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goes back to the faa has done. take the hammer down on flyers, the 2 years old that have to wear a mask. the rules and regulations. people are drinking too much alcohol before getting on the plane or people coming on board that are just angry. this is the norm. this is in the middle. cancellations of the sick-outs. kayleigh mcenany, i was so glad to read your tweet you had a good experience with your daughter when you flew. i was worried about you and your family. it's tough up there right now. >> thank you. they gave her wings. thank you. >> of course. kayleigh mcenany, just last month. 10 passengers were hit with $225,000 fines because of unruly behavior. a vaccine mandate could make it worse. >> if you are talking about requiring a vaccination to get on a plane domestically. that's just another one of the requirements that is reasonable to consider when you make vaccinations a requirement, that's another incentive to get more people vaccinated. if you do that with domestic flights that should be considered. >> k

it began in 2018. >> prosecutors were trying to find whether or not boeing had lied to the faa. they spoke to, obviously, a number of boeing employees. >> but to the shock and dismay of the victims' families, the department of justice suddenly announced it was allowing boeing to resolve the criminal case. in exchange, the company acknowledged that it engaged in a conspiracy theory to defraud the united states. >> you have to pay a very large penalty, $2.5 billion, but you never have a criminal conviction. the airlines get $1.77 billion. the victims and their heirs get $500 million. the only fine that goes to the government is less than 10%. >> i was outraged. >> and the agreement seems to allow boeing off the hook. it states the misconduct was neither pervasive across the organization, nor undertaken by a large number of employees, nor facilitated by senior management. >> it's interesting that the prosecutor says no pervasive wro wrongdoing. meanwhile, the house committee finds people went to boeing with their concerns and they were not heeded. >> a former boeing test pilot is e

benjamin: the faa reports a staggering number of unruly passengers. jackie ibanez is back with more. >> reporter: that woman identified by authorities as real estate agent patricia cornwall is facing federal assault charges accused of striking and spitting on an 80-year-old passenger. >> imagine seeing that on your next flight. cornwall, ex-nfl teen cheerleader lashing out at the man for being unmasked. you can see she's not wearing a mask herself. the complaint since the incident started when cornwall cannot get the receipt from the restaurant because of a beverage cart blocking the aisle. a flight attendant asked her to find an empty seat, she responded what am i, rosa parks? the elderly passenger stepped in and told her she wasn't black, wasn't on a button wasn't in alabama. cornwall, also known as patty reynolds is facing charges for dui arrest in florida last month. she suffers from anxiety and medication before the plane incident. this comes as the faa reports staggering 5300 air rage attacks so far this year. the agency saying many of those inc

there's a new warning out from the faa with 5g cellular networks going online next month. the agency concerned about mass flight cancellations because the network may interfere with safety when pilots land planes. one airline safety advocate says solutions are possible and have been achieved in other parts of the world. >> there are ways they can move the antennas and reduce the transmission power. all of those are mitigations. this is what needs to be done. >> you can watch that full interview on the "today" show coming up at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." >>> trending this morning, someone perhaps in silicon valley is waking up $11 million richer this morning and it's not from crypto currency or nfts. >> no. they won it the old fashioned way with a lottery ticket. the lottery ticket was sold at this 7-eleven near center road and coyote road in san jose. here are the winning numbers, 5, 8, 9, 19, 39 and the super lotto number of 9. that's a nice little something to put in your stocking. >> cha-ching. >>> holiday favorite might be missing from the dinner table. if yo

. >> the faa reports a staggering number of unruly passengers. >> reporter: that woman identified as real estate agent patricia cornwall facing federal assault charges accused of striking and spitting on and 80-year-old passenger. cornwall, next playboy model and nfl cheerleader seen in the viral confrontational lashing out at the man from being unmasked. meanwhile she wasn't wearing a mask herself. the complaint to the incident started when cornwall could not get to her seat because a beverage cart was blocking the aisle. a flight attendant asked her to find it empty seat, she responded, what a my rosa parks? the complaint says at this point the elderly passenger told her she wasn't black, wasn't on a bus and wasn't in alabama. cornwall, also known as patty britton is also facing charges for a dui arrest in florida last month. her attorney saying she suffers anxiety and failed to take her medication before the airplane incident. the mass confrontation comes as the faa reports a staggering 5300 air rage attacks in this year long, the agency saying many of those incidents are related

