containing heavy downpours, a little lightning and thunder in there. if we take a look at what is already over land, we have a couple of cells passing through the east bay going from livermore out to tracy and out toward manteca. you can see we've got rain. so the highway is definitely wet out there. we've had a couple of lightning strikes up near'sre outside. we've got some very breezy conditions all around the bay area with gusts up to 25 miles per hour along some of the coastal areas and around the bay. and this pattern is going to continue for a while. i'll give you a closer look at the weather, plus the complete seven-day forecast in a few minutes. larry and kristen? >> all right, thank you, spence this is the scene that greeted skiers this morning at squaw alpine after 11 inches of snow fell overnight. how pretty is that? the resort prided us with this video, and the folks up there expect a good dumping in the hours ahead. the resort is open, but with covid protocols like mask wear,

distancing and capacity limits. rejoicing in the red. that's the case for residents and business owners in alameda, solano and santa cruz counties. each moved into the red tier today. bay area wide, only sonoma and contra costa counties remain in the most restrictive purple tier. moving into red means indoor dining, movie theater, museums and zoos can operate at 25% capacity. gyms and yoga studios can open at 10%. theme parks with reopen at 15% starting april 1. and outdoor pro sports can resume at 20% capacity, april 1 as well. that's good news for the a's because their opening night for the 2021 season. santa clara county says it will not participate in the state's new covid-19 vaccine distribution program which is being operated by insurance giant blue shield of califoria. as abc7 news reporter chris nguyen found out, the decision deals a potentially big blow to the governor's highly touted

plan. >> reporter: calling it another layer of administrative bureaucracy, the bay area's largest county says it will not sign a contract with blue shield of california, the state's new thrd party administrator for vaccine distribution. >> it's a significant risk to the health and welfare of residents in our county. >> reporter: santa clara county executive dr. jeff smith explained some of his rationale during a board of supervisors meeting this afternoon. among the concerns, a state requirement that would force the county to use my turn, a new vaccine appointment system that smith believes is inferior to the one that is currently being used by the county. >> it would mean that a private insurance company would be collecting all the protected health information and personal information for all residents who are vaccinated. a significant problem with confidentiality and trust. >> reporter: county officials say the agreement with blue shield would also eliminate local control of the distribution network and put the county's equity efforts at risk. for now, it's unclear if counties can be penalized for

not opt booing the program. >> we could vaccinate 200,000 people a week in our county based on the infrastructure that we built. >> reporter: moving forward, santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez says securing additional vaccine supply from the state should be top of mind. >> the countopportunity we have protect life and to start to get our communities open requires us to have a relationship with the state that's direct and that creates flexibility at a local level. >> reporter: santa clara county now joins los angeles county in refusing to sign a contract with blue shield as other counties consider doing the same. the california department of public health did not return our request for comment. in san jose, chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> community leaders joined supervisor matt haney in calling on county health officials to tenderloin and treasure island. heaney says the tenderloin has the highest case rate of any neighborhood in the city. only 8% of residents of treasure island have been vaccinated that

is the lowest number of all san francisco neighborhoods. hazard pay could be coming to some san francisco frontline workers. a scheduled vote is moments away. the board of supervisors is considering a proposal to give an extra $5 per hour to people working at grocery and retail stores with pharmacies. the bill is expected to pass. several other cities including oakland, santa clara, and berkeley have similar pandemic pay boosts. now to those ongoing education issues when it comes to this past year. a new stanford study found that distance learning had a negative impact on reading skills at the elementary school level. abc7 news reporter david louie shows us what's being done to correct it. >> reporter: students and teachers alike had a steep learning curve when classes went virtual. researchers at stanford's school of education says reading fluency suffered dramatically, especially among second and third grade students. this is an example of how well they should be reading in third grade. >> one day in november 2006, a

