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announcer: building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. have some of the that speak spanish. >> long lines at covid testing sites prompting the state to step in. the california national guard now at locations including the bay area amid the surge of omicron. their job, to translate and make sure people are preregistered to improve wait times. good morning. it is sunday, january 9. thank you for joining us. live on abc seven, hulu and wherever you stream. we are going to have more on that story in just a moment but first, a quick look at the weather with lisa. >> good morning to you. we have dense fog still in spots north and east. elsewhere, it is clear.

high pressure firmly in control of our weather today. not only today, but as we look at pier 39, temperatures hovering in the 40's from san francisco. oakland 48. half moon bay has come up to 50°. look at the sun at the shark tank. upper 30's santa rosa. fog, as well as in the and valleys in the low 40's. it is colder from the peninsula to san jose to livermore. with the chill and the fog down to a quarter mile visibility and livermore, it might be tough going for now. it will improve. 0 mile visibility in santa rosa. 47 santa cruz. highs today will climb through the 40's and low 50's in the afternoon. we will add high clouds. mid and upper 50's today. we will talk in detail about the work week ahead tomorrow. liz: seemsmsmsms common in the bay area right now.

long lines for people waiting to get covid tests or pick at home tests. the state is stepping in to help. hundreds of california national guard troops are deployed across the state right now to provide help at testing centers. cornell barnard has the story from the east bay. >> worse case scenario if you're still having trouble -- [indiscernible] >> quan a good been did not expect national guard members to help navigate this busy testing site in antioch. the longline was daunting. >> when i got here i didn't know what i had to do. they explain it to you and how to log on. >> from that phone, you can get started. cornell: 200 national guard members were sent by the governor to 50 testing sites across the state, including 8 in the bay area to expedite the testing process during a surge of new cases. >> a lot of people are happy to

have someone who speak spanish. >> this officer says the guard is helping with preregistration. >> we are walking through the line, making sure everyone is already signed up or signing up. if they need any help signing up, that is our main priority. >> i have been online since yesterday. everybody was booked out until the end of the month. >> we are excited to have the national guard provide support. >> mayor sort says the need for testing has never been greater. >> we have some of the highest rates of covid infection. i am excited we are working collaboratively to solve this pandemic. >> before christmas, this site was averaging 300 tests per day. now it is 800. health-care workers see the national guard may actually help them do even more. >> this line right now, they probably will wait about an hour. but the national guard here, that is helping speed it up. maybe half the time.

>> that may allow this site and others to allow more appointments. the national guard deployment could last through mid february. liz: members of the gov the administration detailed california's covid spending plan. $2.7 billion in pandemic funds. the bulk of the money will go to testing. another priority is funding vaccine clinics. the proposal includes funds to support hospital workers by continuing to pay for contract staff. it also includes money for efforts to combat misinformation. the administration wants to renew a supplemental paid sick leave policy for employees in the state. governor newsom is scheduled to present his full spending plan tomorrow. governor newsom also signed an executive order to protect residents against price gouging. this new order will prohibit sellers from increasing prices by no more than 10%. officials say they will take lawful action against price

gaucher's. -- unified schools will remain open for both in person and distanced learning. officials had proposed a quarantine, but in a letter sent to parents, officials say they couldn't offer districtwide quarantine. only county health officials can declare a quarantine. according to the letter, for families without wi-fi or child supervision, students can come to campus. there is growing concern that more schools could return to remote learning as omicron cases arise. luz pena spoke to the vice c of the education committee about what could be ahead. >> more than 700 teachers and aides called in sick in san francisco last week. in oakland, 12 schools were forced to close friday due to staffing shortages. monday, contra costa county planning to close 54 schools to deep clean classrooms. >> the bigger issue here is

