right now at 4:30, approved -- a new booster mandate set to go into effect in the south bay's biggest city, and it's not just for people who work there. we'll show you why you may feel the impact the next time you go to a concert or sporting event. and it's not just covid test that is are hard to find. empty store shelves across the bay area are leaving many families unable to buy certain groceries. the reason behind the lack of stock in stores and what experts say things will improve. plus, a new health order is in place for some north bay residents. the stricter rules and how they could force you to change your plans. this is today in the bay.

broadcasting not only to your television but you can watch us live on roku, amazon fire and online. we're with you. good wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm kris sanchez. marcus washington has the day off. we want to start your day with a look at your forecast. meteorologist vianey arana is in this morning. it has been nice the last couple of days, a lot of sunshine but starting out in the 40s and 30s. in san jose a live look in downtown is about 44 degrees. take a look at your dublin trend. we're at about 42 and then notice in the icons a mix of sun and clouds by 8:00 a.m. we'll stay in the 40s, bumping up to 50 degrees by mid-morning. in san rafael about 45 degrees and a mix of sun and clouds the first half of the day. don't worry, it looks like that high pressure will be sticking

around longer bringing us more sunshine. your extended forecast in a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you, vianey. a follow-up, san jose is now the first california city to have a booster mandate. councilmembers voted to approve mayor sam liccardo's mandate. they will need to show proof of a booster shot or recent negative covid test including what you saw there at the top, the s.a.p. and convention centers. the rules take effect immediately. vendors will have until february 4th to comply. have you run your errands, been to the store lately, you probably notice some store shelves are bare. this is a situation of people calling in sick combined with supply chain delays. cheryl hurd reporting from the east bay. i was looking for the milk.

it is very hard to find. >> reporter: and this east bay mom says that's not all. >> toilet paper. the cleaning supplies. >> reporter: everything from milk to medicine gone. grocery stores, drugstores, empty shelves all over the bay area and across the country. san jose state economist robert chapman wood who specializeness strategic management says the supply problem can be blamed on the omicron variant. >> we have millions and millions of people who got covid and what are they going to do? they stay home. they're not moving food. >> reporter: shoppers noticing the change and dealing with it. because they've been through it before. >> that's the way times are now. >> reporter: investors are seeing the pressure it's putting on companies and bracing for high costs for labor.

>> there's a problem with getting ships to unload things in port. >> reporter: covid cases and hospitalizations have hit record highs in the u.s. as the highly contagious variant spreads. there's a lot going on. i asked professor wood to look into the future asking him how long he thinks the supply situation will last. >> it does appear omicron is not as severe as alpha or delta. and so probably things will get somewhat better but it's really hard to predict how long that will take. >> reporter: he says stock up on what you need but don't go overboard. cheryl hurd, "today in the bay." governor newsom signed an executive order to help keep

them open providing staffing flexibility so in-person learning with happen safely. that means cutting through the red tape to allow qualified substitute teachers to fill in. short-term subs can get hired more quickly and the order makes it easier for retired teachers to return. the changes expire at the end of march. updating safety measures after teachers staged a sickout and nearly 1,000 students signed a petition asking for changes. it's providing kn95 and n95 masks. covid protocols updated to follow cdc guidelines. the changes go into effect immediately. new social distancing rules in effect. this after sonoma county leaders banned large gatherings with anything more than 50 people indoors or more than 100 people

outdoors. they are not allowed if there are more than 12 people at risk for covid. it will remain in effect until february 11th and does not apply to school classrooms. we have advice on where you can get tested, which masks work best for you and other updates. let's take a peek outside at downtown san jose. a cool start to our morning. but it is early. 4:36. and look who is up early with us. vianey arana filling in for kari this morning. the sunshine has been nice. very similar to yesterday when it comes to our daytime highs. let's take a tour of your forecast today. a pretty good high down through morgan hill.

let's take a look at your east bay temperatures. no huge difference in temperatures whether you will be around the city or in through the interior valley. sunny and nice. that's it for me. i'll be back with more coming up in a few minutes. 4:37 right now. the record high from consumers. >> i thought you were going to talk appetizers. making changes, a bank reversing overfee policies. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

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good morning. it is 4:40. we're starting out pretty mild across the bay area. curran temperatures in the 40s and 50s. 44 in san jose. we'll warm up comfortably into the 60s. i'll take you through your full forecast for today and look ahead at your weekend in a few minutes. first let's check in with business and tech. good morning, sylvana. good morning. i'm sylvana henao. consumer prices are expected to post the largest annual jump since the early 1980s.

