>> building a better bay area, bring forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. reggie: it could be a tough day for kids and parents and one local school district. the warnings about plans for a sick out. kumasi: college of students who want a local university to reconsider its plan. reggie: a bitter winter blast hitting the east coast once again this morning. how covid is colliding with the work to clear the snow. kumasi: we are expecting scattered showers this morning.

the arrival of the wet weather where you live. reggie: good morning, it is friday, january 7 and you are watching abc 7 mornings. drew: good morning everybody. we are tracking the light rain beginning to move through the north. you notice the thin round of rain will be moving south throughout the morning. as we head towards the storm impact, it will be a level 1 storm we are track. low impact. it will create slick roadways on our morning commute. we're talking less than a quarter of an inch of rainfall. we keep light showers in the forecast. the afternoon, we will probably end with sunshine. behind this front, it does turn colder. we will show you the rain coming up little bit closer. kumasi: students and parents in oakland getting ready to go to school but district officials are warning or might not be enough teachers to teach them.

a group of teachers is planning a sick out one day after nearly 900 san francisco educators called out sick. many of them saying the district has not done enough to protect them from covid-19. >> oakland teachers put out a statement announcing there's out saying that teachers sit in classrooms terrified they will be the next to get the disease and take it home to their loved ones. that is why they are doing this. have work to determine which schools might be affected by this unsanctioned activity. the principal at each school will communicate directly with families if their school is likely to be negatively impacted. oakland tech we know has asked parents to keep students home today.

have chosen to participate because we know how hard that is on parents. my own children are middle schoolers and high schoolers. i will be picked -- keeping them home. in solidarity with the teachers at their schools that will be walking out. >> san francisco teachers had planned a sick out for yesterday. the district says it did see an increase in sick outs in the fall. hundred teachers called out sick yesterday compared to 414 on wednesday. teachers in both districts say they do not feel like the districts have done enough to protect them. in oakland, the list of demands and whose two weeks of remote learning to slow the spread of omicron. district officials say if you have not heard from your principal yet, you should go ahead take your kids to school and assume your school is going to be open and is not going to be impacted.

ones asking for a pushback. in less than two weeks. >> scheduled to return to class in just under two weeks. how concerned would you be walking into a classroom? >> i was a pretty concerned. >> james is the student vice president for campus affairs. he thinks the university should follow the other uc schools and start the semester remote.

>> i don't feel that we are the only one out of the nine that is not making that decision. also concerned about safety. >> i will say i am pretty happy, but i'm not teaching right now. i think i would be more nervous. >> sophia is a phd student andtd part-time undergrad teacher. she says it is easier in person but safety has to come first. this week reported its highest daily coronavirus case count rate the city says it will try to make testing available to all residents and student but also

said the university should think about starting the year remote. >> obviously, we all want our students to be able to attend class in person. >> he thinks starting the year away from the classroom limit the spread of the virus and make it easier to return to in person learning. >> just saying out front that we are going to do a period so we can all get quarantined i get tested and go from there. kumasi: uc santa cruz is delaying the return to in person learning by two weeks because of a wave of covid-19 infections. school officials say that after running 3000 tests, campus positivity rates are now at 5%, the highest it has been since school started testing. in person learning's resume -- learning resumes january 25. students who live on campus should not return this weekend. cal state east bay and san starting spring semestersy b virtually. cal state east bay plans to

remain remote through at least the end of january. both schools say buildings for student services like the library and student center to remain open. reggie: president biden's vaccine mandates go before the supreme court today. they will hear about 2, 1 is the vaccine requirement for large and wears and the others for vaccine most health care workers. challenges -- challengers say the mandates are unconstitutional. the supreme court will have to decide whether the mandates take effect while the legal challenges plan out. kumasi: a big blast of winter weather is hitting the east coast. what's take you to seaside heights, new jersey. that snow is out there on the ground in the boardwalk. it looks like a lot of cities are already dealing with covid related worker shortages. >> the federal offices are closed today due to the weather and many cities are dealing with

