marin county is in a similar situation. joining us now is laney hendrix, the public health information officer. the word health just keeps popping up these days. thanks for your time. >> absolutely, thank you for inviting me. >> we do need clarification. marin county dropped its indoor mask mandate early november. fast forward to this week, the state issues that indoor mask mandate, beginning today. we understand marin county also got an exemption. explain what that means and what people are allowed to do and not allowed to do now. >> i'm so glad you let me let clarify this. i think a lot of people are confused over the word exemption and they think it is something other than what it actually is. the take away their people need to have is that, moving forward, and most public spaces, all people, including those vaccinated, need to wear a mask. as that earlier soundbite from dr. colfax mentioned, there are limited exemptions that applies in marin county. it is really a select study to where there are stable cohorts. what we

the senior marine is the marine corps captain. he's the co of the marine security company. and for the white house communication agency detail that's there, maybe a lieutenant colonel typically in the u.s. army. >> and our last question this evening, several viewers have asked this. why did you decide to write the book on camp david? and what was one or two things that were just fascinating that you learned while you were researching to write the book? >> thank you. a wonderful final question. on the day of change of command, there's a photo of my wife and two daughters with me, ages 7 and 4, my wife michelle. she hands me this journal. and the first page of the journal is a scrolled note from the two girls saying, dear daddy, please write stories about the president, someday our kids will read them. and, so, after every visit weekend or event i would sit down and i'd just kind of write down what happened. so i did that through the clinton administration. at the end of it i did it for the inauguration of bush which we attended and then for the first eight months. and i put

. >>> why is marin county experiencing an uptick in covid cases? >> it's one of the lessons that we're offering is that what, despite having high vaccination rates, it doesn't necessarily protect you against increases in cases. >> the county's top doctor is with us and tell us why he might reinstate the mask mandate. and more rain is on the way. we have the hour by hour forecast. >>> good evening. this is nbc bay area news tonight. i'm raj mathai. interesting story here about the local parents who sent their kid to school knowing that the child was positive. >>> also the father and son accused of arson in the lake tahoe fire earlier this year, just ahead. but we start in redwood city. scott peterson, back in court and sentenced again. today the 49-year-old was iven life in prison without parole. this comes nearly 17 years after he was originally given the death sentence for the murder of his wife laci and his unborn son connor. if you were around here in the early 2000s, this murder gripped the bay area. laci disappeared from their modesto home on

marine capt. charles robb .began quietly and only with family and intimate friends was now spotlighted in the national news and it would be a long time before chuck and linda what again know the moment they had shared during the summer of 1967 the private moments and around the festivities was launched as a black tie dinner dance of the host and the friends the bride for many years, now. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ >> the state of washington heading for her first shower for lynda johnson this was her first grand hurrah. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ the guest would who lynda johnson who had known through her career. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ uniquely innovations and this one particularly shown to be absent. ♪ ♪♪ [inaudible]. >> this past week was. [inaudible]. and. [inaudible]. and seriously i told her. [laughter] [inaudible]. this is. [inaudible]. oh look. i love that. it is just beautiful. [background sounds]. [background sounds]. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ after

the marine corps guard, who knows us we know all the marines, they know us. everyone is doing their job reese's ma'am you cannot bring pets into the camp. she looks at him with a bit of an incredulous look. the girls are hearing this and steers tears start to come down there i paired she was looking at them he's looking at her, she's looking back at him he's doing his job mom is doing her job, michelle is into the window and says they are for dinner. i'm kind of winks. yes man please proceed. most little funny moments like that there are still people there. we have these times, we all live with rules and regulations but sometimes you see the human side and work through it. that's her favorite store because moms and dads get it. thank you. >> the final chapter in your book is called the true meaning of camp david. can you tell us what is the true meaning? and is it different for every president and first hamlet spends time there? >> is definitely different as we described different families use a brief president george w. bush love going to camp david like his

