between the two redwoods, it is all 10 oak, which have kind of grown in, and kept these different redwood groves separated from each other. it is harder for new redwoods best to come in. this is our chance to get it back on the trajectory of what it was. >> reporter: the goal is to plant seedlings in a way that creates cohesion between isolates. the redwoods get a boost over the 10 oak sent by drones that would normally choke them out. and over time, the seedlings will grow, and the forest will return to mostly redwoods, ready for the next disaster. >> the fire burns in a lower intensity, in a more natural way, and then we don't end up with catastrophic wildfires that devastate the forest. >> reporter: the seedlings are about 1 year old, and a typical worker can plant 100 to 200 and a day. >> the most important part is you patted on the head. >> to add onto the forest so that others in the future can also benefit the way i have is an amazing feeling. >> it felt amazing. i just like being out here and putting life in the ground after fires. it's pretty awesome. >> reporter: in the santa cr

between the two redwoods, it is all 10 oak that has grown in and kept these different redwood groves separated from each other. it is harder for new redwood spouts to come in. >> this is our chance to try to get it back on the trajectory of what it was. >> reporter: the goal is to plant them the way it creates together. they get a boost they normally would choke them out. >> you want it to be flush. >> reporter: they will grow and the forest will return to mostly redwoods ready for the next disaster. >> fire burns at a lower intensity and natural way and don't end up with the catastrophe wildfires that devastate the forest and burn out communities. >> reporter: they are a year old and a typical worker can plant 100 to 200 in a day. >> the most important part, pat it on the head, good luck. >> to be able to add-on to the forest so others in the future can also benefit the way i have it is an amazing feeling. >> it felt amazing. just being out here and putting life in the ground after fire it is pretty awesome. >> in the santa cruz mountains, kpix5. >>> coming up, two movies continue t

is a redwood here, and a redwood icelet here. between them it is all oak that has grown in and kept these different redwood groves separate friday each other. it is harder for new sprouts to come in. >> this is our chance to try to get it back on the trajectory of what it was. >> they will grow to redwoods that are natural fire resistant. they are a year old and typically a worker can plant 100 to 200 a day. >>on the oughthis evening. conditions have improved enough that california water officials say that they will release more water than initially planned from state reservoirs. it will go to local agency that provide water to 27 million people. that includes alameda county water and santa clara valley water. the state says it now has enough to give water districts 15% of what they requested this year before recent rains that number was 0%. >>> as we check in with paul, the big question is, is there any rain in sight? >> i can answer that one up top. nope. high pressure still locked in place. it is just camped out over the pacif

plus the drastic transformation among the redwoods. how a property featured on "hoarders" was cleaned up and how you may be able to see it for yourself. >>> seems like deja vu. have you noticed your local shops? it's connected to the supply chain. it also means we're going to be paying more. that's a double whammy. here's our business and tech reporter scott budman. >> reporter: the frustration you feel when you can't find something at your local grocery store. >> we're kind of at the bottom of the food chain. >> reporter: is felt even more at gambino's new york subs. the sandwich shop is feeling the supply chain blues and having to raise prices. >> it is extremely difficult to find the basics. tomatoes, lettuce, onions. anything is becoming difficult to find. >> reporter: there's scarcity here at safeway. and pretty much everywhere you shop. >> there's lower stock than i'm used to seeing. >> reporter: because covid is ravaging every link along the supply chain. >> i think it's more of the empty shelves that are alarming consumers the

to palo alto and redwood city. but it's not the only super market chain with low inventory. social media users have been posting empty shelves at trader joes, safeway and target stores among others across the country. a lot of produce was just out like the green onions gone. like the apples that i was looking for weren't there. >> this isn't yet another case of panic buying that we saw in 2020. instead global supply issues, winter weather impacting delivery trucks out east. and record high covid-19 infection haves finally collided. >> because of warehouse shortages, truck driver shortages, companies are either shipping partial orders, or not shipping orders at all. >> i'm wondering if workers that normally tend to those things are out sick. >> one employee who wants to remain anonymous told kpix 5 the entire seafood department has been out sick with covid-19 for weeks. shipments have been sparse and consumer demand is driving up prices. >> the shelves are empty. the workers look very sad and tired. today two groups, the raging gran anies, and vigil for democracy gathered out

