stephanie sierra has the story. >> reporter: exhausted and overwhelmed, dan dougen in daly city says it's the they've been. >> we've gone from 10 to 30 covid related deaths in the last month. >> reporter: back in march, dougen doubled the storage to accommodate the surge. >> thank god we did. during the first nine months we wondered was it totally necessary? it was definitely 100% necessary. >> reporter: with the extra space, his capacity is at 80%. he's accommodating families with safe outdoor services where pews are spaced six feet apart. dougen served entire families who have tested positive for covid after losing their loved one to the virus. >> we're just starting to see the christmas holiday surge and i'm sure it is going to be an additional surge or continuing surge with the new year's holiday, as well. >> reporter: robert gordon president of sigh press lawn funeral home agrees it's only getting worse. his facility's combined total capacity spiked to 80%. >> last month we doubled the number we normally would see of families we helped through that and this month we'll probably

here's stephanie sierra. >> ringing in the new year at the buena vista would have brought plenty of smiling faces and celebratory irish coffees. instead, san francisco's century-old cafe is in a world of hurt. >> right now we're just in survival mode. >> after furloughing 45 employees manager larry silva says the restaurant's only saving grace is another ppp loan. >> according to the sba, in order to apply and qualify for a second ppp loan, business owners have to prove you were in business before february of last year. you must have fewer than 300 employees and your income must have dipped 25% or more from any quarter in 2019 to 2020. like most struggling restaurants, silva, more than qualifies. >> we had 80%. >> alameda wealth advise oar keith osley spent weeks. >> they might not need the cash right now, but they might see a slow period coming up. you know, there might be a seasonal business and need the funds in a month or two. >> so what else will be different? previously loans were capped at $10 million. now the most a business can receive is $2 million. the new bill allows for ppp fun

. >> i-team reporter stephanie sierra is pushing the state to get involved. >> reporter: disrupting the vaccine distribution chain, more than 1.5 million doses of covid vaccine are now stuck in transit, according to state data updated tuesday night. that's up from 900,000. so what's causing it? we've asked the state four times this week, but have yet to get a straight answer. just like janice, the interim director for college of san mateo nursing program. >> there's no direct line of communication. >> reporter: she contacted the san mateo county health department five times since october about a possible solution to help aid the backlog. she has 100 trained nursing students that are certified to administer vaccines and need to complete clinical hours. >> so i have 100 students, and, by the way, all last semester, were practicing with the flu vaccine, can totally help with this. >> reporter: her students are required to complete 100 hours per semester. that totals out to an additional 10,000 injections that could alleviate the backlog in san mateo county. but. >> i just don't hear back.

. >> i-team reporter stephanie sierra is pushing the state to get involved. >> reporter: disrupting the distribution chain, more than 1.5 million doses of covid vaccine are now stuck in transit, according to state data updated tuesday night. that's up from 900,000. so what's causing it? we've asked the state four times this week, but have yet to get a straight answer. just like janice, the interim director for college of san mateo nursing program. >> there's no direct line of communication. >> reporter: she contacted the san mateo county health department five times since october about a possible solution to help aid the backlog. she has 100 trained nursing students that are certified to administer vaccines and need to complete clinical hours. >> so i have 100 students, and, by the way, all last semester, were practicing with the flu vaccine, can totally help with this. >> reporter: her students are required to complete 100 hours per semester. that totals out to an additional 10,000 injections that could alleviate the backlog in san mateo county. but. >> i just don't hear back. >> repor

abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra joins us with the very latest. >> reporter: we are getting a closer look at how the state is expanding the network of vaccinators and some of the biggest hurdles surrounding a faster rollout. >> get it out of the freezer into people's arms. >> reporter: more than 2.4 million covid vaccine doses have been shipped to california, yet only around 31% have been administered. up slightly from 29% reported friday. that puts california last on the list, far behind new york, florida, and texas, for the percentage of vaccine used. according to bloomberg's vaccine tracker. so what is being done to aid the backlog? >> this motion of an all-hands-on-deck. >> reporter: the governor announced 14 new categories, which includes a variety of specific health care rules, like physician assistants, nurse mid-wives and psychiatric technicians that will help with administering the vaccine. this is in addition to pharmacists, dentists and 15 national guard strike teams. but what about nursing students? >> we've been in touch with the california board of registered nursing wh

