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an oil spill in the east bay. >> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. and we have breaking news. sky 7 is near the chevron refinery in richmond, where police say a pipeline is leaking 5 gallons a minute into the bay. this is a mixture of oil and gasoline. a frantic effort to stop the leak is underway right now. the coast guard is responding. now, the area is called long wharf. it's off of point richmond. you can see there in the water that can be seen from the dock. the spill could affect people with respiratory sensitivities and advises anyone who experiences any irritation to go inside. we will update you on the website and app. we will keep you informed of the latest on that situation. for now, good evening. i'm ama daetz.

>> now the race to get more people vaccinated. the increase will begin next week. >> we will increase to 20 million. >> supply is critical for the goal of levi stadium's plan to administer 1600 vaccines every day. the site opened today in santa clara county. it could become the largest in the state, but that distinction will ultimately depend on vaccine availability. chris nguyen explains who can use the site. >> reporter: in santa clara, a different scene is playing out for a broader audience. sdp >> this past yeaorr:n thursday wi winkleman was the first to receive a vaccine at the home of the 49ers.

>> i walked right in, parking was easy. there's enough people here to tell you exactly what to do. >> reporter: a new partnership between the team and santa clara county aims to make the stadium the largest vaccination site in the state. >> it's one to lift, support and help protect our bay area community. >> reporter: it's now the fourth mass vaccination site in santa clara county. they eventually hope to give 1500 vaccines a day with enough time slots to reach people. right now only 65 and up and health care personnel in the county can sign up online. >> we sincerely hope to maintain this capacity and that it's not disrupted by decreases in our vaccine allocation by decisions beyond our local control here. >> reporter: to date, the county commission has issued 115,000

first doses which doesn't include the doses handled by private providers. county officials says the site setup shows the ability to build out the necessary infrastructure to get vaccines into the arms of people as quickly as possible. >> one of the biggest challenges we have is making sure we get every single person across the finish line, that we get every single person tested, that we continue to get people tested even as we're getting people vaccinated. >> reporter: monument bay area hit the hardest. >> this is for your family, your faen friends and everyone around you. >> reporter: chris nguyen, abc7 news. the cases of covid-19 has fallen dramatically since their poke back in november. however, health officials say the numbers are still too high and that initiated dr. cody to issue a warning of sorts.

leanne? >> the message the doctor wants to convey is we'll have this virus for a while, so get used to it. as we start to get more vaccines, people cannot let up on all the strategies already in place. as we have all witnessed in the bay area, any given event, a holiday, can quickly trigger the spread of the coronavirus. reflecting back, santa clara county had two confirmed positive cases on february 4, 2020, a year ago. at the time those two cases accounted for 18% of all cases in the united states. today the county has a sliver of all the covid cases nationwide. still, dr. sara cody, santa clara county's health officer, said there is still a surge since november. it has declined and has continued. >> we are trending where we want

to be, but by no means, by no means, are we out of the woods. >> reporter: that's because while the numbers have fallen, they're still much higher than the previous peak in july and august. when it comes to minority groups, the county reports that those cases are also declining but are still high, especially among the latino population. gilroy and east san jose have been disproportionately affected, but their numbers are also going down. these words from dr. cody as the county waits for more vaccines to arrive. >> we really cannot -- cannot -- let up on any of the other strategies that we have all been collectively practicing over the last year, because those strategies are what will continue to keep us safe until we get more vaccines rolled out. >> reporter: and hospitalization rates are also down in santa clara county but still too high. now, that's one of the reasons the county is still in the purple tier.

