stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. dane: let's check now on the weather. >> we had some rain overnight, and the sun was back. >> it was a rapid clearing after that quick moving system. i want to show you that beautiful view. check out san francisco and of the moon up above. the air quality, much better because of that quick moving system. temperatures this afternoon, 5-10 degrees above where they were yesterday afternoon. mid-50's from san francisco to oakland. live doppler 7, we do have a few clouds, but the rain is gone. we have a lot more in the forecast. here is a look at the rainfall totals. it is not something you will write home about, but it is something. four hundredths in the city. here's the view from our santa cruz sky camera, and it is out on the coast. another week system tomorrow night, a lot like what just came through, and a stronger storm is due in. the current one coming through is tomorrow night into thursday morning. it is a light system. under 1/10 of an inch, and expecting some slippery areas. yo

for the eye team, stephanie sierra. >> on our website, you can find all of the latest on covid-19 any time you need it. there are resources for finding a testing or vaccination site. go to abc7news.com/vaccination. >> new details in the investigation into the deadly shooting that took the life of atv news security guard last week. oakland police announced they are looking to speak with a person believed to have cellphone video connected to the shooting. they are searching for a white acura. the shooting killed former police officer kevin mashita. law enforcement honored him as his casket was escorted from the alameda county coroner's office to mountain view funeral home. the motorcade included officers from hayward, san jose, and coma. police departments where worked before his retirement. he was working as a private security guard for atv news crew when he was shot and killed. watch part of today's procession on the abc7 streaming app. >> the wanda creek city council approved new funding in response to the nordstrom smash and grab robbery two weeks ago involving dozens. council membe

for the eye team, stephanie sierra. >> on our website, you can find all of the latest on covid-19 any time you need it. there are resources for finding a testing or vaccination site. go to abc7news.com/vaccination. >> new details in the investigation into the deadly shooting that took the life of atv news security guard last week. oakland police announced they are looking to speak with a person believed to have cellphone video connected to the shooting. they are searching for a white acura. the shooting killed former police officer kevin mashita. law enforcement honored him as his casket was escorted from the alameda county coroner's office to mountain view funeral home. the motorcade included officers from hayward, san jose, and coma. police departments where worked before his retirement. he was working as a private security guard for atv news crew when he was shot and killed. watch part of today's procession on the abc7 streaming app. >> the wanda creek city council approved new funding in response to the nordstrom smash and grab robbery two weeks ago involving dozens. council membe

in san jose, stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. ama: san francisco's medical examiner's office has regained accreditation after losing it. an employee was dealing drugs. the city said the office was granted provisional accreditation status after them cementing key reforms like investments in staffing, new policies and improved deficiency. the changes have resulted in 80% of death certificates being completed within 90 days. they lost their accreditation back in 2017 as it struggled to overcome a backlog and death reports as well as problems with narcotics and staffing issues. >> concerns over safety have some people looking for personal guards. - hi, i'm steve. - i'm lea. and we live in north pole, alaska. - i'm a retired school counselor. [lea] i'm a retired art teacher. [steve] we met online about 10 years ago. as i got older, my hearing was not so good so i got hearing aids. my vision was not as good as it used to be, got a change in prescription. but the thing missing was my memory. i saw a prevagen commercial and i thought, "t

stephanie sierra abc 7 news stephanie, thank you omicron has now been detected in at least 25 states since it first emerged last week right here in the bay area. the centers for disease control did release some encouraging data today? it reports that of the 43 omicron cases, which it became aware. only one person has had to be hospitalized and it was just for two days and if you want to be fully boosted by christmas you needed to get your shot by the end of the day today much like the original round of vaccinations. it takes about two weeks for your body to build up the antibodies. still ahead here. we're now learning new developments of the case of the east bay school crossing guard who was hit and killed. back in september the charges now filed against the driver. first after the break knew eye drops just approved by the fda that could sharp a readi ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ visit your volvo retailer for special offers during our holiday safely sales event. ♪give my regards to broadway!♪ ♪remember me to herald square!♪ ♪tell all the gang at forty second street♪ ♪that i

