covid-19. the three counties heading towards the red tier in reopening today. please hear me clearly. we stand to completely lose the hard earned ground we have gained. >> words of caution from the cdc that now is not the time to relax restrictions. and billion dollars in spending to get california kids back in the classroom. the deal the governor reached with lawmakers. dr. seuss decision on the iconic author's birthday. we are learning why six of his books are now getting pulled from publishing. good morning, it is tuesday march 2nd. >> first mike nicco and a look at the forecast. hey mike. >> good morning reggieness kumasi, jobina. thanks for joining us on this m spring. starting off quiet and look at the winds, light but blowing off shore and that is bringing us pretty quiet conditions as we look down the embarcadero

towards the ferry building and the bay bridge. with an increase in clouds less sunshine, temperatures right about the same as they were yesterday. which is low- to mid-60s along the coast. 64-69 around the day and 67-71 inland. another warmer than average day. tracking rain this weekend. that coming up and the accuweather 7 day forecast. three more counties in the bay area regretting ready for reopenings soon as today. san francisco, santa clara and napa all expected to move out of the purple into the red. that means reopening indoor gym, movie theaters and indoor dining. amy hollyfield live in san jose with more on this. >> reporter: we're hearing a lot of enthusiasm for the next

phase. it is -- people say they are ready. the red tier allows restaurants to open partially inside. they can allow in 25% of their capacity and the gyms can open up to 10% of their capacity. business owners we talked to say they are more than ready for this next step. >> should have done this already. but there should also be some sort of oversight as to, you know, people that are about following the rules. >> reporter: the announcement is expected today. the prediction is that napa, san francisco and santa clara counties will be moving to the red tier. so that means movie theater, zoos, places of worship and museums will also be allowed to partially open in this face phase. high schools and mediciddle sch can open in the red tier. the announcement for the next three counties is expected

today. and the rules would go into the effect,he stng tomorrow. live in san jose, amy hollyfield abc7 news. today americans will finally get the johnson and johnson single-dose vaccine into their arms. but it comes as the cdc continues to warn of another possible surge in cases. jobina fortson tracking how many doses are arriving today. jobina? -- all right. we'll check back with jobina in a moment for an update on that vaccine. in the meantime governor newsom has reached a deal with slate slalom lawmakers to resoap schools. the grade school is to have kids in classrooms by april 1st. the $6.6 billion plan includes $2 billion in incentives for districts that get on board and another $4.6 billion to address students learning loss this school year. abc7 news kate larson spoke with parents teachers and others in

san francisco and marin about what this bill could mean for their schools. >> reporter: it is unclear if 6.6 billion dollars northbound incentives is enough to get the schools to open by april 1st. their both still bargaining with the teachers a unitenens. >> once an agreement is made between the union and districted still takes five weeks for students to see the inside of the classroom. >> reporter: an sfusd parent and parent teacher organizer. schools that reopen last april 1st will lose muffin each day they remain closed until april 15th. in oakland, amy burns is a special education teacher at skyline high school. >> the union will be protecting and defend rg 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 that there is testing, there is screening. sad to say in oakland a lot of classrooms don't have windows, a real big point of concern would be about ventilation. >> reporter: state superintendent of public instruction addressed at 40. he suggested it could happened sooner. >> unfortunately a yurm of districts whatever reason never pursued the waivers that would allow some schools to be open even in the small cohorts in purple tier. >> by mid march i'm anticipate 100% of the public, private and parochial schools will be open for some instruction. >> reporter: marin county superintendent expects marin to receive 35 million dollars because of the bill. she started opening schools in the fall. >> at this point we have over a million two inperson days with just eleven cases of inschool transmission. so we have the data to show that

we're able to operate school safely. >> reporter: kate larson. abc7 news. the santa clara fairgrounds turned into a vaccination site with the goal of getting it to teachers and school staff. working with the school districts to manage outreach and appointments. focusing on districts most impacted by the pandemic with the goal of giving out 500 shots a day. and in the east bay, educator, teachers and other staff have this thursday and friday reserved to get vaccinated at the coliseum in oakland. the governor made the announcement. he also said the state is setting aside least 75,000 doses for educators statewide. and dplou back to the johnson and johnson vaccine finally getting into the arms of americans some time today. jobina fortson is tracking that for us. jobina? >> thank you, reggie. almost four million doses of johnson and johnson vaccine have been sent throughout the country. of the first 4 million 2.8 are going to state and local

