rutherford. it does sound like some point this summer, we might be able to at least sometimes leave the house without this pure live in san francisco, liz kreutz, abc7 news. >> liz, let's talk about what else we are hearing about changes on june 15th. what is reopening going to look like from what you are hearing? >> reporter: the biggest change, dan, we're going to see is the elimination of most indoor capacity restriction conventions, for insistence can resume on june 15 the long as there are vaccination and requirements down. >>> the cdc is now recommending the pfizer vaccine for children ages 12 to 15. cdc director rochelle walensky signed off on the panel's vote to do so saying your adolescent vaccinated can mean they are able to return to social activities back faster, and giving you peace of mind knowing your families protected. the recommendation comes as the cdc says teenagers and children account for the new coronavirus cases in the country, 90%. they can now be made as of 5:00 at cc he

george rutherford says the bay area's low transmission rates and high vaccination rates will make iteenlgor no california to reach herd immunity. it doesn't mean covid-19 will disappear but it does mean it will have a harder time spreading here. >> it's important, because we'll be able to control transmission indirectly by having so many people immune to the virus, so that it can't find new hosts. >> reporter: rutherford says as long as a high number of 12 to 15-year-olds get vaccinated he expects the governor's plan to reopen the economy june 15th to come at a good time for the bay area. with no wall around the region, and cases likely to come in, experts say don't expect covid-19 protocols to disappear. >> yes, so i do think there could be a step wise relaxation of the physical mitigating measures. >> reporter: while capacity levels will increase as reopenings continue, stanford infectious disease specialist dr. dean winslow says mask also still be needed at many indoor events, even if you're vaccinated. >> it's about 95% effective, and i think until even a much higher percentage o

rutherford. rep. rutherford: thank you. mr.oye, the tsa modernization act which passed about three years ago required tsa to deploy capabilities that allows travelers who enroll in the tsa pre-check, using mobile technologies, it is my understanding that one of the major hurdles that we run into in accomplishing that is the gathering of applicant's fingerprints which are necessary to run the background check. in order for tsa to deploy mobile enrollment technology, it is my understanding that tsa first needs approval from the fbi to deploy biometric capture and technology that will enable travelers to then submit fingerprints to the tsa as a part of their application for the pre-check. can you talk a little bit about the timetable that the fbi is committed to and its discussions with tsa to accomplish this ability to register for pre-check through mobile devices and sending in your fingerprints? mr. lajoye: yes sir. it really is the ability for the fbi to be able to do it. we are working very closely on a process that would be

rutherford says any area that may have issues getting to herd immunity is california's central valley. he says vaccination efforts must be heavy concentrated there to stop infections from variants. >> yeah the central valley seems like a big concern right now. which strain is causing the most problems now. >> the uk variant is coming into california at a higher rate. it could be a concern down the road since it's more transmissible. too soon to tell now but one to watch. >>> two bay area college students have been sentenced to life if prison for the murder of an italian police officer in 2019. a panel of judges and civilians issued the guilty verdict for 21- taylor merodiano. they had claimed self-defense saying officer mario shuchela was in plain clothes and had not identified himself. >>> also new developments today in the stabbing of two women as they waited for the bus on market street in san francisco. police have made an arrest in the case and are committing to stopping what the police chief calls random violence. abc 7 news reporter matt boone spoke to the family of one of the

rutherford says the bay area's low transmission right and high v vaccination rates wi be the first to reach hurd immunity. it means they will have a harder time. >> it's important because we will be able to control transmission indirectly having so many people immune to the virs. you can't find mu hosts. >> as long as a high number of 12 to 15-year-olds get vaccinated, he expects the plans to owe open june 15 tot come at a good time. but with no wall around the region and cases likely to come in, experts say don't expect protocols to disappear. >> i do think there can be a relaxation of the measures. >> and capacity will increase. stanford disease specialist says masks will still will needed at many indoor events, even if you're vaccinated. >> it's about 95% effective, and until even a higher percentage of the population now are immunized, we will need to continue to at least wear a take mask. >> dr. rutherford agrees masks are in the future. >> here, we are talking about mask crowd events, especially those indoors, and outdoors, baseball games. >> hurd immunity doesn't eliminate covi

