jason wang, thank you for your expertise and time. i appreciate it. dr. wang: thank you very much. anchor: we continue the conversation about omicron. a local county is counting at home tests in the bay area. anchor: we all know when you drive somewhere for a test, it gets logged in the county in california department of public health get the data. that doesn't happen if you use a home test. that is changing in marin county. joining us to talk about this and other covid manners is dr. matt willis. thank you for your time today. dr. willis: good to be with you. anchor: we have to start with the omicron variant. first one detected in the u.s. happens to be in california, a case in salmon cisco, someone who flew from south africa. i want to ask you, does marin county have a possible or confirmed case you know of? dr. willis: we do not. we had a return traveler yesterday from south africa but that person turned out not to be infected by omicron variant. we are continuing to monitor. we have surveillance in place. we are not surprised to find the first case was detected in the bay area,

i'm janelle wang. we start tonight with a lot of new develop

selina wang joins us again. better connection now. live from tokyo.s and what it perhaps means? >> reporter: well, rosemary, it does not extinguish global concerns about peng shuai's well-being and the wta is still calling for an investigation. what we do know is that this is the first time peng shuai has publicly spoken to international media about the sexual assault allegations and in this interview she denies the claims. she was speaking to a chinese language singaporean news outlet. take a listen to what she said. >> translator: i want to emphasize one thing that is very important. that i have never spoken or written about anyone sexually aassaulting me. this point is very important to be emphasized clearly. in terms of the weibo post, first of all, it's my personal privacy. there possibly has been a lot of misunderstanding. >> reporter: in the interview she also said she's been living at home in beijing and denied she's been under any kind of surveillance. there were also photos and videos of her posted at this event where she was speaking to the

. >>> i'm janelle wang. a sharp increase of covid cases across the bay area. how hospitals are being prepared for a potential surge. and we're told to rethink our new year's eve plans. >>> and feet of new snow in the sierra. it looks good on paper, but how much is it really helping our drought? what we've learned about the long-term impact. >>> good evening, everyone, this is nbc bay area news tonight. i'm janelle wang. we start tonight with a lot of new developments when it comes to covid. cases are sharply on the rise. every single bay area county is seeing some kind of surge right now. and some counties are reporting the highest number of cases they've seen since the pandemic began nearly two years ago. so far, contra costa, marin, san francisco and santa clara counties hit a single-day record for new cases. in many cases, they are seeing a massive number of cases happening in a number of days. at least partly to blame, the more-contagious omicron variant. bay area hospitals are preparing for a jump in cases. at valley medical center, it's already seeing ca

good tuesday, thanks for joining us, i'm janelle wang. >> i'm raj mathai. this was a high-stakes meeting. president biden warning president putin not to invade ukraine. russia has been moving troops to the ukrainian border for weeks raising concerns that putin will test the west's willingness to protect its allies. >> good to see you again. >> reporter: video shows president biden and putin greeting each other during the start of the meeting. it comes a tens of thousands of troops are at the border. >> everybody knows what the buildup is. he wants to get people's attention, and he has. >> reporter: the white house says president biden warned putin the u.s. and european allies would respond with economic and other measures if troops cross the border. >> he's not doing this to saber rattle. he's not doing it to make idle threats. he's doing it to be clear and direct with both the russians and with our european allies about the best way forward. >> reporter: putin wants to keep ukraine from joining nato and keep the defense alliance from putting defense system

>>> i'm janelle wang. we thinking new year's eve because of omicron. san francisco calling off its fireworks show to discourage people from gathering. but what about the businesses that count on new year's eve to help with their bottom line? we're talking about omicron's impact on local restaurants. >> putting other people's basically lives in our hands was not something that i wanted to do. >> it's not just businesses having to make difficult decisions. the south bay couple just called off their wedding because of omicron. >>> a major way in and out of day hoe, 80, is open. that doesn't mean pack up your skis and head up there. why travel is still unsafe and how long you should wait if you still want to go. >>> good evening. this is nbc bay area news tonight. thanks for joining outside this wednesday. i'm janelle wang. >>> more changes coming to the bay area because of omicron. several counties tight.ing up mask restrictions to try and stop the spread. starting today, contra costa county says you must mask up in all public indoor settings even if full

