claus is stepping in to help. here's cnbc's kate rogers. >> reporter: the post-pandemic surge of holiday cheer has left too many parties and not enough christmas characters so as a shortage of santas is being felt across the country, requests for mrs. claus are taking off. >> mrs. claus is doing everything she can to help save christmas. >> reporter: call them independent women. >> mrs. clauses are being requested more every year because they become more independent of santa, having to do certain christmas parties with cookies and stories they're becoming true story tellers and entertainers. >> reporter: but moving from supporting cast to spotlight takes dedication and education enter the santa nanas holiday university they host events for current and aspiring mrs. clauses across the cou country. you get a two and a half day course on how to define your mrs. claus style, the art of performing -- >> keep them engage had and using props. >> reporter: and how to best market your christmas brand. >> we talk about what

[cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ santa claus got a dirty job. ♪ santa claus got a dirty job. ♪ santa claus got a dirty job and he does it all night long. >> tell 'em about it, mike. ♪ well every year old santa claus loads up in his sleigh -- ♪ and them reindeer running in front of him kick mud up in his face. ♪ and those chimneys he goes sliding down -- ♪ but if he don't do it, nobody will, so santa's gonna get the job done. ♪ santa claus got a dirty job. ♪ santa claus got a dirty job. ♪ santa claus got a dirty job, and he does it all night long. ♪ through wind and rain and blinding snow -- ♪. santa claus never slows down. ♪ you gotta keep on pushing them reindeer hard if he's gonna hit every town. ♪ sneaking in, sneaking out for 24 hours straight. ♪ gotta outrun them big guard dogs, gotta do whatever it takes. ♪ don't you know that santa claus got a dirty job. ♪ santa claus got a dirty job. ♪ santa claus got a dirty job, and he does it all night long. >> tell the 'em about it, mike. >> old santa claus, he's a big man, and he's got to deliver something likeing wha

claus. she is headlining her own show, sponsored by the labor crunch. >>> plus, it may be the most controversial call in thanksgiving history, the thanksgiving dish needs to be taken off the table. and there's no off-season. just work that builds on itself over and over and over again... becuase the only way is through. shop pandora jewelry and enjoy 30% off your total purchase november 24th through 30th with our black friday savings. catch your favorite pieces and save 30% at pandora jewelry. ♪♪ >>> folks the labor shortage as officially hit the north pole. last week we told you about the warning from santa claus may not be enough of him to make those usual pre-christmas appearances at malls or holiday parties but not to worry mrs. claus is stepping in to help here is cnbc's kate rogers ♪ >> reporter: the post-pandemic surge of holiday cheer left too many parties and not enough christmas characters so as a shortage of santas is being felt across the country, requests for mrs. claus ar

. >> do bob do santa claus? >> i cannot tell you. >>> california thinking about a warning system to alert people of the dangerous heat wave. it is a problem in the state as an investigation by the l.a. times revealed 4000 californians have died in heat waves over the last decade and the danger will only increase with the effects of climate change. a warning system would write heat waves by number, similar to how hurricanes are measured. it would require cities and towns to take specific safety measures at each stage. >> you don't think of heat when we think about an emergency, we just look at it as another sunny day in california or southern california, get your sandals and go out to the beach, but no, we have serious implications. >>> temperatures maybe cooler now but it did not stop the tears at the oakland zoo from enjoying their new water toys. they had a fantastic pool party. playing with the new floaties, they will be doing a lot more sleeping over the next few months when they enter a state of hibernation

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. >> the elf on the shelf traditionally keeps a watchful eye for santa claus leading up to christmas eve, giving late updates for those naughty and nice lists. i mean, think about it, too much of a good thing is a bad thing. if it works for parents to keep their kids on their toes right before the holidays, if you extend it, the kid's tired of it. i don't even want santa claus anymore. >> i'm being told by my sources that the elf is now taking this to an appeals court. >> yes, he's filed a motion. >> in the north pole. >> in the north pole. what is that, the zero district? district zero? >>> next, part of george washington's estate selling for $50 million. >> what, wait? >> that's right. a prime slice of the mt. vernon estate in virginia has become the highest-ever sale in the washington, d.c. region. it's part of washington's original 1800-acre estate dating back to 1760. and the 16,000-square foot house overlooks the potomac river. featured seven bedrooms and 13 bathrooms. >> okay, it's obviously been upgraded because other amenities that washington never envisioned include an indo

