building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. >> now at 6:00, the second impeachment of president trump moves forward, making way for a bitter fight in the senate. >> we feel we're not yet done with phase 1a. >> despite governor newsom's decision to expand the next vaccination group, several bay area counties say they're not ready to include people 65 and older right now. what is holding up the shots? atching numbers on a powerball ticket sold in san jose. somebody waking up nearly $3 million richer this morning. and that jackpot continues to grow. >> good morning, welcome to thursday, january 14th, we will

get to all those stories, but first, we talk to meteorologist mike nicco. >> all right, thank you, reggie, kumasi, jobina, nice to see you. thank you for joining us. here is a look at what is going on with the storm track, so far out of phase. look at how far north it is going, up to juneau, two areas of high pressure bringing us near record highs today and bring us a lot of fog this morning, especially up in the north bay. the delta and creeping into the south bay. that will continue to expand through the morning commute. so be careful. we'll keep an eye on it. we being me and jobina. a sneak peek, you see an asterisk, that's a record high. mid-60s to near 70s. jobina is keeping an eye on other issues outside. let's go to her now. >> good morning, everyone. i'm following developing news in south san francisco, a live look from sky 7 over ahead of a water main break in the area. this is going to be on -- well, really this is what you ndo know, all northbound lanes of

south airport boulevard at wonder color, and also the northbound 101 off ramp at wonder color is shut down while they work on this issue. you should expect this to be closed for several hours. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. president trump's impeachment is now in the hands of the u.s. senate. and he faces a historic second impeachment trial that won't happen until after president-elect joe biden's inauguration. checking back in with jobina with the latest on this from the live desk. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. president trump is now the only sitting u.s. president in history to be impeached twice. lawmakers in the house impeached the president for inciting the mob that stormed the capitol yesterday -- excuse me, last week, violently. sources tell abc news he angrily watched on tv as house lawmakers put him in the history books yesterday.

this time ten republicans supported it. >> there was a domestic threat at the door of the capitol, and he did nothing to stop it. >> they searched the halls of the building for the vice president, who they came to hang for treason. they overran the office of the speaker who they came to assassinate. they sought above all else to seize control of our government in the name of donald trump. >> and now there is heightened security in the nation's capitol as the investigation continues into the riots. thousands of national guardsmen, many armed, surround the building. the earliest the senate trial could begin is wednesday, which is inauguration day. democrats are set to take control of the senate soon. outgoing senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has told his colleagues he hasn't decided how he will vote yet. reggie? >> jobina, thank you. president trump released a video right after the vote, he made no mention of the impeachment, and took no responsibility for the attack. but he did give his most forceful condemnation of the violence yet and disapproved of any new threats.

>> mob violence goes against everything i believe in and everything our movement stands for. no true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence. if you do any of these things, you are not supporting our movement, you are attacking it, and you are attacking our country. we cannot tolerate it. >> president-elect biden issued the statement on president trump's impeachment, also denouncing the violent attack on the capitol. biden said in part, quote, this nation also remains in the grip of a deadly virus, and a reeling economy. i hope that the senate leadership will find a way to deal with their constitutional responsibilities on impeachment while also working on the other urgent business of this nation. new at 6:00, twitter ceo jack dorsey is talking about his decision to ban president trump from the social media platform. dorsey says it was the, quote, right decision because online speech is causing, quote, offline harm. he says the last -- the last

week's events forced him to focus his actions on public safety. dorsey said in part, quote, having to ban an account has real and significant ramifications. while there are clear and obvious exceptions, i feel a ban is a failure of ours ultimately to promote healthy conversation. and a time for us it reflect on our operations and the environment around us. new at 6:00, don't expect covid-19 to disappear once this pandemic is over. while speaking to the jpmorgan healthcare conference yesterday, moderna's ceo said we're going to live with this virus forever. he said health officials will need to constantly monitor the virus for new variants and develop new vaccines to fight them. and here say look at the situation in california right now, new numbers show close to 34,000 new covid cases are reported yesterday, 589 people died, and over the last two weeks 13.3% of covid tests have come back positive. california is trying to