governments. 800,000 to pharmacies and the rest to community and federal health centers. the company promises to deliver 16 million more doses by tend of the month. despite the progress, the cdc is warning of a potential fourth surge of the virus saying the numbers have stalled in several states. >> now is not the time to relax the critical safeguards that we know can stop the spread of covid-19 in our communities. not when we are so close. >> in the meantime president biden plans to meet with senate democrats today for the second day in a row to discuss his covid relief package. snalt majority lead chuck schumer say they will consider the bill this week. today the california department of water resources will be conducting its third survey of the season on the state's snow pack. happening at phillips station highway 50 not for a from lake tahoe. last month the snow mac was 70% of average that time of year but a cry report. so reports say today's survey

will only show about 60% of average. >> that sounds about right, kumasi. some place likes san jose, 10 perfect of their average rainfall last month. not very good. 39 in castro valley. 50 in orinda. you can see the difference between the mountains, higher up in the valleys than the lower valleys. east bay shore low- to mid-40s. oakland and alameda, 47 and 48. mid-30s. and upper-30s to near 50 in the east bay valleys. sutro tower it is about 46 degrees in san francisco. at home, errands, exercising all going to be good. just going cool this morning. mild this afternoon. not quite as much sunshine as we had yesterday because of the high clouds but even with the

highway clouds look at t teur. ngupper-30s m-s skpebd up pretty much the same. upper-50s along the noon. 56-67 at four. and back to upper-50s by 7:00 while the coast is fall into the 40s. the system to the west pumping the high clouds in. into friday and especially saturday it is not looking quite as wet as it looked yesterday but at least it is a chance of rain. sunday will be the drier day and monday will have a another chance of some wet weather. and we'll talk more about that coming up in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> so far, so good as far as the morning commute. good morning everybody. we are going to take a live look outside showing you our 8 ol80 the coliseum. i went by this area over the weekend and saw that does get quite packed as people make their way towards the mass

vaccination site at the coliseum. but this morning it is looking good. and now a live look showing the san mateo bridge. pretty normal both sides but it is filling in making your ware towards the peninsula. and we really don't have any slowdowns expect for coming out of tracy. also this morning, in the south bay, the valley transportation authority has created an interactive map to help people get to vaccination sites on the map. once you click on a location there will be a google maps transit option to find the most efficient route to the site. there are at least 20 vaccination sites within santa clara county. the bus and light roll rides are currently free. to find the map visit the bta website. coming up one airline offer for a free round trip flight to californians. >> and south bay efforts to address hate crimes head on.

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and the south bay santa clara county has a new task force to address hate crimes. improving race and social justice in our work to build a better bay area. abc7 news kris reyes spoke with one of the leaders about their ambitious plan. >> what we really need to do is make systemic change. and that 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: council meb and supervisor are the co-chairs of santa clara county's new hate task force. at the inaugural meeting experts weighed in on the importance of not just tracking hate crimes but also at a time incidents like hate speech and bullying. it is san jose p.d. is proud to

already be doing. >> even if it does rise to the level of a crime we can see the incidents and where they hurt. >> hate incidents equally damaging, you know, to our society, with really there is no accountability. >> i've experienced, you know, racism and hate speech. i don't report it every time i see it. right? how many of us do. >> reporter: tracking hate incident, are developing school program, using existing laws to protect against gender-based hate trials. all part of an ambitious five point plan the task force is determined to accomplish this year. recent cases of violence are a perfect example of why the task force is so important. >> i think it is a wakeup call for a lot of folks in the bay area that it is happening here. all too often it takes people getting hurt oracle getting killed to capture our attention. feeling bad doesn't change a single thing. we need to take some hax. >> reporter: the task force will be meeting monthly the rest of

the year. in san jose, kris reyes abc7 news. a big announcement of the legacy of children's author dr. seuss. some of his book wills no longer be published because of the way they portrayed people of color. jobina fortson has more on this announcement. dr. seuss's enterprises says it will no longer be selling or publishing six of his books. the company says they include images that are hurtful and wrong. dr. seuss has increasingly faced scrutiny over what many people call racial undertones in his books. so here is a list of the books that will no longer be sold. we're look at "and to think that i saw it on mulberry street," "if i ran the zoo," mcelligot's pool, on beyond zebra, scrambled eggs super. and the cat's quizzer. the decision comes on read across america day and dr. seuss's birthday. the day typically celebrates the author's works but this year

celebrating a nation of diverse readers. jerod joe biden issues a "read across america" day. united airlines is planning to furlough more than 3,000 workers at sfo as it is struggle with the pandemic. the furloughs start next ebb month and could last until the end of the year or longer. alaska airlines is giving californians free round trip flights if they enroll in the frequent flyer program. only the first 20,000 get the free flight. and some caveats. it is oj good for travel within california. you still have to pay taxes and spring break and summer. >> if you have ever been caught in conversation that just dragged on and you thought it was never going to end. you are not alone.

