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positive news tonight. san francisco is expected to go into the red tier in the next 24

to 48 hours. details on what that means. ? governor newsom dangling a $6 billion bill for schools to. for san francisco and oakland public schools. what about ma ridge which has already started to reopen? we'll tell you about santa clara county's new task force. a sounny and mild start to the week. building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. >> the restaurants and bars and all the night life, whatever we can get at this point. >> three more bay area counties are ready to move into the red tier tomorrow. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> several counties are expected to meet the state's requirements to move out of the most restrictive purple tier. they'll join marin and sandal mateo counties.

j.r. stone is live in the newsroom with reaction. >> i talked with at least half a dozen people in san francisco tonight. the feeling amongst everyone is pretty similar. cautiously optimistic. >> let's open things up safely. let's do it safely, please. >> san francisco's rod parker pretty much summed up the feeling in the city as sf is expect to go into the red tier on wednesday which would again open indoor dining. >> we should have done will this already. there should also believe some sort of oversight as to people that are not following the rules. >> andre runs calzone's restaurant in north beach which was closed for eight months during the pandemic. outdoor dining is happening here and indoor will be, too, at 25% capacity if san francisco. something that is expected to happen and also take place in santa clara and napa countie se.

although i did talk to a woman just tonight who said she doesn't believe in vaccines or the numbers or pretty much anything. i was like, okay. >> a move to the red tier would open san francisco's gyms at 10%, museums, zoos and aquariums at 25% and lift the curfew in place. >> fantastic. >> just a complete change from a couple months ago when we were talking about going in reverse and closing up again. now there is a worry that we'll reopen too fast. >> certain lay sense of excitement and anticipation monday night. as to what is likely to be right around the corner. >> the more i can do, the better i feel. i'm like everybody else. getting kind. tired of this but i know there is a reason for it. >> and we're expected to get updates tuesday on all of this. mayor london breed said last week the changes would then take place on wednesday.

now back to you. >> okay. thank you. you can see where your county stands in the reopening process any time on our website... this ma' this map shows what you is open or closed at any time. governor newsom has reached a deal with state lawmakers to reopen schools. the goal is to have children in classrooms by april 1st. it includes incent yifls for districts that get on board and more for students' learning loss this school year. kate lars only spoke to teachers and district leaders in san francisco open in marin about what this could mean for their schools. >> at this point, it is unclear if $6.6 billion in financial incentives is enough to get school districts like san francisco and oakland unified to open by april 1st. they're both still bargaining with the teachers's unions. >> it still takes five weeks for

students to see the inside of theaslior is an sf parent and organizer. students that open after april 1st will lose money each day they remain closed until april 15th. >> i want to reopen. >> reporter: in oakland, amy burns is a special education teacher at skyline high school. >> the unit will be protecting and defending our safety. >> reporter: while she's had one of two vaccine shots, she won't feel ready to return to school until safety measures are secured. >> proper distancing, ppe with masks, making sure there's testing, screening. saddle to say in oakland, a lot of classrooms don't have windows. a real big concern would be about ventilation. >> reporter: tony thurmond addressed reopening on abc7 news at 4:00. he suggested it could have happened sooner. >> unfortunately, a number of

districts have never pursued the waiver that's would have allowed some schools to reopen even in small cohorts. >> by mid-march, i'm anticipating that 100% of the public, private and parochial schools in marin will be open for at least some in-person instruction. >> reporter: she expects marin to receive $35 million because of the bill. she started opening schools in the fall. >> at this point, we have over 1 million in-person will days with just 11 cases of in-school transmission. we have the data to show that we're able to operate safely. >> reporter: abc7 news. in the east bay, educators, teachers and other school staff have this thursday and friday reserved for them to get vaccinated at the coliseum site in oakland. the governor made that announcement. today emthe state is setting aside at least 75,000 doses for

educators across california. in the south bay, teachers and other school perm he will began will getting vaccinated today. they are working school districts to manage outreach and appointments for the site. they're focusing the pandemic with the goal of administering 500 shots a day. tonight the late. weapon in the fight against covid-19 is on its way to cities across america including the bay area. after getting the green light from the fda today, johnson & johnson shipped its initial batch of the new one-dose vaccine. workers at this massive kentucky warehouse marked that first box with the message, get healthy. as they shipped out the. anticipated vaccine from johnson & johnson. >> it's always a privilege to be a part of doing something that will save lives. observer the new vaccine requires just one shot and no special freezers for storage. the initial batch of nearly 4 million doses was loaded on to trucks, then on to planes bound for all corners of the country.

