because there's not money to pay for her. >> oprah's interview with prince 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 overview. for today specifically we're allikeith we are storm impact anys, boray

lessha 1500 of an inch of rain. you can see it's partly cloudy to mostly cloudy out there and temperatures will be cooler today in the 50s. reggie? >> thank you. millions of americans are one step closer to receiving those sorely needed stimulus checks. the nearly $2 trillion relief package could be ready for the president's signature by the end of this week. jobina is at the live desk tracking where we stand this morning, hi, jobina. >> thank you. the house is scheduled to make a final vote on the stimulus package tomorrow. it's expected to pass along party. 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 extends federal unemployment benefits set to expire next week as the country makes real progress on the vaccine front, now approaching nearly 3 million vaccinations

per day. the health leaders are expressing serious concerns about spring break crowds, relaxed restrictions and five states lifting mask mandates. >> kind of 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 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 the covid-19 vaccine. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. a mobile vaccination clinic will be returning to hayward in three weeks to give out second doses. east bay congressman eric it a gladidinngor y ar most underserved communities and he hopes that president biden's american rescue act to provide resources

will make it possible. >> we need to go to communities, minority communities, that have historically been ignored or rightfully their own concerns about vaccines. i want to make sure we hold the president and i think he wants us to hold him to, you know, his promise that by the end of may, any american that wants a vaccine will be able to get one. >> the site administered 1400 doses yesterday. family-owned local pharmacies are helping to vaccinate the bay area. the fremont fire department are running this clinic fremont. 600 eligible people were vaccinated yesterday. pharmacists say they're working to keep the community they call home safe and healthy. >> we're local, we're not a, you know, a chain that, you know, cvs or any of the bigger chains, and we're local pharmacy that are getting this done. >> if you are eligible for a vaccination hauler says you can sign up for an appointment through their website or give

them a call. abc 7 news is monitoring the covid rollout with our vaccine tracker and shows you when you might get vaccinated and how your county is doing with that. find this on abc7news.com. members on the board of education in san francisco they're currently elected but start today one group is looking to change that. education is part of our focus of building a better bay area. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live outside of the school's headquarters with more on this. good morning, amy. >> good morning. some parents say it's time to change things up here. they don't like the results when residents get to vote on the school board, so they would like to propose that city hall appoints the school board and they will propose that today. it's a new group of parents called campaign for better san francisco schools, and they're going to announce today a plan be to get this idea on the 2022 ballot. this group is not satisfied with the job the school board has done during this pandemic.

kids are not back in class, while the board has focused on other topics such as renaming schools. the group worries that voters don't always spend enough time learning about candidates and simply vote for who the union endorses or who is running as a democrat so they would like to see the decision be in the hands of city hall. they're going to release more details about this plan today at a press conference scheduled for 10:00 this morning. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. it's something we are focusing on this week here at abc 7 as we work to build a better bay area. >> starting at 8:00 the kids are in school so [ inaudible ]. >> some parents have had to balance work with their children's education and they're going to extremes to avoid learning loss. anna rodriguez is a mother of three who brings two of her girls to work and she told abc 7 news reporter j.r. stone what a

typical morning is like. >> it's very challenging. i come in and my phone is ringing, i have e-mails, i have to log them in, make sure they're in there and have their headphones on and then yeah, i got to do my job. >> rodriguez is concerned that one daughter may already be a year behind in her studies. parents have mixed opinions about sending their kids back to class, some feel it's not time without a vaccination. you can see the story tonight at 6:00. we'll have ways for your kids to catch up and confront learning loss all this week right here on abc 7. happening today, jury selection starts in the trial of the former minneapolis police h eailsn this. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. derek chauvin has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and second degree manslaughter. video shows him putting his knee on floyd's neck before his death for nine months sparked protests around the world and that video is expected to play a role in

jury selection. >> the prosecution and the defense in this case ar to be looking for jurors, no matter what they've seen read or heard, can still keep an open mind and listen solely to the evidence presented on trial. >> jury selection is expected to last about three weeks. they'll face questions about whether they participated in protests after floyd's death and how they feel about the blue lives matter movement. security in minneapolis is at an all-time high right now. over the weekend protesters gathered outside the courthouse where today's protest will happen. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. also happening today, it is sentencing day for the man who pleaded guilty in the deaths of 36 people in the ghost ship warehouse fire. derick almena pleaded guilty to 36 counts in january. the makeshift caught fire in december of 2016. there were no sprinklers, no

smoke alarms, no exit signs. almena is facing a possible 12-year sentence that could be cut down to less than two years for good behavior and time already served. still ahead the fight for women's rights on international women's day. the demonstrations that are taking place around the world. royal family revelations. prince harry and meghan markle talking to oprah about the events that led up to their move to the u.s. here's a look at san rafael and then scattered showers throughout the day. take some wet weather gear with you in case you get trapped under one of these. keep our app handy it has live

