medicine have been allowed through a blockade that's causing a supply crisis. demonstrators from the bay j tribe had forced port sudan to close, as part of a protest against the government. they're angry about the regions week economy. us politicians appeared to have a great to raise the u. s. debt limit by $490000000000.00 to stave off a potential debt to fault. the white house says it's a positive step forward and we'll give the country some breathing room. but this is only a reprieve until december. the nobel prize for literature has been awarded to a novelist born in at times and he is region of zanzibar abdul resurrect. gannons work focuses on colonialism and the fight of refugees. the committee held good enough for his uncompromising and compassionate take on the gulf between continents and coaches. those are the headlines i am namely, anguish state. you now for earth rise, and i'll be back at the top of the hour. october. oh, now jesse and brewing vaccine inequality to the political and economic impact. the latest development as the corona virus pandemic continues to spread across t

so what needs to happen before that j&j booster shot is available to the public? here's nbc bayrea's ian cull. >> reporter: with pfizer already approved, tonight moderna making a major step toward authorization for its booster. the fda advisory panel is recommending it for those 65 and older, and others at higher risk of severe disease because of health conditions or exposure at their job. >> i think we all expected that their job was going to be prescribed as high risk. the question is did the science appear to justify such a decision. >> reporter: in its documents, moderna argued the fda should authorize for six months after the second dose citing waning immunity over time. the fda notes without a booster vaccines still afford protection against severe covid vaccine disease and death in the united states. >> we have a message for at-risk groups. the group i'm most worried about is 65 and older. >> reporter: ucsf infectious disease doctor says for those worried about a time line, it is still okay to get one eight, even ten months out. >> it is following the pattern of many vacc

. >> reporter: chris hopkins from the bay area is one of 15 million americans who received the one-shot j&j and hasn't decided if he'll supplement it with a second dose or go with the pfizer or moderna booster. do you find yourself confused about what to do next? >> oh my gosh. i'm a scientist, and i'm s confused, and i'm pouring through data every day. and it's coming at us increase in antibodies with firehose. >> reporter: a recent study found a small pool of j&j recipients saw a 76-fold increase in antibodies with moderna, 35-fold increase with pfizer, 4-fold increase with j&j. though the recommended moderna dosage was cut in half the numbers sparking conversations of mixing and matching vaccines. >> in general, we believe higher antibody is better that said, we don't know the exact correlative protection we don't know the magic number of antibody that means you won't get a coronavirus infection. >> reporter: dr. ofer levy sits on the panel that just recommended the j&j booster shot for all adults 18 and older two to six months after their initial dose >> currently there is no official

j vaccine. >>> do mask mandates work? today in the bay'ss us live looking closer at mask requirements and bay area county vaccination rates. >> reporter: good morning. as the delta variant appears to be trickling off in many of the bay area communities, some of the health leaders and some of the city leaders taking a closer look at how effective the indoor mask mandates were in conjunction with some of the vaccination rates. to paint a picture of what we saw in terms of the effectiveness of the mandates, there was a graph created and they used data from the state as well as the county website. what initially stands out is solano county is the only county decided not to have a mask mandate following the delta surge. solano county at its peak, the cases per 100,000 was higher than every other county in the bay area, but we should note they did have the lowest vaccination rate in the county at 66%. compare that to marin county, both of those counties were 90% or above in terms of vaccination rate, and their hospitalization rates and cases per

j. stopping by the kelly clarbgsen show. you can catch it right here own nbc bay area coming up this afternoon at 3:00.kson show. you can catch it right here own nbc bay area coming up this afternoon at 3:00. >>> developing this midday in southern california, oil and tar from the orange county oil spill is showing town coast in neighboring san diego county. investigators are looking into the possibility of a cargo ship forced to anchor outside nearby ports rupturing the line. the company that operates the pipeline already facing legal claims tied to this bill, including a new class action lawsuit filed on behalf of the huntington beach surfing school. >>> while you were sleeping the winners of the nobel peace prize were announced. both are known for investigations that have angered their country's rulers and have faced significant threats. congratulations to them. >>> and new details. if you are thinking of flying to see your family and friends during the holidays, experts say you better start planning now and as nbc's anne thompson reports, you should also put a

