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keep people safe, and how the a's will make it work with a mass vaccine site in the parking lot. remember funnel cakes and roller coasters? what the theme parks need to do to get open next month. 10 million vaccines mat. what should you should and shouldn't do. >> we will track the rain. abc 7 news at 11:00 starts right now. live, breaking news. break news is some strans unified students to go back to in-person learning april 12th. addition@students will be offered in-person options before the end of april. distance learning through the end of the school year. the district has been working to

expedite access codes this week frkt. >> we are on tomorrow watch. the rain has started to sweep across the bay area. it's a live look on the golden gate camera. you see the drops on the lens. how long will it last? we will check with drew tuma. >> yeah, we are under a band of heavy rain and strong wind. the live doppler 7, we will zoom down to street level. we just had a line of heavy rain on through kcastro valley, and walnut creek. and it is rainy and windy along the peninsula, able to get heavy rain. this is the second round of downpours working in the sunset, richmond, castro, and south san francisco and pacifica as well. the yellows and oranges and

reds, the downpours. the north bay, the brunt of the storm too, heavy winds. the gusts are close to 50 miles per hour as the front moves through. it's going to stay with us through at least the next sick hours. the storm impacts, powers and downpours, strong winds and slick roads. we will see you the end of the storm and more rain on the way. >> look forward to hearing from you then. >> and to tract the rain, you can watch live doppler 7 on your tv. simply search abc 7 bay area to download now there is exciting reopening news tonight. starting in april, california theme parks, ballparks and outdoor shows will welcome back visitors. more on how the local bull parks

are preparing. >> reporter: oracle park is expected to change. giants season ticket holders were elated to learn that starting april 1st, fans will be allowed back in outdoor stadiums if covid cases continue to fall. >> take me out to the ballpark. >> a bear, a dog, sun, action, you can't get better than that. >> last year, we only had cardboard cut outs. it will be a great moment for the east bay. >> reporter: a's president david cavel explained how they plan to keep fans and staff safe? >> we are adhering to the guidelines. and obviously mandatory mask wearing. concessions will be delivered to your location. we have a testing program for the game day staff to make sure they are safe. >> how will they also run a

vaccine site in the parking lot? >> the two can operate at the same time. the south lot is parking for the actual games and the two can co-exist in a meansful ray. >> reporter: counties in the red tier to play to 20%. in the orange tier, 33%. and jell-o, 67%. right now, san francisco is in the red tier. alameda county is in purple. >> we are purk, 40% of people are immune in the state right now, and that is going to accumulate as we vaccinate more people. >> reporter: the giants ceo says he hopes baseball will be a force for good. >> we look forward to everybody healing and baseball being a part of the healing. >> reporter: kate larson, nbc 7 news. here is a look at the amount of games that can attend.

a's ballpark, 9300 seats available. the giants say 20% capacity is 8400 fans. the san francisco earthquake soccer team tweeted, can't wait to see you back in the stadium in april. the state has settle up a frame work for amusement parks to reopen. team coverage from santa clara and explains when you might be able to get back on a roller coaster. >> reporter: it was last opened on new year's eve, 2019. the season opening last march was postponed indefinitely as the pandemic intensified. but with new guidelines, that will change. >> today when the announcement came out, i can't believe already.

>> reporter: derek is a member of american coaster enthusiasts. said he was able to go some to some outside of california last year and felt safe. >> knowing that everything is wiped down and cleared and walking on to the ride and you put your hands out and they give you hand sanitizer. >> reporter: they are more excited for their kids. >> we have four kids and they are teenagers and they deserve to have freedom and get out. >> reporter: this woman is looking forward to life sports but may avoid theme parks. >> theme parks, it's difficult to control how far apart you are. >> reporter: they auns nod a may 22nd opening date and they are waiting to help inform plans for reopening. six flags says they pleased with the decision and will post an opening date for their roller coasters soon. capacity is 15% for counties in

the red tier and increase for cases going down. only california residents will be able to make residencerations. abc news. >> the relaxed restrictions will be welcome news for those who love the santa cruz boardwalk. rides, indoor arcades and miniature golf are include. and live outdoor shows. capacity is 20% in the red tier and it will be limited to in-state visitors. they increase as counties move in orange and yellow. disneyland and disney kra ya adventure could open april 1st. there will be limits on indoor rides, and that is with other amusement parks. attendance at 15% capacity. the president of disney land

said the park can't wait to welcome guests back. and many people are eager to visit. >> it's not opening the flood gates. it's a trick that will zbree a stream. excited, yes, but it's going to normal. >> disney sit point company of disneyland and abc 7. we sent out this alert on the abc 7 news app. if you want alerts like this in the future, the sap free to download in the app store. millions of californians have been vaccinated and many are wonder writing they can and can't do. as the cdc prepares for new guidelines. >> reporter: california has administered 10 million vaccines so far. this is part of the group they

