power out for thousands of people across oakland and the oakland hills and berkeley. this year's oscars are expected to have a host for the first time since 2018 and there are reports there may be more than one. according to variety, the academy is considering having multiple guests for the 94th awards show. producers have contacted several celebrities but the talks are still in the early stages. the show last had a host with jimmy kimmel and 2018. abc 7 is the only place you can see the oscars so mark your calendars for march 27. oakland's amy schneider continues to rack up the wins on jeopardy. she is tied for second place for most consecutive wins with 38. she is the first women to win over $1 million. her total winnings are over $1.3 million. ken jennings, the current host, has the most wins with 74. you can watch jeopardy right here at 7:00 p.m. today the san jose sharks will be out for blood on and off the ice. the team is working with stanford blood center to hold a blood drive. this after the red cross declared a first ever national blood crisis. each donor wh

in oakland. one struggle, one fight, one people. >> for all the lives lost, whether in the community or someone who works for a law enforcement agency who pulled the trigger. reporter: the executive director for the anti-police project -- >> it is to declare war on poverty, not people. reporter: with oakland in the middle of a crime pandemic and economics pandemic, it was important to come together in the safest way possible. volunteers plan to hand out food, gift cards, and ppe supplies. >> this is our 33rd year. this is a car parade. we are not getting out of our cars, but we are still celebrating, and i love it. reporter: supporters gathered, who say this began with our grandparents. >> for me, with my grandparentss being part of it, and everything going on now, it is important to celebrate this day to acknowledge the progress we have made, and the progress we still need to make. reporter: this 86 euros euros es family survived internment camps. >> he fought for freedom. he fought for equality

dan: oakland oakland oakland district is preparing for a covid sickout tomorrow by teachers at several schools. most of the teachers and staff at frick stayed home today. it has had 2200 covid cases since reopening after the break, but the district has not quarantined the school. teachers are demanding better masks. the school district said being unable to come to school does a disservice to our students and their families. the district announced it has reached a tentative agreement with the teachers union regarding covid safety provisions, which include extended covid leave. ama: oakland public high school students will have access to 10,000 free donated kn95 masks. the donation was made by a small business owner, who has donated masks in the past to schools, emergency responders, and other groups. he recognized the need. he did not want to wait to get the supplies to the district. >> the sense of security that you can feel when you have something like this during a time like this, it is invaluable. so, as a business owner, if i had access to this, it is my duty to help spread that se

this is an oakland firefighter in front of my house. on the other of the window, there is a power line dangling. one step into my house, just angling -- dangling. the light is shining on that side of the street, all of the power lines were down. many people, on my my my m their lines down from their house as well. this will be a long night. firefighters went through my front yard and sit stay in your house, please do not go anywhere until pg&e gets here. it will be a massive cleanup effort tonight. we have been without power since 2:00. we are going to be in the dark for a while. >> we are starting to see the extent of the damage, wind knocked down trees in the east bay. ate a snap and is blocking the roadway, that is in the rockridge neighborhood on keith avenue. on the peninsula, civil reports of downed trees in san mateo county. they tweeted this photo of a tree that fell onto a home, the family was able to evacuate and no injuries were reported. in the north bay, firefighters are working to contain a small firefighter -- wildfire. t

. >> any other schools in oakland impacted? >> we are only hearing about tech but the district thinks or will be impacted. they are saying that if you have not heard or received an email, assume that classes will be held tomorrow. then again, be prepared. >> thank you so much. >> a cruise ship docked at san francisco today along with rotavirus patients on board. the ruby princess says it conducted covert tests and detected a small number of positive cases. all of them a symptom attic -- asymptomatic. the passengers we spoke with say they felt very safe. >> hunting of room to get around and everything like that. it was not crowded at all. >> they are very thorough. you have to wear your mask at all times. even outside. >> the ruby princess arrived in the bay area before dawn after a 10 day trip to mexico and left on another 10 day trip to mexico. the santa cruz county officials say the omicron surge is putting a strain on hospitals and they are telling people unless you are really sick, just don't go to the er. dustin dorsey. >>

winds just ticked up in mount diablo. 53 miles an hour. 32 in oakland hills. the december storms brought us enough rain to provide enough moisture and fuel to prevent us from being so worried about moisture -- fire danger. if something does spark a it could rapidly spread. high pressure overhead. low pressure dropping down. the wind flow between the high and low is funneling through the area. that is what we have windy conditions. they will only increase for parts of the bay area. 6:00, 25, 30 mile an hour winds. this is at the higher levels, even stronger winds. middletown, 40, 43 mile an hour winds. gusting over 50 miles an hour at 2:00 a.m.. winds beginning to ease. not completely gone. 8:00 a.m., 40 mile an hour winds. letting up towards tomorrow evening. good idea to stay inside and avoid being outdoors near trees, in case they go down. beautiful enough for santa cruz. 66 in the city. 63 in mountain view. mid 60's half moon bay. a nice day at pier 39 for those who may want to visit the city. 67 in santa rosa. 63 in concord. here's a look at the forecast.

