this is the health department.at the team didn't follow proper covid protocols saying coaches and players didn't test. they didn't stay home and didn't stay sick while they were inside. players and coaches frustrated all of this and it seems to be centered around confusion between the city of berkeley and the university health services testing policy of testing vaccinated players. obviously players on social media venting about this starting with chase garbers. he wrote we have worked too hard for this to have someone take it away from us. it is wrong. we deserve answers and transparent communication. with this outbreak there are not enough players to play in saturday's game so that game has been postponed to saturday, december 4th. we are live in berkeley. >> thank you. >>> also in alameda this morning first responders have until december 21th to get fully vaccinated. it is part of a new rule that applies to those who enter high risk health care facilities. anyone not vaccinated must test weekly and wear a mask. >

berkeley's health department said 44 people on the team have covid. justin andrews looking in to what caused this outbreak to happen. he joins us live fe campus. good morning. >> good morning. the berkeley health department confirming to us that the team fumbled and following proper covid safety protocols. they said the team didn't test and didn't stay home when they were sick. the health department confirming the team didn't mask up while they were inside. the athletic director said those who didn't take the trip to arizona for last saturday's game tested positive for covid. we are talking 24 players were missing including starting quarterback chase garber. even more players test the positive for covid with cal and also usc this weekend. 99% of the team though is vaccinated. the team is frustrated all of this. the frustration stems to center around some confusion between the city of berkeley and the university health services testing policy of testing vaccinated players. the athletic director confirms no test means no play. >> you aren't following be

the berkeley health department confirming 44 have tested positive. kpix5 is at cal. you learned the team did not take proper measures to stop the spread of this? >> reporter: well, liz i just heard from the berkeley health department a couple hours ago. it says the team did not stay home or test when it was sick and did not mask indoors, it led to several more positive tests today and force the pac-12 to postpone the game that would have been played here on saturday between cal and usc. >> our staff, student athletes, all frustrated. it is challenging. >> reporter: a major breakthrough outbreak within the football program, 99% of the team is vaccinated but 44 testing positive for covid-19. ara, 24 rd players were missing including starting quarterback and 12 coaches. the head coach, wilcox was upset. >> are those players going to be back next week? >> i don't know the answer to that. >> reporter: it was widespread and was around the testing mandate from the city of berkeley and the health services. many players venting on social media. expressing confusion over the u

. >> reporter: 99% of the team is vaccinated but the berkeley health department says 44 people on the team has covid . the major outbreak making major headlines on tuesday and when the berkeley health department blamed the team for fumbling covid protocols . >> our staff and student athletes are frustrated. it is challenging. >> reporter: they say health players did not wear a mask while indoors or stay home when sick. players and coaches are frustrated with all of this. it seems to center around some confusion between the said city of berkeley and the health services testing policy of testing asymptomatic vaccinated players as speculation is spreading throughout campus. >> one of the players refused to take the covid test because he is vaccinated. >> reporter: the football team called off the game against usc because there is not enough players. a freshman was supposed to work the game. >> as a concession food worker, when it is canceled, and i was really looking forward to concession. >> reporter: a big blow to campus. >> very sad the game is being canceled. >> reporter: players hav

hear back from the health department., players are outraged by the protocols are not necessarily just upset that they they're a fellow players can play. but they're upset at most strict protocols put in place and they've been expressing their frustration on social media. this after this comes after a covid this covid outbreak in actually postpone the game this saturday against usc. >> and the strict covid protocols actually had the team playing without 24 players at last week's game against arizona. among the players forced to sit out was quarterback chase garbers and he released a statement on twitter on behalf of the players. it's on your screen now. >> garbers wrote, quote, we players are frustrated with our university health services city and university officials spoke with us today. they really had no answers for us. they just beat around the bush and deflected are questions defensive back lou paquette. he retweeted re tweeted this. he explained in his own words. a lot of frustration take a look. he said, quote, you

you're asked to check your local county health department to find out the vaccination locations that are closest to you. reporting live from the newsroom. jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news. all right, janet. thank you. for that. doctors are urging state officials to his stablization plan for lifting mask mandates in schools. as younger children have now become vaccine eligible. most all students are required. to wear masks inside classrooms and in a letter addressed to governor newsom and other officials, the doctors say without an end in sight to mask restrictions in those classrooms, parents might not feel incentivized. to vaccinate their children. health officials in los angeles county set new metrics that will determine when they will lift the county's mask mandate there. the county must stay in the cdc's moderate transmission tier for at least three weeks. l a county has long been in the substantial tear and cases have increased over the past week. hospitalization levels also must stay low for three consecutive weeks and at least 80% of people over 12. must be fully vaccinated.