in san francisco, stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. dan: if you have questions about covid-19 vaccines, ask our vaccine team. they are there for that reason. headed to abc7news.com/vaccine and click on the big box you see on the screen. with hours to spare, holiday shoppers descended on san francisco's union square this afternoon to pick up last-minute gifts before christmas morning. but as tim johns explains, shopping was not the only thing on their minds. tim: amid the giant trees, wreaths, union square was packed with people, many people hitting shops, picking up last-minute items. >> we had lunch at neiman marcus, and we did some shopping at macy's. last-minute. we forgot a few things. tim: others had their shopping list already completed and came out only to see the decorations. >> i always come for the last years. tim: she came with her family. >> last year, we were not out . but this year, very lightly. tim: she says she and her daughter waited in line to see santa. >> what did you give to santa? >> a card. >> she wrote a letter

in san francisco, stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. dan: if you have questions about covid-19 vaccines, ask our vaccine team. they are there for that reason. headed to abc7news.com/vaccine and click on the big box you see on the screen. with hours to spare, holiday shoppers descended on san francisco's union square this afternoon to pick up last-minute gifts before christmas morning. but as tim johns explains, shopping was not the only thing on their minds. tim: amid the giant trees, wreaths, union square was packed with people, many people hitting shops, picking up last-minute items. >> we had lunch at neiman marcus, and we did some shopping at macy's. last-minute. we forgot a few things. tim: others had their shopping list already completed and came out only to see the decorations. >> i always come for the last years. tim: she came with her family. >> last year, we were not out . but this year, very lightly. tim: she says she and her daughter waited in line to see santa. >> what did you give to santa? >> a card. >> she wrote a letter

reporter: in oakland, stephanie sierra, abc7 news. ama: a major insurance company canceling fire coverage in california. it's a move that impacts thousands of high-end homeowners. sever object -- seven on your side michael finney is here with details. >> the department of insurance confirmed to 7 on your side that a.i.g. property casualty company is pulling out of california. no longer offering fire insurance here. a.i.g. plans to begin notifying its customers on january 31. and the insurance giants plans to have canceled nearly 9,500 high-end homeowners policies by april 20. once homeowners receive the notice, they will have a minimum of 75 days to find new coverage from another company or to purchase the last resort coverage offered by the state. seven on your side, a.i.g., contacted a.i.g. and said it would not have a comment. however, in an internal email, a.i.g.'s private client group c.e.o. kathleen zortman noted california has seen its most active wildfire season in decades with combined losses of $10 billion. the department of

but as abc 7 news reporter stephanie sierra explains before going home. the jury sent a request to the judge. for the second time this week elizabeth holmes walked out of federal court with her attorneys still without a verdict this time the jury sent the judge another note requesting audio recordings be replayed of calls homes had with several investors. this is important given six of the 11 counts. she's facing pertain to investors the jury listened intently as both clips were played inside the courtroom as these transcripts were not previously provided by the defense. and clip included a critical line where you hear holmes admit herself. we have built a business around our partnership with pharmaceutical companies and our partnership with the military, but the evidence revealed throughout this trial made it clear those partnerships with pfizer and the military were not how homes portrayed them to investors in journal. legal expert michelle hagan says this question from the jury doesn't look good for the defense as it shows intent, but all the audio tap

stephanie sierra has that. stephanie: an inspection that found routine deficiencies at a testing lab, promised to be a game changer. >> that is the way you test. stephanie: with troubling reports its practices repeatedly threatened safety. instead of alerting the public, the state allowed the left to continue processing for six months. why? >> that is a really important question. why were not things pauseed and why didn't we take a different -- deeper look. stephanie: he says it should have been covered. it first identified significant problems in 2020. >> how can we did not react more quickly? stephanie: cd ph finally released a report detailing the problems that threaten the lab's license, but the state summary totally different story. both reports filed this year on april 23 and fabry 19th declared immediate jeopardy for patients after the state's routine inspection found the lab failed to meet safety and testing standards, reporting inaccurate results, and contaminating specimens. >> now, we are being told

stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. dan: stephanie mentioned the case rates. california's average case rate is up to 14 per every 100,000 people. abc 7 news' special correspondent is part of our vaccine team and was on a 3:00 p.m. program getting answers today and says he believes state health officials are bringing back the universal mask mandate out of an abundance of caution. >> we don't really have a concrete evidence about how widespread omicron could be and we don't know what the directory will look like and how many more people will get infected. dan: remember, if you have questions about covid-19 vaccines, you can ask our vaccine team by heading to abc7new.com/vaccine. ama: on the same day that california announces its mask mandate, new york begins at statewide mask mandate, requiring face coverings to be worn at all public places unless businesses and venues check for proof of vaccinations. there were 50 million coronavirus cases confirmed. the u.k. recorded its first death of a patient infected with omicron. dan: still ahead on the special edition of

