tier san francisco, santa clara, and napa counties. they join san mateo and marin counties at this level. the rest of the bay area is in the next highest. that's the more restrictive purple tier. so what's the difference between red and purple? the red tier, restaurants can resume indoor dining, indoor fitness is allowed, indoor museums and movie theaters can reopen, all with some restrictions. and general indoor capacity limits are relaxed and more customers are allowed into businesses. >> it's good for business, and that means it's part of building a better bay area. tonight we'll take you to each county that's now able to experience more reopening. we'll begin in san francisco, where there is some bitterness about the discrepancies over just how dangerous some of these industries and activities are. abc7 news reporter matt boone has the story. >> reporter: at m spa in the castro, co-owner andrew tran says they were able to open for massages and waxing a few weeks ago, but it's been slow. >> probably only about 25% of capacity of revenue that we're

receiving. >> reporter: with a change to the red tier, they can now offer facials and other treatments that require the mask to be off, though they're still waiting to see if there is enough demand. >> for some people, still they don't feel comfortable. we have people coming in and say oh, i'm going to wait until i get all my shots before i come back. >> reporter: as a licensed massage therapist, he was already able to get his vaccine. but just down the street at joe's barbershop, they say they're still not yet eligible to get the vaccine. >> we're evidently dangerous enough to shut down, but not important enough to get a vaccine. i'm a little angry. >> reporter: owner joe gallagher says he thinks being vaccinated would reduce hesitancy among his customers as well. >> it will make everybody feel more secure who is working here. it will make the customers feel more secure knowing that we're vaccinated. >> reporter: we reached out to the state cosmetology board which says they have no jurisdiction over vaccines or when their members will receive one. nevertheless, the move to the red tier was good news for joe, who says they'll now be able to offer beard trims and shaves, a big part of their business. >> i'm just grateful.

we're i think going to see a pretty big uptick in business now that we can actually do beards and mustaches. it's going to be like even five more cuts a day will be good. >> reporter: in the castro, matt boone, abc7 news. >> as we mentioned, napa is one of the counties that entered the red tier today. this allowed restaurants to allow capacity at 25%. customers should be able to take advantage of the expanded service as soon as the doors open. >> having everybody inside has given us so far a nice little business right off the bat this morning. we've already served 30 people inside since what, 11:00? >> he says the city of napa has been good to restaurants like his,llowing him to open a parklet on the street. this allowed him to expand his outdoor dining capacity from 12 seats to 55. in santa clara county, the

easing of certain restriction also certainly provide a much needed boost to struggling businesses there. but as abc7 news reporter chris nguyen found, many of them are taking a methodical approach to reopening. >> reporter: in alameda in san jose, members of red dot fitness are counting the days until they're able to head back inside. as part of the red tier, gyms and fitness centers can reopen at 10% capacity. red dot owner scott howell hopes to be ready by monday. >> we'll have to reduce class sizes but it allows us to expand our class schedule. inside we don't have to worry about that. >> reporter: santa clara county moved into the red tier today, but a number of businesses are being careful with their operations, especially having to pivot so many times over the past year. at sushi confidential in campbell, owner randy muster isn't a rush to resume indoor diwhich lled at 25% capacity. >> we would only be able to fit about 15 to 20 people seated in here. it would kind of mess up our current operations with patio

dining and our robust to go market at the moment. >> reporter: down the street, bombshell boutique owner brook ramirez is hopeful that more customers will stop by now that retail store capacity is back up to 50%. >> we are all so deeply touched when people take the time to come in to our place of business right now because we just -- we appreciate everyone so much more, more than we ever have really. >> reporter: although zoos, museums and aquariums can now operate inside at 25% capacity, it doesn't mean that all of them are quite ready. children's discovery museum, one of the most popular attractions in san jose, is taking a staggered approach the reopening and will first make outdoor exhibits available to the public on friday. executive director marilee jennings plans to reopen the inside space next month. >> thinking through absolutely every experience to make sure that every interaction a child or adult has is completely safe. >> reporter: businesses throughout the valley hopeful the un continu to move i