rutherford says the uk variant is the one to keep an eye on right now. it is coming into california at a much faster pace. it's now considered the predominant strain over the west coast area. he says it could be a problem down the road since it is more transmissible. certainly will be one to watch. >> thank you so much, stephanie. >>> one of the biggest vaccination sites in the bay area is going to shut down within weeks. in this live picture, you can see the oakland coliseum mass vaccination site. state and local officials announced it will close on may 23rd. the reason? appointments are down from about 4000 a day to about 400. officials say the effort has been a huge success, administering nearly 250,000 doses to local residents. fema helped open the site back in february, along with one in southern california. >>> to encourage people to get vaccinated, today the state department of public health released a new song. >> ♪ >> this mary esther band from los angeles lost members to the pandemic. they created this on to encourage latino families to get vac

at this time the rutherford county medical examiner's office is working with the immediate family members to help identify the victims. >> this morning, we're learning more about the seven victims of a tragic private plane crash, including a best-selling diet guru >>> a police manhunt is heating up after three gunmen open fire in a spray of bullets. two were killed and 20 injured outside a concert early sunday morning. our sam brock reports from the scene. >>> it was a weekend that saw record pandemic crowds of over 135,000 at the indianapolis 500. and sightseers flocking to favorite national parks like the grand canyon and today may be the busiest air travel day of the year so ar, with millions returning from a holiday weekend. >>> and a run to remember on this memorial day for some very special participants "early today" starts right now good to be with you this monday morning. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. we hope you're having a great start to your memorial day we begin this morning with the latest on america's rapid reopening. millions have traveled over the holiday we

well exactly mildred rutherford was like a one woman pr machine for the udc. she was she wrote all these these scrapbooks about various aspects of confederate history. she wrote lessons lesson plans that could be used in the public schools. she went on speaking tour dressed in the style of the 1850s. she was really living it up and you know as this sort of representative of the old south in some ways and the old south and and the confederacy and she she really felt it was important to to that history could provide a defense of the confederate cause and and so her work sort of supplements the work of those women who are really focused and primarily focused on the monuments themselves. so they're all working together. monuments are as part of what the udc did the history the education component all of these things are working together to support what the udc's doing. it's a you know, they're they're agenda is far reaching and monuments is part of it. but so is that history and that history is something that is told during these monument unveilings, for example,

rutherford. he feels at some point this summer we will be able to leave the house and go to trader joe's without this. live in san francisco, liz kreutz, abc7 news. >> strange to hear and hard to imagine. thank you, liz, very much. >>> today governor gavin newsom announced the highest level of state school funding in california history. a $14.5 million plan that includes universal pre-k and college savings accounts for low income kids. one of the candidates in the gubernatorial plan was in the bay area talking taxes. the former san diego mayor unveiled his tax cut plan in emoryville. it would lower the marginal tax rate for the first 15,000 earned and the first 100,000 earned by joint filers. he calls it the biggest middle class tax cut in state history. >> california doesn't have a revenue issue. it has a government spending and waste issue. that demands reform now. >> let me clarify. it would lower the marginal tax rate for the first 50,000 earned to 0, then the first 100,000 earned by joint fi

george rutherford says that california is on the path to reaching herd immunity. >> the state is currently estimated that the portion of people immune in state is somewhere over 60% between naturally acquired immunity and those who are vaccinated. >> reporter: as more people 12 and older sign up to get their shots. >> is a good thing to have immunity to something. >> reporter: you are automatically entered for a chance to win the prizes if you are vaccinated. there will be several drawings next month to select the winners. >> the governor's announcement getting a wide range of responses today. we want to hear your thoughts. use the #kpix on social media. >>> still ahead, new video, a passenger punches a flight attendant in the face. and it highlights a bigger issue heading into the holiday travel rush. >> you should never come home from work with your teeth missing. >>> a pair of bay area deputies facing charges tonight. more than five years after horrific accusations. >>> getting closer to the holiday weekend. let's talk about memorial day itself. it will be pleasant around the coast and

