plateauing in both states. an average of 627,000 new cases are being reported each day and 18% of a drop in the last two weeks. larry: in california, our test positivity rate is 18.8% down 2% from the seven days prior. kristen: beginning next tuesday, office workers and others can once again remove their masks indoors but you must be fully vaccinated and have had a booster if eligible. it is not just san francisco. schools can again hold assemblies and sporting events. our reporter is breaking down the new rules and we will have that in just a little bit for you. in the meantime, larry you are going to be speaking with dr. low patel. larry: let's bring in the doctor. he would qualify as a stable cohort most of the time. dr. patel: i would be honored to

be part of your stable cohort. larry: you are in the circle of trust. it feels a little like whiplash for me because it seemed like just a short time ago, the advice given, the contagiousness of omicron is that we should be double masking and now we are going the opposite way at least in san francisco. taking off the masks. does this timing feel right to you? dr. patel: the time to re-examine what we are doing does feel right. that is why it feels like whiplash. you follow the science and all of a sudden, coronavirus is like, hold my beer and here is a new variant. the important aspect is we are following hospitalizations making sure that we are in a good place and lifting restrictions in a coordinated fashion and that is what the city is doing right now. larry: this comes as the

government is giving out free masks. is the free mask initiative too little, too late? dr. patel: with respect to omicron and delta, it is too little, too late. this is an initiative that many have been calling for for over a year. in terms of prevention and detection -- testing, masks, contact tracing. there seemed to be a paucity of attention there. it seems the omicron wave will be on its way down. but it is still a good measure to protect us for what will be left and any potential future surges. larry: that is what i was going to ask you about next. so many doctors, yourself, colleagues, people around the country if not the world have

been speculating and expecting that we will have a big wave of omicron. and then that will dive back down again and then we may enter a phase that you could call the new normal. is that based upon this, removing masks? i want to take the masks off as much as anyone but this is where we are. i just feel like the notion that there is never going to be another variant -- i feel like we are going to be putting the masks on in a few weeks again. i just don't know. dr. patel: it is hard to make these predictions because we know viruses will continue to mutate that i am deferring to my infectious disease colleagues and the research -- when viruses mutate, they will not mutate to a more virulence form. there is a big asterisk there. we are seeing a high level of infections around the world. combine that with vaccine

acquired immunity and there is a lot of hope that we could be entering a better place but i would be remiss to call something a new normal when we are still losing about 2000 americans a day. that is horrific and pathetic. larry: when you talk about the numbers, a doctor tweeted today that the united states has seen 875,000 people die so far of covid, approximately the population of san francisco. think about walking out on the street later and everyone being gone as a result of covid. at the same time, it also feels that we are numb to the numbers because they are so astronomical that it is hard to wrap your arms around them. dr. patel: people get numb to this because they have been living in a politicized atmosphere. any other cause of death showed up, 2000 americans day, we would

see a different story. and it is not just about deaths. there are many who lived but they are still having a real impact on the quality of life. we still have a lot of work that we can do to protect ourselves and everyone around us. larry: i hope you're are right and we can go mask free soon without complications. dr. patel, our stable cohort. thank you for joining us. dr. patel: stable cohort party soon. larry: absolutely. kristen: new developments in a cold case. police offering a $200,000 award to find a serial killer dubbed the doodle are. on the left is the original sketch of the suspect from 1975. and on the right is an age progression of what the suspect made look like -- may look like

in 2018. the nickname came from a surviving victim who told police the suspect was doodling on a napkin while talking to him in a diner. a colorado man has been charged with murder in another san francisco cold case. 76-year-old mark is due in court tomorrow on charges of sexually assaulting and killing a 15-year-old, marisa harvey in 1978. she was from new york and visiting her sister when she went to golden gate park and never returned. her body was found the next morning. the person linked to the case last year after a dna hit in a genealogy database. larry: a mobile clinic is back on the road after someone stole a catalytic converter. employees discovered it was missing two days ago. the organization uses the vehicle to provide services to low income families. he reached out to the community and got an overwhelming response. >> what started out started outt

