now at 5:00, the rising concern about asian americans being targeted across the country. a developing situation at the border and officials are bracing for even more migrants. president biden's message and a new interview this morning. and increasing capacity at restaurants and places of worship and gyms. now county in the bay area areaa the less restrictive zone. and all right. we're getting into the saint patrick's day spirit with the viral dancers. move getting a lot of attention online. [ laughter ]. all right. good morning it is wednesday, march 17. saint patrick's day. >> let's get over to mike who is wearing his green today. good morning. hi, everybody. and it's going to be an increasingly gray day outside. right now waking up to partly

cloudy to mostly clear conditions. drive on live doppler 7. here's a look at san francisco in the mid-40s. in the mid-30 to low 40s by 7:00 under partly cloudy sky. high clouds and low to mid-50s at noon and mostly cloudy at noon. temperatures in the upper 50s. cooler than average and cloudy by the time sets around 7:19. 48 at the coast and mid-50s for the rest of us. dry today and coming tonight the next chance of rain. we'll talk about that coming up next. dr. fauci is about to testify on the on going efrlt to vaccine americans. that is set for this morning. cdc director is also expected to speak president biden wants all americans eligible for vaccine by may 1. more people can be inside

restaurants and bars can reopen outdoors. we are live in berlg game with the changes. >> reporter: this is great news for restaurants. we've seen the outdoor areas but now we'll see more people inside as restaurants can allow more people in. this is also good news for bars. they can now open for outdoor service. a first for the bars this year. san mateo is the first to hit the orange tier and restaurants can fill up to half of the capacity. gyms can allow in 25% of the capacity. indoor entertainment like laser tag and bowling alleys and bouncy houses can open up to 25% capacity. business owners say the shut down has been tough and it will bring much needed relief to business and another step towards getting back to normal

as the number of covid cases in the county continue to go down. this map shows you what's open and closed in each tier and you can find the tracker at abc 7 news.com. developing news. authorities in atlanta are trying to figure out the motive for a string of deadly shootings at massage parlors. at least 8 people were killed in three shootings yesterday. investigators say six of the victims are asian american women. officers arrested the suspected gone man following a pursuit and identified him as 21-year-old robert long and police are increasing patrols around similar businesses. and here in the bay area there is a violate attack on an asian man. it happened in san francisco in the middle of the day. we spoke with the victim and we want to warn you that some of

the images are graphic. >> someone pushed me from the back and started hitting me. and i lost consciousness and when i wake up i'm bloodied up. >>. >> reporter: this 59-year-old who's eyes are bruised and swollen shut is describing what happened near third and market street in san francisco. one of the latest attacks to leave an asian american injured. >> i got two black eye and the vision has come back on the right but i cannot see from the left. i think this is a crime anything. >> he believes he was targeted for being a chinese filipino man. the police say there is nothing to indicate that it was indicated by bias but also not giving take motive he was a travel agent communitying from outside the city and he was back

at work for the first time today. he fierce san francisco and he is moving towards family out of state. >> san francisco is deteriorating and it is all gone. and it is a dangerous place to walk. it's not safe any more. >> police tell me they have arrested 32-year-old in connection to this case and a stabbing case in the mission district of san francisco. milton has no home address, he's now behind bars on multiple felony charges as for a motive e here, police aren't giving one. j.r. stone abc 7 news. for a better bay area is fighting for racial justice. go to abc 7.com/take action. the home on homeland security is bracing for migrants as thousands of unaccompanied

children overrun border facilities meant for adults. now president biden is respond energy an exclusive interview. what is he saying? >>reporter: president biden's message to migrants is not to come as the administration grab pels with a humanitarian crisis at the border. more than 4,200 unaccompanied children are being housed in government run detention facilities. the white house is refusing to allow journalists inside to report on conditions. but two lawyers say children are forced to sleep on floors and they haven't showered in nearly a week n. an exclusive interview, president biden says this also happened during the trump administration. >> first of all there was a surge the last two years in '19 and '20, there was a surge as well. >> this one might be worse. >> it could be but we're sending people back -- first of all the

idea because i heard the other day they're coming because i'm a nice guy but here's the deal, they're not. the biden administration is bringing in fema. coming up 7:00 on gma george stephanopoulos asked the president what to say to americans refusing to get the covid-19 vaccine and whether new york governor andrew cuomo should resign. all right. we'll so he jobina in one second. low 30s in men low par and 38 in san mateo. a partly cloudy sky in the

