victims of gun violence but we are not to blame. >> major rules put in place overnight. of the reasons for and against as this debate is really only getting started. >> the queen of jeopardy, but how will the champ from oakland do when she faces the abc 7 version of this game. stay tuned to find out. >> also, what embarrassing thing will i ask her? i put it all out there. i was working on behalf of us as a team. i was trying to set up our next date, as jobina knows. one of us had to shoot that shot. i did it with the team -- for the team. we love amy. good morning on this wednesday. >> before we get to that, let's check in with drew. drew: we do have dense fog in a lot of spots. a dense fog advisory is currently in effect for a lot of us until 10:00 this morning.

oakland is included in this, the city san jose, parts of the north like napa and sonoma. talking visibility's less than .25 of a mile. you can see the thick, low cloud cover this morning. slow to clear, but the afternoon is right again. -- bright again. temperatures warmer compared to yesterday. kumasi: we are hearing from the mayor of san jose. last may, city council approved two proposals that are the first in the nation and require most gun owners to pay an annual fee and have liability insurance. amy hollyfield is joining us live in san jose with more on these measures and how people feel about them. amy: the mayor is grateful this past. he proposed this two years ago. almost 100 people spoke about this last night at the meeting.

it has now passed and it is set to go into effect in august. san jose will be the first city in the nation to require gun owners to purchase liability insurance and to pay an annual fee. gun rights groups are promising to take legal action to try to block the new mandate with opponents saying hopes this will result in safer gun ownership. here's a sample of comments from last my both for and against. >> charging a fee and requiring insurance does not restrain anyone from owning a gun, but it does require that gun owners show responsibility. >> you know what you are doing is wrong but you are like petulant children. you really think what you are doing is right. amy: the annual fee will cost between $25 and $35 and go toward nonprofit organizations like suicide prevention programs

and firearms safety training. the police chief says don't expect his officers to be sent out and going door-to-door to enforce this mandate. rather, he says during an investigation, if they come across a gun, then they will ask for proof that the gun owner is in compliance with this mandate, which will be going into effect in august. reggie: thank you.ou.ou.ou.ou.o. france is set to host de-escalation talks today with russia, ukraine and germany admit intensifying tensions in eastern europe. ukraine has acknowledged the threat of this possible russian invasion. jobina: the u.s. and nato allies are stepping up efforts for a diplomatic solution. today's high-level meeting hopes to ease tension between russia and ukraine. president biden says the 8000 -- 8500 u.s. troops on standby may be deployed sooner rather than later. he also warns the u.s. may personally sanction russia and

vladimir putin if russia invades. >> if he were to move in with all of those forces, it would change the world. >> the ukrainians are ready and capable of defending their country, and we will be there to help them. we don't think ukraine should have to live with a loaded gun to its head. jobina: the kremlin insists it won't attack even as more than 100,000 troops are gathered near the border. the u.s. is finalizing plans to help europe with natural gas should russia cut off supply. president biden will hold talks with qatar on monday. reggie: russia has added opposition leader to its extremist and terrorist list. the bank accounts are now frozen. he was arrested last year after returning to russia from germany where he spent five months recovering from a near death poisoning. kumasi: retirement is not in the

plans for house speaker nancy pelosi. she announced she is running for reelection. >> this election is crucial. nothing less is at stake than our democracy. but as we say, we don't agonize, we organize. and that is why i am running for reelection to congress, and respectfully seek your support. kumasi: pelosi's announcement comes as 29 house democrats have announced plans to retire. she is seen as a crucial supporter and fundraiser to help democrats running across the country. the 81-year-old has made no mention as to whether she is seeking another term as speaker. she previously said she would not. reggie: some headlines, federal data shows an 8% drop in covert hospitalizations in the u.s. over the last week. california's seven-day positivity rate has also dropped. it is at 19.6%, down 1.7% from a week ago. now, more concerning news. the world health organization is