whether or not staff will be well enough to be at school. this is an ongoing issue. our educators and our students are sick. right now. >> san francisco's teachers union president is asking for an increase in protection to keep schools open. >> high quality masks. and 95. cayenne 95, for all students and staff. weekly testing. pick up at every school site. and, an extension to covid sickly for 10 days for any employee that has to quarantine. >> stanford's infectious disease doctor says vaccines and testing will keep schools safe. >> if you are vaccinated and you get this infection, you will probably get mild symptoms. >> school districts are considering remote learning. we asked california's state assembly vice chair of the education committee, but the

state -- what the state can do to increase protection and school spirit >> the governor can do that right away. he has the ability to make that happen right now from the top down. >> another factor is schools getting less funding as attendance declines. you believe the funding love regarding schools will need to be modified? >> it will need to be modified. we are going to have deep, thoughtful discussions on how we fund our schools in the future. >> what do you think that will look like? >> it is going to have to be a hybrid. >> assembly member doughty wants to make sure students remain in the classroom. new data from the department of education points to a decline in high school graduation rates and test scores during the pandemic. >> i am concerned we are a decade behind, not just in learning loss, but caring for teachers and administrators. teaching six-year-old how to just be kind to each other. >> as teachers -- california is

facing a substitute teacher shortage. the assembly member confirmed the state is offering substitute teachers $100 to 150 dollars an hour in some districts. liz: the omicron variant is putting a strain on both first responders and hospital staff. city leaders are urging residents to only call 911 or go to the hospital if covid cases are severe. ryan curry has the urgent request. >> the fire department is feeling the impact of the omicron variant. they have been seeing a large increase in 911 calls. >> we've been having over 400 ems calls at day in the city. for the past several days. >> the fire department says they have been receiving calls from people receiving -- experiencing minor symptoms. they are also experiencing a staffing shortage and those calls limit their ability to treat people with life-threatening emergencies.

>> we are also seeing many of our members off with covid. there is a supply and and issue. >> it's not just the fire department. san francisco general says they too are seeing more people come to the hospital. they say many of them are coming with mild covid symptoms or just wanting a test. >> we are extremely busy, seeing as many as 200 or more people a day. >> dr. eldridge says more people are coming to the emergency room now and during previous surges. she says her emergency department are also shorthanded with staff members out with covid. >> many of our staff are out either sick with covid themselves, or they are quarantining because they have had a high risk encounter. >> both are asking residents only to call 911 or go to the hospital if it is an emergency. >> we want to keep our ambulances available to people having a heart attack or stroke so we can get them to the hospital.

we must keep our hospitals open and clear for people who require that kind of service. liz: shows only 38 percent of vaccinated californians have gotten a booster shot. the bay area has the highest rate at 55%. only three counties have more than half of the vaccinated population boosted. san francisco, marin and san mateo. today, the tech interactive center is teaming up with the santa clara county public health to offer a free walk-up vaccination clinic. if you get vaccinated there, you will get free admission to exhibits today only. minors under 18 must have consent from a parent or legal guardian. children 5-11 must be accompanied by a caregiver. vaccinations are free. insurance is not required. the clinic runs from 10:00 until 4:00. to stay up-to-date, head to

abc7news.com/coronavirus. let's get a check outside this morning. lisa: if you have been out, you know how cold it has been. it is still foggy in walnut creek. you can see emeryville looking pretty bright. temperatures coming up again today into the upper 50's. sun on the way. the question is, how warm will we get? how long will i were dry weather last? i have the answers next. liz: also, severe weather from coast to coast. a look at the snowstorm in the east, flooding in the north, and the threats millions are facing. i love the story. a thriving fruit tree. the city that could be home to the nations

