tim johns sat down with the captain, who will be in charge of the officers and explains how opd is hoping to slow down the violence. >> on the heels of one of the worst years for crime in decades. >> property crime, violent crime. burglaries, robberies. >> the police department launching a new plan to stop the surge in violence in the eastern part of the city. captain johnson will be one of those leading the change. he said one of the key components is beefing up police presence in the area. starting saturday, opd will shift 48 officers to do just that. >> a lot of times, residents would say we don't feel safe or like we have a voice, like the department really cares. >> the movie is being praised by members of the oakland city council who say the distribution of resources is long overdue. >> there have been call volumes, backlogged calls up to 120 that are outstanding in east oakland. and the other part of the city, we are at 60. >> half as much. building trust amongst communities of color is another critical part of their strategy. johnson said he's going to make sure it is part of thei

tim: tim johns, abc 7 news. dan: coming up, a north bay mann says his stolen cat has turned up in l.a. county. why he says airbnb renters are behind it. ama: more fallout for spotify. another acclaimed artist pulls their songs. dan: a look at the lunar new year celebrati ♪ at usaa, we've been called "too exclusive" because we were created for officers. but as we've evolved with the military, we've grown to serve all who've honorably served. no matter their rank or when they were in. a marine just out of boot camp or a petty officer from '73 and even his kids and their kids. usaa is made for all who've honorably served and their eligible family members. are we still exclusive? absolutely. and that's exactly why you should join. ama: an oven is being blamed for starting a fire that did significant damage to the elks lodge in santa clara tonight. the fire department was called out to the building on marne avenue just before 5 p.m. two people were preparing food for bingo night at the lodge and it appears there was

tim johns was at the second harvest in san jose, where volunteers were helping out. >> with the latest surge in the pandemic, food banks are experiencing the worst staffing shortages they have faced in years. >> volunteers make up about a quarter of our workforce. we can't do this work without them. >> diane works for second harvest may food bank based in san jose. she said the situation has gotten so desperate in recent weeks that second harvest is considering hiring temporary labor, something that could cost an extra $50,000 per week. >> sometimes we are spending more money to buy pre-docs -- boxed produce which cost more. >> the call for help was answered monday thanks to a group of volunteers from the regional medical center of san jose, who came in for a day of service in honor of martin luther king jr. day. >> this gives us the opportunity to take a day on, to serve the community. >> ken is the ceo of the medical center. he says spending a day helping is the best way to put dr. king's message into action. >> this work builds you up and we want to be an inspiration to others sitti

abc 7 news reported tim johns has been tracking the story closely all evening and is in the newsroom now with the latest on this. tim. tim: the meeting has drawn a lot of attention both here locally and nationwide about the ongoing gun control debate. these new mandates are being called the first of their kind in the country and could serve as a model for other jurisdictions. after hours of debate tuesday night, the san jose city council decided to split the initial proposal into two mandates. the first being a liability insurance requirement for gun owners that would cover losses or damages caused by neglect or accidental use of a firearm. the second, annual gun harm reduction fee that will be collected by a nonprofit organization for firearm safety education. the proposals dividing opinion among san jose residents who called in to public comment. some voicing strong support. >> charging a fee and requiring insurance does not restrain anyone from owning a gun but it does require that gun owners show responsibility. >> and others vehemently opposed. >> you know what you are doing is w

dan: abc7 news reporter tim job -- tim johns how to order your at home free test and why some expertssay it's too little, too late. tim: the free tests are available to order online at a government website. people can go to covidtest.gov and are redirected to a page run by the united states postal service. from there, just enter your contact and shipping information. the after people go ahead and order their tests here online, they can inspect them at their front door and -- in seven to 12 days. the federal government is picking up the cost of the tests so ordering them online is free. and you don't need a credit card number to do so. but some health experts say it's too little, too late. >> i think that we missed the boat. >> dr. monica gandhi is an infectious disease expert at ucsf examine said while she supports people using the tests they would have been more helpful if the government had been issuing them before the omicron surge. >> if the tests are coming right now, that's simply not enough time. if we had it before, we could have helped our schools stay open, for example. tim:

tim: tim johns, abc 7 news. dan: coming up, a north bay mann says his stolen cat has turned up in l.a. county. why he says airbnb renters are behind it. ama: more fallout for spotify. another acclaimed artist pulls their songs. dan: a look at the lunar new year celebrati okay, it's go time. team usa on the largest gig-speed network. which means this mega fan never misses a second. it's gig-speed wifi that's “mikaela shiffrin” fast. ok, that's fast! speed's cool, but does yours block threats? yup, even for these upstairs all-nighters rocking wifi speeds faster than a gig. can your internet do that? learn more about gig-speed wifi, or get started with xfinity internet for $19.99 a month for 12 months. click, call, or visit a store today. ama: an oven is being blamed for starting a fire that did significant damage to the elks lodge in santa clara tonight. the fire department was called out to the building on marne avenue just before 5 p.m. two people were preparing food for bingo night at the lodge and it appears t

