amanda hari kron 4 news. >> good advice there, amanda. that will be part of our forecast into next week. but for today. our hate those temperatures warm into the 50's with lots of sunshine going to take a look at your. >> a new year's forecast coming up in just >> welcome back. it is 7.13 on this sunday morning. that's your first sunday the new year. it's 2022. i accidentally thinking that its 2021 but we're having absolutely gorgeous sunrise. you can totally see that behind me. but i promise you that it's absolutely beautiful out there today. and today's the day to get out and be active, right, dave, because tomorrow that rain comes back from not mistaken. just pull the car over where the sun is saying get rid of that frost a little bit there. let mother nature visits to the work for you. >> it is breezy a little bit that something is going to be kind of a nice little breeze going on today. but tomorrow is actually build more windy able to show you that in a bit. but here's what we do have a little of the water colors for the sunrise. th

amanda hari kron 4 news you and good luck getting your hands on those covid tests. they're very hard to find these days. >> in the south bay, a jury convicting theranos founder elizabeth holmes on charges of wire fraud. and conspiracy. the verdict came down late yesterday afternoon after 7 days of deliberations in about 3 months of the case going on. holmes was convicted on 4 of the 11 counts she faced for defrauding hundreds of millions of dollars from investors through her company, theranos. prosecutors say holmes promised to revolutionize health care with a blood testing system that turned out to be deeply flawed. defense attorney paula canny says holmes own testimony may have helped her avoid a conviction on all 11 counts. >> in some instances. her testimony helped or i think that the jury believe that in, for instance, is she had a good faith belief of the truth of what she was saying. i actually thought whatever they decide. >> that it would be. >> all guilty role not guilty. i didn't really think i didn't expect that there would be a split. >> now, holmes did

amanda hari kron, 4 news. >> well, ticket prices on stub hub. the cheapest we could find was $547. and that was for the upper deck corner nosebleed. you want to set any closer, maybe even down on the sideline mid-level tickets. they're going to cost about 1400 and of course, the prime lower-level seat right along the forty-niners sides going to cost about $2000. >> each >> but hey, there's some diehard fans are going to be grabbing those. i'm sure. well, a bakery in dixon is giving out special treats in honor of the forty-niners big game this weekend on sunday. the solano county baking company will be handing out a free doughnut. every customer who comes in wearing a jersey. another promotion that they're running is called valentine's day heartbreakers and basically the bakery workers going show us what they look like. take a look. >> heartbreak ers and they're really popular for valentine's day, but we're also doing them for the sunday game. so if you get a touchdown or you know, you don't like to call flag their national. >> well, the bakery recommends pre ordering the heartbreak

amanda hari kron, 4 news. >> 4 '04 is the time. and in the north bay, santa rosa police arrest a man they believe set a motorcycle on fire and then tried to set a house on fire. happened saturday night on bush street. police say the homeowner called them after seeing the suspect like their motorcycle on fire and then try to light. their home on fire shortly after and when police got there, he was gone. but they did find him a few blocks away and have arrested this person. meanwhile, the sacramento area drive-in movie theater will be closed until further notice. following a fire early sunday morning. luckily firefighters were able to put it out and save the iconic building. we have, jeanne, when with the story. >> it's been here since the 1970's. this building has a special place in many of communities. parts right off highway 50 and bradshaw the west when sacramento, 6 drive-in movie theater has been a community favorite for decades by going to theater several times as a as a kid growing up and >> means a lot to this community. but

amanda hari kron 4 news. >> in the east bay berkeley unified says nearly 24 staff members will not be returning to work today after testing positive for covid in a message to parents. the superintendent says that of the 12,000 covid tests given out to students and staff just over 5,000 results have been reported of those 71 students reported testing positive and 21 staff members as of last friday, 23 teachers have reported that they would not be going back to work today. anyone who has tested positive since december. 24th are in isolation and not allowed to return to campus. over the weekend. a number of bay area school districts handed out free covid-19 testing kits for students and workers before heading back to school. now in the east bay. hundreds of cars were lined up outside kennedy high and put no high schools to pick up the at-home test kits. officials with west contra. costa county schools say with people returning after the holiday break. they wanted to make sure everyone was safe to avoid an outbreak. they say everyone is required to report the results to the school distric

. >> it all happened at the diablo crossfit in pleasant hill and kron four's amanda hari has more now from the gym's owner. >> the tells me the across it is a small local business. he says the last few years have been tough with the covid-19 pandemic and the restrictions and shutdowns that have come with it. he says now this is another hurdle to overcome. you get the feeling of being violated. you know, we've had someone that came in and probably around the premises. >> at will with ease and and obviously very comfortable. a scary situation for an east bay, small business. 2 men broke into diablo crossfit. >> you can see them in this video late friday night. they spent about a half hour going through the entire jam. one of the coaches noticed early saturday morning he had found the mom are our jim, especially in disarray. you could tell immediately that someone had broken in the coach contacted owner craig howard. he checked the security video and can see it all go down. 2 men looking around and then stuffing items into a back. they broke in through a back window in this video. you ca

