military operation of president biden's presidency. the target air strike in syria. decision day for johnson and johnson vaccine. a third covid-19 shot could be authorized for the use in america soon. the process to push it through. >> excited to go back and see my friends. i think it will be nice to get more interaction with teachers. the local school district getting ready to welcome back students if inperson learning, including high schoolers. and this baby giraffe needs a name at safari west. how to cast your vote. a good way that start a friday. friday february 26th. >> and we're not going to call it spot, too tall, nothing like that. we're going to do better. first we're going to check the meteorologist mike nicco. hey mike. >> good morning reggie,

jobina hi everybody. live doppler 7 clear of clouds and rain. winds almost non existent also. sfo the fastest winds today along the coast. windy, a little breezy along the beach, sand could be kicking up and around 58 degrees. temperatures in 62 san francisco to 70 in fairfield. a little bit above average. we'll look at the weekend forecast coming p u. here is kumasi. >> thank you, mike. developing news this morning. president biden has ordered the first military operation of his presidency. two war planes were launched into eastern syria targeting a group of buildings. defense officials say they are owned by iranian-backed militias, believed to be responsible for a rocket attack earlier in the month that wounded five americans. >> we're confident in the target we went after. we know what he hit.

that target was being use forward the same shia militia that conducted the strikes. >> officials tell abc news a retaliatory air strike could've resulted in a handful of casualties but that was the least elilethal option. a third covid vaccine could be granted emergency authorization in just a matter of hours. the fda meets to review the safety of johnson's one-shot vaccine. the timeline for when shots could actually be in arms. >> at about 8:00 this morning, johnson and johnson will begin its presentation to answer questions about its one-shot vaccine. the independent advisors will debate if the evidence is strong enough to recommend the shot. with that advice the fda is expected to grant the emergence use authorization as soon as tonight or tomorrow. >> now that it is only one shot

we're going to be able to vaccinate more people by the end of june. >> in addition to being a singleshot dose. another advantage is the johnson and johnson vaccine only requires refrigeration. if authorized, 3-4 million doses would be shipped initially. johnson and johnson plans to have 100 million doses by the end of june. it would likely have a surplus in the united states. pfizer and moderna are already on track to deliver enough for 300 million people by july. new this morning. more and more americans are planning to be vaccinated. at least 55% of americans have gotten the vaccine or plan to as soon as they can. and that's up from 47% last month. black americans and young adults though are more likely to wait. >> in the south bay, santa clara county officials want to

announce a new covid-19 vaccination site. on mckee road in east san jose. part of the county's continuing outreach to disproportionately affected communities. the event will be streamed on the santa clara county public health facebook page at 11:00. and today is the start of the vaccination rollout for teachers in solano county. employers and more than a dozen organizational education can get their shots. the rollout plan in solano is a phased approach because there is limited vaccine supply. elementary, middle and high schoolers will have the option to go back to class in livermore next month. education is a key part of building a better bay area. abc7 news amy hollyfield is live in live in livermore with how this will all work. >> reporter: they will be coming back here to school in three weeks, starting march the 22nd. this is for all grades in livermore. the superintendent says 1,100 of

their 1,500 employees have already been vaccinated and that number should keep going up. she says it is easier for families to bring back all kids rather than just a few grades. . parents are thrilled. >> my kindergartner has had a horrendous time. and to have him go back on campus, even if it is just for three months is going to be so amazing. i am so excited. >> reporter: in person learning four mornings a week for elementary school. middle and high school will go back two days a week. families will be able to choose to keep their kids at home and continue distance learning if that is what they prefer. live in livermore. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. stafford university has announced it will welcome juniors and seniors back to campus next month. about 1300 undergrads allowed back for the spring quarter in late march.

right now only 1,500 with special circumstances actually live on campus. >> we're getting tested twice a week. we need to check in every day if you live on campus or want to use campus facilities that you haven't experienced any sort of symptom. >> most classes still will be held online aside from some small group gather. the commencement ceremony will also be held virtually. starting today in the south bay, restrictions lifted on outdoor activities, which is wj news for kids and families. youth sports, performing arts and gatherings with multiple households that can resume. and this is because of the declining rates of covid-19 in santa clara county. indoor gatherings though, still discouraged. today the house will vote on president biden's nearly $2 trillion stimulus plan but a decision to hike the minimum wage will not be a part of it.

