s. capital police at the department of health and human services. now if just to give you an idea, if you're remotely familiar with the layout of washington dc, the u. s. department of health and human services. it's right at the intersection of independence avenue southeast in washington avenue. southwest is right alongside what's called the mole in washington dc where you have the smithsonian museums, the air and space of the national art gallery. and then of course, it's very, very close to the u. s. capital, the library of congress will. let's get more details now on this and cross live audio. caleb martin. now joining us here live on the program. can you bring us up to speed? what do we know so far from dc while the u. s. department of health and human services has been evacuated in this bomb threat is being taken very seriously and there are a number of roads closed in the capital. now this is important, as you noted before, this is the area in which the us capital building is located in which the white house is. this is the downtown washington

s. department of health and human services. apparently has had a bomb threat against it. and from what we understand, independence avenue is closed down. a number of streets are closed in the downtown washington dc area c street, 2nd street in d street. there are police blocking off the street so no one can get in buildings or being searched. it's not just the department of health and human services that has been closed down from what we understand. the dc botanical gardens are been closed down. the o. neill federal office building has closed down. the general service administration building has been closed down the voice of america, the headquarters of the us government news agency has been closed down and the bomb squad and the security services are taking this very seriously. our security in washington dc has been on ad. we remember what happened last january and how for a while, it seemed like there was just a big fence around the capital. the national guard was on the scene, things are being taken very seriously at this point. i understand this is in response to a bom

and this threat against the department of health and human services of the u. s. federal government is being taken very seriously and it's not only the headquarters that has been evacuated from we understand the d. c. botanical garden have been evacuated. the o neill federal office building has been evacuated as have as has the general services administration building voice of america, the u. s. media outlet u. s. government media outlet has also been evacuated. this is being taken very seriously in washington d. c. there are shootings and other terrorist acts and acts of violence across the united states that have been happening frequently. there was the events that happened on capitol hill on january 6th. so in light of all of that, it appears law enforcement. both local and federal is on the scene taking this bomb threat seriously. now we don't have, at this point, information about who leveled this bomb threat where it came from. but it appears that buildings are being searched to make sure that they are safe to make sure there are not bombs in these buildings

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and really protect themselves because this is no joke. >> that message part of a new ad campaign from the department of health and human services takes a ange the minds of the unvaccinated in the united states. this shift comes as the new quinnipiac poll shows half of all americans disapprove of how president biden is handling the pandemic. but as cnn's amara walker reports, the cdc is forecasting some better news on the horizon. >> i died three times. they gave me a 5% chance of living. >> reporter: real-life, near-death stories from the unvaccinated. >> i got covid. i was intubated and in a coma for 11 days. >> reporter: the department of health and human services taking on a striking shift in tone with a series of new ads using firsthand accounts to get the vaccine hesitant to realize the dangers of covid-19. >> we take advantage of like simple things in life, like going to the bathroom and brushing your teeth. i have trouble doing all that now. >> reporter: the ads are part of a $250 million campaign focused on the nearly 1 in 4 eligible americans who are not yet vaccinated. so far, 56% of the total u.s. population, more than 186 mi

the department of health and human services published that report today. researcher its looked at medicare receivers between january and may of this year. they found vaccinations were linked to a reduction in about 39,000 deaths during that time. researchers also say vaccines prevented about 265,000 new coronavirus cases and 107,000 hospitalizations. >>> johnson and johnson is asking the fda to approve its plan for a booster shot. the drug maker said another second shot given about two months after the first increased it's effectiveness to 94%. that's compared with 70% protection with the single dose. the fda said it'll consider whether to approve boosters from both j and j and moderna. >>> in the united states for its coronavirus antibody therapy. the company said that it prevents coronavirus symptoms. based on trials the drug reduced the risk of symptoms by 77%. >>> happening today a new coronavirus testing side just opened for san francisco unified staff and students. the new side is located at the crocker amazon sports center. it'll be open on tuesday a

the department of health and human services is planning a public education campaign to answer questions. and vaccine trials are under way for children younger than 5, with pfizer expected to release those results by as soon as the end of this year. in washington, alice barr, nbc news. >>> kidnappers in haiti are demanding $1 million per person for the people they're holding hostage. among those kidnapped, five children. one is an 8-month-old. the white house says the fbi is working with haitian officials not only to investigate the kidnapping, but to try to negotiate some kind of a release. negotiations could take weeks. missionaries are being held in a safehouse. haitians are calling for the release of the kidnapped missionaries. some carried signs that read, free the americans. others, no to kidnapping. 16 missionaries are american, the other is from canada. >>> and today, what appears to be partial human remains were found in a part of a florida nature reserve previously under water. there's no confirmation that the remains belong to brian laundrie. but dasha burns has more. >> repor

