teachers. and a newly published study from harvard tells a new theory about what really killed the dinosaurs. good morning, good morning. thanks for being here. it is tuesday, february 16th. >> going to check in with mike for a look at our forecast, good morning, mike. >> good morning, kumasi, jobina, julian. let's look at live doppler 7. you're going to like to see this if you don't want to deal with rain. we're seeing completely clear conditions out there, few clouds, sure, not from the exploratorium camera. looking from the east bay hills, looks clear out there also. there is a little bit of a breeze along the coast and up in the hills that you have to deal with all day today. now, temperatures are colder this morning. mid-30s to a few upper 40s along the coast. we have our microclimates this morning. we'll hang out in the mid to upper 50 s most of the afternoon hours with high clouds and sunshine. you'll need the umbrella again starting thursday. more on that coming up.

here's julian with the news. >> thank you, mike. two federal mass vaccination sites are opening in california today. one here in the bay area. the other in southern california. governor newsom will join leaders at opening of the site at cal state l.a. state and federal agencies they have been partnering on this effort. health officials say they hope to administer up to 6,000 vaccines every day. it will be open for both the drive through and walk up appointments. it will also deploy a mobile clinic that will visit local community centers and schools. the second federal vaccination site is opening at the oakland coliseum today. abc 7 reporter amy hollyfield with more on why this site may not have the supply issues that we're seeing at other mass vaccination sites. >> reporter: it is like the tale of two cities. san francisco is has closed its mass vaccination sites because of lack of supply. while otherland is opening a huge one. the difference, the federal government. the oakland coliseum site is one of the center's directed to open

by the president of the united states. president joe biden ordered 100 of these to open in 30 days, and federal officials say no pauses in operations, no closures are expected. this site is already received 42,000 doses for the week. >> this is the largest deployment of military personnel for a domestic operation ever in history, including hurricane katrina, which was huge by all means. so this is a big undertaking, requires a lot of coordination. >> they expect to administer 6,000 doses a day at the coliseum site. the my turn website is handling the appointments. you can go to our remember site, abc7news.com, for a link. now, this vaccination site is allowing people who are over the age of 65 or healthcare workers, residents of nursing homes, food and agricultural workers, teachers, and other child care staff and emergency services workers. it opens at 7:00 this morning,

it is drive through, you don't even have to get out of your car. live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> nice and convenient, thank you, amy. the city of berkeley is expanding vaccine eligibility. anyone who works in a berkeley grocery store, convenience store, in person education or a child care setting now qualifies to get a shot. you'll need to bring your i.d. badge, recent pay stub, or letter from your employer to confirm your eligibility. the city is taking appointments for tomorrow through saturday, online, at the vaccination site on buchanan street and albany. the vaccines are free. we have some new details on california's contract with blue shield to run the state's vaccination program. it calls for 4 million doses to be administered every week by april 30th. blue shield has to provide equity reports that will be used to prioritize vaccine distribution. providers must administer 95% of the vaccine doses they receive within a week of getting them. blue shield will work with the state to deliver vaccines to

people who are unable to leave their home. the state's largest single healthcare provider kaiser permanente is lagging behind other systems when it comes to vaccinating their oldest patients. abc 7 news heard from people in their 80s who have yet to secure an invitation to make an appointment. so people who do find that getting one includes long lines and long waits. >> they stood outside with no cover, nowhere to sit, for two and a half hours after their appointment before they could even go in for their vaccine. >> kaiser says the system simply does not have enough vaccine yet. but with increased state allocations and the coming weeks, kaiser now expects to make vaccines available to all 270,000 of their members over 75 by the end of the month. can't miss it if you travel on highway 101. a sign above the highway went up last weekend and instantly became controversial. it reads missing all california

students last seen 3/13/2020. some parents chipped in their own money to put the message up. one parent who did not pay said the current system is not efficient. >> i would never say that the teachers aren't working as hard, but i think they have been given an opportunity by working at home to walk around in their pajamas all day long and not have to do what they would normally be doing by being at school, present, standing next to these kids in the classroom. >> we're working twice, thrice, four times, also ten times as hard as we did when we were teaching in the classroom. >> interestingly enough, now the parents who paid for the sign agreed to be interviewed on camera. new at 6:00, outdoor dining in san francisco could be here to stay well past the pandemic. according to the examiner, mayor london breed and sf lawmakers support making shared spaces

