told 20 million doses by the end of march, but, you know, many of you will notice the efficacy ra jnsnson ccine is lfizer amo21heedngseen. the johnjohnson vacc tt very we. the johnson & johnson covid-19 vaccine will add to the much needed supply to combat the pandemic. here's how it stacks up against the other two vaccines. only one shot is needed, while moderna and pfizer require two. the johnson & johnson vaccine can be stored in a refrigerator for up to three months. the other two vaccines need to be kept in ultra cold freezers. its overall efficacy rate is 72% in the u.s.

and when it comes to preventing severe disease and death, the johnson & johnson vaccine is 86% effective. the other two are higher, 94 and 95% respectively. >> i think the big emphasis that people are making is the best vaccine is the one that you can get earliest. >> reporter: dr. phillip grant of stanford conducted one of many trials of the vaccine around the country. the medical community is telling people not to get hung up on the lower efficacy rate of the johnson & johnson vaccine. >> so when people look at the pfizer, moderna vaccine, oh, my gosh, it's 94, 95% effective, those were effective at preventing symptomatic illness, something very mild like a cough. what we want to make sure people are thinking about is preventing the severe illnesses. with johnson & johnson it's about 86% effective at doing that. >> the fact that it only needs refrigeration is perhaps its greatest attribute because it can reach people in remote areas. >> that's a complete

game-changer for implementation. that can go to places. it can go to community health centers. and doctors offices and stay in the refrigerator for a few months. >> reporter: the vaccine also showed that it was 64% effective in south africa, which has seen a new variant. that has consequences here in the u.s. >> if the population is vaccinated, we may not see a large spread of variants. >> reporter: right now johnson & johnson has four million doses ready to ship after approval, and is on track to meet its target of 100 million vaccine doses by the end of june for the u.s. alone. and joining us to take a deeper dive into the subject is abc7 news contributor dr. alok patel. you know, doctor, i want our viewers to understand varitsif african variant and we know that the johnson & johnson vaccine can do that, we benefit, the united states. the world benefits, am i

correct? and also do we do it quickly? >> lyanne, absolutely. you're right on the money when yo're talking about making sure you're suppressing every corner of the world, of the state, everywhere where this virus could replicate. that's why it's important to make sure we have not only an effective vaccine, but we have equitable distribution and a vaccine that could go to harder to reach places such as the johnson & johnson one which it can with that refrigeration requirement. >> reporter: johnson & johnson is designed as a one-dose vaccine, but if that's what you get, there later on anything about j&j that would preclude you from getting a different vaccine down the road, say moderna or pfizer maybe to produce the ever skafficaeffica? >> this is a question a lot of people are asking us before the vaccine is released. what people should know right now there is no need to worry about that. now, as we progress through spring and through summer, and we look to see what happens with

the variants, it's possible that some of these vaccine manufacturers may have to release boosters or tweak the vaccines. so it's entirely possible that people who got any vaccine, whether it be johnson & johnson, pfizer, moderna, may need another shot or booster. but right now it's not something i would worry about. what i would focus on is that the j&j vaccine is more than 80% effective in preventing the hospitalizations, severe illnesses. when you combine it with all the other safety factors we're putting in place, that's a really big step forward. >> doctor, we know this vaccine is effective 29 days after you get that shot. but how long am i protected for? i mean, i get the flu shot every year. am i supposed to do this every year? >> lyanne, we get the flu shot every year because of the nature of how that virus mutates every year. the vaccine in essence has to be reprogrammed if you will every year. it's not necessarily because of just the waning immunity. knew is something that researchers are going to be

looking at, notental with the johnson & johnson vaccine, but with the pfizer, moderna vaccine, also with natural immunity that people have after getting covid-19. and maybe we'll learn more. on friday throughout the weekend, as the independent review board reviews all the data, but it's more important that people understand if we all get protected quickly, we'll just stop the virus in its tracks. we won't have to worry as much potentially about what could happen next year to the year after. >> there is so many complexities when it comes to vaccine. i gnome people are evaluating this one or that one. i would be happy to get any. what is the most important thing you want our viewers to remember when it comes to the vaccine? >> the two things is one you just said, kristen. get whatever vaccine available to you as soon as you can. this is only going to work if we have equitable distribution amongst all communities and people are going out and getting shots in their arms. the and the second thing is the vaccine is only one tool. it's a big tool. but the vaccine in conjunction with all the other factors that