acting -- asking scientists and governments to monitor the new omicron sub variant. it has been detected in at least 40 countries. there are 11 confirmed cases here in california including two in santa clara county. officials say little is known about the new sub variant. >> early indications say that it probably behaves just like the ba-1 omicron lineage. but again, it is probably too early to tell because of the small number of cases that have occurred so far. reggie: officials are not releasing any information about the two people who tested positive for the sub variant in santa clara county. kumasi: today, governor newsom will be in santa clara county to highlight the state's investments in zero admissions. the package includes mon help with clean cars, trucks and buses. the governor's news conference

starts at 10:50 this morning and you can watch it live on our abc 7 bay area apps. some relief for csu students. tuition not going up next year. it will remain the same. before -- the system was able to cancel the tuition hike because governor newsom's budget proposal increases the csu general fund by more than 7%. reggie: apple ceo tim cook allegedly tracked and stalked by a woman from out of state. >> they have been given nicknames. that bring me to tears. kumasi: a story that is really hard to hear from this parent. after her son's northern california school principal now reprimanded for his pushback against students' hair. drew: we are dealing with thick

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drew: we have a dense fog advisory until 10:00 a.m. we are greatly impacted right now across much of the bay area. the loan spot doing ok, concord and livermore. from napa to nevada, visibility less than .25 of a mile right now. thick fog is out there. it is going to take its time leaving us this morning. by 11:00 a.m., likely peaks of sunshine. afternoon hours, we find the sun in full effect and warming us up a little bit warmer than we were this time yesterday.

highs today, morning, dense fog is the theme on your wednesday. mid to low 60's later on this afternoon. let's see how the fog is impacting our commute. jobina: i want to talk about the fog and also this deadly crash that we are following in san jose that has now also involved the homicide unit. you can see speeds are down to around 12 miles an hour in the area. then, the sensors switch to purple which means all lanes are shut down on northbound 85. a coroner has been called out to the scene. our other issue for the commute is going to be thatfog. -- is going to be that fog. you can see it very clearly on our san mateo ridge camera and back in san jose. antioch to concord, things are slowing down on highway 4. looking at 20 minutes. kumasi: here is some pretty good news.

monarch butterflies are making a big comeback in california. the latest and final 202 is in. the number was just 2000 in 2020. that is the lowest count ever. still a long way to go and numbers are still low in the bay area. santa barbara county counted the most this year. the boom is credited in part to the planting of more native milkweed and nectar. that is the perfect habitat for them. nice. dollydollydollydollydollydollydy switch up. as we had to break, we are taking a live look outside right now. reggie: d

kumasi: right now, rescue crews are searching for possible survivors after the boat capsized off the coast of florida. 39 people are missing. one man was clinging onto the boat and told officials he left the bahamas and severe weather caused the boat to capsized. the coast guard says they suspect this was a human smuggling case. an investigation is underway after this fire in santa clara. video sho tit broke out around t night. the surrounding streets had to be closed for hours. it is not clear what was inside this building. reggie: apple has taken out a restraining order against a virginia woman accused of stalking the ceo. in papers obtained by abc 7 news, apple security accuses a woman of erratic, threatening and bizarre behavior. apple alleges the woman recently drove across the country to get to cook, even trespassing on his

property twice. court papers include several emails alleged to have been sent by her to cook with photos of a loaded pistol and package of ammo. >> this has gone way beyond just someone who is enamored with mr. cook and wants to talk to him. what the apple team is saying is that she could be very dangerous to him. reggie: a santa clara county judge granted the order. the woman is banned from possessing guns, approaching apple employees and entering any company property. adhering over the batch a hearing over the restraining order is scheduled for late march. kumasi: you might not be able to sing like dolly but maybe now you can take like dolly -- bake like dolly. she is teaming up with duncan hines for a collection of cake mixes. apparently, we are late because it is sold out. duncan was also offering special