peninsula. 39 in fremont. and everybody else in into the south bay in the low to mid-40s. definitely cold this morning. 39 right up there in the east bay hills but those cameras not shaking much. not much of a breeze out there. less sunshine for outdoor activities. cold this morning and a little cool this afternoon but remaining dry all day. starting tonight, through friday morning, we've got light to moderate waves of rain turning over to wintery showers friday morning with snow level possibly down to 3,500 feet. storm not nearly as cold as the last couple. midnight through 5:00 this time tomorrow, you can see the best chance of steady rain is light up in the north bay and drizzle and pockets of light rain elsewhere, and increasing through the morning commute and more waves of rain and yellow moderate developing into the afternoon and evening hours and now this -- this particular forecast model wants to stall the front across the south bay, which is good because you in the

east bay, inland are further behind than anybody else when it comes to rain. by 7:00 friday evening, if heading out looks like it will be pretty driechlt we'll take a look at the weekend forecast come up. and all right let's circle back and see what is going on with the morning commute. hello jobina. i've not had any report o rt issues so far. -- >> all right. we'll check back in with jobina in a moment. a new rule wants theme parks and roller coasters to reopen in california. the concern about what people are doing while riding. and a divide in the community and the man leading the department. and an investigation into this huge explosion involving fireworks. what investigators are saying about the scene in southern california. cai'm morgan, and there's more firsto me than hiv. more love,... more adventure,...

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this morning federal officials are joining an investigation into a huge explosion involving fireworks in southern california. well this blast caught several buildings including two homes on fire and two people were killed. neighbors described hearing a series of explosions that felt like small earthquakes. >> part of the house coming off and fireworks shooting anywhere. it was insane and largest explosion i've seen in my life. people were scrambling and running. >> fireworks started across the street and we heard a boom and every single window was blown out. glass everywhere. >> police say they could take up to four days to declare the area safe. we expect to hear from san jose new police chief in morning. he is holding a news conference with city council members. he's been with the department for 25 years.

and starts his new role monday. as abc 7 sprains it comes with a great divide. >> reporter: anthony mada started his career with the san jose police department in 1996. council members remembers him as the first captain when she started representing district 5. >> we know the same families and interact in the same schools and live within the same vicinity. he's not vested in the community as a professional level but also a personal level and he's part of the fabric of the city of san jose. >> he was one of the six finalist n. a statement city manager said david psych said chief ma that built trust with the community and managed the lienest police force of any big city in the nation. >> he's really the right person

for the job in this moment because we've got a lot of difficult and challenging changes to undergo. we're not a broken department but we need change. >> reporter: one big challenge is how to yield divides fro froo last year's protests that turned deadly. >>. naacp filed a lawsuit representing demonstrators from the protests zoot violent interactions san jose police department has from residence comes from leadership. our hope is the leadership begins reconciliation. >> i think tony is a person who is not a big show boat and he is a deer and understand that about him.

>> i'm kris reyes, abc news. health experts are warning us to be extra careful because it is easy to let guards down when drinking. if an combrier group has been vaccinated and not in public, they may not need to worry about masks as much. >> cdc recently came out in is not of that as well. you know i think with time, we're starting to see and i'm sure we'll continue to see more of the vaccinated people are unlikely to transmit a virus at all but as we're learning that, we're recommending vaccinated people to still follow the precautions around most unvaccinated people. >> if waiting for an vaccine consider an outdoor hangout. look at this. a group of dancers in ireland have been getting quite a bit of attention online patrick's day. ■ so say■. this is a dance group in

ireland who have gone viral on mashup. the group has been counting down the days to saint patrick's day. they will be on gma. okay. ok. i was about to say they don't have green but mike you have on enough green for them and us and everybody. >> this hat -- could be a wardrobe day for me depending on the story before weather. we may see different styles of green hats and bo ties today. i'm going all out. first time in 27 years i get to wear green today. i'll take this off, i know it is distracting. san jose rngs 87 and partly cloudy and 41 degrees. for today, it will become cloudy and remaining dry. just cooler than average. rain arrives tonight and then it becomes showers as it ends friday morning and brighter this weekend with spring warmth

