should it happen. if anything we've learned to really transition quickly. be nimble. be adaptable. >> now at 5:00. wee bay area counts that would be opening. governor newsom expected to sign a multi billion dollar package today. how soon $600 stimulus checks could be going out. >> and it is going to be a fabulous day if wyou want to ge outside. mike is tracking near record highs. >> good morning, everybody. we'll start with live doppler 7 showing how dry it is outside. high clouds out this this morning. which should make for a beautiful sunrise and we've got those off shore breezes up in the hills. nothing damaging yet but they will pick up tomorrow and could potentially be damaging.

that in a minute. first today, ithe upr-40s ou and the rest of us make a run at 70s in the afternoon and still near 60 at 7:00 this evening. so outdoor activities going to be more comfortable than they have been in a while. there is cautious optimism in several bay area counties this morning. three are poised to move into the state's leisure restrictive red tier as soon as today. covid case rates are low enough to see this change in marin, san francisco and san mateo counties and that means looser restriction for indoor dining and gyms as well as other businesses. amy hollyfield live in san mateo where some business owners are just waiting for the green light. >> reporter: how would you like a choice? outdoor or indoor dining? this is good news for customers

and for some businesses kwl including restaurants. restaurants in the red tier would be able to open up 25% of indoor dining rooms. they have only been allowed to serve outdoors for the last couple of months. restaurant managers tell us they are preparing to bring back more employees to handle the extra tables. they are just waiting to hear whether they make it into the red tier. gyms would also be allowed to welcome people inside. up to 10% of their capacity. >> great to see everyone come back. come back and support us, come back and get fit and stay happy and keep these relationships going down here. the sense of communicaty is wha it is all here. >> reporter: now, the numbers indicate that san mateo and marin counties likely enter the red tier today. we'll get that announcement later today and san francisco possibly could. there are some community leader who is think san francisco may have another week to go. so we'll hear that today.

that announcement coming but we are hearing a lot of optimism about this next phase as case numbers continue to go down. live in san mateo. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> that would be a big step amy, thank you. millions of californians will be getting a $600 stimulus payment. governor newsom expected to sign this today. the money is part of a $7.6 billion package the state legislature just approved. it will go mostly to low income people who received some kind of state assistance. they could see checks as soon as a month after filing their tax returns. the package also includes grants and fee waivers for small businesses. >> on the pence a first of its kind grant program in san mateo county just opened, focussed on restaurant, wineries and breweries. as abc7 news kris reyes explains the goal of the $2 million fund is to offer relief to businesses that haven't qualified for previous grants. >> this bar was serving over 4,000 people a week and now it

is just nothing. totally idle. we've shut the machines off. they just sit, idle. >> reporter: devil's canyon has already lost millions and counting. quick to apply for a new grant made just for restaurants, wineries and breweries. >> we're not asking for tax documents up front. we're not asking people to up load complicated or sensitive information. our goal is to get checks into hands ideally by next month. >> reporter: the other goal keep it simple and easy to qualify. it works like this. apply online by answering about 20 questions to determine eligibility. county staff will gather applications until march 8th. a lottery system will choose about 200 business for grants you have to about $10,000. if he gets a check? our pg&e and hopefully continue to play employees. >> reporter: this zbrant a lifeline for the 30 or so breweries and wineries that of haven't qualified for other

programs. >> for the breweries we definitely fell through the cracks. >> reporter: the grant program is the county's way of helping all businesses. >> when it comes to covid. we can't leave anyone behind. and that is our breweries and wineries. >> reporter: in san mateo, kris reyes for abc7 news. today members of congress will hold a moment of silence for more than 500,000 americans who have lost their lives to covid-19. it comes as a push to vaccinate people continues. and jobina fortson has more. >> house speaker nancy pelosi and senate republican leader mitch mcconnell will join other members of the congress on the u.s. capitol for a a moment of silence. also an to vaccine front johnson and johnson says it will deliver 20 million single shot doses by the end of march. that is if the dpad grants emergency authorization which could happen as soon as this weekend. as health experts are stressing the need to vaccinate quickly, the variant first identified in

