police officer charged in george floyd's death. abc news legal analyst dan abrams talks about what could go down the courtroom. heartache and pain for east bay family. they are demanding justice after a man was killed by police. where the investigation stands this morning. no more distance learning for some northbay students, starting today. imagery schools in one district reopening five days a week. good morning, everybody. it is monday, march 29th. we want to start off with a oft high, we have some thoughts. devastating to his ability in the northbay, less than an eighth of a mile in places around santa rosa. is slipping southward. look at this, nevada and marin would. it could continue to slip to the south as we have a little bit of a northerly wind.

it's not a very fast wind, but it's enough that it will keep pushing itself. we will keep an eye on this and eventually the san francisco bay and see if it move that far south before dissipating, of course, right after the morning commute. look at these temperatures this afternoon. 58 at half moon bay, and upper 60s in san francisco and oakland, san mateo, palo alto. 70 around fremont and richmond, low to average, just not quite as warm as it was thursday and wednesday, possibly even warmer. i will see you in a bit with that, reggie? thank you. we are about an hour away from one of the biggest trials in recent memory. opening statements began this morning. the former minneapolis police officer is charged with killing george floyd last memorial day. at the live desk with what we can expect with this month-long trial. >> this may be one of the largest social movements in u.s. history. 10 months later, former police officer derek chauvin will stand trial. he was seen on video kneeling

on floyd's neck as he lay on the street facedown for nearly 10 minutes. derek chauvin faces manslaughter and second and 3rd degree murder charges. not guil all of them. abc news chief legal analyst dan abrams talked about what each side will argue on gma today. >> prosecutors are clearly going to focus on the videos and the videos. they are going to say, this wasn't just a violation of police protocol. they are going to say this was in an intentional salon assault on george floyd. the defense will focus on something almost completely different here. he will say, look at what was in his system. sentinel, other drugs. will talk about his underlying heart condition. >> extreme measures are being taken to keep this trial covid safe. the entire courtroom has been modeled to ensure social distancing. that includes spacing of the jury and installing plexiglass petitions. only a few people will be allowed inside to witness the trial, including one member of

floyd's family each day, reggie. >> jobina, thank you. we will have life cover of the trial starting around 7:15 this morning. opening statements from both the prosecution and defense. you can watch it live right here on abc7 or you can stream on our connected tv off, available on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and android tv. just search for abc7 bay area and you can download it for free. for my family and friends of a man killed by danville police are demanding justice. they held a march yesterday ls s shot anewha earlier this mont police say wilson pulled out a knife and was advancing toward whole, while being questioned. wilson's family says an independent witness disputes the officers account. nnounced the families john plan to sue officer hall in the denver police department. >> the question is, even if there really were a knife, what did he do with the knife, and

that he in fact cause danger, the officer had de-escalated the situation. >> investigators at the district attorney's office are reviewing this incident. he also shot and killed a man while on duty in 2018. he has been a police officer for more than seven years. if you are currently eligible to receive a covid-19 vaccine, you should probably make an appointment as soon as possible, to avoid the rush, when the eligibility extends. in contra costa county, that could happen as soon as this week. the county says, it expects to open up appointments to everyone 16 and up, and just the ic ahd liforn'smene. state plans toigibilit anne on thursdawh anne 16 or older can sign up. the question now, our local counties ready for the rush? do they have enough supply? we are taking a closer look at that coming up in our next half hour. from alameda and napa counties are excited to find out tomorrow if they will move from

red deer to the orange here. you see that san francisco, marin, santa clara county, and san mateo are now in the orange tier , so that allows more businesses to reopen with restrictions and increases indoor capacity limits. a major forward in reopening schools. their opening for elementaries five days a week. abc7 reporter is joining us live from coleman elementary school with what this means for distance learning, matt? >> reporter: well, kumasi, for students experiencing that zoom fatigue, that will become a thing of the past as they move away from distance learning and they bring students back to campus five days a week for pretty much all saelemta scdog some form of in person hybrid learning since november, when they moved to that model, dividing students into cohorts with afternoon and the mornings dividing it between in-person