back here locally in an effort to get more people vaccinated, the santa clara county public health department is turning to young people, as it were, to convince their peers to get the shot. as "today in the bay's" marianne favro reports, they're proutsing videos on tiktok and instagram as part of a contest. ♪♪ >> reporter: this video targets the questions about covid-19. this person created this video in an effort to get people to turn to more reliable information. >> we wanted to show that the vaccine was not in fact dangerous. >> reporter: they posted this video on instagram as part of a contest run by the santa clara county public health department. she says she and her friends are vaccinated, and she hopes her videos and others like it will convince others to get the shot, too. >> i think in the end it's each individual's choice, but i think everyone should be as informed as possible so they're able to make the choice that is truly best for themselves. >> reporter: open to 6th through 12th graders in the contest, the goal is to get young filmmakers to harness their creativity and post th

the blistering criticism from the berkeley health department. >> on the team's covid protocols and inflation, the highest. been since 1990. what's causing prices to skyrocket and what some say needs to be done to bring costs that now. thanks for joining us for kron 4 news at 8. i'm ken wayne and i'm pam moore. strong reaction tonight from alleged assault survivors after a raid conducted at a former north bay mayor's home that happened this morning in windsor and sonoma county at the home of dominic poli. >> the poli resigned several months ago following angry cries demanding his right resignation following a number of allegations that he drugged assaulted and attacked women, including a city council force or isis has more on what was taken from his home and how the alleged victims feel about the latest developments. >> sonoma county sheriff's deputies taking multiple personal items from former mayor dominic for police home in windsor early wednesday morning. you can see brown evidence bags. concealing what precisely was removed from the home. but in this picture, you can see backpacks east t

the berkeley health department said that 44 people on the team have covid. the major outbreak making major headlines tuesday when the health department blamed the team for fumbling protocols. >> see the staff frustrated. the student athletes frustrated. it's just challenging. >> the health said they didn't test. they didn't stay home when they were sick and didn't wear a mask while indoors. speculation is spreading throughout campus. >> one of the players refused to take the covid test because he is vaccinated. >> the cal football team called off the game against usc because there aren't enough players. a freshman was supposed to work the game. >> as a concession, food worker. it's canceled and i was really looking forward to concessions. >> a big blow to campus. >> like a big upset and -- [inaudible] being canceled. it's really disappointing. >> and players have been sounding off about this. chase garber wrote we have worked too hard to have someone take it away from us. it's wrong. we deserve answers and transparent communication. >> a big game. a game wit

state and local health department's are planning to launch thousands of community-based clinics. including at youth sporting events, fairs, zoos, and community centers. across the country, schools will partner with vaccine providers to host vaccination clinics, with more than 6000 clinics at schools being planned before the winter holiday break. later today, we will be meeting with governors offices,, community health centers and disease about their vaccination operations. altogether starting next week, parents will have approximately 20,000 trusted and convenient locations to get their kids vaccinated, with more and more sites coming online in weeks ahead. importantly, by the end of this week, parents and guardians can go to vaccines.gov to search for locations near them offering vaccinations for kids ages five to 11. as we get full strength next week, finding a site nearby, and scheduling an appointment will become easier. bottom line, starting the week of november 8, the kids' vaccination program will be fully up and running. parents will have a wide range of options to schedu

