that would shorten the path to citizenship. the impact for millions of immigrants already in the country. >> i think that would definitely help in some way. >> much-needed relief for californians struggling in the pandemic. new stimulus checks for five million people. and controversial comments. some parents pretty upset what they heard about this school board meeting last night. the new petition. mission to mars. this is the ancient lake nasa is planning to have its rover touch down this afternoon. >> good morning, it is thursday february the 18th. >> first space cadets a check on the weather here from mike. >> according to all the looney tunes cartoons i watched growing up this is definitely life on mars. iant wait to see that. what an achievement they are going to have today. let's talk about what's

happening tonight. tonight through tomorrow morning and again tomorrow night through saturday mortgage. light rain on the way. spreading north to south. until then pretty quiet. no fog. pretty clear. and temperatures running about the same as they were this time yesterday. as we look from the east bay hills how clear it is out there. mid-30s to low-40s. but with increasing clouds we'lls also see mild temperatures already near 60 at noon. mid-60s away from 2 coast. and mid- to upper-50 was a cloudy afternoon. try at 7:00. low- to mid-50s. this is going to be a nighttime storm. we'll time it out for you in app some parent are upset about comments from the board of education. amy hollyfield life in oakley with the video. good morning, kumasi. parents are upset. there is already an online petition calling for the school

board to be recalled or to resign. we've got some audio for you of board member lisa talking about how parents --. and she doesn't call them teachers. >> -- behind the scenes and it is really unfortunate they want to pick on us because they want their baby sitter back. >> right. >> right. >> right. >> reporter: calls the teachers baby sitters. well the petition has 424 signatures of support. it was just created last night. the comments online show that parents are upset. with one parent saying my kids deserve better than this violent and uncaring bunch of bullies. in the video you can also hear board meb kim bead use expletives in talking about parents. the board also talks about making parents call in and record their public comments rather than making them live in

a meeting. and the recording would cut them off at kplooekt three minutes. about seven minutes into the video the board realizeds they are public and parents ron the call and listening so they abruptly cut it off. no one from the school district or any of the board members have comments. reporting live in oakley. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. thank you amy. berkeley public schools begin reopening for inperson learning next month. the district and union reached the teal and it is contingent on vaccinating teachers. the city has its own health depth to acquire vaccinations and designate them to teachers. >> the fact we may have two full months to return to school before the end of the school year i think is an enormous win for our students and families. >> students return to campus with a hybrid model preschool through second grade scheduled to be back march 29th.

older students by mid april. the schedule could change depending on the city's vaccine schedule. >> san francisco unified is getting classrooms ready. the department of public health has inspected six schools that are ready for inperson learning. this one is sunset elementary. it is part of wave 1. >> we have our play spaces identified, as well as our eating spaces and learning spaces outside. and inside you will get to take a look at the decals and the signable a si signage and classrooms also ready in terms of furniture preparation and can classroom setup. >> reopening is not a done deal. a tentative agreement between the district and labor unions is expected to be ratified next week. some negotiations are ongoing. the deal require certain benchmarks be met before inperson learning resumes. >> new numbers show just how deadly the coronavirus pandemic was last year. jobina has that.

as well as new concerns how quickly variants are spraeding. jobina. >> thank you, reggie. the cdc predicts deaths likely decrease the next four weeks but still on pace to have upwards of 559,000 lives lost by march 1th. the cdc is reporting here in the u.s. the life expectancy in fact first half of 2020 dropped during the heightened piece of the pandemic here, shaving off at least one year of life. it is the biggest decrease since world war two or. minorities even greater. experts fear another covid surge sparked by the variants. >> i do fear they will become dominant by the latter half of march. >> the uk variant and the south african variant could cause cases to rise overnight.