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liz: in the north bay, cemetery staff say vandals damaged the holocaust memorial. this is the second time in two

years that this -- that the fountain has been damaged. cemetery workers say the concrete fountain was sturdy and likely did not fall on its own. it happened sometime after friday morning. the cemetery wants it investigated as a hate crime. former senate leader harry reid was honored in las vegas. he was remembered by top democrats who spoke of his legacy, including president biden. pres. biden: the story is unmistakably american. his remarkable journey has been told by so many because it has been traveled by so few. liz: reed as someone who would get things done. he served and convert -- congress for three decades and will be known for his central role in health care and wall street reform. he passed away last month from pancreatic cancer. now to the severe weather taking hold of both coasts as people

along the northeast continue to dig out of a snowstorm. others in the northwest are dealing with devastating flooding. i could joshi has more -- >> another day of freezing temperatures across the northeast as people continue to dig out following the area's first major snowstorm. within two feet of snow reported from michigan to maine. 6-8 inches in new york. the blast creating hazardous road conditions with black ice. in kentucky, tractor-trailers off the side of the road. some landing in ditches. in wyoming, a car losing control on the highway, narrowly missing a state trooper. out west, up to seven inches of rain across washington. the threat of landslides looming. drone video south of seattle showing the extent of the damage. floodwaters surrounding homes, fields and roadways. this dramatic video capturing officials using about brett --

to rescue motorists. >> this is the worst i have seen main street. >> an hours long shutdown along this roadway friday. the state department of transportation halting traffic along a 20 mile stretch. ince inter alia, residents forced to wade through knee-deep water. people filling sandbags. the national guard lending a hand. in seattle, a man rescued by firefighters after being trapped. his home sliding 20 feet off its foundation. >> folks on the boulevard i do not know personally but i am glad to hear they are all right. >> some sad news, search teams found the body of a skier who went missing on christmas day. his body was found in an area north of the north star ski resort where he worked. on december 30, cruise called off the search after spending six days in extreme conditions. crews say he was found quite a distance from north star in an

area considered too far to be considered in search efforts. 250 crews working to restore power to thousands of residents in the sierra. many have been left without running water or electricity for two weeks. the holiday storm brought heavy snow and knocked down trees and damaged equipment. electricity has been restored for a majority, but around $7,000 still without power. san francisco could be home to the nation's largest avocado tree. it is not the ideal climate for the trees that typically grow best in warm, humid weather but a huge fruitful tree is thriving in a yard behind a hardware store at the civic heights. the tree is nearly 50 feet tall with fruit the size of softballs. ought the hargo and discovered e tree. with that, lots of avocados. he offered the avocados for free online and says he quickly gave

away 60-70. he met a neighbor who said he has ties to the tree. >> as the granddaughter of person who planted the tree, he opened the hardware store at the same time and planted the tree for good luck. this tree gave us so much luck. liz: an arborist is scheduled to look at the tree to determine whether it is the biggest avocado tree in the country. i think we will proudly hold onto that. as californians, you can never get too many avocados. sounds like a dream. lisa: right. that's amazing. good soil, good weather. our weather is pretty good today. we have had decent rain. we do not want it to be too long. as we look at live doppler 7, you notice everything going up and over the west coast. as the west coast quiets down, all of the weather seems to be happening on the east coast. even in the mid south from

nashville to kentucky where they had snow and up through boston and new jersey. looking at live doppler 7 we have clear skies and a nice shot over emeryville good -- emeryville. 45 mountain view and san jose. as well as morgan hill. 50 four half moon bay. that temperature coming up quickly along the coast. what a nice shot from the city. another nice afternoon. we will have high clouds for the second half of the day. awfully cold there with the fog settling in. it is going to settle in and get super foggy, then dissipate with low 40's concord and fairfield. 47 napa. it has been very cold from the peninsula to palo alto. all of you in the 30's. san jose much cooler. this morning, not as cold in napa and nevada. visibility just over a mile. level -- livermore down to

nothing. you will be getting some sun on the way. here is the fog from marin county in san rafael. cold this morning with areas of dense fog and partly cloudy for today. that will continue into your monday. dry and mild pattern through the middle of the week. can we get rain? that is always the big question. throughout the afternoon, high clouds. that is how we will finish the day. monday starting out with more cloud cover. then they sent out through the afternoon. tuesday, you will notice we are back into sunshine. higher clouds. i would temperature profile for the middle of the week, upper 50's to near 60. this is near average. we continue this trend towards thursday. you can see low 60's there. by friday, more clouds. numbers should come down a little bit for widespread mid 50's.

