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good morning, everybody. it's sunday, march 7th. we have the very latest on congress' covid-19 relief bill just passed this weekend. we'll get to that in a moment but first as always let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> it was chilly out but we're beginning to see the numbers recover a bit. there's high clouds to the north and south of us and we'll see a little of that throughout the afternoon. a live look from our east bay
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hills camera where it is 53 in oakland, 50 in half moon bay. beautiful view with mid-40s in santa rosa. 51 in concord. as we look at our 24-hour temperature change, beginning to see some of these numbers reduced a little bit. we were in the 10, 11 degree cooler range just last hour. as we go through the next few hours, it's a lot of sun. we'll have high clouds and upper 50s by noontime in the north bay. by the afternoon we'll see low 60s from san jose to mountain view and even into dublin, but it will stay cool on the coast with the sea breeze. we'll look for the clouds to increase steadily throughout your monday. we'll be tracking rain and possible thunderstorms three days next week with all level 1 systems. i'll have them coming up in a few minutes. this weekend is a first for five bay area counties returning to the red tier. they entered this past week. with it comes the reopening of many indoor activities.
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gyms, movie theaters, museums and restaurants. we've seen the restaurant industry gutted by the effects of the pandemic but there is a chance of a new lifeline this morning under intense debate on capitol hill. matt boone spoke to south bay restaurants who say if the stimulus bill goes through, all they'll need is more customers. >> reporter: it wasn't the busiest of nights at farmers union in san pedro square but compared to a month ago -- >> where we stand now, i think we're doing great. >> reporter: the assistant manager says most customers are still cautious to come inside. >> they will. once more people get vaccinated, business will thrive. >> reporter: this group came specifically to dine indoors. >> it feels comforting. >> i just wanted to come inside, it's colder outside. >> reporter: not everyone has jumped at the chance to bring people back inside. >> we'll probably do that next week. we want to take our time and make sure people feel comfortable first and make sure the staff feels comfortable.
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>> reporter: he says they're also waiting to see what happens with the stimulus bill in congress, which would allow restaurants to access loans again from the payment protection plan to help pay employees. >> i haven't seen the full details but obviously we're happy. it seems like a step in the right direction for restaurants and bars. >> reporter: ppe wouldn't have been enough for umberto. >> my heart and mostly hurt my pocket. mostly my heart. but losing your babies is tough. >> reporter: he still runs vin santo. >> being a restaurant owner, you're never going to get rich but it's a lifestyle. >> reporter: while ppe money would be nice, he jokes there's one thing you can't pay for. >> the weather will get better so we can stop using the heater. >> reporter: in san jose, matt boone, abc 7 news. now to the developing latest in those covid relief
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negotiations. taking a live look at the u.s. capitol this morning in d.c. where the house is now working through the senate's newly approved $1.9 trillion stimulus bill. it would give one-time checks up to $1,400 for most americans. ty hernandez has a look at what else is included. >> reporter: after a marathon session that went through the night into saturday, the senate passed the $1.9 trillion covid relief package, bringing president biden closer to a legislative win. >> i promised the american people help was on the way. we've taken one more giant step forward in delivering on that promise. >> reporter: the final vote, 50-49, following along party lines. republicans united against the plan. >> the senate has never spent $2 trillion in a more haphazard way or through a less rigorous process. >> reporter: the bill includes billions of dollars in aid for states, schools and small
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businesses, plus direct $1,400 payments to many americans. the vote coming after the process was held up for nearly 12 hours, as democrats worked to get moderate west virginia democrat, joe manchin, onboard with a plan to extend expanded unemployment benefits through september 6, but agreeing to keep them at $300 a week instead of $400. some say that stimulus check will be a big help. >> to some people $1,400 is nothing to them. but to a family like mine right now that's struggling financially, it's everything. >> reporter: those others are concerned it's just not enough. >> can we get fuel this week and stay home and not freeze to death or do you get food? >> we're supposed to be one of the best countries in the world, and we have sunk so far. it's difficult to be proud when there's people hurting, when there's people without. >> reporter: the bill now heads back to the house for final approval, before it lands on president biden's desk for his
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signature. ty hernandez, abc news, new york. happening today a new vaccination site is opening up in the east bay. appointments are required at the fremont fire tactical training center on stevenson boulevard. it's for health care, education and child care workers. residents 65 and older and food and agricultural workers who live or work in alameda county. to make an appointment, go to primarybio.com. meantime in san francisco, some of the hardest-hit neighborhoods did not make the list to get vaccine priority under the state's new vaccine equity plan. the entire bay area only had ten zip codes make the list. luz pena is part of our vaccine team. she spoke to san francisco officials who claim the state had good intentions but missed the mark. >> reporter: from afar, it's impossible to identify the rate of covid-19 cases impacting low-income communities in san francisco. for that, we have to look closer. here's a map.