. >> now, at the same time the department of health and human services is launching a new ad campaign cohen joining us now with more on that. look, they're really trying to, i guess, reach the millions of folks who it seems had decided they're not going to get a shot. they're hoping this could change that. >> reporter: they certainly are. they've chosen this time because the folks at the department of health and human services say back in the spring when we did our research, it showed positive messages would get people vaccinated. you want to hug friends and family, want everyday life to go back to normal. they said their more recent research showed a different kind of approach would work, an approach that really informed people that, hey, tlsh actual consequences to not getting vaccinated. we're going to introduce you to people who did not get vaccinated and who suffered those consequences. let's take a look at parts of some of these new ads. >> i've been in the hospital for 76 days now. by the grace of god, i'm still here. it was a lot of dark times. i died three times. they gave me

the department of health and human services received the threat yesterday morning at the herbert h. humphrey building. that building and others nearby were evacuated for what officials called an abundance of caution. several streets were also closed. hours later, capitol police gave the all clear, and people were t offices. >>> and the "associated press" says the u.s. issued its first passport with an x gender designation. you can see the passport here with an x listed under sex. the state department did not reveal who received the passport, but colorado intersex activityist dana zzyym said they received it. it's a milestone for people who do not identify as male or female. the government expects to offer the option to more travelers next year. >>> still to come, raising wages. why costco is giving workers a pay hike for the second time this year. (ringing) - hey kaleb, what's up? how you doing? - hey, i'm good, guess what, i just had my 13th surgery. - really? i just had my 17th surgery. - well, you beat me. - well, i am a little bit older than you. - yeah it's true. how are you doi

department of health and human services. that's a 35 percent drop from last month, but some parts of the country are still struggling. one doctor in michigan says his hospital is overwhelmed with covid-19 patients. >> i have six or seven people sitting in the emergency department waiting for beds at other hospitals that didn't exist, waiting for ambulances that were six or seven hours away from being able to bring them to those places. >>> hundreds of volunteers gathered at a danville church to give back to the community. community presbyterian church hosted its sixth annual serve day this weekend. the church teemed with 30 other organizations across the bay area. volunteers packed and distribute meals and they do it because they love it. >>> lots of music, marching bands and colorful floats lining the streets of san francisco today along with thousands of spectators including pets and they all showed up for the annual italian heritage day parade that started at fisherman's wharf and ended up in north beach and for many local

and that residents had access to the information, but many say enough wasn't done to warn them of the danger. are you upset? >> yes i'm very upset. >> reporter: michigan's department of health and human services also stepping in, offering blood testing for every child to monitor lead levels and providing access to medical care. >> it's always concerning whenever we're talking about children being exposed to environmental hazards, that could potentially have long-term ramifications on their development. >> reporter: here the lines for water lasts hours, but at this location tonight, these folks have been told they have run out. lester >> megan fitzgerald, thank you. >>> the new report in our series on a texas school district at the center of a firestorm over diversity and inclusion efforts. now secretly recorded comments from a top administrator about books on the holocaust are sparking new outrage antonia hilton takes us back to south lake >> reporter: the parent of two daughters in south lake is uncertain about his kids education. >> with some of the local politics right now, i'm not sure that the teachers feel supported. >> reporter: the district already in the spotlight after parents clash

>>democrats are hoping the department of health and human services will be able to step in and lend anew york senator taylor brand is requesting the department quickly distribute the assistance funding already approved in the pandemic relief package is some republicans are also calling for more relief funding, agreeing that the sooner this relief goes out the less financial strain americans will face. >>just in time for halloween, a famous haunted houses hitting the market the house featured in a nightmare on elm street is up for sale unlike the the street really isn't actually called elm in the house is not in ohio. >>this right here in california. it is the original home on genesee avenue in la where the 1980 for halloween classic was actually filmed sot still looks similar to how it did in the movie except the bright red front doors been painted black some of the listing photos even feature freddy krueger. >>and while freddie will haunt you the asking price might the house is listed for more than 3 million dollars. >>but you might does start to see more 3 wheeled scooters for rent

and basic health care mainly to low income women. former president donald trump issued that ban on abortion referrals in 2018, the department of health and human services says those restrictions lead to as many as a 180,000 on intended pregnancies. turning to a big national story. the woman in exposed, facebook's internal data is testifying today. the data shows facebook's new. that is platforms, including instagram had harmful impacts on the well-being of young spteens and society as a whole raquel martin explains why the woman says the tech giant is putting profits over people. this will be the first on the public will hear directly from the whistleblower. >> expect her to call on congress to provide more oversight of facebook. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle following new revelations say they're eager to take action. >> we're going to pressure them republicans and democrats on capitol hill say it's time they step in to hold facebook accountable. we clearly need regulation after recent whistleblower revealed the platform for years. new at site with harmful for young teens and promoted hateful content online. if they change the algorithm to be sa

