lenscrafters. because sight. building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc news. >> being in the houses a struggle but being able to see her friends and knowing they can be outsiders definitely thinking something to keep you sane and keeps me happy. the entire bay area is waking up in the new timeline. now one year into the pandemic. it is sunday march 14th, good morning and thank you so much for being with us krtz has will get to everything need to know what these new reopening rules but first we have some rain on the way

>> get your umbrellas ready you are going to need them this afternoon. here's a look at the satellite radar image so the pallets clouds heading toward northern california. a live shot right now looking out toward the bay bridge shows quiet conditions but today's storm ranks one out quality and gusty this afternoon and by the late afternoon, the rain and wind will move into the north and spread throughout the rest of the bay area this evening sunset is at 716 i will talk about a chance of hail and snow for tomorrow as well.as well.as. thank you. as you wake up the entire bay area is taking its next big step in the path back to a new normalcy. at the stroke of midnight last night, contra costa and sonoma counties during the rest of the

bay area in going from the states most restrictive purple reopening tier to read. this gives countless businesses the lift they been waiting for for months. this new economy is one of the main focuses at abc in building a better bay area this morning matt boone leads us off from sonoma county. >> reporter: the reason will finally be joining the rest of the bay area after a long fall and winter with some of the harshest restrictions in the state. >> the more we can do and more we can open up it is going to be better and better. he is also a sonoma native who says he's watched many local businesses suffer. >> it is just an all-time struggle right now just to make ends meet, you know, and why is it to keep the doors open, that it to keep the doors open, that is always the big qubig qubig qu

he says it will likely take a few weeks to hire staff and get it ready. what he is really looking forward to is the orange tier. >> once we get to 50% and plus this we will be at regular capacity. and of course outdoor dining, much more dependent on the weather, people definitely willing to sit under the heat lamps but here at the meyer restaurant, they've got some other tables that don't have any heating elements. people much less willing to sit there on a chillychillychillychy >> reporter: francisco owns the restaurant he plans to have another dining by tuesday though he says the tier change won't automatically bring back the taurus and the warmer weather. >> summer is coming and we are hoping we are going to make a little more businessmore busines we spent. porter: ma, matt boone, abve. in the east bay, wineries and breweries can operate outside again and they are

putting out a brand-new beer to get back into the spirit. >> this week we released a beer called no more not that we -- we appreciate the tier system and we are working through it but what we wanted to do is we are just having a play on words and it is based off an ozzy osbourne song no more tiers. trustee as of now the worries don't need to serve food to operate outside the matter what tier they are in. lewis peña has more on what this means for you.for you.for . cheers, because this is the site that they have been waiting for. >> we struggled a little bit. january was definitely a little were able to hang on and luckily we did get to reopen again in january. so, since then, things have been, you know, a little brighter.

>> reporter: claudia is the co- owner of the brewing company in alameda. throughout the day, the airline kept getting longer with customers finally coming back. >> the last time i came was with her so it has been a while. that was september. re/max in previous months 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 were doing this as a team and for the last seven months we could not open unless we had a food truck, so you know, we relied on them to be here. as michael boyd feels the same way. >> if they can do it without us, i don't know if we could do it 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.outdoors. and are required to implementing 90 minute time limits per table and the business has to close by 8:00

p.m. and all the changes in tiers inspired them to come up with a new beer. >> this week we released a beer called no more tiers. >> they are using this beer to attract more customers as they all work together to stay afloat. >> make a beer that we are selling just so that they still help to support them so that they can make some money and get people out there.out there.. >> reporter: something else breweries and wineries are looking forward to his 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, lewis peña, abc seven news. have counties begin to move forward with reopening we are closely following what is open where you live with our interactive reopening tracker. you can see how your county is doing and what is allowed in each tier right now at abc7news.com. time now is 6:06 and starting tomorrow, 4.4 million more californians will be eligible for the covid-19 vaccine. this next phase allows for people with serious underlying