maryland's governor announced the state's first confirmed case of the brazil variant. there is a positive update here. pfizer and moderna's vaccines appear to offer protection against the new strains, including the highly transmissible south african variant, reggie. >> jobina, thank you. much-needed relief to those hardest hit during the pandemic. governor newsom and state lawmakers just agreed to a $9.6 billion economic recovery package. the deal includes $600 stimulus checks for more than 5 million low income californians. two million dollars in grants for small businesses and fee relief for nearly 60,000 restaurants and bars. abc7 news reporter jr. stone tells us it is getting mixed reaction. >> i haven't heard about that. so thanks for letting me. >> >> reporter: she works two jobs. and after learning about california's covid stimulus plan that will dish out checks to 5.7

million people. those who made $30,000 or less last year and undocumented workers who filed tax returns and make 75,000 or less a year. >> well, any assistance can be helpful. >> reporter: in addition to the stimulus checks. governor gavin newsom says license fees will be waved for restaurants, bars, businesses and salons. and also eligible for grants. >> i think that lechbl help. >> reporter: but while everyone is happy with the money they will soon be saving and possibly receiving. some bar owners are still upset over what's happened leading up. >> i think the whole roll out of trying to stimulate the economy and make up for mistakes has been really slip shod. they should have been doing a lot a lot stooner and there is a lot of people that will never open up again and that is a shame. >> those we talked with also had many questions on why $600 checks aren't going to more

people in need. >> i don't think the limitation of 30 and under is the right way to go. it is adults who are paying the mortgage bills and nay make more than 30,000 or paying the rent. >> at the end of the day i'm not happy with everything they are doing but at least people are getting help. people are trying to survive and the government is doing something. that is most important. >> reporter: j.r. stone, abc7 news. the white house announced over night a sweeping immigration bill that would shorten the path for citizenship for millions of americans already in the country. jobina foreseen with the details. >> people like dreamers, farmers, and those from war zones would get a green card immediately. this would only apply to people who have been in the country before january 1st. democrats need republican

support because this legislation needs 60 votes to pass in the senate. democrats only have fifty. democrats and president biden say they are open to negotiations on the proposal. they are also looking for ways to pass reform without republican support. kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. happening today the ceos of the trading app robhood and reddit will be testifying before congress. the hearing weeks after amateur traders banded together to drive up game stop's share price. silicon valley based robinhood faced criticism after temporarily suspending gamestop trading. millions in tex are waking up for the fourth day without any power. partially due to the bitter cold temperatures following this week's winter storm. here is a live look at arlington, texas. the state is reporting more outage right now than hurricane

harvey which decimated the area in 2017. the big concern is the water supply. millions of residents and some hospitals are experiences reduced water pressure. grocery stores are running low on water, food and firewood. some people sleeping in their cars to stay warm. >> we have no power. i got my family sleeping in the car. and light company, they need to do something. people are going die. >> reporter: texas governor greg abbot said power should be restored to a million homes by tonight but more rolling blackouts are expected. when to they get a break, mike. >> couple more days. looks like not before saturday till they finally jump above freezing. still dealing with a little bit of snow and freezing rain around houston, back

antonio. back here at home we're clear. mid- to upper-40s across san francisco. 44-49 the san la . any of those areas around there. it is 36 degrees under clear conditions. pretty good for outdoor activities. it is chilly this morning. comfortable this afternoon and dry during the daylight hours. just less sunshine as you can see with our storm moving in. make for a colorful sunrise across the north bay this morning. by 7:00 some light rain trying to move into the north bay. the bulk is in there by midnight. as we've been talking about, this storm is going to weaken and fall apart through the overnight hours into the morning commute will it should leave most offous with slippery conditions and a little sunshine

late into the day. rainfall amounts from this system, nothing during the evening commute but by the time we start the morning commute, everybody but the south bay is wet. and then you will get wet during tomorrow's morning commute. also looks like we'll get less than 0.2 inches of rain. good morning, jobina. good morning, mike. hi everyone. so we are going start here with a live picture in san jose showing off 101. i do have a couple things to talk about. on southbound 101 we do have a rollover crash on the shoulder but it is causing a slow down in the area. as we move over to a live look in walnut creek. showing you 680 right now. walnut creek is looking good but on northbound 680 in fremont we have a crash blocking the off ramp there. someone ran into the barrel. heads up on those issues. and as we look at the map here, bringing an overall look at the

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personal information of some california drivers may have been compromised in a security breech. the dmv says a contractor it uses to verify addresses was a victim of a ransomware attack earlier this month. the agency is investigating. nasa's perseverance rover is going to attempt an ambitious landing on mars today. it is searching for signs of ancient life on the red planet. abc news reporter explains the mission and the risk.

