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abc 7 news reporter kate larson has the dangerous gatherings taking place among students. >> reporterback in june former county high school students tested positive for covid. a parent tells me this happened after a sleepover. now four months later campus is closed after reports of even more sleepovers and a large student party over the weekend. >> we know the police was present, and it sounds like there was up to 100 people there. >> reporter: dr. matt willis is marin county health officer. >> this party was an illustration. >> reporter: a marin county parent who wants to remain anonymous says to me about the gatherings, i think it is irresponsible parenting. teachers are putting their lives on the line to teach our children. this is not a safe choice. you're endangering every single person in our community. >> it was time to pause. >> reporter: chris valdez is the principle of marin catholic. on monday after learning of the risky behavior outside of school, he sent this letter to families and made the decision to suspend in-person learning for two weeks. students had just returned t
abc 7 news reporter kate larson has the dangerous gatherings taking place among students. >> reporterback in june former county high school students tested positive for covid. a parent tells me this happened after a sleepover. now four months later campus is closed after reports of even more sleepovers and a large student party over the weekend. >> we know the police was present, and it sounds like there was up to 100 people there. >> reporter: dr. matt willis is marin county...
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abc 7 news reporter kate larson has the dangerous gatherings taking place among students. >> reporter: back in june former county high school students tested positive for covid. a parent tells me this happened after a sleepover. now four months later campus is closed after reports of even more sleepovers and a large student party over the weekend. >> we know the police was present, and it sounds like there was up to 100 people there. >> reporter: dr. matt willis is marin county health officer. >> this party was an illustration. >> reporter: a marin county parent who wants to remain anonymous says to me about the gatherings, i think it is irresponsible parenting. teachers are putting their lives on the line to teach our children. this is not a safe choice. you're endangering every single person in our community. >> it was time to pause. >> reporter: chris valdez is the principle of marin catholic. on monday after learning of the risky behavior outside of school, he sent this letter to families and made the decision to suspend in-person learning for two weeks. students had just returned
abc 7 news reporter kate larson has the dangerous gatherings taking place among students. >> reporter: back in june former county high school students tested positive for covid. a parent tells me this happened after a sleepover. now four months later campus is closed after reports of even more sleepovers and a large student party over the weekend. >> we know the police was present, and it sounds like there was up to 100 people there. >> reporter: dr. matt willis is marin...
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i'm kate larson, abc 7 news. >> great stuff on this story, kate. good to see a happy ending. what a lesson for those kids. kate, thanks. >>> well, the san francisco zoo has had other notable incidents. biologists believe a mountain lion may have killed through wall wallaroos and -- a tiger killed a teenager after escaping from its exhibit. police shot and killed the tiger while it attacked two other men. they both survived. in 2000 two teenage boys stole two koalas to be gifts for their girlfriends. they were safe, but scared. >>> shifting gears, happening right now, it has been a busy day for south san francisco firefighters. this is the most recent of two big fires to break out within city limits today. fire raced through a bakery warehouse on starlight street earlier this afternoon, and it reached four alarms. firefighters from all around san mateo county lent a hand. that fire is mostly out, but as you can see from sky 7, crews on the scene are still drowning the building with water to put out any remaining hot spots. >>> now, just down the street in south san francisco t
i'm kate larson, abc 7 news. >> great stuff on this story, kate. good to see a happy ending. what a lesson for those kids. kate, thanks. >>> well, the san francisco zoo has had other notable incidents. biologists believe a mountain lion may have killed through wall wallaroos and -- a tiger killed a teenager after escaping from its exhibit. police shot and killed the tiger while it attacked two other men. they both survived. in 2000 two teenage boys stole two koalas to be gifts...
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abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke with county and community leaders in one north bay county thatfailing. >> reporter: kbbf in santa rosa was the first public, bilingual radio station in the country, at its founding in 1973. the station is volunteer and donation based and yet it's responsible for giving critical information to sonoma county's latino community, which accounts for 54% of the county's covid cases. edgar is kbbs volunteer director of programming. he says the broadcasters have spent a lot of time battling misinformation during the pandemic. >> as soon as the government says something, we -- we struggle to get on the air to say to people, yes, this is actually true. even though, you have no reason to trust these people, sometimes. >> if they're undocumented people, you know, there is a trust issue there. they're not necessarily going to turn to government. >> reporter: sonoma county supervisor, david rabbit, says they are lagging behind the rest of the bay area for a number of reasons. >> the gatherings. the fires with the congregate shelters. labor day. the tourist eco
abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke with county and community leaders in one north bay county thatfailing. >> reporter: kbbf in santa rosa was the first public, bilingual radio station in the country, at its founding in 1973. the station is volunteer and donation based and yet it's responsible for giving critical information to sonoma county's latino community, which accounts for 54% of the county's covid cases. edgar is kbbs volunteer director of programming. he says the broadcasters...