the lack oowrive. of staff to be able to a large number of plows. you're going to shift our operation to to 12 hour days. >> it comes just days after a storm stranded hundreds of people on interstate 95 in virginia now. some of them for more than 24 hours. that area is expecting significantly less snow from this storm. this morning, virginia's governor is still advising people to stay off the roads. kumasi: getting a clear understanding of the homeless crisis in the south bay. the critical account that has been delayed again. reggie: ready to race and walt disney world. it is marathon weekend. we are going to meet the woman planning for different causing's for four different races. drew: we are tracking some light

showers hour-by-hour starting in the north a this morning. by 10:00, they are sinking south but falling apart later on this afternoon. they are moving out and we finish with sunshine. say hello to 2022 with xfinity and you'll get fast and reliable internet for only nineteen ninety-nine a month for twelve months. plus, you can get twelve times the speed for the same price when you add xfinity mobile. that's more speed and more value. say hello to kicking off the year with this amazing offer.

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drew: we have some light showers beginning to move through the north bay right now. we will see a limit of snow in the sierra. a winter weather advisory in effect right now. snow levels are pretty high above 6000 feet. two to six inches of snow at passed level. while we will have possible travel delays and chain controls, it is a quick moving system and it is out of here by tomorrow. today, we have the rain/snow mix. after that, look at saturday and

sunday. nothing but sunshine and dry conditions. we have cold nights, but all in all, it should be a nice weekend if you want to go up there and enjoy the snow. kumasi: i love how casual you said that, drew: a single digit, that is not me. jobinajobinajobinajobinajo i can blow through this as people are just blowing through on the roads. everything is looking good. no lights on at the toll plaza. i do want to pay anyone following the issue on the bridge, that crash earlier on west on 580 right past the toll plaza, that has cleared as well. we are in good shape so i thought i would bring in the drive times for the bridges. golden gate bridge is going to be six minutes traveling southbound. eight minutes westbound on the bay bridge. san mateo bridge, 13 minutes as

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reggie: this morning, the three men convicted of killing ahmaud arbery are scheduled to be sentenced. they face of life in prison. they were convicted for chasing down and shooting arbery while he was out jogging in a residential neighborhood. the judge will decide whether the three men will be eligible for parole. under state law, if they are eligible, they would still have to spend a minimum of 30 years in prison. the three men still face federal charges. that trial is expected to begin next month. kumasi: advocates for the on house across santa clara county fair delay of a critical homeless count will impact a clear understanding of the crisis. the point in time homeless count

happens every year but was canceled last year because of covid. >> more seniors, more families and more newly on house will. according to advocates for those experiencing homelessness across santa clara county, from when efforts are required for more meals. >> we have our own count going because we know we have to change our numbers. >> numbers showed a county wide spike in homelessness of 31% and an increase of 42 percent in san jose from 2017 data. 2021 would have prevented -- would have provided updated figures. this week, count dates for mid-january were moved to next. >> seeing it postponed is concerning because it makes you go we are not canceling again are we? >> sean says the count is critical and requirement for receiving home assistant funds and more.

>> i take responsibly for that failure. >> i totally agree with him. homelessness is one of his biggest failures. look around. >> at bay area residents has he has volunteered at point and time counts elsewhere and says the senses provides more of a baseline. >> there is no way we can account for everyone. when account was folks sleep in cars, live in doubled up situations. we know we are only scratching the surface. been able to make for themselves keep themselves safe, in the absence of actual housing resources, displacing those encampments, that does not work anywhere. >> i have reached out to the county and company leading the count for the reason behind the rescheduling. cap he says it is working to confirm. >> the good news, a service dog is reunited with owner after

getting stolen in san francisco. the five real german shepherd was missing for three days if these grab summer in the hayes valley neighborhood. the investigation is still ongoing and police have not arrested anyone. police are thinking the public for helping to bring summer home. if you have any information, you are asked to contact san francisco park station police. can fish drive? israeli scientists found that fish can learn complex tasks and technically, drive a robot. they attached a camera to a water tank with a computer capable of translating the fish's movements. then, they challenge the fish to navigate to a target on the opposite wall. eventually, the fish hit its mark over and over again. even when scientists try to trick it with false targets.

