hi, cornell. cornell: hi, dion. the homestretch of the 2021 holiday seasons, for small businesses, this weekend is make or break after the struggles of the ongoing pandemic. one neighborhood even throwing a party to attract shoppers. >> we are doing some last minute shopping. cornell: they are tackling their christmas list where many shoppers had the same idea. after all, where else can you get grinch and elf socks on the same block. >> we have the mothers to take care of and my daughter. cornell: this family's game plan, shop local. >> i'm big on not supporting the big chains, keeping the money in the local community. cornell: many small locally owned businesses have struggled during the pandemic. builders bookstore owner says the community has come to their rescue. >> we can always use more business. that's the truth. this year, we really felt that people were out early. >> everything is designed by women. cornell: title nine is hoping for new holiday shoppers this week. >> many people are still saying this is the

dion: sure makes a difference, cornell, thanks. to the south bay where a group of retail thieves attacked a store security officer last night in san jose. police say up to 15 people stormed the macy's at o.k.c. ridge mall. two officers tried to detain one of the suspects when some of the thieves came back and began beating the officer. police released this photo of the victim showing the injury. the thieves got away but they did recover $1,000 in merchandise. officers arrested a woman who they say was not involved in the theft but interfered while they tried to arrest one of the suspects who managed to still get away. counting down, we are days away from winter and it definitely feels like it outside as we take a live look now. it looks like we do need the rain gear for most of the holiday week. abc 7 news meteorologist joining us now with more on the timing, frances. >> it's going to arrive on the first day of winter, wet and windy, tuesday, we'll have the umbrellas handy and need it for the rest of the weekly. the satellite radar

was able to have a positive influence on cornell's campus. it's hard to imagine what the campus might've looked like if olmsted would've been called earlier to plan cornell's first building group and he continues. it is greatly to his credit that he is willing and able to dissolve the bridge approaches and preserve the order and beauty of the cornell quadrangle which is people enter picture here. he was able to establish a relationship with cornell's founders and continue to consult with them about building the ground of academic matters. even for a short time serving as a trustee for the new school. , while olmsted direct influence was on berkeley, massachusetts and maine and limited at cornell. according to schuller, these plans constitute the earliest and comprehensive statement of his philosophy of campus design, his work also informed other realized campus designs and campus planning more broadly olmsted and those who succeeded him did much educational work across the united states and canada. he notes that this reflects an ever increasi

which gets us to cornell. and although engaged after significant building decisions had been made, olmsted was able to have a positive influence on cornell's campus. kermit parson bemoans, it is interesting to imagine what the campus would have looked like if olmsted had been called on earlier to plan cornell's first building group, and parsons continues. it is greatly to his great that he was willing and able to solve divergent approaches and to preserve the order and beauty of the cornell quadrangle which is pictured here. olmsted was able to establish cordial relationship with cornell's founders and continue to consult with them in building the grounds and academic manners, even as a short time, serving as a trusty for the new school. so why all olmsteds direct influence was scant on berkeley massachusetts, and main, and somewhat limited at cornell, according to schuler and colleagues, these plans constitute the earliest and most comprehensive statement of his philosophy of campus design. his work also info

cornell: this cvs is slated for closure december 22. in marin city, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. larry: turning to the lighter side, some holiday ice cream, peanut butter with chips? oh, larry: time now for the forever for, ama is joining us. i think because she knows ice cream is going to be served in a few moments. the first, just as tesla makes texas its headquarters, it's out with the perfect gift for kids with wide open spaces. tesla began selling the cyber quad for kids. it looks rugged. it's a small, four with a lithium ion battery, that charges it for 14 miles, top speed of 10 miles per hour. tesla says it's suitable for kids ages eight and up with a maximum capacity of 150 pounds. sales for $1900, but it's already too late to get one. they sold out this morning. aw. kumasi: bummer -- kristen: bummer. ama? ama: i am too cheap for that, $1900? kristen: but does your kid have a toy cart they can drive around in? ama: she does not. larry: my kids had the toy cars. it wasn't ready for the highway, which i didn't want it to be anyway. this might be a little bit too much. larry

