violent crime and property crime is higher in texas than it is in california. >> newsom discussed california's fight against covid and the new omicron variant, saying state policies work and should be a model for the nation. >> those states that have followed the science, encouraged boosters have outperformed. not just from a health perspective, but economically. the state of california did better economically than florida and texas and the u.s. as a whole. i say that to impress upon you they go hand in hand. >> newsom's appearances are part of a media tour to promote his new children's book on dyslexia, which he has struggled with since childhood. larry: the warriors are set to take on the trail blazers as steph curry gets ready to make history, closing in on the all-time three-point record. chris alvarez has a look ahead to the game and the three-point chase. >> fans might want to get their popcorn. stephan curry with one more home game against the blazers and he is 16 three-pointers shy of the all-time high mark. it would have to be an historic night to do this here at home. klay thompson h

of california. these were incendiary speeches that he gave it. he did it precisely to whip up the mining districts. to get the voters there to vote for him. and so he won his reelection campaign in 1853 by at less than 1000 votes. it was i believe the first instance of using the chinese question or weapon icing it for partisan purposes. >> yes, he was using the chinese as a political ponds. >> calling them slaves, coolies and they are paid $5 a year, crazy stuff like that but it got people very agitated. >> wanted things he said is the chinese are taken the gold out of her ground, sending it back to china and providing california with no benefit. was that true? >> no it was not true. first about the gold miners from all over the world in california and they all sent money home. >> many of them are immigrants. >> they were from france, australia, ireland, or ever. but also, the chinese like other minors put money into the california economy through merchants, but also through paying taxes, buying wha

also, a california counsel with backing from the governor has unveiled a plan for california to become an abortion sanctuary state of the supreme court overturns roe v. wade. a member of the council joins us to explain what they are recommending. first, new data from pfizer indicates the omicron variant likely chips away at the efficacy of its vaccine, but a third dose can make a big difference. joining us is marin countyountyy public health officer dr. matt willis. dr. willis, thanks for your time. before we get to marin specific questions, if i may ask about the pfizer lab study released today, it shows the initial, two-dose effectiveness does drop a lot versus only chronic, but the third shot is apparently the charm. tell us what you know about that. dr. willis: it is consistent with what we are seeing in marin county. we have seen dramatic improvements in protection with that booster shot, especially for our older residents. when we look at older residents who had a booster shot, look at cases in the month of november and look back and see who had gotten a booster and who had not,

clinic would now be in california. reporter: to help accommodate these out-of-state patients, the report recommends increased funding, including some public funding to help pay for travel, lodging, transportation and other expenses. the report also recommends removing barriers that make it hard for california residents to receive abortion care, such as high deductibles and co-pays. in a statement, governor newsom said, "in a time when reproductive rights are under attack in the country, california is stepping up to speak the moment. we take seriously the recommendations of this report is california continues to lead the nation in protecting such rights. -- in protecting such rights pair quote -- your quote. reporter: he said they are playing to increase their staffing as they expect an increase in patients coming here to california. ama: there are lawmakers behind this report, what are they saying echo reporter: governor newsom does backdate recommendations. he told the associated press california will be a quote sanct

the folks at the california policy level join us. as we work with the california standard to build a better bay area, an in-depth look at the budget meeting last night, with the district decided to cut to avoid a state takeover. first, a day of confusion as the state indoor mask mandate takes effect. this is the rule california public health officials just put lacked -- put back to rising cases and uncertainties about the omicron variant and the holidays. driving the confusion, a patchwork of policies across the state with some bay area counties asking for exemptions. 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

in california, we are losing a seat. again, hopefully, if we are doing reapportionment equitably and fairly, we should not lose it in the latino community, because the highest growth is in the latino community. i understand how it all works. this was part of the legislature, to know how reapportionment works throughout the decade. hopefully, we will get into the process of better respecting --and we don't have the voting rights act on our side for the most part even though it is supposed to follow basic rules and laws. many of these will go to the courts as they have and the past. there will be judges who have to make determinations as to whether there is a danger following the basic rules of reapportionment down the line. i think it's important to consider not just the partisan aspect but dealing with the population growth in many of the states if you are going to have an equitable and fair process. in the process, we are getting ourselves ready to go and many of the southern states and certainly in california throughou