stop the violence. >> in oakland, ryan curry, abc 7 news. >> oakland police are investigating another shooting that happened just on the street from that homicide. a 45 euros woman was found shot inside of an rv yesterday. it was parked next to a homeless camp on 13th street, near the parkway. she was taken to hospital with a head wound. she is stable. police believe the woman was shot on thursday night, but they didn't learn about until yesterday when residents alerted them. starting today, 48 police officers will be reassigned to oakland following a surge in crime. it comes on the heel of one of the worst years of crime in a decade. oakland police say that in 2021, there was an uptick in violent crime, robbery, and property crimes. councilmember say there's been a backlog of colson east oakland in particular. people who live there are understandably quite worried. >> residents will say that we just don't feel safe. we don't feel it will voice. we don't feel like the department really cares about the people in east oakland. >> we are building trust among communities of colors. it is

oakland is super proud of you but you have made it clear that you are proud of oakland also. amy: absolutely. i am not a native. my girlfriend is an oakland native and likes to hold that over me a little bit that i have been here since 2009 and i told people that my expectation is that this is where i will live the rest of my life. i fell in love as soon as i moved here with the city, with california in general and i just cannot imagine wanting to live anywhere else. kristen: and we would not want you to live anywhere else. your last episode was taped in early november. that was a long time to keep a secret. are you a little relieved that you can go about now and do things? amy: absolutely. the whole time having to keep and i are in myself and making sure that i was not hinting at anything -- that was a little burden. i am someone that tries to be a very transparent person so holding this secret inside was a little bit of a challenge. i am glad that part of it is over. kristen: you could not tell anybody. looking back and it was an amazing run but what do you cherish most whe

we have seen this happen before in cities like oakland. our reporter was out on the streets today to see getting a better bay area in action. >> so far we did those ones over there. reporter: they call themselves the vallejo potholegate vigilantes. >> watched a youtube video on how to repair asphalt. this is easy patch, dry wrapped up to about 60 right now. >> 60 or 70. reporter: how many more left? [laughter] they started last week by unifying the community on social media to take action, take responsibility for their city. >> we wanted to avoid people driving over potholes and damaging their vehicles or having to avoid potholes and damaging other vehicles are causing accidents. at this point it is a public safety concern. reporter: but on monday, the city of vallejo sent out a stop work notice, saying the work was not permitted. a spokesperson told abc news on the phone that the proper materials are not being used and they have environmental concerns that the asphalt could lift out the patches and get into storm drains, making the city l

mid-60's, oakland, fremont. if you are looking for rain, all the way through next friday is dry but then we start to see some changes. late this month, rain potential saturday, january 29 through monday the 31st. gusty in the morning. not as mild on sunday but later winds cooling back to average dan: oakland's amy schneider continues to rack up the wins on jeopardy. she moves on to second place for most consecutive wins with 38. she's the first woman to win more than $1 million. ken jennings is the most consecutive wins with 74. you can watch jeopardy at 7 p.m. on monday. surprising career milestone for steph curry tonight ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ with chase security features, guidance and convenience, banking feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. >> abc 7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. larry: the warriors looked barely recognizable right now. they lost to indiana last night. they were in dire straits those guys because nothing washe going right. steph is picked by kevin porter jr. warriors turnov

mid-60's, oakland, fremont. if you are looking for rain, all the way through next friday is dry but then we start to see some changes. late this month, rain potential saturday, january 29 through monday the 31st. gusty in the morning. not as mild on sunday but later not as mild on sunday but later winds cooling back to average ♪ at usaa, we've been called "too exclusive" because we were created for officers. but as we've evolved with the military, we've grown to serve all who've honorably served. no matter their rank or when they were in. a marine just out of boot camp or a petty officer from '73 and even his kids and their kids. usaa is made for all who've honorably served and their eligible family members. are we still exclusive? absolutely. and that's exactly why you should join. dan: oakland's amy schneider continues to rack up the wins on jeopardy. she moves on to second place for most consecutive wins with 38. she's the first woman to win more than $1 million. ken jennings is the most consecutive wins wi

dan: a beloved oakland restaurant closing its doors. how the owner of brown sugar kitchen is explaining that decision. sandhya: tracking winter warmth for this week. your temperatures coming up. ama: what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel alive. >> this one goes out to all the players. >> my moms look happy on look a -- on vacation. they know th dan: they're calling it a miracle in a suburban pennsylvania township. medical helicopter carrying an infant patient crashed it came down near church in drexel hill. authorities take three crewmembers able to get out of the wreck. no one suffered life-threatening injuries. the infant was taken to children's hospital. the cause of the crash is under investigation. ama: a live look at sfo. one of the airports dealing with flight cancellations due to airline staffing shortages blamed on covid. united airline ceo said in a memo today that around 3000 united employees are currently positive for covid. he added united has had eight straight weeks with no covid related deaths among vaccinated employe

