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let's bring in allie rasmus reporting now on the next phase of vaccinations in the valley. >> reporterfirst it was frontline healthcare workers and physicians and nurses and staff getting vaccinations earlier this week. now it's the turn of folks who work at assisted living facilities and nursing homes in santa clara county. at the fairgrounds today, the county office of public health set up a vaccination clinic at the expo center. the plan was to vaccinate 200 people there every day. workers are getting shots today in the next several days at various nursing facilities in the county. the clinic will be operating seven days a week. they started at 9:00 this morning. it comes at a difficult time for santa clara county. there is now an average of 1000 new cases of covid-19 in the county every day. 566 people are hospitalized in santa clara county at the same number, 566 have died since the start of the pandemic in the county. icu beds are in short supply. however, public health officer dr. sarah cody says the rollout of the first vaccines this week are reasons for cautious optimism. spot

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allie rasmus joins us with details on how many doses are coming and who is going to get it first. >> reporter: california is getting about 327,000 doses of the pfizer vaccine. that should be coming mid- december. you have to divide that number into two. each person getting vaccinated will need to doses in order for its effect to be effective. it will take a while to vaccinate even the high- priority recipients in the state. >> that is millions and millions of people. when you only have a few hundred thousand doses of vaccine. you need to doses. you can cut that in half in the total number of people that will be fully vaccinated. you have to look at sub prioritization of the doses. >> reporter: california will start placing orders for the doses today after it sent its plan to the government outlining which workers will get priority for vaccine first. there are three tiers in the category, care one recipients include people who work in acute care, psychiatric and facility hospitals. skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, paramedics, emt and dialysis centers. the second tier in

allie rasmus tells us about the desperate warnings from health officials. >> reporter: it appears some people are heeding those warnings and scaling back or canceling travel plans. at the international airport, it was empty with no lines to check in. travelers said they felt perfectly comfortable flying and explained why. >> we have already had covid and recovered a couple months ago. we are immune. we are not worried about that. >> we have all been sick already . >> reporter: with air travel being lower, experts estimate about 600,000 people will fly in and out of california over the holiday period from last week through new year's day. santa clara county and san francisco are requiring travelers to quarantine for 10 days after they arrived. >> our goal is to make sure people understand what is expected of them as soon as they land. there is a host of ways they can be informed about that. we have announcements that are played throughout the terminals, even in jet ways as you get off the aircraft. we have static and digital signage, flyers being handed out as you exit the concourse. >>

as ktvu's allie rasmus tells us, medical employees are cautiously celebrating this historic moment. [ applause ] >> reporter: cheers and applause as the emergency medical director of john muir's concord medical center got his coronavirus vaccine. he was the first at this hospital to be injected. >> it was an exciting moment. i think that we see this as the beginning of the end. we have a long ways to go still, but i think this is the first real hope that we've had that we're going to get this virus completely under control. >> reporter: contra costa county received 9,750 doses of the pfizer coronavirus vaccine tuesday morning. the first doses were administered at cop tray costa regional medical center yesterday. today it was john muir's medical center's turn. >> we'll be going all day until 7:00 tonight. this is going to continue until we get all of our critical staff vaccinated. >> reporter: in contra companiesta, like other bay area counties, vaccines are being distributed in the highest risk settings first. the next group will be staff and residents in assisted living facilities. >

allie rasmus joins us live this afternoon. governor newsom unveiling new tools to keep us all informed and also hopefully with a goal of stopping the spread of covid- 19. >> yes, one new tool and technology in particular, and app android and iphone users can sign up for voluntarily. it will alert them if they have been exposed to someone who has been diagnosed with covid-19. more on that the just a little bit. first i want to get to the number statewide of the spread of covid-19 across the state. they are dire, the california seven-day average for new covid- 19 infections is 21,924 new cases per day. newsom says that is substantially greater than what we have seen in the past. he pointed to the growth in three indicators including these statewide positivity rates at a .4%. of all the people tested for covid-19 every day. 8.4 percents get a positive diagnosis. two weeks ago it was 5.6%. 30 days ago was 3.4%. the state increase in alarming growth. hospitalizations also up about 79%. that's just the past two weeks. i see you use