as for today, we work on the fog. by the afternoon, mid 50's. 62 san jose. 58 oakland. 54 napa. we are partly cloudy later on today. a cold start tomorrow with fog. another partly cloudy afternoon. temperatures come up, then go down. reflecting any storm systems that want to visit the extreme northern parts of the state away from the northern part of the state. they're not even getting that much rain. we stay dry for the weekend. we will cross our fingers. ahead, a huge day for warriors fans. >> i am back. >> it's official, klay thompson is making his return to the warriors today. how much resale tickets are how much resale tickets are your doctor gives you a prescription. “let's get you on some antibiotics right away.” we could bring it right to your door. with 1 to 2 day delivery from your local cvs.

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liz: klay thompson is set to return to the warriors's starting lineup for the first time in 941 days. after two major injuries, the te brother made his announcement on social media. >> i am back. liz: he took part in a light scrimmage with the team before announcing his return. the five-time all-star has not played since tearing his left acl on june 13, 2019 at game six of the nba finals against the raptors. he then tore his right achilles in november 2020. head coach steve kerr on the expected emotion of tonight's return. >> and clay walks onto the floor for the first time, i will never forget that game. that particular game. it will stand out as one of the highlights of my entire basketball existence. just because of who klay is and how much he has meant to our

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liz: good morning. you are watching abc 7 news live here on hulu or wherever you stream. we are going to start this half hour with another look at the weather. let's get back over to lisa. lisa: it is still quite foggy in inland east bay and north bay. as we look right now outside, you can see the sunshine from the golden gate bridge. areas of dense fog where temperatures downtown in oakland are in the upper 40's. mid 40's san jose. mid 50's on the coast. you can see there are 30's from santa rosa to livermore. that is where the fog is sitting. hopefully you are careful. it has been with us all morning. temperatures are way behind yesterday from the east bay and the south bay. you can see how foggy it is from santa rosa to livermore and concord. through the 11:00 hour, we will see brighter conditions.

it is going to lag behind where the fog sits. noon time every once in the 50's. even mid 50's when high clouds enter the picture and we will see temperatures near average. clouds staying with us for a portion of monday and we will talk about the outlook for the next seven days, the dry outlook for the most part. liz: hospitals are filling up with covid patients across the country. according to the cdc, the current seven day moving average of daily cases is more than six hundred 60,000. still, under 70% of eligible americans have been fully vaccinated. this morning, the situation is especially concerning in >> this morning, hospitals nearing their breaking point across the country. over 80% of staff icu beds for adults now occupied. cases exploding. the u.s. reporting an average of 614,000 cases daily.

a sixfold increase from early last month. the number of covid positive patients spiking in southern california. 44,000 new cases reported friday in just l.a. county, breaking their record from just the previous day. governor gas -- governor gavin newsom enlisting the national guard to help expand testing. 26-year-old winter hoe landed in the hospital for seven months. finally released this weekend. >> i developed pneumonia quickly. from there, my lungs collapsed. i couldn't breathe. this pandemic has been terrible and sad. i have seen people pass away. many times. >> in wichita, kansas doctors are feeling the strain, saying they are just waiting for beds to open. >> if you do not have ventilators, there are certain things you can't manage. it is a daily occurrence where we get multiple phone calls and we are unable to help.

