just one of the many animals that's available at berkeley humane. if you're not near berkeley, we're partnering with shelters across the bay area, so head to nbcbayarea.com and find a shelter near you. >> get ready right now. and after today in the bay, come on out, get your pet and provide it that forever home. we're going to be back here. we'll stay back here throughout the morning and we'll be back with a lot more in berkeley. >> we'll see you guys again soon. wolf might be going home with laura. we'll have to wait and see what happens here. >> he looks very cozy. i know you already have a four-legged baby. >> be sure to tune in tonight for the clear the shelters special. that's tonight at 7:30 right now on nbc bay area. >>> now to vianey arana who joins us with our full microclimate forecast. a little cooler this weekend as we're just four days, five days away from the beginning of fall. >> i'm going to take advantage of this moment. from one rescue mom to a potential new rescue parent. if you are thinking about adopting, please consider all of

what do you say to those who might say berkeley has gone a little too far. >> i they're wrong and berkeley's right. why. >> well, you need a vaccination to be healthy, especially in school restaurants or any public place even department stores. >> and james duryea berkeley is not messing around so let's just say you're an employee and you have religious reasons why you're not going to get vaccinated or you have some preexisting condition that you can't get vaccinated well thing you need to prove with the legal document and you could face perjury if it's not true, you either have to have a religious some court sign off on your religious exemption or your doctor to sign off on that as well. and if you are lying about that, you could be in some trouble with the city of berkeley. that's how serious they are taking this so you have time now. but the 2 dates that you need to know. september 10th an october 15th and i know i am dating myself, but you know, u.s. evans and i joke about this. remember the old american express commercials with karl malden. don't leave home without it. and being with th

news. >>> let's take a look at berkeley's number. the city has a positivity rate of about 1%. that's considered pretty good. the winter surge, you can see 32 cases per 100,000 people. the summer surge and it went up to 22 cases for 100,000 and now it's at 19. possibly signaling that the city is on the other side of this latest peak. berkeley follows san francisco's lead in requiring proof of vaccination to go into businesses. location, data company and four square says it measures a 4% decrease in foot traffic to restaurants and coffee shops in san francisco since the city's mandate went into effect in mid august. foot traffic to bars increase by 4%. >> new cdc data on vaccines, the most pressing findings, unvaccinated people are ten times more likely to be hospitalized with covid. 11 times more likely to die from the virus. vaccine effectiveness drops 91% to 78%. the findings come from three large studies using data from regions all across the country. >>> remembering 9/11, 20 years later. the solemn event marks tomorrow's 20th anni

berkeley segÚn a la ciudad de san francisco para pedir estos requisitos.stÁn inscrito en una escuelas pueden ser parte de este programa. ramÓn: ya lo saben, jÓvenes, hay que completar la solicitud en el enlace quede en batallas. —— en pantalla. aprovechamos para hablar con el seÑor velÁsquez. cuÁles son los requisitos para recibir la ayuda y pagar la renta? >> muy sencillo. vivir en el estado de california. haber tenido un retraso en el pago de la venta, debido por la afectaciÓn de la pandemia. el tercero serÍa tener bajos recursos. esto estÁ calculado. el portal calcula sus ingresos. ramÓn: para recibir este tipo de apoyo, tiene que ver una condiciÓn migratoria? >> no hay ninguna pregunta en la solicitud sobre su estado migratorio. cualquiera puede aplicar sin tomar en cuenta su estado migratorio. tenemos aplicar antes de septiembre para que las personas estÉn protegidas. ramÓn: no hay garantÍa que se pueda extender esta moratoria despuÉs del 30 de septiembre? >> no estamos muy seguro. va a ser muy difÍcil que se extienda. ramÓn: agradecemos su intervenci

and i believe that you can live in harmony when they are in harmony. >> berkeley. police are handling this investigation and anyone with any information is encouraged to give them a call reporting in berkeley. dan thorn kron 4 news. >> coming up next on the kron 00:00am morning news the gubernatorial recall election is a less than 2 weeks away. and today the governor will be in the bay area urging californians to vote no on the ballot. we're going to have the latest when we get back in front. >> your local election headquarters. we're 12 days away from the gubernatorial recall election later this morning, governor newsome will be in san francisco urging californians to vote no on the recall yesterday the republican front runner to replace the governor, larry elder held a press conference to defend some of his past comments. our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has more on that for us. >> the reason i'm running is nothing to do so with the way do i stand on. looks talk show host larry elder wednesday holding his first press tele conference since comments from h

