turn it back to you, jen. >> thank you, secretary becerra. and now i'd like to turn to the attorney general. >> thank you. president. thank you. president biden. thank you. vice president harris bringing us together today. in the fives weeks since the supreme court overturned roe and casey legislators have taken efforts to ban abortions with devastating cuts once is for women's health, safety, and civil rights. we know that the harms caused by these laws have been and will continue to be especially severe for people of color and for those of limited means. so today as jobs was decided the justice department has made clear that we will be relentless in our efforts to protect and advance reproductive freedom. as we have said repeatedly women who reside in states that have banned access to abortion must remain free to seek that care in states where it is equal. under fundamental first amendment symbols people must remain free to inform and cancel each other about the reproductive care that is available in other states. states may not ban abortio

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with that, i will turn it over to secretary becerra. >> thanks very much. let me begin with what up before. every american should take epoque seriously, and every american must do their part to help us combat monkeypox. on may 18, the first case of monkeypox was reported in the u.s. today we have some in on hundred cases that have been reported. -- 8900 cases reported. within two days, we began to ship out vaccines to the states ever asking for help. today we have made more than 1.1 million vaccine doses available throughout the country and we have delivered more than 620 thousand of those doses. we have also deployed more than 15,000 courses and increase the countries capacity to administer tests on a weekly basis. last week i declared a public health emergency to address the monkeypox outbreak. today take another important step. i have exercise my authority under section 564 of the food drug and cosmetic act to allow the fda to take further measures to safely increase the ability to produce vaccine to prevent monkeypox. we will hear greater detail on the

hhs, the president is going to sign the executive order, secretary becerra will work with his team to figure out the details on the timeline. >> how well you be able to pay and help women pay to cross the line to get somewhere they need to go given the restrictions? karine: that is something -- >> have they not figured that out? karine: we will leave it to them to come up with the details on the specifics on how they will work with states, if the states ask for a waiver and how that will look like. they will come up with the specifics, with the details on how this is going to work. again, this is what the president is doing. he is looking at everything that is available to him on the table, whatever is legally possible, what he can use with his executive authority to move forward on. that is what he is doing. >> quick question on oil. 100,000 barrels a day, is enough support 8670 -- 86 seconds of oil demand a day. what analysts say it could increase ructions -- production five times a month. as the white house happy with that? does biden feel like he got what he wanted out of saudi ar

>> we have been so disappointed in secretary becerra.g. he had practice, and could not pass a bowel movement, and could not sleep at night. and people in hhs were telling us that this was a mild infection, and there was just this disconnect, almost seems like he wasn't listening, maybe on his phone. you know, and then, to hear him say, you know, we didn't move the doses. we didn't get testing scaled up. but you know, last month, he did a press conference where he said, oh, the federal government did all we could. now, it is on cities and states. you can't gaslight an infectious disease. and the secretary level that the hhs, really the only person, they are the pen holder. they are the person who the buck stops with them, the decision stops with them. yes, there's been problem within cdc and fda and barbara, but it is becerra's job to solve those problems in his failed to do so. >> we joseph osmundson, thank you so much for joining us tonight. up next, the rights hypocrisy when it comes to trump and the justice department. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (dad)

from the rights that they know they had and should have health and human services secretary javier becerrarns to sacramento how he promises to address reproductive rights in california and chief meteorologist bill martin is back after the break with what we can expect loaded with our world famous pastrami, sauteed mushrooms, roasted red peppers, and smothered with melty american cheese. the new pastrami cheese steak. try steak or chicken, too. now at togo's large out-of-state corporations have set their sights on california. they've written prop 27, to allow online sports betting. they tell us it will fund programs for the homeless. but read prop 27's fine print. 90% of profits go to out-of-state corporations, leaving almost nothing for the homeless. no real jobs are created here. but the promise between our state and our sovereign tribes would be broken forever. these out-of-state corporations don't care about california. but we do. stand with us. it's electric trains have arrived in san jose. the trains will have seven cars up from the current five or six. caltrain says they accelerate f