we need a couple of really what years reporting in marin county? i'm james torrez ktvu. fox two news. okay so let's see how things are looking in tahoe. chain controls are in effect up in the sierra snow has been falling steadily there off and on all day, the chp has been telling drivers to slow down despite the delays. people are really excited. many say they can't wait to hit the slopes and enjoy all of this fresh snow. getting the tahoe being in north salt. trying to make some snow and make it there before we get stuck in the blizzard. you know how it is. we came for this. so we're here. we're just trying to make it out alive and their honeymoon. yeah. mhm that's cute . alright at last check check controls, though, were in effect on interstate 80 from king veil to truckee and on highway 50, from twin bridges to myers and stay on top of this latest bay area storm by downloading ktvu free whether anthony includes interactive radar and, of course , an hour by hour breakdown of the forecast. in san pablo, a man was shot by an off duty police officer inside the nation's gi

willis: it is consistent with what we are seeing in marin county. we have seen dramatic improvements in protection with that booster shot, especially for our older residents. when we look at older residents who had a booster shot, look at cases in the month of november and look back and see who had gotten a booster and who had not, we found a nine-fold increase in cases among residents who had not received booster compared to those who had in the older age group. it is another sign that we can think of this as a regimen that probably should have been three all along, rather than seeing the third as an extra. we should think of it as an essential part of the third series. kristen: i am hearing more doctors and researchers who say that, to think of it as a three-shot series. can we extrapolate the finding to other variant as well -- other variants as well? dr. willis: we are seeing that what we see in one vaccine product does generally apply to what we see in others, although there might be slight differences paid modernity seems to have better durati

marine raymond hice. he passed away after nearly a century of service to his community and to our nation. i met ray back in june, 2016 when we exchanged personal stories of our time in the corps. mr. bergman: at only 19, he enlisted and joined the marine corps during world war ii. he truly made a difference both in the south pacific and in michigan. the commitment and courage that he and so many others displayed during that time is unmatched. as admiral minimum knits famously said of those marines involved in our victory on iwo jima, quote uncommon valor was a common virtue, end quote. he will be remembered for his caring and calming personality towards anyone who had the opportunity to meet him. i encourage my colleagues to join me in remembering the life and selfless service of raymond hice, united states marine. may god rest his soul and comfort his family. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from iowa seek recognition? mrs. miller-mee

marine captain charles, chuck raab. the film is courtesy of the presidential library. ♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> this building at 1600 pennsylvania avenue washington d.c. as the most important house and the nation. symbol of america's executive power, it is also a home. a home for those 34 families throughout history whose head is the president of the united states. ♪ ♪ ♪ like any american home, this house has seen personal triumph and tragedy. it has known joy, frustration, and heartbreak. it has over us 168 years span witnessed romance. >> starting with the administration of james monroe, eight presidential daughters were married while living in the mansion. on six of these locations, the daughters have chosen the white house itself as the scene for the wedding. the last time it happened was 53 years ago, when president wilson's daughter eleanor was married and the blue room. these occasions are so rare it can truly be said such events happen but once in a lifetime. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> linda, will you trace for us just how your courtship

andrea has more from marin. the progress made by all this rain. >> just last week there was a small trickle of water in this culvert. now after the rain there is a steady stream here and all of this is helping marin county get out of its drought. the recent storm brought more than 11 inches of rain, soaking marin and timing up reservoirs. >> i hear that it's making a little bit of difference but could absolutely use a whole winter of it. marin water said the capacity in seven of its reservoirs have jumped up to 64%. >> at this point we are not far off from mar i n'shistorical capacity. >> with another storm expected this week m arin may soon be out of the water shortage. >> we are talking about rolling back some of our water use restrictions and penalty that have been put in place. >> just on the first of this month marin water put in new restrictions to achieve a 40% reduction in water use district wide. fines were imposed for water use above the tier1 level of 65- gallons per r day and outdoor irrigation was b

because all marine traffic is at a standstill, apparently that the street has been shut. i wonder what happened there tonight. i wonder if there was some sort of face off whether it didn't get that again, we won't know for a while, i suppose. what would it serve, as you said initially. busy they had been trying for hours to talk to the ship. when they did respond, they were asked the are you planning on crossing the street cuz you have to fall. so no radiation was working early, they were working, they were working according to the russian federal security service. they were working, they talked to them and they said no, we have no plans to pass through the shred. and then they kept on going, going and going for the straight until they had reached the point. as we heard the last update. 18, i believe. 19 nautical. yeah. and the, and the update is, but i want to get this from somebody else or just this some, the top line to me. but i want to see who say it is, but apparently i'm just as you started talking, i was saying the ship has now a reversed course. this soviet era,

