with his former mother-in-law. kumasi: let's take a live look outside from our exploratorium camera. skies are clearing out after the rain got overnight but we are looking forward to the biggest storm we have had in weeks on the way. reggie: good morning to you, you are watching abc seven mornings on who live and wherever you stream. mike: good to see you. let's talk about the clearing we saw from the exploratorium camera. it is not reached our super commuters on highway four to the altamont pass. those breezy conditions clearing us out are making quick work of what is left of the storm. i will keep it a one until 9:00 through the morning commute because it will become breezy. also, the fact that it is damp out there from the overnight rain is also going to have an

effect on your commute. 46 to 51 with a chance lingering at 7:00. from noon on we will have a nexus sunshine, clouds, breezy conditions and temperatures in the low to mid 50's. freezing cold temperatures. i will talk to you in a minute. reggie: memorial will be held for the security guard and former police officer killed while working with a tv news crew. he was shot in oakland last month. this killer has not been found. he pre-'s they worked as a police officer in hayward and san jose. his memorial will be at the san jose civic theater. we will stream it live on abc7news.com and on our bay area app. the late senator bob dole will lie in state in the u.s. capitol today. reggie: president biden will -- kumasi: president biden will join dole's window and family.

his casket will remain there for 24 hours. the capital will not be open for public viewing. his funeral will be tomorrow at washington national cathedral. he died sunday morning at the age of 98. life in prison without the possibility of parole, the new sentence for scott peterson who killed lacey and their unborn son. he had to be resentenced after the california supreme court overturned his sentence due to jury misconduct. yesterday, peterson came face to face his murdered wife's family. inside the courtroom in redwood city, his former mother-in-law blasted him for the deaths of her daughter and unborn grandson. she said, "no matter what happens in the future, lacey and connor will always be dead and you will always be their murderer." peterson says he is innocent.

that is a claim family members echoed outside the courtroom. >> he has been in prison over 18 years for a crime he did not commit. that is a heavy load to bear. kumasi: peterson did not make a former statement. the judge would not allow it. he will remain in the san mateo county jail until an appeal for a new trial. reggie: official say even though the omicron variant does not seem as dangerous as delta, it appears to spread faster. that could pose a threat for hospitals as we head into winter. 200 million americans are vaccinated but that meet--but that leaves more than 100 million nonvaccinated. covert cases are up since october. the governors of maine and new hampshire are activating the national guard to help overwhelm hospitals. in massachusetts, one hospital is at 120% capacity. >> if you look at the top five states, they generally are having around 50% vaccination rate.

i certainly expect we will see substantial differences in the size of holiday surges this winter based around proportion of patients vaccinated. reggie: this morning, senators are rejecting president biden's vaccine mandate for private businesses. joe manchin and jon tester across party lines, voting with republicans to repeal the vaccine or test mandate for businesses with more than 100 employees. even if the house joins the senate and the overturning the mandate, president biden says he will use his veto power to keep the mandate in place. kumasi: the head of the california medical board and former mayor of walnut creek says she was targeted at her home and at work. christina lawson shared this tweet of her terrifying experience on monday. lawson claims an alleged anti-vaccine group set in an suv as she left her home. they followed her to her parking

garage. the group claimed they were just trying to interview her. lawson has been in contact with police. she leads the california medical board and charts of licensing and disciplining doctors. she served as walnut creek's mayor from 2013 to 2014. reggie: new data from the national safety council says the number of deadly crashes is up and tying it to the pandemic. amy hollyfield is live on the road with more. amy: it is rough out here on the road during this pandemic. the number of fatal car accidents in 2020 was up 7.2% from 2019. that was the year of the lockdown. in 2021, the number went up again significantly. the first six months of this year, fatal car crashes were up 16%.

research shows driving behavior has changed during the pandemic. people are not wearing their seat belt as. much and disputing more. we talked to a professor at stanford about this and he thinks this could be because of the pandemic and he believes it is because of the discontent people are feeling. >> if i don't have to get a vaccination, i don't have to stop at red lights or obey speed limits. that attitude about not having social responsibility is dangerous. amy: there is no peak time or place for these crashes. data shows fatalities are up on city roads, rural highways, rural roads, highways and back roads, day or night, among every age group between 16 and 65. across the board, driving behavior has changed. it is something we all need to examine and think about. kumasi: thank you.