is that santa claus? last sunday night in wisconsin it was not santa claus coming down the parade route. he is not a career criminal on bond. it was darrell brooks a life long criminal who has been hurting people for most of his life, he was on sex offender registry on bond again, running over parents, grandparents and children. the night of joy in wisconsin ended with agonizing grief, then that grief turned to anger because darrell brooks jr. never should have been driving, he should have been in jail, days before we learned he ran over people at a christmas parade, prosecutors in wisconsin already knew he ran over someone with his car, they knew he had a lifetime of violent, but wisconsin prosecutorred recommended a $1000 bond. that is all security the prosecutors needed to let darrell brooks jr. back on the streets, now 6 body bags later, prosecutors finally concede, that bond was too low. we already know that. a thousand dollars was too low when you set it. now after 6 people are dead, and dozens more

. ♪ ♪ santa claus is coming to town ♪ santa claus is coming to town ♪ santa claus is coming to town ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪it's a most unusual day♪♪ ♪♪feel like throwing my worries away♪♪ ♪♪as an old native-born californian would say♪♪ ♪♪it's a most unusual day♪♪ ♪♪it's a most unusual sky♪♪ ♪♪not a sign of a cloud passing by♪♪ ♪♪if my heart won't behave in the usual way♪♪ experience the power of sanctuary at the lincoln wish list event. ♪ ♪ >> sean: for the holidays are all about making memories. my wife rachel and i are highlighting special stories from our fox family including singer-songwriter john rich who stand for one christmas helplessly gave up his old guitar and changed john's life forever. john rich joins me now. john, i love the story that you tell in the book. thanks for doing it. talk about your dad who was a prison preacher. didn't have a lot of money. loved his guitar and he gave it he was a young boy and it changed your life. tell me a little bit about the story. >> what's christmas all about? is it about getting or is

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, signing -- finding solutions, this is abc news. kumasi: a member in the security card died days after being shot on the job, oakland pd's plan to battle an increase in violent crime. reggie: cyber monday shopping is already underway in a look at the best deals. >> every madeye or the famy. kumasi: aiming for top honors in the holiday lights department, local family competing on national tv. cyber monday is happening. mike: if you can get you can gen do yourself -- cyber monday shopping, it will be gorgeous. make sure you have sunglasses and shades. all week. with clear conditions in light breezes, we cool back into the 40's. everybody around 60-65 degrees d through lunch and we will top out around 3 p.m. to nearly 70 degrees. we will pull back into the upper 50's toward 7:00 p.m. reggie

she is santa claus' long-lost twin sister. she ended up on the soul pole, a nice danish family, called the kringles, took santa claus when they were babies. we all know what happened to him. he got very popular. but the christmas witch was shafted! she ended up on the south pole! she has penguins instead of reindeer. and she's trying to find her brother. she's a misunderstood character, and her story needs to be told! and i'm here to tell it! ( cheers and applause ) people need to know! ( applause ) >> stephen: you dedicate this book-- you dedicate this book to "for my mom, a brave witch indeed." >> yes. >> stephen: did she inspire your love-- love, i assume-- of witches? >> definitely, absolutely. my mother is a witch from delaware. i don't know if she'd like me to call her that. but, you know, delaware is a witchy place. >> stephen: is it? >> oh, yeah. there's lots of forests. there's a road called "devil's road." my mom used to pack us all up in the van and drive us there to scare us sometimeses when she got bored. ( laught

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 sitting it out because of temporary health issues. i know you have to stay home this year. are you excited to get back at it next year? >> i want it so bad, i miss it. the kids need santa. especially

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. >>> scientists are working to ensure the future of giant sequoia's are the largest trees on the planet. >> they are planting 150 samplings on private land and the sequoia quest. wildfire killed many sequoias lost with each scientists say is the new greece grow larger, they will have an added environmental benefit because they can capture carbon dioxide. >>> when we come back, we are taking another look at the forecast. >>> plus, mariah carey is trying to do clear christmas season but some say not so princess cruises was born right here in california. for over 55 years, we've been helping californians make the most of their precious vacation time. and right about now, we could all use a real vacation. so forget the road trips and rentals and sail with princess right from san francisco to the glaciers of alaska, the beautiful tropics

