reggie: sonoma county doing something no other bay area county is doing.t of lockdown, which means this time tomorrow, certain gatherings are banned and the county is asking residents to stay home as much is possible. amy hollyfield is in petaluma this morning. amy: it is going to impact theaters like this one, the mystic theater. work hard to recover from the last shutdown, now they have to do it again. this shows you see will need to be canceled or postponed. theater shows it has about seven shows that will be impacted. here is the new health order here in sonoma county. it says indoor activities or gatherings can have a maximum of 50 people. anything larger needs to be canceled. outdoor events can have no more than 100 people. those who are at high risk of covid are saying they should not be in crowds that have more than 12 people unless it is a family gathering. health departments is case rates have never been higher in sonoma county, so they are taking this step. >> this will be in effect as of 12:01 a.m. on wednesday, january 12. it is scheduled to r

in sonoma county.stin andrews. >>> the cdc may start recommending people wear n95 or kn95 marks instead of other types. the washington post sites an unnailed official who said that the agency is considering the change. he said omicron spreads so easy that's cdc is looking at mask was better filters. some find that k95 and kn95 masks uncomfortable. the need to wear facial coverings consistently and correctly is also a consideration. >>> starting weekend insurance company also cover over-the-counter covid19 tests. private insurance will be required to pay for eight tests per month per individual. either by covering the coast up front or through a claim reimbursement. >>> happening today chicago's teacher also be back in the classroom preparing their lesson plans after a four day walk out. students set to return tomorrow. >> i'm glad we are hopefully putting behind us and looking forward. >> the teachers union and city reached andreiment over safety precautions around covid it. includes new metrics for wh

tell us about the status of coronavirus cases in sonoma county. >> we are feeling the same increasing cases as every other county here in the state. we actually have a case right now 212 new cases -- at the height of the surge last winter we were at 58 new cases 400,000 per day. widespread community transition. >> have announced new restrictions lasting four months. were the restrictions? >> background information. we find the majority of our cases report having attended a gathering. that is what we think is contributing to the huge case of transmissions. we have done is to put a limit on indoor gatherings and events. 50 persons. for outdoor gatherings 100. unless able to socially distance. if there is a venue outdoors and able to help more people with distancing, they can do so. that is really the gist of the order. but also in our highly impacted formal populations like our skilled nursing facilities, we have put that limited 12. for gatherings and events. >> you are encouraging people also to stay home as much as possible. >> that is about imitation. at this time with widespread tr

it is not the law but a strong suggestion by the health department that if you come down to sonoma county downtown sonoma, that you are being asked to stay inside your home for the next month and you should not leave unless is very essential for things like groceries or even some cases where you have to work. there are some guidelines. so let me break it down for you. if you're outside and let's face it, the weather will get better and better and warmer and warmer of the next say several weeks there will be gatherings. but they're saying if you're outside and if it's more than 100 people, even if it's outside, they're saying don't do that. if you're inside and he's 50 or more, people don't do that. but if you have an office like kron 4, right? and if you have fewer than 50 people, then you should going into your office but mask up in best case scenario, of course, to zoom no distance work if you possibly can just the slow down on the crime for sonoma county. unfortunately, for them, they've had too much practice. but we did get a chance to talk to some people and they say they will try to

in the north bay doesn't sonoma county inmates and at least 7 workers have tested positive for covid amid a new outbreak there in the county's main jail. the sonoma county sheriff's office confirming that the outbreak in the main adult detention facility in santa rosa is the 3rd rash of covid cases. now that jail since the pandemic began in response, the jail has lockdown. it's not allowing anyone coming in from the outside. officials have ordered additional testing to determine the extent of that outbreak. sonoma county is now reporting more daily covid infections than any other point during this pandemic, officials held a briefing to inform residents about testing kits that all are that are on the way now. and some changes to its health orders with crawford's taylor's sacking with a closer look at what they're doing. >> our cases sonoma county have nearly tripled in the past few weeks. and as has our positivity rate and early december, we were averaging less than 40 cases a now we're seeing 200 to 300, coronavirus cases continue to rise in sonoma county. >> reaching peaks higher tha

dan: in covered restrictions go into affect in sonoma county. credit defense and residents are being asked to stay home for 30 days. in effort to stop the rapid spread of omicron. ama: abc 7 news reported was in sonoma tonight and explains even for businesses allowed to stay open, this could impact their bottom line. reporter: it's almost like march 2020 all over again. on wednesday, sonoma county residents will be asked to stay home for 30 days unless going to essential places. right now they are the only bay area county to issue a help order this severe. >> if you are sick, don't go out. i don't like the idea that restrictions keep coming and going. reporter: under the new order, the shelter-in-place for residents is voluntary. outdoor gatherings have to be capped at 100 people and 50 for indoor gatherings. >> this is about politics, not science. reporter: the owner of sonoma fit says the last two years have been the worst for his business. he can't believe he and his staff have to go through another set of restrictions. he says january is his

