. when we're expecting a final vote on the stimulus package and possible timeline for checks hitting bank accounts. we don't want this to be the last sunday. we want this to be the first sunday. >> east bay congressman's visit a local site. onearning loss as we enter one year of being out of the classroom. a local mom talking about how she's trying to balance the demand of work and school for her kids.

>> my family were suggesting she carries on acting because there's not enough money to pay for her. >> a peek into the private world of harry and meghan and their brand new interview with oprah. did you see it? >> i read. i didn't see. >> exactly. >> that was enough. i have to go back now that the light is out and watch, because that is some serious tea. friend, what does this say? >> i'm done. >> oh. >> goomorng, erit is march 8th. >> oh my goodness. >> i stand by my wild catch. okay. >> it feels like a friday. >> hey, mike. >> oh, boy. this is going to be a fun show the way it started. all right. i've got some, i don't know fireworks if you will. a chance of thunderstorms not

necessarily today but tomorrow. and into wednesday. we have a chance of snow down to around 2500 to 3,000 feet tuesday and wednesday. today is kind of the appetizer. we're at one all three days on the storm impact scale. quite out there right now. the storm is not very impressive right now. it's mainly headed for crescent city and eureka. we'll get the tail end of out. a chance of rain early this morning around 9:00 in the north bay. and then just some isolated showers the rest of the day. what you'll really notice is it's going to be significantly cooler with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. we'll look at future radar coming up. back to you. >> millions of americans one step closer to receiving the sorely needed stimulus checks. the stimulus package could be ready for the president's signature later this week. and jobina has more from the live desk. >> thank you, good morning.

the house is scheduled to make a final vote on the stimulus package tomorrow. it is expected to pass along party lines. recipients could see checks hit their bank accounts within days of president biden's signature. americans making under $80,000 a year would get a direct payment of up to $1400. the bill also extends federal unemployment benefits set to expire next week. it comes as the country makes real progress on the vaccine front. now approaching nearly 3 million vaccinations per day, but health leaders are expressing serious concerns about spring break crowds, relaxed restrictions and five states now lifting mask mandates. >> it gives a sense of back to normalcy. >> we will be able to open up the country, open up the economy, but not at a time when we have circulating variants. >> the new york times is reporting the more contagious covid variant that originated in the uk likely makes up more than 20% of all current cases

nationwide. as of this morning, 30 million americans have received a covid-19 vaccine. >> all right. thank you, jobina. a mobile vaccination clinic is returning in three weeks to give out second vaccine doses. eric swalwell visited that site and is promising more doses for the bay area's most underconservunderserved community. we spoke with the congressman and the church's pastor. >> he saw the line and said let's just do it. >> reporter: these two jumped into this long line for a covid vaccine in erved communities suffered the most. >> reporter: eric swalwell wants to see more clinics where they're need. . he hopes the american rescue plan act aimed at providing relief and resources during the pandemic will make it possible. >> the coliseum site up to 8,000

vaccinations a day. that's great. we also need to go to communities, especially minority communities that have historically been ignored or have had rightfully their own concerns about vaccines. >> reporter: churches are working really hard across this area to say we can do this. you've got to do it. >> reporter: this bishop says hosting this vaccine clinic at his church will help build trust in the community and combat distrust of the vaccine. >> these sites like this will bring people out there that would otherwise not go to the big centers. >> reporter: many bay area zip codes have found themselves left out of california's new equity focussed vaccine distribution plan including hayward. >> african american community, our numbers were sky high. we're hoping by doing this, we can help stem the tide of the covid vaccination and maybe help getting people back to what we think is normal. >> reporter: abc 7 news. we are monitoring the covid vaccine rollout in california with our vaccine tracker.

that also 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, abc 7news.com. members of the board in san francisco are elected but starting today one group is looking to change that. education is part of our focus of building a better bay area. amy holyfield is live outside the school district head quarters. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning. some parents have not liked what they have seen from the school board during this pandemic. children still aren't back in school. the board has focussed on other issues during the pandemic like renaming schools. some parents say they have had enough. so they're going to announce a new plan today. they are proposing this school board is selected, appointed by city hall and is not elected by residents in san francisco. they say san francisco used the appointment system once before for about 70 years. that was before changing to elections in 197 1. this group is called campaign

for better san francisco schools. they say many other cities like new york and chicago use the appointment system and san francisco needs to do that, too. they will release more details about their plan today at a 10:00 news conference. that's scheduled for this morning. we'll cover that for you, but they are hoping to get this issue on the 2022 ballot. get everyone's opinion on whether the school board should be appointed by city hall, not elected by the residents. live in san francisco, amy holyfield. a year of distance learning has turned into a year of learning loss for so many students. we'll focus on this all week as we work to build a better bay area. >> starting at 8:00, the kids are in school, so -- >> some parents have had to balance work with their kid's education and they're going to extremes to avoid learning loss. anna is a mother of three who brings two of her girls to work.