permanent. state senator scott winer has proposed a bill to change california's liquor licensing laws to make it easier for businesses to be flexible with where and how they serve alcohol. today is mardi gras but the big easy is not going big this year. every year there are parades, parties and celebrations. but this year because of the pandemic all of that is changing. so now listen to this, some neighbors in new orleans are decorating their homes like they would decorate a float. and then they're throwing beads to their neighbors and people walking by. so people are calling this yardi gras. back here in the bay area, the mardi gras san francisco style celebration is moving online. the village project will be streaming fat tuesday with a free blues concert, creative costumes and you can even order

food for pickup. the organization is also hosting a watch party contest with gift cards. go to the village project's website for all of the details. all right. let's take a live look at sfo. still ahead, the route they suspended starting this weekend because of covid concerns. and the extreme winter weather hitting much of the country this morning. why it prompted pg&e to ask you to conserve energy. and it looks a lot different at the golden gate bridge this morning, notice the lack of mist, drizzle rain and the winds. we're dry with a light breeze on the northwest at 3:00. today will be a good day for outdoor activities. and one more on the way before some rain shows up thursday. i'll have that coming up nex they said it couldn't be done but you managed to pack

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this morning more than 70% of the continental usa covered in snow. this is a live picture from our sister station, people in texas not so much and they're waking up to some of the coldest temperatures on record, millions of them are without heat. some of them without water as their pipes are freezing. as demand for energy surges, officials impose rolling blackouts across the state leaving more than 4 million customers without power. pg&e is asking californians to voluntarily conserve energy to help those in the midwest, texas and southeast. thankfully no rolling blackouts are planned here. let's play a little game. all the places mike's lived before. it is minus 17 in st. louis. minus 7 in chicago. minus 16 in des moines. minus 26 in north platte. minus 11 in minneapolis. i said, mike used to live. feels like 44 in san francisco.

our storm that came through over the weekend, look what it is doing. more snow and ice for texas. and also for louisiana on top of the snow they already had possibly half inch of ice, which will bring down the power lines and then have blackouts for weeks and possibly months in this freezing cold weather. for us, thursday night into saturday, a 1 on the storm impact scale. two light storms. a look at thursday, moves into the north bay during the evening hours, exits the south bay after the morning commute and then friday night into saturday that storm is looking much weaker which means we'll have a nice weekend coming your way and i'll have that coming up. here's jobina. >> thank you, mike. good morning, everyone. so our sensors are showing the bay bridge toll plaza is our busiest spot according to the chp. no mitering lights on yet as we take a live look here. you see it is busy, but i wouldn't call that a backup by any means. you should have a clear ride across the bridge as you make your way to san francisco. live picture showing you san jose and 101. very clear conditions in the south bay and in the east bay as

well. the only slow spot we really have is the usual spot, coming out of tracy. as i wrap up here, overall look at the map and you see the two slow spots that includes the bay bridge. julian. >> thank you, jobina. new at 6:00, a live look at sfo this morning. cafe pacific is suspending the san francisco to hong kong service. the airline announced cutbacks in response to new quarantine requirements for flight crews. the hong kong government imposed new restrictions, now requiring pilots and cabin crew to quarantine for 14 days plus seven days of medical surveillance which they return to hong kong. coming up, a california court sides with twitter on banning hateful speech. the case surrounding a transgender woman. on vaccine watch this morning, the

welcome back. 6:14. a battle is beginning over the future of that observation wheel in golden gate park. today an environmental group will be arguing why it should be taken down. organizers of keep the park dark argue the wheel is detrimental to wildlife. they claim the wheel is the reason a great horned owl nest nearby was recently abandoned. complaints also include the lights and noise that come from it. the group is also against the music concourse being transformed into a night life hot spot. they're set to vote tomorrow on whether to extend the ferris wheel's stay in 2025. pfizer's vaccine seems to be working. jobina is live at the news desk with the new study's findings. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. researchers found that pfizer's covid-19 vaccine appears to reduce symptomatic coronavirus infections by more than 90%. the findings while preliminary suggest the vaccine remains