where as we understand us, capitol police report investigating a bomb threat that the department of health and human services. dotson d. c. washington, dc, or the rose near the building. i said to have him blocked off again here or naughty will get more on this and we'll give you the details as it all becomes a bit clara. the meantime, poland is crying blackmail. after the e, you ordered its member state to pay a 1000000 euros. a day until its scrap, so long, wrangled over judicial reform of relations had already soured. earlier this month when warsaw top court ruled polish laws had priority over europe's or his correspondent peter oliver with mo. it's a major escalation in not ongoing dispute over rule of law between brussels and war saw it comes after poland, top court ruled that the polish constitution supersedes e you law. now the european court of justice is said until that ruling is overturned. poland is going to face a 1000000 euro fine every single day. the vice president recalls that he members state cannot played provisions, practices or situations prevailing in its domestic legal order to justify

s. department of health and human services received a very serious bomb threat. the roads were then closed. we had the botanical gardens, the o'neill, federal office building, and the general service administration building all of that in the downtown dc area near the white house and near capitol hill. all of those buildings were evacuated, it was taken very seriously, but it, as it appears, police on the scene, federal security agencies and others have determined it is not any longer a serious situation. the investigation has concluded and things are back to normal . it seems, or at least getting close to somewhat back to normal in washington dc. data looking that way as things stand kellum open with that update. thanks kind of and prisons we can exxon into a son's, finds himself back in court today as a 2 day hearing, extradition hearing gets on the way in the u. k. high court is considering an appeal by the us of a general rule into a block that was so low as extradition is wanted by washington to face 17 charges of espionage and one of conspiracy. to hack a go

." >>> then the data released by the department of health and human services and published in the sacramento bee shows vaccines shielded 22,000 state seniors from becoming infected. nationwide the study found a reduction of 265,000 covid infections among medicare beneficiaries. >>> and then during a police chase in 2018, a police officer, hall, fired ten times. his attorney argued that hall made a split-second decision in self defense. >> he feels like the weight of the world is on his shoulders. he feels very bad about what happened. >> the case attracted national attention in part because hall last month was involved in a second deadly shooting in danville. that shoot something not part of the trial, and so far in that case he has not been charged. >>> a follow-up on last week's water main break, and the pipe was connected to a transmission line and that's why it took nine hours to reach the valve and close it. 6.5 million gallons of water were spilled and approximately 200 homes were temporarily without water. >>> a foggy start out there in san francisco. today, state senator, nancy skinn

s. capital police at the department of health and human services building. this is downtown d. c. this is really, really close to the white house or the u. s. capital, but also the mold with the washington monument, the smithsonian museums, and the national aunt gallery as well. so it's right smack dab in the middle of the u. s. capital was showing you right now is currently unclear though what's raise the alarm to be honest with you can see the roads have been blocked off the building has been evacuated. it is a reported bomb threat. we'll keep you posted here when asi international artist is turning ha, 7 in the evening. now on a wednesday here at moscow, it's been a busy program. i appreciate your time and your patience with us here at moscow. my colleague, daniel hawkins here at the desk in half an hour's time, i do hope you can join him that ah, ah, is your media a reflection of reality? in the world transformed what will make you feel safer? isolation for community. are you going the right way? where are you being led somewhere? direct. what is true? what is faith? in the wo

secretary of the department of homeland security alejandro mayorkas, secretary of health and human services xavier becerra, the small business administrator isabel guzman and the secretary of education miguel cardona. plus emmy ruse, the drerk of political outreach. julie rodriguez, the director of intergovernmental affairs. it is an intimate look at the paths that brought them to the white house. from the classroom and the halls of congress to the fields of texas and the mountains of california. a number of firsts for the shared commitment they say to ensuring that they are not the last. welcome to "american voices: latinos inside the white house." ♪♪ >>> the covid pandemic ravaged latino communities with latinos more than two times as likely as nonhispanic white americans to die of the virus. in many ways the pandemic exposed longstanding barriers to health care access. those challenges now fall to the xavier becerra, the secretary of health and human services. born in sacramento to mexican parents becerra's three decades of public service began in the california state assembly. in 1992 e

he pointed out officials at the department of health and human services call rachel a man because rachel across against this censorship. this may be an attempt to get out from under the thumb of the oligarchs who control free speech. more on that next. are you taking a statin drug to reduce cholesterol? it can also deplete your coq10 levels. i recommend considering qunol coq10 along with your statin medication. the brand i trust is qunol. >> tucker: rachael is a biological man. until a few years ago had a wife and 2 kids. now identifies as a woman and in the biden administration that's grounds for promotion. >> i am the first female 4-star officer. >> tucker: call yourself with whatever you want. it's when you force us to go along with that we have a problem. even if you are a member of congress. indiana congressman jim banks was suspended from twitter for pointing out she is a biological man. another platform promises free speech even if joe biden doesn't like it. dave ruben is the founder of local. congratulations on this. tell us what this will mean for people who use the internet. >>

