let's begin with abc7 news reporter kate larsen who found out how hundreds of san francisco hospitalloyees are getting infected with covid. porter: two major san francisco hospitalled, zuckerberg san francisco general and ucsf, are reporting who than 230 staff members infected with covid, most of them breakthrough cases. >> more staff are getting covid than we saw before and it's mostly vaccinated staff and that's just because of the easing every restrictions. >> reporter: the chief medical officer of san francisco general hospital says in july more than 50 staff members tested positive for covid, 75 to 80% of them fully vaccinated. none of them have been hospitalized. this is out of 7,005 7,500 total hospital staff. it's a small portion, but how they got covid is important. >> i think 99% of those cases, almost 100% we have been able to track back to community spread. we have so far not detected patient to staff or staff to patient infections right now. >> reporter: a source tells me three of the san francisco general cases were emergency department staff who gathered at an event to

kate larsen. >>> chilling video in surfside. >>> life saving measures making all the difference in theuth bay. first responders saving a woman's life during a fast moving fire. >>> get ready to dig a little deeper into your pocket the next time you cross the golden gate bridge. yes, something is happening with the tolls. >>> i'm meteorologist sandy patel. the holiday weekend is approaching and we have no extreme heat to tell you about. i'll have the forecast coming right up. >>> tonight we have a super cool new thing called an audience. >> there was a hat with names it and you had to make out with whoever you pulled the name out of the hat. matthew perry pulled my name out of the hat - i'm norm. - i'm szasz. [norm] and we live in columbia, missouri. we do consulting, but we also write. [szasz] we take care of ourselves constantly; it's important. we walk three to five times a week, a couple miles at a time. - we've both been taking prevagen for a little more than 11 years now. after about 30 days of taking it, we noticed clarity that we didn't notice before. - it's still helping me. i

abc7 news reporter kate larsen spoke with political experts about why the timing could actually be goodfor the governor. >> reporter: californians, mark the calendar. september 14th is recall election day when voters decide whether to oust governor gavin newsom from office. >> the new date is christmas in july for gavin newsom and his team. they have got to be popping the champagne corks today. >> reporter: senior politico's california playbook karla maranucci explained september gives republicans less time to wage a campaign against newsom. >> they were looking for months to be able to pound newsom on his reporter: republicans have their own take. one of the main recall proponents. how do you think the timing of the recall date will impact this election? >> i think it's going to actually be a huge problem for him and less of a problem for us. august, september, october, november, if you're a bad governor, you're a bad governor. >> reporter: dunsmore thinks the delta variant and election timing with back to school could be problematic for newsom. >> i think they were expecting that covi

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abc7 news reporter kate larsen spoke with political experts about why the timing could actually be goods for the governor. >> reporter: californians, mark the calendar. september 14th is recall election day when voters decide whether to oust governor gavin newsom from office. >> the new date is christmas in july for gavin newsom and his team. they have got to be popping the champagne corks today. >> reporter: senior politico's california playbook karla maranucci explained september gives republicans less time to wage a campaign against newsom. >> they were looking for months to be able to pound newsom on his weaknesses which they think homelessness, crime rising in the cities. >> reporter: republicans have their own take. one of the main recall proponents. how do you think the timing of the recall date will impact this election? >> i think it's going to actually be a huge problem for him and less of a problem for us. august, september, october, november, if you're a bad governor, you're a bad governor. >> reporter: dunsmore thinks the delta variant and election timing with back to schoo

abc7 news reporter and vaccine team member kate larsen reports on the growing number of people skipping their second vaccine dose. >> we've had a lot of people pass away, a lot of people get ill, a lot of people still in hospital. >> reporter: nick lee with the rafiqqi coalition with health and wellness is working to reduce health inequities in san francisco's black community. mayor london breed says 28% of san franciscans hospitalized with covid last week were african american despite being only 5% of the city's population and now this week there's been a 40% increase in testing at the bayview site, but turnout is not the same for vaccines. >> getting you to come get tested is one step. getting you to get vaccinated is another. getting you to get your second dose has become its own barrier in itself whether it's because of the side effects from the first or a lot of individuals just feel like they're already vaccinated. they feel all they need is one shot and they're good to go. >> reporter: but that's not the case. in fact, a newly published study out of stanford quantifies just how i