health conditions to get a shot. that applies if you are 16 to 64 years oldyears oldyears oldyd conditions that you see on your screen. the state recommends that eligible people reach out to their healthcare provider, people with these high risk conditions won't be required to provide documentation to verify their diagnosis. officials say appointments could be tough to come by until vaccine supply ramps up. 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 saying it is not enough they marched from alamo square to civic center plaza where families demanded all schools reopen full-time immediately. the district's plan includes returning students can run through fifth grade to in person learning by april 12th. parents say kids of all ages middle and high school need to come out of isolation. >> we should not be afraid to go back to public health reasons. the cdc, san francisco public

of health and california department of health are all in agreement, it is safe for our children to be back in classroom. >> the mayor also spoke with a rally she talked about the opportunits ng to students this summer to help them get back on track. >> we have a large donation and we have other folks from the private sector who are willing to provide help and support so that we can serve what it looks like anywhere between 25,000 and 30,000 kids and we are lookin that. >> mayor says she anticipates all teachers and staff will be vaccinated to get all schools open. the sfmta do more lines next month to help students get to school but details about which lines have not yet been announced. according to the examiner the west portal will be restored and made transit service. they plan to reintroduce the

school trippers program. it sets aside buses to serve middle and high school students after school hours. coming up all this week, it is our abc7 special series working one year since most bay area counties when in lockdown. this coming wednesday is when our world as we knew it changed forever. now that the country's vaccination effort is in full swing, the future of a post pandemic world is on everyone's mind. this week, on-air and online we will be sharing your stories of lessons learned and the path forward to building a better bay area. find them on-air come online, your abc7 news app or wherever you stream abc7 news. weather-wise, a cool and pleasant start ready before we get some much-needed rain. >> rain is on the way right now,, quiet just before the storm as we look out from the east bay toward the bay bridge. we can get about a quarter of an inch of rain in ighbhoodaround e y area and i will let you know

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we are feeling the reth and >> fining for race and social justice as part of a building better area part of a commitment we have made you. announcing violence against asian americans. avenel rallied this large crowd outside san jose city hall to stop hate and violence against asian americans. >> it is unfortunate that 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. more crimes against asian americans are coming to light in the bay area. the prosecutors have up to the charges against the man they say shattered method slur during an alleged sexual fold of an asian woman at the san jose 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. >> of the 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 i would've hoped that in 40 years from then, things would've gotten better. but they have gotten worse. >> reporter: many here not only pledging their solidarity to stopping hate, but they are also pledging financial support as well.

>> there's been over 3000 reported hate crimes since this pandemic started against aip folks. this must stop. he stood in the crowd with two american flags, she's feeling hopeful to see so much support for her community. >> you can either let the hate get to you, or you can look at the hope in our community and i choose to look at the hope in our community. the recent wave of cries and spreading the asian community on edge is definitely being felt in oakland. earlier this past week, a 75- year-old man died after he was attacked and robbed while on his mornwa there was another rally held in chinatown yesterday, community members spoke out against the proposed crime bill sb 82 authored by state senator nancy skinner. they said it would lessen the punishment for these types of crime. >> which will encourage more crime against the entire

community. which would be including our asian community. by changing the robbery to petty crime or petty theft, if the victim, remember, if the victim is not seriously hurt. >> the senator sb 80 she will not change or reduce the criminal penalty on violent assaults such as the one that happened tuesday. the purpose of sb 82 is to clarify state law so that nonviolent cases of theft are not charged as violent felonies. as the bay area confronts issues of race and social justice, we are here to help. just head to our website abc7news.com for a complete list of local resources you can use. time now six 116 at happening today, it is the celebration of the completely mystifying and never-ending number, it is pie day.

♪ night is go to get you excited for the day and this year there is an entire party you can watch put on by the exploratory and they celebrate it every year all to have some fun with the mathematical constant. but this year it is all digital and all free. reggie spoke with the executive director of the exploratory and about what to expect. first of all i never knew that there was a sort of genre of music that revolves around the number pi, the rational number pi. but, this is amazing and it is not just like one song, there are multiple songs dedicated to pi and i am, what, here for it. >> yeah, it is incredible how much enthusiasm there isthere is the concept of pi and how much creativity has been unleashed in a celebration of piety, which, of course, began at the

