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KPIX KPIX 5 News At 530pm July 13, 2024

Is another data point that would be interesting against the other data points against more geographically based studies. You have to see how study is agreeing. Policymakers easing social distancing, others have used Antibody Test studies arguing that if the infection rate is higher than mortality rate is lower. Others have called into question the accuracy of fingerprint test using studies that have not been approved by the fda. He the test are good in concept, but difficult in execution and interpreting the studies depends on which community you are looking at the results in. A false positive rate is Something Like one percent, and you test 50 percent of people in your population are positive for maybe one percent of those 15 percent might be false positives but you have a good idea of whats going on so it really depends on the actual numbers. The doctor leading this mlb study tells me that all the data from the 10,000 employees has been analyzed right now as we speak they are working on the finishing touches of the paper before the results can be released to the public. Live in San Francisco, kenny choi, kpix shelter in place order issued 26 bay area counties including alameda, contra costa, san mateo, santa clara, San Francisco, and marin counties. Lynn ramirez has more on one counties plans to ease restrictions. Even though this new stayat home order was announced here in santa clara county, it was really part of a regional plan with all of the officers in the bay area. Doctor sarah cody today announced a gradual fivestep plan for loosening up the health order in other areas. One, whether the total number of cases in the community is flat or decreasing. Two, whether the number of hospitalized patients is flat or decreasing. Three, whether there is an adequate supply of personal protective equipment to protect all healthcare workers, for, whether we are meeting the need for testing, especially from people in vulnerable populations are those in high risk settings or occupations. And five, whether we have the capacity to investigate all covid19 cases and trace all of their contacts, isolating those who test positive and quarantining the people who may have been exposed. The new rules will allow for more Outdoor Activities including construction, landscaping, child care with groups having 12 or fewer children, golf courses and Tennis Courts will also be reopening for recreational activity. A new udund a dru made by Gilead Sciences is effective in the fight against covid19. The announcement today on remdesivir drawing comparisons to the battle against hiv back in the 1980s. He it was reminiscent of 34 years ago, in 1986, when we were struggling for drugs for hiv, and we had nothing. There was a lot of anecdotal reports about things that may be did work or maybe not people taking different kinds of drugs and redid the first randomized placebo controlled trial with azt which turned out to given effect that was modest, but that was not the end game. Building on that, every year after, we did better and better. Doctor sergey was very involved in the fight against hiv and aids in the bay area. More on remdesivir announcements coming up at 6 00 including a patient who benefited from the drug. We have known for weeks that cats are susceptible to coronavirus but we did not know much about dogs. Reporter Chris Hallstrom on the pug raising the alarm for dog owners. Meets winston, a funloving pug who tested positive for coronavirus. His owner, Heather Mclean says she noticed something off. He his symptoms were very mild. Pugs are a little unusual, in that they cost and sneeze in a strange way. So, it was almost seeming like he was gagging a lot and there was one day he didnt want to eat breakfast. Reporter winston was tested after several members of the family tested positive for covid19 back in march the test was part of a study conducted by Duke University which focuses on how the body responds to the infections. He humans we get noses and mouths swabbed, for animals they did oral swabs. Reporter researchers say this is the first instance in which the coronavirus has been detected in a dog, it comes just weeks after nadia the tiger tested positive at the bronx zoo. Doctor jeff warburg is the chief veterinarian officer what we thought was that the virus particle can only bind to molecules and people maybe now its mutated to bind to that of dogs as well. Reporter while winston likely contracted the virus through his owners it raises the questions, can animals pass it to humans . Theres been no evidence yet both with cats and dogs but even if they were to get it from human to animal to pet, there is no evidence yet shown that animals can pass it back to humans. Reporter since this is uncharted territory, the spca la released guidelines for pet owners include washing your hands after touching your pets, keep a six feet distance between your dog and others, that includes avoiding dog parks. Wipe pause after walks and do not use harsh chemicals like lysol wipes and bleach. As for winston, his symptoms only lasted a few days and now hes doing much better. Reporting in studio city, im chris holmstrom. Alive look at the bay bridge where one person was killed and two others injured last night, the chp says it happened just before midnight on the upper deck near fremont street. Two men and one car were shot and one died. The driver of another car was also hit and has minor injuries. The westbound lanes were closed for several hours overnight and into part of the Early Morning commute. Officers say the shooting was likely targeted and possibly gangrelated. The suspect into cold case assaults dating back more than a decade has been released from jail over coronavirus concerns. Gregory was arrested last november after dna evidence linked him to to assaults from 1997. Investigators say a discarded plastic spoon linked him to the second alleged attack on a woman assaulted