we need a couple of really what years reporting in marin county? i'm james torrez ktvu. fox two news. okay so let's see how things are looking in tahoe. chain controls are in effect up in the sierra snow has been falling steadily there off and on all day, the chp has been telling drivers to slow down despite the delays. people are really excited. many say they can't wait to hit the slopes and enjoy all of this fresh snow. getting the tahoe being in north salt. trying to make some snow and make it there before we get stuck in the blizzard. you know how it is. we came for this. so we're here. we're just trying to make it out alive and their honeymoon. yeah. mhm that's cute . alright at last check check controls, though, were in effect on interstate 80 from king veil to truckee and on highway 50, from twin bridges to myers and stay on top of this latest bay area storm by downloading ktvu free whether anthony includes interactive radar and, of course , an hour by hour breakdown of the forecast. in san pablo, a man was shot by an off duty police officer inside the nation's gi

thank you, marin county's public health officer told us today it is possible that a mask mandate could return. to protect people against this new strength. if we do see surges in cases, especially if it's related to the, um a cranberry in our policies will have to match that new circumstance those new conditions and it's possible that we would reinstitute the mask mandate if necessary. importantly we are seeing that marine county residents by and large, understand the value of mask wearing if you go to a grocery store in marin county, more than 90% of people are wearing their masks currently. marin county is the only bay area county to meet all of the metrics to lift their indoor mask requirement and a reminder that you can always find the very latest on the coronavirus developments on our website. just visit ktvu .com/ covid-19. new at 11 tonight. a man arrested on suspicion of retail theft and carjacking is now facing several felony charges. 30 year old philander johnson was taken into custody last wednesday. authorities say he attempted to leave the ace hardware store in black hawk

you can see marin county typically get the big rain they last big atmospheric river. mount tam came in 10 12 inches in 24 hours . now there at about 5.2 inches . look at san jose. just about 0.4. those numbers are going to pick up rapidly, though. it's sort of a moving target right now because the rain is falling, especially in the south bay ben lomond area where the rains come down to the tune of over a couple of inches, heaviest rain now shifting south, and of course, that's going to highlight. the coastal hills of the santa lucia mountain range, the big sur area santa cruz. and of course, we have some big burn zones in there, so the tip of this arrow is going to shift about 40 miles south. the tip of this rain event is shifting south adam warren county as we speak. doesn't mean you're not still getting showers up. marin county just means the heavier rainfall rates further south tomorrow is gonna be a messy morning commute is going to be a messy afternoon commute and tuesday be a little messy in the morning as well with rain after that, on wednesday, so like we were

you live in, and marin county 90% of people who can get the shot have. and out of a population of 265,000. only five people in the county are hospitalized with covid. what i heard is it's going to go from wednesday. this wednesday for a month. i just feel like in three weeks from this wednesday. is going to be a new. mandate some say it's unfair. your moran. we took care of business. we all got vaccinated. we got booster shots were paying a penalty for someone who lives hundreds of miles away. it's tough, but what can anyone do? besides hoping more people in other parts of the state give vaccinated. you can understand both sides of the argument. but at what point is enough enough? this week, new york state imposed a similar mask mandate that will remain in effect until january 15th and that is true for california's mandates. heather as you mentioned another big change, and as the. just want to say once again. it's been a real pleasure to work with you here at ktvu and all of us really wish you the very best. thank you so much other really appreciate it.

the case will now be forwarded to the marine county district attorney for review. sandra fell, police released a statement reading in part quote. we are grateful to the parents and students who did the right thing and notified as rpg immediately upon seeing the social media post. this is a perfect example of see something say something s r p d will continue to monitor social media post and will provide important information to davidson middle school officials as this investigation is still active. helicopter and asean sky and that's not normal at all. the whole building was just gone and shambles. there's people screaming people trying to climb out people who are crushed. tornado survivors in kentucky begin to digest this scope of damage they see around them coming up. emergency crews rushed to find more people trapped in debris. also see how tech junkies are making it more difficult for you t every day in business brings something new. so get the flexibility of the new mobile service designed for your small business: introducing comcast business mobile. you get th

i figured, you know marin county. most people are. pretty vaccination friendly like the people in our gym at body kinetics, three marin county locations, nine and 10 members are immunized and can work out inside without a mask. the unvaccinated can exercise but only with a mask. this time employees found the threat taped to the front door attached about 11 p.m. saturday night. it's a threat and it's an act of violence and i feel like. a mandate is a mandate. you need to respect and follow the rules . we want to make sure that our businesses are safe. police and sheriff's detectives are working to identify a suspect who could face charges related to criminal threats, depending on if he has the ability to commit the arsons based on the notes, saying that giving a time frame. you know, we don't we don't know what this individual is capable of. we don't know if they have the means or not the brazen threat with a one week deadline is the talk of this bar. and loyal patrons are angry. our little local bars are love bar. we don't have anybod

