>> he works ten hours a week for a school bus company, much less than the full-time job he had prior to the pandemic. so he qualifies for unemployment. he asked the edd to take taxes out of his benefits each week, but that didn't happen. >> that's just crazy because we're thinking we did everything we're supposed to. we checked the box. we wanted them to go it. no one told us. >> reporter: what the edd didn't tell him is it decided not to withhold taxes from benefit checks, saying it needed to be implemented quickly. leandro estimates he'll have to pay $3,000 in taxes this year. >> i'm barely making payments on my rent and getting food, and now i'm coming up with a tax bill. >> reporter: michael grant says he is also cleaning up the mess left for him by the edd. he didn't return to his job at macy's until july after being out of work for five months. >> how much more pain is california going to inflict, you

know? enough is enough. >> reporter: jim mchale is a cpa in san francisco. he says those struggling to pay their taxes might be comforted with several thousand dollars in tax credits. the average earned income tax credit is $2,500, and the child care tax credit is $2,000 per child, up to three children for any one family making $400,000 or less. >> so if you owed unemployment, but then you're getting the benefit of itc because your situation changed, somehow those may offset. >> reporter: you can get a 15% deduction under the earned income tax credit. someone with no children could earn up to $21,000370 and a married couple with request three children could earn up to $55,950 and still qualify. unemployment benefits don't count as earned income. >> but a special law allows them to go back and use their 2019

income to apply to the earned income tax credits. >> reporter: you can use whatever year get you the highest credit. unfortunately, all of this doesn't take the sting out of the tax bill for leandro, who is waiting for an explanation from the edd. >> the decisions that they make truly affects people, and when we're struggling to have an extra tax bill, that's crazy. >> reporter: i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> now here is a bit of good news that may affect you. if the tax credits drop your taxes owed to zero, unused money from the child tax credit will come to you in the form of a refund check. today bay area counties moved into the red tier of coronavirus restrictions for the first time in months. both marin and san mateo counties can now expand indoor business openings and capacities. abc7 news was in redwood city where a line of people waited to get inside 24-hour fitns.the re

dining to reopen which was a welcome change for customers and restaurant owners who can rehire some staff. >> i within the next month or so, i'll probably be back to ten employees. so i had 15. so little by little, we'll see how it goes. >> in addition to indoor gyms and indoor dining, the red tier allows theaters and indoor museums to open. retail can allow up to 50% capacity. just a few hours ago, we learn lead local movie heatlers open on friday, century northgate in san rafael, century at san bruno, and in redwood city, redwood downtown 20. amc and regal do not list any theater openings right now in the bay area. switching from reopening tiers to vaccination tiers for a few moments, san francisco is heading into phase 1b of vaccine distribution. it's not the first county to take this step. so what does that mean exactly, and who is eligible to get a shot? abc7 news reporter kris reyes

explains. >> so as of today, we have of 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 stores, farm, 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, san mateo. counties vaccinating 65 and older, napa, marin, solano, and santa clara county, which guess into phase 1b on sunday. ramiz yusef, owner of nabila's naturals was happy to hear 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. on my turn.ca.gov. 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. >> the vaccination tiers are explained as part of our abc7 vaccine tracker. it will also show you how california's vaccination rates compare to other states. you'll find it on our website, abc7news.com. encouraging news today could

mean we'll soon have a third vaccine option. pfizer, moderna, and johnson & johnson. the fda calls johnson & johnson's vaccine safe to use, clearing one hurdle in the evaluation process. the agency's independent advisers will meet to discuss the vaccine on friday and could recommend the fda authorize it for emergency use. the formal decision could come just days later. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez joins us live from the newsroom with a look at the vaccine options now on the table. lyanne? >> i'm here to tell you why the medical community is enthusiastic about vaccine number three. and that is because they are focused on two things, keeping people out of hospitals and keeping people alive the johnson & johnson vaccine does that very well. 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. again, that's towards the end of june, and that seems so far away. let's bring you a little closer to tend of march. 20 million doses of the johnson & johnson are expected to be rolled out. you know, ama, what stuck with me today, doctors saying the best vaccine is the one you can get earliest. >> true. >> such a good point, instead of waiting. but lyanne, that leads me to my question, because let's be real. you know there are going to be people who insist on getting the pfizer or moderna vaccine. so can you get the johnson & johnson and later get one of the other two? >> you can. you can. it's not necessary because you're protected enough with the johnson & johnson vaccine. getting one today and then another, say, six months later, maybe a year, doctors say it's safe. you can do that. you're just making that immune system work twice as hard.

