. >> i am ama daetz. tim johns begins our coverage with why health officials say it was a matter of time before case was identified. >> the person who sequenced the virus sample just last night was not shocked we in the bay area where the first to find the case of the new variant, thanks to the strong infrastructure it has for genomic starting the first case in the u.s., a timeline of how the events unfolded is beginning to emerge. the traveler returned to sfo from south africa on november 22. they began feeling symptoms on the 25th. they got tested on the 28th with positive results coming back the next day. the example was sequenced at ucs f, tuesday, november 30. >> i thought it was a matter of time before someone would identify the first case of omicron in the u.s.. certainly the first case in california. >> dr. charles chu is the first who discovered the traveler was infected with the variant. the testing was expedited of the sample. >> normally, sequencing takes several days, some cases several weeks

. >> i am ama daetz. tim johns begins our coverage with why health officials say it was a matter of time before case was identified. >> the person who sequenced the virus sample just last night was not shocked we in the bay area where the first to find the case of the new variant, thanks to the strong infrastructure it has for genomic starting the first case in the u.s., a timeline of how the events unfolded is beginning to emerge. the traveler returned to sfo from south africa on november 22. they began feeling symptoms on the 25th. they got tested on the 28th with positive results coming back the next day. the example was sequenced at ucs f, tuesday, november 30. >> i thought it was a matter of time before someone would identify the first case of omicron in the u.s.. certainly the first case in california. >> dr. charles chu is the first who discovered the traveler was infected with the variant. the testing was expedited of the sample. >> normally, sequencing takes several days, some cases several weeks

ama: i'm ama daetz. tim johns explains at one point, the baby was feared dead. tim: it started thursday morning around 8:48. california highway patrol said they received a call from a transient woman to northbound 880 in hayward. when officers arrived, the woman was covered in blood and it was determined she had just given birth. an ambulance was called and at some point, the baby was thought to have died. jeff is a spokesperson. >> i'm a retired paramedic and i can tell you that sometimes a baby is born where it will be blue or gray and not breathing and can appear dead. tim: the mother was medically cleared later on involuntarily placed in a psychiatric ward. the chp received a call saying the child was indeed alive, prompting one officer to tell abc 7 news, "this is one of the craziest situations i've seen in my career with the chp. we are very happy the infant is ok. hopefully everyone comes out healthy in this situation and leads to good things to come." in hayward, tim johns, abc 7 news. ama: and if you or someone you know needs access to mental health res

ama: and i'm ama daetz. you're watching abc7 news live on mulga live and wherever you stream -- on hulu live and wherever you stream. you can see from our live camera at the golden gate bridge and as we look at live doppler seven. this is just the beginning. >> abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the details on that. >> consider this the lull or the break before the heavier rain arrives. i want to show you live doppler 7 tonight. we are seeing some slick roadways but it's not everywhere. let's get you down to street level. gil roy heading into 101 there you will notice some light steady rain. very scattered in nature in the east bay around bonisha. 680 toward the fairfield and vacaville and a polite level one storm. weak atmospheric river feeding that moisture south of monterey. we will see some waves of scattered light showers becoming heavier at 3:00 a.m. in the north bay. potential for thunder. at 5:00 a.m. crossing the central bay and into the southern and eastern end of our viewing area.

sports ama: thank you for watching tonight. i am ama daetz. dan: and >>> all right, take >>> all right, take a look at this. terrifying moments aboard a flight in manchester, england. as you can see, the pilot had a tough time landing in the middle of a dangerous storm that brought 80 mile-per-hour winds to parts of the uk. the plane rocked and swayed in crosswinds but eventually landed safely. >>> now to allegations of neglect and abuse endured by the 13 turpin children after they were rescued from their parents and placed in the care of riverside county in 2018. the "20/20" diane sawyer special

thank you for joining a spirit i am ama daetz. -- for joining us. i am on the dates. -- ama daetz. dan: ♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... here is our third group of semi-finalists-- an associate professor of french literature at the university of delaware in newark... a chemistry professor at roanoke college in salem, virginia... and a history professor at american river college in sacramento, california... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- mayim bialik. [ applause ] thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome, everyone, to the last of our semi-final match-ups. at the end of this half hour, we will know the name of our third professor who will be advancing to the two-day final to play for $100,000. let's get right to it. ed, gary, deborah, good luck. here are the categories in the "jeopardy!" round. we'll start by... and... ed, you will select first. let's start with southern california history for $200. - ed. - what is an oil spill? correct. southern california history for $400. - deborah. - what is caltech? yes. whirled menu for $200.

