forgotten. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard spent the day looking back at the people who became patients but are still, cornell, much more than a number. >> that's right, dan. more than a number for sure. most of us now know someone who has been impacted by covid. a year later, there is pain but some hope. >> when he arrived, our country and history changed. >> reporter: this is patient one. the first known covid case in the country, treated at a hospital in washington state one year ago. about ten days later, abc reporter david louie reported on the first bay area case, a man from santa clara county who returned from china. >> the patient had been in wuhan, the center of the coronavirus outbreak in china. >> reporter: nearly 30 airlines would suspend flights to and from china, but the virus spread. there were outbreaks on cruise ships julie choi from san francisco quarantined in her cabin off the coast of japan for weeks. >> we just don't know what happened.

we're so scared. >> reporter: 85-year-old doris block from san francisco was just the seventh patient to be admitted to ucsf last march. >> do you feel lucky to be here? >> you bet i do. >> reporter: doris survived. today she is feeling thankful. >> there seems to be a light at the end of the covid tunnel, but we still are to maintain masks and distance until this pandemic is eradicated. it's no joke. [ coughing ] >> reporter: but hundreds of other families would struggle with covid. >> we got married in 1980, and we've known each other since sixth grade. so we've known each other our >> reporter: this startling graphic shows how daily covid cases have spiked since last november in the bay area. at a time when the pandemic is reaching its deadliest, president joe biden has an ambitious plan aiming for 100 million shots in the first 100 days in office. >> he says he is going to do everything he needs to do to

make sure we have a successful roll-out of the vaccines, get into it people's arms, and get as many people vaccinated as we possibly can. >> reporter: yeah, the numbers are still frightening. the cdc reports the country would reach a half million covid deaths by mid-february. that's why many are hoping the president can make good on that plan 100 million shots in 100 days. in the newsroom, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> cornell, while you're talking about the vaccine, has doris, that 85-year-old covid suffer you have spoken with received her vaccine yet? >> not yet. she has been told she has to wait until late february to get her vaccine. she is willing to wait, but until she gets the shot, she's got a message for everybody out there. keep wearing the masks. social distance. as she puts it, covid is no joke. >> thanks to doris for reminding us of that message. cornell, thank you. well, the coronavirus vaccines are the strongest tools we have to battle the pandemic and get our old life styles

back. combined with masks and social distancing, measures we've taken for months. we're seeing a difference. >> right now it looks like it might actually be plateauing in the sense of turning around. >> that's dr. anthony fauci looking at recent data on a national level. california specific data also gives us hope. as we heard on gma 3 today from dr. mark ghaly. >> for the first day are seeing less than 20,000 cases reported today statewide. that's first time in a while. indeed, our hospital numbers are coming down. those icu numbers, the last number starting to come down, starting to come down as well. >> and right here in the bay area, abc7 news contributor dr. alok patel says we're on the right track. >> we should be cautiously optimistic that we're possibly reefing the end, but we headed into this recent surge from a really bad place because of all the holiday traveling. and so i think we're on the

right track. people should stay motivated, but remember we still have a ways to go. >> we do. san francisco is becoming more frustrated with the state's phased allocation of covid-19 vaccines as the city fends off criticism for not moving fast enough. we now know that more vaccines are on the way, but still way below what city health system needs. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez joins us with the latest numbers. and lyanne, plans for moving forward? >> the vaccines that will be given soon have already been allocated to that first tier. now yesterday san francisco said it wanted to have everyone here vaccinated by june 30th. now 24 hours later, there are many doubters. now here are the numbers. tomorrow the city is allowing private providers like sutter and kaiser to use city college san francisco as a large site to racks nate about 500 people who already had appointments. >> those appointments are already filled. we do ask people not though up there. we will not have additional

vaccine to give. >> reporter: the city's health care network, which serves those with limited resources, will soon continue to vaccinate those in phase tier 1a. health care workers and people 5 and older. abc7 news was told today that the state has promised to give san francisco another 10,000 doses next week. again, that falls short of what san francisco needs. >> that's better than what we received last week, it is not sufficient to meet the demand, and certainly not to meet our goal of vaccinating 10,000 a day. >> reporter: if you add up the city's batch of vaccines with those from private provider, only half of the 200,000 people in phase tier 1a have been vaccinated. all of those people need two shots. so to even deal with the 1a tier, we need about four 000 vaccines. so we're nowhere close to where we need to be. >> there is so much frustration with the state's phased distribution that there are reports tonight that sacramento may be considering doing away

