>>it's something that we hadn't seen before. word. spreading to this level. this virus is circulating. very widely and birds and cows and that scares me. >>and showing signs of mutate. >>this turn into another covid. i hope not. but we never really know. >>break down the real >>risk >>human promising work. >>elicits a very good immune response. much for joining us today. well, it can be unnerving to hear that a virus is spreading, especially in the age of covid. but that's exactly what's happening with the avian flu. the bird flu outbreaks have infected millions of birds and now it's extended to cattle and some dairy workers so should we be concerned? today will ask a bay area doctor about the risks and how to protect ourselves.

we'll have that conversation in just a few minutes, but 1st a look at your news headlines. tesla shareholders was just approved a 46 bill. 0 pay package for tesla ceo elon musk their vote restores the pay package that was thrown out by a delaware judge earlier this year. experts say the move is meant to ensure musk's future at tesla. though it's unclear if or when the company will be able to deliver that money to musk. a man is in custody after a standoff with police in san jose officers arrived at a home on lantern way to serve a search. warrant for a suspect they believe to to be armed. he then barricaded himself inside before special operations personnel arrived. police were able to negotiate. the suspect surrender. and police say about 20 robbers used hammers. smash display cases and steal jewelry from a store in sunnyvale. it happened at png jewelers on el camino real five suspects are in custody after a police chase. unclear how much jewelry

was stolen investigators did recover some of it. a motorcyclist was killed in a crash at the altamont pass this morning and happened near north livermore avenue. and blocked lanes for a couple of hours. the chp says a motorcyclist was speeding up to 100 miles an hour. healthcare professionals martian san jose karen signs protesting the planned closure. of trauma services. medical center. they say the consequences. could be deadly hospital is citing decreased use of the facility over the last few years, it says it will increase the number of beds. and depart. the us supreme court has ruled unanimously to preserve access to a widely used medication for abortions. the justices said. abortion opponents lacked the legal right to challenge the fda. s approval of kristen. it is the 1st supreme court ruling touching on abortions. since the decision to overturn roe versus wade. yeah. yeah. in

oakland city and community leaders held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the new, affordable housing project. the cherry hill apartment. units health clinic on the ground floor. international boulevard. 94th avenue. first lady jill biden is arriving in the bay area this evening. she'll be in law. scotus to attend a campaign fundraiser. this is her 2nd time here in the last 2 months. all right onto our 1st alert weather now parts of the bay area or in for a 10 degree, jump in temperatures. meteorologist jessica birch is tracking the warm up and the wind from our virtual view studio. hey, jess. now it was just 2 days ago we were dealing with above average temperatures in a heat advisory issued by the national weather service. but today and tomorrow we're going to be dealing with a lot more mild weather in the forecast and some breezy conditions, to that onshore breeze. days consistent heading into this weekend's forecast, and we notice that today as well, especially along our

coastline with wind speeds anywhere up to around 30 mph 35 mile per hour winds actually near bodega bay. a similar trend near san francisco streamlining its way into the mouth of the bay all the way up through our inland areas. now speaking of our inland areas, and speaking of 2 days ago we were sitting at 99 degrees near walnut creek in concord today. we're holding on tight to the 70s. so 20 degree difference within just a matter of 2 days. that's what we're expecting in our forecast, as we head into this afternoon, so get out there and enjoy this weather. just keep in mind. it definitely is. hair tie weather for all of our long haired ladies and gentlemen, now as we extend down into the santa clara valley and all throughout the peninsula. we're also expecting 60s and 70s with some 80s just near los cotto's it's a beautiful, mild forecast for us today, but notice how those 70s and our inland areas jump right up into the 80s by tomorrow at 10 degrees jump into the positive direction by friday, we're going to continue to hold on tight to the 80s, lasting in her father's day weekend and by late next week, just in time for the 1st day of summer, which is thursday, by the way, we're going to be

dealing with summer like weather for sure, especially in our inland areas. but once we head over to the areas like daily city, san francisco across the bay bridge over into oakland and all the way up into berkeley, 60s today are going to turn into 70s by tomorrow, and then we hold on tight to the 70s throughout the bay shore line. all throughout next week with that marine layer to june gloom holding on tight tests, too. all right, jess, thanks so much today we're talking about the bird flu. and while health experts say there's no immediate pandemic threat, they are concerned about its potential spread and mackovic starts our coverage with a look at the recent cases and >>liz this is already passed from wild birds to factory farms two cows and most recently to humans. and the jumping of species is a cause for concern there have been 3 human cases tied to dairy cattle with the h 5 n 1 outbreak including 2 dairy farmers workers in michigan federal health officials say the latest person with the virus had direct exposure to the infected cattle. and they

