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really excited. >> i'm excited. i'm just excited. >> pretty much excited was the word today as another bay area community opens up a drive-through covid-19 vaccination site. with that, we say good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm dion lim. one issue we focus on in our commitment to help build a better bay area is your health including the covid-19 vaccination effort, which is ramping up in the bay area. north bay residents are lining up in their cars today to get that long awaited covid-19 vaccine as a new drive-through clinic opened. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard joins us there live now and cornell, does this mean they are getting more vaccine shipments there? >> reporter: hey, dion. yes. marin vaccine supply is increasing week by week. one reason this drive-through clinic is open here in the

terminal parking lot. starting today, shots are being given from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. by appointment and folks couldn't be happier. the wait was finally over for terry. >> i'm excited. >> reporter: she was first in line sunday at a new drive-through covid vaccine clinic at the ferry terminal. >> i live by myself so i've been super paranoid. i didn't want to get sick. i got 50asks and hand sanitizers and shields. >> reporter: this clinic by appointment only. pfizer vaccine doses were being put into the arms of marin county residents ages 65 and older. >> i've been waiting. i'm 66 and a half so i just thought, i should get it. >> this is my fourth try. merc >> i did some walk ins and they weren't doing it or waited no more vaccine so keeping fingers crossed. >> reporter: vaccine shipments have been delayed by extreme

weather across the nation. some appointments cancelled or postponed but supply is slowly catching up. >> the fact we're able to open this site is a good indication that the supply is in increasing week to week. it's also a sign that we will be able to open more tiers very soon. >> reporter: starting monday, sonoma county is expanding its vaccine reach. folks 65 and older including restaurant and grocery store workers are eligible for a shot. when you can schedule an appointment, still depends on supply. officials say a 5,000 dose shipment of the moderna vaccine is expected monday or tuesday. gary is one step closer to feeling more confident. >> it's a sense of relief, actually. you know, just looking forward to my first day, this clinic had a goal of 250 vaccinations, but this afternoon, they opened up 150 more appointments to bring in more traffic.

soon, they hope to vaccinate 2,000 people a day. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> so much encouraging news. appreciate your report very much. cornell. thanks. people can take muni for free to and from vaccination appointments in san francisco starting tuesday. all they need to do is show their appointment confirmation or vaccine card as a proof of payment. residents who use the mta's central trip card will get an extra $60 to get to and from vaccination sites. the card helps seniors and those with disabilities cover taxi rides during the pandemic. pa rides to vaccine appointments will be offered for free wherit the city. the governor updated the state's vaccination map today. the state is bringing the vaccine to minority communities where fewer people have access to cars and public transit. the problem is having enough vaccines. >> later in the summer, may,

june, july, game changer. march, april, i think all of us across the country need to be a little level set, a little bit with the nation to say constraints are still likely to be with us unless there is a massive breakthrough with j and j. >> in the meantime, the governor says the state is dedicating 4.6 billion dollars to learning loss that kids suffered through distance learning. >> more after school, more summer school? will we extend the school year which is likely for some districts. will we do more for peer support, mental health? >> he says that will be up to local school districts and in the next few weeks, more businesses will be able to reopen with modifications on a much larger scale. abc 7 news is monitoring the covid vaccine rollout in california with our vaccine tracker. our vaccine tracker also compares our state's progress with the rest of the country. you can find this asset at

abc7news.com. to the peninsula where in san carlos the unified school district will start in person learning tomorrow. it will go in phases starting with kindergarten and first and second and third grade in a couple weeks and then fourth and fifth grades in the middle of march. when san mateo county moves into the red tier, the district will address sixth through eighth grade. the big question stands what about other districts? state lawmakers want schools back open no later than april 15th. governor newsom has said that is not good enough. abc 7 news insider phil spoke about the plan on abc 7 mornings today. >> what is the key difference between your plan and the governor's plan? where do you see the difference? >> i think the difference is very, very slight. i think we will be getting feedback he wants us to go faster. he wanted to focus originally on

k through 2 grades and making sure they were fully open. we think the differences are very mild. >> assemblyman ting says under the plan districts can reopen before april 15th if they are ready to do so. the united states is closing in on nearly 500,000 deaths from covid-19, a mark it will hit today or tomorrow. the white house says 2 million of the 6 million doses delayed by the winter storm have been delivered. it expects to catch up by the middle of the week. and california's shift to a new system of delivering and scheduling vaccinations is starting in select counties. the state has turned to blue shield to manage a centralized system. in other news now, in the east bay, a man arrested in a shooting that left two emergency workers in antioch injured is accused of murder. antioch police today released photos showing bullet holes in emergency vehicles. crews were responding to a medical emergency last night when police say someone drove by twice shooting at the group.

