melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> frances haugen testified before senate subcommittee today. she said facebook prioritizes profits over people and manipulated content it was harmful to young users. isabella salas has more. >> facebook needs to take response ability. >> facebook trending. a big mess for the social media giant. >> i came to realize the devastating truth. almost no one outside of facebook knows what happens inside of facebook. >> frances haugen testified in a senate subcommittee. you four hours after a massive outage took out facebook, whatsapp, and instagram. >> the leadership knows how to make facebook and instagram safer, but will not make the deaths every changes because they put their astronomical profits before people. >> former facebook product manager is looking at the algorithms, accusing them of leading young users to harmful content, like anorexia. >> we have to make sure the next generation is just as engaged in instagram as the current one. the way they will do that is by making sure the children establish habits before they have good self-regulatio

reporter melanie woodrow has the story. melanie: the san francisco commission is meeting to discuss extending the lease. the supports the extension. >> i support extending the lease. . this navigation center has been opened the last two years. it has brought people off the streets, transition them to housing, provided much-needed services and shelter throughout the pandemic, and despite some of the concerns that were raised before it opened, it has been overwhelmingly supported by the neighborhood. melanie: he says the city has received very few constituent complaints related to the navigation center, especially over recent months. >> i haven't heard any organized opposition at all to it being extended. melanie: previously, safe embarcadero for all was outspoken on its concerns about the navigation center. but the group's mr. president tells abc 7 news, "neighbors had complaints about drug use and camping outside when it first opened. but after covid reduced capacity and restricted turnover, conditions improved." he also say

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. ama: avenue newsom signed seven bills to help make college more affordable for californians. more than a dozen lawmakers and state officials flying -- thanked the governor as he signed the bills at cal state northridge. the legislation runs the gamut from opening more slots for in-state students at california universities, to increase funding for financial aid and housing to a zero cost textbook program. dan: -- >> there is no equation to address the issue of income and wealth disparity, unless we provide opportunities and create pathways to close those gaps. ama: the latest bills, on the heels of massive investment on higher education in california. in july, the so-called california comeback plan included a $47 billion for the uc, csu, and community college systems. dan: helping students stay out of the juvenile justice system. that is the topic of a new study from stanford university and oakland unified school district. researchers found reducing discipline problems with middle and

we'll be here as long as we can in oakland melanie woodrow abc 7 news also at last night's meeting the oakland unified school district decided that students ages 12 and older who don't have at least one vaccine shot by january 1st. we'll have to switch to independent study or leave the district. it was certainly a tense meeting and at one point it was almost even forced into recess when a woman opposed to the mandate removed her mask only 57% of eligible students in the district have had at least one shot. the district says it will focus on outreach to convinc some indoor mask requirements are easing in alameda county on monday the county and the city of berkeley which has its own public health department will allow certain fully vaccinated groups of people to unmask. this is for businesses not open to the general public with no more than 100 people religious gatherings offices and gyms are included. everyone has to verify that they're fully vaccinated and not experiencing any covid symptoms more rallies are planned tonight supporting in and out refusal. enforce vaccine mandates protes

fire concerns and possibly affect next year as well abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has that story? in california, there's no such thing as fire season fire is a year-round problem largely driven by the weather according to dwight. good cal fire santa clara assistant chief weather matters to firefighting like weather matters to a farmer we could see some relief soon. there's rain in the forecast once we getvent will really be able to nail down where rainfall will happen and how much will occur right now. there's just a potential for a pretty healthy rainstorm. but abc 7 meteorologist, mike. nicco says, we don't want too much of a good thing the too much rain falls on those burn scars, then we could have the potential for flooding. nico says more likely than not will be looking at another dry winter. la nina is about 75% of the time come back to back. so if you just take last year and extrapolate or move it forward to this winter. it is not looking well we could be looking at. whole year of heightened fire danger. once again, that's not the news we would hope for i don't know how mu