amanda hari kron, 4 that's certainly what we hope for. and they seem to have the rams a number and all and just curious out of all the jerseys and we're going back to the niners super bowl days of the >> 80's and 90's. but right now, i'm just wondering what jersey has been the most popular, which play early identifying with. >> right now a lot of people are asking for deebo samuel jerseys. unfortunately, most stores here in the bay area don't have them. the owner tells me he's talked. other store owners. no one has them. but that's people looking for. there are a lot of other jerseys up. take a look over here again. you can see they've got a ton of a jimmy g jerseys here. so you have some other options. i have a jersey at home. so you have lots of options and you can picking up someone else and still get something even the throwback jerseys are pretty popular. some montana and steve young and jerry rice and all those jerseys out there, too. >> amanda, thank you for that. have fun out there. fans are pumped up for that and for more coverag

amanda hari kron, 4 >> kron 4 sports. >> well, i everyone's going nuts.he team was back at their headquarters today, prepping for the nfc championship game. mondays are typically reserved for film review meetings and treatment. the biggest news of today starting left tackles. trent williams is sprained ankle diagnosis. kyle shanahan said there could be some old components to that injury, could point to some of the ankle ligaments that he's torn in the past. they see him walking off the field. >> at lambeau williams is one of the best players in the game. so of course, it would be a huge loss, especially against a rams team with aaron donald and von miller. as for the match up, the scouting has just gotten started. but really when it's a divisional rival as familiar with each other and these 2 teams are, it's really not all that much scouting the do. >> we've been through this so over the last 2 years. so it's not much seeing the 3rd time as it was a second time. there also is the first time, you know, just with the coaching staff to be in the same i don't

. >> could we, in fact, people who recently had omicron amanda hari kron, 4 news >> also been what about masks? when can we start to ease those restrictions? well, it turns out that they may soon be able to come off for fully vaccinated. people in parts of san francisco, the city's health officials released a new order that will ease restrictions for some indoor settings. so starting february first, people in certain settings like offices and gyms will be allowed to take off their masks, though, will still be required for gatherings of 500 people or more. also starting on february, 1st, people who did not get a covid vaccine will be allowed to die or work out indoors as long as they show proof of a negative covid test. so those are some of the changes coming to san francisco now that the numbers are getting better, representatives for contra costa and alameda counties. both say they did not have immediate plans to loosen their indoor mask they will still be in place there. meanwhile, following san francisco's announcement of a new health order, the golden state warriors and the chase cen

people to take all the health precautions they can masking distancing vaccinations and boosters amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> state lawmakers are moving forward with an effort to establish what could be the nation's first universal health health care system here in california. the proposal, though, comes with a push to increase taxes. we have our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala here to explain. >> or some california democrats determined to move ahead with 2 bills that would create a universal single payer health care system in california. and the reality is our current system. is in saturday. the first bill ab 1400 establishes the health care program and its rules which could cost about 200 billion dollars. the other bill is called aca 11. the constitutional amendment was unveiled thursday as a set of tax hikes to help provide the money. those tax increases would include an annual excise tax on businesses with an income of more than 2 million dollars. a 1.2 5% payroll tax on employers with more than 50 employees. a one percent payroll tax on workers earning more than $49,000 a year and a pe

kron four's amanda hari live for us in the newsroom. tonight explains how folks can help a minute. >> ems leaders are asking you to only call 911, in a life-threatening emergency. they need to be able to be available for those who need it most. and right now with so many ems staff out with covid themselves, there's not enough supply to meet the demand. >> please help us keep endurance is available for medical emergencies. health officials are warning people not to overwhelm the system. they say they've seen a surge in 911. calls and er visits for covid tests and minor cold flu or covid symptoms. we've been. >> having about over 400 m s calls a day in the city for the past several days. typically that number hovers around 300 or 330, that's about a 20 to 25% increase in calls. doctor susan ehrlich chief executive officer at zuckerberg, general hospital. >> says as the only level one trauma center in the city, there are always extremely busy, but they've never seen anything like this. people are coming to emergency seeking testing. >> bec

amanda hari kron, 4 let's talk about our forecast right now as we take a live look outside here across. >> downtown san francisco. and there's been a haze kind of hovering over the bay area this weekend because of that fire burning in big sur kron. 4 meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez here tonight with a look at some of the conditions we're seeing right now. yeah, and we certainly noticed that today because of the calmer winds in the bay area and even for those of you in monterey county as well. >> tracking wind speeds still in the single digits at this 10 o'clock hour and even cooler temperatures. 46 degrees, both of those factors. it actually helped improve relative humidity. now up to 56% compared to just one hour ago. when you were in the low 50's. so but hopefully giving firefighters a fighting chance to get the upper hand on that colorado fire. they're going to see winds out of the north for tomorrow, 15 miles per hour or less. so fortunately, still tracking calm to breezy winds there, but certainly smoky and hazy out there today and tomorrow going to be no exception. we're going to