john rutherford was a sheriff. he may be a member of congress but he has never left being a sheriff so i want to bring the sheriff up. >> as we remember the men and women who -- whose names are inscribed on these walls this morning, i want to talk about their life and their death. and i want to share with you the words of ralph waldo emerson. he said the purpose in life is not to be happy. it is to be useful. it is to be compassionate. it is to be honorable. it is to have made some difference that you lived and you lived well. i am here to testify. the men and women on these walls -- the men and women wearing that uniform lived well, and they are living well. god bless them, and god bless all of our first responders. thank you. [applause] rep. mccarthy: i would like to end with one away. for all of those names on the wall but more importantly to the families sitting there alone, and to everyone wearing the uniform, i want you to know you are appreciated. let's give them a round of applause. [applause] with that we

we'll hear more from dr george rutherford. he's a professor of epidemiology. uc san francisco, you will hear more of what he had to say coming up in my report on the seven o'clock news over on ktvu, plus, i'm andre senior ktvu, fox two news. it could be just a matter of days before teenagers are able to get a covid vaccine advisor says it expects to get emergency authorization to give its vaccine to 12 to 15 year olds as early as next week. advisor says it's vaccine is 100% effective in that age group you at ucsf epidemiologist dr george rutherford says he thinks it's likely the covid vaccine may become a requirement for middle and high schoolers to go back to school in the fall. i think it's going to be part of the conversation because you have to show a vaccine card to get into school in order for us to get to the next level. you know, herd immunity or, you know to get there that we all have to again. make sure that as many people get vaccinated as possible. kids would get the visor shot in two doses, just like adults. the bay area restaurant industry is fac

and on the left we see her wedding photograph with her husband rutherford b hayes and here on the right. we see her official white house portrait. she's someone else that to the extent people think much about lucy hayes. they probably think of her as another celebrity hostess. she was very successful as a washington hostess and she is known as the first lady who began the easter old the easter egg roll annual event at the white house. but again, she was more than a celebrity hostess. lucy webb hayes had some very definite political ideas herself. she was from a very strong abolitionist family and as a younger woman had been very involved in the campaign to abolish slavery. she was also a member of the temperance movement and was well known as a temperance advocate in fact the portrait you see here of her her official white house portrait was commissioned by the woman's christian temperance union the largest temperance organization of the period so they commissioned and paid for this portrait of lucy webb hayes. she was very much celebrated by others in the temperance movement, but that

we spoke with ucsf doctor george rutherford who says the best way to protect young children is to be mindful of who they are around the summer. >> you know, it's just what we're trying to do is cut down on disease transmission until we can get them vaccinated. they are at risk. some risk, especially the older ones of transmitting the virus back and forth. and you know, the best thing you can do to protect your children is to get everybody else in the family vaccinated just like if you have somebody who is sick or immunocompromised. your family are elderly best thing you can do in addition to getting them vaccinated is to get everyone around them vaccinated. so that's the best advice i can give. >> is your vaccine has been authorized just 4 kids 12 and up. the cdc is looking into reports of heart issues among. >> some teenagers and young adult. a recently got the covid vaccine. there are a small number of cases so far kron four's. noelle bellow reports. >> not a common vaccines and affect any of that. i'm aware of. kind of today after receiving a few reports of card. itis unvaccinated

rutherford. rep. rutherford: thank you, great to see you. please think all of the men and women for the job that they do. as a former law enforcement officer, i am appreciative of the work that you and your crew have accomplished. if you would, i want to talk a little bit about 287 g, because i am hearing some rumors that this program may actually be in danger of being cut back or eliminated and i really want this committee to hear how important this program is. i know as a sheriff, this is one of the few programs that is a win win win. a win for the community because it keeps our community safer by getting rid of -- it keeps our officers safer and our eyes officers coming to jail and picking these guys up for deportation and then to find them all in the street, and it is safer for them, because they are found in those locations. i would like you, if you would, because i noticed that these numbers that continue to go up on the interior of the country, a program like 287 g, and let me make this clear -- i am only talking about the jail based