the faa says this is because of soaring covid cases in severe weather. jetblue says it staff sick calls are 300% above normal. cases among kids are soaring. 380 kids are in the hospital every day, a 66% increase from last week. >> you have an under vaccinated or un-vaccinated or unvaccinated population of children with a highly contagious virus. this is seeping out to the susceptible and that his children. >> overall, the u.s. is averaging 316,000 new cases of covid every day, up nearly four times from a month ago. >> the miracle facts says her city is facing a dire situation -- the mayor of colfax says her city is facing a dire situation, with thousands without heat after losing power. pg&e is preparing for the outage to last through the weekend. neighbors are pulling together to provide food, shelter and charging stations to those in need. >> some people have been showing up wet, cold, hungry, wanting something to eat. >> we are passing out breakfast burritos to anybody who is hungry or needs help. >> they are telling residents to reach out to her dire

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all the support services we need, faa, tsa guidelines. disruptive of that. >> reporter: those complaints have been off the charts. flight ant ten attendants plead. chris van cleave, cbs news. >> facility about the size of 30 football fields was heavily damaged. one employee is reported missing. qvc is still assessing the impact of products and orders. >>> wreaths across america project. at arlington national cemetery more than 250,000 wreaths were placed at head stones of fallen men and women. more than 2.3 million wreaths were placed on head stones nationwide and overseas. >>> still ahead, used car sales soor, why it's a seller's markets. lobsters in canadian waters, we'll show you why. and later, a miraculous recovery just in time for christmas. >> oliver: supply chain issues have sent the prices or the cars and trucks soaring in this pandemic economy. some in-demand models are now worth more used than new. that's providing some owners with an opportunity. cbs's errol barnett reports in weekend journal. >> reporter: one have cashed in o

the faa and ntsb are investigating. >>> a new development in the story we covered extensively. santa clara has confirmed they are doing more lead testing at the read, hillview and sammartino airport. this comes after studies found fuel used by small aircraft exposed children to high levels of lead. the testing will look at how contaminated the soil is at each airport and determine whether it needs to be dug up and replaced. results are expected in march. >>> the central subway extension is nearing completion. service could begin by said timber or october of next year. the third extension will take writers to 4 stations. three underground. coming to the south of market neighborhood, union square and chinatown. >>> a glitch for the consumer electronic show. the tech giants pulling out over covid concern. >>> if your plans include a trip to the sierra, be sure to pack chains impatience. >> the bar bouncer sending warm wishes to the less fortunate and how you can help. >>> the food for bay area families drive is on. to donate time or money, go to here in california, we believe in w

ntsb and faa are both investigating. >>> today, in a few hours, deliberations will resume in elizabeth holmes fraud trial in san jose. tuesday the judge denied the jury's request to take home all 39 pages of jury instructions to review at length. the panel has three months worth of evidence to sift through. jurors must weigh whether the theranos founder defrauded patients and investors into backing her faulty blood testing technology. >> if no verdict is released today deliberations won't pick back up until the new year. >>> the police chief announced officers arrested two suspects in the case and they're closing in on a third. nishita was shot in oakland while guarding a news crew. there was an attempted robbery at the time. he died several days later. the chief says one of the people held is the owner of the white accurate pictured here as it left the scene. >> we really do thank the community for all the information they've brought forth to help us solve this case. i believe their assistance was key in identifying that vehicle. >> oakland police are asking anyone with information to

the faa and tsa are teaming up to keep passengers in check. testy travelers can new lose their tsa precheck status if they act out. the faa administrator saying expedited screening is a privilege. if you act out of line, you'll wait in line. we want safe and responsible passenger behavior. one unruly incident is one too many. so neil, the message is pack your best behavior or pack your patience because you'll be waiting in the line with everybody else. >> neil: if you're lucky to be waiting in a line. they might kickout out of the airport. thanks very much for that. what are your options as you look to fly in the next few days. >> the busiest we've seen in a couple years going back to before the pandemic. janine is here, a travel expert. first, if i can ask you about your options when you're looking to cancel flights or anxious about cancelling because you don't want to take any chances. what do you do? >> i think the first thing travelers showed know is a lot of the airline policies are not as liberal as during the height of the pandemic when

