todd, back to you. >> todd: alex hogan, thank you very much. president biden and democratic party really hurting in the polls right now and a gop landslide seems more than likely as report projects republicans clear favorite to win back the house majority. here is justin wallin. great to see you. we know an election is nay when we have you on every month or so. how big could this blood bath be for democratss? >> justin: it could be significant. one portion of congress and in this case, the house, the following midterm could be disastrous. a lot of themes suggest beyond precedent, could be tough on the democratic party. >> todd: drill down on this cook political report that shows interesting trends. let's start in lean republican, three seats cook is predicting could go lean republican versus currently democrat and two likely republican, five in toelgs. what do you take away from districts that can be applied to the map as a whole? >> justin: absolutely. what we know, in order for republicans to take back the house, they need to gain a net of fi

. >> alex hogan live in london with more on the latest from stewart sheller. good morning, alex. >> alex: good morning todd and kevin, this ex-marine who spoke out during the afghanistan withdrawal says he still believes in his message issue but he wished he would have toned down his language. he posted videos slamming his bosses and the white house while the very next day former marine stewart schiller jr. was relieved of his command, he still continued posting critical clips and ultimately pleaded guilty to six misdemeanor violation of military law, fined $5000 and discharged under honorable conditions, which is lower tier than honorable discharge. >> i feel like what i did was the right thing and i will stand by that. my life will be dedicated to making sure there are changes that take place. if enough of us believe in one thing, we can change anything. >> republicans are criticizing department of homeland security mayorkis on vetting of 78,000 afghan refugees evacuated by the u.s. idaho senator, jim rich tweeting, "it is more than month delay and we need an

foxes alex hogan explains how athletes are trying to stay healthy ahead of opening ceremonies.roud. this highly anticipated in grand event is finally going to start . beijing takes the global stage in one week, hosting 11,000 participants from all around the world. the pressure is mounting on protecting the olympic bubble . athletes have battled the pandemic while practicing covid impacted my preparation. um. and a pretty direct stick way and i was off snow for three months and without training now, even before the games begin, covid-19 test results are hijacking some athletes hopes of competing among the latest to test positive are a snowboarder from slovenia and a supervisor from germany. that's despite the closed loop olympic policy already in play, olympic travelers must get tested twice before flying and once at the airport upon arrival, it's an eerie welcome of greetings by one workers in biohazard suits. police escort teams to designated hotels that are barricaded and guarded to keep participants inside and keep the public out. daily testing and masks are mandatory robot

>> bret: alex hogan in london, thanks.navirus pandemic. ♪ ♪ ♪ music ♪ there's software. and then there's industrial grade software. capable of optimizing your flight by turning data into your co-pilot. meet honeywell forge. analytical software that helps assembly lines build walls against cyber threats. and makes sure you're ready for game day every day. that's honeywell forge. industrial grade software ♪ music ♪ ♪ >> bret: in this time do you think that it's fair to say that the trust and confidence of the public has gone down with the cdc? >> thank you, bret. you know, this is hard. we have ever-evolving science with ever-evolving variant. and my job is to provide updated guidance in the context of rapidly rising cases. and that is what we have done and i'm here to explain that to the american people. and i am committed to continuing to do so and to continuing to improve. >> bret: the cdc director raychel walensky talking about credibility and some of the messaging that's been coming from the white house and the cdc on c

alex hogan, ktvu fox two news.eless shelter in west oakland is closed after a covid outbreak statements into pollen san pablo avenue, was temporarily shut down after 20 guests tested positive for covid shelter. officials say most of those infected were moved into county run isolation hotel shelter. some declined to go. it's not yet known when the shelter will reopen across the bay, san francisco's hotel program for the city's homeless to protect them from the spread of covid is coming to an end later this year, as ktvu christian captain reports work is now underway to make sure those who are staying in the hotels don't end up back on the streets. in april of 2020 as the covid pandemic grew as a looming threat, san francisco mobilized to get the homeless out of large congregate settings, moving 3700 people into 25 shelter in place hotels around the city. the city's department of homelessness and supportive housing, said the program was always a temporary measure and is now winding down. this program was an emergency