south africa has now been confirmed in 12 states. >> the continued spread of more transmissible variants could jeopardize the process progress we've made in the past month if we let down our guard. >> researchers at a lab in alabama are work okay a covid-19 vaccine in the form of a nasal spray. also this week, the house is expected to take up president biden's 1.9 trillion dollar covid relief package. today san francisco city college is reopening its mass vaccination site for second-dose appointment bus the moscone center site on pause yet again. supply issues forced delays until thursday instead of yesterday as originally planned. this backlog of around 33,000 douses. that is 33,000 people unsure if they still have a spot in line. >> i'm going assume that the schedule, the appointment's on and we'll just go and show up. >> hope we get a more consistent

growth in supply rather than this two steps forward, one step back. it is really damaging. it is confusing. >> now, there is some good news. the sf department of public health told us that no appointments were canceled because spots are only released once the vaccine supply is confirmed. appointments thursday start at 11:00 a.m. and then 8:00 a.m. from friday on. abc7 news is monitoring the vaccine rollout with our vaccine tracker and that means you can track california's progress and compare our state's progress with the rest of the country. you can find it on abc7news.com. >> happening today. california's attorney general confirmation hearing begins. nominated to become president biden's health and human services secretary. bas ra is the first ever latino to serve at california ag and the first ever latino to lead the hhs. california senator alex padilla

is expected to introduce becerra today. high clouds out there. the temperatures, starting with some of our neighborhood temperatures. mainly mid- to upper-40s in the south bay. in the hills, 53 in los gatos and 58 in los altos. breeze in the hills again. 50 in places like san carlos and san francisco, novato, bodega bay and danville. and everybody else mid- to upper-40s you should a partly cloudy sky. embarcadero, about 53 in san francisco. if you have -- today, why not walk instead of driving. enjoy the sunshine. the outside is going to be begging you the come out there if you are working at home or remote learning, and exercising, make sure you wear something to protect your eyes.

your outdoor dining. still in the 70s away from the coast as we head to 5:00. mid-60s at 6:00, low- to mid-60s at 7:00 and final the bay and inland neighborhoods join the coast is it into 50s. so a chill will start to settle about 8:00. let's go back and talk about the pollen if you are going to be outside. it is mainly moderate amounts of tree pollen again. if you are sneezing, that is the reason and a lot of people are going to start sneezing so don't give them side eye about it. this is the reason. it is probably not because of covid. let's talk to jobina about that. someone who maize be sneezing, also, jobina. i would never look at you like anyway. >> mike i appreciate you making that p are sa, okay, basithat's important. i took all the nasal spray thiss morning everything and. a live look outside with the richmond san rafael bridge, a crash earlier in the eastbound

brexit but not causing a slowdowdirection but not causin slowdown. 880, oakland at the coliseum, we have clear conditions all around the bay area and the map really reflects that. you can see all of this green here. and just slow spot out of tracy is the usual. so nothing out of norm right now at 5:10. also this morning, want to let you know starting today you can take muni for free to and from vaccination appointments in san francisco. show your appointment confirmation orb vaccine card. you will get an extra 60 dollars to get to and from vaccination sites. the card helps seniors and those with disabilities cover taxi rides during the pandemic. paratransit rides also offered for free within the city. coming up a dream come true. sweet video of a 79-year-old california man fulfilling his childhood wish. >> a groundbreaking package

release reforms. considering traffic stops for things like not wearing a seat belt. >> and jeep retiring the n

city of berkeley voting today on major changes of police policy including how they conduct traffic stops. abc news kate larson spoke to the city's mayor and law enforcement experts about what this means for equity and safety. >> in berkeley you are six and a half more times likely to be stopped by police the if you are black compared to a white driver. >> reporte: making a case for a groundbreaking package in police reforms focussed on traffic stops. low level offenses would be eliminated. >> i believe it is goings to increase our police officers time to focus on more dangerous behavior like speeding and driving under the influence. >> don't you think people are going to drive with

tags now. >> reporter: a member of berkeley p.d. told me they are worried the new policies will be detrimental to public safety. i set up an interview with berkeley's police association. when we arrived they said they had no comment on the proposed policy changes. >> the police are in a difficult position. first of all they are funded by city councils. >> retired fbi agent rick smith feels the proposed changes are ill advised. >> people care about being protected and this is not being protected. but it is being driven by people with a whole different perspective on what is needed in society. >> well, i have two cases, two situations just this year where i been unfairly treated by the police. >> reporter: berkeley resident deshaun hudson says it is overdo. kate larson abc7 news. >> and the city council meeting

