if you're already at u c berkeley or some of the other schools within the u c system. you should be ok, but any raise intuition obviously for many families will be a race simply too much to handle. back to you. all right. thank you very much. well. >> we'll take a break. it's a 21. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, a new effort under way in the south bay right now to get vaccines to the unvaccinated as the delta variant continues to spread that story and more coming up. >> 8.24 in the south bay health care workers are going door to door now to help spread the word about getting the coronavirus vaccine. yeah. they want to get the word out there. signing up the unvaccinated trying to get. >> the shot to people who need help from the most who've been hurt the most by the pandemic prefers offline about takes a look. >> the community who work are coming now working on because county public health. >> in santa clara county healthcare worker gabriel reyes spent the day knocking on doors here in east san jose's hard-hit 9, 5, 1, to 2 zip code where some 8,000 people have

there are students who should be moving about a u c berkeley this morning. of course i will get their reaction back to you. all right. thank you very much. well, 5.34 for your health. a new unpublished as of yet and an reviewed study is suggesting that the j and j vaccine. >> doesn't hold up. well, against the delta variant are as well. anyway, the study says people who got to change a vaccine. should consider getting a second shot. but doctors say at this point really is too soon to know that for sure. we have kron four's dan kerman breaking it down for more for us. >> a new and why you study is suggesting the single dose johnson and johnson vaccine is not as effective against the delta variant and recipients should consider getting a second shot to increase protection against the variants, particularly definitely don't go out and rush out and get a booster shot. not so fast says barry infectious disease experts, they say the study which has not been published or reviewed is flawed. they say looks at blood samples in a lab not actually the human response to

that's according to this new study done by california lab policy based at u c berkeley and u c l a additionally one in 6 defendants allegedly went on to commit a new violent offense. according to the study's findings from a 2016 to december 2019 in tuesday's board of supervisors meeting. catherine stefani reference the study while introducing new legislation. >> the study also validates the experiences of people in san francisco who are extremely concerned about crime. but are constantly told there's nothing to worry about. 55% of those pretrial release re offend before trial more troubling individuals with the most serious and violent offenses rehab and 74% of the time. the study was done to validate the public safety assessment or psa pretrial tool in san francisco. >> that's used to make recommendations to judges on whether or not to release individuals prior to trial, author of the report doing a explains another component of the study to see if the tool seems to treat people differently either by race, ethnicity or. we do find that. >> we do find some evidence of in have the tools the jewe

well, the shot from u c berkeley meanwhile, the golden gate bridge. you got even some drizzle going on in some locations near the coast. so we're kind of between things right now up in the north west. there's a little frontal boundary that you can see up there. that's collection of clouds as our little. at the gulf of alaska low and it's going to actually participate in some cooling. that's next week. before we get there. yes, we got this high pressure cell that's kind of camped out on the west coast and it could provide some warming for us today. but later on maybe drive some mormon soon as we head into the weekend, upper 50's line up the east bay shoreline 60's for the east bay 50's up north. 56 san francisco 63 for san jose. for comparison sake. we're pretty close to yesterday, although a little warmer inland and up to the north bay worth noting there as well. here's quick check in the current winds for you and not a lot little bit of a breeze, thocgh. we haven't spots around the delta is where the winds get kind of funneled and channeled a little

the u. coard of regions voted today to increase tuition and fees for new undergraduates beginning next fall. you see, says the increase is necessary to maintain the high quality of education, but some students protested against the hike, saying they're being priced out tuition and fees for new instead. students will rise by 534, plus the rate of inflation here watching ktvu fox two news at 6 30 san francisco is working on a plan to replace the city's public trash cans and it's ktvu christian captain tells us the innovative trash cans are pricey the prototypes they're looking at testing will cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $20,000 a piece. san francisco's department of public works, says the current trash cans, especially the green, conventional trash cans are frequently targeted by people looking for valuables inside who break locks damaged the hinges and scattered trash everywhere in the process. they picked the lock. they dumped the whole can on the street. and then they yeah, as they

