to them does not worry me too much if it means we get to breathe cleaner air. >> in san jose, zach fuentes. >> a new internal audit says oakland's effort to battle homelessness is falling short. despite throwing millions of the problem. the audit says oakland's un-house population grew 24% in the last three years. it currently stands at more than 5000. the city has spent $69 million on contracts to provide homeless services. it found the programs had mixed results in finding permanent housing for participants. >> investing in a neighborhood while also making amends for past transgressions. the (fisher investments) in this market, you'll find fisher investments is different than other money managers. (other money manager) different how? aren't we all just looking for the hottest stocks? (fisher investments) nope. we use diversified strategies to position our client's portfolios for their long-term goals. (other money manager) but you still sell investments that generate high commissions for you, right? (fisher investments) no, we don't sell commission products. we're a fiduciary, obligated

ama: zach fuentes has more on what the judge says led to his decision. zach: former theranos ceo elizabeth holmes walked into the courthouse in san jose, the team hoping the judge would grant their motion for acquittal. >> what ms. holmes was saying was there is not enough evidence against me, i want a not guilty from the court. this was not about getting a new trial, this was about never getting sentenced. zach: it comes months after a jury found her guilty on four counts of wire fraud. her attorneys say government prosecutors didn't prove she committed fraud. they say the core allegation against her is that she misrepresented theranos technology, but they say she believed in the technology. attorneys argue the same thing in the trial that led to her conviction. in in acquittal hearings like this, the court has to strongly consider the verdict the jury already came up with. >> this jury got it right. they were very diligent. they were out for many days. there was a tremendous amount of evidence presented by both sides. zach: ultimately the judge gave a p

reporter zach fuentes talked about easy ways to stay out of the er altogether. zach: hot weather and long weekends are usually what it takes to paint this picture of beaches. crowds of people hoping to escape from hot temperatures where they live. historically this emergency room ends up having to care for many of those tourists. >> this weekend we staffed up. we added additional staff to the emergency department and on top of that, we have staff who are on call. zach: tammy green is the manager of the emergency department. they refer to the time between memorial day and labor day as a 100 deadliest days. >> that is when incidents of drunk drivings, unfortunately, and fatalities related to them, increases. zach: on topzach: of that, the current heat wave has added to their concerns. >> even more people who, may be before this, were not considering traveling towards the ocean and cooler areas. so we are going to have more people out on the road. zach: although the beach might be the ideal place to find relief, climate experts say you may want to postpone outdoor a

zach fuentes has a look at the land to further connect the bay area.nemembering ttimeat t stations in the bay area and the first want to open in san jose. this one along with one and milpitasand while bart operatesd maintains stations like this one in milpitas, -- vta oversees the structure and design. >> now that phase i is done, and attention is now on phase two which would add four stations in areas like downtown san jose and santa clara university. >> this connection is highly anticipated by the whole entire region. it will be that last piece that fills the gap to have a connection to ring around the bay. apart will connect to caltrain which will allow people to come from the east or the peninsula east -- easily to silicon valley. >> and it limits congestion. those that remember instruction of previous bart stations, now with new technology the construction will be less disruptive. >> the technology that will bring art to san jose is with a single bore tunneling. it is being used all over the world. we will be building that in san joseotegr ut eept

he's surrendered peacefully in colanga abc 7 news reporter, zach fuentes talked to neighbors and has the latest oregon needs to virtue of code 3 in dublin for shooting. it's been a tragic and frightening day for this dublin neighborhood this up. we're quiet neighborhood that silence was brutally broken when police got a 911 call at around 12:45 in the morning. the caller called and said that there was a an intruder that had come into the house that had it was brandishing a firearm and ultimately fired that firearm and killing two people in our community investigators aren't identifying the victims yet. they say they were a married 58 year old man and 42 year old woman neighbor gabriella gonzalez said she didn't know the two but was startled to wake by what she now believes were the gunshots. she says she went to her window and saw the same car that police later released as a suspects vehicle within five minutes of that car turning the one squad squad car arrived and after he got out my windows were open so i heard him say i've got two down the suspect was meet a county sheriff's depu

