for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ >>> researchers at uc davising trees to determine their drought tolerance, a method that has come to be known as the torture orchard. >> rachel will visit uc davis with how researchers hope it trickles down to other industries. >>> a lot of water on the plants and roots, which will encourage disease. >> reporter: thomas is a plant breeder who goes with the flow when it comes to water, and what it does to plants and trees. >> with drip irrigation, all of the trees getting that water dripping through the roots. >> reporter: he walked us through an almond orchard outside of winters, part of a research facility for uc davis. they have 20 different varieties of trees, and 30,000 seedling trees, and they test those and pick the best one based on production, quality, and tolerance to adversity by things like drought and pests. >> our goal in terms of breeding varieties is a future variety that can produce consistently 2000 pounds per water. >> reporter: he's putting practices put into play by ken shackle. hence the nic

uc davis says one of their goals are streamlining locally more expansion. >>> let's take a live lookand. dozens of new affordable housing units are coming to the east side of the city. crews broke ground on the mixed- use project at 95th and international, today. there will be 55 below market rate units, with an emphasis for the homeless along with a community health clinic. this development is the latest in the cities that are neighborhoods initiative. >>> you ccf benioff children's hospital in oakland is elevating the opening of its latest renovated icu. the expanded unit is four times larger, now, that's 20,000 square feet picket features 21 private rooms with state-of-the- art equipment. this is the final step in the first phase of the hospital's transformation. >> families that are here face the worst time in their life. and now, they have an environment that is welcoming and is comfortable. >> the second phase for the hospital will include further modernization of facilities and agreement over the next decade. >>> a special thank you to doctors and nurses on the front lines of

>> i'm here at the department of uc davis school of medicine and also this associate director located in sacramento, california. mine is a collaborative international research center committed to the awareness and understanding and treatment of the challenges associated with neurodevelopmental conditions. today we are talking with a sacramento cardiologists. welcome, doctor. >> thank you. >> okay, michael, you are an attorney with the international attorney with a law firm and they face a huge transition from high school. and also huge options that they can choose from. these two are experts in both areas. >> can you please introduce yourself or your. >> i live in san diego. i went back to sacramento in the 70s do my cardiology residency. [inaudible] that includes the physical programs at local hospitals as well, open-heart surgery programs and practice medicine for 20 years then afterwards. working on very special projects and community development. >> would you like to tell us about yourself, michael? >> i have been involved in this for 40 years. we became involved in the early '90s

also joining us, uc davis dr. and member of the covid-19 task force. he will discuss your at home tests and how to do it properly. but first, where the recall election stands and governor newsom's chances. the biggest name to stump for him is here in california, president biden. joining us right now to discuss the recall is the vice president of political data inc. paul mitchell. thank you for joining us. paul: thanks for having me. kristen: the latest poll was from uc berkeley and it showed him beating the recall by a big margin. what are the latest numbers and how confident are we about them? paul: the latest numbers to show him beating the recall by approximately 20 points, a wide gap considering six weeks ago without this was a race in a single digits. the poll by berkeley showed that the no side was at 40 -- the yes side was at 47% and the north side was that 51%. so it looked like it was going to be pretty narrow. but now that more people are paying attention to it and voting and the changed a lot in the next eight weeks, we see that it will go d

. >>> students and staff are returning to uc davis, and being warned about a toxic substance lurkinggae is stretching for about a mile along the puna creek. it runs through the center of campus. it's happening because the creek doesn't have a natural flow. only water supply is from storm runoff. >> when you have stagnant water, you get a lot of algae growth, particularly surface >> there is hope. uc davis is getting a $5 million grant to improve water quality. >>> and anticipated art exhibit becoming to the south bay. beyond van gogh, opens friday at the mchenry convention center in san jose. organizers describe the exhibit is a rich and unique multimedia presentation of the artists work . over 300 of his iconic artworks are featured in the show, including starry night, sunflowers, and cafe terrace at night. >> it's the blend of a traditional object, art historical object, van gogh's paintings, with cutting edge protection technology that allows the audience to literally set foot into his world, and to experience his world in a whole new different way. >> a lot of folks in san franci

