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

bankrupt as a result of having gone to the hospital. >> you are the first latino secretary of health and human services your life is one of many firsts. firsts in your family to get a four-year degree. first latino chair of the ways and means committee. first california ag. i have to wonder if you are tired of being the first. >> i am happy when the title goes away because it's no longer a thing to have been the first because there are others who have followed. i was the first latino on the ways and means committee. there are many who have been. i hope i'm not the last secretary of health and human services. >> the share of hispanic adults who say they received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine reached 70%. according to the kaiser family foundation survey so that is the fastest increase of any demographic group in the united states. what do those numbers tell you? >> it's no accident that the number of latinos getting vaccinated is going up. the problem was very clear. he wanted to see everyone get vaccinated regardless of your income, regardless of your zip code, regardless of your status.

it's just rhetoric because when you hire someone like alex days are to run health and human services, nothing is really meaningful. is going to happen because he's going to be there protecting the interest of the company and the industry that he came out with the price surge has meant karen no longer goes to the pharmacy and has to find other ways to get insulin. ah, are you good, thank you for coming. i really appreciate it. health services. i've wow. humalog that that's like the main one that i take and that would cost me $500.00. so she has extremely, extremely helpful. i can't think or enough. this is like thousands of dollars on the table right now. i just happen to see has this you have internet to give away to somebody in probably 2 minutes. president. i jumped on it. i think i have you in a farmer, lou. yeah, i was so excited. i was like chris chris, this is like hearing on i think it. oh yes, i remember all of her. she said it's all her off and is, does she end up usually having extra? does she not know or her doctor switch her to a new type of insulin. so she had an abundanc

to the house amendment to the bill and to provide for the publication by the secretary of health and human services of fiscal activity for americans and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does -- referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. mcgovern: by direction of the committee on rules i call up house resolution 716 and ask for its immediate consideration. resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill h.r. 2119, to amend the family violence prevention and services act to make improvements. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on education and labor now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rules committee print 117—15, modified by the amendment printed in part a of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted. the bi

drug prices. donald trump had no qualms about nominating this man to be the secretary of health and human services career. alex gets, as prescription drug price is way down as a little bit of an extra right. it's gonna come rocketing down just like the fox watching. the hen house, it's just rhetoric because when you hire someone like alex days are to run health and human services, nothing is really meaningful. is going to happen because he's gonna be there protecting the interest of the company and the industry that he came out with . the price surge has meant karen no longer goes to the pharmacy and has to find other ways to get insulin. ah, are you good? thank you for coming. i really appreciate it. this is wow. humalog. that's them. that's like the main one that i take and that would cost me $500.00. so she has extreme really, extremely helpful. i can't think are enough. this is like, you know, thousands of dollars on the table right now. they don't face, but it just happened to see her. hm. you have info to give away to somebody in probably 2 minutes after suppress today. i jumped on it. i thi

and we expect to continue expanding in the coming weeks until all departments are in compliance. >> we reached out to the director of the california department of public health as well as the state's health and human services on this. we have not yet heard back. >> in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> school buses are not picking up students for the next several days and berkeley school district. that's because members of the transportation staff were exposed to covid force has it might be and has details on when those school buses will resume service. >> school buses are not operating this week for close to 1400 berkeley elementary students due to 3 separate incidents last thursday, friday and saturday involving transportation staff being exposed to covid-19 they are now quarantined through thursday spokesperson for the berkeley unified school district. trish mcdermott east 3 cases combined over this three-day period. >> has left us with half the amount of bus drivers that we normally would have although berkeley unified school district has contingency planning for employee absences mcdermott explains why in this case there was no official backup plan for such a widespread transportation service d

and we expect to continue expanding in the coming weeks until all departments are in compliance. >> we reached out to the director of the california department of public health as well as the state's health and human services secretary for comments on this. we have not yet heard back. >> in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> well, in the east bay, school buses are not operating this week for close to 1400 elementary school students. this following 3 separate incidents last week where transportation staff actually exposed to covid-19, although the berkeley unified school district has contingency planning for employee absences. a spokesperson for the district explains why in this case there was no official backup plan for such a widespread transportation service disruption. >> unfortunately, this particular incident impacted not just our drivers our skies will earn around or just not sure other staff members who typically would have stepped up. and so this is not anticipated that just this level of exposure. >> transportation staff exposed to the virus are now quarantining through thursday and the school bus service continues as normal this week for special needs students with individual education pla