story ended up as something positive and we are excited to get this vehicle back into the community and get help for families that are struggling. larry: they raise more than they needed to replace the catalytic converter and they will use the rest to help people struggling to pay for pet vaccines. kristen: the san francisco district attorney's office is responding to accusations from a man who said he was brutally attacked in 2019. he says he was threatened with a glass bottle and beaten with a baseball bat along chinatown's stockton street. a man and son were charged in the attack but the victim said without his knowledge, the das office gave his attacker a plea bargain. he has sued a district attorney alleging his constitutional rights were abridged. today, the das office said -- this is not accurate. the victim advocate communicated

many times. the victim did not respond. the defendants reached a plea deal which included probation and a stayaway order. larry: president biden announced at the retirement of supreme court justice stephen breyer and also said he would make good on a campaign promise to name a black woman to the high court. >> the person i will nominate will have extraordinary qualifications, character, experience and integrity and that person will be the first lack woman ever nominated to the united states supreme court. larry: some of the front runners reportedly include a former clerk to justice breyer and krueger. president biden says he plans to announce his pick by the end of february. justice breyer plans to end at the end of the court's current term. justice breyer is from san francisco and visits often to

see his children and grandchildren. a family man who loves the opera and old movies and corny jokes. abc 7 news reporter david louis shows us a side of the long serving justice that few know of. reporter: the image of the high court is one of dignity and formality but the justices are very human with distinct possibilities. dust asked michael breyer who recently took his son to visit his grandfather in his chambers at the supreme court. he shared these heartwarming photos of their reaction. justice stephen breyer has -- breyer has eight grandchildren. >> he adores his grandchildren. he is really great with children. having those playful interactions are very special. reporter: whether he is coaching them to puff up their cheeks and smile -- michael says his dad loves old movies.

casablanca is one of his favorites. he also loves to joke. this is in his repertoire. >> not knock. >> who is there? interrupting cow. a gets a good reaction from the grandchildren. reporter: he says his father can also be the brunt of jokes. >> i was seven and furious at him and i put peanut butter in his pajamas. he did not notice the pain of butter until after he put on his pajamas. reporter: when he was having trouble learning to read when he was growing up, his father would spend time hoping him. and for punishments -- >> the worst punishment was getting taken into the library. he always believed explaining his point of view so you understood it which often took a long time. reporter: his fatherly advice continues. >> he is the best baby ever born. and he will always deserve all

of the love and attention and care that you can give him. >> and coming from the justice of supreme court, that is the final word. in san francisco, david louis, abc 7 news. kristen: cutting ties. the county is pulling the plug on a partnership with a testing community after an abc 7 investigation. gasp osler. we are not talking about cars. the natural gas appliances you may have that may be harming the environment. playoff fever. the team, the fans, and a photographer. meteorologist: our cold front went kaput and our rn okay, it's go time. team usa on the largest gig-speed network.

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larry: the 49ers nfc championship game preparations into you against their nfc west rivals, the rams on sunday. chris alvarez was live at practice. winning streak is getting talked about quite a bit by both teams. sportscaster: just a little bit. the niners hoping for lucky number seven as in seven wins in a row. that would be -- that is what it would be if they win on sunday. all of those in the regular season. let's go to some practice video. getting close to kickoff.

we know the steaks on sunday, the winner will head to the super bowl. they know each other well. sean mcvay was asked if kyle shanahan and the winning streak was in his head as the championship approaches? >> no. what i do have is respect for these guys. they have done a great job. have to play well in the window we are allotted. >> i don't give coaches that much credit. we are coaches. we watch what is going on on the field and the players. they are the ones competing. to think this is about sean and i -- i know he does not feel that way and i know he doesn't. sportscaster: come on, guys, give us some bulletin board material. say the truth. i am in your head. that is what it is. that is how you should do it. larry: you are constantly in my

