this year santa claus may not be coming to town. >> it makes me very sad, because we have seen santa every year. >> reporter: the u.s. labor shortage now felt as far as santa's workshop with thousands of unfilled gigs ahead of the holiday season. mitch allen runs the national group hire santa, which pairs christmas characters with venues around the world. >> we've never seen a santa shortage like this. >> reporter: he says requests are up more than 120% compared to prepandemic levels. >> people are wanting to get back to traditions. last year they weren't able to get together with families. this year they want to. they want to include santa. >> what is it that you want for christmas? >> legos. >> reporter: several organizations reporting a 15% drop in staffing. why so few santas? many have retired during the pandemic. others are at higher risk of covid and sitting this season out. mitch allen estimates sadly several hundred have likely died from the virus. >> i do make a lot of my visits here. >> reporter: los angeles's area santa says he is being extra cautious. >> it is a human saf

lefty for two. 21-0 santa clara there. leading with 24. the second half now. 54-30, justice goes baseline. the point, how about the broncos, they cruise 88 life 72 for their first win over the cardinal since 2006. >> jon gruden is not going away quietly. he filed a lawsuit against the nfl and the commissioner for a quote, soviet-style character sashination. he claims his private e-mails were leaked to destroy his career and force his resignation. to baseball, capler will win manager of the year this week and the giants gave them an early gift to celebrate. extended it through 2024. giants fans love to hear that. to the home of the cheese cone. we had soccer in cincinnati. team usa facing mexico in the world cup qualifier. scoreless, 74th minute, that is the u.s. star entering the game as a sub. knocks it in with his nogen. over time, no 49ers this weekend, they are hosting the >>> you know this is going to be so good. adele will debut new music for the first time in six years in a special prime time concert this weekend right here on cbs.

santa claus. oh, you don't believe that, do you? >> reporter: from the silver screen -- >> oh, my god! i know him. >> reporter: to holiday jingles. ♪ santa claus is coming to town ♪ >> reporter: santa claus is synonymous with the joy of christmas and time with him a tried and true childhood tradition. >> would you like to see by santa? >> reporter: this year st. nick may not be coming to town. the u.s. labor shortage stretching as far as the north pole. >> we've never seen the demand or the shortage of santas like we're doing this year. >> reporter: mitch allen is head of hire santa, a company that provides christmas characters to stores and event nationwide. >> ho ho ho! >> reporter: he says while the demand for santas has surged, the number of available kris kringles has dropped by double digits. tell me why we're seeing less available santas. >> you can say imagine santa claus entertainers are at high risk for negative consequences if they catch covid. >> reporter: this man is among those s

santa network. he says the covid year pushed him to make 600 virtual appearances. now there's an updated twist on this staple of the season, and now we have generations of children who are brought up looking at phones and tablets and this virtual solution. there's something that works out incredibly well. first santa. for the children and for the parents for throwbacks, patience and planning are urged. there is still hojo hope. um we're asking some of our clients to possibly consider doing their events during the week. santa there's also an urgent call, for all would be santa's to step up and serve. how you doing good to see you. to help ensure everyone has the holiday. they dream of. merry, chris. technically we are still in a pandemic here in santa clara county, but vaccination rates approximately 85% and officials say transmission rates are low. still, if you're headed out to see santa mask up and plenty of hand sanitizer to go around. we'll end with this. now we know who plays santa claus. that

oakland, concord, santa rosa. petaluma and santa rosa your visibility numbers are way down. the northbay valleys will really encounter the fog. anywhere near the delta, fairfield, martinez, all of those places near te on thick fog. mid-70s later for the inland spots. i will be back with the rest of the forecast in a bit. >>> an amber alert in effect for alameda and contra costa counties. a little boy was kidnapped. the three-year-old is believed to be with the 30-year-old. the suspect shot two people yesterday afternoon and drove off and one of the victims cars. the little boy, leo, was inside of that car. >>> police are looking for a great bmw with license plate 6nt you 367 here is a photo of that car. anyone that sees the car, they should call 911 immediately. >>> a similar case a day earlier in the east bay. a woman stole a car with the six-year-old in the backseat. there is a process to issuing an amber alert. when minutes matter, police have found a faster way to reach out to the public before that amber alert is issued. >> and officer on scene did a facebook post and w

