cheryl: good morning. i met cheryl casone. i'm in for maria bartiromo. vice president kamala harris says she's not being set up to fail despite leading the charge on the huge issues plaguing the country with seemingly no progress being made on them. we will zero in on what's going on inside the white house especially when it comes to mitigating the border crisis. looking at markets on this monday after a three day weekend. we have futures in the green with the dow jones higher by .7. nasdaq up by 42 and a quarter points. this is the final week of trading for 2021. last week's shortened trading week sought trading for all three major indices with even some records as the dow jones gained more than one and half percent, nasdaq more than three and s&p up to and a quarter precent with a strong week despite the volatility. looking at european markets, things are well underway in europe and we have got a mixed bag in europe. in asia overnight, markets mostly lower, but all of these moves were basically fractional moves as you see on the screen. hang saying squ

cheryl: yeah.ep people from going over to meta, facebook meta. i'm still struggling with that change. nancy and a steve stay right there. the next hour of "mornings with maria" starts right now. ♪ cheryl: good morning, i'm cheryl casone, i'm in for maria bartiromo. it is wednesday, it is december 29th. your top stories at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. president biden taking time out of his delaware beach trip to let americans know there is in fact a federal plan to fight the omicron surge. this coming just one day after speaking with america's governors, saying there's no federal solution to officially ending the pandemic. what this means amid a rise in cases, all morning long. taking a look at your markets right now, we do have futures pointing to another green start to the trading session with the dow higher as you can see, the s&p as well. nasdaq the strongest performer, gaining more than 35 points at this point. the dow finished up for the fifth day in a row yesterday. the s&p 500 fell into the red b

(ominous music) cheryl: good morning, i'm cheryl casone, i'm? for maria bartiromo. it is thursday, it is december 30th. your top stories at 6:00 a.m. eastern actual. an economic misfire from the biden administration, the president lauding 2021 as an economic success, saying just one analyst described as quote, the strongest first year economic track record of any president in the last 50 years, this as americans deal with inflation at a 40-year high, rising gas prices and supply chain shortages. meanwhile, president biden is set for another phone call with vladimir putin today to discuss the ongoing border tensions with ukraine as putin looks for assurance the country can never join the nato alliance. we're watching the foreign policy implications in particular for the energy markets all morning long today. speaking of your markets, taking a look right now, we have another strong kickoff to your morning right now. as you can see, the dow higher by 6, s&p is up by about 4, nasdaq is up by 30. this after a mixed day on wall street as the dow and the s&p 500 finishing,

cheryl: yeah.rossroads between politics and markets, the story will continue into 2022 when we cover both here on this show. jimmy he lee, thank you so much -- jimmy lee, thank you so much. happy new year to you. we're just getting started. coming up, russian president vladimir putin is talking tough in the face of possible u.s. sanctions. but how much fire power does he have. we'll have reaction. plus, new york city's vaccine mandate will not go away when the new mayor takes office tonight at midnight. but with out-of-control covid cases in the city, do the mandates even work anymore? and we are just hours away from 2022. how americans feel about the new year. don't miss a moment of it. tony gonzales from texas is going to come up, he's talking border and maybe his predictions for next year. you're watching "mornings with maria," we are live on fox business. ♪ ♪ limu emu... & doug ♪ ♪ superpowers from a spider bite? i could use some help showing the world how liberty mutual customizes their car in

cheryl: good morning, i'm cheryl casone, i'm in for maria bartiromo. it is tuesday, it is december 28th. your top stories at 6:00 a.m. eastern time. the turning point on covid-19, president biden admitting there is no federal solution in controlling the virus, kicking it back down to the state level before leaving for a delaware trip, another long weekend for the president, as the cdc is updating its guidelines, saying one only needs five days quarantine if they become infected. what the changes mean for you, all morning long. taking a look at your markets, we have another strong kickoff to your markets on the last trading week of 2021. the dows is up 81, s&p up 12, nasdaq up 86. we're looking to extend the gains we got from yesterday. investor fears over the spread of omicron largely dissipating. at the close yesterday, it was a strong day for the dow, gaining more than 350 points, nasdaq and s&p higher as well. the s&p by the way at a new all-time high. as for european markets, take a look at european markets right now. as you can see right there, th

