and thank you for joining us, i'm dion lim. the omicron variant is fueling the latest surge in covid cases. in developing news, abc news reporter marcus moore has expert advice on how to handle the holidays. marcus: president biden will deliver a speech on tuesday to address the omicron variant as the country faces another unrelenting surge in covid cases. the u.s. now averaging more than 125,000 new cases every single day. at the end of october, the nation was averaging about half that, 64,000 new cases per day. demand for testing is on the rise. long lines outside testing centers across the country. >> as we go into the holiday season, testing is really important so that people can gather safely. marcus: the latest surge is being driven by the omicron variant which seems to be accelerating in its had spread across the country and is said to be the dominant variant in the u.s. >> it's shaping up to be a hard winter. we're going to see huge case numbers that will probably exceed the 250,000 a day that is already the record from

good evening and thank you for joining us, i'm dion lim. the omicron variant is fueling the latest surge in covid cases. in developing news, abc news reporter marcus moore has expert advice on how to handle the holidays. >> president biden will deliver a speech on tuesday to address the omicron variant as the country faces another unrelenting surge in covid cases. the u.s. now averaging more than 125,000 new cases every single day. at the end of october, the nation was averaging about half that, 64,000 new cases per day. demand for testing is on the rise. long lines outside testing centers across the country. >> as we go into the holiday season, testing is really important so that people can gather safely. >> the latest surge is being driven by the omicron variant which seems to be accelerating in its spread across the country and is said to be the dominant variant in the u.s. >> it's shaping up to be a hard winter. we're going to see huge case numbers that will probably exceed the 250,000 a day that is already the record from a year ago la

with that, we say good evening and thank you for joining us, i'm dion lim.fueling the latest surge in covid cases. in developing news, abc news reporter marcus moore has expert advice on how to handle the holidays. marcus: president biden will deliver a speech on tuesday to address the omicron variant as the country faces another unrelenting surge in covid cases. the u.s. now averaging more than 125,000 new cases every single day. at the end of october, the nation was averaging about half that, 64,000 new cases per day. demand for testing is on the rise. long lines outside testing centers across the country. >> as we go into the holiday season, testing is really important so that people can gather safely. marcus: the latest surge is being driven by the omicron variant which seems to be accelerating in its had spread across the country and is said to be the dominant variant in the u.s. >> it's shaping up to be a hard winter. we're going to see huge case numbers that will probably exceed the 250,000 a day that is already the record from a year ago last january

i am dion lim. right away, new details tonight about a san francisco restaurant 's decision to turn around and deny service. abc 7 news reporter, cornell barnard tells us the restaurant owner's apology today and the action from the community. >> i am so sad. >> joseph zero was disappointed to learn that three on-duty san francisco police officers were recently denied service at hilda and jesse restaurant on union street. two blocks from central station. >> i hope one day they don't need that. >> three uniformed officers were asked to leave. it had nothing toad nothing toao they were but what they were carrying. >> it is not about being anti-police, we just don't allow rove -- weapons in a restaurant. we were uncomfortable so we asked them to leave. the owners said they were welcome to come back when they were off-duty and without their weapons. negative yelp reviews started piling on, giving the eatery one star. later sunday, a surprised about me, an apology from the restaurants. the owners said we

dion: and i'm dion lim. ama: and here we are learning about this new case in los angeles county. ted. kristen: they've --dion: they flew back. l.a. county's health officer says the patient is in self-isolation with their symptoms improving without medical care. the patient's known close contacts have all tested negative. the first case was detected in san francisco just yesterday. the person who also just traveled from south africa. ama: president on -- president biden unveiled new plans to fight omicron and covid-19. the requirement of a negative covid test for inbound international travelers within 24 hours of departure for the u.s. also, a campaign will be launched to encourage booster shots for eligible americans as well as vaccines for kids ages 5-11. it also includes making in-home rapid tests free of charge. the u.s. will export 200 million more vaccine doses to high-risk countries in the next 100 days. dion:

i'm dion lim and you are watching getting answers and we're live on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream basically what we do. is we ask experts your questions every day at 3 o'clock to get you answers in real time. we have a jam-packed show for you today. we are starting with dr. lok patel, but we also have david bond with blue shield of california to talk about mental health during the holidays dr. patel is part of our abc 7 news vaccine team, and he's joining us now to talk about coronavirus and more specifically the omicron variant before we dive into the very latest developments. we are starting with the game of two truths and bought a bing bada boom, and i should point out that you are actually traveling for the holidays. that's why you're not like in your car or in your regular digs today. that is that is dion. i am traveling right now, which we can get later how i made sure that i and everyone around me was safe during travel, but that's also why i haven't janky phone or earpod cord coming out of my ear right now and not looking like my usual audio text swagger. so i apolo