and establishing a joint task force among department of transportation, homage acuity and the department of health and human services to address the unique impact on air travel, both during and after the pandemic. i'm proud of the work that the members of the subcommittee has done to build on the bus travel tourism act. and i want to thank jarred cantwell, for contributing to our profession. ranking member wicker, for his role in crafting the package. and ranking member scott, for his leadership on airport screening provision. and sullivan, and blunt for their contributions to the bill. and so many other members of this subcommittee. that are leading or co-leading divisions and the drafts. what also want to thank my colleagues, from nevada. for her team's contribution to the development of this legislative package, and i look forward to continuing to work with her. and to grow nevada's travel and tourism industry. i'm looking forward today, the hearing from all of our witnesses, how we can improve our legislation before we bring it towards the broader congress committee for a vote. and testifying today on the bill,

a new report from the department of health and human services found the vaccinations kept at least a s from getting infected in the first five months of this year, and get this. prevented almost 40,000 deaths, nearly 80% of covid deaths have been among people 65 and older, but fully vaccinated seniors have now had their risk of being hospitalized reduced by 94%. >> i've been watching the age, average age for infection in death from covid creeped down because of the strong protection of vaccines for older folks. >>> president biden hitting the road to sell his infrastructure bill. >> we get this done, we're going to breathe new life into our economy. these are the kinds of investments that get america back in the game and give our workers a chance. >> can democrats unite and pass the president's agenda? watch a, they don't rush through this stage. few of us will ever dive so deep into our carars, but those who do venture down into the nuts and bolts... when you wake up and face a challenge, you have to give all of yourself when you do something, and that's when you do your best. when w

. >> democrats are hoping the department of health and human services. senators kristen gillibrand is requesting the department quickly distribute the assistance funding that's already been approved in pandemic relief packages. some republicans are also calling for more relief funding agreeing that the sooner this relief goes out the west financial strain. americans will feel. still ahead here at. >> 3.45 today, kron four's continuing to highlight veterans across the bay area and beyond. today. we're going to introduce you to one man aas made it his mission to make sure heroes >> all right. reason i were just having a very intense conversation during the commercial break about this sunday's storm as we take this live look here at the san mateo bridge. it's not going to look anything like this on sunday. she's got the timing of this next storm. category 5 atmospheric river. i didn't even know there were categories for atmospheric rivers. the category 5. sounds like it's at the top of the scale. and it's also a bomb cyclone is that we've called it. yeah. be

of quality candidates, whose resumes on indeed match your job criteria. visit indeed.com/hire and get started today. >>> in our health lead, scared straight? that's the new tactic by the department of health and human servicesof four new ads targeted directly at the unvaccinated. here is what they look like. >> i know that i was very close to death. the fact that i almost did not come home to my husband and to my children is terrifying. >> i died three times. they gave me a 5% chance of living. >> let's bring in senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. why is hhs ditching a softer approach now to try to convince people to get the vaccine? why are they trying to scare folks? >> well, jake, they would say they're not trying to scare folks. they're just trying to let unvaccinated people know the consequences of not get ting vaccinate and giving them the tools to stay healthy. giving them the consequences and saying you can go out and get vaccinated. they had ads that were positive and peppy saying get vaccinated so you can hug your friends again and do everyday activities and get back to normal. they found that's what people needed then. that's what their research showed. but now their research shows that

. >> this is a cording the department of health and human services. researchers looked at people between january and may and found vaccinations were linked to a reduction in about 39,000 deaths. shot was found and prevented about 265,000 new cases. >>> washington dc's national cathedral tolled it's funeral bell 700 times in memoryst 700,000 americans who have died of coronavirus. it took about 70 minutes to complete the tolling. >>> and time now is 550 on is wednesy >>> with cases dropping is it safe to go door to door again? a bay area doctor weighs in. >>> and coming up, jason bigg s and join drew. that's today at two. >>> and don't forget to check out the new cbs mornings airing right after our show, gayle king, tony and nate bring you the news of the day all from their new studio in the heart l gettina b l getyock.rgh bearents... and better friends. no! no! that's why comcast works around the clock constantly improving america's largest gig-speed broadband network. and just doubled the capacity here. how do things look on your end? -perfect! becau

