this is not an official union action but we are urging district and state leaders to listen to the demand for better masks and more testing. >>> happening today, west contra costa campuses are temporarily closing after positive covid cases were reported there. that means a brief return to remote learning for about 28,000 students across the bay area. classes are expected to resume on tuesday. if you want to know the covid stats for your own child's school, we have you covered. >>> let's take a live look outside overlooking the south bay city of san josÉ. the biggest city in the bay area. biggest big city. >> better than saying biggest little city. reno? >> yeah, that's reno. are we going to get rain today, vianey? >> we could see a very slight chance of light showers. no measurable rain, just a couple 100ths of an inch there. 50 degrees in walnut creek. i want to show you your current temperatures if you are heading out the door right now. we're not that cold, we're not in the 30s but in the 40s and 50s right now, so mild overall. i want to show you a closer look, again, we could see sho

s. airbase in iraq. irish has become an official language of the european union. all documents published by the e. u will be translated into irish making at the blocks 24th official tongue. language has only around $100000.00 native speakers, but is a compulsory subject and schools. almost 2000000 people or around 40 percent of the population of the republic of ireland responded in the last census, saying that the can use the language to some degree. let's bring in putter, mac lanika, he's an assistant general secretary at couldn't rotten or gail gar, that's a cultural organization which promotes the irish language and ireland world wide. he joins us from galway, powder, mich lanika, welcome to the news our so the republic doesn't have enough native irish speakers who think in gaelic as well as can speak gaelic to pull this off at the moment. so does this mean that speaking irish becomes, i guess, a massive growth industry now? yes, and they did di da, christine or philip jobs in the european union. and it's not an issue that the to the people are being recruited

it release add statement which raids this is not an official union action, but we urging district and state leaders to listen to the urgent demand for better masks and more testing. all right, have you done just a quick informal poll? how many people in your circle of friends and family are covid positive? with that said, rules and gls are changing by the day. we have created an online guide to help you safe and healthy. you see abby fernandez is with us. how to we properly isolate, for how long, and how do we protect everyone else in our household here? who doesn't have covid? >> you and so many other people have so many questions, raj. first, let's talk about how long you have to isolate after you become infected with covid. by the way, these rules that i'm about to show you do apply to everyone. unvaccinated, vaccinated, and even those who are boosted. so the cdc now says the isolation period is a five days. it used to be ten. that was the recommendation before. and a quick note here. a lot of people seem to be confused about this. the isolation period begins on the day you test po

it released a statement which said in part, this is not an official union action but we are urging districts and state leaders to listen to the urgent demand for better masks and more testing. and here in san francisco, sfsd saw a similar sickout on thursday. the bayuary's largest school district had 616 teachers call off. many of them were answering the call for a sickout to protest some -- what some see as a lack of covid safety on campus. so just to put that number into perspective on any given day, districtwide here in san francisco, 250 to 300 teachers could call out sick. the number yesterday was a little more than double what they typically see. again, we are pressing both district leaders here in san francisco as well as those district leaders in oakland for specifics of just how many teachers were missing today as a part of that sickout movement. live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >>> also happening today, west contra costa campuses are closing for a few days after a number of positive covid tests there. the 28,000 students will learn remotely today and mo

the president of the teachers union says, this is not an official union action, but we are urging district and state leaders to listen to the urgent demands for better masks and more testing. >> my kids benefit from being in person and seeing their teacher and seeing their classmates. >> we have to stay ahead of the game. >> lakisha young is an oakland mom who runs oakland reach, a parent advocacy group that offers virtual literacy help and other online classes to underprivileged kids. her group is prepared to handle whatever comes tomorrow. >> starting to get that hub ready and prepared to serve families during this chaos. >> in the east bay, melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> now, if you want to know the covid stats at your child's school, we made it easy. we have a covid school dashboard. check it out. it's at nbcbayarea.com. >> many bay area members of congress were inside the capitol one years ago on january 6th. one year later, they say little progress has been made in healing the emotional wounds of that day and of that night. nbc bay area's robert handa joins us from castro va

official union action, but we are asking leaders to urgent to the demand for better masks and more testing. here in san francisco, fsusd saw a similar sickout from some of its teachers, and on thursday the largest district had 616 teachers call-out, and many were doing it as a lack of covid safe fee on campus. on a typical day, there are about 250 to 300 teachers calling out within district wide sfusd, so yesterday's numbers were a little more than double of what the district would typically see. we will continue to follow what is happening here in san francisco as well as the sickout there in oakland. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> on any given day, we know it's hard to find a sub for certain classes anyway, so this could be a difficult situation. parents, we understand where the teachers are coming from, too. >>> contra costa campuses are temporarily closing after positive covid cases were reported there. a brief return to remote learning for about 28,000 students across the east bay district. all schools were closed for today and monday for deep c