amanda hari kron, 4 news. >> kron four's coverage of the colorado fire continue is tonight. 13 agencies have now responded to the fire and the red cross is offering to help folks impacted by it at the carmel middle school. >> cal fire spokesperson cecile juliette is joining us here in alive. during.crawford is 9 o'clock tonight to give us an update on the fire. where are we with trying to get the numbers kind of narrow down? the acreage is sort of fluctuated as well as the containment. is it still at 700 acres? 35 1% contained. and why is that changed so much over the past couple days? >> yes, those numbers are still the same and we were able to confirm with an infrared flight and our boots on the ground. they got together and they determined that better mapping that. it is actually 700 acres at this point, which is, of course, good news. and it is 35% contained. so we are growing those containment lines to say we're the obviously that is good news that you guys have been able or that the number of acres have been lowered. >> our home still being threatened at this point. and if so, can

kron four's. amanda hari has an update on the firefight. >> cal fire tells me there is some good news. they say the winds have died down and that has allowed firefighters to gain the upper hand on this fire. you see here they did outstanding more incredible video shows firefighters working to get a fire along the big sur coast under control. >> it's being called the colorado fire. the fire is burning in steep. rugged terrain is very difficult to it's got redwoods. it's got largi brush. >> and we've also had very poor overnight recoveries. that means that overnight when the vegetation, usually the humidity levels rise, that didn't really happen last night. all areas west of 3800 palo colorado, road to highway one and south. the bixby creek were evacuated. >> part of highway one south of half moon bay was closed in both directions because of downed power lines and branches. but it's now reopened. we were able to an air attack going. 2 helicopters and 2 tankers. we have 3 strike teams here from units from cal fi

every attempt to bring in additional staff and consider modifications to staffing live in user amanda hari kron. amanda, thank you. and governor gavin newsome will present his proposed state budget tomorrow. the state is estimated to have a surplus of 31 billion dollars. >> the governor's office says the proposal will build on the ongoing work to boost economic growth and invest in california's future. the budget must be approved by june. 15th newsom did reveal part of his proposal yesterday. we covered that for you here on kron. 4 and it includes a proposed 2.7 billion dollars for covid-19 emergency response package. and right now on kron 4 dot com, you can get the latest covid-19 headlines, including where you can find a testing site and get a vaccine. scan this qr code. that's on your screen right now with your mobile device. and you'll be taken to our website kron 4 dot com. >> well, the time now a live look outside at the san francisco embarcadero on this sunday night. it was a gorgeous weather weekend here in the bay area. couldn't ask for better. >> conditions. if you want some rain, tho

thanks for being with us on kron. 4 news at 10, i'm grant lotus vicki liviakis kron four's amanda harithe stanford. >> infectious disease specialist about what we know about this subvariant so far. >> the doctor i spoke to tells me we don't have to be too worried about this. some variant just yet. she says doctors always expected to see mutations of covid-19 just like we see different variations of the flu virus every year. i think what's known is that viruses will mutate. i think we were pretty clear on that from the beginning. doctors are monitoring a subvariant of omicron be a 2. and we know that there are at least

the doctors began a change dot org petition kron four's amanda hari talk to one of the doctors. >> the doctor i spoke to says they're planning for the post on the kron phase of covid-19. she says the virus is becoming end. dec, meaning we're going to have to continue to live with it. she said this next phase needs to benefit children. it feels like children have often been an afterthought in terms of our covid policy. children have had to pivot to distance learning where masks throughout the school day. >> and continuously test for covid doctor jeanne noble director of covid response for the ucsf parnassus emergency department says it's not necessary. the threat of covid. he's really >> really reduced with this new variant and with the advent of vaccines for kids, doctor, noble and 3 other ucsf doctors posted this change dot org petition directed at california leaders saying they're concerned about the state's restrictive policies on children and teens. >> she says many kids are feeling more negative impacts from asking distance, learning and testing and they are from the actual virus.

the doctors began a change dot org petition kron four's amanda hari talk to one of the doctors. >> theoctor i spoke to says they're planning for the post on the kron phase of

amanda hari kron, 4 news. amanda, thank you. with the demand at an all-time high for covid-19 at home test. >> some folks are now turning to social media to try to track down a kit. get this. according to reports, some folks are actually listing testing kids for sale on craigslist, e-bay even linked in health. experts warn it may not be the best idea. they say that fake and overpriced at home covid test are all too common and an authorized retailers often try to profit by selling the kits at a high markup. the federal trade commission has released an online guide to help you avoid being scammed by folks selling fake covid test. they're advising folks who use their credit cards so that they can dispute the charges if indeed are scammed and only by kids approved by the fda. >> california has now put in tough new restrictions on nursing homes in response to the omicron variant under the state's health order. visitors must now show a negative test. in addition to prove that their vaccinated with a booster, the new rules are in place