dr. cody referred to it as the deep purple tier. lyanne melendez, abc7 news. in san francisco, the mayor had a discouraging message for parents who want their children back in school. mayor london breed today said children, health care workers, food and grocery store employees and emergency workers in the city will be eligible to get vaccinated starting february 24th. but she says she's concerned about the effect a deal between the schools and the teachers' union will have to reopen the schools. >> i'm worried that a deal proposed by the union will not get us to a place in the city where we will even open schools this year. >> the agreement says in-person classes can resume in the red tier after teachers are vaccinated. schools can reopen in the orange tier without vaccines. meanwhile, today was the first time governor newsom said there

isn't enough supply to vaccinated all school staff unless vaccines were taken away from the vast majority of others, including seniors and those who are medically vulnerable. a coalition of asian-american groups is denouncing violence against members of their communities across the bay area. abc7 reporter wayne freedman looks at the attacks and what the groups want done. >> reporter: when they rolled into woodlawn funeral home, it marked the end of a racial krit crisis, especially for asian-americans. >> i want people to talk about what the problem is. i want people to tell the truth. >> reporter: eric lawson, the son-in-law of 84-year-old they

they. >> violence has been happening here for years asian-americans have a reluctance to report crimes. >> it's heartbreaking and it makes me angry. >> reporter: for those attending the funeral this morning, just plain lost and sad.

>> we miss grandpa. we miss him. >> but yet we don't want this to happen again, either. >> reporter: in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc7 news. let's go across the bay now where it is a difficult moment in time for a new police chief to take the helm in oakland. but chief armstrong says he's ready to focus on the challenges ahead. we took advantage of an opportunity today to question the new chief one on one. >> reporter: the commission called you the man of the moment. the mayor said you were born and bred in oakland. how is that going to help you as the new chief? >> i think it helps me bring credibility in the community. i've spent my 22 years investing in the community. >> reporter: chief loren armstrong said he hopes to change the culture of the oakland police department at a pivotal moment. >> reporter: there are so many layers of racial tension in the community, manifested most recently in the chinatown attacks. do you believe that bigotry or

racism is a motivating factor in these attacks on asian-americans? >> i will say that we know that suspects have come to chinatown specifically to target asian victims. >> reporter: he's pushing for a more visible police presence as well as getting businesses to invest in surveillance cameras. >> as you can see, in this case where a 91-year-old victim was assaulted, the video of that incident is what helped us arrest the suspect in this case. but we don't want people to become vigilantes. we don't want people to take things into their own hands. we want them to call police and observe and report what they see so that we can immediately follow up. >> reporter: but when people call 911 in oakland, oftentimes it doesn't get action on the part of police. how is that going to change? >> that is the difficulty when you have a department that is one of the smallest departments for a city this size in america. we have 732 officers at this

time compared to 793 a year ago, so significantly down from what it used to be. but when it comes to our ability to respond to calls for service, our ability to address violent crime, it's not been impacted. some of the other units that we use to support our enforcement activity like traffic is not available to us, but i think we're managing. >> reporter: are you prioritizing enforcement of side shows? >> it's my hope that in this budgetary situation that we find ourselves in where funding may not be available that we come up with a different approach, and our regional approach, we feel like, will be the most effective way to address our side show activity. >> reporter: oakland is experiencing a spike in crime, 15 murders as opposed to one this time last year. how much of that is related to the pandemic, do you think? >> i believe that it is related

to the pandemic. going out into the community, mediating conflict because of all of the requirements related to covid, they're not able to do that as well. we're trying to address violation not only in the asian community but in all communities in oakland. i believe that you can focus on violence, reducing violence while still practicing constitutional policing. our command staff and our supervisors have to hold our officers accountable. >> reporter: the new chief has many challenges ahead. in oakland, i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> it was an interesting and wide-ranging discussion there, and we put leslie's interview with the chief on our just ahead, we'll have breaking news on the east bay. a pipeline i

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breaking news now. sky 7 is live over an oil spill into the bay area involving the chevron refinery out of richmond. we learned just a few minutes ago that chevron said the leak has been stopped and that cleanup efforts are now underway. this is new information we're getting. the leak has been stopped. state emergency officials say a pipeline leaked 5 gallons of oil and gas a minute into the bay for over an hour. the coast guard with emergency crews and chevron responders are on the scene. and we have an interview now to find out the latest information. i believe -- hi, john goya, thank you so much. you're a supervisor at contra costa county. thanks for joining us to talk about what's happening. so the new info is that leak is capped at this point?

