now at 5:00, half a million deaths from covid-19. that is a tragic milestone the u.s. is now approaching. the president's plan to tribute today. the next step toward reopening schools. the teachers eligible for vaccinations starting today. >> the really important piece to get back would be that fan blade or the piece of the fan blade. >> investigators are literally piecing together what happened in the skies above colorado. parts of this plane crashing down into a neighborhood. a passenger describes what she did when she realized what was happening. after some bea and s 'smoay febary 22enes, indeed. >> no complaints from here, from where i'm sitting. i understand today is going to be possibly even better? >> yes. even warmer tomorrow will be our peak of the warmth. even as we round out february --

good morning, by the way -- it's going to be dry and temperatures above average. today and tomorrow are the warmest. you can see on the doppler, it's quiet outside. so let's look from the east bay hills camera. it's breezy in the hills and mountains, but that's what's chased away cloud cover. if you're driving on 24, maybe even the dublin grate, it could be breezy, especially for higher profile vehicles. temperatures around the low 40s to upper 40s at 7:00. low to mid 60s above average at noon. on our way to upper 60s and low 70s at 4:00. put the umbrell while. you will not need it. i'll let you know how much warmer we're going to get coming up. president biden expected to speak as the country approaches a tragic milestone. the u.s. is closing on half a million deaths from covid-19. the new york times charted the timeline on the front page. each of the tiny dots represents

lives lost. it is the worst death toll of any country in the world. the president is expected to hold a moment of silence and a candle lighting ceremony at the white house. vice president kamala harris will also be there. that event is at 3:00 this afternoon. in california some doctors say they are seeing positive signs. a month ago there were 20,000 covid cases reported in just one day. yesterday that number was at 6700. the positivity rate is down to 3.1%. a doctor, a chief of the emergency department at san francisco general hospital, explains what's driving that decline. >> we're through the holiday, new year's time period when we saw just a lot of social gatherings. we are also abiding by the precautions. we're maintaining social distancing. >> the doctor says we still need to be cautious because of multiple variants right here in the bay area. he's hopeful as more people get vaccinated, the numbers will continue to go down.

this morning teachers across the bay area will be able to be vaccinated. this is part of the push to get students back in the class room safely. education part of our effort to build a better bay area. we are live in berkeley with more on how it's going to work. amy? >> reporter: good morning. berkeley teachers will start getting vaccinated today. they're going to do it in phases. here's a look at the schedule. they're going to start today with the teachers who teach the youngest little kids. so preschool through second grade. then they will graduate from there. next week all elementary school kids, teachers will be able to get vaccinated. the third week the middle school and high school teacbeel rch tht in person learning by the end of in syilbe vaccinated as supply allows, pointing out supply has been an issue. so asking everyone to be

patient. berkeley officials say they will send links to the teachers so they'll use that link to book their appointments and their going to start administering the shots today at golden gate fields. live in berkeley, amy holyfield abc 7 news. the governor will visit long beach today giving an update on the efforts to vaccinate across the state. so far more than 7 million doses have been given out. the governor toured this popup site in inglewood yesterday. he said the vaccine is going to minority communities. the problem, though, 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 the constraints are still likely to be with us unless there's a massive breakthrough with j and j. >> meanwhile the governor says

the state is dedicating more than $4 billion to address learning loss kids have experienced since being home. >> is it more after school? summer school? are we going to extend the school year or do more for peer support or wellness? mental health? >> he says all of that is going to be up to local school districts and without offering any details, he said 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 vaccine rollout with our tracker. you can track california's progress and compare our state's progress with the rest of the country on abc 7.com. a lot of you have probably seen this horrifying video of a jet engine exploding after it took off from denver. jobina has what they're findin as they investigate this. >> thank you. federal investigators are ordering united airlines to ground all of its boeing 777