>> reporter: one giant leap towards finding out if there was life on perseverance scheduled to land today after traveling seven months will touch down an an ancient lake. a site where ancient life may have been best preserved. >> life should have been there. i'm very optimistic. >> reporter: the most dangerous part of the mission begins when the rover enters mars' atmosphere. a period known as the seven minutes of terror. >> we call it that because it takes approximately seven minutes if are the spacecraft to make it from the top of the martian atmosphere to safely wheels on the ground. it is terrifying because the spacecraft has to manage that descent stage all by itself. >> reporter: unfolds as nasa is left in the dark with a 12 minute communication delay.

meaning perseverance has to navigate on its own. the mission behind the $2.7 billion landing is to collect rock samples and bring them back to earth to look for signs of life. >> if we can find evidence of life of on mars, we are going realize that we're a bigger part of the life story. it is not just an earth story. the as universe story. >> perseverance, roughly the size of a car is the fifth and most advanced rover nasa has sent to mars. abc news san diego. i'm excited. okay. so the chabot space and science center is hosting a virtual live watch party to celebrate the landing. it starts at noon today until 2:00 p.m. on chabot's facebook and youtube channels. also public q&a with experts from nasa's research center. if you need something to go with the watch party, you can watch with a sweet treat from chrkris.

these doughnuts this week are filled with caramel, chocolate cream and a swirl that resembles the red planet. it is scheduled to touch down just before 1:00 this afternoon. that's exciting. >> the doughnut or perseverance. >> perseverance. you know i just like traditional glaze. >> i know. >> i know. but this is really exciting. just want to watch and see what's going to happen. these seven minutes of terror. we should call it intensity, that's a little scary. it is just exciting, mike. >> um-hmm, oh, the science behind this is just amazing. and if they are able to pull it off, the science they are going learn is going to be even more fascinating. so yeah, i'll be glued to something, ipad, phone. who knows. want to see this happen. because, you know, i wanted to be an astronaut. didn't happen. so sutro tower about 45 degrees as we look down on san francisco

all the way to the east bay shore. clean air again, cloudy but mild this afternoon. rain tonight and again tomorrow night. both storms are a one on our storm impact scale. and spring warmth for a few days next week. low- to mid-70s. i'll show you those in a second. for today a cloud cover overtaking us from north to south. temperature 58 at half moon bay. 56 at lakeport. the rest around 60-66 degrees. the 66 become in the south bay. across the state you can see the showers way up north increasing clouds until you get to the southern part where we'll have sunshine and near 70 degrees. for tonight it will be definitely milder but you can see some green out there. also mid-40s to low-50s as we turn the storm impact scale scale on tonight. here we are jumping hd to tomorrow's storm. 11:00 tomorrow night. if you have outdoor plans tomorrow evening you are going to be fine. and overnight hours through the morning most of us will sleep right through this lighter event. a few light showers early in the morning in the north bay and

increasing sunshine and warmth. in fact not always of us are going to get wet from the storm tomorrow night. if you do up to a tenth of inch of rain that. will be our coolest day moving forward. monday and tuesday will be our warmest days with low- to mid-70s away from the coast. a new dog park in san jose, south 1st street between's william and east reed streets. basic dog amenities and separate areas for bigger and smaller dogs. the opening is from 150kz a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. >> up next the seven things to know

it is 5:22. if you are just joining us here are the seven things to know this morning. one. in the east bay some parents in oakley want school board members to resign after a virtual meeting catches officials making light of students still being at home. one board member says parents just want their babysits back. >> two, inperson learning set to resume in berkeley next month. the district and union reach a deal contingent on vaccinating teachers. >> three, democrats on capitol hill expected to introduce their

version of president biden's immigration reform bill. includes creating an 8 year path to citizenship for the 11 million undoimted people in the country. power outage continues for a fourth day. governor abbot says power should be restored to a million homes by tonight. i sure hope so, so they can warm up and get some water they are lacking also. let's take a look at what's going on for us tonight. you don't need the wet weather gear today but tonight through tomorrow morning a chance of light rain and drizzle. less than 0.2 inches but tomorrow's mortgage commute going to be a little slippery. six, we are going to bring you a live look in san jose, showing off 101 right now. we do have a crash in the area on south bay 101 before he willier. injuries reported. this is a rollover crash and a traffic break has been brought the perseverance rover is set to complete its 300 million

