marine.i think any u.s. marine, especially those who have touched a machine gun knows about john basilone all the way until your last breath. i john basilone will receive the medal for -- he will depart the theater, and go back as part of the drive, he's a instructor, teaching future machine gunfighters, he will return to the theater, a land on hiroshima, and he'll be killed on the navy cross. what's interesting is that a lot of those who he trained prior to going back to the pacific and landing on hiroshima where the machines he was killed with years later. >> we mentioned some 27 medals of honor were given out for actions on iwo jima i, hell many made it out alive? >> 13 were killed. so do the math, historians. as a historian, matt isn't my strong suit. 14 or 16 were given as awards. it kind of speaks to the volume of the salary of the conflict of 24 battalion commanders, 14 were wounded were killed in action. so the common values or virtues are not hollow words. they are absolutely true. >

navy and marine corps, the navy and marine corps pivotal role in countering power competition is highlighted in the national defense strategy, the commandant of the marine corps bold new force design and planning guidance, recent provocation of russian military exercises, massive russian military exercises in the arctic and related to that the role of the navy and the marine corps as they play an increasingly important role in protecting our strategic interest in the arct arctic, let me touch on these briefly, first the impact of covid-19 on navy and marine corps readiness, over the last three months this committee has received frequent and productive briefings on covid-19 and on its impact on military readiness. as you are aware covid-19 reduced operation at navy and marine corps depots and postpone the vital exercises such as runs pack 2020 and change the way in which we train our sailors and marines, i'm looking forward to an update on these critical issues as it relates to the readiness of ourr marine corps and navy team. second i would like to address the national defense strategy in th

marine corps and michael gilde. i would also like to thank diana mower, director of defense cape pills and management and her team at the government accountability office for submitting the requested statement for the record for this hearing of gao. invaluable resource to our work on the committee. some of the issues that i would like to address and cover today are covid-19 and its impacts on the readiness of u.s. navy and marine corps, the navy and marine corps's pivotal role in power competition as highlighted in the national defense strategy, the commandant of the marine corps's bold new force control design and planning guidance, recent provocation of russian military exercises -- massive russian military exercises in the arctic and related to that the role of the navy and marine corps as they play an increasingly important role in protecting our strategic interests in the arctic. let me touch on these briefly. first, the impact of covid-19 on navy and marine corps readiness. over the last few months we have rec

and the av navy and marine corps readiness. frequent and productive briefings on the covid-19 and on the impact of military readiness. then to postpone those federal exercises and to change the way in which we treat our sailors and marines with these critical issues as it relates to the readiness of the marine corps and navy team. the second released in 2018 the national defense strategy i believe it is a still very much a bipartisan to return of great power competition particularly with russia and china as the pacing threat. and this committee advocating for building a 355 a ship navy and rightfully focused these investments and the key area of american strategic advantage. so is part of the name the team'sr response the marine corps and the new planning guidance is keenly focused on how to face china and on with a slightly leaner but more agilen force with the change the marine corps and i commend him for his term on his efforts and to implement the nds. but it is not without its critics and without the secretary in general t

marine and pat has probably represented the marines here in congress. currently the most senior marines serving here on capitol t hill the motto of the marine corps is always faithfulov he has lived out that motto over a long career the service to our country and i hate to think of the senate without pat roberts. he will be sorely missed but has more than earned his retirement in the chance to spend more time with his wife frankie and his children and grandchildren went on which th have contributed to his success that don't have support families or spous we are truly grateful for those they have made to his success in the senate and i l know that he is looking forward to speing more time with them in the future. thank you for your leadership and your friendship and may god bless you in your retirement. i will miss you. i yield the floor. >> i raise also toay farewell to a trulypa great senato senator, senator roberts who is a friend and a mentor and a lder and no doubtith all of the accomplishments certainly the great state of kansas most accomplished s