beekeeper in florida went to check his beehives. what he saw or rather did not see was shocking. >> reporter: instead, there was a 30% drop in fluency from tests down. more than 100,000 students across 22 states were given something to read. >> they then read that passage aloud and they record it. that is sent offsite to a scorer who computes the number of words read correctly by the student. >> reporter: teachers at gardner elementary saw the same problem across all grade levels. interactive reading exercises were added. >> we've been able to provide intervention support beyond the tacher for students who are really struggling at this point. >> reporter: the principal and the lead stanford researcher both said progress was made by fall. reading fluency has an impact on other learning. >> their other educations have not been transformed by this experience in a way that is going have long lasting effects that we need to document. >> reporter: one year later,

however, restoring fluency hasn't been achieved. >> so there is catch up to do? >> oh, no question, no question. it's going to take time. it's going to take us well into next year and potentially beyond to really close the gaps. >> reporter: david louie, abc7 news. disneyland and disney california adventure will reopen by late april. ceo said today it's going to take some time to recall the more than 10,000 furloughed cast members and retrain them with the new state requirements. under state guidelines, theme parks with open at 15% capacity after april 1st if their county is in the red tier. this is important to note. only california residents are allowed to visit, and there will be other guidelines. disney, as you know is the parent company of abc7. here in the bay area alcatraz back open for visitors again. for the first time since the pandemic started, visitors can go inside the prison to tour the jailhouse. masks are required. the number of visitors is capped at 900 per day on fridays through mondays, and 600 per day

midweek. an uber driver shared some disturbing video with abc7 news of passengers he says attacked him after one refused to put on a mask. abc7 news reporter kris reyes has the story and uber's response. >> reporter: in this video taken by uber driver, a ride that has traumatized him. we asked him about the moments that led to one of his passengers taking off her mask, coughing on him and grabbing his phone. it happened monday afternoon at san bruno avenue and felton street in san francisco. >> there were three ladies, and one of them was not wearing mask. so they got in. >> reporter: than when subakar says one of the woman asked him for a mask. he said he didn't have any spare masks. on uber's site, it clearly states that passengers must be wearing masks. subakar told them he would drop them off at a nearby gas station

or near where he picked them up. one of the passengers was clearly angry about that and the situation escalated. >> she started taunting me, cursing me, questioning me about me being a man. the ladies were even talking about shooting me, calling their cousins to shoot me, and they were making fun of my rays. >> reporter: on instagram, we found an account that appears to belong to one of the passengers in that video. we reached out to her but haven't heard back. before she turned it private, she did post a video that appears to have been taken from the same car. in the comments she posted the driver was trying to drop them off in the middle of nowhere. sfpd has confirmed. he has filed a police report. sfpd is investigating. according to police, the suspects exited the car and the third passenger reached into an open window and sprayed what's believed to be pepper spray into the vehicle and towards the driver. the suspects then left the car. >> you know, the pepper spray

that was sprayed inside my car, it was everywhere. literally everywhere. >> reporter: subakar reached out to uber asking for help to get his car cleaned. he sent abc7 news screen shots with his correspondence of that. he said at first uber only offered him $20. >> so i literally have to beg them for the mess to be cleaned out of my car. >> reporter: uber told abc7 news the behavior seen in the video is appalling. the rider no longer has access to uber. a gofundme page has been started for subhakr. he is one of the original investors and appalled that uber hasn't done the right thing. he says he is too traumatized to go back to work. >> it was unbearable. it was threatening. i was scared of my life. >> reporter: kris reyes for abc7 news. coming up, the state of the state, from covid to the recall. so how is california doing? politics and power. the first latina chief white

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so let's start with location. why dodger stadium? >> well, as you said, we're going to hear, but we're also going to see. and dodger stadium is sort of a visual statement that the governor wants to make. why? well, for starter, it holds about 54,000 people, which is roughly the number of people who have passed in california due to the covid viral pandemic. so what he is saying, this is the size of the problem that we faced. this is the price that we have paid so far. there is also a site of a vaccination center, where he was hoping to turn things around, and things appear to be turning around. so in a month or so, he is hoping to have fans return to the empty seats behind him when he speaks at dodger stadium, the overall message being this is a resilient state, a champion state, a and the dodgers are the same, and this is a statement about the resilience of champions. >> so the governor is building this as a different kind of a state of the state address. usually he does it in january. what's going to be different about it?

