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pound the bay area, but the bigger area might be the winds. live doppler 7 shows us current conditions as a level three storm rumbles across northern california. our meteorologist is here with the latest. >> good afternoon. we have a very interesting phenomenon going on. a couple areas of low pressure have combined up short. that counterclockwise rotation is really whipping up the wind and the rain. we have seen wind gusts over 60 and even 70 miles per our. we have a lot of things to show you and explain how it will be effectiveness over the next couple of hours. we have seen even indications of a little bit of an eye offshore. that is reminiscent of what happens with the hurricane. it is west of san francisco and

moving it to san mateo. look at how the counterclockwise circulation is pulling up that moisture, thunderstorms and winds lashing m cruz, the peninsula and all the way up to the north bay. the proposed are our rain and snow mix. some very heavy downpours32° on. we have black ice out ther perha little bit of wet snow. san jose coming down pretty good. light to moderate rain livermore. highway 17. not a good idea to be out if you

do not have to be. the north bay is not out of the woods. as we look at the surface winds, 53 miles per hour in novato. these are the current winds right now. oakland 55 miles per gusts of o0 miles per hour in the last hour. a good idea not to be out on the roots. hayward 46 miles per hour. not to mention heavy downpours in the upper elevations. even up to the north, 50 miles per hour wind gusts.

san mateo was next and it works its way down the coast. the next few hours, nothing changes. 20-50 five to mile-pe winds as the area of low pressure creeps to theou bay, 20 mile-per-hour winds might even over 40 by 7:00 tonight. hour. this is unlike what we have seen. even lastsdtrue tg,ay winds coming behind the rain. this is similar, but right now it is lashing much of the south bay. wind advisory through 9:00. mainly to the south of san francisco.

heavy downpours from the santa cruz mountains, the peninsula, san francisco, whipping up into the north. early tomorrow, we have some rain, but the area of low pressure is down to the south. it will be a drier afternoon, few peaks of sun. 2/10 and a quarter of an inch. 49° in san oakland. it is a cool day. it does not feel like spring at all. we are in th foris cou

morning hosuwen rson wndednesday, but a. da in the mountains, not a big snow event. 4-8 inches with the winter weather advisory for the west slopes near the lake tahoe area. winds over 45 miles per hour. tomorrow, the weekend is cold but sunny. monday, on the way. mid and upper 50's for wednesday. some showers in the morning. a few peaks o temperatures in the 40's.

when we have dry sky is clear and the winds back off. temperatures cold, thursday morning in the 40's. friday morning in the mid 30's, clear sky. saturday around freezing in t north bay. sunday. unseasonably cold weekend. monday and tuesday, more wet weather. >> s is this an atmospheric river or not?

this one is not, right? >> the reason why is because the trajectory of the funnel of moisture is to the south of us. combine off the coast and that is what happened today, lashing us with wind all the way down the coast. this is kind of what happens with the hurricane. that went south into southern california and we have the effects of the wraparound rain from those areas of low pressure offshore. >> i can remember

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spreading at alarming rates. candida auris presents a serious global health threat. what do we need to know about it spread? our special correspondent joins us now with some answers. great to see you. >> likewise. maybe in the future we can interact over a scary headline. >> i know. and i do not want to make it extra scary. let's talk about what it is. it is a yeast infection, right? >> kit is a similar species of fungus that causes yeast infections or skin infections. but those infections are caused by a different type.

this specific type of fungus was first isolated in asia in 2009. since 2013 cases have risen at an alarming rate according to the cdc. the cases have been progressively rising from 2019 until 2021. now it is in over 20 states. it can cause a devastating illness in people who have the weekend immune system and it is resistant towards several things that we usually used to treat fungus. that is why the alarms are ringing by the cdc. >> can we show people a map so they can see cases in the united states. california has one of the states that has the most cases.

