a 55% in rural students applying to uc berkeley. we are really excited about the great representation across the state that we are seeing in our applicant pool. >> those are huge increases. i know it's never one factor. but what do you attribute them to? >> you know, this -- working through the pandemic environment it was an opportunity for us to really lean into the virtual space in our ability to get to places that perhaps would have been much more difficult to get to on a map. and so we really did a lot of great work in a huge shoutout to the income taxes office and the team. we had virtual openhouse program with 22 hours of live workships and content. about 6,000 students and families participated in that. we also had our berkeley -- discover berkeley series, a series offerial d,camic and student support and student panels and the rest. we made sure our conviction was greater than challenges. and made sure we engaged the counseling community as well. we had about 700 high school counselors and community-based organizations parti

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see if their uc berkeley owns the property on the white way university put out the fancy as it beginso soil testing for the project. people's park was a center of activism during the sixties and seventies, and many say the land should remain a sanctuary. opponents say the 16th story housing project will displace homeless people who live at the park. any time that you see build student housing they build above market rate increases everyone's rent and you see is also doing other steps to dance. damage the ecology around here, so that people need to realize that you don't want you see to build housing support the university's plans when we spoke with the berkeley mayor this afternoon earlier on the four who says the project will help provide housing for the homeless as well, a student's bay area student athletes, coaches and. parents are demanding governor newsome let them play amid the pandemic. ktvu is ron brown has more on their efforts to bring back high school sports. students parents and coaches, rallies and san ramon friday, part of a statewide push to allow school sports toe ope

uc berkeley. dr ali thank you so much for joining us. let's begin with the effect of this off that johnson and johnson vaccine their vaccine 66% effective. so how do you square that with the two other vaccines that more than 90% effective? right. so you know it's not as good as the other vaccines that we that's hillary been approved, but you know, fda was saying that they'll approve any vaccine that's better than 50% effective. and so, johnson johnson vaccine meets that goal. um so the overall effect is that you said it's 66% but the when the vaccine was evaluated the u. s. was actually about 72% effective and it's also about 85% effective against severe disease. now. one caveat is that and when they tested this in south africa, it was about 57% effective and as you know, south south africa's experience this epidemic of this new variant, and so there's a suggestion that this johnson johnson vaccine may not be as effective. with this new variant kind enough that's spreading in south africa. that brings up of interesting point here because

jennifer granholm of uc berkeley. you're talking about initiatives on auto emissions alternative energies and carbon emissions. homeland security is talking about border security. in a way that i think instead of the wall as trump wanted we will talk about technology and border security and homeland security in a way we have not seen before. you will be working on the main initiative of covid. remember california showed the way when obama care was under the trump administration. healthcare issue is going to be his main initiative. i think all of those friends, california will have importance. >> we may see roll out. >> i think so. mary michels who is now at the california resources work was thought to be the epa director. california has led the way on climate change. something along the lines of what we have done here to reque utilities for renewable sources. and the gillette california struckwith automakers to reduce emissions going forward. i think those are two things. and general you'll see the biden administratio

it will be the fourth building at uc berkeley to be unnamed the last year. the university provided this video. so the former kroger hall will temporarily be known as the anthropology and art practice building. >>> a new report from centers for disease control finds new evidence that covid-19 will not spread in schools with proper safety precautions. cdc studied 17 schools in wisconsin and they were able to limit the spread of coronavirus by taking measures like wearing masks, socially distancing and separating students into groups of 11-20. but the cdc also found that indoor sports would likely cause the virus to spread because it lacks proper socially distancing and other safety measures. >> another check on the weather after this. also iphone security concern. apple's warning to download their latest update as soon as possible. >> reporter: a. >>> and bank of america is explaining what led to billions of dollars in fraudulent claims been paid to scammers. >>> abc7 news launched streaming apps. wherever you are you can get your live updates. apple tv, andro

