moving on to the pediatric clinic, the mission bernal pediatric clinic also known as the saint luke pediatric clinic is also located on the campus just up stairs from the adult clinic. the clinic serves infants and children of all ages and provides regular check-ups, health assessments and management of eye infection, pulmonary infections or gi conditions and as mentioned earlier, the pediatric clinic has the after hours care, located in the same place and it operates weekday evenings and weekends and by appointment only. i want to mention that the patients listed on the slide under the pediatric clinic, a significant number of those patients, almost half are patients seen during after hours and weekend care. many of the patients are only seen once, they are referrals from independent physicians across san francisco. so those patients may not go to the pediatric clinic for regular care. a question that was asked earlier before the hearing about weekend utilization of the weekend pediatric clinic, it has varied over time. recent data from sutter shows november and december of 2020, the weekend

moving on to the pediatric clinic, the mission bernal pediatric clinic also known as the saint luke pediatric clinic is also located on the campus just up stairs from the adult clinic. the clinic serves infants and children of all ages and provides regular check-ups, health assessments and management of eye infection, pulmonary infections or gi conditions and as mentioned earlier, the pediatric clinic has the after hours care, located in the same place and it operates weekday evenings and weekends and by appointment only. i want to mention that the patients listed on the slide under the pediatric clinic, a significant number of those patients, almost half are patients seen during after hours and weekend care. many of the patients are only seen once, they are referrals from independent physicians across san francisco. so those patients may not go to the pediatric clinic for regular care. a question that was asked earlier before the hearing about weekend utilization of the weekend pediatric clinic, it has varied over time. recent data from sutter shows november and december of 2020, the weekend

moving on to the pediatric clinic, the mission bernal pediatric clinic also known as the saint luke pediatric clinic is also located on the campus just up stairs from the adult clinic. the clinic serves infants and children of all ages and provides regular check-ups, health assessments and management of eye infection, pulmonary infections or gi conditions and as mentioned earlier, the pediatric clinic has the after hours care, located in the same place and it operates weekday evenings and weekends and by appointment only. i want to mention that the patients listed on the slide under the pediatric clinic, a significant number of those patients, almost half are patients seen during after hours and weekend care. many of the patients are only seen once, they are referrals from independent physicians across san francisco. so those patients may not go to the pediatric clinic for regular care. a question that was asked earlier before the hearing about weekend utilization of the weekend pediatric clinic, it has varied over time. recent data from sutter shows november and december of 2020, the weekend

also, i provided information from suter like race and ethnicity for the mission bernal and pediatric clinics and after hours services and there was also separate analysis about privately insured patients of all clinics. and, the last thing i want to note just on the data portion from the last hearing is that mission neighborhood, the information they collect from the patients includes age, date of birth, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity. and so that information will be collected at these clinics as well. so under prop q, the health commission holds these public hearings prior to a closure, prior to the level of services in the community. and the health commission makes a determination of whether the reported change will or will not have a detrimental impact on the community. and, as a reminder in the first hearing, a recent health review has reported six closures throughout san francisco. so for this prop q, we are discussing a conclusion that's coupled with a community support. so they obtain the level of services and the community in the same location. and, i want to end just

also, i provided information from suter like race and ethnicity for the mission bernal and pediatric clinics and after hours services and there was also separate analysis about privately insured patients of all clinics. and, the last thing i want to note just on the data portion from the last hearing is that mission neighborhood, the information they collect from the patients includes age, date of birth, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity. and so that information will be collected at these clinics as well. so under prop q, the health commission holds these public hearings prior to a closure, prior to the level of services in the community. and the health commission makes a determination of whether the reported change will or will not have a detrimental impact on the community. and, as a reminder in the first hearing, a recent health review has reported six closures throughout san francisco. so for this prop q, we are discussing a conclusion that's coupled with a community support. so they obtain the level of services and the community in the same location. and, i want to end just