with phase tier 1a and may instead consider a person's age as the primary factor. if that's so, san francisco says it will follow any new state guidance. so far there are reports that some of the vaccine is being diverted to southern california because of its surge in cases. mayor breed also points out that when it comes to vaccinating people, san francisco is somewhat unique when compared to other bay area cities. >> many of the people who work for the city and county of san francisco also live in other places. so we're helping the entire region. so that has to be taken into consideration. and i am being very aggressive with the state about our need to get more vaccines now. >> and new york city is going through the same situation. they too have to vaccinate health care workers, even if they live, for example, in any city, new jersey, for example. it makes sense, of course, to vaccinate them. the problem is that the federal government doesn't seem to be taking that into accoun when it

comes to these allocations. now, again, this may change with the new administration. lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> and lyanne, let's talk about the tier system. how likely is it that that may go away, and how would that affect things? >> the state has not confirmed this and won't talk about it, but those very close to the roll-out, including some in health departments and in the medical field say there are a lot of conversations going on regarding possibly changing the status quo. now you asked who could be affected. well, teachers, for example come to mind. younger teachers, they're supposed to be vaccinated soon. then how would that affect reopening our schools, right? that could change things. >> absolutely. all right, lyanne, thank you for that update. president biden has made it very clear that tackling the coronavirus pandemic is his top priority now that he is in office. reporter josh haskell of our sister station in l.a. shows you what the president has already

done. >> reporter: president biden says help is on the way to fight covid-19 and reopen our economy. but because a clear national plan has been absent, biden says it will get worse before it gets better. >> 400,000 americans have died. that's more than died in all of world war ii. 400,000. this is a wartime undertaking. >> while the vaccine provides so much hope, the roll-out has been a dismal failure thus far. >> reporter: so the biden administration has set an ambitious goal of 100 million vaccinations in 100 days. fema will open 100 vaccination centers by next month, and the biden administration will tackle the economic and racial inequities of coronavirus by creating a help equity task force. . >> addressing vaccine hesitancy and building trust in communities, as well as fighting disinformation campaigns that are already under way.

above all, our plan is to restore public trust. >> to help kick start biden's national strategy, the president signed ten executive orders, including encouraging all americans to wear a mask for the next 99 days, calling it a patriotic act that will save more than 50,000 lives by april. anyone flying to the united states from another country will need a negative test before departing, and must quarantine upon arrival. and the new administration will expand testing to help schools and businesses reopen. to achieve all this, a specially expanding vaccinations, the president will need help from congress to fund his $1.9 trillion pandemic plan. even with all the challenges, the president said we will defeat this pandemic. >> more people we vaccinate and the faster we do it, the sooner we can put this pandemic behind us, and the sooner we can build our economy back and build it back better and get back to our lives and to our loved ones.

>> reporter: josh haskell, abc7 news. a lot more to come here. coronavirus is just one of the big issues facing the brand-new biden administration. next, a look at what the president is tackling in his first full day in office. we are striving to forge a union with purpose. >> she stole the show at yesterday's inauguration. tonight you'll hear reaction from local poets and learn about the sf group she is working with to inspire the next generation of writers. i'm spencer christian. we have a week's worth of wet weather copping our way.

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this is the first full day in charge for president joe biden and vice president kamala harris, and their to-do list very long, and they are getting started right away, jumping right into the work. letitia juarez from our sister station in los angeles shows you where. >> reporter: president joe biden is acting swiftly. with the stroke of his pen, he signed several executive orders, halting the construction on trump's border wall, revoking approval of the keystone pipeline, and rolling back the muslim travel ban. >> it's a relief. it's very appropriate, becaus one of the very first things that former president trump did when he took office was actually signing that awful, unfair executive order. >> the executive director for the greater los angeles area council on american islamic relations. he hopes the end of the travel restriction also reunite families separated by trump's 2017 executive order.

