sign which faced drivers on i-84 for decades. >> this is an interesting story. good morning, everybody. it is friday, february 12th, we'll get to that in a moment, we promise. we want to check in with mike for a look at our forecast for this friday. hi, mike. >> hi, kumasi, jobina, frances, hi, everybody. it is a little wet out there. let me set the table for you and show you why we have leftover showers and why the rest of the day will be free of showers. look at the winds on live doppler 7. out of the northwest and they're hitting the santa cruz mountains and the diablo range and that's naturally lifting this moist atmosphere and you can see some radar returns in the santa cruz mountains, the south bay and also over towards the diablo range. watch out for some light showers throughout the morning commute. maybe another hour or two or so before those dry up. san jose, looks like some light rain is falling there right now. dress for temperatures in the mid to upper 40s at 7:00. mainly in the mid to upper 50s at noon, 4:00 and low to mid-50s if you're heading out this

evening. more rain on the way this holiday weekend. i'll have that coming up. over to kumasi. >> thank you, mike. abc 7 is working to build a better bay area by bringing you new information every day about the coronavirus vaccine. starting today, cvs is offering free vaccinations for healthcare workers and people over the age of 65. and the shots will be offered at select stores in 16 bay area cities. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live at one of those locations, the cvs in lafayette. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, kumasi. don't get too excited. when you go on the cvs website to book an appointment and click on california, this is what you find at every location, fully booked, fully booked. so no available appointments at this time. cvs is having the same issue that vaccination sites have all over the bay area. that is limited supply. and because of that, they aren't releasing the store locations that have vaccines, just the cities. and that's because stores with vaccine could change based on

supply. so we have got a map for you showing you all the cities in the bay area that have the cvs, will have the vaccine, a total of 16 cities from san francisco to oakland to vallejo to here in lafayette. but they are not telling us exactly which stores. you do need an appointment, they will not accept walk-ins and as of right now, as you saw they don't have any available. they will be giving shots to people who are 65 and older and then also healthcare workers of any age. these doses are from the federal government, federal officials have decided to use pharmacies as distribution sites. right now cvs has 250,000 doses to administer, but that's for the whole country. they have allotted 82,000 for california. they will add locations as they get more vaccine. today is that first day for cvs to be giving out the shots. live in lafayette, amy

hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. rite aid pharmacies will start administering covid vaccines in seven states today including california. rite aid says it expects to get at least 100 doses per participating stores to start. the pharmacy cautions that appointments will be difficult to come by at first, but it expects that to get better within the next few weeks or so. vaccine eligibility is based on state guidelines. president biden says there may be enough vaccine to deliver to 300 million americans by the end of july. biden says the government has secured 200 million more doses from pfizer and moderna for a total of 600 billion. the president also highlighted another 100 million doses, promised by june, will now be delivered by may. >> san mateo county is expanding vaccine eligibility in over a week. starting on february 22nd, teachers, child care providers, first responders and people

working in food and ag will be eligible. these workers are included in phase 1b of california's vaccine framework. supply issues have kept bay area counties from expanding those vaccinations to more groups. with variants of the coronavirus now here in the bay area, some experts are exploring the idea providing patients with a second booster shot. one strategy that is being studied worldwide calls more mixing and matching, giving patients boosters with a different vaccine than they originally received. the goal would be to both increase supplies and broaden protection for a virus that is proving to be a moving target. >> it is likely we're going to need to boost various vaccine products at this point to adjust to the evolving variants and i think we need to study mixing and matching of different vaccine platforms. >> expertes say cutting edge messenger rna vaccines could theoretically be followed up with a much lower tech dead

virus vaccine like the one used in china. coming up later today, abc 7 news is answering your questions about covid-19 vaccines. members of our abc news vaccine team including me, reporter kate larsson and dr. lok patel will be here. that is today at 4:00 p.m. today the centers for disease control and prevention is expected to release new guidelines for reopening schools. a biden administration official told cnn the plan will focus on five key strategies including hand washing, masking, social distancing, cleaning and ventilation, as well as contact tracing, isolation and quarantine. the guidance will not suggest requiring staffers to be vaccinated, which is something many teachers unions have been demanding. president biden wanted to have schools open in the first 100 days of his presidency, but that plan is in question. now to the impeachment of former president donald trump. abc news learned there is growing tension within his legal team just hours before his

