kate larson has more on the push from the federal government to increase access.r: a new less expensive at home covid test is on the way. on monday, the fda authorized the flow test. on wednesday, the white house announced a $1 billion investment to manufacture at home rapid test. >> we are on track to quadruple the supply of at home rapid test available to americans by december. reporter: at the beginning of august, there was an abundant is but now it is hit or miss. ever since school started, it has been in high demand. rose miller says her grandson in kindergarten has already taken two at home covid test this school year which their family prefers over the other test. >> he feels more comfortable in the home. reporter: the white house says the test will be less than $10 per test. sammy says he needs the at-home test because he is taking care of his elderly father. >> it was difficult to locate them and when i did, they were pretty expensive. having affordable at home testing kits is a good move. >> i hope the supply chains for these tests really open up. report

as kate larson found out. neighbors will be dealt another blow as five more walgreens get ready to close because of organized retail theft. we shot this viral theft video over the summer. this one on mission is set to close. most people have been standing in line for prescriptions. the change is especially difficult for the elderly community. will it be difficult to have to get your prescriptions elsewhere? >> yes, it does. it makes me mad and upset. reporter: he has been shopping at the walgreens since 1971. she is 85 and no longer drives. the mission street store is within walking distance of our house. >> somebody told me the wall green is closing. and i said i cannot do anything. reporter: she showed us what she cease thieves going the store. as a result -- >> they are just losing money. >> this is a really bad day for san francisco. we need to turn this around. reporter: they have prioritized retail theft. an on duty police officer is stationed at the store where his mother shops. there are not enough cop

as kate larson found out.eighbors will be dealt another blow as five more walgreens get ready to close because of organized retail theft. we shot this viral theft video over the summer. this one on mission is set to close. most people have been standing in line for prescriptions. the change is especially difficult for the elderly community. will it be difficult to have to get your prescriptions elsewhere? >> yes, it does. it makes me mad and upset. reporter: he has been shopping at the walgreens since 1971. she is 85 and no longer drives. the mission street store is within walking distance of our house. >> somebody told me the wall green is closing. and i said i cannot do anything. reporter: she showed us what she cease thieves going the store. as a result -- >> they are just losing money. >> this is a really bad day for san francisco. we need to turn this around. reporter: they have prioritized retail theft. an on duty police officer is stationed at the store where his mother shops. there are not enough cops

i'm kate larson abc 7 news, but it's not like we're keeping tracks still or anything. u kate. okay, well fans wereopaefty prit could have been the most important game ever in the giants-dodgers the garage on townsend street. historical park charged fans, $180 giants and dodgers fans jockeyed though to get into another parking garage and cost a traffic jam to pay $170 to see tonight's game. i mean 10 bucks might get you a bottle of water. maybe. wow, that's what else. all right. well if you want to thank the giants for this really excellent season we posted this badge on our abc 7 news bay area facebook page you can share it and post it on your as well. while strong off when offshorefr winds didn't materialize today prompting pg&e to cancel the public safety power shutoff that was going to impact the north bay here with air conditions now is our spencer christian spencer. okay. we're all happy that those winds are stronger winds did not materialize so we don't have any red flag warnings for hi-fi danger right now. and of course no pg&e a power outages. so look at the cal

i'm kate larson, abc 7 news.other manufacturer of rapid test kits, an australian company recalled almost 200 thousand tests that were shipped to the u.s. due to concerns about a higher-than-expected rate of false positives. they were sold at major retailers including cvs, target, and amazon. dan: a new government study concludes that a startling number of children have actually been orphaned by the pandemic. from april of last year to this past june, the cdc and national institutes of health estimate that more than 142,000 children have been left without a parent or caregiver in the united states. california had the highest number with more than 16,000 orphans. the vast majority of those orphans, because of covid in california, are hispanic. ama: taking a look at the covid headlines, astrazeneca asked the fda to grant emergency authorization for a long-acting antibiotic treatment to prevent covid-19. the company said the treatment reduced the risk of symptomatic covid by 77%. los angeles will require proof of a c

i'm kate larson, abc 7 news. ama: another manufacturer of rapid test kits, an australian company recalled almost 200 thousand tests that were shipped to the u.s. due to concerns about a higher-than-expected rate of false positives. they were sold at major retailers including cvs, target, and amazon. dan: a new government study concludes that a startling number of children have actually been orphaned by the pandemic. from april of last year to this past june, the cdc and national institutes of health estimate that more than 142,000 children have been left without a parent or caregiver in the united states. california had the highest number with more than 16,000 orphans. the vast majority of those orphans, because of covid in california, are hispanic. ama: taking a look at the covid headlines, astrazeneca asked the fda to grant emergency authorization for a long-acting antibiotic treatment to prevent covid-19. the company said the treatment reduced the risk of symptomatic covid by 77%. los angeles will require proo

