california in a bid to open up school sports. >> allow these babies to get back outside and be kids again. >> coaches join forces with steny mning in a nts and virtual plea to the california governor to open up youth sports as they showed off a new physicians letter t case. >> a document with 57 positions from the entire state of california that shows support for the return of safe play for our students. >> reporte >> this is not a political issue. athletes are not democrs.eot re. lhey want to do is play. we want to work with both sides of the legislature. >> they say the closure of sports during the pandemic is doing irreparable damage to kids. >> our churches are closed. our gyms are closed. our recreational parks are closed and gated up. the goals are taken down off of the rims. what else do we want these kids

to do? >> now what happens is the kids are finding more suicides. we're finding more suicide ideation. kids are going back into gangs. >> these kids are zoom with the check-ins. they're bored with the motivational guru chat texts. so now we're seeing guns on social media. i'm losing my boys in every school in oakland is dealing with it. >> i trust my teammates. i trust my coaches. i trust my community. i trust whoever it is to make it safe for us so we can have at least have one last opportunity. >> three million young athletes have been benched since mid-march. this group says they're going march over 680 and kind of get the word out that they want the sports to start back up. simultaneously, another rally is going on in santa rosa right now. reporting live from the east bay, i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> all right, leslie, thank you.

a third coronavirus vaccine could be on the way. johnson & johnson released data showing its single dose was 72% effective in the u.s. dr. phillip grant led stanford's study of the vaccine and had this analysis. >> it's about what people would probably expect, about 3/4 protective against infection, but not quite as potent as -- kind of where people were quite surprised how effective the moderna and pfizer vaccines were against infections. >> all right. so joining us now to talk more about this is abc7 news special aren't dr. alok patel. dr. patel, good to see you again. let's get right to the efficacy. there are a lot of numbers floating out there. on the surface it looks like it's lower than the other two, moderna and pfizer. but let's dive in a little more deeply and break that down. >> totally, because you're correct. on the surface people are seeing this headline, 66% effective

overall. 72% united states. but people need to understand this is based on a global study of 44,000 people. and that 72% effectiveness is the united states. you have 66% in latin america and lower number, 57% in south africa. but an important number is that 85% of severe cases were prevented. so it's 85% efficacious at preventing those hospitalizations and deaths. and that's an important number. because remember, the moderna and pfizer trials were looking at preventing symptomatic covid-19 infection. if the johnson & johnson vaccine can prevent hospitalizations and deaths, that's still a big victory. it's something we need to pay attention to. >> but does this still cause worries about the variants, the fact that it seems less effective in south africa? >> it absolutely does. we've now -- you and i have talked about multiple examples of why we should be worried about these variants, and novavax actually put out a statement earlier saying their

trial showed lower efficacy in south africa and now we're seeing this with johnson & johnson. it's not only a concern, but it's also even more proof that vaccine manufacturers will have to pay attention to these variants in the future if we need boosters or tweaks on the vaccine. >> right. no doubt. so johnson & johnson indicated they'll apply to the fda next week for emergency authorization. give us the timeline. when do you think they might get approved? and when does that mean shots will get into arms? >> if everything goes according to plan, estimates say they should be able to apply for an eua at the end of january, beginning of february. johnson & johnson is saying they're ready to ship right away after getting that eua. there is already a purchase for 100 million doses and j&j says they can produce up to a billion. it's only a one-shot vaccine. so a billion doses theoretically means a billion people able to get it. >> i wonder because of this vaccine, we talk how this doesn't need to be refrigerated

super cold. that can make a big difference. you and have i talked about this where vaccines are wasted because a refrigerator broke down or the mass lines in the vaccination sites because people can't go to the small doctors, their own individual doctors. with this, it could change all that, right? >> it absolutely could. so i hope people out there, when they're looking at this data, they understand that this has large scale implications for global health, public health, getting vaccines out to lower resourced community. potentially a mobile vaccination unit could take a lot of johnson & johnson vaccines one shot refrigeration. it's going to last in there for three months that has a widespread positive implication for making sure we're getting enough people coverage. >> this is also like you said more likely to get to more of the world. and for people in the u.s., wondering what is the benefit to them that other countries, perhaps not as wealthy nations could get this johnson & johnson because of the nature of it, why is that important to us too? >> two answers. important number one because,

you know, this is a public health saying, but infectious disease is only a flight away. so when we get the rest of the world coverage, we protect and you have to think about the fact if the virus starts to slow down because more people have immunity, then if we get a shot out there with 72%, 80% effectiveness, that's still a big victory. we can turn this into an outpatient disease and people people out of the hospital, that's still a really important step forward. >> all right. dr. alok patel, thank you so much for that insight. appreciate it. take care. >> thank you. >> there are so many questions about the vaccines like when can you get one, why is this process taking so long. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez joining us live now in the newsroom and talked to an expert to help answer some of your questions. lyanne? >> larry, as you can imagine, we're getting hundreds of questions through our website. so thank you for trusting us. you know, i think every family in the bay area is searching for answers, the right answers, yet there is a lot of confusion.

