now at 5:00, the president and vp set to talk about the anti-asian violence today. their trip to atlanta. >> it angered me. a stranger steps in when he sees a asian woman getting attacked. how he caught the suspect. >> >> and a major milestone expected today in the vaccinate americans but there is still a political divide on capitol hill. masks between two doctors. >> we made it it is march 19th, 2021. >> here is meteorologist mike nicco. we have a few rogue showers across the bay and sitting on mount st. helena. we have some around gilroy in

the south and the monterey bay. let's see where these are going. they are moving from southwest to northeast. some rogue showers, still random showers possible this morning as some left over moisture is still hanging around but by the afternoon, drier air is moving in and a lot more sunshine and and and a shower across the santa cruz mountains. 57 in san francisco. 61 in fremont. about 60 to 62 in our inland neighborhoods. much warmer weather is on the way. we'll talk about some 70s coming up in the forecast. >> thank you. the president and vice president are going to meet with asian american leaders about the violence. that follows the shooting rampage that left eight people dead, six asian women. investigators believe that hatred toward women may have

been a motive more than race. of course asian come mu across the country are on high alert. >> abc7 news reporter matt boone smoke with the man who caught the suspect before police arrived. >> early on march 10, he said he was transferring trains at the station in san jose when he heard screaming in the tunnel under the tracks. >> i saw a woman on her back flailing and a man over her. it was instinctive. that guy angered me and i went after him. >> he yelled at security guard toss call 911 and others came out. >> he says he and the victim's boyfriend were able to chase the man from the station to this sidewalk across from the center where they were able to subdue him long enough for police to arrive. >> police asked him point blank

while i was there, did you hit that girl? he said, yes, i the greatest sound was hering those handcuffs. that was johan. according to the victim, during the assault, he yelled asian slurs at her. the 26-year-old filipino woman. what concerned haas was a lack of adequate security on site and things could have been different. >> that man could have slipped out and our citizens would be unsafe with this guy still at large. >> especially amid heightened anxieties as the rice in tar getted attacks against asian residents. >> i hope >> reporter: this morning, a man is under arrest after two

assaults against asian singers in san francisco. on tuesday morning, an 83-year- old male was knocked to the ground and 77-year-old woman around the same time. they are investigating a possible motive. >> a study is linking online hate speech against asian americans directly to donald trump. >> the study found a week after trump tweeted the words chinese virus for the first first firsts number of covid related tweets with anti asian went up. attaching locations or ethnicities to a disease can really stimulate this type of racist attitude towards this particular group. >> and he said normallizing this type of behavior can give rise to hate crimes.

>> part of building a better bay area strives for a change in the education system working toward that goal. california has now approved the first ethnic studies curriculum for high school students. amy holyfield and the lessons they will be learning. >> reporter: it took three years to develop this curriculum and different groups arguing they are being misrepresented in the curriculum but finally this has been approved and it will be on its way to california high schools. this will be the state wide one in the nation. it would study on african- americans, latinos, aish then americans and pacific islanders and native americans and it will include lessons on jews, and armenian americans. students for example may study

and discuss an incident of police brutality as part of the black lives matter movement or they could study poetry and art by japanese put in internment camps in world war ii. they voted unanimously to have this plan and they hope it will be a model that other other oth will follow. reporting live in san jose, amy holyfield. we don't have all the answers but we do have a resources to help you. to find an ally, you can. >> that is encouraging news but the fight to end the pandemic, we're far from over. >> reggie, president biden said his goal of administering 100 million doses in the first 100

days will be accomplished today. that is 42 days early. with only 12% of the population fully vaccinated, covid cases are rising in nearly one-third of states. on capitol hill tense moments between dr. anthony fauci and rand paul who is also a doctor. paul criticized fauci for wearing double masks even though he is vaccinated. >> here we go again with the theater. let's get down to the facts. >> you have been vaccinatend and you parade around in two makes ks for show. >> masks are not theater. masks are protective. i totally disagree with you. >> to be clear, dr. anthony fauci is following cdc recommendations. they are telling people to continue to wear masks even after being fully vaccinated because scientists are still learning how the vaccines