reporter: the health department will keep track of how my students in that age group get vaccinated and report back to sf usd. as more students in the district get the vaccine, some are wondering if the mask mandate will go away anytime soon. the superintendent said today that the state wants to keep t mandate in place for the remainder of the school year. dan: are coming to light in a homicide that happened in the san francisco neighborhood popular among tourists. anchor -- the haight street and said at that not only left one man dead but another badly injured. >> it was a nice day. reporter: this growing memorial along haight street is where dramatic shooting happened thursday afternoon. >> prepare yourself to reporter: lockdown. reporter:multiple sources tell me the man who was shot and killed his 21-year-old samuel jessup balenciaga know by his friends and family is sammy. he and another man tried to rob someone else. a struggle ensued and the would-be victim was able to wrangle a gun from that man a shook him in the face. the person who is being robbed was injured, he was pronounce

according to health department on in the entire football program. now, this is all after the football game this saturday against usc. it was for. they forced to them to postpone it because of this. so many players being out and the strict covid protocols actually had the team playing without 24 players last week when they played against arizona among the players forced to sit out was the quarterback chase garbers he released a statement on twitter on behalf of the players who sits on your screen. now garber said, quote, we players are frustrated with our university health services city and university officials spoke with us today. they really had notanswers for us. they beat around the bush and deflected are questions defensive back luke back in re tweeted that explaining his own sense of frustration saying, quote, uhs told us we could be arrested for refusing to test has vaccinated individuals with no symptoms. if i understand that correctly, i could go to san francisco. still a bunch of items in a walgreens and not be arrested. however, if i refus

there's only so many chances to do that. >> reporter: uc berkeley and public health department mandating different and stricter covid protocols than other schools. with the team's high vaccination rate, it's hoped they're blaise based on the latest cdc information. >> symptomatic breakthroughs can possibly transmit infections but asymptomatic with covid, with the delta variant, usually not transmitting. question is are the players ill. >> reporter: no one speaking about that tonight, citing privacy concerns. >> lot of it lack of clarity and communication to us players. >> reporter: coach wilcox hoping to turn the page. >> will be multiple tests in the week, foods grab and go and workouts structured differently. >> reporter: players hoping to move on as well. >> there are a lot of guys positive so we have to hopefully get them on the protocol and go try to beat stanford next week. >> nbc bay area news. >>> new rules for covid booster shots in santa clara county, all adults who want it can get it now. more than 1 million are eligible, 200,000 have received the shot. county health leaders u

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vaccination status out of respect for her customers even though it is required by the local health department. the icu health services confirmed lumpy's has been fined three times for $1750. this is for two violations back in september and a third in late october. fuds ruckers another restaurant in concord fined $250, similar violation. in and out burger in pleasant hill fined $1750. had its health permit suspended before reopening for takeout and drive-through only. in and out in san ramon and pinnal $250 each. with regard to lumpy's we don't know what kind of impact this is having on its business. as we saw earlier today there were a number of people eating there inside including one couple who are regulars. they tell us they believe rules are rules, that lumpy's should be checking the vaccination status, but still support the diner. >> do you still sympathize with lumpy's in. >> i do. you can see the vacancies of businesses throughout the community. people have lost their livelihood as a result of it and so there ha to be some sympathy to the people trying to keep their businesses alive an

try your local county health department website for example santa clara county has open slots. you can check with your school district, many districts are setting up clinics or soon will be right on campus or near campus. doses are also on their way to local pharmacies like cvs, right aid and walgreens. children's appointments should be available beginning this weekend. the appointment is step two in the process, step one, the first step, do you even want your kid vaccinated? take a look. a recent poll from the kaiser family foundation 30% of parents said they would not get their younger kids vaccinated. another 33% said they're just going to wait and see. today, we talked to parents and they shared with us questions and concerns they have. we also invited our covid expert from ucsf to sit with us here. doctor, nice to see you. we'll think of this as an office visit. okay to play along? is the first question from a parent. >> i just want to understand how efficient that is to prevent kids from getting the disease and how safe that is for kids to get vaccinated. i think that's m

the state environmental agency in charge of overseeing the site in the state health department both declined or interview requests even though you were on a railroad track. yeah, it will fall pace. it was so peaceful. it is so much says my says my father get seek at 80, sent in what can some on counseling and 2 months later he was taking just a made me so angry. i'm sorry that everybody on black street is i know 5 or 6 family watch. just go is no way you don't know. the thief you came that made me believe you don't know that you are killing people. they live there. it is. what public community didn't care they just safely give feel, met him bow across the united states. communities of color are more likely to breathe polluted air than white woods and black residence in particular are the most likely to live near polluting industries and toxic sites. why is it the continued sites are disproportionately founder, communities of color, the historical institutional racism that has gone on in this country that has led to sort of the limiting of where black and brown people can buy homes and live.