abc 7 news reported tim johns has been tracking the story closely all evening and is in the newsroom now with the latest on this. tim. tim: the meeting has drawn a lot of attention both here locally and nationwide about the ongoing gun control debate. these new mandates are being called the first of their kind in the country and could serve as a model for other jurisdictions. after hours of debate tuesday night, the san jose city council decided to split the initial proposal into two mandates. the first being a liability insurance requirement for gun owners that would cover losses or damages caused by neglect or accidental use of a firearm. the second, annual gun harm reduction fee that will be collected by a nonprofit organization for firearm safety education. the proposals dividing opinion among san jose residents who called in to public comment. some voicing strong support. >> charging a fee and requiring insurance does not restrain anyone from owning a gun but it does require that gun owners show responsibility. >> and others vehemently opposed. >> you know what you are doing is w

church and winter storms abc 7 news reporter tim. johnsn following this story all night long and joins us live from san francisco international airport, tim. you actually got some expert insight into these cancellations. yeah, dion, you know thousands of people have been impacted by these canceled flights all across the country including folks right here at sfo an analysts. tell us it could be some time before it gets better. travel anywhere around the country these days and there's a good chance your flight might be canceled another couple thousand cancellations hundreds of delays again today, and it's just been pretty much continuous pretty nearly two weeks. the airline industry has been going into meltdown resulting in thousands of flight cancellations and delays. they have not seen anything like this before where it's just continuous and it's it's across the board every airline and osa the cause of the problem is twofold with the first in severe winter weather and various parts of the country and the other being the rapid spread of the

abc7 news reporter tim johns was at a watch party in the city with local reaction. >> after an optimistic start to the afternoon, 49ers left with a disappointing final result. >> gut wrenching loss. we were so close. at that time unite irish cultural center, the faithful gathered to cheer on the bay area team. be only one los angeles rams fan. -- >> we won! >> left with a smile on her face. >> you hear me san francisco? l.a. is going to the super bowl! >> even if it was to the annoyance of her hometown friends. >> despite the tough loss sunday night. for some fans, there were no hard feelings. >> good luck to l.a. in the -- in the super bowl final. again, it's -- it's hard to take. >> and still a sense of pride on a well-played season. >> er love the team and i always will. and it wasn't our day. but you know what, we'll be back because i'm faithful. >> in san francisco, gym johns, abc7 news. -- tim johns, abc7 news. dion: moving on now to the east bay where about 20,000 comcast customers saw their internet and home security knocked out. that's because of gunfire from an overnight shootin

tim: tim johns, abc 7 news. dan: new details about the deadly shootout between san jose police and a man police say had five felony warrants for his arrest. the police chief gave an update on the investigation to this point. dustin dorsey has the story. dustin: wednesday night, a sequence of events in the south bay led this quiet neighborhood in san jose to be the backdrop of a deadly shooting involving police. the police chief gave us the latest on the investigation into the events that ended in an exchange of gunshots between police and this man, 32-year-old robert seth carter. >> carter is a san jose resident, currently has five felony warrants, and is on probation for battery. this was traumatic for everyone involved. dustin: police responded to a stolen vehicle call when police say mata ran from officers into santa clara, where he attempted to carjack someone before returning to the stolen car that he eventually crashed at the corner of west heading and park. he tried to stop another vehicle before the offi

in vallejo, tim johns, abc 7 news. >> east bay mud -- this had been an issue for at least a week. -- i called the emergency helpline. the person that answered told me not to drink the water and that they would send somebody. >> east bay mud said when the leak was first reported at eagle avenue and bay street, it was small and had my priority to fix. the utility says it was unaware of anyone being instructed and that the tap water is safe to drink. >> that is good to know. >> moving into a holiday weekend. the weather looks awfully nice. >> it does. hopefully a little less hazy and icky than today. >> i know. the air is not so great. it was poor at times. as we take a look at what is ahead for the holiday weekend, we will talk about what is going to happen. the air quality across the region is mostly in the good to moderate range. green is good, yellow is moderate. we had a few pockets of poor air quality. that has improved. the wind will pick up. offshore wind developing to the north and in the hills. 7:00 a.m. on friday. you will notice 22 to 32 mile-per-hour winds ticking up. as th

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

tim johns explains the history and the plans for the future. tim: it is one of the liveliest neighborhoods in san francisco. for 3.5 decades, if you wanted to open a bar in castro neighborhood, you were out of luck. >> it was the story of this woman who came to us with this tale that we were surprised about. tim: raphael is the supervisor of district eight. he says his office was approached by a woman who wanted to open up en a bar -- a piano bar, only to be told she couldn't. >> we realized this was true and we probably should change this. tim: the band goes back to 1987 and probably came about due to a multiple load -- multitude of reasons. >> i think some of it had to do with business as a decision. the less competition you have. aids it was happening and that could have had an influence on the dynamic of patronage. tim: at a board of supervisors meeting, a unanimous vote passed a new ordinance of allowing our new bar to open, welcomed in the neighborhood. >> excited. it is great. tim: it is not just about changing the law. it means a chance