. >>> moderna's pediatric clinical trial of its covid-19 vaccine is now underway, nearly 6800 children in the u.s. and canada between the ages of six months and 11 years old are dissipating. no covid-19 vaccine has been authorized for children yet. you can check out the vaccine tears and see who is eligible to get the vaccines right now all part of our vaccine tracker, you can find it on abc7news.com. >>> in the east bay police are investigating a motel 6 in hayward, this is ongoing. police say there was a shooting, at least one officer was there when it happened and we don't know what led up to the shooting or if anyone was hurt. they will release details as soon as possible. >>> san jose has settled on a new police chief, anthony mata will officially take over next monday. he is currently deputy chief was been with the department for 25 years. he replaces eddie garcia who announced his retirement at the end of last year and is now the new chief in dallas. anthony mata released a statement saying it's the greatest honor of my professional career to lead this great department to this t

butani worked in a texas pediatric clinic. >> she was just a really happy go luck we person. >> e.r.died after terksing about worries of a lack of ppe. victims on the front lines of an escalating war. 250,000 americans gone by november. ♪♪ including veterans who had survived foreign wars, only to lose to this unseen enemy. like airman theodore who stayed active until coronavirus hit and then died just shy of his 101st birthday. rabbi was a holocaust survivor who saved 56 families' lives and coronavirus took him at 91. to endure such grief perhaps we rationalize but they were old, but they had preexisting conditions. in truth, but for covid they'd likely still be with us. to teach. to rescue dogs. simply to love. dick and shirley had just celebrated the 70th wedding anniversary when they died minutes apart. margaret and jimmy grew up together in georgia, eloped at 17 and stayed together for 6 decades. music lovers johnny and cathy of north carolina together since they were teenagers died on the same day in the same icu room holding hands. and so much promise cut short. >> i know he's

neera worked in a pediatric clinic and was a month away from getting vaccinated. another doctor just starting out at 28. >> she was just a really happy-go-lucky person. >> er dr. frank died after texting worries about lack of ppe. 250,000 americans gone by november. including veterans who had survived foreign wars, only to lose to this unseen enemy, like tuskegee airman theodore ted lumkin who stayed active until coronavirus hit and died short of his 100th birthday. a rabbi, who was a holocaust survivor who saved 56 lives but coronavirus took him at 91. to endure such grief, perhaps we rationalize. but they were old. but they had preexisting conditions. in truth, but for covid, they'd likely still be with us. to teach. to rescue dogs. simply to love. dick and shirley of ohio had just celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary when they died minutes apart. margaret and jimmy shaw grew up together in georgia, eloped at 17 and stayed together for six decades. music lovers, johnny lee and kathy darlene peeples of north carolina together since teenagers died in the same

younger kids into this clinical trial is incredibly important for pediatrics in general and also for us being able to reopen schools faster and in other parts of the country that haven't yet done so. that was evan nc reporting. the trial is expected to last for about 14 months. coming up next on the kron 4 morning news. keep you safe on the street. the new boss. >> the proposed to reduce speeding traffic accidents in california. welcome back to the kron 00:00am morning news reyna harvey lets get another check of weather this morning. >> with john shrable because john has some good news is going to tell you what you need to put on before you head out the door. yeah. you definitely got to keep the jacket on you today. especially this morning as temperatures are as cold as they were yesterday and many areas. that means we're starting things out close to freezing for parts of the north bay and down into the 30's for some of our inland. the east bay areas looking out there at our berkeley camera right now. skies are pretty clear. we are seeing some cloud cover pushing in across the bay th

enrolling younger kids into this clinical trial is incredibly important for pediatrics in general and also for us being able to reopen schools faster and in other parts of the country that haven't yet done so. >> that was evan anstey a reporting the trial is expected to last about 14 months. >> 2 cases of the uk variant have now been detected in contra, costa county. this variant of covid is considered a more contagious cent, possibly more deadly strain of the virus contra costa county's health officers urging people to keep their distance and to continue wearing masks. adding that there are likely more cases of that variant in the county. san mateo county has is allowing now to being allowed to enter the state's orange reopening tier. well, every other bay area county, as you can see, remains in the red tier in the orange tier indoor dining is increased to 50% capacity. retail can fully reopen places of worship and movie theaters can also open at 50% wineries breweries and distilleries can welcome a limited number of customers inside and bars can now serve customers outdoors. kron fo