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advisory in effect because of that currently looking at good to moderate air quality although up to uc davis closer to shasta county where the ball on fire is burning, looking unhealthy for sensitive groups. we have that air quality advisory today, looks better for the bay area as we look to the weekend, strong ocean breeze kicking in and cooler temperatures. more on that coming up. i did check current conditions, dealing with extreme heat. firefighters up against temperatures in the 90s as well as unhealthy to hazardous air quality. >> firefighters had a little luck overnight with some of the winds working in their favor. as of this morning the fire was about 10% contained but they have a long way to go in shasta county. this fire has exploded in size since it started on wednesday now threatening more than 9000 homes and other buildings north of reading, almost 6000 acres so far. 25 buildings have been destroyed. mandatory evacuations in place. cameras followed one woman who went back, overnight, to find her home was lost. >> help. i see my life gone. mementos of everything, gone. my mother

richard garrity is being treated at uc davis where he is expected to remain for at least a month. he suffered second and third degree burns to about 20% of his body. a gofundme for his family has raised over $10,000 since this morning. we will have continuing live coverage from the caldor fire on air, online, or social media platform's. stay with us for the updated evacuation maps and updates from the front lines. >>> the pandemic complicated the start of the trial of former theranos ceo elizabeth holmes as jury selection got underway today. holmes arrived at the federal courthouse where attorneys are expected to spend about a week selecting 12 jurors, she's been accusing a multimillion dollar scheme to defraud patients, doctors, and investors with unproven blood testing technology. her defense team is expected to pin the blame on her former boyfriend. >> elizabeth holmes will be arguing that the because of the abuse that she suffered from her former boyfriend, who was the company's chief operating officer, she lacked the intent to defraud people. >> nine potential jurors were exc

opposition is based in science. 200 scientists from across the country including harvard, ucla and uc davis, penned a letter asking lawmakers to reduce post-fire logging throughout the west. were all those scientists wrong? >> no, they are misguided whether it comes to the scale of the issue. there is absolutely a role for burned trees to be left in the forest as habitat. but that role is not over tens of thousands of acres. >> reporter: what i'm hearing you say is that it can be a tool in the toolbox, but it shouldn't just be the standard after every single fire? >> correct. and this issue of scale is critical here. >> reporter: despite our repeated requests, the u.s. forest service declined to comment on our story and the increased criticism the agency is facing about its financial stake in post-fire logging, which some view as a conflict of interest. each year the forest service makes about $45 million by selling timber to private lumber companies. >> it's not as though it's going to line someone's pockets. that money is being reinvested into reforestation of those areas. >> they are inc

2018 more than 200 scientists from across the country including professors at harvard, ucla, and uc davis penned a letter asking to reduce post logging throughout the west. >> were all those scientists just wrong. >> i think honestly they're misguided when it comes to the zal scale of the issue. there's absolutely a role for burned trees to be left in the forest as habitat but that role is not over tens of thousands of acres. >> what i'm hearing you say is that it can be a tool in the tool box but it shouldn't just be the standard after every single fire. >> correct. this issue of scale is critical here. >> despite our repeated requests, the u.s. forest service declined to comment on our story and the increased criticism the agency is facing about its financial stake in post-fire logging, which some views a conflict of interest. each year the forest service makes about $45 million by selling timber to private lumber companies. >> it's not going into someone's pockets, that money is reinvested into reforestation in those areas. >> they're financially insentivized to be in the post logging