now we're going attempt to answer some of them. so here is our first question. can i get a covid-19 vaccine now if i'm 63 years old with previous colon cancer. well, they are still not vaccinating people with underlying conditions who are younger than 65. so here's why. they are still trying to vaccinate people who are older because they are at the absolute highest risk for dying. so unfortunately, you're going have to wait a little longer. so here is another question. why is it that minority seniors 70 plus with underlying health issues can't get a vaccine, but anyone regardless of age can get a vaccine merely by signing up to volunteer for one day? well, dr. mike wasserman, former president of the california association of long-term medicine says we have to advocate for those who don't have a voice. >> a lot of states and counties

have been doing the best they can, and i'm hopeful that in the coming weeks, the new administration, which has been much more transparent, will improve this system. >> okay. so here is our third question. i haven't had the flu vaccine since the mid 1960s. two times i ended up with high temps, 103, 104 degrees within hours of the shot. what do you suggest i do? a lot of people asking that. who do i better -- do i do better with one rather than the other? so the answer, a reaction to a vaccine is normal, according to the doctors, because it means your body is responding to the vaccine. that vaccine is working for you. now health experts say there should be no reason for anyone not to get the vaccine, especially older people. we know this, because if you get the coronavirus, there is a fairly high risk of dying.

now, again, as i mentioned, we have hundreds of questions. most people want to know how to get a vaccine. the answer is to be persistent, that big p, be persistent. and register everywhere you can, the county, your state, your health provider. also, it's usually better to call. pick up the phone to get an appointment, rather than just accepting whatever is available online. now we have information on vaccine registration for every bay area county and the major health systems at abc7news.com. so we have more questions and answers coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. in the newsroom, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> all right, lyanne, we'll see you at 5:00 and 6:00. here is something kristen was talk about, refrigeration. a wild scene in seattle. hundreds rushing to the medical centered a@midnight. officials were forced to act because a freezer at a community

hospital failed around 9:00, and that put some 1600 doses of the vaccine at risk of being wasted. >> so i put out the bat call, and we arrived within like i said within an hour and a half, and we just have a lot of people who care a lot, are very passionate about making sure the community gets vaccis vaccinate. >> it was breaking news. i hit it. #breaking news an he was there and got a shot. officials put in place a plan to administer the vaccine. they got the word out that appointments were available. and you know what? all of that worked. look at those lines. by midnight, lines stretched around the buildings, keeping the vaccine from being wasted. and they got their shots. abc7 news is monitoring the covid vaccine roll-out in california. we've got our own vaccine tracker on our website, abc7news.com. as of yesterday, the state had administered nearly 65% of the vaccine doses that were shipped

here. and developing news on the monterey county coast where parts of the 101 are closed indefinitely after they washed into the ocean after this week's storm. check out this drone video of the area known as rat creek. it's on highway 1 about 15 miles south of big sur. it had been closed before the storm and a chp officer patrolling the area noticed yesterday afternoon that part of the roadway had fallen off into the ocean. by early this morning, the entire section was gone. >> would just encourage anybody who has heard about this incident prior to this to refrain from coming down here. we do have closures in place. that's for your safety. and to give caltrans the ability to do their job. >> engineers are assessing the situation. remember in 2017 a slide closed a stretch of the big sur coastline for more than a year. relief in california. the money coming from the state to help those who are struggling to pay rent because of the

