the conspiracy theory that has police in preparation mode this morning. california is making some changes to its vaccine policy. the new focus for distribution. and a trick to skip the line of cars and speed up your shot at one local site. >> i have all the confidence in the world fans will be back safely. and baseball season is about a month away. and fans might actually be allowed back in the stands once it starts. the planning already under way at oracle park. >> the fairs wheal at golden gate reopens today and you will have a good chunk of time to ride it. the new timeline how long it is going stay. >> excited about that. and excited it is friday eve. it is thursday, march 4 mike what does it look like today? >> pretty nice day. if you were missing the sunshine the last few days you are going to enjoy today's sunshine.

winds manageable, out of the south going to help bring us back to average temperatures this afternoon and also keep us in the sunshine. the sun is back and it comes up at about 6:38, 9. and will leave was a mild lunch. starting in the 30s and 40s. the 50s at the coast all day but 60 for our lunchtime temperature bay and inland and mid-60s in the afternoon falling back into the mid-50s at 7:00. big change in the pattern starts tomorrow. several chances of rain coming up. developing news this morning, police in washington, d.c. are on high alert amid a possible plot to breech the capitol by a militia group today. jobina fortson has the latest. >> thank you, kumasi. today the house of representatives canceled legislative session. abc news has obtained an internal bulletin distributed tuesday that contains

information about a possible militia plot on or around march 94. it says the 3%ers militia group has discussed plans to take control of the u.s. capitol and remove democratic lawmakers. the threat is linked to a far right conspiracy theory pushed by qanon that falsely claims former president donald trump will be inaugurated on march 4th. that was inauguration day until 1933 when it was moved to january 20th. >> these types of threats that qanon continues to inspire impede us from doing the work we have to do, on covin voting right, on racial justice. >> the capitol complex remains surrounded with temporary fencing topped with raiser wire and some 5,000 national guard troops remain onsite and around the city. the threat less than two months after rioters stormed the capitol complex and threatened the lives of lawmakers. the senate plans to stay in session today. reggie? >> thanks jobina. on top of the senate's list,

taking up president biden's $1.9 trillion covid relief plan. there is a big change you need to know about. the president's agreed to limit who gets stimulus checks. the payments would now only go to americans making less than 80,000 dollars a year or households earning less than $160,000 a year. the caps are down from what was approved. president biden was forced to make the concessions to get the support of key moderate senate democrats. an update on the state's vaccination distribution plan. will be hosting a call at 9:00 this mortgage and we will bring you all the details as soon as they come in. california is making major changes to its vaccine policy. the state will now be focusing on vaccinating low income communities to speed up reopenings to. do that 40% of the vaccine supply will be allocated to 400

of the state ea's lowest incomep codes. once 2 million people are vaccinated the requirements from countying to move from purple to red will then be loosened. once 4 million doses have been given out state official wills relax the thresholds for entering the orange and yellow tiers. >> if you are headed for a vaccination at the oakland coliseum, walking up could speed up your shot. overall the coliseum site is busy. more than 7,000 shots were done on tuesday. but the walk-up area is being underutilized. for some it is taking less than 30 minutes from start to finish, including the 15 minute observation period. >> wanted it to get out that this is a resource. you don't have to drive your car. you can take public tion. u can 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 shuttle from bart to the vaccine tents.

to access this walk-up site, use the walk-up access point at the coliseum bart station. see the check mark? you don't even need an appointment but you do have to be an eligible group. starting today you can get one of the best views of the bay yair from the golden gate ferris wheel wheel. >> reporter: this wheel will start today. in october it was open for a very limited amount of time. but now today it gets going again. this ferris wheel was brought in to be part of the 150 yore anniversary celebration of the opening of golden gate park. it was only going to be here for a year. but then the pandemic happened and it was all shut down for

most of this year. the historic preservation commission had said the contract would not be extended. but yesterday afternoon reversed course and voted to keep it here fr another four years. there is one condition. the operator has to come up with a plan to turn down the noise from the generator and the bright lights at night. the san francisco supervisors still plan though to contest this. there is a proposed resolution to only have it here for one more year. and the board will vote on that next week. still a little bit of controversy surrounding this wheel and how long it will be here. but the focus today is just the fun of reopening. passengers will be carried on this wheel up to the top, all 150 feet high in the air starting at noon today. and i just looked online. there are ticketing still available. so go ahead and book some fun today if you have got some extra time.