you engineers at u c berkeley have created a lightweight and durable robot. that is the size of a cockroach and it can navigate navigate mazes with the agility of a cheetah. they weigh. lynn is a professor of mechanical engineering at u c berkeley. he says he and his team. we're inspired by the cockroach in particular because of its ability to survive at navigate nearly situation. even something as treacherous as a building collapse. >> but and maize about the so they told us that roach because become a brown and men. you very fast. and if you step out in, it would actually survive. so i think when they the robot will be acting like approach and that was speak through the small to do the a search and rescue mission to identify the survivor and maybe with the state's own eyes. >> yeah. i made. that is pretty amazing. professor lynn says although the robot is still in the early stages of its development. it could have several practical uses the size of search and rescue it could also be deployed to locate a gas leak and could even be sold as a children's toy. >

there are 10 schools within the u c system. you're looking at approximately $13,000. i know some of the school's possibly as much as 14 and a half $1000. so it depends on the school that your child goes to. but you get the point. you're going to pay a little bit more. i should say a lot more. if you see region said the use the officials, they get their way. we've got a chance to talk to a current student. yes, he's not impacted, but he can feel the pain he. >> $534 could get mean like a text fees that i would need for light. i like science classes, even though $534 might be like. small and like the long run, it can actually make or break like the fees for a year. >> okay. so let's talk about why you see officials believe they need the increase. okay. so they're getting a billion-dollar influx from governor gavin newsom, one of the highest on record ever into the use the system, but they claim that money goes to a lot of things to keep the system running and it simply is not enough because they have seen an influx, an explosion of students to the u c system. and it jus

davis and former research director at u c berkeley see energy institute when it comes to supply.rgy decision makers may be overestimating not only what other states can offer but also key hours, we need power. we didn't quite update the planning approach to deal with what we call the net peak and that's the the demand after the sun sets and we need to meet the demand that's left over after a lot of the renewables go away. all those storage capabilities are improving bushnell says the technology just isn't there yet to keep what we need. >> hydro power can also act like a battery, but the drought has dampened that ability to looking ahead with more hot days coming in. other states not being able to give what they have at times. >> some believe expanding the western power grid east could help lea rubin shen is a direcoor for advanced energy economy. >> the building more transmission could definitely be part of the you know, being able to connect, you know, the midwest, for example, which is a really wind, rich region with the need for that energy, you know, out here in california i

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so from 2018 high cost of housing drives up homeless rate u. c. l. a study indicates sky high house costs are a significant factor behind california homeless crisis. and a study contained in the latest u. c. l, a. anderson forecast released wednesday. this is 3 years ago. you say found that higher median rent and home prices are strongly correlated with more people living on the streets or in shelters their research back. other studies that have found a similar relationship last year, zillow released the study that showed that a 5 percent rent hike and l. a county where more than $50000.00 were then are estimated to be homeless. would cause 2000 additional people to lose their homes. being homeless is absolute, human suffering in dignity, a crime against humanity essentially. and that's left going inflation that they love the guardian writer or cherry picking information. they're saying they're looking at one set of data which shows that wages are on a percent basis up. and they're making a conclusion that well, why shouldn't left be happy about this

davis and former research director at u c berkeley see energy ppinstitute when it comes to supply. bushnell says energy decision makers may be overestimating not only what other states can offer but also key hours, we need power. we didn't quite update the planning approach to deal with what we call the net peak and that's the the demand after the sun sets and we need to meet the demand that's left over after a lot of the renewables go away. all those storage capabilities are improving bushnell says the technology just isn't there yet to keep what we need. >> hydro power can also act like a battery, but the drought has dampened that ability to looking ahead with more hot days coming in. other states not being able to give what they have at times. >> some believe expanding the western power grid east could help lea rubin shen is a director for advanced energy economy. >> the building more transmission could definitely be part of the you know, being able to connect, you know, the midwest, for example, which is a really wind, rich region with the need for that energy, you know, out he

