the demands keeping kids out of class. >> need to acknowledge that and return to normal as quickly as we can. >> a focus on our future. two experts say we are on our way to living with covid but not everyone agrees. reggie: also, the wolf moonlighting of the sky. >> good morning. you are watching abc seven mornings live right now on hulu and wherever you stream. reggie: lesbian with a check on the weather. -- let's begin with a check on the weather. drew: the north bay is our problems on. from santa rosa to napa into nevada, we have that fog. visibility down to one quarter of a mile. elsewhere, eight, 9, 10 miles. that is very good visibility. fog will linger until 8:00 a.m. this morning. a live look from our east bay hills camera.

a little fog. most of us dealing with clear skies on this tuesday morning. your sunrise is at 7:22. we will see a fair amount of sunshine with moderate air ali but today is a little bit cooler compared to yesterday. we had a system move through california yesterday that brought some cooler air so temperatures later on in the mid-50's to the low 60's. reggie: if you have kids in oakland unified school, it could look different. several schools are taking part in a student sick out, students demanding better protection from omicron. the acorn woodland elementary school campus will be open but most parents voted to keep their kids on the entire week. teachers will only be out to support in a rally outside the school. >> the fears are real about what they are bringing to the classroom and what they could be taking home.

they have younger siblings who cannot be vaccinated. >> it is important for me to participate in the walk out because the walk out is trying to help schools become safer for the kids who attend. reggie: some of the demands have already been met. many were asking for k np5 masks. some teachers say they want more covid testing. jobina: the cdc is recommending schools cancel football, wrestling, and band to help curb omicron. we ask a professor of pediatrics for her during our -- her take during our show. >> people in indoor spaces, people going out to pizza afterwards and hanging out and taking off masks. it is those activities that seems to be driving the transmission and that is why the recommendation is to do less of those activities. >> she went on to say there is a believe that transmission could be higher with indoor sports

compared to those outdoors. stanford will resume some in person money today. all undergrad classes that cannot be conducted online like labs and our practice will go back to in person. we will all -- so will all the graduate courses. the rest of the undergrad classes will resume in person on monday. some local health experts say we are on our way to living with covid-19 as we do with many other infectious diseases. others say it is too early to let down our guard. amy hollyfield is live with the response from the medical community. amy: good morning. two bay area doctors are saying we cannot keep yell yell -- yo-yoing on these mandates and they are pushing the medical condition the -- medical community to think about how we can live with this virus. two doctors wrote an article spelling out how we should move forward. they want to stop like it even

in schools. they think we should get rid of the master fireman's in schools on january 28, next friday, tells -- 12 weeks after the last school aged child was eligible. doctors argue these mandates have no place in a post vaccine world. >> are abundance of caution approach has cost a lot of harm that has caused a lot of harm and so many of us are well protected, we need to acknowledge that and return to normal as quickly as we can. amy: there are other doctors who are also starting to think about this approach and agree with these two doctors. with the journal of the american medical association publishing a piece called "a national strategy for they knew normal life with covid," saying omicron is pushing toward a version we can all live with.

it is too soon to lift mandates. it is obvious this debate will continue but more doctors appearing to be ready to take the side of it is time for a new approach. reporting live from the east bay, abc 7 news. jobina: a small study is giving us clues about the effectiveness of a fourth dose of the pfizer vaccine. bloomberg reports the study looked at 154 medical personnel and found a fourth dose raised antibody levels but those with the extra dose were only slightly less likely to get a breakthrough infection. researchers pointed out the vaccine was still effective at protecting against severe illness. those who did get a breakthrough cases have mild or no symptoms. abc 7 has a vaccine team and we are here to help you find the answers to your questions about vaccines and covid-19 so head over to our website abc7news.com/vaccine and click

on the big blue to the bigger question. reggie: for san francisco, early voting starts today including electing and deciding what -- whether to recall school board members. some may vote in the primary that does maia choose -- that those may choose district seats. it is open monday through friday, 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and weekends starting have more from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.. election day is fenway 15th. election day is fairbury 15th. jobina: it encourages early and mail-in voting. passage could be a challenge with republicans and democrats vowing to vote against it. on martin luther king jr. day, his family held a march and demand that the senate passed the bill, saying lawmakers must stand on the right side of history. reggie: bay area residents are