>> first off, it's not going to be in sacramento in front of lawmakers. it's going to be on prime time, he hopes, news coverage in southern california where there is a lot of votes and a lot of covid that still needs to be fixed. the idea is going to be not necessarily these past state of the state addresses, larry. they usually are a shopping list full of dreams and aspirations full of big projects, everything from high speed rail to maybe a tax redo, to future aspirations. this one is going to be much more nuts and bolts. whatever we hear about new programs are going to be sort of dedicated to the idea of relieving those who are suffering right now. so we're not going to be seeing big aspirations necessarily. we're going to -- at least he wants us to see a governor who is taking care of business. >> now obviously kind of the elephant in the room or even the state is the recall campaign that's going on. is there anything that gavin can say tonight to stop the momentum of that? if you want to use the baseball metaphor, does he have to hit a

home run, or is there a forgone conclusion there is going to be a recall election? >> it's pretty much a forgone conclusion that the recall is going to qualify for the ballot. tomorrow the backers are expected to turn in about a total of 1.9 million signatures. they need 1.5. so everybody is sort of gearing up for the idea there is going to be a recall. but that's just the start of the game. you know, the governor is going to get out there and he is not only selling the state of the state, he is also selling himself. and he is hoping to use this as a pivotal moment, saying the worst is behind us. we can now go forward. as for what he needs to do, swing, miss, hit, home run, larry, this is the first inning of the recall effort. so it's not going to -- it's going to be the first impression, but it's not going to be the whole gym. that's going to be in the coming months and it's going to be built on what he says tonight versus what he delivers in the coming days. >> so big picture. we're making progress. still a ways to go. >> right.

>> and i'm the leader that's going to get us there. >> he is going to be walking a tightrope saying okay, this is how far we've come. and he is going to be talking about the quiet unsung heroes, not him that have been out there every day fighting and working in this pandemic. he's going to be talking about schools reopening. he is going to be talking about turning the corner. he is going to talk about the 10.5 million vaccines that have been brought in and administered. he is going to be talking about the infection rate down some 90% since january. he is going to be talking all about that. but he is not going to say mission accomplished. he is not going to go that far. he is saying this is the direction and we're going get there. and that's what he's hoping to command as he comes up for bat on this state of the state address. >> all right. tonight at 6:00. phil, thank you so much. >> take care. >> and you can watch the governor's state of the state address. it's on our connected tv app. we'll be streaming it there starting tonight at 6:00. all right. if you want to learn more about the recall effort, we have

curated a step by step explainer, breaking down how the recall process works in california. you can find it on abc7news.com and on our connected tv apps. right now we want to get you connected with spencer and talk about those showers. spencer? >> okay, kristen and larry. larry was just asking if the governor needs to hit a home run. this weather will make you want to run home because we've got some storms offshore that are going to be making landfall very shortly. you see a lynn of intense downpour, lightning strike, maybe a little bit of hail mixed in there as well. over in the east bay, i showed you earlier showers and rain falling on east 580, east of dublin. it's still there. it's just lingering. so we've definitely got wet roadways over in that area. if you're commuting this time of the day, just be prepared for it and slow down. the wind is still pretty brisk. we have gusts 25 half moon bay,

sfo. brisk everywhere else as well. we have an active weather pattern. here is a few from sutro tower. clouds at various levels in the atmosphere. very unstable pattern right now. 54 degrees in the city. mid- to upper 50s right now in oakland, mountain view, san jose mortgage gain hill 54. 54 at half moon bay. here is a view of the golden gate which looks dry and clear at the moment. skies aren't very clear. a few clouds hanging over the golden gate right now. temperature readlings up north, low 50s. 52 at santa rosa and novato. fairfield 54. concord 58. and 52 at livermore. and here we are looking westward from emeryville and these are our forecast features. this wintry mix of rain and mountain snow will continue tonight through tomorrow. a possibility of lightning, of course, hail, maybe, gusty winds for sure. but we can expect a sunnier, warmer and dryer pattern by the end of the week. now our current storm with its