with this specific engine type and new overnight, boeing does agree with this move. they're supporting it. 731 passengers were on board the hawaii-bound flight when the right engine blew shortly after takeoff from denver. no one was hurt, thankfully. but pieces from the outer shell came raining down on a neighborhood below. one passenger is speaking with gma this morning. she says her entire family knew something was wrong right after the explosion. >> you could see smoke. you felt the plane start shaking, really shaking and knew there was a problem. and so my daughter, we held hands, and i started praying. i know she was trying to focus on whatever she had been watching on her phone. and we just kind of held each other really close. >> the engine type in question on the 777 is made by the company prep and whitney. they're pointing to this video

showing a fan blade cut in half. they say the other half of the fan blade holds the key to what happened. >> it's too early to know exactly what happened, but that is reminiscent of an issue united had going from san francisco to honolulu in 2018. that 777 was powered by the same engine type. a fan blade broke off over the pacific and parts fell into the ocean. no one was hurt. that flight did land safely. the ntsb ruled they failed to spot weaknesses in a faulty fan blade during two inspections. now to the situation in texas. @biden may be visiting this week as the state is warming up. the disaster is far over. >> reporter: this morning the big cleanup is underway in texas. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: new video of the aftermath showing a huge pipe bursting, flooding this islamic center in denton, texas. busted pipes are such an issue,

the state is now recruiting plumbers. >> as you see, no running water at all. >> reporter: overnight, nearly 10 million texans were still without safe drinking water. millions of donated bottles of water have arrived from as far away as north carolina and kentucky. houston's boil water advisory has been lifted and full power restoration state-wide is expected by today. >> i suspect that all power will be fully restored across the state of texas to every house. >> reporter: the governor also announcing a moratorium on utilities, disconnecting service if a customer can't pay their electric or water bill. it comes as some residents are slapped with sky high bills. one as high as $17,000 after a spike in the energy market. >> you're being held hostage and you can't do anything about it. how in the world can anyone pay that? >> reporter: texas power providers also facing a $100 million lawsuit from the family of a boy. the boy says their son died

high po the hypothermia after they lost power. and senator ted cruz went to cancun. this weekend he was seen helping a friend clean out her flooded home. >> reporter: as the state looks into why the power grid wasn't winterized, one top official said deregulation of the electric utilities in texas was a big mistake. abc news, san diego. makes you shake your head, doesn't it? let's look at what's going on in napa. it's cooler than this time yesterday. everybody else, significantly milder. so let's head up to the north bay first and see where we go. gernville, 50. higher elevations 50. then you get down into some of

the sheltered valleys, 36. 33 in american canyon. 52 in san carlos. look at that 41 in san ramon. the breezes in the hills are creating microclimates in the valleys. the tower, about 50 degrees in that part of san francisco. errands, take the sunglasses. take breaks outside. you deserve it. the trails, if you think about running on some of those, they're going to get dryer throughout the next couple days. pollen? not out of control yet. you can see trees blooming and right now we have ash, cedar, june, upper and pine. it's moderate. we're dipping our toe into the pollen season. tomorrow even with a few more high clouds, mid and upper 70s. we're trying to hit eighty in some places like around santa rosa and fairfield and napa, 78 to 79. here's the big drop on wednesday. we're back into the low to upper

60s. and then mainly upper 50s to upper 60s on thursday. so when we do fall back, we're going to be warmer than average as we head out through the middle parts of the week. we'll look at the rest of the forecast which does entail the weekend. the last one in february coming up. let's talk about traffic with jobina and find out how our monday morning is starting. >> hi, mike. thank you. good morning, everyone. we're starting off this monday commute with a alert in san francisco. no injuries reported. as you can see on the map, we have a slowdown in the area on southbound 101 at the 80 split. at least cars involved and at least two lanes blocked. that's the lates move over to a look showing you oakland at the 880 at the coliseum. the headlights are making their way south. i'll keep an eye on this area as it gets busier. and the richmond san rafael

bridge, toward the peninsula, we're seeing it's busy where the tail lights are going. everything else is looking strong except for -- and we have the richmond san raphael bridge there as well. all right. back to you. thank you. coming up next, alex trebek's legacy is living on. the wardrobe not going to waste. three new murals in san francisco. the bay area icons spreading a message. plus a seven bedroom house towed six blocks. the details into moving this more than 100-year-old ho the power of three is everywhere. but you've never seen it like this. now with xfinity internet, you can also save on wireless and streaming. get internet that's packed with power...

