good evening, welcome to the last larry king live, hard to say that. >> remembering larry king. the talk show legend passed away at the age of 87. good morning, everybody. sat, january 23rd. i am liz kreutz. we'll have much more on that story in a moment. let's start with a quick look at the weather. lisa argen, no rain today, we'll see it in the coming days. >> yes, it will intensify toward the middle of the week with a level three system. live doppler 7, some clouds are around. yesterday's rain is moving into southern california from l.a. to san diego. beautiful view of san rafael. 52 in oakland, 48 in half moon bay, and the city, mostly sunny

skies. numbers in the upper 30s. we have fog in novato. a lot of sunshine on the way. enjoy it. we look at the next seven days, we have a typical winter system tomorrow, but it includes gusty winds, cold temperatures, and leftover showers into monday. the real deal comes around tuesday into wednesday with level three system with more rain after that. >> thank you. we begin with breaking news. one of the legendary broadcasters of the era, larry king, has died. no official cause of death given. king interviewed everyone from presidents to hollywood stars to the average joe. abc news's through. >> thank you. instead of good-bye, how about so long. >> reporter: larry king was the reigning king of the television

interview, since he first sat down behind the cnn desk in 1985. >> good evening. my name is larry king. this is the premier edition of "larry king live." >> reporter: he took on hollywood's biggest stars. >> they didn't cancel you, you cancelled them? >> you're not aware of this? >> reporter: two decades of world leaders. >> this is the best job on earth. it is an extraordinary privilege. >> reporter: but it was his signature dry wit and unflapability that brought some of his most memorable moments, including the infamous interview with marlon brando. >> reporter: when he signed off over 20 years, more than 15,000 interviews. >> good evening, welcome to the last "larry king live." he dived head first into the passion for broadcasting starteding in radio before a

fixture on american tvs, set a guinness record for longest running show in the same time slot on the same network. >> guinness world of records you logged more hours than any other talk show host, you reinterviewed over 30,000 people. >> that's probably right. >> that's amazing. >> reporter: off screen, notorious for many i dos, marrying 8 times to 7 women. longest to shawn king, amid legendary career, battling a number of health issues, a heart attack, lung and prostate cancer, even near fatal stroke that left him in a coma two weeks in 2019. >> among the men, 86, to have gone through things i have gone through, i can't believe i'm around. >> his family says he was hospitalized days after christmas, passing away overnight at the age of 87.

>> abc news sent a push alert as soon as the death was confirmed. you can be the first to know, share the look back at king's life. for updates like these to your phone, download the abc7 news app. we are working to build a better bay area. covid-19 cases are going down in parts of the area, doctors aren't letting their guard down. icu capacity is increasing, medical experts tell abc7 reporter that variants of the virus are now something they're looking out for. >> the sigh of relief san francisco was hoping for. >> numbers are down overall in the hospital. >> reporter: the mayor tweeting san francisco's covid-19 reproductive rate is under one at 0.99. for every person that gets covid-19, on average they pass to less than one other person. we are slowing the spread.

if this continues, we could soon start reopening under california guidelines. doctor caldwell, chief of emergency medicine department at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital has seen firsthand covid-19 cases drop. >> capacity in the city is approaching 15%, better than awhile. starting to vaccinate some of the patients in the outpatient setting over 65. >> reporter: as they catch their breath, new concerns are looming. >> we have seen variants of covid-19 virus, and some of them look like they are potentially more transmissible, more than the original form of the virus. >> reporter: the director of the stanford clinical virology. >> it is in over 60 countries,

the south african variant in over 20 countries. despite limitations on travel. >> reporter: part of a group of infectious disease researchers are studying it as it mutates. >> planning our strategy to study the variants. >> reporter: says the best way to prevent the virus and variant of covid to spread is vaccinate as many people as possible fast. >> i think it is quite reasonable to infer we could see a surge. >> reporter: in san francisco. abc7 news. >> san francisco's first covid-19 mass vaccination site is up and running. abc7 news at city college of san francisco where 500 people receive their shots. the city finds itself facing the same problem many other communities are dealing with, that is shortage of doses. california is promising to deliver another 10,000 next week, that's the number of