sp t vacnerollout.an aew cnd u the next group receiving the vaccine. amy hollyfield has more on this. amy? >> reporter: hi, kumasi. the governor is saying one thing, but bay area counties are saying something different. now, the governor announced that cal expo in sacramento yesterday, that anyone over the age of 65 is now allowed to get the vaccine, that he's ready to see california move to the next phase of distribution. but here in the bay area, somehow the officials say they are not ready with san mateo, contra costa and santa clara county all announcing they will not be vaccinating people under 75 yet. >> we're not ready to go to 65 and older yet. as i described, we're trying to fill up a lake with a garden hose now. >> it is not as easy as getting

a flu shot and i would love it to be that way. but i think we will get there in the next, you know, we're slowly inching towards that goal. >> reporter: yeah, officials say distributing this vaccine is a complex process, pointing out it takes two shots, it has storage temperature requirements, they are also dealing with trying to reach people who can't get to the vaccine sites, people who don't have health insurance, they say it is all very complicated. officials say you should stay vigilant. if you are in the tier that can get the vaccine, keep calling, keep looking for it, sutter health telling us they're going to set up a hot line later today, they're going to set that up, people can call and make their appointment to get a vaccination, people over the age of 75 at least for now. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. there are plenty of questions circulating about the new covid-19 vaccines. if you're wondering when you might be able to get yours or the differences between the versions, you can go to

abc7news.com/vaccine and we have a form there and you can send your questions right to our abc 7 news vaccine team. theov bus express rolls across the bay area today. it opens outside the sonoma veterans memorial hall, open through saturday and again next thursday and friday. each bus is customized with state of the art medical equipment, bus test express launched in berkeley earlier this week. it hopes to expand to contra costa, san mateo and solano counties in the coming weeks. coming up, the search for the start of covid-19. what investigators with the world health organization are finding in wuhan, china. new developmentin gauchia fire case. why one of the defendants may avoid more jail time. and here is a sneak peek at your weekend weather. look at that. 70s are back for sunday, and even warmer weather is possible on martin luther king jr. day monday. i'

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we'll start off with some community temperatures and conditions, especially in the south bay, where we have a little bit of fog at santa there theresa. 54 in cupertino. we have microclimates in the south bay. and we have mid-40s to mid-50s everywhere with the thickest fog now up in the north bay. so lpetoday. it is mild to warm this morning to afternoon. if you're exercising. if you're at home, take many breaks, frequent breaks outside and enjoy the sunshine. and calmer at the beaches. by 9:00, most of us in the mid to upper 50s, mostly sunny sky. look at that, by 11:00, 59 to 64 degrees. and even warmer 1:00, 62 to 69. by 3:00, heading out, after school, or kicking off work early, we have mid-60s to low

70s. if you're out this evening, you'll need a jacket, we're falling back to the upper 50s by 7:00. we'll look at the weekend warmth, more impressive than today, that's coming up. here is jobina with an update on the commute. >> thank you, mike. good morning, everyone. we're going to begin with a live look from sky 7 overhead in south san francisco. i've been following water main break all morning long that has been tieing up the roadways, so you can see the crews working there now, all northbound lanes of south airport boulevard at wonder color and also the northbound 101 off ramp at wonder color are both shutdown now. heads up to anyone needing to pass through this area for your morning commute. also now moving to live look in re o their way toward the toll plaza where i do not see mitering lights and no major issues on the roadways this morning, which is good news. derek almena may take a plea deal and avoid any more jail

time. according to the east bay times, he will plead guilty to 36 counts and will likely receive nine years of jail time. but the alameda county d.a.'s office told victims' families credit for time served and good behavior likely means he will not be going back to jail. his 2019 trial ended with a deadlocked jury. he was released in may after posting bond. the jury found co-defendant max harris not guilty. 36 people died in the gauchia fire in 2016. still ahead, the star studded lineup expected to take the stage at president-elect joe biden's inauguration. it is a different kind of

welcome back, everyone. world health organization investigators, they are in wuhan, china, to help scientists look into the origins of coronavirus. jobina fortson at the live desk

with what they're finding. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. the w.h.o. team is undergoing covid-19 swab testing and will have to quarantine before they can start their field research. the team will try to determine which animals might have harbored the virus before it jumped to humans. the most common theory focuses on the bat population and similar versions have been found in bats in southeast asia. it is critical to know whether a bat might be the direct source or whether the virus could be passed to a second animal and jump to humans from there. >> just understanding the landscape of potential and possible exchanges that could happen with this virus, so preparing for future viruses, as well as understanding better the intersection between humans and nonhuman animals for this virus. >> the visit a china reports its first covid-related death and almost eight months, new daily cases are