i want to thank secretary becerra. this is an example -- i think a solid -- solid example, of what a stay in local partnership and community partnerships as well. because the public health folks in new orleans have been tremendous and the community providers. as manifested itself in several significant ways. you all have sent down teams to new orleans to help us organize and to prepare to better communicate and do outreach and set up testing and vaccination sites in the community, they are going to be convenient for the at risk population. at our request, you sent down additional doses so that we could administer more vaccines, both residents and to visitors around southern decadence. 6000 doses, we thank you so much. and with respect to this, you all are going to pilot a mobile testing facility here around the southern decadence festival. so we really appreciate that. i do want to make sure that all of the providers we are partnering with and louisiana have moved to the intradermal method of vaccinations. rather than

that is up to secretary becerra to make that decision. reporter: is there a timeline? karine: i would refer you to hhs on that timeline. reporter: i am curious if there is any concern about the president's rebound case. concern that could set back efforts for people to take or for paxlovid to be prescribed for severe cases. karine: absolutely not. paxlovid has over 90% of a chance to prevent severe illness if taken early. as we saw, the president had mild symptoms because of paxlovid, because he was fully vaccinated and double boosted. we anticipated that. we said there would be a minimal chance of him having a relapse. again, the relapse truly is small and the protection of paxlovid easily outweighs that. again, we encourage americans out there who have not fully vaccinated to do that. who have not been boosted, to get their booster. the treatment the president received is the same treatment others could receive as well. that is because of the work that this administration and president has done from day one. reporter: i know you are tired of answering questions about

health and human services secretary xavier becerra came home to the golden state today for a round tablerenthood. president jodi hicks, secretary becerra announced more than 20 million in new funding to expand hiv prevention testing and treatment services nationwide. abortion access. also a topic of discussion. the leaders stressed how that and time since the latest row decision has changed their game plan. >> as we're thinking through policies were really thinking through what a post dobbs world looks like and what we need to do to really planes in those states that are providing and says that the providers and the patients are really safe and their their data is private and don't have concerns about what other states are doing to try and reach into a state like >> california. and then just at the at the federal level that we're really setting up. a y that people can get that care. so if they need to travel. >> today's roundtable comes as new, not a navigator. research shows 4 in 5 people polled say the decision to get an abortion should be left to women and their doctors. still ahead,

propagaciÓn de este virus y proteger a quienes estÁn en riesgo", dijo el secretario de salud javier becerrade junio y dice que muchos no admiten estarlo por temor al rechazo. >> la gente ya no dice nada porque tiene miedo a ser juzgada o discriminada, yo estoy sufriendo discriminaciÓn, se los digo por mi propia experiencia, mi familia y mis amigos me han exterminado. pedro: las nuevas acciones del presidente para la viruela del mono incluyen 1,800,000 12 de la vacuna, 50,000 dosis adicionales del tratamiento antiviral de covid—19, programa piloto para suministrar vacunas en Áreas que celebre en grandes ejemplos lgbtq. el doctor elmer alega que las autoridades deben investigar por quÉ los grupos de hombres homosexuales son los mÁs afectados. >> cÓmo es que la enfermedad se estÁ diseminando en ellos, diseÑar mensajes adecuados para ellos que no tengan la estigmatizaciÓn que tuvieron otras enfermedades en el pasado. pedro: segÚn la casa blanca la idea es acercar las vacunas a la comunidad en general. >> ya compramos mÁs de 6 millones de dosis de la vacuna, vamos a financiar una nueva iniciativ

el secretario de salud javier becerra le preguntamos. ¿consideras que se va a reducir?de $400,000 al aÑo, republicanos aseguran que por el contrario crearÁ mÁs costos en precios de energÍa. " cuando hablamos del gas natural que usamos para calefacciÓn y cocinar eleva los impuestos y los precios. dijo lÍder republicano del congreso. desde washington, pedro. ilia: la venta construcciÓn de casas en estados unidos atraviesa una crisis. sÓlo en el mes de julio las contrucciones descendieran 9,6% a nivel nacional segÚn la oficina nacional del censo. otro anÁlisis asegura que ha aumentado la desconfianza de los constructores y contratistas. expertos dicen que se debe a la crisis en la cadena de suministros, ya que los compradores no pueden pagar los altos precios de las viviendas. el trÁfico de compradores estÁ por debajo de lo que se habÍa visto en los Últimos meses. para muchos pasajeros se ha convertido en una verdadera pesadilla las cancelaciones o demoras en los vuelos en aeropuertos y no se vislumbra que vaya a mejorar la condiciÓn. la principal aerolÍnea de este paÍs, a