stephanie sierra explains how. >> this is a huge, huge relief. don't cry much, but i have had some healthy cries of being grateful. >> reporter: janice came to us with a problem. >> we have the students out there ready to work, ready to help. >> reporter: as the interim nursing director for the college of san mateo, or csm, she oversees 100 students who are qualified and ready to help administer vaccines. but over the past four months she got no answer from both the county and the state. >> just don't hear back. >> reporter: following our story, that's changing. >> that little push got everybody's attention. it got the ball rolling and i really believe that was instrumental. and i'm really grateful. >> reporter: nursing students in san mateo county will now be able to help administer vaccines. the plan is to have csm become the next mass vaccination site in the county. she hopes to have 10 to 15 vaccination stations inside the school's auditorium to allow for at least 1,000 doses to be administered per day. i asked the governor yesterday if he wo

for the i-team stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> all right, stephanie, thank you so much. >>> and new at 5:00, to speed up the vaccine rollout, tonight state health leaders are tapping oakland-based blue shield of california to run its vaccination effort statewide. the california public health department says blue shield will be tasked with creating and managing the state's entire vaccine network, delivering doses to health providers, pharmacies, hospitals and pop-up sites up and down the state. kaiser permanente also based in oakland will help deliver vaccines as well. >>> still ahead, the napa businessman investigators say had five pipe bombs and the materials to make much more. the fbi's domestic terrorism squad is now revealing his chilling text messages. >>> plus the reddit-fueled stock rally. it's pitting upstart investors against wall street pros and changing how the game where can a healthier heart lead you? for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto helped people stay alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if p

abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra explains help is on the way. >> this is a huge, huge relief. we don't cry much, but i've had some healthy cries of being grateful. >> reporter: janice wisheroff came to us with a problem. >> we have the students out there ready to work, ready to help. >> reporter: as the interim nursing director for csm, she oversees 100 students who are qualified and ready to help administer vaccines. but over the past four months, she got no answer from both the county and the state. >> i just don't hear back. >> reporter: following our story, that's changing. >> that little push got everybody's attention. it got the ball rolling, and i really believe that was very instrumental. and i'm really grateful. >> reporter: nursing students in san mateo county will now be able to help administer vaccines. the plan is to have csm become the next mass vaccination sithe. wisheroff hopes to have 10 to 15 vaccination stations inside the school's auditorium, to allow for at least one thousand doses to be administered per day. >> stephanie sierra. >> i asked the governor ye

stephanie sierra. thanks, stephanie, very much. >>> santa clara county investigators have linked the new more contagious variant of covid-19 to several large outbreaks including the one at kaiser san jose that happened on christmas day infecting at least 90 people and killing one. >> doing this type of whole genome sequencing and understand ing how the virus is changing in its own evolution is very important. >> this is a very important signal to us that we have to leave in and do a lot more investigating. >> reporter: health officials have said this variant is more transmissible but does not appear to cause more severe disease. data shows the vaccines are effective against this strain. to stay up to date on coronavirus and the vaccination efforts go to abc7news.com/vaccine. >>> it is martin luther king jr. day today, of course. but is the civil rights icon being remembered correctly? our abc 7 news race and culture reporter julian glover speaks with dr. king's daughter about her father and how his leg

stephanie sierra, a bc 7 news. >>> three, two, one! [ cheers ] >> you can hear the cheers in london as big ben struck midnight around 4:00 our time. the firework show was cancelled because of the pandemic and a few people were out. tonight marks britain's final economic split from the european union years after brexit was approved by voters. happy new year in new zealand. a spectacular display to ring in 2021. crowds were allowed to gather to mark the occasion as the nation continues to record a new number of covid-19 cases on a daily basis. 2020 proved to be a year like no other down to the very last day. we sent abc 7 news reporter kris reyes over san francisco to gather scenes of this very strange new year's eve. >> reporter: just call that sound our collective send off to 2020 and the scene that prompted it just another stab in the heart from an unrelenting year. the cliff house sign came down in front of a weeping crowd officially shutting down the restaurant after 157 years. >> i'm actually glad we had the earthquake this morning

