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genre. fans clamored for more, and we waited. now, 17 years since the last movie and stars keanu reeves and carrie ann moss are finally back. juju chang got to meet them. >> reporter: it's been 17 years since audiences last took the red pill. and discovered "the matrix." >> have we met? >> reporter: no one thought there would ever be another. >> heard rumors about reboots or people would say on the street, you know, will there be another "matrix?" maybe, but i'm dead. it was very surreal. >> reporter: carrie ann moss, reuniting with keanu reeves for their iconic roles as neo trinity, saving mankind from a mind controlling universe.

you're acting while you're hanging off a 40 story building. >> i mean, yeah, yeah. we're there. we're in it. >> it's high drama amidst a thriller. >> and comedy, it's funny and romantic. and there's some great action. >> reporter: their inseparable beyond, a major film for the mille, their connection stretching back decades on and off screen. >> i wasn't sure i would see you again. >> after we spoke, i realized my life wasn't a life. at some point i think i gave up searching for something real. >> what explains this chemistry between the two of you? >> we like each other. >> i think keanu is blushing. >> which is good. i don't mind. blush away. >> i know it makes you deeply uncomfortable to be known as the

nicest guy in hollywood. >> yeah, yeah, because there's really a lot of incredible, nice people in hollywood. and i -- i am not exceptional in that. but any way, thank you. >> i suspect you just displayed your niceness. >> thank you. >> the duo, joined by new faces, neil patrick harris. >> am i crazy? we don't use that word here? >> thank you foreseeing me. >> how did you say yes, and why? >> i got a call by my agent just to say lana wants to meet you in san francisco the next day, so i did. chatted for an hour and she said welcome to "the matrix." >> reporter: also welcomed along, jessica hendrick. >> jessica, you play a fan girl of "matrix" in the movie. and in real life -- >> i am a fan girl.

i too would have played any bit of furniture offered to me. those meta scenes are some of my favorite. >> where are we? >> tokyo. a living portal makes it harder to track us. >> i don't remember this. >> we don't have phone booths around any more, either. >> it's synonymous with some of the best action scenes in hollywood. and the bar is so high. it was 100% from the top to the time we wrapped 11 months later. >> it just occurs to me as an asian-american woman, this is quite a bit of aapi representation going on here. >> it is. >> reporter: in "the matrix," neo was the chosen one, destined to rescue humanity from a simulated computer world. that was 1999. >> i look back and i go, oh, my god.

i grew and i became more empowered through playing trinity, by facing all of the physical things that i did, riding a motorcycle with an actor on the back. and what that took, like learning how to do it. but it was the mind that i had to conquer. >> what was it like being on the back of that motorcycle? >> so much fun. it was good. we were partnering up, and we were trying to escape and, you know, the adventure of it. and to, you know, be on the back with trinity is not so bad. >> 100% natural. >> reporter: another new face -- >> all the explanation you need. >> reporter: replacing laurence fishburne at morpheus, who

offered the red bill or the blue bill. jouz take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to. you take the red pill, you stay in wonderland and i show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. >> it's a dream. when i talk about this, it's like who wouldn't want to play morpheus? who hasn't imagined that they were morpheus if you were a fan of "the matrix"? i certainly have. re-enacting the dojo scenes in the living room and practicing my version of the ali shuffle and things like that. >> i am either having a mental break down again or i'm living inside a computer generated reality that has imprisoned me, again.

>> reporter: neil patrick harris plays a therapist in a mind bending role. >> not much of a choice. >> no. >> maybe it's not as binary as that. maybe there are other ways to understand what happened. >> it was a little out of body to be staring at keanu reeves the entire time as the analyst, just because -- >> out of body how? where did your body go? >> no, he's an authentically wonderful person and a good scene partner. so to be able to have real scenes of connection in a psychological way was a rarity, you know? it was fun. >> reporter: those scenes building on the legacy of the 1999 original, which pushed the the time.s of movie making at - >> i was 16, 17 when i first saw it. i remember feeling a shift in my expectation, feeling a shift in pop culture when sh"the matrix" first came out. so anyone who is fond of cinema,

you can't deny how movies were made, how they were imagined. how our imagination could stake flight. >> reporter: the new film means a new adventure for fans. but for the cast, it means so much more. >> to be here, talking about something that has meant to much to me, to be with keanu and neo and to be trinity again, and to be with all of these beautiful artists, it's been so amazing. >> our thanks to juju. up next, the president and first lady welcome a new addition to their home. we do it every night. every night. i live alone, but i still do it every night. right after dinner. definitely after meatloaf. like clockwork. do it! run your dishwasher with cascade platinum and save water. did you know an energy star certified dishwasher uses less than four gallons per cycle? while a running sink uses that, every two minutes. that means even small loads can save water.

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come moving forward and finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> it is a pretty scary thing. anchor: shoppers and families running for cover after gunshots rang out at oakridge mall in san jose packed with last-minute holiday shoppers. anchor 2: after hours of searching, police have given the all clear at the mall but have not found a victim or a suspect. anchor: we are live outside the mall with more on the investigation. reporter: we know this was a massive response involving several agencies. officers taking several hours to go through the mall shooting for a -- searching for a shooter. chaos as gunshots sent running and hiding. >> it was crazy. reporter: he works at a shop

inside the shopping center and describes a packed mall filled with families and last-minute shoppers. at around 5:48 police say an altercation between two groups led to shooting. police calling it an isolated incident that happens inside -- that happened inside the mall near forever 21. hours later, no victim nor suspect had been found. >> the wee wee it is shocking for everybody. reporter: according to people inside the mall at the time, people were running in all directions screaming and trying to find places to hide until they were escorted out by police. >> we booked it and ran to the back and locked the door. reporter: panic setting in with