i'm hoping it something really comes out of all of this for all of us in san jose zach fuentes abc 7e american civil liberties union has filed a class action lawsuit against san francisco and sheriff paul miyamoto. the suit says the sheriff went beyond constitutional bounds by requiring defendants freed under electronic monitoring to consent to require to consent to a search of their body home vehicle or possessions at any time. the sheriff's office sent us a statement saying the sheriff does not require electronically monitored inmates to wave any rights, but the court does and the sheriff's office enforces those rules and regulations still ahead school districts leaving hundreds of millions of dollars on the table. we'll tell you about the offer from the state that not all districts are taking advantage want a permanent solution to homelessness? you won't get it with prop 27. it was written and funded by out-of-state corporations to permanently maximize profits, not homeless funding. 90% of the profits go to out-of-state corporations permanently. only pennies on the dollar for the

october those first $500 a month payments are expected to start december 15th in the south bay zach fuentesabc 7 news. governor newsom ups his attacks on abortion restrictions across the country and now he's launching billboard campaigns in seven states. also the governor is calling on the department of justice tonight after the governor of florida sends dozens of migrants to martha's vineyard to make a to martha's vineyard to make a point abc 7 ♪ ♪ entresto is the number one heart failure brand prescribed by cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto for heart failure. ask your doctor about entresto billboards in support of abortion care throughout seven of the most strict anti-abortion states the ads point residents to a new

here's abc 7 news reporter zach fuentes. that was the moment governor gavin newsom signed care court into law wednesday morning, the press conference held out of san jose nonprofit mental health services facility and here we are took us decades and decades to get here the care court program would start with someone like a family member first responder or doctor filing a petition to the court if the court finds a person needs services, they would get a court ordered mental health care plan for up to a year with the possibility to expand it that care also includes housing care court is specifically focused on people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders or what the law calls other psychotic disorders every county in california will be responsible for implementation of the program. we will start with seven counties. we will start with counties large and small tuolumne county, orange county. we have riverside. that's join us glenn county, san francisco, san diego and stanislaus though the bill passed with large bipartisan suppor

zach fuentes spoke to doctors about how these problems -- about these problems they are predicting ande. >> it has been a long pandemic and many covid restrictions are being rolled back the doctors are inspecting a strong flu season. >> we anticipate a much higher volume of patients that come into our emergency departments. there will be a rise in cases for the vulnerable populations, which also includes the elderly population and the very young. there will be increased hospitalizations and increased deaths. >> during the flu season between september of 2020 and may of 2021, the cdc reported that of the more than 800,000 influenza tests, only 1600 came back positive. that is 0.2%. one thing they credited for the improvements are covid-19 restrictions. the medications are not the same this year. >> there are less masks, social distancing has become a thing of the past for a large majority of the population and the country. and of course in the bay area. >> dr. peter chang hong says part of why experts are concerned is because of what has happened in other parts of the world. >> we look

zach fuentes spoke with doctors about the problems. they're predicting and how to stay safe.been a very long pandemic and now many covid restrictions are being rolled back. but doctors say they're expecting a strong flu season. so we anticipate a much higher volume of patients that come into our emergency departments. there will be a rise of cases for those vulnerable populations, which also include the elderly population and the very young there will be increased hospitalizations and increased deaths during the flu season between september of 2020 and may 2021 the cdc reported that of the more than 800,000 influence a test done in the us only 1,600 came back positive. that's point two percent one main possibility they credit for the improvements are covid-19 precautions, like mask wearing reduced travel and social distancing, but those mitigation measures aren't the same this year. there's less masks social distancing has come a thing of the past for the large majority of the population in the country. and of course in the bay area infectious disease specialist dr. peter chi

ama: zach fuentes spoke to an expert who weighs in on what has changed and how long we can continue tofirst hit the bay area. in two thousand one, they spread to the entire state. san jose state shirt -- san jose state lecturer feels california has done as much as possible to take care of the electric grid. >> whether it is cold, hot, they are suffering because there are issues with the grid. we don't have the same issues here. we are aware of the problem. >> stage three emergency alerts mean rolling blackouts are happening or a minute. california reached that level in 2000. 38 times in 2001. the next time we saw the same kind of alert was twice in 2020. over the last two decades, california has led the country in integrating solar and wind to supply the grid. at times, when the cleaner sources are not producing enough and demand is high, battery sources are used, or as a last resort, sources that use fossil fuels. steps have been taken in the last 20 years to fill in the gaps during higher demand periods. the power plant behind me started operating in 2003 to fill gaps when demand was

