this is after the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed in congress last week and today senator alex padilla and local leaders talked about how the bill will invest in the bay area and in places like the san jose station. alex padilla says it will improve california's roads, bridges, the electrical grid, and water infrastructure, a big one as we experience a drought, particularly to the bay area, they say it will help fund the bart silicon valley extension and invest in public transit from electrical buses to passenger railways and much as to better connect communities. >> traveling up and down the state as your newest senator to make sure that, as we advocate in congress, as this package was being crafted, it reflects the priorities of the state of california, including the completion of the station into the grand central station of the west. that is the kind of scale of what we're talking about. >> reporter: water infrastructure was talked about today and water recycling as he says there is significant investment in the bill which will go to that and the san jose mayor says the money will

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por eso los congresistas del Área de la bahÍa (hablan en inglÉs) se unieron al senador alex padilla para que veÍamos. >>> estamos con una productora en ese momento viendo imÁgenes cÓmo las llamas iban destruyendo todo. >>> son imÁgenes dramÁticas del cambio climÁtico que generÓ en los Últimos tres aÑos, sino en los Últimos 5 aÑos, son histÓricos, el aÑo pasado una situaciÓn muy difÍcil y ahora vemos que alex padilla encabeza la ayuda, la respuesta al cambio climÁtico que vivimos. >>> tenemos que vivir con esto y cÓmo estÁn las temperaturas para esta hora. >>> se mantiene cÁlidas, pero llega un sistema, cuanto llega humedad vemos lloviznas ligeras, cuando empieza a llover son peligrosas las autopistas. en la zona norte de california entrÓ esta humedad, la advertencia se mantiene hasta las tres de la maÑana, se mueve de una forma rÁpida y se alejaÁa por la tarde. igual por la presenca de nevadas en la autopista 5 al norte y la 80, el dorado, los condados afectados por incendios. para santa rosa hay lluvias, en los prÓximos minutos entrarÁ en la regiÓn, san josÉ se mantendÁa mÁs alejado. lo

. >>> california senator alex padilla and congresswoman zoe lofgren stopped in san jose to talk to the impact of the recently passed infrastructure investments on jobs and what's next for president biden's build back better bill. >> kris sanchez joins us live with what regular joes can expect from all of it. >> reporter: isn't that always the question. what is in there for me? and we know now that california is getting billions and billions of dollars for infrastructure that will impact the lives of everyday californians from the roads that we take, the way that we get from point a to point b to the water that we drink. senator alex padilla, congresswoman zoe lofgren, mayor and other dignitaries talked about those investments that will help turn san jose the diridon station into the grand central station of the west. >> this is the biggest investment infrastructure in decades and the first investment in sustainable infrastructure. >> reporter: let's take a closer look. the infrastructure and investment jobs act for california will bring $9.5 billion in public transportation funds, incl

california senator alex padilla announcing he's now backing legislation to stop the deportation of u.s. veterans from minor crimes. let's bring in our senior investigator, stephen stock, from the newsroom. i remember this from many years ago. >> that's right. this is the original bill introduced earlier this year by riverside congressman mark takano that now padilla is backing. he announced that today as well as several other powerful senators. they said they're signing on to what's called the veteran deportation prevention and reform act. which would end a policy dating back to the bill clinton administration and pave the way for veterans who have been deported to return home to the united states. we begin investigating this issue more than five years ago. we found more than 300 veterans living overseas, deported for committing an aggravated felony, a broad term that includes minor crimes such as failure to appear in court, entering the country illegally, and drug possession. that policy has been applied to hundreds of non-citizen veterans who served this country honorably during war

and california senator alex padilla talks to us about his efforts to help us prepare for wildfires and more. we'll have that coming up. >> and some sunshine beating down to the tarmac as between some of the clouds that you still linger across the day we're transitioning out of what was a rainy early morning to a very sunny and comfortably cool afternoon ahead. i've got your forecast. >> and this has been a busy thursday morning with that early wet start slowing us down across several of our bridges and we're seeing some hot spots and closures will have a look at that once we get back from break. >> 9.14 right now. and it is well, right now it's a great day for you was ready for us. but no luck you to full now. yeah, in fact, as you just cruise ship in san francisco arriving just in time. >> the wet weather is over and all those tourists who come in and spend all the money will do. they have to buy the jackets when they get off because they're surprised that it's chilly. i don't know. but i doubt, yeah, they they might have to buy a light jacket. the light puffy this morning. all right.

