that's and hey, we're along the san mateo bridge through san leandro. it's currently coming down right now. futurecast shows us it won't be raining for the full day. but in the north bay later on this evening and into tomorrow morning. that's what we're going to see more rain happened there. we're getting a look at our highs for today. as you are getting ready in preparing for your work day. we're all in the 50's. so still pretty cool. i recommend where jacket just to keep that wet weather off of you. >> in the 50's at antioch conquer oakland allay novato mill valley. >> down their mountain view. morgan hill 48 so pretty cool and live a more as well. san jose, you're at about 52 degrees. well, we start off this week with some light rain and we continue. that's until wednesday and then look at that thursday as we start to dry out again friday. another system arrives in the bay area, bringing with it more rainy conditions. so get whatever you need to to do down thursday. maybe or into the weekend. if you can hold off their saturday and sunday. a lot of cl

san mateo bridge heading across towards the peninsula. you can make that commute in about 13 minutes. there are pockets of fog out there this morning. there are some along the bay bridge looks like there's some along the san mateo bridge. take your time as you're driving. richmond center fell commute, traveling averaged about 9 minutes there and the golden gate bridge 20 minute traveling into the city this morning. now to a big development in our drought emergency. after weeks of winter storms, the entire state of california is now out of the exceptional drought category. the u.s. drought monitor released new data on the state's drought conditions on the left is from october when most of the state was an exceptional drought on the right is 3 months after with all california. now under severe to moderate conditions. however, we are still in a drought. so experts say we still need to keep conserving water. >> the question now is, do we rolled back into a wet pattern as we get towards the end of january and february? we don't know ultimately

this also sent delays over the richmond, san fell bridge and the san mateo bridge is all these areas ements from the maze to fremont street now on the bay bridge. it's 13 minutes. as for the san mateo bridge, a 12 minute drive. took him nearly 30 minutes just about an hour ago. the richmond center fell bridge down to 13 minutes now and unaffected by all of it. all morning long has been the golden gate sitting really pretty at 20 minutes from 37 to the tolls. james, thank you very much. >> john, now to bay area sports. the forty-niners are getting ready for their showdown with the dallas cowboys and derek carr is excited to make his playoff debut for the raiders. we've got kron. 4 sports director jason dumas, us with the stories. >> well, folks, it is dallas week on wednesday, the niners had their first full practice ahead of their wild card matchup at jerry's world. jimmy g was limited at practice, but he still threw the ball. all signs point to him being back under center on sunday. this is the niners team that, in my opinion, has all the ingredients for a run. they are battle tested

bart, you can wring your n95 mask, but you can also take the san rafael bridge, even taking the golden gate bridge is 45 minutes. the san mateo bridge is an alternate for you as well. no word from the chp has to -- as to when they will reopen the lanes, but this is a bad place to be this morning. you do not want to get stuck and at last checked, it is taking at least an hour to get across the bay bridge. petering lights are on, they are just not moving at all, but we will toss it to jobina right now. jobina: it is a parking lot right now, and i understand amy hollyfield is out there in the backup too. amy, where are you exactly? ? amy: hi, we are at the toll plaza. let me show you where we are -- we got in line at 6:03, 6:11 now, so we are eight to nine minutes into this and i can barely see the toll plaza head, -- toll plaza head, toll plaza ahead, so we have a ways to go. there are not a lot of people out this morning, so if you are going to be out, expect trouble at the toll plaza. the approach was not bad for us. let's take a look at sky seven, just so you can see what is happening and what is causing this. this is on the

san mateo bridge heading across towards the peninsula. you can make that commute in about 13 minutes. there are pockets of fog out there this morning. there are some along the bay bridge looks like there's some along the san mateo bridge. take your time as you're driving. richmond center fell commute, traveling averaged about 9 minutes there and the golden gate bridge 20 minute traveling into the city this morning. now to a big development in our drought emergency. after weeks of winter storms, the entire state of california is now out of the exceptional

bridge into san francisco. once you get past the toll plaza, though. you're actually moving fairly well across the span itself. let's jump over to san mateo the right on 92 looks. okay after the toll plaza. it's a little backup getting to it. but once you're on the span itself, you're making good time heading out towards the peninsula. we're looking at a wet commute as well for the richmond, sandra fell bridge. so westbound 5 of commuters. you're only stop in for just a brief moment here at the toll plaza and then

bridge into san francisco. pretty easy ride for you there. we're also looking at the san mateo bridge to the other major artery getting across from the east bay towards the peninsula and we can see it's pretty smooth travels here as well. no major problems east or westbound on the stretch of 90 to cross the san mateo bridge to the north. we have the richmond. sandra fell bridge camera where it's been a wet look all morning long and that certainly hasn't changed. the traffic, though, still on the light side. so no problems getting through the toll plaza here. no issues on the span making your way across into marion county. and for those that are making their travels into san francisco this morning, whether it's for work or school or what have you southbound. 1, 1, across the golden gate bridge moving. well. just what 2 cars there in the shot. so not a lot of company out there. it's an easy right. in the headlines this morning. we have covid cases surging and the number of available icu beds shrinking napa county, in fact says that they have no icu beds left anymore across the co

