building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. welcoming news on the vaccine front. governor newsom set a new timeline for when the covid vaccine is available to all californians, gets rid of the current tier system to get shots and millions of arms in a matter of weeks. good morning. we will have more on the details involving the governors timeline but first let's get a check on the weather with lisa argen. >> good morning. it is a chilly start with a lot of sunshine today anananananan

to spring. it arrived it to: 37 this morning. we are looking at areas much cooler this morning with temperatures dropping into that clear sky. we have that ridge of high pressure over the bay area with 37 in santa rosa, 40 in san jose and 40 downtown keeping us 4 to 14 degrees colder than yesterday. yesterday we had clouds that took a while to clear out. upper level wind out of the northwest. it will be breezy at the shoreline with the frost advisory at lakeport and clear lake with temperatures flirting at 32 degrees. 50s by noon, near 60 today. we will talk about the modest warming trend for sunday and more robust toward the middle of the week, in a few minutes. the san francisco school board vice president allison collins is accused of posting i racist tweets and called on to resign. it was a string of tweets from 2016 and she said asian

americans have used white supremacist thinking to assimilate and get ahead. the fellow board member tweeted a statement saying and part that the tweets left her shocked, dismayed and personally hurt by the remarks regarding asian-american students, parents and teachers. lamb is calling for collins to publicly apologize and resign from the board. a group of parents trying to recall collins and to other board members found the tweets and posted them online. the recall was issued after they voted to change the name of over 40 schools and the merit-based admissions to local high schools. allison collins did not respond to our call for comments. good news for millions of vaccination, available for all adults by mid april. part of our vaccine team spoke with the bay area experts if this is likely to happen.

>> reporter: the wait is almost over and in a matter of weeks this could be you. >> we anticipate within five and half weeks where we can eliminate all of the tier process. >> reporter: governor newsom announcing the tier system will disappear with the supplies increasing. >> we received 1.7 million last week for the entire week. >> reporter: nearly 24% of californians have received at least one dose of the vaccine and the doctor says this gets us closer to herd immunity. >> we need to probably have 75% or 80% of the population immune. >> reporter: but is it possible and is california equipped to provide vaccination for the entire population by the end of april? >> i hope that between the state and the counties that we

have developed the infrastructure and the plans to make that happen. that remains to be seen right now. the doctor is part of the state vaccine committee and says to accomplish the goal california needs to simplify accessibility. >> whether mobile clinics areclr bringing the vaccine to the people that need it, we have to have a broad approach to this. >> reporter: it is an aggressive goal but if accomplished california will be ahead with all adults eligible for the vaccine by april 1st. in the south bay the covid vaccine shortage has forced santa clara county to cancel thousands of appointmentsof appi county is concerned the situation may not improve for a couple of weeks and the allocation was cut after more vaccines were sent tosent toseno

california at the request of governor newsom. >> the expectations were set at the state level where everyone qualified would get a dose but there just isn't enough vaccine to go around. >> kaiser permanente members are among those impacted the most and they will send out instructions on how to reschedule the appointments. the prevaccination pop-up event comes to san francisco as part of an initiative to provide equitable access for members of the black community. the bent today's for public housing residents in the charo hills neighborhood taking place at 911 missouri streetmissouri t hours are 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. and given at no cost regardless of insurance. residents eligible include seniors over 65 years old, health care workers, educators, child care workers, and those in the food and agriculture industry. governor newsom signed a bill to extend the california emergency paid sick leave through september giving millions of workers up to two weeks of paid sick leave for

covid related reasons. however, the bill does not exempt businesses with 25 or fewer employees. the sutter health summit hospital in oakland is being fined $155,000 after the death of a nurse from covid-19 last year. our abc news reporter matt boone spoke with nurses on the front lines about their experience over the past year not only fighting the virus but pushing for their own protection. >> reporter: at the summit hospital in oakland the nurse remembers not thinking much about the mask and protective gear as the pandemic began. >> i don't think anybody foresaw we would not have enough ppe available. >> reporter: it became a defining issue at this hospital and across the country. at summit last july one of his colleagues died after contracting covid-19. >> at that time we were not allowed to wear a mask in the