i'm ken wayne and i'm pam moore kron four's amanda hari checked in with officials in the east and south bay to find out how their hospital systems are handling the covid surge. >> well, we have our going up just like every other county after more positive covid cases comes more hospitalization. but doctor on mall, the director of healthcare preparedness for santa clara county says it's not currently as high as it was in december of 2020, but given what we're seeing in terms of community transmission, in terms of case numbers, we're monitoring the situation very toasty. he says omicron does seem to cause less severe illness with a higher number of people being infected. it is likely more people will end up in the hospital and possibly the icu. >> doctor kemal says they're prepared for that. we work with hospitals regularly to make sure that do everything they can to convince you planning on. that building stopped from other areas that necessary, according to ca dot gov. >> the number of positive patients in the icu has increased in contra costa county from just 7 on december. 21st to 25

amanda hari kron, 4 that's all the matters, right? the bottom line? well, there was some drama over ticket sales for sunday's game. the rams. >> were initially trying to limit ticket sales to people who lived in the los angeles area, which, of course, would have kept a lot of niners fans from being able to get in there. news nation correspondent nancy loo explains. >> i see a 9 or red greeted the rams 3 weeks ago. the last time these rivals faced off in so fi. >> to prevent a repeat la had restricted ticketmaster sales for the nfc championship to credit cards with la area, zip codes. then fans on both sides saw that restrictions suddenly disappear this morning. it's so crazy to think that they were actually trying to restrict vanessa ortiz says niner fans were figuring out plenty of trick plays around the restriction. anyway, we always find a way just like we did with the last game and we and allison, i'm not so much wisconsin, but world where every where's we'll find a way to be there. a trip down to la is nothing for san francisco fans. many are jus

amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> you said these changes are temporarily temporary. do we know how long that the california department of public health say they will stay in effect? >> yeah, we do. right now. it went into effect yesterday and the cdph says it will continue to be in effect until february. first after that, it will likely go back to the previous guidelines. amanda, thank you so much. and california has now put in tough new restrictions on nursing homes in response to the omicron variant under the state's health order. >> visitors must now show a negative test in addition to prove that their vaccinated with a booster, the new rules are in place through february 7th, but they could the extended also with at-home covid test in very high demand. some people are turning to social media to try to track down the test and resellers are listing the test kits for sale on craigslist, e-bay even linked in. but health experts are warning that that might not be such a great idea, fake and overpriced at home. covid tests are way too common and an authorized retailers

amanda hari kron, 4 news. thank you so and and governor gavin newsom has now activated the national guard to help with covid-19 testing. >> and the crisis that's happening there here in california. more than 103,000 new cases of covid were just reported on friday. did millions of people in the state say they just can't even get tested to find out if they have covid or not. so more than 200 members of the guard will be deployed across 50 testing sites to help boost the staffing levels and make the tests more easily accessible. so here's video of the members who are assisting a covid testing site at deer valley high school in antioch. and additional sites will be opening up in alameda contra costa, napa, santa clara and santa cruz counties. they are all expected to receive some assistance from the national guard in the coming days. but information on those locations has not yet been released. and also the white house is working with the u.s. postal service to distribute millions of covid home test kits to anyone

amanda hari kron. 4 new at 8 tonight. oakland police say they are investigating 4 shootings that happened overnight. >> the first happened around 8 o'clock friday night near 4th and foothill avenue. officers say they found a person shot at the scene. the victim now recovering in stable condition. the second shooting happened an hour later at 57th and international boulevard. officers say the victim drove themselves to the hospital. also listed in stable condition. the 3rd happened around 11. 30 police say that one happened near 98th in be street. officers say they were notified after that victim showed up at the hospital and at midnight, officers were called to a home near 30th and san pablo avenue for another shooting. the victim was found with several gunshot wounds. medics took them to the hospital in stable condition. so far investigators have not released any details on the suspect. anyone with information on one or all of the shootings now urged to call oakland police. but you should. police meanwhile, are investiga

kron four's amanda hari lot of force in the city breaking down what all of those changes and all the rain means moving forward. i mean, >> jonathan, last week i was standing out here talking to you in the rain this week. it's much nicer, but the meteorologists i spoke to said all that rain. we experienced the last week and a half has made a big difference. but we're not out of the >> i think probably the key thing is we're starting out on a good note. this is a good thing. we're well above normal starting out the water year. just one week separates these 2 maps from the u.s. drought monitor the one of the left is red signifying extreme or exceptional drought. the one on the right is much more orange showing significant improvement. certainly what period that we've really going back through of legal part of october and even heading into december. we've gotten quite a bit of rainfall. that's helped us out. a good deal. the state has improved from nearly 80% of it being an extreme or exceptional drought to just about 33%. it's both good and some other impacts as well. meteorologist with

state superintendent thurmond also encouraged anyone they can do so to get vaccinated amanda hari kron 4 news. >> people across the entertainment world and beyond. we're sad to hear about the death of betty white today, a legend of film and tv. she was also one of the best-loved celebrities. and as the world mourns the loss of a true hollywood legend sam rubin brings us a look at her life. >> and her legacy. >> you're >> that he why didn't just get better with age. she got funnier and raj year. >> i have loved pink's hot dogs for ever and ever. so when they said they were going well, that's i'm seeing when they >> do you think you can get away with it 80 by wooden road or at that he was born in illinois. 1922, or family moved to los angeles during the great depression. >> after graduating from beverly hills high school, but he began performing on radio and the experimental new medium of television, gentleman is of the month soon after she became one of the first bona fide tv stars. she acted in produced the hit 1950 show life with elizabeth which earned her the first of more than half