>> there are many people who have been denied visas to come, denied ability to proceed with teir petitions coming to the u.s. we hope it will be an spottying process for these cases. >> reporter: the biden administration also wasted no time tackling immigration. the department of homeland security announced it would pause deportation of some immigrants in the u.s. for 100 days while it reviewed its current policy. in addition, the white house unveiled legislation providing a pathway to citizenship. in a reversal of more of trump's policies, the u.s. will rejoin the paris climate accord and the world health organization. >> when you're dealing with a global pandemic, you have to have an international connectivity. and for us to not be in the w.h.o. was very disconcerting to everybody. >> reporter: but house minority leader kevin mccarthy slammed the decision as appeasing the organization he blames for the spread of the pandemic.

>> instead of demanding leadership changes and reforms, unfortunately it's the wrong signal. the biden administration is rewarding failure. >> reporter: president biden rescinded president trump's order on the census calling all residents in the u.s. to be counted despite their legal status. the census is used to calculate everything from electoral votes to congressional seats. today on our program getting answers, law professor kimberly welly talked about executve orders. in the past few years, congress has been bogged down, failing to pass substantive legislation, and we've seen a lot of lawmaking go to the executive branch. >> if laws need to be made and congress is so stalemated that they're actually not doing anything, then it moves to the president's pen, and it moves to regulatory agencies. the answer really is to stop the gridlock and n the united states congress, and maybe we'll see that with a new senate majority leader. pross out that some of president biden's xi orders do take effect immediately, while others are just setting policy agenda.

when the white house changes hands, some tend to pay close attention to the change of the decor in the oval office. and one sight made some californians very excited. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen has the localer connection. >> reporter: inside president biden's oval office, cesar chavez takes his place among america's heroes. >> we knew that the bust would be in the oval office, but we had no idea of the placement. >> reporter: paul chavez, president of the cesar chavez foundation and the son of the famed civil rights and farm labor leader says he was surprised to see the sculpture right behind the president during his first address from behind the resolute desk. >> it was an affirmation of all of the work that farm workers and immigrants and latinos, those contributions that have made this country throughout the years. >> reporter: as part of the united farm workers labor union, chavez's advocacy and nonviolent approach led to fairer wages, lunch breaks and access to rest rooms and clean water on the job.

in san jose, the home where he raised his family has been designated as a historical landmark. and the city's downtown plaza also bears his name. >> it touched my heard in a very personal way because i come from a farm worker family. >> reporter: she says a recognition of the president's recognition of chavez could be a preview of the work he plans to do regarding immigration in the years to come. >> he opened the eyes of a generation of young people throughout the central valley, throughout the country, and throughout the world. so he is a very, very important figure in our history. >> reporter: a constant source of inspiration for so many in our community. >> one of my favorite quotes of cesar chavez is our ambitions must be broad enough to put the aspirations and needs of others for their sakes before our own. and i think that sets a tone for how president biden can move our country forward. >> reporter: the sculpture is on loan from the foundation for the next for years and how america's past can help shape its future.

>> he believed the benefits of this country should be extended to all, and it should never be limited to who your parents are or where they came from or the language spoken in the home. >> in san jose, chris nguyen, abc7 news. 22-year-old amanda gorman made history as the youngest known inaugural poet in yesterday's ceremony. >> a country that is bruised but whole, benevolent but bold, fierce and free. >> she recited her poem, "the hill we climb" demonstrating what a powerful medium poetry can be, especially those amazing words and the way she recited them. abc7 news race and cultural reporter julian glover has the story of her impact in the bay area and how it is being felt. >> it's not often that you wake up on a morning feeling like this. >> reporter: national youth poet laureate amanda gorman on gma thursday morning after capturing attention during president

biden's inauguration wednesday. >> we weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken but simply unfinished. >> i was honestly scared of writing such a poem. i wasn't sure if i could do it justice. >> reporter: gorman may have had doubts, but those who know the 22-year-old l.a. native know she was prepared for this moment. >> amanda showed us all what's possible. and she truly embodies our mission. >> reporter: laura sbreef the ceo of 826 national, a san francisco-based nonprofit dedicated to strengthening writing skills in students 6 to 18. gorman serves on the organization's board. the group works with thousands of san francisco students weekly. >> reading is access. and again, that's tremendously important. but writing is power. we strive to ensure that the power and joy of writing is getting into the hands of young people. >> reporter: newly named san francisco poet lawyer applauds gorman on acing a tough

