>> 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 soon. abc 7 is focused on building a

better bay area that includes the economy. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with a letter that a restaurant association sent to its members. amy? >> reporter: kumasi, we are hearing enthusiasm for this. people are ready to return to outdoor dining in the outdoor dining areas that all the restaurants have created. the news is coming from the golden gate restaurant association. it sent a letter to its members late last night saying they had been informed that the governor will announce today the stay-at-home order will be lifted for all regions. this would impact restaurants, but also nail and hair salons and gyms that have all been closed since last month. we know business owners will be thrilled to open. it sounds like their customers are ready too. >> i'm a nurse so obviously i know why there was an order, but i am, like everyone else, really looking forward to going back to the restaurants that i love. i think that's great. hopefully everyone, you know,

does it properly, wears masks and we're able to keep it going this time. >> reporter: we did reach out to the governor's office and 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 and there will be a formal update given today so stay with us. we will push out that information as soon as we get it on our app and on our social media platforms. when we get the news. we'll also be checking in with bay area counties. this is ultimately up to them and we have seen the local counties go their own way before, so we'll be checking in to see if they will line up with the governor on this issue. live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. remember, this stricter stay-at-home order that went into effect six weeks ago is based on icu capacity. in order to do this, the state divvied up our state into five regions. when a region fell below 15%,

icu capacity that order went into effect. currently the bay area is one of three regions still under the order. this morning, there are encouraging signs about the bay area's icu capacity. the state is suddenly reporting without explanation that we are at just over 23%. for almost two weeks earlier this month capacity was hovering below 5%. two san francisco doctors tell us these numbers do look good. >> all this stuff suggests, strongly suggests that we're on the downslope of this third wave of the epidemic finally. >> icu patients are staying down and so overall that has given us capacity and it's very encouraging, compared to where we were just one week ago. >> despite that news doctors say we cannot let our guard down. we are still being asked to wear masks, to social distance and avoid gatherings. happening today we should get a better picture of the state of the virus in san francisco. mayor london breed and health

director dr. grant coalfax have an update at 1:15 time, amid the improving case rate and their goal to vaccinate the city by june. watch this on abc7news.com or your abc 7 news app. steady dream stream of peop getting the vaccine at the only mass vaccination clinic. today will bes the fourth day for the clinic at city college. the city and ucsf are administers 500 vaccinations a day. the clinic is serving health care workers or people 65 up who have an appointment. cdc data shows california received more than 4.9 million doses but less than half of that has been distributed. new at 6:00, healthy young americans will likely have to wait until mid to late summer to get vaccinated. a former member of president biden's covid-19 transition team is predicting that timeline because there are still so many questions about vaccine supply. experts are recommending younger americans double down on safety measures while they wait.

that's because with several covid variants in california, there's concern about another surge before many people get the shot. and there's a new glimmer of hope in the pandemic. covid cases are now declining across all regions of the country and hospitalizations are the lowest since mid-december. it comes as americans are waiting to hear when they can get another stimulus check. that's part of a covid relief plan unveiled by president biden. many state republicans are open to putting more money into people's pockets but worried about the bill's overall price tag. >> i believe that 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. >> the bill also includes $160 billion for vaccine distribution. the u.s. passed 20 million shots administered over the weekend. happening today, the beginning of president biden's first full week in office, and jobina, we know he will continue to focus on reversing president

trump's policies. >> thank you, kumasi. yeah. so president biden signed 30 executive orders during this first days in the oval office, and today he is planning a new wave of actions. one reinstates a covid-19 travel ban lifted in president trump's final week in office that estricts travel from south africa, brazil, the uk and most other european nations to limit the spread of covid-19 variants circulating in those countries. today president biden will also end a pentagon policy preventing transgender people from openly serving in the military. that's an obama era trump policy ended in 2017. biden's newly confirmed defense secretary lloyd austin supports the move. he and vice president kamala harris will join president biden for that official oval office announcement scheduled for 8:30 a.m. our time. one other executive order, called made in america, it will direct u.s. agencies to buy goods and services that support u.s. workers. reggie? >> thanks, jobina. happening today the article

