abc7news reporter stephanie sierra is breaking it stephanie? >> reporter: the advisory committee deliberated for more than three and a half hours today before voting to recommend this distribution plan. now, if approved by the cdc, here's who gets the vaccine first. a detailed plan to distribute 40 million doses of covid vaccines, expected to vaccinate 15 to 20 million americans before the end of the year is underway. the first roll out involving 6.4 million doses could be shimmed to retail pharmacies in a couple of weeks, that is if the fda approved it. who gets it first? >> health care workers are at the top of the list, including health care workers who work at nursing homes, where the most deaths have occurred from this virus. >> reporter: members of the committee acip is recommending to the cdc health care workers who vaccinated in phase a. this includes long term care facilities including skilled care and assisted living facilities. outpatient clinics, home health care, pharmacies and public health offices. acip committee chair jose romer

stephanie sierra, "abc 7 news". >>> i hope you had a nice day with your family. a lot of people trying to deal with their traditions and enjoy their traditions as best they can despite this challenging time, and certainly eating in san francisco's chinatown is a christmas tradition for many. but as "abc 7 news" reporter melanie woodrow explains, the pandemic has changed that this year. >> reporter: san francisco's once bustling chinatown is eeryly quiet. >> it is a change to see chinatown go from people everywhere to having no one here. >> reporter: while chinatown's markets remain open, most shops and restaurants are closed. edward su is chairman of the chinatown merchants united association of san francisco. >> before and after the pandemic the business in chinatown at the restaurant is really good business. they have a lot of restaurants open on holidays, especially holidays because a lot of visitors coming in. >> reporter: visitors like david lawler and his family. lawler's wife passed away from covid-19 in november. >> we wanted to kind of keep a tradition a

stephanie sierra, "abc 7 news". >>> i hope you had a nice day with your family. a lot of people trying to deal with their traditions and enjoy their traditions as best they can despite this challenging time, and certainly eating in san francisco's chinatown is a christmas tradition for many. but as "abc 7 news" reporter melanie woodrow explains, the pandemic has changed that this year. >> reporter: san francisco's once bustling chinatown is eeryly quiet. >> it is a change to see chinatown go from people everywhere to having no one here. >> reporter: while chinatown's markets remain open, most shops and restaurants are closed. edward su is chairman of the chinatown merchants united association of san francisco. >> before and after the pandemic the business in chinatown at the restaurant is really good business. they have a lot of restaurants open on holidays, especially holidays because a lot of visitors coming in. >> reporter: visitors like david lawler and his family. lawler's wife passed away from covid-19 in november. >> we wanted to kind of keep a tradition a

live in the studio, stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> it can be just that close. steph, did dr. baba explain what is mainly driving transmission in san francisco right now? >> yes, contact tracing is indicating gatherings are driving transmission right now, both large and small groups, which is why the mandatory quarantine is looking very likely in the coming days, possibly a week, if case rates do not improve. >> we should anticipate that. all right. stephanie sierra, thanks so much. >>> a new health order in santa clara county requires travellers coming from more than 150 miles away to quarantine for two weeks, and this map shows you how far that radius extends. keep in mind the actual mileage may vary for road travel. the order comes as cases and hospitalizations are growing at an exponential rate. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has more from san jose. >> reporter: with cases of covid-19 rising at a rapid rate, officials in santa clara county are taking dramatic steps to reduce the spread. >> we need to slow this train down right now. >> reporter: starting today those who t

