knew at 5:10, rockets target an iraqi military base that hosts american troops what. we know this morning. >> and the bay area businesses welcoming customers back indoors in three counties today. and the president laying out app encouraging new vaccine time line when he says there will be enough shots for every adult in america. well hey, it's me. i'm finally going to get my vaccine. i'm so excited. >> she donate ad million dollars to help fund vaccine research. now dolly parton is getting the shot. her musical message. >> well good morning, dolly. good morning everybody. it is wednesday march 3rd. >> i'm going to say hello, dolly. all right? mike nicco, how's it look outside today. >> she didn't even the flinch. >> no. >> she is so strong. i mean, yeah. needles, i'm like. pretty quiet on live doppler 7. don't need the umbrella today.

not for rain. and visibility pretty much unlimited. maybe a mile lower than rest of us in half moon bay. we'll see if fog form there is but they are not expecting it. lot of cloud cover. and that's kept us milder this morning. i'll show you the current temperatures in the next weather along with our chance of rain this weekend. for today you can see a little cooler, the closer you are to the coast. 56 at half moon bay. 58 in san francisco. low- to mid-60s around the bay and mid- to upper-60s inland. not quite as mild as yesterday. reggie? >> mike, thank you. tensions heat up in iraq after at least 10 rockets targeted an iraqi military base that hosts american troops. jobe at the live desk with more on the video that we're seeing now. jobe. >> reggie, a u.s. commander says troops took shelter during the attack and the rockets were fired by pro iranian militants who do not want u.s. forces in iraq. here is more video of the aftermath. the air base is located in western iraq near the syrian

border. the iraqi military released a statement saying the attack did not cause significant losses. it was the first attack since the u.s. struck iran targets on the iraqi syrian border last week. the attack two days before appropriate francis is scheduled for a visit in iraq and this is a much anticipated trip where he's also scheduled to visit battleground. around 1140 last night police responded to a shooting in americmenlo park. deputies have been canvassing for evidence overnight. we do have calls into the san mateo county sheriffs oufsz for more information. we're still waiting to hear back. well it is official. san francisco, santa clara and napa counties are now in the red tier. they join marin and san mateo

counties in reopening some indoor businesses. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in san francisco with who is ready to welcome in customers. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hi, good morning, kumasi. here we go again. we've watched them close. we've watched them open, close. today restaurants can open again. indoorp dining is allowed. this is happening in three bay area counties starting today. restaurants can allow a certain number of people indoors. in san francisco, napa and santa clara counties. they are all now in the red tier. of the state's reopening plan. restaurants have been allowed to serve people outside and serve takeout. but workers in the restaurant industry tell us this really will make a big difference for their businesses. >> open indoor because some customers complain about the weather outdoor. so some customers they actually ask about indoor dining from

last week. >> reporter: the red tier also allows gym, movie theaters, museums and places of worship to allow in a certain number of people. these three counties join marin and san mateo. they entered the red tier last week. they will be here for a while. they must stay in one tier for at least three weeks before possibly moving to the next level which is the orange tier. and that is when you will see indoor entertainment like bowling and card rooms start to partially open up and bars would be allowed to hope outdoor areas. but for now the focus is on red tier. which opens up and starts today. reporting live in san francisco. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. amy, thank you. we could all be getting the covid-19 vaccine earlier than expected. president biden just revealing a new encouraging timeline. >> this country will have enough vaccine supply, i'll say it again, for every adult in america by the end of may. >> that may date is two months earlier than originally planned.