reporting live in san francisco. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. thanks amy. baseball fans could be back in the stands on opening day next month. governor newsom revealed new information, access 7 kate larson in san francisco with what the giants are doing to get ready. >> we're working on the final details but we've been working very closely with major league baseball. >> reporter: govmt saying there is a chance that baseball stands won't be empty this season if covid cases keep dropping. >> i have all the confidence in the world fans will be back safely. >> reporter: fans want to play it safe. >> can't have it back the way it was pre covid. >> as long as everyone is socially distanced. >> hopefully everyone will be vaccinated by then. >> wouldn't it gth fs back on o >> reporter: working on a plan to welcome back fans in times for their home opener on april 9th. >> get the fans safe. sanitizer, and checks and pod

seating. we'll have menu items that will be familiar but we're going to be careful how they are delivered. >> reporter: they will also stagger fans so not everyone is trying to enter or exit the park at the same time. of course this all depends on covid cases. counties in the orange tier can play to a capacity of 20%. in the yellow tier, 25%. >> baseball is about energy and relationships and you go with your parents or you go with your children. >> reporter: dr. george rutherford works with the warriors on covid safety protocols. >> we have a lot more people who are immune, right because of naturally acquired immunity and because of vaccination. >> you think people should be required to be vaccinated and then show proof in order to go to public events like a baseball game? >> i think we may eventually get there. i think if you are not going try and have testing beforehand like the warriors are proposing. if you are going to try to fill stadiums up completely, you know, then we're gonna have to have a another higher level of protection than we could get with just masks and lower

density. and being outside. >> reporter: the oakland a's are also working on a safety plan and already s vchers in opthe o indica larson, abc7 news.kate l. >> seems like every afternoon i turn the tv on and someone's been watching spring training baseball. little excited in the household. we've got 38 in napa, to 48 in oakland. 39 in mountain view. 45 in san jose right now. and 50 in san francisco, where at the roof camera it is about4 the embarcadero. a great day for breaks at home working or studying. errands, no rain today. don't need the wet weather gear. definitely need then sunglasses as the sunshine is back. at least for a day because look what happens tomorrow. we've got a one on the storm

impact scale. light to moderate rain friday evenings. if you have plans definitely want to have live doppler 7 with you wherever you go and your wet weather gear. slick roads and breezy. 9:00 tomorrow morning. we're doing fine. may be a stray shower on the north bay coastal mountains. you can see by ant 10:00 it is just about everywhere except for livermore and san jose. by 11:00 it is there and 1:00 in the morning saturday maybe a little do you seeing of snow on mount hamilton.usting of snow o hamilton. over to jobina now and the morning commute. hi jobina. hi mike. thank you. good morning everyone. so we are going to is start with a live look in emeryville showing you 80. if you are traveling in between berkeley and emeryville on westbound 80 we are getting some unconfirmed reports of a stalled car there slowing some things

down. those are where you see the headlights traveling in the westbound direction and it looks like we have something on the east bay side that is stopped there. moving over to a live picture showing you a san jose where we have clear conditions on 101 and a very clear ride pretty much all over the bay area this morning so very different situation than what we saw yesterday for our morning commute. as i wrap up, taking a look at the map a high wind advisory through the altamonte pass. kumasi? new this morning. buckham palace says prince philip is recovering for a procedure for a preexisting heart condition. the duke of edberg? a london hospital where he'll recoup a few days. he was hospitalized on the 16th after not feeling well. on monday transferred to a specialized cardiac care hospital to continue his treatment. a new school opening in the east bay today. the features that have future in mind. >> new video of a shockingly

