speed up vaccines. how blue shield of california is planning to make it happen. >> it shouldn't be this way. you should be ao theat o block . >> closed schools and empty playgrounds. parents sound off on the lawsuit by san francisco against san francisco school districts. >> and a crucial vote on capitol hill today. will lawmakers take action against congresswoman marjorie taylor greene for supporting conspiracy theories? >> also this morning, the cliff house reborn. what could be moving into this iconic spot? >> good morning, everybody. it is thursday, february 4th. >> it certainly is. and we're going to check in with mike and a look at our weather.. that's something. >> yes. that is definitely a change, isn't it, reggie. >> hi, everybody. thanks for joining us. here's the reason why, high pressure is building over our neighborhoods. hardly a cloud to be found around us. the storm track well to the north and that's where it's going to stay. we have offshore breezes that

are a faste i hil but pretty well. there's not much fog out there. now, as the high pressure moves in, those breezes in the hills will calm down, and the dry air and sunshine will combine to take us from around 40 to 46 at 7:00, to mid 50s at noon to upper 50s at 4:00, and we'll touch 60s around 2:00. back down to the upper 40s to around 50 around 7:00. some 70s on the way for your weekend. i'll show you that coming up when we get over to jobina now. >> thank you, mike. we're following breaking here. san jose police are on the scene of this deadly crash that happened just before 2:00 this northe teresa boulevard. both directions of santa teresa boulevard are closed between shchantilly lane. if you drive in this area, traffic could be impacted for several hours. we don't have many details yet about the crash, only that one car was involved.

>> thank you. we have new details about how blue shield plans to take over california's vaccine distribution. kate larson explains how the state and health care provider plan to tackle this monumental task. >> we're suffering. we just want this to be over right now. >> and so with broad strokes, paul mark avich, the ceo of blue shield of california explained to physicians and state leaders how the health insurance giant plans to make that happen, as they take over california's vaccine operation. >> we need to track all vaccines from order too team, if there's a truck on the side of the road with a vaccine in it, just outside of fresno, we need to know that. >> he said phase one involved improved communication, data, and tracking. phase two will be accelerating the rate of vaccination. >> we believe there's going to be more vaccine coming in the coming months. we need to be ready for it. >> california will also use man blue shield to insure equitable distribution. >> we'll have payments to

providers for vaccinating communities of color. payments for targeted outreach and engagement efforts. >> was a surprise when governor newsom announced blue shield was taking over the vaccine rollout. when he was asked while blue shield was chosen and if they were favors for his political support of him in the past. >> nonsense, we had a partnership with blue shield developed by a team of experts. >> health insurers have a bad name in general. blue shield of califonia has a good reputation. they have credibility. >> uc berkeley public policy expert stephen shortell says unlike the state, they have the infrastructure to keep track of the vaccines. >> it has been underfunded for decades, and therefore we need later this month. kate larson. >> bay area health leaders are pushing to prioritize covid vaccines for people 65 and up. right now, marin, napa, santa

cruz, and solana county said they're prioritizing resident over 75. contra costa, san mateo, and santa clara counties have expanded to 65 and up. that's in addition to focusing on vaccinating health care workers. >> san francisco international airport rallying to get priority for the covid vaccine. one of multiple state-wide rallies will be held. they come after govern newsom, change the state's vaccine rollout plan to prioritize age urging the ba they're risking their lives every day to provide essential services. >> there's a new lawsuit against a mandate to pay greshry workers more in oakland. they filed a suit saying the mandate violates city and state laws. oakland city counsel passed a $5 an hour hazard pay increase for workers at large grocery stores. they said they'll pass the cost

to customers or cut employees or hours or close. >> a critical vote on capitol hill. house lawmakers will decide whether or not to take action against marjorie taylor greene for pushing conspiracy theories. many republicans are standing by her. >> yes, they are, reggie. so taylor greene has pushed baseless qanon and 9/11 conspiracies, at one point even suggesting nancy pelosi should be executed. today, democrats will vote to strip her of her committee assignments, something house minority leader kevin mckarkty decided not to do after republicans met in public. republican leaders say taylor greene apologized for those comments that were made before she was elected. >> if we're now going to start judging what other members said before they're members of congress, it's going to be a la publicans voted in favor of keeping cheney has been under pressure after voting to impeach former