with high vaccination rates in marin county, maths are optional. inside gold rush jewelers in san rafael. some customers chose not to wear one you're wearing a mask is not fun. it's hard, not easy to breathe in. the store owner says most of his staff are vaccinated and boosted plexiglass dividers are added protection. we're all healthy. why do we have to do it? we have all these. of the plastic shields up. it's hard, you know, one size doesn't always fit off. and that's the story with this in this light. on wednesday, the state took a universal approach mandating all counties, regardless of vaccination and hospitalization rates to mask up an indoor public settings since thanksgiving, so over the past 2.5 weeks, we have seen a 47% increase in case rates across the cross, california, the state's health secretary, cites the uncertainty with the omicron variant and its impact on certain populations like the young and old. in addition to the mask rules, attendees of mega events of 1000 people or more that don't require vaccination must show proof of a n

those counties are san francisco, marin, sonoma, contra costa and alameda. health orders there say people in limited settings can remove their masks in spaces like workplaces and gyms. as long as there are no more than 100 people, the space is not open to the general public. and everyone is fully vaccinated, and anyone with covid symptoms will not be allowed in now. this means that everyone in san mateo said declare napa and solano counties must wear masks in all indoor settings. regardless of vaccination status. another blow to san francisco's union square as the largest medical conference in the country moves online over coronavirus concerns that loss will it'll impact our year end. but more than anything , it's money that's going to bep impossible to make up in the first half of the year after the break the major loss, hotels and restaurants in the area are now facing. also ahead. a colorful christmas display in san francisco is missing its latest edition at 10 30 the edition at 10 30 the disappointment from famil enjoy the gift of being together. the bin

but also in the oranges and portions of the north bay closer to marine county. that's unhealthy for sensitive groups. so that is the current picture out there in terms of air quality. and what would be nice to have a store mixed everything out, but that's not happening. as a result, the drought update not changing too much as you can see this issued every thursday. the new map here rather into severe conditions, just up to our north, extreme conditions for most of the bay area and exceptional conditions. proportions of the east bay and extending to the south approaching southern california . now, as we check out the rainfall forecast, you can see it is dry. today it's dry into the weekend. we have been watching this one system into early next week, and this is monday. there is a chance of a shower. this is primarily up in the north bay on monday, and it's only a slight chance for right now. if we do pick up anything, it won't be much so unfortunately, the real rainfall we need. not showing up just yet , but hopefully that will change. if we do approach mid decem

according to the chronicle, marin county, also one of the counties with the highest vaccination rates, and therefore marine is not seeing an increase in hospitalizations or deaths. marin county says it is focusing on hospitalization rate is a sign of how well the county is doing in its covid response. the county health officer says that mask mandates would be reimposed if 13 people are hospitalized with covid on any given day. right now. marin county has one covid patient in a hospital tonight there will be a public debate about the recall effort against three members of the san francisco school board. supporters of the recall include parents angry that the board focused on renaming more than 40 schools. instead of safely reopening schools that were closed by the pandemic recall, opponents say this is the most diverse school board in city history, and that it represents all communities. the zoom meeting starts at seven o'clock tonight. we're going to have a link for you to that meeting registration on our website at ktvu .com. under the web links tab. still to come at noon, cutting sa

i figured, you know marin county. most people are. pretty vaccination friendly like the people in our gym at body kinetics, three marin county locations, nine and 10 members are immunized and can work out inside without a mask. the unvaccinated can exercise but only with a mask. it hasn't been terribly controversial. they enforce it really well, too. so i'm really surprised to hear that somebody would leave a note like that. this time, employees found the threat taped to the front door attached about 11 p.m. saturday night. it's a threat and it's an act of violence and i feel like. a mandate is a mandate you need to respect and follow. the rules have been struggling. ah with covid and we want to make sure that our businesses are safe. police and sheriff's detectives are working to identify a suspect who could face charges related to criminal threats, depending on if he has the ability to commit the arsons based on the note, saying that it giving a time frame. you know, we don't we don't know what this individual is capable of. we don'

well today most outdoor sprinklers or drip irrigation systems up in marin county cannot be turned on watering by hand using a watering can or a hose and spray nozzle. well that's okay. the ban is in place through the end of may. marin municipal water, district officials say some cooler temperatures and fewer daylight hours signal the end of the growing season for most landscapes, so this is the time to start saving water, which ise who violates this new rule will face fines up to $250 irrigation systems that operate with recycled water, by the way, are not affected. by the band. just a month ago, the sound of the creeks in marin county sounded great mark, but here we are in december 1st, and that sound is slowly disappearing. you know that running water. it is. yes it is fading. in fact, we're talking about records today. here in the bay area on december 1st and i think a meteorologist with the national weather service put it best, he said. we can't keep cashing checks on the october rainfall we had here in the bay area so. it was great to have that october rain, but we definitely ne