. >> the berkeley public health department hit back confirming 44 cases of covid-19 on the team. the department said that members failed to abide by public health measures, including not getting tested when sick staying home. when sick and wearing mask indoors. that the trainers and the doctors to a return to play protocol. >> and anybody who's been covid positive. and there's. my goes into that. but it's not that the coaches. oversee cal head football coach justin wilcox not specifically addressing the comments made from the health department. >> but says he is optimistic moving forward about his players and his program. there's still a lot of. >> a lot of good out there and you know, i don't envision this being a long-term. issue. you know, next year in the year beyond not to say that it's going to go away. but maybe that we're in a better place jonathan mccall kron 4 news. >> as we get closer to winter leaders at the federal, state and local levels are all now pushing for people to get vaccinated against covid santa clara county health officer doctor sara cody held a news conf

council is scheduled to vote next week on a plan to have mental health experts respond to many police calls. members of the police department'salled to the scene of many emergencies involving people with mental health issues and the homeless. san francisco is among the cities that already have a similar program as the days get shorter during the fall and winter drinking some extra copy may lead to a better mood, according to a new survey. more than a quarter of adults in europe experienced depression and increased feelings of sadness. as daylight hours decreased, but researcherso mood improvement and elevated some of these conditions of the 5000 participants who took part in this study. 29% say they drank a cup of coffee to boost their energy 20% had copied to improve their mood and emotions, and 21% said that coffee helped with their concentration. that survey was funded by the institute for scientific information on coffee. barrier whether we do have some fog regrouping once again tonight, it's pretty warm temperatures for parts of the bay area this weekend. we'll have the update coming up. let's go to ktvu is alex savage.

why so many people in the community had cancer in 2019 the texas public health department found elevated rates of a soft guess bronchitis, larynx, and lun. cancers in kashmir gardens in the 5th ward. a couple of nights ago when i got in from the hospital and i started counting the houses that the people just on my block that have cancer. i had, hey, a cancer, 8 people in one block. and you know, including those that have died from cancer. you know, so yeah, something is definitely wrong. how many were you in this house? 8 of a 19 would my mom, it was an i andre west grew up with 7 brothers and sisters on lavender street in the 5th ward at the same street were shronda and oriental live. wonderful memory here. lot of good memories here. lot of good people in the community, lot of love and community. lot of families, you know, family. everybody was family. bunch of kids, you could have kids laugh and ron, and plan on the bicycles in the wagons. just fog. it get bad out. they everybody start getting sick this is my sister center, george de one, that's the thief with the lung cancer. this is

today the berkeley health department said 44 members of the cal football program have tested positive for covid officials say the team did not follow basic protocol scott for jonathan mccall live on that. cal campus tonight with new developments. jonathan, this is one of those, you know, depending on who you talk to. >> what happened. >> that is absolutely right. grant. you know what talking with members of the cal football team tonight via zoom they say they're now looking forward to trying to turn this chapter of ugliness of what exactly happened with the confusion, with the covid protocols here. they did say that now that they know they've talked with university health system. they talk with berkeley public health leaders now everyone is 100% on board, but it comes as 44 members of this football team tested positive for covid-19. and once again, they say that moving forward, things will be different. >> i think moving forward. everyone is very clear about, you know, the protocols that are in place going forward. what is expected? you know, clearing up the confusion over covid-19 pr

think about all of the work for everyone involved with the department of public health and everything that they -- all of the challenges that they have helped this city to overcome over the last year. i remember my late sister ran a behavioral health clinic in the east bay, in oakland. and i remember the incredible stress in the years before she passed when they were operating in a trailer, in a temporary location. how difficult it was -- not just for the patients and clients, but for all of the staff to come to work in cramped quarters and for people in the community to not even really know where to go to find them. and i remember when they moved back in with the pride and the excitement that i know that folks feel about this amazing facility. and how much it meant to all of the folks who had worked so hard in these temporary locations to actually be in a permanent office to have the city invest in such a meaningful way financially in making sure that there is a home, not just now, but in the years to come, for decades and forever, for all of you to continue serving the community. an

