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 soon marin and san mateo counties in the

less restrictive red tier. amy hollyfield has more with the preparations under way. amy? >> reporter: hi, good morning, kumasi. we're hearing enthusiasm about this next phase. it is pretty cold out here. some people saying they're ready to move indoors and eat inside. the red tier does allow restaurants to open up indoor dining to a limited capacity. they can't have everybody inside yet. they can allow in 25% of their capacity. gyms can open up to 10% of their capacity. business owners we have 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 people moving into this red tier. and that will mean they can also open up their movie theaters,

zoos, places of worship, and museums. they can partially open indoors in this tier. high schools and middle schools are allowed to open in the red tier. san mateo, marin counties are already in this phase. that happened next week. so these counties are expected to join them. that announcement expected today. and the red tier rules would go into effect tomorrow. live in san jose, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. today, americans will finally get the johns johnson & johnson vaccine into their arms. we learned of a partnership to help make available more of these doses. jobina has more. >> thank you, reggie. president biden is expected to announce that pharmaceutical company merck will help make johnson & johnson single dose vaccine in an effort to expand supply more quickly. they negotiated the deal amid concerns about production delays, 4 million doses already shipped out. 2.8 million will go to state and

local governments. 800,000 to pharmacies. the rest to community and federal health centers. the company promises to deliver 16 million more doses by the end 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. >> meantime, president biden plans to meet with senate democrats today for the second day in a row to discuss his covid relief package. chuck schumer says the senate will consider the bill this week. reggie? >> jobina, thank you. alameda county officials confirmed a second case of the south african covid-19 variant. that's according to the san francisco chronicle. it is not connected to the first detected case from early february. both cases ceents that travel internationally and likely were infected overseas.

governor newsom reached a deal with state lawmakers to reopen schools. the goal is to have kids in the classroom 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 the school year. some teachers say they won't be ready to return to school until safety measures are secured. >> sad to say in oakland, a lot of classrooms don't have windows. a real big point of concern would be about ventilation. >> schools that reopen after the first of april will lose money each day they remain closed until may 15th. the santa clara countygrs t vaccination site with the goal of getting shots to teachers and school staff. the county office of education to manage outreach and dis appointments there. they're focusing on districts most impacted by the pandemic with the goal of giving out 500 shots a day. in the east bay, educators, teachers and other school staff

have this thursday and friday reserved to get vaccinated at the coliseum site in oakland. the governor made that announcement and said the state is setting aside at least 75,000 doses for educators state wide. new at 6:00, today four san francisco supervisors will pledge $15 million to fund part of a new free summer program called summer programs learning and activities for youth or summer play. families of elementary school kids will be able to choose between educational and recreational programs. supervisor matt haney is one of the supporters and says a summer play initiative will eliminate barriers to ensure every kid in our city has a spot in a summer program. coming up, hear from one of two bay area students accused of killing a police officer in rome. what he says happened in his detailed testimony. and a chance to get a free round trip flight to and from anywhere in california, the deal from alaska airlines.

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today, the california department of water resources will conduct its third survey of the season on the state's snow pack. it happens at philips station off highway 15, not far from lake tahoe. last month the snow pack was 70% of average for that time of year with a dry february reports say that today the survey will likely only show about 60% of average and as mike has been telling us all morning long, that is going to be a real problem for all of california. yeah, really is. we need that snow pack to fill our reservoirs, which most of

them aren't at historically average lows right now. so we're starting behind and we're not going to get as much as we normally should. that will get us farther behind, yeah. mid-30s to low 40s down across the south bay right now. you can see we have mid to upper 30s in the north bay. upper 30s to low 40s in the east bay and low to upper 40s around the bay. we got our microclimates going this morning. here is a look from our exploratorium camera, looking back to the city. temperatures won't budge much by 7:00. in the 50s at the coast. low to mid-60s at noon around the bay. mid to upper 60s at 4:00. with the canopy of high clouds, we'll stay in the 50s during the evening hours. wednesday, we'll have some rain and snow, thursday and friday mainly the northwest corner of our state and then you can see saturday we have got our next best chance of some light rain. and, again, monday and tuesday. more on that coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. here is jobina with the morning commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you. good morning, everyone. unfortunately we have a really sad situation that has unfolded in the east bay.