of course santa got covid. he spends half his time around unvaccinated children, and the other half around deer. the solution is pretty obvious-- if you want more santas you have to offer more money. hell, if you raise the pay enough, you may even get the real santa to sign up. that man's spent a thousand years getting paid in just milk and cookies. a job at the mall is a huge step up. for more on this, i want to bring in our own ronny chieng, who's looking into this story at a local mall. ronny, when you look-- wait. why are you in a santa suit, ronny? >> uh, because i'm applying to be a mall santa. there's a shortage right now. don't you listen to your own show? >> trevor: yeah, i know there's a shortage. that's why i sent you to the mall. i just didn't think you would want to be a mall santa. >> yeah, why not? you get to sit down all day, you get a free winter jacket, and you can buy oxy from the girl at the hot topic. it's a great job. >> trevor: ronny, ronny, here's what i'm saying. i just don't think that

we are waiting to hear from santa clara pd. so far they have only acknowledged this business has been robbed previously. we are hearing reports that 25 to 35 people broke in and stole valuable items. that has not been confirmed with santa clara pd yet. you see in the video that they have speciality designer shoes. one pair can be worth hundreds of dollars. we are working to get more information. as soon as we do get that, we'll be sure to bring that to you. joycelyn moran, kpix5. >>> president biden plans to address the nation today as the covid variant omicron is spreading. >> this strand has international travelers expressing concern. justin andrews is live in the newsroom with the very latest on this variant. >>> health leaders are keeping a very close eye on this. world health organization yesterday urged countries around the world to not impose flight bands on southern african nations now until they have a better understanding of omicron. scientists and doctors say it is spreading throughout other countries. u.s. leaders f

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that is not confirmed with santa clara pd. you can see the kinds of shoes they sell, jordans, one pair worth hundreds of dollars. we are waiting to hear from the police department for further information. so far they have acknowledged that the business has been robbed previously and any information we get regarding incident, we'll be sure to share that with you. >>> happening today, jury selection begins for two high profile court cases in chicago. smollett is charged with making false police department about being the victim of a hate crime. in january 2019 police say he told officers he was attacked by two masked men. investigators say the actor staged this as a publicity stunt. he has pleaded not guilty. >>> in new york city jury selection for maxwell. prosecutors say she conspired with epstein in a sex trafficking scheme involving under aged girls. epstein committed suicide in jail two years ago. maxwell has denied role in his crimes. >>> it is 6:36. congress returns to work today with a busy agenda looming in final weeks

labor shortage has fallen as far as santa's workshop running the national group hire santa. >> we've never seen a santa shortage like this >> he says requests are up more than 120%. >> people want to get back to traditions last year, they weren't able to get together this year, they want to and they want to include santa. >> what is it you want for christmas? >> lego. >> reporting a 15% drop. why so few >> many have retired others are at a higher risk of covid and several hundred have likely died from the virus >> i do make a lot of visits here >> los angeles area santa said he's being extra cautious. >> it is a human safety issue. >> for those who do get time, majority won't be able to share his wish list on his knee due to social distancing. also an opportunity to practice patience >> if you really want to see santa, he's always in your heart. >> our kids still need to be extra good >>> still to come, kids show making this history. sesame seetrt with its first asian-american character >> and don't miss your football highlights like clockwork. do it! run your dishwasher with cascade

shortage of santas. unfortunately, we lost a lot of santas due to covid. you know, we lost a lot of brothers >> reporter: kelly farrell says about 15 men he knows who died from covid-19. orders are falling on the rest of them. this year he's heading to depp >> all right thank you, santa >> reporter: working at a resort >> this time it will be nine to ten hours a day, every day from friday the 19th till christmas eve. >> there you go. >> all right, thank you. merry christmas and happy thflg to everybody ho, ho, ho >> reporter: back with ernest matthews he says if you haven't booked him by now, it's just not happening this year. >> the unfortunate thing is there's some party where they were planning to have a santa and now the santa can't be there. >> exactly or they'll get, i hate to see it, they'll get a bad santa. >> reporter: nobody wants a bad santa. mitch allen from hire santa says they want people to do those virtual visits that's all that's left not clear what you're doing for the holidays but if y

