for an end to violence. what first started at hate-based attacks brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, growing even further against the asian community. this morning the bay area working to find answers. good morning, everybody, it is sunday, february 14th. thank you for joining us on this valentine's day. we'll get to very important discussions in a moment. first let's get a look at the weather with lisa argen. more rain is on the way? >> just a little bit. a level one system later on today. right now we are cloudy in the north bay and some holes in that overcast in the south bay. so it looks like we can wait for the bulk of the day before we see any precip. as we look at current numbers, 41 in fremont. villejo, 45 there. 50 on the coast him cooler numbers than we had yesterday. cloud will increase, upper 50s by noontime, you could see a sprinkle up towards santa rosa,

cloverdale, otherwise that level one system coming in throughout the evening hours. it will bring anywhere from a tenth to two-tenths for your president's day holiday. we get towards the second half of your monday. so we'll track that for you, talk about the week ahead and see if we can get any significant rain coming our way next time we see you. liz. >> all right. happening today, the calm for safety and justice for asian americans moves across the bay. dozens of community groups are hold a rally in san francisco, similar to what we saw here in oakland on saturday. of course, we have teen violence against the asian community, particularly the elderly has been front and center into the national spotlight. you seen videos of the these deadly senseless acts caught on camera. putting our neighbors in frozen fear. the race for social justice, they work to build a better bay area. this morning abc 7 news ohrter

matt boone explains why the support and unity may be much more complicated. >> reporter: this is what solidarity looks like in oakland during a pandemic. dr. jennifer tran is the director of the oak vietnamese chamber of commerce and helped organize the event saying she was surprised by the turnouts. >> it meant that other are listening. >> reporter: one of those incidents happened on thursday a. woman has just exited the quickly tea shop when a suspect jumped out of a car and stole her purse before speeding away. >> he got in her car and left away without her purse. >> reporter: that's the owner of the store chen wen who spoke to the crowd saying he was frustrated by the slow police response. >> two days and they still haven't responded to us yet. that's way too long. >> reporter: but the idea of increasing police resources in oakland is at the center of a louder organization.

they held up signs to de-fund the police, fund communities, not cops. >> often times when the city budget is tight, communities are pitted against each other fighting over crumbs. >> reporter: he came with a shirt asian black unity. >> first funding the city isn't all on police. >> reporter: mayor libby shaft said they will be reinstituting a police liaison saying the horrific targeting of victims based on race or nationality has no place in our diverse, sanctuary city of oakland. >> i am happy to hear because of the community concerns that that person will be restored. >> reporter: that's the oakland city president, she says she feels these discussions need to be had in a public forum in front of the city council to be

considered in city budget and public safety decisions. >> to really make sure all of our communities are served. >> reporter: matt boone, abc 7 news. new this morning, we are hearing more about oakland's police chief's plan to stop the violence against asian americans. >> one of my newest initiatives is to have a liaison for a china town community, so they can feel comfortable they have a direct contact. we have to actually assign people who can communicate with this community. we understand they have fears of report in crime. >> and coming up at 7:00 on gma, you can hear more from the chief on how he hopes this will build trust in the community. as the bay area confronts race and social justice, head to our website abc7news.com take action for a complete list of action and full resources. former president donald trump has been acquitted for a second time in an impeachment trial.

seven republicans say trump is guilty of inciting the deadly january 6th insurrection. but that fell ten votes short to convict. >> reporter: for the second time, former president donald trump was acquitted during an impeachment trial. however, house managers call at this time most bipartisan impeachment trial in history. seven republicans joined the democrats to say trump is guilty of inciting the deadly january 6th insurrection. but in the final vote, the house impeachment managers fell short of the two-thirds majority needed for a conviction. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell dlavg blistering rebuke of trump, immediately after voting to acquit. >> president trump's actions creed t seed d /* /* preceded the riots were a disgraceful der lex of duty. the people that stormed this building believed they were acting on the wishes and

instructions of their president. >> reporter: following the conclusion of the trial, speaker of the house nancy pelosi slammed mitch mcconnell and other senate republicans. >> what we saw in that senate today was a cowardly group of republicans who apparently have no options because they were afraid to defend their job, respect the institution in which they served. >> reporter: former president donald trump issued a statement, in part, sayings they make america great again movement has only just begun. ty hernandez, abc news, new york. >> and later this morning, u.s. congressman of the east bay will be joining us live for brand-new reaction to this impeachment acquittal. we will have abc 7 news contributor here along with us to break down everything you need to know. what comes next, we'll also talk about the newsom recall. lots to chat about this morning on abc 7 morning, at 9:00 a.m.