and we expect to continue expanding in the coming weeks until all departments are in compliance. >> we reached out to the director of the california department of public health as well as the state's health and human servicesry for comments on this. we have not yet heard back. >> in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news the los gatos woman accused of hosting drinking and parties for minors is expected to be brought back to the bay area. >> shannon o'connor's being extradited from idaho. she's accused of buying for minors. then loring them on social media to house parties at her 4 million dollar home that is where the teenagers say she pressured them to have sometimes against their consent. >> california is reporting its driest year in nearly a century every year the western regional climate center measures, water levels between october 1st through the end of september this year. experts say the state totaled only a little over 11 inches of precipitation. >> and that's rain and snow. that's about half th average which is around. >> 23 and a half inches. the last time numbers were this low. there's 1924 climate. researchers say the dry conditions mixed with extreme heat are causing the state to basically dry

and we expect to continue expanding in the coming weeks until all departments are in compliance. >> we reached out to the director of the california department of public health as well as the state's health and human services secretary for comments on this. we have not yet heard back. >> in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> and turning now to the weather. by the way, pg and e says a majority of customers have had their power turned back on more than 20,000 customers were left in the dark last night during that round of rain we had and let's look live and we are looking live at downtown san francisco, mostly clear chief meteorologist lawrence karnow has been sounding thrilled about the fact that we could be in for lots of rain. we're thrilled to. yeah, we we could really see this happening now. if you have a clean up the rain gutters tomorrow may be your last chance. and sometimes we've got a series of storms that are going be impacting the bay area in the next 7 to 10 days, maybe even a little further than that. so looks impressive right now. we'll see if it all holds together, mostly clear skies around the bay area right now couple patches of fog trying to form. but that. >> is about it so far. ra

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

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

the california health and human services agency and california department of public health will hold a briefing to discuss the state's plan to vaccinate children 5 to 11. as planning gets under way, take a look at this information. 34% of parents said they would vaccinate right away. 32% said they wanted to wait and see. 7% said they would only vaccinate their children if it was required. 24% said they would definitely not vaccinate their child. in regard to that rare occurrence of the heart condition, fda scientists wrote in a briefing document that the risk of vaccine outweighed the dangers of hospitalization, death or any serious outcomes, and with that being said, one stanford doctor said the fact that children can get the vaccine in their own doctor's office should help with the hesitancy. >> the main point is that this vaccine prevents symptomatic cases, and while people may think it's not a serious illness, this disease can cause hospitalizations, children on ventilators. the risk is much lower than in adults, but as a parent myself of three adult children, i wouldn't want to

now for the bad news, we are here to hear from the secretary of health and human services and the secretary of education. gentlemen, welcome back to our hearing room. the president has said that open schools national priority. i agree. as cabinet members for health and education, the responsibility falls on your hands to develop a federal response and help state and local leaders to have the tools that they need to keep schools open. and to keep students and teachers safe. but i am displeased that your staff have failed to live up to the commitment to you both made to me privately and publicly, to be responsive to my oversight requests. on august 25th, i sent you both letters with questions i received from school administrators and school officials from my state and people across the country, as well as colleagues from both sides of the aisle and congress. i received a thoroughly inadequate response yesterday, less than 24 hours before this hearing. gentlemen, congressional oversight is not an option. these questions were simple. there were no tricks. this letter was aimed at getting inform

message to accompany s. 1301, an act to provide for the publication by the secretary of health and human services physical activity recommendations for americans. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent to withdraw the cloture motion with respect to the motion to concur. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i move to table the motion to refer. the presiding officer: without objection. the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: mr. president, i move to table the motion to concur with an amendment. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: mr. president, i move to concur in the house amendment to s. 1301 with an amendment. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from new york, mr. schumer, moves to concur in the house amendment to s. 1301 with an amendment numbered 3847. mr. schumer: i send to the desk

and openly transgender four-star officer in the agency. this is dr. rachel, being sworn in as a four-star admiral. the assistant secretary for health of u.s. department of health and human services and tuesday she posted on twitter that she's deeply honored to take this role . >>> just getting started now, when we come back, if you're thinking about buying an artificial tree for christmas, why you may want to think about buying one now . >> forget about finding shells or coins on the cheek that way tell you's the what one man ever wonder how san francisco became the greenest big city in america? just ask the employee owners of recology. we built the recycling system from the ground up, helping san francisco become the first city in the country to have a universal recycling and composting program for residents and businesses. let's keep making a differene together. >>> a skewer diver on a weekend treasure hunt made an incredible find off the coast of israel . >> when the sand shifted he couldn't believe his eyes and leave reports . >> it may not be king arthur sword, but the one pulled from the waters off the coast of israel is a pretty remarkable. >> it was amazing to see. >> re

