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Transcripts For KGO ABC7 News 500AM 20240712

Degree or two warmer but you wont notice. A northwest west wind. But visibilities are fine so far. 56 to 60 at 7 00. And you can see just a touch warmer this afternoon as we hit 61 along the coast. 80 to 89 for our bay and inland neighborhoods. And then mid to upper 70s, still a delightful evening headed our way. Just not quite as breezy as it has been and that is why it will be slightly warmer. And there is promising news about an experimental vaccine for covid19 that is developed right here in the u. S. Kate larsen spoke with local experts and one of the people to get the inject. Reporter an experimental covid19 vaccine developed by moderna and the federal Government Produced a rapid and strong immune response in all 45 people tested. It is a wonderful triumph. Reporter and this doctor is a professor of microbiology and immunology at stanford. He says that the analysis is encouraging. Normally it takes some years, six years or longer to develop a vaccine from a concept to a phase one trial. This took less than six months. Reporter phase two trials are under way and phase three which will require 30,000 participants to test safety and efficacy will begin july 27th. A phase one volunteer, who lives in seattle, was one of the first people in the world to get modernas vaccine. It has been a few months since the last dose, how have you been feeling . Completely normal. Only real side effect was each morning after each of the two injections, my upper arm where i got the injection was slightly sore. Reporter and he received the lowest of the vaccine dose. And seeing that they have the same response is honestly like a grand slam. It knocks it out of the park. 100 efficacy is something that you want, but rarely that you get. Reporter what percentage of the population would ultimately need to be vaccinated in order to provide for immunity . Anything from 60 , 70 . Reporter and moderna says it is on track to deliver 500 miller i dont know doses per year, possibly 1 billion in 2021. Dr. Fau kci is cautious lily optimistic. And that is just one company. Another company feels that they could have up to a birl i dont know. So right away im feeling better about getting vaccine that is distributed not only within our own country, but that they can have doses for people throughout the world. Reporter kate larsen, abc 7 news. The number of covid19 cases in the u. S. Continues to surge. There are now more than 3. 4 million confirmed cases in the country and more than 136,000 people have died. The cdc director is now predicting that the fall and winter will be, quote, one of the most difficult times weve experienced when flu season starts. 23 states now backtracking reopenings and the countrys top Infectious Disease expert says that he hopes that we can achieve herd immunity in the next year to a year and a half. He does worry though that the covid19 pandemic could reach the level of the 1918 spanish flu which killed between 50 and 100 Million People around the borld. And we expect to hear from tony furman later today as more School Districts z a School Districts are planning for the upcoming year. San leandro will have distanced learning and will return to inperson if Public Health conditions allow. Some Health Experts are concerned about what will happen next when schools reopen. Jobina fortson is at the live desk with more on that. Thank you, reggie. Cdc director dr. Red field says that masks will be a main factor in reopening schools. He goes on to explain that everyone should Work Together to find someone ground for reopening in a way that is safe and comfortable with people. He says some students will need home schooling because of medical issues, but the goal is to have facetoface interaction five days a week. Face coverings are not a symbol, but a very important preventive intervention that can really block this virus. Dr. Redfield says the cdc is preventing options and will release additional resource this is week on how to reopen schools. New popup testing shooits wi sites will be open again. Hundreds turned out to this one in East San Jose yesterday. Sky 7 shows us the incredible demand. The line stretched through the Independence High School parking lot and down the block. The line was so long that staff had to turn people away just after 11 00 yesterday morning. It will be open again today and tomorrow. And gyms, salons, barber, tattoo shops have to close again in Santa Clara County after the governor issued new guidelines. They had just reopened monday after the count said it was okay and then the state said it wasnt. At the end of the day, i cant control it and hopefully everybody can just take care of themselves and just be safe so we can open up in the future. Many of the businesses told us they dont know if they can financially make it through another extended closure. And we know the constant changes to the reopenings and closings can be confusing, so we tried to make it as easy as possible. One page there outlines exactly what is happening in every bay area county. You can find it by going to abc7news. Com. Issues of race and social justice are something we particularly focused on here at abc 7. Early this morning, the Berkeley City Council approved a Police Reform measure and they voted just before 3 00 a. M. Eight people voted in favor of the mayors side which combines every proposal. This includes defundings Police Department by 50 , and and an analysis of police calls. This is the first step in creating a City Department of transportation which would allow for unarmed Traffic Enforcement to deal with traffic violations. This vote came after hours of Public Comment and here is what some people had to say. Traffic enforcement does not need to be an armed police concept. I support the propose