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booster shots. larry: -- spoke with ucsf's chief pharmacy executive to discuss how this may impact booster rollout. >> this is the second time the fda advisory committee postponed this meeting. we are told they do not believe they have enough data. doctors are telling us any decision on a formal record will be pushed back a few weeks which would push back our rollout locally. >> the clock is ticking fast for booster shots. four days out from when the president aims to launch the rollout across the u.s.. jesse cota's is the chief pharmacy executive. he says that date was an ambitious goal that will likely be pushed back further as the fda advisory committee -- >> they will meet the week of the 27th. >> the meeting pushed back the
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same day modernity released new data highlighting the waning immunity. >> the data is similar to what we saw from pfizer. >> moderna study analyzed breakthrough cases on 11,000 people vaccinated between december and march. it found 36 percent fewer symptomatic breakthrough infections among people who followed up eight months after the first dose compared to those who followed up 13 months. the company says this supports the need for a third shot. >> do you agree with that? >> i do not agree for the general public right now. i think we need to see more real-world data to say all right, what happens farther out? >> doctor lieu agrees. >> there is not a ton of data to say how much the third dose provides a significant benefit.
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we are getting to a point where there are not a lot of first doses being given anymore and people are wondering how else they can protect their communities. >> especially as other countries are not waiting around. england began administering third shots for health-care workers over 50. >> do you think we are missing an opportunity to vaccinate people vulnerable? >> it is not going to be a clinically significant opportunity we are missing. >> once a formal recommendation is made, ucf will be administering boosters. since the biden administration released their guidance a month ago. health departments across the area tell us the process is expected to move quickly once a decision is made. >> larry: does -- think the new
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data released will impact the final recommendation? >> she did point out it may add urgency to the decision once this next meeting takes place, but stressed the waning immunity data is so similar to pfizer, it will likely result with the same recommendation. her main take away, she does not believe boosters will be recommended for everyone. health-care workers and nursing home residents being the priority, then phasing out from there. we will see. opinions are mixed. >> it will be interesting to see how this plays out. we have an entire vaccine team dedicated to getting you the latest information. go to abc sevennews.com -- kristen: today, federal, state and local law enforcement officials announced a significant step in -- i'm
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sorry,, fremont police say this video prove officers made a lawful decision when they came face-to-face with the shooting suspect. amy hollyfield has a closer look at the shooting that ended in the death of a 22-year-old. >> it started as a frantic 911 call that someone has been shot in the head in fremont. surveillance video helped police identify who they were looking for. 40 minutes later, they ended up shooting and killing him. investigators concluded it was justified. >> i am the -- i am confident the officers acted within the law and policy. this was justifiable. >> they say this is the moment that justifies the shooting. the suspect pointing a ghost gun at the officer. they are also investigating whether the suspect fired round. this is the car camera which was
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not able to record sound. investigators say they made it clear he was with law enforcement. >> he exited his vehicle, lights and sirens, identified himself as a police officer. >> they have identified the man who was shot as kevin johnston of haworth. police say he was wanted on a $545,000 warrant, suspected of crimes ranging from carjacking to possession of a controlled substance. >> i would like to state how grateful i am that our officer was not injured. having over two decades of law enforcement experience as an officer, i know officer involved shootings significantly impact the involved officers, responding officers, and the entire department. >> investigators say the officer was not wearing his body camera because it was charging in his car.
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they say he has returned to duty. kristen: and local law enforcement officials announced a significant step in the operation nicknamed quiet storm. a takedown of the new westra familia. an fbi attorney says they have cut the head off the snake of the prison gang with charges against seven members they say were controlling thousands of gang members from prison. they are calling this the most significant law enforcement action in decades. >> this was a massive coordinated effort by law enforcement at every level. nearly everything -- every employee participated. >> we will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to make it sure that crime does not pay and violent crime has no place in our neighborhoods.
