changed when classes started in august, online only. months later they're still that way, and that's why the city filed a lawsuit. this is all important because building a better bay area, that's a commitment we've made to you to highlight these issues and look for solutions. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez has covered education story here is in the bay area for decades, and lyanne, you've seen plenty of upheaval during that time, but have you ever seen a city sue its own school district? >> no, never, dan. you know, i remember oakland unified being taken over by the state in 2003 because of its financial crisis, but never in san francisco have we seen the city sue the school district. and i was surprised because during their at least time in office, there was someone appointed by him who acted as the liaison, the in between person between his office and the school district. so there has always been a good working relationship between them. still today the city attorney dennis herrera felt this was

necessary because in his words, the district and the board have squandered months of opportunity to develop a real plan required he says by law. it's been nearly a year since public schools in san francisco shut down because of covid-19. to reopen classrooms, san francisco unified has said it will do it with relative safety. today the city attorney reminded the district and the school board that state law says a school district must offer classroom-based instruction whenever possible. dennis herrera believes it is now possible. >> over the past several months, 113 private and parochial schools in san francisco have reopened and remain open. almost 16,000 students have returned and less than five cases of transmission have been reported. >> reporter: mayor london breed said last september, the san francisco health department gave the school district guidance

regarding safety precautions. the plan the district came up with to reopen schools was then voted on november 17th. both herera and the district called the plan ambiguous, describing it as a plan to make plan. >> during that time, the school board has alienated parents and made national news for renaming 44 of our schools, i'll while there wasn't a plan to reopen those very same schools? >> reporter: some students were supposed to return in january, including special needs kids, preschooler, kindergartners, and first graders. that never happened because the district has yet to come to an agreement with its labor unions, including teachers, many of whom dot af toy the superintendent said eneaerst will depend on vaccinations and where san francisco is on the color coded tier system. this despite the director of the cdc saying that vaccination of teachers is not a prerequisite for safe reopening of schools.

>> as dr. fauci said, you don't predict the date. the virus predicts the date, or the virus sets the date. we have had spread level rise up, go down. we also have been told vaccinations would be at a million a day, two million a day by a certain date, and those dates have not happened. >> reporter: today we toured sunset elementary, one of only six schools out of 85 elementary at early education sites ready to be inspected by the san francisco health department. they hope the get clearance to reopen all 85 by april 19th. >> april 19th, our goal is to have all of these elementary school sites prep and ready for in-person learning instruction. >> april 19th. we're only talking about being ready. that doesn't mean that classes start on that day. now late this afternoon, several unions, including the union called the lawsuit shameful and they went on the say that we are making steady

progress at the negotiations table and will continue to stay focused on finalizing our labor agreements. and dan, this is so they can they say return safely to the classroom. >> boy, this has been so fascinating to watch, and we've never seen this before. lyanne, what happens if the district does not come up with a quick plan that satisfies the city? then what? >> well, herera was prepared for this. if there isn't a real plan that terror ra finds legally sufficient, he will then file a motion next thursday, the 11th, asking the court to issue an emergency court order. now if the judge grants it, it means the district must act at that point. i don't see the schools opening right at that point. as you saw in my story, every school has to be assessed by the health department. that takes a long time. my impression is that the mayor, mayor breed and herera are doing this to push the district to act and act quickly.

>> applying the pressure. lyanne, thanks very much. we shall see. well, you've heard from the mayor, the city attorney and the school district on this issue, but what about the parents? they gave abc7 news reporter wayne freedman an earful about what they think. >> reporter: listen carefully, you might hear tom exasperation. what you see with his son bradley is a better than average representation of what passes for public school in san francisco during the pandemic. >> it's disappointing. it's frustrating. it's aggravating. and it is tiring. >> reporter: and just one more by-product of covid-19 that has hit parents hard. >> today we did a little language arts. >> reporter: call it blowback from the zoom gap as parents perceive their children falling behind while schools remain closed. imagine quitting your job to teach your child. tommy did. >> if anyone thinks a 6 or