waves of stormy weather ranks only one on the storm impact scale. but through tomorrow we can expect more periods of showers, some occasional downpour, lightning, hail, gusts, snow levels down to 2500 feet. snowing at some of the higher elevations right now around the bay area. here is our forecast animation. we're about to get some very active weather with heavy downpours moving onshore right around 6:00, 7:00 p.m. but notice overnight it will taper off a little bit in intensity, although wet spots and stormy areas as the morning commute gets under way. throughout the day tomorrow, more scattered and isolated showers. be by early tomorrow evening, we'll see the system winding down and some partial clearing will begin. llto ait rainfall totals will range from a quarter inch to 3/4 of an inch. higher tolls in some nd lake counties, a winter weather advisory until 10:00 tomorrow morning. in the central sierra, winter storm warning in effect until

7:00 p.m. tomorrow. back in the bay area, low tmperatures tonight under wet conditions, upper 30s to low 40s. highs tomorrow mainly in the mid-50s. it's going to be a chilly day. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. it doesn't really warm up until friday, which is good, because over this weekend, we get an extra hour -- we don't get an extra hour, but starting sunday we will as we spring forward to daylight savings. >> you could look at it as losing an hour of sleep saturday night too, spencer. >> debbie downer. come on. it's going to be light out. >> no, it's a worthwhile trade-off for sure. >> all right. coming up, the lengths one university is going to make sure students skip spring break this year. a warning today from kia. i'm michael finney. why they're telling some car owners to park outside, at least for now.

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fire. so far there haven't been any reports of crasheses or juries due to the problem. dealers will replace the fuses on the electric junction box. the irs is urging taxpayers to take extra precautions to protect their private information. hre's what they're saying. only give financial information or social security numbers after verifying a website is legitimate. you've heard all of this before. it's worth hearing again. you should choose strong pass words. make them different for each account. the irs says it will never contact you by email, text message, or social media to request personal information. as a matter of fact, they will typically only contact you by mail. four out of ten americans say they're still feeling covid-19's financial impact. a new poll by the associated press national opinion research center finds half of americans incurred some loss of income

during the pandemic. but get this, 25% experienced a layoff in their household. 31% say they had their working hours reduced. black and latino households were hit particularly hard as well as people working in industries like entertainment, dining, and travel. larry, we're hoping a lot of this is soon be behind us. but i've got to tell you, the financial hurt is going to continue for quite some time. >> well, yeah, those are big numbers, especially when you look at restaurants and entertainment. it's going to take a while. thank you, michael. the san francisco board of supervisors is voting on an ordinance that will provide protects for gig workers. app-based workers joined the organization we drive progress outside of city hall to show their support. the ordinance would require ride share and delivery apps to pay workers for time spent disinfecting their vehicles and free ppe. a co-sponsor of the bill says san francisco will become the first city in california to provide these protections. our america. women forward.

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before title ix became law, prohibiting sex discrimination in federally funded schools, fewer than 100,000 girls played high school sports. that number is now over three million. and it's more than strength in numbers. athletes in women sports are standing up against abuse, fighting for social justice, and demanding equal pay and prize money. the playing field is far from level. professional male athletes in basketball, golf, soccer, baseball, and tennis can make 15% to nearly 100% more than women. >> the gender pay gap still persists. but now to home with are making huge achievements in power and politics. cecilia investigate good was recently named chief white house correspondent for abc news. abc7's race and culture reportee joins me.

she is cecilia to us, having come from kgo. it's amazing what she's done. >> it certainly, kristen. and as you mention, she is certainly a familiar face for so many of our viewers here at abc7 news, reporting on our station for years before being bumped up to the network. while a latino serving as chief white house correspondent is certainly long overdue, vega says better late than never as she takes on her new role head-on. >> but i also think it's worth pausing right now. >> you know, the trump campaign, they've been -- >> reporter: cecilia vega has had a front row seat to the biggest moments in politics since the 2016 campaign trail. >> i'm not thinking. >> that's okay. i know you're not thinking. you never do. >> i'm sorry? >> blazing her own trail along the way as she takes on a new role. >> being the first latina to serve as chief white house correspondent, what does this accomplishment mean to you? >> i guess it's a big deal. it hadn't really occurred to me, to be honest.

