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Set a flag on fire, and patrons and an employee at a restaurant right across the street from the Police Department were harassed. One person pepper sprayed by a demonstrator and no arrests were made. We were eating our food, they started flashing lights in our eyes, screaming at us, there were no police, nothing. And were literally at the police station. We had nonuniformed officers watching from a distance. And had we seen assaultive behavior or Public Safety issues we would have jumped in right away. We were not aware of the assaultive behavior until after the fact. There was no order for officers to stand down. Supervisors made a decision not to intervene based on the circumstances of the crimes being committed. Graffiti and vandalism. He agrees with the call but says they are making changes moving forward. If this group comes back or any groups come back into town with the intent to vandalize or commit criminal behavior, we have every intention of taking action and holing them accountable. Witnesses to saturdays incidents say they want to feel safe. I was there trying to get my friends out of the scenario. It was very disturbing. I was afraid for my life. Police had staffing on hand. The Department Says its committed to preventing this from happening again. Wall cam newton creek has been known as a safe community. We take pride in being a safe community. And we intend to keep it that way. Hill responded to the public in this social media post and tells me al throw theres no other planned demonstration for the weekend. The department is beefing up patrols as a precaution. Julie . Christina, this group east bay resistance, what were they protesting . Well, at this point, we understand that its possibly likely linked to the black lives matter protests. Its still unclear why they came to walnut creek. But we have been told by the Police Department that they had planned to come to town. Theyve been here before. In the past, they hadnt caused any issues this time it was just a different story. All right, well, lets hope moving forward its not a problem. Christina, thank you. California has now surpassed 1. 5 million coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. More than 9,000 cases were reported yesterday. More than 18,000 people with the virus have also died in california. That includes 72 deaths in the last 24 hours. All of this comes as were seeing record numbers of daily cases across the country an average of over 150,000 per day. Death haves also hit levels we havent seen since may. In fact, yesterday, more than 1700 people died across the country, thats one death every 50 seconds. Another bay area county is recommending that people avoid traveling during the upcoming holiday season. San Mateo County Health Officials Say Holiday Travel is risky especially with the recent surge in coronavirus cases. Theyre suggesting small gatherings at home or outdoors with people in your household or your social bubble. We want to keep holiday gatherings small. Maybe only to your household or your small social bubble. Because so much of the transmission occurs without symptoms or before symptoms occur. And when youre taking off the mass tock eat, and shout across the thanksgiving table, thats when that transmission occurs. San mateo county is currently in the red tier of the states fourtiered color coated system. Theyve reported 20,000 cases of the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic. And 168 deaths from the virus. Many businesses in Alameda County had to move outdoors starting today. Like much of the bay area, that county is now in the most restrictive purple tier for coronavirus cases. Ktvus allie rasmus explains the changes. A sign on the door of the montclair Fitness Center explained to customers theyre closed to comply with county health orders. At the nearby gym t owner says shes been lucky enough to keep her business afloat with online and outdoor classes. A lot of businesses in the area are suffering because they dont have an outdoor option. And honestly, i dont know that if this continues if well be able to keep up, you know, what were doing. At restaurants like the crate pan on piedmont avenue, its now back to setting up tables outside only. No more Indoor Dining allowed. Movie theaters, houses of worship, and museums can now only operate outdoors in Alameda County. I really would like it that we could open up and participate in real life again. But i think that its really important right now that we all participate in keeping the community safe. But there are some businesses still allowed to operate indoors. They include retail and shopping malls at 25 capacity. Hair and nail salons can stay open with limited capacity. And personal care services. We were just allowed to open october 7th. The owners of saunders and james nail salon in oakland say theyre grateful they can stay open. Weve had to downsize how many people can be here. Were only at 50 capacity. Some days its 25. It depends. I think were a good example of how its safe to conduct business. County Health Officials say its not safe to open any schools this havent all ready reopened for inperson instruction. And unlike other bay area counties, Alameda County wont consider waivers or exceptions for Elementary Schools while the county is in the purple tier. Allie rasmus, ktvu, fox 2 news. Uc berkeley joined a Pilot Program where an