now, we spoke with ucsf doctor george rutherford who says the best way to protect young children is to be mindful of who they are around this summer. >> you know, it's just what we're trying to do is cut down on disease transmission until we can get them vaccinated. they are at risk. some risk, especially the older ones of transmitting the virus back and forth. and you know, the best thing you can do to protect your children is to get everybody else in the family vaccinated just like if you have somebody who is sick or immunocompromised. your family are elderly best thing you can do in addition to getting them vaccinated is to get everyone around them vaccinated. so that's the best advice i can give. >> now. so far the pfizer vaccine has been authorized for kids 12 and up. a growing number of lawmakers are moving forward with plans to in the covid-19 unemployment benefits that's going to start next month. at least 22 states are going to slash that extra $300 a week. benefit which is currently being added to the standard unemployment checks. lawmakers say the added benefits make people

. >> mister rutherford. >> thank you. >> i just want to echo what you've heard from other members here, particularly mister cuellar. i fly from jacksonville international airport regularly and the men and women that you all have are doing a fantastic job and i'm going to join the chairwoman in expressing our condolences to all of those members and their families, we grieve with them and thank you for your duty and thank them for their sacrifice. back to something that was a little before your time. don't know if it was before your time but before your current position. at many of our airports, right after 9/11, can't believe we are still this many years after 9/11 still reimbursing those agencies for those airports for those capital investments, can you give me an idea how much is being directed toward reimbursement, we are about to appoint -- just wipe that out for the remaining airports that haven't been completely reimbursed, can you give me those numbers, do you know them? >> i can speak to the issue and get more specific but it does very airport by airport depending on what the ex

susceptible and that provides population-level immunity ucsf epidemiology professor doctor george rutherford think san francisco is there yet. >> and san francisco's deputy public health director agrees. >> we still have some playful, some ways to go. and again, we want to make sure that, you know, there's not top cut some places that you know, we're certain communities are some age groups have not gotten vaccinated that would be very vulnerable to the disease right now. 73 1% of those eligible have been vaccinated in san francisco. >> but herd immunity is typically 70 to 85% of the entire population that will require a continued push to get vaccine to those with limited access, those who are vaccine hesitant and eventually younger people who are not yet eligible. i could see san francisco getting to something that looks like herd immunity in terms of having declining transmission. >> in the next month or 2. as for why san francisco in the greater bay area has seen such success, medical experts point to residents willingness to social distance mask and get vaccinated. >> people in the bay ar

at this time the rutherford county medical examiner's office is working with the immediate family members this morning, we're learning more about the seven victims of a tragic private plane crash

at this time the rutherford county medical examiner's office is working with the immediate family members to help identify the victims. >> the flight departed from an airport just outside of nashville, bound for florida just after takeoff, the control tower heard a siren, then lost contact with the plane it crashed into a lake only three miles away investigators are still unsure what led the pilot to lose control of the plane. >>> breaking overnight, texas democrats staged a dramatic walkout to block a restrictive voting bill, but the fight is far from over. republican governor greg abbott said the bill would be added to a special session agenda the controversial bill would ban drive-through voting, limit voting hours, make it more difficult to cast mail ballots, and make it easier for a judge to overturn election results even without proof that fraud affected the outcome critics including president biden say it is un-american and would disenfranchise people of color. >>> there's a return to form for the indianapolis 500, back in front of 135,000 fans. and those fans got to see a nail-bit