even oakland down to zero miles. parts of the bay bridge, east bay impacted by this early this morning, and the north bay, napa, petaluma, indicated by zero miles of visibility. a dense fog advisory is in effect for the areas impacted with low visibility until 10:00 a.m., so use low beams, add extra distance between you and the car in front of you. the fog will lift. 30's and 40's. oakland is 41 with fog, 37 in nevada, 53 in half moon bay. the fog lifts about 9:00 this morning. another mild day in the afternoon. a blend of sunshine and cloud cover to finish our week. highs today under hazy sunshine and moderate air quality, 60 in the city, 61 oakland, 62 san rafael, 62 concord. traveling today, the entire state is dry. more cloud cover across southern california. a little bit warmer across the state today compared to yesterday. 71 los angeles, 42 tahoe later today. we will see how the holiday weekend is shaping up, tomorrow, sunday and monday coming up, but first, a check of the roads. >> good morning. good morning,

in oakland. one struggle, one fight, one people. >> for all the lives lost, whether in the community or someone who works for a law enforcement agency who pulled the trigger. reporter: the executive director for the anti-police project -- >> it is to declare war on poverty, not people. reporter: with oakland in the middle of a crime pandemic and economics pandemic, it was important to come together in the safest way possible. volunteers plan to hand out food, gift cards, and ppe supplies. >> this is our 33rd year. this is a car parade. we are not getting out of our cars, but we are still celebrating, and i love it. reporter: supporters gathered, who say this began with our grandparents. >> for me, with my grandparents being part of it, and everything going on now, it is important to celebrate this day to acknowledge the progress we have made, and the progress we still need to make. reporter: this 86 e e e e family survived internment camps. >> he fought for freedom. he fought for equality. everyt

-- 62 san rafael, 64 oakland. 51 livermore. the forecast for rain is not looking good. sunday night into monday, a system falls apart. it looks like northern california will get some rain, but that dry stretch looks as if it will continue. the accuweather forecast, minor cooling for the end of the week, increasing clouds sunday night into monday, perhaps a few light showers. ama: the nfc championship game between the 49ers at los angeles rams is one of the hottest tickets in the sports world. it is not the first time you have heard that this week. the 49ers are offering free tickets to a few lucky fans before sunday's game. abc 7 news reported dustin dorsey shows you how you can win. dustin: as the 49ers prepare for the game, so are the fans. the presence of the faithful on the road have made an impact and the team expects the fans to help this weekend. >> very educated group of fans and they know 60 minutes plus whatever overtime away from a super bowl appearance. dustin: opposing teams have noticed the impact throughout the e

>> this is oakland's own schneider. after two months on our television, she started tonight's episode with more than 40 -- with 40 games in the rebel. >> at this point, only one question remains, how long can it go on? >> schneider's historic historih streak ended less than 30 minutes later. >> no response, you're going to lose a thousand dollars, finish in second place $9,600. you are our new jeopardy champion. >> she lives far from empty-handed. she is the second most consecutive wins of all-time. she is one of only or people to have surpassed $1 million in regular season winnings. the first women -- the first openly trans woman to make it to the job -- tournament of champions. >> it's great that been able to do a lot of good as i'm doing it just by being myself and representing my community. >> she says schneider's run amplifies lgbtq representation. >> now that they seen her for 48 some episodes, they might have changed their opinion. reporter: back home, schneider shares his message. >> high everybody, it's amy sch

. >> it's to the detriment of all the working people of oakland. kumasi: that man was one of about a dozen protesters yesterday afternoon, rally years are encouraging the city's planning commission to reject the final environmental impact report. reggie: next up, it's penguin awareness day. scientists are investigating the impact of climate change on an article is penguin population. some species are declining as a result ice while some are increasing due to rising temperatures. previous indications given show how the species might be affected in the long term. >> although we are at the bottom of the world, we are at the front lines of climate change. when you find deli penguins -- these penguins, you know cis is nearby. when we see it declining or disappearing altogether, we see corresponding populations declined substantially. reggie: the western side of antarctica is one of the fastest warming places on the planet. collapses in some penguin populations have already been reported there. more top stories at 6:30. the major milestone expected at th

temperatures are mild from 56 in oakland to palo alto, about 63. a gorgeous shot from emeryville of oakland. chilly conditions tonight, fog and frost once again. sunshine starting tomorrow with our next storm turning dryer. a lot of 30's and our inland valleys. low to mid 40's toward the bay and the coast. san francisco about 45. we start with fog turning to hazy sunshine and a colorful sunset as high clouds come in. it is posted on social media we would love to see it. averages 60's, about 64 degrees. air quality will remain moderate through the weekend. we are in our 10th driest january ever and it is going to continue. no rain in the forecast. we are going to stay in our 10th driest january. we keep holding onto the cold front coming through monday, the pattern change, but it keeps trending dryer and the same thing is happening in the sierra. not much in the way of rainfall and may be an inch or two of snow as we head into monday and tuesday. that is it. this will take us -- this model will take the snow away. increasing clouds late tomorrow, te