her mother, a uc berkeley grad and scientist from india. >> the historic nature of kamala's break throughow yes, they can do whatever they want to do, whether it is president, vice president, whatever their goals and their aspirations are. prid. >> she phone banked for the biden/harris campaign and said harris' background is not the only thing making her so influential. >> i am from the southern part of india where she is from. i think everybody finds something to attach to and see a guilty bit of ourselves in her. just pure elation and joy with respect to that. it is really about every community and how she has the skills to bring all of the communities together. i think that is what i am most excited about. >> reporter: both of these women are excited and eager to see what the women of many firsts will achieve next. >> i think kamala harris is someone that is very smart, relentless and very caring. i think those are unique combinations of skills to see in any leader. to see her, i am very optimistic about what she will be able to do. she is smart. she is prepared. she is tough. she conn

uc berkeley set its own record with the 28% increase in applicants, same as ucla.ting answers, uc berkeley's director of undergraduate admissions will be my guest and discuss with these trends mean for you. >>> another hollywood legend has died. cicely tyson passing away at the age of 96. her manager confirmed the news to the associated press. tyson had won both emmy and tony awards over the course of a trailblazing career. some of her best known works, "sounder" and "the autobiography of miss jane pittman." president obama recognized tyson with the presidential medal of freedom. just tuesday tyson's crust is the most important part of “stuffed crust.” it's half the name! papa john's crust is made from six simple ingredients... ...seven if you count all this cheeeese! better ingredients. better pizza. papa john's. it's time for sleep numbers january sale on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. what if i sleep hot?... all tor cold?eese! no problem, with temperature balancing you can sleep better together. can it help keep me asleep? absolutely, it intelligently sense

in fact, in october, analysis of infections by uc berkeley researchers showed a whopping 20% of all farmd. as opposed to 1% of bay area residents. at the same time, dr maximiliano cuevas of clinica de salud del valley day selina's participated in the research at the 10 salinas valley clinics. he works in and manages once they get infected. there's no way you can isolate. or quarantine the individual nonetheless, almost 60% of the infected and sick workers. we're going to work because one there's no sick or quarantine pay. the second big reason was fear of losing the job. state senator melissa her tano, a daughter of agricultural workers, sees this is a matter of national food and economic security. we feed the nation and we feed the world and when you have, employees that are getting sick that are dying that are higher risk because of the nature of their work. farm workers need to be prioritized. so making sure that we get these vaccines directly. to our ad workers is extremely important. but the vaccination rates of these essential workers is pitifully low. so much so the california ret

that's dan farber, faculty director of the center for law, energy and the environment at uc berkeley. really appreciate your time. thank you. great to be here. like you really feel the weather pattern starting to change around a little bit more of a chill in the air for today, especially from the past couple of hours, and some more changes headed our way as we head into your friday we were talking about some rainfall and eventually, some snowfall in the bay area and also some heavy rainfall so lot happening over the next week or something a lot to break down. so of course, today we just have some cloud cover for your friday they light rain returns, maybe some moderate showers throughout the day. sunday the next system comes on board later in the day, probably by sunday afternoon, sunday evening, and then on monday. some cold showers possibly some low snow levels. the one that storm i'm really watching will be tuesday, especially tuesday evening and into wednesday that could be a stronger storm developing offshore right now we have cleared a partly cloudy skies across parts of the bay

he had played rugby for uc berkeley and helped organize thesan francisco fog team. after his death, he became an advocate for airline security and for lgbtq rights. the story was chronicled on film. he died at her home in los gatos, after battling a gland disorder called addison's disease. she was 71 years old. >>> crews are setting up the super bowl experience in tampa ahead of super bowl lv in just a couple of weeks ago for the first time ever the interactive ian park where visitors can play games and virtually meet the players is going to be free. also free, super bowl tickets for about 7500 healthcare workers from around the country. and each nfl team also gets to invite a handful of vaccinated healthcare heroes from her hometown's. the green bay packers who are one win away from the super bowl, picked infectious disease dr. michael landrum. >> i have been a football fan ever since i was a kid. it is kind of surreal because while i am down there, i still know that there will be people up here in the hospital, my colleagues here will still be at their bedside tak