allie rasmus, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> coming up here on the four, series of frightening sexual assaults around oakland's lake mary. now police say they've made an arrest. >>> the major winter storm is hitting as another round of vaccines is shipped around the country. that story coming up. >>> and in bay area weather, lots of clouds in place for today. few showers developing in portions of the north bay, but the real front, that moves in later on tonight into early tomorrow morning. we'll have more on your forecast coming up. digital transformation has failed to take off. because it hasn't removed the endless mundane work we all hate. ♪ ♪ automation can solve that by taking on repetitive tasks for us. unleash your potential. uipath. reboot work. >>> firefighters were called to a house fire in west oakland. about 50 firefighters were on seen at eighth street and campbell. you can see flames were pouring out of the radio. crews say two structures became involved. officials say that fire was brought under control just about an hour ago. we're told, though that six adults and three children

allie rasmus has the story. >> reporter: vice president mike pence and other government officials sought to reassure the public about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine by getting their shots in public this morning. u.s. surgeon general dr. jerome adams and second lady karen pence adjoin the vice president and rolling up their sleeves for a shot and washington, d.c. the goal is to vaccinate as many as 20 million americans before the end of the month. >> make no mistake about it, it is a medical miracle. the average vaccine i am told by our experts usually takes between eight and 12 years to develop and manufacture and distribute. we are on track here in the united states to administer millions of doses to the american people, in less than one year. two questions get asked when people have hesitancy or reluctance to get vaccinated. did you go to quickly, is the first. the answer to that is, the speed was a reflection of extraordinary scientific advances and didn't compromise safety, nor did it compromise scientific integrity. >> >> reporter: the reason pfizer and moderna were abl

we will bring in allie rasmus to explain this follows the rise in covid cases and hospitalizations across our state allie. >> reporter: right now santa clara county headlight officials say there's 287 covid- 19 patients hospitalized in the county that. that's more than any other county in the bay area. the chief medical officer of santa clara valley medical center warned if current friends with hospitalizations continue, they could run out of space and especially icu beds by the middle of the month. santa clara county headlight official say hospitals in the southern and eastern parts of the county are at 94% capacity and everywhere else is 84%. >> we are especially concerned because none of the hospitals serving south county-east san oshea had more than 5icu beds available. the hospital with the hardist hit communities have the least a beds. >> reporter: they are coordinating to transfer to other hospitals. they are postponing elective surgery to make sure there's enough bed space available. sanford health care said they are carefully managing capacity and they say they do is a plan to mo

will now control its own borders and has pulled out of the long running a rasmus student exchange schemebetween universities opting for a smaller swap program politicians will now return to as minister to vote on the agreement on wednesday well shortly after the deal was not in scottish 1st minister nicola sturgeon said that britain has lost more than its gain from bragg's it she added scotland has to decide on its future as quote an independent european nation meanwhile the pact has triggered mixed feelings among scots sons indeed other britons. i think it makes it to be because over the past couple weeks i should be just so much hype and misinformation and media fatigue because it's been going on for so long i hate breaks and i think it's a completely retrograde step i think that the feeling of being part of a multinational international. i word looking community i think has been thompson fantastic i didn't support bret so i didn't pull for frank said i am really guides to not be part of you know a penny more it does make me nervous to think how am i going to get to visit the european

s pulled out of the long running of rasmus student exchange scheme between universities politicians will return to westminster to vote on the deal on december 30th shortly after the deal was announced scottish 1st minister nicolas sturgeon said britain had lost more than it again from briggs it and the now scotland has to decide on its future is called an independent european nation meanwhile the deal is to get mixed feelings among scots and other brits. i think it makes sense to be because of a past couple of weeks so should be just so much hype and misinformation and media fatigue because it's been going for so long i hate breaks and i think it's a completely retrograde step i think that the feeling of being part of a multinational international. i word looking community i think has been thompson fantastic i didn't support bret so i didn't pull the brakes a i have really guides to not be part of you know petty boy it does make me nervous to think how am i going to get to visit the european cities and you know friends i have to live in spain and in france and other parts of europe it wo

