community. latinos are the demographic with the highest number of covid-19 mission district is san nchi m francisco's covid-19 hot spot. today the city's first vaccination hub opened. giving this community hope. >> it has arrived and it is such still facing a 14% positivity rate. >> reporter: but getting to this point wasn't easy. it actually started across the street. where for months ucsf and the latino task force tested thousands of people at this 24th and mission test site. making that effort the reason why today so many trust the vaccine. >> about 86% of people said they were likely to or very likely to get it when it's available to them, which is great. and a lot of people said they

wanted to get it in a community site. >> reporter: today state senator scott wiener praising their efforts. >> it is engagement is. >> reporter: mayor london breed announced this will be one of multiple community hubs across the city tt vci ose in tirst tier and 65-year-olds and older. >> we know sadly that our latino population,ch represents about 15% of san francisco, has been hardest hit. of the over 30,000 cases they have been about 42% of those cases. and what that means is that we as a city we had to take action. >> reporter: so far san francisco has administered over 106,000 doses. out of that number 83,557 people have been vaccinated. meaning second doses are being held back. >> right now we're following the

fda and cdc recommendations as well as the state that everybody needs to get a second dose. so those are scheduled for this week. >> reporter: but why hold doses while the virus continues to mutate? >> do you believe that maybe the strategy in this neighborhood should be different? >> so what we're focusing on as we roll out the vaccine is making sure we're making the vaccine available in neighborhoods, in zip codes with the highest prevalence of the virus. >> reporter: we didn't get a clear answer there. and san francisco doctors telling me the city needs to do more to prioritize having scene distribution within this community. for instance, marin county hndib people with second appointments and instead is making those appointments as more vaccines arrive. in san francisco luz pena, abc 7 news. >> and we appreciate you staying on top of that story, luz. thanks. a new report from the centers for disease control reveals nursing home staff members are not getting vaccinated at a high rate. only 38% accepted shots when they were offered.

meantime, 78% of residents have received at least one shot. the report examined vaccination rates at more than 11,000 facilities between december 18th and january 17th. the vaccine rollout across the country has been rocky with demand outweighing supply. today the president of the moderna, dr. steven hoge, said he is working with president vieden to vaccinate as many americans as possible. >> a lot of the logistical bottlenecks we're running into are problems we can solve on our own. but what's been great is we've had partnership from the administration throughout and have been able to work with them to identify if there have been any supply chain gaps, any consumables, any small things that we need. >> moderna says scientists are working around the clock to ramp up vaccine production. dr. hoge, a graduate of ucsf, says he's hopeful the united states can achieve herd immunity by mid-year. now, we're monitoring the vaccine rollout in california with our vaccine tracker. as of yesterday the state had distributed just over 62% of the

5.6 million doses shipped here. you can find the tracker on our home page, abc7news.com. some hopeful numbers here. california's covid-19 numbers continue to decline. 15,358 new cases were reported in the last day. the 14-day positivity rate is down to 7.3%. it was 9.4% just one week ago. today los gatos elementary school students returned to the classroom for the first time since march. this comes as the california teachers union sent a letter to the governor saying it is just too soon. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield talked to parents about the return to in-person learning. >> reporter: back to school jitters are a little different during a pandemic with many parents dealing with more nervous feelings than the kids. >> we're excited. i think they needed to be in person just to have the social interaction and things like that, but at the end of the day it's still scary because covid is still around.

>> reporter: elementary schools in los gatos welcomed back kindergarten through second grade today. third through fifth will start next week. they spaced the kids out with different entrances, took their temperatures, and made sure to squirt them with hand sanitizer. >> this is huge. we've been waiting for this since last march, planning every day, weekdays, weekends. and the big day's finally here. >> reporter: we asked the principal about the california teachers union, saying it is too soon to return. she was quick to reassure and pivot. >> the teachers union -- the state sent a letter to the governor saying it's too early. >> blossom hill staff is delighted to be here. and also i want to introduce bumble, our mascot. >> reporter: parents can choose to keep their kids at home. those who chose in-person learning and showed up today said distance learning has not been easy. >> it's been very difficult and challenging. so it's been really nice to be able to bring him back to school in person. >> reporter: the principal here