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kate larson spoke with emotional parents anda school board member about what the future may hold for lowell high school. >> reporter: the school is a nationally recognized school. currently students are admitted based on grades and test scores. because of the pandemic, grades and scores have mostly been eliminated the proposal is that all entering freshman would have an equal opportunity to attend through the public school lottery system. >> it's an exciting opportunity. >> reporter: gabrielle lopez said that october 20th, the board will vote on an admission policy change for one year. but -- >> would you like to see lowell be part of the general lottery system in to the future? >> yes, if any future vote that comes up, i will vote yes. one thing that i've been hearing from the student body at lowell is more reputation in the african-american community of course and the latino community. >> it's been a family's dream to attend the school. he attended lakeshore elementary next door. >> her son is an eighth grader and always wanted to attend lowell, his father as alma mater. >> i feel
kate larson spoke with emotional parents anda school board member about what the future may hold for lowell high school. >> reporter: the school is a nationally recognized school. currently students are admitted based on grades and test scores. because of the pandemic, grades and scores have mostly been eliminated the proposal is that all entering freshman would have an equal opportunity to attend through the public school lottery system. >> it's an exciting opportunity. >>...
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abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke with county and community leaders in one north bay county that is failing. >> reporter: kbbf in santa rosa was the first public, bilingual radio station in the country, at its founding in 1973. the station is volunteer and donation based and yet it's responsible for giving critical information to sonoma county's latino community, which accounts for 54% of the county's covid cases. edgar is kbbs volunteer director of programming.rocastsave spent a lot of time battling misinformation during the pandemic. >> as soon as the government says something, we -- we struggle to get on the air to say to people, yes, this is actually true. even though, you have no reason to trust these people, sometimes. >> if they're undocumented people, you know, there is a trust issue there. they're not necessarily going to turn to government. >> reporter: sonoma county supervisor, dav rbit, says reasons. >> the gatherings. the fires with the congregate shelters. labor day. the tourist economy that we have. >> rabbit says sonoma countypea strategize about how to reduce cov
abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke with county and community leaders in one north bay county that is failing. >> reporter: kbbf in santa rosa was the first public, bilingual radio station in the country, at its founding in 1973. the station is volunteer and donation based and yet it's responsible for giving critical information to sonoma county's latino community, which accounts for 54% of the county's covid cases. edgar is kbbs volunteer director of programming.rocastsave spent a lot...
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kate larson spoke with emotional parents anda school board member about what the future may hold for lowell high school. >> reporter: the school is a nationally recognized school. currently students are admitted based on grades and test scores. because of the pandemic, grades and scores have mostly been eliminated the proposal is that all entering freshman would have an equal opportunity to attend through the public school lottery system. >> it's an exciting opportunity. >> reporter: gabrielle lopez said that october 20th, the board will vote on an admission policy change for one year. but -- >> would you like to see lowell be part of the general lottery system in to the future? >> yes, if any future vote that comes up, i will vote yes. one thing that i've been hearing from the student body at lowell is more reputation in the african-american community of course and the latino community. >> it's been a family's dream to attend the school. he attended lakeshore elementary next door. >> her son is an eighth grader and always wanted to attend lowell, his father as alma mater. >> i feel
kate larson spoke with emotional parents anda school board member about what the future may hold for lowell high school. >> reporter: the school is a nationally recognized school. currently students are admitted based on grades and test scores. because of the pandemic, grades and scores have mostly been eliminated the proposal is that all entering freshman would have an equal opportunity to attend through the public school lottery system. >> it's an exciting opportunity. >>...
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is one of the possible models for dealing with homelessness throughout california. >> reporter: kate larsonnews. >>> if you happen to walk around downtown livermore this time of year, you might notice a number of the trees are covered in sweaters, yes, i said sweaters. a group of artists decorated the trees to bring art into the town. ♪ ♪ >> they call it the tree sweater forest. to beautify livermore. people look forward to it because when i put them up, people are like this is great it's back. some people are like why do you put a sweater on a tree? they don't get cold. >> the tree forest is created for art appreciation and an opportunity to share facts and joy with our community. >> so when the tree sweaters come up, we know fall is coming. like signal great stuff we like to in the fall but because of what is going on, at least this got to go up this year. it helps people realize everything is going to be okay. >> after the sweaters are taken down, we're going to make sure it goes to the local animal shelters where pups and kittens waiting for homes will have something to lay on, somethin
is one of the possible models for dealing with homelessness throughout california. >> reporter: kate larsonnews. >>> if you happen to walk around downtown livermore this time of year, you might notice a number of the trees are covered in sweaters, yes, i said sweaters. a group of artists decorated the trees to bring art into the town. ♪ ♪ >> they call it the tree sweater forest. to beautify livermore. people look forward to it because when i put them up, people are like...
