voices from the ensemble who say they've never experienced such an open atmosphere as here in the state ballet starts by the way lopez gomez has now received support from the world's most famous black ballerina misty copeland the principal dancer at american ballet theater praised her courage on instagram copeland has long been vocal about racism and ballet last year she posted this image from russia's bolshoi calling them out for using blackface berlin state ballet is now planning a new code of conduct and says it must do more to fight racism chloe lopez gomez says it's not enough. for me she still bad she said to fire me but i have to regret she didn't take any action regarding this is barely mistress who discriminates me because she's here working at the stats like nothing happened . chloe lopez says she was fired on that ballet mistress's recommendation she's now hired a lawyer and plans to take legal action. well it may be the most technically ambitious live music event of the pandemic the british band gorillas is playing a concert like you've never seen before with special guests live st

voices from the ensemble who say they've never experienced such an open atmosphere as here in the state ballet starts by the way lopez gomez has now received support from the world's most famous black ballerina misty copeland the principal dancer at american ballet theater praised her courage on instagram copeland has long been vocal about racism and ballet last year she posted this image from russia's bolshoi calling them out for using blackface berlin state ballet is now planning a new code of conduct and says it must do more to fight racism chloe lopez gomez says it's not enough. she still bad to fire me but i have to regret that. she won't take any action regarding this is really mistress who discriminates me because she's still working at this path like nothing happened. says she was fired on that ballet mistress's recommendation she's now hired a lawyer and plans to take legal action. you're watching the news here's a reminder top story germany has seen a dramatic spike in corona virus cases over the past 24 hours a new record of nearly 30000 cases was reported on to another 500 to 98 pe

voices from the ensemble who say they've never experienced such an open atmosphere as here in the state ballet starts by the way lopez gomez has now received support from the world's most famous black ballerina misty copeland the principal dancer at american ballet theater praised her courage on instagram copeland has long been vocal about racism and ballet last year she posted this image from russia's bolshoi calling them out for using blackface berlin state ballet is now planning a new code of conduct and says it must do more to fight racism chloe lopez gomez says it's not enough. to me she still bad he said to fire me but i have to regret he didn't take any action regarding this is about a mistress who discriminates me because she's still working at the stats like nothing happened. chloe lopez says she was fired on that ballet mistress's recommendation she's now hired a lawyer and plans to take legal action. well it may be the most technically ambitious live music event of the pandemic the british band gorillas is playing a concert like you've never seen before with special guests live stre

voices from the ensemble who say they've never experienced such an open atmosphere as here in the state balletstarts by the way lopez gomez has now received support from the world's most famous black ballerina misty copeland the principal dancer at american ballet theater praised her courage on instagram copeland has long been vocal about racism and ballet last year she posted this image from russia's bolshoi calling them out for using blackface berlin state ballet is now planning a new code of conduct and says it must do more to fight racism chloe lopez gomez says it's not enough. she still bad to fire me but i have to regret she didn't take any action regarding this is barely mistress who discriminates me because she still working at the stats like nothing happened. chloe lopez says she was fired on that ballet mistress's recommendation she's now hired a lawyer and plans to take legal action. well it may be the most technically ambitious live music event of the pandemic the british band gorillas is playing a concert like you've never seen before with special guests live streamed from differe

voices from the ensemble who say they've never experienced such an open atmosphere as here in the state ballet starts by the way lopez gomez has now received support from the world's most famous black ballerina misty copeland the principal dancer at american ballet theater praised her courage on instagram copeland has long been vocal about racism and ballet last year she posted this image from russia's bolshoi calling them out for using blackface berlin state ballet is now planning a new code of conduct and says it must do more to fight racism chloé lopez gomez says it's not enough. to me still bad he said to fire me but i have to regret that he didn't take any action regarding this is barely mistress who discriminates me because she is still working at the stats like nothing happened. chloe lopez says she was fired on that ballet mistress's recommendation she's now hired a lawyer and plans to take legal action. well life is a dull for many domestic workers in hong kong often cook and clean 6 days a week many are filipino migrants who have sacrificed their lives back home for higher wages but

