President biden has tested positive for covid and we get a live update. And the january 6 committee gets ready for another prime time hearing. Seatwh ey want theto see pl amazonts Bay Area Health care company. What the multibillion dollars deal means for members. Good afternoon, im sara donchey. Our top story at 3 00, more than two years in the pandemic and President Biden has tested positive for covid19. A live look at the white house where he is isolating and having mild symptoms. We have more on the president s covid condition. Deborah . Reporter well, sara, President Biden started taking paxlovid after he tested positive this morning and in doing so, he had to discontinue taking two medications, one a blood thinner and the other one for cholesterol. This is a routine matter of practice. But like many people who are sick or many people who test positive for covid, the president is still working and so he is taking zoom calls and making phone calls. Folks, i guess you heard this morning i tested positive for covid. President biden is working from the white house after testing positive for covid19. Thursday afternoon he tweeted out this video speaking directly to the camera from the white house balcony. Symptoms are mild and i really appreciate your inquiry and concerns. Reporter the president recently returned from the middle east and was in massachusetts wednesday where he came into contact with several memberofess. I undght, tbe. That was my experience. Reporter the president s do mild and include a runny nose and fatigue and occasional dry cough. Hes been treated with the antiviral drug paxlovid. The goal of paxlovid is to keep people from getting seriously ill. President biden who is 79 has been reminding americans hes been vaccinated and boosted twice. Everyone should have the best vaccine and treatments and they are widely available. Reporter former President Trump became infected with covid just before the 2020 election. And was flown to a Walter Reed Medical Center for aggressive treatment. Were in a very different place than when former trump got covid. That is before we had vaccine and paxlovid. The white house said President Biden will continue to carry out his doubt i yz in isolation until he tests negative. And the white house medical unit said that theyre going to inform everyone who is deemed a close contact by cdc definition, by email today and if theyre not going to get them by email, certainly the Vice President and the first lady are considered close contacts, sara. Deborah, thank you for that update. Certainly a lot of questions as hes dealing with this covid diagnosis with so Many Americans right now. Dania backus look at the ba. 5 subvariant and what it means moving forward. Hospitalizations are increasing across the country. With the highly contagious ba 5 subvariant accounted for 78 of all covid infections in the u. S. Now many people are asking if they have covid in the last three months, will they have immunity against this variant. So if you got covid three months ago it is likely you had the ba. 2 variant, the ba. 5 variant is so different from all of the omicron variants that came before it. It is very unlikely you have much in the way of protection from that prior infection. Reporter cbs medical contributor celine gounder is from Kaiser Health news and said this new sub variant is one reason that those eligible for a booster should not delay getting it. People who are 50 and up or 12 and up and immuno compromised. Get that second booster now. Others are asking if there will be a vaccine for the ba. 5 variant. Moderna and pfizer are looking to include the original formula as well as a ba. 5 component. Those will not be able until late october and early november. So if youre elg for a booster, dont wait forhat ae. Ut the severity of ba. 5 in children. Dr. Gounder said we dont know much but parents should get children vaccinated as soon as possible because tens of thousands have been hospitalized and hundreds have died from covid. Dania backus, cbs news, los angeles. In less than two hours the january 6 committee will hold another prime time hearing. Today theyre focusing on what former President Trump was doing as rioters stormed the capitol and how Law Enforcement turned the tide. Here is natalie brand. Reporter ahead of tonights hearing, select Committee MemberAdam Kinzinger tweeted a preview, a video deposition of white house staffers who was with former trump on january 6. And he was always in the dining. It is my understanding he was watching television. Was the violence happening physically on the screen and the television . Yes. Reporter the eighth hearing will focus on what the former president did and did not do during the first hours of the u. S. Capitol assault before he later posted this tweet calling off his supporters. So go home. We love you. Youre very special. Reporter the fact that Nothing Happened and that he took so long for him to act is incredibly puzzling and distressing. Cbs news has confirmed witnesses are sara mathews and former Deputy National security adviser matthew potter. The committee is expected to detail the efforts by theormer esircl convince him to take act during the assault as well as the fallout later that evening and into the next day. It is obvious the president , duty. But for all of the details, you have to watch. Reporter the investigation is also intensifying into missing secret service Text Messages from january 5th and 6th which were requested by committee. Cbs news has confirmed the dhs Inspector General has asked secret service to stop their internal investigation so it doesnt interfere with the ig probe. Natalie brand, capitol hill. We wanted to know more about the Text Messages in question from the secret service. Our