testing, staying away from people if they're symptomatic or ill, that's what we need to do. all of it needs to be part as a greater strategy. >> all right. special contributor dr. alok patel and lyanne melendez, thank you both so much. >> thank you. by the end of the week, santa clara county will have nine covid-19 vaccination sites strategically placed throughout the county. and today officials opened a new clinic. this one is in gilroy. that is one of the bay area cities that has been hit hardest by the virus. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen with the story. >> reporter: this afternoon, a new covid-19 vaccination site is bringing hope to a community that's been devastated by the pandemic. >> it's kind of the center of the community. everybody knows where geary high is. >> reporter: as the way to serve the southern portion of santa clara county, residents can now be vaccinated at gilroy high school. it's a convenient spot, especially for those who don't want to make the drive to levi's

stadium or other areas in san jose. >> every aspect of our community has been impacted by covid-19 because of the high community transmission rate. so the ability to do something about that really feels good. >> reporter: according to the county, more than 12% of gilroy residents have tested positive for the virus, the majority of whom are connected to the latino community. and not too far away in morgan hill, more than 7% of residents have had covid-19. >> and having outreach teams on the ground, building that test, being able to answer questions about vaccine hesitancy, and then having a location right here locally, all of that together is sort of a package strategy. >> reporter: this site is expected to operate out of the gilroy high school gymnasium through the m of the summer and could eventually scale up to vaccinate nearly 2,000 people a day. >> very, very happy. about time. been wanting this for a while. >> reporter: this weekend, the county will expand vaccine eligibility to certain sectors of essential workers.

>> it's like seeing all of these people her getting vaccinations. it's so hopeful that we are maybe hopefully nearing the end of what's been a really hard year for so many people. >> reporter: the county is building out the infrastructure to vaccinate as many people as possible, but it's ultimately controlled by the supply provided by the state. in gilroy, chris nguyen, abc7 news. san francisco is now heading into phase 1b of vaccine distribution. so what does that mean? and who is eligible to get the shot? abc7 news reporter kris reyes explains. >> reporter: as of today, we have vaccinated 80% of the total 1a population. within that, we vaccinated 57% of the 65 and over population. >> and that's why san francisco is moving into phase 1b of vaccinations. in california, that's a broad category of about 12 million people. it includes anyone who works in food and agriculture. that means restaurant, grocery store, farms. in education and child care. that means anyone who works at a

school or cares for kids, even bus drivers and crosswalk guards. and finally, emergency workers and those 65 and older. here are the other bay area counties that are already in phase 1b. alameda, contra costa, sonoma, and napa, san mateo, santa clara, marin and solano are vaccinating anyone 65 and older. the owner of nabil's naturals was happy. he now qualifies for a vaccine, but he hasn't heard from his provider yet. >> i think it's really about time. i'm glad to hear that we're finally going to get that opportunity. >> reporter: vaccine supplies are still limited. so far the state has given out just over 7 million shots. for those eligible to get the vaccine, health officials recommend signing up for notifications. the counties have their own sites to let know when appointments are available. >> it may be helpful if you have some identification that shows what your job is, but generally speaking, we are not going to be

turning people away. >> reporter: the next key date is march 15th. that's when the state says health care providers can start giving out shots to people with disabilities and severe underlying conditions. in san francisco, kris reyes for abc7 news. >> and abc7 news is monitoring the covid vaccine roll-out in california with our vaccine tracker. our vaccine tracker also shows you when you might be able to get the vaccine in california. you can find this on our home page at abc7news.com. oakland mayor libby schaaf calling on the city's school district and teachers to try to quickly strike a deal so we can get kids back into school. she appeared today on "today" live. >> i don't think it's feet-dragging. i think this is complicated. people have very strong feelings on both sides. but i can be very clear about what my feeling is. we need to open our schools. we know that under science, they are safe to be reopened now. the district has an approved plan that the county health officials have signed off on.