at blossom hill elementary says they have 515 students at this school and 300 of them decided to come back. so nearly 60% decided on in-person learning. in los gatos amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. happening tonight, the oakland unified school district will host a virtual meeting to discuss its plan for reopening classrooms. there is no set date yet for students to return to in-person learning. and the district said last week it's likely they will come back part-time at first. work is under way right now to configure classrooms to keep students six feet apart. nearly a month after the attack on the u.s. capitol a group that tracks hate and extremist groups in the u.s. is releasing new findings about how many of these groups are living among us. abc 7 news race and culture reporter julian glover spoke to the people behind the report. julian, there was a key finding in how these groups are organizing. >> reporter: yeah, good afternoon. the groups and the people who support them are increasingly moving into the shadows. instead of formally joining one

of these hate groups they're connecting with like-minded folks online and then carrying out these attacks in the real world. today a snapshot of domestic hate and extremist groups released by the southern poverty law center. a month after far right pro-trump groups stormed the u.s. capitol. >> throughout the four years of trump's presidency we witnessed a growing threat to our democracy. during that time the white nationalist movement surged. >> reporter: the report by the splc, the organization that tracks racism and xenophobia, found the number of active hate groups declined from 940 in 2019 to 838 in 2020. the number of hate groups in california also dropped from 88 to 72. but don't be fooled by the numbers. people looking to join these groups are taking the hate online. >> online spaces have really helped facilitate a more diffuse structure within the far right. extremists can join a number of facebook groups or telegram channels and get the same sense that they are part of an in

group or they are participating in a movement that they mepa>> grps range from anti-lgbtq nati boys with a footprint all across the state. the group has been vocal, staging rallies at the state capitol in sacramento and joining the siege on the u.s. capitol last month. >> let me flip this around. >> they are out there. they're angry. they're disenfranchised. they're upset that president trump lost. >> reporter: people like ian rogers of napa. the fbi announcing charges against him last week for allegedly plotting an attack on democrats. it's cases like this that led the department of homeland security to release a rare bulletin last week. the splc also warns of extremist groups likely joining forces. >> lockdown opportunities created opportnities for processover between factions of the far right. >> reporter: the splc also stressed that people sharing these ideologies and hate

groups, they are increasingly moving away from the mainstream social media platforms by using these niche sites like parler which we saw deplatformed just a few weeks ago. they're also using end-to-end encryption messaging apps which of course makes it that much more difficult for law enforcement to track. reporting live, covering race, culture and social justice, i'm julian glover, abc 7 news. >>nk you>> for the third time i many decades san jose is weighing whether to remove a controversial statue of former mayor thomas fallon. mayor sam liccardo has thrown his support behind the idea. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has the story. >> reporter: at the western gateway to downtown san jose a piece of art with a troubled past is once again sparking heated debate. >> it was wrong then. it's wrong now. >> reporter: stanford history professor al camarillo says this 16-foot-tall statue of former mayor thomas fallon should have never been built. >> it reflects a history of

oppression, of conflict, of the worst aspects of manifest destiny, of genocide against native american people because that was part of it as well. >> reporter: the statue commemorates fallon planting an american flag into the city's soil in 1846 to claim the land for mexico during the mexican-american war. it was commissioned by the san jose redevelopment agency in the late 1980s and championed by former mayor tom mchenry. today in a lengthy medium post current mayor sam liccardo issued a formal recommendation for its removal saying "statues in museum's teach history. statues in prominent outdoor spaces glorify history, often without reflection. we should reconsider what we glorify." liccardo's statement comes just days after a virtual meeting on public art in which the overwhelming majority of comments called for the city to take action. >> i think that this would be a really good place to start in healing our relationship with marginalized communities who the

city has repeatedly failed. >> i see it every day as a continuous displacement in this community. displacement of our people, people who can't afford to live here, people who can't afford to purchase homes. >> reporter: the statue was vandalized last fall and could cost up to $400,000 to remove and relocate. a final decision is expected by june. >> portions of our community do not see that artwork sponsoring a sense of inclusion, equity and belonging. so that's really at the heart of the conversaonha we'll be having. >> reporter: a chance to review the symbols of the past with today's eyes. in san jose chris nguyen, abc 7 news. an attempt to bring unity back to washington. next, details on president biden's meeting with ten gop senators. looking for a deal on covid relief. and examiniha bin >>andony bnett isim's ri.