but in marin county, there is one house party that is still on, but only if partygoers pass a test. ktvu is brooks jarocz joins us now in the newsroom with how they're forcing their friends to sign up for a covid pcr test hours before the celebration. get started. brooks a julie health officials are urging people to cancel new year's plans, especially if they involve large groups. they say symptoms or vaccination status isn't enough to know if you're infected, and that is why testing is so important. so this mill valley family is taking testing to a new level. you never know how people will react. imagine getting this in point to ring in the new year. ready for new year's eve. ready to test please sign up for your testing slot using this exciting spreadsheet . i have gotten so many positive responses. andrew angus says his family of six decided to go ahead with the big party at their mill valley home. but there are some ground rules must be vax boosted and tested just hours earlier inside this kit. is a cartridge for months. they've had a pcr test er, unlike rapid antigen tests, it

but marin county there is one house party that is still on, but only if partygoers passed the test, ktvu brooks jarocz explains. you never know how people will react. imagine getting this in point to ring in the new year. ready for new year's eve. ready to test please sign up for your testing slot using this exciting spreadsheet . i have gotten so many positive responses. andrew angus says his family of six decided to go ahead with the big party at their mill valley home. but there are some ground rules must be vax boosted and tested just hours earlier inside this kit. is a cartridge for months. they've had a pcr test er, unlike rapid antigen tests, it can detect genetic material of covid-19 at the very start of infection with just a swab of the nose in it goes to the processing machine and about 20 minutes later, the results are in sent right to angus phone a negative test means a pass as an official guest, and once they're tested, they're not allowed to go, you know, do a grocery store to go meet other people. kind of lock things down, lock things down at that point and created, you kn

back to class, leading to an outbreak at a marine county schools. the 11 o'clock news on ktvu. fox news starts now. anger and frustration for other parents at neil cummins elementary school in quarter madeira again and quarter madera. hello again. i'm cristina rendon alongside andre . senior eight students tested positive 75 had to quarantine and thanksgiving travel was ruined. ktvu deborah villalon joining us now live and deb, many people say that parents should face consequences. well, including marine school superintendent christina she tells me she finds this child endangerment. the county right now hasn't enforcement team looking at this violation of the public health order and other parents are understandably upset. i was very furious for a while for about a week, same with my wife, tim rose was shocked to learn his twin daughters in kindergarten and second grade son went to school seven days with two siblings who were not supposed to be there. one was covid positive there, doctor had said. keep both home notify the school. the parents didn't and when found out, said they

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

and north of marin county, up in sonoma county. one homeowner in forestville is just getting started on a massive cleanup job. she was outside her house when a massive tree came down and split her house into two. keep his kitty box on the back porch down underneath. and fortunately the beans when the tree fell, the beans held it. and i guess it fell onto the oak tree in the oak tree fell under my car. there is concern in the neighborhood that more trees with shallow roots will come down during the next storm and attract that next storm and others be sure to download the ktvu weather. app for updated radar, whether warnings and hourly forecasts new at noon, more police could be patrolling the streets of san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood. mayor london breed the police chief bill scott and sheriff paul miyamoto, just this morning announced a plan for a public safety blitz. it'll be a 2 to 3 month intervention, which will include a crackdown on drug sales and drug use in the tenderloin. the plan calls for increased over time fund

marin county says it's in person fair will return next year. officials say plans are underway for the first person marin county fair since summer 2019. it will be an outdoor only event with the theme so happy together. the county says the fair will run from june 30th through july 4th and will include all the favorites, including outdoor entertainment , carnival rides, food drinks and, of course, fireworks. coming up. it's a story. no one wants to hear baseball locks its doors course director mark ibanez is up next with sports. 32 why. happy holidays, everyone recognize that voice it's ktvu zone rosemary oroczo helping to usher in the holidays tonight at westfield san francisco center of 50 ft. upside down christmas tree now hangs. under the centers historic dome. tonight's lighting ceremony also included remarks by mayor london breed and special musical and ballet performances will be ready. ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful wor

marin county has one covid patient in a hospital. education and outreach. that is the message from the oakland unified school district tonight . that's because not enough students are currently vaccinated against covid. so the district is now moved the deadline back until the end of next month. students still not vaccinated at that time would face distance learning. ktvu is rob roth reports now on the details on that decision. the original deadline for oakland unified school district students was january 1st. that's when students 12 years old and up had to either show proof of the covid vaccine or face distance learning again. but now the district says it won't be enforcing that mandate until january. 31st four weeks later. the feedback we were getting from families was just that they had not even got in the form in time to make the appointments to get through the process. and so that's why we extended it. there are so maybe a more troubling reason, the district says. as of november, almost 40% of oakland students have not been vaccinated and we were hoping