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just days aftery cinatown new video of a shockin attack at a laundromat. and we want to wash you some of you may find this video pretty hard to watch. dion lim has the story with information you will only see an abc7 news. >> oh my god he's probably so scared. >> reporter: surveillance video shows the terrifying moments the 67-year-old customer is attacked by three people in a laundromat february 23rd. so concerning. reporter: you can see the senior sitting in a chair close to 10:00 at night. is ambushed, 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 like upside down like that. like so patrols in san francisco's china town. on the heels of a number of attacks in oakland's china town. on february 18th. sfpd community liaison members handed out fliers to raise awareness in chinese and supervisor aaron pes kin touted extra visibility on the streets. sipts 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 continue to ask the community to be on alert in order to stay safe. in san francisco, dion lim abc7 news.

sfpd continues to encourage community members to report these crimes. andhe reward information at abc7news.com. >> hearing from celebrities daniel woo and daniel day kim on the recent verbal and violent attacks on asian americans. the actors are using their voices to raise awareness about the attacks like this one in oakland's china town last month. >> 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 having to say that they are americans. and abc news interviewed both of them about anti-asian attacks

last month. you can watch the full interview on our free abc7 bay area app. just search for abc7 bay yair and download it. parkside elementary was built with a grade school of no carbon dioxide emissions. it uses solar panels, ceiling fans, special lighting. the project took more than a year and costs about 45 million dollars to complete. funds for measure n and p paid for the new campus. wear hearing from a 130-year-old man w1 103-year-old man who just got his covid vaccine. he survived the 1918 pandemic, the holocaust, fled from hitler and now a second pandemic.

>> i thank god every day. 103. i feel good shape because my wife takes care of me all the way. she's wonderful. piece of gold. >> that is sweet. he says he stays at home for now. he's looking forward to going out for sunday lunch though once it is safe to do so. >> he's a treasure. can you hear us, mike? okay. he can't hear us. hey mike. >> all right. thank you, kumasi, reggie.lset a f aoa a the morning. otherwise sunshine returns today. so do some dangerous waves along the coast and that is until 3:00 tomorrow morning. mostly clear tonight. patchy fog forms in the usual spots and this weekend we're between storms. but when that storm door opens

next week wee got cooler highs and breezy conditions now linger from the weekend into next week. for today we've got 55 at half moon bay. so mid- to upper-50s along most of the coast. santa cruz at 60. 60-66 around the bay and about 62-68 in our inland neighborhoods. north bay valleys with a southerly wind will be a little cooler than inland east bay and the south bay. a look at tonight's pattern. a few 30s around morgan hill, livermore, santa rosa and lakeport, the rest of us low- to mid-40s. saturday at 8:00 in the morning you can see the rain has moved on. there's a slight chance sunday morning of some light showers northwest corner of sonoma county, lake and mendocene counties but that will be short-lived. and watch the storm door open monday. we'll just let this go through tuesday. wednesday, thursday, yes. yes look at all that wet weather. and it adds up to healthy levels possibly, up to an inch to

possibly two inches. if you compare that to averages, livermore, oakland and san francisco we could get half of our monthly average next week. that is a good thing. all ones on the storm impact scale so no adverse side effects other than slippery streets. and much cooler conditions next week. back to you. up next the seven things to know this morning. and an abc news exclusive with the "bachelor"'s cris harrison.

