. >>> as all new strains of covid pop up over the globe, uc irvine scientists are creating a vaccine that would attack all strains of covid-19 including ones that haven't emerged yet. some new strains are indicating the vaccines we have may not be as effective. uc irvine scientists want the new vaccine to be transmitted with a patch similar to a nicotine patch. clinical trials will start early next year. >>> southern california port leaders are leaders to vaccinate dockworkers. port executives say cargo is coming in at the l.a. and long beach ports and they' trying to prevent a slowdown from everything coming in. from the start of the pandemic to now, nearly 700 dockworkers have gotten covid-19. >>> california's latest surge in jobless claims raising concerns about a new effort to bilk the system. the state is already investigating what now appears to be massive fraud tied to pandemic related jobless benefits. some estimates this week have grown to perhaps $9 billion plus paid to bogus claims. the state this week reported a surge of 77,000 contractor related claims, nearly one-fourth

uc irvine scientists want the new vaccine to be transmitted with a patch similar to a nicotine patch.rn california port leaders are pleading with health leaders to vaccinate dockworkers. port executives say cargo is coming in at the l.a. and long beach ports and they're trying to prevent a slowdown from everything coming in. from the start of the pandemic to now, nearly 700 dockworkers have gotten covid-19. >>> california's latest surge in jobless claims raising concerns about a new effort to bilk the system. the state is already investigat to be massive fraud tied to pandemic related jobless benefits. some estimates this week have grown to perhaps $9 billion plus paid to bogus claims. the state this week reported a surge of 77,000 contractor related claims, nearly one-fourth the total of such claims nationally. some call the spike suspicious, the edd says it expected an increase after congress extended benefits in december. >>> covid protocols wiping out another bay area sporting event. stanford's men's basketball team was supposed to play at usc last night in santa cruz. that never

deployed for two weeks in a system of impacted systems in california including petaluma valley, uc irvine, adventist health, and barstow community hospital. more firefighters may be deployed as needed. >>> 44 emergency room employees at the kaiser hospital in san jose have tested positive for covid-19. the hospital is investigating if this is tied to a possible exposure on christmas day. emma spoke with a patient treated on the day after christmas, she says the hospital never told her about the outbreak. >> i am angry. i am scared. >> reporter: on sunday, it was confirmed that a 44th employee in kaiser tested positive for covid, exposure potentially occurred on christmas day, when an employee had worn an air- powered christmas costume around the er. >> i have had family members pass. i know how serious it is. >> reporter: she claims she was never notified by kaiser of a possible exposure. out of respect for her privacy, we are not sharing her identity. >> $32,000 per year for my family health insurance. and i can't even get an e-mail from them telling me what i weeks exposed to. >> report

uc-irvine being one of those examples. charles: that is amazing.ick thing that is happening. i read recently, 46% of gamers were female. i was a little bit surprised about that i do know they're getting younger. my 8-year-old granddaughter loves it. she wants to be a gamer. you talk about college, younger folks, what are the safeguards parents should understand that as younger and younger kids should participate? >> that is a great question. from personal experience having parents engaged and interactive with their children about gaming is a hugely important factor. so my parents were not as engaged. my mom grounded on it. so i kept what i was doing from her. later on in years she loves what i'm doing. she is very happy and proud of me but i feel back then if parents had been engaged, you know what are you doing? who are you playing with? can i meet your friends? set also boundaries. you've been playing for four hours. take a break come out with the family a bit. charles: yeah. >> i think active encouragement and involvement with your kids when it

. >> reporter: sheryl rissa is a at the uc irvine school of pharmacy. her research in l.a.d that most pharmacy deserts are in dense minority populations. people are often living below the federal poverty line and don't have access to a car. >> there is the physical access and then there is having the insurance to pay for your medications and how to get to the pharmacy. >> reporter: san francisco's pharmacy desert is zip code 92124. bayview and hunter's point. more than 92% of the population is black and hispanic, and is there is only one retail pharmacy for the more than 35,000 people who live there. matt haney says that's unacceptable. >> we have to bring this vaccine to where people live. >> this neighborhood should have around 15 retail pharmacies per capita, given the average in san francisco is 4.2 for every 10,000 people. >> i don't think we can just say well, good talk to your doctor. not everybody has a doctor. not everybody has a primary care provider. not everybody is insured. >> supervisor heaney is pushing the county to open up vaccination sites and our playgrou

that included uc irvine law professor rick hassan who tweeted, "it's clear for the last few years thatve decline is serious." last month feinstein told "the l.a. times" she did not feel her cognitive abilities have diminished. just because you file the paperwork, larry, does not mean you actually have to run. >> we'll see how it turns out. >>> the abc7 and american red cross blood drive is under way right now. i want to give you a live look at a red cross drive-through location in san francisco near market and goff streets. if we have that shot. the red cross is urging you to make an appointment today to donate in if coming weeks, and you can do so at your own convenience. jobina fortson explains why blood donations are needed now more than ever. >> the need for blood is constant, and that's a saying that we always had precovid, and it holds very true today. >> reporter: justin miller is the regional executive for the red cross. he says ovbo colleges and high schools. distance learning ended that. >> a lot of the schools have the very diverse donor base that now is unable to donate at

elected, and even in that race, you write one longtime political strategist announced an audience at uc irvine there was no way i could win because i was quote a woman running for attorney general, a woman who is a minority, a woman who is a minority whose anti-death penalty who is the a of wacky san francisco. old stereotypes die hard. i was convinced that my perspective and experience may be the strongest candidate in the race but i didn't know if the voters would agree. but they did. it took a few weeks. >> it took 21 days. okay here's what happened. what happened was -- >> what happened was -- [laughing] >> so it election night as i write about all of my election night in the book, election night we have a tradition of family and friends small dinner. after the polls close and then go to wear all of the friends and the supporters are for the election night, hopefully party. so i went to the place where we were, which is a place that i've gone to almost every election night. it's a wonderful residential treatment facility for former offenders and getting them training jobs. i urge you to lo