beeallgo tter: in the soh chris nguyen, abc7 news. half of the bay area counties are now in the red tier, and more could join next week like alameda county. today on midday live, we spoke with cautiously optimistic oakland mayor libby schaaf. >> it is very likely i would say that we should be in the red zone next week so people should be prepared. but remember, folks, what happened to us this winter. we cannot reopen too quickly or just drop all of our precautions. the fact that we don't want to ever snap back again is so important. so i am cautiously optimistic that we should be moving in to the red tier next week, but we've still got to wear those masks and wash those hands. we also expect the supply of vaccines to get improved as the johnson & johnson product

arrives. all of our vaccine sites have been operating very smoothly. i'm feeling cautiously optimistic about the direction that we're going in. >> mayor libby schaaf of oakland cautiously optimistic. and then there is this. the agency operating the federally run vaccine site at the oakland coliseum says there is an aspect of the location that is vastly underutilized. the site is open every day until 7:00. this is a live picture from our tower camera on interstate 880. you see the coliseum there. officials say business is going better than expected here with more than 7,000 shots given yesterday. that's a thousand more than the expected daily average. however, they'd like to see more walkups to the site from the bart station. >> we have wanted it to get out that this is a resource. you don't have to drive your car. you can take public transportation. you can take the bart, use the bart services, or you can drive your car and park at the bart coliseum station, walk over the

pedestrian bridge. >> ac transit is running a special vaccine shuttle from bart. it drops people off at the vaccination tents. people with walk-up appointments should not go to the main entrance of the coliseum. keep that in mind. instead, use the walkup access point at the coliseum bart station and avoid the line of cars awaiting at the drive-up entrance which is off 66th avenue. this month california's vaccine distribution is being transitioned to insurance giant blue shield. the company is being put in charge of figuring out how many doses to deliver where, and who gets priority. it's happening in stages, and abc7 news reporter stephanie sirra explais the timeline for the bay area. stephanie? >> reporter: yes, ama, most of the bay area is last to get phased in to blue shield's new system, and that could pose some delays for bay area counties and providers trying to qualify for more doses. we did talk to blue shield ceo paul markovic exclusively yesterday, and we still had more

questions about this and continued digging into it. over the next few weeks, all nine bay area counties will be phased in to blue shield's vaccination network. solano and sonoma county are first, making the transition in wave 2 on march 7th. the seven other bay area counties transition last in wave 3 on march 14th, partly due to having lower rates of covid cases. >> we're vaccinating people in the right sequence. >> reporter: blue shield ceo paul markovic explains the company is using an algorithm that determines dose allocation for counties and providers based on infection rates and vulnerable demographic areas. >> what is the infection rate for covid-19 as a percentage of the population? what's the death rate for covid-19 as a percentage of the population? what percentage of the population lives in the lowest quartile healthy places indices tracks, because we know they're at the highest risk. >> reporter: markovic pointed out the company does not have the authority to determine how

much vaccine allocation goes to certain providers, but will make informed recommendations to the state. >> and then they decide whether to take that recommendation or adjust it. >> reporter: ultimately, more vaccine doses will be allotted to counties or providers with a larger eligible population. so will counties that have already vaccinated a majority of their 65-plus population receive less? it's unclear, but blue shield says the formula is dynamic and will change. >> so at some point in the future, for example, we hoped to have vaccinated most, if not all of the people over the age of 65. so you're not going have that be a part of the formula anymore in the future. so it's going to shift and change. >> reporter: the insurance giant vowed to have three million doses administered per week by march 1st, but markovic says the state is only receiving half that amount. the constraint continuing to be supply. now markovic added in order for california to receive the maximum allotment of doses,

there needs to be accurate data and inventory checks to be sure the incoming supply can meet the demand. and that's why the company is implementing what's called a performance management system that will keep tabs on which doses are going to counties and providers and how many of those doses are actually being administered. stephanie sierra, abc7 news. >> stephanie, since sonoma and solano counties are scheduled to transition on march 7th, will the method to make appointments change? >> great question, ama. they won't. all appointments will still be made through the state's my turn site. but counties won't be directly controlling where doses go after march 7th. blue shield will be making those recommendations to the state. >> okay. all right. thank you, stephanie. and abc7 news is monitoring the covid vaccine roll-out in california with our vaccine tracker. you can find this on our home page at abc7 news news.com. a lot more to come on this busy wednesday. we're all hoping vaccines will bring an end to the pandemic, but for some coronavirus

patients, there seems to be no enford>> i'm spencer christian. march came in like a lamb, but its lamb-like qualitieser about to disappear. new information about that horrific crash near the california/mexico border that left 13 people dead, natural the same car. what we're learning tonight abou i have the power to lower my a1c.