of course it's the faa, right? they see problems with the plane. problem thatmanagement assured me would have been fixed six months ago the thing is delaud until late in the second quarter. we'll be seeing the planes one full ayear and must sources told me not to worry about it my sources were good they were. i mean, they said the problem would be fixed pront yoe meanwhile, china's recertifying a 737 max, the troubled airplane that was to blame for two accidents that killed hundreds of people. but this thing still hasn't been green lit. and there are no new orders from boeing's biggest customer yet. given the political tensions, maybe there won't be so what do you do in this situation? a part of me wanted to tell her she shouldn't worry about it the sfok wtock will be fine. i'll be fine stand pat. part of me want to say the whole thing is unfaur. what does the faa want gave the calhoun's head on a silver platter if he gave him the ceo's head, would it make a difference oh, the gears were going in my head i'm surprised steam wasn't coming out of my

i appreciate your invoking the issues with our calling at dod and faa who share similar concerns. as a consequence, we have a wind turbine radar interference working group addressing those issues chaired by the department of energy. i would say there are a couple of potential approaches. you alluded to one, being -- beam forming using the current system. we are researching that. i would also point out that i work for many years and became fascinated with the loose -- the use of basil ray radar by that navy. going on 20 years, i have been a strong advocate of radar essay potential -- as a potential replacement. what are the approaches we might night -- we might take? can we use the next generation of radar as a solution while balancing the renewable energy industry? >> thank you mr. spindrad. i appreciate that collaboration. we need to always together. would you and other members at noaa be open to joining with my office and other representatives from the wind energy industry to have a discussion on potential legislation solutions for mitigating the effects of radar? >> we would be

population, an increased number of faa employees have tested positive for covid. to maintain safety in traffic volume at some facilities, there could be reduced traffic which might result in delays. yeah, well, it's already happening. look at the latest cancellation numbers. we are at 1473 as of this moment. delays, over 2500 delays. among the airlines, here are -- if you're on one of these, probably not good. sky west, 319 cancellations today. united, 215. jetblue, 145. and delta, 111 cancellations. i have searched high and low for some positive news to give you today, lauren, and in the person of a fella from the aaa, automobile club of america, they talk about all kinds of travel. he says he sees light at the end of the tunnel. listen. >> i think that travel will just soar once this virus is behind us because people have been cooped up for nearly two years, and they're ready to go. we'll see a boom not only in people traveling, but in the economy as well which will be a good thing for all of us. >> reporter: but in the meantime, i leave you with a statement fro

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infections are at record highs and now the faa warning the solution is so dire. the situation is so dire flights may need to be cancelled because of an increased number of employees that have covid. the timing couldn't be much worse. new york city is still holding a scaled down new year's eve ball drop ignoring doctors' warnings against having big parties. paolo sandoval is standing by there now. officials over the last 48 hours have had to defend the decision to let a scaled back version of this condition. what are they saying right now? >> well, you know, phil, amid this record-breaking rise of new covid cases just in new york state alone, we heard from mayor bill de blasio basically say that the show will go on, that the message they want to send the rest seaworld that new york is still open and can actually fight through this latest wave, all it be with certain measures being taken, and we rex pecting to see some of those measures on display here in times square later tonight. what are they? they certainly include a massive reduction in the number of people w

the faa may be forced to cancel flights because of their owning crews being sick. pediatric hospital admissions in the u.s. are at record highs. on average 378 children were admitted to the hospital with covid-19 on any given day over the week that ended tuesday. that's a 66% jump from the previous week, but, still, there are glimmers of hope for a better new year. in south africa where the surge is believed to have peaked researchers confirmed patients weren't as sick with omicron. just under 3% of patients hospitalize there had between november a 15th and decemberpth died. that's compared to 29% who died while delta was the dominant vanchlt i want to bring in cnn international correspondent miguel marquez. miguel, what have doctors been telling you amid the surge in pediatric hospitalizations? >> reporter: yeah. they are saying that it's -- the worst is yet to come sadly. we're lucky enough to visit texas children's hospital, the largest pediatric hospital in the country. they are not overwhelmed yet but they are preparing for whatever the omicron variants can th

population, and increased number of faa employees have tested positive for covid-19. to maintain safety, traffic volume at some facilities could be reduced. "could" being the key word, which might result in delays during busy periods. they are not yet saying which areas and regions will be impacted the most, but we know airlines are already dealing with the staffing issues. travelers are reporting large lines at airports and even long wait times trying to get representative's on the phone. alaska airlines posted a direct message to its customers online writing, this has been the perfect storm of severe weather coupled by crew members and air caps being placed on the country and the continued impact of the omicron variant on staffing levels. despite the threat of a micron this remains a very busy travel season. the tsa reporting more than 2 million people pass through security checkpoints yesterday alone. that's more than double the amount from the same day in 2020. we are here but a lot of people at airports are wondering when they're going to get home. checking fligh