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arrested. the arrests left no door security at the building where malcolm x was killed. here is wood's cousin reading from the letter. >> under the direction of my handlers, i was told to encourage leaders and members of the civil rights groups to commit felonious acts. >> wood wrote that he carried the secrets with a heavy heart knowing his actions were detrimental to the civil rights movement. three men were convicted of the murder. the manhattan district attorney's office said they launched a review of the convictions. three murals made their debut in san francisco. of course, mandatory mask wearing wasn't a thing in their era, but the likeness of janice joplin and jerry garcia are being used. the moving lives of kid's art center sponsored the works in the hate ash berry neighborhood.

>> we know the vaccine is out. we know we're almost there. but we got to still keep practicing social distancing. let's keep wearing our masks and do that together in solidarity to beat this virus. the center received a grant and special permission from the building owner to paint the mura murals a vote expected to demolish a retail building. residential project that includes affordable housing would replace it. the developer wants to build a two-building project south of the lafayette library. 48 trees would be removed. the community has voiced opposition because of the potential effect on traffic and parking. the city council will vote at the meeting tonight. a 140-year-old building has a new home. the victorian home was quite the sight as hundreds of people lined up to watch it move down the street in san francisco. jr stone was there as crews carefully towed it six blocks.

>> this is phenomenal. just to see this huge 7-bedroom house being moved. >> this is pretty big and amazing. >> it's a beautiful building. >> and that beautiful, historic building quickly took san francisco and the internet by storm. every angle being recorded by hundreds of san francisco residents. many of whom who compared it to "up" where a home was moved by balloons. this home known as the englander house was towed six blocks. six blocks in around six hours. >> there's been a few glitches trees that were in the way. stop signs and lights and signs. >> we hit a light pole at the corner of golden gate and franklin and a couple trees. >> reporter: no worries. tree cutters were in place. streets were closed and police were there to lead the way. even if things didn't always look so perfect -- >> i was scared when they was trying to turn on golden gate street, i was surprised. i was like there's no way. but they got it through. >> reporter: the englander house

which cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to move will be turned into single family units. a former forchew ware next door and the old house is turned into new housing. 50 or 60 units will be available because of the move along with the historic home being restored and saved. >> i was on the 11th floor at the time looking down. i just could not believe what was going down. and i thought this is one for the history books. >> reporter: jr stone, abc 7 news. this was the thing to do this weekend. apparently. in the street, watching this house. >> i love it. i think that's amazing they got that done. >> it is. >> yeah. the technology, the time, the effort. and people in san francisco are like who is filming the movie of a house moving? >> that's what it looked like. >> right. like, what avenger's, marvel

movie is that one? let's look at what's going on. welcome to monday. it's monday. nothing we can do about it. let's have fun if we can. the weather is going to be nice. east, northeast, offshore wind at the golden gate. no fog. no mist. no rain. just warmth today. even more so than yesterday with a few passing high clouds, especially across the north bay. breezy north and east bay hills and mountains. nothing out of control. it's just part of the offshore breeze that's going to help us warm today and tomorrow. and a dry pattern for the remainder of february. it's already sunday. can you believe next monday is march? here's a look at the satellite and radar. you can see a big massive area of high pressure. just plopped down in the eastern pacific. just sitting there having fun, playing in the ocean and steering all the storms up into vancouver, seattle and portland. once again, typical la neen ya pattern. a few high clouds in the north bay. low 70s. same thing inland east bay and the south bay.