. >> stephanie sierra is digging into the numbers. tonight, she joins us live with what she found, steph? >> liz, the plump jack group received this money to keep employees on payroll. a requirement of the sba. unlike other sba loan recipients owned by mom and pop businesses, these companies have big time backers. the plump jack group is home to a hand full of properties. on their website, you'll find wineries, bars, restaurants, even a boutique hotel. abc 7 niece brks krrks bc 7's a companies founded by gavin newsom got $3 million of ppp loans. villa encinal partners. the name is traced back to the plump jack winery in np pa. gordon getty is an investor. according to sba data, the company received a loan for more than $900,000 on april 14th, 2020. the sba expects 60% of the loan must be used towards payroll. based on the data, which indicates this business retained 14 employees, if divided equally, each of them would have received around $40,000 to cover payroll. over a period of three months. hypothetically, that would amount to a s

stephanie sierra is live breaking down the guidance and the controversy that comes with it. >> that's right, dan. 15 committee members of the acip, the advisory committee on immunization practices deliberated for more than three and a half hours before voting to recommend this distribution plan. if approved by the cdc, here is exactly who gets the vaccine first. a detailed plan to distribute 40 million doses of covid vaccines expected to vaccinate 15 to 20 million americans before the end of the year is underway. the first rollout involving 6.4 million doses could be shipped to retail farm sees in a couple of weeks. that's if the fda approves emergency use authorization for pfizer or moderna. who gets it first? >> health care workers are at the top of the list including health care workers who work in nursing homes where the most deaths have occurred from this virus. >> reporter: members of the advisory committee on immunization practices or acip is recommending to the cdc health care workers should be vaccinated in phase one a. this includes staff and patients at hospitals, long-term

stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> now, steph, i'm curious about elective surgeries. are any hospitals creating a backlog for those? >> the county is not aware of bay area hospitals cancelling elective surgeries due to the surge however dr. colfax said it won't take much to get to that point. >> all right. stephanie, thank you. >>> president trump says he will not sign the coronavirus stimulus bill unless congress makes some changes particularly to the stimulus checks themselves. in a video statement, the president calls the bill a disgrace, his word and sites what he calls wasteful spending and not enough help for americans and small businesses. he wants lawmakers to increase the payments significantly. >> i'm asking congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000 or $4,000 for a couple. >> the president did not threaten to veto the legislation. he expected to sign it with the spending bill to keep the government open and running. >>> never have we seen such a global effort to develop and deploy vaccines to stop the covid pandemic. as the

stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >>> now to new developments.artment is moving to fire two involved in the breonna taylor a statue honoring taylor was vandalized. this morning it was gone and all that was left behind was the base. >> the vandals knew that their attack was defeated the first time. they tried to crush the black lives matter movement. >> oakland police are investigating the incident. the artist plans on making a new statue with money from an online fundraiser and donating the leftover funds to taylor's family. >>> abc 7 was in san jose where we got an amazing shot of tonight's full moon. the so-called cold moon is the last full moon of 2020 obviously as we wind down the year. the next full year known as the wolf moon will rise on january 28th. and something magical and mystical about the full moon, ama, every time the way it lights up the sky. it's fun to watch. >> and it was really bright together and i felt cold. i guess that all works out, drew. >> it really does. what a better name, one of the coldest months of the year. this t

stephanie sierra spoke with the man who caught this all on come ra a camera and the police departmentthis video is disturbing. . the dog was crying. the dog was crying like somebody was running him over. >> reporter: robert was on his way to work monday morning when he heard signs of a dog yelping. warning, this footage may be disturbing to some of you. the vacaville police officer seen in this clip is sitting on top of his k-9 partner punching him. according to police the officer was doing routine training in the back parking lot of vacaville fire station 73. >> at least ten punches. >> for how many minutes? >> i would say i noticed for at least five minutes. >> captain matt liden said the k-9 handle every was doing a search for narcotics, he did well so the handler rewarded him with a toy. >> at the conclusion of that, the dog wasn't willing to give up the toy. and in the handler trying to obtain the toy, the dog became angry with the handler and lunged in attempt to bite the handler. thank goodness that did not happen. >> is punching a dog ten times really necessary? >> i'm not pre

stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >>> eating in san francisco's chinatown is a tradition for many, but as melanie woodrow reports, the pandemic has changed that this year. >> reporter: san francisco's once bustling chinatown is eerily quiet. >> it is a change to see chinatown to go from people everywhere to having no one anywhere. >> reporter: most shops and restaurants are closed. edwards, chairman of the chinatown merchants united association of san francisco. >> before and after the pandemic, the business in chinatown and restaurant is good business. they have a lot of restaurants that are opening on their holidays and a lot of visitors coming in. visitors like david lawler and his family. lawler passed away from covid-19 in november. >> we wanted to keep a tradition alive honoring her. >> it's okay and being here is getting it out. >> reporter: for those restaurants to open like this one, sue says there were other challenges. >> only two persons at work. usually there have been more than ten people at work. a totally different christmas in so many ways with chinatown struggling to see

stephanie sierra shares how the program works despite challenges with covid-19. >> on this christmas day, san francisco residents, adam and desima is opening up their home as a way to give back. >> growing up as young adults we always knew we had a safe place to land. as we look back as an adult we didn't realize what a gift that was. >> reporter: a gift the two are passing forward. they joined the national hosts program run by the lgbtq center. the program aims to find volunteers to house homeless teens and young adults age 18 to 24 for a period of three months to one year. >> just knowing that we have the space and being able to utilize it in a way that could help somebody on their journey. that journey led them to jay young, one of three people housed through the program who has struggled to find a home. >> definitely with christmas, i'm really happy to have this place and such a family dynamic. >> according to san francisco's youth home encounter survey. 46% of youth experiencing homelessness identify as lgbtq. >> when covid happened it lent itself to having a bigger conversation

stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >>> now to new developments. the louisville miss department is moving to fire two involved in the breonna taylor a statue honoring taylor was vandalized. this morning it was gone and all that was left behind was the base. >> the vandals knew that their attack was defeated the first time. they tried to crush the black lives matter movement. >> oakland police are investigating the incident. the artist plans on making a new statue with money from an online fundraiser and donating the leftover funds to taylor's family. >>> abc 7 was in san jose where we got an amazing shot of tonight's full moon. the so-called cold moon is the last full moon of 2020 obviously as we wind down the year. the next full year known as the wolf moon will rise on january 28th. and something magical and mystical about the full moon, ama, every time the way it lights up the sky. it's fun to watch. >> and it was really bright together and i felt cold. i guess that all works out, drew. >> it really does. what a better name, one of the coldest mo

for the i-team stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >>> and a neighborhood is lit up for the holidays as youl around town. it's a tradition on sunset glen drive that started 25 years ago. resident donvan monero had a vision to light up every house and tree on the street. the display has grown every year with lights criss-crossing the streets and a live deejay playing christmas hits. >>> the matos transformed their apricot orchard into a winter wonderland, even featured on the great christmas light fight. take a look. ♪ >> here in san jose we take christmas displays seriously, houses, neighborhoods, even public parks transform every holiday season but no one does it quite like the mattos family orchard. >> it's been a tradition to take my kids every year since they were little and i'm grateful that nice people put these decorations out for us to enjoy when there's not much to do in times like this. >> my favorite part is the walk because i got to see the decorations. >> i think it's wild. i'm really impressed like, you know, especially during these times, like you have people out there trying

stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >>> eating in san francisco's chinatown is a christmas tradition for many people, but as melanie woodrow explains, the pandemic has changed that this year. >> reporter: san francisco's once bustling chinatown is eerily quiet. >> it's definitely a change to see from chinatown go from people everywhere to just having no one here. >> reporter: while chinatown's markets remain open, most shops and restaurants are closed. edward su is chairman of the chinatown merchants united association of san francisco. >> before the pandemic, the places in chinatown, the restaurant is really good business. they have a lot of restaurant open on the holidays, especially holidays because of a lot of visitors coming in. >> reporter: visitors like david lawler and his family. lawler's wife passed away from covid-19 in november. >> we wanted to kind of keep a tradition alive honoring her. >> it's okay. and being here is getting it out. >> reporter: for those restaurants still open like this one, su says there are other challenges. >> only two person can work. usually they have mor