santa susana. >> the santa susana laboratory is a complex cleanup. it costs a lot of money. and anytime it costs a lot of money, there's going to be politics at play. >> in 2007, there was a consent order signed by the dtsc and the parties that did not establish much of a cleanup standard. it was very week and what boeing wanted. >> it is based off of people being on the site very unfrequently. that would result in 98% of the contamination not being cleaned up. people who live near santa susana do not live in recreational areas. they live in residential areas. >> all through the 2000s there was an effort to require a full cleanup. then state senator sheila kuehl who represented the area introduced bill after bill. >> workers and neighbors have become sick and too many have died. it's time to require full and complete cleanup. >> ask for your aye vote. >> in 2007, she finally got her legislation through. >> believe it or not, under schwarzenegger there was an actual serious effort to clean up that site. but after governor brown came to office, things shifted very dramatically

we are down to about a three mile visibility reading for santa rosa. everywhere else, you can see down the road for ten miles and fog is not an issue. when we warm up, 69 for san jose, 65 in palo alto. san mateo is also going to 65 degrees today. once we get to inland valleys of east bay and for the rest of the tour here on out, it's mid 60s. pick your part of the bay. it's a degree or two different from a location 40 miles away. it's not the time of year where we do the 30-degree temperature spreads. we kind of level the playing field. speaking of that, look at the seven-day forecast. there are no changes, sunny and low 70s across the whole thing for san jose. as we look at our micro climates, a similar story here. on the one hand it's nice to have weather that's picture perfect chamber of commerce type weather for the holiday especially if you have friends or family visiting. it's a great time to show that off. we need to get back in the rain business and at least through the end of this month and really into early december, i don't see major rain ev

it is right beneath the santa susana laboratory. there has been some contamination found on the property. and there is concern about the health of the children who have been or are going to that facility. soil contamination goes down through the camp and into the royal seamy where that contaminated water then percolates into the ground water. >> this is in our back yards. >> is it like gel? >> ew, dude. hey h hey, get your own vapors relax with vicks vapobath or with vicks vaposhower. take a soothing vicks vapo moment wherever you chose. are you one of the millions of americans who experience occasional bloating, gas or abdominal discomfort? taking align every day can help. align contains a quality probiotic developed by gastroenterologists. it adds more good bacteria to your gut to naturally help soothe your occasional bloating, gas and abdominal discomfort. support your digestive health with align, the #1 doctor recommended probiotic. try align today. and try new align fast acting biotic gummies. helps soothe occasional digestive

well, dublin livermore novato and santa rosa, each of 41 degrees later on today. expect daytime highs to climb a little bit further than they did yesterday into the low 70's for most of the bay area making for a comfortably. cool feel later on today. now, as far as the roads go, we've already mentioned that it's a bit foggy and pockets out there. the bay bridge is free of that fog and free of a lot of traffic so far. 80 from supreme on streets. only going to take you 7 minutes. the san mateo bridge 92 over the bay from 80 to one o one is a 12 minute commute. well, the golden gate bridge as we noted, not seeing any fog out there. and also a pretty easy drive as you head from 37 to the tolls. only 19 minutes and hardly a car on the bridge right now. james. all right, john, thank you very much. travel bans are in place for non us citizens coming from 8 nations in south africa. >> and we have a list of the mall. you can see the map here. the white house first announced the restrictions last week in an effort to contain the spread of the overcrowding variant of covid-1

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santa rosa. police believe the girl was kidnapped after surveillance video showed a man forcing her into a van outside a gas station yesterday, but the amber alert was canceled and called off this morning when the girl was found safe at her house. police still have not said if anyone was arrested in connection to the prank new details tonight about this morning's deadly shooting right near the bay bridge toll plaza. it is a shooting that has left many drivers nervous and concerned ktvu is amber leave live for us tonight. with more on the story, amber. mike the chp has not released the description of the suspect vehicle or whether it was captured on surveillance camera. but a law enforcement source tells me the shooting appears to be deliberate. chp says at about 9 12 thursday morning, a woman was sitting in the passenger seat of a maroon and gray as you ve when she was shot and killed while traveling on interstate 80 west. near west grand avenue. also in the suv, was a man who was the driver and

but even at the in santa fell today is down to 59 santa rosa, said 58. so this is the computer model. we're gonna walk you through. um here we are 10 o'clock and then see that dry slot behind you can see it, right? yeah. the blue sky. so that's kind of the fron. it's really weak, but watch what it does. it pulls the clouds up and see the fog. you can't see it. but as it goes through, it blows up the inversion. so the fog just kind of disperses. so the fog that will form because the dew point are so high tonight will be blown up. around one or two in the morning. something like that, so and then you see it tries to reform around nine o'clock on in the morning. just because it's clear so tomorrow is going to end up being kind of a mostly sunny day warmer by virtue of less fog, more sunshine. let's high clouds. and then we kind of get through wednesday. and then here comes thursday. and that's the one i guess to the event. unfortunately that is the event. that's it's gonna be a light shower activity 10th of an inch, um, quarter of an inch. if we're lucky, m