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in contra costa county, kate larson, abc 7 news. >> the creativity of those teachers is amazing. >>>, the holidays in 2020 are going to be a lot different than what we've enjoyed in previous years. a b abc 7 dr. patel joins us now. hey, doc, let's start with school holiday performances. even if they are drive-through events and kids are spaced out, in your opinion, is that still too risky? >> not necessarily, larry. you know, you have to look at the situation, you have to look at local transmission. i your drive-through, you're in control of your environment in a car. if the kids are spaced out and possibly outdoors, those are factors taken into consideration, as well. i could trust schools are keeping this in mind when it comes to holiday celebrations. >> is there any way to really do halloween safely? you can try to do a drive-through thing to look at lights and stuff, but door to door, what's your feeling? >> my feeling, you know, since march when you and i first talked about this, i feel like i'm always the fun police. if you really want to have zero risk, that's staying at home
in contra costa county, kate larson, abc 7 news. >> the creativity of those teachers is amazing. >>>, the holidays in 2020 are going to be a lot different than what we've enjoyed in previous years. a b abc 7 dr. patel joins us now. hey, doc, let's start with school holiday performances. even if they are drive-through events and kids are spaced out, in your opinion, is that still too risky? >> not necessarily, larry. you know, you have to look at the situation, you have to...
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abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to doctors about the effort to stop the spread. >> there are world leaders in many other countries that are able to manage their senior executive staff and not get exposed to covid. >> reporter: dr. mike reed is an infectious disease specialist at ucsf. >> everybody the president included needs to wear a mask. >> reporter: he helps san francisco's and california's contact tracing programs. >> probably spread to him via somebody who didn't really think they were that unwell. if i was trying to understand the outbreak better there, i would want to try to understand who he spent time with, were they wearing a mask, did they spend more than 15 minths in close proximity. >> reporter: over the past week president trump has attended at least 11 events, rallies and news conferences in seven different cities including saturday's supreme court announcement in the rose garden and tuesday's presidential debate with joe biden in ohio. >> it is our goal to try and reach all close contacts of confirmed cases within 24 hours, so one way trump and find out who he was
abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to doctors about the effort to stop the spread. >> there are world leaders in many other countries that are able to manage their senior executive staff and not get exposed to covid. >> reporter: dr. mike reed is an infectious disease specialist at ucsf. >> everybody the president included needs to wear a mask. >> reporter: he helps san francisco's and california's contact tracing programs. >> probably spread to him via somebody...
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ica kate larson has what you need to know. >> reporter: oakland firefighters were in the first engine to arrive at the fire that destroys two houses in the oakland hills tuesday morning. >> we were lucky we had crews pre-positioned here in oakland because it was such a red flag event. it could have been enormous had we been there a minute or two later it would have gone incredibly far. >> reporter: the oakland fire department said the preliminary cause was an overloaded generator running outside because pg&e cut power to the neighborhood. >> we turn the power off in order to stop wildfires and people use generators which have their own set of dangers and tend to start wildfires. >> a new professionally installed generator started a fire at this restaurant. the owner said it was too close to the outside wall and heat from the exhaust ignited a fire. >> reporter: this is a typical generator that costs about $500 at a hardware store. keep your generator outside with several feet of clearance away from grass or anything flammable and have it inspected by a electrician and do not overload
ica kate larson has what you need to know. >> reporter: oakland firefighters were in the first engine to arrive at the fire that destroys two houses in the oakland hills tuesday morning. >> we were lucky we had crews pre-positioned here in oakland because it was such a red flag event. it could have been enormous had we been there a minute or two later it would have gone incredibly far. >> reporter: the oakland fire department said the preliminary cause was an overloaded...
