now at 5:00, governor newsom may be lifting the state's stay at home orders as soon as today. the letter indicating the possible change as the bay area's ic sudden my shoots up. biden enters his first full week in office. the impact on international travel and military members. and the next steps in former president trump's impeachment trial. what we can expect to see happen today and the timeline as it moves forward. evacuation warning. the areas that could see landslides and major flooding in a storm that mike is tracking this week. good morning, everybody. it is monday, january 25th. >> welcome back. >> thank you, friends. i missed you. >> it is nice to see you. i'm sure you enjoyed some time off. >> i feel refreshed. >> good. good. i love to see that. >> mike, we're getting refreshed in the forecast. it is pretty windy this morning i noticed. >> yeah.

it's going to be windy for the better part of the day until the sunsets during the evening out over the ocean, this is going to be where they most likely stay. so for our super commuters, a chance you're going to get wet this morning whether it's on 84 or 580. once you get into the bay, it looks like it's going to be pretty quiet. al bee it, we'll be close to some of the showers over the coast. if they come in, it would be along the sonoma county coast and the santa cruz mountains. windy conditions. it is going to feel and bite like winter with temperatures barely near 50. the windchills, it's going to feel like the 40s. today is our moving forward. a whole lot of rain unfortunately coming our way. >> thank you, mike. this morning bay area restaurants are preparing for the stay at home order to potentially be lifted today. meaning they could reopen soon.

amy holyfield has more on the letter that the california restaurant association sent out to its members. amy? >> good morning. the news restaurants has been waiting to hear. they pulled their tables and chairs back inside. it looks like they may be able to pull them back out and set them up again. this is all according to a letter that the golden gate restaurant association sent out to its members late last night saying they have been informed that the governor will announce today the stay at home order will be lifted for all regions. the president of the association is optimistic that outdoor dining will be allowed to reopen by the end of the week. we reached out to the governor's office. they released this statement saying we see promising signs that california is slowly emerging from the most intense stage of this pandemic. we continue to look at what that means for the regional stay at home order. they said there would be a formal update today.

we're hearing the press conference should be happening at noon. stay with us. we will release the information and push it out on our app and all our social media platforms as soon as we get it. one thing to watch for today, though, remember in the past, even though the governor says one thing, counties still have the final say about what they are going to do. we'll call on bay area county health officers as well to see what they think of this news. live in walnut creek, abc 7 news. >> that's a good point, amy. the current stay at home order is based on icu capacity. when a region fell below 15% capacity, that's when the order went into effect. currently the bay area is one of three regions under the order. this morning there are encouraging signs about the bay area's icu capacity. the state is suddenly reporting without explanation we are just over 23%. for almost two weeks earlier this month capacity was hovering below 5%. two san francisco doctors tell us the numbers are looking good.

>> all the stuff suggests strongly that we're on the down epidemic, finally. >> icu patients are staying down and so overall, that's given us capacity, and it's very encouraging, certainly compared to where we were one week ago. >> doctors say we cannot let our guard down. we're being asked to wear masks, social distance and avoid gatherings. we should get a better idea of the state of the virus in san francisco. there's an update at 1:15. it's amid their goal to vaccinate the city by june. you can stream it. a stream of people are receiving covid-19 vaccines at san francisco's only mass vaccination clinic. today is the fourth day at the clinic at city college. the city and ucsf are administering 500 vaccines a

day. right now they're serving health care workers or people with an appointment who are 65 and over. they generally get 24 hours notice when they will get more vaccine. >> we can learn how to do this efficiently as possible so that as soon uc volume of vaccine, we will be able to get vaccine into arms. cdc data shows california received more than 4.9 million doses, but has only distributed less than half. the biden administration says it is struggling to figure out how many vaccines there are. this comes as we are seeing signs of progress this morning in the fight against the virus. here's abc news reporter. >> this morning a glimmer of hope in the pandemic. co-vid cases are declining across all regions of the country and hospitalizations are the lowest since december 14th. >> i think the next four weeks will really tell a lot whether that dip is just a temporary dip from the highs after the da ar we can sustain that downward trajectory to improve

