david louis, abc seven news. the east bay monster jam is returning to the oakland coliseum this weekend. the baseball field has been covered up and turned into dirt track filled with obstacles to challenge the £12,000 trucks that will speed and fly through the air. there are three different competitions, racing skills and freestyle, one of the monster, jim driver says of the three fans usually get fired up when the trucks turn it loose for freestyle. people go nuts when a truck does a backflip inside the stadiums, so i know the fans are reeling here in oakland. we haven't been here in over a year, so we're excited to be back. there are two shows one tonight at seven and then tomorrow afternoon at three. okay, so the common abc seven mornings, a concerning trend of pediatric hospitalizations, the number of kids with covid skyrocketing from one month ago and new rules for visiting nursing homes, what you'll need to provide if you're going to visit along te everyone remembers the moment they heard... “you have cance

sunday january 9th, and you're watching abc 7 news at 6 am live here on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream. thanks for joining us. i'm liz kreutz and we are going to have much more on that story in just a moment. but first, let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen lisa at chili start to the morning. yeah, very cold and it's getting foggy and our inland valleys around lafayette pleasant hill and walnut creek. so the temperatures dropping into the 30s, you're gonna have to wait a little while to head on out. there's a look at live doppler 7 highlighting that big ridge of high pressure overhead and the cool dry air beneath allowing for the peninsula to see temperatures in the mid and upper 30s 37 santa rosa 35, san ramon. livermore is at 36 and san jose is 11 degrees colder this morning compared to yesterday. so a little bit milder and i shouldn't say milder but not as cold in the north bay three-quarter mile visibility in santa rosa, but look at concord in the last hour way down to just over a mile. so be careful out there. san francisco is lear a

spencer christian, abc seven news.t's really, really wonderful to see that in a ninja inside of me is now on sale on amazon. next as south bay restaurant, making a big move this morning where poor house bistro will be relocating to in just about a (swords clashing) -had enough? -no... arthritis. here. aspercreme arthritis. full prescription-strength? reduces inflammation? thank the gods. don't thank them too soon. kick pain in the aspercreme. oakland's amy schneider resumed her streak on jeopardy and surpassed the $1 million mark and winnings. she is just the fourth contestant hit seven figures and non tournament play and the first woman schneider is also the first trans woman to qualify for the tournament of champions. you can catch jeopardy weeknights at seven. right here on abc seven going alright today in the south bay beloved cajun style restaurant is making a big move. poor house bistro, which is located in the victorian era home is relocating a half mile to little italy this morning. the restaurant currently sit

you are watching abc 7 news right now on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream.ad just performed are remembering the comedian and actor. reporter jr stone has more. >> i am going to miss you so much. reporter: he was looked at by many as america's dad of yesteryear. known as danny tanner of full house, at the age of 65, bob saget has died. >>. >> i want to cry. >> it is very sad. i just saw it on the news. >> definitely sad news, he is the dad of the 1990's for everyone. reporter: his body was found at the ritz-carlton in orlando, florida. his cause of death is sunday night, more than 20 800 miles from there, "full house" and bob saget fans showed up to the place known as the "full house" home in san francisco. flowers left in his memory. scott said he left white bread for danny tanner, and a budweiser for bob saget. >> it touched everybody in my generation, my siblings, my up i am from southern california and i think he raised a generation throughout the country. reporter: while he was on america's funniest home videos and still traveling as a comedian those we

you're watching abc 7 news at 5 am live here on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream. i'm liz kreutz and we will get to that story in just a moment. i know a lot of us have been following that this weekend, but first lisa, you're following it as well. it's going look at the weather today comma morning right now. yes, certainly liz. we do have a lot of clouds around no more tsunami advisory for us here locally. we are looking at the high clouds, but if we look at the big picture right now, you can see some moisture embedded in those high clouds and a few showers down around salinas and hollister locally. there is moisture in the upper levels of the atmosphere, but for us it looks like our drying trend continues with the high clouds and mid-level clouds. it is 50 in oakland right now as well as fremont. 45 in novato. so temperatures are up. the fog is out towards the delta anywhere from three to eight degrees warmer for most of us and with the mild visibility and fairfield fog is not an issue for us the roof camera right now showing knew the good perspective in the visib

this is abc 7. it is not.m of the bridge there now in santa cruz waves flooded the harbor and a parking lot today and as the waters rose, so did the fear in many people. today's tsunami was the result of a massive underwater eruption in the pacific ocean near the island nation of tonga. it was so big noaa satellites could see it clearly and as the wave subsided so did anxiety along our coast while we saw noticeably higher water levels are worst fears didn't materialize. here's abc 7 news reporter ryan curry with that story. santa cruz residents on high alert saturday and we were watching the water push the lower deck. of the wharf up and the wharf was really moving edward martinez was out monitoring the water levels in the morning. he says originally he didn't think the tsunami advisory was much of a problem, but he says the water level kept rising especially towards the harbor causing him some concern and we're kind of like, okay. maybe this is a big deal. and we were looking out towards the beach and obvious

