both issues are set for january. 7th jonathan mccall kron 4 news. >> president biden has extended the moratorium on student loan repayments. another 90 days. that move continues. a relief measure that began nearly 2 years ago under the trump administration affecting roughly 41 million borrowers back in august, president biden said he had extended the moratorium, quote, one last time in january 1st the president now says the latest surge in covid cases has made it necessary to extend the moratorium until may. 1st. coming up on the kron 4 morning news playing video games while driving. >> the new safety concerns over a new tesla feature. and doctor anthony fauci says pfizer's pill is a huge step in the fight against covid so the cdc still recommends to get vaccinated will be right back. >> well, time lapse video from fairbanks. alaska shows the fleeting sign is the winter so says brought the shortest day of the year on tuesday, the sun was shining for less than 4 hours. rising. it 10:58am and sitting at 02:40pm. this is a beautiful shot. they got all those different colors. there. it's

you know, we know i would >> that was jonathan mccall reporting. now the board of supervisors is set to vote on mayor's state of emergency. on thursday. we'll bring you all the reports from that when that happens in the east bay oakland police are adding a new patrol district in east oakland to increase safety there. police chief leronne armstrong says 60% of the city's 911, calls come from that part of the city. i've also been great. >> reviewing our call data in the things that i've seen over several months is that there. it's clearly a huge disparity in where the calls in the city of oakland come from. >> police oakland has to police districts and 240 officers patrolling the area right now. that move is going to add a 3rd district. increasing that number of officers to nearly 300 chief. armstrong says those officers are not going to be new hires, whether they're going to be shifted from other locations. whe change is expected to begin on january 22nd. oakland. police revealed an update in the investigation of kevin issued his death. she is the s

jonathan mccall has the details. >> because of the outbreak. for now, the division circle navigation center is not accepting any admissions into the shelter. according to the san francisco department of public health. the outbreak was first discovered at the facility last week. right now there's no definitive number of cases confirmed. but there are reports that the number could be as high as 50. according to the san francisco department of public health. many of those who tested positive are asymptomatic with some of the guest experiencing mild symptoms wednesday on twitter, san francisco supervisor. matt haney said that, quote, even with precautions, people living together in large congregate settings will lead to people getting sick. he went on to say that we should be bringing people into non congregate settings like hotels instead. san francisco has one of america's highest vaccination rates. according to the department of public health. 81 1% of san franciscans have received 2 doses of the covid-19 vaccine. but that number is believed to

jonathan mccall justine enjoying the night off. we start tonight with a look at the forecast as we get you ready to hit the roads. the skies everywhere. you may want to go for your holiday destinations. kron 4 meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez here tonight with a look at just how cold things will get overnight and how a little warm they will get tomorrow as well. i will admit my heater has been running for 3 days straight. >> do you have any thermals or like long jones anything years doesn't help cold is cold. >> picture that one friend's character. joey, when he just wore every single article of clothing that he had and he just looked like. the marshmallow man. yeah. it is about to say that. yeah, but okay, you're hopefully your heating bill won't be too bad he jeanne. well, we'll have a talk with them. let's take a look right now, though. >> temperatures tonight, though, jonathan, unfortunately not going to be as chilly. >> thanks to that blanket of storm cloud cover. it's only going to get thicker tonight and we're going to see ov

mike: joining me now is congressman michael mccall of texas.ending a tough enough message to the kremlin? >> well, you know, it sounds tough but i think the actions need to meet the rhetoric. i think the problem, you know, history teaches us that weakness invites aggression. you can go back to the afghanistan evacuation where there was a complete debacle that the unconditional surrender to the taliban, president biden has taken a look at this. he always wanted ukraine in the bread basket of russia. his calculation is this a weak president and now is the time. i would also say, mike, that his waiver of congressional sanctionses on the nord stream 2 pipeline which will allow putin to complete his pipeline into europe was the major foreign policy blunder that just emboldened and empowered putin which gives him leverage over europe and nato right now. mike: what should the united states and its allies be doing to support ukraine right now? >> right now i think the threat of sanctions, i think also the military aid needs to be strengthened. there's