instructn, without any s of dian learninge afternoon. superintendent jim says the district has not had any campus coronavirus transmissions so far. they still plan to comply with all cdc recommended safety guidelines, and they plan to have the desks spaced at least four feet apart. in the cases where that is not possible, classes will be held in libraries and other large rooms on campus. in total, that is about 2700 students making the transition. however, about 10% of students who opted out will still be able to learabout school students in the area, they actually transition finally to an in person hybrid model earlier this month. but for now, they are going to stick to that model, because the secondary schools haven't been able to get as far in this

process as the elementary schools have so far. reporting live this morning in san rafael, matt boone, abc7 news. >> thank you, matt. we will be watching that. tomorrow, students will be returning to oakland class for the first time. k through second grade students were allowed to choose whether they would go into school or not. teachers are also allowed to decide between on-site and remote learning work and at this point, only about one third of teachers have chosen to go back to the classroom. that means some schools won't have enough teachers to open back up. oakland schools are closed today for cesar chavez day. for maximum corporate >> reporter: employees are returning to sanford cisco today. they are opening their brand- new office, in the mission bay 0 capacity and this is done on a voluntary basis. employees will have to wear masks, be socially distanced, and use daily health cleanings that include temperature checks. office workers are allowed to

work remotely until september 13th. you can see where your county stands anytime, just had to abc7news.com to find our exclusive reopening tracking tool . we are updating each county as we get new information. still ahead, senator dianne feinstein makes her mark on california history. the political mark she hit yesterday. cleanup beginning in nashville, a look at the wild weather in the south come to the state of emergency. and if you want something beautiful to look at this morning, check out the full moon. it doesn't set until:49 this morning. we will talk about some

the mayor of nashville has declared a state of emergency after record-breaking rainfall that left parts of the city underwater. the torrential rains flooded homes, at least one church in

rhodes, at least four people were killed and more than 130 people had to be rescued. >> they received more than 7 inches of rain over the past 48 hours. now that is the second highest today rainfall total in our history. in indiana, a 40-year-olda d was killed when severe thunderstorms toppled a massive tree. witnesses say he was trying to escape the storm. and then these aerial images show just some of the damage in east texas i'm aware roofs ripped off and snapped trees. so sad seeing that. i wanted to show you what we could do with doppler radar. we can estimate how much rain fell. you can see light right or wrong interstate 40, all the way from nashville to cookeville, you have areas ranging from 9 to 10 inches of rain in a 48 hour period. the law that officials said it was officially 7 at

other areas received more. that is why they had so much flooding. it is so sad. low to mid 40s through most of the south bay. we do have 40 in san jose and los altos hills. right now, most of us in the mid to upper 40s until we get to north bay, upper 30s to low 40s. as far as the activity planner, other than allergies, another great day to be outside with breezes picking up a little bit in the afternoon, but not really getting aggressive until the overnight hours. there is the full moon, as you can see from mount hammon, there is a look at the high tree pollen and high uv index. not only today, but also tomorrow and wednesday. more on that warm weather coming up in accuweather seven- day forecast. thank you, good morning, everyone. we have a crush on the bay bridge i'm following right now. had that anyone is going to be thon re wnto 10 miles per hour, but they pick right up once you get past the crash, because you can see live here from now or south beach camera, it is really light as you make your

if you look off in the distance, you can almost make out the red flashing light there. that is the emergency crew that is on the scene. is at least one lane blocked right now. because of that crash, metering lights came on at the day bridge, much earlier than usual at 5:58. the other thing i want mention, fog in the north bay. if you are traveling along 101, especially through nevada, marin wood and san rafael, heads up on that low visibility. also happening today, enforcement officers will be stepping up patrols on market street. market street went car free along the two-mile stretch, between the embarcadero and dennis avenue. a few months before the pandemic, that means no private vehicles, including rideshare or food delivery drivers this week. you can expect a warning if you break the rule, but eventually, officers will be issuing tickets, reggie? >> we've been warned, thanks, jobina. dianne feinstein is now the longest-serving ate y. -year-old has been in office for more than 10,300 days. that breaks the record, set back in the 1940s. feinstein has said she is committed to serving out the

rest of her term, which ends in january of 2025. in a statement, the senator said she is, quote, proud that i have been able to make real change during her years in office. still ahead, the warm super moon. we will explain what you are seeing if you look up in the sky. after a trip to china, the world health organization talks about how the

the world health organization says the covid-19 virus likely originated from animals. that is according to a new report from the associated press. jobina at the live desk with the new information we're learning this morning. jobina? >> they obtained a draft from the report from w.h.o. and researchers in china concluded transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario.