that is the problem getting away from the bay bridge and the berkeley curve. to the bay bridge and the rest of your commute drives are moving calm right now. we have your typical slowing north 101 in san jose which happens just before 5:40 as it is now. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 20 years later, next on "today in the bay," live report from ground zero as we remember first responders who lost their lives on september 11th. >>> the votes ahead of tuesday's special recall election. an early look at where bay area voters are making their voices heard the most. >> and we are looking live at san francisco this morning. we are watching for lightning, but we're hoping it will clear out by midday and we'll have a nice weekend ahead. kari is tracking all of that this morning. [ sfx: ping ping beep beep bloop bloop ] lisa looks like you've... [ sfx: pop pop pop pop ] lisa, you might be on mute. [ sfx: pop ping bloop ] [ phone buzzing ] the day can wait... enter the golden state with real california dairy. california! during a flex alert, let's keep our power up and r

berkeley and oakland have approved similar measures. choose office says that california police departments have procured the most military weaponry in the us through a federal program without local oversight. the governor has until october, 10th to sign the bill for the california department of public health has extended the search order. for san joaquin valley hospitals, officials say intensive care availability remained at below 10% in the 12 county san joaquin valley region this week. the order requires hospitals within the region to accept transfers fromicu beds as outside the region to take transfers if there are no available beds in that region, icu availability was 8.2% for the region as of yesterday and statewide 18.7% of icu bed it's. where available. the latest vaccine numbers from the cdc show that 53% of the us population is now fully vaccinated. that's 177.9 million people and here in california, according to state data, nearly 70% of those eligible are fully vaccinated. that's more than 22 million people. now the city of b

friday when you come into berkeley at that particular time. yet better bring your vaccination card and you better be fully vaccinated if you going inside at berkeley to the cities all over california that want to slow down covid-19 starting next friday you will have to be fully vaccinated. if you're going inside those locations right now. you're good to go and berkeley is not stopping with the patrons. they're also doing it to their employees as well come october. 15th their employees will have to be fully vaccinated at many locations restaurants coffee shops and more importantly, they did specify this is well, james and darya dental offices adult care facilities. places that are more intimate that you get face to face a new deal with people they will have to be fully vaccinated. of course, berkeley understands that there are exemptions out there, including religious and medical exemptions. but they are saying under the threat of perjury, you will have to provide either documents from your doctor or religious leaders. why you're not getting th

. >> let's bring in our melissa colorado in berkeley at the berkeley humane. i understand you may have a special guest by the name of wolf at some point with us. take it away, melissa. >> reporter: raj and janelle, i know you have heard this. i am going to introduce you to the wolf of berkeley. this is a 10-week-old husky mix. he still has that puppy breath. he's adorable. i want to introduce you to my good friend, jeff at the berkeley society. >> thank you so much for being here. >> reporter: what's going on tomorrow? >> it's clear the shelters and we have 50 animals that have to go home tomorrow. they are ready and looking for a loving families. >> reporter: we need cat ladies and cat ladies to show up tomorrow. >> there is so much love here. we have about 40 cats and kittens that are ready to go home. they had their medical done and microchiped and thousand they need a loving home. one of things that we do is we pull animals from municipal shelters but often need a little extra support in some of the challenging medical cases. we bring in here, we rehabilit

well, that hit and run happened in berkeley on june 14th. ellis outside the whole foods on telegraph avenue. police say puzzle was line in the middle of the role between webster street avenue when he was hit. it's not clear why he was there. he was taken to a hospital where he later died. witnesses told the car told police the car was a dark colored sedan with tinted windows last seen traveling north into berkeley. san francisco's millennium tower continues to face some major troubles. and now the latest construction project design to stabilize the building is not worked. a san francisco supervisor tells kron four's has don't. it's time to bring in some outside experts. >> the fix was and recommended by this design review panel. i am now actually interested in bringing in other national. professional engineers to oversee their work. >> it appears the famed the millennium tower in san francisco, which was first reported sinking back in august 2016 is now leaning just a little bit tilted. an additional 5 inches in saint couples. morant not goo