spell melanie woodrow abc 7 news and there is potential for even more pg&e power issues because there is more rain in the forecast. yeah. let's get to abc 7 news meteorologist, sandhya patel for those details sandia. yeah, dan and alma we are looking at storm. after storm, it's a series. so let's take a look at the next seven days. we have a storm impact scale every single day the strongest coming in sunday into monday as a level two. the next one is level one on live doppler 7 it is going to bring us more rain than what we saw between last night and this morning so it's time it out moderate pockets of rain tomorrow night in the north bay at 9 pm could be briefly heavy as we go into 1 am it starts to spread and really into wednesday morning. we have scattered showers continuing really into the afternoon and evening. that's not the only storm another one comes. day into friday and once again as i mentioned the strongest in the series looks to be coming in sunday into monday if this atmospheric river verifies rainfall totals could be impressive. i'll be back with a closer. look at that

melanie woodrow, abc7 news.: sonoma county looking to ease mask requirements in some indoor settings for fully vaccinated residents. the owner of a peta lummea studio says -- >> they put their membership on hold and there's a group of people waiting for the mask mandate to lift to come back. because it is really hard to do this workout in a mask. ama: businesses are asked to check the vaccination status of their patrons. those who are unvaccinated must still wear masks in all public settings. dan: monthly payments of $500 for 18 months no strings attached. today, the city of oakland moved into phase two of its guaranteed income pilot program. which -- what you need to know to apply of the that's next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ with chase security features, guidance and convenience, banking feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. [ sneeze ] are you ok? oh, it's just a cold. if you have high blood pressure, a cold is not just a cold. unlike other cold medicines, coricidin provides powerful cold relief without raising your

the cdc has now recommended booster shots for all three covid vaccines an abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow explains who is eligible and who health officials strongly recommend get a booster. regardless of which covid-19 vaccine you received the cdc is now recommending boosters for all three manufacturers johnson & johnson pfizer and moderna the cdc has also green lighted a mix-and-match booster approach meaning the booster you receive doesn't have to match the manufacturer of the one you previously received. people have many questions about boosters, which is why santa clara county's health officer and covid-19 vaccine officer explained booster recommendations. day breaking it down by whose eligible by manufacturer if you got the johnson & johnson vaccine at least two months ago. anyone 18 and older is eligible if you got pfizer or moderna at least six months ago, anyone 65 years and older is eligible anyone 18 years and older with an underlying medical condition is eligible and anyone 18 years and older who lives or works in a high risk setting is eligible. this may include anything from

dan: as melanie woodrow explains, inspectors had found no code violations.orter: to inspectors with the san francisco department of building inspection were at the chase center today after a complaint filed with dbi alleged the guardrails inside are unsafe and the balcony guardrail is not high enough. >> we had two of our most seasoned in sectors go out to the site and they found the area to be fully code compliant. we consider the issue closed. reporter: the san francisco police department says 47-year-old ryan prosser of new york died after he left from an elevated area of the arena and fell a snia police spokespersons before he left, he did not appear to have any physical contact with any person. police found no evidence of foul play. officers responded to another man who fell on a patron. both men were taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. officers did not find evidence of them and -- any criminal violation. the past president and current spokesperson for the structural engineers association of northern california. >> for a building as

reporter melanie woodrow has the story. melanie: the san jose police department says they have cracked a 20 year old homicide cold case. investigators say the victim was in front of his apartment complex on avalon avenue on october 31, 20 e, when someone stabbed him and her friend. >> this victim had just arrived in this area, was exiting the vehicle when he was randomly attacked. melanie: his friend survived, while the victim died of his injuries. for two decades, several detectives worked the case. there were leads, but no arrests until now. >> it demonstrates the tenacity and relentlessness of our homicide detectives. melanie: this past august the case was assigned to a district attorney called case team, that brought new life to the investigation. >> some of the people that were interviewed 20 years ago were reinterviewed recently. for whatever reasons, they decided to be more forthcoming, provide more information. melanie: last week, members of the police department's overt response team, located three suspects. they we