affect the spread of covid-19. >> thank you. well, today could be a game changer for school reopening. they will change the rules for social distancing and likely recommend three feet of space instead of six feet. they may be returning soon. they reached a tentative agreement and if this deal is ratified, students will be able to return to hybrid learning in about 3 1/2 weeks on april 12th . distance learning will also be an option. >> >> they are heading back to class in less than two weeks. 5,000 elementary students returned april 1st and 2nd. nearly 11,000 secondary students are slate today return on april 26th and april 29th. this is because of a deal approved by santa rosa schools and its teachers' union. >> the city is still on track

to enter the orange tier on wednesday. they had a webinar with specifics last night for businesses. >> the reopening we planned for the orange tier is more than we ever reopened at one time since the beginning of this. >> bars will be allowed to serve customers outdoors without food. indoor retail and restaurants will be able to open for 50% capacity although restaurants are capped at 200 people. orange tier allows for outdoor performances. mayor breed said they are still ironing out details for the giants' opening day. >> you can see more with our tracking tool. our team es constantly updating this as we learn about new guidelines. go to abc7news.com. let's look at live doppler 7 and put in motion some of the live rain across the north bay. santa rosa, they said they are receiving some light rain so expect the commute to be a little damp here.

temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s. that is the case everywhere, 47 in lafayette to 53 53 53 the san mateo. we have had .43 of rain. we block from our roof camera toward the south. we have a chance of a rogue shower through about 7:00. drier air starts to push we'll see more sunshine this afternoon. really isolated. we'll have total sunshine before the sunsets at 7:21. wilt be in the low to mid-50s. here is a look at future radar. you can see how the showers in the north bay really taper through the morning commute. there are still showers there. we could have a rogue shower in the sana cruz mountains. again it will be a rogue shower. if you look at the amount of moisture they will produce, it is not going to be a lot, so a

lot of us are going to enjoy quite a drier commute this morning and much drier this afternoon. if you like warm weather, wait until you see the seven-day forecast. i'll be back in a that. >> we are starting off this commute with this. i want to let you know this is involving the police this crash so everything is -- you can kind of see the purple purple p where it is shut down. heads up to you. live cameras starting with san rafael. looking live at 101. a pretty clear ride for you all in the north bay. the same thing in the east bay, 680 and walnut creek as traffic begins to pick up as people head southbound. i do have one more thing to tell you about bart. bart and caltrain are modifying

their schedules for an increase in ridership as restrictions ease. bart will keep its current limited service hours, but monday it will adjust the schedule to allow for more trips. caltrain will increase as weak taser vis from 68 to 70 trains per day to accommodate. >> thank you. a squeal sound from space. we're hearing the new noise from the perseverance rover on mars. >> new information doctors hope will help reassure moms. >> and incredible video shows a train plowing into a truck on the tracks in oakland. and the driver survived. the moment of impact and what he is now saying about that narrow escape. >> first we take

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antibodies detected in the breast milk after maternal vaccination and that these types of antibodies in general are protective to the baby and also possible antibodies can protect the baby not only against covid-19 but others that cause the common cold. >> it usually wanes after about six months or so. >> regardless of antibodies, dr. grace lee, at stanford, said the flu shot, covid vaccine will be import for anyone caring for a newborn >> the best way to protect infants is to hopefully vaccinate all family members around that infant so the risk is much lower. >> she hopes to share more of her research soon. kate larson, abc7 news. >> you could soon have extra sick days. a proposal passed to get people town two weeks of paid sick

leave for covid reasons. the rules would apply for companies with 25 employees. >> if the governor signs this bill it would be retroactive to january 1st . a fiery amtrak crash caught on camera in oakland and nobody got hurt. >> oh, my goodness. more than 100 passengers were on the train when it hit a dumptruck that ended up stuck on the tracks yesterday morning. the truckdriver and a passenger were able to jump out just before the crash. the driver said he was waving his arms but the train couldn't stop. >> all of a sudden, you know, i saw it got stuck and that is when i saw the light. i said oh, my god. i try today back it it it it it forward. no way. >> amtrak said the engineer saw

