developments we're hearing? >> reporter: well, julian, this is jack london square. and it basically would expand north into the port of oakland. just behind me is where the stadium would be built. the a's president told me today this eir is bigger than baseball. he also said it contains what he believes to be no showstoppers. that is no reason why the project could not be built. bo oakland in a long eis waterfront ballpark where room for 35,000 fans. in this just released rendering, there is a glimpse of a new hotel and performance venue, along with 3,000 new homes, many of them desperately needed affordable housing, all opening up on to 18 acres of a new waterfront park. >> this is an environmental impact report, and it's a huge

milestone. it means that the full project could come in front of the council for approval by the end of this year. we have to make sure that any project is enhancing our environmental stewardship, not degrading it. it comes up with some creative ways to make sure that there are no net greenhouse gas emissions. that is a huge deal. >> the plans detailed in the eir prioritize not impeding port traffic and more efficient truck access, along with transit lengths to the downtown core, possibly using a gondola to ferry passengers to the stadium. bike and pedestrian bridges would arch over 880 and the railroad tracks. the entire site would be raised five feet to mitigate an anticipated rise in sea levels. dlars wlereimagine the old col site in east oakland. >> we have a very exciting

vision for east oakland as well that's been inform bade lot of public input, that includes keeping the arena, building affordable housing and having an important job center in east oakland. >> reporter: the a's are the last major league team in oakland. we need to keep them. this is how they see their future in oakland. and they're willing to pay for it. >> reporter: of course, there are plenty of critics. public hearings are scheduled now until mid-april. the original opening day was 2023. that is out the window. it's not going to happen. the pandemic, of course, has slowed things down. the project needs the support of both the city council and the port of oakland to move forward by the end of this year. in oakland, i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> leslie, thank you. joining us live now is the man you just saw in that report, a's president dave cavil. this report we should point out is just a draft.

it has to go to the council, as leslie mentioned for approval. in an ideal world, dave, if you got all of the approvals that you needed, when could you break ground? >> well, i think the focus right now is getting to the city council and getting the approval this year. and this draft eir is a huge step in getting there. we've been working almost two years on this. this allows us to take that next step forward and get closer to the groundbreaking as soon as possible. >> all right. so we saw mayor schaaf. she supports the plan. but the east oakland stadium alliance, a group of businesses that operate at the port, they oppose it. they lost in court recently. they're appealing. now they claim a ballpark at howard terminal would cost thousands of jobs. what's your response to that? >> well, i think if you review the environmental impact report, the thousands of pages of analysis, it shows that a waterfront ballpark and a port next to it can actually co-exist. and it cannot be an impact negatively on the port's

operation. so i think it's important to realize that a lot of study has goe into this. we can have a great port. a thriving port and a thriving ballpark at the waterfront. >> all right. dave, i hope you're ready for some high heat, okay? >> as always. >> all right. this is an ambitious project. you got a stadium. you got hotel space. you got housing. you got retail. all to be privately financed. under owner john fisher's regime, the a's have been at or near the bottom when it comes to payroll and all kinds of spending behind the scenes and scouting. i can go on and on. that's not breaking news. can he and will he spend what it >> well, i think it's important to remember this is the second project that the fisher family and i have worked on in the bay area. we successfully developed the area in and around norman mineta international airport in san jose with the stadium and the associated coleman highline

development. so there is a track record of doing a development like this. obviously this one in oakland is bigger, but it's the same type of thing. and obviously the project in san jose was a huge success. and we hope to accomplish the same things here at the waterfront in oakland. >> okay. i'm glad you actually mentioned avaya stadium, because it ties into my next question. with the earthquake stadium, you found some undiscovered, underground caverns that nobody knew existed. it caused some complications with that project. but your old boss, lew wolff told me ten years ago i think he thought personally the howard terminal site would be a nightmare to build on buzz of toxins underground. how concerned are you about the cost of clean up there? >> i'm not that concerned. if you read the environmental impact report, the soils analysis, it doesn't have -- and there was tons of drilling and analysis done over the last year or two on the site. there are things that need to be cleaned up, but they're very

