officials are scrambling to try to get a handle on it before it leads to another explosion of new cases in the region of the state where most cases are already located. good evening. thanks for joining us for kron 4 news at 6, i'm ken wayne and i'm catherine heenan pam moore is off tonight while this new strain is more contagious than the original strain, there is no proof at this point it is anymore deadly crop of side ahead that kron four's dan kerman live for us in the city was details on the stand. >>quite a coincidence that the governor found out about this just he was sitting down with doctor fauci. >>for an online conversation. they talked about this new strain and also about a time when we can return to some type of normalcy. >>i don't think that the californians should feel that this is something odd this is something that's expected during an online conversation with governor newsome wednesday doctor anthony fauci the nation's top infectious disease specialist said while he expects this new strain of covid-19 to spread across the world. there's no indication this strain is more severe or deadly. he also believes the vaccines will be effective on the strain. >>it doesn't seem to evade the protection that supported by the antibodies that are induced by next scenes. the other thing that they've noted in the uk is that people who have been infected don't seem to get reinfected by the u.s. which means that the immunity that's given to you when you get infected, is protective against this particular strain and thus far it doesn't seem to have any impact on diagnostics way you would miss it from a diagnostic standpoint fauci also told the governor it's common for these types of viruses to mutate. >>and in most cases the changes are relevant. they don't have any impact on any important function of the virus every once in a while you get mutation that does impact a function of the virus in appears from what we learned from the uk and what will prove here. >>is that this particular mutation does in fact make the virus better at transmitting from one person to another. >>while the availability and distribution of the current vaccines are less than what was promised. fauci believes the u.s. will catch up next month. and thinks health care workers essential workers those at high risk in older americans can be vaccinated by the first of april that allows the rest of americans to get the vaccine in the spring and summer with the return to normalcy by early fall. >>schools, theaters sports events restaurants. i believe if we do it correctly we will be there by the early ce of fuel. >>back live in san francisco doctor fauci said there is some time now between then and now that will require americans to recommit to mask-wearing he also thinks there needs to be a greater push towards community testing surveillance testing so you can better identify those who have no symptoms we still have the virus and can transmit it we live in san francisco. dan kerman kron 4 news. thank you dan. >>california schools could start in person learning soon as february that is under a new plan unveiled by governor newsome today. our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains. >>governor gavin newsome wednesday introduced a 2 billion dollar school reopening plan allowing some to restart as soon as february learning remains non negotiable. but obvious, neither is safety the plan is a phased approach at first it primarily targets in person teaching for elementary school students and younger more details of the plan are slated to be released next week. but the administration promises increased efforts to provide personal protective equipment, frequent testing and contact tracing the governor confirmed teachers are set to be prioritized in the next phase of vaccinations in california running through the spring of 2021 news, some promises his administration will also provide a website where parents students and staff can see their schools reopening status case outbreaks and state funding the administration is hoping to have most schools open across the board by early spring of 2021 with distance learning still an option they are district said simply just don't have the to get access to covid testing which they would have questions about how do i say the old and we look forward to working with them in a statement, california teachers association president eat toby boyd said he's glad newsome is recognizing the need for tougher safety standards. >>but says the governor's outline leaves many unanswered questions, particularly on implementation and execution of the community conversation with governor newsome the top infectious diseases expert doctor anthony fauci says a safe reopening is possible with robust testing what we should do is to do everything to support. >>the maintenance of the children in school for several of the reasons you mentioned there's so many reasons for that psychological for the children the impact on working families. i mean if you really want to get society back to some form of normality one of the first things you have to do is to get the children back in school. >>this plan is part of a larger puzzle that is the state budget and the state leaders worked that out they say extending the school year into the summertime is a very real possibility in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>kron 4 talked with the president of the california teachers association today about the governor's plan. he says the first priority is to make sure that students and