2018, more than 200 scientists from across the country, including professors at harvard, ucla, and uc davis penned a letter asking lawmakers to reduce post-fire logging throughout the west. bigad: were all those scientists just wrong? dr. collins: no, i think that, honestly, though, they're misguided when it comes to the scale of the issue. i think there's absolutely a role for burned trees to be left in the forest as habitat, but that role is not over tens of thousands of acres. bigad: what i'm hearing you say is that it can be a tool in the toolbox, but it shouldn't just be the standard after every single fire. dr. collins: correct, and this issue of scale is critical here. bigad: despite our repeated requests, the u.s. forest service declined to comment on our story and the increased criticism the agency is facing about its financial stake in post-fire logging, which some view as a conflict of interest. each year, the forest service makes about $45 million by selling timber to private lumber companies. dr. collins: it's not as though it's going in to line someone's pockets; that money is

carl jandre is the associate dean of admissions and student programs at uc davis school of veterinarytient client relationship does not exist. i don't think tell a medicine can work dr. gentry also disagrees with cushing's two other suggestions for unclogging the system. increasing veterinary school class sizes and giving more responsibility to that tax. it would require a whole new school a whole new licensing and a whole new thing of the veterinary profession. it's these differences of opinion, which may have kept the veterinarian population from growing at the same pace as pet ownership. what a good problem to have for a profession, right? there's demand for what we do. we just need to have enough of us. to take care of the needs in the meantime pets and the people who love them wait for a solution that can't come soon enough. you just don't sleep right when you don't know what's wrong with your pub in san francisco melanie woodrow abc 7 news. well, the weather is going to change this weekend. so are we talking salad or soup weather spencer has that answer as to be a thriver with m

one uc davis expert tells "the examiner" he believes there's no chance of green lake water but say thet may be felt for several years now. >>> 4:57. so much more ahead for you this mork on "today in the bay," multiple breaking news stories. "today in the bay" is live at the front line of the caldor fire bringing you those live reports all morning. >>> plus, abortion is essentially banned outright in texas. why the new state law overnight could change the right for women to choose all over the country. this unplugged device is protecting our beautiful coastlines and more. put off chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm to help keep our state golden. >>> breaking at 5:00, closing in on south lake tahoe. the caldor fire sending thousands from their homes as it blows towards homes and the shoreline. "today in the bay" live on the frontlines following every step of the way. >>> breaking this morning, an uncertain future for a woman's right to choose. a new abortion ban taking effect in texas overnight and why with the supreme court's response this may impact women nationwide. this is "tod

one uc davis examiner says he believes there's no chance for green lake water, but the impact may still be felt for several years. >> a new map shows realtime the destruction left behind by the caldor fire. and this was created by cal fire to show the homes that are destroyed or damaged. we do have a link to that map at nbcbayarea.com. >>> we do have continuing coverage now on the trial involving former theranos ceo elizabeth holmes. this is new video of her walking into the court this morning. day two of jury selection now underway. >> nbc bay area's sharon katsuda is live at the courthouse where the trial is happening in san jose. sharon, you were inside the courtroom just a few moments ago, and we're curious to know if there are any developments. >> reporter: well, kris and marcus, at least one juror was excused for hardship over childcare, and this trial is expected to last three months. now, elizabeth holmes, a 37-year-old stanford dropout who eventually created the $9 billion company theranos, arrived at the courthouse this morning. she had no comment for the media. the silicon va

. >> my alma mater, uc davis. awesome. >>> let's talk about the weather. a lot to get to this morning. i am tracking the heat and also looking at the chance for dry lightning. let's take you live outside to the north bay this morning. or photojournalist is in sausalito this morning. in sausalito, it is 54 degrees. for the north bay mountains and the north bay valleys, tracking the potential for some isolated thunderstorms. watching that as well as the east bay hills and valleys. due to subtropical moisture and instability. here is a live look with the foggy san francisco camera. temperatures in the mid-50s. and mild start to the day. especially in livermore, close to 70. you can see a little bit of activity starting to light up the radar screen. especially over monterey and just off the coast. i want to take you down south and this is off the southern california coast. you can see several lightning strikes. thunderstorms firing off in the pacific. that shows you the instability that we have to work with. that is the reason why a fire weather watch is in ef

