our andrea nakano paid a visit as they start down a new road to recovery. >> reporter: the incredibly tough journey began years ago. one of her children crying in pain was brought here. the family learned that the child required a double organ an wajust e bennintthew met when he first received liver and kidney transplant at age two. now at 11 he is back home recovering from a second kidney transplant. >> i would like to be a normal kid. i am glad i can take a break from all this stuff after so many years of advocating and waiting. i am glad i can relax for a couple years at least. >> reporter: from the last ten years he went from one medical appointment to another as he battled the rare disorder. it isn't alone. his sibling is diagnosed with the same disease. less than two weeks ago, they got the news they desperately wanted to hear. >> i froze for a good 10, 15 seconds as i tried to process what that meant. because there is waiting and there is thinking about it. actually hearing the words is completely different. and an unexpected feeling. >> as fate would have it the next call came

as kpix 5's andrea nakano reports action the new numbers may not even tell the whole story. >> reporter: the authors of this study realized a need for more data when it comes to proving the effectiveness of vaccines. the findings are impressive, but they may actually be underestimating the impact on public health. >> we know that the vaccines work for the individual person, and what our study set out to do is understand the population level, population-wide impact of the covid-19 vaccine in california. >> reporter: dr. nathan lowe conducted two independent studies looking at the first ten months of vaccinations. it compared those vaccinated with those under 12 not eligible for the shot. the study found roughly 1.5 million cases were prevented along with 72,000 hospitalizations and 19,000 deaths. >> the impact of the vaccinations is much larger than we estimate. that's because we dodon't loloo at the impact from reduced transmission and we only look at the first ten months. >> reporter: many in health care say it validates the need to get vaccinated. ucsf infectious disease specialists h

in santa rosa, andrea nakano, kpix 5. >>> tonight a million east bay water customers being warned to cut back or face fines. east bay mud just declared a stage 2 drought and they're asking for a 10% cut. there will also be penalties for overuse. they're debating surcharges of 10 cents a day for the average user as well. >>> new water restrictions could have a major impact for the state. outdoor watering is limited to one day a week for 6 million people. >> now they have to enforce the restrictions. >> and not getting help any time soon. >> no, the only moisture in the forecast is patchy fog in the overnights. we're looking at a pretty dry pattern the rest of the week, but we had some rain chances the last couple of weeks. just patchy fog tonight. not widespread to start the day on wednesday. passing clouds overhead. no moisture being squeezed out. the coolest day will be thursday, and we warm up for friday and saturday with the warming trend likely to continue into sunday. now, a hint of rain heads our way early next week. it's only a 20 to 30% chance, but that's the best chance we h

andrea nakano looks into how it's going. >> reporter: many clinics are cutting back hours or closing all together, but the question is how ready is the bay area for the next stage of the endemic? >> we're at the lowest level of vaccines anywhere in the country. >> reporter: while there are concerns of another wave, short of another mandate, the push to get vaccinated may be ending. >> honestly, if the individuals that haven't gotten vaccines yet, the adults that is, haven't gotten it, they're likely not going to get it. >> reporter: the next move will be to educate the public about the treatments for covid. ucsf infectious disease specialists say there's plenty of supply, but people like the knowledge on how to access the medication. he feels congress stalling on approving a covid funding package inhibits the effort to prevent and treat the virus. >> for much of the pandemic we had this emergency response. drugs were free, testing was free. it was all hands on deck. now with funding really sort of stalled and people debating over it, it's leading to a ripple effect. >> reporter: many

kpix 5s andrea nakano looks at the status from a possible transition from pandemic to endemic. >> reporter: the demand for vaccines dropped steeply with many clinics cutting back hours or closing altogether. the question is how ready is the bay area for the next stage of the endemic? >> we're at the lowest level of vaccines anywhere in the country. >> reporter: while there are concerns of another wave of coronavirus infections due to the ba.2 variant, short of other mandate the push to get vaccinated might be ending. >> honestly, if the individuals who have not gotten vaccines yet, the adults, that is, haven't gotten it, they're likely not going to get it. >> reporter: the next move is to educate the believe for treatments for covid. this specialist said that there is plenty of supply but people lack the handle how to access the medication. he feels congress stalling on approving a covid funding package complicates the effort to detect, treat and prevent transmission of the virus. >> and taking fund for example granted. we have the emergency response and drug were free, testing was free an

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andrea nakano, kpix5. >>> live at capitol hill, tonight, a fox roaming around the grounds attacked several people including a northern california congress congressman. he was nipped in the leg by the animal. the suit has bite marks there. he had to get rabies shots out of precaution, he is expected to be okay. he was not the only person attacked. the fox bit six other people before it was tracked down and captured by animal control. the police warn there could be more than one fox near the hill. >>> wild new video of a man fed up with a musician's outdoor jam sessions at a park. andy torres often sets up his small drum set to work on his craft. well, that routine may of come to an end after an angry man showed up with a full sized axe. take a look at this. destroyed the drum set, all caught on the drummer's go-pro camera. >> he just came upswinging, did not announce himself or get out of the way or you are the one making the nose. no, i just noise. no, i just happened to get out of the way. he later threatened him with a gun. deputies are still looking for the man. torres was not physicall

kpix5 andrea nakano on the delay, the reason behind it and the brewing frustration. >> reporter: for some parents this latest delay hit them hard as mandates start coming down one mother i spoke with is concerned how to protect her 2- year-old. >> honestly i feel so frustrated and so let down by the powers at be. >> reporter: she wanted to get her 2-year-old daughter vaccinated that she enrolled her child in pfizer's clinical trial at stanford. >> it is really frustrating that there is protection now for just about everybody else but those of us who have young kids are stuck. >> reporter: but after months of being in the trial, she still has no idea if her daughter received the vaccine or placebo and has not seen any of the data. her daughter is part of the three-doze pfizer trial, moderna plans to file for emergency use authorization for the higher 2-dose shot. this has parents wondering why they would have to wait until june. >> i mean come on. we have been weighing these decisions all this time. as a parent you always have to make a hard decision with incomplete information, we ca

