announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> we are centering our efforts on ensuring our kids remain in school for in person learning. liz: keeping kids in the classroom. officials in one bay area county advocating to keep students going to school for in person learning but some districts announcing they will be going back to distance-learning temporarily as omicron continues to surge. good morning. you are watching 9:00. i am liz kreutz. let's look at the weather with lisa argen. lisa: good morning. watching the fog fade away. it was dense and the north bay but the storm track is lifting to the pacific northwest leaving

us with sunshine. 46 san francisco, 48 oakland, 49 mountain view, low 50's from san jose. mild start but as we look to the north it has been chilly. low 30's and now upper 30's santa rosa but low 40's in napa, 42 concord, and in livermore some fog but otherwise nice day on the way. you can see the clouds at the shark tank. by noon mid-50's with bright skies. mostly sunny this afternoon, mid and upper 50's. seasonal outlook this afternoon and tonight temperatures drop again. we introduce high clouds for sunday but will it lead to rain? i have the answers coming up. liz: thank you. governor gavin newsom activated the california national guard to help with covid-19 testing sites including in five bay area counties. this as we have seen long lines for testing. this was the scene in santa rosa yesterday where people waited over two hours in the rain.

guard members were already out at test site at antioch community center. the governor provided this video. 200 members have headed to 50 test sites across the state including contra costa, alameda, santa clara and santa cruz counties. more members will be deployed next week. guard members will aid staff, help add capacity for watkins, and assist with crowd control. on monday this antioch site will be able to do double the number of daily appointments. vallejo city hall will be close to the public until march because of a spike in covid cases. the city council, board and commission meetings will happen in person for now. the city council will consider switching to completely virtual in the next session tuesday. in the meantime, if you need to reach a certain department, they are taking virtual department meetings monday through thursdays. drop boxes for bill payments are also still open.

the hayward unified school district voted to go back to remote learning for a week starting monday. the debate went on several hours last night and the majority of the discussion and public comments focused not so much on whether to go back to distance-learning but of one week was too short. there were several parents and board members urging the kids be kept out of class for two weeks or even until the start of february. >> one week of time for is just insufficient. >> i feel like this is a huge mistake. we are not being proactive enough. we are doing the bare minimum once again. liz: the school board will revisit the decision at the next meeting and consider an extension for remote learning. one south bay school district has decided to go back to distance-learning. this will start monday for milpitas unified school district. this is because staffing

shortages, high covid-19 case rates and low test availability. reporter amanda del castillo io has more on what is being asked of families. reporter: come monday the school district will be putting kids behind screens. the return to distance-learning is among low test available to, staff shortages, and a spike in cases. >> if we can get people to stay home, that is what is needed now. amanda: a passionate plea to the district board of education thursday. on friday this went out to the community say, "all schools will be on a 10 day district wide quarantine." expecting families not to travel or attend gatherings and more. they hope this will set students enough time to get healthy at home before returning on the 18th. >> as an emergency procedure i am in support for it but as for the long-term, we will need to figure it out other options. amanda: tina is an and

parent. 167 substitute teacher positions and 107 support staff positions when unfilled this week. but the hope is that this remains temporary as the changes mean two young kids and two parents will work from home. >> i wish we had the solution but it is difficult. >> every time another wave comes through the first reaction should not be to shut down. amanda: stanford chief medical officer dr. lee says focus should be maintaining and minimizing the destruction community and kids. >> i think kids have borne the brunt of the pandemic and that we asked them to do more than i think we asked ourselves to do as adults. my hope is that we can continue to support kids in a safe learning environment. amanda: for milk it is unified until the 18th of january that will be at home. amanda del castillo, abc7 eyewitness news.