it does includes $1400 stimulus checks, $170 billion for schools. 160 blld to expand vaccine development and infriendship. as the state recovers from last week's winter storm, millions of texans are still facing problems with their water. relief and recover and a vaccine distribution center will be biden's first official trip as president to a disaster zone. let's talk about what's going on back here at home. neighborhood temperatures in san francisco, we're upper-40s to low-50s under a clear sky is pretty much the rule. and you can see we've got 35 in american canyon. 37 in pleasanton and also santa clara and palo alto, some of our cooler spots. most of us in the mid- to

upper-40s outside in some of those deeper valleys where it is cooler. 47 as we look at sutro tower to a clear sky. today, 35-47. temperatures aren't going to move much now through seven in fact maybe even a degree or two cooler. 6:44 is sunrise. and mid- to upper-50s on the coast because of the winds keeping you a little behind the rest of us, where we'll be in the low-60s at noon. mid-50s this evening. as far as any outdoor activity, it is going to be good outside, the sunshine is just going to be begging you if you are working from home or remote learning. bay, small craft advisory north of the bay bridge through the delta. and take care of your eyes with all that sunshine. how about your allergies? moderate amounts of tree pollen out there. and ash, cedar, elm. juniper and pine.

if you haven't been suffering, congratulations, you shouldn't today. uv index is moderate. let's get to jobina and the friday morning commute. got my fingers crossed for friday light, jobina. how we doing is this. >> i did too but unfortunately we already have some crashes this morning that are causing some big backups in the east bay. i want to take you to the map so we can see this crash in berkeley, involving four cars. a backup that is going all the way to albany right now. westbound 80 at gilman street. speeds down to around 23 miles per hour. and we have two lanes open right now. moving over to oakland where we have a csig alert. no slowdown yet but i pierce injuries may be involved. southbound 13 before redwood road. and emeryville, showing you 80, it's a little lighter now because of the heavy backup in berkeley. and also --

well-being this morning. so just a head's up to you there. also now i want to check in and let you know the chp is investigating a crash that sent a driver to the hospital overnight. on highway 17 inos camden alvin. you can s avenue. it is not clear yet what happened or how the driver is doing. reggie and kumasi. thank youing jobina. coming up the oakland a's plan to develop the howard terminal site. what happened when a victim fought back? and gender identity in the spotlight in washington. the deep partisan divide that is

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new video shows a man taking back his belongs in an attempted smash and grab robbery. he shows the suspect grabbing a backpack from a parked vehicle before running towards a getaway car. the victim then chased the suspect forcing him to drop the snatched bag. so this man got his item back but shorts say you should not do this. it can be very dangerous. >> the oakland a's plan to develop the howard terminal site and that could take a step forward today. expecting to see a draft of the environmental impact report. that plan includes the ballpark, shopping and housing. dan ashley explains one big question about the project. >> reporter: the draft environmental impact report is just the latest step in what's already been a very long process. the a's have been considering howard terminal as a site for years before november 2018 when the official plans were revealed. >> with the 81 days baseball

provides for home games it is the best and most conducive environment for success on and off the field. >> reporter: a's president david kabul said --. the impact report must assess the stadium's potentially effects on the environment. one big question is how it would affect the port. the shipping association has long opposed the plan. >> if you transform your water front into a tourest mecca and expensive housing, you will not have an industrial port left. >> reporter: the draft report could provide insight into what features the a's are most interested in building. they touted before a possible aerial gondola. and that has to be in the report if the a's are serious about it. >> it will be very interesting to see how that fairs as well. you know you have got the

shipping traffic that's got to go through the easy ware there. it was a dan ashley reporting. the report we expect today is a small step. the shipping association is still involved with litigation over this plan and there are several more bureaucratic hurdles. new protections for lgbtq americans. jobina fortson is joining us with more on the sweeping legislation. jobina. >> thank you, kumasi. the lgbtq community is one step closer to being protected under federal civil rights. yesterday congress passed the equality act. the landmark bill would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. three republicans joined democrats in voting yes. >> the fact is that in most states an lgbtq person is at risk of being denied housing, education or right to serve on a jury just because of who they