the senior marine is the captain. and for the white house communication detail that is there, maybe a lieutenant colonel. >> and the last question this evening, several viewers have asked, why did you decide to write the book on camp david? in what was one or two things that are fascinating will you learned researching this book? >> what a final question. there is a photo of my wife and her two daughters, it's evident for, and she hands me this journal. the first page of the journal are the two girl saying, here daddy, please write for the president. it was humorous, i never thought of it. so, a ferry visit i would sit down and out right now happened. well the end of the clinton administration i did it and they put it away and might ask. i never thought i could write a book and the reunion weekend with one of the previous commanders a lot of the former officers were there. they were all meeting each other, some meeting for the first time. and i had heard -- many of them were talking about the history. i learned later

. >>> in marin county, they take the coronavirus seriously. they plan to test every student and staff member at every school before they come back from the christmas break. we'll have that story coming up. >>> car trouble as the storm moves down. we are not talking about the roads. >>> it is fun to watch over and over again. steph curry ray loves vacations. but his diabetes never seemed to take one. everything felt like a 'no'. everything. but then ray went from no to know. with freestyle libre 2, now he knows his glucose levels when he needs to. and... when he wants to. so ray... can be ray. take the mystery out of your glucose levels, and lower your a1c. now you know. try it for free. visit freestylelibre.us >>> new at 6:00, when marin county students leave a for the holiday, they will carry with them a covid-19 test kit. it is part of a massive experiment that officials hope will eliminate a holiday surge. >> reporter: throughout the pandemic, whenever there has been a school break, there has been a question of what the kids will be bringin

marin county asks residents to report home covid test results. the public health officer will talk about whether it might bring back its mask mandate in the wake of the winter increase and the omicron variant. california's public health department confirmed this morning the first known case of omicron in the state and the u.s., a traveler who came from south africa on november 22. no symptoms. on thanksgiving day, november 20 fifth, tested on the 28th, got the positive result the 29th, and it was confirmed by ucsf genomic sequencing as omicron yesterday, november 30. san francisco's director of public health addressed this during midday live. >> i want to emphasize this is not a surprise. for those of you following this, we knew omicron was going to be here. we thought it was already here. we just had not detected it yet. this is cause for concern. it is certainly not cause for panic. anchor: joining us to talk about this discovery and what it means and how it factors into the president's announcement tomorrow regarding travel protocol is the dir

his time in the marine corps dramatically affected his life. on behalf of the fifth district of south carolina, i want to thank marine colonel john killon for his service. he's created a lasting legacy of honor, legacy and courage. may god continue to bless john and his great family. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. bilirakis: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today because i refuse to stand by and watch as america's ability to ensure the safe and efficient movement of goods, people, and services throughout our transportation network continues to be diluted. our priority focus right now should be strengthening our nation's economy and increasing our global competitiveness. the policy of this -- policies of this president, the democratic party leaders in congress are exacerbating or simpl

this comes a week after the first case was detected in marin. despite the high vaccination rate, marin county health officials have reported 174 cases today, and that is the highest daily case count for the entire pandemic. during the delta driven summer surge, the highest daily count was just 86. >> i think it is clear that this is going to be intense. there is no way around it. we are seeing cases among people who are vaccinated. the good news is, addressing this elsewhere, is that the vaccine is protecting people against severe illness. full vaccination is important, but adding the extra layer with the booster is even more critical now, because we know that is what is necessary to protect people against the omicron variant. >>> in just the past hour, i spoke with ucsf infectious disease expert dr. monica gandhi about how to stay safe during holiday gatherings, and the second covid treatment pill that just got the green light. >> the one that was just approved today, the mark pill, and the pfizer one, it will come out. it's a nucleoside analog