she told our reporter what a typical morning is like. >> it's very challenging. i come in and my phone is already ringing. i have emails. then i have to log them in and make sure they're in there and make sure they have their headphones on. and then i have to do my job. >> rodriguez is concerned one of her daughters may already be a year behind in her studies. parents have mixed opinions about sending their kids back to a classroom. some feel it's just not time without a vaccination. you can see this complete story tonight at 6:00. we'll have ways for your kids to catch up and confront learning loss this week on abc 7. we gave you an overview of what to expect the next three days. let's dial it down and get more into the details. especially of today. we're at a one on the storm impact scale. steady rain in the north bay as we end the morning commute and isolated showers for the rest of us throughout the remainder of

today. up to .15 of an inch possible but not likely. it's not likely a lot of us will get rain today outside of the north bay a and along the coast. the north bay has the best chance of any thunderstorms today. but that is going to spread everywhere tomorrow and wednesday. i'll show you that coming up in the next weather. let's focus on today. light to moderate rain into the coastal areas of sonoma. watch this line break up as we head toward noon. there's a chance of some showers out there. make sure you have live doppler 7 handy in our app. you can even see a little bit of snow in the north bay mountains possible. and then we get a break throughout the afternoon hours but as we head into the evening commute, you can see scattered light to moderate showers that hang around through midnight and a little bit of a lull and look through tomorrow's mornings commute. the secondary surge comes in and that's when even better chances of rain and thunderstorms roll in. through the evening commute, here you go.

through tomorrow morning anywhere from a couple hundredths to a third of an inch in the north bay. any slickness for the morning commute, probably not going to happen. for the evening commute, it's likely. it's just going to be very random because of the random nature of the showers. all right. we'll talk more about what's going to happen tuesday and wednesday with future radar coming up. first one to get over there, jobina to find out how the morning commute is starting. >> thank you. good morning, everyone. we are going to start off with a live look in walnut creek. no major crashes to report. that's good news for the commute. you can already see it's filling in for people making their way southbound on 680 and walnut creek. our map, a high wind advisory through the pass this morning. for people coming out of tracy and traveling through livermore, heads up. happens today, a couple big changes to know. if you take bart as a part of your commute, thanks to several work projects here, here's what

you need to know. the elevators at san francisco's civic center station will be out until april 4th. crews are replacing the doors. if you needed the elevators, you'll have to use the powell street station. big note there. and also the daly city parking garage will be closed for about six weeks. handicap parking will be available. >> all right. thank you. a covid-19 social experiment. the research that had 1300 people gather in groups. the land marc murder trial for the officer accused for the death of george floyd. what we can expect today and the protests already underway. and royal family revelations. harry and meghan

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december of 2016. there were no sprinklers, smoke alarms or exit signs. his sentence could be cut down to almost two years for time already served and good behavior. and the trial charged in the murder of george floyd starts today. here is alex perez. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, bracing for the biggest trial of the year. a high stakes trial of former police officer derek chauvin, the man charged with murdering george floyd. protesters taking to the streets of minnesota sunday calling for justice as the case that captured the world's attention heads to trial. jury selection begins today in this minneapolis courtroom. >> this case is so very different from any other case involving law enforcement, because how it has impacted the

political landscape of this country. both sides in this case and the jue a finding those people who really can keep a level head. >> and we're live from minnesota with the very latest coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your gma first look, i'm alex perez, abc news, minneapolis. >> jaw dropping. that's the only way to describe the interview with harry, meghan and oprah. a very personal and candid look into their royal life. meghan markle said that she considered suicide before stepping away from her royal duties. abc news foreign affairs reporter has more on the shocking claims about the royal family and race. >> this morning, meghan markle and prince harry opening up about their royal rift. >> i just didn't -- i just didn't want to be alive anymore. >> reporter: meghan revealing she had suicidal thoughts before she and prince harry stepped away from their roles as working members of the royal family and she claims the palace refused to