mosby will meet with union officials twice kind of dangling in front of them the possibility he will come in and surrender his command that the 43rd battalion had been a pain in the neck for the union forces in and around northern virginia. they went back quelled in large part. this is another undercurrent throughout the book, that grant and also sherman are fearful of guerrilla warfare. we started talking about porter alexander and his question to lee. even though it might not have been the reality, there is a fear we cannot underestimate grant and others had of confederates refusing to seek parole and fighting the war by other means via some type of guerrilla warfare. so mosby is high on that list. so that's throughout the story. >> host: right, right. the sort of brings us north and west from appomattox. and so you do turn the perspective of a little but the dispersal of lee's army the end of the war, the loyal states. whether what are the decisions made in the loyal states to suddenly wait a minute the confederates are no longer one place there everywhere. in maryland and other p

chicago's public school system is closed as clashes between school officials and the teacher's union continues. it comes after district officials canceled classes wednesday afternoon. the union voted 73% to endorse remote learning until january 17th unless a covid agreement was reached. negotiators were head heed back to the barring nipping table meanwhile, they are filling up with mostly unvaccinated covid patients according to latest cdc data, covid hospitalizations are up 63%. americans are average 1,200 covid deaths a day in hot spots, a smaller proportion of patients need icu care or mechanical ventlation. >>> covid vaccine after the cdc boosters for children ages 12-to-15 here's nbc news' chris pollone. >> reporter: as people wait in line to get tested in cities across the country, the white house covid response team says all sides report to the omicron variant being less severe than the previous stravenl especially with people vaccinated and have a booster shot health officials warn omicron spreads much more quickly, which has led to the rapid rise in hospitalizations among ad

, that the european union, european union officials are not at the negotiating table. so maybe this is an impulse for them to change policy. and to come up with one voice in order to play a bigger role. internationally speaking, to w, corresponded lisa. we are reporting from breast france where the ministers are meeting. thank you. lisa was get you up to speed. now, with the other headlines that were tracking a troops from 8 russia, led military alliance deployed to kazakhstan, have begun heading home because our president, called in the forces last week after peaceful demonstrations against rising fuel prices escalated into violent anti government protests. authority say they have now regained full control in the central asian nation. written this prince. andrew has been stripped of his royal highness title, along with his military affiliations. and royal patronage. is the princess facing a civil case in the u. s. over allegations he sexually assaulted a woman when she was 17 virginia jew freight is suing the prince, claiming he abused her in 2000. and one teachers an

, that the european union, european union officials are not at the negotiating table. so maybe this is an impulse for them to change policy. and to come up with one voice in order to play a bigger role. internationally speaking, to w, corresponded lisa. we are reporting from breast france where the you ministers are meeting. thank you, lisa want to bring up to speed. now, with some of the other headlines that we are tracking for you right now, troops from a russia lead security alliance deploy to kazakhstan, have begun heading home because a president called in the forces last week after peaceful demonstrations against rising fuel prices escalated into violent anti government protests, authority say they have now regained full control. teachers in france have gone on strike of what they say is the unmanageable burden of dealing with covert 19 walls. about half of france's primary schools had to remain closed due to the walkout. teachers unions want better protection in the classroom. as the on the crown variant fuse a huge surge in cases. labor unions have paralyzed pa

stretching into a second week after officials rejected the union's request to go back to remote learning. education is only one sector facing crippling staff shortages. 5 million people could be home sick in the coming days. sam brock has the details. >> reporter: the omicron variant may be spreading at the speed of light, but its grip on american workers is slowing down critical services >> we have over 500 employees throughout baptist health that have come down with covid. >> reporter: at baptist health in miami, some urgent care centers have recently been closed to reposition strained staff. >> is this sheerly a function of not enough people? is that why you're making these choices? >> yes, we've had plenty of equipment. we have plenty of medications. it is a staff issue. >> reporter: the crunch prompting change in california >> it's major disaster waiting to happen. >> reporter: the hyperinfectious variant leading to new state rules. health care workers who test positive and are asymptomatic may return to work immediately without isolation and without testing. that switch incensing t