. >>> uc berkeley reversing course on a plan to close its institute for the study of societal issues following protests from students and alumni. the institute mainly served black and latino students, earning doctorates in the social sciences. >>> and still ahead, a crucial nasa test cut short. how that could impact the plan to return to the moon by 2024. >>> over 7000 pounds of hot pockets recalled. what they could be contaminated with? >>> nearly 1 1/2 billion dollars up for grabs tonight, and locals have their eyes on that particular price. >> it is too tempting. >>> there were parts of the bay area that were 20 degrees above the average today. and if that makes you think it might be a good time to go to the beach, we gotta talk about that issue. there is one surf advisory up now, but there's likely going it's time for the lowest prices of the season on the sleep number 360 smart bed. can it help with snoring? i've never heard snoring... exactly. no problem. ...and done. and now, the queen sleep number 360 c2 smart bed is only $899. plus, free delivery when you add a base. ends mo

we will also talk to a uc berkeley professor who is an expert on right-wing militias to examine how we got here and what to do now. let's begin with bay area congressman representative mike desannier who was at the capitol when it all went down. congressman, good to see you, as always. >> thank you. thanks for having me. >> the last time we spoke you had just gone through something that was unimaginable, the insurrection at the capitol. now it is after the impeachment vote. it is done. you and the democrats and ten republicans voted to impeach. do you have any question in your mind about this being the right path, the path that must be taken? >> absolutely not. we had to respond. it's unbelievable what happened, but it is also unbelievable what the president did. he organized and he incited them. it is very clear to me. so this is one of the tools we have to respond to it, and i think people have to be held accountable and most importantly. >> now it is in the senate's hands. hearing that, despite new rules to enforce, you know, members not carrying weapons into the chamber, yesterday

she taught at uc berkeley for 25 years. >>> obama administration plan now back on track. >> still ahead and streaming on cbsn bay area why the biden administration is making it a priority to change the face on the $20 bill. >>> and looking live outside once again before we head to break. looking east from our sales force tower camera. . >>> a wild day of trading for a video game seller. and a bay area professor making history in the treasury. here is diane king hall with today's money watch report. >>> stocks were mixed on monday. the dow fell 36 points. the nasdaq gained 92 and the s&p500 added 13. >>> game stop had another wild day of trading. shares of the store ended the day up 18% at about $76. not after soaring more than 140% with trading halted multiple times. analysts site the reddit group wall street bets as they moved against the grain of short sellers to boost the price. short selling involves betting against a stock. >>> janet yellen has made history, becoming the first female to lead the treasury department. she was confirmed as treasury secretary with an 84-15 vote in the

john schwartzberg is a public health professor at uc berkeley and says experts figured out these covidally follow a predictable timeline. after a holiday gathering where people have been exposed like thanksgiving schwartzberg says it takes about six days for them to become symptomatic and get tested which then sends the positive test rate up. within a week about 20% of people who get infected with covid need to go into the hospital and hospitalization rates go up. a few days after that some patients will need more advanced medical care and icu admissions increase. within another week the death rates start going up leading us to where we are today, exactly six weeks after thanksgiving and seeing record numbers of people dying from covid. >> we can actually see the future with this virus now. it's predictable and it's terribly concerning. >> reporter: christmas was two weeks ago, new year's one week ago. public health experts say the numbers that we see in the coming days and weeks will tell us how successful people were at keeping their distance over the holidays. in san jose, katie nie

