even with the new dominant variant and higher testing demand, genbar says vaccines and faster test results give her more hope than she had at the beginning of the epidemic. >> we aren't just up against it. we have somewhat of a chance. reporter: in san jose, zach fuentes, abc7 news. >> here are some the other covid headlines today. the f.d.a. cleared the use of pfizer's covid-19 pill today. it's the first drug that newly infected high risk patients can easily take at home to stay out of the hospital. the omicron variant has been confirmed in all 50 states. no surprise. it was bound to happen. the first case was detected november 30, remember, and in san francisco at u.c.s.f. and the national hockey league says it won't allow players to participate in the beijing winter olympics because of the surge of covid cases. the league has already postponed 50 regular season games. >> canceling fire coverage for thousands of high-end homeowners in california. the news from a major insurance company and blah it means for affected -- and what it means for affected customers. >> developments in the shoo