union officials did say the district refuses to put the agreement in writing. teachers say they will strycova deal is not reached. a focus now on health. santa clara county today started giving out covid tests. they are being distributed at different drive-thru sites. reservations were required to pick them up. they are available to those who live, work, or attend school in the county. sarah slots full through next weekend. >> we do not have any more appointments available for the duration of this limited engagement. it will in next weekend -- end next weekend. >> the county is trying to make sure people and at risk unities have risk -- access to the tests. several new studies show that a third covid gives increased protection against omicron variant. we have a look at the latest research. >> three new studies from the cdc show the importance of getting a booster shot to offer the best protection against omicron. that their child reduces the risk of hospitalization by 94% when it comes to the delta variant and 82% for omicron. >> this dramatically reduces the r

even so, union officials say the district refuses to put it in writing. 72% of members voted to strike if the demands are not met. another developing story, the u.s. military is shipping supplies to ukraine from the bay area. video released by the military showed crates being loaded yesterday onto a plane in solano county. the biden administration approved $200 million in military aid to ukraine because of ongoing concerns over russian troops gathered at the border. we have a report from kyiv. >> the state department is ordering diplomat's families to leave the embassy. non-emergency staff will now be permitted to leave. this suggests the u.s. believes the risk of a major russian attack may be getting worse. this comes as russia continues to mass troops around ukraine. over 100,000 estimated to be near the border. the kremlin moving tanks and artillery into neighboring belarus. they say it is for a joint exercise. moscow and belarus deny they plan to attack ukraine. the buildup is certainly designed >> we do not know now to intimidate. >> we do not know now whether this is an elaborate

union officials say the district refuses to put the agreement in writing, so the two sides are still negotiating. the union is trying to iron out the testing site rules, saying the hours of operation are not practical. >> if they have to go across to a place where they don't know, they may not have a vehicle to access that. when they close at 4:00, families are still working at 6:00. many teachers are still working. dan: a strike could happen as early as monday. district officials refused to comment today, but said yesterday they are hopeful the two sides will reach an agreement. some of the other covid headlines. after a two week hiatus, west contra costa schools are letting their sports teams compete again but the league has adopted a temporary no spectator policy for all indoor sports through february 1. 60,000 at home covid antigen test are set to be given out for free in santa clara county starting tomorrow. an appointment is required to pick them up at one of four sites. monday is santa clara county's deadline for workers in high-risk settings to be vaccinated, including first

an official state of the union address doesn't take place until january of the president's second calendar year in office. it is the latest state of the union address since 1934. >>> now to the road to the winter games. four years ago, nina o'brien wasn't in contention to make the olympic team. today, the san francisco native has real hopes of earning a trip to the olympics. o'brien has been on the u.s. ski team for seven years. her specialties, the slalom and giant slalom. she says her skiing and confidence changed over the last four years by just keeping things simple. >> they know exactly who nina o'brien is. >> the more i can keep things simple and stay relaxed, the better i'm going to perform. >> this had us almost breathless. >> starting to learn that despite all the noise and pressure and hype around big events, at the end of the day it's another ski race. you have to do what you do every day. the morning of, i try and stay relaxed in the lodge before my race. i will listen to very mellow music or sometimes play a game on my phone. in the gate, i really just tell myself a few cues.

the teachers union and union officials remain deadlocked. the question is how to get students and staff safely back into the classroom. the teachers union wants increased safety and testing protocols and the opportunity to teach from home until the current surge peaks. they vie january 18th at a day to resume in-person learning. city leaders want everybody back in the classroom. families and students are struggling as they wait for students to start. jackson potter is a social study teacher and a trustee of the chicago teachers union executive board. i believe 20 years you spent in chicago public schools, at this hour. is there any word of progress or updates on negotiations or even a possible deal? >> i think that things are progressing and there's been movement around key areas such as contact tracing, testing, ensuring that there's a metric if there's an out-of-control outbreak at a school that that school that's paused so i am hopeful but still a lot of work to do. so you say you're hopeful. you know, you've likely heard about this petit

union officials say the district refuses to put the agreement in writing, so the two sides are still negotiating. the union is trying to iron out the testing site rules, saying the hours of operation are not practical. >> if they have to go across to a place where they don't know, they may not have a vehicle to access that. when they close at 4:00, families are still working at 6:00. many teachers are still working. early as m dirict offiaed tommt today, butd yesterday they are hopeful the two sides will reach an agreement. some of the other covid headlines. after a two week hiatus, west contra costa schools are letting their sports teams compete again but the league has adopted a temporary no spectator policy for all indoor sports through february 1. 60,000 at home covid antigen test are set to be given out for free in santa clara county starting tomorrow. an appointment is required to pick them up at one of four sites. monday is santa clara county's deadline for workers in high-risk settings to be vaccinated, including first responders and employees in hospitals, skilled nursing fa