i'm going to bring you to the maps here because we have a deadly crash on westbound 80 at san pablo dam road in san pablo and the backup is very extensive here, going all the way up to apian way and pinal. we have sky seven on the way to the situation. they should be there in five minutes. moving to the south bay, the sig alerts we were following this morning on northbound 880 at old base shore highway. the on ramp cleared. i'm giving you the thumbs up. you can still see we have a backup from residual delays. as i wrap up here, i want to bring you a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. yesterday, mitering lights came on at 6:10. it is much clearer in the area. i'll keep an eye on that for you. kumasi. >> united airlines plans to furlough more than 3,000 workers at sfo as it struggles with thes start next month and they could last until the end of the year or potentially longer.

alaska airlines is giving californians free round trip flights if they enroll in the frequent flier program. only the first 25,000 new enrollees who sign up get the free flight. you have to do that by tomorrow, march 3rd, and then the free flight is only good for travel within california. passengers will still have to pay taxes and fees and you can only travel during the week, so no weekends, no spring break travel, and no summer travel. >> it does narrow it down. large gatherings might resume after more people get vaccinated. will it happen soon enough for san diego comic-con. we're going to talk about the plan for this year's event. we're also going to be talking about the dr. seuss controversy, six books he wrote and illustrated that will no longer be published. and as we head to break, taking a live look outside t

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welcome back. we do want to bring you a live look from developing news on the traffic front in the east bay now. bringing in sky 7 here because we have a deadly crash on westbound 80 at san pablo dam road. speeds are averaging around 9 miles per hour and you can see just how massive the backup here is. according to the chp, someone did hit a pedestrian on the freeway and unfortunately that person has died. a coroner has been called out to the scene. this is a sig alert. traffic is backed up to apian way and pinol. we have not been given an estimated time to when this will reopen, it is continuing on and there willing an investigation here. i'll give you the latest as soon as we get it. >> thank you. we have an update from the abc 7 news i-team. a san francisco college student accused of murdering an italian

police officer testified yesterday saying that he thought the man was a drug dealer. 20-year-old finnigan elder says officer mario tratala riga and his partner did not identify they willse themselves as police that night. here is elder describing what happened. >> the larger of the two was a mountain of a man. he tackled me to the ground and put all of his weight on top of me. i remember little of the next few moments except for the feelings of shock and terror. i do remember however i could feel his hands on my chest and then on my neck with pressure as if he was trying to strangle or choke me as i was struggling to free myself. at this stage, i panicked and believed he wanted to kill me. as soon as i felt his hands squeezing my neck, i instinctively pulled out my knife and hit him a few times in an effort to get him off of me. this lasted a few seconds.

i couldn't think of anything, i was terrified. >> elder and his friend are both charged with homicide and could get life sentences if convicted. both have testified in court. the trial now moves into closing arguments with a verdict expected next month. as violent attacks against the asian community continues to rise during the pandemic, santa clara county just launched a new task force to address hate crimes. at the inaugural meeting experts weighed in on the importance of not just tracking hate crimes, but also hate incidents like hate speech and bullying. it is something san jose police is proud to be already doing. >> even if it does not rise to the level of a crime, we can see these incidents and where they occur. >> a hate incident equally damaging, you know, to our society, but really there is no accountability. >> the task force is determined to accomplish an ambitious five-point plan this year, including things like developing school programs, and using existing laws to protect against