are. >> the debate spilled out into the hallways of the capitol. illinois congresswoman marie newman who had a transgenderer daughter placed a pride flag outside of her office. prompted georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor green to post a sign there are two genders, male and female. trust the science. the debate for the first hopefully transgenderer person nominated for office. yesterday dr. rachel levine faced questions from senators about transgender medicine. >> transgender medicine is a very complex and nuanced field. with robust research and standards of care that have been developed.

>> democrats criticized senator paul for making harmful misrepresentations. as for the equality act it does face an uphill battle in the senate. it needs at least ten republicans to vote with all democrats to pass, reggie. thank you jobina. safari west needs help naming its baby giraffe. he was born february 13th. he's already 6 feet tall and 10 pounds. keepers have picked five names that you can vote on on safari west website. and here they are. valentino, dobby, patches, which is what we're not going to do. vino and olly. olly is in the lead so far with 37%. voting is open until monday and the park is reopening to the public tomorrow. >> date of birthbobby, didn't dt already name dobby.

>> that's also out. harry potter. >> -- valentino is how i felt. >> and it was born close to valentines day. makes sense to me. where is kumasi on that list? >> listen, they are not ready. that's next jigiraffe. >> we'll see. >> there is only one kumasi. kumasi. >> kumasi, kumasi. kumasi, kumasi. >> man, are we so ready for friday or what? >> so ready. >> what let's talk about what's going on with the weather. east bay hills cam, it is so much quieter. about 3-8 miles per hour as we look across the bay to san francisco. sunny skies today. grab the sunglasses. windy at the coast, breezy in the mountains, calmer for the rest of us in low elevations. starry skies and chilly tonight. dry through the extended

including the weekend. breezy tomorrow but no wind advisory. today's temperature 63-68 across the south by with 67 in san jose. 63 to 65 on the peninsula. and that is very comfortable. but kind of windy on the ore side. look at that, half moon bay all the way up to daly city. upper-50s. low- to mid-60 in downtown and south san francisco and sausalito. upper-50s north bay. in the vals 65-68 degrees. east bay shore, 64-0e6 and as we head inland about 67 to nearly 70 degrees. now we've got a few showers up around eureka at 4. otherwise the state is quiet 60 in the central valley and mid- to upper-70 in so call. few mid-30s around the bay tonight. low- to mid-40s elsewhere. the seven-day focrecast, temperatures fluctuating just a couple degrees depending on which way the wind is blowing

and dry all the way through thursday. there is a new documentary about singer billie eilish. details the year she went from bedroom artist to international star. >> we made this album in a bedroom in our house that we grew up in. so it is really like anything is possible. >> the documentary is called "billie eilish, the world's a little blurry." showing at some theaters. the west wind capital drive-in in san jose. and on streaming on -- up next. >> a classic toy getting rebranded. what's

it is 5:22. if you are just joining us, here are the seven things to know this morning. number 1, the fda meets today to review the safety and efficacy of johnson and johnson's oneshot covid-19 vaccine. a third vaccine could be granted emergency authorization as soon as tonight or tomorrow evening two, it is back to school are for some east bay kids. the livermore valley unified school district says inperson learning resumes next month. three, officials say

president biden's first military operation of his presidency was successful. war planes targeted a group of buildings in eastern syria owned by iranian backed militia. they are believed to be responsible for a rocket attack that wounded five americans. >> president biden will meet with officials in texas today. this will be his first official trip as president to a disaster zone. number 5, average highs over the weekend, 61-64. you can see we'll be average to warmer than average in most neighborhoods all three days. number 6, as the messy start to the commute in the east bay. two sig alerts i'm following right now. the first in berkeley on westbound 80 at gilman street. traffic is backing up to el senior otto. and in oakland a sig alert on south bay 13 before redwood road. expect delays. number 7, cinemark is reopening some theaters in marin

and san mateo counties, are including century theater in sa redwood city. more are expected to open next week. today's gma first look, the classic hasbro brand mr. potato head is get attorney generting . it will just now be called potato head. >> n this morning's gma "first look." good mister, hello potato head. sprouting up this fall a new storyline. get ready for simply potato head. the hasbro company rebranding with a gender neutral name. >> making a statement in the entire toy industry saying this is the world we live in right now. the norms are different. and we actually applaud that. >> reporter: the toy brand set to release a create your own potato head family. two bodies a small child and more than 40 different