>> cheryl: yes.the dad, so they had puppies and i took some of them to the "curb" set, like can anybody take these, and larry was like no, and jg said let me talk to my wife, and they were like we will take those two. >> kelly: they took two. >> cheryl: yes, they took two, hustle and flow. >> kelly: no, they didn't. >> cheryl: they are the cutest. >> kelly: that the greatest name. have you ever been there for any other births in life? >> cheryl: besides my dog liddy, i was there when my sister had a c-section. it was like holding her hand. >> kelly: did see that? >> cheryl: they had a little curtain. >> kelly: i was that side. >> cheryl: i was on the site. the good side. this is sort of a crazy story, because we looked up and my family was looking through one of those windows, you know how you can observe a surgery? >> kelly: they were all looking? >> they were looking and we looked up and they started laughing. and my sister was like oh, my god, what is happening, and we started laughing and the doc

cheryl brings up seattle. you remember they had that autonomous zone and mayor jenny durkan's came out and said this is the summer of love until the 19-year-old boy got killed and she had to walk back those comments. in some cases it's human cost, human loss of life that causes the reversal but what is so sad and harris, you just summarize it so accurately, the political polka, that's what's driving this. all of a sudden in lockstep nancy pelosi is talking about crime. you have a mayor of san francisco talking about crime. i'll have a sudden, guess what, joe biden's approval rating on crime is at 36%. 36%. reminds me of this summer. president biden never talked about crime. we talk about it, homicides and shooting going up. biden didn't talk about crime until june of this year. it took him nearly six months when polling came out and it was the number one issue to voters and all of a sudden the president of the united states started to speak about it. this is the political polka. >> harris: emily, i want to lea

cheryl? >> [laughing]. what is interesting.icer was on the phone with the president of the united states. he might have been a little nervous. it was a joke and innocent. look at what happened to the nassar driver. he is losing corporate sponsors because these woke companies because the left is freaked out about being politically correct. this was not his fault. he misunderstood a reporter speaking to him and it blew up into all of this. the raft wing media has overblown the "let's go brandon" thing. if you didn't give it so much attention, it might go away. >> it's so true. todd, usually people can all agree on what a vulgar slur it it. but half of the people think this is hilarious and the other half who are horrified by this. it shows how politically divided we are. >> it is a shame that we are here in in society. it happens because colleges are teaching the lack of civility and understanding your fellowman and woman. we are about 3 blocks into the show. i will do our first plug. if you want to see funny in the morning and y

cheryl. cheryl: well, good morning. it is a flight fiasco, that's right.ravelers. the omicron grinch and severe weather is part of the issue that's affecting what's going on with travelers across the airport. we've got a mess on our hands again today. about 1,000 flights that were canceled on sunday as this new covid variant caused staffing problems at the mayor juror airlines. -- major airlines. more than 700 flights have been canceled for today many remember, the ceo of del the take asked the cdc to revisit is isolation guidelines for vaccinated individuals because flight crews are at home dealing with likely a lesser version of omicron, but they can't come to work. it's caused havoc in the skies. todd: what a mess. despite what airline ceos say about air flow in the planes themselves, dr. fauci says masks on planes are here to stay. cheryl: yeah. he's doubling down again. this is after of course gary kelly, the ceo of united and as well as american, they all said, look, the airplane is a clean environment. still, you know, dr. anthony fauci is still pus

anita, cheryl, matt, and of course kayleigh.ff a special edition of america reports. case count in the u.s. to a new high not seen before during this pandemic. the seven-day average now is nearing 300,000 cases each day. while hospitalizations and deaths aren't spiking as fiercely, they are also on the rise. good afternoon to washington. i am gillian turner in for sandra smith today. hey, mike. >> mike: i'm mike emanuel in for john roberts. this on the contrary it is wreaking havoc on daily life. the travel

cheryl, what about you? they say, "if you don't like it, return it." that's what i would say. go get a store credit. if you tell them or not tell them, that the personal choice. i'm always pretty honest about it. "i've got this other one i wanted more." or if it's one of the top sellers this christmas, there are tech hotlines out there that can help you if you don't want that new apple tv. just call for help. >> kayleigh: mercy, what about you? regift, store credit? what about you? >> mercedes: there is one positive aspect to the supply chain crisis, which as you get less gifts. but one thing about having five daughters, if you can regift it, send it to the next outer, and they don't like it, it goes down the chain in the schlapp has. >> kayleigh: that's why i need more daughters! david? >> david: i bring out my environmental site and recycle. send on to others. >> kayleigh: i like that! i think like i like it. sometimes it's easier to act like you like it. but anyway, here we go. thanks for everyone being h

