building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> we want it be very careful as we look forward and not time to relax too much yet. as covid-19 cases go down in san francisco, medical experts say this may only be a short reprieve. the top concern this morning, the spread of virus variance across the globe which are now being seen here in the bay area. good morning, everybody. it's saturday january 23rd. i'm liz kreutz. much more on that story in just a moment. let's start with a quick look at the weather and when we can expect more rain. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> hey, liz. good morning to you. we usually see this promise and it does not pan out. a rainy week ahead and we look at a few leftover showers and the hills of the east bay. temperatures 31 degrees on top of mt. hamilton. the activities along the central yb left.d southeralor

cl rosa and san ramon and fog quarter mile visibility as well as novato. it's all about the sun today. low 50s to mid 50s on the coast looking at upper 50s around san jose. a level one system arrives mid day tomorrow. rain, wind, much colder temperatures as we get into tuesday and then that level three system arrives on wednesday. liz? >> lisa, thank you. the health impact of the pandemic is something that we are, of course, focused on as we start to build a better bay area. as covid-19 cases are going down in parts of the bay area, doctors are not letting their guard down. even though icu capacity is increasing, medical experts tell abc7 news reporter luz variant is something they are looking out for. >> reporter: the sight of relief that san francisco was looking for. mayor london breed tweeting san

francisco's krp reproductive rate is back under 1 at 0.99. that means for every person who gets covid-19 on average, they're passing it to less than one other person. we're slowing the spread. if this continues, we could soon start reopening under california guidelines. dr. chris colwell the chief of the emergency medicine department at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital is seeing first hand covid-19 cases drop. >> the capacity in the city is approaching 15%, that is better than it has been in a while and we're starting to vaccinate some of our patients and the outpatients over the age of 65. >> reporter: as they catch their breath, a new concern that is looming over. >> we've seen a lot of variants of the covid-19 virus and whereas some of them look like they are potentially more

transmissible, even more than the virus, the original form of the virus. >> reporter: dr. benjamin pinsky is tracking this data. >> uk variant, i believe, is in over 60 countries now. the south african variant is in over 20 countries. so, despite limitations on travel. >> reporter: stanford's doctor blish is part of a group of infectious disease researchers who studies this virus as it mutates. >> an emergency call tomorrow to study these variants. >> reporter: the best way to prevent the virus and the variant of covid to spread is to vaccinate as many people as possible fast. >> it is quite reasonable to infer that we could see a surge. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abcnews. city college of san

francisco where 500 people received their shots. but the city finds itself facing the same problem many other communities are dealing with, a shortage of doses. california's promising to deliver another 10,000 next week. that is the number of people mayor london breed wants to vaccinate every day. the priority list could be changing with age moving past some of the essential sectors. >> our schools are still closed and we need to prioritize our educators and the police officers are still on the front lines making arrests and dealing with the challenges of the city. >> the city college site is open this weekend, but people must have an appointment to get their shot. abc7 news is monitoring the covid-19 vaccine rollout with our vaccine tracker. it also shows you when you might be able to get the vaccine in california. you can find this on our home page at abc7news.com. work is under way right now to understand and learn from the covid-19 virus at its very source including at the san francisco zoo. may bcled to sits

it's starting a new initiative to educate the public on what are known as zoonodic diseases. transmitted from animals to humans just as the covid-19 virus is suspected to have been the new campaign will help to strengthen u.s. policies on wildlife trade believed to be the greatest source of zoo nodic disease. a memorial service was held to honor the two victims of the deadly new year's eve hit and run in san francisco. ♪ family and friends of hana abe e crash sis.h platt gathered at her mother met with mayor london breed and calling on san francisco leaders to make the city safe again. friends at the service echoed that message as they remembered hana. >> she did not deserve to go like this. no one deserves to go like this. what happened here could have been anyone crossing that

sidewalk at that moment. >> letters spelling out the names of both victims have been put up on the store front at the scene. a 45-year-old parolee who was speeding away from a burglary has been charged with their deaths. that man, troy mcallister has pleaded not guilty. the man at the center of oakland's deadly ghostship fire is avoiding a second trial after taking a plea deal. almena pleaded guilty 36 times. one plea for each of those killed in the december 2016 inferno. he previously stood trial in 2019 but the jury deadlocked. he was released from prison last year because of covid and on house arrest in lake county. as part of his plea deal, he wi n fe s. he is scheduled bsentenced marchth.ayet san jose are back open after amma spill. this is not far from highway

