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young, jack paladino, for every single family, every member of our community, we are here for you. we have your back and we will keep you safe. >> that is san francisco's district attorney making a big statement. the question is, how go n t it i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. jack pal dina was attacked on november 28th. another man attacked that same day on page street. 6-year-old jace young was attacked on july 4th on ingalls street. abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley has the latest on arrests in two murders. >> recent violent attacks against elderly citizens brought harsh words from san francisco's mayor, police chief and d.a. >> how anyone can hurt of hurting a defenseless senior, and i want to be clear, you will

be held accountable by the police as well as the district attorney. there will be consequences. >> last thursday afternoon, well-known private investigator, jack paladino, 76 years old was beaten up and robbed of his camera outside his home. he died yesterday. the two suspects accused in the attack appeared in court. their arraignment is set for next weeks. >> 23-year-old lawrence thomas of pittsburg california and -- for anybody who thinks that san francisco is an easy touch, you need to think twice. >> there was also an arrest in the brutal attack that's so hard to watch. an 84-year-old man from thailand tackled hard, his head hitting the pavement last thursday morning as he was out for a walk. he later died. >> the suspect accused that

d.a.'s offic he' in d an dwan custody and being charged with murder and elder abuse.he's eo d morrow. >> these cases are still under investigation. there's much more work to be done, but the police have done a phenomenal job in a quick and expedient job. it's especially important that we help elderly san francisco ans to be safe. >> we are going to have to do more as a sit toy make sure these crimes are not committed in the first place. >> in san francisco, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. the highly contagious uk variant of the coronavirus has turned up in alameda county for the first time. mo 100 cases of the uk dentifedt variant have been reported in

the state, most in southern california. officials believe it's more prevalent than that, but has not been identified due to testing and genetic sequencing. they expect the numbers to increase as surveillance for new variants is ramped up. overall today's covid numbers in california show improvement. california's 14-day positivity rate is now at 7.2%, down from 9% a week ago. we're also seeing a nearly 29% drop in the number of people going to the hospital over the last 14 days. but state health officials said today the west coast covid-19 variant has more than 1,000 total mutation, and there is concern about whether it's making people sicker. california health director dr. mark says t getting $1.7 billion in funds for covid vaccinations. california will collect race and ethnicity data on -- >> they'll track our ability to reach communities of color,

communities that have been impacted. we have to have that data. we're working with it on our local partners to make sure we have as accurate -- >> the doctor says the state's equity framework may include targeted outreach efforts and payments to providers to bring vaccines to co-individuals of color. as the covid-19 continues to roll out, the case is being made for counties to be flexible and vaccinate as many people as possible instead of holding back for second doses. abc 7 luz pena spoke with infectious disease experts who say the longer we wait, the more time we're giving the virus to mutate. >> it's a race against covid-19 as it mutates. ucsf dr. bob wachter at this point says we're running out of time. >> i have felt all along we're being a little too rigid about the second doses. >> reporter: dr. wachter is calling for counties to be

flexible, at least for the next three months as vaccine supply increases across the country. pfizer and moderna suggest you get the second dose three to four weeks after the first, but he argues counties can wait even longer to schedule those appointments. >> it turns out that before you get your second dose, like the day before, you're already about 80% to 90% protected. >> reporter: would you say that pfizer moderna suggested those three to four weeks to get that second dose really because they were trying to expedite the process with the fda for that emergency authorization? >> yeah. they had to pick a time. it's a reasonable time. yes, part of this was to expedite it. they didn't want to wait two, three, four months after the first dose. >> reporter: as the covid-19 virus continues to mutate, recently the head of the cdc rachelle wol lynn ski says the second dose may be given six weeks or 42 days after the

first. we went to the biosciences institute for answers. this is where they study the mutating genes of the variants. at least three have been detected in the bay area. >> this is a big concern that these viruss that are more transmissible will soon become the dominant viruses here and around the world. >> reporter: dr. christina foggie gan says the longer we wait to fax nate as many people as possible, the more time the virus has to mutate. in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. happening now, san jose city council members are weighing a proposal that would force major grocers to provide hazard pay to employees. this comes as multiple cities in california are looking into similar measures. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has the story from the south bay. >> reporter: the bay area's largest city is consiri proposal to give extra pay to frontline workers. >> i have three children that i worry about. i believe that the hazard pay