well, new covid rules go into effect and sonoma county tonight banning large gatherings and advising people to shelter in place ktvu. tom vacar joins us live from petaluma with more on what the county made this call and reaction from people living in the county, tom the fact is undeniable. it is a resurgence of major proportions. it is a important resurgent because it's one that has to be taken care of. in the best way they know how, and this is what they believe. sonoma county's health officers says she's tired of dealing with covid to dr sundar e. mays did the math been at this for nearly two years now, and it's frustrating to still be dealing with all the masking social distancing and other safety measures. i get it. oh, macron patients are less likely to need hospitalization. there are so many cases, hospitals still could be overwhelmed. i'm making an appeal to all residents to stay home as much as possible. for the next 30 days. limit travel outside the home, just going to work or to school and only making necessary trips that is going to the grocery store or the doctor's office,

dan: in covered restrictions go into affect in sonoma county. they are limiting credit defense and residents are being asked to stay home for 30 days. in effort to stop the rapid spread of omicron. ama: abc 7 news reported was in sonoma tonight and explains even for businesses allowed to stay open, this could impact their bottom line. reporter: it's almost like march 2020 all over again. on wednesday, sonoma county residents will be asked to stay home for 30 days unless going to essential places. right now they are the only bay area county to issue a help order this severe. >> if you are sick, don't go out. i don't like the idea that restrictions keep comi and report: under the new order, resintisoluntary. outdoor gatherings have to be capped at 100 people and 50 for indoor gatherings. >> this is about politics, not science. reporter: the owner of sonoma fit says the last two years have been the worst for his business. he can't believe he and his staff have to go through another set of restrictions. he says january is his busiest month because p

new covid rules go into effect later tonight in sonoma county, banning large gatherings and advising people to shelter and place ktvu. tom baker is joining us now live with more on why the county made this call. and also tom, you have reaction from people who live in sonoma. indeed it is a reality resurgence. there's no question about that, and it is a resurgence that is setting record high infections. sonoma county's health officers says she's tired of dealing with covid to dr sundar e. mays did the math this for nearly two years now, and it's frustrating to still be dealing with all the masking social distancing and other safety measures. i get it , macron patients are less likely to need hospitalization. there are so many cases, hospitals still could be overwhelmed. i'm making an appeal to all residents to stay home as much as possible for the next 30 days limit travel outside the home to just going to work or to school. and only making necessary trips that is going to the grocery store or the doctor's office, where sonoma county prohibits people gathering until february, 11th. our

justin andrew is live now with what he has been able to find out. >> the order in sonoma county dose for the next 30 days and prohibits large gatherings, indoors and outdoors. with other bay area counties seeing see you rocketing cases too we are asking could they put in a similar order? >> there is no denying it. covid cases are climbing. the contagious omicron variant will find just about everybody. county across the barry are hoping to suppress the surge. sonoma now banning gatherings of 50 or morin side and 100 or more outside. it's also asking people to stay home as much as possible. we asked an expert will sonoma county's current health order be a model for other counties. >> i think there are multiple options to take to hit the pause button. i think what sonoma is doing is just one of these strategies. >> we checked in with other bay area counties. napa county said its looking at it's local numbers and not considering an order like sonoma right now. alameda said a similar order would be disruptive to its county. also during a covid update in san francisco doctor phillips said t

sonoma county is recommending residents shelter-in-place and only leave their homes for essential business for 30 days, but other counties are not amending their health orders. oakland mayor says she -- the oakland mayor says she is personally limiting her out of house appointments. >> it is sad for me. it's going to be my last annual meeting in d.c. as the mayor, but i don't think it is prudent to travel and to be around a lot of people you don't know. >> contra costa county tells us it is carefully monitoring case rates and hospitalizations, but has no plan to change house or there's -- change health orders at this time. they are restricting school sporting event spectators to 50 people, 25 per team, in planning that restriction with the goal of keeping schools open. napa county is not considering additional health orders. health officials tell us they anticipate the omicron surge will be a tall, thin spike and don't believe restrictions would make a difference in the spread of omicron. other counties say they are not limiting additional restrictions. >> i think we are not going to see t

in sonoma county. justin andrews. kpix five. >> students in the west account for custody unified district are back in class today. the schools closed friday, monday, to ease the impact of covid outbreaks on students and staff. the district deep cleaned the classrooms during that closure. they will provide testing throughout the week. however, families still need to make appointment. schools around the bay area, facing staffing challenges as covid cases continue to rise. one school district is counting on help from parents to bridge that gap. kpix five, without palo alto unified is hoping to stay open. >> palo alto unified launched one palo alto. it is a call to action to parents so that schools can stay open. they are asking for volunteers. since they want the superintendent said, they have gotten a pretty good response for parents. >> in 20 minutes, we had 50 volunteers. by the next morning, we had 350. today, really, just barely, and datwo, have0. >>pa superident, don, s one of their biggest challenges now is staffi

