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and what about for the red cross?y contributions. they depend on charitable help. they depend on individual legacies and so on. is this an issue for the charity sector and for your organisation? not so much now, but worrying about the the coming months and years ahead. there's an unprecedented level of support needed to meet the humanitarian need, both here in the uk and across the world. so we're encouraging people to donate to the british red cross global coronavirus appeal and to get involved as volunteers. and we've seen overwhelming support from the british public in support of this crisis at home and around the world. the headlines on bbc news... germany's christian democrats have elected armin laschet as their new leader — a key moment in the race to succeed angela merkel as chancellor. a sanitation worker becomes the first person in india to receive a covid vaccine — as the country begins to vaccinate more than 1.3 billion people. president—electjoe biden sets out plans to speed up immunisations in the united

she's live with the american red cross. hi, jennifer. >> hey, how are you? >> i'm doing well.ngell today. how has covid affec aemand for experienced it as you can imagine, the blood donations dropped mostly because the places that we hold blood drives, like schools, universities, places of work, everything shut down, so we had to readjust and tried to find new locations for blood drives and new sponsors of blood drives and new ways to reach out. today is a great example of that. we've really turned our office on market street into a place where people can donate blood. >> i see people are busy down there. what is the process? you want people to call you or go on a website to make an appointment? >> yeah, we really need people to make appointments. there used to be, before covid, you could actually just kind of do walk-ins, but for safety precautions, we need people to make appointments. today we're fully booked. we hope to do over 100 donations, but go to redcrossblood.org and make an we hblood donor ap y a make youn call 1-800-redcross and make an appointme

. >>> the abc7 and american red cross blood drive is under way right now.ive you a live look at a red cross drive-through location in san francisco near market and goff streets. if we have that shot. the red cross is urging you to make an appointment today to donate in if coming weeks, and you can do so at your own convenience. jobina fortson explains why blood donations are needed now more than ever. >> the need for blood is constant, and that's a saying that we always had precovid, and it holds very true today. >> reporter: justin miller is the regional executive for the red cross. he says ovbo colleges and high schools. distance learning ended that. >> a lot of the schools have the very diverse donor base that now is unable to donate at their schools. and assets just aren't donating. why that's so important, when you look at sickle cell disease, and the reality is that sickle cell disease really impacts folks in the black community, in the latinx community. >> reporter: sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder. patients are at a high risk of co

research was fine and serious industries to work together and now a lot of organizations like the red cross red crescent trying to help governments to get that vaccine out to as many people as possible and. these very encouraging not only for called the 1000 but also for future vaccines for other diseases that may happen in the next years i think is a worrying twist different that we've seen this for the rapid spread of a new strain of it in the u.k. i cut this and future mutations create an extra obstacle to ending the pandemic. now researchers are worried about what we have been seeing. the u.k. and in south africa where. developed and are stopped the spreading in more than 40 other countries these notations are increasing the transmissibility of the virus so the more people are getting expected but we have no indication that these are increasing the the the mortality or they're not increasing or decreasing effectiveness all vaccines but the further mutations occur we may see potentially also reduction of the effectiveness so all summer with a vaccine the good news are that possibly if we

why the camp was set on fire is still unknown the bosnian red cross describes the situation as an all time low for human dignity. but. it's catastrophic those who make the decisions about the moderates should see what's going on here something has to be done and we can't just wait for tomorrow. but other camps in bosnia robo filled and further accommodation projects are being met with massive resistance from locals and regional politicians. that it would now after a half a century partnership of britain has finalised its split with the european union rex it appears off to a smooth start at the key e.u. u.k. trade link the port of call a moments after the separation at midnight the 1st to trucks went through the new custom checks all things are going smoothly now both european and british businesses have warned of massive destruction to the flow of trade and people once the holiday weekend ends and correspondent barbara sent us this update from dunkirk france. so this is the last piece of our brecht said goodbye to or on the 1st of january when the hopper off the dunkirk quite the next