mary: i want there to be change, at least in the state of california. michelle: it scares me to death. what's gonna happen when we get to that point? candice: you may be looking for a safe place for your loved one. i recently spoke with industry insiders about things you can do or say when looking for a senior care facility. that q&a is live right now, along with this investigation, on nbcbayarea.com. with the investigative unit, i'm candice nguyen. bigad: now even after the pandemic, we'll still have to deal with growing threats created by climate change. up next, we investigate something that's been all but ignored by most people: rising groundwater. we'll tell you what it could bring to the surface and into our homes. we'll be right back. bigad: the fight to protect homes and businesses from climate change is getting even more complicated. senior investigator stephen stock spent months documenting how groundwater is rising under many bay area neighborhoods, and now scientists worry about what that water could bring with it. stephen stock: rising grou

we are recycling this plastic in california and using it in california.>> reporter: under the law which was enacted in 2020, all plastic beverage bottles must contain no less than 25% recycled plastic by the year 2025 and no less than 50% by the year 2030. that bill was the first of its kind in the country, now they want to expand that by targeting another product, thermoformed plastic which is frequently used to box strawberries and make cups. >> this is typical for us. these are items that we are working to try to get recycled. right now they are not recyclable. >> reporter: overtime plastic breaks apart in smaller and smaller pieces and until úrecently not much attention wa paid to how it affects human health. that is slowly starting to change. >> my field is emerging contaminants and micro-plastics so i look at contaminants that haven't been regulated yet, but are getting out into the environment.>> reporter: on the shores of the san francisco bay they are trying to measure how much is in the bay. they are not looking for large obvious plastic waste, but rather something that is ha

at some point they will connect to the california high speed rail system in southern california. and so there is synergy between what we're doing on the public sector side and what they are doing on the private sector side. a lot of cooperation and communication with bright line west. and we expect that to continue. >> great, thank you for your response. i can imagine when it's done, there will be a lot of my fellow raider fans decked out from california to vegas to see them play. mr. gardner, i mentioned bright line in my question to secretary kim. the bright line model allows for positive and free cash flow. and amtrak projects require significant federal grants, federal subsidies and state subsidies. are there ways to partner with private sector companies like bright line who are working to take on ridership and construction risks for the projects in front of them? >> thank you, congressman. and yes, we are open to partnerships and in fact have developed good rapport with a number of entities looking to develop new services and have a relationship, for instance, with texas cen

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para que entiendan el esfuerzo del estado de california, y tambiÉn el estado de california es agresivo para pedirle a la poblaciÓn que vacune y que reciba las dosis de refuerzo para controlar los casos. sabemos que las variantes tambiÉn son un reto y nos vamos sorprendidos de que surja la variante Ómicron, estÁ hablando a todos los californianos, adultos y niÑos, diciendo que la vacunaciÓn es de vital importancia. tenemos que usar nuestro sentido comÚn para evitar mÁs contagios para nuestro y nuestras familias. ahora presentarÁ al doctor gadli, es representante de salud pÚblica del estado de california. >>> estÁ hablando de que estÁ en el valle central en una escuela, estÁ agradeciendo a todos por el trabajo que estÁn haciendo hasta el momento en torno a la vacunaciÓn de los niÑos, solamente hay una persona y nos sentimos orgullosos que pudimos localizar este caso y nos sentimos orgullosos de que estamos listos para hacerle frente a la variante Ómicron, estÁ hablando del condado y ciudad de san francisco en torno al caso descubierto recientemente, la persona estaba va