101. people who live nearby were told to shelter in place. a hazmat team controlled the spill in about two hours. one person treated for a medical issue at the scene but no other injuries. in santa cruz county thousands of people are still without electricity after a wind storm caused damage to power lines on tuesday. the outages are marked by green dots on the pg&e outage map you here. more than 2,000 people could be without power until sunday. more than 14,000 have been affected by the outage. abc7 news reporter matt boone spoke to residents in boulder creek who said after 2020 this is not how they wanted to start the new year. >> reporter: at the pg&e resource center in scots valley rachel anderson came to charge her phone. >> we can't charge anything. we haven't been able to shower, cook or do anything. >> reporter: her power has been out since tuesday. while they do have a small generator, her pet fish are the priority. >> the animals actually are getting the little electricity we have because they will die without it. we're just uncomfortable.

>> reporter: after an already difficult summer when the czu fire tore through the valley. >> it's all just been one thing >> reporter: pg&e says tuesday's wind storm was the strongest in the area in ten years damaging several hundred polls, transformers and wires in the santa cruz mountains. up in boulder creek, many stores remained closed even though power was restored to some areas. the red pearl restaurant had a two-hour wait as residents came to pick up food because most homes don't have gas to cook with either. >> we had no heat and refrigerator is out. >> reporter: nick williams said he hasn't had any wifi making working from home challenging. >> i've been going with my phone and turning it on for a few minutes to check on e-mails and turning it back off. >> reporter: pg&e says they expect to have everybody back up by sunday. but with another storm on its way next week, williams says

he's still worried. >> i hope that at least i could catch up on some of my work in between now and the next power outage. >> reporter: in boulder creek, matt boone, abc7 news. >> that's a hard way to start the new year. lisa, we are expecting more rain this week. >> we could see some problems as we get towards the middle of the week with heavy rain and very gusty winds expected. but for now a few clouds around, some fog, the rain is pretty much over. maybe a sprinkle or two left. otherwise we'll talk about a sunny saturday before rain arrives every day for the upcoming workweek. >> $600, which is already passed is simply not enough. if you still had to choose between paying your rent and putting food on the table. >> the biden administration is laying out its economic plan. the new benefits coming for struggling families and federal workers. and someone is a billion dollar richer this morning.

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sad breaking news this morning. one of the most legendary broadcasters of the era larry king has died. just before 5:00 this morning his official twitter account released the news saying he passed away at cedar sinai medical center in los angeles. king was an icon in the broadcast world for 63 years across radio, tv and digital media. most notably hosting "larry king live" on cnn until 2010. king was out of the icu ten weeksweek s weeks ago. no official cause of death has been given this morning. king was 87. kibaseball has lost one of s

legends. hank aaron hitting 20 home runs in aaron who began his baseball career in the 1950s faced racism, death threats and had to travel with body guards. he spent most of his career with the milwaukee and atlanta braves. and president joe biden paid tribute to aaron writing in part, each time henry aaron rounded the bases he wasn't just chasing a record, he was helping us chase a better version of ourselves. speaking of president biden, he has signed 30 executive orders since taking office on wednesday. one expands food assistance and delivering stimulus checks. another requires a $15 minimum wage for the federal workforce. abc news mary bruce has the details. >> reporter: on his second full day in office, president biden's agenda clashing with the looming impeachment trial of president trump. biden signing executive orders to expand food stamp benefits