maze over to fremont street also sent delays across the richmond center fell bridge and the san mateo bridge too. those are sense. gone now and look at this. no backup anymore at the toll plaza. a nice 12 minute drive across the bay bridge. big improvement there at the san mateo bridge to down to 13 minutes. it was nearly 30 minutes just over an hour ago. and still a little bit of a back up before you get to the tolls there at the richmond center fell bridge still. 22 minutes, but it is an improvement and still doing just fine at the golden gate bridge, too. your typical 20 minutes from 37 to the tolls. james, thank you very much, john. >> 9, 0, one is the time new this morning. president biden says the federal government is buying another 500 million covid tests for americans. this comes amid the rapid spread of the omicron variant. here's what he had to say. >> today, i'm directing my team to procure an additional half of additional 500 million more test to distribute for free. i mean, a billion tests in total. to meet future demand. and we'll continue to work with the retailers and online

of course, the san mateo bridge itself, and for right now we will just track this. >>> it's 4:32 right now. happening today, california's department of public health is expected to give an update on the state's reported number of covid cases. >> yeah, california added 56,000 new cases, and our positivity rate jumping to 15.9, a nearly 10% increase. before the new year we were averaging close to 16,000 cases a day. and because of that increase in cases testing demand is also on the rise. >> and for those heading back to school or work, getting a test is a challenge and most home testing kits are sold out. on the left, hundreds in foster city, and on the right, that line took hours. >> today in the bay's jean elle has more on when you should take one. >> lining outside in the rain in foster city, and waiting on long lines at a drive-through test site, and uc berkeley infectious disease expert says labs are struggling to keep up delaying some test results. >> right now when we most need these tests they are the least available and taking too long to come back. it's very first rating. >> i

a live look at the san mateo bridge, you can kind of make out the towers. already a busy start with the fog. travel times under ten minutes across the bridge and 12 minutes from 880 and 101 if taking san mateo bridge. >>> developing news out of san jose where a deadly shoot out with police left a carjacking suspect dead. maria cid medina spoke to some witnesses in the city's rose garden area. >> the car burst into flames. i was there. >> reporter: the scene of a deadly shoot out with police leaving neighbors trying to piece together what unfolded. >> it went from pop, pop, pop and then there was a whole lot. >> about 20 shots. >> reporter: the department's helicopter pilot began tracking the suspect after receiving an alert from a low jack device it had been stolen. >> the suspect in the stolen car exited the stolen car and attempted to carjack another vehicle. >> reporter: the suspect was not successful and got back into the stolen car eventually ending up in the rose garden neighborhood. >> it was very loud. we could hear it through our kitchen window. >>

you can see the glow from the lights of the san mateo bridge toll plaza.n i was driving about three hours ago it was very foggy. we're going to checkkari hall i moment, but first let's check in with mike on how that could be affecting the drive. >> it's definitely an issue. we are looking at traffic flowing smoothly at the san mateo bridge. meters lights are on. all lanes are currently blocked northbound 101 heading toward that skyway. there's a crash involving three vehicles. it sounds like there may be other complications. north 101 is jammed up from cesar chavez approaching east 80. the commute is slowing down, definitely foggy through the north bay. a big issue for the golden gate bridge, the richmond bridge and the bay bridge. it's reaching down as far south as palo alto and fremont. use caution. >>> fairfield today reaching 64 degrees. we see more changes in our forecast going into the weekend with high winds tomorrow and a bit of a cooldown in the forecast in a few minutes. >>> a tesla driver charged in a deadly accident. >>> your tax dollars are go

if you're crossing the east bay across that span and into san francisco on the bay bridge. from their san mateo bridge picking up just a little bit, but still no problems. the right side of screen. of course, if you're a veteran of this, you know, that's the commute direction from the east bay on to one o one richmond sandra fell bridge. you shouldn't have any problems at all. that's the lightest. i think of the mall, one set of headlights coming to the toll plaza and on the way to marine county and that's go to marine county. here is the golden gate bridge a little bit heavier than what we saw maybe 15 minutes ago. but no problems looking at about 20 minutes from novato into the city. our top story this morning. students and teachers. they are going back to school in a couple of hours from now. winter break is over. but what is not over the surge in covid cases. not everyone wants to return to campus or will be welcome back on campus. the surge in covid cases brought on by the omicron variant. now as parents and teachers calling for virtual learning kron four's amanda hari has the details. >>