cornell: this cvs is slated for closure december 22. in marin city, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. ama: much-needed congestion relief has arrived for drivers in north bay. caltrans opened a car pulling on the northbound side of highway 101 in sonoma county. sky seven was overhead giving us a glimpse of the traffic arrangement. this project has been years in the making and including widening the highway. caltrans plans to order south bound carpal lane in late 2022. dion: santa fe state students are fulfilling an agreement. a student alliance says there are no hurdles, making it difficult to set up beds for the homeless. the university says that's not true. david louis looks at both sides. david: students planted 4,000 flags in the long to represent the number of students who told san jose state they have been homeless at some point. the student homeless alliance negotiated an agreement with the university to provide temporary housing assistance nearly two years ago. they claim hurdles are preventing students from getting promised help. >> in the first one half of the semester, over

cornell: they see the timing is bad, the last. weekend before christmas >> this is the busiest retail shopping weekend of the year, and they are getting shut down. that is like shutting down times square on new year's eve before a private party. cornell: here is with a set up at the theater look like from sky seven. no street parking, including the archean lot. >> you cannot take -- including the parking lot. >> you cannot take parking before christmas, we only came ahead of 2020 numbers, nowhere near pre-pandemic numbers, last weekend. cornell: cliffs variety co-owner said her business was down 20% friday. >> the communication with the neighborhood and merchants in particular, with our office, has been terrible. cornell: the supervisor believes merchants are owed something. >> i do not see how they can be made whole, but short of just like it payment, but i think they ought to get it. cornell: abc 7 reached out to warner bros studios in hollywood about the premier set up in the castro, but, so far, we have not heard back. the san

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that gets us to cornell. although engaged after a significant building decision has been made, olmsted was able to have a positive influence on the campus. it is interesting to imagine what the campus might have looked like if olmsted had been called on earlier to plan cornell's first building group. parsons continues, it is greatly to his credit, that he was able to avoid divergent approaches, and to preserve the order and beauty of the cornell quadrangle, which is pictured here. olmsted was able to establish a cordial arrangement with cornell's founders, and continue to consult with them about building the grounds, and academic manners. even for a short time, serving as a trustee on the new school. while olmsted's direct influence was scammed on berkeley, massachusetts, and maine, and somewhat limited at cornell, according to schuller, these plans constitute the earliest, and most comprehensive statement of his philosophy of campus design. his work also informed other more fully res lies campus designs more

cornell: reservoirs are happy. this was the lake in novato last summer, water levels dangerously low. today it is dramatically higher. check out this reservoir looking bone dry last summer and what a difference now. a scene from drone view seven, the top picture shows phoenix lake near mount tam last summer. on the bottom what it looks like now. >> it is welcome where we were before the october rands two now, it is a dramatic difference. cornell: officials say it reservoirs are at 77 capacity compared to 37 last summer but we are not out of the woods yet. >> is a bit early to declare the drought over. cornell: officials will meet in early january to reevaluate water restrictions and penalties for customers. back on the road, perfect timing here. the rain has started once again. if you are traveling this weekend or anytime over the holidays, careful because roads may be dangerous and will be like. live in novato, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. dan: stay safe out there. you can keep and i'll the weather including the d

how likely is this to have spread outside the cornell community? >> the cornell students are part of our community and certainly, when we see cases like this within their populations, we do think right now it is somewhat contained to them but as you said, they're certainly part of our community and we'll be looking at and sequencing the positive results in tompson kin's county and as soon as we know more about that, we'll alert the community and we're still recommending the same things even with the omicron variant. get vaccinated, get boosted, wear a mask indoors and follow the public health guidance. >> thank you so much. appreciate you joining us. >> thanks for having me. >>> pro sports being hit hard by a spike in covid cases. a source telling cnn 28 nfl players tested positive today on top of 37 players testing positive yesterday. the nhl postponing the ninth game this season because of multiple players testing positive and they're not alone. the nba postponing games, players on multiple teams including mvp giannis antetokounmpo. help me with

so let me read part of the statement that cornell released. it says, cornell's extensive surveillance testing yesterday uncovered the likely early and rapid spread of the omicron variant of sars-cov-2 among our student population. while preliminary initial screening results indicate that the variant now accounts for a very high percentage of our positive covid-19 cases, virtually every case of the omicron variant to date has been found in fully vaccinated students, a portion of whom had also received a booster shot. so what do you say here? has there been severe illness in any of the students? >> so among the student population throughout the pandemic, we have not seen severe illness. that certainly has continued. you know, i think one of the things that we're focusing on in our community while case counts are important is really the severity of illness and what our hospitalization numbers look like. and even with increasing numbers since the end of june, our hospitalizations have remained relatively low, and we're hoping that that trend will