take this for granted and i think yeah you know i have friends saying yeah i would be able to do my rasmus and it's like well you know 17400000 people different leave some people on this privileged. promised even bats was so proud of his product of what he has achieved he spent half a day on his left field and that's when he voiced his frustration at how people had voted in the referendum. i don't think. people realised how much we depend on foreign labor coming in. those farmers actually didn't vote for bribes and even though. many of them depend quite heavy on either subsidies and doing their own friend in the bread city is a promise that this money would be replaced and nobody would be out of pocket to impress it but now it looks like within the next 3 years farmers could lose at least half of what they received under the e.u. system that would be a disaster particularly for small farms. we could easily see a very substantial percentage of problems disappear family found just go on and that won't be something you can do so i did for the 10 years time politically we got our room because.

is being questioned over his nomination for secretary of state professor of political economy jack rasmus doesn't believe that we'll be seeing much difference with this new administration always what runs nearly all of now her nose retreads from your mom administration or pro corporate. appointees you know it's not only that bill shack was. doing what he needed to do to run it for a month santo or geologist but he was in husband mystere i believe the head of the dairy council so are described as a long history of corporate agribusiness try and other positions revolving doors of the same thing it's not mary convincing me that we're going to have much of a change you're in and if the appointments. are any indication of what the policies might be another is whether we're live nomics it's going to be obama nomics $2.00 and then we better worry and i don't see biden's policies that are going to be very aggression in terms of a stimulus that's needed and if the democrats don't come up with a robust stimulus economic policy when viney play examples then they are functioning they're an anomaly ye

and the powerful being questioned over his nomination for secretary of state as a political economy rasmus doesn't believe that the new administration will be too different from the one seen under barack obama. always whiteman's nearly all the now have been no retreads from your mom administration or pro corporate appointees you know it's not only that bill shack was. doing what he need to do to benefit monsanto and g.e.o.s. but he was in a husband in this there i believe the head of the dairy council so are this guy has a long history of corporate agribusiness try and other positions revolving doors of the same thing and it's not mary convincing that they were going to have much of a change sure and if the appointments by biden are any indication of what the policies might be another is whether we're live now nixon's going to be obama nominates 2.0 and then we better worry and i don't see biden's policies that are going to be very are russian in terms of a stimulus that's needed and if the democrats don't come up with the robust stimulus economic policy my mind thinks office then they are

. >>> good afternoon, i am allie rasmus. >> i am mike mibach , it is the year 2021 in many parts of the world. dubai, people there are about to ring in the new year. fireworks are being shut off right now. we are seeing a different side in other parts of the world. in some cases some decent crowds are out there despite the pandemic. >>> the city of san francisco is sending a reminder on this new year's eve. >> there are no new year's eve events in separate cisco this year. >> the city laid out a strong warning a few hours ago. here's what else you need to know about san francisco on this invitee. >> reporter: they may one thing abundantly clear, ring in the new year with your household only. >> we want this to be a memorable new year's eve in light of all the things that we have seen in 2020. let's end it on a positive note. that is safely with our friends and family together. >> reporter: they are reiterating all of the new year's eve celebration are canceled and anyone holding an unsanctioned event could receive a fine. there will be extra officers on duty with enforcement placed. >>

take this for granted and i think yeah you know i had friends saying yeah i would be able to do my rasmus and it's like well you know 17400000 people different leave some people on this privileged. promised even bats was so proud of his product of what he has achieved we spend half a day on his lessons field and that's when he voiced his frustration at how people had voted in the referendum. i don't think. people realised how much we depend on foreign labor coming in. most farmers actually didn't vote for breads even though. many of them depend quite heavily on either subsidies and doing their own friend in the bread city has had from those that this money would be replaced and nobody would be out of pocket to bragg's it but now it looks like within the next 3 years farmers could lose at least half of what they received under the e.u. system that would be a disaster particularly for small farms. we could easily see. a very substantial percentage of problems disappear family found just go on and that won't be something you can do so i did for the 10 years time perhaps politically we got ou