>>so we are in a transition period now officially you look outside at uc-berkeley cam right here shows you that look down to the east bay out towards the coastline. nice and dry look at all that clear skies that you're seeing closer to the bay itself that's something that our inland spots can't quite zooming in on the east bay, especially look at that pocket of heavy rainfall right especially from concord across the benicia bridge and 6.80 on up to fairfield that you're heavier spot of rainfall right

thug and has been highly critical of his three summit meetings with president trump, the dean of uc berkeley law school, is joining others in calling on supreme court justice stephen bryer to resign. when she marin ski told the washington post that he thinks that briar should step aside so president elect biden can nominate another young justice. the move would ensure liberal voice would remain on the court for future administrations. chemerinsky made a similar argument in 2014 about justice ruth peter ginsberg briar is 82 years old and was nominated by president clinton in 1994. right now he's the oldest supreme court justice and a second longest serving justice currently on the bench. vice president elect kamila harris is dissolving her political fundraising committees as she prepares for her inauguration with president elect biden in 11 days, the chronicle reports. harris will give the money that's left over to charity groups in her home state of california. here in the bay area, harris will donate to a group that helps low income families get access to child care. also have learned that

. >>> kroger hall became the fourth building at uc berkeley to be unnamed in the last year. the university provided this video. alfred kroeber is the founder of american anthology and a powerful symbol evoking exclusion and erasure of native americans. it will be called the anthology and art practice building. >>> a new report from the centers of disease control finds new evidence that covid-19 will not spread in schools with proper safety precautions. the cdc found schools were able to limit the spread of coronavirus by taking measures like wearing masks, social distancing, and separating students into groups of 11 to 20, but the cdc found that indoor sports would likely cause the virus to spread because it lacks proper social distancing and other safety measures. >>> another check on your weather, when we come back. also, iphone security concern, apple's warning to make sure you download their latest update as soon as you can. >>> and bank of america explaining what led to billions of dollars in fraudulent edd claims being paid out to scammers. >>> abc7 has launched new st

henry brady, professor and dean of uc berkeley's golden school of public policy, says biden's decades of experience in the senate and eight years as vice president will let him hit the ground running. he's been there, he's been vice president. he's been in the oval office. and it's pretty clear that he feels very confident. in his position. president biden enters office with democrats in control of the house and the senate, but he will likely face opposition from a divided republican party. now it's true that congress is very polarized, and so it's going to be tougher now, but this is a remarkable moment with after january 6th. i think there are people in congress who are saying it themselves. you know, maybe it's time to actually get some things done. today. the tone in congress was civil, with leaders of both parties, saying they will work together to find common ground. president biden is expected to focus first on this $1.9 trillion covid relief bill and getting the covid vaccine to 100 million americans within his 1st 100 days, frank. jana katsuyama live horse tonight, jenna. tha

there is a team at uc berkeley who are designing that, using that tens equity designed to detect flyingly your drains into things and it will bounce back and keep flying. tate russell everybody! —— kate. it has been said that once you join click, you never really leave. and that means that a couple of the newest members of our team have actually been with us quite a while. it's cost to them now. please welcome 0mar matt taberner and paul carter. hello, how are you? paul, you picked something from all the way back in 2018? that's right, me and omar went to land to check out some new tech around firefighting. went to check out a device to help firefighters detect heat and a burning building and something i was very least about, the firefighting tray. switzerland may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of fire. but it's surprisingly advanced when it comes to firefighting tech. for example, it is the only country in europe to have a firefighting train. this cabin is actually pressurised, so in the event of afire, pressurised, so in the event of a fire, this can operate

uc berkeley says that instead of sending virtually everyone stimulus checks, much when into savings account and the stock market. that the biden administration will narrow who gets the checks to those who will spend it. >> we can direct more help to those who need it. >> reporter: stock markets are at record levels in the medium 401(k) balance is the best indicator of what the majority of americans have saved for retirement. those aged 60-80 has an average balance of hundred and $76,000 . >> if they withdraw 5% a year , that produces an $8800 check which equates to $733 a month minus mandatory tax. the pandemic has hit so hard. 27% of working are unemployed people have taken early withdraws from their accounts and 20% of those are contributing less. the big picture? when president donald trump took office the national debt was just shy of $20 trillion. today that's a 27 trillion and climbing. a debt that equates to $189,000 for every one of the 143 million taxpayers. the financial mess that the president inherits depends on massive vaccinations . >> if we get a effective vaccine out to mill