i myself will be joining parents this weekend to rally for a reopening of our schools with acrente, c bho ae she does not think that vaccinations should be a precursor to reopening. no date has been set for children to return to in-person learning in oakland at this point. >> and so far the teachers union saying they want that vaccine first. all right. we're not having it. mayor london breed taking a stand today. virus evolution. tracking diseases. how looking at both animals and humans can make a difference. valley nostalgia. the announcement of a store closing, bringing back memories of the silicon valley residents. i'm spencer christian. no record warmth today. but the wind gusts are pretty impressive. i'll show you which way the wind is blowing in

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a coalition of oakland community groups responded today to a city task force's recommendations on defunding police. the defund police coalition said they proposals the task force has put forward to shift funds and some responsibilities away from oakland police, but they oppose six ideas in the plan. those include an idea to give neighborhoods a say on the level of policing they want and

establishing a mutual aid plan for law enforcement. coalition members say they're behind most of the ideas in the task force's defunding proposal. >> i am overjoyed. by what we got. i mean, we got progressive, smart, tactical, strategic, doable, doable recommendations. >> oakland city councilman know well gallo tells us he is opposed to some of the task force's proposals. you'll hear from him coming up on abc7 news at 5:00. berkeley city council voted unanimously to approve major police reform last night. they include eliminating traffic stops for low level expenses like expired registration tags and not wearing a seat belt. the reform calls for the firing of racist officers and written consent for police searches. berkeley's police officers association sharply criticized the vote and said the safety of berkeley citizens is at stake. after a rash of violent crime in san francisco, mayor london breed today said the

city's law enforcement agencies have a new plan to improve communication, especially about repeat offenders. and she had a strong message for criminals out there. >> when you come to san francisco with the expectation to arm somebody here in this city, there will be consequences. so really, don't come to our city with all that bull -- because we're not convict. >> strong words from the mayor. the changes would include the police notifying the district attorney when a person is repeatedly arrested and closer monitoring of repeat offenders. mayor breed also announced the city would be getting a $1.5 million grant over the next three years to prevent gun violence. this announcement follows several high profile crimes, including a new year's eve crash that left two pedestrians dead south of market. the accused driver in that case was a parolee. police say that person was speeding away from another crime in a stolen car. in the east bay, police are investigating the shooting of a heroic customer inside a target

store in antioch. sky 7 overhead around 2:30 this afternoon target tells us a robber shot a customer in the leg hen the customer tried to stop two people who were robbing the pharmacy. the customer is in the hospital. investigators have not given us an update on the victim's condition or on any of the suspects. the san francisco father is begging for help to find his missing daughter. she has been having a hard time due to the lockdown and distance learning. she is only 14. katelyn has not been seen by her family since last tuesday night, more than a week ago. her father says a girl resembling katelyn was spotted near their old home in the sacramento area. jason says katelyn has been struggling being stuck at home, not seeing her friends due the pandemic. he offered this message to his daughter. >> katelyn, i love you. i'm looking for you. we miss you. your mother, she actually came out to california so she is hoping she can see you too. so if you can call her, call somebody from the family, let us

know you're okay and that you're safe, we miss you, and we hope that you come back soon, baby. >> posters are now up around san francisco and are posted on social media. if you are anyone you know has seen katelyn, who is about 5'1", weighs 90 pounds, dial 911. >> that would be so tough for her family. you can see here, mystery solved for anybody who saw that bright light flashing across the western sky last night, the air force says it successfully launched an unarmed minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile from vandenburgh air force base near lompoc. that was just before midnight according to the air force global strike command, the missile hit its target in the western pacific 4200 miles away. all right. today we see a lot of sun out there, but are there any changes coming our way? let's check in with spencer christian now to talk about the weather forecast. it was a little breezy. spencer? >> kristen, that's putting it

mildly, isn't it? more han than a little breezy in some spots. here is the reason to that. looking at the satellite image, you can see the center of low pressure to our east. center of high pressure to the west. the strong pressure gradient between the two. you look at the combination of the clockwise flow around the high, the counterclockwise flow around the low, you can see that circulation pushing strongly the wind down into our area. so that's why it's windy. it's gusty right now in the hills for sure with gusts between 25 and almost 40 miles per hour across many of our higher elevations. and these are things you can do to stay safe in these windy conditions so you can secure outdoor possessions so they don't get damaged or blown away. avoid parking under trees or power lines and be cautious when crossing bridges. let's take a look at the blue sky. 62 degrees here in the city. low 70s in oakland, mountain view, san jose. not as warm as yesterday, but still pretty mild. 55 at half moon bay. blue sky over the by. over the golden gate bridge.