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i building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. this is just been a remarkable year in terms of the science. >> now at 5k 30 another covid-19 vaccine could be authorized today of what makes johnson and johnson's shot different than the others. and details on the plan to vaccinate california teachers. how to state is helping with appointments. house lawmakers preparing to vote on president biden's nearly $2 trillion relief bill today but there is a key element missing. it is friday february, 26th. >> and here is mike with our friday forecast. thank you very much. hi everybody. look how dry it is on live doppler 7. a little bit of fog along the peninsula coast. four mile visibility now half moon bay. nothing to worry about yet but we'll keep an eye on it. the afternoon hours, sunglasses weather and temperatures above average.

coolest to warmest. >> 58 at half moon bay. santa cruz 65. 62 in san francisco. to 66 in oakland. so that is your spread around the bay. and then inland from about 65 in san rafael to nearly 70 in fairfield. we'll see if these temperatures last through the weekend coming up. here is kumasi. thank you mike. more help could be on the way for millions of americans impacted by the pandemic. house lawmakers preparing to vote on president biden's nearly $2 trillion relief bill. and we know there is a key element missing, jobina. >> yes, kumasi. so we're talking about president biden's proposal for a minimum wage increase. last night a non partisan senate official said it violates budget rules and cannot be included in the bill. so here is what will be included. $1400 stimulus checks. 170 billion dollars for schools, $160 billion to expand vaccine

development and infrastructure. funding for small businesses and extensions of unemployment benefits. republicans say the bill is too big. >> how much time do you have, mr. president, to go through the litany of things in this bill that have nothing to do with covid. >> covid-19 pandemic is a once in a century tragedy. it requires a once in a century congressional response. time is of is ses ennis. more than 11 million americans lose their benefits next month. the goal of the democrats is to get the bill on the president's desk before those benefits expire march 14th. reggie. thank you jobina a. we could have a new weapon in the fight against covid-19 later today. the fda could give emergency authorization to johnson and johnson's single shot vaccine. >> reporter: a third covid vaccine is close to u.s. authorization. >> this has just been a

remarkable year in terms of the science. >> reporter: stanford infectious ewi flu vaccine and now three times in three months to review pfizer, moderna and johnson and johnson's vaccines now. >> this is going to set the pace for how we look at vaccination in the future. >> reporter: johnson and johnson's is only one shot and the pfizer and moderna two doses. the j.j. vaccine to be stored in a refrigerator up to three months. overall efficacy rate is 72% in the u.s. but when it comes to preventing severe disease in death johnson and johnson is 86% effective.

>> pfizer and moderna are already modifying vaccines to target the pandemic in south africa. both companies also testing a third boors shot to see if it offers more protectionster shot offers more protection. >> we just don't know right now if everyone needs a booster. the most important thing is as of right now the vaccines are working really well against the strains that are dominate right now and people need to get whatever vaccine they can fast as they can. >> reporter: if the fda grants emergency use to j&j this weekend three to four million doses expected to ship in the u.s. by next week. cvs is offering covid-19 vaccines at more sites across the bay area. you do have to be eligible to receivend the state's current vaccine rollout plan and that includes people 65 and older. healthcare workers and long-term care residents and staff. cvs does require an appointment. they have been filling up pretty fast. cvs says availability can change very quickly based on the

