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abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to the mayor who launched this popular trend. >> reporter: oaklands about to launch an experiment to test universal income. >> with the pandemic the number and range of people who can use this has grown tremendously. >> reporter: the number of families, the amount they will receive and for how long. all of it funded through philanthropy. >> if the results of that show tremendous benefit, fewer people unemployed, positive impacts for all of oakland then we could look to see how we transition that into some kind of public/private combination. >> reporter: it's been done before in a number of u.s. cities. the first time in stockton in 2016. >> we gave 105 residents $500 a month. looking at spending data. >> reporter: michael tubbs is the former mayor of stocstoc he has launched mayors for guaranteed income. >> what did you learn from stockton's program? >> well i learned that all the myths we have about why people struggle in this economy aren't true. could cause people to be able to be more likely to find full time work. be less likely to be unemployed
abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to the mayor who launched this popular trend. >> reporter: oaklands about to launch an experiment to test universal income. >> with the pandemic the number and range of people who can use this has grown tremendously. >> reporter: the number of families, the amount they will receive and for how long. all of it funded through philanthropy. >> if the results of that show tremendous benefit, fewer people unemployed, positive impacts for...
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abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to the mayor who launched this popular trend. >> reporter: oakland is about to launch an experiment to test universal income. >> with the pandemic the number and range of people who can use this has grown tremendously. >> reporter: the number of families, the amount they will receive and for how long. all of it funded through philanthropy. >> if the results of that show tremendous benefit, fewer people unemployed, positive impacts for all of oakland then we could look to see how we transition that into some kind of public/private combination. >> reporter: it's been done before in a number of u.s. cities. the first time in stockton in 2016. >> we gave 105 residents $500 a month. looking at spending data. >> reporter: michael tubbs is the former mayor of he has launched mayors for guaranteed income. >> what did you learn from stockton's program? >> well i learned that all the myths we have about why people struggle in this economy aren't true. could cause people to be able to be more likely to find full time work. be less likely to be unemployed. we sa
abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to the mayor who launched this popular trend. >> reporter: oakland is about to launch an experiment to test universal income. >> with the pandemic the number and range of people who can use this has grown tremendously. >> reporter: the number of families, the amount they will receive and for how long. all of it funded through philanthropy. >> if the results of that show tremendous benefit, fewer people unemployed, positive impacts...
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kate larson is in san francisco with what the giants are doing to get ready. >> we're working on theal details. >> reporter: the governor say thing's a chance that baseball stands won't be sitting empty this season. >> i have all the confidence in the world fans will be back safely. >> reporter: fans want to play it safe. >> as long as everyone is social distancing. >> hopefully everyone will be vaccinated by then. >> we're hopeful. wouldn't it be great to get the fans back opening day? >> reporter: he says they're working on a plan to welcome back fans in time for the home opener april 9. >> you have something called fan safe. it will involve sanitizers, checks, it's going the involve pod seating. we'll have menu items, and we will be careful of how they will be delivered. >> reporter: they will also stagger fans so everyone is not trying to enter and exit at the time. counties in the orange tier can play to a capacity of 20%. in the yellow tier, 25%. >> baseball is about energy and relationships. you go with your parents or you go with your children. >> reporter: dr. george rutherf
kate larson is in san francisco with what the giants are doing to get ready. >> we're working on theal details. >> reporter: the governor say thing's a chance that baseball stands won't be sitting empty this season. >> i have all the confidence in the world fans will be back safely. >> reporter: fans want to play it safe. >> as long as everyone is social distancing. >> hopefully everyone will be vaccinated by then. >> we're hopeful. wouldn't it be great...
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kate larson is in san francisco with what the giants are doing to get ready. >> we're working on theetails. >> reporter: the governor say thing's a chance that baseball stands won't be sitting empty this season. >> i have all the confidence in the world fans will be back safely. >> reporter: fans want to play it safe. >> as long as everyone is social distancing. >> hopefully everyone will be vaccinated by then. >> we're hopeful. wouldn't it be great to get the fans back opening day? >> reporter: he says they're working on a plan to welcome back fans in time for the home opener april 9. >> you have something called fan safe. it will involve sanitizers, checks, it's going the involve pod seating. we'll have menu items, and we will be careful of how they will be delivered. >> reporter: they will also stagger fans so everyone is not trying to enter and exit at the time. counties in the orange tier can play to a capacity of 20%. in the yellow tier, 25%. >> baseball is about energy and relationships. you go with your parents or you go with your children. >> reporter: dr. george rutherford
kate larson is in san francisco with what the giants are doing to get ready. >> we're working on theetails. >> reporter: the governor say thing's a chance that baseball stands won't be sitting empty this season. >> i have all the confidence in the world fans will be back safely. >> reporter: fans want to play it safe. >> as long as everyone is social distancing. >> hopefully everyone will be vaccinated by then. >> we're hopeful. wouldn't it be great to...