alex hogan, ktvu fox two news.ll, now we've got some really cute news out of germany to share with you. five oriental small clawed baby otters born in november, making their public debut this week. they have been lying inside their den with their mother for the past two bonds, oriental small clawed otters are endangered species and normally only give birth to one or two cubs in a litter. so zookeepers were pleasantly surprised to find that this mother had given birth to five babies. when the otters are fully grown, they will be distributed to other zoos around the world to help preserve their species there, so guilt sure are . mm hmm. coming up here on the floor of mural to honor the life of betty white. how this new tribute to the hollywood icon is helping adoptable dogs to find helping adoptable dogs to find - hi mommy! - hi honey! oh i missed you! you just want to video call the kids. ok. ♪ hush little baby...♪ ♪...don't say a word...♪ but if slow upload speeds turn your goodnight call into an accidental horror

alex hogan, fox news. well the major storm is blanketing parts of canada and the eastern us in toronto. i see snowy conditions brought traffic to a halt in many areas, their vehicles and roads were covered amounts of snow. what powerful wind gusts reduced visibility to near zero. the storm is expected to bring as much as two ft of snow to the toronto region here in the u. s. heavy snow rain and strong winds also slammed the northeast and new england today as many hicks reports that system arrived after first blanketing parts of the south with severe weather. the eastern us taking a direct hit from mother nature as a messy storm strikes parts of the south and northeast, dumping heavy snow pounding rain and damaging high winds. some are spending monday shoveling out, while others are still seeing snowfall. totals rise. including parts of ohio, pennsylvania and new york, or more than a foot has already fallen and more snow is expected to accumulate in some areas of the northeast and new england through wednes

alex hogan, fox news. and a barrier. if you high clouds will move in over the weekend was still some mild temperatures. but what about rainfall? we're looking long range and we'll have the forecast update coming up. coming up on the seven o'clock news on ktvu plus san francisco's angle comedy festival has been postponed to tell you the new date set for the sketch fest. plus, how does an extra $50,000 sound the hefty bonus that's being offered by the army to new recruits? those stories and more coming up at seven on ktvu plus, but first here at six and right after the break, see how business owners task robots with jobs they're having trouble filling 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 f

fox's alex hogan has more from london.coronavirus crackdowns remain across much of europe, but some countries are taking a new approach nearly two years after the start of the pandemic, but we need to do is get to low levels of disease incidents with maximum vaccination of our populations, so nobody has to die. spain portugal and the united kingdom are among those loosening their restrictions as vaccination rates rise in cases of the macron variant begin to peak. uk prime minister boris johnson announcing this week the end of mask wearing in public places as well as the use of covid passports. this is a moment that we can all be proud of. these governments are looking to treat the virus now is something that's here to stay much like how the flu is treated yearly, the way they plan to do. this is laid out by health officials. these pharmaceutical defenses of the vaccines, antivirals, monoclonal antibodies and testing. i think there will be the cornerstone of our future defenses. meanwhile the public is divided about easing

fox news alex hogan reports.don't know if it's going to happen at your church residents of colleyville, texas are still in shock after this man 44 year old malik akram took a rabbi and three worshippers hostage during saturday services at the congregation beth israel synagogue. he died at the scene after the hostages escaped, and now the investigation is ramping up with two teenagers detained in the city of manchester late sunday night, akram was from blackburn and industrial city in northern england and allegedly suffered from mental illness getting banned from british courtrooms after yelling in court and making comments about 9 11. but he wasn't on a terror watch list despite having what his brother calls a long criminal history in the uk. he arrived in new york about two weeks ago on a tourist visa. and now president biden is asking tough questions about how he was able to obtain a gun just ridiculous, and it's because of the failure us to focus as hard as we should, and as consistently should on gun purchase