forecast to increase in december. stocks rising yesterday with the dow and s&p 500 snapping a five-day losing streak and the nasdaq up for a second straight day. some of the anxiety signals it will raise interest rates and shrimp its balance sheet may have eased for now. wells fargo will stop charging customers fees for bouncing checks and waive some overdraft fees by the end of march following a similar announcement yesterday by bank of america and will give customers 24 hours to bring their balance above zero before charging them a $35 fee and give people who get direct deposit access to those up to two days in advance. the changes come amid skrut scrutiny of overdraft fees. consumers spent $170 billion on apps worldwide.

that's up from 2020. people are spending more time on apps than watching tv. the most used app instagram, tiktok, snap chap. gen-x and baby boomers are using the weather channel, alexa and ring. back to you. >> i feel like i'm in the cool and hip territory. >> it's a nice brain release. >> thanks for letting us feel younger than we are. so this is something almost out of a movie. the crows causing big problems in a south bay city. the debate over how to safely scare them away. >> that was happening at my house the other day. let's talk about fog and visibility right now.

down to about half a mile, even less than that. i will talk about that and what to expect for your daytime highs.

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it is 4:45 right now. take a look at this beautiful picture out our window over san francisco. nice and clear this morning. we know that it is a chilly start, though. you might want to grab your

puffy jacket as you head out the door. >> fashion trend. i love it. and, vianey -- never mind. you're wearing uggs. it's cold in here this morning. >> long sleeves. >> i didn't want to call you out but they are cute. >> i wear chucks on air, nikes on air. you have to run and forth to the weather commuter and then the traffic computer. >> you're doing it all. we appreciate it. >> our viewers know. let's talk about our current temperatures and what we're expecting heading into our daytime highs. in san francisco it is so beautiful. look at this shot right here. not a whole lot of fog but we are going to be seeing fog up through parts of the north bay. right now in santa rosa about 45 degrees and we have a couple of 50s on the map. let's take a look at satellite radar. we've had this high pressure dominating over the past several

days bringing us this comfortable weather and, of course after we see the clearing the first half of the day we get a lot of sunshine and that's what's happening now. some areas of fog down to half a mile visibility concord down to three miles visibility. everywhere else we're doing okay when it comes to the fog. to your daytime highs, out and about the wind will not be a factor. nice and light about 7 miles per hour now. in the south bay, san jose, a high of 65 inching closer to the 70s. maybe even 68 in lou the east bay, 60s for concord. low 60s for oakland. 61 degrees. around the peninsula, 61. redwood city, heading to san francisco today, also expect to see some low 60s on the map in downtown. and up through the north bay, mid-and upper 60s. it will be comfortable generally across the board.

santa rosa, 65. ukiah, 66. so let's talk about your seven-day forecast because we are going to stay in the calm, dry weather pattern. today and even in through the week we will see a little bit of a drop in temperatures, though, heading into thursday dropping down with daytime highs in the upper 50s which, of course, we saw mid-60s this past weekend and then friday 59 degrees we bump back up into the 60s. notice the overnight lows. it gets cold out there. 30s once again on the map heading into the weekend for saturday and sunday night. and then looking way out ahead, we were monitoring the potential of maybe seeing a system approach. it looks like now that's going to stay off to the north. so we're going to stay dry here. a nice break after we had a series of much-needed storms in the bay area. back to you. >> thank you, vianey. 4:48 right now. an update in the elizabeth holmes trial. prosecutors will drop the three

wire fraud counts against holmes. those were the charges the jury deadlocked on back on january 4th. we're also learning holmes' sentencing hearing is scheduled for september 12th. holmes could face up to 20 years in prison. you'll recall the former theranos ceo was convicted on four counts of fraud and conspiracy. the jury found her not guilty of four other felony charges. well, someone call alfred hitchcock. a big problem in sunnyvale. leaders called the birds the second most common community complaint. >> now they are starting to infiltrate the downtown area, grabbing food off people's plates and the shoppers they leave a mess. damian trujillo explains how the city is responding. >> reporter: they flock to downtown sunnyvale looking for a