also looking at some kind of looks like some more sprinkles here at the san mateo bridge with some wet roadways for you. but you're still making good time. no backups here on the san mateo bridge, as you make your way from the east bay out toward the peninsula. we're looking at a fairly nice right now here at the richmond, sandra fell bridge. there was a bit of a backup in our last check. that's all gone. looks like you're making good time heading into marion county and then our final stop for the golden gate bridge. you're southbound ride the commute direction into san francisco. those headlights as you can see, are moving without any slowdown. what so ever? that's the update here at 6, 0, 2, alright. now let's talk about what's happening in the east bay with teachers in oakland. they're planning a sickout to try and bring attention to covid safety concerns that they have the oakland unified school district has already sent out notices to parents last night of this possible sickout. it's not actually sanctioned by the teachers union. so it's unclear exactly how many educators or any o

the san mateo bridge. also moving smoothly, traffic flowing fairly well in both the east and westbound directions here of a highway 92 as it connects hayward to foster city across the san mateo bridge will have more weather and traffic checks coming up in just a little bit. now let's get back to the headlines and for your money this morning, google will pay top executives a million dollars each. after declining the after dick's climbing to boost workers pay. so the covid rapid test prices are going up as well. we've got jane king live in new york to explain more about all of this. boy, that's got to be some unsettling news about executive pay there. james. >> yes, and what are the google how they feel about that. but let's start with the covid at-home tests because if you can find one at all the way are going up in price in some places. so kroger and walgreens of raise the prices of the covid test. now this follows the expiration of an agreement with the biden administration that the retailers have that the

let's go to the san mateo bridge holding steady as well. maybe over the last couple of minutes, but still plenty of space between the cars also, here's the richmond. sandra fell bridge more cars heading towards the toll plaza. you're looking probably about 13 minutes from richmond cross that span into marine county. and then the golden gate bridge the lightest bridge of them all. no problems. 22 minutes from nevado into the city. let's talk sports this morning. if you're a raiders and niners fans out your loving life as your teams are closer to the playoffs. both teams pulling off big wins yesterday as they inch closer to making the post season. kron four's sports director jason dumas us has the highlights. >> big, big day for the niners not only could they clinch a playoff berth. but rookie trey lance made his home starting debut. he started back in week 5 on the road in arizona. but this is really the first time in front of the faithful in that they get to see him up close and personal and of course, trade got that start because this guy g

if you're crossing the bay bridge into san francisco from their san mateo bridge picking up in traffic on the right side of your screen. no major accidents anywhere in the bay area. especially for relatively dry morning commute from there. let's go to richmond. sandra fell bridge also very light. let's bounce on the other side of the richmond, sandra fell bridge, the golden gate bridge, little hazy still light as can be. look at that. only one set of headlights coming into the city. so good to go in terms of bay area roadways. >> breaking news that we're following this morning. a recruit from the alameda county sheriff's academy has died after being shot in oakland near the toll plaza of the bay bridge kron four's sara stinson is live with the very latest. sara.

lots of sunshine on the san mateo bridge. a 13 minute drive there and a gorgeous sunrise above t%e richmond, sandra fell bridge. looks like commuters out. they're loving that gorgeous tribe over the river bridge as well. the golden gate bridge. 31 minutes from 37 to the tolls. beautiful start. just keep the jackets on. and it looks like everything else is pretty good to go to kick off the week. james. thank you very much, john. in the east bay, brentwood police are investigating a fatal shooting that killed a man from turtle lock. >> it happened sunday afternoon on sycamore avenue in brentwood where officers found this man suffering from a gunshot wound. he died at the scene. police say the killing was the result of a family dispute. new york city fire officials say that a malfunctioning space heaters started a fire that killed 19 people in a high rise apartment on sunday. 9 children are among the dead fire. officials say it was the deadliest fire in new york city and 30 years. dozens of others had to be hospitalized. at least

making your crossing san mateo bridge, 13 minutes and at the limit, the richmond center fell bridge got a beautiful sunrise and not much of a backup at all. before we get to the toll plaza, the golden gate bridge looking equally as nice james, thank you very much, john. 8 o'clock is the time. and just in to the kron 4 news room, we have new developments now from one bay area school district. >> that's reversing course this morning when it comes to contact tracing kron 4 sarah stinson just spoke with the superintendent of the san mateo foster city school district and joins us now live with the update. sarah. >> yeah, we just talk with the superintendent of the san mateo foster city school district and they're saying now that contact tracing will resume today, they're going to put additional staff on this to make sure it gets done. and i actually just heard back again, so is asking for some clarification. ys, how did this change in? 24 hours with the reversal on a letter that was sent to families saying we're not going to do contact tracing, got too many cases and we just want people to g