mid to upper 60s around the bay, and mid 60s near 70 along the coasts. around the state today, a few more clouds keeping eureka at 56. most of us in the 60s and 70s. even a few 80s around l.a. and palm springs. 49 in tahoe. tonight is milder than this morning. mid 40s to low 50s. here's my 7-day forecast. note what you don't see. not a single storm impact scale. the warmth peeks tomorrow and a little bit more of an on shore breeze. cooler breeze for wednesday. temperatures in the low to upper 60s is warmer than it should be this time of year. more nice day for you. thank you, mike. up next, the seven things to know this morning. also alex trebek's son talking about fulfilling one of his dad's final wishes. what he's done with all the suits, dress shirts and ties in his wardrobe. and

it's 5:22. number one, berkeley is expanding vaccine eligibility. starting today, teachers will begin getting shots. health officials will start with people who teach the youngest

kids including preschool through second grade. the governor will visit a vaccination site in long beach today giving an update on the effort to vaccinate across the state. yesterday he was in inglewood. three, boeing says it supports the emergency grounding of all 777 planes with specific engines. part of one came crashing down over suburban denver on saturday. america garland starts his senate hearings today to become attorney general. he'll face some of the gop senators that denied him a position in 2016. more warmth. how about dry weather. temperatures hit 5 to 10 degrees above average from 66 in san francisco to 72 in santa rosa. we're going to take a live look right now at a cal trans camera in san francisco. we're following a sig alert.

slow traffic on 101 at the split. at least three vehicles are involved and two lanes are currently blocked. number seven, a santa rosa man is heading to hollywood. anthony guzman, also known as the viking with a voice, he made quite the impression on american idol coming up in the next half hour, you can hear his audition and what the judges said. >> i talked to him friday. i knew it. i'm so happy for anthony. in today's gma first look, the family of the late alex trebek is keeping the spirit of giving alive. here's more. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, celebrating alex trebek's legacy of generosity with one of the people who knew him best. your. >> your dad's wardrobe. how would you describe it in terms of size? >> suits, dress shirts, ties, the wardrobe at jeopardy consisted of close to 300 dress shirts, hundreds of ties.

>> reporter: alex trebek's son this morning on gma is telling t.j. holmes about the incredible donation his father made. >> this fits into what he believed in passing along kindness to others. it's nice to see that it will continue after he's gone. >> reporter: coming up at 7:00 a.m., much more with his son with memories of his father you won't soon forget. with your gma first look, abc news, new york. >> this just keeps going and going. somebody has turned the now famous bernie sanders meme into a snowman. we need to see what it look like. i'm done. a pennsylvania family took advantage of this recent winter weather we've been seeing to put together brrne. he's sitting in a chair, legs crossed, the mittens and gloves and face mask. it's turned into a viral

sensation, the original photo. these people. >> and with that, we're done with this. right? >> i don't think so. i just -- i feel like it will come back. somehow. when it gets warm, he'll be somewhere with wapalm trees, sandman. >> someone is going to prop him up at a senior frogs, doing a dance? >> that might be too far. we're back with another 90 minutes of news. including the massive snow maze made bigger to accommodate for social distancing. and dozens of san francisco schools on hold. and one officer talking with gma about the violent rampage for the first time. first a live look outside. it's 5:26. we'll be right back. if your dry eye symptoms keep coming back, inflammation in your eye might be to blame. looks like a great day for achy, burning eyes

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here we are, with a half a million deaths just a stunning figure. >> now at 5:30, the u.s. approaching the tragic milestone this morning. dr. fauci talking about why we cannot declare victory, even with cases declining. a plan to vaccinate teachers in one east bay city starts today. how it figures to the timeline to reopen schools. the county expanding the vaccine eligibility to more essential workers today. first, let's check in with mike for our sunny forecast. hi, mike. >> hi. i like the way you said that. you sound excited. hopefully everybody is, even if you have to work. maybe you can get out at lunch and enjoy a lunch outside. pretty much unlimited visibility thanks to a little bit of a breeze, especially in the hills. you can see anywhere from 21 in the oakland hills, 39 in 48 in st. ha lena.