effective in mass vaccinations outside the controlled conditions of a clinical trial. the research institute analyzed data of 1.2 million people around half of which received pfizer's vaccine. the rate of symptomatic covid-19 cases decreased by 94% among people who received two doses of the vaccine. the rate of serious illness decreased by 92%. the findings are consistent with data from pfizer's own vaccine trial, which found that the vaccine was 95% effective. julian. >> thank you. monarch butterflies have returned to the warm parts of mexico. millions of monarch migrate 2500 miles from canada through the u.s., then down to south to mexico. the officials are watching the sanctuaries to determine their size this year. in recent weeks several california lawmakers wrote a letter to the fish and wildlife service urging protection of the butterflies. so gorgeous to see.

that's awesome. >> that is pretty. >> mm. mm-hmm. yeah, we were worried that climate change may have lowered the numbers or changed their migration patterns, so good to see things are hopefully returning back to where they were before. i know we'll keep an eye on it. keeping an eye on outside, san jose, 280 at 17, few clouds over the higher elevations. temperatures in the mountains are above freezing. if anything is being bumped out of those clouds as they run into our mountains, likely going to be liquid variety. i think about 38 now in hamilton. so 45 down in the valleys. we look at partly cloudy, dry and seasonable temperatures today. a wet pattern thursday night through saturday morning. and brighter and warmer weekend ahead. let's look at temperatures around san francisco from 45 in the sunset to nearly 55 in ocean beach. most of us are in the upper 40s. and it is a little breezy the

closer you are to the coast. temperature, 35 in american canyon. 39 in fairfield now. 39 in santa clara. just about everybody else in the 40s. so we're starting off cooler but we're going to end up close to average, 56 to 59 along the coast. 58 to 60 around the bay and 59 to 62 in our inland neighborhoods. we'll see increasing high clouds today, dimming of our sunshine will keep our temperatures down just a little bit from their potential. see the winds, how fast they are, closer they are doeft toto coast today and then they speed up in places like napa and solano counties tomorrow morning but then fall apart during the afternoon hours. so the breezes are going to be there, just not really that aggressive. nothing we're not customed to handling. tonight, colder than this morning with frost possible in our north bay valleys. a lot of mid to upper 30s inland and upper 30s to low 40s around the bay and the coast. my accuweather seven-day forecast, a sandwich in the middle of it, thursday, friday, saturday, all ones on the storm

impact scale. and temperatures after that will reach possibly 70 away from the coast by monday. quite a difference from what we're seeing east of the rockies this morning. julian, kumasi? >> all right, thank you, mike. we're checking in with ginger who is live with what's coming up on "gma" at 7:00. good morning, ginger. >> julian and kumasi, we are really getting into the weather here on "good morning america." we have had rain, we're going to go into the 40s here, melting a lot of the snow. but my goodness, it could be the mardi gras that we haven't ever seen before, the coldest on record possible today. and, of course, snow and ice if that's not enough. you have deadly tornados in north carolina, several injured from there back to georgia. and then the beaches along the gulf of mexico, snow and that record cold. so will it impact vaccine rollout again today? we're going get into that and also we got to talk about fema opening up its first mass

vaccination sites. they're aiming to give thousands of shots each day. president biden pushing his covid relief bill and dr. richard besser will speak with us live about all of that. then we have the latest on the growing mystery after a former tampa bucs player was found dead in a hotel room, just days after his former team won the super bowl. so we'll get into that investigation. and then finally, it is fat tuesday, so a very special one where we will be celebrating the cold is not going to stop us. a fourth generation black-owned business that has a little twist on the classic king cake. you don't want to miss it. all coming up and so much more here on "gma." >> yes, we can't wait to see want to save hundreds on your wireless bill? with xfinity mobile you can.

