announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. kristen: i am kristen sze. you are watching "getting answers" live on abc 7. we get answers for you in real time. today, we have the story of rebirth. a vacaville landmark that burned down in 2020 has reopened bigger and better than ever. we will take you to the ranch owned by the philanthropist who runs many mcdonald's between the bay area and sacramento. also, new covid subvariants more efficient at evading immunity. will they cause a winter s urge? should doctors be prescribing

paxlovid more? plus, why we should be keeping an eye on ebola. but first, it is fleet week. things kicked off with the popular parade of ships as they sailed under the golden gate bridge past the san francisco waterfront. many of the ships are open for tours to the public. the blue are about to thunder through the skies. the navy demonstration squadron is doing a show in this half-hour, so we will keep our live feed of the blue angels up on your screen for the entire show. we are also streaming the blue angels on our website. that is on abc7news.com and on the news app. meteorologist mike nicco is here to check out the fleet week forecast. mike: it is going to be nice. there will be a little bit of cloudiness. that show you what is going on

with the golden gate bridge. you want to bea closer because you can see the clouds hugging the bridge print it has not stopped as far as i have been able to find out. it has not stopped the airplanes. let's look at temperatures. the closer you are to fort bragg for the presidio, the cooler it will be. 56 at crissy field to 65 at the fair building. farther to the east, it is sunnier and warmer. as far as the air, it is fine. the wind is around 13 miles an hour. they will get up to 25. the fastest and most aggressive will be sunday. if you like to get out there on your yacht or boat, invite us, we would appreciate that, you will notice the breeze. you can see how much clear it is

the farther east you go. air quality will be good to moderate. let me show you the forecast for tomorrow into sunday. you can see crowds trying to push through the golden gate. by the time to get to alcatraz, they vaporize. i put the cooler temperature near the coast because that is where many people like to be. if you're deeper in the city, temperatures could be around 70 saturday and sunday. it will be much breezier sunday, especially on the water. julian: it sounds almost perfect. you saw the blue angels and the pilots up close in oakland? we have video of this. look at this. it is like, oh, hello. did the guys just get out of the planes? mike: get that. still in uniform. mike: yes, they were very kind. it was neat to seek our own

natives drive-by. kristen: they waived hi. nice. mike: it was kind of a fan boy moment. i love planes and would love to go up in one but i don't know that i have the stomach to pull that many g's. they were super nice to us. they were very precise in everything they do. we had to be in a certain place. they have it down to a t. the planes come in staggered. kristen: look at that. it is not just the blue angels. i know they have a lot of different planes. there are dogfighting planes. lots of different squadrons. mike: right. there will be all sorts of different planes. a lot of them will be doing solo acrobatics. it will be fun. you know when fat albert comes out, the big c 130, when it comes out and does it show, the blue angels are next. just going back to the precision

, not only are they precise in the air -- kristen: let show video of them practicing yesterday. let's have folks check that out. it was so impressive. mike: how many feet are they away from each other? look at that. it is amazing. they are that precise when they do things on the ground. there is a huge crew that helps them whether it is maintenance or fueling or just getting them from one place to the other. this is a big undertaking. it is such a patriotic undertaking and so neat to see this unfold. they were doing acrobatics over the oakland airport. you can see and feel and hear it. it brought out the inner kid in me. kristen: thank you so much. we will keep an eye on the feed

throughout the show. they should be taking to the air in about 10 minutes. right now, we are going to talk to our own angel of health care, special correspondent dr. patel. how did you like that introduction? dr. patel: i'm going to be honest, no one has ever called me an angel of health, but i will take it because i am such a fan of the blue angels. i was paying close attention to everything mike was saying. kristen: if they start flying, we will interrupt you. don't be offended, and we will watch and then resume our conversation. if you have questions for dr. patel, you are welcome to ask on facebook live. with covid news, i know you have prepared. dr. patel: i have. everyone knows how to play. tell us which one of these is not true. they are all based on recent headlines and really important. let's throw them on the screen.

tell us which one of these is false. a? 600 50,000 fewer hospitalizations among seniors and $16 billion saved thanks to vaccines? b? variants currently being watched include these? or is it c? uganda ebola outbreak is caused by the vaccine strain for which there are no vaccines. which one is not true? kristen: which one is a lie? we are going to put our collective thinking caps on. i'm going to say a sounds plausible and correct. c, i think i know that there are no vaccines. i'm going to say b is the lie. viewers, feel free to affirm or negate what i am saying. i always appreciate your input. let's go with b. dr. patel: b is the lie.