in sonoma county, cornell bernard. larry: more covert headlines -- the cdc officially updated its mask recommendations. it warns that loosely woven cloth masks provide the least amount of protection. you might want to upgrade to an n95 mask, but any mask is better than none at all. the white house is launching a website to distribute free at-home tests starting on wednesday. and for the second day, california's test positivity has decreased, but we are talking ever so slightly. it was 23% and now 22.9%. ama: santa clara county officials say the demand for covid tests exceeds supplies by a lot. they released new guidelines today. both pcr tests and at home antigen test can determine whether someone has contracted the virus. >> if you have symptoms of covid, isolate yourself right away. that is the most important step you can take. you can use either test to figure out if you have covid. please do not use emergency rooms as testing centers. ama: they cannot stress that enough. the county's new guidelines follow new frame

. >> nbc bay area's cierra johnson live in sonoma county. and these new rules are really giving us -- a lot of people a sense of deja vu. >> deja vu is exactly right. the mood really feels like something we've experienced this time last year during the pandemic. but here in sonoma county, some big changes coming when it deals with the occupancy rate for both indoor and outdoor gatherings. take a look at your screen. we break it down for you. the order bans anything more than 50 people indoors and more than 100 people outdoors. now gatherings are not allowed if there's more than 12 people at high risk for severe chance of developing an infection from covid. and it's important to note it does not apply to school classrooms or recess activities. this order went into effect midnight last night. the person we spoke to here in sonoma county is hoping the order will slow the spread while others are concerned at this point in the pandemic many are simply going to behave how they want. >> personally, i would not go to any place where there's large ga

a dozen sonoma county inmates and at least 7 workers have tested positive for covid amid a new outbreak at the county's main jail. the sonoma county sheriff's office confirms the outbreak at the main adult detention center in santa rosa is the 3rd rash of covid cases at the jail since the pandemic started in response, the jail has locked down and he's not allowing any outside visitors officials have ordered additional test to determine the extent of the outbreak. >> sonoma county is now reporting more daily covid infections than at any other point during the pandemic. officials held a briefing today to inform residents about testing kits that are on the way and some changes to its health orders kron 4 center. tacky has the details. >> our cases sonoma county have nearly tripled in the past few weeks and as has our positivity rate and early december. we were averaging less than 40 cases a now we're seeing 200 to coronavirus cases continue to rise in sonoma county. >> reaching peaks higher than previous surges during this pandemic. however, hospitalizations remain low with the help of vac

in sonoma county. justin andrews. >>> schools throughout the bay area are facing staffing challenges as covid cases continue to rise. what one school district is counting on help from parents to bridge that gap.. how palo alto is hoping to stay open. >> they launched a call to action. they are asking for volunteers and since they launched they said they have gotten a pretty great response from parents. >> in 20 minutes we had 50 volunteers. by the next morning we had 350. today really just barely into day 2, we have 670. >> the superintendent said that one of their biggest challenges now is staffing. they are committed to staying open with the help of parents. austin said parents can choose to do light work like emptying trash cans and wiping desks. they can monitor lunch lines and they can help teachers in classrooms. >> while volunteer cannot serve in the substitute role, they can allow us to combine classes and have enough adults in there to supervise. >> they will need to show proof of vaccination

helping stop the rapid spread of the highly contagious variant in our community. >> reporting in sonoma county, dan thorn kron. 4 news. >> how a new mandate is in effect in contra costa county. it requires all first responders to get their covid booster shot. this includes all law enforcement firefighters, emergency medical responders, along with people working in hospitals, jails and nursing homes, workers who do not get the booster shot are going to have to get tested for the virus every week, even if they have already gotten their original doses. there is an ever-increasing number of breakthrough cases occurring among those who are fully vaccinated and boosted. here's a look at the current covid-19 cases across the state right now. it's not just breakthrough cases, but overall you can see the positivity rate has been trending upward and there's an average of nearly 57,000 new cases per day. so what does that tell us? is there nothing that we can do to protect ourselves? kron four's dan kerman pose that question to a bay area, infectious disease expert. here's what they had to say. >> breakt

well, here in sonoma county covid cases are surging like so many other places. on monday >> said they are asking folks to avoid public gatherings. they are also canceling all indoor gatherings of 50 people or more and outdoor gatherings of 100 people or more. and that decision is already having an impact. >> she lynn pretty frustrated. shannon o'donnell is the owner of the mystic theater in downtown petaluma after being closed for a year and a half. the theater just reopened this past fall. shannon says she and her staff are fully vaccinated and boosted and that they have done everything they can to follow the rules and keep the doors open news that sonoma county is once again canceling large gatherings for at least a month. it's devastating. >> it's obviously be on financially straining scary. and we just got to reopen in september. and then i got the news last night that her forced to close down for another month. it's not possibly longer fits. it's been a rough time. >> shannon says the theater employs about 25 people in the attached restaurant bucaneers has