kpix 5 is in redwood city. we spoke to several who were worried about friends and relatives back home. >> reporter: communication from tonga is cut off. a lot of tonga americans are waiting for updates and telephone calls from families. >> we try to get a hold of the family. there was nobody. >> we tried to call. nothing. >> the biggest emotion a lot of us have is helplessness. we cannot do anything from here. >> this woman does not know how her family is doing. the only information is showing self unfitting and flooding. >> it just is very scary. >> reporter: these are some of her family memories. >> we are just kind of playing the waiting game and hoping that we will hear from them soon. >> reporter: phone connections are down on the small island nation with 100,000 people. this is the senior pastor in san carlos. after the volcanic eruption, he says the telephone lines on the main island worked briefly before going down. the stories he heard from family and friends are not good. >> black rain coming down fro

descendents of northern california native tribes are reclaiming some heritage including ancient redwoodsve the redwoods transferring more than 500 acres of the lost coast to the intertribal wilderness council. a mostly undeveloped area in mendocino county. the group of 10 tribes inhabiting the area thousands of years will be responsible for protecting the land. the league purchased the land two years ago for $3.5 million. the league first worked with the group when it transferred 124 acres of land in 2012. >>> good morning glass of juice is getting more expensive. or just the latest project to fall victim to supply issues. harvest of crops this year, the reason? of the called citrus green when orange trees produce fruit that is small and green and less sweets. that means higher prices for oranges and orange juice concentrate. >>> 90% of the crop goes into juice processing. demand of florida orange juice. we do not quite have the production we had before. spot to put things into perspective, they produce more than 244 million boxes of oranges annually. this year the state only predicted t

i went to the redwood tree, one of the redwood trees, right? so you have a, you have a pot and you're going to grow a plant in that pot. and the plant is constrained by the fact that it's in a pot. any corporation in the world cannot grow to this to a size that's greater than the entire planet. we have molten. yeah. but multi trolling 1000000 trillion dollar companies. you're so actually saying, well, this redwood tree is somehow grew in this pot that we normally grow geranium and ok, obviously the only way you can do that is if you have a direct connection of transfer payment from the, the federal bank, those printing money. and as bypassing the economy, bypassing labor is bypassing savers is bypassing capitalism. it's just going into the pockets of the, the club talk or see some called, or the caca stock, or say that the central planners, you know, on the left in america, they say, you know, we need to get her to capitalism and bring back central planning. ironically because week we have had nothing but central planning. since alan greenspan,

followed by box in redwood city. google at number seven, salesforce, and adobe. facebook's pr troubles could be why they fell from number 11 to number 47. >> a huge drop there. >>> we'll be back with a special celebration for the oakland zoo, next. . >>> well, if you made it to 100 years old, you should celebrate for the entire year, right? >> oh, absolutely, 100 is a big one. that's what the oakland zoo has started doing, celebrating on january 1st and will go all yearlong. new events will include a birthday festival in june at the zoo's original birthplace. it's also hosting guest-favorite events, including boo at the zoo. >> i was just there over the weekend on sunday. >> we all have young kids. we should do a road trip. >> that would be wonderful. >> okay, raj, what's coming up at 5:30? >> there's a lot going on. new tests for kids at school. the new pledge by >>> plus, changing covid rules in san francisco. what you will now need to do to go see the warriors at chase center. >>> and inflation reaches a mark we have not seen in 40 years. we're going to break

the suspect was later arrested at a redwood city train station. >>> a live look at san francisco now where in a few days, on tuesday, the city will drop its indoor mask mandate. that order applies to offices, gyms, and other places where groups of vaccinated people gather. tuesday is also a deadline for santa clara county workers in high risk settings to get vaccinated and boosted but that move has them bracing for more overtime demands and challenges. they will have to cover shifts for workers who defy the order and are not allowed to show up to work. >>> starting tuesday anybody 12 and up entering restaurants and bars and other indoor facilities must show proof that they are vaccinated. the ordinance passed in december. it also applies to senior adult care facilities and entertainment venues. >>> right now the niners and the rams are battling to secure a spot in the super bowl and a lot of fans could be seen going inside just before the game. back here da lin shows how one sports bar is cheering on the niners. >> reporter: every television here is tuned into the 49ers game as fans

there's a trouble spot right before redwood road and blocking that lane. it is the noncommute direction. it doesn't look like its causing any major brake lights or issues. we will watch that. the travel time itself you are going westbound 25 minutes, if you are going toward the east shore freeway this morning. 13 minute travel time from high bayh 4 to the maze and no delays once you get to the bay bridge toll plaza. >>> live news desk and our e on possible policy change from the cdc when it comes to maskwearing. an official with in the agency who wasn't identifying themselves because this is not publicsaying that the agency is thinking about doing k95 or n95 mask, recommending them if people can use nemesis debtly rather than cloth masks. with this omicron variant we have heard about it being more contagious and it is airborne so something with a better quality mask rather than a cloth covering would be more protective. when the cdc issued its initial mask guidance when this whole thing started they didn't recommend specifically n95 or kn95 because of conc