say there's still no evidence of human to human. spread. but dr celine grounder, cbs news medical contributor, says that possibility cannot be ruled out. really. >>we are not aware of any human to human cases ever having occurred. but that is precisely how you get the next epidemic pandemic is if the virus mutates adapts to humans where it can spread, human to human >>well farm workers near cattle are at risk. the cdc says the general public's risk of getting the bird flu is very low, but it's a few symptoms. could make it tough to track. >>you like symptoms essentially which makes it very difficult. you know, i see patients in their urgent care in san jose. and some shifts even recently where people are coming in with symptoms that most of the time you know, it's just 1 run of the mill respiratory viruses. conjunctivitis is a symptom that we saw in the case that was infected at very red eyes. but again, many viruses can give you conjunctivitis. >>san francisco is dealing with its 1st cases of bird flu. the

health department announced that 2 chickens at a live bird market tested positive last month. the city also reporting avian flu was present during wastewater testing, and it's been an ongoing problem and sonoma county with more than 1 million chickens and ducks being killed after some of them tested positive for the bird flu, and at least 2 farms, but sonoma county's board of supervisors voted earlier this month to lift and emergency proclamation. against the avian flu. that proclamation had been in effect since december of 2023. lists. >>thanks so much well with worries over the potential spread of of bird flu. there is also renewed focus on a vaccine, stephanie stahl has that story. yeah. >>scientists at the university of pennsylvania working on a new bird flu vaccine. >>amounts a very good or elicits a very good immune response, >>immunologist. scott hensley led the study on mice and ferrets. he says with the bird flu now spreading from cows to dairy workers, it's showing signs of mutating

>>viruses circulating very widely and birds and cows, and that scares me. because cows are an animal that humans have a lot of contact with what we fear is that the virus will start changing to replicate veteran cows and that some of those mutations that might occur during that process might facilitate better replication in humans. could this turn into another covid? i hope not. but you know, we never really know when a virus is going to make that jump. from other animals into human >>currently, the cdc says the threat to humans is low, but there is high interest in the vaccine that in addition to people might also be used in poultry or dairy cows. this new vaccine is following the same pipeline that led to the quick development of the covid vaccine. >>vaccines are such an agile platform. as soon as we see a new virus, whether it's a coronavirus or in this case of flu virus, we can very quickly designed new mrna vaccines. to be specifically matched what circulating >>currently the virus is contained to workers exposed to infected cows. there has been

no human to human transmission, but there is now the 1st case of a dairy worker with respiratory symptoms, which might make it easier to spread. >>well, still ahead. we talk live with the bay area infectious disease expert about the real risks of bird flu. two humans. and how we should try to protect ourselves. plus we look at a measure that could dramatically change our north bay farming industry. how it's sowing division between animal rights activists and farmers.

a bay area congresswoman is pushing for more. information on the federal government. response to burn. flu. in order to fight the virus and try to prevent future outbreaks. congresswoman anna issues sent a letter to health and human services secretary javier becerra. asking how his department plans to better protect workers. especially those who work closely with livestock. distribute measures measures like vaccines and medications. and scale up manufacturing. and testing. capacity. joining me live now is ucsf. infectious disease specialist dr peter hong to maybe ease some of our fears and kind of give us a better outlook on what the bird

flu really is. first question, though. how concerned should we be about the bird flu? it sounds scary. it does sound scary, liz. i think in the short term, we don't have to be concerned. yet. but in the medium and long term, we definitely do have to be concerned. it's jumping species. it's already a pandemic in birds. and in some mammals, so i in multiple continents, so i think with the genetic mutations at some it is going to hit humans. the last 4 flu pandemics have been uh, you know, has its origins and and bird flu after all. so should we be concerned about our meat and milk supply? do you think uh, as long as you drink pasteurize. milk or eat cheese is that are derived from pasteurized milk and cook your meat. well, you don't have to be concerned, i think the the more risky area right now is in milk. so because you know 1 of

5 samples nationally have fragments. of bread flew in it, but none of them are viable once posturing ized. it's interesting you bring up pasteurized milk because i know the wrong milk trend of people consuming. raw milk for its health benefits or so called health benefits is very popular in, especially here in the bay area, numerous markets to sell it in san francisco. what do you make of that trend? i think it's you know, it's an understandable friend. um, raw milk tastes better after all, but i think at this moment, i'll be very wary of drinking particularly for your are very young, particularly those who are under 6 months. and those who are older. because oh, all those who i mean common rise because i think in those individuals were not only think about bird flu potentially, but also salmonella and listeria and other bacteria. feel like the usda and the cdcr acting fast enough given what we saw happen with covid. i think there are a lot of things that

they're doing right now. we do know that they're preparing in production 4.8. 0 vaccines. we have to vaccine candidates that mmr any vaccines can be mobilized as well. relatively quickly. we have a test. we have 4 drugs that work, so we're in a different place than in the beginning of covid. um, you know, i guess the only question is the will of the people want something happens. so that's kind of where we are. i think to cover the us population. we only probably have enough for a few months for 1/5 of the us population. most people need to vaccines. but like the congresswoman is seeing, you know, i think our emphasis should be in protecting the dairy workers right now. i'm curious if you think there's anything unique to the bay area in terms of risk of bird flu, we certainly have our our share of dairy farms, and we've seen avian flu in some avian farms, especially in the north bay. do you think that are population our area is

