are not a first priority for this county. >> now at 5:00, the vaccine rollout raising questions among local law enforcement. the departments that say the county health department hasn't even offered them the shot. a look at live doppler 7, mike is tracking more scattered showers this morning. and across the country, a monster winter storm, this is a live look at new york is it i. the impact on everything from travel to covid-19 testing and vaccination sites. and new this morning, no crowds at the annual groundhog day celebration. but punxsutawney phil still there. did he see his shadow? >> that is the question. good morning, everybody. it is tuesday, february 2. >> does it really matter? >> no. it doesn't. i feared for this day. i really thought this would be canceled this year. >> you hoped. >> and yet here we are. >> here we are.

mr. 50% accuracy himself gets his own day. >> wow. >> i'm kidding. still love the movie. cue son any a cuesonny and cher. it is a one on the storm impact scale. we'll have are mainly light showers that will taper during the afternoon hours. another tenth to a quarter of an inch is possible. some of the heavier rain still falling in the south bay right now and also the super commuters from solano county or evenvenven central valley will encounter slippery conditions there. here is a look at walnut creek where we've had a little over a quarter of an i thinch so far. so a chance of showers, a little bit fog through the morning and then more scattered showers at noon. it taperses by about 4:00. we'll be in the low to mid 50s. one more chance of rain in the forecast before a warm sunny

weekend, that is coming up. and the north bay got a pretty good dousing of rain. drivers were dealing with a wet evening commute on highway 101 last night. officials say the rain is expected to trigger major flooding in burn scarred areas because of the glass wildfire. and a winter storm warning is in effect in the sierra, up to 2 feet is expected and it could make for some really dangerous and slick conditions. and here is a live look right now at lake tahoe. let's see what we can see. this is a view from our new camera, and you see it seems to be pretty calm right now. but of course you can always look at this on our app and also track the snow and rain for your tv. you can stream this camera anytime and also live doppler 7, just search abc bay 7. happening today, we expect to get more answers from state health leaders on their current

vision for the covid-19 vaccine rollout. dr. mark ghaly will live street his afternoon update, the first time we've seen him since the state lifted the stay-at-home order. you can watch it at noon. and in the east bay, two law enforcement agencies say they haven't been offered the shot despite their frontline duties and the high number of online duty deaths linked to covid-19. amy hollyfield is live with why they say they are not being made a priority. >> reporter: yeah, officers here are looking around and they are realizing that other counties are treating their officers differently than they are being treated here in marin and contra costa, they have offered the vaccine to their law enforcement officers. but in alameda county, officers have not been vaccinated. that includes sheriff and police officers. and oakland firefighters have been vaccinated. but not police.

which officers say is a risk not only to the police but also to the public. >> officers every weekend go to probably 30, 40 calls a shift. and in that time, they are exposing the citizens to whatever they are carrying if they are asymptomatic and they are being exposed. >> the excuse that we don't provide medical care it is for medical care responders only first, i would argue we do just as much and sometimes more than our firefighter counterparts. >> reporter: oakland police say more than five dozen of their officers have been infected by the virus since the pandemic began. and one sheriff's deputy died from covid. county supervise ors say it is an issue of vvaccine supply. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news.vacc.

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. a clinic at good samaritan hospital will remain closed for now. last month the hospital admitted to vaccinating teachers who were not eligible. the county took immediate action announcing that it would withhold more doses from the hospital and nows mercury news is reporting that good samaritan is reach vealing that it has appointed new oversight for this clinic and canceled appointments for anyone not currently eligible. the county will allow the hospital to administer second doses to people who already got their first dose. more talks today to try to get a bipartisan agreement to help millions of americans struggling through the pandemic. president biden met with republicans last night, but there was no deal made. faith abubey explains neither side appears ready to abandon their plan. >> reporter: a show of vooip insi vooip, b bipartisan, but the only real agreement out of the two hour meeting is to keep the conversation going on a covid relief package.