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13 dead and a dozen wounded. it is the horrifying result of the crash yesterday between a big rig and an suv in california's desert.

the suv designed to seat eight was in fact carrying 25. tonight the investigation is focusing on why so many people were in one car. was this a case of human smuggling? the crash happened in imperial county near the california/mexico border, and we've learned that many of the dead were mexican nationals. jessica di nova from our sister station in los angeles son the story. >> reporter: details released from u.s. customs and border protection are telling more about the deadly crash claiming 13 lives. investigators say the tragedy may be a case of human smuggling involving 44 people. these photos released by cbp show what agents call a ten-foot breach in the international boundary fence near the gordons well exit just off interstate 8, not far from the intersection where california highway patrol voters say a tractor-trailer hit this ford expedition carrying 25 people. >> the intersection in front of the big rig subsequently the big rig collided with the left side of the ford expedition.

>> reporter: according to cbp officials, surveillance images show two vehicles leaving the area of the fence opening, one of them appear tock the maroon suv seen in this wreckage. the second, a chevrolet suburban which investigators say was engulfed in flames about ten miles east of and 15 minutes prior to the fatal collision. that fire resulting in 19 people detained, accused of unlawfully entering the country. the mexican government confirms at least ten of the 13 killed in the crash are mexican nationals. the imperial county coroner's office working with the consulate to identify the people who have lost their lives. >> we have had a couple of family members make contact with our office, and we're also working with one who believes that their loved one may be one of the deceased. and so we will be working to get dna from families so we can do familial dna and verify. >> reporter: the coroner's office tracks deaths resulting from unauthorized entry into the

country through imperial county. tuesday's crash alone puts 2021 only one death away from tying last year's total. sergeant mike says unfortunately death is no stranger to this border county. >> no, it does not surprise me that we continue to have individuals trying to make their way into our country for a better life. >> reporter: the coroner's office has identified at least 11 of the 13 people killed in this tragedy, but they're not releasing that information until their families are notified of their loss. reporting in orange, jessica di nova, abc7 news. detectives are looking at data from the suv tiger woods was driving when he crashed last week, landing himself in the hospital with injuries so severe he needed surgery. woods was driving a genesis gv-80 suv. the los angelesou driving alone last tuesday morning when the suv crashed, rolling several

times. the l.a. county sheriff says woods was not drunk, but they're still trying to figure out what caused the crash. encouraging news tonight from the state when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic. the seven-day test positivity rate hit another record low. 2.2%. to give you some perspective, it was over 14% just a few months ago during the winter surge. the numbers of new cases and deaths are both below average. hospitalizations continue to decrease as well. so it's very encouraging. in the meantime, doctors at stanford are tackling a side of the covid crisis that has stayed somewhat in the shadows. not talked about perhaps as much as it should have been. its victims are not counted in the headlines, but rather linger in a frustrating cycle of long-term symptoms, and researchers are racing to figure out why. >> did you used to when you were exercising? >> reporter: rick st. john is trying to help doctors at stanford crack an ongoing mystery of the covid virus, why some patients are still experiencing symptoms months

after being infected, the group known as long haulers. >> i would start to feel better and then i would get better, and then i would feel a little better, and then i would get worse. >> reporter: especially frustrating for an avid skier and runner, who found himself out of breath with recurring bouts of fatigue. >> headache, fatigue, nausea. i had brain fog. >> we were surprised as to how many people continue to have symptoms many months into -- after their diagnosis. >> reporter: for months, dr. aruna and a growing team at stanford has been studying roughly 100 long haul patient, pudding them through a dizzies array of tests, including strength. and breathing, movement. >> in about 30 seconds, i'm going tell you to stop. >> reporter: and lounge condition. >> the last one, go ahead and take in a breath. >> reporter: the study, known as iris is casting a wide net for a reason. why the majority of the patients were never hospitalized, they

reported ongoing feelings like matt teague, memory loss or brain fog, often affecting their daily lives. >> we're finding that their memory and attention span, the recallability, all of that is really down. >> reporter: along with brain and neurological testing, the group has also zeroed in on possible immune system disruptions and they're investigating drugs like steroids that might help. while answers haven't come yet, the doctor says the syndrome now has the full attention of the national institutes of health, which is expected to ramp up funding for nationwide studies. for many, many patients like rick, a brake can't come soon enough. >> you know, i'm kind of at the point where we're out of good ideas. >> we're pulling for rick and so many others. doctors say a number of the patients they're following were deemed essential workers and may have contracted covid helping others. this only adds to researchers' determination, of course, to find some answers.

