in person learning for more students in the east bay, we're live at the school that is welcoming kids back to the classroom today. and here's a live look outside through our abc 7 roof camera. nice start to the day, and it is going to be pretty sunny. you should enjoy it because mike says a storm is on the way. got to find that umbrella. good morning, thanks so much for being here. it is wednesday, february 10th. >> all right, before we get to those stories we want to check in with mike to see how much sunshine we can enjoy today, mike. >> a whole lot, kumasi. good morning to you, jobina, julian, hi, everybody. one of our brightest and warmest days moving forward. little bit of fog this morning. we have visibility pretty low, dangerously low in places like santa rosa and in napa. so let's go to napa. you can see if it is 29, 37, 80, possibly 680 are getting reduced visibility because of that fog. and same around 101 and 12 and smaller highways around santa

rosa, up towards windsor. back in san francisco, looking from our exploratory camera, few low clouds rolling over. we'll call it partly cloudy. little bit cooler this morning, low to mid-40s at 7:00. mid to upper 50s at noon. and mid-50s to low 60s at 4:00. more on tomorrow's rain in the weekend rain coming up. let's get over to jobina with an incident to talk about in traffic. hi, jobina, what's up? >> hi, mike, thank you. we have new video this morning that shows the moment a semitruck slam nazs into a disa car. i want you to look at the frightening moments here, on camera, it happened last night before 11:00. a car spun out and was stopped in the middle of the highway when a semitruck going northbound drives by and hits it straight on. the crash sent material flying across all lanes and put traffic to a stop. no one appeared to be in the car when it was hit by the semi. and the chp was able to clear the roadway. >> thank you, jobina.

three hours to go until opening arguments in the second impeachment trial of former president donald trump. it marks the first time a sty, the trialents f both sides over whether the trial is even constitutional. abc news reporter andrew dymburt live on capitol hill. good morning, andrew. >> reporter: good morning, kumasi. house managers spent the better part of the first day of this trial trying to link trump's words in the days and weeks leading up to the riot, arguing if those words aren't impeachable, then nothing is. the senate chamber under siege a month ago now a courtroom. on the first day of former president donald trump's second impeachment trial. house impeachment managers using searing images from the january 6th attack to lay claim that trump incited the deadly insurrection. >> if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore. >> reporter: jamie raskin recounting how his family was with him that day at the

capitol, his emotions weighing heavy as he recalled what his daughter said to him. >> she said, dad, i don't want to come back to the capitol. >> reporter: day one for this unprecedented trial was meant to focus on the constitutionality of the trial. trump's lead defense attorney bruce castor spent most of his time on arguments that weren't clearly related to those constitutional questions. >> the united states senators are patriots first. they love their country. >> reporter: and sources tell abc news trump is not pleased with the performance of his defense team. trump's other attorney david schoen trying to assert since trump was removed from office by the will of the american voters democrats have no case. >> for a great many americans see this process for exactly what it is, a chance by a group of partisan politicians seeking to eliminate donald trump from the american political scene. >> reporter: and that argument ultimately falling short. senators voting to move ahead with this trial and you had six

republicans voting with democrats that the trial is constitutional, even if trump is no longer in office. reporting live on capitol hill, andrew dymburt for abc 7 news. >> thank you, andrew. bay area legal experts say that the house impeachment managers had to convince the senate that there are grounds for a hearing and that a president could be tried after leaving office. >> that implies that any president or any official can do something worthy of impeachment in his last days, in his or her last days and get off scott free because there would be no time to have a trial. >> abc news will have gavel to gavel special coverage of the impeachment trial today. you can watch it over the air on our digital channel 7.2 or on comcast channel 715. we're streaming it on our connected tv apps. just download the abc 7 app and you can watch it there. as abc 7 works to build a

better bay area, we are tracking every step of getting students back to the classrooms during this pandemic. today some kids in the san ramon valley unified school district are heading back to campus. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live for us at greenbrook elementary school in danville. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hi, good morning. the little ones here are returning to school, so tk through second grade will start today. can you imagine if they get in the classroom and the calendar says march 2020? that's the last time they were here for in person learning. so the little ones coming back today, the third through fifth graders will start next week. contra costa county is still in the purple tier. so middle and high school students are not cleared to return to the classroom yet. this state says the older kids can return when a county has been in the red tier for at least five days. officials say covid numbers are falling across the board in contra costa county.