president trump. as for today's vote, democrats hold the majority in the house, so if all democrats vote against her, she will lose her committee assign assignments. reggie. >> this morning, president biden scheduled to address the national prayer breakfast. it's a washington tradition that calls on political opponents to set aside their differences for at least one morning. you'll recall biden campaigned as someone who could unify the country. it will give the second catholic president a chance to talk about his faith. it's virtual because of the pandemic. >> as we work to build a better bay area, we're focusing on education. today, a group of parents will be speaking out in support of the city of san francisco's decision to sue its school district in an effort to get students back in the classroom. this is a story that we first told you about yesterday on abc 7 mornings. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live with more on how parents feel about the move. amy. >> hi, kumasi. more reaction coming today to what happened yesterday. it was big news, this lawsuit,

and this group of parents will be speaking out, saying they're grateful that the city is suing the school district. this group is called decreasing the distance. and says it is cautiously optimistic about this new direction city leaders are headed, toward possibly getting kids out of their homes and into the classroom. parents we talked to yesterday about the lawsuit say distance learning is not working. >> it's disappointing. it's frustrating. it's aggravating. and it is tiringe tea tth isactieain customized. no teacher can be expected to understand what 20 little boxes on their screen are absorbing over zoom. >> mayor london breed agrees. she said in her public comments that

city leaders pointed out when announcing their lawsuit that 16,000 private school kids have returned to in-person learning in san francisco. they want to see public schools open, too. the school district responded to being sued, calling the lawsuit frivolous and embarrassing and a distraction and petty, with the superintendent saying they do have a plan in place for reopening. they just need to work out an agreement with the teachers union. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield. abc 7 news. >> all right, let's take a look at what's going on with our temperatures and we'll start in san francisco where most of us are in the mid to u 40s under clear sky. so dinel want to es a little warmer this morning. yo mid t upp0s on 101 n bay, ans no theweav palo alto and pleasanton, walnut creek at 38. some of our cooler neighborhoods

this morning. here's a look from the east bay hills. we talked about the breezes. they're about 13 to 19 in the hills. that's what transported in the drier air and the clean night. let's see what it does for your activity planner today. everything outside should be good. it's going to be dry and mild if you're running errands. if you're at home, take some breaks outside. fw you're going to be exercising, you need a coat this morning. definitely a lighter jacket and sunglasses during the afternoon hours. let's jump ahead to next week. i know we have a very warm weekend to talk about, and we will, but we have a cold front, a dry one that will bring us back to reality monday. notice the clouds coming in with the onshore flow.thuray, but no falls apart and that is it as we're under a prolonged period of the storm track moving back up to the north, which it normally does during a la nina year. look at the rainfall amounts. less than .005 inch of rain. we have rain to start the month,

but the middle of the month will be pretty dry. we'll talk more about that in the seven-day forecast. how about returning to jobina and finding out more about the morning commute. >> hi, mike. thank you. good morning, everyone. the commute is looking really great so far. we're going to bring in a live camera showing you walnut creek and 680 right now. clear traffic there. you can see it's beginning to get busy as people make their way southbound, and moving over to san rafael right now, looking at 101, which is usually light around this time. i wanted to check in on some of the other cameras we don't normally see during this traffic report around 5:10, looking clear. those are just headlights. everything is looking good, and the map proves it as well. just our slow somewhat, which is usual coming out of tracey. >> thank you, jobina. >> fed up, the company that's closed two san francisco stores indefinitely because of crime. >> a close call for the kansas city chiefs juper bowl, the sel0 players had planned that could have exposed them to covid-19. >> and new details on the cliff

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in the south bay, police arrested a man with purple hair after bringing a loaded gun to the westfield valley fair mall. police say they got a tip from the santa cruz county sheriff's office about a man live streaming on snapchat. he talked about shooting up the mall. police tracked his location and within 45 minutes, they found him at the mall with the gun. officers say he did have that, quote, distinct appearance, including the purple hair. nobody got hurt. electronics store is closing two san francisco locations indefinitely. the owners say they're fed up with the series of thefts. the most recent crime at the beta store in hays valley was an armed robbery yesterday afternoon. security video shows a thief riding in on a scooter and snatching things up. the stores will close for now. police and the mayor's office are planning to meet with the owner of the chain. >> well, a one of a kind navigation center is opening in san francisco. and the goal is to end the

