senator scott wiener, state senator scott wiener is calling on both the city and the state to issue a state of emergency kron four's rob nesbitt. talk to the senator today about how that might improve testing and vaccine supply. and he joins us now live from our newsroom. rob, can san francisco and los angeles go back and forth with having the highest number of monkeypox cases in the state. >> senator wiener says that's concerning when you consider the difference in population between the 2 cities. with supplies running out, the u.s. announced wednesday that 800,000 more doses of the monkeypox vaccine had been approved to be sent out to states in need of more. the shipment coming from denmark. but senator scott wiener says the food and drug administration should have acted sooner. it's why he's calling on san francisco in california to declare a state of emergency responsability for administering vaccines and expands who is able to actually. >> and minister vaccines. it also expedites entering into providers. senator wiener says the state of emergency will also remove barriers around

but senator scott wiener says the food and drug administration should have acted sooner.s why he's calling on san francisco in california to declare a state of emergency responsability for administering vaccines and expands who is able to actually. >> and minister vaccines. it also expedites entering into providers. senator wiener says additional funding would also remove barriers around monkeypox testing. important when it's assume that there are more positive cases of the virus that are being reported were a city of 900. you're not 1000 people. >> and we're being impacted. you know, per capita more than york city far more than ally. the u.s. is considering issuing emergency following in the footsteps of the world health organization. doctor peter chin-hong ucsf says the action at the federal state and local level result in a more well oiled machine for health care providers. the administrative help you need to fill out the paperwork to get treatment and to follow up patients that requires additional funding. >> the public health response to track people on contact. trac

surprisers including the president of the board walton, members mandalten, dorsey and our state sin scott wiener. we are here because we as a city and county of san francisco officially are declaring a state of emergency for a public health crisis in san francisco involving monkeypox and more clearly, we want to make it known that san francisco has one of the highest case rates already of monkeypox of any other major city in the country. and just to put that into perspective recollect we saw over the past couple weeks the numbers begin to increase. at one point there was 60 and 80 and 140 and when there was 140 on july 20 i sent a letter to the secretary of the department of health and human service expressing significant concern and urgency for the need of vaccine in san francisco and we are at a very scary place and we dont want to be ignored by the federal government in our need. so many leaders of the lgbt community weeks ago asked for additional help and support and assistance and this was july 20 and now here we are. july july 28 and double the number at 281 cases of monkeypox and desperat

wiener along with representatives from the national union of healthcare workers and kaiser employees expressed their concerns during a virtual news conference today. >> according to kaiser, my clinic fully staffed yet. patients currently have to wait about a month and a half in between therapy. sessions. not that long ago when we weren't fully staffed the wait time was 2 months or more in between appointments. kaiser says that we're fully staffed now, but we're not remotely close to providing clinically appropriate care or meeting the requirements of senate bill. 2.21. >> kaiser permanente has maintained that it is committed to growing this workforce in order to meet the requirements of sb 2 to one. >> coming up at 6, the supreme court just makes another controversial decision today. this time to limit the power of invite of the environmental protection agency. we'll explain why some say that ruling could cause more pollution. >> also, the significance of today's swearing-in of justice, kentucky ketanji brown jackson to the supreme court. >> plus, a sinkhole in an east bay neighborho

but senator scott wiener says the food and drug administration should have acted sooner. it's why he's calling on san francisco in california to declare a state of emergency responsability for administering vaccines and expands who is able to actually. >> and minister vaccines. it also expedites entering into providers. senator wiener says the state of emergency will also remove barriers around monkeypox testing. important when it's assume that there are more positive cases of the virus that are being reported were a city of 900. you're not 1000 people and we're being impacted. you know, per capita more than york city are more than ally. the u.s. is considering issuing an emergency following in the footsteps of the world health organization. doctor peter chin-hong ucsf says the action at the federal state and local level with monkeypox means more dedicated funding results in a well mall. well oiled machine. >> that we need right now if we're not going to make this an endemic infection, that's going to be part society moving forward. the san francisco department of public

but senator scott wiener says the food and drug administration should have acted sooner. it's why he's calling on san francisco in california to declare a state of emergency responsability for administering vaccines and expands who is able to actually. >> and minister vaccines. it also expedites entering into providers. senator wiener says the state of emergency will also remove barriers around monkeypox testing. important when it's assume that there are more positive cases of the virus that are being reported were a city of 900. you're not 1000 people and we're being impacted. you know, per capita more than york city far more than ally. the u.s. is considering issuing an emergency following in the footsteps of the world health organization. doctor peter chin-hong ucsf says the action at the federal state and local level with monkeypox means more dedicated funding results in a well mall. well oiled machine. >> that we need right now if not going to make this an endemic infection, that's going to be part society moving forward. the san francisco department of public health