it is 5:22. if you are just joining us here are the seven things to know this morning. number 1, u.s. capitol police are on high alert after obtaining intelligence of a possible plot to breech the capitol by a militia group. far right conspiracy theorists believe former president donald trump will return to power today. number 2. the focus on low income communities and the vaccine policy. the change will help speed up reopenings across the state. the ferris wheel in san francisco's golden gate park won a four year extension despite concerns from some neighbors. the 150-foot sky star wheel reopens to the public today at

noon. number 4. see that swirling mass of clouds to the west? that is our next chance of rain and it comes in tomorrow evening and lasts through saturday its 1 onmpt nbe checking in on traffic here. so far we have a pretty clear commute. the only thing going to be is a high wind advisory through the altamonte pass. a live picture from the 880 coliseum camera. number 6. effort to overhaul policing nationwide advances to the senate. ten republicans have to join all 50 democrats in order for this bill to pass in the senate. number 7. britain's prince philip has undergone a successful heart procedure. he was first hospitalized on february 16th after feeling unwell. and teed's gma first look, chris harrison giving his first interview since stepping aside from the "bachelor." the host is facing

from racial insensitivity. in this morning's gma "first look," ab abc news exclusive. for the first time since stepping aside from the "bachelor" franchise, host chris harrison is speaking out to "good morning america"'s michael strahan. it's been just over three weeks since harrison made these comments to former bachelorette rachel lindsay. and that picture of her at an old south themed party in 2018. >> it is not a good look. >> well. rachel is it a good look in 2018? or is it not a good look in 2021. >> you said is it not a good look in 2018 or is it not a good look in 2021 because there is a big difference. to you what is the difference. >> reporter: this morning, chris harrison is opening up about his regrets what's learned and the future of the "bachelor" franchise. it is all at 7:00 a.m. with your gma "first look." abc news new york.

dollar tree is planning to open 600 new stores this year. 400 will be dollar tree stores and 200 will be family dollar stores. dollar stores are seeing big business during the pandemic with many americans living on a different budget. everything at dollar theresa dollar or less and at family dollars things are usually under $10. there is no word on where the stores will be opening. a fan in -- south of fresno is making waves for his jet ski. but it is not just any jet ski. >> and he's here guys. >> i just need a moment. okay. she took this video of her husband nicholas driving his modified jet ski down street. instead of riding in water it operates more like a motorcycle or scooter. she took the video to capture his reaction to the news that she backed her car into a pole. but it was his unusual vehicle

that really got everybody's attention. so she backed her car into the pole. he's riding down the street on a jet ski. >> right. so the main point of the video was that she crashed. not that -- oh and by the way i have a husband that drives a jet ski. >> that's okay. that's fine. >> -- >> we're coming back with a another full 90 minutes of news, including a girl with big beat box skills. also rising food prices with no end in site. where we're already seeing the increase. and san francisco eyeing the next tier and good news for remote workers ready to be back in the office. live look at 5:26. we'll be right back.

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. now at 5:30, domestic terrorists possibly planning another attack. the heightened security at the u.s. capitol hill this morning. >> plans to get students back into dallas and focusing on needs beyond the logistics. is it secretary of education's first interview since taking th to reopen. live at one for a look at what we can expect. good morning it is thursday march 4th. >> start with a check of weather with mike. hi everybody. let's look at the dry live doppler 7.

but about 36 hours from now not so much so. so enjoy the sunshine as it returns today and winds that are so far keeping most of the fog away but there is a possibility some could develop. a look from sutro tower. about 49 degrees in san francisco. temperatures 39-45, not much of a change through 7:00. temperatures in the 60s along the coast even with those southerly breezes. we'll hit 60s. mild outside. sitting in the sun will feel great for lunch. 63-65 for 4:00 and back to the mid-50s at 7:00. we come back we'll look at the first in a series of storms that could help us to get to possibly a miracle march. here is kumasi. developing news in washington in morning. officials say domestic terrorists could be planning yet another attack on the capitol hill today. this morning heightened security and house leaders have taken the extraordinary step of canceling today's legislative session. c ws reporter iq ejoki live

with more. >> reporter: today's threat was based on yet another baseless conspiracy theory. nevertheless lawmakers on capitol hill, they decided that they were going to change their schedules, an unusual move. and they are saying it was because of a security precaution. this morning the nation's capitol remains on high alert. the fbi and capitol police warning of new threats against the government. investigators uncovering a possible plot by militias to again target the capitol today. abc news obtaining an internl bulletin from capitol police stating an aun identified group of militia violent extremists have discussed plans to take control of the capitol and remove lawmakers. >> people are deeply concerned. >> reporter: the threat is linked to a far right conspiracy theory pushed by qanon falsely claiming trump will return to washington today. the claims are false. the security measures are real.