mile journey to mars this afternoon. the rover will be searching for signs of life on the red planet and bringing back some samples for research. gwyneth paltrow has revealed that she had covid-19 and she's still suffering from its lingering effects. here is abc news reporter airline russia. >> a revelation from oscar winner gwyneth paltrow about her health. the actress posting on her goop website i had covid-19 early on and it left me with some fatigue and brain fog. adding in january i had some tests done that showed really high levels of inflammation in my body. the 48-year-old one of millions suffering the lingering effects of the disease. >> after you have gone through the initial infection, you end up with complications after the disease. such as you are having trouble with your heart. you are having trouble with breathing. you are having issues with

memory and concentration. some people lose taste and smell. >> reporter: coming up at 7:00. more on how the actress is cope. i'm airline reschive, abc news new york. in 2015 what monster became an official citizen of japan. >> godzilla. >> correct. >> okay. this is karen choo from oakland. and she'll be on "the chase" tonight. to win money contestants have to beat some of the best game show contestn'ts in the country. including "jeopardy" championship brad rutter. karen we are rooting for you. >> yeah. because the chase is intense. >> it looks intense. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including the beautiful sight that is prompting drivers to get

out and take pictures. >> and is it local school district looking at into a new target start date. >> and the fate of the ferris wheel at golden gate park. >> don't take it away until at least kumasi rides in it. >> thank you. >> a live look outside at the golden gate bridge at 5:26. ive wrib.

we have the meeting open to the public right now. >> uh-uh. >> oops, now a petition gaining traction following a school board meeting. the controversial comments some members made when they thought they were talking in private. >> and expanding eligibility, the essential workers that will be able to get their covid-19 vaccines in one county beginning in ten days. >> the dangerous winter weather hampering vaccination efforts. impact here in the bay area. good morning welcome to thursday february 18th. >> those stories in a moment. first mike with the forecast. hi mike. hi kumasi, reggie, hi everybody. thanks for joining us let's talked about with what's going on. starting thursday rather quiet. live doppler 7 not detecting any wet weather and pretty clear conditions as we look from the east bay hills back towards san francisco. leer is a look at the south bay, 87. and san jose international in the bakken ground

few high clouds by 7:00. colorful sunrise on the way. clouds increase through the the day. temperatures mild, mid-50s at the coast. mid-60s inland. still dry at 7:00 but once the clock strikes majority rain is on the way. in fact it is a one on the storm impact scale. for not only tonight but again for tomorrow knight and we'll take an hour by hour look at future radar coming up. here is reggie. thank you mike. resign or be recalled. a change.org petition is racking up hundreds of signatures following a school board meeting in the east bay. abc7 news amy hollyfield is live in oakley with the comments the board of trustees thought they were making in private. amy. >> it wasn't private, reggie. and parents are now very upset with some calling them uncaring bullies and not professional. the board did not know parents were listening in on this meeting. they thought it was private. here is one example from the

meeting that upset parents. we've got board member kim b. talking about what she would do to people who comment online. what she would do if they actually commented and said these things to her face. >> really i honestly don't care about that part. but you know what, are we alone? >>ia yeah. >> -- [ bleep ] if you are going to call me out, i'm going to [ bleep ] you up. sorry, that's just me. >> well parents have launched an online possession. they launched it last night calling for the board to resign or be recalled. they have 424 signatures. in the comments, parents call the board unprofessional and an embarrassment. saying the kids in the district deserve better. about six minutes into the meeting. board member lisa b says parent who is want to send their kids back to school just want their baby sitters back, referring to

teachers. the board also laughs when board member richie m. says his brother delivers medical marijuana to some parents in the district. the board realize about eight minutes in the meeting is public and abruptly ends it. no one from the school district or the school board has comments. live this in santa rosa school superintendent says return to classroom for students will not happen march 1st as hoped. reporting the school district is still in negotiations with unions focused on covid-19 vaccinations for teachers. scheduled to receive their first dose next week. there is a four week period for is second dose and pushing a start date late march or april. covid cases are falling but the cdc is still urging everyone not to travel. to be concern is those new variants could end upcoming back