7-year-old can learn to read or write over zoom, they'reid thes. >> rch because of links to racism and slavery, and also banning acronyms as a symptom of white supremacy culture. >> is this the time and the place for that? >> absolutely not. >> the rest of this stuff you can save for another day. >> reporter: san francisco's suit against its own district to reopen. applause from the parents gallery. >> it shouldn't be this way. he should be able to go to the school that's one block from us. >> reporter: as parents here empty playgrounds, close schools like these are hardly what they paid for with their taxes. they're not what they expand in a word, they want to be heard, and they want flexibility. >> the group of people that are making this happen, the parents are not necessarily feeling like part of the conversation. >> reporter: well, they are now, and finally speaking up, clearly and loudly. >> yes, i do back the lawsuit, absolutely. >> reporter: in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> san francisco is the biggest

school district in the bay area, and it isn't the only one struggling with online learning. we spoke with oakland mayor libby schaaf about what progress is being made in the east bay to get kids back in class. >> i'm not just the mayor of oakland, i am a public school parent myself. so i do feel very well abreast. oakland has submitted its plan. the early plan was approved by the county. now it's at that state level. what we really need, and again, the governor is showing some leadership. i know he is in negotiations with the state legislature. we need to get an agreement with our unions, and that is going to be a very important piece to actually getting those schools opened. i know ousd is very hopeful that we will start reopening in the spring. they want to wait until we are in the orange tier. we're still deep in that purple tier. and then it's going to start with the youngest kids who are really struggling the most and then work our way up through those stages and ages.

>> and if this is an issue you've been dealing with, let us know about it. you'll find the story on our welcomes, abc7news.com, with the form so you can share your story with us, whether it's about a success or failure, we want to hear from you. >> we sure do. the director of the cdc says tonight vaccinating teachers is not a prerequisite for the safe reopening of schools. >> there is increasing data to suggest that schools can safely reopen, and that that safe reopening does not suggest that teachers need to be vaccinated in order to reopen safely. >> also today president biden's press secretary reiterated that the cdc has not yet released guidance on the official vaccination of teachers as it relates to reopening schools she says the administration hopes to see that soon. today the governor announced new mass vaccinations sites, including one at the oakland coliseum that will open in less than two weeks. the federal government is hoping to vaccinate nearly 6,000

californians a day at that coliseum. chris nguyen tells us who is eligible. >> reporter: in the east bay, a major announcement at a familiar venue. >> equity is the call of this moment. >> reporter: the oakland coliseum will soon be transformed into a mega vaccination site. as a result, eligibility for the covid-19 vaccine in alameda county will expand to phase 1b, tier 1 starting next week. >> the whole idea is to speed up the through put, the efficiency, maintain an equitable lens in terms of the distribution of the vaccine. >> reporter: the site will be operated by the state in partnership with the federal government, but isn't expected to open until february 16th. once it does, seniors 65 and up, as well as essential worker, including those in food and agricultural, emergency services, education, and the child care sectors will be able to receive the vaccine. >> this site is not going to in any way impact the existing vaccine resources, the existing workforce resources.

this is truly additive from our federal partners. >> reporter: the new plan is part of an effort by the biden administrationo tan tewide the esident't 0 da in office. >> we are a diverse community with multicultures and multilanguages all here. and the ability to partner in order to deal with this virus. >> reporter: the state says anyone who is eligible can use the coliseum site, regardless where they live, as long as they sign up for an appointment using the state's new my turn app, which will be coming available in a few weeks. >> not only will it allow you to be notified when it's your turn for a vaccine, but also allow you to schedule the vaccine and allow us end to end feedback, front providers. >> reporter: a collaborative approach to fighting this deadly disease. chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> we brought you governor newsom's news conference live this morning, which means you didn't see "the view" at its usual time.

today's episode, which was new, will air overnight starting at 3:00 a.m. when i go to the mall, i get to park in the same old parking, but with the vaccine, with the stable communities left behind. >> he has cerebral palsy and can't get priority for the coronavirus vaccine, even though his caretakers can. we're looking into equity issues when it comes to vaccine distribution because it is part of building a better bay area. i'm spencer christian. there is a taste of spring in my accuweather forecast, about month my body is truly powerful. i have the power to lower my a1c. because my body can still make its own insulin. and trulicity activates my body to release it, lowering my blood sugar from the first dose. once-weekly trulicity responds when my body needs it, 24/7. trulicity is for type 2 diabetes. it's not insulin. it isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't take trulicity if you're allergic to it, you or your family have medullary thyroid cancer,