for struggling families. >> the first one is the economic relief related to covid-19 pandemic. >> reporter: and lay the groundwork for a $15 minimum wage for federal workers. right now congress has something else on its plate. impeachment. >> the bottom line is this. we're in a national emergency. we need to act like we're in a national emergency. >> reporter: biden wants an additional $1,400 in direct payments to most americans. >> $600, which was already passed is simply not enough. if you still had to choose between paying your rent and putting food on the table. >> reporter: he's calling for extending unemployment benefits and more money for small businesses and $160 billion for vaccine distribution and testing. >> we have the tools to help people, so let's use the tools. all of them. use them now. >> reporter: but the senate is about to be consumed with trump's trial. house speaker nancy pelosi

announcing she is going to send over the article of impeachment on monday. and, according to the senate rules, the trial would have to begin at 1:00 p.m. the next day. >> make no mistake, a trial will be held in the united states senate and there will be a vote whether to convict the president. >> reporter: but a trial next week could put the brakes on the biden agenda. right now only two cabinet officials have been confirmed. and some senate republicans say that when the impeachment trial begins, everything else will be postponed. republican leader mitch mcconnell wants to delay the trial several weeks to give trump time to prepare his defense. the president seeming to suggest he, too, is open to a delay. >> the more time we have to get up and running to meet these crises, the better. >> reporter: mary bruce, abc news, the white house. one of president biden's new executive orders will have huge impacts on san francisco's housing crisis. one signed thursday orders the federal government to fully reimburse cities for certain types of emergency programs until september.

that includes the hotels san francisco has been leasing to house its homeless population. the trump administration only covered 75% of costs meaning the city could now save up to $18 million per month. and one big question is if the order would be retroactive and if so that could possibly cover millions more in prior costs. muni is restoring service and expanding some lines today. here's a look at some of the changes. the new 15 bayview hunters point express line provides routes to downtown and the new 55 dogpatch has access between the dogpatch and mission district. the third street metro rail and 237 bryant and 33 ashbury and corbt bus lines all return today. bay area transit operators are reportedly asking for stricter safety measures due to rising covid-19 infection rates. according to "the chronicle" some are threatening to stop working. many employees say they're scared for their community and the workers involved. some leaders are calling on

agencies to do more including expanding leave and stopping front door fare collection and paying for time spent traveling and receiving a vaccine. now happening today the annual walk for life march will make its way through downtown san francisco. it is remaining an in-person event this year. the day is scheduled to start at the planned parenthood at valencia street at 9:00 a.m. followed by a mass at st. mary's cathedral and down market street to embarcadero plaza. leaders say a reduced version of the march. but the event website say all are welcome and makes no mention of masks or social distancing. >> tonight's mega million's jackpot is a huge estimated $1 billion. not bad for a friday. to win that jackpot. >> not bad at all. we do not know who won but the winning ticket was sold in michigan, sorry to all of us here in california. the state lottery website says it was at a kroger in novi, which is a city about 30 minutes

north of detroit. now the winning numbers are 4, 26, 42, 50, 60 and the mega number 24. abc7 news reporter kate larsen spoke to happy lotto hopefuls in san francisco about their dream for the grand prize. >> i got the winning ticket. >> was it juan or maybe robert. >> i saw you on the street with the camera. i did win, but it was only two bucks. >> reporter: the mega billion jackpot the third largest prize ever too tempting for san francisco who picked up tickets at knob hill liquors. >> ever since the crazy numbers have come up, buying one ticket for every drawing. >> reporter: check this out. the signs don't even go to a billion. people lined up at the market near twin peaks, myself included. >> thank you. office pool. the odds of winning? 132 million. so, why do we play? >> it could be me. >> it could be me. >> well, yeah, but i want it to be me.