amanda hari kron 4 news. >> there is a stark reminder of what a surge like this can do to hospitals. napa county no longer has any icu beds available december 31st, napa county had 8 of them as of sunday 11 people were hospitalized with covid at least 3 of them in icu being treated for covid with at least 3 of those people. again, in icu and kron for has a statement. as we mentioned a moment ago, the state has hit a record number of new covid-19 cases today. the california department of public health. >> released the most recent statistics on covid-19 and updates on the state's pandemic response. nearly 80% of the eligible population, including those 5 years old and up have a son has been vaccinated with at least one dose. but the average daily case rate is nearly 16,000. that's about 46 new cases per 100,000 people. the testing positivity rate is just under 16% and there are more than 7300 people hospitalized. now with the virus in its latest attempt to try to slow the spread as children go back to school. the food and drug administration has authorized pfizer booster shots for chil

kron four's amanda hari has an update now on the firefight. >> cal fire tells me there is some good news. they say the winds have died down and that has allowed firefighters to gain the upper hand on this fire. you see here they did outstanding more incredible video shows firefighters working to get a fire along the big sur coast under control. >> it's being called the colorado fire. the fire is burning in steep. rugged terrain is very difficult to it's got redwoods. it's got large brush. >> and we've also had very poor overnight recoveries. that means that overnight when the vegetation, usually the humidity levels rise, that didn't really happen last night. all areas west of 3800 palo colorado, road to highway one and south. the bixby creek. >> were evacuated. >> part of highway one south of half moon bay was closed in both directions because of downed power lines and branches. but it's now reopened. we were able to an air attack going. 2 helicopters and 2 tankers. we have 3 strike teams here from units from cal fire all over the region. cal fire public information officer cecile juliet

amanda hari kron, 4 news. >> nationwide, the number of new covid cases is declining. however, exports were experts warn we have a long way to go before the surge is over. after reaching a high of more than 800,000 cases nationwide on saturday, the 7 day average has fallen 8% as of yesterday. that's according to johns hopkins university. >> well, new cases maybe down hospitalizations and deaths are rising nationwide. there are 26,000 covid patients in icus. the cdc reports that in the second week of february, they're projecting we may see more than 5,000 deaths per day. >> city leaders in san francisco, they've confirmed that covid cases are down after seeing an average of more than 2100 new cases. i new covid cases every day this month. the numbers have plateaued. they are dropping while protective measures are needed for several more weeks as cases and transmission rates remain high. san francisco is refocusing its attention on how to move forward and live alongside the virus. kron four's dan kerman has details. >> as san francisco enters the 3rd year of the covid-19

amanda hari kron 4 news. >> in the east bay west contra west contra costa unified distributed covid test kits to its workers and students today. hundreds of folks lined up in their cars this morning at kennedy high in pinole valley high to pick up the at home. testing kits. so officials say that tomorrow is the first day of class after the holiday break and they want to make sure that students and workers are safe. the district says it is requiring everyone to report their test results on the website and they hope that this will prevent a covid outbreak. very nervous about the strand. so we want to make sure that we address that with passing out these kids now. this morning in testing for the coming school tomorrow. >> tuesday. the school district says it will set up 3 new covid testing sites, including one at the alvarado campus. the parking lot of the schools headquarters and at a area in the hercules pinole area. students and workers can get tested as many times as they would like by appointment. meanwhile, in less than 18 hours, students here in san francisco will also return back to

kron on's amanda hari has that story. >>please help us keep endurance is available for medical emergencies. health officials are warning people not to overwhelm the system. they say they've seen a surge in 911. calls and er visits for covid tests and minor cold flu or covid symptoms. we've been having about over 400 ems calls. >>a day in the city for the past several days. typically that number hovers around 300 or 330, that's about a 20 to 25% increase in calls. doctor susan ehrlich chief executive officer at zuckerberg, general hospital. >>says as the only level one trauma center in the city, there are always extremely busy, but they've never seen anything like this. people are coming to emergency departments seeking testing. >>because i think the demand is high some cave in some circumstances, the supply is both ems and zuckerberg general hospital are seeing about 10% of their staff out with covid or quarantining because of a close encounter. they also have other people out on vacation personal time or other illnesses.