escuelas de marÍn proporcionan pruebas caseras de coronavirus. mejÍas hablÓ sobre lo sucedido. las pruebas que se mandaron a casa incluyen instrucciones de cÓmo pueden administrar estos exÁmenes. el director de la oficina del condado de marÍn explicÓ que la nueva fueron recibidas por arte el estado. recibimos una notificaciÓn que recibiÓ un nuevo cargamento de pruebas rÁpidas. les dijimos que necesitÁbamos 47,000 y fuimos afortunados. se estÁ pidiendo que se hagan el examen un dÍa antes. cada kit incluye dos exÁmenes. el distrito de san francisco estarÁ ofreciendo pruebas rÁpidas en sitios mÓviles del dos al 9 de enero. en oakland se explicÓ que a lo largo del semestre hay pruebas caseras y muchas se darÁn durante el invierno. >> esto tendrÍa que buscarlo. >> la portavoz dijo: el departamento repartiÓ 2,000,000 de pruebas rÁpidas incluyendo el distrito de marÍn. creo que es muy bueno te las escuelas. los casos pueden ser asintomÁticos. >> continuando con el tema muchos estÁn decididos a continuar, esta maÑana preguntamos si se sienten seguros al

dan: as of yesterday, there were only two people in the hospital in marin county. he says 80 to 90% -- 80% to 90% of people going to the grocery store are wearing a mask even without a mandate. 80% of marin county residents are fully vaccinated. ama: police in marin county are investigating threats against two businesses that routinely ask for proven business -- proof of vaccination. work threatened with arson. reporter: david wilson is unlocking the door enforce knowles, a longtime family on bar has been closed since friday when a man wearing >> a ski mask walked in. >>>> the person open the door and stepped in and through a note down. reporter: the handwritten note said if the vaccine passport is removed by this time next week, this place will burn. >> a couple people chase the person and couldn't catch up with him. he was pretty young and moved quick. reporter: the man got away, the sheriff's department was closed. -- called. >> you're going to get a few people that don't like it. nobody has gotten weird like this. it is sad that somebody would come to the bar a

you can see marin county typically get the big rain they last big atmospheric river. mount tam came in 10 12 inches in 24 hours . now there at about 5.2 inches . look at san jose. just about 0.4. those numbers are going to pick up rapidly, though. it's sort of a moving target right now because the rain is falling, especially in the south bay ben lomond area where the rains come down to the tune of over a couple of inches, heaviest rain now shifting south, and of course, that's going to highlight. the coastal hills of the santa lucia mountain range, the big sur area santa cruz. and of course, we have some big burn zones in there, so the tip of this arrow is going to shift about 40 miles south. the tip of this rain event is shifting south adam warren county as we speak. doesn't mean you're not still getting showers up. marin county just means the heavier rainfall rates further south tomorrow is gonna be a messy morning commute is going to be a messy afternoon commute and tuesday be a little messy in the morning as well with rain after that, on wednesday, so like we were

boy scouts of marin is doing a lot to help. tell us how the boy scouts got 55,000 pounds of food to donate. >> we spent two weekends collecting. we go the first weekend and hang door hangers and we come out the following weekend and pick up the food left for us and get that to the food bank in marin. >> that is a lot of groundwork for the boy scouts. this is the most the boy scouts have raised for may republicans. tell us about that. >> it's the -- the first year was 1987 so this is substantially more than last year which was a big year as well. so we are very proud of our scouts that have done all this hard work. >> reporter: a lot of people are thankful for that hard work. what does this amount of food mean to the food bank? >> it is fantastic. we are able to get it sorted out quickly, get it into the community for people to eat. >> reporter: how much food is 54,000 meals. >> 54,000 pounds is the equivalent of 48,000 meals. >> a lot of people getting the food to do what they need to do. thank you so much for what the boy scou

we have a hot spot out of marin south 101 greer rodeo avenue.es are blocked for an overturned vehicle. injuries are involved. speeds are about 14 miles per hour. once you are past that, no delays heading towards the golden gate bridge. bay bridge is looking good, metering lights off, an easy ride into san francisco. >>> boy is it pretty out there this morning. a lot of early light in the sky, some mid level clouds. they did help keep temperatures relatively warm. you will see more blue sky today than we have seen. low to mid 40s now but we will see numbers that climb to the low 50s today for daytime highs and then we keep repeating this pattern for the next four or five days. the storm track comes back early next week. late monday into tuesday there is opportunity for more rain. we will give that more time to play out in models before we try to get specific in timing or amounts or hang our hopes too much on another storm just yet. but it looks more hopeful that we are back into the storm track by next week. that will be a nice well deserved brea