liz: last night the santa clara office of public health sent as a video statement advocating for keeping kids in school. >> we learned that in person education is what they need and remote learning does not support their mental health, emotional health, and academic well-being nearly the way in person learning does. we are centering our efforts on insuring our kidsliz: cou cou cu as of june 30 a waiver to allow distance-learning expired meaning districts may no longer offer remote or virtual learning in lieu of in person instruction. 12 schools in oakland had to close yesterday because of a teacher sick out. they are demanding more safety protocols because of the surge. a caravan of teachers traveled to the school district headquarters. the district has n95 masks it

started delivering thursday and has ordered them as well for students. teachers say there needs to be an emergency protocol, clear communication, and some would like mandatory testing for all students. >> feels like a wildfire and we are trying to get ahead of it and we need to be able to communicate. we are on the front lines. we are with students every day seeing what is happening. liz: the school district called the sick out unapproved, unauthorized, and technically illegal. uc berkeley announced it will begin the semester with classes offered remotely. some students and staff had expressed concern berkeley was the only university of california undergraduate campus is not planning to offer virtual learning. remote classes will now begin january 18 and full in person instruction will resume january 31. meantime, in an interview the moderna ceo says people may need a second booster.

and has already sparked a debate, is a second booster the right approach? reporter luz pena is part of the team and spoke to multiple bay area experts who say it will not be necessary for everyone. luz: as omicron cases spike throughout california the bay area has the highest population with boosters in the state with 55%. but according to experts that protection will not last long. >> 10 weeks there is a decline from 70% down to 45% protection of symptomatic illness. luz: based on this data from the u.k., moderna is pushing for a second booster. according to moderna ceo, the efficacy of boosters will likely decline with time. they are projecting the need for a second booster by this fall. dr. green, senior investigator at the gladstone institute, does not agree with this push for a second booster. >> we should not be chasing our

tail to try to prevent them from becoming infected. with the exception of people who are at high risk, people who are immunocompromised. luz: for the rest of the population he recommends two vaccine doses, one poster, and pharmaceuticals when infected. >> i think pfizer's new antiviral could be really important in terms of management with this infection. you develop symptoms, you rapidly get tested within the first three days and you go on pax. luz: dr. monica with dr. green. >> i think it is hard to have ceos dictate our policies. luz: she believes a variant specific vaccine could be beneficial but she is hesitant of the effects a second booster could have right now. >> it trains your immune system wrong. it does not train your immune system to recognize the variant,

it trains it to recognize the old ancestral strain the shots are made of. that concept of original antigenic sin is what immunologists are expressing concern of. luz: luz pena, abc7 eyewitness news. liz: if you have questions about covid-19, you can ask the vaccine team. head to abc lisa: we are turning the corner on the fog. it has been sunny here in san francisco. it is going to be a nice day and we will have a letter sunshine with temperatures approaching the upper in some neighborhoods. we will talk about the road to get there and the lookahead when we come back. liz: thanks. also, a burned-out home in the east bay up for sale. the troubled past behind this house. and park lit problems. the outdoor seating option has become a saving grace for

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liz: groundbreaking actor sidney poitier has died at 94. he was the first black man to win oscar for best actor, paving the way for future generations. he started one of hollywood's

first interracial love stories "guess who is coming to dinner? " >> i fell in love with your daughter. liz: he would eventually get into directing and receive the presidential medal of freedom in 2009. as anchor dion lim tells us he is being remembered as more than just an actor. dion: he was known as one of the most popular actors of his generation. as two decades as the only leading black man -- >> ♪ sing it over ♪ ♪ dion: and one that had impact on the bay area's own danny glover. >> i met sidney coming to dinner? " all the movies had something which brought different character and substance to us as

men, african descendants. dion: san francisco chronicle nicholas lasalle believes his legacy goes beyond the movies. >> i don't think you can measure how important he was. that is what i say, he paved the way. i believe he paved the way for obama. dion: many of his roles challenge race stereotypes. >> he was the first black person to win the oscar for not playing a slave. dion: and his movies, according to nicholas, tackle the same issues of race and social justice america is grappling with today. >> he was transformative in people's thinking. he was the biggest box office star in the 1960's. white people are going to his movies. dion: willie brown got to know sidney poitier the politics. he hopes the next generation will appreciate and understand the gravity of his work. >> some people in their 20's do not understand the necessity and