manageable. they're less than what we dealt with in san jose. and i think that's one of the great things about the environmental report is that there are no showstoppers. there are things that need to be addressed and mitigated like transportation and railroad safety, but those are achievable things. and i think our community, our city, the a's together can accomplish those in a way that will create a successful project. >> now you know some would prefer you just build at the coliseum where you already play now. there are pros and cons to that site. if you cannot get this project built at howard terminal, what is the a's future in oakland look like? is there a future? >> well, we're focused on having success at the waterfront. this is our year to get the political approval. we were delayed about a year and a half because of the lawsuit from covid, but this is our time to bring this to the community, to the city council to determine if they feel it makes sense. we think it can be an incredible project, transformative with

many community benefits, including a new privately financed ballpark. and we only have a lease through 2024 at the coliseum so time is running out. well need to find out this year. >> all right. a's president dave cavil. always appreciate your time. i have to say before we go, it's a pretty zoom background you have with all the world series trophies behind you. that's a good look. >> oh, thank you very much. it's my office down here in mesa, in arizona. it's looking good. >> all right. take care, dave. thank you for your time. >> thanks. >> you can watch more about the a's plans, including a full interview with oakland mayor libby schaaf on our connected streaming apps. more than one million doses of johnson & johnson's vaccine could be coming to california as soon as next week. today the food and drug administration's independent advisory panel voted to recommend the single-dose shot for emergency use authorization after deliberating for hours about its safety and efficacy. abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra has been following the hearing for us all day, joining

us live now with the latest developments. hey, stechph. >> an incredibly detailed conversation. eight and a half hours in, the panel unanimously agreed this vaccine is safe given the preliminary data released. but the final decision to grant emergency use authorize is not expected until tomorrow. the 22 experts that sit on this advisory panel specialize in everything from internal medicine, pediatrics to epidemiology. the majority of evidence presented today supported the shot, citing the fact it's not only meeting the fda's standards for authorization, but it also requires only one dose and it's much easier to store. it can sit in most standard refrigerators for at least three months. but the efficacy rates raised concern today. johnson & johnson's is between 72 to 86% effective compared to moderna and pfizer's efficacy ranging between 94 to 95%. experts say we need to start tracking data on distrust,

siting people may not want to take the shot and rather wait for other options. >> if, god forbid, the pandemic drags out, will have to have the emergency use authorizes in effect. and we have data then to see that or to demonstrate that two doses work better than one dose is always the provision to amend the emergency use authorization. >> the fda could authorize the vaccine by tomorrow. the advisory panel is discussing next steps as we speak. now another big question that came out of this panel discussion is will johnson & johnson's vaccine need a booster shot given the difference in efficacy, and will that be possible? coming up at 5:00, we'll explain what concerns experts have raised on that. stephanie sierra, abc news. >> speaking of that, did the fda panel raise any potential solutions to address those concerns over vaccine hesitancy, people waiting out for another shot?

>> reporter: yes. from a regulatory perspective, several committee members pointed out it's possible for johnson & johnson's emergency authorization to be amended to allow a booster shot to increase efficacy and we'll actually have more on that at 5:00. >> all right. stephanie, thank you. the bay area's largest county is just days away from expanding vaccine eligibility. and the prepare, santa clara county spent the past few weeks setting up vaccination sites. new sites in some of the areas that have been hardest hit by the virus. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen has a look at exactly what's being done. >> reporter: this afternoon, a new covid-19 vaccination site is now open in east san jose as part of an ongoing effort to make doses available to those who need it most.amg est recei . >> my grandson goes to the other places. a long line. but in here, we're lucky. there is no line at all.

>> reporter: santa clara county now has nine county-run vaccination sites. today's opening was one of three that were set up this week alone, including san jose's emanuel baptist church and gilroy high school. east san jose and gilroy have been disproportionately impacted by the virus since the start of the pandemic. >> i want everybody to noel jibl now, go ahead and get in line, sign up, or go to the sites and get the vaccine as soon as possible. >> reporter: county officials are currently vaccinating nearly 9,000 people a day, and say they have the capacity to do more if the state were to provide additional doses. until more supply becomes available, the county is focused on community outreach and educating the public on where they can get the vaccine. >> equitable vaccine access is paramount. we're razor focused on closing whatever disparity exists. >> reporter: as the county prepares to expand vaccine eligibility this sunday to more sectors of essential workers. officials say the county could also move into the red tier as early as next week.