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kate larson is there for the kickoff. >> this is as close to normal as possible. these kids have gone without for 12 months. they've lost, lost, lost, things have been taken away. this is a celebration of getting stuff back. >> make sure you can answer no to all questions. >> we get our temperature taken, fill out a questionnaire, taed s back at school with my friends but it feels amazing to see the cheer squad after a long time. >> it is fun having people to support you and just having everyone around you, motivating you to keep going, getting stuff done. >> it is important for the mental side of the students but events like this for 12 >> my senior is on the field, my husband is a coach. my husband and i went to half b. i have noticed a complete difference in my son in the last three weeks. at the dinner table, he is talking about football and teammates. still in remote learning. this is finally part of his senior year. >> this is his jacket. his name is tristan. >> i am tristan hoffman, it is senior year. get. six games is good enough for us. anything right now
kate larson is there for the kickoff. >> this is as close to normal as possible. these kids have gone without for 12 months. they've lost, lost, lost, things have been taken away. this is a celebration of getting stuff back. >> make sure you can answer no to all questions. >> we get our temperature taken, fill out a questionnaire, taed s back at school with my friends but it feels amazing to see the cheer squad after a long time. >> it is fun having people to support you...
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kate larson, abc7 news. >> you could soon have extra sick days. a proposal passed to get people town two weeks of paid sick leave for covid reasons. the rules would apply for companies with 25 employees. >> if the governor signs this bill it would be retroactive to january 1st . >>> a fiery amtrak crash caught on camera in oakland and nobody got hurt. >> oh, my goodness. more than 100 passengers were on the train when it hit a dumptruck that ended up stuck on the tracks yesterday morning. the truckdriver and a passenger were able to jump out just before the crash. the driver said he was waving his arms but the train couldn't stop. >> all of a sudden, you know, i saw it got stuck and that is when i saw the light. i said oh, my god. i try today back it it it it it forward. no way. >> amtrak said the engineer saw the driver and tried to stop but the train was not able to. >> nasa released the first audio recording of perseverance driving on mars so here it is. >> okay. more than 16 minutes of sound from the rover's 90-foot driv90f were released this
kate larson, abc7 news. >> you could soon have extra sick days. a proposal passed to get people town two weeks of paid sick leave for covid reasons. the rules would apply for companies with 25 employees. >> if the governor signs this bill it would be retroactive to january 1st . >>> a fiery amtrak crash caught on camera in oakland and nobody got hurt. >> oh, my goodness. more than 100 passengers were on the train when it hit a dumptruck that ended up stuck on the...
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. >> reporter: kate larson, nbc 7 news. >>> here is a look at the amount of games that can attend.allpark, 9300 seats available. the giants say 20% capacity is 8400 fans. >>> the san francisco earthquake soccer team tweeted, can't wait to see you backtate has settle frame work for amusement parks to reopen. team coverage from santa to get back on a roller coaster. >> reporter: it was last opened on new year's eve, 2019. the season opening last march was postponed indefinitely as the pandemic intensified. but with new guidelines, that will change. >> today when the announcement came out, i can't believe already. >> reporter: derek is a member of american coaster enthusiasts. said he was able to go some to some outside of california last that everything is wiped down and cleared and walking on to the ride and you put your hands out and they give you hand sanitizer. >> reporter: they are more excited for their kids. >> we have four kids and they are looking forward to life sports but may avoid theme parks. >> theme park difficult to control how far apart you are. >> reporter: they aun
. >> reporter: kate larson, nbc 7 news. >>> here is a look at the amount of games that can attend.allpark, 9300 seats available. the giants say 20% capacity is 8400 fans. >>> the san francisco earthquake soccer team tweeted, can't wait to see you backtate has settle frame work for amusement parks to reopen. team coverage from santa to get back on a roller coaster. >> reporter: it was last opened on new year's eve, 2019. the season opening last march was postponed...