>> what would you do with a billion dollars? >> i would totally buy property and help out people. >> would you quit work? >> absolutely. are you kidding me? of course. sorry, tom. >> how many tickets did you buy? >> $100 worth. >> was that a pool or just for you? >> just for me. >> i love it. >> rough day at work. so, trying to win. >> reporter: giant jackpots always attract big crowds but the pandemic seems to have made people double down on this one. >> i think everyone needs something to hope for and is having a tough time so we would love, you know, to celebrate. >> someone has to win and i hope it goes to someone that needs it or that someone wants to give back. >> reporter: and for those of us who didn't win, you can at least feel good about this. according to california lottery, 95 cents of every dollar spent goes to public schools and retail compensation. as of friday morning california sales have generated $99 million to benefit public education.

kate larsen, abc7 news. >> and people who only matched five numbers get $1 million. but, sadly, none of those tickets were sold in california either. the next drawing is on tuesday. something interesting, lisa, michigan state lottery rules require that you have to come forward to publicly to claim your winnings. so, we will, in theory, find out who this lucky person is. >> that's tough. because you want to hide. >> i know. >> you're going to be, yeah, that's too bad. >> thankfully they have the money to buy some body guards. >> right. and then if you're the guy who gives it all away. then nobody will bother you. good morning, everyone. we are looking at a dry day before a lot of rain heads our way. wind and the snow levels coming down here, as well. so, finally, it is about time. saving it all up for the last week of january. a ferns there over by mt. ez th.

an temperatures nine grees colder this morning. locally compared to yesterday and the rain continues to move down to the south. the central coast, los angeles, san diego looking at a wet day today. and for us, we have a break, we are looking at sunshine before we get into a really wet week. 43 in san leand row. good morning to you. 45 in orinda and mid 40s in santa rosa and fog and over into livermore and half mile visibility and particularly bad in novato and napa. it will lift and get into sunshine. our forecast highlights patchy fog and dry today for our sunny break and then looking at a weak storm system. we're typical of winter arriving mid day tomorrow and then a series of systems really one big one, but it is going to be spread out throughout the week ahead. wednesday level three system. as we look at the forecast

animation for today it's dry. we've got sunshine on the way, cloudy skies tomorrow morning. the rain holds off until about mid day. in the north bay and then after about 1:00, it begins to swing through the bay area 2:00, 3:00, gusty winds accompany it and a much colder air mass and lowering snow levels and as we get into say tuesday night, we're looking at some very high rain totals into your wednesday. strongest winds and looking at low snow levels, again. ittic loo looks like the sierra benefit or traveling through the week ahead or trying to get some things done you will run into problems on the roadways. possibly likely for some flooding with the storm drains clogged. the hydroplaning and also some debris flow as the heavy rain gets going and no trees or brush to hold in that mud and we're looking at some problems from where we saw the fires from last season. anywhere from a tenth to about a third of an inch for tomorrow's

system. we add in wednesday, thursday, friday. we're over two inches and wait until you see the projected snow totals as we get to the latter part of the week. we're talking four feet maybe better in the mountains. so, usually when we get an atmospheric river, this is a light to moderate one. this is milder. we're looking at the higher snow levels. not this time. that really is benefiting us. 58 in oakland. 57 in fremont. that beneficial rain level one system on monday. tuesday or sunday we should say. monday we're clearing out and tuesday night we're looking at the next system but in between now and tuesday it's getting a lot colder and windier, liz. and then we're setting the stage for some very wint er-like conditions as we get through the middle of the week. the forecast certainly changing between the next four and five days. >> certainly is, liz, thank you. during the pandemic used to two rules. wear a mask and no restaurant dining. a business that is openly

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welcome back despite health guidelines banning indoor dining, some places are just not complying. abc7 news viewerssolano county who has a booming indoor business. we sent reporter wayne friedman to check it out. >> reporter: it certainly is busy and as you mate notice, hardly a haven for the mask wearing multitudes. >> go in at your own risk. i don't think we need to live in a nanny state. if you're that afraid of covid, stay home. >> reporter: what you can't see in this video is the lunchtime crowd packed shoulder to shoulder inside. a clear and flagrant violation of state and solano county guidelines. >> he says he's just trying to

