half a dozen businesses from 3:00 until 4:30 this morning hitting liquor stores and a nail salon and a safeway. each time allegedly trying to pry open or steal atm machines. >> i don't recall where there were six businesses targeted within a short amount of time. these criminals were busy. >> reporter: the owner of the smoke shop says the burglars were only able to get away with cloth. >> what did they gain? nothing. a couple hundred, maybe? come on. >> i was sad. >> reporter: his liquor store has been in business for more than two decades. he never been victimized like this. he hopes surveillance video helps the police catch the crooks who stole his store's atm and robbed him of his sense of security. >> almost had a heart attack to see the store, you know, this is my livelihood. >> the police say the thieves used straps to pry open business stores. also important to note, out of the six businesses targeted only one atm machine was stolen. and the store owner says the machine did not carry that much cash any way. at the san jose police department, back to you. >> looking live out at oakland,

. >> reporter: there's scarcity here at safeway. and pretty much everywhere you shop. >> there's lower stock than i'm used to seeing. >> reporter: because covid is ravaging every link along the supply chain. >> i think it's more of the empty shelves that are alarming consumers the most, right? and i think that's because the newest variant, of course, has made our general workforce more ill, and they're unable to go to this jobs. >> reporter: and experts tell us because of that scarcity pretty much everything you buy from groceries to your morning coffee, new cars to electronics you want to update are likely to cost a little more for at least the next few weeks. in san francisco, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> scott, thank you. that brings us to the question of the day. what grocery items are you having a hard time finding? laura stalter tweeted everything, meat, fresh produce, baked goods. anna says the salad section in our area has been empty for a week. sue tweeted none. our stores are fully stocked. >>> have you ever watched

. >> reporter: from ship to shore to safeway we're once again seeing gaps on store shelves. >> sanitizer. >> bread options. >> maybe produce. >> reporter: it is not like the great toilet paper shortage of early pandemic, but grocery shoppers are feeling it. >> there's lower stock than i'm used to seeing. haven't had a huge problem finding too much things, but here and there i do see less and less of what i normally see on the shelves for sure. >> reporter: and so are your favorite local lunch spots. >> it is extremely difficult to find basics, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, anything is becoming like difficult. it is like a treasure hunt to find anything. >> reporter: and for this you can blame covid, sort of. >> it is not just a matter of supply chain but it is a matter of workforce as well. >> reporter: people calling in sick at every level of the supply chain, which slows things down, leading to scarcity. >> because they need to protect their workforce, and so there are fewer people perhaps going in to whatever enclosed environment that they need to go into to to perform their job. >> repo

someone grabbed them from her car while she was at the safeway on redwood road. that's inside the lincoln square shopping center. in oakland. anyone with tips can call oakland pd. >>> we are still following the storm that swept the east coast this weekend. this is a look at frosted homes in massachusetts. the storm brought not just heavy snow and ice but strong waves and bitter cold as well. some areas in massachusetts saw as much as 30 inches of snow. >> there are still thousands without power in the state. nbc's chris pollone has the latest from boston. >> reporter: boston, massachusetts, apparently no worse for the wear after a record-setting bay of snow. nearly two feet falling in 24 hours. >> we have not only survived a historic storm but really seen the incredible teamwork and collaboration to have the roads mostly clear at this point already. >> reporter: after several hours of blizzard, whiteout conditions that caused even the heartiest new englanders to give pause at the sheer scope of it all. >> it's a lot of snow for one time. >> reporter: the classic

>> i went to two different walgreens and another cvs, safeway does not have them. >>> the fight over home-field advantage. the sneaky way the rams a try to keep niner fans away from the nfc championship game. >>> good evening, i'm allen marsden. >> i'm juliette goodrich in for elizabeth. tawiththcityof se looking to become the first in the nation to require gun owners to carry liability insurance. >> as kiet do reports, the new proposal already getting major pushback. >> reporter: the san jose city council is set to take this issue up tomorrow. % votes to make it happen. if it passes, opponents are promising that the fight is on. >> no good deed goes on litigated when it comes to gun regulation. so, we expect there will be lawsuits. >> reporter: today we learned more details about the proposed gun insurance and annual fee. owners would have to keep proof of insurance, and proof of fee payment with the weapon at all times and be ready to show it to a police officer upon request. penalties include impounding the gun, or a fine. as for the fee, each household would have to pay $25 per y

hitting liquor stores, even a nail salon and safeway. each time allegedly trying to pry open offer steal amt's. >> i don't recall where there was six businesses targeted with in a short amount of time. i mean an hour and a half to target six businesses. these criminals were very busy. >> joe owns santa clara smoke shop where the burglars were only able to get away with a few pieces of clothing. >> what they gain? nothing. you get like a couple hundred dollars maybe? come on. >> jimmy singh has been in business more than two decades and he has never been a victim like this he hopes the video helps police catch the crooks who stole his store's atm and robbed him of his sense of security. >> almost got a heart attack to see that store, you no he? >> and police say the thieves also used straps to pry open business stores. also important to note. out of the six businesses targeted, only one atm machine was stolen and the store owner said that the machine didn't have that much cash any way. at the san jose police department. kpix5. >>> the tim

