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i'm tracking rain on the way for our sunday. the latest timing of our next storm in the accuweather forecast. a tremendous show of support for asian americans in san jose, the impassioned rally calling for solidarity and change. california breweries and wineries can open without having to sell food. they tell me this gives them hope. "abc 7 news" starts right now. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is "abc 7 news." the entire bay area county will be in the red tier tomorrow. a year into the pandemic, it is one more milestone as we inch closer to reopening. with that we say good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm dion lim. tonight at midnight contra costa and sonoma counties will move from the purple tier to the red tier.

every other county is already in the red. the two new counties are being allowed to move after improving vaccine metrics in the state. "abc 7 news" reporter matt boone was in sonoma county tonight which hasn't been in the red since the state created the color-coded assignments in august. >> reporter: the famed wine region will finally be joining the rest of the bay area in the red tier after a long fall and winter with some of the harshest restrictions in the state. >> the more that we can do and the more we can open up, it is just going to be better and better. >> reporter: tony mall is a former pro football player turned wine maker at t soma nat says he watched many local businesses suffer. >> it is an all-time struggle right now just to make ends meet, you know, and why is it even worth it to keep the doors open? i mean that's always the big question. >> reporter: especially for restaurants which haven't had indoor dining since june. >> the goalposts keep changing, so now all of a sudden we're supposed to turn on a dime again tomorrow. that makes it challenging.

>> reporter: saul gropeman runs a cafe. he is encouraged to reopen his dining room though he says it likely will take a few weeks to hire staff and get ready. he is looking forrd to the orange tier. >> once we get to 50% indoor plus this we will be at regular capacity. >> reporter: of course, outdoor dining more dependent on the water. here at the maya restaurant they have tables without heating elements, people less willing to sit there on a chilly weather. >> when this weather is cold and windy, if they're not near a heater they don't want to stay. >> reporter: he owns maya restaurant. he plans to have indoor dining by tuesday, though he says the tier change won't automatically bring back the tourists and warmer weather. >> summer is coming and we are hoping we're going to make a little more business. >> reporter: in sonoma, matt boone, "abc 7 news." today it became official. california breweries and

wineries no longer need to serve food to operate outdoors, no matter what tier they're in. "abc 7 news" reporter luz pena spoke to a brewery owner in the east bay who is glad that requirement has been lifted. >> reporter: cheers because this is the sight claudia had been waiting for. >> we struggled a little bit. january was definitely a little scary. luckily, you know, things like round two of ppp loans came around and so, you know, we were able to hang on. luckily we did get to reopen again in january, so since then things have been, you know, a little bit brighter. >> reporter: claudia is the co-owner of faction brewing in alameda. throughout the day their line kept getting longer with customers finally coming back. >> the last time i came was with her to actually this place, so it has been a while. that was november -- september? >> reporter: in previous months the guidelines required for breweries to offer food in order to reopen.

as tiers shifted, what helped them stay open was this food truck. >> we worked together. we're doing this as a team, and we can't -- you know, for the last seven months we couldn't open unless we had a food truck >> reporter: as scolari's food truck owner, michael boyd feels the same way. >> they couldn't do it without us and i don't know if we could do it without them. >> reporter: starting today the food requirement has been lifted. alameda county is in the red tier, which means breweries can now open outdoors only and are required to implement a 90-minute time limit per table. the business has to close by 8:00 p.m. all of the changes in tiers inspire them to come up with a new beer. >> this week we released a beer called no more tears. >> reporter: they're using this beer to help restaurants attract more customers as they all work together to stay afloat. >> make a beer that we're selling just above our cost so that they -- it is to help support them, so that they can,

you know, make some money and get people out there. >> reporter: something else breweries and winery are looking forward to is once the counties move into the orange tier they will be able to open indoors at 25% capacity or up to 100 people, whichever is fewer. in alameda, luz pena, "abc 7 news." new numbers out today show california continues to make progress against covid-19. a seven-day positivity rate is down to 2.1% and there were about 3,200 newly diagnosed cases yesterday, which is below the daily average for the past two weeks. the state has hit a critical milestone as well. 2 million covid-19 vaccine doses administered to underserved communities. on the one-year anniversary of schools being shut down, the san francisco teachers union has approved the district's plan to return some students to in-person learning. organizers with decreasing the distance held a rally in san francisco today, saying it is not enough. this afternoon a march was held

