here's a fairfax parent and founder of do-gooder fairfax county public schools.eted direct message me if you want to hear how i was personally treated among others. i won't repeat their lies here. others have said a lot worse to you. tell me what's going on here. >> so, i created a peer group, do-gooder last spring. really, because i noticed i didn't feel like anybody was holding the school board or the superintendent accountable. we had a debacle with online learning were they didn't load test the system. people on for chen crash the system, called people do and where to, it hadn't been updated in 2.5 years. i created a group to hold the school board and the superintendent accountable. parents joined me and since then we have done a lot of work. we've been a group where parents and students can come to us and say these are the problems that we feel like -- where we are not heard and addressed. it helped many people. and since i started the group a year ago, i've been attacked, called names online, i've been told a racist, in white supremacist, part of qanon. i d

next they're going to try to change the name of fairfax because the fairfax family were slave ownersa. >> there are some things in the name of progress that just have to be done. >> reporter: critics site cost as an issue. changing signs will set fairfax back roughly $2,000, but business owners will need to change their addresses too. most would not comment, letting window stickers do the talking for them. >> we live in one of the wealthiest counties in the nation. i just -- people walk around here with $200 sneaker. i just reject the notion that this is about costs. >> if they want to change the name of anything, let's vote for it. >> i hear the white dominated population that's been not okay with this change. i hear that. but you can't put it up to a vote because that's only listening to the 90%, right? >> reporter: so what is next, you might wonder? well, local citizens are pushing around an initiative they want to change this thing. the county will be considering the same issue on tuesday in an anselmo, the city next door will be looking at it tuesday night. we'll keep an eye on

fairfax town council says they're renaming sir francis blake boulevard.7 news report ers wayne freedman found the decision is not without controversy. >> reporter: fairfax, california, roughly 90% white and as of this week, 100% polarized. >> give me a good reason why. >> inclusivity. >> reporter: all over a name. >> starting route to fairfax, head northwest on sir francis blake boulevard. >> reporter: the town council voted for a name change this week. drake the first white man to land on this nearby shore carries less weight than being a slave trader and impact on the local tribe. last year a nearby high school removed his name and prosters forced removal of his controversial statue. >> no matter what changes you make, can't change one minute of history. if we hide it, we'll forget it. >> reporter: 7,500 people live here and five council members make decision having lasting impact? lastly change the name of fairfax because the family were slave owners back in virginia. >> there are some things in the name of progress that just have to be done. >> report

to speak of the democratic chairman of the fairfax county board of supervisors tells fox news, that'sosed ordinance aims to allow residents to raise flags proudly while protecting everyone's first amendment rights. the concern on the other side, this could be the latest example of cancel culture. this time, going after the stars & stripes, and potentially taking away the first amendment rights of some fairfax county voters. >> shannon: mike emanuel, thank you so much. let us know at home what you think about the flag fight. at that it's it for us from washington, see you back here tomorrow, i am shannon bream. his good musical look how the shirt on the left attracts pet hair like a magnet! pet hair is no match for bounce. with bounce, you can love your pets, and lint roll less. ♪ and a little bit of chicken fried ♪ ♪ cold beer on a friday night ♪ ♪ a pair of jeans that fit just right ♪ ♪ and the radio up ♪ get 5 boneless wings for $1 with any handcrafted burger. only at applebee's. ♪ ♪ the chevy silverado trail boss. when you have a two-inch lift. when you have goodyear duratrac tires

>> reporter: in virginia's largest county fairfax officials are considering restrictions on the size. >> we can't offer an exception for the american flag. >> reporter: it reduces the size of flags to 24 square feet, with a height of flagpoles at 25 feet, limit the number of flags you can flat your home to two including national, state, military or college flags which tailgate is a retired army lieutenant colonel who earned two purple heart. he ran as republican nominee for the u.s. senate in virginia last year but he says this is not a partisan issue. he says reducing the size of the flag is offensive to military families. >> it is deeply personal and it seems like the fact they are banning the flag that flies over our coffins when we are buried seems like a personal affront to virginia's 900,000 veterans, america's 18 million veterans. >> some fairfax county officials notes not all flags are the same. >> i hope we find a to prevent the american flag from any suggestion it is comparable to any other flag. >> the democratic chairman of the board of supervisors tells fox news that is

