and now that county is considering reinstituting the indoor mask mandate la county's and san diego countiesng up. where is the bay area's going up? but not nearly at the same rate. so county, frankly sees the pandemic in that direction. it's going in does not like what they're seeing. and that's where there's talk there about mask mandates. uc berkeley, infectious disease specialist doctor john swartzberg says reinstituting the indoor mask mandate is something bay area county health officers may start to consider. >> once hospital start filling up, we're at a very high level. >> but not close to where we were in and i think that's probably the most objective number. so today at ucsf about 44 patients across all 4 hospitals in january 150. so still a ways to go. ucsf, infectious disease specialist doctor peter chin. hong says the bay area also differs from la county and a number of ways including vaccinations. it's not just the average vaccination. >> but its vaccination, all age groups that are higher in the bay area in general. so, you know, we may be in a little bit better shape, but i th

sonoma county has 3 contra costa county reporting its first confirmed case yesterday, santa clara county has 9 cases. >> people wanting to get the monkey pox vaccine in santa clara county will have to get an invite. the county's health department is only making the limited number of doses available to those who meet specific criteria conference. justin campbell spoke with the county's health official about who qualifies for the vaccine in santa clara county. >> i think we have enough. there is not currently enough when to expect seen to meet that need. doctor george han deputy health officer at santa clara county health department says the county does anticipate getting more vaccines from the state in the coming days. >> but for right now, they're giving out the shot. only 2 people directly exposed to monkeypox as of the cases of monkeypox have been among men who have men. >> and so that's why we're more focused on population because that risk doctor hans, as people noticing an unexpected rash or lesion should contact their doctor, the health department may also reach out to people if th

the fire broke out along the altamont pass in alameda county. the fire is burning near eastbound 580, close to north flynn road. cal fire says that fire has already burned 15 to 20 acres. they say it is burning in steep terrain. traffic may be slowing on eastbound 580 as people check out all that smoke. chopper 5 son its way, and we'll have more as we get it. >>> berkeley police are investigating a string of vandalisms as a hate crime. cars along monterey avenue were etched with swastikas on the doors over over the weekend. some residents covered over the symbol with tape or cardboard. berkeley police say three cars were targeted on the street. police are asking residents to report any suspicious activity from saturday and sunday. >>> well, it's been almost two months since residents of a san francisco high-rise, 33 tahama were forced out after a water main break. they have now learn they'd may not be able to go home for several more months. that property management company informed tents that they likely cannot reoccupy the building until the e

that's the story of warren county, north carolina.ighly toxic chemicals seeped into the ground there after the state decided to dump thousands of truckloads of soil contaminated with pcb's. our special contributor joie chen has the story of how the community came together in the battle for environmental justice. joie: in a community where growing and god share space in the landscape, justice did roll down like the waters -- though it traveled a twisted path to get here. from ancient times, the tuscarora indians saw healing powers in the mineral waters here. by the late 1800's, spas touted warren county waters as a cure-all for anything from -- for almost anything. the rural community remained best known for health and healing until 1982 and a fork in the road. where was the site? >> the site was down this road right here. about a mile and a half. joie: north carolina created a 25-acre dumpsite for toxic chemicals, pcb's -- which were known cancer-causing agents -- why did they pick warren county? >> i think for three reasons. we were

the same allocation that very rural counties like humboldt county are receiving. >> reporter: the ceo of the san francisco aids foundation is also voicing his frustration, saying the california department of public health is now moving too slowly in distributing new doses it got from the federal government last week. >> we have heard that california has a little more than 10,000 doses that could be distributed throughout the state. so california public health distributes across the state with the exception of los angeles, who receives the direct allocation. >> reporter: the california department of public health confirms it received 10,299 monkeypox doses last thursday. it is still deciding where it will distribute that batch of doses based on population, community risk, and case counts. in berkeley, sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, sergio. within the last 90 minutes, the san francisco department of health has been told it will be getting at least 4,200 more monkeypox vaccine doses from the state this week. okay, santa clara county is also sounding the alarm on monkeypox

alameda county has 50 santa clara county reported. 39. there are 3 in contra costa county. san mateo county has 8 cases. sonoma county, 7 solano county, 6 and marin county, 2 cases and one in napa. 800,000 more doses of the monkeypox vaccine were proved to be sent to states in need of more shots. san francisco has one of the highest case loads of monkeypox in the country. the city will be receiving more than 40% of california's allocated doses. the state senator scott wiener says that still isn't enough. he's now calling a both the city and the state issued a state of emergency infectious disease experts say that would mean more resources to treat the outbreak. >> chris, possibility for a minute stirring vaccines and expands who is able to actually and minister vaccines. it also expedites entering into provide results in a well mall. well oiled machine. >> that we need right now if not going to make this an endemic infection, that's going to be part society moving forward. >> the city's department of public health says san francisco will receive around 4200 doses by the end