demand. when we last checked in, appointments were still available in alameda, fremont oakland, redwood city and san jose. -- one district next month, it comes as we learn about the plan to vaccinate teachers. amy hollyfield live in livermore this morning. >> reporter: good morning, reggie. livermore one of many bay area school districts announcing their reopening plan. they have decided they are going to send all kids back in three weeks. one reason is because teachers are getting the vaccine. so that vaccine is really a game changer. the state is saying that they are going to fasttrack teacher vaccinations. here in livermore they vaccinated 1,100 of their 1,500 school employees and with the new plan they are hoping the number will continue to go up. california is now going to get teachers a code so they can get priority access when making an appointment online for a

vaccination. the codes will work once. they will be single-use codes. the state plans to release 75,000 doses a week for counties to give to teachers and administrators. the state also plans to host vaccine days dedicated to teachers. for example, they will do that at the oakland coliseum. they will have a day there for teachers. the governor says less than 10% of the state's vaccine supply -- he said 10% of the state's vaccine supply will be going to teachers so districts can start getting kids back into the classrooms, as soon as possible. live in livermore. amy hollyfield abc7 news. thank youem amy. the oakland school board is inching closer and closer to getting kids back in the classroom. there is not an exact date just yet but the board believes its critical that schools are open for inperson learn big mid to lathe march and that would only be pre kindergarten to 5th grade and high needs students.

middle and high school students would not return this academic year. >> put a lot of preparation into the return and case rates are trending positive. we believe we'll be in red tier next week. we'll see. fingers crossed. so the last thing is making sure we have an agreement that everybody can live with. >> the teachers union calling the proposed date premature. it says the district is yet to meet all safety measures. -- reopen to inperson learning in a news conference the mayor called on the districts to work with the county health department to get teachers and staff vaccinated. he says vaccinations could begin as soon as sunday and would benefit 10s of thousands of students struggling financially. >> unfortunately the science has not guided our decisions here in the state of california here around the reopening of schools. our schools remain closed, in many cases too many students have been abanded.

some bay area families will be spending friday night at the movies. cinemark is reopening some theaters in marin and san mateo counties. both counties just moved into the red tier. some of th century theater in san bruno, redwood downtown redwood city and others expected to open next week. one medical facing consequences after allegedly letting people cut in line. the iteam is digging into it. and something new coming to target stores. and right now we reveal mike nicco's accuweather forecast. all right, thank you very much. nice to have you with us on this friday morning. here is a look at what's going on in -- i got the wrong show dialed up there. sorry about that. isoing otbo and what you areoi deal an f mt of is itions, t the nore

warmer. the east bay, where we've got mid- to upper-30s through the tri valley. walnut creek north, mid to low-40s. pittsburghen one of the warmest spots anywhere. upper-40s in the north bay. 38 in mountain view to 44 at oakland. 44 at san carlos and south bay low- to mid-40s. walnut creek about 39. south on 680, fog free and breeze free right now. temperatures stay in the 50s at the coast. that is where the fastest winds are. 62 and 63 bay and inlands. a look a south bay you can see the western span of a dry and fog free bay bridge. going to be dry all day today. the only issue with the commute is it is going to be pretty chop

this afternoon knot of bay bridge through the delta. if you take a ferry, may be a little bumpier than normal but they are pretty good at evading the chops. this evening, it is friday, and i started at 5:00. maybe i should start at 6:00 and go through 9:00. i don't know maybe i'll adjust that. either way, 5:00, 67-63. and the sun sets at 6:00. new milestone there as we continue to add more than two minutes of sunshine every day. little chilly this evening but no wind chills. 48-51 by 8:00. more about the commute with jobina. good morning. >> good morning mike. thank you. hi everyone. so we have a really busy morning in the east bay. we've already had two sig alerts. i'm still following one right now in berkeley i want to get on the maps here. sausalito speeds down around 9 miles per hour. the actual crash itself is involving four cars in westbound 80 at gilman street. heads up to you there.