or nation. over the weekend the u.s. passing 25 million cases. 5 million since january 1st. the death toll topping 418,000 people. it comes as the white house faces growing pushback after unveiling the $1.9 trillion co-vid relief plan. the package would include another round of direct payments to most americans. this time for $1400. although they say they're open to putting more money in american's pockets, many senate republicans are worried about the bill's overall price tag. >> i believe the economy is going to come roaring back and spending and borrowing, trillions of dollars from the chinese among others, is not necessarily the best thing we can do to get our economy to be strong long-term. >> reporter: the bill includes $160 billion for vaccine distribution. this weekend the u.s. finally passed 20 million shots administered. a number the trump administration promised to reach in december. but some states are being forced to cancel appointments because supplies are running out. the new cdc director acknowledges they're not even sure how much vaccine is out

there right now. >> the fact that we don't know today five days into this administration and weeks into planning how much vaccine we have just gives you a sense of what the challenges we've been left with. >> abc news, new york. happening today, the beginning of president biden's first full week in office. we know he will continue to focus on reversing president trump's policies. >> reporter: yes. so president biden signed 30 executive orders during his first days in the oval office. today he's planning a new wave of actions. one reinstates a covid-19 travel ban lifted in former president trump's final week in office. it restricts travel from south afri africa, brazil and most european nations to limit the spread of covid-19 variants circulating in the countries. today president biden will also end a pentagon policy preventing transgender people from openly serving in the military. that's an obama-era policy ended

in 2019. he confirmed lloyd austin, defense secretary, and he supports the move. he and vice president kamala harris will join biden for the oval office announcement that's going to be at 8:30 our time. one other executive order today, it's called made in america. it will direct u.s. agencies to buy goods and services that support u.s. workers. >> thank you. happening today, the article of impeachment against former president donald trump will be delivered to the senate. he's charged with incitement of insurrection after he urged supporters to march to the u.s. democrs need at ast 17 publans to veoonvict trump. now he's facing new allegations that he wanted the justice department to sue states in the supreme court to overturn the election. trump's impeachment trial is scheduled to start two weeks from today. happening right now, parts of the san ma run zoe velocity and davenport areas are under an evacuation warning.

there were signs p trivers gettt that the strong storm we're expecting could be life threatening with risk of landslides and major flooding. this interactive map shows you all the zones that are impacted. evacuation warnings are the ones you see there shaded in yellow. and evacuation advisories are in blue. you can find a link to this map on our website, a a a let's look at the live doppler 7 and what you're going to see are showers over the ocean and showers that move into other than contra costa and the other than alameda counties as we head through the next hour or so. super commuters, watch out. it's going to be wet for you. let's look at the temperatures. mid to upper 30s through the trivalley and low to mid 40s from walnut creek to brentwood on highway 4. other neighborhoods in the mid up toer 40s.

north bay, upper 30s. dress warmly. tuesday night into wednesday morning, moderate to heavy rain. 1 to 3 inches of rain and winds gusting 30 to 50 miles per hour. potential for wind damage. there's the potential for flooding, especially on our burn scars. that's why i said unfortunately earlier, because we'd like to get this amount of rain but spread it out over several days, not 12 to 24-hour window. tuesday morning, quiet. as we head into the evening hours, you can see the moderate to heavy rain moving into the north bay and sliding south while most of us are sleeping. the biggest bulls eye is on the santa cruz mountains, the monterey bay. it's going to be really intense from tuesday night into wednesday morning. then we'll have more rounds of showers and heavy downpours as we head through wednesday. let's look at the rainfall. it's just too much for the ground to soak in. and for our drains to handle. we're talking more than an inch

everywhere. up to 3 to 4 inches in some of the mountains like the santa cruz mountains up to 3 to 4 inches in the north bay mountains. tuesday into wednesday, hydroplaning, especially senz morning. in the north bay, tuesday evening commute, flooding on roads. debris flows and mud slides downdo downed treed, power lines. that's possible but on the lower end of the scale. we'll talk more about this coming up. let's talk about the morning commute. >> mike, thank you. good morning, everyone. so wind right now is impacting our morning commute. i'm going to start with the cameras and then bring our map to an issue in saratoga. a live look at the bay bridge,c in the wind. we have that going on there. moving over now to a live look showing you our 880 at the coliseum camera in oakland. clear conditions in the east bay. no major crashes i'm seeing this