you don't choose to become a marine. you apply to become a marine.f you have what it takes, you might even become one. at that time, the army was focused a lot on talking about college benefits and job training. i thought to myself no, i want to join that legendary corps. it became a pretty easy decision for me, and one that i have not regretted. susan: what years did you serve? jake: i served from 2005-2009. susan: where were you deployed during that time? jake: in 2007, viewers may recall there was a shift in strategy called the surge in iraq. president bush and congress authorized a surge of close to 100,000 additional troops in iraq. i was part of the surge in 2007. i was sent to iraq for almost, a little over seven months. and then a year later, i was sent to afghanistan in 2008. susan: what was the trajectory of the two wars during the time period you were there in the country? jake: i think in 2007, we got there and 2007 was the bloodiest year of the iraq war. more insurgents, senior insurgents in al qaeda and iraq were killed that year than a

we're live in marin.johnson for "today in the bay." >>> covid vaccinations ramp up in the bay area fresh off yesterday's first vaccinations. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in concord this morning where more of those shots will be given out today, bob. >> reporter: yes, doctors and nurses behind me here in concord will be receiving their first doses of the vaccine. there has been some confusion, though, about who will be receiving the doses first. the thought was, marcus, people who live in places like nursing homes would be sechg thereceivi their first doses but the cdc says that will not happen until next week or the week after. the "usa today" reporting places where the people live, long-term health facilities, they opted into this federal program that has pharmacies like cvs and walgreens administering the doses and that program doesn't just start until december 21st, hence the delay. here in contra costa county they've received almost 10,000 doses so far this week. some of those doses were ad

it became the public health of marine hospital service., as legislation increased its scope, the name was simplified to be public health service. in the early 1900's, the service led the fight in investigating dozens of diseases and developing treatments for them. the service battled a serious eye disease that can cause blindness. the commission corps doctor took his team to be rural hills of kentucky. he established a hospital and 11 field clinics. he taught personal hygiene to local residents to stem the spread of inflammation. within 10 years, the incidence of glaucoma cases was reduced. they marshaled their energies in montana to combat rocky mountain spotted fever. the disease was carried by ticks on livestock and other animals. one doctor was sent to montana to find a way to control the disease. as he searched for a cure, he became infected with the disease and died. he was one of five officers that died from rocky mountain spotted fever. a vaccine to combat the disease was ultimately developed. one of the most perplexing diseases of

the marines began filtering inside.ng out front in camouflage, wearing a black ski mask. at this time i had -- had chapo's black ball cap on my head. >> they determined el chapo was likely holed up on the fourth floor. knowing he and his bodyguards were most certainly armed, the team was worried the operation would turn into a firefight, catching civilians in and around the apartment building in the deadly crossfire. >> i was worried about our perimeter. we didn't have enough manpower. so i wanted to stay outside. >> drew watched as lights flicked on in the building -- the mexican marines had begun to make their entry. >> and that's when i heard the excited radio chatter, when i ran up to the guy that had the radio. and i said, "what did they say?" he said, "they've got the target. they have got him." >> him. el chapo. drew had spent four years hunting el chapo. he had weathered the danger and the anxiety of stalking him on his own turf. had sacrificed countless hours with his family. and now, finally, he was about to c

once a marine, always a marine. pat has probably represented the marines here in congress. he is currently the mostr senior mana serving here on capitol hill. mr. president, the motto of the marine corps is simper fidelis, always faithful. pat has lived out the motto of his long career of service to our country. i hate to think of the senate without pat roberts. he will be sorely missed but is more than earned his retirement andhe chance to spend more time with his wife frankie and his children and his grandchildren. i know how much they have contributed to his success here, mr. president. there aren't any of us who care whopo don't have a supportive family, supportive spouses and we are truly grateful for the many contributions that frankie and his family have made to pass a competency or an success here in the senate and i know he's looking forward to spending more time with them in the future. pat, thank you for your leadership and for your friendship and may god bless you and yr retirement. i will miss you. mr. psident i yie the floor. >> senator from alaska. >> mr. pre