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all right, we're back at 6:22. the temperatures for friday, pretty close to average with a lot of 50s along the coast and san francisco. low to mid660s, little bit warmer than average inland and

we'll see the 60s start to spread more through the bay, and out toward the coast as we head towards saturday. the sunday for sure is looking like the warmest day this week, and even some 70s trying to show up inland. most of us low to upper 60s. got to get through a little bit of rain. once we get on the other side of it, nice weekend waiting for us. >> i like the sound of that. thank you, mike. happening today, microsoft co-founder bill gates has a new book out, the book is titled "how to avoid a climate disaster". he says the book has everything you need to know in just 230 pages. gates writes that the past four years have been a wasted opportunity to combat the threat of warming planet. but he adds that the president biden's plan is within reach. >> after weeks of being offline, parler says it's back. the right wing friendly social network says it is relaunching after it was forced afterline last month. amazon cut off the web hosting service after the january 6th

attack on the u.s. capitol. the site's home page is a single page warning of technical difficulties, but parler says it has a new interim ceo and the service will be returning this week for current users. new users will be welcomed starting next week. a california appeals court has ruled twitter has the right to ban users for speech that it considers to be hateful. the decision centered around the case involving tweets about a transgender woman. a canadian writer was banned after sending offensive tweets including one that read men aren't women. >> there is a lot of hate against them and i think it is important that social media platform live up to their responsibility of protecting vulnerable people like they have done in this case. >> the appeals court based its ruling on other rulings of holding social media companies ability to ban users for certain speech. it also found that twitter's mission statement to give everyone the power to create and share ideas and information instantly without barriers did not amount to a legal promise

that it would not ban users from violating its hateful conduct policy. new at 6:00, a new theory about what really took out the dinosaurs. harvard researchers say it was a long distance comet that came from the edge of the solar system. their theory claims the gravity from jupiter shot the comet into an orbit that brought it very close to the sun. that forced the thing to break apart, causing some of the fragments to enter the earth's orbit. one of those, a really huge comet, 50 miles across. slammed into the coast of mexico and that is what killed all the dinosaurs. >> all right. well, break me off a piece of that vegan kit kat bar. >> come on. >> nestle is launching its first plant-based option of one of the world's most popular chocolate bars. it is called kit kat v. nestle has not revealed any details about what's in it. however, the label is pretty. the company says it delivers the

perfect balance between crispy wafer and smooth chocolate that people know and love and it is going to be released later this year in several countries. >> planters is looking for a new team to drive the nut mobile. >> oh, goodness. >> you're looking at it. the company is hiring new college grads to act as brand ambassadors and drive the nut mobile across the country. the peanuters as that's what they're called host events and do interviews from coast to coast. this is a paid full time job, lasts a year. the company posted application online at planters nut mobile.com. i think they just try to see how many times i could say that in one story. >> you did well, friend. good pandemic job. >> yeah, you know, if you want to see the country, i guess. one way to do it. >> you keeping it moving, you're interacting, hopefully healthy, with people. >> we'll stick with that. >> okay. coming up next at 6:30, the

new kind of covid-19 test available in the south bay starting this week. and warriors star draymond green's rant on double staters. the problem he has with the nba's treatment of its players. and as we head to break, let's take a live look outside. a beautiful start to our day. looks like this is our camera looking at the b

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pelosi wants to make sure this attack on the capitol never happens again. her call for an investigation into the deadly riot. plus, it is the hottest new social media platform racking up millions of downloads within the past month. we take you inside the exclusive invite only app clubhouse. >> i got some invites. >> you're clubbing? >> i was on there this weekend. >> yeah? hear anything good? >> it was a pretty interesting conversation. >> yeah. >> we'll leave it at that. it is a good way to network. good morning, everybody. >> keeping it in the clubhouse. >> i have some invites for real if you want to get on there. it is february 16th. before we tell you more about clubhouse, we'll check in with mike. >> oh, you know i'm right there on the cutting edge of new apps. weather apps. yes. here is a look at what's going on outside. we're looking at walnut creek, looks clear, so does live doppler 7. no need to worry about rain today. grab the sunglasses.