this doesn't mean an end to distance learning, though, to limit the number of kids in the classroom at one time, students will have two days in class and they will join by zoom the rest of the week. the superintendent of san ramon valley schools says this is a day they have all long anticipated and he is grateful that this day has arrived. reporting live in danville, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. new this morning, san mateo union high school district says they will restart in person classes. the teachers association and the school board have agreed on a phased reopening that starts when san mateo county moves into the red tier. schools will start with specialized programs for students with disabilities first. then eventually students who opt for in person instruction will return to a hybrid system, switching between in person and virtual learning. san francisco is expanding its lawsuit against the city school district. the city now says the school district is violating students' constitutional rights by not

reopening classrooms. the amendments added this week also allege the district is discriminating against students on the basis of wealth and violating a state law requiring districts to offer in person instruction to the greatest extent possible. san francisco mayor london breed says she does not think it is realistic at this point that schools will reopen this year. that's despite a tentative agreement between the teachers union and the sf unified school district which says in person classes can resume after all teachers have been vaccinated. teachers will be eligible to get vaccinated in the city, starting just two weeks on february 24th. california is set to pass new york as the state with the most covid-19 deaths, according to data compiled by johns hopkins university of medicine. new york has reported 45,140 deaths. california now has 45,009 deaths. according to the new york times, new york ranks second in the nation in deaths per capita, and

california ranks 32nd. coming up, the first country that will be giving people johnson & johnson's covid vaccine. you might recall that vaccine is still waiting for fda approval in the u.s. and hundreds of gallons of petroleum dumped into the san francisco bay. you can see the slick sheen there. what is being done to deal with this big mess. and here is a look at our current temperatures. at least compared to 24 hours ago, we're waking up to cooler conditions. we'll start in san francisco, where we range from 46 to 51. the rest of us draws from 39 to 49. we'l

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it is going to be dry all day. take breaks if you're inside, it is our last really sunny and mild day moving forward. now, here is a look at what's going on with the storm impact scale for tomorrow. a 1 and that goes through friday morning light for light to moderate rain, slippery pm commute tomorrow and a.m. commute friday. little gusty, but nothing that will cause any damage. here is a look at what's going on, light rain developing to the north bay during the morning hours, becoming moderate after lunch and then spreading over the rest of our neighborhoods during the evening and early overnight hours. about a quarter to half inch is likely. jobina? >> thank you, mike. good morning, everyone. we are going to look at the map first here and talk about how clear it has been. pretty much all morning long. the past two days we have definitely had some issues on our roads. look at that, mainly green. we have slowdown out of tracy and then approaching the bay bridge. that's why i want to take the toll plaza camera so you can see what is going on there. according to the chp, no mitering lights on yet that we know of. so it is good that we are not seeing any huge slowdowns there.

you can tell for sure as people approach. and then also i want to look at our next slide camera outside here and just see the conditions around the bay area and this is in san jose showing off 101 for you this morning. again, no major blocking issues or crashes to report so far this morning. back to you. >> all right, hope to keep it that way. thanks, jobina. developing news to get to here this morning, crews working to clean up hundreds of gallons of petroleum that spilled into the san francisco bay. it happened yesterday near the long wharf off point richmond. you can see it in the video from sky 7. officials confirming 600 gallons went into the water and at one point in the day at least five gallons were leaking every minute. refinery officials say the leak was contained. a health advisory was lifted last night. some people are concerned that this oil could affect wildlife in the water. >> there haven't been any oiled animals reported at this time. we have the oil wildlife care

network on stand. cause o is know rightnow. officials say they have been unconfirmed reports that the oil sheen reached the shoreline. they'll be doing a full assessment this morning. and they can get out there in daylight. of course, we sent a push alert when the news of the oil spill first broke. if you want alerts like this in the future, the abc 7 news app is free to download in the app store. still ahead, more opportunities for thousands of people to get vaccinated. the plans in the works for a drive through site in the north bay. and an iconic krispy kreme goes up in flames. the store and owner is basketball legend shaquille o'neal. and his promise to devastated fans.