if we. >> bret: mike emanuel in fairfax county. thank you.s evening on democrat sponsored reform measure in the house. it would create automatic voter registration across the country, simplify voting by mail, and expand early and absentee voting. it dabbed to democrat says the bill counteracts 253 voter suppression initiatives being considered by legislatures in 43 states. republicans say this is a pure power grab by democrats, and likely will be legally challenged. it will come back, the panel on new york governor andrew cuomo's apologies, president biden's covid warning, and border patrol's concerns about a surge on the southern border. ♪ ♪ your heart isn't just yours. protect it with bayer aspirin. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [♪♪] when you have diabetes, managing your blood sugar is crucial. try boost glucose control. the patented blend is clinically shown to help manage blood sugar levels. boost glucose control products contain high quality protein and key nutrients to support immune health. try boo

i spoke to a superintendent of fairfax county public schools, and we will show more of that later in the show, and i want you to hear what he told me about reopening his schools. >> it's not realistic if we are going to stay with six-foot social distancing. >> what would you need in terms of guidance for shorter social distancing to get everybody back to school. >> certainly at three feet we could make that in our elementary schools and probably middle schools. >> the cdc recommends keeping six feet of distance to the greatest extent possible. can you clarify if a school district like that says to bring everybody back they would have to shrink it to three feet of social distancing with other mitigation efforts as well. would that be safe? >> you know, i am not going to make a judgment about that because i don't know that specific situation, dana. i can tell you the cdc continually looks at things and reevaluates, and one of the things i think is important is we have to get resources to the schools to perhaps have the capability of having more spacing, to have better ventilation, to m

do you agree with the fairfax education association on this? >> thank you, senator. i recognize that the frustration and distrust and fear that is out there and, if confirmed, i would do everything in my power to make sure that our rollout strategy for reopening schools includes medication on how to safely reopen the schools. i think that needs to include increased surveillance and testing for our educators and prioritization of her educators vaccination spirit just to be clear, to safely open a school and safely keep a school open it does not require 100% of those participants be vaccinated to accomplish that? >> we have examples and i know in connecticut we have samples will be of great examples throughout our country of schools that are able to reopen safely and do so while following mitigation strategy while i recognize that that is the case i do believe that making sure surveillance testing is something we focus on. >> should teachers be prioritized for vaccination? i use the term teachers and does that include public and private school teachers together? >> i h

fairfax voted to change the name. last year prorks test tors marched along the boulevard because of drake's connection to the slave trade. 409 mile volt will have diffnames >>> there are new developments on the san francisco subway project. the more than 1.5 mile extension was supposed to open last year. the project has faced several delays. the project is on track to begin service in spring in 2022. all right, spring but it sounds like we are not quite there yet. winder is still hanging on there. >> it sure is. drew tuma is here for the forecast for the weekend and beyond. >> yeah, this time tomorrow, we will be tracking rain moving through the bay area. after nearly two weeks of what has been a dry pattern, we will see a more winter like pattern tomorrow night. the camera tonight, a live look outside, and san francisco skyline, we have clear skies across much of the bay area. numbers in the clear skies, they are falling quickly, nevada, 37 degrees, and san ramon, palo alto. 48, the current temperature in hayward. an

the fairfax county chair tells us that "free speech extends to all signs and flags.nnot categorize flags based on content. in almost every other locality, some type of ordinance exists to prevent residents from flying any flag day wanted from a flagpole of any height on their property. the proposed ordinance aims to allows to allow residents to fly flags proudly with reasonable guidelines, while protecting everyone's first amendment rights. a decorated army veteran tells me it is a bad idea." speak of this is a free speech issue. >> this is a free speech issue. there a lot of veterans. i'm personally offended by what they are trying to do here. >> if approved by the county planning commission, it would go on to the board of supervisors for final approval next week. >> emily: thank you. tomi, let's get your perspective on this. >> tomi: i think you will know how i feel about the american flag and many other flags. it is a free speech issue. i will remind you what happened 1-2 years ago. chris manon, that company got in trouble for flying flag that was too large. this