starts at four this afternoon. >> concern over dangerous side shows quickly became the focus of a town hall with oakland's police chief. pointing to budget cuts making the situation worse. >> because of covid that's taken awater our ability to deploy officers. so we are hampered by the lack of >> when compared to other cities of his its size, oakland has one of the smallest police forces in the country. >> the chief of the cherokee nation is asking jeep to stop using the name for its suvs. jeep the chief of the cherokee tribe says it does not honor us by having our name plastered on the side of a car. jeep is committed to an open dialogue with the nation. the grand cherokee and chief are

jeeps second and third best selling models. >> the turtles left out in the cold because of that winter storm that pummeled texas. now they are back in the water. they had a splash landinga as they slid back into the gulf of mexico. >> now it is like a three turtle slide. >> wee. >> they all go together. >> like a slip and slide. did you use to do that? >> o ttles.0 were a and started releasing them over the weekend. >> and see how was they swam away too? i'm out. >> bye. >> good for them. it took nearly 80 years but a california man finally got

fulfill a childhood wish in the snow. >> how's it feel? >> feels good. >> 79-year-old edward franciscan villa, the assisted living facility where he lives shared the video. >> i'm so happy he had that moment. gonna help him get back up. that's all i know. >> right. >> he looked pretty comfortable. let me be. let me soak this in. >> that is fun though. >> then you are all wet. if y't g snow ryf he -- yeah. in th south and every time the snow would come in, it would just two bonkers and shut everything

down. and kind of cool if you are not used to it. back here will we ever get snow in probably not. a look at san jose, partly cloudy and about 46 crease. increasing sunshine today and we'll flirt with record hi temperatures. winds will increase tomorrow and in fact we'll have our best chance of any potential damage tomorrow from the winds. and that will usher in some drier air. mainly sunny conditions and slightly cooler as we head through the rest of the forecast. two areas of high pressure starting to take over our storm strak and you can see the clockwise one off the coast of oregon is going to push the high clouds to our south and that is why we'll see increasing sunshine today. a near record high. i put an asterisk anywhere where we were within one degree of reaching a record or maybe even tie or be a record. so 76 in san jose today. as you head up the peninsula, redwood city, 75, san bruno 73.

north bay, 77 in san rafael. record is 80 in santa rosa so eh put an asterisk there. record 80 in napa today. we'll haley 76. >> 76 in napa and oakland. and today middle 70 in the inland valleys. concord about 78 is the record. living room about 80 also. santa rosa, 79. -- the winds you can see in the highest elevations, 10:00 tomorrow morning to 10:00 tomorrow evening. so 12 hours of gusty northerly winds above a thousand feet and that is when we could have potential damage. temperatures drop about 4-8 degrees tomorrow. 70 possibly but 60s definitely the rule as we he through the rest of the forecast. >> up next the seven things to know this morning and also the new documentary that is focusing

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it is 5:21. the seven things to know this morning. one, cautious optimism in three bay area counties, marin, san francisco and san mateo. they are poised to move into the state's less restrictive red tier as early as today. >> two, governor newsom expected to sign a bill to provide stimulus checks to millions of californians. the $600 checks mostly to low income families receiving state assistance. >> the senate opens its hearings into the deadly capitol riot. these well-being focused more hon how to try and stop an attack from happening again. >> and conversations for attorney general javier becerra the first ever latino to become health and human services secretary. >> and five, record high temperatures possible in san jose, 76.