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the abc7 i team is following the case of two young men from the bay area charged with killing an italian police officer. today gabriel nathalie of marin county was questioned for more than six hours in a courtroom in rome. this is video from a previous court appearance in rome. he said two plainclothes police officers failed to identify themselves before grabbing the college students on a street corner. that was in july of 2019. finnegan elder of san francisco is accused of stabbing one of those officers to death. elder says it was self-defense. the trial is expected to extend into april, and of course we will keep you up to date. let's come back home here now and talk about leaders in oakland's chinatown who are now going public with their pleas for help in combatting an increase in violent crime in the city. laura anthony is on the story. >> we are living in fear every day. >> reporter: he sees it every day, the rampant crime, especially robberies in oakland's chinatown, attacks

that are sometimes racially motivated. >> the bad guy pretty much could rob you in front of 20 people. we like living in a third world country where we are not being treat like a human being. >> unfortunately, they're not only robbing the people, but most the people are being hurt. >> reporter: now chinatown leaders are publicly asking for help from their city and police force. >> they appear to be more violent, for whatever reason. an that's why we need to stop this now. >> reporter: this woman is still recovering from one of those attacks. >> she still has symptoms of anxiety, dizziness, headache, memory loss. >> i want to start by apologizing to the victims of the heinous crimes. >> reporter: oakland's mayor apologized to the victims that attacked some on the city council and citizen commission to cut the police budget by as much as 50%. >> but i have not forgotten that this last summer, they brought a

proposal to cut $25 million from the oakland police department as a political statement, not because of operational or financial need. >> reporter: chinatown leaders want police to reinstate their walking patrols, and they want the city to renew its pledge to install new cameras here in the neighborhood. but all the police could promise, given recent cutbacks were more resources without specifying exactly what that means. in oakland, laura anthony, abc7 news. building a better bay area has us on vaccine watch, because this is what will help protect all of us from the coronavirus pandemic. across the country, the number of people vaccinated now exceeds the number of people infected. but getting the vaccine can be a challenge. josh haskell from our sister station in los angeles brings you one man's story. >> reporter: 45-year-old tim jin of over-the-counter has cerebral palsy and is considered high risk for covid-19, but he is not yet eligible for the vaccine because of his age.

>> we are extremely disappointed that governor newsom still hasn't announced that people with high risk disabilities will have access to the vaccine soon. we shouldn't have to fight this hard to stay alive. when i go to the mall, i get to park in the same old parking, but with the vaccine, the disabled community is left behind. >> reporter: rotation of eight caregivers help him, who communicates by using his toes to type on an ipad. all of his caregivers have received the vaccine, and some are under the age of 65 and healthy, but the person they take care of remains in isolation, terrified of the virus. >> studies show that people with dsabilities who contract the virus are far more likely to die than the general population. one study found that people with downs syndrome are nearly five times more likely to be hospitalized for covid-19 and face ten times the risk for covid-19 related death. >> it is pretty astonishing that

this is happening, and it is not happening in other states. we know most states in the country are actually prioritizing people with high risk disabilities. >> reporter: california's vaccine policy currently includes anyone above the age of 65 as the governor laid out last monday. >> 75% of the deaths are reflected in people 65 and older. we want health care workers to continue and continue to do what we can to vaccinate the vaccinators, our first responders, our farm workers, our critical workers on the front lines and our food delivery system, and our teachers. >> we reached out to the california department of public health to find out why the highest risk members of california's disabled population haven't been vaccinated and when they might be added to the list. the state said we hear this concern and are working on a solution. in west l.a., josh haskell, abc7 news. >> and statewide, about 60% of vaccine doses delivered to california have been