foxes alex hogan reports from london.ss than two weeks to go until the start of the beijing winter olympics. there is growing concern for the safety of u. s athletes attending the games. the u. s is one of at least nine countries staging a diplomatic boycott of the olympics over human rights abuses in china. the ioc has a longstanding rule against athletes making political statements at the games that's now backed up by the threat of punishment from the organizing committee in beijing. in this situation, it is just not worth it for athletes to speak out. the only answer is to say that athletes should stay silent until they get home. and that's a really horrible place to be. the first cases of the novel coronavirus were detected in wuhan, china, at the end of 2000 and 19. now the country will host the global event that welcomes competitors from all over the world. there have already been at least 72 cases among olympic staff, a number that the top medical expert for the games says is expected and comparable to what was see

alex hogan, ktvu fox two news.t shows people living in santa clara county or exceeding goals to conserve water in november. water use countywide dropped 20% beating the 15% emergency goal issued by the santa clara valley water district. when the district declared a drought emergency in june, the san jose water company made the same request, but after months of failing to meet the target and announced plans for a $7.13 surcharge for each unit of water above that amount, according to the mercury news, the possibility of higher water bills likely helped in the conservation efforts. all right, let's get you outside. no rain to speak of right now, mark tamayo. it is a little bit cooler than we were this time when we last talked yes, that's right, garcia and little bit cooler. and also we have this high clouds drifting in this afternoon, but no chance of rain falling from the clouds for today, we're kind of locked in this dry weather stretching every thursday. we get the new graphic for the drought update and actually so

alex hogan, ktvu fox two newst six. i had to do it. at that point, i didn't have any choice and then it lately it seems like that. we're in al barsa. it has become an all too familiar scene, smashing grab robberies happening all across the bay area. but in this particular case, the owner of a jewelry store stopped a group of would be thieves in their tracks. when he pulled out his gun, turning the tables on those thieves. good evening, everyone . i'm mike mibach and i'm julie julie haener. that dramatic scene played out inside 10 friend mall in san bruno. and because of what the owner did, those would be thieves left empty handed. ktvu is alex savage joins us. now he's in the newsroom and alex. we spoke with the owner about why he did what he did. yeah. julie when that group ran into his store and started smashing display cases, the owner huisman body didn't hesitate to pull out his gun. and even though one of those men was armed body says he wasn't scared. at that point? no because i mean, because my whole body my mind was in a in a,

alex hogan has more from london.y for the 2022 winter olympics in beijing are just two weeks away, and covid-19 safety remains a huge concern as omicron sweeps across the globe. china has already implemented a strict zero tolerance covid policy, even locking down some residential compounds to curb the spread of the virus. ioc officials insist the games will be safe for athletes. what we will have surveillance systems in place to make sure that should anything happen, either in the build up to the games are draining them. that we will recognize it very quickly and respond very quickly . cybersecurity risks are also beginning to pop up around the games. they might 2022 app allows athletes to submit health data, medical history and other vital information, but it may be at risk for encryption breaches . a report by a watchdog group says that vulnerabilities could lead to athletes data being accessed by chinese internet providers. the ioc responded to the report, saying that they are looking at it closely and added that

alex hogan, ktvu fox two news.roup of 15 workers at a noah's bagel shop in vacaville, quit together in video of their walkout is going viral on tiktok . this video clip shows. what happened it was posted over the weekend has already been seen 3.5 million times. beyonce sarmento posted the video. she and her co workers quit over the weekend. they say their general manager was wrongly fired and they say that was the final straw. not replaceable. we're not disposable, and you can't just fire somebody and not let them know i have never seen anything like this as well. but that shows you how tight our bond is and how close we are together, not just as a team, but as a family. noah's bagel says it takes the treatment of its team members seriously and prides itself on providing a rewarding work experience still to come at noon, keeping police on campus at the marin county school, we take a look at the new rules being put into place and the restrictions that come with the extra security after some wanted them removed. plus

alex hogan now tells us he is losing all of his royal connections. can i ask you if you and your brothers position since sandra britain's prince charles declined to answer questions about his brother, prince andrew on friday, andrew was stripped of all his royal patronage is and military affiliations this week as he battles sexual abuse allegations. the decision came with queen elizabeth's approval, but royal historian penny junor says it should have happened earlier. the fact that she was allowing him to hang on to them and here was not offering his resignation, i think was beginning to tarnish the queen herself. andrew's former roles have been handed back to the queen. he will also no longer use the title his royal highness in any official capacity, we will never see him in public life again, and this is humiliation, part excellence. the prince andrew. on wednesday , a new york judge rejected andrews bid to dismiss the lawsuit brought by virginia giuffre a alleging that he sexually abused her when she was just 17. his attorneys argued. a previously