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week. jobina has more on s the plans to use astrazeneca's vaccine. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. south africa pulled astrazeneca's vaccine over concerns that it did not protect against mild and moderate cases of the variant found first in south africa. now they're going to move to this one shot johnson & johnson vaccine, even though it has not been authorized in any country yet. south africa's health minister declared the vaccine safe in the national address. he said they will study to see what protection it provides frontline health workers from covid-19 and the new variant. j & j's trial was tested in south africa, the united states and latin america. south africa's health minister says it has proven effective against the variant found in south africa. last week they filed for emergency use authorization with the united states fda. if it is approved, the vaccine could become available as soon

as next month here in this country. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. new at 6:00, marin county health officials expect to open a drive through coronavirus vaccination site in just a matter of weeks. it could actually come as early as february 21st. the county health officer said agreements are being finalized. however, he didn't say where it is going to be. when it opens, the site will be able to give up to 1500 vaccinations a day. got some cool video to check out here. hundreds of hummingbirds taking over a northern california home. wow. patty wagner-covington showed the video, it shows them fluttering around her garden in the sierra foothills. she said it was unreal to be able to watch this. she had one land on her head. patty says she set up bird fe feeders throughout her garden and this was the result. this is so serene, zen, peaceful looking, i'm channeling this on

this wednesday. >> yes. >> oh, my goodness, how beautiful are they? s a whole couny.en i see on >> she had a bird feeder buffet set up for them. word got around. >> it did. >> yeah, that was absolutely gorgeous. that's one of the reasons why i like to keep a lot of fresh flowers in my outside yard, front and back, so we can catch them. they're so beautiful. here is a look at what's going on, 46 under a partly cloudy sky. enjoying sunshine and milder temperatures today. light to moderate rain and breezy tomorrow. and then more wet weather for saturday and monday. here is a look at today's temperatures, and you can see a lot of mid-60s in our inland neighborhoods, south bay. 60 half moon bay, 56 to 61 in santa cruz for your coastal temperatures. around the state today, we have 54 in eureka, a lot of 60s

elsewhere, palm springs, 78. cooler in the high country. quiet today in tahoe and 46. how about some outdoor dining? still in the 60s inland by 5:00. the rest of us in the low to upper 50s. and then 50 to 57 at 6:00 as we transition to stars. and little chilly as we head to 8:00, 48 to 51 under the stars. tonight, with a southerly breeze kicking in, we'll bring more humidity, infuse it into the air and that will bring us cloud cover and more fog for tomorrow's morning commute. temperatures near 40 to near 50 degrees. my accuweather seven-day forecast, rainy and breezy tomorrow, our fastest breezes likely tomorrow. friday afternoon, look for increasing sunshine, saturday, lighter amounts, excuse me, saturday the breeziest day. some of the breezes will taper into sunday morning, by valentine's day afternoon and evening we'll clear on out. and monday we'll have heavy rain, but lower -- slower breezes, all three of those storms are one, light on the storm impact scale. enjoy today's sunshine,

julian? >> we will. >> ginger zee has a look at what's ahead on "gma." >> nice to be with both of you this morning. coming up on "gma," we have to start with day two of former president trump's second impeachment trial, which will start very soon. our powerhouse political team is going to bring you the fallout from yesterday's testimony and break down what we can expect today. also ahead, the race agains. the uk identifies a new variant of the virus and the disturbing new evidence about reinfection. one of the nation's top doctors will join us live. and then we got to talk about the cold. it is not necessarily for you all, but widespread sub zero temperatures that could break records through the weekend, from the northern plains into the great lakes and then if that's not enough, you have a major ice storm developing right now from the midsouth that includes memphis through parts of kentucky, i'll track the latest. and finally, valentine's day around the corner. but that also means apparently

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welcome back. 6:23 on this wednesday. here is a look at the rainfall totals from our next two storms that hit us saturday and monday. not very impressive, but they at least keep us from getting deep near a drought, anywhere from about a quarter to a half inch of rain. here's jobina and kumasi. >> thank you, mike. this morning, police are revealing new details about the suspect in a mass shooting at a minnesota health clinic. jobina is tracking all of this from the live desking. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. police say gregory ulrich was unhappy with the care he received at a clinic buffalo, outside of minneapolis, and had

