and abroad. one section, 222, gives a lot of mandates to the different departments and the mandates given to the department of health and human services were to create this offense of climate change and health equity as well as to stand up to protect the people in america from the impacts of climate change, especially those most vulnerable and at risk. and also to create a health care system readiness advisory council. i was been that few minutes talking about the office and how we are approaching what is an increasingly broad task and set of goals. our office was created within the office of the assistant secretary of health. we are situated alongside the office of minority health, population affairs, women's health as one of the crosscutting offices in the office of the assistant secretary of health. we were about to celebrate our first birthday officially created august 30. that is tomorrow. that will be our first birthday. within a few months, the picture here shows the assistant secretary of health in glasgow at the u.n. conference meeting. this was the cop 26 meeting. he led the first ever government delegation from the departme

in the united states, the biden administration ruled -- sent out guidance to the department of health and human servicese medical providers across the country to provide abortion services in life threatening -- in medical emergency situations. they said that this guidance from the department of health and human services would essentially supersede any state law banning abortion or trying to restrict access to abortion. a federal judge this morning is in the state of texas suit i should point out, attorney general ken paxton filed a lawsuit against the biden administration and that was -- that happened back in early july. and now this federal judge is saying that as this lawsuit is making its way through the courts that essentially what happened is this guidance coming from the department of health and human services has to be halted. so this is a victory for republicans here in the state of texas, attorney general ken paxton, and, you know, obviously we have not heard from the department of health and human services exactly how they're going to react to this. this was one of the few things the biden adm

s department of health and human services declared a public health emergency thursday , freeing up moneynd other resources to help stop the spread of monkeypox as much vaccine as we can get into the population who is at highest risk right now, the better because that will help slow down and hopefully stop the current outbreak from spreading even further. santa clara county recently received 2154 vaccine doses, but health officials say they need more. we have 65 cases that we know of that have been reported to us. and in the bay area. of course, there are there are hundreds at this point last week, santa clara county's public health department announced that latino men who have sex with men were at higher risk for contracting monkeypox advocates and the lgbtq plus community say they're concerned about people being stigmatized if they get sick difference is this is a virus, and it's not necessarily sexually transmittee do have a vaccine right now. so why people are panicking? i do not understand. lgbt q nation also reported that lab techs at two of the biggest commercial labs in the u. s l

expected to produce 2 and a half million viles of ginny owens. >> senator alex padilla joins several other democratic senators to urge the department of health and human services and the cdc to work to address racial disparities in the ongoing response to the monkeypox in a letter to the federal government, the senators wrote that's similar to the covid-19 outbreak. the u.s. m-pox outbreak is disproportionately affecting black and latino americans. the discrepancy in public health has been a serious cause for concern for health care workers as white men have been receiving more of the vaccinations. well, making a smaller percentage of being at risk for m-pox. the senators also said vaccine access must be equal even in the face of high demand. >> and this just in the white house has just announced, said the first lady jill biden has tested negative for covid-19 and that she will return to the washington, d.c., area tomorrow. governor gavin newsom is deploying strike teams from across california to try to help crews in oregon contain a fast-moving the rum creek fire exploded in size over the weekend. it's now burned more than 10,000 acres since it first started

axios says that they want to ensure the department of health and human services considers all appropriate action to make sure health providers follow nondiscrimination laws so that patients can receive care without delay. another opposing viewpoint is coming from the national review. writing in a recent opinion online said this, while i am certain democrats are overreaching. i offer pro-lifers a word of caution. don't let republican politicians to consider this as evidence that abortion is toxic. it is not indicative of how americans feel about abortion policy. the democratic party is out of step with their own party's on abortion. this debate is a messaging battle and will be more successful in the long run if we highlight the grotesque extremism on the other side. georgia starts us off on the independent line. we will hear from bill. caller: good morning pedro. thank you for taking my call. abortion is a very important issue in this upcoming election and i feel strongly that we have let the people down of this country. our democracy is hanging in the balance. when we can have three or f