morning, but as we bring in the map, i want to point out we have a full closure right now in saratoga. that's why you see that purple line on the map. trees and power lines are down on state route 9 at sanborn road. lanes blocked in one direction. maybe we have an update there. i'll check with the chp, but just be aware, we have trees and power lines down. it is windy out there this morning. >> thank you, jobina. an nba team is getting ready to bring fans back. the unique screening they'll have to get through. and google is jumping into to the fight against covid-19. what they say they're going to do to make it easier to get vaccinated. >> stocking up on supplies ahead of the rain we're expected to see. some of the things in high demand. a live look outside right now at 5:12 where it is not raining. although, for the rest of the although, for the rest of the week, that's going to be a i just lost my job. with the kids at home and less money coming in,

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the first round of vaccinations as skilled nursing facilities. 499 facilities in our state are part of the 8,000 nationwide selected cvs to administered the vaccine. second doses underway and are expected to be completed by mid february. now that california has approved vaccinations to begin at assisted living and other long-term care facilities, cvs will help at those too. >> google is going to turn some of the into vaccination sites. including locations in the bay area, los angeles area and kirkland. one medical is helping facility the conversion. google's ceo announced this is part of the company's new pledge to help equitable access. it's revamping search pages to make it easier for people to find when and many to get the shot. google will spend $150 million to support groups distributing the vaccine. a crash in the south bay, it ended in a pretty unusual way.

this suv ended up at a nearly 90 degree angle. this happened late last night south of 101 in the capital expressway. we're waiting to hear more details, but as you can see, the slick wet roads and all the glass there downed power lines, there's no word on the driver's condition, but this also has power knocked out to several homes and a small shopping center in that area. pg&e expects to restore the power sometime later this afternoon. the strongest storm of the year is days away. a news reporter talked to some people about how they're getting ready. >> reporter: sunday night's strong coastal winds are a preview of what's to come later this week. residents don't seem to mind. >> it's a breeze. air. it's very fresh. >> you like that? >> yeah. >> good for you. good for you. good for your immune system.

right? >> awesome. >> reporter: starting tuesday the bay area will get drenched ou bring several inches offar rain. in san francisco, this man worked the door at a hardware limiting the number of people inside because of covid-19. mini heaters, inflatable dams, blue tarps and ant traps. >> they come in through windows to try tetut of the rain. when it rains, yeah, for the most part. >> reporter: this week's storm will cause flooding concerns for wednesday morning's commute. these two were totally unprepared for today's weather. >> we were not expecting this weather. so drastically. or itda >> kind of. basically we want to go home now. >> reporter: like it or not, this man says the bay area needs the rain. >> i know there were some

reports of wildfire weather coming through early in january, especially with the hotter days earlier this wek. i think it will be relieving for a lot of people who live closer to those like santa cruz were issued evacuation warnings on sunday due to the threat of 8 to 12 inches of rain. the storm will likely go through thursday. abc 7 news. and you can track this wet weather where you live any time. just head to abc 7 news. or download the abc 7 news app to see the latest rain with live doppler 7. >> let's check in with our friend mike. >> i'm here a lot and will be on social media a lot the next several days. yes, please check in with us for the latest details. let's talk about the winds. fastest right along the coast and down into the south bay. and that's going to continue for the better part of the day. the breezes will spread. the likelihood of them causing damage will start to taper after

10:00. you can see all those areas highlighted there, where we have our best chance of any wind damage this morning. all right. let's talk about high temperatures today. around 50 at the coast. 55 inland. but with the biting breezes, it's not going to feel like it. plus the closer you are to the coasts, the closer you are to the potential for a thunderstorm. they will be over the ocean. it's how far do they roam toward the coast. santa cruz mountains have the best chance during the afternoon hours. >> tonight is colder. look at the 20s in the deepest north bay and possibly the tivalley. east bay, 30s until san mateo, san francisco and out to the coasts barely in the 40s. low pressure in the north. atmospheric rivers are usually warm. they're usually not this cold, and that's what makes this one so significant. it's going to bring parts of the bay area snow and heavy snow in the sierra down to around

