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counties are in the red tier. what it will be mean for equity and public safety. a lifeline for breweries and wineries. we will tell you how it works. getting a spring like preview today. abc 7 news at 11:00 starts right now. we're ready to go should it happen. we learned to really transition quickly. be nimbling, >> cautious optimism tonight. three are eov in the early as morning. thank you for joining us. >> covid case rates are low nen for marin, san francisco and san mateo cohn tips to move to red

tomorrow. that means looser restrictions on gyms and more. business owners are getting ready. >> 25%, 11 extra tables and we will make it work. >> the operations referring to what will happen if ghi in a red tier. they have added purifiers. he says the employees are ready to go. >> i have them on speed dial. you will have five shifts. these are the wins. >> marin, san francisco and san mateo counties can move in red tuesday. positivity rates and equity rates. that means indoor dining at 25% capacity. and five points fitness, already preparing. >> we're hiring three or four

people today. cinemark says they don't have an amounsment. >> we will take what we can do. >> reporter: the san francisco supervisors doesn't believe that san francisco will go in red tier until early next week thanks to goals that haven't been met. everyone we talked to are optimistic. >> come back and support us, and stay happy. >> reporter: jr stone, abc 7 nuggets. and first ofist find fund that just opened focusing on restaurants, breweries. the goal is to offer relief for businesses that haven't qualified for other grants. >> this bar was serving 4,000 people a week.

we just shut off the machines off. >> reporter: dev vin's canyon lost money. he was quick to apply for a new san mateo county grant made for restaurants, wineries and breweries. >> we are not asking for tax documents. our goal is to get checks in hands by next month. >> reporter: the other goal, make it simple and easy to qualify. apply online answering 20 questions. staff will choose applications. and grants up to $10,000. he gets a check, he knows what he will use it for. >> pay rent, pay pg and e and employees. >> reporter: he says the lifeline for the breweries and restaurants that haven't come through. the breweries, we fell through

the cracks. >> reporter: it's the county's way to helping all businesses. >> we not leave anyone behind. >> chris reyes, abc 7 news. >> >> millions of californians will get a $600 state stimulus package. the 5.7 million people who qualify can see it a month after filing tax the u.s. has surpassed half a million deaths in the coronavirus. that is more than the number of lives lost in world war i, world war ii and vietnam war combined. president biden said there is

light on the horizon. >> reporter: a once unimaginable milestone reached in the country. more than 500,000 americans died from covid-19. each life reflected upon during a moment of eye lesigh of silen white house. >> as we imagine the scale of death in america, remember each person and the life they lived. >> reporter: lives like sally and manny, dying just seconds apart. and ashley bennett who had just given berth and let her daughter only once. >> that is the only time she got see her in person which breaks my heart. >> reporter: as the nation grieves, there is hope. the average number of daily cases has plunged 74% since january. the deaths down 38% in the last five days. americans are

immunized. the doses are on track to be delivered to week, and johnson & johnson is awaiting information on the single vaccine says it could deliver 20 million doses by the end of march. saying the u.s. would have enough doses to inoculate half of all adults in the country. but health officials say they are concerned about more contagious variants, and the south african variant in 12 states. >> it could jeopardize the progress we havead if we let our down guard. >> marcy gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. a variant that seems to be more dangerous. >> it's more transmissible. it went from less than 1% in september and now more than 50%

of cases in the end ofanry. >> us f says that more people are in the hospital or will be die as it involves the body's immune response. the numbers are actually trending in the right direction here in the bay area and across the state. >> the state's seven day test positivity rate is 3%, compared to 9% a month ago. hospitalizations and icu counts are also improving dramatically. >> in san francisco itself, we have been moving probably the the number of new cases that we have seen probably since the summer if not earlier in the year. at our hospital, we are almost down to the lowest number of covid patients.

>> today, governor comment. >> there is a bright light at the end of the tunnel. california anticipating receiving 1.4 million vaccinations this week and 1.5 million next week. the city of berkeley is poised to make changes in police policy, including how officers conduct traffic stops. that is to build a better bay area. kate larson spoke to the city's mayor and law enforcement about what it means for equity and public safety. >> in berkeley, you are 6 1/2 more times likely to be stopped by police if you are black. >> reporter: making a case for a ground breaking police reform based on traffic storms. improper use of high beams and

ex eliminated. >> it will focus on speeding and driving under the influence. >> people are going to drive around with expired tapgs now. >> there are always unintended consequences for laws. we need work with the police department. >> reporter: a member of berkeley pd said they worry it will be detrimental to public safety. when they arrived, they said they had no comment on the policy changes. >> it's a difficult position. first, they are funded by city council. >> reporter: retired fbi agent rick smith says the propose the changes are ill advised. >> people care about being protected and this is not being tt'srive by people with a who different perspective. >> i have to two cases,

this year where i have been mistreated. >> it needs to be done immediately. >> reporter: kate larson, abc 7. concerns over side shows was quickly the topic with the new police chief. they pointed to budget cuts making the situation work. >> because of covid, it's taken away our ability to deploy the side show activity. so we are hampered by the lack of resources. >> chief armstrong says compared to other cities of its side, oakland has one of the smallest police forces in the country. as the bay area confronts issues like race and social justice, we are here to help. go to abc 7.com/take action for a complete list of local

resources. some parents are upset at a teach teach teacher's word that discourage kids fro ass. a rare sperm whale has washed on the beach. what animal experts tell us tonight. mars in hd. see and hear the new video from the red planet. no signs of winter tomorrow. i will show you how warm it's going to get coming up. >> first, a look what is coming unoum jimmy kimmel live. >> sorry, it's monday. maybe this will help. will they go to you live during the show should you win the golden globe? >> i suppose so. i'm not planning on winning, i'm planning on losing and standing up to clap for the