are concerns and maybe even affect fires next year abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has that storyin california, there's no such thing as fire season fire is a year-round problem largely driven by the weather according to dwight. good cal fire santa clara assistant chief weather matters to firefighting like weather matters to a farmer we could see some relief soon. there's rain in the forecast once we get closer to the event will really be able to nail down where this rainfall will happen and how much will occur right now. there's just a potential for a pretty healthy rainstorm but abc 7 neurologist mike nicco says, we don't want too much of a good thing the too much rain falls on. burn scars, then we could add the potential for flooding. nico says more likely than not will be looking at another dry winter. la nina is about 75% of the time come back to back. so if you just take last year and extrapolate or move it forward to this winter. it is not looking. well we could be looking at a whole year of heightened fire danger. once again, that's not the news we would hope for i don't k

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has a look at what changes as a result the announcement. melanie: the fda says the covid vaccine for children will be -- ages five to 11 years old will be administered as a two-dose primary series three weeks apart, but will be a lower dose than what is used for individuals 12 years old and up. >> as a mother and a physician i know that parents, caregivers, school staff and children have been waiting for the authorization. melanie: covid-19 cases in children five to 11 years old make up 39% of cases in individuals younger than 18 years old. >> parents and guardians can rest assured that we conducted a conference of an rigorous evaluation on the data in the vaccine's efficacy. melanie: a recent poll found three in 10 parents say they will definitely not get there five to 11-year-old vaccinated. >> some parents will be hesitant about vaccinating this age group but that was true for adults at , the beginning of the pandemic. melanie: dr. george rutherford is a yo epidemiology. >> i think we will see a more robust uptake in the bay area. melanie

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has that story. melanie: as employees, some not vaccinated, returned to work, the demand for covid testing continues to grow. many employers are requiring testing for anyone who provided a vaccine the -- a vaccine exemption. >> we believe employers with more than 100 employs will have to test their employees who are not vaccinated at least once a week. that challenge will be one of the things that will drain supply chain even further. melanie: he says there will always be a covid test available, just maybe not the one you want in the moment. >> pcr tests are available in an almost unlimited quality. melanie: rapid antigen tests like the one you can buy and pharmacies will be more difficult to find in the coming months. >> those local tests available are now getting bought up and are disappearing off the shelves. melanie: a spokesperson for abbott, the makers of a rapid antigen test for sale at walgreens, said they received unprecedented demand. in an email statement, the spokesperson tells abc 7 news

there's still time for renters to get help to stay in their homes abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow with the details. we have arrived at the moment that many have called the eviction cliff san francisco supervisor dean preston and tenant advocates gathered today to announce district 5 as an eviction free zone just because the landlord comes to you and says, i want you out. that doesn't mean you don't have rights with the statewide eviction morator. now expired state and local leaders are reminding renters of their rights under california law the san francisco apartment association tells abc 7 news new procedural rules require landlords to apply for rent relief before sending any notices to pay rent. the rules will apply through march of next year giving renters and landlords time for the rental assistance program to fully disperse funds before eviction is even on the table the california department of housing and community development says for rental protections to be extended to eligible households those household. must enter the rental assistance program applications are coming in

. >> in berkeley, melanie woodrow. >> health is on the way to improve internal and infant outcomes infamilies of color. governor newsom signed senate bill 65, known as the california mom nimbus act. will improve research and data collection on racial and socioeconomic factors that contribute to higher rates of maternal and infant mortality in communities of color. >> we are grateful. to reimagine maternity and care in california. when we improve health care and social outcomes for all families, we improve health outcomes for all. >> here is why advocates say the legislation is needed. lack mothers are six times more likely than white mothers to die within a year of pregnancy. black women in california have a higher rate of death than black women nationally and the rate of black infants dying in california is more than double the statewide infant mortality rate. >> in the south bay, a bay, a ba including santa clara county and local nonprofit partners launched a campaign to end family homelessness by 2025. heading home campaign aims to house 1200 families by next year. >> being homeles