from alamo square to civic center plaza where families demanded that a r t immediate. the district's plan includes returning students kindergarten through fifth grade to in-person learning by april 12th. parents say kids of all ages need to come out of isolation. >> we should not be afraid to go back for public health reasons. the cdc, san francisco department of public health and california department of public health are all in agreement. it is safe for our children to be back in the classroom. >> mayor london breed and state senator scott weiner also spoke at today's rally. now, this coming wednesday will mark one year since most bay area counties went into lockdown. now that the vaccination effort is in full swing, the future is on everyone's mind. all next week we will be sharing your stories of lessons learned and the path forward to a better bay area. and taking a live look outside across the golden gate

bridge tonight, you can see it is pretty dry now, but it certainly won't be like that tomorrow. "abc 7 news" meteorologist drew tuma is tracking the rain for us that is rolling in tomorrow. drew. >> yes, dion. this time tomorrow night we'll track rain moving through the bay area. it is all associated with a cold front that is approaching as we speak. live doppler 7 along with satellite right now, cloud cover off the coast right now. that's our storm and it is going to move in here tomorrow and bring us that wet weather once again. on the storm impact scale, it will linger into monday as well with those rain chances, and there is even the chance again we could see some thunder and even some hail. we will go hour-by-hour on future weather, time out this storm and more rain in the seven-day forecast. we will have that in just a few minutes. >> okay. drew, thanks. well, new details tonight. "abc 7 news" has learned that a danville police officer who shot a man this week also shot and killed a man while on duty in 2018. police identified the officer this evening. now, according to police officer

andrew hall was questioning a homeless man, standing in the middle of sycamore valley road on thursday. officials say the man, identified tonight as 32-year-old tyrell wilson pulled out a knife and advanced toward officer hall. that's when hall fired his weapon. wilson remains in critical condition at the hospital. hall, who has been an officer for over seven years is on paid administrative leave which is department policy. we are learning tonight that hall was involved in a deadly shooting in november of 2018. hall shot and killed 33-year-old man of newark who police say led officers on a pursuit and steered his vehicle toward an officer. however, witnesses at the time disputed that claim from police. a recent college grad's quick actions save a 75-year-old woman outside a san francisco grocery store this week. police say the senior was being attacked and carjacked. it is a story you will see only

on 7. >> it was the ultimate adrenaline rush. i could barely sleep. >> you are looking at the moments after a recent college graduate walked out of a safeway in the richmond district early thursday evening and noticed something was very wrong. >> and i am walking across like the parking lot, and i see this old woman getting dragged across by her head and these girls are punching her, they're kicking her, stomping on her. >> according to sfpd, a 75-year-old woman walking back to her red lexus was attacked by three young women who took her keys and purse and tried to carjack her. that's when this good samaritan, who doesn't want to be named, jumped in after dropping his jug of almond milk. >> honestly, i'm still trying to figure out why i did this, but i just punched through the back window and it was loud enough and kind of scary enough to freak 'em out. >> you can see the suspects get out of the car and brickley msk

their way to a waiting vehicle. >> comfort the woman and called the police. >> the woman was described to me by a witness as tough as nails and declined treatment at the hospital, but before leaving -- >> she thanked me and she said that i don't have to pay for her windshield -- or her back window, so that's really nice. >> as the investigation continues, our college grad didn't forget to pick up his dropped jug of milk. >> i had to get my milk. that stuff is not cheap. >> and wishes the senior a speedy recovery. >> i think i would say just, you know, stay strong. the community has your back. >> what a hero. his hand, by the way, is doing okay. still ahead on "abc 7 news" at 11:00, a show of support after a wave of violence against asian americans. the bay area community coming together today to say "no more hate." days ahead of schedule. the irs has opened their tool for you to track your stimulus payment. the other ways the agency is

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we're feeling the hate. we are feeling the hurt, and so we want to show our strength and solidarity. >> fighting for race and social justice is part of building a better bay area, which is the commitment that we have made to you. today in the south bay elected officials, police departments and the community joined a united front denouncing violence against asian americans. "abc 7 news" reporter cornell barnard has the story from san jose. >> will you march with us? and, most importantly, will you