the way i see it, if i may, if i can drive a car that gets me to my destination safely, i arrive alive, why would i want anything else? >> yeah. great point. all right, lyanne, thank you so much for that update tonight. >> sure. >> and abc7 contributor dr. alok patel says people shouldn't be picky about which vaccine they get. he is part of our vaccine team. he says getting a shot as soon as possible will help stop covid in its tracks. >> get whatever vaccine is available to you as soon as you can. this is only going to work if we have equitable distribution. the vaccine by itself is not enough. >> dr. patel says vaccines are just one part of the public health strategy against covid. masking, social distancing and other safety measures are also needed in this fight. there is good news coming out of the mass vaccination site at the oakland coliseum. we've learned the site is at capacity, administering an average of 6, per day.

it's the only local site reaching its maximum, and that's because this is a federal site, keep in mind. so it's not subject to the supply issues that have plagued so many local cities. fema and state officials opened the site just over a week ago along with one in southern california. it is expected to stay open for at least eight weeks. speed, alcohol, cell phone? next, hear from investigators what is and what is not believed to be a factor in tiger woods' car accident. i'm laura anthony in orinda, where we get inside a middle school to see how they're making in-person learning work for students and their teachers. i'm spencer christian. it's going to be gusty overnight, but we've got some lovely days ahead. i'll

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two pursuits that ended in crashes have made a mess of traffic in the east bay tonight. the highway patrol was chasing a suspect wanted for armed carjacking when the chp suv got rear-ended near the telegraph exit on highway 24. that driver took off and the original suspect also got away. one officer was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. and in berkeley, a car crashed near the ashby offramp on 80. police had been chasing the car which was suspected in a hit-and-run. four people got out of the car when it crashed. all of them were caught. in antioch, police are investigating the shooting of a heroic customer inside a target store. target tells us the customer was attempting to stop two people who tried to rob the pharmacy. one of the suspects then shot the customer in the leg. that customer is in the hospital.

investigators haven't given an update on the customer's condition or whether those suspects were caught. and now to tiger woods. his injuries are bad, but certainly they could have been much worse, even fatal. woods was driving in southern california yesterday when he crashed, as you know, flipping his suv with that result. sid garcia from our sister station in los angeles has new information tonight about what happened and how tiger is doing. >> reporter: as tiger woods continues to recover from his serious leg injuries at harbor ucla medical center, the investigation into the crash goes on. woods crashed his 2021 genesis suv yesterday morning around 7:15. he was going downhill on hawthorne boulevard heading towards torrance when he lost control and rolled over. los angeles county sheriff alex villanueva earlier indicated speed was a element. woods talking to the first deputy to arrive. the deputy and sheriffs say there was no sign of impairment from alcohol or drugs. >> the deputy onscene addressed

the condition of tiger woods and there was no sign of impairment whatsoever. he was lucid, no odor of alcohol. no indication of medication or narcotics or anything like that would bring that into question. that was not a concern at the time. so obviously no field sobriety test and no drug recognition expert needed to respond to do any further assessment of that. this is what it is, an accident. >> reporter: the sheriff also says there is no indication that woods was distracted, but it will be part of the investigation, and they could pull phone records if necessary. genesis says woods' vehicle, a gv-80 suv is equipped with data recording. data from it has not been pulled yet, but it will likely help determine tiger woods's speed. the future of woods' golf future is unclear. he suffered significant leg injuries requiring a long surgical procedure. doctors used screws and pins and a rod was inserted into his

right leg. to repeat what the l.a. county sheriff says, what happened yesterday to tiger woods was an accident, nothing more. i los angeles, i'm sid garcia, abc7 news. and just a short time ago right here on abc7 news at 5:00, i spoke live with dr. john belzer with california pacific orthopedics. even though there is no exact timetable that has been given, he spoke about the recovery that woods faces. >> it really kind of depends on the severity of each of the injuries. a tibia fracture, if that heals, the tibia is basically just a bone that connects the knee joint to the ankle joint. where you really are level is at the joint levels themselves. what you're really concerned about with tiger is going to be his right ankle joint. once that fracture heals, it's going to be the ankle and the foot that's really going give him issues as he recovers. >> you can learn more about the crash on our connected tv app. we have several videos all