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here is a look at our satellite radar composite image over the last 18 hours. you can see two systems, one to our southeast. a upper-level that is generating rain in southern california. one to our northwest, a cold blow up in the gulf of alaska and this whipping up strong winds in our area. one down south is pushing some clouds and moisture into our area. let's take a look at surface winds right now. 32 miles per hour at sfo. 21-miles-per-hour gusts at novato. 29-miles-per-hour gusts at napa. and as those winds whip up a northwesterly swell, you can see that our wave heights are growing at our coastline here. as a result we have a beach hazard statement in ero 3:00 a.m. tomorrow the 3:00 a.m. friday. they'll be energetic sneaker waves, at least the possibility exists and a risk of dangerous rip currents. let's take a look at a calmer picture from our rooftop camera looking across the embarcadero. it's 50 degrees in san francisco right now. we have mid-50s at oakland, mountain view and san jose. 52 at morgan hill, and 50 at

half moon bay. and the view from mount tam shows clouds developing at various levels of the atmosphere. high clouds, mid level clouds and low clouds. it's 50 degrees right now in both santa rosa and novato. low to mid-50s at napa, fairfield, concord and livermore, and a calm view of a beautiful sky from emeryville looking across the bay. these are our forecast features, increasing clouds overnight. ran arrives late friday into early saturday. then we get a brief break over the weekend followed by wet and unsettled weather going into early next week. overnight, under increasingly cloudy skies, look for low temperatures mainly in the low to mid-40s, although a little chillier in some of our inland valleys where some of our low temperatures will drop into the upper 30s. tomorrow, bright skies for a while, but also clouds moving through. high temperatures will range from mid-50s at the coast to low to mid 60 nears the bay shoreline to upper 60s inland. now let's bring in the storm impact scale to indicate that the approaching storm, the first one ranks only 1. a storm of light intensity

producing mainly light rain and slick roadways for our evening commute on friday evening, and then the rain will continue or the showers into early saturday. it will be breezy at times. and here is the forecast animation starting 9:00 friday morning. notice it will tickle in about 7:00 in the evening. it will produce wet conditions for the evening commute, and the rain will continue overnight, but end early saturday morning. and rainfall totals will be generally between 0.2 and 0.4 of rain. resume the forecast animation, and you can see that after a mainly dry sunday, we get rain coming in on monday. on tuesday and on wednesday, along with breezy conditions. so we have some active weather coming our way as indicated here on the accuweather seven-day forecast. dry late saturday and most of sunday, but wet and unsettled and breezy monday, tuesday, and wednesday. we're finally getting some winter weather as winter winds down. dan and ama? >> yeah, nice see it, though. thank you, spencer. this is our future.

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♪ we're going to continue our special series "california dreaming" tonight. the series takes a closer look at the issues that are threatening the california dream and the people working to keep that dream alive. >> today we look at our state's policies on parental leave and child care. the pandemic has certainly shed a new light on these policies and the possibilities for creative solutions for work from home balance. >> we've also seen the need to ensure that all parents, regardless of income or race get equal support to raise happy and healthy children in the golden state. >> california did lead the way in the early 2000s on leave policies. included in that is time for adoptive and foster children, which is one of the first states in the country to do that, but there is still a lot of room for

improvement in california. last year on the assembly floor i found myself with my 4 week old. i was breast-feeding my daughter and i detached her from me and threw a blanket over her and ran down the two flights of stairs and went up to the podium very quickly. that was the moment that went viral. and i think it went viral because so many families and so many moms are experiencing that. meteorologist mom leslie lopez in los angeles had a similar situation. >> hey, good morning. all right. so we're waiting for that storm to arrive here in southern california. it look at this baby. >> i've been working from home since nolan was born. when i got off maternity leave. the pandemic had hit and he was actually born in the pandemic. when nolan showed up on my green screen and the moment went viral, i heard from so many different parents saying, yes, that's the moment right there that we're dealing with working from home. but what also happened is it kind of kick started a lot of conversation about why can't this be the new normal?

