special judge ladoris cordell talks about her years on the bench and the insight she has gained withroblems in our criminal justice system. >>> plus, the omicron surge and its impact in local hospitals. >>> another contentious recall election. >>> the packers play the 49ers on sunday. >>> we analyzed this week's stories with our panelists. >> many of us have played with legos, have you seen what these artists can do with the past two bricks? >>> coming to you from kqed headquarters in san francisco, this friday january 21st, 2022. >>> hello and welcome to the show. i am priya david clemens and this is kqed newsroom. earlier this week, california logged its 7 million case of the coronavirus, adding 1 million cases in just one week. still, there are signs that the omicron surge is starting to descend from its peak as test positivity rates drop from a high of 23% last week, down to 20% this week. hospitals are still scrambling and death rates are still nearly double what they were a month ago in california. joining me now to talk about this is marin county public health officer, dr. mat

retired bay area superior court judge ladoris cordell believes this is long overdue. >> when you look at the issues that impact the african american community, not exclusively, but in large measure, we're talking abortion, health care, voting rights, and it goes on and on, that have a disproportionate impact on the african american community, it's about time that there is that representation on the court. >> the president's short list includes detan gee brown jackson and leondra kruger and michelle childs. if you want to know more about state supreme court justice kruger or the other judges, head to nbcbayarea.com or our nbc bay area app. just click on supreme court at the top of the page. >>> breaking news this morning, right now out of pittsburgh, pennsylvania, that's where there's been a bridge collapse. the city's mayor there says that a bus went over the bridge, you can see a picture here that we have for you. three people on board were hurt and all are expected to be okay. now, first responders are still at the scene right now, but apparently there are no fatalities. want to giv

special judge ladoris cordell talks about her years on the bench and the insight she has gained withe system. >>> plus, the omicron surge and its impact in local hospitals. >>> another contentious recall election. >>> the packers play the 49ers on sunday. >>> we analyzed this week's stories with our panelists. >> many of us have played with legos, have you seen what these artists can do with the past two bricks?