kate larsen, abc7 news. >> aaa says 3.5 million people will be flying for the 4th. sfo as we take a live look outside there now expects 40,000 travelers daily to pass through its checkpoints over the holiday weekend. it comes as cancellations are piling up. today southwest canceled nearly 200 flights and more than 200 yesterday. the airline blames bad weather and very full flights. however, abc news learned the airline also has severe staffing issues. >>> in the south bay a first real push for restaurants after the state's reopening in mid- june. dine downtown returns to san jose this year with added importance, of course. abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo has this story. >> reporter: downtown san jose is slowly bouncing back after the state's reopening and it's no secret restaurants can use a uphill climb fothese te eateri survived the pandemic getting some much needed help as dine downtown returns. >> we get a lot of people who are very fans of the dine downtown and will go to every restaurant and try and see what they have. >> reporter: prefixed menus, chef

abc7 news reporter and vaccine team member kate larsen reports on the growing number of people skippingir second vaccine dose. >> we've had a lot of people pass away, a lot of people get ill, a lot of people still in hospital. >> reporter: nick lee with the rafiqqi coalition with health and wellness is working to reduce health inequities in san francisco's black community. mayor london breed says 28% of san franciscans hospitalized with covid last week were african american despite being only 5% of the city's population and now this week there's been a 40% increase in testing at the bayview site, but turnout is not the same for vaccines. >> getting you to come get tested is one step. getting you to get vaccinated is another. getting you to get your second dose has become its own barrier in itself whether it's because of the side effects from the first or a lot of individuals just feel like they're already vaccinated. they feel all they need is one shot and they're good to go. >> reporter: but that's not the case. in fact, a newly published study out of stanford quantifies just how impor

let's begin with abc7 news reporter kate larsen who found out how hundreds of san francisco hospitalloyees are getting infected with covid. >> reporter: two major san francisco hospitalled, zuckerberg san francisco general and ucsf, are reporting who than 230 staff members infected with covid, most of them breakthrough cases. >> more staff are getting covid than we saw before and it's mostly vaccinated staff and that's just because of the easing every restrictions. >> reporter: the chief medical officer of san francisco general hospital says in july more than 50 staff members tested positive for covid, 75 to 80% of them fully vaccinated. none of them have been hospitalized. this is out of 7,005 total hospital staff. it's a small portion, but how they got covid is important. >> i think 99% of those cases, almost 100% we have been able to track back to community spread. we have so far not detected patient to staff or staff to patient infections right now. >> reporter: a source tells me three of the san francisco general cases were emergency department staff who gathered at an event tog

i am kate larsen. this is abc7 news live abc7, you live or where every string.hour with our meteorologist lisa argen who's keeping track of the weekend forecast. >> good morning. classic summertime with clouds and fog. from the exploratory him camera, 57 downtown, 52 and sunshine in oakland with low 60s in san jose. in pacifica at 59. at the golden gate bridge when it brightens up we will see a pretty nice day although fog will stay at the shoreline. upper 60s near the delta and mix 60s inland. with the "fam" clearing to the close line at the coast only low 60s at the coast, mid-70s at san mateo with an afternoon sea breeze kicking up. a few degrees warming above the bay shore but even oakland will see 70s and mid 80s to low 90s in parts of the inland valleys. we will talk about the in level mid-level moisture indicates of dry thunderstorms heading our way tomorrow. >>> variant is being blamed for spike in covid cases. the director of the cdc calls it a pandemic of the unvaccinated. the number of hospitalizations and deaths are increasing with vaccination rates