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kate larson has been on top of the story from the very start and reports there's now been an arrest.: just like any other day 5-year-old james trin was leaving school with his mom when everything changed. right here he spotted a wild animal in the parking lot and called over his friends who were astonished to see a -- >> lemur. >> reporter: james, brandon and sophie all kindergarten students at day school in daly city explained what happened next. >> then the lemur jumped over the gate and he was there. >> and then they called police, animal control. >> reporter: cell phone video taken thursday evening shows mocky wandering around the yard. eventually the endangered primate found comfort in this play house. >> what was he doing in there, james? >> playing. >> hiding. >> reporter: animal control and daly city police showed up and fortunately they had snacks for mocky who at 21 is very old in lemur years and requires constant feedings. it all started at the san francisco zoo where he was born and raised. on wednesday morning mocky was discovered missing from here, the lemur forest and
kate larson has been on top of the story from the very start and reports there's now been an arrest.: just like any other day 5-year-old james trin was leaving school with his mom when everything changed. right here he spotted a wild animal in the parking lot and called over his friends who were astonished to see a -- >> lemur. >> reporter: james, brandon and sophie all kindergarten students at day school in daly city explained what happened next. >> then the lemur jumped over...
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ica kate larson has what you need to know. >> reporter: oakland firefighters were in the first engine to arrive at the fire that destroys two houses in the oakland hills tuesday morning. >> we were lucky we had crews pre-positioned here in oakland because it was such a red flag event. it could have been enormous had we been there a minute or two later it would have gone incredibly far. >> reporter: the oakland fire department said the preliminary cause was an overloaded generator running outside because pg&e cut power to the neighborhood. >> we turn the power off in order to stop wildfires and people use generators which have their own set of dangers and tend to start wildfires. >> a new professionally installed generator started a fire at this restaurant. the owner said it was too close to the outside wall and heat from the exhaust ignited a fire. >> reporter: this is a typical generator that costs about $500 at a hardware store. keep your generator outside with several feet of clearance away from grass or anything flammable and have it inspected by a electrician and do not overload
ica kate larson has what you need to know. >> reporter: oakland firefighters were in the first engine to arrive at the fire that destroys two houses in the oakland hills tuesday morning. >> we were lucky we had crews pre-positioned here in oakland because it was such a red flag event. it could have been enormous had we been there a minute or two later it would have gone incredibly far. >> reporter: the oakland fire department said the preliminary cause was an overloaded...
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abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to doctors about the effort to stop the spread. >> there are world leaders in many other countries that are able to manage their senior executive staff and not get exposed to covid. >> reporter: dr. mike reed is an infectious disease specialist at ucsf. >> everybody the president included needs to wear a mask. >> reporter: he helps lead san francisco's and california's contact tracing programs. >> probably spread to him via somebody who didn't really think they were that unwell. if i was trying to understand the outbreak better there, i would want to try to understand who he spent time with, were they wearing a mask, did they spend more than 15 minutes in close proximity and in particular did anyone have symptoms. >> reporter: over the past week president trump has attended at least 11 events, rallies and news conferences in seven different cities including saturday's supreme court announcement in the rose garden and tuesday's presidential debate with joe biden in ohio. >> it is our goal to try and reach all close contacts of confirmed cases within 2
abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to doctors about the effort to stop the spread. >> there are world leaders in many other countries that are able to manage their senior executive staff and not get exposed to covid. >> reporter: dr. mike reed is an infectious disease specialist at ucsf. >> everybody the president included needs to wear a mask. >> reporter: he helps lead san francisco's and california's contact tracing programs. >> probably spread to him via...
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abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to doctors about the effort to stop the spread. >> there are world leaders in many other countries that are able to manage their senior executive staff and not get exposed to covid. >> reporter: dr. mike reed is an infectious disease specialist at ucsf. >> everybody the president included needs to wear a mask. >> reporter: he helps lead san francisco's and california's contact tracing programs. >> probably spread to him via somebody who didn't really think they were that unwell. if i was trying to understand the outbreak better there, i would want to try to understand who he spent time with, were they wearing a mask, did they spend more than 15 minutes in claes proximity and less than 6 feet away from him, and in particular was there anybody who had symptoms? >> reporter: over the past week president trump has attended at least 11 events, rallies and news conferences in seven different cities including saturday's supreme court announcement in the rose garden and tuesday's presidential debateoal to try and reach all close contacts of confirmed cases w
abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to doctors about the effort to stop the spread. >> there are world leaders in many other countries that are able to manage their senior executive staff and not get exposed to covid. >> reporter: dr. mike reed is an infectious disease specialist at ucsf. >> everybody the president included needs to wear a mask. >> reporter: he helps lead san francisco's and california's contact tracing programs. >> probably spread to him via...