of impeachment against former president donald trump will be delivered to the senate. he is charged with incitement of insurrection after he urged supporters to march to the u.s. capitol. democrats need at least 17 republicans to vote to convict trump. and now he's facing new allegations that he wanted the justice department to sue states to overturn the alexis. trump's impeachment trial is scheduled to start two weeks from today. still ahead, a north bay school will be renamed for the sake of race and social justice. how the new name will be chosen be. and google has a plan to get more people vaccinated. the announcement from the company's ceo. and our atmospheric river we're getting the timeline even narrower. we're looking at tuesday afternoon through wednesday morning, a 3 with up to 3 inches of rain. even more than that in

let's take a look at what's going on. i want to set the table by showing you what to expect. storm conditions tomorrow and wednesday, very high for hydroplaning. our evening commute is going to be dangerous tuesdays and the morning commute wednesday, flooding is going to happen and debris and mud flows and evacuations near burn scars, downed power lines. clouds will be on the increase but during the afternoon and evening hours the yellows and oranges moving into the north bay and a 12 hour window from 5:00 to 5:00 when it hits all of us. it's going to come down hard, it's going to windy with waves of downpours after that through wednesday into early

thursday. so rainfall amounts could hit 3 to 5 inches in some of our mountains while the rest of us are dealing with 1 to nearly 3 inches down in the lower elevations. jobina? >> thank you, mike. good morning, everyone. so we have a sig alert i'm following in walnut creek. if i bring in my graphics you can see our live camera in the area because we have a crash involving multiple cars on south bay 680 before state route 24. so we have at least one lane blocked right now. that's the good news because before several lanes were blocked and it's just -- the chp has not given us an estimated time as to when all of this will reopen. you can see that backup goes all the way to pleasant hill. it is just unclear when this will move. head's up if this is a part of your morning commute. also i want to bring you down to saratoga because the wind has also been an issue for our commute this morning. we have trees and power lines down on state route 9 at sanborn road and i want tof eolaz bause

dhere. but you can see the flag is whipping in the wind and we have a high wind advisory here for the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge this morning. back to you guys. >> thank you. still ahead, the evacuation warning in santa cruz county. the potential dangers with the storm moving in. ♪ love don't cost a thing ♪ >> 20 years since j-lo released "love don

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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 too. google will turn some of its facilities into vaccination sites. that includes locations in the bay area, l.a., new york city, and kirkland, washington, which is outside seattle. one medical is helping facilitate the conversion and the google ceo took to twitter to announce this is part of the company's new pledge to promote vaccine education. it's revamping its search pages to make it easy for people to find when and where to get the shot and google will spend $150 million to support groups that are distributing the vaccine. sir francis drake high school is getting a new name and there are quite a few choices. so when an online poll starts next week there are 85 names on the list that is going to be like march madness in basketball. you use the brackets to determine the winner. officials hope to determine the new name by the middle of march. they voted to change the

school's name last year. the school is named after 16th century english explorer who had ties to the slave trade. happening right now, parts of the san lorenzo valley in the davenport area are under an evacuation warning. cal trans put up signs to alert drivings. cal fire is getting the word out early that strong storm that we're expecting this week could be life threatening and in the burn scar area because of the risks of landslides and major flooding. this interactive map shows you the zones that are impacted. the evacuation warnings are in yellow and the advisories in blue. you can find a link to this map on our website abc7news.com. new at 6:00, up to a foot of snow fell in southern california's mountains over the weekend including in joshua tree national park. you're seeing the gentle snowfall from one woman's camera on saturday night. winter storm warnings are in effect for los angeles, san

diego and other so cal areas through tonight. blowing snow and icy roads could close the grapevine on i-5. definitely not what we think of when we think of so cal. >> definitely not. they need it more than we do. their snowpack was down around 20% before this rolled in. that's some great news. they will get a lot out of this spher atmospheric river. the bulk of the atmospheric river will be to our south, santa cruz mountains, where the heaviest of the rain is going to be. we'll get our fair share obviously. we have a flash flood watch for 48 hours from 4:00 p.m. tuesday to 4:00 p.m. thursday. especially if you live near a burn scar. that's going to be the most likely area to let go of the ground and cause debris flows. right now winds are an issue along the coast where they're up around 40 miles per hour in half moon bay and shooting through the san bernardino gap at 40 miles per hour and that's why