help firefighters put out the fires but also hot spot mapping will also assist in safe evacuations, u c berkeley physicist karl penny packer says he and his team are trying to integrate technology. we use every day into helping cal fire during fire season. >> we're trying to bring some of some of the amazing breakthroughs in technology that all of us live by are, you know, cell phones cameras, computers trying to integrate bit more into the wonderful work. how far does these tools are infrared sensors. you know, high-speed computation telecommunications, you know. integrated 5 g data told the fire responders so all these tools are just on the verge of working in over the next 4 yearse i think we'll see the tremendous opportunity to help out a bit. >> penney. packer says climate change is one of the major culprits of the increasing intensity of wildfire season every year. he hopes this new airbone system will be available for use by october of this year. >> strange story coming up. this man attempted to be a master of disguise. but now he's stuck in quarantine will explain what he did. i

can't see down into u c berkeley just yet. we are going to be looking at some foggy spots as well over the next few hours up in the north bay. so watch your travel along highway one. oh, one and other routes up there as that's where cloud cover is hanging out at its lowest this morning. now temperatures are mostly in the 50's currently conquer double in livermore hayward and fremont as well as oakland for that matter. each at 57 degrees. so a light jacket will do you get this morning and look forward to really nice start to the weekend this afternoon. more on your forecast is to come john, thank you for that. traffic has been light. for the most part this morning. >> especially along highway 24, if you're traveling towards that 5 8980 interchange. you do that in under 12 minutes. so things are looking great. there heading into the city from the east bay. look at that. they still have not heard the meteor lights on just yet. so you're down under 12 minutes for your drive time. the richmond sandra fell comey. looks like we have

u c berkeley infectious disease specialist doctor john swartzberg. >> says this policy is a long time coming and the right thing to do, especially since many of those in hospitals are the most vulnerable to covid-19. >> you're talking about a population of people who are at high risk for bad outcomes from covid and the hot you cry. in my opinion. it's incumbent upon the hospital to do everything it can to ensure the safety of those patients and to require unvaccinated to require vaccinations of a health care worker. she was he minimal thing that can be done. >> ucsf has mandated health care personnel be vaccinated and stanford will make the same requirement in august. that's not the case for dignity health kaiser for sutter health. >> well, they're encouraging health care workers to get vaccinated. they are not require it. dan kerman kron 4 news. >> another big story we're following tonight. health officials in 3 counties are calling in on employers to require vaccinations as a condition of employment. that's because a growing number of new cases of covid infections and hospitalizatio

find new roads at your local chevy dealer. >> 24 and a big story out of u c davis.rsity baseball team has been suspended and the coaching staff is on administrative leave. syria says it well, so far, the only details released by the school is that their allegations of misconduct. >> we've got eric rucker now with more on what we know at this point. >> just think a present that do see davis students reacting to the news at their baseball program has been suspended. the university saying wednesday it has to do with allegations of misconduct involving the team i've heard about it. i think it is pretty seems pretty serious. in addition to the suspension of the baseball program university officials also saying the team's coaching staff has been placed on administrative leave cards until it is like details coming out, right. because it's the first time i'm hearing about it and first ever heard of anything involving a baseball team. when we reached out to the university for more information on the misconduct allegations. we were given this response, quote, the u c davis of

joining us live from u c berkeley this morning. sarah. >> yeah. this is big. i mean, the use the system is the nation's first public university system to mandate the vaccine even when it's not federally approved fully prove the shots arts. and so this is a big decision by the u c system all to prevent the spread of it on campus this fall. of course, this is at a time when the delta variant is spreading amongst younger months, unvaccinated people. so on campus here, it's a pretty sparse old people on vacation. it is summertime, but this fall, students, faculty and staff heading you see like al will be required to have that covid-19 vaccine. the new policy comes at a time when people are, you know, asked to get vaccinated or our governor is asking people who have been vaccinated saying, hey, it's not too late. please get vaccinated. all students attending you see this fall must provide documentation for their vaccination status. now, there are exceptions for those who have medical conditions or maybe some religious reasons, but it has to be approved. everyone ha

