>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. getting answers on abc seven. we talk about issues important to the bay area and get answers for you in real time. our people in fact leaving the golden state in droves? a new califor repo suggests otherwise. tn, the san frtand h an whiccotiesre huge change in the recommendations on when women should begin getting mammograms. turning us in the studio to discuss that is our

correspondent, dr. patel. >> i ran into someone who love your segments with kristen. >> i hope they are watching now, there is a lot to learn today. we will begin with two truths and alive. -- and alive. >> it gets the viewers of fired up and focused. >> dr. patel with three options, and one of them will be alive. >> a woman's risk of rest cancer increases with each additional alcoholic drink consumed per week. or b, loneliness is as smoking 15 dangerous -- 15 cigarettes per day. or c, the and rhinos. which one is not true? >> i know b is true.

i read a study on loneliness and the impact on our physical health. should we rule out c? i know it is in dear, i keep up with my news. i'm going to go with that as true. i will say that a is the lie. folks at home, let's see what is. >> c is there is no evidence of that covid is in rhinos. there is a mink outbreak. a is important, and youn who consume , each additional alcoholic unit is so -- thought to

risk of cancer. >> i am glad you are focusing on breast cancer, that is the big health story. a group j guidelines, it brought it down by 10 years, they are recommending women get their first mammogram at 40. >> this is the us preventive services task force, a group of experts who look at data and put together guidelines for different types of screenings. this is making headlines, 10 years ago, this group suggested that this aid to be raised to 50, rather than 40. where as other groups say women should be getting mammograms as early as 40.

at least all the groups are saying 40, is one the woman with average risk for developing rest cancer should go in to get their first mammogram. >> is there a huge jump in the breast cancer cases? >> in this group of between 40-50, there has been an increase. death has gone down, but the amount of diagnoses has gone up. women who have the recommendation to get a mammogram. this is for women with an average risk factor. if you have a family history, a genetic predisposition toward getting cancer, a prior history of breast cancer, you may be recommended to get a mammogram before 40. >> how important is early

detection? >> if we look at all cases of breast cancer, when they are found they are localized to the breast. the five year survival is 99%. ift s to aeistih,ront.thisnt early. the united states will see about 260,000 cases of breast cancer per year. 42,0 second elitist -- second leading cause of cancer. >> are there some who think it will do more harm than good? when they raised the age, they said it was because there were too many. -- too many people

>> how would we prevent, versus how much -- how many cases of cancer would we prevent, versus how many false positives? for all of these different types of cancer screening tests. given the fact that we have seen a rise in breast cancer cases especially among lack women, who are more lately to get an aggressive form of breast cancer. we will learn more in june when they put forth the data. >> i wonder, are there worries with radiation? >> we get asked about this all the time. mammograms are a form of an x-ray. or is a small amount of x-rays you are subjected to. according to johns hopkins, the amount of radiation would get from a mammogram is equivalent to the amount of background

radiation, from living on planet earth, in two months. it is equivalent to you existing. >> i want to ask you if this group recommends it, does that mean everyone adopts it, like doctors? does that mean insurance will cover it so that it is free? >> to the former, a lot of colleagues who work in this space, have a more individualized approach. if someone feels they should get a mammogram before. it is likely we will have the notion that the conversation should start early. the affordable care act covers all preventative exams and tests that are recommended by the united states preventative service task force. this should be covered by insurance. >> you are supposed to do it ath

care system. >> the thought is yes, be additional costs. think abisease you are going to be preventing, each on its own is a huge cost. aside from the obvious public health implications. >> the survival rate is, -- the survival rate is climbing, is that due to better treatment? >> it might not be just better treatment, but increased screenings. want to capture the l capture groups of women see a disparity, such as black women. there needs to be more research regarding the racial disparity. catching -- patching breast cancer is one part, but making sure they have access to treatment is another thing.

>> now that we have here, we will take a short rate, dr. patel will be back for another round of two truths and a lie. we wil

kristen: we are back with dr. patel, so much going on and he has dropped in to share with us the latest news and quiz us with two truths and ally. -- two truths and a we learned and quizzes. dr. patel: which one of these three is not true?

a, is older americans and national physical fitness and sports month. is it b, the tip for parents is to open eight joint social media account with your teen. or is it c, people health disease in their 20's have an increased risk of developing -- kristen: i am going to say, as a parent, i feel like opening a joint social media account with your teen, that's never going to happen. i am going to say -- i want to say that is the lie, because it should be the lie, i know you will say a is alive. you threw in an extra thing is

not true. dr. patel: the audience can't see me laughing out. b is not true. kristen: i said that was ludicrous. dr. patel: be it true. be aware of the type of online content your teens are consuming. a is all those months, it is all those health months. kristen: i thought you threw what else did they say about social media and why is it so important to have guidelines? dr. patel: some of the new guidelines, people have heard before. be aware of the exposure and to make sure it is developmentally appropriate for children. a young child may not be able to handle the same type of high

risk information that 18 might be able to handle. things that many violent. cyber bullying is important to keep track of. it can affect sleeping, eating and activity habits. pay close attention to your child's behavior on social media accounts that involve instant feedback like likes and shares. it changes the way they perceive reward, is it for being a better person or pleasing your friends? kristen: we gotta work on that. i have been trying with my between -- with my teen. y fe doing ts. many local school districts sent out warnings and resources. how deadly andsive hasece?drpat.