an historic partnership between two drug companys, johnson and johnson and merck, is helping to speed up that timeline. kate larson explains how that came about and what it means for vaccine supply. >> reporter: president joe biden invokes the defense production act. the collaboration is expected to produce 100 million doses of johnson and johnson's single-shot vaccine by tend of may, two months early. >> i've always said that is wartime effort. >> even in competitors of the same nationality cooperate in wartime. >> reporter: j&j needed more manufacturing capacity. >> it is also a good thing for these companies themselves. because they are able to scale into the vaccine together much more smoothly towards the second hall of fame of this year. >> reporter: merck manufacture's

major vaccines. measles, mumps, rubella and the shingles vaccine. the partnership puts merck back in the covid vaccine game. >> frankly, merck did not do well with their two vaccine candidates. so they have the facilities all around the world to make vaccines and why not. >> reporter: she's a ucsf vaccine physician, she say j&j single dose vaccine will allow the us to more quickly inoculate people and catch up. >> all i can think about is israel and the uk. reduced cases. hospitalization, people starting to come alive and go back to normalcy. and the more that we can emulate that rapid vaccine rollout, it matters. days and weeks matter for people to become immune. >> reporter: by the summer the u.s. will likely have a surplus of covid vaccines. kate larson, abds 7.

sutter health says it could be canceling more than 90,000 vaccination appointments in northern california. a majority of the patients impacted right here in the bay area. sutter tells abc news weather delayed its shipments and there was a miscommunication sutter health and the state. >> the data from sutter health was not getting cleanly through to the is it state. so the state has believed sutter had a large inventory of doses. but that wasn't true. >> blue shield is now managing california's vaccine distribution network and will be increasing allocations to their suter health in the coming weeks. the iteam has reached out to the is it state department of public health for comment and is still waiting to hear back. a san jose hospital executive resigned after a scandal involving vaccine distribution. ceo joseph deshriver of good

samaritan hospital just stepped down. the hospital drew criticism after it allowed los gatos teachers and staff to jump the vaccine line back in january. despite warnings from the cdc, texas and mississippi are rolling back covid restrictions and lifting their mask mandates. california governor gavin newsom had this to say. >> this is the most critical moment in this pandemic. if we want to quickly open our schools and business, we've got to be mindful. we've got to hold the line. we can still make modifications. we can get our kpids back in school. we can start reopening businesses, but mask wearing is foundational in order to safely do that and get our economy roaring again. texas' governor credits vaccine name, image and likenessesit texans have quote, learned how to live with covid. i'll point out their case numbers are actually on the way up. new this morning. the san mateo county sheriff's office reporting a possible mountain lion sighting over

night. deputies responded but they didn't find anything. california fish and wildlife has been notified and always if you see a mountain lion, you are asked to call 9-1-1. temperature-wise in the south bay mostly cloudy and we go from about 44 in santa clara to 49 in los gatos. 52 in las altos hills. the exception most of us it in mid- to upper-40s. alameda at 50. 38 in fairfield. 40 in novato and also napa. and 39 in half moon bay. back to san francisco, it is 58 up in the east bay hills. 56, excuse me, to 49 over in san francisco. so quite a spread there depending on your elevation. gain sunglasses for outdoorvi and temperatures won't be quite as mild as yesterday but pretty close to average in the low- to

mid-60s in most neighborhoods. 40-45 degrees at 7:00 so not much of a change there. we'll stay in the 50s at the coast. only 61 around the bay at noon and inland. 61-62 so not at lot of warming during the noon hours. today an on shore breeze so the closest you are to the coast the cooler it is going to be compared to yesterday. rain in so cal today. congratulations to them. friday in the afternoon light rain could break out in the north bay. stim looking evening to overnight for the rest of us. saturday morning, central valley and snow in the sierra. we'll get a break saturday afternoon. and sunday mainly dry with increasing clouds. and monday and tuesday, yeah, looks like a couple of storms and some healthier rain is possible next week. look at that. even wednesday we're looking at a slight chance of showers.