we have a little bit of fog around napa, vallejo, cordelia, this could leak down to venetia, 37, 29, 12 and the usual areas in napa. that's about it as far as the fog goes. let's move on, show you 880 in oakland. 45 degrees mostly clear. mid-40s to upper 30s. cold. mid to upper 50s with high clouds and sunshine this afternoon. more on thursday's rain coming up. here's julian. >> thank you, mike. big vaccination news here. 42,000 covid vaccine doses this week, 6,000 shots per day. all by appointment only. the federal government is giving a big boost to the vaccine effort here in the bay area today. two mass vaccination sites are opening in california, including one at the oakland coliseum. these are the nation's first federal vaccination sites. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with more. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning. it is going to be opening in the next half hour, 7:00 this

morning they're going to get going and it has the power of the federal government behind it. oakland coliseum, they expect to administer 6,000 doses a day. one of the centers directed to open by the president of the united states. this is one of 100 sites president biden wants to open in 30 days. officials do not expect it to run out of vaccine. the government plans to keep it well stocked and staffed and efficient. you don't even have to get out of your car. >> to give you a comparison, these centers directed by the president of the united states, 130 days mass vaccination centers, these are going to be drive throughs to normalcy for folks and the magnitude of this operation is that we have got a number of federal agencies with fema coordinating, but in particular the department of defense. >> this site is opening as san francisco has had to close some of its vaccination sites because of lack of supply. but the federal government does not think that will happen in

oakland. they have sent 42,000 doses just to cover this week. this is open for people who are over the age of 65 or healthcare workers, educators, workers in the food industry, nursing home residents and emergency service workers. the website my turn is handling the appointments. you can go to our site, abc7news.com, for a link. live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. a second federal mass vaccination site is opening today in southern california. jobina is at the live desk with the details on the cal state l.a. site. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. east l.a. the community has been devastated by the pandemic. it includes latino neighborhoods and underserved by health resources. that makes it a good fit for fema to open one of its first mass vaccination sites. active duty service members from the u.s. army and national guard are working around the clock at both the cal state l.a. campus and the coliseum. these sites are part of

president biden's pandemic response plan that aims to make the vaccine widely available by the spring. former acting director of the cdc dr. richard besser talked about how to speed things up. >> these mass clinics are important. getting vaccines to local pharmacies, giving vaccines out in communities, because it is not just about speed. you have to look and see who is most vulnerable. who has been getting this infection, how do we get this to essential workers who work all day, people who may not have transportation to get to these megacenters. >> three more federal sites are expected to open in texas next week. fema is still looking for more potential locations across the country. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. dodger stadium will start doing vaccinations again after it shut down last week because of a shortage. it will only be doing second doses though because of a limited supply. los angeles has been receiving about 58,000 doses each week. a sign on the door at muss

coney center in san francisco says the vaccine wait list will return on monday. mass vaccinations in the city are on hold now. the city says it doesn't have the supply now to keep up with the demand that it is seeing at sites. supposed to resume friday at the city college location but only for second doses. in the south bay, santa claire why count ra county is w drop in covid testing. people will be able to do a saliva-based test at two locations. it is self-administered. all you have to do is spit in the tube. it does mean no eating, drinking, smoking or chewing gum 30 minutes before. >> a lot of people would feel comfortable getting this test. it is very non-invasive. testing is a crucial part of contact tracing because to do contact tracing you have to start with testing in the first place. >> santa clara county says currently it is only using 55% of its testing capacity. president biden will be

taking his first official trip today. he's trying to sell his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan directly to the american people. biden will be in milwaukee where he will be participating in a cnn town hall. it comes as federal unemployment benefits expire for millions on march 14th. that means time is running out if biden wants his plan in place before that happens. republicans say they do not support the plan because the high price tag. the plan includes $1400 stimulus checks funding for schools and billions of dollars in aid for state and local governments. if a month from now as unemployment checks are at the verge of stopping for 10 million americans we can proceed with a democrat only bill. >> biden will head to michigan on thursday to tour a pfizer vaccine facility. house speaker nancy pelosi says congress will move to establish an independent commission to investigate the deadly capitol riot. five people including a police

officer died during the rampage on january 6th. the commission will be similar to the one set up in the wake of the september 11th terrorist attacks. speaker pelosi is also asking congress to allocate additional funding to provide safety for members of -- of members and security on the capitol. we are expecting an update today on the effort to recall governor gavin newsom. the california secretary of state will issue a report on the total number of signatures to get that measure on the ballot. organizers of the effort say they have enough suggests, but they still need to be verified before recall election can be scheduled. it only takes 12% of votes cast in the last election to qualify for a recall on the ballot. the signature deadline is march 17th. today is the last day for western sonoma county residents to register to vote if they want to participate in a special election next month. the special election on march 2nd will decide the fate of two tax measures. measure a is a $48 parcel tax