marin county got to be essentially mask free because it's people earned it. through obeying the shelter in place mandates wearing masks, social distancing getting vaccinations , achieving low infection rates and having low hospitalizations . you was able to walk into. your local safeway or any local store around here without having to wear the mask here in murray county, but you go right over that bridge. it's a totally different story. marin county is justifiably relying on a proven spirit of cooperation. the majority of residents. we're already proactively continuing that indoor mask use, not 100% but a good majority, so we anticipate this will be an easy transition back for most residents. i think that's fine. you know, just i've got my i've got my mask here, and i'm happy to wear it if you know that's going to help. curb the virus. i know it helps. and i've been through a few of these. germ problems. it does help the to have precautions. on the other hand, solano county government never imposed mandates countywide, though some towns vallejo and venetia di

under state law, marin county needs to build more than 3500 homes in unincorporated areas by 2030. some commissioners have expressed concern about building in places that currently have remote access to infrastructure. county supervisors will finalize plans at a future meeting. new figures show. a significant percentage of americans are carrying medical debt. a recent survey by healthcare com found almost one in three adults has outstanding medical bills. estimates indicate nationwide medical debt comes to about $140 billion, and more of that type of debt has gone to collectors than any other kind of debt. it's estimated that nearly 80% of medical bills contain some type of error. so, experts say those who are in this position should carefully look over those bills and question the charges. alright turning back now to the storm headed towards the bay area here. utility crews have been busy getting ready for possible power outages. pg and e . says it's gathering power poles, transformers and other equipment that could be damaged by rain or wind. the utility says the peninsula and no

one to the richmond san rafael bridge in marin county. uh, and dozens of others. john now, obviously, you know, well, there's a bit of a hiccup here and ongoing lawsuit from the harvard howard jarvis taxpayers association. can you give us an update on that and how that is sort of tying up funds or maybe slowing these projects is at work? well it it certainly has slowed some projects without question. so, um. suit was filed against regional measure three and senate bill 5 95. so both we, the bay area toll authority and the california state legislature were served with lawsuits. that was some years ago now. and it is still making its way through the court system. so regional measure three was upheld at the superior court level, and it was upheld at the state appeals court level. ah but the california supreme court has agreed to hear the case. we really have no idea when, um, that case will be heard. again since the first increase in 2019 $315 million has been set aside in an escrow account, goodwin says, if the supreme court of california rules against the measure,

the marin county parents who knowingly sent their child to school despite the fact that child tested positive for covid could be fined or face misdemeanor charges this week. it all happened the week beforr. the parents who knowingly sent their child to school after testing positive for covid said they were not aware of covid safety rules. six other students at that same school later also tested positive many families had to quarantine during the thanksgiving holiday. instead of taking planned trips. all students have since returned to the classroom after isolation and negative covid test 17 people on a cruise ship have tested positive for the coronavirus. health officials in louisiana say all of the patients or asymptomatic, the cases were discovered. after the passengers were tested as the ship pulled back and a new into new orleans' 3200 people were on board that ship, which made stops in belize, honduras and mexico. those who tested positive were told to isolate at home. protesters are now taking to the streets and cities across europe over new restrictions put in place in respons

public schools in marine county are now set to receive nearly $8 million from the state department of education. the money will be used at schools across the county during the next five years to improve the training of teachers and other school staff members. marine county is just one of many california school districts that's set to divide up a total of $1.5 billion in state grant money. the college of marin says it finally has enough money to start the nearly $5.5 million overhaul of the school's marine lab. but the school says it's still needs $2.5 million to finish that project. the lab and bolinas lagoon has been closed since 2000 and six for safety reasons . the school will start asking for bids in march and could start construction by the middle of 2023 officials say the lab is one of the most pristine is on one of those pristine estuaries in the country. and will provide priceless research opportunities. well still to come at noon. we continue to track the latest storm system, rain still falling in parts of the bay area, although not over san francisco, as you can see just som

pretty vaccination friendly like the people in our gym at body kinetics, three marin county locations, nine and 10 members are immunized and can work out inside without a mask. the unvaccinated can exercise but only with a mask. it hasn't been terribly controversial. they enforce it really well, too. so i'm really surprised to hear that somebody would leave a note like that. this time, employees found the threat taped to the front door attached about 11 p.m. saturday night. it's a threat and it's not violence and i feel like. a mandate is a mandate you need to respect and follow. the rules have been struggling. ah with covid. and we want to make sure that our businesses our safety, police and sheriff's detectives are working to identify a suspect who could face charges related to criminal threats, depending on if he has the ability to commit the arsons, based on the note, saying that it giving a time frame you know, we don't we don't know what this individual is capable of. we don't know if they have the means or not grazing threat with a one week deadline is the talk of this bar. and

so marin county on that last one had like 30 inches and marine county. now we'll take a look. we're in county. mount tomah places that 11 so that's obviously quite quite a departure. but still, this is really significant rainfall. we had just enough problems last night and let let us know it was raining. there was road issues. there are some flooding. you know, urban and small stream flooding, but we just got to that tipping point about 10 30 11 last night we were watching the rainfall rates and it was really going up. but there was a back edge of the storm, and so you can see that it was going to end. but if it if it had kept going like through the day today, we'll be talking all sorts of different news right now, but that things stopped when it did. these are some of the rain totals out there for the last three days in san rafael. coming up on seven inches of rain. san francisco over three inches. look at sandals that interesting. i would have thought they would've got more than 30.8 but still really impressive rainfall totals and there's more on the way in the mountains. i'