can't find the next host to transmit to ucsf epidemiology professor doctor george rutherford. so as well. we're getting closer, it could still be a couple of months off. >> you've got to keep pushing on immunization. and you got to pay attention to to clusters of disease right now. 73 1% of those eligible have been vaccinated in san francisco. >> but herd immunity is typically 70 to 85% of the entire population that will require the continued push to get vaccine to those with limited access. those who are vaccine hesitant and eventually younger people who are not yet eligible. a lot of the outbreaks in michigan. >> stem from adolescents and youth sports and things like that. >> so getting adolescent vaccines, big deal. >> as for why san francisco in the greater bay area has seen such success, medical experts point to the willingness of residents to social distance mask and get vaccinated. >> they've taken covid very seriously and they take kind of advice around. so that very seriously and taking it to heart and. you a it's true. it's success in the city is the fact that that s

rutherford: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise to urge defeat of the previous question so that we can immediately consider the protect and serve act. my bipartisan bill, the increase penalties for individuals who deliberately target law enforcement officers with violence. throughout my 40 years in law enforcement, including 12 as sheriff, i've seen firsthand the dangerous situations our men and women in law enforcement face every day. in jacksonville, in fact, our memorial wall is filled with the names of many good police officers who laid down their lives in service to their community. this police week we're honor the memory of the 394 officers our nation lost last year. we pause to remember their sacrifice and to pledge to support policies that keep our officers safe. these policies should include harsh penalties for violence targeted against our men and women in blue. when i first introduced the protect and serve act in 2018, it was overwhelmingly passed by the house. 382-35. police week has always been a unifyi

rutherford. >> thank you. mr. lajoye, the tsa modernization act was passed three years ago and required tsa to employ capabilities that allow travelers to enroll in pre- check using mobile technologies and it is my understanding that one of the major hurdles we run into in accomplishing that is the gathering of applicant's fingerprints which are necessary to run the background check obviously but i wonder for tsa to deploy mobile enrollment technologies it is my understanding that tsa first needs approval from the fbi to deploy biometric capturing technology that will enable travelers then to submit fingerprints to the tsa as part of their application for the pre- check. could you talk a little bit about the timetables that the fbi is committed to and in the discussions with tsa to accomplish this ability and to register for pre- check through mobile devices and send in your fingerprints. >> yeah. yes, sir. i think it is the ability for the fbi to do it. to your point, we are working closely on a process that woul

rutherford. at this time, mr. speaker, i would like to invite a true friend to law enforcement, fellow floridian and veteran, representative franklin, for as much time as he may consume. mr. franklin: thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today during national police week when america joins our law enforcement community to honor our fallen officers. sadly, our police force faces unprecedented attack. last year, 264 enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty. nearly double the amount from 2019. and within one year in all of american history, 1930, were there more law enforcement deaths. despite these staggering losses, some in this body are seeking to defund the police, diminishing their ability to protect and defend our communities and themselves. while we must be ever vigilant to root out the bad apples, we cannot forget the overwhelming majority who put themselves in harm's way every day and serve with honor and integrity. i'm grateful for the efforts of the excellent law enforcement officials in m

earlier today we spoke with ucsf doctor george rutherford who says the best way to protect those young children is to be mindful of who they are around. >> you know, it's just what we're trying to do is cut down on disease transmission until we can get them vaccinated. they are at risk. some risk, especially the older ones of transmitting the virus back and forth. and you know, the best thing you can do to protect your children is to get everybody else in the family vaccinated just like if you have somebody who is sick or immunocompromised. your family are elderly best thing you can do in addition to getting them vaccinated is to get everyone around them vaccinated. so that's the best advice i can give. >> take a look at this. police in huntington beach had to break up a super spreader event in southern california this weekend. more than 2000 folks gathering last night on the beach. the crowd did away with coronavirus restrictions after receiving a tiktok video that somehow went viral. that promoted a birthday party. the video garnering more than 3 million views. and as you can see rig

