>> 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? new this morning, an investigation underway on the border of menlo park in redwood city. around 11:42 last night, investigators responded to reports of a possible shooting on fifth avenue near middlefield road. while deputies at the scene were unable to give details, witnesses reported seeing police performing cpr on the victim. deputies have been seen canvassing for evidence overnight. we have calls into the san mateo county sheriff's office for more info. we're waiting to hear back. tensions are hitting up in iraq, after at least ten rockets targeted an iraqi military base that posts american troops. jobina at the live desk with new video. jobina? >> thank you, 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's new video of the aftermath of this whole situation. 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-aligned militia targets along the iraqi/syria border last week. the rocket attack comes two days before pope francis is scheduled to visit iraq in a muc much-anticipate trip and baghdad is a part of it. kamasi? >> thank you, jobina. it is official. as of midnight, new rules went into effect in san francisco, santa clara, and napa counties. and now they are joining marin and santa clara counties in the red tier. amy holyfield live in san francisco with what this all means. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hi, good morning, kamasi. here we go again, right? we've watched them close, we've watched them open, close, open. but the mayor of san francisco thinks this yo-yoing is over. she thinks we are only going forward from here. but starting today, yes, restaurants can now allow indoor dining. this is happening in three counties in the bay area. this is happening in san francisco, napa, and santa clara counties. they are all now in the red tier

of the state's restaurants have been allowed to serve people outside and serve takeout, but workers in the industry tell us allowing people to come inside will really make a big difference for their businesses. >> we are so excited to open indoors, because some customers that complain about the weather outdoor. some customers actually ask about indoor dining from last week. >> reporter: the red tier also allows gyms, movie theaters, museums, places of worship to allow in a certain number of people. there are still restrictions on how many people can come inside. but indoors are starting to reopen. these three counties join marin and san mateo. they entered the red tier last week. they'll all be here for a while. the state says a county has to stay in a tier for three three weeks before possibly moving to the next level, which would be the orange tier. that's when indoor entertainment like bow cd rooms co

could open outdoors. so that's next. but right now, the focus is on the red tier, you can now eat inside if you would like to. reporting live in san francisco, amy holyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. the next step is the orange tier, and to get there, the positive test rate has to drop down between 2 and 4.9%. at that point, the capacity at restaurants, movie theaters, and churches can go up to 50%. gym capacity could go up to 25%. and bars and breweries can reopen outdoors as well as nonessential offices can reopen. san francisco's positivity rate is below the threshold to move into the orange at about 1.5%. but the health equity score has been too high. that score is a positive test rate for low-income or otherwise disadvantaged communities. this morning, there is encouraging news from president bide biden. >> 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 planned. part of what's speeding up that timeline is an historic partnership between two drug companies, usually rivals, johnson & johnson and merck. yesterday, the first johnson & johnson one-dose shots began going into arms. president biden invoked the defense production act to partner these pharmaceutical rivals. the collaboration is expected to produce 100 million doses of a single-dose vaccine. stanford's dr. ivan maldonado explains that the partnership puts merck back in the covid vaccine game. >> frankly, merck did not do well with their two vaccine candidates, so they've got the facilities all around the world to make vaccines. and why not? >> if there is any vaccine i would have chosen to get more supply of, it would have been johnson & johnson's. >> by the summer, the u.s. will likely have a surplus of covid vaccines, which could be used to vaccinate teachers, to give boosters to adults, or to

export. suddtter health says 90,000 patient vaccination appointments in southern california. they tell the news team that bad weather back east delayed its shipments and there was a miscommunication between sutter health and the state. >> the data from sutter health was not getting cleanly through to the state. so the state has believed for multiple weeks that 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 sutter health in the coming weeks. the i-team has reached out to the state department of public health for comment and they're still waiting to hear back. thousands of san francisco teachers are left out of the state's plan to vaccinate education workers. at least for now. the chronicle reports the city did not receive the teache n moone cen