the fairfax county planning commission in virginia's largest county set to meet tonight to consider this. it would reduce the size of flags to 24 square feet that you could fly. you could not fly a 50 square foot fallen hero flag. lower the height of flagpoles to 25 feet. number the flags you can fly at your home. i spoke to a retired army lieutenant colonel who ran as a republican last year. he says it's not a partisan issue but a free speech issue. >> it's deeply personal and it seems like the fact that they are banning the flag that's the size that flies over our coffins when we're buried seems like a personal affront to virginia's 900,000 veterans, america's 18 million veterans. it should be seen as a personal affront. i have no idea why they're doing it. they need to knock it off. >> some residents suggest an exception should be made for the american flag. local zoning administrator says that's not the case. >> you can't regulate content. we can't regulate the display. so somebody could display and has displayed a con federal flag, qanon flag, black lives matter flag, united states

fairfax voted to change the name. prorks test tors marched along the boulevard because of drake's connection to the slave trade. 409 mile volt will have different names >>> there are new developments on the san francisco subway project. the more than 1.5 mile extension tht hasaced several last delays. the project is2022. all right, spring but it sounds like we are not quite there yet. winder is still hanging on there. >> it sure is. drew tuma is here for the forecast for the weekend and beyond. >> yeah, this time tomorrow, we will be tracking rain moving through the bay area. after nearly two weeks of what has been a dry pattern, we will see a more winter like pattern tomorrow night. the camera tonight, a live look outside, and san francisco skyline, we have clear skies across much of the bay area. numbers in the clear skies, they are falling quickly, nevada, 37 degrees, and san ramon, palo alto. 48, the current temperature in hayward. and the beach has hazard for a northwest swell. energetic from time to time, and th

according to the marin ig fairfax voted unanimously to change the name of sir francis drake boulevards week. but lark spur and ross decided to keep it. last year protesters marched along the boulevard and thousands of people signed a petition to rename the street because of drake's connection to the slave trade. there is no word yesterday on what fairfax will rename its two-mile stretch. >>> organizers are planning to hold the santa clara county fair as a drive through event this year. the fair will be offering all the traditional sights and sounds on the weekends of julyt. but you just have to see them from the comfort of your car. fair foods like cotton candy, kettle corn, funnel cakes, will be available and a virtual livestock show is also in the works. you do have to buy tickets for the drive through fair in advance. >>> samsung and mastercard are joining forces to create a biometric credit card. it will include a built in fingerprint scanner and several baked in chips. the idea is to increase security and decrease physical contact points. >>> this morning, there is an increase in

a few days ago in fairfax they voted no. these are stories you're seeing all across the country.s counter culture. the question is all about francis drake and the appropriateness of using his name. from marin county, this is the latest distance offramp in which sir francis drake was used. >> would changing the name be meaningful? >> to me? i don't think so. >> reporter: what do you think they should name this boulevard? >> he is 76% native american. for him the movement to remove sir francis drake is decades late. there is no recognition based on his as a colonialist and slave trader. they say it's been forced upon them. >> i have a real problem with the hypocrisy around this. i think the message should be, let's teach everybody what happened. >> reporter: as divisive as this has become, there is one area people seem to agree. this is not about sir francis drake but marin county. what is it that they don't get? >> that he defended colonialism and colonialism had a devastating effect on white people. >> it's about the beginning of talking our talk and standing behind the need for

fairfax has not yet decided on a new name.now that boulevard sir francis drake runs about 40 miles through five different jurisdictions in marin county, san anselmo and the county of marine are expected to decide about changing the name by the end of the month and large spur and ross have decided against it, which made the boulevard will have possibly multiple names, a mass vaccination clinic and berkeley was evacugiven to us be demonstrators showing the police moving in to remove them. it was a protest against horse racing. but because of that protest plans to vaccinate 200 people against the coronavirus were canceled. ktvu deborah villalon shows us everything that happened in berkeley. from sky fox golden gate fields with drive thru vaccinations in the parking lot. i think there was a lot of confusion from folks it halted when an animal rights group arrived to protest deaths among racehorses and four activists chained themselves together on the track to prevent any racing police and management responded. they didn't have the