baking kits for $40, but if you missed this, dolly's cake mixes and frosting's are going to be available in march. she has banana pudding cake, coconut cake and other recipes. friend, i don't know -- reggie: which? me or drew? kumasi: drew, i will tell you. drew: i am listening too. kumasi: [laughter] do you think her outfit that she had on should be for sale? the apron and ahead thing? -- the head thing? drew: she looked amazing. plus, i like that she is doing coconut cake. i know some of you don't like open out there. you need to talk to a therapist about what happened. i'm also from hawaii. kumasi: my grandma used to make it too. reggie: we have to talk about

oakland's amy schneider. just wrapped up her 40th str aight "jeopardy" win last night. we had a few games of our own for amy and one of her response was put me in final "jeopardy." [laughter] with her win last nig nig nig ng nearly $1.4 million in the bag. she has secured the bag. ken jennings holds the all-time record with 74 wins. amy is just right behind. "jeopardy" heirs every weekend. you can see much more from our interview with amy on midday live. drew: we played the reigning champ. you would expect how it went when you watch it later today. kumasi: she did not go easy on you guys? reggie: you know who did not go easy was jobina.

she came up with all the questions in our quiz show. jobina: i expected them to be quicker. [laughter] kumasi: oh no. reggie: she wrote this kumasi: she think highly of you all. jobina: that is it. i also think he would have known the answers. i do. i thought you all would. drew: she was real stressed when the first 1 -- jobina: it was the pressure of the moment. drew: the first one, we all got quiet and she was like, oh no. reggie: "jeopardy" writers you need a researcher, jobina is your woman. drew: a live look at san jose camera, dealing with fog and a lot of spots. south bay is included. look at this picture. this is san jose and 87.

that will cloud cover -- take you to sutro tower where the fog layer is not as widespread. ies from this vantage point.ght a lot of sunshine later today. fog advisory until 10:00 a.m. today. we do have visibility less than .25 of a mile. similar story from san san jose, thick fog as you travel around. seeing the low visibility at this hour. use the low beams and add extra distance to the car in front of you. after morning fog, we see afternoon sunshine. the sun will take its time coming out and once it does, low to mid 60's today. later tonight, we do expect areas of fog to develop. we are in this pattern where we cannot get any winds to mix out

this fog. temperatures in the 30's and 40's as we had to your thursday. seven day forecast, chilly with fog this morning. a sunny afternoon. we keep a mild trend through the end of the week along with the morning fog and afternoon sunshine. there is a chance of showers late sunday into monday, but anything would be very light in nature. reggie: now, we bring in ginger zee. ginger: hey. you want to net traffic or whether? i feel like i can do both right now. whatever you guys want. i willot tff,t plenty of whethe if anybody is flying to the east coast, something you will be wanting to watch. we have many other headlines we have to get to. rising tensions. we are live in ukraine where tensions are escalating. this morning, the latest from

president biden saying u.s. troops could be deployed to the region sooner than later. tens of millions of americans are waking up to this deep-freeze. it is all about that cold air. i will tell you where the wind chill are most dangerous. in an exclusive with one of the missionaries held captive in haiti for two months. the harrowing experience and how he says they escaped. plus, hobby or by them -- javier bardem. i am still tearing from the cold so it looks like an emotional and i like that. reggie: it's all right to cry. crying makes you feel better. that is what mama said. ginger: it is not the wind, i swear. reggie:

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she says her son was forced to remove a do rag meant to protect african hair. she has two children at the school. her son's hair texture is different than her own and after paying to get it done, she wanted to protect it. in november, that styling choice was met with pushback from the principal. he forced the 15-year-old to take off the do rag saying it was gang affiliated. >> it is statements that are unintentionally harmful. the derogatory -- they are derogatory and make people feel a certain way. my son is not gang-related or should he ever feel to be viewed that way. reggie: the school paid for an independent investigation and found that race was a partial motivating factor, saying the principal was culturally insensitive, but not intentionally. the superintendent says the district is taking corrective action to ensure this does not happen again. boston red sox legend david ortiz will be inducted into the baseball hall of fame.