join us for that. meanwhile, eric swalwell served as an impeachment manager. he is saying despite the acquittal, it proves trump is guilty of the greatest constitution. >> this is not the end of the accountability for donald trump. it's not the beginning of the end. it may be this trial the end of the beginning. but have you criminal proceedings taking place in georgia, manhattan, who knows, for some of the federal exposure the president has and, of course, all of the civil cases that were suspended because he was president will now come home to roost. >> congressman swalwell blasted the former president for the delay in calling in the national guard during the insurrection. he also says senator mitch mcconnell gave trump a loophole. >> we needed more than words. we needed deeds. and for the seven who voted guilty, you know, they did the right thing. they followed the evidence, you know, for leader mcconnell, he gave the president a loophole and again i this i the american people know what the president did and you know he'll be held accountable in other forms,

whether it's civil or criminal liability. but we did our job. >> trump still faces a number of legal challenges, including a probe in georgia over his attempts to overturn the election. coming up on "this week," republican senator bill cassidy talks exclusively after his surprise vote to convict trump. you can watch that on george stephanopoulis at 8:00 a.m. on abc 7. all right, let's turn to the coronavirus pandemic. we are seeing steady improvements. that's good news. california reported 433 deaths on saturday that number remains high due to a case surge that lasted until the second week of january. the seven-day positivity rate is down to 4.1% for the first time in months. the number of people in the hospital is 9,444, dropping more than 50% since the beginning of this year. and as california expands its vaccine eligibility list, questions are quickly mounting over who is considered highest risk and how much it will be up

for doctors to decide. abc 7 news reporter louis spoke to a disability advocate who says their underlying health conditions should be on the list. >> reporter: for nearly a year, the fear of getting covid has isolated her from the rest of the world. carice was diagnosed in 2013 two a chronic disease. >> i live with axial spond lo arthritis, which is an inflammatory condition that affects my whole body really. >> only left home for doctor's appointments or when her health has been at risk. >> last year i went to the emergency room for of infection. >> reporter: when california expanded the vaccine, eligibility to ages 16 to 64 with underlying health conditions. carice thought they were included. but the expansion only listed those the state's categorize as the highest risks, which

included those with cancer or heart conditions among others. if you keep controlling down, it also includes individuals who are likely to develop severe life-threatening illness or death from covid and the state advises for healthcare providers to use their clinical judgment. >> and my instinct tells me there may be discretion at the provider's levels, saying, hey, are you not in these listed disease categories, you are still immunocompromised or high >> reporter: that's the grey area some california medical doctors are concerned about, wondering how often power will they have in deciding who is at the highest risk. >> reporter: dr. nadine burks harris of public health matters says the supply is still limited and responded. >> it's really crucial for providers to really exercise a fair amount of recognition of the scarce supply and to ensure that those who are at highest

risk are able to get access to the vaccine. >> reporter: the thought leaves many with underlying health conditions wondering, if, ultimately, the state will prioritize them. >> you think you qualify under that section? >> personally i think it qualifies, but there is no directions for how i would prove that i qualify it. >> reporter: in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> and we are tracking california's vaccination progress on our website and you can, too, see where distribution stands and when you might be eligible to get the shot. that is on abc7news.com. okay, the lunar news celebrations continue in san francisco. are seeing some in china town last night. this put off fire crackers when they scare off bad luck and evil spirits. the usual week-long celebrations are scaled back because of the pandemic. new murals were unveiled in san francisco's china town as it

struggles to get back on its feet. the works have gone up on parktpark parktlets. local artists have been painting boarded up-businesses as a way to not only keep busy but to bring some light and hope to city streets. all right, lisa, and rain is a little bit of good luck for the new year. >> yeah, of course. let's definitely look at it that way, as we look live from mount tam. this picture. it is 38 degrees at mount tam, you go down below that, san rafael and the valley is in the upper 40s. not too bad. certainly chilly out there. we'll track the rain for you. we will see the rain first here in the north bay and linger through the president's day holiday. stay tuned. the seven-day forecast is coming up. also next. >> it was extremely scary. i came out to feel the heat. we were very scared and very sad