parishioner said to one abc7 news i team reporter stephanie sierra. not one person has gotten it in our church. maybe people need to turn to god so they don't have to worry about these things and walk around with a mask on their face. >> reporter: katy mcdowell is attending a service at cavalry chapel san jose despite the public health order prohibiting it. >> reporter: people are dying from this virus. >> people are dying from suicide. people are dying from throwing themselves off bridges. >> reporter: you don't see you're risking people's lives? >> i'm not risking lives. i'm saving lives. >> reporter: you're saving lives by not wearing a mask and congregating indoors? >> i'm not hurting anybody. if you have a mask on, why you worried about me? >> reporter: san jose cavalry church started receiving violations for offering indoor services in august. it hasn't stopped despite pleas from county health officials. >> the goal has always been that they come into compliance with the health orders, and that they do so now, because they're putting people's li

i-team reporter stephanie sierra is live near the church in san jose with the story tonight. stephanie? >> reporter: well, dan, as you mentioned, that candle light service is happening within the hour, and like other services we have seen offered here, this too will be indoors, a direct violation to both the county and state public health order. now, i'll step out to show you, we were asked to stay off their property, so it's hard to see from our vantage point, but people are starting to arrive on the other side of the building, and the staff we spoke to today made it very clear pastor mike mcclure is unavailable to talk to us. on calvary chapel san jose's facebook page, the congregation calls themselves a body of believers gathering together under the lordship of jesus christ. even adding, we are conservative in theology and evangelical in spirit. yet county health officials argue the church isn't conservative when it comes to public health. >> the goal has always been that they come into compliance with the health orders and that they do so now because they're putting people

for the i-team stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >>> and a south san jose neighborhood is lit up for the see this, attracting big crowds safely from all around town. it's a tradition on sunset glen drive that started 25 years ago. resident donovan monero had a vision to light up every house and tree on the street. the display has grown every year with lights criss-crossing the street and a live deejay playing christmas hits. pretty cool. >>> and one san jose family is taking holiday decorating to the next level, this is the mattos family, they transformed their apricot orchard into a winter wonderland, even featured on the great christmas light fight. ♪ >> here in san jose we take christmas displays seriously, houses, neighborhoods, even public parks transform every holiday season but no one does it quite like the mattos family orchard. >> it's always been a tradition to take my kids year after year ever since they were little and i'm just grateful that nice people put these decorations out for us to enjoy when there's not much to do in times like this. >> my favorite part is the walk be

for the i-team stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >>> and a south san jose neighborhood is lit up # for theattracting big crowds safely from all around town. it's a tradition on sunset glen drive that started 25 years ago. resident donovan monero had a vision to light up every house and tree on the street. the display has grown every year with lights criss-crossing the street and a live deejay playing christmas hits. pretty cool. >>> and one san jose family is taking holiday decorating to the next level, this is the mattos family, they transformed their apricot orchard into a winter wonderland, even featured on the great christmas light fight. ♪ >> here in san jose we take christmas displays seriously, houses, neighborhoods, even public parks transform every holiday season but no one does it quite like the mattos family orchard. >> it's always been a tradition to take my kids every year since they were little and i'm grateful that nice people put these decorations out for us to enjoy when there's not much to do in times like this. >> my favorite part is the walk because i got to see the dec

stephanie sierra is on the story. >> chapel san jose. >> it's a blessing to hear all those kids, wasn'tt. >> in this clip posted for public viewing on youtube, mcclure is preaching to his indoor congregation this past sunday at 11:00 a.m., a current violation of the public health order. >> if we each do our part and stay just within our household bubble, we can prevent people from dying. >> yet according to santa clara county counsel james williams, the church has continued to hold indoor services without masks since august, wracking up more than a million dollars in administrative fines. >> you know, it's beyond disappointing frankly the situation there is shameful. >> calvary chapel san jose isn't following covid restrictions but did manage to tap into covid relief through the peks preks program to the tune of more than $340,000. abc 7's analysis found that's nearly three times more than the average bay area religious organization received, which is around $115,000. >> it's troubling to hear that an institution that is thumbing its nose at the courts and at the public health orders fr

