and police need your help. >>> also, the birds taking over a south bay city. controversial way some people want to get these birds to buzz off. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. it >>> take a look at this. new video of what appears to be another incidence of violence against an elderly asian woman. someone knocked her to the ground, apparently unprovoked. it happened right there. when police arrived, this woman was gone. it happened in chinatown at ninth and franklin. police and china town leaders are working to identify the woman. >> so we are asking people to come forward and to report it to the police. >> a witness tells police, the victim suffered scrapes on her legs. investigators are working to get more surveillance video. the chinatown chamber of commerce will be installing 16 new cameras in this area in the coming months. >>> a renewed plea for help for information about the death of a teenager from butte county. the family of tatiana dugger says she left her home last year, headed for oakland with a man they didn't know. she was last seen in a

crow concerns hundreds of them swarming this south bay city and the mayor has a controversial solution watching abc seven mornings live on abc seven who live and wherever you drink , come on, drew. give me some more of that spring like weather. here we go guys growing again today for the third day in a row that sunshine's back in those mild temperatures that warm winter pattern we're stuck in it. so enjoy it if you like, yesterday and monday because it's not changing all that much right now

richard byer knows this bay city soil well.r 20 years. >> my dad grew predominantly rice, so i grew up on a rice farm. >> reporter: wild hogs have always been a battle, but the last few years, the damage has gotten out of control. how destructive are they? what are they capable of? >> they're very destructive. if i looked at it on average, i could lose up to 10% of my grain crops in a growing season from the wild hogs. they don't just do an acre, they can do acres in a night. >> reporter: he took us out to see the mess they make firsthand. this is all hog damage? >> all hog damage. >> wow. >> every bit of it. >> what have we got here? >> you can see here where the pigs have rooted up in the middle of the field. you can tell how -- there's a few soybean stalks left from the crop that we had. you can see a few scattered beanstalks in there. but they rooted them up. >> reporter: the problem has gotten so bad, the pigs now determine which crops he harvests. >> we have an idea where the hog populations are worst or where we've seen

bay, 60s for concord. low 60s for oakland. 61 degrees. around the peninsula, 61. redwood cityg to san francisco today, also expect to see some low 60s on the map in downtown. and up through the north bay, mid-and upper 60s. it will be comfortable generally across the board. santa rosa, 65. ukiah, 66. so let's talk about your seven-day forecast because we are going to stay in the calm, dry weather pattern. today and even in through the week we will see a little bit of a drop in temperatures, though, heading into thursday dropping down with daytime highs in the upper 50s which, of course, we saw mid-60s this past weekend and then friday 59 degrees we bump back up into the 60s. notice the overnight lows. it gets cold out there. 30s once again on the map heading into the weekend for saturday and sunday night. and then looking way out ahead, we were monitoring the potential of maybe seeing a system approach. it looks like now that's going to stay off to the north. so we're going to stay dry here. a nice break after we had a series of much-needed storms in the bay area. back to you.

across the bay area. more city officials and more city offices are having to close their doors because of surging covid cases. police in pinole. they close the public safety building to the public until further notice. new york city and police offices are closed until next tuesday. hayward city hall offices are closed every friday of this month. brent, what is closed at city hall police headquarters and the municipal services centers until further notice. and the city hall is going to close to february. 28. well, health care, a gas tax holiday and billions to address homelessness. climate change in public safety issues. these are all a few of the financial priorities. governor newsome present and his proposed state budget. ashley zavala breaks it all down in the new spending plan. >> for the second year in a row, governor gavin newsome presenting his financial priorities amid a pandemic health care at the top of new sums list in his 286.4 billion dollar spending plan. the governor are proposing to extend the state'

cities. as across the bay area today, 62 in the city with sunshine hitting 63 in santa rosa. near 70. 64 at half moon bay. a lot of sunshine across northern california and we will have some high clouds streaming into the afternoon and still warm in l.a.. in tahoe, it is dry for sunshine with 50 later on this afternoon. how are we doing this morning? jobina: i'm just finishing up this map because we have an interesting situation in the south bay with the chp reporting roadway flooding. that's in the san jose area that has been upgraded. this is southbound 282. the transition has been impacted and also the offramp is closed. it's not clear where the water is coming from so we will see if we get more information on that for you. everywhere else is looking good. a life picture here showing off 680. same thing goes here at the golden gate bridge which we expect this time of the morning. reggie: new developments in the trial of elizabeth holmes. what prosecutors are saying about some of the charges she faces. kumasi: growing tension overseas. hoping to de-escalate the situation at t