waiting to hear from their loved ones. new images show how much ash is covering tonga after that volcanic eruption on saturday. reuters reports the ashes so heavy at the airport, planes carrying relief supplies cannot land. ships with supplies are also on the way. communication from the island has been limited so the true extent of the devastation we really do not know. here is cornell barnard. >> it is really hard. cornell: she is consumed with worry about her son who lives in tonga. she has not spoken with him since last friday, hours before a massive underwater volcano erupted near the island nations. phone and internet was knocked out. liberty to know if he is ok. -- liberty needs to know if he is

>>. >> we just pray that help with the intensity of the air that we are breathing right now, it is not clean. >> we are here to help each other. cornell: the shipping company in oakland is stepping up to help. enterprises and logistics will be sending two ships to tonga for love relief supplies. it is accepting donations on the public at its headquarters near the port of oakland. >> if anyone has any donations, i would sit to water, masks, relief goods. cornell: supplies will be distributed by the tongan government and it may take weeks to get there. many are sending their prayers. >> i know that god will ring the

best to the islands. cornell: cornell barnard, abc 7 news. jobina: happening now, the wolf moon. you are looking at the first full moon of the year. it got that name because wolves were fought to howl more frequently this time of year. this is one of 12 full moons we will see this year. two of them qualify as supermoon's. those are full moons that are brighter and closer to the mirth -- closer to the earth than normal. let's check in with meteorologist drew tuma because he knows all about them. drew: i saw it rise yesterday. i did not see this one, when can i see the next one? it will be almost one month from today. the next full moon is on february 16. this one gets named full snow moon because february is typically the snowiest month in the northern hemisphere. we have a lot of fog in the north bay. live doppler 7 visibility mode, nevada down to zero miles.

petaluma, half a mile. highway 37, dealing with issues. even santa rosa down to have mile visibility as fog lingers through the 8:00 a.m. hour. cooler right now compared to yesterday. most of us in the 30's and 40's. 30 in santa rosa. 43 in oakland. i live look from the camera, we are seeing -- a live look from the camera, air quality remains on the moderate side and we are still waiting on some rain to it is out of this moderate air quality range. any fog will push off after 8:00 a.m. so we see a lot of sunshine midday but we will have some serious clouds moving into the afternoon so the afternoon we will call it partly cloudy to finish out your tuesday. today is a clear day compared to yesterday. 57 in the city. 58 in oakland. the two in san jose. -- 52 in san jose. 60 in concord.

let's get a check of the roads with francis. francis: we are still doing pretty well but i am expecting traffic to get busy because a lot of folks are heading back to work today. we will show you the maps and the area where slowing his westbound 580 out of tracy. there are a couple of problems in the south bay. that long-term closer to 80 to the 87 loop connector ramps still closed. it is no estimated time of reopening. southbound to amy byrd avenue, the off-ramp is also blocked. as we show you a look outside, traffic still flowing wells westbound 80, headlights moving toward the bay bridge delay-free at this point. there is a crash northbound 680 approaching del cerro and danville not causing a delay but that slow drive time westbound 580 tracy to dublin is 32 minutes. reggie: a mom on a mission. the full-time real estate agent and mother of two just set a record. jobina: construction on pause at

the old shopping mall. reggie: a local family in shock over the death of their loved one pushed onto subway tracks in new york city. the work she is being rumored for. -- the work she is

reggie: an east bay family is mourning the loss of michelle, bay area native born in brooklyn. she was killed saturday when she was pushed in front of a new york city subway train. the suspect is awaiting arraignment on murder charges. our sister station has more on how she is being remembered. reporter: on the same subway platform where the victim was pushed, riders are still living on the edge, many on their phones talking with friends, waiting within inches of their oncoming trains. 61-year-old marshall simon confessed shortly after his arrest while proclaiming himself god. investigators say he is homeless