>> reporter: as modest as she is talented, vega is the first latina named chief white house correspondent of an english network. >> there are a lot of times i can remember in this last four years looking around the room, in the briefing room feeling like the only. i just hope that that's one of the last times that anybody covering the white house has to feel that way. >> reporter: vega's appointment makes another first. all three broadcast net works naming women to lead their white house coverage. it makes for a glitzy headline, but it's a game changer for reputation, bringing diverse voices. >> my family never would have expected anyone in our family to end up working at place like this. and two, just what an example of the american dream, to have a granddaughter of mexican immigrants walking in here at the white house. wow. >> reporter: vega was born and raised in the bay area. she comes from a family of blue collar workers. she was the first in her immediate family to graduate

college. >> from that answering machine to this building here in oakland. >> reporter: before joining abc news in 2011, she worked right here at abc7 news. >> i got that job at the chronicle. i thought man, i made it to the big league. i did. i was in the big leagues. and kgo, i grew up watching kgo. >> and the clinton campaign is certainly hoping that first lady michelle obama -- >> i want to get this. in right here. 239,000 miles spent more than 500 days on the campaign trail covering hillary clinton in 2016 in her presidential bid. how do you stay on top of such a hectic schedule? >> the job is nuts. i lived out of a suitcase for a year and a half on the campaign trail and rolled into d.c. and it was crazy from day one of the trump administration. i've never been more fulfilled professionally than doing what i've done over the last four years. certainly the most challenging job i've ever had, the most exhausting job.

>> doing it all on just five hours of sleep aa night. she now lives in d.c. with her husband ricardo and boston terrier. so what is it that she misses most about the bay area? >> lots of coffee. i miss my philz coffee. >> if there is anything else, shout outs to give folks in the bay. >> hi, mom! hi, mateo, hi, caesar. >> those are her nephews. the boys really look up to her. like the next generation of journalist, she hope she inspires like the abc7 legend diane sawyer and martha raddatz she credits for helping her achieve. >> if i can end up here, you can end up right here too, and you should. >> vega says it's not only inspiring, but also empowering to be surrounded by so many other women in the white house press corps. and what a testament to how far we've come that women don't only

just have a seat at the table, but they truly line the white house press briefing room, chasing down some of the most important headlines telephone day. covering race, culture and social justice, i'm julian glover, abc7 news. >> julian, i'm so glad you finally did this. she is amazing. and we just are so proud of her. and we look up to her so much. that was great. our reports continue tomorrow when we highlight the effort to stop the seibel of young girls of color pushed out of schools for disciplinary reasons. and on thursday, a look at women in construction. and on friday, a biotech engineer and her drive to make tech skills attainable for girls of color. >> you can watch these stories and more on demand through the abc7 bay area connected tv app available for apple tv, android tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. oh, and don't forget. join us on saturday at 7:00 p.m. for our america: women forward. a one-hour documentary highlights extraordinary women from all across the nation.

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all right. time now for the four@4. spencer and ama joining us for this conversation. so buckingham palace has now responded to the oprah interview with prince harry and meghan markle. part of the statement reads, quote, the issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. while some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately. it goes on to say that harry, meghan and archie will always be much loved family members. meantime, piers morgan is leaving the show good morning britain after storming off the set today when his co-host called out his attacks on meghan. whoo. ama, i assume you watched the whole thing. what do you think about this response? >> a, drama. lots of drama going on. all the royal watchers are probably just glued to the edge of their seat. i really liked in the quote, what was it, some recollections

