the website says orders will usually ship in seven to 12 stays. >> the website went live quietly today, a day in advance of its formal launch. chris kamura is here to show us how you can get those four free tests and where to watch out for scammers. and chris, i did it today, and it was pretty easy, actually. >> well, ordering your free at-home test is pretty easy. took me about a minute. you start at covidtest.gov. that is the official, the only official website. look for the little american flag at the top. check your spellings. the bad guys oftentimes create bs websites, imposters where they're off by one letter. make sure you have the real covidtest.gov. you click on the aqua button and you get transferred to the postal service website. that's the order form. the name and address is really all they require. we saw issues with people who live in apartments and condos with a unit number. they were putting all the information into the street address box. but there is an apartment box over there. if it doesn't work, try again and make sure you got the apartment number or condo number t

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and it turns out to be the wrong website.- unfortunately, we're aided by suert the hands of technology at times. >> reporter: police in massachusetts also warning drivers. >> we don't use qr codes at all. >> reporter: it's not just parking meters. fraud is now being seen in restaurants and other businesses nationwide. >> fbi warns they could put malicious malware on your computer. with the surge in ransomware going on, they might put ransomware on your computer. >> reporter: to protect yourself, after scanning a qr code, check that the website looks legitimate with correct grammar and no typos, and avoid making payments through a site received from a qr code. instead use a trusted web address to make the payment. authorities say if you've been the victim of a tampered qr code, notify the police and the fbi to help crack down on the criminals. >> great advice there from andrea. >>> tampa bay bucs coach bruce arians says he will appeal a $50,000 fine from the nfl. the fine follows him slapping a player in the head. arians says

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my main focus right now is on the website. i think that there's definitely some organizational questions, and i know we have a lot of constraint with the system, but i'm working first to collect any issues or complaints that we have with our redistricting task force website, [indiscernible] and i'll collect those and work in the interim between now and january to help get that going and make sure that we've got everything in the right place to make it a nice, warm, welcoming place for the public to come to learn about the process. thank you. >> thank you. >> clerk: mr. chair, i don't see any further members of the task force awaiting recognition on agenda item numbers 3 and 4. >> then let's please proceed to public comment. >> clerk: thank you, mr. chair. i will check with joe atkins to see if there are any callers in the queue. members of the public who wish to provide public comment may do so by call 415-655-0001, and enter today's meeting i.d., 2488-581-0001. press pound twice, and then press star, three to enter the queue.

i know our website system is hard to deal with, but even anything. even kind of a slogan or anything else to kind of give it a little pop as you've been able to work with them on that. >> absolutely. we have put together some digital art files and so we're going to see what we can do and put them in the right sizes so we can get them wherever we can. as we get this kit put together, we'll certainly include you on the e-mail list. we have the distribution list, but it may not have forwarded to all the individuals. but we'll share all those materials with you as well. it is a challenge that the city websites in general, but we'll try. >> member: great. thank you for that and looking forward to replacing our little grey blob on twitter. so thanks. >> clerk: mr. chair, i see vice chair reiner awaiting recognition. >> chairman: vice chair, please. >> vice chair: thank you, chair townsend. i would like to bring up what we're using here and try to make it a little more formalized. i did not see any documentation, any e-mails going out and i like to formaliz

plus, a warning about fake websites offering free at-home covid tests. has details now in tonight's tech smart. here's what's happening in the tech world. amazon's first physical clothing store will open later this year at the americana at brand. the store is called amazon style. it will feature cutting edge tech, including personalized clothing recommendations. >> and the ability to scan a qr code on an item you like to have it sent in your size to a fitting room to try on a touch screen in the fitting room will also let you request different sizes or styles delivered to the room. amazon says the store will have about twice the number of styles as a typical clothing store of its size. amazon style opens later this year. if you haven't already order your free covid tests from the government website. beware of bogus sites that look like the real thing the official website that will get you for free at-home covid test sent to your door is covid tests dot gov. that will bring you to a special usps website where you can put in your shipping information. now.