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the biggest city in the bay area. biggest big city. >> better than saying biggest little city.no? >> yeah, that's reno. are we going to get rain today, vianey? >> we could see a very slight chance of light showers. no measurable rain, just a couple 100ths of an inch there. 50 degrees in walnut creek. i want to show you your current temperatures if you are heading out the door right now. we're not that cold, we're not in the 30s but in the 40s and 50s right now, so mild overall. i want to show you a closer look, again, we could see showers in the south bay but we will get clearing skies by the afternoon. >>> let's get a check of how the roads are doing with mike? >> i am relieved the issue at the bay bridge, the wrong-way driver is cleared without any follow-up here. we are looking at fog advisory from chp around the mission, and not showing up so much on our radar, but we have 84 with the construction and the closure, and altamont pass, and pinole they have fog off of 580. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> covid already postponed the grammied and the sundance film festival.

there were only a dozen bay area cities that actually only allowed fireworks. the legal big firework show over the bay may have been called off because of the contagious omicron variant. thousands of people still gather to ring in the new year from san francisco. tom jensen was there. >> the show is still on at the san francisco symphony's new year's eve presentation despite public health officials and covid concerns. >> i am fully vaccinated and i wear masks, i am not worried about it. >> we are here to celebrate the new year and welcome in whatever that's coming and hopefully all good. >> reporter: proof of vaccinations required at the symphony and the mother of all new year's eve party where the crowd is limited to 25% of capacity. three, two, one -- >> at noon, ringing in on 2022 outside the chase center from one big nba all-star. and a family-style good time at winter wonderland. >> it's a cool event for the kids to come and have fun outside. we have been locked in all this time. >> reporter: a noticeable new year's eve lost this year. the fireworks show ov

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i will have tomorrow's dog walking forecast coming up at 6:00. >>> also new at 6:00, a bay area city ing after a legal covid testing sites. the warning out, and the investigation into a california company. >>> a bay area districts unique plan to keep schools open amid a staffing shortage. other community stepping up to help. >>> the bay area company announcing major changes for employees. the news at 6:00 comes up in about five >>> the ongoing supply chain issues are still causing chaos for local businesses. they cannot get the products and supplies they need because it all has some sort of ties overseas. >> as kpix 5's len ramirez shows us, the crisis that began last year, it is now spilling over into 2022. >> reporter: the supply-chain issues are affecting virtually every business out there, from the largest conglomerates to the smallest mom and pops. the situation has gotten so bad that some businesses who thought they were ordering products in time for the holidays are just now getting the shipments in. >> this is all the stock that i have left, barely any stock at all. >> reporte

. >>> the renewed debate over street closures in a south bay city, a lifeline for restaurants, but some retailers say they are hurting. i'm juliette goodrich and for elizabeth. >>> i'm ryan yamamoto. looking livid sfo now, travelers are heading out more and more these days, but across the country, pilots are in short supply. next year, airlines expect to be down more than 12,000 pilots. we look at a new united airlines training program to help fill those spots. >> reporter: lifting up at don in the sonora desert means catching this a special morning view in the valley of the son. >> it felt like a joyride. i love it. i love flying. her back mother of two ricky foster is at the helm to my learning the ropes with a flight instructor. a former flight attendant, she has been inspired to upgrade her wings. >> show me an excuse and i will show you how to overcome that. >> reporter: foster is one of 59 students in the inaugural classes of united airlines avian academy in goodyear, arizona. the ceo said this is their effort to combat the persistent staffing shortage on the flight deck. >> over

outside. >> right john, they even that let you look at the traffic today traveling from the east bay into the city about a 10 minute drive. i do see some pockets of fog along the bay bridge. so take your time as you're traveling san mateo bridge about 13 minutes heading across towards the peninsula. there. the richmond, sandra fell bridge about a 9 minute commute for you and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls are looking at a 20 minute drive this morning. the forty-niners are getting the final prep work done as they get ready to face the cowboys in the playoffs and the lawyers open a bounce back after losing back-to-back games on the road. kron. 4 sports director jason has the latest for us in sports. >> close, the been right. and for the most part they've been able to win is by shooting. but now we are entering a tough of this so they're going to happen or it out quickly. it on a lot you on thursday night and boy, polls one got quick and company. they've been slumping. we pick things up. the green for you got going early. and let him downhill like yeah. 11 points in the 1st bar. >> asking hi