make a living. >> i agree. more power to him. >> reporter: he being this man, the owner. he declined multiple requests for an interview and referred us to a lawyer who never did get in touch. he did cite his constitutional rights. they hang on the darkened window just below that red, neon, open sign. >> no problem whatsoever. i had the virus already and, you know what, no one here. >> reporter: but others do have problems with maverick barbecue. most restaurant owners in the heritage shop center prefer to not talk on camera. the owner of this thai restaurant did reluctantly. >> everybody has to cut back and have a struggle right now. we definitely are and not helping that they are open running business as usual. >> reporter: she described cutbacks, takeouts and a business scrapping for every penny while a few yards away the restaurant and bar at maverick siphon customers. >> i feel they need to be fined or come in and close them down. i need help here. i don't know what to do. >> reporter: the state's department of alcohol beverage

control said it observed violations at maverick and will be contacting the solano district attorney's office. meanwhile maverick remains open and busy and not talking. in suisun city, wayne freedman. growing concerns about the impact of coronavirus on children. what doctors are seeing more of in those under the age of 20. plus, how a nursing home is celebrating its residents getting the vaccine.

building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everybody. we'll start this half hour with another look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good to see some rain. >> we have some systems stacked up but tomorrow starting out dry and colder with 30s and even in livermore at 41. and 44 in san mateo as well as

san jose and visibility just hit a quarter mile in napa, novato and half mile in livermore. by mid morning the fog lifts. 9:00 we're still in the 40s as we get towards 1:00, 2:00, we have sunshine, upper 50s around the bay area. a dry but cool afternoon temperatures dropping through the upper 40s. that sun setting at 5:23. and then we'll be looking at the clouds increasing overnight leading to that level one system tomorrow. a little break on monday, but cold air and wind arrive with the system tomorrow. then we're talking some very heavy rain mid week. liz. >> lisa, thank you. frustration is growing among state officials across the country as supply of the covid-19 vaccine dwindles. nearly 25 million americans are infected and more than 414,000 have died. this comes as there are new concerns about the impact of the virus on children. abc news reporter ty hernandez

has the details. >> reporter: this morning growing concerns about the impact of coronavirus on children. since the pandemic began nearly 2.5 million kids have been tested.hethay nearly one in seven cases involves those under age 20. >> we are now the leading state in the country for covid pause positivity in children. >> reporter: health officials say they're seeing more multi-syndrome inflammatory syndrome cases in children. 11-year-old case in texas is now battling that disease and facing a potential long road to recovery. this amid new fears the uk variant could be deadlier in addition to being more transmissible. that strain now in nearly half of the states is believed to be 50% more contagious. early evidence suggests it may be up to 30% deadlier but more research is needed. health officials say the vaccines appear to work against the new strain.

meantime, the cdc contends as a last resort the second dose doesn't have to be given exactly on time. dr. anthony fauci telling cnn -- >> we're saying you could probably do it six weeks later and namely two additional weeks. quite frankly, immunia logically, i don't think that will make a big difference. >> reporter: the cdc adding in exceptional, the vaccine brands can be switched. it's better to switch than skip the second dose. abc news, new york. after months of living in fear of the unknown, it was a massive wave of relief for more than 60 seniors at a southern california living facility. they broke out the champagne and the cupcakes to celebrate their vaccine day. it was a party atmosphere at bright water senior living of highland outside of san bernardino. cheers there. an extremely hard year for

seniors across the country forced into complete lockdown. but this group knows that this is a turning point. >> shouldn't watch tv all day long and all night long. just day after day and you wonder, is this ever going to end? >> so, for me to get a chance to see my granddaughter, great-granddaughter, i'll take the vaccine. >> other seniors at bright water say that they know they're lucky with so many other seniors in the state still waiting to get their vaccine. but it definitely is something to celebrate. the economy is part of building a better bay area. how relief can be addressed at the grassroots level. david louie takes us to the longfellow area where neighbors in need are receiving checks this week. >> bordered on two sides by freeways, the longfellow neighborhood in north oakland is easy to drive past. but you would be overlooking a diverse community that really cares about its residents. while last year's stimulus checks helped some, job losses