this is abc 7 news. once again, good evening.lines hundreds of california national guard troops are deployed across the state tonight to provide help to covid testing centers including many in the bay area governor newsome activated the guard on friday amid the surge of new cases due to the omicron variant. milpitas unified schools has given up on a planned 10-day quarantine for schools. instead classes will be both in person and remote for children who still need to be at school campuses next week. and san francisco officials issued an urgent reminder today to only call 911 in a real emergency a high number of non-emergency covid-related calls is putting a strain on the system already affected by staffing shortages. well one in five americans have now tested positive for covid-19. more than 800,000 have died right now. just 62% are fully vaccinated and tonight states are taking further action in the wake of omicron. abc news reporter carita, mitchell has a look at what some are doing to battle the virus? as the omicron variant c

this is abc 7 news. how about them niners? whoa? let's go that sums it up. doesn't it 49ers safety. jimmy ford is fired up after the 49ers pull off in epic playoff win over rival green bay packers and tonight. they are one step closer to the super bowl. good evening, and thank you for joining us. dion limb you are watching abc 7 news at 11 live here on abc 7 and wherever you stream. alright, the 49ers are now heading to the nfc championship after a pretty thrilling 1310 win in green bay. ab 7 sports anchor crisalvarez joining us now chris i could hear you from all the way from the other side of the newsroom. i think people by the bay bridge could hear me too. it wasn't pretty and it definitely wasn't warm zero degree wind chill in green bay, but the 49ers found a way to win the final on the final play. the game that is excuse me winter wonderland there at lambeau field offense as i mentioned hard to come by but the 49ers defense and special teams stepping up fourth quarter niners down seven. jordan willi

you're watching abc 7 news at 11 live here on abc 7 and wherever you stream right away lots to cover with the pandemic now touching just about every aspect of life right now covid is disrupting holiday travel and now with bad weather thousands of flights are being canceled. there is a mad rush in the bay area as parents race to get their kids. before classes resume then comes the testing process rapid results from at-home kits have generated some confusion over their accuracy, especially with omicron. we are also hearing of seven hour waits tonight in the east bay as people try to get a covid test. this says homekits have become next to impossible to find at stores then comes testing itself and experts say timing is everything and can have a significant impact on the result. we began in our team coverage tonight with abc news reporter jr. stone. massive lines outside the new park mall in newark sunday night with hundreds trying to get covid tests as the holidays come to a close my daughter and i been in line at a new park mall trying to get a pcr test since 2:30 this afternoon. we're

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this is abc 7 news.dan: the eee has stopped paying hundreds of thousands of disability claims, trying to stop a new attack of fraud. but sick and disabled californians were swept into the crackdown and their payments stopped without warning. ama: now, many are angry they can't get through to the etd to find out when or if they will get their money. 7 on your side's michael finney has the story. michael cole of the crackdown is a lot like last year, massive unemployment fraud. edd cuts off benefits and then asks questions later. this time, folks struggling with illness lose their income and no one is responding. >> i am on i am on i am on i amn michael: this man can't find a way to tell edd he is not a fraudster. he has been on disability since last march. >> why are you freezing the account? send me the payment on time. michael: his disability payments stopped without warning since december. he isn't alone. dale phillips of vallejo was approved for benefits in october. his claim was frozen like 345 thous

, then abc 7 news at 11:00.n watch our newscasts live anytime on the abc 7 bay area news app available on roku, apple tv, android tv, and fire tv. download the app now and start streaming. that will do it for this edition of abc 7 news. thank. you for joining us tonight. i am ama daetz. dan: and i am dan ashley, from larry beil and sandhya patel, thank you for joining us. we will see you again. have a good night. ♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants-- a physical therapist from pittsburgh, pennsylvania... a government effectiveness associate manager from sunnyside, new york... and our returning champion-- an engineering manager from oakland, california... whose 30-day cash winnings total... and now hosting "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings. [applause] thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome, everyone. our 30-day champion, amy schneider, credits her mom with instilling in her a lifelong love of learning and of facts, and that gift is certainly paying off for

abc 7 news. >> all right. still to come, abc 7 mornings. the wind event prayer we are hoping to talk to the colic up in the cawley company oakland hills. right now, meantime, expanded eligibility -- an update on who is now able to receive the antiviral treatment for covid-19. providing students with protective masks. providing students with protective masks. teachers and donors ♪ thousands of women with metastatic breast cancer are living in the moment and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for postmenopausal women or for men with hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer as the first hormonal based therapy. ibrance plus letrozole significantly delayed disease progression versus letrozole. ibrance may cause low white blood cell counts that may lead to serious infections. ibrance may cause severe inflammation of the lungs. both of these can lead to death. tell your doctor if you have new or worsening chest pain, cough, or trouble breathing. before taking ibrance, tell your doctor if you have fever, chills, or other signs of inf