give her access to mental health resources. >> they said my heart goes out to you because i see how bad it is, but there's nothing we can do to protect you because you're not a paid employee of the substitution. >> meghan claiming when she was were concerns within the royal family about how dark his skin might be. >> it's not going to be given -- he's not going to be given a title. and also, concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he's born. >>. >> reporter: meghan said she had a warm relationship with the queen but did not feel protected by the institution, especially when facing attacks from the tabloids. she said things took a turn when she was accused of making kate middleton cry which she denies. she says the opposite is true. >> everyone in the institution knew it wasn't true. >> why didn't somebody just say that? >> that's a good question. >> prince harry revealing his father, prince charles, stopped taking his calls after the couple stepped away from their royal roles but they've started

speaking again. buckingham palace has been ur bore it aired in vw america, queen elizabeth gave her annual commonwealth address focusing on the pandemic. but making no mention of their family drama. in the meantime, meghan and harry with some happier use revealing the gender of their second child. >> it's a girl. >> the couple also revealed they were secretly married three days before that glamorous royal wedding adding the vows from that private wedding are now framed in their home. abc news, london. given what meghan went through, if you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, find your ally at abc7 news.com/takeaction. we have links to resources including the crisis hot looili. it's international women's day.

international women's day has been observed since 1911 and it's a day to celebrate the achievements of women across the globe. okay. look at this. it might be a cause for concern during the pandemic, but this is actually an experiment. so 1300 people took part in a trial dance party, it looks like in amsterdam. it was part of an initiative that the government and entertainment industry set up to see if large groups can gather safely. dancers were split into five groups in each of the groups they had different rules. some had to wear masks while others were encouraged to just shout and cheer and have a good time. the main focus was on their behavior, not the results. really wanting to see if people can follow the rules for their specific group. do they have drinks? >> don't ask that. can you imagine volunteering for this? here. go and see if you get sick.

try it. >> right. >> i don't think that's how it was pitched. >> if the alcohol was free? >> that's how it was pitched. >> free liquor. >> it worked. get the umbrellas ready. it's going to be a wet one the next couple days. pretty quiet so far this morning in the hills. cooler highs for all of us. light rain to the north bay. isolated showers the rest of the day. cooler lows tonight with more showers developing especially during tomorrow's morning commute. and once we get out of this system, we've got some bright and dry weather for saturday and another chance for rain possible sunday. let's focus in on the this afternoon. you can see mid to upper 50s in about all neighborhoods. 60 in morgan hill. antioch and fairfield would be the warm spots. tonight we're going to fall back

to the upper 30s to mid 40s. more green on the map. we're still a one tonight. here's a look at the chance of some thunderstorms. you can see all of us have it tomorrow. and again, all of us have it on wednesday. so here's a look at future radar. starting at 9:00 tomorrow, yellow out there. that's moderate green. light and just see the wave after wave as we head through the afternoon, into wednesday. hamilton wednesday morning snow. snow in the north bay mountains also. dee iablo possibly snow. you can see the counterclockwise curl in the atmosphere. that's the low that's spawning the showers moving south. by the time we wake up thursday morning, we should be quiet. rainfall totals all over the map because these are waves of showers. from a tenth of an inch to possiblien three quarters of an inch of rain. hopefully you get as much rain

as you need. thunderstorms with small hail tuesday and wednesday. and temperatures warm up and we lose an hour of sleep this weekend as daylight savings begins. let's not think about that right now. >> he slipped that in. >> that turned really quick. >> kind of drop that right there, didn't i? >> you did. >> thank you, mike. coming up next, the seven things to know this morning. a new interactive tool meant to give schools the information they need to reopen safely. the three are you managing your diabetes... ...using fingersticks? with the new freestyle libre 2 system, a continuous glucose monitor, you can check your glucose with a painless, one-second scan. and now with optional alarms, you can choose to be notified if you go too high or too low.

