>> we will be dry for the most part. we have a chance of showers in the north bay not only today and tomorrow, weak system will move

into extreme northern california. tail end could get cloverdale. otherwise, looking live outside this morning, towards the east bay, notice that a lot of cloud cover is with us. 47 in san francisco, 46 in mountain view, low 40s in morgan hill. walnut creek looking nice. peeks of sun in east bay and south bay. 50 in napa, 45 in livermore. mostly to partly cloudy skies throughout the day today, a chance of showers far north. numbers are cooler, below average in the low 50s. elsewhere, partial sun, upper 50s. julian? >> thank you. two covid variants have been found in the bay area. this comes nearly a month after a ucsf lab detected the california variant. we have more on how the variants were detected. >> reporter: they're believed to be highly transmissible and contagious. now they're in the bay area. >> the variants are now present in the community.

>> reporter: inside the clinical virology laboratory, uk and brazil variants were found. >> about 17% of samples we sequenced. >> reporter: abc news got an exclusive look at the lab where researchers screened hundreds of samples collected across the bay area. >> i'm not too surprised at its progression, but certainly all of the twists and turns kept i think everyone on their toes. >> reporter: almost a month ago, dr. charles chiu found the varnl variant. it was a matter of time to detect the two variants in the region. >> what's the difference between the variants? >> one of the key aspects they have in common, all of them have mutations in spike protein. that's a critical region that binds cells, allows the virus to infect cells. as a result, mutations in that

region in spike protein are associated with possibly making a virus more transmissible. >> reporter: what gives him hope is this, more people getting vaccinated. he says this is the only way to stop the variants from spreading. >> it is not unexpected we will start to see cases and likely will start to see increasing number of cases in days to come. >> reporter: medical experts say we need to prioritize regions where the variant is dominant, increase vaccination efforts as fast as possible. the highly contagious variants add to a sense of urgency for a vaccine. jr stone explains there's a new weapon on the the the >> this is the new vaccine that could get emergency authorization by late february in the united states. >> this is a single shot vaccine

you start to see anywhere from 7 to 10 days. >> johnson & johnson says it is effective 66%, 85% against severe disease, and 100% against hospitalization and death. pfizer and moderna are 95% effective against moderate disease. >> there were no hospitalizations or deaths in the vaccine group. this tells us we have a value added additional vaccine candidate. >> the johnson & johnson vaccine was tested in south africa where highly contagious covid-19 variant surfaced. there, the he have see was 57% for moderate disease. johnson & johnson says storage requirements are more convenient for the vaccine, and stanford

doctors say that could be a game changer. >> this can stay in the refrigerator, it would be more like the annual flu shot which you can get at the local pharmacy. >> if authorized, johnson & johnson says they could have 100 million doses available by june. jr stone, abc7 news. down in south bay, while santa clara county is focused on vaccinating people, it reached a sober milestone. >> one year later, we are surfacing 100,000 cumulative cases. quite a milestone which none of us i think wanted to see. >> county health officials are vaccinating 6600 people a day, and have an ambitious goal the next seven days. they want to get shots in the arms of 60,000 people over the age of 65. happening today, a large covid-19 vaccination effort for underserved and vulnerable communities in east palo alto.

ravenswood family health plans to vaccination 800 to a thousand people today, including registered patients over 65 and health care workers, too. valid id is required to get vaccinated. the vaccine clinic is under way and open until 6:00 p.m. today. the address there is 1885 bay road. 1885 bay road. in the east bay, alameda county revealed new details about its mass vaccination sites. the plan of focus is oakland colosseum and alameda county fairgrounds. the county is receiving 10 to 15,000 doses per week. the goal would be to administer 5,000 doses per day at each of those sites. like other counties, it is facing supply shortage. >> we are planning for bigger distribution network than we have vaccine now. keeping our fingers crossed that we'll get that supply. >> county officials hope to have the large sites up and running