for all programming the 19 side and what support is the red cross giving to the families of the victims both passengers and crew. one of the many of the pluses of fighting. family. first they close out this one for the family. also part of the victims. who we are now on the phone on in the. board and also from the. i want to. because the family. thank you very much indeed for talking to al-jazeera thank you sir. calls to impeach us president donald trump a growing after wednesday's siege in the capital the house speaker nancy pelosi says nothing is off the table articles of impeachment could reach the house of representatives as early as monday globalism the reports now from washington d.c. . and ultimatum to the president resign or face impeachment this is a message from house speaker nancy pelosi to donald trump. with trump showing no sign of stepping down willingly before january 20th an occupation of joe biden it's full steam ahead for impeachment starting as soon as monday sadly the person's branch is a drain judged unhinged dangerous president of the united states and a number of

of course, hundreds of thousands of women signed up to work for the red cross. it is really amazing. they served here in the united states. they built these canteens along the train lines. for example, edith wilson, president wilson's second wife, and also eleanor roosevelt worked at the canteen at union station. and the soldiers were coming 7/24 through by trains and they had to greet them there with sandwiches and soup and writing paper, anything the soldiers would want. anything to help with the morale as they are moving to the port cities to jump on the ships that will take them to europe to the fight. in addition, many thousands more volunteer to go to france to operate red cross canteens. others became what were known as doughnut lassies. they operated these donut frying machines and handed out donuts to the soldiers. as a veteran, let me tell you, being able to have hot food when you are in the field is like the best meal you have ever had. let me tell you. so, you cannot really underestimate the importance of having a hot meal. it is really amazing. and

have seen a continuous increase in cases and fatalities and the international federation of the red cross and red crescent says these surges are likely to grow after millions of people around the world to travel to gather with family and friends over at the end of the year holiday period well emmanuela couple bianco is the rector of the health care department at the international federation of the red cross and red crescent any joins us now from geneva so thank you so much for joining us here on al-jazeera. what is it that pushed you to make you know to issue this warning because i have to say that you know a lot of the experts that i've interviewed or people that have talked about the coronavirus keep on sending this message you would only really end with the vaccine so why did you feel strongly enough to sort of qualify that message. but 1st we need to realize that the. registering the highest number of cases and highest number of that since the very beginning last year of 800000 people that are being infected every day you have 50000 dying and what we wanted to stress is that this is a

joining us live is the secretary general of the lebanese red cross george khatami you're very welcome to the program and now your organization has reported over 800 injuries during these 3 days of anti lockdown protests what are your thoughts on the scale of the protests. where you know nothing to fear in politics if you will the need for the economic situation and to look down. the people to go to defeat including where you can get out of there we put it between you who he is not need to be clear to the hospital on 25 or. about my and it is why is it of course $200.00 people on both of the will be. were you expecting this sort of reaction and the need for that much help. i cannot say anything about them but of course we are going to be to be in the field and to help all the community between both because you want to get that bill and with their work from both by coming then a quarter and majority from the community for. tripoli already had one of the highest poverty rates and lebanon before the pandemic i haue has covered influence that situation as you know i think of red meat i giv

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why the camp was set on fire is still unknown the bosnian red cross describes the situation as an all time low for human dignity. but it's catastrophic those who make the decisions about the moderates should see what's going on here something has to be done and we can't just wait for tomorrow. but other camps in bosnia robo filled and further accommodation projects are being met with massive resistance from locals and regional politicians with. that of sports news now and in tennis andy murray has pulled out of the season opening del ray beach open in florida saying he doesn't want to risk a contract in coronavirus ahead of february's australian open the 3 time major winner and former world number one had accepted a wild card to play in the florida tournaments only last week of the britain who had a injury plagued last season has now decided it isn't worth the risk murray has slipped to 122nd in the rankings after playing only 7 matches in 2020. and staying fit and healthy has become even more important to jaring the pandemic social distancing permitting of course for an older generat