alex presha, abc news, washington. dion: still to come on abc 7 news at 5:00, some states are getting hit with a strong winter storm. where snowfall is causing some big problems as though storm tracks across the country. plus, free at home covid tests, if you can find them. dion: six people were hospitalized outside of a concert in eugene, oregon. police responded to reports of multiple gunshots outside of a concert hall. it is still unknown whether it was all random or a targeted shooting. one person is in critical condition. no arrests have been made. a big winter storm is sweeping across 33 states, bringing heavy rain, snow, and freezing cold temperatures. so far, over a foot of snow has fallen in north dakota. the storm is heading southeast through sunday. even more snow is anticipated as the storm moves northeast into monday. 75 million americans are on high alert, some getting supplies before the storm. >> some groceries, some supplies before it gets bad and we get snowed in. just trying to get everything ready b

a major highway closer. >-- closure. >> you're watching abc watching abc 7 news, live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. >> it was a warm and windy weekend. today is much colder -- cooler and we will find a lot of sunshine. our typical problem spots. it is much cooler out there today compared to yesterday. 35 in napa. 40 and san mateo. -- in salmon so. a bit -- san mateo. plenty of stars over the city. we have done -- the north bay far. temperatures are cooler compared to yesterday. >> developing news. the u.s. embassy in ukraine on high alert. amid going threats -- growing threats of a invasion of ukraine. >> while the u.s. still open, all non-extensive -- essential staff is being told to get out. a receipt news has learned that -- abc news has learned -- this comes as russia has at least amassed 100,000 troops at the border with ukraine, prompting a bipartisan call for action. >> the very strongest strongestt this sorts of sanctions that we used to bring ironic to the table, is something we should hold out. >> the u.s. military military my additional supplies ukraine aft

stone, abc 7 news. liz: and we will chat with jr tomorrow morning at this time moving on to developing news, california's and battle department is getting a new leader. director rita signs announced her resignation yesterday. she took over at the end of 2020 as the department dealt the search in unemployment claims and rampant fraud. signs will go back to her role as a commissioner on the california commission on aging and nancy farias is taking over the edd for she will be sworn in on tuesday. she is currently the edd chief deputy director of external affairs legislation, and policy. there are new developments in california's fight against coronavirus. hospitalization statewide have dropped below 15,000 patients for the first time in more than a week. san franciscans who got the johnson & johnson vaccine and the booster can now get a third shot. yes, the city's health department updated the city's guidance, recommending the pfizer. starting tuesday, oakland will our people 12 and older to show vaccinat

good evening, you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00 live on abc 7 in wherever you stream. a winter chill is definitely settling in over the bay area tonight. temperatures are going to drop overnight into the 30's and even the 20's. abc 7 weather anchor spencer christian is here to break it down for us. it went from my hands being called building a better bay area. covid has dramatically changed how students learn, and also what they do when they return from winter break. the first big test of the new year for many bay area schoolchildren won't have anything to do with math or science, but instead making sure they don't bring covid back to the classroom. laura anthony has our story. >> a vast majority of our students and staff have covid test we were able to send home. >> oakland unified is among the major they area districts trying to head off the surge of the highly contagious omicron variant. when students return for in-person person learning next week. >> we suggested that they test on friday, and then again tomorrow. so, catching up with anything that might've gone on

right here on abc 7.et our live newscasts, breaking news, weather and more with our abc 7 bay area news app on apple tv, android tv, fire tv and roku. all you have to do a search abc 7 bay area and download the app, which is free. that is going to do it for this edition of abc 7 news at 4:00. i am larry. abc 7 news at 5:00 is coming up next. announcer: building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. dan: i'm dan ashley. you're watching abc7 news at 5:00, on abc7, hulu live and wherever you stream. covid-19 cases continue to decline in the united states. and the bay area. and now hospital admissions are going down as well. federal data shows an 8% drop in covid-19 hospitalizations. in the united states over last week. ama: california's seven-day positivity rate has dropped. it's at 19.6%. down 1.7% from a week ago. dan: this is all good but there are still concerns. the world health organization is asking scientists

stone abc 7 news. oh, there is a uted es big send-off for 49ers fans flying down to southern california to attend the game the airline handed out niners swag and even brought in that special guest as you saw all part of the festivities at the gate this morning's flight to lax with a sea of red and gold fans think sofi stadium will look like that too. exciting there's so many fans going and it's going to be just a party, hopefully. like i said, we're gonna come back on the flight home will be as fun as the flight down and we're here in 70% red. just ap not only is united flying fans to sofi stadium the carrier actually flew the team down to southern california last night and they will fly them back sunday night. hopefully cross your fingers bound for the super bowl. i'll just ahead of tomorrow's game local bars are also gearing up for what's expected to be one of the busiest days in a long time. they're doing so with the pandemic in mind abc. news reporter tim johns stopped by several spots in san franc