. >> i'm janelle wang.eral health leaders are cautiously optimistic that the omicron variant might be less severe and lead to fewer hospitalizations than previous strains. >> but as nbc's chris pollone explains, they're defending new guidelines for how long a person with covid should remain in isolation after a positive test. >> reporter: a day after the nation registered a record amount of new covid-19 cases, the head of the cdc is defending the agency's new guidance on isolation for people who test positive. five days instead of ten if symptoms have disappeared followed by five days of strict mask wearing. >> by the time five days of isolation has occurred you probably have about 85% to 90% of your transmission potential behind you while you have been in isolation. >> reporter: the decision has drawn criticism from labor unions. >> you should not be forced to come back to work sick and before you are fully better. >> reporter: and top disease experts. >> i wish the cdc had added in getting a negative test

wang also says the south bay's high vaccination rate helps. in fact, many cases are discovered almost accidentally. >> someone might come in for, say, heart failure, but they might test positive for covid. they may not have symptoms of covid. they may be asymptomatic, but they're still testing positive. and so, you know, that's affecting the number of hospitalizations that we're seeing. >> reporter: at this point dr. wang says they're ready for any worst-case scenario. >> we have enough ppe. we have enough staffing so far. but we're watching it. we're on guard. >> reporter: the public doesn't always see the long hours and stress on health workers. i asked about staff morale. >> you know, this has been a long pandemic. you know, we, you know, continue to try to take care of everyone as much as we can. people are feeling tired but i think it's a new year, and we're looking forward to hopefully getting through this next surge. >> reporter: it's not much of a new year's celebration inside santa clara valley medical center. many of us will be tryin

i yacht yo wang from a human rights watch. thank you. thank you for having ah, europe is battling a certain infections from the only croner variant of corona virus in many countries, a timing trouble restrictions in response. the netherlands is imposed strict lockdown, closing non essential shops, restaurants, and other public places until at least mid january. it's a big blow for businesses hoping for a christmas boost. as the w correspondent, christine monro, reports from amsterdam christmas is already over at this local markets in amsterdam. so this was supposed to be a christmas market, people spinning the day here buying. also. christmas festivity treats like lu via and cetera, but as you can see within hours, everything's been taken down. one gentleman i spoke to the fact he's right behind me. he wouldn't come on camera, but he's fuming, he's raging. he spent the last 2 weeks preparing for this and basically the same operations are over before they've even begun after the holidays were canceled. last year, this christmas was suppos

center because of a fire, and that is the live picture just outside the world trade center. bertha wang is a journalist. she's joining us from hong kong and she's on the phone. bertha, you're right at the scene. tell us what you are seeing and what's going on. yes, so there is a fire in costly bay, which is a bustling commercial and shopping around your home. so the fire at around 1 o'clock, we should be open to lunch time. so there are many people having for lunch. so many people shop that as well. the place on a scale of one to 5. so about $100.00 people just from the rest of the chapter when the 5 breaks out, so, and now they're over like waiting to the rockville at the risk. come tell us what we're learning about how the fire actually broke out and what caused it. so that is a construction nearby. so it is belief that the desired stock. okay. and presumably this is a particularly busy area over lunch time. yeah. tell us about about the area and, and how many people would have been around got around like $100.00 people at the restaurant. so they were, they have been rescued already.