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all right. mostly cloudy down sth bay, 38 in los gatos, the cool spots, everybody else in the low to mid 40s. we have mid to upper 40s elsewhere until you get to the north bay, low 40s there. 50 in alameda right now. a chance of thunderstorms along the coast to 101 and northern sonoma and mendocino counties. see rain moving in light to moderate at 9:00, so after the commute is over at noon watch it breaks apart other than a few scattered showers and snow showers in lake and mendocino counties. the evening commute, pretty quiet but a chance of showers rolls through. watch what happens during the afternoon hours throu evening hours and tomorrow morning. we'll see an uptick in the amount of showers tomorrow and wednesday. i'll show you that in the next weather. you can see as we head throughout the day today it's going to be random who gets the rain and the rainfall amounts are likely to be less than .15 of an inch of rain. hopefully we have a good commute.

let's find out with jobina. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you. we have a nice commute this morning. no major issues to report or hazards, blocking problems. we'll start out with a live look outside bringing in the bay bridge toll plaza. this is the busiest spot this morning, but we do not he see any metering lights on from the chp. they have not given us an update there. i will keep checking in on that. with that type of traffic looks like they should be flipping on momentarily. the golden gate bridge, much lighter over here and this is pretty much the story elsewhere around the bay area. as we bring in the map i want to point out that the chp has a high wind advisory for the altamont pass. if you take bart as a part of your commute thanks to several work projects here's what to know. the elevators at san francisco's civic center station will be out until april 4th. crews are replacing the doors. if you need the elevators you will have to use the powell street station.

the daily city parking garage will be closed for about six weeks to upgrade the lighting. handicapped parking will still be available. reggie and kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. still ahead, the grammys has released its full lineup. the stars expected to perform this weekend. this 78-year-old woman shows her strength. the world record she currently

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more secure, and more amazing internet. xfinity. the future of awesome. it is the interview making headlines around the world. everybody talking about prince harry and meghan markle sitting down with oprah in a candid and very personal look into their royal life. meghan markle said that she even considered suicide before she stepped away from her royal duties. abc news foreign affairs reporter has more on the shocking claims about the royal family and race. >> reporter: this morning, meghan markle and prince harry opening up about their royal

rift. >> 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 institution. >> reporter: meghan claiming when she was pregnant with her son archie there were concerns within the royal family about how dark his skin might be. >> it >> he's not going to be given a title and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be whe he's born. >> reporter: meghan said she had a warm relationship with the queen but ndid not feel protectd by the institution within facing attacks by the tabloids. she says things took a turn when she was accused of making kate

middleton cry. she denies. she says the opposite is true. >> everyone in the institution knew it wasn't true. >> why didn't somebody say that? >> that's a good question. >> reporter: 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 bracing for the interview. hours before it aired in america, queen elizabeth joined by senior royals 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 news revealing to oprah the gender of their second child. >> it's a girl. >> reporter: 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. julia mcfarland, abc news, london. >> if you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts you can be find your ally at abc7news.com/takeaction. we have links to resources

including the crisis ye'sme i ltural and political econo tie. achievements of women globally. in paris, france, hundreds of women's rights activists are gathering for women's day calling for equal rights, equal pay and end to violence against women. protests are expected to take place in paris throughout the day. look at this, a power lifter and world record holder is showing off his skills and what's most surprising is that she's 78 years old. >> up. easy. lock it in. >> all right. this is nora langdon and she crushed this 350 pound barbel squat while her trainer is

spotting her, but that's not 41pounds.cording to the langdon holds 19 world records across two different weight classnees her weight group. is it me or does she look like this is really easy. i'm done, put this back. >> give me some real weight. >> right? >> i know this isn't the point but where are the masks? >> that isn't the point. >> 350. >> yes. that's the point. >> i didn't squat that when i was playing football. she is very impressive, congratulations. all right. and the make mike feel bad category again because he's not exercising enough, oh, my goodness, the sutro camera was bouncing around a little bit out