city's youth homelessness crisis. city leaders got a first look at the newly completed navigation center on hyde street. the 75-bed shelter is designated for young adults ages 18 to 24. and not only will guests find a safe place to sleep, but the city will also be connecting them with jobs, resources, education, health care, and more. the center will begin housing guests on monday. >> a close shave for the kansas city chiefs just days before the super bowl, on sunday, the team's barber found he tested positive for coronavirus in the middle of giving one of the players a haircut. 20 chiefs players were scheduled to get hair cuts, including patrick mahomes. chiefs center and former 49er daniel kilgore was masked in the chair when all the hair cuts got called off. that's why you see him in this profile pic half shaved. kill gore is staying away from the team as a precaution, and he could be cleared before sunday's game. >> grammy winning r&b musician

h.e.r. is going to be on the national stage this sunday performing at the super bowl. she waw also just nominated for her first golden globe. the song "fight for you" is the best original song category, and jobina talked with her one-on-one about the nomination and much more in an interview we'll only see on abc 7 news. >> yes, kumasi. h.e.r. is having a big year already. three grammy nominations, five naacp image award nominations, a big super bowl performance, as you stated, now this golden globe nod. we talked about the song, it's in a film about fred hampton, who was the chairman of the black panther party, which we know is an organization founded here in oakland right up the road from h.e.r.'s home town. >> the song was so fun to make, especially making something from that time. you know, the late '60s,e one o favorite eras of music. and yeah, you know, just the connection between what was

happening then and what's happening now, what's still happening, unfortunately, and yeah, being from the bay area, i think these are all very cool things that just remind me, i'm doing exactly what i'm meant to be doing, what i'm supposed to be doing. and the fact that i'm now nominated for a golden globe is like, it's incredible. you know? i never would imagine, you know, making something like this. >> h.e.r. will be performing america the beautiful at the super bowl this sunday. and you can see more of my exclusive one-on-one with her on abc 7 news tonight. we talked for a long time. so the whole thing won't make it on tv, but it will be on our connected tv app, so you can download that onroku,mazon fi,tv, and android tv.ap guys >> yes. i want to hear the whole conversation. this is so exciting for her. and for the area. i'm so proud of her. >> she also seemed really open to talk. >> i am as well.

>> sometimes celebrities, they're like, we have four minutes. go. >> yes. >> yes, i mean, that, i think, was the most telling thing. and when i got on zoom, you both know, when you get on with the celebrities and all of the stars, usually they have a publicist or something come on. i clicked to enter the person in the chat, and she was like, hey. hey, h.e.r. and we talked. i hope you all enjoy it. >> this is exactly how i wanted h.e.r. to be, and you're making my dream come true. thank you, jobina. >> let's check in with mike. hey, mike. >> all right. thank you very much. let's start down in the south bay. good morning, san jose and the rst of the santa clara valley. about 47 under a clear sky as we look northbound on 87 towards san jose international. here are your highlights for today. grab the sunglasses. sunny and dry, and put the umbrella likely back into the closet, deep.

warming back to average today after being cooler than average for a couple days. it will be clear, calmer, and colder tonight. even with dry air, the usual foggy spots will develop, and we'll keep an eye on that fog in the central valley with a light offshore breeze. some may sneak into the east bay and solano valley. weekend, get outside. our warmest afternoons are saturday and sunday. two areas of high pressure. you can see them dominating the eastern pacific and also the west coast. and they'll bring us to 56 today in half moon bay, to about 62 in fairfield and santa rosa. thinking about dining outside tonight, still going to be pretty chilly. we're in the 50s through at least 6:00, but dropping to the 40s by 8:00. so make sure you get one of those tables close to a heater. temperatures tonight, a lot of 30s inland and around fremont and san jose and morgan hill, low to mid 40s in the rest of the bay. four degrees warmer tomorrow. near 70 saturday. with temperatures in the low to mid 60s along the coast and into

the bay. a few high clouds will dim our sunshine, drop us a couple degrees sunday. you can see the dry cold front for monday into tuesday. temperatures falling back pretty close to average. pretty quiet pattern. i hope you enjoy it. >> thank you, mike. american airlines says that it may need to t 13employeeexreexginally believed that it would be able to fly all of its aircraft by this summer. but because the vaccine distribution is taking longer than expected, demand will remain much lower than anticipated. union leaders are lobbying congress for $15 billion to extend the payroll support program through september. >> sunnyvale based 23 and me is going public with the help of sir richard branson. the company announced this morning it's merging with branson's vg acquisition corporation. the deal is expected to close by the end of the second quarter this year. branson's company is a special purpose acquisition company which means 23 and me will be available for trading on the new york stock exchange starting

