performer and civil rights activist josephine baker is making history again. the legendary singer and dancer is receiving the highest honor in france, nearly half a century after her death. elaine cobb has this story from paris. >> reporter: the revered voice of josephine baker echoed through the famous monument in streets around. 46 years after her death, baker has become the first black woman, first performer, and the first american to receive a place here. well baker's body was buried in monaco, a coffin filled with soil from there, the u.s., and france was carried to the crypt. the president called baker an exceptional figure who embodies the french spirit. born in st. louis, missouri i'm a bigger shot to start them on the stage in the 1930s. especially in france, where she moved in 1925 to escape racism and segregation in america. she later married a frenchman, and in world war ii mother french government recruited her as a spy. her fame served her well, as she was able to pass coded messages in her sheet music, and giving baker's france's highest honor i

chairman baker, and think you are on mute as well. thank you to all of you for per dissipating today. i really appreciate your testimony. chairman baker, you have all pursued solar as well as conventional fuel projects that all result in net zero omissions. can you talk a little bit about the importance of innovation and innovative technologies? >> yes. it has the ability to benefit local communities by providing affordable power to the grid. additionally, this will provide opportunities to the community. it is anticipated that this will create over 1000 direct jobs. it is anticipated that the project will provide local implement opportunities to the community and job creation. we are always looking forward to job opportunities for membership. >> it is job opportunities and financial assistance to the tribe as well. there was an article from the associated press engine that noted that there was a boom in native american oil activity and how that, -- potentially comic it's what the bided administration is doing. if they try to come in

baker did with the special counsel's office. the the allegation are that michael sussman lied to the fbi. sussman is pleading not guilty that he lied. this is one of the showcase, cases of the durham criminal probe. it is basically, it's saying that sussman claimed to the fbi's james baker that he was not representing anyone. he was coming in as a private citizen with a trump alfa bank story. meaning the trump computers were talking to russia's alfa bank, it was trump hotel marketing spam emails. there is a simple question can be asked and posed to the jury. this is supposed to go to a trial or court next thing f sussman is innocent, why didn't he just say to the fbi, i'm coming from the hillary campaign. we've got this information, want to share it with you? >> well, exactly, liz, and if you look at everything about this phase of the durham investigation it's all becoming that way. what you find is not openly was it the case that fusion gps was hired by the dnc, that fusion gps who hired chris steele, so-called, mi6 former priv

., which i really want to, i'll talk about charlie baker. the two-term wildly popular republican governor in massachusetts, speculation he would run for a third term. he announced yesterday he's not going to do that. he says it is not because he's been attacked by former president donald trump. he's been singled out by the former president, trump supporters have gone after charlie baker. he says it is not that, but you do have to wonder if the rhetoric that we're hearing in congress, from lauren boebert and marjorie taylor greene, supported by the former president, is contributing to very popular people like charlie baker not wanting to be in this game anymore. >> i think you're right. there are a lot of people, not our job to take sides, a lot of people are committed public servants who would get paid more money in the private sector, who throughout the covid pandemic like governor baker and other governors around the country had to deal with the stress of that as well, who are stepping aside because they say it is not fun anymore or they w

thanks to folks like baker and brick layer rudy gonzalez. >> it is kind of hard, but i enjoyed to do it, because it is my passion. it is my passion to do. >> reporter: the wooden framework goes up into mac days in early november. 1500 pounds of royal icing glue together about 3000 gingerbread cookies. executive chef michael quickly gave rudy the task of baking all 3000+ bricks starting in july. >> i wanted one person baking the bricks so they looked the same. if i had people doing it, the colors are shades might be different. >> reporter: while rudy is a 12 year veteran of the confectionery construction, it is chef quigley's first year as chief builder. >> i'm not losing sleep anymore. for a couple of months it was the last thing i thought about falling asleep in first thing i thought about waking up. >> reporter: out of the challenge, making sure he ordered enough candy decorations. this year, the house honors sees candy's 100th birthday. hundreds of pounds of its signature suites, like wrapped chocolate santas, candy canes, and hard candy embellish an already tempting treat. >> you