. >> the faa cracking down on passengers. in addition to fines, the faa may now revoke any tsa pre-check privileges. >> officials in colorado say they are looking at new technology to help them find jonbenet ramsey's killer. 25 years ago the six-year-old was murdered. >> number seven, do you all think this is too far? a man put this together based on the christmas song "grandma got run over by a reindeer." the man says this caused people to stop and look. >> that is too much. although that is jobina's power wheel she had as a child. [laughter] >> >>> good morning, america, fo our viewers in the west. on this wednesday morning, the new surge bringing new fears with three days until christmas. omicron spreading at an alarming rate. president biden issuing a stark winter warning saying even vaccinated americans are at risk and telling the unvaccinated their decision could be the difference between life and death but insisting the country is not going backwards. >> we're prepared. we know more. we just have to stay focused. >> wh

of these cases, 5500 of them reported by flight crews of unruly passengers to the faa, just this year alone. about 70% have been -- about 37 of those most extreme cases have been referred to the department of justice. so we have to wait to see exactly how this plays out on the federal government's front because the faa can only impose civil fines. it is the department of justice typically that can bring these most severe federal cases. we do not know exactly how this federal air marshal was injured, if at all, or if this flight attendant was injured. we have seen those cases over and over again. those flight attendants have been on the front line. this is the first time we heard of a federal air marshal getting attacked. >> this is interesting here, pete. it looks like it went to the second level. it was -- if it was, first, with the flight attendant, then the air marshal and whatever happened there was such a problem, you had to land the plane. >> yeah, that's right. and we have seen federal air marshals, people asked me over and over again, where are the air marshals in all this? th

this is the letter that swalwell and feinstein sent to the faa and cdc. they say travel at our nation's airports as essentially return to pre pandemic levels. but the risk from covid-19, including its new variant omicron continues to present a major public health threat requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test for domestic flights would improve public health and address concerns that passengers. >> half about flying right now. they don't have to show any of that negative test or their vaccination card. but a lot of people have, unfortunately, a lot of people are not vaccinated according to the cdc one in 4 americans still have not even received their first shot of the vaccine under this proposal which probably will take some time even if it's approved, it still has to make its way through the lawmakers and faa and cdc probably won't happen in the immediate future. but swalwell and find center thinking the long game about this and it probably won't be that hard because they have a template noel and james, all they have to do is look at how it's be

kristen: heard some congressional representatives are urging the faa to require that passengers have proof of vaccination or a negative test in order to fly domestically. i do something hawaii has been doing for over a year. do you think that is a good idea? >> i am not opposed to it. i have traveled in europe and you have to show a negative test to do a lot of activities. people have figured out that it is pretty easy to do. in the u.s. though, we don't like being told what to do but i do think it is a solid idea. i don't know if it would ever pass. kristen: as you follow into see trends, i want to ask if you know of outbreaks that have been traced to flights. we have heard the chief medical officer to the airlines say that the risk of infection from omicron is 2-3 times higher but do we know of actual outbreaks? >> we did find a lot of folks coming here from south africa, a lot of people tested positive but we cannot attribute that to what happened on the plane. drought the pandemic, we have found that although folks are nervous about flying and there are a lot of us, in general, i

under a new partnership between the two agencies, the faa will now share information with the tsa on passengers who face fines for belligerent and often violent behavior on flights and in airports. this year alone there have been more than 5500 incidents involving unruly passengers, most officials say are mask-related. >>> in colorado, prosecutors are requesting a hearing to reconsider a man's 110-year prison sentence for a crash that killed four people and injured ten on interstate 70. the case has gained national attention, including from a celebrity turned criminal justice advocate kim kardashian west, the online petition to commute his sentence or grant him clemency has gathered more than 4 million signatures. his sentence was the result of the mandatory minimum that applies to any offense in which somebody suffers serious bodily injury. >>> all right, looking at markets around the world this wednesday morning, you can see futures -- we'll start with global markets. you can see asian shares are mixed. europe has opened mixed. on wall street, stock index futures, we can look there