>> people are fortunately continuing to take precautions, particularly with masking, hand hygiene, and social distancing. >> reporter: but despite the progress, a reminder to the public that more work is still abc7 news. a majority of adults in the united states want to get the coronavirus vaccine. this according to a survey by the kaiser family foundation. 55% said yes. that was under 50 last month when they did the survey. it also shows that minorities are most likely to be hesitant and take a wait and see approach to getting the shot. top concern, respondents citing a fear of serious side effects. abc7 news is monitoring the covid vaccine roll-out in california. we have our own vaccine tracker. the percentage keeps going up, slowly but surely. you can find the tracker at abc7news.com. opening night. movie theaters back open in two bay area counties. it's about more than just entertainment, though. parking problems. finding a spot has been pretty

easy over the past year, but that could soon end. one company is stepping up to help. welcome home. the block trance leaders create a safe and welcoming atmosphere in san francisco. the windy weather is returning and the

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fohshe seven-day and nly dgnos cases were a a u reported today by the state, which is slightly above the daily average for the last week. the state reported 391 deaths from covid, which is more in line with the daily totals we've been used to seeing. a backlog from los angeles led to a huge spike yesterday. governor gavin newsom was once again in the central valley today. he stopped in fresno to push the effort to vaccinate farm workers. he said the pace of vaccinations has picked, but there is one thing holding the state back. >> the one thing is supply. we are administering more vaccines now formally than we are receiving from the federal government. it's not an indictment. it's all now about manufactured supply. it's the only constraint in terms of our capacity to do more and better. >> on monday, the state set aside 34,000 doses to vaccinate the central valley's farm workers. newsom had a special guest along

with him today, comedian george lopez. starting today, you can now gather outdoors in santa clara county. activities like youth sport, performing arts and gatherings involving multiple households are allowed. that is as long as you keep your mask on. the county did make one exception. you're allowed to sing without wearing a mask. it's kind of hard to sing with the mask on and be heard. but six feet of social ditancing is a must for all outdoor activities. this is because of declining rates of covid in santa clara county. indoor gatherings are still prohibited. speaking of indoor activity, movie night back in the bay area, cinemark is reopening three theaters as of today, one in marin county, two in san mateo county. both counties just moved into the red tier. the theaters are among the first in the bay area to reopen, and they'll start with just 25% capacity. >> when guests come to our theaters, what they will find is that we are disinfecting every auditorium ahead of every single showtime. we do require guests and

employees to wear face masks. we are reducing capacities and staggering show times to increase that physical distancing. and then we also have seat buffering technology in our ticket purchase process which automatically blocks the seats adjacent to a party when you purchase your tickets. . >> the theaters that are open include century heater in san bruno, redwood in downtown redwood city and the century northgate in san rafael, and more are expected to open next week. among the new films opening, "tom and jerry" the movie, judas and the black messiah and wonder woman. >> a lot of people looking forward to going back to the theaters. as the theaters, restaurants and stores slowly reopen, the next challenge could be the return to endless driving to find that parking space. i'm sure you remember those days. one bay area city is anticipating this, though. abc7 news reporter david louie shows us a new system, a first in the u.s. that takes luck or

karma out of parking. > reporter: redwood city's 245 downtown stores, restaurants, theaters and businesses have been waiting for a rebound. the availability of parking is a good indicator of the pain caused by the pandemic. demand for parking dropped by as much as 90%. it now stands at 50%. with a recovery on the horizon, te downtown district is installing new technology to make parking easier, especially on busy friday and saturday nights. it's called clever city. installation is under way on a network of sensors mounted atop light poll poles can that can identify empty spots. 360 l.e.d. signs mounted 20 feet up display turn by turn directions where to find empty spaces and how many are available. >> the real way to find a space is through data. and if you know for sure in which direction you have to turn, and there will be parking space, you don't need to use the

