abc7 reporter david louie on what the state is doing to get ahead. >> this is not what we wanted to hear but reality. one figure among the many, hospitalizations has jumped 18% past two weeks. california is facing increasingly worse icu crunch and need to enlist more providers to give vaccines. icu capacity in the bay area remains just under 8%. anticipated post holiday surge could test the ability to supply oxygen and staffing. in southern california where icu capacity is 0%, there are were incidents with little regard for and protests to social distancing and masks. >> goes to the urgency of this moment and anticipation of this

surge and surge on top of a surge coming in next number of days and weeks from the holiday season. >> reporter: another major concern is new strain of coronavirus first detected in the u.k. newsom said there are six confirmed cases, four in san diego. >> one hospitalized. and two additional individuals identified in san bernardino. >> reporter: only a third of the doses of vaccine have been administered as more doses are on the way. governor was reluctant to point fingers, emphasizing a plan under way to utilize dentists, pharmacies and national guard to give shots. >> sense of deep urgency and i hear that from folks calling me directly, people expressing themselves forthrightly and

understandably around the anxiety. >> reporter: some have declined them, leaving doses, some flexibility is for those not in the top tier for vaccinations. >> may not be first, second tiers, might be in the third tier. >> this wednesday the state vaccine advisory committee will be making to make final decisions who among next tiers will be given priority for the vaccinations, among them teachers and food handlers. but it needs to be determined if teacher is doing remote learning will be given the same priority as those who teach in classrooms. david louie, abc7 news. >> did the governor say anything about additional cost of helping hospitals and speeding up vaccinations? >> governor has to prepare a budget by friday and said he's

going to announce all the figures at that point. however he did hint he's going to be allocating at least $300 million to provide public education, help with infrastructure distribution of the vaccines throughout the state and help with the technology to do end-to-end tracking of all the vaccinations. >> all right, david louie, thank you. 82-year-old dialysis patient in u.k. is first to receive the oxford-astrazeneca covid-19 vaccine outside of a trial. it's the cheapest inoculation, requires normal refrigeration and can be stored longest. u.s. not expected to make approval decision until next month at earliest. people getting vaccine in florida had a wait on their hands today, cars lined up for miles in coconut creek, 40 miles

north of miami. follows a similar scene in texas, people with preexisting conditions getting vaccinated. about 4.2 million have been inoculated so far, far fewer than the goals set by operation warp speed. we have a calculator on abc7news.com, see where you fall in the line. south bay, attempt to bring holiday cheer into san jose hospital could be to blame for a covid-19 outbreak that's killed one health care worker and sickened dozens of others. abc7 reporter chris nguyen with more on how the virus may have spread on the hospital's watch. >> reporter: contact tracing under way in san jose after impromptu christmas day celebration in emergency department could be to blame for outbreak. 44 employees have since tested positive for the virus, including one who passed away

due to complications. kaiser released a statement, out of respect for patient privacy and family we have no additional information to provide. thoughts and prayers with those affected by this terrible loss. source of the outbreak is under investigation but kaiser is looking to see if employee who dressed up as inflatable tree to spread cheer may have unknowingly spread the virus. this is similar to the one worn by the employee. >> in currents and random movements creates unpredictable flow. >> reporter: infectious disease expert says couldn't come at worse time, dealing with another surge. >> these air flow can give the droplets superpowers, keep them suspended in the air, aerosol generation. >> reporter: a kaiser

spokesperson says the emergency department is undergoing deep cleaning and it's safe for patients. dr. thomas plante says it's important to let the investigation continue without casting judgment. >> current culture right now is quick to point fingers and blame people when bad things happen, but reality is bad things happen under the best of circumstances with the best intentions. >> reporter: medical community trying to make sense of the tragedy. >> it's a wake-up call and instructional moment for all of us. >> san jose, abc7 news. latest on icu capacity, bay area is not at 7.9%, i do believe it's 6.9%, we'll double check. but 0% in san joaquin regions. has to be 6% or later.

