on that capitol expressway, on- ramp to southbound 680. still activity from overnight crashes.t 280. that fog, foggy conditions reported on 280 between bunker hill to south of vista. advisory is in effect, limited visibility may be an issue as you travel along the peninsula. 101 looking okay if you want to use that instead. no delay there's and foggy on 92 as you work through san mateo. westbound 580 into the pass. we are starting to see a small area of slowing, getting a little crowded away from that 580, other than that once you get to the top of the pass you are free flowing, smooth sailing through the dublin interchange. >> all right. thank you. >>> the vice president elect can poised to assume the starring role in washington dc but she already has a starring role at a christmas tree. this tree in dc has been dubbed the kamala lala tree. it has american flags and a cut out of harris as the tree topper. she and her husband visited the tree last night. she were greeted by cheers of thank you madam vice president and they took some socially distanced selfies. >>> coming up in

located on almaden expressway... it will run tomorrow through thursday.appointments are preferred but they will take walk-up patients. plus-- the search for a missing 12 year old who was sweapt out to sea resumes this morning. hear from a witness ... welcome back-- let's get another check of the weather john shrable, live in the weather center. john? weather..weather(john) happening now -- the search is still on for a 12-year-old boy swept out by waves at cowell ranch state beach in half moon bay yesterday. kron 4's taylor bisacky has the latest on the emotional search. (pkg)the search continues for a 12-year-old boy who was sea by waves at cowell beach in half moon bay monday afternoon. < i saw sirens and flashing lights up on the cliffs and knew something was across the beach and saw looking off into the water>witnesses ben hatton and lauren roverge say they quickly realized that people were water. she spoke to the family, fremont, and a father, his 12-year-old battling the < saw a group of crying and so i and asked if they knew what they told me that a

a mobile testing van will be available at valley water's headquarters on the almaden expressway in san jose this wednesday and thursday. appointments are preferred but they will take walk-up patients. state health officials are advising providers to pause a certain batch of the moderna vaccine.. the problem - possible allergic reactions. this comes after a community vaccination clinic in san diego reported a higher than usual number of allergic reactions.. not many details are being released - but fewer than 10 people were said to needmedical attention. but the reactions are being described as'severe. here in the bay area... doses from that moderna vaccine lot were distributed in alameda, santa clara, and san francisco counties. in santa clara-- county health officials say none of them have been administered and they've warned providers not to use them. in alameda county-- some local providers got doses from the affected lot-- and they've been told not to administer them. in san francisco-- the department of public health got 8-thousand doses - and they've paused any use of them. this

if you look closely you can see there is a gold and red billboard along the expressway. it's a clue that this is chinese communist party propaganda. we saw the infrastructure built up around the country and propaganda reached deep into china. up to today as i said, undeniable progress china send some goals and next year will be the founding of the chinese communist party which was founded in 1921 and for that celebration china announced that they will and absolute poverty and as some of you may have seen recently, they have basically achieved that, so they met that goal. they also as a part of the centennial goal announced they would double gdp and also double disposable per capita income between the years 2010 and 2020 and even with covid-19, which slowed the economy, it looks like they are going to achieve that goal as well so very impressive. i would like to highlight another statistic that says a lot about the challenges that still lie ahead. when i first visited in 2000 and wrote about this effort to narrow the wealth gap, a statistic i heard about was the fact that

you can see their is a goals and red billboard on the expressway and the goals and the red, that is a clue that this is chinese communist party propaganda. you can't read it from here but it was a shooting paying -- propaganda reached deep into china. bringing us to today, undeniable progress china said some centennial goals, the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the chinese communist party fortune was founded in 1921 for that celebration china has announced they will end absolute poverty and you have seen that, they met that goal and as part of the centennial goal announced they would double gdp and double disposable per capita income between 2010, and 2020. even with covid-19 which slowed the economy it looks like they are going to achieve that goal so to highlight quickly another statistic which says a lot about challenges that lie ahead from china. when i visited in 2000, and wrote about this effort to narrow the wealth gap a statistic i always heard about from local officials was the fact real incomes on average were one third that of urban incomes. that proportion is