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kate larson spoke with ucsf researchers. >> reporter: people joke about the quarantine 15 but a quicksation -- >> i have gained since quarantine started. >> reporter: pandemic weight gain is very real. >> i gained some weight for sure. >> i'm not as active as before. >> reporter: sudden sedentary lifestyles and access to food -- >> we are surrounded by food in our house and we don't have our usual activities. what else can we do? we can snack and we can eat. >> reporter: psychologist ashley mason this week that suggests a solution for some. >> get the junk food out of your house. trip ucsf campus is banned the sale of sugar sweetened beverages. >> regular sodas, sports drinks, and sugary copies and tee. the ban resulted in a 45% of drop in consumption of sugary beverages and a two centimeter reduction in belly fat and a sample of ucsf employees. the other key thing we found s matt you insu >> reporter: for people who crave the drinks, the study found 10 minutes of counseling helped more than removing the surce of temptation. >> why do you want to drink less sugar? they figured out wha
kate larson spoke with ucsf researchers. >> reporter: people joke about the quarantine 15 but a quicksation -- >> i have gained since quarantine started. >> reporter: pandemic weight gain is very real. >> i gained some weight for sure. >> i'm not as active as before. >> reporter: sudden sedentary lifestyles and access to food -- >> we are surrounded by food in our house and we don't have our usual activities. what else can we do? we can snack and we can...
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so we have the data to show that we're able to operate school safely. >> reporter: kate larson. abc7 news. >>> the santa clara fairgrounds turned into a vaccination site with the goal of getting it to teachers and school staff. working with the school districts to manage outreach and appointments. focusing on districts most impacted by the pandemic with the goal of giving out 500 shots a day. >>> and in the east bay, educator, teachers and other staff have this thursday and friday reserved to get vaccinated at the coliseum in oakland. the governor made the announcement. he also said the state is setting aside least 75,000 doses for educators statewide. >>> and dplou back to the johnson and johnson vaccine finally getting into the arms of americans some time today. jobina fortson is tracking that for us. jobina? >> thank you, reggie. almost four million doses of johnson and johnson vaccine have been sent throughout the country. of the first 4 million 2.8 are going to state and local governments. 800,000 to pharmacies and the rest to community and federal health centers. the compa
so we have the data to show that we're able to operate school safely. >> reporter: kate larson. abc7 news. >>> the santa clara fairgrounds turned into a vaccination site with the goal of getting it to teachers and school staff. working with the school districts to manage outreach and appointments. focusing on districts most impacted by the pandemic with the goal of giving out 500 shots a day. >>> and in the east bay, educator, teachers and other staff have this thursday...
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abc 7 news reporter kate larson has more on tonight's school board meeting filled with tension and emotion. >> i would like to reemphasize my sincere and heartfelt apologies. >> reporter: allison collins did not mention the asian american community in her one minute statement to the school board and 1,000 listening parents and students. >> i am engaging with myy cothlle eagood of all children in our district. and especially black children who are often left behind. >> reporter: calls for her to resign have intensified after tweets she wrote in 2016 before to the school board surfaced. stereo typed language and slurs american community coll they id inwere sataken out of context. the commissioners called for her t stoalone when i say i do not have confidence in the commission to govern a school governor who is half api with no bias. >> reporter: meanwhile students weigh inside with their own ideas. >> i was disgusted and pained at your rhetoric, how you twisted a real problem, the lack of unity ben eetw asian american communities into an attack against asian americans. >> when i was going th
abc 7 news reporter kate larson has more on tonight's school board meeting filled with tension and emotion. >> i would like to reemphasize my sincere and heartfelt apologies. >> reporter: allison collins did not mention the asian american community in her one minute statement to the school board and 1,000 listening parents and students. >> i am engaging with myy cothlle eagood of all children in our district. and especially black children who are often left behind. >>...
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kate larson is part of the vaccine team. she explains how the partnership came about and what it means for supply. >> president joe biden and johnson & johnson with pharmaceutical rival merck. expected to produce 100 million doses by the vaccine by the end of may. two months early. >> i always said this a wartime effort. >> the same >> reporter: j and j needed more manufacturing capacity. >> a good thing for the kbeans. bus they are able to scale in the vaccines together much more smoothly towards the second half of this year. >> merck manufactures major vaccines like measles, mumps and the partnership puts merck back in the covid vaccine game. >> merck did not do well. so they have the facilities all around the world to make vaccines. and why not? >> dr. monica is an >> they say i will allow the u.s. to inoculate people and catch up. >> all i can think about is real in the uk. refused dayses, and people come alive and go back to normalcy, and the more you can emulate that, it matters, days and weeks mater for people to beco
kate larson is part of the vaccine team. she explains how the partnership came about and what it means for supply. >> president joe biden and johnson & johnson with pharmaceutical rival merck. expected to produce 100 million doses by the vaccine by the end of may. two months early. >> i always said this a wartime effort. >> the same >> reporter: j and j needed more manufacturing capacity. >> a good thing for the kbeans. bus they are able to scale in the...
