast here at the bus shelter. you also will not be able to use those push to talk buttons as some of the bus shelters around the city. muni plans to upgrade their 3g modems to 4g so they can get the signs up and running temporarily while they wait for the new signs to come in that they have ordered that will be updated. this will also affect peo

amy hollyfield live with what we need to know. >> i'm on an island. ok, reggie, this is for the people who want to come here to the sap center, including the little ones. disney on ice will be here next weekend there are new rules for kids five and up going into place tay f bigvent n jos those little ones used to be able to show up here and come in. now they have to show proof of vaccination and a booster, or they have to show proof of a negative covid test, and that is in place now for everyone. this is as disney on ice is rolling into town. the mayor says he is doing this for the health benefits of everyone. he put this into place, or announced it, in december. it goes into place today. this is a new rule for everyone five and older and that standard at-home test will not be accepted. you must have an official lab report showing the date you got this. now the mayor says he is putting this into place today, but it is a bit more lenient even though it does not sound like it. take a second look. before, only the vaccinated were allowed in to a large ev

amy hollyfield is life in palo alto. amy: and nonprofit here in palo alto is wanting to motivate the bay area to start showing support. they are organizing a rally and talking about providing humanitarian support. here is a look at the human impact here in the bay area. these are parishioners at st. michael's ukrainian orthodox church in san francisco. they say they are very worried about the possible invasion. many of them say they have family members who live in ukraine. >> everybody is a little bit scared, everybody under pressure. nobody knows what will happen tomorrow. >> we need to pray for a diplomatic resolution to this situation and hope that mr. putin can see about a little bit of real estate that you may need. amy: their prayersrayersrayersrs service were focused on resolution and the people living in ukraine. there will be a rally to raise awareness and show support. that is scheduled for sunday in san francisco, in front of the ferry building. they have scheduled that for 1:00. porting live in palo alto, amy

in san mateo, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. larry: people, their minds would be blown if he actually decided to come out of retirement and play for the 49ers. >> just one season, fleas. larry: i love how she calls him little tommy. i wish he was going to continue playing just because i think the nfl, sports are better with tom brady in it. but i do respect the fact that he squeezed every single ounce that he had in his body and gave it to age 44, blowing away, much like spencer. losing every ounce of his abilities to keep going. >> sometimes, all of us folks have to walk away. but seriously, you cannot keep enough superlatives on tom brady. i hesitate to sing this for a long time, because i'm a huge joe montana fan, but tom brady is the greatest of all time. you have to give him credit. >> was not an earthquake in walnut creek? i'm kidding. i agree with you. a lot of people are jealous of him for i don't know why. >> he's perfect, that's why. >> he has the perfect jawline, the perfect hair. you and i've talked about it a lot. h

reporting in concorde, amy hollyfield, abc7news. kumasi: on the developing crisis in ukraine, people have left their homes passing into hungary, poland and romania. russian and ukrainian officials are meeting in belarus to discuss a possible cease-fire. we have the latest developments. >> the russian has canceled a trip -use of a ban on all russian aircraft. military defense forces. experts say it is a sign things are not going as putin plan. >> this is the most convincing sign we have seen yet that the war in ukraine isn't going according to plan. this is not a step that you take when you are under a conventional war. >> it may still be invasion. stretching more than three long, civilians are now taking up arms to try and defend key. president -- has released prisoners with combat experience willing to go to the front lines to fight. reggie: ukrainian authorities say the largest plane in the world known as the dream was destroyed by russian forces outside of key. satellite images show significant damage to parts of the hangar where

amy hollyfield has more. amy: oil prices are up this morning. it takes a while for the impact to trickle down to the pump, but calculating what happened overnight, it would calculate to be about a $.10 increase per gallon. these are prices already looking hi this morning. this is without what happened overnight trickling down. we were already up five dollars a gallon for the premium gas here at orinda. there are predictions it is going to get worse. we know california has the highest prices in the country. here is our average price per gallon compared to the national average. we are about $1.20 higher. prices are already the highest they have been since 2014, so supply disruptions since this invasion of ukraine could drive prices even higher. analysts say one thing you can try to do to save money at the pump is make it one of the big discount stores for gas, like costco. >> you can generally save some of the membership charges you pay with prices greatly lower than many stations around those retailers like costco and other big box stores, which

