firefighter paramedics used the pry bar they call a holgan tubee and it acts to pry parts of the vehicle away from him so they were able to safely extricate him from the vehicle. >> there was no evidence of impairment and woods was wearing a seat belt. let's turn to chris alvarez with more. the sports world is reacting from the pga tour to the golden state warriors. and i just saw a tweet from steph curry a few minutes ago. >> you're exactly right, larry. this sent shockwaves across the sport world from the golf world and beyond. the first images giving eerie flashbacks to kobe bryant's deadly helicopter crash in southern california just over a year ago. tony finau mentioned that on the course today. yesterday dwyane wade posting a video with tiger woods on social media. tiger reportedly shooting content promotional footage in southern california yesterday, was scheduled for more this morning in suburban los angeles before his car accident. the news of tiger's accident

hitting the golf world especially hard. here is his good friend justin thomas reacting as he is preparing for this weekend's pga tour event in florida as well as warriors head coach steve kerr ahead of their game in new york tonight. >> i mean, i'm sick to my stomach. it's hard to see one of your closest friends get in an accident. and man, i just hope he is all right. just worried for his kids. >> i just got here on the last bus. i haven't talked to the players yet. i saw the news a couple of hours ago on my phone, and obviously very, very scary, and just waiting to hear further news. so really hoping for the best news possible. but very, very scary. >> several warriors you mentioned reacted on twitter, including steph curry and klay thomps

thompson. steph curry terrible news. barry bonds sending his prayers to tiger and evander kane of the sharks wishing him a full recovery. many taking to twitter to wish tiger all the best. from a golf standpoint, many wondering could this be the end of his career? obviously way too early to tell about that. at this point the injuries aren't believed to be life-threatening. the biggest news of the day. golf becomes secondary at this point. >> yeah, definitely, chris. just grateful that he is alive and hopefully will be out of the hospital soon. chris, thank you. it's the third time that woods has been involved in an incident. the first came back in 2009 when his suv ran over a fire hydrant and then hit a tree near his home in central florida. a string of shocking revelations followed that crash that led to his much publicized divorce and the loss of many corporate sponsorships. in may of 2017, police in jupiter, florida found tiger asleep behind the wheel of his car which had been parked awkwardly on the side of the road. at this point he was arrested on a dui charge and would later

plead guilty to reckless driving. he checked into a clinic to get help with prescription medication and a sleep disorder. you learn more about the accident as well as tiger woods, his career on demand through the abc7 bay area connected tv app which is available for apple tv, android tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. customize your viewing by downloading the app now and start streaming. now to new developments on covid-19 in california. several counties have changed tiers, meaning the state will allow them to relax some restrictions. you see, most of california is still in the purple tier with some exceptions. two bay area counties moved from purpose toll red today. san mateo county and marin county. so gyms, museums, and movie theaters can reopen indoors with capacity limits, and restaurants can allow indoor dining as well, again, capacity limits. abc7 news reporter wayne friedman is live in marin county with reaction from today's tier change in the north bay. wayne?

>> kristen, you used the word relaxed a few moments ago. a relative term. we're in marin county, novato, actually, where you might notice that nobody is dancing in the streets behind us there. is a good reason for that. they have been this way before. blue skies, early buds of spring, and in marin county, they're seeing red where in dealing with covid-19 that's a sign of progress. >> i just saw a movie and there was a bank robber in a mask. i didn't find that to be unusual at all. it was really weird. >> reporter: weird is the good word for purple status when restaurants could not allow indoor dining at all, again. >> it's been at least three times. >> reporter: raje owns the aroma cafe where they'll be able to allow 25% occupancy beginning tomorrow. now, if only the movie theater next door would reopen, but manager there says it's still a week away. but are the closures over? >> hopefully with the vaccine

story, i'm hopeful that this would be the last time. >> reporter: could it be? we asked marin county health officer matt willis. >> it's too early to congratulate ourselves. it will be at least two or three weeks before we start seeing numbers that will be close to the orange tier in the best case scenario, and that's where we want to get. >> reporter: while gyms can reopen, they'll only be allowed 10% capacity. at sonoma fit in novato, that's maybe 40 people. adam covax owns three gyms. this will be the only one he can open, and adam does not like the negative message that 10% sends or the uphill battle that covid closures have left him. >> everyone is going to go back to restaurants. not everyone goes back to a gym. we are already working with 20% of the market. >> reporter: and that is another man who withdrew you've might describe as seeing red, but not in a good way, not when you've