but state senator scott wiener argues that still not enough. he wants the city and state to issue a state of emergency. experts say that would lead to more resources. >> chris, possibility for administering vaccines and expands who is able to actually and minister vaccines. it also expedites entering into provide results in a well mall. well oiled machine. >> that we need right now if not going to make this an endemic infection, that's going to be part society moving forward. >> the san francisco general hospital monkeypox vaccine clinic that was closed again today because of a lack of supply. but the health department says the city will be getting about 4200 doses by the end of the week. and for the latest information on the disease, including a monkeypox case tracker vaccination sites. you can scan that qr code will take you right to our website. covid vaccination rate among children under age 5 have peaked in are now decreasing. that's according to a new survey by the kaiser family foundation. >> researchers also found about 40% of parents w

senator scott wiener.es like san francisco and oakland to keep the bars open an extra 2 hours. so it would close at 4 a and now instead of 2 supporters say it would also help businesses that are still struggling to recover from the pandemic. make some of that money back. but opponents say it could lead to more troubles and even deaths from drunken behavior and dui accidents. >> this is our 5th. a whack at keeping this deadly excuse for a business growth bill that does more to threaten the innocent public, then helping a few bars and night clubs increase their nightly revenue. >> it would be the same as like getting out to any way like the same, like with the streets and the safety. like it's only a few hours later. so. >> but critics say those few hours make a big difference when people are getting ready to head out, you know, for work are getting the kids ready for school. you have people going home even later. i don't. i mean, i think everybody just does it responsibly. >> i'm for it. all right. well, th

the state senator scott wiener says that's still not enough. he's calling on both the city and the state issued a state of emergency infectious disease experts say that will mean more resources to treat the outbreak. >> chris, possibility for administering vaccines and expands who is able to actually and minister vaccines. it also expedites entering into provide results in a well mall. well oiled machine. >> that we need right now if not going to make this an endemic infection, that's going to be part society moving forward. >> the city's department of public health says san francisco will receive around 4200 doses by the end of the week. in the south bay, santa clara county health officials say they're also experiencing a monkey pox vaccine a shortage and lots more cases. the county has the 3rd case. now the 3rd started the 3rd highest case. number in the bay area. they have 39 cases in santa clara county and of those current cases. there's a disproportionate amount in the latino and hispanic community and mostly men, public health officer doc

wiener, along with representatives from the national union of healthcare workers and kaiser employees express their concern at a virtual press conference this morning. >> according to kaiser, my clinic is fully staffed yet. patients currently have to wait about a month and a half in between therapy. sessions. not that long ago when we weren't fully staffed the wait time was 2 months or more in between appointments. kaiser says that we're fully staffed now, but we're not remotely close to providing clinically appropriate care or meeting the requirements of senate bill. 2.21. >> kaiser permanente has maintained it is committed to growing their workforce in order to meet the requirements of sb to 21. >> well, shifting topics here. we're taking another live look outside this time at the san francisco skyline. the transamerica period pair met there with the some floating clouds on by and look who else just floated in. yeah, everybody wants to talk about the 4th of july to, you know, you get to this time of year. they're like. >> we don't want to talk about you what it's going to be like on

the state senator scott wiener says that still isn't enough. he's now calling a both the city and the state issued a state of emergency infectious disease experts say that would mean more resources to treat the outbreak. >> chris, possibility for a minute stirring vaccines and expands who is able to actually and minister vaccines. it also expedites entering into provide results in a well mall. well oiled machine. >> that we need right now if not going to make this an endemic infection, that's going to be part society moving forward. >> the city's department of public health says san francisco will receive around 4200 doses by the end of the week. and the south bay, santa clara county health officials say they are expecting more vaccines as well. although their case rate is significantly lower than san francisco's the cases they do have are concerning kron four's. dan thorn has that update. >> santa clara county has the 3rd highest number of monkeypox cases in the bay area. at 39, the numbers are significantly lower than san francisco, but it's