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reggie: the u.s. ds is tracking a swarm of earthquakes that struck off of the oregon coast. the usgs says more than 60 earthquakes have been tracked. the largest have been a pair of

magnitude 5.8 >> -- 5.8 5.8 5.88 there is no cause for concern since this occurred on a known fark line -- a known fault line. mike: it must be is the fall because it is not creating tsunami concerns and it is so far from land, at least 200 miles to medford. a 5.8 if it was under medford would create property damage. remember the south napa earthquake was a 6.0. as we get towards the strong category, it could be possible. let's switch gears and talk about our wet weather. there is a stray shower working through the north bay, the last push of wet weather. future radar shows we have got a whole lot of sunshine coming at us after 9:00. breezy conditions also. make sure you dress in later

years because the wind chill will be a factor for us closer to the coast like in san francisco. 52 in san francisco with sunshine. 57, pretty close to the average of 59 down to 50 by 8:00. frosty cold morning's up and a look at our atmospheric river. interchanges by north main, you can see headlights heading towards concord. you have about a 15 minute drive from concord southbound to the 24 interchange. 24 through the call the cot is looking great. we will pop over to san rafael, those taillights, few and far between. near the mall and civic center, you have a clear shot to the golden gate bridge. severe backup over the altamont pass now clear. kumasi: there are more ways to

get outside in your bay area parks. reggie: and the popular brunch spot spreading its reach, opening new area locations. plus, -- >> at what point were you like my family is doing something most others don't? >> i think it was when we rented the donkey. kumasi: [laughter] this family is dominating the christmas card game. decades of embarrassment for this daughter. you could get some ideas for next year. regg first we will go outside. i love a good donkey. kumasi: do you? reggie: yes, i was so

kumasi: -- reggie: malibu police are looking for a man accused of touching a young girl inappropriately while she was walking to school. it happened on california

street. the girl says this man touched her and held her hand telling her to come to his apartment. she broke free and ran away and told the staff at her school. he is six foot tall wearing a blue surgical mask, black hooded sweatshirt and dark colored pants with a white stripe down the legs. kumasi: meg whitman is on track to become the next u.s. ambassador to kenya. president biden nominated her. she is a former ceo of hewlett-packard and ebay. she has long been a republican and ran for governor of california losing to jerry brown. she endorsed hillary clinton in 2016. she also donated to biden's presidential campaign. reggie: we will have more reasons to get outside now. california has pledged more than $500 million to renovate california parks. it will go to bay point, oakley,

oakland, richmond, san francisco, and san leandro. california's natural resources agency says the dollars will build a total of 12 new parks and focus on underserved communities. a friendly reminder to get cracking on mailing out christmas cards and a doctor in texas is maybe going to give some of you a creative spark. reggie: she is not -- kumasi: she's documenting years of christmas photos calling it a horror show. will ganz shows you how the series got its name. reporter: since 1992, this family from texas cramming christmas spirit into their holiday card. anthers, hats evolving into an elf costume in 1994. in 1995, they leveled up. the card captioned, "merry

christmas from the tree of us." at what point did you say our family is doing something others don't? >> i think it was when we rented the donkey. [laughter] reporter: the theme, touched by an ozier. now hibi has documented the photos in a christmas card or show series. >> for most of the people involved, it is a great memory but really embarrassing for me. reporter: eventually, they ditched the yuletide theme altogether. 2006 which -- 2006 was the year of gary bob square pants. >> i got to wear pajamas which was a step up from having to be in character for. reporter: only one photo can be the true star on top of the tree of cosmos cards. >> he wanted to be baby jesus and my mom was like this is not happening, we are not doing