a vendetta against the medical workers there. ulrich opened fire inside the clinic, killing one person and injuring four others. according to a court document, ulrich had been banned from the facility since 2018, and was not allowed to have contact with the doctor working there. investigators have not released the reason for the restraining order, but according to the minneapolis star tribune, a police report from 2018 says ulrich, quote, was calling his former doctor three times a day, threatening a mass shooting, to blow things up, and other revenge scenarios. >> i heard this man say get down on the ground, and i turned and i saw the back of this man and he had a gun. and there was screaming and there was shooting. >> ulrich's brother tells abc news he developed an opioid addiction after back surgery a few years ago, which he believes may have been a factor in the shooting. police have not released an official motive. julian? >> such a bizarre situation, thank you, jobina. new here at 6:00, overnight,

a fire caused major damage to an iconic atlanta krispy kreme location owned by none other than basketball legend shaq. video here showing the fire raging as crews try and put it out. wow. no injuries reported thankfully and the cause under investigation right now. the landmark location opened more than 60 years ago. i've seen a lot of people chiming in on social media saying they got to rebuild this criskrispy kreme. on a post on instagram, shaq who purchased the location in 2016, said we'll be back stronger than ever. >> let's hope. well, this black history month abc 7 news is celebrating the people in our community who are working to build a better bay area by making black history right now. a group of seven black friends from san francisco have banded together to expand black cultural space, home ownership and businesses. they counted sf black wall street after seeing last year's racial unrest and health disparities. the group worked on multiple community efforts including creating a city wide juneteenth

celebration and supporting small businesses impacted by covid-19. and now they are working to help bridge the gap between transplants and native san franciscans. >> we have been working together with, you know, san francisco natives, folks who own businesses here, to craft something called a good neighbor policy that just kind of guides folks on how to respect and how to interact with our community and our culture in a way that doesn't do more harm. >> you can watch the full story on sf black wall street this afternoon on abc 7. julian, i'm excited to share that story, it is really inspiring just that the time to get involved is now. >> absolutely. i can't wait to see the story and i love the emphasis that we're putting on making black history now because there is so much incredible good being done in our community. >> definitely. coming up next, at 6:30, rebranding in the name of race and social justice. quaker oats announced it will be replacing aunt jemima and we'll tell you with what. a big change coming to one

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building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. >> now at 6:30, contra costa county gets the green light to reopen some schools. what's driving the decision to bring students back to the classroom. we need to raise the stakes somehow and use our platforms to amplify this issue. >> actor daniel dae kim and daniel wu drawing attention to the recent attacks against asian people in the bay area. a preview of part of their interview airing on "good morning america" this morning. and say good-bye to the 9:00 or t employees to stay home permanently if they like. what this means for the business and tech community. >> interesting to see how this will shake out. good morning, everybody. it is wednesday, february 10th.

before we get to those stories, we want to check in with mike for a look at the forecast. good morning, mike. >> what's 9:00 to 5:00? i've never heard of such a concept. not in tv, right? >> the struggle. >> all right, yeah, can't wait to hear that story. nice to see you both this morning. let's look at what's going on. we have a little bit of fog in the north bay, visibility a couple hundred feet in santa rosa by the mile in napa, that stretches across 37 and heads over to novato. a light northerly wind means some of this may slip south. as you look at san rafael, nothing but sunshine waiting for you as you look south on 101 toward the golden gate. we're looking at walnut creek, 46 and partly cloudy. temperatures in the low to mid-40s. cooler this morning. 53 to 58 with sunshine at noon. a few passing high clouds as warmer air arrives this afternoon. 53 to 61. and if you're heading out at 7:00, we're under the stars around 49 to 53. quick turn around, rain in the forecast tomorrow, more of that coming up. kumasi. >> thank you, mike. students and parents in

contra costa county are wup newi some schools can finally reopen as covid cases are declining. we are tracking education as part of our commitment to build a better bay area. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live at greenbrook elementary school with more on the plan to return. amy? >> reporter: you can feel the excitement here. the lights are turned on, the janitorial staff arriving early to get everything ready. the county's covid numbers have been going down. and that is why contra costa county's young children can return to school. the young kids can go back because contra costa county has seen less than 25 cases per 100,000 residents for the past five days. the county isll in cannot retur yet. middle and high schools can reopen after a county has been in the red tier for at least five days. so those are the state rules. there will be a mixture of kids -- of kids in class and