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just one day after the pleasanton school board voted to return to in-person teach, some parents said that teachers used zoom time to dissuade dissuade e

to the classroom. abc 7 laura anthony is on the story. >> i have been my desk sort of taped off in an area and i can't really leave that area. >> reporter: it seemed to be on odd tangent in pleasanton classroom, they agreed to resume to in person classes. >> you want to go to school for social reasons, recognize you will not have that. there is no question you are not allowed to interact in any fashion. you cannot work with a partner. you cannot speak with anyone in your class if they are any closer than 6 feet away. >> several points say a few other teachers made comments to their students. strong words that made kids think about going back to class. >> students were changing their minds. some of it was not rolled out a

positively as i would like to see about or no about. they are changing their minds. >> it's understandable to have concerns. >> reporter: the concerns come as pleasanton unified is asking families and students whether they pre remote. >> we have some students in classrooms now and the result of simply being in the classroom setting have been remarkable. >> i can not give you help in the classroom. >> reporter: as discouraging as the words are, they are hearing from other teach worse are excited to welcome kids back to the classroom. >> last night, an amazing teacher got on zoom with me and my family on sunday night. he gave up his time. he's a high school teacher. he believes the experience is going to be amazing. he has no plan of simply zooming in the classroom.

>> reporter: families and students have until wednesday to decide whether to stay remote or return in person. lau laura anthony, abc 7 news cool a rarely seen pygmy sperm whale watched up on the beach yesterday. the mammal center says she was pregnant. scientists are working to figure out the cause of death. the pygmy sperm wells are elusive. it lows them to built data. turtles left cold, stunned in the winter storm in texas are back in the wdis they slid back in the water today. nearly 5,000 sea turtles were at risk. animal rescue groups began saving them last weekend.

they are back where they belong. the interesting concept of being down. tunned, it all right.s tu tthe weather. we're stunned with the warm weather, i think. sandhya, very warm. >> yeah, it's shocking to the body. instead of wearing long sleeves and jackets, you are pretty much going with shorts and short sleeves because it is warmer compared to what we are used to around this time of year, and take a look at the temperatures. we will go warmer tomorrow. spring like warmth. 68 in san francisco, and three degrees warmer. santa roser, 78 degrees compared to 72 today. yeah, we need the rain. almost 16 inches behind in santa rosa, oakland, a third of an inch, and soon jose, a half a

foot where you should be. it will be hard to make it up. spring can kb very wet as you know in the bay area. and live doppler 7, and high clouds up to the north as you take a look at temperatures, in the 40s and 50s, and san jose, it is really just a lovely view. record highs possible tomorrow. gusty winds, over the mills where they will be the strongest, and a cooler pattern begins midweek. i want to show you the winds right now, mt. st. if do you have loose objects, secure them. tomorrow morning, the winds are gusting over 40 miles per hour in places in the higher terrain. and tomorrow, 37 miles per hour in napa, fairfield, and

wednesday, up to 50 miles per hour, and evening hours. tomorrow morning, windiest over the hills, temperatures up from the upper 30s to low 50s, and the numbers will remain higher or lower. temperatures, 76 in san jose, 73 in sunnyvale. 68 in half moon bay, downtown san francisco, and north bay temperatures, 64, ms going to be warm in the east bay. 74 in freemont, and inland, the sunshine, accuweather forecast, tomorrow is the warmest day, you will notice windy and cooler thfor wednesday. the cooling continues, and round of gusty winds for the weekend, and models are painting a possibility of rain next monday. it's a level run right now, a

chance -- better than no chance at all. dan and

for the first time ever, we are seeing high qualify video of the spacecraft landing on mars. >> we also have an audio recording of wind gusts from the red planet. >> it's just, it's cool. really neat. overwhelming if you will. >> nasa released that audio and this video of perseverance toda. theroverlanded last thursda and it willpend two years drilling in rocks. samples will return back to earth in drk mark your calendar, a decade. they will help snas

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the sharks open up a season long eight-game home stand at the tank. if they are going to make a playoff push, this is the time to do it. in minnesota, things were tough early on. watch out, 45 seconds in, what a move by brent burns, his fourth gome of the year, and backhander, 1-0. things got wild for minnesota. the visitors scored two goals in 11 seconds, and jones, four unanswered before getting pulled, and the shark try to make it interesting, and evander kane, and shark lose, 6-2.

warriors play the knicks. they have a good shot, and draymond green spoke for the first time since being ejected and said he can't let them down again. >> i can admit my faults and when i'm wrong. and i appreciate the sport. but that action doesn't warrant the sport. >> everybody. the locker room, there is no lingering. >> college hoops, stanford up six. haley jones, high school and the foul. he figured with ten minutes, and a stoef curry step back, and a ten-point game, and stanford wins. the fst regular season game. and st. mary's hosting pepperdine, and coach not pleased. logan johnson getting it done, and buries a triple with over 3 1/2 to go, and loving it, 30

seconds, here is johnson attacking the rack for two of the team-high 19. 66-61. and finally, baseball. position players reporting for the a's and giants. giants hoping to make it for the first time in five years and a's looking to get deeper. >> the expectations should be the same as it'sen with, and i think that is a relief. not a relief but that is what everybody expects. >> we have all have the same chance right now. that is the beauty of spring training. and everybody gets to you got go throughout and have

like, seeing my mom. it's unthinkable to me that i can't see her and i can't hug her. not being able to hug is just like somebody has to tie me down. touching someone to say i love you, to hug you... those are the things that i miss. ♪ ♪

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