abc 7 news reporter tim johns explains the history and the plans for the future. he liveliest neighborhoods in san francisco. the for the past three and a half decades, if you wanted to open a new bar in the cities castro neighborhood, you were out of luck. >> it was the story of this woman who came to us with this tale that we were a little surprised about. tim: raphael is the supervisor of district eight. he says his officer -- office was recently approached by wyatt, who to open a piano bar, only to be told she could. >> and then we dug a little bit and realized this is true. and we probably should change this. tim: the band goes back to 1987 and probably came about due to a multitude of reasons, says a gay-rights activist and former supervisor. >> i think some of it had to do with witness as a decision, the less competition you have. aids was happening, as well. that could have had in influence, particularly on the dynamic of patronage. tim: at a board of supervisors meeting on tuesday, a unanimous vote cast a new ordinance once again allowing new hours to open

as tim johns tells us, they are winning support for many vallejo residents. it's a problem every day. people have issues every day with potholes. tim: in vallejo, residents say potholes are a problem that have gotten worse over the years. tim: at least three per street or something. it's kind of getting ridiculous. tim: and when that increasing hitting them where it hurts the most. in the pocketbook. >> and having entire issues. i have a problem -- i'm having entire issues -- tire issues. tim: some residents decided to take matters into their own hands, forming a group that fixes potholes on. their own. they call him the pothole gate vigilantes. here is a member of the group. he said is not just about stopping damage to stopping cars, but preventing someone from getting physically hurt. >> for instance, that right there is an example of a pothole that standards. somebody's working, possibly hitting somebody on the right-hand side, swerving into oncoming traffic. that's what we want to mitigate. tim: they're also winning the support of many in the community. s

tim: tim johns, abc 7 news. liz: another big nfl headliner, tom brady is retiring after 22 seasons in the nfl and seven super bowl championships according to our sister network espn which is citing sources. but brady's father has told other organizations that his son has not yet made a decision about his future. his dad debunked espn's reporting as total conjecture. espn reports that the 44-year-old order back based his decision on his health and his family and brady is a native of san mateo and a graduate of sarah high school. head football coach patrick walsh says brady is and always will be a legend in the bay area. >> every time we watch a game together, savor this moment. you are watching the greatest of all time play the toughest position in all of sports and it may never happen again. there are some great port of backs with allen and my homes -- great quarterbacks with allen and mahomes in they have a long way to go. liz: it is unclear when brady will formalize his retirement plans. it will be up to brady

tim johns has more on the trend that local leaders are hoping will cut down on robberies. tim: amid a surge in attacks on asian americans, businesses are trying to keep their customers safe. some like big dish restaurants are switching from being to cash only to accepting and encouraging people to use debit or credit cards. >> let customers when they came in, they said it was very scary, and then they do not want to come to chinatown. tim: by carrying less cash, customers and the elderly will be less of a potential target for criminals. despite the transition, sales have increased and business is better than ever. >> with limited cash in their pockets they can only buy limited amounts of items, so when you are accepting credit cards they can buy so much more. tim: that does not mean it has not come with its share of challenges. carl chan is the president of the open chinatown chamber of commerce. generational and cultural norms lay strong role. many older asian americans have a long-standing preference to use cash. >> i am sure that nowadays, many seniors are getting to und

reporter: in san francisco, tim johns. the weekend is here and it is time to talk about the weather. larry: sandhya patel, it looks like if we're not going to get rain, sunshine through the week? we will take it i guess. sandhya: nothing we can do about it. enjoy the weather this weekend because it will be great for outdoor plans you have. one of the things that helped out, we have dusty, down sloping wins, right now 39 at mount diablo. these winds help to clean out the pollution we had trapped near the surface. look at the view. it is much better now from our east bay hills camera. you can see clearly across the bay. our air quality the next few days will be moderate. if you will be out and about, you are fine unless you have sensitivity to pollution. a stunning view from rm review camera as we look back toward san francisco. mid-50's. 49 in fairfield and 52 in livermore. a lack of wind, it has bee pretty light at the lower elevations. upper 50's from san francisco to oakland. half moon bay, 50 degrees. we have a lot of c

tim johns, abc7 news. dan: thank you.south bay, nearly 20,000 people are gathering at the winter fest to you shaller in the new year a little early tomorrow. we have more on their excitement about the year ahead. >> happy new year. >> happy new year! reporter: ringing in 2022 at california's great america. >> 10, nine, eight, seven. reporter: the countdown to new beginnings. what do you hope for in 2022? >> a calmer year than the year before. a little more normal. >> no more covid. no more work from home. >> lots of fund a good healths for us and our loved ones. reporter: thousands of families bundled up at the park's wintfest. >> 2021 is the worst. i think 2022 can change our lives. >> it is nice. it is kind of second nature these days to put this thing on. we have been doing a lot of that. >> i love seeing kids and families happy, excited. reporter: that holiday happiness heating up the park that is draped in decor, with more than a million flashing light. >> i'm excited to go on another ride. >> it feels awesome now. j

