santa clara county sees 15% of the patients in the region. in the last six months it has been responsible for more than 20% of all testing. kaiser sees 31% of the region's patients but provides just 12% of testing. while the palo alto medical foundation or center health sees more than 16% of county patients it only accounts for just 2% of covid testing. glaring numbers there. we've been tracking the story through the day. when you reached out to kaiser or center health what is their response? >> reporter: well, that is so astonishing and shocking a lot of people across santa clara county. both kaiser and sutter issued statements late this afternoon. they both basically said the same thing that the surge in omicron is causing really a delay in getting these covid tests processed and scheduled but the burden is falling on santa clara county. kaiser permanente said they're processing 20,000 tests per day in northern california and still administering 80,000 vaccinations each week also in northern california. the other agency also said the same t

nuestro enfoque de hoy; ricardo romero morales es del departamento de salud pública del condado de santa claraaquí para darnos un avance de esta guerra contra la pandemia; ricardo, bienvenido al programa otra vez. ricardo romero: muchísimas gracias, damián. damián trujillo: mira, este, como su oficina de ustedes, como la de nosotros, pensábamos que íbamos saliendo de esto, que ya íbamos a un poco de la normalidad, y luego llegó la variante Ómicron; platíquenos de la situación actual en tus oficinas, ahí en el departamento de salud pública. ricardo romero: así es damián, como lo mencionabas, pues estamos ya en una nueva ola de casos de covid-19, y estas son causadas más que nada, por la nueva variante conocida como Ómicron, la cual ha estado circulando en nuestra Área del condado de santa clara a partir del mes de diciembre; ahora, lo que sabemos, que esta variante se originó en south África, y también sabemos que es más transmisible que comparada con otras variantes del covid-19; ahora, también es muy importante recordar que es por ello que aquí en el condado de santa clara hemos estado anunci

santa clara county, the number one spot with the highest number, 461. >> well garvin, leaders in santa clara have had enough one one day after we showed how much more testing that that the county is doing that health care providers. county leaders issued a warning, kizer and sutter need to step up testing efforts or else. damian trujillo sflans in the update to his exclusive report. >> reporter: if you've tried booking a test in santa clara county the last couple weeks you're likely one of the frustrated ones. appointments are booked up for days if not weeks. and the numbers we obtained hint that's because kaiser patients like linda can't seem to get a test through kaiser. they lean on county. >> reresorted to the county going to the fair grounds. >> leaders say cases like hers are strange the county system. >> it's not reasonable for the county health system to provide such a disproportionate share of the testing and vaccinations. >> county leaders used this news conference today to go over the data we brought you exclusively yesterday. santa clara county sees 15% of patients in the r

. >> cóómo estáá el condado santa clara respondiendo a la alta demanda de prueba de covid-19 >>bierto clíínicas durante la noche quienes trabajen durante el díía >> tenemos sitios a quien santa clara los cuales puede hasta las 7:30 de la noche se encuentran localizados en el este de san josé al lado del supermercado cadenas y tambiéén en el sur del condado. >> una pregunta máás ricardo. yo soy positivo a covid-19 quéé es lo primero que debo ser. >> los quedan positivo algo y 19 independientemente de su estatus de vacunacióón coinversióón previa tienen que aislarse y quedarse en casa por al menos cinco díías. la gente puede salir del aislamiento siempre y cuando hayan mejorado sus sííntomas al tambiéén desaparecido la quiebre >> gracias ricardo. recuerde que tiene hasta las 7:00 de la noche para llamar al número en pantalla hay los expertos estáán listos para responder sus preguntas les permitan a los contarnos de esto. >> una organizacióón que se ha dedicado a la educacióón de los niños ahorita que viene telemundo estamos muy contentos porque es una oportunidad que nos da para m

nos dicen qué debemos hacer a partir de ahora. >>> el departamento de salud pública del condado santa claraonocer cambios en autoridades por las pruebas para detectar el coronavirus ya que la alta demanda ha provocado un estancamiento >>> lo que vemos aquí es un alto en la demanda por las pruebas que identifican el covid-19 entonces para que la gente no tenga que ir y esperar largas horas o estar esperando a que haya una cita se les recomienda que por favor traten de usar las pruebas rápidas que se pueden utilizar en casa >>> el lugar de ir a un sitio del condado sugieren que las pruebas de antígeno caseras se utiliza para cortar los periodos de aislamiento para aquellos que dieron positivo o que estuvieron expuestos a una persona con el virus >>> esos casos positivos tienen que seguir las reglas de la nieta. hay personas que ya tuvieron covid-19 en los próximos 90 días y están empezando a mostrar nuevos íntomas es recomendable también que puedan utilizar estas pruebas rápidas caseras >>> a fncionarios dicen que debe hacerse una prueba pcr si tiene nuevos íntomas como fatiga, doloru de cabe