>> 40 hospitals in new york state now ordered to stop elective surgeries because of low patient capacity. this as cdc director rochelle walensky comes under fire over her agency changing isolation and quarantine guidelines. >> this is hard. i am committed to continue to improve as we learn more about the science and communicate that with all of you. >> in california, the governor's office telling me he will propose $2.7 million in his budget tomorrow to expand testing and vaccination. liz: this morning, george stephanopoulos talked to the dean of the brown university school of public health. he says he agrees with medical advisors who published an article calling for a new covid strategy focusing on learning to live with covid rather than eradicating it. >> over the long run, we have to look at covid along with the flu

and other respiratory viruses and asked some critical questions like, how do we keep hospitals from becoming overwhelmed? how do we keep schools open and safe? we have the tools now to do those things including ventilation, vaccines and therapeutics. there is a lot we can do for a long-term strategy that lets our economy function and lets people live their lives and suppresses the level of infection and death we have seen. liz: the doctor says he expects the omicron servers to peak in different parts of the country at different times but he says he expects the country to have much lower case numbers in february. that is promising news. omicron continues to break through previous daily highs for case rates in california due to its high transmission. a lot of people are asking why. dustin dorsey spoke with a doctor who says it is where the variant lives in your body that makes all the difference. >> in california we are too familiar with the term

"spreading like wildfire." now used for omicron because of where the variant lives in your body. >> there is a lot more in the airways of the lungs. because that is closer to the nose and mouth, there is a ton they are expelling it more. >> due to it lingering longer in the air, dr. peter hong says there are more places that can be risky. marin county surveyed students who tested positive after the holidays. many said they traveled out of state, participated in indoor gatherings. >> anywhere not just indoors, but you are spending a long time in, like more than an hour. then, you really have to up your covid precaution game. >> the doctor says you can become to -- you can be contagious. he says the symptoms you show are often mild since the infection is not in the meat of your lungs. >> we are not seeing so much insight infection like fever

that causes your horrible body to be sick. we are seeing more outside infection. runny nose, congestion. >> that last sympto last symptoo to become recognized as more common than once thought, ease your pain. constantine the stock of its re-created an inner ear and exposed it to covid. they learned the virus can lead to it in her ear. -- inner ear covid symptoms. >> if you get ringing in your ears, do not dismiss them. have it tested. in some patients, we have seen hearing loss was the only sign of covid infection. >> the doctor says years were likely infected through the nose, highlighting the importance of proper mask use. >> these past few weeks have been tough for broadway. some shows had to cancel

performances due to positive covid tests. now that performances have resumed for aladdin and the lion king, those involved held a special curtain call. >> at the lion king, the message was loud and clear. so too at aladdin where michael james scott, who plays the genie, asks the audience. >> [indiscernible] >> at the mount to post on social media. #broadwayisopen. >> it was a way for us to make sure the word about broadway being open was loud and clear. >> scott is one of the most -- performers on broadway. but his patience was tested when his musical had to shut down

after a few in the company tested positive for covid. >> we went down for the second -- for a second what we got right back up. >> he said it felt especially great leading the aladdin cast in song before saying good night. >> ♪ new york new york ♪ >> broadway is new york city. we are back. we are here. we ain't going nowhere. >> ♪ sandy kenyon reporting. disney three article -- disney theatrical is owned by the same company as abc7. we are hearing from alec baldwin who says he is complying with a search warrant for his cell phone. it is related to the deadly

shooting on the set of his movie rest. baldwin took the social media to say he is cooperating. >> it is a process that takes time. they have to specify exactly what they want. of course, we are 1000% going to comply with all of that. we are perfectly fine with that. >> investigators want to look at text messages, photos, videos, gps data and more. baldwin says he thought he was handling a gun without ammunition when it apparently went off and a live bullet hit and killed halyna hutchins and joel souza was injured. still ahead, robot delivery at your service. how they are selling staffing shortages at hotels. here is a live look outside this morning at pier 39 looking out on the sea lions. it is a chilly start to the morning. we will check in with lisa. (swords clashing)