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abc # news reporter kate larson spoke with a local expert currently recruiting for >> the sfreng andy have more to do with your lifestyle than expected. >> what we know is that stress particularly ber previousment stress and care giving stress dampens the response. >> ucc professor of psychiatry is launching a study to see how stress, age and sleep effects the response. >> we think getting 7 hours of sleep at night is critical especially around the vaccination period. when people join the study they take a look at the different stressful situations in the life. >> the first draw is done before the covid vaccine to determine a baseline antibody level and second and third draws measure peak antibody response and length of protection. >> this will help identify groups that may need boosters. >> reporter: another factor is obesity. >> it has been known for decades people who are obese have a defective level of antibody production in response to vaccines. >> reporter: this is follow list at usf. >> we'll see what happens with covid, it may be we're all going to be getting new shots becaus
abc # news reporter kate larson spoke with a local expert currently recruiting for >> the sfreng andy have more to do with your lifestyle than expected. >> what we know is that stress particularly ber previousment stress and care giving stress dampens the response. >> ucc professor of psychiatry is launching a study to see how stress, age and sleep effects the response. >> we think getting 7 hours of sleep at night is critical especially around the vaccination period....
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kate larson spoke mayor who launched this popular trend. >> oakland is about to launch an experiment to test universal income. >>> with the pandemic, the number people and the range of people who could use this has grown tremendously. >> on tuesday the mayor will announce the program, the number of families, the dollar amount and for how long. all of it and it through philanthropy. >> if the result show tremendous benefit, you are people unemployed, positive impact for all of oakland. then we can look to you how we transition that into some kind of public-private combination. >> it has been done before in a handful of u. s.. the first time in stockton since 2019. >> we gave our residents $500 a month ago researchers doing surveys. >> reporter: he is the former mayor of stockton and he has founded mayors for a guaranteed income. >> we had a conversation the white house leadership about the need for the policy. >> what did you learn from the program? >> i learned all of the myths that we have about the economy are not true. it caused people to me more likely to find full-time work. we
kate larson spoke mayor who launched this popular trend. >> oakland is about to launch an experiment to test universal income. >>> with the pandemic, the number people and the range of people who could use this has grown tremendously. >> on tuesday the mayor will announce the program, the number of families, the dollar amount and for how long. all of it and it through philanthropy. >> if the result show tremendous benefit, you are people unemployed, positive impact...
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kate larson explains how that came about and what it means for vaccine supply. >> reporter: president joe biden invokes the defense production act. the collaboration is expected to produce 100 million doses of johnson and johnson's single-shot vaccine by tend of may, two months early. >> i've always said that is wartime effort. >> even in competitors of the same nationality cooperate in wartime. >> reporter: j&j needed more manufacturing capacity. >> it is also a good thing for these companies themselves. because they are able to scale into the vaccine together much more smoothly towards the second hall of fame of this year. >> reporter: merck manufacture's major vaccines. measles, mumps, rubella and the shingles vaccine. the partnership puts merck back in the covid vaccine game. >> frankly, merck did not do well with their two vaccine candidates. so they have the facilities all around the world to make vaccines and why not. >> reporter: she's a ucsf vaccine physician, she say j&j single dose vaccine will allow the us to more quickly inoculate people and catch up. >> all i can think a
kate larson explains how that came about and what it means for vaccine supply. >> reporter: president joe biden invokes the defense production act. the collaboration is expected to produce 100 million doses of johnson and johnson's single-shot vaccine by tend of may, two months early. >> i've always said that is wartime effort. >> even in competitors of the same nationality cooperate in wartime. >> reporter: j&j needed more manufacturing capacity. >> it is also...
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abc 7 news reporter kate larson has more on tonight's school board meeting filled with tension and emotion. >> i would like to reemphasize my sincere and heartfelt apologies. >> reporter: allison collins did not mention the asian american community in her one minute statement to the school board and 1,000 listening parents and students. >> i am engaging with my colleagues and working with community for the good of all children in our district. and especially black children who are often left behind. >> reporter: calls for her to resign have intensified after tweets she wrote in 2016 before elected to the school board surfaced. stereo typed language and slurs to describe the asian american community collins said they were taken out of context. the commissioners called for her to step down. >> i am not alone when i say i do not have confidence in the commission to govern a school governor who is half api with no bias. >> reporter: meanwhile students weigh inside with their own ideas. >> i was disgusted and pained at your rhetoric, how you twisted a real problem, the lack of unity between bla
abc 7 news reporter kate larson has more on tonight's school board meeting filled with tension and emotion. >> i would like to reemphasize my sincere and heartfelt apologies. >> reporter: allison collins did not mention the asian american community in her one minute statement to the school board and 1,000 listening parents and students. >> i am engaging with my colleagues and working with community for the good of all children in our district. and especially black children who...