>> it is it might also have to do with where there are a higher density of people in health care facilities and where there are more points of human travel. attributed to was climate change. >> how so? >> for any tv nerds out who have seen the last of us on hbo, there are a lot of references happening to what the show is talking about. there are some fungus hooper for -- prefer a cold environment. as our planet warms, these organisms can adapt. >>

is this mainly spread in hospitals? talk about how it is spread. >> generally speaking, people who are otherwise healthy, who do not have underlying health conditions, are going to be ok if they run into this particular type of fungus. it is usually spread in the hospital health care facility, intensive care units, hospitals, nursing homes. within that setting, people who have some type of in dwelling device. think about things like catheters and tubes. those are situations where it can really spread. in this population this fungus can cause bloodstream

infections, wound infections and can be deadly. >> is there also an issue with people not knowing they have it? >> this is tricky. according to the cdc, there is no need for people who are otherwise healthy to get screened for this fungus. we talked earlier about the one that causes yeast infections or diaper rash. we have that fungus all over our bodies, the soil, the environment. you are going to run into it. it is when there is a higher amount when we see symptoms. so the average person does not have to get screened unless you have some kind of unidentified symptoms or you think you are high risk. >> is this the kind of thing you can have it for a long time not knowing you have it? and then it rears its ugly head? >> regarding the specific

fungus, we do not yet have the data it is entirely possible can haps of fungal infections. we have heard of people being exposed to fungus in the air and then several years later, they may have manifestations in their lungs. that is something to think about and that is something we will look for as we get more research in this area. if you look at all of the infectious diseases in the world, fungal infections get less than 2% of research dollars even though fungal infections kill more people global event tuberculosis, which gets a lot of funding. >> what is the mortality rate people who come down with candida auris? >> there was one report in 2021

showing there was a 30% mortality rate for people who had an invive infection.s very y if we see more cases in high risk people with more resistance towards these medications they usually can kill it. have an issue. >> how do you manage it or treat it if it is drug resistant? >> that is a great question because often times the answer is we may run out of treatments or we may have to upgrade to a potentially serious treatment. side effects. we do not have to continuously push people to stronger

medications. we want to be able to prevent it because there is potential for there to be no treatments and that is a looming threat when it comes to resistant infections. that is disaster all around. >> should the average person be very worried about this? >> the average person should not be panicked, but you should be paying attention to the facilities if you have a loved one in the hospital or nursing home. for fungal infections, stay healthy, keep yourself away from dark or damp areas. pay attention to the area if are breathing. realize that organizations like the cdc are on it and we have to do the best we can to lobby for these agencies and make sure we are doing everything to keep people healthy. >> thank you so much.

next time we get erthge we t malbek abayout the last ofd what we thought of the last episode. >> game on. >> sounds good. thanks a lot. coming up next, no doubt tech workers have shaped san francisco, but a group of 10 families wants to help forge san francisco's future and our media partner the san francisco stander will be here to share

>> some neighbors in san francisco are coming together to try to change the future of the city and tackle its biggest issues. ere group called the bund nsf d mebebroker in san francisco. our reporter recently leading this effort. she joins us live now

joins us live now. nice to see you. >> good to be here. >> you took a very close here, you interviewed the man who launched this group. tell us about zack rosen. >> she is a tech executive member and the founder of a nonprofit that is pro-development of housing being here in the city. she is forming this group abundant sf with todd david and together they are recruiting what is a network of tech executives who are reason families here in the city and they intend to collect up to almost four or $5 million per year and they said they will spend it on the set of causes and candidates to support those causes over the course of decades, not just a few years or one election cycle.

>> interesting. so these families have the wealth and they are committed to staying in san francisco and keeping the money pipeline going. what are the causes they are focusing on most? i assume they want more housing. what are their key goals? >> housing and transportation are the top two by far. they feel like we need development of all sorts. it is this idea of abundance which has gained traction nationally over a number of years. with tiger supply of housing, more costs will come down and you can get more people off of the streets. the same goes with getting more funding and opportunities to do public transit, d carbonized transit to bring down traffic and make this a more global -- livable city. they also want to focus on

education. they also want to look at public .ce >> they supported the recall. i am trying to f to put them on the political spectrum. >> francisco is a very blue city. you have your very far left progressive's, which will be more focused on social justice. and then you have your moderate democrats who more focused on economic issues and taking a slightly different approach to

housing and transportation. public safety is also something they are focused on. they are going to be p this more moderate approach. seen a funded political in the city trying to crseate gupro a w vision for san francisco to address some of the major crises. they have a much different way of going about things that may be the more traditional reputation of san francisco being a liberal bastion. >> i do find it interesting that there are more people rising up same city government is not enough. what has been the reaction since you publish this report? >> scream into the vacuum. a lot of people are saying they

have reservations. there is a lot of distrust of tech oriented politics and whether or not that serves the best interests of people who are new to the city and trying to change it. the main people know this is coming down the pipe. >> thank you so much. you can check out more of his report on sf standard.com. abc 7 will continue to bring you more

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