lost so many gym memberships. live in novato, wayne freedman, abc7 news. all right. speaking of the gym, wayne, how is enrollment going there at the gym? >> this is interesting. while we were there, nour more people signed up immediately. he cut his initiation fee down to $1, and while we were there, four people in one hour called to sign up. he expects to see a line tomorrow of people waiting to get. in we'll find out. >> wouldn't be surprised, wayne. a lot of people talking about their covid-19 as 19 pounds. thank you so much. well, many hope the end of the pandemic is on the horizon, the road to getting there keeps shifting. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley developed a timeline on what we might be able to expect with some input from the head of epidemiology uc berkeley school of public health. >> reporter: worries about vaccine supply and new variants means the spring is looking much like today, full of uncertainty.

>> increased spacing, more time outdoors, masking, hand washing, better ventilation inside. i think we're still going to have to be doing those things for at least the next several months. >> reporter: but the summer is looking much brighter, even amazing by comparison. >> well, i think the optimistic scenario is that between getting most adults vaccinated, and whatever immunity there is from people having been infected, that we will have a substantial level, portion of the population immune in this virus by the summer. we should expect the number of severe illnesses, deaths, hospitalizations will be markedly reduced, and the hope is we'll be able to live a more normal life. >> reporter: that's when small gatherings of vaccinated friends dining indoors, going to offices could all become more viable.

but experts expect some resurgence in the fall as schools open up with still unvaccinated children and teenagers, but say the clusters could be small and not involve closing down entire school systems. >> i'm optimistic, you know, that either the current vaccine that we have, the ones that are in the pipeline, the ones that can be rapidly developed if necessary against the varieties are going to make 2022 a much better year. >> reporter: 2022, when the pandemic could be in the rear view mirror with covid a continuing nuisance rather than a threat. i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> that's a long ways off. santa clara county opened a covid vaccination site in one of the communities hit hardest by the virus. emanuel baptist church in east san jose will be able to administer at least 500 daily doses. they'll operate tuesdays through friday. that site will accept walkups with no appointments required. santa clara county is

vaccinating people in phase 1b. that includes workers in education, child care, emergency services along with food and agriculture. abc7 news is monitoring the covid vaccine roll-out in california. we've got our own vaccine tracker on our website you. find this on our home page at abc7news.com. school safety. the preparations and plans to head back into the classroom. stimulus package relief on the way for millions of californians. ad literary legend. remembering the man behind city lights. i'm spencer christian. today has been a day of record warmth in the bay area. i'll show you the hot spots in i'll show you the hot spots in my accuweather ♪ there's never a bad time to enjoy my newest sauced & loaded curly fries. try triple cheddar or spicy pepper jack, both topped with slow-smoked bacon. only at jack in the box.

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try triple cheddar or spicy pepper jack, both topped with slow-smoked bacon. ♪ get both, only at jack in the box. . the san francisco school board is meeting to vote on instruction. even if it does pass, there are other considerations the number of days and hours people are willing to work at their schools. abc reporter lyanne melendez is here to tell us what the sticking points are right now. lyanne? >> reporter: well, let me tell you what's going on right now. i spoke to a school board member who said he is definitely confident this will pass. remember, it was approved by the teachers union and the san diego unified school district. it states that teachers will

return to the classroom with their students when san francisco is in the red tier and teachers are vaccinated. no vaccine is needed if san francisco reaches the more moderate orange tier. some in the medical profession have followed this because it doesn't have recommendation from the cdc which says schools can operate safely if masking and social distancing guidelines are followed. now regardless, this agreement, like i said, is going to pass. but then they still have to approve the number of days and hours for in-person learning. that hasn't happened. the school district has a proposal and the union has a different scenario. now let me clarify this is for pre-k to second grade and elementary school students with a disability. so let's show you what each side wants. a lower demand school means only a few parent are willing to send their kids back. so there is ample room.