kate larsen. >> it is not just vaccines, titer mask mandates may be coming soon because of the spreaddelta variant. the cdc asks that people wear masks whether vaccinated or not. we could face another lockdown if people don't. amy hollyfield with more. >> reporter: contra costa county is considered to have a high level of community transmission by the cdc. will we see these stores, restaurants, salons, lockdown again? we took that question to a ucsf dr. and here are the numbers that experts are watching. there were an average of 231 new daily covid-19 cases reported in the bay area july 1. three weeks later on july 23, that is five times more. during the same timeframe, hospitalizations have more than doubled to r e last ti was november 17 ri the we talked to said he's not ruling out the possibility of a future lockdown. >> it depends on what we do. i think we are catching this early enough and the percentage of vaccinated people is high enough that the likelihood that we will see a surge that threatens to overwhelm hospitals is very low. >> he does think a mask mandate is coming to t

i am kate larsen along with lisa argen.erica next followed by abc7 news at 9:00 a.m. we will be back. for now, have a great morning. if there were a button that would help you use less energy, breathe cleaner air, and even take on climate change... would you press it? >>> good morning, america. covid cases soaring. the warning from the cdc. >> this is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated. >> the daily case average up nearly 70% in the last week. the state seeing the biggest surges getting help from the white house as they try to stop the spread. while in l.a., the mask mandate back, and with the olympics a week away, the first case detected in the olympic village. athletes weighing in on safety concerns. james longman in tokyo with the te.st mlion peoe k r flash flooding this weekend. rain records set to be broken as the fears for dry lightning fueling wildfire

. >>> good morning, i am kate larsen. you are watching abc7 news at 5:00 a.m. have more on the mask recommendation in just a moment. but first we're going to get a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa arjun. >>> we have a deck of low clouds that is more compressed this morning. we are not seeing as much fog. 58 in oakland. 55 in fremont. with still some cold water to purchase. the fog will be with us going into the coast. were bringing the fire danger index it to the second half of the weekend. fire danger will be elevated across the east bay. the upper elevations to the north and east bay hills. moisture and dry lightning could come our way. it is partly cloudy at 9:00 with numbers in the 60s. 60s and upper 70s for the afternoon around noon time. pleasant mid-70s along the peninsula. low 70s in oakland. soquel at the close. breeze through the afternoon. we will talk about that to fire danger threat throughout sunday and monday, in a few minutes. >>> because of the dry lightning threat, cal fire says that it will be increasing staffing this weekend

i'm kate larsen.aapi communities through music and dance. the fair returns after being canceled because of the pandemic. this year, it's back with multiple events on three different weekends. today is the our communities our pride event in peace plaza. lisa argen is here with a look at our weekend forecast. it is starting to look pretty nice out there on this saturday. >>> look at the golden gate bridge. clearing and less fog. temperatures warmer inland. 60 oakland. 52 in morgan hill. there is fog. it clears to bring a warmer day. less wind inland. 60s right now. we are warmer than we were 60s right now. we are warmer than we were ♪ unlock a summer of possibilities in a new chevy. expand your options... and your perspective. find your next adventure in a new chevy. enjoy the open road and make no monthly payments for the rest of the summer on select popular chevy suvs. plus, get interest free financing for 72 months when you finance with gm financial. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. expertl

abc7 news reporter kate larsen spoke with officials and doctors about this worrying trend. >> reporter: the delta variant is driving up, with cases across the country and in california. it's put part of the east bay on the cdc emergency hotspot list. >> our case rates have more than doubled in recent weeks, and i'm concerned for further increases. >> reporter: the alameda county, they've been increasing along the 880 corridor for san leandro and oakland. >> but also the places where vaccine rates are lower. >> in almeda and contra costa, 62% are fully vaccinated, much higher than the national average, which is 48%, but it's still not enough. >> we are seeing an increase in half sliced patients. not surprised, they are not vaccinated. >> reporter: the chief medical officer for jameer health and contra costa county says, there are currently 16 covert patients, it is 36 to 77 other hospitals in concord and walnut creek. >> i've had patients admitted to the hospital sometimes work over that were not vaccinated, that were, you know, somewhat sorry at the time of their admission, that they h

