restrictive red tier. for the first time since thanksgiving, san francisco and santa clara counties are back in the red tier, joining marin and san mateo, which moved out of purple last week. but as you can see, contra costa, alameda, sonoma, alameda and solano counties remain in the more restrictive purple tier. >> the red tier mean restaurants will be able to reopen for indoor dining at 25% capacity. bars and breweries must remain closed. >> it also allows movie theater, museums, indoor zoos and aquariums to reopen at 25% capacity, keep in mind. retail and indoor malls will also be allowed to increase capacity to 50%. indoor gyms can open at 10% capacity. >> while san francisco has been in the red before, this time there is more optimism that we may finally start seeing some things return to normal. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is in the newsroom. and lyanne, i assume a lot of that optimism has to do with the vaccine? >> oh, a lot. and normal is good, by the way.

according to the city, as of today, 64% of those 65 and older have been vaccinated in san francisco. right now they are vaccinating teacher, muni drivers, restaurant worker, and as more people start getting shots in the arms, the city believes there's no turning back. >> we're here. we're in the red. >> reporter: a term which means retail and indoor malls can reopen in san francisco at 50% capacity. indoor dining, movie theater, museums, zoos and aquariums at 25% capacity, and gyms at 10. it also allows entertainment venues like ferris wheel to restart operations. the f market line streetcar will also begin taking passengers in may. >> now you know we're not san francisco without cable cars. jst so you know, the cable cars are coming back, and they're coming back some time this year, date to be determined. >> reporter: this time the curfew for outdoor dining has been lifted, and up to three households can now eat together

outside. for indoor dining, the cutoff time is 10:00 p.m., while only one family of four can eat at a table. businesses are also reminding everyone that we're still in the midst of a global pandemic. when ordering at a table, put your mask on. >> pause what you're doing, shut up and put your mask on. >> reporter: the fact that people are being vaccinated is giving the city a sense of relief and the much needed opportunity for businesses. >> it means that there is hope that we can maybe move forward. i can tell you a lot of the stress is at a mental level. are we going to get out of this? can we make it through it? >> we now have the capacity to administer well over 10,000 vaccines a day. we just need that supply to improve. >> reporter: still, according to the cdc, vaccines are not necessarily in order to safely reopen schools. as she toured pier 39 today, mayor london breed also expressed her disappointment that sf unified and the labor unions have not reached an

agreement to reopen for in-person learning. >> we have to do better. you know, the grown-ups need to get their act together and make sure that we do what's in the best interests of the kids of this city. >> remember, the mayor is supporting that lawsuit by the city attorney's office to try to force schools in san francisco to reopen. you know, this morning when she was talking to us, the mayor said she went by a private school. the kids were wearing masks. they were playing. they were happy, and she said she felt very sad at that time that public school kids were still at home, ama. >> yeah, it's been such a tough time figuring this all out. and i know parents are struggling as well. same as the students. now for all the sports fans out there, i want to talk about this for a moment, because the warriors have come up with fan to try to safely reopen the chase center at 50% capacity. what does the mayor think about that, lyanne? >> i did ask her, and she said she is dying to go to a warriors

gym, but she said the city has to be very careful about someone else other than the city developing a plan to reopen. that should be up to the san francisco health department, she said. but the mayor said she's also willing to work with the warriors. i want to also say let's not forget that it's going to be baseball soon very soon. the giants' opening day is april 9th, and it's probably not crazy to think that baseball fans, ama, will be attending games sooner, we hope, sooner than later. >> yeah, that's just barely more than a month off, lyanne. thank you so much. all right. in the south bay, santa clara county is also moving into the red tier. officials there today announced some encouraging news as the governor also made a surprise visit to that area. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen was with the governor. >> reporter: in north san jose, word of santa clara's move into the red tier couldn't have come at a better time. >> we're celebrating so much in

this restaurant. >> reporter: sam & curry, a fresh take on indian food just celebrated its grand opening last week and is preparing for e bo customers tarting tomorrow> come and experience not only our food, but the environment in this place. >> reporter: the county has announced that it will now largely align itself with the state's reopening framework, a major shift considering that public health officials here had taken a stricter stance on some activities over the past year. to coincide with the new red tier restrictions, officials are dropping the mandatory 14-day requirement for those traveling more than 150 miles outside of the county. >> we have, and we will continue to do everything that we can to safeguard the health of everyone living and working in our county. >> reporter: santa clara county is focusing its efforts on vaccinating as many people as possible. earlier this week vaccine , to include more front-line workers as part of the state's phase 1b. a new vaccination clinic for educators also opened at the