davis and former research director at u c berkeley see energy institute when it comes to supply.ell says energy decision makers may be overestimating not only what other states can offer but also key hours, we need power. we didn't quite update the planning approach to deal with what we call the net peak and that's the the demand after the sun sets and we need to meet the demand that's left over after a lot of the renewables go away. all those storage capabilities are improving bushnell says the technology just isn't there yet to keep what we need. >> hydro power can also act like a battery, but the drought has dampened that ability to looking ahead with more hot days coming in. other states not being able to give what they have at times. >> some believe expanding the western power grid east could help lea rubin shen is a director for advanced energy economy. >> the building more transmission could definitely be part of the you know, being able to connect, you know, the midwest, for example, which is a really wind, rich region with the need for that energy, you know, out here in

they urged the u. c regions to vote against raising tuition students like me, like other low income students, working class students, students of color can no longer afford to be able to pay tuition. but the protest wasn't enough. you see regions voted 17. five to raise tuition fees for the first time in four years, beginning in the fall of 2022 tuition and fees for new in state students will rise by 2% plus the rate of inflation. that amounts to an estimated $534 a year increase, bringing the cost up to about $14,000.08 year, not including housing. under the plan, those students will not see another rise in tuition for six years. you can count on this. we will not raise your tuition in the neck. six years graduate students and then to graduate students. that's an extraordinary promise the region's plan cost for each subsequent undergraduate class to get the same terms with tuition increases based on the inflation rate for that year, but some regions questioned the urgency of voting on tuition hikes. now

a study by u c.people leaving california in droves just aren't backed up by the data. recent surveys have shown an uptick in the number of people wanting to move out of state. but the number who actually did move was drastically lower. the study did find a slight increase in people leaving san francisco proper, but most stayed in or near the bay area and 80% of people stayed here in california as more people head back to work for both hybrid and full time schedules. traffic patterns are becoming more unpredictable and gridlock, unfortunately, is returning to bay area roadways, the bay area news group reports. fewer people are carpooling or using public transportation and business hours now or more flexible. so for now, that likely means more cars during your commute and preparing for the possibility of pre pandemic traffic. a man from the east bay never thought he'd see has lost wallet again. but as ktvu rob roth reports, he got it back. thanks to an incredible act of kindness. they are two men from

berkeley and u c l a and evaluated 9,000 people between 2016 2019 from 4 say second joins us live in san francisco tonight with more on this taylor. >> well, in light of this new study is san francisco supervisor. catherine stefani introduced new today's board of supervisors meeting through this legislation. she hopes require more extensive reporting of court appearances and re offense rates. >> more than half of people charged with crimes and released from jail before their trials and san francisco were accused of committing a new crime while tree and a similar share failed to appear in court in recent years. that's according to this new study done by california lab policy based u c berkeley and ucl additionally, one in 6 defendants allegedly went on to commit a new violent offense. according to the study's findings from a 2016 to december 2019 in tuesday's board of supervisors meeting. catherine stefani reference the study while introducing new legislation. >> the study also validates the experiences of people in san francisco who are extremely concerned about crime that are consta

we're talking 10 schools within the u c system.g at about $534 for tuition increase and you know what the semester system that's twice a year. it varies from college to college bay. you're looking at approximately $13,000 every year to go to in-state tuition some colleges. i've even looked at about $14,000 or so and we're not even talking about extra fees that go to college. so yeah, ickes now opponents of this, guys. they are calling this the forever hike because it doesn't hit you at one time. i've covered the protests more than a decade ago and they at that time did it one time like a 10% increase 9% increase. this time. you're looking at a 2% increase for the next 6 years. so that's why they're calling this the forever hike its for new students into the system who our first year freshman or transferring into the system and then it will continue doing that for the duration of your experience in college. you see officials there saying yes, we did receive the money, but it's not keeping up with the cost of education, including the