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what you see in dark green are the neighborhoods with the highest rate of new covid-19 cases in the past month. among them, the mission district, portola, the bayview, chinatown and the tenderloin. >> if you look at san francisco, treasure island and the tenderloin need to be prioritized for access. i'm glad these neighborhoods are included. i'm also concerned that some of the other neighborhoods are excluded. >> reporter: supervisor matt hainey represents the tenderloin and treasure island. the only two san francisco zip codes chosen under the state's new equity plan that is setting aside 40% of the state's vaccine doses for communities hardest hit by covid-19. left out were some of the city's covid-19 hot spots, the mission and the bayview. >> we're obviously going to reach out to the governor's office and just let them know that we hope that we can change this. >> reporter: overall, ten bay area zip codes made the state's priority list. compared to over 70 in los angeles. community members telling me
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today that this list did not account for gentrification in places like the mission district. the state's metric was based on household income, education and health care in those zip codes. >> by taking whatever metric you're taking as the state, you're invisiblizing the pain that has been existing here with positivity rates of covid as high as 14%. >> reporter: supervisor hainey hopes the governor's announcement results in a community vaccination hub. >> i hope to see some real action from our county health department to demonstrate how they are going to get these doses that are now being put aside for this neighborhood into the arms of people who live here, because so far they haven't been able to do that effective. >> and there's no date for that? >> no, nothing. no plan. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. now, in the east bay, community participates are stepping up to prioritize the african-american community for the covid vaccine. a free vaccination clinic was held at oakland's center of hope
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community church. the focus is on vaccinating black seniors and essential workers. a ucsf doctor who helped organize the event said it's critical for racial and ethnic minorities to get vaccinated, especially in alameda county. >> if it weren't important, the governor would not have set aside 40 million vaccines for the hardest-hit populations. the reason it's important for everybody to get vaccinated, though, is because with each additional vaccination, the community becomes safer. >> people who were vaccinated at this site go back in four weeks to get their second and final dose of the moderna shot. abc 7 news is monitoring the covid vaccine rollout with our vaccine tracker. it shows you when you might be able to get the vaccine and how your county is doing. you can find this on our home page at abc7news.com. all right, lisa, let's get a check outside. >> well, it's awfully sunny out here and we're looking at a nice day on the way today. you can see how beautiful it is with the visibility.
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a nice afternoon with temperatures just a few degrees above average in spots, but we have a return to winter-like weather. it's going to feel more like the season when we come back. i'll explain in detail. >> thank you, lisa. also back to school in san francisco one step closer to in visible is wireless that doesn't play games. no surprise fees, legit unlimited data for as little as $25 a month. and the best part, it's powered by verizon. but it gets crazier. bring a friend every month and get every month for $5.