zach: zach fuentes, abc7news.e a pg&e command center where the utility is working around-the-clock to do with the heat related equipment failures. those can take longer to fix. many bay area communities have seen the impact of failing transformers. pg&e says they are stacked up and ready to respond. >> the hardest hit areas, the most impacted are projected to be here in the bay area so we have crews coming up from elsewhere that are not as heavily impacted, ready to respond at a moments notice -- moment's notice. kumasi: if your power goes out unexpectedly, you should call them and report outage so they can assign someone immediately. julian: service is not restored between two east bay stations, which is welcome news to some commuters. lena howland is at the station with an update we got woman to go. good morning. lena: good morning. that's right. and it's a go, bart gave us the update that service has been restored on both tracks between this pleasant hill bart station you see behind us and the conquered bart st

there is worry that the flu could make a brutal return abc 7 news reporter zach fuentes spoke with doctors about the problems. predicting and how you can stay safe. it's been a very long pandemic and now many covid restrictions are being rolled back. but doctors say they're expecting a strong flu season. so we anticipate a much higher volume of patients that come into our emergency departments. there will be a rise of cases for those vulnerable populations, which also include the elderly population and the very young there will be increased hospitalizations and increased deaths during the flu season between september of 2020 and may 2021 the cdc reported that of the more than 800,000 influence a test done in the us only 1,600 came back positive. that's point two percent one main possibility they credit for the improvements are covid-19 precautions, like mask wearing reduced travel and social distancing, but those mitigation measures aren't the same this year. there's less masks social distancing has come a thing of the past for the large majority of the population in the country. and of co

zach fuentes spoke with one of the researchers and why they say the habits we've developed should changeof new gas-powered cars is looming though. the goal is for the band to start in 2035 researchers. say attention has to be paid to the electric grid on that if a third of homes in a neighborhood have electric vehicles and they all charge their cars at 11pm. the local grid could become unstable a surprise for us. you know that this daytime charging can can make a significant difference but charging vehicles during the day from work or other shared charging infrastructures could help by 2035. the electric grid will be able to tap into more solar power meaning in the running an early afternoon. there's additional energy and what happens in those times of the days that you have additional power that you know could be curtailed because there was no use for it but one main problem with that now is the lack of financial incentive electricity rates are cheaper in the evening hours. the authors behind the study say policy makers need to take action to bring on better rates during the day that al

to step up until the truth in daly city zach fuentes abc 7 news all right.racking hurricane ian tonight after it's slammed into florida this afternoon. there are fears of flooding a potentially storm surge that could swamp areas along the coast also here great white sharks have a reputation as being the top predator in the water how their behavior could be an important indicator of what's happening along the california coast that story it took 10 years before parents learned babies died in a popular bassinet. i'm michael finney head on seven on your side why the government can't warn you about dangerous products have heart failure and still experience unresolved symptoms? heart failure and seemingly unrelated symptoms like carpal tunnel syndrome... ...shortness of breath... ...irregular heartbeat... ...and lower back pain could mean something more serious called attr-cm a rare, underdiagnosed disease that worsens over time, so it's important to recognize the signs. sound like you? call your cardiologist and ask about attr-cm. what's it like having xfinity in

zach fuentes has more on how you can help too. it's been five years since hurricane.tated parts of the caribbean now the region is coping with hurricane fiona. i never thought that we would be here again, maria acevedo campbell is president of san jose's puerto rican civic club a nonprofit that jumped into action five years ago to help people living through the nightmare that hurricane caused we were able to get boots on the ground faster than most large organizations. we help ricky martin with the distribution of thousands of bags of food. we had a great outpour of love from the santa clara county from the bay area everyone helped and people remember that now they're hoping to gather and offer the same support their phones ringing constantly with calls from people suffering now, we are working very closely when an orphanage they're generator went out and they have children from two days all to eight years old. we've been working with elderly homes and we are also working with animal shelter now during their hurricane maria. for it's the club was able to secure a 100,

zach fuentes spoke with one of the researchers about the future of electric vehicles and why they saywe've developed should change. the deadline to ban sales of new gas-powered cars is looming though. the goal is for the band to start in 2035 researchers. say attention has to be paid to the electric. grid. we need more capacity in the grid to support that charging ramrodical power was one of the authors on this stanford study it focuses on charging infrastructure access and the impacts on the already stressed electric grid as more electric vehicles are adopted they found that if a third of homes in a neighborhood have electric vehicles and they all charge their cars at 11pm the local grid could become unstable a surprise for us. you know that this daytime charging can can make a significant difference but charging vehicles during the day from work or other shared charging infrastructures could help by 2035. the electric grid will be able to tap into more solar power meaning in the morning and early afternoon. there's additional energy and what happens in those times of the days that y