oakland 76. vaesan rafael 75. >> following a cracker rigsh rin antioch ab antioch eastbound hill crest blocking a one lane. >> and seven, we're seeing the first high quality video of the perseverance rover landing on mars. nasa also release and audio recording. after a nationwide uproar down under, facebook b welcome restoring australia's news pages for its users. last follows months of bitter disagreement with the government. facebook says it has found an agreement to support the publishers it chooses. and today's gma first look we're

hearing from the sheriff's department involved in a rescue of a teenager girl. the 13-year-old was found in a motel room with a man she met online. here is abc news reporter airlierielleerielleerielleerielr >> reporter: running into the arms of the officer desperately searching for her. >> are you hurt at all. >> reporter: overnight gma spoke to the hero cop at the center is of the rescue. >> she noticed i was a deputy and came running intoty arms because she knew she had been saved at that point. >> reporter: the teen's grandmother reported her missing after she didn't come h didn't h school. and believe it or not this isn't the only teen abduction and rescue this week. coming up at 7:00 a.m. we'll tell you about another dramatic case and how you can keep your child safe on the internet.

with your gma "first look," i'm college administration scandal. you can stream the documentary starting march 17th on netflix x former president obama and bruce springsteen are hanging out and talking about things. first two episodes now available on spotify. >> seems like a nice little setup? >> yeah. nice little chat. coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including a couple who picked up a new hobby in the pandemic. >> also a s

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soon. the reopenings that could happen in three bay area counties as early as today. studying a covid variant spreading across the state. what we are learning about it. >> plus today will be the warmest day of the year in the bay area. the hotter than average temperatures mike is tracking the next several days. good mornings it is tuesday february 23rd. and mike it was hot yesterday so i'm waiting to see what today has in store. >> couple degrees warmer. near some record high temperatures. so great day to be outside. just if you have fair skin careen the sunscreen doppler 7, use the umbrella maybe to shade yourself from the sunshine. light off shore breeze brings the warm temperatures today. san francisco from sutro tower to the east bay hills. 54 in the city. 47 to 53 at 7:00. increasing sunshine and look at

that. 66 to 68 by noon. we'll hit the 68 degree mark at 4:00 along the coast. the rest in the low- to mid-70s and still 58-62. so thinking about going out for dinner or an evening walk, it is going to be pretty comfortable. you won't have to dress as warmly the past couple of days. breezes could cause some issues in the forecast. talk about that up next. let's get over to reggie for the news. indoor dining and workouts could be an option in three bay area counties soon. marin, san francisco and san mateo counties are poised to move to the states less restrictive red tier. as soon as today. the economy and reopening something we are tracking closely in our effort to build a better bay area. and abc7 news amy hollyfield is live in san mateo. amy? >> reporter: hi, good morning, reggie. you know restaurants have constructed these elaborate outdoor dining areas, but they say still not enough tables for them. so moving into the red tier would be a big boost to their

business. the red tier would allow restaurants to open up 25% of their indoor dining room. gyms would be allowed to open up inside. they could open up 10% of the indoor area. movie theaters, museums. open up a bit of the indoor area. employees on standby, they are looking forward to calling them back into work. >> i have them already on speed dial. click, we're ready. you are going to have five shifts. these are the ones. oh there are lots of them ready to come back. yeah we're ready to go. do i think it is going to happen? we'll see. you know there's been so much speculation back and forth. >> reporter: and the speculation is that marin and san mateo counties could go back into the red tier with that announcement expected today. san francisco could possibly go red too. watching that one as well. although some people think the city may have another week to go. so we'll find that out today. officials though are encouraged.

all the way around by the drop in the number of covid cases. and the number of hospitalizations. they say we are headed in the right direction. live in san mateo. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. thank you amy. the city of san francisco is expanding a loan program benefitting black-owned businesses. the fund now stands at $6.3 million. mayor london brooend and the city's chamber of commerce created this back in june. borrowers can receive 0 loans of up to $50,000. a covid variant spreading across the state appears to be more dangerous than others. >> it is definitely more transmissible it. went from less than 1% in september to now accounting more than 50% of cases at the end of january. >> ucsf scientists say people infected with the variant were more likely to end up in intensive care or die as the

mutation appears somewhat resistant to the body's immune response. california is expecting to receive nearly 3 million more vaccine doses in the next weeks and this comes as we see improving case numbers in the bay area and the state. the seven day positivity rate is at 3%. that compared with nearly 9% a month ago. daily deaths total 233 but last month it was at a record 764. and hospitalizations and icu counts are also improving dramatically. >> in san francisco itself, we have been moving probably to our lowest number of new cases that we've seen probably since the summer if not earlier in the year. at our hospital we're almost down to the lowest number of covid patients that we had probably almost about a year ago. >> governor newsom toured a mas yesterday. and he says the state has