now there are mandates in place in several cities across the country, including here in the bay area. but right now, san jose is the first city in california and possibly the country, tim and a booster shots for city employees and city owned venues and rain of the question is well, other bay area cities follow sue. we're just going to have to see for now. back to you. all right. thank you for that update. miller will be watching to see if other cities. >> take this lead as well. well, still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news contra costa county moves forward with in-person learning. >> why they say their students need to be in the classrooms. plus, police say an elderly woman was assaulted in oakland's. we're going to show you a closer look at this video as police need help in the search for the attacker. and also president joe biden wants federal voting rights laws pushed through the senate. why he says changing the filibuster rules are going to help do that. and we are seeing conditions this morning that are chilly yet again, but much like we've seen the past couple of days. daytime

as you're traveling from the east bay into the city. 10 minutes for you drive on the bay bridge tunnel, seeing any delays there. also, let's get a look at the san mateo bridge heading across towards the peninsula. about a 13 minute ride for you this morning. also, let's get a look at the richmond. sandra fell commute traveling out of richmond across towards sandra fell about 10 minute and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. 20 minutes for your drive. well, lawyers fell to the grizzlies and as klay thompson gets his first game on the road under his belt for sports director jason dumas says was there and takes a look at what happened on the court. >> the warriors on laid one of a four-game road trip. it starts down in memphis against the grizzlies team. that has been a thorn in the dove side. that doesn't just 4, 4, in the last 8 games they've played against memphis. but it helps when you get klay thompson back clay making his first appearance on the road this year in the 2nd quarter. grizzly pouring it on up 16. john morant on the b

. >> with covid tests harder to find than ever, one bay area city cracking down on some suddenly poppingay area county will make a major move that feels a lot like a big step back to the beginning. >> i'm a little skeptical of the effect of staying inside for 30 days. >> if i have to slow everything down for a little while, then that is what it is. >>> the bay area city where parents aren't letting staffing shortages stand in the way of keeping schools open. >> it's really a win when everyone is losing. >>> right now at 7:00, and streaming on cbsn bay area , a warning from one big bay area city that some covid testing sites may not be what they seem. good evening. i am elizabeth cook. >>> and i am ryan yamamoto. let's go to andria borba, where the city is cracking down on the pop-up sites. >> reporter: with city run testing sites here in san francisco slowing down and even stopping nasal swabs at one point yesterday, the city attorney is worried about people looking to profit, moving in to fill that void. with demand for covid-19 testing surging today, san francisco city leaders are worr

. >>> tonight, two of the bay areas biggest cities preparing to implement restrictions. requiring proof of vaccination for indoor settings for all people twelve years and older, restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, gyms, and theaters, san jose adopting one of the state's toughest mandates, requiring proof of a booster shot for city employees and anyone attending large gatherings, including concerts and sharks games. it allows for proof of a negative covid test. >> new rules take effect on friday. masks must be surgical or medical grade or if it's a cloth mask, it must have at least two layers. the state is also trying to avoid people passing off someone else' negative test as their own. so it's requiring tests to be taken in person with their employer or through a testing service. >> new at 11:00, many grocery store shelves are sitting empty across the country. this time the pandemic may not be the only cause kpix 5 is in redwood city where she went searching for answers. it's a case of deja vu, empty shelves from the whole foods in campbell. to palo alto and redwood

fog advisories for the bay bridge as well as parts of 101 in the city. >>> the national weather service has blanketed the bay a everywhere in gray on here has got a dense fog advisory in effect until 10:00 this morning so give yourself extra time on the road. we just saw the bay bridge and by the way, great conditions in the mountains. the snow still remains and if you wanted to head up to the sierra this weekend for a long three-day weekend, the basis fantastic. the weather does not change for the next seven days. >>> the super bowl featuring the 49ers is -- hopefully featuring the 49ers and snoop dogg went to the halftime performers is trying to launch a new line of hotdogs and he is calling them snoop dogs. he just filed for federal trademark to secure the name indicating he's serious about launching the brand but it's only a first step. he once did the same thing for a line of ice cream called sleep scoops but it never materialized that i think the hotdog thing will be a thing. >> ice cream, hot dogs, i think snoop dogg has the munchies. >> i wonder why. >> the news continues all da