hallway and only in the patient room so the patient kept running out of the room and nurses kept getting exposed. >> reporter: cal osha has issued citations to the hospital after the death revealed safety violations but even more distressing with the loss of their own was dealing with daily patient death. >> a lot of nurses have ptsd because they saw so many patients died. >> reporter: this nurse works in the er at san leandro, at a public hospital and said over the winter surge they were inundated daily. >> it led to a lot of stress and patients coming for. they were either sitting in the emergency room for an extremely long time because we were backed up. >> reporter: as the mother of a young daughter it also transformed her home life. >> i turned my entire garage into a decontamination center. i would come home and i had

spray everywhere. i would wipe down everything before i would walk into my house to touch my family. >> reporter: there are few silver linings from the nursing perspective but he'll said there is one. >> if ever this pandemic life comes again we will be prepared. the cdc is making a major change to get more kids back in the classrooms sooner. they issued new guidance on social distancing and our abc news reporter kate larsen spoke with doctors leading the charge here in california. >> reporter: over 800 california doctors and health care providers signing is any this letter to governor newsom and the doctor recommending a change in school distancing guidelines >> we asked a change from the 4 to sick mandate to the 3 foot recommendation. >> reporter: dr. noble helped to draft the letter and rules prevent many schools from

reopening due to space limitations. the letter and cdc recommendation to reduce the spacing from 6 feet to 3 feet is based on a study out of massachusetts following k-12 students and teachers. they found no difference in covid transmissions between schools using distance versus three feet of distance. >> the collateral damage from these policies is much worse than covid itself for our population of children. we know we can keep the teacher safe in the majority are now in the process of being vaccinated. >> reporter: many teachers unions are pushing back regardless of the cdc recommendations. the oakland association said they demand six feet of distance. >> while they say it is okay to be closer we understand we have multigenerational families at home so we want to take as many precautions as possible. >> they are wrapping themselves in the flag of equity and that is so bad.

this is the least equitable thing to do the kids. >> reporter: the disease specialist for kids also signed the letter. >> minority parents, black and brown families, they want their kids to go back to school. >> reporter: newsom said they would update school guidance distancing soon. this is the final date for oakland teachers to vote on the tentative agreement with the school district and they aim to have an estimated 13,000 students returned to classrooms in april. this requires the approval of the school board and union members. the group of oakland teachers stage a protest earlier this week calling the agreement reckless unless the staff, students and families are vaccinated. the school board will cast their vote on march 31st we check in with lisa very quickly. >> good morning. it is chilly with upper 30s and the north bay as we take a live look outside with good visibility so the ball is not a factor. we start the drying trend over the weekend even though

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governor newsom is condemning the recent attacks against asian americans during a recent meeting with bay leaders and calling it out by's name. here is dan ashley with the words of the governor. >> hate, violence and bigotry, we call it out to demand ends. >> reporter: the governor's vowing to address the wave of crime against asian americans and expressing dismay over what he's seen over the last several

weeks. >> it breaks your heart and it actually infuriates i think all of us, the idea that people have to live in. because of their race or ethnicity. >> reporter: state lawmakers are pushing a bill to askto askk department of justice to track hate incidents across the state. >> it's important not to just address hate crimes but to track it and address it at root level hate incidents to stamp it out. >> reporter: there also concerned that the shooting in georgia could lead to copycat crimes in the bay area. >> we are very concerned. what happened in the atlanta area is a reminder that all of us are vulnerable at this time. >> part of building a better bay area is fighting for rafighg and social justice. we don't have all of the answers but we have a lot of resources to help you and defined your ally go to abc7news.com/take action . the seven-day test

positivity rate in california is holding steady atsteady atstt record low. the number getting tested is down and you can see the line clearly on this graph from the state. the testing site at the alameda county fairgrounds will be closed on april 1st and stanford health said the testing volume has decreased dramatically over the last two month and as a result a result focus existing resources in livermore. experts say that testing remains an important tool. >> remember we are still looking at 12% of americans being fully vaccinated main 88% of americans can still absently catch the coronavirus and spread it on to others. now was not the time to forget about testing we expect stamper said by consolidating testing they can better deploy and ramp up resources on the vaccine side. remote workers have enjoyed the benefit of not commuting during the pandemic the pandemi