he is being treated at uc davis where is he expected to remain for at least a month.cienterned second and third degree burns to 20% of his body. he is going funding and raised more than $40,000. that's about double from where it was last night. we whether have continuing live coverage from the caldor. updates right from the frontlines. >>> right now, check of the roadways closer to home if you are getting'sy to get up and get out the door. right now traffic seems to be moving at the limit. live look at the bay bridge. no delays. things clear out of the east bay there to san francisco. under ten minutes for your commute going in to the city. if are you taking the bridge this morning give yourself 13 minutes to travel between 880 and 101. we are not seeing any brake lights or issues along 101 photograph sick light as well 101, the slow spot is the ride in to the pass. >>> happening today a new vaccine mandate takes effect in the north bay. >> all law enforcement and emergency workers must be vaccinated in sonoma. >> justin is live this morning. >> coronavirus cases and

plant breeders are testing water tolerance measures created by a uc davis professor. this almond orchard and the sacrament of valley is a research facility. researchers call it the torture orchard. they are stress testing 20 different varieties and 30,000 seedling trees to learn how much they can withstand. >> in some cases, it has been quite surprising how smart those trees are and they can kind of avoid that stress by reading deeper into that wet soil, if there is wet soil. kumasi: researchers hope the lessons they learn cannot only apply to agriculture, but also to landscaping. reggie: check out the spectacular time lapse of the full moon rising behind the iconic bay bridge. a san francisco based photographer capture these stunning images on monday. he shared a caption along with the video saying it was a perfect clear sky. we rarely get that during san francisco summers. that is a special effect. kumasi: that did not look like that to me. what moon was i looking at? [laughter] kumasi: that is still pretty. mike: he really teed that one up. double digits, collude t

cedar sinai and uc-davis both show more than 90% compliance. >> we are around vulnerable, older patients compromised patients. these are safe and effective vaccines and have to be mandated for health care workers. >> reporter: in other parts of the country we are seeing the impact of workplace vaccine mandates, states including rhode island and new york set vaccine mandates for health care workers that take effect this week. new york's governor says the state has not seen major staffing shortages following the health care worker vaccine mandate. she says more than 90% got the shot. >> you will see that number go higher quickly. because what we're finiding is s more people are furloughed or espned the number is going up. >> reporter: the governor is working to expand the mandate to include health care workers not regulated by the department of health like some prison employees. what could encourage more work place vaccine mandates? a rule from osha or the occupational safety and health administration for businesses with more than 100 employees. president biden announced it was coming week

one uc davis expert telling "the examiner" he believes there's no chance of green lake water but, of course, that impact may still be felt for several years. you've been talking about that as well. >> i really don't think we're going to see it remaining clear or blue or anything like that because when we start to get the rainfall during the winter that sediment is going to wash down into the lake. very unfortunate to see that. as we wake up to a hazy sky some of the smoke starting to move into the east bay. moderate air quality as well in parts of the north bay as our temperatures remain cool. we are getting fresher breezes off of the ocean an our temperatures today will hit the upper 70 for the south bay, reaching 74 degrees in gilroy. for the east bay 78 in walnut creek, really cool for the first day of september. well below average temperatures and reaching 70 in san mateo, for san francisco we have some mid 60s we're headed for for today and the low 70s for much of the north ba ukiah reaching 89. smoke returning to the north bay but much of the rest of the bay area is going to be

. >>> we sit down one-on-one with the stars of the >>> uc davis graduate is using her artistic talentshose who lost everything in the caldor fire and as we show you they may not return too much and they now have a chance to immortalize the home they once knw. >> reporter: by putting pen to paper, with every line drawn, charisse jackson rebuilds a home that once stood destroyed by the caldor fire. >> it is really scary that that is a lot of people's reality. >> more than 500 structures have been not down since the caldor fire torched el dorado county and as this artist they wanted to do something. >> what can the average person do. >> she is not average and does illustrations for children's books and creates these landscape paintings. >> at a young age i always liked art. >> reporter: she is reaching out to fire victims on social media asking for photographs of their homes and offering a free illustration of what they lost and one project is for a family from grizzly flats, cabin now gone that had been in their family for 100 years. >> these of the homes they grew up in their entire liv