app can tell students if theyve been in recent contact with someone whos tested positive for coronavirus. The hope is that someone who receives an alert will get tested and start quarantining sooner and that that would limit the spread of the virus. Ktvus rob roth is here with more on how all of this works. Rob . Frank, the app is currently making its way through the uc system. But with an eye toward rolling it out to anyone in california. At uc berkeley, students are beginning to look at their smart phones to tell them if theyve been in contact with someone who tested positive for covid19. I think its a great program. It keeps me safe. It keeps everybody around me safe. I think its important. Berkeley is one of seven campuses that have begun taking part in a Pilot Program that encourages students, faculty, and staff to download what it calls the california covid notify app. It tracks through bluetooth not gps. Whether one cell phone has come in contact with another cell phone whose user has tested positive. I signed up for it. Uc berkeley Infectious Disease specialist dr. John downloaded the app because he believes it could be a good early notification system. If im in the Grocery Store and it shows that ive been close to someone whos also signed up. And that person is diagnosed with covid, that they would notify me. Thats how its going to work. The California Health department is sponsoring this study, tens of thousands of people have joined the program that includes uc San Francisco and uc davis along with many residents of davis. The program has all ready started paying off in notifications. Because its completely anonymous, we dont know who was alerted. And we dont know who the person was that got the positive test result. So we cant tell you, you know, where that came from. Or who it led to. But we know that we have all ready had some alerts. The app records all phones that have been closer than six feet or have spent 15 minutes or more with someone who tested positive. The more people you have, the more valuable the system becomes. It really relies on us having a network of a lot of people who are participating. If all goes well, the program will extend beyond the university of california. We want this to be available to all residents of california. We want people who are in large cities and rural areas in small towns to have the benefit of this. Uc and the state say theyre not storing anyones personal information. And no one should worry their privacy is being invaded. Frank . Rob live for us tonight, rob, thank you. Its starting to feel like a return to march. New covid lock downs and shelves running empty in some Grocery Stores. At 5 30, why its easier for Grocery Stores to restock those shelves now. Plus, youve likely seen the pictures now that show gavin newsom breaking state protocol at a dinner at a famous restaurant. Now we know some of the other big names who were at that dinner as well. We got a little bit of rain today. Thunderstorms up at the lake tahoe area up and at the north valley. Well look at those and the forecast as we head toward your bay area thursday. By harnessing californias abundant wind and solar energy, we have the power to take on climate change. Use less from 4 to 9 pm to keep california golden. Were now learning that top officials from the California Medical Association attended a Birthday Party at the French Laundry restaurant in yantville along with governor gavin newsom. New pictures show the governor at the party were obtained by our sister station, fox 11 in l. A. The woman who took the pictures said she was surprised to see the governor with a group of at least twelve people seemingly in violation of state coronavirus guidelines. The dinner happened on november 6th. It included the governor and his wife. They were celebrating the birthday of their friend, jason kenny. Hes a long time lobbyist. The California Medical Association also says that their ceo and a Senior Vice President were at the dinner. Governor newsom has apologized saying attending the party was a bad mistake. He also said that the dinner was outdoors and didnt violate state guidelines. But fox news bill mulligan shows us it appears the room was actually indoors. Weve obtained this photo of governor gavin newsom dining at the luxurious French Laundry restaurant in napa the evening of november 6th. It was a Birthday Dinner party for newsoms close friend, jason kenny, a well known lobbyist. I happened to look over and realized, hey, is that gavin newsom . Who is that. And i did ask one of the waitresss and she confirmed it was. We spoke with a woman who happened to be at the restaurant the same night and she snapped these photos. She asked us not to identify her. When the governor issued his apology on monday, he described the dinner as outdoors. It was in napa, which was in the orange status, relatively loose compared to some other counties. It was, to be an outdoor restaurant. But the photo appears to show the dinner being mostly indoors with sliding glass doors opened up for air. The woman we spoke with says at one point, those doors were closed because of noise complaints about the group. It got louder and louder. And so they had some sliding glass doors that they were able to close so then it was just a closed off room but you could still hear them. Thats how loud they were. She says the scene was hypocritical. It was a very large group of people. And