j juniors last words in 2015 before he died in the hospital ward of sidney's long bay prison. oh, the coroner found lack of oxygen while he was restrained, was a contributing factor to his dead. oh, but it has taken the death of a black man in america to wake us up to what happens here. are the black people die here in custody? and that the numbers keep rising and we failed to stop us. i don't believe actually the government have learned anything more than how to hide operational deaths in custody from the world. and that's what we're trying to expose here. we need to expose globally what's happening here in australia because we resonate with people like george floyd, we resonate with those families. we resonate with, you know, various destin capacity around the world that are going unseen summary. so maybe we'll have a result you think about it through the years of slavery, who sent free play masses of potash, massa. they became for angry kilo bath, out of the blacks in about 70 years from the whole town, tulsa, oklahoma, and rosewood, florida. they measured black alive. mm.

j. blige and kendrick lemar will perform together. you can watch super bowl lvi right here on nbc bay area on february 13th. and the olympics in beijing will be happening at the same time, also on nbc. so all the sports you want to know about on nbc in february. >> right now at 6:00, is it time to lose the masks? san francisco is considering it. while santa cruz county is going full steam ahead on lifting the mask mandate. tonight, health leaders are weighing in. >>> plus, it's like a scene right out of a movie. a highly sophisticated, illegal marijuana grow operation busted in the east bay. $10 million in cash confiscated. how deputies were able to take it down. and -- >> when we travel to san francisco, we always do this. >> they are an iconic part of san francisco. many can't imagine the city without them, talking about the cable cars. but now transit leaders say they may not what it takes to keep them running. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. california is taking a step backwards. >> monday, we showed you this map, the cdc rate of community transmission. california was the o

friday to vote on whether to recommend that the agency allow moderna and j and j to offer booster shots. the wall in the north bay. a mass vaccination site has returned to the city of allay that site located at the solano county fairgrounds comes as the county currently boast the lowest vaccination rate in all of the bay area. >> kron four's. gayle ong has the details. >> the covid-19 vaccination have reopened wednesday. the site opened at 09:00am at the solano county fairgrounds in vallejo where volunteers can administer up to 4,000 shots a day. we have all 3 vaccines on site today. >> so people are questionable. you guys come down. no shot require. we've got plenty of staff down here educated to kind of correct any kind of concerns that they have and feel free to just they can come in and leave without a shot of the like to. but we want to make sure that we can provide this for everybody. solano county has the lowest vaccination rate in the bay area. >> at 68%. it helps that the whole world. so it's important to get it. bill who lives in benicia plans to sign up to get his 3rd dose when it's his turn i'm waitin

bay area can really enjoy and be proud of. >> some headliners at the event include tyler the creator, young, and j balvin. over in the east by alameda county will solution its indoor mask restrictions as long as everyone inside is is fully vaccinated. this will be for gyms offices, places of worship. the not bars or restaurants. kron four's. gayle ong has that for us. >> sandy brennan is open to the idea of not wearing a mask in class if teams say that i breathe and sometimes, but. >> it will be a relief, but it will be a relief knowing that majority of the people on many of the people who attend in the gym. i'm vaccinated that rule could change at her gym on monday when alameda county's new health order takes effect. the county announcing thursday. it will scale back on mask requirements in certain indoor settings where everyone is fully vaccinated not out of the woods. i time for caution, but but certainly these of small for of fully vaccinated. people. >> are reasonable county health officer doctor nicholas ma says eligible settings include gyms and fitness centers employee commuter vehicles and regula