barbed wire and fencing surrounding the capitol. national guard members with heavy military vehicle on duty. roads closed. >> we have enhanced our security posture. we've taken immediate steps to let the national guard, as well as our workforce know what to expect. >> reporter: as the stark difference from what was seen on january 6th. lawmakers this week holding hearings. >> you have insurrectionists going through the police lines. you are on the phone. and they are not immediately approving your request. >> reporter: drilling down on why it took the pentagon over three hours to approve the d.c. national guard to move in and back up capitol police on the day of the attack. >> the army senior leaders did not think that it looked good, it would be a good optic. >> reporter: members of congress pointing to the summer when the killing of unarmed black men led to protests, and the national guard stood ready. >> was the issue of optics ever brought up by army leadership with a d.c. national guard was deployed during the summer of

2020? >> it was never discussed. >> reporter: now the senate, they are going to remain in session to continue work on president biden's covid-19 relief package. despite the security concerns. reggie? thank you. the most ambitious effort in decades to overhaul policing nationwide now heads to the cincinnati. the house passed the george floyd justice in policing act yesterday. the bill is going to been a chokeholds and no knock warrants in drug cases a the federal level. aims to bolster police accountability and creates a national registry to track problem officers. >> i am happy to say that we passed this bill in an environment where our country is looking at a racial reckoning. >> it will take a tremendous step forward to stop the violence, stem the suffering and start to build a better america. >> ten republicans have to join all 50 democrats for this bill to pass in the senate. >> reporter: today educators are

expected to address the important role vaccinations have on reopening schools. the county's already put teachers and school staff on the priority list for the vaccine in santa clara. at a press conference the group will stress the importance of educators following through and getting vaccinated. especially those who are already working with students in person. they will also encourage students' families to get vaccinated when it is their turn. and reopening schools is is a top priority for secretary of education miguel cardona. jobina is at the live desk with more on his plans to get students back in the classroom. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. in his first tv interview since taking his oath, secretary miguel cardona told george stefanopolis they want to do everything possible to get kids back in school. cardona says they are aiming to open as many schools as possible within the first 100 days of biden's presidency. >> what i would want for my children is what i would want for all of the children in america.

it is to make sure that there are clear mitigation strategies, that they are being enforced. that my students are safe. i wouldn't compromise their health and safety to go into school but it can be done. with have to make sure we're doing everything we can to get them in as much as possible. five days if possible to make sure they are accessing inperson learning. we know students learn best that way. >> cardona is also preparing schools to take on the emotional and social needs of student who is have been away from the classroom for so long. we will have much more on cardona's plans and you can hear that and the obstacles he's facing coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america." reggie? the return of fun. the ferris wheel in golden gate park is back in business starting today and that is not the only attraction reopening to visitors. abc7 news amy hollyfield live in san francisco at golden gate park. hey amy. >> reporter: good morning, reggie. golden gate park is really starting to come back to life started today. the ferris wheel opens today and

the de jonge museum will be opening. the general public will be allowed in on saturday. museums have been closed for more than three months for the second wave of shut downs. they can now open with limited capacity. because san francisco is now in the red tier. museum officials say while they have been working onion their exhibits, safety is a huge priority. >> we've got hand sanitizer stations ready, social distancing, you know, new placements on the floor so people know to stay six feet apart. and yeah, we've got new signage and just ready getting our exhibitions open so folks can come in and feel safe when here the. >> reporter: and deyoung has a new exhibit ready to go. they will be featuring the work of alexander mccalder and pablo picasso. they have 100 paintings, sculpture asks drawings between the two artists and will explore the connections. the chicago -- exhibit still here many have asked about and