may have noticed utility bills going way up. in california energy you shifting from the office to the home and our reporter louie tells us what we can do about it. >> reporter: with many office dark and people working remotely it's no surprise the user stop but residential energy use is taking a corresponding increase. pg&e says it's up reflection of more people working from home, students working remotely and learning remotely, and months during the pandemic. >> this is a great time to promote policies that encourage things like rooftop solar and energy efficiency. >> reporter: major employers continue to embrace rererere due to covid and google will ask workers to return to the office in the fall. they continue to work on the new one billion-dollar campus that could impact the energy use. however, it is believed the

conversation and conservation will continue to be policy in the valley expected would still be statements made by companies to continue to use the energy use. >> reporter: the shift shift shf energy use could get more dramatic. >> commercial energy use is not dropped as much because there still partial occupancy in the building so the lights have to be on and heating and ventilation has to be on which is big for commercial consumers. >> reporter: pg&e offers tips of turning off equipment when you are we for 20 minutes, you smart or programmable thermostats and rely on natural light whenever possible. david luiz, abc7 news. the street safety activist calls him san francisco to make golden gate park and jfk drive car free, close to drives since last april and a popular for walkers and runners to

enjoy the outdoor while safely distancing throughout the pandemic. advocates wanted to stay that way and we have rally starting at 10:00 a.m. at jfk drive and 8th avenue including sidewalk arts, and music. the question is what will the weather look like while they are out there and let's check in with our meteorologist lisa arjun. it ended up being beautiful and it was so foggy and gross yesterday. >> it did take a while. the north bay had more sun than the rest of us but now for the weekend there is something for everybody although we have a few patchy clouds. the day will trend sunny and sunnier for sure, and even warmer into sunday. as we look at the live doppler 7 right now that system was hung up from monterey to south. that big dark area over the pacific is that ridge of high pressure to keep us dry and sunny not only for the weekend but the upcoming work week. 48 on the coast in half moon bay, a cool 39 at redwood city.

menlo park looking at low 40s and for san ramon, 33 in livermore and 38 in napa. upper 30s in santa rosa and 45 in san here's a live look outside with the sunrise at 7:12 and setting at 7:21. we are clear and chilly to start with 11 hours of daylight. mainly sunny with a warmer pattern with that offshore flow underway tuesday and wednesday. it is breezy but with the recent rain we don't expect any problem with the trend for the dry weather to continue. notice we have clouds on the animation to start. throughout the afternoon it's all about sunshine. we keep it that way with the cool northwesterly wind blowing throughout the afternoon today. a bit of a warm up on sunday with numbers near an above average with mid 60s into richmond. upper 60s in concord

look at monday with highs more in the upper 60s, more widespread. here come the 70s on tuesday and wednesday with those offshore winds. we still anticipate pretty good conditions with no issuesno isss the foreseeable future. we continue to dry out and we will watch that as the trends look very dry through the month. 60 in santa clara, 59 in sunnyvale with upper 50s in san mateo. pacifica in the low 50s, downtown. in the north bay we will see 61 in santa rosa, vallejo and napa. you should see over 30 inches of rain in santa rosa, way below average by about 41% of the average. the trend continues to the spring with 59 in hayward, 60 in fremont. inland we have low 60s and not

looking for any rain in the next seven days. we could take this drying trend well beyond the seven-day. spring is arriving today in your seven whether forecast, partly cloudy breezy and warming conditions into tuesday and wednesday with that offshore flow. slightly cooler at the end of the week next weekend we could see a rebound in temperatures. it will be nice to see the sunshine. it was not so warm yesterday. >> this is the first weekend of spring, so i will take your sunshine, lisa. coming up tomorrow join us for a show of hope. the san francisco community health central provides health care for so many of our neighbors in need. this vital resource needs our support. our abc7 news anchor will host tomorrow night from 630 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and stream live on