selina wang bringing us the very latest from tokyo.>>> still to come, a christian aid group is now claiming it was help from god, not a ransom payment, that led a dozen kidnapped missionaries to freedom in haiti. we will have the details just ahead. and get back to your rhythm. ♪ the relief you need. the cash you want. i'm jonathan lawson here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three ps. what are the three ps? the three ps of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford, a price that can't increase, and a price that fits your budget. i'm 54, what's my price? you can get coverage for $9.95 a month. i'm 65 and take medications. what's my price? also $9.95 a month. i just turned 80, what's my price? $9.95 a month for you too. if you're age 50 to 85, call now about the #1 most popular whole life insurance plan available through the colonial penn program. it has an affordable rate

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celina wang with the latest.ve us more about what she said in this interview and whether this eases concerns at all for her well-being, the likes of the wta here. >> reporter: well, isa, this does not extinguish global concerns about peng shuai's well-being. the wta calls for an investigation. this is the first time peng shuai has spoken about. she was speaking on the sidelines of a trip. take a listen to what she said. >> translator: i want to emphasize one thing that is very important, that i have never spoken or written about anyone sexually assaulting me. this point is very important to be emphasized clearly. in terms of the weibo post, it's my personal privacy. there possibly has been a lot of misunderstanding. >> reporter: in the interview she said she's been living at home in beijing and denied she's been under any surveillance. this is a video of her talking and smiling with former chinese nba star yao ming. the wta said, quote, as we have consistently stated, they do not alleviate or address the concerns

bringing in benson wang. he will be a panel list. if you could unmute yourself and turn on your camera. >> we still can't hear him. >> is jeffrey there. >> so sorry, guys. i am not great with the zoom. i missed the last thing you said. am i clear to speak? great. sorry. good evening, president and commissioners, i am benson wang, operating partner of the dorian restaurant. excited to finalize the permit after two long years. we are well aware of many concerns among the neighbors with poor past experiences. our past performance is who we are. we are willing to do what it takes to operate within the law. as fourth generation restaurant owner i take this job seriously. i learned the only way to succeed is to serve the needs of the community around you. to apply we have been responsive to the community. three outreach events with 100 attendees. december 7th, 40 people attended. we shared personal contact information and developed. [indiscernable] health and safety. these include developing the front for removal, establishing sound decibe

some 12 million people there were affected, and more now from saleena wang. >> reporter: the chinese city of xi'an and its 13 million residents put under lockdown. the city has reported over 200 covid cases. one designated person from each household can leave every two days to buy groceries. otherwise, residents are only allowed to leave in the case of a medical emergency or for urgent or necessary work, according to the local government. they have shut down all schools, except for essential service providers. this is the fourth time a chinese city has been placed under strict lockdown. the first was in 2020 when wuhan went into lockdown. with the games now less than 45 days away, the country is doubled down on its zero covid strategy. cities are mass testing residents in response to a handful of cases in the country. olympic athletes, if they are not vaccinated, they'll have to quarantine for 21 days upon arrival. if china pulls off the winter olympics successfully, it would be a propaganda win for its handling of covid-19 and authoritarian system. saleena wang, cnn, tokyo. >>> and

our own janelle wang will be there during the live games. >>> vaccine deadlines looming in the bay arear two cities. near here on "today in the bay," the penalties workers could face if they refuse to comply with the mandates. >>> right now at 5:00, another round of wet weather. rain moving across parts of the bay area. can you expect a slippery commute if you are heading out this morning. meteorologist, vianey arana, is tracking it all, including the snow piling up in the sierra. >> that's where a man is missing. >>> the uptick in demand for tests and the steps one bay area county is taking in response. this is "today in the bay." >> we are broadcasting to your tv and streaming live on nbcbayarea.com. good morning to you.