and emotionally disturbed with several prior arrests. witnesses say the approach victim from behind -- approached the victim from behind the subway station on saturday morning and shoved her into the path of a southbound train. michelle was killed instantly, a 40-year-old consultant with a management firm whose volunteer work with the new york junior league included helping the homeless. >> she clearly had a very strong passion for working one on one with these populations in need. she was a very compassionate soul who wanted to be rewarded by that direct impact and directly working with those individuals and watching them evolve over time. reggie: that was nj burkett reporting. michelle's family released a statement on how they will remember her. they write, "she was a brilliant woman who loved her family and friends, loved to travel the

world, and to help others. her life was taken too soon in a senseless act of violence and we pray she gets the justice she deserves." jobina: a couple and their dogs got out of this house after it slid off the foundation this morning in bellevue, washington. officials believe a water main break caused a landslide. dozens of neighbors were forced to evacuate. reggie: construction of a south bay complex has been paused because of contaminated soil. the owners of the new town center will have to get rid of chemicals left behind from drycleaners and an old automotive center. they submitted reports to officials about who may have been exposed. developers plan to dig 32 feet of doyle -- 32 feet of soil lower the chances of contaminants below the garage. jobina: a mom just ran into the record books.

she finished the houston marathon in two hours, 19 minutes command 12 seconds. it is the fastest marathon time for an american woman, crushing the previous record set 16 years ago. she was a four time all-american runner in college. she suffered an ankle injury just after graduation. eight years later, seight yearsa her running shoes running her first marathon in 2017, just seven months after giving birth to her second child. fast forward to this past weekend, her determination paid off. >> i keep taking it to make sure that that is what i ran. i cannot believe it. >> it is kind of like mom's famous and it is cool to have a famous mother. jobina: she says seeing her kids at the finish line was one of the happiest moments of her life. she calls her accomplishment a dream come true. drew: i have never run a marathon. i have run a half marathon and i

was looking up what my fastest time was and i ran a half marathon. this is not a flex. i ran my half marathon in one hour and 40 minutes. she ran her full marathon in just over two hours so she went double my distance, almost double my speed. reggie: after giving birth. just a few months after she gave birth. jobina: she came back from an ankle injury. drew: good for her. reggie: good for you. i applaud you for running a half marathon. jobina: i have not participated in any of these things. drew: when i finished always have the signs turn around and do it again and i am like, never. i work well under pressure. i did not plan well sometimes. reggie: the second week in a row. drew: i promise i will be right next to you sweating.

reggie: all right half marathon. drew: we all have our specialties. we have some fog in the north. i will sign up. you have to show me how. reggie: it is called an app. drew: that i do not half. half a in santa rosa. three force of while in napa. -- half a mile in santa rosa. three fourths of a mile in napa. fog lingering through 8:00 a.m. this morning. southern california got a little bit of rain yesterday. the storm is pushing out to the east. it brought us high clouds yesterday. today, the same. a stubborn area of high pressure in control and remained in control and this is why we cannot get any storms in northern california but we will get mild temperatures today. where in the 30's and 40's. 34 -- we are in the 30's and 40's. 34 in hayward.

it is cooler compared to yesterday. 62 in san jose. 61 in santa rosa. across the state, it is cooler. it turns dry in southern california. 64 in l.a.. 64 in fresno. we will see upper 30's to mid 40's with some coastal fog developing in the overnight hours. the storm track is not moving so the next 10 days, northern california does remain dry. if we are looking for rain, we are looking the first or second of february. here is a seven day forecast. a quiet pattern the next seven days and temperatures bouncing

jobina: here are the seven things to know this morning. if you have kids in oakland unified, several schools plan to take part in a sick out. students are demanding better s. reggie: health experts say we are on our way to living with covid as we do with other infectious diseases. two doctors from ucsf wrote an article saying it is time to stop the cycle of removing and reinstating mask mandate based on metrics.

jobina: top airline executives are warning of a possible aviation catastrophe when at&t and verizon deploy their new 5g service tomorrow. airlines say the signals could make some large aircraft unstable. reggie: early voting begins today in san francisco including a number of items including electing an assessor recorder and deciding to recall three school board members. election day is february 15. drew: it is a cooler afternoon. upper 50's to lower 60's. partly cloudy skies. air quality remains on the moderate side. jobina: -- francis: traffic is pretty good right now. we are showing a life -- live shot of interstate 80. no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. jobina: if you are hoping to camp this summer, you will need to enter a lottery. the system opens at 7:00 a.m. and people will be picked at random. reggie: the new spinoff series