show us the science, what some business owners are commanding state do to justify the stay-at-home order keeping businesses closed. but that's not the only concern. >> outdoor dining. >> reporter: it's come down to this, business owners protesting in the rain hoping san francisco city officials listen to their plea. >> we're just -- hit our limit of frustration. >> reporter: coowner of zazi's restaurant, among many requesting san francisco to revisit the stay-at-home order and allow outdoor dining. >> prove through scientific evidence that outdoor dining is the reason for all the surges. if you want to shut us down, provide assistance. >> reporter: when it rains, it pours. aside from financial setbacks from limited business there's new concern, burglaies. according to san francisco

police, this crime has gone up 47% from 2019 to 2020 citywide. in richmond, up 75%. >> break-ins, vandalism, graffiti, it's expensive. >> reporter: president of the clement street merchants association is keeping track. at least 50 businesses that have been hit, toy boat is one. >> our damage is there, closing in on $20,000, having to replace all the windows twice. >> reporter: down at foggy notion, another break-in. several blocks down, same at nourish cafe. >> a gut punch to the community in general, every small business in the city struggling just to stay open. >> reporter: san francisco police responded to this uptick will be increase in police presence in areas hit hardest by

burglaries. increase of patrols, foot beats and fixed locations. many business owners say crimes will go down if they're allowed to reopen. for now? >> everyone is biting their nails, who is next, when is it my turn? >> reporter: luz pena, abc7 news. turn to the weather, wind, rain, sun, got it all today. live look from mt. tam, looks completely blocked up there. san francisco and santa cruz on the far right. spencer christian, waiting for good stretch of rain, here it is, my friend. >> there's more on the way but not today, clearing out a little bit today, sunny breaks in the clouds that linger. however had decent

2/3 in castro valley and high surf and danger of sneaker waves and rip currents. more rain coming wednesday, closer look at timing and how much to expect a little bit later. east bay, new oakland city officials were sworn in today virtually, inauguration ceremony on zoom. oaths of office to five members, newly elected carol five and tara reed. flu versus covid, flu cases are down, only a few days in, but how covid is keeping the flu at bay. deadly hit and run, san francisco's district attorney responding to outrage

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explains why one virus is raging and other is nearly dormant. >> silver lining, we're not seeing the flu, almost absent. >> reporter: doctors are crediting masking, hand washing and distancing with stopping one virulent disease in its tracks -- the flu. >> this year is extraordinary year. >> reporter: kaiser permanentte expert says by january california would normally see huge uptick in cases. not this year. >> testing thousands of people in emergency rooms and hospitals for combination of covid and flu and essentially seeing no flu. some weeks no cases, other weeks one or two. >> reporter: if they're keeping flu at bay, why not working as well with coronavirus? >> good question.

>> reporter: part of the answer may lie in precovid studies that revealed skpi reveal reveal revealed competition among viruss. >> could be decreases the risk for others, immunity or suppressing the growth of another virus. there's an inkling they can compete. >> reporter: another contributing factor, many more people received flu vaccines this year and many children are not in school. >> flu always starts in the schools with children. >> reporter: experts caution people not to let their guard down, still plenty of time this winter for the flu to make a come back. laura anthony, abc7 news. >> from the flu to the vaccine, lot of topics to cover. joining us now, dr. patel with insight. good to see you. >> good to see you.

>> what do you make of the flu off to slow start? if people are not gathering indoors, that's logical, but clearly enough are gathering to spread covid, how do you explain the dichotomy? >> i think it's a combination of what we just heard. not only do we have usual restrictions -- not usual but this pandemic. may be playing part with influenza. 100 million people got the vaccine this year. could be a huge issue as well. and usually has uptick with activities in fall leading up to january, and coronavirus already embedded itself in the community before then. can't speak to the competition virology, but that's another theory. don't want to say silver lining because it's dire with coronavirus. but it's a blessing we're not seeing surge from influenza on top of the current surge.

>> i was going to ask is there thing where only one virus can be dominant any particular time. but i will ask you, given where we are with icus and hospitals, as laura mentioned, could see the upstick with the flu, how concerning is that? >> concerning is understatement. since thanksgiving we have been breaking hospitalization records across the country. i believe we're past day 30 of 100,000 hospitalizations per day because of people going indoors and multiple holidays in a row, lot of travel, just continuing to see outbreaks happen across the country. one thing that really freaks people out is what is going to happen when hospitals, already at capacity, head to next level and have to talk about rationing care. horrifying to think of 90-year-old and 45-year-old showing up at emergency and staff having to decide who gets the ventilator.