professor daniel sumner is an agricultural economist at uc davis. it is dire, um. i never used the word crisis, so i won't now, but it's close. sumner says agriculture has been efficient and resilient in keeping the most profitable crops. and leaving lesser crops to others. we know none of that can continue year after year, but it's sort of when something hits just scramble and keep it going. significant rains are not expected until late november or december. tom vacar ktvu, fox two news. keep in patient put. our patience is wearing thin. president biden announcing a national covid-19 action plan today and includes new requirements in six areas from schools to private companies. gateways jana katsuyama joins us now live with details and also reaction. janna heather, the president took a much tougher tone today. right now, the nation's covid search has resulted in 2.5 times more hospitalizations and twice as many deaths as. this time last year, so biden is focusing now on the 38% of eligible americans who still. are not vaccinated, president biden said thursday the

professor daniel sumner is an agricultural economist at uc davis. it is dire, um. i never used the word crisis so i won't now, but it's close. sumner says agriculture has been efficient and resilient in keeping the most profitable crops. and leaving lesser crops to others. we know none of that can continue year after year, but it's sort of when something hits just scramble and keep it going working with the oakland based pacific institute, just released study shows that we must become far more water efficient than we are now. and conserve more now or face releasing even more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. why 1/5 of the state's energy is used to pump process and treat water for homes, businesses and agriculture. most of that energy comes from fossil fuels. in the next few years, we're going to see a significant increase. the amount of natural gas use the amount of diesel used. we're going to see greenhouse gas emissions go up significantly. with several months to go. significant rains are really not expected until late november or early december. assuming of

professor daniel sumner is an agricultural economist at uc davis. it is dire, um., but it's close. sumner says agriculture has been efficient and resilient in keeping the most profitable crops and leaving lesser crops to others. we know none of that can continue year after year. but it's sort of when something hits you scramble and keep it going. working with the oakland based pacific institute, just released study shows that we must become far more water efficient than we are now and can serve more now or face releasing even more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. why 1/5 of the state's energy is used to pump. process and treat water for homes, businesses and agriculture. most of that energy comes from fossil fuels. in the next few years. we're going to see a significant increase in the amount of natural gas use the amount of diesel used we're going to see greenhouse gas emissions go up significantly significant range are not expected. until late november or december. tom vacar ktvu fox two news. all right, here's the big picture. all that some tropical moistur

two new studies from uc davis indicated that water deprived vines can produce high quality wine grapesf managed carefully. another study cited by the chronicle showed that wine growers can't cut back on irrigation of red wine grapes by 50% and still have a good quality harvest. if we can't get outside this gorgeous thursday, a little bit warmer for some of us here, mark yeah, you know, last day, september to october. this is what you would exactly expect here in the bay area even out towards the coast temperatures in the seventies, some eighties and the warm spots close to 90 degrees. so looks like we're to hold on to this pattern as we head into the first few days. of october, so it looks like right on through the weekend. the red flag fire boarding has expired. but still with the pattern like this fire danger remains elevated right on through the weekend. as far as temperatures you can see the forecast highs and the right portion of the column and everybody well up above the average for today. even san francisco, you're going with 80 degrees later on here is the satellite picking out

professor daniel sumner is an agricultural economist at uc davis. it is dire, um.i never used the word crisis, so i won't now, but it's close summer says agriculture has been efficient and resilient in keeping the most profitable crops. and leaving lesser crops to others. we know none of that can continue year after year, but it's sort of when something hits just scramble and keep it going working with the oakland based pacific institute, just released study shows that we must become far more water efficient than we are now. and conserve more now or face releasing even more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. why 1/5 of the state's energy is used to pump process and treat water for homes, businesses and agriculture. most of that energy comes from fossil fuels. in the next few years, we're going to see a significant increase. the amount of natural gas shoes the amount of diesel used we're going to see greenhouse gas emissions go up significantly. significant rains are not expected until late november or december. tom vacar ktvu fox two news woman of people excited