. >>> un brote que debe tomarse en serio, alertÓ este jueves el secretario de salud javier becerra a millones de dosis adicionales. >>> sabemos que este virus estÁ afectando a la poblaciÓn... tiene sexo con otros hombres y necesitan entender el riesgo y la importancia de ser vacunados. >>> repartir decenas de miles de dosis que atria gn a la comunidad lgbt que tiene mayor riesgo de contagio. una posibilidad cd afecta a sus miembros. >>> van a pensar que porque soy parte de la comunidad, o tengo contacto con la comunidad, tenÍa miedo como ese rechazo. >>> tania se aplicÓ la vacuna contra la viruela del mono y estÁ esperando su segunda dosis y confÍa que ahora se concrete. >>> me la deben poner no te puedes dejar. si el tratamiento son dos dosis cÓmo te van a dejar con la mitad. >>> colocarse con una separaciÓn de 4 semanas mediante una inyecciÓn intra der mica. admiten que se estudia su efectividad en el brote actual. el gobierno federal va expandir su capacidad de detecciÓn de 6.000 a 8.000 pruebas por semana. estados unidos se mantiene como nÚmero 1 en casos a nivel mundial. en wash

health secretary xavier becerra saying 2400 doses are coming here to oakland. >> we'll also be allocating an additional supply to two festivals in oakland, california, the pride festival and pride fest on september 11th. >> the news comes the united states is getting closer to being able to provide two doses of the vaccine, which was limited by supply. but it also comes after a possible fatal case of monkeypox in houston. if confirmed, it would be the first death, monkeypox death in the united states. >>> well, tonight we're learning more about that humpback whale that washed ashore in half moon bay. whale watchers say she was very well-known. some say she was the most popular whale in california and even had a name, fran. nbc bay area's marianne favro talked with the man who actually named her and joins us now in motz landing. >> fred is an avid whale watcher. he has been on many trips here out of moss landing. and he told me today he is deeply saddened, not just because a humpback whale was killed by a likely ship strike, but because that whale he named in honor of his late wife. this i

personas con problemas auditivos usan un aparato de ayuda auditiva, el secretario de salud javier becerraisa recibiÓ ayuda gracias a una fundaciÓn. los exÁmenes mÉdicos y las pruebas del aparato representan 2 terceras partes de los 5.000 dÓlares que muchos pagan para recibir el tratamiento, pero el dispositivo no es cubierto por medicare. >> las personas arriba de medicare van a tener mucho mÁs acceso a este tipo de cosas, esperemos que muy prontamente otros grupos y seguros de gobierno y privados tengan mucho mÁs acceso a este tipo de situaciones, porque definitivamente escuchar hace la diferencia. >> segÚn el presidente biden esta acciÓn aumentarÁ la competencia y reducirÁ el precio en casi 3.000 dÓlares. como sea los doctores recomiendan no descartar una consulta. >> existen diferentes problemas con los oÍdos, puede ser la parte mecÁnica de los huesos que tenemos dentro del oÍdo. entonces de todos modos se va a recomendar completamente la importancia de ir con un otorrino o con un especialista en audiciÓn para determinar cuÁl es el mejor aparato para una persona. >> el cambio a la regl

today, health and human services secretary javier becerra will host a briefing on monkeypox cases in the united states. the secretary is expected to announce the latest on the spread of the virus and plans for 786,000 doses of vaccine approved for use by the fda. that briefing is expected to start this morning around 8. the police to stop patient transfers at laguna honda hospital in san francisco were heard and have paused for now. the hospital was ordered to shut down because of health clear violations to clear up any confusion, a non-profit hold a town hall wednesday. kron four's ella sogomonian has the details. >> 4 people have died since being forced to transfer out of a city-run facility called laguna honda hospital in san francisco. >> they were part of a group who believed they had to go after the centers for medicare and medicaid services decertified the nursing home for poor care. now transfers are on pause, but no one knows for how long attorneys with the berkeley based nonprofit california advocates for nursing home reform insisted safer for the hospital to stay open and

