serious health conditions. >> it's pretty messed up and i don't think anyone -- not everybody that's even eligible is able to even sign up. they're not getting the invitation. >> and i can't tell you how many calls i've gotten that kaiser is not scheduling these appointments. >> reporter: debbie telf is the ceo of choice in aging. an east bay non-profit that's helped thousands of seniors get vaccinated. >> in this older adult population they trust their physician. and my physician is at kaiser. and so even when i, debbie, say hey, you need to enroll with the county system and they're saying, well, i really feel like i need to wait for my physician. >> reporter: a kaiser permanente spokesperson says the system simply does not have enough vaccine yet. kaiser permanente serves 25% of the state's population but has received less than 10% of the state's vaccine since december. we understand and apologize for the frustration some of our members have encountered with the availability of vaccine appointments.

sheila told us even when she got a vaccine appointment here at kaiser oakland the ordeal for her parents was far from over. >> they stood outside with no cover, nowhere to sit, for 2 1/2 hours after their appointment before they could even go in for their vaccine. >> reporter: with increased state allocations in the coming weeks kaiser now expects to make vaccines available to all 270,000 of its members over age 75 by the end of the month. laura anthony, abc 7 news. berkeley just announced today that its health department is expanding vaccine eligibility. it opened up appointments to residents 65 and older, grocery store and convenience store workers, and in-person child care or education providers. you must live or work in berkeley. two mass vaccination sites have temporarily closed in san francisco. why? there's simply not enough vaccine. the sites at moscone convention center and city college of san francisco will reopen friday but

only for second dose appointments. the city plans to go ahead with the opening of a third site this week in the hard-hit bayview neighborhood but it will offer few y yer appointments. mayor london breed said she is hoping vaccine will arrive in the next few days. other bay area counties are facing a similar situation. san mateo county's events center is by appointment only. opening spots as vaccines become available. the alameda county fairgrounds in pleasanton has been set up as a vaccination site. with a goal of about 5,000 shots per day. the number of people vaccinated at this site is far fewer than its capacity. and in santa clara county they're shifting personnel and vaccines from site to site to make sure they are all in operation. a mass vaccination site is set to open tomorrow at the oakland coliseum parking lot delivering 42,000 doses a week. the oakland site and another one in east los angeles are the nation's first federal vaccination sites. the sites are wr set up by the state and fema to reach people

who lack good medical care. the sites are also in communities that have been disproportionately impacted by covid-19 and are home to many essential workers. people with an appointment will be able to drive or walk in. now, remember in january governor newsom said nearly 6.6 million seniors qualify to be vaccinated. it's been a month and many are still struggling with this confusing process. for? it's almost impossible in fact when they don't know how to use computers or have access to the internet. abc 7 news found three bay area residents in that exact situation and abc 7 news reporter luz pena has their stories. ♪ >> it's been very frustrating.

that was the worst part, knowing that you're eligible and can't find anywhere to get a vaccine. not very much information about how to go about making an appointment. >> it's been i guess horrific is one way to put it. it's a maze. >> i'm going to start driving to meet with joanne. she's an 83-year-old san franciscan who called her medical provider, he didn't know what to tell her as to where she could get vaccinated. now she's been in limbo for several weeks trying to figure out where she can go. >> hi. you're from abc news? >> yes. hi. >> come in. >> reporter: did.

>> all the places i've tried. >> how many people do you think you've called? >> let's see. so i called ucsf. i called sutter health. i went online for sutter health. i went online for ucsf. i called another sutter number. i tried to get it from one medical. and they kept saying, well, you need to go somewhere else to get it, we don't have vaccine. [ phone ringing ] >> the other number i was on hold another half an hour. luckily you can set your phone to play music and you don't hav. >> reporter: you were willing to drive anywhere? >> yeah.