building well into next week and possibly 70s coming into the future. you can see the system bringing us the rain tonight, swirling well off the coast for today. you can see the increasing clouds, the deck or the shield of clouds, the blanket, whatever you want to call it taking away the sunshine heading throughout the day. what does it do to temperatures? >> how about mid to upper 50s along the coast and into san francisco. richmond, napa, the rest much us around 60 to 62 degrees. around the state, cloudy everywhere. 50s and 60s until you get into tahoe, 49 where they are bracing for snow. a winter storm watch starts at noon through 12:00 a.m. midnight on saturday. up to 18 inches of snow is possible up to 5,000 feet. green and yellow moving in. and expect tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon to be slippery during the commutes and in fact rain on and off all day meaning slippery no matter what

time you are out tomorrow. random showers tomorrow morning and look at the temperatures take off as the sunshine increases, ending near 70 by tuesday. reggie. >> thank you. for the first time uber and reclassifying workers, some of the drivers i should say as workers instead of independent contractors. yesterday the ride share company announced 70,000 uber drivers in the u.k. are entitled to minimum wage, vacation time and a pension. this comes after a landmark ruling from the u.k. supreme court saying uber drivers are entitled to more benefits. remember, almost this exact same thing was tried in california but failed in november. lyft is helping people get to covid-19 vaccine appointments. the company offers free rides to vaccination sites from people from low income communities, minorities and seniors. the funded rides are facilitated through nonprofit partners including united way and hilton,

delta and chase are offering incentives to contribute to the cause. next time you get on a roller coaster, be quiet about it? guidelines say that you are not supposed to scream when on thrill rides. the concern is micro scope pick droplets of saliva that could fly in the direction of others on the ride. parks must require people wear masks. large theme parks in the state can reopen as soon as april 1. japan issued this very same guidance when coronavirus first started. but i have a feeling compliance in japan is really different than compliance in the these 50 any of tee united states of america. >> i would agree. coming up next the 7 things to know this morning. >> a mother, daughter duo in trouble with the law. the lengths they went to make sure the teen became homecoming queen.

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it is 5:22 if just joining us. here are the 7 things to know this morning. number 1, police arrested a man for a string of deadly shootings in the atlanta area. six of the eight victims are in asian descent. authorities are trying to determine a motive and whether race played a role. number 2, do not come. president biden with a message to migrants flooding the mexican border and what else he is saying in an interview with george stephanopoulos later today >> and san mateo county is moving back into the orange tier. starting today restaurants can

fill up to 50% capacity and gyms and indoor entertainment can enter at 25% capacity. and stimulus money may arrive today for many americans. any pending status many people saw over the weekend could clear as the. rs intended. number 5, the first sign rain is on the way. increasing clouds today with light to moderate rain tomorrow ending with wintery showers friday and a little breezy tomorrow also. and number 6, we are going to check out the maps here because i am following some fog if traveling along 101 the north bay area. i guess it is gone. and number 7, today is the deadline for organizers in the governor newsom recall effort to submit signatures. they have 1.5 million signatures to qualify for the ballot.

and florida mom and ú17-year-old daughter are in trouble with the law over the title of homecoming queen. they're accused of stealing votes. >>reporter. in this morning's gma first look the mother-daughter duo accused of stealing the homecoming crown. >> the system is set up for people to have access not to allow the person to have it. there's a degree of trust there. >> the assistant rose principal and her daughter illegally accessed other students' accounts so she would be elected homecoming queen. the investigation started in november after the school district reported hundreds of students accounts at tate ■highh school had been hacked. those accounts containing sensitive information. school officials discovered 117 homecoming court votes cast from the same ip address. so what kind of consequence will

they face? it is coming up at 7:00 a.m. with the gma first look. this is abc news, new york. there is a new safety feature of teens on instagram. adults are blocked from sending messages to users under the age of 18 unless the younger user already follows the adult. teen accounts will be restricted to appearing in adults suggested user feature. and istagram requires users to be 13 to sign up and a new step is being added to the process to encourage minors to make profiles private. baseball season and just around the corner and the a's home games tickets will be going on sale on tuesday at athletics.com/tickets. capacity will be limited depending on which tier the county is in. right now alameda county is in the red tier that means 20% capacity at games inches likely the pandemic has permanently

changed some of our behaviors. according to a survey by nc solutions most of us say we spend the same or more time cleaning but spending a lot more on cleaning products. up nearly 40%. americans are cooking more at home and eating healthier. spending on fresh produce is up close to 25% compared to before the pandemic. >> okay. good things. we are coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including fruits and veggies that have the highest level of pesticides. the ones that may really want you to go organic. a gray grandmother that had a good reason to get moving. her workout that is making people sunday. and san francisco mayor getting her vaccine on camera. her encouraging words as cities