just luck anymore. >> reporter: it's the fist system to be installed in the u.s. by er whilst downtown has 2700 city-owned parking spaces and access to 2500 private ones at night and on weekends, drivers have complained it can take 15 to 30 minutes to find parking during peak times. >> during weekend it's pretty packed. and sometimes i had to go very far to basically find park. >> reporter: clever city is projected to start operating this summer. >> we're focused on respond, reimagine. this program is going to help support our businesses. >> reporter: downtown has lost some parking spaces with tfpalet their future will be. if the system works up to reduce search time by 45%, that will give people more time to shop or dine or to run errands faster, allowing others to grab an empty space. in redwood city, david louie,

abc7 news. >> looks pretty interesting. let's take a look at the weekend forecast, because it is upon us, spencer christian. we're in for some sunshine? >> a lot of sunshine. but there is going to be a lot of wind over the next 24 to 48 hours as well. let's take a look at live doppler 7. you see we've got sunny skies right now. but the wind gusts down along the coastline, especially ranging from 20 to nearly 40 miles per hour. so it's windy out there, and it's going to be windy tomorrow as well. let's take a look at our temperature change over the last 24 hours. it's about 4 to 9 degrees cooler generally across the bay area than at this time yesterday. so when you consider the strong gusty wind and the drop in temperature, that's a bay area version of windchill factor. looking out over san francisco under blue skies, it's 56 chilly degrees here in the city. we've got low 60s at oakland, mountain view, san jose, morgan hill. 50 degrees at half moon bay. blue skies over the golden gate, and you can see it's breezy there. you can tell by how the flag is flopping in the wind.

temperatures in the low to mid-60s at santa rosa, novato and napa. looking across the embarcadero, the breezy embarcadero from our rooftop camera, it will be clear and chill hi overnight and breezy of course. gustier winds tomorrow. they return tomorrow, i should say, with hints of rain late next week. and we can certainly use it. but it's about a week away. overnight, again, clear skies with low temperatures in the inland valleys, dropping into the mid- to uper 30s. so it will be pretty chilly there. even around the bay shoreline, it will be chilly but not cold with lows in the low 40s. tomorrows highs, mid-50s at the coast. mainly low 60s around the bay shoreline, and a few mid-60s inland. 65 will be the high at santa rosa. 65 at concord. down in south bay, 64 at san jose. now the wind gust animation look likes. this starting at 5:00 tomorrow morning, we'll see gusts on the coastline, over 40 miles per hour.

and gusts, strong ones, 20 to 30 miles per hour. as we get into the day tomorrow, tomorrow night we'll see just a little bit of a drop-off in the winds. they ease up just a littleonr gi sunday morning before they start to ease up again sunday afternoon. so just be prepared for a gusty couple of days. the accuweather seven-day forecast looks like this. temperatures will rise a couple of degrees on sunday, and then cool down a couple more on monday. and then through the middle of next week, it will be nice and mild, sunny skies, up to 70 degrees inland on wednesday, but we'll see clouds coming into the picture on thursday. and then partly to mostly cloudy on friday with a hint of rain developing offshore. it may not arrive on friday, but we could have it by next weekend. that's the accuweather seven-day forecast. julian? >> loving the sun right there. thank you so much, spencer. the pandemic has created problems for students zealing with distance learning, but there is another problem you might not know about, and t

