in addition to the omicron variant. >> michelin says that supply chain issues and organized retail theft could be enough to cause some small businesses to turn off the lights for good. and i think you're going to have some business owners that are we evaluating that are saying is this really what we want to continue to do. >> do we necessarily want to continue doing it in california. she says she's in the process of working with lawmakers to try to find more money to help keep small businesses afloat. >> my hope is that some of these small retailers small restaurants can hold on and really be able to come back strong enough, but those that the virus will continue to claim even more victims. >> in san francisco. jonathan mccall kron 4 news. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, california has new water restrictions and they could end up costing you if you waste water will have the details on how much right after the break. and today marks one year tomorrow marks one year thousands of people stormed the capitol. you can see all that video. who can forget about that, right. the changes

. >> he would look like the michelin man up there. >> i will maybe skip it and watch it in the hotel and cheer them on. >> xo fireplace or something. vern glenn will have the latest at 5:30 on the team/practice at home, and how they feel about playing in the freezing cold. >>> still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a judge rips into pg&e over wildfires , as the utility ends its criminal probation. his scathing parting words. >>> we have seen the incredible video of thousands of packages littering train tracks in los angeles. the governor's plan to crackdown on the rail robbers. >>> here from the teen pilot who just broke a world record. her inspiring solo journey that included a bay area stop. >>> after all that talk of cold weather in wisconsin, let's warm-up with a bay area sunset. temperatures were above average today. we are just getting started with the warm weather. we wil - [narrator] it's a mixed up world. and the way we work looks a little different. but whether you embrace the new normal or just want to get back to the routines that feel right, x-chair contin

in addition to the omicron variant. >> michelin says that supply chain issues and organized retail theft could be enough to cause some small businesses to turn off the lights for good. and i think you're going to have some business owners that are we evaluating that are saying is this really what we want to continue to do. >> do we necessarily want to continue doing it in california. she says she's in the process of working with lawmakers to try to find more money to help keep small businesses afloat. >> my hope is that some of these small retailers small restaurants can hold on and really be able to come back strong enough, but those that the virus will continue to claim even more victims. >> in san francisco. jonathan mccall kron 4 news. >> around the bay area coronavirus cases are climbing and that's led to high demand for covid testing. and it's not just sick people who are looking for tests students going back to school. people going back to work. people traveling at airports are on the road. they're all driving up demand and since take home test become next to impossible to find in

. >> rachel michelin is with the california retailers association. >> and i spoke with a lot of small business owners. you know, they were just they were holding on. they were holding on a lot to get through to basically this past holiday season in hopes that they could recoup some of that. profits that they lost. she says owners are once again being forced to make the tough decisions between protecting their bottom lines. >> or protecting workers and their customers. i just had a. >> small independent retailer happens to be engaged that with our you know, the 10% of his workforce is out right now and due to covid. in addition to the omicron variant. >> michelin says that supply chain issues and organized retail theft could be enough to cause some small businesses to turn off the lights for good. and i think you're going to have some business owners that are we evaluating that are saying is this really what we want to continue to do. >> do we necessarily want to continue doing it in california. she says she's in the process of working with lawmakers to try to find more money to help k

in addition to the omicron variant. >> michelin says that supply chain issues and organized retail theft could be enough to cause some small businesses to turn off the lights for good. and i think you're going to have some business owners that are reevaluating that are saying is this really what we want to continue to do. >> do we necessarily want to continue doing it in california. she says she's in the process of working with lawmakers to try to find more money to help keep small businesses afloat. >> my hope is that some of these small retailers small restaurants can hold on and really be able to come back strong enough. but those that the virus will continue to claim even more victims. >> in san francisco. jonathan mccall kron 4 news. >> it is 8.12. coming up on the kron 00:00am morning news, california has new water restrictions and it could end up costing you if you waste water. we'll have details on these new fees and fines. coming up. >> and we've been tracking your forecast warmer temperatures today, a little break in the rain. and then we see another storm system towards the en

>> you look like the michelin man. anyway, that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of >>> it looks like they're ready to blast off to space there. let's get a look at what's going on here. the fog is starting to clear out in treatment right now, but really dense fog as we take a looked at novato and hayward as well as up and down the peninsula. this may take a couple of hours before it's out of here. we do have sunshine in the forecast today, our temperatures in the mid 60s. we will continue to see more 60s in the forecast over the next few days and early next week we have highs in the low 60s. >> check us out on the radio, siriusxm channel 108, the best part of the morning. >> coming up, we've got a gold medal-worthy "pop start. something to get you even more excited about the super bowl halftime show. they released a teaser of eminem. >> and kristen bell is coming up she's a huge dateline fan. >> the new show looks great. >> and jill martin is here she's going to get us ready t