renaming will mean new addresses for fairfax businesses.doesn't affect me that but you know what? i think it's i will still use my stationery. the mailman still knows the street if there is a way to compromise between, you know, renaming everything to be fit the times or the keep t so m them. marin county officials are hoping that any municipalities favoring a name change can agree on one replacement name to have. avoid any confusion. rob rock, ktvu fox two news coming up stunning revelations from oprah winfrey's one on one interview with prince harry and meghan markle more on the alleged racism inside the royal family, and the concern to the royals had about how dark their baby's skin might be. but first traveling amid the pandemic has been anything but easy, but one expert says it's still possible up next tips on how to plan your spring break. trip amid all the restrictions and rain back in the forecast. we're seeing some already in the bay seeing some already in the bay area this is a no-nonsense message from three. small business insura

renaming will mean new addresses for fairfax businesses.hat but you know what? i think it's i will still use my stationery. the mailman still knows the street if there is a way to compromise between, you know, renaming everything to be fit the times or the keep the names so we could learn from themoring a name change can agree on one replacement name. two of. avoid any confusion. rob rock ktvu fox two news. so impossible changes are coming to san francisco bay ferry service new plan with lower fares on all transbay trips, atmore off peak trips and simplify the fare structure starting in july. it also calls for the start of a new route in august from alameda to san francisco, the water emergency transportation agency board is set to consider the proposal at its meeting on april 1st. oh so we're looking at the model again. i just want to show you the computer models showing the rain here we are about midnight tonight and see not a lot going on. but then all this instability moves on shore tomorrow morning hit, miss hit miss. that's all day to

renaming will mean new addresses for fairfax businesses. it doesn't affect me that but you know what? i think it's almost to use my stationery. the mailman still knows the street if there is a way to compromise between, you know, renaming everything to be fit the times or the keep the names so we could learn from them. marin county officials are hoping that any municipalities favoring a name change can agree on one replacement name to have avoid any confusion. rob rock, ktvu fox two news. alright, rain falling in parts of the bay area right now, but there's more to come as we head into your tuesday and wednesday, right now, let's get over to ktvu cristina rendon with a look at some of what we're working on for the seven o'clock news over on ktvu plus acenas. hi, alex. yeah, vice president kamila harris announces that the administration is providing millions of dollars in grants to help underserved and minority populations. get vaccine. we're gonna have that store and much more coming up in just a few minutes over on ktvu. plus at seven. i j

renaming will mean new addresses for fairfax businesses.it doesn't affect me that but you know what? i think it's i will still use my stationery. the mailman still knows the street if there is a way to compromise between you know, renaming everything to be fit the times or the keep the names so we could learn from them. marin county officials are hoping that any municipalities favoring a name change can agree on one replacement name to avoid any confusion. rob rock ktvu fox two news. after a year delay, the summer olympics will kick off in tokyo this summer, but fans from overseas will not be allowed. the japanese government is banding international visitors at stadiums and other venues due to the pandemic, officials say they're concerned about the new covid-19 variants and sluggish vaccination campaigns. they want to avoid large crowds. 2020 tokyo games and all set for july 23rd through august 8th three burial women are now preparing for some of the biggest challenges for the u. s space program that it has ever faced. kate rubins and napa

marin independent journal says the vote in fairfax was unanimous.oulevard runs through five cities in marin county. so far lark spur and ross have both decided not to change. the name. the senate clair county fair will be modified this year due to the coronavirus pandemic organizer say it will be a drive thru event where people can buy many fair favorites, including corn dogs, cotton candy and funnel cakes. this year's fair will also feature a virtual livestock. no followed by a virtual auction. the event will take place over the course of eight days, beginning july. 29th tickets will be available for purchase in advance. all right, a pretty nice day. today we had some mid sixties couple of spots got into the upper sixties but mainly in the inland bay valleys. we're gonna look at the long range model right now. so i'm giving idea what's up tomorrow we start off kind of clear. we end up mostly cloudy and by the evening in the north bay. it starts to shower on. so here we are tomorrow morning. there's the clouds. there's tomorrow afternoon showers sti

doug in fairfax south dakota. good morning. go ahead. >> good morning, greta. [inaudible] the adrenaline flowing it ticked me off come in other words. through my life i've worked hard and when i was young i played hard so i sat in jail before and i also have sat in church some and i feel i have learned what is right and what is wrong. what these two cops showed in figure did was wrong. absurd and deserve to be called pigs in blue. i need to spin, need to spend some time the hind bars to figure out it was wrong. also i think if i was there and seeing this i would have stepped in and ended up in jail again. this was over 20 box. also, people in texas, let your water run so when it gets real cold, running water dustup -- >> okay. joint in virginia. welcome to the conversation. >> yes. i don't see how they could say george floyd died from drugs in his system when his windpipe was being constricted. >> that was your reaction as you watched yesterday, joy? >> yes. >> and we continue to watch? >> yes. >> as you're watching what's going through your mind? how are you f