to cut 50 from the police budget. We as brown folk have been crying for help. You guys are not understanding that the police do not protect us. They protect your white trash. Your property. As a brown man, they do nothing for me. Council member abstained saying it is not what the people want. Now, when it comes to issues of social justice, we are here to help you be an ally. Go to abc7news. Com take action to find a list of local resources. Lets talk about what is going on with your Weather Forecast and well start with temperatures. In the east bay, we have some 60s out there in fangct. Low to mid60s. 63 in oakland is the warm spot. Coolest, 57 in richmond. So lets take a look elsewhere, and you can see mid50s to even a few mid zik. 60s. There is extra cloud cover. And the roof camera is showing a bit of a seabreeze out there also. And the pollen count is low. And so in the south bay, well have increasing sunshine. Low to mid80s this afternoon. And very nice 73 at 8 00. For the north bay, 59 at 8 00, 66 at 10 00, 73 at noon and near 80 during the afternoon hours. And well definitely be in the 80s, in fact 80 by noon in the east bay valleys and hovering in the upper 80s to near 90 most the afternoon. And the a comfortable evening on the way. Good morning, everyone. I want to take you to the maps now because im following a crash in the jacklin road offramp. The Fire Department is blocking the off ramp right now. It doesnt look like any lanes on northbound 680 have been impacted. The car went off the road way. So they are working to get it cleared up and that person out of the vehicle this morning. Moving over now to our drive time, we do have for you a pretty smooth ride elsewhere around the bay area. San francisco to sfo is going to be about a 9 minute ride. Highway 238 to the ms. , 12. And highway 85 to the airport is 10 minutes. And checking in on walnut creek, a live picture there. And pretty clear as well for even headed that way. Coming up next, the 7 things to know this morning. Also the search for three young men after something dangerous happened in a gilroy neighborhood. Just as easy to do it by hand and then put it on the computer. Working well past retirement with no signs of stopping. We are introducing you to this hi. Whats on your mind . In. Can you help keep these guys protected online . Easy. Connect to the xfi gateway. What about wireless data options for the family . You can customize and save. What about internet speeds that can keep up with my gaming . Lets hook you up with the Fastest Internet from xfinity. And now with our stores reopening, were putting Healthy Practices in place. Come visit a store today. Stop in or book an appointment online at a time that works for you. Now thats simple, easy, awesome. Ask. Shop. Discover at your local xfinity store today. Here are the 7 things to know thor know this morning. Berkeley has approved defunding the Police Department by 50 and analysis of police calls. This is the first step in creating a City Department of transportation which will allow for unarmed Traffic Enforcement to deal with violations. Number two, promising news about the race to find a coronavirus advantage bvaccine. Moderna says that all 45 people in their trial developed antibodies. The next trial will have 30,000 people. And new popup testing sites will be open again today. You dont need an appointment or a referral. Yesterday one site had to close early because of a huge demand. And number four, back to school in the fall will look very different for students in the south bay. School districts say Distance Learning will likely lead the Upcoming School year. And normally we have a prevailing northwest wind, but we will have a southwest wind and that will create in different microclimates. Cooler than average in Red Wood City and napa. And number six, im following a crash in milpitas on northbound 680 before element lin road offramp. And number 7, today is the deadline to file your taxes. It was postponed because of the pandemic. If you do need more time, the deadline to submit an extension is also today. Police in gilroy are looking for three young men accused of blowing up a mail box on rancho hills way. These photos show who of the suspects and a white suv that they were in. The third suspect is not pictured. Officials say shrapnel from the mail box damaged the victims car and garage door. The person in the red shirt recorded it on his cellphone. And qantas is canceling almost all of its International Flights until at least march. And it is because of the drop in demand since the pandemic. Qantas served sfo before suspending many flights in the spring. If you purchase a ticket, the airline will give you a refund or a travel voucher. Qantas will still fly within australia and operate some flights to new zealand. Disneyland paris is now back open after being closed for four months because of the coronavirus pandemic. Mickey and minnie took part in the reopening ceremony. Visitors will see new measures in place, including limits on park capacity and social distancing requirements. Disneyland paris is reopening on the same day that disneyland in hong kong had to shut down after just reopening last month. Disney is the Parent Company of abc 7. A lot of people dream about retiring at age 65. But one state worker is long past that milestone with no plans to retire. At age 100, she is the oldest state worker in california. Dion lim met up with her. Reporter yellow number 2 pencil in hand, standing at her desk, this is how you usually find 100yearold may lee. A financial analyst for the department of General Services before the pandemic. Ive been standing for the last since 1970. So that is the last 50 years ive been standing. Reporter that is on top of another 22 years bringing her total years of service to california, through a whopping 10 governors to 77. Her