j. >> 7.20 is the time tesla moving out of the bay area heading to texas.sk announced the company's headquarters is going to be relocating from palo alto to austin. the factory. staying. but the headquarters is moving last summer. the company announced that its new tesla factory would be in travis county, which is where austin is located. musk said the company's factory again in fremont isn't going anywhere. in fact, they're expanding it, but he claims the move to austin for the headquarters will help boost production in fremont. other companies like oracle and hewlett packard. as we know of already moved their headquarters from the bay area to austin last year. they seem to be attracting got make a tunnel and is seeking to dig a tunnel from palo alto austin. but we should get on that thing. >> the boring company 7.21 in the north, a new effort to fight the drought is in the works in santa rosa. the city plans to reestablish a ground water. well. >> to provide water too. cinema. customers are establishing the functionality of the groundwater production. wel

j shot. today, 2 new covid testing sites open in the bay area in san francisco at san francisco unified school district they're opening a testing site for students and staff that is open from 8 to noon at the crocker. amazon sports complex that's tuesdays and thursdays. they can give a 150 covid test their day. the district is hoping that this will help everybody stay healthy and continue with in-person learning. and then the other site. well, the city of alameda has won their opening a site today located at 8.51 west midway avenue in the parking lot behind the building there and you are encouraged to make an appointment. but they'll accept walk-ins as well. >> all right. let's continue our covid-19 coverage. the latest city council's going to holding a special meeting to decide if they're going to extend the city's mask mandate today. the mandate specifically requires people to wear face coverings while at indoor events. now the original measure was passed at the end of august, but now it's up for either extension or it will expire. the meeting starts at 06:00pm. we're going to have the outco

j one shot covid vaccine. and today 2 new covid testing sites are opening in the bay area. the san francisco unified school district is opening a testing site. this one is for students and staff. it's at the crocker. amazon sports complex. 08:00am to noon tuesdays and thursdays and they can do a 150 covid tests a day at that site. the district is hoping that that'll keep all of the kids safe and healthy healthy as they would be willing to learn in the classrooms and you know, those who have covid are in the classroom spreading at that's they need to do. and the city of alameda is opening a testing site today. this one is in the parking lot behind a 51 west midway avenue. the building there and you can walk in. but they're encouraging you to make an appointment because that way you won't have to wait. >> continuing our covid coverage now city council is going to be holding a special meeting to decide if they're going to extend the city's mask mandate. that's going to happen today. the mandate specifically requires people to wear face coverings while indoors at events. the or

of them and jane as m. ottawa sees began bay campaign for recognition of their religion after the indian government led by the by the p, a jumped the party or b, j. p, decided to drop the other religions and persuasions option from the next census. with more than 7000000 out of office, johnson has one of the biggest populations of indigenous people. politicians here passed a resolution last year saying the state recognizes this thing, tribal village, and called southern us. they're all in the central government to do the same. but the b g, p government's ideological wing, the hindu nationalist organization. the recess has been holding outreach programs, trying to convince other bosses there hindus, lot of pig on top of the bgp, an artist as believe that since i was he's on each of worshippers. even in hinduism, we believe that you can be on a piece t, v to worship river, the sun mountains, and even trees. so brothers, you do the to, so we believe they are hindus. but if they say they're not, hindu the b j b has no problem. with that other asi said, the government wants to force them to choose the hindu option for political reasons . and by days

booster shots for all j&j recipients and many moderna recipients, santa clara county started putting the new boosters into arms. so what's the process here? let's bring in nbc bay area's robert handa from the south bay. robert? >> reporter: it was a pretty active day for the santa clara county fairgrounds vaccination site with hundreds of people showing up for appointments or just walking in. >> it's been just two days after the six months and i waited until moderna was available. >> reporter: jonni of san jose couldn't wait to get her booster shot at the fairgrounds this morning. >> i'm very for it. i wish more people would do it. unfortunately i lost my mother to covid in september. she was unvaccinated. >> reporter: jonni who is in her 50s and has an underlying medical condition got her moderna booster shot. the public health department says it hopes to see more people since less than 75,000 primarily pfizer recipients have gotten a booster shot so far. today health officers again outlined who was eligible and stressed that now any covid vaccine can be used as a booster. >> anyone who's 18 years and older and has an underlying medical condition or inwho's 18