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news we have people inside and i can't keep them working. >> now at 5:30 businesses allowed to increase capacity indoors. the county reopening in the orange tier in morning. a critical effort in the effort to recall governor newsom. what organizers have to do for the plan to move guard and the governor's response. a lot may be seeing green in the form of cash on saint patrick's day. good morning on this wednesday, march 17. >> we want to start off with a check of the accuweather forecast with mike. >> thank you. hi, everybody on this wednesday. definitely not a wet start. it is a quiet start. light breezes out there. we did have a little bit of fog reported for half hour 45 minutes in nevada. visibility down to a quarter of a mile. it has since vanished. be careful. here's a look at walnut creek. mostly clear at 38 degrees.

looking south on 680. 36 to 41 definitely a chilly morning and temperatures falling short of average levels this afternoon in the low to mid-60s. most of us in the upper 50s to low 60s for a couple of hours this afternoon. increasing clouds going to take away the warming sunshine. it's dry through 7:00. come tonight, rain is back in the forecast and i'll take a look at future radar coming up next. let's get over to the news. >> thank you, mike we're starting this half hour with the deadly shooting spray in atlanta. 18 people killed when gunman opened fire on massage parlors. authorities are trying to figure out if they were targeted because owned by asian americans. >> six of the eight victims are of asian descent. the fbi is working with local law enforcement to figure out a motive but shootings happened at massage parlors owned by asian americans. the shootings started around 5:00 local time yesterday. four people were killed in the

first shooting. an hour later four more people were killed at two other massage parlors. 21-year-old robert long was arrested and say he is the suspect in all the shootings. president biden has been briefed on the shootings and there have been an increasing number of attacks on asian americans across the country. many tied on the racist belief that asians are somehow responsible for the coronavirus. and abc news learned police across the country stepped up a trolls in asian communities in response to what happened in atlanta. >> thank you. happening today more businesses including bars can reopen in san mateo county. the first local county to reach the orange tier in recent months. abc 7 news reporter amy is live. >> reporter: great news for a lot of businesses but really good news for restaurants, especially as the rain is coming tomorrow and that outdoor area

can sit empty because restaurants can allow 50% of capacity now. that's big news. big news for bars. they have not been allowed to open at all. they can open outdoor service. san mateo county is the first in the bay area to hit the orange tier this year. restaurants can fill up half of the dining rooms and they say that is a big deal for them. and gyms can fill up to 25% of capacity. indoor entertainment like laser tag and bowling alleys and bounce centers, they can open up and can allow in 25% of capacity. business owners tell us the shutdown has been tough. this will bring much needed relief to business and be able to bring back employees and this is such great news and another step towards getting back to normal as the number of covid cases in the county continue go down. live in burlg game, abc nights. there is plans for hybrid

learning and distance learning will be move on for the rest of the school year. ralston middle school 6th graders will return to campus. following spring break all other middle school will return on monday, april 5. is a llano county is opening vaccinations to people 50 and up. it is already looked booked up. in oakland the coliseum vaccination site is giving out second doses. the coliseum is one of two federally supported mass vaccination sites in the state. and the other is in l.a. more than 170,000 people have been vaccinated at the coliseum. the vaccination site at san francisco city college is expected to reopen today. it closed yesterday because they ran out of vaccine. despite the short supply san francisco mare london breed is sharing words of optimism.

abc 7 news was there as she got her shot. >> that's it. >> that's it. >> one and done. i can't have fun, we're not partying just yet but hopefully fairly soon. >> she said one and done because she is referring to the johnson & johnson one-dose vaccine. she was he willing able because she's a city leader and her role with the public. if you've gotten the shot you could be paid to be part of a new study. researchers are looking how sleep and stress could impact the vaccine. abc # news reporter kate larson spoke with a local expert currently recruiting for >> the sfreng and ability may have more to do with your lifestyle than expected. >> what we know is that stress