i don't have the answer to that. ♪ i was just a regular marine doing a regular job for which the marine me. in circumstances came into play that put me in a position at a moment in time that permitted all this to happen. >> martha: my aunt and i showed charlie harry's wallet. we look at the pictures he kept in the prayer he wrote. it was sent home to massachusetts along with his i.d. bracelet from his sweetheart dot. the reunion in the memories that serve us are a mixed blessing. >> i just don't want to -- you don't get over. it will take me a couple of days to get over. harry was the closest friend i had in the whole marine corps the whole three years. and i was kind of mad that he had left me. >> flashbacks about once or twice a month, sometimes scary wife, maybe end up on the floor out of bed. >> martha: sharp has been back to iwo jima before and was with us on the 74th anniversary. >> i want to pay my respects to my buddies. so i'm standing over there graves and looking down at them and i say to them, you guys, i've had a chance to be married and live a good life and you guys never

here at marin general and all of the hospitals in marin county. they have hit capacity at their.ncer: cu. what that means is that their rates in the county are really high. four times higher than they were just one month ago and just yesterday, the county announced that all of its fully staffed icu beds are full. 12 12á of those are coronavirus cases. there are 29 total beds, also yesterday the health department announced that two more deaths have been linked to the coronavirus in marin bring that total death toll to 108. the county also reported another 78 infections on tuesday bringing the total number of cases to 6,374. now of course this is all a very scary element moving forward because all of those beds are full. what happen itself someone else needs one? as far as the vaccine is concerned that's the hope we are looking for. the three hospitals, as well as two skilled nursing facilities are set to get that vaccine. those will be given tomorrow, today those vaccines are being described. they have a total of 9,102 doses. reportinglive. emily turner. >>> time for a look at thi

marine hospital service was created.uring the closing years of the 19th century, so was biological discovery. the scientific men brought changes to the marina hospital service. it's hygienics laboratory, started in 1887 was a pioneer in biomedical research. it manufactured biological's and train scientists from state health departments in the techniques of producing them. years later, it became the national institutes of health, the heart of american medical research. in the later part of the 19th century, the marine hospital service was given another major responsibility. boarding vessels arriving at u.s. ports to check passengers and crews for infectious diseases. this task had originally been handled by the states, but as immigration mushroom, the responsibility was transferred to the federal government. at all ports of entry, the marine hospital service was in charge of inspection of arriving immigrants, including the most important of them all, ellis island. the service pioneered the line, it wasn't efficient way to

neither is marine coreolicy. [laughter] marines never give up. we take the hill and the discipline and focus on learning the marine corps never failed me in my toughest battles here in the senate. simplify simplify. and still in the office of course a praying statement with the advice of lbj, lyndon b. johnson. sometimes you jus have to hunker down like a jackass and a hailstorm and just take it. on that note, if you want to avoid a hailstorm, get a good staff a. your aff.r and i have the best staff in washington. i know everybody thanks that but i really do. because they always, always took the hill. my chiefs of staff, my d.c. deputy chief of staff and my and committee staff directors, they led the policy. they always checked to make sure the herd was still there. we did not write into any boxed canyons. to the staff current and the chamber with me and those watching on c-span, thank you. it is been an absolute privilege and honor to have you call me boss always a mber you are a family i could not ask for more loyal and dedicated oralented staf

the challenge of tackling marine debris presents opportunities for u.s. business. the american waste and recycling industry generates an estimated $100 billion in annual revenue. the global waste management market is expected to reach over $530 billion by the year 2025. broadening markets would yield benefits to american companies, as well as countries with undeveloped waste management. our embassies are vital in helping u.s. business navigate ever-changing national and local conditions and identifying potential opportunities. over the past five years, the state department has managed over $5.8 million in grants. for example, we gave a nearly $1 million grant to the ocean conservancy to aid the implementation of vietnam's action plan on marine debris and worked with local ngos. senator leahey, thank you for mentioning our cooperation with vietnam. we promote behavior change, including through demonstration projects, workshops, and public awareness campaigns. we also plan to combat sea-based resources. -- sources, particularly of ghost gear. as the save our seas act