a new study shows most people don't know when to stop talking. researchers studied hundreds of conversations and found that only two percent ended when both parties wanted them to. in about half of the conversations both people wanted to talk less. researchers say people are poor judges of when their conversation partner wants to call it quits. >> this kind of makes me sad. because i always feel like i'm together and i can sense the cues. but what if i can't? and they are like girl, please. >> yes. >> that is the scary part. it's done. >> i once met a celebrity who i really, really loved. and i accidentally ran into her. and i felt like i really felt like i was taking too much of her time. >> oh no. >> so i very abruptly ended the conversation. and i could tell that she was shocked. >> like, what is he doing? >> so i did it the wrong way on that one. sometimes that happens too.

>> it does, it really does. that's why i just try to be a good listener. you know. >> good. >> that way yeah. don't get caught into that. man of few words. except for right now where i'll probably go lock and director and producer will get ma so let's get it into. it's a pretty quiet morning. march 2nd. high clouds and sunshine. not as bright with a little off shore win. temperatures close to yesterday afternoon. it will be cloudy with similar lows. next 24 hours kind of repeating themselves. cooler highs and unsettled weather this weekend. area of low pressure, storm system off the coast bringing the off shore breeze and clouds and as long as it stays off the coast it is going to keep the rain to itself and eventually give it to so cal late tonight and into tomorrow. 67-72 across the south bay with san jose at 70. 65-69 on the b peninsula.

the coastal side. we're only in the low-60s there. mid-o 60s, downtown, san francisco. the northbound valley. 70 in napa. 64 to about 69 degrees this richmond to fremont. along the east bay shore. the valley, 69 in san ramon and antiak. everybody else 70- 71. high clouds across the state with mild temperatures in the .0s throughout the central val and into soal tonight, up 30s to mid-s. aip in tempera due a wind sfty e though we'll see a little more sunshine. friday looks nice. increasing clouds and friday night into saturday and monday one on the storm impact scale. light storms. kumasi, reggie. up next the seven things to know this morning.

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it is 5:21. here are the seven things to know this morning. number 1, three more bay area counties preparing to reopen businesses, san francisco, santa clara and napa counties all expected to meet the state's requirement to advance to the

red tier today. >> number 2, we could be weeks away from seeing many california public schools reopen. the state is offering districts $6.6 billion to encourage them to reopen. governor newsom says vaccinating teachers is not required. number 3, blue shield has taken over vaccine distribution in california. the goal is to reach 4 million doses a week. blue shield will try to make the system more uniform and address equity issues. number 4, a third with woma. and tells the governor tried to kiss her at a wedding reception in 2019. some are now calling on cuomo to resign. number 5, march beginning just like february ended. very dry. we should have anywhere from 3-6 inches last month and we had a third to an inch and a quarter. that was it.

number 6, traffic here a live look from the bay bridge toll plaza. as far as anything popping up to effect the community into san francisco, no new problems but a brand new kratch coming in here. and number 7. happy to share this with you. speeshlty's cafe and bakery is back. they opened a new cafe in mountain view. all 50 specialty locations closed in may because of the pandemic. and lady gaga's dog walker is opening up for the first time. here is abc news reporter kenneth moton. >> reporter: in this morning's gma "first look," if first public statement from ryan fisher, the dog walker shot once in the chest while defending lady gaga's three french bulldog, opening up about that horrific night. fisher detailing his close call with death.

terrifying moments in the surveillance video obtained by tmz. thieves approached fisher demanding he hand over the dogs, shooting him when he refused. the gunman made off with two of gaga's pets. fisher thanking the first responders and healthcare workers who saved his life, along with those wishing him well, writing the grat feud of all the love i feel from around the planet is immense and intense. i felt your healing support. and coming upup we'll tell you why fisher called one of lady gaga's dogs ab angel. and one of the latest on the investigation. kenneth moton, abc news new york. and a teenager who beat covid-19 wants to help other teens who may be suffering from long-term symptoms of the virus. chron chronic connections website can weapon. hopes that users can find comfort in similarity.