love us? >> reporter: southsemblyman eva this large crowd outside san jose city hall to stop hate and violence against asian americans. >> it is unfortunate we have to gather here today, but one that is recognized so that we must come together and unite to stamp out the hate and violence in our community. >> reporter: more crimes against asian americans are coming to light in the bay area. santa clara county prosecutors upped the charges against a man they say shouted an ethnic slur during an alleged sexual assault of an asian woman at the san jose durdon station wednesday. >> hate crimes are your problem. this is my problem. this is our problem! each of us have a role to play here. each of us can do something. let's do something, whatever that is. let's make this community just a little stronger together. >> reporter: the united support against the spike in crime is far reaching. some sharing personal stories of discrimination. >> as a young immigrant in this

country about 40 years ago, i've heard these comments. speak english, you foreigner. go back home. questions like, do you eat dogs. i would have hoped that 40 years from then things would have gotten better, but they've gotten worse. >> reporter: many here in the community not only pledging their solidarity to stopping hate, but they're also pledging financial support as well. the sharks and 49ers each pledging $10,000 to a nonprofit hate crime reporting project. >> since this pandemic started, there's been over 3,000 reported hate crimes against aaip folks. this must stop. >> reporter: esther kwak stood in the crowd with two american crowds. she feeling hopeful for seeing l the hate ort forer ge you can lk at

hoose to lk a barnard, "abc 7 >> nice seeing that turnout. the recent wave of crimes has put the asian community on edge, particularly in oakland. earlier this week a 75-year-old man died after he was attacked and robbed while on his morning walk. there was another rally today in chinatown where community members came out to speak out against a proposed crime bill, sb82, authored by state senator nancy skinner. they say it would lessen the punishment for crimes like the one earlier this week. >> which will encourage more crime against the entire community, which definitely would be including our asian community. by changing the robbery to petty crime, to petit theft, if the victim -- remember, if the victim is not seriously hurt. >> state senator skinner issued this response. quote, if enacted, sb82 will not change or reduce the criminal penalty on violent assaults such

as the one that happened tuesday. the purpose of sb82 is to clarify state law so that nonviolent cases of theft are not charged as violent felonies. now, as the bay area confronts issues of race and social justice, we are here to help. just head to our website, abc7news.com/takeaction, for a complete list of local resources. all right. once again back to meteorologist drew tuma and that impending rain. hi, drew. >> hi, dion. yeah, that rain will come for the second half of our day tomorrow. you will wake up, you will find that cloud cover overhead, and then into the afternoon and evening you will need the rain gear. tonight it is a pretty quiet night. we will show you the roof top camera at kgo studios along the embarcadero in san francisco. look at the flags atop the ferry building, just a light breeze out of the south and east, about 5 to 10 miles per hour. temperatures though are falling pretty quickly tonight under those partly cloudy skies. 49 in the city right now. we are down to 47 in san jose.

43 in napa. clear lake, certainly getting cold in parts of the north bay, already down to 38 degrees. tonight we will find increasing cloud cover as our storm gets closer and closer. by the time you wake up tomorrow, it is a mostly cloudy sky, still chilly in spots. a lot of cities in the north bay dropping well into the 30s early tomorrow. we'll fall to about 43 in san mateo tonight. 45, concord. 42, san jose. an overnight low of about 46 in the city. before you go to bed, do not forget to put your clocks forward one hour as daylight saving time. it does begin early tomorrow morning. that means your sunrise is happening about 7:21 tomorrow morning and your sunset even later than today. that sun going down at 7:16 in the evening. also, a good time to change the batteries in your smoke detectors as well. tomorrow, again, it is a cloudy day. the rain arrives first in the north bay in the afternoon, and that rain will spread south throughout the evening. highs in the afternoon, mid 50s

to right around 60 degrees. it is a little bit below average for this time of the year. that rain, it is a level one on the storm impact scale. tomorrow and even into monday we will find those showers, some gusty winds at times. on monday we have a chance of having a thunderstorm develop. if one does, we could see some hail again and the possibility of snow on our area peaks because that snow level with this cold storm drops to about 2,000 feet. future weather, first thing tomorrow morning at 9:30 in the morning, it is a cloudy start to the day. the rain arrives in the afternoon to north bay about 3:00 p.m. later through the afternoon into the evening, by about 8:00 p.m. we expect those showers to be working through the heart of the bay area. later at night, by about 10:00, 11:00 p.m., the focus of that rain is likely in the south bay. then monday those showers are more scattered in nature. again, monday is the chance that we could have a thunderstorm pop up. rainfall, we'll see likely about a quarter to as much as a half of an inch of rain with this

storm system moving through. we will get snow in the sierra. a winter storm warning will begin tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. snow levels drop pretty low, down to about 1,500 feet where we could see anywhere from 8 to 14 inches of snow. above that, our highest peak could see 2 feet of snow through monday. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. tomorrow it is about the afternoon and evening rain moving through. monday, we'll track the potential for some thunderstorms. we are dry tuesday, and for st. pat's on wednesday. dion, our next storm movies in thursday into friday, bringing us more scattered showers. ♪ ♪ ♪