>> we talked about differences, and i don't think that he would intend to signal any changes on his part. nor would we. and so this was the first step. >> reporter: republicans and democrats still far apart on the compromise after ten gop senators proposed a slimmed down version of biden's nearly $2 trillion aid package. the republican plan, $600 billion. >> we didn't pull $1.9 trillion out of the sky. what we did is go line by line and figure out how to meet the challenges that the public was facing. >> reporter: while biden's proposal calls for $1400 direct payments to most americans, republicans want to limit the checks to $1,000 and send them to only lower income americans. but there is some common ground. both sides calling for $160 billion for vaccines and testing. and small businesses. this as health officials warn another coronavirus surge could be on the horizon. 35 states are not battling the more contagious variant, the

white house urging them to speed up vaccinations. but some are facing challenges. new data from the cdc found less than 8% of the u.s. population has been vaccinated. >> viruses cannot mutate if they don't replicate. and if you stop their replication by vaccinating widely, you will not get mutations. >> reporter: and while talks continue on covid relief, democrats are signaling that they are willing to move forward alone if they have to. they filed a joint budget resolution kicking up a process that good pass biden's plan without gop support. and president biden is creating a task force to reunite families separated at the border. the white house says it is part of three executive orders aimed atle rolling back trump immigration policies. the task force will manage different benefits for each family. happening today, kevin

falconerner he will he will he l governor. those backing the recall must submit 1.5 million the middle of next month. john cox has also expressed interest in running. and there is a storm that is halting travel and vaccine appointments. >> oh, yes, the national weather service says that this storm is far from over. people could see anywhere from 8 inches to 2 feet of snow. we'll take a live look at new york city, you can see the conditions there. at least the streets are clear from this shot. a state of emergency is in effect for much of the northeast, warning of a near blizzard-like conditions there. new york city could see enough snow to finish as one of the heaviest storms on record there.

drivers found these streets submerged in queens. new jersey hit by power outages with 2 1/2 feet of snow. >> you don't need to be out, safely find your way home, lock the door, sit on the koufrcouch stay home until further notice. >> travel today will be difficult to impossible from the mid-atlantic up through new england. more than 1600 flights are canceled and as reggie was stating earlier, many states are also putting covid testing and vaccinations on hold. school districts are doing either just all virtual or in some cases just a full-on snow day. let's check in with mike for more on this. those pictures are crazy. >> good morning, jobina. yeah, pretty amazing, isn't it. and you can see while the storm is moving up to the north, it is taking its time. it is out of georgia, out of south carolina, it is as far south as north carolina, but look at what it is doing to new england especially up in maine

and the adirondacks, that is where we'll measure it in feet. back here at home, we have our own winter storm, we have some rain, you can see it moving even up into the north bay. so this storm did stall as we expected to. but notice once it does start to move, there is not much behind it, we'll get a lot of sunshine as we head into the afternoon hours. so right now you will have to deal with the wet weather, and also temperatures extremely mild for this time of the year. our highs are usually in the mid to upper 50s and we're in the low to mid-50s right now with rain and fog on the peninsula. and you can see low to mid-50s just about everywhere else with rain and fog this morning. so let's take a look at future radar. as we head through the morning commute, it will be the east bay and south bay that continue to get wave after wave of light showers. by noon, it is just about over. there may be a few lingering showers, but that is about it. overnight, we'll clear out and it will be significantly cooler tomorrow. there is the possibility we could get another tenth or

quarter of an inch especially in the higher elevations. we'll take a look at tomorrow's storm and the weekend coming up next. back to jobina and the morning commute. thank you, good morning, everybody. so we are seeing a couple issues on our roads this morning. a lot of spinouts out there, but we begin with a live camera in oakland, this is the 880 at the coliseum camera there are you can see by the light reflecting off the roadway that the roads are wet. now to the toll plaza, there is a high wind advisory for the bay bridge. you can see that it is wet here as well. and then as we bring in the mans,mans maps, in san rafael, there is roadway flooding on northbound 101 past central san rafael. and then in oakland, not far from that 880 at the coliseum camera there, southbound past

oak street, there is a spinout causing a slowdown. coming up, is it six more week of winter or an early spring? the virtual ground hog day this morning. and peppers are seen pepper spraying a 9-year-old girl in handcuffs. what we know about the punishment. and remembering the life of jack paladino, he died after an attack outside of his home. his close friend oroweat bread.

