boiled down to a lawsuit here in san francisco. what this could mean for students. good morning, everybody. it is wednesday, february 3rd. before we share those stories with you, we want to check in with mike for a look at our forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning, hi, everybody, thank you for joining us. live doppler 7, i'm tracking the storm to ur our north. a cold one. valley rain and mountain snow around eureka, crescent city, heading over towards reading. a 1, a lighter storm than yesterday. the bulk of the weather in the north bay, with some snow in the mountains of lake county, less than .15 and that's being generous, that's the top end in the mountains, if even it makes that much. we'll have a little fog this morn morning. >> we had some in santa rosa. the wind is blowing this from north to south. so right now it hasn't crossed san pablo bay to san francisco bay as we look from the east bay

hills, it is possible it may as we get deeper into the commute. low to mid-50s today, coolest day moving forward. all right, i'm going to turn it over to jobina with the latest on the san jose fire. jobina? >> thank you, mike. we have developing news on a fire that is causing some road closures in san jose. the fire department says an abandoned building burned on bascom avenue at forest avenue overnight. fire is under control. if you're in this area, northbound bascom is closed between san carlos and naglee avenues. southbound bascom opened an hour ago. it is not clear how the fire started. as soon as we get more information, we'll be sure to update you on the air and online. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. new this morning, the city of san francisco is reportedly preparing to sue the school district and the school board over reopening plans. education, of course, one of our focuses as we work to build a better bay area. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in the city with more on this announcement. amy? >> reporter: kumasi, what a move by the city, suing its own

school district, and apparently the mayor is on board, mayor london breed telling "the chronicle," distance learning isn't working for anyone. the "san francisco broke the story in the hour. as far as this is concerned, they have earned an f, having a plan to make a plan doesn't cut it. the lawsuit claims the school district is violating a state law that says districts must adopt a clear plan during the covid pandemic to offer classroom-based instruction whenever possible. especially for those students who are suffering serious learning loss. herrera told the chronicle, the district's plan is full of ambiguous empty rhetoric. the chronicle reports he must file the lawsuit today so next week he can ask the court to

issue an emergency order to force the district to create a reopening plan. the chronicle asked herrera if he thinks he will have any luck, he said, yes, that this lawsuit is based on the law, it is simple, and he says it is focused. no reaction yet to all of this as it is just coming out. but you can imagine it is going to be an emotional time here in the city. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. this is interesting timing because that lawsuit comes just as four bay area counties including san francisco county get the green light to reopen some schools. so san mateo, marin, san francisco. covid case numbers in those counties are below the state's thresh hold to reopen. that means in person classes can resume at all public k through 6 schools. higher grade levels will return when the counties leave the purple tier. san francisco's high school

is considering ending selective merit-base d admissions. the city's school board took a closer look after anti-black and anti-semitic slurs were posted on a lowell messaging platform last month. the board held a virtual discussion last night with students, alumni, parents and teachers and the response was emotional from supporters and critics. >> i am tired of my students being hurt and race-blind admissions does not increase diversity, it decreases it. lowell is a beacon of hope for low income students like myself. if you try hard enough you can receive an education on par or better than an elite private school. >> the proposal is to move lowell to a lottery-based admissions system. the school board will vote after more public comment. new at 6:00, voting ends today on a poll to pick a new name for sir frances drake high school. drake was a 16th century english

explorer who had ties to the slave trade. the new list of name suggestions has been paired down from 500 to 85, with suggestions ranging from flowers and trees it filmmakers and philanthropists. once today's voting ends, the top eight choices will move to a march madness style tournament with the winner picked by next month. san francisco's opened a drop-in vaccination clinic in the bay view. and this is the city's viffirst vaccine clinic based on zip code. the bay view is one of san francisco's hardest hit neighborhoods, with infection rate of 10%. the clinic on keith street will offer 200 shots a day, seven days a week indefinitely. people over 65 who live in the 94124 or 94135 zip code qualify. >> it is getting serious. it is scary. i'm quite glad they have put it in the neighborhood where, you know, afro americans and latinos live, so that we have a chance to save our lives. >> the clinic is also open to

