bob redell is live in dublin. this has to be a big blow for the sheriff's office. >> reporter: the sheriff's office said they are heartbroken and disturbed. the recruit was shot and killed on his way home from the academy back to san francisco. this was yesterday afternoon around 4:30. somebody shot him on the macarthur maze interchange. this was as he was approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. last night, as you can see in the video, there was a procession that included the man's parents, sister and girlfriend to take his body to the coroner's office. the chp found him shot and dead inside his car and what officers initially thought was a solo vehicle accident, they don't know what led up to the shooting. there's no suspect information. the young recruit was not in uniform and his car was unmarked. >> we see these stories all the time. sadly, as a guy that has grown up around here, it's hard for me to believe that all these acts of violence are happening repeatedly over and over again, and today it hit home and i

bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, bob. meantime, this booster shot deadline is quickly approaching for first responders in the north bay. those in marin county have to show proof that they received that booster by tomorrow. now the vaccination rates among firefighters and law enforcement, they are actually pretty high. according to the marin ij vaccination rates are between 92% and 100% and for firefighters it's a little liar, 87% and 100%. in the entire county over 95% residents eligible for vaccination are. in berkeley health leaders will soon be required that certain workers stay up to date with their boosters as well. workers at restaurants, theaters and gyms will have to show proof of vaccination by february 7th. also, those places will require full vaccination of people at least 5 years old before they enter a business. >>> we know there's so much to keep track of when it comes to code of so if you've got questions we've really got to provide the answers for us. head to the website nbcbayarea.com and click on covid-1

bob redell. nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> more bay area college students are returning to in-class learning. among them, cal berkeley, east bay. most uc and cal state schools moved to virtual learning when covid cases started surging. for now, some are holding off returning for another couple weeks. >>> moments nag santa clara county, this is where dr. sara cody is wrapping up an update. today, you may remember this, this marks two years since the county first detected its infection of covid-19. health leaders just updated testing requirements for health care providers, changing the rules when it comes to surveillance testing for those workers. we will have more coverage coming up for you on our evening newscast beginning at 5:00 tonight and more online right now at nbcbayarea.com. >>> san francisco police may well hold a virtual town hall this afternoon following the reason deadly police shooting at sfo. it happened january 20th near international terminal. this is when a tsa employee spo

reporting live outside levi stadium, bob redell. nbc bay area news. >> you can't keep a 49er fan down. i don't know what they thought they were doing. thanks. don't forget when the niners beat the rams, wishful thinking here. they will play each other in super bowl 56 and that will take place right here on nbc bay area february 13th. >>> covid relief is coming to a major bay area airport. the big payment as the aviation works to rebound. >>> plus an exclusive one-on-one right here. i sit down with moderna's chief officer. shots could go into the arms of the youngest children and the company's vaccine. what they're hoping to move forward. >>> here's a live look at sfo. in less than an hour, bay area leaders led by house speaker nancy pelosi will visit. so that's to tout recent investments in the aviation industry. sfo is receiving about $50 million. >>> moderna says a phase ii trying is underway for an omicron specific booster but that's not all. they're working on a new two for one vaccine. i was able to have a one-on-one conversati

nbc bay area's bob redell is joining us from al meeta county. a majority of young children still remain unvaccinated against covid. >> reporter: unfortunately, you are correct. take a look at these numbers. over two-thirds of all kids in california between the ages of 5 and 11 still remain unvaccinated against covid. 28% of those between the ages of 12 and 17. almost 850,000 kids under the age of 18 have contracted covid in california, which represents over 18% of all cases. that's why at 12:30, so in about 90 minutes, u.s. senator alex padilla as well as several hospitals will hold a virtual news conference to encourage parents to get their kids vaccinated against covid and follow the lead of these parents we spoke with this morning. >> why did you get your children vaccinated? >> because we got them vaccinated against so many other things when they had to go to school. this was approved and we got ourselves vaccinated. that's the only way i think to fight this pandemic. >> i think it's more thinking p yourselfness and i would support it. >> re

here in san ramon, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >>> let's take a live look outside. ooh, a foggy start in san francisco this morning. looks like a good one to stay indoors. a hot cup of something. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall for a look at that forecast. >> yeah, laura, we've seen the showers just off and on throughout the morning and so as we are heading out and about, we are seeing that there is a lot of clouds and also some wet roads in some spots after some early morning showers. but, wow, that's a pretty cool shot we have there at the golden gate bridge. we've also seen some off and on light rain and it's starting to taper off. stormranger showing the activity there once again some very light rain moved through this morning but was very beneficial with some spots getting 0.3 to about a quarter inch of rain. as we widen out the view, still a lot more activity going on. some of the heavier rain targeting the pacific northwest and far northern california as we're just getting the edge of that with some lighter showers moving through. and now we're st