"how i met your father" is on hulu. jason nathanson spoke with the cast and its creators. jason: let the journey began. the spinoff "how i met your father" has finally arrived. hilary duff stars and sophie. she is single and ready to mingle. >> this is not a reboot. it is a show on its own. jason: she did not catch the original the first am around. >> i was on tour when it first came out. >> it is really exciting. new faces and people who are diehard followers of the original. jason: everyone involved excited and nervous. >> of course there is pressure. jason: the writers and creators in charge of how i met your father saying they love the original and want to honor it

while also updating it because historically, many of these network to comms about a group of friends living in the big city have been very white and straight and that is not perfect of a real life. it was important for them to -- >> bring people together that do not all have the same experience because it makes for a more interesting life and more interesting television. jason: she describes herself as an og fan of the original series. >> i was coming into it like if i was in the audience and i was not watching it, that i love this and the answer is yes. jason: the big question became who is the mother. the new series will have fans and the cast guessing as well. >> my last date was the worst one. the guy showed up 20 minutes life -- 20 minutes late. jason: the creators know the answer. >> we know who the father is, but we are always open to changing her mind. jason: abc news, los angeles. jobina: go hilary duff. also, go amy schneider.

on jeopardy, even after her winning streak and, she thinks she may not be done. she told the los angeles times she may consider hosting. the software engineering manager from oakland won her 34th street jeopardy. she has the third most wins in show history and she is just a few away from catching up to matt. gma asked him about her current streets. >> i'm a big baseball fan and there are times when two of the best players ever are on the field at the same time and then you go decades without somebody that could. -- somebody that jobina: schneider is the first woman to win a total of $1 million, making her the most successful female contestant and transgender contestant of all time. we also said last week we were going to try and meet her. reggie: a few days this week.

jobina: we need kumasi back. reggie: we do need her power. i was watching amy friday night and the final jeopardy, i got it and she did not. jobina: what was it? reggie: it was a hawaii question. jobina: wow. are you going to be on there? reggie: no. it did make me feel supersmart for three seconds. jobina: take any win that comes. reggie: a debt-free path for some california college students. jobina: also, the combination flu and covid-19 vaccine scientists are working on. reggie: video showing

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two school districts. the different ways we will see towbin handled. jobina: pfizer's thousands of patients. >> we put out that line to the end of the month but we may extend its depending on what we hear. reggie: local businesses on a break but how long can they hang out during a surge? jobina: it is being called a jet ski for the air. the personal flying vehicle that could the sky as soon as -- that could hit the sky as soon as next year. reggie: i do not like regular jet skis so miss me on that. jobina: i love a good jetski in the water. reggie: it is every time you land so hard so close to my body. good morning on this tuesday, january 18. abc7 is live right now on hulu and wherever you stream. drew: jobina is living her best

ocean fantasy. we have some issues with fog this morning. it is the north day and typical problem spots we are seeing. visibility down to half a mile. three miles in napa is an improvement. certainly a slow go this morning because of the fog. everywhere else, 10 miles visibility. that is good. outside, a live look from future tower. you can see the sf eyeliner. some clouds overhead -- the sf skyline. the sun is up at 7:22. today is cooler compared to yesterday. temperatures later today in the mid-50's to the mid 60's. jobina: there is evidence that suggests the omicron may beginning to peek.