the history of black people in america. they are going to be doomed to repeat some of the things that got eliminated by people ask any poitiers. dion: from a child of poverty to a status icon he is seen by many as a beacon of hope. >> to see those movies, to know things are possible, things can get better. dion: dion lim, abc7 news. liz: what a life and legacy. he will be missed. meantime, a nice story. a san francisco man relieved to be reunited with his service dog after she was stolen this week. lock mckenzie on housed epilepsy. his five-year-old german summer prevents seizures. on monday night police were alerted someone stole summer in hayes valley. on thursday they received a call a dog etching summer's description turned up at oakland

animal services. officers retrieved her that night and the two were happily reunited. >> i was shocked i was a was s get her back and then came the fees and i said, i don't know how i'm going to pay for the fees. those were waived and i got her back. it was wonderful to see her and everything like that. liz: project open paw that helps animals along to the un housed also supplied her bedding and food. a burned-out home in oakland hills is up for sale for $650,0 00. the home is a troubled past. lester witnesses say a group of people through molotov cocktails at the home killing a man and baby and injuring other family members. >> homes people are purchasing are going to have history. the history may not be as interesting as this history but it is the reality. not everyone can buy a brand-new

home that doesn't have any past or history. liz: the home is four bedrooms and three bathrooms plus a basement. cillo calls it a contractor special and says there is "great potential and growth of equity once the property is repaired and updated." we are focused downtown restaurant owners are being forced to tear down park let' -- can do maintenance. ryan curry spoke to business owners who say the timing could not be worse. ryan: main street in downtown pleasanton looks different. after two years of parklettes on the street they are being taken down. maurice like many others heavily relied on these to keep his business afloat. without it he fears his restaurant will take a massive hit, especially with the omicron

surge. >> people call for reservations one of the first things they ask is, how much outdoor seating you have or do you have outdoor seating? when the answer is limited or no you do not make the reservation. ryan: the city wanted them gone so they can do street cleaning that has not been done in two years. city councilmember julia testa advocated to push back the cleaning but says the idea was shot down by the rest of the council. >> the decision to redo was a reset and i think it would have flowed better had the spike not hit in such a significant way. ryan: pleasanton says they will allow restaurant owners to rebuild the parklettes in the coming months but owners said they already spent thousands to build them and will have to spend plenty more to rebuild them. >> we spent about $12,000 i believe putting this up. we made sure it was safe. ryan: the owner of beer baron

says pleasanton is using his parklette as a model for how to rebuild but they are still making him take his down. >> i got to ship this somewhere, pay for a storage area, and a month and a half later they want us to rebuild. ryan: the city currently does not have a grant program to help restaurants pay for the parklettes. testa says it is something the city should explore. >> there was a possibility there could be some remaining funds that could come back in the form of grants. that's going to be a future discussion we are going to have. ryan: ryan curry, abc7 news. liz: let's get a check on the forecast. lisa, nice to have a break from the rain. lisa: yesterday some very light showers but in the north bay it was a different story. they have been benefiting from these systems. looks like we are turning a corner. i have to say, i am taking the rain chance out of the seven day outlook. looking drive for the foreseeable future. as we look at live doppler 7 the

storm track into the pacific northwest, we had fog earlier but i want to show you this gorgeous shot. look at all of the snow. with the sun a chance to enjoy it. 46 san francisco, 48 oakland, 51 san jose, 48 morgan hill, half moon bay 50 degrees. this is zephyr cove where it looks nice to see the snowcapped mountains. 39 santa rosa, 41 napa, 46 fairfield, concord 44, and the fog lifting in livermore at 45. that is due to some north winds bringing down the dry air. the dryer air chewing out the fog and the moisture in the atmosphere so visibility is left pretty good. three miles livermore, four miles novato, and blue skies elsewhere. certainly cold temperatures four to 11 degrees cooler than yesterday.