amanda hari kron 4 news. amanda, thank you. meanwhile, as new covid cases do surge nearly 70 colleges and universities have announced plans to move back to remote learning for the start of the spring semester. >> harvard, yale and northwestern are among the schools who say they know have plans to move back to remote learning 7 university of california campuses say they will start the spring semester with online classes, uc berkeley. not among them. the school says at least for now it will stick to in-person lessons today. a number of bay area school districts handed out free covid-19 test kits for its students and workers before they head back to class in the east bay. hundreds of cars were lined up outside of kennedy high school in pinole valley high to pick up those at home kits leaders with west contra costa county schools say that with folks returning back to the classroom after the holiday break. they want to make sure that everyone was safe in order to avoid an outbreak. they say that everyone is required to report the re

kron four's amanda hari got a chance to talk to some of them who watched the game earlier tonight in danville. >> there were a lot of faithful fans hdre to support the niners this evening. i even more my reading gold in hopes of pulling out a win. unfortunately, it wasn't enough in the electric crowd when mostly silent as the rams pulled ahead late in the 4th. >> that >> statement turned out to be true, at least for this game. forty-niners fans filled the most pizzeria and pubs outside dining area to cheer on their team. >> his 4 touchdown. you see the whole this is what the restaurant looks like for the majority of the game. happy fans ready to watch their team in the super bowl. >> until the rams made a 4th quarter when the rams pulled ahead. most of the crowd went quiet except for a few los angeles supporters might even rams fan. but i love seeing the niners it makes me so happy that it really cool. 2 years in a row, the team. >> that hosting the super bowl goes to the super niners fans were left heartbroken and many didn't want to talk about the game just yet. they have kind of a

amanda hari kron, 4 news. >> the california nurses association is angry about new return to work rulest. it says that people who have tested positive for covid. have been exposed but have no symptoms can go back to work without isolation without further testing. kron 4 talk to a registered nurse about why a lot of people disagree with that guidance. >> if we go to war knowing that we have covid. >> we know that we are potentially. infecting our non covid patients. our non-covid co workers for some people. maybe they we just got the cold. that's well and good. but we never know what else will develop after that cold. >> the guidance does say that before the changes are made, there should be every attempt to bring in additional staff. >> all right. time to look at the forecast again, as look live over downtown san francisco on kron 4 meteorologist dave spahr as back pay. >> you said it feels like spring. it does. you almost little flavored. yeah. i think it can't get rain about not some sunshine going on here and it looks like that's what the doctor ordered for this week ahead. >> the te

amanda hari kron 4 news. >> the pleasanton unified school district is giving out at home covid-19 testents starting tomorrow. the school district says the tests can be picked up inside the gym of heart harvest park or pleasanton middle schools that distribution runs from 8 o'clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in the afternoon. they say each soon has a designated pickup time. those times are broken down by their last name. the school district also made a testing schedule. they say elementary students should test themselves on friday and saturday while middle school students should test themselves on saturday and monday, the schedule is based on when those students are supposed to return to school. another big story that we're following this morning after 7 days of deliberations and a 3 month trial, a jury convicted. a 3rd dose founder elizabeth holmes on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy. holmes was convicted on a lot skews me, 4 of 11 counts that she was facing kron four's. jonathan mccall has the details on what comes next. >> theranos founder elizabeth holmes walking out of the

the day before thanksgiving kron four's amanda hari checked in with officials in the east and the south bay to find out how their hospital systems are handling the surge. >> well, we have our going up just like every other county after more positive covid cases comes more hospitalization. but doctor on mall, the director of healthcare preparedness for santa clara county says it's not currently as high as it was in december of 2020, but given what we're seeing in terms of community transmission, in terms of case numbers, we're monitoring the situation very toasty. he says omicron does seem to cause less severe illness with a higher number of people being infected. it is likely more people will end up in the hospital and possibly the icu. >> doctor kemal says they're prepared for that work in hospitals regularly to make sure that do everything they to convince you planning on. that building stopped from other areas that necessary, according to ca dot gov. >> the number of positive patients in the icu has increased in contra costa county from just 7 on december. 21st to 25 on january 5th c

amanda hari kron, 4 so allowed to say it will be a win. okay, john, we go ahead and say, yeah. be that optimistic. we got we got those that we have the money, though, for a ticket. i gather stub hub. >> cheapest ticket, upper level 5.47. right now. oh, my gosh. middle sidelines forty-niners side. 1400. you want to sit in the lower club forty-niners. more than 2000 bucks. >> too steep for me and to steeper will. he's covering a life throughout the morning. so we'll have more much more on the niners every day leading up to the big game here on the kron. 4 morning news. a bakery in dixon is giving out special treats because of the niners game. this donuts homer simpson said that way on sunday. the solano county baking company is going to hand out free donuts. one free to every customer comes in. if you're wearing a niners football once cookies, that's nice. another promotion is called valentine's day heartbreakers bakery workers showed us all the different things that they have to offer. take a peek. >> heartbreakers and they're really popular for valentine's day. but we're also d

kron on's amanda hari reports from the east bay. >>everyone i've spoken to says they're so excited about this game. >>they say it's been an emotional season and this weekend is the payoff. you can see around me. there's a ton of niners gear. i have this had on right here on the walls. you can see even more shirts with the forty-niners on it. and on the racks, we have tons of jerseys all the year for everyone for this weekend. the san francisco forty-niners had to win their last regular season game. >>just to make it to the playoffs. now they're only one more win from a super bowl appearance. everyone tells me this has been quite a year to be a niners fan. the owner of heads of sports tells me he's been a lifelong fan as a kid. he worked just so he could earn money to buy season tickets. now he gets to share and all his customers. joy, as the team prepares to take on the rams in the nfc conference championship game. oh, it's wonderful. you know, it's it gets. >>like a fantasy. come true. we were pretty nervous. >>and all the games at