they're pretty fast in the south bay up to 30, 35 mile per hour. the winds will continue until 10:00 and pull back a little bit. it's going to be a very breezy day today. and the wind advisory for all of us is going to happen tuesday evening through wednesday morning when the heaviest of the rain comes in. that's when the rest of us will have gusts up to 60 to 80 miles per hour at the highest peaks, where we live in the lower elevations, 40 to 50. biting cold today. low to mid 50s. chilled sunshine. it will feel significantly cooler than that. look at all the freezing cold temperatures, 30s about everywhere tonight except for san francisco alooast, some 40s. our atmospheric river coming from the north, it's an unusually cold atmospheric river. snow levels will be right around 4,000 feet when the heaviest of the rain is falling. there may be snow on our mountains, but it's up north in lake and mendocino county wills have the best chance and south

of monterey. tuesday and wednesday, and then we have more rain in the forecast all the way through sunday. at least we taper to a 1. all right. be prepared. it's coming. kumasi and reggie? >> thank you. we're checking in with rab marciano live with what's coming up at 7:00 on "gma." good morning, rob. >> hey, kumasi, i've been listening to the broadcast and heard mike's forecast and then heard an uninspiring kind of weather read from your buddy there reggie. >> connectiexcuse me? >> next time you see that in the rundown, kumasi, you take the lead on any weather read. >> terrible. >> executive producer. >> rej nin nald, a little more enthusiasm. there was snow in joshua tree. >> good morning, guys. i'm kidding. i love that you got your hands in the mix there. we got lots coming up on "gma." the coronavirus is front and center. there's a new mutation of it that we're watching carefully

and we're going to be discussing that along withmisttion announc travel restrictions and why one pro basketball team is saying these dogs may help their fans stay from the virus. there's a new vaccine so hope on the horizon. dr. anthony fauci is joining us with the latest. here you go, triple threat, three storms on the move. morgan hill in the path including california, atmospheric river extreme icra across the country. coast to coast weather. i am tracking it with a little bit of help of reggie. plus, countdown to kickoff. you saw the games yesterday, the conference championships. they have settled who is playing in super bowl lv. we have two-time super bowl champ peyton manning joining us live to help us reveal one of this year's biggest ads with a little help from serena williams. a lot of star power on the broadcast this morning and, reggie, i hope you practiced a little bit more your weather

announcements as you say. >> it's snowing in joshua tree! >> no? >> there you go. that's it. a little more excitement. >> all right. i'll work on it. one of these days. one of these days i'm going to finally be good at this. thank you, robert. we'll be right back. >> you got they said it couldn't be done but you managed to pack a record 1.1 trillion transistors into this chip a fund that invests in the innovators of the nasdaq 100 like you you don't have to be circuit design engineer to help push progress forward can i hold the chip? become an agent of innovation with invesco qqq

all right. let's take a look at the sierra real quick. we talked about unusual snow there down in the joshua tree national forest but how about what's going to happen up in the sierra. today and tomorrow you have the snow showers up there but i would absolutely stay away from the sierra adny,thursday, and f because that is where you are going to get trapped by the se 6 1/2 feet of snow is going to fall by thursday evening.