reporter tim johns spoke with city leaders about the goals of this center. lights of a city filled with tech workers and billionaires, one issue continues to plague san francisco. >> we are facing a drug epidemic that requires us to throw everything we have to stop it. tim: as part of the mayor's emergency declaration, on tuesday, a new center was opened in the cities tenderloin neighborhood. having a place where people can go and where we can refer people where they can immediately get connected to a treatment bed, to medical care, is critical. tim: the center is meant to be a one-stop shop for those living on the streets and suffering from addiction. a place that brings together a multitude of service providers for things like substance abuse and mental health care and housing needs. jerry mccoy works with health right 360, 1 of the providers. he says having everything under one roof is key. >> we are able to figure out if i am talking to a guest and funning out with a need, i can then collaborate with other service providers and figure out how can we get

tim johns joins us live tonight in the studio with the latest on what is changing. tim: that's right. public health experts are all pretty confident we are past the peak of the omicron surge, so several counties, including san francisco, marin, and sonoma, are modifying their roles. in san francisco, masking look at lest strike. -- masking will get less strict. starting tuesday, masks can be removed indoors in places like gyms and offices, as long as there is 100% vaccination and booster shots are up-to-date. in the north bay, schools are easing some restrictions in marin county. there will be no limits on how many people can attend assemblies and sporting events, unless the crowd is excited to be over 500, in which case everyone needs to be vaccinated. >> know there are some students who go to school because of sports. that is their driver. so it is important. it is important to bring that community together. tim: in sonoma county, officials modified their rules for indoor spectator events, allowing 50 inside a venue, not including staff, athletes, or performers. >>

news reporter tim johns stopped by several spots in san francisco tonight and shows us how they're preparing. for l 24 hours to go before the big game both fans were so excited. just so like root them on. hopefully they get make the super bowl and businesses are getting ready to cheer on the 49ers sunday afternoon. is our pub in san francisco. owner sarah hatchet tells me he's expecting his bar to be standing room only for most of the day, but barely this morning getting ready to make sure we have enough inventory. we have enough chicken wings and fear and across town. it was a similar story at harry's bar where they ran out of reservations last sunday immediately after the latest 49ers win. and what i did is for tomorrow's game. i've rented some additional tables and chairs because i want to expand the outside diet, you know the outside seating area with sports bars around the bay area expected to be packed with the faithful covid safety was also on the minds of many establishments, you know, we still follow some of the older protocols where we sanitized between each seating and you know, w

because i'm faithful. >> in san francisco, tim johns, abc 7 news. >> that lady was rude.uch. i would be like the mike just died. -- mic just died. i don't know what happen. the camera died, everything. reggie: let's talk about this man. tom brady is expected to announce his retirement. espn2 will honor the seven-time super bowl champion today, starting at 6:00 this morning, you can catch a two hour attribute, reliving many of his memorable moments and greatest games. you can stream man in the arena any time on espn plus. it is an exclusive series, featuring his first-hand account of his super bowl appearances. kumasi: two car explosions in one week, .5 miles away from each other. reggie: a lockdown in china just days before the start of the winter limits. the increasing concern about covid. but first, a check of the weather withdrew. drew: patchy fog on our monday morning. conditions are improving. visibility is up to 2.5 miles parade issues in the north bay. anywhere from zero to .75 miles of visibility. around the bay shoreline, we are doing a ok. you can see the fog ar

remember tonga in your prayers in redwood city tim johns abc 7 news. and yesterday was a much different scene in santa cruz than back in 2011. that is when that massive earthquake offoa of ged a tsunan california. it caused 20 million dollars worth of damage to the santa cruz hgain, this is video from 2011. rock beach near fort baker and marin county. people came out to check on their boats and to keep an eye on the tide. moments as waves pounded the shoreline yesterday near pacific up here in san mateo county water. you can see rushed over the waterfront drenching the road beyond some surfers couldn't resist the unusually high waves. jesus well, here's my front door. this is video from savannah peterson in pacifica. she lives on beach boulevard. not far from the pacifica municipal pier and not far at all from the tsunami surge and the tsunami advisory got the attention of thousands in the bay area and left some neighbors running for safety after a surge of water poured into one waterfront community abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard. has that story f

tim johns joins us live tonight in the studio with the latest on what is changing. tim: that's right. public health experts are all pretty confident we are past the peak of the omicron surge, so several counties, including san francisco, marin, and sonoma, are modifying their roles. in san francisco, masking look at lest strike. -- masking will get less strict. starting tuesday, masks can be removed indoors in places like gyms and offices, as long as there is 100% vaccination and booster shots are up-to-date. in the north bay, schools are easing some restrictions in marin county. there will be no limits on how many people can attend assemblies and sporting events, unless the crowd is excited to be over 500, in which case everyone needs to be vaccinated. >> know there are some students who go to school because of sports. that is their driver. so it is important. it is important to bring that community together. tim: in sonoma county, officials modified their rules for indoor spectator events, allowing 50 inside a venue, not including staff, athletes, or performers. >>