home. as abc7 news anchor dan ashley tells us the virus is also opening up an opportunity for thieves. >> reporter: the cdc is now warning those new more contagious variants across the u.s. could easily cause another surge in covid cases. >> i know the variants are concerning. i'm talking about them today because i am concerned too. >> reporter: they believe the uk variant will be the dominant strain and soon. it is more transmissible and new uk data shows it is likely more deadly. the cdc is also tracking the south african variant now found in at least nine states and washington, d.c. a new cdc report now shows the south african variant caused a 16-fold increase in cases in one month in zambia. there is concern over what could happen here in the united states. and when it comes to masks, federal authorities have revealed they seized close to 10 million counterfeit 3m n 95 masks in recent weeks. hundreds of thousands of fake masks were found in western

maryland. >> individual, criminals, exploit our vulnerability for a quick buck is something we'll continue to aggressively pursue. >> that ws dan ashley reporting. now the n 95 masks t real ones should a nios stamp and a head strap. not ear loops. authorities are reaching out to medical facilities and possible victims who may have purchased fake masks. february 28th, child care and education workers and food and kag churl workers and emergency service workers all will be able to get vaccinated. >> this expansion of eligibility will help ensure that many of our essential workers, particularly those essential workers who are living in communities that have been hardest hit will have access to vaccine. >> the county says to reach these essential workers, they will be expanding some vaccine site hours and reaching out to businesses with eligible

employees. dr. sarah cody who we just heard from says the goal for the next two weeks is to get more people age 56 and up vaccinated to make sure moment appointments are open. >> -- vaccination in allege gain county in pleasanton. we spoke with one woman who just got her shot. she feared the worst but getting an appointment was relatively easy. >> i just got online last night. i was surprised i was able to get an appointment today. so that was good. and i thought well okay. go for it. >> we are excited to be able to vaccinate our communities, get everyone healthy and be getting back to a new normal. >> if you go to the site you will notice multiple lanes. they are divided up based on whether you signed up through your provider, sutter or stanford health or the county website. the virus is hitting gilroy

hard. now there is a new resource. gilroy has the highest case rate of any city in the county. out of a population of more than 55,000 there have been more than 7,000 confirmed cases. to help slow the trend. a vaccination site opened at the gilroy senior center. the popup site is going to be open two weeks. a mass vaccination site also expected to open at gilroy high school by the end of the month. extreme weather across the country is faking a toll on the fight against covid-19. jobina is joining us on the issue and how the problem is still being felt here in the bay area. jo jobina? >> the race to vaccinate is more important than ever especially with these variants we're talk about. dangerous winter storms are hampering vaccination efforts in more than a dozen states right

now. snow, ice and dangerous temperatures are delaying vaccines across the country. health officials have been forced to cancel appointments and shut down mass vaccination sites temporarily. the cdc is working closely prevent more delays. >> reporte . >> in hard hit texas, thousands of people had their appointments canceled or delayed. health officials say they will resume vaccinations once it is safe to zo. we are also learning about the impact in the bay area. a shipment of more than 8,000 doses to sonoma county has been delayed as well. >> jobina, thank you. irs was acquired to issue the

$600 payments by mid january so it can move on to processing this year's tax returns. eligible people who moved or changed bank accounts may not have received that money yet. in total about $142 billion went out. congress is currently considering a third round of payments. >> coming up, new developments in a coyote attack that happened this week. a 3-year-old girl the latest victim. the link to other incidents. too pretty not to stop. the flower bloom impressing drivers where you can see it for yourself. we'll get to that. but first meteorologist mike nicco. >> thank you, reggie, kumasi. let's take a look what the's going on. we'll start with inland abby temperatures and most of us in the mid- toer 30s under clear conditions. none of that fog we had to deal with yesterday in the livermore value. low- to mid-40s in antioch and pittsburgh. and higher elevations black hawke, mound diablo. mid-30s through the north bay.

low- to mid-40s the south bay. rest of the bay into san francisco. pacifica the mild spot 51 degrees. your community the western span of the bay bridge, how clear and dry it is right now. in fact we're lacking fog this morning and it is going to be a pretty smooth ride on the waters. the breezes will be fairly fairy tempered today. a look at our clouds there. increasing. and they will continue to do that. we'll see radar returns over us during the day but that will be under cut by some low level dry area so it is not until we get till about 7:00 we start to see some of that moisture reach the ground. especially lake and mendocino counties. it is all green. no yellows, no oranges and that would signify some moderate rain.