mayor breed, your first question comes from stephanie sierra with abc 7. what was your initial reaction to the governor appointing alex padilla to feel vice president elect kamala harris' seat? how do you feel about no black women remitted in the u.s. senate? was this a missed opportunity? >> i think there was a lot of pride when not only kamala was selected as the vice president nomination for the party and is now our vice president elect for the country. and especially with that pride came, i believe, another opportunity with her seat to ensure as she continued to say, even though you may be the first, you are not the last. the sad reality is she was the only african-american woman in the senate at this time. and when you think about the history of this country and the challenges that exist for african-americans especially african-american women in the senate, definitely this is a real blow to the african-american community, to african-american women, to women in general. i think it is really challenging to put it in words, but it was definitely a surpri

stephanie sierra spoke with the man who caught it all on camera. a warning though the footage you're about to see may be disturbing to some viewers. >> the dog was crying. the dog was crying like somebody was running him over or something like that. >> reporter: robert palomino was on his way to work when he heard sounds of a talk yell ping. a warning. this may be disturbing to some of you. the vacaville police officer seen in the clip is signature on top of his k-9 partner punching him. according to police the officer was doing routine training in the back parking lot of vacaville fire station 73. >> before the video i saw him give at least ten punches to the dog, at least. >> reporter: how many minutes was that dog screaming? >> you would say like at least five minutes. >> reporter: vacaville police captain matt lydon says the handler was conducting a search for narcotic. the dog performed well so his handler rewarded the dog with a toy. >> at the conclusion of that the dog wasn't willing to give up the toy, and in -- in the handler trying to obt

stephanie sierra is on the story. >> chapel san jose. >> it's a blessing to hear all those kids, wasn'tin this clip posted for public viewing on youtube, mcclure is preaching to his indoor congregation this past sunday at 11:00 a.m., a current violation of the public health order. >> if we each do our part and stay just within our household bubble, we can prevent people from dying. >> yet according to santa clara county counsel james williams, the church has continued to hold indoor services without masks since august, wracking up more than a million dollars in administrative fines. >> you know, it's beyond disappointing frankly the situation there is shameful. >> calvary chapel san jose isn't following covid restrictions but did manage to tap into covid relief through the peks preks program to the tune of more than $340,000. abc 7's analysis found that's nearly three times more than the average bay area religious organization received, which is around $115,000. >> it's troubling to hear that an institution that is thumbing its nose at the courts and at the public health orders from the

i-team reporter stephanie sierra is live near the church in san jose with the story tonight. reporter: well, dan, as you mentioned, that candle light service is happening within the hour, and like other services we have seen offered here, this too will be indoors, a direct violation to both the county and state public health order. now, i'll step out to show you, we were asked to stay off their property, so it's hard to see from our vantage point, but people are starting to arrive on the other side of the building, and the staff we spoke to today made it very clear pastor mike mcclure is unavailable to talk to us. on calvary chapel san jose's facebook page, the congregation calls themselves a body of believers gathering together under the lordship of jesus christ. even adding, we are conservative in theology and evangelical in spirit.

new at 6:00, hear what one parishioner said to one abc7 news i team reporter stephanie sierra.on has gotten it in our church. maybe people need to turn to god so they don't have to worry about these things and walk around with a mask on their face. >> reporter: katy mcdowell is attending a service at cavalry chapel san jose despite the public health order prohibiting it. >> reporter: people are dying from this virus. >> people are dying from suicide. people are dying from throwing themselves off bridges. >> reporter: you don't see you're risking people's lives? >> i'm not risking lives. i'm saving lives. >> reporter: you're saving lives by not wearing a mask and congregating indoors? >> i'm not hurting anybody. if you have a mask on, why you worried about me? >> reporter: san jose cavalry church started receiving violations for offering indoor services in august. it hasn't stopped despite pleas from county health officials. >> the goal has always been that they come into compliance with

. >> let's start tonight's team coverage with abc 7 news reporter stephanie sierra explaining what iswell, dan, new tonight in san francisco is that curfew that you mentioned.