i drew: don't we always talk about cold fish having a supershort memory? i memory like a goldfish? is it driving a robot and being like i don't know? kumasi: i'm just trying to understand how this became a thing. reggie: how does this apply to any? is someone considering giving fish cars? what is going on? drew: that is why i love science. you come up with a hypothesis. let's try it. reggie: i thought we were moving away from drivers. now were moving to fish being drivers? drew: fish are the future. kumasi: i appreciate your enthusiasm about science. drew: you come up with anything and try to improvement and maybe it does not work. kumasi: but now what? now that we know the fish can drive? drew: use them? carnivals will be a lot more

fun. everybody is like, i want a fish. my fish can drive. live doppler 7, some showers happening in the north day. down into napa county, some wet weather into napa as well. light showers around sonoma and cedars point. you know this is very light in nature and that is going to be the intensity throughout the day. we are not anticipating heavy showers and they are just varies added in nature. we are neither side of about 50 degrees. 50 in the city. 51 in san jose. the level 1 light storm today with scattered showers. the biggest issue is moving through the friday morning commute. as it moves south, it is just really falling apart. it does not have a lot of energy to work with.

by noon, 1:00 p.m., it is in the south. into the evening, we should see clearing skies which should bring in a fresh round of chilly air. rainfall very low with this storm but this could be at in terms of rainfall over the next week or two. the weekend looking great, lots of sunshine. there is the dry pattern continuing for next week. reggie: thank you. now, we are going to bring in ginger z for a look at what is happening on gma. >> central park looking lookingo wonderland-ish. we have now 5.5 inches officially at central park. it is fluffy. i have seen way friends throwing

snow falls -- snowballs at a girl from a moment ago and the age-old thing where the girlfriend turned around and said, that is not cool. hundreds of flights delayed from laguardia to newark this morning. the roads are a wreck. connecticut to boston still seeing the snow. we also have to get into the latest on the vaccine and the new research that shows just how good they are at preventing severe illness. then, we have dr. rochelle walensky of the cdc answering question that have come up with the new isolations guideline. then, more stories to tell you about walmart. they are bringing food apparently right your refrigerator. how does it work and what will we do in the future? you're going to get into that and finally, we love the story of the two-year-old that went viral because he saw himself in the movie "encanto." we have a family with us and you know we have a surprise for them.

i'm genuinely enjoying at least for a couple of minutes, the snow and then i'm out of here to warm up because it is going to be single-digit wind chills. i am not here for that. drew: right now, it is absolutely gorgeous. we were talking about this is the one hour gap you have before it gets nasty. >> before it is slop. we may even have minutes. let's get out there and enjoy it. drew: we g

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with chase security features, guidance and convenience, banking feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. drew: the storm impacts dale, it is a level 1 light storm. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge. some slick roadways right now. we will keep those showers in the forecast the first half of our day. through 9:00 and noon, we have white showers, but it is a quick moving system that we are only anticipating a few hundredths of an inch of rain. by the afternoon, the storm is we do turn much colder later on tonight.

30's and 40's as we head into saturday. kumasi: new details about the design of apple's next iphone. according to online tech reports, the iphone 14 could have the biggest changes we have seen in years including a pill shaped camera. the face id hardware is reportedly going to be placed under the display so it removes the black notch at the top of the screen. it is expected to be released in september. reggie: general motors showing off its electric shall be silverado. production next spring. it is marathon weekend in walt disney world in florida and this year is extra special because the race is in person again and also, it is walt disney world's 50th anniversary. doing the goofy challenge which is the 5k, 10 day -- 10k, half

marathon and fall marathon. 50 miles. >> this is for me because i love disney, i love running and all of those pieces. ie: brittany is going to be running in full costume. a different look for each race. disney is the parent company of abc 7. kumasi: i would like to know the costumes. you know she has them planned out. reggie: i'm going to be mulan be who turns into pang. vanessa who turns into urszula. vanessa is the human version of ursula. pocahontas turning into all of the colors of the wind. and that is the end. that is my last costume. kumasi: you are not running. you are just there to put on outfits. reggie: and take pictures on instagram. what else is there? kumasi: the race.

