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sfusd community ager and frustration over racial divisions. prince harry hired in the pay area. the impact he is expected to make. abc 7 news starts right now. building a better bay area. for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. no matter the context it is not appropriate to call asian americans house n words or hurt the tiger mom. >> we are deeply saddened and disappointed that people in our community are using this issue as a wedge for political gain.

controversy and impassioned public comment embroiling the san francisco unified school district tonight. good evening. abc 7 news reporter kate larson has more on tonight's school board meeting filled with tension and emotion. >> i would like to reemphasize my sincere and heartfelt apologies. >> reporter: allison collins did not mention the asian american community in her one minute statement to the school board and 1,000 listening parents and students. >> i am engaging with my colleagues and working with community for the good of all children in our district. and especially black children who are often left behind. >> reporter: calls for her to resign have intensified after tweets she wrote in 2016 before elected to the school board surfaced. stereo typed language and slurs to describe the asian american community collins said they were taken out of context. the commissioners called for her to step down. >> i am not alone when i say i

do not have confidence in the commission to govern a school governor who is half api with no bias. >> reporter: meanwhile students weigh inside with their own ideas. >> i was disgusted and pained at your rhetoric, how you twisted a real problem, the lack of unity between black and asian american communities into an attack against asian americans. >> when i was going through my toughest time mrs. collins was the person who made i differently don't think she should resign and i don't think she should of apologized. >> reporter: she listened as parents expressed anger. >> for the rest of your life you will be haunted by your actions. wherever you

ed to demanding hate charges being put on long, something that at there point has not happened. jr stone, abc 7 news. part of building a better bay area is fighting for racial and social justice. we don't have all of the answers, obviously, we do have a lot of resources and we are all about this. we want to help if we can. to find your ally, go to abc7news/action. new developments, there are now four bay area counties in the state's orange tear. sanfrancisco, marin and santa clara counties joined san mateo today. increased in door capacity for restaurants and museums and other things. >> we are in the orange tier! our bowling alleys will be able to open, restaurants will be able to expand indoors, movie theaters, you can buy popcorn now at movie theaters.

>> offices will also be open at 25% capacity which should start to slowly bring the downtown area back to life. at the same time they need to keep doing their part and that means getting vaccinated, wearing masks and social distancing. >> we know there is still work to do. we don't want to see another surge. we don't want to go backwards. >> reporter: one more thing about the orange tier, orcle park goes up for giants games. >> it is part of everyone's hard work here that we made such great progress. >> reporter: the populous county is going orange, it means the famous winchester mystery house will be able to welcome more visitors. celebrating being back in business after her old spot burned down. >> you dream about something and you put it out into the atmosphere and then one day you look up and you are actually standing in your dream. so, to open up those doors it felt really, really good. >> reporter: you know she is

excite about it. and napa county could advance to orange tier as early as next week. we will keep you updated on that. we have all of our vaccine coverage in one place, easy for you to find. check out our new story breaking down the differences between the available options, that is informative. and you can look at your vaccine tracker and ask any questions that you might have. we will get you answers. happening now, a debate tonight on homeless encampments with city council considering sweeps to clear them out. the city topped removing homeless encampments because of covid-19. some officials suggest the first sanctioned temporary encampment for duration of the pandemic. relocating them that are in areas that pose a risk for public safety for example near schools, he and other councilmembers near favor of creating new rules to specify where encampments can not be located. they are discussing it tonight.

a decision is not expected this evening. help is coming to low income families in oakland. later this spring residents living below the poverty line can be part of a lottery-style guaranteed income program. 600 of the applicants will be randomly selected to receive $500 a month for 18 months. >> the majority of people who are struggling in poverty are working, are trying to do better. what we hope it will help them to sustain it long-term. >> the city is targets low income families specifically people of color. the recipients can be employed or unemployed and it is all financed by private donors. a similar program was approve inside marin county today as well. we are now learning much more about the 10 people shot and killed at this super market in boulder, colorado, i'm marcy gonzalez with the latest on the investigation and what law enforcement is now sharing about the suspect, coming up. traffic snarled for hours

on a peninsula freeway. see how this came to an end. coming up, prince harry has a new job here in the bay area. his new role transforming pain into purpose. that story after the break. . tracking the winds find out when they will relax and temperatures will rise in a big way, coming up. >> okay, sandy, thank you very much. all of that is ahead for you in just a moment but first here is a look at what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live, jimmy? >> i am the only drinking buddy you have tonight. >> all right. >> can we go? >> he is free pouring, okay. >> he is a