cnn's selena wang is following live in tokyo.e heard how covid is throwing so many travel plans in the u.s., now in australia as well. >> reporter: exactly. unfortunately this holiday season is turning out to be incredibly stressful and frustrating for travelers around the world, including in australia. we've learned that at least 80 domestic flights, 40 inbound, 40 outbound, have been canceled friday. a spokesperson told us many of the flights were canceled because they had many of their front line staff members who were identified as close contacts of covid cases, so they need to test and isolate. the airline apologized, said the majority of passengers have been rescheduled on later flights. the other domestic airlines that fly from sydney include qantas, vir jen and rex. their domestic flights have not been canceled. we are seeing, kim, on social media, a lot of frustrated travelers claiming their christmas plans have been ruined after they've gone through all the efforts and hoops to make sure they could travel to see family

cnn's selina wang is following developments live this hour in to tokyo. we just heard about the wrench that covid has thrown into so many holiday travel plans here in the u.s., now australia as well. >> reporter: yeah, kim, exactly. this is turning out to be a very stressful holiday season for travelers around the world, including in australia. we've learned that at least 80 flights, 40 inbound and 40 outbound, have been canceled from sydney on friday. a jetstar spokesperson told us these last-minute cancellations were happening because many of their frontline team members have been in close contact with people who have tested positive for covid-19. so they are having to test and isolate. the airline has apologized and said that the majority of passengers have been rescheduled onto later flights. the other airlines that also fly from sydney domestically in australia include qantas, virgin, and rex. both qantas and rex have told us their flights have not been canceled. but we're seeing many travelers complaining on social media that after going through all

in a statement, the wi had said players and staff could face risks in china. yaki wang is a senior researcher at human rights. what she is applauding to w t decision. so much respect, because this is what standing up for human rights in china. looks like this is what integrity looks like. this is what leadership looks like. i mean, we saw the video clips and pictures of her mining, but we have not heard from her directly. she has not talked to her fans, not ok. press conference. she has not spoken directly. so i would say, you know, she's alive. she lives in beijing or whether she is safe, whether she's, you know, the way we can tell. i absolutely hope that a more international court organizations in the national business will follow suit follow w t lead and then every 4th, right in china and not be complicit if human rights violations in china, especially the i'll say, the international olympic committee who participated in this public in the video, which is really shame for 40 year from engagement with china. what had come out of it is cransberg to hong kong. serious crack goes in crimes ag

selina wang is in tokyo. first we go to jerusalem.he restrictions are coming at a time when so many of us really long to be with our loved ones. how is it being received there? >> reporter: that's right, isa. from 5:00 p.m. eastern time today, that's midnight local time the united states, canada, germany and other countries will be added to israel's seemingly ever expanding no-fly list. those returning will have to undergo seven days of quarantine. i should say there are still some people determined to get away. you may see a little spike of people trying to leave the country to go visit friends or family in the united states and elsewhere before that comes into force. likewise people trying to return in order to do those seven days of quarantine. meanwhile ministers were meeting in jerusalem, senior ministers were meeting to discuss new restrictions within israel, potentially putting more limits on gatherings both indoors and outdoors. there is also talk of ending free antigen tests for children that aren't vaccinated. those discussi

good tuesday, thanks for joining us, i'm janelle wang. >> i'm raj mathai.ing. president biden warning president putin not to invade ukraine. russia has been moving troops to the ukrainian border for weeks raising concerns that putin will test the west's willingness to protect its allies. >> good to

i'm michael wang, speaking on behalf of lucas wang, my son. >> clerk: hold on.m hearing someone else. >> so i'm not lucas wang, i'm michael wang, i'm lucas' dad. i met some of my best friends at the club, and i can't fathom a world without it. the club is definitely significant not just to me, but to my friends, my family, and the community at large for many of the reasons that you've already heard. i would like to share a perspective as a tennis dad who relies on the tennis club to change their dreams. my boys specifically, tennis is their passion, and they're aiming to be competitive tennis players, whether it's junior or more. taking the tennis club away from them would take them away from their passions and send them to their screens, and there's really no other way. thank you for hearing my comments. i appreciate it. >> clerk: okay. at the -- >> operator: julie, somebody gave me a phone number to call in. >> clerk: yeah. do you want to call mr. yankowski? we've tried to call him twice, and why don't you hold up the phone. thank you for your patience, everyo