but two of the game's all-time rates, barry -- great, barry bonds, roger clemens are shut out. barry bonds received 66% of the votes by the baseball writers association of america. you need to get 75% to get in. many plate ash many people say players like bonds cheated by taking -- many people say players like bonds cheated by taking steroids. david ortiz received nearly 78% of the votes even know he was linked to steroids in 2003. bonds still has a chance and could be elected in the future by the veterans committee. kumasi: sports is all about the date and bragging rights and that is especially the case when it comes -- debate and bragging rights and that is especially the case when it comes to rivalries.

one sportswriter says there is one thing a rivalry like this requires. >> to make these rivalries work, you need two teams, both being good at the same time and playing for the ultimate prizes. that is what we have got this weekend. kumasi: this is going to be the third time this season the rams and niners have squared off. san francisco won both times and has a six-game winning streak against l.a. reggie: soon to pick up seven. [laughter] more top stars coming your way at 6:30. plus, the u.s. city soon to pass san francisco for more expensive rent. kumasi: plus, set to strike. the next bear

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losing their 12-year-old daughter to a drug overdose. the interview you will see only here on abc 7 news and new action coming today to help stop those deaths from happening again. kumasi: one bay area city setting an example enacting a first of its kind gun control measure in the country overnight. the intense arguments on both sides. reggie: and what will wall street bring us today? stock market battered and bruised so far in 2022. checking back with another live look in a matter of in its. drew: there. as fog advisory is in effect and will last until 10:00 a.m. this morning. it includes the north bay valleys and bay shoreline down to san jose where visibility is down to less than .25 of a mile in spots.

use your low beams. this is a live look at san jose right now. here's how your day up. areas of dense fog through 10:00 a.m., cloud cover slowed to break down. by midday and into the afternoon, it is a sunny finish with temperatures in the low to mid 60's later today. kumasi: today, santa clara officials will address new initiatives to fight drugs including sentinel. this comes as we hear fromwe family of a 10-year-old girl who died of an overdose. she was 12 years old. you can see she loved to dance. tragically, that all came to an end in 2020 after the san jose girl ingested and am 30 pill laced with fentanyl while out with friends.

>> she was loved loved loved lol her teachers really loved her. >> in a zoom interview, her mom described the emotions after learning what happened to her daughter. someone she says had good grades and was well-liked by teachers, friends and the blinks. >> the day her daughter passed away, somebody took a photo when she was laying in the car and 70 center -- sent her a message. >> delilah was eventually taken to the hospital where she was declared dead. more than a year later, i break in the case. the then 16-year-old suspected of selling delilah the m 30 drug that looks like a percocet pill was charged. right now, the 16-year-old minor is being held on 187 charges, which is murder.

the minor had advertised sales before this time. >> the santa clara district attorney's office saying the fentanyl and specifically m 30 drugs have become a major problem among and adults. the das office is now creating a major crime and trafficking unit. as for guerrero's reaction to the murder charge -- >> she did not even know if there was going to be justice. she is glad that today, there is justice. >> sadly, that justice won't bring back delilah whose memories are left in these pictures and videos. kumasi: planning to take action on fentanyl use among other things today. county leaders will be discussing a new unit dedicated to investigating and prosecuting drug cartels. reggie: san jose is now

officially the first in the country to provide gun owners liability insurance. amy hollyfield's life for us inside san jose. >> the mayor saying this is just the beginning. he is ready to support other cities who want to do this. he said he is looking forward to replicating these initiatives. more than 100 people spoke out at the meeting last night. gun rights activists are promising to fight it, but it did pass and will require gun owners to purchase liability of thadee and to pay an annualwi wi prevention programs and firearm safety training. we heard from activists who plan to sue and check in with a legal professor about how this will possibly hold up in court.