after this kpix 5 interview last week, marin county health officer dr. matt willis reversed course, joining four other bay area counties with a self-imposed stay at home order. >> are there any additional layers that you are considering instituting on top of what the state already requires? >> yeah, it sounds to me like, you know, the state, because it is now essentially a purple state, with a few exceptions, and so, that is where, you know, i think we would tie our own policies in marin, to what the state is offering, in terms of these requirements. >> reporter: now, many businesses say they may be going off the rails. some are considering protesting his decision, while others may flout the order altogether if the bottom line becomes too dire. >> i would like to do this according to the law, and abide by the order. i am willing to sacrifice for this point. >> reporter: we did reach out to dr. willis about why he decided to change course this morning. as you can imagine, it is a very busy day. we have not yet heard back from him but of course, we get tha

marine debris affects marine security and potentially human health, the challenge is immense. our approach focuses on promoting environmentally sound waste management, recycling sustainable materials management, innovation to prevent waste from entering the environment and removal efforts. the united states has a wide array of means to help. the state department, epa, national science foundation and department of energy are highlighting u.s. expertise and innovation to combat marine debris through new technologies, mch research and cutting edge solutions. we're dedicated to supporting and highlighting the best available scientific information and data collection methods necessary to inform policy makers and private industry about the economic and environmental and health implications and identify hot spots. the bipartisan, save our seas act of 2018 corrected the state department to take a comprehensive approach on marine debris. the department through our bureau of oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs is working with interagency, economic industry and

marin county officials concede, though, they are seeing a rise in cases and if that trend continues, the county will move into the purple tier. could be a week, maybe two. but for now, abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman explains that marin county is a red island in a sea of purple. >> reporter: it is the bridge painted orange, golden gateway between the land of the purple covid tier in san francisco and the red in marin. >> went from purple to a red region. >> doesn't bother me. >> no? >> just a flu. >> reporter: but here's the difference a tier can make. in san francisco there's no parking for this iconic landmark. in marin atavist vista point ag goes. >> you're not wearing a mask. >> no, we don't do that in montana. we live free in montana. >> reporter: which does not play well in neighboring sausalito. >> needs to put a mask on, everybody does. >> reporter: especially here in a place where visitors often stop first when they come in from more infected areas. it's a legitimate concern for dr. matt willis who runs marin county health. >> the possibility of sort of a destination is i

in 1902 the service was renamed, it became the marine hospital service. as legislation increased its scope of activities, its name was simplified to the public health service. in the early 1900s, the service led the fight in investigating dozens of diseases and developing treatments for them. the service battled trachoma, an eye disease that can cause blindness. the commission corps doctor took his team to the rural hills of kentucky. he established a hospital and 11 field clinics. they taught personal hygiene to stem the spread of the inflammation. within ten years, the incidents were drastically reduced. the phs martialed its energies to combat rocky mountain spotted fever. the disease was carried by ticks. thoms mcclintock tried to find a way to stop the disease. in the search for the cure, he became infected with the disease and died. a vaccine to combat the disease was ultimately developed. one of the most perplexing diseases of the time was palegra. joseph goldberger studied the disease, visiting the prisons. convinced of his own theories, he and hi

it was basically in marin county, the city, immediate east bay. that's pretty much it for what's been reported. if you didn't feel it, it was off the coast about here. put a bullseye as you are leaving golden gate and heading out just south, a 3.6 is just enough to say i think i felt something. that's it. we don't have any reports of damage. since this is northeastern california, when these things happen we are going to track them closely. good news on that one, we just released a little pressure and now we move on with our lives. a little bit light rain is falling way down in fresno. that was our rain last night. we are done. if we look at the headlines, dry and cool for new year's eve, light rain friday night. i mean really light like after the sun goes down. you may not notice it. there is better rain perhaps early next week. we'll see how that plays out. gianna, how is the drive looking? >> it's a little busy. we've got slick surfaces we are dealing with. mass transit is on time. occasionally when there is an earth quake bart will stop or slow