the red cross will help you out there.ot ve a which is in a risk area. there was no excuse to run that risk. reporting live. emily turner. >>> good morning. the traffic center. we take a look. the roadways right now. it's a slow ride across the upper deck of the bay bridge. windy and reports of a trouble spot. debris in the road as you work past treasure island on the upper deck. looks like its blocking at least one lane. have you slow and go conditions as well as you work west of there in to the city. taking a look at the city. things moving okay as you work near that portion. elsewhere though we are seeing a slow ride near merrit island. 31 minutes between 80 toward 101. the marin side and the pass continues to be a slow spot with break lights. extend to that livermore valley area. >>> wall street now. stocks opening just moments ago. we want to get you the latest right now. change from yesterday the dow is up. more than 100 points. this week is the height of earning season. today general electric, american express and v

the red cross has seen a big drop in donors during the pandemic. it is important to have donations from people of all races and ethnicities obviously, so there are more chances of matching blood times for patients in need. so what can you do? well, you can join abc 7 and the american red cross to schedule a life saving donation at locations across the bay area. all of the details are on our website at abc7news.com. you can do it very safely in this time of coronavirus. they will walk you through it. you will see the story on our home page. >>> dungeness crab season is open. "abc 7 news" was at peer 45 in san francisco where small boat fishermen off loaded their first catch tonight. fishermen say the larger boats off the coast will bring moreover the weekend. it is a late start to the season, missing the holidays while fishermen and wholesale vendors negotiated price. >> i know the season was delayed and i know everybody is having a hard time. the fishermen are having a hard time, so, please, buy some crab. there's nothing like fresh product out you

pampee young with the american red cross says has cases surge there's a dire need of mraconvalescents many of our covid-19 patients as possible to roll up their sleeves to come in and donate. >> reporter: that's what amanda is doing, she's back to work, recently donated plasma and is telling her patients to do the same. >> the person who donated that plasma and the nurses, can you put into words what they mean to you? how do you say thank you for that? >> i can never tell them thank you enough for giving me a second chance on life. >> reporter: the grandmother is grateful she's alive and able to help someone else in need. elise preston, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," rising cases of covid among children. we'll hear from one family who is warning about dangerous complications. >>> plus, president trump will go to mar-a-lago after departing the white house tomorrow. why some residents in palm beach are not happy about that. >>> and we'll speak with 8-year-old cavanaugh bell who will be among those honored at tomorrow's presidential inauguration. that's the "cb

the red cross has seen a big drop in donors during the pandemic. it is important to have donations from people of all races and ethnicities obviously, so there are more chances of matching blood times for patients in need. so what can you do? well, you can join abc 7 and the american red cross to schedule a life saving donation at locations across the bay area. all of the details are on our website at abc7news.com. you can do it very safely in this time of coronavirus. they will walk you through it. you will see the story on our home page. >>> dungeness crab season is open. "abc 7 news" was at peer 45 in san francisco where small boat fishermen off loaded their first catch tonight. fishermen say the larger boats off the coast will bring moreover the weekend. it is a late start to the season, missing the holidays while fishermen and wholesale vendors negotiated price. >> i know the season was delayed and i know everybody is having a hard time. the fishermen are having a hard time, so, please, buy some crab. there's nothing like fresh product out you

are victims and should be considered as such all of them and the international committee of the red cross is very concerned for for all children under the age of 18 but even those young adults who were children when they were brought to this to these conflicts and so we are urging states as we have been doing and as we continue to do to really to step up that it is time for states to find a way to act to bring about this series of long term solutions that that this these these children need and not just the or in children is in fact the vast majority of people in our iraqis and are syrians so the kind of solutions we're talking about that they're really needed for everyone i think in the. perception of many people there would be a sort of separation there because certainly in europe there's been a lot of discussions about what should be done with the very young children of perhaps european citizens who chose to join i sall and go there and then had children there so there's that discussion and then there is of course people that were escaping i so i realize that your organization is neutr