we asked the department of health and human services for their numbers.ened to pfizer in the days following august 23rd, to moderna you do see a difference. let's take a look at this. in the days following the 23rd and the 12 days after, you do see the seven-day average of vaccinations going up 16%. that is a nice spike. moderna went up 5%. it had been doing better in the vaccination rate increases. so there was a switch, and pfizer started doing better. do we know that's because of full approval 100%? no. but that is probably a major reason. both were wreufly short-lived. and then the rates started to go down around september 4th. so let's take a look at what kaiser family foundation polls say. it seems to matter more than full approval. if you know someone who was ill or died from covid, that was more likely to be like a major reason for getting a covid-19 vaccine. they were participating in certain activities. it was a stronger reason for people wanting to get vaccinated. or seeing hospitals filling up with covid cases. i'm going to quote you back to y

the department of health and human services says the new rule to restore the federal family planning the way ran under the obama administration, clinics were able to refer women seeking abortions. that effect takes place novembe. at the university of pittsburgh. even some pro-choice doctors to ask questions. tracking the story, good evening, not. >> good evening. some lawmakers are even alleging gross misconduct, outrage, but the university of pittsburgh is strongly defending these procedures and even hired a d.c. based law firm to investigate its fetal tissue practices. nearly 100 federal lawmakers including senators josh holly and ted cruz sent the biden administration a letter suggesting the university of pittsburgh federally funded research on fetuses may have been obtained by illegal abortions alleging some of the fetuses could have been kept alive versus killed for research. that letter reads in part "exploding the body parts of aborted children for research purposes is repulsive and should stop." the university of pittsburgh says these are false accusations and in a letter fol

according to the department of health and human services, about 38 seniors avoided death. 22,000 were shielded from being infected in the first place. california leads the nation in those categories. >>> a new research on the pfizer vaccine said go dosses were 93% effective at preventing hospitalization conversation but effectiveness dropped to 47% six months after a second dose. >>> the warriors returned to the court in their pre-season opener and andrew wiggins got playing time. up until last weekend he was among 40 player who refused to get the coronavirus vaccine. after the game he spoke about his decision to get the shot. >> only option was to get vaccinated or not play in the nba. the tough decision hopefully you know works out in the long run and ten years i'm so healthy. >> wiggins reveald that he had suffered a bout with the virus in the past. >>> a live look at the state capitol in sacramento a. i third round of stimulus payments could reach you today. according to the california tax board this batch will reach about two million people. payment also be sent as both direct pe

of continues to spur instability, young people with experience in foster care still face significant challenges to meet their basic needs and access critical funds and services. according to the department of health and human services, 75% of these funds remain unobligated by states as of september 30, 2021 and states have another year to spend. in recognition of the needs of foster youth, this bill will extend those key problematic flexibilities for another year. i urge my colleagues to support these vulnerable foster youth by voting for h.r. 5661 and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. all time has expired. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5661. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4035, the real justice for our veterans act of 2021. as amended. the

dignity and sort of health have similar rules in place now, the biden administration says legally, companies can ask their employees to show proof of vaccination. the department of health and human services says hip hop the privacy rule does not apply to employers or employment records. company issued vaccine requirements have caused many workers to lose their jobs or even quit. still, legal experts say businesses are free to set whatever rules they like to protect their customers and other employees. now to washington and a major development for the democrats. negotiating a massive $3.5 trillion spending plan. moderate west virginia senator joe manchin revealed he would like the price tag of that bill to drop by more than half fox news, madeline rivera tells us the announcement came as house lawmakers are poised to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. it's messy. the sausage making on capitol hill with president biden's domestic agenda facing a critical moment, moderate senator joe manchin is sharing what he's willing to spend on the democrats. social and climate spending plan $1.5 trillion what we could do not jeopardize. not jeopardize our economy mansion had shared the figure

department of education website if you'd like to get more information. up next, a power of vaccines. some big new data from the department of health and human services. nted more than 10 0,000 hospitalizations and saved the lives of 39,000 seniors between january and may of 2021. at the same time, we've crossed another troubling new milestone. "the washington post" points out that covid cases among children topped americans 18 and up in august for the first time. what you need to know at this point in the pandemic, next. point in the pandemic, next. ♪ ♪ there are beautiful ideas that remain in the dark. but with our new multi-cloud experience, you have the flexibility you need to unveil them to the world. ♪ did you know that your clothes can actually attract pet hair? with bounce pet hair & lint guard, to unveil them to the world. your clothes can repel pet hair. look how the shirt on the left attracts pet hair like a magnet! pet hair is no match for bounce. with bounce, you can love your pets, and lint roll less. - [announcer] at southern new hampshire university, we never stop celebrating our students. from day one to graduation to your dream job, t