[music] >> what if we told you tomorrow, justice inn is taking over. time to wake up with justin bieber. >> only on "gma". george segal who appeared on "goldbergs" died today. he became one of the biggest stars in the 1970s. his famous role was in "who is afraid of virginia wolf" his wife announced he passed away after complications from by pass surgery. he was 87 years old. sons, wives, fathers, sisters, remembered tonight, their lives taken by a gunman in boulder, colorado. marcy gonzalez shares some of the details about yesterday's super market shooting.

>> reporter: the magnitude of the loss here in boulder setting in. 10 people shot and killed at this grocery store. among them 25-year-old rikki olds, 25, also denny stong. suzanne fountain and jody waters and a police officer eric talley. >> my son gave his wife to save people. he gave it all. and then he still continues. >> reporter: he was the first to respond to the chaos unfolding monday afternoon here at the king soopers. the gunman described as relentless as he started shooting in the parking lot and made his way inside. >> he went in the store. >> right down there. >> oh, my god. guys, we got people down inside of king soopers. [gunfire] >> there is an active shooter, get away. >> the police say that shooter

was 21ahmad al alivi alissa, seen here bleeding after being shot in the leg. >> he has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder. >> he came to this country when he was three had prior convictions for assault in 2017 and 2018. investigators say nothing explains why he did this. they are scouring social media posts and investigating if alissa suffer friday mental health issues, his brother telling the daily beast he believed he was paranoid. >> reporter: we are told the suspect bought an ar-style weapon a week ago. he had two guns with him during the attack here and after he finally surrendered here at the store investigators say he refused to answer any of their questions. instead, asking to speak to his mother. marcy gonzalez, abc news, boulder, colorado. and one of the

lynn murry was at king soopers working as an instashopper. we reached out to the shopper's family to offer our support resources during this unimaginably difficult time. in the north bay a report of a woman with a gun led to a lockdown at the veterans home. they spent three hours searching for her. highway patrol confirms there was no threat and the only witness was the person who called it in. three years ago a gunman entered the property and killed three people before turning the gun on himself. a bizarre incident ended with the police having to climb into a dump truck on highway 101 near the highway 92 interchange to arrest a man. a viewer shared video of this man standing on top of some sort of pile in the back of the truck. the police surrounded the truck ask it appeared he was going to give up. he then started throwing out what looks like gravel or asphalt at the officers.

they then move inside and took the man into custody. a member of the royal family is taking on a new role and right here in the bay area. prince harry was just named the new chief impact officer for san francisco bay start up. abc 7 news reporter learns that harry is focusing on advocacy and awareness for mental health. >> reporter: he stepped down from being a working member of the royal family. now prince harry is taking on a role at "better up" the san francisco-based start up, he will push the importance of mental fitness and human potential. >> we really do need a lot of help on the mental health front. we have a mental health tsunami going on right now. >> reporter: college professor and licensed psychiatrist pointing to the pandemic ongoing political divisiveness and racism and violence, services are needed and those seeking help may be drawn by harry's celebrity. >> wherever you have someone

from the royal family participate in an american business or activities or whatever you just kind of hope and pray that do it with a great deal of integrity and good ethics ethics and humility and stay in that lane and do it for good. >> reporter: harry's four key areas of focus, driving mental health advocacy and awareness. >> this partnership with the company will open the door for what we call the socialist responsible companies. >> reporter: according to this tech expert, companies that are not only looking to make a profit but trying to solve real problems. >> it is a win/win situation for the silicone valley, win/win situation for the mental services, a win/win situation for prince harry and for the company. everybody is winning here. >> reporter: unclear what a typical workday might look like for prince harry or working remotely.