cornell: neighbors say the creek was the culprit. it was dredged of debris to prevent future flooding. homeowners hope it works. >> those apartments had about a foot of water inside of them. cornell: the santa rosa fire department is watching burn scar areas in the hills, which brought this flooding almost two months ago. >> the burn scars are where the concern is locally. they act like a roadway where the water sheets off the hills and fills the creeks quicker than they typically would. cornell: public works crews were vacuuming some storm dreams to -- storm drains to keep them moving. >> the work to make sure creeks and storm drain systems flow, we are working together so we limit damage. cornell: firefighters say, so far, so good out there tonight. back here on the road, the chp is asking drivers, please slow down. plan ahead. give yourself extra time to get where you are going because as you can plainly see, it is wet and windy out there tonight. in petaluma on highway 101, i am cornell barnard, abc 7 news. dan: thanks a lot. you

cornell: the city canceled the show due to the omicron variant and covid-19 cases. the department of emergency management tweeted, the decision to cancel as a proactive measure that will best protect san francisco and a central front line workers. -- and essential front-line workers. >> we respect the decision, we just don't like it. cornell: restaurant owners were counting on business from thousands of new year's eve revelers after a tough two year struggle with the pandemic. >> i respect those people in the public health department and we have to abide by the rules. it just hurts. cornell: the red and white fleet has sold tickets for a new year's eve fireworks crews. a fleet spokesperson told us off-camera it is reassessing the situation and may issue refunds to passengers. >> i think people were looking forward to seeing fireworks this new year's eve. cornell: pier 39 restaurant owner bob says he decided last month to close his six eateries early on the 31st. >> we made that decision. crowds might still not be the thing so let's close at 9:00 and let our staff ge

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cornell: cornell barnard, abc 7 news. liz: a troubled safeway store in san francisco has installed new security gates in response to an increase in shoplifting. the chronicle reports the automatic gates at the safeway quickly shut behind customers. that prevents wood-bee thieves from running out west shopping carts with items. the stores added barriers around the self checkout area, making customers go through one exit. this safeway used to be open 24 hours, but last month it started closing at 9:00 p.m. only on seven, in the east bay a woman narrowly missed getting her purse snatched. surveillance video used in the police investigation shows a man approached the 54 gold woman as she returned home with her daughter. the man runs up the front stairs and grabs her handbag. that is when her 17-year-old son heard screaming at her 22-year-old daughter, together, chased the man away. she says it is what's needed to be done. >> sometimes parents get nervous really easily, and they do not know what to do. and, like, as the younge

cornell barnard has the story. cornell: it is not the kind of whether lisa williams wanted for her christmas tree shopping trip on a warm and sunny december 1. >> crazy christmas whether. all of. the spring smells already let hope we get more rain. cornell: long country sales meant jamie hates the sunshine. he is hoping for rain. >> by all means, we would love when weather and no sunshine. cornell: october rains help local reservoirs but not enough, with no significant rain in sight. new drought restrictions are in effect for marin county. marin water says no more outdoor irrigation for lawns and backyards, unless the water is recycled. no refilling swimming pools and fines for households which exceed their bimonthly allotment of water. >> when we think of the restrictions, i am nervous because i have had a yard for years. i don't want to lose that. i understand the rationale behind the restrictions. >> we are in a severe weather crunch year. people do not really get it, because their water never stops. we really a