that's pretty incredible, kumasi. >> all right. thank you, mike. working from home we know it can have perks with the comfy clothes, pets nearby but it also means we're closer to the fridge more than ever before. new at 6:00, one top doctor is sharing tips to break the mindless eating habits that we've picked up. doctors say there has been a definite increase in bored or stressed eating during the pandemic. susan alberts of the cleveland clinic says use the rule of the three ss, first sit down, when you're having a full meal. >> a lot of people use their desk as a dining room table. pick a snack spot and when you have a snack, it's fine to have a snack, stop what you're doing, move to that spot, and that's where you have your snack. psychologists call that localizing your behavior so we're not snacking at many different times in many different locations. >> next, you should chew slowly and third, stop what you're doing. it is helpful to avoid eating while you're working as much as

possible. >> that woman had a sign, did you see that? >> no. >> am i the only one. >> i saw her trying to chew on the peppers and she did not look happy. she doesn't look happy. >> she looks depressed. the thing behind her said good vibes only. >> oh. >> her face did not match. there she is. imagine behind her, it says, "good vibes only" from the other angle. okay. enough of that. the super bowl lv is set, and it stars san mateo's tom brady versus patrick mahomes. brady and the tampa bay buccaneers beat chico native aaron rodgers and the green bay packers yesterday. brady advances to his tenth super bowl, he's already won six, but this is the first year with his new team. >> it's been a great journey thus far. 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 defending champs, the kansas city chiefs, in two weeks. new at 6:00, fresh off her performance at last week's inauguration, j-lo is recreating one of her iconic classics from back in her jenny f t blockf y ♪ a lot of things have changed over her star-filled career, but she is still working it. that has not changed. okay. so this is pretty much a perfect rereation of her 2001 smash hit "love don't cost a thing." she posted it on saturday. it's the 20th anniversary of the release. she is hoping to get the "love don't cost a thing" challenge started and i feel like that's going to happen because it doesn't take much to get a challenge started. >> although, i hate to be the negative person on this, but she's getting some real backlash? >> why? >> people are saying, please stop. just be rich in private and leave us regular people alone.

they're also saying, during a pandemic, you're going to throw away jewelry? where is this beach and where can i find that jewelry? >> that's the most important question. look, it's a good song. it was a fun video. she's trying to have fun. >> and go get the jewelry. >> let's get loud. >> coming up next at 6:30, wall street is opening for business in just a few minutes and this week we're expecting to see earning reports from several bay area companies. >> also, the new report about allergic reactions to the moderna vaccine, there have only been ten severe cases out of more than 4

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building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future, this is "abc 7 news." now at 6:30, governor

could lift the stay-at-home order today as the bay area's icu capacity drastically improves. moving forward with former president trump's impeachment trial. the next steps being taken today in washington. a familiar face becomes the posterboy of work-from-home fashion on "gma" today. how to look professional skl while still staying comfy. >> yes, mike. i cannot wait to sees this again. good morning. >> how did this happen? >> listen, you show up every day with style and flair. that's how it happens. >> yes. and a forecast as well. >> i learned it from you two. i learned it from you two. the fun thing we'll learn really quick i bought most of these sweaters 50 to 75% off. there's that. yeah. let's take a look at what's going on. hi, everybody. you can see out over the ocean there's some showers and our best chance of showers and thunderstorms will be near the ocean as we head throughout the day.

you can see a few lightning bolts off the coast. solano county, super commuters dealing with light showers and the snow levels are at about 2,000 feet. inthroh t winds are an issue from concord, you can see oakland and san francisco southward, anywhere from 25 to 40 miles per hour and the winds will be gusty if not dangerous through 10:00. here's a look at our forecast for today. we'll keep a 1 on the storm impact scale. the showers and thunderstorms are close to the shore so some may room in our neighborhoods. the story is how biting the chill is going to be, only in the low 50s. governor newsom may lift the stay-at-home orders in all regions as soon as today. the strict stay-at-home order is tied to a region's icu capacity here's a look at the bay area over last few weeks. as of yesterday we are suddenly and without explanation, back

above the 15% threshold. we're all the way up at 23%. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with why the order may be lifting today. amy? >> hi, reggie. these outdoor dining areas may soon be put to use once again. they can pull out the tables and chairs again, they're hoping to possibly be able to reopen by the end of this week. the news is coming from the california restaurant association that sent a letter to restaurant 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 open by the end of the week. we did reach out to the governor's office and they released a 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 say there will be a formal update given today. stay with us and we will push that information out immediately. everyone is anxious for it. we'll put it out on our app and social media platforms. we get the news. it is ultimately up to them, we have seen them go their own way before and we will check in to see if they will be more cautious than the governor or line up with him on this one. live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. a look statewide at our latest covid numbers. we still saw more than 24,000 cases just yesterday. the seven-day positivity rate is going down by about half a percent each day. we are now at 8.1%. the 14-day positivity rate dropped under 10 for the first time in weeks. hospitalizations also falling, back below 18,000. president biden is expected to reinstate covid-19 travel restrictions today and that would impact non-u.s. citizens who have been to brazil, ireland, uk and much of europe. president biden will also extend