exploratory him in 1988, celebrated first there, instigated by staff physicist larry shaw and has since become this incredible internationally celebrated event for curious people around the world. >> so for those of us that don't remember our high school math as well as we should, what is the quick explanation what 3.14&& is? >> it is a relationship between the circumference of any circle that the outer limits of the circle if you go around it it is a circumference divided by its diameter, which iswhich isws that runs through its center point across the circle and consistently whether you are talking about something the size of a pie plate or a planet, that relationship between the circumference and the diameter is always approximately 3.14 etc. and so, that is something that mathematics folks throughout

history have been, you know, really examining and trying to approximate and it creates, as you suggest, number that continues endlessly without any sign of repetition. >> it is really need to look at these old pictures of one of your staff members for a long time, larry shaw, who came up with this piety of course being march 14th, which, is also the same birthday as albert einstein and larry shaw was serving us albert einstein meets santa claus for years. >> yes. the late larry shaw is a beloved figure here at the exploratory him and a culture icon we miss him dearly and part of the celebration and he really embodied what is so central to the exploratorium which is making learning engaging and fun . it is not

simply learning but it is learning you can get excited about, that you can smile through and that, i think, is really well embodied in how the public and everyone else celebrates piety these days. -- pi day turning to weather now in the bay area frances dinglasan. it is good to be with you today. >> it is nice to have you here too. and if you want the rain it is on its way. it is coming. in fact here's a look at my doppler seven with a satellite radar image i haven't looping over the past few hours so you can se tensive oucoveriand isafteoon i the north bay. as we look out toward san francisco, you can see all the

lights. it is pretty clear and quiet right now, san francisco currently if you degrees, oakland 53, mountain view and san jose at 48, morgan hill and half moon bay of 46 degrees. and this time from the east bay, we are looking out toward bay bridge and san francisco in the distance. it is santa rosa concord at 50, livermore at 46 degrees. so let's talk about the storm today on our storm in scale it is one out of five. a light storm. it arrives this afternoon and continues through tomorrow. we will see some rain moderate at times. and the system of the front passes through we will see some strong, gusty winds. now, tomorrow is the cold front passes through, there will be enough instability for a chance of thunderstorms and even some halen because this system is so cold we might even see some possible snow on our mountaintop, so, here's a look at the forecast animation. by lunchtime, still under cloud cover, no rain yet, but then

around 4:00 in the afternoon, we will see some rain, santa rosa, north of that, and then by 8:00 this evening, the front slides south and you will see some moderate rainfall, the area in the yellow and the east bay and so light, moderate rain around the rest of the area. the pink and white, that is the snow on some of our mountaintops, which we could also see east of san jose and you notice there's also snow up in tahoe as well this afternoon. now, by monday afternoon, we will still see some possible pop-up showers, but mostly dry, but because of the instability, that is where we could see the hail and thunderstorms. rainfall estimates right around a quarter of an inch for most everyone, a little bit more, maybe at half moon bay and less possibly in brentwood. so, most of the rainfall will fall during the evening hours tonight. highs today in the 50s for the most part to near 60, san francisco, 55, santa rosa, 55. 60 in conjured and san jo.

ovniwswill mostly be in the 40s around the some 30s. and it is going to be very chilly tuesday morning. here's the arcuate accuweather seven-day forecast. morning clouds, afternoon rain arrives and into the evening, turn your clocks forward an hour and then the chance of thunderstorms and hail tomorrow with the scattered showers tuesday looking dry, but with those clear skies we are going to have a very cold morning and temperatures start to recover, milder for st. patrick's day and dry and then we are tracking another system that looks like it will move in toward the end of the workweek but this one looks lighter than what we will experience today and tonight. >> thank you so much. you can track these weather conditions with where you live, live doppler seven is streaming right now and you can watch our

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marquees. san francisco also has a fund of about 1 1/2 million dollars but venues are trying to bump it up to 10 million. >> last year, a lot of folks that have taken on serious, serious debt, and these are just small businesses, you know, they are owned by folks like me and for even small venues, it costs, you know, minimum $1000 a day just to stay closed. they see the financial impact is much greater than you might think. for every dollar spent on a ticket, another $12 are spent in the local economy. another full hour of abc7 mornings including that new stimulus check tracker, how you can see when yours will be can see when yours will be hitting your bank account this is a no-nonsense message from three. small business insurance usually forces you