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i'm ama daetz. the discovery comes as president biden announces new steps to prevent the spread. morgan norwood has more. anime convention after a fully vaccinated and boosted minnesota man who recently attended the conference just before thanksgiving contracted omicron and is experiencing mild symptoms. the new jersey health department and new york's governor now urging the nearly 53,000 people who attended that conference to get tested immediately. >> we do anticipate there will be more cases. this does not cause for alarm. morgan: meanwhile, the president length down a sweeping push to get more americans protected, including a tool were the public can message their zip code to find the nearest booster shot location. biden also announcing free at home rapid tests with reimbursement for americans with private insurance, saying 50 million will go to the uninsured or those with medicaid. when it comes to travel, the new rule requiring people to fly into the u.s. to be tested before flights, going into effect on monday. >> this is a moment where we can do what we haven't been able

i'm ama daetz. the discovery comes as president biden announces new steps to prevent the spread. morgan norwood has more. anime convention after a fully vaccinated and boosted minnesota man who recently attended the conference just before thanksgiving contracted omicron and is experiencing mild symptoms. the new jersey health department and new york's governor now urging the nearly 53,000 people who attended that conference to get tested immediately. >> we do anticipate there will be more cases. this does not cause for alarm. morgan: meanwhile, the president length down a sweeping push to get more americans protected, including a tool were the public can message their zip code to find the nearest booster shot location. biden also announcing free at home rapid tests with reimbursement for americans with private insurance, saying 50 million will go to the uninsured or those with medicaid. when it comes to travel, the new rule requiring people to fly into the u.s. to be tested before flights, going into effect on monday. >> this is a moment where we can do what we haven't been able

larry: ama: that is it for tonight. thanks for watching. i'm ama daetz. dan: i'm dan ashley. hope you have a break -- great weekend and good night. ♪ >> hey, bay area. it's time to share some amazing stories and feel good. we could all use some inspiration right now, and you've come to the right place. this show is all about good food, good people, and good living. ♪ on today's show, a talented teen sings her way to the top. >> it's the most beautiful thing, to see that light bulb go on. >> mouth-watering pies for any occasion. >> it's one of my favorite pies, and i don't really share it when i get it. >> preparing students for a bright future. >> i've learned teamwork, collaboration, and so much more. >> and love letters to san francisco. >> it's new, innovative. it's immersive. >> but first, a holiday favorite delights. [ violins playing ] >> the story of "a christmas carol" is really about overcoming selfishness and self-interest and embracing generosity and caring about others. ♪ >> ♪ god rest ye merry gentlemen ♪ >> the story centers around a man named ebenezer

ama: that is it for tonight. thanks for watching. i'm ama daetz. dan: i'm dan ashley. hope you have a break -- great weekend and good night. ♪ >> announcer: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, will forte, lily collins, and music from isaiah rashad featuring sza. and now, jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi, thank you. very nice. hi, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] very kind. i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thanks for watching and thanks for coming. please relax. it was a rare cold and rainy day here in sunny los angeles. got down to the 50s today, it was cold, right? >> guillermo: yeah, very cold. >> jimmy: very cold. >> guillermo: yeah. >> jimmy: very cold. >> guillermo: very, very, very cold.