. >> yeah, dan, the red cross has seen a big drop in donors during the pandemic.rtant to have donations from people of all races and ethnicities so there are more chances of matching blood types for patients in need. >> exactly right. you can join abc 7 and the american red cross to schedule a life-saving donation at locations across the bay area. all of the details are on our website at abc7news.com. you'll see the story right there on our home page. let's really make a difference. it's desperately needed. >>> "world news tonight" with david muir is next. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. for sandhya patel, all of us here, thank you for joining us. we will see you again at 6:00. there are a lot of things in life we want but can't have. health insurance shouldn't be one of them. at covered california, every plan is comprehensive, covering everything from preventive care to mental health. covered california is the only place that offers financial help for health insurance, and now, there's more help for more people. and free assistance from

population is not very happy with that performance 'd in brussels while the red cross has warned the development of the vaccines does not mean that the public should ease up on basic preventative measures we spoke to the head of the humanitarian groups health and care department. it's something that we need to be prepared and we need to do is physically distancing is moscow is avoiding being in crowded places is making sure that one gets it's isolated and people are in contact with somebody sick we are in thailand up for some provide the support that is needed and to the person can go out again these are critical measures that can save thousands of lives until vaccines will be widely available in all countries we can not lower the guard right now because the. researchers are worried about what we have been seeing. the u.k. and in south africa where. developed the further mutations occur we may see potentially also reduction of the effectiveness of some of the vaccine the majority of the world unfortunately i was not started vaccination programs yet and we know that we need to vaccina

so just as the red cross are warning the public that they must play a part to fight the pandemic at the same time u.k. police are increasingly swooping in to find people who break the lock down restrictions leaving home without a reasonable excuse at the moment could mean a 200 pound fine rising to 6400 pounds for repeat offenders but next the show did reach dashti found in foresman seems to be widely inconsistent too with officers sometimes forced to back down leave apparently a few floating the rules themselves. despite the u.k. being in a full scale national look down kovac 9 6 1000 cases a soaring and death rates are constantly hitting records the public has been ordered to stay at home once again but it seems not everyone is sticking to the rules and where the rule breakers rule makers have given the place more power to clamp down on the law if you do not play your part our selfless police officers who are out there risking their own lives every day to keep us safe they will enforce the regulations and i will back them to do so to protect our n.h.s. and to save lives and england an

the bosnian red cross and volunteers are providing the margarets with one warm meal a day. the camp was set on fire over a week ago after it was closed down with no alternative accommodation arranged. why the camp was set on fire is still unknown the bosnian red cross describes the situation as an all time low for human dignity. it's catastrophic those who make the decisions about the migrants should see what's going on here something has to be done and we can't just wait for tomorrow. but other camps in bosnia rover filled and further accommodation projects are being met with massive resistance from locals and regional politicians. that german chancellor angela merkel has called on germans to help the pandemic by sticking to their roles in the weeks and months ahead in what is likely to be her final new year's address the childless if the country is facing odd times but now that vaccinations have begun hope is in sight after a year dominated by one issue it came as no surprise that the main theme of chancellor angela merkel's traditional new year's address was the pandemic

the red cross has seen a really big drop in donors. from people of all races and ethnicities so there are more chances of matching blood types with patients in need. you can join abc7 and the red cross to schedule a life-saving donation. we are hosting a blood drive in asphyxiation today and you can schedule an appointment at locations across the bay area. all of the details right on our website right now. just go to abc7news.com and you will see the story right on home page. >>> in the east bay some hard hit arts programs finally getting some good news. $900,000 in federal covid-19 ref leaf fubds is being split up by 157 different groups in alameda county. helping everything from the berkeley symphony and livermore shakespeare festival to the pacific pinball museum in alameda. >> there are all of these unique, creative and extremely important aspect os off you are arts and cultural community we were able to give funds to. so i'm so glad we were able to support them. >> each group received an amount based on their size. i'm so happy th