>> hope we never have to get there. superspreader event with christmas costume in san jose kaiser, 44 infections, sadly one death. seemed to have surprised a lot of people it came from costume. can you explain the mechanics of the costume? >> off the bat i want to say i haven't seen definitive proof it came from the costume. i would want to wait for further details of contact tracing. but theoretically it has inflatable pump. other experts mention it's not necessarily air-tight. could be spreading air particularliparticles from the user. person wearing the costume unknowingly had covid. possible droplets got on the surface. and took place in emergency department, enclosed space.

ventilation good in certain rooms but not necessarily in break room, bathroom. all the points of contact, especially if there were shared surfaces. there's a lot of factors. it's a tragic situation and shocking reminder this can happen anywhere, even in hospital. >> dr. patel, thanks for your time and information, appreciate it. >> thank you. los gatos man facing extraordinary challenge received pleasant surprise today. people lined the road before dawn, braved the rain and cold all to surprise 44-year-old marcus bannon and wish him the very best as he was heading for cancer treatment at ucsf. the idea was brain child of marcus's friend and longtime neighbor, patrick keller. >> inspired by the policemen and firemen lines you see when folks

are honoring someone who is passed. wanted to flip that, give good thoughts ahead of time when it's needed. >> father of three, described as rock of his neighborhood, done so much for others. we wish him the best as well, and nice to see people -- you know how committed they are if they're out there in the rain and wind and show their support. again, we're very hopeful. and spencer christian, a lot of wind and rain and more coming. here's a look at looping radar, waves of rain swept through the bay area last two hours. pretty much over now, sprinkle or two lingering. skies partly sunny much of the bay area. not much going on right now but breezy, even gusty in livermore, 22-mile-per-hour gusts there, 15

to almost 20-mile-per-hour surface winds just about everywhere else. live view, partly cloudy, sutro tower, 55 half moon bay. upper 50s mountain view and san jose. 60 in oakland, mild right now. 51 at morgan hill. view westward from emeryville, clouds are lingering. 55 in santa rosa and livermore, upper 50s in bay. forecast features. chilly overnight, chillier than last night, clearer skies, more absence of clouds. foggy areas for morning commute and brighter in midday tomorrow. series of light storms begin on wednesday, continue through friday, and again, high surf

advisory in effect until 11:00 tomorrow night. wave heights could reach 25 to 30 feet. dangerous sneaker waves and strong rip currents. overnight, partly cloudy skies, areas of clear. chilly in inland valleys, low temperatures in mid to upper 30s. 40 around the bay shoreline and fog near the coast and bay. tomorrow, high temperatures mid-50s at coast, upper 50s just about everywhere else. north bay locations could reach 60 tomorrow. forecast animation, 7:00 a.m. wednesday. beginning of the next storm from the northwest moving north bay to south bay as our storms often do. noon wednesday, quite a bit of rain covering the north bay and afternoon swinging through other parts of the bay area. going to move through quickly but could be periods of heavy

downpours. brief periods. another wet system on the way. accuweather forecast seven-day forecast. some periods of rainfall, light at times, heavier at other times. ranking one on the impact scale. saturday partial clearing. sunnier and drier and cooler. clouds increasing sunday and monday morning may be looking at next storm. definitely have a wet weather pattern. but this used to be typical for this time of year. call it a seasonal pattern. >> helps us avoid the drought right? we'll take it. thank you. >> yep. >> definitely. coming up, steph curry heard the doubters and bounces back with a record-setting performance. plus making history of a ♪ ♪ it's the brand new chicken dance song uh ♪ ♪ get down heat it up like a sauna ♪ ♪ spin around one time if you wanna ♪

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this is abc7 news. san francisco prosecutors filed vehicular manslaughter charges today against a parolee accused of deadly hit and run. 35-year-old troy mcallister who police say was intoxicated and driving a stolen car when he hit and killed two women on mission street. out on parole despite arrested multiple times since released april. called the situation a systemic failure. >> we need to work with the police and all other law enforcement agencies we partner with to do a better job keeping the city safe. i can't do it without the police, they can't do it without me. and parole can't do it if nobody tells them somebody they supervised was arrested. that's what happened here december 20th and with a different agency on december 29th. >> will be arraigned tomorrow.