an at holm fitness start-up is launching many shops inside nordstrom stores this month. shops will be located in order strom's women's exactlyive department. where you can see a demo and even try work out. the gym costs $3,000. there are two locations in the bay area. one at west field in san francisco and the other at broadway please anyway walnut creek. >> do you ever duet so relaxed from getting your hair done you want to take a nap? one little boy couldn't reassist the urge when sitting in a bash barber chair. his dad says he loves getting his haircut and he's always falling asleep. it can be really relaxing. >> that can also be really risky if you have this much hair. >> that's true. >> listen you take one nod it

will be a whole different newscast. kumasi, what? mohawk? >> although, i think that you could pull this off. >> i don't know about that. >> take a nap. let's see. >> no. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including the business near fisherman's who that just suddenly closed. >> and the country says it could be the first in the world to achieve covid-19 immunity. >> day 13 of trying to get my husband famous because he's amazing and he deserves it. finding fame on tiktok. one couple's formula they hope helps to get them noticed. >> oh my. that is the most important thing. fame! a live look outside at 5:26.

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. numbers decrease, vaccinations go up. makes a lot of sense to start allowing businesses to recoup some of their losses. >> now at 5:30, the next round of reopenings. more indoor businesses could be welcoming customers back in three counties soon. and we could be just weeks away from seeing most california public schools reopening. the financial incentive the state is offering districts. >> we have been waiting for our turn. one city's call to make equal vaccine distribution a priority. the numbers that have this community feeling left out of the roll out. good morning, it is tuesday march 2nd.

>> before those stories we want to check with mike for a look at our forecast. good morning, mike. good morning, kumasi, reggie, hi everybody. start with a dual view here. looking from mount tam and also live doppler 7. no fog this morning. so that is good news for your community. plenty of o high clouds but even with less sunshine, temperatures still going to surge above average from 60-65 along the coast. 64-69 around the bay and about 67-72 degrees in our inland neighborhoods. going to be dry once again but i am tracking some rain and it arrives just in time for the weekend. i'll give you that coming up in the accuweather 7 day forecast. indoor gyms, movie theaters and indoor dining expects to reopen soon in san francisco, santa clara and napa counties. the counties are expecting to join marin and san mateo in meeting the state's requirements to move out of purple and into the red tier.

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in san jose this morning. hi amy. hi, good morning reggie. eating outside will not be the only option anymore here in san jose. once this county moves into the red tier people can go inside to eat. restaurants can allow people indoors a limited amount. they can only fill up to 25% capacity but they can for the first time in a while let people in. gym's can let 10% capacity inside. and middle schools and high schools can open in the red tier. abc7 news phil mateer say as the number of cases two down plenty of people were asking why this had not happened sooner? >> people in san francisco are looking elsewhere and saying hey if they can do it. if they are hoping the schools and gettin vaccines out and there having indoor dining, if they are really ready to move, why aren't we? why are we being so slow if numbers are so low. so there is a lot of politically pressure to get rolling.

>> reporter: the announcement is expected today. the prediction is that san francisco, santa clara and napa counties will move into the red tier and they will be joining marin and san mateo who got their last week. they will get the clearance today but officially start red tier rules tomorrow. live in san jose, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. thank you, amy. after almost a year of closed campuses we could be weeks away from seeing most california public schools reopen. the state is offering public schools $6.6 billion to encourage them to reopen. for san francisco unified it is not clear yet how many inperson days will be required. the governor newsom is optimistic that once a few school districts open successfully others will follow suit. >> i have all the confidence that you are going start seeing much more rapid race of reopening. >> the governor says vaccinating teachers and staff is not a