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here is kate larson. >> 800 doctors and health care providers signed and sent this letter to top healthfficial recommending a change in school distancing guideline >> we asked them to change from a 4-6 foot mandate to a 3 feet recommendation. >> reporter: ucsf helped draft the letter. it prevents many schools from reopening because of space limitations. >> these rules are harming children. >> reporter: this letter and the cdc's new recommendation to reduce distancing from 6 feet to three feet inside classrooms with universal masking is based on a study out of massachusetts following k-12 students and teachers. there was no difference in covid-19 transmission with schools that used six feet from three feet. >> the collateral damage from these policies is much, much worse than covid-19 itself for our population of children. we know we can keep teachers safe. the majority of them are being vaccinated. >> many teacher unions are pushing back. the oakland education association told abc 7 they will demand six feet of distance. >> they may say it is okay to be closer but understanding we have
here is kate larson. >> 800 doctors and health care providers signed and sent this letter to top healthfficial recommending a change in school distancing guideline >> we asked them to change from a 4-6 foot mandate to a 3 feet recommendation. >> reporter: ucsf helped draft the letter. it prevents many schools from reopening because of space limitations. >> these rules are harming children. >> reporter: this letter and the cdc's new recommendation to reduce...
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. >>> abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to friends of his and members of asian americans and pacific islanders community about this historic announcement. >> reporter: rob bonta hugged his family. >> my mother and father can not make it today to see their governor nominate their son be the attorney general. >> he is thrilled and incredibly humbled and awe- struck of this moment. >> reporter: david shue is a friend of his. >> it is public service. but, for our friend rob, he is someone who has been in the fight for justice his entire life: he is a son of farm organizers that worked with caesar chavez. >> he was born in the philippines and as a baby moved to california. >> he has known has family for decades. in the 1970s protesters fought to keep the city from evicting filipinos living in the international hotel, he and his mother protested together. >> his appointment will really inspire, will really be, give many people a feeling of empowerment, you know, the fact that as filipinos our time has arrived. >> reporter: california state treasure says that his nomination is meeting this
. >>> abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to friends of his and members of asian americans and pacific islanders community about this historic announcement. >> reporter: rob bonta hugged his family. >> my mother and father can not make it today to see their governor nominate their son be the attorney general. >> he is thrilled and incredibly humbled and awe- struck of this moment. >> reporter: david shue is a friend of his. >> it is public service. but,...
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kate larson is part of the vaccine team.he explains how the partnership came about and what it means for supply. >> president joe biden and johnson & johnson with pharmaceutical rival merck. expected to produce 100 million doses by the vaccine by the end of may. two months early. >> i always said this a wartime effort. >> the same >> reporter: j and j needed more manufacturing capacity. >> a good thing for the kbeans. bus they are able to scale in the vaccines together much more smoothly towards the second half of this year. >> merck manufactures major vaccines like measles, mumps and the partnership puts merck back in the covid vaccine game. >> merck did not do well. so they have the facilities all around the world to make vaccines. and why not? >> dr. monica is an >> they say i will allow the u.s. to inoculate people and catch up. >> all i can think about is real in the uk. refused dayses, and people come alive and go back to normalcy, and the more you can emulate that, it matters, days and weeks mater for people to become
kate larson is part of the vaccine team.he explains how the partnership came about and what it means for supply. >> president joe biden and johnson & johnson with pharmaceutical rival merck. expected to produce 100 million doses by the vaccine by the end of may. two months early. >> i always said this a wartime effort. >> the same >> reporter: j and j needed more manufacturing capacity. >> a good thing for the kbeans. bus they are able to scale in the vaccines...
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i'm kate larson. >>> a year into the pandemic we are focused on the path forward. the businesses that are thriving right now. >>> and it is part of the fun. what you likely will not be allowed to do the next time you visit a theme park. >>> and if you are looking to have fun for saint patrick's day i will have the forecast and a look at when rain returns coming right up. >> okay. sandy, thank you very much. >>> all of that is ahead but first a look at what is coming up on jimmy kimmel jimmy? >> thanks. tonight join me with michelle barack obama. >> what if we put the string beans on the this is a no-nonsense message from three. small business insurance usually doesn't cover everything you need. it's long on pages. short on coverage. that's why three was created. it covers your entire business in just one policy. because small business owners have enough on their hands. so go with three and leave those old policies in the dust. sawdust. technically. don't interrupt the spokesperson. this commercial is now over. logo. three. no nonsense. just common sense. >>> the pr
i'm kate larson. >>> a year into the pandemic we are focused on the path forward. the businesses that are thriving right now. >>> and it is part of the fun. what you likely will not be allowed to do the next time you visit a theme park. >>> and if you are looking to have fun for saint patrick's day i will have the forecast and a look at when rain returns coming right up. >> okay. sandy, thank you very much. >>> all of that is ahead but first a look at...