or other ecofallout left many others in need. an idea was born to create a covid-19 relief fund using the nonprofit status of the longfellow community association. >> the number of folks that came out of the wood work to donate was really just amazing and heartwarming. >> reporter: flyers went up to announce the grants after $13,000 was raised by private donations. >> people who are in a position to help stepped up and helped and the people who wanted to ask for help were willing to ask for help. a lot of transparency and a lot of trust in this community. >> reporter: a wide net was cast to include those who didn't have a permanent address but very much a part of the community. >> folks are asking for rent. folks are asking for food. folks are asking for money to pay the light bill. it's really the foundational things. >> reporter: residents could ask for grants of 100 to $1,000. 20 applications came in. recipients were selected by lottery. stephanie received her check this week, which will go towards rent. >> so, i received $1,000 and

$1,000 goes a long way, believe me. >> reporter: neighborhood longf trait. the community association over ten years has done many improvement projects. >> we're really an inclusive and diverse community and we're really proud of that. and this is just another example of long fellow coming together. >> reporter: the grant program is about $2,000 shy of funding eight remaining requests, so their work isn't completed. longfellow has a certain way of caring for its own. >> i think it means that the neighborhood is really paying attention to each other. er. >> reporter: it's notable that two recipients are active volunteers themselves at a local food bank. they are already paying forward the kindness of neighbors. >> it has maybe tremendous and will make a huge difference in my life and my sanity. >> reporter: in oakland, david louie, abc7 news. >> so many of our essential workers have been heavily impacted by the covid pandemic and paying rent has become a challenge for families. bernke aook at ter cnell

ory b residential rent increases in one neighborhood hard hit by coronavirus. >> we don't have enough money to pay all the bills. >> reporter: mechanic enrique has been struggling through the pandemic and had to lay off several of his employees in san francisco canal district. the first of the month isn't easy for anyone these days. >> many neighbors around, it's not easy for them to pay in the rent like me, too. >> reporter: roughly 12,000 people live in this neighborhood. most are latino families. some are facing rent increases. >> we are talking about our essential workers, our families. they are going to be benefiting by that policy. >> reporter: that policy is a new temporary ban on residential rent hikes in this neighborhood. just approved by the san rafael city council after a long campaign by nonprofit canal alliance and its ceo omar carrara. >> this is not the time to be talking about increasing rents. evictions are a bad business for everyone. >> reporter: careera says many workers have lost jobs due to

the pandemic. >> making sure that people are housed is the best. >> reporter: the highest rates of covid cases in marin county are right here in the canal district. another reason why it is so tough for many people to pay the rent. >> a lot of people leaving apartments, as well. it's really hard to isolate being essential workers, as well, they have to be able to pay the rent and feed their families. >> reporter: this council member is working with renters and landlords on the temporary ban which would last one year. for enrique and his neighbors, it means some financial breathing room for now. >> i hear that news and i'm so happy to hear that. >> reporter: in san rafael, cornell bernard. still ahead on abc7 mornings, a musical message and why itteet fodealing with t > o .t'okt rhmd rafael bridge this morning. 6:38 on this saturday.

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welcome back. we're hearing from the teacher who made those mittens for senator bernie sanders. i'm sure we all know he has become america's newest style icon when everyone noticed the mittens he wore on inauguration day. jen ellis a second grade teacher from vermont used to sell mittens and she gave some to sanders a few years ago. >> something that i made in my craft room with the sewing machine my mom gifted me when i was 12 made it to the national stage. so, i was just flattered. >> i love that. in an interview with "slate" ellis found out about all of this when people started sending her pictures. senator in his folding chair looking a little grumpy. when asked if he looked less grumpy wearing her mittens. he is who he is and not everyone

has a pleasant resting face. he's warm. you know, going for comfort, lisa, i can understand that. >> a guy who tells it like it is. that's for sure. we're looking live in san francisco where temperatures are chilly and mid 40s here. this time of year right now, we are at 27% of average for rainfall. flip those numbers last year we were 71% of average. we'll make up for lost time. my accuweather seven-day forecast is next. remembering hammerin' hank. a look back at t

welcome back, let's talk sports. the warriors will try to rebound from thursday night's loss on the road. warriors face jazz at vivint sports arena. the sports world continues to mourn the passing of one of its legends.