you're look outside from u c berkeley cam right here.some low great, but also we are going to have a hazy or view today's. so this is the way it's going to be. >> a moderate air quality kind of morning with pockets of poor likely to pop up. if not this afternoon. >> on into the upcoming holiday weekend. current temperatures are in the 50's and 60's with oakland and concord each right at 60 degrees. san mateo, san francisco berkeley palacio napa and fairfield all evenly right at 57 degrees this morning. i'm talking, of course, your updates around the caldor fire and well, stu, expect your holiday weekend here at home. still ahead right now. tom, thanks for that highway 4, although still pretty slows much better than we were early roughed about 90 minutes or so. 56 minutes. you're traveling towards conquer to 42. we had some earlier construction slowed us down. >> stalled vehicles and just an uptick in traffic as you head into the city this morning. a little under 17 miuutes. it is stalled vehicle on the bay bridge. 5, 1880, moving along a

we go to berkeley now for more. >> reporter: liz the berkeley police department responded right away to this incident but the victims in this case discover that this department did not have the resources to fully investigate and help them get their family treasures back. >> reporter: a burglar gone into this home and knew exactly where to go. went up stairs and dragged a safe on the hardware floor and used a quilt, identical to this one, to get it down the stairs. the victims, who did not want to be identified, were stunned. >> oh my god, the entire safe has been stolen. >> reporter: the safe contained items that were passed on by family members and treasures that they hoped, one day, to pass on to their grandchildren. >> there are valuable things inside of a safe but more importantly there are priceless memories. >> reporter: it even contained a $5 gold piece owned by her great, great-grandfather who was a key figure in the movement. >> i like to think that he held the coin and maybe abraham lincoln did, too. >> reporter: the couple says their home was one of three broken into on th

. >> get your vaccine cards ready in berkeley. a new indoor vaccine mandate going into place for businesses. amid one of the worst surges in the pet nap back -- and the pandemic, a travel warning. >> this is the place that remains --. residents wondering when they can go home. meteorologist: hazy today and hot for the holiday weekend. abc news at 11:00 starts right now. >> building a better bay area. this is abc 7 news. anchor: in just one hour, a indoor vaccine mandate kicks off of the city of berkeley. good evening. anchor 2: kate larsen s the mayor about what the new health order means. reporter: berkeley is taking a page from san francisco's pandemic playbook. annual health order that requires patrons at indoor businesses to show proof of vaccination. >> we think this is an important step to take to protect the people in our community emperor -- and to change behavior. reporter: berkeley's mayor is concerned about the new delta driven covid surge. >> we will be educating businesses. we will be providing signage. reporter: if a

berkeley is where we find the dog of the evening.scue from the berkeley humane society. temperatures will drop off from the low 60s into the upper 50s. not too much of a decrease around the bay. the warm spots further inland, a bit too warm for a dog at this point. we will drop down into the mid- 50s by early tomorrow morning. high temperatures will be near average for him and parts of the bay area. oh 80s in the santa clara valley. mid to upper 80s for the north bay. it is warm, but normally warm. 70 degrees for oakland in the east bay. let's talk about the rain chance that arrived saturday night and continues into sunday. the best chance to be as you had further north. we are talking about still lower than a 50% chance of rain. san francisco, a 20 to 30% chance. we hope that we see the chances go up as we get closer to it happening. the forecast models are estimating less than 0.1 inches even north of the golden gate, but we will take what we can get in mid-september. it is nice to see a chance of showers without any lightning head

. >> get your vaccine cards ready in berkeley.ew indoor vaccine mandate going into place for businesses. amid one of the worst surges in the pet nap back -- and the pandemic, a travel warning. >> this is the place that remains --. residents wondering when they can go home. meteorologist: hazy today and hot for the holiday weekend. abc news at 11:00 starts right now. >> building a better bay area. this is abc 7 news. anchor: in just one hour, a indoor vaccine mandate kicks off of the city of berkeley. good evening. anchor 2: kate larsen s the mayor about what the new health order means. reporter: berkeley is taking a page from san francisco's pandemic playbook. annual health order that requires patrons at indoor businesses to show proof of vaccination. >> we think this is an important step to take to protect the people in our community emperor -- and to change behavior. reporter: berkeley's mayor is concerned about the new delta driven covid surge. >> we will be educating businesses. we will be providing signage. reporter: if axing

other news now a recent study done by stanford, yale and u c berkeley. big ducks confirmed that mask-wearing is effective way to decrease the transmission of covid-19 researchers found that surgical masks prevented. 35 1% of symptomatic infections among people 60 years and older kron four's. taylor sec is joining us here now live in the studio with more on the study. taylor. what did it show? well, i know many of us often wonder which masks are most effective, especially now with the delta variant 10. you know. >> some people may perceive the surgical masks as flimsy or non reusable. but researchers found that the surgical masks are more affected than cloth. ones. >> even after you wash and reuse them several times. >> researchers at stanford, yale and u c berkeley found just how effective masks can be reducing the spread of covid-19 in the largest mask study to date their recent study was done in bangladesh across 600 villages and more than 350,000 adults. well, they found masks in general provided a 9% reduction in covid-19 cases. surgical masks were m