abrams: pedro marine. >> i cast my vote for president joe biden. ms. abrams: miller. >> [inaudible] ms. abrams: ben myers. >> i cast my vote for president joe biden. ms. abrams: rachel pauley. >> [inaudible] ms. abrams: calvin smiley. bob trammel. >> joe biden. >> president joe biden. ms. abrams: nikima williams. >> i cast my vote for president joe biden. ms. abrams: kathy willard. >> [inaudible] ms. abrams: i am pleased to announce that joseph r. biden has received 16 votes for president of the united states. [applause] we will now cast our ballots for vice president of the united states. the ballots for vice president will be distributed to each of the electors. please complete your ballot once you receive it. upon completion, your ballots will be collected and provided to our secretary for review. afterwards, i will confirm your vote with each of you via a roll call vote. ms. abrams: as i call your name, please state the name of the person for whom you cast your vote for vice president. i cast my vote for kamala harris. gloria butler. >> i cast my v

marin joins four other counties in the shelter in place. sunday, santa clara county, san francisco, and contra costa county went in at 10:00 p.m. and alameda joins in yesterday at 12:0 1:00 a.m., and marin at noon. plenty of frustration since the county was not going from red to purple. they were going straight to shelter in place. and it goes in effect at noon, and last night was the last of many things with the rough last supper, last restaurants sitting down and last haircuts and last time on the playground. and you can imagine that parents need something to do with their kids over christmas break, and they need a chance to recoup from eight months of covid restrictions. and i can tell that you i have been with parents and business owners, and they say there are talk of protests and disobeying the rules. emily turner kpix 5. >>> 6:57 and time for a look at this morning's other top stories. >>> hospitals state wide are dealing with an unprecedented wave of covid-19 patients. more than 10,000 are treated in california hospitals. the number

. >>> a senate armed services subcommittee looks into navy and marine readiness at a hearing today. our live coverage begins at 9:15 a.m. eastern on cspan3. >>> today brandon wales, acting director of the cyber security and infrastructure security agency and others testify on how the government is responding to cyber threats during the coronavirus pandemic. watch live beginning at 2:30 eastern on cspan3, online or listen on the free cspan radio app. >>> at morehead we still talk about the role that we played on the front lines of the cold war because the space race was a major, major initiative within the cold war. >> t minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0. ignition. >> we are on the campus of the university of north carolina chapel hill. i'm standing in front of the morehead building, home of the morehead planetarium which is now the morehead planetarium and science center. john motley morehead iii is from a famous family. his grandfather was governor of carolina. he attended carolina as an undergraduate student in chemistry. made an accidental discovery in a chemistry lab as an

many african americans simply don't have the money to buy in pricey marin. it sounds it all boils down to affordable housing. >> i think it does, i think it does, that's right. >> reporter: do the people here are resistant to having a built in these areas? >> yes, that's, that's the truth. >> reporter: one of the authors of the study says it is single- family zoning that is keeping towns segregated. by resisting multifamily developments in the communities, residents are slamming the door on those with lower incomes. >> you are not seeing people who are living in these committees are racist or this is actually -- but the policy itself, actually, could keep people away from these neighborhoods. >> reporter: but is it intentional? bobby johnson in marin cities think so. >> i think that if you told them , if you throw in the bone, it will be all right. >> i think people like to be with their own group, like we have marin city over there and they like their group there. >> reporter: they may sound like stereotyping but there is truth to that. would you become peo

neither is marine corps policy. marines never give up. we take the hill and the discipline and focus i learned in the marine corps never failed me in my toughest battles here in the senate. semper fi. semper fi, dan. and still in the office, of course, a framed statement with the advice of l.b.j., lyndon bains johnson. sometimes you just have to hunker down like a jackass in a hail storm and just take it. on that note, if you want to avoid a hail storm, get a good staff. you're only as good as your staff, andist best staff in washington. i know everybody thinks that, but i really do because they always, they always took the hill. my cheefts of staff, leroy towns, jackie patrell, d.c. deputy chief of staff amber hershkoffer, they led the posse and they always checked to make sure that the herd was still there. and we didn't ride in any boxed canyons. to the staff currently in this chamber with me and those watching on c-span, thank you. it has been an absolute privilege and an honor to have you call me boss. always remember you are a famil