so rain potential is looking up a little bit. yesterday it was about a half inch. now possibly an inch and a half by the time we get to wednesdays. that's some good news. we'll leave it there now. back with the accuweather 7 day forecast in a few minutes. here is jobe can and the morning commute. >> thank you, everyone. it is rare this early in the morning we have a major crash but that is what's going in vacaville right now. the scene there, it is going to be on westbound 80 past cherry glen road. speeds down to about 4 miles per hour in the area. this crash involves four cars and a big rig according to the chp. injuries have been reported and we have not been given a time when all this will reopen. the alternate routes are peabody road to cement hill road, manual compos parkway.

south bay camera here in the bay bridge. everything looks good. no advisories here or for the golden gate bridge or the san mateo bridge. so our busiest bridges for the commute are all looking good this morning reggie and kumasi. thank you jobe. the band is bacina. the band is back. >> 25 people crammed into one suv. 13 are dead. the crash investigation in southern california. and it is your chance t

a crash that killed at least 13 people in southern california is now the subject of an investigation. they are saying that it could be a human smuggling incident. this happened in holtville in imperial county yesterday morning, about 125 miles east of san diego. 25 people were packed inside a maroon ford suv when it collided with a gravel truck. homeland security investigators confirm agents are looking into this crash.

investigators said the backseats had been taken out to fit so many people inside. antioch police responding to a wrongful death lawsuit. claiming a man died because of an illegal chokehold similar to the one used on george floyd. investigation found officers did not act illegally. >> 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. >> angelo quinto's family blames his death on an illegal chokehold during his arrest last december. police tuesday said multiple pathologists found none of quinto's injuries appeared to be fatal. >> a full examination of the neck revealed there was no evidence of strangulation or crushed airway. >> certainly doesn't settle the issue from my point of view. i would think and still believe there is wrongful conduct took place here.

>> reporter: attorney john buress filed a wrongful death lawsuit on baffle of the quinto family. officers responded to the family home after quinto's sister called responding she was afraid he might hurt their mother. he says the findings by police don't clear officers of wrong doing. >> what they said hasn't ruled out our position that it was the officer's conduct and manner which they held him contributed to his inability to breathe and resulted in his death. >> reporter: that was dan ashley record reporting. a third party investigation into his death is ongoing. interest noz police footage of the arrest because the antioch police department doesn't use body cameras. the chief says he is in favor of their use and the city council will consider that next week. alameda's da decides not to charge a store owner who opened fire to try and stop a robbery. the owner fired four shots at

suspects last month trying to steal a camera. she used justifiable force to defend the victim from a violent attack. can you tell we're excited about this? the ferris wheel in golden gate park is reopening tomorrow. >> better hurry up and go ride the ferris wheel in golden gate park because the fun police shut it down. >> the mayor held a news conference about the city going back into the red tier. we also learned that the f market line streetcar will start taking passengers again in may. and mayor breed vowed cable cars would be returning to city streets later this year. in the north bay a novato middle school has partially reopened for inperson learning and there are some change, some big change, to keep everyone safer. ♪ so this is the first time that many students have played together in a band class in over a year. students have to wear masks with

slits in them so they can play their instrument. and there is social distancing and increased ventilation. >> all the band instruments have bell covers on them. the kids are wearing masks with slits. a lot of research has gone into showing thats a safe way to conduct band practice. >> cleaning crews sanitize the desks in high-touch areas between the morning and afternoon cohorts and there are barriers in between desks. want to go to the moon? a japanese billionaire -- the screening process is already under way. applicants who want to join the mission have been to be willing to use their creativity to help society in some way. the ship won't actually be landing on the moon. the spacecraft will spend three days getting there, circle behind it and three days to come back. close enough, right?