this morning. the ticker symbol is vgac.vg >> happening today, san francisco's recreation and park department will discuss a proposal to keep the 150-foot-high ferris wheel at golden gate park for another four years. officials want to keep ton till march of 2025. the proposal will be heard by the operations committee before going to the historic preservation commission. the sky star observation wheel was installed as part of golden gate park's 150th anniversary, but it was postponed because of the pandemic. >> san francisco's famous cliff house building could be home to a restaurant once again. the restaurant just recently closed after they couldn't reach a lease deal with the national park service which owns the building. now, the chronicle is reporting the park service is looking for another restaurant to move in. >> thieves have targeted the cliff house while it's been sitting empty. park police released this image of two people in connection with a theft last tuesday. one stolen item was this bathing

suit that people would wear at the old bath house more than 100 years ago. it's valued at $2,000. >> what are they going to do with that? could sell it? >> i don't have the answer to that question. i'm trying to be respectful. >> thank you. >> they need to give it back. they need to figure that out. coming up next, the seven things to know this morning. >> also, why a theme park has filed a lawsuit against taylor swift. >> before we get to that, let's take a live look outside and see what it looks like in the bay area this it's time for the ultimate sleep number event on the sleep number 360 smart bed. can it help with snoring? i've never heard snoring... exactly. no problem. and... done. and now, save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus, 0% interest for 24 months. only for a limited time.

it is 5:23. if you're just joining us, here are the seven things you need to know this morning. number one, if you're in san jose this morning, santa teresa boulevard is closed between chantilly lane and abanita espan yeah. police are investigating a deadly crash overnight, so please avoid that area. >> number two, today a group of parents will be speaking out in support of the city of san francisco's decision to sue the school district in an effort to get students back in the classroom. the school district c the lawsuit frivolous, petty, and a distraction. >> the oakland coliseum will become a mass vaccination site. this is part of a partnership between the state and the biden administration. once it's open, any eligible

person will be able to go there no matter where they live. >> number four, this afternoon, house lawmakers will vote on whether to take action against congresswoman marjorie taylor greene for pushing conspiracy theories. she would be taken off her committee assignments if democrats vote against her. >> a sunny, dry, warming trend begins today, and look at it peak saturday with temperatures in the mid 60s to near 70 degrees away from the coast. >> number six, we are taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. forgot what i requested there. i wanted to bring this up because yesterday metering lights came on before 6:00 a.m., so i'll keep an eye on it. >> number seven, apple is reporting partial outages icloud services. the company says they have been running slow or sometimes not working at all. some of the problems have been ironed out, but users are still running into issues. >> today, gma first look, a country music star has been dropped by his label and some

radio stations after he was seen on video using a racial slur. here's abc news reporter steve osunsami. >> in today's gma first look, removed from the radio. ♪ >> country singer morgan wallin, the breakout sensation behind seven summers. and more than my hometown. he was caught on tape using a racial slur and is apologizing, saying i'm embarrassed and sorry. i used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slur that i wish i could take back. there are no excuses to use this type of language ever. i want to sincerely apologize for using the word. i promise to do better. >> he's a superstar. he has had years of media training, and he doesn't get a pass on that anymore. >> and coming up at 7:00 a.m., we'll tell you what his fellow country music stars are saying and take a closer look at how the business side of the industry is reacting. with your gma first look, i'm

steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> a fantasy theme park in utah is suing taylor swift, accusing the pop star of trademark infringement. evermore park claims swift's album, called evermore, has caused confusion and drowned out the park's online presence. the trademark for the name belongs to them and swift should not be sellin album related merchandise. swift's legal team calls the allegations baseless, adding items that the evermore park sells including dragon egg sold. >> all right. so it is okay to dance. this is the message coming from jamal who grew up dancing in oakland. now, he worked with beyonce on her homecoming concert, and now he's out with a children's book. it's called "black boys dance too." he said he was bullied and got a lot of hurtful comments for something he just loved to do.