emily turner reports on the likelihood of marin slipping from the red. >> marin county is the last remaining holdout where you can actually work out inside. it is the purple tier living in the future and businesses are having to get ready to pivot yet again. is a tiny island of red in a sea of purple. at least for now. marin county helps as it is a matter of time until it joins the crowd in the most restrictive reopening tier. dr. mark will assess the move to come as soon as monday. >> the factors are driving case rates around the u.s. and imuran in terms of the weather and social gatherings, etc. it is not if, he says, but when the move happens. the retail and shopping can operate a 25% capacity. and everything else is relegated to the outside only. including gyms like fitness sf. >> that means we have to keep pivot again. this would be the 5th time we've had to do that. >> reporter: it is commandeered is parking lot. have its equipment that outside and in an effort to keep his doors open. more will be moved out there when the county enters tier 1 with wet and cold weather upon us. tents ar

only marin county has been able to escape the highest tier.ok at why. >> reporter: while the rest of the bay area has fallen to the lowest, purple tier, only marin county is still keeping its head above water one step higher in the red tier, but health officials here are not high 5:00 even other over it. >> that is faint praise. we are doing less poorly any other counties, but were in the orange tier a couple of weeks guy. >> reporter: but a mixture of health detective and messages is pointed to that kept hold the line. a doctor take bout a messaging campaign that talked about the importance of wearing masks, the number of covid cases in that latin community has dropped where they focused their efforts. >> it has worked as an internal guide for that community. >> reporter: marin also has about 70% of its students attending school in person. >> marin county an example of how you can do it safely and not lead to surges. >> reporter: there have been difficult decisions to little dine dinings at all indoor residents. just weeks go, restaurants cou

abrams: i heard a motion and a veryers enthusiastic second from pedro marin. all in favor to say aye. all opposed. motion carries. do i have a motion that the secretary be authorized to prepare the minutes of this meeting? i hear a motion from van johnson and a second from rachel paule. i will now call upon the secretary to read the minutes. >> minutes of the meeting of georgia electors, december 14, 2020, meeting at 12 noon. at noon on december 14, 2020, akima williams called meeting of the electors. electortors elected stay she -- elector stacey abrams that the chair of the meeting. rghese was elected secretary. jr. calledby fuse the pledge of allegiance. 16 as follows. stacey abrams, gloria butler, wendy davis, deborah gonzalez, a miller,on, fenik rachel paule, bob trammell nikema sachin varghese, williams, cathy woolard. all 16 electors cast their ballots for joseph r. biden for president of the united states. the votes for vice president of the united states were tabulated and cast. all 16 electors cast their ballots for kamala harris. a motion was made a

in marin county. this is not the benchmark that anyone wanted to hit. this is quite the opposite of that. they are really at their capacity. case rates in the county are four times higher than they were just one month ago. in fact just yesterday the county announced all of its staffed icu beds are now full. 12 of those 29 beds are people with coronavirus. two more deaths have been linked to the virus in marin bringing the death toll to 108. the county also reported another 78 infections on tuesday bringing the total number of cases to 6,374. about five to 10% of those who test positive require hospitalization and a third of those requiring hospitalization require intensive care. with awful the beds that are full, that's why this is so scary and why a vaccine used in other counties is so important. >> this to me marks the beginning of the end of the pandemic in a lot of ways. widespread vaccination is the key to essentially allowing people to get back to their normal lives or more normal lives it. will

it became the public health and marine hospital service. ed in the early 1900s, they lead the fight in investigating deadly diseases and developing treatments for them. the service battled a serious contagious eye disease that can cause blindness. they taught personal hygiene to local residents to stem the spread of the inflammation. within 10 years, the incidents of cases was reduced. the disease was carried by ticks on livestock and other animals. the doctor was one of five officers who died from rocky mountain spotted fever. a vaccine to combat the disease was ultimately developed. one of the most perplexing diseases of the time was flaggra. 5,000 people a year were dieing from it. in san francisco and other cities, the officers worked to vanquish the culprits in the plague. rats and ground squirrels and their fleas. energetic clean up campaigns lead to the control of the dreaded plague. i have are in really a disease, particularly at the time of world war i was a major concern. personnel traveled throughout the country side of america e