i mean, what are you going to do? of course. san mateo would have been closer. then fairfield if i can get new san mateo. but then it was booked up. but you know, people like me, if you get an appointment one place like i'm going to have to cancel the one in fairfield. i haven't done itone it yet bau want that shot in my arm before i d it. i had more than 50 replies on nextdoor, people who gave me phone numbers to call, people who gave me their phone number so they could help me. someone from nextdoor sent me a message and said here's a link to safeway. and i clicked the link and by a golly, safeway came up with an e-mail, a link to make an appointment. so i have an appointment now. >> i'm just so concerned about other seniors. like what do they do? >> i can't imagine what seniors who don't have a computer, i don't know what they're doing to

get a vaccine. i have no idea. >> a lot of frustration and confusion out there. to find out how these three seniors finally got vaccine appointments head over to abc 7 bay area connected tv app. you can stream the full ten-minute story on demand right now in fact. it's available for roku, amazon fire, apple tv and android tv as well. california's health department is turning to real-life moms to encourage people to get vaccinated. take a look. >> like seeing my mom. it's unthinkable to me that i can't see her and i can't hug her. >> not being able to hug is just like somebody has to tie me down. >> touching someone to say i love you, to hug you. those are the things that i miss. >> this new public service announcement features moms

citing the emotional toll the pandemic has taken on them and their connections with their families. it ends with the tag line "love means getting vaccinated." the campaign seeks to reach diverse communities with videos in english and spanish as well as digital ads in english, spanish and mandarin. biotech company novavax says it is testing a version of its covid-19 vaccine that targets the variant first identified in south africa. research is still in the early phases. but in lab testing, if lab testing goes well, it could move on to clinical trials. meanwhile, the company says its original covid vaccine could have emergency use authorization in the u.s. by summer. it has shown to be 89% effective. so encouraging. more than 6 million californians have now been vaccinated. we're monitoring the rollout with our vaccine tracker. use this interactive tool to find out when you might be able to get your shot. you can find this on our home page at abc7news.com. the recent wave of attacks on asian americans has led to a proposal to target the crisis.

over the weekend we saw rallies in san francisco and oakland that drew hundreds of people to denounce the violence. legislation will create a statewide hate crimes hotline, monitored by the california department of justice. assembly member david chu of san francisco is one of the authors and today on "getting answers" he explained the bill's goals. >> we need to make sure victims know both what legal assistance they're going to receive from law enforcement as well if there's restitution they can avail themselves if there are medical services or other social services if they're available. that they can receive. we need to make sure that we are embracing anyone who's victimized by anti-asian hate, by a hate crime during this time. >> over the weekend oakland announced a new community resource officer for its chinatown neighborhood. a lot more to come here on a busy monday. for a year we've seen changes in where and how we work. up next what's critical to keeping employees engaged. plus, winter storms wreak havoc.

snow and ice causing crashes and knocking out power. i'm spencer christian. our most recent storm is winding down. and now we have a limited sunny break coming our way. limited. i'll have the

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a year we've seen changes in where and how we work. offices are being redesigned now as a result. but as abc 7 news reporter david louie is learning from a business transportation expert, empathy and engagement are leading the change. >> reporter: even as vaccinations continue remote work keeps getting extended. employees started working from home nearly a year ago. one key takeaway from the experience has been the difficulty balancing work with family, especially with kids during distance learning. amy capalanti wolf, a veteran of several tech companies, is an expert in business transformation. she says mid-level and top managers should be focused on one thing in the changing workplace. it's empathy. >> there's a higher degree of understanding and empathy which i think is really a critical skill to have right now. because if you want to retain your employees and more importantly engage with them you have to understand where they're coming if. >> reporter: everyone at all levels is adjusting to these evolving changes in how we work. engagement is another emerging

buzzword. as companies envision employees smith the workweek between home and maybe two days in the office interaction will change. >> often decisions were made in doorways because you'd pop into you have this idea, what a great idea, let's move on it. and now you don't have that convenience. >> reporter: brain sformstorming will shift to video conferences or internal messaging platforms. perhaps the biggest change could be a shift in focus putting people ahead of their tasks. >> it's more of a pivot toward better communication, better technology, better transparency around performance. and then a whole big investment on employee wellness and mental benefits. >> reporter: david louie, abc 7 news. developing news. millions of people have lost their power as a winter storm has brought snow and frigid temperatures from the deep south to the upper midwest. abc news reporter rina roy shows us how the weather has really made for dangerous driving conditions. >> reporter: two dueling winter storms causing chaos across the