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. >>> holiday travelers are facing most expensive gas prices in years. at 3:00, gianna franco looks at when those costs can start coming down. let's get a check on our weather with mary. >>> we are looking at a beautiful afternoon with all that sunshine on our san francisco mark hopkins hotel camera. at your lunchtime hour you see temperatures in the low to mid 60s right now. as we head through our day with that sunshine and mild conditions, in fact today the warmest day of the week, mid 60s along the coast, low 70s inland. you can see as we head through our day all the sunshine this afternoon and a clear night ahead. we are looking at temperatures for tomorrow cooler. that will be the case for san francisco, oakland, san jose, and also inland east bay, north bay, and the coast with those cooler conditions for your tuesday. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a new art exhibit featuring work from banksy is open to the public. it is called the

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. >>> welcome back. a lots of people are getting ready to hit the roads. coming up at three the best times to leave and come back to avoid the worst bay area traffic. >>> now let's get one last check of the weather with mary and lots of sun. >> a beautiful day. here is a live look at san francisco with our mark hopkins hotel camera. with relooking at temperatures cooler compared to yesterday at this time. in the upper 50's to low to mid- 60s's at this lunchtime hour. now as we look to the rest of the week really dry and quiet conditions settling in for us. san francisco, oakland and san jose looking great for thanksgiving day on thursday with plenty of sun in the 60's and slightly warmer by the end of the week as we look to the inland east bay, the north bay and the coast. you can see the temperatures for thanksgiving day in the 60's,

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. >>> california mother has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season after surviving her battle with covid while pregnant nant. >> she was diagnosed with covid-19 last december while 36 weeks pregnant. with her lungs deteriorating, she needed an emergency c-section and their daughter marin was born. amy's health, she had to be put in a coma for five months. she lost her memory of the last five years and met her daughter for the first time. >> it has made me stronger, the fact i can pick her up now and hold her. just so much to be thankful for. i love that this has opened my eyes what is really import in life. >> she is looking forward to making new memories as a family this thanksgiving. >>> this next story is pretty special. >> nasa launched a spacex rocket to sent a dart satellite craft into space to collide with an asteroid on

contamos con la presencia exclusiva de santa claus. él más el alcalde y concejales hicieron el conteo de encendido del árbol. muchas personas gritaron de felicidad porque serías muy simbólico y les voy a decir por què, hemos pasado por momentos muy difíciles durante la pandemia y es exactamente lo que dijo el alcalde de san josé. es momento de estar con las amistades y con la familia y por supuesto en la primera vez desde que comenzó la pandemia que finalmente las personas pueden disfrutar de este momento este parque permanecerá abierto hasta la medianoche habrá policías alrededores y es que muchas están preguntando cómo está la seguridad. la situación es muy agradable se siente ambiente navideño y estoy muycontenta de ver familias ya reunidas acá los niños también muy contentos ya que me decían muchos que extrañaban este momento quiero contarles que muchos se vieron muy sonrientes cuando vino la presencia de santa claus.

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. ♪♪ >> finn: steffy, what you overheard-- >> steffy: what i heard was hope injecting herself in our marriage and in our family. implying that you could have a relationship with sheila. >> hope: actually what i said was-- >> steffy: i can't believe you are advocating for that woman! >> hope: i'm not doing that. i was simply trying to point out-- >> steffy: what? how unfair it is that you're forbidden to see your dad and his birth mom? nothing about this is unfair. i mean, come on. they're poison. everything that sheila and deacon touch turns to poison. i mean, how can you not see that? you should be telling him to stay away from her. not saying the exact opposite! [dramatic music] ♪

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. announcer: now, abc7 sports with chris alvarez. chris: the 49ers entered the game as the seventh seed. there are definite playoff vibes at levi on the last day of november. jimmy garoppolo threw an early pick that led to a touchdown. kyle shanahan letting him know about it. ensueing possession. get the ball to deebo sam glum from 20 yards out game tide at 7-7. and that 4k camera on deebo. you've got to love it. 14-7. an 85-yard drive. jimmie g. and juwan jennings he dances at the end zone. 14-14. at that time break. it's deebo again. he had 78 touchdowns and two touchdowns. he would live with a groin injury. very next play, kirk cousins picked up by aziz al-shair. and elijah mitchell back in. so the niners scored 29 points in four minutes. they're up 28-14. levi vikings going fourth and goal. and kirk cousins' pass to jefferson, inc