. >> reporter: hello allie rasmus. >> hey, gauze, good to be here. >> i miss you! every morning, but yet i miss you. >> we're so close, but so far away. that's the reality of meeting through a screen. >> it's a blessing that we're able to still be able to follow great stories here from home. >> things are a little chaotic. you can probably her the news in the back ground. i have a three-year-old and a five-year-old. my daughter is my buddy. she is one of our first live shots that we did, she did make spite the live shot. she tried to break down the door while i was doing a hit, and she ended up tripping over the doghouse and crying. >> you're working hard giving us the information, but at the same time, as our viewers know, we're all parents, right? and your parenting from home doing what you do. >> that's right. you probably heard my daughter come in. [ laughter ] >> we appreciate it. >> hello, claudine wong. what were you e-mailed about most about working from home? >> it's that. it's this picture. people always ask one where i got it. two, if they could get one,

. >> hello, allie rasmus. >> hi, gasia. good to be here. >> i miss you!i miss you. >> yeah, it's like we're so close, but so far away. that's the reality of being on a screen. >> it's a blessing that we are able to work from home and be together as a family at the same time we're covering very important story. >> i feel like i've been under house arrest for the last nine months, so i think i know what these people go through now. >> things are a bit chaotic. i have a three-year-old and a five-year-old. my daughter is my buddy. one of our first live shots that we did, she did make it into the shot, or at least you could hear her. she tried to break down the door when i was doing live hit, and i had barricaded the door with her doll house, and she ended up tripping over the doll house and trying. >> [ indiscernible ].. >> you're parenting from home doing what you do. >> yes. that is require rite. you probably heard my daughter come in. >> we appreciate it. >> hello, claudine wong, what is the unone thing veers e- mailed you most about working from home? >>

as it ktvu's allie rasmus reports, the state is determining who will get the first vaccine with they become available later this month. >> and advisory group at the cdc says frontline health care workers to get the first coronavirus vaccine, followed by people who live in nursing homes. beyond that, the cdc recommends people over the age of 65, those with high risk factors, and essential workers should be included in the first phase of vaccine availability. >> there is not going to be enough vaccine initially for everybody that wants it. so, the plans are in place to tear it. we talk with the first priority, as tier one, tier two, tier three. then as more becomes available and as a production of it ramps up. >> it make sense for other essential workers to be really in line very early. as early as possible. it keep society running and they are very high risk, because they encounter so many people. >> reporter: it could include people who work in food processing, grocery workers, educators, transportation. some say that teachers should be in the front of labor after health care workers

allie rasmus is here to explain. >>> governor newsom is warning about taking quote, drastic action to spread slow the spread of covid-19 interstate and hinting at the return of the stay-at-home owners we all experience back in march. >> health officials warn the trends are alarming compared to previous searches this year. 40,000 daily new cases of the verse reported last week that it's likely that at least 12% of those sick will need intensive care hospitalization. >> the high case numbers we seen in the last week have not even begun to impact hospitals yet. we know that it takes about two weeks. >> if these trends continue, will have to take much more dramatic drastic action. >> california hospitals could be overwhelmed and i sears out of space by the middle of this month. >> these are troubling signs. and we have not really, we don't know what happened at thinks giving it. that will take a few more days to manifest itself. >> we don't know exactly what a new stay at home order would include. but we can look to recent examples. >> we have a harbinger of what is to come in los angeles

