more than 450 over yesterday. >> and here are the latest icu numbers. the bay area region dipped down to 5.9% capacity. san joaquin valley and southern california remain at zero percent. the greater sacramento region is at 11.7%. the fornorthern physicians are treating patients from outside the region because of icu capacity elsewhere. now a look at the current situation. >> things are so bad in other parts of the state patients are being transported to the city but this is good news we got today, a possible sign things could turn around. in san francisco, a small glimmer of hope. the rate of spread of covid-19 appears to be slowing. >> our cases of covid-19 and unfortunately our deaths due to covid-19 in san francisco continue to increase. but the rate of increase seems

to be slowing. >> reporter: currently, the city is averaging 237 new cases a day. in mid december, the average was about 290 but that could change. san francisco public health director dr. grant coal flfax s the impact won't be known until january. >> we don't know the full impact of the december holidays and it is plausible we could see a sharp increase in cases followed by hospitalizations in the next few weeks. >> reporter: right now roughly 35% of icu beds in the city are available but those could quickly fill up in part if there is a rise in cases but also because of the dire situation across the state particularly in the central valley and southern california where there is zero icu capacity. dr. coal fox slfax says right n patients from outside the city are being treated in san francisco icus and more could come, something that could further delay the bay area's chance of reopening. >> while we have care available

and people need care, it's a moral and ethical right to provide that care when asked and we need it. >> reporter: in the meantime, the vaccination rollout is continuing across the city. so far 90% of residents at lieuu g laguna received the first dose. mayor london breed showed these photos. >> each one of these people in laguna honda being vaccinated is someone that will continue to have bifrt drthdays with familid visits with friends. they will have more time. they will have months and years ahead so many across this country sadly have lost to this virus. >> dr. colfax said most front line stuff at and la gguna honda received the vaccine. liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> new details out of the south

bay. 51 people have been inpefected that covid-19 outbreak at the kizer emergency department and one died. the outbreak may be linked to an infected employee wearing an air powered costume similar to this one. 900 covid vaccines are stuck in transit. the distribution of doeses acros the bay area. stephanie sierra joins us live to break down what we know. >> the backlog is widening a bit from just 24 hours ago. right now, more than 1.7 million doses have been allocated across the state but only 26% of those doses have actually been used. it's been three weeks since pfizer and moderna vaccines started arriving in california but the rollout is far from on par. >> it gone too slowly i know for many of us, all of us. >> reporter: according to the california department of public health, more than 1.7 million

allocated but the state confirmed 1.2 million of those have been shipped even worse only around 45 4,000 doses have been used, that's 35%. >> not good enough. we recognize that. >> reporter: that leaves nearly 900,000 doses potentially waiting in wearehouses or stuck in transit but the reality is that number will likely be much higher in the coming weeks if the pace doesn't pick up. the state confirmed to abc 7 more than 600,000 additional doses allocated for california have yet to be shipped. >> our goal is to make sure vaccine is not sitting in the freezer and that as soon as the feds and the state supply a vacci vaccine to local jurisdictions, we get it into as many arms as quickly as possible. >> reporter: the san francisco department of public health received roughly 30,000 vaccines but only 6,000 have been delivered to front line health care workers.

it's unclear how many of those vaccines have been used. >> we need to increase the rate at which we're able to deliver vaccine. >> reporter: dr. joshua adler says ucsf is stepping up to help the state with distribution. >> the delivery has come to ucsf from the vaccine manufacturers directly based on the allocation of the california department of public health. >> reporter: ucsf started receiving doses two and a half weeks ago and are vaccinating 1100 health care workers per day. dr. adler went an to say the supply of vaccine from both manufacturers and the state has been able to keep up with how fast the hospital is able to vaccinate but when in doubt, this is only a starting point. he hopes to rapidly ramp up this process given the huge backlog of doses we're seeing across the state. stephanie sear re sierra, abc 7 news. >> what additional resources from the state or federal government will be available to speed up distribution? >> the governor did announce this week dentists with proper