he says the story shows the importance of loving the gifts that you are born with. yes. >> that's a good idea. >> that is a good idea. >> i like that. >> we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of newininew, including snowboarding in the city. how one man stuck in a storm made it happen. >> also, janet yellen's brand-new interview with "gma" this morning. this morning. >> and a new study onghovs] ♪ this morning. >> and a new study onghovs] [eales] ♪ [camera click] [inhales] halls breathe it in

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good enough. this is offensive. and completely unacceptable. >> now at 5:30, an unprecedented moved in a push to get students back to class in person. today, more parents will sound off on this lawsuit. >> vaccine milestones, the number of americans who have had their first dose is now greater than the number of reported

cases in the u.s. when we can expect to see two new mass vaccination sites here in the bay area. >> good morning, it's thursday, february 4th. >> we want to start with mike nicco and a look at our forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning, kumasi. good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us on this thursday. a dry thursday. look at live doppler 7. absolutely barren of any sign of wet weather. in fact, the air got considerably drier overnight. a little breezy in the hills, but that is going to relaxday. it's about 44 degrees in san francisco right now. and we'll hang out in the low to mid 40s throughout the with just an isolated area of fog. we saw a little bit around novato earlier. that's about it. with the sunshine and the relaxing breezes, we'll warm up noon. mid to upper 50s at 4:00. back to the lower 40s to 50s if you're heading out this evening. this is just the beginning. 70s possible this weekend. i'll have that in the

accuweather seven-day forecast. >> thank you. >> an extreme step never before seen in california. possibly the entire country. san francisco suing its own school district to try and force in-person learning. today, some parents are cheering tat on as they get together and applaud the city's legal fight. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at district headquarters. hi, amy. >> hi there. we know how the school district feels about it. they did not mince words, calling this lawsuit petty, frivolous, and a distraction. but more parents are going to speak out today in support of this lawsuit. they think it is great. they're excited to see it. a group of parents called decreasing the distance, are planning to hold a press conference today to aerfor tryi out of isolation in their homes and into their classrooms. we also wanted to hear reaction from legal scholars on the merits of the lawsuit. >> you have a city take a move of actually suing the school district, 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 on the side of, come on, it's time to reopen already. >> the school district did have a plan to reopen for its 55,000 students at the end of january but canceled those plans because of labor negotiattt says reopeng schools needs to be the board and the district's singular purpose, pointing out 113 private and parochial schools have figured it out, and they need to, too. the superintendent says they have a reopening plan. they just lack an agreement with the teachers union. parents who are speaking out today are hoping that this lawsuit will force officials to get around those issues and open the schools. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. the director of the cdc says that vaccinating teachers is not a prerequisite for 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 ten sacd has reopeng heai the administration hopes to see that data soon. >> a new study finds that weekly rapid covid-19 testing can cut infections by 50% in high schools and by 35% in primary schools. the study was done by the rockefeller foundation and the u.s. department of health and human services. they made 20,000 tests available in six pilot cities, including l.a. and washington, d.c. but the study also found that social distancing reduces transmission roughly 88%, which makes it more effective than weekly testing. >> the cdc is forecasting up to 85,000 people -- more people, i should say, could die from the coronavirus over the next three weeks. this comes as we do reach a

positive milestone in vaccine distribution. here's abc news reporter faith. >> for the first time in the coronavirus pandemic, the number of americans receiving a first dose of covid vaccine is now greater than the number of reported covid cases in the u.s. but vaccine demand still outpacing supply. >> it's heartbreaking when people want the vaccine and are unable to get it. >> the u.s. continues to see some glimmers of hope in the fight against the virus. nationwide, seven-day averages of hospitalizations and deaths are declining. the covid tracking project calling the data hopeful and devastating. saying states are still reporting an average of 3,000 people dying every day. oon the front lines, this nurse tearing up, recalling the hard conversations happening in icus. >> am i going to die? am i going to make it out of here? am i going to get to see my family again? and you have to tell them that we're fighting as hard as we

can, and we're doing what we can, and they're fighting as hard as they can. but the chances are low. >> health officials still worried new variants spreading across the country could reverse any progress made in the last few weeks. >> i'm not an alarmist, but this is as scared as i have been since the beginning of the pandemic. >> as we head into the super bowl weekend, the cdc is warning americans to avoid large gatherings. dr. fauci saying lay low and cool it. abc news, washington. >> happening today, the san francisco board of supervisors will consider an emergency ordinance for covid-19 vaccination plan. last week, supervisor matt hanie introduced the vaccinate sf plan and would require the department of health to submit a written plan to vaccinate all san franciscan s, including sharing a portal for appointments. >> we're sharing new details about the vaccination site at