has been very popular. across town. the moma opens and the asian art museum and this much talked about ferris wheel starts spinning today at noon. so lots of options becoming available for you. and i've been checking, tickets are still available for the ferris wheel today and they run into 9:00 tonight i your thursday. reporting live in san francisco. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. now that san francisco is in the red tier. mayor london breed is already eyeing the next move to the orange tier. one of the biggest changes would be non essential office buildings opening back up. experts say that health and safety will be first and foremost for companies who are thinking about reopening and we could likely see a hybrid model of home and office work. >> in the next couple of months we'll see a lot change. from what we've been seeing in the last year. but ultimately i think we have like a whole new vision of the workforce. >> now, if the covid

e if they improve, san francisco will likely go into the orange tier on march 23rd. the current covid-19 numbers are actually good enough to be in the orange tier. but you can't skip tiers and you have to be in each one for at least three weeks. >> south bay businesses owners hope the easing of restrictions provides a much-needed boost. as part of the red tier, indoor dining can resume with 25% kan reopen indoors at 10% capacity. red dot fitness in san jose is making final adjustments to meet the protocol and plans to reopen monday. >> we'll have to reduce class sizes slightly but will also allow us to expand our schedule. we've been limited by daylight and weather outside. so inside we don't have to worry about that. >> aquariums and museums can reopen too at 25% capacity. children's discovery music in san jose is staggering its reopening and will start by making outdoor exhibits available to the public tomorrow.

a local county looking for clarification on vaccine supply. the concern about a lack of answers on the peninsula. >> a warning about rising food prices, what's happening? and two things we could be paying a lot more for soon. get to that. but first your free a accuweather forecast. mike nicco. thank you, reggie. good morning. let's look at what's going on this friday evening. up to the north bay we've got a little bit of a southerly breeze blowing through and cloud cover in the 1011 corridor which was usually a cooler area. 35 in napa. 38 in american canyon and clear lake about 33 degrees. upper-30s in lafayette and also san ramon. low- to mid-40s around most of the bay into the south bay and you have got the upper 40s, alameda 49 and san francisco also at 49. dress accordingly. here is is a look at euro commute. as we look at the western span of the bay bridge looking east.

dry day today. roads dry. light breeze on water. cool this afternoon with temperatures in the 60s. attention tomorrow is focused on this storm as it rolls in and how it is going to affect our friday evening plans. for most of the morning we're just going to see increasing clouds. maybe a rogue shower near the coast. especially the north bay coastal mounts. by 5:00 you can see steadier light to moderate rain move sfoog the north bay and as it quickly spreads across most of our neighborhoods during the evening hours. may be lucky in livermore and san jose to get through the evening hours dry. but when we get to midnight and past it is definitely going to be wet. even a bit of a wintry mix falling on mount hamilton. and wake up saturday morning with increasing sunshine, breezes but at least it will be dry for the weekend. rainfall amounts right now looking like about a quarter in the south bay to a half inch across the north bay. but i have triple, quadruple that? coming up next week in the

accuweather 7 day forecast. see you soon. here is a jobina with a look at the morning commute. hi jobina. >> hi mike, thank you. good morning everybody. the commute is blocking good. pretty clear conditions all around the bay area. road work here and there that should wrap up by about 6:00 a.m. a live look outside at the san mateo bridge. traffic is beginning to build up also people travel westbound towards the peninsula which we usually see around this time. i want to bring in our emeryville camera because we do have a confirmation on a stall in that area in berkeley that i mentioned earlier in our show that is going to be on, it looks like, now we have a two-car crash coming in here in berkeley. eastbound 80 before powell. a stall in berkeley. also we look at the map here as we head to break. pretty much nice and green. pretty much nice and green. we see have our red expertly tailored eye care. state of the art eye exams.