last week the city of berkeley issued a new order after a spike in the delta cases. most indoor businesses like restaurants bars, clubs and gyms will now require customers to provide proof of vaccination for those 12 and older. i'm feeling great about that. i have absolutely no problem with the i believe in public health. i feel like public health should be more respected as of friday. the new rule is enforceable. but this business owner had no idea. >> yes, some people some people did until i to find the say move. >> and businesses have until mid-october to require proof of vaccination report%ng from berkeley. gayle ong kron 4 news go before we let you go. some of the video that you showed the show customers were out and how are they reacting to this new mandate. >> what's been about a week. so people seem to know the drill and i didn't stop to talk to another restaurant that was off camera and they're just saying some, you know, some people really didn't know much about it, but people but they haven't really been getting any difficult customers. they think they jus

school officials decision to approve a vaccine mandate for students on the berkeley school board also took up that issue last night, but did not reach a decision. school board member on a bus to dev joins us live this afternoon. thank you so much for being here. what were the sticking points in the debate last night? yeah i think what you saw last night was the first time that this came before the full board we've had to discussions already about student vaccination mandates that our policy subcommittee and so what you saw was, you know, just a lot of spirited discussion about what does this look like? an implementation. how are we going to ensure our testing systems work, so it's great to have that robust discussion with the full board for the first time last night? and honor. is this something that you support? do you support mandatory vaccinations for students? yes i personally support mandatory vaccinations i'm looking very closely at what our neighboring districts are doing. i think you know our current city ph guidance states that vaccinations are strongly recommended for you kn

berkeley professor emeritus. is an expert in infectious diseases and vaccines, he says before there's any approval, emergency use or otherwise, the vaccine will have to approve in itself safe. and effective in that specific age groups all of the data and scrutinize it very carefully and you know it will be scrutinized incredibly carefully. covid vaccines are a bit unusual in the sense that they were developed initially for use on the nation's most elderly and immune compromised citizens. because that's the group that covid was devastating. most vaccines are pediatric vaccines. dr margaret liu is a physician infectious disease expert and a developer of vaccines most vaccines actually target kids even younger than five years old, even though most children in this age group do not develop serious covid complications or die. they're very efficient spreaders of the coronavirus and can cause others to become ill. that includes teachers, parents, grandparents, family members and others. but make no mistake. youngsters a

berkeley se une a san francisco en este requisito.den dio a conocer un plan de seis medidas para atacar el covid—19. entre los puntos mÁs destacados se encuentran que la vacuna sea obligatoria para empleados federales. para saber si las compaÑÍas pueden pedir esto como requisito, hablamos con david campos de la fiscalÍa de san francisco. >> la compaÑÍa y empleador tiene el derecho de pedir que se ponga la vacuna, con excepciÓn de casos mÉdicos y una razÓn religiosa. las compaÑÍas sÍ pueden exigir esto. ramÓn: la compaÑÍa pfizer anunciÓ que planea pedir la autorizaciÓn de la fda para colocar la vacuna a los niÑos de 5—15 aÑos. en caso de ser aprobada, 29 millones de niÑos serÁn elegibles en todo el paÍs. a pesar de que estos niÑos no desarrollan la enfermedad grave, son propagadores. en otras noticias, un oficial de policÍa aplicÓ rcp a un bebÉ que se estaba ahogando. veamos los detalles y la importancia de saber este tipo de auxilios. reportera: buenas noches. el oficial se hizo hÉroe para salvar a este pequeÑo que se estaba ahogando.

we head downtown berkeley to check out how the new mandate is going so far. >> and a lot of people heading of town for the long holiday weekend and from the looks of it on bay bridge could be there already left. what you need to know before you hit the road. california! during a flex alert, let's keep our power up and running. set ac cooler and use big appliances before 4pm. then from 4-9pm reduce use and take it easy on our energy. sign up today. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ monitor, check and lock down you money with security from chase. control feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. tonight, chp reminding all drivers. it's implementing its maximum enforcement period this labor day weekend. >> and this all goes into effect in less than an hour. this is a look now at the san mateo bridge drivers are hitting the road tonight. chp says that they are expecting an increase in traffic over the weekend and they're going to focus on removing impaired drivers from the road. they're asking anyone who suspects an impaired driver to keep your distance call 911, with a full description of the car. the holiday