no problems on the san mateo bridge as well. yes, a little bit heavier than the bay bridge spent. this is definitely not prepandemic levels for sure. let's go from there to richmond. sandra fell bridge holding steady headlights still coming towards the toll plaza, of course, but same deal this is not even close to pre-pandemic levels and then golden gate bridge. the postcard shot ares, world famous bridge a few said headlights coming into the city. 22 minutes or so from novato into the city might be a little bit faster because you won't have too many cars in front of you. breaking news that we are following every crew from the alameda county sheriff's office academy has died after being shot in oakland near the toll plaza of the bay bridge. kron 4. sarah stinson is live with the very latest. sara. >> well, that's right. this was a young man in the alameda county sheriff's recruitment program just, you know, days away from becoming a deputy and then who's driving home toward san francisco when he was shot and killed by gunfire. this is another person to be killed. just driving on a

as for the san mateo bridge, also looking at some really light conditions out there. we've had a couple of sprinkles. some low cloud coverage you can know here now, as far as the richmond center fell, bridge goes a lot clear. nice and bright. you just need the sunglasses as you're heading eastbound on that span and then also looking at the golden gate bridge sitting under increasingly bright skies. now, noel, thanks, john. >> president biden and democratic leaders are pushing to take up a federal voting rights legislation when congress returns to dc tomorrow. democrats hit a roadblock in their plan to pass the bill last week when 2 members of their party said they didn't support changing the senate rules to get it done. anna wiernicki has the latest from dc. good morning. the plan was to take up this bill today on martin luther king junior day. but because of yesterday's snowstorm here in d c. >> impacting travel plans for lawmakers. the vote is now scheduled for tomorrow. >> the pressure is on for senate democrats to pass a federal voting rights bill. we have to do th

bridge is out there. i think there's an accident along san mateo says a lot. just take your time as you're traveling, right? yes, absolutely. we have been looking at the bridges and just basically wet. so. like rihanna said, leave a little extra time or go to the movies that size an idea. a spy movie is bringing a twist with an all female and they're going on a big adventure. dean richards has a look at that. more. >> top agents from around the world. >> we kick off the new year, hollywood takes on a tried and true formula and makes a gender switch. >> we've had movies like mission impossible in the bourne identity and the many james bond movies loaded with action and gadgets and thrills with this time of the movie features a primary cast of operatives that are all female. that was the idea the movie's executive producer and one of its stars, jessica chastain. she wanted to put the girl power on full display in front and behind the camera and he titled it in honor of the whole game. george washington's first female spy higher during the american revolution. the

no problems to talk about on either direction, east or westbound on the san mateo bridge from there. the richmond sandra fell bridge be careful because you will run across some paddling. look at all puddles highlighted by those headlights as they get closer to the toll plaza looking at about 11 minutes across that span. looks like fog. what appears to be fog at the golden gate bridge. but no problems. a few cars heading into san francisco at this time from marin county. as the number of covid cases continues to grow across the bay area. many are wondering how long this spike will last. kron four's amanda hari spoke to an infectious disease expert about what we should expect for the month of january and how you can continue protecting yourself. >> infectious disease specialists say people should be bracing for a rough january given the playbook that we had last year with 3 holiday stocked, one on top. the other thanksgiving christmas new year's you can't really recover at the end of one series ucsf infectious disease specialist doctor peter chin. hong. >> says we likely haven't seen th

the san mateo bridge, a 23 minute drive. as i mentioned, took those alternative routes to get around the bay bridge. that's had a reverberating effect on our traffic on all are surrounding bridges. so you got a 23 minute drive there might as well just take the bay bridge at this point. around a 21 minute drive. so - our bridges are about an equal travel to get us get a on over them. so just take your normal commute and expected to take around 10 minutes longer unless you're at the golden gate bridge. pretty unaffected sitting at 22 minutes from 37 to the tolls, james. all right, john, thank you very much. 7.31 is the time and happening right now. we have some nurses holding protests at hospitals. >> all across the bay area. they're calling for better covid protections. kron four's will tran is on the story for us live in marin county. good morning. well, >> they were supposed to have the protest here at marine held as well as 8 other bay area hospitals. but the irony, james, they were protesting for better covid protections.

the bottom left is the san mateo bridge. st bay hills in san francisco, you can see all around that we have that fog at this hour. let's take a tour of the region. it is impacting a lot of us at this hour. good morning oakland, hayward. i know jobina was talking about her drive this morning from the east bay. we have thick fog right now, down 2.25 miles. a similar story in novato, petaluma. a dense fog advisory is in effect for the north bay valleys and around the bay shoreline until 10 a.m. this morning because that fog is going to be slow to clear over the next couple of hours. most of us waking up into the 40's, so certainly a chill out there as you wake up to pray skies. -- gray skies. it was probably mid day that we see most of those fogs clear out. 62 in the city today, 63 in oakland, 66 in santa rosa. overnight tonight, i do not think the fog will be as widespread because the wind will pick up in the hills overnight tonight. it will help scour out any low clouds. patchy fog here and there, but i don't think it will be