i'm xavier becerra to increase access to treatment, to testing and of course, vaccines in the city.hey say recent health declarations are bolstering the response to monkeypox. they say that more immediate action is needed. >> former president donald trump says fbi agents raided his mar-a-lago resort this afternoon. several reports revealed this spring. the justice department officials were investigating how classified government documents ended up at the palm beach property. trump's lawyers have recently been in direct communication with the doj about the fed's investigation into the january 6th capitol attack. it remains unclear what the federal agents were searching for at mar-a-lago. in a statement trump claims agents broke into a safe and said the raid was, quote, not necessary or appropriate. >> bay area students are returning back to class this year. and officials with san francisco unified school district are making covid tests available for the students. school officials say that students and staff can take at home test at any campus and the school district up until a septem

. >> 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

. >> tuesday, javier becerra and the governor of louisiana joined for a briefing on the teams efforts. you can also watch on our free mobile video app, c-span now. >> when congress returns from recess in september, the january 6 committee plans to continue investigating the u.s. capitol attack. house and senate lawmakers will vote on government funding, the deadline to prevent a government shutdown is september 30. watch live coverage on c-span, c-span2 it on our free video app , c-span now. >> next, a staff writer for the atlantic talks about her investigation of the trump administrations family separation policy at the u.s. southern border. this runs

we are going to learn more when hhs secretary xavier becerra holds a briefing later today as well as when the press secretary holds a briefing later on today. the question is what does this actually mean? think about it this way, joe. it basically will allow the federal government to cut through some of that red tape, to make vaccines more easily accessible, as well as drugs and emergency funding. it will allow them to hire additional workers to help manage this outbreak better. that is the hope and that is the goal. i anticipate we will hear more about that in those briefings a little later today. it does come in the wake of new york, california, illinois, other global health leaders declaring monkeypox a health emergency as you just noted. thele world health organization did back in july. this is really a moment where the administration is ramping up its response to this virus that now has 6,000 cases or more in the u.s. and the administration making it clear they want to have a more aggressive response, joe. >> kristen, thank you. doctor, you had california and illinois joining ne

there's no word on when that shipment will arrive tomorrow, health and human services secretary javier becerra will host a briefing on monkeypox cases in the u.s.. the secretary is expected to announce some latest on the spread of the virus and plans for the 786,000 doses of vaccine approved for use by the fda. that briefing is expected to start around 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. >> well, as midweek, let's check on our 4 zone weather forecast with that layer of hanging over san francisco's downtown. yeah. depending on what side of that fog layer on lawrence syria, they're really chilly are feeling pretty good. that's what he's been taken down. yeah, all summer long. it has been very cool, co-signed. well, mina valley still basking in temperatures in the mid 90's. even today out there this evening, though, that fog it started to track back on shore and it's going to feel inside the bay moving to the golden gate bridge right now. going ahead. well, inland overnight tonight, kind of an interesting day. we have just a few scattered light showers this morning, especially across parts of the north a

hhs secretary xavier becerra is expected to hold a briefing at this hour within minutes along with thete house's new national monkeypox response coordinator. as you can see, a number of the stocks related to the disease are moving higher on that news, courtney >> thank you very much, bertha that is an important update. welcome back to "power lunch." shares of home retailer ethan allen rocketing after full-year results. the stock is up 25% just this month. here to weigh in on the strong quarter, inflation and the consumer and more is the chairman and president of ethan allen. thank you very much for joining us today some pretty strong results and your consolidated net sales are up almost 29%. can you talk us through a little best details of that number? how much of that is inflation? have you had to increase prices because of what you're faced with as a business or is it pure demand from consumers? >> well, first of all, good to be on the call, and yes, it's a number of factors. first, you've got to be in a position where we are able to do it which is you have to have the right offering

thursday's declaration by health and human services secretary xavier becerra comes two weeks after the world health organization declared the disease a global emergency. officially, the united states has recorded nearly 3000 cases of monkeypox, though the true toll is likely far higher due to severe shortages of testing. new york public health officials have discovered poliovirus in samples of sewage taken from outside of new york city, suggesting the virus is spreading in the community. and that hundreds of people may have already been infected. officials have tied the polio lineage discovered in rockland county to recent samples taken in israel and the united kingdom. polio mainly effects children and can sometimes cause paralysis or death. the united states declared the disease eradicated in 1979, but officials warn that unvaccinated people remain vulnerable. only 60% of rockland county's two-year-old children have been vaccinated against polio. in florida, republican governor ron desantis is facing backlash after he suspended the state's attorney general, andrew warren, over warren