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world-renowned cellist gave a mini performance at berkshire community college. "the berkshire eagle" reports ma got his second dose of the vaccine at the school during what was supposed to be a 15-minute observation period, ma pulled out his cello and started playing. he ended up going past the 15 minutes for the socially distant mini concert. i wonder if people realized it was him. chris alvarez has a look at sports. chris. >> coming up in sports, it has been a frustrating four-game stretch for the warriors, looking to get back on track, and back to back this is a no-nonsense message from three. small business insurance usually forces you to piece together multiple policies. that's why three was created.

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coming off a 6-0 win over the ducks last night, the sharks had a chance for back-to-back wins on consecutive nights. if they could beat anaheim tonight it would secure their first winning streak of the season. second game of a four-game period. evander kane, red hot. 14 points in the last 12 games. he beats ryan. 1-0, san jose. friday, martby jones doing his part on saturday. stopping 26 of the 27 shots he faced. the ducks would tie it in the second. less than a minute, 2-1, 2-1, 2, sharkeys. great feed from ryan dinato. 3-1, the final. the warriors currently on a four-game losing streak and thursday night's loss to the clippers was arguably the worst loss of the season. image, curry yelling from the sidelines.

warriors play utah tomorrow. draymond green say i while it is not often we see curry's emotion but he has heard from steph before. >> steph has yesterday at me a few times about shooting the ball, matter of fact. shoot the ball! or something like that. a little more, uhm, you know, a little different than what i did, the words i used. don't y'all be fooled by steph. he does yell at me. college hoops, pac-12 championship from las vegas. second half, beavers up two off the miss. it is put back up and in. beavs up. oregon state then up 7. it is a three-point game and now look at that move. to thetate wins, 70-68, clinching and automatic berth into the ncaa. spring training in baseball. two on for austin slater, connecting for first homer of the season.

bottom five. the walnut creek also goes in. moving day, players championship. bryson dechambeau won last week at the arnold palmer. par putt on the 18th at tpc sawgrass. gets it to go. 11 under overall, in second place. the field chasing lee westwood putting for par on the famed island green at 17. this will go. westwood is your leader at 13 under. this abc 7 sports report sponsored by your local toyota dealers. dion. much more to come on "abc 7 news" at 110.> this sig c help . and travel at airports reached a new pandemic high yesterday. how spring break hot spots are trying

building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is "abc 7 news." once again, good evening. i'm dion lim. in tonight's headlines now, starting at midnight contra costa and sonoma counties will move from the purple tier to the red tier. for sonoma county it will be the first time it has been in the red since the state created the color-coded assignments in august. this less restrictive tier allows for indoor dining along with reopening of gyms and movie theaters. california breweries and wineries that do not serve food will be allowed to serve -muteit a must 80.today.servat ,

>> t f district's plan to return some students to in-person learning. the school board voted on a plan thursday to reopen schools for k through 5th grade students by april 12th. today organizers held a rally and march demanding all schools be reopened to students through high school. for many music venues around the bay area today, today marks one year since they had their last show. several popular spots in san francisco have the words "one year dark" on their marquees. it is all part of the bigger fundraising effort called save our stages. they will be getting help from the coronavirus relief bill that was just passed, but san francisco also has a fund of about $1.5 million. they are trying to bump it to $10 million. >> last year a lot of folks have taken on serious, serious debt, and these are just small businesses, you know, that are owned by folks like me. $1,000 jto stay e sma v

closed. >> that man right there says the financial impact is felt by the surrounding community. for every dollar spent on a ticket, another $12 is spent in the local economy. vaccinations are ramping up across the country, increasing w 40% in the last month. the u.s. is averaging 2.3 million shots a day but experts are more concerned because people are traveling. the tsa reported it screened 1.3 million people yesterday. many are spring breakers heading to places like texas and florida, packing bars and restaurants, few of them wearing masks. >> people outside the clubs, they're packed. i mean people just congregating, no masks. it is very sad. >> another concern, not reaching the 80% vaccination rate for americans by the end of the summer. experts worry we will see a