work ethic, just as strong today as it was back in 1943. She is very meticulous in all the reports that she writes. Reporter an accolade even the states top politicians want to acknowledge and seek inspiration from. Most people should say she should be on a rocking chair, but she is still contributing. Reporter and mayor pl playe role for changing the california constitution. It brought the me to the senate. Reporter and downstairs she is the only plemployee with two work stayses. Tell me about your wall of fame. Those are just all the rewards that they have given to me. Reporter but it is possibly her attitude that explains her longevity in life and in work. She wants to express dont know cuss on the negative, try to always look for the positive. Reporter while she has no plans to retire, two things are certain. That she will renew her drivers license later on this moonts nt she has no regrets. I think i did the best i could with my life. Im happy. Reporter in sacramento, dion lim, abc be7 news. I feel like she was waving to me. Were friends. She was. Just at you. Very specific. How awesome is that . Se is the best. Good for her. You can catch me on the miami beach, but i but im blglad for. Yeah, it keeps her active. That seems to be the key. As long as you are happy and doing what you want, life just keeps moving on and on and on. And you keep enjoying it. So congratulations to her. Lets take a look at what is going on. The Golden Gate Bridge and a little bit of cloudiness there. Visibility not too reduced. Well have slower sunshine and fewer breezes today. High temperatures will climble a little bit. In fact they will orbit pretty much average levels the next several days. Here is a look at your cloud cover and you can see how it takes a little bit longer to get back to the coast with the southerly wind. 81 at sunnyvale, 84 at san jose, moregan hill, 85. And low to mid60s for pacifica and Half Moon Bay. Mid70s to nearly 80 on the peninsula. We have upper 60s for downtown, south San Francisco, sausalito. Upper 70s petaluma, san rafael, napa. Even 90s way up in the north bay. Mid to upper 70s for most of the east bay shore. As you move inland, mid80s to upper 80s through the trivalley and some low 90s out highway 4. Tonight, looks a lot like this morning. Plenty of cloud cover and mid50s to low 60s. 7 day forecast, same old tomorrow, but a couple degrees of warmth for friday. Hottest day is saturday. Well eventually return back to average levels tuesday. Morning clouds, afternoon sunshine. Rinse and repeat. There is a ruling by a federal judge that opens a loophole that otherwise fbans o foie gras. It does not violate the law if delivered by a third party service. It was outlawed in 2012. Many groups claim that the way they are fed is cruel. And the covid19 pandemic has forced a restaurant that is loved by locals and tourists alike to permanently close after 83 years offer servi serving di. The owner posted that it is financially unreasonable to wait out this pandemic. They also say that it is impossible to keep everybody safe inside a small restaurant when Indoor Dining resumes. And the new solo host of dancing with the stars has been revealed. And there is a new dating app, this has a twist, the serious thing that weve been following this comet for several days and now you are able to see it right after the sunset. Look at the northwest sky and you can see so many either neowise. It is a spectacular sight. Enjoy it. Sunsets at about 8 30 this evening. And todays first look, President Trumps niece is speaking with George Stephanopoulos and she is talking about the book her uncle tried to block. Her kn here is mona kosar abdi. Reporter and an abc news exclusive. Oneonone with mary trump. If you are in the oval office today, what would you say to him . Reporter the knees oig of President Trump speaking out for the First Time Since the release of her new tell all book. What is the single most important thing you think that the country needs to know about your uncle . He is utterly incapable of leading this country. And it is dangerous to allow him to do. Based on what you see now or what you saw then . Based on what ive seen my entire adult life. Reporter coming up at 7 00 a. M. , explosive allegations, why she wrote the book now and what it was like growing up trump. What do you want to happen now . With first look, im mona kosar abdi. Abc news, new york. And tyra banks is the new solo host of dancing with the stars. She will also serve be as executive producer. Shes already learned the reasons of hosting from her role on a few shows including america americas next top model. She is replacing erin andrews and tom bergeron. There is a new s p that could change the dating game, it is called hey, baby. And it is it is literally hey baby because it is for people who want kids or already have kids. Testimony it will be available first in San Francisco and eventually roll out to the rest of the country. Hey baby says the app indicators to decent human beings who are tired of tdating game. And it offers tips including how to tell your kids that are you on a dating site. I just thought of a new one. It is called no baby. Thats a good one. Yes. I think a lot of people might join that one. I think they might. Were coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including facebook getting ready to take on youtube. The feature that it is launching soon. Also, a serious situation for cal train, why it may be forced to shut down. Reporter and several south bay School Districts beginning to make the call that fall instruction will be online only as they look to restart t reinventing. Its what with comcast business, your Small Business can work faster, with powerful internet from the nations largest gigspeed network. Work safer, with all your c

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