anyone 65 and up in the san francisco health network. and the setup is already under way for a new vaccination site at san francisco's moscone center, the third vaccination site along with the bay view one you just saw and one at city college. it could open as soon as this week. appointments will be required, but this site is open to anyone eligible to get a vaccine. there is encouraging new information this morning about the effectiveness of astrazeneca's covid-19 vaccine. data from the uk shows it drastically cuts transmission of the virus and jobina, we know there is new data on the dosage. >> yes, reggie. so this new data, which isn't peer reviewed, could prove the uk strategy to space out the second dose is an effective way to get more people vaccinated. university of oxford researchers found the vaccine was 82% effective when a second dose was spaced out 12 weeks. that's nearly 30% more effective than when the second dose is given, four weeks later. the study also showed the

vaccine lowers transmission rates and protects people from serious injury and death. astrazeneca's vaccine is not available in the u.s. yet. the fda hopes to review data from a clinical trial later this month. the highly contagious variant from the uk of the coronavirus has turned up now in alameda county. health officials say they have identified six confirmed or suspected cases. they don't believe these cases pose any additional risk to■ county residents, other than the fact it spreads more easily. more than 100 cases of the uk variant have been reported in the state mostly in southern california. officials believe it is more prevalent than that, but it likely has not been identified because there is a lack of testing and genetic sequencing. they expect those numbers to increase as surveillance for new variants ramps up. still ahead, extra compensation for grocery store workers. one bay area city has also approved so-called hazard pay, while another still hashing out the details.

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39 in arenda for the cool spots. upper 30s, low 40s in the trivalley and east bay. 38 mountain view. low to mid-40s around the coast. the best chance of wet weather north bay after the morning commute and ends before the evening commute. and by the lunch hour, a few showers may try to break away from the pack and slip into the rest of the bay. but notice if they do, they don't last long. by the afternoon hours, it is gone. by the evening, it is clearing out for an even colder night ahead. best chance of wet weather in the north bay mountains, some snow in lake county. let's look at that morning commute, thankfully dry, hopefully easier than yesterday, jobina. >> oh, yes, mike. so much better, everyone. so that's the good news. and i am going to bring in a live picture here, the bay bridge toll plaza. mitering lights are on, they came on at 5:53. not a backup there, which is good news. once you make it through the lights, clear ride into san francisco. moving over to oakland, going to

show you our 880 at the coliseum camera here. and just for reference, those headlights are making their way south, traffic is moving there as well. and then an overall look at our map. it has been such a clear commute, especially in comparison to yesterday when we saw so many spinouts due to the rain. you shouldn't have any problems when you head out the door if you need to leave. reggie? >> thank you. this morning a bay area family is heart broken after traveling to modesto to adopt a dog, they found out that it got stolen. ma marybell had been searching for a miniature pinchier for her sister who has cerebral palsy. she was told radar couldn't go home right away because he was part of a confiscation case from a breeder in the area. when hospital staff went to get him on monday, so he could be neutered, radar was gone. >> we do believe it is somebody that is related to the situation to the breeder who stole the dog. >> we want our baby back.

he's our baby. and we connected. >> police are looking for a woman caught on the shelter security camera. they believe she took radar and apparently snuck him out under that jacket. >> that is terrible. >> i know. >> i hope they find radar. well, still ahead, cost of living is threatening the california dream. what some people are doing to stay in the state as real estate rises. and we can't see broadway shows now, so broadway is coming to you. the musicals that wil

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sister stations in los angeles and in the central valley. now today we're focusing on the high cost of living. california has four of the top five cities in the u.s., with the most homes costing more than a million dollars. the rising price of real estate is force something people to leave the larger cities and head to other parts of the state. >> my name is taneshia butler. and i am an educator in san jose. we decided to relocate because of the expense in san jose. so we're moving towards bakersfield area. >> and she's not alone. there are efforts under way to reform zoning in california so it is legal to build more housing and transit. make sure you join us every evening this week at 4:30 and 6:30 for our special series "california dreaming." you can stream the full series also right now on our abc 7 bay area connected tv app and download it now on roku, fire tv, android tv, and apple tv. oakland leaders approved hazard pay for grocery store