as we look in santa cruz 48 degrees with highs in the 50's. patchy low clouds around this money in them bright and sunny the afternoon with a dry day tomorrow but today will be the sunnier of the two days. sun on the way for sunday. saturday a beautiful day and as we get into sunday we will call it mostly sunny with high clouds. here is that system that the forecast models allowed to fizzle out. we are back into a sunny monday afternoon. as we look at the rainfall potential outdoor january 17 you can see looking at very little. the next opportunity of rain goes into next thursday and friday. that looks likely not to happen. just a couple hundredths. this is what happens, we call them the midwinter dry spells. because we had so many rain and december it would be nice to get a break but we don't want this to last a long high temperatures

today in the mid and upper 50's. this is average this time of year. it should be nice. it has been cold and foggy and damp in spots. 57 at 3:00 in fremont and antioch and oakland, 56 napa, another chilly night ahead. the seven day forecast shows dry tomorrow with high clouds and then we are partly cloudy monday. even more mild on tuesday. minor cooling on wednesday but keeping it dry thursday into friday. we have a string of sunny days, mild afternoons and cold starts. liz: nice to have a little bit of a change. thank you. ahead, it is being called the great resignation during the pandemic. the signs pointing to new waves of workers quitting their jobs. ♪

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the labor department reported the economy only added 199,000 new jobs last month, have of what economists predicted. there are signs omicron will set off new waves of workers quitting their jobs which is continuing a trend called the great resignation. reporter david louis looks at this forecast and how it could lead to more inflation. david: if restaurants and retailers think their staffing shortages bad now, workforce analysts say covid is about to trigger not one but two more waves of the so-called great resignation. >> it is an occasion, introspection, and new approaches to people that say, think about not only their jobs but core values. david: surveys claim two out of three workers are thinking about quitting. a new wave of resignations expected now that the holidays are over and some have received year-end bonuses. a second wave will follow when companies implement their

back to the office policies. >> you cannot make 100% of your people happy is what we are seeing. i think this will spark a second wave of the great resignation as individuals come to terms with the fact they have a preference that is not fully aligned with the path their employer is chosen. david: catherine is ceo of the muse which counsels jobseekers. as vacancies grow employers are revising their hiring requirements to fill them. >> you know what? if you have the basic skills and desire to learn, come in and we will train you. david: that opens the door to service workers who may not have skills in other fields. while there is risk in quitting a job demand for workers is also raising pay. >> folks will have higher demand at the negotiation table. the cost-of-living adjustments will have to be made. those are always passed on to the consumer and to the customer. we are entering a spiral. david: that could lead to higher

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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. liz: good morning. live on abc7, hulu live in wherever you stream. thank you for joining as. we start this half hour with a look at the weather. let's get to lisa argen. lisa: good morning. we have low clouds, patches of low clouds but mostly sunny skies on the way for saturday. as we look at the tower camera you can see the clouds. 46 in the city, 48 across the

bay, 51 oakland so that seems mild. the bright blue skies at the golden gate bridge. we are still upper 30's, low 40's from santa rosa, novato with mid 40's in the inland east bay. much colder start. couple of degrees to 11 degrees colder and toward 1:00 the numbers in the mid and upper 50's with a mostly sunny day. as we get toward 5:00 it is going to get cool quickly. we will look for increasing clouds, high clouds for sunday. tracking may be a chance of rain for the upcoming work week. we will investigate in a few minutes. liz: thank you. the number of children under five in the hospital with covid is soaring. reaching the highest level since the pandemic started. every state in the country is reporting some sort of increase in hospital admissions. reporter karina mitchell has more. karina: the cdc is out with new

data showing a concerning amount of pediatric hospitalizations. children under the age of five who are too young to be vaccinated are pouring into hospitals at double the rate from a month ago. >> it certainly can put kids in the hospital. they have certainly died. our hospital has at record numbers of kids who are on oxygen. karina: record numbers of covid cases in l.a. county, nearly 44,000 cases friday. nationwide hospitalizations are nearing an all-time high with 130,000 people in hospital beds with covid. from oregon to new hampshire officials calling on the national guard for help. >> we need to wake up. all the work we are doing and the care we are doing the vast majority is preventable. karina: in california, students at uc berkeley are returning to the classroom in less than two weeks. summer urging the schools to go remote instead. the school says it is monitoring