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police officers in body camera video seen pepper spraying a 9-year-old girl and they have been suspended. she is screaming for her dad's help. [ screaming ] >> stop, stop! >> my eye, my eye. >> unbelievable. this happened in rochester, new york on friday. police were responding to a report of, quote, family

trouble. a group protested outside the precinct following release of the body cam video. the officers will remain suspended while the case is under investigation. this morning fame and friends are mourning the death of a world renowned private investigate are tore jack paladino. two men are accused of attacking him outside of his home and they could now face murder charges. jr stone has more on how paladino is being remembered. >> reporter: a box full of flowers saying r.i.p., jack, aaa man attacked out of his home lst week. >> what a tragic way to end a brilliant career. this man was a legend. >> reporter: paladino's client list is a long one. bill clinton brought him on back in 1992. he was also active in a michael jackson civil case and a slew of others involving hollywood's

biggest celebrities. and some of the biggest cases in california. family and friends are in shock. >> the suddenness of it, the just -- that moment when i got the phone call that high dear friend of decades had been killed in front of his house in a random act of violence. staggering. >> reporter: a private investigator says it believes that he had seen two engaging in some suspicious acts on the street and he grabbed his camera and began taking photos. >> they came racing down the street and the passenger reached out to grab his camera, which was around his neck, and the driver gunned the car, smashing him forward into the sidewalk. >> reporter: the two did not get the camera, but jack hit his head in the process, something that proved to be fatal. >> this is in my opinion felony

further. >> reporter: friends say it was those photos on jack's camera that led to at least two arrests in the case. >> he investigated his own murder and helped solve it. >> reporter: jr stone, abc 7 news. in the south bay, a controversial statue of a former mayor could be coming down. the statue of thomas fallon has stood for decades and shows him planting an american flag in 1846 claiming land during the mexican american war. san jose mayor put out a statement supporting the removal. a history professor says it never should are have gone up. >> it reflects a history of oppression, of conflict, of the worst aspects of manifest destiny, of genocide aga genocie native american people. >> it could cost $400,000 to remove the statue. new this morning, it is

groundhog day, so did punxsutawney phil see his shadow in. >> when i turn to see, there is a perfect shadow cast of me, six more weeks of winter there will be. >> no. okay. so a member of phil's inner circle apply woke up early this morning in punlgs dat punxsutaw. and while he did see his shadow, he said apparently after winter, you are looking at one of the most beautiful and brightest springs you have ever seen. thank you, phil. this yeatis year's event was he virtually because of the pandemic. >> was all the cheeri iing fake >> >> was this the one? >> who is cheering for more winter? >> exactly. >> were there only like ten people there and they made it

seem like there were 3,000? >> we'll look when the video comes back because that looked like a regular -- >> it does. i want to see a zoom out. >> why didn't they have it on zoom? >> that is a great question. >> this is our trying to stay normal a little bit. don't steal that from people. >> hi, mike. >> reggie is not having any of it. getting woken up to tell us his forecast that is right only 50% of the time. here is a look at the bridges. i'm really not hung up on it, i just think it is funny. richmond/san rafael and also the golden gate bridge and bay bridge, and you will notice they are all wet. in fact here is a look at san jose 101 and 880, and yep, slippery conditions this morning. tapering this afternoon. a little foggy for tomorrow morning's commute and it will be

sunny and warmer than average this weekend. today's temperatures in the mid to upper 50s along the coast and into the north bay. upper 50s to near 60 elsewhere. and then tonight, look at that, mid to upper 30s in our deepest inland valleys, low to mid 40s around the bay and out towards the coast. let's take a deeper dive into tomorrow's storm, it will have light shower, it will be much faster mover and that means lighter amounts of wet weather. in fact here is a look at midnight, you can see it is pretty quiet. as we head into the morning commute, rain or the showers will move into the north bay and that is where they will stay during the morning commute. but by the time we get to lunch, some are filtering into everywhere else except the south bay. and into the evening commute, you can see a few left over showers that will linger through the evening commute. by the time we get to midnight, it is gone. we're not looking at a bit, a tenth of an inch at most. so the 7 day forecast, what you wll notice tomorrow, it will be a little cooler with low to mid-50s. the coolest day moving forward. the 60s come back thursday in

most areas, even the coast saturday, sunday our two warmest days moving forward. >> thank you, mike. coming up next, the 7 things to know this morning f know. >> and the inside the ♪ [coughs] ♪ [inhales] [exhales] ♪ [camera click] [inhales] halls breathe it in

it is 5:23. here are the 7 things to know this morning. number one, the alameda unified school district is setting up mass covid-19 testing to get their k through 5th grade students back on march 8. they plan to test teachers and faculty tomorrow. and kaiser says it could take four years to vaccinate all of its patients because they have only received 300,000 doses. they have the capacity to administer 200,000 vaccines a week. and a live look at philadelphia, slow moving winter storm is bringing blizzard-like conditions to the entire northeast this morning and some areas are actually under a state of emergency. nothing like that here, but we have our own winter storm dropping rain.