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welcome back. new this morning on the cusp of scoring his first legislative achievement, a new poll shows that president biden still has strong support for his response to covid-19. the abc news/ipsis poll finds 68% of americans approve to the president's approach to the pandemic. it's a consistent result since he took office in january. it comes as also new this morning, president biden is set to sign an executive order today promoting voting access on the 56th anniversary of bloody sunday. on this day in 1965, some 600 civil rights activists, including the late congressman john lewis, were viciously
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beaten by state troopers as they tried to march for voting rights in selma, alabama. the order will increase access to voter registration services and information about voting through federal resources. the state of education for our children is a crucial part of building a better bay area as we work through this pandemic. so important right now as more schools reopen for in person. san francisco unified just reached a tentative deal to have students in the classrooms next month. the phased-in approach would start with the youngest students and at certain schools. but as cornell bernard shows us, not all parents are ready to send their kids back to the classroom. >> i'm very grateful to be able to share with you that sfusd is on track to offer in-person learning options. >> reporter: gabriela lopez says it starts april 12th at about a dozen schools. >> it's great that they finally set a date. it's what a lot of parents in the community have been
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desperately asking the school district to do. >> reporter: he is one of many parents who rallied for schools to reopen. he says remote learning has been a failure for his two sons, 8 and 14. >> but, you know, it doesn't work. >> reporter: the teachers union likes the return to classroom plan which includes health and safety protocols and vaccinations for school staff. >> every morning before everyone comes into the school there will be a health screening and ventilation measures as well. all of those layers of protection and including most recently and most significantly vaccinations for us. >> reporter: the tentative agreement comes after months of bitter debate over how and when students would return to the classroom, including a lawsuit by the city over reopening, supported by mayor london breed. >> you know, the grownups need to get their act together and make sure that we do what's in the best interests of the kids of this city. >> will you keep your kids home? >> yeah. >> reporter: but not all parents will send their kids back to the
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classroom. liena lee believes it's to dangerous. >> safe at home right now. i don't think go back to school is good right now for the kids. >> reporter: the superintendent dr. vincent matthews says no pressure, there's a plan for that. >> we will also continue to provide distance learning for the remainder of the school year that ends in june. >> reporter: but it's still unclear when older students can return for in-person learning. the district says more details will be released on monday. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. coming up all this week, we're going to be diving deep, focusing on issues of education, especially with the learning loss students have suffered during the year of online classes. that's all this week right here on abc 7 and of course online as well. the family of a fremont woman killed in a hit-and-run is seeking justice. 31-year-old courtney osagada was hit while walking along macarthur boulevard last week. her sister says the driver took off, leaving courtney to die
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from her injuries. >> it was one second of their life that ended someone else's life, and it's really hard to come to terms with that. >> flowers and balloons now line the road where courtney was killed. she leaves behind an 8-year-old daughter named kayleigh. her family is pleading for the driver to come forward saying it's the only way they'll have some closure. >> we're really close. i picked on her a lot when we were little, but we grew to have a really good relationship as adults, and i really treasure that and i'm glad that we were able to be so close. >> the family says oakland police have not informed them of an arrest. we reached out to police for an update but have not heard back. friends have set up a go fund me page and we have a link on our website, abc7news.com.
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eight good will stores in the east bay are permanently closing. the nonprofit is blaming the pandemic. a statement says it was forced to keep most of its stores closed last year and that became an enormous financial challenge. as a result, 61 employees are being laid off. the stores closing include this one in berkeley, plus others in albany, dublin, oakland, livermore and three more in solano and contra costa counties. 18 other goodwills in the east bay will remain open. this morning the berkeley home where vice president kamala harris grew up could be on its way to becoming a historic landmark. berkeley leaders will consider a resolution on tuesday to allow homes of historic residents be given landmark status. current rules only give that title to places where historic events took place. if the resolution passes, an application for harris' home would need approval from the city council and landmarks commission. developments in clean tech continue to threaten gas-powered
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vehicles and turn them to dinosaurs. solar-powered cars have been a dream for more than half a century, but this could be the year we see a mass produced version coming off a california assembly line. abc 7 news reporter david louie shows us a vehicle sporting a futuristic look. >> reporter: 8,000 people have already put down deposits to get one of these solar-powered vehicles that hopes to be in production by year's end. >> i think the idea that you could get any free mileage from the sun on your vehicle is something that resonates with people. >> reporter: it can transport two people using a solar array that can be supplemented to extend range up to 1,000 miles. >> they're thinner, they're less expensive, they're able to be bent in multiple axes and put onto the vehicle itself so it's perfect for a vehicle like ours. >> reporter: it's designed to reduce wind resistance.