the east bay, the oakland city council has voted to ban ghost guns. those are the guns. you can basically make it home with a special kit. you can get them in the mail. law enforcement can now confiscate ghost guns and they can cite you. they can also arrest the people found with them as of march of 2021. for perspective here. opd says they accounted for nearly 22% of all the guns confiscated last year in that city. they are untraceable. they're unregulated. they don't require any of your personal info. this means people do not have to go through a background check to get them. they don't have to go 30 waiting periods and you're not limited on how many you can buy. it's the wild, wild west with those things. local council members say this legislation it's supposed to help curb the ongoing gun violence program in the city. >> you know, we're out there cleaning the neighborhood's streets every day. and i specifically on saturday and with volunteers and and we knighted one time it was just picking up trash. but now want to pick up picking up a bullet throughout the neighbor

one bay area city already planning to reign in its guidelines. when other counties will follow suit. >> plus, new allegations against the san francisco da's office. why one former worker is accusing them of withholding evidence. >> and our meteorologist vianey arana is looking at how our weather is shaping up. mike has a look at the drive times. this is "today in the bay." a good friday morning. thank you for starting your morning with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington, we're broadcasting to you live over the television waves and also live on roku, amazon and apple tv. first, let's start out with the forecast. we're close to the weekend. >> i'm so little. we're cold to start, you guys. we're in the 30s right now, just like we saw yesterday. we're going to keep this weather pattern through the remainder of the weekend as well. 36 in dublin, 37 in dublin hill, concord, 36 degrees. fog and visibility not an issue this morning. clear roadways means better commute, hopefully, so let's check in on the commute with mike. >> yeah, the visibi

the bay area city that has reached its omicron peak, and what it means for lifting covered restrictions. >> the light at the end of the tunnel is here. >>> the 49ers get a rousing sendoff as they head to green bay to take on the packers. the diehard fans will be cheering them on from lambeau field. >> we will be tailgating over there. it will be freezing and cold. >>> the debate over digital billboards heats up in the south bay. astronomers are joining that fight. >>> san francisco appears to be turning the corner on the omicron surge. >> the city announced cases are steadily dropping. it comes as we mark 2 years since the first case of covid- 19 was confirmed in the u.s. >> kenny choi breaks down the new numbers and the changes we could see. >> reporter: health experts are talking about lifting all kinds of restrictions has numbers improve. they believe that post omicron life look vastly different as policies begin to shift from a zero covid policy to more targeted harm reduction approaches. even with heavy masking, and extremely high rate of vaccination and safety precautions everywhe

covid safety agreement has been reached in an effort to prevent another sick out. >> and another bay area citiesg vaccine mandates a south bay health officer says it will apply for customers at businesses. i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. the news at 9 is next. - 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 movie... can you hear me? shut it down. just remember. you're not a bad mom. you just need better internet. at&t fiber delivers faster upload speeds for more reliable video calls. get at&t fiber, plans starting at $35 a month for a year. limited availability in select areas. call 877.only.att. >> when fun time from the bay area's local news station. >> you're watching kron. 4 news at >> now at 9, a covid conundrum classrooms. oakland unified school district has reached a deal with educators over those omicron concerns. but it's not enough to keep some teachers from walking off the job in protest. thank you for joining us tonigh

bay shoreline. certainly the city, oakland. north bay valleys are doing what they always do. itfogy there but not for inland valleys of the east bay. that is the view from mount diablo looking east towards concord where we don't have issues. livermore, san jose, you are fine. the best way is to look at the visibility readings and you see why there is an issue. oakland, 0.3. give this until late morning before it clears out. the fog advisory is until 10:00 a.m., so at least until then. we've got one number in the 30s, petaluma at 39. everybody else is in the 40s. you want the jacket but it could be a lot colder. daytime highs under a mostly blue sky because once we get rid of the fog, we have a beautiful day coming our way. blue sky, few high clouds, daytime highs that will climb to the mid and upper 60s. inland valleys of the east bay, low and mid 60s. the numbers for north bay valleys also topping out, says 68 for clover day by the way. the seven-day forecast, we will see a pattern. more on the snow report in the next half hour. the seven-day forecast shows us temperatures h

late morning to early afternoon for the heart of the bay, city, peninsula, east bay, south bay, inlandf the east bay, you will get light rain. it just won't be enough. towards 2:00 look at the break in the sky. there is blue sky. that will be nice to see. we haven't seen much of that. daytime highs will go to the upper 50s. for now we are in the low 50s. how does the drive look? >>> things are actually okay. we are getting a couple hot spots as more cars get on the road way. not seeing a lot of brake lights or issues especially for the ride towards the dublin interchange. you see head lights heading towards 680 and extra volume but still moving at a pretty okay pace there. no crashes or incidents into the altamont pass area. traffic as you work east of there, a little bit busy in some spots, seeing some red and yellow on our censors around grant line, north flynn. but again it is not causing major delays and your travel time looks good. it's safe to say it is friday light. we are keeping our eye on brake lights at the richmond san rafael bridge, a trouble spot past the toll plaza. it l