the shield continues to weaken through the early morning commute, enough to drop moisture on the ground that most of us should be driving on slippery conditions tomorrow. and tomorrow afternoon sunshine breaks out. about 0.2 inches of rain to even less than that into the south bay and east bay. those rain shadowed areas may get a tenth or even less. tomorrow's morning commute a little dicey. how about this morning's. here is jobina. good morning. >> good morning, mike. thank you. hi everyone. so yes, the commute this morning is looking much better than what i am thinking it will be tomorrow. so we are going to start off with a live look showing you the san mateo bridge. traffic is moving smoothly in both directions but definitely beginning to build as people make their way towards the peninsula. now that we have crossed over that 5:30 mark. and also our san jose 101 camera. you can't actually see the crash here. if you are traveling southbound on 101 before hellyer. an issue of a rollover causing a

slowdown. it is on the shoulder but the chp had to run a traffic break in the area. so headset up there. and as we head to break here, an overall look of the bay area from the map and our biggest slowed season coming out of tracy. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ don't just do it yourself. yes! do it for yourself. i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv.

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report and jobina is tracking the numbers. jobina? >> thank you kumasi. we've got much higher than expected numbers for initial jobless claims this morning. 861,000 people applied for unemployment benefits last week. an increase of about 13,000 from the week before. economists forecasted 773,000. in addition to that the prior week's figures were revised from 793,000 to 848,000. that means nearly 4.5 million people are still receiving state unemployment benefits. we'll see how wall street reacts when the markets open in about 45 minutes. new developments in the coyote attack in moraga. the california department of fish and wildlife confirmed the animal that bit a 3-year-old on tuesday is the same coyote responsible for three other attacks in the same area. the coyote bit the girl while she was walking with her mother. she was not seriously hurt.%

the other attacks happened last year between july and december and the cdfw is trying to find this coyote. happening today. a first of its kind celebration in san francisco. it is called "bridging diverse communities through art and culture." the event celebrates both black history month and the lunar new year. and featuring performances from asian and african american communities. all of this kicks off at 6:00 tonight. you can watch it live on the city's youtube channel. an upcoming fundraiser is counting on food to bring people together. a virtual cookoff set for saturday to raise money for "good good eats," an oakland group that helps bridge the divide between black and asian communities. the participants will learn to make chinese dumplings. the event was inspired by feelings of helpless rns and anger over the recent attacks in china town. >> this dumpling fundraiser so the really create an environment which we are fueled by the anger we've all felt because of these

attacks and the increased racism and tension between two communities. but to put it in a place where we are all sharing a space together in the spirit of unity and cooking together and eating together. >> the dumplings for unity event will include discussions about lunar new year and black history month. >> in san francisco a vote an proposal to keep the 150 foot high ferris wheel at gold glove park for another four years has been postponed. according to the examiner the historic commission decided to delay a vote until at least march 3rd after supervisor connie chan requested more time to look at concerns raised by residents. the observation wheel was installed as part of golden gate's park's 150th anniversary but we all know got postponed because of the pandemic. some officials want to keep it there until march of 2025. chan says she favors a one year extension. this large flower bloom is wowing drivers on highway 1 in santa cruz county. people are taking advantage of the nice weather to stop and stake ever take some photos.

one couple drove to the coast from the east bay. >> this is incredible. so beautiful. so vibrant. we saw all the cars stand and thought it was a good chance to stop and take some pictures. and breathe in the fresh air. i am sensing a lot of new instagram photos. couple says they grew up nearby. can't remember ever seeing a bloom this large. you can see it for yourself, off highway 1 just south of bonny dune road. >> pictures. >> you can do a fleet. >> what? >> it is twitter thing. the short video. >> you do that? >> no i don't do it. >> -- we did talk about it once

and i forgot about it. sorry, friend. >> sorry to all the twitter employees who watch us this morning. >> a what? >> promise, we'll try it later today. umm, yeah, isn't it weird how when we see something like that, the first thing we think about is social media now. probably wasn't that way, what, five, six years. in san rafael down 101 where it is dry and 39 degrees this morning. becoming cloudy today as our next system draws near but it is also going to keep us mild and dry through the afternoon hours. milder, lows tonight thanks to the blanket of cloud cover but also dropping light rain and drizzle. so watch out during tomorrow's morning commute. lingering showers saturday morning. wind with warm sunshine sunday afternoon. great weekend to be outsid. and if you have to work this weekend, monday and tuesday are going to be even warmer. all right, for today, here we go. 58 half moon bay the cool spot.

