progress, though, is starting now. today injections of pfizer s vaccine began in the bay area county with the most cases, that s santa clara. chris nguyen found the shots do provide people with a glimmer of hope. reporter: at the santa clara county fairgrounds, tworkers lined up for the initial dose of the covid-19 vaccine. cliff row perez a licensed vocational nurse in san jose was first in the county to receive it. i didn t know i already got it. i think she was pinching on my shoulder, quick, fast. reporter: a meaningful moment considering some of america s first cases of covid-19 were confirmed in santa clara county. pharmacists pham is among those tasked with vaccinating health care workers county wide. one of the groups prioritized by the federal government. it feels surreal. we ve been waiting for this vaccine since the beginning of the pandemic, and it s finally here. reporter: south bay hospitals are also starting to receive their allocations from pfizer.
avoid. reporter: director of public health dr. grant colfax says the bay area has less than 15% of icu beds available with just 13.1% available prompting all bay area counties to adopt the state s stay at hope order. several counties including san francisco had already adopted the stay-at-home order in a joint proactive move. since thanksgiving, dr. coal lf says covid-19 cases increased by 50% and added the rate of increase has slowed a bit. this indicates that we still have time to turn this dire situation around. and as a result, save hundreds of lives. reporter: the number of san francisco covid-19 patients is up by 27% in just the last week according to dr. colfax. the travel order takes effect friday at 12:0 1 a.m. visitors, people moving to san francisco and those returning from being away are subject to the travel order. there are exceptions for medical workers, first responders, and essential workers. this year, let s give the gift of health and do not travel
good evening, ladies and gentlemen. thank you very much for your indulgence and your patience in allowing us to have your time to speak. it s greatly appreciated. my name s allen levine. we ve heard forcyte sometime across the country and in the bay area a change for the use of deadly force, and the use of bullets and batons. a friend of mine many years ago chaired with me a dilemma they had. they said they wanted change in their life and wouldn t stand for it, and that s what i hear here in the bay area. they re calling for change, but when change is offered, they won t stand for it. tazers are not a persolutionfe solution. they re not the only solution, but they are an alternative to the use of guns, they re an alternative to the use of batons. taser s may, of course, inflict unintended harm, but i know the harm that bullets and batons can do. i ve worked in the city of san francisco for more than three decades now. where my office is located, the federal blank police acr
45-year-old michael wallen. he has very sis tinktive tattoos across his torso so he sticks out like a sore thumb. reporter: this is a dmv picture of him. police say madeline s mother was staying at the residence inn when michael paid a visit. the two adults had an argument. madeline was sitting on michael s lap in the driver s seat of a blue 2007 nissan altima with paper plates like this one seen here and drove off. even though there s no custody agreement and michael is the father, mountain view police still consider this an abduction. the baby was originally in custody with the mother. she was trying to take her baby back, but madeline was taken without consent from the mother. reporter: madeline s mother was briefly dragged by the car. she s okay. the mother s adult son followed in another vehicle but lost sight of it after michael brake checked him, causing a collision. mountain view police have contacted the police department in patterson where michael is a resid
rarely used exterior stairwell on fourth floor. of wayne with his developing story. what about the missing woman. plenty of questions actually. just ask david perr perry. friend:00 lynn and her family. i think a lot of questions if that s the case that that san francisco general has to answer not only to the family and friend of lynn but the people who come here about expecting safety. she entered san francisco general hospital on september 19 for treatment of infection. on saturday morning the 21st some time between 10:15 and 1 10:30 she disappeared. for 17 days the family has been in limbo boy. we have been dismayed. disappointed. frustrated. not only by the lack of information coming out of san francisco general. lack of sense of urgency. sheriff s deputy cordeny off the stairwell did as crime scene. hospital produced no explanation today about how it could lose a patient. also apparently miss this all on the same premises. very concerning that this body was fo