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brooks jarocz ktvu fox two news? yeah. hard to believe . it's been 13 years. brooks. thank you. a new towel increase on the seventh state owned bridges went into effect today and here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza on this saturday night, one thoroughfare where drivers are now paying more. for those of you heading back to work in the city will cost you a dollar more ktvu zach sauce explains where the money goes, that's generated from the toll hike. the science hard to miss. we were crossing the bridge, and we were thinking that for pokes folks that really need to commute and you know, i don't have a lot of money that that dollar that's going to make them think twice about going across the bay bridge among seven in the bay area where drivers are now seeing a $1 toll hike, the only bridge non impacted by the toll increase the golden gate bridge. the higher tolls approved by voters back in 2018 as part of regional measure three. it's the second of three scheduled $1 toll hikes , the first taking place in 2019 . these funds will be used to advance some of the biggest pri

for now reporting live in pleasant hill, brooks jarocz. ktvu fox two news, brooks. thank you. san francisco. health leaders say it appears the omicron surge has peaked. and now the city is planning on loosening some of the restrictions around public gatherings. ktvu christien kafton joining us now live from chase center, where the warriors have set to tip off later tonight against the timberwolves at seven o'clock and christian. this is one of the types of events that will be affected by his changes. that's exactly right. alex this is just one of the types of large scale events with more than 500 people that this latest health order would impact. it also impact smaller gatherings, though it works at workplaces and gyms. starting next tuesday. san francisco is poised once again to loosen some of the restrictions imposed on the city as the omicron variants swept over the bay area, san francisco's medical officer says , oh macron cases are showing signs of peaking, and that means some of those restrictions can now be relaxed. once again, the cases are still high. they're coming d

brooks jarocz ktvu, fox two news. governor newsom was activated the national guard to help with the state's covid testing capacity. the governor announced tonight that he is sending 200 guardsmen to testing sites across the state that will serve as interim clinical staff at capacity for walk ins and help fill in for staff who are absent. some guardsmen were already in the bay area today. this is video, in fact, from the media community testing site, it is now doubling the number of testing appointments available each day. the governor says additional members of the national guard will be deployed next week. the u. s supreme court heard arguments today on whether the government can force the private sector to require workers to get vaccinated or face regular covid tests. the conservative majority seems skeptical of that mandate. but in a separate case, the justices seemed more open to requiring health care workers to be vaccinated. president biden argued the mandates are an important tool in defeating the virus. oppone

brooks jarocz ktvu fox two news, brooks. thank you. starting tomorrow, people will be able to get the cost of at home. covid-19 tests covered by their insurance in most cases, when people pick up the tests, they'll only have to give their insurance information, but some may have to submit a claim. private insurance will cover eight tests per month. the biden administration has a new plan to help you get at home tests. the white house confirmed plans to launch a website next week, which will allow you to request to four test kits. it's called covid tests dot gov. the kids will be shipped for free about one week after their order. it's estimated. that we will hit approximately 15 million tests today. and we'll have over 375 million at home rapid test in january alone. that's a huge leap. in addition to ramping up testing, the biden administration announced today, defense department medical teams will be deployed to six states hit hard by staffing shortages at hospitals. those states include new mexico, michigan, ohio, new jersey, new yor

i'm brooks jarocz ktvu fox two news with the effort to protect the vulnerable population, brooks thank you. hundreds of oakland educator stage of protests instead of going to work today, calling for better covid safety measures to be put into place by the district. ktvu is ron broth. joining us now live in the newsroom with their demands and the districts response rock. cristina this sick out meant more than 8000. oakland students from a dozen schools were asked to stay home today, while teachers were protesting that the school district is not doing enough to keep them and their students safe from covid. only a noisy scene in front of school district headquarters on broadway in downtown oakland friday, dozens of teachers held a car caravan protest is part of a sick out that included more than 500 educators. that's twice the number of teacher absences is previous days. they say they don't feel safe in school because of covid with principles out. case managers out teachers out. it creates an unsafe situation at our schools to have that little supervision at a time. that's this serious an

left on the losing end of this brooks jarocz about this until we aired a report and since then i've heard from dozens who all say the same thing. they have a legitimate disability insurance claim. that is stuck or in limbo. but when they try to contact the state, they end up in this endless cycle of not knowing what's happening. mother selena maya just gave birth to a healthy baby girl. she had pregnancy complications in her doctor suggested and signed off on a disability claim, but she still hasn't seen any money. i mean, i already went through all my savings. um i'm struggling. maya was working at a walmart warehouse, but says her recent claim is one of the 345,000 frozen by the state and flagged as potential fraud. go back to work already. i mean, it's been three weeks that i had my daughter, but if i don't get any income, i don't know how my rent just this week, she received an eviction notice and blames california's employment development department. the head , says 27,000 medical providers were targeted by identity thieves and the state suspended the associated claims several