1500 feet. it brings us up to 30% of our annual rain. flash flood watch for 48 hours. and all the areas you see in green, the north bay, the peninsula coast and down into the santa clara valley. 3 through wednesday morning and a 2 thursday, 1 friday and a chance of showers saturday and sunday. we're locked into the 50s. tuesday night into wednesday morning is our biggest challenge after that, the storms are more of a nuisance and more of a light soaker. that's your forecast for now. i'll look at more details and come back in a few minutes. here's -- >> me. i'll take it, mike. coming up next, the seven things to know this morning. also san mateo's tom brady going to the super bowl again. and could dogs hold a key to getting fans back into sporting events? a team that's trying it out this

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it's 5:22. seven things to know this morning. number one, governor newsom may

be announcing an end to the state's stay at home order later today. this is according to a restaurant group. it says it got a letter from the governor's office saying it plans to end the lockdown in all regions. number two, president biden expected to reinstate the travel ban in the u.s. today. it will restrict travelers from to slow the spread of the coronavirus. number three, the article of impeachment against former president donald trump will be delivered to the senate today. he's charged with incitement of insurrection. the trial starts in two weeks. parts of santa cruz under an evacuation warning. cal fire says this week storm could be life threatens in the burn scar area with risk of landslides and major flooding. and here's a look at what's going on this morning. you can see most of the showers to our east and to our west. we're going to have a chilly day today and a day to prepare for

what's coming tomorrow through wednesday morning. up to 3 inches of rain from this strong storm. number 6, wind is impacting the morning commute. we have a high wind advisory for the bay bridge and also i want to take you to an incident in saratoga. r the first time in 37 years, budweiser's horses are skipping the super bowl. the company says it's going to donate millions of dollars it usually spends on advertising to support covid-19 vaccine awareness. speaking of the super bowl, tom brady versus patrick mahomes. brady and the buccaneers beat aaron rodgers and the packers yesterday. brady who is 43 advances to his 10th super bowl. he's already won six, but this is hirst year with the brand new team. >> it's been a great journey

thus far. it's not -- for me, i don't think about what it means for me. i think about what it means for everyone else, and it's an amazing achievement. >> brady grew up rooting for the 49ers, but now he and the buccaneers will play the chiefs in two weeks. the first look, miami heat are bringing fans back this week, but they'll have to get past detection dogs. mogma first look, how co-vid-sniffing dogs could hold the key to getting fans back into the seats. something the organization says it's been working on for months. similar to the k-9s on patrol at airports around the world, later this week the miami heat will station specially trained dogs to the entrances to try to sniff out the virus that causes covid-19. here's the plan. dogs will sniff fans before entering by walking past them. if the dog sits, that's signals

they may have detected covid-19 and the fan will be asked to leave along with their group and give an full refund. >> it's reallyin dogsre azing creatures and their noses are more powerful than ours. 7:00 a.m., we dive into whether this pooch patrol will work to keep spectators safe. is this the future of big live events. abc news, miami. and back with another full 90 minutes of news including the candy maker that's closing all the stores including seven in the bay area. and from business casual to work from home fashion. how to rock your best look even if you're behind a screen. and let's take a live look outside this morning at the white house. champ and major are in the house. the first photos of the new first dogs. >> can they detect co-vid? >> they can do it all. >> here's a live