training, pharmacy technicians, and even members of the national guard are now allowed to help but some have asked why wasn't that decision made a month ago when we knew the vaccine was coming? >> indeed. stephanie, thank you. renowned ucf doctor had an of ed for the delay of second dose of vaccines. today getting answers at 3:00 i asked him to explain reasoning. >> i don't like the argument we should stick with the plan because it's the plan. things are going badly, cases are surging everywhere, the vaccine rollout is going slowly and this new variant is a new curveball and so if we can get more people vaccinated with their first dose, which is probably about 80 to 90% protective, if to do that it means delaying the second doels for a month or two, i think you're going to ultimately save more lives. >> i want to be clear, he wants to study this. he says it's worth considering. the doctor says part of the reason he chose to write the op

ed is to start the conversation about changing the vaccination plan. a third covid vaccine could be authorized just as soon as next month. johnson & johnson says it should have enough data to determine if its vaccine is safe and provides protection. there is a difference here with this vaccine. it would be the first one that requires on one dose. the others require two shots. the company plans to have the data towards the end of the month. johnson a johnson and johnson is opening to submit emergency use authorizatiaugh authorization to the fda in february. hundreds of doses of the moderna vaccine were given out after the power failed on a freezer storing the doses when officials r5 officials realized they had a problem they sent it to a senior center and county jail. they let employees conon that. whatted the vaccine could come and get it.

members of the public were also vaccinated before they got so warm they were useless. a skilled nursing facility in alameda county started vaccinating patients as well as staff. abc 7 news was at post acute in castro valley this morning. the short term rehabilitation facility has 91 beds. >> you know how you go to school and it's picture day and everybody is dressed up nice with smiling faces? that's the day at east bay today because after the year of what we've been through, long hours, not knowing what holds for you in the future, not knowing if you're going to take something back to your family, which you don't want back home. >> patients as well as about 20 to 40% of staff were vaccinated today. uc san diego is making it easy for students to access covid-19 tests as they return to campus after winter break. the school has installed contactless vending machines that contain testing kits. students should self-test, return the swab and get results within two days.

>> grocery store workers could be getting a pay bump in san francisco. the board of supervisors is expected to vote today on a resolution that would push for the workers to receive an extra $5 per hour during the pandemic. the california grocers association is against the measure saying many stores already are giving out bonuses, benefits and extra pay and this would increase costs. a helping hand, the money available for struggling businesses. how much is up for grabs and how you can get it. it is election night, the run off wrapping up in georgia and lottery craze. it heating up again. new highs we isn't seen in nearly a year.spencer christian. there is a little rain coming our way for some parts of the

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>> isolation, emotional disconnect and complete dependence on marshall is what transpired from him and lasted for several years. >> in addition to monetary damages, they want thorough screening and training and educate students on body awareness and boundaries as well as creating a safe program for children to report abusive behavior. faced with a huge budget short fall, the city of oakland made deep cuts to police and fire services but there is more pain ahead. abc 7 laura anthony spoke libby shaft abo libby schaaf. >> reporter: with deep and immediate cuts to oakland's police and fire services, mayor libby schaaf says there is more pain ahead as her city tries to

head off $62 million deficit. >> because congress failed to include local governments in the recent relief package, we are facing very hard decisions. >> reporter: the city administrators already ordered $29 million in reductions including to police services at a time when violent crime is rising. >> walking detail, bicycle detail, downtown, fornorth oakl in the hills are gone. community policing officers in various speeds around the city are gone. traffic enforcement gone. >> reporter: when it comes to the oakland fire department, the proposed cuts are rotating station closures. for instance, station 25 could be open one week and closed the next. the closures are set to begin soon but the firefighters' union plans to ask a judge for a restraining order. >> closing fire houses in the middle of a pandemic and epic wildfires is terrible policy.