lk about the $6.6 billion deal he struck with lawmakers to help schools safely reopening across the state. >> it's about transparency. it's about accountability. it's about putting real money up. it's about addressing those concerns. it's not about the status quo. quite the contrary. >> reporter: whether it's education or the economy, many in the community are relieved to see santa clara county moving in the right direction. >> i'm so excited that it, you know, it's happening. >> reporter: in the south bay, chris nguyen, abc7 news. one medical of san francisco is now facing a congressional investigation after being accused last week of letting people skip the line to get vaccinated. the company has been given a deadline of march 15th to turn over documents to a congressional committee. san francisco, san mateo, and alameda counties stopped supplying one medical with doses, and san francisco demanding they be returned. to get back into the orange tier, the test positivity rate

has to come down between 2.0 an restaurants, movie theaters and churches can go up 50%. gym capacity, 25%. bars and breweries can reopen outdoors and nonessential offices can reopen. herd immunity went from a phrase most of us had never heard of until something we'r. alwel ask experts how they defi that term, herd immunity. >> herd immunity is the level that we're going to reach when enough of the population is protected against the respiratory virus so we can prevent person-to-person transmission. >> it is the way that most pandemics end, whether you reach it from everybody getting infected, which is a bad way to reach it because a whole lot of people die, no a happier scenario, you reach it because a fair number of people have gotten vaccinated. >> with arrest is cov-2, scientists estimate herd immunity may be between 70 and 90%. a lot of estimates suggest

around 80, to 85%. in other words, when you add up the amount of people who have been fully immunized from vaccination with the amount of people who might have immunity from natural infections, we want that number to get us up to that 70 to 85%. >> now our panel of experts thinks that we could reach herd immunity some time between this summer and the fall. a scary moment for pet owners after several puppies got sick after eating something at a san francisco park. we asked animal control what's going on. plus, the group of women who got out of their comfort zone and learned to fly a drone. i'm spencer christian. march is off to a dry start, but there is rain in my accuweather seven-day forecast coming up, when abc7 news at 6:00 continues.

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traffic is still bei diverted off northbound 101 in mountain view. the situation began around 8:20 this morning when authorities spotted someone sitting on the ledge of the middle field overpass. they were diverting traffic off the freeway ever since as the response team communicates with the person. antioch police are responding to a wrongful death lawsuit that claims a man died because of an illegal chokehold similar to the one used on george floyd. officers responded to the home last december after angelo quinto's sister called out of fear that he was going to hurt their mother. cell phone video shows quinto facedown on the ground with his hands behind his back. just about an hour ago, antioch's police chief defended his officers. >> at no point did any officer use a knee or other body part to

gain leverage or apply pressure to angelo's head, neck, or throat, which is outside of our policy and training. >> the police chief adds the coroner has not found any signs of strangulation, and none of quinto's injuries were fatal. he added quinto was having a mental health crisis. several puppies in san francisco are recovering after ingesting marijuana and meth they apparently picked up in a park. three dog owners shared their terrifying experiences with abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley. >> come here, come on, sweetie! >> reporter: one week ago oliver the malti-poo was romping with his owner on this grassy knoll in lafayette park. she noticed he ate something before she could intervene. hours later he landed in emergency vet care. >> when i get the call three hours later they found amphetamines and is he going to die. it was really, really scary.

>> reporter: he made it, though. >> he did. >> it really is eye-opening for owners. >> reporter: this dog owner suspects a marijuana edible sickened his dog in lafayette park. >> i do know that someone who i wasn't familiar with gave her a treat, and this was around noon. by 3:00 or 4:00, she was completely -- almost catatonic. >> reporter: georgia was put on an iv and later released. i talked to san francisco animal care and control. they said most of the time dogs ingest human feces with drug residue, and then get sick. >> yeah, actually the vet did mention that also. >> homeless people come and stay here at the park. >> reporter: marcy cortez says she won't let her nephew play in the grass and keeps her dog away from it. >> she loves eating grass and i don't want her to get sick. >> reporter: this is max. a miniature pinscher. he was also hospitalized after

