governor gavin newsom makes it official.

some high school sports are allowed to resume play. did it soo late for soom high school seniors. pfizer says the vaccine no longer needs to have storage in a freezer. can it have an imact? how does it translate to your health. the study that says people may be drinking themselves sick. >> abc 7 starts right now. >> this is abc 7ews. >> just being able to go out there, see my teammates and play with them is exciting. >> high school athletes are celebrating a major win tonight. governor newsom announced a plan to restart outdoor youth sports across the state. >> there is one big requirement. a county has a have a covid race

below 14 per 100,000s redenlts. that includes most of the bay area. abc 7 spoke with a player and coach about returning to the field. >> it's been more than a year since layla scored a goal with her tease maims. >> i haven't seen them in a while. >> high school sports were banned because of covid-19. but on friday, the ban was lifted on some sports. >> there is a mountain of evidence that supports that outdoor youth sports, done safely, is not a threat to the community. >> i will get to have my senior year, and practice with the girls i have been playing with is exciting. >> reporter: she has been playing soccer foor yours and made varsity as a freshman.

and it means potentially lost students to be recruited to college. >> it will be a big influrns enf where i go. >> reporter: he father says it will be tough to watch her miss out. >> you get knocked down, you get back up. the challenges and adversity make you that much stronger of a person. >> reporter: the family wants to know what safety protocols are in place, and she remains optimistic. >> just being able there, it's exciting. >> reporter: abc 7 news. and this afternoon, oakland teachers and school staff got their covid vaccines in the first after mobile fema site. the superintendent says this is

one of many things needed to actually make that happen. >> it is the intent. it is the priority for us to open our schools as safely as possible. and having vaccination and access to vaccinations is a critical component. >> after today, other teamers in the county will don't be vaccinated at the oakland coliseum. he said he will set aside 10% of the vaccine for teachers. >> winter weather slamming parts of the country is delays vaccine shipments into california. ice and snow are disrupting operations at josh fedex and u.p.s. deliveries. some bay area counties had to cancel or reschedule hundreds of vaccination appointments. >> we did hear from one of the pharmacy partners they had to

cancel about 500 vaccine doses because the vaccine couldn't come through. and we didn't have any extra to give them. >> francisco are facing problems. pfizer says the covid vaccine can be stored in ultra cold freezer. a single dose of the vaccine is 85% effective. part of the vaccine team, she speak with bay area experts what it could mean for distribution. >> reporter: in this freezer are the last three 390 covid vaccines in marin county. the man making sure the freezers don't break is rudy. >> 80 degrees celsius.

and we have two freezers, the primary, and a baup inn case something goes wrong. >> reporter: if pfizer's request is approved, it means that kit be transported in more places across the world without the freezers. theed a mi theed the administrative director wonders if it will have an effect on the ef facy. >> historically, the low temperature, six months. months. standard freezer environment shortens that up to two weeks. >> reporter: today a study out of israel says that just one shot 85% effective in preventing covid-19. do you project that counties are going to go through the first

batch of pfizer doses as soon as possible, rather than storing them for people who are waiting for the second dose. >> theoretically possible. i believe with the current state of vaccination efforts here in california, we are trying to exhaust them as foast as we can. >> reporter: today, president bind is promises to produce batches from 110 days down to 60 days? san francisco,francisco,francis, is the state doing everything kit to track every shot? we dig in the numbers. >> we need need to be cautious. >> reporter: the governor reminding people to be kashs as doses continue to be in short

fly. 8.7 million doses have been delivered across the state. nearly 77% have been used. that means 2 million doses waiting in freezers reserved for second shots. how can be sure the doses are not wasted. the state is not tracking that information on the website. we are pushing the california department of public health to change that. after multiple calls and remails, we received a response saying we are looking into it. >> it's really easy to plan this stuff when you have it controlled in a handful of large centers. it's when you start going down deep in the communities and door to door campaigns, there is bound to be some wastage. >> reporter: the nbc eye team found that friday, 631 doses have been wasted across four bay area counties since distribution started in december. 292 dosed wasted in santa clara

county. fewer than 100 in sonoma and 60 in san mateo county. the numbers are small in comparison. 1% of the total number of vaccinations administered in each county. san francisco, salona and marin tell us the data is unavailable. what is causing the waste? either because of a droppeder is ring, dropped or chipped vial. >> it's making sure what vaccine you have on site matches the people who are available. >> reporter: this woman oversees the investigation nation program. what did do you early on about limiting dose waste? >> dwe a tight control on the inventory and more vials were open than should have. >> that was cwaa problem in early january and they use