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kate larson has been on top of the story from the very beginning and she reports there's now been an arrest. >> reporter: just like any other day 5-year-old james trin was leaving school with his mom when everything changed, right here. james spotted a wild animal in the parking lot. and called over his friends who were astonished to see a -- >> lemur. >> reporter: james, brandon, adrian, samuel and sophie, all kindergarten schools at hope lutheran day school and daly city explained what happened next. >> then the lemur jumped over the gate and he just come inside -- he was there. and then they called -- >> animal control. >> reporter: cell phone video taken thursday evening shows mocky wandering around the ward, eventually the endangered primate found comfort in this play house. what was he doing in there, james? >> hiding. >> reporter: animal control and daly city police showed up and fortunately they had snacked for mocky who at 21 is very old in li lemur years and requires constant feedings. it started at the san francisco zoo where mocky was born and raised. he was found missing
kate larson has been on top of the story from the very beginning and she reports there's now been an arrest. >> reporter: just like any other day 5-year-old james trin was leaving school with his mom when everything changed, right here. james spotted a wild animal in the parking lot. and called over his friends who were astonished to see a -- >> lemur. >> reporter: james, brandon, adrian, samuel and sophie, all kindergarten schools at hope lutheran day school and daly city...
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at the san francisco zoo, i'm kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> while many bay area school districts have worked hard to close the digital divide the abc 7 news i-team found a gap still exists in distance learning when it comes to who's attending class and who is not. abc 7 news melanie woodrow digs into the data. >> reporter: every weekday thousands of bay area students log into their classrooms. >> it's almost like we transformed under covid. what does it mean to make sure a child has basic access to education? >> it used to be making sure you got to school and had the right supplies. now it's having the right device, connectivity, band witth and a safe quiet space. >> not everyone is living in those kinds of housing conditions. >> reporter: hetty chang is part of an organization that mission includes reducing chronic absences. >> for kids who have access to technology showing up to school is much easier. but for other kids it's much harder because they don't have the technology or the internet. absences are going to be much more concentrated in those populations. >> reporter: data from
at the san francisco zoo, i'm kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> while many bay area school districts have worked hard to close the digital divide the abc 7 news i-team found a gap still exists in distance learning when it comes to who's attending class and who is not. abc 7 news melanie woodrow digs into the data. >> reporter: every weekday thousands of bay area students log into their classrooms. >> it's almost like we transformed under covid. what does it mean to make sure a...
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kate larson spoke with doctors and patients about brain fog. >> we went into a room and i didn't remember why i was there. >> it's like my memory has gotten so much worse. >> reporter: sunnyvale father and daughter say their entire family was infected with covid in april. 17-year-old natalia says simple school tasks, like remembering class times, became difficult. >> so i noticed like my clock in my head was off. >> it's all related, the fact that people are losing their sense of smell and taste and this whole system is neurological. >> reporter: the family is in a study that is being conducted on the long-term cog nif ty ability of covid patients. >> there's probably inflammation, but not everyone gets it. >> we're seeing these changes on tests we're giving to people. >> reporter: she says the changes aren't usually visible. >> in some ways that's not surprising, because in other viral diseases that can lead to cognitive changes like hiv or hepatitis c, sometimes we can see totally normal brain scans. >> reporter: both say more studies are needed to understand how and why covid affects c
kate larson spoke with doctors and patients about brain fog. >> we went into a room and i didn't remember why i was there. >> it's like my memory has gotten so much worse. >> reporter: sunnyvale father and daughter say their entire family was infected with covid in april. 17-year-old natalia says simple school tasks, like remembering class times, became difficult. >> so i noticed like my clock in my head was off. >> it's all related, the fact that people are losing...
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abc 7 news reporter kate larson explained why police are hopeful the public can help locate a missing lemur. >> i just couldn't believe it. why would anybody want a lemur? >> it's a question a lot of people are asking after a male ring tailed lemur disappeared from the san francisco zoo. >> i was out there yesterday and everything seemed perfectly normal. >> reporter: former zoo member provides funding for the lipman forest where he lives with 18 other lemurs. >> they're incredibly rare animals, endangered, they're not easy to take care of. >> reporter: mocki was accounted for tuesday night but wednesday morning was missing. in june, two kangaroos were found dead in the exhibit. san francisco zoo officials expected a mountain lion. >> they think a human broke into the enclosure? >> that's right. we found evidence of forced entry meaning there was damage to the enclosure. >> mocki was born at the san francisco zoo, and at 21 years he's older and slower than the other primates, which is why zoo officials think someone was able to catch him. 20 years ago, two teenagers were charged with
abc 7 news reporter kate larson explained why police are hopeful the public can help locate a missing lemur. >> i just couldn't believe it. why would anybody want a lemur? >> it's a question a lot of people are asking after a male ring tailed lemur disappeared from the san francisco zoo. >> i was out there yesterday and everything seemed perfectly normal. >> reporter: former zoo member provides funding for the lipman forest where he lives with 18 other lemurs. >>...