people the mayor wants to vaccinate every day. the priority list could also be changing with age, moving past the essential sectors. >> our schools are still closed. we need to prioritize educators. police officers are making arrests, dealing with challenges of the city. >> the city college site will be open this weekend, people must have an appointment to get their shot. abc7 is monitoring the covid vaccine rollout with the vaccine tracker, shows when you might be able to get the vaccine in california. it is on the home page at abc7news.com. meantime, work is under way to understand and learn from the covid-19 virus at its source, including at the san francisco zoo. while it may be closed to visitors, it is starting a new initiative to educate the public on what are known as zoo nom i can diseases tranls mitd from humans to animals as the covid-19 virus is suspected to

have been. the new campaign hoping to strengthen policies on wildlife trade, believed to be the greatest source of the disease. a memorial service held to honor victims of a deadly hit and run on new year's eve in san francisco. family and friends gathered at the crash scene at 2nd and mission streets. abe's mother met with the mayor, london breed. they're calling on leaders to make the city safe again. friends at the service echoed that as they remember hannah. >> what happened there could have happened to anyone, could be your mother, brother, crossing the sidewalk at that moment. >> letters spelling out the names of both victims are put on a store front at the scene. a 45-year-old parolee police say was speeding away from a burglary was charged with the deaths. that man has pleaded not guilty.

the man at the center of the ghost ship fire is avoiding a second trial after taking a plea deal. he pled guilty 36 times, one plea for each of those killed in the 2016 inferno. he previously faced trial in 2019, the jury deadlocked. he was released because of covid and has been in house arrest. as part of the deal, he will not face civil penalties. he is scheduled to be sentenced march 8th. in the south bay, streets are open after an ammonia spill. sky 7 was over the scene on eggo way. this is not far from highway 101. people that lived nearby were told to shelter in place. hazmat contained the spill in about two hours. one person treated for medical issue at the scene, but there were no other injuries. lisa, a nice looking day today. >> it is. enjoy it.

and secure things around your yard. as we go through the upcoming work week, wind, rain, chilly temperatures will be arriving. in fact, wind as soon as tomorrow. we'll talk about it next. >> thank you. next, chuck schumer announces a date for donald trump's impeachment trial. as a new report accuses the former president of discussing plans with a justice department official to overturn the election while he was still in office. $600 which already passed is simply not enough. if you still have to choose between paying rent, putting food on the table. >> the biden administration is laying out the economic plan. new benefits coming for strugg

welcome back. here's a look over a beautiful san francisco skyline, nice and clear. few clouds there. 46 degrees in the city. now to president trump's impeachment trial. the house will sent the article of impeachment to the senate monday, but trial won't begin for another two weeks. abc news reporter alex brochette has the latest. >> reporter: the date is set. saying the second impeachment trial begins the week of february 8th, more than a month

after the violent insurrection on the capitol. new overnight, the former president is accused of discussing plans with the justice department official to overturn the election while still in office. in a stunning report by "new york times," citing unnamed sources, trump allegedly discussed removing acting attorney general jeffrey rosen to execute a plan to pressure georgia officials to flip the presidential election results. >> the man who allegedly worked on the plan, lawyer jeffrey clark. the report claims trump mulled ovary placing him and replace him with clark because rosen refused his request to use the doj to overturn the election. he decided against firing him after justice officials threatened mass resignations. trump declined to comment. it may impact the impeachment trial. democrats could call rosen and clark as witnesses. >> it will be soon, i don't think it will be long, but we

must do it. that's our responsibility, to protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> house speaker pelosi will send over the article of impeachment monday, according to the constitution, senate trial begins at 1:00 p.m. the next day. senators will be sworn in as jurors tuesday, but both sides are going to have given two weeks to prepare, something minority leader mitch mcconnell lobbied for. the senate can use time to work on other business like biden's cabinet nominations. two have been confirmed, or the economic rescue package. the dragnet continues to close. the new jersey man punching a capitol officer arrested friday, new court documents show the arsenal, one of the men with zip ties stock piled. fbi officials found it in a raid of his nashville home.