gender-based hate crimes. a big announcement this morning about the legacy of children's author dr. seuss. some of his books will no longer be published because of the way they portray people of color. jobina fortson has more on this announcement. jobina? >> thank you, reggie. dr. seuss enterprises says it will no longer be publishing or selling 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. the decision comes on read across america day, and dr. seuss' birthday. the day typically celebrates the author's works. this year the theme is celebrating a nation of diverse readers. so here is the full list of the books that will no longer be sold. 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." san diego comic-con has postponed its 2021 in person event and will be going virtual once again this summer. because of the pandemic, the major summer pop culture convention has been pushed to 2022. instead, the comic-con at home online experience will be happening july 23rd through the 25th. there are early plans to hold a small three-day in person convention in november, but it is not really clear at this point what that might look like. the convention was canceled last year because of the pandemic. >> if you've ever been caught in a conversation that dragged on, you're not alone. a new study shows most people don't know when to stop talking. researchers studied hundreds of conversations and found that only 2% ended when both parties wanted them to. in 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. >> well, we have all been there. we all might be the person. >> now you pick a time to be quiet. are you serious? that's what i love about kumasi, reggie and jobina, they're all great talkers and i can just sit here and listen, observe, and enjoy. don't have to say much. until now. all right, my turn. golden gate bridge, we have a little bit of a light wind out of the east at 4 miles per hour. that will help bring us back to above average levels with less sunshine due to high clouds today. it is not going to be a day wourt needing sunglasses, though. the clouds won't that be thick. clouds will linger with similar lows tonight and cooler highs this weekend as we finally become unsettled and look for several chances of rain. now, that low that you see spinning to our west, bringing

us the offshore breeze and high clouds, going to bring some rain to so cal starting tomorrow. but for us, yeah, that's the only, you know, side effect we're going to get from it. look at this, 67 to that's a spread in the south bay, 70 in san jose. 65 to 69 on the peninsula. cooler at the coast, low 60s there. we have mid-60s for downtown, south san francisco. and about 67 to 71 is our spread through the north bay valleys. along east bay shore, we have 64 to 69, look at that, oakland and hayward and newark, right in the middle at 67. 69 in san ramon and antioch. everyone else around 70 to 72 in the east bay valleys. around state, low to mid-70s through the central valley, few uppelm springs. tonight, we'll drop to the upper 30s to mid-40s. mix of sun and clouds and above average high temperatures through friday. we open the storm door, but it is only light storms that come walking into our lives. and that will be saturday, monday, and tuesday. also cooler then.

reggie, kumasi. >> thank you, mike. we're checking in with ginger who is live with what's coming up on "gma" at 7:00. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, kumasi and reggie, nice to be with everybody this morning. how about we go ahead and start with the latest on new york governor andrew cuomo. he's facing growing calls to resign after a third woman has come forward. this time accusing him of unwanted advances at a wedding. he's facing an investigation after those two former aides accused him of sexual harassment. also this morning, the cdc director is warning all of us to hit then reopening, saying that we are in danger of undoing all the hard work we have done to bring case numbers down. some states have already started loosening restrictions, many celebrating spring break. we'll have the latest on the reality check there. and judge esther salas is going to join us live, this is after her return to the bench seven months after her son was gunned down and her husband seriously injured at their home by that man who was looking for her. she is going to tell us about what her mission is now.

and finally the great stevev about his new book and so much more. that's coming up here on "gma." >> kumasi already knows this, last week i walked out to my car, at home, and just in front of my parking space was a single red balloon. so my question to you, it reminded me very much of "it" and stephen king. am i in danger, girl? >> yeah, i mean, i would be watching over each shoulder, like, couple of turns every once and a while, just to make sure. >> pennywise needs to leave me alone. we'll see you and stephen king at 7:00 a.m. a california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours.