tim johns shows us how it works. reporter: 2020 to be that forever changes how we deal with waste. and some eggshells. reporter: a new law comes into effect that requires people to separate certain things from the rest of their trash. then and you are done. reporter: they want to keep perishable leased from places like landfills and turn them into recycled material that offsets climate change. >> it will keep material out of landfills, reduce methane emissions. reporter: it will roll out gradually and be implanted at different times depending on what city or county you live in. reduce the amount of material they send to landfills. composting program. >> there may be some cost, but the benefits arch mendez. liz:liz:liz:liz:liz:liz:liz:liz: effect. the changes are part of the new rules on gmo's. some rules will remain. it will not be doing spot checks, but it will respond to written complaints. welcome the new year at their local bowling alley, the only place in town right now with power. the bowling alley is becoming a place where residents can be counted on in a crisis. in addition

tim johns stopped by several spots in san francisco to show us xavier becerra preparing. reporter: both fans -- we are so excited. -- both fans -- >> we are so excited. reporter: expecting his bard to be standing room only for most of the day. >> we are making sure that we have enough inventory, enough chicken wings. >> it was a similar story at harry's bar. >> but i did was for tomorrow's game, i rented additional chairs. reporter: covid safety wrter: co the mind of many of the establishment. >> we sanitize the menus after every use. >> i>> i>> i>> i>> i>> i>> i>> i make up some of the loss from the pandemic. >> the 49ers definitely helped. reporter: everybody is confident that the niners will bring home a win. >> we we we we we we we for a win. liz: retiring after seven championships. that is according to espn. brady's father has told organizations that his son has not yet made a decision about his future. espn reports that the quarterback east his decision on his health and his family. he is a graduate. he will always be a legend in the bay area. >> savor this moment.

tim johns has more. tim: free tests are available to order online at a government website. people can go to covidtests.gov and are redirected to a page run by the united states postal service. >> after people order their tests here online, they can inspect them -- they can expect them at their front door in seven to 12 days. tim: the federal government is picking up the cost, so ordering them is free, but some health experts say it is to little, too late. dr. gandhi is an infectious disease expert at ucsf. she says while she supports people using the tests, it would have had more help if the government had been issuing them before the omicron surge. >> if the tests are coming right now, that simply is not enough time. if we had them before, we could have helped schools stay open, for example. tim: the tests will be antigen test's, similar to the ones sold at convenience stores. >> ozark the tests to test out early from isolation. if you already have covid and you're just wondering when you are no longer infectious. -- those are the tests to test separately from isolation. t

tim johns shows us how it works. tim: for millions of californians across the state, 2022 will be the year that forever changes how we deal with waste. >> here is a banana peel, peel,, an orange, some egg shells. tim: on january 1, a new law came into effect that requires all people and businesses to separate things like leftover food and kitchen scraps from the rest of their trash. >> once a day or once every other day we empty it into the green bin and you are done. tim: it's a process called composting and robert reed who works for waste management company -- says it is the biggest change to trash in decades. the idea behind it is to keep perishable waste out of places like landfills and instead turn it into a new recycled material that helps offset climate change. >> it's going to keep millions of tons of material out of landfills, reduce methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas. tim: the new law will be rolled out gradually. by 2024, the state will begin imposing fines on those who failed to do it correctly. >>

tim johns shows us how it works. >> for millions of californians are the state, 2022 will be the yearhat forever changes how we deal with waste. >> here's the top of an orange, banana peel. here's some egg shells. >> on january 1, a new law came into effect that requires all people and businesses to separate things like leftover food and kitchen scraps from the rest of their trash. >> once a day, once every other day at you empty it into the green bin and you are done. >> it's a process called composting. robert reed says it's the biggest change to trash in decades. the idea behind it is to keep perishable waste out of places like landfills and turn them into a new recycled material that helps offset climate change. >> is going to keep millions of tons of material out of landfills, reduce methane emissions, it's a potent greenhouse gas. >> the new law will roll out gradually and will be implemented over the next two years depending on what city or county you live in. i 2024, the state will begin imposing fines on those who failed to do it correctly. >> it requires cities and counties

tim johns went out to see how people celebrate it anyway to ring in the new year. ormally the embarcadero would be packed with people but after the city canceled their fireworks display for the second year in a row, many had to find a different way to reenter the new year. >> people need to be reminded there is a reason to celebrate. it is hard -- it is easy to get caught up in the drama going on in the world right now. >>twer park restaurant, they were busy friday, preparing to welcome their first guests for a sold-out new year's menu. staff told us they provide a fun but safe evening. >> everyone has to be masked when they come in, checking vaccines and eyes when they come in, staff fully maasked the entire time. tim: others wanted to bring in the new year anymore subdued way. >>

dan: abc7 news reporter tim job -- tim johns how to order your at home free test and why some expertsle, too late. tim: the free tests are available to order online at a government website. people can go to covidtest.gov and are redirected to a page run by the united states postal service. from there, just enter your contact