the driver and tried to stop but the train was not able to. >> nasa released the first audio recording of perseverance driving on mars so here it is. >> okay. more than 16 minutes of sound from the rover's 90-foot driv90f were released this week. a mic. was added. they recorded the martian wind shortly after landing. it is available to listen for free on nasa's soundcloud. i won't say anything about this. >> i like the wind. a.i. don't know how i feel about this. >> this nothing at all. >> this sounds like something in your house, and you're like what is that? are there clothes in the dry there >> that's right. does a kid have a can kicking down the street? >> the wind is nice. >> i was comparing it to

something in the dish washer that goes around, bam, bam, bam, bam. [ laughter ] >> i guess that was just the rover moving, but, you know, i'm sure there are better things ahead of us. we hope so. that is for sure. >> low bar. >> let's look at what is going on weather-wise. a little light rain around eldredge and boiled hot strings. sonoma. watch out. a little dampness there and on 101 heading to lakeville highway. let me put the storm track on it and you can see continue heading off not northeast. sanoma, 5:23. napa 5:34. if it holds into winters, 6:05. expect areas around those city toss get damp in the next 45 minutes or so. there is a look at 880 looking north. isolated showers especially this morning be coming partly cloudy and dryer air this

afternoon. partly cloudy tonight and isolated fog and frost in our deepest and most sheltered valleys. that is how much colder it will be. 50s right now. cold mornings, warming afternoons this weekend. what to expect, we have 57 to 61 around the bay. 55 to 60 at the coast. then about 60 to 62 for most of us in our inland neighborhoods. around the state you can see the storm stalling along the coast but thankfully it is not a very strong if at all atmospheric river so it will bring just much-needed rain without flooding on the burn scars. until midnight tonight we have about 4 to 8 inches of heavy, wet snow on our pass if you're heading to tahoe today. tonight you can see the 30s especially in the north bay areas and most of us in the low to mid-40s. there is a lock at my seven-day forecast. after such a chilly start it is pretty comfortable tomorrow.

54 to 64. almost as chilly sunny bringing us back to average. a dry cold front will bring more cloud cover for monday, but look at tuesday, wednesday and thursday. we flirt with the low-to-mid 70s away from the coast. y a few low to mid-60s at the coast for our warmest spot. so starting to definitely look more like spring, but with the warmer weather, if you have allergies, be aware, they are going to get worse. >> thank you, mike. >> coming up next, the seven things to know this morning. >> a six figure winner on wheel of fortune. the surprising way expertly tailored eye care. state of the art eye exams. high quality lenses and frames. because everything we do at lenscrafters is for every sight that makes your life special.

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it is 5:23. if you're just joining us here are the seven things to know this morning. one, president joe biden and vice president kamala harris are going to atlanta to discuss the violence. this is after a shooting rampage at atlanta area spas that left eight people dead, six of them asian women. >> number two, president biden expects the u.s. to reach the goal of 100 million shots in 100 days. it is 42 days ahead of

schedule. >> number 3, santa clara county had to cancel thousands of vaccine appointments for next week because of low supply. >> san francisco will enter the orange tier on wednesday. they revealed bars will be able to open without food. retail and restaurants at 50% capacity and outdoor performances can resume. >> here is number five. a look at san jose where we had .2 of rain. more sunshine and warmer temperatures this weekend. >> number 6, we have a sig alert ware following in mill pee tus. i'm going to bring in the map. closed there, because of a crash involving the police. number 7, cinemark is planning to reopen more theaters in the bay area today. there is an option to book the