amy holyfield, abc 7 news. reggie: fremont unified adding me s pltopick up at home covidn reonse to what youyesterday, lis stretched around the district office, which was the only pickup spot. frustrated parents waited for hours for test kits. >> 40 minutes in my car and i parked down the street and i'm going to wait another 40 minutes. >> they should have just provided kids to the school and everybody should have divided up so it would have been better that way. reggie: the district apologized for not having a more efficient process. here are the locations where students can get cast -- test kits today. fremont and and and and and andd continuing education on calaveras avenue from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. if you are looking for a place to get a covid test, we have resources on our website, abc7news.com/coronavirus. drew: we are tracking areas of dense fog, dense fog advisory for alameda, contra costa, and solano county. from fairfield to concorde, we are down to a quarter of a mile if not zero visibility. th

george: in los angeles, george pennacchio, abc 7 news. pennacchio, abc 7 news.h metastatic breast cancer are living in the moment and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for postmenopausal women or for men with hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer as the first hormonal based therapy. ibrance plus letrozole significantly delayed disease progression versus letrozole. ibrance may cause low white blood cell counts that may lead to serious infections. ibrance may cause severe inflammation of the lungs. both of these can lead to death. tell your doctor if you have new or worsening chest pain, cough, or trouble breathing. before taking ibrance, tell your doctor if you have fever, chills, or other signs of infection, liver or kidney problems, are or plan to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding. for more information about side effects talk to your doctor. ♪ be in your moment. ask your doctor about ibrance. >> building a better bay area, moving , finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> we don't have any many space in our waiting rooms. >> the demand f

this is abc 7 news.vance to the next round of the playoffs after finishing off dallas. you're watching abc 7 news at 6:00. the 49ers just wrapped up a thrilling playoff game against their rival, the cowboys. a 23-17 win over dallas and now it is on to green bay. abc's evan news chris alvarez has more. chris: i have not had a chance to relax but to breathe. i am sure you heard the emotion coming out of the sports room. they renamed the weekend the super wildcard weekend. the game was super and wild. it came down to the final play. dallas has zero timeouts. you see the time winding down. he needed to get to the line to spike it but instead, dak prescott gave it to the center. he jumps in between trying to re-spot it and time runs out. absolutely costly and that is how the game ended. kyle shanahan was pretty sure that was the end but the way things were going, he is still holding his breath. >> i thought it was over. i saw it live. i was confident it was done but still nervous. sometimes it changes so you

there are evacuations in place for people nearby abc 7 news. anchor liz. kreutz is on the scene force and joins us live with the very latest liz. hi, dan, and alma the fbi is now leading this investigation. they are still trying to figure out exactly what. is inside the suspicious package, but they do believe that it could be a pipe bomb. we have sky seven video flying overhead all afternoon. you might be able to see that package. it's a plastic bag and officials say around 12:40 today a person walking around frankagawa plaza dropped off that bag at the foot of a flagpole right outside the federal building law enforcement was alerted and a heavy police presence arrived here at the scene. we know that there's fbi homeland security officials here, alameda county sheriff bomb squad oakland pd and the coast guard canine unit now about a half an hour ago. we got update from officials. they talked about whether they plan to blow up this package. here's what they said. this is a location that we've made safe. our first rule is to always preserve life. and so at t

dan noyes, abc 7 news.julian: this story started with a tip and you can contact dan noyes and the i-team if you would like to see a story investigated. go to abc7news.com or pick up the phone and call 1-888-40i team. voters will decide on a new recorder and whether to recall three school board members. some residents will vote to fill an assembly seat. voters can return their ballots by mail. election day is fed rate 15th -- election day is february 15. the 49ers faithful are ready to take over dallas for tomorrow's wildcard matchup against the dallas cowboys. there is a group of fans who believe red and gold in north texas, the dfw empire says members are snatching up those tickets. >> it is time to get tickets and planning for a party. >> i had a talk to my wife into letting me buy tickets. julian: the faithful say they are ready to make dallas feel like a home game and several bay area landmarks will be illuminated in red and gold tonight at tomorrow's game. those include sfo and san francisco in san jos

tim: tim johns, abc 7 news. liz: in the south bay, nearly 20,000 people gathered at great america's winterfest. stephanie sierra tells us about the excitement for 2022. >> happy new year -- >> happy new year -- >> happy new year. stephanie: ringing in 2022 at california's great america -- >> 10, 9 8, 7 -- > stephanie: the countdown to new begiin02 >> a comber year for -- year than the year before. >> no more covid, no more work from home. >> lots of fun and good health for us and our loved ones. stephanie: thousands of family bundled up outside winterfest, most masked up to send enough -- send off another tough year. >> 2021 was the worst year. i think 2022 could change our lives. >> it is nice. it is second nature these days to put this thing on and we have been doing a lot of that. i love seeing kids and families happy and excited. stephanie: that happiness eating up the park, draped into core with more than one million flashing lights, surrounding families embracing the covid escape. >> i'm excited to go on a

then stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. that will do it for this edition of abc 7 news., thank you for joining us. i am ama daetz. dan: and i am dan ashley. for sandhya patel, larry beil and all of us, thank you for your time. we hope to see you again for abc 7 news at 11:00. ♪ ♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants-- a nursing assistant from toledo, ohio... an attorney from new york, new york... and our returning champion, an engineering manager from oakland, california... whose 38-day cash winnings total... and now, hosting "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings! [cheers and applause] thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome, everyone. hope you were watching "jeopardy!" last week because our champion, amy schneider, had a very impressive week indeed. five runaway games, and she tied matt amodio's mark set earlier this season with her 38th win. we'll have to see if it's gonna be another winning week for her but we do know that it could be one for you at home. that's right, you still have five days to enter our explore alask

morgan: abc news, los angeles. ama: if you want to stay up-to-date on the latest covid headlines, we have more information on our website. headed to abc7news.com/ coronavirus. dan: neighbors taking action to solve a pothole problem. how they are doing it without the city and with the city is saying about it. ama: a bay area beer tradition. dan: a popular bay area company stuck around for decades. now, it's leaving california after more than 40 years. >> cooler tomorrow. i will let you know if this trend will carry on new year, new start. and now comcast business is making it easy to get going with the ready. set. save. sale. get started with fast and reliable internet and voice for $64.99 a month with a 2-year price guarantee. it's easy... with flexible installation and backing from an expert team, 24/7. and for even more value, ask how to get up to a $500 prepaid card. get a great deal for your business with the ready. set. save. sale today. comcast business. powering possibilities. dan: this group of vallejo resi

in napa, laura anthony, abc 7 news. in paradise, laura anthony, abc 7 news.a remarkable career. what strikes me the most is seeing her fire coverage. coming to abc 7, one of my first interactions was working with her in the north bay during some of the fire, she was with our photojournalist, randy davis who also just recently retired. they were so dedicated to their craft. they were not afraid to push it to the limit, albeit safely, but do whatever it took to get the story. larry: consummate professionals, both of them. i tell you what, it would have been easier to list the stories that she did not cover. she did everything under the sun over the last few decades and almost -- and always brilliantly and professionally. i know she is a huge jays fan. and she looked pretty good on the slopes as well. happy retirement and aleve x. it's fast, powerful long-lasting relief with a revolutionary, rollerball design. because with the right pain reliever... life opens up. aleve it, and see what's possible. dion: rain and more rain. larry: absolutely. not too bad but pre

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abc 7 news. dion: look at this. jacob mcclellan was out testing this morning when he came across this site in capitola village. he told me he was planning to go surfing but given the sporadic swell, he is planning to go another day. this is what it looked like in nearby santa cruz where tsunami waves flooded the harbor. abc 7 news reporter ryan curry is live at the santa cruz harbor with much more on this. ryan: good evening. santa cruz residents were on hilar throughout most of -- high alert for most of the day. water levels rose in the santa cruz area to conscious levels. some residents saying as these levels went down many of them felt more comfortable going back to the water. santa cruz residents on high alert saturday. >> we watch the water push the lower deck. ryan: edward martinez was monitoring the water levels in the morning. he says originally he didn't think the tsunami advisory was much of a problem. he says the level kept rising. causing him some concern. >> maybe this is a big deal. we are looking out

stone, abc 7 news. ama: santa clara county officials will be holding a news conference tomorrow to address fentanyl and new initiatives to combat drugs. we will bring you the details on our website. dan: apple has taken out a restraining order against a virginia woman accused of stalking ceo tim cook. in court papers obtained by abc 7 news, apple security accuses the woman of "threatening and bizarre behavior." amanda del castillo has new information tonight. amanda: for more than a year, apple says tim cook has been recently drove across thempy aln countr even trespassing on his property twice. >> under these circumstances regarding who this person is, this sounds like a certain kind of stalking that is often called erotomania. amanda: a delusional disorder that could become dangerous according to professor thomas plant. it is that so-called bizarre behavior causing them to file this restraining order. we are not naming the woman because she is not currently facing charges. papers include several email

that is it for this edition of abc 7 news.hank you for being here with us. ♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are... a delivery driver from fairfax, virginia... a professional storyteller from west simsbury, connecticut... and our returning champion-- an engineering manager from oakland, california... ...whose 26-day cash winnings total... [ applause ] and now hosting "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings. [ applause ] thank you, johnny. welcome, everyone. today across our social channels, we've published stats for "jeopardy!"'s big four-- james holzhauer, matt amodio, our returning champion, amy schneider, and myself-- and we found some interesting distinctions. for example, amy's $950,000 in earnings means she's averaging $36,500 per game. that puts her in third place all time. james holzhauer's in the lead by a mile with $75,000 per game. but amy is right in between matt amodio and myself. so, historically speaking, as you know if you've seen her play, very much the real deal