voices from the ensemble who say they've never experienced such an open atmosphere as here in the state ballet starts by the way lopez gomez has now received support from the world's most famous black ballerina misty copeland the principal dancer at american ballet theater praised her courage on instagram copeland has long been vocal about racism and ballet last year she posted this image from russia's bolshoi calling them out for using blackface berlin state ballet is now planning a new code of conduct and says it must do more to fight racism chloé lopez gomez says it's not enough. to still bad he said to fire me but i have to regret he didn't take any action regarding this is barely mistress who discriminates me because she still working at the stats like nothing happened chloe lopez says she was fired on that ballet mistresses recommendation she's now hired a lawyer and plans to take legal action. and a reminder of our top story at this hour european union leaders agreed on dramatic cuts to the blanks greenhouse gas emissions following all my talks in brussels a member states agreed to redu

voices from the ensemble who say they've never experienced such an open atmosphere as here in the state ballet starts by the way lopez gomez has now received support from the world's most famous black ballerina misty copeland the principal dancer at american ballet theater praised her courage on instagram copeland has long been vocal about racism and ballet last year she posted this image from russia's bolshoi calling them out for using blackface berlin state ballet is now planning a new code of conduct and says it must do more to fight racism chloé lopez gomez says it's not enough. he still bad he said to fire me but i have to regret that he didn't take any action regarding this is barely mistress who discriminates me because she still working at the stats like nothing happened. chloe lopez says she was fired on that ballet mistress's recommendation she's now hired a lawyer and plans to take legal action. well it may be the most technically ambitious live music event of the pandemic the british band gorillas is playing a concert like you've never seen before with special guests live streamed

speaking out about her experiences at berlin's state ballet company and the world is listening. we'll be hearing from chloe lopez gomez coming up here on arts and culture and later on the show. british virtual band girl realize the doubts through these strange times with 3 global live concerts. but 1st berlin's prestigious state by the way it now admits it has a problem with structural racism that admission came after the 1st black woman to join the company chloe lopez gomez accused the shots by that berlin of mistreatment in a letter signed by several colleagues the french dancer later went public with her story after she found out the ballet wasn't renewing her contract. to legend of the white swan for ballet dancer chloe lopez gomez swan lake is no longer just a fairy tale. for skin as white as swan's feathers some european companies have dance.

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state . physician watched the ballet was indeed eager to use that stage with no sign of remorse in court he would claim that he had been fighting for the survival of the white race streaming his life 50 overs in his eyes more important than the attack itself he's aiming to motivate others like cam and spread his message of hate that very video would now be shown in court to the satisfaction of. a crackpot with a crude philosophy yes. it was no surprise that he's anti sematic and islamophobia and a racist and sexist. and what also became clear is that he cannot discuss his beliefs or go to school. that crude philosophy was easy to expose but prosecutors had few insights into bally ace radicalisation online. with him i think who had he been chatting with and on which forums what kind of ideas and plans were being discussed what did he tell others and what does he know about those individual i still go to suppose these are the crucial questions not least because there are currently 4 very similar attacks being tried before courts in different countries the so-called lone wolves have very strong poli

still dancing, the state of the arts. how local ballet companies are still thriving during the pandemic. >> a foot above. a pricey shoe getting attention. how much these babies cost coming up. >>> and i'm meteorologist drew tu tuma. another warm afternoon out there today but i'm tracking more ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (beeping sound) ♪ ♪ visit your volvo retailer for special offers during our holiday safely sales event. to syour body needs routine. system, centrum helps your immune defenses every day, with vitamin c, d and zinc. season, after season. ace your immune support, with centrum. >>> the new stay-at-home order makes itless likely your child's school will reopen soon if it hasn't already but there is a bill that may require them to open by march if their county isn't in the most restrictive purple tier. joining us to talk about it is assemblyman phil ting. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for manager have. great to see you. >> what are the conditions and methods to open schools under your bill? >> what we want to do is follow the california departm

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[music] >> reporter: san francisco ballet was the first company in the united states to bring "nutcracker" as a tradition. >> reporter: the show must go on, even in a pan pandemic. >> did you ever think you would go virtual? >> never, never, never. i mean "nutcracker" is a tradition for any ballet company. it is so surreal for us. >> reporter: canceling never an option. it is reinvented. a virtual world with activities built around a previously recorded performance, $50 gives you a 48 hour stream on-line. >> you can open the program book and go through it. you can try on a different costume element and hear the orchestra. >> reporter: the virtual experience takes viewers inside of the memorial opera house in reality it and other city theaters sit empty. >> it will be the first time in 76 years we have not had a "nutcracker" on the stage. >> reporter: the managing director of the war memorial and performing arts center recalls it the first thing canceled in the u.s. due to covid-19 restrikes. opening night in march was closing night. the pandemic since impacted loss of tourism to loss of j