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saved by the bell star dustin dimond died this morning just three weeks after he was diagnosed with stage 4 . dimond was best known for playing samuel screech powers on

the popular 1990s sitcom. he later appeared in several films and a handful of reality tv shows. a spokesperson for the actor says he was diagnosed with carcinoma last month and it rapidly spread. dustin dimond was 44 years old. president biden met with ten republican senators in the oval office late this afternoon to listen to their proposal for a covid-19 relief plan. the gop members led by maine's susan collins asked toere to di $600 billion counterproposal to mr. biden's nearly $2 trillion package. here's how white house press secretary jen psaki described the president's attitude heading into the meeting. >> it's an exchange of ideas and he's happy to have a conversation with them. >> the white house hinted going into the meeting that republicans need to think bigger when it comes to the overall size of any relief bill. mr. biden's plan includes $1,400 stimulus checks for most americans. some see the meeting as the president's first real test of

his campaign promise to bring unity back to a divided washington. it appears the small investors who sent shares of gamestop soaring last week did it again today but this time with silver. the precious metal closed at more than $29 an ounce, an eight-year high, after users on reddit's wall street bets forum posted about executing a short squeeze on the commodity. however, some traders say today's move was a trap set by hedge funds to divert the attention of smaller investors away from gamestop. that may have worked. gamestop shares dropped $100 today, or more than 30%. well, stocks closed higher on wall street today, recovering some of the ground they lost last week, in their biggest weekly drop since october. the dow jumped 229 points, closing back above the 30,000 mark. the nasdaq soared up 332 points. the s&p 500 also finished higher.

jumping nearly 60 points. education is one of our pillars of building a better bay area. last week the san francisco school board decided to rename 44 schools because they are named after people with ties to racism or slavery. now, the arts department has taken a bold move by changing its name of vepa because acronyms are a symptom of white supremacy culture. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez has this story. >> reporter: schools have yet to reopen in san francisco but their arts department has continued to move toward ensuring that all students have access to quality arts education. the director of that department said we are prioritizing anti-racist arts instruction in our work. so they got rid of the acronym vapa, which is short for visual and performance arts. from now on they'll simply be called sfusd arts department. >> it is a very simple step we can take to just be referred to as the sfusd arts department for families to better understand who we are. >> reporter: in a memo he explains that acronyms are a symptom of white supremacy

culture. >> the use of so many acronyms within the educational field oftentimes tends to alienate those who maybe don't speak english to understand those acronyms. >> reporter: that's based on a 1999 paper written by author tema oken titled "white supremacy culture." oken told me that our culture perpetuates racism when things continue to be written down in acronyms on a daily basis that if you go to their website there's a section that tells you how to find what their acronyms and abbreviations mean. when we asked mayor london breed for her opinion, she was confused and thought we were asking her about the issue of renaming schools. >> we definitely need to have a robust conversation about what we need to do but not a rushed conversation. >> reporter: so does that mean that the acronym soda, which

stands for school of the arts, should now be called the ruth osawa school, period? >> in the same spirit of getting rid of acronyms i do believe in calling it ruth osawa. >> reporter: the school district told me there is no official policy or effort under way related to acronyms districtwide. in san francisco lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. singer tony bennett is living with alzheimer's disease. his family revealed the diagnosis in an aarp magazine article released today. bennett was officially diagnosed in 2016, but this is the first time the family is publicly acknowledging it. dr. deffi, the neurologist who diagnosed bennett, joined me on our 3:00 p.m. show "getting answers" today. she says the 94-year-old bennett is still singing twice a week to help with his mental clarity. >> even though tony bennett has alzheimer's disease if there were no pandemic and he were performing today he would bring joy to so many people and you would not know if you listened