bundled together available to watch online. download the app by searching abc7 bay area on apple tv, android tv, amazon fire t or roku as well. it's all right there for you. let's turn our attention, ama, to weather that is irresistible. >> yeah, another nice day. maybe not quite as warm outside, spencer. >> that's right. but, you know, we didn't need to have record highs two days in a row. it was still quite mild outside. despite the gusty wind, it's still gusty, we see surface wind speeds up to 25 miles per hour. and up in the hills, we've got gusts up to 30, 40, even 50 miles per hour right now. it's going to remain gusty in the hills overnight. thus the wind advisory extended until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow until the higher elevations. it will expire 10:00 tonight for the valleys. but those winds are going to be quite strong in the higher elevations. 55, 60 or higher. here is a live view from the exploratorium camera. mid- to upper 60s in san francisco and oakland right now.

59 at mountain view. and mid-60s at san jose and morgan hill. 50 degrees at half moon bay. lovely view of the golden gate. skies are clear there. the temperature readings, 63 at santa rosa. napa 59. 62 at napa, and low 60s at fairfield, concord and livermore. and looking back at san francisco from emeryville, these are the forecast features. it will be gusty in the hills overnight, as i said, but it's worth a reminder. lighter winds develop tomorrow afternoon. and we have a dry, sunny pattern that will stay with us through the weekend. overnight, as skies are mainly clear with just a few high clouds passing overhead, low temperatures will drop into the upper 30s in the chillier inland valleys, mainly low to mid 40 elsewhere. and tomorrow's highs under mainly sunny skies, was once again with a few high clouds. upper 50s at the coast. mid-60s around the bay shoreline and mainly upper 60s to around 70 degrees in our inland communities tomorrow. here is our accuweather seven-day forecast. it's going to be seven days of dry weather and mainly sunny skies. and it's going to remain mild

right on through the weekend. a slight cooldown will occur on monday, but nothing very major. and then temperatures bounce back up again to upper 60s on tuesday and remain in that pattern in that range, i should say until wednesday. still no rain in sight. we'll enjoy this lovely weather, i'm sure. but the search for rain continues, dan and ama. >> yeah, it does. all right. thank you, spencer. defund the police became a rallying cry during last summer's protests. now it could result in real changes for the oakland police department. back in a moment. ♪ here's to the duers. to all the people who realize they can du more with less asthma thanks to dupixent, the add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma.

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a san francisco father is begging for help to find his missing 14-year-old daughter. katlin gallaread hasn't been seen since her family since last tuesday night. that's more than a week ago. her father jason says a girl resembling katlin was spotted near their old home in the sacramento area. he says katlin has been struggling recently while stuck at home away from her friends due to the pandemic. he says the pandemic has been like a, quote, child prison for his daughter and many other young people. listen to the message he offered to his daughter. >> katlin, 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 could 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 as well as photos of katlin on social media. if you or anyone you know has seen her, call 911. a new task force in oakland aimed at reimagining public safety has released its first draft of recommendations on ways to do so. here is abc7 news anchor liz kreutz with more on the proposals, including a some some would take taxes away from the oakland police department. >> reporter: under way to reimagine public safety. a new task force comprised of 17 community leaders and dozens of volunteers has released their first report with 114 recommendations for policing. some of which would redistribute funding from oakland pd into other community groups. today they responded with

praise. >> i'mover joyed at what we got. >> reporter: among them, number 59, which would remove police from handling most routine traffic stops, a process berkeley is in the policy of adopting. they also support number 60, which would provide non-police responses to mental health crises. the group said there are six recommendations they strongly do not support, most notably, number 63, which would give neighborhoods the power to determine the level of roving police paroles. >> this recommendation does not live up to the task force's goal of reimagining public safety as it simply encouraging a continued reliance on a broken system of policing that fails our communities. >> reporter: city council president nikki fort tina bass is co-chair of the task force and says they are welcoming input like that from oaklanders. a listening session will take place. he is excited about the task force but skeptical of some recommendations to defund the police. >> they have to live in reality. really right now in oakland, there is a lack of police

presence, and the reality we have to protect our children and families. >> reporter: the city council will vote on the final recommendations in april. liz kreutz, abc7 news. only on abc7 news tonight, get a tour inside a campus that's reopened for students. what you see here