would let me feel more easy -- >> reporter: in this new videod commercial workers local 5, union workers are making their case. >> it's something we really need to helping us out. being exposed every day, eight hours a day with no covid pay is a shame. >> reporter: that's why city council member sergio jimenez is pushing an emergency ordinance to force large grocery stores, chain supermarkets and retail stores that sell food products to sem rarely pay employees an additional $3.00 per hour. the proposal would exempt smaller mop and pop shops and applies to companies with 300 employees nationwide. >> this is a way to lift them up, help them out in recognition of the work they're doing. but also i think it's important to recognize many of these workers live in some of the zip codes that have been most impacted by covid. >> reporter: the proposal is getting pushback from the

california grocers association who says its members have spent millions of dollars to keep customers and employees safe. >> to have a city council tell a business what to pay their employees is unprecedented, and it causes a ripple effect of unintended consequences. >> reporter: some economists say consumer spending has leveled off and that jobs could be cut. >> we might find that even the big box stores don't have enough profit margin to weather this kind of an increase in pay. >> reporter: but others say it's about prioritizing people over profits. >> this is really an issue of equity and fairness. it's not about economics because the companies can afford it. >> reporter: a vote could come as soon as tonight. in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. a lot more to come here. still ahead, the challenges keep mounting for governor newsom, first covid, then a recall effort and now a former southern california mayor wants his job. inrict ery require at o

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ask your doctor about entresto. know we want to talk about what might be the worst trifecta for governor knew some. kevin faulconer has announced he's entering the race for governor. the governor's approval rating plumb melts over his handling of covid-19. >> what voters in california are expressing is frustration, frustration over how the covid-19 pandemic has been handled in california, somf the challenges in the unemployment insurance program. so i think a lot of this stuff is really additive. voters are beginning to sort of question whether governor newsom is the right leader for california, and the poll reflects that. >> that was american policy adviser and political commentator lonnie chen speaking

on abc 7 news this afternoon. abc 7 news anchor liz kreutz spoke one-on-one with mayor faulconer today. liz, faulkner is prepared to run against governor knew some if there is a recall. >> he is. faulconer seems to be capitalizing on a moment here, that potential recall effort and frustrations around newsom's job performance. his approval rating dropped nearly 20 points since september. 22 months before the midterm election where governor gavin newsom will face re-election, a challenger has already emerged in former san diego mayor kevin faulconer. he announced his campaign outside an elementary school today. >> it seems you are running in direct response to newsom's handling of the pandemic. >> that's a big part of it. the fact that public schools and states across this country have safely reopened, but yet p reon

california and public schools are not. that's putting our kids at a distinct disadvantage. >> reporter: the timing of the launch comes as a poll shows newsom's approval plummeting. just 46% of california voters approve of his performance down from 64% in september. the recall newsom campaign is nearing the required threshold. >> seeing faulconer jumping in which looks to me like he sees vulnerability in the governor. here is our poll which shows greater vulnerability in the electorate. so, you know, this is politics. it's hardball. >> reporter: who is kevin faulconer, the dad of two was born in san jose and moved to san diego for college. he was an executive at a public relations firm before getting into local san diego politics, ultimately serving as player for two terms from 2014 to 2020. he touts his record on kpating the city's homelessness cries

ses. in spokesperson from newsom called him a trump supporter exploiting the pandemic to advance his own political career. >> the strategy for team newsom seems to be brand you as a trump republican. is that how you would respond yourself? >> gavin newsom always wants to talk about donald trump because he never wants to talk about his failures. in sacramento the governor and his team are clearly worried about me, and they should be. >> faulconer will likely be one of many republicans to run if there is a recall. so far the group says they have 1.3 million signatures. they need 1.5 million by the march deadline to qualify. according to the igs suey, 36% oters they would vote for a recall 19%, a large amount there, are currently undecided. in the news room, liz kreutz, abc 7 news.