this morning and as we look to the coast you can see some showers over half moon bay, the peninsula, redwood city, wood side, getting that wet start to the day with the light showers. you can see a live look with the san francisco mark hopkins hotel camera with the rain drops on the live camera. temperatures are in the low to mid50's. a few morning light showers as we start off the day. the lingering showers for us. dryer weather ahead as we look to the afternoon with partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies and highs in the mid to upper 50's to low 60's this afternoon. you can see those daytime high temperatures and 61 in san jose for the south bay. looking at upper 50's in concord, inland east bay. mid50's for the north bay and napa. around the bay looking at daytime highs in the upper 50's from 58 san francisco, 59 oakland, 60 for the peninsula and redwood city and for mountain view and 57 along the coast. 9:00 a.m. still looking at a few isolated showers but as we head through noon you can see dry weather ahead. quieter conditions and picking up sunshine as well as we look to the afternoon. f

peninsula, afternoon sunshine, 63 in redwood city. 58 in the marina, 64 in sonoma.d love rainfall in here but no way with this area of high pressure that could hang out next seven to ten days. few systems will try to break through, but only bring us cloud cover by friday, no big hopes of rainfall and it's starting to push in problems across the bay. first the air quality, it's hazy tomorrow and think will go into unhealthy for sensitive groups north bay, east bay, south bay. on top of that, lot of things are beginning to bloom, trees dropping pollen, cedar, ash, alder and elm in the high category. with more dry weather on the way, could have wind event tuesday, 15 to 25-mile-an-hour gusts, maybe higher, could elevate the fire danger tuesday. inland valleys, temperatures in 60s. so far so good on the weekend coming your way. partly cloudy skies and low 60s moving in. >> sounds good. >> we'll take it. >>> sounds too good to be true, free tickets to the game, airfare and hotel room. contest all you 49er fans need to hear about tonight, midnight deadline. >>> back to in

the temperatures are in the mid- 40s's for redwood city and heyward, not bad. that's a good general take away for what it's like for most of the bay proper. you see the temperatures in the mid-30s's. there's 36 for the daytime high for santa rosa and 36 for napa. those are your current numbers. visibility is down to a half mile. let me go back to that to show you where the trouble spots are on the map. napa you are now down to 0.3. when we started at 4:30 are you about two miles in visibility. now you are down to 0.3. plan on some patchy fog on the roadway out there. as far as the clouds go today we are not dealing with much. we will watch the future cast and see the clouds clear out today. that gets us ahead into the late morning and here is the afternoon. plenty of sun. by the time we get to two we will probably see higher clouds from the north. the north bay will notice that and then the clouds filter down across the rest of the bay area from there. at least up until then we will get blue sky. with daytime highs today that will climb back in to the low 60's.

a crash reported at redwood road. not redwood parkway. that should be clear. it is just past that, and speeds are fine counter commute there. westbound is moving smoothly out of the altamont, just that disabled vehicle in pittsburg for west here 4, no other delays. no other incidents throughout contra costa county. >>> 4:37. next"today in the bay," business is boom being for ebikes. the company is hoping to super charge that industry. >>> and also we'll break down the record amount of income coming in for app developers and the big slice apple is receiving in all of this. - hi mommy! - hi honey! oh i missed you! you just want to video call the kids. ok. ♪ hush little baby...♪ ♪...don't say a word...♪ but if slow upload speeds turn your goodnight call into an accidental horror movie... can you hear me? shut it down. just remember. you're not a bad mom. you just need better internet. at&t fiber delivers faster upload speeds for more reliable video calls. get at&t fiber, plans starting at $35 a month for a year. limited availability in select areas. call 877.only

you can see the redwood tree fell on two trucks this morning. on 17th street. we spoke with man who owns the truck. >> i was making breakfast and i heard a loud bang. i thought it was a car crash. i heard a horn after it. and then i go outside and my door my front porch and i see the tree on top of my truck. >> he says the truck is just a mess. look at that. it's a huge tree. at this point no word on how much damage did to the other truck. this one pretty much destroyed. >> tonight much of the bay area is watching out for strong winds. chief meteorologist joining us now. it's chillier. or a different situation if it were hot. >> we had the rain in december. that's keeping us out of the red flag fire warning. we get a look at the max winds today. we have seen the brunt of this across the north bay. 30 to 55 miles per hour wind gusts especially in the mountains. san jose 26. concord alt 22. wind warnings in effect until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. that's in the mountains we could see 30 to 70 miles per hour gusts. lower elevations 20 to 50. the wind warning map here the