workers, but san jose leaders reach a stalemate last night deciding instead to delay the vote. the california grocers association has criticized hazard pay, saying that it will lead to higher food prices. they're saying that would be up to $400 a year for a family of four. san jose council members raised questions about the economic impact and they ordered city advisers to come back next week with more information. >> increasing wages may cause unintended consequences in the form of grocery stores being closed in communities that cannot lose a grocery store. >> if it is approved, san jose assess proposal would give grocery store workers an extra $3 an hour. oakland just approved an additional $5 an hour. the oakland zoo is reopening today, but if you want to visit, you have to reserve your tickets online and also wear a mask. the zoo's nighttime lantern festival, that resumes on friday. broadway is still shut down, but there are two musicals that are coming to your living room,

pretty soon. ♪ >> the cast of the tony-winning "come from away" is set to reunite for a filmed version of the musical. e-1 is targeting a september release and john chu will direct the planned "wicked" movie. he also directed "in the heights," which is supposed to come out on hbo max in june. i'm excited for "in the heights ." i've never seen it. that will be exciting. >> it will. >> hi, mike. >> hi, good morning. how about one more chance of rain before some warmer weather? and, yeah, may want to head to the park earlier this weekend than normal if you want to enjoy the warm sunshine. it will trickle all the way through san francisco into the coast. and until we get there, one more cold system coming down the west coast right now.

it is bringing valley rain, light to moderate, see green in there, yellow to mountain snow around eureka and crescent city and heading over toward eureka, reading i should say. right now walnut creek pretty clear. 36 degrees. want to dress warmer when you head outside this morning. partly sunny and cool, one more chance for wet weather, a 1 on the storm impact scale and manly across the north bay, between our morning and afternoon commute. how convenient is that? starry and foggy tonight, watch out for frost in our valleys and outdoorable weekend, we get a break from winter's chill, which will feel today's temperatures will stay below average, 54 to 57 degrees. if you're thinking about outdoor dining or going to grab something and bring it home, we're still in the 50s through 6:00. but back into the 40s by 7:00 to 8:00. definitely going to be colder outside than last night during the dining hours. in fact, look at all the 30s, barely some low to mid-40s around the bay. frost, yeah, if you have anything blooming already, which

is possible, make sure you cover it tonight. after such a cold morning, we'll rebound under mostly sunny conditions, back to average, mid to upper 50s tomorrow. 60s take off with our warmest days friday, saturday and sunday. it will be a little breezy in our hills, nothing we can't imagine and monday and tuesday, temperatures fall back down with a slight chance of rain both days. have a good day. here's kumasi and reggie. >> thank you, mike. now we're checking in with ginger, who is live with what's coming up on "gma" at 7:00. good morning, ginger. >> good morning to you, kumasi. nice to be with everybody this morning. coming up on "gma," we start with the urgent warning about how critical the next six weeks will be in the pandemic. and the new push this morning to vaccinate before the virus variants take over. thousands of people are now overdue for their second shots. so we're going to talk to dr. fauci about all of that. also an abc exclusive for you, a bombshell investigation into a lawsuit that claims that the nfl uses race as a factor to

determine concussion settlements for former players. we are going to have the latest there. and the remarkable story, a medical miracle, first successful face and double hand transplant surgery. it gave one young man a second chance at life. we have the moment that he saw his new face for the first time, and we're going to talk to the doctor behind the surgery, live. you'll see that and so much more coming up here on "gma." i will be out in that snow, so get ready to get cold with me. >> ginger, for half a second, i thought your husband was serious when he said you all were moving to california yesterday because of all the snow you have. i got super excited again for half a second. >> that sent people for a loop. >> it really did. >> you're always welcome here. anytime you want a break from the snow. >> we're dreaming of california. >> got it. >> we understand. all right, ginger, we'll see you