tech and mental health experts agree his influence should have a great impact. in the south bay, abc 7 news. on to the weather, our meteorologist is here to give you the royal treatment with her forecast. sandy? [ laughter ] >> reporter: that is right. we are going to get rid of the wins, dan, and give you beautiful weather fit for royal the camera has been shaking all night long. it is gusty over the hills right now. gusty wupbds in the hills over -- winds in the hills overnight. it will be cooler evening and much more on thursday. let's check out the winds, 50 miles an hour. a northerly wind, a dry wind you might notice that especially if you are stuffy. 40 mile-an-hour winds, the tree pollen is not helping. here is a live look from the roof camera. flags are blowing in the wind. lower elevations not as

as it was easier. places like san jose, fairfield, 40, 43 mile-an-hour winds t has been blowing hard. here is why. high pressure over the pacific, lower pressure to the east. they come together too close and we are right in between the two. that is why we are seeing the windy conditions as a result of the winds, though, the skies are absolutely clear. live doplar 7 unfortunately not showing us any rain. we will not see any any time soon. the temperatures will be held up by the winds, we are seeing a lot of 60s from san francisco to oakland tonight it will not cool off as drastically in the areas prone to the winds now. here is a look at the hour by lower forecast. 8:00 a.m. tomorrow, winds dial back. they pick up but only near the coast in the evening as you will notice. and, then, thursday, once again, coastal areas will see the typical wind for the afternoon hours going into the evening as we head into friday. winds will pick up once again.

now, the temperatures tomorrow morning, 30s in the wind sheltered valleys, clear skies, heading into the afternoon hours it is going to be warmer, 74 fairfield, 70 vallejo, 72 in antioch, oakland, san rafael, santa rosa, 75 degrees in san francisco, once again, the winds confined to the coast tomorrow. there will be a few more extra high clouds around filtering the sunshine. now, if you are looking for rain i want to show you what is coming. thursday, more cloud cover, the temperatures are going to drop. you may see a little drizzle. that is about it. as you look here taking you through the end of the month, the pattern remains dry as high pressure is diverting the storm track to the north. the accu-weather forecast, milder tomorrow afternoon, cooler, windy, for the coast, thursday, and then we will warm it back up close to 80 degrees inland, 60s coast side, really nice looking weather into early next week. is that fit for royalty? >> it is. thank you very much, sanda.

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good evening, steph curry will be out a week with a sore tail bone, without their store they found themselves down 24 points to philly, the beast in the east. steph and seth out of action? seth with an ankle injury. the 76ers up 24 early. 15 point lead at the half. the warriors get hot. allowing worry wiseman, warriors cutting it down to 4. poole started for curry. suddenly it is a 1-point game. what a spark. 16 off of the bench. the warriors out score philly 40-21 in the 3rd. thompson loving it. up by 6. but philly recovers in the 4th, go on a 10-0 run. simmons, he had 22. ubre with a trade deadline coming up. he led the warriors with 24.

harris, beasting for the sixers late. he had 25 and the sixers pull away to win by 10, 108-98. women's ncaa tournament, fran, throwing it down pregame for top seed stanford in second round action. wilson, allusive like big brother russell, the cross over, drive, lay-up, the score, russ approves, finishing on a 19-4 run. williams for 3 of her 13. and jones, leading the way with 17. a rare miss here. cameron brink. nice. put back. stanford wins, 73-62. they advance to the sweet 16. to the nfl as a free agent williams thought you make a ton of money in a city he did not want to be in or take less to be with the 49ers, ended up getting the cash and the location, with the chiefs making a push for the all pro offensive tackle williams said he texted the coach it is decision time, the 9ers quickly came up with a six year $138

million offer followed by a trade mark shanahan face time call. >> i am on face time. [ laughter ] >> yeah, no, he loves the face time. i don't think i ever talk to him on the phone. it is always face time. we had a good talk. i went back in and ate dinner, i got my keys from valet and sat in my car and my agent was calling me telling me the deal was done. did no

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thank you for staying up with us. stay tuned for >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, anthony mackie, edgar ramirez, and music from tune-yards. and now jimmy kimmel! >> jimmy: hi, there, i'm jimmy, i'm the host. welcome, thank you. top of the almost morning to ya. happy st. patrick's day. this is interesting, it's a bit of history i didn't know. i googled st. patrick today and the first line that came back was "st. patrick wasn't actually irish." that's fake news too? [ laughter ] who the hell knew that? st. patrick is believed to have been born in scotland to roman parents. which would mean he was italian& when he was 16, he was kidnapped and taken to ireland as a slave. and then here we are today going "kiss me!