the decision today surrounding a possible tuition hike at u. c campuses and the reason the u. c region say they need more money. the news at noon starts now. this is ktvu fox two news at new good afternoon. i'm ali rasmus in for garcia. i'm andre senior. now new at noon, health officials in three bay area counties are calling on businesses to require their employees to get vaccinated against covid 19 as soon as possible. health officials in san francisco, santa clara and contra costa county said in a news conference last hour there strongly encouraging the requirement there would be limited exceptions for medical reasons or religious beliefs. they also say workers who are not fully vaccinated should be required to wear a mask and to undergo frequent testing for the coronavirus. one of the reasons that this recommendation is occurring at this time is that all the varia counties have been seeing a dramatic increase in cases in the last several weeks, and we are watching hospitalizations very closely. we actually had the opportunity now to prevent covid-19 hospitalizations and dea

season up first u. c.arsity baseball team and plays the coach is on administrative leave after allegations of misconduct. is your family ready for an emergency? you can prepare by mapping out two ways to escape your home, creating a supply kit, and including your whole family in practice drills. for help creating an emergency plan, visit safetyactioncenter.pge.com a little preparation will make you and your family safer in an emergency. a week's worth of food and water, radio, flashlight, batteries and first aid kit are a good start to learn more, visit safetyactioncenter.pge.com batteries and first aid kit are a good start baseball team as the university investigates unspecified allegations of misconduct. the coaching staff has also been placed on administrative leave. the nature of the allegations has not been disclosed. officials say they expect the suspension will last for the first two months of the fall quarter that begins in september. a letter that was sent to students said that the review that the

u c berkeley infectious disease specialist doctor john swartzberg. >> says this policy is a long timeand the right thing to do, especially since many of those in hospitals are the most vulnerable to covid-19. >> you're talking about a population of people who are at high risk for bad outcomes from covid and the hot you cry my community incumbent upon the hospital to do everything it can to ensure the safety of those patients and to require unvaccinated to require vaccinations of a health care worker. she was he minimal thing that can be done. >> ucsf has mandated health care personnel be vaccinated and stanford will make the same requirement in august. that's not the case for dignity health kaiser for sutter health. >> well, they're encouraging health care workers to get vaccinated. they are not require it. dan kerman kron 4 news. >> marin county health officials are expressing concerns over a growing number of breakthrough covid-19 cases. so that's when a person is infected with the virus after they've been vaccinated. the county has recorded nearly 200 breakthrough cases out of more

sarah stinson has details from u c berkeley. >> that's right. to use the system is now the nation's largest public school system to mandate the vaccine even when it has been fully federally approved reporting here at cal, where rule see this policy go into effect this fall. we're talking about students faculty, staff. all the required to get the vaccine. the new policy comes as the delta variant spreads among younger and unvaccinated people. there are exceptions for those who have medical conditions or maybe religious reasons for not getting the vaccine, but it has to be approved all students attending a you see this fall must provide documentation for their vaccination status everyone has to be fully vaccinated with both shots or just the one jnj shot unvaccinated students without approved exceptions will be barred from in-person classes events in campus facilities and housing for those who are unable to get a vaccine prior to campus arrival student health centers will be assisting to ensure they have access to get that vaccine. the new policy

from the department saying that all these viral videos of crime don't really reflect the numbers and u c berkeley. researchers have some big plans for tiny robots the size of a cockroach. what pac man. and after the break, as more states begin to laws that could restrict access to voting. president biden is going to deliver a big speech all about voting rights. we'll have details coming up. and looking outside this morning. we do have a lot of gray out there that stays put at the coastline with highs in the upper 50's to low 60's. >> elsewhere in the bay. you'll get the sunshine you already are for many inland spots highs back into the 70's 80's even cooler than yesterday was. i've got your forecast ahead. and on your tuesday morning commute, we've seen accidents in roadwork slowing us down. >> we still have quite a bit of traffi >> 8.14 right now talking weather just don't talk to me outside of outside of work or the we just joined us a gem. so we're just talking about nobody him. everyone works out is and we love that. not like to talk to be no, because then you're not working as hard