kids zooming from home. and that way they can limit the class sizes and get everyone to spread out and socially distance. tk through 6 is now allowed to return in contra costa county, acording to state guidelines. some districts are still working on their reopening plan and will remain closed for now. but here in danville, some schools in the san ramon valley district are ready and will start welcoming kidsen danville hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. new this morning, the nation's third largest school district in chicago has reached a deal for students to return to class. chicago teachers union has approved a deal with the district and it includes plans for more teacher vaccinations and the possibility of school closures if covid infections spike. the first wave of k through 8 students will return tomorrow. san francisco's board of education has voted to end merit-based admission at the elite lowell high school. after an exhaustive seven-hour

meet, the board voted 5-2 in favor of changing the admission policy to a lottery system. t when racist incidents resurfaced at the school last month, the board quickly proposed a several community members felt the issue of equity and the safety of black students at lowell had been delayed for too long. >> stop saying this is a rushed process. black families in sfusd have been fighting for justice. what you're witnessing now is our words finally moving into action. >> has failed our students, has failed ed our families address what we know to be -- >> lam hopes the district and the school continues to discuss how the new policy will impact students there.

someone scrawled racist graffiti across from the school in san francisco. a derogatory term for wall of a near the chinese-american international school. a man who was driving with his kids home from school says that he was at a loss when he saw it. >> my children immediately asked me, you know what is that? and what does that mean? and i didn't have an answer for them at that time. because i was so -- i myself was shocked. >> he says he was surprised it see graffiti like this in san francisco, saying that he was born in the city, he considers it to be a melting pot. police say they contacted their graffiti team about it. in just a few hours, the democrat house-led impeachment team will begin opening arguments in the second impeachment trial of former president donald trump. yesterday the senate voted 56-44 to proceed after debating the constitutionality of a trial of a former president.

jobina is at the live desk tracking what is happening this morning. >> thank you, julian. good morning. the trial resumes at 9:00 a.m. today, our time. and the arguments -- it will begin with arguments and a vote on any motions and that will be made this morning. opening arguments will begin after that. yesterday only six republicans voted with democrats to advance the trial. trump's defense attorney and -- had a -- trump's defense attorney had a rambling argument yesterday that included at least one moment where he praised democrats. sources tell abc news trump was not pleased with the performance, despite that it is unlikely democrats will get the 17 republicans needed to convict trump and bar him from holding future office. there is another possibility, though, for republicans, censure. jonathan carl talked about that on "gma." >> republicans who do not condone what the president did, who condemn what the president did, need some way to be on record saying that they condemn

what he did on january 6th. but the reality right now is that there is still no real republican movement towards censure. we'll see if that changes. >> you can watch that full interview with jon karl coming up at 7:00 on "gma." abc news will have gavel to gavel special coverage of the impeachment trial today. you can watch over the air on our digital channel 7.2 or comcast channel 715. we're streaming on our connected tv app for your roku, apple tv, amazon fire and android tv. download the app by searching abc 7 bay area. >> thank you, jobina. this morning an assisted senior living facility in napa is dealing with a covid-19 outbreak at the brook dale senior living. health officials say they confirmed 19 active cases of the virus among residents and five among staff members. the outbreak at the facility comes less than a month after residents and staff received their first of two coronavirus vaccine doses with cvs health. no word yet on the source of

this outbreak. help is available now for small businesses in napa hit hard by the pandemic. they can ask for a $5,000 grant, but there are some requirements. the businesses must have five or fewer employees and the owner has to be considered low to moderate income. also they must be able to prove they lost at least 25% due to the pandemic. fficial explained they're trying to target a specific segment of business owners. >> we're really trying to support those small mom and pop shops that likely didn't get access to some of the bigger resources out there when they were -- even some state programs. >> so many business owners looking for lifeline right now. applications will be taken until february 22nd at 4:00 p.m. new details this morning on the push to give hero pay to grocery store workers in san jose. the city council approved a $3 an hour pay bump.

it will take some time before the ordinance takes effect. it needed eight votes to start immediately and the council voted 7-3. this means it will need to go through the city's normal approval process, that could take up to two months. coming up, the string of attacks in our community targeting older asian-americans. we'll tell you about the new push for a united front against crime. and you're looking live now at the new york stock exchange. the big board, we're up right now about 110 points and another update on how the markets are doing next. and tiktok sale to oracle and walmart on pause. what is reportedly causing the holdup. 6:38. we're checking in with mike. >> thank you, kumasi. and julian, and hi, everybody. let's look at what's going on in the south bay. partly cloudy conditions, mid to upper 40s there from about 43 in places like campbell, 49 in los ail toes hi o brid,.lls.

