somewhat similar to what marnie said. >> believe it or not. we have one minute left in our conversation. i'm wondering for anyone who may be listening or who knows somebody in that world in that particular state of discovery what is one thing you may suggest to somebody who finds themselves discovering that they are jewish and they had not previously known. what would you suggest? >> celebrate the heritage. what a marvelous heritage. how lucky we are. >> all right. what about you? >> i would echo that and just to say you are not alone. there are lots of us all over the world who for one reason or another have had to hide their heritage but embrace it and celebrate that. >> think you also much for sharing your story. thank you for joining us here and we encourage you to self discovery. have a wonderful day. >>> relief this morning as the nation second coronavirus sexing begins shipment as trucks ran out of the moderna facility overnight . >>> and chaos at a local area mall i'm hundreds of christmas shoppers run for cover as gunshots rang out.>>

it's good it's going to haul a few people to account may work but it is it's really and not truthful marni it's not a necessity it's what really marli needs right now is to know for people to sit down and think carefully about the political problems that mali asked and then try to resolve it and later on you could who are people accountable true are the means which could be criminal prosecutions but i destroy and i think we need to be focusing on what is more important for mali i'm for marlon's so then i want to ask you to step back from this for a 2nd a look at their all the peacekeepers because there are mali and who have been protesting the presence of u.n. peacekeepers believing that their presence really has done more harm than good in the over. well picture with the findings of these report becoming public now is that going to increase the level of anger from some quarters in mali towards u.n. peacekeepers well i think. you know the points that have been made a really good ones that the people who are living through this crisis and experiencing. and have experienced the violence. thi

. >> reporter: single mother marny swanson and her daughter have weatherrered the road. after 20 years teaching she sed she lost her job. >> i'm 1 one of those people that have a hard time asking for help. it helped me relax and rellize that i could take a few breaths and we wouldn't be homeless. foothethe financial help enabled the family to stay in their apartment. an additional 40 families have received housing that is below the market rates. >> swanson found another job working at a super market. daughter madeleine, a high school senior works at a manager at a fast food restaurant all pulling their resources to make end meet. it's stresful and scary but you have to grow up at this point. >> reporter: swanson, says the help makes it possible for workers to stay in their home. swanson tells me she hopes to return to teaching when the pandemic is over but gratefultality she and her children are contributing and surviving as essential workers. >> and at ktvu.com we are posting more information on housing. look that front coverage. >>> we had record warmth. 73 in santa ro

marni happy new year to you and to everyone at wgn america and thanks so much for the preview. >>thanks right back at you. >>a new vision airs on wgn america at 08:00pm our time you can find it on the channel's a-listed hear more details available on our website kron 4 dot com. >>we'll take a quick >>welcome back to kron four's always tracking local stories so here's what a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now an update to a story we brought you yesterday a vacaville police dog is no longer in the care of his handler after a video was released showing the officer punching the dog now we blurred some of the footage for you. this video raise concern throughout the community but the vacaville police department claims the dog was acting aggressively toward the handler before the video started. the department says the dog has been examined by a vet and was not injured now the dog is being cared for outside the police department has investigators look into what happened. and over on the peninsula police are looking for a suspected of shoplifting suspects who threate

hi marni. >>hi there thank you we're following the covid vaccine roll out nationwide and concerns from people in the black community about getting the shot after the tuskegee syphilis experiment in the 1930's shattered trust in the process and now that the electors have cast their votes. some question whether our voting system should change we'll take a look at the push to use the national popular vote to determine a winner. this is an idea that 15 states are now supporting. albert is tracking that massive winter storm set to bring heavy snow and high winds to the east coast this could have a really big impact and also we've got some advice to help you finish your holiday shopping this year. finally a same couple in indiana is celebrating after learning both of their names can remain on their daughter's birth certificate i'll be talking to the couple about the challenges that they have faced becoming parents and what this latest win in court means for other families. we'll see for all of that t