he is the director of mission operations at u c berkeley and their space sciences lab be. thank you so much for joining us this morning. we've been all abuzz just chatting about the excitement of this morning and what this could mean for the future. good morning. good morning. thank you for having me on. so what did you think watching it. >> i mean, i thought it was great. you know, i been in this industry for many years and i've been waiting for moment where. the to imagine travel for the masses is a little bit closer now. certainly the fact that is the richest person in the world is the one going up doesn't make it immediately accessible to all yet. the one thing i'm struck by is, you know, a few years back i read the biography like and back when the wright brothers were first getting started. your plane travel and what they were doing was he was a great idea. we know they have large crowds of people gather around the field. >> what are these crazy people doing. this will never be anything other than you know, just some funding for the people watch and now wears no airpl

a strong link between cell phone radiation and tumors, particularly in the brain. >> researchers at u ck at statistics from nearly 50 different studies around the world. they found the use of a cell phone for more than a 1000 hours or about 17 minutes a day over a ten-year period increase the risk of tumors by 60%. the findings also showed cell phone use for 10 or more years. double the risk of brain tumors. experts advise avoid holding the phone up to your head and instead use the speaker feature or a headset. a big announcement from tokyo. there will be no spectators for the summer olympic games which start in just a few weeks. this is following a state of emergency containing the rise of covid infections in the japanese capital. kareen wynter has details. >> it's a packed international event that draws record crowds and athletes from across the world. the fanfare and attractions of an olympic games is unlike any other event. but this year's summer olympics in tokyo will look dramatically different than past games. international olympic committee. president arrived in tokyo. this week

davis and former research director at u c berkeley see energy institute when it comes to supply.hnell says energy decision makers may be overestimating not only what other states can offer but also key hours, we need power. we didn't quite update the planning approach to deal with what we call the net peak and that's the the demand after the sun sets and we need to meet the demand that's left over after a lot of the renewables go away. all those storage capabilities are improving bushnell says the technology just isn't there yet to keep what we need. >> hydro power can also act like a battery, but the drought has dampened that ability to looking ahead with more hot days coming in. other states not being able to give what they have at times. >> some believe expanding the western power grid east could help lea rubin shen is a director for advanced energy economy. >> the building more transmission could definitely be part of the you know, being able to connect, you know, the midwest, for example, which is a really wind, rich region with the need for that energy, you know, out here i

people who can carry and even if they don't get sick u c berkeley infectious disease specialist doctor john short's berg says while most new infections and deaths are among unvaccinated people. the new guidance is wise, especially to protect the most vulnerable. >> masking social distancing and not getting together and congregate settings. those things really work well and it's society applies. those in the eyes known for interventions in a robust way. that means fewer people are going to become infected even if they're not vaccinated. that means fewer various will be produced. >> and we just said, you know, this is a guidance for areas that are only in the red. what about us? will the bay area's praise for having so many people vaccinated. but still the cdc's new guidance applies to all 9 counties in the bay area finding they have either high or substantial level as you see of transmission. >> and schools course obviously keeping a very close eye on the spiking numbers with covid. they are confident, though the kids will be back for the new year in the classroom. some superintendents

people u c berkeley infectious disease specialist doctor john schwartz for says that while most the big majority of the infections in the deaths are among those who have not gotten their shots. the new guidance is especially wise to protect the most vulnerable. >> masking social distancing and not getting together in congregate settings. those things really work well and it's society applies. those in p eyes known for interventions in a robust way. that means fewer people are going to become infected even if they're not vaccinated. that means fewer various will be produced. >> and you don't want the variants spread to a vulnerable person or feel i like kids that are old enough to get the vaccine in the bay area that we have in place for our vaccination efforts, but not everybody can get it. and then look at the map and you can see that we've still got a significant substantial or high level of transmission. >> and while school leaders across the bay area are keeping a close eye on these latest numbers with the delta variant. they're still confident the kids will be in-person learning at