highest level there since last july. reggie? >> thank you. happening now, crab season finally open and fishing boats are out early this morning. in fact, here is a live look at pier 45 in san francisco where small boat fishermen are going out on the water. it is a critical industry to so many here in the bay area, and so far already 3,000 pounds have been offloaded. the season normally starts in the middle of november, but got postponed three times because of migrating whales and again because fishermen and wholesale buyers depos eers didn't agree until last week. >> i know everybody is having a hard time. the fishermen are having a hard time. omcrab.r own backyard. >> now, it is going to be a few days, most likely, before you see fresh crab in supermarkets, but some small markets may have it as soon as today. new at 6:00, some big names are lending their voices at president-elect joe biden's

inauguration next week. lady gaga and j. lo are going to be performing. lady gaga as you can see here appeared onamig t for biden and then j. lo took part in a virtual chat with him during the campaign. tom hanks will be hosting a 90-minute program titled "celebrating america." you can watch it wednesday night at 8:00 right here on abc 7. what was that face? >> it is a whole party. >> it is. lady gaga is doing the national anthem. >> nice. >> yeah. and then j. lo is part of a -- i think the daytime festivities as well. that should be interesting. j. lo is at everything. >> everything. >> she just did the new year's ball drop. >> she was at the super bowl last year. >> and looking fabulous. >> quite a resurgence. >> yeah. really. >> she never left. >> mm-hmm. >> that is true though.

>> right. she kind of slipped back a little bit, now, she's, like, i'm back! yeah. good for her. good for us. let's look at what's going on from the east bay hills. if you like warm weather, i have the forecast for you. several days of near record high temperatures and it starts today with mostly sunny sky. holding pattern in our forecast, so expect nearly the same conditions tonight that we're dealing with this morning. and more record highs possible this weekend. could be even warmer sunday and for the holiday monday. record warm temperatures on a holiday weekend. yeah, we need the rain, nothing we can do about it. let's enjoy. 66 in sunnyvale, 73 in gilroy. record high today in san jose at 74. you'll top out at 71. same thing in red wood city, 74, you'll top out at 70 for the warm spot on the peninsula. mid-60s the coast, san francisco, sausalito, low to mid-60s, north bay coast, once you go to the valleys, once the fog fades, it will warm rapidly. 68 at san rafael. 70 in santa rosa.

the reason why you don't see asterisks on some of the other neighborhoods is because you're not an official reporting station, so there is no data to say what your record high is. hayward, 70, warm spot east bay shoreline. everybody in the upper 60s. 69 in concord, 70 in livermore for the record highs in the east bay. tonight, couple of degrees cooler, you can see just about as much fog, temperatures in the 40s across the board. cold front will drop us down a couple of degrees tomorrow because of a wind shift that won't bring us any rain and then saturday, sunday, and monday, a crescendo of warm temperatures that sees us peak monday in the low to mid-70s. cold breeze will blow after that, drop us back to the 60s by wednesday. hope you enjoy it. here is kumasi and reggie. >> mike, thank you. we'll turn now to ginger sze with a look at what's coming up at 7:00 on "gma." good morning, ginger. >> good morning, reggie. hey, kumasi, nice to be with everybody this morning. we have so much to get to. we have to start with the new details on president trump's

historic second impeachment. ten republicans, of course, joined democrats charging the president with incitement of insurrection as you've been reporting. but whatpe xt well, we have the process with our political team and, of co rampi capitol with president-elect biden's inauguration just six days away. we'll cover all of that and the legal team will break some things down for you. also an abc news exclusive, jacob blake is speaking out with michael in his first interview since he was shot by police and left partially paralyzed. you'll remember perhaps that caught on camera incident that sparked protests around the nation. we're going to hear from him. and then the latest on covid-19, a new report finds that the virus is in, quote, full resurgence, i think we kind of knew that part, and nearly all metro areas, though, especially there with more than half a million people. this is all happening as those megamassachuset vtions gup, and that includes yankee stadium. we'll get to when johnson & johnson single dose