cameron agrees with santa larry. the show must go on. but catching a cygnus from santa would surely sour the season. i've always considered it very important to be as clean as possible senate or should i say santizing their suits has become very important for both of these jolly old elf as well as vaccination. if i want to visit children and if i want to visit the nursing homes. that's absolutely par for the course for me. i've been vaccinated had all 3 shots, all in service to their oath of kindness and generosity. and i do that for the sake of the children in the in the sake of others that i come in contact with the fraternal order of bearded santas took that a step further providing at home test kits to their members nationwide. now you have a 100 kids come see you. you don't want to. kerry anything whenever you don't feel it taking the lessons. we have learned to make for a safer santa season. this is now my 51st year. we're in the suit and you learn a few things after half a century >> white house including how

santa network. he says the covid year pushed him to make 600 virtual appearances. now there's an updated twist on the staple of the season, and now we have generations of children who are brought up looking at phones and tablets. and this virtual solution. there's something that works out incredibly well. first santa. for the children and for the parents for throwbacks, patients and planning are urged. there is still hojo hope. um we're asking some of our clients to possibly consider doing their events during the week. santa there is also an urgent call, for all would be santa's to step up and serve how you doing? good to see you. oh, to help ensure everyone has the holiday. they dream of. married chris. technically we're still in a pandemic here in santa clara county. vaccination rates are approximately 85% and officials say transmission rates are low. still, if you're headed out to see santa. mask up and plenty of hand sanitizer to go around. in palo alto, jesse gary ktvu fox two news. well, if yo

hoy en la tarde a eso de las seis habrá una sesión pública para escuchar a la comunidad del condado santa clara también hoy 2 de noviembre es el último día para registrarse en el sorteo de becas universitarias en la ciudad de san francisco que está lanzando para estudiantes vacunados puede participar jóvenes entre 12 y 17 años en total habrá 10 afortunados que podrían llevarse cuatro años de matrícula universitaria pagada o ayudan incentivo visite la página en pantalla para más información si necesita aplicar para esta venta el consulado general de méxico lleva a cabo una jornada de vacunación contra covid-19 hoy martes 2 de noviembre desde las 9:30 de la mañana hasta las 4:30 de la tarde puede ir a la dirección que ve en estos momentos es la 302 una vez más en la ciudad de san josé nos quedamos allí se encuentra tras las rejas un hombre presuntamente involucrado en el robo de un vehículo hasta este momento la policía no ofrece mayores detalles sobre el individuo arrestado pero sabemos que es una investigación en curso un pastor de (nombre extranjero) se encuentra p

santa network. he says the covid year pushed him to make 600 virtual appearances. now there's an updated twist on the staple of the season, and now we have generations of children who are brought up looking at phones and tablets. and this virtual solution. there's something that works out incredibly well. first santa. for the children and for the parents for throwbacks, patience and planning are urged. there is still hojo hope. um we're asking some of our clients to possibly consider doing their events during the week. santa there is also an urgent call, for all would be santa's to step up and serve. how you doing? good to see you. oh, to help ensure everyone has the holiday. they dream of. married chris. technically we're still in a pandemic here in santa clara county. vaccination rates are approximately 85% and officials say transmission rates are low. still, if you're headed out to see santa. mask up and plenty of hand sanitizer to go around. in palo alto, jesse gary ktvu, fox two news. absolute

now, if you can't get a santa, you might be able to get his better half, because some of the santa gigs are being filled by mrs. claus, who's increasingly getting solo bookings. that's great! but since she's doing her own appearances, maybe we stop calling her "mrs. claus"? her name is kathy, and she likes snowboarding and online poker. but you never thought to ask that, did you? speaking of old, fat men in red hats: former president hair farce one. ( laughter ) ( applause ) this week-- right there. do we have a time machine? could we get a time machine? this week, the january 6 select committee has subpoenaed 16 forme associates of the former president, including: michael flynn, stephen miller, and secretary of health and human services, chicken bucket. the committee has also subpoenaed hundreds of pages of white house communications during the lead up to january 6th. the former president sued the national archives to prevent the release of anything, but last night, a federal judge denied his attempt to withhold records from the january 6 committee. ( applause ) woo! woo-woo! here come