happening now, the san francisco school board is meeting and expected to introduce legislation that would likely end the selective admission process at lowelscol lowell would become part of the district's random lottery system like any other school. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez takes a look at the impact this issue will have on students. >> reporter: lowell high school is the oldest public high school west of the mississippi. it's quite often referred to as one of the nation's academic gems. there are two main factors to get in. a high grade point average and students must do well on their admissions tests. no other high school other than the school for the arts has admission requirements.orking k terms of academics. >> reporter: richard shapiro is a physics teacher there. all the other public high schools in san francisco participate in what the district calls its random lottery system. adding lowell to that reg her

selection process is something several previous and present school board members have wanted for some time. here is commissioner gabriella lopez in a recent interview. >> i hope to get to a place where all of our high schools are high schools that students want to go to, that students dream of going to, just like lowell. i thinkevhehaey politicized wha victimization and turned it into politics. >> reporter: for a long time the school board has had an issue with lowell's lack of diversity. 2% of the student body is african-american. you have to put that in context because african-americans make up 5.2% of the population in san francisco. like at other high schools in the city, the issue of systemic racism has also plagued lowell as recently as last month when anti-black and anti-semitic slurs appeared on a school in 2016 black students rallied in front of city hall after this

poster created by another minority group showed rappers and a picture of then president obama wearing a diamond stud earring and the hashtag gang. the poster was meant to acknowledge the accomplishments of african-americans. >> the stereotypes that follow us have been we're not as smart as other races or we're lazy. >> reporter: a vote by the board is expected later, after today's resolution is introduced. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. the rain has gone, but it still feels like winter.

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right now. the active sweep. we're dry but still tracking snow in the sierra. live doppler 7 showing that snow is currently falling from parkwood to bear valley across tahoe. still in our winter storm warning until 4:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. above about 4,000 feet, expecting 6 to 12 inches of additional snow. our highest peaks could see 16 inches of snow. back at home, the rain may have been light, but it was steady in some spots. especially oakland. we exceeded an inch of rainfall over the past 24 hours. that's pretty good for a weak-moving system. across the north bay and along the coast, habit .50 inch or close to 1 inch. as it moved south, it fell apart. the south bay, brentwood, livermore to ■san ose,justa few hundredths of an inch of rain. today we made it to the low if not mid 60s. slightly above average for this time of year. we're slowly dipping into the

50s as the sun is goinglive dop with satellite. there's the cold front that brought us the showers the last 24 hours. still getting snow in the sierra. what we're watching, another quick-moving piece of energy. you can see it in the wider view, moving portlandarfowresse that i going to quickly divest. our showers wre tracking torrow are very light in nature. on the storm impact scale, tomorrow, the best chance of finding that wet weather is going to be confined to the north bay. with this quick moving cold storm there is the chance in the north bay we could see even a little hail. that's something we'll watch, especially tomorrow morning. about 10:30 on our wednesday, you can see we're tracking showers in the north bay. outside of the north bay it does look mainly dry. as the sun goes down, we may try to get a shower along the thin the best chance.

rainfall estimates, you can see where we do find the showers, mainly in the north bay tomorrow, really light in nature. talking a few hundredths of an inch. overnight, a blend of stars and clouds out there. coldest spots dropping into the 30s. around the bay shoreline, in the low if not mid 40s. tomorrow, what we're all going to feel, it's a colder day compared to today. tomore only in the mid 50s. so below average with the showers in the north bay. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast. the best chance of the rain is going to be in the north bay. watch what happens though. dan and ama, we turn a page in the weather book. it is nothing but sunshine, mild temperatures, in the 60s through the weekend, guys. >> boy, that is a page turner. thanks very much, drew. still ahead, a sense of

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7 news reporter amy hollyfield spoke with people who got their shot today. >> today is my birthday. so i feel this is the best gift i could get. >> she's getting a shot for cyf covid vaccination clinic and hope this will be the beginning of the end of their pandemic isolation. >> i'll be able to socialize, you know, by the time i get my second vaccine, and see my grandkids and my daughter and my son-in-law. that's what's going to be terrific about it. >> reporter: the ceainlhigh. this clinic booked up in about 24 hours and had a 250-person wait list. in benicia, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> nice to reach those communities that really need it. it's always so wonderful when you hear the reason they want the vaccination so badly is they just want to be able to see their loved ones, dan. >> so well said, ama. exactly right. we need to reach those

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