their owner says someone ripped them from their car while she was at the safeway on redwood road inside the lincoln square shopping center. anyone with tips can call oakland pd. >>> coming up -- reopening after being closed for more than two decades. the major change beginning at several b.a.r.t. stations. >>> also, trying to cut through red tape. how city leaders are trying to help a south bay church continue to feed those in need. >>> there's a pretty view looking across the bay. high clouds but not really the rain we're watching in the forecast but the return of offshore winds. the timing on that and how strong those winds will get when we come right back. ugh? -no... arthritis. here. aspercreme arthritis. full prescription-strength? reduces inflammation? thank the gods. don't thank them too soon. kick pain in the aspercreme. >>> today is fred korematsu day in honor of the oakland native who fought the world war ii internment order. it was a virtual event put on by santa clara county and university. korematsu was just 23 when he took a stand to the order to report to the camp. 40 yea

woman reported a man inappropriately touching himself as he stood behind or in the checkout line at the safeway on middlefield road. police say the suspect is a black man in his 20's or 30's standing 6 feet tall, weighing around 210 pounds. he was seen wearing a black face covering and a black baseball hat. police say the suspect even got into an argument with another man who witnessed the entire incident. officers say the suspect then took off in that white van. anyone with information now urged to call police san jose police meanwhile say they found 2 loaded guns, a body armor in 4 bags of marijuana during a traffic stop early this morning. police say the driver is a conflict. vick did felon and one of the guns has been reported stolen. officials say they have not released the names of those. those suspects arrested so far. a lunar new year celebration in san jose kicking off with a lion dance today. the new year starts tuesday which assures in the year of the tiger. meanwhile, folks all across the globe are getting ready for the big holiday kron. four's gayle ong was there with the festiviti

they attempted one final score just after 4:30 a.m. this safeway grocery store. on various erode that effort, though on successful in most cases, the thieves either attempted or achieved breaking into atms at the scene. but in one case, the liquor store located on brandon , the atm was taken from that liquor store. well these crimes occurred in the north, the downtown and south ends of the city. police do not have confirmation on whether any of the vehicles used were reported stolen work is underway right now to identify and arrest those involved. anyone with information is asked to contact the san jose police department burglary unit back to you. andre. thank you. when the span of one week california recorded one million coronavirus infections. it's the fastest accumulation of new infections in the state to date, with now, more than seven million cases reported over the past two years. and the stunning speed of new infections illustrates the high transmissibility of the omicron variant. the federal government website where you can order at home. covid test did g

also either burglarized or attempted to burglarized several other liquor shops, a nail salon and a safeway. >> these criminals were very busy for about an hour and a half. amanda: the criminals remain at large as of late tuesday. dan: there is this. authorities have recovered $185,000 worth of stolen merchandise, including from the high-end heist at the louis vuitton store in san francisco. a photo show leggings, jackets, lotions and even antitheft bags. the chp organized retail crime task force found the items after arresting a suspect known to buy and resell stolen goods. the person has been booked on charges of organized retail crime. ama: flights to san francisco are being canceled over concern about new 5g service rolling out tomorrow. dan: entire communities covered --. an update on the local efforts to get relief to tonga following the underwater volcanic eruption. ama: a berkeley restaurant is closing its doors. sandhya: get ready for a taste of spring. i will show you when and how what makes febreze air effects different? while cheaper aerosols rely on artificial propellants... fe

also either burglarized or attempted to burglarized several other liquor shops, a nail salon and a safeway. >> these criminals were very busy for about an hour and a half. amanda: the criminals remain at large as of late tuesday. dan: there is this. authorities have recovered $185,000 worth of stolen merchandise, including from the high-end heist at the louis vuitton store in san francisco. a photo show leggings, jackets, lotions and even antitheft bags. the chp organized retail crime task force found the items after arresting a suspect known to buy and resell stolen goods. the person has been booked on charges of organized retail crime. ama: flights to san francisco are being canceled over concern about new 5g service rolling out tomorrow. dan: entire communities covered --. an update on the local efforts to get relief to tonga following the underwater volcanic eruption. ama: a berkeley restaurant is closing its doors. sandhya: get ready for a taste of spring. i will show you when and how there's this feeling we chase... like someone upped the brightness on the entire world. a full-body e