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to welcome string this weekend. a i'm ready for that. good morning on this friday, march 19th, 2021. >> a look at our forecast. hey mike. >> good morning. hi. let's take a look at some leftover showers we talked about that we will be around. they are in the moving southwest to northeast. monterey bay, some heavier showers. most of these showers will start to dry up in the next couple of hours. they are leavingmoisture behind. look father fog developing. you can see it just to the south as you look from walnut creek to 24 so look for increasing fog north and south of walnut creek if you're traveling through the east by valleys this morning. a half-inch of rain out of that storm. as it moves away, drier air is going to move in and we'll see increasing sunshine today. just a rogue shower possible during the afternoon hours. temperatures very mild this

morning. hovering around 50 through 7:00 but we're not going to warm much. 53 to near 60 at 4:00. back into the low to mid-50s at 7:00. i do have some 70s, several days of it coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast that i'll show you in a few minutes. >> the nationwide vaccine roll out is more than a month ahead of schedule. president biden will reach 100 million shots in 100 days today. >> behind these 100 million shots are millions of lives change when people receive that dose of hope. this is a time of optimism but not a time for relaxation. >> also happening today, the cdc is expected to revise its since foot guidance down to three feet in schools. >> so while president biden is about to reach his goal for the nation, many people in the bay area are still unable to get their shots.

santa clara county had to cancel thousands of appointments because of a lack of supply. amy holyfield is at the health center in san jose. amy. >> reporter: reggie, it started as such a great week. millions of californians became eligible for the shot this weak but sites like this one don't have shots for them so they will have to wait. here officials say they are ready to administer them, they just don't have them. the county has notified thousands of kai kaiser patients that their appointments have been cancelled for next week. they think things will pick in april. they hope they will. ukraine they have more promises of vaccine coming. until then they will use those for second shots and those disproportionately affected by the virus. the county says it will do all

it can to keep trying to insure equitable access to the vaccine. >> live unsan jose, amy holly feed, abc7 news. >> an update, they are rescheduling appointments they had to cancel because of supply issues. they just received additional doses. they said it hopes to open even more appointments soon which should be easier when the johnson & johnson vaccine. residents 65 and up, go to maxine hall health center 9 12 to clock every weekday and they are dropping vaccines there. it is only for certain zip codes. southeast health center on keith street from 9:00 to 3:00. abc news is monitoring the roll out in california with our vaccine tracker. you can find it on our home page at abc7news.com. today president biden and

vice president harris will be in georgia meeting with asian leaders about the deadly spa shooting strey earlier this weak. there is new information about the vince guys. >> reporter: yes. abc news has learned that investigators are looking into what the suspect may have said about asian americans and asian women as they try today determine if race played a role in this case. flags at the white house are at half-staff this morning as president bidenin and vice president harris prepare to visit atlanta today and address the rise in anti-asian violence. >> the investigation into a possible hate crime. >> our investigations is looking at everything. nothing is off the table. >> reporter: abc news learned investigators are looking to see if there is any connection between public and online comments made by former president trump that may have

in toulouseed the suspect's views and by that way mean that rhetoric coming from president where he referred to the virus as the chinese virus and other comments. there is no direct connection right now, but they are looking into it. reggie. >> all right. thank you. and a reminder hat abc7 news we made a commitment to a better bay area and fighting for racial and social justice and that means not just reporting on the crimes but finding solutions. that was a focus of a virtual town hall across california. here is a look at what they discussed. >> reporter: victim after victim of asian descent attacked in recent months, days and a push to help them. >> how do we turn the corner and talk about the mental health of our community, victim compensation, all things that we are just starting as

policymakers to have a conversation on. >> a virtual town hall was held thursday for some crime victim advocates with a ten-point plan ow how the state can better help crime victims including asian americans who have been attacked. >> incidents that have left our community feeling a lot of fear and a lot of pain and i think it is so important to uplift survivors and victims at this time. >> victims are dealing with both physical and mental pain. earlier this week, i covered the attack on chong who said he had to go back to the hospital because his left eye wouldn't stop bleeding. it is victims like chong that those at the town hall want to help. >> [ inaudible. ] >> in addition, with some of our volunteers walking the street, that definitely would help. >> also help in the form of funds for those who can't work, pay