with me now is a leader in this effort, california democratic senator, alex padilla. he sits on the judiciary, homeland security, and budget committee. senator, always a pleasure to see you. let's talk about president biden and the democrats. big celebration yesterday, a big victory on infrastructure. the focus now turns to the reconciliation bill. can democrats get this bill done before the end of the year, or will it likely drag into the next year? >> good to be back with you, jose. i am highly confident that this will get -- the build back better is really part two of the historic investment in all aspects of our infrastructure that we're talking about. so, yes, yesterday was a worthy celebration of part one, money for transportation, for public transit, for the electrical grid, for broadband, include ing many of the initiatives that i've championed since aarrived in the senate. now comes an important part two. what does investment mean in health care, in housing, in climate change. and yes, in immigration reform policy, which is long overdue. >> i know this is a p

el senador alex padilla dijo que más del 60% se va destinada a mejorar días.ra preparar gustó al senador estuvo en san josé y otras tiene previsto votar esta noche por la estatua de (nombre en inglés). estos momentos algunos consideran el capital y han tenido dos opciones son la pausa y varios productos y lo que podemos hacer en la temporada festivo. en nuestro segmento de historias de mi pueblo lo llevaremos conocida como la capital de (nombre en inglés). 6:00 de la tarde conocimiento saludos en oakland así se ve ubicado vamos hablar del pronóstico al regresar. (música). (música). comenzar a comprar regalos y muy apresurado. la recomendación vamos con fátima navarrete nos cuenta los consumidores que están siendo afectados >>> y buscan podrá cumplir la falta de artículos básicos. cambio en las marcas de cucharas para comenzar un tiempo debido a la falta de chocolate por ejemplo este negocio tenido que reparar en las secciones del sur de california las consecuencias llegan al bolsillo de los consumidores. así que para prepararse para la temporada de compras est

llevado a votación y no es claro si la mayoría de los senadores están a favor de ella >> el senador alex padillaportunidad de volver a estados unidos >> por otro ladoel alguacil del condado anunció que su oficina no responderá a ninguna solicitud de servicio de inmigración y control de aduanas para notificar la liberación de un recluso o para transferirlo lo que llevó al alguacil a tomar esta decisión nos lo explica pilar miño en la edición de las 6:00 de la tarde >> en otra información padre de una joven inmigrante hace historia en la primera oficial de patrullas >> en amor por la moto nació cuando veía que mi padre conducía y el amor que tenía >> soy la más grande de cuatro hermanos mi padres de sonora méxico mi madres de tijuana baja california >> es la oficial josefina ruiz quien recuerda que desde su niñez hubo adversidades pero también motivación para ser alguien en la vida >> cuando mis padres se separan yo tenía como 14 años y tuve motivación para ayudar a mi mamá porque ya tenía que trabajar de noche era mi inspiración para seguir adelante >> manteniendo su compromiso con su madre ruiz

. >>> alex padilla is trying to boost voter administration access to low and middle class americans.requests allowing americans to register to vote through federally provided tax preparation services. they argue that the same people who use those services are less likely to encounter voter registration offers else where. >>> officials cracking down on unruly airline passengers. we'll have all of that still ahead. >>> plus, we're taking a look at the events going on around the bay area to honor veterans today. the veteran's day parade was put on pause last year of course due to the pandemic. starts this afternoon in downtown fairfield. >>> a consumer alert you need to be aware of. an independent study is finding some brands of hand sanitizer have tested positive for a cancer causing agent called benzene. more than 250 batches have been marked as contaminated. some brands have voluntarily recalled the products. the fda says if you have any products on the list, throw them out. head over to nbcbayarea.com to the see if your sanitizer is part of that warning. some days, you just don't ha