. >> san francisco ballet was the first company in the united states to bring nutcracker as a traditionid you think you would go virtual for the nutcracker? >> never. nut cracker is such a tradition. this is surreal for us. >> can selling was investor an option, it's are you ininterpreted. 50-dollar gets you a 48 hour stream online. you can try on costume elements. you can two up side and hire motifth. >> it takes you inside the opera house. think sit empty. >> this is the first time we have not had the nutcracker. >> opening night in march was closing night. the papp pan has impacted loss of tourism, loss of jobs, shows canceled. >> it impacted 38,000 employize. it's been give stating. >> smaller thighators have taken a hit. 5 million cut from the budget. >> 40 or 50 working as actors, carpenters and designers, marketing and i've been able to retain five. >> hi are you cysted going virtual at first. >> i'm being the optimist, i thought we would be back. >> their performance of a christmas carol is a fundraiser. >> the ghost of christmas presents a entrance. >> we're ready to come back.

state of the arts. i'm featuring a very special ballet company transforming itself in this pandemic. >>> plus this. ♪ >>ome always decked out in lights doesn't have one display. we saw his epic driveway show before but see the best part of this one featuring the weekend. tuesday, december 8th. we'll get to all that but first check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> thank you, reggie, kumasi, jobina. hi, everybody. let's start with our only watch warning or advisory that is left over from yesterday and it is that high surf warning that goes through 5:00. you can see we're around 17 feet right now and can be as large as 25. powerful waves crashing our beaches right now. be vigilant and be very aware of your surroundings if you're heading to the beach. it's 70 degrees in half moon bay right now. who doesn't want to go and experience that? it's still dark out. here's a look at our calm conditions except for that 20-mile-per-hour wind gusts and that's why it's so mild. that's going to be the high. record high in half moon bay for today. other record highs out there as we reach 68 to 73 degrees today. not q

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. >> san francisco ballet was the first company in the united states to bring nutcracker as a tradition>> the show must go on even in a pandemic. >> okay did you ever think that you guys would go virtual for the nutcracker? >> never, never. i mean this is nutcracker is such a tradition for any ballet company. its just this is so surreal for us. >> canceling was never an option instead it's recreated. $50 gets you a 48 hour stream online. >> you can open the program book and go through it. you can try on a different costume element. you can go inside and hear motifs played by the orchestra. >> while the virtual experience takes you inside the opera house, in reality it and other opera houses sit empty. >> reporter: sf ballet was one of the first things canceled in the u.s. due to restrictions. the pandemic has since impacted loss of tourism to loss of jobs. theaters closed, shows canceled. >> it's impacted 38,000 employees in san francisco alone. >> it's been incredibly devastating for everybody who works in this industry and everybody who loves this industry. >> 5 million cut from the b

. >> reporter: san francisco ballet was the first company in the united states to bring nutcracker as>> the show must go on even in a pandemic. >> do you guys ever think you would go virtual for the nutcracker. >> never, never. nutcracker is such a tradition for any performance company. this is surreal for us. >> reporter: canceling was never an option. $40 can get you a streaming ticket online. >> you can try on a different costume element. you can go inside and hear motifs. >> in reality it and other city theaters sit empty. >> this will be the first time in 76 years that we haven't had a nutcracker on the stage of the war memorial opera house. >> reporter: john calden the director of the performance center remembers the theaters were the first to close after covid-19. theaters closed, shows canceled. >> it's a really wide reaching impact that's impacted about 38,000 employees in san francisco alone. it's been incredibly devastating for everybody who works in this industry and everybody who loves this industry. >> reporter: smaller theaters like lescher center for the arts have also

state of the arts." things make me sad, seeing the ballet, opera, all the wonderful institutions suffering right now. >>t's not like we're used to, that's for sure. we've had a whole year of it and hard to take for sure and also this weather hard to take. the conditions yesterday where it felt and looked like it wanted to rain but of course no precip out there. had the clouds, had the cool weather, and starting out this morning with the clouds, allowing for some spots to be warmer. live doppler 7 showing that this morning we're looking at not only some clouds but fog as well. widening the perspective, the weak system pushing through not bringing us anything in terms of rain but boy we have weather behind it to talk about. 38. it's cold in danville. 39 in livermore with 43 in san jose. elsewhere near 50 in san francisco. the fog is here, san francisco, sfo, down to half moon bay and up to the north there in santa rosa. so be careful out there. the clouds here from our exploratorium camera, with the fog not as cold but visibility reduced. we'll wait towards the afternoon until we break you the in mostly s

