>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. >> a bay area group held a rally today against vaccine mandates. protesters say this is the first step in fighting the orders. you are watching the news at 5:00. rally in marin. he joins us to tell us why they are against vaccine requirements and how they plan to fight the mandates. >> one group of the north bay says it is considering legal action to stop the mandate. they say some parents are facing discrimination. this group, calling themselves marin parents united, marched around the civic center

protesting mandates. >> our message here today is we are against mandates in any form. masking, vaccines. >> i don't think people should be forced to take the vaccination. there is evidence that some people have been harmed by it. >> the group says it is considering a lawsuit against the marin county board of education for requiring that some parents be vaccinated. >> though school district's discriminating against parents and children who are not vaccinated. they are not allowed to attend sports events for children if they are indoors if they cannot produce a vaccine card. >> in washington, thousands of anti-vaccine advocate's attended this rally, denouncing local, state, and federal mandates. medical experts say two years

into a pandemic that has claimed thousands of lives, vaccine mandates are needed to save lives and slow the spread of the disease. >> the only thing that has moved the dial for us are mandates. they really speak to the benefit at the community level and the hospital level. preventing hospitals from being overrun with sick patients. >> he says new cdc data shows vaccinated people over 65 are 49 times less like the to be hospitalized. in regards to a possible lawsuit , the superintendent told me on the phone, the public health department requires people gathering in large groups to be vaccinated, especially where transmission risk is high. >> that is a good reminder. dr. anthony felt he says he -- fauci says he is as competent as he can be about most states

reaching a peak of omicron cases by mid-february. >> there may be more pain of hospitalizations in those areas of the country that about been fully vaccinated or boosted. we do not want to get overconfident. but things look like they are going in the right direction now. >> in an interview today, he said there are states in the northeast and upper midwest where cases have already peaked and declined sharply. cases are still going up in southern and western states. the biden administration starts to ship out covid tests and masks. fauci says this could keep future variance at a low level. if you want to stay up-to-date on the latest lines and we have more information on our website. the impact of this weekend's windy weather is still being felt across the bay area.

thousands spent the day without electricity. in the oakland hills, pg&e cruised -- crews were repairing transformers. the company says 26,000 customers had their power restored overnight. some people we spoke with said they are trying not let the power outages put a damper on the weekend. >> the kids are treating it like a campout. the neighbors are all helping each other out. some of the neighbors have power back up here now. >> pg&e says remaining customers who are without electricity should have power restored sometime this weekend. the east bay was the hardest hit part of the area. a wildfire in monterey county is now 25% contained. 150 acres have burned so far. highway one is closed in both

directions. crews battle of fire from the air and on the ground. easing winds helped cruised -- crews gain the upper hand. >> we are talking the grasses, twigs, ground litter, that is all very dry. you put some wind behind that and it got the fire moving. >> residents between carmel and big sur remain evacuated tonight. the fire damaged at least one structure. no reports of any injuries. talks resume tomorrow about teachers and schools and oakland overcoats of the -- covid safety measures. they negotiated with the district for 13 hours over the weekend, with some progress. district officials have agreed to the main demands -- onset testing, masking, and it planned

to address staffing levels. they say the district refuses to put it in writing. to teachers union says 70 prude -- 72% of members voted to strike if the demands are not met. another developing story, the u.s. military is shipping supplies to ukraine from the bay area. video released by the military showed crates being loaded yesterday onto a plane in solano county. the biden administration approved $200 million in military aid to ukraine because of ongoing concerns over russian troops gathered at the border. we have a report from pf -- kyiv. >> the state department is ordering diplomat's families to leave the embassy. non-emergency staff will now be permitted to leave. this suggests the u.s. believes

the risk of a major russian attack may be getting worse. this comes as russia continues to mass troops around ukraine. over 100,000 estimated to be near the border. the kremlin moving tanks and artillery into neighboring belarus. they say it is for a joint exercise. moscow and belarus deny they plan to attack ukraine. >> we do not know now whether this is an elaborate bluff or if putin is truly going to invade ukraine. >> president biden meeting with his national security team to discuss the situation. some hope that russia will continue the policy for now. >> the most import and thing the president has been doing is to deter putin from invading ukraine. >> the british government now claims to have intelligence that russia is going to install a pro-russian leader in ukraine.

they were allegedly recruited for the scheme but they provided scant evidence to back it up. russia dismissed it as provocative nonsense. the u.s. is giving more military assistance to ukraine, including ammunition and antitank missiles. they hope deterrence might still work. here on the ground, the situation is very calm. the ukrainian government is unhappy with the message these evacuations send. they are much more skeptical that a russian invasion is likely to happen. >> talk about a great day to be at the beach. today also comes with a warning. the local spots under a beach hazard statement. the nfc championship is set. we now know who the 49ers will play for the right to go to the super bowl. spencer: of a column or -- color and cooler weather wise.