senator alex padilla leading a new effort to boost voter registration access to low and middle income americans. he and 17 other democratic senators have sent a letter to treasury secretary janet yellen that requests allowing americans to register to vote through federally provided tax preparation services. the irs manages volunteer income tax assistance centers. they argue that some people who use those services really are less likely to encounter voter registration officers elsewhere and the move could add tens of thousands of new voters. >>> california one step closer to finalizing a new election map reflecting one less u.s. congressional district. a state commission released a draft map yesterday ahead of the november 15th deadline. it reflects the loss of one of the state's 53 congressional districts due to the 2020 census numbers. the maps were redrawn for the state assemblies and the senate. all have yet to be finalized. >>> time to get a look at that forecast because we are having a nice day outside. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that and the sun is shining pretty

senator alex padilla got specific with some of the numbers. >> california will re more than 25 billionrs to repair our roads and highways over 600 million dollars our transportation system for extreme weather. and while >> we know there are parts of our community, even here in santa clara county where high-speed internet does not exist. then you can go and find out where that is. when you see parents with their kids in a car outside a mcdonald's so their kids can do their homework. that should thousands of homes. formal homes are planned along the west corridor. >> from here downtown heading west. we are saying explosion. growth and development here in the downtown, of course, all that depends on one simple that is infrastructure. >> california will get to roughly 45 billion dollars from this legislation in coming years. money will also go to expanding the state's charging network for electric cars and cleaning up contaminated drinking water, vicki and grant. thank you, catherine. moving on to the weather. let's take a live look outside. there's a trans america period mid those standin

today in washington, dc senator alex padilla introduced legislation that will help fema better addressural disasters, including wildfires. >> the fire act would make several changes to the stafford act which governs fema among the changes. ensuring that fema's disaster preparedness and response efforts fully address the unique nature of wildfires and their effect on communities and direct fema to pray deploy assets during times of highest risk such as when we have red flag warnings. >> want to make sure that fema is better providing technical to rural communities may be lower income communities to get them resources that they deserve. >> padilla as the fire act is already gaining support from both sides of the political aisle and another bill, the disaster equity and fairness act ensures fema's disaster response efforts fully address the needs of underserved communities. state senator scott wiener is supporting recall efforts against 3 members of the san francisco board of education facing the recall our commissioners, allison collins gaber gabriela lopez and to >> according to the sen

california senator axel, alex padilla introduced new legislation that's going to help fema better addressed natural disasters, including wildfires the fire act would make several changes to the stanford act which governs fema changes would include guaranteeing that fema disaster preparedness and response efforts fully address the unique nature of wildfires and their effect on our communities. it's going to also direct fema to pre deploy assets during times of highest risk such as those red flag warnings. >> want to make sure that fema is better providing technical to rural communities may be lower income communities to get them resources that they deserve. >> well, the dia says the fire act is already gaining support from both sides of the aisle. 2 people were hospitalized. second and 3rd degree burns after what you just saw a propane tank caught fire and exploded in a truck. but that's scary. this happened monday night in lexington, north carolina. witnesses say the blast shook the entire area knocking out power to a nearby restaurant and completely destroyed. >> the truck hauling the prop

. >> california senator alex padilla tweeted out this message about the texas law saying, quote, texas is extreme abortion ban is cruel, dangerous and blatantly unconstitutional. that's why supreme court must block it and let's be clear. roe v wade is the law of the land and we must ensure it stays that way by passing the women's health protection act. >> at the same time, president joe biden announced new initiatives. he wants the united states to take in order to combat climate change. the president said his build back better framework would mean more investment in clean energy. he says that will allow americans to save on their own energy bills with tax credits for things like installing solar panels and whether rising their homes. he says lowering energy prices will also deliver cleaner air and water for our children. he said these commitments but also be a boon for business. >> i talked to american people about climate change. i tell him it's about jobs. it's about workers will like thousands of miles of transmission lines of clean modern resilient power grid. the auto workers to

senator alex padilla got specific with some of the numbers. >> california will re more than 25 billion dollars to repair our roads and highways over 600 million dollars our transportation system for extreme weather. and while >> we know there are parts of our community, even here in santa clara county where high-speed internet does not exist. then you can go and find out where that is. when you see parents with their kids in a car outside a mcdonald's so their kids can do their homework. that should thousands of homes. a formal homes are planned along the west corridor. >> from here downtown heading west. we are saying explosion. growth and development here in the downtown, of course, all that depends on one simple that is infrastructure. >> money will also go to expanding the state's charging network for electric cars cleaning up contaminated drinking water, not surprisingly the politicians ended that news conference by doing a hard sell on president biden's social spending bill, which of course is still pending pam and ken, thank you, catherine. >> now let's check in on our 4 zone. w

well, senator alex padilla says the new bipartisan infrastructure bill will benefit california's portsssues that have become such a problem padilla today visited the ports of los angeles and long beach which are both experiencing just a huge backlog of container ships.