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it's 5:23. here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, today a group of san francisco parents will announce a plan to shift the school board to an appointed system. they say it would help to address systemic issues. the announcement comes the same day that the district will be releasing new details about the plan to reopen schools. the u.s. house is set to hold a final vote on the next covid-19 stimulus bill if it's passed as expected, president biden could sign it into law later this week. number three, the master tenant of the ghost ship warehouse is facing sentencing today in the 2016 fire that killed 36 people. number four, the new york governor is refusing to resign.

even after more accusations of inappropriate behavior. five women have come forward in just the past two weeks. and number five, see that low in the upper left side of your screen there? that is going to play -- well, not necessarily plague us. it's going to bring a chance of rain and waves of showers, thunderstorms with hail and snow to around 3,000 feet today through wednesday. >> wow. number six, we are going to take you outside to a live look showing you our coliseum camera in oakland. clear conditions everywhere around the bay area. number seven, british tabloids are criticizing meghan markle and prince harry after their interview. you'll hear why some are feeling duped by the couple. a bay area health technology company is hoping to help school districts reopen. color released an interactive tool to help model risk in different scenarios and show how

we can prevent outbreaks. we explain how it works. >> you can see that about 30% of all the individuals coming on site, students and teachers together are likely to become infected. but if you start testing and you start cohorting, you can bring that number down pretty dramatically. >> reporter: behind this interactive model is color health's chief science officer alicia joe. >> we built this model, a mathematical model that looks at viruses like covid-19 and how they spread in populations like schools. >> reporter: this data driven model gives them a look at scenarios that could prevent a covid-19 outbreak. >> the model allows you to select how frequently new cases of outbreak in your school. >> reporter: what do you recommend for high schools to reopen? >> cohorting can be helpful. aggressively testing of teachers

dertnt o health and a inab for e reopening plan for schools. >> we've been in the process of on boarding over 1,000 public school districts across the state. every school district is actually eligible for the program. >> reporter: with the state's partnership, they believe students and staff members should be tested at least once a week. we can certainly start reopening schools with aggressive testing. and still be able to reduce the likelihood of outbreak. >> reporter: in stian francisco abc 7 news. coming back with another 90 minute of news including an honest speech. and steph curry shines. his impressive moves at the nba his impressive moves at the nba all star game and t before discovering nexium 24hr

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school reopening plans moving forward in the bay area's biggest district. we're live in san francisco. >> my vaccination was almost like an injection for speed. >> former san francisco mayor willie brown got his covid-19 slot. his positive experience and what he believes is the key to stopping the spread. harry and meghan making headlines after their interview with oprah. we'll get reaction from across the pond. and a live look outside right now at 5:29. mike is tracking a wet start to our week. and talking about the wave of scattered showers that is moving in. >> good morning. welcome to monday, march 8th. >> we're going to start with mike who is looking at the rainy weather.

mike? >> right. thank you. hi, everybody. let me give you an overview. we're going to start this week unsettled. today, tomorrow and wednesday, a chance of showers and down popo. thunderstorms possible tomorrow and wednesday. graupel, hail and a snow level of down to 2500 feet. we'll have measurable snow in the higher elevations. today, here's a specific storm impact scale. one for today with light rain in the north bay. right after the morning commute, and then hit and miss showers the rest of the day. less than 15 hundredths of an inch of a rain. some of us may not see any rain. that's how random it is today. the thing you'll notice, it's milder this morning. upper 30s to mid 40s. it's going to be cooler this afternoon. low to mainly mid 50s at noon and 4:00. future radar, coming up next on what to expect. back to you. >> mike, thank you. the san francisco unified school district is expected to release more details on how

they're going to reopen. there's a deal that would bring young students back to the classroom next month. amy holyfield has what the district and the teacher's union have agreed on. >> reporter: that's right. they did make a deal, but it only impacts a small number of san francisco students. so the plan is to bring back kids at six elementary schools in the first wave of this reopening on april 12th. and then kids at another 18 elementary schools in the next phase. there is no mention in the plan of how they bring back kids at the 40 other elementary schools or middle or high schools. but it is a start after being closed for more than a year. >> i'm very grateful to be able to share with you that we are on track to offer in person learning options. >> it's great to set a date. it's what a lot of parents have been desperately asking the

school district to do. >> the school board still needs to approve this plan. the board has not said when it will take a vote. it is set to have a meeting tomorrow. san francisco city attorney has sued the school district to try to force schools to open and a spokesperson says they do not plan to drop the lawsuit saying the new plan appears vague and raises more questions than answers. families who are not ready to send their children back to school will still have the distance learning option if they like to keep their kids at home. live in san francisco, amy holyfie holyfield. vaccines are going into more arms in oakland. a clinic opened at the true vines missionary baptist church with the help of fema. this clinic is in a zip code the state is targeting to create vaccine equity. >> communities of color have not received the type of care they should have received. and that has made it easier for the virus to go into those communities and impact the