and european union against these officials. theree is a v-- there is a very serious human rights crisis in nicaragua, the likes of which latin america has not seen for many years. that has been the response. whether that changes the situation at all on the ground remains to be seen, but certainly there are those responsible for this terrible situation and they have been sentient. -- been sanctioned. host: the international community issued sanctions against ortega's government in the past. were those sanctions in the past in any way effective? do you think these sanctions issued before the inauguration will be effective? >> i agree with the assessment of ortega being somebody who is now in the realm of autocracy. nobody who puts in prison every single opponent that can run against him in a national election can be called a democrat. that is precisely what he does. ortega has a different base to that of other autocrats in the region like maduro or the castros in cuba. the economy in nicaragua has not done as bad. to latin americ

they will refuse to report for impersonal classes as union officials say overwhelming 88% of the house of delegates voted earlier tuesday to return to virtual learning. earlier this evening chicago's mayor and officials late-night move have parents scrambling whether or not the parent should show up on school wednesday. >> unfortunately, tonight, the leaders have this compelling membership to make a decision that will harm hundreds of thousands of chicago families who rely upon pps for their daily needs. in what world would we think to close something a central like in person education when we have seen the negative effects of that when the bars remain open. >> shannon: also breaking tonight the cdc with quarantine again nl americans can get tested to the end of the five-day isolation if they want to. and adding testing should be presumptive. an outcry after the cdc with isolation guidelines cut in half. interstate i-95 still struggling with accidents the closure after massive traffic jam caused by winter weather and multiple vehicle accident track thousands of commuters for hours. som

officials meeting with the top leadership in the e. u, as well as in nato, even before heading into these nato. russia talks now. so the u. s. is definitely trying to keep true to its word that it won't discuss anything about europe without europe, anything about ukraine without ukraine. we just had 4 years of the trump administration, wanting to disengage with nato getting, if you will, chummy with russia, they have that left in the permanent scars, that needa i think it has. and just this, this outreach, i mean honestly, almost too much outreach. it sometimes seem like you know, more than 100 meetings or something like this. this is partly a legacy of the trump administration, where the europeans had no clue from day to day, except by looking at twitter, what the u. s. policy might be and the biden administration is very much trying to make up for that and keep the europeans on board and keep the europeans reassured. that's in the u. s. interest as well as the europeans interest. so yeah, i think that all of this communication is par

officials meeting with the top leadership in the e. u, as well as in nato, even before heading into these nato. russia talks now. so the u. s. is definitely trying to keep true to its word that it won't discuss anything about europe without europe, anything about ukraine without ukraine. we just had 4 years of the trump administration, wanting to disengage with nato getting if you will, show me with russia the have that left in the permanent scars, that data i think it has. and this, this, this outreach, i mean honestly, almost too much outreach. it sometimes seemed like you know, more than 100 meetings or something like this. this is partly a legacy of the trumpet ministration, where the europeans had no clue from day to day, except by looking at twitter, what the u. s. policy might be and the biden administration is very much trying to make up for that and keep the europeans on board and keep the europeans reassured. that's in the us interest as well as the europeans interest. so yeah, i think that all of this communication is partly

officials meeting with the top leadership in the e. u, as well as in nato, even before heading into these nato. russia talks now. so the u. s. is definitely trying to keep true to its word that it won't discuss anything about europe without europe, anything about ukraine without ukraine. we just had 4 years of the trump administration, wanting to disengage with nato getting if you will, show me with russia the have that left in the permanent scars, that data i think it has. and just this, this outreach, i mean honestly, almost too much outreach. it sometimes seemed like you know, more than 100 meetings or something like this. this is partly a legacy of the trumpet ministration, where the europeans had no clue from day to day, except by looking at twitter, what the u. s. policy might be and the biden administration is very much trying to make up for that and keep the europeans on board and keep the europeans reassured. that's in the u. s. interest as well as the europeans interest. so yeah, i think that all of this communication is part