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kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> good to hear but still scary to see those flames.at our tracker. the glass fire is leading to poor air quality in most of the bay area. the smokey conditions have folks seeking out things to do to avoid breathing the smoke. others are weighing coronavirus risks. >> reporter: the san francisco skyline, smokey. golden gate bridge, smokey. port of oakland, smokey. >> my mom does not like smoke at all. she didn't let us go outside that much. >> he was allowed to go to his buddy patrick's birthday at cinemark. >> i thought it would be a good idea to get the boys out and bring them to a movie. >> reporter: movie theaters are able to be open at 25% capacity but sarah rented out a theater for her son's birthday. a fee that costs between $99 to $149. not bad for 20 people. >> i had a soccer practice and it was cancelled obviously. the theater was nice, no smoke. >> is it safe with covid-19 still out there? those from cinemark say yes. >> every auditorium has their own air conditioning unit. we have been open for more than three and a half mon
kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> good to hear but still scary to see those flames.at our tracker. the glass fire is leading to poor air quality in most of the bay area. the smokey conditions have folks seeking out things to do to avoid breathing the smoke. others are weighing coronavirus risks. >> reporter: the san francisco skyline, smokey. golden gate bridge, smokey. port of oakland, smokey. >> my mom does not like smoke at all. she didn't let us go outside that much....
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kate larson spoke with doctors and patients about brain fog. >> we went into a room and i didn't rememberhere. >> it's like my memory has gotten so much worse. >> reporter: sunnyvale father and daughter say their entire family was infected with covid in april. 17-year-old natalia says simple school tasks, like remembering class times, became difficult. >> so i noticed like my clock in my head was off. >> it's all related, the fact that people are losing their sense of smell and taste and this whole system is neurological. >> reporter: the family is in a study that is being conducted on the long-term cog nif ty ability of covid patients. >> there's probably inflammation, but not everyone gets it. >> we're seeing these changes on tests we're giving to people. >> reporter: she says the changes aren't usually visible. >> in some ways that's not surprising, because in other viral diseases that can lead to cognitive changes like hiv or hepatitis c, sometimes we can see totally normal brain scans. >> reporter: both say more studies are needed to understand how and why covid affects cognitive hea
kate larson spoke with doctors and patients about brain fog. >> we went into a room and i didn't rememberhere. >> it's like my memory has gotten so much worse. >> reporter: sunnyvale father and daughter say their entire family was infected with covid in april. 17-year-old natalia says simple school tasks, like remembering class times, became difficult. >> so i noticed like my clock in my head was off. >> it's all related, the fact that people are losing their sense...
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abc 7 news reporter kate larson explained why police are hopeful the public can help locate a missing lemur. >> i just couldn't believe it. why would anybody want a lemur? >> it's a question a lot of people are asking after a male ring tailed lemur disappeared from the san francisco zoo. >> i was out there yesterday and everything seemed perfectly normal. >> reporter: former zoo member provides funding for the lipman forest where he lives with 18 other lemurs. >> they're incredibly rare animals, endangered, they're not easy to take care of. >> reporter: mocki was accounted for tuesday night but wednesday morning was missing. in june, two kangaroos were found dead in the exhibit. san francisco zoo officials expected a mountain lion. >> they think a human broke into the enclosure? >> that's right. we found evidence of forced entry meaning there was damage to the enclosure. >> mocki was born at the san francisco zoo, and at 21 years he's older and slower than the other primates, which is why zoo officials think someone was able to catch him. 20 years ago, two teenagers were charged with
abc 7 news reporter kate larson explained why police are hopeful the public can help locate a missing lemur. >> i just couldn't believe it. why would anybody want a lemur? >> it's a question a lot of people are asking after a male ring tailed lemur disappeared from the san francisco zoo. >> i was out there yesterday and everything seemed perfectly normal. >> reporter: former zoo member provides funding for the lipman forest where he lives with 18 other lemurs. >>...
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kate larson was invited to the opera's costume warehouse today for a special first look. >> reporter: the san francisco opera is a costume sale. >> there is a skirt, a shawl, a necklace, a fan and an over dress. >> i feel like this could be mine. >> this is what the cohorus man would be wearing. >> reporter: 500 costumes created for productions of the mary widow and deflator mouse will go on sale for the first time in six years. >> last time we had a line like four blocks down. >> reporter: because of the pandemic, this year's sale will be online. manuel gutierrez is the production coordinator. >> really excited to share the artistry of the costume shop with the public. >> reporter: one of a kind creations for everyone. lightweight men's replica chains and hats. >> you wear a wig with it but pin it to your head. >> reporter: covid closed the opera house and left dark stages everywhere. >> it's painful to see the artists out of work. >> reporter: matthew said it's especially meaningful. >> san francisco is blessed to have a collection of some of the greatest organizations in the world
kate larson was invited to the opera's costume warehouse today for a special first look. >> reporter: the san francisco opera is a costume sale. >> there is a skirt, a shawl, a necklace, a fan and an over dress. >> i feel like this could be mine. >> this is what the cohorus man would be wearing. >> reporter: 500 costumes created for productions of the mary widow and deflator mouse will go on sale for the first time in six years. >> last time we had a line...