head, chris alvarez. i am glad you are in levis and not here. i couldn't handle it if you were too close. you are renting space in this cranium. we will catch you later. we have a special live streaming event coming up ahead of sunday's game. chris is teaming up with curt sandoval with our sister station or a 49ers versus rams nfc special and they will break down what we can expect as the niners try to advance to another super bowl. that is tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. and it will be streaming, abc 7 bay area. a ticket expert at the resale website stubhub said 75% of the sales are coming from california which makes sense. you have north -- norcal versus socal. >> this is anticipated to be the highest selling playoff,

non-super bowl in history. $1200 is the average ticket price. to put that in perspective, the championship game was only $674. both fan bases are super eager for a chance to go to another super bowl. larry: hyperinflation. he also says super bowl ticket prices should break all kinds of records because the game is in california and one of the teams playing in it will be in california. kristen: that makes sense. there is a third cal poly campus in southern california. the name change was formalized of humboldt state university to california state polytechnic university humboldt. university officials say the new curricula will emphasize stem curriculum infused with humanities and grounded in sustainability and social justice. the new designation is expected to enrollment in seven years.

repeat after me, cal poly humboldt. larry: it just rolls off of the tongue. sort of? maybe. not so much. kristen: we will get used to it. like we will get used to the dry weather. mike: but just like cal poly, we have no say in the matter. i am just the messenger. i think you will like part of the message. it is thursday so we start with the drought monitor. for the second consecutive week, no change. we are still across-the-board in the severe category for drought here in the bay area. let's look at our rain for this month and it is pretty impressive that it has not worsened. we should be out about 5.5 inches in places like santa rosa. about 2.5 in san jose. we are less than three quarters of an inch in all of these places and in fact, san jose has not had anything measurable this

month. 3.5 in oakland. 2.25 in livermore. what does that mean for our reservoirs? the total capacity has gone up a little bit in the last few weeks. some snow melt. it is trickling down and filling in some of these reservoirs. compared to the average capacity for today's date, only three are up a little bit from two weeks ago. we need to get back to average just like our rainfall. not going to happen. let's talk about enjoying the weather we have. clean and chilly -- clear and chilly tonight. if you are heading out this evening, temperatures in the 40's at 7:00 inland. we will stay there at 9:00 inland. the rest of us will drop down. it is a dominant area of high pressure that continues to rule our weather ringing us cleaner

air and a dry offshore breeze. this will give us a large temperature swings from 30's in the morning to 60's in the afternoon. temperatures in the mid upper 30's in most neighborhoods. 40's and the normal spots including san mateo and san francisco. looking at future cloud cover. no radar. you can see the high clouds coming in. maybe a degree or two warmer because of that. sun and high clouds tomorrow. a bright day. temperature is not as warm us today but not bad. mid 60's. 63-67 degrees. look at the green on the map. cleaner air. our east bay hills camera, you can see the green out there was some is turning brown. that will be an issue in the seven day forecast. let me show you what i mean. tomorrow, and into saturday and sunday, a little cooler each day.

monday will be one of our cooler days until tuesday. temperatures in the 30's and 40's with breezy conditions. just enough of our hills will be green that the fire threat will be minimal. wednesday and thursday, steady as she goes. larry: delivering a little kindness. the driver giving more than what is ordered and why he is doing it. >> a sporting good stores says goodbye to the u.s. for entresto is the number one heart failure

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kristen: it is time now for consumer news. larry: michael finney is here with a look at the headlines. michael: the u.s. economy last year grew at the fastest pace in nearly 40 years. but the gains are not expected to continue through 2022. the gnp rose 5.7% the most since 1984. the growth was mostly impacted by an increase in consumer spending and private investment. the reopening of many of -- of many businesses, the rollout of vaccines and low interest rates pushed the recovery after the devastating 2020 year. a store is closing its remaining two u.s. stores, one in san francisco and one in emeryville. retailer opened its first san

francisco location on market street in 2017. closed at the onset of the covid-19 pandemic. the emeryville store and the second san francisco location on 16th street are now scheduled to close this march. twice as many fraud victims were initially contacted by a social media than the year before. the federal trade commission says more than 95,000 people reported losing money in a scam that was initiated by social media. those reported losses totaled about $770 million making up 255 of all fraud losses last year. most of the people that lost money were victims of online shopping scams. they are still peeking people in. -- they are still taking people in. larry: you look at all of the social media platforms and robo