to him sing that he had a problem. however, he does have problems in certain areas. he may not remember day to day what the day is. he may not remember certain aspects and details but he still has a very versatile and wonderful brain. >> dr. devi went on to say she hopes bennett's family going public with the diagnosis will raise awareness about the disease by proving patients who have it can maintain a quality of life and do meaningful things while living with alzheimer's. all right. shifting gears now to the weather, spencer christian joining us with a new weather pattern that's bringing some rain. >> it's certainly right now in some parts of the bay area, dion and kristen. as you look, you see lots of green showing up on the screen. rain is falling in various locations across the north bay right now. this system is going to sweep inland and push southward and eastward during the overnight hours. here's a live view of dark clouds looking to mount diablo

from the east bay hills camera. it's 57 degrees in san francisco right now, but we have low to mid 60s in oakland, mountain view, san jose and morgan hill. 52 at half moon bay. fairly mild day for much of the region. looking toward the golden gate, you see dark clouds out to sea. up in the north bay it's getting cooler. donato, napa 49. mid 60s shichtding eastward at fairfield, concord and livermore and here's the view from our rooftop camera and these are our forecasts. featuring rainy and gusty conditions developing overnight. it will be a slippery morning commute. scattered showers may return on wednesday. but a warming drying trend begins on thursday. that'll continue right on through the weekend. the approaching storm or the one that's here right now ranks 1 on the abc 7 storm impact scale. for tonight and tomorrow morning we're expecting light to moderate rainfall, scattered downpours, and winds out of the south gusting 15 to 30 miles per hour. here's our forecast animation taking us through the nighttime and late-night hours. and even overnight there will still be some rain falling when

the morning commute begins. it will be a little weaker at that point. the rainfall intensity. but the pavement will be wet and slippery and still may be a little bit gusty out there. so morning commuters should exercise caution. and going into wednesday it looks like another round of scattered showers will swing through early in the day. rainfall totals from the current storm will range anywhere from under a tenth of an inch in parts of the south bay to about a quarter to half an inch over the remainder of the bay area and a winter storm warning will be in effect in the sierra from 2:00 a.m. tomorrow to 6:00 a.m. wednesday. expect generally about a foot to foot and a half of snow there. overnight lows in the bay area upper 40s to low 50s for the most part. not a very wide range. highs tomorrow upper 50s on the coast up and to about 60 degrees just about everywhere else. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. once we get past the few lingering showers on wednesday, we've got sunny skies day after day from thursday into early next week. getting milder also with high temperatures in the mid 60s as we approach the weekend. by the way, i want to thank the

third-grade students at valhalla elementary school in pleasant hill. ms. smith's class for inviting me by way of zoom to join them today for a nice lively upbeat weather discussion. it was a lot of fun. >> can't wait to hear what you learned from the students, spencer. >> i learned a lot. >> i'm sure. thanks, spencer. there is no chinese new year parade in san francisco. but there is still ple the ups and downs of frequent mood swings can take you to deep, depressive lows. or, give you unusually high energy, even when depressed. overwhelmed by bipolar i? ask about vraylar. some medicines only treat the lows or highs.

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there may not be a chinese new year parade in san francisco this year, but organizers have come up with a way to celebrate the year of the ox. this year they commissioned 11 life-size ox statues that will be put on display throughout the city starting on wednesday through march 14th. each one was designed and handmade by a local artist. when the event ends, each piece will then be donated to a local non-profit who will then auction them off. the oakland zoo is reopening on wednesday, and it appears people are very eager to visit once again. the zoo tweeted that its online ticket reservation system is experiencing technical difficulties due to the tremendous response to reopening. the website -- or i should say the web stores have been disabled and will be relaunched tomorrow at noon. to visit you must reserve tickets online and wear a mask at all times obviously while on zoo grounds. looking at issues threatening the california dream.

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>> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. today we're launching a new series called "california dreaming." every day this week we'll look at an issue that's threatening the california dream and introduce you to the people finding solutions to the problems. over the past few years california's population growth has slowed down while other states have picked up. state of the state examines what's behind this flux. >> i think the california dream is changing. the idea of driving out to l.a. and sort of making a go of it on a waiter's salary maybe isn't as realistic as it once was.

