♪ announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. kristen: hi. you are watching "getting answers." today, one woman shares her story and explains the importance of diversity in the workplace. she will join us to celebrate the upcoming conference. calling all bruce lee fans, a new exhibit honoring him as open in san francisco, ahead of asian-american heritage month. first, everybody knows multiple somebodys, but do you know the protocol if you test positive?

dr. fauci making waves, saying the country is out that the full-blown pandemic phase. to discuss these topics, our special correspondent. good to see you. >> good to see you. kristen: some big waves dr. fauci is making. before that, you have a round of two truths, so do you want to get us started? >> right on. every segment begins with this. everybody knows how to do this. tell us which one of these is not true. is it, a, which i will pull up, because i can't read it. kristen: according to the cdc, 75% of children now have

antibodies against covid-19. b, oral remdesivir just received approval for children under 12. >> or is it c, san francisco county had eight times as many document cases as beijing did yesterday. tell us which one of these is not true. kristen: oh my. ok. >> i had to increase the difficulty little bit. kristen: you did. each of these has a little bit of truth. if you are not reading closely, only look at the headlines, you may be fooled. while i await answers, i am going to say, um, b is the live. it seems true upon first glance, but i think it might be one of those emergency use approvals versus full approval kind of

things, and may be over 12 as opposed to under 12, so unless the viewers disagree, i am going with b as alive. sally agrees. that is good enough for me. >> i will give you half a point for being right. b is the live. but it is not a lie because of the fda approval for under 12, it is not oral, it is an injection or iv. remdesivir was under emergency use authorization. now there is full fda approval. parents can rest assured there is another medication to prevent hospitalizations or severe illness as we await the vaccines to be approved for children under five. the o are surprising,

but true. there is a lot of exposure, a lot of kids have antibodies, and china has a zero covid policy. according to data, they had 1/8 the amount of infections we had in san francisco. you are seeing how they are handling that over there. it is not sustainable. there is no significant endgame. kristen: yes, wow, all right. thank you very much. i will give a shout out to two people for going with b with me. you got it right. i get the full point. thank you. that was interesting. i want to ask you what dr. fauci means. this is making headlines today, saying what he said, and some people thinks we are out of the pandemic phase. what does that mean?

we are in the endemic phase? >> it is not what he meant. he was referring to the fact we are in transitional phase. we are transitioning. we are not at the same level where we are seeing 4000 deaths a day and we did not have widespread vaccination available , but he goes on to say we are still in a pandemic. we are making a slight educated guess about what the summer and fall would look like, but i think everyone can rest assured that any future increase in cases will not come across as the same outbreak with the same hospitalizations as previously, so that is what he meant was we are in a transition phase. kristen: got it. that is an important difference to know. you had an item about the cdc data showing 75% of children

have antibodies. two things. does that mean they had covid and recovered, or could that be from vaccinations? two, what is it for adults? >> it presumes some type of exposure to covid, whether recovered, whatever it may be. the important thing is that 75% of kids are not fully vaccinated , so when we look at this data, we need to say we have a combination of vaccination-acquired immunity and naturally-acquired immunity, which should blunt the worst effects and an increase in cases. in adults, that number was about 50%, the first time studies have been about 50%. the presence of antibodies does not tell us a lot about the duration or level of protection we will have, so anyone who has antibodies, we want to make sure

they are fully vaccinated in getting a booster, but natural immunity does play a factor. kristen: what is the latest with regard to vaccines for kids under five? still waiting. >> still waiting. it seems to be adding a lot of frustration to parents and pediatricians. the white house is saying that they expected in june that there will be data from pfizer. you remember data from the first two shots was not sufficient from the fda. moderna already released data, showing a 30% efficacy. they want to release it at the same time and not have it staggered. in reality, i feel like parents have made up their mind, and the white house is overemphasizing the amount of confusion this would cause. parents is one option in transparency. kristen: got it. one bit of good news, more

treatments, more available, and i think vice president harris who has covid is on a treatment. is she in the eligible group? you hear people who say they tried to get it, but they could not get it. >> i have not seen any public reporting about why vice-president harris is on the treatment. this was a decision made by her personal physician. we know she is 57, which is why she is eligible for the second booster. the fda clearly said that people above 12 who are high risk are the ones eligible to go and get the treatment. you made a good point by talking about the supply. we talked about test to treat and going to the pharmacy with a positive test, getting a prescription to the treatment,

which is 95% effective keeping people out of the hospital, but there is a supply issue. not every pharmacy has it, and some physicians do not prescribe it, because they're afraid to cut into the supply. we have to get to the point where anyone out there is able to go to the pharmacy and get the pill. kristen: ok. we have a couple of minutes left. we have to talk about what to do if you have covid are you have been exposed. so many people seem to have it right now. first of all, you don't feel well you take a rapid test, it shows your positive. what do you do? >> so confusing. if your positive or symptomatically, you are in the isolation category, isolating for five days, and after that, you can break the isolation, but you should wear a mask for another five days.