ktvu investigative reporter brooks jarocz broke this story online just about an hour ago. he's in our newsroom now and brooks, the head of e d d resigns today. is there a replacement already in place? there actually is. it was just hours ago, several sources inside the told me they had just received word there. director was stepping down. then i got my hands on an email from director redesigns not only announcing she's resigning, but who would replace her? science has brought in a little more than a year ago to clean up the mess of systemic issues, outdated technology and rampant fraud. you see your there, she announced her resignation to staff and an email saying governor newsom appointed a new director. nancy fairies who will be sworn in on tuesday. variance is currently the chief deputy director of external affairs legislation and policy signs said various has had a major hand in transformations that are now taking place in pdd, and we'll continue to see them through. this latest shakeup follows numerous complaints from californians about problems, most recentl

jarocz, ktvu, fox tuning and brooks big question. here is what happens to all of those people who are still waiting with claims in the works right because you're saying it yourself the governor commending the person who's stepping down here, but a lot of people would disagree with the fact that they have noth with somebody by phon. their claims are still waiting in the wings. but one of the issues that we saw early in the pandemic was there were not safeguards in place. well since then, a lot of safeguards have gone in place in terms of the unemployment insurance program. but when you're talking about disability insurance, which is being targeted by fraudsters. now those same safeguards are not in place now says what it is trying to do is sort out the legitimate claims. from those that are fraudulent, and that takes time and it takes staff and it takes technology and that is what's really holding this up at this point, but we're still trying to get answers, and i spoke with several lawmakers today and yesterday who have had conversat

brooks jarocz ktvu, fox two news. new at 10, a retail theft bust and san francisco nets, two suspects and more than $100,000 in stolen merchandise, authorities say 64 year old ingrid alfaro and 43 year old linda estrada mysteries. were recently arrested in separate retail theft cases. $122,000 worth of stolen merchandise was recovered from more than a dozen retail stores, including lululemon gap and nordstrom. the oakland police department says it's committed to addressing the rise in violent crimes in the city, according to year end data, the department investigated 134 homicides in 2021. that's the most since 2000 and 12. oakland also experienced a 21% increase in shootings. the department added six investigators to its homicide section to help solve more cases. this year, 60 homicide suspects were arrested. well comments made by the president of china now causing concern here in the us as lucas tomlinson, fox news explains. the chinese leader made it very clear that he expects his country to lead the world. unless

brooks jarocz ktvu, fox two news. us jobless claims rose for a third straight week, hitting the highest level in three months. the labor department says the number of americans applying for unemployment benefits increased by 55,000 last week to 286,000. in california claims were up by about 6100. analysts say the job market is being disrupted by the omicron surge, which has slowed the progress that was being made in the economic recovery. and the disappointing jobs. news did not help ease jitters on wall street. the dow dropped 313 points sliding deeper into the red for the year. nasdaq fell, 186 points more than 500 stocks in the nasdaq hit 52 week lows today, including starbucks and t mobile and the s and p was down 50 points. it's further into a correction down 10. from its most recent peak. coming up at 11 a new way to detect covid. how a clip on device could tell you if you've been exposed. alright weekend just around the corner. now we've got your friday, saturday and sunday to talk about see you back here in ju

brooks jarocz ktvu fox two news . alejo is the latest to close city offices to the public due to the rising covid-19 cases. city hall will be closed starting monday, city council board and commission meetings will still take place in person, but the council will consider holding future meetings on zoom at their next meeting on wednesday. the public lobby of the vallejo police department will also be closed through february. 28th the u. s. supreme court heard arguments today on whether the government can force the private sector to require workers to get vaccinated or face regular covid tests. the conservative majority seemed skeptical of that mandate. but in a separate case, the justices seemed more open to requiring health care workers to be vaccinated. president biden has argued the mandates are an important tool in defeating the virus, but opponents say the government is overreaching. and that's one of the central questions at the supreme court is going to be deciding is does president biden have the authority to i

brooks jarocz ktvu fox two news keeping the company accountable, right, brooks. thank you. the oakland unified school district has compiled a list of 13 schools that it could decide to close parents at one school on that list say they were blindsided and are now organizing against it. ktvu rob roth explains some of the reasons behind the possible closures and the resistance to such a move. as they drop their children off at la escalada elementary school wednesday morning, parents said they were caught off guard. we found out on facebook found out that escwa leader is on a preliminary list of 13 oakland schools to be closed permanently in june. i love the school like they can't close it right now it's close to her home. we know the whole community. it's not okay. the oakland unified school district tuesday presented to the school board a list of schools that could potentially be closed at the end of the school year. like many other districts, oakland is facing declining enrollment that officials say that pandemic is made worse were down 2500 students over the past four years