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. good morning. we start this half-hour with a look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> welcome to spring. it arrived at 2:37 this morning. we have a sunny weekend warmer day tomorrow. the trend will continue through much of the work week. 38 at castro valley, 39 in oakland and upper 30s at napa, santa rosa with 40 and in mountain view. compared to yesterday where much colder with this drier air mass in place. 14 degrees milder in napa. we have upper elevation wind up to 30 miles an hour at mount tam with widespread frost in the north bay to clear lake as we go through the the the the t

50s moving to upper 50s and low 60s for some of you by 3:00 this afternoon. northwesterly wind at 20 miles an hour at the coast to keeping it cool and a chilly night on the way tonight with frost a possible. we will talk about the warm up and details coming up. president biden andbiden ane president harris visited georgia to meet with community leaders to offer their support after the tuesday shooting rampage left eight people dead. six of them were asian women. our abc news report christineb sloan learned new details about the victim. >> reporter: president joe biden and vice president kamala harris meeting with georgia asian lawmakers after the tuesday deadly rampage at three metro spas. >> hate must not have any safe harbor in america and a must stop. it's on all of us together to make it stop. >> the harm against anyone of us is a harm against all of us.

>> reporter: and all eight victims were killed and six of them were asian women. among them was thisthisthisthis immigrant, brandt, 51-year-old single mother to two sons and a fundraiser already garnering over $2 million for the family. in a show of support the mourners paid their respects with flowers, letters and candles. >> reporter: do you believe it was a hate crime question marks back yes, i think it was a hate crime against women and against asians. >> reporter: the murders were not yet classified as a hate crime, and outraging many. >> in the history of this country there is reluctance, inability and unwillingness to admit to systemic racism. >> reporter: authorities say it is still early in the investigation. newly released surveillance video appears to show the 21- year-old suspect, robert aaron long, walking into one of the's

balls were the took place and moments later the police were rushing in. >> everyone has the right to go to work, to go to school, to walk down the street and be safe. >> reporter: christineb sloan, abc news new york. fighting for racial and social justice is part of building a better bay area and why we invest time into stories like these. the space senator proposed a bill with the intent to revise the penal code and getting a lot of attention. critics say it would reclassify violent robberies to misdemeanors, petty theft. this is parking outrage from members of the asian american community that say this is not the idea of justice. abc news anchor diom lim is covering a number of robberies targeting agent speaking with both on the different sides of the debate. >> reporter: the new video shows this older asian woman

brutally knocked to the ground and robbed thursday afternoon. during the wave of attacks on asian americans there are concerns if the bill will pass, robbery cases like these without using deadly weapon or causing great bodily harm would be reclassified as misdemeanors. that carries a maximum of a $1000 fine and one year behind bars. concerned citizens recently held a rally in the chinatown in oakland in protest. i reached out to senator nancy skinner of berkeley champion the bill as part of a committee to revise the penal code. she issued a statement to abc7 several weeks ago said the intent is nonviolent cases of theft not being charged as felonies. her spokesperson friday referred me to a video of her and scott weiner of san francisco at a committee meeting earlier this week. >> i've seen an enormous amount of inaccurate information about this bill. if you go up to a seniora senior

shove that senior to the ground you have committed assault against that senior. if you injure that senior you could be charged with a felony. >> reporter: the asian american prosecutors association issued a statement voicing their concerns over the bill, citing my story of three men attacking and robbing an older asian man in san francisco. nancy o'malley has been a proponent of restored justice for lower-level crimes and weighing in. >> it is a mistake and would not even qualifies great bodily injury. i don't think they understand that. that is classic robbery where someone is pushed to the ground or someone is grabbed and tussled. >> reporter: when asked about the laundromat case, the senator skinner office said under 80 to the elder abuse and assault would still be considered felonies but prosecutors tell me that elder abuse and assault without

felony robbery significantly reduces prison time. the hearing on the bill is set for next month. in san francisco, diom lim, abc7 news. there has never been in san francisco to show solidarity with asians americans at portsmouth square and chinatown. organizers with the chinese progressive association call it a safe space to mourn the eight victims murdered in georgia, and to show support for those attacked in the bay area. anyone is welcome to attend and the event will be socially distant and family friendly. to the crisis at the southern border, hundreds of migrant children and teenagers are being held at the border patrol facilities for 10 days or longer, beyond the legal limit. abc news chief national correspondent has more. >> reporter: with border patrol facilities dangerous overcrowded, abc news learned