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welcome back. this morning, san francisco police are investigating a shooting that left six people hurt. it happened in th bay■g vie vie district near 3rd street. police say all six victims are recovering well.

so far, officers have not found the suspect. meantime, police in oakland are investigating a large shooting of their own. just after 1:00 a.m. on saturday morning, six men were shot in the area of 9th and washington streets. all of their injuries are not life threatening. anyone with any idea of what happened are asked to call oakland police a. rewa. a reward of there are 30,000 is leading to an arrest. san francisco's historic st. mary's cathedral is one on the brink of closure. the first cathedral in california held its first in-person mass last night. it's a week of they lifted indoor services in california. iment may be too little too late. the chronicle reports the order of priests owes $250,000 in insurance to the archdiocese. donations have nearly dried up with parishioners forced to stay home for months.

happening today, the owners of the half moon bay will be hitting two farmer's market because of this they are vowing to rebuild based on more of their popular produce after a saturday fire burned the barn to the ground. abc 7 news anchor shows you, it is in a beloved spot of the community for more than 100 years. >> reporter: a symbol of rifle is in san mateo county for more than a century is no more. the historic barn belonging to the andreotti family farms was destroyed friday. >> it's definitely a building that had a lot of soul and a lot of history. >> reporter: nearby homeowners describe the tense moments when the barn went up in flames. >> the neighbors were hosing down their house. my husband was on the roof, because we were afraid of starting embers. so, it was extremely scary. >> reporter: firefighters are investigating the cause but say the barn is a total loss. >> it's almost like losing a family member kind of. and day-to-day operations.

>> reporter: the andreotti family bought the farm in 1926. it first specialized in artichokes, but has evolved to growing fruits and vegetable itself year around. it's known for the annual pumpkin patch. it was used as a produce stand for farm and table ingredients throughout the pandemic. >> our farm suddenly had more meaning in the community. it's really touching to see next door all these beautiful sentiments and memories that people have. >> reporter: and because of that community support, the family farms is vowing to rebuild. >> certainly, you will not have seen the last of the farm. >> reporter: abc 7 news. >> today the andreotti family farms to be at two produce markets. one is in the montclair village farmers in oakland at lasalle and moraga and at belmont

farmer's market at caltrain on el camino real. the perfect get-away weekend for skiers and snowboarders. you can see the whiteout conditions, they're headed into the taco area. it didn't deter drivers from heading up to different ski resorts to check out the fresh snow. capacity is at 50. but friends and families have time to hit the slopes. >> we're with our family that doesn't know how to ski. >> probably done 15 or 17 runs so far. >> a lot of fun. the storm is expected to bring up to a foot of snow in some spots. the chp says to expect some traffic on the way back tomorrow. no surprise, people are having a good time. they deserve it. it's a good social distance, you think? >> be outside, enjoy the great

outdoors. we are looking at the cold air as that system moves in as snow. then as the system pushes through, we'll see warmer air. so looking at maybe 6 inches in some spots, 8 inches above our highest peaks. then we could see a changeover and some that heavy, wet snow. as we look at live doppler 7 right now, it looks pretty cloudy out there. there certainly is a pretty sunrise on the way. to the north, this is where most of the rain has been all season long. if not northern california, then into the pacific northwest. you may have heard about our friends in seattle getting snow, in portland, even texas had snow and ice, for the bay area, it has just missed us and we are barely hanging on with not even a respectable climate logical totals for this season. the mountains are doing better than the rainfall back home here. here's a look at santa cruz, where it is 47 degrees, pretty view here. we'll see upper 50s and not quite a beach day, but tomorrow

maybe a tenth of an inch of rain on the way for you. 48 downtown, 46 in oakland. 43 in san jose, on the coast it's 50 and looking at mount diablo, a few scattered high clouds, temperatures pretty much in the 40s for east bay. 39 in napa, it's 38 in livermore, a little clear sky, numbers are dropping. mount tam, certainly serene looking. upper elevation winds continue to be breezy. partly cluedy this morning. a chance of showers well to the north bay later on this afternoon, that level 1 system coming in throughout the evening hours, lingering into monday, your holiday, president's day, it will be spotty-like showers, if you see anything at all under .2, that .2 comes in along the coastal hills so most of you looking at that time slick roadways. through our hour-by-hour forecast today, the clouds certainly do increase. by about 4:00/4:30 up in sonoma and cloverdale and santa rosa