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liz: the james webb space telescope unfolded its giant mirror. the 18 gold coated segments had to unfold and lock together in perfect sequence. >> between the fact we had large deployments like the sun shield, then large percentage in -- precision deployments like the telescope, this has been the most challenging deployment program ever done by nasa. liz: the spacecraft will spend two weeks traveling about one million miles from earth. scientists are hoping for images from space like we have never seen before. >> we want to make sure the first image is the world sees, that humanity sees from this telescope do justice to this $10 million telescope and are not those, hey look, a star. liz: the telescope will examine planets outside of our solar

system. we could see some of the first images by this summer. lisa, let's start with a check outside. so pretty. lisa: the sun is shining, temperatures are coming up quickly. nearly 50 degrees in san francisco with mid 50's on the coast. inland valleys are cold. visibility is poor. we will talk about what to expect as we break out into a mild sunny day today. and a look at my forecast is coming up. liz: also, clay day in the bay. klay thompson will make his return. return. but stephen curry and dra staying up half the night searching for savings on your prescriptions? just ask your cvs pharmacist. we search for savings for you. from coupons to lower costs options. plus, earn up to $50 extra bucks rewards each year just for filling at cvs pharmacy. plus, earn up to $50 extra bucks rewards living with metastatic breast cancer means being relentless.

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liz: here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. 9:40 four and lisa is saying it is starting to warm up. in sports, a huge day for bay area fans.

the 49ers battle the rams at south high stadium at 1:25. to make the playoffs, the 49ers need a win, tie, or in new orleans loss to the falcons. klay day in the bay. klay thompson set to make his long anticipated return against the cavaliers at 538 at chase center. here is chris alvarez with more. >> this is the moment all warriors fans have been waiting for. after two and a half grueling years of rehab, klay thompson will be back in a warriors uniform tonight. >> i am back. >> this will actually be the first time thompson plays a game at chase center in 940 one days since clay last played. the warriors were in the finals in june of 2019. a lot has happened, but this much is certain, clay can shoot.

here's steve kerr. >> is klay playing tomorrow? >> i forgot to ask him. [laughter] >> i will ask him after. he is klay, he is a hall of famer. the question is about how long it will take to find his rhythm. to gain his confidence and timing and all of that. >> the game needs klay. he is one of the best shooters. the game is arch. i appreciate it. it is fun watching him play. the way he shoots the ball is beautiful. >> is splash b draymond green. the dollar posting a photo of a speech klay gave when he returned as a member of the heat. ahead of saturday nights game in philadelphia, the sharks releasing evander king with

it has been tough for kane who has had multiple off the ice issues. really not taking it easy. scoreless through two periods. sharks down 20 in the third. the next three go to the sharks. tomas hertl. seven months later, he beats his former teammate and we are tied up. in overtime. the natural hat trick. three straight goals. 20 on the season. sharks win 3-2. 49ers take on the rams today. playoff berth on the line. you could lose, but you would need a saint's loss to find your way in the playoffs. kyle shanahan won't reveal his starting quarterback until kickoff. whether it is jimmy garoppolo returning from a sprained or the rookie. both will be ready. archival try to be out there, to whatever degree that is. i'm trying to get to 100%. there are -- there are so many variables.

i want my mind and body to be out there, but you've got to be smart. >> it is my job to be as ready as i can every week. for me, mentally and from a preparation standpoint, it has not changed. >> what a sunday in story. i will be at chase center later today. the 49ers will make the playoffs. liz: super exciting, although i am an nervous. lots of pressure. lisa: for sure. no doubt. we have our 49er colors on as we look at live doppler 7. storm track way out of town. we got high pressure in control. a little bit of a wind shift in the days ahead. and then we have the fog we are dealing with in the morning. when you have that and it sits in place, it takes a while for the atmosphere to warm up. that is what happened in some of those valleys yesterday. we are still experiencing very foggy conditions in the east bay and north bay. santa rosa and walnut creek will be lagging behind high temperatures.