the faa announced zero to city in january. violators face fines of up to $37,000 if they threaten or attack other passengers as well as the crew. >>> and here's one recent example in miami just two nights ago. police say they were called to the gate because of disturbance over a delayed flight. two people were eventually taken into custody. >>> well, some travelers who can behave are cancelling their holiday plans because of the rapid spread, of course, of the omicron variant. as pete muntean reports, millions are heading to the airports. >> reporter: you know, so many are facing that gdreaded go or no-go. millions are still going. the tsa just screened 2 million people at airports across the country on monday. that is the fifth day in a row we've seen numbers higher than 2 million. friday's number, the highest number we've seen since the monday after thanksgiving. it is clear that so many people still have a lot of confidence in traveling. we have seen long lines from l.a. to boston to atlanta. you know, dr. anthony fauci say

it is not an airline concern, the faa is uncomfortable with the safety risk and as a consequence, the impact on our operations to mitigate that would be a significant setback. >> seems like we could find a workaround on this. i appreciate that and we will continue the conversation on the issue. >> thank you for bringing that issue up. senator blumenthal. >> thank you. welcome and thank you for being here. like all my colleagues, i'm happy to be flying again. within the past month or so, i have flown i think all of the airlines. i don't need to tell you that there are a lot of americans who are still unhappy and the reason is the continued what they do. i have led introduction of the airline passenger bill of rights and i would be happy to talk about the details. it essentially speaks to problems relating to overbooking , lost luggage, protects consumers against those charges and fees and cancellations and delays that they feel violated their essential rights. i would like your commitment that you will support a bill of rights. it may not be exactly what i proposed. for example, my bil

heading into christmas weekend, the faa bring more than 57 hundred incidents involving unruly passengers. where than 4100 involving masks, this year alone. dan: getting tense in the skies, not so friendly they say. she is charged with assault and faces up to one year in prison and $100,000 fine. also has placed her on its no-fly list. in the north bay, a pedestrian is dead and a driver on the loose after hit-and-run in vallejo. police released pictures of the suspects vehicles. this happened last night. the victim is a 29-year-old man. the search continues in the north bay for a man who strived a ride-share driver in santa rosa on christmas day. sonoma county sheriff's office says the driver took a passenger to the entrance of shiloh range regional park, where the driver was attacked. he drove himself to a local hospital and is expected to be ok. investigators say they are looking for 19-year-old santa rosa resident tristan hardin. details tonight are police shooting in los angeles that left a 14-year-old girl dead. please released surveillance video as well as dramatic body camera foota

the faa has demanded the airport clear out the hundreds used by the camp by next july or risk losing millions of dollars in federal funding. for now it's all most of these people have. they set up 26 port-a-potties in this location in anticipation of heavy rains. >> i can't wheel over there and i can't walk. i can't walk right now. >> reporter: the city says outreach teams are also working through the holidays, providing tarps and other supplies to those fighting to stay warm and dry. a battle that gets more difficult with each new round of rain. in san jose, mary ann favro, n b c bay area news. >> where do we stand with the rain season and the droughts? especially if you look at what it was like last year, it's an incredibly challenging time for san francisco. last year at this time less than 2.5 inches of rain, and this pattern, obviously, is ongoing around the bay area. as you can see here, we've got mostly 200% of average right now as we wrap up the month of december from livermore north. a little bit less so, though, around the south bay. so in terms of the rain season, i like t

ntsb and faa are investigating. >>> a study shows how much plastic waste has been created from retail giant amazon during the pandemic. wildlife advocacy group reports that the company has generated almost 600 million pounds plastic waste worldwide in 2020. they say this is a 29% increase from 2019. amazon says it disputes the findings. the company says it has increased amount of recycled plastics used in packaging this year. >>> time for money watch, relief for people paying student loans plus the tesla feature now under investigation. bradley blackburn reports from the cbs broadcast center. >>> stocks moved higher wednesday. the dow gained 261 points. nasdaq added 180. s&p 500 rose 47. home sales rose for the third straight month. national association of realtors said sales of previously owned homes rose 1.9% in november. 2021 is on pace to be strongest year for sales since 2006 largely driven billow interest rates and strong job market. the biden administration is extending pause on student loan payments. 40million borrowers don't have to worry about federal loans until may 1. some