here is abc news reporter stephany sierra. >> reporter: san francisco's century-old cafe is in a world of hurt. >> right now we're just in survival mode. >> reporter: after furloughing 45 employees, manager larry silva says the restaurant's only saving grace is another ppp loan. according to the sba, in order to apply and qualify for a second ppp loan, business owners have to prove you were in business before february of last year. you must have fewer than 300 employees. and your income must have dipped 25% or more from any quarter in 2019 to 2020. like most struggling restaurants, silva more than qualifies. >> we've had an 80% drop. >> reporter: keith osley has spent weeks studying the legislation. he explains borrowers will now benefit from choosing the time period the funds need to be used by. >> they may not need the cash right now but they might see a slow period coming up, they might be a seasonal business and need the funds in a month or two. >> reporter: previously loans were capped at 10 million. now the most a business can receive is $2 million. loan money can be used for saf

abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra is tracking the latest for us tonight. stephanie? >> ama, every day we are keeping a close eye on our covid-19 vaccine tracker. 4.7 million doses have been ordered. 2.8 million doses have been administered. that's around 61%. certainly not where we need to be. but it is a new record for the state. california's distribution backlog is crawling at a snail's pace. just how slow? close to 80% of the nation is doing better. the state doesn't make the first page, second page, or even the third page of our covid-19 vaccine tracker. that's because california ranks 38th with only 6.9 of the population over 16 that's received the first dose. we're tied with states like massachusetts, hawaii, and arizona. meanwhile, texas, the only state that's distributed close to the same amount of doses as california, is at 7.6%. alaska is first with 14.6%. but there is good news. as we heard from the governor on monday. >> just a few weeks ago, we were doing daily vaccines around 43,000 in just a two-week period you get a -- or ten-day period, 131,000 vacci

stephanie sierra is tracking it live fouls tonight. stephanie? >> reporter: there are still 29 million doses waiting in freezers around the state. today the governor was not very transparent about it. the governor announced today that california has now administered more vaccines than any other state, getting 40% of our doses out and into the arms of our health care workers and the most vulnerable. but the tweet is a bit misleading. the reality is california has received more vaccine doses than any other state, so it's expected we administer the most. >> i want californians to know it's like a flywheel. we're making progress. we're moving with deliberative speed. >> reporter: what's not expected is why the state continues to fly behind most of the country. abc7's analysis of cbc data shows california ranks 45th behind wisconsin, north carolina, virginia, mississippi and nevada. when it comes to the number of vaccine doses administered per 100,000 people. >> the facts are the facts. there is a large number of vaccines that have yet to be put in th

reporter stephanie sierra live now and tracking the latest for us. stephanie? >> every day we are keeping a close eye on our covid-19 vaccine tracker. 4.7 million doses have been shipped and 2.8, actually that number is just a little bit off. it was just updated a moment ago, 2.8 have been administered. that's close to 60%. not where we need to be, but it is a new record for the state. >> reporter: california's vaccine distribution backlog is crawling at a snail's pace. just how slow? close to 80% of the nation is doing better. the state doesn't make the first page, second page, or even the third page of our covid-19 vaccine tracker. that's because california ranks 38th with only 6.9 of the population over 16 that's received the first dose. we're tied with states like massachusetts, hawaii, and arizona. meanwhile, texas, the only state that's distributed close to the same amount of doses as california, is at 7.6%. alaska is first with 14.6%. but there is good news. as we heard from the governor on monday. >> just a few weeks ago, we were doing daily vaccines ar

abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra has the story. >> reporter: exhausted and overwhelmed, dan dougen in daly city says it's the busiest they've been. >> we've gone from 10 to 30 covid related deaths in the last month. >> reporter: back in march, dougen doubled the storage to accommodate the surge. >> thank god we did. during the first nine months we wondered was it totally necessary? it was definitely 100% necessary. >> reporter: now even with the extra space, his capacity is at 80%. he's accommodating families with safe outdoor services where pews are spaced six feet apart. dougen served entire families who have tested positive for covid after losing their loved one to the virus. >> we're just starting to see the christmas holiday surge and i'm sure there will be an additional surge or continuing surge with the new year's holiday, as well. >> reporter: robert gordon president of cypress lawn funeral home agrees it's only getting worse. his facility's combined total capacity spiked to 80%. >> last month we doubled the number we normally would see of families we helped through that an