defense is set to kick off. trump reportedly does not want attorney bruce castor to speak during his defense, and this comes after two days of compelling and graphic video from the january 6th insurrection. here is abc reporter andrew dymburt on what we can expect today. >> reporter: yesterday was a day of emotional and searing moments as house democrats continue to play never before seen video of the capitol riot and double down on trump's own words claiming that he incited that attack. and today we'll hear from the defense. house impeachment managers wrapping their opening arguments in the case against donald trump. on day three of the historic trial, democrats zeroing in on trump. >> is there any political leader in this room who believes that if he's ever allowed by the senate to get back into the oval office donald trump would stop inciting violence to get his way? about the future of your democracy on that? >> reporter: the prosecution pleading to senators that the rioters felt they were following his direct orders, and today it will be the defense's turn.

the defense attorney david schoen expected to argue trump's words are protected under the first amendment. before trump's team presents their case, house managers were already taking aim. >> there is nothing in the first amendment or anywhere else in t the constitution that can excuse your betrayal of the oath of office. it is not a free speech question. >> reporter: democrats with one question for republicans who might still not be convinced. if this is not impeachable, what is? >> he struck a match, and he aimed it straight at this building. at us. >> reporter: and like the prosecution, the defense will have up to 16 hours over two days for their counterargument, but trump's defense team has already signaled they may not use all of their allotted time and could wrap up within three or four hours. a conviction, by the way, is still highly unlikely. reporting in washington, d.c., andrew dymburt for abc 7 news.

>> thank you, andrew. former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. nicky hailey was a long time supporter of president trump, but she is changing course and in an interview with politico, she quotes, we shouldn't have followed him and shouldn't have listened to him and can't let that ever happen again. still ahead, the investigation into an unfortunate accident. what happened when a man got caught in the doors of a b.a.r.t. train. and meet the dog who was loved so much, her owner created a $5 million trust in her name. here, doggy, doggy, doggy. about 52 degrees, just come to papa. 48 to 52 mainly across the cloudy san francisco. we have 41 in hillsborough to

51, so dress for that as you head out the

about 11 minutes after 6:00 on this friday. most outdoor activities will be fantastic. the weather will be after this morning's showers finally taper down in the south bay. so let's look ahead to what's going to happen tonight through tomorrow morning. drizzle and few waves of light showers, less than a tenth of an inch of rain, breezy at times, all day tomorrow. mix of sun and clouds by the afternoon hours. few light showers possible this evening up in the north bay. but the real deal comes in not once, but twice, and you can see when we're waking up in the morning, there will be a few showers lingering around. and bit afternoon hours, they're gone. here is a look at the rainfall potential and not all of us will get rain.

.19 in clover dale, the rest of us, less than a tenth of an inch of rain. over to frances and let's find out what's going on with your friday morning commute. hi, frances. >> good morning, everyone. we're tracking two accidents right now, but both of them are on 680. we'll start with a live shot of 680 in walnut creek. this first new crash was on the north main on ramp to southbound 680. you see some brake lights there as you make your way past geri and connect on to highway 24. that's slowing for that first crash. the other one is an accident that happened earlier on, but is still out there, southbound 680 in danville near elpantato. moving at 66 miles per hour. it is friday light at the bay bridge toll plaza. haven't even turned the mitering lights on yet. so it is looking good there. also delay free and problem free in the south bay, headlights northbound 101 in san jose and that's 880 across your screen. jobina? >> thank you, frances. a b.a.r.t. passenger

suffered leg and head injuries last night when he was caught in the closing doors of the train. it happened just after 9:00 at the powell street station in san francisco, just as service was wrapping up for the day. according to the chronicle, the rider was taken to the hospital. b.a.r.t. is looking through platform surveillance camera footage to determine what exactly happened and how the passenger was injured. >> i hope he's okay. that is just -- still ahead, we're taking a look at lunar new year celebrations around the world. and the virtual event planned later today right here in the bay area. and also, a piece of san francisco history may be preserved. what might become of the iconic