of the west/southwest 15 to 25 miles per hour. if you head to higher elevations it's breezy this morning. cooler highs thanks to the breezes coming off the ocean. rain, a little bit of steady rain and isolated storms are possible or showers i should say. cooler lows with waves of showers increasing tonight and those will continue through wednesday and a mix of sun and clouds and it's trending dry and mild for the weekend. a look at today's temperatures you see a few 60s that are going to be the exception mainly fairfield, antioch and morgan hill, most of us in the mid to upper 50s. higher elevations the wind could be biting. 39 in santa rosa, rest of us in the low to mid 40s. here's a look at a chance of thunderstorms tomorrow and again wednesday and it's completely covering all of our neighborhood. let's get to future radar. here we are at 9:00 tomorrow morning and let's pick it up and you can see light to moderate showers as we head through the evening commute. there's more. as we head overnight there's more. as we head into the morning commute wednesday. and then one last push wednesday

evening and then that's it for this round of wet her. rainfall amounts will not be uniform. they will be definitely different, just, you know, a subdivision over, maybe a town over, but we're looking at about a quarter to three quarters of an inch, double that in our higher elevations. it's going to be coldest tomorrow and wednesday. highs barely in the low to mid 50s. that's why we have a chance of thunderstorms with hail and snow down to 2500 feet. down to 2500 feet. saturday this is a no-nonsense message from three. to piece together multiple policies. that's why three was created. it's one policy that covers everything you need... leaving those old policies in the dust. three. no nonsense. just common sense.

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this, a show of solidarity with 47 pro-democracy activists from hong kong who have been charged with violating a controversial national security law. what you heard is the unofficial anthem for the fight for democracy being sung in can toe niece outside the chinese consulate in san francisco. members of the u.s. hong kongers club rallied yesterday. that china is really unfair to hong kong and it's time for people to stand up for the hong kong people. >> reporter: t. >> the biden administration said it illustrates the broke promises to the autonomy and democratic rights. if convicted the activists face life sentences in prison. coming up on 6:24. let's take a look at what's going on around the state. in the northern half valley rain and mountain not a lot of an accumulation out

of these as the storm system weakens as it heads out of our state today. if you're traveling to tahoe it's going to be good during the day, but as we head into tuesday, wednesday and thursday morning up to a foot of snow is possible downs to pass level. again, up until sunset today you will be fine. after that caution. definitely need caution tuesday and wednesday as that light to moderate snow falls and by thursday afternoon things should start to clear out a little bit and travel should be a little bit easier. if you can avoid going tuesday and wednesday. another foot of snow is possible. is that's good news. we need a lot more. reggie? >> thank you. this might be a cause for concern during the pandemic, but it's act aent. 13 t ida it was part of an initiative the government and entertainment industry set up to see if large groups can gather safely. dancers were split into five groups with different rules. some had to wear masks, others were encouraged to shout and

cheer. the main focus was on the behavior and whether they followed the rules. new at 6:00 a.m., the grammys released who will be performing at the awards show this sunday. here's some of the headliners this year, bad bunny, cardi b, billie eilish, john mayer and post malone to name a few. the grammys says the artists will be coming together while still being safely apart to celebrate the music that unites us all. the awards will pay tribute to the independent music venues struggling to survive during this pandemic. next at 6:30 the executive orders president biden is expected to sign today in honor of international women's day. the effort to recall governor newsom, his political team issued a response to the rally at the capitol. >> the deal reached to reopen san francisco public schools. we'll get you caught up before the district releases more details today. >> we will be right back.

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future this is "abc 7 mornings." school reopening plans in san francisco. what we he know about a tentative deal before the district releases more details today. >> prince harry and meghan markle making headlines after their tell al interview with oprah. the reaction from around the world. the nba all-star game turned into the steph curry show. his message to people who think his championships days are done. good morning, everybody. it is monday, march 8th. we're checking in with mike for a look at our forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning, kumasi, reggie, hi, everybody. live doppler 7 which is pretty quiet right now but it is mostly cloudy outside that allowed temperatures mainly in the 40s this morning. watching this apparent low, this

