>> denise dador, abc7 news. >> to learn more about having this important conversation, just head to.v. you'll find an aging in california resource guide that will help get you started. and all the materials are free. that'll do it for this edition of abc seven news at four. i'm larry beil, abc seven news at five is up next. starts right now. >> cold and gray across most of the bay area. here's a live look right now from our live camera on mount tam. you can see just how thick the mist and the fog is. as we get ready for the rain to return. it's

reporter denise dador, from our sister station in los angeles, has a look at the illnesses going around right now. >> two weeks after thanksgiving, doctors are seeing which diseases are leading the pack. >> we're starting to see much more upper respiratory illnesses, in particular one called respiratory syncytial virus, also known as rsv. >> huntington health doctor john rodarte with descanso pediatric says rsv feels like a cold, but it can last longer. some may have fever, some may not. >> the infants, the toddlers, the elderly those are the ones most susceptible to rsv and they can have respiratory complications. >> this season, rsv vaccines are available for pregnant women and the elderly. another vaccine everyone over six months should get is the flu shot because we still have a window. >> emergency room visits for flu have been low, although increasing, but wastewater surveillance shows a lot of flu cases. >> thankfully, we're not seeing too much covid at this time yet, so we don't know if that's going to peak again during this winter season. but so far we're good with that. there