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we have people moving out of california to texas. we have people moving out of texas to california. >> the next time someone tells you our friends are ruining their out-of-state towns, feel free to fire back. if your people moving to california that's causing our home prices to go up. i michael finney, 7 on your side. dan: isn't that interesting. commercial dungeness crab season is underway in the port of san francisco is making it easy for local fishermen to sell their catch. new pilot program allows fishermen to sell fresh crab right off their boats in fisherman's wharf. one fishermen we spoke with just loves this change. >> it's great, especially for smaller boats like mine that don't produce thousands of tons. it gives us a little bit of an option to sell it off and keep our living going. >> the pilot program will run for at least a year. fresh dungeness is selling for $10 a pound. the start of the commercial season was delayed until today. it was for them to migrate safely, but the season is on and does not get any fresher than

tell us about how it is playing out in california. >> as you know, california is a more abortion friendly state then other states in the country. and, they expect, they being providers and abortion advocates and lawmakers, that should roe versus wade be overturned, we will see an increase in the number of women coming to the state to get an abortion because they might not be able to get one in their home state. a recent study estimated that we could see a nearly 3000% increase in the number of women who come here. >> that is huge. >> absolutely. the state is now convening a council called the future of abortion counsel to look at potential barriers that those women face as well as women living in california face and what the state can do to help them overcome those hurdles. >> i think to katie's point, the real focus is not so much abortion access in laws but funding for that abortion access. we are already hearing from groups like planned parenthood in california saying you know, maybe the legislature should look at funding services for those women arriving into lavonia from the moment t

soy flavio lacayo, el gobernador de california gavin newsom acaba de anunciar un nuevo mandato de la vacuna de refuerzo para los trabajadores de la salud en el estado. vamos al informe. >>> buenas tardes. ante la amenaza que representa Ómicron en el estado por estos dÍas en que muchos deciden reunirse el gobernador de california gavin newsom se reuniÓ con un grupo de periodistas donde anunciÓ que se estÁn duplicando las acciones para proteger a los californianos de esta variante. veamos lo que dijo. >>> esto es requisito que los trabajadores de la salud reciban la vacuna de refuerzo y esto es porque Ómicron se estÁ propacando, se debe mantener a los niÑos de california mÁs seguro y obteniendo pruebas gratis para los niÑos, aumentar los horarios de prueba para expandir la capacidad de reacciÓn. esto dijo el gobernador. tambiÉn llamÓ laa tenciÓn para mantenerse disciplicahados, usar las mascaras y tambiÉn dijo que es de suma importancia que se cumplan estos requisitos para mantener a california como un estado seguro. a las 5 de la tarde le tendremos mÁs detalles de cÓm

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y una tormenta de nieve cierra carreteras en el norte de california y deja a miles sin electricidad. en el sur del estado ordenan evacuaciones por las lluvias torrenciales. [habla en inglÉs] gritos desesperados de un trabajador de limpieza que se metiÓ donde no debÍa. entrÓ al habitad de un tigre para acariciarlo. presentadora: bienvenidos a noticiero univisiÓn. los nuevos casos de covid—19 se han disparado hasta alcanzar el nivel mÁs alto desde el comienzo de la pandemia. la ciudad de new york tambiÉn estÁ reportando recortes nuevos casos. el alcalde bill de blasio dijo que la respuesta es duplicar las vacunas. pegi: todo estÁ casi listo para que se lleva a cabo una de las celebraciones por las vÍsperas de aÑo nuevo mÁs populares en el mundo. >> es la primera vez que lo vamos a hacer, y es algo novedoso. [habla en inglÉs] pegi: segÚn el alcalde de la ciudad de nueva york, times square recibirÁ a 10.000 personas. >> si me da un poco de temor, pero, sÍ, estoy dispuesta a hacer algo diferente de dÓnde vengo, que yo resido en puerto rico. pegi: en el evento se requeri

with california's ridiculous that the shining. kinds are also the most corrupt. just this week doctor lee california's first ever deputy superintendent for equity was supposed to resign that he was not living in california cashing in his $150,000 per year paycheck from philadelphia. why did he get the job? the turns out him and the california school superintendent have been friends for more than two decades. he paid it played a key role in hiring the job is never open to other applicants and the department of education could not have anybody else interviewed. there is equity. and those fight to bring this in a victory lap. but it is a small victory for people in california and taxpayers. you almost cannot make it up at this point. it is so typical we have a corrupt political class in california that things they can get away with absolutely anything. and with the school's chief has gotten away with shutting down california schools longer than any stay in the entire country just to please the biggest donor in the teachers union so a