assignment. >> she did the best she could be a dangerous moment, because we were in danger of going back the sleep. >> reporter: and the spirit of the poet laureate title, tongo plans to use his platform for change. >> increasing social awareness, people's powers of participation and resistance. >> 826 national, the nonprofit organization is currently running a fundraising effort to get creative writing programs in front of more youth all across our country. to donate, go to ourourourour click on the story. there you'll find more on tongo martin that he gave during our interview. i promise you won't regret watching it. i'm julian glover, abc7 news. >> thanks, julian. now, if you have a story for julian, reach out to him online on twitter and facebook. you can find him at julian g

abc7 and on instagram. he is julian glover tv. amanda gorman's popularity skyrocketed following her performance at the inauguration. check out how searches spiked yesterday. seeing a sharp rise, google's searches for chucks as in all star shoes as well as searches for pearls. the chucks and pearls combination was popularized by kamala harris, and many women chose to emulate her look yesterday as a show of support for the country's first woman vice president. more to come here. we have a light level 1 storm in the forecast for tomorrow. it's the first of many in the next few days you should know

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i have it within me to lower my a1c. ask your doctor about trulicity. oakland t-shirt maker oaklandish is printing a special t-shirt in honor of vice president kamala harris. she is of course a daughter of oakland. the t-shirt is printed with the words oakland in the house, along with an image of the white house. oaklanders say they're feeling a new sense of pride. >> you know, we're just celebrating. and this is one way to celebrate. oakland is in the white house, so definitely taking away how so many young girls looking up to her. it's just an honor to be able to say that she's there. >> and not just the house, the house. you can find much moreamisfe pae white house on our website, abc7news.com.

you can feel that pride coming out of oakland. >> absolutely. well-deserved too, ama. all right. let's flip over to spencer christian, tracking one of a series of storms. >> you're right about that. we have a wet week of weather coming our way. let's start with a look at the abc7 storm impact scale. the approaching storm will come in of a storm of light intensity ranking only 1. we'll see light showers. they won't all be light. light to moderate showers starting in the morning hours during the morning commute. so it's going to be a wet morning commute tomorrow and maybe a little breezy as well. here is the forecast animation for tomorrow's storm. notice that first wave moved through during the morning commute followed by a second wave later in the day. it might be a wet evening commute as well. rainfall totals on the storm will be fairly impressive in some spots, a half inch or more in half moon bay. about a tenth to a third of an inch in other locations. let's skip ahead to sunday. saturday will probably be a dry day, but on sunday, we have another storm coming in into monday, and then another storm after that, tuesday into

wednesday. in fact, the tuesday to wednesday storm could be quite a strong one compared with storms of late. and then another one on thursday of next week. so i'll give you a closer look at these storms and the complete accuweather seven-day forecast a little bit later. dan and ama? >> very good. thank you, spencer, very much. thousands are without unemployment benefits as the state's id verification system if your dry eye symptoms keep coming back,

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> well, the edd has thrown yet another curveball at unemployed californians. as we've reported, edd suddenly shut down 1.4 million claims, trying to weed out fraud. the state gave everyone just ten days to prove their identities or lose their benefits. >> and that quickly overwhelmed the new id verification system, causing some panic. 7 on your side's michael finney has the story for us. michael? >> ama, dan, there is just a sliver of good news. let's start with that. the edd just decided to give

applicants 30 days instead of 10 days to meet the deadline. however, it also means folks may have to go without benefits for at least one month. it puts even more strain on those who are without jobs. >> how long does it take to resolve this? is it weeks or is it months? >> reporter: i told you about sar sarah cain in vallejo. >> how am i going to make it. >> reporter: and jessica, a single mom in san diego. both lost their jobs in the pandemic and suddenly had to prove their identities or lose their unemployment benefits. the same thing happened to 1.4 million others, and they swamped the state's new id me website, causing massive delays and disconnections. >> they sent us to a broken system. >> reporter: christine, a laid off catering employee, was among those buried in the onslaught. >> i started at 5:00 a.m. this morning trying to get through. >> reporter: christine kept