>> reporter: the cuts are far from over. they must submit plans for 10 to 20% in reductions. >> we're still looking at 500 vacant positions that could be frozen and as we look at potential service reductions, let's make sure we're not harming our most vulnerable communities as it might relate to fire safety or public safety. >> reporter: oakland's current budget crisis may exceed that of 2008 when the city laid off dozens of people including then employee libby schaaf. >> i bring that memory with me as i make these very difficult decisions in front of me right now. >> reporter: laura anthony, abc 7 news. new li ly-elected city coun members were sworn in today. it was a virtual ceremony ahead of the city counsel meeting. the counsel voted to approve the renaming of several streets to barack obama boulevard. it will extend from the sap center to interstate 280.

the renaming effort started with an online petition in 2017. macy's set to close 45 more stores over the next few months. according to reports, a list of stores that will close will be available tomorrow. the closures are part of a plan announced last year, which included cutting 2,000 jobs and closing a fifth of macy's stores, 30 stores were closed last year. as we transition to consurmconsurm -- consumer news, michael finney joins us with a look at headlines. this is information so many people want right now. >> yeah this is very good news. if you're still waiting for your second stimulus check you can track it through the irs. the get my payment tool is active for the latest round of economic impact payments, the irs says the tool will allow users to see if the irs sent a second payment and if it has sent that payment, was it by

direct deposit or by mail? the get my payment data is updated daily and can be found at irs.gloov. t-mobile said it experienced another data breach, the fourth in three years. in a letter to consumers, the company said it recently de lly discovered and shutdown a malicious unauthorized access to some information related to your t-mobile account. the data access included customer's phone numbers, a number of phone lines on their account and some call related information. concerned customers can contact t-mobile online or you can drop by one of their stores. amazon is boosting its delivery capacity in the air. the company is buying 11 jets from delta and west jet airlines. the first time the mega retailer purchased its own jet for delivery. previously, amazon leased mea

planes. all of purchased planes will be modified to hold cargo instead of passengers. four planes will join amazon's fleet this year and the remaining seventh jets slated to join in 2022. between the jets and the drones, your items are never going to see the ground until they hit your door apparently. >> well, based on what i witnessed the past couple of weeks, michael, i think they're all flying in my direction. not that i ordered the stuff, either. just get to pay for it. thank you. moving on, berkeley residents being reminded do not put your old christmas tree out on the curb for pick up. the city doesn't pick up the trees anymore because they can damage recycling trucks. cut up compostable trees and place them inside the green debris carts or drop them off at the transfer station on second

street monday through saturday and it is free of charge. tree pickup rules vary so check with your local garbage company for details. >> a high surf advisory is in effect today. look at ocean beach where you can see rough waves this morning. the high surf advisory lasts through 11:00 tonight. we also have some stormy conditions in general coming our way. let's talk to spencer about that. >> you're right about that, kristen and larry. i'll give you a quick look at the high surf advisory because it's important for people to remember how potentially dangerous the surf can be. there is a risk of sneaker waves and dangerous rip currents in effect until 11:00 tonight. let talk about weather conditions. here is a view of mainly sunny skies from sutro tower. mid to upper 50s in san francisco oakland and mountain view. 51 morgan hill and the view from emeryville a party cloudy

western sky. 58 in santa rosa, mid 50s that novato and here is the view from the rooftop camera as we look across the embarcadero. clouds will increase overnight. rain moves from north to south tomorrow as it often does and then our next storm arrives thursday night into friday. the approaching storm, the one we're talking about right now ranks one on the abc 7 storm impact scale. a storm of light intensity so for tomorrow we expect the storm to begin with moderate rain then becoming light rain up to a quarter of an inch of rain is likely in some parts of the north bay but less than .10 in host a most areas. starting at 5:0 oc0 tomorrow morning, cloudy skies. mostly cloudy by 8:00 a.m. and the rain will arrive up around clover dale and swing eastward. by early afternoon, this system will have begun breaking up into