the conditions at one point left more than 1,000 cars stranded on a expressway. about 80 vehicles were still stuck as of monday afternoon. grounds self-defense force personnel are continuing rescue operations. the snow has also led to a number of accidents in the affected areas, as residents try to clear their homes. so far, nine people are dead across five prefectures and over 270 are injured. the bitter cold is pushing up demandor electricity. power companies are calling on households and businesses to use energy efficiently. meanwhile, a separate low pressure system could bring snow to the other side of the country. officials say some areas along the pacific coast, including parts of kyushu may see some accumulation through tuesday. >>> the u.s. house speak says democratic members of congress will urge mike pence to take steps to remove president trump from office nancy pelosi unveiled a plan in a letter to fellow lawmakers on sunday, just days after trump supporters laid siege to the u.s. capitol. congress was inside at the time, certifying joe biden's electi

mobile testing van will be available at valley water's headquarters.... located on the almaden expresswayn san jose this wednesday and thursday. appointments are preferred, but they will take walk-up patients. tonight more than 300- thousand doses of the moderna covid-19 vaccines are sitting idle... that's after state leaders urged providers to stop using them, over concerns about allergic reactions. some of those doses were shipped here to the bay area. kron4's jonathan mccall is live with reaction from doctors on the impact it could have with vaccinating californians... jonathan? doctors say there is a specific chemical in the vaccine that is causing the allergic reactions. the problem is--many people have no clue that they're even allergic until after they receive the shot. another setback in california's an investigation is underway into the impacted doses. rutherford says they will be taken offline during the investigation---and then returned if everything turns out to be ok. but---there's no timetable on how long that could take. jonathan mccall--kron4 news. (pam) black americans ar

the bay area 6.80 pacheco to danville 11 minutes, a little slow down on 84 heading to bayfront expressway11 minutes there for you and look at one oh one chris paine to the 80 split 10 minutes back to the news. >>thank you very much rain to 5.15 is the time. now to a story you'll see only on kron 4 any space family is mourning the loss of a man who was killed while trying to help others 39 year-old guadalupe romero was tragically struck by a driver while helping victims of another accident. on interstate 8 80's was early saturday morning at least 6 others were injured in this multi-car crash. kron four's dan storm has the story. >>rivera's family says he's a hero for doing what he did but unfortunately lost his life trying to save these other people. his death has obviously been very difficult for the family to deal with. but they are remembering him as someone they loved very much and someone who cared about others. a makeshift memorial filled with burning candles and flowers honors the life of guadalupe romero, the fremont man is credited with trying to save someone's life in a horrific

a new crash also on 237, the area near lawrence expressway where you will find that accident. 101 north bound, brake lights before oakland road where chp is working on a trouble spot on the right road. ey m have right neas they clsehis morning i want to give you an overview of the burn scar areas. there are plenty closures in effect. avoid that area if you can. 236 big basin way for example, both directions remain closed. parts of highway 9 as well are affected this morning. there is flooding along peninsula, south bound 101. we are getting word of flooding blocking number two and three lanes, that's the two closer to the right side of the road. if you are taking north 101, try to stick to your left. >>> still ahead, we've got t overnight rain and updates on the threat of mudslides. >>> coming up, a former nfl executive told me jimmy is not the answer for the 49ers. that reaction. and does this look like a teenager that was removed from i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love,... more adventure,... more community. but with my hiv treatment,... there's not more medicines i

going on tomorrow night was so, i happened to pick up my ticket while we were here, off of capital expressway in san jose, so, again, powerball drawing tomorrow night, nobody hit the mega millions tonight, that means tuesday night, $850 million on the line. >> it is so fun to dream big about what you would do with all that money. >>> if you have a ticket, here are those many numbers again, three, 11, 12, 38, 43, and the make about 15, although i guess nobody won. it is going back up. play again next week. >>> new video coming in the firefighters battling a massive building fire, this happened a few hours ago on 92nd and international boulevard, firefighters said the building was vacant and had been red tagged, no word yet on the cause, but homeless people have been known to frequent that property. >>> we are following breaking news tonight, a sacrament to county sheriff's deputy is hospitalized after a shooting in carmichael, nvidia in from the scene, in just the past hour, shows a huge police presence with crime scene tape blocking off a street, and a grassy area to make gunfire broke out ju

from 7:00 in the morning until 7:00 in the evening, at valley water's headquarters on al maden expressway. make an appointment calling the number on your screen, but the site will also take walk-ins as well. >>> tomorrow, dr. anthony fauci will join chuck todd on "meet the press" to talk about what lies ahead. watch "meet the press" tomorrow morning at 8:00, right after "today in the bay." >>> federal prisons across the country are on lockdown up to wednesday's inauguration, lockdowns in effect at more than 120 federal prisons bureaus facilities, including the federal correctional facility in dublin. the bureau of prisons says the decision to lock down was precautionary, no specific information led to it. it's also not in response to any significant events occurring inside these facilities. >>> another member of congress has tested positive for covid-19. california representative lou correa, one of several members of congress to contract the virus after being caught up in last week's riot at the capitol. correa represents orange county was recently verbally accosted by a small group of pr