serÁ sentenciado a tres aÑos en la cÁrcel del condado de santa clara.cord dos mujeres fueron arrestadas por cometer robo en el centro comercial despuÉs de que los empleados reportarÁn que Éstas habÍan robado mÁs de 1000 $ en los coches de bebÉ. la mercancÍa fue recuperada por los empleados y las autoridades, ambas mujeres enfrentan cargos de robo. la compaÑÍa de prÉstamos estudiantiles acordÓ cancelar 1.700.000.000 $ a mÁs de 66.000 prestamistas a travÉs de toda la uniÓn americana, eso se debe a las supuestas denuncias de prÁcticas. se deberÁn pagar mÁs de 140.000.000 $ en sanciones. el departamento de educaciÓn pÚblica de los estados unidos anunciÓ otra extensiÓn con relaciÓn a las flexibilidades, ofrecidas a quienes hacen prÉstamos estudiantiles federales. saludo a rosa, representante de la comisiÓn de comercio. hablenos acerca del alivio de pago de prÉstamos estudiantiles. ¿en quÉ consiste este alivio de pago? >> el departamento de educaciÓn de los estados unidos anunciÓ otra extensiÓn de alivio de pago a los que tienen un prÉstamo estudiantil federa

santa clara county has 60,000 of those at-home tests to distribute. you can pick up as many as four at-home tests. you have to make an appointment first. step one, sign up at sccfreetest.org. you can get them in four locations including foothill college in los altos hills. if you don't have access to the internet, santa clara county is working on a plan to distribute the tests in certain neighborhoods. >>> if you still need help finding a test site, we got you covered. our website has a list of them in the bay area. you can get information on how to order a test kit for your home. just go to nbcbayarea.com. there's a link right there on our trending bar. >>> up next, it's known as brain fog. you heard of this yet? it's a lingering symptom for people who already had covid. researchers are looking at what's causing it. plus -- [ cheers and applause ] >>> there is good in our community. a group of thoughtful high school students giving their teacher a life-changing gift. the story behind this touching moment. you're watching nbc bay area news tonight. th

. >> into the santa clara county tariffs office. >> santa clara county sheriff laurie smith has been on the hot seat for quite some time. but now this scrutiny is coming from the highest level of the state. good evening, everybody. thank you for joining us tonight on kron. 4 news at 6 o'clock. i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis attorneys general bonta announcing that his office has launched an investigation into the santa clara county sheriff's office to see if there's a pattern of unconstitutional conduct. kron four's. dan kerman joins us now live tonight with more. dan. you know, it's 5 months ago that the santa clara county board of supervisors asked the attorney general and other agencies to get involved. >> since that time, several investigations have been launched. now the attorney general is joining in. let's see what the truth is that santa clara county sheriff laurie smith back in august, defending her management of the county jail and refusing calls from san jose's mayor to resign since there continues to be a lot of speculation and certainly in france's i welcome any a

los trabajadores no son empleados de la ciudad de san josÉ ni de santa clara.umentaran las citas para los que quieran recibir pruebas caseras de coronavirus. para programar una cita tiene que ingresar en la pÁgina que ve en pantalla. tiene cuatro centros en pantalla. tÓmale una fotografÍa. personas han comenzado a recibir las pruebas de covid— 19. los suministros estÁn limitados a cuatro pruebas por hogar. >> la ciudad de san josÉ podrÍa ser la primera en pedir un seguro de responsabilidad civil. le decimos de quÉ se trata. ramÓn: a dÍas que se realice el partido de la conferencia nacional pide que no lo vayan ♪ paula: la fiebre de los fanÁticos estÁ en san francisco. tal y como se esperaba el costo de los boletos no sÓlo estÁ por las nubes. ramÓn adame estÁ en vivo desde la ciudad de santa clara. >> ya te has de imaginar, quÉ te puedo decir? ante unos dÍas previos a este partido hacen importantes recomendaciones para evitar ser timado o engaÑado. le comento algunas recomendaciones. vamos a algunos partidos de fÚtbol americano. el resultado fue de 13 a 10. que

los casos siguen siendo altos >> en el condado de santa clara la situación está sí >> da poco bajamoslizaciones van en aumento y los estudio de las aguas residuales son necesarios según nos explican >> hemos notado que el número de infecciones causadas por omicrón ha estado descendiendo en el condado de santa clara >> el doctor tienes importante mensaje >> no crean el falso rumor de que la variante omicrón es leve, solos debe si usted está vacunado >> si no tiene su dosis de refuerzo a la lo antes posible >> en la universidad de stanford se firmó una petición en contra del mandato de la dosis de refuerzo. con más de 1700 firmas los estudiantes argumentan que las primeras dosis ofrecen un 95 por ciento de inmunidad. según ellos autoridades ignoran el riesgo de inflamación cardiovascular que podía tener la vacuna. la universidad respondió que el requisito de refuerzo para los estudiantes elegibles busca apoyar la inmunidad contra el coronavirus y que coincide con las recomendaciones locales y las federales. >> 40 bomberos del condado santa clara presentaron solicitudes para quedar exent