a lot is not transferring to where we live. it's blowing offshore. this is where we've left with. clear conditions from east bay hills and temperatures that fall into the 40s. low to upper 40s by 7:00. low to mid 60s by noon. and then upper 60s away from the coast at 4:00. and about 52 to 59 degrees. still pretty comfortable at 7:00. we'll see how much longer this is going to last. coming up in the accuweather 7-day. today the u.s. could pass 500,000 deaths from covid-19. just over a year since the first reported death in the country. jobina, we know this milestone comes as dr. fauci is warning this fight is far from over. >> yes. >> reporter: he predicts we may be able to return to some form of normality by the fall but also adds we may still be wearing masks a year from now. there are some positive trends we're looking at with cases falling nationwide by 73% and

hospitalizations dropping by nearly 55%. dr. fauci appeared on gma to talk about why we shouldn't let our guard down just because the numbers are down. >> rather than even think about declaring victory and saying well, we have herd immunity, we're in good shape, we've got to keep pushing and pushing because this thing could bounce back with the variants very, very quickly. we cannot declare victory because the curve is coming down so sharply. >> some studies show that a person who has been infected with covid may only need one dose of the vaccine. dr. fauci says they're looking at the data to determine if that could be the policy going forward. and later today, president biden is expected to make remarks to honor the 500,000 lives lost to covid-19 and vice president harris will also attend that ceremony. >> jobina, thank you. a shot in the arm for back to school efforts in berkeley. today teachers can start getting

vaccinated as part of a deal with the school district. education a key part of the effort to build a better bay area and amy holyfield is live for us in berkeley this morning. hi, amy. >> reporter: good morning. berkeley will start vaccinating teachers today. here is the goal. they want to get everyone back into the classroom. they are going to use a schedule that will reflect their goal. their goal is to get the youngest kids back to school in five weeks, march 29th. they'll bring in more kids on april 12th and the high schoolers on april 19th. they plan to vaccinate teachers. t,tas day.ilacte t aofcials saya role in when the kids get back to school. a delay in supply could mean school will start later than planned, but if they vaccinate

teachers quicker than expected, they say they'll change the reopening date. there's a link sent out to teachers. they are use it to book their appointments. the superintendent at the district says he's grateful to city partners for making this happen saying they owe it to the kids to do everything they can to get them back to normal learning. live in berkeley, amy holyfield. starting today, sonoma county is expanding who can get vaccinated. people 65 and older and grocery store workers are eligible. yesterday for residents 65 and older, shipments delayed because of the extreme weather across the nation in larkspur, but supply is slowly catching up. >> the fact we're able to open this site, is a good indication the supply is increasing and a sign we'll be able to open more tiers soon. >> officials say a 5,000 dose shipment of moderna vaccine is expected today or tomorrow.

smart is offering tree train rides for ma run county residents for people who have an appointment to get vaccinated. abc 7 news is monitoring the rollout in california with our vaccine tracker. our vaccine tracker compares our state's progress with the rest of the country. and you can find it on abc 7 news.com. the san carlos unified school district is in person today. it starts with kindergarten and first grade. then second and third in a couple weeks. fourth and fifth graders return in the middle of march. when they move to the red tier, they'll address sixth through eighth grade students. a pause on the renaming of 44 schools vowing instead to prioritize a reopening of classrooms. in a statement the board president says she takes responsibility for mistakes made during the renaming process. lopez said the delay, the board would delay the renaming plan until after students returned to classrooms.

