it's right now, and we start with the changes at the top inside of oakland's city government. >> the new year brings with it a

new mayor. for now, this is the first round of budget cutting measures go into effect, and some residents say oaklanders may be less safe because of it. good afternoon. thanks so much for joining us. i'm julian glover. it was a game of political musical chairs at oakland city hall today, council member kevin jenkins was voted in as the new council president, and that makes him the interim mayor. jenkins will be the third mayor oakland has seen in just the last month, following the recall of shengtao, outgoing city council president nikki fortunato. bass was the interim mayor after tao's departure, but she's now left the city council to be sworn in. as in alameda county supervisor. we heard from the interim mayor jenkins just a short time ago. >> we all have to work together. there are some serious issues in the city, but we're only going to get past it. working together. the residents of oakland absolutely demand it. we want to get back to a place where we're doing our basic services well, where we're getting our unsheltered folks

housed, where we're filling potholes, where our fire stations are open, and i'm sure that we will work together, get this figured out, and make sure that we get the budget figured out, and make sure that we provide a smooth transition for the next mayor. >> longtime city council member noel gallo has been elevated to the council president role since jenkins is now the acting mayor and former at large council member rebecca kaplan was appointed to serve temporarily in the vacant district two council seat formerly held by bass. abc seven news reporter lena howland tells us the leadership changes come as the city starts implementing budget cutting measures, including one today that impacts fire safety. >> this is all happening only hours after the city closed two fire stations. here's video of crews leaving fire station 25 minutes after they took down the american flag out front. station 25, along with station 28, closed at 8:00 this morning. the oakland fire chief says this is a brownout process that will

keep the stations closed at least six months and save the city $5 million. only a small portion of the $129 million budget deficit. in response, the firefighters union held a press conference. they're calling on city leaders to reopen the stations and stop a proposal to close four more stations next month. >> cuts in emergency services don't mean these calls will go away. it means we will have to travel farther to reach those in need, increasing response times. it also means that dispatchers will have to prioritize calls, which could further impact our response times. these cuts are a tragedy waiting to happen. >> in response to the brownouts, oakland firefighters have launched what's called the fire safe oakland website and campaign. you can find it now at fire safe oakland.com. the city says the closures are meant to keep oakland afloat until long delayed money from the sale of the oakland coliseum comes through. in the studio, lena howland, abc seven news.

>> as oakland looks for ways to balance the budget and goes through a leadership shakeup, more than a dozen people are apparently interested in running for mayor. and that apparently includes former congresswoman barbara lee, who filed paperwork today with the city of oakland and a sign that she plans for a potential run. representatives for lee were not immediately available for comment. the new mayor will be selected in a special election on april the 15th. well, did you see that thick fog this morning? it was really thick. our cameras captured carl. the fog at his finest this morning all across the bay area. a dense fog advisory for the north bay ended at 10:00 this morning. now we're enjoying a mix of clouds and sun, but abc seven weather anchor spencer christian says we'll have a gusty night. >> and looking across the embarcadero from our rooftop camera, a much clearer view than we had just a short time ago. the fog was very, very dense, but right now it's lifting just a bit, so the dense fog dissipates. this morning, fog giving way to improved

visibility. visibility in the afternoon. the mild days lie ahead for the remainder of this week. with above average temperatures. and this dry pattern we're in right now will continue through the week as well, with no rain in sight for at least the next seven days. we do have rough surf though, and elevated wave heights, so we have a beach hazards statement in effect until tomorrow afternoon. 4:00 waves could reach heights of about 20ft and that, of course, means a moderate risk of dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves. now this afternoon, as the skies get clearer, we'll see high temperatures in the upper 50s along the coast, 59 to about 60 degrees, right around the bay shoreline and in the inland east bay as well. down in the south bay, we'll see a high of 63 at san jose and up to the north bay, mainly right around 60 degrees, except santa rosa will get up to about 62. and then tonight, under clear skies and increasingly windy conditions, we'll see low temperatures generally in the mid to upper 40s, a few low 40s popping up in some of the inland areas like morgan hill where the low will drop to 41, livermore, a high of low rather of 40 degrees in the

early morning hours. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. and notice the mild pattern we're going to have through the remainder of the week. sunny skies in the afternoon with high temperatures ranging from 64 to 66, or even 68 degrees from bay to inland. even the coast will see highs in the low to mid 60s for a couple of days. so we've got some very mild weather. and julian seems particularly happy about that. julian. >> hey, who doesn't like the warmer weather out there? well, donald trump has officially won the 2024 election. you already knew that. but it became official today when congress certified the election results. it comes four years after hundreds of trump supporters attacked the capitol on january 6th. trump has vowed to pardon some of his supporters who were charged for their actions on that day. abc news reporter perry russom is in washington with more on what's being seen as a significant day in u.s. history for several reasons. reporter. >> the outcome of the 2024 presidential election now official donald trump declared the winner today. the votes