. >>> mientras tanto en santa clara (nombre extranjero) vive una situación tensa porque dice que tienen pacientes con covid - 19 es por ello que han programado varias cirugías, tampoco dicen de que siguen la recomendación de permitir que las enfermeras contagiadas vuelvan al trabajo. al contrario les piden que se queden en casa aisladas veces de que implica que otros trabajadores deben de realizar más turnos >>> y si usted tiene dudas sobre la vacuna del coronavirus el refuerzo este martes tendremos una línea de ayuda desde las cinco de la tarde hasta las siete de la noche así que estructuras pueden ser aclaradas por un experto. anote la fecha que será este martes en nuestro noticiero >>> en más información trabajar de manera remota estaría fracasando un impacto negativo en negocios en san francisco y es que un informe dice que el quince por ciento de los empleados que trabajan desde casa permanecerán bajo esta modalidad hasta 2023 esto afectará los ingresos fiscales de las empresas a medida que en las oficinas continúan desocupándose. se espera que crezcan durante el próximo año >>> si

un representante del condado santa clara nos dice quiÉn es podrÁn conseguir una prueba casera de coronavirus "noticias univisiÓn 14" sÓlo a las 23. >> comenzamos. >> el precio de los boletos sigue y sigue aumentando. >> ramÓn adame nos acompaÑa en vivo. ramÓn, dime cuÁnto quieres gastar. el precio de los boletos en un partido ha provocado reacciones. >> es sÓlo una oportunidad. >> no se lo perderÁ. >> para mÍ es mÁs prudente quedarnos en casa. >> no deberÍa tener lÍmite. >> tÚ pagarÍas por un boleto de reventa. es mucho dinero. >> pagaron unos 1000. ramÓn: el mÁs barato estÁ los $600. hoy lunes costaba 265. las autoridades hacen un llamado para comprar los boletos en zonas seguras. >> tienen que vender su boletos mÁs baratos de lo que pagaron. son personas que tienen el boleto vÁlido. >> tenga mucho cuidado. >> desapareciÓ de la plataforma. esto ya se acabo. este mi reporte en vivo desde el centro de redacciÓn. >> buenas noches. cambiemos de informaciÓn. cientos de residentes fueron evacuados en el condado monterrey. prepÁrese ante un descenso bastante fuerte en las temperaturas. >> esta tom

santa clara county seized 15% of patients in the region, but in the last six months it provided more than 20% of the testing. kaiser sees 31% of the patients in santa clara county but provided just over 12% of testing, and the palo alto medical foundation or sutter health sees more than 16% of county patients, but provided just over 2% of all covid testing. >> if i've been exposed i don't want to wait two weeks to get an appointmentment or five days. >> reporter: kaiser permanente said in part they are struggling with overwhelming demand and are now processing 20,000 tests per day in northern california and continue to work to expand testing, and sutter health says its capacity is limited by high demand but says the palo alto medical foundation doubled the testing and boosters over the past three weeks. now the county must decide whether to follow san francisco's lead and threatened to find medical providers who don't live up to their testing responsibilities. in san jose, damien trujillo, nbc bay area news. >>> well, not just getting a test but how legit is your testing site? our in

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look past santa clara county supervisor joe summit ii. and he's glad this investigation is moving forward. it's only a good and healthy thing that there will be some public accountability. now. >> for the sheriff and organization. the attorney general made it clear that the public trust in public safety is tied to trust. and he says there's definitely a >> lack of trust right now in santa clara county, yelp says investigation. we'll fix that. no timeline on how long that investigation will take reporting live. dan kerman kron. 4 news. thank you, dan and sheriff laurie smith just released a statement to kron 4. it reads, quote, i have always welcomed any review of the sheriff's office and we will immediately open all records. >> i have great confidence in the attorney general's office and i believe they will provide the expertise for a fair and impartial investigation. we remain focused on our mission, which is to continue to provide the highest level of public safety police in san francisco could soon have more access to private security

well here in santa clara county, the demand for covid-19 testing is way up.have seen long lines. >> people trying to get pcr tests and there's a real shortage of at-home test. today. the county offered up some advice what people should do until more testing is available. santa clara county health officer doctor sara cody says she expects that in the near future the supply of at-home antigen chest will increase. but until then, she's offering some advice on when and when not to use the tests that are currently available. first, she suggests only using at-home test. if you already know you have covid-19. those tests are best used to, quote, test out early from isolation. >> so if you already know you have covid and you're just wondering i no longer infectious i no longer a a risk to others. an antigen test is the best test to use their. she says the more accurate pcr tests which often require an appointment and take several days to get the results are best used. if you suspect you may have been exposed, those tests can detect even trace amounts of the coronavir

. >>> santa clara habilitó 4 punto de distribución de pruebas gratuitas de covid-19. >>> estas pruebass se están entregando quienes viven trabajan o estudian en esta jurisdicción esta repartición está en marcha fátima navarrete estuvo ahí para contarnos más. >>> ya sea que llegue en auto, caminando o en moto los residentes del condado santa clara pueden recoger las pruebas caseras que las autoridades han puesto a disposición del público. >>> el condado se comprometió a entregar 15,000 exámenes gratuitos a través de un sistema coordinado de citas que solo en 3 días se terminaron. >>> en los primeros días se nos acabaron las citas para esta semana a partir del día de hoy vamos estar añadiendo un total de 7650 nuevas citas las cuales la gente puede seguir encontrando en nuestro sitio web. >>> el primer paso es hacer una cita a través de su celular o computadora en esta página selecciona haga una cita para recoger su prueba ahora estoy llevando mi sitio de entrega en la comunidad de san josé ahora lo único que debo tener vistes el código q r en mi celular para que me puedan entregar las 4