calls, if you make just one woman terry mistake, one lapse, and then -- oh no. michael: and think about all of the opportunities they have with you every single day. larry: they only need to hit on a small percentage to make the money they want to make. beware. kristen: you heard a lot about doorbell cameras. this is something different caught on camera. a bit of kindness. it delivery driver left more than just the delivery. after laying down tissue paper, the driver left a gift bag with water, a note and a poem. the homeowner posted the security video on to talk determined to find the guy and he did. donald jackson started leaving gift bags after he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure two years ago. he said he promised god that if he got better he would do more to help others which he said helped. >> all of that positive energy

was filling me back up and i started feeling happy. i was like, what do i do for someone else? kristen: can we just run that on a loop all day? thanks to tiktok, jackson's fans paid it forward raising $6,000 to give him a once-in-a-lifetime tip. after all of the good he has done. larry: that is such an uplifting and positive story. we should all take a lesson from that. coming, an update from the abc 7 19 following an investigation. san mateo county is cutting ties with a covid testing company but there is more to the story. kristen:

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward and finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kristen: following our eye team investigation, san mateo county is cutting ties with a testing company. we showed you this photo. the company says it shows thousands of unprocessed tests found on the floor a week after they were dropped off laming the backlog on another lab. that ceo tells us there is more to that story. and our reporter, stephanie sierra has the latest developments. reporter: from promises to apologies. >> i am very sorry. reporter: this all started with a company advertising to customers that results would be sent back within 48 hours. the reality, thousands waited

nearly two weeks. you asked -- >> how many days was that? >> they have the right to be mad. reporter: the ceo frank lee told the i team that tests were left unprocessed for 14 days. another company disputes there were that many unprocessed samples but did agree to process the overflow as omicron surge tested demands. could you confirm to me how many scientists were working in the lab? >> we have three certified lab scientists. reporter: a senior vice president said the company did process 13,570 tests and sent back those results. but as far as the bags of tests seen in this picture can he convert -- he confirmed that none of those were processed. what happened? >> we went

reporter: he says the samples on the floor were not there for seven days but stored in a refrigerator before the picture was taken. the company said they told the other company to come get their samples. >> just prior to them coming to get the samples, we took them out of the refrigerator and took them to the loading dock so they could take them and load them. reporter: you have a photo of the bags in the refrigerator? we spoke to the clinical lab assistant. he says he carried the bags from these refrigerators back to the loading zone for pickup. >> and this area right here for loading. reporter: team in a powerpoint

presentation that all samples are refrigerated upon arrival. the ceo says they did not claim any insurance or reimbursement for the samples. according to federal guidelines, independent labs will be reimbursed up to $100 per pcr tests. iris geeks promised to pay them directly. -- virus geeks promised to pay them directly. >> so far, we have not received a penny. reporter: frank lee refused to comment as to whether he plans to pay the samples they claim to have processed. that he did provide this statement. when we recognized the partner lab could not meet expectations, we mobilized the full force of our testing team who are working around-the-clock to get results to clients as fast as possible. each day we are getting ahead of this and we anticipate getting back to our 1-2 day turnaround quickly. >> this is a good lesson.

we need to continue to want to jump on with passion to help. reporter: so the customers do not get stuck waiting. following our coverage, san mateo county says they are dropping the contract starting tomorrow citing supply chain issues. and another company, carbon health will open in the same space at the event center hosting a drive-through pcr test. larry: now, to the new variant we are hearing so much about. ba.2 it is sometimes called stealthy because it can be trickier to identify. scientists say pcr and rapid tests will still work to detect infection. >> you can still detect this variant with the regular test but when you try to get the genetic sequence, you have to

use an additional set of testing. it is possible that some of the variants we are seeing could include some of the new ba.2 lineage. u whole world is immune, we will always be at risk for new variants. >> every time the virus makes a copy of itself, it is not a precise copy. it is like a bad photocopy machine at the office. the copy does not look like the original and that might not be recognized by the immune system so that is the issue. larry: he said at this point initial analysis out of denmark suggests the sub variant will not be as dangerous as its omicron parent. the silver lining is if you get vaccinated and boosted, you will stay out of the hospital for a

