IS óóóóóóó. TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIE. S. THE OMICRON VARIANT HAS NOW BEEN DETECTED IN MORE THAN 17 STAT. ES YOU CAN SEE THOSE STAT ES HERE ON THIS MAP - HIGHLIGHTED IN RED. THE C-D-C IS TRACKING SEVERAL DOZEN CASE S. SCIENTISTS SAY... THE VIRUS IS MORE LIKELY TO MUTATE IN PLACES WHERE VACCINATION RATES ARE LOW AND TRANSMISSION IS HIGH. # ## MONTEREY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS LOOKING FOR A MISSING UTAH WOMAN. HER NAME IS "ANGELICA DELGADO"... AND SHE SUFFERS FROM SCHIZOPHRENIA, DEPUTIES SAY SHE MAY BE OFF HER HER MEDICATION AND AT RISK. DELGADO'S CAR WAS FOUND IN THE BIG SUR AREA ON HIWAY GH ONE SOUTH OF MILL CREEK. IF Y KOUNOW HER WHEREABOUTS OR HAVE SEEN HE R... CONTACT THE MONTEREY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. ## A CHRISTMAS TREE SHORTAGE IS IMPACTING NTCERAL COAST BUSINESSES. VENDORS SAY TREES ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY THIS YEAR. .. AFTER MANY GO WIPED OUT FROM THE DROUGHT AND FIRE S. A DECREASE IN INVENTORY IS ALSO DRIVING PRICES UP... "CARDINALE AND WRIGHT CHRISTMAS TREES" SAY THEIR PRICES AHVE INCREASE SEVEN TO TEN PERCENT, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. ### A LOCAL DOCTOR. .. MOTHER OF THREE... AND PART TIME BAKER WILL BE SHOWING OFF HER SKILLS ON THE FOOD NETWK. OR DOCTOR CANDICE CARMEL WEAVER WILL BE COMPETING IN A CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHALLENGE... THE WINNER TAKES HOME TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE EPISODE AIRS THIS THURSDAY, AT NINE P-M ON THE FOOD NETWORK. ## YOUR SUNRISE TIME IS óóóóóóóóóóó. TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT WEATHER WITH METEOROLOGIST GINA DE VECCHIO FOGGY START TO THE WEEK WI TH AREAS OF DENSE FOG. SALLTEITE IMAGERY SHOWS WIDESPREAD HIGH CLOUDS COVERING MUCH OF THE REGION MAKING IT HARD TO SEE úSWHAT HAPPENING AT THE SURFACE. HOWEVER, WEBCAMS, SPOTTER REPORTS, AND AUTOMATED SENSOR REVEAL THAT FOG PREVAILS UNDER THE HIGH CLOUDS. IN FACT, SOME OF THE FOG IS LOCALLY DENSE WITH A FEW AIRPORTS REPORTING A 1/4 OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THEREFORE, A DENSE G FO ADVISORY WAS ISSUED EARLIER IN THE NIGHT VALID THROUGH 10 AM TH MORNING FOR THE NORTH AND EAST BAY VALLEYS, SOUTHERN MONTER EY BAY, AND NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY. BIGGEST IMPACT WILL BE TO MOTORIST DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. SOME PATCHY DRIZZLE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AS WELL. GIVEN THE HIGH CLOUDS AND FOGGY START TO THE D AY TEMPERATURES WILL BE MH UC COOLER TODAY. HIGHS IN THE 50/60S. PROBABLY THE BIGGER WEATHER STORY TODAY WILL BE RAIN CHANCES FINALLY RETURNING TO THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION THE LAST FEW DAYS HAS WEAKENED AND SHIFTED TO THE SW. A WK EA DISTURBANCE TO THE NW IS NOW RIDING OVER THE DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE. THIS UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE SE TODAY AND TONIGHT. BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY THE UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE DEVELOPS INTO AN UPPER