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the body is carbon, kevlar. they were used in cars such as formula 1. >> we instantly getting that fuel economy because we're not pushing so much air and using a super efficient power train and lightweight components. we get 1,000 miles per charge. >> reporter: depending on features, 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 that i want to live in. so it's a future of efficient use of resources, efficient use of energy, clean driving on 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 per year are viable with a 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
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floating down the road. because the wheels are covered, it does look like it's flying. >> reporter: david louie, abc 7 news. let's get a check of the weather with lisa argen. that's pretty cool. we'll see what happens. >> very cool. love that. a lot of sun out there today to power whatever you need, maybe just some vitamin d. enjoy it the because the next several days we're going to have some rain. we're also going to have some sun too that could instigate some thunderstorms, especially as we get into tuesday. here's a look at live doppler 7 where high clouds are visiting the south part of the state and also northern california, but it's this system here that is going to dive to the south and kind of hug the coast for the first part of the workweek. so we'll keep our eye on that as we look at this gorgeous view, nobody there in santa cruz. i expect that's going to change with all the sun here today. a little bit of a sea breeze coming into play this afternoon. 53 right now in oakland and mountain view, 46 san francisco.
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it is in the upper 40s for you in morgan hill and 52 on the coast. here's a look at san jose, 280, where 2 you'today you'll have a afternoon. 51 in fairfield as well as concord, 50 in novato and low 40s up in santa rosa. beautiful view here, carson city or carson valley in the sierra nevada where temperatures rebounded from early morning lows in the 20s to near 60 degrees. just a gorgeous shot there. we're going to get some mountain snow, in fact maybe as much as 2 feet. light rain returns tomorrow, just a slight chance on monday. more likely overnight into tuesday. and then with the cold air in place we'll see some sun, we'll see some rain right on through wednesday, but temperatures coming down just into the 50s. it's going to feel like winter. as we take you through the next couple of hours, you'll notice that we have just a few high clouds. this is tonight. and then here is your monday, pretty quiet. 1:30 in the afternoon could see
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a chance of a shower, partly to mostly cloudy here. then as we get into monday night, here we are 9:30, some showers along the coast. this is tuesday, noontime. and we call this kind of a c convective nature. this could bring us some hail as well as we get into the afternoon. notice we'll see more areas of showers, some downpours, some breaks out there, and then into your wednesday morning some more widespread light-to-moderate rain. this is wednesday afternoon and then it all fades away as we get into the evening hours and we've got a dry end of the workweek. here's a look at the rainfall total for the three days. a quarter of an inch in hayward, a third of an inch in oakland, three-quarters of an inch half moon bay and maybe an inch in the highest elevations of the north bay. high clouds, 62 in oakland today, 61 in fremont, looking at perhaps upper 50s in san francisco with that afternoon sea breeze. the accuweather seven-day forecast, so we're into our mild
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afternoon the next few hours. then a chance of showers in the north bay tomorrow. more active weather tuesday and wednesday with a level 1 system. it ends on wednesday and we'll look for brighter skies, warming conditions for the end of the week. so we will take all we can get. it's not much for three days of rain, liz, but it's been a weird winter for sure. >> thank you, lisa. up next, there are helping hands all over the bay area. a look at some of the creative a look at some of the creative things some stude they said it couldn't be done... but you managed to pack a record 1.1 trillion transistors into this chip. whoo! yeah! oh, hi. i invested in invesco qqq. a fund that invests in the innovators of the nasdaq 100, like you. you don't have to be circuit design engineer to help push progress forward. can i hold the chip? become an agent of innovation with invesco qqq. ♪
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involved. >> spreading more love, spreading more peace to the community, especially during these difficult times. even pre-pandemic i think there's a lot of difficulties that people go through every single day so we just want to be there for them. >> the care packages will go to schools in vacaville. they include school supplies, some calming tea for parents and a plant or flower because the group believes nature is the universal symbol of peace. still to come on abc 7 mornings, superspreader concerns. the fears as fans flock to atlanta ahead of the nba all-star game as some states lift covid-19 restrictions. and bracing for backlash. how buckingham palace is putting on a united front walter, did you know geico