eating marijuana near the park. he is still week and contracted aspiration pneumonia from the intubation. half the cases they see of dogs eating marijuana or methamphetamine involve unknown exposures. that is the pet ingested it out on a city street or in a park. i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. the san francisco activist and former politician tom ammiano is celebrating a long overdue honor. he is finally received the high school varsity letter for track that he earned when he was 16 years old, an award he says was kept from him because he was gay. >> they arbitrarily decide that the points needed, they disqualified a meet where i scored a lot of points. and so then they hid behind that. >> the 79-year-old told our larry beil on abc7 news at 4:00 that his old school immaculate conception high school in new jersey got wind of his story and

made amends 63 years later. ammiano says he appreciates the gesture and says the bigger narrative is institutionalized homophobia. you can read more about the incident and amman owe's life in his new book that is out right now. a drone maker here in the bay area is trying to shrink the gender gap by giving women the opportunity to get out of their comfort zone and get a glimpse into a field dominated by men. abc7 news reporter david louie shows you how skydio hopes to inspire more women to become licensed drone pilots. >> reporter: they're work in human resources, marketing and other departments. their mission today, to get out of their comfort zone and fly a drone. >> we want to provide a safe and judgment-free zone where they're allowed to experiment, where they're allowed to learn how to use this technology and feel empowered about it. >> reporter: they all work at skydio, a fast-growing bay area drone maker. the company brought them out to the beach to try their hand in a technology that is overwhelmingly male dominated.

the organization women and drones says that out of 163,000 remote pilots less than 11,000 licenses have been issued to women. that's shy of 7%. this flight day is the beginning of a process to add 25 more women. they will follow up with virtual training classes to qualify for an faa certified drone license. >> we've paired up the women across the company. so we have some of our more experienced pilots matched up with some of our newer employees or women who haven't had as much time in the air. >> reporter: it's also a get acquainted opportunity because many have not met due to working from home during the pandemic. the group event gave them the courage to try something they might not do along. >> once they get it launched and up in the air, it's just free-for-all, super stoked, smiles on their face. >> reporter: if these women can do it, their excitement and success might inspire other friends, families and other women to fly commercial or remember croatianal drones. there is no way they were going to fail. >> i think failure is a part of growth. it's not about how many times you fail. it's about how much you continue to stand up and you continue to push forward.

and that's a huge reason why we're doing this as a group. >> reporter: in half moon bay, david louie, abc7 news. >> very cool. all right. we just got an update on the state's snowpack and what it state's snowpack and what it means for our water where can a healthier heart lead you? for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto is a heart failure medicine prescribed by most cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. heart failure can change the structure of your heart so it may not work as well. entresto helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. and with a healthier heart, there's no telling where life may take you. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb.

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the u.s. stock market pulled back from yesterday's gains. the dow was off 144 points. the nasdaq was down 230, and the s&p 500 dropped 31.5. the state's monthly snow survey in the sierra is showing some mixed results. the test done by the department of water resources at phillips station near south lakeshore recorded a snowpack of 86% of re no represents 83% of the april 1st average, the date when the snowpack is typically at its peak. however, the statewide numbers are not looking good. the automated survey network shows the snowpack at just 61% of normal for this date. so what we need, more rain and snow, when ama, it sounds like we're going at least get a little of that. >> yeah, let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel for the latest. sandhya? >> or spencer. >> how about spencer? i think i'll take over this time. okay, dan and ama. here is a quick look at the

statewide snowpack as dan mentioned. 61% of averages pretty sad. there is a little snow coming to the sierra over the next several days with the light rain storms coming our way. so by 11:00 sunday night, sierra may pick up another 6 to 8 inches of snow. here in the bay area, we've had an increase in clouds that has resulted in much cooler conditions right now than we had at this hour last night. 4 to about 7 degrees cooler in most locations. it's pleasant, though. here is a look at the skyline of san francisco from the exploratorium. it is 64 degrees in san francisco right now. 50 in half moon bay. but we have upper 50s in oakland, mountain view, san jose, and morgan hill. and here is the view from emeryville looking westward. temperature readings right now mid-50s at santa rosa and novato. 59 at napa and low 60s at fairfield, concord and livermore. and looking across the embarcadero from our rooftop camera, we will also check out the forecast features. mostly cloudy skies will prevail overnight in the bay area. dry and mild over the next three