. >> stephanie sierra is digging into the numbers.with what she found, steph? >> liz, the plump jack group received this money to keep employees on payroll. a requirement of the sba. unlike other sb

stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> stephanie, before you go, do we know if any hospitals are reporting a backlog for elective surgeries at this point? >> dr. colfax did confirm the county is knot aware of any bay area hospitals that are canc cancelling elective surgeries due to the surge however he did say it's very possible we could get to that point. >> all right. stephanie, thank you. >>> the leaders of kizer, sooter and dignity health issued a dire warning to all californians today to do their part in preventing the spread of the coronavirus. most say their staffs are simply exhausted and their hospitals are becoming overwhelmed with covid cases. >> we are really making a desperate call to californians to not repeat what happened in thanksgiving. >> if we don't follow what we're asking, don't follow the guidelines, the concern is that the virus will become pounded over the holidays. >> hospital workers are at the heart of a video that was released today. some say if gatherings continue, more people will die. kizer said that 16 of it facilities have run out of icu capacity. >>> the

for the i-team, stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> all right. stephanie, thank you. stephanie put a lot of work tracking down ppp loans to local businesses including the disproportionately amount the french laundry amount they received. you can see her investigations on our website. >> statewide, california just recorded the second highest daily death toll ever from the coronavirus pandemic. 361 people lost their lives in 24 hours. the record was set last week when 379 people died in a day. so the trend is very discouraging. the number of hospitalizations and icu patients continues to set records, however the number of new cases is actually below average and the seven-day positivity rate dropped every day this week from 13.3% on monday to 12.6% today. and with all of this is a backdrop, sonoma county's health officer is urging people not to gather with family or friends over the christmas holidays. >> we know at least 89 covid positive cases in sonoma county were linked to thanksgiving gatherings. in some instances individuals gathered with people outside of their ho

stephanie sierra has been on the case for months and joins us live tonight, steph? >> indoor yoga studios were shut down three weeks ago but this business has been advertising indoor classes for the last two weeks while covid cases continue surging across the bay area. >> county and state regulations require everyone have a mask inside. >> yeah, well, it's everybody's option, though. >> what? >> it's everybody's option. >> they have a state require the. >> i'm not making them wear masks. >> thomas is the owner. we tried to explain the state health order to him back in october after 16 complaints with concerns over health and safety were filed against his business. >> it's himy business and my choice. >> not exactly. the yoga studio qualifies as an indoor fitness gym that is required to close indoor operations around three weeks ago on november 29th. on december 4 th, he posted this on facebook. we just keep bringing the heat. no fear mongers here and continued over the past two weeks to advertise indoor classes. last night at least 14 people who appeared not to be w

taking a very close look at those disproportionately affected by this and abc news reporter stephanie sierra is live tonight with those findings, stephanie? >> well, dan, more than 4 billion went to full and limited service restaurants across california. but the data is clearly showing some businesses ben fitted a lot more than others. at three-star michelin restaurant the french laundry, you can reserve an exclusive outdoor dining experience starting at $450 per person or a white truffle and caviar dinner for $1200 per person. the ocho 160 -- 1600 square foot building approached more than 60 investors to launch the business in 1994. according to abc 7 news analysis of newly released data, french laundry collectively received more than $2.4 million through the paycheck protection program. that's 17 times more than the average loan full service restaurants received in the bay area. >> i'm beyond angry. what can i do about it? nothing. >> reporter: dennis struggled to get $318,000 to save his san mateo restaurant. the loan amount wasn't enough to sustain his business. he was forced to sell the