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prevent crowds. officials say they're starting to see more tourists now. miami beach, though, is banning tents, tables, and coolers at beaches. there is also a curfew in place until mid-april. according to the cdc, florida is among the ten states with the highest rate of new daily cases per 100,000 people. and arizona teenager who beat covid-19 wants to help other teens who may be suffering from long-term symptoms of the virus. 16-year-old lydia passtore created a website, chronic connections.org. teens can keep a journal tracking their symptoms and connect with other people going through the same thing. she hopes that users can find comfort in similarity. an at home fitness startup is launching mini shops in side of dozens of nordstrom stores this month. the shops will be located in nordstrom's women active department where you get a demo of the gym and try a workout.

these cost 3,000 bucks. there are two locations here in the bay area that you can check out, one at west field and san francisco, and the other at broadway plaza in walnut creek. do you ever get so relaxed when someone is doing your hair that you just -- you doze off. i've done it. one little boy couldn't resist the urge when sitting in his barber's chair. this is 3-year-old amani. look at that. he's just like -- look how his head goes down in the front first and then goes all the way back. and, yeah, perfectly fine because fortunately this man is a professional. but you can see how that could be a problem if he had the razor up against your head. amani's dad said he lleep. when i was his age, though, the sound of the clipper always scared me. >> really? >> yeah, i thought it was going to cut me. i was wide awake.

>> i'm always wide awake, too, friend, not a time to sleep. >> you're checking that work, aren't you? >> what's going on? coming up next, at 6:30, a san francisco family is explaining why they felt compelled to move out of state so that their child could go to school in person. also, there is a growing threat against healthcare workers during the pandemic. the findings of a new uc berkeley study. pg&e rates went up at the start of the month. the increase you can expect to see on your next bill. i'm promised there will be a beautiful sunrise. and there it is. provided this morning from our friends up in sky 7. we so appreciate this. this might be the best that we have seen in a few weeks. dramatic. we'll be right back.

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. >> a sign of progress in the fight against covid-19. the three counties heading toward the red tier of reopenings today. >> we just got tired of waiting. so we came. >> a san francisco family taking a drastic step so that their son can go to school in person. >> and oat milk is here to stay at starbucks. the new drinks on the menu starting today. >> i think you did this all by yourself. >> i did. i made this happen, you all. i did it. >> it is the best milk alternative. someone fight with me. >> i'm not -- >> thank you. >> good morning, everybody. hi, mike. >> look at you. >> it's in this cup right here. >> is it really? >> okay. >> yeah. how about that? didn't know. look at what's going on weatherwise, get you in the know on what's going to happen today.

you can see we have got dry conditions on live doppler 7. let's jump into the visibility. no fog to contend with. look at that view from the east bay hills camera. you see the high clouds that are out there, that are going to dominate along with sunshine peeking through from time to time. light offshore breeze will bring us 70s in our inland and neighborhoods. and then mid to upper 60s around the bay and low to mid-60s along the coast. couple of chances of rain coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. over to joe pen jobina with tra >> we're following a deadly crash now in san pablo that is really causing a massive backup. just an awful situation there. we'll bring you a live look from sky 7, so you can see the area. the crash is on westbound 80 right at san pablo dam road. according to the chp, there was a pedestrian walking on the freeway, and then someone hit that person and that happened around 5:00 this morning.

so this has been going on for an hour and a half. traffic is backed up all the way to apian way in pinal. things are not moving very well. speeds are averaging around 9 miles per hour. look at that. you're going to run into some issues there and once this clears, that means things will be jamming up in berkeley and then emeryville. i'll continue to keep an eye on this for you this morning. >> thank you, jobina. a big day for three more counties that are expected to join marin and san mateo in the red tier. those are san francisco, santa clara, and napa counties. indoor gyms, movie theaters and indoor dining expected to be reopening in that red tier. amy hollyfield is live in san jose with that announcement we think is coming today. amy? >> hi, reggie. yeah, eating outdoors will not be the only option anymore here in san jose. you will be allowed to eat inside in the red tier. and people are pretty excited about it who we have been