wendy sherman came to brussels yesterday and spent all day debriefing. nato allies, debriefing european union officials meeting with the top leadership in the u, as well as in nato, even before heading into these nato. russia talks now. so the u. s. is definitely trying to keep true to its word that it won't discuss anything about europe without europe, anything about ukraine without ukraine. we just had 4 years of the trump administration, wanting to disengage with nato getting if you will, show me with russia the have that left in the permanent scars, that data i think it has. and just this, this outreach, i mean honestly, almost too much outreach. it sometimes seem like you know, more than a 100 meetings or something like this. this is partly a legacy of the trump administration, where the europeans had no clue from day to day, except by looking at twitter, what the u. s. policy might be and the biden administration is very much trying to make up for that and keep the europeans on board and keep the europeans reassured. that's in the us interest as well as the europeans interest. so yeah,

officials meeting with the top leadership in the e. u, as well as in nato, even before heading into these nato. russia talks now. so the u. s. is definitely trying to keep true to its word that it won't discuss anything about europe without europe, anything about ukraine without ukraine. we just had 4 years of the trump administration, wanting to disengage with nato getting if you will, show me with russia the have that left in the permanent scars, nita, i think it has. and just this, this outreach, i mean honestly, almost too much outreach. it sometimes seemed like you know, more than 100 meetings or something like this. this is partly a legacy of the trumpet ministration, where the europeans had no clue from day to day, except by looking at twitter, what the u. s. policy might be. and the biden administration is very much trying to make up for that and keep the europeans on board and keep the europeans reassured. that's in the u. s. interest as well as the europeans interest. so yeah, i think that all of this communication is partly

>> yeah, so, i know that the teachers' union and the chicago public schools officials have been at the bargaining table again all day. i certainly have been weighing in where i can, can i get you additional resources for testing, what else can we do on masks, yes i agree that is a good metric for closing a school. i really think at the end of the day, this has been a good, important conversation so that we're all looking at the data to see that schools are not the major source of spread but i just -- you know, recognizing that remote is not likely to be something that we can keep returning to over and over again. i'm hopeful that with all of these ongoing conversations and additional safety measures in place, that teachers will feel comfortable, that we'll get to an agreement here and we'll be back in person soon. >> i hope so as well. i know this is critically important. doctor, thank you for joining us. >> of course, thank you for having me. >> coming up, a closer look at right wing media seizing on former president trump's lies about the january 6 insurrection. we're live here up on

labor practice against the union. they are not going back to school tomorrow. we will see how long that lasts. i want to get your take on the night mayor outside of d.c. i-95 and wrecked ours for hours. 27 hours from richmond to d.c. which would not take you more than a couple hours. there were several people out there blaming glenn youngkin who was elected governor of virginia, a republican and they were ripping how that he was handling this. the only catch is he's not actually sworn in as governor. >> yeah. >> shannon: what do you make of that? there was a lot of blame to go around but not at the right guys this time. >> he is a businessman but the d.c. infrastructure i will say is not what it could be when compared to chicago, new york, et cetera. there are a lot of factors and obviously not the governor's fault. one realistic point as a yankee, southern's don't believe in snow. you see these horrible, chaotic pilots from virginia on south every time a significant wizard. in this case i feel bad for these people. i

. >> reporter: city officials called the union's decision a work stoppage and canceled school altogether, a clearly frustrated mayor speaking out. >> we can't forget about how disruptive that remote process is to individual parents who have to work >> reporter: this first week of school after the holiday has seen a dramatic jump in school disruptions. more tha 4,500. back in october there were 28. still small compared to a year ago. but omicron is straining school systems to their limits rapid tests are hard to find. pcr results are delayed. >> if you do not have adequate testing, you cannot keep a school open safely unless you accept the risk that potentially as high as half of your students could be positive and not know they are. >> reporter: most school age children can get the vaccine. but just over half of 12 to 17-year-olds are fully vaccinated that drops to less than 16% for 5 to 11-year-olds teachers and staff are out sick in record numbers. today the superintendent in boston jumpe into action, teaching a fourth grade class herself. >> just excited to be here today to represent

al jazeera athens, irish has become one of the official languages of the european union. all documents published by the eel will now be translated into irish making it the 24th official language of the block. irelands government says the move is a crucial step in the development and future of the language. hundreds of live ruins have been taken ashore and the italian porter put low after they were rescued by a german charity both last week. those on board are mostly from africa and include around $200.00 children. the german charity says it took 5 rescue operations to save them from the mediterranean. italian government says 167000 migrants arrived by boat in 2021, nearly twice as many as the year before. more than a 1000000 venezuelans have fled poverty and political upheaval by heading to peru in search of a better life. most of them find work in the informal sector, putting their health and safety at risk because they don't have access to health care ready. and sanchez reports from lever ah, a holiday gala far away from home. i uses sions of the road. i'm orchestra, gi