b-52 i wrote when i was thinking of ♪ love shack, baby, love shack ♪ kristen: only you could come up with a hokie and adorable variant song. dr. patel: it speaks to the remarkable power of vaccines and hominy lives they have saved -- how many lives they have saved. as we talk more about ebola later, it is important to know one of the reasons we want to keep a close eye on this is we don't have effective treatments or vaccines against this strain. ebola of any strain is highly infectious in the right situation and deadly. kristen: i want to talk more about ebola later. right now, i want to talk about saving lives with paxlovid. the white house coordinator

suggested if everyone over 50 got paxlovid, we could cut down on covid deaths dramatically. did i interpret that right? how dramatically? dr. patel: you did. they said we could cut them down to 50 per day. we are currently about 300 to 400 per day. part of me says that is obvious. if everyone out there was vaccinated and had quick access to health care, we might also see the deaths reduced as well. i do see where the data is coming from. the importance of making sure everyone above 50 or who is high risk has access to paxlovid. the question becomes why they don't have it. is it a lack of awareness, the fact they are not getting to a doctor in time? for anyone watching, remember paxlovid is incredibly effective at preventing hospitalizations and severe illness. the initial study was done in an unvaccinated publishing.

we have enough evidence to definitively say it is very helpful for anyone high-risk to make sure you are protected even more so against hospitalization and death. kristen: i think i read that only 1% of americans are living in counties with a high covid community level. is that good news? does that mean we don't need to mask endorse or at least -- indoors? dr. patel: it is good news to see the levels are lower according to data that is reported. that is an important asterisk. it is important to say we can be optimistic about so much naturally acquired immunity so that every person is in a better place than they were previously. that does not mean there is not virus circulating. the numbers we are looking at were reported from testing, not

necessarily from home testing. and also, wastewater surveillance from the bay area suggests there is still a lot of virus out there. if you are high-risk or lives with someone high-risk or someone who keeps keeps a close eye on the health, i suggest you assume people around you have covid and go into those situations understanding your individual risk. kristen: don't go away. we will take a short break and be right back. you can join us on facebook live 'd

how they practice that. kristen: we are coming back. we are back with special correspondent dr. patel. we have been watching the blue angels on our live feed on our

website. the second our director spots them flying past, we will put the shut up again. there they are. let me ask you something. how many g's might they be pulling during the stunts? dr. patel: i have read they can hit seven to eight g's, at a seven to eight times the force of gravity against your body. an untrained person might pass out at 2 or 3. blood will pool in your legs. the heart has to work a lot harder. you can pass out. when it comes to fitness, diet, and training, they are the top 1% of the 1%. they know exactly when to squeeze their legs. i don't know if the blue angels are wearing protective suits. if they are not, that is incredibly impressive training

to pull that many g's and stay focused. they just went by my window. that is a sign. kristen: there is a reason journalists that fly with them all throw up. it is not for the normal person. dr. patel: i imagine if you go up, you better be wearing a protective suit so you don't pass out. kristen: that is amazing, just the physical training. i imagine the vast majority of us could still physically not handle it because it is not for a mere mortal. i want to go back to medical questions as we continue to watch. i want to ask about vaccinations. the uptake, people getting the new booster that has the omicron strain, still kind of love, tell us where we are at and if you are concerned on the pace to prevent the winter surge. dr. patel: we are under 5% for

uptake of the new bivalent vaccine which is not where we want to be. we want people to get the tailored vaccine tailored for the omicron vi variant, especiay for the high risk. just saw a survey that said 50% of adults did not have the right information or little to no information about the new bivalent vaccine. i almost want to stop talking because the blue angels are so phenomenal. information matters and we are not getting the right information out about the importance of the bivalent shots , what they do, and what is heading our way this winter. there are a host of variants being watched. one has antibody escape. it might be able to escape our vaccines and monoclonal treatments. one has an increased growth rate.

these all sound like fighter planes. they are variants. 1.1 also has a high amount of potential immune escape. will one of these beat out ba.5? we are not sure yet. being up to date on your boosters is a great way to protect yourself for anything that may come this winter. kristen: good information and even greater visuals at the blue angels fly in formation as they practice which is basically the whole show for people that come today. fewer people, so this is a great preview. i wonder if you think this is important for hindu people to get vaccinated. dr. patel: we have the festival of lights coming up at the end of october which i am excited about. a lot of cultures and people in general are looking towards the fall season. there are a lot of holidays. people will

getting together indoors. you also have thanksgiving, christmas, jewish holidays, so many holiday spirit it is important to take into account as the season gets colder, we want to make sure we are safe. last january, we saw omicron. the january before, we had a surge because of delta. do what you can to protect yourself and everyone around you. kristen: what we are seeing now is not a practice show. it is the regular show. they will do one saturday and sunday. tomorrow probably the nicest day. sunday i little windy but still nice. dr. patel: that one is flying upside down. kristen: the one next to it is not. dr. patel: amazing.