escuchamos el papÁ de valentina, el seÑor wang hablaba y dice que su hija tenÍa muchos sueÑos.neta, el padre mostrÓa patineta, y mencionÓ que llegÓ un dÍa despuÉs de que la niÑa perdieron la vida el grupo de abogados es un grupo bastante grande de abogados, ha mencionado que estÁn comenzando a hacer lo que serÁ un reclamo. no han dado detalles todavÍa, pero continuaremos pendientes. sabemos tambiÉn que en la organizaciÓn de derechos de california estÁ aquÍ presente, lulac. y que ellos tambiÉn presentarÁn un reclamo, y se reunirÁn pronto con el alcalde de la ciudad de los Ángeles, asÍ como con el jefe de la policÍa de los Ángeles. es lo que estÁ pasando. elyangÉlica: es muy dolorosa esta situaciÓn, bÁsicamente porque la paradoja es que haya sido la bala de un policÍa que buscaba justamente resguardar a una persona en una tienda la que acabÓ con la vida de esta jovencita. gracias. una avioneta se estrellÓ en la zona en el cajÓn, al sur de california, sin dejar supervivientes. las autoridades investigan las causas del accidente y el nÚmero de personas que lo tripulaban. un auto ta

selina wang joins me from tokyo with the very latest. what did she say, selina?rter: michael, this is the first time that peng shuai has spoken to international media on the assault allegations. in the interview, she denied the claims. she was speaking on the sidelines of a cross country skiing event in shanghai. she was speaking to a singaporean, chinese language news outlet. this is what she said in the interview. quote, i want to emphasize one thing that is very important. that i have never spoken or written about anyone sexually assaulting me. this point is very important to be emphasized clearly. in terms of the weibo post, first of all, it's my personal privacy. there possibly has been a lot of misunderstanding. photos of her at the event were also posted by chinese state media reporters, including this video of her talking and smiling with former chinese nba star yao ming. in the interview, she said she's been living at home in beijing and denied she's been under any kind of surveillance. but, michael, global concern about peng shuai's well-being still per

. >> reporter: i'm selena wang in tokyo.. new south wales reported a record nearly 3,000 new covid-19 cases and cases in queensland are doubling every day twos, and the promise scott morrison wants to avoid travel restrictions aed head of christmas saying the country is not going back to lockdowns offer, quote, shutting down people's lives. meanwhile, china is trying to contain a cluster in the city of xian where the city has reported 19 hurricane cases since december 9th and have launched testing of all their residents. china is now doubling down on its zero covid strategy. authorities have urged residents in any city where covid-19 cases have been observed to avoid travel for the upcoming lunar new year holiday. >> thanks to all our reporters, paula newton, ben wedeman and selena wang. >>> and up next we go live to the streets of new york city where anxious residents are waiting in these long lines just to get a covid test. what's happening here when we come back. [bikes passing] [fire truck siren] [first responder] onstar

i'm janelle wang. >> i'm jessica aguirre. here we go again, winter is here and so are more infections. the cdc is predicting an alarming spike in covid cases and death. cases are doubling every three days or so. >> reporter: 38 states and washington, d.c. have seen covid cases rise over the past two weeks. hospitals once again filling up. with the fast-spreading omicron variant now hire, it's just a matter of time before it becomes the dominant vain. strain. >> the cdc predicts up to a 55% increase. the death toll could shoot up 71%. the cdc says well over 15,000 people could die in a single week. >> this is a health care crisis and people are going to die. it's not hyperbole. >> reporter: and tonight, a cdc panel unanimously voted that people get vaccines from pfizer or moderna over the vaccine from johnson & johnson. that shot is linked to rare but sometimes deadly blood clots, especially in women. >> boosting individuals who have already been vaccinated is going to be very, very important. >> reporter: what about families