they will refuse to report for impersonal classes as union officials say overwhelming 88% of the house of delegates voted earlier tuesday to return to virtual learning. earlier this evening

union officials say remote instruction will end when either the covid-19 surge subsides or mayor lori lightfoot's team signs an agreement on conditions that are voted on and approved by the teachers union. with russia's formidable military presence at its border, ukraine's army is reportedly preparing for a possible high- intensity conflict. ukraine's military is stronger than in 2014, when it couldn't resist russia's annexation of crimea, but a lack of weapons and underspending at home have left its troops without deep stocks of some basic supplies. the united states has said it would supply weapons should rush attack--russia attack. global news 24 hours a day, on air and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> is 1:00 p.m. in new york, 6:00 p.m. in london. i'm alix steel, in ferment miller. welcome to "bloomberg markets." your other top market stories we are following from all around the world. the tech rout continues, extending the selloff as yields push higher. we have kath

against these officials. obviously there is a very, very serious human rights crisis in nicaragua, the likes of which latin america hasn't seen for many, many years. and so that has been the response, whether that changes the situation at all on the ground remains to be seen. but certainly there is a, you know, there are those who are responsible for this, for this terrible situation. and they've been sanction hiero, as michael was just mentioning, the international community has issued sanctions against or take us government in the past. were those sanctions in the past in any way effective? and do you think that these sanctions that were issued and just before the inauguration will be effected? well, i agree with r a b, you know, somebody who's definitely now in the realm of i'll talk to see and nobody puts in prison. every single pony it can run against him and then an election because it can be call them. and that's precisely what he does. so now we'll say that they have different base base to lot of othe

against these officials. obviously there is a very, very serious human rights crisis in their garage where the likes of which latin america hasn't seen for many, many years. and so that has been the response. whether that changes the situation at all on the ground remains to be seen. but certainly there is, you know, there are those. ready who are responsible for this, for this terrible situation, and they've been sanction hiero, as michael was just mentioning, the international community has issued sanctions against or take us government in the past. were those sanctions in the past in any way effective? and do you think that these sanctions that were issued and just before the inauguration will be effected? well, i agree with a b, b, somebody who's b a c. and nobody puts in prison every single pony, and it can run against him in an an election because it can be call them. and that's precisely what he does. so now we'll say that they have different base base to lot of other out across the regions like a more

against these officials. obviously there is a very, very serious human rights crisis in the garage where the likes of which latin america hasn't seen for many, many years. and so that has been the response. whether that changes to situation at all on the ground remains to be seen. but certainly there is, you know, there are those. ready who are responsible for this, for this terrible situation, and they've been sanction hiero, as michael was just mentioning, the international community has issued sanctions against or take us government in the past. were those sanctions in the past in any way effective? and do you think that these sanctions that were issued and just before the inauguration will be effected? well, i agree with r a b, you know, somebody who's b now a c. and nobody puts in prison every single pony, and it can run against him in a, an election because it can be call them. and that's precisely what he does. so now we'll say that they have different base base to lot of all that out across the region

against these officials. obviously there is a very, very serious human rights crisis in nicaragua, the likes of which latin america hasn't seen for many, many years. and so that has been the response whether that changes the situation at all. busy on the ground remains to be seen but certainly there is you know, there are those. ready who are responsible for this, for this terrible situation, and they've been sanction hiero, as michael was just mentioning, the international community has issued sanctions against or take us government in the past. were those sanctions in the past in any way effective? and do you think that these sanctions that were issued and just before the inauguration will be effected? well, i agree with r a b, you know, somebody who's definitely now in the realm of i'll talk to see and nobody puts in prison. every single pony that can run against him and then an election because it can be called in. and that's precisely what he does. so now we'll say that they have different base base to l

union officials say remote instruction will end when the covid surge subsides for mayor lori lightfoot steam approves conditions voted on and approved by the union. a record number of american quit their jobs in november. that pushed the quits rate up to 3%, matching the most in data going back to 2000. the unprecedented level of resignation suggests the struggle for employers to retain talent. with russia's formidable military presence at its border ukraine's armies are reported we not prepared for high intensity conflict. ukraine's military is stronger than 2014, but a lack of weapons and underspending at home have left troops without basic supplies. the u.s. that it would supply weapons should russia attack. ford shares rose to a 20 year high. it is a sign electric vehicles could grow to 10% of the market this year. fortis to start taking orders for the plug-in truck after receiving 200,000 nonbinding reservations. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am ritika gupta. this i