athletic director tells the media they're just following protocols set by the school and the city health departmente same since we started this. you know, we've we've got a university health system with medical doctors who experts and we've got the same type of expertise at berkeley public health and throughout the entire pandemic. 2 years. you know, the university of california berkeley has accepted. recommendations from berkeley public health on how to deal with this pandemic safely. and and that's exactly what we did last week. you know, they they gave us recommendations and we implemented those recommendations to keep our kids safe. >> campus officials say 99.5% of the entire football program is fully vaccinated apparently newly about 2 people who are not vaccinated. athletic director wouldn't say who and wouldn't say why they are not vaccinated and speaking about that usc trojan verse. cal game was supposed to saturday been postponed until december 4th. meanwhile, they do have a game against stanford on november 20th as of now, at least. we'll have to see how many players are even eligible to

cal's athletic director says they're just following the protocols set by the school and the city health departmentsts have been the same since we started this. you know, we've. >> we've got a university health system with medical doctors who experts and we've got the same type of expertise at berkeley public health and throughout the entire pandemic. 2 years. you know, the university of california berkeley has accepted recommendations from berkeley public health on how to deal with this pandemic safely. and and that's exactly what we did last week. you know, they they gave us recommendations and we implemented those recommendations to keep our kids safe. >> officials say 99.5% of the football program has been fully vaccinated there's apparently just 2 people who have not been vaccinated and the athletic director wouldn't tell us who these people were in why they were able to not get vaccinated you know, that that usc game house was play usc this saturday. that's being postponed until december 4th. meantime, there is a game that cal be playing. and as of now and that is against stanford. that's goi

testing but athletic director saying the following protocol protocols set by the school and city health departmentng to continue to fall. >> the goal posts have been the same since we started this. you know, we've we've got a university health system with medical doctors who are our experts. and we've got the same type of expertise at berkeley public health and throughout the entire pandemic. 2 years. you know, the university of california berkeley has accepted. recommendations from berkeley public health on how to deal with this pandemic safely. and and that's exactly what we did last week. you know, they they gave us recommendations and we implemented those recommendations to keep our kids safe. >> now, officials say 99.5% of the team in that includes players and staff. the whole program are fully vaccinated apparently there's about 2 people who are not vaccinated and the athletic director would not identify those 2 people and why they're not vaccinated. now. the game against usc. i told you is postponed. it is going to be on december 4th. in the meantime, the bears will play against stanford an

indeed you many of these school districts say along with the county health departments, they're ready to go with the young ones because of how well they did with the older students. school districts across the bay area, and for that matter, the state nation are working with their county health departments preparing to administer covid vaccines to 5 to 11 year olds. the san francisco unified school district's top officials say it's ready and talk directly with students about it. we're here to help you feel supported and help your families feel confident that the vaccine is. is healthy and good for you over 95% of the students who are 12 to 17 have gotten vaccinated. you are as young people have lived the way. they also answered questions the first and most important about this thoroughly tested vaccine currently authorized for emergency use until fully approved. well, we have to get the vaccine. with an emergency use authorization. we cannot and they you get vaccinated from a scientific standpoint, but we can strongly encourage hit. mary jane burke is superintendent of marine schools a

and never for this long. >> kenny, when do they plan to submit this to the department of health? >> reporter: they will be collecting signatures through friday online and then submit it to the california department of health. these doctors intended for this petition to go with the roll out of the vaccine which, of course, became official today. liz? >> all right, thank you. >>> now at 11:00. high stakes results across the country tonight, off year elections in virginia, voters elected republican youngkin defeating the democrat for governor by two points. a first time candidate. won in a state where president biden defeated trump by 10 points last year. >> all righty virginia we won this thing. >> he took a victory lap, if democrats can not generate more enthusiasm than he did they will likely be swept out of power in congress. >>> new jersey's governor race in a dead heat. way too close to call this hour. republican has a slight lead over phil murphy. ballots are still coming in from heavily democratic areas. >>> voters in minneapolis rejected a proposal to replace the city's li d