the travel ban to south africa because of a new variant whi%en. 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 a lot faster than they anticipated. jobina is at the live desk with what this might mean for the nation and the fight against covid. >> thank you, kumasi. right now both the variant found from the united kingdom and the one in south africa are being studied to find out if they are more deadly in addition to being more transmissible. while the variant from south africa has not been officially identified here in the united states, it is part of the reason why the biden administration has reinstated the travel ban and dr. anthony fauci is on "gma" this morning talking about

whether or not the ban will work. >> 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. >> and this weekend we first alerted you to a new california variant now circulating in the state. dr. fauci also spoke to a new alarming "new york times" interview of the death threats he has received and in one incident he opened up a letter of mail and white powder hit his face. he feared he was 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 my taking 30 to 60 days of cipro or ricin, which means i was dead no matter what you could do. >> dr. fauci said he never considered resigning from the previous trump administration feeling there needed to be a truthful voice, not downplaying

the virus. you can see his entire interview coming up at 7:00 on "gma" right here after abc 7 news mornings. developing news in washington the article of impeachment against former president trump will be delivered to the senate today. it comes as trump is facing new allegations about his attempts to overturn the election. here's alex presha explaining that could come up in the impeachment trial. >> reporter: the house will send that single article of impeachment to the senate and democrats are voicing outrage over new allegations that former president donald trump considered using his justice department to try to overturn the alexis. election. >> as if it's not enough to send an angry mob down to invade the capitol. >> reporter: the reports saying trump wanted the department to sue states in the supreme court and when that failed "the new york times" says he allegedly plotted to remove his acting attorney general and replace him with a loyalist who was willing to help him fight president joe biden's victory in georgia.

the justice department hasn't commented on those reports and trump hasn't addressed the specific allegations against him. >> fight like hell. >> reporter: the former president is charged with incitement of insurrection after he urged his supporters to march to the capitol. his impeachment trial now scheduled to start the week of february 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 hasn't said how he will vote but a growing number of republicans are blasting the trial before it begins. >> i think the trial is stupid, i think it's counterproductive. we have a flaming fire in this country and it's like taking a bunch of gas lean and pouring it on top of the fire. >> reporter: on tuesday senators wiswn in a jors but both sides have agreed to delay the trial for two weeks it allow the trump team time to prepare and give democrats a chance to confirm president biden's cabinet nominations and work on

our legislation. alex presha abc news washington. it is official, former white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders is running for governor of arkansas. within the hour sanders released this video launching her bid and launched a website. sanders was white house press secretary under president trump but left that position in 2019. she is the daughter of former arkansas governor mike huckabee. the current governor of arkansas asia hutchinson is term limited. the bay area is bracing for the strongest storm so far this season, powerful waves kicking up the coast in pacifica. hardware stores were busy as people stocked up on supplies. the biggest sellers, mini heaters, inflatable flood bags and blue tarps. some don't mind the rain because we need it. >> i know there were some reports of wildfire weather coming through early in january with the hotter days this week, it will be good and releaving for a lot of people who live closer to wooded areas and those communities. >> some of those areas like

parts of santa cruz county under an evacuation warning. cal fire says the threat of 8 to 12 inches of rain could cause major flooding or landslides in the czu burn scar area. can't get a break there because there were actual fires there just a week ago and now the flooding. landslides. >> right. i think they ordered the evacuations in the santa cruz mountains because people down there tend to be cut off from the rest of the world by choice, so they wanted to make sure they could get to those people in time to let them know what is going to happen and let them do what they need to do. i wouldn't be surprised if we see evacuations in the north bay once the rain starts and flooding happens. that's just my opinion. that's how heavy the rain is going to come down. let's talk about what's going on right now. highway 4 near the altamont pass, super commuters driving on wet pavement there, the snow level 2,000 feet this morning.