zach fuentes spoke with one of the researchers about the future of electric vehicles and why they sayped should change. the deadline to ban sales of new gas-powered cars is looming though. the goal is for the band to start in 2035 researchers. say attention has to be paid to the electric grid and the already stressed electric grid as more electric vehicles are adopted they found that if a third of homes in a neighborhood have electric vehicles and they all charge their cars at 11pm the local grid could become unstable as surprise for us. you know that this daytime charging can can make a significant difference but charging vehicles during the day from work or other shared charging infrastructures could help by 2035. the electric grid will be able to tap into more solar power meaning in the morning and early afternoon. there's additional energy and what happens in those times of the days that you have additional power that you know could be curtailed because there was no use for it but one main problem with that now is the lack of financial incentive electricity rates are cheaper in th

that's that's your body saying oh you need to hydrate hydrate adequately with water zach fuentes abch impacts of heat on our website to abc 7 news.com share them with your friends. and anyone you know, who's at risk to help them. stay safe. so to come san francisco usually escapes these heat waves, but not always tonight a look at what it will take to figure out what parts of the city are most vulnerable. the inflation reduction act can save your family a lot of money. i'm michael fenney and i'll explain how coming up on 7 on your side. ♪ ♪ dry eye symptoms keep driving you crazy? inflammation in your eye might be to blame. time for ache and burn! over-the-counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief. those'll probably pass by me. xiidra works differently, targeting inflammation that can cause dry eye disease. xiidra? no! it can provide lasting relief. xiidra is approved to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. don't use if you're allergic to xiidra. common side effects include eye irritation, discomfort or blurred vision when

zach fuentes was vested that resulted in the judge postponing arraignment. this is the first look we've gotten of the suspect 33 year old jose rafael salon olendez. also goes by rafa solano. he said nothing in court monday even when addressed by the judge his attorney speaking on his behalf asking for the mental competency exam family members of karina castro told our dan noise last week that solana was schizophrenic and on medication san mateo county district attorney. steve wagstaff says that so far the call for the competency exam prolongs the preliminary hearing and trial. we don't believe this is going to allow him to go go free whether or not depending on the outcome of this it isn't like suddenly if you're not competent to stand trial that you get to go free family members of karina castro left the san mateo county courthouse in tears two emotional to speak with us after getting their first. look at solano since her murder both law enforcement and castro's family say that solano had been violent with her leading her to get a restraining order against

zach fuentes spoke with one of the researchers about why they say the habits we've developed should change. the deadline to ban sales of new gas-powered cars is looming though. the goal is for the band to start in 2035 researchers. say attention has to be paid to the electric. grid. we need more capacity in the grid to support that charging ramrodical power was one of the authors on this stanford study it focuses on charging infrastructure access and the impacts on the already stressed electric grid as more electric vehicles are adopted they found that if a third of homes in a neighborhood have electric vehicles and they all charge their cars at 11pm the local grid could become unstable a surprise for us. you know that this daytime charging can make a significant difference but charging vehicles during the day from work or other shared charging infrastructures could help by 2035. the electric grid will be able to tap kevin: i've fought wildfires for twenty years. here's the reality we face every day. this is a crisis. we need more firefighters, more equipment, better forest management to p

zach fuentes has the latest on the retrofit project the largest reservoir in santa clara county is currentlyempty drained by federal order anderson dam is situated along the calaveras fault, and it was determined that it had to be strengthened to withstand a large earthquake federal dam regulator split the anderson dam seismic retrofit project into two parts back in 2020. now valley water has given a new update into its progress. so right now we're talking about the stage one project which is comprised of five different construction projects the most recent update senator around two of those construction projects the valley extension pipeline project and the anderson dam tunnel project valley water saying tuesday that drilling on that project is set to start next month that tunnel will let valley water release more water safely during major storms or emergencies as we get these heavy rains and the reservoir fills up. they want us to be able to drain the reservoir in a more efficient manner to prevent any sort of activation of the spillway or potential overtopping of the dam. the retrofit pro