senator alex padilla leading a new effort to boost voter registration access to low and middle income and others have sent a letter to treasury secretary janet yellen, requesting to allow voter registration through income taxes. the move could add tens of thousands of voters. >>> new this morning, california one step closer to finalizing a new election map reflecting one less u.s. congressional district. a state commission released the draft map yesterday ahead of the november 15th deadline. this reflects the loss of one of the state's 53 congressional districts. maps were also redrawn for the state assembly and the senate. all have yet to be finalized. >>> a lot of things that washington worries about that kind of regular miles per hours really don't care about. inflation, though, everyone cares about that. much like if the economy was an issue for george h.w. bush, it's inflation is turning out to be a problem for the white house. president biden is continuing to insist that economists are right, that inflation related to the sudden demand for goods coupled with the problem in suppl

alex padilla and zoe hosted an event in san jose to outline the projects funded by the $1.2 trillionderal investment in public transportation and a critical step toward a more sustainable future. reggie: money to help make san jose station the grand central station of the west, also includes $8 billion to help fund the bart silicon valley extension, $5 million to update the power grid and $3.5 billion to improve drinking water in california. kumasi: the plan includes legislation to help stop drunk driving. carmakers would be required to install technology in new vehicles to detect and stop drunk drivers. monitoring systems could roll out of all new vehicles as early as 2026. this is called the sin is call important legislation in history. in all, $17 billion is dedicated to safety programs on the road. reggie: the county is changing the way it interacts with i.c.e. the sheriffs office will no longer respond to requests and no longer transfer inmates to ice custody. the sheriff heard from dozens of people about how ice has negatively impacted families. he said it is the job of the she

you have senator alex padilla. you also have representative zoe lofgren were in the south bay today celebrating the bill's passage with local leaders, but also sharing some specific details about what this bill will do for california. it's the lawmakers say it is important for people in the bay area and beyond to know what's in the bill and how it's going to help their community. >> california will re more than 25 billion dollars to repair our roads and highways over 600 million dollars our transportation system for extreme weather. and wildfire. >> in addition to fixing roads and updating transit systems federal money will also be used for safer water supplies, better wi-fi, access and other projects that could lead to more housing. the bill passed over the weekend. but president biden still has not signed it into law. the president says he is going to sign the bill sometime this week, but he's waiting for both houses of congress to return from recess. and once it is signed a new challenge awaits the administratio

california senator alex padilla and congresswoman zoe lofgren hosted an event in san jose outlining thethat will be funded by the 1.2 trillion dollar package. >> this is the largest ever federal investment in public transportation and a critical step towards a more sustainable future. larry: the package includes money to help make san jose's station the grand central station of the west. it also includes $8 billion to help fund the park's silicon valley extension, $5 billion to help update the power grid, and $3.5 million to help improve drinking water. more people are planning to hit the road this thanksgiving. plus, ♪ ♪ just two pills for all day pain relief. aleve it, and see what's possible. and also try alevex topical pain relief. - i'm norm. - i'm szasz. [norm] and we live in columbia, missouri. we do consulting, but we also write. [szasz] we take care of ourselves constantly; it's important. we walk three to five times a week, a couple miles at a time. - we've both been taking prevagen for a little more than 11 years now. after about 30 days of taking it, we noticed clarity that

well, senator alex padilla says the new bipartisan infrastructure bill will benefit california's ports and improve these supply chain issues that have become such a problem padilla today visited the ports of los angeles and long beach which are both experiencing just a huge backlog of container ships. the backlogs have created ripple effects for businesses and consumers padilla car. the new federal spending bill will not help the short-term problem. but i get that that's for the that's for the future as much as we can try to accelerate that funding. it'll have an impact starting next year, but that's not here and now and president biden will sign the bill on monday and supply chain issues are impacting a beloved aspect of our bay area economy wine making a worldwide shortage of glass bottles, believe it or not has given napa valley wineries challenges that they never could have imagined before and patience is beginning to wear very thin abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard has the story this really hard to find a glass right now. alfaro spent all day trying to find something which used