reporter: dion lim, abc 7 news. care of his elderly father and mother who live in san francisco bayview district. there is a gofundme account set up to help them out. . we have a link to it at abc7news.com. kristen: part of building a better bay area is addressing issues of social justice. dozens of offensive anti-semitic flyers were found in san francisco over the weekend. as liz kreutz appear to be identical to flyers found in several other cities across the country, and come amid a nationwide rise in anti-semitic incidents. >> there were quite a few littered throughout the sidewalk. reporter: in san francisco's pacific heights, residents are dismayed and on edge after finding anti-semitic flyers placed all around their neighborhood. >> it was a small's -- a small sandwich bag and had a flyer that said, the entire covid agenda is jewish. reporter: aurora who is jewish and asked we not share her last name, noticed the flyers on a walk sunday morning. she picked up several scattered along pacific avenue. these flyer

david louis, abc 7 news.an: if you want to stay up-to-date on the latest covid headlines or if you have questions about the vaccines, we have that information readily available for you at abc 7/news. kristen: three men were convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison for chasing and killing ahmaud arbery. the judge said there would be no chance of parole for the father and son. their neighbor, william brian was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole. dan: the sister of a federal security officer shot and killed in oakland in 2020 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against facebook for its alleged role in the shooting. villainy woodrow spoke with her today. reporter: on may 29, sergeant and another person drove to the oakland protest in the wake of george floyd's murder. officer underwood was standing guard. according to a criminal complaint, he filed -- multiple rounds were fired at underwood killing him. >> i miss being able to pick up my phone and talk to him. reporter: he was also accused

you are watching abc seven mornings live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. reggie: we start with meteorologist drew tuma. drew: temperature is warmer compared to this time yesterday, because we have a little cloud blanket. jossome of the cool spe inland. 42 the current temperature in san ramon. this is our camera showing partly to mostly cloudy skies. the morning will feature a fair amount of cloud cover early on, but clouds get out quickly. by the afternoon, nothing but sunshine. 4:00, we are talking sunny skies and a dry pattern. temperatures warmer than yesterday. a lot of us in the upper 40's to 50's. reggie: as we wait for the omicron surge to peak across the country, we continue to deal with testing issues in the bay area. public health officials say some sites will temporarily reduce hours because of "challenges beyond our control go -- beyond our control." chicago public closed for a fourth day today. the district and teachers union and haven't come to an agreement over remote learning and safety protocols. kumasi: pushback from guidelines for health

abc 7 news. kristen: an east bay company will play a vital role in the white house plan to send free test kits to americans. they have a $190 million contract to provide at-home test. it's not clear how many tests that will buy. the contract is estimated to be january 24. new numbers from the state show how big of an increase we are seeing in covid cases. today's test positivity rate is 22.1%. last month, that number was 2.2%. the number of people with covid in the hospital nearly doubled from last month. there are 11,000 confirmed covid hospitalizations across california. the figure was 5800 at the end of last month. still, it's down 10,000 from january of last year. dan: in the meantime, a back-and-forth between a school district wanting to go virtual and the office of education wanting kids in the classroom. students were back in person today. dustin dorsey explains how state and county guidance factored into the decision. reporter: even on a monday, there was at least one student happy to be

zach flynn test, abc 7 -- fuentes, abc 7 news.ma: donations to help tonga in the wake of the massive volcanic eruption and tsunami. communication remains cut off for much of the island kingdom which is covered in ash. volunteers with sf enterprises and logistics tell us they have heard the military spent today sweeping ash off the runway so planes can land. the companies collecting essentials like masks and water that will go out on ships this friday. a lions club is using its connections to get help to tonga too. >> we will be doing efforts with clubs in new zealand, hopefully giving them monetary donations. they can get the stuff in new zealand and ship it over to tonga a lot quicker than about. ama: sf enterprises and the justice will be collecting donations tomorrow near the port of oakland. drop off goes until 4 p.m. dan: the fashion industry is mourning the loss of an icon. former vogue creative director andre talley died today in new york. he joined vogue in 1983 had rose to prominence as editor-in-chief. he had a larger-th

stone, abc 7 news. ama: santa clara county officials will be holding a news conference tomorrow to address fentanyl and new initiatives to combat drugs. we will bring you the details on our website. dan: apple has taken out a restraining order against a virginia woman accused of stalking ceo tim cook. in court papers obtained by abc 7 news, apple security accuses the woman of "threatening and bizarre behavior." amanda del castillo has new information tonight. amanda: for more than a year, apple says tim cook has been stalked and harassed by a virginia woman. the company alleges the woman recently drove across the country to reach cook, even trespassing on his property twice. >> under these circumstances regarding who this person is, this sounds like a certain kind of stalking that is often called erotomania. amanda: a delusional disorder that could become dangerous according to professor thomas plant. it is that so-called bizarre behavior causing them to file this restraining order. we are not naming th