>> when people say things like the dream is over because we're not growing as fast as arizona or texas, that's comparing as it were apples and oranges. and that's because they entered the growth game later than we did. you can't have super high levels of population growth forever. >> reporter: california has had more than a century of rapid growth, spurred by the gold rush and industrial booms in farming, oil drilling, hollywood, aerospace and big tech. but in recent decades its growth has slowed more than ever and more people are now leaving the golden state than those moving in. >> one thing we know is that since the 1990s california has been losing more residents than it gains from other states each year. some of the big places you see folks going to are texas, nevada, arizona. but also when you look at black californians in particular you'll see a lot more folks going to the southeast like

georgia and north carolina. so it varies a little bit depending on who you're looking at. >> i think the best way to understand this is to think of three groups. high income, middle income, and low income. they have different patterns. and that's actually what we're seeing in california today. big metropolitan areas like l.a. and san francisco. they are still quite attractive to high skill, high people. there's still a net inflow of those kind of people. right now we're not attracting low income or low-education people. then in between these two groups is the middle income. they're a more complex story. and that's because they have a wider set of locations that they can potentially go to. >> having been in california all of my 35 years, i never fathomed leaving the bay area. for my husband he originally, you know, wanted to leave for business purposes and for tax reasons and things like that. as a business owner it just

didn't behoove him. me personally, what really moved the covid hit and there was this indefinite idea of remote learning. and as a straight-a student my daughter has never struggled. but in this case she was really not doing very well. so i made a very abrupt decision to relocate to texas. and one of the things that i negotiated with my husband was that we could find something on a lake so i could have a lakefront home, a dream home that i could never otherwise afford in california. >> americans, they're choosing where they go on the basis of things like my job, my housing, my family preferences, what kind of climate i like. many other factors. we might be seeing people choosing places based on whether they share my political views. >> i think the most interesting movement is people who are staying in california in search of better opportunity.

so if you're willing to look at some of these other areas, they're building housing, they're willing to d cohi differe vsi of the california dream. one thing we're seeing in the central valley, and you'll here this from people, like the incoming mayor of fresno, is a lot more people looking at moving inland to the central valley during this current moment in the pandemic. >> now, when you talk about the end of a dream, though, there are some problems. part of that, though, is weirdly enough it's our success story because we have so many high-income people. the bottom line is how can we deal with income inequality that would enable people at all levels of income to keep living in our state? so this isn't the end of a dream. this is just growing up. >> so actually, california was once again leading the way stesre catching up. >> tomorrow wilacss th state and what's being done

to of the 2020 fire season. so join us all week at 4:30 and 6:30 for our special series "california dreaming." and we'll have a 30-minute special this saturday at 9:00 p.m. or you can stream an extended version on demand right now on our abc 7 bay area connected tv app. download the free app now on fire tv, android tv, apple tv, and roku. today marks the start of black history month, and normally thousands of people would be getting ready for the black joy parade in oakland. but they are switching things up, as you can imagine, because of the pandemic and now it's a black joy scavenger hunt. ceo and founder of the black joy parade alicia greenwell joins us now live. thank you so much for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> yeah. you know, alicia, this is such a creative way to raise awareness. quite a departure certainly from a parade. where did you guys get the idea for a scavenger hunt? >> you know, one of the

approaches and values we've always had at black joy parade is be the movement. it's something we say often as a team, and it means that you physically and emotionally are part of the movement toward black joy, toward positivity, toward trauma-free experience. a and it just kind of made sense, how can we get people out moving, how can we do it in a socially distanced way but how can we also support the black owned businesses, get people to see some of the black part, some of the historic locations. so we got together as a team and said we don't need to throw a huge event to do that, we just need to give people a sort of guide and place to go. so it's called a treasure hunt because they're gems. it's not a scavenger. and it takes you all throughout oakland to see the most beautiful things. >> you know what i love so much is that there's this element with a treasure hunt of competition and collaboration and teamwork and really working as a community together for something much bigger. so on that note can you tell us what participants can expect on this hunt? because everything is black history month themed. >> yeah.