is fully booked for appointments. alameda, contra costa, and san mateo counties confirm they did receive those codes this week. state health officials say they're going to determine the best way to distribute the codes to san francisco teachers later this week. a san jose hospital executive has resigned following a scandal involving vaccine distribution. ceo joseph deskriver of good samaritan hospital stepped down. the hospital drew criticism after it allowed teachers and staff to jump the line in january. despite warnings from the cdc, texas and mississippi are rolling back covid restrictions and lifting mask mandates. california governor gavin newsom had this reaction. >> this is the most critical moment in this pandemic. if we want to quickly open our schools, quickly open our businesses, we've got to be mindful and h we still me ds bkn scns,e reopening businesses, but mask wearing is foundational in order to safely do that and get our

economy roaring again. >> texas's governor is crediting vaccinations in the state with allowing this reopening and he says that texans have, quote, learned how to live with covid. new this morning, the san mateo county sheriff's office is warning about a possible mountain lion sight overnight. someone reported seeing the th animal near aura vista and mullins court. officials responded but did not find anything. if you find a mountain lion, you're asked to call 911. still ahead, 25 people crammed into one suv. now 13 people are dead. the crash investigation in southern california. and the band is back. the safeway studen way students to play again at one north bay school. and here's a look outside from our exploratorium camera at pier 15. cloud cover out there, but a pretty nice day for outside activities as temperatures will

be a little bit cooler from yesterday. no rain from these

state water officials are holding out for a miracle march. the latest sierra snow survey recorded 56 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of just 21 inches. that is just 86% of average for the location near south lake tahoe. statewide, the snow pack is actually worse at just 61% of normal for this time of year. mike? >> and sadly, we do have a chance of snow coming up, but it's not a lot, saturday. it's maybe 6 to 10 inches. not an atmospheric river and feet of snow we need for that miracle march. but we'll keep an eye out. mostly cloudy conditions on the peninsula.

most of us in the low to mid-40s. we're in the upper 40s there. look at that, 37 at half moon bay. we have 37 at napa. 36 in santa rosa. everybody else in the 40s, except for fairfield at 37 and brentwood at 51. here's san rafael, where it's about 45 degrees this morning. temperatures won't move because of the cloud cover through 7:00. notice, we're not as mild this afternoon, though. 52 to 61 at noon. 51 to 62 at 4:00. and everybody into the 40s and 50s by 8:00. all right, rain in socal today. rain is going to move into the north bay a little bit sooner in the afternoon hours, friday. and that means it's over quicker. so saturday is trending drier, as is sunday. but look at monday, tuesday, and wednesday. those are our chances of rain. and yesterday, we talked about a half inch was possible. now we're tripling that, up to an inch and a half. not a miracle march, but it's definitely a start. all right, let's turn it over to traffic right now. jobina, you have some issues out there? >> oh, yes, mike. it has been such a busy morning

on our roads this morning. high, everybody. we are going to start with the maps and in vacaville, where i'm following a sig alert involving three big rigs, one car, on westbound 80 past cherry glenn road. traffic is backed up well past 500. speeds are down to around 4 miles per hour in the area. we've been tracking this issue all morning long. the positive update is that according to the chp, lanes will be opening momentarily. so just in the next few minutes, we'll finally get to see some movement in that area. moving over to san carlos now, where that second zblert was this morning, giving you the thumbs up, because this has cleared on northbound 101 before holly street. we are going to start with the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are not on yet this morning, but you can already see there's backups. let me double check, i checked it before we came on here. 6:11 is when we came on. metering lights came on at 6:11. i want to move over now, taking a live picture in the south bay.

looking at san jose and 101. reggie? >> jobina, thank you. more people are taking the san francisco bay ferry. ridership has increased by double digits, that was last week. but still a fraction of what it was before the pandemic. boats between san francisco, richmond, alameda, and vallejo are capped at 25% capacity. the busiest trip was a 4:31 p.m. departure from san francisco to vallejo. it had 80 passengers. ferries can carry anywhere from 300 to 400 people without social distancing. coming up, scientists finally see what they long thought to be true nap glow-in-the-dark sharks exist.