in berkeley, kpix5. >>> new at 11:00. santa cruz county deputies investigating a deadly stabbing at a local high school. this happened this afternoon. deputies say a 17-year-old boy was stabbed several times. he was airlifted to the hospital but he did not survive. two students were arrested. the motive for the stabbing is still under investigation. >>> still ahead tonight, the leading contender to replace governor newsom accused of spreading misinformation on covid-19. the comments prompting an immediate backlash. >> young people are not likely to contract the coronavirus. >> also tonight, creative new program debut in contra costa county to combat a disturbing rise in fentanyl overdoses. >>> and our complete coverage of the caldor fire continues with the look at the frantic effort to sa >>> leading contender to replace newsom is under fire for comments on kids and the pandemic. kpix5 on the new controversy exactly two weeks before the recall election. andrea? >> reporter: just two weeks until the recall election and jus

and i believe that you can live in harmony when they are in harmony. >> berkeley. police are handling this investigation and anyone with any information is encouraged to give them a call reporting in berkeley. dan thorn kron 4 news. >> next at 10, a big development for u.s. supreme court which has just refused to block a new texas law that bans almost all abortions. >> plus a very rare flash flood emergency in new york city as remnants of hurricane ida pummeled, the northeast turning roads into rivers and flooding subways. >> and tracking another cool day for your bay area forecast on thursday. until we warm up just in time for the long holiday labor day weekend. your 10 at 10 outlook after the break. >> about 85 to 90% of abortions in texas will now be banned. and that has huge practical implications for the 15 million women who live in texas. >> a big story tonight within the past hour. the u.s. supreme court has chosen not to block a new texas law that bans almost all abortions. it was a 5 to 4 ruling with chief justice john roberts joining the court's 3 liberal

berkeley, you'll be shocked to hear berkeley, there was another character guy in a bar, steppenwolf bar, taken from the song, in which he decides that there's a need, he is sitting around the bar, people spewing forth this and that about politics in the united states and he's like you know what we need around here, we need our own newspaper. you know, there's the san francisco examiner, the oakland tribune, the regular nuns, we need our own newspapers, where people like us who don't buy what they're telling us and he starts out of his pocket, a bar owner, he's got some cash, a newspaper called the berkeley bar in 1965. in some ways this is the first underground newspaper. lots of these underground newspapers that sprout up in every city in the united states. the 60s in philadelphia, the free press, this one starts it in '65 and he focuses on vietnam. and he talks to those people who had long been seen as marginal, he talking to sncc activists, he talks to sds and other new left radicals and he uses them as his sources. and journalists normally, who do you talk to? you know, you call up

plus people going to restaurants, bars and other indoor spaces in berkeley will soon have to show proof of vaccination. how businesses are preparing. for the new rules. ida blows to the northeast, causing severe flooding in tornadoes. i'm brian dennis in new york city. i'll have that story coming up. this is ktvu fox two news at noon. good afternoon. i'm ali rasmus. infer mike mibach. i'm gasia mikaelian the end, crews continued to make progress on the cowl door. fire containment is now up to 25% up from 23 last night. inspires burned through more than 328 square miles. 622 homes have been destroyed. 12 commercial properties were burned more than 32,000 buildings are still threatened in some good news. the threat to south lake tahoe maybe over as the fire is now moving away from the area. just this morning, the south lake tahoe police chief said he knows what the entire city evacuated. people are anxious to return to their homes. we know this is very tense and stressful for our citizens. that's really the main thing we're focused on right now and keeping their neighborhoods and business

berkeley professor emeritus.is an expert in infectious diseases and vaccines, he says before there's any approval, emergency use or otherwise the vaccine will have to approve in itself safe. and effective in that specific age groups, all of the data and scrutinize it very carefully and you know it will be scrutinized incredibly carefully. covid vaccines are a bit unusual in the sense that they were developed initially for use on the nation's most elderly and immune compromised citizens. because that's the group that covid was devastating. most vaccines are pediatric vaccines. dr margaret liu is a physician infectious disease expert and a developer of vaccines. both vaccines actually target kids even younger than five years old, even though most children in this age group do not develop serious covid complications or die. they're very efficient spreaders of the coronavirus and can cause others to become ill. that includes teachers, parents, grandparents, family members and others. but make no mistake. youngsters a