zach fuentes has more on the steps being taken to save water in the bay area.california's new water year starts october 1st and the battle to fight against the drought at this point still seems never-ending our scientists our climatologists predict that as we move into the winter. we can expect another fourth dry year. and this current drought is only a couple of years after the worst drought in modern history between 2012 and 2016 secretary of the california natural resources. agency wade crowfoot. spoke at google's bayview campus in mountain view the site's water and energy infrastructure is considered a prime example of sustainability though crowfoot says the future of the drought is daunting. he says there is a slow trickle of hope that has brought officials waves of encouragement bay area residents are stepping up. leading the state in conservation answering this water agency's call and water agencies from throughout the bay area to reduce their use and i my message here today is thank you and keep it up. but crowfoot says we're not going to conserve our w

practices by us and also dealing with that with a climate change as a reality in the south bay zach fuentes7 news. alright, let's get an update now on this hot weather abc 7 news meteorologist. sandia patel is out in it with the details sandia. yeah thankfully out here, dan and alma. we have a nice refreshing breeze temperature has fallen here in the city. not the case everywhere. let me show you what it looks like right now in santa cruz where some people are just enjoying the cooler ocean water. i mean, can you blame them? it's so ridiculously hot around the bay in inland 76 right now in the city 89 in oakland palo alto you're in the 90s triple digits for san jose santa clara 75 in half moon bay from our sutra tower camera. it is sunny over san francisco and unseasonably warm for this time of year or hot earlier when it got up into the 90s 97 in santa rosa right now one 12 and fairfield 107 degrees in livermore and 94 in napa these temperatures and many cities coming down, but it's still hot from our mountain cam. we're looking at ocean beach. you see that seabreeze rocking that camera a

here's abc 7 news reporter zach fuentes.in newsom signed care court into law wednesday morning, the press conference held out of san jose nonprofit mental health services facility and here we are took us decades and decades to get here the care court program would start with someone like a family member first responder or doctor filing a petition to the court if the court finds a person needs services, they would get a court ordered mental health care plan for up to a year with the possibility to expand it that care also includes housing care court is specifically focused on people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders or what the law calls other psychotic

zach fuentes spoke with doctors about the problems. they're predicting and how to stay safe.id restrictions are being rolled back. but doctors say they're expecting a strong flu season. so we anticipate a much higher volume of patients that come into our emergency departments. there will be a rise of cases for those vulnerable populations, which also include the elderly population and the very young there will be increased hospitalizations and increase deaths during the flu season between september of 2020 and may 2021 the cdc reported that of the more than 800,000 influence a test done in the us only 1600 came back positive. that's point two percent one main possibility they credit for the improvements are covid-19 precautions, like mask wearing reduced travel and social distancing, but those mitigation measures aren't the same this year. there's less masks social distancing has come a thing of the past for the large majority of the population in the country. and of course in the bay area just disease specialist dr. peter chin hong says part of why health experts are especia

abc 7 news reported zach fuentes spoke with doctors about the problems they are predicting and how torter: it has been a very long pandemic and many covert restrictions are being rolled back but doctors are expecting a strong flu season. >> we anticipate a much higher volume of patients that come into emergency departments. there will be a rise of patients for the vulnerable populations which include the elderly and very young. there will be increased hospitalizations and deaths. reporter: during the flu season of september 20 20 and may 2021, the cdc reported that only 1600 of the 2100 flu cases -- flu tests came back positive. the covert mitigation measures helped but they are not the same this year. >> social distancing has become a thing of the past for the large majority of the population. reporter: reporter: infectious disease specialist dr. peter jen hahn says part of why experts are concerned this season is because of what happened in other parts of the world. >> we usually look at places that have winter before we do like australia, new zealand, brazil, argentina, south afric

zach fuentes abc 7 news. >> a san francisco police officer injured early this morning while investigating the theft of a catalytic converter. you can see the patrol car was smashed on the passengers side by the thieves getaway car. the officer suffered minor injuries, the other officers gave chase and the vehicle smashed several other cars and eventually stopped near the ferry building. one woman was detained, a male companion flight on foot. >> the change in the weather is helping fire crews on the -- get a handle on the mosquito fire. it is burned more than 46,000 acres, 10% contained, wins have died that -- winds have died down in the area and firefighters are optimistic will help them contain the blaze. they are digging new containment lines to stop the spread into the town of forest hill. >> this video was taken by an elder revenue -- el dorado sheriff's deputy, he drove through the fire line to rescue a couple whose vehicle had broken down. the wind blew the smoke away enough for the deputy to get to the couple, get them safely out, the fire is threatening 5800 structures. >> we are