i'm clouding wang in for frank and i'm julie julie haener.t gun that looked like a real gun. the shooting happened around 2 30 this afternoon near the intersection of market and fred jackson way in north richmond. ktvu is elissa harrington has more now from police who tell us the suspect repeatedly refused officers commands. this is the scene where san pablo police opened fire on a subject they thought was carrying a loaded handgun when in fact it was an air soft gun. the shooting happened around 2 30 in the afternoon on market avenue and fred jackson way in north richmond. a clerk at evergreen produce called to report a man in the parking lot with a weapon . he was walking with it in his hand. he would kind of

selina wang joins us. it packs quite a punch.o we know at this hour whether the majority of people have been able to evacuate? >> reporter: well, isa, we noah round 198,000 people have evacuated their homes, and this is absolutely devastating for residents. this is the 15th typhoon to hit the philippines this year. you already have millions of people still trying to rebuild their homes and their lives after the devastation from earlier this year. and parts of the philippines had been gearing up for this. they had been getting heavy rainfall in parts of the country for the past several days. we've got footage in a southern city where they've been having streets and homes flooded with this muddy brown water. at the same time, you've got airlines cancelling flights, thousands stranded at ports as authorities have canceled land and sea travel in the central and southern part of the country. and this super typhoon made landfall on the eastern coast in the island called shaga, which is a popular tourist destination, also known as the c

. >> i'm janelle wang. his trial made international headlines 17 years ago. scott peterson was sentenced for the death of his wife and their son. he will walk into a courtroom where he was sentenced 17 years ago and be resentenced. only three reporters have been selected to be inside the courtroom when that happens. and marianne favro is one of them. she joins us with a look at what happens tomorrow. >> reporter: the sentencing hearing should last about two hours, and we are expecting to hear from peterson himself. the judge has allocated 16 seats inside the courtroom for laci peterson's friends and family. that was then, this is now. more than 17 years after he was convicted for the murders of his wife laci and their unborn son connor, scott peterson is set to be sentenced again. he will return to court in redwood city to formally hear his new sentence, but it's no mystery what the judge will say. >> well, the only thing the judge can do tomorrow is impose life without the possibility of parole. for our purposes, that's the only option tomorrow. >> reporter:

selina wang joins me live from tokyo for more on this. accusation was posted? and is this raising more questions than answers? >> well, rosemary, this does leave a lot of questions unanswered. it does not extinguish global concerns about peng shuai and the women's tennis association is calling for investigation. what we do know is this is the first time peng shuai has spoken to social media publicly about the sexual assault allegations. and in the interview, she denies the claims. she was speaking on the sidelines of a cross country skiing event in shanghai. she was speaking to a chinese news outlet. take a listen to what she said in that interview. >> translator: i want to emphasize one thing that is very important, that i have never spoken about or written about anyone sexually assaulting me. this point needs to be emphasized clearly. first of all, it's my personal privacy. there possibly has been a lot of misunderstanding. >> in the interview she also said she's been living at home in beijing and that she denied she was under any kind

. >>> selena wang is tracking the story for us from tokyo. selena, this is a huge undertaking, but the major -- the first time a major city has been placed under lockdown in china. what does this mean in theory for those who will be under lockdown? >> reporter: yeah, isa, for weeks they have been trying to contain the cluster of cases since december 9. the city reported more than 200 covid-19 cases which by international standards and comparing it to outbreaks we're seeing in other parts of the world, it sounds like a small number of cases. but in china where they are pursuing this zero-covid strategy, they are responding by locking down xi'an and residents. they are largely leaving their homes, but one person, designated person from each household can go out once every two days to get groceries. and local authorities are saying the only other time they can leave is for medical emergencies or what they're calling, quote, urgent and necessary works. this is the fourth time a major chinese city has gone into lockdown. the first one was back in