we still have half of the winter to go. >> reporter: baker and pryor say we cannot call it quits with water conservation measures. >> was of a long way to go before we reach the april one supply frame, and we need to continue to conserve. >>> a local travel blogger look at the ring in the new year at home, after an accident put her in the , and hospital for 5 months. she was living in bali when she got into a motor scooter crash. due to her severe injuries, mccaffrey was in a coma for several weeks. nearly a month later, she was stable enough to be flown back to the bay area, where she was treated at stanford and santa clara county medical centers. finally today, she was given the okay to go home. >> i want to inspire people to do better. be a motivational speaker. we will see if it works, but i love inspiring people. >> her family was able to bring their daughter home thanks to donations from a gofundme page. >>> a live look at the white house. court papers say lisa arrested a california man who claims he was on a mission to kill top officials. his hit list included president biden a

even the bakers cannot resist. i tasted when i bake it. i drink it with a little coffee. a little piece of cookie. it's really good. >> reporter: this six-year-old did not even have to tasted to like it. >> i like the lights. >> i working for them to make them happy to see everything in here. >> reporter: it is a labor of love. building a happy home for the holidays. in san francisco kpix5. >> if you want to walk and see the gingerbread up close, there's a $10 charge if you are not staying or dining at the hotel. the proceeds go to the local make-a-wish foundation. >>> the gingerbread house stays up until new year's. after that edible components are composted. >>> coming up, a video of a major fire gripping through colorado. one drivers close call with the flames. >>> and later a new warning, what you should avoid doing, even if you are vaccinated. >>> here's a live look outside before we head to break. this is the view from our exclusive camera we learn about covid-19, the more questions we have. the biggest question now, what's next? what will covid bring in six months,

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this is kind of like dusty baker when managing giants, and darren baker as a batboy. it is nice to see the family in there. >> it is need to see how proud his dad was, and how diligent he wasn't doing the job. mackey was picking up towels and heading out masks. maybe he will get an opportunity again. >> he wanted to do a really good job. thank you. >>> still ahead, with the threat of the omicron variant should you skip that holiday party? we speak to bay area health experts on what you can do to stay safe. >>> you may need to show more than your i.d. or passport to fly. the east bay lawmaker looking to ban unvaccinated travelers. >> that's so sad that they took the joy out of christmas. >>> a holiday heist caught on >>> you are watching kpix 5 news at 5:30. >>> on this tuesday evening, another round of rain is making its way into the bay area. the heaviest rain so far has been north of the golden gate. south of the golden gate, the highest amount is 0.2 for san jose. we will pick up more. there is more rain to come as we look offshore. that moisture will be making its

wildfire in a century interviewed by terry baker, society of american forrester ceo. "after words" is a weekly program with relevant guest hosts interviewing top nonfiction authors about their latest work. >> host: an opportunity to speak with you and 9,000 plus members i have to say i really enjoyed the book and the way that you brought the story together. i want to kick things off from nebraska to journalism of wildfires so let's start off there. how did you make that journey. it's great to be here today. >> my first job out of college after doing that for a few years [inaudible] t and 2017 which shocked the state and the nation and then after that just continued. every summer it seemed the fires were getting bigger, the homes were burning down in the paradise [inaudible] >> host: that is quite the journey i can't imagine in the provision of forestry and resource and the small degree of separation coming across the country so we have a connection that we didn't even know about. there is a small piece of public land. >> host: when i tell people [inaudible] and you ta

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ken baker spoke with one family that survived this weekend's terrifying storms. >> one of the hardest areas hit in taylor, county. nearly every home is ravaged, including jesse newton. her and her family lost about everything. >> dogs started flying through the air, and walls started caving in. >> she ran into a closet under her stairs for safety. >> when it finally -- it was like a moment of silence, just come over and then heavy rain started, so we got out. >> daylight illuminated the damage done, and memories and heirloom family values scattered. the roof of the home was torn off and some areas all that stood was four walls. >> but i am blessed to be alive. >> that was ken baker reporting for us. president biden approved a declaration for kentucky and is promising assistance to all of the six states hit by the storm. >> i want all the folks to know, we will get through this and the federal government is not going to walk away. this is one of those times when we are not democrats or republicans. sounds like hyperbole but it's real. we are all americans. we stand together as united s

now he is announcing he will not rin o run for-election governor charlie baker saying he won't seek a third term next year last month mr. trump endorsed his gop primary opponent and blasted governor baker saying he was definitely not a make america great again kind of guy. governor baker wants focus on pandemic recovery instead of a political grudge match a poll showed the governor had a 56% approval rating. 65% approval among democrats but only 41% among republicans >>> americans no longer see russia as the biggest threat to the united states. that's according to the brand new survey from the ronald reagan nstitute. russia came in at a distant second 14%. down 16 percentage points over the same period. the survey shows americans changing feelings toward the men and women in uniform 45% of those surveyed say they have a great deal of trust in the military down 25 percentage points from three years ago. >>> the world's most expensive cities and the one that tops the brand new list may surprise you. >>> college basketball's longest active winning streak. more than 40 games and counting.