ordinance declared unconstitutional. >> $25 and liability insurancene with articulated public-interest going toward the enormous cost to taxpayers of gun violence. that actually seems like it will pass a legal test today. >> opponents believe it is belie unconstitutional and unfair to require this of law-abiding citizens. the mayor and other supporters are hoping the mandate will reduce the cost of gun violence. the police chief here says don't expect his officers to go door to door to enforce this. they say if they stumble upon a gun during an investigation, then they will ask for proof of compliance.

this will be going into effect in august. kumasi: comes to county -- country county school district will be meeting to discuss plans during a covert outbreak. they also want kn95 n95 mask provided. >> we student per day is how we calculate the distribution. kumasi: while the demands are being negotiated, the district says more students need to be vaccinated to contain the surge. reggie: the threat of a of a is over at oakland schools following an agreement on covered safety measures. when unified will provide weekly

covid testing sites and kn95 mask so for all students and teachers. the agreement still nee nee approval from both teachers and the board of education. kumasi: marin county is relaxing its covid-19 rules on large indoor school gatherings. covid test is required if attendance tops 500 people. outdoor events have no limits on attendance. health experts worry that the boost -- push to get booster shots is losing steam. an associated press pss nearly 60% of americans see the initial series of vaccination as essential. reggie: today, dr. anthony fauci will be at the white house to talk about the universal coronavirus vaccine. the u.s. is averaging more than

2000 deaths every day slightly higher than the delta variant peak in september. pfizer is testing its omicron specific vaccine right now. what about other variants? dr. fauci says there has already been significant work done. >> there is a lot of investment to develop next-generation of vaccines, particularly universal coronavirus vaccines. coronaviruses. they'vethey'vethey'vethey've three academic organizations to develop and research kumasi: kumasi: pam coronavirus vaccines. more financial relief is underway.

some of the paid sick leave is going to be available through the end of september available for those unable to work or work from home. up to two weeks of supplemental paid sick leave will be available to people who were quarantining or experiencing the side effects of the vaccine. reggie: a san francisco mother and her seven-year-old packing their bags because of an eviction, just missing last-minute legislation to keep them housed. now, many are stepping into hell. kumasi: you're taking -- stepping in to help. kumasi: we are starting up by 227 points. reggie: plus, the super bowl showtime suspense. do we get any good ads this year? a sneak peek at the possible answer. but first, you can watch us for a whole extra hour in the morning. abc 7 at 7:00 is streaming on our abc 7 bay area app. today, we are talking to a tax expert with the changes you need to know before you file this year.

plus, breaking down the great resignation. download our bay area app now and that is how you can watch at 7:00. it is free for your found, tablet, roku tv, amazon fire and android e. did i already say it is a streaming only show? kumasi: yes. jobina: we have been following a pretty bad situation and san jose all on. can see the impacted area. all lanes are still shut down on northbound 85. due to this deadly crash. speeds are down to around six miles per hour. the san jose police homicide unit as well as chp are both on the trying to get at least one lane open in the next few minutes so we can people moving. bay bridge toll plaza is looking good. meter lights came on around 6:10, there is no backup.

the fog is starting to move out of the way at the san mateo bridge. i know drew was following it elsewhere and another chp has a fog advisory around that. what is happening? drew: that dense fog now, down zero mile visibility. an extra distance front of you because this fog does linger for the next several hours.

that fog slowly breaks down after 10:00 a.m. the afternoon will feature a lot of sunshine and pretty mild temperatures. morning dense fog to afternoon sunshine. 65 in san jose. 63 in concord and half-moon day. up to 62 degrees. more high temperatures where you leave -- live.