department of health and human services predict just how helpful covid vaccines have been 4 a vulnerable population in california. we're talking about seniors. according to the study vaccinations, reduce covid cases by 22,000 hospitalizations by 9700 and deaths by 3800. these numbers reflect the first 5 months of this year. nationally vaccinations are linked to a reduction of about 265,000 infections, 107,000 hospitalizations and 39,000 deaths in the senior age group prior to the vaccine being available almost 80% of deaths were among those 65 years old and older. in a statement health and human services secretary xavier becerra says, quote, this report reaffirms what we hear routinely from states covid-19 vaccines. save lives prevent hospitalizations and reduce infection. stay with kron 4 for continuing covid coverage scan. this qr code with your mobile device and it will take you straight to our website where you can find the latest on masking vaccinations and boosters. it all at kron. 4 dot com. >> happening now, the walnut creek city council is meeting to discuss a tenant anti harras

of living. >> they're real life near death stories from the unvaccinated. >> i got covid. i was intubated and in a coma for eleven days. >> the department of health and human services takingries of ads released wednesday using firsthand accounts to get the vaccine hesitant to realize the dangers of covid-19. >> we take advantage of like simple things in life, like going to the bathroom and brushing your teeth. >> they're part of a $250 million campaign focused on the nearly one in four eligible americans who are not jet vaccinated. 56% of the u.s. population, more than 186 million people who have been fully vaccinated, according to data from the cdc, and over 6 million people have gotten a booster shot. and for the second consecutive week, the cdc's ensemble forecast predicts new deaths and hospitalizations are likely to continue going down over the next four weeks. out of the 702,000 covid-19 deaths in the u.s., 645 have been children. according to the cdc. children's deaths may only make up less than 0.1% of the total, still the fda's top vaccine official says fda regulators are feeling quote the weight of the world, plus, the weight of mars to authorize the vaccine for

of opportunity labs. he's also the former pandemic and emerging threats coordinator at the office of global affairs at the department of health and human services president obama. doctor, it's good to see you. so from manufacturing problems to its vaccine being linked to a rare but serious blood clotting disorder, j&j has faced challenges with its vaccine rollout. what will you be looking for for the fda to do when they begin to review j&j's data? >> you're right, jose. they have had some problems. but the main point that i think people need to understand is that this is still a really good vaccine. and i have continued to recommend this vaccine to my family members. you brought up the point of blood clots. and that has been associated with the astrazeneca and johnson & johnson vaccines a little bit, but the risk of that blood clots is still far lower than the risk of blood clotting from covid-19 infection itself. when i look at the data that the fda will take up, which at this point looks like it will be october the 14th, i'll be particularly looking at the safety profile that's associated with that second dose, but also how much improved effi

the department of health and human services says the new regulation will restore the federal family planningama administration, health and human services secretary happier basara says the goal is to quote, strengthen and restore services. the rule goes into effect on november eight. well more checks from the golden state stimulus program are on the way to eligible california's now nearly 705,000 payments were scheduled to go out today. the state says two out of every three californians are eligible for share of the $12 billion in golden state stimulus payments. so far, the state has issued 2.6 million direct deposit payments. school lunches are reportedly being affected by supply chain issues. schools across the country say they're scrambling to get lunches together. some are having to go through new vendors, shopping grocery stores or even cook the meals themselves. there's several factors in play here, including a labor shortage in the production. and distribution industries. the survey from the school nutrition association finds 97% of schools say they are concerned about the issue. the a

and basic health care mainly to low income women. the ban on abortion referrals was issued by former president trump in 2018. according to the department of health and human services. those restrictions lead to as many as a 180,000 unintended pregnancies. >> new at 00:00pm tonight. tesla has been ordered to pay nearly a 137 million dollars to a black former india's work to the fremont plant from 2015 to 2016 after quitting he sued the company claiming he was racially harassed daily, including being called the n word. dia says employees would also draw swastikas around the plant and supervisors didn't do anything to stop the abuse today a jury awarded him about 7 million dollars in emotional damages and a 130 million dollars in punitive damages. it's unclear if tesla will appeal the decision. but the company has previously denied knowing anything about the alleged racist behavior at the plant. tesla has not again, whether it's going to appeal. now the 4 zone forecast as we step outside and take a look at the transamerica building in san francisco are first chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joining us to talk tomorrow's. >> yeah. hey, guys. we've got some changes

according to analysis from department of health and human services from january through may, vaccinationsbout 265,000 cases, 107,000 hospitalizations and 39,000 deaths among medicare recipients. the report also found for each increase, 10 percentage points in the county's vaccination rate, the number of covid hospitalizations and deaths among medicare recipients fell 11% to 12%. south carolina senator lindsey graham was shouted down by his republican constituents at a saturday event in summerville for suggesting that they get vaccinated against the coronavirus. >> you have to have a vaccine or think about getting it -- >> no! >> i didn't pay to get it. think about it. well, 92% of the people in hospitals in south carolina are unvaccinated. >> graham who was vaccinated and suffered a breakthrough virus in the summer credited the vaccine. and he talked to the crowd adding that republicans had to take back congress to stop it. a deeply depressing scene. >> the crisis is going more dire in alaska. the delta variant is feeling the current new surge in cases which has far outpaced last year's p