political force in california. more powerful than oil, tobacco and pharmaceutical companies. period to scare sacramento legislatures away from doing the right thing. that's why this initiative is so important as you pointed out we started talking we have seen parents in action they are saying enough were tired we want to put our kids first and that's why we believe education savings account will register with parents to give us school choice. steve: is taking all the money that the state spent if this goes through and all of it, not just a little bit, all of it. the parents get to decide. this will have national applications. kim people watching you who don't live in california, can they support this, talk about the national aspect of this. it's a really big change their approving. >> the california is going to go into everything, california used to be the state where we try to put everything first. but the last decade we've been doing everything last. what i would say to people across the country, if you really be

but they are helping to keep california workers safe. >> the california labor federation and groups that advocate for workers, safety support. the change. >> we. no how important it is for the standards for to support california workers who can't comfortably and work from home. but her showing up every in our restaurants. can you know, grocery stores and transit drivers. keeping our economy moving if the rules are going to start to of all to treat vaccinated and unvaccinated workers there becomes less and less incentive to get a vaccine. but the bay area council and the california chamber of commerce believe the change goes too far. restaurant workers, logistics workers, small retail business workers. >> you know, folks in construction and other you occupations just don't have the sort of ability to. segment themselves off like that at all period of time. and so, you know, we just believe that that that's just a step too far. now, here's the other part of it about pay who gets paid. well, if you are excluded from the workplace under these rules and you are exposed at work. >> the employe

california is an amazing place, california democrats of ruined it for many. >> it sounds crass but i think the fact that this crime wave is starting to the rich areas of california, you saw it in beverly hills, the pacific palisades of all places, i think that could lead to change but we will see. jessica patterson, appreciate your time this morning, thank you so very much. >> the time is now, 23 minutes after the hour. if there were any questions before about where exactly blue-collar joe's priorities are when it comes to his infrastructure bill listen to this. >> think about climate, equities critically important, we cannot leave anybody behind and blue-collar jobs? >> really? taking a 12 days of giving with the foundation that is bringing the holiday spirit to military families when christmas tree at a time. >> michael sussman will stand trial in late spring of 2022 facing charges brought by john durham in his investigation into the origins of the russia probe, was invited on a charge he lied to the fbi during the meeting about links between russia and donald trump. durham alleges

la interrupción del embarazo si el máximo tribunal de la nación decide revocar causo los del caso, california dice estar preparada para recibir aquellas mujeres que tenga la intención de interrumpir el sitio de gestación aunquelos latinos somos el 18% las mujeres latinas necesitamos el derecho al aborto porque no tenemos el discurso tenemos otros hijos porque queremos superarnos económicamente la coalición de algunos cuarentas organizaciones conocido como (nombre extranjero) emitió 45 recomendaciones para que california toma en cuenta al momento de emitir respaldamos cada una de las 40 lo comercial que hay en el informe asegurándose de que haya una infrestructura que pueda pagar tanto las personas que están en california de las personas pobres que vienen de otros estados organizaciones en contra del aborto y miembros del partido republicano dice que california estaría malgastando los impuestos de los contribuyentes tenemos gente aquí familias que no tienen comida gente que no tiene trabajo tenemos gente que no tiene agua limpia para tomar agrega que el reporte de la coalición excluy

get ready for summer cycling changes in california. how you can prepare now before these rules are enforced. >> plus california plans to be an abortion sanctuary if roe v wade is overturned. we will take a closer look at that report. >> and a plumber who discovered bags and bags and bags of money in the wall of joel church is going to be rewarded for his good deed. what police did to show their appreciation. >> lot of clouds in our skies right now. some more rain is on the way and pack some heavy rain this weekend. we'll talk about it coming up next. >> and before we head to the break from forres once again celebrating the remarkable women of the bay area. we neer your help to share their stories. if you know a remarkable woman making a difference in her community. nominate her for a chance to be awarded woman of the year. you can enter your nomination and read more about the and read more about the contest all at kron 4 dot com. air wick air wick scented oils are infused with natural essential oils to create authentic seasonal scents