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but according to cornell, they are doing this because of omicron. there is only one recorded death from omicron, not even it was in theu.k., like the dead with omicron. in any place, that person did not go to cornell and the campus is double vaccinated but we've got so irrational that none of that matters. what we have not seen severe illness in any of our students, one cornell at ministry at her said, we have a role to play in reducing the spread of the disease in the broader community. really? why? cornell would not tell us. they just sent everybody home. what's this doing to kids? nobody cares where this is what happens when you have a society run by people in their 80s who don't care about kids, just honest about that. sacrificing the future of young people because you're afraid, that's what you are doing. it's happening everywhere. you pen in philadelphia, and a statement acknowledge that "there still have not been any documented covert cases of classroom or workplace transmission. okay. but still a total shut down of the school is needed "out

according to cornell, they're doing this because of omicron. now once again, there's only one recorded death from omicron and not from omicron. it was in the u.k. and the u.k. government said it was with omicron. like the dead person died with omicron. that person didn't go to cornell and the entire campus is double vaccinated. but we have gotten so irrational that at cornell none of that matters. quote, what we have not seen severe illness in any of our infected students one administrator said we do have a role to do in replacing the spread of the disease. why? cornell would not tell us. they just sent everybody home. what is this doing to kids? nobody cares. when you have a society run by people in their 80s who don't care about kids, they're being honest about that. sacrificing the future of your young people because you're afraid. that's what they're doing. this is happening everywhere. upenn in philadelphia. there still has not been documented covid cases of classroom or workplace transmission. but still said penn a total shutdown of the s

cornell had 900 cases? >> we are on the quarter system. cornell and harvard are on the semester system. their semesters end weeks later than ours. most if not all of our students left before december 11 when campus housing closed for the winter. kristen: the university is requiring students be boosted before the end of january. will they be offering clinics? >> there's a lot of different places to get vaccinated. or, to get the booster. stamford health care has a lot of different clinics as well as the cvs down the street. a bunch of different pharmacies offer boosters and vaccines. kristen: your vaccination rate is, what, 99%? >> 98%. kristen: what is the university advising you guys to do after break to minimize -- >> their recommending we definitely get the booster over winter break while we are home. i got my tuesday. i am excited. i am ready to go. they are also requiring we take a test before returning to campus and continue the normal strategies. masking, no large gatherings, be careful if traveling, good hygiene and sanitation. we

he well, i'm cornell bernard abc 7 news. okay cornell. thanks very much and coming up at 6 o'clock abc 7 news insider film mateer has more details from those sfpd numbers. we're talking about including insight on the number of drug dealers who are arrested and then return to the streets only to be arrested again. and again only on seven she was one of more than 170 people victimized by six men who police say targeted asian americans and hate crime robberies across the bay area tonight. she's sharing her story, but we do want to warn you you may find some of her injuries upsetting abcs7 news. anchor dion limb talked to her and has and has her message to the public. right leg that's why i break my teeth and bleeding on my arms this woman who requested we only use her first name of anne hang described for me the terrifying moments of september 1st when at about 1:45, she and her husband stopped by costco in san jose where she was knocked to the ground dragged face down on the pavement and robbed because he saw painful so i have to give up an

cornell: street closures around union square are happening daily from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. another incentive to come here, two hours of free parking at the union square garage and by 1:20, the garage was full. gina and dawn were not sold. they did not like the vibe. >> there are fewer people, a lot fewer people. a lot of fences and police. it is not the same feel. cornell: after nearly two years of pandemic stress, many folks said they need some yuletide cheer. >> we have to move on. that is what it is. liz: a troubled safeway store san francisco has installed new security gates in response to an increase in shoplifting. the chronicle reports the automatic gates at the safeway on market street quickly shut behind customers. it prevents would-be thieves from running out with shopping carts with items. the store has added barriers around the self checkout area, making customers go through one exit. this safeway used to be open 24 hours last month started closing at 9:00 p.m. only on seven, an oakland woman nearly missed getting her purse snatched after her kids spring into ac

we do have cornell bernard looking at some of the preparations looking for the strongest storms in weeks. but we start withdrew tracking that rain and that doppler 7 still green. drew: we track a stormy pattern live tonight. live doppler 7 giving you the active sweep. a couple of places beginning to fill in san hoe say. same in parts of the east bay. we have some light showers and some pops of yellow indicating some scattered downpours there as well. it's a level two moderate storm. we'll track the showers and scattered downpours. gusty winds. the biggest thing we'll find are gusty winds. all areas shaded in yellow until tomorrow with gusty winds as high as 55 miles per hour. could bring down power lines. 10:30, we're still tracking the showers. it's going to strengthen throughout the day on monday. so the heaviest rain and the strongest winds have yet to arrive. we'll detail that in the full accurate forecast. dion: the storm has arrived here in the bay area. while it is a welcomed sight many are hoping it doesn't bring flooding. cornel bernard joins was a look at that time conditions n