-- peak. peak. down 17% in new york city and cc new jersey in the last week. hospitals nationwide continued to feel the strain with too many covid patients and too few staff. dr. fauci says it is still unknown if we can expect another variant, but he's is covid will stay with us. -- but he says covid was stay with us. >> it is not that we will eliminate this disease completely, we are not going to do that. but hopefully it will be at such a low level that does not disrupt our other social interactions with each other. jobina: testing is about to get easier. insurance companies are reimbursing up to eight at-home test a month and the government website launches tomorrow to distribute tests for households. reggie: students and teachers in east bay high school district are taking different approaches to covid. i'm in oakland, thousands are expected to walk out -- in

oakland, thousands are started to walk out. -- houses are expected to walk -- thousands are expected to walk out. >> optimism among school at minutes writers at the district goes back to in person -- optimism among school administrators thursday. >> are closer was not --our lco -- our clos clos clos clos c overwhelmed our testing sites became in our staffing shortage. >> hayward unified had 81 classrooms without teachers when the decision to go virtual was made. as of monday night, 33 classrooms are in that category and will now have substitutes or administrators. covid tests have been given to

all staff and sent out to all students. in the oakland unified school district, a different story. >> i do not feel safe. >> a sick out planned by students. students like sarah plan to participate on tuesday. >> students and teachers have been demanding masks. >> something that oakland unified as has been just tribute it to all instructors -- has been to distributor -- distributed to all instructors. students want two covid tests per week and more outdoor space to eat when it rains. >> the lockout is trying to help schools become safer for the kids who attend. >> they have had months to put the safety procedures in place. the things that we are asking for now are things that we have been asking for for months. >> the oakland unified school district does say they are doing their best to get items for

covered eating spaces outside but there have been supply-chain issues as far as testing. oakland unified says they have 10 hubs across the district and they are doing weekly pool testing at elementary schools and biweekly drop-in testing at secondary schools. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. reggie: kaiser is offering patients a fourth covid vaccine after nearly 4000 patients accidentally received a wrong dose in walnut creek. amy hollyfield is live this mix up. amy: they got a lower dose than they should have. kaiser has consulted with experts and determined it should not reduce their immunity significantly. those patients who received the wrong dose. kaiser sent out a notice to the 3900 patients who did not get the full dose of the vaccine.

it happened at the kaiser medical center last fall. this impacted patients who got the pfizer vaccine. in a statement, kaiser said "we have determined this was an isolated incident resulting from some staff misunderstanding instructions." teens and adults are supposed to receive a dose of 0.3 milliliters. these patients received 0.26 to 0.29. kaiser has retrained it staff and is monitoring staff to make sure this does not happen again. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news era reggie: moderna is working on a shot that covers the flu and covid-19. the company is combining a flu shot and covid booster into a single dose. the goal is to have it available for people who have concerns about getting multiple shots every winter. it will not be ready until fall of 2023 and it would only be available in some countries to start. jobina: as the omicron variant

started to sweep through the nation, the bay area made drastic decisions. some closed up shop calling it an omicron break. juan opened up eyes to remember from the mission district one decade ago. he temporarily closed to shop two weeks ago. -- he temporarily closed his shop two weeks ago. >> now there are just options that we need to do. jobina: he hopes to reopen by the end of the month that is waiting to see how the in search -- how the omicron surge plays out. 15 businesses are taking an omicron break due to the highly transmissible variant. if you want to stay up-to-date on the latest covid-19 headlines, head over to abc7news.com/coronavirus. reggie: governor newsom announced a 45 colleges and universities chosen to take part in his californians for all. in exchange for volunteer

service, the response to emergencies, the state will subsidize tuition for participating students. the students will get up to $10,000 for service. the governor will make that announcement at 11:30 this morning. jobina: it has been nearly one year since president biden took office. two of his top priorities that are now stalled in the senate, plus the campaign promises he has delivered. reggie: also, the personal flying vehicle that is like something out of the jetsons. first, weather with meteorologist drew tuma. drew: we are tracking fog right now. live doppler 7, we are in visibility mode. we will press closer to the north bay where we have those issues. nevada down to the have mile visibility. three miles in petaluma and napa which is an improvement over the last 30 minutes. certainly foggy in spots. santa rosa down to half a mile and fog lingers through the 8:00 a.m. hour. temperature-wise, we are in the 30's and 40's.