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as we talked about, not much of an impact outside in the north bay. so let's look at our next system, promises to come in monday, especially in the north bay. and possibly reaching down into the rest of our neighborhoods as we head into tuesday. this one is not a great wet weather maker either. what it is going to do is bring our temperatures back to average after such a warm weekend. in fact, look at the rainfall totals up in the north bay, maybe up to .15 of an inch of rain. the rest of us, a couple of hundredths. we're seeing a dryer pattern developing starting tomorrow after today's storm. reggie? >> mike, thank you. three people are critically injured after an explosion near a film site in santa clarita. this was initially reported that the blast happened on a movie set, but it was an industrial business. the three people who were hurt

suffered second and third degree burns. the explosion also caused a small brush fire in the nearby hills. that was contained to about an acre. a hazmat crew will be back on the scene trying to figure out a cause. the push for racial equality is coming to wheaties boxes this spring. tommy smith will be on a commemorative box and one side features him running in his san jose state uniform and the other the iconic image of him raising his fist in the air during the national anthem at the 1968 summer olympics. john carlos also took part in the podium protest. there is a statue honoring the two men on the san jose state campus. apple is finding a way you unlock your iphone with face i.d. while wearing a mask. the new feature will require you have an apple watch. all you need to do is have an unlocked watch and then look at your phone as usual, and it will open up. the update is expected to be available in a few weeks. currently when your phone sees

you're wearing a mask it triggers the pass code entry. i guess that's just too much to deal with. >> i hate to complain about this, but it kind of is for me. >> is it, friend? >> i don't know why i get really embarrassed. i put my phone on the thing, and then i, like, center my face to tell me i can't and then it takes a second and then the person behind me is getting irritated and then i'm trying to put in my code. >> you doing too much. just put in the code. >> you're right. you're right. >> coming up next at 6:30, the man tapped to replace jeff bezos as ceo of amazon later this year. and also on vaccine watch where cvs is expected to give vaccinations starting next week right here in the bay area. a pivotal point for the republican party, the decision that members are facing ahead of former president trump's impeachment trial. as we head to break, a live look outside. you know what, i can also just swipe my credit card, like the

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it is wednesday, february 3rd, good morning to you. we'll start with a check of the weather and mike nicco. >> thank you, reggie, kumasi, thank you, everyone. it is starting to clear out a little bit as the breezes are blowing north to south. some of that may leak to san pablo bay and if it hangs around into san francisco bay. right now most of our activity from our storm is up to the north. i did hear reports some of light rain falling around santa rosa, live doppler 7 is pretty inactive in that area. expect light showers mainly after the morning commute. and before the evening commute, mainly across the north bay also. here is a look from sutro. maybe that's a little bit of fog on the left side of your screen? we'll definitely keep an eye on it, me and jobina. temperatures in the mid-30s to low 40s. this morning, cooler, low to mid-50s this afternoon. coldest day moving forward. more on that weekend warming trend coming up. here's kumasi. this morning, a big boost is apparently coming for the vaccine rollout.

the white house says it will allocate an additional 500,000 doses for states per week which will bring the total to 10.5 million. in addition to that, 1 million more doses will start going to more than 6,000 pharmacies across the nation next week. so far more than 52 million doses have been distributed, but less than 8% of americans have actually gotten the vaccine. this morning on "gma," dr. anthony fauci says we should not delay getting second doses to get more people their first dose. >> it looks like as we're getting through february into march, we're going to get a much steadier supply or cadence of vaccine coming in. certainly you don't want vaccines sitting around in a refrigerator or in a freezer if they're ready to go. you want to give them to people. but if you balance it well, george, you can get as many people in their first doses and then when the next shipment comes in, take care of the people that are about due for their second and then give more

to the first. >> you can watch george stephanopoulos's entire interview with dr. fauci at 7:00 this morning on "gma." this morning, a major development in the fight to get kids back to campus in san francisco. the city is reportedly about to sue the school district and the school board. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is tracking this story. you just heard from the teachers union? >> reporter: that's right, reggie. this story is just now breaking. but reaction already coming in. i just heard from the president of the teachers union, susan solomon, she says she is disappointed. here is her quote, she says she's disappointed that the city has chosen to attack rather than support the school district. united educators of san francisco has been calling for this city to help with resources such as covid testing and vaccines. but this has not happened. now, san francisco mayor london breed has said she has contributed $15 million to the reopening effort and has partnered with the district to offer covid testing for

teachers. mayor breed told the chronicle she supports the lawsuit saying distance learning is not working for anyone. city attorney dennis herrera told the chronicle it is a shame it has come to this, that the school district has earned an f in the assignment of reopening, saying they had more than ten months to come up with a plan. the school district spokesperson has not gotten back to us yet. this is all just now breaking. so a lot for all of the players in this to digest this morning. that lawsuit is expected to be filed today. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. california is showing improvement when it comes to our covid numbers, but there are concerns about these new variants that they could possibly cause another surge. california's 14-day positivity rate is now at 7.2%. that is down from 9% a week ag drop of people going to the hospital in the past two weeks.