through wednesday. off aen s each g es o thanevnow down to 2500 feet. today's storm is the weakest. it's going to bring us a little bit of steady rain after the commute in the north bay and then just some hit and miss showers the rest of the day. less than .15 of an inch of rain and some of us receive nothing today. it is going to be significantly cooler and less sunshine over the weekend as we'll struggle into the mid to upper 50s as we head into the afternoon showers. future radar for all of these storms coming up. stick around. here's reggie. stick around for him too. >> thanks, mike. the san francisco unified school district is expected to release more details today on its school reopening plan. a tentative deal is there to bring younger student backs to the classroom next month. amy hollyfield is live in san francisco with what the district and the teachers union have

agreed to. amy? >> hi there. yes, they did reach a deal but it only impacts a small number of san francisco students. the deal will bring back kids to six elementary schools in the first wave of reopening which will be april 12th and kids at another 18 elementary schools in the next phase. there is not a mention in the plan be to bring back kids at the 40 other elementary schools in the district or the middle and high schools. but it is a start after being closed for moecre than a year. >> i am grateful to share with you that sfusd is on track to offer in person learning options. >> it's great to set a day. it's what a lot of parents in the community have been asking the school district to do. >> reporter: now the school board still needs to approve this plan. the board has not said when it will take a vote, but it is scheduled to meet tomorrow. san francisco city attorney has sued the school district to try

to force schools to open. a spokesperson says they do not plan to drop the lawsuit, saying this plan appears vague and raises more questions than answers. families who are not ready to send their kids back to school will still have the distance learning option if they would rather keep their kids at home. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. vaccines are going into more narms oakland. a vaccination clinic opened at the baptist church or weekend with the help of fema and california office of emergency services. this clinic is in a zip code the state is targeting to provide greater vaccine equity. >> communities of color have not received the type of care that they should have received and that has made it easier for the virus to go into those communities and impact those communities at a greater proportion than white communitys. >> appointments are required. you have to have a photo i.d. this site will be open friday through monday for at least the

next month. former san francisco mayor willie brown got his covid-19 vaccine and he talked with abc 7 news about his experience and the push to have other people do the same. some churches in african-american communities have opened for vaccinations but some people are still skeptical of getting t shots because studies found african-americans are least likely to express comfort with the vaccine. brown says getting vaccinated is essential to building public trust. >> forget this business of age, forget this business of occupation, or any of those things. let's vaccinate everybody. and if we do, we'll stop this disease. >> california announced it will set aside 40% of its doses for people living in hard-hit zip codes. abc 7 news is monitoring the covid vaccine rollout in california with our vaccine tracker and it also shows you when you might be able to get the vaccine and how your county is doing. you can find all of this on our home page at abc7news.com.

the effort to recall governor newsom came within a few blocks of his doorstep this weekend, a few hundred people rallied at the state capitol, announcers say they have close to 2 million petition signatures. one political analyst with uc berkeley believes they will get the recall on the ballot but probably won't actually get the governor recalled. >> governor newsom has a decent approval rating right now, about 50%, it was higher, it's been going down, but 50% and that contrasts to the 30% that gray 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 signatures to make that recall happen. some other california politicians have vowed to run against newsom in 2022 and it's expected they would run in a recall alexis should that happen. in a statement last night newsom's political team said in part, quote, the republican recall scheme is a transparently partisan attempt to install a

trump supporter as governor of a state that elected newsom and rejected trump in historic land slides. these republicans want to waste energy, attention and $100 million of taxpayer funds all of which should stay focused on vaccinating, recovering and reopening. breaking news, protesters are showing up as we speak to the minneapolis courthouse where jury selection is set to begin today for the george floyd murder trial. former police officer derek chauvin pleaded not guilty to the incident seen kneeling on floyd's neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds last summer. security has ramped up there over the past few days bringing the eyes of the nation back on minneapolis. new york governor andrew cuomo is facing growing calls to resign. five women have come forward in the last two weeks accusing cuomo of inappropriate behavior. cuomo was defiant on sunday, said there is no way he's stepping down. the latest accuser is karen hinten who worked with cuomo in the late '90s and claims he invited her to his hotel room

after a work event in 2000 and gave her an intimate embrace. cuomo says it didn't happen. >> every woman has a right to come forward, that's. true. >> other former aides and advisors have described a toxic culture including two males who claim he routinely berated them with explicit language. new york's attorney general is conducting an investigation into the allegations. there is developing news in a massive party that turned violent near the university of colorado in boulder over the weekend. authorities say they will be seeking criminal charges against people responsible. police say up to 800 people flooded the streets saturday night and when officers told them to leave some people started throwing bottles and rocks at the officers. police used tears gas to break up the crowd. investigators are using body cameras and social media images to track down suspects. still ahead, a newfe