is a graduate of the university and the uc berkeley graduate school of journalism. he lives in nashville. jordan is here to discuss his new book "the road from raqqa: a story of brotherhood, borders, and belonging". with jordan is one of the brothers from this story, colin cotterill are -- riyad alksasem why will let jordan introduce. >> i'm thrilled to be here as a nationally and, tennessee and, one that i love to attend every year. it has been a dream to be part of it so even under these circumstances in these strange times it is a real honor to be part of it and i could not be more thrilled to be here with riyad alksasem, the chef and owner at cafÉ raqqa at hendersonville tennessee. is a restaurant that has been received more accolades than i can count. they were voted sumner county's favorite restaurant and the best of nashville issue many many years, and he is one of the most fascinating men i have ever known. someone i met and wanted to to write a book about, him and his family. thanks so much for being here and i am going to talk about your story and we will

president trump said he will not attend the dean of uc berkeley's law school is joining others in callingstice stephen bryer to resign, erwin chairman ski told the washington post eddie thanks briar should step aside so the president elect biden can dominate another younger justice. the move would ensure a liberal voice would remain on the court for future administrations. marin ski made a similar argument in 2014. justice ruth bader ginsburg. breyer is 82 years old. it was dominated by president clinton in 1994. right now he is the oldest supreme court justice and the second longest serving justice currently on the bench coming up rallies both for and against president trump break out in southern california that calls to remove the president from office as others maintain their support for him, and he is considered the goat and he continues to add records his resume. and he will have tom brady's playoff performance later in sports. plus, like joe biden, announcing a plan for faster vaccine distribution ♪ ♪ digital transformation has failed to take off. because it hasn't removed the endle

i hired a great fact checker and a researcher and a terrific college student sasha who goes to uc berkeleythink she mentored at the "l.a. times" washington bureau. anyway so i was able to hire some people to help with the research. you know i knew the outline of the story, up to washington, that was the goal to sort of walk readers up from where she came in california to where she is now and it will be up to, i mean now she is making history and great biographers will look at her and look more completely at her. a great editor at simon & schuster. they came together quickly. it was not something i was thinking. it fell into my lap fortuitously and i was just so honored to be able to help tell the story. it's not complete. we will learn so much more about her and there are more things that i want to know about her in her time in california. it's a fascinating story. the fascinating california story. it says an american life says a lot about politics and the transition that we have gone through during her lifetime. >> i have a ton more questions. i think your book is beautifully written but

a graduate of lee university and the uc berkeley graduate school of journalisms and currently lives inhville. jordan is here today to discuss his new book "the road from raqqa" a story of brotherhood, borders and belongingful withjordan is one of the brothers from the story, ryead who i'll let jordan introduce. >> i'm thrilled to bed here. this event is one i love to attend every year and it's been a dream to be part of it, and so even under these circumstances and these strange times it's a real honor to be a part of this, and i could not be more thrilled to be here with riyad hi is chef and owner at cafe raqqa in hendersonville, tennessee. it is a restaurant that has been received more accolades than i could possibly count, voted sumner county's favorite restaurants in the nashville scene, for many years, and one of to the most fascinating people i've know. someone who i met and wanted to write a book about. about him and his family, and i'll talk but this story and we'll talk together. 'll tell the story of how riyad and i met. in 2015 i was working for espn the magazine, and my job