>> the current man in the white house president biden's opening agenda has him issuing 30 executive orders since taking office. abc news reporter on capitol hill with the biden administration change of leadership. >> reporter: with a burst of executive orders. >> nifirst, the economic relief for covid-19. >> reporter: he signed more than 30 actions in the first three days in office, blazing a trail for his agenda, highlighted by the dire situation for millions of americans reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. >> we're in a national emergency. we need to act like we're in a national emergency. so i've got to move with everything we've got, we've got to do it together. >> reporter: he is asking americans to mask up for 100 days, first 100 days in office, launching a covid-19 pandemic board to boost testing with the goal of making 100 million shots available in the first 100 days. >> we want to set our own markers, markers for the

american public so they know we're meeting the goal. if wethgrt. eporter: he is makg fro co i lling for another sweeping economic stimulus package in the range of $2 trillion. it would include another round of direct stimulus payments to most americans, this time to the tune of $1400. >> $600 is not enough. >> reporter: he called to extend unemployment benefits, more money for small business, $160 million for vaccine distribution and testing. >> we have the tools to get the virus under control and the economy back on track. >> reporter: so far, president biden signed two actions, including a food assistance program to help feed hard hit families, and an order requiring federal contractors pay workers new minimum wage of $15 an hour. with the stroke of a pen,

undoing several trump era initiatives, halting the keystone pipeline. after championing unity during the inaugural address, republicans seizing trump roll backs as partisan politics. >> this is literally going down the wish list of the far left and checking all of them off. >> reporter: the white house is hopeful the senate impeachment trial of donald trump set for february 8th will not slow the senate confirmation hearings for some of joe biden's cabinet picks or interfere with covid-19 relief negotiations. >> one of prescribe's new executive orders will have huge impacts on san francisco 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 the homeless population. the trump administration was only covering 75% of the cost, meaning the city could save up to $18 million per month.

one big question is if the order is retroactive, that would possibly cover millions more in prior costs. lisa, let's check the weather and look outside. >> advertising rain since last week, for the last week of january. it looks like it will play out, kind of the way we thought. as we get into the couple days ahead of it, that's when the more exact timing and intensity can come into play. right now, we're giving projections which are pretty good for the next seven or nine days. live doppler 7, showing you clouds around the east bay, south bay. rain moving into southern california, los angeles, san diego. we had from two-tenths to a little better in parts of the bay area. fog leftover from moist ground of yesterday's rain allowing for quarter mile visibility in

novato. we have the next nine days of rain. you have to look close, brighter levels of color indicate higher rain. you can see the bay area under orange and now and next weekend we could see upwards of three inches of rain. upper elevations we are talking about 7 and 8 inches getting into the hills. we are adding up the totals for the next nine days, and spelling out return to winter with cold air and gusty winds as soon as tomorrow. 47 in san francisco and mountain view and san jose, 48 half moon bay, a view from san rafael now with upper 30s, santa rosa, little fog left over for friends in livermore. in the mid 40s in santa cruz to upper 50s today. a chilly start, dry. sunny break today. rain by the afternoon for sunday, level one system. here's the rest of the day with

cloud cover clearing, looking at sunny skies, waking up to clouds for sunday morning rain getting going about 12 or 1:00 in north bay, the rest of the bay area mid to late afternoon. 4:30, pushing through east bay and south bay. that should do it. with it ahead of it, gusty winds, cold air behind it, and looking at breezy winds behind it as well. we have more rain and gusty winds and cold weather for tuesday and wednesday, anticipating the highest rainfall totals this season, snow levels as soon as tomorrow. expect hydroplanes, mud slides, and looking at ponding on the roadway. look at what's expected in the mountains through friday. we are talking four feet, maybe five, maybe six feet of snow in some spots in the highest peaks. cold systems take us through the entire work week. usually when we have atmospheric

river which we project for wednesday, it is more of ar es, b to th 58n richmond today. accuweather, dry today. it ends monday. we are left with gusty winds. tuesday, picking up at night, heavy rain late tuesday into wednesday. level three system. we keep rain going, end of the week possibly into next weekend with really no break in the mountains. >> good to know. thank you. just ahead, someone is a billion dollars richer, unfortunately not me or you. where the

we don't know who it is, but we know the winning ticket was sold in michigan. state lottery says it was at a kroger in novi.

