>>felicia bolton reporting for us tonight.rol and prevention now recommending that after health care workers and long-term care facility residents get the vaccine. the next group should include folks over the age of 75 and older and essential workers like police officers firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers. >>across the u.s. there are now more than 20 million covid-19 cases and that number expected to rise after holiday gatherings more than 50,000 new cases were reported in the state on friday with more than 20,000 californians. being hospitalized. there are currently 4 to 500 people being treated in the states i see use. >>a developing story we're following this saturday night kaiser officials announcing tonight that 43 members of its staff emergency staff at the kaiser permanente hospital in san jose have now tested positive for covid-19 sometime between december 27th and january 1st in the statement kaiser says that using our infection prevention protocols. we are investigating the outbreak in using contact tra

>>felicia bolton news nation. >>there are now more than 20 million covid-19 cases here in the u.s. and that number is expected to increase because of the holiday gatherings statewide more than 50,000 new cases were reported on friday with more than 20,000 californians. being hospitalized. there are currently 4 to 500 people being treated in icu. the state health department says it needs your help with blood donations as the state struggles with the surge of covid-19 cases there is an urgent need for all blood types the department tweeted a call for donors and to donate they say you must have an appointment and you can find a link to schedule an appointment and locations where you can donate blood. our website at kron 4 dot com. los angeles county sheriff's deputies shut down 5 super spreader events on new year's eve that were attended by nearly 1000 people. those locations range from rented homes to vacant warehouses in closed businesses. 90 people were arrested and cited for violating this the county's safer at h

felicia bolton has a closer look now at the new mega sites that are popping up across the u.s.help get more shots in 2 more arms. >>from the happiest place on >>in the air right center field to the feels a park in houston texas yankee stadium in new york. >>the state fairgrounds and dallas and colleges in new jersey, popular attractions are now morphing into mecca covid-19 vaccination sites and portland, the first drive-thru vaccination site opened this week and for many people getting the shot safety and social distancing is still top of mind. we don't have to get out we don't have to worry about being around other people on >>constantly getting expose a saying in our own car were comfortable is just it's been ideal leslie fox is a home health care worker she is among the first 60 health care workers and first responders. >>who signed up for the service and i care for my sister and she if she's expose you can get really sick. so we don't go anywhere. we don't do anything i think my groceries they online and. >>and pick them up so being able to have go back to some sense of nor

felicia bolton has a closer look at the new mega sites that are popping up across the u.s. to try to it more shots and more arms. >>from the happiest place on >>in the air right center field to the a park in houston texas yankee stadium in new york. >>the state fairgrounds and dallas and colleges in new jersey, popular attractions are now morphing into mecca covid-19 vaccination sites and portland, the first drive-thru vaccination site opened this week and for many people getting the shot safety and social distancing is still top of mind. we don't have to get out we don't have to worry about being around other people on >>constantly getting expose a saying in our own car comfortable is just it's been ideal leslie fox is a home health care worker she is among the first 60 health care workers and first responders. >>who signed up for the service and i care for my sister and she if she's expose you can get really sick. so we don't go anywhere. we don't do anything i think my groceries they online and. >>and pick them up so being able to have go back to some sense of normalcy i

>>felicia bolton reporting for us tonight. the centers for disease control recommends that after health care workers and long-term care facility residents get the vaccine. the next groups should include folks over the age of 75 and essential workers like police officers firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers. was county sheriffs have shut down 5 super spreader events that took place on new year's eve. those events attended by nearly a 1000 folks. members of a special task force descending on those events and all thorn malibu pomona and 2 of those in los angeles locations, including a number of roads went to the homes vacant warehouses, hotels along with closed businesses. 90 people in all arrested for citing and set and cited for violating the county's safer at home order. we're told that 5 guns also found at that event in hawthorne. >>the california department of health needs your help with blood donations as the state struggles with a surge of covid-19 cases, there's an urgent need for all blood types, the departme

>>our felicia bolton introduces us to that couple trying to remove that rate from their family lineage the incurable genetic disease all of that coming up tonight on news nation back to you thanks so much for that preview morning. >>news nation airs on wgn america at 08:00pm our time you can find it on the channel's listed on your screen more details available on our website kron 4 dot com. still ahead ucsf hospital calling february first reopening dates for kids to return to school. >>we'll have reaction from school districts here >>we're going a quick moment checking on our forecast as we take a live look outside at sfo dock road 4 meteorologist dave spahr standing by in the weather center with more on how things looking this week a of walnut creek and in your travels just a little caution might have some. >>patches of some drizzle the kind of contend with a little bit maybe away some slick roads potentially. here it is on radar in not much the way the typical resistance of that virga thing we always talk about the evaporation of rain before it strikes the ground what made it through

>>that was felicia bolton reporting here in the bay area 3 sports stadiums are being considered for mass vaccinations sites among them. we have oracle park in san francisco, the oakland coliseum across the bay and then in the south bay levi's stadium in santa clara on monday san mateo county launched the bay area's first mass vaccination clinic at its county event center. >>federal officials say they're going to get tougher on airline passengers who disrupt flights the f a a says it's seeing a disturbing increase in cases. people refusing to wear masks and threatening crew members as of now instead of a warning anyone seen and heard doing either each case will be fined up to $35,000. plus they face possible jail time for threatening or assaulting a crew member a passenger. the new policy will be in effect through at least march 30th. >>coming up thousands of california restaurants are coming together in a push to reopen and get some covid relief will have more on that story and a california woman singing again after a double lung transplant. their stories inspired we'll have that as well