also, sunny, across the golden gate bridge, santa clara valley. had some dense fog this morning. you are traveling at the limit for most of our highways. so you're going to slow yourself down if you do encounter those lower visibility pockets. i'm from san one. 0, one to mountain view at one o one right there on highway. 85. that's a 21 minute drive. that's actually really nice considering its commute time. a san jose to menlo park along one o one lot. so we're going to take you 33 minutes and also pretty foggy drive right now. james. all right, john, thank you very much. let's talk sports here at 7.47, the forty-niners are getting ready for. >> the final prep work done as they're getting ready to face the cowboys in the playoffs. the warriors are also hoping to bounce back after losing some back-to-back road games in this last one was. painful kron. 4 sports director jason dumas, u.s. has the update. >> the been about and for the most part they've been able to win in spite the but now we are entering a tough of this so they're going to happen or

look past santa clara county supervisor joe summit ii. and he's glad this investigation is moving forward. it's only a good and healthy thing that there will be some public accountability. now. >> for the sheriff and her organization, the attorney general says public safety is built on trust. and right now there is a lack of trust in santa clara county. this point there is no timeline in terms of how long this investigation will last. >> dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> meantime, sheriff laurie smith released a statement kron 4. it reads, quote, i have always welcomed any external review of the sheriff's office and we will immediately open all records. i have great confidence in the attorney general's office and i believe they will provide the expertise for a fair and impartial investigation. we remain focused on our mission, which is to continue to provide the highest level of public safety services. >> some developing news tonight out of the south bay just happening within the last hour, san jose police are investigating a shooting between a

they've been identified in santa clara, tulare, los angeles, orange and san diego counties. research is showing the subvariant is one-and-a-half times more contagious than the original omicron variant, and it is already circulating in nearly half of the u.s. there is some good news. the cdc says there's no evidence it is any more severe than omicron, and the uk health agency says ba.2 doesn't appear to reduce the effectiveness of the vaccine. >>> the white house promised it would start shipping those free n95 masks as well, and we continue to follow the news of those n95 masks that are supposed to be distributed by the federal government. we checked in with some bay area pharmacies still waiting for their shipments. walgreen's tells us shipments were still arriving at warehouses. deliveries to stores will start happening on a rolling schedule in the coming days and weeks. cvs tells us it is also expecting the rolling schedule as well. n95 masks are proven to be the most effective at blocking any form of covid. >> the reason we are more encouraging people to use it more now i

recomiendan un kit casero o hacerse una cita en un lugar autorizado de la ciudad, autoridades de santa clarapasar procedimientos, se espera que (información en pantalla) hagan un pronunciamiento público donde se aclaren las dudas, esta noche , aunque aún no hay hora para el encuentro, nosotros, por supuesto le tendremos la información en las siguientes ediciones . >> esto causa controversia y genera alerta entre muchos funcionarios de salud pública, sobre todo en estos tiempos de coronavirus en california y en el resto del país, tenemos más sobre las reuniones y el mensaje que envían los médicos . >> has escuchado de las fiestas que las personas que hacen que tienen covid-19 que invitan a otros para que se contagine?. >> creo que el año anterior había escuchado de algo así es algo absurdo situación que les cuesta entender a doctores . >> es algo peligroso. >> entiende que han sido años difíciles pero esto no es la solución . >> todo el mundo está frustrado con la pandemia , pero no es una buena idea, tenemos que recordar que no se sabe cómo se van a enfermar. >> según datos del gobierno esta

for san jose and santa clara. 60s inland in the east bay in a few locations. a few degrees above normal with offshore wind, temperatures will climb up above 60. upper 50s and low 60s jumbled together around the central bay with the warmest temperatures inland in the northbay. that downslope onshore wind warming up. some spots in the upper 60s especially further north. northern sonoma and napa counties, parts of mendocino and lake counties reaching the upper 60 temperatures went to change a whole lot around the bay heading through the rest of this weekend into the weekend. santa clara valley and san jose also staying steady in the mid- 60s. a slight cooldown for inland parts of the east bay and northbay by the end of the workweek, but still above average temperatures and upper 50s along the coast through the weekend. no rain in the extended forecast. there are those signs of hope further down the line that may be, we can finally get some rainmakers to visit the bay area. >> may be in siberia. >> crossing our finger

post office is practically all that is left of the original downtown santa clara. if supporters get their way, a new downtown could spring up around it and anchoring it all could be a new city hall. >> we are not advocating to move city hall downtown yet, but we know that it is just a matter of time that we will have to rebuild city hall, and this would be an ideal location for that. >> reporter: 10 blocks of santa clara's original downtown were demolished in the 1960s as part of an urban renewal plan. the old city hall was just one of many historic buildings lost. in its place, the city built the franklin mall, apartment buildings, a parking lot, and strip malls. other cities where city hall moved out and then moved back downtown have been successful at jump starting redevelopment. >> if you build city hall downtown you can have retail on the bottom, city hall in the middle with a brand-new entranceway which is what a lot of cities did and then offices, private offices up on top. >> reporter: city officials were not available for comment ecent study sessions plann