500 migrant children and teenagers has spent over 10 days in custody, well beyond the three day legal limit. many crossing like this 17-year- old and south texas says we are here searching for the american dream because in our country the violence is really bad. the homeland security secretary mac and bipartisan group of senators visited facilities here in el paso after acknowledging earlier this week the challenges ahead. >> the situation is undoubtedly difficult and we are working around the clock to manage it. >> reporter: bss bracing for surge of migrants not seen in 20 years with many going right over the wall. >> this is what's left of the rickety makeshift ladders that migrants used to get over the wall. >> reporter: most of the children in the overwhelmed order patrol facilities are forced to wait for days to transfer to the hhs shelters and texas governor greg abbott blasting that even though shelters were supposed to be designed for children.

>> we see very dangerous conditions these migrants are forced to be and whether it's lack of running water or exposure and spread of covid. >> reporter: they are deploying forces to the southern border to try to stem the flow of migrants crossing illegally. the mexican government says they're doing it primarily to try to protect the large number of children crossing into pepsico mexico and most are from central america. a major cruise liner setting selling time for the summer. where caribbean will resume cruises departing from bahamas in june and anyone under 18 must test negative for covid-19 in adults must be vaccinated. they have offered cruises to singapore and the cdc did not say when the cruises would resume in the u.s.. organizers of the

olympics have decided to banned spectators from overseas at the games this summer and the move was announced this morning. japanese leaders are concerned about the vaccine rollout which has been slow and the olympics have already been delayed due to the pandemic by year. the international olympic committee is encouraging countries to secure vaccinations for the athletes. the campaign to recall governor newsom is on the verge of qualifying on the ballot with 1.2 million signatures counted so far and 1.5 million are needed to put the issue on the ballot. officials have until april 29 to verify signatures. even if there are enough to qualify governor newsom within get six weeks to try to persuade voters to withdraw their support. if that does not happen californians could vote on the recall in november still ahead on abc7 mornings, public safety that does not involve the police. the city of oakland is making changes that could help to build a better bay area. as we take a live look

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it is the first day of spring and what is up, lisa? >> we were running dry on the rainfall and who knows what april has in store but right now sunshine with 48 in francisco, 43 in pleasanton. we are enjoying longer days and the sun up at 7:12. we will let you know with the day looks like for saturday and in the next seven days, next. a career night by andrew wiggins, helping the shorthanded warriors get a big

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larry beil with the highlights of your sports. >> good morning. the warriors are waiting for andrew wiggins to take over and dominate. the talent is clearly there and they needed it last night with steph curry out. going with 40 in memphis against the grizzlies and steph curry's out with a bruised tailbone and it's unclear when he will be back. this is like a fast break, pull it up for three and knock it down. in the second quarter this is more and a compcomp player, 25 points and andrew wiggins, so many out for the warriors and have to score knocking it down with 19 at the break. when wiggins is aggressive he can score at will. wiggins has a season hi up 40 points and you know it's going good when yvonne looney gets offensive and flipping that goal and that is mina steph curry, minus paschal and

wiseman, the warriors still stil wood, 116-103. mark jones has x-ray vision to make a save like that to be the string with 33 saves in the game. find an auto patiently waiting and the first go and 21 games and the power play and kyle clifford with the steal and we are tied up at one. they go to the shootout and beating martin jones. the sharks have one last chance to keep it going and the bank is closed and the blues win, 2- 1. the and see we are beaten by the 15 seat oral roberts. let's go to the finish with duane washington jr. and he has a chance of victory right here. it is a step back and the jumper is no good so we go into overtime. just over two minutes left and a pull-up j with oral robe