requirement to return to inperson learning. but for san francisco yufd members a deal states they would have to be vaccinated if the county remains in the red tieru members a deal states they would have to be vaccinated if the county remains in the red tier the reaction to the reopening plan is mixed among ergts. in oakland the district hasn't reached agreements with its labor unions. contra costa also still in the process of negotiations. superintendent there believes having better clarity from the governor on certain items is helpful. >> it provides consistent guidance on some of those sticky points that we're still working through. some of those might be testing of staff or students. and the cadence of those tests. >> and after surveying families the san ramon valley triple zblm san francisco could require some businesses to give workers hazard pay. the legislation 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. and workers at large grocery and drugstores in san mateo got a bump in play. the city council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance for an extra 5 bucks an hour of hazard bay and four dollars an his or her off paid leave if they get vaccinated. >> blue shield has taken over california's vaccination system. the company's goal is to go from one million doses a week to four million. they will try to make the distribution more uniform and address equity issues there is some concern that the transition could create a setback. >> there is supposed to be an algorithm who determining who gets vaccinated and we've heard that the state is going to continue to be responsible for that algorithm. . how do you coordinate the state's role and blue shield's role? >> counties in the central valley will be the first to move

to this new system. the east palo alto is one of the residents have tested positive.s now there is a call to make vaccination distribution there a priority. >> sometimes the last need to be first. we cannot constantly take communities of color and put them on the back tier of distribution. >> 10% of the east palo alto population has been vaccinated compared to nearly 20% across all of san mateo county. abc7 news is monitoring the covid vaccine rollout in california with our tracker. the tracker also shows when you might be able to get the vaccine in california. you can find this on our home page at abc7news.com. this morning a surge of migrants hoping to cross into the u.s. from mexico is

threatening to create a crisis at the border. more patrol agents are headed totally to the area as government resources are stretched to the limit. jobina is tracking the situation in the live desk. the border patrol is encouraging an average of 200 migrant children every day trying to cross the border alone. government facilitates are running out off beds and the biden administration is being criticized for housing the kids in the same tent cities democrats criticized during the trump administration. the white house says it is trying to reunite kids with their families or place them in fore foster care. >> it takes time to build out of the depths of cruelt that the administration before us published. >> more migrants are flocking to the u.s. was a trump administration policies are being rolled back. president biden yesterday held a virtual meeting with mexico's

president agreeing to work together on fighting the pandemic. but made no mention of any immigration policy changes, reggie and kumasi. thank you, jobina. coming up new accuser the third ak saigs against new york governor andrew cuomo. searching for fame on social media. the formula one couple is using to get noticed on tiktok. weatherwise. wally start with our neighborhood temperatures on the peninsula. san mateo, redwood city, also menlo park in the upper-30s. low- to mid-40s until you get to daly city in pacifica. 48, 47 and half moon bay checking in at 37 degrees right now. 38 in san ramon, 45 in san jose. and hayward and 46 in san rafael. san jose, 87 near the shark tank looking north. 38-43.

temperatures aren't changing by the time we get to 7:00 but the high clouds will be thicker throughout the day. they will keep us in the 50s in the coast. 63-65 at noon for bay and inland. 65-67, almost as warm as yesterday and upper 50s by 7:00. nothing to worry about gusty winds or fog. it is going to be dry all day and a little cool this morning and a little warm this afternoon so dress in layers. tomorrow morning you can see the low providing the cloud cover for us down in so cal, poised to brick them much-needed range. and we'll watch the northwest corner of the is it state thursday into friday receive an atmospheric river and we're just seeing increase in clouds. and friday night into saturday we'll get our chance. saturday afternoon starts to clear out. most of sunday is dry, but monday and tuesday it looks unsettled once again. rainfall amounts still not looking all that great. half inch probably more in the

north bay and less in the south bay. more on the accuweather 7 day forest coming up. here is jobina the morning commute. >> good morning everyone. we have two major crashes to talk about. following sig alerts in the east bay and also the south bay. starting in san pablo where the chp confirmed this is a deadly crash. a car hit a pedestrian westbound 80 at san pablo damm road. at least two lanes blocked and a backup is beginning to build. and a sig alert injuries reported and two lanes blocked on northbound 880 at old bay shore highway t on ramp. right at the intersection is where you are going to have a problem. live cameras now so you can see, other areas of the south bay, it is clear. so looking live at 101 in san jose. smooth conditis and also want to move over the emeryville and because of that unfortunate fatality that we're following in spooan pablo that is going impa