that means the virus likely did come from bats, but may have been transmitted to humans through a second animal. however, researchersstl keth th- 19 leaked from a lab, a popular conspiracy theory, that has been on the internet. report is based largely on a visit by 18, a w.h.o. team of international experts to wuhan. researchers propose further investigation into every area, except the lab week report. thank you, there was a somber prayer vigil for families impacted by violence, including those affected by the violence against asian americans. several oaken pastors led a vigil at the park they also had prayers for the families of the victims of the mass shootings in georgia and in colorado. a rallying cry to end racism this weekthis weekthis wk

across the bay area came together to denounce violence against aapi communities. the asian american christian collaborative organizer this rally in san francisco. and brought together the faith- based organizations that are no longer staying silent. church members say they are reaching out to senior citizens who have been targeted in several recent attacks. >> we are trying to be there and show up for them, so that they feel not scared to step out of their homes. >> on the peninsula, about 400 people marched to stop a in violence. a crowd came together to call for justice and equal rights for all. you can see another rally that happened for asian americans and pacific islanders in berkeley. a group of seventh graders organize this youth arising rally. is started at these aquatic parks, where attendees listened to speakers with messages of empowerment. then they marched to the pedestrians than of the bay bridge, holding up banners and signs. to help find your ally and build a better bay area, go to abc7news.com/take action.

in the south bay, a historic apartment building is putting down roots avenue address. abc7 was in san jose as the cruise moved the apartment yesterday. you could see the building on this big dolly, about 900 feet away to the new home. now it's located at the corner of fourth and reed street. habitat for humanity plans to refurbish the 111-year-old building and converted into affordable housing. one woman says it was worth the trip from menlo park to see this happen. >> it's a wonderful thing on all sorts of levels, preserving our wonderful old building, it is going to go to good use. everybody got together to work this out. it's just a win, win, win. >> this time-lapse video shows the building being backed into its new lot. the whole process took about three hours. san francisco says we are going to move a house and san jose says we are going to move a whole apartment building, now what? >> i will

>> that seems to happen a lot in san francisco, more so than anywhere else i have ever lived, we just, let's just pick up a house and move it over there. >> i had never heard of that. >> right, right? okay. i mean i've seen tornadoes do it. but not, you know, us actually do it. yeah. hey, guys, we have a tree outside. hopefully from our camera you can see the full moon on there. this is called the full worm moon. it sounds kind of gross but it's really not. it's just native americans ticethat duringistime of the year, march, when the ground started to fall, the earthworms returned. to there you go, full worm moon. let's talk about what's going on, strong wind coming our way later about 1000 feet, wind advisory 8:00 this evening through 10:00 tomorrow. it is going to be a noisy night up in our hills and mountains.

and places like moraga and toward boulder creek and st. helena, some of those areas. up to 55 miles per hour. so it could be some power outages. so make sure you charge everything before you go to bed tonight and lock everything down if you don't want it blown away. right now, it is pretty quiet, 3 to 4 mile-per-hour wind along the embarcadero. we look toward the day bridge and sunshine. even at the coast where we were a little cloudy yesterday, cooler, thanks to a northerly breeze coming in behind a dry cold fronts, windy and clear tonight, 40s and 50s. it'll be milder than this morning and highs will drop dramatically, nearly 20 degrees cooler this weekend than wednesday and thursday when we will have 70s and 80s. here is your cold front coming through. unfortunately was right in the middle of that orange, which is very dry air. no rain out of this one. 69 to 72 in the south bay today. 66 to 68 spread on the peninsula. ron day along the coast, upper 50s there with mid 60s around downtown, south san francisco,

sausalito. 71 to 74 as we go to the northbay valley's. along these bay shore, 66 to 70 is the spread around oaken with 69. we have about 71 open. around this date, look at that, 81 in fresno, 94 in palm springs. pump the brakes on the heat just a little bit. 56 today in tahoe, that is warmer than average. the all the green? that is where the winds will be around 1000 feet.00 feet.00 fee. we will have upper 40s to low 50s. all right, accuweather seven- day forecast, wednesday and thursday really stick out, don't they? 80s away from the coast and 70s along the coast, but then look at easter sunday, 54 to 62, what a dramatic drop. possibly some rain that night. kumasi, reggie? thank you for coming up, look at the controversial shoes by lil nasx that take human blood. girl scout cookies and praise for the record number of