marine corps reserve. i think the program says a whole lot about the character of the marines. some of the toughest people in the world. they also have huge, huge hearts. >> the secretary of state praised toys for tots at a state department event tuesday. each holiday season the charity distributes about 18 million toys to 7 million children in need. eight truckloads of toys are headed to communities devastated by tornadoes earlier this month. >> we try to be a secret santa. >> ted sylvester a vice president of the toys for tots foundation. >> what's different this year? >> working with covid, there are restrictions, concerns. we are doing a lot more drive- through distributions. we have some issues with supply chain disruptions. >> semester staff 2020 was a record year, even though covid- 19 meant fewer volunteers. >> we distributed over 20 million toys to 7.4 million children, despite the pandemic. you know, marines look at the job done. >> was just a few more days until christmas, organizers say there is still time to give. deborah. cbs news, washington. >> as we get closer

i am an old marine.e early 1980's, and so i will go out and purchase that book. i just wanted to say that a lot of times people do not understand the impact of combat on an individual person. and some people are so cavalier about young men and women and going into these areas to deal with these things, and it is not a videogame. i think we really have to have people like yourself and congress to really understand and know what exactly we are putting out our young people in the situation where we are putting them in the city because i was told in the marine corps about older gentlemen in vietnam who said, you know, war -- warriors hate war. you will not hear combat veterans sending people into these situations because they know the ripple effect of all of this stuff. guest: yeah, and that is the purpose of the book, for people to get an unvarnished view of war. outside of politics, but you see what a real infantry has to deal with, and that is what the book is the purpose of. host: gary in north carolina,

70% of their total capacity. >> they could continue to creep up some more. >> reporter: marin water has imposed some of the bay area's toughest drug-related restrictions for its customers. there are water usage limits in place with surcharge penalties for those who go above the limit. outdoor irrigation is also banned through next may. >> will the recent rainfall have any bearing on the restrictions in place for the next few months? >> it is too soon to make that call. we want to be sure that this isn't it for the wet weather. >> reporter: they don't take the water for granted. >> i can feel the difference in my energy. >> reporter: he would like to see restrictions change. >> i would like to see a gradual pullback even at the same time that we plan for the future. >> reporter: peter says while we enjoy the moment, we must think long-term. >> we are good now with water, but i have concerns about how we will be for the future. >> even the ferns and everything are exploding. 4 mason says she is confident her neighbors will continue to do their part to conserve. >> it is easy to confus

thank you, marin county's public health officer told us today it is possible that a mask mandate could return. to protect people against this new strength. if we do see surges in cases, especially if it's related to the, um a cranberry in our policies will have to match that new circumstance those new conditions and it's possible that we would reinstitute the mask mandate if necessary. importantly we are seeing that marine county residents by and large, understand the value of mask wearing if you go to a grocery store in marin county, more than 90% of people are wearing their masks currently. marin county is the only bay area county to meet all of the metrics to lift their indoor mask requirement and a reminder that you can always find the very latest on the coronavirus developments on our website. just visit ktvu .com/ covid-19. new at 11 tonight. a man arrested on suspicion of retail theft and carjacking is now facing several felony charges. 30 year old philander johnson was taken into custody last wednesday. authorities say he attempted to leave the ace hardware store in black hawk

and killed 13 of our, 11 marines and a soldier and a navy corpsman. and that was a tactical event that happened, that has strategic consequence. ♪ david: so let's talk about your own background. it wasn't preordained that you would become chairman of the joint chiefs of staff when you were growing up, i assume. gen. milley: sure. david: so, your family had been in the military. your father was in iwo jima and your mother was in the military as well. is that right? gen. milley: my dad and my mother -- they were both in the navy actually. my dad was a navy corpsman. and then when he finished the corpsman training he went into the -- he was assigned to the 4th marine division. he was a navy corpsman, fourth marine division. he did the assault landings. he saw a lot of combat. grew up in somerville, massachusetts, graduated from high school and then from high school, went right into the navy to be a corpsman. my mother graduated from st. mary's high school in winchester, massachusetts, and she went into the navy, also in the medical corps, and served out