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>> the nfc championship is set. the 49ers now another opponent where they will be dabbling sunday we have more. this is a rivalry renewed. >> it is. it will be the 49ers and rams in los angeles. the super bowl is also in los angeles. for a third straight playoff game, the road team won on a walk-off field goal. rams full of tom brady and the bucs.

yesterday, the bengals and niners won on walk-off field goal. san francisco has won six straight against the rams. i am seeing the rams are trying to stop the niners from traveling. flocking tickets. get down there. >> you tell them. thank you. a waveararngarng warning warning tomorrow for several beaches. the advisory is for waves and recurrence. the waters may appear deceptively calm, but they are still dangerous. this includes ocean beach and montero beach. in the north bay, two men are wanted for a violent robbery at a pharmacy. officer say that men went into a cvs on mendocino avenue, jumped

over a partition, and told -- and fills. they feed an employee after she could not get into the safe. there is a reward for information leading to an arrest. our commitment to building a better bay area focus is now on the economy. beside the day that the restaurant tree in san francisco maybe rebounding. data from opentable shows in a percent increase in reservations in january. while the percentage of emphasis the restaurant faking -- takin n reservations rose. rainy weather and the omicron search surge hurt. >> tens of thousands of teddy bears onto the ice. >> to college -- call it sweetmm

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>> hockey fans are known to throw things on the eyes during games. one team has put that into a tradition. >> it is teddy bear toss time! edie: [laughter] the hershey bears bears onto the ice. hershey players enjohershey pl minute game delay to celebrate the mountain of animals.

the theme said over 52,000 animals were collected, setting a new world record. they will be donated to local charities. that looks like so much fun. that is what happens when you go out in public, right? spencer: that was in my forecast. mostly i see with scattered -- icy with scattered fed he bears. we have a beach hazard warning. it is in effect for tomorrow afternoon. wave height are elevated. and danger of a recurrent. -- rip current. we are calm right now. much different picture than yesterday. here is a view over stanford -- san francisco. 61 in mountain view. 55 at half moon bay.

nice view of the setting on. nanananananananana this view shows a little bit of haze. the winds of calm down. -- have calmed down. clear skies, calm conditions, a bit chilly overnight. mild days in the week ahead. a slight chance of rain at the very end of the month. overnight, clear skies, note how. a few high clouds will move over. temperatures in the upper 30's. right around 40 degrees in the south bay. highs tomorrow and upper 50's of the coast and san francisco.

we might see a few mid 60's in the inland areas. chillier than today. for the wee the wee the wee thee track remains north of us. friday a little impulse moves in. it might bring a sprinkle or two. not likely. mainly sunny and dry days through the end of the week area partly cloudy on friday. increase in clouds that weekend. -- next wee wee >> coming up in sports, the nfc champion is set. niners and rams, part three. the must-see highlights from

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this tied the game and changed the momentum. walk of winners. the niners advanced to the nfc championship. >> i would rather be black and blue and playing another game than sitting around playing catch with my kids. >> we talk about how important special teams will be. we go out there and get a blocked punt for a touchdown. it was coi touchdown we had all game long. >> we thought they had an opportunity. they pulled it off. it was huge for our team. >> do not forget the third phase. bucs hosting the rams. tom brady bloodied up early. 70 yards to the house. rams up 17 at the half.

here comes brady and the bucs. connecting with mike evans, brady's only touchdown of the game. losneitve four times. the coach like, what is happening to my theme? -- team? fournette untouched into the end zone. what a comeback from tom terrific. the rams had 42 seconds and they zipped right down the field. they will spike it with four seconds to go. that sets up this matt gay winner. third straight playoff game to end like that. rams win 30-27. seven years ago today, klay

thompson scored a record 37 point in a quarter. steve kerr called it a religious experience. klay is a late scratch and will not play tonight against utah. steph curry will play. the last time we saw him, he had his first career buzzer beater. golden state has been struggling of late, but head coach says no need to worry about that. >> he hits the game-winning shot. he is steph curry. we do not wait -- worry about him too much. we are in a strange spot physically as a team. >> safe at the not worry about curry. >> i trustee knows what he is doing. thank you. coming up, a traditional twist coming up, a traditional twist on a comic shopping area. when a truck hit my car, coming up, a traditional twist on a comic shopping area. the insurance company wasn't fair. i didn't know what my case was worth.

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>> some of chinatown's most popular merchants are selling at a new venue to ring in the year of the tiger. they are hosting a lunar new year pop-up. small, local businesses are selling sweets and candies along with red envelopes and other items. parts of the proceeds will go to a nonprofit that helps small businesses. you have to check it out. that is all the time we have.

for all of us, thank you for joining us. we will see you back here tonight at 6 tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. a major new crackdown on illegal guns in new york following the horrific shooting of two new york city police officers. one killed, the other fighting for his life. a somber procession today honoring murdered officer jason rivera. what the governor announced late today. the other breaking story tonight. the u.s. now ordering the families of american diplomats to evacuate from ukraine, amid fears of an imminent russian invasion. secretary of state antony blinken today saying that the u.s. is "tracking the situation very, very closely." the military sending lethal aid, like ammunition, to the country. the uk warns that putin may be planning to overthrow ukraine's president and install a pro-russian puppet leader. tonight, what russia is saying. and our team on the ground in ukraine.