rafael mandelman dorsey and our state senator scott wiener.ecause we as a city and county of san francisco officially, are declaring a state of emergency for a public health crisis. in san francisco involving monkeypox and more. we want to make it known that san francisco has one of the highest case rates already of monkeypox of any other major city in the country. and just to put that into perspective, we saw over the past couple of weeks, the numbers. begin to rapidly increase. at one point, there was 60, then there was a tea. then there was one, 40. and when there was one 40 on july 20th, i sent a letter to the secretary of the department of health and human services, xavier becerra, expressing. significant concern and urgency for the need for vaccines in san francisco and that we are at a very scary place. we don't want to be ignored by the federal government in our needs. so many leaders of the lgbt community have also weeks ago. ask for additional help and support and assistance. and this was july 20th. and now here we are. >> july 28 an

and i want to thank senator wiener, supervisors dorsey for joining us. today's announcement is a critical piece of our city's response to the monkeypox outbreak. by declaring it is a local health emergency, we are making sure everyone understands this is a threat to our entire community. and as the mayor has mentioned, our city has a rich history of elevating, celebrating, and advocating for the lives of the lgbtq plus community. we have always as a city and community been at the forefront of advocacy, treatment, research for medical conditions that disproportionately impact our lgbtq plus community. this is personal for me. as a gay man who came out and did my medical training during the peak of the aids epidemic, i personally and professionally experienced the indifference, homophobia, and the stigma by the medical and public health institutions with regard to prioritizing hiv prevention and care. but san francisco's community driven and responsive care systems were a notable exception. and today, we seek to emulate that history by elevating our respon

but state senator scott wiener says that still isn't enough. he's calling on the state and the city's to issue a state of emergency infectious disease experts say that that would mean that more resources would be available to treat the outbreak. >> chris, possibility for a minute stirring vaccines and expands who is able to actually and minister vaccines. it also expedites entering into provide results in a well mall. well oiled machine. >> that we need right now if we're not going to make this an endemic infection, that's going to be part society moving forward. >> san francisco not only has the most cases, but the biggest demand for vaccines in san francisco supposed to get about 4200 doses of the monkeypox vaccine by the end of the week. santa clara county could also use more vaccines. and their officials say that they want to because they have a high case rate as well lower than san francisco. but still concerning kron four's. dan thorn has more. >> santa clara county has the 3rd highest number of monkeypox cases in the bay area. at 39, the

is sp 57, introduced by senator scott wiener.the way for san francisco, oakland, and los angeles to set up injection sites, laces where people can go -- places where people can go under supervision. >> this is a toolbox to help people from dying from overdoses. tara: it could land on the governor's desk next month. >> if the governor signs this bill into law, it will go into effect january 1. my hope is that the city will be prepared when it is time to open one or more sites. tara: san francisco's department of public health saying that the city is pursuing a policy that could allow the opening of safe consumption sites once the legal hurdles have been sick -- addressed. this will help connect more people to treatment and services. and would add to an approach to reduce deaths. but jackie berlin has concerns. her son has been on the streets for more than a decade, now addicted to fentanyl. >> i see this as just enabling him to continue and he is like a zombie on the streets. tara: she speaks to her son every week, sometimes searc

. >> which is why leaders like state senator scott wiener say we need to do what we can to prevent the spread. you come fast enough because we have limited time, a limited window to control. this outbreak has said dph and the aids foundation are working on educating people about the virus for guard lists of whether or not they can get vaccinated. they say it can be prevented by avoiding physical contact covering the body when in crowds and talking to your partners. it's the last thing we need right now. we've got a really rough 2 years and we're not done with covid rush for should i say focus time with austin. francisco department of public health is looking at all the case data right now and they're trying to get the vaccines to people who've already been exposed to monkeypox. >> in the newsroom, amanda hari kron, 4 news. >> happening tomorrow, at least one lgbtq group plans to publicly demand a stronger response to the monkeypox outbreak. the alice b toklas democratic club is planning a protest outside the san francisco office of health and human services on monday, the biden adminis

it rolls out in san francisco, oakland and los angeles, san francisco senator scott wiener author thathe goal is to prevent drug overdoses and limit the spread of diseases such as hiv. the bill passed with the bare minimum of votes needed a number of his fellow democrats did not support it. but senator wayne are released a statement saying, quote, right now we are letting people die on our streets for no reason other than an arbitrary legal prohibition that we need to remove sb. 57 is long overdue and will make a huge impact for some of the most vulnerable people in our community, unquote. that bill heads back to the state senate and then likely on to governor newsom's desk. >> bart fares going up starting tomorrow at 3.4% jump. that will mean the cost of a one-way ticket goes up a little bit between $0.5 and $0.50. the average ticket price, though they figure will we have about $0.15 money from the fare increase will reportedly be spent on things like more cleaning more police officers and buying new train cars. and that's not the only thing going up. north bay commuters can expect to