fierce surge of the virus come back if we don't hit that mark. youck thes of your third stimulus check. the get my payment tool on the irs website went live today. it was originally expected not to happen until monday. you do need to enter your social security number, date of birth and address. taxpayers who have given bank information to the irs will get a direct deposit payment. others will get paper checks or debit cards in the mail. many have already gotten their checks, and in the meantime president biden and vp harris will hit the road this week to explain the $1.9 trillion package to the american people. here is abc news reporter mary alice parks. >> reporter: tonight americans starting to see financial help from washington. some of those direct $1,400 payments laid out in president biden's covid relief package already landing in bank accounts. >> that just is so much stress off my shoulders. >> reporter: sue goslin from l.a. county struggles to get by on social security.

she said she logged into her account last night and saw the deposit. the money will go to basics like rent and groceries. >> it is so wonderful to get this money, to be able to pay it to my landlord, to be able to stock up my shelves. >> reporter: the white house aware millions of americans, often the poorest and most vulnerable, struggled to get their stimulus payments last time. the irs promising to do better, working to send more payments straight to bank accounts. president biden saying now his team needs to deliver. >> we have to get this right. details matter. >> reporter: mary alice parks, abc news, washington. if you have questions about your stimulus check or have been struggling with unemployment issues, you can always contac "7 on your side" and michael finney at our website, abc7news.com. breonna taylor is being remembered today one year after her shooting death at the hands of louisville police. today hundreds marched, demanding for justice.

the 26-year-old black emt was shot by police serving a no-knock narcotics warrant at her home while she and her boyfriend were already in bed. her boyfriend thought it was intruders and fired a shot. police fired back several times killing taylor. no drugs were found in the apartment. none of the three officers were charged in taylor's death. however, they have been fired. >> we got two different americas! we got one for black americans and one for white american. >> some grand jury members say the kentucky attorney general never presented homicide as a charge to consider. they are now seeking to impeach him for breach of public trust. much more to come here on "abc 7 news" at 11:00. >> and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. we are tracking rain coming our way tomorrow. forecast ahead. and as a woman, it is not easy to maintain a good work

life balance right now. if you are a working mom trying to reenter the workforce or need help managing your job or family, let us know your questions. then join our team of experts for "our america: women forward in the workforce." a live town hall this tuesday at 10:00 a.m. on abc7news.com o

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the church of eight wheels reopened their rink today. tonight's event, a skate night with simba, featured the son of the church's founder, reverend david miles jr. the fill more street icon known for its funky vibes reopened to the public yesterday. it is operating at 10% capacity tuesdays, fridays, saturdays and sundays. a year ago the church was told their property may be turned into condos but nothing has developed since. the ferry building in san francisco is supporting sll chi. they will be hosting a weekly

pop-up market full of the neighborhood's most beloved local businesses. shops will have tables in front of two newly decorated gates. some featured businesses include the fortune cookie factory, chinatown kite shot and china live which sells jarred sauces. it runs every saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. until the end of the month. today marks eight year since the curries launched their foundation. the curries said they wanted to make sure no child went hungry. with the help of the alameda county food bank, world central kitchen and multiple local restaurants they've served over 15 million meals since its start including $7.9 million to students at oakland unified. well, san francisco firefighters helped give one girl a very special sweet 16 despite being in the hospital. atrent promin sti 4 made some

magic happen with a lot of firefighters, a few signs and, as you can see, a really long ladder. friends and family also showed up to make it a full-fledged party. >> it was really amazing to be able to see, you know, friends and family but also the firefighters come to support me. >> they were just so generous, and it was really huge to them photographing everything as well. >> yes, interacting with everyone and trying to raise the cheer. >> yeah. >> such a nice turnout. her aunt helped set up the whole thing. the hospital put together some gifts for mia to make her birthday a little brighter. the san francisco zoo had a special birthday celebration today, this one for a nation's last year. how could you forget maki, the ring-tailed

at the time zoo officials were worried he wouldn't survive because of his old day. eventually he was found in daly city by an alert 5-year-old boy. to celebrate another year of life, maki was treated to a special birthday snack. don't forget to set your clocks one hour forward before bed tonight. daylight saving time takes effect at 2:00 a.m. sunday in most of the united states. while californians wanted to be one of the states that didn't participate, in 2018 voters repealed daylight saving time with a 60% majority. despite passing the assembly unanimously, it never made it to the senate floor. however, florida senator, marco rubio, is working on a bipartisan bill called the sunshine protection act of 2021 that would end daylight saving for most of the nation. drew tuma with one last check of the weather. i am all for getting rid of daylight saving. that's just me. >> yeah, you know, you lose that