amanda hari kron. 4 news. okay. you've got to pay to play the game.hat quote up >> haha. haha. it's you play to win the but you pay to go to the game. look at this. so from the cheapest prices right now on stub hub of around 5.50, we'll buy you a seat in the nosebleeds. but if you want to go lower club forty-niners side more than 2000 bucks. if you don't have that kind of money, just enjoy it from home and maybe you would like some treats to eat. >> at the game, a bakery in dixon is giving out special donuts in honor of the 49 ers game. so what you do is, well, this is and solano counties, llano county baking company. and if you go there, they give you get a free doughnut to every customer. only have to be wearing your your niners pride. you got to be wearing a jersey and they give you a free doughnut. and i think the reason that they're doing this is because which is brilliant, you go for the doughnut, which is free and then maybe you buy one of these awesome, cool kraken cakes. check this out. >> our bakers and they're really popular for valentine's

now turn their attention to the warriors who are also having a pretty good season in danville, amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> well, the time right now, let's talk about our 4 zone forecast. a live look at the transamerica pyramid on this sunday night wrapping up yet another weekend here in the bay area. let's get you ready for the start of your new work week. here is a kron. 4 meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez. that's yeah. that's right, jonathan, because we're definitely going to track some major changes for your work week ahead. already seeing it as you head out the door, half moon bay. >> and increasing high clouds overhead as the storm going to try to sweep through the bay area. just increasing that high cloud cover, but also increasing wind speeds as well. nearly calm night out there right now, widespread 40's and 50's. with the exception, though, of napa already cooling down into the mid 30's. very chilly night there. so bundle up. 37 degrees as you step outside for your sunday night with when tracker for tracking calm winds out of the west. but we're going to see it switch into a northerly o

our kron four's amanda hari spoke with the executive director of the golden gate restaurant association. >> about how restaurant owners are coping with the challenges. >> super stressful. it's emotionally stressful. it throws everything else out the window. nearly 2 years into the pandemic. covid specifically the omicron variant is causing some businesses to close their doors again temporarily executive director of the golden gate restaurant association and small restaurant owner laurie thomas since made some people consider quitting. and i'm being honest with you. i mean, there is real emotional stress that manifests in different ways. and we just really need to help each other. and we need everybody understand that our industry is is really suffering. we had to make the decision to close this morning as we just didn't have a kitchen staff available. thomas says making the decision to close because of low staffing can be difficult. all her staff is vaccinated and boosted but still caught the virus. she says since about christmas. >> many restaurants have been struggling with high rates

thanks for being with us on kron. 4 news at 10, i'm grant lotus vicki liviakis kron four's amanda hari spoke with the stanford. >> infectious disease specialist about what we know about this subvariant so far. >> the doctor i spoke to tells me we don't have to be too worried about this. some variant just yet. she says doctors always expected to see mutations of covid-19 just like we see different variations of the flu virus every year. i think what's known is that viruses will mutate. i think we were pretty clear on that from the beginning. doctors are monitoring a subvariant of omicron be a 2. and we know that there are at least 2 omicron variant's doctor, yvonne maldonado, professor of global health and infectious diseases at stanford university. >> says there's also a ba 3, but so far it's not as worrisome as ba 2 denmark study says ba 2 cases grew. 92 120% faster than ba one, which is the original omicron variant. at this point we haven't seen anything. >> surprising yet. it is still called the variant of interest by the world health organization. she says the data at of denmark is

the gym's owner sharing his story with kron four's amanda hari. >> the owner tells me with covid-19, very difficult nearly 2 years. he says the pandemic has impacted small businesses like he is because of the shutdowns and restrictions. he says now burglary, he's another hurdle for them to overcome and it makes you feel like you're you're on because they're so comfortable violating your space. a scary situation for an east bay small business. 2 men broke into diablo crossfit. >> you can see them in this video late friday night. they spent about a half hour going through the entire gym. >> one of the coaches noticed early saturday morning he had found the mom are our jim, especially in disarray. you could tell immediately that >> someone had broken in cash box was out. the coach contacted owner craig howard. he checked the security video and can see it all go down. 2 men looking around and then stuffing items into a back. they broke in through a back window in this video. you can see one of the men noticed a security camera and cover his face while most of the gym equipment is too hea

amanda hari kron. 4 >> oakland police are investigating for overnight shootings. the first happened around 8 o'clock friday night near 4th and foothill avenue. officers say they found one person shot. that victim is now recovering in stable condition. an hour later, officers were called to another shooting. this one at 57th and international boulevard. officers say that hictim drove themselves to the hospital and is listed in stable condition around 11. 30 police say another shooting happened. this one around 98th and b street officers say they were notified about this one after the victim showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound. then at midnight, officers were called to the 4th shooting at a home near 30th and san pablo avenue. officers say that victim was found shot several times. that victim also in stable condition. so far investigators have not released any details on a suspect in any of the shootings. anyone with information is now urged to call oakland police. 2 people are dead and what benicia police are calling a murder suicide. the scene unfolding