the u c school system also announced it will require vaccinations for the fall term. >> as the delta variant spreads across the u.s. president biden now says his administration is weighing whether or not to require all federal employees to get vaccinated. >> consideration right now. you're not actually you're not really as far as i it's those fact. >> yesterday was a now said health care workers with the department of veterans affairs will be required to get the shot within the next 2 months. officials say 4 employees of the department have died from covid in recent weeks. all of whom were on vaccinated for more on vaccinations, mask guidelines. the latest covid numbers scan this qr code and that's on your screen. it will take you to the kron 4 dot com page dedicated to pandemic information. >> in the south bay crews will be out all night. they're trying to make sure a grass fire does not reignite this began in milpitas and the fire then jumped over a coyote creek. it went in to san jose and prompted a shelter-in-place order kron first halep. a sack is in the south bay with more on t

he led u c l a to five conference titles and three rose bowls.was hired to be personnel director for the niners in 1999, then took over the top management job two years later. he died at his home in newport beach after a two year battle with cancer. the death of an nhl goalie in michigan is being blamed on fireworks. columbus blue jacket goaltender matisse curve. lennox died last night. medical examiner says the goalie died of chest trauma caused by a fireworks, mortar blast. police say the 24 year old from latvia was with other people in a hot tub when fireworks caused everyone to rush out. he was taken to a hospital where he later died. the blue jackets called his death a tragic accident. closer to home police in modesto. we're searching for a father they say kidnapped his son and stabbed the child's mother. the abduction of 11 year old adler lopez laura saturday night triggered an amber alert. police say the child's father, walter laura, kidnapped his son after attacking the boy's mother in the parking lot of a motel six near highway 99. there

l a the challenges in his life would have stopped so many of us after graduating u c l a as far ast worked as a support councillor for family service agency, seneca. and countless foster youth. he really was someone who live to serve and it's just an unthinkable tragedy. a life eager to make a difference. cut tragically short. azenith smith ktvu fox two news. amanda it's sonoma county, recovering after he was hit by a truck and then dragged in his wheelchair. the crash happened on the west side of one on one right. it doesn't avenue. it's a basketball road, one of the santa rosa's busiest intersections now, police say both the driver the pedestrian have the light with a light turned the 68 year old amputee got into the crosswalk on dutton avenue. but just moments in the pickup, knocked him down and dragged the motorized wheelchair with the man still on it. by time he realized he hit somebody. he's slamming the brakes, but it's already been moving. 2030 ft at that point, poli citing the driver for failure to yield greg knapp of former assistant coach for the 40. niners in the raider

we've got some pretty intense video to share with you from u c davis firefighters.shows crews driving through a raging fire storm while battling the tamarack fire. yeah, that's pretty intense. this truck was surrounded by flames as the crews racing to try to protect a home. several of them. as a matter of fact, the tamarack fire was ignited by lightning back on july. 4th up in alpine county. and it was. well, it's burned more than 50,000 acres so far it's only 4% contained so that fire fight still has a long road ahead and as you can see it is pretty intense when it comes to the battle. crews are also making some progress against the dixie fire that was been burning for a week now up in butte and plumas counties. containment has risen. it was 15% yesterday. it's now 18% this morning. but the fire also continues to spread and grow in fact, it's now more than a 113,000 acres in size evacuation orders are in place for several communities. that's kind of scary there. and obviously we i would like to have an end to this dry weather but i think that's going to and it's be