. >> education secretary miguel cardona and health and human services secretary xavier becerra testified on schools reopening during the covid-19 pandemic at a senate health, education, labor and pensions committee hearing. send it from both sides of the aisle question the secretaries on several issues including mass mandates in schools as well as the availability and affordability of rapid covid-19 tests. this hearing runs two hours and 20 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. we're going to get started. with the number of votes this morning and we want to get going. the senate health, education, labor and pensions committee will please come to order. today we're holding a hearing with sector of health and human services xavier becerra, secr

that is why the health and human services, that is why health and human services is putting out a series of new ads aimed at convincing people still vaccine hesitant, ads that don't sugarcoat what it's like to have and almost die from covid. >> been in the hospital for 7 six days now and by the grace of god, i'm still here. it was a lot of dark times then. i died three times. they gave me a 5% chance at living. so i highly recommend everybody to get the vaccines and really protect themselves because this is no joke. >> no joke. no joke. that's the brutal truth for those who get covid. this country is averaging 133,000 cases a day. the vast majority unvaccinated people. but listen to what happened. okay? pay attention. have a seat. i don't know what time -- if you're having a cocktail, whatever it is getting ready for bet. have a seat, pay attention to this. lindsey graham tried to convince people to think about, just to think about getting vaccinated. here it is. >> so the bottom line is i took the vaccine. i've had it. it kicks your butt. if you haven't had the vaccine, you ought to thi

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 harrassment ordinance and stronger just cause for eviction protection with the eviction moratorium ending tennis in the city say they have been getting harassed by their landlords. we are following the meeting this evening and we'll bring you an update when one is available. well, is a close-up of the drought monitor map showing the bay area divided by county. as you can see, the entire bay east bay is in the darker red. and that means exceptional drought conditions. so east bay mud which serves one 0.4 million customers in alameda and contra costa counties declared a

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

health education labor and pensions committee will please come to order. today, we are holding a hearing with secretary of health and human services, xavier becerra, secretary of education, miguel cardona. and on how we can help [inaudible] schools across the country as they work to safely reopen for in-person learning. ranking member barr and i will each have an opening statement and then i will introduce our witnesses and after they give their testimony, senators will each have five minutes for a round of questions. we are unable to get to have this hearing fully open to the public for in-person attendance, live video is available on a committee website at health dot senate. gov and if you are in need of accommodations including cohost captioning, you can reach out to the committee for the office of congressional accessibility services. this pandemic has been incredibly hard on students and families and educators. for over a year, many students were not able to see their teachers or friends or counselors or coaches. students with disabilities could not get the support they needed. many students from families with low incomes could not get nutritious schoo

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

. >> that message part of a new ad campaign from the department of health and human services takes ahange 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 m

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

gauley, secretary health and human service said about vaccinating the 5 to 11-year- old age reading range>> 9% of the states population is 5 to 11 years old. that means 9% more to that blanket of protection that has helped lead the nation in terms of vaccine rates. >> do you have any advice for parents as they prepare to vaccinate their young one? >> i will vaccinate my 11-year- old as soon as we can. i will say three things why vaccinate children. yes the risk of severe disease is lower in children. it would be unwise to say that epd me logically. however, the delta surgeon areas of low vaccination, there were increased cases of children and increased hospitalization of children because we weren't protecting our children. any severe outcome you can prevent, even a low cause of death in children. if i had a vaccine to prevent a child never having a car accident and it safe i would say give the vaccine. that's the number one reason. the number two, reduce transmission to others. we living communities with older grandparents and adults. dr. barry is right, it protects others. third, we have

that the bill would require health and human services and the f a. a to create standards for airlines to verify a person has either been vaccinated or tested negative for covid-19. senator feinstein says air travel was a big reason behind the surge that happened last winter. and says it needs to be prevented from happening again. it appears vaccine mandates have encouraged employees to get the shot. united airlines says half of its employees who were facing dismissal for refusing to get vaccinated. have now gotten the shot. that means the number of workers facing termination is down to 320 from 593. the airline says those employees were vaccinated in just 48 hours. 99% of united workers have either been vaccinated or applied for an exemption and tyson's food tyson foods rather says more than 90% of its employees are vaccinated. according to the new york times, the company has nearly doubled the number of its workers who have received the shot since it announced a mandate in early august. thyssen office workers have to be fully vaccinated by friday, a

department of justice, homeland security, and health and human services are considering payments that could amount to close to $1 million a family. though the final numbers could shift. people familiar with the matter said. most of the families across the border -- to cross the border illegally from mexico often include one parent and one child. they would likely give smaller payouts depending on circumstance, people said. the american civil liberties union, which represents families and one of the lawsuits, has identified 5500 children separated at the border over the course of the trump administration, citing figures provided to it by the government. the number of families eligible under the potential settlement is expected to be smaller, people said, and government officials aren't sure how many will come forward. around 940 claims have so far been filed by the families, the people said. the potential payout could be $1 billion or more. that comes from the wall street journal, where the united states is in talks of hundreds of millions of families separated at the border. let's go