for more, abc7 news contributor phil metier. calling this systemic failure, seems like a failure to communicate amongst agencies. >> we have other issues as well. first is the most visible, several times between april and the incident of the hit and run in which mr. mcallister was arrested by san francisco police on various nonviolent charges but was not charged by the district attorney. so the optics of that is, okay, even before the december incidents that led up to this, several times the district attorney apparently chose not to charge mr. mcallister. second part, why was he out on the streets and not in jail? facts are in the days of covid, we have made decisions in california. part of that is reduce the jail population.

not going to be seeing people going back to prison for parole violations like in the past. as matter of fact, not seeing them in county jails and lockups awaiting adjudication of their cases. last year at this time, san francisco had 1,100 inmates in county jail, today, 722. idea to reduce the jail population to keep the inmates and guards safe and also means letting people out on the streets. it's a payoff or payback, however you say t balancing act. this is where it went wrong. >> obviously unintended consequence of the rules in place. what is the police union saying right now? criminals watch tv also, if they don't feel there's possible ramifications for watching crime that's nonviolent, what is going to stop them? >> look at our broadcast today, earlier talking about rise in crimes, burglaries and

restaurants and businesses in richmond right? that's a result of what? people knowing that they can burglarize those areas and not spend a lot of time in jail. that's just the way it works. it's not just in san francisco. over the weekend there were three people shot in oakland and i bet you anything that at least two of those people involved in crimes are waiting cases on earlier arrests or are out. that's just the way things are right now. and the police union in san francisco i spoke with tony montoya, the head of it, he said we're talking but said most surprising we're the only ones saying anything. haven't heard much of anything out of city hall how to fix the situation so it doesn't happen again. >> how does this impact relationship with the police going forward? >> it's not good, first thing everybody did was point fingers, saying i'm not going to point

fingers but look at who didn't do what, san francisco police or the parole office. but you know, as i said, every solution has trade-offs. as a state we decided to do criminal justice reform, don't want to incarcerate people for nonviolent crimes. this is a classic case of not incarcerating someone for nonviolent offenses. can get out of hand, drunk driving allegedly, gun in the car allegedly with a clip that's illegal allegedly and burglary tools and history of burglary, but each of those individually is nonviolent. we're making that call as a state. who has blame? you and me as well, we voted for these. >> everybody's got some share of this. got to get tightened up, the system, no question about that. phil, appreciate the time, reminder to everybody, read

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airports seeing record jumps in passengers. tsa said sunday was busiest day since the pandemic started. eight of the last 12 days saw more than a million travelers. flying or driving back into the counties must quarantine for ten days they say. spencer? >> wow. i just, still blows my mind so many people are still traveling. but they should quarantine after traveling, right? that just seems like the sensible thing to do. >> yeah, i mean dan, does the volume surprise you? or for the holidays not really? it's a lot but down from last year too. >> significantly down from last year. does surprise me given what we knew about what happened after thanksgiving and there was a surge and now the threat of

another. number does surprise me somewhat. but also know ten months on, pandemic fatigue is setting in for a lot of people and we still have to stay the course, can't let our guards down. but i understand a lot of people are sick and tired of it. >> no question about this. and on the ten-day quarantine, show me the people quarantining for ten days coming back into the bay area, seems like fantasy, that's not happening. company break room may be off-limits in santa clara county. businesses must close them as part of covid-19 restrictions. it's okay to make coffee or use the microwave but eating or drinking not allowed in the room. health officials say a lot of the transmission happening in the workplace is happening in the break room where people take masks off and let guard down. in santa clara, so many large

tech companies, almost everybody working from home. not sure what net effect of this is going to be, they're not in the building anyway for the most parchment kristen? >> my take is, yes, indoors, mask off, eating, generally not good idea, but you have to look at particular situation. if you have a huge break room and only one person is in there or maybe a couple seated 50 feet away with great ventilation and windows that can open, maybe it's okay. but generally we know the point is try not to eat near other people. that i get. spencer? >> yeah. i mean it's frustrating restriction but makes sense. no way you can guarantee that people who enter a break room are spaced far enough apart to consider it safe distance. so in these times, we just have to do what we have to do to stay