morsel or two. not even the resident wooden owl can scare these crows away. >> it's reminiscent of "the birds" the movie. >> reporter: they've been known to swoop on to someone's plate. >> really loud and kind of everywhere. >> reporter: and they make sure you know when they're here. >> the noise is unbearable. we have cal train but it can in terms of the downtown pollution area. >> they are overpopulated right now. there's no denying it. and that's due to their familiarity and their ability to adapt to human habitation. >> reporter: the city it looking at options including perhaps falcon hunters but a more high-tech approach like laser pointers. some say they've had success using the lasers to chase the birds off their lawns so the city is giving it a try. >> we are experimenting with

using lasers to humanely annoy the crows into leaving. >> reporter: the lasers can blind the birds which is a death sentence for the birds. if they can't see they can't feed or fly properly. >> reporter: recommendations will come to the city council to keep downtown from going to the birds. damian trujillo "today in the bay." santa rosa is helping the homeless try to make it in the bay holding a virtual meeting on a pilot program. next month a parking lot for the homeless on stony point road. it will only have 50 open spots, though. the road getting bumpy for the warriors after klay

thompson's return. a new injury to deal with. the thriller at the shark tank and one welcome return. but first, happening now, a heads-up for smokeers in alameda county. a new ban in unincorporated parts of the county starts this july for multiunits. supervisors approved the ordinance yesterday banning common areas -- smoking in common areas within 25 feet of doors and windows.

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democrats and republicans don't agree on much, but both sides were big fans of john madden. yesterday on capitol hill congress honored the former raiders coach on the house floor. congressman eric swalwell led

the special order. >> words such as legendary and iconic have deservingly been used to describe john madden. but to residents of pleasanton and the 15th congressional district, you had the privilege of knowing john as a devoted and down-to-earth husband to virginia, father to motorcycle and joe, and a fixture at his grandchildren's games and throughout the community. >> the raiders play the wild card round in cincinnati at 1:30 here on nbc. let's hope they have a win. the sharks won a thriller last night at the shark tank with the score tied at 2-2 in overtime logan couture -- those are the warriors not the sharks, but logan couture did knock in a winner in the net, a different net. all right, shall we move on? >> yeah, let's talk about the warriors. the warriors are --

>> now we'll talk about the sharks. we need to work on our play-by-play game. so couture had to sit out three games because of a positive covid test. the sharks next host the new york rangers tomorrow. i was like how did i miss that the warriors played at the shark tank. i was just there yesterday. >> amazing. klay thompson, everybody was excited about his return but draymond green now is out with a calf injury. it's a tough one there. we'll sort it out. i will put this away. keeping schools open. coming up on "today in the bay," the new plan from washington to help make sure schools have access to regular covid testing in order to prevent any breakout. what the president is proposing. and we are waking up to 40s right now, 46 degrees in san rafael and look at the icon. some areas have cloud cover but

by the afternoon we're talking about way more sunshine today. i'll tell you all about your daytime highs coming up. stay with us. and taking a live look outside this morning traffic on the go in san jose this morning. we are going to -- actually i think that's in the east bay. we're going to sort everything out. i think we're all waking up together. >> can someone brew an extra pot of coffee? who is with us? 4:57. we'll be back in a bit.

i was looking for milk. i noticed that the milk is very hard to find. >> where is the milk? right now at 5:00, not the only items in high demand, shortages hitting store shelves everywhere. the issues making everything from milk to medicine so hard to get. also, more pain for your bottom line. the cost for groceries and gas going even higher. our scott mcgrew breaks down the skyrocketing inflation. and from the bay area to washington, dc, the new white house plan to help ease the crunch for schools desperate to widen students' covid testing this is "today in the bay." good wednesday morning to you. i'm kris sanchez. marcus washington is off. don't forget if you're on the go heading to the gym you can take us with you where you go. we're not just on tv.

you can watch us on roku, amazon fire and online. a look at the forecast. maybe a breath of fresh air. >> yes, if you are a morning jogger, that's awesome. nothing you will have to be concerned about when it comes to rain. the air quality will be moderate today. aside from that we'll get nice, clear conditions by the afternoon. 41 degrees in san jose and let's take a look at the temperatures across the board. a couple low 40s. overall mild around san francisco. 51 degrees and i do want to show you a spot that has limited visibility, mainly up to santa rosa. down to about three-quarters of a mile and also in through the concord area. everywhere else we're doing okay when it comes to the fog. high pressure does continue to dominate in our forecast. that will impact us the next couple of days. i'll tell you how and will go through the