. >> reporter: the san francisco ballet was the first company in the united states to bring that crackerow must go on. even in a pandemic. >> did you ever think you guys would go virtual for the nutcracker? >> never. never. this is -- the nutcracker is a tradition for any ballet company. >> it's just this is so surreal for us. >> reporter: canceling was never an option but it's reinvented. a virtual world with record record -- performance. $50 allows to you stream online. >> you can go through the program book and try is it on, a different costume element and go inside and hear the motives by the orchestra. >> reporter: the virtual experience takes viewer inside, and in reality, it and other theatres sit empty. >> this is the first time? 76 years we haven't had the nutcracker. >> reporter: the managing director of the war memorial and performs arts center recall the ballet being the first thing cancelled in the u.s. due to covid restrictions. opening night was closing night. the pandemic impacted loss of tourism and jobs and the theatre is closed. shows are cancelled. >> and it's impacte

state ahead on the cbs weekend newsk dealing with grief during a season de voted to joy. in italy moving class outside and into living history. and later, with theaters closed by covid, ballet companies reinvent the nutcracker. >> duncan: as the pandemic continues its deadly assault this season, typically de fined by joy, is increasingly de fined by grief. here's c become s's michael george. >> a bill at washington's national cathedral tolling 300 times. one signal for every 1,000 people in this cli who have died from covid-19. charlie jackson an army veteran was lost on may 17th. >> i took him to the va hospital. and that was my last time seeing him alive. >> his wife laura told us she was unable to be with her husband for the last three weeks of his life. she said thanksgiving was painful. >> it was horrible, michael, we did what we could to get through as a family. and when we sat down for dinner, he would normally bless the food and carve the turkey and, he wasn't there to do any of that. and it's just unfair. >> with the holidays upon us, vaccines offer distant hope but the pandemic rages, claiming more lives every day. >> everybody grieves whether they think they are

state of the arts." >>> oh, lisa, can't wait for the day when we can go to the opera, a ballet, a broadway show. >> weust have to get rid of 2020. >> almost done. >> yes. and weather is a huge disappointment for sure, we have rainfall deficits from the south bay to the north bay. sorry about all the bad news. we're adding a red flag warning to all of this for december, third time this has happened for december. looking at the maps here, you'll notice a lot of cloud cover. that means moisture, that's good news because the winds will shift later on today. this is san rafael where you have clouds and also some sunshine. it's been a milder morning due to the cloud cover. 50 downtown, 54 in oakland, 50 at the coast. and from our east bay hills camera, kind of hazy. air quality is moderate here, a little bit better than yesterday, no advisories today for the air quality. 38 in santa rosa, 46 in 46 in 4n you see scattered high clouds, patchy, dense fog. looking at partly cloudy skies this afternoon, a red flag warning and a wind advisory for everyone. that includes the lower elevations except for the regions

state of the arts." >>> so beautiful, lisa. can't wait for the day we can go back to a show, a theater, a ballet. >> not this year, though. >> one. >> finally we could say not this year and there's not much of this year left, which is just around the corner. >> yes. >> we're looking forward to that and looking forward to some rain. looks like we'll get in a little of that for the month of december, and we're still only in the first week, but signs are pointing towards maybe some of that changing, as we look at live doppler clouds, we had a weak weather system that allowed for some fog to settle in to some of our valleys. the moisture content is higher this morning, that's some good news, since our rainfall deficit is massive, and as we look at live doppler 7 once again, high pressure over the bay area, that will lead to more sunshine. as we look at the peninsula, temperatures are in the upper 40s to low 50s frombelmont. over into the east bay, it's cool in the upper 30s for livermore, and napa and this is where we have some of the dense fog from novato up through santa rosa, and san rafael, otherwise it is 50 mild degrees in the