a restaurant owner is defending his mask policy and announcing changes after a

controversy with a foormer worker. it all began in september when kim stout quit her job at the girl and the fig restaurant over not being able to wear a black lives matter mask. the backlash has been intense. threats have forced him to close the restaurant indefinitely. he said he supports the black lives matter movement, but stood by his uniform policy. >> the anger is there and it gets directed in ways that i think are -- i don't understand. >> i think that they valued a uniform policy over showing support for marginalized lives. >> in the meantime, toulze announced diversity training for his staff along with increased support of black-owned businesses. sydney, australia, ushered

in the year of the ox with a traditional chinese lion dance. city held its annual kickoff lunar new year celebration at the chinese garden of friendship. sydney hosts some of the biggest new year's celebrations outside of asia, more than 80 events will take place over the next ten days. oakland's lunar new year celebration is kick off today, but virtually. organizers say they are looking at this as an opportunity to highlight traditions from different asian countries. >> historically when we had our on site lunar new year, it's mostly focused on chinese cultural traditions and how we celebrate, we wanted to invite vietnamese new year traditions, korean new year and so on. we're very happy and excited to roll this out for everyone. >> meanwhile, san francisco's public works department is cleaning up historic chinatown in preparation for the new year. the cleaning crews power washed sidewalks, alley ways, trash cans, cleaned up the graffiti on the streets and

okay, follow me on this next story here. we all know the old saying, a dog is a man's best friend. well, in nashville, tennessee, the unmarried owner of an 8-year-old border collie passed away late last year. his will named lulu the beloved pet as the beneficiary of $5 million in trust to provide for all of her needs. the estate also says the dog must remain in possession of 88-year-old martha burton who always cared for lulu when the owner was away for business. the will states burton will be reimbursed for reasonable monthly expenses. >> oh, yes, he loved the dog. he's always left the dog for me to take care of. i don't really know what to think about it, tell you the truth. >> burton says she knows there is no way she and lulu could

ever spend $5 million, but she joked she would like to try and miss martha, if you come visit us, we'll show you how. she also adds she'll make sure lulu is happy and loved. miss martha, lulu needs a new car, a new house, she could support some organizations. >> lulu can do a lot. >> she sure can. >> mm-hmm. >> lulu needs to do >> lulu likes a nail shop. >> after we did that tease, guess who came busting in through the door. >> a broke cat -- >> not broke. >> i'm pretty sure there is a burton lineage in my

somewhere. martha, we're kin. let's talk about what's going on weatherwise. 101 and 880, let's look at what's going on. light showers across the south bay. so far about .17 of an inch of rain as the storm system is slow to exit the south bay. by the afternoon hours, we'll have sunshine and clouds and seasonal people taem al tempera. showers valentine's day during the evening hours. today, 57 to about 62 degrees. when you'll need the sunglasses this afternoon. tonight, upper 40s to low 50s and look at all the cloud cover with that rain and drizzle coming in. now, same time time, 10:00 tonight through noon tomorrow, about 5500 feet, another 6 to 12 inches of snow is possible on the western slopes. so some of those passes are going to be snow bound by tomorrow morning. here is a look at our storm that comes in tonight through tomorrow morning, with drizzle and light showers and less than

a tenth of an inch of rain. sunday, you can see, we start off with increasing clouds and then look at that, a few green blips, that's the possibility of some light showers as we head into the afternoon and evening hours, with more showers during the overnight hours, they will definitely be heavier. in fact, we'll get up to a quarter of an inch of rain out of this system that comes in sunday night and into monday. so we got a 1 for tomorrow, mainly in the morning hours, 1 for monday, and then sunshine and warmer than average temperatures tuesday, wednesday and thursday of next week. hope you enjoy the weekend. here's is kumasi and jobina. >> thank you, mike. "good morning america" is coming up at 7:00 here after abc 7. >> ginger zee has a look at what's ahead. >> jobina, kumasi, great to be with both of you this morning. coming up on "gma," i'm going to bring you the latest on the winter storms and i-35 accident in dallas-ft. worth. horrific images and update there. we have to get to the trial, the second impeachment of president trump, his defense is now preparing this morning after