that. we still found a way to be an almost naked baby. reporter: behold the 1998 holiday card. what is the words you use to describe the photo? >> horror. that is the horror show in one picture. kumasi: all right. haley's advice for families wanting to level up their photos, keep it topical. think outside of the box and avoid ideas of your dad dressing up like a baby. reggie: sd horr, i allyike the doey one, i will stand by that. that is taking it to a place i have never heard of. where do you get a donkey? in this economy? the petting zoo? kumasi: not in this economy. reggie: you just go to a petting

zoo and say hey, real quick, we are going to do a christmas card? mike: right. reggie: alright. mike: before the pandemic they would come to the -- that would come to your house for parties. reggie: they did? did i have a childhood? mike: let's talk about san jose. congratulations, you received the most amount of rain. what an upside down forecast that was. 1/10 of an inch. increasing winds and sunshine today. get out your heaviest clothes because we have frosty mornings tomorrow and saturday coming our way and the atmospheric river sunday, monday, tuesday. the winds are picking up as the cold rolls through. 15 at hayward. 25 in half moon bay. that is what was going to usher in drier air and bring sunshine.

that will also hold us around 55 to 58 for high temperatures. a little bit of a wind chill. tonight, 30 in santa rosa to 45 in san francisco. trust is possible to the north bay valleys. solano county, weather service has your jurisdiction to :00 to 10:00 under a frost advisory. the rest of us may join. where does the atmospheric river set up? that is the key. right now it will set up in the heart of the bay. the rainfall rates have changed considerably. three to five inches across the bay. these are the medium-range models. as we get closer the high-resolution models kick in and we can time this better. a two monday, a one tuesday and returned over to wintry precipitation that will linger until wednesday. reggie: now we bring in ginger

with a look at what is happening on "gma" this morning. >> good morning, nice to be with everybody. we will start with the fears of a covid winter surge and cases and hospitalizations rising. some states calling the national guard to help. we will take you inside of the cdc to see how they art trying to maintain -- contain omicron. new video played in court moments after the officer shot daunte wright. then the 20-year-old's mother took the stand. the new alert about a gift card scams, they are searching. we will tell you about the popular ones being used by scammers and how you can protect yourself. our own helper is here with great deals and steals and michael b jordan is live in times square. his intro was former sexiest man alive which felt mean because it is not like he stopped being

sexy when paul rudd took over. reggie: that was shady. >> yeah, a little bit. reggie: when you said he would be on the show i pointed to kumasi. that is one of her favorites. kumasi: one of my favorites. >> one of. kumasi: i am excited about his movie. >> of course. and a little personal life whica i found very enlightening. reggie: oh. so you are saying there is a chance? kumasi: no, he has a whole girlfriend. reggie: i heard he has a girlfriend, not a wife. to me there is a chance. >> you are correct. re ♪ ♪ ♪

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lingering snow showers in the sierra that will taper into the evening hours. that is why we have this winter there advisory ending at 4:00. change is required on a lot of our thoroughfares into the higher elevation. this is sunday, monday, tuesday. we are looking up to possibly six to seven -- five to six feet of snow. travel is discouraged to the sierra. kumasi: new developments in the draft. state officials are considering new measures to cut water usage. among the rules being looked over, a $500 fine for water wasters and prohibiting all lawn watering within 45 -- within 48 hours of measurable rainfall. reggie: a bay area restaurant tour has plans to expand through the bay area. the location might be coming to

your neighborhood. the owner of brunch restaurants sweet maple and kitchen story in san francisco, the one that always has the long lines, that is the millionaire's bacon, is opening six locations in the next year. the restaurant was able to remain busy with take-out during the pandemic. his hottest item is the millionaire's bacon. it is sweet and spicy. in february he will open two sweet maple locations in cupertino and walnut creek. we were just talking about this, kitchen story. you pass there on the weekends and it is a whole scene. kumasi: sweet maple, you just need to get ready to wait. my friends went early and i came late. it took them one hour to get to the front. reggie: you had things to do. your friends had absolutely nothing to do.