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kate larson has been on top of the story and has the latest. >> reporter: just like any other day, 5--old james trin was leaving school with hiss mom when everything changed here. james spotted a wild animal in the parking lot and called over his friends who were astonished to see a lemur! >> reporter: james, adrian, samuel, and more explained what happened next. >> then the lemur jump over the gate and come and he was there and then they called police and animal control. >> reporter: cell phone video taken thursday evening shows maki wondering around the yard venn actu. eventually he found comfort in the play house. what was he doing in there, james? >> hiding. >> reporter: animal control and daly city police showed up and fortunately had snacks for maki who had 21 is very old in lemur years and requires constant feedings. what did they give him to eat? >> grapes and bananas. >> reporter: it started at the san francisco zoo where mak irs w was born and raised. police opened a burglary investigation when they found the enclose sure had been tampered with. 36 hours later police arreste
kate larson has been on top of the story and has the latest. >> reporter: just like any other day, 5--old james trin was leaving school with hiss mom when everything changed here. james spotted a wild animal in the parking lot and called over his friends who were astonished to see a lemur! >> reporter: james, adrian, samuel, and more explained what happened next. >> then the lemur jump over the gate and come and he was there and then they called police and animal control....
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. >> reporter: kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> big day for restaurants, movie theaters and places of worship. santa cla ra county moved into the orange tier to allow customers back inside to sit down and eat. we stopped by this morning as workers were getting the restaurant ready. padro's general manager says moving into the new tier will be a boost for restaurants and businesses, a boost they desperately need. >> we can seat 80 people. that's probably what we're seating outside a little more than that, like 100 people. it would really help. we can bring some more of the crew back and welcome them. the ones that are ready to come. and it will really help us, you know, continue on business. >> santa clara's guidelines are stricter than the states. restaurants, movie theaters and houses of worship can operate at 25% capacity or 100 total people, whichever is fewer. >>> the pandemic has claimed another popular san francisco institution. harrington's bar and grill on front street posted a message on the website announcing that with a heavy heart, it is permanently closing its doors. hardli li ha
. >> reporter: kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> big day for restaurants, movie theaters and places of worship. santa cla ra county moved into the orange tier to allow customers back inside to sit down and eat. we stopped by this morning as workers were getting the restaurant ready. padro's general manager says moving into the new tier will be a boost for restaurants and businesses, a boost they desperately need. >> we can seat 80 people. that's probably what we're seating...
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. >>> i'm kate larson here at marin catholic high school. after two weeks back at school, they put a pause on in person learning after a party and sleep overers raised concerns spreading covid through the community and beyond. >> some san joy sja jose restaue seeing whiplash after a weekend crackdown. >> that's at 11:00. at 8:00 catch the season premiere of "the goldbergs" in back to back episodes and at 9:00 "the conners" followed by "ba "blackish" and at 10:00 catch "the conn." then stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> that will do it for this edition. look for the news any time on the abc 7 news app. thanks for joining us. >> for all of us here, we appreciate your time. we'll see you again tonight at 11:00. ...this one's for you. you inspired us to make your humira experience even better... with humira citrate-free. it has the same effectiveness you know and trust, but we removed the citrate buffers, there's less liquid, and a thinner needle... with less pain immediately following injection. ask your doctor about humira citrate-free.
. >>> i'm kate larson here at marin catholic high school. after two weeks back at school, they put a pause on in person learning after a party and sleep overers raised concerns spreading covid through the community and beyond. >> some san joy sja jose restaue seeing whiplash after a weekend crackdown. >> that's at 11:00. at 8:00 catch the season premiere of "the goldbergs" in back to back episodes and at 9:00 "the conners" followed by "ba...