it's a bird's eye view over the city by the bay, the city of san francisco.o you can see a bit of oakland there. right now. our temperature span we have dipped very rapidly to 38 degrees in fairfield to 49 degrees apiece in san francisco and also s f o r temperature span today as high as our concern was 50 and fremont and in livermore. 2 56 degrees in san jose. we're now it is currently 47 degrees. the winds are under 10 mph at all of our reporting stations, and this is why our temperatures are dropping so rapidly on this new year's day, so this is basically what you need to know. it's king tides time again. coastal flood advisory remains in effect until 10 am monday morning, we will have that overlapping of the waves on the embarcadero in san francisco by mid morning tomorrow at the highest peak. at the king tide, so please take note of that if you have any jogging plans early in the morning tomorrow, or even some strolling plans along the embarcadero, we're going to wake up tomorrow morning to a frosty start away from the bay as temperatures plummet into th

. >>> still ahead tonight at 11:00, a crow invasion leaving one south bay city so desperate it is using green lasers and scarecrows. the bizarre plan to ward off pests. >>> and president biden caught on the hot mike. what happened after he cursed a fox news reporter. >>> and the first in the nation gun battle brewing in san jose tonight. >>> gusty winds kicking in again tuesday afternoon, we will track those hour by hour and look if we can find any >>> a live like at the white house where president bid den not like a fox reporter's question about inflation. rising inflation for a political liability in the midterm elections, take a listen. >> that is a great asset. more inflation. what a stupid son of a . >> all right, an hour after the incident president biden called the fox news reporter, peter doocy over the phone to clear the air. the two talked and reconciled. >>> giving you a live look. tonight, we are learning the identity of the man shot and killed by police officers near the airport b.a.r.t station. the shooting unfolded on thursday morning near the b.a.r.t station, the distric

how the developers respond. >>> it's hard enough to find a covid-19 test, why is one bay area city cutting hours at several testing sites? >>> a bay area community nearly runs out of water. will a series of winter storms make a difference? what we found out. the news at 6:00 coming up in minutes. >>> still had a 5:00, >>> we are getting new information on what was a dramatic rescue this evening. we are hearing from police officers who saved a pilot who had crash landed on some train tracks. >> cbs reporter joy benedict on how the officers and pilate are being praised for some quick action. >> go, go. >> reporter: it was a tense moment as officers with the lapd rescued a pilot from a downed plane seconds before it was destroyed by an oncoming train. >> definitely the most intense extrication of the pilot from the aircraft that i have seen. >> reporter: the morning after, pilots at whiteman airport, nearby, are praising the efforts of officers and that of the pilot himself for making the last minute decision to land the cessna on the tracks. >> especially in this area, with how dense the pop

invasion of the crows in one south bay city . could lasers drive them away?t the cdc just said about the need to upgrade your facemasks. >>> first, top story at 5:30, governor newsom doing an about- face when it comes to taxing the states marijuana industry. good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ryan yamamoto. let's go straight to john ramos on why the governor is changing his mind to support cannabis tax reform. >> reporter: for years, california has sent mixed messages to the cannabis industry. now, governor newsom's budget address is giving them a glimmer of hope. >> reporter: when proposition 64 legalized cannabis it signaled acceptance of the industry and promised a boom to state and local tax bases at the end of the illegal market. but, it has not actually worked out that way. most local governments have been reluctant to approve retail sales and producers say taxes are eating them alive. governor newsom's budget comments came as a welcome surprise. >> it is my goal to look at tax policy, and stabilize the market at the same time. it is also my goal

we are on track for the driest january on record for one bay area city. that is san jose. just trace amounts this month. the previous driest year ever was 2015 when we recorded .01 of an inch. a couple sprinkles in san jose. most cities will rank in the top ten driest recorded when we finish out this month early next week. remarkably because of the record sitting rainfall we had in october and december, we are still running a surplus. good on that front. the extremes, it's related to climate change and something we know as precipitation whiplash. we talked about that in the past couple of weeks. a is surplus in santa rosa. san francisco over six inches. concord, just under three inches. we gotta get more rainfall in or else all of the gains are going to be lost we get to the end of the rainfall season. not good through next week. we will continue with this persistent high pressure. that means we will be watching out for wind, maybe fire danger next tuesday. air quality will be a concern. also the pollen, we are seeing things bloom earlier. your allergies are kicking in. ra

