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jonathan serrie fox news. this'll is ktvu fox two news at six.athy and grief in the nation's capital to honor the 400,000 americans who have now died from the coronavirus today. president elect joe biden and vice president elect kamala harris took time to remember all of the victims on the eve of their inauguration. to hell. we must remember. it's hard sometimes to remember, but that's how we heal. it's important to do that. as a nation. that's why we're here today. ceremony at the lincoln memorial came as the nation past 400,000 coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began. good evening, everyone i'm frank somerville and i'm cristina rendon in tonight for julie the words from the president elect and his vice president, emphasizing national unity as they prepare to lead the country through the deadly pandemic. tonight way grieve and begin healing together that we may be physically separated. we the american people are united in spirit. following the brief remarks. 400 lights were illuminated along the edges of the lincoln memorial, reflecting pool

let get to it with jonathan serrie following the latest developments and how this will pan out tonight in atlanta. jonathan? >> hi there, neil. turnout has been steady in fulton county. three million voters have cast early ballots. early voting favors democrats. so today republicans have been making an all-out effort to get their supporters to the polls. take a listen. >> over 5 million people voted in november. if we get that, we'll be in great shape. republicans wait until the last minute to vote on election day. today is no different. i'm confident they know what is what is at stake and we're going to get this vote out. >> president trump's challenge has divided some republicans. they have been a rallying cry for democrats that say these efforts to overturn the efforts amount to voter suppression. the day has reason smoothly with one location reporting wait times longer than 28 minutes. there was a software issue in one county, columbia county, which includes part of the 12th congressional district. that required voters to cast merge ballots before they could get the machines runnin

jonathan serrie, fox news, los angeles county health officials are reporting widespread covid-19 outbreaksworkplaces. county data shows 540 current outbreaks at workplaces. including food and retail stores, like trader joe's whole foods, markets and target stores. there's even an outbreak in burbank on the warner brothers studio set of the young sheldon sitcom in all, there are more than 11,000 infections among staff at work places in l. a county as a result of the outbreaks. a team of experts from the world health organization is being allowed to travel to wuhan, china, the team will investigate the origin of the coronavirus, which was first detected there in late 2019. they're expected to arrive in wuhan on thursday. to this point, china has rejected any outside investigation into how the first patients were infected. monday marked one year. since the first known death from the coronavirus, california saw some of the worst wildfire smoke last year, contributing to terrible air quality. coming up the new research from stanford on just how badly that smoke affected pollution levels. and yo

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jonathan serrie has more now from atlanta. white house is pulling out all the stops to keep president biden's promise of 100 covid-19 vaccine doses in 100 days, stadiums and parking lots across the country now being turned into vaccination mega centers, but some states are complaining. they're not getting enough doses for everyone who wants one. the cdc says it's working to fill gaps in the supply chain. but some officials are now suggesting a private company handled distribution. too much big government. role as kind of messed it up. but the co chair of the covid task forces pushing back on that criticism, noting the pace of vaccinations has increased to about one million every day, and some doctors say they're still working to convince a skeptical public that the vaccine is safe and effective. 38 million of those have already been given out and so the key is not distribution. the key is, can we get it from being distributed into people's arms? some states are reporting progress. california lifting stay at home orders for all

let's go to fox news correspondent jonathan serrie in atlanta with more on that.l. america has been spared the one-two punch many public health officials feared. they thought there might be a very active flu season this winter on top of the covid-19 pandemic but this has not happened so far. doctors attribute this in part to order high rates of vaccination against influenza. americans heeded the warnings, went out and got their flu shots but they also credit face masks and social distancing. these measures to slow the spread of coronavirus are also effective against other respiratory viruses and are apparently keeping flu at bay. all states are currently reporting low to minimal flu activity. so connell, there may be some lessons taken as we approach flu seasons in the future to mitigate the severity. connell: all right. those will be good lessons to take. in the middle of all of this, jonathan we have all kinds of headlines. one was the san diego zoo placing its gorillas under quarantine? what is that all about? reporter: they did. for covid-19. they noticed some

jonathan serrie, fox news of britain's government is now enforcing a new travel ban as concerns growa covid-19 variant in brazil. the united kingdom is banning flights from south america and portugal as this new variant leads to a surge of cases throughout brazil. the announcement comes just weeks after several countries banned travel from the uk over a different. covid-19 strain. british health officials say there are no signs that that brazilian strain has reached the country yet and that this travel ban is a precautionary measure. we do not want to be tripping up at this last moment, which is why i took the decision as an extra precaution to the band those flights entirely. if you don't take immediate action, i think the risks are hu meantime new coronavirus cases are rising throughout china, as health officials prepare for a surge ahead of lunar new year travel. they're building a 3000 unit quarantine facility to handle an overflow of patients. stay at home order lifted in the lake tahoe area just in time for a long holiday weekend. coming up next here on the four we'll talk live