a firefighter and p wounded. a woman working nearby saw it all happen. >> all of a sudden, i see one fall and guns started shooting so i was like no, i ran inside. all my co-workers ran inside. we all saw the same thing where paramedics fell down. >> both victims were released from the hospital today. officers arrested darion williams of stockton after a police ended in richmond. he is accused of shooting death of a man in discovery bay. he faces one count of murder and ten count of attempted murder. a relics of san francisco's past moved to a new location today and you can see it was quite a sight to witness. a grand victorian was just picked up and moved six blocks from franklin street to fulton street. there were a few close calls. power lines and streetlights were removed for the move.

muni had to reroute bus lines as one mile an hour.at a top speed known as the englander house, it dates back to 187 6 >> a lot of original detail from the interior was there glass doors, most of that has been taken off to lightening the house for the move and in storage and a lot of that detail will be returned when the building is redone. >> what a huge undertaking. it will be remodelled into residential units. a housing complex will be built at the former site. just ahead, it's a big attraction but some activists say it's an even bigger problem. why some people would like to see the ferris wheel at golden gate park gone. plus, flower power meets the pandemic. the murals that are just gone up and the message the artist is trying to get across. and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. a bright and beautiful end to

the weekend, and now we've got warmer weather about to move in over the next couple

three murals made their debut in san francisco today featuring bay area icons and a public health message. mandatory mask wearing was not a thing in their era but the likeness of janice joplin and garcia are being used to spread the word how important it is to wear a mask to beat covid-19. the moving lives of kids art center sponsored the arts. >> we haven't beat it yet. we know the vaccine is out. we know we're almost there, but

we still got to keep practicing social distancing. let's keep wearing our masks and let's do that together in solidarity to beat the virus. >> yeah, just stunning artwork there. the center received a grant and special permission from the building owner to paint those murals. while some want to keep the ferris wheel in golden gate park for a few years, another group can't wait to see it go. the sky star observation wheel was installed as part of the golden gate park 150th anniversary postponed because of the pandemic. some officials want to keep it until march of 2025 but a group called san francisfranciscans f nature say the noise and bright lights are having a negative effect on wildlife, especially the owls. >> we have really one of the ten biggest strobe lights on the planet right here and it's strobing -- you know, out towards the owls. the owls nest down the road at the strawberry hill. very close. and it will keep the owls away. >> the city's rec and park board

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the severe winter weather in texas and other parts of the country is causing major concern about the nation's blood supply. the american red cross and american association of blood banks issued an urgent call for people to donate. blood centers are short at least 25,000 donations so far this month. you can find out where to help by calling the red cross at the

number on your screen, 1-800-red cross. you can find a link to this at our website, abc7news.com. happening tonight. we have another new episode of "american idol." a santa rosa man gets his chance to impress the judges and says his social media account got him the audition >> they found me on a social media site. i was messaged from a casting producer who is josh randall who is now a dear friend of mine and he asked me to audition. he found me through my covers that i put out. ♪ because all of me loves all of you ♪ >> and so i told him absolutely, i'd love to. >> all right. listen to this. anthony guzman is known online with the viking with a voice. he wouldn't give us spoilers but he thought judge katy perry was most surprised by his performance. to see how he does, watch

"american idol" tonight starting at 8:00 p.m. here on abc 7. kicking it over to drew too -- tuma with a look at the forecast. seeing a lot of bright sun out there. >> yeah, and a lot of people enjoying the day today. how could you not? total sunshine. really mild temperatures in the 6 0s and over the next couple days, we'll find warmer weather moving into the bay area. let's show you a wide look from the emeryville camera looking towards the west. you can see the golden gate bridge, alcatraz, a few puffy clouds on the hizon b sunshine dominating the forecast today. temperatures in the mid 50s in the cities. low 60s for oakland, mountain view, san jose, morgan hill. 54 that current temperature in half moon bay. speaking of the coast, santa cruz right now, you have folks on the sand enjoying the few more minutes of sunlight we have out there today. it was pretty comfortable along the coast in the 50s and low 6 0s. 66 santa rosa. a lot of 60s in the north