are vaccinated. these are the vaccination cards. they are representing an extra layer of protection. >> when can i start having cousins over? when can we start traveling. >> reporter: the cdc was expected to release recommendations for those fully vaccinated this week but we are still waiting. >> the cdc is making sure that the communication we release on the guidance is clear. >> reporter: meanwhile, people are getting kauls. what is your recommendation of what smepeople should and shoult do. >> those who are vaccinations should will get together without restrictions. no masks, no restrictions. they are fully vaccinated. there is a social contract to be kept that the people should be

masked and distanced because you don't know is vaccinated who is unvaccinated. stanford says we need be cautious. >> if you are two weeks out, you have a 95% chance you are protected from infection. >> reporter: will is also a factor to keep in mind. there soo chance who people who are vaccinate candidate get covid-19. >> yeah, it's smaller chance in the vaccines. >> reporter: they agree we will be able to ease more restrictions once 70% of the population has reached immunity. in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. more than 10348 vaccine doses have been administered statewide. check the vaccine tracker at abc 7 news.com.

a new escalation in the royal family feud. while they had to turn down oprah when shy first asked to interview them. jobless benefits in the covid relief bill. what comes next. first, what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live. >> i washed my hands twice tonight. who in your opinion is responsible for the power outages in texas

developing news, a deal has been reached in the senate, paving the way forward for president biden's covid relief bill. senate members were in a lock for the unemployment measure. it calls for a $300 a week unemployment benefit. however, an unexemployment was extended. and it blocked bernie sanders to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. and sent $350 billion to state and local governments to fight covid and fund small businesses. prince harry and

meghan are talking about their split from the family. they turned down oprah before. why now? here is the answer. >> reporter: once celebrated as the future of britain's mon norky, tonight, they are furthering the rift. rift. rift. meghan claims palace sads intervened. >> you turned me down. and said perhaps when it's the right time. what is right about this time? >> well so many things. we have the ability to make our own choices. in a way that i could haven't said yes to you then. that wasn't my choice to make. >> reporter: joining the royal family means not sharing opinions. and meghan found it really restricting. >> it's really liberating to be able to have the right and privilege in some ways to be

able to say yes. >> reporter: the new clip as buckingham palace took a step into open investigation of bullying claims against the duchess. >> it's a rough environment. people were in tearing on a regular basis. >> reporter: senior aides were expected to make a statement. they call it a smear campaign. they say face in prince andrew who faces serious allegations with his friendship with jeffrey epstein. in another clip, prince harry talking about the challenges of leaving the royal life. >> it's been tough on each other but we have each other. >> reporter: a lot of questions as to why the couple is doing the interview in the first place, especially with prince philip in the hospital. abc news in london. back to the fight against

covid. today was the second of two days dedicating the state's federal vaccine sites to inoculating educators. one of those with the oakland coliseum. yesterday, they administered 8700 doses. you can drive in or walk in. you must be in a tier and have an appointment. the drivers used the exist. and walking there, you need access from the b.a.r.t. walkway. and today, a bill to get california school kids in the classroom. it does not force schools to reopen. next week w regoing to be foep doesed on issues of education, and the learning loss students have suffered in a year of online classes. that is next year on tv and online. all right, we have to switch gears. i was starting to hear the rain come down outside the building, drew. >> yeah, there are lines of downpours working through the

bay area. we haven't seen rain in about two weeks. the next storm is finally overtop of us. zoom in and we're finding heavier showers. free monday, you are underneath heavy rain. the pops and red and orange, a downpour and it's on the way to the south bay. santa clara, san jose. we expect rain to fill in for parts of the south bay. from hercules, to pleasant and kensington. and hayward getting heavier showers again at 11:27 and really through the north bay, we have seen pockets of heavier showers, rain from a quarter to half an inch per hour, indicating some heavier rain developing within the storm. over the see, we saw about two rounds of intense rate.

right now, light green, indicating light showers overhead. as the storm moves through, the winds are howling. gusting to 44234 cle in oakland 41, the wind gust in napa and the winds are going to drag down cooler air quickly. you can see where you have seen the cold air in the north bay. down in the 40s where we have yet to see the cold air filter in, and upper 50s, in palo alto and san jose. in the storm impact, four to five hours, we are tracking the showers and downpours and the strong winds are not going to last all night. you have slick roadways. hour hour by hour, we have rain overhead. and focused in the south bay and the east bay and you wake um tomorrow and the rain's out of here and you have partly cloudy

skies to start out the weekend. additional rainfall, a tenth to a third of an inch of rain as the storm continues to move through. winter weather advisory, in effect for 10:00 a.m. 5,000 feet. the highest peaks, will see 11 inches of show. and gusty winds over the next couple hours. it's cloudy skies and the breeze will remain 15 to 20 miles per hour. it will feel cooler, upper 50s to 60s. breezy and cooler tomorrow. similar sunday, and alma, more rain starting monday evening into tuesday. tuesday, it's not only rainy. it's chilly with temperatures in the 50s. we will find showers wednesday and we will dry out and bright skies by thursday and friday. >> all right, sounds

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