the project has faced widespread criticism in part because in some cases, the committee that advised the school board got the facts wrong. lopez said the board would reach out to local university historians for input. confirmation hearings begin for president bide attorney general. this time garland is pledging to lead an independent didn't of justice. >> our law is not the instrument of partisan purpose. >> garland has said his department's priority will be fighting discrimination and domestic terrorism, especially on the heels of the ongoing capitol attack investigations. it's an issue he's strongly familiar with. he supervised the doj's investigation into the oklahoma city bombing in 1995. coming up a traveling nurse who just arrived in san francisco becomes a victim of a car break-in. her message to the thief who

stole a sentimental item. when officials think air travel could return to prepandemic levels, but first, checking in with mike nicco. >> let's look at what's going on. we'll start with conditions, and we'll go neighborhood cnditions. in the east bay we've got mid to upper 40s through the trivalley. 50 right now in walnut creek. 51 in concord. low 50s in pittsburgh and antioch. let's see what else we have under the clear condition -- 37 right now in nevado and napa. 54 in oakland. 44 in san jose. 42 in mountain view. here's a look at san jose. 45 at 87 near the shark tank. the commute? no worries. everything is going green. dry and clear for the roads. on the ferry, light breezes. plenty of sunshine. ey wk btn e water. sunglasses.

cool to warm for your mass transit stops. let's look at the winds.ite gusty in the hills and that's mainly where they're going to stay. as we head into tonight, they'll ramp up once again mainly in the north bay and the east bay hills. maybe a little lesser extent in the santa cruz mountains. they'll be a little faster tonight. and then as we head into tuesday, it looks like it's going to be a breezier day than today. that's also going to help pump up the warmth with that offshore breeze. all right. you're thinking i have to work. when can i get home and enjoy some of the milder afternoons and evenings? tonight sunset at 5:55. but in a little over three weeks, it's going to set or a little under three weeks at 7:16. yep. daylight savings. three weeks away from yesterday. it's beginning. all right. let's take a look at the pollen in case you missed it the first go around. it's mainly moderate in the

trees, ash, cedar, juniper and pine. and this is just the beginning of the pollen season. this will be a regular in the forecast from here on out. so is jobina. i hope you had a great weekend. what's going on with the roads? >> i did, mike. thank you. unfortunately, though, the commute isn't so great for a lot of people that are going to be moving through san francisco. hi, everyone. we're going to start off with a live look from the cal trans camera showing you crawling traffic on southbound 101 right before the 80 split. in the distance you can see the flashing lights. there's a crash involving three cars here. at least two lanes are still blocked. the chp has not given an estimated time as to when everything will reopen. i want to bring you over now to a live look showing you the bay bridge from our south beach camera. we also have a stalled car before the fremont street off ramp. it looks like traffic is moving nicely. i'll continue to watch out for metering lights for you this morning. i also want to bring in the map

quickly as we head to break. should sown froiverally,er iconr we have a well on westbound 4 at the 680 connecter slowing things down. it should be out of the way in about five minutes.

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a man accused of pounding a firefighter and paramedic in antioch saturday night is suspected of murdering a discovery bay man. the 26-year-old is accused of shooting the emergency workers and then leading officers on a high speed chase that eventually ended in richmond. that's where police arrested him. sunday contra costa investigators went to a home to contact someone for the case. inside they found the body of a 64-year-old. investigators say williams shot him to death. people who live nearby are stunned. >> the neighbors all get along. yeah. there's not much crime that goes on here. occasionally burglary, but other than that, it's a good neighborhood. >> investigators are looking for williams' four-year-old son and the child's mother. california license plate of 8 ukn 742.