i asked xavier becerra about this yesterday during this hour.o providers. do you have concerns over the implementation of this? >> right and bruising, the comparison of bruising to infections of monkeypox i think we can agree as a public that if i have a bruise because of this intradermal i'll accept that if it means i don't get monkeypox and spread it to my neighbors. at this point we have a decrease in supply of monkeypox vaccines, not only just manufacturing it but it takes weeks to actually bottle this and ship it, in fact, the majority of americans should not expect to be vaccinated against monkeypox until 2023. that's the lag and i need the american public to understand that, that we have to do other preventative measures to mitigate the spread of this, just like what we're talking about, with covid-19 in march of 2020. >> doctor, it's mind-boggling. there are people who want the vaccine today. you say it will take until 2023, you talk about bolting. politico citing a senior administration's report it could take three to six months for new

happening today, health and human services secretary javier becerra will host a briefing on monkeypox cases in the u.s.. the secretary is expected to announce the latest on the spread of the virus and plans to roll out more vaccines. that briefing is expected to start around 8 this morning. >> it's 6.11, and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, oakland police need some help finding these burglars who targeted a number of shops in little saigon. plus, a new executive order is protecting those who have to travel to another state to seek an abortion. the doctor will be in to see you shortly. ♪ hi. [ chuckles ] when you see things differently, you can be the difference. capella university looks at education differently. our flexpath learning format lets you set deadlines and earn your nursing degree on your schedule. make your difference with capella university. ♪ at usaa we've been called too exclusive because we only serve those who've honorably served. all ranks. all branches. and their eligible family members. yep, that is exclusive. and we're fine with that. ♪ sure, feels good whe

happening today, health and human services secretary xavier becerra will host a briefing on monkeypox cases in the u.s.. the secretary is expected to announce the latest on the spread of the virus and plans to roll out more vaccines. that briefing is expected to start around 8 this morning. >> it's 8.11 right now. and still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, oakland police are trying to find these burglars who hit a number of shops in little saigon. plus, a new executive order to protect people who have to travel out of their state to another to seek an abortion. 14 right now. and now you can go see the mayor, a post, a grove of giant sequoias at yosemite national park. again, the grove is reopening. >> and the shuttles are rolling now that firefighters have the washburn fire 100% contained. look at that rainbow. >> more than 4800 acres burned and now this doesn't mean that everything is open, even though these pew tough, a gorgeous is file video. but should be nice. you still can't go, though, of the fires to the washburn trail, the western portion, the printer trails closed and the

health and human services secretary javier becerra was right here in northern california today discussingreproductive health care as well as the cost of prescription drugs. secretary sarah hosted two roundtable meetings in sacramento and during the furs he discussed the biden administration's actions related to reproductive rights and abortion access following the decision to overturn roe v. wade. secretary basara praised planned parenthood for the work it's doing across the country. i want to say thank you for the work that you're doing, not just for california. but for all americans who need to have access to good healthcare services, it's crucial and i think that's one thing california does, right. we believe in being inclusive of offering people more opportunity , more rights. that's always a better way to go than trying to cut the pie up and only give people a certain amount of it. secretary bezerra second round table focused on lowering the cost of prescription drugs and other key healthcare provision in the recently signed inflation reduction act. now the doctor anthony fauci has a

health and human services secretary xavier becerra has a statement saying we're prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus and we urge every american to take monkeypox seriously and take responsibility to help us tackle this virus. the world health organization issued a similar declaration last month deeming monkeypox a global health emergency. more than 26,000 cases have been reported in nearly 100 countries. some cities and states including new york, san francisco, illinois, and california, have issued their own emergency declarations. which allows them to free up funding and resources to help respond to the outbreak. >>> we're also following developments in the breonna taylor case, two kurn and two former louisville police officers have been charged with violating her civil rights in the botched 2020 raid that led to her death. attorney general merrick garland announced those charges yesterday, after he said he spoke with taylor's family. he said the charges also include conspiracy, use of force, and obstruction. garland says two of the defendants met