director of the clinic for children and adolescents and he is dr haast clinical in this biden good to have you with us as a pediatric intensive a still critical care physician and in fact yalit just would you say that children have received enough attention to find this pandemic. so far the focus of the pandemic has been on their duly especially those older people over 80 years of age in particular risk of fatal causes and that's why the. demick is a pandemic of the elderly let's say overall children do not have a very high risk of becoming seriously ill and that's probably the explanation for the fact that the children are not in the middle of the activities around depend in the fight against the pandemic a process worldwide so. your question. with monsanto and no children do not have received enough attention during this pandemic process yes specially now with the new variants we see a rise in infections among children but why is that. well. we do not really know what happens if our in touch with 2 and the mutations so probably. the previously introductory virus is more or less similar to a corona virus which is m

making sure vaccines are safe for our children and vaccine manufacturers have began work on clinical trials in pediatric populations, and can you talk about that. >> all of the manufacturers of the three currently authorized vaccines have plans -- either they have clinical trials ongoing or about to start trials in children. they are already trials very advanced in the adolescent age group that is 12 and over, and so there's hope, i think, as dr. fauci said that we will be able to get that population vaccinated for the fall for junior high and high school students, and for the younger children we do this stepped program -- the trials will look at the older young children and then move down. that's to make sure that we don't injure any children as we are looking at the vaccines. we have to make sure every step is safe and we don't skip any steps because obviously the safety of our children is paramount. we have a good program in place and we are working with the operation to make sure that that program really will move through and -- the hope would be towards the end of this year we will have data in the

. >> so j&j is planning clinical trials in pregnant women and pediatric cohorts down to essentially all ages. this platform has been tested for other vaccines in those populations already. so we know this pediatric cohor hope it will be safe and effective in these other populations as well. >> why were pregnant women not included in the initial trials for your vaccine and other vaccines. there is worry that you will take the incentive away from pregnant women in the trials because if they want the vaccine they can go get it. >> it is very common to first confirm that it is safe and effective in nonpregnant adults before going to pregnant adults. the time frames are being compressed so quickly that we just learned this vaccine is safe and effective a few weeks ago. it is already being rolled out as of today. the image of the trucks was really moving. so what we had is an acceleration of the process moving from the first demonstration of safety and efficacy to now being rolled out. and so the hope is that we will generate data in the additional populations as quickly as possible. >> what

he is a pediatric nurse who did a year in a clinic for special needs children before the war.ing to stay open, his wife and the center's director says, but at the same time we can't let go of the kids. especially not now, now that they are seen the impact they can have and knowing that hundreds more need their help. downs syndrome is a genetic condition in which a child has a full or partial extra chromosome. this affects the way that the child's brain and body develop. early intervention can mitigate the majority of the developmental challenges, but even before the war that was a struggle. [ speaking foreign language ]. >> reporter: one of the many problems is weak muscle development. the physical therapist has told us. she says that he should have sprints to help his knee joints, but she has to work with the little she has. [ speaking foreign language ]. >> this is incredible. i mean if we had been here two months ago, he wasn't able to walk on his own. they had to carry him through everything, and now intense physical therapy and he is doing so well. >> reporter: years ago

director of the clinic for children and adolescents and here's dr hostin it clinical in responding good to have you with us as a pediatric intensive is still critical care physician and in fact yalit just would you say that children have received enough attention so find this pandemic. so far the focus of the pandemic has been on the air dually especially those older people always years of age in particular risk of fatal causes and that's why the. demick is a pandemic of the elderly let's say overall children do not have a very high risk of becoming seriously ill and that's probably the explanation for the fact that the children are not in the middle of the activities around dependent the fight against the pandemic a process worldwide so. your question. we want sound and no children to not have received enough attention during this pandemic process yes specially now with the new variants we see a rise in infections among children but why is that. well. we really do not really know what happens if children are in touch with 2 and the mutations so probably. the previously introductory virus is more or less similar to a cor

director of the clinic for children and adolescents and here's dr haast clinic in respond and good to have you with us as a pediatric intensive a still critical care physician and in fact your largest would you say the children have received enough attention so find this pandemic. so far the focus of the pandemic has been on the dually especially those older people over 80 years of age in particular high risk of fatal causes and that's why the. endemic is a pandemic of the elderly let's say are all children do not have a very high risk of becoming seriously ill and that's probably the explanation for the fact that children are not in the middle of the activities around dependent the fight against the pandemic process worldwide so. your question. with monsanto and no children do not have received enough attention during this pandemic process yes they sit in now with the new variants that we see a rise in infections and mansion but why is that. well. we we do not really know what happens if children are in touch with 2 and the mutations so probably. the previously introductory virus is more or less similar to a corona