you want to land on the moon mike? >> not. >> oh. >> yes. >> what are you going to do there? >> set up a lawn chair. a drink. just kind of chill. >>ou on the r moon. >> sort of. sure. sure why not. if you look at it that way. all right let's take a look at what's going on weatherwise. sutro tower about 40 degrees. canopy of high clouds again but a little cooler than yesterday thanks to an off shore breeze instead of -- on shore breeze instead of an off shore breeze. first sign of rain friday evening. that's faster than we talked about yesterday but that is also the north bay. the weekend trending drier with the front coming in sooner and the other one coming in later. so that means wet early next week, monday, tuesday and wednesday. here is a look at only wet

weather in town. well, in the state. how about that? and that is down in so cal. congratulations to them. they need it just as badly as we do. mid-60s to upper-60s in south bay. 64-68. on the peninsula, 60-64 degrees. the coast a brisk day. temperatures in the mid-50s there. upper-50s in downtown and south san francisco and sausalito. with 64-68 through the north bay valleys. ooesh shore 61-66 and inland 65-69 degrees. around the state, you can see the rain and low-60 in so cal while 70s break out in the northern central valley. for tonight, how about mid-30s to mid-40s? slight slightly cooler that this morning. and a one on the storm impact scale friday, saturday, mobbed and tuesday. kumasi, reggie? >> thank you, mike. coming up next the seven things know this morning. and dolly parton's musical

message about the covid vaccine. >> and dr. oz jumps into before discovering nexium 24hr to treat her frequent heartburn, marie could only imagine enjoying freshly squeezed orange juice. now no fruit is forbidden. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day, all-night protection. can you imagine 24 hours without heartburn?

it is 5:22. if you are just joining us here are the seven things to know this morning.

number 1. at least 10 rockets hit an iraqi military base that hosts american troops. we don't know if there were any casualties yet. troops took shelter during the attack and the rockets for fired by pro iranian militants who do not want u.s. forces in iraq. two, a reported shooting in san mateo county. overnight deputies seen on 5th avenue near middle field road. witnesses were seen police performing cpr on a victim. indoor dining can resume, museums, movie theaters and gyms can reopen but with restrictions. >> number 4, are president biden says the u.s. will have enough vaccines for every american adult by the end of may. that's thanks to a partnership between johnson and johnson and merck. and number 5, our official daily reporting stations are bone dry.

its been more than two weeks since rain in livermore. 10 for everywhere else. but that is going to change. starting friday afternoon with light rain, going into the weekend. >> number 6, we have two major crashes i'm following right now. i want to take you to map. first one is sig alert in vacaville involving three big rigs and one other car. injuries reported here. three lanes blocked. this is westbound 80 past cherry glen road. and a second alert in san carlos, two vehicles on northbound 101 before holly street. >> number 7 an exotic trio of pets forever home. the human society is looking for someone to adopt these three chinch la sisters. if you are interested, the adoption fee is $50. today's gma "first look," dr. oz save ad man's life at that man suffered a heart attack at a baggage claim.

>> dr. oz to the rescue. helping save a man's life at newark airport monday night. the tv personality and practicing heart surgeon had just flown in from florida with his family when a man in his 60s collapsed face first at baggage claim. >> hit the orange button. >> shock delivered. >> perfect. you just saved a life. >> port authority police officer says the man turned blue, started foaming at the mouth and didn't have a pulse. >> how did you know it was dr. oz? >> first, i didn't recognize him. i was feeling for a pulse. then i look up and, you know, dr. oz was basically pumping on his chest. >> reporter: and at 7:00 a.m. a morning exclusive. dr. oz joining us for a live interview to walk us through that harrowinglive-saving moment. your gma "first look," i'll will reeve, abc news new york. dolly parton is singing a new tune after getting her

covid-19 vaccine. >> vaccine, vaccine, vaccine vaccine ♪ ♪ i'm begging of you please don't hesitate ♪ so after donating a million dollars to covid vaccine research, she was finally able to get her shot. and to celebrate he changed the lyrics of her hit song "jolene." parton says she was old enough and smart enough to get her shot and she encouraging her fans to do the same when it is their turn. she said it stung a little bit but that was from the alcohol. >> i also want to remind someone that i in my life have had a chance to meet dolly parton twice. >> really? did you have a moment? >> did we have a moment? we sang. >> where's the video? >> both times i met her. >> where is the video? >> it exists. i have the receipts. it was life-changing. >> i bet.