california. still have a stretch of extreme through chico and fresno and the bakersfield area. as of three months ago, 87% of the state of california was under an extreme drought. that would bring it into the d-4 category. last week's storms helped us out and we were at about 79.4 % when it comes to the extreme drought. as of today only 32% of the state of california is under extreme drought. that is a significant improvement in just one week for the state of california. this is good news. of course we still have several years to go before we can fully get out of this drought, but seeing this type of improvement is really nice and shows you why it's really important that we get some rain in the bay area. enjoy the sunshine, guys. i know the treacherous conditions on the roads have been tough. >>> no end in sight. ahead on "today in the bay," covid flight cancellations continue to cause chaos at airports nationwide. the latest airline to announce a new round of cuts. >>> plus, the reason you'll wa

but other parts of california. if you get into kern county and down and some of the other areas where patients have been brought into the bay area because those hospitals were overwhelmed by cases morning. how do we stand right now. since you have your year and basically every corner of california with nurses across the state. how are the hospitals holding up and are they going to be able to handle the surge as it unfolds. >> well, to tell you, this staffing crisis was created by the hospital industry. we have been short working with you know, bare bones staff, even before the pandemic and the just exacerbated the problem. we do not have a shortage of nurses here in the state in the country. what we have is a shortage of nurses. i'm willing to work in unsafe working conditions. they do not want to risk their patients lives. their lives and their licenses. that's what the problem if the hospital with just the working conditions, the work environment safe. these nurses will come back to work and i'm sure the you know

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you found that the number of people moving out of california is up 7. and the number of people moving into california decreased 35% so this downward trend in population more about fewer people moving to california and not as much about people leaving. yeah, that's right. we looked at who was moving into the state and who was moving out of state, and we found that the biggest changes since the pandemic started had more to do with cal entrances than they did with cal entrance exits, which seems to be what people have been focused on. however that doesn't seem to be holding in the bay area. we see a lot more exits in the bay area to other parts of the country. um, so the barrier is a little bit different than the rest of the state. yes the bay area. this this trend has been, you know, played out in a more significant way here in the pay area. you found that the pandemic prompted a lot more people here in the bay area to want to leave the state. overall i think we have a graphic here to show the california counties with the largest increase in net move outs

. >> reporter: the surge predict side here in california. some say it is the perfect storm for more transmission as we are days away when millions of family and friends are expected to gather for the holidays. >> you know, i think, is is going to get probably even more intense in the week to two weeks coming. >> reporter: in just one week, covid-19 cases more than doubled with nearly 11,000 new confirmed cases yesterday the variant quadrupled from 49 cases last week to nearly 200 cases today we are tracking well north of 50% of all of the sequenced identifying themselves as omicron. >> are we seeing more cases because people are testing more or there are more positive cases? >> given what we saw in south africa and the u.k. there are real cases increasing. >> reporter: this holiday season is different than last december when cases and hospitalizations and deaths surged today, americans feel more confident about being out and gathering. >> my plans for the holidays have changed only slightly in the size of the group. making sure everyone is v

i'm based in california, and it's happening in california, which is a very liberal state, as well. there are some school districts here who have anti-critical race theory policies. ramona unified school district in southern california is an example. and some of these school districts, in addition to creating these policies against race, are also, like i said, targeting gender, targeting sexuality. but with race, they're also going after, in some cases, books about history. so, there was a book about martin luther king and the march on washington. in tennessee, the group moms for liberty said that that violated the state's new critical race theory policy. there are books about ruby bridges, the little girl in louisiana in 1960 who desegregated her public scol. so, they're going after topics and after subjects that americans have generally considered to be heroic. >> sreenivasan: nadra nittle, education reporter for the 19th. thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> sreenivasan: california is facing a severe housing crisis, as rents and the price of homes skyrock