models data to estimate a proper vaccine supply based on a number of confirmed appointments. >> we're not overly filling any more doses and we have cake dare of the people we have appointments for. >> reporter: the questions, are the other counties following suit? we will not know until they are tracking the data. abc 7 news. new at development. the entire trustee board quit. after the members were making disparaging comments about parents on a video call. the district president resigned and three remaining members resigned as well. it was a wet morning and we are not done with the rain just

yet. >> no, let's get to sandhya patel and tracking rain on the radar. >> that's right. i want to show you live doppler 7. it's in the north bay right now, just beginning to push in the sonoma county area. straight level area, across old river road, as we head in fort ross road. gurnville, it's light stuff. the light system that is producing snow in northern california. as you take a look at the howerly forecast, lake county hills can see mixed precipitation. i will let you know if there are showers in the forecast when i come back. >> okay, sandhya,thank you. alcohol sales have been soaring since lockdowns begin in

spring. coming up, how increased drinking habits are affecting river function. >> helping find stability during the pandemic. one south bay city opens the first safe parking site. >> grab and fork and knife in two restaurants are some of the best in the country. >> here is a look at what is ahead tonight on jimmy kim mel. >> thanks. we have a new show tonight. and there are people on it. >> i was like, pa, please just stay there. so i could have done one of these, i could have gone -- there's my d

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you're overall health is part of the efforts to build a better bay area. as the pandemic goes on, alcohol consumption. a liver specialist has seen more sick partials. aol ses across the ugs in march 2020 when lockdowns began. booze sales have continued to boom. >> we're looking at a 45% increase. >> scott jeffrey, who was aby buyer in san francisco, doesn't think it equates to people drinks 45% more. it's that bars and restaurants

are closed so instead, people drink at home. >> i think people resort to unhealthy methods of coping. >> instead of going to the bar, i will just every night at my house. >> reporter: you don't feel like you're overdoing it? >> i mean, that's good question. >> reporter: it's hart to fault people for seeking an outlet in the pandemic a year later. are deeply troubling health aspects that are coming to life. >> more and more, we are seeing young people as young as 20 come in with cirrhosis of the liver. young adults, women and ethnic minorities. these are the groups that had the most stress and burden from the pandemic. >> reporter: dr. brian lee is a liver transplant specialist. he contributed to a kaiser study that says across the country there is a 30% to 50% increase in hospitalizations due to liver

disease, most of which is cirrhosis. >> it can happen with one drink a day, and two drinks a day for men. people with cirrhosis, have a life expectancy of five years. >> the only treatments are to keep quit drinks and a liver lr transplant. california business owns can access the safety measures online. the california labor agency made a portal where they can pull. users have to enter a series of questions about their business. they will receive customized information about social distancing guidelines and how to safely reopen. >> we hope it's useful for small business without hr departments as we understand there may be

anxiety over wanting to make sure they are doing everything correctly. >> we are posting a link to the online portal on our website. go to abc 7 news.com. a new 24 hour safe parking light safes a openered in palo alto. it's designed to provide security and resources for people living in cars. the slot leased for free and is one by a no profit. it can house 12 cars are rvs. they city the city has seen increase in people lives in cars in recent years. similar lots have also been set up in mountain view. >> the stories are different from every car and van and rv on a lot. but almost every case, there is a path to a better situation. >> the safe parking program also gives people access to case

management resources and amenities like showers and rest rooms. very helpful. let's check on the weather for the weekend. it's here. >> it is here. we had a raw drizzly meteorologist sandhya patel is here. >> yeah, we had a quarter inch of rain in san francisco. less that some sports. not like san jose, measuring this morning. we have more showers moving in and look at live doppler 7. this is a rintry seen with the sierra mountains getting know. we are seeing light showers right now. redwood highway. it will change as we go to the morning hours. temperatures right now, in the 40s and 50s. and it's chillier. we are looking at san francisco

tonight. visibility is good. fast moving system over night. we're expecting mostly sunshine and gusty conditions and sunny and warmer sunday and tuesday. overnight howers under .15 inch of rain, and dusty wind will develop and really just continue through much of tomorrow. so 1:00 in the morning, many of us are sleeping, some areas will get wet. notice the spotty nature. 2:00 a.m. in the east bay, the south bay and a wintly mix as we head into really 8:00, 9:00 in the morning. the showers are gone. we don't have anything left. it will be a bright, sunny saturday afternoon. in terms of rainfall totals this is not one we will remember much. a few hundreds to perha perha pa rain.

it's going to be brisk along the coastline. it's going to make it feel chillier, 35, 40, 43 miles per hour in the afternoon going in the evening hours, so hang on tight if you are headed out on the road reys. you have to drive carefully. 1:00 to 10:00 in the see rare ya, know above 45 feet. lake sblefl below, you will be impacted. and travel will be difficult. most to hold off. temperatures in the mid 30s to the upper 40s. you will need them. and windy and cool along the coast. the upper 50s to the low 60s. quickly turning around the system, and the warming continuing with spring like continues monday and tuesday, and 60s and continues right on through friday of next week.