gov family of city websites. i encourage folks with further accessibility questions to send an e-mail to the task force reaching me by writing to rdtf at sfgovtv.org or sending a phone call to my desk phone during office hours. (415)554-4445. that is one of the best phone numbers in the city. next caller, please. >> hi, good afternoon. i am league of women voters san francisco. i would like to talk about member gill mentioned about possibly adding the name field and recommending folks who submitted their map to resubmit again. there should be some discussion about avoiding duplication. looking at the table as it is already. i wonder if for folks resubmitting their maps once the name field is included to maybe add an additional field to indicate that note. this is resubmission. maybe to say that the initial map was resubmitted based on the resubmission or you can have th resubmitter submit the submission id for the original map. that way there is similarities. i assume the maps haven't changed since early submissi

the government launching its website early.ver new 5g service -- why it is compelling several airlines to cancel flights. accessible. you can now order from the government, but is it too little, too late? dan: at have been infected with covid-19 over the course of this pandemic according to john's hopkins university data. more than 66 million cases have been detected since 2020. in california, we are averaging more than 110,000 new cases per day, but our seven-day positivity average has decreased. it is 21.1%. we have seen record-setting demand for covid-19 tests because of the omicron variant. today, the government launched its website offering for free tests to everyone in the country, and your insurance company is now required to reimburse you for fda approved at home tests. santa clara county is finally reporting some relief on its testing infrastructure. dustin dorsey explains how a few key factors are helping make testing more accessible in the south bay. dustin course -- dustin: disneyland lines without the fun of the --

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start to return process with the website. you bought the item from then upload the return label or qr code to return mates and schedule a next-day pickup, you can leave the item outside or handed over in person during your side pickup time. there's no need to box it up, bring them back to our warehouse package them fx or label and then ship them by the carriers. multiple items from the same website can be consolidated into a bigger box, which is more economical and earth friendly people value convenience and while dropping off your item at a ups store is definitely more convenient than what it used to be 5 years or for selling >> now we think the most convenient option is not having leave your house at all. when i tested out the service, i liked how they kept me informed every step of the way from when the driver is about to arrive to win your item is headed back. we also have an insurance policy which covers up to a $1000 per item. the cost for this convenience. 6 $1 per pickup or $15 a month for unlimited in the future. ret

. >>> also tonight, the white house's free test website going live a day early how to get your test kits at no cost it comes amid dire new omicron projections. as many as 300,000 more deaths by mid-march >>> just in, new subpoenas for trump allies from the january 6th committee, including rudy giuliani >>> the showdown on capitol hill the senate debating voting rights bills, but is there a path forward >>> new questions in the texas synagogue standoff what did british authorities know about the gunman? and news on his two sons questioned in the uk >>> the white house warning russia could now invade ukraine at any point richard engel inside ukraine tonight. >>> our exclusive after our reporting on young people dying after obtaining deadly pills through snapchat the platform's head of safety on how snapchat is cracking down. >>> and the big honor for an nhl trailblazer. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening it appears tonight the cell phone companies have blinked in their showdown with the airlines verizon and at&t now say they will voluntarily delay r

go to rand paul website and you will see fire dr. fauci with a little box that says contribute here. you cou do five dollars, 10 dollars, $20. police say that he had a hit list with fact his name on it. an arctic wave moved into new england with subzero savages. public schools in boston and elsewhere canceled classes for fear of students suffering frostbite. wind chills hit minus72 at mount washington, new hampshire. fs the observatory there posted an image of a fork sticking straight out from a plate of frozen spaghetti. the head of the federal reserve system says the u.s. economys recovering strongly but inflation is now a serious threat. jerome powell had his senate confirmation hearing today for a second term as fed chair. he acknowledged the need to act, with price hikes at a 40-year high. >> if we have to raise interest rates more over time, we will. we will use our tools to get to inflation back, and the main reason is this a reason is this to get the kind of very strong labor market we want with high participation, it's going

the website is called covid tests dot gov. will be accepted starting on wednesday. that's january 19th supplies will be limited to 4 tests per home. the tests are free. this includes no shipping fees, but do not expect a rapid turnaround on the orders. the white house says tests will typically ship within 7 to 12 days of ordering. we'll see how that website does on wednesday as well. starting tomorrow, private health insurance companies will be required to cover the cost of at-home covid test. the biden administration ounce this change in order to lower the costs and make testing more convenient. health insurance providers will be required to cover the costs of up to 8 at home test per person per month. and open enrollment for covered. california is now open through the end of the month. january 31st. experts say with covid cases surging, it is important to make sure you have health insurance because vaccines might be free but a hospital stay is not. so if you sign up this month, coverage will begin on february. 1st. nursing h