so be careful traveling into the high country also northern california. the shasta area mendocino county parts of lake county also look at the possibility of more snow and that getting down to very low elevations could see a couple feet of snow across higher peaks there. all right. as far as we're concerned, the bay area. what a was over 9 and a half inches of rain in ben lowman over the last 72 hours. samara fell over 7 inches of rain from that storm pacific up. almost 60 inches of rain now over 4 and a half inches of rain downtown san francisco or 3 in a 3rd. and how about oakland almost 4 inches of rain while was coming down all around the bay area. good news for everybody. so here's where we for the year for normal member last year. we have less than 9 inches of rain for the entire year in san francisco. this is where we sit right now. the season so far. this is fantastic news over 12 inches of rain that is 218% of normal san jose still running a little bit behind a little bit. the rain shadow effect of that storm at 2 and a half inches of rain. but t

so let's return to the health scape that we see in california because california is always our future. we head west since the beginning of in the colonization of the americas. and well, it's also where we have our high tech industry and our propaganda, the hollywood industry and stuff like that. so there's a quote from frederick boss yet, whereby he suggests he warned a basically a 150 years ago that when plunder becomes the way of life for men in society, that they would create the legal and moral structure to justify it. so in california we seem to see that come true, we see the legal structure has been changed in order to justify the plunder. it's no longer you're not even actually even allowed to call it looting. they said that that's harmful word to use again seats, people. so what do you make a looters feel bad? yeah. so where does that go like, how is this just the beginning of the, of the very end of empire where by it's just full on looting, loot whatever you can, like as every end of any nation state, the corruption and the regime falls apart. well, you know, it's one thing

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we have already distributed them across california. we have given them to the local health department and food banks and are ordering more tests to be available to those schools especially right before they come back for the first week of school. we will continue down that path. the federal government will be making 500 million tests available across the country. hopefully, production will pick up and it will be more accessible. basic things people can do is making sure that you try to avoid crowded indoor spaces, make sure you are wearing a good mask indoors, open the windows and the doors. kristen: we have a this week, but generally in california we can take it outside. a new mandate coming down for california health care workers to get booster shots. should we expect a broader booster mandate soon? >> well, we know definitely defy health-care workers. health care workers are taking care of vulnerable patients and we absolutely need our health care force tuesday healthy. hospitals are full even without a covid surge. we know covid wi

nelson from california. mr. nelson, we spoke at the previous panel a little about the salt and sea restoration, this is, of course, a partnership led by the state of california but it includes tribes and local partners, environmental stake holders and federal agencies. could you please just expand on why federal support of those partnerships and their restoration work is so important, not just for those living near the salt and sea, but really, for the larger colorado river basin community? >> sure. thank you for the, congressional huffman for -- it's a great question. the salt and sea is historically a delta part of the colorado river. it is important to the region of southern california. first, the work that is being done now at the salt and sea is associated with a continued implementation of the 2003 settlement agreement which resulted in nearly 500,000 acre foot of conserved water supply that are then transferred to the coastal plain. and so that's an important aspect of water management in california. seco

california is also experiencing drought. allocations for the state water project contractors and the 0% allocation for 140% just to get a normal runoff. for the first time ever they are unable to produce power on the brighter side, california stepped up in 2003 with the quantification settlement agreement to reduce colorado river usage by 800,000 annually and included mitigation measures. we achieved and succeeded conservation to the shortage criteria and 2019 drought contingency plan so metropolitan has 1.3 million in lake mead adding 14 feet of elevation. the irrigation district have concern and again to the zero reclamation. additionally, metropolitan, nevada, arizona and reclamation are currently collaborating and have a potential to create 150,000 acres annually of water in the region reducing the demand on the colorado river. naturally with the largest share of the river use would be the irrigation district. imperial has already participated in the largest urban transfer in the country and the need to address the litig