. >> kennedy: alex hogan with more from stewart sheller, tell us about it. >> alex: this ex-marine says he wishes he would have toned down his language so people would focus at his message at the time. during his evacuation he slammed his bosses and white house. next day, former marine stewart sheller jr. was relieved of command, but continued posting critical clips and pleaded guilty to six misdemeanor violation, military log, fined $5000 and discharged under honorable condition, lower tier than honorable discharge. >> i feel like what i did was the right thing and i will stand by that. nie my life will be dedicated to making sure changes take place. if enough of us believe in one thing, we can change anything. >> alex: republicans are criticizing mayorkis on the delay of report detailing vetting of the 78,000 afghan refugees evacuated by the u.s. iowa senator tweeting, it is more than a month delayed, we need answers and need d.h.s. too cooperate. u.s. evacuated 124,000 people from afghanistan, but still tens of thousands are there as growing crisis as we see the winter temperatures o

. >> ashley: alex hogan, thank you. most chicago teachers are walking off the job. back to the classroom, including our next guest, who won't let anything stop him from seeing his kids in person. joseph battling cancer and joins me live to explain why he is pushing to keep kids in school. joseph, a few things. kudos to you, hats off to you for standing in the kids' corner. you have been a math teach sxer chess coach for 17 years and currently teach at the elementary school in chicago. tell me why you are one of the few teachers it seems in chicago pushing back on the union trying to get kids in the classroom? >> good morning, ashley. yes, that is correct. i've been with chicago public school for 17 years. the thing is that i have also done remote learning with my students last year, plus more than a year classes were suspended, we did remote learning. when the students came back, i noticed it is not really that effective. there are a lot of limitations i had to face, a lot of challenges i had to face in remote learning. basically even the math concepts, it is not wh

. >> kevin: alex hogan, thank you.the states, blue cities handing down strict vaccine and mask mandates, but are they seeing spikes in covid-19 casess and is it based on science? great question. here is dr. jay bhattacharya, stan ford medical school. and you and talked about this, a lot of people feel passionately about this subject. enough with the mandates, they don't feel this is making the difference to justify it. when you hear about mandates in larger cities, is it working? what is your take? >> dr. bhattacharya: mandates have put many people in a tough spot. people got covid and recovered and are well protected against getting covid and spreading it being forced to decide whether they want a vaccine or not. i generally recommend the vaccine, but i can understand people that don't want it in that situation and the vaccine mandates force them to make decision, a lot of people left their jobs as result, been forced out of jobs as a result. it made staffing shortages and hasn't stopped the disease from spreading. yo

. >> todd: alex hogan, thank you very much. them two more heading for the exit as reportedly described the vp has a bully who regularly delivers soul destroying criticism, jeremy hunt here to talk all about it. >> ashley: be do have a big show ahead this morning, congresswoman nicole live on "fox & friends" first. ♪ ♪ shipstation saves us so much time it makes it really easy and seamless pick an order print everything you need slap the label on ito the box and it's ready to go our cost for shipping, were cut in half just like that go to shipstation/tv and get 2 months free do you struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep? qunol sleep formula combines 5 key nutrients just like that that can help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up refreshed. the brand i trust is qunol. this is elodia. she's a recording artist. 1 of 10 million people that comcast has connected to affordable internet in the last 10 years. and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting through