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. >> reporter: kate larson, abc 7 news. >> if you'd like to help, you can donate to the disaster wildlife network. we have the link on abc7news.com. >>> a few hundred schools are already open across the state so the question is how are they doing? a closer look at how it's working coming up next. >>> plus, the effort to close ♪ if i could, baby i'd ♪ how can i, when you won't take it from me ♪ ♪ you can go your own way ♪ ♪ go your own way your wireless. your rules. only with xfinity mobile. >>> all this week we're focussing on efforts to build a better bay area on the status of education. hundreds of schools have been given waivers to reopen for inperson learning priority given to younger grades as they benefit more. we're looking at two schools that have been open for more than a month to see what is working for them. >> reporter: it reopened the campus a month ago. this was opening day september 8th. >> we had to show that the safety protocol were in place to welcome students and adults safely on campus. >> reporter: to obtain a waiver, the school had to verify that they are following 3
. >> reporter: kate larson, abc 7 news. >> if you'd like to help, you can donate to the disaster wildlife network. we have the link on abc7news.com. >>> a few hundred schools are already open across the state so the question is how are they doing? a closer look at how it's working coming up next. >>> plus, the effort to close ♪ if i could, baby i'd ♪ how can i, when you won't take it from me ♪ ♪ you can go your own way ♪ ♪ go your own way your wireless....
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kate larson, ab kr brkbc 7 news >>> just ahead, how the office holiday party is dramatically changing because of covid-19 and the need for donations this year. how to make sure i can'twhat? ve it. that our new house is haunted by casper the friendly ghost? hey jill! hey kurt! movies? i'll get snacks! no, i can't believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dollars on our car insurance with geico. i got snacks! ohhh, i got popcorn, i got caramel corn, i got kettle corn. am i chewing too loud? believe it! geico could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. the unfair money bail system. he, accused of rape. while he, accused of stealing $5. the stanford rapist could afford bail; got out the same day. the senior citizen could not; forced to wait in jail nearly a year. voting yes on prop 25 ends this failed system, replacing it with one based on public safety. because the size of your wallet shouldn't determine whether or not you're in jail. vote yes on prop 25 to end money bail. >>> all week we're looking at the new way to holiday. exploring how the things you might normally do
kate larson, ab kr brkbc 7 news >>> just ahead, how the office holiday party is dramatically changing because of covid-19 and the need for donations this year. how to make sure i can'twhat? ve it. that our new house is haunted by casper the friendly ghost? hey jill! hey kurt! movies? i'll get snacks! no, i can't believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dollars on our car insurance with geico. i got snacks! ohhh, i got popcorn, i got caramel corn, i got kettle corn. am i chewing too...
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abc news reporter kate larson spoke to emotional parents and a school board member about what the future may hold for lowell high school. >> lowell high school in san francisco's sunset district is a nationally recognized school, can you notally students are admitted based on grades and test scores. but because of the pandemic, grades and scores have mostly been eliminated, so the proposal is that all entering freshmen would have an equal opportunity to attend through the public school lottery system. >> this is to me an exciting opportuni opportunity. >> reporter: gabriella lopez is a former teacher and vice president of the san francisco board of education. on october 20th the board will vote on an admission policy change for one year, but. >> would you like to see lowell be a part of san francisco's general lottery system beyond this school year into the future? >> yes, and in any future vote if that comes up, i will vote yes. >> reporter: right now most of lowell's students are asian-american. >> one thing that i've been hearing from the actual student body at lowell is more represen
abc news reporter kate larson spoke to emotional parents and a school board member about what the future may hold for lowell high school. >> lowell high school in san francisco's sunset district is a nationally recognized school, can you notally students are admitted based on grades and test scores. but because of the pandemic, grades and scores have mostly been eliminated, so the proposal is that all entering freshmen would have an equal opportunity to attend through the public school...
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with the nominee to the supreme court, whether it is judge barrett, judge john larson from michigan, judge rushing or kateand your father confirm joe larson today. they'll frame it as negative for him to have moved forward with the nomination, 29 times there's been a vacancy on the supreme court during a presidency, 29 times presides have nominated, when they're party is controlled the senate, 17 of 19 times that nominee has been confirmed. and so it should go forward. they will frame it negatively. what's your advice to him how to answer a negative framing of why not just wait until the election is over? why not leave it, what about make garland? >> the --mer rick garland. >> for more there's no enthusiasm for joe biden. may be. >>> for a supreme court seat. i would fill the seat now and take out of of the equation for the election. panel nye show up to try to fill the seat. we have an obligation to do it the other side has every quote imaginable that works in favor of this. the statistics you just point out, sort of show it's obvious. anything donald trump does they've frame negative limit middle east p
with the nominee to the supreme court, whether it is judge barrett, judge john larson from michigan, judge rushing or kateand your father confirm joe larson today. they'll frame it as negative for him to have moved forward with the nomination, 29 times there's been a vacancy on the supreme court during a presidency, 29 times presides have nominated, when they're party is controlled the senate, 17 of 19 times that nominee has been confirmed. and so it should go forward. they will frame it...