shoulder to shoulder. Something that hes always telling us not to do. So yeah. It was a bit annoying, for sure. A spokesperson for jason kenny told us quote, the guests and the restaurant followed all applicable state and county Public Health guidance, the guests specifically required outdoor seating. And thats outdoor seating as confirmed and provided by the restaurant, end quote. The spokesperson also sent us a photo from town and country magazine describing that same area as outdoor seating. Regardless, the governor says he shouldnt have been there in the first place. As soon as i sat down at the larger table, i realized it was a larger group than i had anticipated. And i made a bad mistake. Instead of sitting down, i should have stood up and walked back, got in my car and drove back to my house. The spirit of what im preaching all the time was contradicted and i have to own that. So i want to apologize to you. Because i need to preach and practice not just preach. And not practice. And ive done my best to do that. Were all human. We all fall short sometimes. Last hour, we spoke with that reporter about the governors reaction. Yes, the governor admitted that he is worried that his message about wearing a mask, make sure you social distance, dont mix with other households, especially as we head into thanksgiving. Hes worried that his message is not going to be credible any more. Because the average person watching at home will say look at the governor. Hes at a private dinner. Mixing with a bunch of people. Why cant i have a bunch of people over for thanksgiving . State officials have urged people to avoid large gatherings this year due to the pandemic. Southern california assemblyman, chad maize an independent confirmed to politico, hes attending a conference in hawaii this week thats now drawing scrutiny. Six members are taking part in the annual conference of the nonprofit independent voter project. Despite guidelines to avoid out of state travel due to the coronavirus. Politico says two democrats from the l. A. Area and one Central California republican also appeared to be at the fivethey event in maui according to their financial records. A couple in lafayette was woken up early this morning when an suv crashed into their home. It happened after 8 00 a. M. On the road. The residents heard the impact and were stunned when they saw the vehicle in their front yard. We had our welcome sign hanging up out here. However, we werent anticipating it be a vehicle with six people in it. Well, at least he has a sense of humor here, tim or rather tom and his wife werent hurt. He says the driver told him he lost control of the car and that caused the crash. Rain here in the bay area means snow in the sierra. This is what it looked like today at donor summit near interstate 80. Chains required throughout the day on the mountain pass. There was a foot of new snow. Which is great new for the ski resorts. The snow was a welcome sight for families. But a warning for feel who might be planning to play in the snow. Stay home. Give it a couple days. Come out. Make sure you have blankets, water, and pet food. We have people spend the night sometimes. Just be prepared. Areas at Higher Elevations around the resort saw 16 inches of fresh snow. Rain fell all around the bay area yesterday. And over night, it was a modest amount. But it was the first significant rainfall weve had in a while. And even though it was steady, it was not ivy enough to trigger mud slides or any other problems. All right we look at some of the rainfall totals, it was a pretty decent little weather system if yocon todays showers that added up to the tune of nearly 3 inches in the santa cruz mountains. Nearly 3 inches above where mount almanum is. Occidental had 2 and 3 4 or 2. 3. And kent field coming up on 2 and 1 4. Some areas got up to 1 2inch of rain. By maraga and lafayette. 1 inch in santa rosa. San francisco at 1 2inch. That was a decent weather system. Weve had weak ones, to day was weak but secondary stuff. The first wave was pretty good. That was a decent storm. Were getting a break now. The mountains are still snowing as you know, the winter storm warning will be dropped tonight some places could get up to two feet of snow. Theres airport, flight delays are a sure possibility because of the lower cloud decks. The temperatures outside were mild today. Its a because theres a mild storm. Snow levels were high too. You caught that. Most of snow was up on the passes. Not down in lake tahoe down in the valley at squa valley, and truckee, they didnt have snow on the ground, mostly slush. And theres system. Looks good to me. The way it goes through, and you can see all the showers from the cascades, all the way to the rockies, moving on, and that system will exit the area tomorrow. Or tonight. Tomorrow. And that will leave us with the potential for some valley fog. And i want to show you this. I hope this plays well for you. See all the lightning, there was today, lightning strikes up around redding. See that, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. You see it move down the spine of sierra nevada. More lightning strikes. That was a pretty rigorous storm in the north valley. Now we have lightning strikes right in the modesto area i believe. Yeah. So there was some convective activity with this as well. When i come back, well look at your forecast, its going to stay dry for a bit. But hopefully we