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neyo governor andrew cuom made an unwanted advance at her. and now she is the third woman to make claims against the governor. and jobina this a as an independent investigation by the state attorney general's office is under way. >> yes, kumasi, the latest accuser anna rook says governor cuomo left her feeling confused and embarrassed and shocked. according to the new york times, rook says she tried to kiss her in 2019. put his hand on her bare lower back and she removed his hand with her hand. the times reporter --. hands on her cheeks and asked if

he could kiss her. the claim after two former aids accused cuomo of sexual harassment at work. abc news senior legal analyst talked about the new allegation. >> this latest incident i believe may reinforce that governor cuomo's conduct is not being misinterpreted. is not necessarily just innocent behavior but part of a pattern and a practice of conduct. >> congresswoman kathleen rice is now calling on the governor to step down. she's the highest ranking democrat to do so. >> investigators are working to figure out what sparked this fire in san francisco's outer mission. firefighters rescued seven people from this home on huron avenue. all needed some sort of medical attention but their injuries are not considered serious. here is what it looked liked after. you could see the extensive damage with much of the front of the home now blackened. a new foot patrol group is

on the ground in oakland's china town. they just held their first meeting, complete with dancing dragons. a number of community organizations joined together to create this patrol and response to increase in attacks on asian americans. it is among the largest of the community watch groups walking in china town. and city community leaders say the approach is working. >> a group of volunteers that will be doing the foot patrol, they are really can committed because they are part of the china town communicate, as am i to keeping the streets safe and showing people. come down to china town. do your business. have fun here. >> the oakland china town foot patrol, it will not be armed. this group has a goal of partnering with oakland police to report incidents. in the north bay a stolen shipping container has been found. mike's bikes shared surveillance video of the theft on february

21st. the store says someone brought in a semi truck to pull off this heist. the bikes were about to be shipped to botswana. the trailer and piex were found sunday in a parking lot in concord. all 270 apple stores in the u.s. are now open. a final round of reopenings just happened in texas. they started temporarily closing stores last march because of the pandemic. stores in california shut down again in december. many apple locations are now taking reservations for one on one shopping sessions. a man from georgia wants to make his partner a star for his singing voice and he's dominating tiktok in the process. >> day 13 of trying to duet my husband famous because he's amazing and he deserves it. let's go. category is mcdonald's. stylist celine dion. ♪ in my dreams i smell ♪ ♪ mctaste you ♪ ♪ mccrave you ♪

>> so justin russell has a very simple formula when he creates his videos. he runs up on his husband zachary foster, gives him a category, which that case was mcdonald's, in singer style. that case, celine and then just records what happens. the couple joined "good morning america" this morning to talk about their road to fame. >> quarantine inspired him to start making tiktoks of it and we never anticipated this kind of response. >> zachary says one of his favorite restaurants to sing about is taco bell. >> okay. i would do category is taco bell. who would sing taco bell. what would be style be? patti labelle. >> metal, metal. thrash metal. >> patty -- >> ♪ taco bell ♪

>> taco lalel. >> creole lady cha lieu pa ♪ >> mike just go. >> we know what phil has to do now. and you can't go into your comfort zone reggie. can't be all disney when he does it. has to be something else too. let's take a look at walnut creek, where it is 39 degrees under a partly cloudy sky. looking south on 680 towards 24. partly cloudy. milder thavrj. steady pattern of mix of sunshine and clouds continues through friday and then the pattern changes, unsettled. cool for sure saturday and some wet weather. it would be nice if this low with was about 800 miles to the east instead it is going to pump

clouds into our forecast. we'll be close on the peninsula, about 65-69. out of the coast we'll have mainly low- to mid-60s. mid-60s into the downtown, south san francisco. across the golden gate you will hit upper-50s and low-60s along the coast and 67-71 through the north bay valleys. east bay shore we start at 64 at richmond, 67 at oakland and fremont roinds out at 69. into the valleys we go. and only san ramon and antioch at 69. everybody else 70-71. dining out tonight? the 60s will hold on away from the coast up until 6:00 p.m. and then we'll fall into the 50s. it will be milder thanks to the canopy of clouds. as will tonight. just a couple degrees. probably won't even notice. upper-30s to mid-40s. stead through fried friday and a one saturday. a break. audio one on monday and another one on tuesday. light skorms coming our way.