the california attorney general said this was one of the largest organized retail crime bust in california history. alongside san mateo county sheriff's and the assistant district attorney, california attorney general announced the final steps in holding a group of people responsible for numerous retail thefts in the bay area accountable. >> five defendants involved in a multimillion dollar retail theft scheme targeting bay area retailers have pled guilty to felony charges. >> reporter: the investigation took place throughout most of 2020. in the fall, law enforcement officers made the arrests, and recovered around $8 million worth of stolen merchandise. kpix 5 was there , and got a look at what they found. the stolen merchandise, stored on pallets stacked floor to ceiling inside of a large warehouse. >> it involves a network of criminals responsible for an international distribution center, moving millions of dollars in stolen merchandise. >> reporter: the announcement comes after numerous organized smash and grab said luxury store shakedowns all across the bay area, from san francisco, t

this is a book at how great california is. i had a few setbacks but the best is yet to come. >> trevor: right. ( laughter ) >> it's opposite. my mom was a single mom, passed away, and she didn't give up on me even though she struggled. i have four kids, a couple are struggling with learning disabilities as well. as a paren, it's much worse than being a kid with dyslexia than experiencing your own kids with a learning disability. >> trevor: what's a word that freaks you out most. >> perfection. it's a losery. doesn't exist. we're consumed by it. i hate our education simple that doesn't incentivize mistakes. we need the creative and innovative. if you can'tmake mistakes you don't get new ways of doing things. in politics we destroy people for making mistakes. >> trevor: a difference between destroying them and holding them accountable. you're hear and still the governor. some could say your actions at french laundry mean you were taken to task and then the people voted for you, 30 points. so clearly the people, governor newsom,

to texas, we also have people moving out of texas to california. michael: the next time tells you -- someone tells you our house rich friends are ruining the towns with high prices, fire back it is you people moving to california that's causing our prices to be so high. dan: thanks, very interesting. ama: today may have been our last rainy day of the year. spencer has a look at the weather for the beginning of 2022 next. >> the storm impact scale. from one to five, light to severe, know how every storm will infect you. be prepared with the abc 7 storm impact dan: a dire warning about the so-called doomsday glacier in antarctica. shatter in the next five years, posing a threat to sea level rise. glacier is the widest in the world and holds enough water to raise sea levels by two feet. it will jump to 10 feet if the glaciers collapse as well. ama: before we get to the forecast, we want to talk about the climate because that's part of building a better bay area. if the storm cycle recently is helping with the water outlook in california, it might rais

we now know what's causing a new sheen of oil seen along california's southern coast, california department of fish and wildlife tweeted today. that the oil is coming from a pipeline near bolsa chica state beach. that pipeline is run by california based oil and gas producer d. c. o r. the company has shut down its platform and pipeline operations. dive teams will check the pipeline next week to locate the exact source of that leak. right now. there are no estimates on how much oil has been spilled so far. there have been no reports of danger to wildlife. closer to home highway one through big sur is taking a beating from the weather and more these days, fox weather's robert ray breaks down the commitment to save this stretch of roadway. for hundreds of miles waves crashing to shore. rugged mountain cliffs as far as the eye can see in this nature lover's paradise. a region known as big sur, the pacific coast highway in central california is a national treasure. the sheer drama i mean the precipitous nature of the santa lists and mountain range. this very steep vertical incline coming into th

california. the steps hospitals are taking to manage the spread of the virus and the indoor mask mandate that is now been expanded across the bay area, plus with the big new year's eve fireworks display canceled in san francisco. we take a look at how businesses are responding as they prepare for smaller crowds along san francisco's waterfront and a local emergency declared in two counties over the historic snow in the sierra, the warning ahead of the new year's holiday. the news at noon starts now. this is katie fox two news at noon. good afternoon. i'm ali rasmussen for gasia mikaelian and mike mibach. the steep rise in covid cases in the bay area and across the state has some local hospitals taking measures to make sure they're prepared for an increase in the number of patients. statewide hospitalizations are up by about 300 patients from yesterday. 2 55 100 total, but they're far below the peak in january of this year before vaccines were widely available. and that's when there were more than

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