can dig something up for you in the next five days. All right, before we go to break, i want to bring you some good news to hopefully maybe brighten your day and make you smile. Theres not a lot to smile about these days, kathy of san ma teen sent us this picture. Kathy says quote ive been unemployed for months and now ive started school to become a surgical technologist. Im loving it. There is so much bad news right now. Its a why were encouraging people to take a selfie or shoot a video telling us your good news and then up load it to ktvu. Com yourgoodnews. We have a slide show on our website showcasing what youve submitted. We also may use your submission on the air like we are here with kathy. Still to come tonight, he dialed 8911 and told the operator his mom just shot his dad in the head. Police rushed to the scene only to find out it was all a hoax. Now the family of a north bay 12yearold boy may face legal action. Emergency crews rushed to a home in santa rosa after getting a 911 call that a woman shot at her husband. But as it turned out, it was all a hoax. Crime reporter henry lee tells us the person who made the fake call was a 12yearold boy. It was a chilling call to 911 a boy told dispatchers there was a shooting involving his parents in santa rosa. A juvenile who said that his mother had just shot his father in the head. That led to a huge Emergency Response to the Bennett Valley neighborhood at 9 00 p. M. Tuesday. We immediately started multiple officers there. As well as a fire unit and ambulance for medical. The boy hung up and couldnt be found. Within the hour, Police Contact a woman who lived at the apartment. She had no idea why the police were there. Officers took no chances. After two complete searches inside the building and the apartment we realized there was no threat and the call was fake. It was another case of swatting. Police were able to research earlier suspicious calls and identify a suspect. He turned out to be a 12year old boy who picked the victims at random. A normal Family Living in the apartment and didnt seem to have any relations with the 12yearold who made the call. The boy was arrested for making a false report and released to his family. Its unclear what his motive was. These hoax calls waste valuable resources. Some of these calls in the past, they seem like they could be a swatting call. But we treat them all as if they are true. Police across the bay area responded to fake calls. People have gotten hurt and killed because of swatting. Police shot and killed a victim of a prank. We are reminded that boys cry wolf. Now in the 21st century. Boys are crying wolf on zoom and on iphones. San jose state justice studies professor greg woods researched swatting incidents. This is a trend we need to be aware of. Its happening more frequently. Not only in santa rosa but throughout our state and nation. Santa rosa police tell me that the boys parents could potentially face some civil liability in connection with this incident. Henry lee, ktvu, fox 2 news. The Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office is now investigating the death of an inmate at the martinez detention facility. The Department Says 30yearold Ezekiel Mccoy was found unresponsive yesterday inside his cell where he was ted. He just returned from the hospital earlier in the day after being treated for injuries he received during a fight with other inmates on monday. Mccoy was being held on numerous charges including attempting murder. The 2020 nba draft is under way and the warriors just made their first round selection. The warriors had the second over all pick. They used it to select 71 center james wise man from memphis. He was the guy tore aid National Player of the year. The Minnesota Timberwolves had the first pick in the draft, they selected Anthony Edwards from georgia. Empty shelves at some bay area Grocery Stores, its starting to look like midmarch all over again, coming up next, why these shortages wont be as difficult to overcome this time. Plus, the news about pfizers vaccine gets better. The latest numbers show just how effective it is across differences in age, race, and ethnicity. Plus for the first time, the fda approves an athome rapid covid test. Well show you what it will take to get one. Our new house is amazing. Great street, huge yard. There is a bit of an issue with our neighbors fencing. Neighbor 1 allez sound from wind chimes neighbor 2 laughing at least geico makes bundling our home and Car Insurance easy. Which helps us save even more. Neighbor 2 hey, sarah, hey, peter neighbor 1 touche. Neighbor 2 ahhh neighbor 1 pret neighbor 2 en garde for bundling made easy, go to geico. Com of floor and decors newest locationng in the east bay area our expansive store is fully equipped with safe distancing guides, so you can browse our wide aisles and be amazed with our even wider selection. Or easily order online, and pick up all the products you need for your flooring project curbside so come discover the perfect floor at the perfect price in whatever way is perfect for you. Floor and decor, now open in san leandro for safe instore shopping and curbside pickup. Also open in milpitas and burlingame. Do you recall, not long ago we would walk on the sidewalk all around the wind blows we would only hold on to let go blow a kiss into the sun we need someone to lean on blow a kiss into the sun all we needed somebody to lean on the volvo