just pockets of showers but there will still probably be wet spots for the everyone commute. rainfall totals by tomorrow night we estimate to be only a few hundredths of an inch in most locations south and east of the golden gate but up not north bay we could see up to a quarter of an inch or more in some spots. overnight, low temperatures will be mainly in the mid to upper 30s inland, low 40s near the bay and the coast and then tomorrow high temperatures will range from mid and upper 50s near the costa mainly upper 50s around the bay. mid and upper 50s inland, the coolest region in the north bay. maybe one or two locations will top out at 60 degrees or above in the south bay. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast after tomorrow's rain as i mentioned will have another light storm coming in late thursday night into early friday. by the end of the day friday, we'll get partial clearing. we certainly expect a dry weekend saturday and sunday looking bright skies with dry conditions, high temperatures

near 60 inland and gets even milder going into early next week although there will be clouds swinging in. so we will not rule out the slight chance of a shower early next week but it looks pretty dry and mild at the moment. larry and kristen? >> thanks, spencer. spencer is not really going to be into the next thing because he doesn't need more money but the lottery quiet since the pandemic began. now lottery fever is heating up so we'll tell you what's changed. changed. there california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones, - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit inflammation in your eye might be to blame.ck, looks like a great day for achy, burning eyes over-the-counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief. ha! these drops probably won't touch me.

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oh, lottery fever is soaring as two jock pots reach the highest number we've seen since the start of the pandemic. tonight's mega millions drawing sure passed $432 million. a brks krrbc 7 news amy hollyfi looking what is driving the frenzy right now. >> 132 million for mega and million for powerball. >> reporter:est -- he's expecting to have a busy day today. >> i'm happy. you know, like i'm busy. >> reporter: his fremont quick mart is a lucky one producing at least five big winners over the years. >> this store is very lucky for that. people want 10 million, 52 million. one guy won a million dollars here. >> reporter: now it your turn? >> every time i play, i think it's my turn. >> reporter: this excitement is just what lottery sales needed. they have taken a hit over the last few months.

>> during the first early months of the pandemic lottery sales were down and fewer californians were buying tickets but over the past several months, sales and player ship have returned to the prepandemic levels meaning we're returning to normal. >> reporter: some shoppers who came out today said their ticket buying habits changed when the pandemic hit. >> slow down a little bit. it hard time, you know. >> reporter: now you're back? >> yeah. because it's the jackpot is big so take a chance. >> reporter: but these jackpots seem to be luring people back in. >> i've been noticing it's going up and up so another reason i'm here today. >> reporter: lottery officials are happy to see it and encourage caution among the skpie excitement. >> we're happy to see people continue to play responsible. >> reporter: the tip in lottery sales made an impact on california school budgets but not much. california lottery officials say

money from the lottery makes up about 1% of california's education budget but this boost in sales will be nice for the schools. in fremont, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> the schools can use the money. we can all use the money. i got to say, larry, one thing is a bunch of my sketchers expired during the pandemic because you only get six months to redeem them. >> no. >> yes. >> you don't want the scratcher money. you want the 400 million anyway. >> i'll take any money. i'll take the $10, $15, why not? >> much about the lottery but $432 million, that has my attention suddenly and i imagine a lot of yours, as well will be rushing out right now. >> good luck. >> keep watching us, please. watch until 5:00 please. moving on, the polls closed in georgia so the question is now what? the latest on the highly anticipated senate runoff mauz help for struggling small