so while the pandemic has been absolutely devastating, it possibly has opened a door to offer people this opportunity to work from home, which is wonderful for a percentage of our population. the problem is equity. it's not inclusive. >> when we talk about our policies and our early child care policies here in california, one of the things we've noticed is that covid has exacerbated the problem that existed before. and i get asked often, when are we going to go back to normal, and i say i don't want to go back to normal, because normal wasn't working for so many people, particularly low-income families who disproportionately are families of color. >> i believe that the folks who designed our child care system and a lot of our public assistance programs were well-intentioned. however, when you don't have the families who have the greatest obstacles at tle hping you understand how to create the system that is still going to be

inclusive of them, then you're going to design systems that essentially leave them out. >> the state subsidized system only serves about one in nine eligible families. for kids zero to five, we just don't have a system that provides for that care. and that reflects, frankly, a workforce where we didn't expect two parents to be working. >> we see the stress that it's placed on those families. and we see the achievement gap issues amongst race start at a very young age. and in part because we don't have these policies that help working families. >> i used to work in the medical sale before, and it's hard. when i had my first child, it was the same thing. struggle who is going to take care of my kid, who is going to pick my kid up. there has to be something to help more parents. the only thing they want to do is go work. >> we bring parents together and we ask them questions like what would make accessing child care easier for you? that's the radical thing we do. we just ask. and you'd be really surprised by

the incredible policy solutions and ideas that they come up with. >> i think what's important too right now, as women step into larger leadership rules that they create those partnerships and alignments. i think now we're trying to be a voice for working parents. >> i think we have to reimagine how we support working families. this is our future. it requires dreaming bigger, but that's what we do here in california. and if we in california want to continue to be a state that leads the nation and leads the world, we need to support our little ones. >> and you can stream all of our california dreaming stories on demand, including our 30-minute california dreaming special right now on our abc7 bay area connected tv app. download the free app now on roku, fire tv, android tv, and apple tv. >> the california dream can seem a long way away sometimes, especially when you see this next story. just days after new safety efforts were launched in san

francisco's chinatown, new video surfacing of a shocking attack in a laundromat. you might find this video disturbing. it is hard to watch. abc7 news anchor dion lim has the exclusive information you'll see only on 7. >> oh my god, he is probably so scared. >> surveillance video shows the terrifying minutes a 67-year-old customer is attacked by three people in a laundromat bordering the nob hill and chinatown neighborhoods february 23rd. >> it's terrible. it's so concerning. >> reporter: you can see the senior sitting in a chair close to 10:00 at night is ambush, dragged to the ground and robbed of several hundred dollars. the entire incident happened in less than 45 seconds. >> that's so hard to watch, though, an old man being upside down like that. >> i know. >> so helpless. >> reporter: this attack comes shortly after increased patrols in san francisco's chinatown. on the heels of a number of attacks in oakland's chinatown. on february 18th, sfpd community liaison members handed out

flyers to raise awareness in chinese, and supervisor aaron peskin touted extra visibility on the streets. since then, the effort hasn't let up. >> if anything, we've increased our efforts in patrols and in the ability to respond to the community's needs. >> reporter: according to sfpd documents, the three attackers may also be tied to multiple auto burglaries in the area. the san francisco police officers association union is offering a $2500 reward for information leading to an arrest. police continued to ask the community to be on alert in order to stay safe. in san francisco, dion lim, abc7 news news. >> sfpd continues to encourage those in the community to report these crimes and have set up a chinese language hotline. you can find it, along with a phone number to call with reward information at abc7news.com. and we're hearing from celebrities daniel wu and daniel

dae kim on the recent attacks on asian americans. both are using their voices to raise awareness about the attacks like this one and others in oakland's chinatown last month. they talked to "the washington post" about what may be behind the attacks. >> we have a president that uses words like kung flu and china virus and tries to create division, it affects us on a daily basis. >> we're talking about asian americans. we're talking about chinese americans who have no connection to china. and beyond that, we're talking about asian americans who have no connection to being chinese. >> both say they are tired of saying they are americans, and they're hoping more people recognize it and believe it. well, it's been 30 years to the day since rodney king was brutally beaten by four lapd officers. it was caught on tape as you know. a year later the officers seen in the were found not guilty and rioting broke out. today king's daughter, laura, handed out meals at a public housing complex for the rodney