director of the clinic for children and adolescents and here's dr hostin a clinic in the spine and good to have you with us as a pediatric intensive instal critical care physician and in fact your ologist would you say the children have received enough attention so find this pandemic. so far the focus of the pandemic has been on the air duly especially those older people always years of age and particular risk of fatal causes and that's why the. demick is a pandemic of the elderly let's say overall children do not have a very high risk of becoming seriously ill and that's probably the explanation for the fact that the children are not in the middle of the activities around depend in the fight against the pandemic a process worldwide so. your question. with monsanto and no children do not have received enough attention during this pandemic process yes specially now with the new variants we see a rise in infections among children but why is that. well. we do not really know what happens if our in touch with 2 and the mutations so probably. the previously introductory virus is more of a similar to a corona virus which is mo

pediatrics at ucsf. doctor, thanks so much for your time. clinically speaking, what is binge eating disorder?order is when children are overeating while feeling a loss of control and also feeling guilty afterwards. it's also the most common eating disorder and can lead to pretty serious ill innocence the future like diabetes or even heart disease. >> now you found preteens who spent more time on social media were 62% more likely to develop this binge eating disorder a year later. why? >> that's right. we studied nearly 12,000 teenagers or preteenagers across the united states and found those that got higher exposure to social media were more likely to develop binge eating disorder later on. i think the more time kids spend on social media, they have more body image concerns and also exposure to body ideals that are somewhat unattainable. so kids who feel bad about their bodies are more likely to binge eat. >> and such is social media. preteens who watch more television were also more likely to develop this order. and obviously, television similar to social media. everybody is a beautiful pers

and professor marcus kloof is director of the clinic for children and adolescents and here's dr haast in the spider good to have you with us as a pediatric intensive is still critical care physician and in fact yalit just would you say that children have received enough attention so find this pandemic. so far the focus of the pandemic has been on the elderly especially those older people always years of age in particular risk of fatal causes and that's why the. demick is a pandemic of the elderly let's say overall children do not have a very high risk of becoming seriously ill and that's probably the explanation for the fact that the children are not in the middle of the activities around dependent the fight against the pandemic a process worldwide so transfer your question. with monsanto and no children do not have received enough attention during this pandemic process yes specially now with the new variants we see a rise in infections among children but why is that. well. we do not really know what happens if children are in touch with 2 and the mutations so probably. the previously introductory virus is more or less similar to a coron

pediatric trial of covid vaccines. lester holt has an exclusive sbrier with senior vice president of clinical research and development atady have data we're accumulating in 12 to 15-year-olds, but starting today, we started to vaccinate in a phase one trial of children 5 to 11 years of as young as 6 months of age. >> you can watch lester's full interview tonight in just a few hours on "nightly news." for now we're heading back to ayman mohyeldin in carizzo springs, texas. >> reporter: there are nearly 5,000 migrant children in the custody of customs and border protection, more than 11,000 with the department of health and human services. in his press conference today, president biden address the the current situation on the ground at the border. watch. >> i make no apology for any programs that did not exist before trump became president, that have an incredibly negative impact on the law, international law, as well as on human dignity. so i make no apology foss that. >> joining me is congressman from texas. what did you hear today? >> i think he's right about being humane and having compassion and taking care of the ki

professor marcus north is director of the clinic for children and adolescents and he is dr haast mclean again in responding good to have you with us as a pediatric intensive is still critical care physician and in fact yalit just would you say the children have received enough attention so find this pandemic. so far the focus of the pandemic has been on the air dually especially those older people always years of age and particular risk of fatal causes and that's why the. and demick is a pandemic of the elderly let's say overall children do not have a very high risk of becoming seriously ill and that's probably the explanation for the fact that the children are not in the middle of the activities around depend in the fight against the pandemic a process worldwide so transfer your question. with one sound and no children do not have received enough attention during this pandemic process yes specially now with the new variants we see a rise in infections among children but why is that. well. we we do not really know what happens if children are in touch with 2 and the mutations so probably. the previously introductory virus is more or less similar