for the i-team, stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> let's bring in for the discussion now contributor and chronicle insider phil ma teaep. we have a lot of questions. >> after what we uncovered for plump jack and ppp funding, do you think there will be more scrutiny of the governor and his business dealings? >> absolutely and there should be. there should be more scrutiny about the program itself. as you pointed out, this is a program where we have federal money going through banks and banks do a lot of what banks do. they help their preferred customers and that's often the people with the money already in their pockets and in this case, it's a classic example of the money that went to plump jacks is questionable about exactly how much they got and where it wound up. did it go to the employees? how is it going? it needs more scrutiny. >> so phil, governor newsom makes a point his interest in the plump jack group were put in a blind trust years ago. how do those actually work and do they work? >> that's a real good question because you put it in a blind trust but as we've reported, you've

mayor breed, your first question comes from stephanie sierra with abc 7.hat was your initial reaction to the governor appointing alex padilla to feel vice president elect kamala harris' seat? how do you feel about no black women remitted in the u.s. senate? was this a missed opportunity? >> i think there was a lot of pride when not only kamala was selected as the vice president nomination for the party and is now our vice president elect for the country. and especially with that pride came, i believe, another opportunity with her seat to ensure as she continued to say, even though you may be the first, you are not the last. the sad reality is she was the only african-american woman in the senate at this time. and when you think about the history of this country and the challenges that exist for african-americans especially african-american women in the senate, definitely this is a real blow to the african-american community, to african-american women, to women in general. i think it is really challenging to put it in words, but it was definitely a surprise

abc 7 news reporter stephanie sierra here now live with us to break down all the details. steph? >> well, larry, the curfew starts tonight. restricting all nonessential activity between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. but will a mandatory quarantine for travellers be next? and if so, how soon? >> reporter: as covid cases continue surging across the bay area, san francisco is embracing its purple status and the restrictions that come with it, but just how bad are the numbers? >> i think we're very close to santa clara. >> reporter: abc 7's analysis shows covid cases per capita between san francisco and santa clara are both reaching the high 1,700s. to put it in perspective, san francisco was averaging 139 new covid cases per day. whereas santa clara is averaging 517. >> we may well have to act like santa clara has. i don't want to get in front of the city health department here, but they're obviously weighing all these things and looking at the same numbers we're all looking at. >> reporter: santa clara county public health officials have implemented even stricter rules, lik

yesterday the i-team stephanie sierra produced a family about the fact a group governor newsom has ownership stakes in received millions in ppp funds granted his shares were in a blind trust but what's the fallout from that? >> it remains to be seen. this under scores the on going problem that governor newsom is facing now in the pandemic. the line between his private life and his public life. now, he is privately owns part of the plump jack empire, which is vineyards and wine stores and restaurants throughout northern california. even a ski resort lodge. but publicly, that is supposedly in a blind trust but that blind trust includes or at least the plump jack empire is being run in part by his sister and cousin. we have these fire walls set up for our government officials between the public and the private. but this sometimes, they bleed back and forth in the public perception and you're saying okay, what did you get? it in keeping with what other businesses got and that's why we're strongly urging you to either look up the story or take a look at the 6:00 news tonight because it's not just

mayor breed, your first question comes from stephanie sierra with abc 7. what was your initial reaction to the governor appointing alex padilla to feel vice president elect kamala harris' seat? how do you feel about no black women remitted in the u.s. senate? was this a missed opportunity? >> i think there was a lot of pride when not only kamala was selected as the vice president nomination for the party and is now our vice president elect for the country. and especially with that pride came, i believe, another opportunity with her seat to ensure as she continued to say, even though you may be the first, you are not the last. the sad reality is she was the only african-american woman in the senate at this time. and when you think about the history of this country and the challenges that exist for african-americans especially african-american women in the senate, definitely this is a real blow to the african-american community, to african-american women, to women in general. i think it is really challenging to put it in words, but it was definitely a surpri