by sometime mid february. there are a lot of questions about the vaccine since the rollout began, questions coming from you personally. abc7 reporter liam melendez talked to experts to get questions answered, including this one. >> haven't had the flu vaccine since 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 are asking that. reaction to vaccine is normal according to doctors, it means your body is responding to the vaccine. that vaccine is working for you. health experts say there should be no reason for anyone not to get the vaccine, especially older people. >> the question we are getting most often understandably so, how to get vaccinated. the answer is you have to be persistent for starters and register everywhere you can. that means the county, state,

even your own health care provider. if you have questions about the vaccine, and we understand you probably do, go to abc7news.com/vaccine. you'll see a big blue box. click on that. it will take you to a form to send your question directly to the abc7 news vaccine team. as you scroll through social media, you're likely to see people share pictures of their vaccine card. officials warn that scammers are targeting posts. listen up. vaccination cards are used or issued when you go and get the covid shot. they have personal information on them like your name, birthdate, where you got the vaccine. better business bureau says scammers could use real cards to make copies. officials say to share a photo of the vaccine sticker they hand to you or a selfie of you getting the vaccine instead. we are tracking california's vaccination progress. it is up on the website.

you can track it, too. the vaccine tracker is available anytime on the home page. all you have to do is check out abc7news.com. 9:08 if just joining us this saturday morning. we check back in with lisa for a look at the forecast. >> julian, we're relatively dry for the most part over the weekend, north bay communities could see a shower, a sprinkle. live look outside from the tower cam, temperatures are in the upper 40s and upper 50s today where clouds dominate right here. we'll tell you where you get some sun and more rain coming our way to start february next. also ahead this morning, another bay area city poised to take up hazard pay for grocery workers. we'll tell you when the proposal will be discussed. plus, a santa clara county deputy is in jail this morning. why prosecutors say

32 years after the kidnapping of eileen they're sharing a message in her honor. the candlelight vigil and walk are cancelled this year. last year, her mother passed away. her family says she never gave up hope. neither will they.

reward of $95,000 is offered for information leading to the person responsible for her disappearance. a santa clara deputy shot in an ambush last year on patrol is facing a felony charge. prosecutors say they believe he made the entire abc7 tells what made prosecutors doubt that story. >> reporter: it caused panic with law enforcement. >> shots fired. >> reporter: that call from santa clara deputy that he was shot at randomly the night of january 31st, 2020. >> he was very lucky. he was very brave. >> reporter: that was the sheriff, lori smith, the day after it happened, pointing to his body worn camera struck by a bullet, crediting it with saving his life. the assailants were never found. prosecutors say they never

existed. the entire story was fabricated. >> when you take a close look at the evidence, the story didn't add up. >> reporter: that's the deputy district attorney leading the prosecution against the deputy that was arrested friday, booked on charges of vandalism, falsely reporting a crime. >> deeply disappointing and disturbing. >> reporter: he wouldn't reveal specific evidence but says analysis of bullets was an important factor. in a statement, sheriff smith wrote if allegations hold true, his actions are not representative of the upstanding men and women who risk their lives every day to serve with honesty and integrity. if convicted could face up to four years in prison. we were unable to reach gill for comment. >> reporter: deputy gill is still under administrative leave, expected to be arraigned in coming weeks. matt boone, abc7 news. the oakland city council will consider a proposal on

tuesday that will require large grocery stores to pay workers hazard pay during the pandemic. talking about increase of $5 an hour, according to a report on the proposal. the proposed ordinance defines large stores as those with over 500 employees nationwide, but city and staff haven't talked to large chains for their opinion on this. some are recommending the council wait to vote. for people who kept their jobs during the pandemic, a lot of them are now working from home as you know. this could have impact on taxes you file this year. rob hayes from our sister station in los angeles explains. >> reporter: as if the pandemic hasn't already been physically and mentally taxing, now we're going to find out how literally taxing it will be. countdown to tax day, now ticking, be on the lookout for twists this year. >> it is going to be completely different. >> reporter: that is a nice way of saying how the already

complex tax filing process will be more complex. eric yen is here. >> i don't want to panic taxpayers. >> reporter: look at the stimulus check you were happy to get. >> you do not pay taxes on that. >> reporter: more good news if you didn't receive one last year because you earned too much in 2019, there's still a chance to cash in if income took a big enough hit last year. >> if income dropped below the threshold, you can claim that credit back on the 2020 taxes. >> unemployment, another big factor for people. >> unemployment is taxed at the federal level. you do not pay taxes to california. >> but this is where you can get into tax trouble. while california doels out up to 450 a week in unemployment, for awhile congress added another $600 a week, pandemic