vaccine could be authorized. we spoke to backstreet boy nick carter and his wife lauren because they're having a baby! it is their third child, but they didn't know until she was over five months pregnant. they're going to talk to us about how did it happen, what? we're going to get to that. >> we're in the done with you yet, ginger. you had a birthday yesterday. we wanted to show your babies. adrian and miles are on our screen right now. and we're watching the celebration. and this is the cutest thing ever. >> oh, look. >> did you have a good day? >> it was everything i could have ever asked for. i really did. it is all full of them and their little blazers and then too much cake and then such a great time. i always dreamed of this exotic 40th birthday. what i realized yesterday, because of the pandemic, that's all i really wanted and needed. like it was the most fulfilling 40th birthday i could have asked

for. so i'm a lucky lady. >> oh, glad you had a good day. they're so cute. adorable. >> we are so happy to have you around. and love to see every day. ginger, it is something we look forward to honestly every morning. >> thank you. >> happy birthday to you. >> me too! >> good! >> good! we're glad to hear ♪ ♪ oh, this is how it starts ♪ ♪ lightning strikes the heart ♪ ♪ the day has just begun ♪ ♪ brighter than the sun ♪ ♪ oh, we could be the stars ♪ ♪ falling from the sky ♪ ♪ shining how we want ♪ ♪ brighter than the sun ♪ oroweat bread. gathering, baking and delivering the goodness of nature... from one generation to the next and from seed to slice.

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what? i was an 80's kid. it only gets better when you switch and save with geico. in less than an hour, samsung expected to announce its newest gadgets. the company has not officially said what it is going to release during this morning's galaxy unpacked 2021. however, tech website mashable reports it expects samsung is going to announce the galaxy s-21 smartphone line, featuring three new phones. the website also expects samsung to unveil a new earbuds and something new called a smart tag, which is basically its own version of tiles gps-enabled device. the live stream starts at 7:00 this morning.

new this morning, check your tickets, someone who purchased a powerball ticket in the south bay is waking up rich. >> it is not me. just not me. but they are pretty rich. almost $3 million richer. here are the winning numbers. a east empire street in san jose matched five out of the six numbers, so that means the prize is more than $2.7 million. since no one matched all six numbers, the jackpot is rolling over again. and it is estimated to be $640 million for the next drawing on saturday. a massive jackpot is also up for grabs in tomorrow's mega millions drawing and that one is $750 million. new at 6:00, french wine and vines are back to earth after a year aboard the international space station, look at spacex's dragon cargo capsule. so, it undocked yesterday,

tuesday, i should say, with 12 bottles of bordeaux wine and hundreds of snippets of merlot and cabernet sauvignon wines. and they will be replanted here, vines, i should say, replanted here on earth. a startup flew the great bay experiments for agricultural research and the company will pop open a bottle or two in february for an out of this world wine tasting in bordeaux. if it is good, officials say that future space explorers may be able to enjoy a drink on the moon and mars. >> it is hilarious to me. >> this is important research. >> i guess it is. of all the priorities, that one -- you know what -- >> that's important. >> i'm re-evaluate is as i'm saying this. it is the number one priority. >> top of the list. coming up next at 6:30, we highlight a bay area company now hiring that lets you eat on the job. we're keeping a close eye on

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building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. >> the house demonstrated that no one is above the law. not even the president of the united states. >> now at 6:30, president trump facing a second impeachment trial, the next steps in the senate. >> and president-elect joe biden preparing to take over and he wants to lead the nation out of this pandemic. the plan being unveiled today. >> plus, many questions surrounding vaccinations and who can sign up next. we start out the conflicting messages between state and county officials. >> good morning, everyone. it is thursday, january 14th, before we get to those stories, we want to check in with mike for a look at our forecast.

good morning, mike. >> good morning, kumasi, reggie, hi, everybody. let's start with the fog. it is really thick in the north bay. visibility less than an eighth of a mile. that means stopping distance if you're driving the highway speeds or even not even that fast. could be really reduced and down in the south bay around san martin, same thing. this is the way it looks in san rafael, 101, right now, you see how thick that fog is. it will be around during the entire morning commute. it is going to ease off to the east, so it could fill in parts of the bay. and the delta as we head through the morning commute. we have a light offshore breeze. so far, it is not here in san francisco, nor across in the east bay as we look from the tower. low to mid-60s by noon. mostly sunny, near record highs today and more this weekend. we'll have that coming up. here's reggie. >> mike, thank you. mitch mcconnell told republican colleagues he is undecided on convicting president trump. house speaker nancy pelosi says

