meet and really this only impacts five states that were set to open eligibility for all adults by on may 1st. every other state either has already done so as a majority of states already have or were set to do so in the coming weeks. this comes as president biden has been working to increase not only eligibility but also access to the coronavirus vaccine. about 90% of americans will be within five miles of a vaccination center by the time this april 19th date rolls around. large part driven by this increase in the federal pharmacy program from 17,000 to 40,000 pharmacies where americans can receive their coronavirus vaccine. now president biden today will make this announcement after he tours a vaccination site in alexandria, virginia, and he s also expected to tout the fact that not only is the u.s. increasing eligibility for all americans to allow younger americans to be vaccinated but it comes after a lot of progress has already been made in terms of those americans, 65
will that shift be enough to make a real difference. and gunned down in afghanistan a popular t.v. journalist dies in an attack in jalalabad she showed women that they too deserve to be part of the national conversation. i m sumi so much going to thank you for joining us we start here in germany with the latest coronavirus numbers show a dramatic spike in new cases over the past day the country has had a new high of nearly 30000 cases and 590 people have died the highest daily total yet weeks of partial lockdown haven t slowed the spread of infection enough much tougher restrictions seem almost inevitable now with political momentum building for a harder lock down over the holidays. with only 2 weeks to go until. christmas the looming question across germany is will a hard lock down come before or after the holidays. at its weekly briefing on wednesday germany s robert costa and sleeping russian exponential growth put into our story. the situation is especially problematic in
the better off we ll all be out there. ikea. make the dream yours. announcer: from abc7 live, breaking news. director of the california department of public health, dr. sonia angel reportedly announced she resigned her post effective immediately. in email to staff didn t give a reason for resignation. but departure comes a week after glitch was discovered in the data system that caused underreporting of the cases in the state. governor thanked her for her service. i m eric thomas. i m dion lim. on the heels of that resignation, let s look where coronavirus stands in california right now. state reported more than 8,300 new cases of the coronavirus today, well above the seven-day average, may be due to clearing a backlog. positivity rate is back up to 5.7%. as the pandemic goes on, we re focused on how to build a better bay area for all of us during this time. health is part of that, another part is education. we re less than 24 hours away from the start of the school
a bay area mother of twin babies evicted and left homeless. a computer foul-up. a top resignation. governor newsom fends off questions about a massive tech skal glitch involving counting covid cases. your computer devices may be causing your skin to age. what you can do to prevent it while still using your devices. cooler tomorrow, but not for long. when the temperatures will soar, coming up. abc7 news at 11:00 starts right now. building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. a single mother in vallejo left homeless just six months after giving birth to twins. her life took a dramatic turn during the pandemic. it sure did. she lost both her job and her home. jr stone is live tonight with the story. j.r., she is in a really tough spot. she certainly, dan. there is an eviction moratorium in place blocking evictions, advocates and lawyers that i talked to say there are many exceptions, and people are still being evicted. you re looking a
ainsfield-wolf who had this prize way back in 1985in she understood that literature could serve as the potent elixir in this fight. in the 84 years since the prize was established, our country has made great strides forward with regard to respecting and embracing our diversity. but recently we have taken disheartening steps backward. reported hate crimes have risen sharply in the past several years, including, of course, the mass murders at the mother emanuel ame church in south carolina and the tree of pennsylvania. this is a national trend, but it also hits close to home. according to the southern poverty law center, there are more organized hate groups in the state of ohio than in kentucky and west virginia combined. a great source of re was one, ba clarion call for action. we must rewrite our current national narrative to vigorously oppose bigotry in all of its forms. [applaus [applause] and tonight s ceremony provides an opportunity to energize that sense of purpose.