with brandeis and ucla and cornell. and then to join the hoover institution and that is where he has been ever since so with the mainstream university have hired him? >> he could ever do any college that he wanted to. and the university of wisconsin. and then to get tenure and to work and was quite talented. and then talking about racial controversies then to surpass most people in the field. then with the faculty around and those who want to interfere with the teaching style that this was the 19 sixties and then to have women's rights movement and all these things were coming together through this sort of thing in time was of a different generation intended to teach that way. and that is very difficult to do. and then to be much more indulgent so he just would not bend. so then at cornell in the late sixties and was on faculty at the time and he stuck it out through the seventies and to be put in the think tank world already but then decided to leave teaching altogether. but not even research he wanted to be a teacher.

there is princeton and cornell. the silver lining is many of the campus counts on an extremely high vaccination rate among students. i checked princeton a little while ago, between 98 and 99%. that goes or explains why many of these breakthrough cases have not been severe. but, look, you are seeing multiple steps being taken throughout the northeast, here in new york over the last several days, even been some separate sporadic cancellations of popular broadway shows including hamilton, harry potter and the cursed child, tina and the list goes on here. these were sporadic and temporary cancellations because of breakthrough cases and because of that, of course, authorities are certainly making sure that people remain safe. at the end of the day, what we're seeing here throughout the northeast is you're seeing these tactics deployed that we have seen before in an effort to curb the spread of this virus as this winter surge continues to threaten. and many officials maintain that surge is already here. >> i don't think t

i'm cornell bernard abc 7 news and cornell stay with us while we bring in abc 7 news insider film at tier to talk about this phil your thoughts on what was discussed today? well, what was discussed today and is going on right now is the debate about carrot and stick. let's be honest about it. we have the carrots out there which are the health components saying let's try to get more help professionals out there and then there's a question of the stick which is enforcement but you know in between that is the fact of what the people are living with down there? you talked about it a little earlier these information from the police recording the 337 arrests for narcotic sales in the tenderloin in the first nine months of this year now 65 in this group were repeat offenders 16 had been more arrested more than twice and four had been arrested more than four times. this is within nine months. so the question is are we built a revolving door a revolving door? where people go in for care, but they don't stay and they wind up back in the street at a revolving door over here where people go into

cornell now suspecting 900 cases of covid. it's believed the vast majority of these cases are among vaccinated college students. and the concern with students now going home for the holidays. >>> former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin in federal court today, now pleading guilty to civil rights charges for the death of george floyd. >>> overseas tonight, the humanitarian crisis now unfolding in afghanistan. our team is on the ground tonight. the children on the edge of starvation. a 2-year-old weighing just 11 pounds. and with the taliban now in control, now isis taking aim at them. our ian pannell back in afghanistan tonight. >>> the major news back here at home tonight involving jfk. 58 years after his assassination, nearly 1,500 confidential documents now released on lee harvey oswald and what they reveal. >>> remembering a trailblazing author and activist tonight. >>> the discovery on mars. >>> and our made in america christmas is back tonight. and this evening, a hint. what they hope you'll serve in the morning, a

cornell now suspecting 900 cases of covid. it's believed the vast majority of these cases are among vaccinated college students. and the concern with students now going home for the holidays. >>> former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin in federal court today, now pleading guilty to civil rights charges for the death of george floyd. >>> overseas tonight, the humanitarian crisis now unfolding in afghanistan. our team is on the ground tonight. the children on the edge of starvation. a 2-year-old weighing just 11 pounds. and with the taliban now in control, now isis taking aim at them. our ian pannell back in afghanistan tonight. >>> the major news back here at home tonight involving jfk. 58 years after his assassination, nearly 1,500 confidential documents now released on lee harvey oswald and what they reveal. >>> remembering a trail blazing author and activist tonight. >>> the discovery on mars. >>> and our made in america christmas is back tonight. and this evening, a hint. what they hope you'll serve in the morning a