investigative reporter brooks jarocz spoke with their attorney about what cal fire's finding means. and what comes next. how are the victims? families that you represent the civil lawsuit reacting to this finding, i think there's a lot of relief. they are obviously wanting to get on with their lives, which is the most important thing when you suffer this type. of a tragedy and the first step is to have this determination. then we litigate and ultimately we will get the damages that are necessary from pg and e. in order for them to rebuild their homes, uh, replaced the items that were lost if they were renters and really move on with their lives. does this make it any easier for those victims to be able to prove their kids? it does now this i want to make sure that we don't mistake anything. this is not the same as a court finding that pg and e is responsible. this is the investigating agency. it's very similar to if there were a car accident and the police officer right to report, a police officer is going to go. they're going to do an investigation and they're going to say okay. i

i'm brooks jarocz ktvu, fox two news. a san francisco federal judge. monitoring pg and e is criticizing the utility company as its probation period ends next week from the 2010 san bruno gas pipeline explosion, the chronicle reports. judge william also issued an eight page opinion about pg and e s rehabilitation efforts after being held liable for that blast. that killed eight people . the judge wrote. any while on probation was responsible for 31 wild fires that destroyed nearly 24,000 structures and killed 113 people. the judge called the utility quote, continuing menace to california. pg any responded by saying it's new leadership is intensely focused on public safety, has implemented reforms and will soon be under an independent state monitor for the next five years. for three lucky travel enthusiasts could soon be packing their bags coming up the hotel chain that's looking for content creators to stay at 30 of their best properties for free and get paid to do it. plus an update on how the city of san francisco is handling the omicron surge, where

i'm brooks jarocz ktvu, fox two news. on wall street stocks managed to come back from losses early in the day. the dow was down 201 point , but a rally in tech stocks late in the day lifted the nasdaq to a gain of 86 points and the s and p ticked up three points. all three markets are lower for the week. retail shares shares fell after the commerce department reported sales were down nearly 2. in december. why a star studded bay area comedy festival has been moved to next year, plus the tahoe area county that's declared a public health emergency because of the latest surge, but it could mean for your holiday trip. and still to come tonight a motorcade escorts the body of slain sheriff's recruit david wynn, how his colleagues are sexually assaultiy woman in san francisco has been arrested. police released this sketch of the suspect after the incident last week, police say 26 year old elian l. garcia. attack 2 71 year old woman near mclaren park at mendel street and visitation avenue. the woman told police the men was hidin

i'm brooks jarocz ktvu, fox two news. you may have schedule your next summer trip up to yosemite well in advance this year, according to the mercury mark leaders may require reservations for day trips again to avoid traffic jams. several long way to construction projects, including major road repairs, campground upgrades will finally be underway. that's all thanks to funny from the great american outdoors act. during the last two summers, yosemite was forced to require reservations for the very first time ever. due to covid concerns. well, all eyes on green bay tomorrow afternoon is the 49ers. some packers hit lambeau field in the divisional playoff, and some key niner starters are getting healthy just in time for that game. jimmy garoppolo, fred warner, nick bosa all took part in practice on thursday, but bosa's still has one more step before you can play. you will have to pass concussion protocol over the weekend, suffered that concussion during the game last sunday and missed the second half, coach kyle shanahan said.

i'm brooks jarocz ktvu fox two news brooks. fortunately they were able to contain it to that one unit. but for now, with the smoke and water damage, how many people are being displaced, and if they are pushed out of their homes for tonight? where are they going? we're still not clear on that. at this point. we haven't been able to speak with any of the people who run this facility behind me. but we do know that there were several vacant apartments in that particular building. but at this point, no one is able to go inside there. the electricity and gas is still shut off tonight. alright well, some scary moments for those folks there in pleasant hill this afternoon, brooks. thank you. new information about one of san francisco's most infamous cold case killers. a man referred to as the doodler terrorized the gay community in the 19 seventies. police say he would kill gay men dumping their bodies on beaches and trails and tonight new information about another victim linked to the notorious case. ktvu crime reporter henry lee live

brooks jarocz ktvu, fox two news. some 49ers and rams fans planted turned sunday's nfc championship game into a weekend long party. yes, we already see niners fans heading south for the game. at the same time, rams fans are out all over southern california, showing love for their team. they'll need here. so fly stadium in inglewood and the winner of sunday's game will in fact returned to the stadium for the super bowl. ktvu is an ruben caught up today, with 49ers fans determined to make their presence known. in rams territory. the 49 or faithful are on the move. flights from sfo two locks are packed with red and gold. the minute uh, goal kick that field goal we got on and start buying tickets. booking reservations. really excited to be there and support the team. oh, my gosh. so excited, so excited, marcel, because we're going to take over their house, you know, and they try to block us, not we found a way so it's going to be awesome . the rams attempt to limit ticket sales to 49 or fans was short lived. and now it ap