2.8 million. those doses are going to state and local governments. 800,000 to pharmacies and the rest to community and public health centers. the first shots could go into arms as early as tomorrow. >> this is an exciting time for the entire biopharmaceutical community. it would normally take five to seven years. we've done it in five to seven months. >> and johnson & johnson is promising to deliver another 16 million doses by the end of march. blue shield took overrule california's vaccination system today. the insurance company's goal is to go from 1 million doses per week to 4 million. blue shield will attempt to make the distribution system more unit form and address he can wilt issues. there is some concern the transition could create a setback. >> there's supposed to be an algorithm for determining who gets vaccinated. we've heard the state will continue to be responsibility for that algorithm.

how do you coordinate the state's role and blue shield's role? >> counties in the central valley are the first to move into the system. left behind and tired of waiting. that's the sentiment. some in east palo alto who said the city is being left out of the vaccine rollout. it is one of the hardest hit cities in the bay area. in fact more than 14% of the city's residents have tested positive for the virus. now there is a call to make vaccine distribution there a priority. >> sometimes the last needs to be first. we can't constantly take communities of color and put them on the back tier of distribution. >> 10% of east palo alto's population has been vaccinated, compared to nearly 20% across all of san mateo county. and of course, abc 7 news is monday, to the covid-19 rollout in california with our vaccine

tracker. it also shows you when you might be able to get the vaccine yourself. you'll find it on our home page at abc7news.com. new at 11:00, workers at drug stores in san mateo will get hazard pay effective immediately. city council passed an ordinance that will give them an extra $5 will an hour. they will also receive four hours of paid leave if they get vaccinated. san francisco could soon require similar businesses to get hazard pay. it would require an extra 5 for workers making less than 35 an hour. the issue will be taken up by the board of supervisors on thursday. addressing hate with a plan. we'll tell you about santa clara county's new task force and what they're determined to accomplish this year. that story up next. also, it takes multitasking to a whole new level. what happened during a zoom traffic hearing that left a

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the wave of violent attacks against the asian community is just one piece of improving race and social justice in our daily work to build a better bay area. in the south bay, santa clara county launch ad new task force to address hate crimes. we talked with one of the leaders about their ambitious plan. >> we need systemic change and the first step is trying to get our arms around what is really happening. this is not a task force where we just talk about traumatic experiences. >> reporter: they are the co-chairs of santa clara county's new hate task force.

experts weighed in at not just tracking hate crimes but also hate znlts like speech and bullying. it is something the police are proud to be doing. >> even if it does not rise to the level of crime, we can see where it occurs. >> hate incidents are equally damaging to our society. but really, there's no accountability. >> i've experienced racism and hate speech. i don't report it every time i see it. how many. us do? >> developing school programs, using existing laws to protect against gender based hate crimes. all part of an ambitious plan that they're determined to accomplish this year. as far as pointing to the recent cases as a perfect example of why the task force is so important. >> i think it is a wake-up call for af folks in the bay area. well, yeah, it's happening here all too often. getting hurt or

getting killed to capture our attention. >> feeling bad doesn't change a single thing. we need to take some action. >> the task force will be meeting monthly the rest of the year. the next meeting is in march. abc7 news. as the bay area confronts issues of race and social justice, please know we are here to help. head to our website any time. abc7/take action for a complete list of local resources. lady gaga's dog walker is talking about what he says was a very close call with death. today ryan fischer point this update on instagram from his hospital bed. he said he's still recovering from a gunshot wound from two thieves who stole lady gaga's dogs. he thanked the lament and lady gaga. the two dogs were returned safely. police are still searching for the suspects. a doctor seen in traffic court while performing surgery

agreed today to pay a fine to settle the case. >> everyone is talking about it. that may be the least of his troubles. the state is now looking into what happened. >> reporter: tonight a california plastic surgeon facing back lash after he was seen on live straem attending traffic court while performing surgery. >> i'm available for trial. >> reporter: the presiding judge in disbelief. >> so unless i'm mistaken, i'm seeing a defendant in the middle of an operating room appearing to be actively engaged in, providing services to a patient. is that correct, mr. green? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: dr. green, the sacramento based surgery, is sworn. in he has blood on his gloves. he continues the surgery but the judge is clearly not comfortable with the multitasking. >> i donal feel comfortable for the we will ferrell. a patient if you're in the process of operating that i would put on a trial.