cheryl: new york state's indoor mask than date returns today.lli joined you last hour. >> governors on the left like kathy hochul and others are doing a knee jerk reaction right away towards restricting our liberties. omicron is not causing a run on hospitalizations or deaths and going to this knee jerk reaction for mandates is actually counter productive. cheryl: the lump of coal from the governor means that any business who doesn't follow the mandate faces a maximum fine of $1,000 per violation. ashley: this could get people fired up. peloton is doing some damage control to say. cheryl: peloton watching its stock drop because of controversy. spoiler alert, mr. big does die after taking a peloton ride. sorry, i hope of i didn't ruin that for you. so after shares of the company dropped more than 5% on friday, the company released this. watch. >> to new beginnings. >> to new beginnings. you look great. >> i feel great. shall we take another ride? life's too short not to. cheryl: that is a peloton instructor by the way that was in the show when he

cheryl: welcome back many i'm cheryl casone.nd 18-year-old girl climb out of their apartment window, this is in new york city, as flames and black smoke flood through the opening. the teens later climbing down four stories onto a construction pole. they got to safety. they suffered minor injuries but they're expected to be okay. one man was killed in this fire and the cause of the blaze still under investigation today. well, oracle is looking to you acquire cerner corporation,, looking to buy the company in a deal that could be worth $30 billion, making it the biggest deal ever for oracle. the deal could be finalized soon if the talks remain on track. as you can see, cerner is surging in the premarket, more than 18% jump. oracle the potential buyer down almost 4 and-a-half percent, kind of a normal reaction to the story. a federal judge tossing a settlement between perdue pharma and a family that owns the drug maker, the judge ruling more than $4 billion settlement that gave members of the family protection against civil litigat

cheryl: well said. carley: such a good point. absolutely. the white house now facing a major foreign policy test. brand-new intelligence appears to show russia planning an alarming military offensive against ukraine. so what message does president biden need to send on his call with vladimir putin tomorrow? carley: plus, the fox all american christmas he tree is all lit up in red, white and blue following sunday night's tree lighting ceremony. next, abby hornacek joins us to discuss the feel good holiday content streaming on fox nation. there she is. look at her. ♪ he'll say are you married, he'll say no, man, but you can do the job when you're in town. ♪ later on we'll conspire as we dream by the fire. ♪ as a professional bull-rider i'm used to taking chances. but when it comes to my insurance i don't. i use liberty mutual, they customize your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. wooo, yeaa, woooooo and, by switching you could even save 665 dollars. hey tex, can someone else get a turn? yeah, hang on, i'm about to break my own

cheryl casone with the details right now. cheryl.e suspect a 15-year-old sophomore was taken into custody. the police say teen came armed with semiautomatic handgun allegedly purchased by his father four days before fatal shootings, the victims are 14-year-old hannah juliana and police are still investigating a possible motive. well, celebrity heart surgeon oz announcing he's running for seat in pennsylvania, he wants to help heal from division and government overreach. >> americans deserve better solutions, doctor are about solutions but instead people with good ideas are shamed, they are silenced, they are bullied and now they are threatening the same overreach with omicron. america is in crisis, that's not news. values are under attack and i want to serve america in its time of need. cheryl: dr. oz entering the race as a republican. well, a big day for shiba, shooting up 30% yesterday after listed on the popular cracking exchange. 1 million wallet holders. market cap of 30 billion and seen value increase by almost 64 million perce

cheryl: mr.ture package. apple facing a class action lawsuit over the apple watch. according to the suit, apple did not take into account swelling of the internal battery. the screen could crack or shatter and could cause injury. they announced a program to replace damaged screens for free apple is fractionally higher. well, titleist is blocking customers from personalizing their golf balls with the phrase let's go brandon. when fox news digital tried to order a ball with the same phrase, they got a message rejecting it. the company's terms and conditions it says in part the parent company reserves the right to reject orders that may be inconsistent with company values or brand identity. phrases like antifa, kill cops and impeach trump or kill trump, those were all accepted for golf balls but you can't do let's go brandon. maria: yeah. wow of. cheryl, thank you. meanwhile, taiwan losing another ally to china. nicaragua is re-establishing its relationship with beijing, a move that's seen as a blow