abc 7 news reporter tim johns stopped by several spots in san francisco showing us how they are preparingter: less than 24 hours to go. >> we are so excited to root them on. >> businesses are getting ready to cheer on the 49ers sunday afternoon. in san francisco, sarah tells me he is expecting his bar to be standing room only most of the day. >> getting ready, making sure we have enough inventory, enough beer and chicken wings. reporter: across town, it was a similar story at harry's bar. >> for tomorrow's game, i ran additional tables and chairs to expand outside dining and seating. reporter: with sports bars around the bay area expected to be packed, covid safety was on the minds of many establishments. >> we still follow older protocols where we sanitize between each seating and the menus after every use. reporter: the big weekend is about more than sports. it is a chance for local businesses to make up revenue loss during the pandemic. >> business has been down in general. it hasn't gotten back to vertical as before. the 49ers definitely help. reporter: despite nerves ahead of the gam

reporter tim johns talk to the woman, who says she is shocked. >> i'm talking about the home testing.orter: the cost of the pandemic has been high. the better part of two years, the east senior estate home, mindful of covid safety protocols and testing when necessary. that's why after the biden administration required insurance companies to cover the cost of at home covid tests, she said she was shocked to find out medicare wasn't doing the same. >> i think something that small, it was not a good choice. that's what got me was why this? reporter: it is not just herself she is worried about. she says she worries about her family members, some of whom are too young to be vaccinated. >> we are always aware they have a baby that is only six weeks old. my newest grandson. i would be horrified if something ever happened and he got something from us. reporter: under rules that took effect saturday, private insurance companies must pay for up to eight at home tests per person per month. this statement, medicare says they only pay for tests done at testing sites. the statement reads in part, "

tim: tim johns, abc 7 news. liz: in the south bay, nearly 20,000 people gathered at great america's winterfest. stephanie sierra tells us about the excitement for 2022. >> happy new year -- >> happy new year -- >> happy new year. stephanie: ringing in 2022 at california's great america -- >> 10, 9 8, 7 -- > stephanie: the countdown to new begiin02 >> a comber year for -- year than the year before. >> no more covid, no more work from home. >> lots of fun and good health for us and our loved ones. stephanie: thousands of family bundled up outside winterfest, most masked up to send enough -- send off another tough year. >> 2021 was the worst year. i think 2022 could change our lives. >> it is nice. it is second nature these days to put this thing on and we have been doing a lot of that. i love seeing kids and families happy and excited. stephanie: that happiness eating up the park, draped into core with more than one million flashing lights, surrounding families embracing the covid escape. >> i'm excited to go on a

tim johns focus on local tongan's and shares their stories. >> a prayer. chris: for many come of the past 24 hours have been an emotional roller coaster. >> after underwater volcano erupted, the nearby island country of tonga was hit by a devastating tsunami. the effects reason felt here in california, some 5400 miles away. many in the bay area say they have not heard from friends or family. the reverent is the pastor of the first assembly of god church. his son is currently in tonga. >> we still trust even though we haven't heard from them for almost 24 hours now, but we believe and have hope that something good is going to come out from this. >> it is a similar story for many across the region. michelle helps run a restaurant and grocery store. >> family is a huge thing in the polynesian culture, and so if a couple families are being affected, it affects all of us. >> she says her heart breaks for those in the country, many of whom come from humble backgrounds. >> you can't help but wonder how they are going to be able to rebuild right after this. >> des

john: virginia senator tim kaine says he was stuck for 27 hours. >> it switched from a miserable travelay into a survival mode day. john: but the time trapped on the icy slush covered tar was not all that. a trucker try to make a gesture of kindness and offered a hot breakfast to his fellow stranded motorists. >> hey, i just made you a hot breakfast and a cup of fruit punch. i saw you were sitting out here the whole time. it was him and his mother. both of them were really appreciative. it was a nice moment. john: i'm john lawrence reporting. dan: that is incredible. you can almost sense when it goes from inconvenient to scary and even a crisis. ama: wow, looking at all that snow and ice, spencer. spencer: it is so different here. just a few sprinkles happening right now. on the north bay mainly. even those spreckels are tapering off right now. a live live view looking back a part of the skyline of san francisco where it is currently 53 degrees. low 50's and not in view. the view from emeryville, much clearer than they were in the early evening hours. the low 50's and all of these locat

john: virginia senator tim kaine says he was stuck for 27 hours. >> it switched from a miserable travel day into a survival mode day. john: but the time trapped on the icy slush covered tar was not all that. a trucker try to make a gesture of kindness and offered a hot breakfast to his fellow stranded motorists. >> hey, i just made you a hot breakfast and a cup of fruit punch. i saw you were sitting out here the whole time. it was him and his mother. both of them were really appreciative. it was a nice moment. john: i'm john lawrence reporting. dan: that is incredible. you can almost sense when it goes from inconvenient to scary and even a crisis. ama: wow, looking at all that snow and ice, spencer. spencer: it is so different here. just a few sprinkles happening right now. on the north bay mainly. even those spreckels are tapering off right now. a live live view looking back a part of the skyline of san francisco where it is currently 53 degrees. low 50's and not in view. the view from emeryville, much clearer than they were in the early evening hours. the low 50's and all of these loc