state health officials say the west coast covid-19 variant has more than 1,000 total mutations. there is a concern it is making people sicker. dr. mark ghaly says the state is getting $1.7 billion in unanticipated federal funds for covid response and vaccinations. he said california will begin collecting race and ethnicity data on those who have been vaccinated. >> track our ability to reach communities of color, communities that have been disproportionately impacted, we have to have that data. we're working on it with our local partners to make sure we have as accurate as we can. >> he says the state's equity framework may include money for targeted outreach efforts and payments to providers to bring vaccines to communities of color. vaccine doses will head straight to pharmacies in a new strategy to speed up the shots. the federal government will ship doses to 6500 pharmacies nationwide. that includes wall greens and

cvs locations across california including three in the bay area, san francisco, sonoma and sunnyvale. >> this pharmacy program will expand access in neighborhoods across the country, so you can make an appointment, get your shot conveniently and quickly. >> cvs is scheduled to administer nearly 82,000 doses in california starting next thursday. right now they limited to people 65 and up. you can book an appointment starting february 9th at cvs.com. walgreens hasn't yet released its vaccination plan. in less than a week, former president donald trump's second impeachment trial is set to begin. and now we're getting a glimpse of the legal arguments his lawyers plan to make in his defense. here is abc news reporter faith aboube. >> reporter: that legal brief coming just two hours after house impeachment managers formerly detailed their case against the former president saying he's singular responsible

for that deadly capitol siege. this morning, a somber remembrance inside the u.s. capitol rotunda, the cremated remains of an american hero lying in honor. the first family paying their final respects to fallen capitol police officer brian sicknick. hours earlier, house impeachment managers formerly declaring it was former president donald trump who was singularly responsible for the violent attack. >> trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors by inciting violence against the government of the united states. >> reporter: in the 80 page brief filed tuesday, democrats referencing trump's own words just before the insurrection. >> you'll never take back our country with weakness. >> reporter: saying he worked the mob into a frenzy. the impeachment manager citing the videos on tand by just security, showing the crowd responding to trump in real time. >> take the capitol right now. >> reporter: the president's legal team pushing back in their

14-page response, denying that trump violated his oath of office. >> the judge and jury has already announced publicly that the defendant must be convicted in this case. >> reporter: and that impeachment trial begins next tuesday. 17 gop senators would need to join all of the democrats in order to convict trump. that right now looking unlikely. faith aboube, abc news, washington. today republican leaders faus a decision about the future of their party. this week they're deciding whether they should get rid of a conspiracy promoting person oregon p or punish a republican who stood up to trump. jobina for t jobina forston has more on that. >> reporter: some are demanding that marjorie taylor greene be stripped of her committee assignments. they say greene endorsed false claims, bigoted language, and violent behavior, including calling for the execution of top

democrats like nancy pelosi. top senate republican mitch mcconnell called greene's views, quote, looney lies and conspiracy theories, saying they amounted to a cancer for the party. >> i think i adequately spoke out about how i feel about any effort to define the republican party in such a way. >> greene has fired back calling him the real cancer in the party. meanwhile, loyalists of former president trump want to strip congressman liz cheney of her leadership post after she voted to impeach trump last month. mcconnell and other top republicans have voiced their support for cheney. kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. happening today, the california department of water resources will conduct its second survey of the season on the state's snow pack. this is video from its first survey back in december. it is conducted at phillips station off highway 50 not far from lake tahoe. in december, the snow pack was