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announcement we could see today. >> the attitude about not having social responsibility is dangerous. kumasi: make sure you take it slow out there because a lot of people are not. these scary statistics we are seeing on the roadways. experts say they might know what will be behind it. reggie: we will have rain, snow, more rain. if you look at the top right-hand corner of the screen, that is tahoe this morning. it has been blowing like that for a while. i keep getting distracted by it in the corner of my eye. [laughter] mike: it is almost unbelievable to think that is snow falling at that rate. that is nothing compared to what is coming this weekend when we will have five to six feet of snow. we have to unwind the system first so i will keep us under a storm impact scale of light until 1:00. there is still a drizzle, a

chance of a shower and a couple hundredths of an inch of rain. poor visibility will increase as the winds pick up and scour out low-level moisture. our best radar is around morgan hill and gilroy. you can see the clearing that is taking place up across the north bay. here is what is going to happen with the clouds, the radar amended temperatures. 52 to 55 at lunch with those breezes. it will feel even cooler than that. not the best day for outdoor dining. temperatures around 53 to 57. a lot of us dropping into the 40's to low 50's by 7:00. frosty cold nights, heavy rain, even snow for us, coming up. kumasi: is not biden invites--and vice president harris will be meeting with the white house covid response team with any update on the omicron variant. we are waiting to learn more, including its transmissibility.

the fda could authorize booster shots for 16 and 17-year-olds as soon today. pfizer made the request for this age group two weeks ago. kaiser is reporting 11 cases at its oakland medical center tied to an out-of-state wedding. most of the cases are not omicron but the staff is only experiencing mild symptoms. 200 million americans are fully vaccinated. on average, federal data shows about one point 9 million shots are being administered every day. roads are getting significantly more dangerous. numbers show traffic deaths are up 18% for the first six months of the year. reggie: that does not seem to make sense. if of us are driving but more of us are dying. amy hollyfield is on the roads this morning with some of the reasons this could be happening. amy: are you wearing your seatbelt? have you been speeding?

it seems some of our good habits are going to the wayside on the roads. data is showing people are driving more recklessly since the pandemic started. this is new information from the national highway traffic administration. the number of fatal car accidents in 2020 was up seven point 7.2% from 2019. -- up 7.2% from 2019. this year the number went up again. fatal car accidents the first six months of this year were up 18%. professor told us he thinks the pandemic is to blame, saying the health risks people are facing is causing them to shove other risks over to the side. >> the risk of getting infected, the risk of dying, the risk of contaminating other peer -- other people and so on. you pushed aside other everyday risks.

amy: he also thinks a rebelliousness we are seeing from some people during the pandemic could be spreading over into other parts of their world. people who say i don't have to wear a mask or get a vaccination is transferring into other areas of their lives like driving and feeling like i don't have to stop at a red light or a base bid limits. attitudes are changing. the data reflect that. with fatal crashes going up, it is something to think about as we go about our day to day. reporting live from interstate 680, amy hollyfield. kumasi: law enforcement authorities in marin county are investigating a case of parents who knowingly sent a coveted -- a covid positive get to class. students had to quarantine over thanksgiving rate after being exposed to the student. the district attorney is aware of the potential health order violation and will review it once police reviewed the case.

testimony will continue today in th tor theormer police officer who killed daunte wright. we saw dramatic new video that we want to one you is difficult to watch. potter shot and killed daunte wright in a brooklyn center in april. she claims she mr. kirk on for a taser. -- claims she mistook for a taser. >> i shot him, my god. oh my god. >> just breathe. >> oh my god. oh my god. i grabbed the wrong [bleep] gun. kumasi: she is expected to make the stand next month. reggie: arrests made in last summer's caldor fire, the father and son now facing charges. kumasi: you are looking live at the big order at the new york stock exchange.