san francisco unified wants five hours of in-person learning all five days for a total of 25 hours. the union is asking for four half day, meaning only three hours a day of in-person learning, and the fifth day should be a distance learning day for a total of 14 hours a week. so, again, 24 hours versus 14 hours. second graphic, please. a high demand school means many, many families have said they want their kids back. but because of social distancing, they don't have the space, so they must go to hybrid to accommodate more kids. the school district is proposing two full days of in-person instruction and three days of distance learning so they can have two groups at any given time. that's 16 hours of instruction a week. the union wants the same model they are proposing whether it be a lower demand school or a high

demand school. again, we're talking 14 hours of instruction a week. the superintendent defended his plan today. >> we don't want to just offer half days. we know that transitions are hard. we want consistency, and a full day for our students. >> and this afternoon, the teachers union reacted by saying they have lost confidence in the superintendent to manage this process. they go on to say they now want a, quote, trusted mediator to intervene. and that's where we are right now. back to you. >> all right, lyanne, thank you. health and human services xavier becerra facing tough questions today about covid-19 and how to safely reopen america's schools during his first of two senate confirmation hearings. >> let science guide us, and let the experts determine when it is

safe. remembering that schools and education are a local issue, and where the federal government has a partnership, we provide the guidance. we should not be the ones making the final decision on how and when a school will reopen because those -- >> becerra, is california's attorney general testifying today before the senate health committee. kristen? >> and he will appear before the senate finance committee tomorrow, which will vote on his nomination. he faces a tough path from republicans who see him as too liberal and lacking public health experience. governor gavin newsom just signed the stimulus package approved by the state legislature. it provides one-time checks to ne californians. >> this line shows the need this pandemic has created. these people are waiting to receive boxes of food in east

oakland. they'll hand out one thousand boxes today, another thousand on friday. noel gallo says he sees the need every day. >> there are many individuals. i run into them daily. mr. gallo, i've been out of work for six months. >> reporter: governor gavin newsom signed a bill passed by the legislature to try to make a dent in that need today. a stimulus package that will offer $600 for nearly six million californians and provide grants for small businesses. >> it's long overdue, specifically for area likes here in east oakland. every day is an emergency. >> reporter: berkeley resident joseph hill agrees. he could have used the help a few months ago. >> we actually got laid off in san francisco in home care due to the pandemic with covid. so i had to switch jobs. went on unemployment. >> reporter: he now works in the fruitvale village and sees the people line up for food and the businesses shutting down. >> there are some businesses over here that is not open. a lot of independent small businesses, yes. they need to boost more than

anybody, not the real big places. >> reporter: he is glad to hear some relief is coming, but wishes it was more. >> the $600, it is god for a month. but at the same time they want to do other things to keep the income coming in. $600, you'll spend it in less than two weeks. but it is definitely good. something is better than nothing. >> reporter: those who qualify for the relief should get the help within 45 to 60 days. in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. ah, it was a glorios day to be outside today. hope you had a chance to get a few minutes outdoors. some fishermen in burlingame had the right idea. a mix of fish, sunshine and great views of planes landing at sfo. temperatures will gradually cool as we head toward the weekend. winds there were calm, but in other place, pretty breezy. and we'll be picking up as we bring in our own spencer christian with a look at the forecast. hi, spencer. >> okay. all right, larry and kristen,

the wind will be a big story tomorrow, but right now the big story is we had record warmth today, record highs in these locations. 81 degrees at santa rosa. 80 at napa. 76 at sfo and redwood city and 79 at san jose. all new record highs for this date. many other locations were close to records. we had a high of 84 so far at oakland. 77 in san francisco. as we look out over san francisco from sutro tower we look at current temperature readings, san francisco is down to only 72 degrees right now. it is still 84 at oakland. mid to upper 70s at mountain view, san jose and morgan hill. and 61 at golden gate. temperatures right there in the upper 70s at santa rosa, novato, napa, fairfield. 80 degrees at concord and 76 at livermore. and here is the view looking toward mt. diablo. clear overnight. winds will be increasing. in fact, wind advisory in effect tomorrow. very gusty conditions tomorrow. but i should say and we'll have

mainly sunny and dry days ahead through the weekend. let's take a look at our wind advisory, which will be in effect from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. tomorrow. and this is mainly for the hills and mountains. we'll have winds out of the north, steady winds 15 to 30 miles per hour. gusts from 40 to 60 miles per hour at times. there is the possibility of downed trees and power lines. here is our wind gust animation. notice the wind gusty overnight, gustier, i should say. 7:00 tomorrow morning. 25 to 45-miles-per-hour gusts. mid afternoon tomorrow, 45 miles per hour through a higher up to 50 miles per hour at fairfield tomorrow in the early evening hours. and we won't see the wind gusts tapering off until late tomorrow night until thursday morning. tonight under clear skies, low temperatures mainly in the low to mid-40s. a few upper 40s around places like san francisco and antioch. then tomorrow's highs still mild, but not anything close to today's highs. low 60s at the coast. upper 60s near the bay shoreline, and up to about 70,