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>> a total of 55 gang members were indicted with connections to murders, robberies, trafficking and racketeering. larry: turning now to weather and a slight chance of rain. kristen: cindy patel is here. chances seem to be improving. >> especially sunday morning. i want to show you live doppler seven. it is a light level 1 storm i am tracking. it looks impressive on satellite. it is heading into the pacific northwest but we are going to get the tail end of this system. let's start this midnight saturday. rizal developed saturday morning and we bring in the possibility of rain in the north bay saturday night. it will slide southward and eastward going into early sunday morning. the question is, will it hold together to bring showers to the rest of the area? i will be back to let you know
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kristen: a year and a half into the pandemic, the fallout continues. it changed the way we work. the new work from home style is having a big financial impact around the world. tim johns is live in the financial district with a look at the effects in san francisco. >> you know, it is no secret the financial district is not as lively as it was. for some people, it to be not so good. the traffic may be coming back, but with no end in sight, business isn't what it once was. as more people work from home, , -- are reducing their physical office space. a move that could have major
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impacts according to the city's chief economist. >> we have a bigger vacancy problem than virtually any other big city in the country. office rents are falling faster than any other big city. >> having fewer people in the office doesn't just mean having fewer people on the street. it could also mean less money flowing into the city coffers. >> a business owes the city partly on -- expense. >> while the exact number is still unknown, egan says the trend is clear. besides the pocketbook, the move could impact small business. many of whom rely on business and have already been hit hard, according to the chamber of commerce president. >> we lost and we had about 51% of our small businesses close permanently or temporarily.
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>> it is not all doom and gloom, the amount of venture capital flooring in has never been higher. with time, business spaces will ultimately recover. even if it is with different patrons. >> may be schools. maybe daycare. a lot of that comes back to the -- department and land-use issues. >> to give you an example, eventbrite is one of those companies that recently reduced their office space. they recently moved from a facility that was 97,000 square feet to one that was just 13,000 square feet. live in the financial take a look -- larry: 88% of california is an extreme drought.
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last year at the same time when the entire state was an extreme drought. reservoir levels down. temperatures up. liz kreutz was at the -- today where water levers are lower than ever. >> with 80% of california in extreme drought, the bay area is preparing for several more dry years to come. the bay area council hosted a -- today. >> sadly, almost 45% of the state is now in exceptional drought. when we get to those circumstances, fields are fallowed. vegetable yields go down. >> reservoirs across the area that supply water to millions are increasingly depleting. in marin county, the levels at the reservoir are shockingly low. we are at the edge of the
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reservoir and you can tell it is bad. scattered around sr shells that should be underwater. take a look at this view from sky seven, that is how you can see and get a chance -- sense of just how depleted the reservoir is. >> it is one of seven in the county and combined are just that 36% capacity, nearly half of what it was a year ago. the average for this time of year is 72%. >> it is not difficult to say that things are not good. >> across the state, the vice chair for district seven said it will take more than water storage to prepare for the years to come. he says there district is working on new ways for wastewater. >> we signed a deal with palo alto to turn their treatment plant to recycled and drinkable water. >> marin is working on the
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proposal for an emergency water pipeline across the bridge. >> conservation is not going to be enough to get us out of this. kristen: there's anxiety and hopelessness about climate change among the world's youth. nearly six in 10 teens and people in their early 20's say they are extremely worried about climate change. they say they feel betrayed by older generations and governments that have taken too little action to mitigate the crisis. there is so much anxiety, nearly four in 10 said they are not sure if they will have children of their own. >> if my kids talk about it, it's 50-50. given everything going on in the world, whether having kids makes sense. >> you don't want your kids to confront that. larry: do you have good news for
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us? >> how about some rain? it won't erase the drought but it will add a little more moisture to our fuel. hopefully lessening the fire. take a look at the drought monitor. extreme to exceptional drought across the area. it is getting worse. around the state, you will notice pretty much everyone at -- except for the southern end, in the extreme to exceptional category. live doppler seven showing low clouds. we have not seen much in the way of clearing and it has been slow to pull away. temperatures have been kept in check. good to moderate air quality across the area. we are still seeing haze. the air-quality advisory remains up. moderate air quality friday. saturday and sunday, good air quality expected.
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socked in on the golden gate bridge. low 70's from san jose to morgan hill. from our sfo camera, you are seeing the deep marine layer in place. temperatures well below average. a live look from our camera, it looks like whipped cream. showers saturday into sunday. fire risk next week. morning temperatures will be in the 40's and 50's. tomorrow afternoon, hazy. numbers will be in the low to mid 80's inland near the coast and mid 60's. and then a system comes in this weekend. saturday morning, drizzle. late evening, there's a chance for showers in the north bay. scattered showers monday morning. 2/10 of an inch expected. saturday, the pacific it's clobbered.
