other stories making news around the world to the king of the nation in south africa goodwill when the heaney has died at the age of 72 he had been receiving hospital treatment for diabetes and influential leader for millions of zulus he assumed to the largely ceremonial and spiritual role with the death of his father in 1701. u.s. president joe biden has updated his pandemic strategy saying that there will now be enough vaccine for all adults in the country by the end of may that's months earlier than originally anticipated biden said the u.s. could safely celebrate the july 4th holiday in small groups if people get vaccinated when they can. on more now on growing corruption in germany a scandal that could have serious repr questions for angela merkel's conservatives 3 members of her parliamentary party have resigned in the past week after allegations that they misused their positions as members of parliament to make money to are accused of profiteering from the pandemic another is said to have exploited links to a foreign country to enrich himself. lupul newsline helped to mount 3 resignati

immunization program is about to be expanded including 3 general practitioners like dr saurabh for heaney in berlin he was getting ready to give the jab to hundreds of his patients every week now he's been put on hold as. we were prepared to start vaccinating we wanted to get going early we've spoken to the medical bodies set everything up here in the practice and alerted many of the patients. and then came this big surprise. the government says if it is asking people to get the vaccine it has a duty to inform about potential risks but many doctors say the cautious approach will cause delays. i think they've not done the vaccination campaign any favors but safety 1st i think it was important to put patient safety at the center of things so it was the right decision but then you need to publish the information behind it immediately. the european medicines agency has to give its verdict about fears that astra zeneca causes blood clots on thursday but even if the vaccine is given the go ahead for a 2nd time confidence in it has been dented from the information that we get is that the value o

immunization program is about to be expanded including 3 general practitioners like dr saurabh for heaney in berlin he was getting ready to give the jab to hundreds of his patients every week now he's been put on hold as. we were prepared to start vaccinating we wanted to get going early we've spoken to the medical bodies set everything up here in the practice and alerted many of the patients. and then came this big surprise. the government says if it is asking people to get the vaccine it has a duty to inform about potential risks but many doctors say the cautious approach will cause delays. i think they've not done the vaccination campaign any favors but safety 1st i think it was important to put patients safety at the center of things so it was the right decision but then you need to publish the information behind it immediately. the european medicines agency has to give its verdict about fears that astra zeneca causes blood clots on thursday but even if the vaccine is given the go ahead for a 2nd time confidence in it has been dented from the information that we get is that the value

doctor for heaney hopes downs will not get the upper hand with the 3rd wave of covert infections approaching he says that would be bad news. as i can only say from what i hear many people are still willing to take it. germany has a shortage of vaccines a problem that will be much worse if hundreds of thousands of astra zeneca doses stay in the box. while the european union has unveiled its proposal for a vaccine passed to enable continent wide travel during the ongoing pandemic the so-called green passed conceived by the european commission would create a digital document providing proof of travelers medical status be shown at airports and border crossings the idea has been pushed by the tourism dependent countries like greece and spain critics are raising ethical concerns saying it could lead to special privileges and discrimination against those who haven't been inoculated. on that we are now joined by the irish foreign minister simon cove ne he had joins us now from colcannon land that is now the right time for the european commission to present its vaccine possible plan considering the c

so you this, chair heaney -- haney and members of the board for calling the hearing. our budget. this is prioritizing programs that demonstrate outcomes and centered around equity which is everything that dcyf is all about and committed to. implementing programs to support our most vulnerable people in our city including homeless and mental health needs of individuals. and then of course continuing to respond to covid, which i will share with you what it is we're doing. so i wanted to share big picture and then hone in on the dcyf component and the budget. so you can see here, dcyf total budget includes our school district public education and enrichment fund of $90.5 million. it also includes the free city college allocation of $16.4 million. but the real bulk of dollars dyyf can operate is $166 million and a further breakdown is we have around $111 million, 67% of our budget made of the children and youth fund and then around 28% of our budget, $47 million made up of general fund and the remaining 5% of our budget is made up of federal and state grants. i apologize at how busy

heaney says treasure island has the lowest vaccination rate of all san francisco neighborhoods while the tenderloin has the highest case rate. and they are among the zip codes deemed most vulnerable to the pandemic that are getting 40% of california's vaccine supply. we have mapped them all out. you'll find them many this story on abc7news.com. >>> three more bay area counties are moving into the red tier of restrictions. alameda, santa cruz and solano counties got that good news today. they joined five other bay area counties in the red tier. that leaves only sonoma and contra costa in the more restrictive purple tier. and moving from purple to red means indoor dining, indoor gyms, indoor theaters can retaupe customer, of course with some restrictions. now disneyland and disney california adventure will reopen in late april. the ceo says it will take some time to recall more than 10,000 furloughed workers and train them on new state requirements. california guidelines announced less than a week ago allow theme parks to reopen april 1st at the earliest, if their county is in the red

date seamus heaney's top tips for germany. sunshine and move on a. road trip to come on. an exciting discovery inside. trickling. in the eye of climate change. conference most of. what's in store for. the years to come for the future when the biggest. costs are to make a series to get inside. i'm sure. planet earth will soon be home to 8000000000 people and they'll all need room to live that will come at a cost to nature and with as many wild animals. how is the coronavirus pandemic related to the way we live and how might we avoid pandemics in the future. combat and mole coming up on today's program.