from that vad dnavoto. the sunsets will get later and later pretty quickly. tonight, the sun goes down at 5:55 in the evening three weeks from tonight thanks today light saving time beginning. that sunset will be at 7:16 p.m. and then on may 1st, that sunset is at exactly 8:00 p.m. so the amount of daylight we're getting is growing and growing each day. here is live doppler 7 with satellite. the story we're tracking there is a big area of high pressure that is anchored off the coastline that's sending the u north into seattle and vancouver. high pressure means sunshine and warming temperatures over the next couple days. overnight tonight, a little bit warmer tonight compared to last night. most cities tonight will settle in the 40s. a little breezy in our hills especially in the north bay but wind gusts about ten to 20 miles per hour. tomorrow it even warmer than

today. a lot of sunshine. temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s so above average for this time of the year and we just continue to warm up even more on tuesday. future tracker temperatures by tuesday most of us will be in the 70s if not warming into the mid 70s in the warmest spots but this warm weather on tuesday comes with some gusty winds. future tracker wind gusts by tuesday morning, we'll see the winds gusting in the hills of north bay, likely 15 to 30 miles per hour. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. warming trend tomorrow, warm and breezy on tuesday. wednesday it's windy. it cooler but that dry pattern really continues even into next weekend. we'll finish out february with dry conditions and mild temperatures in the 50s and in the 60s. >> all right. drew, thanks. you know, chris as much as we were paying attention to drew's core faforecast, we're m excited about when the sunsets. >> it's so good.

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after the last two nights with back to break brutal losses against the magic and hornets a few days off before tuesday night's game against the knicks has to be good for the warriors. stephon curry left with an illness. no word on his condition. draymond green received a double technical and ejected for what

he thought should have been a jump ball. that led to the hornets dying the game andkerr says while he his passion, you can't make a mental mistake he crossed the l. that's the main thing. we love his passion and energy. we would not be the team we are without him but that doesn't give him license to cross that >> he said it was his fault. he took ownership, and as he always does, again, we still rocking with dre. >> throughout the good and bad i ride with draymond. it doesn't matter if i'm a warrior or not. i'm always going to ride with him. >> baseball, world series hero is back in the bay. sergio romo closed the 2012 world series with the giants. they swept detroit and the three-time champ going to bring the a's their first title since 1989 when they, of course, beat the giants. romo turns 38 and on the fifth team after leaving the 2016

season. the right-hander relieved signed a deal and says oakland is the place he wants to be having been on the other side of thlry, he' forward to seeing old friends in black and orange. >> when i was still trying to establish myself and get an opportunity, i was like hey, dude, if i get the a's here, they will remember this just like if i got the dodgers. that's the way i took it. now that i'm part of that, do i want to go back and take it to my old teammates that are still there, some of my oldfriends? why not. i'm here to compete and win. i'm wearing green and gold this year and i'll wear it proudly. speaking of a former giants reliever, trever gott got assignment today. remember the three blown saves, two straight across the a's and grand slam tieing run and three-run homer, go ahead homer the next night and another walk off in anaheim to now giant tommy. gott could end up on the minor

league roster if nobody else claims him to make room for the new pitcher. >> tennis, australia men's final djokovic never lost as a one seed taking on daniel. joker 6-5. djokovic takes the first set. second set frustrating for medvedev. djokovic in the near court attacking the net and then look at the way he wins this thing.t. unbelievable. he wins his ninth australian in 18 grand slam title. a very quick note, starting 0-14 cal women's basketball won over th australian, my husband watched until the wee hours of morning. bags under the eyes. that's why. >> what a match, though. >> totally worth it, chris, thanks. well, feel the burr, someone

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mask. totally creative. that's it for tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. moments ago, the faa issuing a directive that would require stepped-up inspections of some boeing 777s. the move comes after the flight suffered an engine failure. passengers describing the terrifying moments. the u.s. on the brink of a devastating new milestone in the coronavirus pandemic. nearly half a million american lives lost in a year. cases and hospitalizations falling nationwide. but the concern now those covid variants could lead to a new surge. new york reporting its first case of the south africa strain. this as the country tries to catch up on vaccinations, after