we have legislation by congressman mccall on the foreign committee, his legislation condemns the international olympic committee for failing to uphold human rights commission -- commitments. and the resolution condemning the genocide by the prc. again, if we don't speak up because we have an economic interest, we lose all moral authority. this is human rights day for us. he put this together because of the changing schedule, for reasons i mentioned at the beginning. at the same time, we are focused , laser focused on continuing to lower costs and fight inflation, with further action to address the supply chain disruptions. this week, we are passing the ocean shipping reform act, a bipartisan bill to bolster the enteral maritime commission, strengthen the supply chain, and ensure fairness and ocean shipping. this is strongly bipartisan. the national retail federation yesterday wrote, while the bill cannot solve all current supply chain disruption issues, it will go a long way to address some issues that existed well before the covid-19 epidemic -- pandemic. this is one of several bills that we

i'm jonathan mccall. over in san francisco international airport travel numbers close to where it was before the covid-19 pandemic. experts say that while early numbers show that boosters are indeed effective against the omicron variant. >> infectious disease experts still urging travelers to take some extra safety precautions during the holiday season. >> kron four's gayle ong spent the day talking to travelers at sfo. she joins us now live with more tonight. how's everyone feeling gotten on planes. >> justine and people jetting off early to their destinations. they are feeling excited, especially after going through this a dozen class year much different. but a lot of them do feel safe because they say they received their booster shot. chris johnson and his family are heading ali very excited. first day they arrive to san francisco international airport early for a trip they could not miss was that 2019 1st president. >> my wife and i. >> for a trip for everybody. and then the pandemic hit. and so we co

and i'm jonathan mccall. justine enjoying the night off tonight. the owners of hilda and just see restaurants say they are now sorry for the incident and which they asked the officers to leave that restaurant on friday. since then, the restaurant has been hit with plenty of backlash from that move online and plenty of folks have been sounding off and then yelp page and leaving bad reviews. kron four's. gayle ong is live in the newsroom tonight with the details on that story jail. this really has caught a lot of folks and a lot of folks have definitely been weighing in on this move. >> yeah. and sparking conversation on policing, perhaps a spokesperson for the restaurant told me the incident was down to miscommunication and that the owners are hoping this will be a teachable moment. >> we've it was a mistake on the behalf of the restaurant and we look forward to this being a a learning opportunity to make sure that we build better bridges between our hospitality restaurant community and the members of the san francisco police department. the owners

and i'm jonathan mccall. just enjoying the night off with her family. we hope you and your family are also are having a safe and happy holiday season. kron four's live storm tracker team 4 coverage tonight of the wet weather. we start with kron four's amanda hari live for us in san francisco with the impact. all of this wet weather is having on folks this christmas. amanda, good evening. >> good evening, jonathan. the weather outside has been frightful. i'm told that it's going to be scattered and light rain throughout the evening. right now. we have a very, very light drizzle and i'm told you should get used to this because it's going to be sticking with us. >> it's not just christmas day. it's been this entire week. our weather pattern has set up so that it's essentially been you know, band after band of rain showers that have been coming virtually since monday. and it's actually accumulating into a quiet little total rainfall. well, it wasn't a white christmas it's certainly a soggy one. we've actually seen a heavier band of rain that came down earli

like bob hope, lauren mccall and bing crosby. >> remembering the glorious past to the nightlife, givesthem hope for what's ahead. >> the future is good after this whole pandemic thing. people love chinatown. the new generation wants to support them. for kqed newsroom . >>> this will be our last in studio show of the year. before we let you go, something beautiful is a look back in the year of photos taken by our photographer. there have been difficult moments this year, as we all know. but many things to celebrate, as well. enjoyed. no [ music playing ] >> that's the end of our show for tonight. thank you for joining us. if you want to get a look behind the scenes, hang out with us. you can email us at kqed .org. we will see you back here on january 7th, 2022. happy holidays. ♪ yamiche: new details on the capital attack and covid spiking again. >> the resolution is adopted. yamiche: mark meadows held in contempt of congress. >> these text messages leave no doubt. the white house knew exactly what was happening here at the capital. yamiche: and some of president biden's key policies as

our first jonathan mccall has details. >> because of the outbreak. for now, the division circle navigation center is not accepting any admissions into the shelter. according to the san francisco department of public health. the outbreak was first discovered at the facility last week. right now there's no definitive number of cases confirmed. but there are reports that the number could be as high as 50. according to the san francisco department of public health. many of those who tested positive are asymptomatic with some of the guest experiencing mild symptoms wednesday on twitter, san francisco supervisor. matt haney said that, quote, even with precautions, people living together in large congregate settings will lead to people getting sick. he went on to say that we should be bringing people into non congregate settings like hotels instead. san francisco has one of america's highest vaccination rates. according to the department of public health. 81 1% of san franciscans have received 2 doses of the covid-19 vaccine. but that number is believed to