i'm jealous. >> like nothing better will ever happen to me. you ups. >> unless mariah. >> well. >> okay. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news. and ac goldberg joins us live with message about migraines. >> and a city the first in the us to ban new gas stations. >> and st. patrick's day holiday is coming anoncias alad canceled its big events again. what

building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. people back inside the building definitely going to be a huge advantage for us. now at 5:30 for the first time since thanksgiving, san francisco, santa clara and napa counties are back in the red tier. the relief about this latest round of reopenings. it is now time to open texas

100%. a serious rollback on restrictions in texas despite an increase in cases. the rising concern about reinfections and the new timeline when vaccines could be available for every adult in america. >> blue shield ceo talking to abc7 news about taking over our state's vaccine distribution. the goal they hope to reach by the summer. welcome to wednesday march 7th. >> here is mike with our forecast today. good morning. good morning, hi everybody. let's take a look at live doppler 7. it is dry again. and we've got a light breeze out there. barely blowing. less than 6 miles per hour most areas. it is eventually going to turn a little bit on shore. that means not quite as mild today. especially the closer you are to the coast. 56 at half moon bay. to san francisco at 58. and then we've got low- to mid-60s around the bay and mid- to upper-60s inland. not a many 70s as yesterday. still tracking some rain.

it may even get here sooner, which means the weekend could be drier. we'll talk about that coming up in the accuweather 7 day forecast. back to reggie. a new round of reopenings in three bay area counties. san francisco, santa clara and napa counties join marin and san mateo in the red tier. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with the changes you will definitely notice. amy? >> reporter: well if you head out to eat today in san francisco. you have a choice. you can sit outdoors or starting today you will have the option to eat inside if that is what you prefer. and that is because san francisco is now moving into the red tier. and that means museums like the dm, can start welcoming people back inside. they are going to allow members in starting tomorrow and the general public starting this weekend. gyms can allow people indoors. they are limited to 10% of their capacity. but gym employees say every little bit helps during these tough times. >> you have no idea the pressure

and the intense year that we're all been through in the small business community. any inch in the right direction of being open a little bit more is insplikable how good it feels. >> reporter: restaurant kansas host up to 25% of tear buildings' capacities indoors. some owners tell us that customers have been cold sitting outside. so they are relieved to be able to offer them a warm alternative. and this is all because san francisco is now in the red tier. the state's guidelines says the county must stay in a tier for at least three weeks before being allowed to move to the next one. red tier also allows for middle and high schools to reopen. that won't be happening here in the city because the teachers union says teachers don't want to go back in this tier until they are all vaccinated and they aren't there yet. but some restrictions are starting to lift here in the city because the covid cases are going down and the mayor says the city is in such a good place, she doesn't anticipate them going backwards again and having to shut down restaurants

again. she thinks right now we're just going start moving forward. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield abc7 news. thank you, amy. well, two other bay area counties are hoping to move out of the purple tier into the red soon. solano's county health director says the county could be eligible as soon as next week. the rate has dipped to 2.6%. contra costa county estimate their county will be eligible within 2-3 weeks. the timeline for when you could get your covid vaccine just moved up by quite a bit. comes as states like texas are lifting all their safety restrictions. jobina there is now a concern over a potentially dangerous variant that is already here in the country. >> yes, reggie. so in texas we're talking about no masks, no socially distancing, and governor greg abbot says advertise state is completely open for business starting next week. this is all despite a rise in cases across the country including texas.