absolutely. so you can expect to visit some black-owned businesses that you've probably never seen, some black art galleries, some beautiful pieces of art that potentially you've passed but never noticed before. some historic locations. and the clues will take you there. so i can't give away what's on the treasure hunt. that would be -- but each clue will drive you to a different place that we consider a gem of oakland, of black culture. >> do you have any particular favorites of your own? >> i'm a huge fan of art galleries. so there's a few black-owned art galleries on there that i cherish and i visit as often as i possibly can. so i'm excited to drive more people to discover them as well. >> yeah, i love that you're doing a showcase of representation. and obviously the pandemic has hit many of our small local businesses very hard. the restaurant industry in particular. they are struggling so much. what are you seeing in oakland, for example, as outdoor dining has reopened? >> yeah, you know, i think that in the beginning of covid there was a ton of support for not

just black-owned business but small business in general and that started to die out as people started getting into routines, started to enjoy cooking at home more. but it's important that we help these businesses survive through this pandemic and on by being as creative in things like the treasure hunt where we're giving people reasons to patron these businesses throughout the year and not just when the pandemic first hits or during the summer with all the protests happening. so this is designed to do that, to keep driving foot traffic so these businesses, they're so important to our cultural knowledge and institution, can stick around much longer, way past this pandemic. >> okay. and real quickly i know i'm supposed to wrap, but real quickly where can people sign up and is this a family-friendly event? >> yeah, absolutely. if you go to blackjoyparade.org you can sign up there. it's a mobile experience. it's completely family-friendly. you can do it all by yourself if you want. you can do it as a couple. you can do it as a family. whatever you decide to do. but you can go to our website and you'll see a button there to get started and it will take you to the first clue and that's how

you begin. >> okay. sounds like so much fun. elisha greenwell, thank you so much for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> now, we will have stories celebrating black history month all throughout february. and coming up tonight at 6:00, a look at the legacy of dr. maya angelou and her close bay area ties. touchless options are more ppular than ever. now nike is cashing in. we'll show you the new shoes that we are the thrivers. women with metastatic breast cancer. our time... ...for more time... ...has come. living longer is possible- and proven in postmenopausal women taking kisqali plus fulvestrant. in a clinical trial, kisqali plus fulvestrant helped women live longer with hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer. and it significantly delayed disease progression. kisqali caroems whauseereaction kisqali liver problems, and low white blood cell counts that may result in severe infections.

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all right. time for four at 4:00. spencer and ama joining us now. the super bowl, believe it or not, is this sunday. and the cdc is sending out guidance to make sure we all stay safe as we watch. the agency is advising all of us to stay away from those big watch parties and take in the game only with those we live with. however, if you choose to go someplace to watch it the cdc says in addition to maintaining social distancing and wearing a mask use a noisemaker instead of cheering to avoid projecting those particles. and if you are at a restaurant, attending tmeod o start you because igr you could not get me anywhere close to a stadium during this time. even if it's socially distanced. i still think it's going to be so hard to keep everyone safe in that environment. >> i'm with you, dion. i do agree. so i would not go to a stadium

or to any large gathering even in a household i'm familiar with to watch the game. i plan to watch it quietly here at home. maybe my wife will join me if she's interested or maybe my son will watch it with me. that's about it. no large gatherings. >> and ama, what about you? do you have any plans to watch it? and also, i mean, even if you get together with other people in a bubble it's hard when you get excited and riled up when you're watching sports, especially like a big event like the super bowl. >> yeah. >> this is like the perfect excuse to just stay home in your sweats, sit on the couch, feet up, don't have to worry about entertaining. just like take advantage of this year. it's a little different. so what? it's just like so many people who are saying i'm kind of glad i didn't have to deal with all the holiday craziness, which in-law's house to go to. just -- this is the year to just chill out and be cool with it. >> listen to ama, everyone. i'm really worried that we'll see a spike in numbers two weeks after the super bowl because people will choose to go to