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all right, let's look at what's going on. we're going to go down to the south bay. some light showers down there on live doppler 7. and they're going to keep 101 pretty damp, even 280 it looks like and 680. these are going to continue to develop over the santa cruz mounts and diablo range over through the morning commute. once we get to 9:00, this should for sure be over. this is going to be the area

most dicey this morning for travel as the roads will remain wet for a longer duration. we're not going to get much, a couple hundredths of an inch of rain if any at all. it will keep things damp. be careful if you're traveling through the south bay this morning. thank you, mike. new this morning, taylor swift fans in for a musical treat. the pop star released the full version of her rerecording of "love story." ♪ romeo take me somewhere we can be alone ♪ ♪ i'll be waiting ♪ >> og song right there. swift shared this lyric video overnight featuring pictures with some of her fans. it is the first single from her updated recording from her 2008 album "fearless." it is going to be called "fearless taylor's version". swift is rerecording her first six albums to regain ownership of the music. >> cool. >> supervisor matt haney in san francisco has a pretty big problem on his hands. where is he going to put part of the iconic coca-cola billboard

that was dismantled last year. bay bridge commuters know he it pretty well. the chronicle reports that haney wanted the whole billboard to be saved. but coca-cola agreed that they would just save one of the cs on the billboard. so coca-cola is giving the 28 feet wide, 20 feet high c a new paint job, doing some restoration, the company will keep the letter in its san leandro bottling plant while haney tries to find it a home. sign was up for 83 years until coca-cola decided it was time to shift technologies away from billboard advertising to digital platforms. 28 feet. >> where do you think it should go? >> i think it could be like an -- like an outdoor exhibit somewhere? >> i like that idea. >> i think some people could come take pictures with, something they could go to in the city. >> that's cute. like an amsterdam, how they used to have that out -- that's a good idea. >> they'll have to figure out

to. coming up next, the effort to recall governor gavin newsom. the struggle for resources when it comes to the covid-19 vaccine,

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evidence showing how students are suffering. >> and a chance to bring that disney magic into your home with the imagineeres as your guide. >> we made it to friday. it is february 12th, we're going to get a check of the weather with mike. good morning, mike. >> good morning, kumasi, jobina, hi, everybody. let's look at live doppler 7. pretty moist flow moving through the south bay, light showers showing up. san jose, right down 101 to ever green, eden veil, coyote, and morgan hill, watch out, a slippery commute there. and that's really the only game in town is what is happening in the santa clara valley and the diablo range and the santa cruz mountains. that will hang around through 8:00, 9:00, in the higher elevations. definitely dry out quicker down in the valley. it is a little gusty along the coast and sfo, 28 and 23. that's why we're seeing the showers. in fact, here is a look at 101 and 880, it is wet there. mid to upper 40s this morning, mid to upper 50s noon and 4:00.

and then low to mid-50s if you're heading out this evening. jobina? >> thank you, mike. abc 7 news works to build a better bay area, we're tracking the challenges to getting coat individual 19 v the covid-19 vaccine to everyone who wants it. supplies are limited and unpredictable. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at a cvs store in lafayette where vaccinations will begin today. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hi, jobijobina. cvs joining this issue that other vaccination sites are dealing with and that is lack of supply. it is very complicated to be a vaccination site right now. it is such an issue that in l.a. county they had to temporarily shut down five of their sites, including the huge one at dodger stadium because there isn't enough supply. organizers of vaccination sites say this issue makes it really tough to plan. they can't offer appointments to people, unless they have a shot for them and also makes it tough to staff these large locations.

>> are you concerned about what is happening in l.a. county, having to close down sites because they don't have enough supply? >> yeah, i'm definitely concerned. that's a challenge for all of us. the unpredictability of the supply makes it very difficult to plan, particularly for large vaccination events. >> reporter: our large vaccination sites in the bay area do need more supply, for example, levi's stadium is equipped to give 15,000 shots a day. but because of supply issues they are only giving 1,000, so imagine having to staff that and figure out how many people you need there every day. but so far, bay area locations are not talking about having to shut down. they are carefully spreading out the supplies. so they can keep all of them up and running and they're hoping that more supply will be coming soon. but no appointments are available right now at cvs pharmacies like this one here in