steve and cheryl, thank you very much. steve, i want to go to you first.welcome you and with the breaking news get your thoughts on it. >> steve: first of all, i just want to say an instant reaction to the prosecutor there. i thought she gave an incredibly impressive performance they are, both professional in terms of the way she laid out the facts, but also a lot of humanity there. that is something that was really striking. let's move to the details of this case and that i have a broader point i would like to make. first of all, as you just said, the facts that were laid out there were absolutely devastated in relation to the role of the parents here. i think anyone would look at that and say that this approach of the prosecutor is taking is completely justified in terms of the parents. but the thing that really leapt out at me and you saw question about that at the end, a couple of questions, and strong one of the end, was the role of the school. that phrase that we heard that the child was returned to the classroom and the prosecutor said that she does

today in the bay cheryl hurd reports. >> reporter: you are looking at home surveillance video of a woman and two young children being evacuated by police as a man on the street randomly fired shots in antioch. >> another officer came and knocked on my door and said they were evacuating people and they took the fence down and brought the people out on this side of the street. >> reporter: it began after 1:00 p.m., police receive calls that a man with a rifle was shooting at cars and homes. >> i hear a lot of gunshots. our dogs started barking. when police arrive, the standoff began. neighbors were toll to shelter in place. the suspect repeatedly fired shots from inside the house outside in the direction of officers as well as other residents. >> the s.w.a.t. team was called in along with several other agencies including the fbi. drones were used to keep an eye on his movement. he even shot one of them out of the sky. at around 7:00, smoke started coing the home. the suspect set his garage on fire and tried to get away. >> the suspect exited his house and contacted by s.w.a.t. officers, th

cheryl casone with the details now. cheryl. cheryl: that is right, maria.oney would be added to victim's compensation funds which has passed $1.9 million. roughly 82,000 men have filed claims of abuse. well, jp morgan reportedly dealing to pay 2 million-dollar fine and failed to monitor messages and help banks oversea traders' chats and bankers keep conversations and provide the information to regulators if needed. j.p. morgan chase, the stock up quarter percent in the premarket. well, to it shifting gears on electric vehicles. the company saying it's going to have 30 models. all of the lexus models will be electric by 2035. toyota previously been skeptical of the market saying the technology is in the environmentally friendly. the stock to watch today when the market opens. and finally this, the nominees for the 79th golden globes awards have been unannounced this morning. movie the power to have dog leading the film nominees, they each got 7 nominations apiece. on the tv side, hbo success earning more noms. 5 nominations. the ceremony, maria, is january 9

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cheryl: that's interesting. i want to bring in christian whiton into this conversation, christian. this is something that you have been he focusing on heavily throughout the year in your research. your thoughts here? >> well, it's an interesting situation because xi jinping the chinese ruler would face extreme risk in an invasion of taiwan. if it goes badly, if taiwan doesn't fold rapidly, that could spend the end of xi's power rather abruptly. i have question for you. there's some report out that the chinese are working on machine brain technology out of research institutes, hopefully this is not an institute that received a grant from anthony fauci. but the british tabloid press has sort of shortened this to mind control technology. i'm curious what you make of the it apparently it was echoed by a u.s. official from the commerce

cheryl casone with the details right now. cheryl: that is right.o obtain more information from dominican rescue officials. a music executives, well-known in puerto rico, and his son, his family all on board that aircraft. again, a real tragic crash to report from the dr. well, covid is hitting colleges. universities like princeton and cornell and nyu are urging students to head home and they're reinstating remote learning as covid-19 outbreaks surge on campus. this as the omicron variant continues to spread throughout the nation and the seven day average of daily cases surged 62% since the start of november. well, a hedge fund closing up shop, anchorage capital closing its $7.4 billion flagship fund and returning the money to clients. the fund holds positions in companies including mgm holdings and retailer j crew. wall street journal reports that anchorage telling clients cheap money policy is making the market for distressed debt difficult right now. kraft has a solution to the cream cheese shortage. the maker of philadelphia cream cheese will re