i'm kate larson abc 7 news, but it's not like we're keeping tracks still or anything. u kate. okay, well fans were willing to pay a hefty price to see what could have been the most important game ever in the giants-dodgers the garage on townsend street. historical park charged fans, $180 giants and dodgers fans jockeyed though to get into another parking garage and cost a traffic jam to pay $170 to see tonight's game. i mean 10 bucks might get you a bottle of water. maybe. wow, that's what else. all right. well if you want to thank the giants for this really excellent season we posted this badge on our abc 7 news bay area facebook page you can share it and post it on your as well. while strong off when offshore e winds didn't materialize today prompting pg&e to cancel the public safety power shutoff that was going to impact the north bay here with air conditions now is our spencer christian spencer. okay. we're all happy that those winds are stronger winds did not materialize so we don't have any red flag warnings for hi-fi danger right now. and of course no pg&e a powe

kate larson is a member of our vexing team. she has the timeline -- vaccine team. she has the timeline. >> with announced all california students public and private kindergarten through 12th grade be vaccinated once the shot is approved by the fda. >> we also want to see all of our staff also va >> newsom is directing the public health, that children must be immunized in order to attend the school. there will be accommodations for religious and medical exemptions. >> the fight to get everybody vaccinated. >> and 2015 and 2015 and 2015 a5 he testified at the state capital in support of the bill removed personal belief as an exemption for school vaccine requirements. he is a leukemia survivor and could not attend school at the time because 7% of his students were not immunized which could have killed him. his father says the mandate will protect everyone. >> what we always try to tell people is vaccine refusal is a decision that endangers others. >> i'm vaccinated. my kids are vaccinated. >> extra protection. >> i happen to know a couple of teachers that are battling

kate larson is a member of our vexing team. she was a governor -- she was a governor newsom's -- vexing team. she was at governor newsom announcement --vaccine team.ccie >> once the shot is approved for the younger -- by the fda for the younger age groups. >> california's department of public health to add the vaccine to the list of diseases that children must be immunized against in order to attend school. >> it's a really good step and it's not over yet, the fight to get everybody vaccinated. >> in 2015, as a he testified at the state capital in support of the bill that removed personal belief as an exemption for vaccine requirements. he is not -- he is a leukemia survivor and could not attend school at the time because his fellow students were not immunized which could have killed him. his father says the mandate will protect everyone. his father says the mandate will protect everyone. >> what we always try to tell people is that vaccine refusal is it is asian -- is a decision that endangers others. >> students as young as t

so doctor kate clifford larson is the author of the promised land and harriet tubman and hero and rosemary kennedy's daughter and the assassin. [background sounds]. and also with the plot to kill abraham lincoln and she served as an expert consultant on film scripts documentaries and history in numerous publications she's currently a brandeis woman studies research center scholar and her latest book as i mentioned is walk with me, a biography which is released just this month. karen hail is in auburn new york where she successfully pursues federal legislation to the homestead become one of the newest national park service pretty prior to that more than 30 years working on a political housing development including the federal appointment to implement the court order to desegregate the city of yonkers. earlier the program director for the national urban league and she's executive of the affordable housing office and she six entered executive of the american homeowner education and counseling institute. thank you both for being here and finally, president of the institute for the exploration

now to abc 7 news reporter katie larson. kate: i have giants ceo here. but it could not be a nicer day for a ballgame here at oracle. the fans are showing up. the vibe is excellent. it has been a long year. how are you feeling, how is the team feeling? >> about as energetic and as excited as you possibly could feel. this is literally historic. 107-106 wins. the giant-dodger rivalry comes down to one game and it really should be. it is a beautiful nature of baseball. a lot of us think back to willie mays and sandy colfax and willie mcafee and don drysdale, through the years, all the great heroes. howeves, it will be a memorable game. reporter: we are hoping the wind is in our favor tonight. just a little bit breezy tonight. it feels extra meaningful to get to the playoffs right now after a tough few years for folks. >> yeah. we have a slogan. resilient s.f. the word resilient really fits. we have fans who had the reading of the season, we were limited 8000 fans and they had to sit six feet apart. they hung in there and they were resilient. to see them com