jonathan mccall kron 4 news. >> thank you, jonathan. national news and jury deliberations are underway in the fraud trial of their nose founder elizabeth hopes after a 3 month trial. the jury of 8 men and 4 women must decide if holmes is guilty of multiple counts of wire fraud. silicon valley obviously looking at this trial closely closing arguments wrapped up on friday. prosecutors arguing that the founder of the blood testing company theranos is guilty of defrauding her investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars. her defense team responded by saying holmes is building a business, not a criminal enterprise and she went down with the ship rather than trying to run away theranos failed in 2018 after its technology did not work as advertised if convicted holmes faces up to 20 years in prison for each count of wire fraud and conspiracy as well as substantial fines jurors in the gully maxwell's sex-trafficking case have also begun deliberations. the last 4 weeks. 2 dozen witnesses. >> have testified including 4 women who say they were

welcome jonathan mccall. i'm justine waldman. health experts are predicting there will be more omicron cases in the bay area in the coming days and weeks. >> with several cases just detected in alameda county. >> alameda county health leaders say that 5 cases of the omicron variant have now been confirmed there. they say the patients attended a wedding in wisconsin last weekend. one of them traveled internationally before that wedding. all the individuals have mild symptoms and are fully vaccinated. most of them have already received their booster shots. so far no one has been hospitalized. but as justine said, experts believe that more cases of the omicron variant will pop up in the days and weeks to come. but there is some good news. experts say that this version of the variant does not appear to be as strong as the delta variant. >> as a variance. so far it seems to be. we're send out potentially milder and then number 2, given the high vaccination rate in the bay area. it will keep people from going to the hospital in general

both issues are set for january. 7th jonathan mccall kron 4 news. we may soon have an answer to the omicron variant and any future covid-19 variant scientists at the walter reed army institute of research. >> they're reportedly just weeks away from announcing that they have come up with a panned coronavirus vaccine. phase one of the human trials are completed just this month. the walter reed researchers have been working on the vaccine since the army lab received its first dna sequencing of the novel virus back early 2020 next step for phase 2, 3, trials. researchers will also have to figure out how the new vaccine works with people who have already received other covid vaccines or have been infected with the coronavirus. vice president kamala harris from the bay area of course, has tested negative for covid after coming in close contact with a staffer. >> who is positive. the white house made the announcement about the positive case yesterday. vice president harris has since taken one test should take another friday and then another monday per cdc

welcome jonathan mccall. and i'm justine waldman tonight, people in the south bay could see the biggest threat in the next few hours. so be ready. >> if you're in san mateo county, we're in the santa cruz mountains from 4 has live storm tracker. 4 team coverage for you this sunday night. >> amid harry shows us how san mateo county is getting ready kron 4 chiefmeteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the storm threat hour by hour. but first we'll start with kron four's gayle ong. she's live for us now in san francisco about talking with people, how they. >> spent the day in the rain. gayle, how was it out there tonight. >> justine and jonathan, people were out and about all over this city. we definitely saw the weaker initial phase of the storm. but didn't stop people from staying home. umbrellas were handy in san francisco sunday where the streets are so. >> still, people lined up for grilled cheese. the anticipated atmospheric river brought light to moderate rain throughout the day. the weather, a surprise

first jonathan mccall here with reaction and what comes next in the legal process. jonathan grant vicki, the details laid out in page indictment released this afternoon. >> for months, there have been very loud calls for sheriff laurie smith to step down from office after a number of incidents. this indictment could make that happen sooner rather than later. details of the grand jury's bombshell indictment released this afternoon at 3 of the charges center on claims that the sheriff was involved in granting licenses for concealed carry weapons based on whether people were donors to her campaign. a member of the sheriff's advisory board or prominent individuals in the community or those with personal connections to the sheriff's. those folks called it the eye peas. according to the indictment, the timeframe for those counts happening from december 2015 all the way up until november of this year through the charges. also focus on the san jose sharks game attended by sheriff smith in february of 2019 where she allegedly received free suite tickets, food and drinks exce