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reggie: officers were called overnight. all three adult victims taken to the hospital and are expected to survive. police say they do not have a suspect in custody right now. kumasi: castro valley woman has been reunited with her french bulldog after it was stolen at gunpoint. their union took place last night. she was out walking her dog in castro valley a few weekends ago when a group of thieves held her up, took tito and her purse and later took her car because her keys were inside the purse. it is not clear where he was found or if any arrests have been a. reggie: today, san francisco officials vote -- take up a vote.

will also present a proposal to help support your api budget investments. that meeting starts at 11:15 this morning. kumasi: that comes on the heels of an alarming new report that does asian hate crimes in san francisco are up. >> we will not tolerate it. when a crime is committed in those lines are crossed, we will do everything we can to make those arrests, to hold perpetrators accountable. kumasi: security cameras captured some of the crimes while others will never even be reported. the san francisco police department says there were 60 asian hate crimes last year, up from nine the previous year. police say 31 of the 60 attacks, more than half, were connected to one person. one victim who did report his attack is -- >> i pleaded with them to stop, but they relish in their ability to inflict pain and fear onto

defenseless senior citizens. kumasi: without his knowledge, he says his attacker got a plea deal, no jail time and europe probation. now, he is suing claiming his constitutional rights were abridged. reggie: today, a major cha likely coming to your money. the federal reserve expected to announce it is raising interest rates for the first time in three years. it is in response to soaring inflation and overheated economies. experts say supply chain issues are a factor the fed is considering before raising these rates. >> rates are still historically low. they are near 0% but could be enough to rattle investors and consumers. reggie: the rate hike would come as soon as march. some experts predict the fed could raise rates up to four times this year to curb inflation. let's take a live look at the

new york stock exchange. you can see the market is doing pretty well. up about 320 points. rent in the bay area is not cheap. now, an east coast ready rate pres could surpass as the second most expensive in the country. prices in boston are just shy of san francisco. a one-bedroom apartment in boston is $2700 and inferences go, it is 2800. new york is still in first place. the other two cities include san jose and miami. kumasi: san francisco mom and her seven euro daughter are packing their bags. last week, she got an eviction notice. under new legislation just passed, renters like mercedes face an eviction will get a ten-day warning. >> 10 days, is that enough? >> 10 days now is three days.

we have a crazy system in california where a landlord can say give me the rent and serve a notice saying that. kumasi: unfortunately, the legislation will not help mercedes. it won't go into effect until march. reggie: a long-standing ban on opening new bars has been lifted. according to the chronicle, the board of supervisors passed an ordinance to allow new bars to open. they say this will help ease the storefront vacancy rate. it is about 15% as of november. kumasi: a change coming if you use google chrome as your internet provider. its new system will get rid of things known as cookies that track your internet search history for advertisers to base their ads off of.

in its place, it will use something called topics that will track up to five interests of a user and give that information to tourists instead. categories like fitness or auto and vehicles. topics will be deleted after three weeks. the super bowl ad battles. we do know some of the stars will be the commercials. kaylee hartung has a preview. >> this year, everyone is upping their game. it is star power galore for at&t with their video campaign. mila kunis sarf ai --em >> you love her, you wish you could be here. >> i told her not to go out there. >> the current and former mrs. ashton kutcher poking fun at themselves. >> had no idea we went to the same high school. >> we have a lot in common. kumasi: i was not ready to read.

this year, a 32nd commercial is going for up to $6.5 million. i hear elmo anytime someone says that. gma is going to have a report on the super bowl ad battle coming up. reggie: i saw kevin hart in there. he is in everything. drew: he is. kumasi: i guess not. nobody else. drew: i forgot they were both married to ashton. reggie: i forgot that. kumasi: they both look really good. drew: demi moore does not age. mila, same. watch those ads. not watching a lot in the south bay. tracking a dense fog advisory lasting until 10:00 a.m. this morning.