the situation. >> obviously we all want our students to be able to safely attend class in person but returning to remote instruction has to be be art of the conversation. karina: president biden emphasizing while this will remain part of our world the current pandemic way of life will not. saying we have new tools to contain the various strains. >> the new normal this not have to be -- we have so many more tools we are developing and continue to develop that will contain covid and other strains. karina: children and teens 12 to 15 continue to receive the pfizer boosters after the cdc gave the green light this week. >> i will get it as soon as i can and i am very excited. karina: karina mitchell, abc7 news. liz: amazon is shortening its covert isolation policy for u.s. workers. the company is cutting the time from 10 days to seven for up to 40 hours of paid leave. amazon says the decision was made after updated guidance from

the cdc said those with covid can isolate for five days if they have no symptoms. additional leave options are available for employees were still sick after one week. the current omicron surge is forcing california health officials to announce new rules for visitors to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. according to our media partner the mercury news, visitors must present proof of vaccination and, if eligible, a booster and negative test. if you are not fully vaccinated, you can only visit outdoors but must provide proof of negative test. more than 5600 covid cases among health care workers are happening at nursing facilities and reported last week. in the north bay the demand for testing is leading to long lines and shortages of test kits. many health-care workers are feeling overwhelmed. reporter cornell barnard shows us how people are trying to cope. >> i thought it was going to be shorter. did not think i was going to be standing in the rain.

cornell: thomas needed a covid test but did not expect that would mean standing in the rain for over two hours outside roseland community center. it is the only testit insoma co. camelia found that the hard way. >> this is the third testing site i went to today. one of them was not a subdued walk and scum the second was closed because people got sick with covid. cornell: here is video showing how long the line for testing was. >> 700 yesterday, 750 the day before. cornell: the health care company is doing the testing but demand is overtaking supply. >> i ordered a bunch of tests but they have been slow all over the state. cornell: she is trying not to turn anyone away. >> right now we have about 20 people who are out diagnosed with covid. cornell: russian river brewing co. owner natalie was

forced a temporary close because due to lack of staffing. she says anymore test sites. >> the lack of testing has been crippling businesses because employees cannot get a test and test results are not coming back in a timely manner. >> our cases have tripled in the past three woods. cornell: sonoma county's positivity rate is the highest it'd never been, 15%. officials are trying to add more test sites but the need more supplies. for now their advice -- >> if you can put off getting your test, please do so. cornell: russian river brewing is using their own home test kits until appointments become available. >> stocking up on these for employees, especially for the younger kids we want to make sure everyone is healthy and well. cornell: cornell barnard, abc7 news. liz: the california academy of science is owned of the oldest living aquarium fish in the

world. this is methuselah, the lungfish. methuselah lived 969 but this methuselah is believed to be a she and she is at least 90 years old. the academy will send a tiny sample of her fin to researchers in australia who will try to figure out her age. >> she is really basically a big puppy dog. she is gentle, slow moving, but when they want to move fast they can. they can jump out of that tank and that is why there is a guard. liz: methuselah weighs 24 pounds, enjoys belly rubs and figs, but only when fresh, not frozen. she is particular. still ahead, a glimpse into the future. some of the newest high tech from the consumer electronics show in las vegas. and here is a live look outside this morning. nice and clear, the fog is gone. nice and clear, the fog is gone. beautiful i had no idea how much i wamy case was worth. c