reggie: oh. if i get to it. kumasi: kicked out. coming up, the airline cutting 10% of its schedule because of covid. reggie: and the push to get more

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building >> >> a better bay area. this is abc 7 news. reggie: the u.s. averaging half a million covid cases a day. cdc director dr. rochelle walensky talking about the surgeon a brand-new interview on gma this morning. kumasi: frustration over long lines for covid testing rate one county's solution ended up making it easier. reggie: check your flight. the growing number of delays and cancellations at airports across the country today kumasi: a live look outside at four of our tower cameras. drew is timing everything out. good morning. it is friday i'm happy about

that. you are watching abc 7 mornings live on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you stream. reggie: even though i have no plans, i'm still very excited. i got nothing, by design. kumasi: it takes omicron for you not to have plans. reggie: whatever you're going to throw at us, i'm ready. drew: kind of hanging tight waiting for the omicron to go down live doppler 7 will find the wet weather first in the north bay. it is not a lot of rain we are tracking, just like showers this running at the front moves through. no bright colors meeting the rain is very light in nature. a lot of locale outs -- clouds that phrase out of here pretty quickly. by the afternoon, we are dry. we will see colder air move-in. reggie: and because extend is taking a

concerning turn. the country's president has ordered security forces to kill without warning. the stock protests that have paralyzed the country. dozens have been killed in the violence this week ring protests against rising fuel prices. the president called the protesters terrorists. it is something protesters have denied. kumasi: the surgeon of the omicron variant continues to set records with the country averaging more than half a million cases a day. how this is causing staffing shortages nationwide rate --. jobina: teachers are refusing to return over omicron concerns in chicago. it is not just schools. this urges causing staffing issues in several sectors including health care. the positive news, there is a new study showing again how effect the vaccines are. >> over 75% of

people who were unwell to begin with. these results. jobina: coming up at 7:00, dr. rochelle walensky, the director of the cdc is answering questions over criticism of the new guidance on ending isolation and testing shortages. johnson & johnson just revealed a new companies on third study showing its vaccine offers more protection against breakthrough in action compared to pfizer and moderna vaccine. that study has not been peer-reviewed. reggie: thank you. on other bay area teachers sick out is scheduled for today. you have not heard from her principal yet, you should assume your school will be open today

and not impacted that -- by this. administrators put out an email saying they have learned to determine which schools have been affected by the unsanctioned activity. the principal at each school will do -- communicate directly with families. teachers are acting -- asking for safety measures like two weeks of remote learning to slow the spread. weekly covid testing and n95 masks for students and teachers. >> we need to have n95's. it seems like the response from a district is omicron is not as bad some people are just going to get it which is not acceptable. >> increase in sick out calls. they say 616 teachers called out sick yesterday compared to 414 the day before on wednesday. district and teachers say they

do not feel like district have done enough to protect them. happening now, if you are flying anywhere, definitely check because we are seeing the perfect storm of winter weather and covid issues at airports across the u.s.. here is a live look at sfo where at least 31 flights are already canceled. across the country, more than 2200 flights are already can will. flight aware reports more than 500 cancellations. that number continues to go up. alaska airlines is reducing its flight schedule due to an unprecedented number of employees. the airline says it will cut back 10% of it schedule for the rest of the month because of these sick calls related to covid-19. kumasi: next week, san jose city council is set to approve an update to require people to

provide proof they received a booster vaccination. the proposal would also require city employees to get a booster if eligible or prove they received one. reggie: california health officials have given the ok for 12 to 15-year-olds to get a pfizer booster. the recommendation is also for some immunocompromised five to 11-year-olds. teens 16 and older can already get there booster shot. this comes as at least one bay area hospital is seeing a record number of pediatric covid cases. >> i really wanted to get the booster. >> last week, this 15.5-year-old was not able to get it because she was not 16. fast forward to this ok for boosters among her age group and there is another problem. >> we were told to wait. a few days after that, she tested positive for covid.