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with the coronavirus remanned on the right path. there were more than 19,000 newly diagnosed cases today, which is below the daily average for the past week. the seven-day positivity rate is at 7.4%. a week ago, it was 8.9%. this is a good indicator of the transmission rate of the virus. right now 15,700 people are hospitalized due to covid. last friday it was 19ly 19,000. in the south bay, santa clara county remains focused on getting people vaccinated. it's been averaging 6600 doses a day, and officials say they have all the infrastructure in place to do more. but there is one problem. >> the bottom line is we have the ability to give the vaccines. what we don't have are enough vaccines provided to us. >> santa clara county says it has appointments to get their shot over the next week. it remains the epicenter in the bay area for the coronavirus, surpassing 100,000 cases this

week. this weekend marks the anniversary of the first covid-19 in santa clara county. help is on the way for california renters hit hard by the pandemic. this morning governor newsom signed legislation extending the state's eviction moratorium, and setting aside more than $2.5 billion to pay back rent. one of the people who was part of this morning's event is a mother of three. her family has been hit really hard by covid-19, struggling to make ends meet, and she became emotional expressing her gratitude. >> my kids are at the university, and i wanted them to get better life. i wanted them to be better than me and my husband. and with this help, we're going get it. thank you so much. >> the current moratorium was set to expire this coming monday. it will now run through the end of ne a san ramon gym adjustingo the current pandemic regulations. they set up an outdoor gym and opened that today. indoor gyms of course are closed at this point.

24-hour fitness has moved their operations outdoors. 8200 square feet of workout space, more than 60 pieces of jim equipment. there is a roof, they put up walls and kept out the rain. members who tried it out today say they like it. thumbs-up. >> this is awesome. the fact they put this up it looked like in about 24 hours, it's great for the community. >> it took us all day yesterday. so we started about 8:00 a.m. we finished at 6:00 p.m. we probably have around 60 to 70 pieces of equipment. >> and you're going get a good workout with that mask on. 24 hour fitness says they'll keep that setup up until june so members will have the opportunity t wt anrese t situation after that. lots of people made their cole of good days of snowfall. this was the line of skiers at heavenly before the slopes opened this morning. skiers from the bay area say the conditions are terrific after the storm. now this video shows 11-year-old

maya having a good run on the cosmic wave. that's a really good run. maya's dad mark is a real pro with a video while skiing. that's not easy either. the south bay also got some snow, if you can believe that, at least in the upper elevations. sky 7 was over mount hamilton in the diablo mountain range. the observatory is coated in a blanket of snow there, and evidence of some driving. at 4200 feet, mt. hamilton is the tallest peak in a roughly 85-mile radius, but still it has to get kind of cold to get snow up there, spencer, and it did. >> and it did. it got pretty cold. we have snow levels down to 2500 feet, 3,000 feet at times during the big storm. right now, though, the storm is gone, as you can see on live doppler 7. no greens and yellows and oranges showing up. a nice view from sutro tower looking out over san francisco where it is currently 52 degrees. we have mid 50s in oakland,

mountain view and san jose and morgan hill. 52 at half moon bay. nice view looking toward the golden gate from emeryville. low 50s in the north bay at santa rosa, novato and napa. mid 57 in fairfield and mid-50s at concord and livermore. looking down on to the bay from mount tam. today we can actually see stuff, whereas yesterday the camera was socked in with clouds and rain. light rain and showers may fall in the north bay this weekend. then more widespread and steadier rain will develop on monday and tuesday. and by middle of next week, we'll have a dry, mild and sunny pattern. the approaching system for monday and tuesday ranks 1 on the nbc storm impact scale. light to moderate rain expected. only possibly some occasional downpours. looking at the weekend, though, i told you there might have some -- we might have some light showers in the north bay. you can see going into tomorrow afternoon a few showers passing through the northernmost part of our viewing area. the same pattern on sunday

before that system that i ranked for you on the storm impact scale comes in on monday. so let's move along. rainfall totals over the weekend will be really minimal. only a few hundreds of an inch in the north bay locations. tonight look for increasing clouds, low temperatures in the upper 30s in the inland valleys. low 40s right around the bay shoreline. and then tomorrow's highs will range from mid-50s a the coast to only upper 50s and most other locations. let me give you future radar for monday, showing that next significant storm coming in. so far, we're ranking it only 1 on the storm impact scale, but it could produce enough rain and enough wind and have a strong enough impact that it might gain a rate up to a level 2. but at the moment, we keep it at level 1. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. intervals of sun and clouds over the weekend. and, again, the chance of some light rain up in the north bay saturday and sunday. and then that more vigorous storm comes in on monday. tuesday still ranking 1 on the

storm impact scale. wednesday, thursday, and friday, sunny skies and getting milder towards the end of next week, as well as dryer towards the end of next week. larry and kristen? >> nice. at least we get a chance to dry out a little bit over the weekend and most places in the bay area. >> a little bit. yep, we'll take it. thanks, spencer. cable companies raising cable companies raising costs again. there are a lot of things in life we want but can't have. health insurance shouldn't be one of them. covered california is making health insurance more affordable for millions of us. even if you've looked before, you should look again. enrollment ends january 31st.