is re accessible now. it kills about 1000 kids per year. it is like an entire classroom of high school students each week. it is the top 10 causes of death including guns, drug overdoses and cars. what is scary is that fentanyl comes in the form of pure fentanyl and counterfeit bills. kristen: i saw that in the school email in adderall, or some other thing. dr. patel: there are two things we should be doing that could potentially save a life. picture teens are aware that it could be hidden in different pills, they may experiment, they may buy online, they want to get

xanax. everyone should mark - n nerto u iou anveosanner ak -make you can pick this up at a pharmacy. they should readily have them. kristen: let's go back to covid, i am bitter over missing the first round. the animals that have presented with the covid virus, including deer, they found california. what are the implications in terms of animals getting this?

we have been vaccinated, i assume they are not going to give it to us? dr. patel: that is the hope that doesn't happen, that is why these are monitored. white tailed deers california deer. can animals act as a hidden reservoir for covid in the same forecsif they do jump to humans there a difference? right now it is not harming the deer population. mersa lives in camels, it goes to humans, the mortality rate jumps. it is something for scientists to keep their eye on. kristen: i think this thurs

is at the end of the u.s. health emergency with regard to covid. who lifted dr. patel: it means the end of a long era. which brought us together. i would like to say we were friends before that, but it unified a lot of people. what this signifies is that the emergency response may be ending, this code been changes to your insurance, access to free testing and vaccines. it does not mean that baseline cases aren't still around, it doesn't mean that we aren't losing americans every week. there has to be changes in terms of where we are and accepting the reality that covid is still here. we have the tools to make sure we are protecting our most vulnerable. kristen: are we trying to develop a new next-generation

vaccine? dr. patel: they are in the pipeline. there are trials for a combined covid and influenza vaccine. we have not heard updates, but there should be eating this summer to see if the current bivalent vaccine will be the same or will it have to be re-tailored. kristen: always great talking with you, don't you learn so much? i remember our first segment, we started when covid was just starting, it feels like so long ago. thank you for joining us, don't go away. we will talk about the california exodus, the numbers don't lie.

kristen: new data is giving us a first look at the population this year in cities across the state.

are people really leaving california? or is that a myth? our media partner at the san francisco standard is digging into these questions with a new article. they are looking a close -- they are taking a close look at the numbers. the town seeing the biggest growth is in the bay area. joining us live now to talk us through the numbers is noah boston. the california departm finance compiled this data using what and why? noah: this is a process they twice a year, they come out with population estimates. there is a combination of housing production, data from the census, statistical models to predict changes in population. they do it to keep track of how population is changing across

the state. it has impact on the economy and people's lives in california. kristen: policy implications too. how has california's population changed? >> the big headline california's population is shrinking, although less than it has been in previous years. the state as a whole lost 150,000 people. that's about a . the first year of the pandemic, we lost 280,000 people. kristen: let's take a look at the counties with your interactive map that accompanies your story. which counties lost the biggest percentage of residents and which counties gained? noah: the broad

coastal counties in california lost population. the only exception, the plac where it increased at the county level, or some parts of the inland empire and central valley. the majority of counties in the state lost population, including every county in the bay area. kristen: i see yellow and orange, minor losses. purple is the places where they gained population. noah: that's exactly right. it is a complicated of things impact it. one trend we have seen since covid offended everything about population change, has been work from home has led to, and california, and across the country, people moving from large cities to rural laces.

and moving to places where there is more affordable housing. the finance department s about these places that had the largest growth in the inland empire, they also had the most housing production. there are places to live that are available. kristen: which cities saw the most growth? walk us through which cities. noah: if you look 100,000 people, riverside, saw the largest roast. the city has only been incorporated as a city for two decades. meanwhile, los angeles biggest city in the state, saw the loss -- largest total number of people leave.

it is a 1% decrease, since it is such an -- a large city. anaheim had the largest rate of people leaving. if you take away the paradise, which had a horrible wildfire a couple years ago, has been recovering. it had the largest rate of increase of any city in the state, it was just over 1000 people. kristen: i'm glad folks are coming back, they worked hard to rebuild. is there a take away from this data? noah: immigration in population changes. the finance department spoke about population decrease slowing. immigration after stopping in 2020, is almost back to

pre-pandemic levels. it nearly tripled from 2021 two 2022. kristen: back to the california story, the newcomers, earning up our population. thank you so much, really appreciate it. noah: thanks for having me. kristen: you can check out more of his story in the standard and their other original reporting on the website. you can check out our new documentary, california dreaming: moving to texas.

kristen: we will be here every

weekday at 3:00, answering questions with experts from around the bay area. >> tonight former president trump found liable for sexual abuse and defamation. and the new york congressman charged by the justice department. first case against a former president, the jury here in new york deliberating less than three hours today. writer e jean carroll who claimed donald trump attacked her in a bergdorf goodman department store in 1996. trump denied the allegation saying "she's not my type" and while being deposed, refusing a photo of carroll for his former wife marla maples. aaron could tour ski in the courtroom, john karl with the new reporting from inside trump circle. also breaking at this hour,

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