king foundation. she says if her father were alive today, this is what he would say. >> 30 years is a long time to still be asking the same question, because nothing has changed. yet the date and the name, there is other rodney kings. there is other george floyds. and i'm sure tomorrow it will be somebody else. and the question is why are we still here? why can't we get along? >> u.s. congresswoman karen bass is leading an effort to pass a bill designed to support both police departments with training and provide grants to communities to reenvision policing. abc7 news has made fighting for racial and social justice part of our major effort to build a better bay area. if you're looking for ways to take action on these important issues, go to abc7news.com/take action to find your ally and a list of local resources. you've seen solar-powered homes, businesses. why not cars? you're looking at one. and if you want, you could be driving one by the end of the year. plus, back to school anxiety is something many kids might be going through in the next few

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developments in clean technology continue to threaten traditional gas powered vehicles and turn them into dinosaurs,

really. while solar powered vehicles have been a dream for over half a century, this could be the year we see a mass produced one coming off a california assembly line. abc7 news reporter david louie shows you a vehicle of the future that also sports a futuristic look. >> reporter: 8,000 people have already put down deposits to get one of these solar powered vehicles from aftera that hopes to be in production by year's end. >> the idea that you can get any free mileage from the sun on your vehicle is something that resonates with people. >> reporter: the three-wheeler can transport two people using a solar array that be supplemented with solar panels on the hood and rear patch. >> they're thinner. they're less expensive. they're able to be bent in multiple axes. so the technology for solar today is perfect for a vehicle like ours. >> reporter: the batmobile like profile is designed to reduce wind resistance which impacts range. instead of steel, the body is a composite of carbon, kevlar and

hemp. composites are used in racing cars such as formula 1 to provide strength and safety. >> we instantly get that better fuel economy because we aren't pushing so much air. and we're using lightweight components, we get a thousand miles per charge. >> reporter: those prices and another factor to keep it affordable. the range is expected to be from 26,000 to $46,000. john young is reservation holder number 29. >> this is a vehicle that demonstrates the kind of future i want to live in. so it's a future of efficient use of resources, efficient use of energy, clean driving at the street level. >> reporter: it can be plugged in when driving long distances or when it's cloudy. a factory is being built in san diego. the co-founders believe sales of 2,000 vehicles a year are viable, the goal of ten times that many, especially as it develops a full fleet of models. >> people lose their minds kind of when they see a spaceship floating down the road. because our wheels are covered,

at first glance, it does look like the aptera is flying. >> david louie, abc7 news. >> well, not a lot more sun in the near future, whether it's solar powered vehicles, our days are numbered in sun there is a level one storm in the forecast for the end of this

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kids going back to in-person learning after a year out of the classroom face a new kind of stress. two cupertino students want to do their part to help. dustin dorsey shows you how a mindfulness and meditation program can help with the upcoming adjustment for bay area students. >> reporter: when the covid-19 pandemic began, so did anxiety for many. tenth grader ayush and breanna doyle turned to a special technique to help. >> we decided to continue our practice of mindfulness, and we really did experience its benefits in the pandemic. we're thinking how many more kids can we spread these benefits to? how many more kids would be struggling and need help with anxiety? >> reporter: that's when they began their nonprofit apart but not alone, a program that instructs people of all ages through free guided lessons on zoom and facebook live.

i even participated in a preview of their upcoming series called mindfulness and movement. >> take a deep breath in through your nose, open mouth exhale. letting everything go. >> meditation is a practice. mindfulness is a quality that you can cultivate by practicing meditation. >> reporter: now mindfulness is something everyone can practice through the six-week-long online courses. the upcoming program hopes to help students become mentally prepared for the return to in-person learning. >> this breath is getting into a rhythm, relaxing you even more. inhale and relax. exhale and release. >> so we're helping people cope with going from in-person to distance learning. now we're helping them change from distance to in-person. we want to help kids make this change through the practice of