senator alex padilla got specific with some of the numbers.an 25 billion dollars to repair our roads. >> and highways over 600 million dollars our transportation system for extreme weather. and while >> we know there are parts of our community, even here in santa clara county where high-speed internet does not exist. when you can go and find out where that is. when you see parents with their kids in a car outside a mcdonald's so their kids can do their homework. that should thousands of homes. >> a formal homes are planned along the west corridor from here downtown heading west. we are saying explosion. growth development here in the downtown. of course, all that depends on one simple that is infrastructure. >> it all california will get about 45 billion dollars from the legislation in coming years. money will also go to expanding the state's charging network for electric cars and cleaning up contaminated drinking water. thank grant. >> buchanan. and speaking of water, plenty of it here in the form of rain and a few went up high in the sierra

senator alex padilla got specific with some of the numbers. >> california will re seem more than 25 billion dollars to repair our roads and highways over 600 million dollars our transportation system for extreme weather. and while white. >> we know there are parts of our community, even here in santa clara county where high-speed internet does not exist. then you can go and find out where that is. when you see parents with their kids in a car outside a mcdonnell's so their kids can do their homework. that should thousands of homes. a formal homes are planned along the west corridor from here downtown heading west. we are saying explosion. growth and development here in the downtown, of course, all that depends on one simple that is infrastructure. >> california is going to get a roughly 45 billion dollars from that legislation in coming years. money will also go to expanding the state's charging network for electric cars cleaning up contaminated drinking water still a lot of the money. more than 25 billion. we'll go to improving california's highways and roads. they are ranked among the ver

and so we want to chat about that this morning with senator alex padilla, who by the way, is also introducingare for wildfire. never too early to start preparing for next fire season. good morning. senator padilla. >> good morning, james. thank you for having me. absolutely. and before we get to that bill, have to ask you real quickly off the bat for your reaction this morning to the virginia gubernatorial race. i know the result isn't what democratic leaders were looking for. what you that means going forward. yeah. i you know, what are those should never take for granted. >> making sure that communicating with their constituents. a nonstop and earning opportunities to serve in the next election. so that is going to be you know, study about what happened in virginia. it's across the i mean, across the country from california says onset, california representatives are talking constituents in their best to represent that's the best way to earn the opportunity continuous or so don't worry you. you know, some of the people that >> that are watching this say, oh, it's an indication of the midterm

california senator alex padilla tweeted out this message about the texas law saying, quote, texas is extreme abortion ban is cruel. dangerous cent blatantly unconstitutional. that's why the supreme court must block it. and let's be clear. roe v wade is the law of the land and we must ensure it stays that way. bypassing the women's health protection act next. tonight on the news at 8. a wet start to the workweek. but how much more rain is on the way. the next chance for showers in the bay area. plus. >> shot may not be all they've got. the new preventative measure being tested to slow the spread of covid and a big concern as we head into the holiday season. travel problems persisting across the nation. we talked to one expert to find out what you should do if you're caught in a cancellation prices. those stories and much more when a truck hit my car, the insurance company wasn't fair. i didn't know what my case was worth, so i called the barnes firm. i'm rich barnes. it's hard for people to know how much their accident case is worth. let our injury attorneys help you get the best resu

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u s senator alex padilla hosted the event with congresswoman zoloft grit.leaders. at the deer adan train station to discuss the nation's largest infrastructure investment in nearly a century. the lawmakers described how the bill will provide billions in federal funding for california for transportation roads, clean energy and strengthening the supply chain. i also want to mention the high speed internet provision in this bill 65 billion for the nation, but we know there are parts of our community even here in santa clara county. or high speed internet does not exist and you can go and find out where that is. when you see parents with their kids in a car outside of mcdonald's, so their kids can do their homework that should not be. the bill will also fund strengthening the state's electric grid, secure and diversifying california's water supply and infrastructure and increasing charging stations for electric vehicles. despite a much improved water supply situation in the north bay. the marin municipal water district has moved a bit closer to building a new e