. >> in dublin, zach fuentes, abc7news. >> congressional democrats staged events across the country todayto call attention to and violence and school safety. they hosted an event in san jose, and attended by local state leaders. lawmakers criticize those that claimed that the epidemic of school shooting and gun violence is solely a mental health issue. >> the united states is not the only place in the world with mental health issues. we are the only country that has repeated mass slaughters. obviously there is something wrong here and it is about access to guns. >> both loughran and him called for passage of the assault opens in -- weapons ban. larry: the fire danger and how workers are keeping cool during the heat, will be breaking down another proposition for you, apple's big fall event, the new astepro allergy. now available without a prescription. astepro is the first and only 24-hour steroid free spray. while other allergy sprays take hours astepro starts working in 30 minutes. so you can... have you seen my new phone yet? it like, folds in half. i would never switch to samsung, i lo

zach fuentes has the accusations and the response from the councilmember. >> this regularly scheduledting turned out to be anything but routine. >> i am distraught. because councilmember -- assaulted me. >> she accused her fellow councilmember of assaulting her and forcing her to go to the hospital before the meeting. digiovanni spoke out immediately after, denying the allegations, saying she herself has been bullied, though she didn't clarify by whom. >> i vehemently deny that i did anything to assault and that this is politically motivated, because i would never do such a thing to anyone. >> so what is it she is being accused of? we spoke with her and her attorney. she says it started when they both went to a conference room at the same time monday. dark i was walking out and she slammed the door on me while i was exiting. >> we reach out several times and have not heard back. a spokesperson for daly city police confirmed without that there is an active investigation into the allegations. they said in part that due to it being an active investigation, no greater details are being re

as abc7news reporter zach fuentes found out, some at delayed because of the weather. reporter: it's been more than a airport, before the heatwave was forecast to the city plan for the camp to be cleared in sections between september 1 to september 30. >> why we would sweep people and force them to become hypothermic and faced death, it's just ridiculous to me. reporter: this homeless advocate with the response group says she wants the city to delay the sweep for at least a week. >> having another way to bring in more resources, bringing in electrolytes and water and ice, rather than forcing people to move and try to keep them hydrated. reporter: city officials acknowledge that city policy states, that a sweep past the stop during inclement weather. in the case of heat, that is when the temperatures reach 88, not when it is expected to. >> some work may happen in the morning to clear out debris and trash. but one that temperature does reach 88, the work will stop. reporter: cartwright says she feels doing a sweep up to a potential 87 before that 88 threshold is still t

. >> zach fuentes explains the proposition and why governor newsom says it has him going against histy. >> it has caused a divide that has surprised many of governor gavin newsom's biggest supporters. >> i am surprised the governor is not supporting this i respect him so much. we are differing on this one. >> proposition 30 would bring in funds for electric vehicles and infrastructure for charging. it provide funds for wildfire prevention increasing the tax for people making more than $2 million by 1.75%. >> approximately $20 million will go directly to calfire for staffing, fire suppression and fire prevention should >> one of the biggest contributors is rideshare company lyft. it is also opposed by the california republican party and other groups. they say lyft is trying to get taxpayers to have them meet the state mandate to electrify the fleet. i asked governor newsom about his opposition last wednesday. >> no, it is a big tax increase that disproportionately benefits a few large corporations. there is one large corporation, a wonderful company, will be one of the lion share bene

of their water is taking a toll not only on their health, but their finances abc7 news reporter zach fuentesoke with those impacted by the water and with officials on what's being done to change it. it's a visual that's difficult to look at the water east palo alto residents say they're getting when quality is at its worst. that's when the pip

zach fuentes spoke with doctors about the problems. they're predicting and how to stay safe. it's been a very long pandemic and now many covid restrictions are being rolled back. but doctors say they're expecting a strong flu season. so we anticipate a much higher volume of patients that come into our emergency departments. there will be a rise of cases for those vulnerable populations, which also include the elderly population and the very young there will be increased hospitalizations and increased deaths during the flu season between september of 2020 and may 2021 the cdc reported that of the more than 800,000 influence a test done in the us only 1,600 came back positive. that's point two percent one main possibility they credit for the improvements are covid-19 precautions, like masks wearing reduced travel and social distancing, but those mitigation measures aren't the same this year. there's less masks social distancing has come a thing of the past for the large majority of the population in the country. and of course in the bay area infectious disease specialist dr. pe