and human services building at 4 o'clock protesters are calling on the department secretary javier becerra to increase access to treatment, testing and vaccines in the city. while they say recent health declarations are bolstering the response to monkeypox, they say more immediate action is needed. first. it's time now to talk about our forecast as we take a live look outside here at the city of san francisco on this beautiful monday. and with us today, we have a first 4 meteorologist kyle grogan is here. now. you're going to be joining us during the noon and 3 o'clock shows also doing some work during kron. we're so happy you're here and you're bringing the sunshine with you. i am. thank you. just seeing for the lovely welcome. it is so nice to be here with everybody to be back in the bay. >> and yeah, what a day. we started off a little fog in spots, but boy, it's pretty nice. one out there. but notice you're eye probably going over to this lightning that's popping in the sierra right now. we do have some of that monsoonal. what are you hear us talking about a lot that's rolling in today

mala rivera, fox news and human services secretary javier becerra was in northern california today discussingoductive health care and the cost of prescription drugs. secretary basara hosted two round table meetings in sacramento. during the first he discussed the biden administration's actions related to reproductive rights and abortion access following the decision to overturn roe versus wade secretary basara praised planned parenthood for the work it's doing across the country. i want to say thank you for the work that you're doing, not just for california. but for all americans who need to have access to good healthcare services, it's crucial and i think that's one thing california does, right. we believe in being inclusive of offering people more opportunity , more rights. that's always a better way to go than try to cut the pie up and only give people a certain amount of it. secretary beziers second round table focused on lowering the cost of prescription drugs and other key healthcare provision in the recently signed inflation reduction act, and yelp is also taking steps to help people

happening today, health and human services secretary javier becerra will host a briefing on monkeypox cases in the u.s. the secretary is expected to announce the latest on the spread of the virus and plans to roll out more vaccines. that briefing is expected to start around 8 this morning. >> it's 5.10, right now. and still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, oakland police asking for your help in locating burglars that hit a number of shops in little saigon. what we know so far and you'll get a closer look. plus, local fire agencies are helping crews battle the mckinney fire. we're going to give you an update a one south bay department says it's important to help other departments in their time of need. plus, a new executive order protecting people who have to travel to different states to seek an abortion. hmm that's great. you're great! i'm here to save you. i'm good. cool. i think we should see other people. you know if you could just let your hair down. a little bit down! no no no no no. no no no! you're so far away, can't hear ya! the home with dunkin' is where you want to be. at

at noon, health and human services secretary javier becerra is in northern california now discussing reproductive healthcare. secretary bezerra is hosting two round tables in sacramento. the first will discuss the biden administration's actions related to reproductive rights and abortion access before the round table. secretary basara praised planned parenthood for the work it's doing nationwide. i want to say thank you for the work that you're doing, not just for california. for all americans who need to have access to good healthcare services. it's crucial, and i think that's one thing california does, right. we believe in being inclusive of offering people more opportunity , more rights. that's always a better way to go than try to cut the pie up and only give people a certain amount of it. secretary bezerra second round table today will focus on lowering the cost of prescription medication and other key healthcare provision and the recently signed inflation reduction act. at noon, santa clara county is expanding a program to stop wage theft in the food industry. county office of

protesters are calling on the department secretary javier becerra to increase access to treatment, testing and vaccines in the city. well, they say recent health declarations are bolstering the response to monkeypox. they say more action is needed immediately. and happening tomorrow, san francisco generals monkeypox vaccine clinic will reopen the city's department of public health is saying it has received the latest shipment of more than 10,000 doses. so the clinic will be open from 08:00am until noon tuesday through friday. the department says kaiser permanente, ucsf and sutter health will be administering the shots as well. you have to schedule an appointment if you want to get vaccinated by then, though, the department says this working with community-based organizations to get those shots out to as many people as possible who may not have access to those walk-in clinics or other health care providers. in the east bay. the owner of an oakland cannabis store says he's devastated after burglars stole around $100,000 from his business. this burglary happened early saturday morning at craf