anne makovec spoke with Catherine Ridge about how and how they might correspond with those testifying tonight. They both resigned as a rults of what they witnessed on those two days. Now when we hear from aides like this, the other side ends up trying to discredit these people, people supporting President Trump. Have you heard anything before we heard from them, starting that process . We havent heard that yet but you raise an excellent point. One of the reasons the committee wants to have the secret service Text Messages is because theyre like an unfiltered road map to what happened in the lead up to january 6 and then the day after. So for example, if youted ctheck theny of key witnesses, who were going to hear from tonight and as well as Cassidy Hutchinson who described this alter case between President Trump and the secret service, you could look to those secret service Text Messages to validate what she said or in some cases, it could undercut key testimony and that is why there is so much frustration by these congressional investigators because those texts are extremely valuable to their case. We will carry cbs prime time coverage of the january 6 hearing starting at 5 00 right here on kpix. Also streaming on cbs news bay area. New at 3 00, an extremely disturbing story out of oakland. Police are looking for this man who they say tried to kidnap a 2yearold at an ac transit bus platform. Take a look at his photo. Authorities say that he assaulted the toddlers mother while trying to take the child away from her at the high street and international. A Good Samaritan stepped in and that man took off. In San Francisco, there still seems to be pretty big demand for monkeypox vaccines. Again a lot of people lined up for the vaccine at zuckerberg general hospital. City Officials Say that monkeypox haot meencythe trats to work with the department of Public Health to establish a network of vaccine sites and to expand testing. Stay with cbs news bay area and kpix. Com for continuing coverage of the monkeypox outbreak and the response to it. Amazon just inked a nearly 4 billion deal to acquire a San Franciscobased health care company. One medical is a membership based primary care service. Kpix 5 Shawn Chitnis looks into what it means for the current members and the Health Market overall. Experts say amazons announcement to acquire one medical for 3. 9 billion could have major implications not just on where the tech company sees its future, but also changes coming to the Health Care Industry in general. In the Company Announcement about the deal, amazon said that health care is one area that it believes could be benefit from major reinvention. And some wonder if amazon may take a similar approach to other industries it has tried to tap into by acquiring another company. One example is when amazon got into the grocery business and acquired whole foods several years ago. Some say amazon could take a similar approach with one medical, not only having physical locations, but also using technology to serve its customers. For now they say this deal will only effect those already eligible for Services Like one medical who could afford that kind of care. Reporting in San Francisco, Shawn Chitnis, kpix 5. As you might imagine, the stock tor one medical or one Life Health Care shot up today 69 at closing bell. Overall stocks were up. The dow and nasdaq each gained about 162 and the s p was up 39. Still ahead on kpix 5 and coming up, the robo taxis that could soon launch in the bay area. Plus getting a taste of what san jose has to offer. A preview of this years dine downtown which kicks off today. Lots of sunshine for most of the bay area but the fog hanging out over the western half o heres why tribal leaders urge you to vote yes on prop 27. The act provides hundreds of millions every year for Permanent Solutions to homelessness, Mental Health and addiction in california. Prop 27 supports financially disadvantaged tribes that dont own big casinos. By taxing and regulating Online Sports betting for adults 21 and over, we can protect tribal sovereignty and finally do something about homelessness in california. Vote yes on prop 27. A Bay Area Company is working on launching its robo taxi business. No pedals, no zeroing wheel. Zuks is selfcertifying that the zh 6 meets federal regulations and applying for a permit to test drive it here in california. It has room for four passengers. It is produced in fremont, the cofounder said the selfcertification process is a higher bar than other standards making them liable for the safety of the vehicle. And were navigating a pretty tight set of turns in this parking lot. And the vehicle is navigating by localizing itself very precisely and controlling itself within about a centimeter of accuracy to youre able to make tighter turns and more precisely than a skilled human driver. Trust is huge. And i think were going to get that with great data, transparency on that data and experience. Imagine having to Parallel Park next to that and it makes you look bad. That is a lot of pressure. Zuks plans to increase staff from 1400 at the start of 2022 up to 2000. They are focused on moving people rather than packages at this point. If this looks familiar, you might remember back in 2018 our betty yu got an early look at prototype. She took around in menlo park where zuks was testing the technology at the time. It looks different then. Well for all of the foodies out there, dine downtown san jose started today. Joining me live now, scott niece, the ceo of downtown san jose association. Thank you so much for joining us. So first question, how does this work and for those who are working with a limited budget, which so many of us are right now, what do you recommend exactly . Well good