any update on the markets, next. reggie: travis scott in his own words sharing his side of the story in his first public interview since the astroworld concert stampede. first, sue has a look at your commute. sue: we go straight to the bay bridge toll plaza. about one hour ago, the metering lights were turned on. now you can see the backup has the over crossings for a 10 minute delay getting to the tolls. you are sluggish on the upper deck through the tunnel into the western side of san francisco. here the emeryville camera. it is a solid stream of headlights from hercules all the way to the city, a 35 minute drive. it is not too bad. once it hits 40 minutes we will change that to an orange color and you will see significant slowing. for now, you are moving along at a good clip. we will check in with mike now. mike: i ran into some damp spots this morning but that was a couple of hours ago. most of that is moving away but

we have a chance through 9:00 of some drizzle and you can see the clouds clearing out. he was future radar. by lunch we have total sunshine. the sun will warm the ground and let go of that moisture. mostly sunny and fair weather commute this clouds develop. those clear out for a quick drop in temperatures this evening as breezes taper off. look at rainfall amounts, about nothing left in this system. the winds will be fastest along the coast, gusting up to 45 miles per hour while the rest of us could have guests 15 to 20 miles per hour, even up to 30. it will be a brisk afternoon. temperatures are running around 46 to 53 in the north bay. about 49 to 53 for the rest of us. it is not that chilly this morning, especially compared to what was coming on us tomorrow. 49 at 8:00 in the south bay. mid-50's from noon all the way through 4:00 and down to 48 that 8:00 tonight.

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kumasi: travis scott is giving his first public interview since the stampede tragedy at his astroworld concert. the conversation was posted that

was posted to charlamagne tha god's youtube page. he was asked if he knew and when he knew what was going on as far as injuries and deaths. he said, "people pass and things happen at concerts, but something like that --." he also denied seeing any distress but said "anytime i could see anything like that, i did." 10 people were ultimately killed. scott is requesting his lawsuits be dismissed. reggie: a warning for people planning to travel to cancun, another shooting on the beach outside of a resort. this shooting happened tuesday. gunmen believed to be members of a drug cartel pulled up on the beach on jet skis and started shooting near the popular grand oasis hotel. american tort -- an american tourist was in his hotel room when he heard rounds of gunfire. >> it was a delayed reaction

from most of the people. i don't think they comprehended what was occurring. as soon as they figured it out, that is when it got chaotic. reggie: nobody was hurt. the gunmen got away. it was the third shooting at a cancun area beach in the past two months. the state department has issued a level three advisory encouraging americans to reconsider traveling to cancun. kumasi: and san jose, closing arguments in the elizabeth holmes trial will get underway. the defense rested its case. elizabeth holmes faces 11 counts of wire fraud and proceed to commit wire fraud. each count carries 220 years in prison. california lawmakers are working on a plan to make our state a six way for people seeking access to abortion. more than two dozen states plan to ban abortion if the u.s. supreme court ok's mississippi's

ban on abortion past 15 weeks or overturns roe v. wade altogether. that decision is expected to come next summer. in california, the california future of abortion counsel is out with recommendations to make sure people who live here and elsewhere can easily receive care. >> if it is overturned by the supreme court, we will see abortion access and got it or completely eroded in 26 states. kumasi: one thing it recommends is removing areas like high co-pays related to abortions. governor newsom said, "we take seriously the recommendations in this report as california continues to lead the nation in attacking fundamental rights." >> ignition and lift off. lift off of falcon nine. reggie: space x launches its