s. department of health and human services roles out regulations on their execution towards prices in the us are higher than a lot of comparable economies was of impact is that having for patients in america as he to say is the prices are for medicines. here the united states are very high and according to a report, a last year published by the year as a government there, they are 2 to 4 times higher than in australia, friends or canada. but it's really a lot. and among the most effective people are of course seniors because they usually need more medication due to their age, but also people with chronic illness who as statistically usually come from lower income families. so they have sometimes to make decisions. very serious decisions about either food or medicines or how to pay the rent or, or buy their medicines. as you say, the fall or industries not to into this bill. is it? but is there a lot of hope beyond the pharma industry fast it will have an impact on those very high prices for patients or to answer that question, it's important to see why the folk was, is the core of thi

department of health and human services and the centers for medicare and medicaid services asking that federal funding remain in place while the legal process plays out. the second lawsuit is being brought on behalf patients at the hospital asking that all of the transfers be stopped. now, laguna honda hospital has been here in san francisco for 150 years. and earlier this year, cms the centers for medicare and medicaid services said they were going to pull federal funding and we're asking that all the patients be relocated because the hospital had several up violations of procedure, people smoking at the hospital. some miss doses of some other minor issues such as that. now, the city says they've been working with cms to try to resolve these problems. the mayor today was adamant that they're working to get the hospital into compliance. and also we heard from a nurse today who said that moving patients, it's bad for their health. >> you know that laguna honda has challenges. we understand the need to make corrective action. and we've already implemented significant amounts of correctiv

the department of health and human services will make the extra doses available. the doses will go to states and health departments already have used 90% of their current supply. this comes as the number of reported virus cases nationwide now tops 13,500. an extra 50,000 monkey pox. vaccine doses are set aside for cities. it will soon hold pride events, the number of doses they'll get depend on the size of the event. how many health care workers will be there to administer the vaccines and the number of at risk adults who will attend in the next two months? at least a dozen pride events are scheduled. baykeeper says a potentially harmful algae bloom in san francisco bay is spreading through bay area water race swirls of dark brown, maroon and blue green algae have been spotted in bay waters. the bloom is spread from alameda, where it was first reported last month to the oakland issue. eri richmond and the south bay. the algae can kill fish and other marine life, especially if bloom becomes too concentrated in one area. some cities such as oakland and alameda, have

of kansas voters rejecting a move toward abortion restrictions in their state. president biden signed an executive order supporting abortion access women's health and want the president directed the department of health and human services to consider using medicaid to offer additional reproductive health care benefits to leverage medicaid, to support patient care for those living in states with. >> abortion bans, the white house says weaver's could be used to cover travel costs for women looking to go out of state to access reproductive health care. but the waivers wouldn't pay for the abortions themselves unless they're intended to save a patient's life or related to rape or incest. the order also calls for agencies to track how abortion restrictions impact women's health. republican senator marsha blackburn says abortion is no longer a federal concern. it is important to note that with the dobbs decision and that >> the court, the supreme court sent this issue back to the people and to the various states. white house press secretary karine jean pierre stress that the president isn't the only one who needs to take action on this issue. he can only be the only person working on this rate. that's why we continue to ask

department of health and human services and the centers for medicare and medicaid services. lawsuit would ask that federal funding to the hospital remain in place. while the legal process plays out. the second lawsuit as a class action lawsuit being filed on behalf of patients at the hospital asking that the transfers be stopped. now, earlier this year, cms said that they would pull federal funding from the hospital and require that all patients be relocated because cms had found multiple violations procedures at the hospital, including people smoking on campus, missed doses of medication and improper infection, control procedures for its part, the city says they have been working with cms to try to resolve those issues and keep the hospital open. we know that laguna honda has challenges. >> we understand the need to make corrective action. and we've already implemented significant amounts of corrective action based on the recommendations of cms and what we know that we have to do on thursday. we also heard from a nurse who says the relocating patients >> is not in their bes