stephanie sierra was in court. stephanie: elizabeth holmes got her last chance to make an impression on the jury. the prosecution using final moments to ask questions about some of the most compelling evidence. we asked her on her way out how she thought it went. >> how do you think your final day of testimony went? any comment? >> no. stephanie: elizabeth holmes walked out of federal court holding onto family with little to say about her final hours on the stand. the government of the defense wrapped up their questioning, signaling the trial is one step closer to a verdict. >> everyone sitting in the audience was happy. there was a small stifled cheer. stephanie: ellen kreisberg is a professor at the school of law. she explains closing argument are next followed by deliberations. >> the evidence is complete and the judges are giving the lawyers quite a bit of time to prepare the instructions. stephanie: could the extra time give the defense an advantage? >> having them sit with her testimony in a positive way with

stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. dan: there is a podcast about the trial hosted by rebecca jarvis called "the dropout." the newest episode came out today, as they do every tuesday. this in wherever you stream your podcasts. -- listen wherever you stream your podcasts. kristen: tomorrow is world aids day. today, the cdc released new findings showing the hiv epidemic is still disproportionately affecting day and bisexual men of color. julian glover has the details. reporter: on tuesday, cdc director rochelle walensky outlining the ongoing disparities in hiv diagnoses and treatment for gay and bisexual men of color. >> the first cdc report showing aids was disproportionately affecting black, hispanic, and latino people was published in 1986. those disparities continue. reporter: the findings released ahead of world aids day show newly day nosed hiv infections declined for white, gay, and bisexual -- for white day and bisexual men over the last decade, but remained steady for queer black and latinx men. >> it is an enlig

stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. liz: if you have questions about vaccines, you can ask our vaccine team. head to a tradition is back bringing hundreds to the plaza. the fiesta was canceled lastsued s, but ast swss, the cmutyol season. amanda: maria check mark and the return of the fiesta in east san jose. on this night, hundreds of festivalgoers braved for the cold. >> i think it is very powerful. amanda: a significant turnout cap of the largely latino community was hit hard by the pandemic. most of the deaths were reported in just four zip codes. >> last year, it was right after the spike in holy in this area. we had to cancel completely. amanda: on friday, and an opportunity for to reconnect. >> great to be here to support everyone. amanda: part of the tradition is the towering christmas tree provided by local philanthropists for the last 11 years. >> this is over 20 feet. this is one of the tallest i have seen in a long time. it takes eight men to get th is tree up. amanda: dancers entertained as others shocked t

here san francisco's health director talking with abc 7 news reporter stephanie sierra this morning. >> there was confusion about that. the bottom line is, the maskin mandate in san francisco will remain intact. under certain circumstances, if people are fully vaccinated and are around stable core hurts -- cohorts, and in jim's and offices where they are not fully vaccinated office workers, there are other details on our website. basically there is not is not is in our indoor masking. >> basically unchanged. marin county is in a similar situation. joining us now is laney hendrix, the public health information officer. the word health just keeps popping up these days. thanks for your time. >> absolutely, thank you for inviting me. >> we do need clarification. marin county dropped its indoor mask mandate early november. fast forward to this week, the state issues that indoor mask mandate, beginning today. we understand marin county also got an exemption. explain what that means and what people are allowed to do and not allowed to do now. >> i'm so glad you let me let clarify this. i th