and 22 alameda county has 50 santa clara county reported. 39. there are 3 in contra costa county, san mateo county has 8 cases. sonoma county has 7 solano has 6 and moran has 2 cases. again, one in napa with san francisco having one of the highest case loads of monkeypox in the nation. senator scott wiener, state senator scott wiener is calling on both the city and the state to issue a state of emergency kron four's rob nesbitt. talk to the senator today about how that might improve testing and vaccine supply. and he joins us now live from our newsroom. rob, can san francisco and los angeles go back and forth with having the highest number of monkeypox cases in the state. >> senator wiener says that's concerning when you consider the difference in population between the 2 cities. with supplies running out, the u.s. announced wednesday that 800,000 more doses of the monkeypox vaccine had been approved to be sent out to states in need of more. the shipment coming from denmark. but senator scott wiener says the food and drug administration should h

san mateo county is 8 sonoma county, 7 solano county and marion county. each have 2 cases.re's one in napa county with san francisco having one of the highest case loads of monkeypox in the whole country. senator scott wiener is calling on both the city and the state to issue a state of emergency kron four's rob nesbitt. talk to the senator today about how that might improve things like testing and vaccine supply. and rob joins us live in the newsroom. rob, san francisco and los angeles go back and forth with having the highest number of monkeypox cases in the state. >> senator wiener says that's concerning when you consider the difference in population between the 2 cities. with supplies running out, the u.s. announced wednesday that 800,000 more doses of the monkeypox vaccine had been approved to be sent out to states in need of more. the shipment coming from denmark. but senator scott wiener says the food and drug administration should have acted sooner. it's why he's calling on san francisco in california to declare a state of emergency responsability for administering

and now that county is considering reinstituting the indoor mask mandate la county's and san diego counties. >> are now going up. where is the bay area's going up? but not nearly at the same rate. we county, frankly, sees the pandemic in that direction. it's going in does not like what they're seeing. and that's where there's talk there about mandates. uc berkeley, infectious disease specialist doctor john swartzberg says reinstituting the indoor mask mandate is something bay area county health officers may start to consider. >> once hospital start filling up, we're at a very high level. >> but not close to where we were in and i think that's probably the most objective number. so today at ucsf about 44 patients across all 4 hospitals in january 150. so still a ways to go. ucsf, infectious disease specialist doctor peter chin. hong says the bay area also differs from la county and a number of ways including vaccinations. it's not just the average vaccination. >> but its vaccination, all age groups that are higher in the bay area in general. so, you know, we may be in a little bit better sha

county office so anyone thinking they could use a county computer system in one county office to somehow infiltrate the county board of elections would find theywould run into an impenetrable brick wall . second even if they had somehow gotten into the board of elections building and plugged into their network they would have immediately been blocked the cause that computer would have been recognized as an offer unauthorized user on the network. again, game over. these are two out of dozens of improvements we made our county boards of elections. naturally when we talk about cyber security, we're talking primarily about those elements of election infrastructure which are of course connected to the internet. we're talking about email, websites, polling location without functions. online voter registration all convenient that voters want to have access to but it's important to emphasize voting equipment is never connected to the internet. there's an entire separate parallel set of election infrastructure that is never connected to the internet. >> simply anything that touches a ballot can n

hospitalizations in los angeles county up 80%.w york city, where new cases are up 30% in the past two weeks, officials have done away with color-coded covid alert system but are now working on a new one, many not willing to take a step back. >>>> i don't feel like i need to wear a mask at this point. >> the latest spread fueled by the highly transmissible omicron subvariant, ba-5. it has experts on alert. >> the thing about ba-5 that is disconcerting is that it is able to escape some of the immune protection that you get from prior infection, as well as vaccination. >> from coast-to-coast, 3/4 of americans now living in counties at medium or high risk of covid. the cdc urging people in those areas to mask up indoors and those in medium risk areas to consider masking based on individual risk. one of the best forms of protection against this ba-5 subvariant, vaccines. according to new data, 78.5% of the total u.s. population has received at last one dose and 67% of the total population is fully vaccinated. dr. fauci: the good news i

been reported 5 in alameda county, santa clara county has one. san mateo county has one case. >> no cases in solano county and we're waiting for updated numbers from are in and contra costa counties, but a total well close to 100 cases have been detected in california for the latest on the disease, including the emergency response. even a monkey pox case tracker. you can scan this code will take you right to our website. >> coming up on kron, 4 news at 8, another bay area city placing a ban on flavored tobacco products. we'll tell you where. also could the country be heading for a recession? a new report that says the signs point to yes. >> and up next, a hate crime investigation is being launched in palo police are saying about it. >> hate hits the city of palo alto and african-americans are the target. police are investigating racist graffiti discovered at a neighborhood playground kron four's felecia gaal has that story. >> visiting from seattle with her 8 year-old daughter. alexandra was shocked to learn that if the 2 had visited party partne