of how we do business and i wish you could have seen the all hands that we just came off, mark and cherylwere on, and the excitement that was emanating from not just mark and cheryl, but all of our leaders, sharing the vision, having fun with our employees, and going towards this next vision for the company over the decades ahead. emily: as somebody who is critical in writing the ad business, what is the ad opportunity you see in the metaverse? how effective do you think ad targeting will be, and tell us more about your own experience and what you think advertisers will get out of this. nicola: i think there is going to be a lot of exciting opportunity for advertisers. first, there will be a lot that happens in the metaverse as there is an internet today but there will be advertising opportunities. the way we build our products first and foremost is we start with people. we start with people and we make sure and understand how people are using and enjoying our products and then we go from there. there's going to be opportunities for creators and we are going to make sure that we are build

cheryl, thank you for sharing part of your weekend with us. the oxford school district is requesting this independent investigation into the shooting that mark was just outlining. what are the benefits of reviewing the district safety procedures and practices carried out by the teachers and staff, and what might indicate to you that someone at the school could be held accountable? >> well, certainly one of the benefits would be to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again. i think there's plenty of liability to go around. certainly that school counselor could have done more, should have done more. whenever has a parent been the deciding factor as to whether or not their student remains on campus when they have been caught doing such egregious and outrageous activity. listen, this wasn't the first time this young man has dealt with administrators at that school i'm certain. there were plenty of red flags. now they have some explaining to do. four young people lost their lives because they neglected to err on the side of caution. >> ch

cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, cheryl. well, while s.w.a.t.ponding to that situation, there was another situation down the street. the driver of a truck plowed into a police cruiser with an officer inside doing traffic control. paramedics extricated the officer. they took him to the hospital. no word on how he is doing. the driver of the pickup truck stayed on scene and is cooperating with police. >>> let's get you to this. tornadoes tearing through several states, leveling communities and forcing this amazon warehouse to collapse. this is in illinois. a desperate search and rescue effort underway at this hour to help those who are trapped. nbc bay area sergio quintana has been monitoring the situation for us. we're talking illinois, arkansas, kentucky, among the states being hit tonight. >> reporter: these storms caused lots of damage along the way including at least two deaths. this is a photo shot inside a mostly collapsed amazon warehouse outside the st. louis area in edwardsville, illinois. lots of workers were trapped. you can see emerge

cheryl casone with the details right now. cheryl.ight thanks to progressive bail reform policies. he is charged with arson, criminal mischief and criminal endangerment. they are all misdemeanors. he is supposed to be back in court on january 4th. he went on a rant outside the courthouse and yelled obscenities. fox is back, we're going to debut a newly built all american christmas tree, that's tonight during the five, fox news media and fox corporation also making a $100,000 donation to answer the call that is the foundation that provides financial assistance to families who have lost loved ones in the nypd and fdny. this is part of our special thank you after both agencies worked diligently to put out the flames and keep everyone here safe. we thank you. other headlines this morning, california preparing for life after roe v wade. democratic leaders in the state are preparing measures to make california an abortion sanctuary if the landmark supreme court decision is at some point overturned. lawmakers are considering proposals that w

our cheryl hurd is going se you our nbc bay area app.'ll get minute by minute updates where the storm is headed. you can track our live radar right on your phone so you'll know when the rain is going to be in your neighborhood. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, a homicide at the tesla factory in fremont. police confirm for us tonight that what they initially called the suspicious death is now officially a homicide. this is what we know. around 3:30 this afternoon, the fremont fire department responded to a person down in the parking lot. firefighters tried to revive that person, but that person died. police have not identified the victim or said how they were killed. >>> all right. here we go again. starting this wednesday, the state will once again require masks in all indoor public places regardless of vaccination status. this is to slow the recent covid spike. many business owners see it as a guaranteed way to slow their progress. nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney reports from bay area marin county. >> reporter: at the sausalito fitness club the

cheryl casone with the details now, cheryl. cheryl: that is right, maria.mmigration reform to the president's social spending package. >> the senate needs to step up, override the parliamentarian, okay. the parliamentarian is not elected. our demand is for the senate to override the parliamentarian, include a full path to citizenship. cheryl: aoc and others joining protesters outside the capitol yesterday, it's unlikely, though, that all senate democrats would agree to the override, specifically because the package will go through reconciliation. it's got no republican support. well, cnn anchor chris cuomo will not receive severance from his former network. jeff zucker telling employees during a town hall that he wished he acted sooner to suspend cuomo when his brother, former governor andrew cuomo's scandal came to light. cuomo is preparing to sue the network for about $18 million. that's the money that's left on the four year deal. meanwhile, harper collins announced it is no longer publishing cuomo's upcoming book, deep denial, which was supposed to be r