that affects marin and solano counties. the state says that counties can continue making exceptions for people in limited indoor settings. keeping up with all of these changes can be a bit confusing, but essentially, the new mask mandate from the state means every county must either continue with your own indoor mask requirements, regardless of vaccination status, or follow the state's updated guidance that took effect today. there are a few bay area counties that allow exceptions to that indoor masking rules, so those counties are san francisco marin, sonoma , contra costa and alameda. the local health orders there say people and limited settings can remove their masks in spaces like workplaces in gyms, as long as there are no more than 100 people, the space is not open to the general public. everyone must be fully vaccinated against covid and anyone with covid symptoms will not be allowed in. our community is really pulled together and embraced wearing masks, and it really doesn't change. the rules remain the same. you kn

under state law, marin county needs to build more than 3500 homes in unincorporated areas by 2030. some commissioners have expressed concern about building in places that currently have remote access to infrastructure. county supervisors will finalize plans at a future meeting. for kendall factory, kentucky reduced to a pile of twisted debris. we will take you back to the scene of tornado touchdown for an update on the search and recovery effort that is underway. i will also take you to washington, where an avalanche trapped six people today. and we're not just weeks away from a new mandatory composting law here in california later tonight what you'll soon be required to do with certain items, many of us task in the trash. hey, angie! you forgot your phone! hey lou! angie forget her phone again? yep. lou! mom said she could save up to $400 on her wireless bill by switching to xfinity internet and mobile. with nationwide 5g at no extra cost. and lou! on the most reliable network, lou! smart kid, bill. oh oh so true. and now, the moon christmas special. gotta go! take the savings cha

marin county got to be essentially mask free because it's people earned it. through obeying the shelter in place mandates wearing masks, social distancing getting vaccinations , achieving low infection rates and having little hospitalizations. you was able to walk into. your local safeway or any local store around here without having to wear the mask here in murray county, but you go right over that bridge. it's a totally different story. marin county is justifiably relying on a proven spirit of cooperation. the majority of residents. we're already proactively continuing that indoor mask use, not 100% but a good majority, so we anticipate this will be an easy transition back for most residents. i think that's fine. you know, just i've got my i've got my mask here, and i'm happy to wear it if you know that's going to help. curb the virus. i know it helps. and i've been through a few of these. germ problems does help the to have precautions. on the other hand, solano county government never imposed mandates countywide, though some towns galileo and venetia did.

the grants from cal fire were approved by the marin county board of supervisors today. fuel reduction work is scheduled through spring of 2025 in the hills above fairfax in and around camp tomorrow, rancho and in the bald hill preserve. that work is expected to begin july 1st of next year. already taken a look at the upcoming forecasts . we talked about a little bit of rain that we had late last night and early this morning. in some places, it was really like 510th of an inch barely 1/10 of an inch far north. the chance of showers comes up again tomorrow night about the same, so it's a non event, except it sets us up for this rain develops on sunday and monday event that thing is going to go off that's going to be straight up atmospheric river. not as potent or not forecasting as potent as the last one but with potential for a half foot of rain in the coastal hills over the course of the next week, i think easily, i think in the mountains, i think, 345 ft of snow not out of the question as we go through monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday friday. of next week, so it's

is a preventive demand right now for vaccine doses and booster shots is hi marin county's website showed many clinics already fully booked and across the bay area, residents say it can be hard to find walk in times because appointments are filling up before the holidays. most boosters do require an appointment. so a little bit of planning is required. county health officers say there's no problem with supplies. the problem is pent up demand due to clinic closures during the holiday weekend and a surge of pediatric and booster doses. we have all these kids coming back three weeks later for their second dose. on top of that we have more kids coming in for their first dose and lots of adults coming in for boosters, barria county say they are prepared to ramp up if there's a need for a special oh macron booster shot. and some counties already are doing surveillance to see if the omicron mutation is circulating here in the bay area. we do have some limited capacity to do whole genome sequencing in our own local public health lab. and we're able to sequence several dozen samples every week. we

marin county prosecutors are looking into whether to charge the parents who knowingly sent their child to school with covid-19. school officials say the parents sent their child to neil cummins elementary in corte madera the week of november eight, even though the child had tested positive for covid. six other students at that same school contracting the virus. the parents reportedly apologized and said they didn't understand the covid safety rules. the marine i j says the district attorney is considering charges of failure to comply with state quarantine orders. a decision is not expected until after the holidays, the los angeles unified school district voting unanimously to fire nearly 500 employees who did not get vaccinated, going against a district mandate. the district required all workers to get their first dose by the middle of october and be fully vaccinated by november 15th. it did make exceptions for medical or religious reasons, though the l. a unified school district is not saying how many of the fired workers are teachers, but that people who decide to get vaccinated will