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> to build a better bay area, we're focusing our efforts on the key areas that we think can make the biggest difference, and one of those certainly is education. >> there is so much debate about safely reopening public schools in the bay area. one east bay district is hoping to a model for others, especially when it comes to bringing back older students above the elementary level. >> that's right. >> are we back? those of you on zoom? yep. all right. what else did we have? >> reporter: orinda teacher michelle penny knows all about multitasking to meet the realities of teaching sixth graders in person and remotely at the same time. >> the one thing that makes it

really manageable is the awesome students that we have. they are resilient. they are flexible. they are patient. >> reporter: we were able to record the class from a safe distance through an open door. >> what did they have? a sound central what? >> reporter: it's an age group all the way up through high school has proved challenging to bring back in person. >> we currently have three cohorts. a, b, and c. the a's and b's are in hybrid so they come back every other day. >> it took many meetings, i believe it was over 30 meetings. >> reporter: the plan developed with orinda's employee unions includes plexiglas, masks, hand washing, distancing, improved ventilation and cleaning in every classroom. there is also weekly covid testing for staff and teachers. >> this was not about money. we actually got a lot less money from the state and federal government than many other districts and have had to use some additional money that might have gone to supply,

instructional supplies. >> reporter: part of the strategy here is to identify which areas of campus not to use. for instance, this hallway is closed to students. they must enter these classrooms from the outside. ♪ >> reporter: anything that could be considered higher risk like chorale practice has been moved outside. still, for many of these sixth graders, being back in class has been a welcome change. >> it's pretty hard to make new friends on zoom. that's why it's really convenient to get to go back to school, because you get to meet the new friends you made. >> reporter: in orinda, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> nice to make new friends. schools across the bay area are dealing with the dilemma of how and when to return to in-person learning. on midday live we spoke with oakland mayor libby schaaf. >> i believe that we should support what the science says. i do think we should fast track and prioritize our teachers for

vaccinations. but i don't think they should be a precursor to reopening. i think this is taking a huge toll in many ways on our kids and our families. we do have to accommodate the health concerns of our educators, but we've got to get our kids back to learning. they're never going to get this year back in their education, ever. >> no date has been set for children to return to in-person learning in oakland. we have just learned that california's death toll from coronavirus now exceeds $50,050. it comes from previously unclassified deaths in los angeles county. on monday, the nation has a whole surpassed 500,000 deaths as you no doubt heard. california is 10% of those fatalities. with the battle against covid-19 continuing, we are getting a reminder of the work going on worldwide to track the evolution and diseases in human and animal populations and what could be at stake.

here is abc7 news anchor dion lim. >> reporter: for more than a decade, animal experts from uc davis have led an international program to track and detect viruss in the wild that could spread into humans. the same pathways suspected 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 importance of understanding the so-called animal reservoir through which diseases can pass back and forth between humans and animals. >> 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 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 chimp population. many of the infected animals studied at a rescue there 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 boast 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 infection. getting a ride without a driver. you might see it happen soon in san francisco thanks to a company owned by google's parent company. tonight you'll get a sneak peek at what it's like. plus, what is it like to work for disney? some students in oakland found

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and san francisco, you can cheer on one of your own tonight on "jeopardy!." ken chin, an astrophysicist is one of tonight's contestants. he is seen here with current guest host mike richards in a photo provided by the show. "jeopardy!" airs right after abc7 news at 6:00. >> an astrophysicist, ama. he is going to know a loft answers. >> i think so. students at an oakland high school got a chance to find out what it takes to work for disney. abc7 news reporter julian glover moderated career day at mcclymonds high school. students heard from a pixar animator, a marketing manager from espn +, and technology

leads from disney park, hulu and disney+. they all share one common expeen atg establish their underrepresented. one participant shared advice about he got about a super power that people of color bring to the workplace. >> you're not using your superpower which is when you're the only person in the room who looks like you, that means you bring a perspective that no one else can bring. you have to lean into that. and that's how you're really going make a difference. >> disney gave mcclymonds high school a 2500 grant as part of this event. disney of course is the parent company of abc7. >> looks like it was a great event. several south bay teachers went back to school monday with kids in their classrooms. i really wanted to know how the first day back went. so i asked guadalupe elementary teacher crease that hull to keep me posted throughout the day. >> it's the first day of school