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. >> reporter: kate larson, nbc 7 news. >>> here is a look at the amount of games that can attend. ballpark, 9300 seats available. the giants say 20% capacity is 8400 fans. >>> the san francisco earthquake soccer team tweeted, can't wait to see you back in the stadium in april. >>> the state has settle up a frame work for amusement parks to reopen. team coverage from santa clara and explains when you might be able to get back on a roller coaster. >> reporter: it was last opened on new year's eve, 2019. the season opening last march was postponed indefinitely as the pandemic intensified. but with new guidelines, that will change. >> today when the announcement came out, i can't believe already. >> reporter: derek is a member of american coaster enthusiasts. said he was able to go some to some outside of california last year and felt safe. >> knowing that everything is wiped down and cleared and walking on to the ride and you put your hands out and they give you hand sanitizer. >> reporter: they are more excited for their kids. >> we have four kids and they are teenagers and they des
. >> reporter: kate larson, nbc 7 news. >>> here is a look at the amount of games that can attend. ballpark, 9300 seats available. the giants say 20% capacity is 8400 fans. >>> the san francisco earthquake soccer team tweeted, can't wait to see you back in the stadium in april. >>> the state has settle up a frame work for amusement parks to reopen. team coverage from santa clara and explains when you might be able to get back on a roller coaster. >>...
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. >>> abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to friends of his and members of asian americans and pacific islanders community about this historic announcement. >> reporter: rob bonta hugged his family. >> my mother and father can not make it today to see their governor nominate their son be the attorney general. >> he is thrilled and incredibly humbled and awe- struck of this moment. >> reporter: david shue is a friend of his. >> it is public service. but, for our friend rob, he is someone who has been in the fight for justice his entire life: he is a son of farm organizers that worked with caesar chavez. >> he was born in the philippines and as a baby moved to california. >> he has known has family for decades. in the 1970s protesters fought to keep the city from evicting filipinos living in the international hotel, he and his mother protested together. >> his appointment will really inspire, will really be, give many people a feeling of empowerment, you know, the fact that as filipinos our time has arrived. >> reporter: california state treasure says that his nomination is meeting this
. >>> abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to friends of his and members of asian americans and pacific islanders community about this historic announcement. >> reporter: rob bonta hugged his family. >> my mother and father can not make it today to see their governor nominate their son be the attorney general. >> he is thrilled and incredibly humbled and awe- struck of this moment. >> reporter: david shue is a friend of his. >> it is public service. but,...
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i'm kate larson. >>> a year into the pandemic we are focused on the path forward. the businesses that are thriving right now. >>> and it is part of the fun. what you likely will not be allowed to do the next time you visit a theme park. >>> and if you are looking to have fun for saint patrick's day i will have the forecast and a look at when rain returns coming right up. >> okay. sandy, thank you very much. >>> all of that is ahead but first a look at what is coming up on jimmy kimmel mmel mmel jimmy? >> thanks. tonight join me with michelle barack obama. >> what if we put the string beans on the >>> the president right now, with so much on the line sits down. president joe biden, the news making exclusive tomorrow on abc's good morning america. >>> covid-19 hit home a year ago this week when the bay area started to shelter in place. the economy is just one aspect that changed so dramatically because of the pandemic. many of the small businesses had to shift to stay afloat and in some cases the change was for the better. >> reporter: we talked to small business own
i'm kate larson. >>> a year into the pandemic we are focused on the path forward. the businesses that are thriving right now. >>> and it is part of the fun. what you likely will not be allowed to do the next time you visit a theme park. >>> and if you are looking to have fun for saint patrick's day i will have the forecast and a look at when rain returns coming right up. >> okay. sandy, thank you very much. >>> all of that is ahead but first a look at...