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as it comes down, north bay has a possibility. sunday looks like our better chance at seeing showers in the morning before the system winds down. rainfall totals close to two inches. in the bay area, about 15 hundredths of an inch of rain. temperatures rebounding tomorrow morning. a drizzle and then a chance for showers in the north bay saturday night. sunday morning looks like our best opportunity for wet weather. be sure you have the umbrella handy. fire hazard early next week and the heat as we welcome fall on wednesday. larry: this is for you. if you are afraid of heights or have vertigo, this observation deck in new york city is not the place you want to go. this is somewhat one vanderbilt. it opens next month inside a 67
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story skyscraper in midtown manhattan. billed as the world's most immersive observatory experience. >> we have infinite circular reflections that live inside these 90 degree reflection. this warps and changes the light that comes into the space as well as the sound. these special cones that live on the east and west side. larry: it looks like one of those dreams i can't escape from. if you want to ride the all glass elevator that travels 1200 feet above ground. it officially opens october 21 and will cost $39. kristen: that sounds like a deal. first toilet paper, then lumber. what you need to look out for. larry: jurassic park could
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paint. leslie brinkley is covering the issue. >> paint is scarce and costly for the foreseeable future according to contractors. store owners are struggling to keep product on the shelves. >> prices are changing. materials are unavailable. >> this paint store owner says every day he only gets one out of every three gallons he orders. his customers are shocked. prices have jumped over 10%. >> it is a perfect storm. there had been a worldwide shortage of metal cans. you are starting to see in the store a lot of plastic cans. the big freeze in texas did a lot of damage to raw material. production has literally stopped. >> add a shortage of truck drivers and a backup of containers. painting specialty tools are on
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backorder for up to eight months. >> you have shortage of major materials across the board. plywood, dimensional lumber. >> contractors say the biggest challenge besides the cost is the time. can they even get materials like windows and doors? it used to be -- >> it used to be six a -- six to eight weeks. >> more people are doing home improvement projects. this store predicts paint is up 20%. >> if you are going to do a painting project, you should be flexible and order your paint three weeks ahead of time. >> it is not just paint, paint,, could be another shortage that makes for a not so merry christmas. supply chain disruptions are forcing some retailers to hike up prices on artificial trees. some as much as 25%.
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-- says shipping prices to get fake trees to the u.s. will likely quadruple this year. that means prices will be a lot higher. the company's 7.5 foot tall spruce is listed at $1000. up $100 from last year. larry: whoa. that is steep. abc7 is honoring hispanic heritage with a look at painter diego road there a and white -- diego rivera. >> man, look at that internet that doesn't miss a beat. that's cute, but my internet streams to my ride. ok chill, cause mine's so fast no one can catch me.
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honor the independence of mexico. what better way to commemorate the day that by acknowledging the work of a legendary muralist, diego rivera. it leeann melendez took a look at why the bay area has the largest number of his murals outside mexico. >> like paul reveal revere, he is yelling, the nazis are coming. once hit their won in europe, he was going to turn his malignancy to america. >> this historian told us diegou rivera envisioned that unity between mexico's rich culture and the industrialized united states. that is the theme behind his largest standing mural. in 1940, riviera began paint on panels made of wire mesh and cement with limestone plaster as the base. this way it could be transported
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to city college of san francisco where it was eventually moved to an impractical location, crammed inside the performing arts theater. what people have admired is only one third of his concept. >> everything got put on hold because of world war ii. after world war ii, it segued into the cold war. rivero -- rivera never came back. >> city college plans to display it in a larger public space. in the meantime, it is on loan to the san francisco museum of modern art for two years, free to the public. getting it here take experts and engineers from mexico to safely stabilize and put each panel in custom crates and transported them across the city. >> what we did is you see the thing attached? the frame behind it? that has been added.
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it will be part of this in perpetuity. you can get up there and really interact with the mural. >> he says he is delighted. in 1926, the san francisco art institute had a new building and plenty of empty space. >> this is a perfect opportunity to have diego rivera come do a mural in california. >> in 1930, president of the board of trustees commissioned rivera to paint what is known as the making of a fresco. it took rivera one month to complete. he does get -- clearly, the central figure is a blue-collar worker. >> he puts a red star and a red badge on his pocket to symbolize is good left wing leanings. >> rivera painted seated in the middle has the
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mural is getting worked on. today, you would be surprised what he charged. the signed receipts show one payment for $2500. the other for $500. >> which was a lot of money. >> that same year, his san francisco connections brought him to the exclusive city club of san francisco. this time, the allegory of california shows a woman supporting people and innovations. -- jeff gunderson says rivera highlights the average workers that keep the state afloat. >> when you look, you see the lumber industry, you see the mining industry, it looks like an environmental disaster is happening, but he honors that labor and how people are going to use natural resources better themselves. >> the last one i want to show you is located here. it was painted at the home of
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rosalee stern in atherton. when the university named a dorm after stern, there mural -- the mural eventually followed. >> the mural called still life and blossoming almond trees has a plexiglass barrier. the descendants of levi strauss were stern's grandchildren. the mural was a gift to the family who hosted him and his wife freda kahlo. >> although, they are kicking back with overalls, but they are enjoying the fruits of these men's labor. >> the mexican farm has an honorable place in society because in rivera's words, "the best i have done grew out of things deeply felt." mexicancancan kristen: mexican independence day was in 1810.