. >> california senator alex padilla says 17 billion dollars from president biden's infrastructure bill will go towards relieving the shipping backlogs at the ports of los angeles and long beach port operators will be able to purchase more land in order to increase stars capacity and modernize supports to make them more environmentally friendly. >> this just reinforces why we're doing what we're doing in congress historic investment in our nation's infrastructure, not just roads, not just bridges, not just tunnels but port infrastructure here in southern california and around the country. >> the dia says the global pandemic exposed the importance and the urgency of modernizing us ports acknowledging the congestion is affecting businesses and consumers starting next monday port authorities will begin fining shipping companies which leave container ships at the ports be on the set number of days and the port of oakland also experiencing a cargo bottleneck. this causing delays and getting things in bay area stores. the port director tells us president biden's infrastructure bill will help

california senator alex padilla, introduce new legislation today that he says will help fema better address natural disasters, including wildfires the fire at would make several changes to the stafford act which governs fema. >> changes would include guarantee that fema's disaster preparedness and response efforts fully address the unique nature of wildfires and their effect on communities. it would also direct fema to deploy assets during times of highest risk such as red flag warnings. >> want to make sure that fema is better providing technical to rural communities may be lower income communities to get them resources that they deserve. >> padilla says the fire act is already gaining support from both sides of the political aisle. daylight saving time ends this weekend. we will fall back on sunday. getting an extra hour of sleep. >> the time change. so continues in california, even though voters approved a ballot measure 3 years ago to try to stop the practice. as it turns out, proposition 7 itself didn't do away with the time change just gave the state legislature the power to do it. an

while most of the house gop penders and postures democrats deliver and new california senator alex padilla is also celebrating the passage of the infrastructure bill. while also saying, quote, now lets finish the job and pass the build back better act. and that is the next step of all of this. the other part of biden's agenda focuses. more on social spending issues, things like health care, climate change, more controversial issues. it is nearly 2 trillion dollars, but that money will be spread out over the course of 10 years and house moderates agreed to back that bill. if the congressional budget office estimates that, you know, the white house numbers are correct. those numbers have to jive and the concession as what motivated progressives to get on board and pass the infrastructure bill tonight, ken and pam, most of the progressives at least o c some of them didn't. but most of them you had what 6 holdouts did we say on the progressive side. so, you know, they are saying all democrats are saying there's going to be a vote on that social. and i guess climate change. bill. you could call

bill senator alex padilla, south bay congresswoman, zoloft grin.at the dearden station in san jose just this morning to offer up some of the details. senator pretty has said $25 billion will come to california to repair our roads and highways. at $9.5 million for public transit and more money for another crucial resource drinking water. we also part to ensure that the bill investing critical upgrades to drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, including $3.5 billion for california. to ensure that every california community has reliable and safe drinking water. senator said the bill will also provide $5 billion to shore up the power grid against climate change and natural disasters. on wall street. stocks were slightly lower. after setting records across the board. yesterday the dow was down 112 points the nasdaq off 95. and the s and p 500 fell 16 points. bank shares were lower along with auto companies and travel related stocks. coming up the new effort that aims to help shoppers and small businesses on the peninsula plus so many people sent

the governor joins senator alex padilla at a vaccine and flu shot clinic in los angeles. the two talked about the state's ongoing efforts to increase vaccinations and booster rates. governor newsom says flu shots are also important as we start to head into the winter season. winter is coming. um, winter is here. and as we are want to be reminded and should be reminded. last year we had a challenging winter, particularly down here in southern california. we started to see around this time last year case rates. positivity rates. hospitalization rates icu numbers start to increase this year. just wanna remind people that we want to avoid the twinned emmick that is referred to by some and get that flu shot. according to the state more than 54 million doses of covid-19 vaccine have been administered right here in california, and last week about 726,000 boosters were given the most of any other state. uber facing a lawsuit over allegations is overcharging people with disabilities coming up tonight at 5 30 what the department of justice is now ordering the company to do modified