, cheryl.on the wise-- rise as countries warn of massive consequences if russia doesn't de-escalate its military presence at the border with ukraine. this follows last week's call between president biden and vladimir putin and newly released clip showing putin says he wants a face-to-face meeting with biden, but secretary of state anthony blinken says it's unlikely enjoying me right now retired to start marine corps general natural defense industrial chairman arnold pinero. general, great to have you. thank you for being here. the clip that i saw from the biden vladimir putin meeting had joe biden saying to putin, hopefully i will see you in person next time. doesn't matter if it's in portion or on video between these two leaders? but your assessment of that summit? >> maria, first of all it's a pleasure to be with you this morning. frankly, now is the time for the united states, our allies and partners to act up, not just talk tough. we have to immediately intensify and enhance the deterrence

cheryl hurd looks at his effort and how you can help. >> one, two, three, vamanos!porter: mario loves kids and making it his life's mission to put smiles on as many faces as he can in the holiday. >> see so much need in the community. all these kids and battered woman and drugs and addiction and all this, it move my heart. >> reporter: the executive director of the solano aids coalition started toy drive for families impacted by hiv/aids in the vallejo area but the need has spread. >> coming from oakland and dropping toys, it's getting there. >> reporter: mario started the drive 18 years ago, serving 30 kids, now it's grown to about 1,500 families. pandemic has put a damper on donations. >> this year and last year, need has been growing and didn't have nearly as many toys as we normally see. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: tonight the mad dash is on. people still giving just in time for tomorrow's gala toy drive on georgia street in downtown vallejo, noon to 5:00. cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> back in 60 seconds with nbc bay area exclusive, speak with the p

cheryl casone with the details now, cheryl.president harris is doing in her office right now that's according to new hill harris poll. the vice president is failing grade comes amid on going crisis at the southern border not to mention the rumors of tensions between her office and the presidents and reports of a toxic work environment. so far four of the vice president's staffers have quit. well, amtrak is backtracking on its vaccine mandate. ceo bill flynn allowing weekly testing as alternative to a shot. self-imposed deadline of january 4 would have prevented it from operating all of its scheduled train routes. reported 95% of a track, 180,000 employees are fully vaccinated at this point. well, american airlines is looking to hire 18,000 workers next year as the travel industry rebounds in a post pandemic world, this coming hours after ceo is set to testify before on flight disruptions which the airlines are blaming on staffing shortages and weather and hired 16,000 employees so far this year after mass layoffs in 2020. there

and you know, it's just a big blow to our wintertime economy. >> reporter: cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> if it feels like we've been battling the covid virus for years, that is now the case. today marks exactly two years since the first human case of covid-19 was detected in wuhan, china. since then the virus has spread to more than 230 million people around the world, including 53 million americans. just today, california topped 5 million case mark, first state in the country to reach the sobering milestone. rise in cases in california coincides with steep increase in the positivity rate. percentage of people who get tested and get positive result for covid. today surged to 11.2%. for perspective, in the surge last winter, topped out at 17.1%. now case numbers and positivity rate are important, but perhaps most important figure is how many people are ending up in the hospital with covid. steadily climbing but not like the previous surges. december 5th, fewer than 4,000 californians hospitalized with covid. last week rose above 4,000, today nearly 5200 are hospitalized with cov

cheryl casone with the details right now. cheryl. cheryl: that is right, maria.o police didn't believe his account of the 2019 hate crime. don lemon covered the case on his show last night. he made no mention about the alleged contact he had with smollett. the actor admitting he paid the brothers for nutrition and training advice but not to stage any attack. prosecutors say he staged the attack because he wasn't happy with the response to hate mail he received. instagram is trying to make its platform safer for teens. the company can announcing several new features like parental controls and option to prevent people from tagging or mentioning teens, the changes coming before the ceo testifies before the senate following reports that show fume and instagram -- shows facebook and instagram knew of the problems. samsung is looking to merge the mobile and consumer electronics business into a single unit. they will have two ceos overseeing two divisionses, the semiconductor business and newly created set division that includes mobiles, tvs and consumer electronics. in