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 it is half past the hour on this sunday morning, thank you so much for joining us. we will get right to the latest with the country's battle against the coronavirus on the latest on those new stimulus checks but first let's get a check of the weather. here is meteorologist frances dinglasan with a preview of the accuweather forecast. >> good morning. you want won't want to be doing any outdoor dining because of the rain coming.rain coming.rai. a live shot as we look out toward the san jose airport

where we have low clouds over and much of the bay area, sunrise at 7:21 this morning. turn your clocks forward. it is going to be gusty at times during the afternoon. the rain will hit the northbay first and with it will be some strong winds, temperatures only in the 60s and 50s and sunset at 7:16 and that is when the rain starts to move through the rest of the bay area. air travel is surging across the country as more and more americans are ge vaccinated. spring breakers are heading to texas and florida despite warnings from health officials. and many fear the country maybe opening back up too soon. and possibly wiping all the progress made in the battle to contain the virus. karina mitchell has the details. >> reporter: vaccination efforts continue to wrap up nationwide increasing nearly 40% in the past month. the country now averaging 2.3 million shots a day, health officials saying almost 106 million doses have been administered here in the u.s. by yesterday night. >> we need all americans to get

vaccinated as soon as it is their turn. >> reporter: someone of the consequences if enough people don't get vaccinated. >> if we don't achieve that 80% number than you are going to see a fierce surge of the virus coming back next winter. >> reporter: is also concern is more and more americans are traveling. >> since this whole pandemic, this is my first time, but yes, i do feel comfortable. >> reporter: they are reporting it re millle on friday, that is the most since the pandemic began. many of them spring breakers heading to places like texas and florida, packing bars and restaurants, few masks insight. >> we have been told before that we were too lax and so now is the time to double down to see this through. >> reporter: at least 24 states have rollback restrictions including california where gyms, movie theaters and inner dining resumes monday at limited capaw

york. coming up on this week, senate gop conference chair responds on the future of bipartisanship after no republicans voted for the covid relief bill. and house speaker nancy pelosi will talk about what is next for the democrats legislative agenda. you can watch the full interviews this weekthis weekthk you can now track the status of your third stimulus check. the get my payment tool on the irs website is now live, you just 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. this week, president biden and vice president harris will hit the road to explain the nearly $2 trillion package to the american people. mary alice parkes has more on what to expect.to expect. >> reporter: tonight, americans starting to see financial help from washington. some of those direct $1400 payments laid out in president

biden's covid relief package already landing and bank accounts. >> that just is so much stress off my shoulders.my shoulders.m. >> reporter: she's of 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 the white house aware millions of americans often the most poor and most honorable struggle to get there stimulus payments last time. the irs promising to do better. working to send more payments straight to bank accounts. resident biden saying now his team needs to deliver. >> we have to get this right. details matter. >> if you have questions about your stimulus check you can contact michael finney. he and the team up and relentlessly getting you the help you need throughout this entire pandemic. you can reach out with

unemployment sueson r neom new this morning, the biden administration is asking fema to help unaccompanied children crossing the u.s. mexico border. the agency will receivewill rece shelter and transfer those children. officials say there has been an increase of people at the border because of ongoing violence, natural disasters, food insecurity and poverty. last on the border patrol officers encountered more than 100,000 migrants trying to enter the u.s.. that is nearly tripled the number compared to last year, the government is working to place unaccompanied children with a family member or sponsor. breonna taylor's longtime boyfriend is suing the louisville metro police department and the officers involved in her death. kenneth walker filed the lawsuit yesterday one sie taylor died.'s lawyers claim that apartment violated his fourth amendment rights when officers entered their home without knocking. yesterday, hundreds marched

demanding for justice. the 26-year-old black emt was shot by police serving a known arc narcotics warrant at her home while she and walter were asleep. walker thought it was an intruder and fired one 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've got two different americas, one for black america and one for white white white w >> some say they never considered homicide. they are now seeking to impeach them for beach breach of public trust. the golden state warriors are going big to celebrate women this month. what the team is now doing to th what yomale voesarti pl e adrenaline rush. i could barely sleep. >> a thursday trip to a local