talking to. residents will be able to allow a limited amount of people inside. they can fill up to 25%heir capacity. gyms will also be allowed to let some people inside. they can have 10% of their capacity indoors. middle school and high schools can also open in the red tier. we are hearing enthusiasm this morning for this next phase. >> we have, of course, i think it is a good time. it is time for the world to open back up. we have been locked down for a long time. so i think it will be pretty fun to get back out into the world and go to places that we want to go back to and just have a fun time. >> reporter: the announcement is expected today. the prediction is at san francisco, santa clara and napa counties will move into this red tier. and they'll be joining marin and san mateo who got there last week. they'll get the clearance today, they'll officially start those red tier rules tomorrow. live in san jose, amy hollyfield, abc 7 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 how many in person days would be required. but the governor is optimistic once a few districts open successfully, others will quickly follow. >> i have all the confidence that it is almost like a flywheel, you're going to start seeing much more rapid pace of reopening. >> the governor says vaccinating teachers and staff is not a requirement to return to in person learning. but for san francisco unified members, a deal states that they would have to be vaccinated if the county remains in the red tier. you heartoes aut bay a residents leaving the state for a number of reasons. now a san francisco family uprooted their lives and moved to denver so their son can go to class in person. jobina has more on why they made

the move. >> so jen and her family are staying in a rental in denver, so her 6-year-old son can go to kindergarten. i talked to her yesterday and it was actually his very first day in class in person. if he were in san francisco, he would be going to alva rarado, bilingual elementary school. her son has been struggling with online learning and got tired of waiting so they decided to leave in person learning at private school wasn't going to work out for her son. >> the privates are full. and there is waiting lists everywhere. that's first reason. my son is in a bilingual school, he speaks spanish and english. there isn't that option in any other privates. we want our kids to be around lots of different people, lots of different kinds of families and you just find that more in the public school system. >> jen says her family is not officially moving away from san francisco. but they do plan to stay in denver through at least the end of the school year.

reggie? >> interesting. thank you. san francisco could soon require some businesses to give workers hazard pay. that legislation would require an extra 5 bucks an hour for workers who make less than $35 an hour. the board of supervisors will take that up on thursday. speaking of that, worker at large grocery and drugstores in the city of san mateo got a bump in pay. the city council passed an emergency ordinance that will give them an extra five bucks an hour in hazard pay. they'll receive four hours of paid leave if they get vaccinated. the city plans on passing a regular ordinance since this emergency one expires after 90 days. blue shield has taken over california's vaccination system. the goal is to go from 1 million doses a week to 4 million. blue shield will try to make the distribution system more unifor. there is some concern, though that this transition could create a setback. >> they're supposed to be an algorithm for determining who gets vaccinated. we 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 are the first to move into this new system. the bay area will be in the third and final wave which will start sunday. left behind, tired of waiting. that's the sentiment of some people in east palo alto who say the city is getting left out of the vaccine rollout. east palo alto is one of the hardest hit cities in the bay area. more than 14% of the city's residents have tested positive. now there is a call to make vaccination distribution there a priority. >> sometimes the last needs to be first. we cannot constantly take communities of color and put them on the back tier of10% of population has been vaccinated. compare that to nearly 20% across all of san mateo county. abc 7 news is monitoring the covid vaccine rollout in california with our vaccine tracker. that tracker shows you when you might get the vaccine here.

you can find this on our home page at abc7news.com. healthcare workers are facing threats and violence during the pandemic. researchers from uc berkeley identified more than 1100 threats or attacks against frontline workers and facilities across the world last year. 400 of those cases were motivated by fear or frustration with covid-19. the bureau of labor and statistics says health workers in the u.s. are nearly six times as likely as the average worker to be the victim of violence. 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 border patrol agents are headed to that area as government resources are being stretched to their limits. jobina is tracking the situation from the live desk. >> thank you, kumasi. the border patrol is encountering on average here 200 migrant children every day that are trying to cross the border alone. government facilities are running out of beds, and now the