rutherford. >> thank you, madam chair. director johnson, great to see you, and please thank all your men and women for the job that they do. as a former law enforcement officer, i'm particularly appreciative of the work that you and your office accomplished. if you would, director, i want to talk a little bit about 287g because i'm hearing some rumors that this program may actually be in danger of being cut back or eliminated, and i really want this committee to hear how important this program is. i know as a sheriff this is one of the few programs that was a win-win-win. it's a win for the community because it keeps our community safer by getting rid of criminals. it keeps our officers safer by i.c.e. officers come to the jail and pick these guys up for deportation. they don't have to find them on the street. and it's safer for them because they are found in those locations. and i'd like you to, if you would, director, because i know as these numbers continue to go up on the interior of the country, a program like 287g --

rutherford. >> thank you, madam chair. commissioner miller, thank you very much for your service, and please pass on to your men andd 34 officers who lost their lives this past year. i want to join with the chairwoman in offering those condolences, and also freddie vazquez's family as well who sadly is having a funeral today. we greatly, greatly appreciate and honor their service to this country. as you know, we do have a lot of crisis that we're facing in this country right now, not just on the southern border. i mean, we're looking at an economic crisis, lumber is skyrocketing prices, food costs are going up. we've got an energy crisis, we got gas lines i haven't seen since the 1970s. and we've got a national security issue with, you know, israel and hamas, and they've been emboldened, i think, by the perceived weakness of this administration, and now they finally admit we have a crisis at the border, mr. miller, that you're going to have to deal with. i want to make sure this committee is doing all we can to help you be

rutherford. we do not need to go all the way back to dixie's daughter. i do think that people interested in confederate monuments will want to know that there is a project going on and people behind this, here are these pamphlets that she is passing out that are teaching a privileged version of the civil war. when i say privileged i mean confederate the civil war. the lost cause. a lot of people know about the lost cause. they have a real project behind them and that is to tell our story. >> exactly. the one woman pr machine. she was, she wrote all of the scrapbooks about various aspects of confederate history. lesson plans that could be used in the public schools. she was really living it up as this representative of the old south in some ways. the old south and the confederacy. she felt that it was important, that history could provide a defense of the confederate cause. and, so, work supplements the work of those women that were really focused and primarily focused on the monuments themselves. they are all working together. the history, the education

she encouraged her lawyer husband rutherford to defend runaway slaves who had left, kentucky for, ohio. and his first lady from 1877 to 91. she was concerned with the plight of both african americans and native americans, and she personally funded a scholarship for a native american woman and assisted an african-american woman in her admission to overland college. she invited the first african-american professional musician to perform in the white house. that was marie selkom williams a soprano who was introduced by frederick douglass. she also invited other black musician groups including students to sing at white house events. another for early or first lady was heli, helen nelly taft who developed an appreciation for cultural and racial diversity when her husband was serving as president of the commission to establish a civil government in the philippines, and then he served as governor general of the philippines. she used social events, as i said, they can have rhetorical power to chip away at the color line that was left over from the previous military government by inviting filip

susceptible and that provides population-level immunity ucsf epidemiology professor doctor george rutherford't think san francisco is there yet. >> and san francisco's deputy public health director agrees. >> we still have some playful, some ways to go. and again, we want to make sure that, you know, there's not pocket, some places that you know, we're certain communities are some age groups have not gotten vaccinated that would be very vulnerable to the disease right now. 73 1% of those eligible have been vaccinated in san francisco. >> but herd immunity is typically 70 to 85% of the entire population that will require a continued push to get vaccine to those with limited access, those who are vaccine hesitant and eventually younger people who are not yet eligible. i could see san francisco getting to something that looks like herd immunity in terms of having declining transmission. >> in the next month or 2. as for why san francisco in the greater bay area has seen such success, medical experts point to residents willingness to social distance mask and get vaccinated. >> people in the bay