correspondent alex hogan explains tonight. >> i am proud, this highly anticipated and grand event isweek, hosting 11,000 participants from all around the world. the pressure is mounting on protecting the olympic bubble. athletes have battled the pandemic while practicing. >> covid impacted my preparation in a drastic way. i was off for three months without training. >> even before the games, covid-19 test results are hijacking athletes hopes of competing. among the latest to test a positive are a snowboarder from slovenia and a supervisor from germany. that is despite the closed loop olympic policy already in play. olympic travelers must get tested twice before flying, and once at the airport upon arrival. it is an eerie welcome of breeding workers and biohazard suits. police escort teams to designated hotels that are barricaded and guarded to keep participants inside and keep the public out. daily testing and masks are mandatory. robots deliver meals to limit human interactions. between venues, teams will travel in and sectioned off train cars, and olympic -- have their own lands on

dana. >> dana: alex hogan thank you. >> bill: let's bring in andy mccarthy former assistant u.s.ey trying to make sense of this. great piece you write just late yesterday. the title was -- [inaudible] allowed to enter the u.s. you say whether it's criminal history or mental illness or terrorism sympathies any one of those is able to ban him from u.s. entry. how did he get here? >> that's the million dollar question, bill. even though we're dealing with the u.k. here. this is not a guy who was eligible for a visa waiver. he has to come in the regular visa way. if things are working the way they are supposed to work he has to apply for a visa and any one of those three things should have disqualified him and made imexcludeable whether mental illness, prior criminal record for jihadist sympathies as the report noted he showed. you have to ask how did he get in here? how hard are we vetting people? the big question to me is when trump came in at the beginning of his presidency, he tried to ratchet up the vetting of aliens who wanted to come here particularly from places of hot b*ed i

here is correspondent alex hogan. >> a third chinese city locking down just weeks ahead of the winterghly 5.5 million residents must stay home after the city reported just two cases of omicron on monday. because of a delta variant, the 1 million residents of and 1 million people who call home can no longer walk out of their front door. china's zero tolerance policy ramping up before the winter games in beijing which is set to begin on february 4th. >> china giving no answer on the possibility of a postponement. >> it is our goal of prevention and control measures. if the mass cluster transmission hans it, will impact the games and the schedule for sure. >> covid is not the only concern. china is treating my cases of memo raj jik fever often caused by a virus ha which tends to pick up around this time of year. while the early symptoms look much like the common cold severe cases can cause organ failure or bleeding from the mouth, eyes or ears. the virus is spread maybely through rodents. transmission from human-to-human is rare. officials say preventing covid-19 remains the main priorit

alex hogan, fox news. this is ktvu fox two news at six. some of the tactics they used as they actually use some straps to pry open some of these doors and some of these businesses. thieves go on a crime spree in the south bay, targeting several stores with atms and in some look at some of those locations. the thieves crashed their vehicle right through the front doors. hello again, everyone. i'm julie julie haener, and i'm clotting long. investigators say all those vests happened in a short time span early this morning in san jose. he did. his andre seniors here live with more and andre police believe these crimes are connected, right? yes it's hard to ignore that possibility. claudine considering all six businesses targeted in this brazen crime spree. took place in a short time span. we're talking about an hour to an hour and a half. it's fair to say that this is not the kind of business senate claire smoke shop wanted to conduct tuesday. repairs are underway, damage left behind during a burglary and it wasn't the only business where an a

alex hogan, fox news. this is ktvu fox two news at six.y actually use some straps to pry open some of these doors and some of these businesses. thieves go on a crime spree in the south bay, targeting several stores with atms and in some look at some of those locations. the thieves crashed their vehicle right through the front doors. hello again, everyone. i'm julie julie haener, and i'm clotting long. investigators say all those vests happened in a short time span early this morning in san jose. he did. his andre seniors here live with more and andre police believe these crimes are connected, right? yes it's hard to ignore that possibility. claudine considering all six businesses targeted in this brazen crime spree.