their bills, get legal services or even get treatment for physical and mental wounds. christy yom gaw chi even taken to the national stage to address her concerns. >> now, it is also time for action and to find a solution and i want us to get back to where every one feels safe and you know the walls of racism are broken down. >> j.r. stone, abc7 news. >> >> an 83-year-old asian man said it was a drug dealer who came to hoyes aid when being attacked. he noticed a man staring at him while high was walking to a senior center for his daily lunch. he pubbed him and caused him to fall backward and he broke his hip in three places. >> three people helped me. i couldn't believe it. one of the drug dealers dealers

his car and gave me a cane. i don't wish this to happen to anybody. he was in the hospital for a month and in rehab. he is still in quite a bit of pain. the man was arrested and he has along felony record with four case of burglary and assault with a deadly weapon. >> part of building a better bay area, go to abc7news.com. the workout warning after a deadly accident in screaming a pellaton. >> making the post pandemic world most pet friendly where a lot of people want to bring their dogs now. for me the answer is everywhere. but now we're going to meteorologist mike nicco. >> every bond day wants you to bring woodstock everywhere. he is the main attraction.

i'm kidding. you guys make a great team. let's throw phil in there. temperatures around the mid 40 tomorrow 50 but look at all the fog developing in the east by valley. that will add some, well, stress to your commute and fog along the bay -- peninsula coast. rain still following from black point to san rafael on 101 and also on 37. that is going to make things a little wet there. these are moving up to the northeast and they should be out of here in the next hour, hour and a half. most of us are dealing with dry conditions this morning on our commute, but a little slipperierly, the more people drive on the roads, the drier they will become so it is the morning that i have any issues wilt. otherwise pretty nice. especially this afternoon and into the evening with that drier air and sunshine. here is future radar. we'll roll on and you can see the north bay stuff fading away

through the morning commute. the showers are around the mon ray by will be a main stay through the morning hours and then they become random during the afternoon and evening hours. that is why we're keeping a random chance of a shower in the forecast but not enough we need a storm impact scale. you can see how random the rainfall will be and how light it will be, less than a tenth of an inch. it finally leaves us this afternoon. when it does, it will bring sunshine and warmer temperatures this week and 70s things creeks. i'll have that coming up next. let's get over to gee bena talk about the foggy and wet commute. hi jobina. >> looking forward to the warmer temperatures, 70s okay. a live look outside showing you 880. our oakland coliseum camera. the coliseum is off to the right-hand side.

if you're traveling northbound and will make your way to the bay bridge, the chp issued a high wind advisory for the bridge. the san mateo bridge looking much better, nice, clear ride in both directions, but it is busy if you're going toward the peninsula. we see that's around 5:30 these days and bringing in the map here, we have fog surrounding livermore and walnut freak so 680 or 508, prepare for that there. if you're in the south bay near mill pee tus, there is still a sig alert in effect on state route 237. it is closed from south mill pee tus boulevard to town center drive. we will be right back.

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>> that is true. >> they just don't. you can't tell people about their dog. you know what i mean? >> it is true. my husband's workplace allows pets in the office and when woodstock has gone there, he definitely thinks he is at a doggie day-care and let's say he acts accordingly. >> well he is like -- >> see. >> we're talking about messes. >> oh. he expects someone to clean up after him. >> yes. he thinks he is at the place where humans come around and spray the floor. >> no, no. >> got ya. >> took that in a completely different direction, didn't i? >> yes. >> good morning. >> [ laughter ] >> i'm with you. you can't discipline other people's kids or pets. you just don't go there. unless they are in your yard,

of course, then there is an exception i think. >> watch out napa. it is heading your way and should be there in a few moments. the fog is getting thicker and spreading through the east bay valley. it is 49 degrees. down in the south bay just mostly cloudy and you can see 87. that is a lot more traffic we have seen in along time. we'll have to get to jobina and find out what is going on. maybe just more people going back to work. >> increasing sunshine. as stroh nom cal spring. over the e qua fer 2:37 tonight, tomorrow morn. let's look at to day. we have mid- to upper 50s. san francisco, fremont and san ma tay year. every one else 60, 62. it will be dry, but chilly