word of the shooter. >> i tried to get in as many as possible to lock the door. i could not do anything until we knew what was going on. reporter: san jose police also established a reunification location a short distance away. this is the second incident in a day to happen here at oakridge mall. they both required police response. saturday night, 15 people stormed macy's with the suspects attacking a security officer in that incident. anchor 2: amanda, thank you and we did use the abc 7 news app to send out this push alert when we got word of the shooting. you can download the app and customize topics and places you are interested in. anchor: the omicron variant continues to spread. some cities are implementing a

proof of vaccination mandate for restaurants. it is something the city council will pick up tomorrow night. alameda county currently does not have such a policy in place. several restaurants and bars in the city say they will temporarily close. abc 7 news reporter ryan curry spoke with one bar owner that shut down today. reporter: this bar is currently closed. >> going through the holiday season, i did not want to send my staff home for the holidays. reporter: he posted to his instagram page saying they will be closed until next friday. he said none of his employees have tested positive but he knows other bars have had outbreaks. >> i saw it was spreading rapidly and i heard from other bar owners in the area that they were dealing with it and we share clientele. reporter: on tuesday, oakland

city council will vote on an ordinance. >> we need to protect people who are inside these indoor locations to reduce the likelihood that they come into contact with people with the virus. reporter: he said the ordinance could make things safer. the restaurant association still fears of her workers advising people to get booster doses if they haven't done so yet. lori thomas says she sent out a message monday morning to all of her partners asking them to get their booster dose. >> particularly asking restaurants to look out for their staff. we decided that is the important push. reporter: he said his staff is vaccinated and getting their boosters. as the omicron variant spreads, all he asks for is an abundance of guidance on how to mitigate

the spread. >> we are working in the dark. i am trying to decipher it myself. officials should be doing that. reporter: he hopes to keep his staff and clientele safe. anchor 2: a man in texas is a first known death in the u.s. due to the omicron variant. houston officials say he was between 50-60 years old and was unvaccinated with underlying conditions. a white house staffer has been tested positive covid. the president has tested negative. spacex is reporting an outbreak in its headquarters. anchor: omicron has been detected in nearly every state and now it makes up most of the new cases in the u.s. according to the cdc. hospitals are being pushed to the limit as infections rise. as our reporter explains, there

is some hope from moderna when it comes to the booster shot. reporter: as we head into the holidays, another covid surge with cases of 96 percent nationwide since october. the u.s. averaging 125,000 new infections every day and health care workers are feeling the strain again. >> we are in the middle of a fourth surge in the holidays. i am very concerned. we are burnt out and tired. reporter: new jersey seeing its highest number of cases in nearly a year. >> this week before the holiday stay home if you are sick and get tested before any holiday gatherings. reporter: long lines of people waiting to get tested as the highly transmissible omicron variant spreads fast. >> it feels like the first wave of the pandemic without anxiety. reporter: the cdc predicting

omicron will peak in mid-january. dr. anthony fauci urging americans to take precautions. >> we have not yet seen the full impact of the very ominous omicron variant. vaccination and booster are the biggest thing you can do. reporter: more restrictions going into place. washington, d.c. will soon mandate a new mask mandate again. mo dare knows -- moderna's booster -- the ceos says they are preparing for potential seasonal shots and the company is working to rapidly advance its omicron specific booster into testing. anchor 2: one of the hottest holiday items in the bay area is

covid tests. stores are seeing a huge demand. over the weekend, he cvs store sold all 1500 of its kids in less than 24 hours. today, we found a mom searching since sunday for a test. >> we started calling around. one place said they had it, i drove there and they did not have it. i am driving down here to find it. anchor 2: the advantage of these tests is you can get the result often in less then a half an hour. at a pcr test location, you may be waiting up to a day. anchor: we have all of the information of testing sites on our website. anchor 2: rain is on the way so let's get to abc 7 news meteorologists for the forecast. meteorologist: let's check it

out on live doppler seven. the first storm of winter as winter begins tomorrow. a level two, moderate in strength ringing us rain and wind. 1:00 in the north bay with moderate rain. tomorrow evening, everyone getting wet. rainfall totals through wednesday, you're looking at 0.2 . here is the deal -- that is not the only storm. we have a series of storms this holiday week. wind, rain, and even some snow. anchor: san jose has matched a 20 year high in traffic fatalities. a pedestrian was killed this morning while crossing the key road. we say both drivers stayed at the scene. the crash is the 60th affect us

this year in san jose according to police tying a two decade peak reached in 2015. anchor 2: the chief in east oakland shifting resources to create a new district six bringing 48 officers to the area. he assured the public, will not be taken away from elsewhere. >> those officers will be there full time. around-the-clock. we have been supplementing our current patrols with overtime. anchor 2: the chief gave an update on the homicide investigation into the retired police officer. investigators have written -- found a vehicle they believe it is connected to his killing. anchor: the investigation into organized retail theft is making progress. the district attorney announced

arrest warrants for five people and two criminal indictments. the investigation was sparked a series of tests at macy's in 2019. the operation has already led to the recovery of $2 million in suspected stolen property and a number of arrests and indictments. anchor 2: new details on cvs's plan to close stores. they say it is not because of crime. six are in san francisco. all of the stores will close next month. market near 2nd street, market near the 3rd street, pine street near california and sutter street on the corner of stockton. customers will have their prescriptions transferred to the nearest location. anchor: a magnitude 6.2 earthquake rocks some northern california cities. some business owners cleaning

over the damage. anchor 2: medication to combat hiv. anchor: and in sports,