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. >>> the pandemic has claimed another popular bay area business, and apparently, it's one of jessica's favorites. >> i am so personally upset about this. the golden state roller rink. the owners say the place was the last holdout since all similar rinks went out of business in the last decade. the owner described his sadness. the diversity of his clientele was one of the best things about golden skate, and i can tell you i probably have had at least three birthday parties for my kids and adult parties as well. it's really sad to see go. >> farewell to an iconic place. >> i think jessica had more fun at the kids' parties than the kids themselves. >> i love roller skating. it's a bummer. >> it is a bum ir. >>> how much will all of this cost? the white house facing really tough questions about the president's infrastructure bill. bay ar

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. >>> the mars rover is one excited robot posting from its post on twitter. >> it tweets. it writes get a load of these layers. i'm getting out my abraing tool. it can hold clues about what their environment used to be like. he tweets. >> yeah. >> he rolls around and he tweets. >> somebody tweets for him but he sends the pictures back. that's really cool. >> raj joins us. >>> we have a lot going on. the new approach fire experts say we should have mega fires. don't fight them. learn to live with them. we investigate and break down the numbers of a concerning trend. >>> the unified deadline for companies and health care providers. the biden administration issues a new vaccine mandate. >> it's not about freedom or personal choice. it's about protecting yourself and those around you. >> how the sweeping new vaccine mandate could impact y

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. >>> a live look at oracle park, big news expected in a matter of hours. giants and buster posey planning a news conference where the catcher and fan favorite will reportedly announce his retirement. we'll have it live for you on the news at 3:00. mary is standing by with a last look at weather. >>> a live look at the south bay, santa clara with mostly cloudy skies and patches of blue. we will continue to see skies clear as we head through our afternoon and tonight as we look to tomorrow, more clouds stream in. here we are tomorrow in the afternoon and you can see showers across ukiah to our north. >> that's it for the news at noon. we are on 24/7 [ relaxing music ] >> hope: i think the mission will love these donations. >> brooke: oh, good. anything to help. >> hope: okay, so wait, let me get this straight. eric and quinn almost div

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 sit by santa? >> reporter: but 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 part of a company that provides santas to stores nationwide. he says while demand for santas has surged to 120%, the number of kriss kringles available has dropped by double digits >> why are we seeing less santas >> santa claus entertainers are at a high risk for a negative consequence if they catch covid. >> derrick is among the santas sitting out because of temporary health issues. i know you have to stay home this year. are you excited to get back to it next year >> i want it so bad. the kids need santa, especially this time of year. >> with santas in short supply, some families are making reservations weeks in advance

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. >> some 14 and we're taking a look at the weather and we're also looking at the airport. look at as a fedex plane doesn't think i love the i'll call them guys because there's more guys and i don't have any women in my neighborhood liver the fedex and ups the post office. yeah. oh, my gosh. a during this time of years, they do take the early, but they do the postal carrier. he said they're offering sunday's if you want the overtime, he's like i got a little baby. so i don't want get that. they can work around the clock. they want. yeah. and the weather today could be good for getting those packages out. john. yes, definitely better than yesterday was much smoother sailing as you venture onto roads this morning. are. >> really anywhere as you're venturing outside. i know the dogs like the walks better today to not having to worry so m

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. >>> vending machines for cars are growing across the country. some people outside chicago are saying they don't want one now or ever. here's one of the machines by carvana. it sells used cars. could be coming soon to skokie, illinois, saying it will disrupt peace, serenity, character of the village. >> for 15 years, we have gone under the assumption that character of the neighborhood would stay fairly constant. this would be a major change. >> we'll not stop fighting. we'll continue to fight regardless. >> skokie plans to build forward and build that vending machine as long as the issue brought up by neighbors are all resolved. there are 30 of these across the country. customers can pick up cars at one of them for a unique buying experience. >> how do you test drive? >> you have to put in a lot of quarters. >>> some call it a christ

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. titans, >>> nodes are the planes coming into san jose there. how about a live look at the golden gate bridge where starting january 1 cyclist will be held to a 15 mile-per-hour speed limit. they will be treated the same as speeding cars with fines ranging from 238 to $498. >>> spacex just launched nasa's first test mission to save the world but hopefully they'll never actually have to use it. it's called dart. short for double as destroyed redirection test and it is just like what it sounds. the spacecraft is headed for 15,000 mile-per-hour impact with a distant astroid with the goal of pushing it off course. >> if it is successful, then if we had a real inbound killer astroid, we could do that with it and it would miss us. >> well there are currently no known astroid threats to earth but that may not always be the case. it will tak