wang. board vote, brought out hundreds of san francisco families and teachers. ktvu jana katsuyama live with us in studio now, with details of that vote, janna. flooding and heather. the board approved the staff's balanced budget plan tonight by a vote of 6 to 1 with president gabriela lopez voting. no but it really came down to the wire, preventing a state takeover, but there is still a lot of work ahead to determine exactly which jobs will be cut. hundreds of san francisco teachers, parents and students rallied across the street from the san francisco board of education

i'll note for the record that we have excused absences for both commissioner perez and commissioner wang. >> president bleiman: thank you. the first order of business is general public comment. is there any public comment for agenda item -- or items not listed on the agenda? >> operator: good evening, president bleiman. there is none. >> president bleiman: all right. then we'll move onto number 2, which is the approval of the meeting minutes from november 2, 2021 commission meeting. do we have a motion to accept the minutes from november 2, 2021. >> so moved. >> president bleiman: is there a second? >> second. >> president bleiman: is there any public comment? >> operator: checking and there is no public comment. >> president bleiman: okay. roll call. [roll call] >> president bleiman: all right. the meeting minutes have been approved. the next agenda item is number 3, which is a report from executive director weiland. >> okay. i just feel like i'm over here doing a lot of things. i just have a brief announcement that i want to throw in this space, thinking that we might have something to

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thanks for joining us, im a janelle wang. >> i'm raj mathai. it appears drugmakers will not need to make a new vaccine for the omicron variant. the guidance is pretty straightforward. get vaccinated and get that booster. here's chris pollone. >> reporter: across the country, new evidence of a covid surge. hospital admissions up nearly 8%, deaths up 5% over the past week. the delta variant is still doing the most damage, but the omicron variant has been detected in at least 36 states and cases appear to double every two days. >> i am very concerned that health care systems are going to be facing a pretty tough situation in the coming weeks. >> reporter: tuesday, lawmakers paused for a moment of silence to remember the 800,000 americans who have died so far. but one of the top health care advisers says there is good news. >> our booster vaccine regimen works. at this point, there is no need for an additional variant booster. >> reporter: even some vaccine protection does a good job at keeping people out of the hospital or dying from covid. >> it

wang and i'm heather holmes ranking julia roth tonight.s are preparing to leave their homes if necessary. ktvu zambelli begins our live coverage in the santa cruz mountains. she's live in boulder creek, with the precautions now underway. heather people tell me they're concerned because it rained harder than expected. those spokesman for santa cruz county estimated that roughly 3500 homes are under a. evacuation

. >> reporter: jane wang helps run the free zhang zhan campaign. this is her first television interview is she prepared to die in prison? >> sadly, i think so i think so i think of her every day. >> reporter: zhang zhan put her safety on the line, even filming close to the wuhan institute of virology where some people think the virus originated. >> zhang zhan is paying the price with her life. >> reporter: and zhang zhan is not alone. reporters without borders calls china's the world's largest prison for journalists. it says journalists are still detained or missing for reporting in the early days of coronavirus. and eight doctors, including li wenliang, who later died of the virus, was arrested in january of last year were spreading so-called false rumors after they raised the alarm about the new virus. china is a country under the rule of law china's embassy in london told us the litigation rights of zhang zhan were fully protected. later the statement asserts, china's achievements in advancing journalism are widely recognized. but zhang zhan has

prompting some like jeffrey wang to rethink his plan to who get away with this son. we were going to go up today and stay overnight and then found out that the road conditions are gonna be really bad, weighing picking up his skis tuesday at sports basement and berkeley but after being stuck in other large storms in tahoe, deciding to put the trip on hold, i don't think it's worth taking a 14 year old and getting stuck up there. if you haven't left yet, you need to leave early tomorrow morning. know what's going on up here? un around that weather window for those still making the trip up chp reminding travelers to practice putting chains on their cars ahead of time to take it slow and just stay up to date on the latest forecast, and road conditions have emergency water and food blankets in your car because sometimes the summit shuts down for a while. meantime those already up in tahoe welcoming the additional snow, a number of area hotels at capacity, with guests arriving once again on mass for the holidays. people really i haven't. gone out and gone at to a destinati