. >> reporter: so far this year, the faa has reported around 5,800 incidents involving unruly passengers. more than 4,100 involving masks. 85% of flight attendants also claim they dealt with a disorderly passenger. 1 in 5 say they've been subjected to a physical incident. >> stop, stop, stop! >> reporter: on this delta flight before christmas, the video obtained by tmz, two men throw punches on a late-night allegedlyom l.a. to memphis, - wearing. the men declined to press charges against each other and were not detained. in september, this man is seen berating a flight crew and fellow passengers on a plane headed to salt lake city from l.a. >> really? >> reporter: video taken by fellow passenger shows the man not responding to mask constructions. authorities say he was arrested at the gate -- >> on! >> reporter: and cited with public intoxication and disorderly conduct. earlier this year, a southwest airlines flight attendant was assaulted on a flight from sacramento. the passenger, viviana, allegedly punched a flight aendance in a face so hard, she knocked out two of her teeth. >> one q

arrested 35-year-old ariel pennington after a year of unruly, even dangerous behavior onboard planes, the faa says bad behavior is to declining, but they have 5,500 reports so far this year alone. the attorney general ordered federal prosecutors to prioritize crimes that occur onboard planes and air marshals are teaching flight attendants self-defense tactics but when they're undercover and witness bad behavior, they face a difficult choice air marshals who train at mockups like this must decide whether that disturbance might really be meant to distract them from a hijacking attempt. tsa chief, when should an air marshall get involved and intervene to stop this kind of activity >> we have protocols for air marshals breaking cover and intervening in a situation like this. these are well exercised protocols. between the captain, the crew, the flight attendants and the air marshalls. >> interfering with a flight crew can bring up to 20 years in prison and fines up to a quarter million dollars. over oklahoma, a pair of air marshals decided they had to intervene. tom costello, nbc news chicago. >>

those launch tests igniting an investigation from the faa over environmental and other safety concerns. they eventually had a successful test met with other everyone. what looking at is the or. >> from our perspective, this fall space x cent for amateurs to space for 3 days. hey, guys, thanks for joining here on crew dragon, one of its crew members. a former saint jude patient sharing her experience with current saint jude kids >> just what you can but the summer of 2021 was rife with space trauma as billionaires. richard branson and jeff bezos hustle to make their commercial space tayeb use. >> originally virgin galactic. sir richard branson had planned to launch at a later date. but quickly changed his mission time after amazon founder jeff bezos announced plans for a july lift off, though the 2 never admitted it was a race branson beat bezos by 9 days with a message for my crew upon landing very case. >> bases may have reached the edge of space. later. >> but some would say his with more flair for his first flight. he invited 82 year-old aviation pioneer wally funk, one of the mercu

what does the national air space look like tonight as we head to christmas >> just checked with the faa. really, very few delays nationwide today. we have some wind around new york. we've got deicing up in maine fewer than 400 delays right now. that's pretty good for a late december thursday -- wednesday. back to you, lester. >> all right tom costello, thanks >>> in colorado tonight, growing pressure on the governor to address what many see as an injustice. a prison sentence of more than 100 years for a truck driver convicted for his role in a deadly crash. erin mclaughlin has that story >> reporter: a fiery crash killing four in april 2019 outside denver now calls for clemency for the man found responsible. >> no more injustice. >> reporter: last week truck driver rogel aguilera-mederos was sentenced to 110 years in prison. for the fatal collision that involved 28 vehicles >> oh, my god! >> reporter: colorado law requires minimum prison terms for certain crimes and mandates they be served back-to-back. rogel aguilera-mederos was convicted on 27 counts, including vehicular homicide >> i

they rely the faa. they rely on the cdc to give them guidelines on what to do. so that is why those 2 agencies got this letter. we will see how long or if it will be implemented. but i think it's safe to say probably will not be hard to implement because it's already being done for international travelers coming into the united states. back to you will have to wait a little while, though, you know, that goes through, like you said, has to go through so many proper channels. i feel like will be hitting the 2 year mark before the pandemic before we even. >> see something like that. i would think. i would think they should have done it when they did it for international travel fell swoop. but that wasn't happening. but. >> i mean, we're talking 30 million travelers for holiday season. but we're not talking about all the other times of the year. so it will if it's implemented, obviously we'll take a lasting effect. >> yeah. all right. well, thank you very much for that. and we also have federal health officials to saying that the omicron variant now is, of course, t

the u.s., i think the carriers are still deploying they're working on the issues, obviously, with the faa. we don't see any impact to our business and remember, as well for the marvell side, very little in 4g a lot of our growth not only driven by the deployments and the market share and content that we have really in all the major players. that's exciting. we expect that not just in the fourth quarter and into next year with respect to the metaverse, i think what's interesting when you start looking at whether it's the metaverse or nvidia talks about the omni verse and any environments and the infrastructure required to support that is going to be tremendous meaning you're going to have really a significant increase in the amount of computing capability, network bandwidth and also latency which means how fast you can experience the virtual world in the metaverse. and 5g one of the big benefits that it brought was a dramatic improvement in latency and gives you wirelessly real world feel and we think that could be one of the killer apps as you think about 5g in the future as really moving