xc90 recharge plugin hybrid. The u. S. Is averaging 150,000 mu coronavirus cases everyday. Thats a record and a drastic increase from just last week. Yesterday, nearly 1600 people died of the coronavirus across the country. Many states are implementing another round of coronavirus restrictions ahead of the holidays. Minnesota plans to close bars, restaurants, and gyms for at least four weeks. While iowa, north dakota, and utah are enforcing new mask mandates. Today, secretary of health and Human Services, alex azar urged people to play it safe this thanksgiving. The safest way to celebrate thanksgiving this year is at home with the people you live with. Gathering indoors with people who arent members of your household is a higher risk activity for spreading the virus. Starting friday, non essential businesses in l. A. County must limit their capacity to 25 while gatherings must be held outdoors with 15 people or less. Europes second wave of the coronavirus appears to be slowing down after countries issued new lock downs last month. In france, people started lining up for rapid covid test it is a deliver results within an hour. The total number of infections in france soared past the 2 million mark. Over the last week or so, you may have noticed empty shelves at stores in the bay area, its a reminder of what it was like at the beginning of this pandemic earlier this year. Ktvus tom is looking into the increased demand and tells us that Grocery Stores and Food Companies are doing what theyre doing in the face of this second surge of, if you will, panic buying. Tom . Thats what were really talking about. As we rehunker down, awaiting vaccines and mineds to create a safety net for us. We must also create different ask more rational attitudes towards over buying and hoarding food and especially supplies. One really major tip, seriously consider having grocery items delivered to avoid going into stores. That way, we may soon have limits on those people getting in there at any one time. And that could be a real problem for all of us. Tom, ktvuings fox 2 news. Obviously were having an issue with the piece you put together. But when it comes to this panic buying, is it really necessary . My thought has always been the things you need are going to be there. Well, the things that you need are going to be there if we dont go crazy. The whole point is think about that. A 20 increase wiped out supplies for a couple months. This time a 10 increase. Less people doing it. And still were seeing these results. The idea is sure, if you see it, you say gee, i want to make sure that i dont run short. I want to make sure im ready to go on all of that stuff. If everybody else does that. Then a real panic does start. When the real panic does start. And many years ago on the Johnny Carson show, Johnny Carson actually made a joke about a shortage of toilet paper and it set off a National Panic buying. This is something very serious because we dont want to get into a situation where we have panic buying and a lot of other things that we need simply arent going to be there. And we wont be able to back fill because of transportation issues let alone manufacturing problems. When people panic, thats when things go wrong. Tom live for us tonight, tom, thank you. The San Francisco board of education has set january 25th as the date for reopening Public Schools for inperson learning the school board approved the reopening timeline at its meeting last night. County Health Officials would have to verify that all protocols are in place. But Board Members say having a target date for reopening will be helpful in the planning process. The plan is to reopen Elementary Schools first, middle schools second, and then high schools. San Francisco Mayor london expressed support for the reopening plan saying families are struggling with distance learning. This Coronavirus Vaccine is safe and 95 effective. Thats according to pfizers latest report on the covid19 vaccine. Last week preliminary results from the phase three trial found the vaccine was 90 effective. Todays news is even better. In its final analysis. The company counted 170 cases of Coronavirus Infection among its volunteers. 162 people got the placebo. Eight cases got the actual vaccine. The company says efficacy held up across age, race, and ethnicity demographics. Company leaders expect to produce 50 million vaccine doses by the end of the year. And up to 1. 3 billion over the course of 2021. Joining us now to talk more about this, dr. Peter chen hong. Peter lets start with that good news there. Were close to getting a vaccine. Pfizer and moderna are reporting 95 effectiveness for a vaccine. The director of health and Human Services said that by the end of next month, by the end of december, theyre expecting 40 million doses ready pending fda authorization. Does this mean that there is a real light at the end of this pandemic tunnel . Thanks for having me on, there is a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. But the light may in the come for some time to most people in the community. I think it is really encouraging. I feel really encouraged. We need a bit of encouraging news giving the fast number of increasing cases that we have been seeing in the bay area and in california. Yeah, thats as we go back to reality, this week we had our highest week long average ever of new cases in the United States. 