counties. and contra costa saw a drop of 5%. the same report found home sales in the bay area have dropped by 27%. san mateo county that had the highest increase in the state saw a drop of 19%. this little cooldown comes after the fed raised interest rates to try and curb inflation. >>> okay. so speaking of money. someone, a very lucky person, could find themselves a half a billion dollars richer. >> sara hopes it is her. >> of course. >> the prize $555 million. the fifth largest jackpot of all time. that has people running into their favorite markets to get their shot, taking their shot at winning. >> if i can take a chance and spend a little money and buy a lottery ticket and win? i just won a million, you know what i'm saying? i need some new golf clubs, new golf shoes, man, i'm telling you. you got to play. >> victor's not greedy. the odds of winning are 300 million to one. you have a better chance of becoming pretty, they say. the winning mega millions numbers will be announced at 8:00 ton

maybe napa county and points north does not look like much from marin county, but maybe sonoma countyu see some lightning strikes as that moisture lift northward , so fifties sixties coast and bay low clouds are in place. sun clouds and some lightning has been popping up here, probably just for the morning hours had a roaring wind out towards travis to 35 interesting. travis disgust. 28 conquered his calm, but there is a westerly breeze or a west southwest or some component of the west or south wing. fifties sixties on the taps through the combination of low and high clouds and mid level clouds, some of that moisture coming in or loeser up, you can see some of those lightning strikes a lot of this tropical moisture, not lifting northward. the high builds into the pacific northwest. so i'll mention it for ta, even though it's mainly south. and now now west, which is a little different twist. they're coming around that high as it builds northward boy. there's a lot of moisture there, and i think some of this will play into our weather later in the week. sure looks like it's going going

other county office. so anyone thinking that they could use a county computer system in one county office to somehow infiltrate the county board of elections would find that they would run into an impenetrable brick wall. second, even if they had somehow gotten into the board of elections building and and plugged into their network, they would have immediately been blocked because that computer would have been recognized as an unauthorized user on that network, again, came over. these are just two out of dozens of improvements that we made at our county boards of elections since 2019. naturally, when we talk about cyber security, we're talking primarily about those elements of election infrastructure which are of course connected to the internet. we're talking about email, websites, polling location, look up functions online, voter registration, all conveniences that voters of course want to have access to. but it's important to emphasize that voting equipment is never connected to the internet. there's a

and now that county is considering reinstituting the indoor mask mandate la county's and san diego countiesing up. where is the bay area's going up? but not nearly at the same rate. so county, frankly sees the pandemic in that direction. it's going in does not like what they're seeing. and that's where there's talk there about mandates. uc berkeley, infectious disease specialist doctor john swartzberg says reinstituting the indoor mask mandate is something bay area county health officers may start to consider. >> once hospital start filling up, we're at a very high level. >> but not close to where we were in and i think that's probably the most objective number. so today at ucsf about 44 patients across all 4 hospitals in january 150. so still a ways to go. ucsf, infectious disease specialist doctor peter chin. hong says the bay area also differs from la county and a number of ways including vaccinations. it's not just the average vaccination. >> but its vaccination, all age groups that are higher in the bay area in general. so, you know, we may be in a little bit better shape, but i think

county. with such short supply to meet increasing demand, the health department said it is aligning with the latest cdc strategy to prioritize vaccination for people at the highest risk first. those in direct physical contact with someone with monkeypox. santa clara county reported it first case in june. there are 11 known cases in the county. thursday afternoon, it had already vaccinated 30 people who fit this criteria. the white house plans to release 1.5 million doses in the coming months. experts say the u.s. will need closer to 4 million. public health officials point out monkeypox will likely not become the next covid-19. it is not is contagious in the vaccines and testing have been available for years. >> we do not have to go through the process of developing a new vaccine. it is just scaling up inventory. the rollout was pretty bad. i think they will ramp up quickly. >> health officials and epidemiologists to the general population remains low. they will expand eligibility once they r

the county with the cheapest gas in the bay area is solano county at $5.80 a gallon on average.en this looks like a good deal, right? all right, big drama expected for netflix tomorrow. investors are bracing for the company's second quarter earnings report. back in march shares were selling for more than $500 each. but then the company reported their first drop in subscribers as a decade. and so that dropped and now they're selling for less than $200. the company has warned that it could lose $2 million more in the second quarter. netflix remains the world's largest streaming service. >>> well students at santa clara county are highlighting the rising danger of fentanyl by taking part in the county's annual justice for all art contest. and the scene of this year's contest, what's the face of fentanyl? anna fondi took home the top prize of $1,500 for her poster showing the toxicity of the drug. giving out prizes in the ceremony this morning saying the county is seeing a devastating increase in fatal fentanyl overdoses. >>> four years ago there were approximately three to four fen

county election officials. can you talk about what you're seeing now today. >> i've been in this role since january and it's been quite a long six months with everything happening in pennsylvania from the recount to redistricting to all the court cases that we are defending right now in federal and state court so it's been quite busy but what a concern that i continue to have is the rampant misinformation and disinformation that continues to happen throughout the state of tennessee and really looking back at 2020 how the election was administered and also mail in voting which is a new culture g in pennsylvania. the 2020 election was secure. it was safe. 2022, same thing but we c continue to hear this narrative that there was one thing that was mysterious or voter fraud which we all know does not exist and we debunked multiple times. but the concern with this misinformation and disinformation is directly relates to two election officials and election officials have been doing this and i know how definitely exper