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smuggling investigation. this happened in holtville and imperial county yesterday morning, about 125 miles east of san diego. the chp says 25 people were packed inside the maroon ford suv when it collided with the gravel truck. homeland security investigators confirm agents are now looking into the crash. investigators said the backseats were taken out to fit all of those people inside. antioch police are responding to a wrongful death lawsuit, which claims a man died because of an illegal choke hold similar to the one used on george floyd. an investigation found that officers did not act illegally. officers responded to a home in december. angelo canto's sister called out of fear that he was going to hurt their mom. cell phone video shows canto facedown on the ground with his hands behind his back. yesterday, the antiyough police chief defend his officers' actions. >> at no point did any officer use a knee or other body part to

gain leverage or apply pressure to angelo's head, neck,, neck, throat, which is outside of our policy and training. >> the police chief add the kor nor hasn't found any signs of strangulation and found that none of his injuries were fatal. he added that kento was having a mental health crisis. the kento family's attorneys say that the findings do not clear the officers of wrongdoing. in novato, a middle school has partially roe ly reopened f in-person learning and there are big changes to keep everyone safe. >> this is the first time many students have played together in band class in over a year. students have to wear masks with slits in them so they can play their instruments. and there is social distancing and increased ventilation. >> all the instruments have bell covers on them, the kids are wearing masks with slits.

a lot of research has gone into showing that is a safe way to conduct band practice. >> there are barriers between the desks. new at 6:00, disney's "raya and the last dragon" is out this week and the movie focuses on a warrior's quest to track down the world's last dragon. now, ahead of the release, kelly tran, who is the voice of raya, is telling us how food place an important part in the movie. >> raya is someone who doesn't really trust the world that she lives in. so she in the beginning of her journey is making this horrible jerky and just eating that wherever she goes. >> complements to the chef! >> and as she begins to learn to trust people, she begins to sort of share meals again. and i think that is really symbolic. my family the from vietnam, so food is a really important part of my culture. my mom is an amazing cook. she makes the best bah. the most adventures you food i've ever eaten, i tried

tor once, and i don't remember it being that bad, which kind of scares me. >> you can watch the full interview right now on our connected tv apps for your appletv, android tv, amazon fire tv and roku. "raya and the last dragon" is in theaters where available and you can watch it on disney plus premiere on friday. disney, the parent company of abc 7 news. >> a friend of mine saw it already and i was nervous, but i was like, please tell me this is good. he said it's really beautiful. >> it looks beautiful. >> i'm looking forward to it. >> take my money, disney. give me money, but also take it. take my money. >> right. you have to have the premiere package, right, to get it on disney plus? >> you got it. >> i believe so. >> yeah. >> yeah, all right. speaking of beautiful, check out this picture from the exploratorium. baby blues and baby pink off on the horizon, we anticipate a pretty colorful sunrise, hopefully, if you capture that,

or if i do. i'll put it on social media. a canopy of clouds today, a little bit cooler highs as we have a slight onshore breeze unlike yesterday's offshore breeze. first sign of rain arrives friday evening. that means the weekend is trending drier as that storm could come in a little bit quicker, but it will be wet monday, tuesday, and wednesday of next week. wet weather today, from santa barbara all the way down to san diego. for us, we're getting into the cloud cover from that storm and nothing else. 64 to 68 degrees in the south bay. 60 to 64, quite a spread on the peninsula. look at those mid-50s, kind of a raw day along the coast. only upper 50s, that's cooler than average in downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. 64 to 68 through the north bay valleys. along the east bay shore, 61 to 66 from richmond down to fremont. as you head into the valleys, 65 to 69 degrees. around the state, it will be coolest down los angeles, 59. san diego, 62, with that wet weather. a little milder around sacramento and chico. 70 and 48 and dry up in tahoe.

tonight, we'll have cloud cover that will open up a little bit, where it does in the north bay and along the coast. the usual spots, a little bit of fog forms there. mid- to upper 23440s in our deet valleys. we've got a 1 friday and a 1 barely into saturday. and we're still in the medium range model, starting tomorrow, we'll get the high-resolution mod models. a little better on the timing there. saturday afternoon and sunday looking dry, just kind of cooler than the rest of the week. and monday and tuesday and wednesday, more 1s on the storm impact scale. stick around. we're going to take a break for a few minutes, but we'll be back 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. so maybe we're new to home improvement, but we got an insider tip on the ultimate flooring destination. we're shopping alongside real-life designers and contractors.