hour of sleep. i think the only benefit tomorrow is that our sunset is getting later and later, the sun going down after 7:00 p.m. tomorrow evening. overnight tonight, it is all about those clouds thickening, turning mostly cloudy. numbers in the mid 30s to mid 40s as starting temperatures tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon, upper 50s to lower 60s, but the bigger story is certainly the rain that will be moving through tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. on the storm impact scale, it is a level one storm we are tracking tomorrow through monday. monday we do have the chance of seeing hail once again with a chance of thunderstorms developing. hour-by-hour we go. tomorrow morning we start out with mostly cloudy skies, and then in the afternoon the rain moves into the north bay first, sliding south throughout the evening. then as we head overnight and into monday, monday there's that chance that we could have a thunderstorm popping up. accuweather seven-day, we will track the rain as it moves through lingering into monday. we are dry tuesday and wednesday, and then we will see

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to get the facts, visit getvaccineanswers.org so you can make an informed decision when vaccines are available to you. sports on abc 7 is sponsored by your local toyota dealers. one year ago this week the nba suspended season when utah jazz center rudy gobert tested positive for coronavirus. that set off a worldwide domino effect in sports, postponing or cancelling their seasons. here is a look back at the first moments through the eyes of the favorite teams. >> mario inside the arena. >> confirmation to start the game. >> for many sports fans the jazz thunder postponed game on march 11, 2020 was the beginning of a roller coaster ride nobody was prepared for. >> the game tonight has been postponed. you are all safe. >> hours earlier this was our report on the 4:00 newscast. >> i had a feeling yesterday at the game maybe it could happen and today it did. a historic game in san francisco. the warriors in consultation

with the city and county, announcing they will play tomorrow night's game in an empty chase center, no fans. >> because it is hitting home for us, affecting everybody directly now. >> once the game actually starts and you see another team out there, it will be weird. >> the warriors would never play that game, and at a fast and furious pace sports were shutting down seemingly by the second. >> this is something out of a movie, and you just don't expect it to happen in real life. >> but then the question becomes, is there a protocol, frankly, with or without fans in which we can resume play. >> fast forward one year later, sports are back, but the first moments in march 2020 will never be forgotten. >> we remember most about that kind of the news baseball wise? >> yeah, it started with rudy gobert incident. you know, everybody was glued to that. >> everything just seemed to be moving a million miles an hour in terms of, you know, updates. >> not long before we had a game, we had our opening base

starter and then everything changed. >> it started t, maybe it could filter to us. things just accelerated really quickly. >> i think we navigated it well as a club and as an organization, and i still think there's a lot of work to do. we have to take the responsibility to stay healthy pretty seriously. >> obviously unprecedented. there's nothing like, you know, that moment. it has already been a year. >> a year unlike any other. >> and what a year it has been. baseball now just over two weeks until opening day. giants first baseman brandon belt happy to be back in the fold as he is getting healthy this spring. in october he had heel surgery. on saturday he revealed he had covid in january and then came down with mono in february, forcing him to miss over a week of workouts in spring training. belt says he feels better each and every day, making a push towards trying to be ready for opening day. >> as big league ball players, we should, you know, treasure every season and every game because it could be our last at

any time. so, you know, i think that's not really what i'm focused on right now. i'm focused on being productive. i really do believe have atg a really good team this year, and i know people will sleep on us a little bit. that's fine. that's what we're used to. but i think it could play to our advantage. >> earlier this week the oakland a's named amelia shimmel as the new public address announcer, making history she will be first female in the name. i asked her what my name would sound like at the coliseum. >> i have a prop, this a's helmet and a bat, but someone has to ask like me, because i will never make a bat. >> he has no ear flips, chris alvarez. i don't -- you will have -- >> i will take it. >> you have to have an ear -- i don't know which way you bat, right, left? >> i'm a lefty. it is a little dangerous. >> thanks to amelia for that.

can't wait to hear her on the mic. abc 7 sports sponsored by local toyota dealers. dion. >> you should check out chris's twitter because he has a picture of him playing baseball and then as an adult these days. "abc 7 news" continues bright and early tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. for drew tuma, chris alvarez and all of us at abc 7, thanks for joining us. we leave you with a picture of the golden gate bridge all lit up. up. don't fcalifornia phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours.

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