dropping down to 50 by 9:00. my forecast will get close to average saturday. more cloud cover monday. look at the warm sunshine. near 60 at the coast. near 70 to mid-70s for the rest of us tuesday, wednesday and thursday. >> mike, thank you. >> a big day for future doctorsment automatic fourth year medical student as cross the country today find out where they will be going forest tendency. it is called match day. they hold events so students can celebrate together, but many of those are on hold because of the pandemic. these future doctors will find out their match where they will be training for the next three to seven years at 9:00 a.m. our time. good luck everyone. >> yes. we're getting a first look at the men looking for love on the bachelorette soon and one is from the bay area. let's see. this is andrew m. from walnut creek. he is 31. the show shared his photo on facebook as one of the

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>> >> daysnal proto comes including enhanced sanitizing measures in place. theaters opening walnut creek 14 and the black hawk movies in danville. standard movie tickets as available and you can get it for a private showing. >> facebook has a sneak peek at the mind reading wrist bands. they can translate brain signals into actions like typing or swiping. the goal is to use it's the devices with smart glasses. facebook says this technology is still in the early stages. okay. i'm trying to get over that one. i mean, this is fine. right? >> yes, i'm good. >> i'm good with this. there is a bittersweet going out of business sale in san carlos attracting customers from far wide and years' past. wayne freedman was at the j and m hobby house.

>> reporter: this art deco building is for all the memories inside. j and m stands for joe and marcel. they were -- those are my parents. >> cliff white. he took the place over 48 years ago with his wife, pam. since then, it has become a one- stop institution for locals like todd who first came here at age eight. >> still looks the same. >> it is just customer service. everything in miniature. that is our world. >> where else can a person come in and build an air force or buy a railroad complete with buildings and shrubbery? poo people come to us to get lost in something that they are passionate about, that they love. >> reporter: back when it opened we didn't have computer programs and video games. people really did use their hands. and the pandemic oddly enough brought a lot of that back, but all good things have to end. at the end of this month, pam ú

they are closing the place up. >> we're going to miss the people. >> we're ready. we have gone about four years longer than we thought. >> a half a century that had a formula. >> i think we provided some sanity in a crazy world. >> but if you spend time in a hobby shop, you remember how much of that sanity comes from within. wayne freedman, abc news. >> good news for kids and film lis. children's fairy land is reopening. it will be open friday through sunday each week. it will operate at a reduced capacity with 1,000 allowed each day split between a morning and afternoon session. rides, uppet shows will be closed until they reach the orange tier. they plan to be open seven days

a week starting on june let's look back at our storm. the peninsula as we expected. then you have more than an inch in santa rosa. here is a look at what is going on with the pollen. it will get prodigious if you will. as far as our air quality, it will be good. enjoy the sunshine and warmer weather and clean air except for the pollen this weekend. this sunday, i hope you can join us for a slow of hope here at abc7. it is a fundraiser benefiting the health center. they are fighting the good fight for people of color, trans people. i'm co-hosting it and it airs from 6:30 to 7:00 right here on

abc7 and streams live on abc7news.com. our streaming app and our abc7 news bay area facebook page. i'm hope you can watch and perhaps donate. >> that's exciting. coming up new at 6:00, the european country that is going into yet another covid lockdown. >> this could be the answer to race and social justice. the new subject california high schools are going to offer. >> police reform in san jose. the changes the department could see under the new police chief. >> first a look outside at 5:56 and we will be right back.

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cowboys fan start in the classroom. the new curriculum just approved in california. >> plus exchange on capitol hill over mass vac nations. it's friday march 19. mike has a look at our weekend. hey mike. >> good morning. hi everybody. we still have left over showers. very light and i'm tracking one moving into the northern part of napa so expect 29 to be a little slippery and you can see heading right along 37 that's going to get even wetter as a light shower is hitting those areas. that's about it outside of the monterey bay. we've got random showers and fog as we look south from north main street on 680 towards 24 some of that fog lingering in the distance so watch out for that. those are your issues this morning. increasing sunshine but below average temperatures this afternoon. mid to upper 50s by 4: 00. reggie? >> thank you.

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