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a young asian woman attacked on a platform in snez. we talk to the man who tracked down that suspect and held him until police arrived. >> we've seen crime after crime against asian-americans and tonight there is a push across the state to better hel victims. >> if you're pregnant or nursing and thinking about getting the covid vaccine, what researchers say about passing antibodies. >> i didn't think for a second. and i just went after him. we're hearing from a good samaritan who helped rescue an asian woman who wassing attacked
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at a train station in san jose last week. >> reporter: brandon haus says he was transferring trains in san jose when he heard screaming. >> i saw a woman on her back trailing with a man crouching over her. >> reporter: he knew he had to help. >> it was instinctive. i didn't think for a second. i just went after him. >> reporter: he yelled at security guards to call 9-1-1 and eventually other people came out to see what was happening. including the victim's boyfriend who just left the station but had been on the phone with her when the attack occurred. they were able to chase that man from the station to this sidewalk where they were able to secure him long enough for police to arrive. >> police came and asked him point blank why he was there. did you hit that girl, and he admitted to it. and the greatest
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sound was hearing the handcuff handcuffs. >> reporter: what also concerned haus was what he deemed a lack of adequate security onsite, saying things could have gone differently. >> easily that man could have slipped out and our citizens would be unsafe with this guy still at large. >> reporter: especially amid heightened anxieties: >> i hope it highlights some of the violence against our asian-american community. new developments. a man is under arrest after two assaults against asian seniors in san francisco. yesterday an 83-year-old man was knocked to
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the ground. a 77-year-old woman was knocked down near market street. we've made a commitment to building a better bay area. that includes fighting for racial and social justice. and that means not just reporting on the crimes but the efforts to find solutions. that was the focus of a virtual town hall for victims rights advocates across california tonight. >> reporter: victim after victim of asian decent attacked in recent months. weeks and bays in the bay area. now a push to help those victims. >> how do you turn the corner and talk about the mental health of our community? >> reporter: thursday a virtual town hall was held where some of california's victim advocates announced a ten-point plan.
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>> it's just left our community feeling a lot of pain. and it is so important to uplift sursxriefrs victims at this time. >> reporter: victims are dealing with both physical and mental pain. earlier this week, i covered the attack on danilo chong who had to go back to the hospital because his left eye wouldn't stop bleeding. >> with some of our volunteers walking the street definitely would help. >> reporter: also help in the form of funds for those who can't work, pay their bills, get legal serves or even get treatment for physical and mental wounds.
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>> to find a solution, i. us to get back to where everyone feels safe. and the walls of racism have broken down. a uc san francisco study is linking the rise in online hate speech against asian-americans directly to former president donald trump. >> we're rounding the journey on this china virus. >> the study found just a week after the former president tweeted the words "china virus" for the first time, the number of 18-asian tweets spiked. those who tweeted that were far more likely to pair it with a racist hashtag. >> attaching races or ethnicities to a disease can really stimulate this type of racist attitude toward this particular group. >> normalizing this type of behavior can potentially give
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rise to hate crimes. part of building a better bay area is fighting for racial and social justice. the rain has moved out for the night but we're not done just yet. >> they're possibility possibilities. a little bit of drizzle around ocean navy san francisco. you will notice across highway 35. and then around the santa cruz mountains, that's where we're see something light rain to felton. i want to show you the level 1 storm that has been producing snow over the sierra nevada. here's what we're
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left with. a couple of showers tomorrow morning. you could get bogged down driving to tahoe tonight. snow is coming down on donner summit. tonight the nationwide vaccine rollout is more than a month ahead of schedule. prescribe is set to reach his goal of 100 million shots in 100 days by tomorrow. just 58 days into his administration. >> behind these 100 million shots are millions of lives changed when people receive that dose of hope. this is a time for optimism. but it's not a time for relaxation. >> little cdc is planning revise its 6'0" social distancing guidance down to three feet in schools tomorrow. sutter health has received additional vaccine doses and will bible to reschedule most appointments that have been
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canceled because of supply issues. the office hopes to open to open more appointments soon. the city is still on track to enter the orange tier on wednesday. >> we have planned for the orange tier, more than we've ever reopened at one time since the beginning of this. >> officials gave a webinar tonight with specifics for businesses and bars that will be able to serve customers outdoors without food. tonight there is good news for pregnant women who are unsure if they should get the vaccine. a partially vaccinated mother gave birth to a healthy
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baby girl with covid antibodies. she spoke about the research they're doing on pregnancy, breast feeding and the covid vaccine. >> reporter: there's confirmation that a baby born in florida this year had covid antibodies in its cord blood. >> not surprised but really happy. >> reporter: not surprised because dr. stephanie goff has three studies under review about the covid vaccine in pregnant and lactating mothers. >> we're studying the mom's blood, placenta, breast milk, and infant blood as well to understand how the immune response in pregnancy is to the vaccine. >> reporter: the doctor is working to learn not just if covid antibodies are passed from mother to baby but when during a pregnancy a person should be vaccinated in order to optimize antibody production. >> we know that there are
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antibodies detected in the breast milk after maternal vaccination. >> we know that maternal antibodies wane after about six months or so. >> reporter: dr. grace lee says like flu shots, the covid vaccine will be important for anyone caring for a newborn. >> the best way to protect infants is to hopefully vaccinate all family members around the infant. incredible video shows a train plowing into a truck in oakland.