surprisers including the president of the board walton, members mandalten, dorsey and our state sin scott wiener. we are here because we as a city and county

but wiener says they've agreed to license it. he has it's up to the biden administration to pressure us manufacturers to step up. we've been trying to light a fire to say that you need to do everything humanly possible to accelerate and expand the production of these vaccines making sure that other manufacturers are stepping in providing financial incentives, even if you as companies do so extra vaccines are still months away in san francisco and said hussain abc 7 news. now we have everything you need to know about monkeypox, including about vaccines and treatment just head to our website abc 7 news.com with all this news about monkeypox all the other issues going on in the world. give me some good news when it comes to the weather. i hear some good news dion. we have a week of rather quiet calm weather coming our way. so how about that? we'll start with what's happening right now with our surface winds, which are rather light over most of the bay area going towards the delta area. it's a little bit breezier there where real vis

today, state senator wiener put out a statement on twitter, criticizing the federal government for releasing so few vaccines. we spoke to one san francisco resident who says some of his friends are foregoing even casual contact like handshakes. >> seeing that cases double every single week in the country and specifically with gay men. how do you know where to go? >> the feds have put in an order for 2.5 million additional doses of the vaccine. >>> today twitter is planning to sue elon musk. experts tell sara donchey, even if twitter comes out on top in court the site may never be the same. >> reporter: elon musk wants out of his drama-filled bid to buy twitter, and the company isn't happy about it. in a letter, musk's lawyer wrote that twitter made false and misleading representations and note thad noted that musk would be ending the deal. a warning was fired off to musk writing the twitter board is committed to closing the transaction on the price and terms agreed upon with mr. musk and plans to pursue legal action. we confident we will prevail. >> twitter can bring him to court to try to f

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but say senator scott wiener says that is not enough. he is calling on both the city and the state to issue a state of emergency infectious disease experts say that would mean more resources to treat the outbreak. >> chris, possibility for administering vaccines and expands who is able to actually and minister vaccines. it also expedites entering into provide results in a well mall. well oiled machine. >> that we need right now if not going to make this an endemic infection, that's going to be part of oss society moving forward. >> the u.s. is considering issuing an emergency following in the footsteps of the world health organization. meanwhile, san francisco waits for those additional doses to arrive. the san francisco general hospital monkeypox vaccine clinic was closed again today because of a lack of supply. but the census go, department of public health was informed today that the city will receive about 4,200 doses by the end of this week in santa clara county, health officials have administered 662 doses of the monkeypox vaccine.

here's what senator wiener shared with us today. right now, we're letting people die on our streets for no reason other than some arbitrary reason. and at this time we're trying to get some more information right now. but it looks like sb 57, he says, is long overdue and will make a huge impact for some of the most vulnerable people in our community. the bill heads back to senate and then likely to newsom's desk. a water main, you know, brakes in front of some homes in an east bay neighborhood. >> and then the road caves this image. well, yeah, that's just the beginning of the problem. that well, kron four's. we've reports from kensington in the berkeley hills where hopefully that driver is safe. and we're taking a look at what is being done about the sinkhole. >> slumped over and sunken into overland avenue. jillian hughes, neighbors minivan and hill by a sinkhole wednesday night. we notified them and on that was just too late for them to move it because they just keep from sinking. young was aghast east bay municipal utility distr

state senator scott wiener issued a statement on wednesday. he says the u.s.w about a possible monkeypox spread in 2010. he says in 2019, the fda approved a vaccine but the united states only ordered enough to vaccinate 28,000 people. that's one reason for the current shortage. the concern at the county level is spread of the virus that could have been prevented. >> what that tells us is that there are more cases, that there are chains of transmission that we have not identified, that there is ongoing spread. >> you never really know what could happen. it definitely is a concern and is a priority to us and hoping that the community stays safe. anser: bay area health officials and epidemiologists emphasized that the risk of the virus to the general population remains low. santa clara county says it will expand eligibility as more vaccines become available. reporting live, anser hassan, abc 7 news. reggie: in san francisco, thousands have lined up, sometimes for hours over the past few weeks hoping to get a monkeypox vaccine only to be told they ran out. supervi