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can't get enough full worm moon this morning. here's the way it looks from east bay health,. it's kind of pretty the way it's reflecting off a relatively call me this morning. east bay hills right now, that's about it, that's going to get today. look at these temperatures, about 1 to 9 to 9 to than yesterday. but still, a little bit above average with those mid 60s to mid 70s. look at this rebounded tuesday, 70s all around the bay, to 80s inland and it gets warmer wednesday and thursday. mid 70s to kumasi? >> thank you, mike. girl scout cookie season is ending. last day to buy is this wednesday. a san bernardino girl scout hold the new record this

morning. eight-year-old lily has sold more boxes of girl scout cookies than anybody else. the total, 32,000 boxes. during the pandemic, the previous record was 26,000, and the brownie and the girl scout rings made the sales by setting up a stand outside of her house in southern california. >> i thought, wow. i never knew i could do that. and it just meant so much to me, to see all of that, see that huge number. that is like the biggest number i have ever seen. >> yes, lily. >> she is so cute. >> right? so here is the most amazing part, lily is a cancer survivor. she wants to donate the proceeds for childhood cancer research. good job, lily. >> way to go, love her. new at 6:00, we all know the devil wears prada, right? but the devil wears nike? rapper and singer will tran 16 lil nas x is releasing satan's

shoes, they include a drop of real human shoes shoes air bubble. they provided their blood from mischief. the group collaborated with lil nas x for the design using nike air max 97's. now nike is making it very clear, it is their shoe, but this whole blood thing, they have no part of it. they do not have any collaboration with lil nas x. so of course they are selling 666 pairs of these at $1018, which is a reference to a bible verse which has something to do with the stunned, i really don't know. but i do know that he released a new video, and boy is it getting a lot of attention because of this. so, you want press, you got it. >> you got it and people about it will buy those shoes. >> have you seen the video?

>> do i need to see the video? >> make sure you are emotionally prepared. >> my spirit is high this morning and i will leave it at that. >> i did run to it this morning and i got that beat. next, new protocol you can expect when some big amusement parks reopening california this week. also some good news for people who are waiting to

building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. > now at 6:30, the trial of the officer killed george floyd, less than an hour. what we can expect in court over the next month. it is going to be a huge

rush. >> to, local counties preparing for a lot more people trying to get their shots soon, and one may be ahead of states schedule. plus, the return of full- time interest in learning. the local district giving it a go this morning. >> in morning, everybody. we made it to monday, it is march 29th and we want to check in with mike for the forecast. hi, mike. good morning, kumasi, reggie, hi, everybody. let's take a look at the fog. waking up on this monday morning with fog, as if monday's aren't bad enough, it is pretty sick sick around santa rosa, that is the reporting station that says it is less than a quarter of a mile right now. some of it is slipping across highway 37 from nevada, heading toward napa and american canyon in vallejo. it's about a mile visibility there. that'll continue sliding to the south, southwest. with a light breeze out there, it'll dissipate as we get through the morning commute. look at these temperatures, 58 at the coast to about 74 inland. still warmer than average, but

nothing like wednesday and thursday. coming up, even warmer than this weekend, reggie, kumasi? rolling out vaccines to larger groups on thursday, the state is allowing anyone 50 and up to get a shot. two weeks after that, payments will open up to anyone over the age of 16. counties like santa clara are concerned they will not have enough vaccine. they are projected 58,000 doses on monday, the number that is not even close to the number of people who qualify thursday. >> the number of people in our county between 50 and 64, where we are now, is 400,000 people. meantime, contra costa county has been vaccinating those 50 and older and they are gearing up to vaccinate those six teen and older later this u.s. experts say that we could h be heading for a fourth surge. instead of a return to the pandemic normalcy. jobina fortson from the live desk, this is not what we want to hear.