could see a light shower. through the evening hours, maybe some spotty showers, this is overnight into monday, still waiting on the front. pushes through the north bay throughout the morning hours. so you will get a little clearing rile in the south bay, the either bay, the peninsula, still looking at a few showers there, once again, not amounting to much. in the mountains, a little snow there. as we look at our own totals, maybe a couple-hundreths to a tenth. into monday evening, 100 perhaps in san francisco. half moon bay maybe .2. today one of the cooler days out there. as we warm up, the sun comes out, boy it can be nice tuesday and wednesday. here's a look at those slight snow totals two-to-four inches, looking at maybe, oh, three, four inches and perhaps six inches down by kirkwood. so upper 50s to about 60. that afternoon chance north today. the accuweather seven-day forecast later on today, valentine's day into your monday

and then with the dry skies, spring-like numbers, that weak system ageain, rewound on frida. it's been a repeat. nothing too exciting. it is what it is, happy valentine's day. >> you too. just ahead, "american idol" anticipation coming to a point right here on abc 7. a record number of people applied and this morning we i'm greg, i'm 68 years old. i do motivational speaking in addition to the substitute teaching. i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think most adults will start realizing that they don't recall things as quickly as they used to or they don't remember things as vividly as they once did. i've been taking prevagen for about three years now. people say to me periodically, "man, you've got a memory like an elephant." it's really, really helped me tremendously. prevagen. healthier brain. better life.

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welcome back, "american idol" is back for a mainstay, long-time host chris harrison is stepping aside. he faced backlash after defending a woman in the current season which for the first time has a black bachelor.

it afeared show her at an anti-bell anti-bellum plantation party. in a new statement, harrison apologized and said he is dedicated to getting educated. the bachelor airs monday nights at 8:00 right here on abc 7. all eyes are back to the undiscovered challenge. the return of "american idol," we saw two bay areas make it to the final votes this year. tonight another local surprise is in store. the premier will be dramatically different from any season before. reporter sandy kenyon in new york city is here with the high profile contestant that will certainly catch your eye. >> we want an "american idol". >> "american idol" has already caused a sensation on social media and the season hasn't even started yet. >> very nervous, very excited. >> 16-year-old claudia conway is the daughter of former trump adviser kellyanne conway.

she has more than a million-and-a-half followers on tiktok, but insists this is no publicity stunt. and she's just one of a record number of applicants this season. >> all you have to do is click to your dream. >> reporter: with idol hopefuls now able to apply online. >> we also hope it may motivate somebody to try out that may have not necessarily tried out on a normal year. >> reporter: last season, due to the coronavirus the hosts ended up in different locations. >> the next "american idol" for 2020, just sam. congratulations to sam. >> reporter: but this time, they're bringing the team back all in one place. >> we've all been through so much and we're wanting normalcy. we want some of those things that we are used to and "american idol" is a showcase show for talent. you will see that this season. >> reporter: producers are following very strict safety protocols, and that's been the

biggest challenge nation one of the country's most competitive talent shows. i'm sandy kenyon, abc 7 news. >> the 10th season of "american idol" starts at 8:00 p.m. stay tuned for the rookie at 10:00 and the abc 7 news at 11:00 right after. all right, the next half hour coming your way with that new government guidance on what it will take to reopen schools. and could something called clubhouse be the next big social media out there? it might already

. trending towards promise on the coronavirus crisis. several states relaxing restriction this is valentine's day weekend, the brand-new milestone this morning. 50 million vaccine doses administered. now a certain set of factors will determine how a pandemic

unfolds from here. good morning, everybody, thank you again for joining us. we will start this half hour with a look at weather from meteorologist lisa argen. hi, lisa, happy valentine's day. >> happy valentine's to you and everyone out there, we are starting out with a nice sunrise in san jose 280. it is just beautiful, isn't it? numbers in the upper 40s in san francisco, we have low 40s, 45 in morgan hymn, it's 50 on the coast, that, of course, is a nice vision with the golden gate bridge, numbers are coolest in our inland valleys, 38 in livermore, 39 in napa. it's 46 in santa rosa. you see a straight shower later on this afternoon. but for the bulk of the bay area, we have a dry day, increasing clouds, a slow-moving cold front. by 3:00, we will see temperatures in the upper 50s, cloud will have increased across the bay area. by 7:00, we will bring in our level 1 system. that's that weak rainfall system that will allow for scattered