administered. we're monitoring progress with our vaccine tracker. it's available on abc7news.com. >> we continue to be fairly encouraged about the direction the coronavirus is headed in california. overall, that direction is down for all the major metrics that we focus on, new cases, deaths, hospitalizations, icu patients and positivity rates. but super bowl sunday, lunar new year and valentine's day could bring a new surge if we're not careful. on abc7 news at 4:00, our special correspondent dr. alok patel had some advice for all of us. >> do it outdoors and make sure you're not sharing any food. you're keeping that six feet distance. people have their own food, they're not sharing silverwre, they're not sharing any of that. a special note to my chinese family, but i got to say it -- [ speaki ii iing chinese chinese >> it means happy new year. >> it means happy new year. >> wow, skills and everything. these are real people, not actors,

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future. at least we have that nice bit of rain and snow the last few days. but to spencer, it looks pretty dry, doesn't it? >> it's going to be quite dry, dan and ama. you're right. as you mentioned, the snowpack being below average severely in the sierra, our rainfall season today here in the bay area is also severely below average. under 50% for virtually every location for this point in the season. and the season is getting shorter, i might add. today we had a teeny tiny bit of rain. that's an official meteorological term, as you can see on the looping radar over the last 12 hours. almost nothing in the way of rain. here is a live view from a exploratorium camera looking back at the skyline of san francisco where it's 51 degrees right now. and we have other temperature readings in the low to mid 50s in oakland, mountain view and san jose and gilroy. a cool 48 at half moon bay. a view from emeryville under clearing skies. 51 at santa rosa and fairfield. 50 at napa and novato.

low to mid-50s at concord and livermore. and from our rooftop camera, we look across the embarcadero as oak by toned telephone woing to the we can expect above average temperatures over the weekend as well. tonight as skies become clearer, temperatures are going to drop. it's going to be quite chilly in our inland valleys where low temperatures will drop into the low to mid 30s in some spots. even around the bay shoreline, upper 30s will be the lows. quite chilly. then tomorrow after a chilly early morning start, we'll get sunshine in the afternoon. sunshine virtually all day, but a little milder in the afternoon with highs in the low 60s and some north bay locations.n m other inland locations and around the bay shoreline. upper 50s and on the coast mid-50s.w oue thinking about heading out to the tahoe area over the weekend, here is the three-day forecast with the

greater lake tahoe region. sunny skies. a lot of snow on the ground, but not any more will be falling over the next few days. sunny skies friday, saturday and sunday. high temperatures in tahoe in the upper 40s over the next few days. and overnight lows in the mid-20s. and here is the bay area's accuweather forecast. we'll have mainly sunny days through sunday, and notice how mild. warm over the weekend with high temperatures in the inland in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees. mid- to upper 60s around the bay shoreline, and up to about 60 degrees on the coast. but then skies become a bit cloudier on monday, tuesday, and temperatures drop off a bit, but still at or above average for this time of the year. so we have a nice mild and dry pattern copping our way, but we really need some rain and our opportunities for that are getting shorter and shorter. dan and ama? >> hopefully we still have more coming our way. thanks, spencer. california dreaming comes with the cost, the high cost of

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♪ tonight we continue our special series "california dreaming," introducing you to the people finding solutions to those problems. it's a special collaboration with our sister stations in los angeles and the central valley. today's focus is california's high cost of living. high rents are forcing some people to leave california, while others are finding a way to stay in the golden state by relocating to other areas. >> the cost of living, it's not as affordable as it used to be. teachers, firefighters, nurses are unable to afford the rent out here. >> we're always an expensive place, but now we're extremely expensive.