the bipartisan vote to impeach the president a second time shows that no one is above the law. >> donald trump is a clear and present danger to our country. and that once again we honor that oath of office to protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> now that the house voted to impeach, house managers will present the article to the senate. mcconnell says there is no chance the senate would complete the trial before joe biden's inauguration on wednesday. here is a look at the timeline of when the impeachment trial could begin. tuesday, the 19th, is when the senate returns. that is the earliest the house could send the article of impeachment and then, of course, the next day is the inauguration. it is also the earliest day of the senate could begin the trial. many california lawmakers spoke out on the house floor in the impeachment proceedings, and as expected,very democratic re f californiapresidt. >> capitol police were spit on,

beaten, stampeded and one of them lost their lives. i'm not asking you to summon the courage they did, i'm just asking you to do your job -- >> the gentleman's time has expired. >> house gop leader kevin mccarthy said the president bears responsibility for last week's attack at the capitol, but that impeachment is not the way. >> most americans want neither inaction nor retribution. they want durable, bipartisan justice. that path is still available but is not the path we are on today. >> republican congressman david valadao was the only california ire w his partytoimpehe president. on twitter, theorren absolutely an impeachable offense. new details that appears a pro trump rally planned at the state capitol this weekend has been called off. the organizer canceled the event after the chp denied giving a

perm permit. the chp set a limit of 200 the steps and the lawn during covid-19. we're watching a historic week play out in the nation's capitol and across the country. and to stay on top of all of the latest from d.c. and the role of california lawmakers are playing in the days ahead, download the abc 7 news app and enable push alerts. in ohio, scientists discovered two new coronavirus variants that developed right here in the u.s. officials say one strain spreading in the city of columbus could be more contagious, but they need more data. >> we're not ready to overreact. we want to make sure that we study these in the lab, we get really good data, and so far we know our vaccines are very likely effective against this variant. >> scientists say the variant carries the same mutation as the united kingdom strain of the virus, as well as three other mutations that have not been previously seen together in

covid-19. happening today, phone lines are open for many californians to start booking their vaccine appointments. state health officials are allowing anyone 65 and up to receive their shot to speed up the rollout. but bay area counties say that change might not happen right away. >> we're not ready to go to 65 and older yet. as i described, we're trying to fill up a lake with a garden hose now. >> this morning, abc 7 reporter amy hollyfield is live with what local health providers are now saying. amy? >> reporter: the governor confused some people with his announcement that people over the age of 65 could start getting the vaccines, a lot of people over the age of 75 have questions, they feel a bit confused. many of those people haven't been able to find a vaccine, so they're wondering why the state would open it to more people when they haven't finished this first tier of people yet. >> i'm interested in getting the

vaccine for obvious reasons. and just seems that every time i try to get it, they're saying we'll get back to you, can you call next week, that type of thing. >> reporter: he's 85 years old. health officials say it is very complicated to figure out who can get it, and where they should get it, should it be through the private or the public sector? the county where they live or the county where they work? most bay area counties say they don't have enough doses yet to open it up to another tier of people. sutter is going to start booking appointments and they're going to set up a hot line today, so you can ct numr atat'soing to b over the age of 75. the youngsters in their early 70s and late 60s still need to wait. officials say vigilant, keep looking, keep trying, keep fighting to get that vaccine if

you're in the tier that's allowed to get it. live in ariolinda, amy hollyfie abc 7 news. jobina fortson is joining us live with the details on biden's vaccine plan. >> biden's plan is expected to center on a mass vaccination nation campaign and closer coordination among all levels of government. he hopes his strategy will put country on the path to recovery by the end of his first 100 days. his plan aims to speed up the delivery of more vaccines and working closely with states and local communities to get shots into the arms of more people. he's expected to ask americans to override their sense of pandemic fatigue and recommit to wearing masks and practicing social distancing and avoiding indoor gatherings, particularly larger ones, his speech is slated to begin around 4:00 this afternoon. >> thank you. we know the information out there about vaccines can be confusing, so abc 7 news report

er -- >> if you're wondering how the vaccine rollout is going, we got you covered. we just launched an interactive vaccine tracker on our website, abc7news.com. here's how it works. find the vaccine tracker story on our home page, open it up, scroll down to the interactive tracker. what you will see is number one how many doses have been shipped to california. and number two, how many of those doses have been administered. you can also click this button to see how california's rollout compares to other states across the country. another feature lets you figure out when you may be able to get that vaccine. fill out the series of questions and it will tell you your likely place in line. the last feature explains the vaccine tiers or phases of california's rollout included