counted, the results certified before a joint session of congress donald j. >> trump of the state of florida has received 312 votes. kamala harris. kamala harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. >> trump's opponent in the race, vice president kamala harris, presiding over the constitutional formality. >> today i did what i have done my entire career, performing my constitutional duties to ensure that the people of america, the voters of america, will have their votes counted. >> the results certified in the same building attacked by trump supporters four years ago. on january 6th, 2021, trump urged his supporters to march to the capital, telling his then vice president, mike pence, to reject the results of the 2020 election that president biden had won. republican lawmakers today with no plans to mark the anniversary. >> this is a great day for the

country. we're going to certify the election of donald j. trump as the 47th president. that's our focus today. >> the department of justice says more than 1200 people have either pleaded guilty or were found guilty at trial for charges tied to the attack. trump has promised to pardon some, calling them political prisoners. today, enrique tarrio, the former leader of the proud boys, is asking trump for a full pardon. he was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the attack. >> pardoning the criminals who assaulted police officers and tried to halt the democratic process would be a dangerous endorsement of political violence. >> in a letter to trump, tarrio's lawyer says his client is nothing more than a proud american who believes in true conservative values. prosecutors say he helped rally his members ahead of january 6th to stop the transfer of power. perry russom, abc news, washington. >> canada's prime minister is stepping down. this will end justin trudeau's nearly decade long reign of power north of the border. the liberal party leader has been asked to resign

publicly by his own party members. the public has been unhappy with the prime minister's handling of the budget and immigration issues. trudeau says parliament will be suspended until march the 24th, while a new leader is chosen. now to the east bay, where oakland police are investigating a series of burglaries overnight. all four crimes happened just a few minutes apart in the area of macarthur boulevard and fruitvale avenue. the first was a break in at a safeway supermarket on redwood road at about 3 a.m, then another safeway on fruitvale just minutes later. employees there say the thieves broke in through the front door and stole liquor. next was a break in at a 7-eleven store. the clerk says the suspect stole two cash registers from inside the store. then a massage business on park boulevard just before 5 a.m. was also hit. it's unclear what was taken from that business, but the owner surveillance system recorded video of that break in. happening now. people are getting in on some big discounts at a soon to be closed safeway

in san francisco's fillmore neighborhood. the store is holding a 50% off sale, and people lined up outside this morning to get in on those deals. only a few people were allowed inside at a time. one of the shoppers we spoke to said they are grateful for the chance to save some money. >> i want to say something that would have been $600. i probably spent only like $280, $300. so this is a great deal, you know, and it's going to stock us up for months, you know, and i know everybody needs stuff. so it's been great. you know it's a great day i can't complain. usually we don't get a lot of sales you know. and it's just been very helpful. >> you know because of safety and theft concerns. the store will close on february the 7th. tonight, caltrans will begin overnight work on highway 37, a project designed to prevent flooding and combat rising sea levels in the north bay. this work will impact a 12 mile stretch of eastbound 37 in solano county. flooding has become routine on highway 37 during the rainy season, causing

lengthy closures of the vital commute route. a plan to widen and elevate the entire 21 mile stretch of highway 37 is the ultimate goal, creating more bicycle, public transit and carpool options for all travelers there. environmental advocates hope to create a corridor where wildlife and infrastructure can coexist. >> that's about a 40 mile long detour. pretty significant. it's allowed us to do geotechnical drilling so that we can get information that we need to design the new state route 37, a detour around the roadwork will be in place weeknights through february, the first. >> for the first phase of the project, caltrans is closing eastbound lanes of 37 between highway 121 and railroad avenue in vallejo. well, years after issuing a warning about this medical device, the fda today took the first step in finding a fix. you may not know its name, but it's a staple in hospitals and doctors offices everywhere. ahead, addressing a racial bias