administered more than 7.3 million shots. >> we are making progress. there's not just light at the end of the tunnel. there is a bright light at the end of the tunnel. >> the governor says california anticipates receiving 1.4 million vaccine doses this week and 1.5 million next week. >> happening today. the first congressional hearings begin into the investigation of the january insurrection. the hearing a little more than a week after former president trump was acquitted for inciting the riot. these hearings focus on how to prevent anything like this from happening again. >> on my mind will be what happened with the national guard? why was there a delay in that deployment? how about intelligence? sharing. what went wrong there? who knew what? >> today we'll hear testimony from four former security officers including the former head of the capitol police. five died in the attack. more than a hundred were hurt and more than 230 people have

been charged. >> u.s. aviation experts remain busy trying to pinpoint what went wrong in that terrifying inflight engine failure over colorado. jobina fortson with the live desk and what we're learning. >> investigators are releasing new closeup photos of the right engine made by the pratt and whitney company. the plane landed safely but one photo shows how close things were to disaster. a gaping hole under the wing suggesting pieces of the engine hit the plane. investigators are focusing on two fan blades showing signs of fatigue. they believe one blade broke off. then hit the second blade causing the explosion. >> the metal fatigue, you are usually going to find what i will describe as beach marks. it will be a series of marks the emergency on the united es. i s of all boeing 777.

the uk is ordering a full ban on that plan with the engine joining the united states, south korea and japan. >> there is no question that you are not allowed to interact in any fashion -- hmm. a teacher caught saying questionable things to students about returning to inperson learning. the district's response. >> also a couple uses their free time to build their dream home by hand. but it is not exactly what it appears to be. we'll reveal that. but first, mike nicco. thank you, reggie. kumasi. hi everybody. what time is it? it is about 5:36, really? huh, okay. and here is a look at what is going on with our peninsula temperatures. low- to mid-40s are e red radio city. menlo park.

46 half moon around 50-55. and mid- to upper-40s in san roman. 56 in oakland. 50 in san rafael. and high clouds in the distance looking south on 101 towards the golden gate bridge. the clouds are going to continue to the south leaving was sunshine the rest of the day. pretty light breezes and a coat this morning but none this afternoon if you are taking mass transit. strongest winds not with us yesterday but from 10:00 tomorrow to 10:00 wednesday evening. a 12 hour period of north winds sustained 15-30. gusts 40 not lower elevations, possibly of 60 at ridge tops. possibility of down treed and power lines. so be vigilant. get things tied down or brought in that could be kite or projectems. you can see up in the higher elevations it is going to be breezy. through the morning commute that is pretty much where they stay.

morning commute ends, you can see them starting to spread. gusts up to 50 in fairfield, 43 in napa, 34 in oakland. 29 in san jose. and in the evenin commute pulling down at least gusts in the 30s and 40s and by the time most of us are going to bed we're down into the 20s and 30s and the worst of the fast wind is behind us. we'll take a look at the rest of the accuweather 7-day forecast, including what could be a really nice weekend coming up. let's get over to jobina and talk about the the morning commute. hi jobina. what are you seeing. >> hi mike. i'm seeing a clear situation so i am happy to bring positive news for our viewers this morning. hi everybody. we're going start with a live look showing you san jose and 101 where we have a very clear ride to start off your morning. by this time yesterday we have a number of issues on our roads and the metering lights came on at 5:48 at the toll plaza but that is not the case today. a live look now showing you the san mateo bridge. a smooth ride there as well as far as i'm seeing from the sensors. we do not have any slow spots