spotty, light showers through the overnight hours into your monday. we are talking less than a quarter of an inch and it will get hung up a bit tomorrow. we'll detail that for you in just a few minutes. liz. >> all right, lisa, thank you. this morning, scientists, lawmakers, educators around parents all collaborating on how to move forward in reopening schools across the country. the cdcs out with that road map to reopening, centered around a color-coded system and classroom modification. most systems already align with the safety protocols with many schools starting to reopen this past week. but other schools around the nation say there are still many more steps ahead. >> it's not just having the guidelines, but it's also making sure we have the resources for it and making sure that districts actually make them real. >> the cdc director michelle wolinski says the guide is for suggestion and will not shut schools down. neither of the two pfizer or

moderna vaccines are recommend yet for children under 16. now in the south bay, people can get their vaccination at gilroy high school. the new site popped up for the holiday weekend. appointments are required. gilroy faces the most positive case rates. it wl offer 1,000 vaccinations a day. we are tracking california's vaccination progress on our website. you can, too. see where distribution stands and when you might be eligible to get the shot, yourself. that's on abc7news.com. big developing news in th possible recall of governor gavin newsom. the republican party is donating $125,000 into the effort. the gop's campaign contribution went to rescue california, which is when several political committees working to oust newsome from office. the donations come as organizers surpass the necessary signatures needed to put the proposal on this year's ballot f. they are

verified, the recall election would happen this summer. new this summer, facebook is building the version of the social media app clubhouse, built by two stanford alumni. it's any invite-only audio track, attracting oprah and elon music. users can listen to interviews and discussions, similar to a podcast but it happens live. facebook executives ordered employees to create similar product. it's in the early stages of development so it's unlikely their version could be released soon. and the pandemic is keeping us home is sort of one benefit and one benefit of that is sharing more of the love you could say on valentine's day today. bay area florists are getting much-needed business because of it. abc 7 was in berkeley on telegraph avenue. customers were lined up outside the door to buy gifts from traditional items, you can see

two bouquets of roses shaped like an oxi. this has kept flower shops like this one very busy. >> reporter: every other holiday that we've celebrated during this pandemic has been between two or three times busier than previous years. we have been doing this for 30 years. it's wonderful. we have so grateful for our community who so completely supports us. >> ashby expects to be twice ass busy as last year. >> the bids were 1.482, which was 50% more than it equates for a couple weeks prior. >> almost 1.5. $500,000 more. >> reporter: it's a half million dollar difference that these homeowners say is evidence of discrimination. have to see this story going viral online and on our website. meantime, as we head to break, take a live look outside, you can start seeing the sun coming up.

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all right. welcome back. parts of texas have seen a lot of wintry weather in the last week. an arctic blast brought sleet and rain. you see one man trying to clear his driveway, lost his footing. the national weather service says the coldest temperatures since 1949 are forecast for tomorrow and tuesday in texas. take a look at this a flag outside a home was frozen solid after freezing temperatures hit the area. lisa. >> at least, we're not experiencing that here. certainly, some very cold air, ice storms. but back here, yeah, we are missing it. we are missing out on what we need in terms of rainfall. a live look outside, upper 40s here. in the city, we will be dry for most of the day for many of you. some of you will see a few showers, i'll explain next.

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welcome back. lake tahoe this morning, you can see the snow so beautiful there on the mountains as well. tomorrow night they will host the cleveland cavaliers. last night they welcomed back kevin durant in the bay area. here's chris alvarez with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> reporter: good morning, could you imagine the buildup for a game like warriors and nets if all was normal? a packed house full of energy. we will watch kevin durant as brooklyn took on steph and the warriors. kd, dremond. there they are. first quarter, steph being steph. mvp form from way out. it's a slash. a back-door cut a. nice pass

from dremond. he had eight helpers. second quarter, kevin durant, 3-ball. james harden with a 3 of his own. the beard, brooklyn led by 15 at the break. third quarter now. oakland's own anderson, he's going to miss, kelly ubray steps in. another layup off the nice pass. guess what, the place still going. no foul. kyrie irving going the other way, casually a. bucket past dremonday right here. defense was lacking all night. durant's, that's easy money for him. khyri will flip it up and in. after the game, durant talks about how good he had it. >> my time here golden state was so much fun, it's such a big learning experience, especially in the game of basketball. it's a different philosophy.