new at 6:00, i-team reporter stephanie sierra is digging into the problem. >> retail pharmacies are aneighborhoods. people like len berry, a diabetic rely on his local walgreens to get his weekly medication. >> i had an attack. the covid hit me right behind it. >> reporter: he contracted covid-19 over the summer. >> i was in a coma for three months. i was dead. >> reporter: he describes it was the most painful experience of his life. >> thank god that i'm alive. >> reporter: barry lives outside oakland's east 14th street district. a pocket of oakland considered a pharmacy desert. >> it's a desert based on the fact that it's greater than one mile or more. >> reporter: abc7 news's data analysis found there are no retail pharmacies within a four-mile radius for the more than 35,000 people that live in barry's neighborhood. around 97% of the population is black or hispanic. >> we don't have pharmacies in this district, and that's a great disparity for us, even prior to covid. >> reporter: oakland city council woman triva reed recognizes it's a problem. based on the population in his zip c

that i was out of luck. >> reporter: stephanie sierra, abc7 news. >>> now to the millions of americans waiting for help. president biden says he wants democrats and republican support for his covid relief bill, but he acknowledges he is ready to go alone saying it has to pass. abc news senior white house correspondent mary bruce has more. >> reporter: president biden seeming to acknowledge that he may have to abandon his hopes for a bipartisan covid relief bill. >> i support passing covid relief with support from republicans if we can get it, but the covid relief has to pass. no if, ands or buts. thank you. >> reporter: his nearly $2 trillion proposal includes $160 billion for vaccinations and testing. help for small businesses and $1,400 direct payments to most americans. but republicans argue the price tag is just too steep. many asking what is the rush since they just passed a $900 billion package last month. >> i'm not sure i understand why there is a grave emergency right now. >> reporter: but today in the oval office, biden and his new treasury secretary insisted the need is ther

at stanford, stephanie sierra, abc7news. >> we have a calculator on abc7news.com. if you want to know when it might be your turn to be vaccinated. >> in the north way, the chp is investigating two separate deadly crashes. they happened on highway 12. a pickup truck crashed into a nissan killing the driver and the paengs passenger. a box truck flipped on its side. the driver of that toyota sadly was killed. this morning the search resumed for two children swept to see when a sneaker wave washed high on the shore. it happened west of santa rosa. wayne freedman was there as first responders talked about the difficulty of facing these kinds of tragedies. >> it's like a magnet. the rugged, sheer power of water and rocks colliding on the coast. at blind beach, it is up close, hard to resist and as the ocean reminded us yesterday can be deadly in an instant. >> today's a recovery operation for two children. >> reporter: compounded by the loss of their father who appears to have died while trying to save them. the fire chief was one of the first to the scene. >> his wife w

but itco abc 7 news reporter stephanie sierra joins us live from the newsroom. stephanie?ll, kristen, we're finally getting a closer look at how the state is rollou. >> get it out of the freezer into people's arms. >> reporter: more than 2.4 million covid vaccine doses have been shipped to california. yet only around 783,000, or 31%, have been administered. up slightly from 29% reportroad friday. that puts california last on the list, far behind new york, florida, and texas for the percentage of vaccine used. according to bloomberg's vaccine tracker. so what's being done to aid the backlog? >> this notion of all hands on deck. >> reporter: the governor vacc categories, which includes a variety of specific health care roles like physician assistants, nurse mid-wives and psychiatric technicians that will help with administering the vaccine. this is in addition to