and in most of santa clara county. here's a look at the fines you could face for using fireworks in the city. they include $1000 for your first violation, $1000 is an added for both your second and 3rd violations. if you're caught selling fireworks, you could face up to $50,000 and potential jail time as well. lunar new year is tomorrow. it will begin the year of the tiger. hundreds of people are seeking justice for a tie. grandfather who was killed in an attack one year ago. 84 year-old visa died several days after he was beaten on ends of the system avenue in san francisco last year, there was a march in the city and 5 other cities over the weekend in his honor. participants also sought justice for asian americans who have been attacked since the start of the pandemic. >>i wanna asian american people. use my fight is starry to be. you wise? you know, i don't. ai wei asian american could be >>quiet anymore. march we have stopped a pure hate. website reporting center has received over 10,000 incidents racism. >>people

dayana: el condado de santa clara estarÁ entregando cuatro pruebas gratis por persona. allÍ llenarÁ sin formaciÓn bÁsica sobre por quÉ estÁs enfermo, tu nÚmero de telÉfono y tu correo electrÓnico. vas a recibir un correo electrÓnico de vuelta, debes presionar el botÓn naranja. vas a seleccionar la hora y fecha de tu cita y asÍ recibirÁs una confirmaciÓn. si no tienes acceso al internet puedes llamar al 211, allÍ alguien te podrÁ atender en espaÑol. de ambas maneras necesitas un cÓdigo qr. >> es importante que la gente lleve el comprobante de esta cita para poder recogerla. todos los cuatro sitios que tenemos en este momento serÁn a travÉs de autoservicio. recomendable que la gente llegue en carro, pero tambiÉn sabemos que hay personas que no tienen carro. en esos casos tendremos una mesa, la cual estarÁ puesta al lado. dayana: Éstas pruebas serÁn marcadas para prohibir su reventa. en nuestra aplicaciÓn de univisiÓn 14 encontrarÁs un artÍculo con los detalles. paola: el gobierno federal tambiÉn va a distribuir en esta semana mascarillas n 95 de forma gratuita para la pob

santa clara county, d a. has charged the boy with murder. that prosecutor believes the accused team you fall. well, that what he was selling was dangerous. he isn't some innocent victim in this. he's someone who knew that he could obtain these pills. and when he would pass him off on a 12 year old girl be consciously disregarded life. investigators say the girl who died knew the boy because he's a minor. his name has not been released. he's facing a murder charge in juvenile court lie over the newsroom. henry lee ktvu fox studios. all right, thank you, henry. well after years of debate, santa clara county supervisors are deciding if a new jail will be built to help manage the county's jail population. right now, the county board of supervisors is considering a proposal to build a 500 person facility. they are also considering a recommendation, which calls for providing more comprehensive behavioral healthcare and expanding community based alternatives to incarceration. the board has been listening to hours of public comment, which ha

warm locations in the santa clara valley. temperatures in the inland parts of the east bay and lower to middle 60s. above normal. mostly in the lower half of the 60s around the bay. warmest spots in the middle 60s. temperatures reaching to the 60s for the north bay as well. a couple more warm spots as we look farther north into northern sonoma and napa counties by tomorrow afternoon. the temperatures drop off as we head into the second half of the weekend. heading into the mountains, things are good. no new snow. a base from what we picked up in november and december. things are still wide open in terms of the number of lifts and trails open. those are those temperatures, more clouds in the forecast by monday, tuesday, wednesday. no rain out of the clouds. we are in the midst of a three week dry stretch of weather. today is three weeks since we had muchable rain. it will last another two weeks. andrea? >> less than 48 hours now until the nfc championship game. 49ers have a few injuries. we break down the chances of the star t

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santa clara county is making 60,000 of them available at four drive up sites starting tomorrow. >> this is an incredible lift that is once again proving that the county of santa clara is committed to stepping up in incredibly challenging times. >> you can book appointments at the county's website. there are 15,000 appointment slots available. each person gets four tests. we have more information on kpix.com. >>> the u.s. opened a new hot line to order free covid test kits by phone. the number is on your screen. each household can receive four tests with each kit shipping in 7 to 12 days. the goal is to make the kits more accessible to people who don't have reliable internet. >>> it appears coronavirus cases in san francisco may have peaked january 9. the seven day average was nearly 2100 a day. on january 12 cases dropped to a little more than 1,000 a day. >>> on the other side of the spectrum across the country nearly 2,000 people are still dying from covid every day. starting tomorrow noncitizens entering u.s. by land must be fully vaccinated. anyone entering u.s. by land or ferry at

and in the south bay, santa clara county sheriff laurie smith.s expected to be in court today to answer accusations of corruption. we'll have full details there as well. we'll be right back. >> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron 4 morning news. at know. >> good morning. it is 09:00am here on a friday. you'ri watching the kron. 4 morning news. i'm james fletcher. we've got john trouble. >> starting off the hour, the finest hour of the morning with a check of that weather. hey, john. yeah, definitely find as far as weather goes compared to where we were just a few hours ago, which was foggy and a lot colder than it is currently your view outside at the east bay hills shows you all the way out to the golden gate bridge. if you can look really close under clear blue skies now not going to be as easy as yesterday was. that's certainly a nice know. and after what was a foggy start, that fog is burning off. still just a couple patches hanging on mostly at the southern edge of the santa clara valley and then out into the central