ttleha too foggy there like the north bay. that's the only issue weatherwise with our commute, whether it is this morning or during the afternoon and evening. so let's move on to what's happening tomorrow. look at this ginormous plume of moisture that starts even south of hawaii, goes all the way up to the gulf of alaska. several thousands of miles. unfortunately it is going to leave a lot of that moisture behind as it rounds this area of high pressure. but still brings enough that we're a 1 on the storm impact scale for tomorrow, through friday morning. light to moderate rain, slippery pm commute tomorrow, am commute friday and gusty, along our hills and along the coast, 35 miles per hour, while the rest of us could have gusts to 25 miles per hour tomorrow. they're coming out of the south, we'll see increasing clouds tonight, through the morning commute we have a chance of steadier or light rain moving to the north bay. the rest of us have a few random showers and that will continue through at least 1:00 when some of the yellow and orange, the

moderate rain moves into the north bay. you can see it moving over all of our neighborhoods during the afternoon and the evening and by tomorrow morning, it is out of here and we'll have a quarter to a half inch of rain. we'll talk more about the rain this weekend coming up. here is jobina with a look at the morning commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you. good morning, everyone. i want to bring in the map because we have a brand-new crash to talk about in fremont that started with two cars and then a rollover and involves a big rig as well. according to the chp, injuries are enveloped here. so this is going to be on southbound 880 before auto mall parkway. speeds are down to about 11 miles per hour and three lanes are blocked. also wanted to just point out in the map here, just above the traffic drive time banner, y can see there fog in vallejo. i was going to zoom in on that. my graphic didn't want to agree. be aware of the low visibility as we move through the area. want to check in now, starting with the bay bridge toll plaza, mitering lights came on at 6:23. the backup is back. we have bee sin tt coue days.

the mitering lights coming on and the back jund exteup extend. this impacts 80 as well, where all the headlights are coming from as people continue to make their way wes

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three. no nonsense. just common sense. breaking news we need to share with you this morning. a large earthquake struck off the coast of australia, and fiji. and it happened in just the last 30 minutes. usgs says it had a preliminary magnitude of 7.5. a tsunami threat has been issued for the islands of guam, and g si saipan. they're evaluating if there is a tsunami threat to the oregon and washington coasts. new developments here, investigators say a malfunctioning automatic throttle may have caused the pilots of an indonesian jet to lose control before the plane

plunged into the java sea last month. officials say they're still struggling to understand why the jet nose-dived into the water, minutes after taking off from jakarta. a must preliminanew preliminary the pilots struggled to fly the plane almost as soon as it became airborne. groups are denouncing violence against members of their communities across the bay area. it comes after an 84-year-old man was attacked and killed in san francisco just two weeks ago. it is the latest high profile violent crime against asians. the asian community group say some of the blame lies with psi the china virus. >> more violence and more attacks into our communities based on the fact that we are asian. crime and violence has been happening in our communities for years and years.

and what is happening right now especially under the pandemic, is unique and especially outraging. >> yesterday the district attorney filed murder charges against 19-year-old antwaan watson who was arrested for allegedly attacking the senior on january 28th. actors daniel dae kim and daniel wu offered a $25,000 reward after a 91-year-old asian man was attacked in oakland's chinatown last month. a suspect was arrested soon after. this morning on "gma" the two actors are talking about why they felt the need to get involved. >> the people who commit these kinds of crimes are cowards. i think they won't go after someone like 6'1" daniel wu who is a black belt in martial arts. they're going to target our elderly and our children. >> i was appalled. i live in oakland. this is happening in oakland and days prior in san francisco. the combination of the two was shocking to me. for me it was, like, i had

enough. enough of this. i started posting it. and then daniel texted me right away and said let's do something about this. >> you can watch more of the interview with daniel dae kim and daniel wu coming up at 7:00 a.m. on "gma." in the south bay, what is normally home to tens of thousands of screaming football fans is now a mass vaccination site. 500 people got their first vaccine shot yesterday at levi's stadium in santa clara county.p appointments per day, as long as there is enough doses on hand. governor gavin newsom says the state's allotment from the federal government is increasing. right now it is a million doses a week, there is another issue on the table. >> the majority of those doses while they may be first doses, they only total 4,000 first doses. the rest are second doses. >> and when we question the governor about why there was a wait to open the site, newsom said the vast majority of vaccinations are done at smaller