days. but rain arrives friday night, and that marks the beginning of an unsettled and partly wet pattern. tonight under mostly cloudy skies, low temperatures will be mainly in the low to mid-40s, although a little chillier in some of the inland valleys in the north bay, where lows will drop into the upper 30s. tomorrow's highs in the their 50s at the coast. upper 60s inland. here is a look at the abc7 storm impact scale. friday night and early saturday we can expect some light rain, slippery roads, breezy conditions at times. here is the forecast animation starting tomorrow evening. notice that first wave of rain coming in friday night will just be the beginning of a little pattern that we will be unsettled and wet going through the weekend. sunday will probably be dry. but it will get a little rainy sunday night. monday we get light rain and tuesday. each of these impulses bringing rain to the bay area will produce some light snow. the accuweather seven-day forecast. two more days to enjoy dry and mild weather. friday will be mainly dry and

mild, but we'll see an increase of clouds on friday. and then friday night it starts to get a little rainy in the north bay. it's going to be breezy late friday and saturday. the rain will continue with a little bit of a break late saturday. most of the day sunday will be dry, but it will be much cooler than the pattern we're experiencing right now. and then next week, early next week, not only will we get light rain, but a much cooler pattern with high temperatures getting only up into the upper 50s both around the bay and inland on monday and tuesday. so get ready for a little late blast of winter as we approach spring, dan and ama. >> a little throwback. thank you, spencer, very much. sutter health confirms it's cancelling vaccine appointments. up next, the announcement that will affect more than 90,000 patients. why it's happening. also, the company that's taking over vaccine dribistribun in the state. you'll hear from the ceo of blue shield about the plan. uber is sending out tax

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for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> and welcome back. one of the biggest health care systems in northern california is notifying thousands of patients that it may have to cancel their vaccinations. >> sutter health says it could cancel more than 90,000 appointments across northern california. it's raising questions about how the state has been managing vaccine allocation. abc7 news i-team reporter stephanie sierra is digging into it. >> sorry i'm upset. >> reporter: it's the last thing 80-year-old shawn wanted to hear. >> we need to reschedule you. >> reporter: sutter health suddenly canceled his second dose vaccine appointment scheduled for tuesday morning, giving no opportunity to reschedule. >> it should not happen. >> reporter: after showing up to the sutter health clinic in santa clara county, he received this flyer and was told -- >> she says the system, does not allow because they don't have the vaccine. >> reporter: aside from santa clara, viewers are reporting the same issues in san francisco, san mateo and alameda counties.

one writing checked onsite. says all doses canceled until further notice. sutter health confirmed more than 90,000 first and second dose appointments could be canceled due to a delay of shipments from bad weather due to miscommnication from the state. they we are in the process of notifying patients with second dose appointments scheduled through march 9th to let them know their current appointment needs to be canceled due to insufficient supply. we will call them in seven to ten days to reschedule. sutter added they are urgently requesting more doses from the state and blue shield, claiming the state misunderstood their inventory of first and second doses. >> the data from sutter health was not getting cleanly through to the state. so the state had believed for multiple weeks that sutter had a large inventory of doses. but that wasn't true. >> reporter: blue shield's ceo paul markovic says the first incoming batch of doses for sutter should arrive by early next week. >> we are going to be putting a

lot more doses towards sutter in the next couple weeks so that they can reschedule those appointments as opposed to cancel them. >> reporter: markovic added sutter's situation is why all provide shores be linked on a performance-based system so they can keep an accurate count so immunocompromised patients aren't left waiting. >> we all go to work with a lot of fear. >> reporter: we reached out to the california department of public health for further comment, but have yet to hear back. for the i-team, stephanie sierra, abc7 news. >> blue shield is now in charge of california's vaccine distribution. the company's ceo tells abc7 news their main role is to track vaccines from the moment they arrive from the federal government to the time they're injected into a person's arm. the goal is to expedite the process so the state can deliver vaccines to the right providers at the right time. >> if we can get the system to run at optimum efficiency and smoothly, it means we're going get the maximum vaccine to californians. we're going get the right people