i'm in oakland, thousands are expected to walk out -- in oakland, thousands are started to walk out. -- houses are expected to walk -- thousands are expected to walk out. >> optimism among school at minutes writers at the district goes back to in person -- optimism among school administrators thursday. >> are closer was not --our lco -- our clos clos clos clos c overwhelmed our testing sites became in our staffing shortage. >> hayward unified had 81 classrooms without teachers when the decision to go virtual was made. as of monday night, 33 classrooms are in that category and will now have substitutes or administrators. covid tests have been given to all staff and sent out to all students. in the oakland unified school district, a different story. >> i do not feel safe. >> a sick out planned by students. students like sarah plan to participate on tuesday. >> students and teachers have been demanding masks. >> something that oakland unified as has been just tribute it to all instructors -- has been to distributor -- distributed to all instructors. students want two covid tests per wee

i know the fans are really in oakland. we have not been here in over a year so we are excited to be back. liz: there are two shows, went tonight at 7:00 and tomorrow afternoon at three :00. today is the kickoff to the japanese new year and to welcome the year of the tiger. every year the japanese cultural immunity center hosts the event in japantown but it is going virtual this year. so tune in to enjoy arts and crafts you can do at home, different contests and a mochi demonstration. it starts at noon on the cultural center's facebook page. a cleanup project ends at ocean beach today. after spending 10 months in cities all over the country picking up trash they have collected 31,000 pieces of garbage. today the journey ends along the great highway. you can take part in the cleanup from 10:00 to noon. lisa, it should be a nice day for it. lisa: little cool to get going and we are scouring the clouds right now. this vantage point from emeryville. temperatures, depending on where you are, low to upper 40's. we will see mostly

>> this is oakland's own schneider. after two months on our television, she started tonight's episode with more than 40 -- with 40 games in the rebel. >> at this point, only one question remains, how long can it go on? >> schneider's historic historih streak ended less than 30 minutes later. >> no response, you're going to lose a thousand dollars, finish in second place $9,600. you are our new jeopardy champion. >> she lives far from empty-handed. she is the second most consecutive wins of all-time. she is one of only or people to have surpassed $1 million in regular season winnings. the first women -- the first openly trans woman to make it to the job -- tournament of champions. >> it's great that been able to do a lot of good as i'm doing it just by being myself and representing my community. >> she says schneider's run amplifies lgbtq representation. >> now that they seen her for 48 some episodes, they might have changed their opinion. reporter: back home, schneider shares his message. >> high everybody, it's amy sch

you are looking at the port of oakland. drive for the holiday weekend and there are still no signs of rain next week. even with the latest computer models. our holiday weekend forecasts, temperatures rebounding on saturday. if you are the kind of person who likes mild weather, bright skies sunday after a little bit of fog and martin luther king jr. day. we will see extra clouds around. if you are heading out of town, going to tahoe, bright and dusty on friday. as you will notice here, 40's and 50's for the hides but the mornings will be chilly in the teens so be aware of that. it is certainly going to be nice weather for skiing or boarding. temperatures in the 40's, 50's. high temperatures tomorrow coming down by a couple of degrees. today, we were in the upper 50's to upper 60's. tomorrow afternoon, 58 in san francisco. 60 in napa. 63 in san jose. 59 degrees in antioch. you're accuweather seven-day forecast, a little cooler tomorrow. dusty offshore winds on friday. minor warming trend starts off the holiday weekend. we are

his kids also attend oakland schools. dan: kids continue to struggle -- schools continue to staff classrooms. the west contra costa school district superintendent even stepped in to teach as other educators called out sick. dr. chris herz says it gave him a renewed appreciation for the job teachers do. the district is seeing about 265 of its 3400 educators call out sick every day. >> mentally tired of being a little bit overworked with the whole covid situation. students not showing up, teachers not showing up, everyone worried. dan: the district is giving every teacher two kn95 masks a week for the rest of the school year plus added three testing sites. ama: covid-19 related estrogens are increasing in sonoma county but so far, other counties are holding off on doing the same for now. melanie woodrow has a look at the decisions being made. melanie: tighter restrictions are underway in sonoma county as the fight against the omicron variant continues. >> you do what you got to do. >> everything we have done since the onset

moderate air quality. 61 in oakland. 65 in san jose. 63 the in santa rosa. patchy fog will develop in the north bay. that storm track well north of us remains there through the parts of next week. wet weather is around portland and seattle. the climate prediction center keeping this dry pattern across much of the west coast. it's mild out there today. slightly cooler tomorrow. mostly sunny, moderate air quality. >> it is free to visit a national park. the park service has waived all entrance fees in honor of martin luther king jr. day. the next one isn't until april. >> mountain view-based google is remembering betty white today. if you type your name into the search engine, rose petals will fall on your screen and you will hear the golden girls theme song. >> a bug in the safari web browser can leak your browsing activity. it can also reveal personal information from your google account. the blood was discovered in late november. >> the youngest woman to fly solo around the world will finish her journey today. she set out on her journey more than 150 days a