alex hogan is live in london with the latest on this. >> the civil lawsuit can go forward.e of york is the queen's second son. this judge in new york announcing the lawsuit will proceed despite prince andrew's attempts to stop it from taking place. all of this involves a woman who claims she was sexually trafficked to the royal when she was just a teenager. he assaulted her three times in three separate locations. prince andrew has denied the claims. the duke's lawyers argue a previous settlement between the victim and jeffrey epstein could mean that she would not be able to seek further damages. well the judge today basically explained that he cannot decide what the two parties meant in their settlement and that this suit can now go forward. so a couple things could happen from here. prince andrew can fight the case, put him under cross examination in a new york courtroom and it would also put the royal family in an unprecedented situation. buckingham palace will not comment on what is considered ongoing legal matter. there is another option he could settle, however this w

alex hogan following it from the london bureau. >> this ban essentially locks millions of people downnting them from going anywhere. they aren't allowed to walk past the doorstep of their front door. this is the most sweeping lockdown restriction we've seen on chinese soil since the beginning of the pandemic in wuhan. this last lockdown comes after just two cases of omicron were reported on monday. the stay at home order in the cities of two before that are because of the delta variant. the mandate impacts 20 million residents. china has stepped up its zero tolerance policy ahead of the winter olympics set to begin on february 4th. beijing has cut off traffic to a nearby port city due to a cluster of cases as well. today the deputy director of game services and the pandemic prevention gave no real answer on whether a postponement was on the table. he says for now the goal is prevention and control measures. meanwhile china is also facing a separate health epidemic. an annual rise from viruses that spread mainly through rodents. cdc says parents can experience headaches, nausea and blu

alex hogan live in london. >> mounting pressure on the white house amid other international conflictses. this is the sixth test launch that we have seen in just this month alone. japan's prime minister denouncing the recent military moves. >> voice of translator: this includes ballistic missiles, a violation of u.n. security council resolution. we lodged protests and i think it's regretable. >> a message of defiance to the biden administration over the u.s. sanctions on north korea's denuclearization steps. nuclear talks continue over in vienna, austria, to revive the 2015 iran nuclear deal. this week a senior u.s. envoy left the negotiation team amid differences of opinion. several fronts are strechting the biden administration thin and tensions continue to build as china ramps up incursions of the air defense zone. china flew 39 war planes toward the island, showing the largest display of power this year. taiwan says it will send athletes to the upcoming winter olympics in beijing but no representatives. the games begin on february 4th. now, all eyes, however, remain on russia and u

alex hogan joins us live in london. good morning, alex. >> good morning, steve, ainsley and brian.hstan turning even more violent today. the president ordering troops to fire without warning. this is the worst unrest the country has seen in decades. now, again today, we know that the president has ordered these shootings without warning and said that as many as 20,000 bandits attacked the main city almandi. setting fire to buildings including the presidential palace and white house press secretary jen psaki made a comment about this. >> what the world will of course be watching any violation of human rights and actions that melee the predicate for institutions. >> the protest also caused bitcoin to plummet by more than 8%. that's because the government ordered internet shut down second crypto mining hub. the move has not curbed violence. according to the interior ministry, more than 3,000 people have been arrested, dozens are dead. and 18 police officers were killed. bun of them beheaded. russian troops are now on the ground to secure order and security forces seem to be in control

hogan, no holds barred, cage match! [ applause ] thank you. thank you, yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i think alex is going to think we're cheering for him this entire audience. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, thank you. at's nice. a lot of guests won't do that. so you're working with -- what a great cast. danny mcbride. walton goggins. jason schwartzman. john goodman. >> a legend. >> jimmy: john goodman, yeah, he's a funny guy. it kind of takes you a minute to figure out whether he's mad at you or not, right, kind of? >> he's a little hard to read, but he was so sweet to me. he loves howard stern so he just asked me, you really rode the simian? yeah, the first guy to ever ride the simian. how do i tell your audience -- >> jimmy: i think if they don't know, it's probably for the best, right? [ laughter ] >> when one woman and one machine love each other very >> jimmy: it's kind of like the rodeo gone wrong is the best way to describe it. >> the sexiest mechanic album a woman's everybody met in her life. >> jimmy: you're probably the only man to ever ride one on the radio. first man to ride the simian on the radio. quite a credit, i