if you want to go to the basketball game at redwood high school, you now can go.ing limitations it had in place for exports events and performances. up to 500 people can gather inside at an event. in sonoma county, they are making changes. they are not going as far as marin county, but they will allow up to 50 people inside at an performance or sporting event. doctors we checked in with say they are okay with these changes. >> i think it is time to allow people to have masks optional. i'm confidence that a very transmissible variant does into the pandemic stage of a virus. amy: county officials have said they believe that the bay area is past the peak of the omicron surge with hospitalizations and case numbers going down. we have not heard from any other bay counties making restriction changes. the masks are still required at these events in these counties. no word on when students will be able to take office masks in classes or at big events. you cannot go and cheer them on. if you want to come to the basketball game here at redwood, you are invited and allowed i

we will top out at 61 in vallejo. 64 for redwood city. a big picture view shows us the storms are still getting redirected around us. they show it going until the end of next week it. will stay fairly quiet. the accumulated rain keeps going up in to the pacific northwest. that takes you through friday. hey degree of confidence. not only for the next six to ten days but for the next eight to 14 days as we switch over on the probability map which shows us the degree of confidence and the precipitation, staying below average. we have that buys eye on top of us. it is a good thing we have accumulated a good base of snow in light of that with 100 inches or shou a , garbow sevey focast, don't e any geis whatsoever. stem in the midtownshipper 60's. i doubt you will notice much of the change there. same story plays out when we look at the micro climate. smooth sailing. mid-60s's. let's check in with gianna and some stop and go slowing is that ride in to the pass. looking live here at our photographer who is out and about in mobile5. he is traveli

traffic alert eastbound 580 right around -- around redwood.ght lanes block blocked until further notice. this is day to a big rig crash. it is been out there for some time. it's affecting the off ramp as well as the redwood off ramp. noncommute directions. not seeing a lot of brake lights. in fact as i zoom out here you can see some okay speeds in and w briakiley area. traveling westbound and things moving at the limit. just a heads up and as things get busier we will let you know if things change. that ride westbound 5 # 0. at least the portion out of tracy getting onto 580 itself. there is a crash near north flynn. it's on the right shoulder. down about eight miles an hour. that's an extra busy ride this morning. an hour for your commute 205 toward 680. all clear on highway 4 and 101. east shore freeway starting to back up. seeing showed speeds down about nine miles an hour this is due to a crash westbound 80. not to far from that highway 4 connector. the number two lane blocked. traffic is busy westbound through that area. through hecluses.

little bit cooler 50's and 60's there 50's and 60's just inside the bay. 64 degrees in redwood city. 62 in mountain view, the south bay about 65 degrees in san jose. 62 in pleasanton. 63 in dublin. 65 in walnut creek, about 65 and clocker to 61 degrees in fairfield and about 60 of little back toward the you've got some cooler numbers, but looks like a nice weekend ahead. going to stay dry. not only for this weekend, but well into next week. in sports. take a look at how the warriors are doing in chicago right now. and the forty-niners look to be pretty close to full health. >> when they go up against the cowboys sunday, putting the return of their all pro offensive tackle. grant lotus will have the details coming up. >> and the new restaurant in the east bay serving up some new recipes with fried chicken. we'll hear from the owner met about what it was like opening up shop during the pandemic. what can i du with less asthma? with dupixent i can du more... yardwork... teamwork... long walks.... that's how you du more, with dupixent, which helps prevent asthma attacks. dupixent is not

and we'll see some low 60s for redwood city and san mateo.an francisco reaching 61 in the mission district with north bay highs up to 63 in sonoma and 65 in ukiah. so we can see the rain still well to the north of us. actually it will continue to stay that way for the week as high pressure steers the storm track up around the pacific northwest. they have really had a lot of rain recently. but then as we go into the end of the month, we could start to see the high pressure moving out of the way and allowing for rain to come back to the bay area. so we're dry for now and we'll continue to enjoy it as our temperatures have been coming up a few degrees reaching into the low 60s and as we go into thursday and friday, there may be more clouds but we're not expecting much in the way of any sprinkles for the most part. and then going into next week as well, we're still dry but once again beyond that, we may start to see some changes. mike, you are track something delays near the bay bridge? >> yeah, always a concern in the execute spots through emery