moscone center. the mayor will join kaiser officials at a news conference at 11:00, and then the site is set to open tomorrow. it will serve bay area residents age 65 and up as well as health care workers but appointments are required. >> a mass vaccination site is going up at the oakland cliseum. anchor dan ashley explains it's part of a pilot program to help speed up distribution. >> equity is the call of this moment. >> 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 1-b, tier one, starting next week. >> the whole idea is to speed up the throughput, the efficiency, maintain an equitable lens in terms of the application and distribution of the vaccine. >> once the site opens, seniors 65 years of age and up, as well as essential workers, including those in food and agriculture, emergency services, education,

that includes teachers, and the child care sectors will be able to receive their vaccines. existing vaccine resources in alameda county will not change. >> this is truly additive from our federal partners. >> 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. >> and that was dan ashley reporting. the goal is to have the coliseum site open in about two weeks on february 16th. the state says anyone can use the site regardless of where you live. you just need to sign up for an appointment using the state's new my turn app. >> state-wide, about 60% of vaccine doses delivered to california have been given out. we're monitoring progress with our vaccine tracker that's available at abc7news.com. >> the justice department is moving forward with prosecuting two prominent proud boy members who face conspiracy charges over last month's riots at the

capitol. jobina fortson has the details on this. >> thank you, kumasi. two proud boys members are joining more than 180 others who are facing charges in the incident. ethan nordean, who describes himself as the sergeant at arms of the group's seattle chapter, was charged yesterday with aing and abetting as part of as the mob that stormed the building on january 6th. a separate grand jury indictment also named nicolas ox, leader of the honolulu chapter, and nick oles declaro of texas. those two men raised money for an aartort before theilapiotekno incarcerated. jacob chancely's attorney told a d.c. federal judge his clients is not getting enough organic food in jail and had not eaten in more than a week. the judge ordered he should

receive organic food while in jail. he claimed that nonorganic food was against his religion and sickened him. reggie and kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. >> coming up, treasury secretary janet yellen talking about unemployment and much more in a brand-new interview this morning. what she suggested that we could see in the months to come. >> making the best of the winter storm that hit millions of americans this week. a live look now at new york, where it looks like things are moving managed to snowboard in the city of chicago. we'll get to that, but first, a check on our weather with mike. >> all right, reggie. i'm going to take you up into the hills and show you the breezes anywhere from 25 to about 50 miles per hour. so a little noisy night above 2,000 feet. down where most of us live, it's a little breezy, especially across the north bay and san francisco. and that's limited our fog formation, which is good. it's brought in some drier air and temperatures are running in the low east bay shore. we have alameda at 47, and castro valley at 38.

let's look at some of our other neighborhoods. 46 in napa. upper 30s to mid 40s in the east bay. and some low to upper 40s in the south bay. here's a look at walnut creek where it's about 38 degrees and dry. in fact, other than the breezes in the hill, we did have one report of fog around caldecott, especially on the high side as you're heading through and coming out on the east side. glaring sunshine if you're out on a ferry ride today. we have a dry cold front that will bring us a little reality check and drop our temperatures monday. there's a slight chance tuesday into wednesday of a shower. otherwise, it's looking really dry starting today and through just about all of next week. in fact, if this thing pans out, a couple hundredths of an inch. we'll talk about how warm it will be this weekend in the seven-day forecast. let's get back to jobina and find out about the morning commute. good morning. >> good morning, mike. thank you.

hi, everyone. we're going to start with a live look in the san mateo bridge. wow, if i can get my words out. i want to let you know the traffic is beginning to build up as you make your way towards the peninsula. you're seeing those brake lights there, quite a bit of lane changing, people trying to get moving. there are no issues there causing the slowdown, it's just starting to get busy. moving to a live look in oakland, showing you 880 at the coliseum camera there. these headlights are making their way south so you know where everything is going. traffic is flowing, and as i bring in the map, i want to point out one crash we're following on the dumbarton bridge for anyone traveling bridge for anyone traveling westbound oroweat bread. gathering, baking and delivering the goodness of nature... from one generation to the next and from seed to slice. ♪ ahhh. ahhh. ahhh. ah. ♪