the opening means that there is a 30 mile long, uninterrupted carpool lane between marin county and windsor. work on the final portion of the highway one on one widening project is scheduled to begin in the spring, cal transplants to open the coton carpool lane late next year. all right, if you're looking forward to tension is grab on your holiday table this year. you just might be in luck . the dungeon is crab season just opened in california but only north of the sonoma mendocino county line. still though, that means that many supermarkets and restaurants right here in the bay area could soon have them ready to sell and ready to eat crabbing season, though in the bay area remains delayed because pods of whales are continuing to migrate across the west coast. but the north coast fisheries got underway yesterday just as planned, and just in time for christmas. alrighty checking in on the temperatures from today we had a couple straight days of records today was well above the average . we had 70 and morgan hill, san jose was 70 degrees was slightly cooler today. i didn't pick up any records

soaking rains loosen the earth in marin county . the resulting mudslides blocked access to mere woods from the north. motorists were forced to enter from the south along near beach and frank valley road. chp officers advised motorists to use extreme caution over the next few days of rain or possible, just stay home. in san jose jesse gary ktvu, fox two news san francisco is offering sandbags to businesses and residents in need their intended for properties prone to flooding just head to the public works operations yard at marin and kansas streets. turning our attention now to the roadways, and this is a live look tonight at the golden gate bridge. you can see the roads clearly wet in this shot, whether you're driving to a holiday destination or maybe just commuting. the chp is cautioning all drivers to pay extra attention to the roads this holiday season. our team coverage continues now with ktvu roberto gonzalez with some important information on staying alert when you're in the car, roberta alex earlier today i had the opportunity

in marin county. it's about 50% from a public health standpoint, high demand for vaccines is a good thing right now. there's logistical barriers. just imagine, you know to match the supply. with that demand. one pharmacist tells fox two. they're doing inoculations and running the pharmacy simultaneously. the combination slows the process, but there is still plenty of doses available even if the efficacy sees a drop against the omicron variant, officials say it's still part of a multi layered approach to reduce infections, even if the vaccine is not as effective we will still get protection. dr cody says it is not known at least right now, if we will need 1/4 shot or another booster shot. if you want to schedule your third booster shot him, you're down here in the south bay in santa clara county, you can go to scc free facts .org. anywhere else in california, go to my turn. we're live in san jose, jesse gary ktvu, fox two news. we'll head back to you up in oakland. all right. thanks so much. jesse appr

right now, most marin county reservoirs looked to be in better shape as we can see here at stafford lake. and the cost your reservoir, but that's because they're relatively small and in constant need of replenishment. so whether it's a big or small reservoir. the worry is this. sometimes we can have an incredibly dry january and february and that's what we're worried about. we're still not out of the woods yet. so for now, the atmospheric rivers did bring us and buy us a little time, but only a very little one final note. how many more of these storms will we have to have before work? really out of trouble, five or six more at the very least, tom vacar ktvu fox two news really puts into perspective. how much water we need, tom. thank you. this afternoon. the sheriff's office has lifted evacuation warnings in the santa cruz mountains after inspecting the ccu burn scar for the threat of debris flows. nearly a foot of rain fell in that area, and boulder creek was hit particularly hard . it received roughly 10 inches of rain. today residents and business owners were out cleaning up the mess

, sonoma county, marin county. not so much for right not so much for santa cruz and then a heavy hit areas over the course of a week that west slope and that i'll tell you what that is money for us. that's what you want, because you get the west slope. you get enough snow up there. that's. that's money in the bank. right? so here's the winter storm warning. you know, that's coming that will be on and off all weekend. here's the forecast tomorrow morning. and then here comes around tomorrow afternoon commutes wet. more rain wednesday morning more range that it's not organized. more rain on thursday morning, and then it kind of continues on so the plan will be keep the umbrellas handy. be prepared for some wet commute and think about if you're traveling to the mountains. think about the snow. i'm just jamming to a bunch of graphics here because they got behind. 48 napa tomorrow 52 in santa rosa shower start for most of us around three o'clock in the afternoon, two o'clock in the afternoon and then the forecast the fi

napa sonoma and marin county's all say the omicron variant is now within their borders. hello again. i'm jana katsuyama in tonight for andre senior and i'm cristina rendon with the holidays just around the corner . the message from health officials is clear. get a booster shot as soon as possible . as ktvu deborah villalon shows us hundreds of people in the north bay did just that this very evening. had much rather get a vaccine, then gets sick. more than 300. people passed through this vaccine clinic tonight and san rafael almost everyone here for a covid booster water. my clients are elderly. my parents are elderly and. the last thing i want is for anybody to get sick because i gave them some things. the biggest wildcard really around all macron is the is the severity of illness that it might cause. marines first macron patient is quarantined with mild symptoms had traveled back east and was vaccinated but not boosted. sonoma county's case was also a traveler who had three shots, but the booster so recent it may not have taken full effect. a macron illness shows up as