so be careful this morning, the heaviest amount of rain will fall this morning. and then taper this afternoon. the storm is a 1, light on the storm impact scale. and number five, we have a number of spinouts on the roads this morning due to the wet weather especially in the east bay. so as we bring in a live picture of the bay bridge toll plaza, want to let you know that the chp has issued a high wind advisory for the bridge. number six, alexandria ocasio-cortez says that she thought she was going to die during the insurrection at the capitol. she talked to thousands of followers on instagram live about how the events are bringing back memories of other trauma in her life. number seven, apparently it is time for you to step up your zoom game. zoom and other video conferencing services have opened the door to evaluate employee performance by using artificial intelligence to track your actions while you are on a

video call. i don't need this. >> no one asked for this except for that one manager that no one likes. wakanda will live on. disney and the co-writer are developing a series set in the kingdom of wakanda. that is the fictional african nation. it will be released on disney plus. and they are also working on a sequel to "black panther." and this year's super bowl ads will be, you guessed it, a little different this year because of the pandemic. here is kevin moton. >> reporter: going inside the playbook for the super bowl ads. this year brands are shelling out about $5.5 million for 30 seconds of ad space and stepping into the fold are newer companies that have seen revenues sky rocket. >> we'll see you on the big

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now at 5:30, a local district preparing to welcome kids back to in-person classes soon, the covid precaution they hope will be key to keeping students and staff safe. and the slovak seen rollout impacting a large health care provider, the situation where kaiser says it could take four years to vaccinate all of its patients. and i had fulfilled my purpose. >> congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez recounting the capitol riots, her emotion am message about the day she said she thought she was going to

die. >> also new ways to evalue item work from home performance. the technology that may have you wanting to up your game. >> or quit that particular job. >> or quit that job. . good morning on this tuesday, february 2. >> before we get to that story, let's check in with mike for a look at our forecast. >> good morning. let's take a look at what was happening overnight in san mateo. look at this downtown, rain falling. light to moderate. and a very nice healthy rain, no flooding expected out of this rain because it is coming down so gradually. but it is leaving everything wet this morning. you can see it was just enough for a few puddles to develop, bet there was a drain there that probably was clogged. let's look at live doppler 7. and you still see light rain falling on the western side of the san mateo bridge. and that goes all the way up to 280. so expect that entire area to be

pretty slick. super commuters, your journey is some of the wettest. around tracy and also discovery bay, there may be a few puddles there. and the stalling of the storm happened as we expected, but it is going to start moving after we get through the morning commute. that is the key. so let's take a look at what happens. first we'll look at oakland and 880 where we've had nearly and we won't warm up much, low to mainly mid-50s the rest of the afternoon with showers becoming more scattered at noon and just about gone by 4:00. and then the clouds will open up at 7:00 and expect a much colder night ahead before another chance of rain rolls in tomorrow. also a one on our storm impact scale. a look at that coming up. over to reggie now. the city of ale la me today would like to reopen elementary schools and even it seems to be

on board. one big problem though, covid testing. amy hollyfield is live in alameda with this challenge. >> reporter: you said it, the school district recognizes that covid testing is the key to getting to reopen, so they plan to start testing their faculty and teachers starting tomorrow. so a big step happening here in alameda. the goal is to reopen tk through 5th grade on march 8. district plans to do the covid testing on empty middle and high school campuses. administrators say it must be done for the kids. >> the notion that we will go to having young children and churn with special needs staring at tablets and computers for hours and hours a day, we are all kidding ourselves if we think that that is a proef dusis a pro educate children. >> reporter: the teachers union

is close to reaching an agreement with the district to head back into the classroom saying the district has worked hard to try to make this happen. this is for elementary schools, no word yet on when they are aiming to get middle and high schools open. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. california's largest health care provider says that it doesn't enough doses toof paties t drooe says the ceo says it comes down to supply. and they have only received 300,000 doses. and that averages out to about 43,000 doses a week. at that rate, it means that it would take roughly just over four years to have enough of the first dose for all of kaiser's california patients. experts sxernls expect the pace up soon. >> i think the challenge for all of us, we just need to know how many vaccines are going to be