first in fairfax that became a problem in the context of investigating cases of sexual violence it was up to individual bishops to decide whether and if so how to investigate cases and whether they were serious enough to warrant intervention. in an effort to end sexual abuse in the church pope francis declared in 2019 that all allegations must be reported by clergy but only internally this does not however mean cases are also brought to court. did. german government's representative for abuse set up an inquiry committee with the catholic church to get to the bottom of the scandal. it's not really like of clarity surrounding the clone case has of course again undermined trust and that also impacts ongoing investigations in other diocese of vital in unknown abuse to. the church one stormers sexual abuse victims to participate in the investigation but carl how care has decided to stop cooperating the fact that the report wasn't published and the way former abuse victims have been treated has triggered too many painful memories for him. to share his approach to the always rocor one deserve

as a youth he worked as a surveyor for the fairfax family and later was the official surveyor for culpeper county. from 1749 to 1752 washington completed close to 200 surveys on numerous properties totally more than 60,000 acres. during the french and indian war he served as an emissary for the governor of virginia and later in combat during british general edward braddocks ill-fated expedition. washington also ran afoul of the fortunes of war when he was forced to surrender the desperately named fort necessity to the french the only military surrender that washington encountered it is entire career underarms. washington took an active leadership role in the growing conflict between the american colonies and great britain. a member of the virginia house of delegates. he was part of the commonwealth's delegation to the first continental congress when the second congress determined to name a commander. to lead the continental army, washington nominated by john adams was called to serve on june 15th 1755. now while the general gets to know his army, let's take a step back for a moment and con

any access to port or airport and then there are you know an israel for the entrance of anything a fairfax a national. and so on so vague as it's a very crowded place with over $2000000.00 population of course $22000.00 this is just a joke. if you want that but this this seems to me this sort of push and pull between israeli authorities in the palestinian authority in terms of what happens next in it we show you an idea of this back here so we have is you help that shipment of russian sputnik that seem to gaza next headline palestinians begin kind of vaccinations and occupy breske west bank what is happening here and we are talking about potentially life and death and even the extreme politics that we know happens in this region that's even playing out when anyone does it there is no border because it. right absolutely you know and this is what happens you know 50 years into an occupation and 30 years after the signing of the oslo accords which was an interim deal that was meant to lead to a palestinian state within 5 years which would have been you know the year 2000 and i think we all ar

based digital platform brightly he joins us live from fairfax in virginia stephen good to have you with us so we didn't really hear anything new from donald trump in that 2 and a speech and not surprisingly he repeated those discredited claims that democrats stole the white house what did you make of the speech steve many clearly had some old scores to settle that make yeah that's the donald trump way in the show continues i really thought after 4 years of talking about donald trump speeches we would never have to do it again but here we are i think at the end of the day it was hitting a lot of the same notes and it was putting out the same grievances in the list of enemies but at the end of the day what this speech was about and what donald trump's appearance at sea-tac was about was halting the momentum of his future rivals for 2024 c. pac is normally where the future talent and the next minds of the republican party are sort of put up for a vote and introduced to the base and donald trump showed up here to halt all of that to keep the attention on him so that he can be the king maker

this service last year and mid- black lives matter demonstrations in fairfax s mile section of the boulevard. >>> the san francisco bay ferry is working on a plan to bounce back from the pandemic by encouraging more people to hop onboard. they've proposed lowering fares and adding off-peak trips in july and then a new route from as a1. st and the vote clda > it's 5:15 anlewithan >>> let's go to the a altamont pass and we are seeing brake lights working westbound on 205 from mountain house getting 280 and gusty for your ride into the altamont pass. be extra careful if you are traveling in high-profile vehicles with speeds dipping to 14 miles in some spots and then north flint and toward this area, good to the livermore portion but to the sunol grade side, you will see brake lights. travel times are 43 minutes working from 205 to 680 with a ride on westbound 580 and still looking good on the westshore freeway. to the maze, 14 minutes and no troubles on 101 northbound out of san jose to sfo, 36 minutes. taking a look at 880, chp is respon s tt at wynton boulevard and the shoulder is blocked wit