abc7 news reporter kate larsen spoke with bay area officials and doctors about this worrying trend. >> reporter: the delta variant is driving up covid cases across the country and in california. the growing search has now put parts of the east bay on the cdc's emergency hotspot list. >> our case rates have more than doubled in recent weeks, and i'm concerned for further increases. >> reporter: dr. nicholas moss is the health officer in alameda county, where cases have been increasing along the 880 corridor , for san leandro and oakland. >> those are also the places where i've seen rates lower. >> reporter: in alameda and contra costa county, 62% of residents are fully vaccinated, much higher than the national average, which is 48%. but it's still not enough. >> we are seeing an increase in hospitalized patients, and not surprisingly, they are not vaccinated. >> reporter: dr. russell rodriguez, chief medical officer for john mayer health and contra costa county, he says there's currently 16 covid patients, and other hospitals in concord and walnut creek. >> i've had patients who have b

kate larsen explained why doctors say vaccine skepticism among young adults may delay any hope of herd>> reporter: new research shows one in four unvaccinated 18 to 25-year-olds so they probably will not or definitely will not get a covid vaccine. >> a lot of my friends are scared to get it. >> they don't believe in vaccination. they think it is a hoax. >> there is misinformation on social media and that can be overwhelming. >> reporter: but all that i spoke to our vaccinated and not all are from the bay area, a highly vaccinated region. alabama resident samuel smith drove to mississippi to get his vaccine. >> one day we heard it opened up and we drove through a tornado to get my first dose. >> reporter: maryland resident, monica, said after her parents got covid she wanted the vaccine to keep her family safe. >> i got covid and my brother as well, so i knew it was no joke. >> reporter: they used to national survey data from more than 5000 young adults for the study, half of whom wanted to wait to make sure the vaccine is safe. >> 50% said they were concerned about side effects from th

i'm kate larsen.ommemorate the 77th anniversary of port chicago explosion. in one of the worst main land disasters of world war ii an explosion stent at port chicago killed hundreds of mostly african american soldiers, shook the entire east bay testimony park service will honor the victims at the national memorial in concord. >>> good morning, clouds in the city. 54. 60 mountain view sunny san jose. 80 today. 50s and clear inland. 60s today. a nice afternoon, warmer inland but we ♪ >>> welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning. that is "gma's" george stephanopoulos wrapping up his stint as guest host of "jeopardy!" leaving everyone wondering who will take over next week? the answer, drum roll, please. in true "jeopardy!" fashion. who is robin roberts? >> of course. >> yes. >> absolutely. >> we of course all will be watching. >> we were just debating best host so far. i mean, george is top tier right now. not just because we work with him, we love him dearly, but he's the man. >> also he's super s

abc7 news reporter kate larsen spoke with health officials about this worrying trend. >> reporter: theving up covid cases across the country and in california. the growing surge has put parts of the east bay on the cdc's emergency hotspot list. >> our case rates have more than doubled in recent weeks and i'm concerned for further increases. >> reporter: dr. nicholas moss is the health officer in alameda county where cases have been increasing through is an leandro and oakland along the 880 corridor. >> those are also places where vaccine rates are lower. >> reporter: in alameda and contra costa county 62% of all residents are fully vaccinated, much higher than the national average of 48%, about but it's still not enough. dr. russell rodriguez is chief medical officer for john muir health in contra costa county. he says there are currently 16 covid patients at their hospitals in concord and walnut creek. >> i've had patients who i admitted to the hospital for covid symptoms that were not vaccinated that were somewhat sorry at the time of their admission that they had waited for whatever