. >> stephanie sierra has the latest from federal court. reporter: we saw a lot of hesitancy today from elizabeth holmes, after being as simple and direct questions about her communication with several colleagues. she said she messed up and wished she had done things differently. a day after holmes' emotional simoni accusing her former ceo and boyfriend of raping her throughout their 11 year relationship, the prosecution paints him as a loving supportive partner, a partner she often romantically referred to as tiger. this legal expert joined us in the courtroom. >> for the prosecution showed was several years of text messages between the two of them where he expressed his love towards her and her towards him, so that's kind of undermining the potential defensive there was an abusive relationship. >> she not only testified she ended the relationship but admitted she could've fired him at any time. the key for the prosecution has to prove they had the intent to defraud or at least conspired to do so, by illustrating evidence that they were wo

stephanie sierra has the latest from federal court in san jose. reporter: the jury finished their six day of deliberations continuing the streak of silence in the courtroom. no questions or notes sent to the judge again today. limited clues have been revealed so far with only two questions asked leslie. the judge denied the first one when jurors requested to take jury instructions home. the jury asked the court to replay audio recordings of calls holmes had with investors. michelle hagan thinks the silence this week signals the jury is not confused and is moving along toward a verdict. as omicron continues surging across the bay area, santa clara university law professor ellen k. says each day that goes by presents a greater risk for setbacks. >> if something happened to one of the jurors, the courts can pull an alternate jurors, the problem is they then have to tell the jury to completely restart the liberation -- the deliberations, on all the issues. with a quarantine rate of five days, with asymptomatic juror, the judge may postpone it for five

we're told a verdict is expected to be reached before christmas in san jose stephanie sierra abc 7 news. san francisco's tallest building could be getting a slightly smaller sibling the chronicle reports the development firm that conceived salesforce tower is proposing a residential high-rise three blocks away at 50 main street. this guy scraper would be 1,066 feet tall. just three feet shorter than salesforce tower the tower would include 164 apartments and replace two-level parking garage. and maybe that's where spencer christian will be giving us the weather forecast a beautiful panoramic view. well, we we have that today if you're a high enough up because we've got bright blue skies so you can see forever if you're high enough. here's a look at what's going on right now. we've got dry conditions as you can see on live doppler 7, and it's a bit cooler at this hour than at this time yesterday about two to three degrees cooler in most locations. i'm not sure about this 13 degrees cooler palo alto up to if that's a technical mistake, here's the view from sutro tower looking out over san

sierra is live here now with the detail staff. yes kristen in contrast with other waves of covid our first look at the patient's hospitalized with omicron in south africa show. some promising signs cases are milder. they're not in the icu and most aren't requiring oxygen but experts warn that may not necessarily be the case here in the us. there's a lot of fear surrounding the newest highly transmissible omicron variant health experts expect the bay area will start seeing the beginning stages of a search within two weeks in the bay area. i would expect that people will get omer quran and if they do get it, it'll be very mild or many people wouldn't even know they have it ucsf's dr. peter chin. hung says preliminary data out of south africa

sierra is here with the details steph yes alma in contrast with other waves of covid our first early look at the patient's hospitalized with omicron in south africa show promising signs cases are milder patients aren't in the icu and most aren't requiring oxygen but experts warn that may not necessarily. the case here in the us. there's a lot of fear surrounding the newest highly transmissible omicron variant health experts expect the bay area will start seeing the beginning stages of a search within two weeks in the bay area. i would expect that people. will get omicron and if they do get it, it'll be very mild or many people wouldn't even know they have it ucsf's dr. peter chin. hung says preliminary data out. south africa shows the majority of hospitalized patients are unvaccinated and younger with 80% under the age of 50 cases are reported to be mild.

stephanie sierra has been following the trial and was in court today as the jury got the case. >> in the final moments, jurors heard two different stories. two different stories about what she did and why. while experts say that there is more than enough evidence to prove her guilt, it only takes one juror to think otherwise and avoid a conviction. >> elizabeth holmes locked at a federal court friday knowing she could spend decades behind bars. her fate in the hands of a diverse jury consisting of eight men and four women. >> what did you think about the government's last moments with the jury? >> they are doing a good job reminding the folks of who elizabeth holmes is. as a juror, you have to look at the big picture. >> the prosecution and defense wrapped closing arguments with one last chance. >> there is ample evidence to show she is guilty. >> lisa hagan strongly believes that the evidence against holmes along with the testimony from 29 witnesses could convict her but pointed out that the defense did well, highlighting areas that cast reasonable doubt. >> if the jury thinks that

stephanie sierra has the story from san jose. stephanie: the jury finished their sixth day of deliberations continuing a streak of silence in the courtroom. again, no questions or notes sent to the judge. limited clues have been revealed so far with only two questions asked last week. the judge denied the first one when jurors requested to take it home, they asked to replay audio recordings holmes had with investors. michelle hagan thinks the silence this week signals the jury is not confused and is moving along toward a verdict. but as omicron continues surging across the area, santa clara university law center ellen kreisberg says each day that goes by prevents a greater -- presents a greater risk. >> if something happens to a juror, the court can pull in an alternate. he then has to tell the jury to completely restart liberations. because they have two all 12 deliberate together on all of the issues. with a quarantine rate of five days, if it is a juror who is a symptomatically, the judge may postpone for five days and try to