s department of health and human services declared a public health emergency thursday , freeing up money and other resources to help stop the spread of monkeypox as much vaccine as we can get into the population who is at highest risk right now, the better because that will help slow down and hopefully stop the current outbreak from spreading even further. santa clara county recently received 2154 vaccine doses, but #### officials say they need more. we have 65 cases that we know of that have been reported to us. and in the bay area. of course, there are there are hundreds at this point last week, santa clara county's public health department announced that latino men who have sex with men were at higher risk for contracting monkeypox advocates and the l g b t q. plus community say they're concerned about people being stigmatized if they get sick. big difference is this is a virus and it's not necessarily sexually transmitted and anyone can get it. and we do have righy people are panicking? i do not understand. lgbt q nation also reported that lab techs at two of the biggest commercial l

at one point there was 60 and 80 and 140 and when there was 140 on july 20 i sent a letter to the secretary of the department of health and human service expressing significant concern and urgency for the need of vaccine in san francisco and we are at a very scary place and we dont want to be ignored by the federal government in our need. so many leaders of the lgbt community weeks ago asked for additional help and support and assistance and this was july 20 and now here we are. july july 28 and double the number at 281 cases of monkeypox and desperate need of vaccines and to put that into perspectives we received about 12 thousand vaccines to date. we really need 70 thousand we sent a letter asking for 35 thousand because we want to prevent the numbers increasing. we have a solution in the vaccines and we want to make sure that everyone who is requesting a vaccine gets one. we had 5 sites identified in san francisco and have to close many of those sites because we run out of vaccines. so we are all here today because we know the importance of this. we know the challenges of what happens in san francisco with we put public health on th

of kansas voters rejecting a move toward abortion restrictions in their state. president biden signed an executive order supporting abortion access women's health for life from want. the president directed the department of health and human services to consider using medicaid to offer additional reproductive health care benefits to leverage medicaid, to support patient care for those living in states with. >> abortion bans, the white house says weaver's could be used to cover travel costs for women looking to go out of state to access reproductive health care. but the waivers wouldn't pay for the abortions themselves unless they're intended to save a patient's life or related to rape or incest. the order also calls for agencies to track how abortion restrictions impact women's health. republican senator marsha blackburn says abortion is no longer a federal concern. it is important to note that with the dobbs decision. >> and that the court, the supreme court sent this issue back to the people and to the various state white house press secretary karine jean pierre stress that the president isn't the only one who needs to take action on this issue. he can only be the only person working on this rate. that's why we continue to ask c

health care. cdc officials say they hope to have these changes finalized and under way by early next year, but first the reorganization plan has to be approved by the secretary of the department of health and human services. anne-marie? >> bradley blackburn in new york. thank you very much. >>> former president trump's chief financial officer is expected to plead guilty today and testify against the trump organization. allen weisselberg is charged with taking more than $1.7 million in off-the-books compensation and failing to pay taxes on it. the plea deal will require him to speak in court today, and he could also serve as a witness when the trump organization goes on trial in october on related charges. he's expected to receive five months in jail. >>> former vice president mike pence could become a witness in the house committee investigating the capitol riot. pence spoke in new hampshire yesterday saying that if there was an invitation to participate, he would consider it. he also addressed the search at mar-a-lago for the first time, asking republicans not to target fbi agents. >> our party stands with the men and women who serve on the thin blue line at the federal and state and local level. these

a federal judge in texas has blocked guidance from the department of health and human services, guidancency medical responders to provide abortion services in life-threatening situations for women. cnn's ed lavendera is in dallas, texas, for us. what does this mean for emergency medical responders in texas? >> well, many of these responders have been chilled by the event of the summer, as the supreme court has strucked down roe v. wade. this is the biden administration trying to find a way in some small way to protect abortion rights. but what is at theheart of all this is that after the supreme court's decision earlier this summer, the biden administration put out guidance through the department of health and human services saying that through the caveat in a health care law that would require medical providers across the country to provide medical emergency care for abortion services if the mother's life is at risk. the state of texas sued, led by republican attorney general ken paxton. to block this guidance. and this federal judge has now agreed. what is important also to point out i