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are now 5:30, outdoor dining may be allowed. the indication the governor may be lifting the stay at home orders as soon as today. >> i believe the travel ban will be important. >> containing covid-19. dr. anthony fauci talking about the biden administration's next steps. this morning new allegations about the lengths donald trump went to to try to overturn the election. i'll have details coming up. and get ready for more rain. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. mike is tracking an atmospheric river hitting the bay area. welcome to monday, january 25th. >> before we get to the stories, we want to check in with mike on that forecast and looking at the day ahead. good morning, mike. >> good morning. hi, everybody. thank you for joining us on this monday. right now we have most of our shower activity over the ocean. but you can see moving through the central valley for our super

commuters, we have a little bit of rain that's going to clip the eastern parts of contra costa and alameda county. unfortunately, highway 4, 5, 80, and possibly even 80 itself going to be wet. the winds are a big issue. the closer you are to the coasts, the faster they're going to be. up to 30 to 45 miles per hour. the south bay breezy this morning and the peninsula. walnut creek 33 and partly cloudy. a chance of showers. it's mainly those two hours. most of us dealing with chilled sunshine, and highs barely into the 50s. enjoy today's lack of rain compared to what's coming. mike, thank you. the governor may be lifting the stay at home orders in all regions as soon as today. the stay at home order is tied to region's icu capacity. here's a look at the bay area. as of yesterday, we suddenly went way above the 15% threshold.

abc 7 news reporter is live for us with a look at why the order may lift today. amy? >> reporter: hi. these outdoor dining areas may get put back to use again. maybe by the end of this week. there is hope that this news is coming and they will be able to reopen soon. the news is coming from the golden gate restaurant association it sent a let tore restaurant members last night saying they have been informed the governor will announce today the stay at home order will be lifted for all regions. the president of the association says she's optimistic that outdoor dining will be allowed to reopen by the end of the week. we did reach out to the governor's office and they released this statement. saying we are seeing promising signs that california is slowly emerging from the most intense stage of this pandemic. we continue to look at what that means for the regional stay at home order. they said there would be a formal update given today. stay with us. we will push out the news

immediately on our app and all of our social platforms. we will also be checking in with bay area county health officers. it is ultimately up to them and in the past, sometimes they've been a little more cautious than the governor's office has been. so we will be checking in to see what they will be doing, how they will respond to this announcement. live in walnut creek, abc 7 news. >> thank you. here's a look at the latest statewide numbers. more than 24,000 cases were reported sunday. the 7-day positivity rate is going down by half a percent each day. now we're at 8.1. the 14-day positivity rate dropped under 10 for the first time in weeks. and hospitalizations are falling. they are back below 18,000. president biden is expected to reinstate covid-19 travel restrictions today. and would impact non-u.s. citizens who have been to brazil, ireland, the uk and much of europe.

president biden will also extend a travel ban to south africa because of a new variant which is 50% more infectious. the move comes just a week after president trump lifted restrictions on travelers from the countries. the president also issued an executive order requiring international travelers to quarantine after arriving in the u.s. researchers across the u.s. are quickly trying to identify these new covid-19 variants. stanford researchers say the virus is changing much faster than scientists anticipated. jobina is at the live desk with what this means in the nation's fight against the virus. thank you. right now the variant found in the united kingdom as well as the one found from south africa are being studied to find out if they're more deadly on top of more transmissable. while the variant found in out africa has not been detected in the u.s., it's part of the reinstated travel ban. this morning dr. anthony fauci

is talking about whether or not this ban will make any difference. >> i believe it was prudent even though it's never perfect. there's always a possibility, and even a likelihood of some slippage, but i think the ban which was discussed very intensively by the group was the right decision. >> reporter: and this weekend we first alerted you to a new california variant now circg in the state. dr. fauci also spoke to a new alarming new york times interview of the death threats he has received, and one incident he opened up a letter of mail to be hit with a white powder in his face. fearing he had been poisoned. >> there were only three possibilities. either it was a hoax which i was hoping and praying it was. it was anthrax which would require me taking 30 or 60 days of an antibody, or it was ricin and i was dead. in. >> he said he never