because of that chilly start. golden gate bridge from a different story. it has been sunny. 48 san francisco. oakland 48. sunshine as well. mid 50's from half moon a lot of sun. pretty picture where you can see the fog in the distance. you know the sun is shining there. 47 napa. temperatures in the low 40's elsewhere. the numbers have been a little warmer in the north bay while the peninsula, south bay and east bay have certainly been really cold this morning. with high pressure in command and milder afternoons, we are going to have chilly nights with the fog easily settling into the valleys. we got a mile and a quarter visibility in concord. look at livermore, super foggy. santa rosa come i can't see anything at all.

elsewhere, we are getting going on a nice afternoon. san rafael trying to clear out. it has been awfully great. chilly conditions with areas of dense fog this morning. and then partly this afternoon. that theme will continue into monday and we have a dry and mild pattern that is going to take us through the middle of the week chemical to caps off a little bit by the end of the week. here is a look at rainfall, season to date. however percent of average. you can see everyone well above 100%. we are still in a drought. we would need for the next six months an extra season of 30 inches of rain to get out of the drought. even though we are well ahead, we have had almost three years of rainfall deficits with our drought. 159% of average and santa rosa with 178% san francisco. we are doing well, but if this drying trend continues we will

be losing ground. hundred 37% of average. snowpack is about 147% of average. as we look at the next several days, we've got mild days. storm track stays to the north wednesday through friday. here is the long weekend. monday is the holiday. we are dry and we are looking for rain. some forecast models keep us out towards 14 days of dry weather. 63 morgan hill. 55 concord andrfield. mid 50's richmond. upper 50's san francisco. the sun is already shining here. partly cloudy the next few days. a little bit milder as we transition into tuesday but then we will get into some cool weather just by a fewe will havd with in the morning. sounds good. -- liz: hotels are scrambling tt

provide room service while robots are now doing the work covered to the surprise and delight of guests. david louis shows us the robots in action. >> this is how hotels are dealing with staffing shortages. i guess would like a soft drink delivered to the room. this robot will handle the task. the robot is ready to deliver. >> they are in this crunch mood where the higher paid staff are filling in for things that frankly, robots can do. >> the robot only needs to be trained once to navigate the lobby and hallways and has been adapted to call for an elevator. once inside, it can press the button for the designated floor. hotel corridors can be tricky to navigate with housekeeping carts and other guests. what happens when this robot comes and i am in the way? it is trying to work around me. and, if i step in its path in ih

, well, we could do a dance here. look at that. it's that playful characteristic that makes the robot almost human. but it is really good at getting around people. look at how it handles a crowded lobby. once it gets to the room, it calls the guest to announce its arrival. >> the robot is waiting outside your door. >> the robot opens its compartment door and there is the soft drink. >> you do not have to tip it. there is no obligation. and you do not even have to get dressed. >> the robot has reduced room service from 30 minutes to five minutes. it also reduces covid anxiety. >> the fact that they can have items delivered and not have that contact with a human being. again, it is more of an enhanced experience than it is replacing someone. >> the robot is on call 20 47, does not have days off or take vacations. vacations. liz: it does have at does have a

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liz: if you are not ready to say goodbye to the holidays, today is the last day of bullying he's eliminated holiday at lake cunningham park. it is part of the annual christmas in the park in san jose. the mile-long drive-thru experience features light displays sink to music and it runs from 5:00 until 11:00 tonight. tickets are $30 a car. today is also the last day of pier 39's performing christmas tree. every half hour from 5:00 until 10:00, the tree comes to life with lights, ornaments and holiday songs. the lighting musical moments have been centerstage all season long. we do not want to let go of the holiday stress yet, lisa. lisa: i know. i was taking the tree down yesterday. we haveatrndllttle iar the

emery condinot have theitting. as we look at the forecast, this is the trend for temperatures tm climb. a mix of clouds and sun throughout the middle of the week. very little going on. we are going to try to bring in some weather the next week or two because right now we are looking pretty dry for the week ahead and beyond. liz: we will cross our fingers. thank you for joining us on abc7. the news continues at 5:00 p.m. we hope to see you then. ♪

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