communities at a greater proportion than white communities. >> appointments are required and you do have to have a photo i.d. this site will be open through friday through monday for at least the next month. former san francisco mayor willie brown got his vaccine. j are r stone spoke with him about the experience and the push to have others do the same. >> they complained about soreness in the arm. they complained about running out of energy. my vaccination was almost like an injection for speed. >> former san francisco mayor willie brown who is 86, referring to his covid-19 vaccination shots he got pfizer doses and got no side effects. >> i accused them of putting water in my arms. >> reporter: a survey found

readiness to get immunized varied by race. historians saying much of this comes from tuskegee, alabama and the syphilis study that targeted african american males. >> we must not become cynical because of what happened in tuskegee. that was a different time, a different situation. >> reporter: in recent days baptist churches in several american communities have opened for vaccinations, but as they do, some well-known figures have still not said if they will get the shot. brown believes that is essential to building public trust. the former mayor believes the vaccination rollout has been a disaster, but says the key here is to get everyone in all communities a dose. just like what happened in the 1950s with polio. >> forget this business of age and occupation. let's vaccinate everybody. and if we do, we'll stop this disease. >> brown tells me he believes

that entire families should be getting the covid-19 vaccine, not just a person here or there. in san francisco, jr stone, abc 7 news. abc 7 news is monitoring the rollout in california with our vaccine tracker. it also shows you when you might be able to get the vaccine and how your county is doing. you can find it on our home page at abc 7 news.com. in the east bay if you missed the excitement and the food with the fair, you can get a taste of it this month. starting thursday, the fairgrounds in pleasanton will have vendors selling funnel cakes, corn dogs and even deep fried oreos has part of the new food feast. you can do curb side pickup or line on the lawn socially distanced, of course. the annual white elephant sale that normally draws thousands of buyers is going virtual. it's the biggest and best rummage sale in northern california.

proceeds benefit the oakland museum of california. this year is sale is in late spring. you can find what items they're taking by going to whiteelephantkawhiteelepha whiteelephantsale.org. there was a line at the san francisco museum of modern art as it opened to the general public for the first time since november. it was a welcome moment for staff and visitors who had little chance to visit an art museum. visitors are asked to please reserve a ticket in advance. coming up, the effort to recall governor newsom, the rally at the capitol and the response from the political team. the winners at the mostly virtual critics award. and one of the most adorable and honest moments of the award season. we'll show you that, but first a check of the weather. >> good morning. we'll start with current temperatures.

look at the mid up to 30s. in the north bay, low to mid 40s. elsewhere, we've got mid 40s to near 50 around the bay and even into inland east bay. cupertino, about 40. here's a look from the east bay hills. the commute today, i'm going to put out caution. we have a chance of showers. they're random, but they could create slick spots. it will be a mix of sun and showers no matter what time your on a ferry, and you might want to take the umbrella just in case you get caught under one of the showers. any downpours with thunderstorms and the best chance is in the northwest corner of sonoma county and mendocino county today. that's later on. here's a look as we head through 9:00. it's dry. once we get to 9:00, you can see that area i just mentioned, light to moderate rain and then notice by noon, this thing weakens considerably leaving a few flakes behind in the north bay mountains. another wave of energy comes in

as the evening commute begins. it's going to miss most of us as it also falls apart, and then as we head to the overnight, a deeper penetration to the east as we head into tomorrow's morning commute of the wet weather. the best chance along the coast and then tonight through tomorrow we could see some of these showers start to work inland. you can see how many people these showers miss on this monday. we'll take a look at future radar for tuesday and wednesday which promise much more rain and thunderstorms coming up in the next weather. right now over to jobina to find out about the morning commute. thank you. good morning, everyone. we are going to start out with some live cameras showing you the conditions outside. it's clear across all of our major roadways in the bay area. this is showing off 101. and now we're going to move over looking at the san mateo bridge as traffic begins to pick up as you travel westbound. you can see there the camera is jumpy, but you get the gist.