providers. cases of covid-19 in santa clara county have fallen dramatically, but health officials are still warning that they are in the deep purple tier and the numbers are extraordinarily high. santa clara county health officer dr. sarah cody said they are still recovering from the greatest and deadliest surge which started back in november around thanksgiving. that decline began on january 14th and continues today. and when it comes to minority groups, the county reports that those cases are also declining. but are still high, especially among the latino population. >> we are trending where we want to be. but we are by no means, by no means are we out of the woods. >> there is some more good news to report. hospitalization rates are also down, but still too high. that's one of the reasons that the county is still in the purple tier. and will be there for a while. now to your morning money report, the city's largest private employer salesforce

declared the 9:00 to 5:00 is dead. many salesforce's 9,000 employees with now work from home permanently. the move is part of a bigger trend, one in where tech companies no longer have big headquarters, or talent can be found anywhere. and flexibility is a key benefit. sf city estimates the pandemic triggered about 63% of tech companies downsizing their offices. >> i think that it makes us nervous and hopeful for an opportunity. >> this means the massive downtown salesforce tower will mostly be empty. old navy also just announced it is closing its san francisco offices. one report is claiming that uber plans on thshrinking its missio bay headquarters and twitter told its employees that they can work from home forever. all right, a live look at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're up right now about 85 points.

the sale of tiktok is now on hold. according to wall street journal, president joe biden is reviewing his predecessors efforts to address potential security risks from chinese tech companies. the tiktok deal had been driven by former president donald trump, he called the app a quote, danger to national security, a claim that tiktok denied. aunt jemima is getting a new name and new logo and new look. the company announced it would be dropping the brand name following the criticism that it featured a charactaricature of k woman, it will be called pearl milling company. aunt jemima was one first brands to announce it would be changing its name last year as protests against racial injustice unfolded across the u.s. uncle ben's also joining that list as well. a case of zoom filters gone wrong has become a viral

sensation. a lawyer in texas showed up for a virtual court hearing, but was clearly having some technical difficulties. look at this. so, yeah, he was a cat. instead of cracking jokes, though, everybody else at the hearing just kind of rolled with it as he was trying to fix the problem. >> we're trying -- can you hear me, judge? >> i can hear you. i think it is a filter. >> it is. i don't know how to remove it. i got my assistant here, she's trying to, but i'm prepared to go forward with it. i'm here live, i'm not a cat. >> the eyes too, it is everything. >> yes. >> so the judge posted the video because he said this is an example of people doing everything they can to keep the wheels of justice turning during the pandemic. >> this is the first time i noticed the shifting eyes,

kumasi. >> like, it is too much. >> and the mouth moves. >> yes. >> oh, my gosh. >> yeah, you can tell this guy was -- >> and jerryips. thgu ave the cat.on, dude. >> yeah. >> get it together. get it together. we don't have much time. all right. let's talk about what's going on weatherwise, mount tamm and you see clouds are that slowly exiting to the south. dry today, becoming bright and milder this afternoon. one of our brightest and mildest days moving forward. we'll have stars early and increasing clouds and fog by tomorrow morning's commute. and periods of precipitation, not only tomorrow, but also saturday and again monday. 56 to 61, that's your spread along the coast. 60 to 62 around the bay. and abo 63 to 66 inland today as temperatures will run up to 6 degrees above normal. so for the state we're looking at 60s just about everywhere

until you get to eureka at 54 and high country tahoe at 46. outdoor dining, pretty nice, still 62 degrees inland. 5:00, 52 to 57 elsewhere. we drop to the upper 40s to near 50 by 8:00 under the stars. the clouds you see how quickly they increase. fog for tomorrow morning's commute. drizzle maybe in the higher elevations. but for most of us it will be pretty dry. near 40 to near 50 for a low. for thursday, we're rainy and we're breezy and we're going to have our highest amounts of rain on thursday's storm. it will end friday morning, increasing sunshine friday afternoon and for saturday we're looking at even faster winds, probably lighter amounts of rain. and then sunday the breezes will taper, some sunshine. our heaviest rain but our calmest conditions will be with monday's storm. all of them are 1 on the storm impact scale. have a great day. back to you. >> all right, thank you, mike. the u.s. is considering making covid-19 testing a requirement for domestic air travel. this is according to