country. drivers losing control of their cars. in mississippi you can see at least five 18-wheelers involved in this crash. in ohio dash cam video shows a car skidding, nearly sliding off the highway. and after pulling out of a driveway this pickup truck in nashville sliding sideways down the street. this video showing just how thick the ice is on the roads in tennessee. snow also creating issues there. similar scenes in dozens of states including louisiana. >> i wasn't prepared at all. it's unbelievable. i wasn't expecting to get this cold at all. it's crazy. >> reporter: power lines near new orleans are sparking from freezing rain. meantime, texas has been pummeled. governor greg abbott issuing a disaster declaration across the state. some areas seeing nearly a foot of snow. drone footage shows snow blanketing the highways in houston. people trying to navigate the dangerous conditions with power out in many areas. >> all the lights are out over here. >> reporter: in el paso. >> that was a really bad

accident. >> reporter: multiple cars and trucks mangled in the median of this highway. >> i done encourage people, for example, to try to leave their homes. the roadways and the streets are still very much treacherous. >> reporter: so this man decided to ice skate on the roads instead. in south texas snow is a rare sight. in the resort town of galveston palm trees are covered with it. and in the midwest drone footage shows lake michigan and chicago frozen over. some people waking up to temperatures 30 to 50 below zero. and here in the northeast the big concern tonight and tomorrow is ice and freezing rain. but aside from all this cold winter weather, in the south severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, damaging high winds and even large hail are also expected. rina roy, abc news, new york. and here at home a massive tree came crashing down on top of a parklet in san francisco's hayes valley neighborhood. it happened this morning outside

absinthe brasserie and bar near the corner of goff and hayes streets. the street was shut down as crews cleaned up this mess. the good news is as big as this capri was no one was hurt. there's no word on what caused the tree to fall. but the city says wet soil from today's storm may have contributed and no doubt that is the case. because we have had some wet weather here lately, kristen. scl we have but let's see if that is over for now. check in with spencer. hey, spencer. >> hey, kristen and dan. it's over for now. we're going to get a couple days of sunny weather but we've got a pretty good little soaking in some spots today. here's a look at our rainfall over the last 24 hours. you can see that most locations -- i should say some locations received under a tenth of an inch. many other locations received over a quarter of an inch. so it's definitely been wet but it's beginning to drive out now although there may somebody wet spots on the pavement for the evening commute. here's the view from emeryville looking westward. and we've got partly sunny skies right now. 55 degrees in san francisco. oakland 60.

upper 50s at mountain view. san jose and morgan hill. 54 at half moon bay. nice view looking out toward the bay bridge from our exploratorium camera. 59 from novato. santa rosa 58. 60 at fairfield upper 50s at concord and livermore and looking across the embaerk darro from our rooftop camera it will be chilly inland tonight as the skies become clearer. we'll see patchy clouds and fog overnight. bright and breezy tomorrow. and wednesday. and then back-to-back storms start coming in late thursday into early saturday. here's a look at our overnight animation tonight. you can see how the clouds will be moving out and the skies will become clearer. except for a few patches of clouds and of course that will allow temperatures to drop into chilly range in our inland areas. mid to upper 30s. tonight will be the lows in the north bay valleys upper 30s in some inland areas in the east bay and south bay as well. mainly low to mid 50s right around the bay and on the coast. and tomorrow's highs under breezy conditions will rain frj mid 50s at the coast to upper 50s near the bay to about 60 to

62 degrees inland. and now let's skip ahead to thursday night when the next storm begins to push in and it's going to be wet overnight thursday night and probably pretty much all day on friday. and then we'll get a little bit of a break friday night. another little system moves in. late friday night into saturday. but it'll be a smaller system and probably will not rain all day saturday. we project rainfall totals by 3:00 p.m. saturday will be generally under a quarter of an inch. although some locations up in the far north bay could be a little wetter than that. and here is a look at our accuweather seven-day forecast. nice pleasant mild weather the next two days, tuesday and wednesday, with just a few lingering clouds. mainly sunny skies. then we get the period of wet weather from late thursday into friday through the day friday. in fact, this decent chance, some of these lingering showers may hang over or hold over until early saturday morning. but then the remainder of the day saturday will be mainly sunny. and then look at the warm-up.