winning numbers are 4, 26, 42, 50, 60, mega number 24. abc7 reporter kate larson spoke to mega millions hopefuls about what they would do if they won. >> i got the winning ticket. >> reporter: was it one? >> i thought maybe i won. i did win, but only 2 bucks. >> reporter: the third largest prize ever, too tempting for those that picked up tickets at knob hill liquors. >> since the crazy numbers come up, buying one ticket for every drawing. >> reporter: the signs don't even go to a billion. myself tinn peaks, ofool. odds of winning, 1 in 302 million. why do we play? >> it could be me. >> it could be me. well, you know, i want it to be me. >> what would do you 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, job. >> 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, trying to win. >> reporter: giant jackpots attract big crowds, but the pandemic made people double down on this one. >> i think everyone needs something to hope for, having a tough time. we would love to celebrate. >> someone has to win. i hope it goes to someone that needs it or someone that wants to give back. >> reporter: for those of us that didn't win, you can feel good about this. according to california lottery, 95 cents goes to public skoolgs, prizes, retail compensation. friday morning, california sales generated $99 million to benefit

public education. kate larson, abc7 news. >> and people who only matched five numbers get one million, but sadly,seer sold in california either. interestingly, michigan state law for the lottery says you have to come forward to claim your prize. we will soon learn who this person is. the next jackpot is only 20 million bucks with a drawing tuesday. still to come on abc7 mornings. concerns about the growing number of covid-19 cases effecting children and fears about long term effects. how a nursing home is

good morning again, everybody. we're starting this half hour with another look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good to see the rain back, lisa. >> super excited about it. it will cause problems by mid

week, all coming down so fast in a short time. as for right now, you can see the fog, clouds floating by the golden gate bridge, fog is lifting in the north bay and east bay. 47 in the city. upper 40s, mountain view and san jose. 43 in morgan hill. another vantage point of the city on the way. upper 30s with five mile visibility in santa rosa, mid 40s and seven mile visibility in livermore. going through the next few hours, we warm up through the 50s. noon time, mostly sunny. upper 50s for some of you. we look at 2:00, we should have a few clouds around. otherwise, enjoy the break today. we are looking at the clouds increasing tomorrow, bringing level one system and rain until we get heavy rain mid week. we detail that coming up. liz? >> thank you. new alarming numbers show how covid cases effect american children and concerns of long

term effects. janine norman has the details. >> reporter: concerns from pediatricians and parents as a record number of kids are contracting covid-19. new report shows 211,000 children tested positive for coronavirus the week of january 14th. more than any other week since the pandemic began. already this month, cases in kids surging by 18% to 2.5 million. >> the trends we are seeing in children do mirror the trends we're seeing in communities. >> severe illness is rare. doctors admit there's so much they don't know about long term effects of the virus. that's an uncertainty a 13-year-old lives with, her entire family got covid last spring, and while her parents and two older brothers quickly recovered, maggie is still dealing with symptoms, what's called long covid, nearly a year

later. >> i was scared because they kept telling me i was going to get better. >> ten months after the first initial symptoms what is it like for you now? how do you feel? >> very light headed. my appetite has definitely decreased. >> yeah, and your chest. >> chest pain is always there. i have trouble taking a deep breath. >> doctors fear as covid cases continue to rise, there will be up tick in multi system inflammatory syndrome, a rare but serious complication that causes inflammation in children with covid. >> the last thing we want is children to be ill with other things in the midst of this, it is very important to get back to your pediatrician. you haven't had a regular checkup, get that appointment scheduled. after months of living in fear of the unknown, a massive wave of relief. more than 60 seniors broke out champagne and cupcakes to