in sonoma county, the case rate has jumped nearly 400% over 14 days. and if this trend continues sonoma counties daily hospitalizations could reach nearly 400 a day. that would be a huge jump from last winter surge. when there were 104 people hospitalized on average. the new health order prohibits large public gatherings indoors and more than 50 people as well as outdoor gatherings of more than 100 people. while we may all be done with covid covid is not done with us. due to the omicron variants are case rates have never been hired, and our hospitalizations are beginning decline. the ban is now in effect until february. 11th sonoma county residents are also being asked to stay home as much as possible. health officials say trips should be limited to school, the office, the doctor's office and the grocery store, and that surge in cases as being felt that covid testing sites in the labs that process those pcr tests. okay to be used jana katsuyama going to tour but covid testing lab in berkeley today to see how they process thousands of tests every day. j

starting tomorrow, sonoma county is battering indoor gatherings. ty leaders are also asking everyone to shelter-in-place for the next 30 days. to slow the spread of the omicron variant. reggie: starting today, here are unified goes back to remote learning for a week. the district has hundreds of covid positive students and teachers. kumasi: a covid problem -- a color problem shut down at least eight testing sites yesterday. reggie: daly city residence on alert after spotting a cougar. a search yesterday turned up th here's how the day shaping up, a mix of sun and clouds out there. going back to the 60's. jobina: the crash we are following has been updated. one other car on eastbound 580 past redwood road. kumasi: green day tickets go on sale at 10:00 this morning. the acts and could metallica, pink, 21 pilots, and will be 20 7, 28, 29. reggie: a man with terminal heart disease has received a transplant from a pig. >> medical breakthrough. >> we have never done this in a human. >> surgeons cautiously celebrating an apparent medical breakthrough, succ

tourism optimistic. >> after sonoma county health officials clarified a health order thursday due to declining covid cases. earlier this month, a surge in cases prompted the county to issue an order that limits indoor events to a maximum of 50 people. >> outdoor events to no more than 100 now, indoor events can include 50 spectators that helps performing arts centers. >> who wanted to certainly get people into the theaters to see their plays a musical performance is also in schools to get parents and to be able to kids play those those who are playing sports are included in the numbers. it's a boost to performing arts and school events. but for the larger tourism industry. >> it doesn't change a whole lot our events have been down and the incrase been doubt. renee make owner of paradise. ridge winery in santa rosa says the county's restrictions have made challenging for business. if they're looking for a wedding venue in wine country. >> it made it much more difficult to book in sonoma county compared to other places around here when those kinds of mandates just hit one particu

it is so important for sonoma county to do this. it is the only county in the bay area so far. >> to implement the restriction. you're not going to get fined are in trouble. but i'm sure if you have a large gathering, don't be surprised if the health department says knock it off. and james, i got to tell you this morning, just to piggyback on what john trouble did with weather, i would you even have to tell me to stay inside. look at this. >> it's so cold. you don't have to tell me to stay inside and listen leave me. no health officer needs to tell. this guy at a site when it's see your breath hold no doubt. all right. well, thank you very much. it's 7, 0, 3, is the time. another big story we're following. san francisco has issued a new health order as well on mega events and vaccination requirements for sarah stinson. >> live in the city to explain more about that. good morning, sarah. >> good morning. james. not only is san francisco now requiring you to be boosted if you go to one of these mega events starting february first, but

counties. >> i think there are multiple options to take to hit the pause button and i think what sonoma is doing is just one of the strategies. >> reporter: we checked in with other counties in napa county said it is looking at his local numbers and not considering an order like sonoma county right now. alameda said a similar order would be disruptive to its county, and also during the covid update in san francisco, doctor susan phillips at this. >> we are not considering at this time additional restrictions on activities or sectors are recommending that people entirely shelter in place in san francisco. >> reporter: large gathering restrictions are being considered in other counties and what all scripps health leaders be looking at? he said they could be adding more guidance to the kinds of masks to wear and they could be limiting only boosted people and to certain businesses and they may be canceling big events among others. >> no mother -- matter what is done i know for sure there is no intention to go toa ckdownnymoreke aces inbecause want to continue our way of life as much as we c

ktvu is tom vacar has reaction now from sonoma county. sonoma county's health officers says she's tired of dealing with covid to dr sundar e. mays. did the math been at this for nearly two years now, and it's frustrating to still be dealing with all the masking social distancing and other safety measures. i get it . oh macron patients are less likely to need hospitalization. there are so many cases, hospitals still could be overwhelmed. i'm making an appeal to all residents to stay home as much as possible for the next 30 days limit travel outside the home to just going to work or to school. and only making necessary trips that is going to be grocery store or the doctor's office, where sonoma county prohibits people gathering until february, 11th. our wedding venues, meeting halls, gyms or auditoriums. they have who all over again. it's as if we didn't get anywhere in the last two years, um i kind of wish they just took a stiffer stance at the very beginning if we can tamp down the spread and the rise in cases, i think it would be worth i