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internet customer will be play paying more. >> broadcast tv fees are going up by as much as $4.50 and a $2 bump to get regional sportsnet works. >> several companies are reinstating data caps that were suspended during the early days telephone pandemic lockdown when so many people were working and going to school from home. >> with data caps, you get a certain amount of data with your monthly plan. if you exceed that amount, you could get hit with oenchage charges, or you mig mig mig your speeds are going down. >> a new law requires companies to disclose the total price of your bill when you sign up. that includes all charge of fees and estimated taxes. the law also bans those companies from charging you rental fees for equipment like a router you provide yourself. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> now if you're frustrated by

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of collecting pipe bombs, guns, ammunition, and plotting at least one attack. his attorney insists that rogers is being misunderstood and made to be something he is not. abc7 wayne freedman in the courtroom today. >> a most unusual setting for an even more unusual case, with no cameras allowed in, ian rogers appeared via camera in a secured courtroom while his attorney argued against $5 million in bail. >> i think he is just a mouthy drunk who has strong political beliefs. he wasn't intending to act on anything he is saying. >> reporter: but the d.a. insisted that the evidence found in rogers home told a different story. deputies found pipe bombs, 15,000 pounds of ammunition, a white privilege card and body armor. now the fbi has fired federal charges based on what they describe as threatening texts. >> there appears to be intent there in those text messages.

>> we can attack twitter or the democrats you pick, says one. i think we can attack either easily. i want to blow up democrat building bad. the democrats need to pay. i hope 45 goes to war. if he doesn't, i will, in reference to the former president. >> our focus is on behavior, and our focus is on those individuals who are not just aspirational, but have an intent to use either firearms or explosive devices. >> i haven't seen the context of the conversations. if there is bun thing i've learned in 31 years of criminal defense is there is always context. >> in court today, rogers' attorney noted that the fbi and sheriff's office had begun investigating rogers last fall based on a tip from a fired employee. if they didn't ask then, why now? >> what happened in three and a half months?

it became a political issue. the capitol riots. >> the nap the court reduced bail to $1.5 million, which is still ten times the normal amount for such firearms charges. either way, rogers may not be getting out of jail any time soon. that depends on the federal case. he learns to court here in march. from napa, wayne friedman, abc7 news. >> as we reported this week, one of the 44 schools in san francisco slated to have a name change is dianne feinstein elementary. it was a decision made because in 1984 feinstein replaced a confederate flag at city hall after a protester took it down several times. now that protester now lives in south carolina, but abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez asked him to weigh in on the controversial move by the school board. >> richard bradley never thought these black and white pictures would resurface 37 years later. it shows him climbing a flag

pole with the end result of taking down the confederate flag. full disclosure. it was one of 18 flags in front of city hall used to symbolize the different stages of american history. after bradley took the flag down, then mayor dianne feinstein ordered the confederate flag be flown again. she eventually changed her mind. because of what he did, at least one school board member is hinting that perhaps a school be named after him. who is richard bradley, i asked on tv. >> if mr. bradley is out there, please reach out to me. i'd love to talk to you what you have done here in san francisco. >> he called us. >> hi, mr. bradley. thank you for joining us. you now live in south carolina. you're 70 years old. and you just told me that so you would climb any pole again at your age if it meant taking down the confederate flag? >> yes, i will. >> and tell me about that flag. i mean, what does it represent?

>> the ugliness in the world that we live in. >> let me get to the point here. should the name dianne feinstein be removed from that school because she ordered the flag to be replaced, even after you took it down not once, but three times? >> she certainly should her name removed from that school. she does not represent what make the people happen and this world we live in. or san francisco. >> yet the flag was there when george moscone was mayor of san francisco before feinstein. he did not take it down, yet there is a school named after him. and the board is not removing his name. bradley says most scone's name should also be taken down. >> certainly. there is no doubt about that. >> one of the board members suggested that perhaps we name a school after you, mr. bradley. do you think you're worthy of having a school named after you?