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>> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. for weeks now we've been reporting on the criticism of the san francisco school board, which is considering voting to rename 44 schools. it's been controversial because apparently not enough research the committee that advises the board simply got the facts wrong. and abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is in the newsroom with, lyanne, the latest mistake. >> reporter: well, dan, we're going to give you one example. okay? sanchez elementary. i'm sure many of you out there don't know who mr. sanchez was. in fact, there were a few of them who lived in the 1800s. so i understand there may be some confusion. and you may not get it right. that's when you call a historian. >> welcome, everyone. >> reporter: this is the school names advisory committee. their task is to determine whether the names of schools in san francisco are still relevant or appropriate. and then make recommendations to the school board.

the committee used specific criteria like colonization, slavery, racism and genocide. here's my interview with the school board president in late january. >> we're committed to undoing symbols of racism and white supremacy culture. >> reporter: for example, alvarado elemenary made the list of schools the committee determined should be renamed. >> alvarado? >> spanish colonizer who stole land and resources from native people. >> reporter: but no historians or professors that we know of were consulted. in fact, one committee member even admitted going on the internet to do her research. >> i found it on history.com, which is pretty credible. >> reporter: it appears that the research they did was not always accurate. take sanchez elementary, named after the street. the committee thought sanchez street is named after jose bernardo sanchez, born in spain, who in the early 1800s accompanied a military expedition against indigenous

peoples. >> sanchez is -- again, here's another -- this is another colonizer who -- >> did you say colonizer? meets our criteria. >> colonizer, california missions, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. it's in the notes. >> reporter: but according to records from the city and county of san francisco, it appears that sanchez street was named after francisco sanchez, born in san jose and buried here at mission dolores. he was the eighth alcalde, which means mayor, when california was still part of mexico. we reached out to the president and vice president of the school board today. but they did not respond. and in all fairness to them they may not have been available because as we all know today is a holiday. now, let's make it clear. the school board has yet to vote on renaming schools. but right now they are really, dan, really listening to the recommendations made by that committee. >> interesting. lyanne, there has been so much criticism around this whole

issue. what are the odds that they'll change their minds? >> i think some names will be changed. where the committee made a mistake or perhaps they were confused. i think they will teak a second look. that committee is now finished with its work. by the way, they will meet again on february 24th at 5:30 p.m. via zoom. and how to access that meeting will be given out. that's a way for our viewers, for you to listen in. >> lyanne, thank you very much. a special enrollment period for uninsured americans to buy health insurance is now open. president biden signed an executive order last month which reopened the obamacare exchange on healthcare.gov for another three months to help the millions of americans who lost work and their coverage during the pandemic. the president's action only applies to federal exchange. however, most states that run their own marketplaces are mirroring the extended sign-up period. covered california is currently open. house democrats came up short in their efforts to

convict former president trump in his second impeachment trial. now house speaker nancy pelosi is calling on the creation of a commission to investigate the capitol riots. abc news reporter mary alice parks has the story. >> reporter: president trump celebrating this presidents' day, waving to supporters near his home in florida two days after his acquittal in his second impeachment trial. though they fell short of the 2/3 threshold needed to convict, democrats say they have no regrets. in the end 57 senators found trump guilty including seven republicans. and democrats argued most republicans were always going to stand with him. >> even if we had the president say on the record that i sent them there to destroy the democracy for my own gain, some of them would still not have voted to convict him. >> reporter: the former president could still face legal problems. >> there are charges that may be brought by the district of columbia for the insurrection of