freeways across the bay area 6.80 pacheco to danville 11 minutes, 84 fremont heading to bayfront expressway that's 10 minutes. the air and one oh one for his pain to the split 10 minutes we're going continue tracking your commute right now it looks great back to the news. >>thank you for 50 as we prepare for another semester of distance learning. it's important for parents and students to come up with a routine to make sure they get enough time away from their screens. we have natalie clydesdale now talking to a pediatrician for advice on the best approach take a listen. >>certainly there are going to be some unintended consequences of virtual learning doctor tony gia quintessence while online learning is the safest option during the pandemic it has raised some concerns that kids are going to be glued to a screen and missing out on all those really important social interactions and physical activities that is involved for entirety of the child's health, according to doctor quinn to children burn thousands of calories during a typical in person school day walking to a bus stop every day walk

minutes kevin i would here to take you through the headlines that this news 1st rush is developing an expressway or interviewed sputnik very covert vaccine as national and global demand grows this simplified version light pretext for a shorter period of time but only requires one dose instead of 2 rounds the shots seems it's efficacies thought to be around 85 percent clinical trials involving $150.00 volunteers should be complete by the end of the year meantime other news mexico's become the latest nation to consider buying tens of millions of doses of russia's original vaccines very. senior correspondent. the sputnik the vaccine once scorned and maligned is turning into an international bestseller production is surging to an average of 130000 doses a day so $4000000.00 doses over the next month the vaccine has already been approved in algeria and argentina serbia believe ia other countries and move buys a line up i can say the vaccine is affected more than 90 percent based on the trial doubts and also less allergic reaction that ability skill ability cost all these are the better meter better i

the at a 7:30 emma driver lost control as he passed a motorist on the expressway. his 2005 cadillac deville rolled several times down the embankment. they believe the 20 sexual man behind the wheel was driving under the influence. >> whether there's a lot of cars on the road or quarantine it's just not safe in any situation. took the chp said that the driver in a single vehicle crash suffered significant injury and is in stable condition. when he is discharged they will file work for driving under the influence. reporting live in san jose, jesse garrity. >>> new details about a man who is behind the wheel of a deadly hit-and-run crash that left two women dead in san francisco. this happened 4:00 p.m. in the south market area. >> the suspect was in a stolen truck. investor confirmed that he was 45-year-old troy mcalister. witnesses track down the driver. >> he was booked into jail and is facing manslaughter and other charges for being a felon in possession of a gun. >>> the city of oakland sadly has sadly reported its first homicide for 2021. man was shot and killed

expressway. we have reports of an accident there.ust a laundry list of accidents coming in to the traffic center as we tale with the slick surfaces. in addition to that we are dealing with wind advisories. windy on the golden gate and san mateo bridge. that is as you head out of san francisco. that left lane is blocked until further notice. >>> one berni, fan paying the big bucks. next, just how much this sanders doll sold for and the pretty pricey. . >>> up taste for you this morning. yesterday we told you about the little bernie sanders doll. >> it raised $40,000 for charity. the handmade doll is made by toby king and auctioned to raise money for meals on wheels america. 40,000. that's a lot. >> yeah. it was the asking price was $16,000. well above that. as you said a great cause. go team. >>> on stand by, swift water rescuers waiting for the call. >> in the next half hour on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area their advice this morning as waters rise across the bay area. >> and the worst of the storm has passed through the north

we need to widen the long island expressway. the traffic is unbelievably bad.ould hope that he would lock in trump's gains in the middle east and have a navy keep building up our warships. but the rest of the agenda is straight trash. a couple days ago after georgia, i woke up and realize my taxes were going up. maybe that's why i've been bitter all week. then you look at this green new deal spending. they are going to put thousands of little electric car charging stations all over the country. what donor is going to get that payoff? they are going to sit by. no one is going to charge their car. a tesla cost 100 grand. what is he doing? he wants to take a battle asked the border wall? the border patrol just said border crossings are down 100% where the wall went up. if he touches one break on that wall, i will go down and chain myself to it. nonviolent resistance. [laughter] >> dana: we will send cameras with you. juan. because he doesn't have big margins in the senate, democrats are going to have to take a tote vote at a reasonable time. he will have to make t