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has a look at what changes as a result the -- result of the announcement. melanie: the fda says the covid vaccine for children ages five to 11 years old will be administered as a two-dose primary series three weeks apart, but will be a lower dose than what is used for individuals 12 years old and up. >> as a mother and a physician, i know that parents, caregivers, school staff and children have been waiting for the authorization. melanie: in the u.s., covid-19 cases in children five to 11 years old make up 39% of cases in individuals younger than 18 years old. >> parents and guardians can rest assured that we conducted a comprehensive and rigorous evaluation of the data on the vaccine's safety and effectiveness. melanie: a recent poll found three in 10 parents say they will definitely not get there five to 11-year-old vaccinated. >> some parents will be hesitant about vaccinating this age group, but that was true for adults at the beginning of the pandemic. melanie: dr. george rutherford is a professor of epidemiology. >> i think we will see a more robust

nations likely next week melanie woodrow abc 7 news lagging behind with boosters san francisco county health officials are launching a new initiative today urging seniors to get vaccinated before the holidays abc 7 news reporter stephanie. sierra is digging into some of the data that's out there. she is in the newsroom tonight with a closer look steph yes, dan. why? builders for moderna anthony johnson's vaccine got approved just over a week ago. it's in more than a month now since the fda authorized pfizer's booster for seniors and those at high risk of covid, but health officials say both groups in san francisco are far from where they need to be. for months, we've heard health officials highlight the importance of booster shots, especially for seniors and those at high risk of covid-19. but the problem in san francisco most aren't getting them only about one in five of our seniors over 65 have gotten boosters are about 19 percent deputy director of health dr. naveena. baba says, these are people who are eligible meaning anyone 65 and older who are at least six months out their prim

we're taking a look at the latest recommendation for covid booster shots abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow explains who is eligible and who is strongly recommended to get a booster? regardless of which covid-19 vaccine you received the cdc is now recommending boosters for all three manufacturers johnson & johnson pfizer and moderna the cdc has also green lighted a mix-and-match booster approach meaning the booster you receive doesn't have to match the manufacture of the one you previously received. people have many questions about boosters, which is why santa clara county's health officer. covid-19 vaccine officer explained booster recommendations today breaking it down by whose eligible by manufacturer if you got the johnson & johnson vaccine at least two months ago, anyone 18 and older is eligible if you got fiser or moderna at least six months ago anyone 65 years and older is eligible anyone 18 years and older with an underlying medical condition is eligible and anyone 18 years and older who lives or works in a high risk setting is eligible. this may include anything. people who work in

reporter: melanie woodrow, abc 7 news.plement rate fell almost 1.5% to 4.8% last month. the bay area is at 5.5%. anybody who's going shopping or dining out knows that businesses remain shortstaffed. so, why? that's what david louis explored, with the economy playing a critical role in building the bay area. reporter: it's not uncommon to hear businesses and restaurant owners complain. they can't find workers the latest numbers show san francisco is recovered only 45% of the job that existed before the pandemic. san jose has recovered almost 56%. economists say there is no playbook on how to recover from a pandemic. >> i think that's going to come down mortar issues of vaccine -- more to issues of vaccine and having to have booster shots. things out of our control and things that we are not used to looking at in the last few decades. reporter: the service sector is less attractive because of close contact with customers in particular and the risk of infection. >> our front-line workers and people working in retail is a bush

we have not heard back yet melanie woodrow abc 7 news seems like we've been waiting for months for meaningful rain kristen and it's close. that's right, and i haven't even put my patio furniture. away, or put the covers on. ah. anymore hours, i have sandy to do this. you should do it really fast. so kristen when you get off of work and larry time to put those away because the winds are going to ramp up later on tonight and the rain is coming in. you still have a few more hours. i want to show you live. 7 the rain is approaching right now the north coast and they are starting to see some gusty winds up to our north but we don't have the rain just yet. the clouds are beginning to gather from our emeryville camera as we look at the golden gate bridge mid to upper 60s from san francisco to oakland, san jose currently 69 and morgan hill. you're at 70 degrees. here's a live view from our san rafael camera a little breezy outside certainly clouding up mid 60s from novato to santa rosa upper 60s, concord fair. build and livermore one other live picture from our east bay hills camera as we look toward