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meteorologist lisa argen. >> we are in mt. rose where it's 36 degrees and we're going to see temperatures be comfortable today where as conditions really change, we return to winter and several feet of snow on this side of the sierra. here you're looking at conditions that are just pretty beautiful. 55 in mountain view, 52 in half moon bay. back to the golden gate bridge where numbers are in the mid-40s to the low 50s in concord. throughout the afternoon it's all about the sunshine, a few high clouds drifting by. low 60s for you in livermore. how about 64 in concord but upper 50s at the coast with that afternoon sea breeze. we'll continue to increase the clouds. we will see some rain. it's going to take a while, just a chance on monday, but tracking a couple of symptoms tuesday into wednesday, so stay tuned. >> all right, lisa, thank you. the cdc says the number of people fully vaccinated in the u.s. is approaching 30 million. a seven-day average of daily cases is about 61,000.
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that's around what it was at its peak last summer, but now some states are easing restrictions and lifting mask mandates. abc news reporter ellen lopez is in atlanta where there's concern about crowds gathering for tonight's nba all-star game. >> reporter: this morning the nba all-star game a magnet for out of state fans. close to the public with no nba sanctioned events, fans are coming for the atmosphere outside the arena. mounting concerns that scenes like this could make this weekend a superspreader event. these vaccinated fans flew in from dallas. >> this is really the first time we're really getting out and doing something. >> reporter: but the party scene not just in georgia. nationwide spring break is in full effect. overnight in colorado, authorities say three officers were assaulted with bricks and rocks at a massive street party in boulder. fireworks blasting off, people taking to social media saying a car was flipped. meanwhile in south florida,
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party goers piling into bars, this weekend kicking off the busiest time for the sunshine state. >> so we worry very much that we're just going to get this huge influx of people. they want to let loose or get out and do things. now is not the time. >> reporter: while in daytona beach, hundreds of thousands rumbled into town. the annual bike week back for its full run, but this time with restrictions indoors. capacity capped at 60% and a mask mandate. >> if everybody does what they're supposed to do, i believe it will be okay. >> reporter: "the new york times" now reporting the highly contagious uk variant accounts for more than 20% of new cases in the u.s., something the cdc has warned about. the lab testing company helix revealing florida had the highest share. health experts say the finish line is near but the race isn't over. >> there are these new variants
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taking hold in communities. you create travel, that's more opportunities to stir up upbreaks in different populations and unfortunately lead to surges in cases. >> reporter: here in atlanta, police cracking down on large non-nba sanctioned events. they're working around the clock, 12-hour shifts. some officers even cancelling their days off. ellen lopez, abc news, atlanta. happening today, organizers of the official recall campaign against governor gavin newsom will give an update on their progress. according to the group's website they have collected more than 1.9 million signatures which is more than required. they still need to be verified by the secretary of state's office. organizers say the governor is destroying the lives and businesses of hard-working californians. they have until march 17th to turn in signatures. you might be wondering how a recall works in california anyway. well, instead of doing some deep internet research, you can watch my explanation right now. it is on our apps for your
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connected tv device, roku, apple tv, amazon fire. you can just search for abc 7 bay area. this morning there are now five women accusing new york governor andrew cuomo of inappropriate behavior. the latest came forward in saturday's edition of "the wall street journal." former aide anna liss said he called her sweetheart, once kissed her hand and asked whether she had a boyfriend. also yesterday karen hinton said she endured a long intimate embrace in a dim hotel room in 2000. two other staffers and a former biden campaign worker have also come forward over the past month. cuomo appaologized wednesday fo behavior that he now realizes has upset people. new this morning, pope francis continues his historic tour through iraq. video shows the pope at mass holding a prayer for the victims of war. yesterday he met with the leader of shia muslims who offered to protect iraq's christians whose numbers have collapsed in the