jonathan mccall reporting that toy drive will be saturday at oaks market in oakland that starts at 1230ward is also accepting donations and you can find details on kron. 4 dot com. >> all right. let's talk warriors basketball. her needs to score 2, 3, pointers to break the nba record great allen holds the record 2000, 973 3 pointers curry has a chance to break its tonight, madison square garden against the next tried to do it last night against the indiana pacers. he failed. but the warriors narrowly won the game one. '02, to 100. here's curry on the weight of trying to eclipse ray allen. >> i'm enjoying the >> not on the doorstep. it's real, but it also. just let it let it happen. one thing i in people basketball. so you think >> do. it is experience of >> on >> oracle record in their building tip-off tonight for the warriors next game anywhere for 30. alright, take another look at the forecast as we're looking live over the bay bridge toll plaza. as you see a break in the rain for now, kron for meteorologists. john trouble has more on tomorrow's right. >> a rainy past few days in the

jonathan mccall kron 4 news. >> well, and starting february first. if you want to see the warriors player go to an event at the chase center. you're gonna have to get boosted. well, the announcement was made along with golden state warriors as they try to adjust the spread of the omicron variant individuals must have gotten the booster at least a week before the date of that event. now that should they are people under 12 must show proof of full vaccination or provide a negative test with in 24 hours of that event. the big story this morning. we've been following is a surge in covid cases all across the country right here in the bay area. the seven-day average of new covid cases in the country. top 200, 80,000 now that surpasses the previous record we set last january and because of the surge, several bay area counties are now changing their mask mandate starting today kron 4. sarah stinson is live in san francisco with the details. good morning, sarah. >> good morning. that's right. 5 bay area counties and the city of berkeley putting this mask mand

i'm justine waltman of jonathan mccall. we start tonight with the very latest on the omicron variant emerging as holiday travel is in full swing. >> over at sfo. the airport says the are seeing traffic at almost 70% of where it was before the pandemic. health experts are warning people to remain vigilant as covid cases continue to rise across the country. kron four's gayle ong was there earlier that and she has the latest. >> people are heading to their holiday destinations early travelers. i spoke with say they feel safe because they received their booster shot. chris johnson and his family are heading to maui very excited. first day they arrive to san francisco international airport early for a trip they could not miss was a 2019 1st president. >> my wife and i. >> paid for a trip for everybody. and then the pandemic hit. and so we couldn't go in 2020 because shut down. and then 2000. 21 here we are towards the afternoon. the security lines at sfo had an 8 minute wait. >> workers say the mornings and evenings tend to be t

jonathan mccall kron 4 news, thank you, jonathan. >> state of emergency has declared in hawaii after extensive flooding there. this comes as a powerful storm pounded the area yesterday with heavy rain. forecasters are warning of a chance for dangerous and catastrophic flooding in some parts of the state. more than 2 feet of rain is possible in some areas. a blizzard warning also being issued after several inches of snow fell on the summit's of hawaii's big island. >> and sometimes you have those storms kind of move through quickly. this one has just posted up and it seems like it's stalled there. yeah. kind of said. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow here to talk about it. it's called colo. that's a spinning off of hawaii right now. yeah. it's getting segment we hear on the west coast of have that big dome of high pressure. that's kind of a blocking ridge. and so those patterns can get stagnant up for those system. just kind of hold. they spin up all that rain that exactly. we're seeing in the hawaiian islands now and they have seen tremendous amounts of rain in the yeah, they had o

jonathan mccall live for us in the studio with the details. jonathan today can a number of leaders said that there are more options on the table for the city to fix this problem rather than locking people up. >> those opposed to the mayor's plan say that if there is money for more officers on the streets. there's also more money for programs to help those in need. >> standing shoulder to shoulder several top san francisco leaders provided a united front monday opposed to mayor london breed's proposed state of emergency in the tenderloin. >> jailing people. struggles. folks who are on the streets in cages these problems and they're certainly not only tools available. last week san francisco mayor london breed call for an aggressive plan to clean up the area that when people walk down the streets of san >> they should feel safe among the ideas. more officers on the streets to stop drug dealers and to stop outdoor drug use. >> she also called for centers were drug users can get help or risk going to jail monday. the mayor tweeted out that the sta

jonathan mccall kron 4 news.athan, thank you. >> well, today marks one week since retired police officer kevin, the was shot while working as a guard protecting a kron 4 news crew. he died this past saturday from his injuries. and this morning his body received a police escort from the coroner's office in oakland to a funeral home in mountain view. his coffin was draped in an american flag. there was a police procession of the red and blue flashing lights as is traditional a fitting tribute honoring his career of service in uniform as an officer at the oakland housing authority at police departments and hayward and coma. and in san jose with san jose leading the procession to its final destination. >> sergeant. she but when he was still with the san jose police department. we were detectives together and the gang investigation unit for 3 years. yeah. we brought her brother home and that's what this was. >> meantime, there is a new development in the investigation into the sheet is death. the oakland police depart