"today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live from alameda

. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell live this morning. maybe some of these mask mandates and other restrictions could be easing soon? >> reporter: eventually, yes. the question, of course, is when. good morning to you, marcus and laura. as you're well aware, the california state indoor mask mandate is in effect until at least february 15ththe omicron appears to have peaked in the bay area. the san francisco chronicle reporting there are still a lot of people infected with coronavirus, but the number of cases are down by about 20% since january 9th. and still over 2,000 people are hospitalized with the disease, but the paper reports that that number also appears to be leveling off, the number of hospitalizations. according to the chronicle, marin county's health officer believes there will be more waves of infection, but they will be less harmful than the past because of stronger herd immunity. dr. matt willis predicts we could soon enter the endemic phase of this pandemic. last night santa clarita county public health director sara cody s

. >> before he could even get started, bob redell joins us live. what is the sheriff saying? this is so sad. >> reporter: it is. the sheriff's office saying they are heartbroken and disturbed that a young recruit, who was supposed to graduate from the academy here in dublin in february, and he left his classes yesterday at the regional training center and was headed back home to san francisco around 4:30 in the afternoon, when somebody shot him in the macarthur maze interchange as he was approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. last night there was a procession that included the man's parents, sister and girlfriend to take his body to the coroner's office. they found him shot and killed in his car, and they don't know what led up to the shooting. the young recruit was not in uniform and his car was not marked. >> it's hard for me to believe that all of these acts of violence happen repeatedly over and over and over again, and today it hit home and it's just awful. awful. >> yesterday's shooting happened near another deadly freeway shooting that happened in november. that one ki

bob redell is live at a testing site in san ramon. >> reporter: uc berkeley infectious disease expert tells us labs are struggling to keep up with the increased demand we are seeing, which means some tests are taking too long to come back in time to be worthwhile. this complicates the return to work and the return to school and after the holidays and the ability to safely get together with family and friends. can you see what i am talking about. this is video from foster city of a line of people waiting in the rain to be tested. in pleasant hill, another long line of cars in a drive-through test site. rapid tests may be your best bet, and they are more expensive and less reliable than the pcr test, and that infectious disease expert says even though rapid tests might miss a positive result, it could mean you don't have enough virus to be infectious. nationwide the number of children hospitalized with covid-19 is soaring. according to an nbc news analysis, nine states on the east coast and midwest have reported a record number of pediatric hospitalizations. some of those kids were posi

reporting live here outside levi's stadium in santa clara, bob redell. >> i love it, bob. it's going to be a sea of red out there. try to keep us away. thank you so much. >>> brent jones has a lot more to say about sunday's game. you can find out who he picks to win. better not be the rams. watch the interview on our nbc bay area app and click on must-see playlist. if you don't have it, download our app for roku, apple tv and amazon fire. when the 9ers beat the rams, when the 9ers beat the rams, we are biased and proud of it, only in this arena, i should add, so the championship game, they'll play each other super bowl lvi right here on nbc bay area february 13th, no matter who it may be. >> can't wait for that to happen. >>> 6:34, moderna saying that phase two trial is now under way for an omicron-specific booster, but that's not all. the company is working on a new two-for-one vaccine. i was able to have a one-on-one conversation with the company's chief medical officer to find out what they learned from the omicron surge and a look at how long they might be dealing with

bob redell live outside the stadium this morning. the faithful will be out in full force, even though sofi really tried to keep them away. >> reporter: good morning, laura. it appears that the rams attempt to keep 49ers fans from attending the game in los angeles this sunday might have backfired. more on that in a second. first, the 49ers path to the nfc championship once seemed unlikely, especially when you considered a team four straight losses early in the season. but under quarterback jimmy garoppolo and with players like george kittle, bosa, they came back. they have beaten the rams the last six games in a row. we spoke with 49ers insider, and he tells us don't think that six-game winning streak against the rams means the 9ers have sunday's game in the bag. >> it's tough for any team to beat another team twice in a season, let alone three times, let alone seven times over a span of three years, especially a talented team like the rams. i go into this game just thinking wherever the ball bounces. i think these are two very evenly