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state lawmakers have approved millions of dollars in funding to stop the violence against asian americans. 1.4 million dollars to help

track cases in effort to help stop these incidents from happening. last year an initiative logged more than 2800 incidents against asian americans nationwide and 1200 of those happened here in california. only on abc7 news a berkeley man accused of threatening to kill asians ahead of the lunar knew year is expected to appear in court this morning. these now deleted social media posts are attributed to jackson. he has a long anap charges. now jackson is being held on $190,000 bail. >> teachers played a significant role in spreading covid-19 in some georgia schools. the cdc looked at information from eight elementary schools from december 1 through january 22nd in that time about half of the infections were traced back to the educators, which means

teachers played a big role in spreading the virus. researchers point out social distancing was less than ideal and mask use by students was inadequate in several instances. some parents in pleasanton say teachers used zoom time to try to discourage students from wanting to return to school. the school board recently votes to inperson learning. abc7 news reporter tells us the district says comments bay few do not reflect the larger effort to reopen schools. >> essentially ail have my desk sort of taped off in an area and i can't really leave that area. >> it seemed an odd tangent in the middle of a friday zoom class for students at one high school. just one day after the local school board voted to return to at least some in person classes. >> if you want to go to school for social reasons, recognize that you absolutely will not have that. there is no question that you

are not allowed to interact in any fashion. you cannot work with a partner. you cannot speak with anyone in their class if they are any closer than six feet away. >> reporter: a public facebook page, at least a few other teachers made similar comments. strong words that made some kids think twice about going back to class at all. >> students were changing their minds, some of n froea and some of it was maybe not rolled out as positively as i would have liked to see it or know about. because they are kind of changing their minds. >> it is understandable to have concerns. >> reporter: the concerns just as pleasantonnied is asking families and student whether they prefer to stay all remote, a return to a hybrid model with some in person. >> we have students in classrooms now. and the result of simply being in the classroom setting have been remarkable. >> i cannot give you help in the

classroom. >> reporter: as discouraging as those words were parents tell us they are now hearing from other teachers excited to welcome their kids back into the classroom. >> last night an amazing teacher got on zoom with me and my family on a sunday night. gave up his time. he believes the experience is going to be amazing. he has no plan whatsoever of simply zooming in the classroom. >> reporter: pleasanton families and students have until wednesday to decide whether to stay remote or return to some in person. laura anthony. abc7 news. the fight to reopen schools signedtingnhahat ey s things like open our schools and let them play.icia signed. they say things like open our schools and let them play. this family has been trying to give their kids some sense of normalcy. they converted their garage into a classroom. since august a pod of class mates has been coming together here instead of being home by theirselves on their computers.

>> it is better here socializing. with my friends than just being at home. >> are you learning as much this way? >> no. >> i think it is absurd that we're the only state our kids can't play sports. can't go to school. and it is -- the social element for them is actually, it is detrimental. >> these six graders are together five days a week from about 8:00 to kz fur work, lunch, approximape and mo vice president kamala harris's san francisco condo has a buyer. the apartment is under contract for $799,000. she originally brought it it in 2004 for 489 thousand. the apartment lists soaring ceilings. a --. on the second floor a loft bedroom and walk-in closet. harris and her husband still own homes in l.a. and washington, d.c. and i have looked at the pictures.

it is really nice. >> send it to me. >> okay. i will. a kansas couple spending their free time in the pandemic building a new home but it is not exactly what you think. it is very, very small. this is a three bed, one bath mid century home. office area, game room. but again, it is small. talking about 1/12 the size of the couple's real home. they built this miniature house completely to scale with family pictures. it is fully electrical. even a mini doll house inside the mini house. the family is posting photos on instagram with a link to make a small doex to the alzheimer's foundation. i just really wanted to say miniature. >> it's cu,? >> yeah. if you have the time. >> they have the time. >> i guess so. >> i like it. very dear to the nicco

the alzheimer's association. that is how we lost my mother-in-law. >> of course. >> yeah. so donate early. donate often. we appreciate it because no one wins. alzheimer's always wins. no one has ever survived it. so thanks to them. thanks to you guys for showing that. northeast wind 9-21 miles per hour across the east bay hills. that is where most of the fast winds are in the higher elevations today. blowing off shore so down sloping and not the air-conditioning off the ocean is quite the opposite and why we're seeing record high temperatures. mid-067s in the south bay. 76 in san jose. 75 in redwood official reporting stations, like oakland and hayward both with record highs.