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kate larson, abc news. >>> covid-19 hit home a year ago this week when the bay area went into lockdown all lived through dramatic changes in how we work over the past year. the pandemic created a changing workplace, a focus of building a better bay area every day. >> abc 7 news reporter asked experts to map out which of the many changes will become permanent. >> reporter: looking back we know how the workplace had to change because of covid-19. people work from home. they held seamingly endless meetings over zoom. remote learning that parents had additional childcare duties, stress and anxiety increased. all of it is expected having a lasting impact. managing employee's lives. dealing with it effected mental health. many companies began to offer mental health counseling. as women elected to work at home they lost visibility at the office. the gender wage gap will worsen. >> what we are likely to see if we don't do anything about it, managers giving raises to their male in office at the expense of their female at home employees. >> reporter: breaking the mold of working 9- 5. by demonst
kate larson, abc news. >>> covid-19 hit home a year ago this week when the bay area went into lockdown all lived through dramatic changes in how we work over the past year. the pandemic created a changing workplace, a focus of building a better bay area every day. >> abc 7 news reporter asked experts to map out which of the many changes will become permanent. >> reporter: looking back we know how the workplace had to change because of covid-19. people work from home. they...
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kate larson, abc news. >>> covid-19 hit home a year ago this week when the bay area went into lockdown all lived through dramatic changes in how we work over the past year. the pandemic created a changing workplace, a focus of building a better bay area every day. >> abc 7 news reporter asked experts to map out which of the many changes will become permanent. >> reporter: looking back we know how the workplace had to change because of covid-19. people work from home. they held seamingly endless meetings over zoom. remote learning that parents had additional childcare duties, stress and anxiety increased. all of it is expected having a lasting impact. managing employee's lives. dealing with it effected mental health. many companies began to offer mental health counseling. as women elected to work at home they lost visibility at the office. the gender wage gap will worsen. >> what we are likely to see if we don't do anything about it, managers giving raises to their male in office at the expense of their female at home employees. >> reporter: breaking the mold of working 9- 5. by demonst
kate larson, abc news. >>> covid-19 hit home a year ago this week when the bay area went into lockdown all lived through dramatic changes in how we work over the past year. the pandemic created a changing workplace, a focus of building a better bay area every day. >> abc 7 news reporter asked experts to map out which of the many changes will become permanent. >> reporter: looking back we know how the workplace had to change because of covid-19. people work from home. they...
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and then you showed our kate larson, my colleague how to wash hands properly fl the bathroom a th o toldou tn that months later the u.s. would be at 530,000 deaths, you know, i'm sure you wouldn't have believed it. but i would like to end on a positive note, which is to talk to us about, you know, what we can look forward to, what we have done right and what is your message to us, as we face go through the most critical period now. >> yeah, and that was a very interesting -- what you just described. and i would say that we have learned a tremendous amount about this virus. this is an airborne virus. we have to pay attention to activities indoors. and the other -- the other thing for us to realize that is very historic is we have a vaccine. so we're -- you know, if we had not had a vaccine we would be going through this year after year at least two to three years. the fact we have a vaccine is phenomenal. people ask who me, what is the best vaccine to take. and my response is the best vaccine is the first one that gets in your arm. that's the most important thing. that's how we're getting o
and then you showed our kate larson, my colleague how to wash hands properly fl the bathroom a th o toldou tn that months later the u.s. would be at 530,000 deaths, you know, i'm sure you wouldn't have believed it. but i would like to end on a positive note, which is to talk to us about, you know, what we can look forward to, what we have done right and what is your message to us, as we face go through the most critical period now. >> yeah, and that was a very interesting -- what you just...
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here is kate larson. >> 800 doctors and health care providers signed and sent this letter to top healthicial recommending a change in school distancing guideline >> we asked them to change from a 4-6 foot mandate to a 3 feet recommendation. >> reporter: ucsf helped draft the letter. it prevents many schools from reopening because of space limitations. >> these rules are harming children. >> reporter: this letter and the cdc's new recommendation to reduce distancing from 6 feet to three feet inside classrooms with universal masking is based on a study out of massachusetts following k-12 students and teachers. there was no difference in covid-19 transmission with schools that used six feet from three feet. >> the collateral damage from these policies is much, much worse than covid-19 itself for our population of children. we know we can keep teachers safe. the majority of them are being vaccinated. >> many teacher unions are pushing back. the oakland education association told abc 7 they will demand six feet of distance. >> they may say it is okay to be closer but understanding we have mu
here is kate larson. >> 800 doctors and health care providers signed and sent this letter to top healthicial recommending a change in school distancing guideline >> we asked them to change from a 4-6 foot mandate to a 3 feet recommendation. >> reporter: ucsf helped draft the letter. it prevents many schools from reopening because of space limitations. >> these rules are harming children. >> reporter: this letter and the cdc's new recommendation to reduce distancing...