but lawyer marni health things, new rules are needed for such nonprofit organizations. i would say this really is not a good bottle for a nonprofit organization. 5 this is what i would call in and discipline profit and basically lost their way. and really what their true mission was, and it seemed like the nonprofit was sort of using the organization as a slush fund. the golden rule for not profits is that 75 percent of its funding really should go to its mission while 25 percent go to goes toward the administration. but here, 38 percent went to salaries and let the c.e.o. should have done was to see this imbalance and actually take years. and what happens is not profit organizations as there are, they're very sort of like self-regulation. i think the best thing that a nonprofit actually can do is put their taxes like right on their web site for the public to see. and also, i mean, i think for these sort of large nonprofit organizations that you know, get a lot of media attention. you know, what they really should do is put sort of mechanisms in place where, you know, y

individuals vaccinated last week with the pfizer biotech vaccine and with the approval of the modernity and marni back seeing we expect that effort to double so that by the end of february we hope that 100000000 americans would be immunized primarily in the health care field worker of front lines the nursing home population and population of essential workers right so that's your 1st wave of the central what because what we have seen the riots and nazis against just wearing masks in the united states how are you going to persuade the general population to take these new injections. well i think it's going to be a very tough road phil for some members of the population as you mention science has been politicized during much of the pandemic here in the united states but we think with new leadership with the formation of the cove it task force and with individuals even on the other political and president trumps you know members of his inner circle mike pence and i others getting that immunization that that would send a signal to others who might have been skeptical but i think a lot of work still n

authorities in china made that announcement back in november they decided after a recent interview with jeff marni executives that the regulators decided that this particular i.p.o. listing didn't meet the listing qualifications or disclosure requirements so today's announcement on thursday coming out of china that the alibaba group is now under investigation of allegations of monopoly is as yet another blow to this particular group as you mentioned a just my he's the china's richest man a 2nd richest man he's got a net worth of around $50000000000.00 in the end was to be the crown jewel and this alibaba empire so that particular world's largest i.p.o. that's on hold at the alibaba group shares that at the moment they dropped about 5 percent they dropped 3 percent when the market opened in hong kong on thursday at the chinese regulators have said that they wanted to touch one troll over these tech groups across the mainland and clearly alibaba group has been the target now state media has released one line about this announcement on thursday there's no detail yet as to what kind of penalties will

individuals vaccinated last week with the pfizer biotech vaccine and with the approval of the moderna and marni vaccine we expect that effort to double so that by the end of february we hope that 100000000 americans would be immunized primarily in the health care field worker of frontlines the nursing home population and population of essential workers right so that's your 1st wave of the central what because what we have seen the riots and nazis against just wearing masks in the united states how are you going to persuade the general population to take these new injections. well i think it's going to be a very tough road phil for some members of the population as you mentioned science has been politicized during much of the pandemic here in the united states but we think with new leadership with the formation of the cove it task force and with individuals even on the other political and president trumps you know members of his inner circle mike pence and others getting that immunization that that will send a signal to others who might have been skeptical but i think a lot of work still needs t

now as marni hughes reporting in making us hungry tonight. >>it may be tempting to enjoy a christmas fire in the fireplace but bay area air quality officials are asking residents not to burn anything a spare the air alert was issued earlier this week. but hasn't been extended because officials say the air quality will be better friday during the christmas holiday. air quality officials are also reminding residents. it's illegal to burn wrapping paper which often includes synthetic inks and other chemicals as well as burning other trash or paper in the fireplace. >>strong santa ana winds are returning to southern california and of course that is raising the risk of wildfires again so cal edison considering shut offs to prevent problems with downed lines and damaged lines and those shops could affect more than 130,000 customers fire weather watches are in effect through tomorrow. winter storms this weekend so strange to be thinking about fire chris and i know it doesn't seem like it should be happening normal. yeah, but it is happening. >>let's