c6 and santa rosa east behind 63 oakland 64 san leandro and the inlet east bay. we'll see highs mainly in the low to mid 60s as well. so pretty mild day now, let's skip ahead with forecast animation starting tomorrow morning. just want to give you a look at where the storm track is right now well to our north and it will remain there for the next several days until about friday late friday. we'll see little frontal system beginning to sweep into the bay area. it may produce some light rain here. it doesn't look like it'll amount to much. so here's the accuweather. 7 day forecast we're talking about sunny mainly sunny and dry days all the way through the forecast period possibly as slight slight chance of a shower on friday or saturday, but otherwise looks like mild to dry all the way through. okay. well i get spencer. thanks. san jose police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run near regional medical center tonight the collision involved a vehicle and a pedestrian on north jackson avenue. the victim was pronounced dead at the hospital investigators say, this is s

his kids attend oakland city schools. reggie: the plan over what to do on violent crime and staffing shortages over the next 12 months. >> i want 2022 to be a safer year for the residents of oakland and the businesses. reggie: violent crime spiked last year with 130 four homicides, the most since 2006. one of the most high-profile cases was the murder of kevin nishida, a police officer working as a security guard. >> in six months, i am hoping we get as close as we can to our authorized hiring, which is 737. i want to hire more local officers, as well as seeing an increase in the hiring of women officers. reggie: chief armstrong will focus on redeploying resources. he will move 48 officers to east oakland, an area that accounts for 60% of the city's 911 calls. jobina: president biden is pushing two voting rights bills that have stalled in the senate. the freedom to vote act would expand voting access and standardize voting laws across the country. the john lewis voting rights advancement act restores key provisions of the

volunteers with oakland based s.f. enterprises and logistics tell abc7 they've heard the military in tonga spent today sweeping ash off the airport runway so planes with relief supplies can land. in the meantime the company is collecting essentials like masks and water that will go out on ships this friday. alliance club based in foster city is using its connections to get help to tonga as well. >> we're going to be doing efforts with the lions clubs in new zealand, hopefully giving them monetary donations, they can get the stuff in new zealand, ship it over to the tonga a lot quicker than shipping it on a boat. dan: if you would like to help the cause before the supplies ship out it is not too late to help the people of tonga. s.f. enterprises and logistics will collect donations again tomorrow near the port of oakland at its mandela parkway headquarters. dropoff goes until 4:00 p.m. and they could use the support. ama: yeah. great effort in. all right. world news tonight with david muir is coming up next. i'm ama dae

a mild and sunny afternoon. 66 san jose. 64 oakland. 62 san francisco. mid 60's for santa rosa, fairfield. well above average for this time of year, as we have seen. taking a look at what's ahead, no rain. sunday night, a system tries to get in here, going into monday. like i said, it's a slight chance of showers, the models keep flip-flopping, looking dry all the way through saturday, fe -- saturday, feb. 5. a 30% to 40% chance of below average precipitation here in the bay area. it is a cold morning followed by a mild day. mild schooling is expecting for friday, as we head into the weekend, increasing clouds with a chance of some showers sunday night into monday. if you had to make a bed and you were gambling, i would not bet on that. dan: thanks. ama: family and friends are remembering an early silicon valley real estate developer and philanthropist. john ariaga passed away at his home according to social media posts from family members. he was one of the founders of a firm that built corporate campuses for apple, google, and cisco among others. he wa

reporter: nearly 70% of oakland students are fully or partially vaccinated. for those 12 and over, it is now mandatory. students have until the end of the month to comply. ama: say they are ready to do everything they can to help the school district repair and respond to the ongoing pandemic. the board's youth, young adult and family committee held a meeting today where they released the latest information on the impact of covid on young people. job and under 18 represent only 12% of covid cases in the city. most only have mild symptoms with few hospitalizations and no deaths. even so, officials say the city needs to be prepared. >> we need to manage the pandemic so we can keep our kids and families, educators and school sites safe. moreover, we want to mitigate the impact so we can keep our schools open. ama: the hearing comes after the district and several labor unions reached a tentative agreement on covid safety conditions. this masks to students and staff. there will be an additional 10 days of covid sick leave for employees and weekly coronavirus testin

drive carefully. 50's from san jose to oakland. our sfo camera shows the fog overhead. 57 in santa rosa and concord. 59 a liberal -- 59 in livermore. there's a hint of sun. areas of dense fog and patchy drizzle overnight. we do have foggy mornings and mainly a dry weekend sunday night into monday. high pressure diverting the storm track. everything is going over the top to the pacific northwest. we are looking at a dry pattern until friday. fog and clouds overhead. we will show you the computer animation going into tomorrow morning. it's a combination of the fog clouds, even a little drizzle out there as we go into the evening. it will linger. some peaks of blue -- peeks of blue. morning temps, 40's and 50's. visibility will be lower than where it is. misty in half moon bay. a few low-60's in san jose, santa cruz. scattered light showers. it will be wet for your friday morning commute. let's time that out for you. friday at midnight, it is cloud cover. by the time the commute gets underway, 7:00, scattered showers. we will see the