>> idid. i believe in helping the kids and having the kids have something to look up to that they can represent. and the kids will be happy. >> and any words for the school board? >> we have to keep -- this country we live in, looking forward and looking at what represents them. >> thank you, mr. bradley, for reaching out to me. >> and thank you very much. >> wow. that's great lyanne was able to find him and he was willing to come on. sports news. the 49ers won their last super bowl on this day 26 years ago when they defeated the chargers. and today also marks the official virtual grand reopening of the 49ers museum at levi's stadium. the museum of course closed because of covid, but now you can take a special virtual tour. and joining us to talk than is an old friend, 49ers alum vice president senior adviser to the general manager, and once

amazing library in red and gold, turner. 26 years and two days later, you and i climbed a scaffold to broadcast the 49ers victory parade. do you remember that? >> absolutely, larry. i had a ball working with you that day. it was a great day to bring the guys back into the town. it's one of my fondest memories working with you. >> i was holding on. i'm so high during that parade. anyway -- >> you don't look a day older, either, larry. >> well, you're very good at lying. i can tell that already. does the museum have a giant of you tacking someone? if it doesn't, i don't want to take a tour. >> next time you're around jed, give him a little hit. >> he usually runs away when he sees me coming. how does the virtual experience work for fans? >> the museum staff was trying

to get the people close to the museum because they physically couldn't get there but it's just, you know, with technology today, it's just an amazing opportunity to really feel like you're in the space, get a chance to explore all 11 galleries. and it really is pretty cool. so the sneak peek is today. you go on the levi's stadium.com and start the excitement. >> you see coach walsh there. there is a special section dedicated to him, right? >> there is there. is a bill walsh gallery. what we have is offense from redwood city kind of, and i can remember being in that office a few times, larry. whenever you went in his office, it wasn't a fun time. so it brings back some memories, you probably don't want to walk through anything that resensationals that offense. do i have to be a seasoned ticketholder or can anybody do

this? and is there any cost? >> no cost. it's absolutely free. and yeah, so ■anybody can joinin and get an opportunity to see the space virtually. hopefully once we get to open the space back up, we'll get more folks to come in and physically enjoy the space. >> have you actually gone on the computer and tooled around with the mouse and driven around so you can see it? how is the experience? >> i like how you say that, larry. driven around a little bit. that's exactly what i did. i ran but it really is pretty cool. it's so life like. and with technology today, you really do feel like you're in the space for two minutes. >> wow. i just love seeing the catch there with dwight. that's so fantastic. so many school items in the museum. whether it's virtual, you got to check this out.

>> it's a cool way. this is our 75th year coming up anniversary too. this is one of the challenges with the museum all year long is how do you capture all of our history and put it into one space. the museum is 25,000 square feet. and i think in the virtual tour, you kind of had the same challenge in trying to accent and give the fans a real view of so many different aspects of our richest. >> well, it's awesome. i know people will really enjoy it, especially with the 75st anniversary celebration coming up. i got to ask you a football question. are you keeping garafolo? you have all the titles, vp, senior adviser, you know what's going on. you want to break some news? >> well, unfortunately, i'm just in charged of the newsreel. that's all i got for you. >> come on! after all the years that we've known each other, you can't even

give me a little nugget, a little something? >> i'll call you. as soon as i find out something, i'll call you. >> before you call me, i'll be on the air talking about it. i'll call you. tina turner, thank you so much. one more time, give people the website address so they can click on the virtual tournament. >> yeah, levi's stadium. >> thank you so much. love you, brother. great seeing you. keenan turner, everybody. >> thank you, man. >> larry, told me but he told me not to tell you. >> i'm kidding, i'm kidding. that was a great interview. talk about pulling double duty. he is a high school principle by day, but his work doesn't end there. the job he does at night to help the job he does at night to help some of his where can a healthier heart lead you? for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto helped people stay alive and out of the hospital.

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all right. time for the four@4. ama joining us. let's get started. we do begin with the survey on the covid-19 vaccine and the number of people willing to be vaccinated. according to the california health care association, 80% of bay area residents are willing to get the vaccine while 71 statewide. those percentages are just what medical experts are hoping for. ld return to some form of normalcy by the fall if 70 to 85% get vaccinated. so the question is do you believe the numbers in the

survey? and, you know, would you get vaccinated? spencer, i'm going to start with you. >> not only willing to get vaccinated, i'm eager to get vaccinated. i'm going on line here with alameda county health services begging for an appointment. i'm not surprised at those numbers. i'd like to see them even higher. but i think 80% is a pretty good number. and i'm not surprised that 80% of people in the bay area would be willing to get it. >> yeah. from your experience, ama, does that sound about right? >> yeah, i mean definitely compared to other states, i would expect california to be a little higher than some of the other states. and along with spencer, i would like that number to be even higher. this is only going to work if we actually get vaccinated, right? that's the whole point. i would hope that that number is correct and maybe even on the lower side. hopefully more people will get it. >> indeed. >> i think we've seen the numbers steadily going up. as you see more people getting vaccinated.