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heaney says the tenderloin has the highest case rate of any neighborhood in the city. only 8% of residents of treasure island have been vaccinated that is the lowest number of all san francisco neighborhoods. >>> hazard pay could be coming to some san francisco frontline workers. a scheduled vote is moments away. the board of supervisors is considering a proposal to give an extra $5 per hour to people working at grocery and retail stores with pharmacies. the bill is expected to pass. several other cities including oakland, santa clara, and berkeley have similar pandemic pay boosts. >>> now to those ongoing education issues when it comes to this past year. a new stanford study found that distance learning had a negative impact on reading skills at the elementary school level. abc7 news reporter david louie shows us what's being done to correct it. >> reporter: students and teachers alike had a steep learning curve when classes went virtual. researchers at stanford's school of education says reading fluency suffered dramatically, especially among second and third grade s

so you this, chair heaney -- haney and members of the board for calling the hearing. our budget. this is prioritizing programs that demonstrate outcomes and centered around equity which is everything that dcyf is all about and committed to. implementing programs to support our most vulnerable people in our city including homeless and mental health needs of individuals. and then of course continuing to respond to covid, which i will share with you what it is we're doing. so i wanted to share big picture and then hone in on the dcyf component and the budget. so you can see here, dcyf total budget includes our school district public education and enrichment fund of $90.5 million. it also includes the free city college allocation of $16.4 million. but the real bulk of dollars dyyf can operate is $166 million and a further breakdown is we have around $111 million, 67% of our budget made of the children and youth fund and then around 28% of our budget, $47 million made up of general fund and the remaining 5% of our budget is made up of federal and state grants. i apologize at how busy

i would like to thank my co-sponsors, supervisors ronen, safai and supervisor heaney. -- haney. i'm also introducing a request on the departmental compliance with the language access ordinance and the review of the summary board from the office of civic engagement and immigrant affairs and requesting community feedback to be presented at this hearing. last year i announced i would be working on amendments to the language access ordinance and my first is to honor the life and memory of dr. cesar churchwell. he served the greater san francisco community with his practice for years as well as serving as a california state commissioner and vice chair of the board of the san francisco african american and as and he was a leading force in organizing a travel boycott called by the san francisco african american chamber. calling to benefit equitably from the tourist industry in san francisco. he opened many doors for young entrepreneurs and strongly advocated for african american participation on city and state contracts. his work should inspire us all to take up the same mission liftin

so you this, chair heaney -- haney and members of the board for calling the hearing. our budget. this is prioritizing programs that demonstrate outcomes and centered around equity which is everything that dcyf is all about and committed to. implementing programs to support our most vulnerable people in our city including homeless and mental health needs of individuals. and then of course continuing to respond to covid, which i will share with you what it is we're doing. so i wanted to share big picture and then hone in on the dcyf component and the budget. so you can see here, dcyf total budget includes our school district public education and enrichment fund of $90.5 million. it also includes the free city college allocation of $16.4 million. but the real bulk of dollars dyyf can operate is $166 million and a further breakdown is we have around $111 million, 67% of our budget made of the children and youth fund and then around 28% of our budget, $47 million made up of general fund and the remaining 5% of our budget is made up of federal and state grants. i apologize at how busy

i would like to thank my co-sponsors, supervisors ronen, safai and supervisor heaney. -- haney. i'm also introducing a request on the departmental compliance with the language access ordinance and the review of the summary board from the office of civic engagement and immigrant affairs and requesting community feedback to be presented at this hearing. last year i announced i would be working on amendments to the language access ordinance and my first is to honor the life and memory of dr. cesar churchwell. he served the greater san francisco community with his practice for years as well as serving as a california state commissioner and vice chair of the board of the san francisco african american and as and he was a leading force in organizing a travel boycott called by the san francisco african american chamber. calling to benefit equitably from the tourist industry in san francisco. he opened many doors for young entrepreneurs and strongly advocated for african american participation on city and state contracts. his work should inspire us all to take up the same mission liftin

so you this, chair heaney -- haney and members of the board for calling the hearing. our budget. this is prioritizing programs that demonstrate outcomes and centered around equity which is everything that dcyf is all about and committed to. implementing programs to support our most vulnerable people in our city including homeless and mental health needs of individuals. and then of course continuing to respond to covid, which i will share with you what it is we're doing. so i wanted to share big picture and then hone in on the dcyf component and the budget. so you can see here, dcyf total budget includes our school district public education and enrichment fund of $90.5 million. it also includes the free city college allocation of $16.4 million. but the real bulk of dollars dyyf can operate is $166 million and a further breakdown is we have around $111 million, 67% of our budget made of the children and youth fund and then around 28% of our budget, $47 million made up of general fund and the remaining 5% of our budget is made up of federal and state grants. i apologize at how busy

and i think that would have been a heaney is an egregious breach of my position. i appreciate the distinction you make between arbitration and mediation. it became clear last week that mr salmond did not believe that the original complaints of the procedure were made in bad faith but rather he indicated that in his view various people were trying to manufacture allegations against him after that point. he cites a variety of e—mails sent out to past and present members of staff, particularly to women around this time, he believes that they were a fishing exercise rather than offers of support. what is your understanding of all that and those communications? the understanding of all that and those communications?— understanding of all that and those communications? ., , ,, ., ., communications? the ones i know have been raised are — communications? the ones i know have been raised are the _ communications? the ones i know have been raised are the one _ communications? the ones i know have been raised are the one sent _ communications? the ones i know have been

doctor for heaney home.