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>> california lawmakers are pushing to have go ahead without governor newsom to reopen schools notch get students back in the classroom. >> and across the bay area, cohn county gives grocery workers a green light. >> and scattered showers, i have a live look coming up. >> this is abc 7 news. i'm a much better teacher in person. hands down. >> tonight, teachers are reacting to a new plan to get children back in classrooms by this spring. good evening. a plan today to resume inperson learning by april. >> the plan doesn't get the

blessing. kate larson spoke about the bill. >> the safe and open schools plan for california school districts to rezeem in-person instruction by april 1'5". 2 billion to help reopen schools and 4 billion for in-person learning loss. do you have faith the districts will be able to meet the deadline. >> we have incentives. if schools don't reopen by april 15th, they have to return the billion. >> reporter: if a district is in the purple tier, vulnerable students bhus allowed in the classroom. >> english language learners, homeless children, those that are suffering the most. >> reporter: if a district is in the red tier, all students must

be back. >> i'm so happy. it seems like there is a light at the end of the tubl. i'm a better teacher in person. >> reporter: this teacher is optimistic it will be the push they need, she is not without frustration. >> i don't know what to taking or district. where we are low numbers. >> reporter: they cannot reopen schools without infrastructure t the purple tier.nt covid stia but a letter says he will challenge the legality of the district's plan if they don't reopen to vulnerable students without waiting for the staff to be fully vaccinated. >> k through 6 educators can be

vaccinated by april. >> i believe it's doable. >> reporter: and governor newsom some this. it's a step in the right direction, it doesn't go far enough or fast enough. we look forward to building on the growing opponent, and the assembly expecting to vote on the bill monday. kate larson, abc 7 news. and metrics continue to improve in california. the positivity rate is below hospitalizations and icu admissions continue to decrease. there are fewer than 8,000 covid 19 patients hospitalizationed in california. a week ago, there were 10,000. there is a push to get moree

vaccinations in the bay area. >> a lot of us here have been taking extra vitamin "d." >> reporter: since the pandemic rebegan, he is staying healthy, managing the grocery store. he got word that grocery employers, teachers and other essential workers are now eligible for the vaccine. >> they have the option to be safer. >> reporter: but it can be several weeks before they can get the shot. >> how quickly they can vaccinate those kids will depend on how much vaccine we get from the state and for now, contra costas county is taking appointments for second doses.

vaccine pilot program and a parking garage has been successful. 12,500 shots in four days. 4,000 shots alone were given on friday. he believes which he more than double that if more doses are secure. >> we believe that we can contest active passing, 10,000 a day. >> in marin county, a new drive through vaccination site will open at the ferry terminal. 2,000 vaccinations a day. and jose is waiting his turn for a shot. >> it's been scary and challenging but we are honored to provide a service. in alameda county says they will begin to vaccinate members in the jail. it will keep staff sbin mates

healthy. they have been the site of several ou january, an outbreak infected 80 people. weather across america's heart land has crippled sort of the vaccination supply chain. >> the reason they have not getting it sooner is we are not getting it from the state. >> reporter: the supervisor says shipments to contra costas county are held up because of bad west. up to 900 second bodose amounts will be delayed. marin county has delayed three shipments. >> abc 7 news is monitoring the vaccines and a tracker. use the fool tool to find out when you are get the shot. on the home page.

>> the weather fnor a moment.or. lain arrive, >> it's a psh that is pushing in california right now. we are starting to see the moisture in the north bay. santa rosa, sprinkles, and north straight street, upper lake, they are seeing wet roadways. as we take a look at the wider perspective here, the moisture is slowly working down and as we head in the overnight hour, you might hear the rain drops on your roof. 8:00, it will be wet for your commute. i will let you know how long they are sticking around. >> thank you. france held a joint celebration for lunar new year and black history month tonight.

♪ musical performances recorded before the pandemic give a fun vibe. the online event brought together several art institutions, mayor london breed talked about greater tolerance in san francisco in light of the violence against asians in the community. >> we do not tolerate violence. we have to meet people where they are and strengthen the communities and build relationships to prevent the violence from beginning to begin with. >> across the conversation with the african-american and asian american communities. >> new alani leader are apologizing after widely atten meeti literacy was zoom bombed this afternoon. some people in the meeting filled the chat session with

expletives, racial slurs and videos. they turned the feature off. and said we are working to uncover the eidentities of the people respondible. there is an online petition calling for the oakland board members to resign after their comments in a meeting they thought was private. it was it willy open to the private. >> it's really unfortunate, they want to pick on us. they want a babysitter back. >> right? >> in an eight-minute conversation, members were responding to complaints from parents who don't understand why the children are not back in the classroom. the superinten dent was on the call. >> i thought the board members were advocates for the in addition and had interesting at heart. and after last night's incident, it really has me thinking that

they don't. >> a rally is planned at city hall for the group reopen california schools. oa memrs to resign, and sports and other school activities reseem. more to come here. families in texas still struggling with power outages and a worsening water crisis, and it comes as their senator faces criticism for leaving the crisis and winter storm for fun in the sun. sea turtles are also impacted by the storm. how the san francisco zoo is pitching in to help. and touch down on mars. how local scientists helped plan the historicland. >> first, what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live". >> i have never directed a film.