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earlier today, the mexican president had a celebration in mexico city to mark the 200th anniversary of mexico's independence. in san jose, the city will raise a flag-waving ceremony at mexico heritage plaza. join us at 6:00 for a live look at the celebration. to celebrate the contributions of the latino community, abc7 will present an hour-long special, our america, saturday at 9:00. from actors to activists, latinos share their stories, expressing their identity and representing their diverse -- you can stream it now on hulu and our abc7 streaming app. larry: community leaders in the south bay voice to their support for the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. specifically, how it could impact immigration. the march for citizenship and
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[inflammation] i prefer you didn't! xiidra. not today, dry eye. larry: let's start with a show of skills on the basketball court. after yesterday's news conference, governor newsom showed the kids he's got moves. casually spinning the ball. you hear the kids screaming. the real story is what happened after that -- unfortunately. this kreutz shot this video, missed out on some moves the kid had right after gavin gave him the ball. he was going for the crossover, that's where the video ends. this, you made twitter very angry. why? >> i know. >> apologize. >> thank you for giving me a platform to apologize for cutting off this video.
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i was sort of juggling a bunch of things and didn't even realize i stopped filming. my big question for larry, everyone is talking about the kids sham god move? can you explain? larry: i've got all these wires. god sham god may have had a brief nba career. i'm assuming he did a crossover, but it is gone. by the way, are you in a limousine? where are you coming from? >> i am in my previous. but this is so important, and had to join you guys. >> because you are a good reporter i know that even though you missed out on the big moment, you found out what actually happened afterwards. did the kid show him up? >> i hate to burst everyone's bubble but according to the
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spokesperson, the kid dribbled more and then the governor high-fived him. i think people's imagination that this cute kid basically schooled the governor maybe is not exactly what happened. in a way, with the video cutting off we are leaving it to people's imagination. so many treats -- tweets saying this kid is going to recall the governor's ankles. [laughter] larry: i wish i had thought of that. >> thank you for giving us that. larry: enjoy the rest of the ride. kristen: what is the greatest song of all time? rolling stone is out for their -- out with their top picks. we are showing you the top five. aretha franklin's respect got
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the top honor. fight the power by public enemy. a change is going to come. like a rolling stone. smells like teen spirit. i don't know come out of those five which would you pick? larry: i don't like this list. how could you not have the rolling stones? the beatles? how about free bird? one of the greatest songs of all time. ecdc. you shook me all night long. i could go on the whole segment. [laughter] i love aretha franklin. >> respect is great. i think some others should have made the list. >> i am all in on nerve anna. that is an era defining song. kurt cobain unfortunately took his life, but he had seven platinum albums.
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larry: kristen? anything you want to add? kristen: probably something from the beatles. but i mean, yeah, respect is great. larry: i don't know about this one. if you have trouble squeezing the last bit of catch-up out of those tiny condiment packets, you have a first world problem. there is a new product. heinz is unveiling the biggest innovation in sauce since the packet itself. it is called a packet roller. see what happens here? it squeezes out every droplet of sauce. the packet roller. heinz says it created the packet roller to give fans a new way to savor their favorite condiment and make sure the last drop never goes to waste. who wants -- who wants to talk about this? >> the fewer gadgets, the
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better. i'm not happy we have a rosemary stripper in our kitchen. my husband likes gadgets that do things and i'm like, do we need this? >> it's because you don't cook. [laughter] kristen: she got me. >> i cook a lot, so that doesn't appeal to me, the catch-up one, but i do have gadgets because i cook. i feel like sometimes it is hard to squeeze things out of tubes when you were cooking, so would be nice to have it for garlic or ginger. >> i think it is cool for kids. this -- they say it is big invention, but it fits on a keychain. i don't know who needs to eat that much catch-up. i want one of those for toothpaste. larry: why did you give it away we could have invented that.
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nobody needs that. >> story of your life, lost opportunities. larry: -- feels guilty for attacking. >> i was not attacking. >> i'm staying out of this. >> last month, we dug deep for a story and came up with the new flaming hot mountain dew. it is a combo of flaming hot cheetos and mountain dew. we didn't have samples, sir casey mixed up his own version. >> i'm going to make my own. larry: this is going to blow up. >> i am in fear. [laughter] >> that is delicious. [laughter] >> that is not good. larry: mountain dew decided that wasn't good enough and sent us a sample. today, we are going to try. casey, cheers to you.