also today, uc berkeley says crowber hall will be renamed.uilding will be called the anthropology and art practice building until a new name is approved. crow ber hall is the fourth on campus to be stripped of its name in the last year. >> let's get back to our weather. >> you guys, this is really picking up on a pretty quick clip especially over the north bay. i'll take a look at early totals. pretty impressive over the past three hours, and we'll talk about the expected totals and the full timeline. back in six minutes. >>> how do you sign up for a covid-19 vaccine? i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll walk you through the process and key questions next. >>> big changes are ahead for how the state vaccinates people for covid-19. yesterday the governor set a new statewide portal is starting. doesn't officially launch until next month. chris chmura is here to show you how it currently works, step by step. >> now that some members of the public are eligible, we want to show you how to sign up for a covid-19 vaccine. the process varies

, uc berkeley was full of people who thought this way and most of them were not especially young.rence back then was that this was mostly limited to cafcs on college campuses and certain friends whether something to used to be called a magazine. social media focused people who thought this way in such a way that they get affect other generations and whip up sentiment among themselves. so that's why it's around 2013 that suddenly these things that sound so retrograde and done before and 15 minutes ago to us were being treated as brand-new insights and in the year 2020 the historians are going to have fun with this particular year. in 2020 what happens is there's a pandemic and everybody is deeply bored and alienated has to spend so much time alone and inside, then there's a particularly egregious murder of a black man. people basically coalesce around the symbolism of that man's murder and take it as an opportunity, and no one was thinking this consciously. i don't think this was; it became, since it was may, a handy opportunity for people to get outside of their houses and spend t

schools like uc berkeley began to rename some buildings. demonstrators united. >> black lives matter. >> reporter: the flames of outrage weren't the only ones fanned. a ring of fire around the bay area leaving a path of devastation in their wake. a month later the glass fire erupt erupted. >> getting to be too much to bear. i already thought the apocalypse is here now. >> that orange, dirty smoke. >> reporter: blazes so big and smoky we woke up to what looked like burning sky. >> no matter where you look in the bay area orange, other worldly haze. >> reporter: soon after the smoke cleared the bay area and the nation headed to the polls. or more often to the local ballot box in this unprecedented election. we watched as the east bay's own kamala harris became the first black woman elected vice president in an election that drew record number of voters even during a pandemic. >> normal it will not be. >> reporter: we learned to navigate the covid times. restaurants built kiosks and dining moved outdoors. some students returned to classrooms l

. >> the professor at uc berkeley describes the current state of the rollout. >> right now we're in a difficult place. we don't have an adequate pipeline vaccine. >> who is eligible? >> when they said anybody over 65 could get the first vaccine, i started with kaiser. >> jennifer said she had almost given up on kaiser when a friend sent her a text in danville. >> it was that you checked that you are over 65 and then it wouldn't verify the appointments. and i picked one. >> they revertd back to 75 and older and she was able to sneak in and got her having on tuesday. >> i see it as a fluke i got through. >> it's one that's ripe for disappointments. >> the darkest road we see this light, it's the vaccine and then we can't get to it it's almost easier to not see the light goamarit says itried and that ioueo doses to the los gatos school district. those in child care are in phase 3. they say they've created who is eligible to get the vaccine. abc 7 news is monitoring the rollout on our website. it shows you when you might be able to get the vaccine in california and you can get that on our

his clients included president bill clinton, the hells angels and a family of patty hearst, the uc berkeley law school grad also spent years investigating the 1978 miss suicide of more than 900 members of the people's temple, a religious cult at jonestown. tonight the 7-year-old is not expected to survive and the chronicle is reporting police just made an arrest looking for a second suspect and we are working to confirm the information, stay with us rubbed his. >>> now to a developing story out of a social media strain led police to a gruesome crime scene, police were called to the rocky hill veterans apartment before 1:00 this morning. the 911 call are said a neighbor was live streaming with a gun in his hand and two motionless women on the floor. s.w.a.t teams negotiate with them for hours before finally taking him into custody about their was nothing they could do for the women. investigators have not identified the suspect or the victim or revealed how the woman died. >>> oakland police are hoping the public can help with a cold case. two men were guns down able to thousand 19 when thei