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liz: welcome back. live look outside at sfo. quiet on the runway. little bit of fog we check in with lisa in just a minute. pretty nice day ahead. the roar his back in the east bay. monster jam is returning this weekend. the baseball field has been converted and covered into a dirt track filled with obstacles to challenge the 12,000 pound trucks that will speed and fly the air. there are three to for competitions, racing, skills and freestyle. one of the monster jam drivers says of the three fans usually get fired up when the trucks turn it loose for freestyle. >> people go not when a truck does a backflip. i know the fans are really in oakland. we have not been here in over a year so we are excited to be back. liz: there are two shows, went tonight at 7:00 and tomorrow

afternoon at three :00. today is the kickoff to the japanese new year and to welcome the year of the tiger. every year the japanese cultural immunity center hosts the event in japantown but it is going virtual this year. so tune in to enjoy arts and crafts you can do at home, different contests and a mochi demonstration. it starts at noon on the cultural center's facebook page. a cleanup project ends at ocean beach today. after spending 10 months in cities all over the country picking up trash they have collected 31,000 pieces of garbage. today the journey ends along the great highway. you can take part in the cleanup from 10:00 to noon. lisa, it should be a nice day for it. lisa: little cool to get going

and we are scouring the clouds right now. this vantage point from emeryville. temperatures, depending on where you are, low to upper 40's. we will see mostly sunny skies today, upper 50's on tap. but we are looking at more clouds to move into the bay area tonight. will it lead to rain? i will let you know coming up. liz: thank you. next, the return of klay thompson. why there is growing optimism this brother will make his long-awaited debut tomorrow. chris alvarez will have the details in sport

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comcast business. powering possibilities. liz: welcome back. here is a live look and you can see a little bit of fog still in the east bay but it is going to clear out shortly. this is the san mateo bridge. chilly but sunny here today. in sports the sharks will wrap up the east coast road trip. san jose will try to beat the

philadelphia flyers for the second time in five games. puck drops at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow night the warriors returned to chase center after losing two straight on the road but it may be the night we have been waiting for. here's chris alvarez with the details. chris: after two years of rehabbing a torn acl and achilles klay thompson's return to the warriors likely to come this weekend. multiple reports say he will make his debut tomorrow night at home against cleveland. official update on his return will come later today after practice. klay has been traveling with the team the past two weeks. here is stephen curry from earlier on the return of klay thompson. >> will likely be have -- it will be nice to have them back on the floor. mutt is going to take time. >> and yo

playing the game again. chris: cardinals hosting oregon on friday night. limited attendance for all athletes. 16 points the first half finishing 7 up-10. career-high 33 and seahawks quarterback russell, look at this pass. 49ers head coach already made the decision on the starting quarterback for sunday's must win game. he is not one to tell us. we will find out it kickoff on sunday. with the wind they could clinch the playoff spot. who starts on sunday? will it be rotation like we saw

in the preseason? or will it be just jimmy or just trey? if you are tired of the question, think about how coach shanahan feels. >> i know what we are doing but i feel like not telling you. once i survive this i am done talking about us. i think we will be good after that. >> not like i try harder, prepare harder or better just because this could be it. but it really was the same stakes as last week. chris: the final weekend of the nfl regular season kicks off today on abc7. she's broncos at 1:30, followed by cowboys and eagles and then the 49ers and rams as well as sunday's huge warriors game. back to you. liz: let's get a check forecast. it is nice to know we are going to get some sunshine today after rain. lisa: drear yesterday

pressure bowels storm track going -- -- the golden gate looking at the sunshine and 46 san francisco, 50 oakland, 52 mountain view, 50 on the coast. mount tam nice bright sunshine. cold santa rosa at 39, 43 novato , 41 napa, 46 by the delta with mid 40's and the fog fading away in the inland valley. north wind from mount hood down through the oakland hills. mount diablo just enough to get rid of the high relative humidity and bring on more sun. five mile visibility and livermore, less than half a mile this morning. as we look at the 24 hour temperature change we have a ways to go because it is cold. we have dropped anywhere from

two to 11 degrees. patchy low clouds this morning looking at more sun for the afternoon. dried tomorrow with mostly sunny skies and a few high clouds drifting in through the afternoon. there is a look at the rest of the day today where we see the absence of clouds. as we get into your sunday a similar temperature and the system is going to fall apart into monday. this was our one chance of rain. as we get into a partly cloudy monday we are looking down the road for our next chance of showers. that is the monday system. tuesday and wednesday we are dry . even an offshore flow bumping the numbers up. thursday and friday that is the next chance of rain. does not look like it will be happening either. as we take you into monday could be into a dry stretch for the