jonathan serrie with the latest in georgia how things are faring. i'm always started, jonathan, we talk about voter participation, more than three million have already done so. it is startling. reporter: more than three million have already voted. traditionally early voting favors democrats. so republicans are really pressing their voters to head to the polls today. right now i'm at the fulton county library, one of the voting places. full ton county is the largest county in georgia. covers most of atlanta which favors democrats. jon ossoff met voters in another polling center outside of atlanta. he and his running mate rafael warnock are accusing republican senators pandering to president trump's claims of voter fraud. take a listen. >> he is focused on overturning election results. we need to get economic relief to the people. we need to pass $2000 stimulus checks for the people. we need to surge vaccine distribution and make testing and vaccines free for every american to beat this virus. reporter: senator kelly loeffler who campaigned this mornin

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jonathan serrie, ktvu fox two news.alifornia public health officials did announce to oakland healthcare systems will help the statewide coronavirus vaccine efforts. blue shield of california will now manage the vaccination requests. lucio is also expected to oversee the transition making vaccines available based on age instead of occupation. kinds of permanent day will help distribute and deliver the vaccines. they will also continue to provide vaccinations for its members. california's plans to shift to age based covid-19 vaccine priority is raising concerns that a large group of vulnerable people will be left out. the state is providing vaccines now to anyone 65 older advocates fear the new guidelines will result in the disabled, chronically ill high risk and immuno compromised. people under 65 having to wait even longer to get the vaccine. they say aged based priority puts many lives at risk. we don't understand why people under 65, who are also high risk, and that includes high weight people that includes people wit

jonathan serrie ktvu fox two news.gton, d c security is still on high alert weeks after the deadly attack on the capitol, and now there's a new debate on permanent safety changes there. a massive ring of security surrounds us capital of thousands of national guard troops still in that city. and while law enforcement agencies say they're still threats from extremist groups, house speaker nancy pelosi says members need more money for security, saying there's been even more threats within congress. but some gop lawmakers question the safety concern. we will probably need a supplemental for more security for members when the enemy is within the house of representatives. what is this specific threat? what group? what's the size of it? what it's capable. what are its capabilities? the acting capitol police chief is recommending big changes, including permanent fencing and having backup forces near the capital and the mayor of d. c says the exercise cure. it makes sense for now, but tweets, we will not accept extra troops or

jonathan serrie fox news. as i conclude my term as the 45th, president of the united states, i stand before you truly proud of what we have achieved together. we did what we came here to do, and so much more. this week, we inaugurate a new administration. and pray for its success in keeping america safe and prosperous. we extend our best wishes, and we also want them to have luck. a very important word. i'd like to begin by thanking just today. president trump released to 20 minutes long video reflecting on his time in office. he did not mention his successor by name. he's breaking 150 years of precedent by not attending the inauguration. if you want to see the entire message from president trump, go to ktvu .com or our news app and you can watch it for yourself. president elect biden's first action after arriving in washington this afternoon was to lead a memorial in memory of the fourth. 100,000 americans who've died of the coronavirus. the ceremony included 400 lights along the reflecting pool at the lincol

jonathan serrie reports from atlanta.utbreak is still accelerating new cases now averaging more than 200,000 every day have increased 36% in the past two weeks. we're also seeing a 46% increasing daily deaths over that same period, but the vaccination effort is ramping up a record 1.25 million americans were vaccinated on monday. and the feds are encouraging states to pick up the pace. we're number one not going to hold back that second dose anymore because now we have enough in reserve that we can just start pushing those doses out there. the trump administration also issuing new guidelines encouraging states to expand access, saying people over the age of 65, those under 65 with pre existing conditions should be eligible for the vaccine. but some governors say the biggest hold up so far has been supply. they. just don't have enough doses for everyone who needs them, but simply not possible that everybody gets it in that first week. if we had more quantity in the state, we could get it into the arms of those who need to

as fox's jonathan serrie tells us this afternoon.s comes as states take action to try to obtain more vaccine doses to expand the rollout. ah winner surge of the coronavirus is taking effect nationwide, with the number of new cases skyrocketing in at least 30 states. the wave of infections comes as the u. s reports more than 120 cases of, um or contagious covid-19 variant. cdc officials warning it could become the most dominant strain in the u. s. by march before, if you had to be. uh with someone for 15 minutes, you may only need to be with someone for 45 minutes now to be at high risk of getting this infection. president elect joe biden said ministrations rejected a plan from president trump toe lift travel restrictions on europe in brazil over concerns about new covid-19 strains. health experts are warning people not to give up on mitigation efforts. a more contagious variant actually increases the percentage of the population that would need to be immune. this is just simply not the time to succumb to that pandemic fatigue. public