tendremos un retÉn en redwood city, desde las 7:00 de la noche y hasta la 1:00 de la maÑana.toman en cuenta? >> segÚn el historial de los accidentes y donde hay trÁfico. ramÓn: quÉ mensaje quiere compartir con nuestra audiencia sobre las consecuencias de tomar y manejar? >> va a salir muy caro, entre 10.000—15.000 dÓlares, pero tambiÉn tiene que tomar conciencia lo que puede pasar, pueden lastimar a alguien y nos va a afectar y a nuestras familias. muchas personas aÚn lo hacen, aunque se recomienda que no. ramÓn: hay que tomar responsabilidad. muchas gracias, oficial arturo montiel. feliz aÑo y gracias por colaborar con nosotros. >> muchas gracias. gracias por darnos la oportunidad. feliz aÑo. ramÓn: gracias. hay dos tipos de pruebas para el covid—19, pcr y antÍgenos. veamos lo que recomiendan las autoridades mÉdicas. reportera: mÁs y mÁs personas se hacen pruebas caseras por el aumento de casos. >> las pruebas rÁpidas pueden dar falsos negativos y falsos positivos, pero si no tenemos otro medio, puede ser eficiente. reportera: el condado sigue recomendando la prueba pcr, aun

redwood city, palo alto san carlos mid to upper 50's in the south bay like campbell santa clara and san jose. all upper 50's ear. all right. here in fremont union city hey, we're 56 double in a 54 want to creek 54 and then low 50's of berkeley richmond and a random raga conquer also up in sonoma in vacaville upper 40's the air nap and fairfield 4849 respectively stinson beach 49 mill valley at 51. now we have those early morning showers like i mentioned in the north bay today and then thursday we get a break in the rain. now we could see some snow returned to the sierra. so i would suggest if you are thinking about going up there. you do it sometime between today and tomorrow. don't try to do it on friday. we're tracking that second weak system that's set to arrive into the weekend. you've got partly clouds, but then a mostly dry conditions. we're looking at our inland lows 40's at the start of the week into the weekend, upper 30's ear. so pretty cool along the coast, low 50's to upper mid 40's. james, back to you. >> all right, thank you. time to talk winners and losers on wall street.

rugged terrain is very difficult to it's got redwoods. it's got large brush. >> and we've also had very poor overnight recoveries. that means that overnight when the education usually the humidity levels rise, that didn't really happen last night. all areas west of 3800 palo colorado, road to highway one and south of bixby creek. >> evacuated. >> part of highway one south of half moon bay was closed in both directions because of downed power lines and branches. it's now reopened. we were able to an air attack going. 2 helicopters and 2 tankers. we have 3 strike teams here from units from cal fire all over the region. cal fire public information officer cecile juliette. >> tells me the firefighters are ready to battle the fire as long as needed. firefighters will be on the ground throughout the the planes will be grounded becauie it's going to be dark. but firefighters going to continue fight throughout the evening. and then, you know. >> continue on through the morning. cal fire is asking people to allow speaks for first responders, get t

the suspect was arrested a short time later in redwood city. his name has still not been released. parents will be getting a better understanding tomorrow about plans to close and merge some schools in oakland. the plan to close eight schools and merged others will go before magazinesw in oakland, after speaking with parents and the school board director who are fighting to be included in the decision making process, emma julie oakland parents tell me that they're open to compromising with the school district, but feel excluded from the school board's decision making process. it comes to a final vote in just nine days. it's a huge rush. come monday, the oakland unified school board will review recommendations for school consolidations. the district is considering closing six schools , emerging others and shrinking law. escwa lita a k through eight school down to k through five. all of this could happen by summer. if the board approves the recommendations, max puzzled an eight year old with special needs who thrives at his program at carl b. monk elementary would need to relocate to

one other car on eastbound 580 past redwood road.asi: green day tickets go on sale at 10:00 this morning. the acts and could metallica, pink, 21 pilots, and will be 20 7, 28, 29. reggie: a man with terminal heart disease has received a transplant from a pig. >> medical breakthrough. >> we have never done this in a human. >> surgeons cautiously celebrating an apparent medical breakthrough, successfully implanting a pig heart into a patient with late stage heart disease. >> we hope the recovery that he is having now will continue. reporter: chance for survival after he was deemed ineligible for a traditional transplant. >> hope that he can go home and have the kind of life that he so much d>> and what thi what t could mean for other future organ transplants. examiner confirmed there is no foul play or drug use. but it could take four months to know the cause of his death. he was found unresponsive in his hotel room on sunday and was 65 years old. reggie: we now know betty white suffered a stroke six days before her death. the beloved s