lafayette today, today is the first day, all of the appointments are booked. everyone grabbed every available appointment, all we can tell you is just to keep trying. we got all the links on our website for vaccination sites, just keep trying, don't give up, more supplies come in, they'll be opening up more appointments. reporting live in lafayette, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. happening today, solano county health will hold its second covid-19 vaccination clinic for healthcare workers and resident oz ovs over 75. it is going to be there again today from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m., but it is only open to eligible individuals who have preregistered. in the east bay, preparations are under way at the oakland coliseum. it is going to be opening as a mass vaccination site starting next week. the coliseum site will get its doses from the federal government. organizers plan to give 6,000 shots a day when the public vaccinations start on tuesday. and people who do get vaccinated

at the coliseum site can get a free ride home courtesy of b.a.r.t. they will offer a free $7 fare ticket to people who show their vaccination cards that they perceived the same day at the coliseum b.a.r.t. station. that's enough to get to any b.a.r.t. station in the system, with the exception of the airport. >> this morning, neighborhood pharmacies will join the race to vaccinate as many people as possible against covid-19. 64-year-old marcella thompson became the first person to be vaccinated at a walgreens in the u.s. she received the shot live on "gma" and inside the raleigh, north carolina, pharmacy she routinely goes to. the federal government is hoping to provide 1 million doses to pharmacies aacross the country. walgreens, rite aid, costco and cvs are companies that signed up for the program. that will be done -- that will

be one resource that people looking for vaccinations. >> the other is the standing up of at least 100 vaccine centers, community vaccine centers, and the other is to use mobile units to get into not easily accessible areas. >> dr. fauci says he anticipates it will be july before the federal government has enough vaccine for everyone. >> coming up later today, abc 7 news is answering your questions about covid-19 vaccines. members of our abc 7 news vaccine team including kumasi, reporter kate larsson and dr. lok patel will be here as part of the discussion. that's today at 4:00 p.m. the city of san francisco has filed a new emergency court order to force its public schools to reopen. the city alleges that the district's decision to keep classrooms closed is violating children's constitutional right to attend school. city attorney dennis her erera included testimony on the emotional toll the distance learning is taking.

children's hospital has seen a 66% increase in the number of suicidal children in the er while schools have been closed for a year now. the court hearing on the order is set for next month. governor newsom says a deal to reopen public schools in the state could be reached as soon as today. during his appearance wednesday at levi's stadium, the governor said he is working with lawmakers on a $6.6 billion early action package. and that will allow kind gasi through second grade to safely return to school. officials tell abc news phase one of the new admission program will start next week. this includes an estimated 25,000 asylum seekers who have been designated to wait for their u.s. immigration court date on the mexico side of the border. it is still unknown which ports of entry will begin accepting

cases. officials are warning against anyone rushing to the border, saying individuals should wait further instruction. now to the impeachment trial of former president donald trump, this morning trump's defense team will present their counter to the democratic house managers' case and it is only supposed to take three to four hours. democrats wrapped up their opening arguments yesterday, after two consecutive days of compelling and graphic video from the january 6th insurrection. now it appears that trump's legal team may be at odds with itself. this morning abc news chief washington correspondent jonathan carl says he has spoken with many people on or close to trump's legal team. >> we heard that bruce castor who gave that rambling initial performance won't be heard from at all, that trump doesn't want him to speak at all. yet we also heard from somebody on the trump legal team that castor will take the lead and there is even talk they might bring in entirely new people to help make the case. >> you can watch george

stephanopoulos' entire interview at 7:00 on "gma." abc news will have gavel to gavel special coverage of the impeachment trial today. it is expected to start around 9:00 this morning and we will have coverage here on air and streaming on our connected tv app. it is on your roku, apple tv, amazon fire, and android, and you can download the yapp by searching abc 7 bay area. according to politico, the rnc is investing $250,000 into the recall campaign. it will fund launching a digital and texting program to encourage state residents to sign a petition that would qualify it for the november ballot. two state-based groups say they already have the necessary signatures to qualify for the ballot. organizers must submit at least 1.5 million signatures to the secretary of state's office by march 17th.