ly once they reopen. we'll show you how it works. >> how much would you pay for a tweet? the top bid on jack dorsey's first twitter post. first we get a check on the weather and meteorologist mike nicco. hey, mike. >> good morning, reggie, kumasi, hi, everybody. let's jump in and show you some neighborhood temperatures. we start at 40 in menlo park and end up with about 50 in san bruno under mostly cloudy sky. temperatures milder this morning, up to 10 to 15 degrees milder thanks to a blanket of clouds covering us that aren't giving us rain just yet. 33 in santa rosa, the cool spot to hayward at 50. most of us in the mid to upper 40s. let's talk about your commute. it's pretty quiet this morning other than the cloud cover but there is a chance of hit and miss showers so make sure you take an umbrella just in case to be safe and there could be slick spots as we head throughout the day into the evening commute. any thunderstorms will be confined mainly to the northwest corner of sonoma county and mendocino county through 4:00

tomorrow morning. here's future radar and you can see by 9:00 there is light to moderate rain moving into that before mentioned area but watch this line break apart as we head to noon leaving just some isolated light showers and a little bit of snow in the mountains of sonoma and lake counties. as we head into the evening commute pretty quiet to start, a mix of sunshine and clouds, and then you can be see more showers move in as we head up towards midnight. those fall apart so the closer you are to the coast the more likely you're going to get some of that wet weather. overnight they reach deeper into the east bay which means tomorrow's morning commute could be the one most likely to be widespread with slick streets. you can see the rainfall amounts are not going to be much as we head through the evening commute, mainly in the north bay along the coast and then overnight. you can see as we wake up tomorrow morning a lot slipperier outside and it gets worse as we head through tuesday and wednesday as a stronger part of then e next weather. want to get to jobina and talk about the morning commute.

how are we doing monday, jobina? >> monday is looking very great, mike, thank you. good morning, everyone. we are going to begin with the bay bridge toll plaza which is our busiest spot. metering lights came on at 6:26. i know the backup looks rough, it is, but once you make it through the metering lights you're pretty much at the limit until you get the through the tunnel and speeds drop down to 40 miles per hour once you get to the western span of the bridge. moving over and checking in on a live picture here. our second one in walnut creek showing you 680, a very nice ride there, in both directions on northbound and southbound so that looks good. i want to show off the map here because you can pretty much see we don't have a lot of red here. green is good. and we do have h wind advisory issued by the chp through the altamont pass. the san francisco bay ferry is considering big changes to get you back on board. "the chronicle" reports the agency is thinking of adding many routes and slashing fares as much as 20%.

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or call during business hours. as california school districts gear up to reopen a bay area health technology company wants to help students and teaches stay safe. color released a tool that examines the coronavirus and how it spreads into populations like in classrooms. the data driven model will give school districts an inside look at scenarios that could prevent an outbreak. >> the model allows you to actually select how frequently new cases are occurring to try to understand what's the likelihood of outbreak in your school. we can certainly start reopening schools with aggressive testing and still be able to reduce the

likelihood of outbreak. >> color is in the process of putting this into 1,000 california public school districts. all school districts are eligible for the program. it is international women's day and president biden will sign two executive orders both aimed at ensure gender equality and equity throughout the federal government. one will establish the white house gender policy council. it will combat systemic bias and discrimination. the other addresses sexual violence in the education field. the title 9 regulation issued under the previous administration is going to be evaluated. it expanded protections for those accused of campus sexual harassment and assault. this morning the world is reacting to that incredible interview with the duke and duchess of sussex. prince harry and meghan markle sit down with oprah. jobina is tracking the serious allegations made and the response. jobina? >> thank you, reggie. meghan markle claimed that when she was pregnant with her son archie there were concerns

within the royal family about how dark his skin might 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 and she says 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 hay been named and shamed as a racist. i don't see how they cannot respond to this. i think they have to. >> also revealed in the interview harry and meghan actually wed three days before their televised ceremonies. reports say british viewers are feeling duped by that

announcement because tax dollars helped pay for the wedding. serena williams is showing support for her friend meghan. in a tweet she wrote, quote, meghan leads by example with empathy and compassion. she teaches me every day what it means to be truly noble. i want meghan's daughter, my daughter, and your daughter, to live in a society that is driven by respect. it is also worth noting this morning the cruel way the british tabloids have responded to all of this, some calling meghan mekile, the criticism they received in the past about their unfair treatment of the couple. kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. to your morning money report. mariah and the last dragon has taken the top spot at the box office bringing in kelly marie voice mariah and