now state senator scott wiener says that that's welcome news in this latest battle to stop the spread of monkeypox. wastewater testing is incredibly important scientists at stanford or testing wastewater for monkeypox , just as they did for coronavirus. since last month, monkeypox has been detected and 10 of 11 sewer systems tested by the sewer, coronavirus alert network or scan, including palo alto and other bay area cities. democratic state senator scott wiener from san francisco, says wastewater testing will help with detection. regular individualized testing is very limited right now and so, you know, if it's a few 100 people are testing positive for monkey box. that means a lot more people than that actually have it and the wastewater will allow us to more scientifically track. um what the trends are at how prevalent and actually weiner also sent this tweet monday, saying the monkey pox vaccine has run out at san francisco general hospital, and it will be closed on tuesday with no known date for getting more vaccine supply. weiner says he and the community are frustrated francisc

wiener says that this would help struggling venues recover from the pandemic.pponents say this could lead to more drunken behavior in dui crashes while others are fine with extending the hours. >> this is our 5th. a whack at keeping this deadly excuse for business growth. bill that does more to threaten the innocent public, then helping a few bars and night clubs increase their nightly revenue. >> it would be the same as like getting out to any way like the same, like with the streets and the safety like it's only a few hours later. so. >> but critics say those few hours make a big difference when people are getting ready to head out, you know, for work are getting the kids ready for school. you have people going home even later. i don't. i mean, i think everybody just does it responsibly. >> i'm for it. >> the bill is scheduled for a hearing next week before the state assembly committee to become law. it would need majority approval from both the senate and assembly as well as the signature from governor gavin newsom. everyone went back to work today because t

they say nearly half of those are among latino men state senator scott wiener is calling monkeypox a public health crisis, saying that it needs to be treated as such more than 200 cases have been detected in san francisco. in a statement, senator weiner released today he is asking for a state of emergency to be declared that statement reads in part state of emergency declarations will create significant flexibility around testing, contracting for services in administration of vaccinations. it will allow us to use all the resources in our power. or to contain the outbreak. after weeks of delays , nearly 800,000 doses of the monkey pox vaccine will soon be available for distribution. us health officials say they will announce their allocation plans tomorrow, but we do know tonight that at least 4000 of those doses will come to san francisco , california is receiving millions of dollars from the usda to help local food banks all across our state. us agriculture secretary tom vilsack announced the funding this morning in your local county. it will be used to purchase locally grown produc

rates very, very high state senator scott wiener says the transfer plans are rushed and doing more harm than good. we are asking the federal government at least be more flexible and the transfers of the most vulnerable people don't have. >> to be federal to listen. the california advocates for nursing home reform is holding a town hall next week. >> urban started a petition to educate more people on what's happening. urban says he understands that there are safety violations that need to be fixed the doing it this way could have dire consequences for people like his mother-in-law. she is very frail of the >> that we weren't sure how long she was going to last. issues that really is less months lives and you have to go through this type of the situation is just a brutal way to to sort realize if the transfers continues, some people a move to add a state facilities. >> some were moved to homeless shelters. the city publishes a weekly summary of the closure process as of july 24th. the facility still has 608 patients. amanda hari kron, 4 news. >> united states now officially leads the worl

but state senator scott wiener says that still isn't enough. he's now calling on both the city and the state issued a state of emergency. you have infectious disease experts that say that would mean more resources to treat the outbreak. >> chris, possibility for a minute stirring vaccines and expands who is able to actually and minister vaccines. it also expedites entering into provide results in a well mall. well oiled machine. >> that we need right now if not going to make this an endemic infection, that's going to be part society moving forward. >> the city's department of public health says san francisco will receive around 4200 doses by the end of the week. in the south bay, santa clara county health officials say that they are expecting more vaccines as well. and their case rate is significantly lower than san francisco's. but there's still concerns. kron four's dan thorn has more from there. >> santa clara county has the 3rd highest number of monkeypox cases in the bay area. at 39, the numbers are significantly lower than san francisco,

senator wiener believes the state of emergency would help with those vaccinations. reminder here. we have everything that you need to know about monkeypox including vaccines and treatments. go to our website when you have a moment. ama: new at 11:00, the san lorenzo library is doubling down on efforts to support inclusiveness and acceptance of lgbtq communities. today was the kick off every month is pride month, an event series at the library. dave brown is sponsoring it. it's in response to a group of white nationalists proud boys disrupting drag queen story our last month. monized and suedo the back seat. i don't see it changing dramatically. i could not walk down the street with my male partner in san lorenzo without fear of violence. ama: the alameda county sheriff's office continues to investigate the incident involving the proud boys. dan: a brush fire that broke out a few miles from sonoma raceway has been contained. the fire was first reported about 5:15 this evening near lakeville. it burned about 50 acres and kicked up enough smoke that it could be seen for miles away. i