visita coveredca.com/espanol paola: autoridades del condado de santa clara reconocen que hay lentitudroximadamente dos aÑos lÁzaro garcÍa perdiÓ a su madre en un incidente de trÁnsito en san josÉ, esta semana me contactÓ a travÉs de facebook para decirme que se sentÍa frustrado porque el caso criminal no avanza y todavÍa no hay cargos contra la persona presuntamente responsable de haberla atropellado. >> la frustraciÓn que yo tengo es que ya hemos ido dos veces y lo Único que hacen es extender la corte. nosotros vamos con toda la fe de que se va resolver todo esto y nada se resuelve. el mes que entra serÍan dos aÑos, nosotros entendemos que el covid—19 ha parado muchas cosas, pero ya dos aÑos es demasiado. marÍa: contactÉ a un vocero de la corte superior del condado de santa clara, quien no estuvo disponible para la entrevista, pero enviÓ un comunicado donde reconoce la lentitud de los procesos debido al coronavirus. >> ayudamos a vÍctimas directas de crÍmenes violentos, pero muchas veces uno no sabe si fue vÍctima de un crimen, algunas veces uno estÁ en shock y recibe una carta de la

last night, santa clara county public health director dr. sara cody spoke at the covid-19 town hall and expressed confidence that her county is also on the other side of the omicron surge twofrlt cases. omicron sub variant, however, known as ba.2 have been detected in santa clara county. they said it is too early to say whether it will be more or less dangerous than regular omicron. >> my guess is it will probably be the dominant omicron variant. it is a sub variant. we'll see. >> you don't think that it is causing more severe disease. in fact, the government released some data showing so far, they are not seeing increased hospitalizations due to this variant versus the regular omicron. >> reporter: ba.2 has been detected in 40 different countries but no evidence that it is spreading quickly and so far it looks like our vaccines will be effective against it. >> thank you. >>> and a reminder if you're looking to get the free n-95 masks the government is now offering, go to nbcbayarea.com and then head over to our pandemic coverage. you will f

also days, the santa clara county sheriff laurie smith. she was in court today to answer corruption and misconduct charges. the san francisco's district attorney's office is handling the case because of a conflict of interest. it's not the santa clara county civil grand jury. 3 of the charges center on claims that the sheriff you legally granted licenses for concealed carry weapon permits to people who either contributed to her campaign or prominent in the community. there are 3 other charges. the focus on the san jose sharks came that the sheriff that ended in february of 2019 she allegedly received free suite tickets and food and drinks which exceeded the $500 gift limit. court documents also say she failed disclose those gifts, the 7th cap that she faces accuses her of failing to cooperate with an ongoing investigation surrounding the treatment of an inmate. smith has been in office for 23 years. many city and county leaders are now calling on her to step down. smith is expected to be back in court on march. 15th for a status hearing. o

la informaciÓn la tiene en pantalla para recibir ayuda en santa clara.o sabes a quiÉn acudir, ustedes pueden guiarlos? >> claro que sÍ. eso estÁ pasando por la pandemia. paola: en el aÑo 2021 mÁs de 95.000 personas informaron que fueron estafados y que todo comenzÓ por redes sociales. >> hay que cuidar lo que usted publica, cuide que sÓlo sea por sus contactos privados. paola: se estima que el monto de las pÉrdidas por las estafas alcanzÓ 770 millones de dÓlares. usted puede denunciar a la pÁgina de la comisiÓn federal de comercios si fue vÍctima. vta implementÓ una polÍtica que requiere que empleados y contratistas estÉn vacunados completamente antes del 29 de abril de este aÑo. son permitidas excepciones mÉdicas y religiosas. ademÁs, las autoridades de salud informaron que a partir del 1 de febrero se van a cambiar restricciones sobre el uso de mascarillas en lugares cerrados. a partir del martes, trabajadores que trabajen en estos lugares se pueden quitar las mascarillas siempre y cuando estÉn vacunados completamente. estas son imÁgenes desde el golde

gary may have attended that meeting with santa clara. we thought we were playing in one forum, now we have to shift gears little bit. that's been bit of uncertainty hanging out there. >> president moran: as i read the memo that was distributed, stated that the goal is meeting the 184 interim supply limitation and developing additional water sprays that will allow the interruptible customers to become permanent. i guess in the alternate water supply report, it talked about how the planning phase was intended to conclude by it was end of june next year. which was in time for any work to be done around making the interoperable's permanent. in order for us to consider making the interoperables permanent, do we have in mind the amount of water that needs to be identified in order to make that feasible? >> from the get go, we have been working towards the 9 million gals per day. both santa clara and san jose based on future projections were looking at larger numbers than that. that does raise the question what we started to raise in the last v