unemployment assistance. if you collected that, you could face a big tax bill, even if you chose to have taxes withheld. >> they only base the tax of 450 as opposed to the additional 600. most of the time, there will be underwithholding. >> working from home could throw a wrench into taxes. if you decide to work from a second home in another state, you may have to pay income taxes there as well. >> for the taxes you give to the state, you get a credit from california. eliminates double taxation. >> what it means, finally a second tax return for the other state and more paperwork. in a year filled with ppp and edd, pua, perhaps three letters to turn to are cpa. in glendale, rob hayes, abc7 news. >> good advice for us all as we begin to think about taxes.

some developing news on the central coast. governor newsom declaring a state of emergency for san oh business bow because of the damaging storms from monterey county. schek it out. speaks for itself. heavy rain caused a section of highway 1 on the big sur coast to fall into the ocean. the road was closed before the storm hit. by yesterday, the entire section was washed away. >> this is going to go on. they're going to keep rebuilding roads because we love this area. and people that come down here need to realize that there are certain stretches that can be a little dangerous, especially in bad weather. >> cal tran says the area will be closed until further notice. understandably so. blustery weather was too much for yosemite national park closed nearly a week to deal with cleanup there. according to l.a. times, the park looking at $200 million in damage.

park rangers say winds knocked down at least 15 of the giant sequoias before they could clear trees, it started to snow there. a maricopa service says it is the worst damage in three years. it is set to open monday. lake tahoe saw plenty of snow the past few days. plow drivers cleaned up 2200 miles of roads. tahoe city didn't look much different. snow piled on homes and sidewalks, blocking in cars. homeowners spent hours and hours shoveling out the driveways. >> you're not going to get to work on time. you can't go anywhere. literally, can't go anywhere. snow will win every time. you have to shovel, you have to do what you got to do. >> you just got to do what you got to do. look at this line here. skiers lined up before the slopes open at heavenly. you can see this 11-year-old

from san lorenzo having a great run on the cosmic wave. her dad cheers her on, manning the camera. beautiful out there. happy to see folks having some fun. it is 9:20, if just joining us this saturday morning. we check in with meteorologist lisa argen with what to expect this weekend. >> hey, good morning to you. 64% of normal for the northern sierra. definitely a boost to the snow pack. 71% around yosemite. 55% where big bear got up to ten feet of snow. boy, we needed it. more to come. quiet right now. looking at perhaps a little light rain through the north bay over the weekend, but it is a system developing off the coast that's going to arrive monday bringing us widespread rain, maybe a half inch to an inch in spots. live look outside. you can see clouds here heading over the golden gate bridge. there are peaks and intervals of

sun. 52 in oakland, 48 in san jose, 50 on the coast. this is san rafael, more clouds are with us. i think rain is north of san rafael, santa rosa, cloverdale, along northwestern sonoma county. 50 in napa. 48 in concorde. livermore, 45. the new camera, over in nevada, it is 27 degrees. highs in the upper 30s. isn't that a sight. we have a winter storm watch already in effect for the upcoming system monday into tuesday. right now, basically cloudy inch of the bay area. chance for sprinkle or light shower in the north bay. otherwise, here comes rain. level one system for monday and tuesday. here's a look at the rest of the day today, throughout the afternoon, partly cloudy skies from east bay, livermore, down

through san jose. san francisco north, more cloud cover. even some sun there. as you get through the second half of the weekend, you can see we still have a chance of showers. here we are tomorrow morning. could be as far south as santa rosa. getting through the rest of the sunday, continues to lift north. we'll be looking for this system, level one system arriving monday. last seen through early tuesday. light to moderate rain, occasional downpours, winds could gust in excess of 40 miles per hour. upper elevation winds out of the south. that warms us up tomorrow, will continue to increase. that will bring some 60s for sunday. this is monday. monday night, it is raining into the overnight hours early tuesday. we have more rain. as we get through the rest of the day tuesday, things dry out. rainfall amounts up in santa rosa, inch and a third, three quarters inch in oakland, an inch in fremont. winter storm warning with over two feet of snow expected above