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more than a hundred passengers were aboard that amtrak when it collided with a dump truck stuck on the tracks in oakland this morning. the truck driver and the passenger jumped out just before the impact. the driver said he tried to stop the train by waving his arms but it kept coming. >> all of a sudden i saw that it got stuck. and that's when i saw the light. i said oh, my god, man. >> the engineer saw the driver, tried to stop but it wasn't possible. no one was injured. the pandemic has brought about many changes in the way we live and how children go to school. there's a real tune to see transformation that will benefit all children.
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>> reporter: when we think about america's classrooms, you have to ask yourself how many private companies would be around today had they not made changes to keep up with the times. to be innovative. the covid pandemic has forced teachers in school districts to leap out of their comfort zone. >> we're gonna take this tragedy and we're gonna turn it around into something better than we've ever had before. >> reporter: when students were forced to learn from home for the first time since the advent of the internet, the digital divide was finally addressed. it was a tectonic shift. going forward, laptops will continue to enhance learning as long as all families have high-speed internet access. the covid pandemic also postpones standardized testing. now universities are considering making this kind of assessment optional.
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it may take three to five years for them to catch up. >> we are working really hard to plan for some other extended working opportunities. especially for our elementary students. return there are two approaches being considered to deal with the learning loss. small group tutoring for the most-needed students sxoesh extending learning time. and/or extending learning time. >> that we will across enrollment because of what has happened over this pandemic is we've seen record numbers of
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families leave the system. and number three is to get experiences that engage children. >> reporter: that source of income was cut short because of proposition 13. passed in the late 1970s, which protected homeowners from future sharp increases. the initiative would require $2.5 billion over five years to meet those goals. the money exactlied from the city's general fund, state and federal dollars and philanthropy. would come from the city's general fund, state and federal dollars and
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philanthropy. >> it's gonna mean going back and doing proper reform again. >> reporter: that's something voters have resisted for more than 40 years. some lawmakers believe it may be time to try something draft toik rise from the ashes of covid-19. ic to rise from the ashes of covid-19. >> almost done. stic to to rise from the ashes of covid-19. >> almost done. not all areas, we did not expect it. and i want to show you where it is right now. around the santa cruz area. as we take you in on live
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doppler 7. some really light spotty showers showing up around felton, highway 9, heading into santa cruz, twin lakes area, highway 1 as well. rainfall totals so far in ben lowman, 0.43. san jose, 0.12. santa rosa got the most amount of rain, over an inch. temperatures right now in the 40s, 50s, with all the cloud cover, the moisture in the air. we're not expecting it to get cold. but we are seeing some areas of thick fog. novato down to a quarter-mile visibility. morning showers and patchy fog. spring begins at 2:37 on saturday. springlike weather to accompany the season changing this weekend. it still looks like winter in the sierra nevada. they have been seeing the snow in the mountains.
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a winter weather advisory remains up until midnight saturday. above 5,500 feet, it is going to be difficult to travel. total accumulations expected to be on the six to 12 inch order. tomorrow morning at 5:00, you will notice right around gilroy, maybe morgan hill, seeing a couple of showers there. 7:00 am, change in the vicinity and then it's gone. the system is really winding down tonight. temperatures in the morning, 40s, 50s. watch out for the fog. a couple of sponsorshipry spots around the south bay. in the afternoon, in the 60s, milder than today, a mix of sun, cloudy, and breezy conditions. here the seven-kay forecast, it's going to feature a pattern change. tomorrow, isolated morning showers. followed by the arrival of spring at 2:37 saturday morning.
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outside lands announced it will trourn golden gate park but much later than usual. the headliners remain the same. tickets are currently on sale. let's turn to sports. larry is here with the latest. >> the 49ers introduce their new center who is reunited with kyle shanahan. plus, how is that tailbone when you've got a business, you don't want to worry about slow internet or confusing cybersecurity.
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some in covid protocol. steph hurry and oubre doubtful. curry were yoused his tailbone after falling back bruised his tailbone after falling back into a metal step. that's a painful injury but not a long-term issue. steve kerr still out. >> i think we're all excited about the progression of our team for sure. but that's sort of how every season goes. big picture wise, we're very lucky to be where we are. ncaa enforcement first four action. barking at each other when the spartans led by 11. a three-point play to send the game to overtime. all ucla in the ot.
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espn's bracket challenge has 13 million brackets filled out and submitted. fill yours out before they lock it up at 9:00 am. six-time pro bowler gets a three-year deal. coming back to where he went to college. but kyle shanahan of his offensive coordinator in cleveland and atlanta. >> obviously with kyle shanahan and him as the head coach, and the offense he runs. i know as a system it's something i can be very good in. spring training baseball, whoa. brandon crawford's shoes. giants load the bases from the
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thank you so much for watching. thank you for joining us tonight. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, lionel richie, jeffrey dean morgan, and music from chesca featuring de la ghetto and offset. and now, jimmy kimmel! >> jimmy: let's see, hi, i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thank you for watching. thank you guys for not leaving. [ cheers and applause ] hey, you know what? i appreciate that, i know we're here to have fun. and i don't want to bum anybody out. but i feel like you should -- remember those murder history nets, the deadly murder hornets? yeah, they're coming back. and, they're hornet-ier than ever. [ laughter ] scientists are warning the united states and canada need to take action to stop the hornets from wreaking havoc this spring. murder hornets are coming and
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