people in sonoma county are saying here we go again summer for many are against it. but according to the public health department in this county, they're saying they need to slow down on the kron and they are going back to an old playbook meeting. you have to quarantine or at least they're suggesting it is not the law, but they're suggesting so, you know what, sonoma county, obviously quiet right now. but it picks up as the day moves on and the week's move on, especially let's face it with wedding season in large gatherings and the weather getting better. but unfortunately, according to the health department, they're saying that try not to gather for the next 30 days. here are some of the guidelines that they are passing down, which, by the way, took effect at 12. 0, one this morning. so it's a little bit more than 5 hours old. what they're saying is this. if you're outside, you cannot gather with more than 100 people. if you're inside, you cannot gather with more than 50 people travel. should be only essential to the doctor's office to workplaces that have fewer tha

new health order for sonoma county. new restrictions and bay area hospitals canceling surgeries as beds fill up. staffing shortages and computer shortages forcing testing sites to shut down. sonoma county issuing new health orders against large gathering, more than 50 people indoors or more than 100 outdoors. also not allowed if they consist of more than 12 people at risk of severe illness from covid. remain in effect about a month, to february 11th. also asking people to stay home as much as possible the next 30 days. plea to the public. >> we may be all done with covid, covid is not done with us. due to the omicron variant, our case rates have never been higher and hospitalizations beginning to climb. widespread transmission with unvaccinated groups and some transmission among vaccinated individuals. >> county's positivity rate reached high of 16.5% this week, all-time high. when it comes to schools, the order does not apply to normal classroom or recess activities. bay area hospitals are make changes. ian cull has th

and in sonoma county, health officials are now relaxing rules for indoor events. ges in response to a drop in covid cases in the county kron. four's gayle ong has the details. >> the news that the mandates were loosened a little bit is very much welcome by the tourism industry, cloudy and that president and ceo of sonoma county tourism, optimistic. >> after sonoma county health officials clarified a health order thursday due to declining covid cases. earlier this month, a surge in cases prompted the county to issue an order that limits indoor events to a maximum of 50 people. >> outdoor events to no more than 100 now, indoor events can include 50 spectators that helps performing arts centers. >> who wanted to certainly get people into the theaters to see the plays a musical performance is also in schools to get parents and to be able to kids play those those who are playing sports are included in the numbers. it's a boost to performing arts and school events. but for the larger tourism industry. >> it doesn't change a whole lot our events have been down and the inc

melanie: tighter restrictions are underway in sonoma county as the fight against the omicron variant continues. >> you do what you got to do. >> everything we have done since the onset of this pandemic has been to protect the health and self the -- safety of our residents in sonoma county. melanie: the move is to prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed. people should shelter-in-place. other counties are not amending their health orders. libby schaaf says while she has not heard of any changes in alameda county, she is limiting her out of house appointments including canceling her registration to the u.s. conference of mayors and washington, d.c. >>>> it will be my last annual meeting in d.c. as the mayor but i do not think it is prudent to travel and to be around a lot of people you do not know. melanie: contra costa county tells abc 7 news it is carefully monitoring case rates and hospitalizations but has no plans to change health orders at this time. karen county health officials say they are committed to a more targeted approach, restricting spectators to 50 people, 25 per tea

the sonoma county board of supervisors is reviewing the county's most recent health order under that order, which went into effect last week. indoor gatherings in sonoma county are currently limited to 50 people and outdoor gatherings to 100. the order also encourages people to only leave their homes when necessary . some of the supervisors have publicly criticized the health department over that new order. where are we going? we are in and i'm really concerned about the statistics that we are reading about and hearing about the sheer number of covid patients and transmission circulating through our company. the supervisors are hearing from hospital and school leaders about the omicron surge, the county reported nearly 1000 new covid cases yesterday, raising sonoma county's total number of cases to almost 63,000. about 40 firefighters with the short staff, santa clara county fire department are asking for an exemption to the county's new booster mandate. the county announced last month that all workers in high risk settings are required to get the booster shot by january. 24th. the f

concerts and weddings and other large events are being canceled in sonoma county. the new order takes effect at midnight with people being asked to stay home whenever possible for charles clifford has reaction. >> on monday afternoon, health officials said they are asking folks to avoid public gatherings. they are also canceling all indoor gatherings of 50 people are more and outdoor gatherings of 100 people or more. and that decision is already having an impact. >> feeling pretty frustrated. shannon o'donnell is the owner of the mystic theater in downtown petaluma after being closed for a year and a half. the theater just reopened this past fall. shannon says she and her staff are fully vaccinated and boosted and that they have done everything they can to follow the rules and keep the doors open news that sonoma county is once again canceling large gatherings for at least a month. it's devastating. >> it's obviously be on financially straining scary. and we just got to reopen in september. and then i got the news last night and forced to close down for another mon