cornell: even a member of our abc 7 news vaccine team dr. patel, was challenged about finding a test after a possible covid exposure. >> i tested multiple days negative and i wanted to confirm with the pcr test, and i had to go to my doctor and wait over one hour in-line to get one. this is not a luxury everyone has. cornell: this department treated that some affiliate sites will temporarily reduce testing hours due to challenges beyond our control. please check your health system first for testing. do not go to the er for tests. supervisor matt haney calls that an acceptable . >> this is something we should be prepared for. cornell: he says some test sites experienced shortages. >> all of a sudden testing capacity is slashed. the things i think in the midst of the greatest surge of this virus, since the start of the pandemic, that we need more answers, more oversight and accountability. cornell: he says he will collect hearing next week about solutions to keeping testing sites open and even expanding capacity. governor newsom proposed spend

tonight on abc.g playing the first game in nearly a week, and scored nearly 30 the last time we saw him on the floor and tonight, head-to-head with one of the best of all-time steph curry and he leads the league in threes and plus/minus and named an all-star for the eighth time in his career. >>> and the brooklyn of the bay, and the east versus the west and the battle that everybody is waiting for and the matchup that you

you are watching abc 7 news, live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. we are going to start with the forecast. drew: we are checking sunshine this afternoon, temperatures on the mild side. this morning, some fog in the north bay. santa rosa down to a half mile visibility, elsewhere we are doing well. generally clear skies, that allows temperatures to cool off rapidly. it is chilly, we are at the freezing mark in santa rosa. oakland at 41, take winter jacket with you this morning. a live look from the exploratorium camera showing you clear skies over the city. early morning fog in the north bay, sunshine this afternoon. temperatures on the comfortable side, upper 50's to mid-60's later today. reggie: developing news overseas, the u.s. embassy in ukraine is on high alert this morning. it comes amid growing threats of a russian invasion in ukraine. that is forcing the u.s. state department take action. jobina: the state department is ordering diplomat families to leave ukraine immediately. but the u.s. embassy campus open, non-essential travel and -- non-e

luz pena, abc 7 news. liz: the high winds yesterday because chaos across the bay area, downing dozens of trees and knocking out power to thousands. taking a look at the pg&e outage map. nearly 2600 customers remain without power this morning. most of those outages are in the east bay and some in the north bay. that is down from 30,000 people without power yesterday morning. cornell barnard shows us some of the damage. >> oh. my house house reporter: a rude awakening saturday when strong winds took down this spruce tree in the oakton hills. >> around 4:00 a.m., we heard a bang and saw a bright reporter: down power lines, leaving neighbors in the dark. josh covered spoke live from his house as the chaos unfolded. >> there is a fire in front of my house. i am on the second story. on the other of the window, powerlines just dangling. reporter: removing the tree could take days. not far away, this trait was blocking colton boulevard. >> this will take a couple days to clean this up and get our power on. in the

7 appear to -- abc 7.ndon: we want chase center to be the safest venue in the country and we feel jobina: chaf five venues in the nba with a vaccine mandate but come february 1, things are going a step further. brandon: we will be the only one mandating boosters for every one who is eligible for a booster. jobina: that does not mean you can get a booster that day before you show up. fans 16 and older must be two weeks removed from the final dose and if eligible, seven days removed from a booster shot. starting march 1, fans 12 to 15 must be two weeks removed from their final dose and if eligible, seven days removed from their booster shot. kits five to 11 can show proof of full vaccination or a negative covid test. >> if you're coming to an event february 1, the first day, you have to get your booster by january 27. jobina: brandon schneider has been in his new role as president and coo for six months and inherited quite a job, trying to keep 18,000 fans, the team, and the -- healthy in this era of the pan

abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> this is abc 7 news. jobina: -- >> i heard the shot.rst i could not believe what i had heard. jobina: gunfire ups inside of an east bay mall. witnesses describe and terrifying scene. tonight one man is in the hospital and another is wanted by police. thank you for joining us and happy new year. i am jobina fortson. you are watching abc 7 news at 6:00. the shooting happened on new year's eve at the sun valley mall in concord. cornell barnard spoke to people who ran and hid for cover. >> everybody started running out. cornell: chaos at the sun valley mall in concord on new year's eve. gunfire sending shoppers running for cover. >> i heard the shot and then at first i could not believe what i had heard and then people started coming in and confirmed it. i stayed right where i was. cornell: one person was wounded. it began as a robbery around 3:30 when someone tried to help the robbery victim, suspect open fire. >>