. >> students, parents, teachers, lined up, waiting to pick up test kits in an east bay city. >> you are watching abc seven news at 5:00. the demand for covid test kits created a traffic mess so bad that the fremont police department even advised people just to avoid the whole area. here is abc news reporter zach one test -- zach fuentes. >> lines of cars stretched around the area. >> it's been traffic armageddon. just a nightmare. >> i thought i would drive in and drive out. . i was not expecting a line to rival disneyland. >> the tension could be seen and heard. >> we had to just be answered if -- be assertive, 'because -- because, otherwise, people wouldn't let you in. >> the fremont police department sent out this alert, asking people to avoid the area. >> find a parking lot. get out and walk. it may be faster. >> i just parked down the street, walked up here, and i'm about to wait another 40 minutes and . >> the district superintendent apologized and took responsibility this afternoon. at one point, he helped direct traffic. many say today's event could have been handled differe

. >>> new at 6:00, a bay area city will be the first in the nation to enforce a strict new mandate. covid-19 rules that can trickle down to other communities. >>> school systems across the bay area have struggled to get the test kits into the hands of students and parents. i'm devin fehely in fremont. coming up we will talk to health officials about whether or not regular mandatory testing is the best way to keep people safe. >>> looking for work? the local cities among the best in the nation to find a new job. >>> still ahead here at 5:00, a bay >>> tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the capital siege, but the story is far from over. >> a mill valley man wanted by the fbi in connection with the riot has turned up in a location far from home. john ramos has the bizarre story. >> reporter: the story was a strange enough when evan neerman, the owner of a women's handbag company in mill valley ended up on the fbi's most wanted list . from there, the story has taken an even more surreal turn. >> reporter: evan neerman, seen here pushing a barricade at the january 6th capital riot is

through 10:00am for much of the north bay sonoma, napa counties in the midst of some, especially dense fog has also is the tri valley. some of our bayshore cities really in that dense fog. and you can actually see it in future cast near the bay out into the delta up into the north bay, too. skies will clear out really nicely into the afternoon, but it is going to take a while to get there. expect fog through late morning today. this high pressure ridge just sits with us in really only ever expanding across the west coast. it's firm grip on us is keeping us dry and mild. that's a trend of weather that continues the rest of this week on into the weekend on into the beginning of next week to now 50's and 60's. are your daytime highs for the coast today while more and more of us will be in the 60's this afternoon. so yesterday was actually the coolest day of this forecast. the rest of this forecast ahead of us is going to be bringing some really mild feeling temperatures tomorrow and friday getting actually warmer than what you're seeing today opened in san leandro each right at 60 for your highs today. believe he'll also right at 60 degrees for to

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this is such a sad story and the asian american community asking for action now from the bay area to new york cityoring the life of michelle go. and she grew up here in the bay area and she moved to new york where she was struck and killed. and this is a san francisco chinatown rememberance for her. there was a similar one in times square close to where she was killed on saturday morning. let me tell you what happened. she was killed when a homeless man pushed her onto the subway train tracks into an on coming train. and this was at the subway station in times square. san francisco city attorney david chu spoke at the vigil and he called for an end to the violence and the racism that has played asian americans. and this is animal. tell you more about the guy who should run for that rain. but this is this is really a spring. a call to action. >> the beginning of the pandemic. before a single covid case was diagnosed europe. are states. in the chinatown in san francisco and new york city. we saw business drop by 50% before single covid case. to the virus of racism. due to discrimination to stereotyp

. >>> the renewed debate over street closures in a south bay city, a lifeline for restaurants, but somers say they are hurting. i'm juliette goodrich and for elizabeth. >>> i'm ryan yamamoto. looking livid sfo now, travelers are heading out more and more these days, but across the country, pilots are in short supply. next year, airlines expect to be down more than 12,000 pilots. we look at a new united airlines training program to help fill those spots. >> reporter: lifting up at don in the sonora desert