the chicago teachers union and city officials at odds over covid safety concerns. now when will the teachers agree to return? >>> omicron now accounting for 95% of new cases in the u.s. this, as the world is less than a month away from the olympics in bejing. but china is cracking down with strict lockdowns in some cities as the country begins to welcome athletes for the games. >>> blizzard warning. the midwest bracing for whiteout conditions, and with two winter storms taking aim this morning the major cities on alert. plus, the bitter arctic outbreak on the way as that frozen highway reopens overnight after more than 24 hours. this morning, the mounting questions, how did this happen? >>> breaking news -- state of emergency in kazakhstan, ruled by a close ally of russian president vladimir putin. crowds of protestors violently storm government buildings. the unprecedented unrest this morning. >>> the january 6th insurrection investigation ramping up taking aim at fox news host sean hannity over text messages with former president trump's chief of staff and others

school officials and the teachers union failed to reach an agreement over covid safety protocols. the union wants to switch to remote learning due to a surge in infections. it says safety protocols are lacking, making teachers and students vulnerable. school leaders say remote learning did not work, and schools can safely remain open with protocols in place. there is no word whether schools will be open friday. >>> the governor of virginia has declared a state of emergency ahead of a second winter storm this week. it's expected to arrive tonight into tomorrow morning. people are still dealing with icy conditions and power outages from monday's storm. it's the same one that left hundreds of drivers stranded on interstate 95 for more than 24 hours. the storm dropped about a foot of snow in the mid-atlantic. tonight's storm is only expected to leave several inches of snow. >>> an investigation is under way in philadelphia to determine the cause of a fire that killed at least 12 people including eight children. the fire started yesterday morning in a three-story public housing row hom

. >>> a live look from san francisco this evening where school officials and the teacher's union have just announced a new covid-19 safety agreement. >>> plus. >> this is in the middle of the city. people should not be driving like crazy. >> a long awaited plan to lower speed limes on bay area streets. why a small change can make a big difference. >>> if your holiday gift never arrived this may be why. the police uncovered a massive graveyard for stolen and discarded packages. >>> now at 11:00. one in four americans could be infected in covid-19 and many have no idea. good evening. >>> tonight, kpix5 spoke to one bay area health expert who says despite the alarming projections, covid-19 cases may start to decline by the end of the month. >> felt like a sore throat, a cold. >> reporter: a student and part time nanny just got out of quarantine yesterday. she and her mom tested positive for covid-19. >> it was a surprise when we got it. >> reporter: she says they took every precaution and more avoiding gathering with family over the holidays, yet, they still caught covid-19. >> because y

the teachers union and city officials are at odds over covid concerns. omicron we now know accounting for more than an estimated 95% of new cases in the u.s. michigan and ohio, down to theto texas panhandle. right here, we have freezing rain. we have had many accidents. i have a lot to talk about. a record number of americans quitting their jobs now. no idea. we will tell you how you can land your dream job if you've quit your other one, or how you can ask for a raise. and we have chip and joanna gaines in texas taking their magnolia empire to a new level. i did not know that was possible. what is next? >> ginger is everywhere too. you have a lot going on. >> what's next? >> yeah. i have to get my husband on the environmental and climate board. we can be the chip and joanna of the planet. that is the plan for now. >> i like it. by the way, ginger, i let drew borrow your book monday. he's already done. so now we have two members of our staff who have gone through your book already. >> he is an over achiever. kumasi, you are next. >> jobina has dibs and th

soros has joined forces with officials in the european union to undermine democracy in hungary. the (???) bureaucrats, the lover of the global approach. they don't like the national identity, they seeing that the national identity belong to the past. you believe you know better than hungarians what they need. you are here today at the head of the most corrupt government, which is here in the eu. there is indeed you know like an obsession with hungary. rodrigo ballester held senior positions and the eu's bureaucracy for 2 decades. recently, he moved to hungary. i spent the last 17 years of my life in brussels, mostly as a european union civil servant. leaked documents show that george soros's open society foundation maintains a list of hundreds of, quote, reliable allies in the eu parliament. that list includes committee heads, vice presidents, even a former president of the european parliament. there's an absolute lack of political diversity among the civil servants of the european union. not surprisingly, the eu has waged war on victor orbán for his nationalist positions. hung