. >> john: tim kaine, the senator proved i-95 is the great equalizer, everybody gets stuck in the snower, anybody can get it. even if you do or don't take precautions. centers for disease control is plagued by messaging issues, and the new isolation guidelines and now the director is failing to provide basic information on covid death data when pressed yesterday. >> do you know how many of the 836,000 deaths in the u.s. linked to covid are from covid or how many are with covid but they had other co-morbidity. do you have that break down? >> yes, with omicron we are following that carefully, the death registry takes a few weeks to collect and of course omicron has just been with us for a few weeks, but those data will be for the coming. >> john: bring in johns hopkins university dr. marty makary, and it was said that 51% of people in the hospital with covid did not go in with covid, but the bigger picture, a communication problems at the centers for disease control. rochelle walensky did some media training, there was an article saying she was not good at this. >> c.d.c. has never reall

. >> elie honig and tim o'brien, thanks both very much. >> thanks, john. >>> join jake tapper and andersonapitol with police, lawmakers, and leaders, live from the capitol january 6th, one year later. it begins thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> bad blood. theranos founder elizabeth holmes found guilty of four out of 11 charges. how many years she faces in prison. >>> he is a far-right prime minister with a hard line stance on immigration, the media, and the judicial system. donald trump just endorsed him. we'll roll the tape next. ♪ got my hair ♪ ♪ got my head ♪ ♪ got my brains ♪ ♪ got my ears ♪ ♪ got my heart ♪ ♪ got my soul ♪ ♪ got my mouth ♪ ♪ i got life ♪ the livingoom slash yoga shanti slash regional office slash... and this is the basement slash panic room. maybe what your family needs is a vacation home slash vacation home. find yours on the vrbo app. it■s hard eating healthy. unless you happen to be a dog. ♪ limu emu... & doug ♪ ♪ superpowers from a spider bite? i could use some help showing the world how liberty mutual customizes their car insurance so they only pay for what

. >> john: including democratic senator tim kaine from the commonwealth of virginia trapped with everybodyndra: why didn't he see those warnings? >> john: and what's funny in all of this, people were blaming the incoming governor, he won't be until the 15th. >> sandra: hard to believe. >> john: where is the governor, wrong guy. the newly sworn in manhattan district attorney announcing a progressive approach to crime, no prison time for a number of misdemeanor charges and not even charging some things that are crimes. the critics say the move is going to embolden criminals at a time the city is dealing with record levels of crime in every category. the cover of today's new york post saying "spree pass," eric is live in new york city with more on this. a lot of people are scratching their heads. >> hello, john. do the crime in new york city but don't have to do the time. that say critics is the message from the new progressive manhattan district attorney alvin bragg. to some a stunning reversal of the traditional law enforcement policies, bragg stressing diversion and alternative to jail tim

they never supported trump's election lies, the mitt romney's, the susan collins, tim scott and rob portman had gone with john lewis to selma in 2015 to support some of the tenets of this very voting rights reauthorization. what's happened? >> so i think there's two kind of really important things to look at here from the republican perspective. one being that there hasn't been a single concession made to what republicans want on this issue, so we all know, we've been very outspoken about the big lie and the fact that a large portion of the country still believes the election was stolen. however, one of the best ways to deal with that would be to concede with republicans that we neat voter i.d. laws. we have moderate minded republicans, lisa murkowski, susan collins, if we could get voter identity. >> that's interesting that you say that. we just had senator tammy duckworth on who said that behind the scenes, they have been doing this work, and have been talking to republicans about what they could live with, and they have woven in some of the concessions on voter i.d. >> i think it's going to need to go a bi

ask john lindsay, the ex-mayor of new york. >> and tim kaine. >> tim kaine knows what it's like to getn traffic. so president trump obviously is going to remain a force in the republican party, and josh, i want to ask you about this because of your ties to the senate minority leader. lindsey graham said he's not going to vote for mitch mcconnell again as senate leader unless he develops a relationship with president trump. listen to what he said. >> here is the question. can senator mcconnell effectively work with a leader of the republican party, donald trump. i'm not going to vote for anybody that can't have a working relationship with president trump. >> lindsey graham said in the interview we did with him on "america reports" he doesn't know if the relationship can be repaired. i'm wondering, josh, does mcconnell even want to repair it? >> well, look, i think this is exactly the kind of thing the republicans are going to need to avoid over the next year if they are going to have success in the midterm and beyond. this is bait, as we say on "ruthless," the bait that republicans unfo