bringing in the map, you can see we have a high wind advisory issued by the chp for the pass. a couple hazards and minor crashes. everything is on the shoulder. nothing to slow you down. the san francisco bay ferry is big changes to get you back on board. the chronicle reports the agency is thinking about routes and slashing fares by 20 %. some of the service changes include adding service on the richmond route, resuming the harbor pay route, and opening a new terminal in alameda that would cut oakland to san francisco travel times by 20 minutes. if approved, you could see the changes

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million petitioned signatures. eolital analyst believes recall approval of that is not. >> the governor has a decent approval rating right now. about 50%. it was higher. it's been going down. but 50%. and that contrasted to the 30% that davis had when he was governor in 2003, and he was recalled from office. each california county has until the end of april to verify signatured to make the recall happen. some others have vowed to run against newsom. it's expected they would also run in a recall election. in a statement newsom's political team said in part the republican recall scheme is a partisan attempt to install a trump supporter as governor of a state that elected noosel a n nn rejected trump.

these people want to waste taxpayer funds which is focussed on recovering and reopening. andrew cuomo is facing growing calls to resign. five women have accused him of inappropriate behavior. he was defiant on sunday and said there's no way he will step down. the latest accuser worked with cuomo in the 90s. she claims he invited her to his hotel room after a work event and gave her an intimate embrace. cuomo says that didn't happen. >> every woman has a right to come forward. that's true. but the truth also matters which. what she said is not true. >> other former aides and advisers have described a toxic culture including two males who claim he routinely berated them with explicit language. there's an investigation into the allegations. no surprise that british tabloids are criticizing meghan

markle and jobina has the reaction. >> meghan markle claimed in this interview that when she was pregnant with son archie there were concerns within the royal family about how dark his skin may be. >> he's not going to be given a title. and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he's born. >> meghan also revealed she had suicidal thoughts before she and prince harry stepped away from their royal duties. she said the palace refused to give her access to mental health resources. >> the mental health policy within the royal household has been brought into question in a major way. somebody very close to harry been named as a racist. i don't see how they cannot

respond to this. they kind of have to. >> reporter: reports also say british viewers are feeling duped because their taxes held pay for the couple's glamorous wedding. the couple revealed in the interview they were secretly married three days before. tabloids say the interview didn't help anyone and only caused a bigger rift between the royal family and the couple. many are now calling meghan, mexile for leaving the country and taking prince harry with her. >> all right. thank you. d.j.s from around the globe use music to increase racial harmony. ♪ the spread love stop the hate campaign wrapped up last night. about 40 d.j.s participated. they raised money.

zip die ya was honored. she was presented with a see her award. it recognizes women who advocate for accurate portrayals of women and girls in media. >> it wouldn't be here if it weren't for the incredible women that paved the way for me to be here. also, extremely grateful for those women. >> now, in what might be the most honest moment of awards season, this is the acceptance speech of allen kim who won for best younger actor or actress prize. >> first, i'd like to thank the critics who voted and my family. i'm sorry. i hope i will be in other movies too. >> nomadland won four awards in all including best picture. >> okay. so up next, the oscar

nominations are just a week from today. and those will be handed out april 25th. you can watch that live right here on abc 7. i still haven't seen one. not one. >> that's okay. >> okay. >> we have time. i got some cds -- not cds, lord, dvds in the mail to watch. >> you have a dvd player? >> and i have a dvd player thanks to mike nicco. do you remember you gave that to me last year? just let me keep it. >> keep it. not at all. keep it. please. i do not miss it. you are correct. and i hope you get a chance to watch ted lasso. that is such an uplifting -- you know, you may not like soccer. i don't really. it's not my thing, but just the whole feel-good nature. it's good. i hope you give it a try. there's a lot of good dvds coming in the mail, and i know

reggie finished wanda vision. >> oh, my gosh. >> don't say anything. >> oh -- >> oh. >> stop. >> yes. >> so good, wasn't it? >> all right. >> mike, move on. >> i guess reggie and i will have to talk alone. >> yes. >> here's a look at san jose. it's mostly cloudy and about 44 degrees. it is dry on 87 right there. we have rain especially up in the north bay. early this morning and isolated showers the rest of today. thunderstorms, snow, hail, graupel, tuesday and wednesday. tomorrow and wednesday, a better chance of getting wet. dry and warming trend starts thursday. here's a look at today's temperatures from 53 at half-moon bay to fairfield, morgan hill, 60. most of us in mid to upper 50s inspect tonight upper 30s to mid 40s with actually a better chance of wet weather during the overnight hours than we have during the day today. look at this. i want to jump ahead. this is tuesday and this is wednesday. the entire area, all of our neighborhoods have a chance of thunderstorms. and look at some of the snow already developing up in the