andrea nakano reports california drivers may not notice much of a difference. >> it doesn't mean a lot for driver. >> reporter: the energy institute feels president biden made the right move to tap into strategic petroleum reserve. he expects prices to go down gradually. >> they are probably never going to really be able to pinpoint savings associated with this release. it will save some money but it isn't going to be a lot of money and it isgoing to happen overnight. so it isn't going to be obvious. >> reporter: he says this move wasn't just about helping drivers from the astronomical pr lowers revenue russia gets from selling their oil and that revenue is directly going into financing war on ukraine. >> reporter: still drivers are irate that price of gas easily tops $100 each time they fuel up. >> it's pretty outrageous when we are doing so much for the economy and trying to get to work after covid. >> reporter: drivers are sympathetic to the conflict in ukraine but can't shake the feeling that there are other factors at play. >> they say it's the war in ukraine and i get that. wait

never. [ laughter ] >> reporter: in san francisco, andrea nakano, kpix5. >> >>> the boys of summer willl comfortable with the weather today. >> felt like summer today. temperatures in the middle 80s in san francisco. 90s inland. we are going to see changes as we head through the next few days, today, the hottest day so far in 2022. changes are on the way as the heat dome shifts off to the southeast and the next storm system, it misses us and sends the moisture to the pacific northwest. close enough to kick up a breeze tomorrow. but, right now, clear skies over the bay area, nice look at downtown san francisco where the temperature is just below 70. still 70 in san jose. 70 degrees in oakland. if we have the temperatures in the middle of the afternoon that would be a pretty normal early april day. instead, the sun has been down for 3-1/2 hours and we are still this warm. the temperatures are going to back down to the lower to middle 50s tonight. free air-conditioning kicking in for the spots that made it up into the 90s. it is welcomed temperature drop into the 50s, even upper 40s in the

. >> andrea nakano has more. >> reporter: the warriors will have to finish the regular season without steph curry. the hope is he will be ready to go for game one in the playoffs. they officially announced that curry will miss the rest of the regular season as he rehabs a foot sprain he suffered on march 16. he will start on court activities next week, and the team believes he will be back for the start of the playoffs which tips off in 2 weeks. in about an hour, stanford will face uconn in the women's final four. the matchup of two of the biggest names in sports. the cardinals and huskies have combined for 14 national titles, but being on the east coast, you can get the majority of that media attention. the stanford head coach says her school has other advantages. >> there definitely is probably an east coast bias. you are sleeping when we are playing a lot back east, but we get to go back to pitiful california. i wouldn't trade that. when i look at the weather, seeing the snowstorms in hartford, i'm like, i'm going to the pool swimming, and it is outside. >> the cardinals are lookin

andrea nakano reports from napa with the final vote. >> reporter: this resolution was drafted by seee campaign. it argues masking should be a choice but others strongly disagree. >> i was angry. i am angry at the idiots that are opposed to simple measures to protect fellow citizens. >> reporter: will foreman from napa was one of the few that attended the board meeting in person. >> the politicalization of public health is absolutely unbelievable. it should be unacceptable. >> reporter: many others called in to address concerns about masking children. they say masking has impacted kids' mental health, caused speech delays, and argue masks don't work. >> i believe it is everyone's choice to wear a mask. we are asking that you do not mandate masks for children again in the future. >> it should be a choice. it should be a choice for kids and we know for the younger children, it is up to their parents. we are in charge of our children. we should get to choose whether or not there is a mask on their face. >> the school board voted unanimously against a resolution with the mask mandate no l

andrea nakano explains there staring down a 55% rent hike. >> reporter: affordable student housing is externally hard-to- find around the berkeley campus. now, hundreds of units may be going off of the market with a safety issue. >> if we do not do what they ask us to do, we are at high risk of losing the land. >> reporter: the berkeley student cooperative holding a rally tonight. they are about to use its lease where hundreds of students reside. >> basically if we find and retrofit. we estimate it will cost $20 million. >> reporter: the berkeley student cooperative says 80% of the residence in these units are first-generation, low income college students. if they have to pay for the seismic retrofit, rates go from $2700 a semester to $4200. >> the fact it was cheap rent and was the cheapest in the area helped me get through college in a mildly sustainable manner. >> reporter: the university hopes they will pick up the cost of the retrofit at the university says that is not part of the long-standing deal to operate the housing complex. >> a term of the lease again as it goes back over

. >> reporter: in napa, andrea nakano, cbsn bay area. >>> today, the state announced students exposedcovid without can symptoms, and students are exposed are strongly encouraged to mask up around others, test 3 to 5 days after exposure and closely watch for the symptoms. >> reporter: a napa woman is facing 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to selling fake vaccination cards and fake bay area immunization pills. the federal investigators say, julie muzzy sold more than 200 fake vaccination cards to families. she's a licensed homeopathic doctor. she also sold pills, claiming, they contained a small amount of the virus, and would generate lifelong immunity by creating antibodies. she has difficulty to one count of wire fraud, and one count of making false statements related to healthcare matters. sentencing is scheduled for july. >>> to the drought now. some alarming new data. total water usage in california decreased by just half a percent in february compared to last year. the bay area did a little better with a 4.6% reduction. the sacramento inland it does region use was actuall