biden administration is being criticized for housing those 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 foster care. >> it takes time to build out of the depths of cruelty that the administration before us established. >> more migrants are flocking to the u.s. because trump -- because of trump administration policies being rolled back. recent hurricanes also devastated parts of central america. president biden held a virtual meeting with mexico's president yesterday, agreeing to work together on fighting the pandemic, but made no mention of any immigration policy changes. reggie? >> thank you, jobina. happening today, fbi director christopher wray is going to testify before a senate committee for first time since the deadly capitol riots. last year, wray warned a similar committee of a threatos

domestic extremists. the former police chief said they did receive a memo. it is unclear why leaders did not see it until weeks later. pg&e customers will see a jump in the monthly bill this month. it includes both electricity and natural gas residential customers. customers who have both bills it will go up $8.73 if you just have electricity it around $5 and for just gas $3.72. the utility says the money will be used to finance safety and reliability improvements that include upgrading the electricity system and enhancin improving the public safety power shutoff program. still ahead, lady gaga's dog walker, a message from the hospital after he was violently attacked. what he's saying about the incident on instagram. and now we're taking a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. up right now about 14 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. first, we want to check in with

jobina for a look at our commute and that deadly crash you've been tracking, jobina. >> yes, kumasi and reggie, thank you. we want to get back to sky 7 and take a live look at san pablo right now. we have been following a deadly crash since about 5:00 this morning. and it happened on westbound 80 at san pablo dam road and what you're looking at right now is the car that was involved in that deadly crash, it has been towed for evidence. it is what they call an evidence tow. and then we want to bring you to the backup here, so you can see the area because still speeds are tracking around 9 miles per hour. this is what we're looking at right now, right at thes s car is gng fth affic i backed uo apian way. we have not been given an estimated time when all the lanes will reopen, but what we do know is since that car has been towed, there isn't too much work that needs to be done now that is left over there. but, a coroner has been called out to the scene, so we will

continue to watch this for you this morning. also want to bring in our other areas around the bay right now. taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, mitering lights came on at 6:17. you see that crash in san pablo that is on westbound 80. once all that opens, everyone is going to funnel down into berkeley and also emeryville. and lastly here, i did want to point out the map, just so you can see there are sensors in the area for that crash. i also want to -- if this is going to work for us here, take you to the south bay here, we had some slowdowns in the area on northbound 880 old base shore highway, the on ramp there and overall look and pointing out that slowdown out of tracy. let's check in with mike for a look at our forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning, jobina. thank you very much. hi, everybody. we'll start with some temperatures, how about neighborhoods in san francisco, cool side at 42. high side ocean beach 49.

sun about to come up and high clouds out there. we have almost freezing temperatures in the north bay. look at that, 33 in petaluma. 34 in hillsburg. upper 30s pleasanton and walnut creek and palo alto. the 37 in santa clara and 47 in san leandro. looks like could be a gorgeous sunrise from our exploratorium camera at pier 15. temperatures won't move between now and 7:00. we'll stay in the 50s at the coast today until 7:00. when you drop to the 40s, low to mid-60s at noon for our bay and inland temperatures. mid to upper 60s, above average, with the high clouds. by 7:00, we're still in the upper 50s. now, here say look at san jose, where it is about 43 degrees now. in your commute, weatherwise, going to beut what's going to happen moving forward, rain down in so cal tomorrow, from that low that is bringing us high clouds today. we'll get our chance saturday, a break sunday, and then possibility of several storms monday and tuesday. unfortunately they're all 1s, light on the storm impact scale. we'll talk more about that. right now, how about some high