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largest vertebrae able to produce light. the three shark species inhabit an area of the ocean known as the twilight zone, ranging from 200 to 1,000 meters deep. researchers believe their glowing camouflage may help them hide from predators. amazing. a bright new park in san francisco's presidio is coming to life. installations have arrived at the tunnel tops outpost project. the 14-acre park is being built on top of the presidio parkway tunnels. it will have trails, places to play and sweeping golden gate views. look at that. some of the benches and installations will be crafted with fallen trees from the presidio forecast. the senior project manager says 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. >> and there's one other really cool thing about this. the leadership team from the tunnel tops project, all women,

which is unique for the construction industry. the park is expected to open toll public this fall. and we're excited about this, too. the ferris wheel at golden gate park is reopening tomorrow. >> you better hurry up and go ride the ferris wheel before the fun police shut it down. >> okay. the mayor held a news conference talking about that as well as the city going back into the red tier. we also learned that the "f" market line streetcar is going to start taking passengers again in may. and mayor breed did vow that the cable cars will return to city streets later this year. and we have what? >> tickets! >> tickets. ha-ha! the two of us, we have been talking about this ferris wheel for how long now and we're finally going to ride soon. >> i'm so looking forward to this, friend. >> i cannot wait. the fun police better not be there when we show up. >> they better stay home. coming up next at 6:30, the bay area chinchillas that are looking for a forever home.

plus -- >> i think there are always going to be circumstances where you can't just do this based on a mathematical formula. >> blue shield ceo talks about the vaccine rollout now that the company is handling the state's distribution. and a vta bus, carjacked in the south bay. police say that the suspect fought the driver for control. we're going to tell you how he was finally stopped. as we head to break, a live look outside. it is 6:27 and, oh, we've got some real glow coming out this morning. i like it. we'll be right back.

now at 6:30, red tier reopenings. bay area businesses welcome customers back indoors in three

counties today. >> and blue shield ceo is talking with abc 7 news about taking over our state's vaccine distribution. the goal they hope to reach by the summer. >> people getting vaccinated at big pharmacy chains like cvs and walgreens will be asked to provide certain information. how that data is going to be used. >> good morning, everybody. it is wednesday, march 3rd. before we get to those stories, we're checking in with mike for a look at our forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning, kamasi, reggie. hi, everybody. let's start off with live doppler 7, which is dry, even though we have quite a canopy of cloud cover over us, nothing is going to fall from that today, at least not here. socal, that's another story. but look at the gorgeous sunrises developing. the explosion of blue from our explore toirm came camera. not quite as mild, the closer you are to the coast. look at those mid-upper 50s in places like half moon bay and san francisco, with 60 to 66 around the bay and mid-to-upper

60s inland. we have several chances of rain coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. i'll see you in a bit for that. here's reggie. a new round of reopenings happening in three bay area counties. the economy part of our focus to build a better bay area. abc 7 news reporter amy holyfield is live in san francisco with the changes you're going to notice. amy? >> hi, reggie, we thought it was such a big day for restaurants. they can allow indoor dining starting today, but not all restaurants will take advantage of it. i just checked in with cafe graco and they said their owner is not going to open indoor dining just yet. he said things have been slow. they have plenty of space outside and he still wants to be cautious. so you may find different results as you head out today to eat. but this city is now in the red tier and that does mean that restaurants and gyms can welcome people back inside. they have only been allowed to operate outdoors. and workers in both industries