estimated start dates. and so remember all the information on this tracker is updated in real time, so check often. in the newsroom, leeann melen melendez, abc 7. jacob blake speaks publicly for the first time since kenosha police shot him. and you're looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. right now we're up about 135 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. in this week's job hunting with jobina, a north bay company has jobs opening to drool over. >> right? >> yes. >> check in with mike for a look at our forecast. hey, mike. >> that looks a little bit better than my oatmeal with flaxseed in it i'm going to have in about an hour. let's look at what's going on in the peninsula, one of our fog free areas, it's partly cloudy.

mid to upper 40s menlo park, foster city, san mateo, a lot of low to mid-50s. check out half moon bay, 63 degrees, light offshore breeze. i want to give you an idea of what to expect in the next seven days, microclimate by microclimate. we'll start in the south bay, 58 degrees our average high. starting today, through monday, low to mid-70s. even when it cools next week, we're still in the mid-60s. all right, so let's -- some reason we're going back to that. let me try to get past that. let's talk about what's going on with your commute. and we'll go back to the south bay. a little foggy this morning, smoother on the bay and mass transit mild to warm. we'll start in san francisco, 56. temperatures range from 61 to 69 the next severalbay, 56 is your average high. we average 64 to 72 degrees. look at this, inland will be near 70 to the low 70s through at least monday and our last stop will be the inland east bay

neighborhoods, that was the north bay, where wohl be near 70 to the mid-70s also. quite a stretch of warm, dry weather. over to jobina and we'll talk more about the morning commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike, thank you. a very active morning on our roads. i want to bring you now to the graphics because we have a sig alert under way in sunil. we do have injuries involved here. this is a major crash, this is on westbound 84 past pleasanton sunil road. they have not given us an estimated time as to when things will reopen there. live picture now of the bay bridge from our south beach camera. we do not have mitering lights on at the toll plaza. this is my first time seeing the picture. so, okay, the fog has definitely intereing the sued a fog advisory for the breath. live look in san jose, showing you 101, this is where i was seeing the fog concentrated earlier. that looks much better, okay.

so we have some changes here this morning

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breaking news, legendary performer siegfried fishbooker has died from bank ratpancreati. the german born duo sold out las vegas crowds for more than a decade, performing for hundreds of thousands every year. in the middle of a 2003 performance, a 400 pound siberian tiger pounced on roy, biting his neck and ending their career. siegfried and roy still have a dolphin attraction named after them at the mirage hotel in las vegas. siegfried was 81. in developments this morning, a monterey county police officer is under investigation for an inappropriate social media post and is no longer employed. the police chief of pacific aring rest the matte memt on apf

last week's riot at the capitol. that officer's name has not been released. new to an abc news exclusive, we're hearing from jacob blake, for the first time, since a kenosha wisconsin police officer shot him, leaving blake partially paralyzed. the kenosha county district attorney announced last week that the officers involved will not be charged. in august, the kenosha officer shot blake seven times in front of his children. >> put my hands up, i didn't want them to shoot me in my face or my head, he kept shooting. >> what is it going through your mind? >> my babies are right here. my babies. so after he stopped shooting me, i said, daddy love you. no matter what. i thought it was going to be the last -- i thought it was going to be the last thing i say to them. thank god it wasn't. >> you can watch more of michael

strahan's interview with jacob blake on "gma" at 7:00 right after abc 7 mornings. the bar board of directors is set to vote on a resolution today asking that the alameda county d.a. charge a former b.a.r.t. officer in the killing of oscar grant. latifah simon is heading the charge at today's meeting. she wants nancy o'malley to charge anthony pirone with felony murder for grant's death. grant's family asked her to re-examine the case in the fall, following a report from b.a.r.t. that said pirone struck grant in the head and kneeled on his neck. the d.a.'s office announced earlier this week they would not be pursuing the case. markets are reacting to a significant and unexpected spike in u.s. unemployment claims. 965,000 people applied for unemployment benefits last week, that's an increase of 181,000 from the week before. economists forecasted 800,000. more than 5.2 million people are still receiving state unemployment benefits, that's up

from just over 5 million the week before. initial jobless claims stayed under 800,000 for two consecutive weeks. now a live look at the new york stock exchange, trading gets under way this morning and you can see we're up now about 135 points. apple making a $100 million investment in projects that challenge systemic racism. and it includes a first of its kind education hub for historically black colleges and universities at the atlanta university center. apple will also create a developer academy to support coding and tech education and venture capital funding for black and brown entrepreneurs. the company is also establishing 100 scholarships to people from underrepresented communities. at abc 7, we're committed to building a better bay area including how the pandemic is impacting our community financially. in our weekly segment, job hunting with jobina, she found an opening for people interested in food. hi, jobina. >> hi, reggie, thank you.