one uc davis tells "the examiner" he believes there's no chance for green lake water but the impact mayfelt for several years. >>> you were talking about what happens with the rain comes and all of that soot just pours into the basin of the lake. >> i don't think it's ever going to be clear again unfortunately with the fires burning this close and then you think about all of the sediment washing down, the trees hold that and keep it from running down into the lake. when the trees are gone it's going to be brown like the rest of our lakes around here. we'll talk about that. let's get a look at this camera. heavenly, we can see the flames coming up the hill and our live camera. we've been watching it. the cameras have been a great resource for seeing what's going on within the fire zones. then we have some rain nearby just not far enough north to really make an impact. we've seen southern california dealing with the remnants of a tropical system moving over vegas and parts of arizona and the flash flood watches and warnings that are still up for that zone. as we take a look at what's goin

professor daniel sumner is an agricultural economist at uc davis. it is dire, um. i never used the word crisis, so i won't now, but it's close. sumner says agriculture has been efficient and resilient in keeping the most profitable crops. and leaving lesser crops to others. we know none of that can continue year after year, but it's sort of when something hits just scramble and keep it going working with the oakland based pacific institute, just released study shows that we must become far more water efficient than we are now. and conserve more now or face releasing even more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. why 1/5 of the state's energy is used to pump process and treat water for homes, businesses and agriculture. most of that energy comes from fossil fuels. in the next few years, we're going to see a significant increase. the amount of natural gas use the amount of diesel used. we're going to see greenhouse gas emissions go up significantly. thank you might notice lafayette roosevelt here is pretty full and actually has recreation going on. the reason for th

they went to berkeley, i went to davis, the uc schools. i am a firm believer in community colleges.traditionally, it was more of a state purview. i am so glad that the federal government is taking interest in our community colleges, especially this administration. that's exactly why i joined members of congress recently who are also community college graduates in writing to the first lady, dr. jill biden, asking her to work with the administration and us to support community colleges and what we can. president rose, i am going to hit on you for a lot of my questions, if that is all right? president rose, how can the federal government better support community colleges like yours? dr. rose: again, i think it really just comes down, we need a simple message that is affordable to students. when we are talking to students, it doesn't matter whether they are in sixth grade, 12th grade, they have to have a message that they can go to college. if they know that that's a possibility for them, they will start focusing on that. they will start taking the right courses. you heard earlier that

i went to davis. the uc schools. so i'm a firm believer in community colleges. i'm so glad the federal government is taking interest in our community colleges. and especially this administration and that's why i joined members of congress recently who were also community college graduates and writing to the first lady, dr. jill biden, asking her to work the administration and us to support community colleges and what we can do. so president rose, i'll hit on you for a lot of my questions to prepare you until the other witnesses can zone out if they want. president rose, how can the federal government better support community colleges like yours? >> again, i think it really comes down, we need a simple message that it is affordable to students. when we're talking on students, it doesn't matter if they're in sixth grade or seventh grade or 12th grade. they have a message that they can go to college. if they know that's a possibility for them, they'll start focusing on that. they'll start taking right courses. the ratio of guidance counsellors to students is not go

they went to berkeley, i went to davis, the uc schools. i am a firm believer in community colleges.aditionally, it was more of a state purview. i am so glad that the federal government is taking interest in our community colleges, especially this administration. that's exactly why i joined members of congress recently who are also community college graduates in writing to the first lady, dr. jill biden, asking her to work with the administration and us to support community colleges and what we can. president rose, i am going to hit on you for a lot of my questions, if that is all right? president rose, how can the federal government better support community colleges like yours? dr. rose: again, i think it really just comes down, we need a simple message that is affordable to students. when we are talking to students, it doesn't matter whether they are in sixth grade, 12th grade, they have to have a message that they can go to college. if they know that that's a possibility for them, they will start focusing on that. they will start taking the right courses. you heard earlier that th