made available in the next couple weeks, in the next couple months. >> kaiser says it has the capacity and it is prepared to administer more than 200,000 vaccines per week. and statewide, just over 60% of the vaccine doses delivered to california have been given out. we're monitoring the progress with the vaccine tracker available on abc7news.com. this morning we're getting a harrowing account from inside the insurrection at the capitol last month. congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez revealinging ththe feared for her life. >> and officer sicknick will lie in honor at the capitol rotunda tonight, there will be a viewing period for members of the capitol police, tomorrow lawmakers will pay tribute before sicknick's body is laid to rest at arlington national

cemetery. meanwhile frightening new details from inside the insurrection. congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez he revealing on instagram live that she had to hide in a bathroom. the terrifying ordeal bringing back memories of other trauma in her life. >> i'm a survivor of sexual assault. and i haven't told many people that in my life. but when we go through trauma, trauma compounds on each other. i mean, i thought i was going to die. if this was the journey that my life was taking, that i felt that things were going to be okay and that, you know, i had fulfilled my purpose. >> aoc was eventually able to escape to congresswoman katie porter's office, the would barricaded the doors until it was safe to come out.would barricaded the doors until it was safe to come out.

and the officer who shot and killed a rioter has been recommended that they not be charged. a decision could be in the coming days. >> that is something else. thank you. and new details on the covid-19 outbreak at san quentin, a state prison oversight group is calling it a public health disaster. the office of the inspector general released a report saying that the state did not take proper safe guards when transfers potentially covid positive inmates to san quentin. this animation shows how quickly the virus spread at the prison between june and august. 28 people have died, more than 2,000 contracted covid at san quentin. today kicks off the start of a global contest to close digital guide f digit digital dwid f digital guide for california students. nearly one in five students still cannot join in on distance learning.

and a disproportionate number are those of color. the competition will dish out up to a million dollars in prize money for the most innovative proposals. coming up, a beloved camp trying to recover from yet another heart break, the focus as ghoo. and new art popping up soon, the story behind it. but first the weather and mike. putting together what will be a very wet commute planned parenthooder because we haplann. and you can see in san jose, we've had some rain. so grab the wet weather gear. and know the likelihood of needing it for the trip home is very small. so our toughest commute will be this morning by far weather-wise. let's take a look at temperatures. castro valley is 50 right now, oakland 56 with rain up and down the east bay shore. and we have temperatures in the low to mid-50s. we're just a couple degrees from our average highs from this time

of the year with a mixture of rain and fog out there and damp everywhere. in fact if you but look at 680, 282, 4, heading down to 24, all with light rain right now. and you k scan see valley road is also wet. and so as we go street level, all wet this morning in the southern part of the santa clara valley. and so as you see through 9:00, mainly the east bay that has a few leftover showers and even one or two may linger until noon. and then sun will be breaking out in the north bay. and some of the clouds will continue to open up over the rest of our neighborhoods as we head towards sunset. so rainfall amount, a possibility of another tenth to another quarter of an inch in our higher elevations. another chance tomorrow, we'll talk about that next. back to jobina and find out about the wet morning commute. hot spots?

>> so the good news, even though we're watching a number of spendouts occur, the injuries are not there and we're not seeing the big backups. but still want everyone to slow down out there. this is a live look at emeryville and 80, headlights making their way westbound. you see the light reflecting off the roadway. it is wet and a bit slow towards the maze. there is also a high wind advisory on the bay bridge. and now showing you 680 this walnut creek where it is also wet this morning. southbound traffic though does appear to be moving, that is where the brake lights are. and then we have reports of roadway flooding that i want to get to in san rafael here. according to the chp, on northbound 101 past central san rafael, we have flooding across all lanes. so

doesn't that make you feel cold? the big nor'easter hitting the east coast, biggest storm they have had in possibly five years as it will durmgmp anywhere fro foot to two feet of snow. you can see how hard it is to see. the storm is starting to unwind just a little bit, but it will keep them mainly at home even throughout the day and hopefully held start to get out tomorrow when the cleanup begins. back to you. >> thank you, mike. police are asking for your help in an armed home invasion. it was all caught on camera in oakland. look at the video, it shows two people approaching a man at a home in the fruitvale central part of the city last friday. the suspects you can see holding semi-automatic handguns, they