the co-owner told dion lim exclusively on saturday that it had nothing to do with who they were but whathey were carrying. >> it is not about the fact we are anti-police. it is about the fact that we do not allow weapons in our restaurant. we were uncomfortable, so we politely asked them to leave. cordell: silcox says the officers were welcome to come back when they were off duty without the weapons. the decision igniting a firestorm of controversy on social media, where some called for a boycott of hilda and jesse. negative yelp reviews started piling on, giving the eatery one star. late sunday, a surprise development, an apology. owners said, we made a mistake and apologized for the incident. we are grateful to all members of the force. we hope this will be a teachable moment for us as we repair and continue to build bridges with the sfpd. but for some, the damage was done. the police association told us three officers looking to eat where they patrol were treated without any tact or class by this establishment. fortunately, there are plenty of restaurants that do not discriminate and

reporter dion lim at our sister station in san francisco then showing the interview to harry, who surprised pulled out vanessa's letter that he got in the mail two decades ago. what better way to observe this year's holidays than to finally catch up properly. >> i envision two funds, touching. just juggling the conversation. >> in the command center, it was kind of like that. reporter: and bring betty sacco spirit back to life. this virtual reunion lasting nearly an hour, with a promise to do it again soon. >> i had a lot of certainties cleared up. the chain of events that happen that day. i think you for just just just with me. >> absolutely, i consider you and your sister part my family. >> this conversation just made my day. i think i can see christmas a little bit brighter with this conversation. >> what i want is people to understand that your sister was absolutely amazing. dan: that was jonah kaplan reporting. eddie's final resting place is at cypress line in coma. vanessa says as soon as the pandemic is over, she wants to make a trip out here. ama: we continue to keep nine this wildf

anchor dion lim is here with the story will see only on 7. there is a twist to this.hdionne: this is in the middle of the holiday season. when one chicago mother saw what happened, she wanted her son to be careful. this brazen robbery at gunpoint happened within seconds thursday night outside the downtown marriott in oakland. you can see this video used in the police investigation, a hotel guest is ambushed by two individuals while unloading his vehicle. it is a video that mats on mother sent to him. >> she is always worrying about me and watching too much news. dion: dean is from chicago and was visiting the bay area for work training and a few days of snowboarding. he says he pulled into the marriott around midday monday to check in. >> they grabbed my suitcases and back from the back of the truck. i walked inside, i got my room and my key and proceeded to take our bags upstairs. dion: he says when he went back outside to park his car -- >> within five minutes. dion: the windows were smashed, and everything inside was gone. >> that's when i realized i had lost three

. >> in san jose, dion lim, abc 7, news.s justice, personal safety, just go to abc7news.com/takeaction. julian: nasa is observing -- launching the space observatory. it is set to replace the hubble telescope as the most complex observer space observatory. nasa says the problem has been resolved. a window 4:20 tomorrow morning. tesla is pulling the plug on in car gaming following a federal investigation into the feature. the company says it is issuing a software update that will stop videogames from being played on the center touchscreen while the cars are moving. federal investigators put a spotlight on the issue after a driver warned about the problem. gaming could be a distraction to drivers and increase the risk of a crash. kumasi: santa claus soared through the sky for unsuspecting people. this is near jacksonville, florida. the person who took the video says santa was dropping candy to kids who was running after him. this santa technique improved from last year because apparently he got stuck in some powerlines while he

dion: dion lim, abc 7 news. ama: more than 4000 pg&e customers without power at less check. the largest single outage is the orange square affecting about 750 customers in a rural part of san mateo county. hundreds more people without power in the south bay. a winter storm warning and chain controls and snow coming down in the sierra. chains are required for drivers on 80 and highway 50. part of highway 88 is shut down from silverlake to kirkwood for avalanche control. you can keep and i on the weather including live doppler 7 anytime. you can find it on the abc 7 bay area app. dan: we will have more on the weather shortly, but the other big news tonight, the return of california's universal mask mandate for indoor public places, as well as other changes in direct response to concert over the delta and omicron variants. stephanie sierra is breaking down all these new developments. stephanie: there are three big changes surrounding indoor masking, attending large events and travel that will be implemented across california. the new rules go into effect this wednesday, decembe

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