so miyoko's creamery is an essential business. people need their vegan cheese and butter. with the company growing, they're looking for enthusiastic team members that want to revolutionize the food industry. >> i'm going to need you to back away from the vegan cheese and you too. i see you back there by the butter. if you love it so much, i have a place where you can work. >> we have been growing at about 100% year over year since i started the company six years ago. and in fact last year during the pandemic, we hired over 50 people. >> they are adding even more jobs this year at miyoko's creamery. they make cheese and butter out of plant milk. >> we call ourselves the compassion center company. we are a company not only with a mission, but we consider ourselves a mission with a company, and we're here to change the food system. >> there are openings for scientists, researcher and rather unique roles too like running the company's farm conversion initiative. >> the dairy industry has been

struggling for a long time. we're trying to partner with dairy farmers in california that are perhaps open to the idea of growing crops instead of cows. and we'll help fund that person, provide that livelihood. so we're looking for someone to lead that farm conversion program as well. >> if you don't see anything you like, send in your resume anyway. she's open to ideas. >> we keep that resume on file and all of a sudden, it is, like, you know what, we have a role for this person now. >> the creamery provides employees with health benefits, tuition reimbursement program and, of course, food. >> we're a food company, we're going to feed you food. we have a full time kitchen staff and we provide meals all day long. to a job seeker out there, don't give up. there is an opportunity for you. and one of them might be right here at miyoko's.

>> i just loved her attitude. here is a look at a role available right now for sustainability manager. you would basically address the creamery's approach to environmental responsibility, with the goal of minimizing environmental impact. there are loads of other details there. find it all on our website, abc7news.com. and look, guys, i mean, right there in petaluma, miyoko's, and i think people think tech, that's the main place you get the free lunches, but, hello, right there. and this is right up your alley too. >> i know. >> it looked good. she had the cast iron. she had it going, the dutch oven. i was, like, that food is going to be good. >> i haven't tried it yet. i'm looking forward to it. thank you for telling us about it. all right. and get something jobs out there. we love it. check in now with mike and a look at what our weather is today. hey, mike. >> hey, reggie, jobina, kumasi, nice to see you all. thanks for that, jobina. a look at what's going on in san

rafael, 47 degrees. look at all of this fog. and now if you look at the right side of your screen right here, you can see over the bay bridge, this area right here, some o that fog is starting to slip south out of the north bay and here it is on the tower. you can see we're also watching that fog move in to san francisco. it will continue funneling to the south through the morning commute before evaporating once the commute ends. leaving us mostly sunny with near record warmth, more possible saturday, sunday and monday. dry and gusty monday with a heightened fire concern. let's go to the microclimates in the south bay. 66 to 72 degrees. 71 today in san jose. 74 is your record. 67 to 70 on the peninsula. record high in redwood city is 70. mid-60s along the coast today into downtown and south san francisco. some low to mid-60s north bay coast. look at the upper 60s to low 70s, places like, look at this, napa, 68, san rafael, 68.

70 in santa rosa, all record high temperatures. 67 to 70 along the east bay shore with hayward at 70, a record high temperature. and we have got upper 60s in concord, 69, that's a record to near 70 in livermore, which is also a record. tonight will be just slightly cooler than this morning, expect almost as much fog. temperatures in the 40s. the seven-day forecast, a cold front will switch the winds tomorrow, 4 degrees. that will reverse itself saturday, sunday, and into monday. and monday is a little bit of concern if we had the rain, we would be in the heightened fire danger on monday. but it looks like it is going to be our warmest day as colder dryer air hits us tuesday, wednesday and brings us back into the 60s. hope you enjoy the touch of spring. here is kumasi and reggie. >> thank you. developing news, the warriors are back in action tonight. tomorrow's game in phoenix has been postponed. the nba announced contact tracing for covid-19 will keep the suns from having the minimum