remember tonga, you know prayers in redwood city tim johns abc 7 news. and we are thinking of them as well. we'll take a live look now at this beach in santa cruz pretty hard to see in the dark, but the water does look pretty calm right now. that is the good news now here is a time-lapse from that camera earlier quite a difference. you can see one of the tsunami surges with the water reaching well past our camera view just covers the entire beach there now the water does recede fairly quickly afterwards today though was a much different scene in santa cruz and back in 2011. want a massive earthquake off the coast of japan generated a tsunami in california. it caused 20 million dollars worth of damage to the santa cruz harbor. this rock beach near fort baker in marin county. people came out to check on their boats and to keep an eye on that tide. and some dramatic moments as waves pounded the shoreline your pacific appear in san mateo county water rushed over the waterfront drenching the road beyond some surfers couldn't resist though the unusually high w

people in the trees neighborhood near redwood road are advised to stay inside the closest safe place. we have learned someone is barricaded in a house in that area and is brandishing a gun. no reports of injuries at the moment. police are telling neighbors to close and lock all windows and doors for the next four hours, unless told otherwise. people should stay off the phone and are told not to call 911 unless they need to report a life-threatening emergency. we are gathering information and will bring you new details as we get them. a san bruno jewelry store owner took matters into his own hands to stop a smash and grab robbery. surveillance video shows a person running into the jewelers last friday and taking a crowbar to the display case per watch as the owner confronts the thief, then draws his gun which he is licensed to carry. the thief and two other people outside the store ran off empty-handed. the owner says lawmakers need to do something to prevent these types of crimes. until then, he says business owners like him remain on their own. the first lawsuit against the city of s

síntomas del covid-19 pueden venir a esta casita, hay una ubicada en cada high school del distrito, en redwood cualquiera , llegan con la identificación de estudiante y hacen una prueba gratis del covid-19 . >> para padres de familia no son suficientes las medidas de seguridad que toma el distrito escolar para proteger a sus hijos del mortal virus covid-19 . >> no exigen pruebas, pues eso preocupa porque ellos tienen contacto con otros niños, aunque no es tanto, pero de todas maneras tienen contacto, de hecho compañeros de mi hijo se han contagiado . >> le hizo las pruebas de covid-19? . >> pensé hacerlo, pero no lo llevé . >> para nosotros fue opcional, lo ideal es que todos la hagan para saber si voy o no voy a la escuela, si mando a mi hijo o hija a la escuela. >> te sientes seguro en la escuela?. >> sí . >> el distrito escolar espera entregar una prueba casera a cada estudiante para mayor seguridad para estudiantes y empleados del plantel . >> noticias telemundo california . >> entre tanto, sitios de pruebas de detección de covid-19 continúan cerrados en san francisco hubo un cierre en la

we spoke to some in redwood city who are worried about the folks back home. >> communication is cut off at this point so a lot of americans are waiting, waiting for updates and phone calls from families. >> we tried to get a hold of the family and there is no connection. >> we tried to call, no luck. >> the biggest emotion that we have is helplessness. can't really do anything from here. gimmick is agonizing not knowing how her uncles, aunts and cousins are doing. the only information out of tonga cell phone videos showing various flooding. >> it takes you back to your commitment emotion of fear. we just kind of playing the waiting game and hoping that we will hear from them soon. >> -- is a senior pastor at first tonga assembly of god of san carlos pick up a volcanic eruption, he says the phone lines of the main island worked briefly before going down and the stories he heard from family and friends are not good. >> they found out later, their little rocks. grab them from on top of your car and hold it. >> he came to the u.s. in the 70s. he's is one thing about his people is they are r

lisa: after the winds began to calm, it was a nice day. 36 in redwood city. as well as palo alto. in fairfield, there is fog, 54 novato. anywhere from 12 to 24 degrees colder. high-pressure still in command but the winds have subsided. four to five mile visibility from napa to novato. as we go through the day, in the upper 50's by 11:00. tons of sun. mid-60's for some. the onshore flow will keep the city a be a few degrees cooler. minor changes for the weekend but we all want to know when the rain is coming back. i will let you know we come back. liz: a study shows the omicron variant spreading rapidly and boosters are the best defense. or hospitals reporting an increase in cases. >> as the fight against againsta continues, cases falling or plateauing in more than half the country, including the northeast, but the situation is critical in several states and many hospitals still overwhelmed . among those hardest hit, this constant, which leads the nation in new cases per capita. >> if you fall on the ice, have a heart attack or a stroke, we don't have beds ava