the national daily case average has increased 3.4% from a week ago and this morning new unpublished studies found the brazilian variant is more contagious and may be able to reinfect people who had previously had covid. >> i remain deeply concerned about the potential shift in the trajectory of the pandemic. >> in the meantime, president biden says the u.s. will have enough vaccines for every american adult by tend of may, thanks to a partnership between johnson and johnson and merck. the president also announced that pre k through 12th grade teachers, staff and child care workers will be prioritized for vaccinations. he wants every educator to receive a vaccine by the end of the month. >> jobina, thank you. this 86-year-old woman was one of the first in the u.s. to receive the johnson and johnson covid-19 barbara, she got the shot in columbus, ohio. she says she is relieved and is urging others to also get vaccinated. >> blue shield is now in charge

of california's vaccine distribution. and the company's ceo paul markovic sat down with abc7 news. he says the main goal is to track vaccines from the moment they arrive from the federal government to the time they are injected into arms. >> in question get the system to run optimally, it means we're going to get the maximum vaccine to californians and get the right people vaccinated in the right order and folks on the ground providers will 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 the summer. you can see our full interview right now on our apps for your connected tv. including how blue shield plans to make sure providers get the right amount of doses. you can download the app by searching abc7 bay area. >> governor newsom traveled to

palo alto to do something he hasn't done in months, visit ki school yesterday. >> provide support for districts that need more sanitation. that need more ventilation. that need more peer-to-peer support, more staff support, that need more ppe. >> lawmakers are expected to vote on the plan tomorrow. this morning health officials are concerned about a significant decline in covid-19 testing. the covid tracking project shows that rates have dipped by a quarter since mid january. and that is a drop of about a million. even as vaccinations get under way the cdc says those tests are really critical to controlling the pandemic. however numbers have slowly begun to climb in recent days but they are not nearly at the level of the height during the 2020 holiday travel season.

coming up, beefing up security at the capitol. if t conspiracy theory that has police on alert this morning. and coincidental couple. the love story that goes way back to the day these two were born. but first we get a choke check on the weather with meteorologist mike nicco. neighborhood temperatures in san francisco, ocean beach sticks out. 55 degrees while everybody else is around 46-49 with mostly cloudy conditions. we've got 38 right now in petaluma and american canyon and fairfield. everybody else in the 40s until pittsburgh and daly city around 50 degrees. it is about 42 in walnut creek as we look south on 680 towards 24. temperatures hold steady thanks to the cloud cover through 7:00. and then not quite as mild as yesterday. in fact it will be coolest at the coast. 50s there. and then low-60s at noon and still low-60s at 4:00 for the

bay and inland neighborhoods and low-50s heading to 7:00 while the coast drops into the 40s. as far as your commute, look at this, everything is clear on the roads. it is clear of rain. it is clear of fog. it is clear of clouds. we've got smooth water if you are out on a ferry. and dry stopped if you are taking mass transit. that is going to change a little through today. rain in so cal. and the rain is going to move in a little quicker. the models are picking up on that. but again these are medium range models. the high resolution models we'll get into those later today and tomorrow. during the afternoon hours friday in the north bay. the rest of us evening and overnight. saturday morning though it looks pretty clear as does sunday. but then look at monday, all with a chance of wet waertd. yesterday we were talking a a half inch of rain. now possibly three times that much. not a march miracle but it is a good start. let's get to jobina and talk about the morning commute.

good morning everyone. two major issues we're continuing to follow this other car. injuries have been reported according to the chp. we have three lanes blocked. they are still working on getting one of those injured people out of vehicle. this is on westbound 80 past cherry glen road. you have some alternates here. you can peabody to cement hill road. manuel campus parkway or -- parkway. the second sig alert in san carlos where things are beginning the build here as far as the backup. traffic is backed up past 84. so we have thosen.what's happen outside starting with i believe the san mateo bridge where it is beginning to slow down as you travel towards the peninsula. so had up to you there. and then i also want to check in on 880 in oakland here.