note. 11 2 businesses in marin county say someone is threatening to burn down their establishments if they continue to ask for proof of vaccination . one businesses, the paper mill creek saloon enforced knowles. this picture of the note was posted on the bar's facebook page. it reads if the vaccine passport isn't removed by this time next week, this place will burn the business says a man in a black ski mask came into the bar and left that note. the marina independent journal reports the second business to receive that same note his body kinetics, a gym in san rafael, a vaccine clinic in downtown oakland has abruptly closed. it caught a number of people by surprise today and forced them to go across town to a different clinic at the last minute. ktvu jana katsuyama joins us now live with the details. jenna. julie the city of oakland, says the nonprofit named covid clinic only told them they were closing last night. the city says it wanted the clinic to stay and even continue into 2022 if demand for shots remained high. kobe clinic, however, says it was a business decision because it c

to the richmond san rafael bridge in marin county. uh, and dozens of others. john now, obviously, you know, well, there's a bit of a hiccup here and ongoing lawsuit from the harvard howard jarvis taxpayers association. can you give us an update on that and how that is sort of tying up funds or maybe slowing these projects is at work? well it certainly has slowed some projects without question. so, um. suit was filed against regional measure three and senate bill 5 95. so both we, the bay area toll authority and the california state legislature were served with lawsuits. that was some years ago now. and it is still making its way through the court system. so regional measure three was upheld at the superior court level, and it was upheld at the state appeals court level. uh but the california supreme court has agreed to hear the case. we really have no idea when, um, that case will be heard. now again since the first increase in 2019 $315 million has been set aside in an escrow account, goodwin says, if the supreme court of california rules against the measure

marine county, alameda county and the city of berkeley, also announced today that everyone must wear masks in all indoor public settings starting tomorrow. icon legend coach just some of the words being used to honor and described the life of pro football hall of famer john madden ktvu joe fonzi has a look back at his life and legacy. john earl madden was born in austin, minnesota, in 1936. when he was in grammar school, the maddens moved to daly city. madden played baseball and football at jefferson high, but it was clear football was his future. madden played two seasons at colleges and mateo and then transferred to cal poly san luis obispo. he was drafted by the philadelphia eagles in 1958, but his playing career was quickly ended by a knee injury in training camp, his rookie season. madden returned to cal poly to get a master's degree, made his wife, virginia and then at 23 began his coaching career at allan hancock college in santa maria. in 1967. madden was hired as an oakland raider assistant and two years later at the age of 32 became at the time the youngest head coach in nf

some macron variant is now showing up in the north bay, napa sonoma and marin county is reporting first detected cases more now from ktvu deborah villalon. she's live in san rafael tonight with more death. well, christina with the holidays here and cold weat indoors . all bay area counties are preaching vaccination and boosters and macron just adds to the urgency. i'd much rather get a vaccine then gets sick more than 300. people passed through this vaccine clinic tonight and san rafael almost everyone here for a covid booster. what of my clients are elderly. my parents are elderly and. the last thing i want is for anybody to get sick because i gave them sometimes the biggest wildcard really around all macron is the is the severity of illness that it might cause. marines first. oh macron patient. is quarantined with mild symptoms had traveled back east and was vaccinated but not boosted. sonoma county's case was also a traveler who had three shots, but the booster so recent it may not have taken full effect. a macron illness shows up as milder than delta variant. but once this almost co

marin san francisco sonoma and alameda county's joined the rest of the bay area in making that change. today a statewide mask mandate is in effect until at least january, 15th. the exemptions in several bay area counties previously included stable settings like gyms and offices were vaccination is verified. but no longer now mass are required, regardless of vaccination status , including this fitness center , the sf location in marin county, but the re instituted mask mandate did not stop people from working out today. i think it's a good thing. um i don't like wearing a mask, but i know it's a good thing because it will keep us from splattering things around as we huff and passed in whatever exercise we do. the masking policy in all nine bay area counties is now aligned with the state and stay with ktvu for the latest on the new masking restrictions and other covid related news, just head to our website, ktvu .com. most parts of the bay area have now moved out of the exceptional drought category. that was big news today. when the u. s drought monitor map was released, you can see wha

county watershed in the santa barbara not the santa barbara but santa cruz mountains. here is the model tomorrow night as it goes through on the west slope and then thursday morning, thursday afternoon, friday, friday looks like a really nice day and then saturday deteriorating and then sunday is what. there is the five-day forecast, good stuff. see you back in a little bit. >>> tickets for bottle rock went on sale today, the three- day general admission pass costs $369 and tickets are still available. the festival runs the weekend of may 27th through the 29th. it is traditionally held over memorial day weekend but the festival was pushed back this year because of the pandemic. performers for next year will be announced at a later date. >>> president biden speaking with latimer putin today for more than two hours more than two hours specifically about ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ visit your volvo retailer for special offers during our holiday safely sales event. ♪give my regards to broadway!♪ ♪remember me to herald square!♪ ♪tell all the gang at forty second stree