>> you ask yourself is it worth it. my name is stephanie. i am originally from california, but i now live in tulsa, oklahoma. i loved san francisco, but i just found myself sitting on the bridge every day commuting to oakland, and then i would go back to my one-bedroom apartment at $2700 a month, which everyone in san francisco thinks is a great deal, but if you talk to anyone from the rest of the united states, they think you're absolutely insane. >> reporter: and that's no surprise with california having four of the top five cities in the united states with the most homes costing over $1 million. >> that's how i began the journey of looking to move out. i bought a house in tulsa. it's $285,000. and i have a four-bedroom, 2700-square-foot house. my mortgage is not even as much

as my rent was on a one bedroom. >> california has a deep and profound housing shortage. we're making it harder and harder for people to come here. we're making it harder for people to establish themselves here. we're making it hard for people who grew up here to be able to stay here. we are trying to reform zoning in california so that it's legal to build more housing near jobs and transit. our anti-housing policy makes it so hard to build housing, we are undermining the california dream. >> reporter: the california dream is actually the original american dream. this notion that you could get rich brought a lot of people. a lot of people didn't get rich, but it brought them and they made their lives and presence and energies contribute to the state. we lost a lot of them. it really is a struggle to stay here for people. the dream is really to be able to stick it out. >> my name is tenicia 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. you know, it's an old city, but it also has a lot of opportunity. they have a lot of new development. for a medium-sized house, about 2500 square feet, you're going to be paying about 400 k. the same type of house out here is well over a million dollars. it is pretty painful to leave because i do have all my family in the bay area, but i'm hoping to inspire them to come out to bakersfield with us and maybe, you know, we can establish a little community out there. >> the average is saying i'm doing better than a lot of people, but god, the pressure, the housing, the electricity, everything costs so much. that's sort of central to the california experience. ♪

interesting pivot in the last 30 years where part of the dream is this notion of incredibly diverse people living together and supporting each other. it's stronger here than in a lot of other place, and i certainly want to be a part of it. ♪ >> and tomorrow we are looking at a concern for all of us, earthquakes. see how technology and our personal cell phones is being used to develop a faster, more accurate advanced warning system. you'll see that tomorrow at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. and on saturday, watch a 30-minute "california dreaming" special. catch that at 9:00 p.m. right here on abc7, or stream an extended version right now on our connected tv app. download the app for free throw on roku, fire tv, android tv, and apple tv. doctors at stanford are celebrating a remarkable accomplishment, and it seems all the more amazing really when you

see that it happened in the middle of and the shadow of the covid-19 crisis. even with that added pressure, recorded at stanford.s as a long distance cyclist, tom pugh is used to pushing his heart and lungs to the extreme, sometimes riding 50 miles in a weekend with his wife. but early last year, his body pushed back. >> i had two heart attacks. the first one i didn't feel. i just didn't know. and the second one took me down to my knees. >> reporter: powerful enough to blow a hole in tom's left ventricle. the team at stanford began planning for a heart transplant at a time when pressure from the covid-19 crisis was beginning to overwhelm hospitals in many parts of the country. >> tom came in pretty sick. time is of the essence. there still aren't enough hearts available for the people waiting for them. >> reporter: after stabilizing tom's condition, they began waiting for a donor heart.

at the same time, stanford hospital was working through tight new covid-19 protocols, testing doctors and nurse, controlling face-to-face contact, and at times limiting staffing to just essential personnel. finally, after weeks of waiting, tom got the call. >> and they said here is a donor. do you want it? i said yes, i'll be there right now. >> reporter: stanford surgeons including dr. joseph wu soon began the delicate process of transplanting a new heart into tom. but he wouldn't be alone. over the course of the year, in the shadow of the covid-19 crisis, the stanford team would perform a record 86 heart transplants. at least 18 of them were combination procedures including heart/kidney, heart slrk liver and heart/lung transplants. >> we're really proud of the team. all transplants, heart transplant is very much of a team effort. >> reporter: a team effort that gave tom pugh a chance to o spo he loves, with plans to

ultimately tour the west with his wife. >> that's what we're going to do is we're going to go up and down the west coast. we may venture into the rest of the country, but there are so many beautiful things in california. >> tom's doing really well. he's already started a rehab program with his wife that is described as a mini boot camp, all with the goal of building strength and getting back on that bikele that he loves so much. >> good for him. all right. we love using droneview7 to show you the news, but drones aren't allowed everywhere. next, we're going take a look at the technology designed here in the bay area to prevent drones from getting in the way of airplanes. sorry, wrong number. why does a san mateo woman keep getting calls for doordash? i'm michael finney. the story that will