. >> 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 clashed over its diversity plan now facing new

that's health and human services giving the governor his booster shot in his left arm. the governor got the johnson and johnson dose back in april. this time he decided to get the moderna vaccine for his booster. he said he did this to make the point about the opportunity to mix and match. the cdc said this was okay to do last week. if you got the johnson and johnson vaccine booster shots are recommended for those who are 18 and older and got their initial dose two or more months ago. that's how he was eligible. look at why he said it was important to get booster itself are you eligible. >> i want folks to understand why this is more important than it may appear. we aren't just here to promote boosters in abstract but to promote caution in considering getting boosters particularly if you are in these categories or your at risk population because of what we anticipate happening this winter. >> last winter california experienced a surge in cases and hospitalizations. as we go in to the hole days he and the doctor and mayor encourage those who are eligible to get their boos

that is california health and human services secretary dr. mark ghaly giving gavin newsom his booster shot in his left arm . he got the johnson & johnson dose back in april and he decided this time to get the moderna for his booster to make the point about the opportunity to mix and match and the cdc says this was okay to do last week. if you got the johnson & johnson vaccine, booster shots are recommended those 18 and older and got their initial dose two or more months ago, that is how gavin newsom was eligible. here is what he said about why it is important to get boosters if eligible. >> i want people to understand why this is more important than it may appear, we are not here to promote boosters in the abstract but here to promote caution. and the imperative of considering getting boosters, particularly if you are in these categories with underlying conditions or are 65 and older and in the vulnerable population because of what we anticipate happening this winter.! last winter, california had a surge of malina golphin cases and hospitaliza

the health and human services department says it has done the math. in california alone, covid vaccinations may have helped prevent 22,000 new cases, nearly 10,000 hospitalizations and 3,800 deaths among seniors. that's just in the first five months of the year. it was linked to a reduction of infections and hospitalizations and senior deaths. >>> employers across the nation are facing an increasing dilemma. what to do with employees who file for a religious exemption to the covid vaccine. some big companies like united airlines are denying those. other employers, like the city of san jose, is granting them. >> reporter: the city of san jose has granted roughly 300 vaccine religious exemptions to employees. the process to get those exemptions is not that complicated. application process that is vetted by our city attorney's office. many exemptions are granted. some are not. >> reporter: there are constitutional provisions they need to abide by before denying a religious exemption. the city says right now, all employees have to do is declare that they h

this afternoon the california health and human services agency and california department of public health, they will hold a media briefing to discuss the state's plan to vaccinate children 5 to 11. sam brock has more on the nation's timeline when young children could start getting theirshots. >> reporter: now within arm's reach, a covid vaccine for millions of children across the country. an fda advisory panel recommending the approval of pfizer's kid-sized doses for children 5 to 11. >> at this moment, based on the totality of the evidence, the benefits do outweigh the risk. >> reporter: a major reason pfizer data showing a more than 90% success rate of shielding kids that age from symptomatic infection. the announcement welcome news to some parents. >> if we can get, you know, as many of the kids vaccinated as adults, we would be a lot closer to get back to a normal way of life. >> reporter: final signoff could come in a matter of days which means younger kids could start getting shots as soon as next week, so many other parents are taking a wait and see approach. >> i'm not opposed to

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 loca

>>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

health and human services secretary xavier becerra says there are a number of children who have been hospitalized by the virus and some have died. kids are part of the unvaccinated right have been exposed to coronavirus in the past. >> and if you're not vaccinated, your risk of getting the bad complications of the viral infection itself. health experts like doctor claire bogart with children's national hospital say even though kids handle the virus better than adults. there are many safety measures to take. we really need to practice social distancing. the wearing of masks hand washing so that we can protect those more vulnerable bowl guard says the fight against the virus could change in the next few weeks. the fda will be needing to. look at the data that pfizer has presented on the 5 to 11 year-old beau guard says the fda may recommend a slightly smaller dose vaccines for children providing protection to the kids in those around them. as a population, we will we will get closer and closer to that herd immunity. we've all been talking about after approval. it will be up to parents