vaccinated in the right order. and folks on the ground providelers be able to have predictability and know how to schedule appointments and honor them. >> markovic says their goal is to vaccinate 25 million californians by summer. texas governor greg abbott announced today that it's time to open texas 100%. he's lifting all state coronavirus mandates, including the mask mandate effective next wednesday. all business also be allowed to operate at full capacity, this despite the pleas of many mayors and county judges. california governor gavin newsom had this reaction. >> this is the most critical moment in this pandemic, if we want the quickly open our 'v g tolheinss, we've got to be ll c sti make modifications. we can start reopening businesses, but mask-wearing is foundational in order to safely do that and get our economy roaring again. >> governor abbott credits

vaccinations in the state with allowing the state to reopen. he says by next week, 7 million texans will have been vaccinated, and he says texans have, quote, learned how to live with covid. more than 5600 covid patients are currently hospitalized in texas. coronavirus vaccines are our best shot at defeating the pandemic. the options we have are incredibly effective, but they don't make you invincible. from our sister station in los angeles, report the story of a fully vaccinated nurse who still contracted coronavirus. >> reporter: as soon as she could, registered nurse lisa blaze got in line to get the pfizer vaccine. >> vaccinations became available to us around the beginning of december, and i was vaccinated the first week they came out. >> reporter: by early january, she got her second dose. but six weeks later she started feeling sick, tired and congested. a covid-19 test revealed she got the virus. >> i was very shocked. it's not 100%, as we know. it's 95% effective. >> reporter: still, how could

this happen? lisa never stopped wearing ppe at work or masking outside her home. she got infected where she least expected it. >> i had a direct exposure from a close family member. >> reporter: lisa was hesitant to share her experience because she was concerned about the comments anti-vaxxers might work or people who are vaccine hesitant might become more so. but doctors say what happened to lisa is proof that the vaccine works. >> the fact that she was able to not need to go to the hospital, not become severely ill is truly a testament to how good the vaccines do offer protection. >> reporter: dr. elizabeth hudson is an infectious disease specialist with kaiser permanente. she says she is concerned vaccinated people will let their guard down. >> even after you are vaccinated, you still have to be very, very careful. still wearing masks, still physically distancing, still keeping up with diligent frequent hand washing. >> but dr. hudson adds the benefits of getting a covid-19 vaccine are clear. >> being vaccinated does

actually protect not only the person who got vaccinated, but also helps to prevent them from spreading it to others. >> reporter: while lisa is still dealing with the loss of smell and taste and headaches, she is grateful she got vaccinated when she did. >> i truly believe the vaccine helped me get through this kind of unscathed. if the vaccine becomes available to you, please take the opportunity to get it. covid is real. unless you've worked in the hospital, i don't believe the public truly understands what covid is really like. >> reporter: denise dedor, abc7 news. for the second straight year, people who never worked for uber received tax statements from the company listing their earnings from the ride share service. michael finney unravels what people can do to get out of this mess. michael is live. >> dan, how odd is this? uber also sent copies of those statements, known as 1099s to the irs, that's left a lot of

people puzzled. william bacon and his mother laura didn't know what to make of this. uber sent william this 1099 indicating he made just under $6,000 working for the company. >> i never worked for them. why would i get a 1099 if i never worked for your company? >> reporter: his mom tried reaching out the uber, but couldn't get a human being until she pretended to be an employee. still, she didn't get very far. >> i can't speak with her supervisor and i can't speak with anyone in accounting. >> reporter: we first reported on this one year ago. aaron received a 1099 which calculated his wages with uber at $36,000. >> how do i explain to the irs that i wasn't working? how do i prove it? it's going to be hell. >> reporter: the irs tells us people should request a new 1099 from uber correcting the error, but if that fails, file your return anyway. >> you want to file the return and you can't get the forms and

you want to get your return in, then file and only report the income that reflects your situation. >> reporter: it's unclear how widespread this problem, but it's big enough for uber to have a page on its website specifically for people to report the problem. 7 on your side has not received any complaints about other companies sending outer roanious 1099s. we reached out to uber numerous times. it did not respond. william fears the erroneous 1099 he received could jeopardize his unemployment benefits. >> if i'm getting unemployment and i get something that's random in the mail for some place i've never worked, i think that would kind of look bad on that end. >> so far williams says he's found no evidence of people applying for credit in his name or any other fraudulent financial activity. the irs says there is no need to

file an id theft affidavit unless your e file return is rejected. still, dan, this leaves a lot of people hanging, wondering will they get their tax returned, will they continue to get their unemployment payments on and on. we'll try to keep track of this. we hope uber will eventually respond to us. >> let's hope so. you'll stay on them, of course. it's a stressful time for a lot of people. thanks, michael. up next, the new park in san francisco.