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last 20 years. the pope thanked him for raising his voice in defense of the weakest and most persecuted. pope francis will receive a farewell ceremony at baghdad's airport tomorrow before he then returns home to rome. now, buckingham palace is bracing for harry and meghan's interview tonight with oprah winfr winfrey. the couple airing out their grievances with the royal family. julia mcfarland has a preview from london. >> reporter: this morning, expectations running high ahead of meghan and harry's highly anticipated sitdown with oprah winfrey. the dutchess explaining the reasons why she chose this moment to tell her side of the story. >> so many things that were on the other side of a lot of -- a lot of life experience that's happened and also that we have the ability to make our own choices in a way that i couldn't have said yes to you then. that wasn't my choice to make. >> reporter: meanwhile the
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royals projecting unity. the whole family taking part in the queen's commonwealth service. >> the coronavirus pandemic has affected every country of the commonwealth, cruelly robbing countless people of their lives and livelihoods. >> reporter: held each year in early march, the family continuing to show its business as usual. the theme for this year's commonwealth day highlighting global efforts to tackle the pandemic. >> katherine and i have spoken to a lot of health care workers across the world and we hear your worries and your concerns. >> reporter: the palace hoping for good press after opening an investigation into claims of bullying of meghan's former staff. a spokesperson dismissed the claims describing it as the latest attack on her character. in the oprah interview, recorded before the news broke about that investigation, meghan claiming the royal family had played a role in her negative coverage. >> i don't know how they could expect that after all of this
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time we would still just be silent if there is an active role that the firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us. >> reporter: royal experts watching this closely as the palace braces for what's to come. >> this is a really high stakes interview, this is a really crucial moment, i think, for the monarchy. this is a battle now for public opinion and it's not a battle the monarchy can afford to lose. the royal family need the public to like them in order for them to thrive and survive, so this interview could have really serious repercussions. >> reporter: that two-hour interview will finally air later tonight. here in the uk, brits will have to wait until tomorrow evening to see it for themselves. julia mcfarlane, abc news, london. still ahead on abc 7 mornings, the new park in san francisco. we'll fly over this space in the presidio as you can
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new this morning, a dutch artist has launched an installation that he hopes to make public places safer. it is called urban sun and uses uv light to kill the virus that causes covid. the artist says it is based on scientific articles that found coronavirus airborne droplets were killed when exposed to a particular wavelength of ultraviolet c light. uvc radiation may be effective but there is limited published data about it. it is a welcome sight this weekend, the reopening of another piece of what makes san francisco, san francisco. out art museums are back open for the first time since last year. they opened their days on saturday bringing a sense of culture back to the city. for now museums will limit indoor capacity to 25%. both museums told us they are
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thrilled to reopen their doors. >> the health and safety of our staff and our visitors is extremely important. here of course we wear masks. >> very excited to have people back in the building. the energy feels great. we have worked really hard to make sure that our safety protocols are in compliance. >> reservations are strongly recommended and masks are still required. they are already at capacity for today. things slowly seem to be feeling a little bit like normal, though we're not quite there yet, lisa. >> no, not really. but here, yes, it's going to get beautiful and more mild again today but rain is on the way for santa cruz. 52 right now going for a high in the low 60s. on tuesday and wednesday we're talking over half an inch. what about your neighborhood? stay tuned, i'll have a look at the entire bay area's rain forecast coming up. >> thank you, lisa. also next, steph curry gets ready for a packed nba all-star
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here's a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. a nice, clear day today. a little bit of beautiful sunday activities. get outside before the rain comes later this week. all right, happening tonight the nba all-star game tips off in atlanta, but right before oakland's very own vice president, kamala harris, is being featured in a special pregame conversation. she will be sitting down with award winning actor mike allech jordan before the game. they'll talk about her love of basketball and staying vigilant to stop covid while pushing the effectiveness of the vaccine. all of this comes as questions swirl about the safety of having an all-star game with the league's top players. adam silver says the league isn't requiring anyone to get