about quitting with the trump administration. he felt there needed to be a truthful voice. a full interview is after the news. >> i'm trying to get over the fact that someone was throwing powder at his face. that's something else. developing news in washington, the article of impeachment against former president donald trump is going to be delivered to the senate today. it comes as he's facing new allegations about his attempts to overturn the election. as abc news reporter explains, that information could come up in this impeachment trial. >> in a matter of hours, the house will send the single article of impeachment to the senate. and this morning democrats are voicing outrage over new allegations that former president donald trump considered using his justice department to try to overturn the election. >> as if it's not enough that he sent an angry mob down the mall to invade the capitol. "the wall street journal" reports trump wanted the department to sue states in the supreme court. and when that plan failed, "the

new york times" said he plotted to remove his active attorney general and replace him in a loyalist. the justice department hasn't commented and trump hasn't addressed the allegations against him. >> fight like hell. >> reporter: the former president is also charged with incitement of insurrection after he urged his supporters to march to the capitol. his impeachment trial now schedud start the wk of bruary 8th. >> it will be fair, but it will move at a relatively fast pace. >> reporter: democrats would need at least 17 republicans to vote to convict trump. gop leader mitch mcconnell habit said how he'll vote. a growing number of republicans are now blasting the trial before it even begins. >> i think the trial is stupid. i think it's counterproductive. we already have a flaming fire in this country and it's like making gas and pouring it on top of the fire. >> reporter: on tuesday senators will be sworn in as jurors but both sides have agreed to delay the trial for two weeks allowing the trump team more time to

prepare and giving democrats a chance to confirm president biden's cabinet nominations and work on other legislation. abc news, washington. happening today, former white house press secretary, sarah huckabee sanders, is expected to announce she's running for governor of arkansas. she worked for former president trump but left the position in 2019. she's the daughter of former arkansas governor mike huckabee. multiple top republicans in the state have already announced a bid but sanders is widely seen as an early favorite. the current governor of arkansas is term limited. coming up yarks new report about people who have gotten the moderna vaccine and experienced an allergic reaction. there are only 10 severe cases. doctors explain the new data. a majority of the fans of this super bowl will be health care workers who have been vaccinated. the moment some of them found out they got picked to go. we'll get to that. first, a check on the weather.

keeping an eye on two areas of showers. one other than contra costa. it's the ones over the ocean that are more prevalent throughout the day. and you can see if they get close enough to the coast, there is a slight chance of a thunderstorm, especially in the santa cruz mountains. that's something we'll keep an eye on. let's talk about temperatures. mainly in the 40s along the east bay with a ptlousky. a 37 in castro valley for the cool spot and a lot of 30s inland with low to mid 40s toward the coast. let's jump into the update. tuesday p.m. to wednesday a.m., that's when our atmospheric river hits us the hardest with moderate to heavy rain. isolated areas of 4 to 5 inches. especially in the mountains. winds gusting 30 to 60 miles per hour. you can see why there's a potential for damage. we wake up tomorrow morning pretty chilly. 20s and 30s for the most part. throughout the day, moderate to

heavy rain moving into the north bay the evening commute. it rains heavily for about 12 hours. what bothers me is the intensity of rain and the chance of hitsig s with a hardest p o bigger punch than hitting us. as we head into wednesday evening, plenty of scattered downpours. rainfall totals, when you see yellow to orange, that's 3 to 4 inches. the green is 1 to 2 inches. that's most of our neighborhoods. the storm concerns still continue to be hydroplaning. wednesday, tuesday night into wednesday morning. flooding on the roads. debris flows and mud slides. that's why there's a flood watch. we'll talk about that coming up. all right. let's get over to jobina and talk abouten the morning commute. thank you, mike. hi. good morning, everyone. i have a brand new crash just coming in here that i want to let you know about if you're in walnut creek, northbound 680

before eastbound 24. four car crash. that's just now coming in here. i want to move you down to saratoga. we're continuing to follow this. wind has been an issue this morning for our commute. we have trees and power lines down in saratoga on state route 9 at sanborn road. the south beach camera, a look of the bay bridge. it is beginning to g by asay in francisco. we also have a high wind advisory issued here by the chp, and then moving over now to san jose, looking at 101 right now. pretty clear conditions on the major freeways. that's what we have going on in traffic. be aware of the wind and anything that could potentially come down bau

now to building a better bay area and the effort to vaccinate people against covid-19. the cdc released a comprehensive report on the allergic reactions