dan: a beloved oakland restaurant closing its doors. how the owner of brown sugar kitchen is explaining that decision. sandhya: tracking winter warmth for this week. your temperatures coming up. ama: what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel alive. >> this one goes out to all the players. >> my moms look happy on look a -- on vacation. they know up at 2:00am again? tonight, try pure zzzs all night. unlike other sleep aids, our extended release melatonin helps you sleep longer. and longer. zzzquil pure zzzs all night. fall asleep. stay asleep. when you really need to sleep you reach for the really good stuff. new zzzquil ultra helps you sleep better and longer when you need it most. it's non habit forming and powered by the makers of nyquil. new zzzquil ultra. when you really really need to sleep. dan: they're calling it a miracle in a suburban pennsylvania township. medical helicopter carrying an infant patient crashed it came down near church in drexel hill. authorities take three crewmembers able to get out of the wreck. no one suffere

good morning oakland, hayward. i know jobina was talking about her drive this morning from the east bay. we have thick fog right now, down 2.25 miles. a similar story in novato, petaluma. a dense fog advisory is in effect for the north bay valleys and around the bay shoreline until 10 a.m. this morning because that fog is going to be slow to clear over the next couple of hours. most of us waking up into the 40's, so certainly a chill out there as you wake up to pray skies. -- gray skies. it was probably mid day that we see most of those fogs clear out. 62 in the city today, 63 in oakland, 66 in santa rosa. overnight tonight, i do not think the fog will be as widespread because the wind will pick up in the hills overnight tonight. it will help scour out any low clouds. patchy fog here and there, but i don't think it will be as widespread as what we are dealing with right now. here's the accuweather 7 day forecast. a dense fog visor until 10 a.m. we warm up as we head towards friday with 70. the week and is looking n

low 50's in san franc oakland, san jose. temperatures this afternoon got into the mid and upper 50's. emeryville camera showing you a lovely view of the eastern span of the bay bridge and the city. santa rosa, -- low 50's in santa rosa. currently 49 in our river cam. it is not beach weather, but it will be nice. chill your morning's this weekend and we do have dry and mainly sunny afternoons headed your way for the upcoming weekend. here is what will happen. during the morning hours, the fog will spill over from the central valley. watch out -- it will be particularly dense across the delta, the east bay, parts of the peninsula, and then it is gone by noontime, but if you do have early plans, you have to take your kids to games or you are doing an outdoor run or something like that, make sure you allow yourself the extra time to get to where you need to go and bundle up in the morning because it will be chilly. low 30's all the way to the mid-40's with the fog around and for the afternoon in the south bay, 58 morgan hill, 59

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in oakland, lyanne melendez. larry: to keep track of the latest impact of omicron and the pandemic in general, find all of our stories at abc7news.com/coronavirus. ama: monday is martin luther king jr. day, but many celebrations are being curtailed because of the omicron variant. tim johns talked to community leaders who say there are still ways to honor his legacy. reporter: as the omicron variant continues to spread, mlk day celebrations around the bay area feeling the impact for the second year in a row. in oakland, the anti-police terror group hosting events all day long. this was originally's post happen in person. >> we realized with the surge of omicron it was not responsible or safe. reporter: a similar story in san francisco. friday afternoon, mayor london breed hosted the 38th annual martin luther king jr. day celebration virtually. >> dr. king once begin to end the day we become silent about things that truly matter. reporter: they urge san francisco and to do their best to honor dr. king's legacy. she

it will be 63 in the city. 64 in oakland. 66, san jose today. the same for santa rosa. 63, concord. 66, half moon bay. how are the roadways? jobina: the roads are looking very nice. no problems to report, so we are going to check out the live programs -- cameras. here's a look at oakland showing you 880 at the coliseum. headlights are traveling southbound. and look how light it is, space between all of the vehicles. san mateo bridge, things are getting busier here, but when i look at the drive times the sensors are showing everything is on time as well there. traveling westbound on the bridge, 30 minutes. on the bay bridge, eight minutes. golden gate bridge, six minutes as you travel southbound. and this is an overall view of the bay area a little red spot i'm greg, i'm 68 years old. i do motivational speaking in addition to the substitute teaching. i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think most adults will start realizing that they don't recall things as quickly as they used to or they don't remember thing

oakland police are investigating another shooting down the street. a 45-year-old woman was found shot inside an rv today, parked next to a homeless camp. she was taken to the hospital with a head wound that is stable. police believe the woman was shot last night, but they did not hear about it until today when residence at the encampment alerted them. dan: following a surge of crime in east oakland, the police department is shifting 48 officers to that part of the city. this takes effect tomorrow. tim johns sat down with the captain that will be in charge of these officers and explains how opd is hoping to curb the violence. tim: on the hills of one of the worst years for crime in decades in oakland -- >> property crime, violent crime, burglaries, robberies, things along those lines. tim: the oakland police department is launching a new plan to stop the surge in violence in the eastern part of the city. captain casey johnson will be leading the change. he says one of the key components is beefing up police presence in the area. starting saturday, opd

