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and item 5 is a resolution approving thing extension of the grant agreement between dph and ucsf this program did we talk about it. >> excuse me. and questions about item foufrm recommending to amend and not to exceed amount for item 4. >> yes. >> that's correct and recommend approval as amended. >> thank you. continue. this slide. sorry. supervisor safai. >> can we ask questions about item 4 now. >> sure. were you about to present on the next item >> go ahead. item 5? she is about to present item 5 we wrapped up 4. ordinary care that is about infant parent program. i had a question about defines the program it defiance the services with which out patient -- to children, youth and families experience trauma or emotional behavioral problems. how does the define trauma? we had a number of constituents i talked to that their families have youth this have responsiblesed trauma and they said they only served those that identified trauma within the last year. am i understanding? i'm telling what you the experience has been when they come to us and said that -- the definition of trauma is re

researchers at ucsf just released the findings of a statewide study. they say it's the most comprehensive look at homelessness in nearly three decades. this is a big deal. the study found that the number one reason people become homeless, the cost of housing became unsustainable for them. in the six months leading up to becoming homeless, those who participated in the survey were bringing in a median household income of $960 a month. compare that to the average $1,600 a month for rent for a one-bedroom in our state. do the math. jus doesn't add up. the study alsowedhat just a little help would have made a world of difference. survey parcipants said they needed ase as $300 a month more, or a onetime payment of at least $5,000 to stay in their housing. joining us now, the study's principal investigator and director of the ucsf benioff institute. margo, i chatted with you pre-pandemic. things have changed dramatically in the last couple years. what was your biggest takeaway about this study. >> our biggest takeaway, i would say first of all people experie

still ahead on abc7news at 11 a special night at ucsf children's hospital oakland.s got treated to the new pixar movie and that is not all. we will take you there. >> and we have partly cloudy skies right now over the bay bridge but skies are clearing because winds are going to pick up. i will h >> the new pixar movie hit theaters this weekend but some of the special kids at ucsf children's hospital in oakland were treated to some extra special disney magic friday night. >> then we are going to give her big eyeballs right here. >> the sketching and art lessons are not the only reason these kids are smiling. >> we are here to see the new movie elemental. >> friday some patients at the children's hospital in oakland and their families were treated to a visit from pixar animators in a special screening of the studio's latest film. it is characters with very big differences. discovering how much they have in common. >> make like a stream and go somewhere else. >> this is not your ordinary screening, it is the debut of the disney movie moments theater. which gives kids w

ucsf researchers found that more than 170,000 people are homeless in our state. while california makes up 12% of the american population, we also have 30% of the nation's homeless population. the median age of those living on the streets is 47 years old. while african americans only make up 5% of california's population, they account for 26% of the state's homeless population. 90% of the homeless lost their housing in california. that means they were living in poverty in our state before slipping into homelessness. now to the question of how people fell into homelessness. or john ramose has the part of that research and rings us a personal story from a man who lived on the streets of richmond. >> reporter: the ucsf study generated a lot of useful data about how many and what kind of people end up homeless but if you are looking to prevent it, you have to ask people why they ended up on the streets. >> each and every one of us has got the story. >> reporter: anthony contreras lives in this rv encampment in richmond. as it prepares to close at the end of the month,

he's outside ucsf benioff children's hospital in oakland with the latest.hat four year old girl believed to have been rushed here late last night. police saying she is listed as in stable condition, expected to recover. but going into a few other details about their ongoing investigation, video from last night showing police outside this home on 68th avenue near macarthur boulevard just before 9:00 last night. it was inside that home, that oakland fire officials say the girl was shot in the leg. the home taped off as investigators spent time speaking to potential witnesses, collecting evidence. but so far unclear what might have at the time? a neighbor i spoke to who did not wantear on camera frustrates and scared about the gun violence in his neighborhood. i just feel like it's a lot of, you know, guns that should be stopped. but they can't stop because guns are all over the world. so we have to watch our fronts and our backs. yes. you have to be protected at all times because you never know what's going to happen. you be here today and you go in tomorrow.

ucsf infectious disease expert doctor peter chin. hong in a please get your destination but it kind of became a belt all right. help on kron. 4 news at 5 making history in america of the senate confirming the first muslim woman as a federal judge. details on the work she's done as she prepares to step into her new role. >> plus, a wild, ugly scene at the u.s. mexico soccer match with fans chanted in the stands that forced referees to >> last night, ugly scene soccer match between us and mexico in las vegas. the referees actually cut this game short after several homophobic chants broke out in the stands pretty chaotic scene with. several fights breaking out. there was even a scuffle among some of the players for players ejected >> you know, back in january, mexico was fined more than $100,000 for anti-gay chants by fans at 2 games. the u.s. did win last night's game 3 to the americans are going to take on canada on sunday. the senate has confirmed the first muslim woman as a federal judge. >> news threat should roy will join the u.s.