services building at 4 this afternoon, protesters are calling on the department secretary xavier becerra to increase access to treatment and testing and vaccines in the city that while they say recent health declarations are bolstering the response to monkeypox, they say more immediate action needs to be done. well, happening tomorrow, san francisco's general monkeypox vaccine clinic is going to be reopening. the city's department of health says that they did receive their latest shipment of more than 10,000 doses. the clinic is going to be open from 8 in the morning till noon tuesday through friday with the department saying the kaiser permanente, ucsf and sutter health all available to administer the shots as well. you do have to schedule appointments to make sure you do that. first. the department says that at this point it's working with community-based organizations to try and get the shots out to people who may not have access to walk in clinics or to other health care providers. it's 8, 0, 8 and a man faces assault charges now in connection with the attack on a former san francisc

protesters are calling on the department secretary xavier becerra to increase access to treatment and testing and vaccines in the city. while they say they know recent health declarations are supposed to help bolster the response to monkeypox. they say the declarations aren't yielding immediate actions that people need. happening tomorrow. san francisco's general monkeypox vaccine clinic is going to be reopening. the city's department of health says it's received their latest shipment of more than 10,000 shots. the clinic is going to be open from 8 in the morning until noon tuesday through friday. the department says kaiser permanente, ucsf and sutter health will be administering those shots as well. you have to schedule an appointment, though. if you want to get vaccinated a vaccinated by them. so make sure you keep that in mind. the department says it's working right now with community-based organizations to get shots out to people who may not have access to walk-in clinics or other health care providers. >> it's 5, 0, 5 and a man is facing assault charges now in connection with the

the dia senator dianne feinstein of urge health and human services secretary javier becerra, to provide first responders and other emergency personnel in contra costa county. no longer are required to get vaccinated for covid or test for covid regularly. >> the county change this and dropped the rules. they first made this rule about a year ago. the health department sent us a statement reading in part, the original health orders were issued last year at a different stage of the pandemic response. the goal of these orders was to reduce the spread of covid through vaccination or screening. a van unvaccinated first responders. a year later, the vaccines remain highly effective at reducing hospitalizations and deaths from covid. we also now have more tools to fight covid then ever before. it's 6.41. and still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news. >> if you see the water is brown sled, you looking kind of greenish want to stay away this what's going on? a point and many other spots around the bay. we'll tell you where to stay away from the water. and the judge approves a 92 million dollar tikt

protesters are calling on the department secretary xavier becerra to increase access to treatment and testing and vaccines in the city. and while they say they know that recent health declarations are supposed to help bolster the response to monkeypox, they say those declarations are yielding immediate actions and that's what people need right now. happening tomorrow, san francisco's general monkeypox vaccine clinic is going to be reopening with the city's department of health, saying that they've received their latest shipment of about 10,000 doses. the clinic is going to be open from 8 in the morning until noon tuesday through friday. the department says the kaiser permanente, ucsf and sutter health. all going to be administration as well. and you have to schedule an appointment. if you want to get vaccinated by them. so make sure you do that. first the department says it's working right now with community-based organizations to get the shots out to people who may not have access to walk in clinics or other health care providers. it's 6, 0, 7. and a man faces an assault charge now i

william: judy, the declaration announced yesterday by secretary of health and human services xavier becerra comes after the administration endured weeks of criticism for its response to this outbreak. and it's also been dinged at times for its public health messaging about who is most at risk. to provide some perspective on what this means, i'm joined by dr. jay varma. he's professor of population health sciences, and the director of the cornell center for pandemic prevention and response at weill cornell medicine. dr. varma, thank you so much for being here. the administration has declared a public health emergency. practically speaking, what does that mean? dr. varma: the first and most important thing it does is allow the federal government to tap into emergency funding that is only available when a declaration like this is made. the second thing it does is allows that money to get to states or community organizations faster. you are allowed to bypass normal competitive procurement processes and get money to people faster. the third thing it does, it allows the federal government to waiv