156,000 per day. Also 1700 people died yesterday in the country. Thats one death every 50 seconds. It almost seems like with this second wave, were back at square one. Its even more sobering than square one even. Frank, to tell you the truth, the rate of increase that were seeing now in the country is more than in march. And its more widespread. And that exponential increase is absolutely breathtaking. Next week is thanksgiving. What do you suggest is the best way to handle the holidays. I was listening to an intersaw with dr. Anthony fauci, he said that his family was going to have a virtual meal because his grown daughters were concerned, since hes 79. That hes atrisk. So they wanted to hold the thanksgiving holiday virtually. You know, if you asked me that question a few weeks ago, even one week ago, i would have been more moderate in my answers. But again, it seems that hunkering down is the way to go these days. Because of what weve been seeing in terms of numbers. Myself, you know, i cant visit my mom on the east coast any more. Im going to just be doing a zoom visit with my extended family and just celebrating with my immediate family. And using the flavors of my childhood and my youth, to capture some of that family spirit. Governor newsom went to a Birthday Party at a famous restaurant in napa. There were 12 people there with no social distancing, he now admits that it was a mistake. But that sure seemed to send the wrong message, particularly from the leader of california. I think it also illustrates, frank, how hard it is for all of us. Even in people who really know what they should do. I think temptation is everywhere. And i think were all social animals. We all want to connect with others. And it seems really innocent but again, its so easy to slip up. Even in the most responsible of all of us. Even looking at my colleagues. I think we all face those temptations over and over again. What do you say to people who are just so done with this pandemic. Who are either hurting or just so tired of having to social distance or not being able to go out to restaurants, not being able to work out. What do you say to them . Is there any hope . We do have those two vaccines, but is that real hope in your opinion . I mean, it is hope, frank. And i think its really, really tough. You know, i asked that question myself, and my colleagues asked that question myself over and over, weve heard about the phrase its not a sprint its a marathon. But you know, now going into the winter with more numbers surging, it does seem demoralizing. But i would say to folks that, you know, focus on what we have achieved. Weve done a lot. Could you believe weve been through all of these months doing all of this . There are two vaccines coming on board. Weve learned a lot about how to treat patients. People are not dying as much. As long as we control the surge. You know. So weve learned a lot. And i think we need to rally together to get through this last its like being on a treadmill for 25 minutes. You have the last five minutes to go. To reach the destination, and we can do it. And i cant believe i have to ask this, but it feels like wearing a mask has become a political statement. Your thoughts on wearing a mask and social distancing. It seems to me that wearing a mask is the least that we can do as americans not only for ourselves but for our fellow americans. Exactly, frank. So wearing a mask is not only an individual statement about protecting yourself from getting something, its about protecting your family, your loved ones, your work colleagues, you know, this mask is really not expensive at all. Were talking about vaccinations. But a vaccination is not going to be a magic bullet. Its probably going to be multi modal. So youre going to have to take multiple interventions, including that very low cost mask that is so easy to put on. Have fun with your mask. Put some bling on it. Make it a fashion statement. Dont think of it as a liability. Think of it as something positive. Thats a great way of describing it. Dr. Peter chen, i appreciate you taking the time and leaving us there with a little bit to smile about. Thank you. Thanks so much, frank. There is it. Nancy pelosi announces she wants one final term as speaker of the house. Also, he terrified women for a decade and a half across northern california, including here in the bay area, today, a jury returned a verdict against the man called the norcal rapist. Theres no bad time to start at amazon. I like the flexibility. It also allows for picking up shifts. Safety comes first, speed comes second. Safety. Safety. Safety. Were making sure that somebody is getting their very important items. It makes me very happy. President trump continues to contest the outcome of the president ial election. The trump cam pan has paid 3 million for a recount of two heavily democratic counties in wisconsin claiming irregularities. President elect joe biden met virtually with Health Care Workers to talk about the challenges they face. Biden says the trump administrations refusal to cooperate is putting his team behind in dealing with the coronavirus. Were going to be behind by weeks or months being able to put together the whole initiative relating to the biggest promise we have with two Drug Companies coming along and finding 95 effectiveness, efficiency in the vaccines. Pfizer says theyre in regular communication with bidens Transition Team to keep them updated on their Coronavirus