dan: a sonoma county man is pleading for his beloved cat to be returned.e says and believes tourists in his neighborhood snatched the cat and now have it in southern california. luz pena explains how he pieced the story together. luz: for the past three months, troy farrell has been fighting to get his cats back home. >> that was my friend. that was who i have. luz: he's a neighborhood cat. she has lived in sonoma for years. troy says she is a recent they chose the house -- the reason they chose the house. >> every time we would go to the window, she would run up and be like i'm here. let me in, i love you. we were like, that is the sign. this is the right house. luz: several years ago, troy adopted her. in october after he came back home from a trip, she was gone. >> they stole my cat. luz: neighbors say a couple stayed at airbnb two houses down from troy's asked about her while seeing her out in the neighborhood. >> i said, what do you know about this cat? we love this cat. luz: according to troy, last november he got a call from evette in long beach con

melanie: tighter restrictions are underway in sonoma county as the fight against the omicron variantes. >> you do what you got to do. >> everything we have done since the onset of this pandemic has been to protect the health and self the -- safety of our residents in sonoma county. melanie: the move is to prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed. people should shelter-in-place. other counties are not amending their health orders. libby schaaf says while she has not heard of any changes in alameda county, she is limiting her out of house appointments including canceling her registration to the u.s. conference of mayors and washington, d.c. >> i>> it will be my last annual meeting in d.c. as the mayor but i do not think it is prudent to travel and to be around a lot of people you do not know. melanie: contra costa county tells abc 7 news it is carefully monitoring case rates and hospitalizations but has no plans to change health orders at this time. karen county health officials say they are committed to a more targeted approach, restricting spectators to 50 people, 25 per team. the

plus for the next month, large gatherings are banned in sonoma county will have a live report duringnd new noon show. with all the details need to know about that new mandate. >> and john madden's being honored in congress today. that happens around 11. 45 will show you that as well to catch it live and to get real time updates on local and national headlines all day long. grab your phone scanned the qr code that you see on your screen. it will take you straight to your app store so you can download kron-on for free. back to you. all right. well, thank you very much. and we'll leave you with one. beautiful story of survival. a lost dog reunited with his family after being separated for months. >> the pit bull terrier mix named russ. it all started when he ran away from his owner's while they were visiting lake tahoe back in august during the caldor fire, the owners were then forced to evacuate. they couldn't search for him because they had to get out. and then on of december 16th, the man skiing just west of lake tahoe spotted the dog. rescuers were called. they were able to track do

dan: a sonoma county man is pleading for his beloved cat to be returned.says and believes tourists in his neighborhood snatched the cat and now have it in southern california. luz pena explains how he pieced the story together. luz: for the past three months, troy farrell has been fighting to get his cats back home. >> that was my friend. that was who i have. luz: he's a neighborhood cat. she has lived in sonoma for years. troy says she is a recent they chose the house -- the reason they chose the house. >> every time we would go to the window, she would run up and be like i'm here. let me in, i love you. we were like, that is the sign. this is the right house. luz: several years ago, troy adopted her. in october after he came back home from a trip, she was gone. >> they stole my cat. luz: neighbors say a couple stayed at airbnb two houses down from troy's asked about her while seeing her out in the neighborhood. >> i said, what do you know about this cat? we love this cat. luz: according to troy, last november he got a call from evette in long beach confi

sonoma county health officials say they're doing this because of a spike in covid cases. there are 121 positive covid cases for every 100,000 residents in the county two weeks ago, it was just 24 cases per 100,000. i'm making an appeal to all residents to stay home as much as possible for the next 30 days limit travel outside the home, just going to work or to school. and only making necessary trips that is going to the grocery store or the doctor's office. sonoma county is the only bay area county enacting this order neighboring wine country. napa county is not the chair of the healdsburg tourism improvement district says this means more tough times ahead for the already struggling tourism industry in that county. this is kind of a unilateral decision to close down. um you know, events in our county alone. i'm not quite sure of that. the wisdom of it, it will certainly impact our economy. now there are a lot of exemptions to this particular health order. for instance, family gatherings are exempt events at any house of worship as well. workplaces restaurants , shopping ma