. >> reporter: scott wiener says he will be pushing for the federal government pushing for more vaccinesthey have no idea when a new supply will come in. the bottom line, they need it now. in san francisco, cheryl hurd, back to you. >> we are learning san jose mayor tested positive for covid-19, again. news of his diagnose. it is not the first time he has had covid-19. he tested positive back in may. in the tweet the mayor says in part, quote, symptoms are minor with crumpiness and my s to anyone i may of exposed grumpiness and my apologizes to those i may of exposed. >>> masks are reinstated for b.a.r.t. the rules comes as covid-19 cases are surging in the bay area. the mask rules run through october 1st. >>> more problems for san francisco's lagoona honda hospital, they are putting a pause on transferring patients after several people died. state and federal officials ordered vulnerable patients to be relocated because they decertified the 156-year-old nursing home saying it provided substandard care. the families of people who live there is a at least four patients died within days or

reporter: senator wiener spoke with house speaker nancy pelosi on saturday about monkeypox. he says pelosi is advocating to federal health agencies to move faster on the vaccine front. on monday, a protest rally is planned at the san francisco regional office of the u.s. department of health and human services to demand more vaccines. in the newsroom. abc7news. dion: much appreciated. moving onto the east bay now. police are searching for the suspect involved in a triple shooting at a livermore only alley. though it was calm this morning, a 28-year-old man died here last night, as families are gathering for the evening. police said the incident started as an argument in the bar area at around 6:00 and that argument turned into a physical fight. the suspect then pulled out a gun and shot two people before taking off. two are listed in stable condition at the hospital, while livermore police are pursuing several leads in the case. >> so they are splitting up, some are following up on suspect info. lots are interviewing witnesses and also trying -- waiting until the two other v

as we get >> senator scott wiener is alluding to the federal government's handling of the aids crisis. he says more needs to be done. very small window of time. >> to control this outbreak. >> i'm taylor bisacky reporting kron. 4 news. >> the city's department of health says they are going to open 10 vaccine clinics once they get their next shipment of shots. you can actually schedule an appointment on the website. san francisco general hospital is also going to reopen their vaccine clinic on monday. that's going to be at 08:00am. as cases of monkeypox rise. experts are trying to figure out why certain populations are testing positive more often than others. we spoke to an infectious disease expert about positive cases among people of color kron four's. rob nesbitt has that story. there's no easy answer as to why the majority of monkeypox cases are happening among the latino community and other people of color. >> scientists are looking into it and doing everything they can to get the information out to those who need it most in order to stop the spread of monkeypox, you first need to

senator wiener believes the state of emergency would help with those vaccinations. reminder here. everything that you need to know about monkeypox including vaccines and treatments. go to our website when you have a moment. ama: new at 11:00, the san lorenzo library is doubling down on efforts to support inclusiveness and acceptance of lgbtq communities. today was the kick off every month is pride month, an event series at the library. dave brown is sponsoring it. it's in response to a group of white nationalists proud boys disrupting drag queen story our last month. activists applaud the decision. >> this community has been demonized and subjugated and pushed to the back seat forever. i don't see it changing dramatically. i could not walk down the street with my male partner in san lorenzo without fear of violence. ama: the alameda county sheriff's office continues to investigate the incident involving the proud boys. dan: a brush noay has been contained. the fire was first reported about 5:15 this evening near lakeville. it burned about 50 acres and kicked up enough smoke that i

scott wiener managed to wrangle $11 million in state funding for this complex, which will house a wholesale produce market to box shop in a hub where community centers for the neighborhood kids. the head of san francisco's boys and girls club say the kids help make this dream happen. >> you've spoken up, and thank you for everything that you've done to allow the voices of young people to be heard. to speak up and say this is what we need. congratulations for everything that you do. >> reporter: the renovation is a part of san francisco's hope sfy development and development. >>> truck drivers forced the closure of oakland. overhead for a third day. truckers protested california's gig worker labor law known as ab5. they say that law classifies drivers as independent contractors and deprives them of fair wages and benefits. 75,000 truckers who own and drive their own trucks fall under this law. officials say they are preventing most tracks from dropping off and picking up containers. >>> could macy's be moving away from department stores? the chain says it will open three new stores this fall