it's asking for help locating the victim's family to share the news abc 7 news item reporter melanie. woodrown jose police department says they've cracked a 20 year old homicide cold case the victim 22 year old ninfi. ha investigators say he was in front of his apartment complex on avaloni avenue just before 8pm on october 31st 2001 when someone stamped him and current this victim had just arrived at his apartment was exiting a vehicle when he was randomly attacked a friend survived while hart died from his injuries sjpd says two suspects took off in an suv with a third getaway driver for two decades several detectives worked the case it were leads but no arrests until now really demonstrates the tenacity in relentlessness of our homicide detectors. this past august sjpd says the case was assigned to an sjpd and district attorney's office. case team who brought new life to the investigation some of the same witnesses that were interviewed 20 years ago where we interviewed recently for whatever reasons they decided to be more forthcoming provide more information, which really sealed the case l

. >> in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc7 news.lk today, i saw saw branches big and small down all over the place. ama: it was almost no joke. but my daughter and i were holding hands, oh, don't get blown away. we were half joking. reporter: there was blowing debris as well when i was driving home last night and this morning when i was coming in. so yes, it has o ere. dan and am to show you the winds over the higher terrain. spring valley, 24. not nearly as strong as they were earlier today. once again, we do have a red flag warning that is in effect until 7:00 p.m. that's for lake and solano county. fire danger is not over yet. humidity 6-2% in those two counties, 30 to 40 miles an hour so any fires that develop will quickly spread. as you look at that time hourly forecast o notice it's still windy across parts of the bay area. winds will re-really relax tomorrow morning and then they'll pick up again for some parts of the bay area particularly solano and lake counties around the noontime hour, you can see 20 to 25 mile-an-hour wi

cdc authorization could come as soon as tuesday abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has a look at the will result as a result of today's announcement. the fda says the covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. sold will be administered as a two-dose primary series three weeks apart, but will be a lower dose than what is used for individuals 12 years old and up as a mother and as a physician, i know parents caregivers school staff. children have been waiting for today's authorization in the us covid-19 cases in children 5 through 11 years old make up 39% of cases in individuals younger than 18 years old parents and guardians can rest assured that we conducted a comprehensive and rigorous evaluation of the data on the vaccine safety and effectiveness, but a recent kaiser family foundation poll found that three in 10 parents say they will definitely not get their five to 11 year old vaccinated some parents are going to be hesitant about vaccinating this age group, but that was true for adults at the beginning of the pandemic dr. george rutherford is a ucsf professor of epidemiology. i

cdc authorization could come as soon as tuesday abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has a look at thethat will result as a result of today's announcement. the fda says the covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. sold will be administered as a two-dose primary series three weeks apart, but will be a lower dose than what is used for individuals 12 years old and up as a mother and as a physician, i know parents caregivers school staff. children have been waiting for today's authorization in the us covid-19 cases in children 5 through 11 years old make up 39% of cases in individuals younger than 18 years old parents and guardians can rest assured that we conducted a comprehensive and rigorous evaluation of the data on the vaccine safety and effectiveness, but a recent kaiser family foundation poll found that three in 10 parents say they will definitely not get their five to 11 year old vaccinated some parents are going to be hesitant about vaccinating this age group, but that was true for adults at the beginning of the pandemic dr. george rutherford is a ucsf professor of epidemiology

melanie woodrow has been covering this project for two years running now and has tonight's update. >>ht is 2020, division for the venice improvement project is looking a lot clearer. tom maguire admitted this today. rapid transit passenger service is slated to begin in early 2022. three years later than originally promised at the start of construction. civil grand jury report on the cost of the project had increased to 304 $6 million. 23% over budget. callers were outraged. >> i don't see an end in sight. >> they could have listened to delays and cost overruns had it done more exploratory pot holing. >> there was a whole lot more work that needed to be done at the front end. >> we believe it was a contractor that was required to do the pot holing. we ultimately do oversee the contractor. >> the board of supervisors found both walsh and the organization bear responsibility. >> six require further analysis, three had already been implemented and two would be. one of those no longer forcing the city to go with the cheapest bid when they are not the most qualified. the supervisor says he