20th rocket of the year from cape canaveral. it is caring of nasa's new x-ray telescope. the $214 million satellite will help them test and refine how the universe works. kumasi: michael strahan will have to wait until this weekend to go to space. the blue origin launch set for today had to be pushed back because of high winds at the launch site. you can watch a live this weekend, abc news will be covering it starting at 6:30. reggie: here is your morning money report, a major company postponing its return to the office. lyft says employees want to have to go back until 2023. a spokesperson told abc news we want to give people a choice for all of next year. offices will reopen fully in

february, but working in the office will be optional for 2022. shares of roky are -- of are up slightly. stock prices soared by more than 18% after they announced it will be extending its youtube and trutv agreements with -- and youtuber tv agreements with alphabet. the company pulled the youtube tv app from its channel store in april. new at 6:00, a bad future forecast in the housing market. ever grand, the second largest in the state developer in china has defaulted on its debt. ever grand is one of the most valuable property developers in the world. analysts have worried if a default could trigger a wider crisis in the rest of china's property market hurting homeowners and the broader financial system. here's a live look at the new york stock exchange.

we are down 143 points. the s&p 500 closed 3%, just missing setting a new record high. today we are off so we will see if we rebound. kumasi: instagram's ceo is pledging the company will do more to protect young users. the ceo testified before a senate panel yesterday. they are facing scrutiny over the impact instagram has on young people. lawmakers asked about researchers -- about research showing teenagers are easily able to access accounts that sell drugs. >> i don't think you can take one or two examples and indicate that that is what happens in the platform broadly. kumasi: hours before the testimony, instagram allowed feet -- instagram announced features that will allow parents

to control how much time kids spend on the app. -- instagram says it instagram clear it is creating new options , not making everybody switch back to the chronological feed. the new options rollout early next year. reggie: officials in new zealand are looking to make smoking tobacco a thing of the past. the country announced a plan to raise the legal age to buy tobacco, making it so residents who are currently 14 years old will never be able to purchase it. this is part of new zealand's smoke-free 2025 action plan. according to the health minister, smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the country. kumasi: twitter is testing a feature that would allow you to add content warning to photos and videos. it is a change to the all or none method. it allows you to flag a tweet

and categorize it for violent or sensitive content. reggie: getting to the gym can feel like a chore, new study has found a way to get people back into the gym using money. wait to you hear how low this amount is. the behavioral study showed exercise increased by 9% if you offered people $.22 on amazon. they look into gym attendance over 60,000 people over a four-week period. some of the best methods include planning ahead, setting reminders, and incentives for not missing more than one workout session. i don't understand this at all. kumasi: $.22? reggie: not going to get me to do a thing. kumasi: how much would that be? one dollar in our? -- one dollar an hour?

i would be comfortable with that. reggie: there are some insurance companies that lower your premium if you work out. kumasi: you think they would do that. reggie: if you exercise, it should prevent illness. some of these classes you take it costs closer to $.75 to one dollar per minute. so if you giving me $.22, what is that? mike: not enough. speaking of not enough, how about snow in the sierra? we have not had enough but now it is falling in lake tahoe. look at this shot from our zipper cove camera. rain turned into snow overnight and it continues to fall at a good clip. until 4:00 this afternoon we have a winter weather advisory. all major highways definitely have chain controls. this area needs it.

another storm will bring even more rounds of snow at the end of this weekend. let me roll the seven day forecast out and show you, one to three inches. light to moderate sunday and heavy snow monday and tuesday and snow showers wednesday. what do i mean by heavy? several feet, possibly from five to eight feet of snow during that atmospheric river that will soak us with four to five inches of rain. we have the drizzle starting to taper, the son starting to come out that the -- the to come out. something tomorrow night. look at what the dry air is doing, taking away haze and fog. temperatures 55 to 58 degrees with risk breezes that calm down and allow us to fall into the 30's. watch for frost and our deepest valleys. we have an official frost advisory 2:00 to 10:00.