larry beil has more in this morning in sports. >> good morning, everybody. imagine to have to be at your single best every day while receiving death threats. hammerin' hank passed away yesterday at age 86. his signature moment breaking babe ruth's home run record back in 1964. >> drive into deep left center field and goes back to the fans and it is gone. what a marvelous moment for baseball. what a marvelous moment for the country and the world. >> vin scully on the call there. aaron finished with 755 homers. the hall of famer. he was a 25-time all-star but did not really like chasing the home run record. in fact, he was just happy to survive it. >> he was the subject of death threats and hate mail and not just that, but this is the dream of america. this is what america tells us to do. to go out and pull yourself up

by your boot straps, which he did. you're at the top of your professor and you're worried about being assassinated. that's why this didn't make him happy. he told me and told the world. this was supposed to be the best moment of my life and it wasn't. >> we're not only talking about a transcendent baseball player, but we're talking about a transcendent person in american history as well. jackie robinson kind of set the stage, but hank took it to a whole other level. >> giants great willie mays released a statement saying he was saddened by aaron's passing. quote, i enjoyed our friendship over the years. he was a very humble and quiet man. we have so many fond memories of hank and will miss him very much. back to the games now. sharks and minnesota wherevi

ty e atcovered by other teams. he scores and we're tied at 1-1. this is the kind of facial you don't want. carlson gets a face full of glass. tough, though. stayed in this game. zack parise right place, right time. 4-1 the final. top ten battle women's hoops stanford and ucla. stanford coming off their first loss. haley jones look at the moves here. the spin, the stop, the jumper. she had 12. charisma osborne great name and a rainbow jumper. charisma went for 24 points. final seconds stanford is down two and fran throws it away. ucla wins 70-66. stanford has now lost two in a row. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> let's get a check of the

forecast now with meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning. hi, everyone. waking up to dry conditions and some clouds around and patchy fog and the rain had a little bit of rain/snow mix on mt. hamilton and now moving into central and southern california for a rainy saturday in san diego, los angeles, san luis obispo. back home it is clear and little fog in the distance there. it is 46 downtown as well as half moon bay with 48 in oakland, 39 for our friends in morgan hill and 43 in mountain view. this is san jose 280. lots of sunshine here. but, boy, cold numbers in the north bay with fog. 34 santa rosa and 39 in novata and vaccaville with mid 40s in concord and fog in livermore where it still sits at half mile visibility. can't see anything in novato and quarter mile in napa. santa cruz beautiful here. mid 50s to upper 50s for most of you. that patchy fog lifting by 8:00 and looking at a dry, sunny day

today. our only dry day. we've got wet week ahead that last week of january. delivering as we look at our forecast animation for a sunny day today. this time tomorrow, wake up to cloud cover and the rain is going to hold off in the north bay until about noon, 1:00. and it's that 2:00, 3:00 time frame when this front will work through the rest of the bay area by 4:00 and it pushes through. light to moderate rain, gusty winds ahead of it and gusty winds behind it but the highest rain totals of the season will be arriving after that system with the strongest winds tuesday and wednesday. our snow levels coming down as soon as tomorrow from 2,500 feet to 2,000 feet. so, the week ahead looking at a very high possibility of hydroplaning and very wet weather ahead especially late tuesday into that mid week time frame. and looking at the debris flow, mudslide possibility and hi a atsurpass two inches possibly more than that in parts of the areas where

we had the burns, the wildfires last season. here we are, 8:30 monday morning. most of the rain is over. anywhere from a tenth to over a third of an inch with this light system that is a level one. then we get into our level three system late tuesday into wednesday and by friday accumulated precip here over 2.3 inches for hayward and fremont. this likely will change because where this front sets up and how quickly it moves through will determine how much rain exactly we get and that's always a hard thing to predict. so, check in the next couple of days but we are looking at the cold weather to stick around all week long with no breaks in the sierra nevada. so, winter weather advisory starting tomorrow afternoon. look at these snow totals. four, five, even six feet in the highest elevations with gusty winds. so, very hazardous conditions in the mountains and even local snow perhaps here on our hills. 58 in oakland and 56 in palo