investigators say they're concerned about the safety of the missing child and mother. and the problem we have here at break ins. kathleen took her dogs for a walk along pine street sunday morning. she returned home less than an hour later and saw that someone had busted the window to her van. her work bag was gone along with something very precious inside. she left a note in the window explaining what happened. >> inside was the litman stethoscope my grandmother gave me when i graduated from nursing school. she's passed away since then. and it's -- i mean, it's irreplaceable. i've literally carried that on every shift i've worked critical care, er and icu for 16 years. i really hope i get it back, and my stethoscope, it's

irreplaceable. >> the nurse says her landlord warned hereains but she didn't think anyone would want to take her work bag. she's asking anyone to sees her olive colored bag to contact police. a raw and emotional look at the insurrection at the capitol. one of the capitol police officers who fought off the mob is now speaking about the attack. >> yes. officer harry tdunne is only speaking to abc news, giving ina vivid picture of what happened that day. from his perspective. dunn is a 13 -year veteran with the u.s. capitol police department. he spoke only for himself recounting some of the racist threats and attacks he and his fellow officers had to withstand. >> priority, help, somebody's trapped. we need help. shots fired. is this america?

they beatblivte th fought ithe u.s. capitol. they were trying to assassinate the vice president. >> reporter: currently more than 220 people have been charged in connection with the attack. you can see the full interview on good morning america including what officer dunn says happened when he was confronted by a group of rioters. >> thank you. san francisco international airport officials are warning that it could take years for air travel gets to prepandemic levels. let's see what it looks like live at sfo this morning. reduced flights have left en we flying through empty. sfo every year. and that number fell to 16.4 million in 2020. that's a 1u7% drop. the airline said it could take as long as six years to increase back to those levels.

there is a gloomy outlook for international travel. the world tourism agency is saying delaying in the vaccine is putting a damper on the travel industry this year. >> you're of course not going to fly to canada, but you can look at it in this video. a snow maze, the world's largest got bigger to make sure people have enough room for social distancing. >> wait. where are we? >> this way. >> this year's snow maze is about 91% larger. the massive labyrinth took six weeks to build. organizers say for people quarantined in their homes, it's a chance to stretch out their legs and have adventure. the paths are about eight feet wide to give people more room to pass safely. >> i don't do cold, but that looks kind of fun.

>> it duoes, and i don't think it's that cold there. it's, like, 34 degrees. >> where? >> manitoba. >> for that's nothing. no, that's neat. yeah. if you don't have a wind, that's almost shorts weather for those folks. >> don't push it. >> well, maybe you and i don't wear the same things when it's cold, but i've been known to wear shorts in the 30s with my snow boots in minnesota. you got to have fun in the winter. northwest 17 to 25. it's breezy in the hills. it calms down throughout the day. mostly sunny. building warmth. warmer than yesterday. milder tonight. breezy in hills and mountains. it keeps any fog from forming. mainly sunny, dry and seasonal to above average temperatures

through sunday. that's the last day in february. let's look at the area of high pressure. what's to the north? another atmospheric river. that's not going to make it into our neighborhoods. it's going to pummel vancouver, seattle and portland with our much-needed rain and snow. be nice if they shared but they can't help it. a few high clouds across the north bay. otherwise a lot of sunshine and mid 60s to near 70 along the coast. 66 to 69 around the bay. about 70 to 72 inland. if you think about dining out tonight, look at that. very comfortable at 5:00. mid to upper 60s. still comfy, but starting to feel a chill at 6:00. low 60s with 50s at the coast. we drop into the 50s by 8:00 on our way down to mid 40s to low 50s with high clouds tonight. all right. here's a look at my 7-day forecast. a little breezy tomorrow. that's going to help push our temperatures up another 4 degrees. so mid 60s to mid 70s. i'll have to look and see if

there's any records in there. we should be close in some areas. we'll pull back with a wind shift. 60s wednesday through sunday with dry conditions. >> all right. thank you, mike. a santa rosa man is heading to hollywood. he made quite the impression on american idol wearing viking attire and carrying thor's hammer. >> who are you? >> anthony guzman. >> would you consider yourself a vieking? >> more of a modern viking, but yes. >> skol. >> skol. >> all right. so guzman explained that that means cheers in sand knave yan languages. but online, he's known as the viking with the voice. here's his audition. ♪ well you can cry me a river or cry me a river ♪ >> thank you. >> never judge a book by its cover. >> or its hammer. >> all right. let's vote.