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francisco announced a state of emergency over this growing concern of monkeypox state senator scott wienerresents the city was a part of that announcement and he tells us today that more vaccines can't come fast enough. >> the more this president, particularly if it starts spreading straight to unit is we're going to see a dramatically increased demand for vaccines far beyond what we're saying today, which will swap any increases in vaccine supply that we seize the faster we can move to get vaccines into arms. the better. >> for the latest information on the disease, including the monkeypox case tracker and vaccination sites. you can scan this qr code. it will take you right to our website. kron 4 dot com. >> welcome to the field. the so. >> will clark officially joining the giants. legends today is the team are tired his number. 22 in a pre-game ceremony at oracle park, clarke's jersey will now hang side by side with the likes of willie mays won mary scholl and willie people at atnt park were fired up today for this giants. >> have retired only 2 jerseys of non hall of fame players, clark

. >> reporter: state senator scott wiener joining community leaders to demand more monkeypox vaccines from the feds. >> the city is pretty much out of a vaccine. >> reporter: requesting tens of thousands of doses to meet the need, but says the next shipment is expected to have less than 4,200. >> in order to vaccinate our highest risk communities, we need 35,000 doses. so far we've received about 30,000. >> reporter: community leaders who organized today's protest say they hope calls to action like this will help pressure federal officials to make monkeypox a bigger priority before infections become more widespread. >> what we're asking for is a ramp up production of the vaccine. we're asking that they make sure it gets distributed equitably and to those who are most at risk and need it first. >> reporter: some see troubling parallels to the initial aids outbreak 40 years ago with federal agencies not taking the virus seriously enough and doing too little to help stop it. >> and 30 years ago they ignored a virus and thousands died. they thought it was a hoax. and here we are we haven'

ama: state senator scott wiener is demanding action, issuing a statement saying "we are veering towardublic health mass of uncontrolled monkeypox spread in our community and many other communities." the white house has promised to have 2 million doses by the end of next year. some 800,000 of them may arrive as soon as the end of this month. there are currently almost 1500 confirmed monkeypox cases nationwide. we are tracking all the latest information about monkeypox cases, testing and vaccines in the bay area. find those stories on our website, abc7news.com. new details tonight about a deadly crash on a bay area road known for street racing. ivana trump has died at the age of 73. the tribute from her ex-husband, the former president. a look at how bastille day was celebrated in san francisco today. a look at what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live after abc7news at 11:00. >> hello, san francisco! i am filling in for jimmy kimmel. , tonight we've got demi lovato, plus science bob and i mess up the studio so badly he will never be invited back, next on "jimmy kimmel live." ♪ now you can s

ama: state senator scott wiener is demanding action, issuing a statement saying "we are veering toward public health mass of uncontrolled monkeypox spread in our community and many other communities." the white house has promised to have 2 million doses by the end of next year. some 800,000 of them may arrive as soon as the end of this month. there are currently almost 1500 confirmed monkeypox cases nationwide. we are tracking all the latest information about monkeypox cases, testing and vaccines in the bay area. find those stories on our website, abc7news.com. new details tonight about a deadly crash on a bay area road known for street racing. ivana trump has died at the age of 73. the tribute from her ex-husband, the former president. a look at how bastille day was celebrated in san francisco today. a look at what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live after abc7news at 11:00. >> hello, san francisco! i am filling in for jimmy kimmel. , tonight we've got demi lovato, plus science bob and i mess up the studio so badly he will never be invited back, next on "jimmy kimmel live." check out thi

well, state senator scott wiener took to twitter to highlight the lack of monkeypox vaccines available in the city. >> we're tweeted out, quote, the lack of vaccinations in san francisco is beyond unstable. it can't go on this way is calling on the federal government to follow through on its commitment. this and 35,000 doses of the vaccine to this city. well, the united states is considering declaring monkeypox a health emergency. you have health and human services secretary javier becerra. he says the u.s. is working with global partners to stop the spread. this all comes after the world health organization decided to declare an emergency over the weekend. this declaration could allow for more funding for treatment, but could also make it harder for people to get the already scarce vaccines available last week the federal government said the state of california, another 10,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine. so far it has not been distributed and fact you have officials with the san francisco department of public health who said they still don't know how many of those doses they are g