the record high today in richmond i think is around 80 so nowhere close to that. and mid-70 it is east bay valleys with concord and liver livermore. the high clouds we're waking up to. sliding well to the south. why we'll have so much sunshine this afternoon. low- to mid-70s through the valley. 48 in tahoe. tonight 30s in the north bay valleys, the rest of us in mid-40s to around 50 degrees. accuweather seven day forecast, we know it is going to be windy tomorrow and drop temperatures into the low- and upper-ofs. also dry area so maybe scratchy throat and noses tomorrow. and 60 was mainly sunny away from the coast thursday all the way through monday when we have more cloud cover and our coolest temperatures. so we go from our warmest to our coolest in the seven day

forecast. kumasi? >> thank you, mike. a miracle puppy is beating the odds after being born with six legs and two tails. her name is skipper. and she is surviving much longer than vets at the oklahoma hospital where she is expected. born last tuesday, strong, healthy and one of a kind but will need special care. skipper's human family she's been to a -- and beginning to crawl around. the puppy's life is being documented on a facebook page called skippers journey. >> hold up. i don't like this name skipper. >> you don't like it? >> no, i think that's so me that is when you name the bear that got burned in the forest smoky or something. sot let's. -- you can miss me on skipper. but why don't we call it stitch? you know stitch as like all the

legs. that would be cute. >> they didn't consult you. and it is kind of too late at this point. >> is it too late? >> she comes to skipper. >> that little puppy comes to skipper? >> yes. >> okay. i'll buy it. >> coming up at 6:00 the supreme court is ruling on former president trump's tax returns and what they could reveal about his tax situation. >> two reasons for what we're seeing aed the port of oakland right now. and nasa

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in the north bay a rarely seen pygmy sperm whale.

discovered on the beach sunday. the marine mammal center says she was pregnant. scientists are working to determine the cause of death. pygmy sperm elusive. the marine mammal center says examing the whale allows to it build important baseline data to be species. business remains low. cargo ships remain anchored in the bay for yet another day. officials blame the situation on two things. first the recent arrival of three new giant cranes kept one of the ports four terminals from being used. and second, heavy congestion at seven california ports is slowing things down here. to their knowledge these issues are not related to covid-19. >> for the first time ever high quality video of a spacecraft landing on mars. nasa released this video from perseverance. the rover landed a last thursday and will spend the next two years drilling into rocks that may hold evidence of life 3 to 4 billion years ago.

nasa also released an audio recording of wind gusts from the raept. >> it's just. it's cool. really neat. overwhelming, if you will. >> okay. i mean sounds like wind. samples will return to earth in about a decade. what was it expecting right? >> it's cool. it is mars wind. >> okay. >> i wanted to hear more. >> oh. well it goes like this. -- >> mike, get him. >> i'm with you, kumasi. i can understand reggie's point, but it is from another planet. i mean come on. it is quite a feat. >> show me a martian and i'll get excited. >> all right.

they are looking. but they are microbial. like that big. talk about not getting excited. here is a look at what our wind are going to be doing tomorrow. 12 hour window from 10:00 in the morning to 10:00 in the evening above a thousand feet and the areas you see in yellow where we could have gusts up to 40-60 miles per hour. if anything is going to blow away or could cause potential damage, take care of it today or early tomorrow morning. ushering in drier air and cooler. pretty nice, mid-60s to near 70 for wednesday. 50s along the coast and low-40s in the bay area neighborhoods and about the same on friday. the weekend forecast coming up about the next half hour. back to the drawing board in san francisco. a push for a harvey milk memorial after plans for the last one stalled. how the process is changing this time. today governor newsom is expected to sign a multi billion coronavirus relief package when millions of californians can expect the stimulus check.

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months. the status of federal and state. it is tuesday, february 23rd, before we get to those stories, we want to check in with mike for a look at the sunny forecast. hi, mike. >> hi, kumasi, jobina, reggie, hi, everybody. near record highs with increasing sunshine. could be our warmest day of the year for many of us. here is a look at live doppler 7, showing umbrella needed only to shade yourself from the sunshine. we have some high clouds, but those are going to quickly exit to the south. this is looking at them from san jose 280 at 17. 47 to 52 at 7:00. look at that, 66 to 68, that's from the coast to inland. we'll stay in the 60s at coast while the rest of us make a run into the 70s by 4:00. and still very comfortable at 7:00 this evening. 58 to 62. i'll show you some of the potential records coming up. here's kumasi. >> thank you, mike. covid-19 numbers are improving in the bay area. that means marin, san