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here is kate larson. >> vaccine hopefuls lined up monday. the first day for tier opens to people 60 to 64 with various -- [ indiscernible ] >> they are either over weight or have obesity. >> he said san francisco was right to move the obesity threshold from the state's requirement of a body mass index of 40 down 30. >> most studies around covid have focused on patients who had a bmi great than 35 or 40. there was already a difference when the bmi was greater than 30. >> i actually qualified. >> she wants to encourage people with a high bmi to get vaccinated. >> to find out i went to the cdc's website and used their calculator. .. >> i think a variety of reasons people can struggle with weight whether its hormonal or bad eating habits or genetics. i think to open that for those people in that group, i definitely think it is really important. >> she said she struggled with her own weight. she takes care of her parents and just got her first vaccine dose. >> it is just great that i was able to get it together and they have theirs and there is j
here is kate larson. >> vaccine hopefuls lined up monday. the first day for tier opens to people 60 to 64 with various -- [ indiscernible ] >> they are either over weight or have obesity. >> he said san francisco was right to move the obesity threshold from the state's requirement of a body mass index of 40 down 30. >> most studies around covid have focused on patients who had a bmi great than 35 or 40. there was already a difference when the bmi was greater than 30....
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abc7 news reporter kate larson found it is all about how the county is interpreting guidelines. >> i'm really glad to be practicing with my friends. >> i'm comfortable outside outdoors with masks on. i'm not worried about it. >> reporter: a parent and volunteer coach for the youth rugby club. he just found out that because of his role in student activities he's eligible for a vaccine. >> i have not been yet but i do have an appointment scheduled for saturday. i hope everybody gets vaccinated. >> i feel loot more comfortable with the coaches being vaccinate and i would feel like it is a lot safer environment. >> reporter: according to one local health official the state vaccine guidelines as they relate to student care and education are up to the counties to interpret. counties like san francisco and here in marin say all youth coaches are el visible for a vaccine whether or not they work at a school. other bay area koernts like san mateo, napa and solano are indicating right now only coaches affiliated with a school are eligible. >> will you be getting the vaccine as a coach? >> probab
abc7 news reporter kate larson found it is all about how the county is interpreting guidelines. >> i'm really glad to be practicing with my friends. >> i'm comfortable outside outdoors with masks on. i'm not worried about it. >> reporter: a parent and volunteer coach for the youth rugby club. he just found out that because of his role in student activities he's eligible for a vaccine. >> i have not been yet but i do have an appointment scheduled for saturday. i hope...
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kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> happening today, it's the final day for oakland teachers to vote on a tentative agreement with the school district. the bill aims to have an estimated 13,000 students return to classrooms in april, but it requires the approval of the school board and union members. a group of oakland teachers stage a protest earlier this week, calling the agreementhe an reckless unless staff, students and families are vaccinated. the school board will cast its vote on march 31st. now let's check in with lisa, because it's going to be pretty nice out there today. >> it's going to feel like spring, appropriately so. a live look outside, you can see how nice it looks. the golden gate bridge, where temperatures downtown will be on the cooler side of average. right now it's 48, going for a high of about 58 and the average is 62 for this time of year. we're going to warm it up all throughout the week. we'll have the details, next. >>> a covid-19 testing site is closing soon. why health officials say their volume has decreased and where the resource i'm morgan, and there's more to me th
kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> happening today, it's the final day for oakland teachers to vote on a tentative agreement with the school district. the bill aims to have an estimated 13,000 students return to classrooms in april, but it requires the approval of the school board and union members. a group of oakland teachers stage a protest earlier this week, calling the agreementhe an reckless unless staff, students and families are vaccinated. the school board will cast its vote on march...
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governor newsom revealed new information, access 7 kate larson in san francisco with what the giants are doing to get ready. >> we're working on the final details but we've been working very closely with major league baseball. >> reporter: govmt saying there is a chance that baseball stands won't be empty this season if covid cases keep dropping. >> i have all the confidence in the world fans will be back safely. >> reporter: fans want to play it safe. >> can't have it back the way it was pre covid. >> as long as everyone is socially distanced. >> hopefully everyone will be vaccinated by then. >> wouldn't it gth fs back on o >> reporter: working on a plan to welcome back fans in times for their home opener on april 9th. >> get the fans safe. sanitizer, and checks and pod seating. we'll have menu items that will be familiar but we're going to be careful how they are delivered. >> reporter: they will also stagger fans so not everyone is trying to enter or exit the park at the same time. of course this all depends on covid cases. counties in the orange tier can play to a capacity of 20%
governor newsom revealed new information, access 7 kate larson in san francisco with what the giants are doing to get ready. >> we're working on the final details but we've been working very closely with major league baseball. >> reporter: govmt saying there is a chance that baseball stands won't be empty this season if covid cases keep dropping. >> i have all the confidence in the world fans will be back safely. >> reporter: fans want to play it safe. >> can't...