have said that they really -- this will help their business. it has been cold outside, customers have not all loved being outside. museums can also start welcoming people back inside. they will allow members in tomorrow and then they'll let the general public in starting on saturday. and they say they are very happy to be able to give visitors the museum experience again. >> being in person, it's a completely different experience. it's somewhat spiritual. so it's lovely to be back. things are no-touch. you don't have to worry about that. most of the time, people aren't chatting it up in the galleries, so you don't have to worry about that, as well. >> restaurants will be allowed to host up to 25% of their building's capacity indoors. and this will be the case for a while. the state's guidelines says a county must stay in a tier for at least three weeks before being allowed to move on to the next one. and the next phase would 50% of their capacity. the mayor says they are in such

a good place here in san francisco, she does not anticipate going backwards and doing shutdowns again. she thinks at this point, we will only be moving forward. live in san francisco, amy holyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. two other bay area counties are hoping to move out of the purple tier soon to the red tier. solano county's health director says the county could be eligible as soon as next week. the county's positivity rate has dipped to 2.6%. contra costa county health officials estimate their county will be eligible in two to three weeks. >> the timeline for when you could get your covid-19 vaccine just got moved up. statement, states, like texas, are lifting all of their safety restrictions. jobina, there's now a concern over a potentially dangerous variant that's here in the u.s. >> yes, reggie. so many people were less stunned by that announcement yesterday about texas. we're talking about no masks, no social distancing. texas governor greg abbott says his state will be fully open for

business starting next week. this is all despite a rise in cases across the country. the 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 previously had covid. >> i remain deeply concerned about a potential shift in the trajectory of the pandemic. >> meanwhile, president biden now says the u.s. will have enough vaccines for every american adult to have one by the end of -- for every american adult by the end of may. that's thanks to a partnership between johnson & johnson and merck. the president also announced that pre-k through 12th grate teachers, staff, and child care workers will be prior tied for vaccinations. he wants every educator to receive a vaccine by the end of the month. reggie? >> jobina, thank you. this 86-year-old woman was one of the first in the u.s. to

received the johnson & johnson covid-19 vaccine. she said she is relieved and urging everyone to do the same. blue shield is now in charge of california's vaccine distribution. the company's ceo, paul markovich sat down with abc 7 news and he said the main goal is to track vaccines from the moment they arrive from the federal government to the time they are injected into arms. >> if we can get the system to run at optimum efficiency and smoothly, it means we're going to get the maximum vaccine to californians, we're going to 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. >> markovich says their goal is to vaccinate 25 million californians by summer. you can see our full interview with him right now on our apps for your connected tv, including how blue shield is planning to make sure providers get the right amount of doses. you can download the app for your appletv, android tv, amazon

fire tv, and roku by searching abc 7 bay area. the cdc is set to release new guidelines for those who have been vaccinated against covid-19. the cdc is expected to recommend that people still limit interactions to small gatherings and still wear their masks in public. we should know more later this week. this morning, health officials are concerned about a significant decline in covid-19 testing. the covid trafficking project shows that test rates have dipped by a quarter since mid-january and that's a drop of roughly a million. even as vaccinations get underway, the cdc says those tests are really critical to controlling the pandemic. however, numbers have slowly begun to climb in recent days, but they're not near the level where they were during the height of the holiday 2020 travel season. >> governor newsom traveled to palo alto to do something he hasn't done in quite a long time, visit kids inside a classroom. the governor stopped by barron park elementary school yesterday. kids returned to class there in

october. he used this visit to help push his $6.6 billion school reopening deal. governor newsom outlined how that money will be used. >> provide support for districts that need morenition, 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. federal funds that would have extended far into the south bay have now been pulled from the federal relief bill. that's according to house speaker nancy pelosi's office. the $140 million extension from san jose to santa clarita was dubbed nancy pelosi's subway by some republicans. yesterday, the senate parliamentarian ruled against its inclusion, because it's part of a pilot program. a project for a bridge in new york also got pulled from the bill. developing news out of washington. the white house has withdrawn the nomination of neera tanden to lead the office of management and budget. president biden put out a