if you have any information contact the berkeley police department. in berkeley. >>> this morning santa cruz county deputies are investigating a deadly stabbing at a high school. this happened yesterday. deputies say a 17-year-old was stabbed several times. he was airlifted to the hospital but did not survive. two students were arrested. the motive for the stabbing is under investigation. >>> coming up on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. >> the leading contender to replace governor new som accused of spreading misinformation. >> why some bay area voters aren't leaving anything up to chance. >> and the coverage of the caldor fire continues with a look at a frantic effort to save animals. >> and a live look from san francisco from the treasure island camera on this wednesday. the clock hit 4:40. we will be right back. >>> vallejo city council has voted to require indoor masking in public spaces. on the heels decision last week. solano is the bay area without wide indoor mask mandate. >>> a live look at the state capitol with just two weeksal the re

many people are saying maybe berkeley has gone a little too far this time. and i get the purpose. but i don't think it's fair to force people to do. >> what they don't want to do. but then again, i'm like, i get the purpose of why they're doing it. but don't force people because you don't know their background and what they're going through and why people can get vaccinated. >> berkeley is taking into consideration people's background like religious or medical tions for those particular people under the threat of perjury that if you have a religious reason not to. you'll have to show legal documents as to why you cannot get the shot if you have a medical exemption, also, you have to get it from your doctor. you have to show that to your employer. employer to make sure that you're good to go. but even then you will have to undergo weekly covid-19 tests to make sure that you don't have covid-19 so berkeley. they are known to be progressive and just like in some of the other cities that we've seen. they have taken matters into their own hands regardless of what the entire county deci

we are looking at anything blocking out your view from berkeley right here. podcast shows crystal clear skies and radar shows also those clear skies 50's for most of our current temps right now. pittsburgh brentwood are exceptions on the warmer side of things in the 60's. well, napa nevado petaluma santa rosa and san anselmo. each of the 40's are cooler spots. so definitely bundle up this morning. but look forward to a warm and comfortable afternoon. most of us will be in the 70's to 80's. there are a few 90's back on the board and a few more of those for tomorrow which i'll get to still to come, tom, thank you for that. all right. so i don't see any major hot spots. that's the good news. as you're heading out on this thursday morning. i do see a traffic collision. >> in the south bay. this is in santa clara one. oh, one southbound north of powers avenue still pretty early. so doesn't like the highway is impacted by that. let's go ahead and get a look at your commute from the east bay into the city a little under 2 minutes for your drive time. there are no ma

berkeley now requires proof of vaccination for many indoor businesses.ber 15th in that city workers must be vaxxed or tested weekly. san francisco has proof of vaccination for indoor venues. a negative covid test is not an option in those situations in san jose. reporting live in san ramon, bob redell for "today in the bay." >>> and then today in the bay's cierra johnson is live looking into today's scheduled vote and what it could mean for families. >> reporter: good morning. three school districts have a very important vote to make later today. the three school districts, berkeley unified, piedmont unified and oakland unified school districts. they have a vote in place for mandates for vaccinations for students 12 and older. if the pleasure is approved, it would allow for medical and religious exemptions. so far a date has not yet been set for vaccination if that measure is approved. in l.a., that school district, the biggest in the country to approve the covid mandate vaccines. they do not have a medical or religious exemption in that district. live i

dental offices and pharmacies in berkeley on friday. many of the people i spoke to had not yet heard about the new mandate, but they were generally on board with the idea. >> i'm feeling great about that. i have absolutely no problem with the i believe in public health. i feel like public health should be more respected >> there are exceptions to the new rules for instance, anyone going into a restaurant just to pick up a take out order, get a coffee doesn't have to show proof of vaccination. all right. back live now another exception is concert venues, indoor venues that have over a 1000 people. you can either show proof of vaccination or a negative covid-19 test that was taken within a few days. but for now in the east bay charles clifford kron 4 news, thank you so much, charles. >> also today, we're checking out the cleanup after last night's storm. the national weather service said that it counted over 100 lightning strikes statewide. there were at least 1100 cloud to ground lightning strikes and in rohnert park. a tree fell onto a

this one looking very nice looking for the berkeley hills. you've got some mostly clear skies for most of the bay area that patchy fog lingering out toward the beaches in the san francisco. otherwise, nice and clear inland think settling down. now those storms moving to the bay area last night and moved all the way into nevada now where they continue to create some pop-up showers temperatures today you're running below the average as you might expect, as the front moves through 63 in san francisco. 69 in oakland 79 degrees in san jose cool things down in livermore caulker in the 80's today and 79 degrees in santa rosa outside right now we're still at 68 in livermore. does a comfortable 74 and warm and conquer 59 and cool in san francisco, 56 in pacifica 75 right now insane, lena, we are going to see a little more patchy fog tonight. but this that time of year we're starting to see less and less of that fog less established outside. it will be patchy along the coastline again. but mostly sunny skies coming our way. i think for tomorrow it's a