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we're introducing you to people who are finding solutions as part of our series called california dreaming. it's a special collaboration with our sister stations in los angeles and in the central valley. today, we're turning our focus to earthquakes. building codes across california haven't improved since the loma prieta quake that hit during the 1989 world series, and the north ridge quake in 1994. >> we can certainly live with earthquakes in california. i think we have shown our resiliency in earthquakes that have struck in the past. we're better prepared than we were years ago. our infrastructure is safer. the bridges are better, the roads are better. >> so is the technology. so we're going to be taking a look at how the technology and our personal cell phones is being used to develop a faster, more accurate, and system. now, join us later today at 4:30 and 6:30 for our next episode oo california dreaming. all those episodes will be running together as part of a

30-minute special this saturday night at 9:00. you can also stream the series now. you can download it on roku, fire tv, android tv, and apple tv. >> new, the u.s. labor department has released the weekly jobless claims showing a slight decrease in unemployment in the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. 779,000 people applies for unemployment benefits last week. that's a decrease of 33,000 from the week before. more than 4.5 million people are still receiving state unemployment benefits. that's down from just nearly 4.8 million the week before. we'll see how the wall -- how the markets react when they open in about 45 minutes. >> this morning, treasury secretary janet yellen is calling for aion on president biden's $2 trillion pandemic relief package. she sat down for an interview on "gma" and jobina as more on what she talked about. >> secretary yellin spoke

one-on-one with robin roberts for the first time since taking office. she says that americans are suffering and need help now. >> w big. we have to make sure that we provide a bridge so that people aren't scarred indefinitely by this crisis. >> as for unemployment, yellen suggested it may get worse in the months to come before it can get better. >> we need to make sure that people have jobs, if they don't have jobs, that they're supported. and that when we come out of this and the economy rebounds, which we've got some tough months ahead until we get control of the pandemic, but we want to make sure we have a good, strong labor market. >> yellen went on to discuss her historic position as the first woman to serve as treasury secretary and how she wishes to be remembered. you can watch that full interview with secretary yellin coming up at 7:00 right here

after abc 7 mornings on ther r coaster ride expected today for gamestop's stock. it closed at just over $90 a share, and that's a far cry, about an 80% drop from its reddit rally a week ago. now, experts say they don't think this is the end of this spectacular david versus goliath story, but that add it is a reality check for investors on reddit. >> i think for a lot of people who thought that this was going to be a much easier fight against wall street, the wall street bets crew, right, the people who are on reddit, they are not done holding on to their shares. >> experts also say they are seeing a rising trend that coul. other apps are starting to mimic and copy robinhood, bringing the stock market to just about anybody's phone. >> speaking of a wild ride, it turns out the streets of chicago are the perfect place to ski or snowboard on a snowy day. that's what this guy does. rashad middleton made his way

down a snow blanketed street while being towed by a car. he said the snow was coming down like crazy and the city's plowed hadn't yet cleared his street, so he grabbed his snowboard. he thought it would be cool to have his girlfriend pull him behind the car, and that's what you're seeing here. he glided across the snowy street while holding on to a rope. i don't recommend you do this ever, for any reason. please don't. >> take that, florida. >> i mean, for real. >> keep that. my family, let me tell you about florida. my mama is like, it is just so cold. it is cold today. and i'm like, what's going on? she's like, it's 50. >> well. >> we have the heat on. >> oh, lock the doors. >> . >> really, i don't know, everybody in florida would -- i don't know, it would be over. no more florida.

because it's 50 and they are cold. >> watch out for falling iguanas. >> it's a real thing, it really all he, we d't hav iguanas falling out of the trees. suit row towers, about great degrees. sunny and dry today. a milder afternoon, in fact, it's going to jump start a warming trend that's going to make it ideal for outdoor activities this weekend as we hit the mid 60s to 70 degrees. not as warm next week, but trending pretty dry. here's a look at our areas of high pressure. one over land and one over sea that are pushing the storm track well to the north. and that's going to help us reach 56 to about 62 degrees today. most of our 60s will be inland except for santa cruz, a light offshore breeze will push you to 60. if you're going outside this evening, whether it's for dining