we do have some fog having made its return to our bay shore cities. bay hill showing you some of that you're seeing it, especially right up and down one o one along the peninsula as well as along the bay shore of the east bay shoreline, too. densest a fog. those still out into the central valley that to the fog has been a regular occurrence. these past few mornings for central valley, neighbors otherwise skies will clear out really nicely today and from a cold start to really mild afternoon livermore, dublin, the north bay, all in the 30's right now. hayward, you're at 43 degrees, san francisco to cool. 49, where regardless of where you're at, you definitely don't want to forget that. nice warm layer this morning. >> reyna, john, thank you for that. all right. let's go look at your traffic restart with the bay bridge. wow. very, very light traffic for you. about a 10 minute drive traveling from the east bay into the city to that fremont street exit. do see some fall on your morning commute. so definitely take your time as you're traveling. the san mate

traveling from the east bay in city, you can see we just turn the metering lights on. >> here at the . so you are going to have to wait just a little bit as you're traveling on. see any accidents on the freeway bay bridge right now. so i'd say about 14 minutes or so for your drive time as you're traveling because the metering lights are on san mateo bridge across towards the peninsula. look at that. a little under 30 minutes. no delays. let's get a look at the richmond center fell bridge. you're looking at about a nine-minute drive as you travel out of richmond and the golden gate bridge. 20 minutes as you're traveling into the city from the north bay. now, the bay area sports, the forty-niners are getting ready for their showdown with the dallas cowboys. derek carr is excited to make his playoff debut for the raiders kron. 4 sports director jason dumas says the details for us. >> well, folks, it is dallas week on wednesday, the niners had their first full practice ahead of their wild card matchup at jerry's world. jimmy g was limited at practice, but he still threw the ball. all sign

let's get a look at your traffic today traveling from the east bay into the city right now. >> to that fremont street exit about a 10 minute drive for you. there. the san mateo bridge in across towards the peninsula about 13 minutes. let's go ahead and get a look at the richmond center fell bridge about a nine-minute drive heading across and the golden gate bridge. 20 minutes as you're traveling. 37 to the tolls. happening today. at least 3 schools in sonoma county are going to be close due to rising number of covid cases. there both grab and stun elementary and hillcrest schools in the gravest in union school district as well as reach charter school in sebastopol. they're all going to be closed. officials say they're facing a staffing shortage as too many educators have either tested positive for covid or were exposed to the virus. no word on if the schools are going to reopen next week. one bay area school district could soon addressed. sickouts the west contra costa county school district held a special meeting to discuss how the staff should address the shortage is due to rising co

the final ordinance goes to the city council soon for final approval. >> in the east bay, the city of dublin has seen an increase in coyote. so i was just telling you about that mountain lion. but, you know, coyotes are all over the place and this is in the east bay for chasing cats and i'm in the north bay. i saw the coyote last week. people warned me about it. so you're getting a warning to in this case, the sightings have been reported most recently let's move on the bin in an area of emerald glen park, central parkway tossing her creek trail. these are all areas where the coyotes are they say you have to be really careful. careful. obviously, i'm a little dog just like her. and so people told me i was very careful. and then also they warn you that you should go ahead and report it to authorities so that if you have it on camera, if you encounter one, they know where they are because they want to keep everybody safe. 38 right now. and still ahead. >> the splash brothers are back and they found their groove again. what steve kerr has to say. and after the break, a new program, you c

for the start of your monday. >> yeah, it's going to be warmer in the low to mid 60's for most bay area cities and let's take a look at our rain outlook if any, for the next 7 days, as you can see, very dry and calm night for us here in the bay area. scattered showers over the pacific for your monday morning. and that's where it's going to remain. we're going to see partly cloudy skies monday into tuesday, even for your midweek forecast, we are going to see overnight clouds, but really just giving way to plenty of sunshine by the afternoon hours all the way through friday. and that trend is going to continue. could see some showers to that. the south trying to make its way into the bay area. but overall, looking like a very dry and calm outlook for the next 7 days. we're under that ridge of high pressure along. unfortunately is holding tight to our bay area forecast. not letting any of those storms stores open for us here in the coming days. but at least we have seasonal weather ahead of that. so upper 50's to low 60's for most bay area cities for the next 7 days. but unfortunately going to re

tolls heading into the city via the golden gate bridge will take you about 20 minutes to make that drive. well, our top story this morning as covid cases continue to surge in the bay area. one school district is changing its protocols when it comes to contact tracing kron 4. sarah stinson is live this morning with the details on that. good morning, sarah. >> yeah. the senate foster city school district and a little letter to families saying, look, there's been 115 new covid cases and we simply cannot keep track. we can not do contact tracing. it doesn't make sense for us anymore. at this point with this spike of omicron cases. so they're saying they want families to act as if they've been exposed at this point. families, students, staff act as if you've been exposed. let's move forward from there. 101 student tested positive 14 staff members tested positive. usually the san mateo foster city district identifies and reaches out to close contacts with those who have tested positive in schools. >> but due to the spike in omicron cases, the district says testing is the best way to move forward. take a look at isolation guidelines. just a really good refresher. and of