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>> they were so generous and it was really cute to watch them photographing everything as well. >> interacting with everyone and trying to raise the cheer. >> so great to see. me as and helped with setting the whole thing up. the hospital also put together some gifts for mia to make her day a little brighter. as we spring forward the sunday morning we are looking into some changes in the accuweather forecast. we will start to see some strong, gusty winds before this cold front moves through this afternoon and evening, rainout is quiet and looking gorgeous as we look toward the downtown area, we will get about a quarter inch of rain and i will let you know when the rain will hit your neighborhood. also ahead, staff trying to salvage the season, the warriors in danger of spiraling at the halfway point. hear what one other warrior star says is being hidden at practice but first coming up this tuesday, join our team of experts. it is alive town hall starting tuesday at

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welcome back. time right now is 6:43 on this sunday morning. we are taking a live look of the bay bridge from our abc7 camera in emeryville. you can see traffic moving along quite nicely on this sunday morning. we will get a check of the full accuweather forecast from meteorologist frances dinglasan in just a little bit. but first, the start of baseball season is just two and half weeks away and tomorrow, the san francisco giants will contact season- ticket holders about games april.able to choose between four game packages or single-game tickets. the a's are already single selling single vouchers which allow them to buy tickets thursday. new state guidelines allow fans for up to 20% capacity at

oracle park and the oakland coliseum. in sports today, steph curry's 33rd birthday and this afternoon, the warriors will try to make it a happy birthday when they face the western conference leading utah jazz. tipoe p.m. inla beat the anaheim ducks for the second straight night. here is chris alvarez with the highlights of this morning's sports report. coming up, a 6-0 win over the sharks, they had chance for back-to-back wins on consecutive nights. second game of a four-game road trip saturday night in anaheim, first period staying red-hot he has 14 points of the goal 1-0, sha1-0, sha1-0, sa 26 of 27 shots he faced. they were tired and the second book less than a minute later he finds a de-opethe bank. 1, n the season, sharks win their

third straight 3-1, the final. warriors currently on a four-game losing streak and arguably their worst loss of the season will remember this, steph curry visibly frustrated during a timeout. the warriors play host to utah later today, jazz sport the best record in all the nba, he says it is not often we see the emotion like that, he's heard him yell before. >> he has yelled at me a few times. about shooting the ball as a matter of fact. like, shoot the ball! or something like that. a little more, you know, a little different than the words i used. don't y'all be fooled by staff. he does yell atat n poin

three-point game. fix up a defense that a nicely up in the lane, 70-68 they win, the clinton automatic berth in the ncaa tournament. giants and indians from scottsdale, austin slater, his first home run of the spring, a three run and the giants go 4- 0, bottom of the fifth, walnut creek, that is his first cactus league of the year,the year,the, to 5-4, not pictured, the a's beat the reds 5-2. bison assemble that one last week at the arnold palmer more invitational. putting for par on the , west wood yourlead at 13 under. that is relook at sports, back to you.

happening today, the warriors are launching their campaign for women's empowerment month and you will start noticing it as soon as they tipoff this afternoon for today's game at chase center against the utah jazz the team is inviting female bay area small business owners and entrepreneurs to watch the game from the virtual stands. the warriors also delivered more than 1000 hot meals from oakland restaurant to the east oakland community project. oakland elizabeth house and operation dignity as part of the home-court assist platform. weather-wise outdoor dining isn't looking too good for later today. here's meteorologist frances dinglasan with a full bay area forecast to help you plan your week here if you do want to get outdoors now is your time to do it because it will be gusty and rainy this evening. the satellite radar image shows extensive cloud cover all throughout the bay area and this is ahead of a storm moving in this afternoon. but right now, it is looking pretty good from sutro toward downtown san francisco and

temperatures are milder this morning. and san francisco is currently 50 degrees, oakland, 53, 48 in mountain view and san jose and 46 in morgan hill and half moon bay. anopheles bei we're looking across the bay toward san francisco and the bay bridge, santa rosa, 43 degrees right now, napa, 44, fairfield 43, cooler in some inland spots but not quite as chilly as it was yesterday or even two mornings ago. and here's a look at the storm impact scale on the exclusive scale. we are going to rank this a one out of five so it is light. it starts this afternoon and continues through tomorrow. we will see some rain moderate at times throughout the afternoon, late afternoon in the north and evening and then turning into scattered showers tomorrow, but as a front moves through, the winds will really pick up, so, we will see some gusty winds throughout the day today, and then tomorrow as a front passes we will see a possible chance of thunder and hail with instability and scattered showers and because the system is so cold we might even see some snow on our