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all right, get this, a m mediterranean restaurants is the top 100 places to eat in 2021. it came in on a list of 100. >> yeah, yelp says it combines m user metrics. it just opened in 2020 right as the pandemic was beginning. >> i was elbow deep in chicken when i got the call. it was a lady from yelp mentioning we had made the top 100 list. at the time, i was happy to make number 100. but to find out we were number two, i couldn't work that day. i left, called in my other guys

and said, i was shaking. unreal. >> grx. only one other bay area restaurant made the list,

good evening, 7 times this season, the warriors have had a chance to win three in a row. seven times, they failed including tonight in orlando, starting a four-game road trip. rick barry and clifford ray in the house. rough start. dubs down 15 in a a a a a come back. and mornser ball, 30 points, 16 boards, ten assists and evan foreignier who missed last week against the warriors. the magic led by 13 at the break. extend it out to 17 and kelly oubre get not. great of late. 13 of 26 in the third.

the warrior goes up, and they build a 13-point lead, and a 15-2 one, and terrence ross makes it a five-point lead. one lost gasp for golden state with under 30 seconds. and a huge three. he had 29. make it a one-point game, 11 of 29 shooting. orlando makes two free throws. sechblg seconds left. curry for the tie, smothered, warriors lose, 124-120. failing again to win three in a row. they are in charlotte tomorrow. and sixth rangs women ranking arizona state. and the hustle there, puts it in plus a foul. williams lid the cardinal with 18. to the rack and one and anna wilson a dish to hayley jones. stanford rolls. they are 20-2 and cal lost to arizona. baseball now, matt chapman reported to spring training early in may, and the skipper

lookingo. >> he's eager. it's going to be more trying to hold him back than try to get him ready. and again, if we get in games early on, i feel like make dh him longer, we will take the lead from the straining staff but i don't think anything to sug ses, at least at this point, i'm something anything different. >> the views in tau ta hoe this year. the sharks, the views are amazing. vegas and colorado play tomorrow, no fans allowed but what a spectacular

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brian head resort. >> we're the highest base elevation of all the utah resorts. we're also southern california's closest utah resort. that high elevation really lends itself to the beautiful utah fluffy, light snow that we're famous for. you know, the days are getting longer. we have a lot of sunny days. so, we have everything -- a perfect mix of beautiful bluebird skiing days and some nice powder days sprinkled in there, as well, for the powder hounds. we're super family-friendly and family-oriented. there's ice-skating, there's tubing, there's snowmobile tours, snowshoeing. ev f advenreu could do to reling at the last chair saloon and having some good food and good beer. kids 10 under eat free. one of the really cool things that we introduced this year is, you can purchase your passes and lessons and rentals and everything online now. a common thing i hear over and over is, "wow! i never knew this

place was here." it's a neat -- a neat experience to come and explore someplace new. ♪ from the slopes to the community. we are all about feel-good stories. ♪ >> feeding the front line is important because some hospitals are not keeping their full cafeteria crew on board. and they're also working nonstop, and so they can't go out in the middle of the night and get food. and there's a lot of places that are not even open anymore. we just thought this would be a great opportunity to revive restaurants. and the front line needs the food and the restaurants need the business, and so this is just a great win-win. >> we feel really excited to be feeding people who are local and people who are helping everyone in our neighborhood and neighborhoods beyond. they're healthcare heroes. they are working so hard and sacrificing so much that we feel great that we can nourish them a little bit and feed them a little bit

to get through their day. >> we are incredibly grateful for everyone on the front line. the front-line responders are who are doing the hardest jobs right now. and so we want to thank everyone. this group of friends and i are right behind you guys and trying to get you as much food as possible. i'm dre madden, and i'm really excited to bring meal to heal to the bay area. meal to heal is a nonprofit project that a few of my friends and i started based on the fact that my cousin started this a little while ago in los angeles, and it was a huge success. and what it is, is it helps feed front-line workers while reviving restaurants. so we're connecting the two. and what you do is you call up the restaurant directly. you go to mealtoheal.org, and you call the restaurant on any of the restaurants that you love. you say, "i'd like to buy a meal to heal." it's $20 and the money goes straight to the restaurant in order to make a meal and send it right over to the to the hospitals in the area. truly, it feels phom