52% of average for that time of year. but now that we have had a few storms, there is hope for a better reading today. this morning, the northeast still digging out after a powerful winter storm blasted the region. this is a look from livingston, new jersey, where a person made a time lapse video showing 19 inches of snow piling up on his deck. that happened between sunday night and yesterday morning. the nor'easter also caused flooding in other parts of the region. this is a part where it goes from being pretty to just being slush and brown. >> mm-hmm. mm-hmm. >> mm-hmm. hard to shovel. >> yeah. >> and if you don't have kids to do it for you, it is that one time you're, like, oh, i really wish i had a snow blower for that one time. want to talk about our snow pack. you mentioned that it was 52% in december. we dropped to as low as 40% last week. now these are the electronic measurements, we're up to about 68% of average for today's date.

so we have definitely gained some ground. i can't wait to hear what they find manually later today. most of us are anywhere from 9 to 18 degrees colder this morning. may have noticed the heater kicking on, more and running longer this morning. look at these mid to upper 30s in red wood city, menlo park, foster city, san mateo, 37 in half moon bay. everybody else in the low to mid-40s in the peninsula. mid to upper 30s santa rosa, napa, fairfield, cool spot, san ramon at 42. 41 in san jose. clearing conditions and the temperature will drop for another hour, hour and a half. could have some 30s before all is said and done. a little bit of fog up north, but with the clouds rolling in, a lot of the fog is flowing away. and it is going to be wet between most of our commutes. so take an umbrella in the north bay, you may run into a little light rain. santa rosa said there is a little squeezed out of the cloud deck as it moves s in. the bulk of the chance will move

in after the morning commute is over. a few showers will slip out ahead of the pack and sneak into the rest of the bay. look, there is not much out there as we head to the latter parts of the afternoon hours. more sunshine than showers. and this evening, it clears out. even reinforcing colder shot of air out of this system, that's really what you're going to notice more than the couple of hundredths of an inch of rain that it drops in our lower elevations. that's because we're going to have up to .15 in our north bay mountains. all right, that's a look at our current storm. we have a warm weekend on the way. i'll have that coming up with the dry commute, hopefully jobina has good news for us. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. i do. thank you. good morning, everyone. so i am bringing the good news, if you need to head out the door as part of your commute today. taking a live look outside, emeryville, those headlights traveling westbound, we have a clear ride for pretty much everybody around the bay area. so if you are going towards the toll plaza, want to bring this in, though, mitering lights came

in at 5:53 this morning. earlier we were seeing it begin to fill in, but look at that. i mean, nowhere near the kind of traffic we usually see in that area when the mitering lights are on, just again speaking to the times we are in. overall view of our map, there is a little strip coming from the east bay to san francisco, where it is slow across the bridge and, of course, out of tracy, everything else is green, which is good. >> still ahead, this could be why there is an effort to recall governor newsom, the new poll revealing his approval rating. and you are looking live now at the big board, new york stock exchange. you can see we're down now about 36 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. a love yoi love you, let's lowe's. they hope you will want to spend great party carly you must of blown your budget. not exactly. you have great wine

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19-year-old accused of attacking and killing an 84-year-old man is scheduled to be arraigned. we want to warn you this video is disturbing to watch. san francisco police say that the suspect antoine watson attacked the senior alolast thursday morning. it is not clear what may have motivated this attack. the victim had to be taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries and died on saturday. police arrested the 19-year-old suspect on sunday with a woman who was with him. and that attack as well as the death of a renowned private investigator during a robbery attempt is leading to growing calls for san francisco leaders to do something about the uptick in crime. yesterday mayor london breed and district attorney chesa boudin addressed the wave of violent incidents. the d.a.'s office faced criticism for not charging or holding suspects who later had gone on to commit more crimes. >> you will be held accountable

by the police as well as the district attorney. there will be consequences. let's dispel the myth right now that there are no consequences for committing crimes in san francisco. >> the two suspects have been arrested in the death of that pi, jack palladino. their arraignment is set for next week. happening today, pg&e is headed to federal court for a probation hearing over the deadly zog fire in september. prosecutors suspect pg&e sparked the fire and they're investigating the company for possible homicide charges. the utility shut off power lines that day, but not the one located where the fire started. an investigation found pg&e based its decision on wind speeds from a weather station three and a half miles away. >> everything about this terrain tells me you would expect the weather to be different there where the zog fire is than where the weather station is. >> in the hearing, the judge plans to make pg&e factor in whether it has properly trimmed trees or not when making shutoff