and one of those in red los angeles county. he's now considering reinstituting the indoor mask mandate. >> and we county, frankly, sees the pandemic in that direction. it's going in does not like what they're seeing. and that's where there's talk there about mask mandates. uc berkeley, infectious disease specialist doctor john swartzberg says cases are rising faster in southern california in the bay area, at least for now. but that may not last. the numbers of people that are infected but don't know it because they have no symptoms are much higher they've been right close to about one in 20 people are asymptomatic. lee infected may can transmit the virus was with facility to other decision on mask mandates will likely be determined by the number of hospitalizations so far bay-area hospitals are not getting overrun. >> right now there's still a little given system and again, give you numbers that at least the numbers i know the best, which is to up. 45 patients now that was in january. well, 150. if you think about, you know, ma

they said we are on it. >> the county received 742 doses.those vaccines have been allocated to large healthcare systems. the county has 11 positive cases and have provided vaccines to 30 people who had direct contact with someone who had monkeypox. >> this community center said they are glad the county is working with them that they like to see the vaccination clinic opening sooner than later. >> reporter: in the coming weeks they will expand the eligibility criteria. possibly the invite only role. >>> a little more constellation. of thousands of doses of monkey vaccine are headed to california and other states, as well. they are coming from denmark. regulators are speeding up the process to make sure vaccines get shipped to the u.s. faster. so far, federal health officials have approved two vaccines to protect against monkeypox. >>> a car crash closed a major the repair we captured this image of both cars, one is charred by fire and it's difficult to see. first responders pulled one driver from a car. they close the road for hours while inv

county. otherwise, checking out the cooler numbers this morning with 56 in san leandro, 58 in union city. 50 in novato. a little cooler up there. the reason why we have been clear, that blanket of lookouts has now moved in all across the bay area. there is a look at the airport. you can see the fog, the low clouds. it will be a quick warm up today with 70's bayside, upper 70's. those numbers warm up through the 80's inland. i will talk about the warmest day of the weekend, coming up. >> to the latest on the hunt for monkeypox vaccines in the bay area. doses in one county are being offered by invitation only. anser hassan is live with the details. anser: as you mentioned, in santa clara county, you can get the monkeypox vaccination by invitation only. santa clara county public health officials say they have received 742 doses of the vaccine for the entire county. with such short supply to meet the increasing demand, the public health department says it is aligning with cdc strategy, prioritizi

san mateo county is launching a new housing project in daly city. the project is called midway village and will house more than 500 people by the fall of next year. it's close to the cow palace and it's now under construction county. officials say their goal is to get as many people off the streets as possible. >> leave no one behind. let's make sure people who want to be housed. get house and let this site in partnership with daly city with mid penn. let it be the beacon of hope, but others in cities and counties follow. >> the new housing units will also help young people who are trying to find a place to live as well as educators. >> now to our 4 zone weather forecast. a live look outside looking out over san francisno from our camera at sutro tower. and we're starting to look ahead to the weekend and how things are shaping. yeah, feeling good friday and the nice around the bay area that we can get hot in. some parts of the area sent temperatures goes or back in the 90's outside out there right now. a nice evening. some patchy fog kind of flown i

for most areas on up in the napa county and western solano county that we do have some spots of fog out that way. radars, other ways dry and nice and clear in temperatures are for the most part. settled right down into the 50's in the 60's this morning, conquered pittsburgh. brett, what our spots in the 70's for the stimulant? well, most of the rest of us on that cooler side of things later on today. daytime highs inland still in the 90's, but it's our last day with temperatures that warm for inland spots, 60's and 70's near the bay shore and the coastline reyna. don, thank you for that, right. let's get a look at your early morning traffic. just a 10 minute drive as you're traveling into the city this morning. >> well, the san mateo bridge heading across towards the peninsula just under 13 minutes to make it from a 80 to one on one. let's check on that. richmond center fell bridge as you're heading out of richmond. a crossword sandra fell still pretty light at 9 minutes. and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls a 20 minute morning drive. the top 04:00am to 08:00am in a man suspected

and now that county is considering reinstituting the indoor mask mandate la county's and san diego counties are now going up. where is the bay area's going up? but not nearly at the same rate. so county, frankly sees the pandemic in that direction. it's going in does not like what they're seeing. and that's where there's talk there about mandates. uc berkeley, infectious disease specialist doctor john swartzberg says reinstituting the indoor mask mandate is something bay area. county health officers may start to consider. >> once hospital start filling up, we're at a very high level. >> but not close to where we were in and i think that's probably the most objective number. so today at ucsf about 44 patients across all 4 hospitals in january 150. so still a ways to go. ucsf, infectious disease specialist doctor peter chin. hong says the bay area also differs from la county and a number of ways including vaccinations. it's not just the average vaccination. >> but its vaccination, all age groups that are higher in the bay area in general. so, you know, we may be in a little bit better shape,