or running errands or whatever may take you out there, we're in the low to upper 50s at 5:00, but then the sun sets at 5:37. low to mid 50s at 6:00. right around 50 at 7:00, and mid to upper 40s at 8:00. it's going to cool quickly. in fact, a colder night is on the way with temperatures in the 30s in many areas. even upper 30s to low 40s around the bay. if you want mid 40s, you have to go to the coast and san francisco. a little more fog is possible tonight as the breezes will back off. we'll jump about four degrees tomorrow, another four degrees saturday. that will be our warmest day. high clouds will dim our sunshine. sunday, a gorgeous day to be outside. you can see cooler weather monday and tuesday. a slight chance of wet weather wednesday. not even enough for a storm impact scale. that's your accuweather seven-day forecast. >> thank you, mike. it is black history month, and abc 7 news is celebrating the people in our community who are working to build a better ary makg bla history right now. i recently got the chance to sit down with san francisco

supervisor shu mall walton who made history as the first black man elected president of the city's board of supervisors. >> as the first black man to serve in this role, i really think what it does for the young people that i work with over the years in the isolated, disenfranchised communities, as you look at the small black population we have left, it sets a tone for our young people to understand and know they can be anything they want and serve in any role in leadership as a black man in this city. >> and tonight, on abc 7 news at isigg for equity and social justice in the community he grew up in. i'm really excited to share that story with you all. >> new at 6:00, the global manufacturing company that is now hiring in several bay area cities. jobina will have today's featured jobs. >> first, the discount airline

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personal shopping service stitch fix will reportedly close a south san francisco distribution warehouse and lay off 162 workers. the san francisco business times reports that the employees were notified on tuesday. the warehouse is expected to halt operations on april 30th with stitch fix's lease expiring at the end of may.crea of e commerce urg thpandemic, the and in openaribution center in salt lake city. >> san francisco based yelp is planning to shrink the amount of space it leases at its headquarters. the chronicle is reporting that the move follows several other tech companies in downsizing as more employees are working from home because of the pandemic. yelp's lease expires in october

and the entire space is listed as available for lease. the company says it plans to maintain a presence in its current offices but officials say they expect more employees to work remotely on a full-time basis even after the pandemic. >> happening today, frontier airlines now has a home at oakland international airport. the airline offers nonstop service from oakland to denver, las vegas, and phoenix. frontier also offers roughly 100 destinations across the u.s., caribbean, and mexico. tickets and schedules are already available. the airline joins 12 others at oakland airport at a time where travel is slowly starting to pick up since the start of the pandemic almost a year ago. >> let's take a look at our drought. in fact, let's check what happened with all that rain we received last month. did it help? and sure enough, it did. if you look on the left, that's this week. you look on the right, that's last week. you can see the orange which -- i should say the red, which is severe, has shrunk. that's extreme. and the severe, which is orange,

has shrunk also. so we definitely received some good benefits from that rain that we dealt with. let's take a look at the here we are friday, looking at low to upper 60s. saturday, you can see some 70s. especially up in the north bay and down in the south bay. and temperatures in the mid to upper 60s for sunday. enjoy. >> thank you, mike. new at 6:00, a setback for app based drivers wanting benefits. the latest decision from the state supreme court on an effort to overturn prop 22. >> plus, the essential workers rallying to get vaccinated sooner rather than later. they industry was bumped down on the list after the state switched to an age's based system. >> and the blue shield of california lays out its blueprint for getting people vaccinated. hear from the company's ceo. >> first, a live look outside at

building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. it shouldn't be this way. you should be able to go to the school that's one block from us. >> now at 6:00, many parents support san francisco's decision to sue the school district over reopening schools for in person learning. the struggle many of them have faced with distance learning. and the crucial vote happening today shgt useemts wan t corjie taylor eene fy ries. are board? plus, i interviewed the grammy winning r&b musician and

vallejo native her about her upcoming super bowl performance and recent golden globe nomination. >> excited about that. good morning, everybody. it is thursday, february 4th, before we share all of those stories with you, we want to check in with mike with a look at our forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning, kumasi, jobina, reggie, hi, everybody. let's see what our thursday has in for store us. i think you're going to like it. if you're tied to the rain and the cooler weather, you can see on live doppler 7, no rain around us, no clouds around us, high pressure starting to take over. and it has been a little breezy during that takeover in our hills, that's really preempted a lot of we h little ne ldott d noto. r temperatures around 40 to 46 at 7:00. mid-50s at noon. mid to upper 50s at 4:00. back to the upper 40