we left the house to isolate in a hotel away from the rest of the family. >> b and her mom are zooming as from their hotel room away from older immunocompromised family members they live with as auger, her husband and b all have covid. b will have to wait for her booster, but doctors at stanford say families of other 12 to 15-year-old or immunocompromised five to 11-year-olds can start booking booster appointments. one doctor says while a booster shot for this age group is another tool in the toolbox, there is another more pressing concern. >> the majority of kids who are eligible still have not received their first vaccination either. >> she says while pediatric covid cases are not always as serious as adults, it is nothing to mess around with. >> it certainly can put kids in the hospital.

now but is also planning for the booster. >> i will get it as soon as i can and i am very excited. do not how long i have to wait? >> her pediatrician said as soon as she is symptom-free, probably next week, she can get it. kumasi: happening area county is responding to frustration over long lines for covid testing. to 12 hours a day five days a week. the increased capacity is set to address the aggravation of long lines. >> even when you did come, you would be waiting for multiple hours and maybe not even get tested.

reggie: kumasi: -- test kits for the most vulnerable. if you are looking for a place to get a covid toes, we have researches -- resources. you can find this map and all the latest headlines on our website. reggie: we are hearing from the grieving sister of an alameda county sheriff strip true -- recruit. the memory she has of her best friend plus the new reward being offered. kumasi: another update on the markets, next. reggie: a new plan to stop the millennium tower from sinking. engineers explain the fix and answer the big question, is the building safe? but first, a check on the weather. drew: tracking showers this morning. right now, santa rosa, windsor, this is

where we have the wet weather first thing. level 1 light storm. the biggest issue we have our slick roadways. and -- intensity. it is really falling apart and we will see sunshine start to break out in the north bay. we should finish the day with a mix of sun and clouds. total rainfall. not a big weather maker. talking less than an 10th of an inch. -- .1 of an inch. this could be at in terms of wet weather for the next week. let's get a check of

with jobina. is anybody out there? jobina: no. drew: everybody is on holiday still. jobina: take me with you. drew: how do we do this? jobina: we have to talk. my you know is on the website, let me know. it is exposure or anything. we are going to start with the maps. everything is green across the board. usually, even on a friday, we will have a little red wine coming out of tacy. -- tracy. emeryville, this is our busiest spot. everything is at the looking great. even clearer in oakland. 880 at the coliseum camera. and then, drive times for you, tracy to dublin, 25 minutes. san rafael to san

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jobina: in the east bay, contra costa officers shot a bull. deputies responded to the scene and found a highly aggressive bull. they fired shots to try to scare the bull than they had to put it down to protect themselves. firefighters found the rancher he was pronounced dead at the scene. officials have not released any information on his potential cause of death. reggie: a $10,000 reward is now being offered for information leading to information in the death of an officer killed on east bay freeway earlier this week. his sister tells us she still cannot believe he is gone. >> i saw his body in the bag had put the flag on him.

>> he was driving his personal car along interstate 580 in oakland tuesday night when he was shot the sheriff's office says he was killed for no apparent reason. barbara says her brother was her best friend. >> i do smile thinking about him because he is so funny. everyone loves my brother. you can't hate him. he is a cool dude. reggie: hate for the perpetrator, she wants justice kumasi: and is asking them to come kumasi: or word so she and her family can have some spirit the engineer for san francisco's millennium tower fixes proposing a new solution to stop the mission street building from sinking anymore. an engineer on the project answer tough questions yesterday. melanie woodrow has that story. >> when it comes in san francisco's leaning and sinking millennium tower, the number one concern, is the building safe?