ucf -- ucsf director peter joining us about the treatment of but do they really? do they see that crick in your neck? that ache in your heart? will they see that funny little thing that wasn't there last year? a new bounce in your step? the way your retinal scan connects to your blood sugar? at kaiser permanente all of us work together to care for all that is you. >> today there is concern and hope when it comes to covid. in the last five months to u.s. has lost more than 37,000 people to the virus. for perspective, that's more than a typical flu season for the entire year by researchers studying the impact of long covid have come up with five new potential treatments that they say could be a game changer. joining us live to talk about this and other health news is ucsf infectious disease specialist dr. peter. it's good to see you. it has been a while. >> it has been a while, good to see you again. >> great to have you in lots to talk about as always as well. we want to start with the latest covid vaccine information. a panel of fda advisors recommending updating

ucsf has been using nuclear medicine to diagnose cancer and more recently to treat cancer.ucsf, nuclear medicine can reduce the risk of death by 38% and reduce progression of the disease by 60%. doctors want to be clear the results can be different for everyone. this gentleman got the treatment in 2022 for prostate cancer. he had tried other types of treatments and found they left him fatigued. with nuclear medicine he noticed a big difference physically and mentally. >> having been through the other procedures and having the side effects that i have gotten from the other procedures that have been long lasting and will carry me through the rest of my life on some of the side effects, this has no side effects. the quality of life that i came out with was 100% better. >> how it works is you take radio activity and attach it to molecules that target specific areas in the body. by targeting specific areas in the body you minimize the toxicity to other parts of the body. most chemotherapy hits all the cells in your body the same. >> ucsf doctors say the most important thing is t

margo kaushal from ucsf, really good to see you. thank you. great. thank you so much for having me.e and a barry whether lots of sunshine today, not much of a marine layer to track, which actually seems a little bit unusual for this time of year, but that's the case. and tomorrow we flip the calendar page to a new season as we greet the summer. as you can see, the earth's rotation around the sun and the summer solstice tomorrow morning, just before 8 a.m. and tomorrow's forecast could actually feature a little bit of a bump in the numbers. now, these are all just some very, very, very tiny changes for tomorrow, but you can't see the trend here. santa rosa up three degrees. oakland up two degrees. livermore from 77 to 79. in san jose from around 73 to 78 degrees. so we have kind of a cooler pattern overhead. this area of low pressure up here. but somewhere where we have a trough, you have a warm weather ridge and you can see that's happening right now over in texas right now, it is currently 97 degrees in dallas. so a big bulge of warm to hot air for this portion of the country. but

dph and ucsf in meetings and brought in community members. leaders, kaiser came on board. some from hsa we got social and health [inaudible] multiple health systems and community groups all together. that partner meeting will be in july. we are juneteenth messed we up a bit. and when we are doing is focusoth recommendations and the work this group with graphic study and the research and looking what are the drivers that we based on research based on the study with black elders when should we focus? that is impacting people live and making them joyful and thriving? so those 2 things go together well. the communities was focused on many of the same things it is research and staff want to focus o. next slide. upon one way we present that recommendation that come out of that group and resxaefrpt community is trying to lay it out in ways the recommendations cluster. and many are around physical health and wellness. access to clinics and access to the help people are looking for their illnesses they already v. and the preventstive service we already deliver am behavioral health

and item 5 is a resolution approving thing extension of the grant agreement between dph and ucsf thisuse me. and questions about item foufrm recommending to amend and not to exceed amount for item 4. >> yes. >> that's correct and recommend approval as amended. >> thank you. continue. this slide. sorry. supervisor safai. >> can we ask questions about item 4 now. >> sure. were you about to present on the next item >> go ahead. item 5? she is about to present item 5 we wrapped up 4. ordinary care that is about infant parent program. i had a question about defines the program it defiance the services with which out patient -- to children, youth and families experience trauma or emotional behavioral problems. how does the define trauma? we had a number of constituents i talked to that their families have youth this have responsiblesed trauma and they said they only served those that identified trauma within the last year. am i understanding? i'm telling what you the experience has been when they come to us and said that -- the definition of trauma is restricted. met people that experience