eight players available after they were exposed to washington wizards players who tested positive. the warriors will have forward eric pascal back tonight. he had a false positive that caused him to miss tuesday night's game against indiana. demi lovato is ready to open up about her 2018 heroin overdose for first time. youtube is going to premier a docu-series this spring called demi lovato dancing with the devil. it will document her struggle and ongoing healing. she has been candid about her addiction and mental health issues for years. the first two episodes will go live in lovato's youtube channel march 23rd. a new vision for marvel is almost here. it stars big screen avengers actors paul betteny and elizabeth olson. he said the show is not your typical marvel premise. >> two super powered beings have

been dropped into a idyllic black and white 1950s suburban town and they appear to be in some sort of sitcom. >> it debuts tomorrow on disney plus and disney's parent company of marvel and abc 7. >> who hasn't forgotten their password to, you know, some website or some bank account at one point? and, you know, usually it is not that big of a deal. usually. unless you have $220 million on the line and you can't remember it. stefan thomas of san francisco lost his key to unlock his digital wallet, holding 7,000 bitcoins which are worth, again, $220 million. now, the correct password is locked in a hard drive. but he's only allowed ten guesses before it locks forever. and he has two more tries. >> a lot of people are offering

various solutions. everything from the silly to one person suggested have you tried the word password? so that's one. some people have recommended various mediums, psychics, prophets, that i could talk to. >> a prophet. >> he has a good attitude, right? it turns out thomas isn't alone. new york times reports the total number of lost or stranded bitcoin is worth somewhere around $140 billion. now, did i do some research? of course i did. >> you did. >> i was curious, is this man already rich? >> okay. >> you found? >> he is. >> he's not pressed. >> he is not. i saw an estimate -- i don't know if this is true, he's worth almost as much as theunt that he can't get because of the password. >> that is significant. >> that's a lot of money. so he's going to be okay. but i did also read that he

wrote it down on a piece of paper. >> yeah. >> and i was just really curious, where did he store it? and that's where it was. and he has no idea where the paper is, so -- >> has to be one person in the world. world. >> two more tries. if there's anything that this year has taught us, it's the things that matter: family. health. that's it. we found help at covered california. now we have a plan we can afford. enrollment ends january 31st. ah, yes, the living room-slash-classroom- slash-office. now we have a plan we can afford. observe how gig-speed internet from xfinity powers the gaming tablet, the school tablet and the extremely sticky tablet.

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enrollment ends january 31st. it is 6:58. if you're just joining us, here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, president trump's impeachment is now in the hands of the senate. he faces a historic second impeachment trial. the earliest it could begin is wednesday which is inauguration day. >> number two, this morning there is heightened security in the nation's capitol as the investigation continues into last week's riots. thousands of national guardsmen, many armed, are securing the area. up to 20,000 troops could be in d.c. by inauguration day. >> number three, president-elect joe biden plans to unveil his covid vaccination plan and economic rescue legislative package later today. he's expected to call on both parties in congress to move his

proposals quickly. >> number four, starting today, sutter health says patients 75 and up will be able to book covid-19 vaccine appointments over the phone. sutter's opening a dedicated phone line specifically for this. >> number five, if you have plans to be outside this afternoon, get ready for temperatures up to 15 degrees warmer than average. record highs are possible, mid-60s to near 70grees. >> number six, guys, a live picture right now from the sig alert in sunil on westbound 84, past pleasanton. sunil road. we know that major injuries are involved here. and we have just learned this is being investigated as a possibly deadly situation. >> number seven, a powerball ticket purchased at a san jose mark wor m7 million after matching fives. however, a billion is up for grabs in tomorrow's mega millions and saturday's powerball drawing. so be encouraged.

find out who that person is and make him friends real quick. good morning, america. impeached again, president trump the first president in u.s. history to be impeached twice. ten republicans join the democrats charging the president with incitement of insurrection for encouraging the mob that attacked the capitol. house speaker nancy pelosi denounces the president as a clear and present danger to the nation. overnight, the president offers a condemnation of the violence. >> no true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence. >> but democrats put the blame on his shoulders. what's next with just six days left in office? our powerhouse political team breaks it down. nation on alert. security ramping up as authorities fear the potential for more violence is rising. the battleground states they're most concerned about right now, and this morning, the fbi tracking two men allegedly planning to return to d.c. for