the riot. >> reporter: republican leader mitch mcconnell almost inviting prosecution. >> didn't get away with anything yet. we have a criminal justice system in this country. >> reporter: mcconnell this weekend blamed trump for the violence on january 6th but voted not guilty. he cited a constitutional debate about convicting a former president. though mcconnell had held the gavel while trump was still in office. president biden in a statement pointed to mcconnell's own words, adding "while the final vote did not lead to a conviction, the substance of the charge is not in dispute." now, as far as next steps, speaker pelosi announced monday that congress will move toward establishing an outside independent 9/11 style commission to investigate the domestic terrorist attacks on the united states capitol on january 6th. mary alice parks, washington. east bay congressman eric swalwell was one of the impeachment managers who argued the case for the president's impeachment and removal on the

senate floor. abc 7 news anchor liz kreutz and i spoke with him on "midday live" today and i asked him if the trial was worth it. >> completely worth it. it's to show that a president will be held accountable until the last second that they're in office and we will never give a president a january exception where you could commit crimes and then not be held accountable afterwards. but also i think the country needed to see just what our president incited among our citizens to attack our capitol. and the fact that seven republicans broke ranks shows that this was a bipartisan, the largest bipartisan impeachment vote ever. i think that's going to be vindicated in history. >> i did read one op-ed that said today is sort of the start of the post-trump biden administration now that the impeachment trial's behind everybody. do you agree? and also, do you think that you can actually work together in a bipartisan fashion? whether it's on the highway project, any of your other priorities. or what the biden stimulus bill

is looking at. >> we have to. too many restaurants especially in the bay area are counting on us to provide relief. i quoted churchill at the trial that as it relates to donald trump and accountability this is not the end, it's not even the beginning of the end, but we may now be at the end of the beginning. and i think he's going to spend a lot of days in criminal and civil courtrooms. and we have to just move on to make sure no one does what he did again but we can't lose sight of people who really need our help as far as health care infrastructure needs, kids going back to school. >> and swalwell says his top priority is connecting livermore and stockton with 50 miles of new rail for the valley link project. all right. stay here with us. running through snow in your socks. socks. some in finland say ♪ there's never a bad time to enjoy my newest sauced & loaded curly fries. try triple cheddar or spicy pepper jack, both topped with slow-smoked bacon. only at jack in the box.

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police initially. after the interview he's apologized and said he is dedicated to "getting educated." frances was a contestant on "the bachelor" back in 2002. it was the show's second season. she was one of the show's earliest contestants. and frances, you ended up leaving on your own by week 2. and you tweeted today, "i think they should hire me. i'd be a great host as a female minority. time to mix it up and give others a voice." >> hear hear. >> first of all, i think we here all agree with that. >> yeah. >> thank you. >> right? and we're also interested in your take on this controversy. thoughts going through your head. >> yeah. i definitely think it's time for "the bachelor" to embrace more change. and i think it's great that they have a male black bachelor but i'd also like to see more diversity in the voices that they represent and i think to modernize their selves and stay in touch with reality and what's happening in the world today.

you see many more mixed culls and you see many more people of diversity. and i'd like to see them in the lead and i'd like to hear their voices as well. tht's why i thought i'd be a great host. it would be nice to have a female, a different change, someone who's actually gone through the frerns of being on "the bachelor." and what you're seeing is my pictures from all the women i stayed in touch with because what people don't realize is you spend most of your time with the women. you actually develop deep friendships. so it was a really fun experience for me even though i didn't last on the show that long. >> yeah. no, that's definitely an interesting take. so you didn't feel like race was an issue back then, right? when you were on the show. >> i would say for me, my own personal experience, i didn't feel race was an issue. i just would have liked to have seen more diversity at the time. and i think "the bachelor" can definitely use its privilege and its power to pull that to bring people up and give people more