. >> our other big story tonight, santa clara county sheriff's office under investigation, this time by the california attorney general max darrow in san jose explains. >> it is time truth comes to light. >> reporter: attorney general rob bonta announcing his office has launched a civil rights investigation into the seneca county sheriff's office. it comes after what bonta said were, quote, deeply concerning allegations relating to conditions of confinement at the county jail, resistance to oversight, and other misconduct. >> our institution will seek to determine whether the sheriff's office has engaged in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional or unlawful conduct. >> i wish it had not come to this. it should not have come to this. >> reporter: county supervisor says several months ago, supervisors took two unprecedented steps that set the stage for this announcement . in august, a unanimous vote of no-confidence in current and long-term sheriff lori smith, and, supervisors referred to information they have gathered to federal and local investors. >> i'm gratify the attorney gene

this graph shows case rates in san francisco, santa clara and contra costa county. you can see cases sharply increased through last week, peaked and now appear to be dropping. >> so this is actually right on target in a way a week after the sewage levels stopped, the cases dropped. basically after that the cases will continue to drop and it will take between three and four weeks. february 15th is when he thinks we'll be in the endemic stage. i think that could be right or around that time, maybe one week after that. >> the number of people testing positive for covid across the state has dropped by 2% in the last week. if you have not ordered your free at-home test, it's not too late to place that order. go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the link in the trending bar. >>> after changing the entire world of online shopping, amazon is going to open a new clothing store. next, where the online giant will open it and when you'll be able to shop in person. >>> plus, measure problems for long time santa clara county sheriff lori smith. the new civil rights investigation jus

reggie: a santa clara county judge granted the order.an is banned from possessing guns, approaching apple employees and entering any company property. adhering over the batch a hearing over the restraining order is scheduled for late march. kumasi: you might not be able to sing like dolly but maybe now you can take like dolly -- bake like dolly. she is teaming up with duncan hines for a collection of cake mixes. apparently, we are late because it is sold out. duncan was also offering special baking kits for $40, but if you missed this, dolly's cake mixes and frosting's are going to be available in march. she has banana pudding cake, coconut cake and other recipes. friend, i don't know -- reggie: which? me or drew? kumasi: drew, i will tell you. drew: i am listening too. kumasi: [laughter] do you think her outfit that she had on should be for sale? the apron and ahead thing? -- the head thing? drew: she looked amazing. plus, i like that she is doing coconut cake. i know some of you don't like open out there. you need to talk to a therapis

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go to coveredca.com >> let's go live to santa clara. the 49ers, getting ready for their first round of playoffs. they will take on the cowboys in the wildcard matchup on sunday and we are counting down to all the action. kpix five, charlie, joined now. the faithful are more than ready. >> why shouldn't you be? all you can do at this time of the year is give yourself the chance. the 49ers have done that as a have made the playoffs. last week was the appetizer. we are in for an absolute treat. exciting matchup on saturday. first time they will square off the playoffs since 1993. season 49ers fans feel like they're going back in time. a long history dating between these two tiered 49ers, back in the postseason for the first time since their 2020 super bowl run. they were one of the favorites entering last season. some injuries led to a six in 10 record. all it takes is some bad luck. so, george really wants to take advantage of this trip knowing they are never assured. >> there is no guarantees they will be back next year. so many things h

it happened about 6:30 this morning in santa clara. a capitol corridor train hit the car dragged it for several blocks. no one on the train at the time. and the people in the car got out just in time. >>> delivery giant fedex wants to use military style laysers for cargo planes. they requested approval from the f.a.a. wants to install infrared laysers designed to defend heat seeking missiles to fly over areas normally closed to air traffic. the company has proposed this idea for years but needs approval from the f.a.a. >>> everybody ready out there? big weekend for bay area football fans. 49ers are back in the playoffs. here is the team loading up buses outside the levi stadium earlier today. they are headed to dallas, texas, to face a long-term foe. the cowboys. >> look at that garvin, a police escort too. >>> okay the two teams have a storied history as you no any we'll hear from both quarterbacks about this weekend's matchup. anthony flores is next in sports. when you have xfinity, you have entertainment built in. which is kind of n

areas in purple, santa clara valley, inland east bay, north bay valleys from midnight to 9:00 a.m., widespread low 30s, upper 20s near santa rosa for the morning. bayside cold enough for frost along the bayside locations, even down to the coast. san jose low 30s. morgan hill, interior tri-valley and north bay the coldest. things improve for the afternoon, a jump in temperatures into the low to mid-50s monday and tuesday. not as cold as our low temperatures trend warmer than high temperatures we've seen the last couple of days. with that the return of rain at times, mostly north bay, and more sierra snow at times as we head through the end of next week. out goes the frigid air, in comes more rain and sierra snow. clearing next weekend. >> that's all right, rob, thanks very much. "nightly news" is next. back at 6:00. >>> tonight, new year's travel chaos at airports as millions try to get home from the holiday. more than 2,500 flights canceled today. thousands more delayed. airlines hit with a one-two punch of staffing shortages due to covid and extreme weather across the country, from snow to th

santa clara county came to the rescue for people who live, work or go to school there. today marian favro shows us. >> reporter: today 1,800 people in santa clara county got their hands on test kits during a drive-through event. >> i think it's great. we do need to do more self-testing. >> reporter: santa clara county handed out kits at martial cottle park. they plan to give away a total of 60,000 kits through next week. >> we still see an incredibly high rate of covid in our community and we know that there's a scarcity of testing, and specifically a great need of at-home antigen tests. >> reporter: you need to sign up in advance and get a qr code to pick up as many as four kits. the county is also going door to door to hand out kits in the hardest-hit neighborhoods. county leaders say if you're not able to get an appointment, you can try ordering free kits online from the government. that's what ryan gallinas did, and today -- >> i actua first test kits from the federal government started arriving in mailboxes today and now the biden administration has opened up a pho