tom baker reporting live for us tonight, tom. thanks. an investigation is underway tonight in union city after a shooting left a man dead . it happened last night. here where you see on the map and your 7th and 8th street right across from shorty garcia park. shots were fired about 8 45 last night, and police were at the scene, collecting evidence and investigating all throughout the morning, when officers arrived here at this scene, they found a man dead in the driver's seat of a car. the vehicle been struck multiple times by bullets, as well as the male inside the vehicle. they summoned medical aid to the scene, and he was pronounced dead on scene. police have yet to release more information about the victim or the suspected shooter. in this case, they're asking anyone who has video or may have witnessed the crime to come forward. this was union city's second homicide of the year. congresswoman jackie speier today formally made an endorsement for a candidate running for her house seat. she is throwing her support behind the state assem

wildfire in the century she's interviewed by terry baker society of america's forrester ceo, foresters and afterwards is a weekly interview program with guest host interviewing at top nonfiction authors about their latest works. >> thank you so much for joining us and discussion about your yobook "paradise" and surviving america's wildfire and giving the opportunity to speak with you and on behalf on 9000 book members andnd professionals in firefighting. and i have to say that i really really enjoyed in the book and the way in which you put this together and only kick things off by hearing more about you and

six months after peters baker's press conference, strickland was finally on his way home. >> how did you hear you were getting out of prison? >> oh. i watch soaps in the daytime, one in particular. i could hear other inmates banging on their door and beating on the wall, hollering my name. and i went up to the door and they said hey, man, you're getting out, you're getting out, you're getting out. >> if you had cut a deal you would have been out 20 years ago at least. >> maybe 30. now, that would have required me to lie. admit to a crime that i didn't do. i just didn't have that kind of lie in me. >> no regrets? >> no. i'm sitting here today and i didn't do it. i've still got a few years in me and i'm just going to try to make the best of them the rest of the bap. >> reporter: strickland is now focused on starting the life he says he never got to live, including reconnecting with his daughter, who was just seven weeks old when he was arrested. >> have you talked to her since you got out? >> yes. i'm going to go with the short answer, yes. >> and does she want to see you? >> yeah. she

so far governor baker has resisted calls for more strict covid policies. we will see. as crime plagued her state democrat chicago mayor lori lightfoot, chicago the latest big liberal city demanding vaccines for restaurants, bars and jim's in the name of public safety. >> if you wish to live life as normally as possible to the things you love, you must be vaccinated in the city of chicago. todd: chicago joins new york, san francisco, los angeles, philadelphia, boston and new orleans in mandating vaccines. ashley: the white house is flip-flopping on the idea of shipping free covid tests to the american people. listen to secretary jen psaki circling back on the issue. >> we send one to every american? then what happens if every american has one test? how much does that cost and what happens after that? 500 million tests in january is the largest order we have ever made to date and we are going to do it as quickly as we can. ashley: here to react is doctor marty mackkerry, the circling back was so snarky and to go back on it proves a lot of what i think a lot of people thi

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ktvu tom baker joins us now from water pour marin county where mandates are already in effect, tom. for the marin municipal water district is the state's oldest water district. 120 years old, though it won't be directly affected by this until it has to buy water. this zero allocations extraordinary and rear and we're lucky it's occurring at a time when residential and agricultural water loose water use is low. the bay area water agencies that will receive no state water project water include the south bay's valley water, the alameda county water district and the zone, seven water agency. in all, they served 2.6 million bay area customers. professor and engineer jay lund is a renowned watershed expert at u. c davis. most of the agencies, particularly the urban agencies , will have backup plans. they'll have water storage and groundwater and other reservoirs. don't have water that they might purchase from farmers that have other sources of water, but some agencies are already setting mandates in marin county, home and business customers face fines for any use of sprinkler or drip syst