some people are having after they get the moderna vaccine. we spoke with several doctors about why those reactions are happening. ten out of more than 4 million people have experienced severe allergic reactions to the first dose of the moderna covid-19 vaccine according to to the cdc. >> in all cases, no one has died. it's been all treatable. >> infectious disease specialist dr. peter, says the cases are rare. >> they estimate in the most recent study that it's 2.5 people per million people that will get this sever on >> t chief of emergency medicine at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital has seen some of the cases. >> itching, maybe feeling short of breath for a short period of time. they resolve quickly, and even if we need to give medications, they're rarely the serious medications. benadryl. according to a doctor, out

of 15,000 people who have been vaccinated, less than 100 have had han allergic reaction. >> some concern after a person died shortly after getting a covid-19 vaccine in california. in a statement, the sheriff's office said in part, there are multiple local, state, and federal agencies actively investigating this case. any reports surrounding the cause of death are premature. pending the outcome of the investigation. the cdc published this graph also revealing which of the ten people who had an allergic reaction to the vaccine also had previous allergies. >> the allergic reactions are likely happening because the fatty bubble that encases the message, and the mrna vaccines might be an allergen to some people. >> is there a group of people who shouldn't get vaccinated? >> actually, there's no group of people who shouldn't get vaccinated unless you're a child under the age of 16 with pfizer

under the age of 18 or moderna. that wasn't studied. everybody else, it's fair game to get a vaccine. in san francisco, abc 7 news. ab this 7 news is monitoring the co-vid vaccine rollout with our vaccine tracker. it also shows you when you might be able to get the vaccine in california. you can find all of it on our home page, abc 7 news. a new essential workers are at risk. cooks hold the most hazardous occupation among workers in the state. followed by packaging machine operators, agricultural workers. the study recommends people working these jobs get moved up in the vaccine priority guidelines. this morning, some tips on how to rock your wardrobe even working from home. good morning america is doing a segment on this topic and look, there's mike nika. a trend setter.

because he's been -- well, i don't know if you've noticed, but he's upped his game. look at the new sweaters. we're living. >> yes. >> okay, mike. >> pose. >> that is one of my personal favorites, mike. mike, you can hear me. right? >> yes. i can hear you. thank you. >> hold on. let's play this and then we'll get to you. >> i stayed home, it got a little more casual. the tie was gone. we started to get into the sweaters, and that's where we are now. >> okay. >> okay. so don't forget he's also wearing shorts and slippers. that completes the look. gma has a full report on work from home fashion coming up at 7:00. including dos and don'ts and becky explains her wk om me strateg which he calls the multiphilosophy. looking forward to that. mike, what's the real tea? did you pick out the sweaters or did barbara? >> it was combined. i usually picked them out, and i get the second opinion on whether i should pull the

trigger or not. i would just -- just, i don't know. i just wanted to feel better. i told beckly, part of it was just, you know, therapeutic shopping. i just wanted to dress better so i would feel better because like most people, i'm kind of -- i've been home ten months. i haven't seen you guys in ten months. i haven't hung around with other people in ten months. if you can dress nicer, maybe you feel a little more comfortable. that's all. > and you look good, friend. >> we had a good time. you're very kind. i never look as good as you two. look at that. >> i'm just glad that becky saw it. that's so fun. >> i was stunned. i really was when -- she's a big fan of the show, and hopefully she's on midday live today. we're trying to get her on midday live. she's a big fan of that show and wants to come back. keep your fingers crossed. love her segments. i appreciate her thinking of me. it was really nice. i have a couple people on twitter who rank my sweaters

now. i guess i've got to keep it going. once yout pool,ow y'r treading the whole time. right? i love it. it's all in fun. all right. let's talk about what's going on outside. we have some issues right now with some winds. they're gusting, especially along the coast and into the south bay up to 30 to 40 miles per hour. in fact, we still have the wind advisory until 10:00 this morning for those said areas. breezes will let up a little bit. but still going to be a breezy and biting day, even with sunshine, away from the coast, our best chance of showers and thunderstorms. low to mid 50s with a windchill in the 40s during the afternoon hours. tonight, the winds back off. that's not a good thing. then we drop to the 20s and 30s in most neighborhoods. our atmospheric river is north during the la neen ya year, it's moved north and is grabbing colder air.