. >> reporter: ucsf professor of epidemiology george rutherford gives this morning to the unvaccinatedecause covid is still out there. >> if you are not vaccinated again you need to be and exercise all sorts of cautions and i would probably be sitting tight if i were unvaccinated. >> reporter: guests at the newly reopened palace hotel can watch this video on what cleaning protocols the hotel is taking keeping everything from fixtures to light switches and even tv remotes sanitized. the city's health department now requires the same steps for every hotel. >> we feel comfortable. >> reporter: that is the first step to getting back out there. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >>> airports across the bay area are expecting an increase in travel over the holiday weekend as well and you are looking live at san francisco international , it's a little foggy there this morning where officials say as many as 38,000 travelers passed through just yesterday alone. that is still 50% below pre- pandemic numbers but it is on the rise. oakland and -- are also expected to see an uptick in pa

one of the people who was with him in warm springs was lucy mercer who had married a man named rutherford who had died recently. so lucy was there. and when eleanor came down the next day to retrieve the body, franklin's cousin told her that lucy had been there. so eleanor lost her job, her husband, and found out that he had been seeing his former mistress all in the same day. and yet she put together an extraordinarily public face. that information didn't get out for years. next slide, please. his casket is moved from warm springs. goes on a train. thousands of people line the tracks. it comes up to washington. there's a big national ceremony and it comes up to hyde park. you can see here the casket on the caisson as it rolls up. they had soldiers and sailors lining the pathway up to the rose garden where he was buried. next slide, please. after his death, initially eleanor said, well, the story is over. she moves up to her home at valkil. but the story is not over. next slide, please. president truman puts her on the united nations commission for human rights. she chairs the committee t

she encouraged her husband, rutherford, to defend runaway slave who had left kentucky for ohio.and as first lady from 1787 to a 91 she was concerned with the plight both african americans and native americans. and she personally funded at the scholarship for native american women, and assisted in african american woman in her admission to college. she invited the first african american professional musician to perform in the white house. that was marie williams, a soprano, who was introduced by frederick get douglas. she also invited other black musician groups, including students to sing at white house events. and other early first lady, was helen nellie taft, who developed an appreciation for cultural and racial diversity when her husband was serving as president in the commission to establish a separate government -- and then he served as governor general in the philippines. she used social events, as i said, they could have political power to chip away at the color line that was left over from the previous military government by inviting filipinos along with americans and eu

earlier today we spoke with ucsf doctor george rutherford who says that the best way to protect those young children is to be mindful of who they are around. >> you know, it's just what we're trying to do is cut down on disease transmission until we can get them vaccinated. they are at risk. some risk, especially the older ones of transmitting the virus back and forth. and you know, the best thing you can do to protect your children is to get everybody else in the family vaccinated just like if you have somebody who is sick or immunocompromised. your family are elderly best thing you can do in addition to getting them vaccinated is to get everyone around them vaccinated. so that's the best advice i can give. >> speaking of summer, the unofficial start of summer is a week from tomorrow. a lot of folks definitely looking forward to it, making their plans. hopefully murray risa were correct. hopefully will bring can live up to her into this bargain. of making sure the weather is here. good. just. going to remember you do. you do think you do give him credit for that. i love you just seen

we spoke with ucsf doctor george rutherford who says the best way to protect young children is to be mindful of who they are around this summer. >> you know, it's just what we're trying to do is cut down on disease transmission until we can get them vaccinated. they are at risk. some risk, especially the older ones of transmitting the virus back and forth. and you know, the best thing you can do to protect your children is to get everybody else in the family vaccinated just like if you have somebody who is sick or immunocompromised. your family are elderly best thing you can do in addition to getting them vaccinated is to get everyone around them vaccinated. so that's the best advice i can give. >> so far the pfizer vaccine has been authorized for kids 12 and up. >> well happening today, uber and lyft will begin offering free rides to and from covid-19 vaccine sites. the apps will provide an option to take people to those sites. all part of a partnership with the white house to help get 70% of all adults. at least one shot by july 4th. >> still ahead, nearly 2 dozen cars towed after