in february. i'm headed to guadalupe school.n person. i have all my ppe. my classroom is ready, and i think 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. ad 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 have 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 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. >> i'm so glad they had great day. teresa teaches a first/second grade combo. after she teaches the 12 students in person in the morning, she has another 11 students to teach through distance learning. she has three kids of her own at home doing distance learning, and one just went back. it's a lot that she has to deal with. same with other teachers. i'm so happy everybody had a great day. >> and she seemed so enthusiastic. great to hear from teresa. nice job, ama. thanks. >> thank you. well, it was another gorgeous day by the bay today. this live evening view pretty spectacular. aren't we so lucky to live here? spencer has the seven-day forecast, next.

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>> reporter: this is what it's like to ride in a fully autonomous vehicle with no human at the steering wheel. wemo gave us a live ride on public roads in the phoenix area where they've been doing trials since 2018. on the left is the live camera feed recorded at midday. on the right, a user interface or display for the passenger with a graphic look at other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists the sensors and cameras are picking up. the motivation to develop this technology is to address this reality. each year there are 50 million vehicle injuries and over 1.3 million deaths worldwide. 94% of crashes are due to driving error or human factors such as distracted drive organize drowsiness. wemo is expanding its san francisco trial to allow employee volunteers to ride in the back seattle. san francisco poses unique challenges compared to phoenix. >> with hillious have to think about up and down a little bit more, make sure you can see high enough to see the person coming down the hill. we've designed our system to account for those type of

things. >> reporter: supplemented by off-road and simulated testing, wemo has done 40,000 tests to fine-tune the protection of pedestrians. a review of wemo accidents indicates minor incidents such as low speed minor collisions, one involving a bicyclist with no injury. wemo also says they're focusing on what they call turbo pads, people on scooters. >> they move very quickly, like a cyclist. so we're adapting our perception system to account for things like that, to basically be able to predict that people move quickly and can emerge from a group of pedestrians. >> reporter: development and testing continues. david louie, abc7 news. it's the end of an era for bay area tech junkies. san jose-based fry's electronics announced it's made the difficult decision to close down for good. it says it just couldn't survive the pandemic. for 36 years, fry's was a one-stop shop for any electronic part under the sun.

our david louie says he built a computer from scratch using parts he found at fry's. he joined us on abc7 news at 4:00 for a trip down memory lane. >> reporter: 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. they had rows and rows of temptation items. you needed it when you got home before tinkering on your electronics. >> the chain began closing stores before the pandemic so, the news doesn't come as a huge surprise, but it's still sad. dan, i grew up on fry's. i had to text my dad because we used to go there for all of his computer needs. and he says there goes all of our electronic needs. i couldn't imagine. they just had so much stuff there when you went in. everything you could need. >> oh, it was like the costco

for electronics. >> yes! >> i used to go to the one in concord. huge store, tons of square footage. and i remember all the temptation items to check out. and spencer, i was tempted many times. >> yeah, wasn't that the one with the slogan, the best buys are always at fry's. is that right? >> i think you're right. >> yeah, that's it. all right. well, i got your best buys in weather right now. invest in some wind turbines. we've got some strong gusts right now, especially above a thousand feet with gusts up to 48 miles per hour in mt. diablo, and of course as a result we have a wind advisory in effect for all of our higher elevations until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. for the valleys, it will expire 10:00 tonight. but in the higher peaks, we can have gusts up to 65, 70 miles per hour overnight. bear in mind that the wind can - you're advised to secure objects of any value so they don't get damaged or blown away. avoid parking under trees or power lines. and be cautious crossing bridges