. >> stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> life in prison without the possibility of parole. that is the new sentence for scott peterson tonight, who killed his wife laci and their unborn son 19 years ago. peterson had to be resentenced after the california supreme court overturned his death sentence last year due to jury misconduct. peterson came face-to-face with his murdered wife's family for the first time in 17 years inside a court room his former mother-in-law blasted him for killing her daughter and unborn grandson, saying, quote, no matter what happens in the future, laci and connor will always be dead and you will always be there murderer. peterson maintains he is innocent, a claim code by a family manner -- bolstered by a family member. >> it is a heavy load to bear. >> peterson made no statement. his attorney says the judge wouldn't allow it. he will remain in jail until the hearing next year on his appeal for a new trial. >> a report released today calls for an expansion of abortion access in california. a newly formed group called the california future of abortio

stephanie sierra explains, unlike last week's deliberations , the jury had no questions today. >> the eight men and four women of the jury have been deliberating for more than 30 hours. unlike last week, there have been no questions or requests to replay evidence today. this is video of holmes walking out of court last week after the jury asked to relisten to audio recordings of calls holmes had with several investors, including this one with chris lucas and brian told her it. -- tolvert. >> it is remarkable what you have accomplished. reporter: six of the counts of fraud relate to investors. >> the military is a big deal for us. reporter: during those calls, she talked about how theranos was built on partnerships with pharmaceutical companies and u.s. military contracts, even though neither one panned out. >> in the context of the middle east and specifically afghanistan. reporter: the jury listened to this clip as she praised the use of her technology on medevac helicopters in afghanistan. despite weeks earlier testifying theranos devices were never used on those helicopters. >> the

abc news reporter stephanie sierra tells us worst is yet to come. stephanie: call at the nightmare before christmas as omicron fears checked into holiday panic. >> i keep seeing cancellations and keeping my fingers crossed. stephanie: she is flying on united, she hopes. how many flights have they canceled? >> to my knowledge, 170 and the number keeps going up. stephanie: families stranded, airline staff sick prompting a slew of airlines including united, delta, jetblue, allegiant and others to cancel flights in the bay area. he is where he will not make it to seattle. >> we are on the 12:50 1 but it has trouble. so we are going at 2:18 now. >> we have been checking different airlines and crossing our fingers and hoping we can make the trip. >> do you have a backup plan? >> no, we don't. stephanie: mckay mix of 50% to 70% of new cases in florida -- california. -- the omicron variant making up 50% to 70% of new cases in california. >> we have been rethinking this again and again. stephanie: scrambling to re- schedule flights. >> happy holidays. >> hop

stephanie sierra, a member of our vaccine team, has a look at the numbers. stephanie: since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 7 million children and adolescents have tested positive for covid-19. both age groups not seen as super-spreader's early on, but data shows that is changing. >> it is getting into pediatric populations and we are seeing it there. >> children under 18 represent the largest per capita increase in new cases since summer, but dr. rutherford says in part that is due to yet your case is being low before the delta surge. >> it is being diagnosed in greater numbers and that is partly because of screening programs in schools picking up a sum to medicate his. >stephanie: across the more than 1500 children are hospitalized with covid, 37% increase over the past week. that is largely due to delta, as the risks omicron poses to kids are unknown. would you recommend families change their horrible day -- holliday plans? >> if the 17-year-old who is hanging out with his friends who are not vaccinated, that is some risk. stephanie: this doctor

stephanie sierra spoke with oakland's police chief about what is next. >> nearly a month after the murder of a tv news security guard while on assignment in oakland, the police chief says the department has two suspects in custody and are closing in on a third. >> we have identified a third suspect that we are seeking right now with the help of law enforcement partners. >> chief armstrong confirmed one of the suspects is the owner of the 2000 five white acura recovered last week, believed to be used in the crime. the chief would not identify either suspect but did confirm they were arrested on unrelated charges. >> the arrests they made were for offenses already committed. warrants from other departments as well. the homicide charge is forthcoming. >> the chief says help from the community was credible -- critical. the da will determine who will receive the roughly $32,000 reward. >> in the coming days, i feel confident the district attorney will charge this case and we will be able to come will pour the public -- come before the public and say these three individuals were responsible for