. >> she actually ran for buddy across the expressway and the hair was all matted up, looked like dreadlocks. >> and she said, well i can't put it back out on the road, it'll get killed. >> so, i just opened the door and let it in. >> amber was their own child. they doted on her from the day she was born and she was good in return. >> amber was the type person that would give you the shirt off her back. she helped anybody that needed it. they didn't even have to ask. >> she was going to make sure that you were protected. >> but now where was amber? why was her store not open? why didn't she answer the phone? early afternoon, still no sign of amber. so, again, the district manager called mariano. >> something is just strange. >> and sent him back for a second look. so, again, mariano looked in through the big front window. but this time he saw someone. amber's assistant manager brandon just standing there behind the counter. >> i knock on the door, so he lets me in. i said, have you seen amber? he's like, no, he goes, but something is strange. there's money in the floor. looks like there's so

trouble spot east bound 237 before lawrence expressway. other accidents to look for, north bound 101 before oakland road, you will see brake lights due to a crash to the right f e south 680 at king, we are getting word of a trouble spot. north bound 101 before tully road. south bound 101, you see that number two and three lane blocked due to standing water. reports of standing water on west bound 580 before the macarthur maze. you have two lanes blocked there as well. use caution on the roadways this morning. len. >> thank you. >>> today, east bay regional park district will reopen ridge line locations. parks closed tuesday ahead of the extreme weather conditions and to clean up. reopen locations include regional park, huck berry regional preserve. reopenings are expected to start at 8:00 this morning. >>> still ahead, staying in the spotlight, where a shining star from the inauguration will be gaining an even bigger audience next on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. >>> at 7:00 on cbs this morning, why newly detected covid variants ar

drive times just across the bay area, 6.80 per ticket to danville 13 their 84 freeman to bayfront expresswayone oh one brisbane's the split in san francisco 10 minutes. we also have some issues if you're hopping on bart there there's a 10 minute delay on the richmond line in the day lisa direction so just give yourself a little more time back to the headlines. thanks for >>so in national news today as we've been saying marks president biden's first full day in office so far it looks like the covid-19 pandemic and the government response is priority number one in his first 100 days, yeah he already signed as some executive orders yesterday and there are more to come today. plus we're finding out the white house is in terrible condition. when it comes to a covid plan. let's talk more about this with our political analyst michael yaki good morning michael. >>good morning. so first things first it is unbelievable that biden now says i guess they knew this may be a few days ago or so there was no plan they they were left with no vaccine distribution plan from the trump administration. >>you know

it happened on the cross bronx expressway in bronx, new york, the crash injured nine people, citizen at least one person is in is in critical condition. all were taken to local hospitals. no other vehicles were involved in the incident. back here in the bay area scams targeting california's unemployment claims are a much bigger problem that originally thought investigators have discovered an organized crime ring from us far away is russia tried to benefit from fraudulent claims in our state, and a report by the california business roundtable found of the 12 of the $112 billion in benefits paid out from march of last year to the start of. this year. well more than eight billion went to scammers. that is four times greater than the two billion reported by the state and a sign that fraud detection should have been in place much sooner. they canceled their pride detection programs five years ago, and he d d that hasn't been replaced. now they are back in place. how do you execute such a critically important programming a pandemic, especially. putting out $112 million and deficits with no

the accident at lawrence expressway, it looks like some activity is still out. north 85 before 237, a crash there. flooding reported on 101 near mountain view. it's busy through tri valley. if you are headed west bound 580 to dublin interchange, that earlier alert is cleared out of lanes but the damage is done. you will see a lot of slow and go conditions, working on a trouble spot near the crow canyon area where we had a vehicle fire. that's still causing delays. nimitz freeway, not looking much better. 92 at 880, a crash. south 880 is busy out of hayward. brake lights south of there and if you are getting on the san mateo bridge, things are slow and go there also. that's a look at your morning drive. >>> strict rules local shops will have to follow when returning to work today. that's after break on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. reporter: emergency officials will be meeting in the next hour to determine whether or not to live evac orders in the santa cruz mountains.s. i'm morgrgan, and ththere's me to me ththan hiv. more love,e,... momore adventuture,.