i'm going to take that with me for the rest of my life. >> when you actually team up, like you said, when the championship has a different bond and a different feeling. we're still competing. so it's not a lovey dovey out there. those memories are near and dear for sure. >> reporter: sharks finally with the home opener, patrick marleau on the ice, no score until vegas passes it in here. it's 1-nil los vegas. late 2nd, sharks down 2-0. open the move, the one-timer, the sixth of the year from the team lead 2-1 in the third, bad luck in the third, severnson past jones, sharks lose the homeowner, they're back at it monday against anaheim. a beautiful day at pebble, nate ashby went from the beach to a double bogey but remains tied

for second after a 68. it is golf. sometimes it's hard, jordan spieth was in third place until this approach on 16 and spieth is playing some really good golf these days, rolls into the cup for, how about an eagle? his second eagle hole up of the week. the first play tore do that in 20 years has a two-shot lead and ended with championship sunday today. that's your look at sports. we'll send things back to you. >> and people are taking advantage of the deep freeze in europe. dozens of skaters took to the frozen surface of a historic amsterdam canal. this allows for people to get out and enjoy. this is the first time the area has become so ice why i that people could skate there. wow! that is something. i've always seen people do that i am always so terrified. it reminds me of little women back in the day you would fall into the ice so props to them

for doing that. >> you are right . a lot of that ice is on the surface there, not very deep. i didn't see a lot of mask wearing there. we are seeing the cloud cover increasing throughout the day. this morning, it's nice in the bay area. did you hear about the snow in seattle, medford, oregon, looking at good rainfall totals, while northern california gets the brunt. this next system will be on the tail end of it again. you look at the wider view. you see we are looking at the cloud, really, as we get into later on today, maybe a few sprinkles. looks like a repeat performance as we get into late thursday and friday here's mount tam. we have this to look at, right? a pretty view here. where temperatures are cooler this morning. 43 in mountain view. the winds are beginning to slacken off. it's 45 morgan hill. the coast at 50 degrees. walnut creek, a nice view with that sun up at 7:00.

we've got about another month until we get that time change and that kind of feels like spring. 46 in santa rosa. 39 in napa. 38 in livermore. finally in santa cruz, where temperatures, once again, upper 40s to the upper 50s. the rain comes in tomorrow. maybe a tenth of an inch of precip expected for you as we head south, including san jose. partly cloudy that afternoon shower chance up in sonoma county a. level one system coming in tonight. it lingers through your president's day holiday. it will be light with spotty light showers, maybe a quarter of an inch in the coastal hills. but the rest of us, nothing to a couple hundredths to about a tenth, bringing in the slick roadways. here's the rest of today, a mixture of clouds and sun, a few showers move the bay area. a few scattered showers.

the front moves through in the north bay. 10:30 it will linger. then by the afternoon, we still have showers along the coastal hills. but partly cloudy skies for you up in marin, sonoma and napa for your president's day, the afternoon there. monday night it's clear. here are the rainfall totals throughout the first part of the day, nothing really .8 in santa rosa. by your monday night, adding on to more 100s, upper 50s for many of you in our east bay valleys, near 60s. that's the high, the average highs. will you see the numbers go up with a dry spot there tuesday and wednesday, high pressure builds in. as for today, looking at the snow in the mountains, anywhere from two-to-eight inches. it starts out as snow. then it could change over to a rain-snow mix. we are looking at six inches near kirkwood, upper elevations, eight-to-ten inches. look for 60 in san jose, so kind

of mild with the clouds and sun around, a level 1 system late tonight into your monday. we dry out and warm up tuesday and wednesday. it looks like this next weak system perhaps into friday, liz, so we got a dry valentine's day for you, nothing significant in the rainfall category. >> all right, thank you. all right, it is no secret a path to ownership is the dream. what's hard in the bay area is harder for others. it's one of the many important conversations abc 7 news is committed to having. this morning, our story that has since gone viral online. abc 7 news race and cultural reporter julian glover introduces to you a couple who almost got cheated out of half a million dollars. >> you know me, it was work, but it was excited. >> reporter: paul and his wife felt they captured a slice of the american dream in 2016 when they purchased their first home together this original marin city pole home.