and fuel shortages. even before the fires, experts worry cuba's flight will only get worse. demonstration is being planned for tomorrow outside the san francisco office of the department of health and human services. the organizer of group called demand action against monkeypox now says the federal government needs to do more to slow the spread of monkeypox and to provide more resources for those who need treatment. organizers say they refused to allow government inaction to continue to cause pain in their communities. that demonstration is planned for 4 30 tomorrow afternoon. so alex, you were talking about the yeti fire and the mckinney fire. we have a dozen more fires about 375 miles to the north of the bay area. so many fires. they're calling it the sixth rivers lightning complex. these fires were caused by lightning strikes and take a look at our satellite imagery. when it goes blank. that's because the sun did set but as i zoom on, and you can see that plume just to the mhm, east actually, of eureka. and that plume. the big question is if i can get over here and pointed out for you right there will make it to the bay area, and the answer is no. because of this right here. this area of low p

gordon is president biden's nominee to serve as the department of health and human services assistant secretary for financial resources and he has a long history of dedication to public service. more recently, he served as director of the department of health and human services for the state of michigan. he played a central role in the state's pandemic response, and managed an agency of 14,000 employees and a multibillion-dollar budget. before that, he held senior roles in the u.s. department of education and the office of offf management and budget, where he championed evidence-based policy making to use taxpayer dollars wisely. earlier in his career, mr. gordon served as a senior official at the new york city department of education. he was a senior aide on capitol hill, a law clerk for justice ruth bader ginsburg and a white house aide. in his time at the white house, he supported the development of the amerry core program -- arericorp program. in his long career in government service, he worked to ensure government programs work for those they serve and they do so through responsi

and that's what we're going to make that we do that. >> public health emergency over of monkeypox outbreak that's infected thousands of americans. the department of health and human services making that move today in order to free up federal money and resources to fight the virus. and the demand for vaccines is been going through the roof, quite frankly, as case counts continue to grow. concern continues to grow. san francisco says it hasn't received enough monkeypox vaccine to meet the demand due to limited supply. they say vaccines, the monkeypox clinic at sf general actually had to close its doors to walk-ins for the rest of the week. and it didn't take any walk-ins on thursday at all. in the south bay, santa clara county is receiving over 2100 monkeypox vaccines from the state. the supply coming from the federal stockpile was county officials saying the vaccine supply still pretty low right now, more doses are needed. the county reporting 65 probable and confirmed cases of monkeypox at this point this morning. now the entire bay area is dealing with a shortage of monkeypox vaccines. but in san mateo county, there are no vaccine clinics at all. kron four's dan kerman e

but through the executive order, biden is encouraging the department of health and human services tointo other ways . such as finding ways to support people who are traveling to different states. >> taiwan has scrambled just to warn off chinese aircraft in its defense zone shortly after pelosi ended her controversial visit to the island. americus third most powerful politician was there for less than a day, stressing washington's support for the self ruled territory. china's military and responses from thursday, it will conduct a series of drills and -- in six exclusion zones. the drills will include long-range live ammunition shooting into the taiwan strait. china has warned muscles to avoid the area for 72 hours. almost half the global container fleet passes through this waterway every year. we have this report now. reporter: for u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi, a high-profile trip to taiwan, frought with both complications and contradictions. america's third most powerful politician, repeating washington's commitment to protect democracy on the self governed island, while also res

of monkeypox in the u.s.. >> and the speeches at podiums continue this time. senator alex padilla calling for 600,000 more vaccines for the department of health and human services sustained periods of limited vaccine availability early on in the public health crisis. >> is a recipe for disaster. california surpassing 3,000 m-pox cases, the second highest in the nation behind new york and san francisco director of the department of public health doctor grant colfax says. >> 12,000 shots of the vaccine are needed to stop the spread. if we don't do enough, we face the possibility that this disease could become endemic. >> and continue to harm people for the foreseeable future. while some parts of the country have started to offer second doses, san francisco's vaccine clinics continue to prioritize. first shots only infectious disease expert at ucsf. doctor peter chin-hong says those concerned about the delay should be put at ease knowing the effectiveness of first doses. >> the jumps out of the cars re the first shot and that boosters, just a reminder to the union says some in the same way, we think about boosters for covid vaccines. he expects second shots will b