aquafina plays the last dragon. it was made in the pandemic with hundreds working remotely. it bumped tom and jerry from the top spot. disney is the parent company of abc 7 news. let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way. we're up about 200 points. here's a question, how much is a tweet worth? clearly we're about to find out because twitter ceo jack dorsey is putting his first tweet up for sale. it's from 2006 and says just setting up my twitter. the tweet is dorsey's digital signature which has been verified for authenticity and the top bid so far is $2.5 million. however, it's expected to go even higher. california lawmakers are considering 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 toys and child care items by gender and to phase out any gender based signage.

the responser of the bill says children shouldn't feel limited when deciding what toys to play with. if lawmakers pass the bill it would go into effect in 2024. deejays from around the globe used music to increase racial harmony. ♪ >> the spread love stop the hate campaign just wrapped up on twitch.tv. some 40 deejays took part including golden state warriors deejay d sharp. they raised money for stop aapi hate a group fighting racism that is being aimed toward asian american pacific islander communities. actress zendaya was honored. the 24-year-old was presented with the see her award which recognizes women who advovate for accurate portrayals of women and girls in media. >> i would not be here if it weren't for the incredible women that have paved the way for me to be here. so also extremely grateful for those women. >> and what might be the most

honest moment of award season the acceptance speech from alan kim who won best younger actor or actress in minari. >> first of all i would like to thank the critics who voted and my family. [ inaudible ]. sorry. i hope there will be another movie. >> adorable nom nom nom nom its reign winning best picture. up next the oscar nominations a week from today and the statuettes will be handed out sunday, april 25th. watch that live on abc 7. >> that kid was just looking for work. you know, he was using his platform. >> he said listen. >> he needs to be cast. >> i'm young. madat either.

use your voice. >> watch me turn this on. good for him. good for us. we get to see his performance. all right. let's take a look at what's going on down in san jose. this is actually 280 and 17. i put the wrong one on there. it's not 87. you probably know that by looking at it. the sun trying to break through a mostly cloudy sky down there. we have light rain possible in the north bay and then isolated showers and sunshine. today is going to be one of those kind of days. maybe we see a rainbow or two, tuesday and wednesday with snow down to 2500 feet, hail and even grapple and then dry and warming starting thursday. a look at today's temperatures. most of us around 53 to 59 degrees. the exception places like fairfield and antioch and morgan hill may get to 60. the deeper inland and away from the coast the more likely you're going to have sunshine and the least likely you're going to have to deal with these hit and

miss showers. tonight you can still see some green out there. there's more on the way. we're a 1 on the storm impact scale. upper 30s in santa rosa, rest of us low to mid 40s. today, just the northwest corner of sonoma and mendocino counties, but everybody tomorrow an wednesday has a chance at these thunderstorms. 9:00 tomorrow you can see wavese evening commute and as we head to wednesday's m did you see the snow on hamilton? it is possible we wake up wednesday morning with a couple of inches of snow on hamilton. as we head into wednesday evening you can see the low finally starting to pull down to the south and take the chance of showers with it. it's not a universal come of wet weather. we'll get a quarter to three quarters of an inch of rain. because there are showers and could be downpours some of us will get great amounts than other areas. it's a 1 through wednesday. thursday all the with way through the weekend when daylight saving begins, temperatures will be in the 60s with a mix of sun and clouds.

kumasi, reggie. >> thank you, mike. a novato citizens group is calling for the eviction of some people experiencing homelessness. they have set up camp at a city park. the group says grown people tampthoot wanteyan. they choose to stay there. they want to be left alone. >> the city manager says the pandemic has hindered their efforts to manage this camp and to keep it from growing. the county recently got $5.6 million in federal aid to address homelessness. the nba all-star game started with an important request to get vaccinated against covid. >> i'm urging everyone to get the vaccine when it is your turn. i've taken the vaccine. it's about understanding it's bigger than you. >> vice president kamala harris delivering this prerecorded message before the tip-off. that call to get vaccinated comes as the nba says it will not require players to get the vaccine.

commissioner adam silver says as supplies grow he's confident most playersil get however somere stayiuiet on t decision, notably star lebron james. >> that's a conversation, you know, that my family and i will have, you know, and pretty much probably keep that to a private thing. >> the nba has postponed 31 games in the first half of the season because of the league's contact tracing protocols. now much of the all-star game turned into the steph curry show. doing it only as he can. he won the three-point contest before the game, winning on the final shot. curry dedicated the win to his fellow splash brother klay thompson. curry has endured doubters this season 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 approve. there's a subtle difference there. but what drives me is having fun.