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this is abc7 news. >> as early as the 1920, san francisco's tenderloin district has become a home for transgender residents, and that's still true today. now within a six-block section known as compton transgender cultural district, three black trance women leaders are building a better bay area. this highlights their efforts to create a safe, welcoming and empowering neighborhood led by trans people for trans people. ♪ >> everyone around me in my life told me that i would have a better life when i came to san francisco. so many trans people come here like refugees from other cities in the united states. >> when we talk about color, there are so many layers of oppression we have to deal with. >> we live with this extra layer of fear and anxiety of being

black and trans. >> as a black teenager in san francisco, i learned very quickly while san francisco affirmed me legislatively, socially i have walked into job interviews and been laughed at. i have been spit on in the street. >> in a lot of way, we've been dehumanized. we've been denied access and discriminated against in many, many ways. i think that's the biggest part of the hopes and the dreams of compton's transgender cultural district is a safe place for people to come to san francisco and find a more welcoming place, finding a more resourceful place. >> providing housing, entrepreneurship programing. >> if i could describe the transgender cultural district in one sentence, it would be for us, bias. >> its mission is to cultivate an atmosphere that celebrates the presence, the resilience, the culture. >> make sure we're providing

them with the opportunities to succeed and the tools they need in order to succeed is a huge part of what the trance cultural district is doing. >> we stand together. we stand as one, we will not be broken, we'll overcome. >> we realized that if we didn't do something, that the tender lion was quickly going to become gentrified and our history was going to be completely erased. trans people have been a part of this history of liberation when it comes to the lgbtq civil rights movement. right here in san francisco we had the cafeteria riots. it was the first collective uprising or at least documented uprising of lgbtq people in this country in 1966, just three years before stonewall. >> i think the transgender district affirms that rich history and gives trans people and the broader public access to those moments in history that i think define gay and transliberation that we know today and the freedoms that we

have. >> we decided we'll ask for the district, really thinking about a one-block radius. and we were fortunate enough to get a six-block radius. >> i think the work that is happening in the transgender district is laying a foundation for transgender-owned businesses and for transgender people to have housing and be in a area that celebrates their existence and their lives and provides opportunities. >> what trans people have to look forward to is having a place that they can come to and say, like, this is for me. this is a place that is welcoming of me and celebrates me and where i can be myself and don't have to be afraid or ashamed. >> i think a future for trans people in san francisco looks like social, cultural and economic empowerment. true empowerment and true inclusion. >> such a powerful piece and

three powerful women. find out how you can help and see more allies in action at abc7news.com/take action. and wherever you stream abc7 news. congresswoman barbara lee and california surgeon general nadine burk harris are talking about why more black people are not getting the covid-19 vaccine. among the issues they addressed, vaccine hesitancy and poor access to the vaccine. >> so i get it. there were family members i had to convince to take it. so i know if i had to say look, the risks of dying from covid are much greater than taking the vaccine, that's what triggered, okay, i'll take it. >> the one other piece is the network. make sure that our community has a place within the community to go to get vaccinated, right? so that folks don't have to take three buses across town during a pandemic to find a place where they can get access to the vaccine. >> overall, more than 5.7

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not today, dry eye. time now for the four@4 as ama and spencer join us. major milestone for the oakland a's. we talked about it at the top of the newscast. their quest for a new ballpark at howard terminal. the city releasing a which includes a privately financed ballpark, commercial retail space, park, and improved waterfront access. the renderings look spectacular. the a's and mayor libby schaaf says the report shows the team wants to be good stewards of the environment and they're hoping

for city council approval of this project before the end of the year. i've seen so many a's stadium proposals in the last 20 years. i am just hoping. it's so hard to build anything in the state of california. witness what the warriors went through when they tried to build at piers 32. the barriers are so high and the cost so great. ama, any thoughts as you look at the renderings? >> i mean, it looks gorgeous, larry. it's hard to complain look at that. but like you said, will it come to be? you know, but they nerve a nice home and it looks great from what we see. >> yeah. the coliseum site, some people want the coliseum. but it's tough to get excited about the particular location. julian, any thoughts? >> it looks gorgeous, like ama was saying. absolutely stunning. could you imagine being one of the folks who actually gets to live there? that would be pretty cool to call that home as they're looking to build housing there as well. all right.