their friends' house, like maybe have three families over and everyone's snacking and not having their mask on indoors. i am kind of worried. but hopefully we're all going to be smart and do the right thing. do what ama does. >> kristen, you didn't even know the super bowl was on sunday. so it's not a problem. >> see? we're not going to a party. all right. of course many of you will be tuning in to the game on sunday for the ads. one you'll see will be most excellent. >> whoo-hoo! >> all right. >> hey, we're back. 2020, man. that was a great year. not. >> yeah, wayne and garth are back. mike myers and bay area native dana carvey are reprising their iconic characters for an uber eats ad. of course fans of the old "saturday night live" sketches and the two "wayne's world" movies from back in the '90s might have to help their kids with the catch phrases that helped define a decade. i don't know why but i feel like ama's got something to say about this one. >> i mean, they are just classic. that'll be one that i will definitely be tuning in for.

wayne and garth, come on. party time. excellent. it's just a lot of fun. >> her answer was much better than yours, kristen. >> exactly. it's not a competition. >> you're absolutely right. >> spencer, which ads are you looking forward to? do you look for the ads? >> not especially. i mean, certainly there have been some very creative super bowl ads over the years. i recognize that. but the whole super bowl ad thing has never been something that's really captured my interest very much. so i haven't given it any thought, really. >> too focused on the game. >> exactly. >> all right. moving on, spacex is planning its first ever civilian-only space mission. and if you're lucky you too can be part of it. here's how it works. tech billionaire jared eisenman says he is chartering the spacex dragon for a trip to outer space he is looking for people to join him. one seat will be raffled off to

someone at random with the goal of raising $200 million for st. jude's children's hospital. the other seats will go to a st. jude health care worker and a business owner. that mission is scheduled to launch in october. isaacman is a jet pilot himself, and he will serve as the commander of the spacecraft. i have so many questions about this because i don't know about the safety and the accommodations, how long you're going to be. but ama, i guess it's great that it's all for a good cause and raises awareness. i can't ask for anything more. >> i love that it's for charity. i am not going to be the person on that rocket going up -- i'm sure it's a very skilled jet pilot. i'm good. i'm going to wait a bit. see how it all plays out. >> yeah, kind of like me and spencer and the super bowl. >> yeah, exactly. and i'm a big supporter, by the way, of st. jude children's research hospital. so i'm glad it's raising -- this mission raises money for that. but i'm like ama. i'd rather take my chances with 22,000 people in a football

stadium than get on a space vehicle. >> flown by a civilian. right? yeah, lucky friends. i think maybe we'll just pass. but lucky anyway. hands-free is everywhere these days due to the pandemic. and now nike is getting into the act. so check them out. hands-free shoes. >> oh. >> yeah. nike calls them go fly ease. they look easy to get on. just slip nur foot in and there you go. taking them off is simple too. jst step on the heel and slide your foot out. as you can see, there are no laces. a tension band kind of holds the shoes in place, or your feet. the go fly ease aren't cheap, though. $120 a pair. they'll be available on february 15th for subscribers of nike's free membership program on its website. spencer, i'm just thinking, remember when people thought you were lazy if you wanted velcro shoes? like instead of the shoelaces. this takes it to a whole other level. >> yes. you're so right.

that's so true. i'd like to see how comfortable they are. i'm guessing they're mainly for casualwear, walking around, not for working out or playing sports because if i'm doing that i want a shoe that's really going to, you know, embrace my feet snuggly. >> yeah. ama, what do you think? maybe for the little ones that could be something interesting. >> for $120, if you've ever bought a running shoe, that's pretty reasonable consideing the price of a regular running shoe. >> yeah. >> i would definitely try this because i'm one of those people who i leave my shoes tied up and i just slip out of them and i already like the ones where the tongue is not like an individual piece so you don't have to worry about it getting stuck down there. so i would definitely try those. they can be cool. >> yeah. and my thought is i once had this pair of shoes that had six or seven buckles and i never wore them because who has the time, right? to bend over -- >> nobody. >> exactly. >> i'm all for convenience. >> slip-ons all for me too.