j not commenting on the times' report. >>> as we approach thanksgiving, the cdc is advising americans to not celebrate the holidays with large in-person gatherings. >> nbc bay area's bob redell reporting that even as covid-19 cases are dropping, this is being the advice given. >> reporter: even though covid case rates are down more than 20% nationwide, apparently the cdc does not feel confident about the next few months. that's why the cdc is advising americans to celebrate the upcoming holidays virtually, do meal drop-offs, drop through neighborhoods to say hi or if you're going to get together, celebrate outdoors. also the cdc recommending those who are unvaccinated do not travel during the holiday season. the country's chief medical adviser to the president, dr. anthony fauci, acknowledges we are turning the corner on infections but has this to say about in-person holiday gatherings. >> it's just too soon to tell. we just have to concentrate continuing to get those numbers down and not try to jump ahead by weeks or months. >> you'll recall last week san jose's mayor gave city workers an extra week to comply with the vaccination mandate. city employees no

j covid-19 vaccine. we're following the breaking news right now with the south bay to high schools in santa clara county were evacuated over potential bomb threats this afternoon. police right now. we're at presentation high school in san jose, handling a threat that was called in shortly before two o'clock this afternoon that school campus has been evacuated, and police officers are now sweeping the entire campus. and in mountain view earlier today students and staff at st francis high school were evacuated from that campus following a bomb threat. police say the threat was called in around 12 30 this afternoon, and police are doing a methodical sweep of that campus as well. so far, there have been no injuries reported at either of those schools. a former facebook employee made disturbing allegations today about the company's operations and how it manages the site as foxes, madeline rivera tells us, the whistleblower said she believes the site puts profits over start stopping harmful misinformation. from national security concerns the platform whether facebook knows it or not, is being utilized by some

j one shot covid vaccine. today. 2 new covid testing sites open in the bay area. san francisco defied school district is opening a testing site. it's for students and staff and it's operating at the crocker. amazon sports complex from 8 to noon on tuesdays and thursdays. they enough tests for 150 tested. 250 tests a day and they're oping that that will help keep covid out of the schools and the kids in the schools, rig t. if you know who has it, then they can stay home and not affect anybody else. and then the other testing site is a city of alameda opening a site today. this one is at 8.51. west midway avenue. it's actually the parking lot behind that building. you can walk up for sure, but it will probably be easier and they're encouraging you to make an appointment. don't have to wait. it's 6.13. and still ahead, one bay area school district is dealing with a shortage of substitute teachers. >> we'll see who they're asking to fill in. and after the break, the cdc is changing its guidance for gatherings this hol (music) ♪ i think to myself ♪ ♪ what a wonderful w

a benefit from the second j&j dose, two months after the initial dose, the agency noted that the data is limited and needs more review. >>> the head coach of one of the bay area's top high school football teams tests positive for covid along with at least one of those players. nbc bay area's bob redell joining us live from outside the high school. i know the coach and the player at least the players are things? >> reporter: the game will go on tomorrow night. they'll play california friday night football here in concord. marcus, good morning to you. a number of players will miss the game because they are in quarantine. earlier this week the head coach who is fully vaccinated, did test positive for covid-19. this is after possible exposure to one of his players who also tested positive. by phone last night coach told us that in his words he is, quote, really bummed and sad about catching this. he says he has done everything right. he wears the mask. he is a full believer in science, fully vaccinated as i mentioned, and was supposed to get the booster shot later this week. as we know breakthrough cases are possible. coach is grateful his wife and kids have

j. kamut is superintendent of the fremont school district, one of the biggest in the bay area. he says, it seems clear any vaccine hesitation should be a thing of the past now that the state seems to be moving forward with its mandate, and if that is the case, which it appears that it will be, i would encourage our families to get vaccinated as soon as possible. the timeframe for student vaccinations depends on age children. 12 and up are now eligible, and shots for younger kids could come soon. henry lee ktvu, fox two news. the san jose police union and the city have reached an agreement on employee covid vaccinations. as you may remember, today is the start of the city's new vaccine mandate, and his ktvu is jesse gary tells us that new policy already has an update. a feared friday cataclysmic departure of dozens of san jose police officers and firefighters did not materialize this after a literal 11th hour deal between the city and one of its major employee unions. nothing is perfect. we really believe that this does strike a balance again for our members and the protection o

