holding a better bay area, moving forward and finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. the new normal. dan: president biden pushes back against efforts to normalize covid-19. anchor 2: bay area teachers teas back on what they say are dangerous conditions as omicron continues to surge. dan: thank you for watching. you are watching abc 7 news at 4:00. anchor 2: california reported more than 103,000 new cases within the last day and the seven-day test positivity rate is at 21.7 percent. a new record. dan: also in the east, more patients admitted to hospitals. 1500 of those are in the icu. anchor 2: take a look at this