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>> i couldn't believe that the website was up a day early. the good news is it's really easy to use. covid tests.gov. check your spelling. make sure you don't type in something wrong because the bad guys often try to spoof government websites and convince you give your credit card information and what not. once you get to the real site, covidtests.gov, click on this blue button. as raj said, took about a minute this morning. you get this form at the postal service website. you put in your name. you put in your address and check out now. you're getting four test, at home-covid-19 tests. everybody gets four, that's it. and it's per residential mailing address. we'll talk about that in just a minute. one of the issues people are having is we saw online, some people who live in an apartment or a condo with a unit number weren't filling it out properly. they have a box specifically for the apartment number. so if it fails on you, perhaps that is why it's failing. once you get past that where you place your order, you get this confirmation, and tha

, turns out to be the wrong website, we're all unfortunately aided by technology and of course we suffer at the hands of technology at times. >> reporter: police in massachusetts, also warning drivers. >> we don't use qr codes a the all. >> reporter: it's not just parking meters, the fraud is now being seen in restaurants and other businesses nation wide. >> fbi warns they can put malicious malwear in your computer. >> reporter: to protect yourself, the fbi recommend said aft after scanning a qr code, make sure the website looks legitimate and avoid making payments through a site received through qr code, instead, use a trusted web address to make your payment. >> authorities say if you've been a victim of a tampered qr code, notify both the police and the fbi to help crack down on these criminals. andrew, faith. >> andrea, thank you, you can add girl county cookies to the list of products affected by the supply chain crisis, the newest cookie, adventurefuls is more popular than expected and now there's a shortage. other girlscout cookies have not been affected, good news for those thin

smith is website is called of to mines. in that website you can find my recipe for macadamia nuts, souffle. i'm trying to get it on that website and getting some pushback, but nevertheless, charles, you smith, let's talk about inflation deflation. this is a topic we talk about for 10 years. we got a situation right here where we said inflation was going to come because of all that money printing it came. they said it was transitory now j pal was saying, it's not transitory, it's more like a cyclical inflationary turn. now on the left, they're saying, well actually this is good because money velocity goes up and that means you're going to get more work. you're going to get more taxes, potentially right there. laughter making us a case along those lines, as i understand it were, are your thoughts on this? but it's a great topic. and i believe that as, as we were discussing in the 1st segment about cycles, this is a classic cycle, right? that there's some low inflation for decades and then there's high inflation. and that is a

if you need a test, you can go to our website.his is a map on our website listing thousands of locations in the bay area. head to abc7news.com/coronavirus. reggie: flights canceled indefinitely. the problem, the launch today of 5g. amy hollyfield is live at the airport. amy: we are seeing some cancellations of the international terminal here at sfo. these are the airlines that have decided to stop service at sfo for now. amrit, and air india. they are doing this because they are worried about new 5g signals that cell phone companies are launching today. verizon and at&t will start using the new cell phone technology near american airports today and airlines say it will interfere with their equipment and will create a dangerous situation at airports like sfo with low visibility. >> new frequencies for the 5g is very close to the frequencies used by airplanes that will measure how high the plane is from the ground. amy: airlines have said have sad hope to resume flights at these u.s. airports soon with japan airlines saying they wil

we are at a stage where websites are retro — that's where we have got to.nately, if you're talking to people who are 18 and 19 years old it very much is. let us go back to january the 6th of 2021. i would like to ask the three of you in the us to think back to that story as it unfolded and the journalistic challenges that it posed. let's begin with you, david. the unfolding of the story. on january six last year itself followed a predictable but grievous path - in the moment itself. there was a bit of disbelief- of what was happening in front of the eyes of those covering it live and those covering - it in person who were on oultes on what had been a peaceful. rally and soon became an angry mob turned insurrection - and siege of the capital. of quite some back families . even from a sector of the press that we may touch on today, | the conservative press i think reflection of reality of how... it was a shock as any citizen would have but as you get further - from the event itself it quickly descends into i a politicisation to some degree on the left especia

almost all e-commerce websites are terrible.this is one of the few that is very simple and works immediately and it's, like, they ought to get some credit. >> i, of course, will be giving my tests away because my benevolent employer provides free testing whenever i need it, and just on a routine basis. at first i thought, i won't get them because i don't need them. and then i said, i want to do, it i want to see how it works, and then give it to people that i know who desperately need it. >> you should set up a website where people can apply to you for it. >> i've only got four. i won't need a website. i'm >> thanks lawrence. >> thank you rachel. well donald trump's friend and mad men, alex jones, told his online audience today that he testified to the january six committee yesterday and that he took the fifth amendments, quote, nearly 100 times. alex jones also told his audience that he didn't know the answer to half of the questions. for which he took the fifth amendment. that means, there were about 50 questions where alex jo