celebrate vaccine day. it was a party atmosphere at brightwater senior living. it has been an extremely hard year for seniors across the country. heard cheers there. so many of them forced into complete lockdown. this group knows this is a turning >> day after day, you wonder is it going to end. >> to get a chance to see my granddaughter, great granddaughter, so they take the vaccine. >> other seniors know they're lucky with so many other seniors and states waiting to get their vaccine. my grandma in southern california got it yesterday. something to celebrate. we are slowly making progress. the economy is part of building a better bay area. one oakland neighborhood setting an example how relief can be addressed at the grass roots level. david louie takes us to

longfellow, members are receiving checks. >> reporter: bore dered by two freeways, a long fellow enabled is easy to drive past, you would be overlooking a diverse community that cares about its residents. last year's stimulus checks helped some, job losses or other economic fallout left many others in need. an idea was born to create a covid-19 relief fund, using nonprofit status of the longfellow community association. >> number of folks that came out of the wood work to donate was amazing. >> reporter: fliers went up for grants after 13,000 was raised by private donations. >> people in a position to help stepped up and helped. people that wanted to ask for help were willing to ask for help. there's a lot of transparency in the community. >> reporter: those without a permanent address but are part of the community. >> folks are asking nor food and

money to pay the light bill. it is the foundational things. >> reporter: residents could ask for grants of 100 to $1,000. 20 applications came in. recipients selected by lottery. one received a check this week that goes toward rent. >> i received $1,000. a thousand dollars goes a long way. >> reporter: the community association over ten years has done many improvement projects. >> we're an inclusive, diverse community and proud of that. this is just another example of longfellow coming together. >> reporter: the grant program is $2,000 shy of funding eight remaining requests.ometed. >> i tnk it means our in way of neighborhood is paying attention to each other. >> reporter: notable two of the recipients are active volunteers at a local food bank, they already are paying forward the kindness of neighbors. >> it has made a tremendous and will make a huge difference in

my life and my sanity. >> reporter: in oakland, david louie, abc7 news. >> in santa cruz county, thousands of people are still without electricity after a windstorm caused damage to power lines tuesday. outages marked by green dots on the outage map. more than 2,000 could be without power until tomorrow. more than 14,000 had been effected initially by the outage. matt boone spoke to residents in boulder creek that say after 2020, it is not the way they wanted to start the new year. >> reporter: at the resource center in skots valley, rachel came to charge her phone. >> we can't charge anything. haven't been able to shower, cook, do anything. >> reporter: she says the power out since tuesday. they have a small generator, her pet fish are the priority. >> the animals are getting the little electricity because they'll die without it.

we're just uncomfortable. >> reporter: after a difficult summer when the fire tore through the valley. >> it has been one thing after another. >> reporter: pg&e says the windstorm was the strongest in the area in at least ten years, damaging several hundred poles, transformers, wires in santa cruz mountains. in boulder creek, many stores remained closed, even as power was restored to some areas. red pearl chinese restaurant had two hour wait as hungry residents came to get food, seeing as most homes don't have gas to cook with either. >> we had no heat and refrigerator is out. >> reporter: nick williams hasn't had wi-fi, making working from home challenging. >> goiy phon tngning wh it it on for a few minutes to check emails, turning it back off. >> reporter: pg&e expect everyone to be back up by sunday. with another storm on the way next week, williams says he is

still worried. >> i hope at least i can catch up on some of my work in thecou ne. still ahead on abc7 mornings, a grandma gets real, creating relatable barbies, called them her comedic kmen tar ee. >> a clear morning, no fog. no rain. maybe a day to do something outdoors. rain is

we are hearing from the teacher that made the mittens for bernie sanders. he was the newest style icon, everyone noticed the mittens he wore inauguration day. turns out jen ellis, second grade teacher from vermont used to sell mittens, gave some to sanders a few years ago. >> i made in the craft room with

the sewing machine my mom gave me when i was 12 made it to the national stage. i was flattered. >> in an interview, she said she found out about all of this when people were sending pictures of the senator in his folding chair, looking grumpy, when asked if he looked less grumpy wearing the mittens, she said he is who he is, not everyone has a pleasant resting face. it is so good. it has gotten overdone, we talked about it, it was a classic moment. so cool for her. >> i think that's who he is. he is pleasant the way he is. good morning, everybody. we're looking at some pretty wild weather headed our way, not for several days. right now, it is gorgeous out there, where temperatures are going to climb through the 50s today. it is a cool winter day on the way, typical winter storm tomorrow. gets atypical as we get to the middle of the week.