71 degrees in the warmest inland locations. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. notice sunny skies all the way through the weekend. but we won't completely lose the windy pattern. it will be breezy again on friday. windy and gusty again on saturday. breezy again on sunday. all through the weekend, though, we can expect sunny skies and relatively mild conditions. it starts to get partly cloudy on monday and tuesday. no real hint of significant chance of rain yet. but a little bit of a cooldown early next week. larry and kristen >> still just a little bit. all right. but is amazing. spencer, thank you. up next, san francisco has lost a literary legend. the city remembers lawrence ferlinghetti and how he opened the doors for the beat generation. and now one peninsula city is and now one peninsula city is teaming up finally moved in. it's a great old house. good bones, wraparound porch. the pipes are... making strange noises. ♪bagpipes♪

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the berkeley city council is set to vote on addressing racial inequities. under the plan, traffic stops for low level offenses like not wearing a seat belt or expired registration, those would be eliminated. police would also need written consent for a search and would not be able to ask if somebody is on probation or parole. berkeley's police union would not comment on these proposed changes, but one officer told abc7 news the policies would be detrimental to public safety. a street alongside the millbrae bart station is being renamed in honor of harriet

tubman. south station road between the station and a new transit-oriented development project that is now under construction will soon be called harriet tubman way. in addition, a plaza will feature an art installation in honor of the abolitionist. >> this is going to be a representation of the many diverse members of the world and eastbound local community that come and will be able to experience the legacy of harriet tubman. >> that name change is a joint effort between bart, the naacp of san mateo and developer republic urban properties. san francisco's legendary poet and artist lawrence ferlinghetti has died at the age of 101 of lung disease. few poets of the past 60 years are as well-known or as influential. his books sold more than a million copies worldwide. he moved to san francisco from new york in 1951, and two years later cofounded citylights bookstore with a handshake and $500 at the corner of broadway and columbus.

it became a home to writers and poets. >> he always liked to say that people needed a place to be. bookshops at that time were hard cover books and they were downtown and they were open business hours. so if you had a job, you couldn't go to a bookshop. and if you were a writer, you weren't treated so well because they didn't look like the clientele they wanted. so lawrence wanted a place they could come and hang out. >> ferlinghetti published "howl." it became a first amendment decision in which he was acquitted. his life was captured in "ferlinghetti: a rebirth of wonder." we spoke with a filmmaker about ferlinghetti's legacy. >> lawrence's legacy is to be determined. but i don't think anyone knew of his work and understands his life and his life's work can do anything but be amazed at what

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> it's time for the four@4 with spencer and dan joining us just for the conversation. you heard today marin and san mateo counties are the first in the bay area to move back into the red tier. that means the state will allow more businesses to open like gym, with 10% capacity, movie

theaters and museums can reopen with 25% capacity. indoor dine willing be allowed at 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer. in san mateo, schools with approved plans can begin to reopen for phased in-person instruction. any marin schools not offering in-person instruction can make the transition beginning march 1. a lot of people feeling ready for this, dan. what do you think? >> yeah, a lot of people are ready. certainly we've seen the case numbers go down as vaccination levels continue to go up. and it's all very encouraging. of course we still have to wait to see what happens with the variants. you have to feel for the businesses, the gyms, the restaurants, the bars. they have been on a yo-yo string during the pandemic, shut down, reopen, shut down, spend a bunch of money on plexiglas and socially distanced tables and outdoor seating areas only have to be shut down again. it's very tough for them. they're exhausted and they've spent an awful lot of money. >> yeah. and one thing i wonder about too because they'll be open now