6,000 feet for west slopes and kirkwood. perhaps we could see 12 to 15 inches. clouds and sun today. mid-50s downtown. 57 in concorde, 59 in san jose. and accuweather seven-day forecast looking at sprinkles in the north bay, chance of showers continues into sunday there, milder for tomorrow afternoon. that level one system monday and tuesday. and then we remain quiet for middle and end of next week. we still at best, julian, only 50% of average, that's in san jose for rainfall season. >> even with the heavy dumping most of us saw last week, still not enough to makeup drought. thank you. just ahead, thousands of students, parents, coaches fighting for school sports to resume. hear the plea to governo

welcome back. tens of thousands of students and parents in california are involved in a campaign called

let them play. it is a push to try to convince the state to let school sports resume. practices and games have all been called off for young athletes since the pandemic started. abc7 reporter leslie brinkley has more. >> allow these babies to get back outside, be kids again. >> reporter: coaches join forces with thousands of parents and students friday morning in a virtual plea to the california governor to open up youth sports as they showed off a new physician's letter to bolster the case. >> three-page document with 57 different positions from across the entire state of california that show support for return of safe play for our students. >> this is not a political issue. athletes are not democrats, they're not republicans. all they want to do is play. we want to work with both sides of the legislature. >> reporter: they say closure of sports during the pandemic is doing irrepairable damage to kids. >> churches are closed, gyms are

closed, recreational parks are closed, gated up. goals are taken off the rims. what else do we want the kids to do? >> all that's happening is kids, we are finding more suicides, suicide ideation. >> these kids are bored with the zoom check ins, bored with the motivational group chat text. now we're seeing them with guns on social media. i'm losing my boys and 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 just make it safe so we can have one last opportunity. >> leslie brinkley, abc7 news. still to come on abc7 mornings, new mask mandate goes into effect in days. the cdc is requiring everyone to wear a mask. and president biden's covid

relief bill, why he says he is ready to tackle it alone, if he

good morning. thanks so much for sticking around on this saturday morning. we will start this half hour off with a look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning, lisa. >> hey, julian, good morning to you. hi, everyone. a lot of clouds out there, but peeks of sun for sure. looking towards east bay hills camera, mount diablo there, with cloudy skies. 48 in the city, 52 in oakland. 50 along the shoreline. and the shark tank here where temperatures in the north bay are in the mid to upper 40s as well as inland valleys. as we get through 10:00, low 50s arriving. and some sun from say black hawk to san ramone, through fremont.

upper 50s there. cooler in the north bay, more clouds, chance of showers. track out monday's rain which is more widespread in a few minutes. >> sounds good. we need that rain. thank you, lisa. the cdc will require people to wear a mask on any form of public transportation. the new mandate goes in effect monday at this is planes, taxis, even ride shares. masks must be worn on the ride and while waiting. children under two and people with a disability that can't wear a mask are exempt. the cdc has the right to enforce it through criminal penalties, they're hoping people will comply and follow voluntarily. getting vaccinated is so important as we all know. but supply is hitting a new low across the state. members of kaiser perfemanente e

struggling. stephanie sierra is digging into concerns from people like you. >> how do i get my mother scheduled. >> as far as county health, haven't heard anything from county health. >> it is a mess. >> margaret, george, cynthia are trying to get appointments to get vaccinated. each of them delta difficult hand. george lives in san jose. >> contacted kaiser, sat on the phone about 45 minutes. >> georgia trying to get an appointment through kaiser permanent canadien taye. >> she was blunt, we don't have enough, we'll notify when we have it in there. >> kaiser told abc7 the limited supply of vaccine california is receiving from the federal government is what's limiting appointments. we have received only enough to vaccinate 4.5% of our california members. >> my wife was very frustrated.