it is 39 in san ramon. 50 in san francisco. 34 in santa rosa without fog. we need to have your jacket first thing out the door this morning. the raingear is taking a break. here is a live rooftop camera at kgo. a light breeze. you can see the flags atop the ferry building. air quality again today and tomorrow remains on the moderate. hour by hour, future weather. here is the fog. it lifts by 8:00 a.m. into the midday hours. a lot of sunshine and temperatures warming through the 50's but we will have some cirrus clouds moving into the afternoon. partly cloudy to finish out the day and temperatures cooler compared to yesterday. 50 in open. 57 in the 60 -- 50 in oakland. 57 in the city. francis: we are still doing pretty well. the only major slowing i am seeing is at westbound 580 as

you make your way to the ultima pass. everything else pretty green and there is still emergency roadwork going on that has been going on for a while. the 280 connector ramp will be blocked. now they are saying until friday for rpm new details have been in place -- now they are saying until friday 4:00 p.m. as drew mentioned, there is some pretty thick fog in santa rosa and novato so plan on extra time. across the san mateo bridge, traffic looks great. westbound is on the right-hand side leaving hayward, no delays right now. that slow drive time stretch for you westbound 580 tracy to dublin is 42 minutes but delay-free

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office, his ambitious agenda seems to be stalled in the senate. karen travers takes a look at last year's accomplishments e eskaren: president biden acknowledging is facing challenges. pres. biden: a lot of talk about things we have not gotten done. karen: two of his top priorities, the build back better social spending plan and voting rights legislation, are stalled in the senate due to resistance from two democratic senators. the unemployment rate is below 4%, a pandemic low as more americans find jobs. but with inflation at a 40 year high, americans are pessimistic about the state of the economy. president biden came into office about trying to get the pandemic under control. pres. biden: it is comprehensive. it is based on science, not politics. karen: 63% of americans are fully vaccinated. the supreme court blocked the

biden administration from hiring large businesses to mandate workers get the vaccine or test weekly. with the u.s. now facing a surge in covid-19 cases due to the highly transmissible omicron variant, americans are growing weary of the pandemic. the president says the u.s. has the tools to fight and beat the virus. pres. biden: we are very different today than we were a year ago even though we still have problems. karen: president biden did deliver on several key campaign promises. he signed into law the american rescue plan, nearly $2 trillion covid season melissa bell after months -- covid stimulus bill. pres. biden: i don't take it is an exaggeration to say that we took a monumental step forward as a nation. karen: the president traveled twice overseas, pledging that under his leadership america's back. he moved to put the u.s. back into the paris climate agreement

and the world health organization. he withdrew american troops from afghanistan before the 20th anniversary of september 11. in that process, a terror attack at the kabul airport killed 13 american service members. the biggest problem for the biden administration, russia's military old up on the border of ukraine. crippling economic sanctions if president mayor pete and -- the president threatening crippling economic sanctions if president vladimir putin invades ukraine. >> our effort is to do hard things, try hard things, and keep at it. karen: karen travers, abc news, the white house. reggie: apple's next device will be called the iphone se plus 5g. it will launch in a few months and have a 4.7 inch screen. a larger version is expected next year. in today's gma first look, the ceos of major airlines are

warning the upcoming launch of 5g could in fact -- affect safety equipment on planes. here is gio benitez. gio: was less than 24 hours before at&t -- with less than 24 hours before at&t and verizon are set to launch new 5g technology, airline ceos are urging u.s. officials to keep new stronger 5g signals at least two miles away from u.s. airports. >> this is unsafe. let us be clear, this is unsafe. the manufacturers have said so, our airlines are saying so. the faa is saying so and so are the pilots. gio: planes have a radio ultimate or telling them how far they are from the ground. it is used when planes land. >> to frequencies being used in 5g are very close to the frequencies being used in this radio altimeter. gio: we will have the latest at

7:00 a.m. gio benitez, abc news, new york. jobina: now to a flying machine straight out of the jetsons. a swedish company is taking preorders for its flying car. it is called the jetson one. the electric vehicle can go up to a 63 miles an hour. it seems one person. no pilots license is required. less than 250 pounds. reggie: and? drew: that is the bar. jobina: that is problematic. the jetson one starts at $92,000. maybe that will stop some people. the company hopes to start delivering the next year. one of the founders called it a jet ski for the air. reggie: absolutely 100% not. it may weigh less than 250 pounds but then you put a 200