woman: the red cross says more than 600 people are now missing and that more than 200 have been killed after heavy rain caused a severe mudslide in the west african nation of sierra leone. [car horns honking] [insects chirping] amarasekaren: oo oo oo! what's happening? what's happening? no big problem, huh? ok. when we get problem... man: whoa! [men shouting] [indistinct conversation] narrator: while freetown residents fight for accountability, in san francisco, climate change isn't debated as much as it's mitigated. billions of dollars are pouring into the bay area, but is tech-driven development prepared for a sea level that's rising? scholl: san francisco is experiencing a tremendous building boom and has been for the last 5 years. tam: we have ucsf hospital. we have the warriors coming. we have a bunch of new apartment buildings. scholl: you have corporate headquarters of facebook, google, microsoft. christensen: we realize we live in such an amazing place with so much creativity and innovation. i'm excited when i see the young people in the tech industry all over town, all over th

exploded as minister stepped off a plane at either an airport the government members were unhurt but 3 red cross workers were among the dead the saudi erotic coalition responded with airstrikes against her with the rebels who deny being behind the attack it's the latest setback to peace after nearly 6 years of civil war in yemen as barbara reports. waving at supporters as they climbed off their flight attendant airport members of yemen's new unity government returned days after being sworn into office at a ceremony in saudi arabia. but the hopes of rebuilding the country after more than 6 years of civil war turned into chaos a devastating attack on agency international airport and the work of more than a year of saudi brick of talks and the deal signed in 2019 now in question the government members were led to safety but analysts say the authority of the new administration has been undermined yemen's new prime minister moved quickly to try and restore confidence. with the people this attack gives the government the responsibility to put an end to the could and to restore the country and the stat

red cross in that location as a shelter for grants and refugees while they are getting food every day the red cross is preparing 3 meals for around 1000 people and they've been also distributing some we clothing for migrants and refugees so the situation is much better in that location since 1st days of january but still it is all temporary and the permanent or more permanent solution for migrants and refugees there is still on hold because of these severe weather conditions there was a fire at one of the camps just to remind our viewers there was a fire at one of the camps then a lot of people were put on buses to move them somewhere else to put them in another temporary camp but those buses were stopped there was there was local resistance locals didn't want these people there i'm wondering are local softening their stance now with wind to really having sex in. well basically they didn't change their mind they are still keeping some sort of guard in front of that building that used to be a camp for migrants and refugees in the city of the part they simply don't trust the authorities

ruth heather in turn is near and middle east spokesperson for the international committee of the red cross she says a long term solution needs to be found to ensure the children's safety. they are stranded in legal limbo and so any sense of future is really something that they don't really have and yes these children should be victims are considered are victims and should be considered as such all of them and the international committee of the red cross is very concerned floor for all children under the age of 18 but even those young adults who were children when they were brought to this to these conflicts and so we are urging states as we have been doing and as we continue to do to really to step up that it is time for states to find a way to act to bring about this series of long term solutions that that this these these children need and not just the foreign children is in fact the vast majority of people in iraqis and are syrians so the kind of solutions we're talking about they're really needed for everyone. so that as the terri orating economy has sparked protests in the capitol hil

he made sure that he was able to write to her through the red cross. they stayed in constant contact through his term. the camp he was in was what hogan's heroes television series is based on. they were able to mary as soon as he was released. the war was over and he was able to get her to the united states and they were married. there are some great stories in there. i think show that world war ii, these ladies by falling in love made a great impact on our country in the postwar period. after this question and answer here, there is a book called g.i. rights that i will put in your lesson plans that we will give out. we will have more information on some wonderful love stories. thanks for taking the time to listen to me. i love world war ii and i appreciate everyone of you guys for being interested and wanting to teach your students about the greatest generation. >> thank you so much for this wonderful presentation. are you ready for some q and a? >> my internet is a little unstable. i hope we could get through this. >> you want me to start with the fi