for grants to expand, enhance, and improve immunization, information systems administered by health departments and used by health care providers. immunization information systems also known as iis or immunization registries are confidential population based computerized databases that record immunization doses administered by providers to patients. they are critical in our fight against covid-19 and other public health threats like measles and influenza. local public health officials use i.i.s. to collect, analyze, store, and view aggregated vaccination information which is kept confidential and separate from identifiable patient information. this information helps them understandard overall vaccination levels so they can better guide public health decisions for their communities. i.i.s. also helps patients and health care providers by allowing them to view a secure consolidated immunization history. helping them to determine appropriate and necessary vaccinations and reminding patients about vaccination schedules. i.i.s. has been critical in the covid-19 pandemic. they have helped us understa

the latest on the battle between cal and the berkeley health department. after 44 bears tested positive for go it, -- covid, they said they did not get tested, or wear masks. coach wilcox said the team has been monitored all season. >> we have health professionals housed in our building at our practices, on our planes. in the weight room, in the training room. there are people here to help us with all of that on a daily basis. >> desean jackson to the raiders might be a perfect match. after being released, he signed with the silver and black. the tragic henry ruggs accident left them looking for a speedy receiver. at age 34, he can fly. >> my first nfl game was a raider game at the coliseum. chiefs were playing the raiders. i was on the sideline. i was seven or eight years old. >> derek carr said all of them wanted to go out to practice and watch him run. jackson still has the speed. hi, i'm pat and i'm 75 years old. we live in the mountains so i like to walk. i'm really busy in my life; i'm always doing something. i'm not a person that's going to sit too l

we are so proud to be here today to join the san francisco department of public health, the mayor's office and san francisco unified schools in partnering to make sure we get vaccinated. it has been a pleasure to be a president of a university in which the mayor and the department of public health led the nation in its response to the pandemic. not just the state, but the nation. and this is just another step in that direction. the san francisco state, we took the need to get vaccinated very seriously and all of my appeals, we've required vaccination for in-person activities in the fall. we went further modelling ourselves after the city and the department of public health. we require that our students provide actual proof of vaccination. we would not let them in a class on the first monday of classes had they not provided that proof of vaccination and just as we keep talking about our young people leading the way, our students led the way. over 98% of san francisco state is participating in-person face-to-face activities this fall are vaccinated and have provided that. this is more incent

san francisco's public health department does not have data yet, but one pediatrician vaccinated 500s alone. in marin, 2 kids their shots, none at pharmacies, likely making the actual count much higher. >> 4000 more doses today. reporter: one will go to the 11-year-old son of dr. matt willis. >> he will get vaccinated tonight. i'm a physician, i can vaccinate him. reporter: dr. willis's vaccine uptake exceeded his expectations. >> if we really want protection for the winter holidays, the window is this week, next week come the week after. the second dose is three weeks later, and then it takes two weeks for full protection. reporter: the department of health warned of a possible winter surge, urging get their shot. >> i do not think it will be enough to prevent a surge. cases will continue going up and down. reporter: if it will not stop a surge in its tracks, a reminder that that the vaccine prevents bad outcomes. >> upcoming surges should be less impactful on society. reporter: abc 7 news. dan: if you have questions about covid vaccines, you can ask our vaccine team, they are dedic

san francisco's public health department does not have data yet, but one pediatrician vaccinated 50073 their shots, none at pharmacies, likely making the actual count much higher. >> 4000 more doses today. reporter: one will go to the 11-year-old son of dr. matt willis. >> he will get vaccinated tonight. i'm a physician, i can vaccinate him. uptake exceeded his expectations. >> if we really want protection for the winter holidays, the window is this week, next week come the week after. the second dose is three weeks later, and then it takes two weeks for full protection. reporter: the department of health warned of a possible winter surge, urging californians to get boosters, and 5-11-year-olds to quickly get their shot. >> i do not think it will be enough to prevent a surge. cases will continue going up and down. reporter: if it will not stop a surge in its tracks, a reminder that everyone that the vaccine prevents bad outcomes. >> upcoming surges should be less impactful on society. reporter: abc 7 news. dan: if you have questions about covid vaccines, you can ask our vaccine team,

health and prescription plans. comparing plans really pays. paid for by the u.s. department of health & human services larry: tonight, some workers will join committee groups for a march and a rally ahead of tonight's critical vote that could close or relocate eight district schools. enrollment is declining in the district is facing a $14 million budget shortfall, another $900 million in facility pairs also needs to be made. the majority of schools in jeopardy are elementary schools. the meeting starts tonight at 6:30. kristen: the need remains great this year because food wise it is going to be tough as we approach the holidays. today northeast citizens held their weekly food pantry. they expected to give out food to at least 125 people, all living in nearby single room occupancy hotels. the group says it's seen a increase in need since the beginning of the pandemic. >> that was based on our older adult chinese community. we are right on the border but they are also living a around with us. their day programs closed so we stepped up to serve the need. kristen: they were fou

the san francisco health department says that the store on castro street in valley has been infested by rodents a sign on the door says that it is closed because of quote, technical difficulties, kron 4 getting a chance to talk with customers about the problem today. >> never a never got any of the food that they had. i wouldn't be surprised. you know, in a city that there tends to be rodent problems. >> so not hundreds that shocked by that. i mean, it's incredible inconvenient. it's the only drug store that we have in this neighborhood. >> the location will remain closed until it is reinspected by the health department officials say this is the store's first violation in at least 5 years. kron 4 did reach out to walgreens for comment. so far we have yet to hear back. >> they are saving lives. but wrecking havoc. why face masks and gloves that protect us from covid are causing a major problem at bay area beaches will tell you why when we come back. >> spiking inflation now hitting california theme parks. the big changes on the way too disneyland and california adventure. how much mor

department of public-health approval on the 22nd. the department of public works on the 30th. various mailings on july 1st which were responses inform the appeal from verizon's lawyers and the planning department. and it's a lot. it's disappointing to learn about this months after it began with the 15-day clock tick to go appeal. it's challenging to do this while juggling a job, being a single full-time parent, and in the middle of a covid pandemic with my kids going back to in-person school for the first time in 2019. a better process would have notified me and my neighbors about the application in april when they were already writing up their findings that would have given us time to educate ourselves about the process and the proposed equipment and instead i was immediately put on the defensive and in conflict with verizon and my city planners. the process feels quite broken. so i ask you, everyone on this call, should you find yourself in a position to fix this process, at some point in the future with the vote or other means of influence, please imagine what the current p

pharmacy was inundated with calls from adults wanting the vaccine, in a county with no public health department she got busy and went from having only 100 doses to giving out more than 30,000 vaccines >> i called the department of health every single day. >> what made you think that you could do this >> well, i don't take no for an answer. >> reporter: and she did the same thing to get shots for kids, but traded in he white pharmacy coat for a cartoon costume. >> and if taking off the white coat makes the child more comfortable that's exactly what i'm going to do. >> reporter: parents lined up with their kids >> it's remarkable >> reporter: one woman on a mission >> doing what i love to do, which is helping people >> reporter: helping them stay well rehema ellis, nbc news, springfield, pennsylvania. >> that's "nightly news" for this tuesday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night this is elodia. she's a recording artist. 1 of 10 million people that comcast has connected to affordable internet in the last 10 years. and this is em

mayor breed: i work very closely with our department of public health and it has everything to do with looking at the data and making sound decisions. we are seeing an increase of hospitalizations in san francisco. it is winter, but we knew after halloween, just like last year, we would see a number of cases go up. part of what we know is the vaccine is to prevent people from hopefully going into the hospital. that's a big deal for us. we don't want anyone to die because of covid, but i'm not certain if we are going to get to that point. until we do, we want to look at the data, make sound decisions and not overburden the public with a lot of requirements unless they are absolutely necessary. kristen: you recently weighed id on the recall against three san francisco school board members. you support the recall. most of the supervisors too. these are the only three who can be recalled, but do you think the entire board has been focusing on the wrong things these past two years? mayor breed: i have been very vocal about my concern about my decisions -- about the decisions that have been