you can find the full abc news investigation into the nfl concussion settlement program at abcnews.com. that's "nightline" for this evening. we'll see you right back here, same time tomorrow. thanks for the compapapa, ameri. good night.

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there's ben a lot of skepticism about blue shield taking over california's vaccines. tonight a first look at their plans. the city of san francisco filed a lawsuit against their own school district. wait until you see what the mayor had to say. a dramatic drop in gamestop stock. what could possibly be next in this epic story? we'll talk to experts. i'll have those temperatures coming up. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. if we can just get a majority of californians vaccinated we have a chance to get back to something resembling normal. >> tonight we're getting the first details about how blue shield plans to take over california's vaccine distribution. governor newsom has taken heat for sharing very few details. >> abc 7 reporter kate larson explains how the state and health care provider plano

monumental task. >> we're suffering and we just want this to be over right now. >> reporter: and so with broad strokes the ceo of blue shield california explained to physicians and state leaders how the health insurance giant plans to >> it was a surprise when governor newsom announced last week blue shield was taking over california's vaccine rollout.

when he was asked why blew shield was chosen and if they were favor frd their political support of him in the past, he said this. >> we had partnership with blue shield that was developed by a team of experts. >> health insurance has a bad name in general. blue shield of california has good reputation, credibility. >> reporter: uc berkeley public health expert says unlike the state blue shield has the technology and infrastructure to keep track of the vaccines. >> public health and infrastructure has been underfunded for decades and therefore we need relationship with the private sector. >> reporter: blue shield says they plan to introduce their new network later this month. kate larson, abc 7 news. >> governor newsom says tonight all had of the key covid metrics for the state are moving in the right direction. cases going down and vaccinations going up. the state got 1 million doses this week and announced a pilot program in oakland to help speed up distribution. >> equity is the call of this m.

>> the oakland colosseum will soon be transformed into a mega vaccination site. as a result vaccinations will expand to phase 1b tier 1 starting next in alameda county. >> the whole idea is to speed up efficiency, maintain an equitable lens in terms of the application and distribution of the vaccine. >> once it opens seenjures years and up and those and thoso workers will be able to receive their vaccines. existing resources in alameda county will not change. >> this is truly additive from our fellow partners. >> reporter: the site will be operated by the state in partnership with the federal government. it's part of an effort by the biden administration to establish 100 vaccination sites nationwide in the president's first 100 days in office. now the target date for the

colosseum site to open is february 16th. the state says anyone can use the site regardless of where they live as long as they sign-up for an appointmentew tn. >> education is a big part of building a better bay area. in a move that local legal experts are calling unprecedented, the city of san francisco is suing its own school board for failing to implement an in person plan for learning. >> reporter: san francisco city hall is quiet no longer. city attorney dennis herrera is suing the city's own school district for failing to implement a reopening plan. san francisco mayor london breed did not hold back about it on wednesday. >> distance learning is not good enough. this is offensive and completely unacceptable. >> the district approved the reopening plan in mid-november. both the mayor and city attorney criticized i merely a plan to m,

saying they instead focused on other things. >> during that time the school board has alienated parents focusing on 44 of our schoolsological while there wasn't a plan to reopen those very same schools. >> reporter: only six san francisco schools have been approved for reopening. the superintendent spoke on wednesday emphasizing the fact their teachers have yet to be vaccinated. >> we've had spread level go up, go down. we've told vaccinations would be at 2 million a day and those dates have not happened. >> reporter: as for cities suing their school district, it's a move that is rare. >> that's the first of its kind as far as i know. >> i think this is meant to signal that the city side of things, the city and county side

of things is along the side of come on, it's time to reopen already. >> reporter: parents we spoke with wednesday did not hesitate to give their thoughts on the situation. >> if anyone thinks a 6 or 7-year-old can learn to read or write over zoom, they're kidding themselves. >> reporter: now the city attorney will file an emergency court order next week which force the school district to inn reopening plan immediately. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. >> some new developments tonight one day after oakland silty counsel approved extra pay for workers there was a lawsuit against it. the california's grocers association today filed suit saying the mandate violates city and state laws. oakland placed a $5 an hour increased hazard pay increase to grocery stores. the grocery stores it'll either pass it onto consumers,

to employees or hours or even close. oouks cities say it cuts the spread of the virus. a single vaccine dose was 76% effective at protecting against the virus for up to three months. that protection increased to 82% with a second shot given after a new longer 12-week interval. the city also suggests the vaccine can reduce the spread of covid after one dose. an infectious disease expert we spoke with at stanford says that's huge. >> this is really positive step in the direction of potentially getting enough immunity in our global and national populations that the virus may become less transmissible over time because people will be less infectious. >> if approved the oxford astrazeneca vaccine will likely