she is edited terry baker, society of american foresters ceo. >> "after words" is a weekly interview program with relevant guest hosts interviewing top nonfiction authors about their latest work. .. ng us. it's a great discussion about your book "paradise: one town's struggle to survive an american wildfire" . and we're really grateful for the opportunity to speak with you and speak in some ways on behalf o >> the professionals in the field, firefighting giving me insight because i haveyo to enjy the book and the way jamila destroyed together and i realized that in this wildfire, getting to a littlehe bit more about this, te story that you have a originally from nebraska to journalism at city hall in san francisco, covering wildfires so let's start out there and how did you make attorney. i am looking forward to hearing from there to where you are. >> yes, thank you for having me and so i was talking about my first job out of college under college the clinical and help uncover local politics all kinds of fires so the first year i realized that things havewa changed it so that was aro

and now, this has lots of wrinkles like a colorado baker opens his doors, but didn't want to serve some people and lots to argue about again, but basically i'm a-- >> but it's okay to not have your mind made up. >> absolutely. >> we'll turn to a completely different subject, but a lot of applicability today and another hard subject that has to do with how you've approached the abortion debate you had a wonderful way of talking about the heartbeat bill in which you called it a wholesome provocation and in attempting to have a debate about viability versus trimester. and i want to explore your thinking behind that and how it was received. >> trimester and viability. and did you think that american constitutional abortion, i think that's a phrase that would have amazed the framers of the. and the gestation of the human were prime number, say 11 or 13, couldn't have trimesters. where did we decide that it the line is divisible by three there should be different constitutional imperatives for each of the three segments? it makes no sense whatever. now, people can -- people who say, roe vs wa

for california the flooding rain from fresno, bakers field to l.a. and san diego flash flood watches theyhave been put in place for early this morning. we are talking about one to two inches in that area. not use to that kind of moisture additional amounts of 12 to 18 inches throughout the day las vegas to flagstaff, you wil durham area, highs today in the low 60s. we have a lot of record highs about to be broken we'll talk about that forecast, coming up. >>> we'll check in with you in a bit. thank you. kim kardashian has another milestone under her belt the reality star announced after three tries and two years of studying, she passed the california's baby bar exam, sometimes known as the first examination. the 41 years old explained how proud she was and thanked those who help her along the way she encouraged fans keep striving her goal, don't ever give up and even if you are holding by a thread, you can do it >>> the incredible impact that a santreeca flts on the kids on his lap is having on the community. ♪ what a pain in the— —alice? ♪ i

josephine baker is the first black woman at first american to receive the honor. this came on the same day that far right xenophobic writer and pundit announced he would run for president. he has repeatedly attacked islam, immigrants on the left and relied on his usual racist talking points in a video announcing his candidacy. >> you have not moved yet feel like you're no longer at home. you have not left her country, but it is as if your country has left you. you feel like you are a foreigner in your own country. you are exiled from within. amy: back in the united states group of democratic lawmakers , a held a news conference tuesday amid the outrage over anti-muslim attacks by congressmember lauren boebert and other republicans against congressmember ilhan omar. omar again called on republican leadership to hold party members accountable for their dangerous rhetoric. >> the truth is is that islamophobia pervades our culture, our politics, and even policy decisions. cable news hosts, leading politicians in the republican party routinely espouse hateful rhetoric

and the late josephine baker, famed entertainer, french resistance member, and civil rights advocate, was inducted into the pantheon in paris today. she is the first black woman and first american-born recipient of france's highest honor. military officers carried a symbolic empty coffin to the mausoleum. baker's remains are interred in monaco, where she was living at the time of her death in 1975 still to come on the "newshour," the supreme court prepares to hear a major abortion case. theranos founder elizabeth holmes on the stand. how a los angeles artist draws attention to undertold stories using murals. plus much more. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from w eta studios in washington and in the west, from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. judy: congress is back, and facing a high stakes december on capitol hill. funding for the federal government runs out on friday, and lawmakers are scrambling to avoid a shutdown. on top of that, senate democrats have a long to-do list of items to pass before the holidays, including president biden's build back

it was tom baker continues. our team comforts and out live from san francisco's embarcadero with an explanation, tom well, consider this poor generations. west coast revelers have seen san francisco's embarcadero as ground zero for the greatest celebration around, especially when you include all those fireworks. well. maybe next year. despite having 84% of eligible san franciscans vaccinated and 55% boosted as well. the city by the bay has called off friday nights new year's eve celebration. we ran into longtime sports marketing professional pat gallagher. maybe it's overkill. but i sort of understand what the mentality is, and i think they get people are just afraid to make a mistake. and they sort of air on the on the side of maybe being too conservative. i'm bummed. to be honest, because i feel like in san francisco. we are so cautious and everybody is taking the proper precautions. one key factors has laurie thomas of the golden gate restaurant association is that many restaurant and bar employees are quaran