. >> reporter: ucsf professor of epidemiology george rutherford gives this morning to the unvaccinated because covid is still out there. if you are not vaccinated again you need to be exercising all sorts of cautions and i would probably be sitting tight if i were not vaccinated this weekend. >> reporter: guests at the newly reopened palace hotel can watch this video on what cleaning protocols the hotel is taking keeping everything from fixtures to light switches and even tv remotes sanitized. the city's health department now requires the same steps for every hotel. >> we feel comfortable. >> reporter: that is the first step to getting out there. in san francisco cornell bernard, abc7 news. >>> all right, lisa a lot of people are traveling and it doesn't look so nice right now but it's going to get pretty warm. >> exactly. we've got clouds and mist and drizzle and cool 50s so what about the heat up? it's not today, today we feature some typical bay area weather with fog at the coast and the average temperatures, we explain what that means and our big warm-up and heat advisory all on tr

susceptible and that provides population-level immunity ucsf epidemiology professor doctor george rutherfordesn't think san francisco is there yet. >> and san francisco's deputy public health director agrees. >> we still have some playful, some ways to go. and again, we want to make sure that, you know, there's not top cut some places that you know, we're certain communities are some age groups have not gotten vaccinated that would be very vulnerable to the disease right now. 73 1% of those eligible have been vaccinated in san francisco. >> but herd immunity is typically 70 to 85% of the entire population that will require a continued push to get vaccine to those with limited access, those who are vaccine hesitant and eventually younger people who are not yet eligible. i could see san francisco getting to something that looks like herd immunity in terms of having declining transmission. >> in the next month or 2. as for why san francisco in the greater bay area has seen such success, medical experts point to residents willingness to social distance mask and get vaccinated. >> people in the b

of epidemiology george rutherford gives the travel warning to the unvaccinated because covid is still out there. >> if you're not vaccinated again you need to be, exercise all sorts of cautions and i would probably be sitting tight if i were unvaccinated this weekend. >> reporter: guests at the newly reopened palace hotel can watch this video on what cleaning protocols the hotel is taking keeping everything from fixtures to light switches and even tv remotes sanitized. the city's health department now requires the same steps for every hotel. and that's the first step to getting back out there. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >>> airports across the bay area are expecting an increase in travel over the holiday weekend, you are looking live at san francisco international where officials say as many as 38,000 travelers passed through just yesterday. that is still 50% below pre- pandemic numbers. oakland and san jose international are expected to see an uptick in passengers. >>> let's get a check the weather outside. >>> all right, certainly some breezy conditions yesterday

we spoke with ucsf doctor george rutherford who says the best way to protect young children is to be mindful of who they're around over the summer. >> you know, it's just what we're trying to do is cut down on disease transmission until we can get them vaccinated. they are at risk summer, especially the older ones of transmitting the virus back and forth. and you know, the best thing you can do to protect your children is to get everybody else in the family vaccinated just like if you have somebody who is sick or immunocompromised. your family are elderly best thing you can do in addition to getting them vaccinated is to get everyone around them vaccinated. so that's the best advice i can give. >> so far the pfizer vaccine has been authorized for kids 12 and up. also happening today uber and lyft will begin offering free rides to and from covid-19 vaccination sites. now the apps will provide an option to take people to vaccination sites. this is all going to be part of a partnership with the white house to help get 70% of all adults. at least one shot by july 4th. >> well, the annive

now, we spoke with ucsf doctor george rutherford who says the best way to protect young children is to be mindful of who they are out of the summer. >> you know, it's just what we're trying to do is cut down on disease transmission until we can get them vaccinated. they are at risk. some risk, especially the older ones of transmitting the virus back and forth. and you know, the best thing you can do to protect your children is to get everybody else in the family vaccinated just like if you have somebody who is sick or immunocompromised. your family are elderly best thing you can do in addition to getting them vaccinated is to get everyone around them vaccinated. so that's the best advice i can give. >> so far the pfizer vaccine has been authorized for kids 12 and up. >> well, a growing number of republican lawmakers are moving forward now with plans to end the covid-19 unemployment benefits starting next month. at least 22 states will slash that extra $300 a week benefit that's added to the standard unemployment check and some lawmakers say the added benefits are actually making people