>> his wife tried stanford health care. >> she called them, said no, we can't administer the vaccine to you unless you have been a patient here or are an existing patient. >> stanford is requiring members to have received care at least once in the last three years in order to get vaccinated. >> they were completely full. no appointments available through 2021. >> the past two weeks, cynthia rodriguez trying to get her 88-year-old mother vaccinated in san francisco. >> how many different times have you been redrikirected, told to here, there. >> one, two, three, four. five times. >> after trying sites, she was told. >> take her to a pharmacy. they said we won't have vaccines until april, maybe later. >> margaret was told the same. battling misinformation from contra costa public health

services. >> i was told that i was too young, at 72, to have the vaccine, even though i am suffering now from severe asthma, that i was out of luck. president biden is now urging passage of a huge relief package with or without republican support. as abc news reporter andrew dim perfect reports, that's a change in tone that preached unity at his inauguration ten days ago. >> reporter: splitting capitol hill, a growing number of republicans opposing the size of the $1.9 trillion covid-19 stimulus proposal. >> not sure i understand why there's a grave emergency right now. >> president biden's call to congress includes $160 billion for vaccinations, more help for small businesses, and another round of direct payments to most

americans for $1400. a willingness to work with republicans in congress, the president now signaling support for senate democrats to move ahead on covid relief without gop support. >> i support passing covid relief with support republicans have been getting, but the covid relief has to pass. no ifs, ands or buts. >> republicans call foul. lindsey graham saying apparently very little is being shown by the biden administration when it comes to partnershipship on covid relief. biden met with janet yellen, focused on broader relief than most republicans can stomach. >> the president's rescue plan will help millions of people make it to the other side of this pandemic. >> reporter: millions of americans are struggling to put food on the table. this soup kitchen in new jersey feeding hundreds of families. in ohio, national guard helping hand out more than 40,000 pounds of food. >> myself and my soldiers have

that warm feeling inside, knowing we're doing good for communities. help is on the way for california renters who have been hit hard by the pandemic. governor gavin newsom signed legislation extending the eviction moratorium, setting aside more than $2.5 billion for back rent. the current moratorium set to expire this monday. it will run through end of june. the wild week on wall street fueled by a short squeeze ended with the dow dropping more than 600 points. its worst week since october. meanwhile, gamestop, a key stock behind the market chaos is still surging. deed ra bolton has the latest. >> reporter: there's a pause from market mania after the dow plunged more than 600 points friday. >> never thought i would do day trading. >> reporter: it is due to a fight between professional wall street investors and online army

of amateur day traders. hedge fund managers calculated two companies, gamestop and amc theaters were on the brink of collapse, bet against them by shorting their stocks. a group of amateurs brought together over social media purchased shares in both companies, causing stocks to soar and wall street professionals to lose millions. gamestop and amc closing up for the week. gamestop skyrocketing 400%. amc more than 300%. many credit 34-year-old keith gill as the force behind the grass roots investing effort using read it and youtube for stock tips. gill says this story is so much bigger than me. i support these retail investors and their ability to make a statement. now many officials, analysts, market experts are concerned that market turbulence may hurt individual investors. sec says, quote, it is closely

monitoring and evaluating the situation. since many of these eyebrow raising trades are executed on an online platform called robinhood, that company is under extra scrutiny. >> brokerages and other financial institutions do it all the time. it is part of day to day normal operations, every day people are taking control of their financial futures in ways that people haven't before. >> reporter: young investors are taking advantage. ten-year-old jaden received shares of gamestop as a gift for kwanzaa. now he has a few,000 in profits, earning him a moment in the spotlight. >> i think of it as like something fun to do and profitable at the same time. >> reporter: if you're going to invest, experts say true beginners should work with a financial adviser. second tip, diversify. don't put all your eggs in one basket. deirdre bolton, abc news, new

york. still ahead on abc7 mornings, if you can't go to disneyland, why not bring disneyland to you. up next, the north bay family that built their own version of the mat a horn in the backyard and it is a wild ride. it is 9:39. you wake up with us this saturday morning. looking outside at the santa cruz cam. lisa argen back in a second with a look

happening today, san francisco giants legend barry bonds is once again doing his part building a better bay area. the foundation will make a $25,000 donation to the san francisco food bank. he will be visiting the marin center. he will be volunteering and presenting a portion of his donation, dedicated to marin.