of a voice and an opportunity to shine. and i think people are ready for that. we've seen other reality shows with different ethnicities that are very popular because everyone is interested in finding love from any culture. >> well said. frances, all of us vote for you as the next host. >> all right. >> moving on, record-breaking snow and ice, freezing temperatures, americans in 43 states are in the path two of dangerous winter storms moving from coast to coast. in texas people are digging out after a storm dropped more than a foot of snow. heavy ice knocked out power to several million people in the southern plains including the majority of texas. a bitter blast is gripping the midwest with temperatures dropping to 50 below zero in some areas. a second storm will hit the south again on wednesday and move to the northeast by thursday. and spencer, of course we'll come to you with this. these kinds of storms this time of year are not uncommon in the northeast but in the sxouth in texas, for example. dallas i saw pictures today, dallas you looked like you're in

the middle of nebraska. >> yeah. or even higher. some of the video i saw looked more like minnesota or wisconsin than oklahoma and texas and arkansas. and you know, this is one of the things that the climate change does. it makes all of our extreme weather phenomena even more extreme. so while most of the planet right now is warmer than average, warmer than normal, it allows for those severe arctic blasts to come down from way up north and push farther south than is usual. so yeah, it's just -- expect more of this in the future. >> yeah. i think that's -- a lot of people sometimes misunderstand that when they see extreme cold weather how could that be a sign of global warming? well, as you rightly explained, we're talking about extreme weather as a result of the changes to the climate around the world and this is an example of it. >> and less hospitable than so

many more places. >> 50 below. >> all right. you know the pandemic is forcing people in finland to get creative in order to stay in shape. we're talking cold, right? look at this. whoo. how about that, guys? a nice run in the deep snow. big deal? well, these folks are doing it just in their socks. that's right. now, granted, these aren't your typical cotton athletic socks or even polypro. but they're thick wool ones. and they actually wear two pairs. the runners say it's great exercise and they feel a sense of freedom not wearing shoes. they say they feel great afterward, like they had just had a good foot massage. i doubt that. no mention of frostbite. >> why? >> correct me if i'm wrong -- >> then you have still one more layer. >> why not just wear shoes and go for a run in the snow? i don't understand. >> but you guys saw, wool gets soaked through, right? i mean, they're not waterproof. >> you can do it -- they're doing it i guess because they can, but why?

anyway. >> i don't know. but frances -- >> it brought me a lot of joy to watch them and i bet you you guys could do it, especially senser. he is so fit. i can see him running miles in the snow with socks. >> he's fit but he hates the cold. >> well, when it's that cold -- yeah, exactly. when it's that cold, i not only run far, i run fast. >> the only sport i will engage in when it's that cold is competitive hot pot eating. >> me too. well, what says presidents' day better than putting in a bid for a lock of george washington's hair? that's right. no kidding. a framed lock of the first president's do is among the items on the auction block of 300 historic items. washington's hair is valued at $75,000. but a lock of abraham lincoln's hair fetched 80 grand last year. among the other items up for bid, a lock of martha washington's hair and john f. kennedy's harvard sweater. the auction goes until thursday.

i mean, that's kind of a unique thing to have. certainly a conversation piece. spencer, $75,000 for george washington's hair. justin bieber's hair would make more money than that. i don't get why it's not more expensive. >> you know, it probably would. i bet a lock of hair from a popular -- pop culture figure would probably get more money from some people than a lock from a former founding father. >> that's odd. what do you think, frances? >> at least they're not selling his wooden teeth. >> well, that's true. but in all seriousness, did any of you guys realize -- i had no idea you could buy this sort of thing, that these sorts of things were auctioned. >> i always thought of george washington with a wig. >> right. >> but where does this lock of hair come from? like someone just found it in their attic after all this time? i probably should have done my research on this, but i do find it very interesting that suddenly a lock of his hair -- >> is available. >> yeah. at least with kennedy it's the

whole sweater. >> maybe we now know why he wore a wig. >> yes. i would love to wake up one morning and look in the mirror and go oh, where did this lock of hair come from? >> better check on ebay, spencer. go check.