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polls close just about 30 minutes ago in georgia but it is possible some precincts may still be open. turnout expected to set a record as voters decide go senate races that could shift the balance of power in washington. republican david purdue is being challenged by democrat jon ossoff, purdue is the incokucum in that race. kelly holoeffler is up up up warnock. vice president kamala harris would hold the tie breaking

vote. those would be huge wins for democrats if they get them. joining me is a seniored ed advisor. thank you for your time this afternoon. we mentioned turnout is high in georgia g for the return off. do you think that favors either party? >> it tough to tell. depends where the turnout is. the turnout is high for the run off, not quite as high it would appear as we saw during the presidential election. to give you a sense of comparison there about 3.1 million votes have been coast offs compared to 4 million cast early during the presidential. 5 million voters in georgia we'll see where we end up today could be the case if there was a huge election day turnout that augers in favor of republicans or could be the case that the election day turnout is pretty similar to what we saw with the november elections, and that may indicate something different. it a little early to tell. we're starting to get returns

which will be helpful as the evening goes on. >> let hope they get the counting precise. so we don't have to worry about that. what impact do you think president trump's phone call to the georgia secretary of state over the weekend where eshe's basically begging to find him more votes if it will have any impact on these two races? >> the danger for republicans is that that phone call demotivated republican voters. basically, republican voters, a lot of polls out on this recently. they said look, they don't think the election in november was conducted fairly and if you don't think an election is conducted fairly, you're not going to show up to vote again. that's the danger republicans have. there is a little battle here. there is a dual message. the president was saying in the last rally in georgia yesterday turnout to vote. on the other hand, he's saying i think the election was rigged. it a very difficult challenge for republicans and really turning ocho ut that base will the key to getting republican senate candidates across the

finish line. >> so you worked on some huge campaigns, mitt romney, marco rubio, i want to get your perspective on the republican party kind of a 30,000 foot view at this point because it really seems to have morphed into the trump party to the point where few politicians are even willing to come out and say the words joe biden won the election. so where is the party at this point? >> well, it has been the party of trump for the last several years. no question about it. every political party takes on the identity of it leader, of it i incokucumbent president. that is predictable. what is not predictable is the degree donald trump had a holdover on republican office holders. going forward after trump leaves office, that's the big question. what will happen to republicans? some imagine will continue to embrace policies of trump, essence of trump without trump himself and others may return to a traditional view of the conservative, fiscally

conservative, national security conservative, the potentially socially conservative republicans that we have known the party i was much more affiliated with during my time more closely in politics. so we'll have to see what happens but the party clearly has undergone a division over these many years and that will be resolved between now and dprank ly frankly, the next presidential election four years from now. >> let's talk about the next 24 hours. what do you anticipate tomorrow during the counting of the electoral votes in the joint session of congress. some republicans will try to block the count and i mean they really count but there is talk about this. what are you anticipate sng. >> they won't be able to stop the outcome. joe biden will be certified as the winner of the electoral college tomorrow. it's interesting. couple years ago, a few house democrats tried to contest the election of donald trump. joe biden was presiding over the senate at the time and he

basically shut that down. he said no basically we're not going to have shenanigans, keep an eye on mike pence tomorrow, the vice president of the u.s. he'll be responsible for have pri -- presiding over this. does he follow tradition and norms and say this is not going to be a challenge moving forward or try to do something to engrace himself further to the president? we'll have to see what that dynamic is , it's going to be a event more people will be tuning in for tomorrow. >> there have been a lot of those events in the past year or so. lonnie, thanks so much for your time. really appreciate your insight. >> great to be with you, thank you. >> you can get the latest on the georgia senate run offs here with an abc news election night special. our coverage begins this everyoevening at 7:30 p.m. the economy is an important part of building a better bay area and california is urging small businesses at risk of

closing due to the pandemic to apply for special grants. the half billion-dollar program istious by any state in the nation. we see how these grants ranging from 5 to $25,000 could prevent serious job losses. >> reporter: the toll the pandemic had an small businesses is visible all over the bay area. some had to close while others are struggling to survive. e h, s ehs pilates is hoping to survive with 23 instructors and therapists unable to work under current regulations. in business for 30 years, they got by with a ppp loan last year. other programs carry risks she says she can't afford. >> the other loans that are available come with it's almost like taking out a mortgage and i just can't put myself in a position to pay off something for the next 35 years of my life. >> reporter: the state's covid relief grant program could be