decisions. the utility has already admitted that in this case it didn't do so. the ongoing pandemic is taking its toll on governor newsom's job approval rating. the uc berkeley institute of governmental studies conducted a poll which shows 46% of californians like the job he's doing. that is down from 60% just four months ago. despite the falling numbers, 45% of people surveyed are opposed to the recall effort that is now under way. but 36% of people support it. more than 10,000 people participated in the online poll taken last week. san diego's former mayor officially announces candidacy for the republican nomination for governor next year, claiming newsom has botched the state's covid-19 response. >> when you shut down outdoor dining with absolutely no science behind outdoor spread of the transmission, the governor came out and shut down playgrounds for a couple of weeks, outdoor playgrounds, and then changed his mind two weeks later, there is no science

behind that. that's the difference that i would make. >> kevin faulconer served as mayer from 2014 through last year. the 54-year-old moderate republican said he's raised a million bucks since launching an exploratory campaign last month. governor newsom's team issued a statement saying faulconer isn't the first trump supporter running for governor, but he is the first former lobbyist who bungled a local pandemic and homeless crisis. now to your morning money report, the current head of amazon web services andy jassy will be taking over as amazon's ceo when jeff bezos steps down later this year. amazon announced yesterday that bezos will remain at the company as the executive chairman. bezos founded amazon as an online bookstore back in 1994, and has built it into an e-commerce giant, making him one of the richest men in the world. the 57-year-old issued a statement saying, quote, right now i see amazon at its most inventive ever, making it an optimal time for this

transition. now let's look at the new york stock exchange, trading gets under way this morning. you can see we're still down by about 20 points. valentine's day just around the corner. and maybe you want to go to lowe's for a date night? yeah, i'm talking about the home improvement store. they're taking reservations in ten cities that it calls some of america's most romantic and that includes san francisco. the lowe's store in the bay view is on the list. if you want to take part, you have to sign up by sunday and then they're going to select five couples from each city for a date night co-sponsored by sherwin williams. they'll get to splash, sling and roll some paint on a giant canvas by candlelight. and as mike already knows, one of our viewers sent us a detailed explanation of what she likes to do with paint in her private time and i'm sorry that i know that. >> tmi. >> i'm not going there. >> this is what i don't understand, i was reading, first of all, to see if they were going to serve food and they didn't speak on that, it says

with your spouse, partner, best friend, or first date. first date? >> this is when you want it to be your last date. this is when you want your best friend to be your enemy. this is when you want a divorce from your spouse. >> all of the above. >> so you're saying it is not going to turn out well? >> i don't think so. >> especially if you go to the mcdonald's across the street from the lowe's that reggie frequents. not a good combination. all right. now that we have dissuaded you from doing that, let's talk about what's going on with our rain. a lot of questions about how that atmospheric river, it did help, but even january we were below average for precipitation. and going back to october, we're still anywhere from 52 to 58% lacking. we're less that -- we're more than a foot below where we should be in places like santa rosa. this is a weak storm, a cold storm as you can see by the mountain snow.

lake county the best chance of some snow today. you see the cold clouds overrunning us from tam southward across the bay. 37 degrees up there. coolest afternoon on the way, that's going to be a bigger deal than the showers. most of that is going to stay in the north bay. chilly nights, frost is possible in our valleys. and then mild afternoons before a weak storm monday brings our temperatures back to average in the afternoon hours. today, we're actually a little bit below average, 54 to 57. so not only dressing warmer this morning, but also staying warmer this afternoon. and if you think about going out and grabbing something to eat or outdoor dining, we're still in the low to mid-50s at 5:00. once that sun sets, you don't have the warm sunshine and the dry air and the lack of clouds, we're going to drop quickly into the 40s. make sure you're bundled up for that. look at the wealth of 30s tonight in our inland valleys. frost is very likely. low to mid-40s around most of the bay. all right, my accuweather seven-day forecast, we'll rebound back to average with