she taught economics to thousands of students at uc berkeley. >>> southwest airline is joining its competitiond more for today's money watch report. good morning. >> good morning. stocks were mixed on monday. the dow fell 36 points, the nasdaq gained 92 and the s&p500 added 13. southwest is the test ail ort a onanims that wi onbe trained service dogs with documentation. the new rules go into effect idv reservations beyond march should contact the airline. >>> another round of bonuses for target employees. the nation's number two retailer said it'll shell out about $200 million dollars. hourly employees will receive a $500 pay out. target has benefited from consumers consolidating shopping during the pandemic. >> i hear you have news of a potential treat for potter heads. i have a lot of potter fans in my house. >> same in my family. live action series may reportedly come to hbo max. accord doing the hollywood reporter they have been in talks with potential writers on ideas for a show about the wizarding world but they denied any shows are in the works. we will see. >> all right. maybe they are

that is right up from berkeley and uc berkeley there.ind bursts on the roads, especially on our bridge, you have to watch out for that. bigger waves. going to be chop on the ferry and some power outages at the mass transit stops. so look ahead for that. thursday evening, clouds on the way. scattered showers friday. saturday looking pretty sunny. and sunday is looking like increasing clouds. and look at the rain starting to roll sunday into monday, a better chance of wet weather. friday couple of hundreds of an inch but hopefully a quarter to a third of an inch by monday's rain. we'll keep an eye on it. traffic with sue, hi. >> reporter: good morning everyone. yeah, wind is a factor for your ride as you head out this morning. debris in lanes especially.we h morning. including the golden gate bridge. i you can see hopefully the caution sign blinking there as you head northbound. four lanes in your south bay drive. some road closures, mostly skyline boulevard. a cig alert in los gatos. highway 9 is completely shut down due to debris in lane

the university hopes it our university says, rather hopes to be able to vaccinate all phase one uc berkeley staff. students and felt faculty within the next two weeks, u. c berkeley says it's also continuing to plan for the second phase of shots. those vaccines would go to high risk people as well as faculty staff, students and other people over the age of 65. the number of people who have lost their lives to coronavirus continues to go up. the united states hit another one day high yesterday with over 4300 deaths. that's about one death every 30 seconds or so over 384,000. people have died across the country from the coronavirus and there are now over 23 million confirmed cases since the beginning of the pandemic. here in california, there have been nearly 2.8 million cases of coronavirus. and more than 31,000. people have died in our state from covid with 589. more deaths just since yesterday. looking at the temperatures from today, there's super impressive considering it's what january 13th and we had 70 degrees and antioch 70 degrees and fairfield 71 in mountain view and these highs. ve

high >>> uc berkeley is reversing course and a plan to dismantle its institute for the study of societalts and alumni. three weeks ago, the chronicle reported that the university planned to close the institute mainly serving as a pipeline to help students of color earn their doctorates in the social sciences. about 220 students have gone through this program since 1976. >>> there is the video tonight of a crucial nasa launch stimulation being cut short. this hot fire test lasted only a minute. it was supposed to last eight times as long. the program is supposed to do something we did more than 50 years ago, put astronauts back on the moon. this time, by the wildly ambitious 2024. while it is not clear exactly what went wrong it was supposed to be the final test of the rocket. and nasa now will probably have to repeat the test before it will be ready for the artemis 1 flight. >>> incredible helmet camera footage captured a colorado snowboarder writing an avalanche down a mountain. he and a buddy hiked two hours to the spot near loveland pass, testing the snow's integrity along the way. bu

