edward: usc, they recommend test for students. they didn't have any spot on the portal to actually put an actual test result. i was dumb -- and don't do this -- i thought i was traveling a short distance between the bay area and los angeles. i scheduled a test already with the school for three days after i arrived in l.a. because that is when they require it. to move into the dorm, they did not require it. it was recommended. anchor: wow. edward: i suspect there are a lot of students who could be symptom activity on campus -- symptomatic on campus and not know it or reported. anchor: that is different from uc berkeley and we are talking to an official. i want to ask about that. did everybody around you get tested? your parents and her close friends and with everybody else ok and negative? edward: luckily for me, me, parents have tested both negative even though i was driving with them all the way down. they are continuing to get tested and keep coming up negative so that is good. anchor: do you know how you got infected? any idea

. >> i contacted usc student health and they set me up with a hotel room. >> the doctor hopes others follow the same process. the first thing to do would be calling a doctor. after that, letting officials know could help them keep track of data. >> i think it is going to help people. just on a numbers level globally. then secondly the most important reason to let somebody know is that somebody can help you with contact tracing. >> abc 7 news. ama: if you want to get tested for covid-19, we have a link to verified covid sites on our website. abc7news.com/vaccine. larry: it pushes on to expand the use of recycled water in the south bay. city leaders agreed to team up with the santa clara valley water district to explore ways to create and sell recycled water. >> we've got to be serious about this. in the last drought, israel exports water. they live in a desert and they export water. how did they do that? they use every drop of recycled water they can and they have desalination. larry: a partnership between the water district and the city of san jose led to the creation of one of the l

. >> i contacted usc student health and they set me up with a hotel room. >> the doctor hopes others follow the same process. the first thing to do would be calling a doctor. after that, letting officials know could help them keep track of data. >> i think it is going to help people. just on a numbers level globally. then secondly the most important reason to let somebody know is that somebody can help you with contact tracing. >> abc 7 news. ama: if you want to get tested for covid-19, we have a link to verified covid sites on our website. abc7news.com/vaccine. larry: it pushes on to expand the use of recycled water in the south bay. city leaders agreed to team up with the santa clara valley water district to explore ways to create and sell recycled water. >> we've got to be serious about this. in the last drought, israel exports water. they live in a desert and they export water. how did they do that? they use every drop of recycled water they can and they have desalination. larry: a partnership between the water district and the city of san jose led to the creation of one of the l

a clinical marketing professor at usc school for business says it's due to an unusual school year caused by the pandemic. >> a lot of retailers target office depot, those places that tended to have very heavy sales on notebooks and pens and various other things. and i haven't seen those sales that much. sophie: data shows there is an 8% increase in spending on back-to-school clothing and shoes. >> during the pandemic, there was a notable trend that people would buy tops. they wouldn't focus on things people couldn't see on zoom. sophie: the average person is inspected to state -- spent over $300 on electronics this year. when it comes to electronics, laptops beat out tablets and even calculators. local parents say they spent $400 on school supplies this year for their two young children in public school. >> whatever it takes for these public school systems to get whatever they need, we're happy to, but it is an astronomical number. it makes me think of families who might not have enough. sophie: according to the calabasas school list, items like soap, facial tissue, and hand sanitizer ar

they will play at usc next week. kumasi, back to you. kumasi: thank you, chris. so much more to come. hurricane ida barreling toward the louisiana. we are tracking what officials could say -- say could be a life altering storm. i'm so glad you're ok, sgt. houston. this is sam with usaa. do you see the tow truck? yes, thank you, that was fast. sgt. houston never expected this to happen. or that her grandpa's dog tags would be left behind. but that one call got her a tow and rental... ...paid her claim... ...and we even pulled a few strings. making it easy to make things right: that's what we're made for. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. get a quote today. kumasi: down on the gold coast, expected to bring damaging when when it makes -- damaging winds when it makes landfall tomorrow. we want to take you out right now to take a live look at new orleans tonight, mandatory evacuations issued for some residents. the mayor's urging people to leave, and many people are taking that advice. reporter: ida is rapidly is rapi intensifying as it closes in on the louis