may vary. interesting. one way to say there is more than one side to a story, i suppose. >> but they made it very clear, right, spencer, that they're not going to discuss this in public, a family matter, which is what you would expect they would say. >> yeah. i think that's appropriate, not to name the person who barely had this conversation about how dark will the baby be and this sort of thing. but now everyone is curious to know. they have to walk a really fine line here. i think so far they seem to be doing an admiral job. >> all right. we'll see how this plays out. because you know this story is far from over. moving on, a new study by the american psychological association finds that having more money doesn't necessarily make you more grateful or compassionate. researchers analyze data from more than 1.6 million people. they found that high income

earners feel more confident and prideful, but they are not necessarily more compassionate or loving. authors did note that the study can't prove if higher income causes the emotions, or if there is a link between them. i think we've all run into people who are very wealthy and miserable, and those who are not so well off, but happy with what they have. so spencer, what do you make of this? >> well, you know, i think there are obviously generous and not so generous people at all income levels. there are some very generous and philanthropic wealthy people and there are some who are tighter than all the metaphors you can think of. and then there are some people who are super, super generous. i grew up in a poor family. my dad was a labor, didn't ever earn much money. he worked hard. but he was the most generous guy in the world. he would make little christmas baskets at christmas for people who were even poorer than we

were. so but i'm sure you can find some poor people who are not generous in spirit either. >> right. >> it's just human nature. >> i wonder if having more money makes you less compassionate because you feel like hey, if i did it, others can too. so why didn't they do it. i wonder about that. that's in next study, you guys. okay. unilever is dropping the word "normal" from its ads and packaging. the company hopes it will foster a more inclusive version of beauty. it will no longer alter photos of models appearing in ads. unilever owns several brands including dove. i always thought is my skin abnormal, right? >> that never really occurred to me. i would see normal. i had to think about it at first, what are they thinking about normal, normal oily, dry. yeah. and i guess i get it. what are they going to change it to, middle of the road?

i'm not quite sure what they're replacing it with. yeah. so it's one of those hard things. there probably is a good section of the population that has one type of skin and there is another part that has a little dryer skin. i don't know how you address it. it's nice that everybody is looking at things and how can we make things more inclusive. but sometimes i'm not sure what you're going to do instead. so it will be interesting to see. >> speaking of not conventionally normal, larry? >> i was going to say how about average and really, really average. i don't know if that helps. >> now we're really talking about larry. okay. >> on a good day. >> wow. >> if you think new york, ama, you must like this, because for once you're not the one with the jabs. if you think new york is the bagel capital of the united states, think again. one "new york times" critic says if you want the best bagels, you'll find them in california, especially the bay area.

the critic points to boichik bagels in berkeley as having some of the best new york-style bagels she has ever tested. also mentions daily driver as well as midnight driver. they credit the boom to the bakers who excel at tinkering and excelling with regional styles. spencer, you spent a lot of years in new york. you just know. them's fighting words right there. we're talking about bagels and pizza. right? >> yep, those are the two. bagels and pizza i haven't found as good anywhere as new york. but i'll try these and make the taste comparison. so far, and i've traveled a lot, i haven't found any bagels or pizza to match new york's. >> i don't know if there is any consensus on this, but kristen, maybe you know. i've always heard it was the new york water that made the bagels there taste better. anything to that? >> i don't know.

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they're going to save lives. to get the latest on the covid-19 vaccines visit getvaccineanswers.org because getting back to the moments we miss starts with getting informed. it's up to you. all this week abc7 news is looking at the learning loss for students caused by the pandemic, and ma'am is back with us now with a look at the difficulty of distance learning. ama? >> yeah, kristen, distance learning was daunting in the beginning, and now here we are about a year later. it's clear there has been some learning loss. >> today i'm going to show you a little bit about lesson 21 and kind of go over some things with you all. >> reporter: annemarie teaches second grade. like all teacher, she's had to adapt to distance learning to make sure her students don't fall behind. is it to have been you when a child is starting to struggle? >> yes. not only in person, but also