her lifeline. she's applying for a $25,000 grant to help retain three key employees. the studio has been hampered by the specialized therapy and treatments it offers? >> we're not categorized as essential business. especially with us doing movement therapy and pre and post natal therapy. we have not been able to operate. >> reporter: business advocates point out half of the state's private sector em my yeployees for benefits. >> we can't have a situation where an economy that's dominated by large corporations because you're leaving half the private sector labor force out in the cold. >> reporter: applications have been extended for another week. david louie, abc 7 news. well, something is changing in the air. new rules for pets on

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passengers bringing peacocks, pigs and other untrained animals. what do you think? service dogs to help a disabled. that is still fine and you don't need a fee. what do you think about the rule change, spencer? >> well, funny you started with me because i have a couple stories having sat in flights in the last year or two next to a passenger who had an emotional support dog and on one occasion, the dog pooped on the nofloor during the flight and the smell was with us for the entire night and this was cross country the other case the dog got sick and threw up and the smell was on the seat next to me for the entire flight. so i'm all for the change. >> my take away is don't sit anywhere near spencer. clearly, an issue. >> right, yeah. bad luck.

>> yeah. >> what about i saw the list that you mentioned there, kristen, what about an emotional support weasel? can i bring mine on. >> and your snake doesn't qualify, either, larry. >> some would say i am the weasel that needs emotional support. anyway, all right. san francisco tops the list of best cities to live in without a car ranks ahead of new york, boston, washington d.c. on the top five. the study looked at 150 cities based on factors like walkability, bicycling and transit options even though many americans are opting not to ride trans transit. many of the worst macplaces to e are in the south with or without a car. that's just me. anyway, drew, you're in the city. if you're in the city i got a million of them today. what do you make of this? i was a little surprised.

>> no, i think this city is totally walkable. you do not need a car to live here. a precovid. i would take muni every day to get to and from work. especially in san francisco you don't need a car to really walk the seven by seven unless you get annoyed by the hills that's probably the only downside. if you want to go to many places at once, totally doable here. >> yeah, and we have awesome bike lanes, we do. the city created so many of them and protected ones in the mapas few years. >> i was thinking about the point you hear from tourists when we had tourists feeling like they were scared to walk around the union square area, that thing. i don't know if that was factored into this study. >> yeah. don't know. that's a good question. also, do they take into account the availability of uber and lyft? who knows. but here is an honest question

and i expect honest answers. did you spend too much over the holidays? if so, you're not alone. a survey finds 39% of americans over spent this season but one in three say the 2020 holiday season was worth going into debt for significantly more than last year, actually. and looking ahead to this year, most people think the economy will not go back to normal at least not yet. yet, they spent, i don't know, spencer did you feel like you over spent or over spoil the grandchildren because you think i haven't seen you as much as normal so i'll shower you with gifts? >> i spoiled a lot of people. i spent a lot on christmas, more than i generally do. maybe because i was -- well, i like to think i'm a generous person but i was really into the spirit of giving and it helped me emotionally get through the depression of what we're doing throu -- going through right now. >> that could be it.

drew, how about you? did you over spend a bit but think i had a good reason for it? >> i was in the opposite. i think we under spent this year. but i will say we have several nieces and enounephews that i t we spent more money on than myself or my fiancee. but us this year, no, we really didn't over spend. we spent more on our nieces and nephews giving them a fun christmas. last year was tough. we wanted to end on a fun note for them. >> that's nice. larry, you apparently spent money on those lamps or vases behind you? you replaced the christmas decor because we made fun of you for having it up? >> that's precisely the case. now we have the lamps. they were in the house. they've just been repositioned. we didn't spend extra money on that. all of our excess money apparently went to lululemon for