this is south 680 at that capitol expressway exit.another portion of 680 where we are seeing brake lights is southbound after red gear. two lanes are blocked due to a broken down vehicle. chp will run a traffic break and we are starting to track break lights in to the pass with a slow ride out of tracy, extending to grant line. >>> locked down again. uk prime minister just made the announcement that his country is about to go on lockdown for the third time. that is after hospitalizations increased 30% in just the last week. all schools are closing but for the kids of key workers. same basic lockdown we have here, only supposed to leave for the essentials, medical care, groceries, things like that. the other uk country, scotland, wales and north ireland are already under lockdown. this is supposed to be in place until this february. meantime the uk is working on its vaccination process it. was the first in the world to start handing out the pfizer vaccine. we have more about the vaccine roll out here. >> yeah. we are live here in pleas

the bay area 6.80 but take danville 12 minutes, there's a little slow down 84 fremont to bayfront expressway1, brisbane to the 80 split 10 minutes back to the news. johnson and johnson's covid-19 vaccine is showing promising results but it will not likely be available for months because of production delays. >>the company had originally plans to deliver 12 million doses by the end of next month. but plans to reach about 100 million people over the next 4 months. but federal officials say the company they fell behind as much as 2 months behind schedule and they will not be able to catch up until the end of april. dollar general is paying its employees to get the covid-19 vaccine once it becomes available to them. the company issued a statement claiming it will give its workers a one-time payment equivalent to 4 hours of pay once they get the dose. officials say they don't want their employees to have to choose between as you're getting the vaccine or coming to work. officials say getting the vaccine, however is a personal choice, they're not making them get it and so they're not require it, b

across the bay area right now take up danville 12 minutes, a little slow down for fema to bayfront expressways and then one o one brisbane to the a split in san francisco, 10 minutes back to the news. >>a season of chaos. excellence. >>the national championship crimson tide lifting their king as they sail to a perfect season. >>and capture the national college football crown. >>alabama defeated the pandemic and ohio state to win the national title covid probably gonna catch up with them you'll see why in a second, but the buckeyes could not keep up matt jones threw for 464 yards and 5 touchdowns 3 heisman winner devonta smith who was breaking records right left. >>we said this has a goal to potentially be the greatest team ever play in. i think we made a valid statement and winning the national championship tonight and who thought we would want every game all acc schedule, but everything going on and then to finish off the last couple games where we did, i'm just so proud of my teammates and coaches and everyone that supported bond is so proud of our team hard for what they've accomplished al

drive times 6 a bit shaken adana vail 12 minutes a little slowing there 84 fremont to bayfront expressway. 11 minutes 5.80 livermore double in 10 minutes and one oh one brisbane to the ss split under 15 minutes back to the news. >>happening today the state harris students are holding a sit-in protest to the closures that are happening in berkeley and the protests is at 1000 oaks elementary no coincidence. that's because of vice president-elect kamala harris, she went to that school yet today was supposed to be the day the berkeley elementary schools were set to reopen, but of course that's not going to happen. >>kron 4 sarah stinson live there in berkeley now with more on what we're expecting today, sarah. >>james will at about 8.45 this morning we're going to see parents and students out here at 1000 oaks elementary school protesting with a sit in parents plan this demanding officials reopen schools for in-person learning as you said the parents picked this school because this is where vice president elect kamala harris went to school. it's been 10 months since students have been in thei

area 6 a bit shaken danville 13 minutes just a little slowing for you 84 fremont to that bayfront expressway, 12 minutes. one oh one brisbane to the 80 split 10 minutes back to the headlines. >>thank you rain at 7.51 state leaders have reached a deal now to extend the eviction moratorium through june 30th. it was originally set to expire this coming sunday as a matter of fact what state leaders say that they're also moving quickly to deploy the state's share of the latest federal stimulus bill to give up to 2.6 billion dollars in rent or aid which is something and renters. surely need right about now it is 7.51 let's give you another quick look here at the radar we're tracking the stormy weather heading our way john just talked about. >>how much rain we expect to get with this system pretty substantial. if you missed it stick around we've got another update from him coming up in just a handful of minutes, we'll be right back. >>california wants to simplify who's eligible to get a covid vaccine. the new system would be an age based one where they would. this they have a scale and this state w

trouble on the roads around kansas city and across illinois into wisconsin, freezing rain leaving expressways around chicago coated in a quarter inch of ice, it's really really slippery very dangerous. >>plenty of problems in oklahoma to not just on the roads but also with power, heavy snow and freezing rain taking down lines leaving about 19,000 homes in the dark but it is picturesque and for stevensville texas, it's also very rare the ending we all deserve to 2020 writes this instagram post or and the kid sure love it, even if the drivers don't. >>that was tom negovan reporting for us tonight. >>well here at home another round of rain and it is hitting the bay area we're looking live here at bay bridge you can see the rain on the a camera there and that the roads are wet. kron four's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow has the latest. >>for the most part that's all changing now we've got a cold front. see right there rolling into the state and into the bay area now going to bring some rain drops through our area overnight tonight. and it's tomorrow snow in the sierra nevada you bet they're