a security guard in ucsf accused of stealing over $200,000 worth of apple devices. from the medical center, nadja bayard was arrested last week after being connected to several thefts of apple devices that were used by the medical staff at ucsf. he's 24 years old. he was arraigned on wednesday and pleaded not guilty. he's been charged with grand theft, commercial burglary and other felony charges. well, flight delays here in the bay area continue to strand travelers this morning as canceled flights wreak havoc all over the country. you need united airlines in particular, predicts fewer flight delays. this weekend. however, many affected travelers tell us they still have not been rescheduled on a new flight. and as we check on bay area airports right now, early on the friday morning, some flights are already being disrupted. here's a live picture at sfo. and flightaware is reporting 16 flights have been canceled so far. 30 flights have been delayed at sfo, san jose airport has one cancellation at this point. there are six flight delays and oakland airport has only on

configured for ucsf medical center staff. 24 year old nia anthony bastard was arrested last thursday. it was a senior security officer there at the medical center. district attorney brooke jenkins said the stolen devices cost more than $200,000. bastard entered a not guilty plea at his court appearance yesterday. if convicted, he could face up to 15 years in prison. the tsa expects tomorrow could be the busiest travel day on record. here's a live look right now at sfo or nearly 50 flights have been canceled so far today. and more than 260 others delayed. that's actually a better performance than earlier in the week. but issues both here and on the east coast are having a cascading effect. tom vacar reports now from sfo where plenty of people are still waiting for delayed flights and for missing bags to arrive. it's one thing to get delayed, quite another to get canceled. the problem is, is that if you miss a flight or something's canceled, it's even harder to get on something. now, in just the first three days of this week 32,000 flights have been impacted 17% of those thousands of f

he's grateful for the team of surgeons at ucsf.ul for his son. >> donation for -- my life. >> aber gift he could have ever given his father. with father's day just around the corner, we asked manuel how he feels. >> [speaking spanglish] i feel satisfaction, content. >> he said i feel very happy that god gave me another day of life and i'm just grateful to be here. >> in san pablo, suzanne phan, abc7news. drew: what a story. a live look from the tam cam. cloud cover around the bay shoreline and along the coast. we will find that spring warmth continuum today. on the first column, where it will hit later on this afternoon. the middle column is where we expect to be for this time of year. we are pretty much spot on for the 16th day of june. enjoy these warm temperatures. along the bay shoreline, 80's in our warmest spots inland. the weekend, we start off with mild sunshine. kumasi: addressing safety on social media. the platform reportedly the worst for the lgbtq community. >> helping san francisco's rocky road to economic recovery. y

hong with ucsf >> doctor from what we're seeing seems like symptoms are pretty similar to the flu andid-19. so what do people need to know here? >> unlike covid and the flu >> human met a number of virus is more similar our a c meaning that most people just feel it like a cold. >> but the important thing to know is that cooled in your average maybe a little bit more serious and could be deadly in an older person a very young person. so that's why i you know, this day and age, given tools that we have just be careful when you have symptoms when you sick. >> when you're individuals. >> the big concerns we've had, of course, have been covid rsv earlier this year. and now we're dealing with with this new any reason as to why so prevalent right now? >> i think it follows the playbook of many of the other viruses that been seeing. that's not covid. so group, a strep influenza rsv. they all kind of came back with a vengeance but 2 reasons. one is that we all protecting ourselves because of covid for the last 3 years. and the second is that, you know, usually. you know, people are exposed to

tracy woodruff is a producer of reproductive studies at ucsf. >> i think it just speaks to difficulty in how to clean up the food supply that has been contaminated from past exposures or even ongoing exposures in the ground where foods are being grown. >> the study found that products containing sweet potatoes and rice had the highest levels of heavy metals. they recommend giving a child no more than one serving a day. where it gets tricky is the snack foods because many of them are made with rice and kids tend to eat a lot of them like these puffs. one serving is only 50 puffs. >> reporter: babyfood in general is safe. what is important is it is a balanced diet for your baby. you try not to feed them one thing at a time. >> reporter: as for caitlin, she is not letting her study cause her to lose precious sleep. >> i can only do so much as a working parent. i am not a scientist. we have to trust that what is on the shelves is good for our child. >> reporter: it is safe to say that philosophy hits the spot. >> you can find the full study along with a list of the baby foods involved in

who fired a gun and struck a four year old girl as ktvu zac sos explains, a child is recovering at ucsf benioff children's hospital, oakland after that bullet struck her in the leg. yeah, that four year old child rushed here late last night. police saying she is listed as in stable condition and expected to recover but not going into many other details about their ongoing investigation. video from last night shows police outside this home on 68th avenue near macarthur boulevard just before 9:00 last night. it was inside that home that oakland fire officials say the girl was shot in the leg. firefighters on the scene say the shooting may have been accidental, but so far police have yet to confirm that the home taped off as investigators spent time speaking to potential witnesses, collecting evidence. but so far unclear what might have led up to all of this. who else might have been at home at the time? a neighbor i spoke to who asked for his face not to appear on camera, frustrated about gun violence in his neighborhood. it's kind of scary. it's really scary. like i say, we still have li