>>time now to check in with news nation on wgn america to see what they're working on tonight marni hughesns us live from chicago with a preview, i'm i there thank you. >>the boeing 7.37 max aircraft returned to the rnskies today we'll be talking with an airline expert who was a passenger. on today's flight about what it was like and the safety of the aircraft. plus my conversation with an airline industry insider about what you can expect if you do plan to fly in 2021. the deals to be had and how the travel experience will look in the year to come. also a special report a closer look at our nation's commuter transit system during the pandemic the massive service cuts and layoffs in the new year some fear could deal another crippling blow to our economy. and our hometown hero toni tonight is gha hotel employee i alabama who saved a little girl from drowning. >>people screaming at the pool area. >>her heroic actions caught the attention of the hilton corporate offices and we're excited to share her story with you. later tonight, we'll see for all of that on news nation guys. >>looking forwa

>>time now to check in with news nation on wgn america to see what they're working on tonight marni hughes joins us live from chicago with a preview. hi marty. i've thank you. >>we have a special report about wealth among minorities tonight before the pandemic black and hispanic wealth was growing faster than white wealth tonight, several business owners share their personal stories and struggles over the past few months. also of covid se full arare e no are not getting not enough we'r looking into what's causing that problem and whether distribution of a second vaccine will have similar issues. plus that massive cyber attack believed to have been carried out by russia, a national security expert will join us to talk about the scope of the attack the damage done from this latest breach and also the u.s. response. and finally a look back at the lelegege legendary 60 year career of or g ian samuel ago'cent of chicago' wgn radio. the impact he has had and what farm reporting meant to him as the popular broadcaster moves into a well deserved retirement we'll see for all of that tonight on news

who >>time now to check in with news nation on wgn america to see what they're working on tonight marni hughes and joins us live from chicago with a preview hey morning hey there thank you we're going to be live in new york tonight as nurses at one hospital strike over concerns that enough is not being done to protect not only them but also their patients from the coronavirus also the latest on the cdc's new guidelines for vaccine distribution. plus a dining rush in the city of pasedena as a number of restaurants keep their patios open despite that county health order to close outdoor dining will be talking live with the mayor elect in pasedena about his plans to address the pandemic in that particular community. plus it has been 65 years since rosa parks was arrested after she refused to give up her seat for a white man on a segregated bus in alabama, we'll be talking with the author of the book titled rosa parks in her own words about that day and her important legacy all of that tonight on news nation. thank you so much money looking forward to it. >>news nation airs on wgn america a

>it's time when we check in with news nation on wgn america to see what they're working on tonight marni joining us live from chicago with the preview. hi marty. hey there thank you we're going to take talking with a lawyer tonight representing more than 100 minneapolis police officers who have left a job following the death of george floyd in may why some are citing symptoms of ptsd and what he feels is needed to mend a fractured relationship between the community and police. >>also my colleague joe donlon will be speaking with a doctor who was part of the 3rd phase of the pfizer vaccine study what he says it was like to see the first people receiving that vaccine. and just we've got my interview tonight with adam angle. he's from the chicago white sox how he is helping thousands of kids and families in need one stadium seat at a time along with other professional athletes and coaches, his personal experience as well plane and some empty stadiums throughout the pandemic we'll see you for all of that tonight on news nation looking forward to it thank you so much morning. news nation airs

every day on marnie we show how empty time square is just to give you a sense of what's going on in newt now marriott says they will have to lay off 852 workers at the hotels marriott marquis in time square. workers were laid off in march after the pandemic it, but the hotel says their jobs will be permanently gone on march the 12th. hotel occupancy in new york city is still about 80% low normal levels and in the last-- marriott saw its net profit plunge 74% year-over-year. so far this year the stock is down close to 14%, but when people are not coming to the city how can these hotels operate. it's not a surprise, unfortunately, that some 852 full-time jobs have been cut. stuart: there will be no people coming to time square new year's eve to watch the ball drop. ashley: exactly. i mean, a virtual ball drop says it's all for 2020. we have to get rid of this year as quickly as possible. stuart: we only have a few days left. we are going to go up on the market, not much. of this is wednesday all day i think december 16, and we are up 14 on the dow jones, 22 on the nasdaq. there is some gr