what you get through the tolls over to fremont street san mateo bridge. it's packed but actually still moving at the limit of 14 minute drive a bit of a backup at the richmond center fell bridge nice and bright and the golden gate bridge. not a cloud in the sky and moving just fine. back to you darya. all right. thank you, birthday hat. and without me, even knowing it. >> 8, 0, one right now. and here is a tragic story of a life cut short and a funeral service today for the alameda county sheriff's recruit who died driving home on the freeway. 28 year-old 28, david, when he was driving home from work earlier this month when somebody shot into his car, the bullet went through his car and into him. this was near the bay bridge toll plaza. when was just a month away from starting his career as a deputy. investigators are still looking for who did it at the time of winds killing. go ahead. whats people who knew when say, you know, looking at this, that he was an outstanding person and recruit and they are just so sad about what happened. >> yeah, according to

san mateo bridge. you are seeing a few tail lights and headlights, but still just about 10 minutes to get you across the span. richmond center fell bridge still pretty empty for this early morning commute. golden gate bridge. also nice and checking your the roads to and i'm not seeing any other issues popping up just yet. so this is a very favorable early tuesday morning to drive james. all right. thank you very much, john. back to the headlines now in the south bay, a scare for one san jose neighborhood yesterday morning. >> with police arresting a man after he barricaded himself in his home for several hours with his child. officers first responded to the scene shortly after 11 o'clock at the woods apartment complex in san ramon. they say the man was screaming and throwing objects off of a balcony. he was also seen brandishing a knife and breaking a neighbor's window. police say the man barricaded himself and his child in that apartment, but they didn't believe the child was at risk. and after several

and a look at the san mateo bridge also running at the limit this morning. few more cars and at the bay bridge, but not a lot more. and the richmond center fell has been really empty. hardly seeing a headlight out there nor tail light making their way across either span. and your view of the golden gate bridge. also quite empty. 2 of one car making this way southbound from marin county to

let's check out your san mateo bridge where you're richmond. sandra fell bridge right?ually see a few raindrops on the lens. and that's part of that's rain system. that rain was just talking about. but at least the traffic's moving well. and once you're in marin county heading down the golden gate bridge, you can certainly see there's a little more wetness on the span rain is beginning to fall lightly across the golden gate bridge. traffic, though, moving without any problem. so it's a smooth ride for you this morning for where you are. >> 7.48 right now who will be smooth sailing for jimmy around the niners. they are getting ready to face the rams this sunday and that fingers. the question hopefully it'll heal up in time and hopefully we'll see klay thompson to for the warriors. >> as they're hoping to get a win after a couple back-to-back losses on the road. but they'll be in town on sunday across for sports. director jason dumas says look at all of this. >> the warriors finishing their road trip in the big easy, but they had to do it without steph curry, draymond gre

and the richmond sandra fell the san mateo bridge holding steady. no problem. those roadways are dry. your heaters should be blasting this morning as it is cold richmond sandra fell bridge. now i can talk about this. no problems in either direction. you're looking at approximately 13 minutes. if you're going from richmond down across the span into marion county and then the golden gate bridge you're looking at about 20 minutes from nevado into the city. now to bay area sports both the niners and the raiders. they control their own destiny as they head into the final week of the regular season. both teams pulled off big wins yesterday to keep their playoff hopes alive. kron four's sports director james jason dumas has the highlights. >> big, big day for the niners not only could they clinch a playoff berth. but rookie trey lance made his home starting debut. he started back in week 5 on the road in arizona. but this is really the first time in front of the faithful in that they get to see him up close and personal and of course, trade got that start because this

the san mateo bridge just fine on 92. no problems getting from one end to the other. so seeing a decent ride on the richmond. sandra fell bridge toll plaza, although because it's further north, it's a little wet right now because that's the direction the storm is coming from. so you can see the rain droplets there on the lands, but nothing on the road itself that slowing you down as you make your way across the bay here, the golden gate bridge camera really does show us what a lot of folks are dealing with with this. today's rain, you get not only a wet surface here on the bridge itself. you can see all that rain in the distance impacting the marin headlands. temper on sausalito and all that stuff is getting closer and closer to downtown san francisco is getting messier out there for sure. james, let's get to the big story that we've been following this morning, which is in the east bay. they're looking for new leads to solve whoever shot and killed in alameda county sheriff's recruit. >> david, when who is coming back from training in plain clothes in his own car when

san mateo bridge, a 12 minute drive at the limit. definitely an easy commute across the richmond center fell where chp has issued a dense fog advisory and for the golden gate bridge, 20 minutes across at 37 to the tolls anyways and not a lot of traffic, but there is some fog to be noted. james. all right. thank you very much, john. 4.16, is the time. a new report says that shark attacks have increased for the first time in 3 years. according to the >> international shark attack file over 100 shark bites were reported last year, including 9 fatalities. this is actually an increase from 2020, which only had 52 reported shark attacks in the u.s. great white sharks. you see there on the screen were responsible rity of deaths. however, researchers say the annual number of deaths from shark attacks and actually diminished over the years. that's little comfort, though. if you happen to be snorkeling and you see those things swimming beneath right. all right. for 17, the time the district attorney in fulton county, georgia, has been granted a