72 degrees right now at santa 69 at napa and concord. 66 at fairfield and livermore.vn francisco. there are the forecast features. gusty in the hills again overnight. winds will diminish everywhere tomorrow and mainly sunny and dry through the weekend. right now we're looking at our wind advisory, which for the higher elevations is in effect until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. it will expire at 10:00 tonight in the valleys, but wind gusts will range from 35 to 55 miles per hour generally in the higher elevations. they could hit 70 miles per hour in the very highest peaks. overnight, look for mainly clear skes, but we'll see the passage of some high clouds. overnight lows will drop into the upper 30s in some of our inland valleys, but generally lows in the low to mid-40s closer to the bay and to the coast. and then tomorrow's high, 59 at half moon bay. 62 san francisco. mainly mid-60s around the bay shoreline, but highs will reach up to about 70 in our inland areas. and here is a look at the

accuweather seven-day forecast. again, breezy in the hills tomorrow morning. but winds will settle down a bit later in the day tomorrow. certainly sunny and mild with calmer wind on friday. but then it gets windy again on saturday a bright and breezy on sunday. temperatures remain in a pretty mild range through that entire period of time. even going into next week as a few extra clouds come into the pictures, we'll see high temperatures mainly in the mid- to upper 60s. we have a mild, dry pattern with days of occasional gusty conditions from time to time. kristen and larry? >> all right, spencer, we're ready for that. thank you so much. a dramatic accident. coming up, how is golfer tiger woods doing stood? the latest on his injuries just ahead. my name is trisha.

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a titan in the sports kingdom, tiger woods remains in the hospital recovering from significant injuries, broken legs an ankle. the good news is he is awake and responsive. today the l.a. county sheriff's office said the crash was purely an accident, no signs of impairment. crash investigators say woods was calm and lucid when they pried him out of that wreck. pro golfers, fans and athletes around the world have their full focus on his health. >> it's not an easy week to play golf when the person that you idolized, the person that's your inspiration, the person that has gotten you into this game, the person that has created a lot of opportunity for you is hurt.

>> woods had been working to get back on the golf course, recovering from a fifth back procedure that was in december. ucla medical center doctors have not released a recovery timetable for his new injuries. coming up this afternoon on abc7 news at 5:00, we'll take a closer look at those injuries and what it could mean for tiger's career in the future. federal prosecutors today dropped drunk driving charges against rock legend bruce springsteen. the 71-year-old was arrested in november on the jersey shore. he was charged with dui and reckless driving after he allegedly failed a field sobriety test, but a breathalyzer test showed that springsteen's blood alcohol level content was four times under the legal limit. the singer admitted to drinking two shots of connect la with fans. he agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge of drinking in a national park and paying a $500 fine. students at an oakland school got a treat today over zoom. they weren't watching disney+ during class time. that was just the introduction

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building a better bay area future a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> the bay area slowly starting to return to the red, which is a good thing. today san mateo and marin counties moved from the purple widespread transmission category in the state's reopening tiers to substantial in the red. with it comes the return of indoor dining, gyms, and places of worship, all with certain capacity limits. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield went to one gym in san mateo county. she met someone who traveled across the south bay just to get his exercise in. from her report, we want to see what you think. head to abc7news.com/vote. you can do that right now and tell us how far you'd be willing to go for a workout indoors.

>> make sure you're cleaning up after yourself. >> reporter: a line of people waited to get inside the 24-hour fitness in redwood city this morning. it's the first time they could work out inside since december 15th. gerald triplett drove here from fremont, crossing the bay so he could work out in a gym. >> the one not too far from me is closed. >> reporter: gyms can allow in 10% of their capacity because they're in the red tier of the state's reopening plan. this gym can hold 800 people. so that means they can allow in 80 at a time. they will leave their outdoor gym in place for now, just in case they get shut down again, but members say they were happy to be able to come in this morning. >> i like it. it's nice, you know, especially when it's cold in the morning. you got to be tough to be outside. >> restaurants can also let people inside again. customers at breakers cafe this morning say it feels good. >> it's great, because we've

been eating outside, freezing our butts off out there, excuse it, but it's been cold. >> reporter: the owner says he is happy to bring back his loyal employees. he went from a staff of 15 to 3. >> i within the next month or so, i'll probably be back to 10 employees. so i had 15. little by little. we'll see how it goes. >> reporter: he has been through this before. so he knows he could be shut down again. but this time he has hope that it will be different. >> you know, we've been waiting for this day especially. now with the vaccine out, and the tiers are going to mean a lot more now. >> reporter: restaurants can only fill up th25% of their capacity, so they'll still rely on the outdoor areas. in redwood city, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> we also saw gyms in marin county excited to open at 10% indoors today. this is how it looked at fitness sf in court that madera.