>> when abc contacted me.eporter: less than two weeks ago i found thousands of boxes of ppe soaking in the rain at the san mateo event center. many collapsing into the puddles. gallons -- gowns, and more. it was moved outside to make way for a weekend software conference, but boxes remained outside through several torrential downpours. >> we are now looking into how this occurred. i can assure you i will be putting policy and procedures in place to make sure this never happens again. reporter: clearly there is still confusion about what i discovered even among board members. >> the most important thing to remember is this was not hospital quality. this is not something patients in our county hospitals will go without because it was not of that grade. reporter: i did find boxes of disposable operating room gowns and many more isolation gowns medical personnel use when seeing patients. pallets upon pallets of them. all of this page with your tax dollars. the board discussed another of my reports. more than half

abc 7 at seven.t's the same -- >> imagine you are driving down the street and then -- >> but different. >> we will see you tomorrow. reggie: please join us today and we won't talk about fresca or sprite. i promise. it is abc 7 at seven, monday through friday at, you guessed it, 7:00 a.m., streaming on the abc 7 bay area news app and abc7news.com. that app is free to download on your phone and roku, apple tv and fire tv and android tv. drew: i would not have said it if that was a hill i would die on for the rest of my life. reggie: you never know what they will take. drew: fresca is good. reggie: but it is not your personality. now it is. drew: now it is. what are you going to do? reggie: home. that is how much i love y'all. i watched it and was like this is a good show. >> did you vote during the show, reggie? reggie: i saw the controversy and i won't weigh in on it. >> that smart, friend. [laughter] drew: kumasi's mom is her thumb on it. kumasi: jobina's mom is weighing in. reggie: my mom will get i

zach flynn test, abc 7 -- fuentes, abc 7 news. ama: donations to help tonga in the wake of the massive volcanic eruption and tsunami. communication remains cut off for much of the island kingdom which is covered in ash. volunteers with sf enterprises and logistics tell us they have heard the military spent today sweeping ash off the runway so planes can land. the companies collecting essentials like masks and water that will go out on ships this friday. a lions club is using its connections to get help to tonga too. >> we will be doing efforts with clubs in new zealand, hopefully giving them monetary donations. they can get the stuff in new zealand and ship it over to tonga a lot quicker than about. ama: sf enterprises and the justice will be collecting donations tomorrow near the port of oakland. drop off goes until 4 p.m. dan: the fashion industry is mourning the loss of an icon. former vogue creative director andre talley died today in new york. he joined vogue in 1983 had rose to prominence as editor-in-chief. he had a larger-

reggie: you are watching live on abc seven mornings live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. drew: starting out with low clouds it will not linger. breezy in the hills. his ability on live doppler -- visibility on live doppler, a quarter-mile in areas. who is a look from the bay bid -- bridge toll plaza. traffic looking fine. partly sunny skies early on. father will not linger. sunshine moving -- fog will not linger. temperatures in the upper 50's to mid 60's. kumasi: this morning, pfizer has administered the first doses of its omicron based vaccine in a clinical trial. this will be tested as a booster shot for people who have been vaccinated and as a three dose series for previously unvaccinated people. the trials are being done as a precaution just in case an omicron specific vaccine is necessary in the future. dharna expected to start -- moderna expected to start similar trial soon. reggie: expected to be treating everyone as if they were exposed. mark said free masks -- walmart said free masks will start being available. kumasi: we are learning about a proposed bill that

this is abc 7 news. >> good evening and thank you for joining us. we are watching abc 7 news 11:00. right now, teachers with the oakland unified district will not remain in strike tomorrow, but it remains a possibility. it is not been able to come to an agreement with the district. j.r. stone is following the story and has the details. reporter: the oakland unified school district has the best scene numerous walkouts like this, now with talks of possible strikes. oea and usd negotiatedtedted hours until 5:00 a.m. on saturday. negotiations resume on monday. oea is not on strike at this time. some ousd teachers want more than just weekly testing, high-quality masks, and qualified subs. >> no tentative agreement should be reached that does not include a return to a virtual learning. that is the key act we need to take right now. >> market as an instructor at the sojourner truth study, which is a k-12 academy that is virtual. the small school now has more than 1000 kids. some parents say they are not on boar

morgan: abc news, los angeles. you want to stay up-to-date on the latest covid headlines, we have more information on our website. headed to abc7news.com/ coronavirus. dan: neighbors taking action to solve a pothole problem. how they are doing it without the city and with the city is saying about it. ama: a bay area beer tradition. dan: a popular bay area company stuck around for decades. now, it's leaving california after more than 40 years. >> cooler tomorrow. i will let you know if this trend will carry on bu is makiy to get going with the ready. set. save. sale. get started with fast and reliable internet and voice for $64.99 a month with a 2-year price guarantee. it's easy... with flexible installation and backing from an expert team, 24/7. and for even more value, ask how to get up to a $500 prepaid card. get a great deal for your business with the ready. set. save. sale today. comcast business. powering possibilities. your kindness outshines your highs and lows. your strength can outlast any bad day. because