jonathan serrie is standing by in atlanta. we begin with chief white house correspondent john roberts live from the north lawn this morning. what were with stakes of the president campaigning in georgia last night, john? >> glad to see you and bill have a band back together. it is difficult to overstate the significance of what is going to happen in georgia today and why president trump was down there last night because if republicans hang onto one of those seats it means they maintain control of the senate and act as a check and balance on joe biden's agenda. if they were to lose both seats, it would be much easier for joe biden to get his agenda through. the filibuster is still in place in many cases. in some cases it is not. that was the argument president trump was making in dalton last night. a large and enthusiastic crowd, his final campaign appearance of this election cycle. listen here. >> president trump: your vote tomorrow will decide which party controls the united states senate. the radical democrats are trying to

jonathan serrie reporting from atlanta.l, the south african strain as well as the strains originating in the u.k. and brazil, are more infectious, more resistant to the vaccine and constantly mutating from the original covid-19 strain. south africa linked one has had at least eight, the brazil-linked virus has had twenty mutations. the u.k. virus, that strain has had twenty-three changes, and they are happening quicker and quicker. >>> well, now to the latest on the stock markets and the internet brokerages that have decided they will decide just who are the winners and who are the losers. texas attorney general ken paxton i says he's investigating robinhood, discord, citadel hedge fund and other companies that have suspended stock trading and investing. at least two class action lawsuits have been filed against robinhood. robinhood allowed some trading of gamestop and amc -- as they lefted their restrictions -- lifted their restrictions. no new limits on trading in heavily-shorted stocks as of right now from the policies t

jonathan serrie live in atlanta picks up that part of the story. good morning, jonathan. >> good morning. president biden wants to create a public health job corp hiring nurses and contact tracers to fight the pandemic and protections for renters who face economic hardship related to covid-19. a moratorium on evictions will be extended through march. >> the initial program was $3600. the idea was about three months' rent on average. but now we're seeing people who are more than three months behind and still haven't found a solution to their financial problems. >> this morning president biden's chief medical advisor dr. fauci informed the world health organization the u.s. intends to remain an active member and collaborate with international efforts to develop and distribute vaccines, diagnostics and treatments for people in need around the globe. >> the biden administration also intends to be fully engaged in advancing global health, supporting global health security, and the global health security agenda, and building a healthier future for all peo

correspondent jonathan serrie has our update. >> as u.s. in los angeles worn a new strain may be responsible for more than one-third of cases in l.a. however vaccines appear to work against new mutations. >> everyone who has the ability to get a vaccine should get a vaccine. i think that is a thing that will get this pandemic over. >> the vaccine rollout has been slow especially parts in the southeast. nearly two-thirds of private clinics have administered less than half of the vaccine they have been allocated prompting the governor to withhold additional shipment. >> the vaccines we don't send the sites falling behind could be used to support sites that are efficiently getting the vaccine out. >> one bright spot bypassed the federal government's partnership with national drug store chains to bring in local pharmacies, health departments, and the national guard to vaccinate more residents per capita more than any other u.s. state as wisconsin prepares to make the vaccine available to teachers, child care providers, and police, grocery store

jonathan serrie is in atlanta. how huge might it be?ounty we are seeing a steady turnout and earlier this morning there was a line outside, it also picked up during the lunch break. investigators state and local and federal are looking into threats that arrived in several parts of the states, nearly a dozen parts of the state. the georgia bureau of investigation says "our agency is working with partners to investigate the threats. the goal is to ensure a safe election and that all voters have access to polling locations." >> we anticipate there could be any number of potential threats out there that could be attempting to encourage or discourage turnouts. we encourage everyone to turn out and be safe, be smart, and don't let anybody get in the way of you casting your vote. >> state officials are concerned this information will prevent some georgians from voting. they're accusing george's republican senators of pandering to unsubstantiated rumors to win trump supporter's, but david perdue and kelly leffler insists, measures must be taken