kutv allie rasmus with information on a historic moment at san francisco general hospital. >> reporter: the first small test group of staff members at san francisco general hospital got their vaccines this morning at around 9:30 am. going first and the group was dr. antonio gomez. the director of critical care at san francisco general. he is the first person in the bay area to get the covid-19 pfizer vaccine. he along with two nurses and a real analogy technician wanted to be in the first group to get the vaccine at san francisco general print other physicians, nurses and medical staff at the hospital will get their turn to morrow. today was a test run with this first small group. san francisco hospitals have received 12,500 doses of the pfizer vaccine so far. and dr. great colfax with san francisco department of health said that if everything goes to plan, they should reserve doses of the moderna back the next week. all of this is cautious optimism for healthcare workers and city leaders but they warned that the public is not that of the widget. we still have a winter surge of increas

let's bring in allie rasmus reporting live with how this update came days after san mateo public health officer said he's keeping some businesses and activities open for now. >> reporter: that's right. the message from the san mateo county chief of health this morning to the board of supervisors is that covid-19 cases are going up in the county. so are hospitalizations. but there is still sufficient space in san mateo county hospitals and the icu units. the icus in that county are at 33% capacity. that's part of the reason that san mateo county did not join five other bay area counties, san francisco, marin, alameda, contra costa and santa clara, in enacting a stay at home order earlier that the state of california required. that means that you can still dine outdoors. get a haircut or take your kids to the playground in san mateo. the chief of health warned that it is really just a matter of time before those activities are shut down, too, even in san mateo county. she said if icu capacity exceeds 85%, they are right now at 33%, they will have to comply with the seat stay at home order

allie rasmus joins us live this afternoon with more the story. >> reporter: the workers on the picket line today include about 140 respiratory therapists, lab and imaging technician to work at eden medical center in castro valley. there taking part in this one- day strike. >> reporter: after 10 months, negotiations between the teamsters union which represents the workers, and sutter health, broke down last month. >> we are burnt out. last month has been brutal and it is getting even worse as we speak. essentially, we want to be heard. but, we will our staff. >> reporter: some of the things that the union says workers are upset about is access to personal protective equipment and they're concerned about proposed cuts to benefits and pension, as well as staffing. >> this has been a crazy ride. i been doing this for 43 years and never seen it like this with this covid pandemic. it has been very stressful on the employees. the patients are stressed out because they do not have family at the bedside. >>> they say they feel they have been at odds with hospital management since the contract

allie rasmus, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> it's been a longtime mark since we have had to plan our weekend around the possibility of rain. and looks like we should do that soon. >> we're tracking rain chances into the weekend. the model is boosting the chances saturday into sunday and looks like sunday appears to be the most active day in terms of the rain moving into the bay area. today, make the most of today. by tomorrow night, there is a possibility that we could be talking about the first raindrops moving into the bay area. as we look at the graphics, it's been a dry weather stretch going to november. we're up to 23 days. today may be the last day of this dry weather stretch. you can see what happens with the rainfall projects and into the weekend and this is into saturday. about 2/ten of an inch. and there is a chance next week to track more rain. somewhat of a change the weather pattern will boost the rain chances in the bay area. and near the coast line for the north bay, a wind advisory until 4:00 this afternoon, we could have winds approaching 40 miles per hour and take a quick scan of

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reporting live, allie rasmus. ktvu fox 2 do is. %-@ other hospitals are stepping up and accepting patients. thank you for that. >>> the uk is continuing to distribute 800,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine. there were any potential issues for those who have had past allergic reactions. we will have more. >> reporter: another day of covid-19 vaccinations is underway in the uk. the country prosperous drug regulator warning those with a history of significant allergic reactions that should not receive the pfizer and biontech vaccine. this comes after adverse reactions offered by two healthcare workers on the first day. each reportedly have a history of severe allergies. public health officials say these are common in newer vaccines. >> we need to strengthen our advice that we have had this experience of the vulnerable populations, the groups have been selected as a priority, we get that advice to the field immediately. >> uk remains the only country in the world to distribute it widely tested and independently revi