spike counties, solano county today says it's still waiting on confirmation for 2 probable cases. san mateo and contra costa county both reporting one confirmed case each. there are 2 cases in marin county, 3 in sonoma, 5 in alameda and san francisco is home to the biggest outbreak in the bay area. and now in california, 176 cases. >> the city's health department announcing another 55 confirmed or probable cases today and worth mentioning san francisco's only updating the monkeypox count twice a week. so these are the new cases detected as of friday. and in santa clara county health officials, there are reporting 23 cases and that's where we find kron four's justin campbell tonight. justin, last week the county health department announced a plan to distribute monkeypox vaccines by invitation only but now we're hearing they're planning to take a different approach. what's going on? yeah, that's right, ken, today the county tells me they've received their second shipment of roughly 800 doses of the monkeypox vaccine, which is enough supply to allow them to go from invite only. >> 2

county beach safety says only viruses the sixth person bit in volusia county this year , and he has a sense of humor about it to be the top five. because for olive heiress, he is just thankful he came home hole. i feel lucky. i feel lucky and glad i'm completely like i'm not missing. any. any limbs. he tells me he was grateful that he was swimming near a lifeguard so is able to get medical attention right away. he urges anyone coming to the beach this summer to make sure they are near a lifeguard tower reporting in daytona beach, stephanie with monty fox news. well as expected basketball star brittany grinder took the stand today in a russian courtroom. but an announcement from the u. s secretary of state about getting reiner back came as a big surprise and the new drought plan to distribute water underground from one part of california to another part in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart. efficient. agile. and that's never been more important than it is right now. so for a limited time, comcast business is introducing small business savings. call now to get

hospitalizations in los angeles county up 80%.n new york city, where new cases are up 30% in the past two weeks, officials have done away with color-coded covid alert system but are now working on a new one, many not willing to take a step back. >>>> i don't feel like i need to wear a mask at this point. >> the latest spread fueled by the highly transmissible omicron subvariant, ba-5. it has experts on alert. >> the thing about ba-5 that is disconcerting is that it is able to escape some of the immune protection that you get from prior infection, as well as vaccination. >> from coast-to-coast, 3/4 of americans now living in counties at medium or high risk of covid. the cdc urging people in those areas to mask up indoors and those in medium risk areas to consider masking based on individual risk. one of the best forms of protection against this ba-5 subvariant, vaccines. according to new data, 78.5% of the total u.s. population has received at last one dose and 67% of the total population is fully vaccinated. dr. fauci: the good ne

nbc bay area damian trujillo is at county med where the health care workers are accusing the county of santa clara for ignoring their cries for help. >> reporter: they are demanding immediate changes because they say patients are already paying the price. they gathered outside valley medical center to call out the county. >> now we come to you in crisis. >> reporter: the union for dozens of doctors and nurses say for years they've warned the county about chronic staffing issues. add to that 2.5 years of the pandemic and they say something has to give. >> there is a limit to how far we can be pushed. we have reached our breaking point. >> patients health, outcomes deteriorate when doctors are overstretched, fatigued and rushed. >> reporter: how mentally exhausted are you? >> i have never been this mentally exhausted before. >> reporter: dr. greg adom says he is one of seven trauma surgeons left at valley medical. he says four others left last year saying they have been overworked. the doctors and nurses rallying today also claim instead of offering help, the county has asked them to wor

then 6 counties now at $6 or less. only 3 counties are higher than that. the highest gas prices in the bay area right now. >> and napa counties, 6.16, a gallon, san francisco and san mateo counties are the only other bay area counties that are over 6 bucks. >> well, contra costa and alameda counties are, as you can see, $6, even. so that's where we stand this morning. 5.36 is the time and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. do you know what to do if you catch covid-19 while on vacation? well, a local doctor has some tips on what to do. and a new report from buzzfeed has lawmakers concerned about tiktok again. we'll tell you why. plus, a new attraction coming to the presidio this weekend. we'll tell you what you're going to be able to do after the break. >> we have nice weather to enjoy it out there towards the presilio this weekend. while inland areas start to get really high today, another fairly mild one comparatively at least san jose, clinton. i-73 your forecast is ahead. >> and before you leave the house this morning, hitting the roads. we're trac

santa clara county. public health officials say they've already administered 662 vaccine doses for monkey pox, and they expect to get 700 additional doses to help contain the virus, the public health department in santa clara county wants to bring more awareness and information to the people who are most at risk of contracting monkeypox. monkeypox is spread through skin to skin contact most, but not all of the cases that we have identified have been among men who have sex with men, santa clair counties. public health director says new data shows 41% of monkeypox cases are among the gay or bisexual latino community, the latinos or 26% of the county's population. information given at wednesday's press conference was also translated in spanish. and so what we know now of the 39 people with monkey parks a little over half belonged to the latin x community. um and as i said, most are among men who have sex with men, and this is similar to the pattern that's been seen in other parts of the bay area and across