just a little over 10 minutes to get you across the san mateo bridge in a very easy commute there. richmond center fell being greeted are early. risers are by some easy traffic conditions and also whether that's cooperating too golden gate bridge. 19 minutes from 37 in marine county down to the toll plaza in san francisco, james. all right, john, thank you very much. for 30 to time. there are concerns about the future. >> of the castro theater in san francisco. movie lovers held a demonstration sunday afternoon urging the owners of the theater to continue offering movies and this after the theater announced a new partnership to bring live shows to the neighborhood and plans to reinvent the theater as alive venue kron four's gayle ong has more on what they're concerned about. >> movie lovers left messages on the sidewalk outside san francisco's historic castor theater at its very best. this is, you know, >> the best place to see a movie in san francisco been coming to the castro theater for about 50 years. and i'm very concerned that they will be showing movies anymore or film festiv

san mateo bridge in across towards the peninsula. you're at 13 minutes of this hour and out of using the richmond, sandra fell bridge about a 9 minute drive for you this morning. well, new york city fire officials say a malfunctioning space heater started a fire in a high rise apartment building in the bronx. they say that fire killed 19 people, including 9 children. magee hickey has that story for us. >> more than 200 people are looking for temporary shelter. the red cross are processing them here at a school on webster avenue in the bronx. after that horrific fire that claimed at least 19 lives and donations from new yorkers are just pouring in to help. >> overwhelmed because i never ever to be in such a situation. >> after the horrific fire in her apartment building that claimed so many lives, including young children. jessica valdez was close to tears. looking at the outpouring of love and support and donated clothing, food and supplies from fellow new a lot of smoke. >> a lot of smoke was out the window. heard a lot of people sc

san mateo bridge is indeed foggy. but look at the sunshine over the richmond center fell gorgeous way to start the day. there. maybe not quite as pretty as the golden gate bridge, but hey, it's going gate. it's hard to be 27 minutes from 37 to the tolls. >> back to i like your yellow instructive air. oh, yeah, i'm trying here. i find very helpful and in football, too. so what i what i want when i watch football. i mean, when i seconds of football, i like when they circle the things and then they show you. this guy goes here and then this guy goes because i don't know what's going on. and the haha, i do know there's a game and it's a big one at the sunday. the niners and the rams. and you know, who didn't want to go to the super bowl? obviously we do. we spoke with a few fans who are hoping to even land tickets and go in-person crumpler sleet ago has the story. >> to say adam fox and his son keaton would give an arm and a leg to watch the san francisco forty-niners square off s angeles rams at so-fi stadium in the south

that fremont street exit san mateo bridge heading across towards peninsula. you can make that drive about 13. no accident or hazards heading out of richmond across the war, sandra fell about a nine-minute drive for you at this hour and the golden gate bridge. we're looking at 20 minutes for you as you're traveling. 37 to the tolls. doctors are saying this latest surge with omicron might be nearing a peak numbers here in california. continue to show an uptick in cases but infectious disease experts say right now they're feeling cautiously optimistic and into this latest surge might be ight around the corner. kron four's terisa stasio has that story for us omicron cases took off like a wildfire infecting record numbers nationwide. and here in california. but >> new numbers in south africa and europe show a dramatic drop leading experts here to be hopeful. but the flames of this surge could be fanning out. it's looking. >> cautiously optimistic. the problem is, you know, with this. with this pandemic, you just learn not to put all your eggs in one basket. >> and

san mateo bridge in across towards the peninsula. you can do that in about 13 minutes.k at the richmond center fell bridge about a nine-minute drive as you're headed out of richmond and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. it will be about 20 minutes for your drive. well, happening today, the san francisco unified school district and the teachers union are expected to return to the negotiating table as the 2 sides continue to hash out a deal over covid safety measures. kron 4 sarah stinson is live in san francisco with the very latest. sarah, good morning.

san mateo bridge a little over 10 minutes. you across the bridge there and nothing slowing you down just yet either. even as traffic picks up, richmond center fell in 8 minute drive in the golden gate bridge from 37 in marine to the tolls in san francisco. only 19 minutes, james. john, thank you very much. back to our big story this morning. santa clara county has made free at-home covid tests available. >> 2 residents there is the county's now purchase 60,000 test kits. we're going to be handing those out to people who signed up for them over the course of this week. kron four's phillipe djegal takes a closer look at how it's all going to work. >> on friday, within hours of making 15,000 appointments available for santa clara county residents to pick up for free. i know covid-19 antigen rapid test starting saturday. all appointments were booked up as this early. it it is. the county chose to purchase and hand out 60,000 test kits separate from the free tests being offered by the federal government. this as people struggle to f