transportation secretary pete buttigieg, speaking to axios on hbo. he says the cdc is looking into the option, and that data and science will ultimately guide any final decision. on monday the new cdc director said screening u.s. travelers for covid-19 could be helpful. san mateo county will hold covid-19 vaccination clinic at sfo this week. on friday, the clinic will provide first vaccine doses to more than 5500 residents who are 65 years and older. in addition to the vaccination clinic at sfo there will be a clinic for a second dose vaccinations at the san mateo county event center. appointments in the wait list have been filled for both clinics, and as of sunday, nearly 85,000 people in the county have received at least their first dose. happening today, the super bowl champion tampa bay buccaneers will celebrate their victory with a boat parade. it will be held on the hillsboro river along tampa's downtown water front. fans will be able to view the parade at various spots along

the river. and masks will be required. on sunday, the bucs beat the chiefs, really crushed them, 31-9. and became the first team in nfl history to not only play, but win the super bowl on their home field. brady celebrating number seven there. a buccaneers fan who attended the super bowl in person was tracked down. the cutout of the chiefs fan he was sitting next to because, of course, the stadium wasn't completely filled with actually human people. there were lots of cutouts like this one. lj tweeted photos of himself with the cutout and found clayton. he offered clayton and his family a free trip to visit the brewery he partially owns in tampa and offered to show where they were both sitting, quote unquote, for the big game. he said it lessens the sting of kansas city losing to tampa bay. whatever you need to put a bandage on that wound because that was ugly.

>> it was. does really want to go down there? >> i mean if you get a free brewery tour, that's kind of cool. >> i suppose. >> you know florida is wide open right now so -- >> that is the tea, friend. do you have your tea? >> so what? >> do you have tea? >> i don't have tea, no. >> we'll get you together this time. >> i got some water. >> florida is wide open. and i know that they are going to be really happy to celebrate that win. because the buccaneers have been terrible for a long time. >> yes. and i love the fact that they're doing it along the river, that's kind of a cool twist to it and hopefully everyone is spaced out and socially distanced while they have a good time and go wild. because you know they're going to be going wild. >> mm-hmm. >> up next, the seven things you need to know to start your day. >> abc 7 has launched new streaming apps, but first we want to take you live outside so you can see what our day looks like and we'll be right back.

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school district is allowing many of its youngest students to return to elementary school campuses using a hybrid in person learning model. number two, san francisco's board of education has voted to end merit-based admission at the elite lowell high school. the board voted 5-2 last night. number three, crews are cleaning up 600 gallons of petroleum that spilled into san francisco bay. it happened yesterday near the long wharf off point richmond near the chevron refinery. a health advisory was lifted last night. number four, this morning opening arguments will begin for former president donald trump's second impeachment trial. yesterday it got under way with arguments over whether it is even constitutional to try a former president. the senate voted to proceed with trump's trial 56-44. you can watch day two here on abc 7 at 9:00 a.m. we may be starting cooler this morning, but with sunshine. we end up average in san francisco. 6 0. to most neighborhoods warmer than average in the low to

mid-60s. number six, our busy spot this morning is in emeryville as you make your way toward the maze and the bay bridge toll plaza. there is a backup there. mitering lights came on at 6:23. number seven, look at this, get ready to get in line if this is your thing. popeye's newest creation, a spin-off of the popular fried chicken sandwich, but this one is with fried fish. it is a cajun flounder sandwich served on a toasted brioche bun with tarter sauce, it has pickles and you can get one starting tomorrow for about $4.50. now, do you guys think it is going to be a line like it was for the chicken sandwich? >> i think jobina is going to have to put this on her traffic map. there will be all types of backups like there was when they rolled out the chicken sandwich. >> that was a lot happening. >> that was good. >> i think with lent coming friday will be the worst.

>> uh-oh. talk about it, mike. "good morning america" starts now. good morning, america. trump on trial. the senate votes to proceed with the second impeachment. sources say the former president was stunned after a rambling opening statement from his own lawyers praising the democrats. >> we changed what we were going to do on account that we thought that the house managers' presentation was well done. >> democrats open with a graphic 13-minute video of the insurrection placing the blame on trump. >> if that's not an impeachable offense, then there is no such thing. >> the defense falters. some senate republicans called the day a disaster. six of them crossed the aisle to vote for the trial to go on. race against time. south africa will give the unapproved johnson & johnson single dose vaccine to health

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