year the mayor c from the mayor's county to reverse or rethink the county policy. jeff smith says there have been several discussions between the city and the county but so far the two sides simply do not see eye to eye on the issue. in san jose, devin feely, kpix 5. >>> the vallejo police officer's association has taken a unanimous vote of no confidence in chief johnny williams accusing him of misconduct reach of eat thics and mishiring practices. >> if these allegations were made against any police officer in any agency, that officer would be placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. that's how serious they are. i'm telling you, they are ethical violations. >> a private third party will start a formal investigation into williams. williams was hired in 2019 as part of department wide reform attempts after a number of officer-involved shootings. and the badge bending scandal that surrounded them but there have been other scandals since then including allegations of officers arriving at crime scenes drunk and a mass exit of officers. t

taking its toll on county officials. can you talk about what you're seeing now today? >> sure. i've been here since january and it's been a long six months with everything happening in pennsylvania with the recount and redistricting and all the local court cases we are defending right now. federal and state court have been busy. one concern i continue to have is the rapid this information and disinformation that continues to happen throughout the state of pennsylvania. really looking back at 2020 and how the election was a stirred and how -- mail-in voting which is a new culture in pennsylvania. the 2020 election was secure, it was safe, 2022 the same thing but we continue to hear this narrative that there was something that was not serious or there was voter fraud which we all do know it does not exist and we debunked it multiple times. -- the concern is that it directly late relates to threats to officials. it really is un-american and has no place in a democracy. we are concerned that there has been turnover. we've se

a change of tackics for the biggest county when it comes to monkeypox. after weeks of giving out the vaccine by invitation only, santa clara county is making the doses more widely available. that change comes because of a new shipment from the feds. >> reporter: there have been 23 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the county, and with the numbers steadily climbing, they are making sure those at the highest risk can get the vaccine. there's a limited supply of the monkeypox vaccine. until now, santa clara county has only offered it to those who can confirm they have been exposed to the virus. >> if you receive it within the first days or week or two, it may help prevent you from getting monkeypox even though you've been exposed. >> reporter: so far, only 58 people in the county have been vaccinated, but now that the county has received hundreds of new vaccines, health leaders say they are offering it to others at high risk starting this week. >> we're hoping that men who have sex with men especially with those with multiple partners or recently had multiple

good evening, we will get to those stories just a moment, breaking news, a deadly crash in solano county, at least 4 people have been killed. >> we are at the crash site, along highway 12 in rio vista, cheryl, what have you learned?>> reporter: i am live, just beyond the stoplight at somerset road, church street is just beyond this horrific scene, the coroner's office is on the scene, removing the 4 dead bodies, six other people are at the hospital right now. let's take a look at the video, the crash happened just a few hours ago, police say one car was heading eastbound, the other car was bound, the officer says it appears to have been a head-on collision, and he says it appears one person may have lost control of the vehicle, this strip of highway is very dangerous i've told i've been told, and one man says there needs to have more done to make the roads safer.>> even with what they have done here with the road fixtures and the little island that they did, the turnaround, it is still miserable. people travel too fast and you always have someone tailgating you. so you know, it is suppos

and speaking at a virtual meeting thursday, sonoma county supervisor lynda hopkins says the county is now in its 3rd driest water year on record. >> and water reservoirs are near historic lows. lake sonoma is at 53% of capacity and lake sonoma as 59% capacity. and the words both are nearly half empty. the state drought monitor map shows the county is classified under extreme drought conditions. that means areas are at risk for wildfires year around. this is a huge strain on these forest ecosystems >> our approach it in real time. it's currently has been to. we're pretty aggressively throughout the open space, preserve numerous ones around the county around really just these these fires safe corridors of sheet fuel breaks in place for emergency access. a panel of environmental leaders spoke at the meeting, including a meteorologist from the national weather service. what climate research is showing is that droughts are becoming more frequent. >> and they're offering lasting for more than just one year. so that trend is likely to continue where we will see these periods of multiyear dro

>> reporter: the reyes county is excited the marin county fair is back after a two-year break for covid. the fair is their family tradition. but this year, instead of just riding the rides and walking the midway, this family is on a mission. >> we have been here, coming here for 20 years as a family. this is our first time ever having a booth. >> reporter: their booth is all about the beads. 80,000 of them. and they have a prime location next to the big farris wheel. >> they loved it because they don't have anything like this and they have never had anything like this in the fair. >> reporter: also, new at the fair this year is a giant sun fla flower. >> it's the national flower of ukraine. >> with the world seemingly spinning out of control. people may be ready for a fair. advanced ticket sales have broken all records. >> i don't know, maybe this skinny green one? right here? >> reporter: and back at the bead booth, they are getting ready for a crush of kids. >> yeah, kids can -- >> reporter: for nicole and her daughters, this fair is like a flashback. >> oh, my goodness. >> they would