she spent the next 2 years doing smell therapy with ucsf doctor patricia loftus. it is taking 4 different sense of 4 different essential oils and snowing each of them for 15 seconds. twice a day. doctor loftus says it's not uncommon for viruses to cost smell loss. >> but early covid strains were prolonging the symptom mostly in younger, healthier people with mild cases. usually as the cold goes away in the congestion gets better. the slowly returns. well, we're noticing that some patients is even though they can breathe through their nose, they were still having snow she says the inability to smell is a huge quality of life issue. i have had patients who have gotten food poisoning multiple times because they can their food has gone bad. yeah. i was born on the kitchen. i forgot something in the oven and i couldn't follow >> is a little but are rocking says the smell of smoke and natural gas are different than before, but she can at least detected. now. >> while she's thankful for the 50% of smell, she's regained over the last 3 years. was just still kind of wake u

liz: joining us live now to discuss the impact since roe was overturned is a sociology professor at ucsfthank you for joining us, katrina. it's been a year. how much has changed since the dobbs decision? >> thank you very much for having me, liz. quite a bit has changed. all in ways that were protectable even before the dobbs decision. as your correspondent noted, 14 states have banned or nearly banned abortion care, people are traveling out of the states that have banned abortion into states that -- where abortion remains illegal. we are seeing incredible impacts on health care and the ability to obtain standard of care and repetitive health care across the spectrum of people who become pregnant. liz: what are some of the states that have seen the most drastic change? >> the states that have a band have seen the number of abortions happening in clinic go down to zero. that can include states that would offer quite a number of abortions such as texas even though texas has had a series of legal cases and laws in place that i tried to reduce the number of abortions. only following dobbs di

and i spoke with a ucsf doctor who has a book called the long covid solution where she points to moreiets that you can follow different exercises that you can do to try and kind of get your energy up because you don't want to force yourself. yeah, to get better too quickly. that will pull you right fast. and it all kicks off today at noon right today at noon and tomorrow at noon and wednesday. okay. yeah. thank you. so, i think you guys can next 10. 47 right now watching the weather, john. yes, guys, looking like a pretty nice morning out there so far. that is you're south of the golden gate because anything north of there. >> you're actually seeing some rainfall currently what we are seeing out there at the embarcadero right now is some conditions that are great. >> little bit breezy but looks like you guys are out there enjoying it. just fine. this is what we've got in the north bay and look at pretty widespread light showers right now. we are seeing a few areas of heavier rainfall such as between napa in fairfield right there, a vacaville driving down 80 towards vallejo. you're see

cornell: his father, a ucsf geneticist, was a target of the unabomber in 1993 when a package was delivered to the family's tiburon home. >> i was driving across the golden gate bridge when i was called by my on, i believe, said mike father had opened a mail bomb. cornell: dr. epstein was injured and lost fingers in the blast. his father's research was focused on understanding down syndrome. >> the irony of his being targeted is my father was not involved in engineering or some of the things people feared at that time. cornell: kaczynski served eight life sentences after pleading guilty. three people were killed, 23 others wounded. kaczynski, who lived as a recluse in a sparse cabin in montana, explained his motivation for the killings as being rooted in hatred of the modern world and technology to he said an essay to the fbi explaining his motives, which we can known as the unabomber manifest her. >> they called him the unabomber, the fbi did, some of his targets were universities. cornell: former abc 7 news reporter laura anthony cover the trials in sacrament up your she recalled kaczynsk

dion: community events run deep in disney, and pixar has had a long relationship with ucsf. >> we go back to toy story 2 1999. this has a special place in our heart. >> disney has been doing it for hundreds of years. -- for a hundred years. it was part of his outreach program in southern california. dion: even after the screening is over, patients will have access to the disney+ catalog. >> thank you, pixar, for coming here. i'm just very excited. dion: what a special unveiling. his knee is the parent company of pixar and -- disney is the parent company of pixar and abc 7. dan: san francisco held its second annual juneteenth festival, and the it is recognize as a national holiday. the mayor hosted the event in a celebration of black music and art that commemorates the freedom of black americans. it is also a representation of unity. >> i want to be the living representation of that, the embodiment of our people thriving, the embodiment of juneteenth and celebrating our freedom. dan: community leaders hope other events like the large festivals at the fillmore will help or people under

abc 7 news spoke with ucsf chair of medicine dr. bob walker today to get answers. latest booster. . >> there is no question the boosters protect you against getting covid and give you significant protection against severe covid for a year. dan: the doctor says the new approved booster will protect people from the recent covid strain. public health officials in the bay area and other providers started working months before the fda gave the green light for an updated vaccine. health experts say the current booster still protects people, but a newer version will keep people's immune systems up-to-date. the new shot has to get a recommendation from the u.s. cdc. officials hope to administer it by september. ama: happen tomorrow, all eyes are on the supreme court where the justices are set to release decisions on 10 cases. the rulings will decide the fate of millions of americans with student loans. an affirmative action case also be turned. also whether businesses can deny services to lgbtq+ customers among the major cases to be decided on by the court. dan: highway 1