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new details. lady gaga's dog walker is discussing about what he ■callsa close brush with death. he said he's still recovering after he was shot by two thieves

who stole two of gaga's french bulldogs. he thanked first responders, neighbors, the lapd and lady gaga. the dogs have been returned safely and police are searching for the suspects. this morning, a new accuser is stepping forward claiming new york governor andrew cuomo made an unwanted advance at her. and now she is the third woman to make claims against the governor. jobina, we know this is coming as an independent investigation by the state attorney general's office is under way. >> yes, kumasi, the latest accuser anna ruch says governor cuomo left her feeling confused, embarrassed and shocked. according to the new york times, ruch says the governor tried to kiss her at a wedding reception in 2019. she said he put his hand on her bare lower back and she removed his hand with her hand. the times reports the governor said she seemed aggressive, put his hand s on her cheeks and asked if he could kiss her. two former aides accused cuomo of sexual harassment at work.

sunny hostin talked about how this new allegation will fit into the independent investigation. >> 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 is the highest ranking democrat so do so. reggie? >> thank you, jobina. spon tooot patrol group son then attacks on asian-americans. city and community leaders say the approach is working. >> the group of volunteers that will be doing the foot patrol, they're really committed because they're part of the chinatown

rsnd showing people, you know, come down to chinatown, do your business, have fun here. >> the oakland chinatown foot patrol group will not be armed. goal is to partner with oakland police to report incidents. now to your morning money report, all 270 apple stores in the u.s. are back open. a final round of reopenings recently happened in texas. apple closed stores last march because of the pandemic. stores in california temporarily closed again for some time in december. many apple locations are taking reservations for one on one shopping sessions. now let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way this morning. you see we're still down now by about 50 points. starbucks now offering oat milk nationwide. the seattle-based chain is planning to offer the new nondairy substitute made by oatly. today, customers will see a host of new drinks including iced

brown sugar oat milk shaken espresso, oat milk isn't the only new item though. starbucks is adding two plant-based food options, chickpea bites and an avocado protein box. >> i'm excited about this. here is a husband on a mission, a man from georgia wants to make his partner a star for his singing voice. i think it is his -- it is his husband, right? okay. anyway, he's dominating tiktok in the perfe in the process. >> day 13 of husband a star -- >> justin russell has a very simple formula when he creates videos, he runs up on his husband, gives him a category and singer style and then records. the couple joined "gma" this

morning to talk about their road to fame. >> quarantine, you know, inspired justin about a month ago 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. taco bell. . >> i was annoyed by this until i saw them and that's all it takes. >> and they're happy. >> were you annoyed or jealous? >> oh. >> okay, mike. >> wow. >> it is not even tea time and we're already bringing some truth to the show. >> need to invite me to tea time once and a while, i guess. >> oh! >> let's talk about what's going on outside. kind of spicy this morning, aren't i? i apologize. maybe. absolutely, i don't want to take away from this picture.

look at that. from sky 7, almost looks like mt. diablo erupting with the oranges, the yellows, gorgeous sunrise. i'm going to post that to social media so we can gaze at that a little bit longer. here is a look from sutro tower, 46 degrees, partly sunny sky, temperatures milder than average this afternoon. steady pattern through friday, and then we'll open the storm door for a series of unfortunately light storms. but at least it is something. here is the area of low pressure bringing us the offshore breeze, which will help us warm above average. but also kick in some high clouds. so won't be quite as sunny as yesterday. grab the sunglasses, you'll need them. ide of oceanside, low 60s, we'l have mid-60s in downtown and south san francisco. as you head through the north bay, 67 to 71 degrees. along the east bay shore, 64 at richmond, oakland 67, fremont, 69. inland we have 69 and san ramon and antioch, everyone else 70 to 72 degrees.