afternoon, this is the 14th year weve done dine downtown and it has expanded to 11 days and coming out of the pandemic, we really are encouraging people to go out, you could get takeout, specials from all of the participating restaurants. We have expanded it to cafes. You could get just dessert, you could get coffee pairings as well. You could go big, the best way to do it just go on the website, search the menus and try to find something maybe that you havent tried before. You know, these events, there are many across the bay area, have become so important right now because the pandemic just really hit restaurants hard. All kinds of businesses. But some have had to close. In san jose as recently as yesterday we were reporting on a pizza shop closing down there. So how is the food and drink scene doing in san jose overall at this moment . Well, like everywhere else, the pandemic and the economic shock from the pandemic has just been devastating. Weve had a lot of our restaurants and eateries and cavies close. But at the same time, there is six new restaurants on dine downtown this season that opened just recently. And that is what youre going to see, somebody shuts down and another one comes in their place. The spirit and perseverance of the entrepreneurs is amazing. None of these are chain restaurants. Here is a chance to go out and try what you want to look for and in ethnic food or a small place or a big threecourse dinner, you could find something for any budget and remember tip generously. Oh, yes. All. That is a great rule of thumb. What are your favorites. I like to research before i go to any restaurant extensively. But for us that are fly by the seat of our pants what, are your personal recommendations. Well im probably, im a vegetarian, so i actually do go to the website first and i look through because not all we have a lot of carnivore heavy many options for those. So as a vegetarian, i search out the vegetarian options and there are some vegan options as well. Something that caught my eye are the vegan enchiladas at mescal and then also some really fantastic places like orchestra that has three different vegan options on their menu. So just hunt and find out what youre in the mood for and take a friend. Very good advice. Scott, thank you so much for being here. Dine downtown san jose runs through the end of the month. So there is time. Thank you. Okay. Lets talk weather. Were talking about maybe patio dining or i dont know. It should be fine. Temperatures enclose he is to normal for this time of the year. July we could get the tripledigit heat waves and dining outside is not something you want to do but we have several changes over the next several days and for tomorrow a parade of minor storm systems aiming toward the pacific northwest. Even there it will bring some additional cloud cover and maybe some drizzle. But these are close enough to squeeze the atmosphere over the bay area and produce some stronger onshore winds tomorrow. It is noticeable and on shore today and remaining through this evening. But as we wind the clock forward, the winds tonight do die down and pick up tomorrow. One category stronger. So the strongest gusts are 15 to 20 mileperhour inland and 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour along the coast and it pushed the marine erin land and the inland reaching into the 80s and 90s will back down to 80s across the board. Right now you could see the fog and just the very top of sutro tower. Temperatures in San Francisco has been stuck in the upper 50s all day. It is still cool to mild around the water. 67 degrees right now in oakland. This is pretty comfortable. Teams in the low 80s in san jose and santa rosa. But around 90 in livermore and concord. Your temperatures will down about four or five degrees for highs tomorrow. Fog is going to push across the bay but i dont think it is quite as widespread or quite as stubborn on friday. The stronger winds stir around the atmosphere even as it is pushing the marine layer farther inland and stirring it vertically and that helps to dissipate faster. So plenty of sunshine. Should be nice to finish off the workweek. Temperatures mostly in the 50s which is where were supposed to be. High temperatures tomorrow running two or three degrees below normal around the bay. Close to average farther inland. Mostly in the 80s. Just the warmest spots reaching above 90 degrees. Along the coast, it is cool. The upper 50s. 70s down the peninsula and around the south end of the bay, temperatures in the lower half of the 80s. Up to 82 in san jose but up to 89 for morgan hill. Temperatures in the east bay, mostly in the 80s. Temperatures in the low to mid80s in the trivalley. The hottest spots eastward through the delta and mt. Diablo, that is not bad for jowl. Temperatures in the low 60s in San Francisco and upper 60s for oakland and the east bay. Low to mid80s inland and the mid bay and a couple of degrees below average for midjuly and until you go north it is going to warm up. Temperatures still well into the 90s for mendocino and lake county. Despite the cooler temperatures, the stronger winds will offset that improvement in terms of fire danger index. So well see the potential for any fire that gets started to spread more rapidly for Solano County and the spots east of the diablo range. Well keep an eye on that. Just enjoy the cooler temperatures and the stronger breeze. Temperatures will return close to normal through the weekend into most of next week. Some additional cloud cover overhead tuesday, wednesday and thursday as some monsoonal moisture makes its way toward us. This which that happens, there is concern about the potential for some dry lightning strikes, that does not look likely at this point so dont worry about it.