. >> bret: jonathan serrie in atlanta. thank you.next, president biden's pick to lead the civil rights division had questionable theories about racial superiority and anti-semitism in her past. we'll take a look at that. here's what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering. fox 5 in york, court documents alleged ghislaine maxwell directed a room of underage girls to kiss, dance, and touch one another for late pedophile jeffrey epstein. it was revealed in 112 court documents running to thousands of pages released late wednesday. fox 43 in topeka. thousands of fraudulent unemployment claims prompt kansas to shut down its processing system. that means some jobless workers will have payments delayed as the state installs new antifraud protections. and this is a live look at detroit from our affiliate, fox 2. general motors sets a goal of making the vast majority of its vehicles electric by 2035. gm says it wants to make the entire company carbon neutral five years after that. that is tonight's live look outside the belt

let's get jonathan serrie to pick up reporting and very latest from here in atlanta.y voting numbers you mentioned, traditionally early voting numbers favors democrats. today republicans are making and all out effort getting their supporters to the polls. take a listen. >> over five million people voted in november. if we get anywhere near that vote turnout today we'll be in great shape. republicans notoriously wait until the last minute to vote on election day. today is no different. i'm very confident that they know what is at stake and we're going to get this vote out. reporter: president trump challenges to the outcome of the presidential race in georgia have divided many republicans they have become a rallying cry for democrats who say any efforts to overturn the results amount to voter suppression. >> and my opponent, kelly loeffler seems awfully busy trying to diminish the voices of the people she is supposed to be representing. she is a senate who will try to amplify the voices of the people, not diminish the voices of people. reporter: state elections officia

we get the latest now from fox's jonathan serrie. president biden begins his term in office today with a new strategy for fighting the coronavirus, including rejoining the world health organization and mandating face mass on federal property. we're entering what may be the toughest and deadliest period of the virus must set aside politics and finally faced this pandemic. as one nation. the biden administration takes the reins that the country's coronavirus death toll surpasses 400,000 hospitalizations have leveled off and some hard hit states, including california, where the state's transmission rate has decreased, but public health officials fear covid-19 variants could prevent progress, including a new strain blamed for away. eve of recent cases in los angeles, the recent emergence off rapidly spreading violence makes the rapid and equitable rollout off vaccines. all the more important. meanwhile some state leaders are trying to secure more vaccine doses as their supply runs low here in georgia. health officials say there are only

jonathan serrie ktvu fox two news. more than $30 billion in unemployment benefits may have been stolen by hackers, identity thieves and overseas crime syndicates from the state of california. a state investigation finds that a quarter of unemployment payments were sent to fake accounts for suspicious accounts. nearly all these claims were made through a federally supported program with broad eligibility requirements. it did not require unemployment, verification or even identification, still become this noontime or restaurants and shops back open today, right here in the bay area, and we're gonna hear the excitement from business owners as they welcome back those first customers and we could do to follow the latest on the storm system, making its way into the bay area. evacuation order is already underway in some areas affected by recent wildfires record and check back in with meteorologist rosemary oroczo meteorologist rosemary oroczo will have the full forecast. hi, i'm mike. jack hired me to tell you about his bagel

jonathan serrie ktvu fox two news about an hour ago, dr lee riley, a professor of infectious diseases and vaccine ology at uc berkeley, joined us to talk about this new vaccine made by johnson johnson, and he called it good news. this vaccine only requires one dose and then the technology behind the development. this vaccine has been in existence in johnson johnson for a long time so they should be able to relatively quickly switch the back. same formulation in such a way that they can then address the new variant as well. johnson and johnson is the fifth company supported by the u. s to develop a covid vaccine in less than a year's time. we'll send it clara county deputy arrested by his own agency, the man now being charged with faking his own ambush shooting. we have the stunning details coming up next, plus relief for some renters and landlords what you can expect after governor newsome extends the eviction moratorium. and a very weather after a stormy week. can we still be tracking some scattered showers into the weekend? we'll have ♪ ♪ it's the brand new chicken dance song uh ♪ ♪

jonathan serrie ktvu fox two news.lth leaders across the state are will not flatten or en start to really decliner few weu azenith smith reports, doctors and nurses, they are all feeling overwhelmed. brazil. i'm happy to be alive. i'm happy to be here, said jose resident rolando bania on the mend. after contracting covid-19, hospitalized for a week on oxygen support as he recovers. he's also grieving. his 65 year old uncle did not survive the virus. his funeral last friday in many ways was like a grandfather to my kids dearly loved dearly missed 999 other families in santa clara county. you're similar pain, the first bay area county to record 1000 covid-19 deaths. it's profoundly sad. we. know that this is a deadly virus. we know that it started in the bay area. quite it almost a year ago. january 31st 2020 santa clara county announced the bay area's first case, a man returning to san jose from a trip to wuhan. china were not surprised to be announcing the first case in the bay area and in northern california. our asse