my daughters based on the opening of the packages. oh, goodness. i'm still recovering from that. >> that's good stuff. >> oh, but -- glad you like it. anyway. now is your chance to take david hassle ho hasselhoff home with you if that's something you're interested in. the "bay watch "star is auctioning off a replica of hip self-used in the sponge bob square pants movie. he announced the sale saying quote, the hoff auction is now open and everything goads. the company auctions this 14-long big dave believes it if fetch $1.5 million? i wouldn't pay that for the real guy. anyway -- >> no. >> it prompted the new york post to offer this line on hasselhoff's motivation to say saying has he hit rock bottom or bikini bottom that's a reference to sponge bob's town.

nice to see the hoff is still going strong but drew, are you a buyer of 1.5 million? >> no. but you know, there is always germany. i feel like this is going to europe. i feel like there will be someone who certainly is in need of something from david hasselhoff. >> spencer, what's your price? 150, $1.50 i mean. [ laughter ] >> not to put him down, if he can get 1.5 million for a giant picture of himself, more power to him. >> exactly. we'll all be printing up giant pictures of ourselves for 150 probably. >> yeah. >> you'd have to pay me to receive that. what would you do with it? it's 14 feet. >> it a conversation starter if and when people come back into your house whenever that is.

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>> reporter: he says the implant procedure takes roughly an hour and a haflf. for bucky peterson said it's effective enough for 18 holes of golf. >> i played with the great guys that are my wonderful friends and we had a ball. >> reporter: in sonoma, david louie, abc 7 news. >> ds soctors say the device is usually implanted in an outpatient center and medicare and insurance does cover the o procedure. let turn back to the weather. nice day to dry out but more rain is on the way. >> that is true, larry. it going to be light rain but certainly going to make things wet for awhile. here is a look at the storm impact scale. a light storm ranking one and moderate rain becoming light will begin in the north bay that will receive the highest rainfall totals and most of the area will receive under .1. here is the switeven-day foreca.

we expect a dry weekend and a little milder pattern developing early next week with temperatures moving into the mid 60s inland by tuesday. kristen? >> spencer, thank you. a bike shop that's doing more than just helping you go for a ride. up next, the repairs that are helping kids and the environment. and dan is here with what coming up at 5:00, dan? >> failed refrigerator and a broken alarm system, how a vaccine emergency turns into a life lesson. the san francisco man accused of killing two women after speeding through a stoplight in a stolen care makes his first appearance in court. why some are calling this case a conflict of interest for the city's top

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them fully and try to make sure that people who really need is have access to a bicycle. we're not only repairing bicycles but also imparting that knowledge to next generation of bicycle mechanics. all of our interns have the opportunity to build themselves a bicycle which puts them in a sense of ownership of skills as well as permits them the joy of bicycles themself. the joy of cycling is an important part of childhood. our bicycles come from people in the community who have bikes that they are not using. quite lucky this year we've been able to get quite a lot. the joy of riding a bicycle, i think that's the other part of t.especially now, times are dark and people need to have a little fun. not only is it about the freedom but it's also about the enjoyment. it's exciting to see kids light up at the sight of their bicycle and try it out and learn to ride it and we get that day-to-day at the bicycle shop as well and it's really wonderful.

>> and that's going to do it for now. thanks for joining us

next at 5:00, hospital that the had two hours to give out 600 vaccine shots and turned a near disaster into a road map for mass inoculation. plus, foster children caught in the middle in marin. why kids are being sent out of the county far away from family and friends. and the plan to temporarily close fire stations in oakland because the budget just can't afford to keep them open. >> also coming up here tonight, proposed hazard pay for grocery workers and why some say the increase is a bad idea. plus, the slap in the face for distilleries that stepped up to help fight covid-19. and the new lifeline-for-small businesses in santa clara county. we'll begin here with the hospital that had just hours to administer all of its covid-19 advance evens because it had no

choice. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and