the body of 33 year old amber dylan of willits was found january 7th in sonoma county and the body ofar old alyssa may saadi of u k a was found in mendocino county four days later. both were found along highway 11 about 25 miles apart . forensic autopsy on dylan was performed january. 12th official results are not expected to be released for several weeks. oakland police say one person was killed in a crash on frontage road near 10th street early this morning, investigators say a ford explorer collided with a trailer that was parked in the center divider frontage road just before two a.m. the driver. a 50 year old man from oakland was killed. nobody else was in the explorer. it is not clear why that trailer was parked there. santa's a police say pedestrian who was injured in a hit and run crash earlier this month, has died. it happened 10 days ago on center road in south san jose. investigators say the victim was walking outside the marked crosswalk when he was struck by a blue or green pickup truck. the driver of that truck, then sped off. so far, no arrests have been made. but if yo

learning the surge prompted the sonoma county health officer to issue a ban

quincy worries the order, which does not impact other bay area counties, could hurt sonoma county tourism and event planning long-term. >> the message is that sonoma county is unsafe, when there could be nothing further from the truth. >> the order left many businesses scrambling. >> i we are at now. we want to do what is right. we want to comply with the health orders and requests, but they are not very clear. >> a theater here in catalonia just canceled all of its upcoming concerts. the website says it is looking to reschedule all of them. >> on top of the health order, officials have asked residents to voluntarily shelter in place and limit themselves to essential travel only. the public health officer says the county is seeing its biggest surge yet more than 80 people hospitalized, but getting advanced warning to business leaders was not possible. >> we understand the order went into effect very quickly, mainly because we want to get in front of this. i'm afraid we are really behind, given the rapid increase in hospitalizations. >> the county hopes the 30-day health order will help sl

>>sonoma county health officials are relaxing the rules for indoor events and the rules have been in place for about a month now. the changes response to a drop in covid cases in that county and kron on's gayle ong has the details for us. >>the news that the mandates were loosened a little bit is very much welcome by the tourism industry clout vecchio president and ceo of sonoma county tourism, optimistic. >>after sonoma county health officials clarified a health order thursday due to declining covid cases. earlier this month, a surge in cases profit the county to issue an order that limits indoor events to a maximum of 50 people. >>outdoor events to no more than 100 now, indoor events can include 50 spectators helps performing arts centers. >>who wanted to certainly get people into the theaters to see the plays a musical performance is also in schools to get parents and to be able to kids play those those who are playing sports are included in the numbers. it's a boost to performing arts and school events. but for the larger tourism industry. >>it doesn't change a whole lot our event

today, sonoma county is kicking off a large scale vaccine clinic. it's happening at the county fairgrounds in santa rosa. you do not need an appointment to get vaccinated or boosted their.. it just started and it will run until 4:00 p.m. the clinic is also open tomorrow and weekends through february 20. there's still no word if teachers in the west contra costa school district are going to go on strike. negotiations were held yesterday over covid safety measures. the union once weekly testing for everyone and testing twice a week for classrooms that have outbreaks. also on the list, demands are kn95 and n95 masks for all teachers and staff, and if there is no deal, the union said it would consider a strike vote. you can keep track of all the changes in the endemic. just go to abc7news.com/coron avirus to stay up the day. let's go check outside. lisa: we're looking at sunshine, and alcatraz, where we have sunshine, high clouds, moderator lettie, and above average temper atures today. my forecast is next. liz: also, a north bay man says his stolen cap

county and sonoma county line, also the clouds for the central valley. it takes until about 11:00, and then by late morning the skies clear out and it looks better bay area wide. after a beautifully blue sky day with the typically winter haze, a deck of higher come just in time for sunset, so we get another pretty sunset tonight as a result. and that will help keep tomorrow morning loads relatively warm but that is the story for monday morning and we might have less fog as a result. daytime highs coming back up into the low to mid 60s were about everybody. nice and relatively warm. what is the one thing to watch for this week? offshore wind. by the time we get into monday night and tuesday you will see that signature show up, you see other streamlines have reversed direction and now they are clearly bringing this is an offshore wind through northern california. let's come home and watch a closer. it looks fine through this afternoon, then a dramatic turn getting into monday. the windstream takes the wind offshore and it peaks the north bay mountains, 40

back live now, the new health order here in sonoma county last until at least february, 11th. but for now in the north bay, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >>all right, charles, thank you for that report. >>you may soon need to show proof of a covid booster shot or a negative test to attend indoor events in san jose. san jose city council is considering a booster mandate at their meeting this afternoon. the mandate would apply to anyone attending events at city owned facilities such as the s ap center, the convention center or the center for performing arts. if it's passed, the order would also apply to that new staff. a growing number of restaurant owners say they're struggling to keep their doors open. amid this latest covid case surge, they say simply there aren't enough staff available due to employees testing positive for being exposed and needing to quarantine. laurie thomas with the golden gate restaurant association says the daily stress of not knowing how each day is going to go isn't just taking a financial toll on business owners but a mental one as well. >>there is