meanwhile, in marin county a new plan in marin to prioritize teachers for the covid vaccine. and across the state, meantime, the new move to reopen outdoor playgrounds. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. thank you for joining us. let's begin in the south bay where three hospitals are at capacity with every icu bed taken by someone fighting covid-19. all 37 beds at regional medical center are full. icus at o'connor hospital in san jose and st. louise regional in gilroy are also at maximum capacity. at regional medical the plan is to get patients out of the hospital as soon as possible and to double up rooms when it's safe to do so. >> that means opening up beds and units that had not been ordered before, utilizing space in creative ways such as post-procedural areas. we can use those areas as icus. >> at last count there were only 31 icu beds left in all of santa clara county. public health officials say the rush of parents -- or patients, excuse me, is the thanksgiving surge they were afraid of. meanwhile, projection shows san francisco could see a dramatic i

but marin definitely in the worst scenario here. marin county, no more hospital beds as i keep telling you. tonight health leaders are sounding the alarm. t nbc bay area's jodi hernandez takes a look at that surge and the long-term solution for it. >> reporter: it's been a good news/bad news kind of day in marin county. the county health officer says the number of staffable icu hospital beds is strained, but this morning the first batch of vaccines arrived. >> i'm more concerned than i've ever been in the course of this pandemic. i mean we are -- we have more patients in the hospital now, more patients in the icu than ever before. we're seeing more daily cases than ever before. >> reporter: marin county's health officer says with the number of covid-19 cases rising, the county's three hospitals are struggling to keep up. he says their normal number of icu beds are strained, so they're expanding into surge mode. >> our capacity for normal beds at normal operating procedures is 0%. >> reporter: as hospitals adjust staffing to keep up

what would you like sanna marin to do? for sami women?i, living in finland, we can be proud that we are part of finnish nation. even being in the table, being in the room with decision—making. 0ne old saying that, "nothing about us without us." one of the main issues addressed in the government equality plan is the rights of gender minorities in finland. trans rights activists have for years asked for reform of the trans act, a law that currently requires those seeking legal gender recognition to undergo enforced sterilisation. finland is the only nordic country that still requires infertility in order to get your legal gender recognised. in order to get male to female or female to male you need to prove that you cannot have biological children. in some cases, the people can become infertile enough by taking hormones, but if you are unable to take hormones or do not want to take hormones, then you will not get your legal gender recognised until you are in some other way found infertile, meaning that at the end if nothing else helps, then

marin county public health officer dr. willis. >> the state's stay at home order is a response to this crisis. >> it's a problem we've heard before and one that bears repeating, hairstylists and salon owners have been out of work roughly five months three separate times. >> why are we shut down again? it doesn't make any sense. >> we have families to take care of. i have three kids, a wife. i have to make money. >> you ask for patience from your landlords and your creditors to please, be patient. >> it's old? >> yeah. we're all behind, and it's the holidays. >> stylists say they've been out of work for so long and suffered so much hardship that some of them have little choice except to keep working in violation of the shutdown. >> we would rather be in our own salon doing hair instead of going rogue. >> we're better off long term. economically and from a health perspective if we take proactive action earlier. >> save our salon! >> that cuts both ways. one, a state tried to slow the spread of covid-19 and two, a class of wo

marin county public health officer dr. matt willis. >> the state's stay-at-home order is a response to this crisis. >> reporter: it's a problem we've heard before but one that bears repeating. hair stylists and salon owners have been out of work roughly five months this year, three separate times. >> i mean, why are we shut down again? it doesn't make any sense. >> we have families to take care of. i have three kids and a wife. i have to work and make money. >> you ask for patience from your landlord, from your creditors and bills to please be patient and -- >> reporter: gets old? >> yeah. you know, we're all behind. it's the holidays. >> reporter: stylists say they have been out of work for so long and suffered so much hardship some of them have little choice except to keep working in violation of the shutdown. >> we would rather be in our own salon doing hair instead of going rogue. >> we're better off long term. the economically and from a health perspective, if we take proactive action earlier. >> save our salons! >> r