even if you don't get sick, you might be carrying it u c berkeley infectious disease specialist doctor john swartzberg says while the new most of the new infections and deaths are among the unvaccinated, the new guidance is wise, especially to protect the most vulnerable and young kids. >> masking social distancing and not getting together in congregate settings. those things really work well and it's society applies. those in p eyes known for interventions in a robust way. that means fewer people are going to become infected even if they're not vaccinated. that means fewer variants will be produced. >> and while parts of the bay area have been praised for their vaccination efforts. the cdc's new guidance applies to all 9 counties in the bay area after finding they all have either a high or substantial level of transmission. as you can see on this map. >> and schools to here in the bay area are keeping a very close eye on the covid situation, but they're confident the kids will be able to come back to in-person learning when the new year begins. going to be like is the big question. kr

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sarah stinson live there at u c berkeley this morning with more on the story. good morning, sir. >> yeah. you see system is now the largest university system that is mandating vaccines and this is all going to be, you know, required by this fall. so no students on campus now. but they're hearing this news and they're going up to make sure they're vaccinated by this fall. all students, faculty and staff heading you see like cal will be required to have that covid-19 vaccine by then the new policy comes as the delta variant spreads among younger and unvaccinated people there are exceptions for those who have medical conditions. but it has to be approved all students attending a you see this fall must providt documentation for their vaccination status. everyone has to be fully vaccinated with both shots or just that one jnj unvaccinated students with out approved exemptions will be barred from in-person classes events in campus facilities and housing. i mean, forget why even come to school not to be able to go to class for those who are unable to get a vaccine pri

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and that was dr edward chang, neurosurgeon at u. c. s.e and his team have only been working with one patient for this study so far, but they are hoping to include more patients with severe paralysis and communication. deficits. around the bay area this afternoon. another beautiful day temperatures are coming in a little bit warmer than yesterday, and we're going to carry this trend as we roll into your bay area weekend. live like here over sfo yesterday. sfo socked in the entire day. not the case. today we had earlier clearing around the bay and as a result, temperatures came up. you see a little bit of fog there on the back side, and i do think that the cloud cover will work its way back across the bay as we get closer to sunset right around 8 38 35 should have mostly cloudy skies a right up against the east space shore outside of that the winds have been generally light. we still have the onshore breeze not quite as strong as it has been. sfr reporting 22 mile per hour wind coming in from the northwest and heyward reporting 15 that, in

and support, by the way, for recalling the governor is apparently growing a new poll by u c berkeleyand the la times found that 47% of likely voters now say that they're fine. recalling the governor the other half wants to keep up now. the difference falls within the margin of error. so since this is a statistical tie. the poll is echoing results that we released from an emerson college. next, our poll which also showed recall support growing as well. the berkeley poll found that conservative radio host larry elder is leading right now. all challengers with 18% of the available vote, although for allergy 40% are still undecided. we'll take a break. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news another bay area city declares a drought emergency and now more people are being required, not just asked. >> that required to reduce water usage. we'll tell you where. and the olympics happening in tokyo. we're celebrating japanese culture by getting a taste of their cuisine. and also coming up, bark closer to returning to pre pandemic levels actually ahead of schedule. temps expected to spike. well,

so there will no doubt be plenty of photos that report sent into the researchers at u c davis tahoe, making sure they keep area clean for many more years to come here at king's speech in lake tahoe melanie townsend, fox 40 news. >> sure looks good. that's why every once you go lot of sunshine up their lake tahoe. luckily looks like we're going get some pretty decent sunshine ourselves to find out about it, john. not a bad one for whoa, nor are just to stay here in the bay area to in who right now doesn't have that fog, that the bay area's in the midst of, you know, we're going to tap into our sunshine. it's just going to be a little bit later on today for us. >> this is your view it from diamond peak at the patio there. and you can see already sunny and really nice out there. now here's the thing about aho today. it is going to be another active. one up in the sierra nevada, with thunderstorms flaring up this afternoon. good news for sunday is that conditions are actually going to start calming down. so today and tomorrow of your weekend. still going to be looking at some of that aft