be rolled out in the u.s. later this year. statewide about 60% of doses to california have been administered. pg&e is a terror to the people of the state of california. those powerful stern words by a federal judge today during a probation hearing as the company is under criminal investigation for the deadly zogg fire. >> reporter: the judge actually spelled it. pg&e has been a terror, t-e-r-r-o-r to the state of california. i really wish i could play that tape for you but federal courts ban recording even when it happens on zoom. so instead we have to make quotes. your conscience out to hurt that four people the fact this tree was left standing, the tree prosecutors suspect of blowing onto this pg&e power line spiking the zogg fire last

september. >> i lost everything in 45 minutes. >> zack mccloud's wife and child were two of the four victims. my heart sinks, the judge said, thinking about the people who died in this fire and others. good ordinary citizens like that mother and child who died in the zogg fire on account of pg&e's recklessness. pg&e has a legal duty to trim trees that could hit its lines and spark a fire. you did not do it, the judge said. he pointed to these photos from a pg&e inspection before the zogg fire. it was reckless, maybe criminally reckless to have left that tree leaning. it was looming over a 60 degree angle over the line. pg&e wouldn't admit wrongdoing or admit the tree should have been removed. what happened to the mccloud family was beyond tragic and we need to figure out more to to

that if it was sparked by pg&e. a federal jury convicted the company of six felonies and since then pg&e's paid damages or admitted to crimes for sparking wildfires that killed at least 131 people. at every turn in the process the judge says pg&e has resisted what this court has tried to do in order to protect the public from further crimes. pg&e's probation runs out early next year. a man threatened to shoot-up pul mal what police found on him at mall when he was taken into custody. a friayme aed robbery in san francisco. the store's owner says he has had enough. a dramatic drop in gamestop stock. what it all means, local experts weigh in. that story coming up next. i'm meteorologist sandhya

patel. >> sorry, our signals are crossed. >> yeah, it happens. she will have the weather. first, though, here's a look what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live. >> thanks, dan and ama. here's what we piled up for you tonight. nobody seemed to have loved their job more than he loved his job. >> and his legacy will live forever. >> did you ever see him naked? >> no.

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she made history, the first woman ever to be sworn in as u.s. treasury secretary. and tomorrow janet yellin, the news making exclusive breaks tomorrow only on abc's good morning america. in the south bay a social media post led to the arrest of a man with a loaded gun at a san jose mall. police say they got a tip from the santa cruz county sheriff's office than a man was livestreaming on snap chat and talked about shooting up valley fair which is really popular mall. officers say he had a, quote distinct appearance and purple hair color. no one was hurt. the mall was never closed. new developments. frustrated and fed up by a series of thefts the owner of an electronics store is closing two san francisco locations indefinitely. robbery this afternoon at the beta store in hayes valley. this security video shows a

with a gun stealing electronic. police and the mayors office are planning to meet with the owner of that retail chain. >> it's been another roller coaster ride for gamestop's stock. today it closed just over $90 a share. that's about an 80% drop from its reddit rally just about a week ago. chris raes spoke with those who said maybe this is when we see end of the up and down. >> reporter: while he doesn't think this is the end of the this spectacular david versus golith story he says it is a reality check. professor and tech expert sees a bigger story than just the ups

and downoffs gamestop stock. he sees a trend that's here to say stay. >> this trend of bringing the market to your phone is novel idea and it's an opportunity for other apps to mimic and copy what robin hood did. >> reporter: robin hood is a commission free investment app that's been central to the gamestop story along with reddit that gathered investors together. he said the chatter shows clearly it's far from over. >> the wall street bets crew, the people on reddit, they are not done holding onto their shares. >> reporter: he remembers the dot comcra crash of the late '9. >> definitely there are going to be some people who are going to make tons of money out of that, but they're going to make money because other people are losing

money. all this week we've been looking at some of the issues that threaten the california dream and introducing you to people finding the solutions. as part of our series called "california dreaming." >> it's a special collaboration with our sister stations in los angeles and the central valte t earthquakes. building codes have been approved since the quake that hit during the 1998 series and north rage quake in 1994. >> i think we've shown our resiliency with earthquakes that struck in the past. our infrastructure is much safer. the bridges are better, the roads are better. >> and so this is the technology. we will take a look at how the technology in our personal cellphones is being used to develop a faster more accurate advanced warning system. >> join us at 4:30 and at 6:30 for the next episode of our

special series california dreaming. all the episodes will run together as part of a 30-minute special this saturday at 9:00 p.m. but you can stream the full series right now on our abc 7 news bay area connected tv app. download the free app now on roku, fire tv, android tv and apple tv. i think you'll enjoy those special reports. very informative. all right, let's turn our attention to springtime in the middle of winter, ama. >> yeah, right. it's february. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the latest. >> yeah, we have some warm weather coming up for this time of year, dan and ama. let me show you the rainfall season to date so far, though. we're under 50% where we should be this time of year. you'll notice san jose 47% of average. we have a long ways to go, and i don't see any rain at least not in the seven-day forecast. live doppler 7 will show you the lack of rain.