how many oakland teachers were out sick today? >> today, right around 500. kristen: how many schools had to be nonoperational because of that? >> we had 12 schools, nine high schools, two middle schools, and one lemon tree schools that were not operational. we did not have students on campus. kristen: open but no students on campus. what about childcare? >> that is one of the big challenges we face when something like this happens. it puts a lot of of of of o a serious bind because they still have to go to work on a day like today and they may not have access to childcare on short notice. unfortunately, we were not able to do anything to support families. kristen: with 12 schools, how many students did this impact? >> about 8400 students. nine of them were high school. a vast majority were older. two of the schools were middle schools. we are talking 12 and up. hopefully, most of those kids were self-sufficient. one of the big things we say is the reason this is unauthorized and we do not want this to happen is if we are talking about safety of kids, this is

we will talk about oakland's police chief. jobina: the saying, if you want something done right, do-it-yourself, people are putting that into action and filling potholes. reggie: good morning. jobina: we will begin with a check of the weather with major road just drew tuma. drew: we are tracking fog this morning. problem spots in the north bay and the delta. this fog will remain until 8:30 until it lifts. we are on the mild side close to the coast. good morning, fremont. 40. 49 in fairfield. a live look for my east bay hills camera. there is a mess on the bay bridge. frances will have more on that. a lot of sunshine after the morning fog. slightly cooler compared to yesterday. in the afternoon, upper 50's, low 60's is about average. frances: it will be a messy commute for folks heading to the bay bridge. wooded alert is issued -- when an alert is issued, it will be out there for a while. we are looking at the backup that will grow. it is a standstill right now. if you normally take the bay bridge, you need to consider alternat

the oakland museum of california is still open. reggie: inflation is at a high we have not seen in decades. plus, inside tips on where you can save at the supermarket. kumasi: you're looking live at the big board of the new york stock exchange, starting up 100 points. another update on the markets next. >> i adored her. she felt like everything to me. reggie: jamie lynn spears is sure to draw headlines with this exclusive. we will give you a sneak peek. drew: he was a live look from santa cruz, the sun slowly getting up. sunrise at 7:24 this morning. we are cloud free and anticipate a lot of sunshine on your wednesday. air quality today and tomorrow with high pressure and control is moderate across the board. that will not change friday. high pressure keeping us a dry and keeping a smile in the afternoon. there are storms in the pacific -- in the specific -- in the pacific but they're pushing well north into vancouver, seattle, and portland. hour-by-hour, later on today with sunshine and full force, upper 60's and low 50's. in the

dan: in the east bay, oakland teachers are rallying. the possibility of a teacher strike israel if an agreement is not reached tonight. our senior education reporter live in the newsroom. what are some of the sticking points here? leanne: let me just address this because i know a lot of parents are wondering if teachers could strike as early as monday, and the answer is no. teachers in the union, about 2700 of them, would have to vote first, so it is all a process. we want to show you sky 7 video happening now, video of a teacher car caravan which just arrived at the alameda county board of education, which oversees the oakland unified school district. teachers are there to appeal to that board. they want to have their voices heard. there are three demands that are being negotiated right now. the main one over testing. >> the threat of a teacher strike looms over oakland as last-minute negotiations are expected to go until late in the evening. >> if tonight's bring an agreement, i am authorized to call a strike vote. >> teachers would t

oakland school for the arts is a charter school not part of oakland unified. >> during our class, the teacher told us that school would be closing for the rest of the week. reporter: 20 teachers are out with covid or out having been exposed to covid. >> our teacher was gone the whole last week. the math teacher was gone and the english teacher was gone. reporter: they say we are unable to provide person-to-person instruction and need to institute emergency school closer. -- closure. mike says they are able to offer distance learning and that is why they've made the decision to close for the next week. >> i have been here every day and i've had to cover a few other people's classes. >> it is unclear if they will make up the days by the end of the year. dozens of students at the six-12th grade school or out. >> a wonder if they got covid from the school. i don't want to be here if they got covid from the school. and if they can't find a test, they will be able to get one before school on that return day. they don't know what to expect with this covid surge. district is going back to sch

kumasi: the oakland police department is reallocating resources to address crime in east oakland. 48 officers are going to be changing bureaus, and their patrol area will range from 80 2nd avenue to san leandro and as far south as oakland airport. opd says this change comes after calls from community members who say they do not feel safe. and then shot and killed by san francisco police officers at sfo was carrying airsoft gun's. this is according to san mateo county's district attorney. police were called to the international terminal yesterday morning to check out a report of a suspicious person. officers engaged with the man for 45 minutes trying to disarm him. during that encounter those officers shot and killed the man. investigators determined the guns he was carrying were airsoft weapons, which fire pellets, not bullets. bucks they absolutely looked real to me. if our standing and a man across from me were holding one, i would assume he would have a firearm he could use to harm me. kumasi: the state attorney general's office is investigating the shooting. reggie: governor news