teachers are safe. >>we've been saying this for a long distance that we want to reopen, but it has to be done safely it's going to be individuals decision to take the e. >>vaccine or not and. we don't really know what the outcome of the vaccine as we have to make sure that we have the other outlining items you know go lace and masks distancing testing contract receive all of those items in order to make sure it's safe for students. our members and also the community. >>the california teachers association also says it does continue to support distance learning for schools that are in the highest purple tier of covid-19 transmission rates. >>san francisco mayor london breed took to twitter today saying she appreciates governor newsom making this a priority. she went on to say we have to get students back in school. san francisco has shown it can do it safely with the right precautions and investments. the oakland unified school district also released a statement today that reads in part quote we appreciate the sincerity of the effort put forward by the governor and his administration today. we look forward to closely reviewing administration plans to provide for a safe and responsible reopening and plan to fully participate in the upcoming legislative review. kron four's has it made you an has more reaction from key stakeholders who suggest the governor's plan still needs some work. safely bringing our kids back reactions to governor gavin newsom's plan for students returning to in person learning by early 2021. >>came with a mix of cautious optimism a bit of skepticism and a little it's about time nothing new with public education, but this just highlights the need for fully funding public education the president of united educators of san francisco, susan solomon says she was to see more details in general. >>to see that there could be 2 billion dollars given to schools to support to school districts to support bringing students back is something that is not only. good thing but should have happened months ago several california school district released a joint statement reading in part quote. >>we will look carefully at what is being proposed and intended to provide feedback to the governor and his staff as well as our legislative representatives in sacramento to make sure the guidelines address the needs of students and families served by large urban districts across the state unquote however governor gavin newsom's optimism for students and teachers returning to the classroom remains undaunted in really try to lean in. >>to the future and anticipation again where seeing light at the end of the tunnel has it made you kron 4 news all right, let's get a check of the weather there and we know it involves some rain kron four's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us. yeah i love to see that rain showing up now doppler radar begin to pick it up outside as we've seen the clouds rolling in throughout the afternoon looking very gray out there now and certainly. >>look at the showers begin to pop up around the bay area see some of that moving on through starting out in northern california first now start to slide in toward the bay area taking in for a closer look there you can see the rain all the way up to a crescent city in eureka down now into the bay area and there we go we see some bands begin to move in now and that's the weak cold front coming by sea not going to see that real heavy steady rain rolling into the bay area. but certainly you can see some of those showers and briefly you could have downpours associated with that in fact you can see one right now that's making its way right near us know, but just to the north now some of those big enough all right to the north and that is going to be spreading to the south bringing some enhanced rain some moderate to some heavier downpours sliding in your direction more than all the way just to the east now as you look knoll and yet bill also to napa likely headed your way as well and further to the south continue to see some of that making its way in along the coastline more than on the way tonight and a whole lot more to come we'll have more on that in a few minutes. thank you lawrence. >>in southern california, some hospitals really are at their breaking points. they are running out of beds and they're running out of enough staffers to care for the sick. hospital administrators now being forced to consider the possibility of rationing care. jennifer gould has more. it's real. >>it's scary in the event of a critical resource shortage and surge in hospitalizations medical professionals will have to make the grim decision who lives or dies. huntington hospital's board of directors has approved the hospitals triage policy to help with those tough decisions very scary when you start seen what you imagine could happen in other countries. >>actually happening here in the united states as far as our industry. >>police said a dairy and with the city of pasadena says the fire department is also stretched thin forcing resources to other cities all the hospitals are overwhelmed and that present issues for or paramedics because we get several 911 calls a day covid related. >>and people soon because they live in pasadena, they go to our local hospital that's not the case. so we go to the hospital that has a bed availability and that's becoming more of a challenge now t. >>so off to our paramedics will be held up at the hospital for some time several hours because they have to wait until the patient is seen meanwhile counties