everybody else around 60 to 66 degrees. even with the cloud cover. if you are thinking about dining outdoors tonight, temperatures milder because of the cloud cover. and it will be dry. maybe a few sprinkles by 8:00 in the north bay, but that bowoulde the exception. tonight the storm pushes north to south. it is a one with light rain and drizzle. temperatures in the mid-40s to lower-50s. mendocino county, some orange with it. and then falls apart. that's tomorrow night. wake up saturday morning and few showers till 9:00 and then it is gone. with this storm we're looking at less than a tenth of an inch of rain. some areas like the south bay and parts of the east bay rain shadowed, may not receive any rain. and only game in town. after that low- to mid-70s monday and tuesday. kumasi, reggie. thank you, mike.

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say farewell, i couldn't tell anyone. and then shortly after she got emotional. >> -- just one of those bad days at the office? >> ah, umm, i don't know. i'm -- i'm done. >> she later posted on instagram telling her australian fans, i am forever in debt and grateful to each and every single one of you. i love you. >> in an oklahoma family is making the best of a winter storm. look at this. they made a ice rink in the backyard. the family used their hose to fill the sunken patio with water as the temperatures started to fall below zero. and mike, she's cute and having a good time. but it is real what they are dealing with. i just think about people in texas and what they are suffering through. i'm glad that katy is having a good time. but this storm is serious. >> yeah, broken pipes.

you -- yeah. i'm glad they are having the fun time too. and that's very common in minnesota for people to flood their pack yards and make ice rinks so the kids can play hockey in the backyards in the winter. you see the pictures on social media of broken pipes and ceiling fans with icicles on them. toilets frozen. it is just awful what they are dealing with. all right, for us we've had about seven days of the last 17 with wet weather. but as you can see, after a relatively dry january, our february is not even fairing as well as january did. so we need the rain. we are going to get the next two nights but it is not going put a dent in the answer sense of what we're dealing with so far during our two wettest months this year.bsence of what we're dealing with so far during our two wettest months this year. >> new at 6:00 the group of workers in the east bay start vaccinating today. >> strike a deal. the checks that may be issued to low income residents and businesses struggling right now. >> and berkeley's plan for

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building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future this is abc 7 news. are we alone? >> yeah. >> okay. [ bleep ], if you're going to call me out, i'm going to [ bleep ] you up. >> now at 6:00, school board members cursing and joking around. it appears they didn't realize that this meeting was public, until later. and now parents are not happy about what was said about them. the white house is announcing a new immigration bill this morning that would fast track citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants. does it have the support of congress? and let's take a live look outside right now from our sutro tower camera. our next storm is expected to hit the bay area tonight. and mike nicco is tracking the rain. most of the country still dealing with extreme winter weather. one family making most of it with with the rainbow igloo. >> good morning, everyone.

it is thursday, february 18th. that looked nice. but we know the storm out there is real, mike. and you're tracking rain for us, right? >> mm-hmm, yes. nothing like what they're dealing with. we'll touch more upon how they're still suffering. we have rain, but it is tonight. let's look at what's going on now and work our way up to that event. pretty clear as we look at san jose, that's 280 and 17, and about 41 degrees. we'll have high clouds roll in as the sun is coming up. so could be a very colorful sunrise, especially up in the north bay. temperatures running in the mid-30s to low 40s. bundle up. but 60 by noon, low to mid-60s even with the lack of sunshine this afternoon. and still dry at 7:00, low to mid-50s. we have to wait until this evening when live doppler 7 will go from being quiet to active with light rain and drizzle. we'll talk more about that coming up. kumasi? >> thank you, mike. developing news in the east bay, some parents are upset after some school board members for the oakley union elementary school district made