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still looking fur clarity on the vaccine supply even after a call with blue shield. abc p kris reyes reports a member of the state's vaccine advisory committee is concerned about the lack of answers. >> i heard a lot of talk about transparency. but we haven't fully seen it yet. people aren't going to be very trusting or local health departments are gonna have trouble planning if they don't know. what they are getting. >> reporter: dr. mike wasserman is a member of california's vaccine advisory committee. he's not surprised santa clara county failed to get more clarity even after a call with blue shield. officials told abc7 they still don't know how many vaccinations will be allotted to them next week and they d

three-week allocation plan. t questions every day than answers. >> reporter: in this conversation with abc7 news blue shield ceo said the company doesn't have the authority to determine how much vaccine allocation goes to certain providers but will use an algorithm to make an informed recommendation to the state. >> what is the infection rate for covid-19 as a percentage of the population? what is is the death rate for covid-19 as a percentage of the population? what percentage of the population lives in the lowest --. because we know they are at the highest risk. >> reporter: over the next weeks all nine bay area county will be phased into the vaccination network. solano and sonoma county are first makesing the transition. the seven othersition lt in wav. including san mateo county on march 14. partly due to having lower rates of covid cases. kris reyes for abc7 news.

just minutes ago. the u.s. labor department released the latest weekly jobless claims report and that may give us a glimpse into what is come tomorrow's february jobs report. jobina is live tracking those numbers. >> analysts' expectations were spot on for the latest round of initial jobless claims. here are the numbers right now. 745,000 people applied for unemployment benefits last week, increase in 9,000 from the revised numbers of week before. economists forecasts 750,000. nearly 4.3 million people are still receiving state unemployment benefits, down more than 100,000 from the prior week. on capitol hile isba rief packa would include measures extending federal unemployment benefits beyond the current march 14th expiration date. tomorrow morning the u.s. bureau of labor statistics will release the february jobs report as

kumasi mention, which will give us a bigger if picture and idea where unemployment is headed in our country. reggie. >> this morning, experts are warning of rising food rices with no end in sies. while the pandemic is mainly to blame, one other major factor is the cost of gas on the rise after the deep freeze in texas last month. shut down the country's largest refineries which raised the cost of shipping goods. >> it cost me more at the fuel pump, so it cost more to ship the load out. meaning it is going end up going in the store at a higher price. >> the government is now estimating a 6-9% increase this year in soybean prices commonly found in many plant-based meat substitutes and 5-8% increase in wheat prices. fast food companies are also playing more. places up of% in the last year compared to about 3% at traditional restaurants. this little girl in shanghai is bringing the beat.

this is cara torocampo and clearly on her way to becoming a beat boxing star. it is really the uniform and pajamas for me that set it over the top. her mom says she taught herself by watching tiktok videos. >> her right hand goes up like she's on the ones and twos, right there. >> she as the whole thing going. this reminded me when you and mike and christen did the beat box challenge. remember boots and cats. >> ♪ boots and cats, boot and

cats and boots and cats ♪ >> really works. >> -- hamilton takeover. >> she was the music director. >> the good old days. >> the good old days. >> yeah. wow. been a long time. hasn't it? all right. let's talk about what's going on weatherwise. and its been a long time since we had rain. about 11-16 days depending where you are and today is not that day in fact. more sunshine after being cloudy the last couple of days. you can see mostly clear in san jose about 45 degrees. so mostly sunny but watch out if you are going to enjoy the sunshine walking along the beach. don't turn your back. sneak waves, rip currents are all out there. through tomorrow morning. plan on getting wet tomorrow evening if you have plans outside and the storm door opens monday. very impressive run of wet weather is possible next week. so for today we'll hit 60 in san francisco, 66 in fremont. that is your spread around the bay. you can see upper-ofs in the

south bay and abby. low- to mid-60s in the north bay. thanks to the breeze off the bay. and tonight 30 in our deepest inland valleys you can see the around morgan hill also low- to mid-40 it is rest of us. more fog possible as moisture transplanted on the southerly breezes. so here we are at 8:00 saturday morning after our first storm goes through. you can see we'll be breezy and quiet. slight chance of wet weather sunday morning, lake mendocino, northwest sonoma county and watch the storm door, one after another monday, tuesday, wednesday and little bit of a break. thursday, another pushet weather. and if it holds together we're looking at more than an inch of rain for all of us, even up to possibly two inches of rain. so what does that mean compared toon average march which is our fourth wettest month? it means we g half our average rain in that four-day storm system. i like that.