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>> after that video clip, this came into the office. it looks pretty scary, but it is a can of flaming hot mountain dew. i will let you try it first. >> i like this. >> they said they thought the clip was funny, but they wanted us to try to real thing. -- try the real thing. >> it's like fanta with a kick. it is actually good. >> it is pretty good. >> it's got a spice aftertaste. >> what are you doing? what is happening? >> this headband came in the container so i figured i would put it on. it tastes like mountain dew with a little spice after. i don't like spice, but it is all right. what do you think? larry: this is better than i
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recall. >> general motors has expanded a recall to about 120,000 chevy volt electric vehicles due to a risk of fire. the latest recall includes inclu from 2017-2022, including the new volt euv. the company is asking car owners to leave them outside 50 feet away from any other vehicle. good luck with that in san francisco. customers can get their battery replaced for free. ftc issued a warning to device makers reminding them they must notify all users of data breaches. the ftc says they must comply with a health breach notification rule. if a violation is found, apps can be fined $43,000 per day.
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according to the associated press, most americans don't think their private data is secure online. 64% of us say our activity is not secure and have similar doubts about location data. half of them also say they don't believe their private online messages have adequate security. nearly 60% have more confidence in the private sector to handle security issues than in the government. which is surprising since all of these issues come from the private sector. larry: trust no reasonable edict. anybody can get it. >> don't put anything you want -- >> users of microsoft products no longer have to use a password to logon. starting today, users can download an authenticator app. it allows users to dig passwords
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which can be hacked or forgotten. the new option is similar to the one microsoft rolled out to business users earlier this year. larry: i don't have to remember 1234567 anymore? [laughter] >> that is my password for everything. let's look at live doppler seven. it is gray near the coastline. dry for now, but it will be changing come the weekend. hazy and mild tomorrow, warmer than today. 60's to 80's. storm impact scale is level 1. by nighttime, northbay has a chance. early sunday it looks like scattered showers. we are not expecting a lot, but the hourly forecast shows drizzle saturday. we going to 2:00 a.m. sunday and some wet weather is sliding across other parts of the bay.
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your accurate forecast is a variety pack from drizzle to warmth to heat and even showers. watch for fire danger next week. larry: thank you. memorabilia from sylvester stallone's life and career are up for auction. these boxing gloves and story development book are from the rocky franchise. notebooks are estimated to go for $40,000. the gloves between $10,000 and $20,000. many items are from stallone's personal collection of --. the auction takes place december 5 in beverly hills. >> the past coming back to life. larry: the bones of the woolly mammoth our history,
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tonight at 8:00, holy moly. the hustler airs at 10:00. then stay with us for the news at 11:00. woolly mammoths haven't been seen for thousands of years. new technology developed in the bay area could bring them back. crispr has raised $15 million to resurrect the mammoths. >> long before the sharkg befork tower hole, another giant stood tall. in 2005, a man was walking along
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the guadalupe bay river when he made a mammoth discovery. >> it turns out to be a 10,000-year-old mammoth. this discovery showed the species once roamed silicon valley. they took the remains and re-created with the mammoth would look like. >> this is a model of a colombian mammoth child. about as close as us humans can get to these giant beasts nowadays. but maybe not for long. >> this feels very big to us. i can't imagine where that would be like. >> it sounds like a scene from jurassic park, but it is true. using genome editing technology, a team of scientists aimed to genetically resurrect the woolly mammoth by 2027. >> they are not bringing back the woolly mammoth. it is more like creating a genetically modified elephant. in that sense, science has a lot
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of experience genetically modifying all sorts of things. >> think genetically modified crops, but mammoths. >> it is within the technology and the science we can see it possible today to make something like that happen. >> the scientists plan to -- the mammoth to counteract climate change. the arctic plant life is out of balance resulting in more carbon emissions. mammoths used to maintain the balance. but to quote drastic part, just because we could doesn't always mean we should. >> it is another thing to make it happen and release it back into nature. while we are not there yet sent to -- scientifically, we are understanding the impact on the environment. >> time will tell. kristen: but even the fact it is a possibility is thrilling to consider. but it is a weighty responsibility.
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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> this vaccination is not a bad thing, is to help us the students. >> a message and a movement. one bay area school district is ramping up its effort to get students vaccinated and kick hesitancy to the curb. i am dion lim. >> i am larry beil. we are live on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you stream. oakland unified admits it has hit a wall when it comes to convincing most students to get vaccinated. the school district is mandating vaccines for all students aged 12 and up. the senior education reporter tells us the district is working hard to convince students the vaccine is indeed and
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