some of the showers will dust it with a little bit of snow in some areas. you're probably not used to seeing it like there in solano county. best chance of thunderstorms along the coast and that's why i kept a 1 in the forecast for today because of the showers and thunderstorms near the coast. the real deal tuesday p.m. during the afternoon through wednesday morning with moderate to heavy rain up to 3 inches. we will have wind damage, flood damage, hydroplane, we're going to have debris flows. all these in are in play. downed trees and power lines and small stream flooding will be possible towards the tail end because it will be a rapid rate of rainfall. we have a 12-hour window from 5:00 tuesday night to about 5:00 wednesday morning for all of this rain to fall. that is not a lot of time to help evacuate up to 3 inches of rain and that's why we're going to helave downpours, be waves of them as we head into wednesday afternoon and into wednesday evening. the heaviest rain in the north bay mountains up to 4 inches there. we could get 4 to 5 inches in

the santa cruz mountains while the rest of us have 1 to 3. it's going to be a tough go. here's jobina. not looking forward to that. >> yeah. no. the commute is not going to be great either. stick with us and hopefully we can make it through this relatively smoothly. good morning, everyone. we're going to start off with a live look in walnut creek. you're going to have slow ride as you make your way southbound. you can see the sluggish traffic there. we had a sig alert on south bay 680 before state route 24. the sig alert has cleared but the delays remain from pleasant hill down through walnut creek. head's up to you if that's a f m vi to a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on at 5:46 and it's beginning to pack up there. check out the flags whipping. we have a high wind advisory for the bay bridge and also the san mateo bridge this morning. and while we're talking about the wind, i want to bring in the graphics here because i have been following this all morning long in saratoga. we have trees and power lines down on state route 9 at sanborn

road. it's shut down there that's what the purple line is. take your time and be careful out there, reggie and kumasi. >> thanks, jobina. >> a special guest invited to watch the super bowl in person this year and the company that just announced it is not going to be advertising during the big game for the first time in nearly 40 years. and right now, you are taking a live look at the big board of the new york stock exchange. we're down about 175 points. we'll have another update on how the markets are doing next. first a live look outside, 6:42. we'll be right bac

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now to building a better bay area and the effort to vaccinate people against coronavirus. the cdc released a comprehensive report on the allergic reactions that some people are having after they get the moderna vaccine. abc 7 news reporter luz pena spoke about why the reactions

are happening. >> reporter: ten out of 4 million have experienced severe allergic reactions to the first dose of the moderna covid-19 vaccine according to the cdc. >> in all cases, no one has died and it's been all treatable. >> reporter: uscf's infectious disease specialist dr. peter says these cases are rare. >> they estimate in the recent study it's 2.5 people per million people that will get this severe reaction. >> reporter: the chief of emergency medicine at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital has seen some of these cases. >> itching, feeling a little bit short of breath for a short period of time, but they resolve very quickly and even if we need to give medications, they're very rarely serious medications. think like benadryl. >> reporter: according to the doctor at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital out of 15,000 people who have been vaccinated, less than 100 have had an allergic reaction. some concern comes after a

person died shortly after getting a covid-19 vaccine in county. in a statement the placer county 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. a 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 fatfy bubble that encases the message and messenger in the rna vaccines might be an allergen to some people. >> is there a group to some people who shouldn't get vaccinated. >> there is no group of people who shouldn't get vaccinated unless a child under the age of 16 with pfizer or under the age of 18 with moderna because that wasn't studied. everybody else it's fair game to get a vaccine.

>> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. new at 6:00, google is rolling out a new feature to make it easier to figure out where to get the covid vaccine. according to google, searchs for vaccines near me have increased five fold in the new year. so they are trying to help out. it's upgrading the maps feature to make sure it's providing locally relevant answers like whether a site is drive-through or requires an appointment. abc 7 news is monitoring the covid vaccine rollout with our vaccine tracker. it also shows you when you might be able to get the vaccine in california. find it all on our home page, abc7news.com. now to your morning money report. several bay area tech companies are expected to report record sales when they go public with their quarterly earnings this week. apple, facebook and tesla will reveal their financials on wednesday and this will be the first time tesla will deliver results since it joined the s&p 500. all three are banking on record revenue from the holidays. its largest quarterly revenue t

ever totalling more than $100 billion. let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way this morning. we're still down about 160 points. the thing about america, is we can do anything. ♪ lean on me when you're not strong ♪ >> we can turn rooftops. ♪ i'll be your friend ♪ >> into mountain topps. >> for the first time in 37 years, one of the most recognized brands on super bowl sunday budweiser will not be airing a commercial during the game. the company tweeted this video overnight set to "lean on me" by bill withers. instead of spending morgan hill -- morgan hill on the super bowl ad. >> the super bowl is going to month. in fact 22,000 of them are going to be there on february 7th in

tampa. that's about a third of the stadium's normal capacity. more than 14,000 of those fans will be paying customers. the rest are going to be health care workers. league commissioner roger goodell crashed a virtual meeting of hospital workers in florida to let them know. >> be our guest at the super bowl. i don't know if that's -- >> oh, my god. >> i don't know if that means you accept or not. >> yes, yes. >> we accept! >> oh, my gosh. >> as for the entertainment, vallejo native her will perform "america the beautiful" as part of the pregame show. miley cyrus will be singing before the game. the weekend is headlining the halftime show. and now to how to dress at home while you're doing zoom work calls. "good morning america" is doing a segment on the topic and it features our very own trendsetter, abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco and his sweater fashion. of course he's been working from home for the most part during

this pandemic, looking comfy but also professional. >> 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. >> and don't forget he's also wearings the slippers and it's hard to see, but those are shorts. the work-from-home fashion segment is coming up at 7:00 here after "abc 7 news mornings" including the dos and don'ts. becky explains her strategy which she calls the mullet philosophy. i'm assuming she's talking about like the party is happening below camera out of camera's reach and this is where we keep it professional. >> that makes sense. >> what bought me these? >> my slipper friend. i'm so happy you're using them. >> yes. i am. the heat in our house doesn't kick on until like 6:00, so yeah.

i'm wearing them. you guys look great all the time and i wanted to make sure i looked good even though i'm home. i'm lu kept my i py is what it w had some extra money during the holidays and everything was 50 to 75% to 80% off, so my philosophy during christmas is whatever presents i get like if i get sweaters, i donate some older sweaters so i always have like a zero sum in my closet. i got rid of a lot of sweaters and bought a lot at au50 to 75% off. when you dress good you feel good and you need to. it's been ten months at home and i miss you guys. let's talk about what's going on weather wise and you can see it's pretty quiet out there this morning. prepare today. today is the only day to prepare. thunderstorms will be near the ocean. atmospheric river tomorrow through wednesday but the hardest hit area will be the santa cruz mountains and erwe havs o'lhavep 5 in our

mountains. all right. we have gusty conditions this morning, and that wind advisory is going to continue through about 10:00 with those 40 to 50-mile-per-hour gusts along the coast and through the san bernardino gap to sfo. wind damage likely out of our next storm starts at 7:00 tuesday evening through wednesday at 10:00 in the morning. gusts up to 80 miles per hour possible in our mountains, 50 for us in the lower elevations. flooding, a 48-hour window of damage so you need to have everything packed and prepared because of a flood warning is issued, you need to move immediately. so be prepared in these areas in green which is mainly along the coast in the north bay for quickly changing conditions, flooding especially from the debris scars. if you live near there you n vi. partly cloudy, the winds will be biting, cooler in the low to mid 50s. freezing cold, look for frost about everywhere but in san francisco and along the coast. all right. here's a look at our atmospheric