earlier we caught up with bonds as he donated $15,000 to second harvest food bank of silicon valley and joined volunteers handing out food at a drive through distribution event, too. so many people in need in the area, love seeing someone so notable in the community doing so much good. 9:42. we check in with lisa for a look at the bay area forecast. >> hey, julian. good morning, everyone. isn't this a cool shot? about 2300 feet on top of mount tam. only 39 degrees. certainly chilly in higher elevations. south winds warm us up the second half of the weekend. we have a chance of showers in parts of the bay area while others see some sun. the full accuweather seven-day forecast is coming up. >> thank you, lisa. also, next up, back to the bay. the sharks headed back to san jose earlier than expected. chris alvarez is in for

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in sports tonight, the warriors are back in action at the chase center. tipoff set for 7:00 p.m. here's chris alvarez with a look at how the warriors are performing as they hit the quarter pole of the season. >> an up and down season for the warriors. 10- 9. yet to put together a winning streak of three games. it has been a struggle so far. had a chance to do that against phoenix but blown out on the back end of a back-to-back. phoenix seven players scoring in double figures as the suns pulled away for 114-93 win. continuing the overall theme of looking for consistency. >> probably eight of those nine are just getting blitzed. whether you win or lose, you put yourself in a much better position to become a more consistent team. that's where we have to get to if we're really trying to establish ourself.

>> we can do things well periodically, but we just haven't put it together and that's why we're, you know, just bouncing up and down from one night to the next. women's college hoops number six stanford looking for the sweep of washington state and final seconds haley jones and a triple is true. stanford led by double digits right there and jones and williams scored 16. williams with the triple. stanford pulling away and hall hits a three. stanford wins 77-49. san jose sharks won't have to play home games after all. sharks games february 1 and 3rd were scheduled in arizona, and they're postponed due to contact tracing. four members of the golden knights including three coaches are in isolation as part of league protocols. the two february games now postponed for later in the season in san jose. super bowl lv will be played

a week from sunday. the chiefs look to defend the title against tom brady and the bucs. espn adam shaftner reports that coaches and players be tested twice daily. any player who tests positive will be ruled out for the game which will remain on schedule for sunday february 7th in tampa bay. according to multiple reports, the st. louis cardinals are trading for colorado third baseman nolan arenado. some details to work out but this will be good news for the giants. he's always done well against san francisco. that's your look at sports, let's send things back to you. if you are just joining us, we want to get a check of the forecast across the bay area after we dealt with a week full of rain. we know this is the first full weekend, lisa, of outdoor dining back in the bay area. maybe some folks want to enjoy that for brunch or dinner. >> that's right. i heard a lot of people were out

yesterday and another dry night tonight. we'll take advantage of that i'm sure into sunday as well. by monday and tuesday, rain returns across the bay area. this weak system is pushing into extreme northern california. live doppler 7 picking up on not much yet. we could see the possibility of a sprinkle in the far north bay and right now we have what we call zonal flow. another system in the pacific, bringing a half inch to over an inch of rain tuesday. as we look live from east bay hills camera, a little sun out there. temperatures are milder this morning due to cloud cover overnight. we are looking at some 40s and low 50s from half moon bay. 52 in oakland. upper 40s in san jose and san francisco. this is san rafael. a lot of clouds will dominate the sky much of marin, sonoma, napa, due to the system being a little closer. numbers in the mid 40s in santa rosa, 50 in novato and napa, 48

in concorde. finally, san francisco, where you see mostly cloudy skies, few peeks of sun, a lot of clouds with sprinkles, light showers arriving now and again in the north bay, perhaps well north and then looking at that level one system coming in monday, departing later tuesday. as we go through the rest of the day, clouds east and south and on the peninsula. sunday, early morning, you can see showers up in santa rosa, maybe along the coast, point rays, by the afternoon, more clouds in advance of the next system. right now, it is level one for monday and tuesday. light to moderate rain. looking at occasional downpours. south winds will really be gusting. tomorrow they work to warm us up. by monday, 40 to 50 miles per hour winds when we get this frontal passage. looking through the rest of the day, it is nothing like last