country in's africa is close to becoming the first nations in the world to achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus. by mid-march the island nation will have vaccinated 70% of the population. herd immunity is when enough people have immunity either from vaccination or past infection to stop spread of the virus. the say shells has reported 2600 cases of covid-19 and 11 deaths. a long time executive producer on "jeopardy" is getting a taste of the spotlight. mike richards has become an overnight sensation while filling the shoes of late alex trebek. he stepped in after several people had to back out because of a covid scare in los angeles, proving that the show has to go on. he is now taking the reince for two weeks and there are questions already swirling about whether he could be the permanent host. he addressed that on abc's gma 3. >> there haven't been conversations. i think that the b main focus that we're all looking at as the

standard bearers why are the show is what's going to be best for the show. so we'll look at every option. we'll talk to a lot of people. you are going to see a lot of guest hosts coming through. >> okay. he kikt off last night's episode with a tribute to johnny gilbert, the show's long time announcer. the voice of the "jeopardy" since the show started. you can watch "jeopardy" tonight here an abc7. >> you hear for mike? >> i'm hear for mike. >> close to the show and alex and probably just flowing right along. >> like something old and something new. >> we'll see. >> yeah. >> coming up at 6:00 covid is not stopping spring breakers. new video of the crowds at florida beaches. >> but first the hike coming to pg&e bills. >> plus close and open again,

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pg&e customers will see a jump in their monthly bill this month. it includes electricity and natural gas residential customers. for those with both the bills go up 8.p $73 if you just have electricity it is around $5 and just gas 72 cents. the money will be used to finance safety and reliability immaterial improvements. upgrading the system and enhancing management and improving the safety program. san jose based video conferences company went into over drive last year. now it is projecting revenue will continue to rise more than 40% this year. last year revenue more than

quadrupled. san francisco's only krispy kreme is now closed for good. it opened in 2017. a sharp decline in tourism is part of the reason it went out of business. this is a latest in a number of closures in the fisherman's wharf area. kumasi i'm sorry. >> we'll discuss this. this is happy though. a bay area business is celebrating a rebirth in the pandemic. specialty's bakery just reopened its mountain view location. in may they closed all fifty of its cafes across california, washington and illinoisarhi ou b company e also sue a chance to do a reset and refresh the concept. so ellis is our grand experiment. in the short-term though we really just plan on this store. but we'll do lot of delivers and we'll get a reach you in terms of customer base doing that.

>> and listen to. this other specialties locations could reopen in few months. the cafe is debuting new sandwich, new salads and of course the cookies will still be there. i'm ready to get my box, reggie. >> the box is everything. >> yes, it brings me joy. >> if you have ever worked anywhere where someone just like caters your launch and you get a box of this stuff in i'm telling you. why is it so good. >> i don't know but i went the day they closed. i was so sad. i think i got two boxes. there is some good news. url i'm going bring you not so good news. we only had 10% of the average rain we get during one of our wettest months of the year and that is why we are going to be in a little bit of trouble this summer and next fall.

the snow61%. this is electronic. they are going to go out and measure by hand. last time they m 70% so we know we're down. there as chance of snow. if you want to get to the sierra, go friday because there is going to be up to a foot of snow falling saturday. sunday is going to be dry and more snow rolls in monday and tuesday. so there is a good sign. kumasi, reggie? >> thank you, mike. new at 6:00, helping san francisco families through pandemic. the service that county supervisors will consider making free over the summer. >> and tracking the johnson and johnson vaccination roll out. how doses are distributed across the country. >> and another case of the south african variant in the bay area what. al officials know. first a live look at san francisco this morning, city without a krispy kreme

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building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future this is abc 7 news. >> let's open things up safely. let's do it safely, please. >> now at 6:00, anticipation is building in three bay area counties poised to move into the red tier. the announcement expected later today. >> a deal reached to reopen schools, what governor newsom and state lawmakers have agreed to do get kids back in the classroom. >> and dr. seuss canceled on this read across america day. why six of his books will no longer be published. >> good morning. it is tuesday, march 2nd. we're here for you this morning. mike is going to kick us off

with a look at our accuweather forecast. hey, mike. >> all right, reggie, thank you very much. good morning, jobina, kumasi, hi, everybody. live doppler 7, dry, so let's move on to talk about the winds. they're blowing offshore ever so lightly. with the high cloud cover you see from san rafael camera, we're going to have a very mild afternoon. look at these temperatures, you see a wealth of 70s in the south bay, inland east bay, to the north bay. we're close in places like fremont at 69. today, 67. 66 in san francisco. 60 to 65 along the coast. i'll give you an update on the wet weather on the back half of the accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. three more bay area counties are ready to move into the red tier today. san francisco, santa clara and napa counties all expected to meet the state's requirements to move out of the most restrictive purple tier. they will be joining