that would be charged annually for three years to support high schools and then measure b is a 4% transient occupancy tax for hotel and short-term rentals. new at 6:00, a tornado ripped through north carolina's brunswick county killing at least three people and injuring ten others. the tornado hit just after midnight, destroying homes here, completely flattening them, downing power lines and snapping trees in half. thousands were left without electricity. searches for missing people were under way yesterday, but always so terrible when the tornadoes hit in the middle of the night while folks are sleeping. >> right. >> unable to get to safety in time. we are just seeing some really wild weather all across the country right now. >> mm-hmm. yeah. tale of two halves of that storm. the front half, we had the tornado, also a couple of tornados in southwest georgia and the panhandle of florida out of the same system on the warm side of it. you see those to the southwest of albany and see pretty close

getting closer to tallahassee. but that was on the warm side. now we have another cold storm coming out, one that brought us some rain over the weekend, just now coming out of the rockies. and look what it is going to do. going to bring more ice on top of all the snow they received in texas, arkansas, louisiana, mississippi. and this could potentially produce more power outages and produce it for days and weeks instead of the rolling blackouts they're dealing with. back here, pretty cold, compared to yesterday. not like they're dealing with. but we have got upper 30s to mid-40s in the south bay. and pretty much low to mid-40s elsewhere except we got 38 in danville and napa with that fog. now if you're commuting, everything is pretty dry today. just colder this morning. so enjoy that while we have it because come thursday night, especially friday morning, our toughest commute moving forward as far as wet weather. a look at future radar, and as we head through thursday, increasing clouds, but thursday night you can see the rain

rolling north to south, waking up to slippery conditions friday morning and then the next storm friday night to saturday, kind of falls apart and that will lead to a faster recovery and warmer temperatures this weekend. i'll have that coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. hopefully the commute is easier this morning without the rain. >> definitely, mike. thank you. good morning, everyone. so we have for the most part a pretty good situation out there. it is busy in the east bay, though. we're going to start off with a live picture here of the bay bridge toll plaza. mitering lights came on at 6:19 and the backup is there. it is going to be a little slow too once you make it through the mitering lights and into san francisco this morning. other our busy spot, emeryville right now, especially for people that are going to be needing to make their way to the toll plaza. you can see those headlights are traveling westbound. those taillights eastbound. and then the graphic here, so you can see the map, we have a couple red pockets that you can probably see here, also little

bit of fog around vallejo. this is really a slower spot in el sobrante. we are seeing residual delays so you can expect speeds to be around 12 miles per hour as yo travel westbound. coming up this morning, covid vaccine testing on kids. we'll talk about the trial happening overseas and how those findings could help us reach that new normal in the bay area. and you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. up 88 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. at some point as players we need to be treated with the same respect. >> have you heard this story? one of the top stories on abc7news.com, double staters, draymond green's impromptu three minute message about the treatment of nba players.

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officials in florida are investigating after former nfl wide receiver vincent jackson was found dead in a tampa hotel room. he was 38 years old and a three-time pro bowler with then the san diego chargers and tampa bay buccaneers. his body was discovered by a housekeeper around 11:30 in the morning yesterday. the sheriff's office says it is investigating, but that jackson's body showed no apparent signs of trauma.

usa today sports reports that officials do not suspect foul play. a covid vaccine trial for a child volunteer ages 6 to 17 is starting this month in the uk. teen trials have been under way for months now, this is the first time children will be included. astrazeneca is enrolling 300 children in a small trial through oxford university. pfizer, moderna and johnson & johnson are expected to start trials for this younger group in the spring. safety data will be critical when it comes to convincing families. >> when people are aware of the fact that the probability of their child getting sick is low, it is a harder sell. >> while immunizing children may be important for herd immunity, it should not be a prerequisite for in person learning. the world health organization has granted

emergency authorization to the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. the panel recommends that the astrazeneca vaccine be used in adults and in countries where new variants are circulating currently. countries are expected to begin receiving the first doses of this vaccine later this month. good news there. now to your morning money report, fast food workers across the bay area are going on strike today. they are calling on congress to pass a $15 an hour minimum wage as part of president biden's covid relief package. they're being pressured to work while their sick and management doesn't conduct adequate wellness checks. now a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way. we're up now about 115 points. fake amazon product reviews are being sold in bulk. an investigation found ten websites buying and selling