because these winds can really cause you to lose control of your vehicle. overnight skies will be mainly clear under windy conditions. a few passing high clouds. overnight lows will drop into the upper 30s inland. low to mid-40s everywhere else, and around the bay tomorrow, under mainly sunny skies, look for highs in the mid-60s. up to about 70 tomorrow. upper 50s on the coast. and there is no rain in sight for the bay area for the next seven days. notice the rainfall outlook shows lots of activity going to the pacific northwest. but nothing coming into the bay area. so here is the accuweather sunny seven-day forecast. we will have seven mainly sunny days. easy for me to say. it's going to be remain mild through the seven-day period. a slight cooldown will occur on monday but temperatures bounce back on tuesday and wednesday. i want the thank the faculty and students at east avenue elementary school in hayward for inviting me to be aue reader today for african american read-in. i was there virtually, but i had a great time. >> excellent. >> i bet they had a great time

too. thank you, spencer. let's flip it over to sports director larry beil. and some warriors news tonight. larry? >> yes, in progress. warriors playing a bloodied and bruised steph curry and the dubs trying to finish off this four-game road trip with a win. you make steph bleed, and you you make steph bleed, and you must pay the where can a healthier heart lead you? for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto is a heart failure medicine prescribed by most cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. heart failure can change the structure of your heart so it may not work as well. entresto helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. and with a healthier heart, there's no telling where life may take you. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren,

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now abc7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. after winning last night in new york, the warriors right back at

it tonight in indiana. the final game of the four-game road trip. splash brothers masked up in indy as they visit the pacers. check out steph curry and draymond green interacting here. it's green to curry, who drives and then back out to green, curry. the relo in the corner and splash. these two guys have mental telepathy. then james wiseman going to save it? you know what? why not. he launches a three. warriors only two threes in the first half, though. later in the first, curry, long pass to kelly oubre jr. for the jam, and then it's welcome to school. sabonis, just like his daddy used to do. puts wiseman in the spin cycle here. he's got a lot of moves for the big guy. pacers up two in the third quarter. three defenders on curry means you need more defenders. and we're tied. to the fourth, draymond with one of his ten assists to a flying wiseman who scores, but he fouled out of the game. it's a tight one. five minutes left, 97-94,

warriors clinging to a three-point lead. the nba released the second half schedule today. the warriors will start on the road against the clippers march 11th, visiting the celtics saturday, april 17th, a game right here on abc7 news followed by after the game. they'll play their final six games on the road and 18 national tv games. coach steve kerr, he likes the upcoming challenge. >> i like the fact that we're starting in l.a. got some very difficult games right off the bat. but the back end of the schedule, we sort of get paid back with all the home games to end the season. so it looks fine to me. something was up this morning when the sharks canceled their morning skate and later today they announced tomorrow's game with vegas has been postponed because one sharks player has been placed in the nhl's covid protocol, just to be safe. they're going reschedule that gae. on to baseball with the trade of khris davis, the a's need a new designated hitter.

enter the veteran mitch moreland, left-handed hitter. he's got some pop and signed a one-year deal. 35-year-old slugger perfect example of the players the a's like. a versatile, can dh. ten homers in 42 games last season, the shortened season and sees a team and the a's look ready to win. >> it's a great team. they've been going in the right direction every year it seems like. a loft young talent, you know, team that's trying to win. that's stuff that i'm looking for because it's tough to find that nowadays. and i'm happy to have an opportunity here and happy that they wanted me. in scottsdale, giants continuing their full squad workouts. manager gabe kapler says brandon belt has been a little under the weather, but nothing to do with covid. the giants have buster posey, brandon crawford, evan longoria with a full 162 games on the said this year, they're taking

the marathon approach this season, especially early on in the spring. >> we're just going take a thoughtful and methodical approach to how we roll out our veteran players. that includes both their practice, their work and their game reps as well. >> you have to accomplish certain things in spring. they've done a really nice job in making the spring practices efficient, getting guys on and off the field and trying to save some legislation, especially early in the spring. >> hopefully they'll get a chance to play a full season this year. and steph, he got whacked in the nose. a little bit of blood. they stopped that. nothing serious. and warriors trying to finish this game off. they're up three late in the fourth. >> okay. all right. thank you, larry. well, tonight on abc7 at 8:00, catch the goldbergs followed by american housewife, the conners and call your mother. at ten catch your life. >> catch all of the newscasts live and on demand through the connected tv app. it's available for apple tv,

android tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. so download the app now and start streaming. that is going do it for this edition of abc7 news. we thank you so much for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. for spencer christian, larry beil, all of us here, we appreciate your time. hope you have a nice evening and that we see you again tonight at 11:00.

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