on track to produce 100 million doses of its vaccine candidate by the end of june in atlanta, jonathan serrieng to streamline the state's vaccination process now that more businesses are starting to reopen, health and human services secretary dr mark galley is still cautioning people to keep their guard up. and while california has been criticized for its slow vaccine distribution, there are new efforts to revamp the rollout. yolanda richard simmons is the new secretary of the government operations agency when will take over the state's vaccine delivery as the federal supply ramps up? californians were understandably confused by mixed messages. variability of eligibility across the state went when it's my turn. who's going next? the state is also changing its eligibility standards. people 65 older and some essential workers are being prioritized, and then the state will move to an age based system and hopes of speeding up inoculations. sonoma county begins its mass vaccination program today open rohnert park, the county and its medical business partner opted serval, the evo able to give 420 v

jonathan serrie ktvu fox two news. all right. it has been a rough week on wall street and on this friday afternoon, a lot of red out there on the board. the dow at one point today was actually down 720 points you can see here on the screen right now it's down just about more than 460 points. one stock in particular. a lot of people keeping eyes on his video game retailer game stock, and it is having a very big day. why the attention here while yesterday brokerages actually shut down trading on gamestop stock, as well as some others, only to reopen again, too? day. let's check in with ktvu frank mallicoat joins us live with more on this developing story. hey, frank. hey, mike. good afternoon and happy friday. there's one thing the market does not like and that's uncertainty and there's certainly been a lot of that going on this weekend last week is well. gamestop came out of the gate guns a blazing will share storing well over 100% trading had to be halted for a couple of minutes. it did resume and the shares have fallen, but it's

jonathan serrie has tonight's update from atlanta. public health officials already had their hands full trying to contain the covid-19 outbreak. now they're tracking three new strains spreading quickly. at least 24 states have confirmed cases of the uk variant, which is expected to become the dominant strain in the u. s. by next month, were also seeing a variant that emerged in south africa. and on monday, doctors in minnesota confirmed the first case of a brazilian strain thought to be significantly more contagious than the original. it wants to succeed it wants to spread. we all need to do whatever we can, despite the high transmissibility of the new strains, some states are slowly reopening. california lifted a stay at home order on monday, ending some restrictions on businesses and houses of worship, and new york officials say they're expecting to make a similar announcement. in the coming days. i think we're at a new place now, and we can start to adjust that valve on start to open up more economic active. buddy, but some public

jonathan serrie is standing by in atlanta.hat do we expect to hear from the president as he begins a short time from now? >> a number of things. first big crowd on the ellipse and a big crowd across constitution avenue on the national mall. there you see the crowd and ellipse of the white house in the background waiting for the president to speak. white house officials tell fox news he is going to touch on a number of themes in his speech today including fighting for the integrity of democracy. the president's claim that democrats seized on the pandemic to steal the election and he will also thank republicans who are standing up to join him in the fight against what happened on november 3. twitter this morning the president talked br the georgia senate race going down the road of election fraud. the president tweeting they just happened to find 50,000 ballots late last night. the usa is embarrassed by fools. our election process worse than that of third world countries. the president suggesting that democrats are toying with s

jonathan serrie is live in atlanta with more. idently a different era, john. covid-19 is just one of many crises that have occurred over the past year, a year that also included a disputed election and sometimes violent protests from both the left and the right. the civil rights leader's daughter, bernice king, says this is why this year's commemoration includes an urgent call to bring people together to realize her father's dream of the beloved community. >> the most pressing issue of our time demands that humanity envisions, strategizes, and organizes toward a more just, humane, equitable, and peaceful society, with nonviolence as the pathway to that world. >> two outside pastors are presiding over the service, and the bishop is delivering the keynote address. however, there was a greeting from ebenezer church's senior pastor, raphael warnock, who is about to be sworn in as the first black u.s. senator from the state of georgia. john, back to you. stick a little bit later on in today's program, jonathan, we'll be talking to an o

jonathan serrie in atlanta with more on that. >> reporter: hi there, neil.they are holding the annual commemoration of the life of dr. martin luther king jr. at ebeneezer baptist church, the historic church home of the king family, but they're doing it differently this year. they're streaming it because of concerns about the covid-19 pandemic. you know, this year has had lots of tragedy and turmoil including the pandemic, a disputed election and sometimes violent protests from both the left and the right. the civil rights leader's daughter bernice king says that's why this year's commemoration includes an especially urgent call to bring people together to realize her father's dream of the beloved community. take a listen. >> the most pressing issues of our time demand that humanity envision, strategize and organize toward a more just, humane, equitable and peaceful society. with nonviolence as the pathway to that world. >> reporter: two outside pastors are presiding over the service, and bishop t.d. jakes is delivering the keytote arrest. there was -- keynot