indoors, will people go. spencer, what thoughts do you have? >> yeah, as dan mentioned, the yo-yo effect. which us thinking than too. we've been here before. and this is very encouraging. don't get me wrong. very promising, and i feel optimistic. but we still need to keep doing the right things so we don't have to go back again to where we are, to where we've been the last few weeks. so yeah, i feel bad for the businesses. i'm ready to go out and eat at a restaurant. of course, easy for me to say because i'm about to get my second shot in a week. but i'm probably going to do the double mask thing for a while every time i go out. >> yeah, me too. >> let's get back to some semblance of normalcy. >> i'm not sure if this is normal, but how does a $1 million home, does that sound like affordable housing to you? it is in hawaii. under rules set by the hawaii hou

housing, houses earning up to 40% of hawaii's median income qualify for subsidized housing. it's $123,000 for a single person. 176,000 for a family of four. i don't want to get too deep into the math, but it's pretty similar to the bay area. we should point out there is very little likelihood a developer hoping to build a million dollar home can pass it off as affordable housing under honolulu law. i've got a buddy that lives in oklahoma city, and he has a virtual mansion that he paid $275,000 for, and dan, that will get you a nice carport in many bay area locations. it's insanity that we have going on here. >> we're sort of anesthetized to it because we've become used to it. so many other parts of the country look at the prices we pay or certainly what they pay in hawaii and are just flabbergasted by it. my brother lives in indiana. he has a beautiful home on probably an acre of land or close to it, and i think he paid

$260,000 for it. a couple years ago. and we're just so used to these price. and to your point and to the point in the story, in this city, if you have a combined income of $150,000, if you live in san francisco, still kind of tough to make ends meet, believe it or not, which in other parts of the country you would be upper middle class. >> but kristen, that's the price of paradise. >> it is. but larry, i mean, you know this better than anyone. but i worry so much about this. housing costs are so hoy there in hawaii. but at the same time, the local residents' wages are not keeping up, especially if you work in the tourism industry and what they've gone through, right? >> yeah. people have two and three jobs in the service industry professions, and it's really tough now because so many of the hotels have been closed for months. what's really happening with the develop sers they're counting on investments from overseas, japan, china, russia, places where people want to park money

in huge high-rises because they know it's just going to go up over time and it's a safe location. >> all right. hey you guy, florida's republican governor today facing some heat for ordering flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor a conservative talk show host rush limbaugh. governor ron desantis made the call hours after limbaugh's passing. he called him a legend, a friend, and a great person. of course, not everyone agrees. florida's democratic agricultural commissioner says the american flag is being used as a political prop by the governor. nikki freed said lowering the flag for limbaugh lowers the state's standards. but spencer, then again he has also won the congressional medal of freedom. or the presidential medal. >> well, i guess that's true. presidential. you might want to consider who is president at that time. and they had a relationship. i don't know that any other president would have awarded

someone so bombastic and polarizing that medal. but, you know, i don't want to say anything negative about someone who has just passed either. rest in peace, rush. >> agreed. rest in peace. the honor of or the tribute of lowering a flag to half-staff is certainly unusual in this case. he is clearly a political figure, although and a controversial figure, though we lower for other political figures as well. i think a lot of people will question this decision. but as spencer said, here is someone who just passed. so wish to be respectful about that. >> all right. moving on. one man is having some fun wearing his custom-made mask. take a look. >> excuse me, excuse me, could you put a mask on please? >> i am wearing a mask. >> hello, where, where is your mask? >> it's right here. >> where? >> right here. oh my god!

>> i tell you, i was watching. i'm confused by this. he was about to get a talking to from his colleagues at the office about the face print mask, which looks so realistic. the montreal resident put that video on tiktok a couple of weeks ago, and it now has 2.5 million likes and counting. the mask fooled me. how about you, dan? i was mesmerized. what's going on here? >> me too. it's actually extremely well done, although it's a little provocative to make people nervous you're not wearing a mask. it's really quite realistic. i saw another one. i think i sent it to you, spencer. some guy wearing one of those hospital type masks. and he's looking around, and all of the sudden he opens his mouth. it's cut in the mchliddle of he can chew through it and it snaps back down. >> come on, you're m

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there has been a significant increase in the california variant in recent month, specifically in a california neighborhood where cases are already high. luz pena spoke to researchers who say we need to amplify vaccination to stop the virus from mutating faster. >> reporter: the first cases of the california variant were detected on december 31st by ucsf infectious disease specialist dr. charles chu.