this is for customers with marin water district.eeds 748- gallons per month they will have to pay more. according to marin water's website the storage and all it's reservoir is at 58% capacity. that is 8% less than the average for this date and after the rain we received in late october these water restrictions catching some residents by surprise. these restrictions are set to be in effect until may 31th of next year. >>> the traffic center and let's go back to the east bay commute as the pass. almost an hour to go from 205 to 680. the bay bridge, metering lights on. time from the maze into san francisco, 21 minutes. the antioch bridges, both under fog advisories. 880 northbound and oakland. 14 minutes if are you coming up san jose and the bay. a little more on the fog. >> that dense fog, we are looking at a dense fog advisory and for solano. under a dense -- as well this morning. it's because of this thick fog. concord, a quarter mile. that fog pushing in to parts of the north bay and the inland east bay. other spots mainly clear s

marin municipal water district has yet to close the deal on building the pipeline. it is likely to vote on that project in january or february. >>> elon musk thinking about calling it quits. what he says he would do if he stopped working. >>> we talk one on one with first lady jill biden. how california is playing a part in this year's white house christmas decorations. >>> a japanese billionaire is sharing a first look at his stay inside the international space station. he posted this photo to instagram with a simple caption "hi from space." the fashion tycoon is the first space tourist in more than a decade to step inside the space station. he says this trip is a dry run for a planned journey around the moon with spacex in 2023. >>> speaking of elon musk, the world's richest man says he is considering quitting his job to become a full time influencer. musk tweeting his idea and asking followers what they think. it is unclear if he is taking the idea into consideration or not. last month the tesla and spacex ceo asked followers if he should sell 10% of state champi

military has fired 159 marines for refusing the coronavirus vaccine.med forces, the chinese meanwhile are flexing their strength. they recently unveiled three new warships in one day. successfully tested a brand-new engine for hypersonic weapons. one of the senior military misplaced priorities, douglas mcgregor is on retired army colonel and former senior advisor to the acting secretary of defense and joins us now. colonel, talking about the hypersonic missiles that the chinese developed, is that a threat and should be concerned? >> first of all, we don't know too much about them. a lot of people have looked at hypersonic missiles going all the way back to the 1960s. to be frank, they haven't worked well. i would not place too much stock in that. i think the more important issue is this. everyone, russians, chinese, anybody out there who has any hostile intent whatsoever toward the united states is building morale and capability. we are doing the opposite. >> sean: colonel, that goes with my next question, we have a military that's concerned about the

on issues affecting latinos. >> because of that i am representing a majority of next communities in marinthan anything, those who pushed for the changer but will empower latino residents to feel a part of the system and not be afraid to raise their forces across the political landscape. >> nobody is going to thrive in marin county unless the latino community is also thriving. i think that is the message that we want to send across all levels, including the political one. >> in san rafael, john ramus, kpix 5. >>> right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, omicron is now the dominant variant of coronavirus in the united states. tonight, why bay area restaurants say there is no choice but to shut down once again. >> we are assessing the damage after a magnitude 6.2 quake struck just off the california coast. >>> police unveil a new initiative aimed at addressing the recent rise in violent crime. good evening, i'm brian hackney. >> this evening, we are focusing on the omicron rush. >> with covid-19 cases on the rise, people around the bay area are scrambling to get tested for celebra

scott creek, over 7 inches of rain in marin. almost 5 1/2 inches of rain there.ng nearly 3 1/2 inches and santa rosa about 2.25. and looking at fairfield, almost 2.5 inches there. san francisco, 2.25. and in redwood city nearly 1.5 inches and danville. and 0.3 inch in san jose. here's where some of the heavier rain is moving through. where you see the bright yellows. that's the really heavy rain but as we look at where it's gotten a lot lighter in parts of the north bay. there some are breaks. santa rosa, around richmond, mill valley, you may be seeing peeks of sunshine out there. down the peninsula and into the santa cruz mountains, it's still raining quite heavily and throwing down still in the santa cruz mountains. and i say that meaning very heavy rain. and we're looking at still this rain just rolling in as we deal with this atmospheric river and so we've been talking about that, using that term a lot. and you can see how these clouds connect all the way from the tropics into the bay area. and usually with atmospheric rivers, they can be about 2,000 miles lo