. >> james, it actually started in the city of santa clara. so just north of san jose but ended in san jose. no officers are injured. we're not sure how many officers fired their weapon at this particular suspect. but we do know that he was hit at least one time rushed to the hospital and died at the hospital. let me quickly pull up a map for you. it was very close to the san jose police department. only one and a half miles. so i didn't take them very long to respond to the scene. this is that heading and park around 7 o'clock last night. again, this all started north of this particular location when according to investigators, the suspect already driving a stolen car, tried to carjack another car in santa clara was unsuccessful. then drove to san jose when he got to that intersection got into a major collision. that's when officers respond. they realize what was going on. there was a car that was on fire at one particular point. they tried to make an arrest. but this particular suspect was not going to go down easily according to investigato

santa clara's mandate put together last month takes a harder line than most. starting today, all workers at health care facilities, including hospitals, must have had booster shots. starting february 1st, unvaccinated workers in high-risk settings will be put on unpaid leave. the san jose firefighters union says about 42 firefighters have not been vaccinated and the county says there are no exemptions, meaning the county may soon have 42 fewer firefighters. >> we're standing at the frontlines and in the door of going into fire season not having firefighters available, because the question remains, does the health order eventually get lifted? changed? rescinded? >> reporter: they did not expect the county to change its position. >> we have many who have chosen not to be vaccinated at this point, and they will have to make decisions as to what they're going to do. >> reporter: the union says they don't know how many if any unvaccinated firefighter also change their minds. >> we've always felt that's an individual's choice for those firefighters. that if they cho

low to mid 60s around the south end of the bay, mid-60s for the santa clara valley. 66 in san jose. low 60s for inland east bay, cooler with fog stubborn there to begin the day. low 60s around the bay with low to mid 60s as you go further inland in the north bay with warm spots for the north, up to about 68 degrees for cloverdale and ukiah. temperatures will warm up more with offshore wind friday and saturday. even once we cool off next week, the coolest days in the seven day forecast bring as above average temperatures. plenty of sunshine over the weekend, if you fairweather clouds early next week, and absolutely no rain out of those clouds heading for the first half of next week and likely all the way through the first full week of january. will take a look at the air- quality forecast into the weekend coming up at 5:30. >> hopefully thuggery brings some showers. >>> coming up, the rematch with eryn rogers. here what the 49ers are saying about their second chance of beating the green bay packers. >>> streaming tonight, medicare is proposing to limit coverage of a drug for alzheime

autoridades de santa clara reconocen que hay necesidad de dar ayuda a vÍctimas de crimen violento.n un accidente de trÁnsito en san josÉ hace un par de aÑos. dice que se siente muy frustrado porque el caso no avanza y todavÍa no hay cargos sobre el responsable. >> tengo frustraciÓn porque ya hemos ido dos veces a la corte y sÓlo extienden y extienden el juicio. nosotros vamos con fe de que se va resolver todo y nada se resuelve. sÓlo son excusas. ya van dos aÑos de sÓlo empujar y empujar. ya es demasiado. reportera: contactÉ a un vocero de la corte superior de santa clara y me enviÓ un comunicado en donde reconocen la lentitud de procesos debido al covid—19. en santa clara nos hablaron de una divisiÓn que ayuda a las vÍctimas de crÍmenes. >> ayudamos a las vÍctimas de crÍmenes violentos, pero muchas veces no se sabe si fue vÍctima de un crimen. a veces estÁn en shock. nuestro nÚmero estÁ allÍ. queremos que la gente llame para explicar el tipo de ayuda. reportera: entre los recursos que pueden asistirle, se encuentran recursos econÓmicos, entre otros. tambiÉn podrÍan ayudarlo con te

some patchy fog in parts of the santa clara valley and the north bay. temperatures, 30s and 40s with a chilly start. mid-to-upper 50s right around the bay and the peninsula and upper 50s to low 60s and inland, low 60s this afternoon. we will talk about the timing of the gusty wind and that will be coming up. >>> we start with a look at conditions at the bay bridge toll plaza with the metering lights on and traffic is getting crowded over into san francisco. not quiet to the toll plaza but we will watch that with travel times just over 10 minutes from the maze into san francisco. you can see that traffic is starting to get crowded and into san francisco on the west and near the fremont street exit. we have usual stafford traffic and we are tracking brake lights out of antioch and into pittsburg with traffic getting busy through westbound for the 242 connector. >>> oakland school boards are talking about potential school closures. families and staffers vowed to fight back and let's go to kpix5's jocelyn moran live in the newsroom for us. how many schools

legal expert weighs in on today's court hearing for the santa clara county sheriff. >>> good afternoon and thanks for joining us. >>> begin with the court appearance for the santa clara county sheriff smith centered around allegations of misconduct and corruption. >> justin andrews watched the hearing and is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: sheriff smith indicted on grand jury charges mid-december for willful and misconduct in office. accused smith of seven corruption related charges including political favors, excepting unlawful gifts, perjury, failed to cooperate with investigating authorities. the accusations based on the testimony of 65 witnesses. i spoke with a legal analyst who says this is unique procedure, blending criminal with several. >> she had the option today to make a plea deny or admit the accusation, not guilty or not guilty, notice the difference, deny the accusation or challenges the accusation, they are choosing to challenge it. because of the procedure required, she has to waive speedy trial rights which is a criminal trial. >> reporter: the judge gave more time