week. frontal band will sweep through into tuesday. behind it, partly cloudy skies. it is a good snow maker for the sierra nevada, 6,000 feet. snow levels are higher with this system. as we get through the rest of monday and tuesday into wednesday, half inch to eight-tenths in heyward, inch in fremont and mountain view. sierra nevada, storm watch monday to tuesday. one to two feet above 6,000 feet for west slopes. wind gusts to 70 miles per hour. maybe about an inch, a foot by kirkwood. 57 in concorde today, with a little more sun towards the east bay into fremont, san jose. more clouds north, maybe a sprinkle there. accuweather seven-day forecast keeps a chance of showers in the north bay. level one system monday, tuesday. then we dry out, warm up the rest of the week. >> thank you. many of us have taken on pandemic projects. one napa family took that concept to new heights. built a backyard roller coaster

that looks like disneyland's matterhorn. they nailed it. >> definitely a fun filled ride, well paced. the dip is the most exciting, it goes under a bridge, looks like you'll run into it, and the last second you dip down. people look thrilled. >> the cave with the monster is cool. >> my brother walked outside with me to the backyard, he said we're going to build a matterhorn. i thought that makes person sense. >> he said we saw a backyard roller coaster, we thought we can do that but better. >> my brother and i decided if we make a ride, it will be like a disney ride, those are the

best. >> when i talk with people, i will be like i was in napa, working on the roller coaster. they're like what? >> wait, are you serious, you built what? how? the matterhorn is one of my favorites. we used to live in southern california. when we lived there, we were annual pass holders, go to vacation spot. something my parents, meant a lot to them growing up. >> original ride is matterhorn. we added alpine escape. people see it online. it looks big. when you stand next to it and realize how much work has to go into a project like this, it takes your breath away. >> it is fun to call, say we need a ton of steel literally. that was cool. >> i would compare it to the old barn raising they had back in the day. a lot like that. bringing friends together, drawing up plans. >> there was a lot of trial and

error. >> the yeti wasn't in the original plan. i thought if we're going to this trouble, might as well have the yeti. >> i said hey, you know, my brother matthew could probably print you a head, like a 3d print. michael's immediate response was if we can do that, why wouldn't we do that. >> my awesome moment was riding it the first time. for me, that's when everything came together. >> during the night, the ride takes on a life of its own. designed full on fireworks projection show how disneyland has that projected on the castle, and we put that on the side of the mountain with full music track. i don't think anybody could have expected 2020. it made 2020 better for all of us.

not just the finished project, it is the journey that led to the end of that project. all of the great stories and moments, especially during covid where it is hard to have any fellowship, it felt like wow, we all did this, pulled this off. it is a one of a kind feeling. the idea is to tear it down the next few months or so to build an even longer coaster modeled after big thunder. >> a lot of great memories, joyful moments i will remember forever. looking forward to the next one. up next, the 49ers season may be over. you can celebrate the team's accomplishments. we have all of the details about the virtual tour of the 49ers

the 49ers launched virtual tour of the team museum at levi

stadium. it includes 11 galleries and exhibit spaces featured in the 20,000 foot square museum. it opened yesterday on the anniversary of the last super bowl win. the full tour will launch in conjunction with the 75th anniversary celebration later this year. fans meantime can check out a sneak peek at levi stadium.com/museum. this saturday morning, a final check of the bay area forecast with lisa. >> partly to mostly cloudy to start the weekend, last weekend of january where we are mainly dry. could see a sprinkle towards santa rosa. cooler there with clouds, low 50s. upper 50s, partly sunny conditions for east bay, south bay, even on the peninsula. chance of rain continues north. level one system monday and tuesday, half inch to inch and a third across the bay area. more mountain snow and we get drier and milder rest of the

week. thank you, lisa. thank you for joining us for abc7 mornings this saturday. julian grover in for liz kreutz. along with lisa argen, thanks for joining us. the x games is next. abc7 continues at 4:30, because of the nba saturday prime time. 5:00 p.m., nba countdown gets you ready for the los angeles lakers battling the boston celtics. tipoff is 5:30, followed by after the game with larry beil. make it a great day.

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