essential and the heiress in community have developed an explorer in collaboration with mit and the red cross it enables anyone to build a floating explorer sculpture and calculate its flight path and flight generation viii source software each flight gathers data here about air quality temperature humidity and pressure which is fed back into the software giving us more a more information about how planets. kohls its highways in the sky like the jet stream for instance. is seen as an open invitation to everyone who is fighting for a future free of fossil fuel and dreaming of a new kind of boundless borderless maybe. set a center is so good it's from home as a homo from time to. goal for me art always means an art dialogue or an exchange one that for example the art involving the spiders and spiders well because. we have to form new alliances and new ways of working to understand our world clearly. the categories that exists today tend to separate us from one another rather than to unite us. it seems to me that art can help us in this process forward if in your heart has this ability this gene

in early 2020 is captured in arresting front—line detail, much of it on cameras inside the wuhan red cross there are shades of the aleppo documentary for sama in the sight of doctors working in what are effectively battlefield conditions, struggling to keep up with the human cost of this unfolding tragedy. we hear stories of people waking up next to dead relatives. we see a woman giving birth whose husband cannot be with her and whose baby must immediately be taken away. and we watch as phone calls are made to friends and family of the dead. at times it all resembles a prophetic microcosm of everything that was to come. from the elderly gentleman who wanders the corridors insisting he's not ill to the isolation that leaves facetime as the only personal contact, the toll the virus takes on the aged and those suffering from dementia, and the heroism of the medical workers who see only an opportunity to do the right thing and feel the weight of being unable to save so many. credited to three film—makers, one of whom prefers to remain anonymous, this is harrowing fare. although amid the romero

the bosnian red cross and fall in tears the providing the margarets with one wall meal a day. the camp was set on fire over a week ago after it was closed down with no alternative accommodation arranged. why the camp was set on fire is still unknown the bosnian red cross describes the situation as an all time low for human dignity. it's catastrophic those who make the decisions about the margaret should see what's going on here something has to be done and we can't just wait for tomorrow. but other camps in bosnia are overfilled and further accommodation projects are being met with massive resistance from locals and regional politicians. all as we say goodbye to 2020 correspondents around the world and asking what people are hoping for next year is very common trait i want to be very different to this one for me. i let him and i wish good health for every person for everybody in germany in 2021 unaccounted for might do i hope so 2021 is actually putting my passport to sydney who is and actually just like being a bit more free you know like i would but there's just so much fear

. >>> oftentimes the red cross is urging you to make an appointment today so you can donate in the nextew weeks at your convenience. jobina explains why donations are needed now more than ever. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. the red cross tells me the number one reason why people do not donate blood is because they weren't asked. so today we are asking and putting a special call out to our black and latinx community members and anyone that has fully recovered from covid-19. >> the need for blood is constant. that's a saying we always had pre-covid and holds true today. >> reporter: justin miller is the regional executive for donor services of the red cross. he said pre-covid 19, 20% of the blood drives were at colleges and high schools. distance learning ended that. >> a lot of the schools have the very diverse donor base that now is unable to donate at their schools. why that's so important is when you look at sickle cell disease and the reality is that sickle cell disease really impacts folks in the black community and the latinx community. >> it is an inherited red blood cell disorder

the bosnian red cross and fallen tears are providing the margarets with one more meal a day. the camp was set on fire over a week ago after it was closed down with no alternative accommodation arranged why the camp was set on fire is still unknown the bosnian red cross describes the situation as an all time low for human dignity. it's catastrophic those who make the decisions about the margarets should see what's going on here something has to be done and we can't just wait for tomorrow. but other camps in bosnia rova filled and further accommodation projects are being met with massive resistance from locals and regional politicians. that german chancellor angela merkel has called on germans to help beat the pandemic by sticking to the rules in the wakes and months ahead and what is likely to be her final years address the chancellor said the country is facing hard times but now that vaccinations have begun hope is inside the cone of the it was punin me of the coronavirus endemic was and is a once in a century political social and economic challenge the us and has to it's a h