>> steph got to team up with lebron james for the first time ever after so many of those nba finals battles when asked about what it was like, lebron called it an honor. author and billionaire philanthropist mackenzie scott has remarried. she was married to jeff bezos. her new husband is a private science teacher. scott made the announcement and shared this photo on the giving pledge. he taught at the school her kids attended. scott and bezos split in 2019 after 25 years of marriage. according to "forbes" she holds a $53 billion fortune. scott has pledged to donate most of her money to charities, food banks and human services organizations. if you've missed the excitement and the food with the alameda county fair you can get a test of it this month. the fairgrounds in pleasanton will have food vendors selling funnel cakes, corn dogs and deep fried oreos as part of its new

food feast. you can do curbside pick-up or stay there and dine on the lawn as long as your socially distanced. the annual white elephant sale that normally draws thousands of people in person still happening, but it's going to go virtual. organizers say it is the biggest and best rummage sale in northern california. proceeds benefit the [ inaudible ]. we still don't have a date yet. sale items will be listed online and donations of gently used items are accepted. if you're interested find out which items going to white elephant sail.org. there was a line at the front door of the san francisco museum of modern art as it opened to the general public for the first time since november and it was a very welcome moment for staff and visitors who have had little chance to visit an art museum in the last year. you can go but you need to reserve a ticket in advance so you won't be lining up or turned away. did you do anything fun this weekend? it was a beautiful weekend? >> it wa a beautiful weekend.

i watched wanda vision,he iwahe contest. >> oh. >> and then i watched harry and meghan last night. >> i was outside. it was really nice. i went to lake merritt and it was a whole vibe. >> it was? wi what were they doing out there? >> having a great time. this girl she had this whole thing set up, this elaborate meal on the lake. it was beautiful. there was a band playing and people were like listening to the concert. it was everything. >> people are desperate to get outside and i cheer them as long as they're being safe. that's the most important thing. coming up next the 7 things you need to know. >> abc 7 has launched a streaming app. wherever you are you can get our newscast on apple tv, android tv, fire tv and roku. search abc 7 bay area and download it for free.

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it is 6:58. just joining us seven things to know this morning. number one today a group of san francisco parents will be announcing a plan to shift the school board to an appointed system. they say that this would help to address systemic issues and the announcement comes the same day the district will be releasing new details about its plan to reopen schools. number two, breaking news, protesters gathering at the minneapolis courthouse where jury selection is set to begin this morning in the george floyd murder trial. former police officer derek chauvin has pleaded not guilty in the incident that, of course, was seen around the world last summer. number three the master tenant of the ghost ship warehouse derick almena is facing sentencing in the 2016 fire that killed 36 people. number four, the revealing entire with meghan markle and prince harry, markle saying she had suicidal thoughts before the

couple stepped away from their royal duties and claimed there were concerns about her son's skin color before he was born. number five, unsettled weather starts today with the weakest of our three chances of wet weather that goes through wednesday. we're a one on the storm impact scale. some light rain this morning and then isolated showers the rest of today. number six, overall this morning it's been a relatively smooth commute. we're taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza where metering lights came on at 6:26. and number seven, it is international women's day. this year's theme is choose to challenge. there are virtual events that will be taking place throughout the day around the world. can i just say something real quick? i saw this tweet supervisor haney put out saying that the mass coney center, there are many appointments, if you work with kids, the food industry, sign up, this is your chance and

get vaccinated. >> good to hear that on a monday. >> yeah. >> glad you spent your monday with us. "good morning america" starts now. good morning, america. bombshell revelations. overnight, harry and meghan tell their side of the story. >> i was a bit shocked. >> the astonishing questions about archie's skin color before he was born. >> also, concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he's born. >> what? >> meghan reveals that the pressures of royal life nearly drove her to suicide while she was several months pregnant. >> i just didn't want to be alive anymore. >> accusing the palace of ignoring her pleas for help. plus, what harry is saying about the upakg inwithmonarchy. >> i was trapped, but i didn't know i was trapped. >> saying he was