s senator alex padilla toasted that event with congresswoman zoloft grin san jose mayor sam accardo and other leaders of the deer don train station to discuss the nation's largest infrastructure investment in nearly a century. the lawmakers described how the bill will provide billions in federal funding for california for transportation, roads, clean energy and the strengthening of the supply chain. i also want to mention the high speed internet provision in this bill 65 billion for the nation, but we know there are parts of our community even here in santa clara county. or high speed internet does not exist and you can go and find out where that is. when you see parents with their kids in a car outside of mcdonald's, so their kids can do their homework that should not be. the bill will also fund strengthening the state's electrical grid security and diversifying california's water supply and infrastructure and increased charging stations for electric vehicles. still to come at noon, expanding covid boosters to more americans how pfizer is hoping to get approval soon for all adults, plu

the governor along with senator alex padilla, we're at a vaccine and flu shot clinic in los angeles. about the state's ongoing efforts to increase vaccination and booster rates. governor newsom also says flu shots are just as important as we head into the winter months. winter is coming. um, winter is here. and as we are want to be reminded and should be reminded. last year we had a challenging winter, particularly down here in southern california. we started to see around this time last year case rates. positivity rates. hospitalization rates icu numbers start to increase this year. just wanna remind people that we want to avoid the twinned emmick that is referred to by some oh, and get that flu shot. according to the state's covid-19 website, more than 55 million doses of covid-19 have been administered right here in california, and just last week about 726,000 booster doses were given. coming up on ktvu news at 6 30. prince harry says he sent a warning one day before the january 6th attack on the u. s capitol. why he says social media platforms are at least partially to blame and

that governor and senator alex padilla, where the vaccine flu shot clinic in los angeles.oing efforts to increase vaccination and booster rates. governor newsom also says flu shots are especially important as we head into the winter months. winter is coming. um, winter is here. and as we are want to be reminded and should be reminded. last year we had a challenging winter, particularly down here in southern california. we started to see around this time last year case rates. positivity rates. hospitalization rates icu numbers start to increase this year. just wanna remind people that we want to avoid the twinned emmick that is referred to by some and get that flu shot. i got. more than 55 million doses of the covid-19 vaccine have now been administered here in california, and last week about 726,000 booster shots were given. that's most of any other state. federal regulators will soon decide whether all adults should be able to get pfizer booster doses, perhaps as soon as thanksgiving week. as foxes david lee miller tells us, this comes as more seniors and others who are a

the governor and senator alex padilla. we're at a vaccine and flu clinic in los angeles county, talking about the state's ongoing effort to increase vaccination and booster rates. governor newsom also says flu shots are important. as well as we head into the winter months. winter is coming. um, winter is here. and as we are want to be reminded and should be reminded. last year we had a challenging winter, particularly down here in southern california. we started to see around this time last year case rates. positivity rates. hospitalization rates icu numbers start to increase this year. just wanna remind people that we want to avoid the twinned emmick that is referred to by some and get that flu shot. i got. all over 55 million doses of covid-19 vaccine have been administered here in california and last week about 726,000 booster doses were given. that's most of any other state. this week's big cal game will not happen, university officials said yesterday. saturday's game against usc has been pushed back to december 4th. b

senator alex padilla, south bay congresswoman, zoloft grin and san jose mayor sam liccardo were at theust this morning to offer up some details. senator padilla said $25 billion will come to california to repair roadways and highways there's also money to expand electric car charging and to help prepare transit systems. for extreme weather. droughts and wildfires. yes the impact of climate change is real, and it's here but also for providing and network nationwide charging stations. it will be transformative. for the transportation sector. the bill will also address supply chain issues with investments in port and freight infrastructure. senator padilla says all this construction will create good paying union jobs across the south bay. and california, the proposed recall of san francisco district attorney chase a boudin will go before voters today. the san francisco department of elections certified the petition seeking to put the recall on the ballot. the certification means that petition has a sufficient number of ballot signatures to move forward. the special recall election is sche

earlier today, u s senator alex padilla met with state and local leaders in san jose to talk about theits of the newly passed infrastructure investments and jobs act. the lawmakers described how the bill will provide billions in federal funding for california for transportation roads, clean energy and strengthening the supply chain. i also want to mention the high speed internet provision in this bill 65 billion for the nation, but we know there are parts of our community even here in santa clara county. or high speed internet does not exist and you can go and find out where that is. when you see parents with their kids in a car outside of mcdonald's so their kids can do their homework that should not be. the bill is the nation's largest infrastructure investment in nearly a century. still to come more testimony from former sarah knows employees what a former lab director had to say today about the company's testing materials, plus. millions of people are preparing to travel this thanksgiving despite higher prices at the pump. i'm mallory vera in washington, with more on the growing ca