down to the eastern contra costa c county. but overall this map could look a whole lot worse this time of year. temperatures again don't change a lot over the next several days. friday the coolest for the bay area. a couple degrees below normal. we bounce back up for saturday and sunday. 60s in san francisco. 70s in oakland. 80s in san jose this weekend. hottest 90 on saturday. not bad for july and then we cool off into the middle portion of the 80s by monday and tuesday next week and might not feel like the temperatures drop much with mugginess towards us. something that we will keep an eye on through the weekend into next week. >> thank you. >>> four california cities top the list of the worst drivers in the country. >>> join us weekday mornings at 7:00 for a new live newscast. find us on pluto tv channel 3350 and any platform with the free cbs news app. >>> some store onners along a busy area in san mateo county say it's slamming the brakes on the business. >> the county narrowing middlefield road from four lanes to three a

low nays for windsor and farther north in mendocino county and lake county, the temperatures likely to reach farther into the 90s. that's not enough to boost the heat risk. the threat of overexerting yourself if you're not staying hydrated and taking proper precautions. that is in the low category tomorrow. it climbs up for saturday. just a mini heat wave. a warm spell really, more than a heat wave. the temperatures won't go up that much around the bay. mid 70s in oakland. upper 80 for san jose but then back down to normal temperatures by sunday and monday. the hottest spots will be inland in the north bay and the east bay. even there, 90s. if we're staying away from triple digits, it's not a full on heat wave and back to normal temperatures for much of next week. >>> straight ahead in sports, nine innings? not enough to settle it for the giants and brewers. british open round two is already underway. tiger woods -- he hopes it's better than round one. >>> here are tonight's >>> baseball up top. a dramatic win wednesday. did the giants have another left in them tonight? these fellows j

brush like a pro. ♪♪ dan: sad news and solano county.ead after a crash that happened after 8:00 tonight on highway 12. emergency crews expect traffic will continue to be affected tonight along with the four victims who died on the scene, six others were transported to hospitals. investigators haven't released any information about what may have led to this terrible crash. ama: live nation is responding to the uproar surrounding dave chapelle by adding more shows to his schedule. the company announced a fifth chapelle performance tomorrow night has been added to the series of shows he's doing this week at santa rosa's burbank center for the arts. a fifth show was already in live nation's contract. chapelle has been heavily criticized for josie's done in recent years about the lgbtq community leading to the cancellation of one of his shows last week in minneapolis. dan: let's move to the economy and your money. the federal reserve today made another aggressive move to attain the highest inflation in 40 years. once again raising the interes

we mentioned yeah, them the county fair. it's going to be a great show if you want to get out there starting 11 o'clock tomorrow, i'm going make sure fog in sun temperatures going to be the upper 60's. how about redwood city? they that got the chalk full of fun. that is going to be a great holiday festivity. they're going to be paying chalk out there on the street. they've got parades, music and of course, lots of food and some warm temperatures. if you've always wanted to go tomorrow's your day to do it. it is free all around the bay area. partly cloudy skies. cool toward the coastline. and this should be a fun one to how about the torchlight parade. that is going to be a benicia. that should be a great event. of course. enjoy your 4th of july. be safe. lots of fireworks. fire dangers down more farm on the way. little cooler around the bay. >> watching on at all betts had for 10 o'clock. thanks for joining us. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: now "inside edition with deborah norville." >> deborah: hello, everybody. thank you for joining u

marin county had the highest turnout with almost 50. napa san francisco and sonoma all had turned out in the mid 40% range , the last non presidential primary in california through a 38% turnout. governor gavin newsom has ramped up his week long visit to washington, d . c and his back in california tonight, the governor tweeted a photo of a meeting with speaker nancy pelosi and the california house delegation earlier today, he said he offered the state support for a bold progressive agenda for america. gun control and abortion were also on the agenda this week during a trip that did have pundits talking about whether newsome could throw his hat in the ring for the presidential nomination in 2024. a new park a decade in the making. we're going to give you a look at the presidio tunnel tops open space that you'll be able to visit this weekend. up first in 90 seconds how the coronavirus pandemic kept millions of kids from getting their routine vaccinations. with xfinity internet, you get advanced security that helps protect you at home and

sonoma county, 7 solano county, 6 and rain county has to again, there's one in napa county. meantime, 800,000 more doses of the monkeypox vaccine had been approved to be sent to states in or san francisco has one of the highest cases of monkeypox in the nation and will be receiving more than 40% of california is allotted doses. but state senator scott wiener says that is not enough. >> he is calling on both the city and the state to issue a state of emergency. infectious disease experts say that would mean more resources to treat the outbreak. >> chris, possibility for administering vaccines and expands who is able to actually and minister vaccines. it also expedites entering into provide results in a well mall. well oiled machine. >> that we need right now if not going to make this an endemic infection, that's going to be part society moving forward. >> the city's department of public health says the city will be receiving about 4,200 doses of the vaccine by the end of the week and said general closed its monkeypox vaccine clinic again today because of the lack of supply. s