particularly ber previousment stress and care giving stress dampens the response. >> ucc professor of psychiatry is launching a study to see how stress, age and sleep effects the response. >> we think getting 7 hours of sleep at night is critical especially around the vaccination period. when people join the study they take a look at the different stressful situations in the life. >> the first draw is done before the covid vaccine to determine a baseline antibody level and second and third draws measure peak antibody response and length of protection. >> this will help identify groups that may need boosters. >> reporter: another factor is obesity. >> it has been known for decades people who are obese have a defective level of antibody production in response to vaccines. >> reporter: this is

follow list at usf. >> we'll see what happens with covid, it may be we're all going to be getting new shots because of these new vary. nots the boost study is looking for a divorced group of participants who will get paid. we have more information on abc news.com. i'm kate larson for abc 7 news. >> you can call it the luck of the irish your stimulus money will likely arrive today on saint patrick's day. eligible people will have access by 9:00 a.m. local time. that means any pepping status that many people saw on bank accounts over the weekend would oficially clear. governor newsom is fighting back against the group trying to get him recalled. the critical deadline they're facing today inches 102-year-old woman working out with her great

grandson. this grandma's inspiration to get moving. look at her go. first check on the weather and meteorologist mike nicco. >> there's the inspiration. if going outside, do that right now. it is quite chilly. low to mid-40s. castro valley and union city and fremont in the mid to upper 30s. how about other neighbors? over on the mountain view side, we've got 37 los altos. western span of the bay bridge, it is quiet. there is a light breeze and it is dry. so as far as your commute goes today, enjoy it because it is going to be our last dry one until possibly friday evening. here's a look at future radar. midnight tonight, increasing clouds and you can see rain and drizzle heading up to 5:00.

steadiest along the coast and north bay. by the time we get to 9:00, a lot of us having dealt with lighter rain ahead of the steadier line coming in at 9:00 and you can see yellow move into there and that's some of the moderate rain embedded in this as it slowly, very slowly. the last couple of storms fast moves. six hours tops from top to bottom, north to south across the bay. this one could take at least 12 hours that means healthier amount of rain is possible out of this and by the time we wake up friday morning, we're looking at scattered cold showers. remember the cold air is chasing the precipitation, the likelihood of us waking up with snow capped mount hamilton like yesterday is probably not as good friday morning. we can always hope. what's going on with the commute and hope for a nice one. here's jobie nah. >> good morning, everybody. grand new crash coming in on northbound 101 past grand avenue

in san francisco. at least one lane is blocked there and looks like multiple cars are involved. just now coming in. and i'll work on more details on that. first bring you to live cameras outside though showing you, looks like we'll bring in the san mateo bridge. yes. the san mateo bridge headed towards the peninsula is beginning to slow down but overall, aside from the new crash i'm seeing in san francisco not, everything is looking pretty good. live picture in emoriville showing you 80 here. headlights traveling westbound so you have the directions in your head and things are moving pretty much at the limit. and overall look at the map to

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this morning. >> the group needs 1.5 million signatures for the recall to qualify on the ballot. the group says they have exceeded that number with over 2 million signatures but hundreds of thousands of signatures must still be validated by election officials. on monday newsom launched the campaign with an attack on recall organizers depicting them assist political extremist loyal to former president trump and claims the campaign has been given unfair advantages. >> you know, look we're anticipating they've got the signatures. and i just think it is important people know who they are. the chief prop opponent believes that we should micro chip immigrants. that the chief proponenenenenene they were added by a judge and now the rnc that is the largest

contributor to the effort. >> doug ose entered the race to potentially replace newsom and joins republican and the former mare of san diego and businessman john cox. >> thank you. we have a story showing exactly how the recall works step by step. check it out on the app for connected tv available for roku, fire tv, apple tv and android tv. search for abc 7 bay area to download and you can start streaming now. happening today an effort to stop oakland schools from resuming in-person learning on march 30. a car caravan will be starting at east oakland pride elementary at 5:00 p.m. organizers believe covid transmission rates are still too high and worried families would lose much needed pandemic unemployment benefits if campuses reopen. they want teachers to vote no on a tentative agreement with oakland unified >> and they are celebrating real progress in the effort to bridge the digital divide. 97% of low income students of

color are connected to the internet and that's up from just 12% when the pandemic started and far above the national average of 70%. >> we have taken this moment and found a silver lining in the tragedy of covid to close the digital divide for good. forever. let us get rid of the digital divide in oakland! >> the mare is crediting the team oakland undivided. they worked to provide free laptops, internet access and tech support and just the team delivered the 225,000 computer since last year. new this morning another year of strawberries topped the list for fruit and vegetables with the highest level of pesticides. this is the 6th year in a row strawberries land in the top spot in the environmental