now it's been two months and the health care community has a common message. >> this is a race against the virus. >> it's a race against time. >> it's a race between us and the variants, and we don't want to lose. >> reporter: the enemy look likes this. the red dots are the california variant mutations. community groups, the latino task force, along with chan zuckerberg and the ucsf team found the california variant was spreading fast, not only across the state, but locally in the mission district. >> comprised approximately 16% of all the virus we were seeing in people infected. >> reporter: and a month later in january, they were shocked. >> it now is comprising over 50% of the strains that we are seeing. >> reporter: over 8,000 people in the mission district where part of the month-long study, 883 tested positive for covid-19. half of those people did not know they had covid. >> based on the data they are

gathering, why it is that the california variant is spreading so quickly in this community? >> this west coast variant, or california variant as it's being called has a modest but consistent increase in that so-called attack rate that is the proportion of people that get sick when a sick person comes to the house. >> reporter: one of the many concerning traits of the california variant is according to the latest data, it's spreading faster among households, and those who are carrying it in many cases are asymptomatic. the doctor sees the increase firsthand. she says the main key to stop the california variant and others from mutating -- >> vaccinate fast enough. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. two bay area county, marin and san mateo are moving into the red tier, and that is a big deal for restaurants, gyms, and schools, which can now reopen indoors at reduced capacity. to talk more about that, joining me now, san mateo county

supervisor david canepa. david, thanks for your time. we just heard some san mateo schools can open as soon as tomorrow if they have approved plans. what can you tell us than? how many schools, which schools, what do we know? >> look, it's extraordinarily encouraging to be in the red tier. and so i know different school districts have different plans. i don't know the exact number, but i know those school districts that are open are ready to open. so i know for parents and families, that's extraordinarily encouraging news. >> absolutely. the movement to the red tier, what does it mean for businesses in your county? >> it is -- larry, we don't want the spike the football now and celebrate because there is a long way to go, but this is really really encouraging. as you know, the county has vaccinated over 175,000 people. and our goal is to end covid if possible to stimulate the economy. and that's the first step in

doing so. and so you look at restaurants. they've been operation outdoor and to go. they'll be able to operate at 25% at 12:01 tonight, which is actually tomorrow. movie theaters will be open a little bit as well as retail open up to 50%. and so these are steps in the right direction. in the past, when we went from the red tier to the purple tier, it's happened to us twice. i'm bullishly optimistic that we're on the right path because we now have the vaccinations that can really support us in beating covid. >> to be clear, i'm not spiking the football, but if things progress as you hope, what would the timetable be to get back to let's say 100% in restaurants? are we looking at summertime? are we looking at the fall? >> look, i think maybe

summertime. you know, that's pretty bold. but i will say this. the more doses that we get, and last week we had a press conference at the sfo airport, we opened it up, we did 4,000 vaccinations. we can do 10,000 vaccinations on that one site a day. and that is really, really incredible. so hopefully our federal partner, they can give us some more doses with the state, and we can really make a significant dent and find our way back to normalcy. i wasn't feeling as bullish last year obviously when we weren't in the red tier, but i think the vaccination of residents has really helped us. and we're looking to do that so we can at least get back to normalcy. >> only a few seconds left here. as you know, the restaurant business is challenging without a pandemic. in san francisco there was an early estimate early on they

might lose 50% for good. any idea in your county what the situation look likes? >> yeah. it's really sad. i think our number may be close to 50%, maybe 40%. but when you see hard-working people, the people who work in those restaurants lose their livelihoods, it really emboldens you as a policy maker to make sure that we're able to get them back. and those that we've lost, we can't help with those moving forward we certainly can. and we need to get those shots in the arm. make no mistake about it. >> for sure. well, hopefully in a few months we can have you back on, david, and you can literally spike the football when all this is behind us. >> and i'll do it in person, larry. >> that would be -- instudio, all of us in studio, fantastic.