online. what's been so wonderful about this year is we have had this way of assessing students online that has made it easy for us to see where they're at with their reading levels, and we're able the see, okay, where are they at and come they're to where they should be at. >> catching learning loss early is definitely possible. however, moreland middle school teacher says it can be hard were older students, like his eighth grader. >> not that easy because all these other factors we are no longer in control of or we're not seeing in front of our face, with everything on the other side of the screen with the cameras off. usually we see the signs. they night be struggling. they might be disengage and not present. >> once you identify that a child is struggling, perhaps falling behind and getting some learning loss, how difficult is it to get them caught up? >> it has its challenges, but luckily, at least and throughout

the district, we have so many amazing resources to help with reading intervention. >> sometimes it's just spending a little bit of extra time. so we offer just distance learning support, like office hours so to speak and having kids attend those. >> are you concerned at all that when you get all these kids back in class, and perhaps there is a good portion of them who are struggling because of the distance learning, are you concerned about how challenging that will be? >> i think the socialization factor is important. to be able to learn from one another. i actually think would really help. >> i have a feeling that because we'll be all in person together, it will be really wonderful to get to see them just read before my eyes. and i can see where their fingers are tracking, and i'm not concerned about that at all. >> reporter: plus, annemarie says parents are been really involved, which is incredibly helpful for in person and distance learning. so in that respect, it's not all bad. >> no, oh, my gosh, no. >> no, it is not bad at all. i'm the type of person that is a

glass is half full. you got to roll with it. you got see what you have. you got to have fun with it. we play music. we ask questions and games. we try to get them to interact as much as possible, even if they don't want to unmute. we celebrate the little things like when they show up on the screen with their hair done. we cheer them on. >> all the kids are happy to be with me and be with their peers regardless of the environment. i've been able to make so many amazing connection was these kids even online. >> and annemarie is back in class with kids, and says it hasn't been difficult to teach kids with different reading levels. she did make sure to have a game plan going into it. jeffrey has not had kids back yet, but that may be coming next month after spring break. kristen? >> boy, they seem like the type of parents that, i'm sorry, teachers that all the parents request, you know. please, i want them. they're great. thank you so much. all week abc7 news is featuring stories about the

learning loss students have experienced over the last year. you'll also find all of our stories online and social media and wherever you stream. >> all right. let's learn a little more about our upcoming weather, spencer christian. >> okay, larry. we've got another wave of stormy weather moving onshore right now. so here is what we can expect from this level 1 storm. through tomorrow, we can expect showers, downpours, occasional lightning, hail and gusty winds. snow levels down the 2500 feet. you can see on the forecast animation that even though this big wave coming through this evening will be followed by smaller waves, it's going to be some unsettled and wet weather through the day tomorrow and through tomorrow evening before it finally winds down. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. for tomorrow, some thunderstorms are possible. certainly a few downpours. high elevation snow. partial clearing on thursday. sunny and mild going into the weekend. but sunday night, rain returns and continues into monday. kristen, larry? >> we'll take it. we need it. take a look at this happy

little accident. a snake in georgia was bred with three smiley faces on it. the breeder says he was trying to achieve a specific color pattern, and instead the python's marks ended up looking like this. it's almost like a fake. i don't know. a mistake left him smiling because the snake sold for $6,000. all right. spring break this year could put students at risk for contracting covid-19. so one university is taking matters into its own hands. what they're doing to get

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uc davis is so set on encouraging students to stay in town on spring break, it will pay them not to travel. here's how much they can earn. >> we're trying to give students a positive experience during this period of time by offering these incentives. >> i caught up with melissa blue

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next at 5:00, taking action from pop-up to mobile vaccine site, getting it to those who need it most, all because one good deed turned into another. the concern of bay area parents of color about sending their kids back to class. nearly a year of distant learning and it may not be over for a long time. new evidence showing how lost school time is affecting little kids. second and third graders unable to read at the right level and the problem that could impact their entire academic future. plus new action on an issue and a roadway that has divided marin county. how one town may impact one man's legacy of both honor and injustice. >> announcer: building a better bay area for a s