why the camp was set on fire is still unknown the bosnian red cross describes the situation as an all time low for human dignity. it's catastrophic those who make the decisions about the margarets should see what's going on here something has to be done and we can't just wait for tomorrow. but other camps in bosnia are overfilled and further accommodation projects are being met with massive resistance from locals and regional politicians. all as we say goodbye to 2020 correspondents around the world and asking what people are hoping for next year it's very common trait i want to be very different to this one for me. i let my wish good health for every person for everybody in germany in 2021. might do i hope soon even anyone is actually putting their best foot to see me who is and actually just like being a bit more free and i like to meet i'd out but there's just so much fear and it would be so nice to be masked the to be able to meet family friends to be actually hug them you know just just be able to do the normal things again yeah that's my hopes. for myself i'm hoping that i can l

the salvation army, red cross, ymca, food banks, pantries, and hundreds of charitable organizations pivoted on a time to meet shelter and other needs. the individual efforts, the ones we don't hear a lot about, carry just as big of an impact. neighbors donated things in money after a woman went to church after she had nowhere to go. she completed her 10 year journey from custodian to our in -- 2 -- two needy families only to be followed by what would normally use competition who did not say think. what if photographers volunteered to put together a wedding foreign army sergeant after their plans were upended covid. my wife and several volunteers set up the massachusetts covid-19 relief fund. they raised over $37,000. this will help assist our community in organizations and families with emergency rent consistent. a staff member saying his heart out at food pantries to help lift up exhausted workers. i could literally go on for hours and still never think all organizations and people that we'll wait huge debt to for helping us get through this. these people are our heroes. while covid return

people can grab hotel vouchers from the red cross. many of those leaving just went through the same thing for the czu fire evacuations. >> we are glad to be leaving. this storm, you know, is going to be bad. >> i hope they heed the orders and they remove themselves from the area. we can lessen the amount of rescues we have to effect. >> boulder creek fire officials say those who decide to stay and change their minds later put themselves at risk and also first responders. >>> happening today in sonoma county a sandbag station will open anticipation for the upcoming rain storm. the station will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00. it's located on trabino court. each person can take up to ten bags. officials are urging residents to not drive through floodwaters. >>> looking live at san francisco this morning where the statewide lockdown has been lifted. that means all counties will go back to the colored tier system. the reason, the icu capacity is around 23%. it's expected to jump to 25% by next month. outdoor dining street side parks can s

if they clear that, the red cross sends them to a hotel. threat of flooding and potential deadly mud slides 26. deputies have been going door to door since monday trying to get residents to evacuate but unfortunately they expect only about 25% of people to comply with the order. so here is advice for those who choose to stay home. >> grab your family and literally run uphill. that is the best thing we can tell you to do. if you didn't do that. go upstairs. if you don't van upstairs, get on the roof. if you can't do, that get on top of a table. >> cal fire has been tweeting this morning. "we've been responding to reports of downed trees throughout the overnight hours. many hazards still remain on the roads. please continue to use extreme caution. we have seen crews patrolling the area. we'll continue to bring you the very latest throughout the rest of the morning. reporting life. answer hansn't. abc7 news. >>> -- chose to ride out the storm at home. bolder creek residents jennifer and michael park say they decided to stay in their home becau

they can come here and get a hotel voucher from the red cross. for the santa cruz mountains, wenter is coming. by nightfall the traffic is streaming downhill and out of boulder creek begun to pick up. residents now have 24 hours when the first of the heavy rains are here. >> for the dog. >> reporter: she has the dog toys and coffee and wine ready to go. she just returned home on the fire evacuation and must leave again. >> we are glad to be leaving because this storm, you know t -- it is going to be bad. >> reporter: emergency managers upgraded the warning into an order. >> okay, cool. are you going to stay? >> reporter: adam confirmed to a deputy that he and his family are leaving. >> staying not worth the risk for you. >> >> no, not worth it. >> reporter: the intense heat from the fire left behind tens of thousands of acres of scorched earth. soil that is now hydrophobic and does not absorb water. >> these flows tend to be very quick so there is no out running them. >> reporter: boulder creek fire chief says those that decide to stay and then c