host: maria is in fairfax, virginia. a democrat. good morning.ler: i just want to make a comment about this case against asians. it is absolutely horrible. i'm sorry, i just came out of the elevator from the fairfax county hospital. it is disgusting. we cannot live in a country like that. everybody is welcome here. this is horrible. it is happening on a daily basis. [indiscernible] this has to end, these hate crimes. host: that is maria in fairfax. this is jake in greenville, new hampshire. a republican. good morning. caller: i want to know how, all the northern states have voter id laws? i don't care what you do, you have to have some kind of allied to do anything, whether you cash a check, welfare office, unemployment office. i have never seen discrimination like it is now in my complete lifetime. this all started right around 19 60 with john kennedy. and then his brother ted kennedy passed the civil rights bill. from that point on, some things are good, but it makes a lot more worse. host: you are blaming the civil rights legislation fo racism

sandra, speaking of going back to school, fairfax public county schools finally went back today. last week and a half or so but a lot of the kids went back today. fairfax was singled out by betsy devos as a huge failure in terms of trying to get kids back in school so some good news there. we hope that they can play catch up and get kids back on track. meanwhile migrants rushing across the southern border as president biden pushes for sweeping changes to u.s. immigration policy. new sanctuary protections in one city drawing them north. >> john: plus restaurants nationwide are struggling to stay open even as some states ease indoor dining rules. coming up next to a restaurant professional with an insiders view from new york city. it's tom colegio. ♪ ♪ one call can save you $3,000 a year. newday's va streamline refi lets you refinance without having to verify your income, without getting your home appraised, and without spending one dollar out of pocket to get it done. it is the quickest and easiest refi they've ever offered. it was a life changing moment for me. i had no idea that

here in fairfax county, thehead of the fairfax count the i teacher's union, she wants to wait until studentsted to fully reopen, which would be indefinitely. kids are not eligible right now. so you see unreasonable measures that are being proposed and the delays being proposed in all school districts across the country. makes you wonder why the -- what is the real interest of the unions. is it for students to get educated or to protect the teachers as long as possible. >> sandra: josh you and i have had a lot to talk about this. you see the parents out there fighting for their kids to get back in the classroom. obviously for their education, but also for the many parents that have not been able to return to the workplace because their kids aren't in school. it's an incredibly important function to the recovery and to the economic recovery in this country that those parents are able to get back to work. >> yeah, look, sandra, this is a big political test for the biden administration. it's not just parents, it's working moms. it's kids who are just desperately looking to get back into the clas

. >> and fairfax county public schools, their bus drivers were getting paid to drive around empty busesause they were not reopening the schools but they were continuing the bus contracts and having the bus drivers just get practice by driving around town without any student in the buses. and look, there is not enough bus drivers to reopen the school, if that's your excuse to not reopen the schools, and give the families the money and let them figure it out. kennedy: amen, that is the solution. chlorate have been doing such good work there funded the students thought the schools, not the districts. that is the next step in all this. parents are mad enough they are mobilized in that direction, corey deangelis thank you so much respect thank you. before coming up one of my all-time favorite reality shows, deadliest catch is back with a brand-new season. it you know i went to alaska to go crab fishing with the boys? boys? out give the ap to my alaskan♪♪♪ it's not "pretty good or nothing." it's not "acceptable or nothing." and it's definitely not "close enough or nothing." mercedes-benz suvs

following up at the story from lest i, fox news learned the fairfax county, virginia, planning commissionagainst the proposed flake restrictions. would limit the size and number of flags displayed in front of a home or business. still, a board of supervisors will take up the matter next week since it's merely seen as a recommendation. in the proposed ordinance would be consistent with almost every single locality in the region and that prevents residents from flying any flag they want from a flagpole of any height on their property. the trial of the minneapolis police officer accused in the death of george floyd begins next week. we will have a live report from minneapolis in a moment. first, congressional correspondent jacqui heinrich on capitol hill with what lawmakers in washington are doing about police tactics. and some say are often abused by officers. >> democrats say they george floyd justice policing bill holds police accountable. republicans say it makes the jobs harder and more dangerous by banning choke holds, penalizing no-knock warrants, and taking away the legal shield. the