john hutchinson. we have justice jenkins, justice elizabeth walker, justice tim armstrong, justice william wooton.f you would give them a round of applause pleads. [applause] our constitutional officer and i have had a lot of fun working with these guys, really and truly. i think of them as really dear friends. you know, our attorney general is not with us tonight. patrick is off doing a lot of really important stuff. and we hope that he is going to come back and barrel on through. but our attorney general patrick morrissey, our state auditor jb makowski. our secretary of state matt warner, our commissioner of agriculture, kent in our state treasurer riley more. give them a big round of applause. [applause] so many different people here. we have our senate president right behind me, craig. our speaker of the house, roger henshaw. i have not seen joe, but i see shelley up here. shelley, thank you so much for coming. in every way. i have not seen him, but congressman and congresswoman, i think them from the bottom of my heart. absolutely a big round of applause for all of them. [applause] we've got

tim miller. and later, when day leader, ken when speech make a difference. alaska historian johnrinkley, if lasting trump can reset the biden administration before the midterms. the 11th hour, just getting underway, on a friday night. 11th hour, just gettin underway, on a friday night. underway, on a friday night. a must in your medicine cabinet! less sick days! cold coming on? zicam is the #1 cold shortening brand! highly recommend it! zifans love zicam's unique zinc formula. it shortens colds! zicam. zinc that cold! democrats are apparently trying a new tactic, to get joe manchin to sign on to possible senate rule changes, in order to get essential voting rights legislation passed. they've reportedly listed the likes of bill clinton and oprah to try to convince him. the most productive discussions are said to be between manchin and fellow centrist democrats, some of whom only recently changed their minds on filibuster reform. from politico, senator tim kaine likened it to the effort of his 27-hour drive to washington, earlier this week, after a snowstorm devastated i-95. slow p

john deere, uri, definitely underperformed. the chart looks better than the rest, but pick up where tim left off. all of these names are your russia/ukraine bets. china, taiwan, bets after the olympics when make when they lift their head up a bit general dynamics up 4% in the month, lock heat up probably around the same am those charts are probably where you want to be off of that interesting point. there's a call for investors at home to think about. for more reaction now to the president's comments, let's turn to ed mills, washington policy analyst at raymond james welcome. good to have you here. what did you hear the president say with respect to the economy or to trade or to inflation that gives you a sen of what will happen >> i hear three things one, build back better will be build back smaller number two, inflation, that's powell's and the fed's concern number three, russia, he does not want a rod line, if you will, with their incurs in the ucrime build back smaller, there is probably going to be a significant amount of energy tax credits, if anything gets done to steve grasso's point, we

johns spoke with city leaders about the goals of the new lakeview center in the tenderloin neighborhood. [bells tolling] tim: through the glistening sun light of the city filled with tech workers and billionaires, when issue continues to plague san francisco. >> we are facing a drug epidemic that requires us to do everything we have two stop it. tim: on tuesday, a new linkage center was officially opened in the city's tenderloin neighborhood. >> they have a place where we can go, where they can refer people where they can immediately get connected to a treatment bed, to medical care. it is critical. tim: the center is meant to be a one-stop shop to assistance for things like mental health, abuse, substance abuse, and health care. >> we are able to sort of figure out if i'm talking with a guest and finding out what they need, i can then collaborate with service providers and figure out how we can get these guests to these other options. >> officials say the center is already having a meaningful impact, assisting 118 people on its very first day. the center is running out its current facility for just six mon

support the john lewis act companies like microsoft and google and intel and pepsi and tesla, target, paypal. these are companies who know and understand they want to do business in a democracy. as tim cook said the right to vote is fundamental to ourac democracy. american history gives the right to vote to all citizens and black people in particular. we have had the march struggle and give their lives for more than a century to defend that right and we support efforts to ensure that our democracy and their futures more hopeful and more inclusive than in the past. there are others, best buy who say elections cannot be free or fair if every eligible voter is not given a full chance to vote or if the law makes it harder to do so. now madam president i disagree with my colleague who was just on the floor because there is a lot of demeaning of the system. i'm not going to spend a lot of time on it now because i will be on the floor later. i'm from o a vote by mail state and i'm proud of what our state has accomplished. i do not appreciate the misinformation of newt gingrich when he says quote the biggest way to expand voter fraud is to expand vote by mail. he is wrong. if i could flash

tim kaine tweeted i started my normal drive to d.c. at 1:00 p.m., 19 hours later i'm still not near the capitol. cnn correspondent joe johns live. so, how is it looking for the motorists stranded? when is the help arriving, joe? >> well, you know what, to state the obvious this is very slow going, and let me just give you an idea where i am. this is dumfries, virginia. it's in the zone and if you take a look down here that will show you what the problem is. the department of transportation here in the state as well as the state police held had a news conference on the telephone a little while ago and they explained that a lot of investigation down here, some are cars, many are semis, some of them have run out of gas, some are disabled there. have also been accidents, and what they have to do is they have to get the vehicles off the road that can actually drive and then come in again with tow trucks to try to move the one naz are disabled. if we can come back here. i can show you up on the overpass, the other thing that's going on is people are trying to get southbound on interstate 95 are stuck out here on the road. i talk