pediatric deaths compared to nearly 200 last year. >>> happening today 500 farm workers set to receive their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine. the clinic was part of an effort to get shots to under served people in the bay area. up in sacramento county a family of farm workers overjoyed to get their vaccines since the pandemic 11 people in the family have tested positive. this pop up clinic is hoping to break barriers and bring more vaccines to rural communities that need it the most. >> there's no choice. with a pandemic or without a pandemic we are always working and always working together. >> no longer afrayed of going back to work the farm workers are hoping their friends will soon have the same opportunity as vaccines become more widely available. also happening afternoon the mission food hub in san francisco will be celebrating ceasar chavez day with a farm worker food tariff that. will last from eight in the morning to six at night. this is on alabama street in the mission district. a birthday celebration will start at noon with a performance by dancers, singers and guitarists. >>> new this morning, apple has now added coronavi

pediatric hospital, one of the few that remains intact. sayid is 2 1/2 months old and severely underweight. they've seen a threefold increase in malnutrition cases in this clinic alone. for a number of reasons. years of bombing and displacement leading to greater poverty and then further fueled by covid-19 border closures and humanitarian aid slowing down. we pass ramshackle camps. with each bombardment more of them blotted the countryside. a decade, for so many a lifetime of compounded trauma. the past permeates everything. for most there's not a month, a week that goes by that isn't the anniversary of the death of someone they loved. perhaps all that is left to save are the shreds of innocence of a scarred generation. rose mahery, a few years ago when we would come into syria people would crowd around us, wanting to know why, why this was happening to them, why the world was watching and seemingly not caring or trying to do something to change the horrifying dynamics of their lives. syria taught them and syria taught us as journalists reporting on this story that when bigger geopolitical games are at play the lives of the innocent are negated. now when we co

that consortium held a clinic and vaccinated 4200 people. 72% are black and she is doing it six days a week for no charge. temporarily putting her regular job as a pediatric on hold. >>> still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, the golden globes like you've never seen them before. from zoom speeches to split-screen hosting, it was an awards show fully fit for the pandemic. we'll share the can't-miss moments from hollywood's golden knight. >> and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. we are tracking a warm and sunny start tomorrow, but rain in the days ahead. we'll have the details in the accuweather forecast coming up. >> and abc7 has launched new streaming apps so wherever you are you can get our live newscasts, breaking news, weather and much more with our new abc7 bay area app. it's on apple tv, android tv, >>> nearly 80 people rallied today against a proposed low-income housing project in san francisco's sunset district. you can see there one man showed up to challenge the protesters and was quickly shouted down. the proposal calls for a seven-story building with 100 low-income units. the group says it is inappropriate for the neighborhood. they say they're concerne

pediatric hospital, one of the few that remains intact. cy is 2 and a half months old and severely underweight. >> they've seen a three-fold increase in malnutrition cases in this clinicalone for a number of reasons. years of bombings and displacement leading to greater poverty and further fuelled by covid-19 border closures and humanitarian aid slowing down. we pass ram shackled camps with each bombardment, more of them plotted the country side. a decade, for so many, a lifetime of compounded trauma. for most, there's not a month or week that goes by that isn't the anniversary of the death of someone they loved. perhaps all that is left to see are the shreds of innocence of a scarred generation. >> reporter: in the past, when we used to come and film those type types of stories of what is happening inside syria, quite often people would come up to us and repeatedly ask why is this happening to us? why is the world watching? why doesn't anybody care? they don't ask us those questions anymore. that is what syria has taught them and that's what syria has taught us as journalists. it's arguably the most documented war of our time and yet despite the fact that red lines w