walking after work in union city. He was being held at the Santa Clarita jail on two and half Million Dollars bill but was released on his own recognizance. Why people who release their cars are having trouble turning the mentor distract plus, the search for this curious brown bear camera in a couples front yard. Coming up on the web 6 00 the story we first exposed. Coronavirus Testing Facilities in San Francisco operating well below capa mrs. Walker. Michael vasquez come over here. Ive heard such good things about you, your company. Well, i wouldnt have done any of it without you. Without this place. This is for you. Michael, you didnt have to. And, were going to need some help with the rest. Youve worked so hard to achieve so much. Perhaps its time to partner with someone who knows you and your business well enough to understand what your wealth is really for. Its another unforeseen casualty of the coronavirus crisis, some people getting stuck in their leased cars. People like Jenna Schwartz tried to return her Ford Explorer at the end of its lease and found the dealership closed. When she contacted ford credit, they told her she could keep the suv, but that would mean paying overdue registration and insurance, which she did not want to do. I guess i dont know what the solution should be. I just know that, i dont feel like i should be financially penalized for having to keep my car. He you are entitled to return the car, thats what youre good for a new contract, and theres no obligation to buy a new one or continue the old lease. Schwartz tried taking it to another ford dealership, but they didnt want it either because they already had too much inventory. One San Francisco restaurant showing how we are better together, it gave out free pizza today. People flock to brothers pizza in the sunset district this afternoon. The brothers have been in business since 1987, they tell us they wanted to give back to the community by giving away free pizza. Santa clara county family going above and beyond lending a helping hand to the neighbors and the larger community. The moon family set the standards and their front yards with critical items like Hand Sanitizer and yes even toilet paper its all free to anyone who needs this stuff. The family advertised on next door and since then other neighbors have stopped by to donate free supplies to add to the shelves. Donations have been so great the family has even been sending some boxes of goods to the food bank. The search is on in the city of davis west of sacramento after a small brown bear was spotted feet from a front door. Reporter rachel wolf tracks down the story. Reporter genet and Gary Thatcher could not believe their eyes when they saw video of this young brown bear in their front yard. He the bear was up, somewhere on their porch but it was too low and too small for the ring doorbell to catch it. The surveillance cameras caught it and thought it was a possum. He im looking at the video, thats not opossum. Thatcher suspected something bigger when they heard this watering can be knocked over. The city of davis biologist John Mcnerney says the bear mightve been looking for water. Generally, water on the valley floor equates to cover. He says every now and then bears make ta hey end foin watercourses down and then think where is my habitat and they dond repoer sometimes th upended trash cans looking for food, the only thing upended this morning, everyones routine. We got a little text message from the county this morning, saying that there is a small bear in the area. Usually we come out here to find what docs and things like that, so to have a bear wondering how it got here is interesting. He rachel wolf reporting. Authorities are still trying to find that bear and when they do they will move it to a more natural habitat. Alive look out of the Golden Gate Bridge looking a lot more overcast today, although there is some blue peeking out finally. The bay area most of the day sought more over 80 degree temperatures yesterday. Meteorologist paul hagan joins us now, a bit of a cooldown. Finally the sun came out at the end of the day. Looking pretty nice right now with the sun filtering through the clouds, sunshine goes a long way hopefully to brighten peoples moods. The reason for the cooldown is the big area of warm air shifting further to the south, theres a storm system in the pacific sending waves of showers into the pacific northwest, that is missing us. Between those two systems, we are feeling a stronger onshore breeze with Cool Temperatures upper level cooling off a bit as well. Even inland we are talking about cooler readings. High temperatures did reach up into the mid80s in napa, the warmest spot by a wide margin, 78 degrees in concord, 71 degrees san jose, 70 on the nose in redwood city. In San Francisco just barely touched 60 degrees. Most of the day in the upper 50s, current temperature is actually 60 degrees. Lows tonight dropping back, not too far, low to mid 50s across the board which is close to normal for this time of year, slightly above average for the last full night of april, windy conditions kicking and especially along the coast maybe not quite so early in the day temperatures might sneak up a little bit for forecasted house to rise into the middle portion of the 60s and the city, maybe a degree or two warmer further inland especially since we will see a lot more sunshine. Temperatures are going to reach into the low 60s right along the coast, barely above 60 degrees. Mid to upper 60s around the bay with temperatures further into the mid and low 70s further inland. I will step out of the way and we will have a seven day forecast to show you how things change heading into the weekend, these temperatures were still above average for this time of year. Dropping back a little closer to normal as we head into that first weekend in may which means high temperatures low to mid 70s further inland for saturday and sunday must limit 60s around the bay, saturday looks like a greater half of