reporting live in walnut creek, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. >>> more bay area college students return to in-class learning. most uc and cal state schools moved to virtual learning last month when covid cases started surging. san francisco and san jose state are among the schools still holding off for another couple of weeks before returning in person. >> happening now, the search for a missing woman. 24-year-old alexis gabe has not been seen since wednesday night. investigators believe that she was with an ex-boyfriend at the time. yesterday volunteers searched near walmart in antioch and handed out flyers. searchers were also in the oakley neighborhood where her car was found with the keys in the ignition. those who knew her well say her car is her baby and she would have never left it like that. police say cameras picked up her car on trenton street at around 9:30 that night. if you may have any information or notice something in that area, you're asked to contact oakley police. >>> san francisco police will hold a virtual town hall this afternoon following a

. >> hashing all of this out is "today in the bay's" bob redell live in walnut creek. what does this mean for the students and teachers? >> reporter: that's a good question. good morning to you, kris and marcus. right now it's not clear. today, january 31st, this is the day that the memorandum of understanding regarding covid safety measures between the mount diablo unified school district and teachers is set to expire. the last time these two sides met to negotiate over the new mou, memorandum of understanding, was january 20th. but no decisions were made. now, this agreement outlines things like the vaccination and testing policy for teachers, masking measures, ventilation in classrooms. we have reached out to the school district and teachers union to find out what, if anything, changes if this agreement expires, or will the covid practices outlined in the agreement remain in place until a new agreement is reached. over the weekend, the teachers within the west contra costa unified school district announced that they will not go on strike, after they reached a tentat

bob redell on if those mask mandates start to ease any time soon. >> california will eventually lift that indoor mask mandate. the question is when. especially now that there is this new information. it could be that mask mandate will stay in effect until at least february 15th, which is what we've known for some weeks o have peak in the bay area. the chronicle reports there are still a lot of people infected with coronavirus, with you the number of cases are down by about 20% since january 9th. and still just over 2,000 people are hospitalized with the disease in our area, but the payment reports that number also appears to be leveling off. according to the chronicle, marin county health officer believes there will be more waves of infection but it will be less harmful than we've seen in the past because of stronger herd immunity. dr. willis predicts we could soon enter the endemic phase of this pandemic. last night, santa clara county public health director dr. sara cody spoke at the covid-19 town hall and expressed confidence that her county is also on the other side of the omicro

reporting live, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, bob. >> so sad there. >>> a man is in custody following an early morning standoff in san jose. it all started about 1:00 in the morning at the meridian park plaza across the street from bren ham high school. a man was waving a nice and axe at them throwing things. he broke the windows of several nearby businesses and parked cars. he was taken into custody about 5:00 in the morning. he was seen in an ambulance at the scene. officers say he's now undergoing a mental health evaluation at the hospital. he is expected to face vandalism charges. >>> the omicron variant continues to soar to record heights. the cdc now says it accounts for 95% of cases in the u.s. the delta variant, which was dominant up until just a few weeks ago, makes up all of the other cases. the agency also says there was a 98% increase in covid cases over last week with an average of more than 491,000 cases per day. the white house, covid-19 response team held a briefing this morning releasing these new numbers. >> our rise in cases and the emergence of the more t

. >> reporter: i'm bob redell in walnut creek. the memorandum of understanding regarding safety measures between the mount diablo unified school district and teachers expires today. not clear what, if any, ramifications that will have. both sides did meet last january 20th to try to decide the fate of this, but no decisions were made. the agreement has outlined things like vaccination and testing policies for teachers, masking measures, and ventilation in classrooms. >>> good morning, i'm cierra johnson in san francisco. if you do ride muni buses or trains, you may want to listen up. there will be delays both today and tomorrow with sf mta explaining it's mainly due to sick calls from their staff members, in addition to sick calls they're also facing staffing shortages, not only in their mechanics and car cleaners, but also the transit workers. they're notifying people to keep a close eye on your phone to see how your route will be impacted today and tomorrow. >>> a lot of us in the bay area waking up to some cold temperatures as

. >>> today in the bay's bob redell joins us from a testing site in san mateo. this demand has led to a delay in testing results, too. >> reporter: correct, and good morning to you, kris. a uc berkeley infectious disease expert tells us this delay in getting results is a problem, because it takes so l this is video from foster city of a line of people waiting in the rain to be tested. in pleasant hill, another long line of cars at a drive-through test site. rapid tests may be your best bet, which, unfortunately, infectious disease experts say you might be good right before you go out, and it could miss a positive result because you don't have enough virus to be infectious. we are not at the levels we saw at previous covid spikes last summer and winter, but nationwide the number of children hospitalized with covid-19 is soaring. according to an nbc news analysis, at least nine states on the east coast and the midwest have reported record numbers of pediatric covid hospitalizations, and many have been hospitalized specifically because of complication from covid-19