uploading her passport and social security card, but the website wouldn't accept them. she'd have to wait for a live agent. >> i'm telling you, this is just blowing my mind that it still says more than five hours. >> reporter: no matter how much time went by, she said the system kept saying her wait was more than five hours. she ended up staying on hold all day into the next day. >> i have been waiting for 18, going on 18 hours now. >> reporter: she says her wait time would tick down only to jump back up again. >> i got to the ticker saying 18 minutes. and i thought holy bejesus, i'm almost in. then it bumped me back to more than five hours. >> reporter: it's 10:00 at night. she is still on hold. >> i got up at 5:00 this morning. i'm not even changed. i haven't eaten today. i haven't -- i haven't gotten dressed. i haven't brush mid hair. but i'm not going to give up. i can't. i can't give up. this is a matter of life and

death. it's a matter of, you know, eating. i'm going to food banks. i used to make like $3,000 a month. now i'm going to food banks. >> reporter: clicking off now could mean no money later. >> they said they will deny benefits, cut us off. cut us off during this pandemic. why? why are they doing that? i understand that there is more fraud going on in california, but please don't punish the hungry and the wounded. >> reporter: an agent finally came online, but not until the next morning. christine waited 25 hours in all. her id was finally verified, but she still has to wait up to six weeks for her benefits. 7 on your side has reached out to the edd. we're asking why are we putting everyone through this? dan? >> yeah, that's the question, michael. why. well, thank you for constantly asking that question and demanding answers. good job. thanks.

we have new details tonight on a story the abc7 news i-team has followed. a san mateo judge granted a temporary restraining order today forcing a pacifica yoga business to immediately shut down. pacifica beach yoga has remained open, offering indoor mask-free classes. the county filed a lawsuit to close the business after officials say the owner refused repeated requests to voluntarily comply with county and state health orders. the business also owes more than $3700 in fines. a church pastor threatened with jail time for holding in-person services will remain free, at least for now. an attorney for calgary chapel in san jose made the announcement on the court steps just about an hour ago following a contempt hearing. santa clara county sued the pastor and its church to stop it from hosting indoor services without masks. the church still faces millions of dollars in fines. >> the county has expressly said that they're only looking for monetary sanctions, not looking

to put pastor mclure or pastor carson in jail. thank god. >> members of a south bay congregation turned out by the dozens to support their pastor. the case will be back in court a week from today for closing arguments. in san jose today police shot and killed a man while trying to arrest him in an apartment complex in the east foothills. as wayne freedman explains, police are releasing few detail. >> reporter: this is not how tina planned on spending the day, stuck behind a police line unable to return home to an apartment complex transformed into a crime scene. >> yeah, i'm scared. >> reporter: because? >> because this is the first time experience i been in that apartment forix years. and this is the first time i experienced this. >> reporter: all these police, all this equipment. the aftermath to a shooting that left one suspect dead and detectives from multiple cities looking for the how and the why. >> this person involved here was

a person of interest in a homicide, a person of interest in multiple shootings in gilroy and morgan hill, as well as being wanted here in our city for weapons violations as well. >> reporter: this was san jose's first officer-involved shooting for this year. there were four of them last year. police say they had connected this suspect with a murder in gilroy. they approached with caution. there was a confrontation. more than one officer opened fire. >> ongoing threat to the public. committed numerous weapons violations, is being looked at for serious felonies in various jurisdictions within our county. what we're dealing with a very, very dangerous individual here today. >> reporter: tina told us she knew the suspect by sight, that he used to lock his children outside the apartment, that he'd walk around the complex with a knife. she says this place will never be the same for her. >> because have i two kids, and it's not safe. >> reporter: did you think it was safe before? >> it was safe before because nothing happen like that before. >> reporter: now what are you going to do?