i'll explain next. >> thank you, lisa. remembering hammering hank, baseball trail blazer.

the warriors try to rebound after the loss on the road. they face the jazz at smart home arena at 6:00 p.m. the sports world is mourning one of baseball's legend. larry beil has more on hank aaron's death in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. imagine having to be at your best every single day while receiving constant death threats. hank aaron lived this and thrived despite it. hammering hank passed away at age 86. his signature moment, breaking babe ruth's record in 1974. >> fastball, high drive to deep left center field. goes back to the fans. it is gone. what a marvelous moment for

baseball, what a marvelous moment for the country and the world. >> vince scully on the call there. aaron finished with 755 homers, hall of famer, 25 time all-star. he didn't like the spotlight of chasing the homerun record. he was just happy to survive it. >> he was the subject of death threats, hate mail, not just that, but the fact that this is the dream of america, right? this is what america tells us to do, to go out, pull yourself up by the boot straps which he did. you're at the top of your profession and worried about being assassinated. that's why this didn't make him happy. he told me, told the world. this was supposed to be the best moment of my life and it wasn't. >> not only talking about a transcendent baseball player, 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 re s tt hwa saddened by aaron's passing. i goo so many fond memories of hank and will miss him very much. back to the games now. sharks and minnesota, former wild goalie dubnik was trying to beat his old team. seats were covered in sweaters of other teams. he scores, tied at one. carlson gets a face full of glass. stayed in the then 2-1 wild. he had an empty net. minnesota adds two empty netters. 4-1 wild the final. top ten battle,s.

stanford coming off the first loss. haleigh jones, look at the moves. the spin, the stop, the jumper. she had 12. charisma osborne, yes, charisma, great name, a rainbow jumper, went for 24 points. the final seconds. stanford down two. she throws it away. ucla wins 70-66. stanford lost two in a row. wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. i am larry beil. lisa, a week ago, it feels like july. finally feeling like january again. >> put the lounge chairs away, close windows, turn the heat back on. yes. it is getting colder, going to get much colder, wind is whipping up tomorrow. typical p typical winter system arriving midday tomorrow. today we are in between systems. fog is clearing. yesterday's rain is pushing into

southern california, los angeles, san diego, getting a turn to have rain. also going to have rain for the week ahead. the entire state finally hoping making up for some lost time. it will take more than this week. we look at the shark tank, partly cloudy skies. 47 downtown. 48 in mountain view. oakland at 52. we're at about 50, half moon bay. from emeryville, nice and sunny now. a cool afternoon. nice and bright out there. 43 in napa. it has been foggy. that's why numbers have been held down here. in the east bay, beginning to recover. mid and upper 40s. mount tam. chilly to start. sunny break today. rain by afternoon tomorrow. then we get a break into monday but we are looking at gusty winds keeping it very chilly around here. then the next system on its heels by tuesday. looking at the rest of the day, we are sunny and dry, waking up with just clouds tomorrow, staying dry until 12:00, 1:00 in

the north bay. rain arrives, the system moves through with some wind and rain and low snow levels. we're talking 2500 feet, lowering to 2,000 feet. next seven days, look at the projection from the north coast. four inches, sacramento could see three inches. this forecast model, there are many we look at, wants to bring in san francisco over four inches. one to three inches in the valleys, talking about continually snow in the mountains. it will be the highest rain totals this season. strongest winds tuesday and wednesday, likely a wind advisory. talked about low snow levels. count on ponding on roadways, debris flow. hydroplaning. keep that in mind as you plan the week ahead. the mountains have consistent southwest flow all week. taking you through thursday. talking at least four feet here. obviously we are talking about