>> we have demonstrate it to our satisfaction and hopefully it will be everyone else's satisfaction as well. the building will remain safe and that it will stop settling. >> a hearing was held to discuss a new proposed fix of 18 piles instead of the initially proposed 52 pile fix. >> how he pounds can we actually install and accomplish the project? >> i'm not sure i know how to respond that you all did not ask that question at the beginning. why would you overdesigned something and spend tens of millions of dollars more than you have? >> a retrofit that began in may to write the sinking holding because of the building to seek even more. >> here and here looks a lot worse. >> the department of building

inspection is providing oversight. >> it is actually normal practice to allow the contractor to determine the needs and methods. >> they have been told until the end of february to determine whether or not to accept the proposed fix. >> this engineer is not affiliated but has been highly critical. >> i don't think this passes the smell test. what is more likely is the design team is panicking because they are out of any and time provided under the settlement agreements. reggie: now for your mining -- morning money report. mixed numbers on the december jobs report. on the positive side, the unemployment rate dropped last month, a new pandemic era low down from 4.2% in november. the u.s. economy saw an unexpected slowdown in hiring

adding just 199,000 jobs in december. economists have forecasted 450,000 new jobs. president biden will deliver remarks on the december jobs report in about one hour. a liquidation sale is underway at two bay area bath and beyond stores. they are set to close at the end of february along with 35 other stores across the country. back in july, the company announced plans to close 200 stores over two years because of declining sales. westfield valley fair mall is going to start charging for parking. starting february 8, it could cost you depending on how long you are staying. the new controlled parking program will allow you to park for free for the first two hours. after that, the cost increases by dollar increments every few hours. they are doing this because apparently, people have been using this garage as a free alternative to paying for parking at san jose airport.

now, a live look at the next targets change as trading gets underway. we are slightly down about 12 points. kumasi: the little boy who saw himself in disney's new film is in for a big surprise. he is joining his mom and dad on good morning america. the adorable toddler had the sweetest reaction after watching "encanto." he noticed the character antonio looked just like him. he said they truly believe that he thought the enemy to character was him. >> my reaction was i remember when we first saw him turn back and look at us and we were like, it took us back. i said, does he notice that this looks like him. just to see his reaction afterwards as he sat down on the floor and just tuned in as you can see in the video. kumasi: he is in for a big surprise. you're going to find out what it is, coming up. you have to see his reaction.

"encanto" is streaming on disney plus right now. reggie: he loves that juice box. he had that juice box on gma. drew: who doesn't love a good juice box? kumasi: i feel like he is about to have a modeling career. i feel like he is about to blow up. drew: "encanto 2." kenzo strikes. "encanto 3, kenzo's back again." let's talk about the live doppler radar. this storm will move south over the next couple of hours. some very light rain showers falling along 101 at this hour. you can see a moderate band about to move on sure from dylan beach down to marshall. this is it in terms of the storm. this very thin line of warm weather and it is a quick moving storm system.

either decided 50 degrees. 50 in the city. 50 in santa rosa with light rain falling at this hour. it is a level one light storm we are tracking. biggest concern we have, slick roadways as the fighting -- friday commute is underway. they planner will have light showers in the forecast lunchtime into the afternoon. this storm is out of here and moving off to the south. we will see peaks of sunshine to finish off the afternoon but behind the cold front is going to pull in fresh, cold air. morning showers to a little bit of afternoon sunshine basically topping out in the mid-50's. here is that cold air. i don't know if you missed it or not, it has been several morning since we have seen temperatures in the 30's and 40's. 35 in santa rosa down to 40 in concord. a little bit of snow coming to the sierra. a winter weather advisory now in effect. if you are thinking when can i go to tahoe, today, we have the

rains washed snow mix. behind the front, it is nice. lots of sunshine if you are trying to enjoy the snow. back here at home, a wet morning this morning. sunny skies in the afternoon. a nice weekend. we see a bright day both saturday and sunday and it looks like our dry pattern will continue for much of next week. reggie: as schools throughout the bay area try to cope with the omicron search, many of the departments are working to do the same. high school sports are getting help with scheduling problems caused by postponements. sunday's have now been opened up for competitions to be held. officials say that school sports are in a much better place than before. >> currently, the number of vaccinations out there amongst our teenagers and adults has greatly changed the landscape. with that said, we are going to do things safely. reggie: the california department of public health has updated its guidance on what is