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a monster nor'easter is bearing down on the east coast. millions of residents are being urged to stay home with more than two feet of snow expected in some areas. in new york city between inches hour at one point today. howling winds are stirring up that snow, creating whiteout conditions. more than 1,600 flights have been grounded and 19 states

along the i-95 corridor from georgia to maine are under a blizzard warning. yosemite national park reopened to visitors today after a nearly two-week closure. the park shut down when storms left damage including toppling 15 giant sequioas in the mariposa grove. several feet of snow also blocking roads. so the entrance through highway 140 is the only way into the park right now. starting next monday, visitors will need to have a reservation. this is so park rangers can control the number of people in yosemite due to the pandemic. all right. closer to home, not dealing with any snow but definitely dealing with rain, spencer. >> oh, the rain is falling already in some parts of the bay area. mainly in the north bay right now. as you can see on live doppler 7. and it's going to be pushing southward and eastward this evening to other parts of the bay area. the storm ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. s for tonight. and tomorrow look for light to moderate rain with some scattered downpours. it will be gusty at times. the storm is also going to be a major snow producer over in the

sierra. winter storm warning in effect there from 2:00 a.m. tomorrow to 6:00 a.m. wednesday. here's our accuweather seven-day forecast. you'll have scattered showers tomorrow as the main force of the storm starts to push out. maybe a few lingering showers on wednesday and then sunny, bright, dry, mild conditions for the remainder of the forecast period. temperatures will be rising as we get towards the weekend. it's going to feel almost like spring. dion and kristen? >> all right. spencer, thanks. giving new meaning to sweethearts. krispy kreme has unveiled four new heart-shaped donuts to celebrate valentine's day. they're filled with sugar coo cookie, strawberry, chocolate, or cake batter filling. if you get a dozen, they'll come in a dough notes box designed to look like a postmarked letter. >> there has been no shortage of drama on this season of "the bachelor," including the bullying of some contestants. up next, an exclusive look at tonight's

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tonight on "the bachelor" matt james is confronting some of the drama and even bullying from women on the show. the other owes an exclusive sneak peek from tonight's episode. >> reporter: this season of "the bachelor" serving plenty of drama. but some of the women seeming to move beyond the usual theatrics to blatant bullying. >> nobody knows, you know. >> okay. >> hopefully you guys know my heart and see my heart. >> i haven't.

>> i've had a great conversation and connections with you ladies, and. >> who is she talking to here? >> your living situation here is going to be horrible. >> several appearing to gang up on, ridicule and spread damaging rumors about others in the house. >> she is entertaining men for money. >> well, we talk about bullying when it comes to adults and adult women. it's usually what we call relational aggression, and that means were see spreading rumors, harassing, ostracizing, ostraci, up against one woman to leave her out and make her feel bad, essentially all of the behavior that we're seeing on this season of "the bachelor." >> contestant katie standing up for the women taking the most heat. >> we have like this mob mentality. >> right. >> taking her concerns straight to matt. >> caring about any of the girls that could literally ruin their lives. tonight confronts the

behavior head on. >> if you have to belittle in order to shine those aren't the qualities i want. >> pulling queen victoria aside for some tough talk. >> it's been brought to my attention that there's toxicity in the house. people's words are so powerful, and when you said that [ bleep ], i don't think you know. >> that was completely taken out of con. >> exwhat context would calling someone be [ bleep ] acceptable to be taken in? >> the drama. catch an all new episode of "the bachelor" coming up at 8:00 tonight followed by "the good doctor" at 10:00 and stay with us for "abc 7 news at 11:00." watch owl news live and online available for apple tv, android tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download the app now and start streaming. and that's going to do it for now. thanks for joining us for abc 7

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next at 5:00, new frustration over the vaccine rollout. the head of pfizer admitting the hospitals can't keep up and can't control what happens. also in alameda county the bewilderment over why some first responders have yet to get a vaccine even though they are exposed to covid-19 nearly every day and the scathing report of covid at san quentin saying it's a public health disaster and san francisco's new maximum vaccination site and how it's serving one of the haarest hit communities and tony bennett's neurologist and what he says about his