the faa has received more than 5,000 reports of unruly passengers this year alone. >>> we turn to that award-winning hollywood director who died suddenly at age 58. we're learning the cause of his death. this morning, tributes pouring in for emmy award-winning director, jean-marc vallee. >> i'm holding on to this idea for perfection. >> reporter: he directed "big little lies" and "dallas buyers club." he passed away at the age of 58. the cause was a heart attack. vallee was found in his cabin in quebec, canada. it's believed he died on christmas day. his death coming as a shock. he was known as a health enthusiast who abstained from drinking and exercised frequently. he was known to practice the wim hof method, aimed at boosting energy and the immune system. >> i can sue the hospital to get my medicine? >> reporter: some of hollywood's biggest names are posting heartfelt tributes. matthew mcconaughey who won an oscar for his work under vallee's direction, with the words, with a gentle hand and heart, jean-marc was a true receiver. and reese witherspoon saying, i will always remember yo

they handed it over to the faa and they were given a license to charge customers to experience the few minutes of weightlessness. the data gathered from this launch shows it was a strong mission, that everything had gone to plan initially. now the question really turns to when will we see that first customer paying commercial flight? it could be as soon as 2022. they are not taking new tickets right now. they have already charged $250,000 to around 600 people. there's also the question around will it cost more than that? but, what is for sure, it marks a big step for civilians and paying customers to be able to go into space, albeit for a few minutes of weightlessness. emily: ed also caught up with richard branson shortly after he returned from his historic trip. here's what he had to say. richard: i've been practicing some words to say to kids for some time. once i have done those words, just being able to unbuckle and take off and look out of these massive windows. the spaceship was upside down. and take in the earth from space, it was something i dreamt of since i was a kid. it was

the faa said an increased number of airline employees are testing positive for covid-19. the agency also says winter weather is not helping any. we're back after this. >>> one lucky person could end up starting the year a few hundred million dollars richer. as we mentioned yesterday, no ticket matched all the six numbers drawn wednesday. that means the jackpot has climbed higher. up for grabs is a cool half billion dollars on powerball. the next drawing is tomorrow. >>> those looking to buy champagne for tonight, high-end bottles in short supply. popular brands, expensive labels are sold out in many markets due to the supply chain issues. the port batch clause and labels and boxes and corks. and miley's new year's eve party starts tonight at 10:30 only on nbc co-hosted with "saturday night live's" pete davidson. you don't want to miss that. tune in early to catch nbc bay area at 10:00 as well. and vianey has a final thought for us. >> it's going to be frosty tonight. please bring your pets indoors. 30s early tomorrow, maybe even 20s and rain heading into next monday. main

she wrote a letter to the cdc and faa and posted on twitter today. it says air travel is essentially returned to prepandemic levels, but covid-19, especially the omicron variant, continues to be a major public health threat. she says, ensuring the health and safety of passengers is crucial. >>> israel has banned travel to the u.s., canada, and eight other countries. the rare move to red list the u.s. marks a big change to pandemic practices between the two friendly nations. the ban will take effect wednesday. israel began closing its borders in late november due to the omicron variant. >>> on the high seas, a covid outbreak on a cruise ship. 48 people on board tested positive for covid after returning to miami over the weekend. the symphony of the seas ship set sail two weeks ago with 6,000 passengers. 98% were fully vaccinated. those people were identified by immediate contact tracing after a guest tested positive. >>> while the covid surge is casting a shadow on the holidays, a lot of people are wondering if the celebrations in times square will go

now that space tourism has become a thing, the faa says after this year, no more commercial astronaut wings will be given out. nasa says its actual astronauts will get their wings from the space age agency itself. >> thank you so much, scott. >>> up next, an annual christmas tradition that shows us the spirit of giving. garvin thomas joins us with tonight's bay area proud. >>> and a mountain lion sighting on the peninsula. >> deserve to be appreciated. >> we're going to bring you bay area proud right after this break, and with jeff. >> and i'm tracking this cold blast of air moving across the bay area today. i'll show you where windchills are making it feel like the 30s. back with that in about ten minutes. >>> the chp has a new way to discourage racing. it accounts for some 260 crashes in the last five years. 30 of those were deadly. chp today announced it's received a c.a.r.s. grant. >> the grant is going to allow us to provide operations. it's going to help us to educate the public and it's going to have, allows to have a social mode area campaign as well. >> the governor recently