it was also supported by former secretary of state alex padilla. san francisco has a long history of advocating for an open source voting system, starting with former supervisor tom ammiano, and a resolution from former supervisor scott wiener supporting the creation of an open source voting system in 2014. open source voting will allow the public to own these voting systems and ensure our voting systems are fair, honest, and secure. the rest i submit. >> clerk: thank you, mr. president. supervisor chan? thank you. supervisor haney? >> supervisor haney: thank you. i have one item. i'm calling a hearing with supervisor safai on on going staffing shortages at san francisco general. understaffing can lead to dangerous situations for patients and staff. i know this is not a new issue, and i want to thank supervisor safai for his bringing forward a hearing on a similar issue two years ago, and there has been some progress in some areas around staffing, but there were significant challenges that were exacerbated by the pandemic. as we continue to fight a

representatives jared huffman and zoe lofgren, both from the bay area, have joined california senator alex padillagislation to provide better aid. two bills introduce the by the congress members redesign the federal government's response to wildfires, and provide more resources for affected communities. representative huffman told us this weekend the legislation modernizes the stafford act, which governs fema and was written before climate-related disasters. >> and so, it is time to modernize that law. one way we can do it is by requiring fema to do for fire seasons in the west, what it does for hurricanes. to -- to predeploy key resources during red-flag warnings and other times when we think we might have a chance of a catastrophic fire. um, there are a bunch of other ways in which we're trying to make fema more fire responsive. >> the two bills are called the fire act and the disaster equity and fairness act. >>> a person in fairfield helped police find a skimming device an atm. person tried using the machine on travis boulevard and then he noticed wires sticking out of a suspicious-looking mir

it was also supported by former secretary of state alex padilla. san francisco has a long history of advocating for an open source voting system, starting with former supervisor tom ammiano, and a resolution from former supervisor scott wiener supporting the creation of an open source voting system in 2014. open source voting will allow the public to own these voting systems and ensure our voting systems are fair, honest, and secure. the rest i submit. >> clerk: thank you, mr. president. supervisor chan? thank you. supervisor haney? >> supervisor haney: thank you. i have one item. i'm calling a hearing with supervisor safai on on going staffing shortages at san francisco general. understaffing can lead to dangerous situations for patients and staff. i know this is not a new issue, and i want to thank supervisor safai for his bringing forward a hearing on a similar issue two years ago, and there has been some progress in some areas around staffing, but there were significant challenges that were exacerbated by the pandemic. as we continue to fight a

. >> california senator alex padilla says 17 billion dollars from the infrastructure bill will go towardsrt operators will be able to purchase more land in order to increase storage capacity and modernize the ports to make them more environmentally friendly. >> this just reinforces why we're doing what we're doing in congress historic investment in our nation's infrastructure, not just roads, not just bridges, not just tunnels but port infrastructure here in southern california and around the country. >> says the global pandemic exposed the importance urgency of modernizing us ports acknowledging the congestion is affecting businesses and consumers starting next monday, port authorities will begin fining shipping companies which leave container ships at the ports beyond a set number of days. up here in the bay. the port of oakland is experiencing a cargo bottleneck. it's causing delays in bay area stores. the port director tells us president biden's infrastructure bill will help ease that backlog. he does add, though it's going to take some time we can to it's not going to happen overnigh

it was also supported by former secretary of state alex padilla.o, and a resolution from former supervisor scott wiener supporting the creation of an open source voting system in 2014. open source voting will allow the public to own these voting systems and ensure our voting systems are fair, honest, and secure. the rest i submit. >> clerk: thank you, mr. president. supervisor chan? thank you. supervisor haney? >> supervisor haney: thank you. i have one item. i'm calling a hearing with supervisor safai on on going staffing shortages at san francisco general. understaffing can lead to dangerous situations for patients and staff. i know this is not a new issue, and i want to thank supervisor safai for his bringing forward a hearing on a similar issue two years ago, and there has been some progress in some areas around staffing, but there were significant challenges that were exacerbated by the pandemic. as we continue to fight against the covid-19 pandemic and come out of that, these staffing challenges continue. we have to ensure that our hospitals,