particular? particularly at risk? i mean, i think it is a pathway of some of the wild birds that fly north at 10 times to the end, and they mixed with birds from other parts of the world and come back. we have a big agricultural economy. we have lots of cows. we have lots of chickens. we have lakes where bird wild birds and come to roost. so it's not surprising that we have bird flu in our waste water. because i always wanted to rise. not only from human waste, but also from storm waste. and storm drains, so it reflects some of the wild animals, but right now that bird flu. hasn't found a way to unlock the human door yet, um, but that's something that people are watching very carefully for so in terms of panic, i'm not panicking. i'm still drinking milk from the grocery. i'm eating barbecue on. constantly during the summer, but again, we just have to be open minded. um and look

and follow information as it evolves. i think, having lived through covid, you're just much more aware of these viruses coming in, possibly coming into our are population. do you think there were lessons learned from that experience that are being carried through here? yes. i mean, i think we've learned a lot of lessons, which is, you you know, having a unified message having alignment of politics, public health and clinicians. um, protecting our front workers, and i think that's why right now we have to really make sure that dairy workers are protected there are directly and you know, in contact we've had 3 cases in the current outbreak, and very workers. it's probably the tip of the iceberg. dr peter chunhong, always great to see you. thanks. for coming on. you're welcome bye list to see you. will come november, a controversial measure could bring big changes to the landscape of sonoma county's farming industry. voters will decide whether to ban so called

factory farms. if approved. sonoma county would be the 1st in the nation to do so. animal rights activists say is to put an end to the cruel treatment of animals. but farmers and even some county leaders say it's an attack on a critical industry. brian hackney looks at the potential impact. >>we're in. petaluma. petaluma dairy built. where the winds and the fog and come in and keep the grass a little warm, moist. it's a great place to have dairy forms, and that's why we have a concentration of down this way. they're about 3000 farms. in sonoma county. but a new measure on the november ballot is targeting 2 dozen of the biggest kristina garfinkel is with the coalition to end factory farming measure. jay is a local ballot initiative that aims to stop concentrated animal feeding operations. in sonoma county. measure j. outlaw larger animal farms in those defined as

polluting the water in sonoma county. farms are called foes. concentrated animal feeding operations. euphemistically factory farms. everything is wrong with measure j. it is a disaster for sonoma county. david rabbit is the chair of the sonoma county board of supervisors. and as opposed on every level, including the hit to the economy. half $1 billion impact to the county's economy would dispute that i would havelmann is a consulting economists supporting the measure. so the economic impact analysis says. suppose we remove virtually all animal farming from sonoma county, which is a very different thing. asked. what a large farm is. our major. polluters. they pollute groundwater surface water. and they're cruel to animals lies lies lies in and more lies. kathy trash has worked on her big family farm most of her life. and her daughter. 33 years old. yeah.

property has been in my family since 1905. i'm the 5th generation and my children are the 6th of course, both reject the notion that all big farms are necessarily big polluters. we were the environmentalists of the year in sonoma county. one year we've had stewards of the land award. she's also offended by the suggestion her family mistreats there's 750. cows. it's completely false. from 1 thing being certified organic, the national organic program has stringent requirements of our animals are to be treated. at another farm, not the trash family's organizers. they took pictures of distress and conditions. have seen these horrific conditions firsthand. and i've reported them to law enforcement repeated. nothing has been done. you trespassed to take these pictures well, i believe that trespasses a very specific definition. i have entered without specific permission from the owner. yeah, he did activist lewis

bernier said that he took these undercover pictures of crowded deformed and dead birds in this cinema facility there, estimated. estimated to confine over 230,000. chickens inside these industrial sheds. bear in mind the county farm bureau said isolated incident it's of mortality occur on any farm despite the best animal care practices. and it is grossly misleading to portray these photos as representative of conditions that family farms and as for family farms, milk around 700 cows on 2 separate dairies because we're multigenerational farm and we're on over 2500 acres so we're not affect factory farm. both sides agree on 1 thing, i think if this passes are farm would be gone. yeah. it would we would be shut down. as for how many big farms would be shut down, it's hard to say, but 1 farm is too many, but to activists 1 picture like this, may be too many. one thing is

certain if sonoma votes to shut down its large farms it will be the 1st time that's ever happened in the entire country. >>we reached out to the poultry farm owner for comment, but have not heard back. the best estimate is that of measured j passes in november, about 2 dozen large sonoma farms will be forced to close, including the trash family's farm. yeah. still ahead, we'll talk more about the risk from rob milk as concerns grow

well as concerns grow over the avian flu. the fda is now asking stay. to run up testing. and restrictions on the sale of raw milk or milk that's unpasteurized. we have to stand for dr about the risks from raw milk. i would stay away from raw milk. yes, again. the transmission of the virus is primarily with direct contact with infected animals so that 1 case that we did see in worker in texas that was the situation. and also in environment of people that are working in these environments as well. there isn't effective. transmission between humans.

the this, but again these viruses change pretty quickly. now to be clear raw milk from cows, sheep and goats. may be legally sold here in california if a dairy farm in the state meet specific requirements for sanitation. and licensing. but it is prohibited from being sold over state lines we'll be right back.

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