right now 71% of berkeley residents aged 12 and over are fully vaccinated. the mayor did issue a statement saying, quote, i am so proud to serve the community that continues to demonstrate resilience, empathy, and compassion, but for everyone else, we are past the point of politely asking you to get vaccinated. >>> the world health organization has its eye on the new variant strain of covid. they say it shows signs of being vaccine resistant. bay area health officials say they've only seen a few isolated cases so far. across california right now, the covid test positivity stands at 4.9%, relatively flat. 8700 people are in the hospital with the vibrant virus, that's a decrease from the previous day. by taking a live look in san francisco, where the school district is reporting a milestone when it comes to covid fascinations. sf ust superintendents today announced that more than 9000 district employees reported being fully vaccinated by the august 31 deadline, 96% of district workers. starting next tuesday, staff members who are not fully vaccinated will be s

. >> in berkeley. most indoor businesses will now require customers to provide proof of full vaccination against covid. the berkeley health department issued the new order in response to the spike of cases of the delta variant, the new rule applies to indoor businesses including restaurants and bars clubs and gyms for those who are 12 and older force. gayle ong is live in berkeley tonight. she has more on reaction from this scale. >> hammond candace still some confusion with this mask vaccine mandate rather. but overall people seem to know the drill. >> it was a packed house at saves are on shattuck avenue in berkeley friday night. businesses find hasn't really changed since the mandate started. >> i think most people are more knowing that everyone else in the restaurant is vaccinated shares corey is one of those customers who welcomes a vaccine mandate. i think it's a positive thing. i know that it would, you know, stir some people up you know, are in favor of that i think where we're at with pandemic

this is your view outside from berkeley right here. skies are clear enough that you can see all the way down into the east bay horizon line and that's the way we're pretty much going to stay with low cloud cover, sitting right above us. there's your smoky impact. we have seen some smoke steering its way back, mostly from the north and that is going to be sitting with us as we start to see less and less of that breeze that swept through the bay area, more of that. he's pushed out and some more of that haze settling back in now. good news for the lake tahoe region is that we have seen red flag warnings expiring and we are also looking at a slightly calmer day today still breezy and some of those mountain tops. but overall we're no longer in red flag warning territory. that is at least one little sigh of relief for those crews up there. and of course those people up there who are dealing with that blaze. now we're seeing moderate pockets of air quality already across the bay a little bit better. the further south you get in the bay area t

berkeley san francisco in vallejo each at 56. here's a look ahead at our afternoon after such a foggy start skies will clear out. it's going to stay foggy at the coastline, though. so don't expect any sunshine out along the shoreline bayside in inland areas. on the other hand, do clear out and actually are a lot more comfortable today. 70's and 80's for most of these areas. i'm talking the rest of your forecast and even cooler temperatures in the rest of it all. still ahead found the you that i'm looking at the map right now, not seen any major hot spots as you're heading from the east bay into the city. a little under 11 minutes for your drive time there. >> let's also go ahead and get a look at the san mateo bridge as you're heading across towards the peninsula. little under 13 things are looking great. there. let's go ahead and it over look at the richmond sandra fell commute as you head into richmond a little under 9 minutes and the golden gate bridge about 20 as you're traveling into the city in the south and you see an acci

new vaccination requirements for some businesses in berkeley. and this means that employees have to be vaccinated now and customers can enter without proof of vaccination. businesses apparently have about a week to adapt to these new changes. kron four's. will tran is live in berkeley to explain. good morning. well. absolutely. james and darya that they have until september 10th next week to walk into the businesses without showing. >> that they're fully vaccinated. but starting on september 10th, if you're going to berkeley and many businesses, especially restaurants where of course you have to put down your mask when you're eating drinking, you will have to show at that particular point that you are fully vaccinated, not your first shot, but no 14 days after your last and final shot. they are not taking any chances in berkeley, especially locations where there's heavy breathing like gyms. they really want you to be fully vaccinated and they're just not stopping with the patrons. they are also taking another step when it comes to the employees

check it out. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> violin duo is part of the berkeley symphony.rmanente that opened on 10th street to welcome the new hospital to the community. >> these types of opportunities we think connect us to the community better, members or neighbors, we want to share with all the community during this time in particular we want to be able to be good neighbor and partner. >> berkeley symphony said it was also a musical tribute to the frontline heros in the pandemic. says music has healing qualities too. that is soothing. >> and we want to see live music. safest place to hear it. >> sounded great. >> they did. >>> at 5:30, likely the body of gabby petito found in wyoming. now all the focus in florida. case hits up for social media star in san jose.