jonathan mccall kron 4 news. all right, jonathan, thank you for that. any time in san francisco police are investigating a shooting that happened this morning in the city's tenderloin neighborhood. according to san francisco police, they say they found a 21 year-old man shot near eddie and van ness avenues around 1045 this morning. investigators say they think the shooting is related to a drug deal. no word so far. tonight on the victim's condition or any potential suspects that police are looking for. and speaking of the tenderloin today, mayor london breed announced several new initiatives today to address public safety concerns in that neighborhood, including things such as making more arrests to address the issue of illegal drug use in public spaces for us. rob nesbitt has that story. and less tolerant. >> that is destroyed our city. mayor breed not holding back and cracking down saying public drug use like this will not be tolerated in san francisco. we're not going to just walk by and let someone use in broad daylight on the streets and not give t

jonathan mccall reporting and the toy drive is this saturday at oaks market in oakland. it starts at 1230, and you can go there and get a toy deal runs out and she's also accepting donations, seeing plenty of time to help before this weekend. go to kron 4 dot com. if you'd like to help help >> it is 7.37. we'll take a quick break. but still ahead on the kron 00:00am morning news, big catalytic converter theft ring is busted in the south bay. we'll tell you how many people san jose police. we're able to arrest and what they recovered. plus another layer of fresh snow in the sierra. we're going to take a look at the snowy conditions up near lake tahoe coming up in just a moment. the x-rays from your urgent care visit look good. just stay off that leg, okay? what about my rec team? i'm all they got. next season. thanks doc. wow, he already scheduled my pt. i love doctors who work with athletes. does he know you tripped over a basketball? that's a sports injury. at kaiser permanente, we make getting care easy so you can get back on the court quicker. >> 7.40 is the time and

we have details now from four's jonathan mccall. >> because of the outbreak. for now, the division circle navigation center is not accepting any admissions into the shelter. according to the san francisco department of public health. the outbreak was first discovered at the facility last week. right now there's no definitive number of cases confirmed. but there are reports that the number could be as high as 50. according to the san francisco department of public health. many of those who tested positive are asymptomatic with some of the guest experiencing mild symptoms wednesday on twitter, san francisco supervisor. matt haney said that, quote, even with precautions, people living together in large congregate settings will lead to people getting sick. he went on to say that we should be bringing people into non congregate settings like hotels instead. san francisco has one of america's highest vaccination rates. according to the department of public health. 81 1% of san franciscans have received 2 doses of the covid-19 vaccine. but that number is believed to

jonathan mccall has the latest. >> because of the outbreak. for now, the division circle navigation center is not accepting any admissions into the shelter. according to the san francisco department of public health. the outbreak was first discovered at the facility last week. right now there's no definitive number of cases confirmed. but there are reports that the number could be as high as 50. according to the san francisco department of public health. many of those who tested positive are asymptomatic with some of the guest experiencing mild symptoms wednesday on twitter, san francisco supervisor. matt haney said that, quote, even with precautions, people living together in large congregate settings will lead to people getting sick. he went on to say that we should be bringing people into non congregate settings like hotels instead. san francisco has one of america's highest vaccination rates. according to the department of public health. 81 1% of san franciscans have received 2 doses of the covid-19 vaccine. but that number is believed to

jonathan mccall is here with us now. he talked to san jose mayor sam liccardo. >> you know, a grand adjusting mayor liccardo says that he's pushing for an effort now that would keep murder suspects behind bars until those trials. our health. he says it's a matter of safety, not only for the public but for those defendants as well. he says in at least 3 occasions this year alone murder suspects have been released from their owner common sense and at least one of those suspects still on the run tonight. authorities have no idea where he could be. >> fed up and frustrated law enforcement officials in santa clara county are calling for more changes in bill reform after 2 murder suspects were released from custody on tuesday. 26 year-old alford casteel and 27 year-old. the are us. we're being held on charges connected to a san jose murder on halloween that killed a man. and sir is who is being charged with murder was released without bill casteel was released on his own recognizance and is currently under house arrest san jos