the member there said one member told him it's like christmas morning all over again. fitness fs is also choosing to do a hybrid indoor/outdoor system. how far are people willing to travel for an indoor workout? say that is not your county. larry, i don't know what your answer, but do you want to answer that before we take a look at our viewer responses? >> well, i'm probably with the people that are in the 70% of indoors, that's crazy, at least until i have a vaccine. but the general rule of thumb like prepandemic is if the gym is more than 10 or 15 minutes away from your house, people are not going to go. it shows you the extremes that people are willing to go to finally get a real gym workout in. at least at some point. >> they haven't hated. how far are you willing to travel? 77% of you say indoors, that's crazy.

25 or more say that, 25 miles or more. and 19% say you would go about 5 miles. 2% to 2 to 25. that's what you're saying prepandemic, how far people are willing to go for an indoor workout or a workout. >> i'm a bands guy, stationary bike in the house. >> i run three times around the house and call it a day. so that's it. >> it works for you. whatever it takes to get the heart rate up. >> yeah. >> people keep voting throughout the afternoon. new details just in for this move into the red tier. sinomar says it's reopening select theaters on friday in marin and san mateo counties. the century northgate, redwood downtown in redwood city and century heater in san bruno all get the green light. a few others open the following saturday. with the battle against covid continuing, we're getting a reminder of the work going on animal populations and what tion

stake. here is abc7 news anchor dion lim. for more than a uc davis have l an international program to track and detect viruss in the wild that could spread into humans. the same pathways exported in the covid-19 pandemic. the effort is known as predict. >> to conduct very broad surveillance for viruses that have the potential to be human pathogens. >> reporter: davis professor kirsten also directs gorilla doctors which handled sampling in primate and bat habitats in central africa. she is hoping the pandemic will focus attention on the critical area of animal reservoir. >> we don't know how big the pool is. there is a very large effort under way. >> reporter: just this month researchers from the university of wisconsin helped unlock secrets of a deadly disease

killing charlestkill killing chimpanzees in west africa. they believe it's related to a new undiscovered bacteria. while the transmission mechanism may be different than viruses, researchers say pressures like climate change and habitat loss are constantly changing the disease landscape. >> and so the association of this bacteria and this primate is not so much a direct threat to us because we're also primates but more that hey, look, how nimble bacteria as a group are that they often can take advantage of these ecological opportunities. >> reporter: still, handlers in the west african nation of sierra leone will be monitoring the infected chimp population. many were rescued from the bush meat trade where they might have been consumed by humans. while at the same time the work of researchers worldwide continues in the shadow of the covid pandemic, tracking viruses and other evolving threats to both animal and human populations. >> to actually really know what is the total viral pool

circulating in mammals on the planet. >> dion lim, abc7 news. >> and a piece of encouraging news coming out of the chimp bacteria study. researchers say so far none of the handlers working with the primates appears to have any health effects or signs of infect. to all those zoom calls get you down? you're not alone. the four@4 is next.

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and spencer joining us. zoom fatigue, it's real, people. stanford university researchers are now analyzing some of the reasons why so many of us are tired of videoconferencing. spencer, you're on mute. four main causes have been identified. one, lots of eye contact at close range can cause anxiety or trigger a fight response. two, staring at your own face can make you highly critical of yourself. i don't believe that to be true. three, being trapped in one spot can make a person restless, and finally you can't see a person's body language so it takes more energy to communicate. >> for hundreds of thousands of years, humans have learned with what a gesture means. you're getting smothered with these nonverbal cues but the brain doesn't know what to do with them. >> what do researchers recommend? turn the camera off. look away and simply listen to your meetings.