melanie woodrow has the story. >> jonathan was a great individual. he made everybody laugh. >> jackie says she has known jonathan cortez since childhood. they had been dating on and off for the past year. on the 17th, she said the neighborhood boys called her. >> can see, please come home right away, jonathan was -- auntie, please come home right away, jonathan was shot. reporter: an fbi deputized as a marshall was preparing to serve warrants on cortez. the i team obtained this surveillance video from outside the store, which shows the officer right around the building with his weapon drawn. it does not shy what happened inside the store. it is said cortez pulled a gun. >> the store, bumping into the agent. the agent pushed him back. cortez took multiple steps back, at which point he drew a handgun from his back. the agent fired a single round, striking mr. cortez in the torso. reporter: cortez's girlfriend says that is not what doctors told her about how he died. >> she was -- the doctors told us he was shot through his right arm and into his heart.

melanie woodrow has the story. reporter: in california, there is no such thing as fire season. largely driven by the weather, calfire's assistant chief -- >> weather matters to firefighting like it matters to a farmer. reporter: we could see -- in the forecast. >> we will be able to nail down where this rainfall could happen. right now there is just a potential for a healthy rainstorm. reporter: mike nicco says we don't want too much of a good thing. >> if too much rain falls on the burn scars, then we could have flooding. reporter: more likely we will be looking at another dry winter. >> la niÑa has 75% of the time come back to back. if you take last year and extrapolated to this winter, it is not looking well. we could be looking at a year of heightened fire danger. reporter: that not -- that is not the news we would hope for. i don't know how much dryer we can get. we are off the charts. noah has seen numbers like this. reporter: they encourage people to remove dry property -- dry material from around their property and cut their grass. liz: we were just talking about it, ra

reporter melanie woodrow has the latest. melanie: inspectors with the san francisco department of building and inspection were atthatheuain enough, and that the stairs leading to the guardrail are steep. >> we had two of our most seasoned inspectors and they found the area to be code compliant. we do consider the issue closed. melanie: sunday night during a concert 47-year-old ryan posner of new york died after he left from an elevated area of the arena and fell a significant distance. a police spokesperson said before he left, he didn't appear to have any physical contact with any person. . police found no evidence of foul play. one hour later, police responded to another man. sf pd says both men were taken to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. officers did not find evidence of any criminal violation. this is the past president and current spokesperson for the structural engineers association of southern california. >> a building as new and this and the assessment it takes to get a handrail installed, the expectatio

melanie woodrow explains why they left office. >> organizers to campaign -- to recall chase aberdeen say they have more than enough signatures to create a recall election in june. they've added to former district attorneys to their efforts. one was in this -- one was an assistant district attorney for seven years but resigned a week ago to volunteer to recall him. >> he lacks the desire and willingness to prosecute crime in san francisco. >> she was joined by >> don dubay. >>i've lost my confidence in chase to serve >> as our elected district attorney. both gave specific examples of cases that influence their decision, including troy mcallister who pleaded to not -- you pleaded not guilty to charges on new year's eve in san francisco. the women were in a crosswalk. the san francisco police say they were trying to make a getaway after a burglary and hit and killed the women. >> those women are not alive today because of that abrupt and reckless decision to release mcallister. >> abc 7 news reached out to the district's office for comment. a spokesperson referred us to an email. a spok