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the temperatures start to warm up a little bit. 64 degrees in redwood city about 64 also amount to the south bay. you're going to see mc sunshine there and mild temperatures. 67 degrees in san jose about 66 in cupertino. 64 milpitas 65 degrees. in livermore, little breezy at times. still over the mountain tops of those winds will continue to subside for tomorrow. and then we're going to see a mixture of some sunshine and some high clouds. i think that's all leading to another. a gorgeous sunset for tomorrow night. as long that cloud cover don't get too thick. so we're going to keep things dry throughout the weekend, mostly sunny to our martin luther king day should stay dry, but a few more clouds coming our way dry through the middle of next week. thanks, lauren. still to come tonight, bob. second laid to rest. details of today's private service. >> and the potential plans for a public memorial. >> and comedian tiffany haddish arrested for driving under the influence. what police are saying tonight. >> plus, why all flights in china could be canceled. keep it here. kron. 4 news at 8. w

this is westbound 580 past redwood road.s all cleared, thankfully in the counter commute direction. -- eastbound 580. that is good to go. i wanted to get to pinole, we are following a crash on westbound 80 before appian way. injuries involved and multiple cars, at least two lanes are blocked metering lights came on the bay bridge toll plaza shortly after 6:00 this morning. there is no backup, speeds are at the limit. your way to san francisco and wrapping up with a live look at the richmond san rafael bridge, it is time to get busy for those traveling to the kumasi: joe biden will travel to atlanta to renew his push for voting rights legislation. the two acts are stalled in congress. senate democrats are vowing to pass the bills by january 17 or posts -- force a vote to change senate filibuster rules. abc news will air a special report on his speech on voting rights around 12:50 this afternoon. you can watch it right here on abc 7 and wherever you stream. reggie: the san jose city council will vote on a measure that allows a

rugged terrain is very difficult to it's got redwoods. it's got large brush. >> and we've also had very poor overnight recoveries. that means that overnight when the vegetation, usually the humidity levels rise, that didn't really happen last night. all areas west of 3800 palo colorado, road to highway one and south. the bixby creek. >> were evacuated. >> part of highway one south of half moon bay was closed in both directions because of downed power lines and branches. but it's now reopened. we were able to an air attack going. 2 helicopters and 2 tankers. we have 3 strike teams here from units from cal fire all over the region. cal fire public information officer cecile juliette tells me the firefighters will continue to work around the clock. firefighters will be on the ground throughout the the planes will be grounded because it's going to be dark. but firefighters going to continue to fight throughout the evening. and then, you know. >> continue on through the morning. she's asking everyone who lives in or near the area to be underst

but daytime highs warming up into the low 60's for redwood city and san jose, 62 degrees. seasonable weather everywhere else. mid to upper 50 for our bay area valleys and even along the coast as well. and taking a look ahead, storm track outlook looking grim, in fact, are going to stay dry. just seen in jonathan for the next 10 days. back to you. >> marissa, thank you. new tonight at 10 o'clock, the placer county sheriff's office says the body of missing skier worry into lot of was founded this morning. roughly a half-mile near she for mill creek. you may remember and a lot of was reported missing christmas day from the north star resort. authorities say that his ski pass was last year's that morning on a lift at north star. the skaters say there were no signs of any suspicious activity. >> well, go now to the peninsula in a coma. police have arrested a man who they say had a stolen car in a stolen gun. police responded to a drive-thru restaurant in the sarah montes shopping center. in daly city. this was on thursday and they found this male driver inside the car. and afte

redwood tree toppled over. the fire department responded to 50 calls over night and most of them related to power lines down and trees toppling. >> that's some fierce winds. that's where the ski lifts operating. this was taken by our own garvin thomas. he and his son were at a last lift of the super bowl. several lifts were on and off because of the wind. our rob mayeda. the good news is the wind has died down. >> what a 24 hours we saw. wind speeds strong enough to be called damaging wind speeds. around the fire, up in sonoma counties, 96 miles per hour, 71 miles per hour wind gusts at mount diablo. you can see how things look last night, all the purples and reds, look at the picture now. it is really 20 to 30 miles per hour winds on the higher hills of the north bay. good news, the wind is starting to shutdown. we are expecting a calm finish. you can see how those wind speeds taper off. what we do need to see is more rain in the forecast and guess what, seven-day forecast brings a pattern shift that'll bring