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we have a drone's eye view tonight of what will soon become one of the most scenic parks in the pay area. installations began arrivaling at thetonal top and both the park's layout and views are nothing short of stunning. >> reporter: flying over the presidio tunnel top's project, you can start to see the dream taking shape. san francisco's newest park space cascading down from the tunnels, forming the new presidio parkway toward crissy field and the golden gate bridge. the idea was to make use of the natural bluff. >> it opens up opportunities for viewing areas, for scenic

overlooks with heightening the drama of the site. >> reporter: and at the bottom sits what may look like the biggest set of lincoln logs. one by one they're being pieced into an adventure playground and immersive learning center. design team manager carrie wong says the enclosure is modeled from an orioles nest that can be found in the presidio's forest. >> it has two layers of nets inside and when you're at the top a window out to the bay and you're perched up there like a bird. >> reporter: and if you're lucky, you might have some company. some of the benches and installations will be crafted of the massive logs that form the unique place structure were trucked in all the way from canada. some assembly required. >> yes. when it arrives, it's big piles of logs. >> reporter: in a historic first, katelyn o'brien found herself part of an all female management team for the project

comprised of the presidio trust, and james corner field operations. >> it's been amazing. i never thought when i entered construction, i would have an all female team. >> reporter: but gazing across the bay front site, it all seems part of a broad vision, a project somehow as unique and sweeping as the landscape itself. >> that transition from the historic main post down to a more natural area along the waterfront was always something that we aspired to knit together. >> reporter: an experience the entire bay area will enjoy soon. >> it's just amazing. if all goes well, the tunnel top site is projected to open to the public this fall. san francisco ferry says ridership increased by double-digits last week, but the number of people taking ferries is still a fraction of what it was before the pandemic. boats between san francisco, richmond, oakland, alameda and vallejo are just 25% of their

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national correspondent and coankle or of "nightline" byron pitts about what to expect. >> taking a hard look at everything from the racial reckoning in our country right now to policing reparations to entertainment. you're talking about the struggles of the black experience, but you're also highlighting black joy. what should viewers expect in this first episode and beyond? >> i think it's meant to be a glimpse into a particular slice of the american experience. this notion that we are a nation, your community in san francisco is a perfect example of that. that the quilt of america is a rich and diverse place, that it means one thing to be an american, certainly. and for all of us who come from different communities, different slices of that quilt. and so tonight, and for every tuesday for the next six weeks we will look very intentionally, unapologetically at the black experience. >> you can watch the first episode of the groundbreaking

six-part series "soul of a nation" right here. it includes a discussion on reparations with san francisco's own danny glover, an exclusive interview with officer harry dunn, credited with fending up insurrectionists at the capitol and an original musical performance by john legend. definitely worth checking out tonight. sounds fascinating. >> absolutely. important television six part series. let's tune in. let's switch to spencer christian for an important weather forecast because it includes some rain, spencer. >> yes, finally. a little rain is copping our way. perhaps more than a little. here is a look at tonight's conditions. you probably notice today clouds were increasing. overnight lows will be mainly in the low to mid-40s. a little chillier upper 30s in some of the north bay valleys. then tomorrow under filtered sunshine with high clouds and bright skies highs of 67 in san jose. 66 at morgan hill. on the peninsula, mainly mid to low 60 there's. 64 redwood city.

mid 50s on the coast. a little cool there. downtown san francisco a high of 58 tomorrow. up in the north bay, 67 at santa rosa. 65 at napa. east bay shoreline, we'll see highs in the low to mid-60s. 62 at oakland. 64 san leandro. and in the inland east bay, mid- to upper 60s. now looking ahead, the abc7 news storm impact shows a light storm coming in friday night. it will produce mainly light rain, slippery roads and it will be breezy to gusty at times. here is our longer range forecast animation starting tonight, taking us through the arrival of rain friday night and continuing into saturday. and then a break into sunday. but more rain comes in monday and into tuesday. so we have a little bit of a wet unsettled pattern coming our way. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. it will be breezy friday and saturday with the light storm. a bit of a break on sunday with dry conditions there. but even cooler with a wet weather continuing monday and tuesday. dan and ama? >> excellent. thanks, spencer. all right.

let's switch gears. let's get to sports director larry beil for some steph curry news. larry? >> yeah, steph, you know he is regarded as the best shooter in the history of basketball. he'll have a chance to prove that, coming up soon with the joint pain, swelling, tenderness. my psoriasis. cosentyx works on all of this. cosentyx can help you look and feel better by treating the multiple symptoms of psoriatic arthritis. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen, or if you've had a vaccine, or plan to. serious allergic reactions may occur. watch me! get real relief with cosentyx.