you will run into delays. moving over to the second sigma alert we were following is all clear in oakland. -- out of tracy and checking on the south bay her

breaking news from los angeles. live pictures from our sister station k abc. a massive fire currently burning in compton. there appears to be some what look like school buss, rows of them either a part of the fire

or adjacent to where the fire is burning. and fire app rath there trying to put this out.aratus there tr to put this out. as we get more information we'll pass it along. so far no reports of injuries but this is obviously spewing a massive amount of smoke this morning. we'll get back to it when we can. lady gaga is $500,000 reward more the safe return of her french bulldogs. they were stolen at gunpoint and the dog walker shot in the chest. surveillance helps track down the thieves. >> i'm shot -- >> this is terrible. police say the dog walker, ryan fisher, is recovering in the hospital. and overnight gma spoke with one of fisher's friends. >> there is not probably a mean bone if his body. he loves those dogs unconditionally. and would take a bullet for

them. >> french bulldogs can cost thousands of dollars. last month in san francisco thieves attacked a woman and stole her french bulldog puppy. tiger woods recovering in l.a. at the medical center. our sister network espn reports the golf legend was moved there yesterday to a renowned sports medicine institute. woods suffered multiple fractures to his lower right leg. had a rod placed in his tibia as well as screws and pins inserted in his ankle and foot during emergency surgery. five bay area counties confirm the abc7 news iteam vaccine supply has been halted to all one medical offices. following complaints some employees and members were jumping the line. and some are now telling iteam

reporter stephanie sierra they plan to cancel their memberships. >> i have elderly parents that are struggling to get vaccine. and i don't know, it is disheartening to hear. >> reporter: andrew levy has been a member with one medical the past five years. after learning of complaints alleging the practice was allowing ineligible members and employees to jump the line, he's contemplating cutting ties with the company. >> my healthcare provider need to meet my values. i don't know. i think it is unfortunate when they try to cheat. >> reporter: another member told the iteam anonymously, plenty of people jumped the line five weeks ago at the center in san francisco. >> when i was standing in line at one medical to get my vaccination there were a number of people younger than 65 waiting in line for their shot and they all got their shot that day. and they shouldn't have. >> reporter: the iteam confirmed thousands of doses were allocated to one medical facilities in san francisco, san mateo, santa clara, marin and alameda counties in addition to the city of berkeley.

each county and berkeley have cutoff any further dose allocation. san mateo county canceled their contract with the company after a sustained complaint revealed 70 ineligible people were vaccinated. san francisco county is allowing the company to continue administering second doses to prescheduled patient bus the health department directed the remaining doses be returned. >> everything that happens that delays people who need it the most from getting the vaccine is costing someone their life. >> reporter: one medical, that charges $199 for an annual membership says they have a zero tolerance policy for any instance of preferential vaccine treatment. one medical says they have numerous check points in place where people are routinely turned away who do not meet eligibility criteria.

the company add ad majority of their vaccintion pool are not due-paying members but referrals from health departments. they have already removed one medical as the recommended vaccine provider. they are currently investigating the company's distribution process. now san francisco, san mateo and alameda counties are all doing the same. for the iteam. stephanie sierra, abc7 news. le apple releasingen an update to fix a charging problem destroying some laptops. linked to later models of the mac book pro and air. seems to take place when connected to third party usb hubs and docks. the latest tech gadgets, apple is teaming with target to create mini stores. tech workers will get special training from the company. you will see this rolling out in select locations including one in san jose next month. one of the big perks is if you have a target red card you will be able to use your 5% discount

apple products. that's a good one. i can see people getting involved in that. >> i can see it. hey mike. >> hi mike. >> i like it. sorry, i was listening to you out of one year and one eye over here look at the computer graphics, tries to gel them set up. so yeah. congratulations to those that shop at target. now you have something new. let's look at what's going on. starting in san rafael, about 46 under a clear sky. south on the 101. mostly sunny and blue. we're gonna have pretty clean area and comfortable highs all the way through the seven-day forecast. it is going to be breezy from time to time as some weak cold front wills come through. tomorrow we'll have our fastest wins but thankfully no wind advisory needed and hints of wet weather but we've got to wait another week. a week from today. there is a possibility of a couple of storms. and if they do develop, they look pretty good.