if you have been exposed in a completely a symptomatically and fully vaccinated, you don't need to isolate. if you're not fully vaccinated, expose, isolate. does that sound confusing? that is because it is. people can go to the cdc website and look at the online tool and put your information in and it will lead you down the right path. cases are still all around us. 40,000 cases a day. we are starting to lift restrictions all over the place, including mask restrictions, and inevitably people will run into the virus, if they have not already. kristen: very true. if you're taking care of a family member, how can you protect yourself so that you don't get it as well? >> hopefully you are fully vaccinated. if you have a family member who is positive and you are not, layered protection, ventilation,

air filtration, masks, all of it. kristen: always great talking with you and learning from you. thank you so very much and see you again soon. >> i agree with you. winning is winning. i give you the full point, not the half-point. kristen: thank goodness. i was thinking about whether the invite you back, just kidding. coming up, turning aspirations coming up, turning aspirations into reality at one i was injured in a car crash. coming up, turning aspirations into reality at one i had no idea how much my case was worth. i called the barnes firm. when a truck hit my son, i had so many questions about his case. i called the barnes firm. it was the best call i could've made. your case is often worth more than insurance offers. call the barnes firm to find out what your case could be worth. we will help get you the best result possible. ♪ the barnes firm, injury attorneys ♪ ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪

kristen: we are counting down the days into the annual professional businesswomen of california conference this year on may 10 and may 11. we are a proud sponsor. hp is the vision sponsor.

to talk about it is the chief diversity officer of hp. thank you for joining us. >> thanks for having us. kristen: i know you are excited to be a part of it. hp is a vision sponsor. tell me why hp chose to do that and why it is so important to be a part of this global community of women? >> first, we are proud to be a sponsor of the conference. we share a common goal with it around advancing gender equality , and so, hp set out with a 50-50 equality goal for 2030, so our partnership just magnifies the importance of meeting that commitment. kristen: can you talk about your role in the company in terms of diversity? what is it you are trying to

bring to the company. it's relevant not just to hp, but society at-large to have women involved at every level. tell me why you think that is and how you can achieve it? >> first, it is important because diversity drives innovation. when you have diverse perspectives at the table, people with diverse experiences, then you're getting the best ideas in the greatest creativity and innovation, so it is important to get that at the top of the company, and so our goal for 50-50 gender equality is to get that in leadership specifically. kristen: gotcha. it's a great place to build leadership skills and build networks for women. this year's theme is rise. what is that mean? >> i love the theme. they are always so creative with the themes. this year's theme is more than just about aspiring and claiming

a seat at the table, it is about creating your own seat, if you need to. when we think about rise, it is all of those things for women to unleash the innovation and entrepreneurship within us. kristen: can you give me an example of how a woman might be able to create her own seat at the table? >> well, i think that there are many ways. i think that in part because as women, we nurture their cultures of our environments we are in. we create what we want our experiences to be. one opportunity to rise is to have your voice be heard and come up with new ideas in which you drive for your company. if you want to go out and start your own business, go out and start your business. if you want a side gig, do a

side gig. there are so many opportunities to rise up and do whatever it is that you want to do. kristen: yeah, i attended a lot of these conferences. they are always wonderful, even virtual, like last year was terrific. there are a lot of workshops. there are great speakers, but who are you looking forward to hearing from? >> so, i would love lena. she is a creative genius. i'd love melody. kristen: she is fantastic. >> yeah, financial extraordinaire. kristen: yeah. >> there are so many good, thoughtful speakers, and so if you go to the conference, you will have an opportunity to walk away with not only a great network and be inspired, but i would submit that you probably will want to take your game to

another level. kristen: for sure. this is great for young women as well. you get a lot of mentoring. how can people get involved on may 10 and may 11? >> go online and get your registration and get registered, then come ready to have a good time. it is high energy. itenal development. you will hear from great speakers and you will have an opportunity to meet some of the finest and most innovative women in the industry. kristen: mindy kaling as well. she is so great. >> mindy is another good one. kristen: the chief diversity officer at hp talking with us. thank you so much. >> thank you. kristen:

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of california conference coming up in a couple of weeks. we would like to introduce you to another speaker who can expend why you should attend. >> i am glad to be talking to you. your story is incredible. this, you have been the first of many things, some wonderful, some thrust upon you and circumstances we would never want to see for anyone. we will start with you are in the army, in iraq, barely there, and your convoy rolls across a bomb that detonates underneath you. >> yes. that is correct. it has been almost 18 years, which is crazy, back in 2000 more, but it was a roadside bomb -- 2004, but it was a roadside bomb that resulted in the loss of my left leg above the knee, where i stand today, so i feel

fortunate it was not much worse. i have my life, three good limbs, and i live the life i would never dream possible, so it is crazy how that happens, but 18 years ago, my life changed forever. >> i believe you became the first woman to lose a limb in the iraq war. >> that is correct. that is what i have been told. obviously never a title you aspired to get. there were many other females who were severely wounded, i just happened to be the first one, so yeah, it is a title, but not something you aspired to be. >> let's talk about an aspirational title. again, that is 2004. four years later, you are getting ready to go to the paralympics. that is a short amount of time to go from being severely injured to being competing on the world stage. how in the world did you do that? >> why not? [laughter] >> um, after losing a leg, i was

surrounded by these other soldiers, a lot of them missing more than i was, and i was so fortunate to have my life, and i wanted to prove to myself that it did not matter and i could still get out there and do what i wanted to do and have these big dreams. growing up, i was a gymnast, so i thought what greater honor to be on the biggest age wearing the team usa uniform, a country i was so proud to represent, and wind not give it a go? so i went for it in swimming. i had to catch up quickly to my fellow competitors, but it worked, my hard work paid off and i was able to be in the 2008 beijing paralympics representing a country i defended in iraq. what an incredible journey and to close that circle from baghdad to beijing. it just made sense. yeah, crazy it was that long

ago, but such a part of the story. >> you went from being the first woman to lose a limb in the iraq war to being the first iraq v et to represent in the games and just that four-year time. that's not the last time we would see you compete. it would only build from there. after that, you would go to rio and be involved for the very first time for anyone on the team there was competing in what? >> triathlon, one-bike-run -- swim-bike-runs. so, yeah. >> did you know you could do that? swimming is interesting for someone missing limb, because you're not supporting your weight. i'm not saying that is easy, but in some ways it must be a more comfortable experience, but

going from the pool to being involved in something which i honestly can't imagine for the first time, did you know that you could do that? >> no. i used to think triathletes were crazy. all that and add a prosthetic, but i did for the first time in 2009, was decent at it, so it was my new passion. i really learned to love it pretty quickly. kristen: coming up next, he was born in san francisco and became an international star. now, a brand-new exhibition in chinatown is honoring the legacy of bruce lee. we are

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kristen: remember google glass? now similar technology is being used to help the vision-impaired, and identify objects and people. our reporter explains how it works. reporter: a history-making mission to space. >> liftoff. go, falcon. >> just put them on it like normal glasses. reporter: he is hoping these will be a life changer. after starting to lose his vision in his 20's, he had to stop driving and working in finance. >> if there is technology that can help me in my daily life, i would do what it takes to regain my independence and live a normal life. >> a dutch firm has taken the newest iteration of google glasses and added artificial intelligence. >> it says double tap to scan the text.

it sounds like it took a picture. >> they can capture and read text, labels, or signs in a matter of seconds. the founder says this opens a new world for the blind and visually impaired. >> it reads over 60 different languages, including those that feedthrough. it reads 100 languages and scripts. >> it creates a database so when a user walks into a room, the glasses will describe who or what is there, and when a user needs help, it will call in our life, displaying what the glasses are seeing, then they have a hands-free call to help the user navigate it. >> we have two big conference rooms to the left. >> great. i'm always trying to figure out, at the right train station, the right direction i am going, and does kristen: thanks for joining us.

see you back here at 4:00. ♪ tonight, american trevor reed released from russia. the u.s. marine veteran heading home now, held prisoner for nearly three years. tonight here, my interview with his parents in texas. what their son said to them in his first phone call. what president biden said to them when he called. new reporting here tonight on the dramatic series of events. the scene unfolding on a tarmac in turkey. the u.s. and russia exchanging prisoners. images seen on russian tv. trevor reed looking frail and malnourished escorted onto a plane by russian officers. reed swapped for a convicted russian drug trafficker in prison in the u.s. tonight here, what about the other americans still being held in russia? paul whelan and wnba player brittane