this happened in santa rosa. police are looking for 20-year- old simoneaud last seen in a green '07 chrysler town and country mini van with a paper plate from texas. the number is 12478u3. he is described as being 5'7", thin, brown hair and eyes last seen in an orange shirt and black pants. i want to show you the girl's picture again. georgiana is the 5'6" with long dark hair, black jeans and a black sweat shirt with green and red cherries on it. officers believe they might have been headed to southern california yesterday. if they continued on, they would be there by now. the alert is active in orange, san diego, los angeles, and riverside county. if you happen to see the van, the girl, or the suspect, call 911 immediately. we will keep you posted on this amber alert. >> thank you. >>> teachers and parents devastated knowing two neighborhood schools are closing. >> hayward school board voted last night to close two schools, bowman and stro bridge elementary at the end of the school year. justin andrews is live.

. >> el departamento de santa clara determinÓ que prÁcticamente desinversiÓn para personas que viven el condado de santa ——le tenemos algunas de las imÁgenes que tuvimos oportunidad de tomar un poco mÁs temprano. el objetivo es proteger a las familias, los lugares de trabajo y tambiÉn a nosotros mismos. muchas personas viajan y se reÚnen con familiares y amigos. la importancia de tratar de tomar la vacuna de refuerzo para evitar posibles contagios. algo interesante a mencionar es que estas vacunas tienen un tiempo o un periodo de efectividad. tuvimos la oportunidad de hablar con un portavoz del departamento de salud del condado de santa clara. escuche con atenciÓn. >> el dÍa de hoy nuestros oficiales que piden a nuestra comunidad que se pongan la vacuna de refuerzo. los que se vacunar un y son mayores de 18 aÑos. pasaron dos meses y son mayores de 18 aÑos. tambiÉn pueden ponerse la vacuna refuerzo. >> ella escuchÓ. las vacunas no tienen costo para el pÚblico y no se requiere ningÚn tipo de seguro. simplemente tener la buena voluntad de obtener esta vacuna que es impor

santa clara county, $1.5 million, 14% higher. and in alameda county, more than $1.1 million, up 17%. it's just going to keep going up. >> staggering what you think about it. >>> matter jeff ranieri, we had a break on halloween, then showers. what do we expect? >> another break tomorrow and two more chances of rainfall. storm ranger mobile doppler radar, satellite combined. see things breaking up right now. tomorrow, area of high pressure nose its way in from the south, dry, mild temperatures, lift the storm track north toward seattle and portland. for the morning, still going have cloud cover, gloomy to start. i do not think you'll need the sunglasses for the commute but through the afternoon, 3:00 p.m., should begin to build in gradual sunshine. leave the umbrella but have your jackets. start off chilly, 56 in the tri-valley, the south bay at 57. and 50s for east bay, san francisco and north bay. high pressure moving in from the south means the warmer temperatures, up about ten degrees, we're back up to some 70s around concord,

santa cruz camera showing you a lovely view as well. mostly clear overnight, chilly inland valleys, lofty weatherford thanksgiving. sunny and milder conditions for the upcoming weekend. high clouds will continue to pass through. tomorrow, they will insulate us a bit as we had the afternoon and evening, to count unfiltered sunshine. morning temperatures will be near freezing around santa rosa, lakeport, mid 30's there. 45 oakland, 35 in san jose. mild 68 in san jose, on the peninsula, 68 in redwood city, 62 pacifica. 63 degrees in downtown san francisco. santa rosa and east bay, low to mid 60's from oakland to fremont . 64 in concord and livermore. chilly start, pleasant thanksgiving for the rest of the day. nice for black friday shoppers. you are looking at a warming trend for the weekend, pushing those temperatures into the 70's, 60's co-side -- coast side. we cool off middle part of next week. ama: for some families in southern california, there thanksgiving plans include preparing for a potential power outages. thousands had the powe