>> i think i'm going move. >> reporter: in san jose, wayne freedman, abc7 news. a sunnyvale neighborhood is grieving after a woman and child were found dead. police have arrested the husband, also the girl's father for murder. investigators say yesterday the man came into the police department's lobby and told a clerk he had killed his wife. when police went to the home, they found both the man's wife and 11-year-old daughter dead inside. the motive and cause of death are still under investigation. neighbors visited the home today and left flowers. police believe the family lived in the neighborhood for more than a decade. obviously it's very tragic and a sad situation. please know that there is help out there if you're feeling stressed where you live. we've curated a list of local services on abc7news.com/takeaction on topics on mental health and abuse. if you or someone you know could use some support right now, please go to abc7news.com/takeaction. well, sometimes when you can't find something you need,

you have to take it into your own hands. a livermore girl is author of a book on the struggles of living in a pandemic. and still to come, it pays to watch abc7 news you

many people have looked for ways to cope with the stress of covid-19. when an 11-year-old livermore girl tried to find a book about it and couldn't, she decided to write one. east bay community journalist melissa pixcar has the story. >> i read all of these books. none of them are about a pandemic. i really needed something to get into that would help me stay sane. i started writing in march when quarantine was first issued. i thought it would be one of those projects that you never finish, and that was when i noticed that it would become so much bigger than just one chapter. when you start writing, the words just spill on to the page and you can't stop. the name of my book is "fedora's secret." it's about the main character, fair remarks going through life in the pandemic, and she goes through home troubles and school troubles and all the troubles that a girl my age might deal

with, but just with a little bit of magic. i think it's important for me to write because it's important for kids to see that they can also write a book and even publish it. i'm working on the secret to fedora's secret, which is really exciting. before i was just writing to keep myself sane. but now i'm sharing the book with the world, and that feels so awesome. >> good stuff. all right. today is our last mild and dry day for a while. spencer has a

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and how they sound with jack trip. >> my own children were watching channel 7 news, and they saw your story about jack trip. and they were so excited to tell me about it. >> reporter: our story has had a big impact on san jose music teacher candace love and her band students. afer they raised money to build 16 of their own jack trip devices, they just won a $15,000 prize in a samsung sponsored tech competition. they proposed building an app to connect musicians with jack trip so they can rehearse or perform together. >> i'm honestly in shock. i didn't expect to be a semifinalist. but, yeah, i'm in shock. >> reporter: to advance to the finals, these students of the mt. pleasant elementary school district will need to do some research and create a database with performers with instruments, band they want to

join and what skill level. >> the students will be working on coming up with those kinds of questions and making a google form, a questionnaire to give to musicians. and to get some feedback about our potential app that we can make. >> reporter: they're motived by the way jack trip has enhanced their online band class. >> if you made a mistake, you can help with that mistake instead of being muted and google in zoom. >> reporter: students have to create a video with details of their project. three national winners will be announced in may. david louie, abc7 news. >> they sound very good. good for them. that's fantastic. i may have to try that technology with my band. it's pretty snazzy it looks like. >> it is pretty cool. let's turn our attention to the weather and the rain. >> we're going have bands of rain coming our way as well. here is a look outside what's going on right now. we've got partly cloudy skies. a nice view of the cityscape into san francisco from our exploratorium camera.

49 at san francisco after a very mild day. temperatures are dropping sharply. low 50s at oakland, mountain view, san jose. morgan hill, 56. and 48 at half moon bay. lovely view from emeryville looking westward. you see a few patchy clouds right now. clouds will increase rather quickly overnight. 47 right now at santa rosa. mid- to upper 40s at novato, napa. 50s. mid- to upper 50s is what i'm trying to say at vacaville, concord and livermore. here is a few from our rooftop camera. it's getting a also breezy out there right now. forecast features. showers arrive in the early morning hours. it will probably be a wet and slippery morning commute. dry sunny break graces us on saturday. but a series of storms sunday through thursday. it's going to quite wet by the end of next week. ranked only 1 on the storm impact scale. a storm of light intensity producing light to moderate showers. it will be breezy at times and the snow levels will drop down to about 3500 feet. here is the forecast animation. you can see 5:00 tomorrow

morning as the commute gets under way, that first band of showers will be moving through, followed by a second wave around midday. so once again, even the evening commute might be a bit wet. then there will be widely scattered showers. rainfall totals will range from a tenth of an inch to a third of an inch. but heavier amounts at some locations. naf in fact, half moon bay likely to get half an inch. sunday morning, i'll give you a look at the storms that will follow sunday into monday. accompanied by strong wind at times. then tuesday into wednesday, another storm that may be quite strong with strong gusty winds. and then into thursday of next week, yet another storm. notice the cold they're will accompany the storms. there will be ample amounts of snow in the sierra from is the storms as well. tonight back to the conditions we're expecting overnight. low temperatures mainly mid- to upper 40s. highs tomorrow low 50s at the coast. mid-50s just about everywhere