statement saying tanden made the request. her past criticism of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle came up during the confirmation process. last month, tanden apologized, saying she deeply regretted some of the language she'd used, but it became clear that she would be hard-pressed to get the 50 senate votes needed for confirmation. in the south bay, authorities say a santa clara man stole a vta bus with passenger onboard after a struggle with the driver. the santa clarita county sheriff's office says that 47-year-old jonathan clemson drove off with the bus yesterday, running multiple stoplights for more than a mile. they say he was then detained by authorities when the bus came to a stop, caused by mechanical malfunctions because he didn't know how to drive the bus. he faces carjacking and kidnapping charges. that passenger was treated for > coming up, beefing up l hospi. security at the capitol. theory police on alert this morning. and we are looking live right now at the big board at

the new york stock exchange, up about 20 points. another update on how the markets are doing, next. plus, the reason why amazon quickly changed this new app icon to a different one. what customers thought it resembled. we'll explain. but first, a check on your commute with jobina. >> hi, good morning. all right, everybody, so i have some positive news here for the issue that we've been following all morning long in vacaville. that sig alert has cleared, but the slowdown has not. as we bring in the map, you can definitely see this red line. traffic is backed up past 305. the trash is on westbound 80 past cherry glen road. i want to bring in now some live looks outside, starting with our camera at the toll plaza, where metering lights came on at 6:11 and we've got a big backup here. and once you make it through the lights, it's going to be pretty sluggish as you make your way

across the bridge into san francisco. and i want to show you also emeryville right now. it's busy here too. and because things are busy in vacaville and we know a lot of people make this trek for their commute, westbound 80 is going to be jammed up this morning due to that earlier sig alert. now let's check in with mike for a look at our forecast. looks pretty nice. good morning, mike. >> good morning, jobina. it's going to be another nice day. one with limited sunshine like we had yesterday, but comfortable temperatures. maybe a little bit cooler when they're closer to the coast. i'll show that coming up. first, let's get you out the door with the mostly cloudy inland east bay neighborhoods. the tri-valley in the low 40s and 45 in concord and near 50 out highway 4, northern contra costa county. mid- to upper 30s across the north bay and pretty much mid- to upper 40s around the bay and down into the south bay and out towards the coast. here's a look at the east bay hills. you can see the cloud cover out there today. it's nor onshore wind that will keep us cooler than yesterday than the cloud cover.

temperatures in the 50s at the coast. look at that, near 60 everyone at noon, being inland, and the l low 60s at 4:00. as far as your commute goes, as we look at san jose, 280 at 17, t's talk about the rain. it looks like it's coming in sooner. here's a high resolution model showing the rain in socal today. and by 5:00 friday, you can see it moving into the north bay, light the moderate. and then by 8:00 saturday morning, it's gone. so if it comes in sooner, it leaves sooner, which means we have a drier weekend. a little breezy friday and saturday with cooler temperatures, but after the monday morning commute, through at least wednesday, we're looking at some pretty healthy chances of rain. in fact, if you remember yesterday, we talked about a half inch of rain. now we're up to an inch and a half. so that miracle march we need, that's a pretty good start. we'll switch gears here now and talk about high temperatures where you live, and sympathithi sponsored by disney's "raya and the last dragon," it's in

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new at 6:00, a powerful magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook central greece just a few hours ago and it sent restaurants who live close to the epicenter into the streets. no immediate reports of any injuries, but some older buildings had walls collapse or even crack.

there have been several aftershocks, including three with magnitudes between 5 and 5.3. happening today, defense officials are scheduled to speak at a senate hearing about how long it took the national guard 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. and that was the original inauguration day for presidents prior to 1933. >> nba star jeremy lynn is explaining why he is not naming the person who called him coronavirus as a slur during a recently basketball game. and he said he's been down this road before. >> when i was in college and i was playing in the ivy league game and i was called [ bleep ] multiple times, i've never revealed who that pyers were. to me, it's not about trying to,