but it wasn't without challenges. >> as soon as the house came on the market, you put your bid in and get outbided by 100,000 or more rather quickly. that can be a little bit depressing. >> reporter: they bought the home off market from another black family hoping to make homeownership a reality for a young black couple. after moving into the home built in 1960s. they added an entire floor and 1,000 square feet of space, a deck, my floors, a fireplace and new appliance and got it appraised. >> i read the appraisal. i looked at the number and said this is unbelievable. >> reporter: they say it was an older white woman. they are convinced race was a factor. the home appraised for $989,000, just $100,000 they got it appraised for before they started the work despite $400,000 in renovations. >> it was like a slap in the face. >> reporter: the austins immediately calleder that lender and pushed back. after a month of escalating

their complaints, they were approved for a second appraisal. when the day came, they got creative. >> we had a conversation with one of our white friends. she's like, no problem, i'll bring over some pictures of my family. she made the home look like it longed to her. >> reporter: and it worked. >> it appraised for 1.482, which was 50% more than a couple weeks prior. >> almost 1.5, $500,000 more. >> reporter: the austins were outraged and believe this is another ugly result of systemic issues. >> their implications of the ability to create generational wealth or pass things on the our house is appraised for 50% less than what it's valued at. >> we know discrimination is in nearly every aspect of the office. we need to address it as an industry. >> reporter: discrimination in the housing market comes in many forms and has a long history in our country and in the bay area,

leading to alarmingly low rates of black americans owning their own home. black homeownership lacks across the country with less than half, only 44% of black americans owning their own home in 2020, compare that to white americans. looking at the golden state, just 34% of black californians own a home. in the bay area, the numbers are lower, just 33% of san francisco residents own a home compared to 61% of white san fransicoans. in san jose, the black ownership is thunder% and more than double. >> why are we seeing such a great disparity? >> there are still problems in the housing industry. black people steered away from white neighborhoods, even though that is technically illegal or not having the same access to mortgages that white people have. >> reporter: according to national association of realtors, black applicants are rejected from mortgage loans at rates three times higher than white applicant.

another factor. >> african-americans has nearly doubled the student loan debt than we see for white home buyers. that's one of the things that african-american home buyers are really strapped with and holds back their buying power. >> reporter: and the pandemic has made things worse. the representative stressed closing the homeownership gap is essential to closing the wealth gap in our country. to make that happen, equity in housing and access to affordable homes must be the focus. >> we are aware the advice exists in other systems, police, school, why wouldn't they also exist in the housing market and what can we do to fix that? >> reporter: there could be help on the way in the form of two bind administration proechls, the first would extend -- proposals, the first would extend $ven 52,000 in downpayment for first home buyers, another to update existing and create new affordable housing, covering race, culture and social

justice, julian glomplt abc 7 news. >> if you want to reach out to julian, you can find himt juliangabc7. since we first showed you this story, the internet exploded. 14,000-something followers. the mlk center shared it. so a lot of attention it's getting, which is good. we are continuing the conversation on abc7news.com. you can share it as well and let us know what you think. hopefully, it will lead to real change. next, the valentine's day anyone would be aware of.

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. all right, new this morning, this valentine's day is extra special for one couple in new york. jorge is a front-line hospital worker and christina a special education teacher. they got engaged and won a valentine's weekend wedding. congrats to the happy couple. we have our red on, we're in the spirit, too. >> absolutely. starting out with a pretty nice-looking sunrise, clouds increase and a slow moving cold front brings in a level 1 system late tonight into your monday, spotty, light showers. for the bulk of the day, we're dry. you can see the first shower chances up in the north bay. mid-50s coast, low 60s elsewhere. as we clear out in the north bay tomorrow, we will see partly cloudy skies, north of the

golden gait, it will feel like spring tuesday and wednesday, next week's system arrives thursday and friday, so any ha valentine's day out there a little morning sun. >> one day they had chocolate for breakfast. thank you for joining us. abc 7 news continues at 9:00 a.m. "good morning america" is next. we will leave with you this beautiful sunrise, have a great morning.

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