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happening today, defense officials are scheduled to speak at a senate hearing about how long it took the national guard to respond to the capitol riot. the pentagon has said national guard members are not first responders, so they can't immediately respond to a

situation. meanwhile capitol police is bolstering security at the capitol building as a precaution. a qanon conspiracy theory claims former president trump will rise to power on march 4th. it was the original inauguration naming fe. the person who called him coronavirus as a slur during a recent basketball game. he's been called another racial slur before. >> when i was in college and i was playing ivy league game and i was called [ bleep ] multiple times. i've never revealed who that player or players were. to me it is not about trying to, you know, take somebody down or anything like that. it is about building awareness. and it is about promoting solidarity. >> lin plays for the santa cruz warriors. that league is investigating this l tiger king joe exotic has a new plan to get out of jail.

he's hired a new team of attorneys who plan to file a motion for a new trial in a few months. joe exotic who's name is joseph mald nat passage is serving a 22 year prison sentence. convicted of plotting the murder of his rival carol bas kin. bas kin wasn't hurt. joe exotic's lawyers will not reveal the arguments in i peel but say they will be using footage from the netflix documentary tiger king as part of their case. is it coincide or fate? a love story full of chance encounters is grabbing hearts of people around the world. nick and koumpcourtney first das high school students in new jersey. their mothers discovered they were born at the same hospital just hours apart. the two broke up and went to college. after graduation reunited again and rekindled the romance and their love story is going viral. >> it has so many comments saying this gives me so much hope. i want a love story like this.

and i confirmed that like this has not been a 12-year fairy tale. >> nick and courtney are engaged and they plan on getting married next year. >> that is cute.now i w -- i looked this up. it is not the first time this has happened. there was another couple that i saw. they did the same thick and they were born in the same hospital, same day. so, it happens i guess. >> and they are still together and they lived happily ever after. >> i hope so. good.ey did. oy. thanks for confirming it. in your head. >> thank you. >> kumasi is like here is your life. live it. i've written it up for you. >> it's my movie. no. >> it is. director kumasi. she can do anything. all right let's take a look at what's going on. san jose 101 and 880. mostly cloudy conditions. dry and about 48 degrees. mostly cloudy today and a little cooler on shore breeze.

clouds linger tonight but where they open up along the coast in the north bay, patchy fog can form and that will be an issue in tomorrow's morning commute. cooler highs this weekend. good news it is trending drier that. doesn't mean it is not going rain. just means there is a bigger window of dryness between our storms friday and monday. show you that in a just a second. swirling mass of clouds down around so cal bringing them much needed rain today. and we'll have the clouds. keep us around 64-68 in the soybean. cool attorn cooler on the peninsula, 64 degrees. upper-50s for downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. and mid- to upper-64-68 through the north bay valleys where we could see a little more sunshine than elegance where. 61-66 east bay shore with oakland checking this in 62. and 65-69 in the east bay valleys. thinking about outdoor dining? not as mild as yesterday. already in the 50s at 5:00.

dropping into the 40s along the coast and everybody else stays in the 50s through 6:00 and eventually everybody getting into the 40s by around 8:00. we'll drop into the mid-30s in our deepest inland valleys. low- to mid-40s around the bay and coast tonight. my accuweather 7-day forecast. the storms coming in more friday afternoon and evening and ending by saturday morning. so that means saturday afternoon, sunday are going to be dry and monday, tuesday and wednesday will also be ones, light on the storm impact scale. have a good one. here is kumasi and reggie. mike, thank you. the cdc is urging all of us to avoid st. patrick's day parties. gatherings of course increase the risk of getting and spreading covid-19. the cdc says people should celebrate virtually with people who live with you or outside an others. travel category also increase the risk of spreading the virus. chicago has already canceled its annual parade as well as the tradition of dyeing the chicago river. i have never been to a st. patrick's day party. have you? is that a thing? >> i've been to one.