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the vaccine. he says he doesn't know of one player who has received it yet. >> there are some coaches who have been vaccinated as well as some team personnel. the coaches have been -- who have been vaccinated, it's because they were age appropriate under the protocols in the jurisdictions where they live. >> players are currently tested up to three times a day and they quarantine if they come close to anyone who has tested positive. warriors all star steph curry is head lining the three-point contest prior to the game. at 3:30 is the three-point contest. team lebron battles team durant at 5:00 p.m. here's chris sal alvarez more. adam silver expects next season to start on time with relatively full arenas. last night would have been all-star saturday night but due
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to the pandemic, all-star festivities just today on sunday. stephen curry will play on team lebron. the day begins with the skills challenge followed by the three-point contest. curry is in that. then it's the all-star game. oddly enough the dunk contest will be held during halftime of the all-star game. here's curry on the quick and condensed all-star weekend. >> it may be quick down there. we have just short windows on either side before we start playing again so i'll make the most of it. i get there saturday and play sunday and hopefully get a little break before coming back on wednesday for practice. >> the st. mary's gales taking on lmu. they go on a 7-0 run. johnson, the kid out of mountain view, california, right up here in the bay scored almost half of their points. he put in 25 of their 53. they win 52-27.
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st. mary's takes on undefeated gonzaga. santa clara against pepperdine. the broncos led by 6 in the first half. it's willie crusoe the floater. he had a team high 16 but pepperdine pulled away after recess. colby ross became the all-time leading scorer passing the late hank gathers. he had a game-high 25. pepperdine led by as many as 18. the sharks and golden knights playing the back end of a back-to-back. hoping to avenge the sting of a loss to their hated rivals. teammates in the pregame, not sure what that was. the sharks with plenty of opportunities. marc-andre fleury had eight saves in the first period. mark stone makes it 1-0. sharks try to even things up but fleury, a great glove save. 1-0 after one. john leonard, no go.
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24 saves for fleury. sharks try to clear it, it bounces off and right to alex tuck for his second goal of the game. sharks lose 4-0. they're shut out for the second time this home stand and it's their first three-game losing streak of the year. that's your look at sports. let's send it back to you. >> let's get another check of the weather now with lisa argen. lisa, finally rain on the way. >> right. and finally warming up a little bit right now. it was a cold morning out there. you can see some high clouds to the north and south of us and we've got sunshine in between. this system is what will bring us some rain, just a chance tomorrow, and then we'll get into colder air, a chance of thunderstorms. light to moderate rain as this slides down to the south on tuesday and wednesday. here's a live look from mt. tam where it is just beautiful out there. 46 in san francisco, 53 in oakland, 55 in mountain view with san jose in the upper 40s. it's 50 in morgan hill, good morning, half moon bay, 52 for you. a nice view from our east bay
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hills camera where you can see how nice it is in our east bay. 45 in santa rosa, 54 in novato with low 50s from fairfield, concord, a little cooler in livermore at 45 degrees. right now 38 in zephyr cove looking at a high in the 50s. you can see that snow is melting. we've got more on the way. in fact a real return to winter here with maybe a foot of snow or more in some spots of the sierra nevada. so sunny skies today, some high clouds. scattered showers on monday. much cooler, thunderstorm chances come into play on tuesday and wednesday and then warmer thursday and friday. so as we go through the day today, pretty uneventful. this is 6:00. now tomorrow we have got partly cloudy skies. you can see that little wave of moisture push through, so a chance of showers. but the best chance comes later as we are looking at 10:00 on monday night. another shower there. as we get into tuesday, this is when the colder air comes into play, so we're looking at you