there is no word yesterday on what fairfax will rename its two-mile stretch.organizers are planneding to hold fair as a drive through event this year. all the traditional sights and sounds on the weekend of july 29th and also august 8th. just have to see everything from the c instead of being out and will still be available and now they are also working on a virtual livestock show. you do have to buy tickets though to the drive through fair in a advance. >>> a high-tech credit card is being developed. samsung and master card joining forces to create a biometric credit card. a built in fingerprint scanner and several built in chips, to increase security and decrease physical contact points. >>> if you are getting more phone calls on your robo calls on your phone. americans receive more than 4.6 billion robo calls in february. and this is according to new data. americans experience ad drop in robo calls in spring and that was mostly because international call centers were shut down during the pandemic and government efforts to stop covid-19 related scams. >>> a

fairfax voted to change the name but lark spur and ross decided to keep it.d along the 40-mile road. thousands signed a petition to rename it because of drake's connection to the slave trade. >>> the fairmont is expected to reopen after abruptly filing for bankruptcy. the san jose mercury news they the landmark hold filed for protection citing deaths from 100 to $500 million. the surprise came to hotel guests told they had to leave immediately on friday. including the nhl team the las vegas knights in town to play the sharks. a spokesperson for the fairmt says the hotel plans to reopen in 60-90 days. >>> the city of santa rosa offering relief grants to musicians. >> there is a large music community here and pretty popular to have a variety of shows around the region. and so this is an attempt, a small step towards helping to support those musicians who don't have access to those live gates right now. >> grant funding from the annual juilliard concert series which was canceled last year. santa rosa plans to award 18 grants worth $2,000 each and the winning mus

fairfax agreed to change the name of its two-mile leg but has not agreed on what that new name will beours the high-profile trial of former theranos ceo elizabeth holmes will begin. jury selection is set to begin at a san jose federal courthouse and the courtroom is already reconfigured to socially distance jurors. a judge also ordered holmes to wear a clear face mask during the trial, which is expected to take two to four months. holmes and theranos' former c.o.o. each face a dozen felony fraud charges related to lying to investors about the availabilities of their blood testing company. they both face 20 years in prison if convicted. >>> 6:35 and we are keeping an eye on the sky with nbc bay area sky ranger fired up, tracking this incoming winter storm. let's head outside for you right now, a live look at the mighty golden gate bridge. a little hazy out there this morning. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that rain as it scatters throughout the bay area. it's something that is going to stick around. >> looks chilly. >> yes, it's going to be a cold day and then it's also goin

so sometimes when we looked back in virginia, where justin fairfax as lieutenant governor was thinkinghoughts about would he end up replacing ralph northam. you in virginia run a separate slate. you get elected alone. she got elected with andrew cuomo. and so sometimes kind of speaking out takes on a little bit of a different dynamic than if you ended up getting that spot just yourself. >> it's a tricky moment here. and if cuomo's not going to willingly pass the baton, it puts her in a really unique and tough spot. but there's no doubt, she's going to be increasingly in the spotlight and someone folks need to get to know. mark murray, thank you, sir. >>> up next, new questions about the biden administration's efforts to get iran back to the negotiating table over a nuclear deal, as tensions continue to rise with tehran. s continue to rise with tehran verizon believes everyone deserves the best. that's why we start with 5g from america's most reliable network. verizon 5g is next level. then give families plans to mix and match. so you only pay for what you need, with 5g included at no e

fairfax voted to change the rain.kies bor r oxboro and ross decided to keep it. >>> there is a new way to get vaccinated in california, even if you're not in an eligible group yet. volunteers are needed at vaccine sites. so you can go do anything from helping to check people in for their appointments to monitoring people if they have a reaction. if you work for four hours, you would be eligible for a dose of the vaccine. >> it will still be up to site where you volunteer to validate you've done the work and to make sure they have enough supply to meet all of the eligible folks to receive the vaccine. >> after a year of so much uncertainty, and negativity and just upheaval all around, it was nice to do something that felt so positive. >> if you're interested in signing up to volunteer, we have a link on our website, abc7news.com. now right now there are not too many available volunteer spots, but more are expected to open up as more vaccine sites get up and running and things smoos smooth >>> relief grants to musicians