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mark has introduced legislature -- legislation. it would not actually eliminate the 40 hour workweek but would require employers to pay overtime after 32 hours. hello. i am loving the proposal. the congressional progressive caucus supports the saying they want to improve the work-balance. opponents say the bill could destabilize the economy putting undue pressure on small businesses. i will jump ahead and assume this would happen at some point. would you like monday or friday? >> i have always said that i could mine coal four days a week. it is an interesting day. we joke about it but we have jobs that we love and care about but, i think making that extra eight hours overtime may end up being a nonstarter. that component of edge. that may have a hard time

getting through congress. we will see. kristen: no doubt we love our jobs but my question is, could you love it more if you did it four times a week? mull it over. >> i will tell you tomorrow when i am not here. kristen: amy schneider has finally ended her historic run. her winning streak ended last night with 40 victories. she has cemented her spot in jeopardy history. i spoke with her today about her winnings about her historic run and who she is looking forward to competing against in the upcoming tournament of champions. >> i think matt amodio. i are ready thought that i might have to and another one is andrew, the man i beat my first

day because he definitely had the edge on me had he gotten final jeopardy. i could have lost. kristen: guess what? the mayor told us that she wants to have an amy schneider day in oakland. she did not say what day it was but she has reached out to amy who was surprised. she was so humble. i asked her how many wins she thought she would notch and she said maybe three or four. >> she is just the best and has been so much fun to watch. >> she is a trend center a great advocate for oakland. larry: minnie mouse is getting a new look. disneyland paris tweeted a new picture of it with a message saying stella mccartney has designed many mouse's -- minnie mouse's first pantsuit.

she will be wearing it at the 30th anniversary of disneyland paris. this is not the first time that minnie has worn pants. >> i think she can wear whatever she wants. she is an icon. >> now, she wears the pants in the family. kristen: i think it looks fabulous. and i think everyone has the same old outfit and she has already been pictured in some different dresses. it is just the first time wearing a pantsuit but that is not anything new to us. women that work or just want to look great in a pantsuit. i think it is great. >> i saw someone online who likened this to the obvious decline of western civilization and i thought -- really? minnie?

this is what we are debating about? the pantsuit? >> it is a crisis. kristen: it is thursday which means it is time for another tasty thursday and today, we are getting into the spirit of the season with girl scout cookies. girl scouts are selling something new. a caramel around the inspired cookie called "adventurefulls."" >> i think you are guaranteed to smile like that. joining us is the senior director for the girl scouts of northern california. we do have some samples. thank you. along with some old favorites. i have one complaint -- my box of adventurefulls, they have been raided! almost the whole box is gone. it is an outrage. >> thank you, larry. kristen: when --

larry: when can people start buying these? >> february 1. kristen: tell us what is happening with this pandemic. >> you can go to ilovecoo kies.org. we are having outdoor booths. go to the same website to check and see where the girls are selling cookies near you. kristen: there is also a doordash partnership. >> you can also check your doordash app and see if girls are selling near you. place your order and the cookies will be delivered to your door. >> that is fantastic. >> that is dangerous. i found them last year outside my grocery store. larry: what should we sample?

you guys are always coming out with new cookies. i see one that is labeled -- i am an innovator. i am a risk taker. >> the adventurefulls are the new cookies. kristen: what about the ones with the messages for love positivity? what are these and what flavor? >> those are lemon. >> i love lemon. >> we will have 10,000 girls selling through the 19 counties that we serve. this is their entrepreneur program. they work on goals and 100% of the proceeds support these girls curate i hope you enjoy the cookies. >> a question before you go, you are always introducing new flavors. are the thin mints still the best seller? what do people go for the most

at this point? >> they are the best seller and my favorite cookie. >> frozen, i am with you. if it is possible -- mine says i am an innovator. could i get one that says -- i want a four day work week? >> the new one is also good. kristen: they are all good. real quickly, during the pandemic people ate more cookies and bought more girl scout cookies. was there a need to nourish themselves that way? >> i definitely did. [laughter] kristen: i think we all did. congratulations and thank you so much. larry: good luck. that will do