. >> reporter: the study is run by award 86, which is ucsf's a.i.d.s. clinic. dr. monica gandhi is the director. she wanted to see if the injections that came out in 2021 have the potential to help more people, especially those who had challenges taking daily pills. >> to me it feels like one more thing that we do, as we are always trying to innovate. >> reporter: laura bissell said she could not handle taking her medication each day and worried she was going to die. >> it was like magic. it was really magic. >> reporter: like laura, paul feels like he has more control over his life now and the freedom to do more of what he loves each day. so his work will continue and this treatment may be part of the path to get hiv infections down to zero. >> dr. gandhi tells us the study is on data collected will be published next month. she hopes to see more advances, including reducing injections to once every six months at some point. be sure to catch our special hope, love, pride , a celebration this sunday from 10:00 to noon. it airs live on our sister station kbcw and str

we don't really know from a physical why people get the symptoms to get ucsf. doctor kim rhoads is one of the leaders of a team of researchers here in the bay area working on a study called let's figure out long covid. >> the study aims to answer several questions that we're trying to find out and try understand better is what is covid doing inside of our bodies. do we are we caring residual virus? is our immune system just on hyper drive? even though there's no virus there and attacking itself? >> you know what is driving long? covid? >> the study is funded by the national institutes of health. researchers are working to make sure it's inclusive and are focused on communities have experienced higher rates of infections, hospitalizations and deaths. literally got inspiracion to look at ongoing from the basin community from from the people who really shouldn't be affected with covid. nothing always listen to the patient. this is really big lesson at this time long covid remains shrouded in uncertainty. but studies like these are the best way to gain answers. tho

. >> reporter: in between his son of surgeries at ucsf benioff children's hospital in oakland, juan got to meet the man who saved his son. james sinner wa already doing all the things h could on wheels at his young age. >> he's skateboarding with no assistance . skittering, he loves being active and out. >> reporter: but, last week while he was riding his new bik in concord with his mother behind him, according to concor pd report, a truck hit little james at the boulevard and cal road intersection, while he wa in the crosswalk. it was not until minutes later when he got the phone call from his wife. >> she was talking about his legs and how they got hit and could hear him screaming in the background. >> reporter: leon valdes was there , one of the many drivers who saw what happened. >> here comes the truck and th trailer and i see the little boy rolling into the trailer , so i quickly ran out of my car to assist. it was heartbreaking. >> reporter: leon, a father of two boys himself was driving home when he came across this crash. he says other drivers got out of their cars immediately,

joining us live now is the ucsf chair of thank you for being here. glad to have you back.et's talk about this latest covid booster shot. which strain will it protect us against now? >> the fda just made the decision to reformulate another booster for the fall. it is going to target the xbb 1.5 strain numbers and letters have gotten pretty obscure. but basically it is the latest strain that's become the main covid virus. probably the key thing to know is what is called a monovalent booster, meaning it is only going to target that strain. the best projection is the current strain will be the one that will be run in the fall. maybe some slight variations on that but close enough that it no longer has any part of the original covid vaccine, it is all focused on the strain as a way they are going. you may recall the booster if you got when the last six months or so was what was called a bivalent, the original strain and the most recent variant. they are now deciding that the most recent variant is the main thing that the booster should target. karina: when can we expect to get

joining us now is doctor john bombs, professor of environmental health sciences at ucsf and uc berkeley. >> and an expert in wildfire smoke so as we mentioned, we saw it here in 2020 is terrible. a smoky conditions in the bay area. why is it unusual that hasn't happened that, you know, recently at least on the east coast, this different, isn't it? >> yes, it's because of the fires in quebec who gets exposed to smoke. it all depends on the wind as we know with camp fire in november 2018, the smoke did come down here to the bay area, but other fires like last summer west and really affected so this fire set of fires in quebec. the wind is blowing the smoke south towards new york and philadelphia. i can mention to you during the break, we were the humidity bakkies. of course they have the ocean breezes. we have the ocean breezes. are the concerns the same in terms of health and how long this might last? >> yes, i think the health concerns in new york and philadelphia are just like the health concerns that we we have. >> the bad air quality to wildfire smoke mostly people with pre-existing