jonathan mccall kron 4 news. thank you. jonathan. such a loss. we have new developments tonight in the search for the person responsible for the death of a crime for security guard. kevin, this cheetah. >> the national park service is confirming that the vehicle linked to the deadly shooting was actually involved in a robbery in san francisco. oakland police releasing this picture of the suspects car. his white 2004 to 2008 acura tl with 4 doors and a sunroof. it does not. as you can see there have a front license plate. national park service says that the very same car was used in an armed robbery that happened back on november 22nd within the golden gate national recreation area. a reward of $32,500 is being offered for information leading to an arrest. the fund is also been set up for the news. she to family a cash or check donation could be made to the kevin nishita trusted any metropolitan bank location in person or by mail at this address on your screen there. that information is also on our website at kron 4 dot com. >> and we have more on

jonathan mccall is live in our newsroom with more on what they are saying tonight. jonathan. >> well grande after seeing similar ordinances passed in san francisco and berkeley. one business owner tells me that a number of restaurants and other businesses have been waiting for a very long time for this to happen in oakland starting on february 1st. here is a list of businesses where folks will have to show proof of vaccination in order to enter businesses in oakland. we're talking about restaurants, bars, coffee shops, gyms, fitness, villain, venues, movie theaters, concert venues arenas, museums, and even senior adult care facilities. that's just some of the foot places where folks will have to show that proof of vaccination. the oakland city council unanimously passing that emergency ordinance today. and as we mentioned, is similar to one already on the books in san francisco. berkeley. and in los angeles, a number of businesses applauding this move by the city council. chris testino, the owner of chop house and calavera in oakland said the move will not only prot

jonathan mccall is live in the newsroom tonight. and he has the story. jonathan and the family of eric davis is hoping that someone anyone will come forward with information to help try to find his killer. >> earlier tonight we showed you this picture of that suv that investigators are looking for. it is a newer model toyota rav 4 suv. 28 year-old eric davis was shot and killed sunday afternoon at lake merritt investigators say he was simply trying to stop car crooks from breaking into cars and lake merritt. his family says he always tried to help those in need. they're calling his murder senseless tonight, family and friends getting together to remember his life. his own girlfriend offering her. thanks to eric for having the privilege of knowing him. family members say that eric was raised in southern california but moved to oakland a few years ago and lived near him lake merritt to start his life. his cousin kendra told me today that eric had a number of goals that he was working on. she called him hard working and had a smile that everyone loved. she

i'm jonathan mccall. justine has the night off.cientists now say that the omicron variant appears to spread more than twice as quickly as the delta variant. researchers also say that re infections also appear to be more common with omicron kron four's. taylor bisacky talked about the new findings with a local infectious disease. doctor. >> with the omicron variant now detected in at least 16 states. one of them being california. the cdc says cases are likely to continue rising just this week. ucsf scientists confirmed the nation's first omicron case with 5 additional cases found in alameda county days later across season south africa where the variant was first discovered. researchers are now saying that the omicron variant appears to be more contagious than the delta variant. what was striking is that south africa's the country went from about. >> 260 cases a day to over 10,000 cases a day in a matter of days and more

jonathan mccall kron 4 news. thank you jonathan. if you are planning to send off some gifts for christmas. this is the week to do it. >> wednesday is the last day to send your package by ground. if you wanted to arrive by christmas. if you're not ready to ship it on wednesday. then friday is the next deadline for first class mail and first-class packages. the deadline for priority mail. that is saturday. december 18th of december. 23rd is the very last day. you can ship the package to get there before christmas. still to come tonight kron, 4 news at 9. the battle for bacon is under way. how california's grocers are fighting a. >> price increase on pork. plus, taking. little from the controversial texas law. the new pitch from governor newsome to give california and ammunition to take action against gun makers. and we're just getting relentless rain here though looks like a snow globe up there. the latest totals as this year deals with white out conditions. keep it here. kron 4 news at 9. we'll be back right after this. ♪ i see trees

jonathan mccall is live in our newsroom tonight. he has reaction on this. jonathan demme, the owner of chop or and calavera in oakland tells me this decision will not only protect his customers but also. >> as workers as well, starting on february. first, here's a complete list of the businesses where you will have to show proof of your vaccination in order to enter in oakland. we're talking about restaurants, bars, coffee shops, gyms, fitness venues, movie theaters, concert venues, arenas museums, and even senior adult care facilities. the oakland city council passing an emergency ordinance unanimously today. it is similar to the ones currently on the books in san francisco, berkeley. and in los angeles, a number of businesses are applauding this move by the city council. crisp st know with chop house and calavera in oakland said that the move will not only protect customers but also his staff. he says even though right now restaurants currently do have the option of asking customers for proof of vaccinations. many have avoided doing so because they wanted