uc berkeley set its own record with 28% increase this applicants, same as ucla.oday on "getting answers," live talking about these trends and what that means. that is at 3:00 here on abc7 news. >>> questions swirling act whether the covid vaccine is safe for pregnant women. the cdc director addressed this issue on "good morning america." >> i think the configuration is really simply a lack of data. we don't have the data in pregnant women right now. what i can say is that, you know, there are different organizations, different agencies making different guidance in the absence of data. we have had -- we have a registry now of pregnant women who have been vaccinated, often many in healthcare. we have over 18,000 women enrolled in that data base. so that we are i'm hopeful there have data on pregnant women soon. >> she recommends that pregnant women wait until their second or third trooims tore get vaccinated. you can see this full interview starting at 7:00. >>> if you are working at home and with kids you can relate to. this our meteorologist from our sister stati

goes to uc berkeley pretty think she has an internship at the l.a. times this year. i was able to hire some people to help with the research. you know, i knew that the outline of the story up to washington, right? that was the goal, was to sort of walk readers up from where she came in california to where she is now. and it will be up to, now she is of history. integrate biographers will look more deeply at her. and more completely at her. a great editor at simon & schuster so it came together quickly. it is not something she was seeking it fell into my lap to actively. and i was so honored to help tell the story. it is not complete. we will learn so much more about her. and there are more things i want to know about that's our time in california. it is a fascinating story. it's a fascinating california story. it says in american life but really it says a lot about california politics and the transition we have gone through during her lifetime. >> i'm a ton more questions rethink your biography was beautifully written. i do see we are at the hour mark. i know you've

. >> doctor at the uc berkeley school of public health. always great to have you on. thank you for your time. >> thank you and stay safe. >>> a large and deadly outbreak at keiser hospital in san jose over christmas has put many staff members into quarantine. we talk to a patient who is outraged about the lack of information here. tom? >> reporter: well, keiser keiser perm innocent tee says it intended to infect no one and contact tracing anyone who may have possibly been involved. >> kaiser permanente is saying anyone who worked on christmas day who has passed away as covid-19 complications. this was reported also on christmas day a person wearing a christmas tree costume look eyedal to this one and inflated by a fan to maintain its shape was in the emergency department as well. the hospital also reports that 43 emergency department staff members tested positive for covid-19 in the six days from december 27th and january 1th. this patient in the er during one day of a period between christmas and new year's day said this. >> i had an er doctor come in and see me mult

the uc berkeley law school grad also spent years investigating the 1978 mass suicide of more than 900 members of the people's temple religious cult at jonestown. >>> there is another push to remove a controversial statue in san jose. the chronicle reports that several people called into the mayor's forum on friday night, urging him to get rid of it. here is video of the thomas fallon statue what was that lies back in june. many people have called it a symbol of oppression since fallon raised the american flag over san jose two months after congress declared war on mexico. the mayor said it will cost about $400,000 to have the statue removed since it's considered a permanent piece of public art. the artist and the city council could have a say in the process. >>> coming up, fresh snow in the sierra draws big crowds and forces some ski resorts to turn people away. >> the earliest i've ever seen us reach capacity in my 10 years here. >>> a new federal study looks at whether schools are really the virus spreading sites that some feared. >>> taking a live look outside, a fefew sprinkleles

henry brady, professor and dean of uc berkeley's golden school of public policy. says biden's decades of experience in the senate and eight years as vice president will let him hit the ground running. he's been there, he's been vice president. he's been in the oval office and it's pretty clear that he and feels very confident. in his position. president biden enters office with democrats in control of the house and the senate, but he will likely face opposition from a divided republican party. now it's true that congress is very polarized, and so it's going to be tougher now, but this is a remarkable moment with after january 6th. i think there are people in congress who are saying to themselves. you know, maybe it's time to actually get some things done. the tone, at least on day one was conciliatory and civil. we have no choice but to try to work together every day. our country deserves for both sides both parties to find common ground after me. joseph professor brady says president biden likely will focus first on his $1.9 trillion relief bill and by names are