>> yes, what we know is a leak of petroleum products at the chevron long wharf started at 2:40 p.m. the leak was around 5 gallons per minute. richmond, fire, chevron and contra costa county officials have been at the scene. the leak has been stopped and a boom has been put around the area. however, it is rich in short line around the bay. the county dishd issue a public health advisory for those who have sensitive respiratory conditions, and they could face irritation of their nose, throat, eyes and are advised to stay indoors for anybody who lives in richmond, san pablo or north richmond who has

respiratory sensitivities. >> that was going to be my next question about the risk to people and howr-acngha woul be.anro thae for the sensitive groups? is t>>, the petroleum smell is very strong, and so right now the health department has advised people with respiratory sensitivities to go indoors. now, of course, if somebody is suffering symptoms that warrant going to the doctor, they should do that. the health department right now, their public health advisory covers those who are -- who have res practice toe respiratory sensitivities in richmond, and should stay indoors. >> how long until the cleeanup? we saw the boom out there. >> cleanups take a while.

there was a major oil spill a number of years ago on the bay where oil washed a shoshore on richmond shoreline. that can have devastating effects on marine life and bird life, and it really can be harmful. so the cleanup involves -- it's multifaceted because it's really about addressing the harm that occurs in the environment. right now, again, the initial advice is for people with respiratory sensitivities. the coast guard is involved, and these take awhile. the cleanups don't happen immediately. there is a contractor that has started the cleanup process, but that will take days. >> do we know what caused this? because there were people in the area who reported hearing a boom. do we know what started this? >> i have reports on that. the chevron long wharf isharf is

a mile long. it's where they come and unload chemical product at the refinery, and the chemical products are transferred via pipeline from the bay to the refinery on the shore. i have not heard any reports about the cause of the leak. clearly it would most likely come from either the pipeline or a ship. oil is transported through the pipeline to the ship, and it's somewhere in that process that it has leaked into the bay, causing this unfortunate event. >> and as far as we know, no injuries caused by what has happened to this point is this. >> i have no reports on that, so i can't comment yes or no. i have no now, you know, people who may be suffering from respiratory sensitivities could be impacted. that's why they're being advised to stay indoors. >> okay. supervisor goya, thank you so much for joining us and giving us a little insight into what

happened. we will keep you all at home, the price of the situation as we take a

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finally here for now, a case, ama, of zoom filters gone wrong. >> oh, so wrong. a lawyer in texas showed up for a virtual court hearing but clearly had some technical difficulties. take a look. he was a cat. yeah, instead of cracking jokes, everyone involved just rolled with it as he tried to fix his filter problem. >> can you hear me, judge? >> i can hear you. i think it's a filter. >> it is, and i don't know how to remove it. i've got my assistant here. she's trying to but i'm prepared to go forward with it. i'm here live, i'm not a cat. >> the judge posted the video because he said this is an example of people doing everything they can to keep the wheels of justice turning during the pandemic. the cat made solid legal arguments, it looks like, ama. >> could you have just turned off the camera at that point and had the audio? i feel so bad for him. all right, that's it for

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tonight, the historic second impeachment trial of former president trump. and the vote playing out just a short time ago. six republicans joining the democrats in voting the trial is constitutional. it will move forward. the former president charges with incitement of insurrection. house managers presenting a graphic 13-minute video of the january 6th riot. the president's own words before the siege. what trump supporters were saying as they stormed the capitol. quote, we are listening to um e manamocrat jamie raskin breaking down as he recounted bringing members of his own family to work tha the day after burying his son, . the former president's legal team denouncing the insurrection but insisting that former