jonathan mccall kron 4 news. i that's a lot to consider. thank you. >> a mountain view man has been arrested and charged with lewd acts and molesting minors, mountain view. police say this man rough el madrigal all worked at the gateway neighborhood center and was active in the community. police say 2 teenagers at the center reported inappropriate interactions with him. police believe because of his work with youth. there may be additional victims. if you have any information you are asked to contact mountain view police. well, the great dickens christmas fair is back in daly city in a mobile format this year. but. >> well, it is supposed to bring joy during the holiday season. former cast members say that joy comes at the expense of some pain. the 51 year-old holiday tradition is facing backlash and a boycott after allegations of harassment and racism. kron. first taylor talk to former cast members of the fair tonight. >> and she joins us live with more. taylor. >> well, more than 200 cast members and thousands of attendees have ouch and n

both issues are set for january. 7th jonathan mccall kron 4 news. >> president biden has extended the moratorium on student loan repayments another 90 days. the move continues. a relief measure that began almost 2 years ago under the trump administration affecting roughly 41 million borrowers back in august, president biden said he had extended the moratorium. quote, one last time to january 1st. but the president now says the latest surge in covid cases made it necessary to extend the moratorium until may. 1st. >> now to a major update in the murder investigation of kevin that she to oakland's police chief says 2 people are in custody in connection to his death. the shooter was shot last month while protecting one of our reporters who was on assignment. police say the attackers were arrested for other charges at this point. they are still searching for a 3rd suspect. >> we are closing in on this investigation. once we are able to apprehend that their and we charge all 3 of the suspects with homicide. i think we'll have better understand all of their roles and motives for the facts. l

i'm jonathan mccall. and i'm justine waldman. health experts are predicting there will be more on the kron cases in the bay area in the coming days and weeks with several already detected in alameda county. >> just yesterday, kron four's camila barco has details on what we can now expect now that the cases are starting to rise. >> doctors and scientists are still learning how contagious the omicron variant is regardless, local health. experts say that the variant will spread. >> okay. so definitely pop up. it seems to be again, very transmissible ucsf infectious disease expert doctor peter chin. hong. >> critics, more omicron variant cases will show up in the bay area. but he says it's not going to send many people to the hospital as a variance. so far it seems to be. we're send out a potentially milder and then number 2, given the high vaccination rate in the bay area. it will keep people from going to the hospital in general on friday alameda county health officials detected 5 people. >> with omicron they had mild symptoms. but

i'm jonathan mccall. justine has the night off another round of storms is on the way. but has your 4 zone forecast in just a few moments. but first, kron four's gayle ong taking a look at the dangerous conditions happening in the sierra. >> whipping sierra snow causing whiteout conditions. interstate 80 still close from colfax to the nevada state line snow making visibility near close to 0 on highway 50 in placer county also closed after reports of spinouts. a similar situation east of lake tahoe highway 3.95 shutdown thanks to windy conditions and injured at donner pass. researchers at uc berkeley. central sierra snow lab have been tracking this storm. it's been a bit chaotic. we just got our power back after having it off for about. >> 24 hours. all this snow close to breaking a record of 179 inches in december since 1970. we're about 24 inches from the all-time december record. as of this morning at and so looking like we're probably going to break that with the current with another 2 to 3 feet on the next 48 hours or so expected the inclement weather also impacting

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i'm jonathan mccall. san francisco international airport is seeing traffic at almost 70%. >> where we saw before the pandemic while preliminary numbers indicate that boosters do work against the omicron variant infectious disease. experts caution to take extra safety precautions this holiday travel season. kron four's gayle ong spent the day talking to travelers at sfo. she joins now live tonight with more on their conversations. good evening, gayle. >> good evening, justine and jonathan travelers getting a head start on their holiday destinations jetting off today. and most people i spoke with say they feel safe because they have received their booster shot. chris johnson and his family are heading to maui very excited. first day they arrive to san francisco international airport early for a trip they could not miss it was a 2019 1st president. >> my wife and i. >> paid for a trip for everybody. and then the pandemic hit. and so we couldn't go in 2020 because shut down. and then 2000. 21 here we are towa