marin county. authorities say the man drove off in a stolen comcast xfinity van and then crashed into east bay while trying to escape. ktvu cristina rendon joining us now live from the newsroom with the details on this case, christina have the phrase if you see something, say something well, in this case, it worked. and it was all thanks to the homeowner who stopped his home from being burglarized. a scraped up xfinity events. it's his evidence at the marine county sheriff's office. debris still stuck on a tire after it was stolen and crashed by a man posing as a comcast worker. the marin county sheriff's office has a homeowner on bret hart road in san rafael, called authorities to report a suspicious men in a comcast uniform trying to get into his home around one in the afternoon on the fourth of july. the homeowner was out of town, watching the activity from his ring security camera when a deputy got to the house, the burglar was in the garage. what appears to be an xfinity? service worker runnin

counties are being inundated right now because of misinformation about the 2020 election counties are doing more with fewer resources and they don't have time to respond to all of these right to know requests. we're trying to support the counties as long as we can but other issues in pennsylvania, also which we are trying to manage expectations and we have been since 2020 on the lack of the ability to pre-canvas, preprocess which also leads to disinformation because after elections, national media say why is pennsylvania still counting votes days after theelection ? no, it's election officials doing their job and making sure they are counting every vote and so the legislature of opennsylvania passes a bill or law to allow for reprocessing balance we are going to be assigned with the task about how the process is working that we have to make sure we are continuing the message ofmaking sure that this is the process . elections are secure and pennsylvania can feel confident in the integrity of the election process. >> that point about disinformation and how long it's taken to counterbala

there are 2 cases in marin county, 3 in sonoma, 5 in alameda and in santa clara county, health officialsay there are 23 cases. it was invitation only just last week for the monkeypox vaccine in santa clara county. >> that's now changed. kron four's justin campbell has more on the new policy. >> the county says today they received their second supply of the monkeypox vaccine roughly 800 doses. they say they have enough supply to go from invite only to scheduling an appointment to be vaccinated. and here's how it works. doctor george han deputy health director in santa clara says the county is expanding their vaccination plan, reaching out to people who are considered. >> high-risk this current outbreak affected primarily men who have with men. >> and this is the community that we want to reach first. as of tuesday, the county has 23 monkeypox cases and one person has been hospitalized. if you want to be vaccinated, you have to make an appointment on the county website. but you don't need to show proof anything that you sign this form that says. >> i am. and with this high risk groups and

that is why the deal between custer county fire and east cost the county fire should me that when fires start in the area, fire fire should be able to rush in a whole lot faster. frequently visits to take care of her children. because of the strong winds and dry conditions with living on the side of cost the contra county. she recalls a couple of years ago when the grandkids had to be evacuated to a nearby brushfire. >> there's only one way out. they had to let out the dogs. a lot of the kids. had to load up quickly just to get out. kind of scary. >> reporter: it has been an ongoing work for parks on the east side of contra costa county. the area is highly susceptible to fires and is very limited in firefighter staffing. that's why the fire district has it in each contra county fire district. the move has a number of improvements down the road, including paramedic services available on every fire engine. >> you edition of the emergency medic capabilities as we started that after july 1, eventually becoming to every engine in eastern contra costa county is already here. >> is already lea

portion of that county.rres now live. it says they were all caused by illegal fireworks. and we do not want firefighters to be busy. we know that they are working hard, and this weekend always makes fire crews a little nervous. they say leave the fireworks to the professionals this weekend because it's just too dangerous. otherwise right now we're at the intersection of james donald donaldson road and summers ville road here in anti aqua firefighters say some fireworks just a few hours ago or earlier this morning. set off small grass fire near the area. about 2.5 acre classifier over here, along with several different fires that all came in at the same time and all of our cities from p point. firefighters say for hours, people lit and shot fireworks all over the east bay, and those fireworks also started a fire at a mobile home in bay point. firefighters were able to put that out soon after cruz even responded to a nearby school. the aftermath of a small fire and the parking lot of highlands elementary and c

now in napa county at 6.16, per gallon contra costa and alameda counties at 6 bucks. even. the average american household spent nearly $500 more in june because of inflation. that's according to new data from moody's. here's reporter alex caprariello with a price check for us. >> groceries, your gas, your utilities in your rent or mortgage payment are all soaring this morning. the june inflation rate jumping to 9.1% over the past 12 months. overall, food prices are up more than 10% from june 2021. costs at the grocery store up 12%. a dozen eggs, for example, are up. 33%, $2.71 last month compared to one $1.64 in june 2021. the price for a pound of a whole chicken averages. one $1.83 a pound compared to last year's one $1.47. a pound basically everything on the shelf costs more and him believe is it serious is up to 6.39, but inflation is digging its nails and the most at the pump in june, gas prices jumped about 60% year over year, but they've been declining for much of the country since mid-june. energy prices are up almost 42% over the past 2 months. electricity cost near