considered a mega event. right now, it is about 1000 people but starting january 15, attendance will be limited to 500 people. coming up this weekend, it is monday night football on saturday. his special edition of nfl countdown coverage begins on noon -- at noon on saturday. they can city chiefs take out -- take down the broncos. join us for highlights on after the game right here. kumasi: this morning, the winning powerball ticket sold in sacramento still has not been claimed. it is one of two. the winners are going to split the $630 million. the question is, what should you do if you have a winning ticket? a spokesperson says wednesday nights winner has one year to come forward. >> somebody driving from another state or even another country could have stopped here for just a quick bite to eat and bought a lottery ticket. it can also be somebody who lives across the street. >> i hope the winner comes

forward and claims his prize. >> this is the owner of the sacrament of 7-eleven that sold one of the winning tickets. he says he is talking to his employees now about how to split the $1 million prize that the store got for selling the 315 million dollars jackpot ticket. reggie: that is all fine and good, glad for sacramento. but that was a very flat interview. let's go to wisconsin where they are really flailing -- feeling the energy. this story could not be more excited. mary says she hopes the winner is a regular customer but so far, no one has come forward. >> hopefully it is just an average joe, a regular giant -- regular guy and they will get a lot of joy from it. i'm getting choked up because i have been here a long time and it would be great to see a regular winner. reggie: that is the energy i was looking for.

she says she has held the position at the family-owned business for more than 15 years. many customers come by regularly and she says everyone knows each other's name just like cheers. >> that is really sweet. reggie: they need to cut her a check. >> you don't think she will? if they are as close as she says they are, the -- she is going to have some. reggie: having lived there many a moon ago, this gas station is right by the casino. it is right by the airport. it is right down the street from lambeau field. there is a lot of movement in that area and i hope it is one of the regulars because then they can cut the check. kumasi: this is spontaneous, but do you have lotion? i am ashy. reggie: you can't have it in 2022. all we have right now is time to sit home and look at our own skin. [laughter]

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kumasi: here are the seven things to know this morning. open unified is warning parents of a teacher sick out today. teachers want more protections during the omicron search. the teachers union has not authorized this action. reggie: there is now $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of david when. the sheriff's recruit was shot and killed on an freeway earlier this week. kumasi: the three men convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery will be sentenced today. they carry a minimum sentence of life in prison. reggie: check your flight before you head to the airport because 2200 flights are already canceled across the country as airlines deal with bad weather and omicron. at sfo, 31 flights have been

canceled. drew: we are tracking rain moving through this morning. live doppler 7 showing you the rain right now. it will move south. it is a level 1. you don't need the umbrellas this afternoon. jobina: what is traffic because we don't have it. feast your eyes on this golden gate bit -- bridge picture because it is looking right out there. happy friday. kumasi: is it too early to say cheers? black & decker has just unveiled this bar machine. it can mix up a cocktail. it is like a curate for cocktails. reggie: do we know anything about this? kumasi: i think this looks really cool. you also you tried it and too sweet? >> it just does not taste like a fresh cocktail. but it will do. drew: it gets the job done. jobina: artificial flavoring.

reggie: i'm going to starbucks if anybody wants a good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, ten tens of millions of americans waking up to a major winter storm and a very messy commute on this friday morning. state of emergency. the snowstorm slamming the northeast right now, putting more than 45 million americans on alert. the storm wreaking havoc in the south overnight, this highway in kentucky closed in both directions. federal offices in washington shut down, and the airlines hit hard again. nearly 2,000 flights canceled already. our team is across the storm zone this morning. deadly clashes overnight. heavy gunfire in kazakhstan. this morning, the country's president says he gave the order to use lethal force on what he claims are terrorists. dozens killed in the violence and russian troops now on the