>> i have another surgeon right here doing the surgery with me so i can stand here and allow them to do the surgery also. >> reporter: despite his insisting, the judge requests a date change. >> we want to keep people healthy. we want to keep them alive. that's important. >> reporter: the california medical board telling abc news, they are aware of the incident and will be looking into it. dr. green has not responded for comment. his court date was rescheduled for later this week. abc news, los angeles. >> there's going to be a lot more about that case, i suspect he will hear about it from a lot of people. >> specially when the patient finds out. >> after the anesthesia wore off. all right. from that to the weather. let's get to sandhya patel for the weather. lighten the mood. >> yeah. what a transition. let me show you what is going on with our weather. we have an area of low pressure that looks like it is coming

closer to the bay area. it will miss us. that will take the wet weather to southern california. don' worry, we have some rain in the forecast. all right. let me show you live doppler 7. it is showing you high clouds. you will see it tonight and tomorrow as we look at the temperatures. they're not really inls lating us. you know you will feel the chill in the morning. san francisco hook absolutely beautiful. chilly with high clouds overnight. above average temperatures through friday and rain arrives late friday night, going into saturday. first thing tomorrow morning, down to freezing. 35 in ukiah. they have freeze and frost warnings. the rest bay area it lo 30s to the uer 40s with clouds tota grab a jacket before you go out. tomorrow afternoon it will be in the 60s and 70s. a lot like today.

maybe a little warm he. mild conditions unless you're in half moon bay. 71 in conkorld, 70 in napa, 67, san rafael. 66 in oakland. we bring in the storm impact scale. friday night and saturday. it will be a 1 on our storm impact scale. the rain returns. we'll be facing slippery roads and breezy to dwuflty conditions at times. we're certainly behind 31 to 40% average. we have to take the rain as we can. this is the system that we're watching that come in friday late night, brings us the wet weather. sierra, some ow. he another for seeing some rain in the bay area with. the first system, that friday night, saturday system, most areas will pick up .2 to a half inch of rain. there may be some wetter spots

to the north. here's a look at the seven-day forecast. the only sign of weather is a chill in the morning. a mild bay and inland wednesday. and then a little dim in the temperatures thursday as maybe some low clouds and fog return. it's saturday that is looking like the wet cooler weather. it won't believe a rainy day all day as we look into the second half of saturday and sunday. it dries out and then. needled rain. a possibility monday with a level one system. even beyond a week from today, there are a few systems coming through. every few days, it looks like an opportunity for rain and we need it. >> excellent. great news.

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all 270 app stores in the united states are now open. final round of reopenings happened today in texas. apple started closing in march. many app locations are now taking reservations for one on one shopping sessions. >> san francisco's only krispy cream is closed for good. it was on fisherman's wharf. this is the latest in a number of closures in the fisherman's wharf area. >> i do like their doughnuts, i have to say. larry is here with sports. >> the sharks scored six goals saturday and lost. so would six be enough tonight?

good evening. the san jose sharks trying to crawl out. last place in the west. the second worst defense in the league. they gave up seven goals saturday night and lost 7-6. colorado dominated the first two with the sharks and the avs scored the first two. evander kane handling the puck. we're tied 2-2 after two. to the third period. all teal. rudolf blocked off the defender's skate. eric carlson grip it and rip it. finally his first. year. sharks up 4-2. then john leonard racing in. he shoots and scores. his third. year. and then evander kane with the empty knelter. the goal total from saturday but with a much better result. 6-2 is the final. sharks and avs will meet again wednesday night. they send jordan poole to work

on his game and he did. now he's rejoining the nba warriors. poole averaged 22 points a game of he was leading the g-league in scoring. coming back from the bubble in orlando to provide some scoring off the bench. nfl, the task just got tougher for the 49ers because jj watt signed with air afrlt two-year deal to hunt quarterbacks in the nfc west. he spent ten years with the houston texans but that franchise is in free fall. the player. year, five time pro bowl selection, hampered by injuries. if he's healthy, he's a problem. 101 career sacks. you pair him with chandler jones. they have to re-sign williams now. the washington football team is expected to release alex smith who was the comeback player. year assuming he want to keep playing, he needs a new team and they will needle a pack-up quarterback who can win the

game. might he reconsider back to 2005 and smith with a horrific leg injury. and coolkudos to aaron rodgers. he just donated 1 he broke the news on instagram. he's always generous giving back to his home town. remember, he donated $1

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