ucsf researchers conducted a statewide study which they tout as the largest exam napgs of california'ssed in nearly three decades. they found 90% of the state's unhoused population are from california, 75% live in the same county where they lost their housing. two-thirds were born in california, and the unhoused have a median age of 47. as for reason why people have become unhoused, for more than 20% it was directly tied to loss of income. but that's not the only economic-related cause. with most of the other leading reasons also tied somehow to finances. >>> nearly million children here in california are affected by adverse childhood > first five california is launching aampgn called the stronger starts campaign to raise awareness about this issue. now, an adverse childhood erience can include anything neglect, substance abuse, physical or verbal abuse. scientists have linked these to causing a toxic stress to children, and when prolonged, it hamper brain development and affect the way the body is able to recover. the director of first five california says the best way for parents to

. >> reporter: the ucsf study generated a lot of useful data about how many and what kind of people end up homeless, but if you are looking to prevent it, you have to ask people why they ended up on the streets. anthony contreras lives in this rv encampment in richmond. as it prepares to close at the end of the month, there are only about a dozen people living there. they will soon be on the move again. >> they have to set it up with a workshop or something. the same normal. >> we were interested in knowing for all californians experiencing homelessness, whether they were involved with services or not, sheltered or unsheltered, what had caused her homelessness. >> reporter: the study shows that it happens fast and lasts a long time, almost two years for the average on house person. they had a median monthly income of only $960. >> you need to make about three times the minimum wage. >> the study puts most of the blame on economic factors, but o'neill fernandez with the homeless services group called safe organized spaces says he went from six figures to living in a tent within three mon

monica gandhi, from ucsf. doctor, it has been months since i have talked to you. the good news is because covid was not really a headline issue as much really anymore. now we're talking again. >> right. >> tell me about this vaccine and why the update is needed. >> well, i mean even when we stop talking, just to know that even though the public health emergency ended, you know, in may, essentially covid will never unfortunately ever go away. so it's going to be like influenza, and it's going to be something where we think about updating the vaccine based on what's circulating at the time. and the nice thing about these mrna vaccines is they're pretty easy to just tweak it, change the mrna so it reflects what's currently circulating, which is these xbb subvariants. 1.5, and 1.16 and 2.3, and they can kind of put that in there, and the boosters will be more adapted to what's circulating. >> when are we going to start seeing these new boosters? i heard fall, winter. what's that rollout going to look like as well? >> well, i was a little surprised when they said it be

roy of ucsf developed the artificial kidney, and he says a device like this could save thousands of lives i feel very confident that as we get the patients, as we get the researchers, as we get clinicians, as we get society to focus on this area, that kidney failure doesn't have to be a death sentence. you can get better treatment than dialysis. you can overcome the scarcity of kidney transplants, donors available. and we'll be able to deliver a device that a nephrologist or a transplant surgeon is able to provide to their patient when needed. >> now, dr. roy says depending on the funding, it could be a number of years before this is available for human beings. right now there are more than 3 million people worldwide who haven't received a live kidney transplant and must rely on dialysis to survive. so that would be a huge game-changer. you know, the list for transplants, and then there's the issue you have to actually match up with someone. so it is a long procedure and a long wait. >> i love seeing technology being used that way. >> exactly. >> not artificial intelligence. we got a huma

abc 7 news spoke with ucsf chair of medicine dr. bob walker today to get answers. about the latest booster. . >> there is no question the boosters protect you against getting covid and give you significant protection against severe covid for a year. dan: the doctor says the new approved booster will protect people from the recent covid strain. public health officials in the bay area and other providers started working months before the fda gave the green light for an updated vaccine. health experts say the current booster still protects people, but a newer version will keep people's immune systems up-to-date. the new shot has to get a recommendation from the u.s. cdc. officials hope to administer it by september. ama: happen tomorrow, all eyes are on the supreme court where the justices are set to release decisions on 10 cases. the rulings will decide the fate of millions of americans with student loans. an affirmative action case also be turned. also whether businesses can deny services to lgbtq+ customers among the major cases to be decided on by the court. dan:

we'll be joined by one of our infectious disease specialists from ucsf for a closer look coming up on our 7:00 newscast. >>> up next on "nightly news," the salute to graduates across the country. words of wisdom and advice from big names, including right there, our very own lester holt. >>> tonight, extreme weather impacting much of the country, and we're now tracking several tornadoes. reports of twisters touching down in the southwest. texas and florida bracing for a deluge of rain. the first tropical storm of the season on the move and the recordrd heat in thehe nortrtheast causining scschools to closese >>> alsoso breaking toninight, the trarain disaster in india. the death toll topping 100 and still growing. reports multiple trains collided. >>> plus, the building collapse in connecticut. the race to save the workers trapped. >>> in washington, president biden's first address to the nation from the oval office tonight as he prepares to sign the debt deal into law >>> and the new report on hiring that sent the stock market soaring today. >>> the major announcement from churchill d

we don't really know from a physical why people get the symptoms to get ucsf. doctor kim rhoads is one of the leaders of a team of researchers here in the bay area working on a study called let's figure out long covid. >> the study aims to answer several questions that we're trying to find out and try to understand better is what is covid doing inside of our bodies. do we are we caring residual virus? is our immune system just on hyper drive? even though there's no virus there and attacking itself? >> what is driving long? covid? >> the study is funded by the national institutes of health. researchers are working to make sure it's inclusive and are focused on communities who have experienced higher rates of infections, hospitalizations and deaths. literally got inspiracion to look at ongoing from the basin community from from the people who really shouldn't be affected with covid. nothing always listen to the patient. this is really big lesson at this time long covid remains shrouded in uncertainty. but studies like these are the best way to gain answers. those

there were planned events at two kaiser medical centers and ucsf benioff in oakland. "labor unions have chosen to attack hospitals across the country through misleading information and staged events like today's rally to garner media coverage." they say, their staffing is safe and appropriate. kaiser says demonstrations will not affect patient care. "the hospital continues to hire more nurses to help with staffing." >>> data is rolling in that suggests inflation may finally be slowing down. the bureau of labor statistics reported today that price growth for consumers its lowest level since march of 2021. the annual rate of expected inflation now sits at 4%. that's lower than experts projected. but it is still far above the goal set by the federal reserve, which is just 2%. we'll find out tomorrow if the fall reserve is okay with this progress or if they implement another interest rate hike. >>> investors are betting that inflation data is good enough for the fed to skip the rate hike. their optimism was reflected in the stock market today. all three major composite in

roy of ucsf, who developed this artificial kidney, says depending on the funding it could be a numberrs before one is available for humans, but a device like this could save thousands of lives. right now, there are more than 3 million people worldwide who haven't received a live kidney transplant and must rely on dialysis to survive. >> i feel very confident that, as we get the patients, as we get the researchers, as we get permissions, as we get society to focus on this area, that kidney failure doesn't have to be a death sentence. we can get better treatment than dialysis. you can overcome the scarcity of kidney transplants, donors available. and we'll be able to deliver a device that a nephrologist or a transplant surgeon is able to provide to their patient when needed. >> dr. roy says no batteries are required. his artificial kidney could run off the person's blood pressure and there would be no need for anti-rejection drugs which are required in live transplants. >>> well, a huge deal to turn monterey county property owned by apple's earliest investor into one of its co-founders

. >> the ucsf team that did this surveyed more than 3100 unhoused adults throughout the state betweenober 2021. and november 2022. in the 6 months prior to becoming homeless. those surveyed were making a median income of just $960 a month. and according to zillow, the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in california is nearly 3 times that. and though the people that were participating, the survey listed a variety of reasons why they lost their homes. many people cited a loss of a reduction in income more than anything else. state assembly member matt haney explains why even the homelessness is happening throughout the entire united states. it's more difficult to recover from it. here. >> if you're homeless and a place like west virginia or ohio, you could still get a room for a couple $100. you can get an apartment for a certainly under $1000 in many parts of the country that is very difficult to do in most places in california. >> the report made several recommendations, including an expansion of rental assistance and the creation of a rental stipend program for people living. t

. >> that is one of the key findings in a new california statewide study by researchers at ucsf benioff, homeless and housing initiative investigating the causes and impacts of homelessness. what you're seeing directly from the mouths of people are experiencing it is it's really those rents are. >> are driving people's housing, insecurity and and eventually their homelessness. >> the study place between october 2021. in november 2022. researchers administered questionnaires to nearly 3200 participants and conducted 365 in-depth interviews. among those on rental lease agreements, more than 20% cited income loss or reduction as the primary reason they lost housing. add to that the cost that they were paying consume too much of their income to begin with the executive director of the coalition on homelessness in san francisco. jennifer friedman, buck, what we could do >> is prevent more people from becoming homeless. last year it was a lot in san francisco for every one person we house for people became homeless. so, you know, we can prevent people from becoming homeless people in their ho

that is one of the key findings in a new california statewide study by researchers at ucsf benioff, homelessousing initiative investigating the causes and impacts of homelessness. what you're seeing directly from the mouths of people are experiencing it is it's really those rats are are driving people's. >> housing, insecurity and and eventually their homelessness. >> the study place between october 2021 and november 2022. researchers administered questionnaires to nearly 3200 participants and conducted 365 in-depth interviews. among those on rental lease agreements, more than 20% cited income loss or reduction as the primary reason they lost housing. add to that the cost that they were paying consume too much of their income to begin with the executive director of the coalition on homelessness in san francisco. jennifer friedman, buck, what we could do >> is prevent more people from becoming homeless. last year it was a lot in san francisco for every one person we house for people became homeless. so, you know, we can prevent people from becoming homeless people in their homes. that's somet