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cornell university shutting down the campus after reporting more than 900 cases of covid in students. imagine that. more than 900 cases of covid during the past week. a lot to discuss with dr. peter hotez, professor and dean of tropical medicine at baylor. doctor, thank you. wow. more than 800,000 people and now we have cornell university more than 900 students that tested positive this week. these students were fully vaccinated. school says most of the cases are the omicron variant. how contagious is this variant and how effective are the vaccines against it, sir? >> some tough news today. first of all, that 800,000 number is not slowing. we're headed for a million american deaths by the first quarter of next year of 2022 tragically because of so many people refusing vaccinations. so park that one and then now we have the fact the omicron variant is rising faster than many of us expected. the reason i say that, don, when you look at the alpha variant that came in from the uk, or the delta variant, we had a four-to-six-week lag before things started picking up here. i had thought this

live in santa rosa, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. larry: cornell is not driving the vehicle while he is talking, so safety is the number one concern. keep an eye on the weather including live doppler 7, any time, especially this week as we have a lot of rain, on the abc 7 bay area news app. kristen: new developments today in the fight against covid-19. booster doses of the moderna and pfizer vaccines are likely to offer substantial protection against the omicron variant. dr. anthony fauci said at this point there is no need for specific boosters to fight the new variant. larry: omicron undoubtedly compromises the protection of the first two doses of those vaccines, dr. fauci said. kristen: a report found a decline of 38% fewer people moving to california from other states since the pandemic. larry: to mask or not to mask? so many questions about the rules that took effect today. for the most part the rules don't change in what you are doing in most counties. the only ones affected are marin county, which reverts back to the previous

take the cornell outbreak. in the last week the school has recorded nearly 900 cases and according to the school's vp of university relations virtually every case of the omicron variant to date has been found in fully vaccinated students a portion of whom had also received a booster shot. in other words the booster may not hurt you but it won't necessarily help you either so why insist on it at all especially for younger healthy kids and adults? that's not the only evidence. we come abroad to place like gibraltar, the most vaccinated place in the world, 99% of the population there is vaccinated and 2 thirds are boosted yet gibraltar has seen cases increase with 66 new daily infections reported on average equivalent to 52% of its peak in january. this prompted local officials to cancel christmas parties official events and urging people to hold off on getting together for any yuletide fun. since gibraltar is part of the uk i should note the booster brain bug is infected british leaders as well. >> we are now fac

. >> cornell, do you think its been a mistake not to show the public that? you know, mitch mcconnell loves to make democrats take uncomfortable votes. democrats haven't made republicans take a lot of uncomfortable vote, if indeed these are -- and i'm not talking about the big one package. i'm talking individually. make them vote individually. that's how he would be running things. >> that's right. look, chuck, i think we've seen this play before going into 2010. i this think mitch mcconnell is playing the same, same hand. i hope we has democrats change that dynamic and actually start playing hardball and making them take tough votes so we can then run against them for not voting for these popular things. >> ali vitali, is build back better going to shrink down to just being the child tax credit in about six weeks? and i say just -- by the way, i say "just." just making that a permanent over a 10-year period is a massive deal. it is no at small thing. but is that the most realistic outcome now? >> it could be. especially when you know manchin wants to stay at

you heard the cornell professor. thousands of students, hundreds of students get the omicron variant. should be it walled-off nursing homes, protect the vulnerable, protect the immunocompromise and yourself and let this rip because the cases are mostly mild, or do we need to do more? >> john, we don't have a choice if this is going to rip or not. we'll see a viral blizzard over the next sticks to eight weeks. this is a highly infectious virus. almost like controlling the wind so we can do certain things like trying to close down long-term care facilities briefly from outside visitors. we can do any number of things like that, but i suspect that, a very short period of time we could be talking about millions of cases of omicron infection occurring in our communities. >> that's a sober message there. when you see, i showed a minute ago match the cases. hospitalizations run. nowhere near where they were this point last year before we had vaccines but we had nearly 70,000 americans in the hospital because of covid. a mon