i don't know than staring at your face thick. i'm all about that stewart smally life where i'm good enough, i'm smart enough. and people like me. just say it a few thousand times. >> do they? >> ama, what do you think? thank you, yes. i knew what i could expect going to you first. >> yes. i mean, i think it is overwhelming at times. i can totally see how people get fatigued by it all there is a lot going on. and i don't know, sharing screens. it's a lot to have to do it a lot during the day. we've gotten used to it for the most part. but, yeah, it is hard. and having to look at yourself. no, i don't want to look at myself the whole time, definitely not. >> the opening is right there, but i'm not going take it. spencer? >> well, i guess in many ways i've gotten used to it as evidenced by when you said spencer, you're on mute, i almost reached for something to unmute myself.

but there is some people whom i enjoy zooming and others i would not. mixed feelings. >> i think i'm starting to get tired of the social zooms. i'd rather just do the phone call, right? >> yeah. >> all right. a state lawmaker from cupertino wants to make it illegal for stores to sell toys and child care products in individual separate boys and girls sections. a bill by evan low would require brick and mortar shops to show products for children in one unisex area. they would be barred from putting up signage whether a product was intended for a boy or a girl. low told politico that the goal is to create a more inclusive shopping experience. violations could result in a $1,000 fine. in recent years i've seen a trend away from that. ama, what do you think?

not a lof and morr toy shtoo yo stillarate sections? >> that's a good question, kristen. when is the last time i went to a store and looked at the toy section to be honest? i don't really know. we order a lot of things online. but i can definitely see how it could benefit retailers to put everything in one space. otherwise you might miss out on a demographic. for example, my daughter loves dinosaurs, loves magnet tiles, loves the brain flakes where you build things. you could miss out on certain kids really liking and seeing your products. she likes to learn about excavators with flippy. the lines cross. >> those are gender-neutral toys. >> yeah. >> of all the things we have to concern ourselves with right now, i'm not sure that's super high on people's list. we'll see. the mail truck that you see

tooling around your neighborhood will soon look a lot different. check it out. here is what the next generation vehicles are going to look like. >> wow. >> as you can see, a low engine compartment, and a tall windshield. will also have backup cameras, blind spot detects as well as air bags and air conditioning which the old trucks don't have. i'm sure the mail carriers will be happy than. the new vehicles are expected to start hitting the road in 2023. going to go back a few years here. spencer, you remember was it the amc pacer that had that kind of weird look, stretched glass? you remember that car? >> oh, yeah. yes, i do. i certainly do. that's exactly what that new look sort of reminds me of. good call there, larry. i thought you were going ask me if i remember the pony i do. >> are there any thoughts on -- >> you're right.

kristen, any thoughts on the new design? it's nice that they have air conditioning. >> i feel like their doors and windows are open all the time anyway. definitely more window space is good and the backing up, the detectors, that's all good. they have such a tough job, anything that makes their lives a little easier and more comfortable and safer, i'm all for it. hey, guys don't mess with nana, especially not on her birthday. you see a man snatching a purse from a pub table. this is in gold coast, australia. the owner of the purse a barefoot grandma with emphysema. she chased down the suspect, tackled him and put him in a headlock until he lets go of her purse. the suspect stumbled back to his truck and took off. grandma walked triumphantly back to the bar. police tracked down and arrested the suspect. oh, spencer, when w t time you did that? >> grandpa. don't mess with grandpa.

>> never, ever. but i hope when she got back to the bar, they gave her a shot on the house. >> yeah. >> and not that i encourage -- not that we encourage people to do that, but what she did was pretty awesome. >> yeah. well, she gave him a shot on the house. i love her. she should be on television everywhere as a result of that. >> yep. >> it's ♪ ♪ are you ready to join the duers? those who du more with less asthma. thanks to dupixent. the add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. dupixent isn't for sudden breathing problems. it can improve lung function for better breathing

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frye's electronics has decided to close for good. the superstore said it could not survive the covid pandemic. back in the day it was a go-to for tech junkies for many years. it's a family owned business founded in 1985 with the goal of being a silicon valley one-stop shop for any electronic part under the sun. they grew to have 31 stores in nine different stays. and frye's played a really big part in the building of silicon valley. david louie join us life now with some of his thoughts. one of my engineering buddy, carl, great engineer tells me in the early days of the web, he and all his buddies would go to fry's because they had all the parts you would need to build your own computer, whatever you were into. >> i can attest to that, larry, because i built my first pc par came on sale at fry's.