well, padilla and senator dianne feinstein of urge health and human services secretary javier becerra him pox vaccine. >> it's 6.17, and east bay. first responders and other emergency personnel in contra costa county are no longer required to be vaccinated against covid or test for covid regularly. the county rescinded their order after about a year at first issuing it, the county's health department has sent us a statement and it reads in part, the original health orders were issued last year to different stage of the pandemic response. the goal of these orders was to reduce the spread of covid vaccination or screening testing of unvaccinated first responders. a year later, the vaccine remains highly effective at reducing us was a shuns and deaths from covid. we also now have more tools to fight covid then ever before. time now, 6.17. and we'll be right back. this labor day, we want you to enjoy all the fall things, without worrying about affording all the things. so, we promise to have your back, if you just promise to take in the fall colors. seasons change, but our lowe's price pr

health and human services secretary javier becerra said this.ke our response to the next level in addressing this virus, and we urge every american to take monkeypox seriously. and to take responsibility to help us tackle this virus. i agree with you mister secretary, but what is the fight against the virus actually look like? well here to break it all down is infectious to seize epidemiologist doctor size aroma god. welcome to you doctor. this is gonna be like a lightning rod round because i've got a lot of questions, and i am told you the lady of the answers. so first and foremost, give me the basics. how does monkeypox spread, and can people die? >> that is an excellent question. so what we know right now based on modes of transmission and what we are seeing based on epidemiological data the, the prairie means of transmission of monkeypox discard outlook is close and to skin contact particular during intimate contact. so the drying sexual activity, hugging, kissing, anal, oral sex in the like. and then there's other modes of transmission. thi

. >> the louisiana governor john bel edwards and health secretary xavier becerra by the white house monkeypox response team briefing to talk about efforts to mitigate the spread of monkeypox in new orleans. the response team is also address vaccine allocations and testing capacity among other topics.

. >> in the meantime, health and human services secretary xavier becerra says the calls for the new nationaln lifeline. >> increased by 45% in the first week of its launch. counselors answered 23,000 more calls. text messages and chats than they have the week before. >> the 9, 8 number became available. >> well, 3 of california's largest cities could soon provide safe drug injection sites. if governor newsom puts pen to paper on a new bill, the bill sb 57 has been approved by the state senate and now heads to the governor's desk for approval. it would authorize safe injection sites where people can use illicit drugs under supervision in the city and county of san francisco and los angeles as well as the city of oakland, then governor jerry brown vetoed a similar bill 4 years ago. san francisco's retail theft epidemic continues throughout the city with police investigating another robbery at a walgreens. as dan kerman reports, state leaders are placing the blame on the city's fentanyl crisis. >> you're looking at yet another viral video of another san francisco walgreens being robbed in broad

happening today, health and human services secretary javier becerra will host a briefing on monkeypox cases in the u.s.. the secretary is expected to announce the latest on the spread of the virus and plans to roll out more vaccines. that briefing is expected to start around 8 this morning. it's 7.10, and still ahead on the kron. 4 morning news, oakland police need your help to try to find these burglars. >> who hit a number of shots in little saigon. we'll have the latest on the investigation. we changed our fries to make 'em hot & crispy every single time. high-fryve! and every single time, toby insists we “high fryve.” high-fryve? high-fryve. high-fryve!! it'll catch on. right?! try wendy's hot & crispy fries! preferred almost 2:1 over mcdonald's. the doctor will be in to see you shortly. ♪ hi. [ chuckles ] when you see things differently, you can be the difference. capella university looks at education differently. our flexpath learning format lets you set deadlines and earn your nursing degree on your schedule. make your difference with capella university. >> welcome back. 7.13,

well, padilla and senator dianne feinstein of urged health and human services secretary xavier becerraheard of hide and seek. but what about plant and seek its a scavenger hunt that is growing in popularity as ago. and here's to a clue and how to play the game. the creator of plant and seek anthony ramirez joining us right now. anthony, we've been looking at your work on instagram this morning. very cool. things are doing great to have you here today. >> thank you guys for having me. you with the support and thank you for you know, high to all right. so tell us how this works. so it's pretty simple. i go out daily and i take out a couple seed lanes or plants that are donated to me a high tomorrow around sonoma county or throughout the bay area. and then i'll post a couple clues where i'm at or you can look forward to find him. and it's really just first come first serve whoever can find him. i try to leave one or 2 plants every also, c uple wildfire see that they can scatter across in garden as well. and, you know, it will get somebody to guard of or is it all just kind of somebody is