"the new york times" reports cornell university is on high alert after finding evidence of the omicron on campus. the new york state school reported more than 900 new student covid cases over the past week. the school's testing lab found evidence of omicron in some of them and is awaiting further confirmation. final exams scheduled for this week will now be conducted on line. cornell has also closed libraries and fitness centers and canceled sports activities. >>> the "los angeles times" says several people had to be rescued from swollen rivers after a powerful storm dumped heavy rain on southern california. it brought much-needed rin to the drought-stricken area but also caused mudslides, toppled trees, and forced evacuations. eergency crews rescued residents trapped by mud. some in areas already scarred by wildfires. >> we knew we had much in february of this year. at first we were looking at it, and it wasn't hard. then it came down hard for five minutes. and after that, we came out to look and it was just trees and everything. >> can't imagine. firefighters say three vehicles were

take the cornell outbreak, for instance. in the last week the school has recorded nearly 900 cases and according to the school's vp of university relations, virtually every case of the omicron variant to date has been found in fully vaccinated students, a portion of whom had also received a booster shot. in other words, the booster may not hurt you, but it won't necessarily help you either. so why insist on it at all? especially for younger, healthy kids and adults? that's not the only evidence. we can look abroad to a place like gibraltar, the so-called most vaccinated place in the world. at 99% of the population there is a baxter and two-thirds are boosted, yet your brother has seen cases increased with 66 new daily infections reported on average, equivalent to 52% of its peak back in january. this has prompted local officials to cancel christmas parties, official events, and they are urging people to hold off on getting together for any yuletide fun. since gibraltar is part of the u.k., i should note that the booster brai

of notoriety and it's probably the main reason a lot of people today names like ta-nehisi coates or cornel west, but not thomas sowell, notwithstanding the fact that he's really written circles around those folks. maybe all of them combined. not only in terms of breadth of his work but also the rigor of this analysis is unmatched by those folks, and yet they remain much better known than thomas sowell and this was the reason i wanted to write the book. >> host: it's a truly important book. was anything surprising in your research? >> guest: i followed his career for quite a while and i have been getting him to cooperate with me in writing this book and i interviewed him over the years number of times. so not too much surprised me. i guess one thing that might surprise a lot of people, what a late start he got in his professional life. this is some who do not graduate from college until the age 28. he was a high school dropout. he did not write a book until he was 40 and when you think about how prolific use been, it's quite amazing at just how laten astarte got in terms of his career. >> h

this shutdown at cornell university is pretty stunning, right? just because of the speed with which the -- the virus spread. 60 cases each day, suddenly going up to 200 cases a day by the weekend. and the university says that they preliminarily believe this is the omicron variant. but they are also saying no students are severely ill. so, professor, my question to you is, on the one hand, if they are not getting sick and they, by the way, are all vaccinated. they are not allowed to be on campus if they are not. but some people say this is a major overreaction but i know that you are warning that omicron could lead to another surge in death even if -- and i say if -- it is a less deadly variant. why? >> well, first, erin, thanks for having me on the show. and thanks for following. um, it's all about speed and it is all about time. like you just said, cornell has experienced an extraordinary rapid surge in cases and that's just come, you know, come on really, really, really quickly. omicron was only described around thanksgiving and look at how muc

let's go back to trevor ault at cornell university in ithaca, new york. they're right in the middle of an outbreak. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning. we're hearing pretty seriously concerning warnings from health officials around the world. the world health organization says the omicron variant is spreading at a rate that we haven't seen with any other prior variant and the cdc says omicron could lead to another surge that peaks as early as next month. even if the symptoms from omicron tend to be more mild than other variants the sheer volume of cases could threaten you mentioned the campus here at cornell, it is shut down because of a rampant covid-19 outbreak that school officials say is largely driven by the omicron variant. dr. fauci says our typical two-dose mrna vaccines don't work well preventing omicron infections, but the booster shots do. it is so important to take action because the u.s. has now crossed 800,000 deaths from covid-19. robin? >> trevor, thank you. >>> we're going to turn to holiday shipping deadlines and making sure

cornell: this giant leaf vacuum is on duty at downtown san rafael. the newest prep tool for the department of public works. >> we are doing it because it is the eve of the storm, we want to be proactive. >> the supervisor says there is no time for his crews to waste, clearing leaves from storm drains ahead of the forecasted atmospheric river which could bring several inches of rain to the area. >> a little time with high tides makes to a lot of problems and the less leaves the better. >> the area was flooded when an atmospheric river dumped near record amounts of rain in a short time. >> had to flip -- shut down for a couple of weeks. >> it was underwater. this nonprofit outreach suffered major damage and rectors are taking no chances. a new sump pump was installed. >> risk mitigation, being ready for any severe storm or flooding, so we can keep operating and serving the community. >> crews were trimming trees near power lines here. the utility says the crews are on standby. extra equipment has been rotted. during the last storm, had to replace dozen