the weekend with sunshine on the way everyone up again next week. Continue to share your kids art projects, this is from layla in san jose, nine years old, this is actually a portrait of laylas mom holding a rose. Nice job if you want to share your kids art project you can share them with us by using the hashtag kpix on any social media platform. Despite i love the talent of some of our kids, nine years old . Thats great. Amazing. Its beautiful. Despite nice showcase. Really impressive. He it is, thanks. Kpix5 wants to honor the class of 2020, especially with many graduations canceled this year. So, we are giving them a shout out. Congrats to sophia, from the livermore area, she graduated from uc santa barbara, congratulations sophia. You can share a snapshot of your graduate any age with the hashtag kpix. No professional photos please come include the name where e a where theyre going next. You may see them on tv. Congrats to all. , intense connection between two strang its a new day for veterans all across america. Home values are up, and Mortgage Rates are at record lows. Thats good news for veterans with va loans. Thats me. By using your va streamline refi benefit, one call to newday usa can save you 2,000 a year. Thats me. Theres no income verification, no appraisal, and no out of pocket costs. Thats me. Put your va home loan benefits to good use. Call my team at newday usa. A pair of strangers got together to make sure there most at risk neighbors dont get left behind during the covid19 shelter in place. Sharon shannon reaches introduces us to this weeks jefferson award winner. He priyanka and frank have created a well organized way for neighbors to help neighbors. Volunteers package food pantry groceries that drive them to elderly and atrisk neighbors and sentences go sunset district. Its the work of the sunset Neighborhood Health group started by beyond can and sick and frank log off, when the city began sheltering in place, bianca helped an elderly neighbor get groceries. I thought her, i could do that for other people as well. Reporter she posted the idea online. Frank, then a stranger, suggested starting a facebook group. 800 members joints that week. Despite the response has been phenomenal. Just the fact that people out here are heroes and really care for the neighbors. Reporter more than 1400 pried 30,0 rsthlanguaansls an to reach seniors not online, like 96yearold ellen isaac. Its wonderful, to know that there are people around to think about other people. And william and bonnie quan who delivered groceries are grateful they could help her despite i felt hopeless sitting at home, and im really grateful for bianca and frank for setting up this platform. Reporter frank himself once experienced the support of strangers when crowdfunding sustained him during a crippling illness. Two years ago i contracted a rare neurological disease, and it basically left me bedridden. And i realized, i cant ever pay that back. A big part of my motivation here is being able to pay that kindness forward. Everybody is a change maker. Reporter in the end, priyanka marvels at her stronger community. He i think it just shows that we all depend on each other. It reporter for starting the sunset Neighborhood Health group to meet the needs of the pandemics most vulnerable, this weeks jefferson award in the bay area award goes to bianca and frank. So far frank and bianca say they have been able to meet every request thats come their way and they tracked them from the point at which they come in at the beginning. All the way to the point of fulfillment. Allen . Fanicmmitme. Li at kpix. Com hero. Ard new 6 00 a Biotech Company and a Top University both say they are on track to release a covid19 vaccine by fall. Plus the drug developed by a Bay Area Company saved the Grammy Nominated drummer of death angel and now it could be the first treatment to be approved for wider use. Normal college life is not happening here, and some students are demanding their money back. Well have that story coming. Im john ford with cleanliness is critical when it comes to mass transit, hightech sprayers can make sure every sprayer gets sanitized, we take a look at how they do the job of disinfecting. Reporter it may look like something out of star wars but its actually the latest tool to help fight the coronavirus. This is not your normal battery operated sprayer its a scientific instrument that applies an electrostatic charge to the disinfectant during application. We are positively charging a chemical as it comes through a nozzle. The positive electrical charge to it and in our world most Everything Else is a negative charge so the positive gets attracted to the negative and the chemical attaches to the product. Reporter the idea is simple, to static electricity creates the attraction much like this balloon only its a lifesaving disinfectant instead of your cat. Using bleach wipes or simply power washing, is simply not enough these days. Electrostatic disinfectant is quickly becoming the preferred method to ensure safety. United airlines is using it to reach all the small nooks and crannies that are used normally hard to reach pretty San Francisco muni and ac transit bus lines are also using it. The demand for this has been unreal. Once people started paying attention to disinfecting. Reporter designed principally for commercial use it can be used at home. Despite anybody can buy these. Right now, our earliest delivery will be around the end of may. It reporter folks here say retail rice is 1000. In modesto, don ford, kpix5. Thats it for the news at 5 00. Kpix5 news at 6 00 begins right now with ken bastida and Elizabeth Clark point now at 6 00 widespread testing is one of the main ways to contain coronavirus. Why are two facilities in sentences go being underutilized . We ask the mayor. The first sign of hope, a drug made by a bay area Biotech Company expected to get the green light by the fda for coronavirus patients. Rid

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