still ahead here, dr. anthony fauci explains when the general public can expect to get the covid-19 vaccine. and you are taking a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange right now. down about 20 points. and another update on how the markets are doing next. starting today, the irs is accepting and processing tax returns, what you need to know if you got something during the pandemic. a little complicated. time is 6:39. we want to check in with mike for our forecast today and a peek at the weekend. mike? >> yeah, i think we can do that. thank you, kumasi, jobina, hi, everybody. upper 40s around daly city and pacifica. the rest of us around 50 to 52, cloudy sky on the peninsula. temperatures from the mid-40s to near 50, almost everywhere, we're 51 in san jose and fremont, and 54 in oakland for some of our milder areas. you can see there is definitely a clearing of the clouds after that half inch of rain that fell on the western span of the bay

bridge. and just damp early are the roads. deeper into the morning commute, they'll dry out from everybody driving on them. tonight we're 1 on the storm impact scale through tomorrow morning with drizzle, few waves of light showers and i mean light. less than a tenth of an inch of rain. a mixture of sun and clouds, more sun than clouds until we get to the evening hours. and then the clouds start to increase, a slight chance of sprinkles across the north bay late this evening. but then you see one wave going through, after midnight, another wave when we're wake up tomorrow morning. and then we'll have more clouds and a little less sunshine tomorrow afternoon than today. now as far as rainfall potential, up around clover dale, north bay mountains will receive the most. up to .2 of an inch of rain. the left of us, less than a tenth. the rest of the weekend coming up next in the accuweather seven-day forecast. how about the friday commute? frances is here to tell us all about it. hi, frances.

>> hi, mike. good morning, everyone. traffic hasn't been a big problem. the biggest challenge for commuters this morning has been the slick roads and the damp conditions as mike was telling us about with the rain that fell overnight. you can see a look at the maps, we have a lot of green traffic on the roadways, but as we move into martinez, overturned crash is on the pacheco boulevard on ramp. it is a solo car crash. so keep that in mind if you're heading through the area. just be extra careful on your drive this morning. nice live look in san rafael, southbound traffic for taillights on the right-hand side, looks good from san rafael all the way across the golden gate bridge to san francisco. and the ride on westbound 80 for headlights here moving towards the bay bridge, little crowded, but flowing well, no major problems you will need chains if you're heading up to the sierra, and it is looking nice as well into san francisco, so far

happening today, the ceos from make major u.s. airlines will meet with white house officials, to talk about how covid-19 devastated the industry. meanwhile, denmark is pushing ahead with its plan to offer covid-19 passports to people who already have been vaccinated. passport holders will be allowed to open up travel, entertainment and dining options. critics say it is just too soon, saying the passports are ripe for health discrimination. and then there are the covid variants out there, denmark plans to have offered all of its 5.8 million citizens a vaccine by june. president biden says there may be enough vaccine to deliver to 300 million americans by the end of july.

this morning on "gma" dr. anthony fauci says that the vaccine will be open to all americans, not just high risk groups, possibly as soon as april. >> once you get past the priorities, then you can essentially say anybody who is anybody can just get vaccinated. i refer to that to make people understand it as open season, no matter who you are, you can get a vaccine. when you have enough vaccines to do that, you will see a great surge in the number of people who get vaccinated. that's what's going to happen as we go from april to may to june and then hopefully by july we'll be at that point where we have another vaccine for virtually everyone. >> you can watch george stephanopoulos' interview with dr. fauci coming up at 7:00 on "gma." oakland's new police chief is reassuring business owners in chinatown in the midst of a rash of assaults and robberies in the neighborhood. more than 20 incidents of crime and violence have been documented by the chinatown chamber of commerce in recent

weeks. yesterday chief leronne armstrong walked the streets meeting one on one with merchants. >> i think the fear that we have seen over the last month or so is something we as a department understand that we need to have a greater presence in chinatown, we need to have our officers on foot, and our community needs to know who to contact when something happens. we want to reassure them that if an incident happens in chinatown we want to know about it. >> one business owner in chinatown says because the community feels a bit safer, he's seeing an uptick in business. the recent attacks against asian-americans has gained the attention of actor daniel wu and w. kamau bell. yesterday they talked about race here in the bay area. >> it is not about one race against another race, it is that we have been under attack as an asian community and no one is talking about it and we want people to talk about it. >> we always look at each other like why are we fighting with each.