a mild day from san bruno to san mateo and redwood city. low to mid 60's.s downtown. 63 today and in the north bay, highs from the low 60's sausalito and since a beach. head to the coast. it should be nice out there with mid-60's santa rosa. 64 union city and oakland today, hercules 62 and by later today, 3:00, we look at numbers from 64 in pittsburgh, pleasanton, and livermore and low 60's in brentwood. the seven day forecast will get patchy fog overnight that will initiate a stronger push for sunday. that means a cooler afternoon. the clouds arrive monday. system drops to the east of us and i could bring gusty, offshore winds tuesday and wednesday. we will warm with another round of offshore winds the end of next week. liz: tickets to the nfc championship game between the 49ers and brands are selling for record prices, but you do not need to get to enjoy the game in a stadium like atmosphere. dustin dorsey shows us some of the biggest niners watch parties in the south bay. dustin: there are diehards and their fremont resident ray peÑa. jerseys, hats, chai

and in berkeley a tall redwood tree toppled over. the fire department tells us it responded to more than 50 calls for service, mostly related to trees and downed power lines. >>> and north of napa, the famed silverado trail is still closed because of downed power lines. it shut down around world renowned wineries, and crews say at the earliest work could be done this morning. >>> for many in the bay area, it's been a struggle to find any at-home covid tests in recent weeks, but santa clara county came to the rescue for people who live and work there. "today in the bay" shows us. >> reporter: instead of heading to a local pharmacy and finding this, today 1,800 people in santa clara got their hands on coveted at-home test kits during the event. >> i think it's great. we need to do more self-testing. >> reporter: santa clara handed out free test kits at martial cottle park and there's also a location at foothill college. the county plans to give away a total of 60,000 kits through next week. >> we still see an incredibly high rate of co

does the lines of showers right now throughout half moon bay, even into redwood city animal. pete us but more widespread showers for those of you in monterey county, really going to be light if any, but futurecast for overall tracking a lot of that storm cloud cover building an increasing during the overnight hours. but not really expected to bring us some measurable rain. if any traces amount at best. so. lp>> i know we had a dry spell and we get really excited. even when we see drizzle. but it looks like it's just not really going to happen for us tonight. account of what we're seeing out there this evening. >> temperatures for the most part, quite the spread, 20 degree difference between santa rosa and half moon bay, cloudy, all clear. so that's why we're seeing a tale of 2 cities out there in the bay area. just split in half low to mid and upper 40's for north bay and east bay valleys. widespread mid to upper 50's and yes, even low 60's for everyone else in the bay area. so milder temperatures to our south, but we are expecting to see overnight lows tonight in the low to

around the bay in san francisco, 59234 oakland. 60 for the peninsula and redwood city. south bay 61 for new san jose. for the inland east bacon cord upper 50's. antioch and looking at mid50's for the napa valley in the north bay. taking you hour by hour on future cast, what you can expect. here we are at 9:00 a.m. and a few isolated showers but as we head through even by your lunchtime at noon, partly sunny to cloudy skies. dryer weather ahead and here we are at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon as we look to tomorrow morning, maybe a few showers far north bay. otherwise we are looking at partly sunny skies for tomorrow and in the afternoon. snow in the sierra. winter weather advisory in effect until 1:00 p.m. for the west slopes of the sierra with a few more inches of snow expected for the rest of the morning in to the early afternoon up in the sierra. seven day forecast, san francisco, oakland and san jose. there we go with partly sunny skies wednesday and thursday. then the next system on friday. partly sunny for the weekend. the north bay and for the coast with high pressure

in the low to mid-60s's for we will go to 62 redwood city. as we look at the big picture. you can see all the storms out here. everything is riding up and over. here is the most dramatic example. see that one right there? that line of rain attached to that system. that is friday afternoon. watch what happens to that. its going to get pushed back. that is how you can spot it right under there. big ridge of high pressure that's forcing all the storms to go up and around the long way. when we look at it in terms of where it rains over the next several days you can see a pattern on there. there is that ridge of high pressure and it's got us all to itself right now. the rain cannot get here as long as we have a pattern that is as locked in place as that one is. we have plenty of snow in the mountains. the sierra snow report looks great today. we have close to 100 inches at north star. free roads and clear roads. it's a good time to be in the mountains right now. seven day forecast shows us daytime highs climbing higher from here. it'll be sunny today but low to mid-60s's. it'll