alto today with plenty of sunshine and the accuweather forecast getting breezy tomorrow with and cold numbers into monday and the rain ends and a very chilly start to your tuesday. the rain arrives late tuesday. that level three into wednesday, liz. and that looks like the rain is going to linger into the end of the week. so, yay for us. >> absolutely. we certainly need it. thanks, lisa. the pandemic has put an enormous stress but in stanford doctors and nurses found a way to keep their spirits strong with music. a scheduled of regular performances. abc7 news anchor dion lim has a look. >> reporter: raji koppolu loves performing classical and any kind of music. so does matias bruzoni. but the idea of performing together first took place under a different spotlight. bruzoni is a pediatric surgeon

where raji is a pediatric nurse. working together they started talking about music. >> we started practicing some songs together just the two of us and he might have mentioned, but we named our group 2-0 vicryl which is one of the sutures we use in the operating room. >> blend nicelien oour music tastes and likes and the harmonies and all of that. >> reporter: but now roughly a decade later, they found an important new audience. >> welcome to the first second home concert for the year. >> reporter: raji and matias have joined with dozens of doctors and nurses across stanford for a series of popular performances known as the stuck at home concert series. the weekly concerts were launched after the covid lockdown forced stanford to cancel a symphony performance. and jackie says they've grown into antidote for the stresses they are under. >> have the joy of space and

music and contemplation for what we are all going through. >> reporter: or in matias and raji's interpretation "you've got a friend". ♪ good to know you've got a friend ♪ ♪ you've got a friend ♪ >> a heartening message for medical professionals dealing with the historic challenge. friends, colleagues and entire families have signed up to join the stuck at home series. >> the idea was great. >> has broken down some boundaries in terms of our ability to connect with one another. when we wouldn't have otherwise music might be the most soothing of medicines. di dion lim. next, a sight to see. where you can see rare and

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toet onefho-shirt vesiden kamla harris and her oakland roots. extending the deadline to order one of the oakland in the house t-shirts until midnight sunday. the white house, of course. harris was born in oakland and later moved to berkeley. in another show of pride, oaklandish in collaboration with the warriors tropped a limited edition celebrating the new team oakland forever jerseys. today is a time that only comes around once a year and a marvel for nature lovers. the annual magnolia bloom in san francisco. more than 200 rare and historic trees in the botanical garden typically peak starting in mid january. the perfect day to check them out. the velvety silver buds line these elegant trees and blossom into pink, white and magenta flowers. it's free for san francisco residents and kids 4 and under. other tickets can be bought online and make sure, of course, to keep your distance.

gosh those are beautiful, lisa. and it was looking like spring, feeling like it last weekend. back to winter. but we do have a sunny day today. a break before we get into a really wet week. 58 in oakland, as well as san jose today. plenty of sunshine up in santa rosa and fog in the north bay and east bay valleys right now. looking at our level one system tomorrow afternoon and the rain ends on monday and picks up again on tuesday for a level three system on wednesday between now and then, we'll have wind and much colder temperatures, liz. so, not only will the bay area benefit, but a lot of mountain snow and also perhaps in our local peaks. >> all right, lisa, thank you. thanks for joining us on abc mornings. i'm liz kreutz with lisa argen.. we're back at 9:00 a.m. have a great start to your saturday.

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good morning, america. stunning report. "the new york times" citing unnamed sources reporting donald trump allegedly discussed removing acting attorney general jeffrey rosen in order to execute a plan to overturn the election while he was still in office. the witnesses that could now be called as the date is set for trump's impeachment trial. emergency relief. president biden's executive orders. >> we're in a national emergency. we need to act like we're in a national emergency. >> his program to help feed hard-hit families and the efforts to ramp up vaccine distribution. can he deliver? as we get alarming news about that highly contagious uk variant. white house deputy press secretary karine jean-pierre joins us live.