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here's specific forecast lows. 29 santa rosa and fairfield. 30 at concord and vallejo. 32 murray hill. it is going to be cold all around the area. but changes are coming and they involve wet weather. i will show you all of that in my seven-day forecast a bit later. jobina: now to the pandemic. the u.s. is facing its worst surge on record. more americans are testing positive daily than at any other point in this two-year pandemic. in new york state, infections reached an all-time high for the third straight day. the state's seven-day positivity rate is just shy of 20%, which is one in five tests coming back positive. global travel has also been impacted. flight aware shows 4200 flights have been canceled worldwide so far today because of omicron, staffing issues, and bad weather. many families in the bay area are struggling to get children tested for covid before they return to school on monday. covid testing appointments or rapid tests are hard to find. starting tomorrow, san francisco unified will offer mobile rapid testing at a district office on franklin street. school sites will a

. >> in vallejo, people say the potholes of gotten worse over the years. twice at least three per street. it is getting ridiculous. >> one is hitting them where it hurts the most. in the pocketbook. weiss alignment issues, tire issues. i have a car over here with two cracked rims from the potholes. >> the issue has gotten so bad that some residents have decided to take matters into their own hands. forming a group that goes out and fixes potholes on their own. they call themselves the pothole get his lefties. garrett is a member of the group. he says it is not just about stopping damage to people's cars but also about preventing someone from getting physically hurt. >> that pothole they're fixing right there is an example of a pothole that is dangerous. somebody swerving and possibly hitting someone on the right-hand side or swerving into oncoming traffic, that is what we want to mitigate. >> there also running the support of many. several drivers stopped to take them for their work. the city of vallejo's issued a cease and desist to the group. they were a

low to mid 60's coast side. 62 degrees, filtered sunshine in the north bay. 61 in san rafael. 61 in vallejo pin having a midwinter dry spell in the middle of january is not that out of the ordinary. we see the spells from time to time so don't panic yet. i the east bay, 62. low 60's from concord to will and a creek. 62 degrees in livermore. here is a look at the computer animation taking you through the next seven days. that is the storm track to our north does not make it here because we have this blocking ridge through martin luther king jr. day. the accuweather seven-day forecast. mild the next couple of afternoons. above average on wednesday even though the temperatures will come down. fog is here thursday. it is cooler and still a dry pattern heading into the long holiday weekend. hopefully we can get the storms back. >> coming up, only only o pets on the loose. these are not dogs or cats. running through the street. dion lim shows the story of how a community came together to get the animals back home you will see only on seven. two i am going to put your harness on. >> as if trying t

nice in downtown san francisco. 64 in santa rosa. 60 in vallejo. in the east bay, 62 oakland. inland areas in the low 60's. 61 in san ramon. 60 in livermore. a little hazy. as you take out the extended forecast, looking at everything going over the top of us, there will be showers south of us on monday, which is martin luther king jr. day. other than that, we don't have anything in the forecast, at least not through next friday. it looks like some computer models want to bring in some rain at the end of january or beginning of february. we need it and hope it materializes. mild the next couple of afternoons. temperatures will be hovering mid-60's. a little cooler for martin luther king jr. day. we bump up the temperatures again for the end of the workweek. ama: thank you so much. a jeopardy contestant from oakland is working her way up the ranks in the shows record books. next, look at the milestone she i'm greg, i'm 68 years old. i do motivational speaking in addition to the substitute teaching. i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think

dale phillips of vallejo was approved for benefits in october. his claim was frozen like 345 thousand others throughout the state. edd believes most are fraudulent but admits many are legit ended and say how long the disabled will have to wait for their money. >> they have said there is only 40 employees in the state assigned to clear the 300 45,000 cases that they have frozen. michael: dale's partner nicole says dale is fighting edd while sick with lupus, which has torn his skin. >> everything hurts. every muscle hurts. michael: dale has been without income since october. >> because of them, i am behind on my bills. why can't you just make a phone call? >> thank you for calling the employment development department. michael: he can't get answers from the etd. >> we are experiencing longer than normal wait times. this call may be monitored for quality insurance. we are sorry, the maximum numbers of callers has been reached. please call again. >> we keep calling and getting the same message again and again. michael: guy only found out about the di