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how are you? >> i'm all right. you know, it is -- i was listening to those temperatures there and my eyes were popping out. i don't remember -- up there. but boy, nice to talk to you all today. >> it is so nice to talk to you. and i have to tell you. it is so shocking when you think about your career. emmy, graeme, oscar, toinny, hosting the view. all of these and dealing with migraines. that's that been like for you? >> well, it's been very tricky. because with my kind of schedule when a migraine would start approaching, i'd have to figure out how -- in my line you can't just stop and say oh, i got to go find a dark corner to lay down in. so, you know, i just did whatever i could to keep it at bay. and just deal with it. and then khloe kardashian came

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like a little tablet and you put it on your tongue and it dissolves. that is what the odt stands for. orally dissolving tablet. and you can take it without water, which is great. and i have the teo tell you, it really fast-acting for me. and the only side effect that most people are talking about is nausea. but i didn't have that. so i -- i have to tell you, i just wanted to tell folks if are suffering or any kind of of migraine stuff in your life you might want to go to your doctor and ask if you are try to nurtoch odt. because i got to tell you it works. i am proof that it works now the things that happen in life no longer contains if a migraine shows up. and it is stunning. there is a lot of information an

nurte nurtech.com. when you find something that works and you know how many people are out there suffering you really do want to say to people, listen, you need to try this. because this may -- you know, it may help you. nothing works for everybody. but i these kind of symptoms and suffer from this, this might help you. >> >> how has it been. now a that we're a year in. and at home. and talking to you my co-anchor and i'm in a cafeteria. so i know exactly what that is. >> yes. but see you are out in public so you probably have clothing on. >> true. >> you had to -- you have to be -- see you can only see me from the chest up. you have no idea what's

happening here. so, i like it. i don't mind it. you know, i don't have to do a whole lot of work. i don't have to, you know, spend a lot of time trying to trying o out what i'm going wear and, you know. i can just do the show which makes me happy? >> have have you been doing any new projects? and by new projects i really want to know about sister act. any chance we might see you back here in san francisco or see more of sister act? >> it -- both things are quite possible. both things are possible. and you know -- and i've been doing lots of different things. lots of different things. i just did a little piece of godfather of harlem. it is just -- i'm having a good time. and i am thriving. a lot of people, you know, are not thriving. and that's part of the reason i'm here to talk about this

nurtec odt. if you are not only not able to get out and you are sort of stuck and you are getting migraines. i'm telling you, go to nurtec.com and see. because i think there is help here for you. >> whoopi goldberg, we have to go. its been such a pleasure talking to you. i've just always wanted to tell you that your performance at seally in the color purple was the first time i ever sat there and was moved by a person i didn't know on the screen. and so i just want to thank you for that performance. it will forever be the first time that i've felt that magic of a connection with someone in a movie. >> thank you. thank you. and i'm going to do a quick shout out to st. columbo in oakland. >> yeah. we love that. whoopi please come and visit us >>e'lle rit back.

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now at 6:00, rockets target an iraqi military base where some americans are stationed. the exent of the damage this morning. the u.s. ramps up vaccine production big-time and it's speeding up the vaccination timeline. when most americans can expect to get their shots. it's definitely a step righ.

>> and this is the day that many people have been waiting for. red tier rules now in effect in three more bay area counties. the excitement for reopening. good morning on this wednesday, march 3rd. we'll get to those in just a minute. but first we get to our weather and mike nicco. >> all right, thank you, reggie, kamasi, jobina, hi, everybody. let's talk about what's going on outside today. a day that's going to be nice to be outside. maybe not quite as mild as it was yesterday. and it's pretty dry on live doppler 7. let's take a look. any fog out there? a little bit trying to form around half moon bay. we'll keep an eye on that. as we look south along the embarcadero towards the ferry building and the bay bridge, high clouds and slightly milder temperatures this morning. but this afternoon, a little bit of an onshore breeze. you can see the much-cooler weather along the coast. 56 at half moon bay to 58 in san francisco. those temperatures actually below average. and then low-to-mid-60s around the bay and mid- to upper 60s inland. we'll talk about our chances of rain coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. reggie?

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