santa rosa police say they're looking for a 15-year-old girl, possibly taken against her will. her name is georgianna bamboli. here is a photo of her. she may have been forced into a dark gray car at the arco gas station on guerneville road. it happened just before 2:00 this afternoon. investigators say someone grabbed her and forced her into that car. the girl is described at 5'6" with long dark hair and a thin build. she was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt with green and red cherries on it and black jeans. here is a photo of the car the police say they drove away in. again, it's a dark gray colored car. no license plate information. last seen driving on eastbound on guerneville road. if you have any information, contact santa rosa police. >>> if you use tick-tock or its predecessor musically before october 1, you may be eligible for compensation. it's part of a $92 million settlement. if you're eligible, they want you to know this is a real thing. it's not a scam. tick-tock parent company agreed to pay $92 million as part of a class action payout. it settles allegations

the settlement comes after they sued the city of san jose, santa clara county and the santa clara valley water district. the suit claimed those agencies failed to prepare for or properly respond to the disastrous flooding. we know that we've got a lot more work to do to protect our community against. natural disasters after four years of litigation, we are satisfied with the settlement as to the city of san jose, and at this time we are continuing to prepare our case for trial as to the water district. the case against the santa clara valley water district is still active and has a trail date set for may of next year, said that clara county at earlier been dismissed from the lawsuit. new data show california is facing a third year of severe drought conditions. a report from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration shows conditions will stay in almost all of the state throughout february. earlier forecasts suggested that northern california might see more rain this winter. but the latest predictions show on nina system will bring heavy rain to oregon and washington state will h

about santa's helpers, because of course the real santa is busy at the north pole. >> yeah, the founder of hiresanta.com, says despite surging demand for santas, the potential pool of men willing to play the part has plummeted. >> the men are usually older and higher risk for covid. new vaccination and testing requirements are also having an impact. >> but good news for the smaller pool of willing candidates, pay is 25% higher to an average of 50 bucks an hour. i knew a santa, and some of them take this so seriously. this is like a year-long gig for them. they get the beard, make sure to maintain the weight. so hopefully we won't have that shortage anymore. >>> and finally to a 105-year-old woman setting a wrld record for running. >> julia hawkins, better known as "the hurricane," ran 100 meters with a time of one minute and three seconds at the louisiana senior games. >> she is blowing us all away. that set a new world record with hawkins becoming the first female track and field athlete and first american to set a track and field world record. she even established a new age category,

look at santa rosa. visibility down to a quarter of a mile. some of our other sensors dropping off the map here but just expect to encounter some of that fog as you drive to work this morning. we're starting out chilly but headed for the upper 60s and low 70s today. oakland will be at about 68 degrees at 3:30. and in novato, 66 degrees. more of the same in san francisco. and then cooling down into the upper 40s once again tonight. this is going to be very much like our weather is just on repeat each and every day. all because of nothing coming our way. we don't have any rain over the next few days. we can see this long line of clouds heading up around seattle. they've been just really hammered with rain here recently. and we've been missing out on all of that activity because of this high pressure that's not budging. and it's steering all of those storm systems on to the north and off to the east. we're going to continue to see that weather pattern continue as that high pressure is not going to move. and now as we're at the end of november, he

close to 70 for santa clara and morgan hill. inland east bay from 70 concord, pleasant hill, mid to upper 60's for the tri valley. around the bay mid-60s's. 68 alameda. 67 oakland and daytime highs in the north bay in the upper 60's this afternoon. upper 60's for ukia. the next chance for wet weather on friday to end the workweek. not expecting a lot of rain. maybe a tenth of an inch much that's the next c■hance for et weather. looking at temperatures pretty similar for wednesday. few more clouds on thursday and there we go with the showers returning on friday. inland east bay the north bay and for the coast thatcooldown through the workweek and again looking at the return of wet weather on your friday. the north bay and coast seeing that rain earlier for you and a dry weekend ahead. let's check in with gianna. we have definitely the foggy conditions in spots as we start keepg a close eye on10 if y ar head out the and go through santa rosa. as mary said we are dealing dense fog. just be careful. give yourself extra time as you

spotty showers, little bit for santa rosa and bodega bay. continuing to move south, 3:00 in the morning it's over the peninsula and east bay and continues to fall apart towards south bay in the morning. widespread cloud cover in the morning, sunshine returning once we roll into the afternoon. totals very low. spotty showers, trace amounts to about 0.2 inches from south bay to the east bay. north bay could see mountains with a quarter inch. don't see problems but watch out for slick roadways tomorrow morning and have that jacket. it's going to feel chilly out there. 50 for the tri-valley, peninsula 52 and south bay at 54. we'll continue with low 50s over the east bay and into the north bay. daytime highs tomorrow dropping off 10 to 15 degrees in response to the system. colder air behind it will bring us down to 69 in morgan hill, 68 martinez, 66 in santa rosa and low and mid-60s half moon bay to san francisco. seven-day forecast, once we hit saturday seeing clouds starting to return. storm off to the north, spotty drizzle. time change on sund