in other sports news, the super bowl coming back to abc7. disney and the nfl reach and agreement that will see monday night football back on espn and the super bowl on abc. abc has not been a part of the super bowl rotation since '06. according to source, contracts still have not been signed, but a deal is expected to happen. back in 2006, googled first purchased youtube and george clooney, sexiest man alive in '06. how much in the world has changed since then? >> well, now larry is the sexiest man alive so, the world as really changed radically. >> it's about time it's finally acknowledged on live television. i'm saving that clip. i'm saving that clip forever, spencer, right there. >> i'm happy to come back to abc. talking about a big game and promoting a big game that is going to be seen on another network. i'm happy to have it back. >> absolutely. some of us are of an age,

spencer, you and i, when we remember don and howard cosell. it never should have left abc. >> right. >> in fact. and that is telling it like it is. >> say that again, larry? tell it like nobody else can. >> and ama, am i hearing your dog louie in the background? >> yes. that's why i'm sitting here going stop, louie. he is so excited that it's coming back to abc. he can't contain himself. >> he is, yes. abc7 disney is our parent company. i think i should mention that somewhere. anyway, famous former san franciscan could be coming back to california. this is pretty intriguing here. according to politico, kimberly guilfoyle who is divorced from governor gavin newsom and is currently dating donald trump jr. may be considering a return to the golden state. she just bought a home in florida with don jr.

there are reports that she is coming back to california and is apparently being urged to run for public office. so where would she live? and what office would she run for? i mean, how about gavin newsom versus kimberly for the governors? you want to talk about made for tv, ama. >> yeah, absolutely. could be a lot of fireworks there. i don't know. a lot of speculation going on. until there is more clear information, larry, i just don't have a lot to say on that. >> sounds like a reality show in the making, doesn't it? >> no kidding. and the last thing he needs to worry about right now with everything else he has going on. goodness. >> oh my goodness. you're right about that. >> let's talk about this. the tsa looks out for the dangerous items you shouldn't take on flights. this week they released some of the most bizarre items found last year. this is the singular reason to follow tsa on twitter, because they tweet this out all the

time. among the weapons and liquids, they found this dead baby shark floating in a chemical preservative? what? that was in syracuse, new york. other items here, unusual weapons like a book holding concealed knives and an assault rifle concealed in the lining of a passenger's carry-on bag. i've seen an entire block of knives chucked in a trash can next to me at an airport. i don't know why someone thought they could get this on the plane. it's always incredible to see what people try to get through. >> who tries to carry an assault weapon on a plane? >> that's scary. >> yeah. somebody i don't want to be sitting next to. >> i hope it was part of some sort of science thing. but it's definitely more than three ounces of liquid. we are talking carry-on, right? >> yeah. that's some bizarre stuff. what's the twitter handle, julian? >> i think just@tsa is the one they will regularly host some of

the more bizarre finds they confiscate. because this stuff happens each and every day. people just don't get it. last thing, spencer, who is the sexiest man alive? >> oh, boy. i'm out. >> theoretically, things have changed since 2006. i think the most radical change of all would be for larry to be the sexiest man alive. >> he is going to make this his ring tone. >> i will be editing the parts that i like from that sentence. and that's all i'm going to post. all right. ♪ ♪ ♪ when it comes to your financial health, just a few small steps can make a real difference. ♪ ♪ ♪

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when new mom in the east bay couldn't find children's books in stores that featured black boys on the cover, she picked up her pen and decided to change that. now her book "my brown skin" has led to representation for young black boys everywhere. i sat down with tamecia booker who is change her community for the better. what were you seeing in other children's books with black kids, black boys as the protagonist that really wasn't satisfying to you, and you thought i got to do something different here. >> well, really, they didn't exist a lot. there were a lot of books, especially written by self published officers and traditional officers that existed. but i do remember specifically walking into target, walking into walmart and not being able to find books with black boys on the front. simply say they were missing from the shelves. and it was a problem for me.