you know, take somebody down or anything like that. it's about building awareness. and it's about promoting solidarity. >> he plays for the santa cruz warriors. that league is reinvestigating this latest incident. tiger king joe exotic has a new plan to get out of prison. he's hired a new team of attorneys who plan to file a motion for a new trial in a couple of months. joe exotic, real name joseph maldonado passage is serving ar. he was convicted of plotting the murder of his rifle, carol baskin. baskin was not hurt. joe exotic's lawyers will not reveal their arguments in the appeal,b but they'll use footage from the netflix documentary "tiger king" as part of their case. chains like walmart and walgreens is collecting data from millions of customers as they sign up to get their covid-19 vaccine. "the wall street journal" reported that they're using that information to promote their

stores. companies are getting it by having people sign up for accounts and fill out profiles. information will also be used to keep in touch with recipients, even after that second dose. a move that could potentially bring them new customers, but of course, likely raising some concerns there. >>change ing gets under right n, we are up right renounce. check the amazon icon on your phone. the company just updated its recently debuted icon after some customers thought it looked like adolf hitler's mustache. here's the new one on the left and the newer one on the right. the blue part at the top is supposed to represent shipping tape, coupled with the amazon logo below, some thought it looked like hitler's mustache. so they updated it to the image you see on the right. google says it will stop investing and using technology that tracks users when they switch between websites.

google advertising privacy chief said that the company would not follow other tech companies in looking for new ways to track web users. the compan p reah that found that 72% of customers believe that almost everything they are doing online is being tracked by advertisers and tech companies. vegan mob, the popular oakland straurestaurant is open two new locations in the bay area this month. the restaurant posted on social media that they're going to open a location on 9:49 rough drive in san jose next tuesday for pickup and delivery. and then on march 20th, they're going to open a mobile location in san francisco at 18th and valencia street. that is my hood. >> yes, yes. okay, reese's, look, coming out with something few for peanut butter lovers. this is their peanut butter cup without chocolate. the ultimately peanut butter lover's cup is nothing but peanut butter covered in a candy shell that's coated with peanut butter. peanut butter, peanut butter,

peanut butter. you can try it for yourself when it debuts in april. >> peanut, peanut, peanut, peanut, peanut, peanut, peanut butter. >> and we've created the new jingle. >> we have. i will eat peanut butter right out of that jar. and i still don't want this. >> you don't want it? >> no, it's the magic of the chocolate paired with the peanut butter, which is what makes reese's peanut butter cups so good. you take that away, we have no magic. give me the spoon and the jar. you know? >> we don't know. we haven't tried it. >> mike? >> that's the first thing i thought too, reggie. but i would stiff arm both of you to get to it first. >> watch out. like, get out of my way. i want that! let's talk about what's going on weather wise. it's 47 as we look down on san francisco from sutro tower and over towards the east bay hills. mostly cloudy today and a little bit cooler thanks to an onshore

breeze. the closer you are to the coast, the more your temperatures will be cooler than it was yesterday. the farther inland, the closer you'll be to yesterday. clouds linger tonight. patchy fog in the usual areas and cooler highs this weekend, which is trending drier. and that's not a bad thing. it looks like the rain will fall more friday night and again monday, tuesday, and wednesday. here's today's wet weather maker and it's across southern california. we're getting the cloud cover once again. mid- to upper 60s. 60 to 64 on the peninsula. check out those upper 50s. a raw day along the coast and upper 50s in downtown and south san francisco and sausalito. mid-50s along the north bay coast, but mid- to upper 60s, 64 to 68 through your valleys. along the east bay shore, the coolest is richmond. in our east bay valleys, 65 in san ramon to about 69 in pittsburgh. thinking about outdoor dining, definitely a little bit cooler tonight. note temperatures are in the 50s everywhere by 5:00.