safe and healthy. along with new year, new foods. chipotle added cilantro lime cauliflower rice. compatible with keto, paleo and vegetarian diets. mcdonald's is adding new chicken sandwich to compete. usually dan, you don't want the substitutions but real thing in moderation right? >> usually. but recently tried cauliflower crust pizza. >> and? >> not bad, quite good. didn't think i would like it as much. i don't think i like it as much but clearly a healthier substitute i would try, absolutely. >> larry, i can see you

salivating right now. not. >> actually, i was laughing because spencer and i don't eat fast food, wondering who you were going to direct the question to. right at dan. >> i don't eat fast food much. larry you eat pine cones and stuff. >> yes. it's the old yul givens diet nobody knows. >> i remember. >> all right. have you taken down christmas decorations yet? clearly some of us are not that swift. lot of different traditions and times that people think the tree and decorations should be removed. dan got his taken out. he's very attentive. i'm not so much. some say should take it down before new year's eve or drag all of your baggage and bad luck into the new year. that explains the last three decades for me. others keep it up through the

epiphany on january 6th. i have yet to have the epiphany. that's why all the stuff is up. but dan, you are proactive. wish i could be more like you. >> thanks larry, you've been tempting fate i guess. i only took it down because of the long weekend and we put the tree up two days after thanksgiving. it was so dead, looked flocked, lost most of its color. had to come down. >> spencer? decorations? i don't see anything behind you, nothing on the fireplace. >> took it all down new year's day, which is what i generally do, get it out of the way. i like what you said about doing it new year's eve so you don't drag anything from this year into the new year. >> we still have a lot of decorations, just the tree out.

>> i took mine down same reason as dan, getting too dry, a fire hazard. but larry i like your mantel. >> may keep it all year this way. saves the trouble of putting something else up. i gravitate toward the easiest thing to do. >> that's it for this four at

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coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, the bashler followed by "the hustler." the bachelor makes history when 29-year-old matt james takes the stage looking for love. he's the first black man to appear in the lead role. we spoke to him today. >> virgin isn't normally a name for the bachelor but the lead has never looked like matt james. >> my mom's white and my dad was black. it's tough. >> he's cognizant of the fact he's the first black bachelor. there's a lot of pressure. >> how do i please everybody. >> james found the answer to his own question. >> the answer is i can't.

you know, and the more comfortable i got with that, the more comfortable i got with letting my walls down with people. i can't please everybody. >> trying to find love on tv in front of millions of people is never easy. add covid restrictions and the degree of difficulty increases, but matt took in it stride. >> to be honest with you, there weren't a loft challenges for us, because we were in a bubble. no one in, no one out. we were being tested constantly. >> and james is a rookie. the first bachelor in a dozen years who has never appeared on any other shows in the franchise. >> mike tyson said it best, everyone's got a plan until they get punched into the nose. wow. >> six hours drive from his home in the city. he started a local chari here to benefit kids and he does not shy away from addressing injustice. >> because that's who i am. i'm a black man and when i see

something that's going on in my community and i have a voice, i want to be part of that change and i want to be on the right side of history. >> i'm sandy kenyon, abc7news. >> among the 32 women hoping to be the one for matt are two ladies from san francisco, serena, a 34-year-old flight attendance and brie, a communications manager. we'll see if they find love. all right. the final new episodes of jeopardy hosted by alex trebec will start airing today. tonight's episode contains a powerful message from trebec about the season of giving. the last episode airs friday and will include a special tribute. six contestants are from the bay area. watch "jeopardy" week nights at 7:00 here on abc 7. you can get the latest news anytime with the abc7news app. it has enhanced live video features, more customization and

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next at 5:00, ambulances in limbo and lives in the balance. trouble offloading patients. plus looking for ways to speed up the vaccine roll out? the governor is thinking about engaging the national guard. >> tragedy at the beach. the search for two children swept out to sea and their father who drowned looking for them. as the first responder talks about his grief over what happened. heavy winds and are the problem. >> we begin in santa clara county and