. >> i'm bob redell. u.s. senator alex padilla along with several hospitals including ucf benioff and children's hospital at stanford will be holding a virtual news conference later this afternoon to encourage parents to get their kids vaccinated against covid-19. in a news release the senator's office points out that over two-thirds of all kids between the ages of 5 and 11 remain unvaccinated in this state. 28% of those between the ages of 12 and 17. >> good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. we just got the latest data, the latest reading on gdp. all the goods and services and work we do as americans, the combined effort of all of us for the last quarter showed 6.9% growth to close out 2021. really, really strong, especially when you consider we had started dealing with omicron by that point. in fact, the u.s. had its strongest growth since 1984. other financial news, apple reports profits after the closing bell. >>> and beautiful sunrise this morning. great glow over san jose, but it's still pretty chilly

. >> bob redell is tracking which workers this will apply to. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning. yes, this booster shot mandate applies to all santa clara county workers who work in high-risk settings, so these would be health care workers, medical first responders, emts, firefighters, people who work in skilled nursing facilities and jails. now, if those employees do not get boosted, they'll be reassigned away from frontline positions. the county did set up a waiver process after hospitals protested they would lose too many workers as a result of this mandate. each hospital or department has to apply for the exemption from the booster shot. as a group, workers themselves cannot. that's a rule change. here's a live look at light rail, possibly as soon as today, the valley transportation authority is expected to mandate covid vaccinations for workers and they'll have to get shots within 60 days. the leaders of the largest employee union anticipate that the vta would lose 2% to 5% of its employees, who would be fired or quit over the ma

. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us this morning. many wonder if the mandates and mask restrictions may start to ease up soon. >> good morning. eventually, yes. the question is when, and i don't have that answer and i don't think anyone does right now. we know the indoor mask mandate is set to expire, at least go on until at least february 15th. that's the california mandate that is in effect throughout the state. the omicron surge appears to have peaked here in the bay area. the san francisco chronicle reports that there are still a lot of people infected with coronavirus, but the number of cases are down about 20% since january 9th. and still there are just over 2,000 people hospitalized in the bay area with the disease, but the paper reports that number also appears to be leveling off. according to the chronicle, marin county's health officer believes there will be more waves of infection, but these waves will be less harmful than what we've seen in the past because of a stronger herd immunity. dr. matt willis predicts we could so

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. >> i'm bob redell outside levi's stadium, it appears that the rams fans from trying to keep 49ers fans from attending the game might have backfired. earlier this week the rams wanted to restrict ticket sales to anyone outside of the los angeles area. the "l.a. times" reports that the ticket resale site vivid seats is estimating that 65% of tickets to sunday's game have gone to 49ers fans. >> we are expecting plenty of sunshine not only for southern california, but also here in the bay area. beautiful shot of coit tower. and we are going to see temperatures bump up. right now we're in the 30s. still pretty cold as you head out the door. 38 degrees in san jose, 35 in concord, and by the afternoon here is a closer look at your daytime highs. 67 in san jose, 66 in palo alto with periods of high clouds. but the dry weather remains through the weekend. >> thanks. >>> we're going to have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. we'll see you back here then. oh, wow, barbara corcoran! good morning. sorry, we don't need any business help now. we're gigillionaires. what? we're gigillio

. >> reporter: i am bob redell here in dublin. law enforcement trying to find a person that shot and killed a young recruit for the alameda sheriff's office. he was headed home yesterday afternoon to san francisco when somebody shot him on the macarthur maze interchange. this is a video from last night. there was a procession to take his body from the hospital to the coroner's office. no suspect as of yet. >>> in san josÉ the city's rules committee will discuss whether or not all employees must get the booster shot. it would also require anybody who visits a large city-owned facility like the convention center or historic theaters to show proof of a booster or third dose of a vaccine. if the city council passes the proposal as expected, san josÉ will be the first city in the state and possibly the country to mandate the booster shot. >>> let's get a look at the forecast with meteorologist, kari hall. a foggy start in some parts. >> yes, and so we have also seen some clouds in a lot of parts of the bay area with light showers in