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people lined up outside tyson's church in harlem, new york for a socially distanced public viewing this morning. some people say they came from as far as los angeles or atlanta to be there. tyson died last month at the age of 96. during her groundbreaking career she earned awards including three emmys and a tony as well as an oscar nomination as well. luxury car brand jaguar is making a huge move to help fight climate change and fuel new business. the british automaker announced today that it'll go fully electric by 2025. jaguar's parent company indian conglomerate at that time at the the move will help turn things around for the struggling brand. tata also announced its land rover brand will produce its first all-electric model in 2024 and will also eventually phase out internal combustion engines. nasa's most sophisticated rover is expected to land on the surface of mars on thursday. perseverance will search for signs of ancient life and study

the planet's climate and geol geology. this will be nasa's ninth landing on mars. if all goes according to plan, cameras and microphones on the spacecraft will show the rover's perspective for the first time. the mission will also feature deployment of the first helicopter in space. nasa's planning for five test flights over a 30-day period. >> that is so cool. sweet surprise this valentine's day weekend for a server at a chicago restaurant. whennedie cruz closed out a couple's tap at club lucky on friday night, he saw the husband and wife left a $2,000 tip. it turns out the two are no strangers to the restaurant. they had their first days at club lucky 20 years ago. every single year on february 12th they come back and sit in the same booth where they kicked off their romance. >> my heart started racing. you know, i'm trying to like run around and be like can i find someone? because this is kind of unbelievable. it almost makes you want to like cry. it's so heartwarming. and when people are that generous. >> the owner of club lucky says the husband and wife want to

remain anonymous but they wanted to celebrate their anniversary with the staff by sharing that generous tip. and that was certainly generous indeed. i love those stories, kristen. i mean, they're just so sweet. >> more of them, please. for sure. all right. we also love the fact that we're starting to get a little sunny weather, drying off after the rain that we so desperately needed. spencer. >> that is so true, kristen. over the next couple of days. in fact, skies are beginning to clear going into the evening hours. we're going to have chilly conditions inland tonight under partly clear skies. lows will be in the upper 30s to low 40s generally. tomorrow's highs under breezy but pleasant conditions. mainly sunny skies. highs mid 50s close up toer 50s near the bay. about 60 inland. but we're bringing in the storm impact skate because thursday evening through saturday morning there's a series of light -- well, two. light storms coming in. but before that take a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. sunny skies p & mild conditions and dry tomorrow and wednesday. then a little rainfall on thursday, friday, maybe early saturday morning and then dry

and milder after that. more sunshine then rain is in this forecast. kristen and dan? >> all right. thank you, spencer. we'll take it. well, it is a good time to do some online shopping. coming up next, all the deals that can be had this presidents' day. stay with us.

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so you can really tap into those discounts. >> reporter: and it's not just winter gear. more than 30% of all presidents' day sales will be on clothing. old navy has up to 50% off. dockers has 46% off everything. adidas 25% off everything. and if you're stocking up on staples victoria's secret has underwear for less than $5 a pair. and while we're a long way from the black friday tech sales a few notable discounts. amazon has the newest 64 gig ipad at a historically low price of $539. sam's club members can score a pair of air pod pro ear buds for $179. that's $50 lower than any other big retailer online and $70 off the apple store price. finally refurbished laptops are seeing a big price drop. >> refurbished can be a great way to save extra cash. you do want to make sure you're shopping from a certified

refurbish retailer. >> reporter: dell refurbished offering 46% off and ebay like this touch screen chrome book from acer for $559. that's 23% off its normal price. >> those large ticket items do have the deepest discounts across the board on holiday weekends like presidents' day. we do see a lot of deals and things like appliances. >> reporter: for instance the appliance sales on best buy and home depot, this front loading washing machine $201 off, a savings of 20%. abc news, oakland, california. >> all right. i'll have to keep that in mind. you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, android tv, amazon fire and roku. download the app now and you can start streaming. that's going to do it for now. now. thank you for joining us at

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