we have to look at tech, money, the price of living in the bay area has gone up so much that the people we sort of associate with the bay area many of them can't afford to live here anymore. >> we need to have empathy and compassion for each other as human beings. this is beyond race. i think this country in the past couple years we have shown that our ugliest side and we need to get back to our good side. >> as the bay area deals with issues of race and social justice, we're here to help, just head to our website, abc7news.com/takeaction for a list of local resources. to your morning money report, frustrations from covid-19 might extend to this year's tachx filings. it is time to consider ppp loans, federal stimulus checks and unemployment benefits. stimulus checks are not taxable, they should not be put on your tax return as taxable income. if you received unemployment benefits, you do need to declare the amount on the form 1099-g.

business owners who got ppp loans, yes, they'll be able to take the deductions. the irs is encouraging electronic or e-filing with direct deposit if you want your refund faster, the agency will begin to accept and process tax returns today. let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange. trading gets under way this morning. you can see we're still down right now by 23 points. should google and facebook pay publishers for news? microsoft says yes. it supports a proposed australian law that would make the internet giants pay up. microsoft wants the u.s. to adopt a similar rule. the company's president says tech giants should pay publishers for the value their stories generate on the platforms. you can create the magic of disney in your own home. disney imagineers will guide you with your favorite park icons and attractions. we launched an exclusive new series called imagine from home, and you can stream it now. so here is the sneak peek.

>> it is a one of a kind disney experience. >> today we're going to draw some castles. >> i wanted to do a drawing inspired by big thunder mountain railroad. >> really cool. >> fireworks over the disney land castle at night. >> ready to get started? >> an exclusive series, guided by disney imagineers. >> the goal of the project is to take things that we have around the house. >> simple. >> and find new and interesting ways to use them. >> start with the mine shaft down below. >> you can take a rubber band and just wrap it around. >> let's count it down. three, two, one! fireworks time! >> get inspired, get creative. use what you have at home and have some fun. >> imagine from home. experience the magic now streaming. >> okay, that looks very cool.

in episode one, learn to draw your own castle, using supplies you have around the house. download the abc 7 bay area connected tv app right now to stream all five episodes of imagine from home on demand. the app is free and available for roku, amazon fire, apple tv and android tv and disney is the parent company of abc 7. what do you think? >> i think it looks really fun. i feel look i might be the lady with the tape, kind of struggling at the beginning. hopefully they're there to walk us through it. maybe it will turn out well. >> yeah, i've tried it before, and it is fun. and it is -- you don't have to have a lot of talent, because i don't i'm not very artistic. if you struggle, turn over to disney plus, a new episode of wanda vision drops today. so that's probably what i'll be doing. >> me too. >> really interesting series as, you know, we'll have to talk more about that later.

let's talk about the weather, shall we? drawing up some sunshine as you can see from our east bay hills camera, half an inch of rain. we have some clouds out there still and even a chance of a light shower in the diablo range and also in the santa cruz mountains during the rest of the morning commute. this afternoon, sun and clouds and seasonal temperatures. drizzle with waves of light rain coming in tonight through tomorrow morning. and sunday and monday trending a little better, still a one on the storm impact scale. 57 to 62, that's our spread today or this afternoon if you will for our high temperatures. that's close to average. now if you're thinking about outdoor dining, so much easier than last night. no rain to contend with. temperatures in the 50s. there could be a little bit of a windchill, so just factor that in if you're going to be out. let's talk about tonight, and you can see the gray that will keep us pretty mild, upper 40s to low 50s. but with the drizzle and rain rolling through, we will wake up to wet conditions tomorrow morning. and snow at the same time in the sierra, 10:00 this evening, noon tomorrow, above 5500 feet, but 6 to 12 inches of snow possible.