cornell: this clinic is helping first responders and school staff in sonoma county. deadline for them to be vaccinated is now march 1. >> people had a hard time getting in. there are many people infected and they are not going to be able to get there boosters at that time but there are staffing shortages making it harder for clinics to offer. cornell: this clinic will be open for the next four weekends not :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. -- 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. walk-ins are welcome. liz: teachers with the construct -- contra costa county school district -- a tentative agreement was reached early yesterday morning. the deal includes masks for students and staff members and weekly testing for all 54 school locations. also increase pay for substitute teachers and volunteers. this comes as absences soar during the recent omicron surge. in san francisco, the school district reached a deal for educators to receive bonusteacho bonuses of $2000. substitute teachers can expect a substantially increased pay rate. the board of education is expected to vote on the deal next month. let's

napa county is seeing a record number of covid cases like a number of areas. sonoma to virtual learning and people are being advised not to head to canada. just use your phone to scan that qr code will take you right to the app store where you can download the kron on app for free. those stories and more coming up. and that's it for kron. 4 news at 3 o'clock. i'm kathryn hannah. thanks for joining us. >> announcer: today on an all new "dr. phil"... >> you went 20 years, roughly, with no recollection whatsoever of being molested by your father? >> announcer: an accusation her father denies. >> when did you have this memory, the first memory? >> i only had one memory. then it came full circle when the flashbacks started. >> announcer: what is the truth? >> these memories are real for me. and if they're not real, where do i go? why would i make this up? ♪ ♪ >> let's do it. >> have a good show, everybody. here we go. >> this is a safe place to talk about hard things. >> stand by, we'll count you down. >> today is going to be a changing day in your life. >> five, four...

have never been higher a shunt and begin to climb. >> doctor, some during mace says sonoma county ish the rapid rise in covid-19 cases and is expecting the surge will get worse in an appeal to the community. doctor mace is asking people to limit their travel outside of their home to just going to work or school or taking trips to the doctor or the grocery store. beginning wednesday, large gatherings of more than 50 people indoors or more than 100 people outdoors are also banned in the county just by pure volume. we're seeing increases in our hospitalizations. we're really concerned about county leaders are hoping these steps will help prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed over the last 2 weeks. the county is seeing the case rate increase for more than 24 new cases per 100,000 to more than 120 cases per 100,000. those numbers are expected to climb large indoor gatherings that are not banned in the county include school events, courthouse activities, places of worship malls, restaurants and museums, large outside events can go on as planned as long as social distancing can happen. d

a large-scale free vaccine clinic is open to the public at the sonoma county fairgrounds, the hope iswill get the shots to decrease the number of new omicron cases. here's abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard. are you supposed to relax? okay, no flexing. don't flex augustine ortiz is getting his covid-19 booster shot. he admits to putting it off figure. i need to be a good example for my kids. they got they got their vaccines. so you know, i got to do my part too to show them that you know, we have solidarity in that the sonoma county fairgrounds now the temporary home to this mass vaccination clinic similar to those which opened an early 2021 when vaccines were new. i just wanted to say safe because i don't want to get covid santa rosa eighth grader. heidi dilling is getting her booster to stay safe the county providing a service like this is shows that they are taking the situation seriously public health officials say cases of omicron have plateaued but it may be two to three weeks before they start to decline 79% of sonoma county residents are now fully vaccinated so that still lea

new restrictions beginning at midnight in sonoma county. no more large gatherings, outdoor gatherings are limited to 100 people or fewer. if you're indoors, no more than 50 people. sonoma county is urging people to stay at home as much as possible. that isn't a mandate, it's just a suggestion or recommendation. these new restrictions last for a month, until february 11. so far, so far, no other bay area county has imposed these rules. before we get a little deeper into the impact of our covid surge, news about theranos founder elizabeth holmes. late today we learned about her sentencing date. it's going to happen in september. she was convicted on four counts of fraud and conspiracy a couple weeks ago. but the jury was also deadlocked on three of the charges against her. our own scott budman learned that the prosecutors will drop those three wire fraud counts. the sentencing is in september. we mentioned the frustration about covid testing. here's the real frustration. do we have any solutions? most stores actually, are still sold out. you

this was day one for new restrictions in sonoma county. the goal was to slow the spread of covid. the rules are simple. a ban on large gatherings and a request for people to stay home as much as they can. we look at what it means in the heart of wine country. >> we do have a production going in the last week of our three-week run. >> reporter: nathan is director in petaluma. they've made strict changes. >> i know everyone's tired of the word pivot, but we're able to pivot to cap our audiences, to still stay under the guidelines and be able to present our last weekend of live performances. >> reporter: the new rule says no indoor gatherings of 50 or more. so they sold out 40 tickets and pushed back a february performance by one week. >> the health and safety of our audience is paramount with everything we do here, so we'll roll with the punches. >> reporter: outdoor gatherings must be limited to no more than 100 people, all in the hopes of slowing the spread of the omicron variant and protecting hospitals from getting overwhelmed. >> we're seeing our properties having scramble. and