what marin county's health officer received his county is doing right, but why people still need to be >>> and later in sports, warriors will face a tough test to start the season going up against a former warrior superstar. >>> and a blockbuster trade in the nba today involving one of the best players in the league. our sports director mark ibanez up later with details. >>> detectives are investigating in the death of a manhood whose body was found off skyline boulevard in san mateo county as a homicide. authorities say the body of 40- year-old eddie cervantes may have been there for two days. investigators aren't sayingiest how he was killed. >>> california has reached a disturbing milestone for coronavirus cases with more than 20,000 in a single day. more than 9300 people were hospitalized with covid-19, which is also a record. here in the bay area, some hospitals say they are now reaching capacity. for example, san mateo county said it has only 12 icu beds available. >>> and today britain became the first country in the world to authorize a rigorously tested covid-19 vaccine. the c

ucsf and marin county say they expect to receive more doses late next week. in the newsroom, cornell barnard, "abc 7 news". >>> as the wait for the pfizer vaccine continues, bay area counties are all on joining us now with details, it looks like some may get more doses than others. >> that's right. california is expected to receive over 327,000 doses of the vaccine. the state will divide the doses between counties. first doses will go to medical workers on the front line of this pandemic. counties across the bay area are on stand by as they wait to receive the first batch of the pfizer covid-19 vaccine. >> the county doesn't have any real say in the priorities, but we are given a tier system and then we help toal elect those doses that we get to the hospitals to make sure they receive what they need. >> reporter: some counties will receive more vaccines than others. santa clara county is expecting more than 17,000 doses, as their covid numbers increase over 1,000 cases a day. >> the health department is going to take it upon itself in our county to provide va

. >>> de la capacidad hospitalaria en condados como marín y han superado sus camas de cuidado intensivopanorama de cómo están las cosas en este momento . >>> cuando todo parece indicar que podíamos ganarle la batalla al covid-19 vuelven a elevarse los números. este fue uno de los fines de semana más terribles en cuanto a contagios y muertes en el área de la bahía . >>> según el vocero de salud del condado alameda se ve número de contextos positivos más tanto pero también el mayor número de hospitalizaciones desde que comenzó la pandemia. en 1700 contagios nuevos. tiene registradas 588 muertes hasta la fecha. el condado san mateo en un solo día registró 15 muertes. en san francisco los números son más alarmantes . >>> han aumentado en noviembre y ahora aún más después del día del gracias . >>> se han reportado 20,152 personas enfrentaba . 289 fueron detectadas el sábado adicionalmente dieron a conocer que hubo tres fallecimientos para un total de 176 y se lo atribuyen al desafío de las personas de no seguir los lineamientos de saludo . >>> durante los días de festejo del día de acción de

recently, the marine corps activated the marine corps space command as its service component and as you mentioned in your summary remarks upfront, this leaves the air force as the only service without a dedicated organization that works with space technology. that has been your experience integrating subordinate service components to date and can you tell us if there has been any progress in determining the shape and makeup of the air force's space component? brig. gen. leonard: first, a big hooya to the marine corps. like i said earlier, i have been flat-out amazed at the capabilities they bring, not only in war fighting. marine toexpect a bring a war fighting perspective, for sure, but the space expertise they bring. satellites don't have parents. a lot of people look at that and they go, is that really a war fighting domain? we have a couple of astronauts up there, but we don't have flesh and blood on orbit. every satellite ties to flesh and blood, the last tactical mile. the four springs that in spades everyday. what are the capabilities a marine needs on the ground to be able to be

. >>> marin county was supposed to receive the pfizer vaccine today, but now has to wait. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow live in the newsroom with the latest. >> marin county found out about the update yesterday. three of the local hospitals were prepared to begin vaccinating staff starting tomorrow. they now will have to wait until thursday instead. nearly 2,000 doses of the pfizer covid-19 vaccine expected to arrive in marin county today will instead arrive on wednesday. >> we have been slated to be among the first, and that was exciting. now we're not quite as, you know, near the front of the line, but, again, you know, 48 hours over the long term doesn't make a big difference, and it might give the teams a bit longer to really be even more prepared. >> marin county public health officer matt willis says the county has been at the top of the list to receive the vaccine due to its ultra-cold storage availability. as soon as the county received the news, they got on a call with their local hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. >> they had planned to start vaccinat