and i'm jonathan mccall and i'm justine waltman. tonight, people in the south bay could see the biggest threat in the next few hours, specifically in san mateo county. >> and the santa cruz mountains here doubt is a live look at the radar so we can see exactly where the storm is right now and it is covering the bay area. we're not out of the woods just yet. that's right. kron 4 has live storm tracker. 4 team coverage this sunday night kron 4 chiefmeteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking that storm hour by hour. but first. >> we start with gayle ong live tonight in the city talking with folks about how they spent the day preparing for all the rain that's on the way. gayle. >> well, jonathan and justine, we really are seeing the weaker initial part of this storm. but you see it's quite light to moderate outside and cisco. and earlier today didn't stop people from staying home. >> umbrellas were handy in san francisco sunday where the streets are so. still, people lined up for grilled cheese. the anticipated atmospheric river brought

and i'm jonathan mccall. justine has the night off. recent storms have had a major impact on california snowpack water officials say that snow pack levels have now surged to nearly 98% of normal levels that's actually up from just 19% that we saw back on december 10th overall snowpack accounts for about a 3rd of the golden state's water supply. despite the good news california is still in a drought with many reservoirs still at critically low levels. let%s talk about our 4 zone forecast as we get ready for the start of christmas week. a very cold chilly. san francisco. a live look that we're taking at tonight and things as we mentioned, only going to get chillier, but factor in some rain into that. things definitely going to get messy this week. kron 4 meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez here tonight tracking the timing of not one but 2 storm system set to head our way this week. yeah. we're going to see rounds of wet weather as one storm exits. jonathan, another one right behind it. so. >> really not going to get a break from the wet weat

i am grateful to mccall, who i have traveled with and worked to advance democracy. we have differences in terms of our view of american political policy issues. we are standing together, in terms of the importance of continuing to invest in our work to help support and advance exactly the kind of difficult work in offensive democracy that the four panelists who are with us have been talking about and others have discussed this morning. [indiscernible] in terms of your support, in laying the groundwork for this conversation, for the upcoming biden administration hosting senate for democracy, this is one of the many important conversations that is happening before 110 countries convened, virtually. the summit, the idea that we are delivering on this promise from the campaign of my friend and predecessor in the senate and my fellow delaware member, that is the delaware flag over my shoulder. president biden. i will join you in stating this cannot just be a one off event. convening heads of state and convening folks from different levels of government from more than 100

and i'm jonathan mccall. justine has the night off tonight. researchers say that the omicron variant appears to spread more than twice as quickly as the delta variant based on what researchers know so far. they also say that re infections also appear more likely with the omicron variant than the delta virus. kron four's taylor. the second live in the newsroom tonight after talking with an infectious disease expert about these new finding some pretty interesting stuff. taylor. >> thatts right. jonathan, while this rate of transmission would characterize the omicron variant has the most contagious a version of the virus. infectious disease specialist at ucsf. doctor peter chin-hong says there's no need to panic. >> with the omicron variant. now detected in at least 16 states. one of them being california. the cdc says cases are likely to continue rising just this week. ucsf scientists confirmed the nation's first omicron case with 5 additional cases found in alameda county days later across season south africa where the variant was first discove

it's now law and i'm working with ranking member mccall through the global fragility act to address the root cause of violence around the world. countries like mozambique, for example, growing instability in the far north and where there has to be a better organized, better coordinated regional strategy to promote transparency on the part of the government. and last, one of the bills signed into law by president biden which i'm proudest is the build act that developed a new international development finance corporation or the dfc which will allow the united states to engage in the financing of infrastructure projects in the developing world with greater standards of human rights, labor rights than is currently available from one of the world's leading financiers of infrastructure in the developing world. i think we have to have a competition so that if advocates and countries decide that instead of taking belt and road money which has got very little in terms of transparency or accountability and a lot in terms of complicating strings that they have a alternative and that sovereign coun

i'll 2022 is lining up to be a big election year for france with president mccall and hoping for a 2nd term. but he's up against the big competition in the final months before polling date. the shot to bench can reports. hey ho. hi im is running out on a manual macro ones. first time in the elisa with the french people just months away from a new vote. and it does seem that even after 5 rocky years macaroni is still in po position. i think it will be mark one micron, whatever happens i will vote micro. however, he faces a battle with some new faces in the mix, all vying to unseat the so called president of the rich. and until recently, some predicted this would be an election that would be a run off of 2017 with mack on facing off against the national rallies marine la pen. now, while she still showing favorably in the polls, she may not be his main opponent. for those who missed it, meets eric sim. all we love via brand you doesn't mean this. his words are more blasted into the presidential campaign before he was even confirmed as a possible candidate. initial poll suggested that he c