i am ama daetz. dan: and i am dan ashley. we are on storm watch because it's a level two storm in the bay area right now. gusty winds and rain and sometimes downpours will be with us for the next few hours. live doppler 7 shows you where the worst of the storm is right now. ama: we have live team coverage. our reporter is in the north bay. let's hear from spencer christian who is tracking the storm. spencer: the rain is spreading to all parts of the bay area right now. the north bay is the area getting hardest hit. drenching downpours developing and other areas and in the santa cruz mountains. a lot is moving into the east bay at the moment. let me give you a look at the wind gusts that are accompanying these drenching downpours. we have gusts ranging from 24 to 48 miles per hour across the bay area so this is a wind driven rain storm. it's a level two. through tomorrow morning, moderate to heavy rainfall at times. dusty. thunder and lightning with this storm. a lot of instability in the atmosphere. there is a chance of hail.

thank you for joining us, i am ama daetz. dan: and i am dan ashley. this is a live a l golden gate bridge, the camera covered in raindrops. the rain has spread throughout the bay area. abc 7 was in this area as the rain came down. umbrellas out, bottles in the parking loss as well. so let's bring in the expert. ama: abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christian who is tracking it all. it is just the beginning. spencer: it is, at least a weeks worth of rain almost every day. let's look at live doppler 7 and you can see it is wet just about everywhere. heavy rain reaching land in the east bay, moving towards walnut grove. out towards antioch right now. have got a batch of downpours just offshore ready to move on shore in the next few minutes. so it will be pretty wet. the storm we have now is a level one on the stremme impact scale, light

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i am ama daetz. dan: i'm dan ashley. per spencer christian, chris alvarez, we hope you have a nice evening and we see you again at 11:00. ♪ --- >> this is the moment - [announcer] the more we learn about covid-19, the more questions we have. the biggest question now, what's next? what will covid bring in six months, a year? if you're feeling anxious about the future, you're not alone. calhope offers free covid-19 emotional support. call 833-317-4673, or live chat at calhope.org today. call 833-317-4673, ♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants... a program manager from boston, massachusetts... a video game marketer from brooklyn, new york... and our returning champion, an engineering manager from oakland, california... whose 20-day cash winnings total... and now, hosting "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings! [cheers and applause] thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome, everyone, to "jeopardy!" i hope you're having as good a week as amy schneider is. she is now a 20-d

here is amy c news daetz. -- here is news anchor ama daetz. ama: in new york city, cases tripled. >> we knew it was here and we knew it would be more of a presence. it is quite clear that it is and we need to be very aggressive. ama: rapid antigen self tests st will be handed out. productions of some broadway shows have been canceled. professional sports leagues tightening protocols. we are told the nba will be requiring increased use of masks and daily testing. montreal canadiens played the flyers in an empty arena thursday night at the request of public health officials. meetings must be virtual and activities outside team facilities are restricted. the league is also making it easier for vaccinated players who test positive but don't show symptoms to return to the field. health experts urging vaccines and booster shots. the cdc said people have a choice should get pfizer and moderna over at johnson & johnson. reggie: about vaccines, sour vaccine team -- about vaccines, vaccine team. jobina: investigation of a woman lived to have died from c

ama: and i'm ama daetz. you're watching abc7 news live on mulga live and wherever you stream -- on hulu live and wherever you stream. you can see from our live camera at the golden gate bridge and as we look at live doppler seven. this is just the beginning. >> abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the details on that. >> consider this the lull or the break before the

i'm ama daetz. dion: and i'm dion lim. for all of us here at abc 7, thanks so much for joining us. have a great night. we will see you back here tonight at 11:00. ♪five bread-sticks.♪ ♪for my triple treat.♪ ♪three layers deep.♪ ♪10 cinnabon mini rolls to eat.♪ ♪and a pizza plus another pizza.♪ the triple treat box, only from pizza hut. ♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are a writer from pasadena, california... an attorney from new orleans, louisiana... and our returning champion-- an engineering manager from oakland, california... whose 11-day cash winnings total... and now, hosting "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings! [cheers and applause] thank you, johnny. welcome, everyone. our champion amy schneider is starting to enjoy some rarified air during her exemplary run. at this point, there are only nine other players in "jeopardy!" history who have won more games than her and she's starting to approach some other benchmarks in the "jeopardy!" hall of fame as well. what will happen on today's show? let's find o