touching himself as she stood behind him or see stood behind her in the scheck checkout line at the safeway on middlefield road. police say the suspect as a black man in his 20's or 30's standing 6 feet tall, weighing around 210 pounds. he was seen wearing a black face mask and a black baseball hat. police say the suspect even got into an argument with a man who witnessed the entire incident officers say after that, the man took off in a white van. anyone with information now urged to call police whether time right now a live look outside at san francisco on this saturday night. it really was a beautiful day across the area. nice warm, nothing like what those folks in the east the saturday night kron 4 meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez here get you ready for your sunday. yeah, you know, it's chilly, jonathan, when you talk about bomb cyclones in the east coast, but fortunately for us. >> it was shorts, weather. i hope your your shorts today. jonathan, did sandals and shorts today? there you go. perfect winter attire here in california. let's take a look at your sierra forecast, though. we are

reported a man who was inappropriately touching himself as he stood behind or in the checkout line at the safeway on middlefield road. police say the suspect is a black man in his 20's or 30's standing 6 feet tall when around 210 pounds. he was last seen wearing a black face covering along with a black baseball had in a hoodie. police say the suspect got into an argument with another man who witnessed that incident. officers say that man then took off in a white van. anyone with information is urged to call police new at 10 o'clock. tonight, we're learning what caused a huge traffic mess for drivers on i-580, in dublin this afternoon. chp officers say they were called to check out a possible explosive device inside of a truck that was parked in the center median on the east lanes of 5.80, near even canyon road. all lanes were shut down for a number of hours. so the alameda county sheriff's bomb squad could come in. scan the truck. make sure everything was all right. and it was crews were able to reopen all the lanes a few hours later tonight. there's no word on if anyone was arrested or injured i

those businesses head include three liquor stores, a safeway, a smoke shop and a nail salon. police say they use different vehicles to ran the front doors of some of those businesses and once inside, they either broke into or trying to break into the atms. it was not released. how much cash they actually got away with. some of the tactics they used as they actually use some straps to pry open some of these doors and some of these businesses. police are still trying to determine if any of the vehicles used were stolen. and anyone with information about these cases is asked to call the san jose police department. the chp says it's organized retail crime task force has made a major break in the shoplifting at san francisco's union square in november. chp says it recovered $185,000 in stolen merchandise on monday. the recovered items include dozens of bags of high end clothing and buckets of personal care products and other merchandise. officers say to some of the items were taken from the louisville thanh store. the chp says one person has been booked and charged on counts of or

it was also similar situation at the safeway in san francisco, rt no milk. no, me are barely an e-mail fairly and me. >> at the jackson street location. and part of the reason that we're seeing less items on the shelves is due to the pandemic trends that never went away. and of course, omicron is adding on to the list. one grocery store chain had 200 workers out sick or in quarantine last week. and the president of says that his u.s. plants will be constrained for at least the next month. he cites the reason for is because of omicron related absences. now you also have to factor in the deficit of truck drivers. it started building before the pandemic n it continues to be a problem in october. the american trucking association said the u.s. or short about 80,000 driver is and we know shipping has also a problem. it's been delayed several parts of the country. it's impacting everything from imported food to packaging. and what did you regret? expert says that grocery stores normally have 5 to 10% of their items out of stock right now at about 15%. now. and exp

right aid safeway, cbs and other pharmacies are also expecting shipments in the next week. there is a limit, though, of three masks per person. the process to pick them up will vary from store to store hartzell beginning next week, anyone eating inside a restaurant or going to a gym in oakland muscle proof of vaccination? ktvu henry lee tells us how it's going over with some business owners and customers. no shoes, no shirt, no vaccine card. no service beginning tuesday. if you want to eat inside a restaurant bar or cafe in oakland, you should be prepared. you will need to present verification of your vaccination status before you were seated inside. this applies to guests. 12 and up. adults must also show id. there are similar mandates for indoor businesses in san francisco and berkeley. lev delany is executive chef and co owner of chop bar in oakland's jack london square. we've got to do our part. we're on board with it. personally i like having a mandate that we don't have to argue with people about it. he won't have to argue with diego gomez chop bar customer. i follow

governs how the city supposed to regulate private security there was a high profile incident in castro safeway where a young student of color was accused of theft. article 25 was passed by the board of supervisors in novembe. it created a framework for the police department to regulate and oversee the use of private security in 46. under that law, it created a definitions for private security. it required those firms to register with the police department and pay a registration fee, get fingerprinted, provide proof of insurance among other things. requires chief of police to issue i.d. cards to every employee of a private security firm and authorize chief of police to revoke the registration for failing to provide for the provisions of article 25. what became clear almost immediately was that article 25 is not currently implemented in any meaningful way in san francisco, nor have we unearthed any evidence of it ever been implemented since 1972. we did look. it's clear that the current law is out of date. for example, article 25 does not contain any provision prohibiting discriminatory behavior