>> not at all. one year after becoming the epicenter of the pandemic, new york and new jersey have the highest infection rates. the uptick is being blamed on relaxed restrictions and an increase in travel. experts say the spread of the more contagious variants of the virus are contributing to the variant first identified in the uk, as likely to become dominant. >> a lot of the spread is happening among younger people in the 19 to 29 range. that is the group that is moving around, kind of relaxing and getting infected. >> experts say it's not time to relax yet. they say we need to continue wearing masks, avoiding crowds, and holding off on travel. at least until more people are vaccinated, especially in areas with rising case counts. kumasi? thank you, joe bena. a new mobile vaccine clinic, he will be joined by health county experts and the ceo of bloomenergy practice comes after bloomenergy built a large

extent testing back in december. expect to learn details about that clinic at a press conference at 10:00 this morning. you can find all of our boxing stories in one place, abc7news.com/take action. here, you can submit questions come up on the latest headlines, and share stories with your friends. marin county increasing efforts to detect covid-19 variance, that is according to the marin independent journal. the county is aiming for 2 to 4% of positive samples in marin sequences, to determine if infections are from three concerning variance, identified in the uk, south africa, and brazil. santa clara county last week identified the bay area's first known case from the p1 variant, which is the one from brazil. san rafael city schools getting rid of distant learning and bring back elementary school students to the classroom five days a week. today marks the first day of that new schedule. education and part of the focus here, to build a better bay area, and abc7 news reporter matt boone as live for us, hi, matt breen. >> reporter: good morning, reggie. big change out here in san

rafael for pre-k through fourth grade students, their first monday back on campus in school since the ic began more than a year ago. san rafael elementary school district has had some form of in person hybrid learning since last november. that is when amp m model, where one cohort would come to school four days a week in the morning, then do distance learning in the afternoon, while another group did the opposite. this new schedule gets rid of any of that asynchronous learning, and will have students on campus for 4 1/2 hours a day. not as much as normal times, but still more than they had before. there will be some distance learning for extracurricular courses, like art and music. about one 2700 students will be making this transition, about 10% of the student body will remain at home, during distance learning. the district says, desks will be spaced about four feet apart. classes will have

students inside, anything that requires more space will be moved to places like the library or the cafeteria, to ensure social distancing. another thing that is on their mind, it is spring break coming up. they are worried about the potential for any outbany outbab after the holidays, because as we have seen before, cases do sometimes spike. they're telling families, stay- at-home. don't travel out of the state and certainly don't have any in person gatherings that could then lead to an outbreak that would jeopardize this new learning schedule. reporting live this morning in reporting live this morning in san rafael, matt boonematt boone opening atentsour arbegiintrial of former minn he is facing murder charges in the death of george floyd. floyd family attorney, ben crump, spoke just after 6:00 am about what the trial means. >> today starts a landmark trial. that would be a referendum on how far america has come in

for all. >> abc news reporter has more on what to expect once the trial starts this morning.this . >> reporter: this morning, a city and a nation still reeling. >> our community has endured a great deal of trauma and pain and stress and frustration and anger. >> reporter: last memorial day, a video from my standards captured that minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, who was white, kneekneekneekneee george floyd's neck, as he lays on the street facedown for more than 9 minutes and 20 seconds, according to documents. a rally for george floyd hosted by reverend al aron ear,not just show been on trial. it's united states ability to deal with police account ability on trial. >> reporter: one of the largest

in u.s. history. now 10 months later, the former police officer will stand trial. derek chauvin is facing manslaughter, second and 3rd degree murder charges, he pleaded not guilty to all of them. this morning, they will begin listening to opening statements. >> whether or not it's derek chauvin that caused the death of george floyd. >> covid-19 restrictions making the trial look like no other, plexiglass, jurors sitting six feet apart, eight of the 14 expected to be seated, self identify as white, six people of color. once the trial begins, one member of floyd family will be in court each day. the family's attorney telling exriencelans for >>afy net video over and over again. they are going to hear them assassinate the character of george floyd. >> reporter: there will be heightened security throughout the entire trial, all four officers, they've been fired and this trial is affected to last a month. abc news, minneapolis.news, min.