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. >>> i want to give you one more look at high def doppler, a last look. you see widespread rain across the bay area as this cold front continues to move across our region. as we take you hour by hour on futurecast, we are not done. we are still looking at showers as we head through this afternoon, the rest of this afternoon, evening, and tonight. we have already picked up from a few hundredths to a tenth and a little bit more on the way. seven-day forecast today is wet and cool. we are looking at drier weather ahead for tuesday and wednesday. our next weather system rolls in late wednesday into thursday and at this point, there is a chance to see a few showers sunday to end our weekend. inland east bay, north bay, coast, same story with the showers by thursday. back to you. >> thanks. >>> meet ivy, a baby northern fur seal who was sa

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. ♪♪♪ >> hope: you really deny me a relationship with my father, even now as an adult. i understand it's not easy for you to talk about that time in your life, and what you did with deacon, and what that meant for you and bridget. >> brooke: i thought that i had lost her forever. >> hope: but you didn't. the two of you, you got through it, and at the time... you loved my dad, right? >> brooke: honey, i was in love with ridge, even though we weren't together at the time.lyr feelings for deado

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take a look ♪ santa claus got a dirty job ♪ ♪ santa claus got a dirty job ♪ ♪ santa claus got a dirty job and he does if all night long. >> jesse: 100 percent of the net proceeds microworks and folds of honor. two great charities the vets and stream the song on apple, music, spotify and every major music site. >> dana: get that one to number one. greg? >> greg: else elves don't talk. animals are great. ♪ animals are great. ♪ animals are great ♪ in honor of the new upcoming sex in the city movie, let's take a look at this little fella. yeah, that's a baby spidey ant eater otherwise known as a short beaked acibna sydney zoo in australia. people say what does this have to do with the new sex in the city movie? >> dana: what? >> greg: figure it out. >> dana: spiny ant eater. >> greg: i don't know i will leave it at that. >> dana: if i think about it in the middle of the night i will send you a text. >> jesse: don't text him in the middle of the night. [laughter] >> dana: you are right. i will just wait until the morning. thanksgiving, some people wondering have we lost the meaning o

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. >>> it is another side of the season. a long line wrapped around the honey baked ham store in concord today ahead of thanksgiving feasting. >>> meanwhile, oakland born rapper and businessman mistah fab doling out turkeys in an annual turkey giveaway. >> you would look and say wow, to be obsolete of those beautiful memories to not be able to share those things, i want to be able to say, if i was ever in a position to make a difference and help, i would love to lighten the load for individuals. >>> denominations are out for the 2022 grammy awards. >> plenty of bay area acts are in. vallejo native h.e.r. is up for multiple awards, including album of the year. oakland's literacy is for best traditional pop vocal album. also nominated, the san francisco symphony and conductor michael tilson thomas. and palo alto guitarist will ackerman.

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claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. >>> take a look at this little guy. this is actually a northern fur seal pup found roaming the streets of southern san rafael, discovered near the corner of grangeway and francisco confirmed there saturday, and also made it on to highway 101. >> he puck was found on a big patch of ivy, so that's what they named him, ivy. they live hundreds of miles offshore in the open ocean, but turns out they are also great at claims rocks and walking on land. >> he looks a little skinny. need to fatten him. . >> a sweet face, though. >> get him back home out in the ocean. >> thank you forking, the news continues on cbsn bay area. >> have a good night. we'll see you back at 11:00 tonight. -hi mommy! -hi honey! oh i missed you! you just want to video call the kids. ok. hush little baby... don't say a word... but if slow upload speeds turns your goo

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. soledad: thanks for joining us for “matter of fact.” good news this holiday season. pandemic restrictions are easing for travelers, diners, and visitors. still, u.s. businesses, especially service industries, are struggling to get back to normal. three of out four restaurant operators say recruitment and retention are their toughest challenges. the owner of dirt candy in new york city knows the struggle. she was forced to shut down her restaurant and let go of all her staff at the start of the pandemic. now, she shares the innovative way she's making a comeback. amanda: my name is amanda cohen, and i am the chef owner of dirt candy, an all-vegetable restaurant in manhattan. in march 2020, i ran a really busy, successful restaurant, and overnight it all disappeared. we closed our restaurant down and i had no idea what was going t