melanie woodrow has that story.oyees returned, the demand for covid testing continues to grow. many employers are requiring covid-19 testing for anyone with an exemption. >> we believe they will have to test at least once a week for nonvaccinated employees. that will drain supply even further. reporter: there will always be a covid test available, just maybe not the one you want. >> pcr tests are available in quantity. reporter: rapid antigen test will be more difficult to find. >> those tests are now getting bought up, and they are disappearing off shelves. reporter: a spokesperson for abbott, a rapid antigen test for sale at walgreens, said they received unprecedented demand. they tell abc 7 news they are scaling back on manufacturing of test kits since delta became the dominant strain, and new cdc guidance calls for a re-privatization of testing. -- re-prioritization of testing. pharmacies in the u.s. are taking steps to address rising demand. walgreens says they have says they have introduced covid test purchasi

melanie woodrow has the story.not vaccinated, return to work, the demand for covid testing continues to grow. employees are requiring testing for people who provided a vaccine exception. >> we believe employers with more than 100 employees will have to test of their employees who are not vaccinated once a week. that challenge is going to be one of the things that will drain the supply chain. reporter: there will always be a covert test available, it just might not be the one you want. >> pcr tests are almost totally available. reporter: rapid tests will be more difficult to find and coming months. >> those tests are getting focht up and disappearing off shelves. reporter: spokes company says they are seeing unprecedented demand. the spokesperson tells abc 7 news they are scaling a cup manufacturing of tests gets -- of test kits. new guidance calls for repair position of testing writing, we will be -- and we have turned on parts of our manufacturing network in the u.s.. pharmacies are taking steps to address rising

melanie woodrow has the story. reporter: as employees, some not vaccinated return to work, demand for cove attesting continues to grow. >> many employers are requiring testing. reporter: -- >> we believe employers with more than 100 employees will have to test employees not vaccinated at least once a week. that challenge will drain the supply chain. reporter: he says there will always be a covid test available to it just might not be the one you want. >> pcr tests are largely available at an almost unlimited quantity. reporter: rapid antigen test will be more difficult to find in the coming months. >> those tests locally available are being bought up and disappearing off the shelves. reporter: a spokesperson for a rapid antigen test for sale at pharmacies like cvs and walgreens says they are seeing unprecedented demand. the spokesperson tells us they are scaling back up manufacturing of test kits since delta became the dominant strain. new cdc guidance calls for a re-prioritization of testing, saying by the end of

melanie woodrow has the story. >> -l while, the ports of los angeles and long beach experience a backlog of ships and cargo the port of oakland has room to spare. >> -l we are part of the solution to stabilize the supply chain. we are talking with osha cares to offer relief. >> -l director of maritime says the port experienced some congestion earlier this year but rebounded by increasing the workforce by 60% and showing employees to do more >> -l they're very eager to hand the volume. reporter: consume verse felt the impact of port backlogs with empty shelves and increased prices t. ports of los angeles and long beach are now looking to 24/7 operations to help ease congestion >> -l their commitment to go all in in 24/7 operations means that businesses of all sizes will get their goods on shelves faster and more reliably. reporter: and there's in need for that, he says, in oakland. >> -l it's not need oakland. but we will continue to monitor it, you know, with our terminal operation ors and our industry supply chain partners. reporter: he says they may not take up on the offer because it

we have not yet heard back in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc seven news.jose police department is crediting a rookie police officer forgetting three ghost guns off the streets. the department tweeted these photos of the loaded guns today, according to the tweet, the officer discovered the guns during a traffic stop. they label had drugs in their possession santa barbara county sheriff's deputies are going door to door right now to make sure people have left the area where the alisal fire is threatening more than 100 homes in ranches and that includes the reagan ranch parts of highway 101 and amtrak lines remains shut down that fire started on monday. it's already burned over 15,000 acres only 5% contained high winds and dry conditions cost that fire to grow quickly and firefighters from across southern california have been called in to try to artist in the fight the marine mammal care center in los angeles took in two baby seals and a sea lion so cute there evacuated from that fire area the northern fur se. elephant seal and sea lion we're being cared for

board decided to reverse this decision to eliminate the mentoring program as abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrowmisunderstood the program's purpose the okay program mentors young students, but recently the oakland award decided to eliminate the program as part of the board's george floyd resolution meant to remove po