pediatric hospital, one of the few that remains intact. this baby is 2 1/2 months old and severely underweight. they've seen a threefold increase in malnutrition cases in this clinicng to greater poverty and then further fueled by covid-19 border closures and humanitarian aid slowing down. we pass camps with each bombardment more of them blotted the countryside. a decade for so many a lifetime of compounded trauma. the past permeates everything. for most, there is not a month, a week that goes by that isn't the anniversary of the death of someone they loved. [ gunfire ] perhaps all that is left to see are the shreds of innocence of a generation. keeping your oysters business growing has you swamped. you need to hire. i need indeed indeed you do. the moment you sponsor a job on indeed you get a shortlist of quality candidates from a resume data base claim your seventy-five-dollar credit when you post your first job at indeed.com/promo are you managing your diabetes... ...using fingersticks? with the new freestyle libre 2 system, a continuous glucose monitor, you can check your glucose with a painless, one-second scan. and now with optional alarms, you can choose to

pediatric hospital, one of the few that remains intact. sade is two and a half months old and severely underweight. they have seen a threefold increase in malnutrition cases in this clinic of bombings and displacement leading to greater poverty and then further fueled by covid-19 border closures and humanitarian aid slowing down. we pass ramshackle camps and with each bombardment more of them blotted the countryside, a decade, a lifetime compounded trauma. the past permeates everything. for most there's not a month, a week that goes by that isn't the anniversary of the death of someone they loved. perhaps all that is left to save are the shreds of innocence of a scarred generation. >> just absolutely heartbreaking. arwa joins me now live from syria. first of all, thank you for filing that -- that moving and brave report. so sadly war might be normal to these children. they have known nothing but, but are their parents do, they have any hope that the violence will end at some point? >> they do, jake in the sense that one really can't live without hope but then again hope is such a cruel beast, and syrians have seen that hope crushed over and over again. the adults here,

pediatric hospital, one of the few that remains intact. sayed is 2 1/2 months old and severely underweight. they've seen a threefold increase in malnutrition cases in this clinicmbing and displacement leading to greater poverty and then further fueled by covid-19 border closures and humanitarian aid slowing down. we pass ramshackle camps. with each bombardment more of them blotted the countryside. a decade, for so many a lifetime of compounded trauma. the past permeates everything. for most there's not a month, a week that goes by that isn't the anniversary of the death of someone they loved. perhaps all that is left to save are the shreds of innocence of a scarred generation. arwa damon, cnn, idlib, syria. >> thank you to arwa for that powerful story. now, more than 4,000 unaccompanied migrant children are now in the custody of the u.s. border patrol. that's higher than last week's record, and it comes as a growing number of migrants are arriving at the u.s. border each day. authorities so far struggled to keep up with the influx. often they've been forced to leave the kids inside border facilities instead of moving them to safer shelters as required. the sec

levine has strong roots in academics, clinical care and protecting the most vulnerable among us. she has a distinguished career practicing pediatric and adolescent medicine in both new york and pennsylvania. serving as director of pediatric ambulatory services and adolescent medicine at penn state hershey medical center and she was the founding director of the division of adolescent medicine and eating disorders. she is the author of numerous papers on opioid, adolescents, eating disorders and lgbtq medicine. when covid-19 came to our state, dr. levine's leadership was marked by clear science-based communication at her daily briefings. her early action, her collaborative style and her calm were recognized by the medical community as well as leaders on both sides of the aisle. the covid-19 pandemic response was not dr. levine's first experience with crisis management. she earned the praise of pennsylvanians and the public health community for her comprehensive and strategic approach to address the opioid addiction crisis in our state. she changed addiction medical education and prescribing practices and she made the life-saving res

pediatric mental health care access. sec. 2713. funding for expansion grants for certified community behavioral health clinics. subtitle i-exchange grant program sec. 2801. establishing a grant program for exchange modernization. subtitle j-continued assistance to rail workers sec. 2901. additional enhanced benefits under the railroad unemployment insurance act. sec. 2902. extended unemployment benefits under the railroad unemployment insurance act. sec. 2903. extension of waiver of the 7-day waiting period for benefits under the railroad unemployment insurance act. sec. 2904. railroad retirement board and office of the inspector general funding. subtitle k-ratepayer protection sec. 2911. funding for liheap. sec. 2912. funding for water assistance program. subtitle l-assistance for older americans, grandfamilies, and kinship families sec. 2921. supporting older americans and their families. sec. 2922. national technical assistance center on grandfamilies and kinship families. title iii-committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs subtitle a-defense production act of 1950 sec. 3101. covid-19 emergency medic