. >> i'm leslie cirocco-mitchell, a fourth generation baker here with my family. ♪♪ so we get up pretty early in the morning. i usually start baking around 5:00. and then you just start doing rounds of dough. loaves. >> my mom and sister basically handle the front and then i have my nephew james helps and then my two daughters and my wife come in and we actually do the baking. after that, my mom and my sister stay and sell the product, retail it. ♪♪ you know, i don't really think about it. but then when i -- sometimes when i go places and i look and see places put up, oh this is our 50th anniversary and everything and we've been over 100 and that is when it kind of hits me. you know, that geez, we've been here a long time. [applause] ♪♪ >> a lot of people might ask why our legacy business is important. we all have our own stories to tell about our ancestry. our lineage and i'll use one example of tommy's joint. tommy's joint is a place that my husband went to as a child and he's a fourth generation san franciscan. it's a place we can still go to today with our children or grandc

wildfire in the century and she's interviewed by terry baker society american full foresters and afterwards a weekly interviewed program was relevant to guess host interviewing top nonfiction authors about the latest work. >> thank you so much for joining us, surviving and american while the fire and it really given me the opportunity to speak with you and we can thank you on behalf of the members here and the firefighting and the insights because i have to say that i i really really enjoyed e book in the way which you voted this together and so to kick things off by getting to hear more about this and hearing the story that from nebraska to journalism the city hall of san francisco, and during the wildfires so it's hard out there and had a jamaican journey and i'm looking forward to where you are and what you learned along the way. >> thank you, so my first job out of college in san francisco chronicle and the finance and covered local politics and on some kind of fires and i do that for a few years and then i realized that he needed a change so i was covering wildfires in california and t

cleveland has more than 20 players on the covid-19 list, including starting quarterback baker mayfield and backup qb case keenum sunday's meetings between the washington football team, the philadelphia eagles and the seattle seahawks and los angeles rams have been pushed to tuesday. meanwhile, the forty-niners will host the atlanta falcons as scheduled on sunday afternoon. the good san francisco doesn't have anyone on the covid list. the bad starting running back. elijah mitchell will not play again on sunday because of right knee inflammation the ugly head coach, kyle shanahan doesn't expect mitchell to be ready for next thursday's game in tennessee either. 9 are star wide receiver deebo samuel should be able to help reinforce the run game, though chan also talk to practice today about the potential distraction. this latest covid surge could be. >> i understand the distractions, but you can get consumed thinking and talking about this. like everyone is out on christmas and stuff with that common and things like that. and you just aren't as i talked to our team a lot today on how focus

wildfire in the century and she's interviewed it by terry baker society of america enforcers ceo. afterwards is a weekly interview program with guesthouse interviewing top nonfiction authors about their latest work. >> thank you so much for joining us and struggling to survive america's wildfire and it the opportunity to speak with you on behalf of the members here with the firefighting and the insights and i really really enjoyed the book and the way in which you described the weather rated "paradise" and today, to hear more about you and you have a story from nebraska to general is a in san francisco following the wildfires and just how did you make that journey and now i am looking forward to hearing more. >> absolutely, and my first job out of college, the chronicle in california and was hired to cover local politics and i was joking that they have the own kind of fires. and after a few years i was looking for a a change and i was writing about wildfires in california and then they got really bad and the fires in 2017, which shocked the state and the nation and then after that

wildfire in the century she's interviewed by terry baker society of america's forrester ceo, foresters and afterwards is a weekly interview program with guest host interviewing at top nonfiction authors about their latest works. >> thank you so much for joining us and discussion about your yobook "paradise" and surviving america's wildfire and giving the opportunity to speak with you and on behalf on 9000 book members andnd professionals in firefighting. and i have to say that i really really enjoyed in the book and the way in which you put this together and only kick things off by hearing more about you and i've been in a story myself where found in nebraska to journalism at city hall in san francisco andn fighting wildfires, just how did you make that journey and i'll have a q&a afterwards when looking forward to hearing where you are and your road along the way. >> yes absolutely and thank you for having me. my first job out of college in the chronicle in california, and covering local politics and they had their own kind of fires so after doing that for a few years, realized it nee