phony positive reviews for as little as $7. they were even tips on how you can write the reviews without raising any suspicion. amazon says it does work to remove fake reviews and takes action against any abuse. so the question is how do you spot a fake review? experts say try to look for similar language in multiple reviews for a product. the hottest social media app out right now has ties to oakland. clubhouse, have you heard of it? if not, it is an exclusive invite only app that is suddenly popping up just about everywhere. it is an audio only exploration of conversations with vips. users can join rooms to listen in on kovg conversations and interviews on several different topics. they hit 2 million weekly users within the last month. celebrities like oprah, serena williams and elon musk have been seen on the app, but the app is now facing competition out there. >> twitter already has a very

similar feature called spaces. facebook is in development right now for a feature. and mark cuban is developing an app called fire side. >> you know you're on to something if facebook, twitter and mark cuban are trying to duplicate your idea. now can catch the full inside look at the app coming up on "gma" at 7:00. >> do you use it, julian? >> i haven't used it before, but i've seen a couple of friends who have and they shared some cool stories of how, like, lakeith stanfield was in one of the rooms hanging out having a conversation with people. cool way to connect with some vips as they say. >> it is. you get to learn. they have all these different topics, you drop in, like, you know, eavesdrop and learn a little something. mike, i'm sending you an invite. you can start a room. >> i appreciate that. >> you can do a weather room and people would show up. the weather nerds. i say that lovingly, by the way.

>> of course. and we wear it as a very honorable badge, i must say. might throw in some sports and politics too. but, yes, weather nerds unite on clubhouse. here is a look at what's going on from our roof camera. gorgeous pink that is starting to develop with our baby blue sky in the background, pink on the clouds. about 49 degrees in san francisco. seasonal, partly cloudy, little breezy, especially near the coast. more cooling and calmer and isolated fog tonight. and a brighter dryer weekend coming our way. temperatures nearing 7 0 by sunday. we have 130-mile-per-hour jet stream over top of us. that's going to push high clouds in our afternoon sky. that will limit our potential heating, but still not a bad day. mid to upper 50s along the coast. 58 to 60 around the bay and 59 to 62 inland. for the rest of the state, going to be even faster winds in so cal. they're in the 70s around l.a. and also in palm springs.

no more snow, little break up in tahoe, 39. and if you're going to dine outside, might i say dress warmly. the breezes will taper. but still going to be in the -- near the 40s by 8:00. more comfortable to get it to go. tip anyway, right? here is a look at our lows tonight. a lot of mid to upper 30s in inland valleys. frost possible in the north bay. and upper 30s to low 40s around the bay. how about a sandwich of -- a couple of 1s on the storm impact scale for thursday night and the north bay. the rest of us, friday. saturday morning is looking dryer and dryer, may have to take that one off there. we'll keep it there for now and look at that by monday near 60 to 70 degrees. have a good one. here's kumasi. >> thank you, mike. this historic winter storm isn't just causing icy roads, power outages and dangerously low temperatures, it is also delaying the rollout of the covid vaccine. in missouri, mass vaccination events across the state have

been canceled for the rest of the week to make sure people aren't waiting out in the brutal cold and drive on the roads. vaccination sites in alabama, georgia, kentucky, temporarily closed too. this weather is going to slow down our vaccinations some, going to be too much snow. >> and then there is also concerns about power outages. the oregon health authority says they lost electricity to some of the freezers that are protecting covid-19 vaccine doses. but they say it is too early to tell if any of them have gone to waste. in texas, officials scramble to avoid throwing out more than 8,000 doses. warriors star draymond green took time out of his postgame interview with the media to address a double standard he sees in the nba. >> the team can say they are trading you and that man stays in shape, he is to stay professional and if not, his career is on the line. at some point this league has to protect the players from embarrassment like that. >> so here's the back story.