stole cellphones, cash and three guns. thankfully no injuries were reported. first hit by the pandemic closures, and then the czu lightning complex fire, a beloved camp for those with disabilities are having to cover from another heartbreak. it was robbed and vandalized last week. police are looking for the thieves who stole the gas and parts from vans at the camp and a generator worth more than $10,000. camp krem has serve be ed since 1957. and they are still rebuilding from the wildfire. >> the fire was a natural disaster. we couldn't blame anybody. the robbery was very different. they just saw money in their pocket and a chance to kick us around. and that is hard to swallow. >> yes, it is. camp krem said that they can take all the help they can get. today a controversial proposal involving the elite

laurel high school is up for discussion at the san francisco board of education meeting. board members are reportedly in favor of permanently switching its admission policy to a lottery system. the chronicle first reported this over the weekend. back in october, the board voted for the lottery system for the next school year. but now a new proposal would permanently end the school's selective admissions process. today's meeting will allow for more time for public comment on the issue. today contra costa county may cap the amount of fees that food delivery companies can charge restaurants. supervisors will consider limiting companies like uber eats door dafsh dash to a 15% c. restaurants lose large profits by leaning on the delivery companies. if this is approved, the limit would take effect immediately and expire whenever indoor are dining is allowed back the 100%

capacity. tonight, our special series called california dreaming, and all this week we're looking at issues that threatens california dream. and introducing to people finding solutions. today we're focusing on the threats of wildfires. 2020 saw record breaking heat across the state. the extreme weather conditions coupled with millions of dead trees had california primed for the infernos. but there is hope. experts are working on ways to help lessen the effects of wildfires and they say all fires are not bad. >> we used to have so many areas burn pretty frequently in the past. maybe even every ten years. and that included lightning strikes as well as indigenous burning. and when european americans showed up, we put a stop to both and that has changed the oomts of fuel that is out there and ready to burn. >> we'll have much more on what is being done to reprevent a repeat of 2020.

join us at 4:30 and 6:30 today for the series california dreaming or you can stream it on demand at our abc 7 bay area connected tv app which you can download on fire, apple, roku. and we're looking at the changing workplace. and you might want to up your game when it comes to how you appear and how you interact on zoom calls. zoom and other video conferencing services have opened the door for new ways to evaluate employee performance. how you look and how you act will be analyzed by artificial intelligence. your online performance could also extend to job interviews. >> your next interview will be with an algorithm to do an automated screening based on your gaze, based on your attention, based on sort of your confidence in the way that you respond to questions.

>> innovation strategists are also urging employers to curb staff turnover by in-resting ve training so they can keep the same employees who can move up quicker. >> what is this? >> something nobody asked for. >> thank you. >> in the one person. zoom is already enough trying to balance it, sometimes you need a break, you need to click off, justdecompress. and now a ichlts will be like you're slacking. >> and not like slacking, but -- slacking. >> i can take a nap. don't judge me. >> what if you are slacking and you turn your head away to slack somebody, you turn back and they're like he's not paying attention. >> right. >> you know, you can take technology too far. haven't we learned that by watching movies about the future? >> robots. >> i'll sit up straight, smile.

i'm working hard here at home. let's take a look at what is going on this tin the richmond, point richmond, you can see 580 and 80 are all wet and that continues emeryville, through oakland, san leandro, dublin on 580, and 880, they are both wet up through oakland. and you can see it stretches across the san mateo, dumbarton bridges. and sunnyvale, some of the heavier rain is showing up on live doppler 7. nearly half an inch as we look across a wet western span of the bay bridge. showers today and tomorrow, two separate storms, they are both a one. colder nights and fog ahead and a dry pattern with warm sunshine starts thursday. today you can see most of the showers are gone by the afternoon hours with temperatures ranging from about 57 to 62 degrees. there is your colder weather tonight especially in the valleys, mid upper to 30s.

and mainly low to mid 40s around the bay and towards the coast. i think fog will be a real issue the next couple mornings for our commute. a one tomorrow, even lighter showers than what we're dealing with out of this storm. they will move quicker, so the time for it to rain will be shorter. so two things that will make the storm significantly different than this one. you can see it coming in during the morning commute, mainly in the north bay. but then it will spread almost everywhere except for the south bay by noon, and then even the south bay will get a few showers as we go into the evening commute. but once it is over, so are the shower chances. we'll get anywhere from a trace to possibly a tenth of an inch of rain especially for the north bay, mountains maybe up to a third of an inch. i'll show you the warm temperatures when we come back with the accuweather 7 day forecast. want to talk to jobina and find out about what the weather is causing this morning. i'll take it from here. the landmark hollywood sign in