peter baker and ali vitali, thank you both for being with me. >>> with me now is california democratic congressman, ro khanna. he sits on the armed services and oversight committees. he is a deputy whip for the congressional progressive caucus. congressman, a great pleasure to see you this morning. i want to ask you first about, you know, when we're talking about the bob dole legacy and how it's so different now, i was just wondering, congressman, why is it so difficult for people to talk? people with different ideas, with different proposals, why has it become almost impossible for you all to have civil conversations with those with whom you disagree with. >> jose, one of the things i think about senator dole, he was an american patriot. he served in world war ii. and that common experience was defining for many people in that generation. what we have to do is figure out, how do we have a common experience, common bond now. now, i have actually good relationships across the aisle. i've worked with senator young, representative gallagher on the endless frontier that will pass in a bipa

they have win boys, they name one winfield scott after the soldier, they name the other hillary baker who doesn't seem very famous to us but hillary baker had been mayor of philadelphia, had been in the revolution, so locally prominent at the time. they have a third son, they name him simply john. john hancock. john hancock is with his brother winfield at gettiesberg. they have family members at the battle. hancock is an impressive young man. at 16 he gets an appointment to west point. his father doesn't think it's a very good idea. he's young, 16 is the youngest age you can get in. but he's also small. we think of big, strapping winfield scott hancock, big guy. you know how tall he was when he got out of west point? 5'5". one of his classmates wrote they considered hancock a pet. winfield scott hancock was their pet. he's about 6 feet by the time he leaves but he's small a fair amount of the time but he gets picked on. once it gets so bad one of his larger classmates has to step in to fight one of the bullies. that classmate is alexander hayes who ends up commanding a division at pic

federal government at the highest level to participate in it goes back to 2016 and with that james baker's and all of that tie into just not the regular federal agents. and then remember that in 2017. and that the dossier and then there were big problems with the dossier. they are after one thing. >> i have to tell you i don't watch a lot of tv that what i read and what i saw right before the election and after thed election and i'm not a young person i've seen political campaigns and a lot of reaction and certainly after the florida recount in the bush 2000 campaign with bush and gore there was a lot of animosity as a result of hanging chad's and all of the supreme court decisions. but nothing like the vitriol towards president trump and at this point in time people literally are sobbing as a result in the election and they are so out of touch where the american people are coming from they are tired of the big government policies and they want to see a change president trump offer them that change. that you saw that in congress and there are a number of stories to you saw and what did you

wildfire in a century interviewed by terry baker, society of americans forrester ceo. "afterwards" is a weekly interview program with relevant guesthouse interviewing top nonfiction authors about their latest work. >> thank you for joining us for this discussion about your book. thank you for the opportunity to speak with you on behalf of 9000 pluse members. i really enjoyed the book. i'd like too kick things off by hearing a little more about you, from nebraska to san francisco covering wildfires. let's start off there, how did you make that journey? i'm looking forward to hearing about where you are and what you have learned along the way. >> thank you for having me. my first job out of college in california,p covering local politics and i always joke city hall is its own kind of fire. i realized i was looking for a change after couple of years.f realized i was looking for a change . i think that's clear really, you can write about anything ... ... . i wrote about the wildfires in californiaaround the greater west were starting to get really bad . the wine country fi

record high of covid positive players last week. 100 over three days, including the browns quarterback baker mayfield, the nfl postponed three of its week 15 games, allowing time for some of the players to receive a negative test results. the problem the nfl is saying is that they started testing a lot of people and they were finding positives , and they had to deal with that , then and cancel games postponed games do things like that, which is affecting their ability to play it. since then, the nfl announced it would reduce testing to only non vaccinated players fully vaccinated. asymptomatic players no longer have to test weekly. all parties should be. in the same book in the same bold regardless of if you're vaccinated or unvaccinated, i think everyone should follow the same protocol. lippert hobley is a former nfl player for the miami dolphins and the president of the nfl alumni dallas chapter . if he had played in 2020, he would have played in front of cardboard cutouts, and if he were playing this season, he says he would do his part in the fight against covid irresponsibility follows