amy hollyfield with details. amy: the victims were trapped inside a cement crawlspace overcome by smoke and fire. one woman died. firefighters rescued three other people who suffered critical injuries from inhaling too much smoke and were taken to the hospital. >> it is devastating that people are living in conditions where they're inside a freeway to stay warm. i mean, i't's just, the humanity of it is heartbreaking. amy: running the project that provides daytime shelter at st. john's church in the mission, she worked with the city to try and find a warm place for people to sleep last night, but says there are hundreds of beds and thousands of people who need help. she says this is a complicated issue in the city could start by creating more shelters with fewer requirements for entry. amy: there is lots of reasons people don't get the shelter. couples can't alwyas stay together, but they can stay together in a tent. amy: the fire happened in glen park under the on ramp to interstate 280 at bosworth in san franci

amy hollyfield is live. one man is pretty excited. amy: i just saw a man walk in and he threw his mask into the air when he got into the lobby. there is some joy in redwood city, san mateo county because the mask mandate has been lifted. old habits die hard or maybe some people aren't ready yet. we have seen plenty of people going in with masks on. that's ok too, but the requirement has been lifted, at least in this county. five miles from here, you do have to wear a mask. we are on the line that divides this issue. in san mateo county, you can go mask free in public places if you are vaccinated, like gyms and grocery stores but in santa clara county, you still have to wear one. the mayor says she has to see numbers come down more before she will lift the mandate. >> that may be a littl annoying, you still have to carry one around if you have to go do some shopping by stanford and put your mask on. i think that will cause confusion. amy:amy:amy:amy:amy:amy:am officials have said counties can allow people, vaccinated people to go mask

amy hollyfield is joining us live in the field this morning. what do you have so far? amy: police or here throughout the night, gathering evidence and working on this case. this is a dave and busters restaurant and bar filled with video games and interactive games, like ski ball. there is a lot of ground for investigators to cover inside pit concord police are telling us this morning that four people were shot here late last night. it was just before 11:00. police say this involved an argument between two groups. no one outside of those two groups was hurt. two men took them selves to the hospital. when police got on scene, they said they found another man and a woman who had been shot. they got them to the hospital. this dave and busters is located inside the veranda shopping center just alongside interstate 680 in concord on diamond boulevard. police say this is still under investigation. they do not have any more details to release at this time, so no information about whether any arrests have been made or will be made. they will release about -- they will release i

from the east bay, amy hollyfield. kumasi: this is a volatile situation changing frequently, so to better understand what is happening and why it matters, tune into our streaming tv app, where we have expert insight and information available for you to stream on-demand. it's available for roku, apple or android tv by searching abc7 bay area. reggie: the cdc will make an an announcement today easing masking guidelines. they are shifting to new benchmarks and rolling back restrictions. jobina: the new guidance is expected to outline how the country should move out of crisis mode and into the next phase of the pandemic. recommendations will advise most americans no longer need to wear a mask indoors, although local governments have already made the change on their own. we do not know how the new rules will affect federal guidance for public transit. the cdc is changing how it analyzes the spread of covid-19. >> the cdc will be using different metrics to make their guidelines, focusing less on the number of cases and more

amy hollyfield was at carl monk elementary school. that is one of the schools on the list of possible closures. kids at carl monk school in oakland started their day today with a lesson in advocacy. they gathered with their parents teachers and principal before class this morning and made some noise speaking out against a plan to close their school. this school is important to me because here for five years and i and it was very fun. and i do not want to leave the school to hear that. they're considering closing the school and all of the uniqueness that it has is really difficult. carl monk is on a list of more than a dozen schools to close or merge in a plan to save up to 14.7 million dollars. the school district says enrollment is down and they need to consolidate saying they can no longer support 80 school buildings in oakland monk for example has 200 students that has the capacity for 300. the parents say closing these schools would do more harm than good and with this school in particular they are not taking into account. how sta