working group dirty dozen. they are the fresh fruit likely to remain contaminated even after washing them. rounding out the list. spinach. nectarines, apples and grapes. experts say it is best to organic when possible. a 102--year-old arizona and grandson are reunited after being separated for nearly a year and they celebrated with dance party. >> oh, come here! >> so laughter and love filled this home as julia folkerson joined brady during an online gym class. brady's mom was going to introduce julia to the first grade class and she beat them to it and jumped, okay, jumped right in. julia was showing off moves from the couch she said. listen, i got to get up, she got

up and they danced. oh. hit the floor! >> she has the grandson. this hat is back. >> is this a different hat. >> oh, yeah it's a different hat. >> where's the other one? >> a subtle difference with the eye this morning. >> he upgraded. >> he did upgrade. >> i like the other one, mike. >> you like this one better? >> yeah! >> has flare >> mm-hmm, class y. >> happy saint patrick's day. i'm taking it off because it is distracting. here's what's going on in san rafael. i've never been able to wear

green and the maps show up on me like they do on the chroma key and that's why i can't wear green. below average highs and storm arrives tonight with drizzle to light rain heavier during the day tomorrow and once we get to the weekend, spring starts astronomically saturday morning and keeps getting warmer through the end of the 7-day forecast. 70s on the way and i'll show thaw in a second. here's a look at clouds and increasing. radar returns today but all that will be in the middle levels of the atmosphere and evaporating before it reaches the ground. mid-and upper 50s along the coast and richmond, napa and also san rafael, 60 to 62. if heading out, into the 50s by 5:00 and 40s along the coast at 6:00 and staying in the low to mid-50s just about everywhere. clouds keeping us mild, mid to upper 40s.

here's my accuweather 7-day forecast. give me one second. i want to go back to that because that is kind of important. and hear what we are looking at are coolest days thursday. scattered wintery showers on friday. and snow level down to 3,500 feet and likely no snow and sunshine and temperatures take off and near tuesday, we're near 70 degrees. thank you, mike. for nearly a year the abc ac original series the covid-19 series captured intimate, tragic and sometimes uplifting stories. the story never told is about the man behind the series. one abc 7 employee led the creation of the series from inside his garage. >> i was really concerned there wouldn't be any work after that. but then -- it was quite the opposite where it is -- it a ton of work.

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i didn't volunteer. i mean it was -- it was definitely more of like a if i can yell finger of fate that landed on me. >> to watch the full story download the abc 7 bay area connected tv app available on amazon fire and apple tv and roku and go to watch the episodes. tiger woods is back home since the first time since a car crash left him seriously hurt last month. and he posted the message on twitter saying he is thankful for the support and encouragement he received over the past few weeks and thanked the doctors, surgeons and staff that cared for him after the craft. woods suffered serious leg injuries in the one-vehicle rollover that happened on february 23. and also getting back into video games. a slick trailer announced the

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to move the franchise forward. >> i really feel like this is the big reset. there had been a ton of uncomfortable conversations but important conversations. >> do you feel the support of the franchise behind you to be the change you want to see? >> they know that i'm going to push forward to make an impact in a positive way and i think they're kind of jumping on my train to do that with me. >> the new seasons of the bachelorette will be airing this summer and this fall. in the absence of burning man, a new festival has been trying to emerge in the same nevada desert this summer. only one problem, they didn't get the permit approved. the everyone project has been promoted as a surreal camping and festival. organizers plan for 15,000 attendees. and they had a date and started selling tickets and the permit got denied. refunds were made available after the denial. plans to scale down the project

are now underway. now the tickets are now on sale for the outside lands music and arts festival in san francisco. it is scheduled to return august 6 through the 8th in golden gate park. although no announcement has been made, the website opened up ticket sales. the lineup remains the same from last spring when the festival was cancelled because of the pandemic. >> the ferris wheel at golden gate park will be around for four more years. the board of supervisors made the decision yesterday. it could have opted to have the traction early last year and it was brought in last year to celebrate the park's 150th anniversary but the pandemic hit and it had to shut down but it will now stay until march of 2021. >> that's that on that. >> i can't wait to see the pictures from this weekend. we're going. >> huh-uh, huh-uh. 42 in oakland under partly

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