atmosphe atmospheric river. this is trending colder. that's good news for the mountains. 57 in free month, 59 in napa, 60 in santa rosa. we have a break today. level one system midday tomorrow through the evening hours. then it lingers into early monday. left with wind and dry afternoon. getting going monday night, level three system on wednesday. very gusty winds, low snow levels, talking several inches of rain and showers into the end of the week and next weekend. >> thank you. sometimes we need to smile. this story does the trick. tonya ruiz went viral for creating quarantine barbies, has her grand kids to t >> they are my comedic comment on the quarantine. the one i can relate to most is

the what time is it barbie because i have had so much insomnia during this. so she looks how i have felt most of the year. my name is tonya. i am known as grandma gets i instagram three years ago as a project with my granddaughters. we started posting pictures of what barbie would be like in real life. our barbie was not wearing fancy shoes and driving a corvette, she was doing dishes, laundry, taking the trash out, doing everyday things. it is instagram of a reality barbie. i decided to make quarantine bar bees that reflected what i was doing during the quarantine. she had stretchy pants and was eating snacks, which is what i was doing in quarantine. i went on to do it yourself at

home salon, zoom ken, bread baking barbie, quarreling couples. i tried to reflect what was going on at my house, children's houses or friends' houses in bar bees. they're not for sale, they're for fun. they are my comedic comment on the quarantine. i made them as a way to amuse myself, spend time doing something protucktive and post on instagram for my followers. i wanted my granddaughters to have the newer, more realistic barbies. i grew up with barbies, that's mart of my story, having unrealistic barbies in the '60s and '70s. with my granddaughters, i wanted them to have realistic barbies with different sizes and shapes and skin tones. so many people have written, finally a barbie i can relate to. people love to be represented and love that my barbies are realistic, doing gardening or realistic things they can relate

to, the new hobbies or things like that. mattel contacted me a few months ago, said we love the content, could we send you barbies. they sent me barbies, that's been wonderful. as far as have they commented on the quarantine dolls, no. i have heard no word from mattel about quarantine dolls. i realize i took their girl and messed her up, made her scruffy, messed up her hair, not the iesh barbie. i think it really is because they have really tried to make relatable barbies, tried to change their image. i think what i am doing is probably what ruth candler, make barbies to put in homes so kids could relate to them. i think people enjoy being able to laugh at themselves. that's what i think during this time. it has been great to laugh at ourselves. the fact i was able to make millions of people all over the world smile, it blows my mind. i think what a great honor,

during a really hard year, i came up with something that made people smile. to me, that's the ultimate goal. i make people smile. >> and you can watch more stories on localish.com and

today is the time that comes around once a year, the magnolie bloom in san francisco. more than 200 rare historic trees in bo tan cal garden peak in mid january. it is the perfect day to check it out. the velvety buds line the trees and blossom into pink, white, magenta flowers. free for san francisco residents and kids 4 and under. other tickets can be bought online. wear a mask, social distance,

great to do today since no rain. >> that's right. all the plants getting a good drink of water tomorrow, maybe overkill by middle of the week. upper 50s today, sunny skies in oakland, richmond, 57 downtown, 60 in santa rosa. this is early tomorrow. cloudy. then here comes a cold front. bringing rain, wind, cold temperatures for the second half of the weekend. a level one system, ends monday. we will be left with wind. then by tuesday night, level one system cranking up to level three wednesday. more lingering showers end of the week. looks like we're getting it all at once, liz. we'll be watching it for you. >> thank you. thanks for joining us on abc7 mornings. liz kr argen. the news continues at 5:00 p.m. hope to see you then and tomorrow morning as well. have a great saturday.

jeff: today on ocean treks, i explore one of mexico's most vibrant visitor playgrounds, puerto vallarta and its awesome underwater marvels. look at this, one of the most majestic creatures in the ocean. then, i discover a hidden village and i'm rewarded with the ultimate local adventure. this is the original fish taco. and, i fall for one of the most unique species of birds on the planet. rosa: a new baby. jeff: a new baby, hello, baby. i'm jeff corwin. i'm on a trip of a