and the state of california in declaring a public health emergency as monkeypox cases continue to rise. good afternoon. thank you for joining us. karina: today's declaration will allow the department of health and human servicestbreak. the fda is taking steps to improve access to the vaccine including a plan that would allow providers to use an existing one-dose vial to administer up to five separate doses. more than 6600 cases have been reported across the country so far. larry: san francisco continues to have the most cases in the bay area. santa clara and alameda counties have more than 50 cases each. karina: abc news spoke to a white house representative and a california senator about what we should expect moving forward. larry: what needs to be done to hanldtrtmen resources and increased access to care for monkeypox. the white house confirmed we have 1.1 million vaccines available right now. after more than 6600 cases of monkeypox have been detected in the u.s., the white house is responding. >> i want to make an announcement today that i will be declaring a public health emergency. we are prepared to take our response to the next level. luz: the announcement was made during a

of monkeypox in the u.s. and the speeches at podiums continue this time. senator alex padilla calling for 600,000 more vaccines for the department of health and human services. we must do war. we simply do not have the supply of vaccines. to meet the need of a number of people requesting. >> the vaccines, california surpassing 3,000 m-pox cases, the second highest in the nation behind new york and san francisco director of the department of public health doctor grant colfax says 12,000 shots of the vaccine are needed to stop the spread. if we don't do enough, we face the possibility that this disease could become endemic. >> and continue to harm people for the foreseeable future. while some parts of the country have started to offer second doses, san francisco's vaccine clinics continue to prioritize. first shots only infectious disease expert at ucsf. doctor peter chin-hong says those concerned about the delay should be put at ease knowing the effectiveness of first doses. >> the jumps out of the cars re the first shot and the boosters. just a reminder to the union says some in the same way, we think about boosters for covid vaccines. expect second shots w

if we didn't get rid of, for example, the department of health and human services. if we can massively scale back to military, if we can get the department of education, and we don't need to keep borrowing money from china, and then we're free to say whatever we want diplomatically about china to anybody want to right now, because we're dependent on their money, we can, it's free freely and morally and ethically on any of these topics. avenue, from the vice chair for the libertarian national committee. thank you so much for your insight. drive me on one as a bunny and to armenian soldiers have been confirmed dead in the disputed territory of governor canada, where tensions have once again fled, at least 14 more armenians were the portuguese wounded. according to an official statement from them to go, no come about military. amelia has blamed violence on as a vagina unit for violating a ceasefire. now going to kerber has announced a partial mobilization amid unconfirmed reports of continuing clashes. the others, any defense ministry claims, it's taking control of terr

turned away or deny this for treatment during a medical the president directed the department of health and human services to consider using medicaid waivers for travel expenses. >> they would not pay for the abortions themselves unless they're intended to save a patient's life or related to rape or incest. tennessee republican senator marsha blackburn argues abortion is no longer a federal concern. the supreme court sent this issue back. >> to the people and to the various state. but the white house is still urging congress to ultimately act. >> democrats tried to pass a bill wednesday that nevada senator jacky rosen said would provide legal protections to abortion providers. a woman from texas travels to my state of nevada, a pro-choice state. >> the nevada doctor she sees can not cannot be prosecuted under texas's extreme abortion ban. but indiana republican senator mike braun blocked the effort. this bill is an attempt to undermine. >> state laws that protect lives. >> now a bipartisan group of senators introduced a different bill this week that would essentially restore federal access to abortion. bu

health needs of gulf war veterans, and to look into the federal government's efforts to address their concerns. i met with officials from the department of defense, the veterans administration, and the department of health and human services to determine if we were doing the very best we could to respond to our veterans needs, and to facilitate research into their illnesses. i met with representatives of the american legion, and the veterans of foreign wars who shared their own observations and told me of their efforts to bring more serious national attention to these illnesses. i visited with individual veterans, active duty soldiers, and their families at walter reed hospital and the veterans hospital here in washington, i listened to veterans as they tried to describe to me what it was like to live day after day year after year not knowing why they had become sick. i heard stories of hardworking men and women who could no longer keep steady jobs and support their families because of their illnesses. one veteran officer who had been diagnosed as 100% disable told me about the healthy and active life he had led before his tour in the persian golf, and about his frustration and seeking affective treatments for her symptom