in marin city, cornell barnard, abc 7 news.ngestion relief has arrived for drivers in north bay. caltrans opened a car pulling on the northbound side of highway 101 in sonoma county. sky seven was overhead giving us a glimpse of the traffic arrangement. this project has been years in the making and including widening the highway. caltrans plans to order south bound carpal lane in late 2022. dion: santa fe state students are fulfilling an agreement. a student alliance says there are no hurdles, making it difficult to set up beds for the homeless. the university says that's not true. david louis looks at both sides. david: students planted 4,000 flags in the long to represent the number of students who told san jose state they have been homeless at some point. the student homeless alliance negotiated an agreement with the university to provide temporary housing assistance nearly two years ago. they claim hurdles are preventing students from getting promised help. >> in the first one half of the semester, over 100 students request

w. africa correspondent felix marine go, who's following these events in sudan for us from nairobi. and we asked him how likely it was at the protest is demand for a return to democracy would be mish it is very unlikely that the military will actually stepped down or back down and based on the resent development cause like earlier today, the internet was cut off so people who are not able to communicate amongst themselves and so they were not able to mobilize as enough, but a protest i talked to this particular evening said that the military seems to be i tired in getting tired with air. what the protest as i continuously doing to mount pressure on them, but it is very unlikely because even their prime minister who has reinstated thiel has his powers cleave to by the same military that people lay expecting to bog down . so whether the military will back down, it's very highly unlikely, especially are following the reason developments. felix marine good bear. well, christians around the world have been marking a christmas day, but in many parts of europe, the celebrations have been s

heaviest of rainfall at this moment up in marine county.g further in the san francisco as well as on the peninsula. keeping you updated as we go along. >> it's 7.40 right now in today's san francisco board of supervisors is going vote on mayor breed's tenderloin emergency intervention plan. the mayor declared a state of emergency last way because of the overwhelming number of drug overdoses in that area of the tender lines. she says this would allow the city to move quickly and address the crisis on the streets by adding more cops police to the beat to try to stop the drug dealers and the drug use and outdoor spaces. but some are against your plan, including some city leaders who say there are other ways to fix the problem. it's 7.40 ight now. we've got lots more ahead here on the kron 00:00am morning news our big story is the weather because this is affecting everybody. >> on a day that you might have often think. well, i've got a lot to get done today. don't let the rain get in your we're going to take a live look at all of our traffic ca

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. >>> tough new water restrictions in effect in marin. residents using watering systems could be fined. andrea spoke to some residents who said that this caught them off guard. >> i'm pretty surprised because i thought we were coming out of the drought. >> customers of marin water district will no locker be able to do outdoor irrigation and if their water use for a four person house exseepeds 748- gallons a month they will have to pay more. >> it gave us a prediction we were going to pay $25 penalty based on last year. i thought we are not going to be able to use as much as last year because they said not to irrigate and then $25 won't break the bank. >> we checked in on alpine lake and it was 97% lake. a huge difference compared to this footage before the rain. according to the water website the storage in its it's reservoirs is 58% of capacity which is 8% less than average for the state. some wonder if the restrictions should be ea seconds d just a bit. >> that feels a bit extreme since we had the big rain i thought that the reservoirs

. >> reporter: recent storm prompted marin water thinking about rolling back restrictions. we are not out of the drought yet. andrea nakano joins us with the progress made by all of this rain. >> just last week there was a small trickle of water here. now, a steady stream here. all of this is helping marin county get out of its drought. >> the recent storm brought more than 11 inches of rain here, drenching marin county and filling up reservoirs. >> i hear that it is making a little bit of a difference. but, could absolutely use a whole more. >> the capacity in seven of the reservoirs jumped up to 64%. >> at this point we are not far off from the historical average capacity for the same day, 70%. >> reporter: with another storm expected this week. marin may be out of the water shortage emergency. >> we are talking about rolling back some of our water usage restrictions and penaltys that have been put in place. >> just on the first of the month, they implemented new restrictions to have a 40% reduction in water use district wide. fines were imposed for water use above the ti