>> okay, anthony. so apparently his audition really stunned the judges because he sang michael version of "cry me a river". we're going to see how far he makes it. you can watch american idol on abc 7 sunday nights at 8:00. i was in the studio when you were doing this interview with anthony, and he looked awesome. i'm really excited to see him move forward. >> i am too. he has a musical theater background, but he's also really into speed metal. it's a fun combination. >> we shall see. coming up new at 6:00, the perfect opportunity for people who like to sleep on the job. >> first, becoming debt free. the steps one woman took to pay

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welcome back. 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 this month. you can find out where to help by calling the red cross. the number is on your screen. it's 1-800-red-cross. you can also find a link at our website. a mysterious malware is targeting thousands of computers. a top security firm says 30,000 macks have been infected with this malware called silver sparrow. it was detected last week in parts of the united states. it includes a self-destruct

mechanism. the goal is not clear but described as a serious threat. a young woman determined to ditch her student loan debt says she paid $30,000 off in just three years. journalist dominique jackson spoke about how she managed to become debt free in the middle of a pandemic. the 27-year-old says she was determined to take control. >> in 2018 i was laid off of my job and had no money, and was living in a new city. when i got laid off, it just the hit me like girl, we got to get the finances together. i had a goal of six months to a year of emergency savings. i moved in with my mom and picked up website design and social media management and doing free lans articles. >> jackson says she used the finance tool called undebt it. it's a debt calculator that gave her a personalized plan. gma will have a full report including more tips at 7:00.

good for her. let's look at what's going on in walnut creek where it's clear and about 51. that's pretty comfortable for this time of the year. temperatures anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees warmer than average from 66 in san francisco to near 70 in san jose. santa rosa 72 degrees today. now, tomorrow even warmer. 70 year san francisco. to look at that, almost 80 in places like santa rosa. 78 in ped lieu ma, fair wooelfie in san jose and oakland. wednesday on shore. pretty comfortable for this time of the year. low to upper 60s. in the same thing for thursday with just a little more cloud cover. no rain in this forecast. so if your plants are sprouting, make sure they don't get stressed this week without the rain. >> all right. thank you, mike. new at 6:00, a grace period for overdue water bills. the agency that is cutting

customers a little slack during the pandemic. plus expanding vaccine eligibility. the county that's allowing teachers to get vaccinated starting today. and changes coming to the paycheck protection program. what the biden administration is expected to announce today. it's already 54 degrees outside. that is a good sign for the rest of the day at 5:56. we'll be right back.

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[sfx: bloop bloop bloop ] [ sfx: bing bloop ding ding bloop bing ] the day can wait. enter the golden state, with real california dairy. building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is "abc 7 mornings." now at 6:00, u.s. closing in on half a million covid deaths. there are signs of improvement in california. how infection rates have dropped in recent weeks. >> the virus may slow more and schools may safely reopen once teachers are vaccinated. vaccine eligibility expands in two parts of the bay area starting today. into what he believed and passing along kindness to others.

alex trebek's son talking about his generation. why the late "jeopardy" host is giving away his suits. >> i hope you had a nice weekend. kumasi was in the north bay with me too, just in separate citieses. >> it was beautiful and sunny and i had a self-care day. i needed that. >> same. these north bay viewers are it. people were so cool to me over the weekend. >> aren't they? >> they say hi to all of you. >> yeah. >> shout out to the whole north bay this morning. >> nice. >> that's awesome. and they're going to be warm again today also and even warmer tomorrow. talking about 80 in santa rosa and 78 napa, and spring in the first half of our forecast. here's a look at what's going on with live doppler 7. it's out there and working and nothing to see right