you would find books with black girls on the front. but black boys were just missing. >> how do you start this process? i can only imagine how daunting of a task it might be to start with an idea and for it to blossom into a line of children's books? >> the carter children sooks series is inspire beside my son carter. >> in the room with my head held high. that's you. a lot was inspired by seeing my son. when i laid eyes on him, it was really a love letter to him and other black boys. during the time that i was pregnant, it was a very difficult time for me emotionally, just thinking about what it meant to be a new mom. so many unknowns and what ifs. i turned to writing myself as a positive outlet to just express myself. we live in a world where little black boys grow up to be feared as men because of the color of their skin. and i wanted to change those narratives. i started to write the fist book which is "my brown skin" which

is all about praying the things that we love about the color of brown and building that positive association with that color brown. you know, many children don't even pull out brown as their favorite color in the crayon box. there is so much to love about our melinated skin and so much to love about the color brown. >> what would you say to a young black child who hasn't found your books yet and place in the world? >> it wouldn't be something i say. it would be something i would ask them to do. what i would ask them to do is go to the mirror they can find, look themselves in the face and repeat this. "i am amazing, i am brown boy joy, i can do anything," and just continue to repeat those affirmations. i think our joy is inside our heart. it's who we are, and sometimes it just takes a little reminder, but sometimes that needs to come from within.

>> tamecia booker is amazing. it was such an honor to be able to speak with her. you can watch more on the abc7 connected tv apps anywhere you stream, including what made he break the mold of featuring the narrative of only young black boys and featuring a young black girl on the cover of one of her books. nasa renamed its d.c. headquarters after mary w. jackson, the agency's first african american engineer. jackson was also part of an all female team that helped nasa put americans into space. their story was told in the book and then film "hidden figures." in 2019, jackson was posthumously awarded the congressional gold medal. that is the nation's highest civilian honor. let's get another check of the forecast with spencer christian. are we going to be out and about this weekend and kind of a preview? early spring previews? >> i think it's a great weekend or will be a great weekend.

right now, though, it's been breezy out there. tonight is going get chilly in the inland valleys. so you might want to get out early and get back home before it gets cold. overnight lows will be in the 30s in our inland valleys. and then tomorrow a gust city day, but with lots of sunshine. high temperatures will range from mid-50s at the coast to low 60s around the bay to mid-60s inland. and as we look ahead, there may be a little rain coming our way. this is the forecast animation for next week. we'll see rain going to our north and going to our south. and finally, near the end of next week, rain approaches. it looks like it is scheduled according to the forecast animation to move in here on saturday of next weekend. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast for the seven days ahead before saturday arrives, we've got dry conditions and mainly sunny skies. you won't even get partly cloudy until next friday. so maybe some of that rain will arrive a little bit early. larry? i almost sedan, but dan will be here later. larry? >> get out of the way! >> check out this the 250-foot luxury yacht crashing through a

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state has come up with a creative idea to get the band back together. abc news reporter will gain has a look at what they're doing to keep safe. ♪ >> with >> a solution to get the band back together. >> i can play and i can't see the conductor and drum majors. it's a nice space to be there without your mask. >> these so-called pods set up in the band and choir rooms, individual students getting inside, zipping themselves in and then removing their masks to play or sing after spending an

entire semester in online band and choir classes. >> not super fun to see black boxes with a name instead of your choir mates that you love so much. >> though pods have come with growing pains -- >> i definitely have gotten my hair stuck in the zipper. >> but it's worth it. >> it definitely looks silly, but if you're actually experiencing it, it's so liberating that we get to create because i would be so sad if we didn't get to do choir. >> yeah, you're in these green pods and it might look a little weird, but how did it feel to finally be able to sing together as a group again? >> it was so nice. i'm really grateful for our staff, especially our music teachers because they made sure it was okay by the school district and the cdc and i'm really grateful that they came up with something that we get to do to sing. >> students rehearsing for their spring musical are going to prerecord the vocal tracks so students won't have to sing on top of each other on stage.

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learn more at cosentyx.com. as we come on air this evening, a new vaccine gets a vital endorsement. the fda says it will be a crucial third option to vaccinate millions of americans. also, a new front in the battle against covid-19. a struggle over which can adapt faster, the virus or the vaccine-makers. a big step forward for the a's quest for a water front ballpark. the team says it's a once in a lifetime opportunity, but not everyone sees it that way. one neighbor says the ballpark will create big problems. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. we'll begin with action taken late today. a government advisory committee has given a thumbs up to a third coronavirus vaccine. this paves the way for an increased supply, bringing hope to millions of