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♪ ♪ ♪ save on select new volvo models during our presidents day sales event, now through march 1st. tonight, nearly half the nation is in the grips of a winter weather emergency. storm hitting the northeast after tearing through the south, hitting texas especially hard. so many without power and now a widespread water crisis. here is the latest. >> reporter: as the lights and heat slowly switch back on for the millions in texas who had been without power for days,

another crisis. their drinking water. 13 million in the lone star state advised to boil water. in houston, city officials and disaster relief organizations handing out bottling, and julie melting know for her family. >> we are running low on water, and when we have been doing all day is coming out and getting know, putting it in pots and eating it on the propane grill. >> reporter: hospitals around the state relaying on generators, and empty shelves in supermarkets. >> this is the meat department. >> and ted cruz was caught on camera jetting off to mexico with his family. thursday night back at home speaking out about his decision to go on vacation, saying his

two daughters wanted to get out of the cold. >> it was a mistake, from the moment i sat on the plane, i began to second guess that decision. >> reporter: 12 states plus washington, d.c. are under a state of emergency. the storm system making its way up the east coast. >> they're not taking any chances here in north carolina. officials mobilize the bucket trucks ready to respond tonight the ice storm. they want tonight to see what happened in texas happen here. >> reporter: in new york city, a car sliding and flipping over. president biden has declared states of emergency in texas, oklahoma and other states impacted by the winner storms. he says the federal government is standing by ready to help. in new york city, reena roy. abc news. facebook is looking to

dispel information about climb change. it is going to fact check and debunk common myths and will add libels to posts. recent months, the company has cracked down on misinformation on a number of topics including covid-19 vaccines and the january 6th inrecollection. the san francisco zoo is plugeing money to rescue sea turtles in texas. several volunteers have been raving the winter weather to try to save 1500 sea turtles. turtles are washing up on the shoreline. they are going through a cold stuck. if you want to donate to serve the turtles, we have a lunk on the website. nasa is secelebrating tonig after landing the most office kated rover ever on mars.

>>en the surface of mars, ready to begin -- >> reporter: it sent back the first images to earth. a team at nasa designed a key piece of equipment. a parachute and a lid that must stand scorching temperatures. >> it has to be very light weight. it has to be low -- we don't want the lid to come back and did what we call a recon. hit that part of -- >> did they will stay on mars for two years searching for an chant signs of life. you never know. >> they co-be washing. >> 300 million miles away and they landed in a couple miles. it's incredible.

>> all right. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> amazing moment. i want to show you live doppler 7. we have rain coming in, and starting to see showers and santa rosa has reported a quarter hundredths of an inch. clover dale, we are seeing wet roadways rnlg tomorrow, use caution. we may need extra time. make sure you drob the um ellas. and not nearly as cold, and we look back to san francisco, you can see the clouds are stocked up. light system spreads rain tonight, and wet roads for the morning commute and the next round of showers is early saturday morning. tonight and tomorrow, we look at

wet continues for the morning compute. under a quarter inch of rain, and more rain late friday night going toerl saturday. here is a look at the morning commune between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m., most of the showers coming through. light stuff, and enough to mess up the morning commute. 11:00 a.m., light showers as well and the system winds down, and a long stretch in the afternoon and early evening hours. where it's going to be clouds and sun mix and tomorrow night, we start to see a change game. rainfall totals will be .05 to .15 to .2 inch. and some will pick up a quarter inch of rain. morning temperatures in the 40s and 50s. up need rain gear to start off the day, tomorrow afternoon, it will be cooler, not going to bes a mild. mid 50s to low 60s, and the breezes will be picking up to make it feel colder.

we will fast forward. and 1:00 p.m., we see a next stretch to the bay area, 2:00 a.m. in the south bay. parts of the lake county area and the hills, wintry mix, and the system is done. the rest of the weekend, we need the rain. it's not a lot. we have have to fwhak we can get, and scattered showers and another level one system early saturday. gusty saturday afternoon and evening and it's going to turn around beginning on sunday. it's a wrming trend that gets under way, purk tshing the temperatures in the low 70s. spring like warmth in the middle of winter. plenty of sun. enjoy the mix of both. >> thank you. well, some good may actually come from senator ted

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for all of us here, thanks as always. stay tuned now for jimmy >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- jodie foster. kelly marie tran. and music from black pumas. and now, jimmy kimmel! >> jimmy: hi, everyone. i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. on behalf of all of us, we want to send our best wishes from l.a. to those of you who have been hammered by the cold weather. hundreds of thousands of texans are still without power. and on a day when the most newsworthy landing should have been the nasa rover successfully touching down on mars, instead it was a senator from texas touching down on cancun. while his fellow texans are freezing with the power out, ted cruz did what any great leader would do when his state needs leadership most. he booked a flight to mexico.

and said, "adios!"