abc news will be airing the opening statements from both the prosecution and defense. the coverage is inspected to begin at 7:00 this morning. you can watch live right here on abc7 or strain on our connected tv out. you can find on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and android tv by searching abc7 bay area and downloading it for free. for my cabin now, massive container ship locking one of the world's busiest waterways is finally free. the officials say evergreen is on the move, after being stuck in the ground for nearly a week. the 200,000 ton vessel was blocking hundreds of other cargo ships from passing through the canal, costing global shipping millions of dollars. progress was finally made overnight, when crews were to get the ship from the high tide. still ahead, a deep dive into the clean beauty trend, and what it really means when the products you use are labeled organic, clean, and

natural pics >> reporter: taking a live look right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange up this morning by about 11 points. an update on how the markets are due next. for streaming, screening for covid the forecast. >> let's take a look at some neighborhood temperatures, and how we should dress as we head out the door this monday morning. back to work on the back to school for a lot dirty seven half moon bay, that is where the thickest fog is right now. mid to upper 40s, more reminiscent than what you are going to find on the peninsula side, until you get to redwood city and menlo park. 39 degrees. dress warm there. 50 right now in oakland, 48 in san jose. 47 in san ramon, 37 in napa with the fog and 38 in santa rosa with thick fog alfog alfogl doesn't that look absolutely gorgeous from the exploratory and this morning? a light breeze out over the bay. it'll pick up a little bit during the evening commute, so will the breezes, but they are

be cool this morning, but countable this afternoon on mass transit. there is a full moon from the east bay hills camera. temperatures will run in the 50s along the coast today, 60 to 64, the lunch temperature around the bay and inland. 68 to 71 4:00. mid 60s with the breeze picking up at about 7:00. good news, today, tomorrow and wednesday, air quality is going to remain good, even with those super warm temperatures coming wednesday, near record high temperatures wednesday. we will have that coming up. let's get over to talk about that commute. still seeing some issues, jobina? >> i am, it's more so a back up in the situation good morning, everyone. from the crash we were following on the bay bridge has technically cleared, so west town 80 at the center encourages moving again, but we do have a backup in the area, as you can tell from the sensors. it is not too bad as you make your way into the tunnel. the tunnel itself, hopefully we can get the tunnel back here. this is a look at the caltrans camera. there we go.

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a southern california amusement park is reopening this week. six flags, magic mountain, will be reopening on thursday. people who enter the park will have to have their temperatures checked and if you have a high temperature, you have to go through a secondary screening, where emts will assess you. guest will also be separated by physical distancing markers, and you have to wear a mask at all times. the park will only be open at 15% capacity. six flags discoveredags discovei layhill will also open thursday. to develop and on plans to bring ck san diego co ey havanu

since 2019. this year, they will kick off november 26th, the day after thanksgiving. basically, they are hoping that by that holiday weekend, covid restrictions will have easy enough to allow for these large- scale public gatherings. comic con will be a three-day event at the san diego convention center. capacity limits are still being ironed out. stromectol the people in spain took part in a new covid screening process, to see if they can prevent outbreaks at large events. 5000 music lovers took a same- day antigen test, before concerts in barcelona on saturday. those with a negative result received a code on their phone, validating their ticket that night. everyone was allowed to mix freely, but they had to wear a mask. > your mornmoney gnl for space ering siair bnan ai are being the pandemic insight, will say that people

are looking summer trips earlier than usual. shares of air bnb are up more than 20%. this year, after 2020s successful initial public offering and vrbo is off to its best start in a year and a quarter century. let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange, as trading gets underway this morning. we are down at this point by about six points. the story goes, in 2013, nike lost out on the chance to renew an old horseman deal with stefan curry after nike official mispronounced his name. chris alvarez reports, curry is starring in new commercials that explore the topic of his name. >> it's the same for everyone. no haggling and no pressure ever. any other questions, stephen? >> stefan. >> stephen. peanut stefan. >> we talk about your commercial on these tv days, stephen versus stefan. >> you like it? >> i like it.