and part of this is public relevance as well. >> yeah. >> that's why they were talking about hey, should we have lebron james get vaccinated on tv toe try to get people more comfortable. years ago they had elvis presley get vaccinated on live television to try to stop the spread of polio. so is there a process here. a high school principal's extraordinary efforts to help his students in need are not going unnoticed. in addition to his day job at north charleston high school in south carolina, henry darby works three nights a week stocking shelves at walmart and donates his salary to low income students and his families. and to him the effort is personal. >> a couple of years ago i had two students who were females sitting under the bridge. there was another situation where a former student of mine and her daughter, they were living in their car. and another situation where one of my former students came needed funds for her water and

light bill. >> wow. >> principal darby's altruism was highlighted by a tv station leading to a gofundme drive that raised $100,000. and today walmart got into the act, presenting darby with a check for $50,000 for his school. we need more principals like principal darby, needless to say. ama, what's your reaction to that? i think sometimes the plight of the individual student is not recognized, especially there are so many kids that are struggling, families that are struggling. >> absolutely. you hear the story and you think that he is doing this. and already it's starting to pay off even more because the more people are hearing about it and then more people know about the need and more people are willing to step up and help out. so that maybe the load isn't just all on him to help make a better situation for some of the students. >> kristen, you know, once you get the corporate support behind you, you start to get real momentum and maybe the program spreads and spreads and spreads.

>> that's true. maybe that ama's point one good deed begets another. that did bring tears to my eyes. gosh, that man deserves a congressional medal of freedom. can we give it to him? people who are truly deserving? >> i agree. >> are you insinuating some have not been that deserving? >> what, what? >> did i hear that? i don't think so. >> just praising the gentleman for what he did. amazing. bernie sanders's mittens have taken on a life of their own since last week's inaugurations. charities are definitely feeling the bern. this mural popped up in oakland near 27th and webster. but the real buzz has been over all the merchandise inspired by this meme. so far $1.8 million has been raised for charities. the woman who knitted those famous mittens put three paris up for auction with all the money going to charity as well. one pair went for 3800 bucks. so don't lose them. another 6100, and the last sold

for 7650. wow! ama, that's just the coolest meme. what is your favorite? what have you seen that you loved? >> i should have them right there. >> you guys are just going laugh at me. everyone is going to laugh at me. so i woke up in the morning, checked my text messages, and a friend had sent one, you know i love dave matthews. and it was dave matthews on stave with bern next to him. i was still in a fog and i thought oh, my gosh, wait, they were together? and it slowly crept, in wait, we're in a pandemic. all the people in the crowd. oh, now i'm awake. >> gotcha. >> yeah. >> i think they're doing a bobblehead, a bernie bobblehead as well, which i'm sure will be popular. the fun thing, spencer, social media certainly has its negativity that comes with it, but this is a positive, kind of a fun story of something that is so random that blew up and is

now turning into a positive. >> you're right. it's all over the place. there are so many funny depictions of bernie in front of various things that you would not expect to see him in front of. one of my favorites was bernie in front of some of the people that donald trump pardoned, but back in jail. >> poor bernie. >> where will he pop up next. >> it's fun. moving on. netflix testing a new tool that stops your favorite shows and movies from streaming. it's like a sleep timer or a way to prevent binge watching. the global test launches today on android devices. users can set a timer for 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, or the end of whatever somebody's watching. netflix is looking at bringing the feature nor than just android if it does well. you set it for 30 minutes and they set to it unlimited. you set to it 45, they set to it

unlimited. this is going to go back and forth in the house. >> forget the kids. i was thinking why would i want that? i don't want something to control me like that. if i want to binge six hours, i'm going binge six hours. do you have a problem with that. >> i was thinking okay, there has to be an override button. when i get to the end of the episode and thinking i'm ready for the next, no, i have got watch the next one there has to be a way around that. >> can't stop, right, spencer? it is hard. >> i'm a binge watcher also. you're right. i don't want to be stopped. i binge watched handmade's tale, outlander, queen's gambit. >> that was a good un. >> "lupin," the french series. amazing! >> "your honor" is really good too. >> which one? >> "your honor". >> richardson. >> money heist. >> we're all getting ready to binge watch. >> it's like a netflix commercial. the genius of what they do,s

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