foreseeable future. couple opportunities not looking great. mid 50's today in the city, 56 san mateo, upper 50's by the delta. nice afternoon. everybody enjoying a good dose of vitamin d with 58 morgan hill and the accuweather 7 day forecast cold tonight. fog back in the picture and may be a repeat performance of tomorrow. high clouds will bring us some sunshine mixed with a high clouds partly cloudy monday. as we get into the midweek forecast we have that offshore flow that can bring us fog and by the end of the week looking seasonal but dry. we are taking a break from the rain into the weekend. liz: nice to have a break and hopefully it comes back soon because we certainly need it. thank you. the annual consumer electronics show in las vegas may have been shorted this year due to covid but still unwrapped lots of cool technology that may find a way to your doorstep.

reporter i joe g has the details. reporter: consumer electronics show is offering attendees a glimpse into the future they glimpse of the latest tech from folding flat screens to earbuds you can control with your mind. after going fully virtual last year organizers were determined to haul the expo in person. but the rapid spread of omicron pushed part of the event to cyberspace. over 40,000 people showed up to the multi-day event, a fraction of the 170,000 in 2020. still, fans appeared to be satisfied. >> i think it is good when the connections are more personal. i see the upside. reporter: over 2300 exhibitors unveiled eye-opening tech. >> in the old days it was your phone or computer or your tablet. now technology is so embedded in every product. reporter: the first lock in

north america to support apple's home key. users will be able to unlock their doors by tapping with your iphone or apple watch. big news from john deere. they gave the peak of the self-driving tractors. equipped with 12 cameras that allow an owner to a control everything from their phone. >> it allows a farmer to plow his field 24 hours. when the sun goes down usually people stop working but john deere has built lights into these things, they can run all the time. reporter: bmw taking a page out of a bond film showing technology that changes the color of your car by pushing the button. >> it does have potentially usable function if you are in a very hot place. if you turn the outside of the car all white so it deflects heat, or all dark so it absorbs heat. ♪ reporter: there were a ton of exhibits showing tech from the health sector. health experts are hoping to elevate telehealth to new levels, offering devices that

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liz: here are the winning numbers from last night. 7, 29, 43, 56, bowl number 6. nobody picked all six numbers and the jackpot increases to $300 million. oakland's annie schneider resumed her streak on jeopardy and surpassed the $1 million mark in runnings. she is only the seventh one to do this in non-tournament play and the first woman. she is also the first trans-woman to qualify for the tournament of champions. you can catch jeopardy weeknights at 7:00 right here on abc 7. we are rooting for you. in the south bay a cajun style restaurant was relocated this morning. this is video we just got in of poorhouse bistro located in a

victorian era home. it is being carried half a mile away to little italy. it was sitting on land recently bought by google which is why has to move. thus began its journey through the streets at 7:00 this morning. i am glad the house is making its way to a new home safely. lisa, let's get one less check of the weather. lisa: as we step outside later on it will feel good but we are always looking for rain so let's go way out into january 17. the accumulating precip only bringing us 1/10 of an inch. that is a long way outure we arg to see and mostly sunny sky with 56 in concord. the fog is dissipating and with high pressure in control and northerly winds the atmosphere is drying out and the accuweather 7 day forecast calls for font tomorrow morning, looking like high clouds in the afternoon with partly cloudy skies and slightly warmer temperatures midweek.

we will stay dry next opportunity. we are sunny and nice today. liz: sounds good. thanks. thank you all for joining us on abc 7 mornings. i am liz kreutz along with lisa argen. monday night football with a doubleheader saturday. nfl countdown coverage begins at noon on saturday today. the chiefs take on the broncos in denver at 1:30 followed by the cowboys and eagles in philadelphia at 5:15. join us for highlights on toyota after the game. 8:15 right here on abc news will continue at 11:00 p.m. that's all for us today. thank you for joining us. stay safe and have a happy saturday. ♪

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