and we need to on the fly admittedly deploy new tools? >> it was a failure of leadership at the top. i also think it was a failure of leadership inside the department of health and human serviceshat these public health agencies were and were not capable of doing. the testing is a perfect example. someone needed to pick up the phone at some point in january and called the major diagnostic manufacturers and say this is concerning. we think this may turn into a global pandemic. we need to start scaling the production of diagnostic tests. the lead time on doing that is four to six weeks. that phone call did not get made into the end of february. >> when you look at this past almost two years, you have a sense as to why we became so politicized? >> i think that is what political -- that is when political leadership comes in. have to galvanize the public to get codes -- to get consistent adherence pair there is a sense in the white house over this time that uncontrolled spread was inevitable. there was not much we would be able to do about it. the interventions were going to be costly without much benefit. i disagree with that. >> your book is full of examples of things we ought to

. >>> now to the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, a new study by the department of health and human serviceses kept more than 100,000 senior citizens out of hospital and saved over 39,000 lives in just the first five months of the year. this comes as cases continue to fall. good news, including drastic changes in some hot spots. in one of those, springfield, missouri, where thespringfield, missouri, where the city's fire chief once said they were witnessing a mass casualty event in very slow motion. but things are very different now. shaquille brewster is there. walk us through this. over the summer, it was devastating. how are they making it happen? cases down, vaccinations up. >> reporter: and let's remind our viewers just how bad it was in the summer. i was here in july, i was here in august and you had hospitals describing the scene inside the icus as war zones. they were inundated. they said that they were running out of ventilators at one point. and you saw cases high, hospitalizations high and deaths increasing back during those summer months. now things are dramatically different. yo

travellers for covid-19 and establishing a temporary joint task force among the department of transportation, the department of homeland security and the department of health and human services to address the unique impact of covid-19 on air travel both during and after the pandemic. i'm proud of the work that the members of the subcommittee that we have done to build the omnibus travel and tourism act. i particularly want to thank the chair for supporting this bipartisan effort and her team for contributing to our discussions, the ranking member for his team's significant role in crafting the package and facilitating discussions and ranking member scott for his leadership on airport screening provisions, senators klobuchar, sullivan and blunt for their substantive contributions to the bill and so many other members of this subcommittee and full committee that are leading or co-leading revisions in the draft omnibus. senators markey, schott and blumenthal. i look forward to partnering to advance policy changes that grow nevada's travel and tourism industry. i'm looking forward today to hearing from all of our witnesses about how we can improve our legislation before we bring

at 9:00 this morning, hhs, department of health and human services, will be released ads very differenting to get people vaccinated by saying get vaccinated, hug your friends again. get vaccinated, get back to normal. nearly one out of every four americans has not been vaccinated yet. so they decided to try a different tactic. and really it involves fear. let's take a listen. >> been in the hospital for 76 days now. by the grace of god, i'm still here. it was a lot of dark times. i died three times. they gave me a 5% chance of living. >> i got covid. i was intubated and in a coma for 11 days. >> a few months ago i contracted the delta variant covid-19. i haven't been the same man since. i went from being a man who loved to play outside with his children and exercise to a man who pairly has enough energy to make it through the day. >> so those are real people. those are not actors. and hhs is hoping when people who have not been vaccinated see this it will encourage them to go get vaccinated so they don't end up in this situation. all three of the people, none were vaccinated at the time

travelers for covid-19 and establishing a temporary joint task force among the department of transportation, the department of homeland security, and the department of health and human services to address the unique impact of covid-19 on air travel both during and after the pandemic. i'm proud of the work that the members of the subcommittee that we've done to build the omnibus travel and tourism act. i particularly want to thank chair cantwell for contributing to our discussions, and support. ranking member scott for his leadership on airport screening provisions. senators klobuchar, sullivan and blount for their major substantive contributions to the bill and many other members of this committee or subcommittee that are leading and coleading. senators sinema. i want to thank senator corto for her contribution to the development of this legislative package and i look forward to continuing to partner with her to advance policy changes that grow and that is travel and tourism industry. i'm looking forward today from hearing from all of our witnesses about how we can improve our legislation before we bring it to the broader commerce committee for a vote and then to the senate