now to some developing news of a water rescue in san francisco, it's happening at eagle point near baker beach. rescue crews say a person who was trapped in the rough surf was saved by another swimmer. the person wasn't conscious and is being treated now by a ground medic unit. the fire department says it is still unclear how that person ended up there in the water. the bay area , remembered a private security guard killed while working just before thanksgiving. the funeral procession of kevin nishida made its way through downtown san jose as police officers lined the street and saluted. ktvu south reporter jesse gary is live in downtown san jose with more on the funeral service for kevin machito and his lasting impact on so many in the community. christina that funeral service was supposed to last two hours, but that lasted nearly three. and that is because there's so many stories of heroism, humor and compassion. about the man who served this community for so many decades here in san jose, and beyond, let's go ahead. take a look at our video. beautiful but also heartbreaking. late thur

ken baker spoke with one family who survived the ordeal. >> reporter: this stretch of highway 527 is one of the hardest hit in taylor county. nearly every home is raf issued including jesse newton's. she and her family lost about everything. >> the windows start breaking, dogs flying through the air. i didn't know what to do. walls feel like they was caving in. it was scary. >> reporter: she then said she ran into a closet under her stairs for safety. >> when it finally -- it was like a moment of silence, just come over, and then it was everything and then it started heavy rain so we got out. >> reporter: daylight illuminated the damage done. memories, family heirlooms and valuables scattered and tossed. she quickly called family who helped shift through what they could to collect some of the most valuable possessions. as you can see here, the roof of the home was torn off. in some areas all that stood was four walls. >> but i'm blessed to be alive. >> right. >> more new video tonight from kentucky. this is a collapsed candle factory in mayfield. at least 100 people were inside at th

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yeah, i saw that sign last night when i was heading back to the city ktvu tom baker joins us now from the newsroom with details on when these tolls will take effect. well, once again, it is time to pay the piper for what voters themselves approved four years ago. as of new year's day, each and every vehicle crossing the bay area's seven state owned bridges will pay a dollar more crossing regional measures. three was approved by a majority of the voters. back in 2018, so, yeah, it was baked into the cake before the pandemic began. this is the second of three increases already approved. the first took effect new year's day 2019. the second will be on new year's day. 2022 the third in 2025. no one knew at that time, but neither depends nor the inflation that it has brought with it was coming. certainly understand the frustration that people have with the rising cost of everything. but the $4.5 billion. this increase will fund include region wide projects for bark ferries. the capitol corridor and improving the flow of goods and the supply chain specific projects tailored to specific corr

ktvu is tom baker joins us live now from calistoga, with more on all the excitement caused by the snow, tom all that low level. still all of it is both a rarity and a novelty, and that's why so many local folks just have to go and see it. how low can snow go ktvu toward the beria's dominant peaks to give you a look in the east bay mount diablo speak is 3800 and 49 ft. tall in the south bay, mount hamilton's 4200 and 65 ft high and in the north bay mount st helena, the bay area's highest stands at 4342 ft . tall, all of them, plus others were snowcapped, though the milk will come fast. local reservoirs will benefit somewhat in the shadow of mount st helena angwin in napa county population 3200 was far more than dusted even at a mere 1749 ft. all along how mountain road this chevron station had cars laden with snow while the snow is wonderful here. the real message from all of this is this water. still a serious problem in california, but the snow is precisely why the boy family came all the way from sebastian poll in sonoma county to robert louis stevenson state park on mount st helena

ktvu tom baker has a look at the dangerous conditions and the potential impact of the record breaking snow on california's drought. trying to get to tahoe is a dangerous fools. errand with roads so snowed in passages virtually impossible and extremely dangerous for emergency crews working the roads. andrew schwartz, station manager of the uc berkeley central sierra snow, laboratory, says it's breaking all records. it's the largest december we've ever had in terms of snow lab records going all the way back to 19 seventies got here yesterday. just been stocked, uh, went through every possible route, but no luck so gotta gotta stick it out. according to caltrans, i 80 s r 20 and r 49 will remain closed today due to down trees, power lines and continued heavy snow. crews are working around the clock to get the highways reopened. chp in truck. he told me that they are so busy that even with all hands on deck they have been are and will continue to be slammed earlier, chp officer peter man told ktvu this hopefully we get a break in the weather tomorrow. and more importantly, don't hit the r