amanda hari kron, 4 news. >> people may soon be getting tax credits for donating blood. a state lawmaker here in california has introduced a bill that would provide a $500 tax credit if you donated blood. at least 4 times in a given calendar year, the legislation aims to ease the current blood crisis in california and across the country earlier this month, the american red cross announced it was facing its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. the organization supplies about 40% of the country's blood, but says it only has been able to meet about one quarter of that need. >> the pandemic also brought about shortages as we saw with blood donations. but now there's a milk shortage across north america. milk banks are seeing a rise in interest and a plunge in supply. the executive director for the human milk banking association of north america says demand has surged in hospitals while the supply keep stepping. and if you feel compelled to donate milk, now is the time to do that. so at all, 31 milk banks in the u.s. and canada associated with h m ba milk donations are

amanda hari kron 4 news. >> today. a number of area school districts handed out free covid-19 tests kids for its students and workers before they head back to school in the east bay. hundreds of cars were lined up outside of kennedy high valley high schools to pick up those at home kits leaders with west contra, costa county schools say that with people returning after the holiday break. they wanted to make sure that everyone was safe to avoid an outbreak. they say that everyone is required to report the results to the district. >> very nervous about the strand. >> so we want to make sure that we address that with passing out these kids now. this morning and then testing for coming tomorrow. >> doctor hirsh says that the district is set to open 3 more covid test sites. this coming tuesday. they are said to be located at the eldorado campus. the district's headquarters and in the hercules pinole area, students and workers can get tested as many times as they would like by making an appointment. here in san francisco has

kron four's amanda hari has more. >> well, we have our been seen going up just like every other countyer more positive covid cases comes more hospitalization. but doctor on mall, the director of healthcare preparedness for santa clara county says it's not currently as high as it was in december of 2020, but given what we're seeing in terms of community transmission, in terms of case numbers, we're monitoring the situation very toasty. he says omicron does seem to cause less severe illness with a higher number of people being infected. it is likely more people will end up in the hospital and possibly the icu. >> doctor kemal says they're prepared for that. we work in hospitals regularly to make sure that do everything they can that contingency planning. and that building stopped from other areas that necessary, according to ca dot gov. >> the number of positive patients in the icu has increased in contra costa county from just 7 on december. 21st to 25 on january 5th chief medical officer for john muir health russell rodriguez says their icu numbers have been very manageable, but they'r

amanda hari kron, 4 news amid the thank you right now on kron 4 dot com. you can get the very latest covid-19 headlines. >> including information on where to find test sites and vaccines. just give the qr code on your screen with your mobile devices in. you'll be directed to our website at kron 4 dot com. >> let's take a live look outside right now. here along the bay bridge toll plaza on a very cold saturday night. we'll clear out there right now. and no chances of rain for a little while. that is right. kron 4 meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez here tonight to get you ready for your. >> saturday night plans if you are headed out first thing in the morning as well. >> yeah, that's right, jonathan. and just seen bundle up because it is a chilly night out there live. look outside golden gate bridge looking absolutely spectacular tonight. not tracking any lower high clouds, at least for now, but that's going to change during the overnight hours. it's because of that lack a blanket of storm cloud cover and calm winds that we're seeing widespread low to mid and u

amanda hari kron, 4 news, the california nurses association is speaking out after the california department> released new return to work guidance for healthcare professionals. the guidance says those who have tested positive for covid or were exposed but are asymptomatic may return to work immediately without isolation or further testing. the california nurses association is condemning the california department of public health's new rules. all 4 spoke with a registered nurse about why they disagree with the guidance. >> if we go to war, knowing that we have covid. >> we know that we are potentially. infecting our non covid patients. our non-covid co workers for some people. maybe they just got the cold. that's well and good. but we never know what else will develop after that home. >> the guidance from the cdph does say that before facilities implement those temporary changes, they must have made every attempt to bring in additional staff and considered modifications to staffing. california has put in tough new restrictions on nursing homes in response to the omicron variant under the stat

learning kron four's amanda hari has the details. >> it's a safe as it's going to get this week. many students will be headed back to the classroom after the holidays and winter break ucsf epidemiology. professor george rutherford says parents of vaccinated children shouldn't be concerned. but members of the equal opportunity now by any means necessary group say they're concerned about people's safety regardless of vaccination status return to school. >> could only a disaster. a catastrophe in terms of human help the group held a media conference sunday. a concerned mother and oakland spoke out. >> saying sending children back in person is a risk. >> our children that's a but if there's children alice philips is a counselor at a middle school in oakland. >> she says she's worried about both the children and the staff because some may be at a higher risk of having a severe reaction. but rather for and says its students and staff are fully vaccinated and boosted if they're eligible. >> they shouldn't worry. he says unvaccinated children are at a higher risk. they're also likely to