you can barely see the cars traveling right now. this is why we have a dense fog advisory in effect. you can to the marine layer is not thick. we have a ton of sunshine out there right now. you can barely see any buildings out there. a lot of cloud cover out there right now and the dense fog advisory right now until 10:00 a.m., villa visit -- visibility less than .25 of a mile. we take a look at visibility right now and a lot of spots we are dealing with thick fog. visibility just .25 of a mile. again, use the low beams. this morning, it is pretty thick out there in spots. 44 right now in san jose or 47 in san francisco. highs later today, morning dense fog.

temperatures once we get so sun out, we will find more -- a warmer afternoon today compared to yesterday. it is a chilly, great start for most of us. later on tonight, we do expect the fog to redevelop in spots. temperatures falling to the 30's and 40's and will likely be tracking areas of dense fog once again. here is the accuweather 7 day forecast. a chilly start today with afternoon sunshine. we keep the trend. at night, a chance of showers late into early monday. right now, it does not look widespread and looks pretty light in nature right now. nonetheless, we will keep you updated as the storm approaches. kumasi: san francisco city leaders are going to be talking about a proposal today to make some of the cities test attractions free for residents.

read says every san franciscan should have access to the city's public spaces and cultural institutions. the plan is going to be discussed at the finance committee meeting that starts at 10:30 this morning. there time is up. as news when out, caesar patients pleaded for the team to reconsider. the general manager of caesar believes waters is being naïve about what the restaurant means to its community. kumasi: your position is also helping to build up the next class of leaders in the business world. i had the pleasure of hosting a mentor ship event yesterday. local bay area haswell seniors got really good hands-on sports

business. i did not know you were doing that. kumasi: those students were on it. after it w ty werem goin tfi aen that whatoue do. start early. reggie: what i have to do is be followed by whoever this camera was. kumasi: that was really nice. h.e.r. is now part of a new neww collection. reggie: that is h.e.r. in the yellow packet. if you are familiar with album covers, you will recognize that one. there are four of them. my favorite is the casey musgrave's os.

that's casey musgrave one. david bowie, rosalia? who is that? i don't who that is, but i'm sure, the love it. she said m&m's is all about celebrating differences and using fund to bring people closer together and that really resonates with her. we have talked about how in many peoples' minds, they took away her fun shoes and put her in anti tennis shoes. i like what they did with casey musgrave's. kumasi: i agree.

kumasi: here are the seven things to know this morning. the cithe cithe ci first of its kind ordinance. gun rights groups are promising to take legal action. reggie: frantisek hope that host -- france is set to host de-escalation talks today with russia. kumasi: scientists and governments are being asked to monitor the new oma on sub area -- omicron sub variant. there are 11 confirmed cases here in california. reggie: oakland unified has

avoided a teacher strike over covid safety measures. ousd will provide weekly covid testing at all site and kn95 masks for all students and teachers. drew: a dense fog advisory is in effect until 10:00 a.m. we do have afternoon sunshine and temps in the 60's. jobina: we are still following a deadly crash in san jose. chp is working to get a lane open so that people can get moving. kumasi: look at your moment of zen for the day. jenny is living her very best life relaxing on a tire swing. jenny lives at a sanctuary for rescued bears in new york state. drew: jenny has a friend. kumasi: i was like, is a friend coming to bring her some grapes? what is happening? reggie: she went to go get the candle. kumasi: something. our news continues now on our abc 7 bay area streaming apps

also on abc7news.com. we hope that you will join us. everybody good morning, america, on for our viewers in the west, on this wednesday morning. the new warnings for russia. tensions escalating. a new u.s. weapons shipment arriving in ukraine as president biden says some u.s. troops could be deployed to the region sooner than later and the new threat aimed directly at vladimir putin. plus, our exclusive with the u.s. acting ambassador to ukraine. wall street whiplash. stocks on a wild ride and now the efforts to get those sky-high prices back on the ground. all eyes on the crucial decision that will affect everything from your groceries to your 401(k). arctic blast for millions. at least ten states under windchill alerts. a snowstorm causing havoc in colorado shutting down an

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