twitter is connected apps page instagram settings under apps and websites and facebook's apps and websites page. >> revoke access to any app or website. you don't recognize or need. speaking of facebook. >> i'm finding is a lot of those all toast coming back going to people. facebook has a privacy checkup under settings. go through the steps to help you restrict who can see your stuff and help keep your account secure. >> i would also recommend downloading to software tools for your browser. the first is privacy badger which will block web trackers. >> and the second is https everywhere which makes website connections more secure as always, i've got links to all of this information on my web site just go to rich on tech dot tv. i'm rich demuro and you are tech smart. >> next. at 3.30 bringing home. the bacon has gotten very expensive discuss president biden's promise to help the meat and poultry industry. lower prices for consumers. also, california legislators are back to work today. we'll take a look at 3 billion dollar proposal to improve education throughout the state and congress is b

if you have some of those concerns or complaints, you can log on to the website to make a complaint. that's scccovidconcerns.com. we are live in san jose, i am damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >>> some stomach-turning good news coming from the bay area sewers. our wastewater suggests the omicron surge may have peaked in the bay area. for months now environmental experts have been testing wastewater to detect levels of covid infection in our communities. in the last six weeks, all four treatment plants in santa clara county show the level of covid in our wastewater is trending down. >> now, what we'll want to see over the next week or so, is that going to continue? we want that decrease to be sustained. in communities where we're not seeing that yet, we hope we will see that soon. >> so if the trend holds, experts expect we'll see a drop in new cases and hospitalizations over the next several weeks, but they warn not to let our guard down just yet because data also shows that the overall community transmission is still very high. >>> the biden administration is launching a new webs

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that is available on the cdc website. >> to repeat with somebody -- would dr. walensky just said, somebody is considered fully vaccinated if they received their primary serious. if you think about different requirements -- travel, other examples --, that has not changed and we do not have plans to change that. i think it is important to recognize the vast majority of hospitalizations and deaths are amongst unvaccinated americans. completing the primary serious is clearly a critical step. with roosters giving the highest level of protection. we will encourage everybody to get vaccinated and boosted. as to the definition, somebody is considered fully vaccinated if they received your primary series. >> jackie heinrich, fox news. >> thank you for doing this breathing, i wanted to ask about the fda's recommendations since november. they are seemingly happening without consulting the panel of independent experts that were consulted for approval on the vaccines themselves. has there been a policy change or a shift away from standard practice when it comes to recommend

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gov family of city websites. i encourage folks with further accessibility questions to send an e-mail to the task force reaching me by writing to rdtf at sfgovtv.org or sending a phone call to my desk phone during office hours. (415)554-4445. that is one of the best phone numbers in the city. next caller, please. >> hi, good afternoon. i am league of women voters san francisco. i would like to talk about member gill mentioned about possibly adding the name field and recommending folks who submitted their map to resubmit again. there should be some discussion about avoiding duplication. looking at the table as it is already. i wonder if for folks resubmitting their maps once the name field is included to maybe add an additional field to indicate that note. this is resubmission. maybe to say that the initial map was resubmitted based on the resubmission or you can have th resubmitter submit the submission id for the original map. that way there is similarities. i assume the maps haven't changed since early submissi

it's on our website. kron 4 dot com. >> in the space students, teachers and staff in the hayward unified school district who are back in class today after a week of virtual learning. officials say they went virtual because of staffing shortages and not enough covid tests. but the board of education voted last friday to resume in-person learning new safety measures include at home covid tests and masks for everyone. schools will now also offer grab and go lunches the hold virtual staff meetings and student athletes will be tested for covid before attending any practice or competition. 3 oakland schools were closed today because of a sick out that both students and teachers participated. it. those schools affected bridges academy, acorn, woodland and united for success academy. this time students organized the boycott. there was a teacher organize one previously. they say the students there are a lack of covid safety protocols set their schools. kron four's. rob nesbitt joins us now live without the distric