i'll show those in the next weather. this seven-day forecast, you can see high pressure over the eastern pacific and clouds streaming towards us. the storm track is on top of us but any time you are on the front side or the east side, that is the dry side. the west side has a lot more cloud cover. that is usually the weather side. so we're on the dry side. that means lot of sunshine today and temperatures above average, 63-68 in the south bay. spread on the p peninsula, about 63-65. and the winds along the coast keep you in the upper-50s and low- to mid-60s downtown in south san francisco and sausalito with 65-86 through the north bay valsed. east bay shore 64-66 and into the valleys, 67 to nearly 70 in fairfield. tonight is going to be chilly like this morning. lot of mid- to upper-30s. a lot of the bay will be in the low- to mid-40s like the coast. you can see the winds will pick up as we head into the overnight hours. nainl our mountains but then look at the spread. gusts could be up to 30 miles

per hour tomorrow. so tomorrow is going to be tougher to be outside than sunday when the winds back off. the temperatures will be a little cooler because of the winds tomorrow. but you know couple degrees here and there is not really going matter much. check out the seven-day forecast. absolutely dry. kumasi, reggie. >> thank you, mike. new at 6:00 making a vaccine appointment. it can be difficult when they are filling up so fast. how the tech savvy are filling up slots. >> the big company raising its minimum wage to 16 bucks

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that still needs court approval. tiktok denies the allegation bus doesn't want to spend time in litigation. next week some costco workers will be making more much. they announced yesterday it will raise the hourly rate from minimum wage workers to $16 an hour. costco employs about 180,000 in the u.s. and approximately 90% of them work hourly. this comes as democrats in congress try to rally support for increasing the federal minimum wage to $16 an hour. the effort to recall governor newsom is getting cloirs to a vote. the recall newsom campaign collected more than 1.8 million signatures. which is more than required. they still have to be verified by the secretary of state's office. lieutenant governor glen akis is says it is looking like it will likely qualify but adds governor newsom is still quite popular and he's been dealt a very tough hand. >> i'm also very helpful that

. >> organizes are of the recall campaign say the golf is destroying the lives and businesses of hard-working californians. they have until march 1th to turn in chigtures. 12 million bucks. how much kanye west spent on running in 2020. the total amount spent in the campaign was $13.2 million so the majority of it was his own cash. when you break it down by votes he got 66,000. so that is about $200 per vote. the rapper was only on the ballot in a dozen states. hopefully he had fun? >> that was expensive. he could have just given us all that money. let's talk about the snow pack

as we get deeper into the end of the season. it is not looking very healthy. 64% of average and we desperately need the snow pack to be bigger because reservoirs are going to drop sharply this summer. three-day forecast absolutely nothing but temperatures a little below average up in tahoe. so enjoy that groomed snow that is up there. now let's start monday and you can see there is a slight chance of a passing shower across the north bay. so slight i didn't even put it in the forecast. look at high pressure dominates once again. the storm track goes north until friday night and saturday. a week ahead. but it looks like a healthy storm and could be another on the heels of that sunday into monday. so that is something to look forward to. thank you mike. new at 6:00. tesla plant at fremont is resuming operations. elon musk explains why they shut down for two days earlier this week.

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building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future this is abc 7 news. >> now at 6:00, air strikes in syria, the objective of president biden's first military operation. d 19 he fda is meeti anyinut no vaccine. i'm really excited to get to go back to school. >> excitement in the east bay, one school district approving a plan that will bring elementary, middle and high school students back to the classroom. good morning. it is friday, february 26th.

and we're going to take a look at our weather today with mike nicco. >> thank you, reggie. good morning, jobina, kumasi, we'll start with live doppler 7. we'll see very clear conditions out there, no rain to be dealing with. a little bit of fog along the peninsula coast, but the visibility is about four miles right now. the winds are considerably light, ten miles per hour in petaluma, our fastest wind. you may find it breezy, way up above 2500 feet. but how many of us live up that high? so let's talk about what to expect this afternoon. our cool spot because of the winds along coast, 58 at half moon bay. notice the winds won't have that effect in santa cruz at 65. 62 to 66 around the bay. about 65 to 70 inland. we'll look at weekend forecast coming up. here's kumasi. developing news, president biden ordered the first military operation of his presidency. two warplanes were launched in eastern syria, targeting a group of buildings. defense officials say they are owned by