else. it will be much cooler tomorrow than it was today. then on saturday, we get that little sunny break i was talking about. a little bit milder than tomorrow. but after that, a seriesf storms every day week. wedndake tbe the stngest of these storms. dan and ama? >> here we go. >> all right. coming our way now. thank you so much, spencer. on to sports director larry beil tonight. hard court and the pitch tonight, larry. >> absolutely, dan and ama. the warriors night two of a back-to-back. looking to keep the good times rolling a bit. and you want to talk about good times. we'll tell you what prompted this celebration. cal soccer star drafte

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talk to your asthma specialist about dupixent. if your financial situation has changed, we may be able to help. now abc7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. coming off their most complete game of the season, the warriors' challenge tonight is to keep it going against the new york knicks. after a rough start to the season, the warriors settling into their rotation. steph curry keeps getting double and triple-teamed, but he is making teams pay for that tactic. how about james wiseman? a dunking machine last night. if he can stay out of foul trouble, he can be a force. and really important. kelly oubre jr. is starting to knock down some threes. confidence growing. things are starting to come together for steve kerr and company. >> we can't rely on emotion for 82 games or 72 games. you have to win with fundamentals.

and technique, all the stuff coaches talk about. but it's true. and tonight i think will be a test for news that regard. >> yeah, both teams come in on two-game winning streaks. soccer news. the san jose earthquakes selected cal forward thomas williamson with the 12th overall pick in the mls super draft. williamson really emerged as a force as a junior for the golden bears. team high nine goals, three game winners. the quakes continuing their homegrown trend, drafting a local college player for 12 straight years. this is fun. this is the moment that williamson was drafted, surrounded by his cal teammates. >> san jose picks tommy williamson! [ cheering ] >> yeah, i was very excited when i heard that. it's really nice to be staying in the bay and around my friends and family, and also joining a started and do whatever i can to help the team out.

>> all gas, no brake. that is robert saleh's signature line. and he has taken that attitude to new york. the former 49ers defensive coordinator introduced as the jets' new head coach today, taking over a franchise that really is just a disaster. coming off a 2-14 season. saleh's philosophy, a bit like jim harbaugh's old line, enthusiasm unknown to mankind. >> get used to the mantra, all gas, no brake. when we talk about all gas, no brake, we're not talking about effort on the field. we're talking about the process at which we do things. >> contrast. we have the lions introducing their new head coach dan campbell. and this news conference had some moments that were shall we say some sulaesque? you can say campbell is hungry for wins and knees. >> this team is going to be built on we're going to kick you in the teethes all right. and when you punch us back, we're going smile at you. and when you knock us down,

we're going get up. and when on the way up we're going to bite a kneecap off. and we're going to stand up, and it's going to take two more shots to knock us down. and on the way up, we're going to take your other kneecap and then it's going to take three shots and when we do, we're going to take another hunk out of you. before long, we're going to be the last one standing, all right? that's going to be the mentality. >> you can't see me now, but i am protecting my kneecaps. are you ready for beast mode on ice? and no, that is not a new disney show. marshawn lynch, aka shawn gretzky in a colorado avalanche uniform. his friend founded the hockey diversity alaws on. you can hear lynch say this is a whole different animal, bro. but i tell you what, he looked like he is pretty comfortable on skates. i'm not sure how much marshawn has actually skated, but if you imagine him as an enforcer for a team, i don't want any of that. and i'm covering my kneecaps as

well. just to be safe. i don't know what he is going for. >> everything. >> i don't think i want to meet dan campbell. he seems scary. >> he is a big scary dude, yes. dan, you watch your kneecaps tonight. >> okay. >> it's hard to move on from that. thanks, larry. coming up tonight on abc7 news at 8:00, celebrity "wheel of fortune" followed by the chase at nine and the hustler at 10:00. and stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. >> and you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc7 news bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, android tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download the app now and start streaming that is it for this edition of abc7 news. thank you so much for join us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. for all of us here, we appreciate your time. have a nice evening, and we'll see you again at 11:00.

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