of monkeypox in the u.s.. >> and the speeches at podiums continue this time. senator alex padilla calling for 600,000 more vaccines for the department of health and human services. we must do war. we simply do not have. >> the supply of vaccines. to meet the need of a number of people requesting the vaccines. california surpassing 3,000 m-pox cases, the second highest in the nation behind new york and san francisco director of the department of public health doctor grant colfax says. >> 12,000 shots of the vaccine are needed to stop the spread. if we don't do enough, we face the possibility that this disease could become endemic. >> and continue to harm people for the foreseeable future. while some parts of the country have started to offer second doses, san francisco's vaccine clinics continue to prioritize. first shots only infectious disease expert at ucsf. doctor peter chin-hong says those concerned about the delay should be put at ease knowing the effectiveness of first doses. >> the jumps out of the cars re the first shot and that boosters just a reminder to the immune system in the same way, we think about boosters for covid vaccines. expect second shots

department of health and human services announced today that 8% of people across the country are livingithout health insurance. according to the data 26 million people are still uninsured and about 2% our children. the findings come just days after democrats announced a new $64 billion plan that would extend federal subsidiaries for people who buy private health insurance. napa county 12 people have been hospitalized and one person has died. from legionnaire's disease. and now the health department is warning people to watch out for symptoms. new tonight ktvu jana katsuyama tells us how officials are trying to track down where those cases are coming from. somewhere in napa is the answer to a mystery that napa county health investigators are trying to solve the source of this legionella bacteria that has caused an outbreak in napa county. since july, 11th there have been 12 cases of legionnaires disease, and one man has died. a lot of these cases are people that have underlying medical conditions. dr karen will lucio, the napa county health officer, says investigators with the centers fo

. >> today the department of health and human services javier xavier becerra granted. the smaller dose just under the skin could be enough to trigger an immune response and could help stretch the limited supply of the monkeypox vaccine. >> many epidemiologists believe intradermal right under the surface of the skin can also elicit a very strong immune response, and you don't have to use as much. that's why you can get five for the price of one. >> reporter: this strategy has been used before to control a yellow fever outbreak when there were limited vaccines available. but it hasn't been studied in monkeypox. during the senate hearing in sacramento on the government's response to this outbreak, state senator scott wiener and two people who testified about their recovery from their painful instructions called on federal regulators to grant emergency use authorization for t-pox, a therapeutic that's only being prescribed in limited cases. >> it took 12 days of unimaginable pain before i received t-pox. within 24 hours of my first t-pox treatment, my pain had been reduced

s department of health and human services declared a public health emergency thursday , freeing up money and other resources to help stop the spread of monkeypox as much vaccine as we can get into the population who is at highest risk right now, the better because that will help slow down and hopefully stop the current outbreak from spreading even further. santa clara county recently received 2154 vaccine doses, but health officials say they need more. we have 65 cases that we know of that have been reported to us. and in the bay area. of course, there are there are hundreds at this point last week, santa clara county's public health department announced that latino men who have sex with men were at higher risk for contracting monkeypox advocates and the l g b t q. plus community say they're concerned about people being stigmatized if they get sick difference is this is a virus and it's not necessarily sexually transmitted and anyone can get it. and we do have a vaccine right now. so why people are panicking. i do not understand. lgbt q nation also reported that lab techs at two of the b

department of health and human services requires the county. >> to improve the program's governance safety practices and fiscal capacity. the county must submit a quality improvement plan within 30 days. >> vaccine and testing are expected to improve. now that monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency. but patients could still have a hard time getting their hands on some medication. t-poxx is an antiviral drug that's being prescribed to patients with the most severe symptoms or but up with an infectious disease expert to see what will need to change to make that drug more accessible up. >> pam and ken t-poxx has been described as a game changer with reducing the pain to monkeypox, getting it prescribed can take days and piles of paperwork. but even then you're not guaranteed approval by the cdc. as his symptoms progress. john pacheco sent a photo to his doctor every day to show the severity of his monkeypox. it wasn't until a secondary infection started that he was able to get prescribed long road of. >> really painful and unpleasant symptoms. >> to get to that place, where fin