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has the details. colonel -- cornel: the long time family owned bar has been closed since last friday when a man wear ago ski mask walked in. >> the person opened the door. stepped in and threw a note down like that >> the handwritten note said if the vaccine passport isn't removed by this time next week, this place will burn. >> a couple of people chased the person down and they couldn't cap the person. he was pretty young and moved quick >> for man got away. wilson said his bar requires customers show proof of vaccination to keep everyone safe. >> you're going to get a few people in don't like it. but nobody's gotten weird like this behind it. >> and it's sad that somebody would come to the bar and threat to burn the bar down. >> the following night, this gym in downtown san rafael got a similar threat. a note left after closing time ton door said if the vaccine mandate isn't lifted one one week, this place burns. side by side, the handwriting on both notice appear to be similar. >> we really don't k

the crisis on college campuses: cornell and princeton cancelling in-person classes as other schools across the country say they'll now require booster shots and reinstate mask mandates. plus, the city health commissioner urging people to cancel holiday gatherings. another dangerous december storm. nearly 100 million americans are under weather alerts, including high winds, the tornado threat tonight. touring the disaster zone: president biden visits the damage in kentucky. >> i promise you, you're going to heal. you're going to recover. you're going to rebuild. you're going to be stronger. >> o'donnell: the fed's big decision: what it means for your pocketbook amid rising inflation. guilty plea: former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin admits to violating george floyd's civil rights. j.f.k. revelations from 1,500 classified files. breaking barriers: a woman set to run the n.y.p.d., the nation's largest police department, for the first time. a covid miracle. how one woman beat the odds and lived to tell her story. and the santa claus girls bringing cheer to children in need. this is

the crisis on college campuses: cornell and princeton canceling in-person classes as other schools across the country say they'll now require booster shots and reinstate mask mandates. plus, the city health commissioner urging people to cancel holiday gatherings. another dangerous december storm. nearly 100 million americans are under weather alerts, including high winds, the tornado threat tonight. touring the disaster zone: president biden visits the damage in kentucky. >> i promise you, you're going to heal. you're going to recover. you're going to rebuild. you're going to be stronger. >> o'donnell: the fed's big decision: what it means for your pocketbook amid rising inflation. guilty plea: former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin admits to violating george floyd's civil rights. j.f.k. assassination documents released. new revelations from 1,500 classified files. breaking barriers: a woman set to run the n.y.p.d., the nation's largest police department, for the first time. >> o'donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. to our viewers in th

hundreds of cases at cornell alone. there's a second part to this and you made me think of this, you know, the students had to be vaccinated just to return to school in the first place. we're also hearing of people who have had the booster still getting this and i bring this up with you, because you've been adamant that this doesn't mean the vaccines and boosters aren't working. it would appear they are in holding back the severity, at least so far. >> absolutely, david. and what we know is that boosters will protect against infections, not perfectly, but whether you've gotten two shots or three, you're much, much better protected against severe illness, hospitalizations and deaths and that, at the end of the day, is the thing that we care about most. >> one more question, i menti mentioned this at the top. christmas eve a week from tomorrow. what would you say to families asking, and i know i talked about this with my own family, if you want to be careful, what should you do, what do you keep in mind, who should you ke

tonight, we have learned the new variant forcing cornell university in upstate new york to issue a level red alert, moving final examines online because of a suspected spread on campus. all of this as we deal with the delta variant, as well, and this surge amid the holidays and the colder weather already here. people indoors, of course. cases up 48% in just the last month. hospital admissions up 42%. tonight here, we have news on the vaccines, how they're doing against this new variant. and also news on that promising treatment from pfizer, a new covid pill that the company says the new data shows it's new pill cutting the risk of hospitalizations or death by nearly 90%, if given within three days of getting symptoms, and that it works against this omicron variant. of course, the question tonight, how soon before it's approved? abc's stephanie ramos leading us off tonight from new jersey. >> reporter: tonight, health officials are warning the highly transmissible omicron variant, already detected in at least 34 states, is now on track to take over the delta variant. >> it is going to be