collectively trying to erect mobile hospitals in the oc uci health leaders talking about a 40 patients facility in the parking lot this was a proactive measure that's why we're doing all of this we need to be prepared and we are prepared and in la county board of supervisors also requesting for the mercy hospital ship along with the national guard medics staff to help save lives. >>and that was jennifer gold reporting stay at home orders in southern california and in the san joaquin valley they've been extended indefinitely and that's because there's been no improvement in hospitalization rates. >>coming up on kron 4 news at 6 stanford. having to explain itself again after it vaccinated more non front-line workers. the university says was just a mistake. we have the latest. also disturbing new details on the nashville christmas day suicide bombing including when the bomber. >>first appeared on police radar but first checks are already on their way to many americans bank accounts, but will be $600 or 2000. we'll let >>another big story that we're following tonight the second round of covid-19 stimulus checks officially they are on their way to millions of americans. in fact some people might already have their $600 deposit in their bank accounts, a direct deposits began last night paper checks, those big and getting on mailed out today and here's what you need to know payments are automatic for eligible taxpayers or for anybody registered online to get the first stimulus payment in april people who made $75,000 or less in 2019. they will get a $600 payments, couples who made $150,000 or less in 2019 we'll get 1200 the irs will send the payments through direct deposit if you're bank information is on file. otherwise you'll get a check or a debit card in the mail for some reason you don't get a payment you can climb it on by filing your 2020 taxes. later in the week people will be able to check the status of the checks on the irs website. and we have a link on our website kron 4 dot com. unfortunately it appears that those checks will be all the money people will see at least for now because senate majority leader mitch mcconnell effectively killed any chance of boosting the payments to $2000. today he blocked a vote on a bill that would have increased only the payments but he introduced his own bill. it included items democrats were expected to oppose and they did with just a few days left until the session of congress ends. it is considered very unlikely the senate bill before voting on the issue again. >>the san diego nurses tested positive for coronavirus more than a week after getting the vaccine. the 45 year-old emergency room nurse were sent 2 different hospitals. he initially reported soreness to the arm which is normal after getting a vaccine. but 6 days later, he said he felt fatigue chills and body aches. health experts say it's possible he tested positive before he got the shot. they also say it takes about 2 weeks for the first dose of the vaccine to take effect and that the second dose gives the person almost full protection. a new study finds that people who use melatonin might have less of a chance of getting covid-19. researchers at the cleveland clinic say they found that people who take melatonin often used to help get some sleep were 28% less likely to test positive. they say more studies are needed and it doesn't mean that people should start taking melatonin without talking to a doctor. but the results so far are considered encouraging. our 4 zone forecast once again and crime for us to chief meteorologist lawrence karnow to large not only rain ahead but a lot of rain ahead. yeah i think so especially as we get into this new year really it looks like things. >>are finally going to open up tonight. yeah we're kind of get a little taste of the rain out there we've had some scattered light showers so far around the bay area, some moderate amounts in parts of the north bay so far and continue to develop outside right now looking out over san francisco this kind looks like a rainy shot certainly could be seeing some rain in the san francisco right now you can see why cold front finally making its way into the state high pressure getting out of the way and here comes the rain has looks like it is now beginning to pick up outside and you see the front not a real strong system just more scattered showers popping up around the bay area. you see some of that now making its way into san francisco along the coastline parts of a marine as well and just to our north you get some heavier downpours now near sonoma headed toward the napa area probably in your neighborhood in about the next 10 or so as looks like it's going to really start to pick up but overnight tonight, we'll see the showers spreading the south and you see it's kind of broken on the computer models here that's what we're going to see kind of a ragtag front coming through the bay area stuff real steady rain hours of rain just more periods of rain you'll see a few minutes, some rain that will break up in a few more hours of rain to see that kind of on and off throughout the night tonight into early tomorrow morning about 1230 or so you see it had little bit further south and redwood city may be in the san jose and then as we head through the night tonight it will start to taper off. late tonight early tomorrow morning by tomorrow really it is gone for the early morning commute. so certainly looks like we'll dry things out rain totals not going to be huge fairly light with this system coming through