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in particular, practically every health care setting in america, and is facing scrutiny over its accuracy, particularly on people of color. the fda is now considering some new recommendations for pulse oximeters. the device fits around the tip of your finger and measures the amount of oxygen in your blood. newly proposed and drafted recommendations from the fda announced today aim to improve its accuracy. doctors believe the devices potentially contributed to the higher covid death rates for black patients compared to white patients. the aim is for the makers of the devices to gather more evidence

that their product works for patients of color. the fda recommendations still need to undergo a review process. i first reported on this issue last january, when the ceo of roots community health clinic in east oakland coauthored a study that highlighted the inaccuracies of those devices. so what do you and your family need to know about the accuracy of the oxygen reader at your home, or maybe even your local doctor's office? we're getting answers with doctor noah abelardo, ceo of roots community health center. doctor, we appreciate you joining us live. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> first, doctor, because i know you've been really engrossed in this issue for years. i'd love to just get your reaction to those newly proposed guidelines released from the fda today. >> well, certainly glad to see that something was released. we know that the fda has acknowledged that this is an issue, and that patients and purchasers of these devices need to be made aware of the potential risk that is entailed with these devices and the fact

that they are less accurate in people with darker skin tones. we still need some time to completely dig through all of the 47 page document, but on initial review, it really seems like these guidelines are still falling short of actually explaining those risks. >> doctor, can you walk us through how the technology works and what caused what you all found to be inaccurate readings? a lot of folks you know, know it when they see it. it's the device that fits at the tip of their finger, usually their index finger. when they go to the e.r. or doctor's office. but it breaks down the technology and how you all found it to be inaccurate, if you could. >> sure. well, there have been studies, it turns out, dating back decades now that show that there are these inaccuracies, but it really just more recently came to light. the device uses infrared light that has to pass through the skin, and the fingernail, and measure essentially the level of oxygenation in the blood. and so

what we found is that although i think the way that medical professionals are trained is that it's basically almost like a vital sign we can use this and get more or less a reading of how well the person's blood is oxygenated. what has come to light now is that the melanin in the skin actually interferes with the passage of this light going through, and as a result, the pulse oximeter device systematically overestimates oxygen level in people with darker skin tones. so it would make you appear as though you had more oxygen than you really did, so you could actually be sent home from the emergency room. you could be, you know, left at home or told that everything is fine. based on this reading, which we now know is systematically overestimated in people with darker skin tones. >> doctor abelardo, as you pointed out, that there's research dating back decades to dispute the accuracy of these devices, but it just kind of

came to light in recent years. and i think a lot of that has to do with the covid 19 pandemic. can you walk us through what's at stake when it comes to the readings that these devices actually put out? it could be the difference between life and death. >> absolutely. and we saw that that was certainly the case. and it's not only about covid 19 or only about the pandemic, although it was most acute at that time when we had limited supply, we had times when we had shortages of hospital beds and shortages of oxygen. and so this became even more dire situation. but really, the guidelines, even for covid treatment, admission to the hospital getting oxygen were based on this reading. and so we know that people were sent home for the emergency department, sometimes even with these devices, and told if you go below this level, then it's a problem. and so the guidelines actually only objective measurement in those treatment guidelines was the pulse oximeter reading. and so this poses a huge problem. whether

you are an emt, you know, on an ambulance out in the community, or whether you are in emergency department or whether you're a patient at home trying to use this device to guide your decisions. but i want to make it really clear that it's not only about covid. we have people who are unable to get home oxygen approved or paid for by medicare because they also don't reach the criteria, which is also based on the pulse oximeter device. and we have people who are monitoring oxygen or trying to get home oxygen, which is a real quality of life and quality of life issue for folks. so this could be pertinent to people with copd, emphysema, or people with congestive heart failure or any number of things. but i think it was the sheer volume during covid and the fact that we were seeing racial disparities without even underlying conditions or other reasons why we should see those disparities. and that is what i think really brought it to the attention of folks where it couldn't be ignored any longer.

>> doctor, we only have a few seconds left. but i do want to underscore that your advocacy in this space, your research in this space, highlighted the idea that while we might think of our medical tools as being unbiased, this isn't always the case. how would you advocate or encourage patients to advocate for themselves or loved one? if they're concerned about the results from a device like this or others? >> i would just say that despite having decades of research now that are identifying these flaws, i think that the fda has yet to sound a clear alarm to patients, to consumers of these devices. they have still not provided clear and strong requirements to manufacturers, and that is still the case, even with this new draft guidance that came out, we have 60 days to respond. we will certainly be preparing a written comment. and i think patient advocates, providers, health care organizations should really do the same because there's an opportunity to weigh in on getting the fda to do the right thing and truly sound the alarm a step in the right direction. >> but certainly more work to be

done. doctor noel abelardo, ceo of roots community health, we really appreciate you and all the great work you do in our bay area communities. thanks so much

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