person -- 200 pound person on it. drew: it is a weird bar for flying. it is flying. jobina: i will say we featured a boating company on our show and i reached out to them and he did not need a boating license to drive the boat so i did and jacqueline did. but to me that is very different because, i'm not going to fall on someone. drew: by feeling so many stories -- i feel like we do so many stories about flying things. $92,000. we have fog out there this morning. look at that. visibility down to zero miles in novato. two and a half miles in napa. elsewhere, we see 8, 9, 10. that is good. that is what you want to see

when you are out and about. here is live doppler 7. we had some showers in southern california the last precipitation. we just had those high clouds last 24 hours and this stubborn area of high pressure blocking any storms from moving into northern california remains there today so that means another dry day is on cap. 30's -- is on tap. 40 in palo alto. the warm spot is half moon bay. about 51 degrees. later today, cooler compared to yesterday. 57 in the 60. 62 in san jose. 60 in concord. air quality remains on the moderate died. traveling -- remains on the moderate side. we are dry. 60 in santa rosa. overnight, stars and clouds.

upper 30's to mid 40's. the pattern remains unchanged the next 10 days. storms well to the north of us. we are looking at february first or fairbury second for the next chance of any wet weather. here is the accuweather forecast. a quiet pattern. morning fog this morning. the weekend is looking springlike with temperatures in the 60's. reggie: a not so nice package delivery spotted in san francisco. a fedex driver caught red-handed on adorable camera. jobina: waiting a while to get covid-19 test results back.

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backlog but added processing times may take up to five to seven days. >> it defeats the purpose and aggravates me. stephanie: according to data, only 3% of labs facilitating covid-19 testing across california in january reported results five or more days later. >> any company that is producing anything that has more than 24 hour turn around time, we are wasting our money. i do not understand this. stephanie: we brought this issue to authorities in san mateo county where a majority of the test sites are located. >> it has to do with the ability of reagents. we are urging contractors and staff making sure that if they are testing people, they have to get results back in a good amount of time. stephanie: in an automated email, the company wrote, "we hope to get back to the standard of one to two business days in the future and we will update you throughout the next few days." one week later, many still got

nothing. >> they said they would call back. they never called. stephanie: san mateo county public health confirmed they are working to improve testing turn around times and we are actively tracking that as well and we will stay posted with any progress. stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. reggie: look at this video. black ice in northern california causing dangerous driving conditions. look at them sliding all over the road. narrowly a voting gnash narrowly avoiding -- narrowly avoiding other cars. a storm dropped snow and ice across the state knocking out power to thousands. officers say there were at least 300 car crashes because of the conditions. temperatures there are below freezing today. as you can see looking at the road, it looks fine. that is the problem. you can see the road. you figure, we are cool. you are not. drew: going over a bridge is

always the problem spot with ice. reggie: these drivers are actually doing really well. the panic that would be going through my brain. drew: when i hit black ice, it was the scariest five seconds of my life. visibility is an issue in the north bay. zero issues in novato. elsewhere, we are doing ok. early morning fog. rooftop camera, pretty calm conditions. you can see some fog early on. moderate air quality the rest of the day. it is a cooler afternoon compared to yesterday with temperatures in the mid-50's. jobina: a bedtime bombshell with parents outraged online. what google devices are doing that has kids throwing tantrums and parents losing streak -- losing sleep. reggie: how to handle the future of the coronavirus. top doctors tell us the weight they feel we need to be thinking -- tell us the way they feel we

need to be thinking. jobina: early voting begins and we explain what is on your ballot. >> we are here to help each other. the friendly islands. jobina: the bay area really stepping up right now rallying for relief in tonga.

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area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. jobina: to stories right now iti 6:00, students boycotting handling of covid in their schools, >> parents right behind them. >>we need to acknowledge that and a return to normal as quickly as we can. reggie: living with covid-19. doctors describing the way we need to rethink the virus right now and the encouraging signs that go with it. jobina: if you haven't been outside yet, go out there and look up. are you hearing any werewolves? drew is telling us about the special full moon that is up right now. reggie: good morning. it is tuesday, january 18. you are watching abc 7 news, live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. we are going to start with drew tuma's forecast. drew: take a look at visibility. we have some dense fog in spots, especially sonoma and marin county.