Vaccine and its distribution. Today, House Democrats nominated nancy pelosi to continue her role as speaker of the house, she was unopposed. Pelosi is 80 years old and served as speaker or miye morety leader since 2003. She suggested that this will be her last two years in the leadership role. Democrats will enter the Biden Administration in january with a smaller House Majority after losing seats in the november election. In sacramento, a jury returned guilty verdicts on all 46 counts to day in the case of the accused norcal rapist, roy waller. Waller was charged with attacking and sexually assaulting nine women over 15 years. The crimes happened across six counties, including contra costa, solano, and sonoma between 1991 and 2006. Waller had long denied any involvement in the crimes saying flat out, quote, its not me. However, he could never explain why his dna was found at six crime scenes. He will be sentenced next month and could face life in prison. A man driving a sports car critically injured. His female passenger was killed in a car crash near martinez today. It happened at 10 30 on northbound interstate 680 south of highway 4. The chp says a 22 yearold man behind the wheel of a nissan 350 z plowed into the concrete center divider. He then veered across the lanes of traffic and off the roadway. Colliding into the concrete sound wall. Authorities say theyre investigating if drugs or alcohol played a part in the crash. A game changer when it comes to slowing the spread. Rapid result covid tests you can take right in your own home. 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That may be the next best way to stop or slow the spread of covid19. An east bay drug maker is working with the fda to distribute athome covid tests that people can administer all by themselves. Ktvus jesse gary has the latest developments. This nonde script emery skill warehouse style office is the center for the latest advancement in the battle to flatten the covid curve. Over night tuesday t food and Drug Administration issued an emergency youth authorization for the first covid19 all in one test kit made by lucera. It potentially could be a game changer. I was very excited when i heard of this announcement. The tests are approved for people 14 years of age and older. They use a nasal swab to collect the samples similar to other covid tests but with this one, the sample is then placed in a vile thats then put in a testing unit. In 30 minutes or less, the results can be read from the units display screen. When it was compared to a highly sensitive pcr test. It agreed with it 94 of the time with positive cases and 98 of the time with the negative cases. So thats great news. In a statement, fda commissioner, dr. Steven hahn says in part, this is the first that can be fully self administered and provide results at home. This new testing option is an important diagnostic advancement to address the pandemic and reduce the public burden of disease transmission. So the more we have an idea as to what our status is from an infected state or non infected state, the better we are to be able to control the spread of the disease. Its unclear lounge it will take to get the new in home tests widely distributed. There are concerns some who test positive may not do the right thing and selfisolate. We have to be realistic. A majority of people would do the right thing, notify their physician. And the physician could notify the Public Health agency. And isolate. I dont think people would want to take the chance of potentially spreading this. The fda stresses efficient tracking and reporting of results is key. Nationally, 11. 3 Million People are infected with the coronavirus. Here in the bay area, six counties have been lowered into the purple tier in the states color coated restriction list. Three are now in the red tier. In san jose, jesse garrity, ktvu fox 2 news. All right, looking at some of the rain totals, you can see that over an inch of rain in santa rosa. Some areas got up to an inch. Even more in coastal hill locations over the course of a couple days, it was an okay weather system. Not a big deal. Just run of the mill for this time of the year, not all that robust. More fog at the airport. That would mean it was pretty much coastal fog. We have valley fog that wants to reform tonight though. So what does that mean . If youre driving around in terry Morning Hours and you know the spots you might bump into it. You may have bumped into a little bit this morning too. Its interesting. I grew flu the central valley. Fog, radiation fog, valley fogging its all the same thing. The central valley, it was a way of life. In orville and those areas, its fascinating to watch it form in low lying areas right down by the creeks on the bridges. And sometimes the fog would be on the ground. Youd be driving through it. And your windshield. You could see above the fog. Ive seen that happen a couple times right when it first forms. Spooky but interesting to see. This weather system is leaving. Its going to drop a bunch of rain and snow in the northern cascades. And the northern rockies. Or central rockies too. Some thunder and lightning showing up now down around modesto and sort of in that area. You can see thats pretty robust, right . Thats not bad. A chance of thunderstorms for today. But its just a little further north and east of us. But it wouldnt have been hard to get a thunderstorm in the bay