time now for consumer news and 7 on your side's michael finney here now with a look at the headlines. hi, michael. >> hey, you guys. as more and more of us get our covid-19 vaccination, people are becoming a little bit more excited about their lives and they're feeling better about the future, especially the economy. the consumer confidence index has risen to 91%. that's up from 88% in january. the number of consumers who said

business conditions are good right now, that's up 1%. however, there are still concerns about how long the pandemic will linger, the percentage of consumers expecting economic conditions to improve over the next six months, that has fallen about 3%. the federal trade commission is looking at a plan to provide poor americans with the internet. the proposal would grant $50 a month to offset the costs of broad band internet service to low-income families. those living on tribal lands would get $75. the ftc is set to vote next month. right now about 14 million americans don't have access to broad band internet. more car buyers are going electric. new data shows electric vehicles made up nearly 2% of all new cars sold last year. and in december, the number was almost 3%. and that is triple the number from december 2017.

in san francisco, the rate is at 11%. and as you might suspect, that is the highest in the country. 10% of all new cars sold by 2025 are expected to be electric. and i think the numbers may be higher than that because we're looking at a real revolution in trucking, big trucks and small trucks. those numbers are going to start exploding pretty soon. at least that's what i think. back to you guys. >> thank you, michael. well, car prices have soared during the pandemic for both new and used vehicles. demand for cars has ticked upwards as more people look towards car ownership. according to edmunds.com, the price for an average new vehicle jumped 6% to over $40,000. that's a record. and used car nearly 14% to over $23,000. all right. it would have been a nice day to have a convertible today, that's for sure, spencer. >> you're right about that.

record warmth across the bay area today. and it will be pretty mild again tomorrow. overnight we'll have clear skies. it's going to turn really windy overnight. gusty in the hills. overnight lows upper 40s. tomorrow low 60s at the coast to around near 70 at the bay. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. it will remain mild for a while with sunny days. but we're going to have periods of windy, gusty weather from time to time into the weekend. and then early next week a few clouds, a little cooling, but still no rain. larry? >> all right, thank you, spencer. so what would you do for a klondike chair? yes you heard that right. not a klondike bar, but the chair. the makers of ice cream novelties call this their klondike clone zone. they say the hanging chair is the perfect place to enjoy their new line of klondike cones. products now available nationwide. if you want to win a free chair, klondike says you can enter a sweepstakes using their official

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the truth. you have been struggling to stay in shape during the pandemic. a group of bay area seniors, they are meeting the challenge with the help of technology. >> reporter: very clearly haven't lost a stechlt but after months of covid isolation they were anxious to stretch their legs. >> we were looking for a source to get reconnected with the outside world. >> reporter: if you don't have a resistance band, use your free weights. enter occupational therapist arena and her team at stanford health care. for the past several months she mass been leading a

class. >> they definitely mention with covid that they are stuck at home, it's been a different life for them. there is minimal or no we are action with their families. >> reporter: during their session they will stretch their minds and bodies together. the class is organized around a bingo game with exercise and quizzes peppered in between. >> we do everything from following directions, working on our balance. so i think there is so many fun aspects to it. >> reporter: built on fall prevention classes, the goals are balance, awareness and flexibility. for many seniors it's a chance to be a part of a group setting, offering a break from the isolation of the covid quarantines. even if it's just being a part of a big brady bunch square. >> just the fact of being able to see them and see all those different home settings, it helps a lot. i mean, it helps reduce the

cabin fever. >> reporter: and perhaps for seniors like virgil and trish cline, a chance to stay primed for the day they can stretch their potential in the kind of exercise classes they are used to. >> great job, everyone. we can return to our seats. >> reporter: at stanford, dion lim, abc7 news. >> that is great. and the stanford team says they work the seniors not just on their physical skills, but computer skills, as well. so the body as well as the mind. and since many had never used zoom before or in some cases even email before the classes went virtual. so it's been great how much they have learned. you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc7 bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, android tv, amazon fire tv and roku. just download the app now and you can start streaming. that's going to do it for now.

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next at 5, golf legend tiger woods is in the hospital tonight after a serious car accident. what we're learning as we come on the air. plus, taking secret vaccine appointment codes from minority communities is happening in marin and across the state. what a person told us about why they did it. marin and san mateo counties into the red tier. what one business owner is saying about the whiplash of reopening. aligned to get into east san jose's new vaccines site, the new effort to stem the tide of grief from covid-19. and the man who made proettry cool. now from abc7, live breaking news. >> hawthorne boulevard, vehicle on the side of the road. >> that dispatch call caused shock today as news broke that tiger woods was injured in a car accident