leading by six. it's the last chance for ohio state and they have to three. somebody has to make it but nobody makes it through. oral roberts for the upset, 75- 72. oregon state with the conference of champions pac-12 going for the ncaa tournament versus the five seed tennessee. zach reichel is feeling it and it's like steph curry, the classic 12-5 upset, oregon state the winner, 78-56. it is and encouraging sight for the warriors fans with klay thompson knocking down three after three, after three. you can hear him in the background yelling. like he is surprised. he is automatic. he comes off of that acl achilles injury but still has perfect form. i counted 12 in a row. we cannot wait until he is back

on the court. that is a wrap on your morning sports. have a great weekend everybody. i am larry beil . we will check in on the forecast now with meteorologist lisa argen checking the nice temperatures. >> it will feel like spring today. it is right on cue with spring arriving at 2:37 this morning. the live doppler 7 storm system yesterday very slow moving out of town from the central coast all the way down to southern california. in its wake we have high pressure, cooler temperatures and upper 30s in castro valley. 49 in oakland, 46 in san carlos, 35 in santa rosa. 46 on the shoreline. here's a nice view even with all of the damp pavement, not much ball so welcome to spring.

with a colder morning was sunny skies for the weekend. a warmer pattern will get underway slowly tomorrow. by tuesday and wednesday we have offshore wind that will help to drive temperatures, especially inland into the 70s, but with the recent rain we don't expect any problems. some of the wind could be gusting in excess of 50 miles an hour in the upper elevations. the northwesterly wind clearing out the cloud cover keeping it cool and breezy along the coast. tomorrow warmer with upper 50s, about the same as today, to mid 60s across the bay. upper 60s in concord. 71 by the delta. monday more widespread 60s, but tuesday really begins the warming trend with temperatures well above average. we will be right on into wednesday with partly cloudy skies. we will see by the end of the week. 61 today in san jose, morgan hill about the same. palo alto with cool numbers, northwesterly wind blowing at about 20 miles an hour at the coast today. 57 in san bruno and san

francisco. in the north bay ranging from 60 and san rafael. cool, nice and sunny from bodega bay and stinson beach with upper 50s. 59 in hayward and new work and 60 in castro valley, union city and fremont today. despite the sunshine and the warmer weather, we are looking at a dry seven days. looks like spring is not offering up any springtime showers this week. your accuweather 7-day forecast featuring one of the coolest days today. we warm up by four or 5 degrees away from the coast. partly cloudy breezy with the warming trend driving numbers into the 70s tuesday and wednesday. slightly cooler on thursday. friday into next week and it looks like more sunshine and feeling more like spring. public safety as part of building the better bay area in

all cities. open took a big step forward by proving the new program to send out civilian medical and mental health officials to respond to nonviolent emergency calls instead of the police. our abc7 news race and culture reporter julian glover explains how the program would work. >> reporter: 911 calls for nonviolent emergencies in mental health crises in east oakland will be met with two civilians with medical and mental health training instead of the police with badges and guns. >> a large number of 911 callers that traditionally get sent to the police involved nonviolent matters better handled by trained to be's with expertise in mental health. >> the motion passes with a vote of 8-5. >> reporter: the oakland city council voted unanimously to move forward with the pilot program and standing for the mobile assistance from you community responding for

oakland. alameda county will be contracted in the program is run by the oakland fire department using the existing 911 dispatch system. the police would be freed up to respond to more urgent 911 calls to potentially improve response time. the anti-police tear project has already seen the work in action and launched a community led program lasts summer, mental health first, offering free mental health support on the weekend when other nonpolice options were available. she sees it as a step toward fewer dangerous interaction with the police with fewer episodes. >> it is wrapping our arms around the folks in the community that have the most knee. it will have a ripple effect on what our neighborhoods and communities look like, our families. >> reporter: if successful it would be expanded to other zones. with five pairs of civilian responders presumably responding 24/7, the step toward reimagining public safety with community organization, open rising,

releasing the results on the topic. when asked if the funding should be reallocated away from oakland police. >> 65% of the people say yes. we've been talking about rhea managing reimagining public safety for a while people want to know what it will look like. >> reporter: the funds are allocated following the april council meeting and city leaders tell me that it should be hitting the ground by the summer. julian glover, abc7 news. >> if you have a story for julian reach out to him online and on tweeter, and

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