that means there is going to be a lot of snow too. and i'll show you that coming up in the next weather. these are all ones so don't expect severe weather side effects other than slick streets. reggie? new at 6:00 another casualty of the pandemic. the latest movie theater chain filing for bankruptcy. >> but first, the gift from nintendo that could be coming around the holidays. plus a spacex rocket launch explosion but

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spacex's latest prototype test ended in a blaze of glory? >> oh, oh god, it just blew up. it just blew up. it just blew up. >> well, despite the explosion at the very end, spacex declared the six mile test flight a

success. the starship rocket prototype soared over south texas before swooping down do a pinpoint landing and then exploded. it is unclear what caused the explosion. spacex eventually wants to use starship to fly humans to mars. gamers may soon be able to enjoy a new version of the nintendo switch. a bigger screen, 7 inch samsung oled display. mass production of the consul will reportedly start in june with hopes of meeting the holiday demand. nfl fans may be facing big changes when it comes to watching games. the league is close to reaching a deal that would make amazon prime video the exclusive home of thursday night football. and that would take effect after the 2022 season. all of the nfl's broadcasting deals would be completed by next week. look at this. these penguins at chicago's shed aquarium got to take a special

field trip. they visited the replica set of the tv show friends. and so look at our new friends. howard, georgia, fits and mercedes wandering around the apartment. they also stroll through central park. the sets are part of a traveling exhibit. >> can we just go back, just for a moment. >> okay. >> because i'm still stuck on this spacex situation. >> um-hmm. >> so, it soared over texas. it landed. but then exploded. >> um-hmm. >> and that's a success? >> well you have to know what goes wrong so you can figure out what goes right, friend. >> other than that. how is the play ms. lincoln? mike. ? >> well the correlation there. all right let'sak loo at the sierra snow pac, suffering at 6:00% of average but we're going to change that. heading up tomorrow in great. if you are traveling in the

sierra sunday, great. but about 5-7 inches of snow saturday morning through early afternoon hours. and then watch what happens next week when we're dealing with all that wet weather. up to 3-4 feet of snow i possible in the sierra. that is some fantastic news. i'll send it back to you on that. thrt. thank you mike. new at 6:00 there is an end in site to a major construction project in san francisco. the deadline at the end of the month. california's new strategy to fast track reopenings. efforts to get one particular group vaccinated. >> we're working on the final details but we've been working very closely with major league baseball -- and you might get to see the san francisco giants and the oakland a's play

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building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. >> now at 6:00, tight security at the capitol two months after the deadly riots. the effort to vaccinate people in low income communities, many of whom are essential workers. starting today, you can now take a spin on the ferris wheel at golden gate park are a del dat over its stay because it is not fun good morning on this thursday morning, march 4th. we'll get to that.

first to meteorologist mike nicco. hey, mike. >> good morning, reggie, kumasi, jobina. i know two of three, maybe all three of you, maybe all four of us will be fighting for it. looks like a lot of fun. let's look at what's going on weatherwise. pretty quiet outside. thankfully no wet weather to worry about this morning. look at all that sunshine, just waiting as the sun is about to come up and about 35 minutes or so and san jose, 287, we're 38 to 45 through 7:00. 50s at the coast. near 60 around the bay and inland by lunch time and mid-60s at 4:00, back to the mid-50s at 7:00. so, we went from clouds yesterday, sun today, rain tomorrow. and more so next week. accuweather seven-day forecast very active. back to you, reggie. >> thank you. vdeveloping news, police in washin