mid to upper 40's at oakland and morgan hill. at the golden gate, conditions are dry, but the first wave of rain tomorrow morning will come from the north bay. temperatures are down right now into the mid-40's already in santa rosa, napa, fairfield, concord and livermore. let's give you a view of emeryville. clouds will continue to increase overnight. the first wave of rain arrives early tomorrow morning just after midnight, light rain developing in the north bay. during that you will spread south and east. we can expect periods of rain virtually every day this week through friday. overnight as clouds increased, temperatures drop into the mid to upper 30's in the chilly estate inland locations, but closer to the coast, lows and lee in the mid 40's tonight. tomorrow, under raining conditions, we will have high temperatures reaching only into a narrow range, about mid 50's just about everywhere in the bay area. this storm approaching rings one on the storm impact scale. tomorrow and tuesday, we expect light rain, occasionally dusty

el cerrito and oakland. >> a caravan of people celebrated martin luther king jr. in oakland. the theme, one struggle, one fight, one people. >> we are fighting for all lives lost, whether it was someone in the community or someone who works in law enforcement. >> the executive director of the anti-police terror project says -- >> it is a call to do what he said and declare a war on poverty. >> she says with oakland in the middle of a violent crime pandemic along with the coronavirus pandemic and an economic pandemic, it was important to come together in the safest way possible. volunteers plant to henan -- handout food, gift cards and ppe pandemic couldn't stop people from celebrating. >> this is our 33rd year. this is a car parade. we are not getting out of our cars. we are still celebrating and it. genernsf ters tradition began her grdparents. ty ught the citof crito to celebrate and make it a holiday, so for me, for my grandparents being part of that and everything going on in the world now and before, it is important to acknowledge the progress we have made and the progre

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oakland at 41, take winter jacket with you this morning. a live look from the exploratorium camera showing you clear skies over the city. early morning fog in the north bay, sunshine this afternoon. temperatures on the comfortable side, upper 50's to mid-60's later today. reggie: developing news overseas, the u.s. embassy in ukraine is on high alert this morning. it comes amid growing threats of a russian invasion in ukraine. that is forcing the u.s. state department take action. jobina: the state department is ordering diplomat families to leave ukraine immediately. but the u.s. embassy campus open, non-essential travel and -- non-essential staff has been told to get out. the biden administration is considering sending more troops to the region. abc new cviover the weekend. this comes as russia has amassed at least 100,000 troops near its border with ukraine, prompting a bipartisan call for immediate action. >> let's make sure we are pushing back right now with stiff sanctions. >> the strongest sanctions, the sorts that we used to bring a

oakland school of the arts said today it is closing for a week because of exposures. about 750 students six through 2 -- read six through 12 are enrolled should the school says it cannot find staff and is not permitted to offer distance learning due to changes in state law. teachers will be posting self-guided work online for students and as of now, oakland school of the arts plans to resume classes next tuesday. >> a standoff ended today between a south bay school district and santa clara's office of education winning kids in the classroom. the students were back in the class this morning. the school district reversed its plan for a ten-day districtwide quarantine. the office of education says school district and we'll -- no longer have the option to offer remote or virtual learning. last summer, the state stopped funding for virtual learning. at least one student was happy to be back in person. >> i believe learning online is not as effective as learning in class. >> parents concerned about student health and safety can opt into short-term or long-term independent s

these numbers a few degrees cooler. 60 in oakland. city five in san jose. -- 65 in santa fe -- a lot of sunshine. 66 in san diego. 61 in sacramento. overnight tonight, we will find fault developing. more -- fault developing. more widespread pop. --gfog. we will remain dry. here's that pattern we have. it looks like rain returns the forecast. starting on monday through wednesday. it looks pretty active. what we will track is rainfall potential. we will see the numbers rise. it looks like the pattern will flip to a wetter one as we turn the calendar to february. sunshine this week. increasing clouds over the weekend and we will find that chance of rain late coming on sunday. >> thank you, drew. the seven things to know this morning. >> the rams. while you might not see a lot of red and gold at the game. >> kumasi: the u.s. is ordering diplomats families and nonessential staff to leave ukraine. amid hiding fears of a invasion. >> doctors here believe most oft the bay area has reached the omicron peak. >> teachers with the him up - union

up to 61 in oakland. 61 in san jose. 57 in half moon bay. tuesday instead wednesday, we have a high wind watch that will go into effect for much of the bay area. we are tracking some strong winds, especially tomorrow night to wednesday morning. we could see wind gusts over 45 miles per hour. we will take a closer look at this wind effect. first, jobina is tracking an accident. jobina: we are unfortunately following a deadly crash in pleasant hill. this was reported shortly before 4:30 this morning. chb has called out the corner. there is an evidence -- coroner. there is an evidence -- on the scene. the crash itself is at northbound 680 before concord avenue. one lane is blocked right now. chb has also brought in a trafa heads up if that is part f your commute. moving to our live cameras, showing off emeryville. headlights are traveling westbound. san mateo bridge here, the taillights traveling westbound. you are going toward the peninsula there and things are moving at the limit in both elections. i will keep you posted on the updates we rec