. >>> nbc bay area news' cheryl hurd, you got her attention.t's fun for people but tough on the restaurants depending on outdoor dining. >> reporter: that's true, terry. i've been monitoring the temperature gauge for three hours, when i got here, 45 degrees. right now 41 degrees. it's cold. but that's not preventing people from enjoying the outdoors. it has been a good night to hit the ice in walnut creek. because -- >> it's pretty cold. >> reporter: and people are enjoying it. >> i'm ready, got nice jacket from christmas, i'm good, ready to go. >> reporter: that attitude has been good for business during this cold snap. there's been a run on wood at ace hardware downtown. >> we brought in a couple extra pallets, so we get 400 bundles on a pallet and gone through one today. >> reporter: some preparing for cold snap, others grabbing coats and going out on the town. main street kitchen and bar restaurant was packed with people dining inside. >> i think people are just really looking forward to normalcy. >> reporter: but these two doctors say it's

this is cheryl. i am from florida. i am not embarrassed about my name. i had the moderna shot, one shot in three weeks later, i got the infection around my heart. am i on the air? host: you probably turned down your tv because it is easier to talk through the phone. what is your question for tony woodlief as we talk about the topics from his book? caller: my question is i had one moderna shot. i ended up with -- i have a masters degree. i had one shot of moderna. three weeks later, i am in the hospital with an infection. they found the virus in the enzyme. i had a mild heart attack. they had to put two stents in my heart. my kidneys are failing. i now have cancer back. what is this question -- i cannot get a second shot and i am to take those pills because i do not know the contradictions. where am i now? host: cheryl, tony woodlief worked at the state policy center. not a medical doctor. mr. woodlief, is there anything you want to address? guest: first of all, i am sorry that you are going through this. i cannot imagine how difficult that is. we dealt w

todd: cheryl casone is breaking down the forecast. >> reporter: i heard that, brace yourself for cheryl in a report predicting more pain at the pump. $4 a gallon on average next year. gas buddy says the number will be had by the summer against the current trend of prices since early november. several major refineries louisiana and texas down, demand story and gas buddy calling this the perfect storm. refinery capacity sitting at a 6 year low. >> president biden getting criticism from greta thunberg. >> reporter: the swedish teenager telling the washington post if you call him a leader it is strange people think of him as a leader for the climate when you see what his administration is doing, the us is expanding fossil fuel infrastructure. this as democrats are still trying to pass the president's build back better plan without senator joe manchin's support and that is a tough road ahead for the dems. todd: there goes biden's chance of getting on teen beat. mayor bill deblasio not worried what he's doing to tourism in the big apple on his way out the door. >> reporter: he will burn the p

letting us have our journey. >> reporter: cheryl hurd.ay area news. >> what a story that is. >>> dozens of san francisco restaurants are furious after the city suddenly started demanding they change their pandemic parklets or face big fines. our cameras were there today as a group of restaurant were given citations. they say they're often giving conflicting information. they said because they were recently made permanent, there are stricter regulations. restaurant owners say it is just one more challenge they don't need. >> in order to keep going, now a problem. >> you can feel the frustration for the business owners. they will have until march to submit a man and then until june to make the necessary changes. however in some extreme cases they'll need to make changes even sooner. >> the same laugh. the same smile. really nice. >> how are you? >> we're good. we have rain on the radar any time we have this. we went you this no with quite a bit of dry weather. this is exactly what we need. none of this is really that heavy. we have some are

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they stay one step ahead of us. >> reporter: cheryl hurd. bay area news. >>> and we are following breaking news. a tragic situation in a neighborhood. one adult found dead inside a home. three children ages 6 to 16 rushed to the hospital. investigators believe carbon monoxide poisoning may to blame in this one. we're told the children are in stable condition. an investigation is underway. >>> we're also following breaking news in stanislaus county. a search is underway for a suspect. a chp officer was shot. it happened around 5:30 in the afternoon. the officer spotted a car in a freeway shooting last night. they approach the car and the person inside started shooting. the second suspect began shooting. the chp officer shot is expected to be okay. >>> an investigation into a deadly crash in san jose at center and burke. two cars were involved. paramedics rushing one person to the hospital. unfortunately, they died. the other driver is cooperating with police and at this point, unclear what led to that crash. >>> if you stepped outside tonight