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larry: a new study out of stanford is focusing attention on the environmental costs of a popular home appliance. the climate and environment are important parts of building a better bay area. spencer christian has a look at new concerns. reporter: for millions of restaurants and homeowners, natural gas stoves are the preferred way to cook but a new study is turning up the heat on a growing debate on the environmental trade-offs. the amount of methane released into the atmosphere. >> we were able to quantify the different phases of operation. reporter: the lead author says

the team measured methane released in a more complete way by using different samples from different brands. they were able to calculate the methane levels while the stoves were being used and when they were turned off. >> even while you are turning them on and off and you hear that clicking sound, there is gas being emitted during those phases. reporter: accounting for leaks, the team estimates that a significant amount of gas released is unburned methane equal to the climate impact of carbon dioxide released by cars. laura feinsteina feinsteina feia sustainability and resilience policy director for spur. she says some 50 cities and counties in california are working to phase out gas appliances in new construction. but stoves in particular are tricky. >> the low hanging fruit is

getting people to turn to low emission furnaces and hot water heaters first. stoves are harder. reporter: limiting gas hookups in new construction will help but advocates believe phasing in a new generation of electrical appliances with incentives is also critical. and perhaps essential to limiting the release of greenhouse gases into our atmosphere. in san francisco, set -- spencer christian. larry: and to add some perspective to the scope of the challenge -- it is estimated that more than a third of all u.s. households currently cook with gas. we also have links to the stanford study at abc7news.com. kristen: we have been getting a string of sunny days. will that continue? mike: i think so. a little cloud cover in the next few days and full on sunshine in the back half of the seven day.

we have a bright 5:00 hour. dropping down to about 50 at 9:00. look at this. look how blue the sky is across the bay area. and looking south. lurking is still the high pollen which will not go away anytime soon. plenty of snow all groomed. no new snow in the sierra. i accuweather 7 day forecast looking bone dry all the way through next thursday and that is a new month. hoping for some changes with february but so far no. larry: just have to be patient and hope. coming up, capturing some of the

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or other symptoms of an infection, a severe or worsening rash, are or plan to become pregnant, or breastfeeding. avoid grapefruit during treatment. ask your doctor about living longer with kisqali. kristen: coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, truth and lies. the last gangster and the promised land at 10:00 and stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. there are iconic moments in team history that fans will remember forever and one man is in charge of capturing them as they happen. dustin dorsey introduces us to the director of photography for the 49ers. reporter: as a 49ers have battled into the nfc championship game, iconic moments are captured each week that will live on in team history. moments captured by the 49ers photography team and their lead

photographer. the man behind the lens. >> who would've thought? i used to cut pictures out make my own 49ers book. i loved photos at photography. to be the director for the 49ers is one of those things where i do not take it for granted. reporter: lloyd has been part of the organization for 25 years. he says it takes a lot more work and preparation than people think to create the perfect shot that fans remember forever including some of the best postgame celebrations. >> it is about capturing the essence of the game. you look at the celebration they have after battling the whole game. and -- and then when you capture that moment, it is so surreal. reporter: lloyd has photographed two super bowl appearances and from his point of view, he remains faithful that the team may be on a super run. >> you have to believe.

my mindset is to take a positive attitude about everything. my photos, the team -- if you stay positive, good things are going to happen. reporter: and so far, so good. his team is loading up the gear to capture another historic moment for the franchise. >> heading to the nfc championship game -- as i mentioned, it is about the journey. having fun and having the memories of what you get to do as a profession. i am going to take it all in -- it is exciting. and a great opportunity. reporter: and may be an opportunity to capture more moments like this. kristen: and you can binge all things 49ers. check out the special collection we have put together on our abc 7 bay area connector area app. that is it for abc 7 news at

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