a road flanked by seaweed beds provides a clue to the natural resource that has been hailed as a marine miracle. scientists say see weed absorbs more carbon dioxide than trees. a characteristic that could play apart in fighting the effects of climate change. it absorb lot of carbon dioxide available in the see water and produces up for for both of those are the result is believes that a lot of oxygen i would good scientists hope the macro al gays, oxygen producing abilities can help reduce the impact of greenhouse gas emissions by reversing ocean acidic vacation. that would be good news for marine organisms sensitive to acidic conditions and the benefits don't and there. it's also environmentally friendly. a sustainable crop that doesn't require land fresh water, fertilizer or pesticides. when harvested sea, we test many uses. as the food stuff for humans and animals, and ingredient, and medicines on cosmetics, and as a bio fertilizer and biofuel c, we'd farming also offers a sustainable source of income for local communities, especially women. oh, in am barbara and i used to think i wo

it just went down faster than anybody you know, could get it cut back in marin county. it is an uneasy night for many. and some businesses have cleared their floors and moved furniture from harm's way . just in case i started paying attention at about 10 ft. that's when i might be putting some shoes on the owner of this pet supply store will feel better when the clouds part midweek. we need the rain, so i'm happy to see it rain. i just would prefer it to rain and not flood. so if we can keep that trend going where happy to have some rain. water managers are happy to see it, too, as rivers and watersheds get a much needed drink and marin county deborah villalon ktvu, fox two news. alrighty lots of rain continues out there. i'll let you know how that plays out for your tomorrow. back here after the break. also ahead tonight. cleanup continues after this catastrophic tornadoes the investigation now underway after an amazon warehouse collapsed, killing six employees. and in an effort to get young people vaccinated. 70 teams enter contest financial planning is finding your h

they joined marin, san francisco, san jose to impose the restrictions.esterday by the board of the alameda county water district and it was a unanimous one. the district services fremont, union city. what does this mean? they're asking for 15% reduction district wide, limiting irrigation to once every two weeks in the winter and refilling pools will no longer be allowed. if you are using excessive amounts of water there is a chance you can have water cut off. they say they want to focus on outreach and education. many residents are noticing effects of the drought and say this is something they want to help with. >> whatever it takes to help everybody. the city, residential as well. that means by cutting back shower or flushing toilet, we have to do what we need to do to help the city. >> the ordinance is in effect until further notice. the hope is people will start to make small changes from the daily lives. we heard from the resident, maybe taking shorter showers and being mindful of the water we use daily. >> thank you. >>> restaurants across the count

we will be talking to marin county health officer, dr. matt willis, about this coming up a little later in the show. >>> also tonight, he is a coaching legend, hall-of-famer and namesake of the madden video games. john madden died unexpectedly this morning at the age of 85. dominated as coach and won the super bowl in 1976. his winning percentage as a head coach is the highest in nfl history. after retiring from coaching he began another legendary career, this time in broadcasting. many say he is the most influential and recognized commentator in nfl history. more than a decade after he retired from broadcast his name still transcends today with the madden football video game. here's what al michaels had to say before he passed away. >> john wanted to know about everything. and i loved it. and it was wonderful in so many ways, not only as a great partner on the air, but off the air, fantastic company. >> he was the first coach that i really remember. you know, big guy. he was either happy or sad. not much in between it seemed like. he did

well, it's a range of marine life, actually. it goes all the way forms you plankton. i'm to seal accounts, which are really endangered species, and to humpback whales and endangered to those of the species that the, the scientists pulled out. specifically, am anna can range from an disturbing, really sensitive and periods of connection between mothers and cobbs for humpback whales. and to actually destroying do plankton, which is the basis of the food web inertia. okay, well i mean the, the good news i guess from an environmental point of view is that this has now been suspended because the eastern cape cy court has blocked the use of sound waves. but if i'm not mistaken, this actually has been happening for a couple of weeks. has it not? do we have any idea what the impact of that has been? yes, so it has been unfortunately happening for about 2 and a half weeks morning. and unfortunately, we don't really know the impact of the seismic lasting up until now. there has been anecdotal and evidence and documentation of marine life sort of washing assured in the area. but

heavier rain over marin county right now. heavier pockets over solano county as well.er oakland in the bay bridge, but gaps for the tri-valley. it won't rain over 100% of the bay area at any one point, but widespread receiving entry tonight. is this area offshore makes its way and, that will be with us through the evening. rain chances diminish a little by tomorrow morning, but likely to be a wet commute. the rain chances coming up in just a few minutes. >>> a fairly pretty picture out of the sierra, but this'll changes overnight tonight and tomorrow. travel through the mountains is highly discouraged