department of health and human services hopes this data will ramp up testing in schools, the agency sayschildren as young as four years old can follow simple instructions and collect their own specimen. the study was conducted last year using nearly 200 kids with covid symptoms. it found that when shown an instructional video, the self collected swabs and those collected by a health care worker match nearly 98% of the time. this weekend marks a major milestone for zuckerberg, san francisco general hospital, the facility will celebrate 150 years of service on sunday. throughout those years, the hospital has responded to major disasters from the 19 oh six earthquake to the age pandemic in the 19 eighties to the battle against covid earlier on the floor, we heard from the ceo of the san francisco general hospital foundation about how the hospital has evolved. looking back to 1981. it was this model of compassionate care where you brought together. the physicians from ucsf who have been participating with the general since 18 73, the research component, the compassionate care the dedication

but through the executive order by ben is encouraging the department of health and human services to look into other ways, such as finding ways to support people who are traveling to different states. now taiwan is scramble jets to warn off 27 chinese aircraft in its defense zone shortly after us house b canard. c policy ended how controversial visit to the island. america's 3rd most powerful politician was there for less than a day. stressing washington's support for the cell for a territory. in response, china's military says that from thursday it will conduct a series of drills in 6 exclusions on that surround taiwan. 3 of designs overlap areas. taiwan says, a part of its territorial waters drills will include long range live ammunition shooting in the taiwan strait. china is warned or vessels to avoid the area for 72 hours. almost half the global container feet passes through this waterway every year. momma jump june. has this report now for us, how speaker nancy pelosi, a high profile trip to taiwan. fraught with both complications and contradictions. america's 3rd most powerful

of parents and kids. children were sent to the department of health and human services which houses indicate who is in federal custody. the agency does not have computer assistance that talk to dhs. click on the updated -- that could be updated. what are we doing with these parents? they have the. right to claim asylum. it takes over a year on average for an asylum ruling to be made. what is the plan for the parents and kids? the officials would go into policies, or would happen when the separation occurs, no one thought about that until after the separations began. they still believe in this idea and a lot of them would whisper out of the side of their mouth, nobody likes to say this, it really works, it was effective against the data that they are citing is inaccurate. there is not evidence that family separation was effective. after their zero-tolerance ended , one million people crossed the border, it was a record-breaking year for border crossing. their evidence is not good but their leaves are remaining firm -- beliefs are remaining firm. >> even if it was effective, it is more effective shooting people

i wish there was more that we could do but we are being very aggressive with the department of health and human services to get more. >> that is a big number when you consider how many doses had been distributed over this month. it is a drop in style clinic. the good news that we are seeing today is that the line is not nearly as long as it was yesterday. we spoke with supervisor rafael mandelman. if anybody is planning to go and get a vaccine here at sf general, the line is not at long -- as long and the chances of getting vaccinated now are pretty good. kumasi: we have everything you need to know about monkeypox including vaccines and treatment. reggie: less than 4% of kids are vaccinated. according to the chronicle, one and seven code cases in california are confirmed re-infections. state health officials say there more than 51,000 reinfections in the first three weeks of july. new zealand has fully reopened its borders for the first time since the start of the pandemic. kumasi: oaklands police chief is answering tough questions from families. he visited a community prayer circle after children were

department of health and human services and the centers for medicare. >> and medicaid services. the first lawsuit would ask that federal funding to the hospital remain in place. while the legal process plays out. the second lawsuit as a class action lawsuit being filed on behalf of patients at the hospital asking that the transfers be stopped. now, earlier this year, cms said that they would pull federal funding from the hospital and require that all patients be relocated because cms had found multiple violations procedures at the hospital, including people smoking on campus, miss doses of medication and improper infection, control procedures. for its part, the city says they have been working with cms to try to resolve those issues and keep the hospital open. we know that laguna honda has challenges. >> we understand the need to make corrective action. and we've already implemented significant amounts of corrective action based on the recommendations of cms and what we know that we have to do on thursday. we also heard from a nurse who says the relocating patients >> is not in