north bay mountains tomorrow morning. and yellow and green, that's light to moderate showers. tomorrow's morning commute is dicier than this morning. and so is the evening commute. more numerous showers than what we expect today. as we head into the overnight hours, colder air comes in. look at the snow developing on hamilton as we head through wednesday morning. so jim, huntington, if you're watching us, make sure you have the chopper ready wednesday morning so we can get up and see the snow. and here's a look at what happens wednesday night when the low finally pulls away and takes all the cold air energy and rain with it. so it's going to be very random. how much rain we get. we have an idea. about a quarter to three quarters of an inch of rain. it's not going to fall in a uniform nature. this is a showery regime, not a rain regime. so any rain we can get, we need it. so we're happy to see that. and we'll talk about how much snow we're going to get coming up. >> all right. thank you, mike. new at 6:00, a 78-year-old

woman showing off her power lifting skills. we're going to watch her crush a barbell squat. first, changes in the toy aisle. what california lawmakers want to see in the next three years. the nba all star game turned into the steph curry show.

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a bill that would require gender neutral toy sections in department stores. the legislation would require retailers with at least 500 employees to stop organizing child care items by gender and to phase out gender-based signs. it says children shouldn't be limited when they're deciding what toys they want to play with. author and billionaire

philanthropist mackenzie scott has remarried. her new husband is seattle private school science teacher. scott shared this photo on the website, the giving pledge. she taught at the school her kids attended. scott and bezos split after 25 years of marriage. according to forbes she holds a $53 billion fortune. scott has pledged to donate most of that money to charities, food banks and organizations. a very important request to get vaccinated against covid-19 started the all star game. >> i'm urging everyone to get the vaccine when it's your turn. i've taken it. it's about understanding that it's bigger than you. vice president kamala delivering this prerecorded message before tipoff. the call to get vaccinated comes as the nba says it will not require players to get it. adam silver says he is confident that most players will get it anyway. some are staying quiet on the

decision. most notably, lebron james. >> that's a conversation that my family and i will have. and pretty much probably keep that to a private thing. >> oh. >> huh. >> okay. >> the nba has postponed 31 games of the first half of the season after players were flagged by the league's contact tracing protocols. let's talk about the game itself. for much of it, it was a steph curry show. he won the three-point contest before the game. winning on the final shot. curry dedicated the win to his splash brother clay thompson. there are doubters who think his championship days are over. last night he got the chance to respond. >> i have a lot to accomplish. i don't have anything to prove. there's a difference there, but what drives me is just having fun. >> steph also got to team up with lebron james for the first time ever after so many of those nba finals battles.

when asked about what that was like, lebron called it an honor. >> my god. that shot. holy cow. what was that about 30 feet, 35 feet? it was so fun watching him have so much fun. reminds us of a couple years ago. let's look around. you can see valley rain and mountain snow in the northern half of the state. 78 in palm springs. let's look at what's going on if you head to the sierra during the day, you're fine. once the sunsets, a couple inches of snow falls and more snow for tuesday into wednesday and through thursday morning. looking like up to a foot, maybe a foot and a half of snow. we could use a lot more, but we'll take that. if you're thinking about traveling, caution today and caution again thursday. they will be the driest. tuesday and wednesday, i would probably stay away from the high country if you can. all right. thank you, mike. new at 6:00, one country

votes to ban face coverings but t during the pa>> oneal cossmans making sure underconserved communities get their doses of vaccines. and how school board members come into power in san francisco. the change being pushed. now a live look outside at 5:56. we'll be right back.

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harry and meghan markle, talking about the royal family fallout. i'm so shook by that interview. >> it was a lot. >> all the information, all the tea, we'll get to it. but first, we get to meteorologist mike nicco with a look at our forecast which is going to be a rainy one at least some of this week. >> yeah. that's a good point. it's not going to rain all the time but we have chances in there and eventually it will add up. let me give you an overview of what to expect. we're going to start off unsettled, today, tomorrow and wednesday we have a chance of rain today and then leading to showers, even downpours and thunderstorms as we head through tuesday and wednesday. we have hail, lightning, snow down to around 2500 feet tuesday and especially into wednesday. so that's an