i'd look at the ads. they had full-page ads in the newspaper every week as i saw different things i needed a motherboard or i needed a hard drive, a sound card. i would go shop and pick up the parts, put them in the corner of the house until i was ready to fully assemble a pc. and that's what fry's meant not only to me, but all kinds of people whether they were nerds or hobbyists who wanted to build something electronic. >> it's kind of sad when you think about it. radioshack was another place like that, fry's. they're just dying off, whether it's amazon or the big box stores that are national like best buy. it's hard to survive if you're in a situation like fry's. >> that is true, larry. but times have changed. we've seen how yes, radioshack went away and other companies have gone away, only because you don't have to go to a store like fry's anymore because software, for example, they used to have

rows and rows and rows of software. you don't buy software that way anymore. you download it online. so you don't need to go there to look at it, although it used to be nice to see what was available and to see what the pries might be. but then also, other companies like apple and microsoft opened up their stores so you can get much better service and a better explanation by going to those stores about why their product might be what you want to buy rather than the competitor's product. >> yeah. and you can see through the years recently they've been closing stores, and it with us kind of shrinking, shrinking, shrinking. this is before the pandemic. so not a huge surprise now that they just shut the whole thing down. >> well, that's true. and those stores used to have like 50,000 items under one roof. 50,000. think about that. >> wow. >> but then as time went on that. >> didn't need to stock that much, and people stopped going there and that's why you had attrition and why you have seen

finally the tough decisions to see it go. one thing i've got to add very quickly, fry's was known for long lines at the checkout, and they used to have people with paddle boards to signal you that the checker was ready to sign you out. but they also had rows and rows of temptation items, especially snack food and beverages that you needed to reinforce your visit either before you left the store or to when you got home and wanted to start tinkering with your electronics, you had to have something to eat. so they had all the snack food there too. >> like before costco. you go around and get all the samples while you wait in line before you pay. david, thanks for the memories. unfortunately, end of an era for fry's. >> know a lot of people who miss it. video games may be more than just fun. they may have some positive mental health benefits. a new study found boys who regularly played video games had lower risk of depressive

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at 10:00 catch "for life." then stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. several south bay teachers went back to school today with kids in their classrooms. so ama is back now to give us a look at how things are going, ama. >> yeah, o us i really wanted to know how the first day back went. so i asked guadalupe elementary school teacher theresa hull to keep me posted throughout the day. >> it's the first day of school, in february. i'm headed to guadalupe school. i have 12 students returning today in person. got all my ppe. my costume is ready. and i think that i will have some very excited children in about 25 minutes. so here we go. it's about 10:00. we've been here about two hours. and it's going great. these kids are so happy to be back. they have the best smiles. they're so excited. this is a reminder to me that nurses and doctors are amazing because this much ppe on my face is tricky. and hats off to all other first

responders who've been doing this a lot longer than me. it's going great. i'm very happy to be here, and the kids are amazing. and that's a wrap. we're done. that was the fastest 2 1/2 hours of my life. the kids were amazing. they were so happy to be here. everybody did great with their ppe. they listened. they're just excited to be back with other kids. so this was a really good day, and we will do it tomorrow. but day one went really, really well all things considered. it was a great day. >> and theresa tells me that it really was a great first day. now, she teaches a first-second grade combo. so after she teaches those 12 students in person in the morning she then has another 11 students to teach through distance learning. she has three kids of her own doing distance learning although one just went back and got dropped off at a place he'd never been before to start school. so you know, just like all of us, these teachers are doing the best they can under, you know, really tough circumstances right

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coming up at 5:00, back in class and making it work. an exclusive look at how one school is doing in-person learning and how it could be a model for others. plus, a high school becomes a new vaccination site in santa clara county. and people hit hard by the virus are now feeling a little bit of hope. and new data confirms a single dose of johnson & johnson's vaccine is safe. so what happens now? also ahead, action on police reform in two bay area cities. what's been approved and what still needs to be done. plus contra costa county confirms it is intensifying its search for a coyote now that the same one has bitten a fifth person. >> announcer: building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. and good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama