ghaly: short answer, yes. our plan is to be ready as we have been with so many parts of the vaccination rollout over the last many months. we believe we are ready to meet the needs for those who should and even those who may get the vaccine booster. kristen: it looks like we have a good supply and infrastructure in place. i want to get your thoughts on the most contentious part of the cdc's decision. even internally, there was a lot of back and forth, people in higher exposure operations, people from 18-64. do you think those groups should get it? dr. ghaly: i think, first off, not everyone in that group is the same. some got it many months ago. even eight or 10 months ago. others are in the workplace. i think this is going to be a decision among many individuals. that said, if somebody is concerned about their exposure and underlying health conditions, they may and they should express that right to go get the extra protection and vaccine. kristen: new york state could fire health care workers who do not compl

that's doctor mark ghaly responded to the decision saying that, quote, the committee under school underscored the safety and effectiveness of covid-19 vaccines. the research continues to clearly demonstrate how effective the covid-19 vaccines are in reducing the risk of severe disease hospitalizations and death. stay with kron 4 for continuing covid-19 coverage. use your mobile device to scan the qr code on your screen and you'll be directed to our special section on kron. 4 dot com where you can g't the latest headlines on masking and vaccinations. emotional ceremonies in northern and the southern california today as communities come together to remember 2 of the marines killed in a terrorist attack in kabul. the latest still to come. plus the very latest on the search for both gabby pitino and her fiance now under way. stay with us. kron 4 monitoring the latest developments in the search for gabby potato. she's the woman who vanished on a cross country trip with her boyfriend that boyfriend who is also now a person of interest in the case has now vanished himself crews in florida a few hour

california health and human services secretary doctor mark ghaly responded to the decision saying, quote, the committee underscored the safety and effectiveness of the covid-19 vaccines. the research continues to clearly demonstrate how effective the covid-19 vaccines are and reducing the risk of severe disease hospitalization and death. stay with kron 4 for continuing covid-19 coverage scan the qr code on your screen with your mobile device. and you'll be directed to kron 4 dot com, where you can find the latest headlines on masking and vaccinations. >> and tracking warmer and drier weather for the 2nd half of your weekend. details at on your microclimate sunday outlook after the break. >> friends and family gathering today to say goodbye to 20 year-old kareem nikoui. he's one of the california marines killed in the terror attack last month. the kabul airport in afghanistan. chris wolfe has more. loss. >> tempered by love and an overwhelming faith. this was time to say goodbye to a fallen hero. 20 year-old us marine lance corporal kareem grant of nick who gave his life serving god, his