and that's where some of george's best friends in his early life lived george williams and sally fairfax. so samuel brings up the visiting the ruins. he doesn't talk about the fact that it's that it's george williams and sally's house, but i think that's kind of a cool. thing for washington to do it's very personal. it's a very glimpse into his life and then actually the other relatives that he brings up are not at mount vernon, but when they are down going down to westover, they stop in fredericksburg and they have dinner with mary ball, washington and betty washington lewis, so i believe that's probably some of the only friends of the washingtons that ever met maribel washington. so i think that's really cool when i was looking through that travel journal we have an excerpt of it at mount vernon, but i found the full travel journal and i saw that i was like wow yet another connection that they have so so yes. yes, they he does describe friends and family. did elizabeth tammy again did elizabeth ever write to fanny bassett and major george augustine, washington? no, she doesn't write to

nbc's heidi przybyla is live at the fairfax, virginia, government center with new, exclusive reportingidi, thank you. what can you tell us? >> well, nbc learned president biden is making an unprecedented investment in the medical reserve corps. that is the growing army of nurses, doctors and medical staff that run the center, the backbone to many mass vaccination centers. i have been speaking with local officials here, geoff, and they say this funding will be a godsend for securing this type of public infrastructure in other pockets of the state and other pockets of the country that are more underserved that may be harder to reach individuals. this reserve core is now becoming a permanent part of our public infrastructure, geoff, and i spoke to one of the volunteer nurses this morning and i want you to listen to what she has to say. i think lost in a lot of this story about vaccinations is the human side of the story and the fact many of these individuals, like the nurse i spoke with, they're doing these 12-hour shifts for free. take a listen to what she had to say -- >> our elderly po

also far, ross and locks perp have voted to not change the name while fairfax voted to change the legaloff the boulevard sells elmo will be considering the name change and a meeting this evening. no, california bagel scene is booming and apparently better than new york. that is, according to a food critic from the new york times. the best bagels in california are reportedly found in los angeles and the bay area, the time says west coast bakers or driving a great bagel boom boy chick bagels in berkeley open just three months before the pandemic it and had a roaring following from day one. it took off from the gecko, and we're headed to our lines when we opened, and, um everyone's everyone's been super receptive. there's a lot of ex new yorkers who live out here. emily winston says she originally started making bagels because she wanted to create a re create the bagel she remembers eating as a child in new york. well. california theme parks are the latest to be given the green light to reopen soon ahead. why disneyland says it will not be back to full capacity for some time, plus a fairy

because let's face it, i'm here in fairfax, but this is not how it looks if you drive two how is hours, thank you very much for that context especially. so we'll be hearing about vaccines in today's news conference and we'll likely be hearing a lot about the southern border. yesterday, president biden named vice president kamala harris as the administration's point person to stem the current flow of migrants and address the root causes of their migration. joining us now, cochair of the immigration task force in the congressional hispanic caucuses congresswoman veronica escobar of texas. she recently wrote a "new york times" op ed entitled i represent el paso. what i'm asking for doesn't include open borders. the piece is worth a read. i'd like to point to your piece that you wrote back in 2014. why the border crisis is a myth. you've been writing about this. you've been trying to work on this. and you've been talking about those root causes and also solutions. share with us what you have been writing about and working for now for years and why it's so important today in this discussion

>> the fairfax county board of supervisors meet to consider this it flag proposal to reduce to 24 squareyou can display which eliminates the size of flag for fallen heroes and limit the count you can display to 2. the supreme court ruled that free speech extend to all of these rules. they want to protect everyone's first amendment's right. an army veteran says this is offensive. >> it's a bad idea. elected officials should reject terrible ideas. limiting the flag people can fly. >> the planning commission tonight and on to the board of supervisionor next week for finalization. >> john: wow, it seems odd. mike emanuel thank you very much. according to this proposed ordinance the size of the american flag draped on a casket can not be flown because it's 52 square feet. >> sandra: unbelievable. next royal drama. megan markle is not happy with reports she bullied her staff. what the palace is planing to do about it. riders, the lone wolves of the great highway. all they need is a bike and a full tank of gas. their only friend? the open road. i have friends. [ chuckles ] well, he may have fri