she was interviewed by terry baker, ceo of society of american foresters. here's a portion of their discussion. >> i think there were decades of decision the making that went into play. fires mt. past never burned all the way through town. that gave them a false sense of security and so, you know, there were decisions they could have made that would have made it possible -- it seems like they would have made the evacuation efforts a little easier and smoother. but, again, you know, they had these other concerns to look at too. and i think paradise is just so emblematic, again, of all of these places across california and across the west of how you keep people safe, but how do you make those hard decisions where the calculus is changing, right? now your town will be safe next time because we're seeing fires -- [inaudible] just being totally the unfathomable compared to what we knew a decade ago, so you have to start putting money into places you didn't think the you would and having to make those hard decisions because that the 100-year fire is a lot more fr

tom baker has the north bay covered where we see trees coming down there and jesse gary will show us how rain and wind are causing damage on the peninsula, but we want to begin with our chief meteorologist, bill martin, has been tracking the system. all of the rain all of the wind and all that snow. well yeah, and i'm smiling because what? we wouldn't have it any other way? i mean, we're getting lots of rain. we are having some localized problems, but we're going to see a break tomorrow, so we're not in danger of any major river flooding or the things often come up. mudflows and things like that are occurring in parts of the bay area or south bay down towards santa cruz. let's take a look at some of the storm reports because they are very informative as to what's going on. this is the last three hours . this is in dublin at 4 34 roadway, flooding water pawning in the slow lane. some cars, hydro planing. it's a drain issue. can't drink can't keep up here we are in san jose. campbell flooding at 308 at south route 17 near hamilton's avenue. let's go up here to really do. this was to th

rate nationally fell to 4.2% that is the lowest rate since before the pandemic, but it's ktvu is tom baker reports. now california continues to struggle with getting its workforce back on the job. many labor economists would say that at 4.2% the nation is essentially in a state of full employment. we're looking at the sharpest one year decline in unemployment ever. simply put america americans back to work. but then there's california. there's something else going on labor lawyer mike burning because the former director and says california's unemployment rate is far higher than the national 4.2% we were 7.3. that along with nevada was the highest rate in the nation, even as hiring has improved a bit. the golden state still had the most layoffs. california has about 12. of the nation's civilian labor force. yesterday we had 22% of the nation's do unemployment plans. california has more than a million jobs available. even with the wage increases. employers are not getting the numbers are not able to fill positions and that's across sectors. and it's crossed the state reflects the severity. o

that firm to reject a legal agreement aimed at providing mental healthcare at santa rita jail, ella baker center and the anti terror police anti police terror project. say this agreement will actually put more money into the jail. instead they say the county should spend money on community care and mental health services, not jail expansion. all it does is massively increased the jail and shares resources of funding. jeff bernstein and attorney who filed the lawsuit, said that he agrees that putting people in cages is terrible. but he said the entire criminal justice system is broken, which is outside the scope of his class action lawsuit. a judge is expected to approve that settlement next month. the protest comes a day after a man was found dead in his jail cell at santa rita, the seventh in custody death this year in the 54th since 2014. an analysis of death records by ktvu shows. at $11 million winning super lotto plus ticket was sold at the 7 11 store on center road in san jose yesterday. the winner, though, has yet to come forward. man. he got my ticket. now we've got bliss. happy f

as ktvu is tom baker reports the snow covered cars at a gas station to the amazement of some customers. how low can snow go? ktvu toward the bay area's dominant peaks to give you a look in the east bay. diablo's peak is 3800 and 49 ft. tall in the south bay mount him wilton 4200 and 65 ft high. and in the north bay mount st helena, the bay area's highest stands at 4342 ft. tall all of them, plus others were snowcapped, though the milk will come fast. local reservoirs will benefit somewhat in the shadow of mount st helena angwin in napa county population , 3200 was far more than dusted even at a mere 1749 ft. all along how mountain road this chevron station had cars laden with snow while the snow is wonderful here. the real message from all of this is this water. still a serious problem in california, but the snow is precisely why the boy family came all the way from sebastopol in sonoma county to robert louis stevenson state park on mount st helena on the napa county lake county line. closest place. you can find some snow, considering their home is 35, mostly winding miles away in seba