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can see the purples there and heavier downpours, some breaks as we go through the rest of the day on tuesday. yeah, we have that convective nature of the cells that might just sit over one neighborhood and bring some pretty good rain while elsewhere you won't see too much. this will continue into your wednesday afternoon and then into wednesday night we still have the possibility of some rain there, so three days really where we could see some showers. by the end of the week it's dry and much warmer. we're looking where the system will be offshore. three-quarters of an inch half moon bay, over into the east bay things get drier, especially into san jose, maybe over a tenth there, quarter of an inch in hayward. but once again it kind of depends if you get one of those mefi i heavier downpours. as for the rest of the day, a lot of sun out there, winds up to 20 miles an hour in san
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francisco. a little breezy so 58. 62 in richmond, 64 in concord so a nice afternoon today. then looking forward to our next opportunity, several of them for rain. level 1 system on monday, cooler, with some clouds. more likely you get active weather into tuesday and wednesday. it's going to be chilly, though. if the moisture stays around, we could see maybe a dusting on mt. hamilton, otherwise it brightens up and warms up towards the end of the week. liz. >> all right, lisa, thank you. we have a drone's-eye view of what will become one of the most scenic parks in the bay area. installations have become arriving in san francisco's presidio and both the park's layout and its views are nothing short of stunning. here's dan ashley with a preview. >> reporter: flying over the presidio tunnel tops project, you can see it's forming the new presidio parkway toward crissy field and the golden gate
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bridge. the senior project manager says the idea was to make use of the natural bluff. >> it opens up opportunities for viewing areas, for scenic overlooks, heightening the drama of the site. >> reporter: and at the bottom sits what looks like the biggest set of lincoln logs. one by one they're being pieced into a learning ground. the onion-shaped climbing enclosure is actually modeled from an orioles nest that can be found in the presidio's forest. >> when you're at the top you can have a window out to the bay and you're perched up there like a bird. >> reporter: and if you're lucky, you might have some company. some of the benches and installations will be crafted, but the massive logs that form the unique play structure were trucked in all the way from canada. some assembly required. >> yes. when it arrives, it's big piles
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of logs. >> reporter: in a historic first, caitlin o'brien found herself part of an all-female management team for the project, comprised of the presidio trust and others. >> i never thought when i entered construction i would have an all-female team. >> reporter: but gazing across the bayfront site it all seems part of a broad vision, a project as unique and sweeping as the landscape itself. >> that transition from the historic main post down to a more natural area along the waterfront was always something that we aspired to knit together. >> reporter: an experience the entire bay area will enjoy soon. in san francisco, dan ashley, abc 7 news. >> very cool, excited to see that come altogether. if it all goes well the tunnel top site is projected to open to the public this fall. okay, on the eve of
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visit right now or call during business hours. tomorrow is international women's day and google is already celebrating. this is today's google doodle. it celebrates the first lady of billiards. she made history as the first woman to compete for an international billiards title on this day in 1952. she was inducted into the women's professional billiard hall of fame in 1976 as one of the sport's all-time greatest players. while you're online check out our story on the inspiring things women are doing in tech. a redwood city drone maker is hoping to inspire more women to become licensed drone pilots. you can find it on abc7news.com. let's get a final check of the weather now with lisa argen. >> all right, liz, hey, good morning, everyone.
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nice day out there but we are expecting things to change later tomorrow, so our rainfall tuesday and wednesday bringing us to about just under a half inch in san francisco. so enjoy today. mostly sunny with high clouds, upper 50s out there in the city with westerly wind in the afternoon but low 60s for you in oakland, livermore, santa rosa about 63. the accuweather seven-day forecast, some clouds tomorrow. a chance of light rain. going to see a better chance of some rain and possible thunderstorms on tuesday and wednesday. notice the highs, only in the 50s. as we get towards the end of the week, it's dry and sunny. so looking good out there with some -- several days of rain out there, liz. >> yeah, that's really, really good news. we've been asking for it, here it is. thank you, lisa. and thank you all for joining us here on abc 7 mornings. abc 7 news continues at 5:00 p.m. have a great sunday.
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