grant lotus newly-elected oakland police chief lauren armstrong. walking the fruitvale neighborhood today talking to business owners introducing himself to people who ve lived there can force michelle kingston went along for the meet and greet. heard the concerns of our businesses are heard the concerns of our residents. the new chief of oakland police introducing himself to business owners in the fruitvale neighborhood on thursday i said from day one that i wanted to get on the ground and meet with our community make what our business owners. the chief went in and out of stores throughout the fruitvale neighborhood while he didn t tell us exactly why he chose this neighborhood to walk on thursday counselor to says there have been a number of robberies here to area so we need to protect due to the fact that i have businesses. and mom and pop try to make them that we re still brand my grandmother person said beast old join the chief on the walk and handed out masks to peopl
well, no sanctioned fireworks this year, but plenty of the unsanctioned kind. why officials say they re bracing for an increase in illegal fireworks complaints. i m an a secret virtual party. my story, next. a few hours of dry weather to start the new year, and then rain, rain, rain. i ll have the forecast, abc 7 news at 11:00 starts now. building a better bay area, this is abc 7 tonight, a new year s eve like no other in new york city. last year, more than a million people packed times square. tonight s celebration was only open to a small number of frontline workers because of the pandemic. in less than 60 minutes now, the bay area will ring in the new year. here s a live look outside from our kgo roof camera, usually we d see crowds packed along the waterfront, but this year s show has been canceled. jr stone joins us live from the embarcadero. and tonight s celebrations look different this year. reporter: well, they certainly do, ama. usually we d be seeing
is the christmas covid surge here? an emergency doctor at san francisco general hospital says he has seen the first cases come in. you re supposed to get two dose of the coronavirus vaccine, but what if you only got one? we talk to public health experts about what it would mean to vaccinate more people faster even if it was less effective. and i m track ago storm arriving monday morning. abc news at 11 starts now. building a better bay area, this is abc 7 news. this is just not working. there s no state that s got it right. vaccine rollout hurdles have health officials considering a new strategy. could a single dose be enough so more people can get the shot? discussions are under way just as the christmas case surge hits hard, and dozens of employees at one bay area hospital are infected. and with that we say good evening and thank you for joining us, i m dion lim. with frontline workers stretch thin, dozens are off the job hit hard by the pandemic. 43 of its staff
concord. look at fairfield at a halftime. quarter mile at the airport, over a mile in livermore, with just over two miles in santa rosa. so very little mixing, light winds that will be with us throughout the morning hours. be careful. 40s and 50s out there with mid and upper 50s on the way today. it s a cloudy day, we ll stay dry and looking at that 9:00 hour, maybe a slight chance of shower. we have light to moderate rain on the way overnight with monday offering a level two system, liz, we ll track it for you in just a few minutes. lisa, thank you. developing news on a major covid-19 outbreak at a bay area hospital already stretched thin with front line health care workers. kaiser permanent confirms 43 of its staff in its san jose emergency department have been infected with covid-19. the positivest its came back between december 27th and friday. they are investigating whether an air powered christmas costume worn by a staff member on christmas day may have been to blam
building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. this is not working. no state has it right. making news right now, solving the vaccine shortfall. hurdles to the rollout have experts wondering about a new strategy. would a single dose be enough? as the area experiences its first effects from holiday gatherings. good morning, i m liz kreutz. we ll get to the latest on the coronavirus battle but first we ll start with the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. hey, liz. you can t see much out there, you have to be way above the clouds. visibility is reduced because of all that fog. live doppler 7, we re dry but the clouds are low to the ground with a zero visibility in novato and a quarter mile in livermore. about a mile and a half by the delta with a half mile at the airport. half moon bay, just about nothing, you can t see in front of you. as we go through the next several hours, it s 1:2:00, 1:0, we re finally starting to see that fog lift