a 15 year-old girl has returned home after being abducted yesterday in santa rosa kron four's charles clifford tells us that police believe this was a prank. >> well, according to the santa rosa police department. what at first appeared to be the abduction of a 15 year-old girl was actually a prank on the girl involving her boyfriend and another male friend. this all started wednesday afternoon when surveillance video appeared to show the girl being pushed into a minivan near this arco station along guerneville road. the santa rosa police department launched an investigation which led to an amber alert being issued across most of southern california because at the time that's where they believe the girl may have been taken according to police. she was driven to los angeles with her boyfriend and 2 other friends and then returned unharmed to her home in vallejo thursday morning. now, even though this appears to have been a hoax. the amber alert that was issued was very real and time and resources were spent looking for the girl and her alleged abductors at this point. it's unclear if a

"santa claus is coming to town." by the jackson five. and "happy christmas" by john lennon and yoko ono. research shows that songs with 120 beats per minute or more are linked with increased dangerous driving. i don't know, "frosty the snowman?" i love that song and all i will be thinking about is how dangerous it is. >> by far the most dangerous song is the 12 days of christmas becaus captioning spos >> o'donnell: tonight, there are several developing stories as we come on the air. the f.d.a. is set to green light boosters for all adults, and a big concession from the man who shot and killed ahmaud arbery. one of the three men accused of murdering the 25-year-old jogger admits arbery didn't threaten him. >> didn't pull out any guns? >> no, ma'am. >> didn't pull out any knives. >> no, ma'am. >> o'donnell: covid cases and hospitalizations spike. we're in the midwest where infections are soaring, this as the f.d.a. could authorize both pfizer and moderna booster shots for all american adults. saved from death row: tonight, why the republic

outskirts of santa rosa. you'll find yourself some, um ice or freezing conditions and certainly more frost of possibility. big high pressure is staying put. um and it does desperate creates cool nights. it also creates fog with fox. not really. it's kind of dryer out there than it had been, so the fog is not really as much a player but the cold mornings are because you take the humidity out of it. and temperatures remember the dew point. the temperatures within temperature couldn't get low. the two points are hired. that temperature can drop because there's so much moisture in the air. well if i had a white board , i could draw it out for you. but just trust me on that. so there's pretty dry atmosphere, so it's going to be pretty drunk. cool tonight, and then you've got the rain staying north really right through this week. in the next week, too, and then after that, something looks like it wants to break loose, but it is interesting how, when it turns on. it's amazing, and then when it turns off, it's off ,

mid-60s in the santa clara valley. low-to-mid 60s for inland parts of the east bay. antioch and brentwood, that will slow down your warmup with that fog, but those temperatures very nice by tuesday afternoon. mid-60s for san francisco and oakland. mid-60s for the north bay. just a little cooling market north with additional cloud cover and a chance of sprinkles in mendocino county and lake county. but our rain chances will remain pretty much zero for the next several days, through thanksgiving weekend. temperatures warm up away from the bay. around 70 degrees for san jose friday and over the weekend. tells inland in the east bay and north bay also warming up to around 70 degrees, especially on saturday, and along the coast, temperatures will reach the low 60s for thanksgiving day. dropping back down, though, to the upper 50s by monday of next week. we'll have the hour-by-hour forecast coming up at 6:00 so you can plan' head. >>> we just spoke with san francisco's district attorney. how he promises to put a stop to a retail crime wave. plus. >> that weekend crime spre

a couple of dropped trying to make their way over the santa cruz mountains. but otherwise remaining dry. now here's what's interesting, though. you get the cold front that is coming to california right now. it's going to kind of rolls into the bay area. so it's coming through tonight, but it kind of just slowly meanders its way in our area overnight tonight. so we're going to see some lingering scattered showers throughout the night tonight into the day tomorrow as well. and a lot of clouds out there. but because it kind of diana's it comes to his can leave all this moisture behind think tomorrow night we could be looking at a lot of fog around the bay area. so yeah, things going to be a little bit wet out there. but we're talking some very light amounts. maybe hundreds of an inch of rain. if you get lucky, maybe a 10th of an inch of rain. so here we are through the evening. if you're headed out do plan on bringing that umbrella to scattered showers popping up around the bay area. little unsettled into friday to. we'll have more on that weekend forecast in a