. >>> a live look from san francisco this evening where school officials and the teacher's union have just announced a new covid-19 safety agreement. >>> plus. >> this is in the middle of the city. people should not be driving like crazy. >> a long awaited plan to lower speed limes on bay area reet makea >>ifyour holiday gift never arrived this may be why. the police uncovered a massive graveyard for stolen and discarded packages. >>> now at 11:00. one in four americans could be infected in covid-19 and many have no idea. good evening. >>> tonight, kpix5 spoke to one bay area health expert who says despite the alarming projections, covid-19 cases may start to decline by the end of the month. >> felt like a sore throat, a cold. >> reporter: a student and part time nanny just got out of quarantine yesterday. she and her mom tested positive for covid-19. >> it was a surprise when we got it. >> reporter: she says they took every precaution and more avoiding gathering with family over the holidays, yet, they still caught covid-19. >> because you are so careful did you think you were ever g

officials. todd and ashley, back to you. >> ashley: president biden and vp harris will mark one year since the january 6 riot. it comes as merrick garland says doj has no higher priority than bringing those involved to justice. >> the justice department remains committed to holding all january 6 perpetrators at any level accountable under law,ing whether they were present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy. we will follow the facts wherever they lead. >> ashley: garland says 725 people have been arrestd and charged with crimes related to the capitol riot. sean hannity says there are plenty issues that matter to american people. listen. >> democratss are obsessing over the january 6. this is another wreckless attempt to attack donald trump, his allies. their goal to purge donald trump from ever running for office again. where is the investigation into the 574 riots in summer of 2020 that democrats call peaceful protests or dozens of americans that w

a standoff between the chicago teachers union and city officials is dragging on as covid cases do rise there. angry parents, though, rising up. adrienne broaddus live in chicago. fourth day in a row. kids caught in the middle here, adrienne. >> reporter: john, they absolutely are caught in the middle. and so are their parents. negotiations took place over the weekend. but still here we are monday morning, no learning plan for nearly 340,000 students. there was some bending, but we haven't seen a breakthrough. let's begin with what members of the union and the city disagree on. the main point of contention boils down to remote learning. that's what the city's mayor lori lightfoot is saying. the mayor alleges members of the union want a district-wide shutdown if there's a surge in covid cases. and school officials with cps, as well as the mayor, say they categorically reject this. the mayor says they've offered a trigger which would trigger a school-by-school or case-by-case metric system. members of the chicago teachers union have asked for better testing, more masks. and that's somethi

. >> san francisco school officials and the union finding ground as the agreement is just reached. >>> today is wellness day for teachers but is it enough to fix their frustration over covid safety? right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, oakland school district giving the teachers wellness day and why it may not be enough to keep them satisfied . >>> health officials in san francisco are getting stricter when it comes to covid rules including changes to attending the mega events. >>> the spread of the omicron surge can be much wider than we want you to be aware of. >>> stolen goods found in a stroller and how police caught a pair of thieves in the act.

the deal approved on tuesday must still be voted on and officially approved by the unions. more than 3,000 members along with the oakland unified school board alvarado says that some of the changes are already underway. >> in our tentative agreement are things that are already as speak implemented in different ways. jonathan mccall kron. 4 news. >> well, governor newsome and state lawmakers have reached an agreement to revive a law to provide workers with up to 2 weeks of paid sick leave while they recover from covid. california's initial supplemental paid sick leave law expired at the end of september last year. and this new agreement revives paid sick leave through the end of september this year. the legislation is likely to be fast tracked to the governor's desk in the coming weeks. it will apply to businesses with at least 26 employees. well, a big announcement now from major vaccine makers pfizer and bion-tech say that they've actually started clinical trials for an omicron specific covid-19 vaccine for 18 to 55 year-olds. that trial set to be conducted in 3 phases wit

and european union have imposed new sanctions on nicaraguan officials after elections that have been described as rigged. it comes on the same day president ortega is set to be sworn in for a fourth term. the head of mali is ready to talk after sanctions were imposed. the block made the move in response to the -- pushing back elections until 2025. the junta has announced border closures. >> a war-torn country now isolated from its neighbors. there is a sense of panic and anger in mali's capital. people rush to banks and markets after the west african -- announced sanctions including the closing of air and land borders and the halting of financial transactions with west african countries. >> mali won't be able to withstand the sanctions. we do not have access to oceans and we need the ports in senegal to get goods in our country. for business owners, the sanctions are suicidal. >> in december, the transitional government led by the junta leader said it would delay presidential elections scheduled in february two another five years, following national consultations. sunday, this made w