i'm janelle wang. well, we've got freezing weather headed our way and a heartbreaking loss. the bay area and football fans worldwide are mourning the death of john madden. more on those stories in just a moment. but we start tonight with the surge in covid cases here in the bay area, and across the state. at least one bay area county reporting the most cases they've seen in any single day since this pandemic began. the omicron variant driving the high number of cases. this afternoon, the marin county health office said they reported more than 300 new cases this morning. that breaks a previous single-day record of 174 during last winter's surge. there will be no new year's eve fireworks show. city leaders, including mayor london breed, say they're making the move because the show requires extra firefighters, paramedics and officers to be on hand. and they are already stretched thin because of the surge. late this afternoon, contra costa county announced it's getting rid of its exemption to the state's indoor mask rules that allow some people to go maskless if they were fully

. >> and i'm janelle wang. a live look outside. it shows the rain has cleared out for now. but here comes a blast of freezing cold weather. those chilly temps mean low snow levels. we already saw some snow on the ground at mt. diablo today. look at that snowman with a carrot as a nose. people try to dig out of multiple feet of snow. let's bring in rob mayetta on what to expect. people try to dig out of there, and people who want to go up, they can't go. they're stuck here. >> we'll probably have to wait through tomorrow, and then wednesday and thursday i think we'll see better conditions around the sierra. in the bay area, showers cleared out. not all the showers have moved out. the doppler radar picking up a few showers in the santa cruz mountains. and the color-coded radar which we don't often see, the white and purple here show snow. i'm seeing a few snow flurries at times, more around hamilton, but the best batch of showers here lining up, dropping down out of the north. as we talked about the last few days, this will be the coldest air we've seen so far in the fall and

. >> i'm janelle wang. health leaders are cautiously optimistic that the omicron variant might be less

. >> and i'm janelle wang. a live look outside. it shows the rain has cleared out for now. here comes a blast of freezing cold weather. those chilly temps mean low snow levels.

good monday, thanks so much for joining us, i'm janelle wang. >> i'm raj mathai. get used to this, new rules for all public events and air travel. and in new york city, a vaccine mandate for all private employers. >> chris pollone is in washington, d.c. with the latest. >> reporter: with cases of the new omicron variant growing in the u.s. and around the world, new rules are now in effect for people coming to the u.s. from overseas. travelers need a negative covid test within 24 hours in order to board. rapid tests and pcr tests are acceptable, but not all self-tests are eligible. >> they checked everything, yes. they were very distribute. strict. >> there are a lot of folks in the private sector who have said to me that they believe in vaccination but are not quite sure how they can do it themselves, well, we're going to do it. >> reporter: children over 5 must show proof of vaccine shots to enter restaurants and other areas in the city. >> it's just hard when you have people up to date on boosters. >> reporter: omicron has been found in at least 17 states. early

. >> and i'm janelle wang. we begin with breaking news in south bay, another smash-and-grab robbery at a bay area mall. this time at eastridge mall. we're bringing in ian. he's on the phone. ian, we saw police inside the store already. a lot of broken glass. what can you tell us? >> reporter: janelle, i just spoke with the owner of quick services jewelry repair just a couple minutes ago, and you can understand he's pretty shaken up right now. he said it was around 4:00 that five suspects, five thieves, came in wearing hooded sweatshirts and masks and came in, smashed his glass countertops, grabbed a bunch of jewelry and then just took off. he let us use some of the surveillance video just now, and it shows it happen in a matter of about 12 seconds. by the entrance to the mall at entrance a, and while walking up to this store about 50 yards in from the entrance, there is glass strewn along the walkway inside the mall. they got away with tens of thousands of dollars worth of goods. san jose police are investigati

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