el condado santa clara es uno de los primeros en el área de la bahía en implementar la vacunación. escuchemos lo que dijo el portavoz, ssobre todo cómo funcionará dinámica ya que es importante saber que deben ser los padres. >>en estos momentos la gente puede hacer su cita para irse a vacunar y llevar a los niños a vacunar lo pueden hacer en otro sitio web vacuna.org o llamando al 211 a partir de mañana vamos a tener ciclos en los cuales no se requiere citas para ponerse la vacun también a partir de mañana empezaremos a trabajar con las escuelas, son más de 200 escuelas con las cuales vamos esta trabajando en el condado de santa clara. >>el condado no confirmó que para esta semana han recibido 55,000 dosis, pero que el gobierno federal les ha prometido distribuir dosis semanalmente porque hay alrededor de 165,000 niaños, esperan cada semana obtener esa cantidad de vacunas para suplir la necesidad. cuál será la logística en torno a los centros de vacunación y centros educativos? >>lo que sabemos es que han acordado trabajar en conjunto con al menos 80 escuelas. esto si

clifford tells us police believe this was just a prank. >> well, according to the santa rosa police department. what at first appeared to be the abduction of a 15 year-old girl was actually a prank on the girl involving her boyfriend and another male friend. this all started wednesday afternoon when surveillance video appeared to show the girl being pushed into a minivan near this arco station along guerneville road. the santa rosa police department launched an investigation which led to an amber alert being issued across most of southern california because at the time that's where they believe the girl may have been taken according to police. she was driven to los angeles with her boyfriend and 2 other friends and then returned unharmed to her home in vallejo thursday morning. now, even though this appears to have been a hoax. the amber alert that was issued was very real and time and resources were spent looking for the girl and her alleged abductors at this point. it's unclear if any of them will face charges in the north bay. charles clifford kron. 4 news. >> happening now acros

the staffing agency hire santa says while there are 15% fewer professional santas to play the part this year. there is a 121% increase in requests for santa is this year compared to last. >> pop music icon britney spears is now free. a los angeles judge ended the conservatorship that has had power over her life and finances for nearly 14 years has been a very long and dramatic battle for the singer news nation's michael shure shows us how her devoted fans stuck by her to the end as she now regains control of her own life. >> what a moment. i'll remember for the rest of my life. >> it was a celebration on the streets outside the superior courthouse in downtown los angeles friday when the decision was announced that the conservatorship of britney brenda pennies ruling ended 13 years of a court order that made the pop star's father. jamie, her conservator spears attorney matthew rose and guard told us that whether there will be further action against her father's up to britney but emerging from the courthouse. he called this a momentous day. this to say monumental day. for britney spears.

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santa is to play the part. there is a 121% increase in requests for santa this year compared to last. >> so i'm on that. still ahead, president biden pays his respects to the nation's veterans at arlington national cemetery. and as we head to break from this veteran's day here a few pictures of bay area men and women who have served our country. this is nathan bailey junior. >> he was a command. sergeant major at army. and here is richard olson. he was a lieutenant the navy. we also have steve todd. he was a sergeant at the 5 army. you can submit your photos on our website at kron. 4 dot com will be honoring those brave heroes throughout our newscast tonight. ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ >> 100 years ago today, americans laid to rest an unidentified soldier from world war one creating one of the most sacred monuments in this country known, of course, as the tomb of the unknown sol

santa has here for about a week and they say the total number of santa photo sales for the first week has surpassed the first week of santa photo sales in 2019. pre-pandemic. so people are coming to shop here, and speaking with the property manager at this mall, she thinks that concerns about supply chain issues and delays, it is actually benefitting brick and mortar stores because people who shopped online in the past have decided to come back and do it in person. >> it is nice to know some things aren't affected and the kids still get to sit on santa's lap and tell him what they want for christmas and leads me to, emily and supply shortages, what is going on. santa is apparently stretched very thin this holiday season. >> that's right. the labor shortage stretching as far as the north pole and every year we see some santa professionals hang up their red coat and retire but this year we're seeing some actors deciding to sit this year out and remember santa clauss are typically older, putting them at great ever risk for severe disease as a result of the virus and some lingering concer