san francisco state legislators, scott wiener and matt haney. >> are calling out the federal government poor planning when it comes to the vaccine. we need to go faster because the virus is spreading. >> it at a minimum for anyone we've it's it's not just going to be as it can be extremely painful. thursday the biden administration announced it will begin shipping an additional. >> 144,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine to states this monday at a news conference, friday county health officials in los angeles said they would be getting 6,000 of those doses help time. it's unclear how many san francisco will receive. >> but the san francisco aids foundation, which gets part of that allotment, says it clearly won't be enough. >> the foundation has received only about 90 doses the jenny vaccine. and we would need something like 6,000 to treat all of the patients that might get high rent. >> and while vaccines are behind, medical experts say so is testing, which is also critical to keeping monkeypox from getting out of control. >> it's very difficult to always recognize who's infected and pe

. >> reporter: today matt wiener and matt haney put out a statement saying we have no time to spare in stopping the spread. >> if we don't -- if we don't get ahead of this virus, and contain it, it's not just going to be affecting gay and bi men. it's going to move out into the general population. >> reporter: the two leaders also say it is unacceptable the federal government has released so few vaccines. a trickle by the hundreds when vaccines by the thousands are needed in the bay area, and needed now. activists honey mahogany. >> i don't know what else to say. we should have learned our lessons back then. we should be applied those learned lessons now. >> reporter: and going into the weekend, christopher vazquez says while he is proud the lgbtq community is taking the lead on rallying for more shots in more arms and getting more information out, it shouldn't once again fall on gay shoulders to do jobs that health departments are paid to do. >> we shouldn't having to be doing this on our own. i think that's where a lot of the frustration is we're being failed by our federal, state an

senator scott wiener says the fda has signed off on millions of doses of the monkeypox vaccine in denmark to be sent to the u.s. and that san francisco needs to be prioritized to get its fair share. people need to have easy access to this vaccine that we need to make sure focusing on the most impacted communities. other concerns, a lack of testing and the difficulties people are feeling to get treatment. michel roux pay with the harvey milk. lgbtq democratic club is a survivor of the hiv aids pandemic. he questions why there's been a lack of response from the federal government when it comes to monkeypox. there's seems to be this stigma attached to it. to think that because lgbtq populations are primarily being affected, that this is lgbtq issue. we know that it is not. >> organizers of today's protest announced a new way that you can stay up to date with monkeypox and vaccine availability. they say you can do that by texting the word. prevent monkey monkeypox 2, 5, 2, 8, 8, 6 reporting live in san francisco. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. thanks, rob. meanwhile, in the south bay, the sant

senator scott wiener says the fda has signed off on millions of doses of the monkeypox vaccine in denmark to be sent to the u.s. and that san francisco needs to be prioritized to get its fair share. people need to have easy access to this vaccine that we need to make sure focusing on the most impacted communities. other concerns, a lack of testing and the difficulties people are feeling to get treatment. michel roux pay with the harvey milk. lgbtq democratic club is a survivor of the hiv aids pandemic. he questions why there's been a lack of response from the federal government when it comes to monkeypox. there's seems to be this stigma attached to it. to think that because lgbtq populations are primarily being affected, that this is lgbtq issue. we know that it is not. organizers of monday's protest announced a new way that you can stay up to date with monkeypox and vaccine availability. >> you can do that by texting the words, prevent monkeypox, 2, 5, 2, 8, 8, 6 reporting in san francisco. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> with more people in the bay area and across the state that contin

democratic state senator scott wiener from san francisco, says wastewater testing will help with detection. regular individualized testing is very limited right now and so, you know. in a few 100 people are testing positive for monkey pox . that means a lot more people than that actually have it and the wastewater will allow us to more scientifically track. um what the trends are and how prevalent and actually weiner also sent this tweet monday, saying the monkey pox vaccine has run out at san francisco general hospital, and it will be closed on tuesday with no known date for getting more vaccine supply. weiner says he and the community are frustrated francisco keeps running out of monkey pox vaccines we have a lot, one of the largest populations of people with monkeypox in the country. um it's spreading and we need to get people vaccinated, believes it will be months before the federal government can get an adequate amount of the vaccine where it's most needed. on monday, the white house also talked about monkey pox and its efforts to get a handle on the spread of the virus. to date, we h