the cavaliers decided to bench center andre drummond before their game against the warriors as they looked to trade him to another team. and that did not sit well with draymond green. he then addressed the mental health of players. he said players must be respected and he's sick and tired of seeing the league mistreating them. the video is the top video on abc7news.com this morning. you can watch the full three minutes now on our apps for your connected tv devices, download it for free today on roku, apple tv, amazon fire, and android tv by searching abc 7 bay area. a spacex falcon 9 rocket launched dozens of satellites into orbit. >> five, four, three, two, one,, zero. ignition and liftoff. >> that's a good sign. the rocket launched from cape canaveral late last night, carrying 60 star link satellites. this was the sixth launch of

this booster. a second launch with another 60 satellites could take flight as early as tomorrow on a different falcon 9. >> christie creme krispy kreme new doughnut. it is filled with caramel and chocolate cream. topped with a swirl that resembles the red planet. if you submitted your name during nasa's send your name to mars campaign, you can get your doughnut for free. the rover named perseverance will search for signs of ancient life and study the planet's climate and geology. and if you need something to drink with the doughnut, you probably should do water, but there is also this. mcdonald's is bringing back its popular shamrock shake to celebrate st. patrick's day. that would be so much. all right, you can also get an oreo shamrock mcflurry which was first introduced last year for the minty shake's 50th

anniversary. the shamrock shake has been around since 1967, when mcdonald's owner in connecticut came up with the treat. sales of the lucky shake help to build the first ronald mcdonald house in philadelphia. >> i did not know the back story. toymaker hasbro is scrapping its plans to produce more action feg figures of a mandalorian character kara dune. her role as a rebel alliance soldier on the mandalorian was an instant fan favorite. the action figure sold out shortly after it was released last year, but now toy stores say hasbro has informed them that it is canceling production and will not be fulfilling future orders. i guess you now have a collector's item if you got one of the first ones. an animatronic baby yoda won two top honors in the toy industry including the most innovative toy of the year.

look at that. the toy giggles, babbles, wiggles its ears, raises its arms, it sold out at most stores and online. no surprise. disney owns the "star wars" franchise and, of course, the parent company of abc 7. they didn't say if it has the force, kumasi, or not. >> if it had what? >> it use tcan use the force. >> i was mesmerized by baby yoda, so cute. >> i don't know what i would do with it if i had it. i would look at it and play with it. >> i love it. it is so life-like. can you imagine if that thing makes noises by itself and you walk in the room. >> it is comforting. mike said it is grogu and i need to stop calling it baby yoda. it has a name. >> you're right. grogu it is. >> no. i'm calling it baby yoda. >> it is the more adorable name. >> yes, so cute. all right, coming up next,

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6:58 if you're just joining us. here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, a major fema vaccination site is opening today at the oakland coliseum, first federally managed site in bay area, only one two of in california. the goal is to get out 6,000 vaccination doses every day and it is by appointment only. number two, president biden will take his first official trip today at an effort to sell his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan directly to the american people. he will be in milwaukee for a

town hall. number three this morning, more than 70% of the continental u.s. is covered in snow. the biggest oil refineries in the country have shut down and experts say that will probably cause gas prices to jump. and number four, we're waking up to dryer conditions, but colder weather this morning. high clouds, sunshine and seasonal this afternoon. number five, the busiest spot now is the bay bridge toll pl plaza. number six, registration starts today for the professional business women conference. events will be virtual due to the pandemic. pwc 2021 is may 11th through 13th. number seven, today is mardi gras. instead of parades and parties, neighbors are decorating their homes like they decorate the floats and throwing beads at people who walk by the house. they are calling it yardi gras. >> i love the name. >> i'm going to go through some

beads at you, julian, while you're trying to do a cut-in. >> now everyone at home will kn good morning, america. breaking news, at least three dead. five reported tornadoes touching down across three states. >> we got people trapped in structures that have collapsed. >> as a massive storm system prompts states of emergency from texas to oregon. that deadly winter weather slamming most of the country right now. 200 million americans across more than 40 states on alert for dangerous snow and ice. texas blitzed with a record bitter deep freeze. the governor calling it the winter version of hurricane harvey. chicago buried in more snow overnight. ginger and our extreme weather team tracking it all. game changer. this morning the first two federal mass vaccination sites opening in california. the army and the national guard set to vaccinate thousands of people a day