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so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm when less clean energy is available. because that's power down time. now abc7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. for the seventh time in his career, steph curry will participate in the nba all-star

game three-point shooting contest. curry won this event in 2015, finished second to klay thompson in 2016. the all-star festivities in atlanta a little different this year, obviously because of the pandemic. it will be a one-day event on sunday instead of being spread out over all-star weekend. as for the warriors themselves, they have two games left before the all-star break, at portland tomorrow and then at 15. dubs eighth in the west. they have a new play-off format. under this format, the dubs would be forced into a play-in tournament featuring the seven through ten seeds. that is something they would desperately like to avoid. >> probably best case scenario with where we are right now, we sneak into the four seed, that would be amazing. just being able to continue to get better and be playing your best basketball by the end of the season is the most important thing at the end of the day. >> obviously, we don't want to be involved if we don't have to be. it's an extra game or two and puts a lot of pressure on you. and anything can happen. your goal is to move up beyond

that. >> four seed is going to be tough. unless you're a minor league baseball savant, you probably never heard of buddy reed. he is ranked the number 25 prospect in the a's entire organization. sunday he threw out a guy from deep right field. yesterday a home run. today another bomb. who is your buddy, get to know buddy. a's and brewers, great to see fans at these games. distance from the grass. first inning, pitch gets away. kemp racing home. 1-0. to the third, ramon lore llano, rips one to the gap in right center and motors his way around third for a triple. but a's failed to score after loading the bases. 1-1 game in the seventh. who's your buddy? who's your pal? buddy reed. another home run. a's win, 2-1. kemp enjoying the competitive a's camp. >> i'm so blessed to be out here, being able to play baseball for a living. it's fun for me. i think the competition is good

for guys. and we have a lot of guys who like to compete on this team, so it makes it fun. we're also really good friends. i think it makes for a good competitive environment. giants and world champion dodgers playing a night game in scottsdale. see the kids enjoying things. logan webb starting. struck him out. one scoreless frame for webb. in the second, the dodgers threatening, and it's matt whistler on the mound. he strikes out andy burns, swinging to end the threat. right now they are scoreless in the third. j.j. watt was introduced as a member of the arizona cardinals today. the three-time defensive player of the year. he had a lot of suitors after him. but cardinals came at him with a pass rush of their own. management, flare, coaches, all calling him, urging him to come to arizona. >> in the nfl, always a difficult decision when you're trying to decide where to play. and i'm fortunate and thankful to all the teams that assure their interest and put offers out there and wanted to bring me to their team. but at the end of the day,

arizona, with everything that's going on here and the amount of talent they have and the opportunity that sits in front of them just very, very excited to be here and very excited to help develop and grow and take this thing to the next level. >> that is a monster of a man who terrorized quarterbacks for a living. all right. i want to go back to the steph curry 2015. the first time he won the three-point shootout, because i was there in new york, and i remember walking up broadway and seeing this building. and there was a giant picture of steph on the side. and it hit me at that moment. steph curry is a huge deal and about to be a big deal globally. the other thing i remember vividly is it was zero degrees that weekend in new york. zero. we were three blocks away from madison square garden. oh, yeah, you heard. everybody heard about it. we were three blocks away from madison square garden. with the windchill, it was the

longest, coldest three blocks of my life. it was a great experience to be there, to watch steph is what it was. >> your hawaii was showing in that. >> everything was showing. >> whoa! thanks, larry. >> all right. well, tonight on abc7 at 8:00 p.m., it's to tell the truth. at 9:00, it's blackish and then mixed-ish then soul of a nation, the six episode center focused on black life in america. then don't miss abc7 at 11:00. >> and you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the bay area connected tv app available for apple tv, android, amazon and roku. download the app now and start streaming. that is it for us for now. we thank ou so much for watching. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. for spencer christian, larry beil, all of us here, we appreciate your time. hope you have a nice evening and that we see you again tonight at 11:00.

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