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dion: community events run deep in disney, and pixar has had a long relationship with ucsf. >> we go back to toy story 2 1999. this has a special place in our heart. >> disney has been doing it for hundreds of years. -- for a hundred years. it was part of his outreach program in southern california. dion: even after the screening is over, patients will have access to the disney+ catalog. >> thank you, pixar, for coming here. i'm just very excited. dion: what a special unveiling. his knee is the parent company of pixar and -- disney is the parent company of pixar and abc 7. dan: san francisco held its second annual juneteenth festival, and the it is recognize as a national holiday. the mayor hosted the event in a celebration of black music and art that commemorates the freedom of black americans. it is also a representation of unity. >> i want to be the living representation of that, the embodiment of our people thriving, the embodiment of juneteenth and celebrating our freedom. dan: community leaders hope other events like the large festivals at the fillmore will help or people under

ucsf doctor of integrated medicine, carla kwan points to inflammation. >> covid kicks off whatever inflammatoryterns that were in your body and it just takes them up to a whole new level. >> the location of inflammation will vary from one person to the next. but most long covid sufferers fall under histamine inflammation gastrointestinal inflammation and or inflammation. people's particular constellation of long covid symptoms. a lot of times reflect. >> what underlying inflamation they had that was maybe so subdued that they didn't feel symptomatic and now they're very symptomatic in an effort to help those suffering. doctor quan published a book the long covid solution offers a holistic integrated approach to reducing inflammation within the body. i first start out by laying out the anti-inflammatory diet and their 5 basic souper food groups were. i tell them you want to eat as much of this is possible because these will resolve information, right? anti-inflammatory foods include cruciferous vegetables like broccoli sprouts and arugula, along with soup or foods like berries, salmon and cod wa

ucsf released the findings from a large scale research study on homelessness right here in california. the study found more than 171,000 people experience homelessness in the state. that's 30% of all homeless people in the country, the study found. two thirds reported mental health symptoms. more than a third experienced physical or sexual violence during homelessness, and more than a third went to an emergency room in the past six months, we know that folks with substance use problems can be housed successfully. we know that starting requiring treatment first is a failed policy. actually, 6% of people of every body had been in drug treatment at some point during their homelessness day and then had left and come back to homelessness. what we know is we need housing with the appropriate supports. these folks are going to need mental health care. they're going to need substance use care. they're going to need the treatment than any of us would want for our friends and family near nearly nine out of ten people reported that the cost of housing was the main barrier to leaving homelessness

a doctor in ucsf developed this artificial kidney. he says that depending on the funding, it could be a number of years before one is available for humans. but a device like this can save thousands of lives. right now there are more than 3 million people worldwide who haven't received a live kidney transplant and must rely on dialysis to survive. >> i feel very confident that as we get the patients, as we get the researchers, as we get clinicians, as we get society to focus on this area, that kidney failure doesn't have to be a death sentence. you can get better treatment than dialysis. you can overcome the scarcity of kidney transplants, donors available. and we'll be able to deliver a device that a nephrologist or a transplant surgeon is able to provide to their patient when needed. >> reporter: now, dr. roy says no batteries are required. his artificial kidney would run off of the person's blood pressure, and there is no need anti-rejection drugs, which are required in live transplants. in the bay every monday through friday from 5

dph and ucsf in meetings and brought in community members. leaders, kaiser came on board. some from hsa we got social and health [inaudible] multiple health systems and community groups all together. that partner meeting will be in july. we are juneteenth messed we up a bit. and when we are doing is focusoth recommendations and the work this group with graphic study and the research and looking what are the drivers that we based on research based on the study with black elders when should we focus? that is impacting people live and making them joyful and thriving? so those 2 things go together well. the communities was focused on many of the same things it is research and staff want to focus o. next slide. upon one way we present that recommendation that come out of that group and resxaefrpt community is trying to lay it out in ways the recommendations cluster. and many are around physical health and wellness. access to clinics and access to the help people are looking for their illnesses they already v. and the preventstive service we already deliver am behavioral health