sunshine. warmest days, friday, saturday, sunday, 60s, a chance of rain monday and tuesday no storm impact scale needed, not yet. have a good day. back to you. >> okay, mike. our warnings this morning aren't over yet. we want to let you know about the latest trend on tiktok that you probably don't want to get involved in. so they do this thing called the red silhouette challenge. you'll see what happens here. she's using a red filter to hide the fact that she's now not wearing a whole lot of clothes. apparently people filled out how to remove that red filter, videos are circulating on youtube, twitter and reddit with instructions to get rid of that filter. so if you don't want to be revealed, then don't do this challenge. >> all right. well, now an abc news exclusive, a bombshell investigation into a lawsuit against the nfl. two former players are claiming the nfl concussion

program syndrodiscriminates aga black players. now the practice widely known as race norming is in use across several different medical fields as a supposed safeguard against misdiagnosis. but because these norms assume the average black player starts at a lower level of cognitive functioning than the average white player at the onset of their careers, the former black player -- the former players say that black players need to show larger cognitive declines than white players to qualify for compensation. >> i felt so betrayed, and i still feel that way. two different systems? how can that be okay? why should that be okay? >> now, in a statement to abc news, the nfl calls this lawsuit entirely misguided. you can watch the full report coming up at 7:00 on "gma."

more names have just been confirmed as "jeopardy" guest hosts. dr. oz, dr. sanjay gupta, savannah guthrie and anderson cooper are on the roster. the show's producers say they will take their time picking a replacement for alex trebek. ken jennings is halfway through his six weeks as guest host and you can watch jeopardy week days at 7:00 here on abc 7. now to the golden globes, kicking off an unusual award season. nominations are out this morning and the nominees for lead actor include the late chadwick boseman for his performance in "ma rainy's black bottom". now, you tell me, have you seen -- have you even heard of the best motion picture drama nominees? "the father", "mank," nomadland," "the trial of the chicago 7 ," "promising young woman," i'm 0 for 5 on that one.

they'll be hosting the show from different cities. that will be interesting. for a full list of the nominees, head to our website, abc7news.com. the tea is, i don't know these movies. >> i heard of the trial of chicago 7 because my nominee for the next black panther is in that. and chadwick boseman was really good in "ma rainy's black bottom." that's on netflix. >> i got to check that out. there are women in the best director category this year. >> okay. >> i think they make up the majority of the nominees, so that's a big change. that we like to see. we just have not been to the movies this year. so the only things i really recognize were the, like, the netflix shows and that kind of stuff, hbo shows. >> mm. well, we have some movie watching to do. >> "mandalorian" got nominated. >> that's good. i haven't seen that yet. >> that affects our paycheck. and that is the tea. and that is the tea. >>

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it is 6:57. if you're just joining us, here are the seven things you need to know this morning. number one, san francisco reportedly is about to sue its own school district and the school board. this is the latest twist in the effort to get students back to the classroom. the lawsuit is expected to be filed today. >> number two, a new study finds astrazeneca's covid-19 vaccine was 82% effective when the gap between the first and the second dose was increased to three months. researchers say the british drugmaker's vaccine also may significantly reduce transmission of the virus. >> number three, san francisco is moving forward with plans to reach communities hit hardest by the pandemic. it just opened a new covid-19 vaccine clinic in the bay view. the site on key street will offer 200 shots a day, seven days a week, indefinitely. >> number four, the oakland zoo reopens today. the lantern festival also resumes on friday. visitors have to reserve ticket oz online and do need to wear a mask. >> i'm tracking the light storm on our storm impact scale.

it is up to the north, but notice it is valley rain and mountain snow above 3,000 feet. lake county has the best chance of the snow and the north bay has the best chance of our rain. >> number six, we're bringing you a live picture from our south beach camera right now, showing you the bay bridge, mitering lights came on at a 5:53 this morning. >> number seven, balkland dynamics showing new video of its robot dog spot who is apparently learning some new tricks. now it can pick up trash, it can pick up laundry in the middle of the floor, it can open the door to come get you while you sleep. it costs $74,000 each. >> oh, my. >> spot. >> come on, spot. >> cheaper than paying my kids' college and he hardly picks up after himself at all. >> mike. >> don't do that to mitch. >> you better watch out. >> i love the kid though.

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