marin county's first case of coronavirus macron variant involves a patient who was fully vaccinated, but. had not yet received a booster shot. county health officials say that patient is an isolation with mild symptoms. in addition to the patient being infected water samples collected from several sites across the county had low levels of the strain in it. health officials suspect to surgeon local cases across the region is very likely in the coming weeks. oh macron cases have been confirmed in at least 39 states is the variant moves across the country. hong kong researchers have discovered that the strain infects and multiplies in human airways 70 times faster than other strains, but it is much slower to infect the lungs. that may explain why omicron appears more contagious but less deadly. a surge of covid cases is making a big impact on the sports world this weekend. the nfl has moved three games because of covid-19 outbreaks. tomorrow's raiders game against the browns moves to monday sunday. seahawks game against the rams moves to tuesday and sunday's washington game against the

water restrictions went into effect today in marin county. that means outdoor sprinklers and drip irrigation systems cannot be turned on, and swimming pools cannot be filled . spot watering by hand, will be allowed only before nine in the morning or after seven at night to prevent evaporation. what's more, the water district is banning washing cars at home. as well as washing homes, businesses, sidewalks and driveways. the restrictions will be in place through the end of may. anyone who violates the new rules will face fines of up to $250. yeah, and i would suspect and get used to a lot of these restrictions. i think there's gonna be a lot more of this as we go forward as you might guess , because right, it's this place is about water turning on and water turning off and right now the rain has turned off. it's going to be off for a few more days. instead we had record highs. record warmth today, check out some of these numbers . enrichment absolutely crushed . their old record by nine degrees are by 10 degree 11 degrees 83 degrees in richmond

marin county was just under an inch and a half some areas a little more. most of us were a half inch, three quarters of an inch or less very kind of compared to what we've been seeing light scattered showers, but it's going to keep coming right. this forecast is not just for tomorrow and the next day. this is going to take us all the way into next week, so we got seven days of potential accumulation on our hands here, which is great. right now. we've got scattered showers, mainly to the north of us. and mainly to the south of us, you kind of see it here and with that you see down around san luis obispo area. that's where the heavier showers have been few light showers showing up around the san jose and santa cruz mountains area. and out towards morgan hill a little bit, but then this is the area i'm tracking right here. this area is going to slide through the bay area late tonight, early tomorrow morning, and it's going to pack. a bit of a punch is going to be a narrow line. of heavy showers somewhere between one in the morning and four in the morning, esp

soaking rains loosen the earth in marin county . the resulting mudslides blocked access to mere woods from the north. motorists were forced to enter from the south along near beach and frank valley road. chp officers advised motorists to use extreme caution over the next few days of rain or possible, just stay home. in san jose jesse gary ktvu, fox two news. alright as we know this is not a sprint. it's a marathon. we talked about this last week and the last four or five days that this thing is just kind of keep spreading. storms are way so i had a big kind of a burst go through this morning. that's what we got the heavy rainfall rates that's when we got the urban small stream flooding. we had pretty much a break most of the day today except in the mountains. we're going to have pretty much a break. tomorrow through much of the day, maybe a sprinkler two in the morning. there'll be some overnight showers. nothing too heavy. i don't think and then tomorrow kind of not too bad, i think will be partly sunny. most partly sunny, partly c

oh macron vary it has been detected in marin county health officials there say the patient had recently traveled to the east coast. the person was fully vaccinated, but had not yet received a booster shot. the person is now in isolation with mild symptoms. sonoma county is also reporting its first macron case. health officials say that person who traveled recently within the u. s, and was vaccinated. they had received a booster shot less than two weeks ago. san francisco was the first in the nation to identify a confirmed case of the omicron variant on december. 1st health officials now believe there are at least 30 cases in the city, and that variant is spreading rapidly. they say public health officials are urging people to get booster shots if they are eligible in san francisco, authorities say only 44% of eligible san francisco residents have received a booster. the numbers are higher for people aged 65 older 68% of that group has gotten a booster. coming up covid once again playing a role in the professional sports landscape still to come. sports director mark ibanez will join us t

right now, most marin county reservoirs looked to be in better shape as we can see here at stafford lake. and the cossio reservoir, but that's because they're relatively small and in constant need of replenishment. so whether it's a big or small reservoir. the worry is this. sometimes we can have an incredibly dry january and february and that's what we're worried about. we're still not out of the woods yet. so for now , the atmospheric rivers bought us a little time but very little time. tom vacar ktvu, fox two news. the alice when we talk about water, it seems pretty sis . if ian here in the bay area does, nor in california and that listen, it's always going to be a thing. even if we get 200% of rainfall this year and 200% the next year and the next year. we're still going to have a deficit. we just are. we have such a large population. it's growing so fast. we use so much water for agricultural use so much water for you know, lawns and households. and what have you so. we just have to get used to that. so i can't stress that enough. it's california. it's not going to the drought does