area. But we didnt. At least i havent heard of any. The scattered showers have died down for the most part now. The current temperatures are in the 50s. Its 60 in napa right now. Its going to be another nice day tomorrow. Cooler tomorrow morning. Less cloud cover. But the valley fog will make up for it. Dew points are high. When the temperature reached the dew points. Dew point temperature tonight. Dew point temperature in santa rosa is 38 degrees tonight. Which i suspect it is. 38 degrees. The dew point temperature. When the actual temperature hits 38 degrees. Poof. You get fog. Thats just how it goes. Whats interesting about that, farmers like to do point temperature. In the old days especially. The over night low, the dew point is 34. Once fog forms, temperature doesnt drop much lower than that. So youll stay above freezing so if you flow the dew point temperature, you can keep your in your neighborhood, you can keep plants from freezing or know where the freezes will be and where they will not be. Fog tomorrow morning, did you get all that . Okay. Im sure most of you did. And as we go to tomorrow, beautiful day. Plenty of sunshine, temperatures like these. Mid 60s in the warm spots. And then the fiveday forecast. Right there. So yeah, check out the dew point temperature. Especially if youve got tender vegetation you worry about. That will give you a good indication of how cold its going to get. You need a dew point temperature in your neighborhood. Ill see you guys back here at 6 00. After nearly two decades of war, President Trump plans to fulfill a Campaign Promise and bring thousands of u. S. Troops home by early next year. Coming up next, why members of both Political Parties are opposed to the move. And coming up new at 6 00, the new data base involving Police Officers and claims of misconduct. How it works and the questions surrounding how it was put together. Also at 6 00, a surprise one time 26 billiondollar surplus is coming to sacramento. Well have details on whats behind that huge wind fall. Come experience the grand opening of floor and decors newest location in the east bay area our expansive store is fully equipped with safe distancing guides, so you can browse our wide aisles and be amazed with our even wider selection. Or easily order online, and pick up all the products you need for your flooring project curbside so come discover the perfect floor at the perfect price in whatever way is perfect for you. Floor and decor, now open in san leandro for safe instore shopping and curbside pickup. Also open in milpitas and burlingame. Thousands of american troops stationed abroad could be coming home by early next year according to a new timetable for withdrawal from iraq and afghanistan. But the president s decision is now drawing plenty of criticism from democrats and republicans on capitol hill. Fox news Lucas Tomlinson has the latest from the pentagon. After 20 years of fighting, President Trump is working to fulfill a key Campaign Promise before he leaves office. Bringing all u. S. Troops home from iraq and afghanistan on tuesday the administration announcing theyre withdrawing o thousands of troops. Leaving 2500 left in each country. Were now bringing conflicts to their successful and responsible conclusion. Under the bold leadership of President Trump. Lawmakers on capitol hill reacting strongly to the surprise announcement. Most democrats condemning the move. While reaction among republicans has been split. Some say drawing down troops this time will be destabilizing to the region. Others claim its the only viable exit strategy. The consequences of a premature american exit would likely be even worse than president obamas withdraw from iraq back in 2011 which fueled the rise of isis. At some point, i think the American People expect these endless wars to end. On wednesday, secretary of state mike pompeo landed in israel as part of a multi nation tour. Reassuring allies of American Security commitment. But there are growing concerns iran might step in to fill the power void left after u. S. Withdraw. Some adversaries are issuing new threats against the trump administration. We have to be ready to face any danger attack or aggression from america and return their attack worse. Chris miller says draw downs will be complete by january 15th. At the pentagon, Lucas Tomlinson, ktvu ,fox 2 news. This is ktvu fox 2 news at 6 00. Another round of stockpiling ads many bay area super markets as shoppers buy up household supplies amide a new surge of coronavirus cases. Buy what you need. Dont buy more than what you need. Good evening, im julie hanker. That buying comes amide more covid cases around california and here in the bay area. Im frank summerville. Alameda county is now in the most restrictive purple tier. And Business Owners and restaurants say theyre not sure if they can stay afloat. All around the county, gyms are shut, restaurants are again moving tables outside, and houses of worship are suspending indoor services, also, county Health Officials say its not safe to open any schools that havent all ready reopened for inperson instruction. But there are some businesses still allowed to operate indoors with limitations. They include retail and shopping malls at 25 capacity. Also hair and nail salons and personal care services. Today, the United States hit another grim milestone. The country went over 1 4 Million Deaths from the coronavirus. Here in cafo