we received clearance from the faa to fly over the plaza, which is tough to get. you can see the angles. you can understand where people would be and that sort of thing to the other issue was there is a recording of the assassination. there was a microphone on a police officer's motorcycle stuck in the open position. experts decided there were at least five shots fired in that time. i was able to speak to the scientist called by the house select committee in 1975 to study that recording. has been some controversy over the recording. he has taken a second look at it. he has brought on more stuff to look at this recording. he concludes it is an authentic recording. it identifies those five shots but in the last shot, there were two shots appeared the point is that oswald with his full action rifle that you have to write come he could not fired two shots within one shot so that points to a second gunman. >> we are out of time but what do you hope the viewers of the documentary will walk away with? >> i want people to understand your government does not always tell yo

the faa and ntsb are investigating. >>> the pandemic is causing shortages that really no one saw coming. in turn it leads to a glut of ferrel cats, trap, neuter and return is the effective method of controling it. due to a rise in pet ownership during the pandemic, demand for vet care sharply increase. volunteer rescue groups are not able to find openings for care. >> vets on the outside, regular practices stopped doing this for rescue groups. they useed to do a small percentage to help with rescues but they had to quit doing it because their businesses exploded. >>> new at 11:00, monarch butterflys will have a new home in mountain view. >> the city is creating a new habitat for them. locate inside shoreline park. google has given the city $30,000 to develop and maintain three habitats. >>> in tonight's bay area bright spots, more than two dozen neighbors are gathering together to spread some holiday cheer. >> got to love their neighborhood. holiday tradition for decades. we go on a tour of candy cane lane in pleasanton. >> we are driving down walnut drive. since 1953 every homeowner on

the faa says the learjet 35 business aircraft departed john wayne airport in orange county on its way to gillespie field near san diego, san diego. it went down. >> in an el neighborhood. that's about 30 minutes east of downtown san diego. this was about 7.15, last night. home security camera captured the crash itself. and here's a look at the aftermath of all of that. investigators say the aircraft caught fire on impact debris taking down several power lines as well, causing a big power outage in the area. the ntsb reports that the plane had been cleared for landing at gillespie when it went down about a mile and a half from the runway. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. >> new video from toledo, ohio shows that driver there just managing to escape of that. a powerful home explosion. fire officials say there was a strong smell of gas when they arrived at that scene. so they think that explosion was caused by a gas leak. one person in the home next door had minor injuries from the force of the blast. >> before we welcome in the new year, we have to say goodbye and in

he along with senator feinstein sent a letter to the cdc and faa urging them to require proof of vaccination for a negative covid testified domestically. they say it's necessary because of the omicron variant and air travel has returned to near pre-pandemic levels. the new york congressman in virginia congressman also signed the letter. quakes let's turn to storm watch as a new round of rain returns to the store -- to the bay area. >> there are droplets in our cameras at the golden gate bridge. let's get to abc 7 news meteorologist. >> i will hang onto the umbrellas because the entire week, even into early next week, you will need them. let me show you live doppler seven, we have rain moving in, it is not across the entire region, but most areas are seeing wet weather. let's get you into the radar. santa rosa heading into sonoma. we are seeing light rain. it is steady across the peninsula from south city to skyline boulevard into the east bay we are seeing moderate pockets of showers around skyline boulevard in oakland. as we widen out, it's a narrow band. this system has lost some of its in

. >> it is not known where the pilot was headed and the ntsb and the faa are investigating tonight. >>> filing homicide charges in the shooting death of a former police officer and security guard. the police chief today announced officers arrested two suspects in the case. they are closing in on a third. he was shot last month in oakland while he was guarding a news crew during an attempted robbery. he died several days later. the chief says one of the people being held is the owner of that white acura pictured here as it left the scene. >> we really do thank the community for all of the information that they brought forth to help us solve this case. i believe their assistance is key in identifying that vehicle. >> oakland police are asking anyone with information to contact them. >>> in just a few hours deliberations will resume in the elizabeth holmes fraud trial. yesterday the judge denied the jury's request to take home all 39 pages of jury instructions to review at length. the panel has three months worth of evidence to sift through. jurors have to weigh if the founder defrauded