mindfulness and prepare for whatever is going happen and not be afraid of it. >> how do you feel, dustin? >> relaxed. for the full guided meditation yoga classes check out abc7news.com. in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc7 news. >> i think we can all use a little more calm, dan. >> i know, right? just breathe and just relax. well, we can relax a little bit because spencer, we have some rain coming, which we do desperately need. >> we certainly do, dan. along with the rain, though, we may get some strong gusty wind from time to time. the storm building out at sea is building up elevated wave heights and rough surf. a beach hazard statement from 3:00 a.m. tomorrow to 3:00 a.m. friday. be on the lookout for energetic sneaker waves, the possibility of rip currents or just stay a safe distance away from the coastline. overnight look for increasing clouds, low temperatures mainly in the low to mid-40s. tomorrow we'll have high temperatures generally in the

low 60s around the bay shoreline and upper 60s inland. and this six-panel view of our highs tomorrow is going a little bit longer than i anticipated. let me quickly get to the storm impact scale. the approaching storm ranks only one. it's a storm of light intensity. it will be coming in friday evening into saturday morning, producing mainly light rain and slick roadways. we pick up the forecast animation over the weekend after a little bit of a dry break behind that storm. we'll get waves of stormy weather on monday, tuesday and wednesday. we have wet, windy and unsettled weather early next week as you can see here on the abc7 seven-day -- on the accuweather seven-day forecast. so a break over the weekend after the first storm. but we get waves of wet stormy weather early next week. and we need it. so let's embrace it. dan and ama? >> all right. we certainly will. thank you, spencer. all right. abc7 news sports director larry beil is here with a blast from the past talking about the

future tonight, larry. >> this is intriguing. what does joe montana think the 49ers should be doing at the quarterback position? keep jimmy or move on? a long distance shootout tonight. warriors and california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours.

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lillard. two of the best long-range shooters that the nba has ever seen. steph basically invented the logo shot before he started launching them and making these shots with regularity. nobody in their right mind was shooting from 35 or 40 feet. lillard has made it a part of his arsenal. the oakland native has been named logo lillard, and he makes it look just effortless. >> i love the nickname of logo lillard, because it's so smooth. >> damian is amazing. not only the skill, but his resillians, his competitiveness. brilliant player steph and damian are two of the greatest shooters the league has ever seen, and they both extend their range out to the logo. >> every time this matchup comes up, or any other, for me it's a top point guard, it's always that talent. always brings the best out of you. either one of our team's going to win, we've got to play well. >> those guys put on a great show. for what it's worth, warrior james wiseman and mychal mulder

have been picked for the rising stars challenge, part of the all-star festivities. wiseman averaging 12 points per game in his rookie season. mulder on the world team roster. but that team not going to be played because of covid restrictions. but they made the team. fans in attendance in vegas as cal and oregon state open the pac-12 women's tournament. cal down eight in the fourth. michelle with the tough bucket in the paint here. she had 13 points. unfortunately, she was also in foul trouble, fouled out late on this play with taylor jones here, doing a kevin hispanic hail impersonation with the left up and under. cal ends with a record of 1-16. ouch. among the many people openly questioning whether jimmy garoppolo should return as the quarterback of the 49ers is the best qb in niners history, joe montana. joe appearing on espn today with jimmy g. set to make $25 million for the upcoming season and the fact that he has been hurt a

lot, some believe it's time to move on, despite the super bowl appearance a couple of years ago. joe said he expects the 49ers will bring garoppolo back in 2021. however -- >> it's been tough for him throughout the time he has been with the 49ers. i think that becomes a concern if you can't keep them on the field. i think it's a tough decision with the cap money that he has. and so i don't know. you just never know. i never knew they were trying to trade me. >> at least he can laugh about it now. at the time when the niners sent him to kansas city, it was a huge uproar. and joe obviously was not happy. the question, dan and ama, with garoppolo, you can say we want somebody else. who? there is not that many great options out there. and so is teddy bridgewater better than jimmy garoppolo? i don't think so. maybe you can draft a quarterback, get jimmy to

restructure his deal, sign your free agents. there is a lot of moving parts. but it's always great to hear joe montana talk about the quarterback position. >> thanks, larry. tonight at 8:00, catch the goldbergs followed by american housewife, the conners and call your mother. at 10:00 catch the con about the disastrous 2017 fire festival. then stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. >> and don't forget you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand. it's through the abc7 news bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, android tv, amazon fire tv as well as roku. all you have to do is download the app now and you can start streaming. it's so easy to do. all right that is going to do it for this edition of abc7 news. we thank you so much for joining us tonight. 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 for abc7 news at 11:00.

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