stephanie sierra spoke to experts about what we can expect. stephanie: health officials stress there are no immediate plans to impose additional restrictions at this point. we simply don't know enough about omicron yet. but other experts say preliminary data from south africa suggests it could only be a matter of time. with growing fear, the omicron variant is not only here in the bay area, but could be more infectious than delta. we're left wondering, should we change our behavior? ucsf's doctor says not yet, but warns be careful. >> there's no evidence yet that it would be causing serious disease. that might change. stephanie: dr. john moore is a professor of immunology and microbiology at cornell. stephanie: he's been following the latest reports on omicron coming out of south africa. >> they're seeing evidence that it is more capable of infections are people who have recovered from earlier infections. stephanie: moore says unlike delta, infected patients in south africa are not having symptoms of loss of smell and taste. >> that alone woul

in san jose, stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. ama: download the abc 7 news app for your phone and enable push alerts for breaking dan:. dan: well spencer will have the forecast, we will also have a look at technology that can help evaluate dangers and plan repairs in unprecedented ways. abc 7 and our abc owned stations across the u.s. are hosting a day of giving for disaster relief. according to the american red cross 2021 has been one of the country's most active years for severe weather, just like the tornadoes the other day. join us to help families and communities affected by disasters big and small. visit some days, you just don't have it. not my uncle, though. he's taking trulicity for his type 2 diabetes and now, he's really on his game. once-weekly trulicity lowers your a1c by helping your body release the insulin it's already making. most people reached an a1c under 7%. plus, trulicity can lower your risk of cardiovascular events. it can also help you lose up to ten pounds. trulicity is for type 2 diabetes. it isn't for

in san jose, stephanie sierra. dan: there is a podcast about the case hosted by our chief business, economics and technology correspondence. it is called the dropout. there are new episodes every tuesday. listen wherever you stream your podcasts. kristen: san leandro is mourning the death of the school board district president. flags were flown at half staff today in honor of cristian rodriguez. the district says he died after being hit by a car while walking with his wife in oakland last week. rodriguez was first elected to the board in 2018 and was just elected president last week. he leaves behind his wife and three children. dan: san jose has matched a 20 year high in traffic fatalities, a grim milestone. a pedestrian was killed this morning in a two-car crash on eastbound key road near interstate 680. both of the drivers stayed at the scene. the crash marks san jose's 60th trafficked at this year according to police. that ties a two decade peak reached in 2015. kristen: and has been very gray across the bay ar

abc 7 news reporter stephanie sierra spoke to experts about what we can expect going forward. reporter: health officials stress there are no immediate plans to impose additional restrictions at this point. we simply don't know enough about omicron yet. the other experts say per the memory data from south africa -- for the merry data from south africa suggests it could only be a matter of time. with growing fear, the omicron variant is not only here in the bay area, but could be more infectious than delta. we're left wondering, should we change our behavior? usf says not yet, but words be careful. >> there is no evidence yet that it would be causing serious disease. that might change. reporter: dr. john moore is a professor of immunology and microbiology at cornell. he's been following the latest reports on omicron coming out of south africa. >> they're seeing evidence that it is more capable of inflections -- infections are people who have recovered from earlier infections. reporter: unlike delta, infected patients in south africa are not having symptoms of loss of smell and t

transmissible omicron variant may mean our next wave will be much milder abc 7 news reporter stephanie. sierra is here with the details steph yes alma in contrast with other waves of covid our first early look at the patient's hospitalized with omicron in south africa show promising signs cases are milder patients aren't in the icu and most aren't requiring oxygen but experts warn that may not necessarily. the case here in the us. there's a lot of fear surrounding the newest highly transmissible omicron variant health experts expect the bay area will start seeing the beginning stages of a search within two weeks in the bay area. i would expect that people. will get omicron and if they do get it, it'll be very mild or many people wouldn't even know they have it ucsf's dr. peter chin. hung says preliminary data out. south africa shows the majority of hospitalized patients are unvaccinated and younger with 80% under the age of 50 cases are reported to be mild. delta meeting patients aren't in the icu and most art on oxygen the fact that they're not requiring oxygen in the hospital is a go