do you like it. >> i love it. having a little fun with something that's been a problem since i was a kid and my name is mispronounced even to this day. so still working on it. >> it's stephen. >> i first asked him about his new line of car commercials in february. a few weeks later, he tweeted some outtakes. >> they are taking kids in the league to their schotheir schoto that led to a deeper dive of his skills in previous tv commercials. >> how much fun were commercials? >> bring out the bacon, dad. >> he had a starring role with his brother, seth, and dad, del, with working ads in the 90s. >> my lines have picked up tremendously. that's big. >> reporter: that was then. >> what's it like to be like you? >> you really got to want it. >> reporter: this is now. >> taking half shot courts,

they are not worth more points. >> that's what you think. onscreen presence. >> reporter: if they can only get that name thing figured out. >> stephen. >> that's cute.that's cute.that. there is a new trend you may see in the beauty aisle, it's called clean beauty. companies say they are seeing fewer company goals, fewer chemicals in their products. organic products need to be certified, which goes through a rigorous testing. clean and natural productsnatur looked after by the fda. the fda only regulates drugs and things that could influence the structure and the function of the skin. board certified dermatologist includes ingredients to look out for. >> the other clean beauty no-no i like to call out our essential oils. when used across the face, they can make acne a lot worse. they can even create fungal reactions across the face as

well. that's an important one to try to avoid. >> experts say a good way to test products is use them on the inside of your wrist for a few days, to see if you have an allergic reaction. a new major league baseball season is kicking off this week, and the a's opening day is thursday. if you want to go, you do have to buy your tickets in advance. you can't walk up and buy your ticket. all fans have to wear masks, and they will be seated in pods, at least six feet away from other households. food and drink will be delivered to your seat. state rules discourage fans from, quote, yelling, singing, chanting, or booing. you just sit there and clap i guess. this morning, a sign that spring is here, drone video captured over the weekend shows yellow wildflowers that have bloomed at the hills of napa valley. flowers are bringing in an ice pop of color to the valley as spring unfolds. there is flower fields and patches in napa valley that are open to visit anna but if you do go, you are asked to be

respectful and not to cut the flowers or trample them. so pretty. >> please be kind. be >> yes. >> your pictures are cute but not that cute >> not at the expense of the flowers. >> that's right. stak owar intact, absolutely. that's gorgeous, i love this time of the year, with the explosion of color. is going to continue this week. we have a warm temperatures near record warmth wednesday and thursday afternoon. kumasi and reggie , we blessed to work this shift those two days so you can enjoy some of that warmth. here's a look at what's going on the east bay health camera, you can take a nap in the sunshine. 48 as we look back to the full worm moon this morning. winds aren't fast right now but they will be later tonight. here's a look from the roof

camera, you can see how clean and clear it is right now. it'll be sunny today, cooler breezes coming. it'll be windy tonight with milder lows and big drops in temperatures this weekend. live doppler seven, pretty quiet. cold front pushing through, quietly right now.t now. no rain but once again on the backside, the breeze picks up and we hold chapters 6 to 9 to 72 in the south bay. about 66 to 68 on the peninsula. look at the coast, the fastest wins are there. temperatures in the upper 50s, mid 60s downtown, san francisco, sausalito. to the north bay valleys along east bayshore, about 67 to 70. still comfortable. 71 to 74 in our east bay valleys. if you will be out tonight, will be really accountable along the coast with 50s and wind. we are still in the 60s and 70s there 6:00. mid to upper 60s at 7:00, and barely getting down to the low 60s at 8:00, that is also the winds picking up then. temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s tonight, except for

in our hills as you saw the green there. that is where 50s will be, but that's also where the dangerous winds from 8:00 this evening, 10:00 tomorrow morning, lock everything down, charge everything in case you lose power. my accuweather seven-day forecast, there you go, wednesday and thursday, near record highs with 70s along the coast, 80s for the rest of us. nearly 20 degrees cooler by easter sunday, with rain possible that night. reggie? thank you. the faa and ntsb are looking into what caused the plaintiff power lines in watsonville. the single engine plane crashed near the valley high school yesterday. it sparked a small fire, but that was quickly put out. two people were inside but nobody got hurt. >> reporter: united airlines is fly nonstop between san francisco and new york's jfk airport. the airline just relaunch the service after six years, and for some reason, they are dancing at the departure gate to celebrate. united consolidated all of the sfo transcontinental flights across the hudson and newark, new jersey. if you say it fast enough,