mountaintops. by lunchtime today, still ll see raind en late this evening 8:00 it spreads to the peninsula and east bay by midnight it is in the south bay and as the system continues to wrap around we will see the pop up showers throughout the day on monday it will be really cold as well. tomorrow, highs today for the 50s with some strong winds 55 in san francisco to 60 in san jose. overnight lows mainly in the 40s and you do not want to be driving to and from tahoe this evening through tomorrow evening with a winter storm warning in effect up to two feet of snow peaks it is going to be difficult to travel. here's the accuweather seven- day forecast. a lot to cover. had to turn your clocks forward an hour today this morning the rain arrives this afternoon, moderate at times through the evening hours and possible thunderstorms and hail tomorrow will be pretty chilly, tuesday morning is going to be very

cold after the storm passes through we will have some clear skies and clear mornings and that is going to allow temperatures to even drop possibly into the upper 20s on tuesday morning, but, a sunny afternoon and then mild and dry for st. patrick's day, ernest next chance of rain after this system will be towardbe towardbd of the work week but that one looks much lighter compared to today's storm and then hopefully partly cloudy by next weekend. thank you. time now is 6:51 and now to an abc seven news exclusive. it is our top story on abc7news.com. a recent college grads quick action saved a 75-year-old woman outside a san francisco grocery store this week. as dion lim shows us, police say the senior was being attacked and carjacked. >> it was the ultimate adrenaline rush rush. i could barely sleep. >> you are looking at the moment after a recent walked o in the district early thursday

evening and noticed something was very wrong. >> and i'm walking across the parking lot and i see this old woman getting dragged across by her head and these girls are kicking her and stomping on her. a 75-year-old woman walking back to a red lexus was attacked by three young women who took her keys and purse and tried to carjacked her. that is 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 did this but i punched through the back window. and it was loud enough and kind of's very enough to freak them out. you can see the suspect get out of the car and briskly make their way to a waiting vehicle. >> you know, i comforted the woman and called the police. in the woman was described as a witness as tough as nails and declined treatment from the hospital. >> she thanked me and said i

don't have to pay for her windshield or her back window. so that is really nice. in our college grads didn't forget to pick up his dropped jug of milk. and wishes the senior a speedy recovery. >> i think i would say just, you know, stay strong. the community has your back. >> reporter: dion lim, abc seven where can a healthier heart lead you? for people with heart failure taking entresto, itd world of possibilities. entresto is a heart failure medicine prescribed by most cardiologists.

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the san francisco zoo is celebrating a special birthday this weekend and it is for a member that captured the nation's attention last year. during caleb glamour just turned 22 years old saturday. you might remember he was stolen out of his exhibit in october.

the zoo was worried he wasn't wouldn't survive due to his old age but he was eventually found by an alert five-year-old boy. to celebrate another trip around the sun, he was treated to a birthday snack. as we get ready to send things over, let's take one more look at that accuweather forecast with francis. >> of morning everyone. now is the time to while it is still quiet and calm, under extensive cloud cover and i want to show you the forecast animation of the rain heading our way. we will get about a quarter of an inch in total by 4:00 this afternoon come a wet weather hits the northbay and then 7:00 this evening at slides south along the peninsula and into the east bay. 10:00 this evening, slides further south toward south bay as well and then it will turn into scattered showers throughout the day on monday with a possibility of even some hail and so because the system is so cold. turn your clocks forward today the rain arrives this afternoon and this evening, continuing into tomorrow it is going to be really cold on tuesday morning after the cold front passes and

then we will get sunshine on st. patrick's day as well with milder temperatures. on thursday and friday, we are tracking our next chance of rain, this system looks lighter than what we will experience today and tomorrow and then hopefully partly cloudy for next weekend. so, grab your jacket an umbrella and you will want to avoid outdoor dining tonight. >> i don't know about you but i'm definitely feeling that lafor that forecast. and thank you to you for joining us on abc7 morning. good morning america is next. abc7 news returns at nine a.m. we will see you then.

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