. >> i contacted usc student health and they sent me up with a hotel room. ryan: doctors hope that others follow his process. the first thing to do would be to call a doctor and he says after that letting officials know can help them keep track of data. >> i think it is going to help people, i just do not -- just on a numbers level globally and secondly, the most important reason to let someone know is that someone can help you with contact tracing. kumasi: if you want to be tested, we have a link to verified covid sites and you can find it at abc7news.com/vaccine. reggie: the san francisco mayor is expected to declare august as transgender history month. the announcement will be at 11:45 this morning and this sunday the transgender district will commemorate the 55th anniversary of the compton cafeteria riots and respond to the violent harassment that -- of trans people kumasi: in the tenderloin. kumasi:breakout the ugg boots and north face jackets because you can buy pumpkin spice lattes from starbucks. dunkin released their fall drinks last week. starbucks

. >> there was a scandal that came out at usc with parents forging documents. there was access to things like ap classes becoming more prevalent. >> it is not just access to classes themselves. a princeton review offers in person tutoring, starting at $167 per hour. for 10 hours, that is an $1800 fee. that is why some schools, even private are doing away with classes like this to even the playing field. >> ap has been expanding pretty significant over the past decade and continues to do so. that said, maybe there is an inflection point. questions of equity and worth to the class, i can see -- worth of the class, i can see it turning some point. >> nearly half the percentage of black in the tina students are enrolled in ap courses compared to white and asian students. for the eye team, stephanie sierra, abc 7 news., abc 7 news. >> that will be held at 4:00 p.m., right here on abc 7 news. >> up next, spencer with the >> up next, spencer with the i get it, maybe you can see just fine. but as a vsp® premier program doctor, let me tell you, everyone needs an annual

the spartans with a tougher task this coming saturday because they play at usc. sports on abc 7 sponsored by river rock casino. the line on the game is trojans by 15. i have a feeling the spartans are going to give them a run for their money. on the giants situation, what a terrible time to have to be dealing with all these not only injuries but the covid situation. starting pitching is really thin and you have donovan solano, he is in quarantine in a hotel in new york for another week because he tested positive. the ranks are thin. they are playing brewers and dodgers. some big series coming up. >> coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, it is especially in paradise all of the ultimate server at 10:00. stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. thank you so much for joining us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ deposit, plan and pay with easy tools from chase. simplicity feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. ♪ this is the... here are three former champions-- a writer and stay-at-home mom from hutto, texas... a graduate student from macungie, pennsylvania... and a math te

. >> reporter: the study by usc san francisco researchers said one in four say they probably will not got the covid-19 vaccination despite the fact they're more likely to transmit coronavirus. what is it about young people that might make teenagers so resistant? >> they're stuck in their bubble. >> reporter: much of the hesitancy due to the growing tide of disinformation on social media. >> you have people also influencers, they're solely anti-vaccine. dr. joseph morcolla built a $100 billion massive business essentially promoting disinformation about vaccines online. just recreently facebook bannedn entire network that's paying people to post disinformation and spread lies about the vaccine. the white house has a real uphill battle. >> reporter: navigating disinformation, a task many influencers are forced to deal with. >> when it comes to people saying the vaccine is going to microchip you, you want to immediately knock down and debunk things that are misinformation. we want to stop the fear mongering and address the real concerns. >> reporter: guys, every influencer we talked to re

anne rimoin, epidemiologist at usc, says the unvaccinated are the ones who really need to rethink travel. >> if you are vaccinated, you yourself do not have to be worried about, am i going to get really sick, be hospitalized and die? that is a very unlikely scenario. if you are unvaccinated, you do really have to really consider this. >> reporter: other experts like dr. colleen kraft, an infectious disease expert at emory healthcare in atlanta, say traveling regardless of vaccination status should be done with caution. >> if you have a choice in the matter choosing something less risky for you and your family is something you can do. >> reporter: airlines so far not making changes to existing protocol including full capacity flights. masks, which are currently required by the cdc for all u.s. flights, working alongside cabin air filters which airlines say hold up even against the very contagious delta variant. trade association airlines for america saying in part, the ventilation on board aircraft provides substantial protection. delta airlines saying, filters capture the coronavirus fam