sierra abc 7 news. this trial has gone on for three months and if you want to get caught up on the highlights and the insights check out a podcast called the dropout. it's hosted by abc news chief business economics and technology. correspondent. rebecca jarvis. there are new episodes every tuesday. listen wherever you stream your podcasts. christmas and easter right for those who consider themselves casually religious. those are the two days when you find your way to church tonight, see what an impact covid is having on church attendance here in the bay area and nationwide. a local family fears. it will spin the holidays without heat after promise pandemic assistance from the state stalls. i'm michael finney and i'll have their story coming up on 7. hi, my name is cherrie. i'm 76 and i live on the oregon coast. my husband, sam, we've been married 53 years. we love to walk on the beach. i have two daughters and then two granddaughters. i noticed that memories were not there like they were when i was muc

sierra a member of our abc 7 vaccine team has a look at the numbers. since the beginning of the pandemic more than 7 million children and adolescents have tested positive for covid-19. both age groups not seen as super spreaders early on but new data shows that's changing, you know, the disease is finally getting into pediatric populations, and we're and we're seeing it there children under 18 now represent the largest per capita increase in new cases since the summer but ucss dr. george rutherford says in part that's due to pediatric cases already being low before our latest. this is an abc news special report. right now two two two two two to including an nfl grape our own michael strahan. i'm excited ready to go and the daughter of a space pioneer launching to space returning his astronauts xperiencing the ride of a lifetime everybody here. lift off to space with michael strahan live from launch site 1 in west texas and abc news in new york city. tj hom a, robach. beautiful van horn, texas. thank you everyone for joining us on this incredibly exciti

sierra is live here now with the detail staff. yes kristen in contrast with other waves of covid our first look at the patient's hospitalized with omicron in south africa show. some promising signs cases are milder. they're not in the icu and most aren't requiring oxygen but experts warn that may not necessarily be the case here in the us. there's a lot of fear surrounding the newest highly transmissible omicron variant health experts expect the bay area will start seeing the beginning stages of a search within two weeks in the bay area. i would expect that people will get omer quran and if they do get it, it'll be very mild or many people wouldn't even know they have it ucsf's dr. peter chin. hung says preliminary data out of south africa shows the majority of hospitalized patients are unvaccinated and younger. with 80% under the age of 50 cases are reported to be milder than delta meaning patients aren't in the icu and most aren't on oxygen the fact that they're not requiring oxygen in the hospital is a good sign. it mainly show

reporting from soda springs, stephanie lynn. beautiful scenes up in the sierra four today looked like travel no problems, but that could be changing over the coming week as we are tracking more storms here in the bay area and more storms in this year. a right now current temperatures. we have clear to partly cloudy skies in the mountains and. getting very cold in truckee right now. 14 degrees , and here is the plan this for your sunday also on a monday and tuesday as we take a look at the next three days, lots of sunshine tomorrow, maybe a few extra clouds by monday afternoon . then we could be tracking the first bands of snow moving in later in the day on tuesday and a lot more snow in the forecast over the coming week and more rain. we're tracking here as well as far as temperatures from today it was a cool one that some dense fog lingering into a good portion of the afternoon, and that meant to temperatures holding the forties out toward vallejo and fairfield, oakland, 55 san francisco 52 in san jose, one of the warm response

well in the sierra people are preparing for a major winter storm. while they're excited for the snowfall it is expected to bring. they also know that they could be stuck indoors for a few days. reporter stephanie lynn shows us how residents in truckee are getting ready. take one step into this truckee hardware store and you'll be greeted with this long checkout lines, aisles filled with people shopping back to back town will be really busy in the roads will be crazy. 45 40 many customers picking up all the essentials before they're snowed in by the upcoming big winter storm. we definitely have been working through some of our generators and power loss as well as you. flashlights batteries, candles, oil, williams. i couldn't find my snow scraper for my car. so i had to buy one of those, and they were almost sold out. still, the prospect of a white christmas has people pretty excited. yeah it should be fun. the snow expected to bring a welcome boost to a town that relies heavily on recreational tourism. if the skiers get opened up, we're going to have