the san mateo bridge heading across towards the peninsula. you're looking at a 13 minute drive for you. there as you're traveling out of richmond heading across towards san rafale. 9 pretty nice and light there. and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. it will take you about 20 minutes. well, new york state created a new way to make money online. sports betting and it's expected to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars. a year's eve kuz tells us what that means for the state and sports fans. >> do you got to love for sports, d like to gamble. want to make a bet. well, now you can. the new york state gaming commission opened the door saturday to 4 new mobile sports betting apps. 100,000 folks in new york to download try out the stops this year. and that, of course, because there's all sorts of promotions and >> these companies are trying to warrant customers. draftkings fanduel, rush street, interactive and caesars sportsbook are now up and running and taking bets on everything from football. >> the horse racing and every major sport in

just above that. 10 minute mark for your san mateo bridge commute. as for the richmond center fell bridge, you have been the backed up one the past couple of days. it's just been the trend for you there at the toll plaza. still only going to take you 10 12 minutes. once you get past those tolls over to one o one in marion county, a golden gate bridge. 22 minutes to get you across the span all the way from 37 to the tolls, james. all right, john, thank you. globally. this pandemic, as we know, has caused more than 2 years of uncertainty on a lot of levels. we've had lockdowns. we've had vaccines confusion about the safety and efficacy of those vaccines. >> the need to adapt to these new variants as they come up. so the question now is what happens going forward? we're dealing with the omicron variant will the plateau will come down. what's next? kron four's fleet recall spoke with a public health officer and talk about that. >> gary, let's contagiousness a new property. those are the 3 characteristics infectious disease specialists examined when the ne

san mateo bridge is nice and clear. we are seeing the richmond center fell dealing with the backup, but there is definitely net. no fog on the bridge right now. and the golden gate bridge. well, wish we could say the same for you. it is definitely foggy on that span right now. let's get a look at we are seeing some slowdowns there as you're heading from san leandro down to milpitas. still only a 25 minute drive where we are seeing more issues is rather highway 4. in fact, we do have a traffic collision on highway 4 westbound just west of railroad avenue in pittsburgh. the left lane is affected and there are there is a growing delay. it's taking around. 32 minutes to get from antioch to concord. back over to you, james. all right, john, thank you very much. so the niners only need one more win to get to the super bowl. and this week, both the rams and the niners are. >> dedicating their time to getting ready for that matchup with kron. 4 sports director jason dumas, us with a look. the niners will look to punch their tick

and a look at the san mateo bridge also running at the limit this morning. definitely a few more cars and at the bay bridge, but not a lot more. and the richmond center fell has been really empty. hardly seeing a headlight out there nor tail light making their way across either span. and your view of the golden gate bridge. also quite empty. 2 of one car making this way southbound from marin county to the city. back to you, james. all right, john, thank you. 5 o'clock is the time. and let's get to our big story this morning. the san francisco forty-niners moving on. >> to take on the green bay packers in the second round of the playoffs after pulling off a nerve wracking win against the dallas cowboys yesterday closer than it needed to be able to win is a win as they say. and kron four's will tran joining us live this morning with highlights and reaction and will. >> will will. we'll well. good morning. >> oh, my goodness. go ahead. get into the water. my nightmare is nice and warm. come in. join in because everybody just piled on me. but you know what? the n

the san mateo bridge is also doing just fine. a few headlights and tail lights. but everyone rolling at the limit. a look at the richmond center fell bridge much the same. not a whole lot of cars just yet earliest risers on monday morning, you're being greeted by empty roadways and the golden gate bridge looking just as nice and clear. james. john, thank you very much at 4, 0, one. let's get to the wildfires that were unfortunately having to follow here in january. firefighters right now continuing to battle the colorado fire. >> it actually broke out friday night right along the coast. a big sur force, a lot of people from their homes. this fire is 700 acres in size right now. only 35% contained. we spoke to groups working with people who have been displaced and kron four's amanda hari has that part of the story. >> and what i've spoken to is emphasized just how unusual is to see a fire of this magnitude in january. they say because of that, it may have caught some people off car. >> it's heartbreaking to see, you know, people that are having to leave their house

bridge toll plaza and often to san francisco. let's jump here to the south. we've got our shot here of highway 92 the san mateo bridge where traffic is moving well in both directions. no issues to slow you down as you make your way across that portion of the bay and to the north. if you're traveling from richmond out towards sandra fell. well, that bridge is moving well, too. as you can see here, not much traffic making its way towards the toll plaza. west bound. 5.80, into marion county. final stop for the golden gate bridge where it's been socked in with fog all morning long. and that continues to be the case traffic wise, though it's not that bad. so the roadways glistening a little bit. so it's a touch damp, but at least the volume is pretty low. so it's a nice smooth ride. no slowdowns. 1. one southbound into san francisco. let's get back to the news now. one of the world's biggest electronics show is happening this week in las vegas. but with some changes, we've got rich demuro with a preview in today's tech smart. welcome to las vegas where cs 2022 is getting underway. >> we are here at allegiant stadiu