j. kamut is superintendent of the fremont school district, one of the biggest in the bay area. he says, it seems clear any vaccine hesitation should be a thing of the past. now that the state seems to be moving forward with its mandate, and if that is the case, which it appears that it will be, i would encourage our families to get vaccinated as soon as possible. the timeframe for student vaccinations depends on age children. 12 and up are now eligible, and shots for younger kids could come soon. henry lee ktvu fox two news now the los angeles unified school district was the first district in the state to approve vaccine mandates for students. in fact, students 12 and older are facing in october 3rd deadline so in just a few days to receive a first dose of the vaccine if they want to be able to participate in any school of faith affiliated. extracurricular activity that includes all sports. only medical exemptions are allowed for students there in l. a in mid august, california became the first state in the country to require all teachers and school staff. be vaccinated or unde

the j center is set for november 4 and chapelle says he is open to meeting those. kumasi: a south bayschool is scrambling to real build its haunted -- rebuild its haunted house damage this weekend. lee high school creates one every october as a fundraiser. >> coming in this morning and just seeing the level of devastation and whatnot, it was a little disheartening. but then just seeing my students rally behind me and getting them to help me clear out the debris safely, because i didn't want them near any walls that were still partially leaning or anything like that. kumasi: students and parents come as you can see, pitched in, and thanks to their help, they will reopen thursday night. julian: who doesn't like some themepark food, especially when you are not paying full price? one man ate all his meals at six flags magic mountain for $150 a year. dylan shared his experience during an interview with the magazine so how did he do it? he got an unlimited year-round access to six flags costing $150, which included parking and two meals a day. dylan says he paid down his student loans, got

j shot is eligible for a second dose. the cdc approval allows also allows people to mix and match brands of the booster. confusion at a homeless camp in the south bay's why residents thought that they were being told to leave the encampment immediately. the largest donation humane society silicon valley has ever received. how the organization says the multi million dollar contribution will help. for a new safe parkinr rvs and cars at candlestick point, the secure site at candlestick point state recreation area will host 177 people who live in their cars or rvs. complaints about homeless people parking along neighborhood streets prompted the city to set up 150 parking spots at candlestick point for the homeless, there will be round the clock staffing and security lighting, electricity bathrooms, mobile showers and fresh water at that site. in san jose. police and city crews were removing debris from a homeless encampment. but as ktvu is jesse gary tells us some homeless people living there misunderstood what was happening and thought they had to clear out immediately. thursday morning before the sun came out, and the rain stopped. san jose contractors

bay area news. >> thank you, robert. >>> joining me now is dr. peter chinhaung. doctor, are you available? hi, doctor. so nice to see you on this friday. now more options are available. we've got pfizer, moderna, j&j. should we stick to the same brand as we did to the first shots or should we mix and match? we hear the efficacy rate is even better when you mix and match or does it not matter at all? >> in general, janelle, it doesn't matter. i think flexibility is the name of the game. if your neighborhood drugstore has pfizer and you want to get it sooner rather than later go ahead and get that pfizer regardless of what you've got before. if you got j&j, i think many people are wondering should they get an mrna shot. in that case i think it's not unreasonable, but j&j, remember, you just have to wait two months. everybody else is generally six months. but in general it doesn't matter. >> are we going to see the same side effects as we did? i mean after the second shot i know a lot of people experienced that, but after the first shot people didn't really feel much. what about the booster shot? >> so it's kind of a mixed bag, but in general on average people feel either the same or slightly bette