across the bay area. more city offices are also having to close their doors because of surging covid cases. police in pinole, for instance, close the public safety building to the public until further notice. newark's city and police officers are also closed until next tuesday. hayward city hall offices are closed every friday of this month. and brentwood has closed its city hall. it's police headquarters and the municipal services center until further notice. the latest city hall has also been shut down through february 28th. starting this saturday. private health insurance companies will be required to cover the cost of at home covid tests. the white house has announced this change as it looks to try and lower the cost of these tests and to make them more convenient and affordable under the new policy health insurance providers will be required to cover the cost of up to 8 at home tests per person per month. the white house says this policy will dramatically reduce the cost of tests, adding they soon expect to ro

she just a couple of 50's barely hanging on right along the coastline for some of our south bay cities. it will be all the way up into the mid to even upper 60's with san jose at 66 degrees today. east bay temperatures low to mid 60's for you really comfortable feel to it. certainly one of the nicest feeling days of this forecast. oakland, berkeley, richmond, each at 63, antioch, benicia on up to vacaville at 61 and temperatures from mill valley on up to santa rosa. also 60's as well tomorrow and saturday will be our warmest days. your forecast, but also some of her windier one. so if you don't mind the offshore breeze, they're certainly going to be really enjoyable. skies remain dry and sunny all the way through this forecast lows for the most part remaining in the 40's. now, of course, the fog. that's something we're talking about this morning. not just as far as weather goes this far as traffic goes to because it's having a big impact on your morning commute. we are seeing traffic picking up just yet, but it does look like i'm so glad to see this, too, that people are spacing themse

still go ahead and not just because of corona virus. alexey o'brien explains on the streets of limb bay city in cameroon, southwest province. it's not just fans who are taking pictures. it's a matter of days until africa's most prominent soccer championship. the africa cup of nations and security is tight. 6 cities, a hosting f con, matches but lim, bay, and nearby wire are in the spotlight because separatist fighters have warned the games should not be played there. my fear and the fear of many limbered denizens is dot. the recent phenomenon of ah bomb blasts, ah, which is has been happening on a puzzle faculty vision like in moya, can be the common phenomenon. but during the sir of con, or a period conflict broke out in cameroon, in 2016, between english speaking separatists and the french speaking government. the armed groups accused the government of discriminating against them and want to form a breakaway state called amazonia. the fighting's killed at least 3000 people and forced about a 1000000 from their homes. some rights group say any violence could threaten teams and spectators an

the bay bridge traveling into the city from the east bay. >> about a 10 minute drive for you there, too. that fremont street exit san mateo bridge heading across towards peninsula. you can make that drive about 13. no accident or hazards heading out of richmond across the war, sandra fell about a nine-minute drive for you at this hour and the golden gate bridge. we're looking at 20 minutes for you as you're traveling. 37 to the tolls. doctors are saying this latest surge with omicron might be nearing a peak numbers here in california. continue to show an uptick in cases but infectious disease experts say right now they're feeling cautiously optimistic and into this latest surge might be ight around the corner. kron four's terisa stasio has that story for us omicron cases took off like a wildfire infecting record numbers nationwide. and here in california. but >> new numbers in south africa and europe show a dramatic drop leading experts here to be hopeful. but the flames of this surge could be fanning out. it's looking. >> cautiously optimistic. the problem is, you know, with this. with

. >> as of right now, visibility for most of our bayshore and north bay cities is nice and clear, though. so that's a bit of good news as we do kick off the brand new week. otherwise skies are offering dry conditions at this moment. you may see just a drop or 2 water specially on the peninsula and upper elevations in the south bay in the santa cruz mountains. that points today. but that's about all we've got as far as any chance of rainfall is concerned. temperatures are chilly in the 30's to 40's. so make sure to just bundle up with those extra layers. that's the priority for you today to stay nice and cozy after a chilly morning. temperatures later on today will be comfortably. cool again, familiar low 60's much as we've been seeing the past week and a half now, as far as our bridges go, it is martin luther king junior day and us a lot of people have the day off. so you can likely expect some pretty easy commutes. the bay bridge looking just fine as you make your crossing there. a statement to bridge also pretty empty this morning. the richmond center fell looking at easy commute right