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>> reporter: the need for a system to track drones grows as their popularity for aerial photography, security and delivery expands. intrusions of drones can lead to safety issues. in late 2018, gatwick airport near london was shut down for 33 hours by multiple drone sightings, impacting more than one thousand flights to be canceled and impacting more than 140,000 passengers. at san francisco international, no near misses have happened, but drones have been spotted. >> we had a total of seven sightings reported in 2020. that's a number that's continued to go down over the years, which is encouraging. >> aviation experts say the majority of drone operators are responsible. they are likely to embrace a federal program in development called remote id that is an electronic license plate for drones. however, a small percentage of drone operators might be considered careless or clueless. ctlow-flying drones that could pose safety or security threats.locati, directioof tve you can solve a problem cal fire

has had with drones flying two close to aircraft, making retardant drops at wildfires. >> we can survey 3 to 5 kilometers around a certain location, and we can provide that location on a mobile phone. so if there is a firefighter crew trying to fly a helicopter, we can tell them there is a drone in that particular direction so look out. >> reporter: 50 prisons and 15 airports locally are using d-drone system. it can track multiple drones at a time. a basic system can cost $50,000. it can also detect drones at night. the goal, to make skies safer as drones proliferate. david louie, abc7 news. well, the man once known as mayor pete is now officially secretary pete. >> i peter buttigieg. >> i peter buttigieg. >> do solemnly swear. >> do solemnly swear. >> pete buttigieg was sworn in today as secretary of transportation by vice president

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can i get ranch with that salad? it's a type of question we've automatic asked, but one san mateo mom has heard it more than she liked to, and she is not even in the food or restaurant business. michael finney is live to explain what's going on here. michael? >> oh, dan, imagine this. so san mateo woman found herself in a nightmare she could not wake up from, at least not until she contacted 7 on your side. desiree is like so many moms. sometimes she barely has enough time to breathe. she says she orders takeout at least a couple of times a week. >> yeah, to supplement the whole working from home, managing a child and not always wanting to cook dinner. >> reporter: desiree likes using

the doordash app. whenever she has a question or issue, the app connects her directly with her dasher or delivery person. one day days ray suddenly went from being a doordash customer to a dasher herself. i started to get text and phone calls from customers of doordash asking me when their delivery was coming, where i was, if i could add ketchup to the order. and clearly i'm not a dasher. >> reporter: the calls and texts started before christmas and have been going late into the night ever since. >> honestly, that 11 -- the 11:30 call, the 11:30 call made me mad. that's when i was like, yeah, i'm done with this. >> reporter: she says calls to doordash customer service got her nowhere, and messages left for a manager went unreturned. finally, she called 7 on your side and we reached out to doordash. doordash discovered that someone had inadvertently inputted desiree's phone number for that of a dasher.

all the calls and texts for that dasher ended up going to desiree. >> i suspected there was something wrong in the system, but that kind of made sense to me then on why i was getting calls. >> doordash told us it's removed desiree's number from the system and apologized for any inconvenience to her. her calls from dasher customers have ended. desiree can go back from being a dasher to just plain customer. that was kind of the end goal. >> desiree says she's now enjoying quiet evenings with her family, and she's lucky she no longer has no know what her neighbors are ordering for dinner. >> a nice bit of relief. thanks, michael. well, the oakland zoo is open again. visitors were welcomed back today for the first time since the state's stay-at-home order was lifted last month. tickets went on sale on monday and were quickly snatched up. >> we're near sellout for every

day. even for the weekend. and so i hope as the weather continues to improve it's going to just be even more demand as we go forward. >> the zoo's nighttime lantern light festival called glowfari returns on saturday. it runs through march. reservations are required. it seems like for at least the next week, it might be a good time to check it out. >> it looks like fun, doesn't it? spencer christian is here with the forecast. >> yeah, dan and ama, we've got some great weather ahead. so great going out to the zoo weather. or whatever you enjoy going out for. overnight look for clear skies. and in the absence of clouds, the temperatures are going to drop. it will be pretty chilly where lows will be in the mid- to upper 30s and upper 30s around the bay shoreline as well. and there, it's moving. line graphics are moving. highs ranging from mid-50s at the coast to upper 50s near the bay to 60 to 62 degrees inland. and if you're thinking about going to tahoe for the weekend,