j. "the new york times" said the government is not going to recommend one booster over the other. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay" >> bob, thank you. >>> san francisco leaders this week have announced new incentives to get more people vaccinated, including an opportunity to winfrey sf state scholarships. but do these contests really work? not according to new data published by the american medical association. 19 states have offered vaccine lottery prices, and there's no significant link between the lot res and vaccination rates. but the remote odds of winning may have convinced vaccine holdouts to stick to their guns. there's a lot to keep track with when it comes to the booster shot's approval. there's a lot of confusion for a lot of people, and we have you covered on all fronts, just go to nbcbayarea.com/coronavirus to keep up with the updates. >>> and then racing to pass the $3 trillion plan that biden hopes will revitalize america. chris pallone, can they reach a deal on this? >> we will find out, laura. today the president will host, both progressive and moderate democrats at the white house in order to tr

j sold $502 million in vaccines for the period. >>> it's back to the office for many workers at google. speaking at a wall street journal conference it's bay is now at between 20 and 30% occupation in new york. comes ahead of the company's plan to bring employees back on site three days a week. >> and hear you have new data that seems to show people are kind of burned out on the baking boom thing. >> yeah. it seems like according to a new poll survey nearly half of americans are ready to kick their cooking routines to the curb. more than a third third said their patienc seconds at an all time low. i would say for myself. i'm not necessarily tired of cooking but i noticed i'm ordering a little more than i had been. >> i get it. i get it. i'm not good in the kitchen. ly keep it real. i don't think i have ever fold anyone the story. i once burned boiled eggs. >> you did what? >> i burned boiled eggs one time. >> that's an indication of helping out in the country. >> we have to help you. >> we will do some cooking lessons with this one. >> we will see you at 6:30. >> thank you diane. >> my goodness. all right. >> keeping real. real. it was bad

j booster. >> the holiday season coming up very shortly to bay area counties. they're actually creating drops in covid infections and hospitalizations for being able to start easing some of those restrictions just in time as the holidays are just about near us. and the new guidelines actually went into effect yesterday. masks are no longer required in gyms. offices, religious gatherings in college. this college classes in san francisco and marin counties. there's there is only allowed where people show proof of vaccination and everyone is fully vaccinated in san francisco. some of the people exercising inside fitness centers. as you see there continue to wear their masks but most people working out where we went to yesterday. chose not to wear them. >> i feel pretty good about you know, it's been a long year and it's been a little while since we've, you know, not be able to wear a mask of the gemini feel pretty safe about it. i'm still going to wear them. i think we still have, you know, cases here in the city. >> marin county also starting easing mask and mask

j. howard for the touchdown. that is going to be the final 28 -22, a tampa bay win. >> ♪ brian: tom brady two wins in five days, hehear washington d.c. population of 692000, is a compact city, as you know, full of monuments that you should visit, and it's 63 degrees there now, and it is 17. pete: 17? brian: winds out of the east. right? and yes. winds out of the east. we're indoors right now. the average three star hotel is $162. ainsley: okay. thank you. i wonder if that's gone up, hotel prices are up. brian: good point. maybe it was 145 last week. pete: maybe. ainsley: i ordered hayden two halloween costumes last month. i still have not gotten them. it's slow. the mail is slow. pete: they're in a container in the ocean somewhere. yes. are you a three star hotel guy, brian? brian: yes if i end up with too many stars i feel like i'm living too luxurious, if i have mints on my pillow, i'm out of my league, but when it comes to the costumes, william la jeunesse was on a boat yesterday in between the barges. do you know what barge her costumes on? ainsley: i don't know. brian: maybe william la jeunesse can propel up

j. balvin and bay area native kehlani. take the stage. if you're going to outside later this weekend we have you covered for all the news and tones. you can visit our website ktvu .com. colbert county set to be the first in the bay area to lift its indoor mask mandate this coming monday, county health officials say. as of today, they have met the criteria set by coalition of barry counties back in august to allow people to stop wearing masks indoors in public. and those include high vaccination rates, low hospitalizations and moderate spread of the virus. however health officials say state rules will still require unvaccinated people. to wear masks indoors. the fda has authorized fighters covid-19 vaccine for kids ages, 5 to 11, bringing them one step closer to being protected from the virus next to cbc will make its recommendations. that meeting set for tuesday. but when the approval comes, will parents rush to get the shot for their kids? ktvu amanda kitana joins us live with why some parents may be hesitant. how parents respond to. tha