health and prescription plans they sure can change year to year compare plans now at medicare.gov. open enrollment ends december 7. hey honey, let's take a look paid for by the u.s. department of health and human services pelosi says democrats are within striking distance of winning an agreement on president biden sweeping domestic agenda. she had breakfast at the white house this morning to work out some of the remaining issues abc news reporter elizabeth schulze reports on what's in and what's out of the president's spending plan. president biden is making a major push to get his economic agenda through congress revealing key details about the negotiations during a cnn town hall. i do think i'll get a deal the president confirming concessions must be made to get all 50 democratic senators on board to pass his signature spending bill focused on child care education and climate change when you're in the united states senate. and your president united states and you have 50? democrats everyone is a president to appease moderate senators joe manchin and kirsten cinema. the white house is offering. the price tag of the bill from three and a half trillion dollars to closer to two trillion. the president sa

i also think was a failure-- failure of leadership inside the department of health and human servicesip there, because they had more proximity to what these public health agencies were and were not capable of doing. and the testing is a perfect example. someone needed to pick up the phone at some point in january and call the major diagnostic manufacturers and say, "hey, guys, this is concerning. we think this may turn into a global pandemic. we need you to start scaling the production of diagnostic tests right now," because the lead time on doing that is four to six weeks. in a best-case scenario, that phone call really didn't get made till the end of february. >> brangham: when you look at this past-- almost two years now, do you have a sense as to why we became so politicized? >> i think that's where political leadership comes in. you have to galvanize the public behind some collective action to try to get some consistent-- adherence to these kinds of measures. and we didn't really have that. there was a sense in the white house-- and i was in touch with the white house a lot over

and that residents had access to the information but many say enough wasn't done to warn them of the dangers. are you upset? >> yes, i'm very upset. >> reporter: michigan's department of health and human services child to monitor lead levels and providing access to medical care. >> it's always concerning whenever we're talking about children being exposed to environmental hazards that could potentially have long-term ramifications on their development. >> thanks to megan fitzgerald in benton harbor near lake michigan. >>> vaccine stalemate. the deadline for chicago police officers to get vaccinated and to disclose their status has now passed but the union president urged cops to defy that mandate. what does that mean for one of america's most dangerous cities this weekend? firefighter maggie gronewald knows how to handle dry weather... ...and dry, cracked skin. new gold bond advanced healing ointment. restore healthy skin, with no sticky feeling. gold bond. champion your skin. ♪i'm a ganiac, ganiac, check my drawers♪ ♪and my clothes smell so much fresher than before♪ with no sticky feeling. switch to gain flings. one sniff and you'll be a ganiac too! as a dj, i know all about customization. th

this bill would require the department of health and human services and the faa to create standards forirlines to verify that a person has either been vaccinated or tested negative for covid-19 senator feinstein said that air travel was a big reason for the surge in covid cases. last winter, she said she doesn't want that to happen again. the campaign to lead the bay area's most populated city is heating up. as ktvu azenith smith reports the field of candidates to become the next mayor of san jose. is growing. after much speculation, santa clara county supervisor cindy tshamba's made it official on thursday, announcing she is running for san jose mayor. she made that announcement outside her home, surrounded by supporters. chavez has served on the board of supervisors for nearly 10 years and was one san jose's vice mayor. her campaign slogan. as a city of equals. i want to live in a city of equals. a city where birthplace and birthright and birth, colour and birth. gender do don't make a difference. the longtime politician is the latest candidate to toss her hat in the ring. i was never

we asked, cnn asked the department of health and human services to crunch numbers and found the numbersr for pfizer after full approval on august 23rd, but not all that much better. and it was short lived. let's take a look at what that improvement looked like. so if you looked from -- from august 23rd through september 6th, so 12 days following fda full approval, pfizer vaccinations did go up by 16%. and moderna only went up by 5%. moderna actually had been doing even better than pfizer and then pfizer started to do better. likely a part of that is because they got full approval. but much more is going to happen. we know from polls that people think other things are more important than full approval. for example, they are fearful about the delta variant. they're fearful about hospitalizations. they want to be able to go to concerts. they want to be able to travel and other things that require vaccination. that seems to be more powerful than any fda stamp of approval. >> always interesting. appreciate it, thank you. >> thanks. >>> still ahead, the supreme court back in session for the f

second, federal agencies including the department of health and human services and the department of justice can promote the sharing of information and best practices across jurisdictional lines as well as improved data collection. i know that our colleague senator casey and warren have begun considering that data issue. we need to consider strengthening federal enforcement. the department of justice civil rights division already has a disability rights section but it has not historically focused on deprivation of rights and abuses in conservatorships. maybe we need that kind of effective oversight and intervention. the scale and scope of abuses that we are seeing now demand a response and those countless people who are victims of abuse because of conservatorship need protection. i look forward to hearing from you and working with colleagues as we explore these alternatives and i want to take a moment to extend a particular welcome today to nick clouse who is here to testify about his own experience. we welcome you here. you are living as a subject of a conservatorship and your fight