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the white house launched its website to distribute free at home rapid tests.an order up to four starting wednesday. overwhelming demand is propping santa cruz county to open a new testing site. registration is required. for the second straight day, california's test positivity rate declined, although it is near a record high at 22.9%. the state reported more than 100,000 new cases for the fourth straight day. larry: hayward unified students and staff are due to return for in-person classes next week following a week of distance learning. the school board made the decision only a few hours ago. amanda del castillo you explains the new safety message they also agreed on. amanda: the community can expect a so-called soft entry as they -- leaders warned against going virtual. when students get back, new safety measures will include shortened school days. this will allow students and staff to access covid-19 testing offered by the district. >> grab and go meals to minimize the lunch interactions. amanda: the board of education met friday to decide if they would ext

you can get more information on our website nbcbayarea.com. click on the link in our trending bar. >>> this is a live look at the golden gate bridge. foggy conditions all morning long. we know that fog is still sticking around for the lunch time hour, kari. >> yes, it is. even as we take a live look outside in walnut creek right now. we've seen the fog drifting around, low clouds elsewhere, and still misting and drizzling in some areas. we will get some peeks of sunshine today and tomorrow when we get measurable rain across the bay area starting in the morning and continuing to early afternoon. the weekend is shaping up to be sunny but a cool one especially for those early morning hours. take a look at storm ranger even picking up on the clouds we are seeing across the bay area. not much sunshine until you go north of santa rosa and then looking at where the storm is now still well to the north but pushing through as we go into tomorrow. i'll be tracking that and we'll talk about the timeline and how much rain to expect a little bit later, kri

we have the list posted on our website. julian: impressive. we know it is not easy finding a rapid test in stores but you have websites that make the search easier. >> sites that actually do the work for you. one is called zoo alert and it tracks the inventory of covid tests online and in stores, allowing you to order and ship to your home. we have those examples on our website. just click on the i team. julian: thanks, stephanie. kristen: as cases spike, many businesses arcade -- taking a break. a reporter spoke with business owners who said they don't know how much longer they can hold on while the pandemic continues. >> this is not how many businesses across san francisco were planning to start 2022. they are taking what some are calling and omicron break. >> for a variety of reasons. staffing has been hard. we are going through a labor shortage and folks are getting the virus. >> one of those business owners who -- opened this ice cream store in the mission district aid of the. -- a decade ago. he decided to close. it has been two weeks. >

i will get my n95 mask on the website today. and get tests. it may be coming a little late, at least for this wave. >> all right. heidi, let's bring you in. the new white house testing coordinator spoke with nbc news about this new plan to give out free n95 masks and the at-home covid tests to americans for free. what did he tell you in your conversation with him? >> a lot of things. he wanted to make clear the circumstances under which people should use the free tests. number one, if you have covid symptoms. number two, if you have been exposed to sun who has covid. wait five days, use the test. thirdly, if you've been around someone who has preexisting conditions. secondly, he was stressing that this is not just about getting us over omicron. as you were discussing earlier, there's a lot of questions about whether this is coming too late. i asked him that question, joe, and he said that this is about building long-term capacity and fundamentally changing the role of the government. the government has been under immense pressure ever since th

every website launch in our view comes with risk. we can't guarantee there won't be a bugger to but the best tech teams across the administration and the postal service are working hard to make this a success. the government side takes you to a u. s postal service web page where you can request one set. of four rapid antigen at home tests per household. these tests give you results within 30 minutes. orders will ship in 7 to 12 days starting in late january. the postal service says it can't process duplicate orders for the same address. we're looking forward to getting free tests out to the public. the test can only be sent to a home address, not a business address, which make us problems for those who live in apartments. but the majority of people are reporting no issues, saying they've already received confirmation of their order. if you can't wait for a shipment, you're encouraged to make an appointment at a free testing site. or you can buy an at home test kit and get reimbursed from your insurance company. the hashtag covid test

twitter is connected apps page instagram settings under apps and websites and facebook's apps and websites> revoke access to any app or website. you don't recognize or speaking of facebook. >> i'm finding is a lot of those all toast coming back is to help you restrict who can see your stuff and help keep your account secure. >> i would also recommend downloading to software tools for your browser. the first is privacy badger which will block web trackers. >> and the second is https everywhere which makes website connections more secure as always, i've got links to all of this information on my web site just go to rich on tech dot tv. i'm rich demuro and you are tech smart and that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. thanks for being with us this hour. but stick around. a lot more news is still to come on kron 4 news at 6 including cracking down to try to stop the spread. we have a closer look. >> at vaccine mandate to enforcement across the country and closer to home and the fda authorizing the use of a 3rd dose of the pfizer and biontech got. >> covid-19 vaccine for children between 1215 years old