abc7 news reporter kate larsen spoke with health officials about this worrying trend. >> reporter: theta variant is driving up covid cases across the country and in california. the growing surge has put parts of the east bay on the cdc's emergency hotspot list. >> our case rates have more than doubled in recent weeks and i'm concerned for further increases. >> reporter: dr. nicholas moss is the health officer in alameda county where cases have been increasing through is an leandro and oakland along the 880 corridor. >> those are also places where vaccine rates are lower. >> reporter: in alameda and contra costa county 62% of all residents are fully vaccinated, much higher than the national average of 48%, about still not enough. dr. russell rodriguez is chief medical officer for john muir health in contra costa county. he says there are currently 16 covid patients at their hospitals in concord and walnut creek. >> i've had patients who i admitted to the hospital for covid symptoms that were not vaccinated that were somewhat sorry at the time of their admission that they had waited for

kate larsen, abc7 news. >> aaa says 3.5 million people will be flying for the 4th.fo as we take a live look outside there now expects 40,000 travelers daily to pass through its checkpoints over the holiday weekend. it comes as cancellations are piling up. today southwest canceled nearly 200 flights and more than 200 yesterday. the airline blames bad weather and very full flights. however, abc news learned the airline also has severe staffing issues. >>> in the south bay a first real push for restaurants after the state's reopening in mid- june. dine downtown returns to san jose this year with added importance, of course. abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo has this story. >> reporter: downtown san jose is slowly bouncing back after the state's reopening and it's no secret restaurants can use a boost in business. and things t oufinger e. uphill climr these hospitality businesses. >> reporter: eateries that survived the pandemic getting some much needed help as dine downtown returns. >> we get a lot of people who are very fans of the dine downtown and will go to ev

kate larsen has more. >> reporter: with much of the country reopened, the 4th of july felt a lot closer to prepandemic times. while 50 million traveled by trains and planes, new cases of the highly transmissible delta variant continued to spread as the country came up short of 7 million shots have president biden's vaccine goal. >> there are four states that we're looking at that we're concerned about. utah, nevada, arkansas and missouri. >> i live in a rural area and it's pretty hard hit. you guys here in san francisco seem to be on it. >> reporter: ryan walker is a variis fueling unvaccinated states, he said this. >> i don't think we'll see a national surge. >> reporter: he also said it's too soon to say what surges will have. >> we're waiting to there's an increase in hospitalizations. are you concerned? >> yes. with 20% in a household getting infected, now it's half. >> reporter: it's possible even in the bay area small clusters could occur among unvaccinated people. >> i know alameda had alameda h last week. >> dr. rutherford it's unlikely surges in other parts of the country will

abc7 news reporter kate larsen says that vaccine skepticism among young adults may prevent herd immunity in the u.s.. >> reporter: research says 1 out of 4 18-25-year-olds say they will not get a vaccine. >> a lot of my friends are scared to get it. >> they think the vaccination is a hoax. >> there is misinformation on social media and that can be overwhelming. >> reporter: all the young adults i spoke to our vaccinated and not all are here from the bay area. alexander smith drove to mississippi to get his vaccine. >> reporter: rebecca says after her parents got covid, she wanted the vaccine to keep her family safe. >> i know it's not a joke. >> reporter: an analyst with young adult medicine used national survey for more than 5000 young adults for the study. half wanted to wait to make sure the vaccine is safe. >> another 50% said they were concerned about side effects from the vaccine. >> reporter: the concerns compounded by a lack of good information. >> young adults do not come to the doctor's office frequently and have the lowest utilization rate. so, one of the trusted resources the

even if they aren't authorized by september, in-person learning should take place i'm kate larsen abc news. >>> 1 million alameda county residents are vaccinated and health officials are urging those who are not vaccinated to get the shot ra mid-the increase in covid cases and two vaccination sites are open for 18 and up st. vincent de paul in oakland and dorothy day house in berkeley. and call the number on the screen to schedule an appointment or drop by a location near you. so far california has distributed 43 million vaccines, 24 million people received at least one dose and more than 21 million are fully vaccinated. you can find this vaccine tracker at abc 7 news.com. >>> in a little less than an hour the special house committee will hold the first hearing on the january 6 siege at the capitol. >> today's hearing is expected to have emotional testimony from four officers who defended the capitol on that day. jobina is live with what we can expect. >> thank you, the house select committee is preparing to show new video from the capitol riots. the first witnesses will be four offic