traffic, speeding on northbound highway 85, lost control as he passed another motorist at the almaden expressway exit. his 2005 cadillac deville, rolled several times down the embankment. chp investigators believe the 26-year-old man, behind the wheel, was driving under the influence. >> whether there's a lot of cars on the road, whether we are in quarantine or whether there is a pandemic, it is just not safe to do in any type of situation. >> reporter: the chp says the victim in the single crash suffered significant injuries. he is in stable condition in the south the hospital. they say, once he is discharged, they will fire paperwork with the district attorney's office for good charges of a dui. ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> in san francisco, some people started 2021, taking part in a new year's tradition. the annual polar plunge, to place in ocean beach this morning. the event usually draws hundreds of people, and a sponsor, but, because of the pandemic, it is less formal, and not as many people participated. the weather was chilly, but luckily the sun was out. >> it felt really good. i was really th

doctor about trulicity. scene of a shooting sky, fox was overhead at target drive and lawrence expressway where police are investigating several shots fired in the area. it was not immediately known if anyone was hit or injured. santa clara police are asking people to avoid the area. this is a developing story, and we will bring you more details as soon as they become available. in salsameda. three people are under arrest, accused of an attempted kidnapping, and one of the suspects in this case is the victim's father. police have identified him as 59 year old david watts, alina of turlock. the others are 34 year old zachary watch selina and the victim's ex boyfriend, 49 year old partner hooten, investigators say police responded to a report of a gunshot and yelling as the woman was being forced into a car last night outside her home on easter b street near bridgeway. the woman got away after her roommate confronted the men and fired a gun shot into the ground. least spotted those suspects speeding away and arrested them. they're all being held right now. on $100,000 bail. officials in mil

this happened late last night south of 101 in the capital expressway. we're waiting to hear more details, but as you can see, the slick wet roads and all the glass there downed power lines, there's no word on the driver's condition, but this also has power knocked out to several homes and a small shopping center in that area. pg&e expects to restore the power sometime later this afternoon. >>> the strongest storm of the year is days away. a news reporter talked to some people about how they're getting ready. >> reporter: sunday night's strong coastal winds are a preview of what's to come later this week. residents don't seem to mind. >> it's a breeze. air. it's very fresh. >> you like that? >> yeah. >> good for you. good for you. good for your immune system. right? >> awesome. >> reporter: starting tuesday the bay area will get drenched ou bring several inches offar rain. in san francisco, this man worked the door at a hardware limiting the number of people inside because of covid-19. mini heaters, inflatable dams, blue tarps and ant traps. >> they come

least one person was killed and a dozen were hurt in the accidents it happened on the total cool expressway in the middle of the country your forty's had imposed a speed limit of 31 miles an hour but most into nothing to prevent disaster parts of japan have been unusually heavy have seen unusually heavy snowfalls in recent weeks. in indonesia more than a dozen people have been killed and tens of thousands forced from their homes after floods across the country on monday the president yoko widodo went to flood hit areas in the. province it's been raining heavily for more than a week or if the banks submerging villages and towns environmentalist say the deadly floods are a stark reminder of the climate change risks affecting the region. greece is preparing to extend its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles around 22 kilometers from its western shores it's an apparent show of strength as it prepares to resume talks with turkey on energy rights in the eastern mediterranean as john psaropoulos reports now from greece's southern peloponnese region the 2 issues are closely related. hopefully is

>>this just in to the kron 4 news or if you live near highway one o one in large expressway in santa clara you might be noticing quite a bit of police activity that's because officers are serving a warrant on monroe street that's just south of the freeway. santa clara police say they've detained 2 people but officers will remain out there as they complete their investigation will keep there. now to the latest on the pandemic in a new variant that was first identified in south africa last year. is now been found in the u.s. doctors have identified 2 cases since south carolina. neither person had traveled recently the south african variant is not said to be any more deadly. but it is 50% more contagious. and of course when you have more people getting infected that will lead to more hospitalizations and ultimately more deaths experts say it's only a matter of time before the south african variant is detected in other us states. >>this south african variant as well as the brazil and the uk variant were the subject of an online discussion today sponsored by ucsf our car first dan kerman