and right after this forecast, we'll get over to frances and get that toyota tahoe report. increasing clouds and then just some light showers possible late in the afternoon and into the evening hours. so keep live doppler 7 handy and watch that if you're going to be heading out. better chance during the monday time frame for that wet weather. and it will be about half of what we received last night and that's up to a quarter of an inch. so let's lock at my accuweather seven-day forecast. one for tonight through tomorrow morning, 1 monday and then we break free of the wet pattern for a couple of days and bring some sunshine out and warm temperatures a little bit above average. 58 at coast to mid-60s for bay and inland neighborhoods. have a great valentine's day weekend. here's frances. >> all right, mike. here is the toyota tahoe report. if you're heading up to the tahoe area, you will need chains on all the major freeways right now. and 89, 80 and on 50. and north star's got a base of up to 63 inches and drive time

is 3 hours and 10 minutes. and also we'll check out a few other resorts for you, sugar bowl, sierra, tahoe, the drive time under 3 hours. you'll need chains heading there as well if you're heading to kirkwood, chains required on 88 with a drive time of 3 hours and 22 minutes. so enjoy the snow up there because you're going to get more of it this weekend. >> all right, thank you, frances. the legal fight wages on over the as pursuit of building a new ballpark at the howard terminal site. tenants filed an appeal hours after an alameda county superior court judge dismissed a suit filed against the as a.st the aa t the disagreement centers on whether the as met a january 2020 deadline to demonstrate the

howard terminal ballpark immediate metes thre smeets thresholds for greenhouse gas emissions. how about an opera in san francisco? a pop-up drive-in theater tonight, in the parking lot on the water front. tonight the san francisco opera will be screening tosca, originally scheduled for december, but postponed due to san francisco's stay-at-home order. by the way, fort mason has a limited capacity of 98 cars per showing. ti tickets are $49 per vehicle and there are 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. screenings tonight, tomorrow and sunday. >> they have so many good movies for the whole month. they have coming to america, i feel like i'm ready to see that. the new one is coming out. i need to refresh. >> is it coming out on netflix, the new one? >> i don't know. >> we'll have find out. >> do some more research.

>> cheers to friday. >> yes. >> coming up next, seven things you need to know today. >> and abc 7 has launched new streaming apps so wherever you are, you can get our live newscast breaking news, weather and more with our abc 7 bay area app on apple tv, android tv, fire tv and roku. just search abc 7 bay area and download it for free.

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by harnessing california's abundant wind and solar energy, we have the power to take on climate change. use less from 4 to 9 pm to keep california golden. it is 6:57. if you're just joining us, here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, starting today, cvs will begin offering covid-19 vaccinations for healthcare workers and people over the age of 65.

the shots will be available at select stores in 16 bay area cities. you do need an appointment, though. cvs says walk-ins will in the be accepted. number two, president biden says the u.s. will have enough vaccines for 300 million americans by the end of july. that's enough to vaccinate every adult in the country. but the white house warns it will still be months before people can get those shots. number three, today former president trump's lawyers will present their defense in his impeachment trial. you can watch it live here on abc 7 around 9:00 this morning and also streaming on our abc 7 bay area app on your tv. number four, starting today, the irs will begin accepting and processing tax returns, the irs is encouraging electronic or e-filing with direct deposit for faster refunds. number five, live doppler 7, leftover showers down in the south bay. those will hang around for another hour, maybe hour and a half. and then we'll turn our attention to tonight through

tomorrow morning with drizzle and light showers. it is a 1 on the storm impact scale. and number six, north bay, there is a new crash, an injury accident on northbound 101 in marin with blocking a couple lanes. traffic has been light, but roads are slick. be careful out there. number seven, look at this, love is in the air at the white house. giant pink, red and white hearts popped up on the lawn overnight. and you can see the hearts have different messages like unity, kindness, healing and, of course, love. this is the first lady's surprise for the country. that's sweet. >> yes, we definitely need some of that. mike what are you planning? >> what am i planning? >> for valentine's day. >> i didn't plan anything. i got some really awesome gifts. >> okay. >> that's a plan. >> she needs to plan dinner this time. i always do it.

>> uh-oh. >> i hope you have a lovely valentine's day. >> barbara may need to step it up this good morning, america. trump on trial. the former president's legal team preparing for their defense this morning after democrats closed their case warning there could be more violence again if the senate does not convict. >> who's to say it won't happen again. >> insisting trump knew exactly what he was doing. >> he struck a match and he aimed it straight at this building, at us. >> that his supporters believed they were taking direct orders. >> fight for trump! >> trump spotted on the golf course as senators weigh his fate. deadly winter storm. that dangerous ice causing a massive pileup in texas leaving at least six people dead. this morning, the cross-country storms on the move with more snow and black ice. plusth