we did have a few showers in the north bay earlier this morning but that was pretty much it. here's the shift in the pattern. gusty offshore winds are beginning to develop. it's a north, northeasterly wind. that's going to dry us out even more and we're going to start to see the warming trend. hawkeye is 32 so just keep that in mind. the recent rain obviously alleviating the fire danger because we have the fuels. 40s and 50s the temperatures right now. those winds helping to keep that atmosphere stirred up. if the winds die down it's going to be even colder. here's a look at our sutro tower camera. gusty winds in the hills overnight tonight. chilly morning with patchy fog and looking at sunny and warmer days friday through sunday. temperatures in the morning, they will drop down to the 30s and 40s. but they could have been lower if the wind wasn't present. i think friday morning is going to be even cooler. tomorrow afternoon 67 in san

francisco, san rafael and 60 in concord, 69 degrees in livermore, and will still be breezy in the hills. as you take a look at friday's temperatures they're going up into the mid and upper 60s for the warmest locations. by saturday we're talking 70s for some of our inland valleys. i know it's unbelievable. and as we head into sunday temperatures dial back just a little bit, but it is going to be warm for this time of year. fast forward to next week because the storm track you will notice is staying well away from the bay area this year and may see a few snow showers at times, but other than that taking you right on through february 13th right now, no rain in sight for the bay area. that could change because it is winter, so just keep that in mind. snow pack is at 70% of average. if you're thinking about going up there to enjoy some fresh powder it's going to be a nice sunny streak thursday through friday and cold mornings. cold here the next couple of

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san francisco's famous cliff house building could be home to a restaurant once again. the restaurant closed earlier this year after it could not reach a lease deal with the national parks service which owns the building. now the chronicle is reporting the park service is looking for another restaurant to move in. >> well, it's been sitting idlech the cliff house has been hit by thieves. park police released this image of two suspects in a theft last tuesday. one stolen item was this bathing suit valued at $2,000. people would wear at the old sutro bathhouse in the 1900s. >> stay with us. larry is up next in sports. >> could richard sherman join

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good evening. don nelson, he invented small ball. steve kur's warriors they perfected it. and golden state may be playing small ball for the next couple of weeks. because an injury to loony has put three centers on the shelf. he'll be reevaluated in two weeks. along with injuries to james wiseman and maurkice chris earlier in the year the warriors will be seriously undersized for a while at least until his wrist heels which the dubs hope will be about a week. steph curry joining will chamberlain as the only player in warriors history to score more than 17,000 career points. steph now 772 points behind

wilt. steve kur with high praise for his point guard. >> if you ask me he's the best warrior of all-time. that's probably not goi it's ve. obviously i have a lot more left in the tank and can hopefully add to that. but you're in a conversation with wilt, it's pretty surreal. >> steph should be able to catch wilt late this season. the nfl's worst nightmare would be star players missing the super bowl because of covid-19 and this was a close shave. the chief's barber found out he tested positive while he was in the middle of a haircut. 20 were scheduled to get their cuts. he was in the chair when all the cuts were called off, updating his profile photo here, half bald. that's photo shopped, by the way. he could be cleared before sunday. will richard sherman trade in his 49ers red and gold for

raiders silver and black? the free agent quarterback was on a podcast with coach john gruden, and there was some clear mutual admiration. >> if you are a free agent, which there is a rumor you are, we are looking for an alpha presence in our secondary. somebody that can play this hawk 3 with the step. if you're available and interested maybe you and i can get together at some point off air. >> there's a conversation to be had for sure. >> and the

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army investigators will arrive in idaho today to start looking into the cause of a army investigators will arrive in idaho today to start looking into the cause of a deadly national guard helicopter crash. three experienced pilots were killed when their blackhawk went down in the mountains outside boise. snow could have been a factor. two weeks ago, another national guard chopper went down near rochester, new york, killing three guard members. backlash is growing against a popular country music singer who was caught on video outside his nashville home hurling a profanity-laced racial slur. he's issued an apology but many inside and outside the music industry are saying it may be a little too late. abc's andrea fujii has more. >> reporter: this morning country music singer morgan wallen apologizing after a video

showed him using a racial slur.