los angeles is back to its original spelling this morning. six people were arrested because they climbed down the steep hill and then they changed the w and the d into two bs. so just imagine the new word. so they put a tarp over the w and a white dash in between the ds. the five men and one woman told police it was for rebreast canc awareness. they were cited and released. luckily the sign didn't have any lasting damage. like many popular vacation destinations, one california city hasn't seen tourists for a while. so now santa maria is offering to pay you to visit. the small town near the central coast is about a four hour drive from san francisco. the offer include as $100 gifts card, you have to use it between february 4 and march 31. officials say it is good for wine tasting, food, including

sants ma their legendary barbecue or use to book hotel. and san francisco is urnlgsiurg day quarantine if you travel more than 120 miles from home. and new at 6:00, shareholders dump their money into robinhood. the stunning amount they have raised since the trading frenzy. but first remembering dustin diamond, nobody for his role as screech, has died at 44 years old. new this

welcome back. 5:53. and here is a look at my accuweather 7 day forecast. a one today and tomorrow. significantly cooler tomorrow, but then we jump back into the 60s and get warmer from there

starting thursday. this morning we are hearing from a good friend of saved by the bell star dustin diamond, he died yesterday just three week after he was diagnosed with stage four cancer. diamond was best known for playing screech on the popular '90s sitcom. he was the youngest of the cast and the only one to appear in every spinoff. he played screech for 12 years. dan block one of his close friends says that diamond discovered a small lump on his neck last year that continued to grow. but he delayed going to the doctor out of fear. >> he just can't like the public ridicule. he just wanted to be a normal guy. i think he put it off because he wanted to live his life and not have the public scrutiny. >> diamond's rep says that he was high spirited and his greatest passion was making other people laugh. dustin diamond was 44. an oregon woman who survived the 1918 spanish flu has gotten

her first covid-19 vaccine shot. 103 years old, bernice was the first to get the vaccine at her assisted living center in eugene. she says it was her mother who saved her life by nursing her through the flu more than 100 years ago. now that she's been vaccinated, she hopes others follow suit saying everything needs to be done to save lives. indeed. there hey not be a chinese new year's parade in san francisco this year, but organizers have come up with a way to celebrate the year of the ox. look at this, 11 life sized ox statues will go on display through the city starting tomorrow through march 14. a local artist designed and handmade each one. >> normally yeah these things come out of a mold, everyone who is doing one is painting on the same shape. and so the only thing that separates them is the paint job. these are literally one of a kind art pieces. every single thing was done by hand. >> so when the event ends, each piece will be donated to a local

nonprofit who will then auction them off. >> those are cool. >> yeah, kind of like the sea lions that were up. i really enjoyed looking at those. so i know these will be good too. coming up, you do not need to be an astronaut to go into space. call mike. and an all-civilian crew could kick off by the end of the year. and three seats will be donated to the general public. and covid crisis in the east bay, first responders who say they are concerned because they aren't eligible for vaccinations yet. and during a push to rename san francisco public schools, there is also an effort to get rid of acronyms. why supporters say that they are a symptom of white supremacy culture. and a live look outside, it is a bet wet out on the roads, so please take some extra precautions as

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building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future this is abc 7 news. now at 6:00, mass vaccinations in the bay area. a new site in san francisco helps a community disproportionately impacted by covid-19. meanwhile, some first responders in the east bay growing impatient as they are forced to wait to make an appointment. wild weather across the nation, you're looking at whiteout conditions in philadelphia this morning. and we're dealing with rain here in the bay area. here say live look at the wet roads on the golden gate bridge. mike knows when the storm is expected to break and when the

next one moves in. all right, good morning, everybody. it is tuesday, february 2nd, we want to get straight to mike for a look at our forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning, kumasi, joe dee jobina, reggie, hi, everybody. you look at the loop of the last two hours of the rain that kins to move southwest to northeast. even up to the north bay, light rain, even though the radar is not as full there as it is in other areas. so let's look at what's going on. you see on the peninsula, whether you're on one, around half moon bay, heading toward pacifica or 280 from pacifica and daly city to san francisco, we have light rain there, we have light rain in castro valley and hayward through 580, getting on to 880 or possibly heading down to the dumbarton bridge. and also plenty of wet weather across the south bay. here is a look at oaklandoakland, .081, dry, but temperatures cool, in the low to mid-50s.