the air, the san mateo bridge heading across towards the peninsula. about 13 minutes for you to make that commute heading out of richmond across towards san rafale about a nine-minute drive for use. traffic is still pretty light. and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. it will take about 20 minutes to make that commute. in the east bay. the el serino police department is mourning one of its own this morning. the department confirms that officer jared bernstein was killed and a car crash sunday morning on interstate 80 near san pablo dam road. authorities say a van in front of all of us are bursting, lost control and collided with the center median bernstein's car and 2 others hit the van and he was pronounced dead at that scene. chp is still investigating the cause of that accident. there was a procession yesterday afternoon as the officer's body was exported from the contra costa county coroner's office. in a statement the department says officer bernstein was, quote, everything a person could hope for in a police officer or a citizen. a teammate

the san mateo bridge across towards the peninsula. you're at a 13 minute ride at this hour. ter fell bridge traveling at a richmond about 9 minutes, chp posted. there's definitely remember. take your time drive at speed limit. and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls a 20 minute drive this morning. well, in the east bay, police are investigating a fatal shooting that killed a man from turn a lot. it happened sunday afternoon on sycamore avenue in front would wear officers found apman suffering from a gunshot wound. the man died there at the scene and police say the killing was a result of a family dispute. we're going to keep you updated as more information comes out on that. a new york city fire officials say a malfunctioning space heater started a fire that killed 19 people in a high rise apartment on sunday. 9 children are among those dead fire. officials say this was the deadliest fire in new york city and 30 years. dozens of others had to be hospitalized. at least 13 people are in critical condition. firefighters say the flames only damaged a small part of the buildin

there. >> the san mateo bridge and across towards the peninsula. it will be about 13 minutes as you're traveling. we'll have a weather and traffic coming up for now. let's get back to some of our top stories in the east bay. elsa reno police department is mourning one of its own this morning. the department confirms officer jared bernstein was killed in a car crash sunday morning on interstate 80. that's near san pablo dam road. authorities say a van in front of officer bernstein lost control collided with that center median bernstein's car and 2 others hit the van and he was pronounced dead at the scene. chp still investigating the cause of that accident. there was a procession yesterday afternoon as the officer's body was exported from the contra costa county coroner's office. in a statement, the department says officer bernstein was, quote, everything a person could hope for in a police officer, citizen teammates and brother and friend. he was just 26 years old. santa rosa. police are looking for the people responsible for vandalizing a holocaus

san mateo bridge heading across towards the peninsula. can make that drive and about 13 minutes and we'll leave you with a look at the south bay along one. 0, one. 85. in the most part, just 32 minutes. starting a back to you. what hne

san mateo bridge, 14 minutes from a 80 to one o one. lights, but things are moving along. there's a slight backup there at the richmond center fell bridge, but things are still moving in a 10 minute drive over that span as the sun comes up over the golden gate bridge. it'll take you 20 minutes from 37 to the tolls will be breaking down that and a couple of other slowdowns that we have on our commutes this morning. still to come back to james. all right. thank you very much, john. to the news now. and sonoma counties, new stay at home. order is in effect. the new policy also impact large gatherings. kron four's will tran standing by live in sonoma county this morning. >> to explain. good morning. el

let's get a look at the san mateo bridge as you're heading across towards the peninsula.rive for you. there. a richmond heading across towards sandra fell. it'll be about a nine-minute drive for you and the golden gate bridge. looking at 37 minutes to the tolls. if you are in vacaville, 80 westbound between alamo, drive-in cherry glen road, there is an accident there and a little slowing them seen on the highway. well, the covid surge continues to impact medical services. but this time officials say they're being overwhelmed with non emergency. 911. calls the san francisco fire department says dispatchers are seen an increase in the number of calls it people reporting minor symptoms. kron four's amanda hari has that story. >> please help us keep endurance is available for medical emergencies. health officials are warning people not to overwhelm the system. they say they've seen a surge in 911, calls and er visits for covid tests and minor cold. >> flu or covid symptoms. we've been. >> having about over 400 m s calls a day in the city for the past several days. typically t

and the san mateo bridge is also looking pretty good roll in at the limit. there. as for the richmond, sandra fell hardly a car, making the crossing just a few people getting up and going this early monday morning and looking out there at the golden gate bridge. also a very smooth commute. james. john, thank you very much. let's get to our top story this morning. the san francisco forty-niners. >> what a game this weekend. they with the wind now take on the packers in the second round of the playoffs. but it was a tense victory over the cowboys yesterday. kron four's this morning. good morning. >> oh, my goodness. so i was talking smack like nobody's business, but i can laugh about it. i got my nine s jersey and yes, i am not a niners fan, ronnie lott fan. so for me, the even where this i'm sure, michael, a fans want to kill me, but you've got to get respect in the niners. they more than this game. i knew it was bad from the very start. let's get right to the video. mitchell. i mean, first possession. they punched. the cow is right in the mouth of life. and mitchel