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 has the story. >> reporter: the world is celebrating hope for a fresh start a betterhis year. >> the san francisco firework show has been cancelled but there are more than a dozen virtual celebrations scheduled across the city. according to sites like eventbrite. >> we're not supposeded to celebrate with anyone outside of our immediate living household. >> reporter: yet some posts on next door and event brite are listing

stephanie sierra breaks down what we know on this, stephanie?e. right now more than 1.7 million doses have been allocated across the state but only 26% of that figure have actually been used. it's been though weeks since pfizer and modernmoderna's vacc started arriving in california but the rollout is far from on par. >> it's gone too slowly for many of us. >> reporter: according to the california department of health, 1.7 million covid-19 doses have been allocated and 1.2 million of those have been shipped even worse only around 454,000 doses have actually been used. that's 35%. >> not good enough. we recognize that. >> reporter: that leaves nearly 900,000 doses potentially waiting in warehouses or stuck in transit. but the reality is that number will likely be much higher in the coming weeks if the pace doesn't pick up. the state confirmed to

abc 7 stephanie sierra is follow loeg t ing the latest. >> this decision does not come without controversy growing distribution backlog, one that continues to get worse in california. >> i'm focussed on the urgency of three immediate concerns, one the virus. getting it under control. getting the vaccine from a vile into people's arms. i think the way it's being done now is very, very sad. >> reporter: a strategy shift announced today from president elect joe biden revealing after he assumes office, almost all covid vaccines will be immediately released to states that need them. >> i think the shift by the biden transition team is a really good development and good policy. >> reporter: stanford

stephanie sierra joins us live to break down what we know. >> the backlog is widening a bit from just 24 hours ago. right now, more than 1.7 million doses have been allocated across the state but only 26% of those doses have actually been used. it's been three weeks since pfizer and moderna vaccines started arriving in california but the rollout is far from on par. >> it gone too slowly i know for many of us, all of us. >> reporter: according to the california department of public health, more than 1.7 million allocated but the state confirmed 1.2 million of those have been shipped even worse only around 45 4,000 doses have been used, that's 35%. >> not good enough. we recognize that. >> reporter: that leaves nearly 900,000 doses potentially waiting in wearehouses or stuck in transit but the reality is that number will likely be much higher in the coming weeks if the pace doesn't pick up. the state confirmed to abc 7 more than 600,000 additional doses allocated for california have yet to be shipped. >> our goal is to make sure vaccine is not sitting in the freezer and that as soon as

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

stephanie sierra is digging into concerns from people like you. >> how do i get my mother scheduled. >> as far as county health, haven't heard anything from county health. >> it is a mess. >> margaret, george, cynthia are trying to get appointments to get vaccinated. each of them delta difficult hand. george lives in san jose. >> contacted kaiser, sat on the phone about 45 minutes. >> georgia trying to get an appointment through kaiser permanent canadien taye. >> she was blunt, we don't have enough, we'll notify when we have it in there. >> kaiser told abc7 the limited supply of vaccine california is receiving from the federal government is what's limiting appointments. we have received only enough to vaccinate 4.5% of our california members. >> my wife was very frustrated. >> his wife tried stanford health care. >> she called them, said no, we can't administer the vaccine to you unless you have been a patient here or are an existing patient. >> stanford is requiring members to have received care at least once in the last three years in order to get vaccinated. >> they were completel

abc 7 stephanie sierra is follow loeg t ing the latest. >> this decision does not come without controversy as the nation faces a growing distribution backlog, one that continues to get worse in california. >> i'm focussed on the urgency of three immediate concerns, one the virus. getting it under control. getting the vaccine from a vile into people's arms. i think the way it's being done now is very, very sad. >> reporter: a strategy shift announced today from president elect joe biden revealing after he assumes office, almost all covid vaccines will be immediately released to states that need them. >> i think the shift by the biden transition team is a really good development and good policy. >> reporter: stanford doctor joshua salmon and plans only half of the available van secci were shipped to states. >> to ensure three weeks or four weeks later everyone that gets the first dose can get the second dose. the change from today will ensure states have more dos at their disposal. >> reporter: the state has 1.4 million dos available yet to be changed. are you concerned this change could fur

stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> thank you for your reporting. >> today has not been a good day for california with the coronavirus pandemic. there were more than 50,000 newly diagnosed cases. this is the first highest single day total. another 493 people died from covid-19 that is the third highest in a single day since the pandemic started. the number of people hospitalized and in the icu due to the coronavirus is still climbing topping more than 4800. >>> in the south bay, santa clara county officials are urging all health care personnel to sign up for the covid-19 vaccine if they haven't already done so. officials tell abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen the quicker they get vaccinated, the sooner the county can move to the next phase. >> reporter: the vaccine rollout has been slow across the country but officials in santa clara county say they're making progress. >> systems are up and running to serve the residents of our county. >> reporter: so far, 47,000 health care workers county wide have received the vaccine, which is less than one of third of those eligible. dr. sarah cody says while

live in the newsroom, stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> stephanie, first, great job getting the governor to take your question today. but also i wanted to know he says he hopes to have 1 million additional vaccines administered by friday. is the state really on track to meeting that goal? >> reporter: if the state keeps up its current pace of around 100,000 doses administered each day, that's according to our analysis, that goal will be met by friday. although it's important to point out there will still be 1.4 million doses waiting in warehouses. so the backlog certainly isn't going away. >> all right. thank you, steph. >>> well, this might help. several large-scale vaccination sites are being set up across the state in order to ramp up those vaccination efforts. and it's possible that could include the oakland coliseum. on friday the coliseum board is said to discuss using the parking lot for drive liu vaccination clinics. that's what's happening in southern california. the dodgers and padres are both helping the state in efforts to vaccinate more people. a large-scale vaccinate site o

for the i-team, stephanie sierra, abc7 news. >>> right now on our website you can see where you might fall in line to be vaccinated. answer a few questions on our calculator, abc7news.com. >>> tonight, one lucky person could win over half a billion dollars during tonight's mega millions drawing. the jackpot has grown to 5$510 million because nobody won the grand prize tuesday night. in the meantime, the jackpot for saturday night's powerball drawing is now 4$470 million. this marks the third time that both lottery jackpots have totaled more than 4$400 million at the same time. however experts say that your odds of winning tonight are roughly 1 in 302 million. let's not focus on that number. let's focus on half a billion dollars. >> i like that. >> let's dream about it. >> i will let you two do it, 2021 called me and said this is not my time. >> oh. >> i was so confused. >> so early in the year? >> i know. i know. i will step back. i'll listen to that voicemail because it doesn't text, it calls you. >> have you been seeing those memes like it's december 28th or whatever it is, 2020? >>

abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra digging into concerns from viewers all across the bay area. stephanie, what are you hearing? >> larry, the big problem continues to be demand as far outweighing supply. we just learned skieser in northern california is only receiving doses for 9% of the more than 270,000 members ■they have over 75. and that's causing this appointment backlog. >> how do i get my mother scheduled? >> as far as county health, i haven't heard anything from county health. >> it's a mess. >> reporter: meet margaret, george, and cynthia. they're all trying to secure appointments to get vaccinated, but each of them is getting dealt a very difficult hand. george lives in san jose. >> contacted kaiser and i sat on the phone for about 45 minutes. >> reporter: george has been trying for two weeks to get an appointment through kaiser permanente for his 72-year-old wife. he spoke to a nurse today. >> and she was pretty blunt about it, you know. we don't have enough, and we'll notify you when we have it in there. >> reporter: kaiser told abc7 the very limited supply of vaccin

stephanie sierra looks into questions concerning a concierge medical practice but we begin with dan noyes about a tip that started with a county supervisor who got the shot and infuriated constituents. >> reporter: we take the role seriously to hold politicians accountable and investigate your complaints. that's what happened here. napa county officials tell me they ran out of covid vaccines as of noon today. 17,583 people have received the shot, but they won't schedule any further appointments until the state sends more vaccine. janet upton is the napa county spokesperson. are all people above 75? are they all taking care of now? >> we're making a didn't in that population, certainly. >> reporter: but the iteam confirmed that a worker received a site at a county site last week. she's 42 above. >> did she have any pre-existing condition that would have allowed her to jump to the front of the line. >> i'm not aware of that but, no. >> the story started with an anonymous tip criticizing ramos. everyone knows she doesn't qualify and now vaccines were going to run out so instead of giving the

stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> let's talk for a minute about additional resources that would be available to help speed up the distribution process. what are you hearing? >> the governor is allowing dentists with proper training, pharmacy technicians and members of the national guard to step in to help but i asked the state why wasn't that decision made a month ago when we knew the vaccine was coming. >> thank you very much. >>> here is a look at the latest numbers. 31,440 new cases were reported in california yesterday. there are now 32 confirmed cases of the new more contagious variant of coronavirus in san diego county. cases have been confirmed in five states. nearly 21,600 covid-19 patients are in california hospitals. that number has increased by more than 450 over yesterday. >> in the north bay a hospital has a few precious hours to vaccinate because they had no choice. it happened at a hospital a north of santa rosa. how hospital staff have turned near disaster into a day of success. we'll get to that but first, liz kreutz. >> dan, yeah, you know, san francisco is now actually tak

stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> parking lots at several popular san francisco gathering spots will be off limits tonight to keep crowds from convening and lots at ocean beach and stern grove will be closed and twin peaks will be closed and san francisco will shutout the lights at several art instillations as a way to honor health care workers and their role, their amazing role in fighting the pandemic. >>> we got a look at earlier celebrations in other parts of the world. all eyes are usually on new yor city. here is a live look at times square because normally it would be packed. right now streets are blocked off and no crowds are allowed to watch the ball drop in person but you can watch the ball drop in times square from the comfort of your own home with dick clark's new year's rocking eve hosted by ryan seacrest, billy porter and sierra. it kicks off at 8:00 here on abc 7. if you're sat to be missing out on the big in person firework celebrations, we've got you covered. head to abc7news.com or for a compilation of the show in s san francisco that you shausher 2016. >

. >> reporter: stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >>> in the south bay, community based clinics are preparingale immunizations as soon as vaccines are available. there are challenges obviously including how to get health care providers vaccinated first and to address concerns about safety. abc 7 news reporter david louie looks how one large clinic operation hopes to protect the vulnerable latino community. >> reporter: while we've seen other health care workers get vaccinated, these visuals are expected to be an important tool to address the surge of infections in san jose's latino community. these are their front line staff members at gardener health services who run the clinics and covid testing sites in east san jose. >> we're willing to take it. we're going to be vaccinated and they should seriously consider being vaccinated, as well because it's going to benefit the community at large. >> reporter: the infection rate at the east an jose testing site is 17% for the past three weeks. >> that needs to be controlled. and i feel like the only way that surge can be controlled is by mass vaccin

. >> reporter: stephanie sierra, abc7 news. >>> now to the million of americans waiting for help.sident biden says he wants democrats and republican support for his covid relief bill, but he acknowledges he is ready to ne sin it has to pass. abc news senior white house correspondent mary bruce has more this morning. >> reporter: president biden seeming to acknowledge that he may have to abandon his hopes for a bipartisan covid relief bill. >> i support passing covid relief with support from republicans if we can get it, but the covid relief has to pass. no if, ands or buts. >> reporter: his nearly $2 trillion proposal includes $160 billion for vaccinations and testing. help for small businesses and $1,400 direct payments to most americans. but republicans argue the price tag is just too steep. many asking what is the rush since they just passed a $900 billion package last month. >> i'm not sure i understand why there is a grave emergency right now. >> reporter: but today in the oval office, biden and his new treasury secretary insisted the need is there. and that the longer washin

more as rosemary mentioned is on the way people headed up to the sierra to try to take advantage of the snow and the outdoors. stephanien spoke with some families who say this is certainly a welcome escape after the challenges of this past year. there's nothing like a good snowball fight in the great outdoors. after months of being cooped up inside really good, i'm tired of being in the home of my house. that's a good one of veronica singleton of hayward enjoying the fresh powder in nyack with family and friends as they head to reno. like i got my girls all their own pair hugs. the falling snow a welcome reprieve from the gloom of 2020 it really good, perfect escape for kids. it's light down the hills and having a big blast right now, like fourth grader arush gee, joe, i want to have a big snow ball fight. i want to go sledding. everybody will fill like some pressure is gone. this just a preview of what's to come. the sierra expected to be pummeled with powder this week we go through this. three years for locals in colfax, snow prepped this time of year is routine. plenty of food and drinks and gas for the generator. w