that's why we can see significant snow possibly in our mountains moving forward. that's something we'll touch on tomorrow. i want to get set for most of us where we live. flash flood from 4:00 tomorrow to 4:00 thursday. there's a 48-hour window where we could have significant flooding. we've had evacuation notes. the burn scars scare me the most about the debris flows and the flooding. three for tuesday into wednesday. 2 for thursday, and then friday, saturday, and sunday, ones. it will seem like nothing after what we go through tuesday into wednesday. more on that coming up. let's get back to the studio. >> godiva is getting ready to close all of its stores in the urs. they are struggling with a drop in in person sales because of the pandemic. it planned to close 128 stores by the end of march including shops in san francisco, walnut

creek, palo alto. you can buy their items online. godiva stores in europe, the middle east and china will remain open. the super bowl will look different because of the pandemic. 22,000 fans will be allowed at the game in tampa on february 7th. and that's only about a third of the stadium's normal capacity. more than 14,000 of those fans will be paying customers and the rest health care workers. the league commissioner crashed a virtual meeting of hospital workers in florida to let them know. >> be our guest at the superbowl. >> i don't know if that's meaning you accept or not. >> yes. yes. >> we accept. >> oh, my gosh. >> that's cool. will be performing america the beautiful as part of the pregame show. high mooily cyrus singing before the game, and the weekend

headlining the halftime show. new this morning, the new first dogs have arrived at the white house. these are some photos of the biden's dogs. champ and major at their new home on pennsylvania avenue. major is the first shelter dog to live in the white house. the bidens adopted him a few years ago. the family wanted to get settled in before moving the dogs from delaware to washington. some of their favorite things to do, champ likes his new bed by the fireplace. major loves running around the south lawn. >> they're cute. coming up, new at 6:00, pandemic weight gain. a lot of people snacking more since we're working from home. and a psychologist with the cleveland clinic is explaining how to break the habit. first, replacing the cherry blossom trees damaged earlier in the month. heavy snow in the sierra. the trouble some

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i was on the break. i almost hit the back of her car. that was scary. heavier snow is expected in the sierras this week from the same storm that's going to bring strong showers here to the bay area. yeah. in fact, let me warn you right now. if you thought the weekend was bad, you will absolutely get stranded. there will be rescues. i wouldn't be surprised if 50, 80 are shut at times for hours upon hours because up to six feet of snow. you could have even 8 to 10 feet at the highest peaks. so for monday and tuesday, today is your best time to be up there. by wednesday, thursday, friday, even into next weekend, more snow for this coming weekend, more snow is coming. so it's still not going to be great to travel depending on how quickly they get up there and they'll freeze overnight. starting tuesday, don't go there. the snow level down to possibly 2000 feet. atmospheric river brings us to

30% to 50% of the annual rain, and this one, it's going to bring us the most rain we've had so far this season. >> all right. thank you, mike. new at 6:00, vaccine watch. a former member of vbiden's covid-19 team reveals when healthy young people can get the shot. and we're going to show you the latest icu numbers in the bay area. plus the new evacuation warning issued in santa cruz county where stormy weather may cause flooding and landslides. first

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at our weather and mike nicco. >> guys, trying to get the latest data on what's going on in the eastern parts of our neighborhoods, especially as you head out into the central valley and eastern contra costa, solano. we're going to see a dusting of snow hits the diablo range over the next hour or so. we've also got, look at that, some snow showers hitting the santa cruz mountains, the pink you see and the gray. ncd green is some lighter otho so for today, we're going to stay a 1 on the storm impact scale but most of the showers and thunderstorms will be over the ocean off the santa cruz mountains. more of us will have chilled sunshine, breezy conditions and highs barely in the low to mid 50s. kumasi? >> thank you. the stay-at-home order in the bay area could be lifted today and restaurant koobs opening

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