sounds like new york, but trust and believe it is not. the panama created an opportunity for united to move back to jfk with flights from sfo and lax. that's because other airlines left jfk will reduce our schedules. on the peninsula, volunteers are helping to pick up ppe and pacifica. this was trash that was at the beach yesterday. volunteers found masks, gloves, sanitary webs, lot of single- use plastics, because so many of us are now eating takeout. supervisor david campos and a lot of it ends up in the ocean, or in storm drains, where it can be deadly to see birds. >> we want people to continue to wear their masks, but at the same time, people need to dispose of them properly. >> there is one, two, three, four, five, just from these two rep volunteers. and justin about two minutes of time. iclipthe raps from those mask more than 30

volunteers build 20 buckets of trash. san francisco's ocean beach was turned into a canvas. the earth skip art experience ventured out yesterday afternoon, and the team shared the video of its previous projects, and you can see how the sand is basically transformed into intricate works. the organizer explained the process to abc7. >> we come together and we tap into our creativity. we create large-scale together. the focus really is on connecting to our intuition, having spontaneous creative flow. everything is temporary. the project was done with rakes, as you can see. don't go out looking for it, because it is probably disappeared in high tide. national attention for her showstopping performance at president biden's inauguration, now amanda gorman has a new book. >> somehow we have weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken, but simply

unfinished. >> she has turned her famous poem, the hill we climbed, into a special edition book. this morning, she told gma's robin roberts, her journey has been a dream come true. >> so oily. and just gone through so much, because i keep running my hands over it to remind myself, it is real. is almost like a teddy bear to me now. it's been such a huge dream of mine, to be published and to have this type of work, to be available to people. >> the we climb is available to everyone starting tomorrow. >> and i just after this weekend, i'm excited about living my very best life? >> you always are. >> i know, but it's something about the sun shining. i was outside. i'm like, there is so much to do now. >> there is. i'm looking forward to it. really anything that opens up, i'm like, count me there. i will be there. even if that is something i ordinarily wouldn't do or like. >> just to be out, it was

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it is 6:58 if you are just joining us, here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, the trial begins this morning for former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. he is charged with murder in the killing of george floyd. abc news will have live coverage of the trial, starting around 7:15. number two, finafinafina officials say the massive container ship is on the move, once again. the ship was blocking one of the world's busiest waterways for nearly a week. number three, san rafael is saying goodbye to remote learning. today marks the start of full- time in person learning, for 2700 elementary and middle school students in the

district. number four, uber is opening for mission bay. capaci and a voluntary basis. employees can work remotely until september 13th. number five, fogg is overtaking north bay and some of that is slipping across the san pablo bay into the san francisco bay. it will be gone after 9:00 and temperatures, a little bit cooler today. meds the pcs mid 60s to mid 70s. live in emeryville, traffic is backed up to berkeley, and it's because metering light came on early at the bay bridge toll plaza at 5:58 due to a crash on the bridge that has cleared, but traffic will be slow. look at this, number seven, a high-tech facemask concept is closer to becoming reality. razor announced plans to manufacture a reusable light infused n95 mask. a built-in microphone and a speaker for vice projection , and it is transparent.

>> oh, can i sound like darth vader? >> i still don't good morning, america. the trial begins in minneapolis this morning. as derek chauvin, the former police officer, stands accused of murdering george floyd. that video seen around the world, sparking a racial reckoning and calls for police reform. [ chanting ] >> this morning, what we know about the jurors who will decide his fate, and how both sides plan to fight it out in court as the entire nation watches. deadly flooding emergency. parts of nashville underwater. the dangerous rushing waters and the worst flooding in more than a decade, leading to more than 130 rescues. we're tracking the new threats. fourth wave fears. the urgent warning as covid cases spike in nearly half the country.