around the state, with the clouds, pretty mild. low to mid-70s through the central valley. low to upper 70s in so cal and 50 up in tahoe. tonight, upper 30s to mid-40s with the cloud cover hanging around. my accuweather seven-day forecast, another nice day tomorrow, spring-like day. thursday, we may pull back a little bit due to wind shift. friday, we're above average. and then saturday we cool down with a 11 on t on the storm imp scale and another one on monday. a bay area business is celebrating a rebirth during this pandemic.s bakery reopened mountain view location. in may, the company closed all 50 of its cafes in california, washington and illinois. citing financial hardship. in july, the original co-founder stepped in to buy the company back. >> we knew there was a big demand for specialties and we also saw a chance to do a reset and kind of refresh the concept. so that was our grand experiment. in the short-term, though, we

just plan on this store, but we'll do a lot of deliveries, we always had, and we'll get a reach, you know, in terms of customer base doing that. >> other specialty locations could reopen in a few months. the cafe is debuting new sandwiches and salads. do not fear, the fan favorite cookies are still there. >> okay, but, listen to this, san francisco's only krispy kreme is closed for good. it was at anchorage square. a sharp decline in tourism is part of the reason it went out of business. this is the latest in a number of closures in the fisherman's wharf area. >> mike nicco was complai abt being invited to tea time. look who's here. it's tea time. what you got? >> put me in the hot seat. have? >> where is the cup?

>> i've got the oat milk in the s starbucks. i went with that particular story today, sorry. i do have some tea, though. >> okay. >> just not right with me. >> i didn't want any -- >> i wasn't ready to receive any more of the smoke or the shade from mike today. >> our director lee told me that i was gathered. >> you did get gathered. >> that's a new one to me. >> learn about it. and all the smoke too. coming up next, seven things you need to know today, we need to let you know that abc 7 launched new streaming apps. you can get our live newscast, breaking news, weather and more with our new abc 7 bay area app on apple tv, android tv, fire tv and roku. just search abc 7 bay area and download it for free. >> look at this, this is from sky 7, and it is so gorgeous. look at the sunrise. >> oh, wow. >> most beautiful place. we're blessed.

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it is 6:57. if you're just joining us, here are the seven things to know this morning. starting with number one, more

bay area counties are preparing to advance to the less restrictive red tier today. san francisco, santa clara and napa counties all expected to meet the state's reopening requirements. number two, we could be just weeks away from seeing most california public schools reopen. the state is offering district $6.6 billion to encourage them to reopen. governor newsom says vaccinating teachers is not required. number three, president biden is expected to announce that pharmaceutical company merck will be helping to make johnson & johnson's single dose vaccine. this is an effort to expand supply more quickly and amid production delay concerns. number four, some dr. seuss books will not be published anymore because of racist imagery. dr. seuss enterprises made that announcement today on read across america day. all right, here is a look at what's going on with our february rain versus average. and you can see we were 10% in san jose, to maybe 30% elsewhere and we're starting off march dry

also. number six, we're taking a look at the graphic here because we have an update on the deadly sig alert we have been following all morning long in san pablo and westbound 80 at san pablo dam road. thumbs up there because it has cleared, but speeds are still around 9 miles per hour. and look at this, number seven, the little boy who just could not stay awake during his haircut. you can see 3-year-old amani's head just bobbing back and forth, the barber trying to give him a trim. amani's dad says he loves getting a haircut, and he is just always -- oh -- needs a nap before he goes to -- he's always falling asleep, getting really comfortable. >> we could all relate to this on this schedule. >> yes. >> that is the truth. >> and the dryer every time. >> i would fall asleep at the gym sometimes if i stayed too long in between a set.

it is true. >> look how beautiful this is. "gma" starts now. good morning, america. governor cuomo under fire, breaking overnight, a third woman comes forward accusing the new york governor andrew cuomo of an unwanted advance. saying he tried to kiss her at a wedding reception in 2019, after two former aides accused him of sexual harassment at work. cuomo now faces an independent investigation. and who else is now calling for him to step down? also this morning, the head of the cdc with an urgent warning. her plea to americans to keep their guard up as all those variants threaten the fight against the pandemic. >> we stand to completely lose the hard-earned ground we have gained. >> as many flock to florida for spring break and at least seven states relaxing restrictions. all this as johnson & johnson's