this is health related. there is physiology involved to be able to fly upside down fast and stay focused. so impressive. kristen: let's keep watching. i will ask about ebola. the u.s. government has said it will screen passengers from uganda because of ebola. ebola is not new. tell us why this level of concern and care for this outbreak right now. dr. patel: it is absolutely not new. but what we have learned the last two years, and this specific sentence was in the cdc directive to start screening, any infectious disease can make its way around the globe in under 24 hours. protecting people from spread is extremely important. we would like to see what the cdc and whr are doing on the ground level to mixer people in uganda -- make sure people in uganda are being taken care of. there are no direct flights from uganda to the united states.

over 60% of flights from uganda go to one of these five airports. atlanta, chicago, newark, j.f.k., and dulles where people may be screened if they have been in uganda in the past 21 days. you don't need to freak out. the risk of catching ebola is minuscule unless you are close to someone symptomatic it does not mean everyone needs to be worried about ebola. it is another reminder the world is smaller than we assume. we cannot take anyone for granted. we have to protect one another pick kristen: we cannot take this wonderful view for granted either. the blue angels in the air in the bay area. it has been fun hanging out with you watching the show together. dr. patel: i want to sit on the roof of the studio and watch more. kristen: you are welcome anytime. thank you. we will see you later. next, new life for a vacaville

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kristen: welcome back. the complex fire in 2020 was devastating. it destroyed nearly 1500 structures. among them, the pavilion at the ranch in vacaville. the popular ranch was founded by immigrant, philanthropist, and owner of two dozen mcdonald's. it served as a community center and wedding venue. yesterday, after two years of reconstruction, a new pavilion has risen from the ashes. joining us to talk about the rebirth and future of the pavilion is c.c. and his daughter. welcome. >> thank you for having us. >> thank you. kristen: congratulations. you had a ribbon-cutting and

dinner at the ranch yesterday to celebrate. governor newsom, the lieutenant governor, the attorney general, everybody was there. here is the picture. what does it say to you that so many of our leaders were there? >> yeah. mary can tell you. >> i would just share that it was such a heartfelt celebration and amazing that we can see so much support coming out for our community. we are based in solano county. the ramp has been here over 30 years. the fires in august of 2020 were devastating. it destroyed a beloved community center at the heart of our property. for all of the love and support that came with all the public officials and leaders and friends in our community and

beyond the state of california, we are very grateful we have gotten this far. we still have a lot to do. it is a lot of hard work. my father is an engineer at heart so he is always part of the construction team we have as well. we also had is simile member and many local -- the assembly member and many other locals. they have been there to be part of our wonderful community. we hope that to be a future asian heritage center and venue for celebrating and embracing diversity and our asian culture. it is so important. kristen: you guys do so much for your nonprofit which is the asian american participation leading building on the participation and civic progress and engagement. i know you use the pavilion for that. we have video of what you have used it for in the past.

now, i think it is bigger and better. what do you plan to do and host there? >> go ahead, dad. share. >> it is a continuation of what has been used for in the past. now because of the fire and the opportunity to rebuild, we are excited about the support. our family is extremely thankful. my three daughters and our family are pleased. we've already built the foundation and structure with 50% more space from 10,000 to 18,000 square feet to serve the community.

kristen: i want to remind our viewers when the pandemic first happened, you donated millions of masks, gloves, sanitizers to first responders in the bay area and doctors. congratulations on all of your good work. congratulations on the rebuilding of the pavilion. >> thank you so much. we are excited to celebrate with everyone. thank you so much. kristen: thank you. we will take a short break. we will take this conversation over on facebook live, c.c.

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we will be here every weekday at 3:00. enjoy the blue angels this weekend. tonight, president biden's stark warning about vladimir putin, saying the risk of nuclear armageddon has not been at this level since the cuban missile crisis. the president's words behind closed doors. putin facing serious setbacks. president biden saying putin is not joking when he threatens to use nuclear weapons. what's behind the u.s. purchase of $290 million of a radiation sickness drug? what the department of health and human services is saying about that tonight. in new york city, the mayor declaring a state of emergency over the humanitarian crisis caused by bus load of migrants being brought to the city from texas and elsewhere. more than