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. ♪ soledad: even though the nation's covid case counts continue downward, there is little relief for hospitals still reeling from the impact of the pandemic. hardest hit -- emergency rooms. before the pandemic, er departments were frequently overwhelmed by critical care needs. the pandemic changed all that. er visits for non-covid conditions dropped to half of their normal levels. but now that virus cases are down, emergency rooms are on overload again. dr. lisa moreno-walton is a professor of emergency medicine at lsu health new orleans school of medicine. she is the president of the american academy of emergency medicine. thank you for talking with me. let's begin with what you're seeing right now. why are we seeing this now jump in what's happening in the e.r., including that e.r. boarding. dr. moreno-walton: now that we're seei

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claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. >>> we want to give you caught up with stories we're watching at this hour. a possible love triangle in the east bay. the people accused in the murder of a 19-year-old woman faced the judge today. the family of jessica and her brother, marco, sat there in the back of a solano county courtroom as they entered in shackles. you can see them there. jessica is accused of shooting and killing 19-year-old laylani bossham in a fairfield home. >> it looks like it could be a love triangle situation, but it's still being investigated. >> it's a complicated case here. police say she was last seen early saturday morning in sacramento at a halloween party and left with two air force airmen. investigators say the murder happened in the home of travis air force base juan para peralta. bosham's body was found in a field near selinas. a roommate says

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. annoucer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> possible new development in treating covid-19. >> the serious crime a 27-year-old veteran is accused of. >> giants fans giving an emotional goodbye to buster posey. his message as he announced his retirement. >> the three toys inducted into the hall of fame. one is said to be the most oldest and universal toy. >> morning. you are watching us live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. >> we are going to begin with my candidate check on the forecast. mike: here is look at what is going on. it is developing rapidly, especially in the north bay. i mile visibility in napa.

claus the shopping boss here to help you merry savers find the best bargains ever! when you have the world's longest list you go to ross so you can work that budget and get those savings. i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross. thank you for joining us. the trial of ahmaud arbery's accused killers is tense with thor than the usual clashing prspectives. prosecutors painting the picture of a racially charged murder. the defense countering the accused feared for their lives. their case being heard by a jury with only one black member. >> justice for ahmad looks like having all three individuals charged and sentenced to life in prison. >> reporter: it's been 622 days since wanda cooper jones last saw her son, ahmaud arbery, alive. gunned down in broad daylight while jogging in georgia in what's being called a modern-day lynching. >> all rise. >> reporter: today in the trial in the case surrounding the death of the 25-year-old is finally under way. do you feel like you're closer to justice now? >> i do feel like we're getting closer to justice for ahmaud day by

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and santa claus, i don't know if that's a ventilator or oxygen mask. which is probably for the best because there is a new flavor of covid on the way. if it isn't here already. the "omicron" variant, which so far has been reported in africa, australia, belgium, britain, germany, italy, and a handful of other countries, including canada. trying to guess where it will strike next is fun. it's like "where in the world is covid san diego?" it's a fun game to play. omicron has been declared a "variant of concern" by the world health organization. experts are hoping it ends up being like the second season of "tiger king." everybody talks about it, but no one actually experiences it. and of course, the right wingnuts have a new theory that the variant is some kind of ploy concocted by the democrats to help them win elections. former white house doctor and current congressman ronny jackson tweeted on saturday, "here comes the mev -- the midterm election variant! they need a reason to push unsolicited nationwide mail-in ballots. democrats will do anything to ch

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the parade route was originally 6 miles long from harlem to herald square besides santa claus. the star attractions back then were actually animals on long from the central park zoo. but the animals were overwhelmed by the huge crowd. too often tired on the long march to animals lost their star billing in just a few years. in 1927 the parade would never be the same. the first giant helium-filled balloons rose above the captivated crowd characters that were once super recognizable come and gone of all of them felix the cat, the most enduring balloon. but new additions continue really cracked the parade lineup reflecting the changing times and pop culture of the day. today we take for granted the macy's thanksgiving day parade can be watched by millions of americans coast to coast. but for the first 2 decades you only saw if you went in person. in fact, the first broadcast of the macy's thanksgiving day parade wasn't even on television. >> was on the radio in maybe you could watch it on the radio, but he sure could hears the first national broadcast on television took it to a who