here is our atmospheric river. it looks like it will set up over the bay instead of the north bay with heaviest rain. rainfall totals have shifted to the heaviest amount above the bay, three to five inches above the bay. that is definitely something we are going to have to keep an eye on and definitely when the high-resolution models get a hold of that, we will have a better time and placement of that stalling of the atmospheric river. in moderate storm sunday and monday. it turns over into thunderstorms and snow monday and becomes a one. reggie: a 66-year-old father and his 33-year-old son are under arrest on suspicion of starting the caldor wildfire. they are accused of reckless arson. the caldor fire burned more than 220,000 acres. more than 1000 buildings were destroyed and the fire forced the evacuation of south lake tahoe. the da did not provide details

about what the men did. their attorney says they are innocent. >> these people called in the fire. they called it in as soon as they cite. -- as soon as they saw it. they also warned other campers in the area that there is a fire. reggie: the men are being held with dale at $1 million each. -- with bail at 100 -- at $1 million each. ebay area continues to lead the way for reaching a sustainable future. kumasi: that includes the new members of the california academy of sciences baby coral. with ocean temperatures steadily getting warmer, bay area scientists are racing to learn how to rescue reefs. marine biologists are keeping nai on a new generation of coral larva. they are tiny dozens that begin secreting calcium carbonate, building the skeletons that

become the coral reefs. >> the lighting in our lab synced to the lunar cycle in australia where our corals came from. kumasi: the coral spohn just once a year and normally only in the ocean. abc7 news is committed to building a better bay area by focusing on our climate. you can watch our full slate of climate coverage on the abc7 connected tv app. reggie: an artist is taking levels -- taking a legos to the next level. nicholas created an exhibition called the art of the brick. it is on display at one grand street in san francisco. among his creations is this t-rex that took three months to build. >> one of the newest pieces is called "decisions are it -- -- "decisions." that is a piece that i think speaks to a lot of people.

reggie: "decisions " of 100,000 lego bricks. kumasi: the new year is around the corner and experts have announced the color to represent 2020 to. it is a mix of periwinkle blue with a red undertone. it's a blessed change, innovation, and the feeling of newness. every year pantone color institute ask a color based on trends and this is the first time it has created a mix of colors. expect to see this color on microsoft apps, windows, and may be your next powerpoint presentation. reggie: what was the 2020 color of the year? kumasi: it was like a grayish. i like this. reggie: i like this, too. this will be good for us. kumasi: we need this.

it does not need to be too bright. reggie: but not gray. kumasi: right. reggie: it is going to be a good day. a live look outside, the 6:55.

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today for the security guard killed while working with a tv news crew. the memorial is at noon at the san jose civic theater and will be streaming at abc7news.com. reggie: 11 employees at kaiser medical center have been diagnosed with covid-19. all were fully vaccinated and boosted. kumasi: two democrats voted with republicans to repeal president biden's vaccine mandate for businesses with more than 100 employees. the white house has biden will use his veto power to keep the mandate in place. reggie: the fda will authorize booster shots -- could authorize booster shots for 16 and 17-year-olds as soon as today. pfizer made this request two weeks ago. mike: our storm continues moving to the south. i will give it two more hours to produce drizzle and then enjoy a haze free blue sky today.

sue: we are following your commute, problems 101 near oakland road, a car facing the wrong way and blocking lanes. you are backed up past the capital freeway. kumasi: number seven had me wondering what is going on. saudi authorities banned 40 camels from a beauty competition for using botox to enhance their humps and lips. look on the internet. the camels were part of the competition -- the camels part of the competition had real lips. the winner can get up to six to $6 million -- up to $66 million. reggie: okay, you did not say anything about the money before. [laughter] mike: wow. kumasi: leave the camels alone. those lips were just fine. reggie: you want to offer me some minor -- some money then

you can pump me up. mike: i am in line behind reggie. kumasi: no. mike: good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. on this thursday, new questions and new progress in the fight against covid. hope over treatments but growing concern over another winter covid surge as hospitalizations climb. at least three states deploying the national guard. what pfizer is saying about a fourth shot to fight omicron. plus, the sweeping new restrictions overseas. a new warning, the variant there spreading at an extraordinarily fast rate. could this be a sign for the u.s.? this morning, our cameras take you inside the cdc's war room. rare access and dr. jennifer ashton one-on-one with dr. rochelle walensky as they track the variants. the trial of former police officer kim potter, never before seen dash cam video playing out