as of today, businesses in berkeley are required to enforce the city's new health order. any customer over the age of 12, who wants to go to a gym, restaurant bar or theater must show proof they're fully vaccinated before they can dine or workout indoors. we have to show us their id has to match the vaccination part so we checked both. so it's not that different from partying for alcohol, a vaccine corridor photo of one as well as a state verified qr code on your phone will work to get you inside those berkeley businesses. the order doesn't apply to people picking up takeout, and people can still dine outdoors without proof of vaccination. it's pretty straightforward. that's the issues with that. i think it's a good it's a good thing. these are small things we can do you know, it's you know, i just wish everybody was on the same page. you know, it's unfortunate that there's still segment of the population that it's fighting it. i don't get it, berkeley's mayor, jesse origen, says it's that kind of vaccine resistance that this measure is trying to confront. roughly 80% of

berkeley unified, piedmont unified and oakland unified school districts. all three districts have votes taking place today. and if passed, the mandate would apply to children 12 and older. so far berkeley has a tentative date of january 3rd, 2022, for those students to complete vaccinations if measures are approved and it does allow for religious and medical exemptions. piedmont's proposed policy allows for medical exemption and weekly testing and has yet to set a date for when vaccinations must be completed and the measures if it is approved. >>> west contra costa unified school district is also considering a vote on making the vaccine mandatory but a date for that vote has not yet been set. >>> the food and drug administration is likely to authorize pfizer's booster shots this week. for many americans at high risk of becoming seriously ill from covid-19, now that a key advisory committee has voted to recommend the measure. nbc news stephanie gosk has more on why the decision is coming. >> at vaccination centers like this one and others in the country, th

laura: in berkeley, laura anthony, abc 7 news. kristen: two schools will close for two days due to a flea infestation. they will be closed tomorrow and friday for deep cleaning. the district noticed the problem in mid-september and believes the infestation was caused by a nearby park and wooded area. the school is expected to reopen on monday. larry: more coming up, including san francisco's parking problems. what a i team investigation uncovered at some bay area parking garages, and where things stand right now. air quality and equality -- why some people in the poorest neighborhoods are breathing the worst air, and a long-awaited apology from one bay area city. spencer: parts of the bay area are under a red flag warning 4-4 danger. a look at that, and an end of the week warm who doesn't like more? and i mean, like, a lot more. well, with xfinity you get more for your money. because with xfinity internet you get a free flex 4k streaming box and peacock premium included, with access to tons of free movies and shows. more bang for

the driver sped into berkeley, eventually going the wrong way on 5-80. the car is driving in circles on the freeway, hitting at least two other cars. the driver got off the freeway in oakland and drove into emeryville on city streets. the driver and the two passengers started running. one woman was caught near the embedded vehicle, one man surrendered as he was soon on someone's balcony. our new screw at the scene was there as police searched the abandoned car and found backs of cash in the trunk and the backseat. -- bags of c of c o the backseat. before 2:00, chasing a car on highway 24 in berkeley through the tunnel. the car matched the one that was reported stolen and it was used in three laptop and cell phone robberies last night. police spotted it this afternoon and followed it onto 24. the driver stopped on the freeway past the tunnel and he and his three passengers came out with their hands up. this is shutting down the freeway for a little while and made traffic into the county a mess. we get word that it is getting better now. once again, we hav

that's the berkeley symphony.ld a concert this morning at the kaiser permanente berkeley medical center. it was a tribute to all the frontline healthcare workers across the bay area. health care workers have been working tirelessly since the beginning of the pandemic. organizers of the event today say this is just a small way of saying thank you and letting them know how much their work is appreciated. we believe that music has healing qualities and we wanted we love having the opportunity of bringing music out into the community. today's performance took place in the first floor lobby of the medical center on 10th street in berkeley. mark is up next to tell us that the a's could extend their win streak to six and make up ground in the wild card race, plus lions a in business, setbacks change everything. so get comcast business internet and add securityedge. it helps keep your network safe by scanning for threats every 10 minutes. and unlike some cybersecurity options, this helps protect every connected device. yo

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