department of health and human services has sped up its timeline for distributing monkeypox vaccines.for local health departments to order. the acceleration was possible because of the new guidelines that allow for smaller doses of the vaccine. >> okay, so let's discuss this with dr. william schaffner from vanderbilt university medical center. dr. schaffner, great to see you. should monkeypox be designated as a sexually transmitted disease? that is the debate right now. >> it's a debate that's more inside baseball. i think in communicating messages to the general public, we have to remind them that this virus is being transmitted through sexual intimacy, close skin-to-skin contact, so as with other illnesses that are transmitted through sexual intimacy, sure, it's part of that category. i don't make a whole lot out of this discussion about whether we ought to classify it officially as an sti, sexually transmitted infection. sexually intimacy, skin-to-skin contact, close cuddling, if you will, those are the ways this virus is principally being transmitted. >> doctor, let me ask you abo

department of health and human services. what can we expect following this public health emergency? >> a public health emergency is another tool in our toolkit to fight monkeypox. it will unlock new levers. for example, cdc will be able to find more sources of data so we can calibrate our response accordingly. it also allows the fda to look and consider another way to get more out of one dose of vaccine, possibly expanding vaccine supply. luz: talk to us about the shift in usage of doses. >> the fda is looking at ways they can change the emergency use authorization of the vaccine in a way where you can get more out of one file of vaccine. >> the u.s. government failed to promptly order more vaccines when it's outbreak started in april, and was slow and flat-footed, so other countries got in line ahead of us. it did not need to be this way. i'm concerned we are now at a point where it much be harder or impossible to truly control this outbreak. luz: following a fast increase in cases in california, new york, and illinois, these states declared public health emergencies before the fed

has stepped in on executive orders, and also with guidance being provided from the department of health and human services, the justice department, et cetera. and what you are referencing, the emergency medical treatment and labor act, it is one that mandates that hospitals that receive federal funding must stabilize patients who come in. they must provide some emergency care. and we have heard of cases involving women who have been bleeding for more than ten days, after an incomplete miscarriage, being denied care. that will be worthy of medical malpractice, that we something which is absolutely, and is counter to all that is ethical, bioethical in medicine. and yet, what has happened is that these states have now not only enacted these laws, but you see law enforcement, the attorney general's estate, district attorney, saying they will prosecute to the fullest, doctors who intervene early. so it is very difficult to intervene, and that your point is the 11-year-old going to die. this 23-year-old woman. this is what is horrible. you have people who do let have medical degrees, governing medicine now. >>

of kansas voters rejecting a move toward abortion restrictions in their state. president biden signed an executive order supporting abortion access women's health and the president directed the department of health and human services to consider using medicaid to offer additional reproductive health care benefits to leverage medicaid, to support patient care for those living in states with abortion bans. the white house says weaver's could be used to cover travel costs for women looking to go out of state to access reproductive health care. but the waivers wouldn't pay for the abortions themselves unless they're intended to save a patient's life or related to rape or incest. the order also calls for agencies to track how abortion restrictions impact women's health. republican senator marsha blackburn says abortion is no longer a federal concern. it is important to note that with the dobbs decision and that >> the court, the supreme court sent this issue back to the people and to the various state white house press secretary karine jean pierre stress that the president isn't the only one who needs to take action on this issue. he can only be the only person working on this rate. that's why we continue to ask congre

the department of health and human services will make the extra doses available. es and health departments that have already used 90% of their currents. fly and this comes as the number of reported virus cases around the country now tops 13,500. and an extra 50,000 monkey pox. vaccine doses are set aside for cities that will soon hold gay pride events. the number of doses they'll get will depend on the size of the event. how many health care workers will be there to administer the vaccines and the number of at risk adults who will be there in the next two months? at least a dozen pride events are scheduled. time is 607 governor. gavin newsom gave us details of his plans to improve the mental health of california's children. it's comes as higher levels of depression and anxiety or reported in children around the country, the governor announced a new $4.7 billion plan to deal with the mental health of children the last two years. there's been a stacking of stress the likes of which, um none of us could have conceived of, and none of us uh, hope for in the future, and