here is the three-day forecast friday through sunday. sunny skies. high temperatures in the upper 40s all three days. and overnight lows in the mid-20s. my graphics still aren't moving. i'm trying to get to the accuweather seven-day forecast. i'll just tell you about it. we're going have a string of sunny and mild days through the weekend with high temperatures int the upper 60s to near 70 in our inland areas. over the weekend, a little cooler early next week, but it remains a dry pattern, although a few clouds will move through in the sky. dan and ama? >> enjoy it while we have it. >> thanks, spencer. our sports director larry beil with some steph curry news tonight. larry? >> yes. and i was just looking at spencer's super sunday forecast. it looks super. as for steph, if you're mentioned on the court in the same sentence as wilt chamberla chamberlain, you're in very good compan compan these are real people, not actors, who've got their eczema under control.

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now abc7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. size matters, and the warriors won't have much of it for the next couple of weeks. that's how long kevon looney is expected to be out after spraining his ankle last night. golden state has been decimated at the center position this season. first you had marquese chriss who broke his leg early in the year. then james wiseman. last night looney's ankle left the warriors pyi extreme small ball. breev

couple of thitasivm lastamberl thecore me than 17,000 points in a career. in wilt's case, he was a philadelphia warrior, so going way back here. steph is 772 points behind wilt. so just a matter of time. later on late in the season, he'll break that record. steve kerr, he's seen curry up close for seven years now and is still amazed on a nightly basis. >> you ask me, he is the best warrior of all time. that's probably not going out on a limb. but i don't know a whole lot about all the records and stuff. i just know we're lucky to have him. he is amazing. >> it's very humbling. obviously i have a lot more left in the tank. can hopefully add to that. but, you know, been around for 12 years and done some great things. so any time you're in a conversation with wilt, it's pretty surreal.

>> absolutely. you want to talk about your close shaves? more than 20 kansas city chiefs players, including their star, patrick mahomes, they were all scheduled to get haircuts on sunday when they learned the barber tested positive for covid-19. and the chiefs, they immediately pulled the barber, was right in the middle of a haircut. this according to espn's adam schefter. the chiefs' center daniel kilgore was the man in the barber chair when the cuts were called off, updating his profile photo. that was photo shopped. that's not the way he really looks. but he is being kept away from the team for safety reasons. he's tested negative and he could be cleared before sunday. both he and the barber were wearing masks at the time. continuing with the super sunday theme, this will be tom brady's tenth super bowl, the second for patrick mahomes, who is only 25 years old. re ie funfact.8 years brady i only seven yrs younger than patrick mahomes'

father. and despite the age and experience difference, both qbs are keeping sunday in perspective. >> the goal is to win as many super bowls as possible, and to be playing in this game every single year. i'm going have that mind-set every single time i hit the field as aye trialing to get back in the field and win it. >> as soon as this game ends, we're on to the next season. we'll get ready for this season and start thinking about next year. >> bill belichick has trained him well. how long has brady been playing? the first example is from ncaa football '99 where brady looked like this blob of colors. that's what standard definition tv looked like, kids. compare that to the new madden 21 football game. the technology just keeps getting better and better and more life like. i kind of thought i looked better in standard def. it's a little blurrier, you're not quite sure what you're sigh seeing there. i'm a standard def guy at heart.

just a little out of focus, but close enough. that's the way i like it, yeah. >> i'm a low light guy. >> yeah, my wife says all the time, look much better in the dark, honey. you look much better in the dark. >> not true. . >> all right, thanks, larry. well, coming up tonight on abc7 news at 8:00, the goldbergs followed by american housewife at 9:00, the connors and call your mother. for life at 10:00. stay with us. we'll be back for abc7 news at 11:00. >> and you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc7 bay area connected app. download the app now and start streaming. but nor now, that is it for us for this edition of abc7 news. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> we appreciate your time. hope you have a nice evening and hope to see you again at 11:00.

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