to get a 10th of an inch of rain you're lucky, maybe 1200 or so in the santa rosa maybe a 3rd of an inch of rain in some of the mountain tops but overall looks like storm system not the biggest we've seen, but they're like you mentioned before are plenty more to come we're going to track out some of those storms coming up a few minutes. thank you lawrence. >>one of the last surviving main cast members of gilligan's island has died and has died of covid-19 don wells she played mary ann on the 1960's sitcom she was 82 she was born in reno nevada she represented her state in the 1959 miss america, pageant and then quickly pivoted into acting early tv roles came on shows including 77 sunset strip maverick bonanza. and then kim goldman silence and a good fee, good natured show it became an unlikely, but indelible part of popular culture wells died at a living facility in los angeles. the man, the fbi has called the most prolific serial killer in u.s. history has died. 80 year-old samuel little he died this morning at a hospital in los angeles. he had been serving 3 consecutive life sentences at a state prison and 2018 he confessed to 93 murders between 1970 in 2005. he'd been in jail since 2014 for the murders of 3 women he strangled it is not clear yet exactly how he died. >>we are learning some new troubling details about that rv explosion that rocked downtown nashville on christmas day. police records show that authorities were warned about the suspects experimentation with bombs. more than a year before the blast, according to nashville police. a woman claiming to be the suspect's girlfriend, called police on august 21st 2019 to report her boyfriend's unusual behavior. she said he was making suicidal threats and was quote building bombs in the rv trailer at his residence. police say they couldn't search the rv because they did not have a warrant. >>coming up after the break the billions of face masks have been washing out into rivers and people were afraid i was contagious. i felt gross. it was kind of a shock after i started cosentyx. four years clear. real people with psoriasis look and feel better with cosentyx. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen, or if you've had a vaccine or plan to. serious allergic reactions may occur. learn more at cosentyx.com. >>one of the added consequences of the pandemic is the huge amount of single use masks are now polluting our waterways in fact, the conservation group ocean asia says there are up to one and a half billion masks in our oceans already so now environmental experts are scrambling to determine how much damage perhaps being done to wildlife. >>cape cares act has more. >>experts telling me whatever ends up on the ground almost immediately end up in our water like with many single use items additional pollution was inevitable fusion the show you letter asks us a little plastic bottles and bags and all that sort of thing and wonder lee of the charleston waterkeeper says the most common misconception is that disposable face masks are made of cloth when they actually are will than plastic, making them detrimental if left behind and from there works its way. >>you know into the fish and shrimp the oysters and all those. little species that live in our martian use the marshes as nursery critical habitat and it's more than just disposable masks the gloves are especially bad, they look a lot like a plastic bag does which looks a lot like a jellyfish state would does which means that their food for you know fish for turtles for anything else that's out there wonder lee says an easy alternative to keep yourself in the marine life safe is to use reusable fabric mask and to watch your waist. >>it's the statuary 6 rivers and creeks are really the point of first contact for this pollution to make it into the ocean if we can stop it here. we can stop it from impacting the ocean. >>and charles and i'm kate press pack. >>coming up next on kron 4 news at 6 why stanford says unvaccinated more non frontline workers before doctors and nurses who are actually treating covid patients then bay area care started getting their vaccines are in tell you where they started and how staff and patients reacted plus the new year comes a bunch of new state laws, we'll take a look >>some stanford medical school staffers and these are people who do not treat covid-19 patients, they were mistakenly vaccinated this weekend ahead of schedule kron four's maureen kelly tells us that it's not the first time mistakes have been made at the. >>prestigious institution during this vaccine. rollout. >>when i was up with north said you know, i'm not a critical person they that's fine when ford and its give me the next mission steve in montgomery is an associate professor of genetics and pathology at the stanford school of medicine, he does not interact with covid-19 patients and rarely even goes the labs at the medical school but he was able to get a vaccination the day after christmas, here's an e-mail sent to some faculty members reading we were just notified through word of mouth that the pfizer covid-19 vaccine is available for non-clinical staff. >>apparently they had an excess of it sandra medicine now says that incorrect information led to some in eligible employees getting the shot the expectation is when you get information to go and do it about something that you know you should go and do. >>but no one wants to put anyone else in jeopardy by getting a vaccination you know out of sequence or

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