falling into the 40s at the coast by 6:00. most of us will be near 49 to 50 degrees by 8:00. on our way down to how about mid- to upper 30s in our deepest valleys. . so my accuweather seven-day forecast, friday night into early saturday, most of us will wake up and the rain will already be over. saturday will be kind of blustery, sunday will be kind of cool also. and monday, tuesday, and wednesday will also be 1s on the storm impact scale. much-needed rain on the way. reggie? >> mike, thank you. iconic comedian and "the view" co-host whoopi goldberg says she is thriving during this pandemic. besides broadcasting from home, she says she's working on some new projects and hinted on the return to the bay area for a new "sister act" mee. >> i really want to know about "sister act," because it's my favorite movie. any chance we might see you back here in san francisco or see

more of things are quite possible. >> oh! >> and i just finished -- i've been doing lots of different things. >> goldberg says she suffers from migraines, but has recently started to manage her headaches. she said that's crucial to staying productive during this pandemic. a new study finds 40% of college students are addicted to their phones. that means they use them at least five hours per day. nearly 70% of those considered to have an addiction also had trouble sleeping. researchers found students who used their phones during activities with family or friends or after midnight were at high risk of becoming addicted. meantime, those who stopped using their phone an hour before bed were less likely to be addicted. dolly pardon is singing a new tune after getting her covid-19 vaccine. ♪ vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine ♪ ♪ i'm begging of you please, don't hesitate ♪

>> after donating $1 million to covid vaccine research, she was finally able to get her shot and to celebrate, she remixed the lyrics to her hit song "jolene." pa parton says she was old enough and smart enough to get same thing when it's their return. former first lady michelle obama has sold more than 15 million copies of her memoir "becoming" and now she's bringing her best-selling book to younger readers. this edition of "becoming" features a special introduction by obama and photo inserts. in a one-on-one interview with robin roberts, she talked about why she's sharing herre y l >> they are our hope. they are not jaded yet. they are not beaten down by what they're supposed to be. they are still wide open. that's the point of "becoming."

>> michelle obama is also releasing an updated addition of "becoming." that also will include a new introduction. the new versions of the memoir are available now. want to go to the moon? here's your chance. kind of. a japanese billionaire is offering eight members of the public a free trip to the moon aboard the spacex starship rocket. the screening process is already underway. applicants who want to join the mission in 2023 have 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 is going to spend three days getting there, circle behind it, and then you have the three days to come back. if you're looking for a little company at home here on earth, you could adopt an exotic trio of pets from the peninsula humane society. abc 7 news went by the societch that need a home. they are very social animals,

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it's 6:57. if you're just joining us, here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, at least ten rockets fired by pro-iranian militants hit an iraqi military base that hosts american troops. a defense official does tell abc news that there were no u.s. or coalition military casualties, but one contractor died of a heart attack as a result of the attack. number two, authorities are investigating a reported shooting in san mateo county. overnight, deputies were seen on fifth avenue near middlefield road. witnesses reported seeing police performing cpr on a victim. >> number three, red tier rules went into effect in san francisco, santa clara, and napa counties at midnight. indoor dining can resume. museums, movie theaters, and gyms can also reopen, but with restrictions. number four, google says it will stop using and investing in tech that tracks users when they switch between websites. in a blog post, google said it would not look for new ways of

tracking web users. number five, 10 to 15 days, consecutive, have passed since our official daily reporting stations received measurable rain. that's all going to change friday and again monday, tuesday, and wednesday of next week. number six, taking a live look right now in emeryville and those headlights are making their way westbound, where it is a bit slow. the average speeds are coming in around 25 miles per hour. if you're headed toward the toll plaza, metering lights came on at 6:11. >> and number seven, the ferris wheel in golden gate park is reopening tomorrow. so if you had tickets before it closed, you can reschedule them and if y need new tickets, you can get them. they're $18. i'm ready. ticket in hand. >> we have those tickets. we can make a whole day of it. we can have a little something to eat. >> i did get tickets,

to deyoung. >> am i included in that. >> everybody is included in good morning, america.n breaking overnight attack on american troops. at least ten rockets in iraq aimed at u.s. soldiers. we're on the ground in iraq with vaccine breakthrough. president biden announcing there will be enough shots for every american adult two months ahead of schedule. >> we're now on track to have enough vaccine supply for every adult in america by the end of may. >> the blockbuster deal speeding up the timeline and the president's plan to move educators to the front of the line. all this as at least 11 states loosen restrictions, and texas says they will now re-open at 100%. but is this too much too soon? dr. jha is here. highway horror at the border.