river an it's take an northern track and that's why it's cold. when it hits us the hardest our snow level will be around 4,000 feet. we will get some snow out of this, but not like the foot of snow that could get south of monterey. we're going to have a 3 for tuesday and wednesday, 2 for thursday as the last push of atmospheric moisture returns and then just light rain for friday, saturday and sunday. it's going to be a tough one. >> yes. and that means more whiteout conditions that's made for treacherous travel in the sierra. road crews worked around the clock this weekend to clear roads and direct drivers to safety. some who didn't expect the snow to be this bad found themselves in a battle to put on their chains. we heard from one driver who hit the slopes for sledding yesterday and had a close call on her way home. >> i was coming down the exit and my car wouldn't stop. i was on the brakes and almost hit the back of her car. that was scary. this is my first time. >> heavier snow is expected in the sierra as you heard mike say, from the same storm system

that is bringing us all the rain. cherry blossoms will be blooming again in san francisco's japan town this spring. so you probably remember this from earlier this month somebody vandalized the trees outside the japanese cultural center. an online fund raiser to replace them has brought in nearly $31,000. the original trees were planted in 1994 when the emperor and empress of japan visited san francisco. new at 6:00, calling this story clingy panda and you can see why. she just would not let go of the zookeeper's leg after he was done checking her weight in south korea. her name is fubo which means lucky treasure. this adorable video has gone viral. people cannot get enough of the 6-month-old fur ball. this baby panda is the first chinese giant panda born in south korea. she made her official public debut on january 4th.

>> did he have to pull her off like that? sometimes -- >> you're right. that was rude. >> that was a little rude. let her have a moment. that should be included as part of the time. >> what did he expect? she's bonded. >> she's bonded. >> okay. i'm happy to be back, friend. what did i miss last week? >> um, i don't know, but it looks like we both got haircuts. i like it. >> i like yours too. >> it looks real -- >> hopefully we can all get haircuts in the bay area here soon. >> it's been a struggle. >> yes, indeed. >> to get this done, yes. that will be i think a relief. >> yeah. >> coming up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> also, abc 7 has launched a new streaming app to get our live news cast, breaking news, weather and more with our abc 7 bay area app on apple tv, android, fire

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the seven things to know. number one, governor newsom could be announcing an end to our state's stay-at-home order later today according to a restaurant up from. it says that's received a letter from the governor's office saying that it plans to end the lockdown in all regions. number two, president biden expected to reinstate the covid-19 travel ban in the u.s. today that will restrict entry from south africa, brazil, the uk, and most european nations to slow the virus's transmission. 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 and that trial starts in two weeks. number four, parts of santa cruz county are under an evacuation warning. cal fire says this week's storm could be life threatening in the czu burn scar area with risks of landslides and major flooding. yeah. that's in play for sure. number five, is be prepared today. if you haven't checked your wipers, your tires, do it now because flooding and hydroplaning, the roads will be

the biggest issue and debris flows, power outages and flooding out of this atmospheric risker that hits tomorrow afternoon through wednesday morning. >> number six, taking a live look outside right now at walnut creek, conditions have really improved but if you had further south towards state route 24 you're going to run into some issues there of slowing due to an earlier sig alert that has now cleared. and number seven, the first dogs have arrived at the white house. chance and major arrived in washington from delaware and some of the favorite things to do so far, champ apparently likes his new bed by the fireplace and major likes running around the south lawn. >> these dogs who can sniff out covid? how come those dogs haven't been everywhere? >> they've been training. >> right. >> this is not easy. you just don't wake up and know how to do it. >> let's get these dogs trained! like i want them up in this building, i want them wandering

around the streets.evwi ce if you smell covid. >> "gma" is next. good morning america. with 25 million coronavirus cases nationwide, now concerns intensifying about those covid variants. the biden administration announcing new travel restrictions and re-imposing the travel ban for more than 20 countries. this morning, the push to ramp up the vaccine rollout as supplies are running low. plus, why one pro basketball team is saying these dogs may help keep their fans safe from the virus. and the glimmers of hope this morning -- the third vaccine that could be on the way. new hospitalizations are going down and the major announcement expected this morning out of california. dr. fauci joins us this morning. impeachment showdown. breaking news. the article of impeachment ag