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: 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

. >> 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

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

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