the drought is getting worse in northern california pick a local water district, now expects to vote on water restrictions today. the limits they set on outdoor activities. good morning, it is today, april 20th. we will get started with the accuweather forecast. hi, mike. >> hey, good morning reggie, jobina, kumasi, welcome back. let's take a look at what's going on with live doppler 7. we've got cloud cover out there, but it's a lot more high cloudiness than low clouds out there. so the room marine layer is not as svelte. even though the breezes are faster than they were this time yesterday, the air is just a little bit drier in the lower elevations. i mean, look at this, 2522 in concord, 21 fairfield uric right next to that, future tower showing those high clouds.

we have a slight chance of an isolated shower across the north bay. i'll show you future rater coming up your 50s and the coast in san francisco, 60s around the bay and 70s inland, breathing cooler today. reggie? for my thank you. this morning, minneapolis and the state of emergency as the world awaits a verdict in the trial over george floyd's death. the jury announced, as they prepare to start date two of deliberations. jobina is shocking from the live desk. >> cities across the country are preparing for unrest this morning ahead of a verdict that could come at any time now pick yesterday, the prosecution closed by emphasizing , george floyd was not a threat when former officer chauvin was kneeling on his neck for more than 9 minutes. chauvin's defense arguing the cause of death was drug use and heart disease. during the trial, five different medical experts took the stand to explain floyd died from a lack of oxygen. this morning, abc news chief legal analyst dan abrams is on gma, breaking down how effective each argument was. >> you have to understand, what he had been dealing with up to that point, to understand why he did what he did. the problem is, that that doesn't answer the question of

why he was doing what he did at moment three in the nine minute tape, moment six, moment eight, that's the bigger challenge. >> chauvin has pleaded not guilty to murder and manslaughter charges. minnesota's governor has deployed 2000 national guard troops to be on standby. once a verdict is reached, other cities across the country, including oakland and san francisco, are also preparing for the possibility of protest. reggie? string thanks, jobina. we will bleeding you delivery of the verdict, right here on abc7 news and the abc7 bay area connected tv app. download it now for roku, fire tv, apple tv and android tv. johnson & johnson had suffered another major setback with the covid-19 vaccine. the maryland plant has temporarily stopped production, at the request of government regulators. the fda is looking into a mistake at that facility, that led to the disposal of millions

of doses. this comes less than a week after the vaccine was pause, to investigate possible links to a rare blood clotting disorder. but we need a booster shot after we are fully vaccinated? that is a question that our vaccine team went to experts to get answers. ucsf infectious disease dr. monica gandhi says the key to deciding whether a booster shot is needed is to monitor people who are vaccinated. researchers need to determine if a variant can penetrate the vaccine. >> anyone who received the vaccine shot in the vaccine trials actually receive them in the summer. july 2020. we are not seeing breakthrough infections, even in the setting of surges and persistent cases in the united states. >> dr. gandhi says it's not looking like boosters will be necessary, both pfizer and moderna plan to have them on the market by the end of the year. researchers at stanford are working on a new covid-19 vaccine. the hoping it'll help fight

the pandemic in the world. abc9 7 news reporter liz peña a start of the vaccine team get she explains how this vaccine would work. >> reporter: the war against covid-19 has unleashed a new generation of cutting-edge vaccines. some, using generic code to turn our own self into tiny vaccine factories. but in the years to come, some researchers believe an old- school approach may help get more vaccines applies to countries that need them. >> many developing countries have yet to see a single dose. that reflects the inequity. >> to help ridge the gap, colleagues of the university of washington have begun experimenting with what's known as a subunit vaccine. platform implores a fragment or antigen, from a dead sample of the virus, to trigger an immune response. he says, the technique is one of the most common in the world. >> vaccines have been administered to hundreds and millions, if not billions of people worldwide.

and in fact, they represent one of the main kinds of vaccines. for example, they have titus v, diphtheria, tetanus, diphtheria and so on. >> reporter: to make it more effective against covid-19, they are adding helpers, known as adjuvants, that influence how the immune system reacts. along with collaborators at the university of washington, they tested roughly five in a nonhuman primate study, including one, that seemed to help neutralize a south african strain of covid. if they are successful, they believe the subunit vaccine could be more easily distributed vote globally, since it doesn't require a deep cold freezer or other special handling's. >> that's where i think the vaccine such as this have really an important contribution to make. >> reporter: at stanford, liz peña, abc7 news. we are following the latest covid-19 vaccine updates, for help finding appointment openings, or if you have

questions, just go to abc7news.com/vaccine , and you will find a spot to submit questions to the abc7 team. water restrictions could be on the way in marin county. today, the water agency is to become the first in the bay area to enact mandatory water restrictions amid worsening drought conditions. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield joining us more on this. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hi, good morning, kumasi. these residence at marin county could be first in the bay area to be told to use less water. that would include only being allowed to water outdoor areas once a week. here is what the situation looks like. up in the north bay, lake sonoma, the water level is already down 40 feet. the water should be near the top of the concrete pilings under the bridge. locals say, they have never seen at this low, this early in the season. water officials think this will probably surprise some bay area residents who have been focused on other issues this past year. >> last year was a very low

rainville year also come about with covid, understandably, people were not paying attention. we were paying attention, water managers all over the state were paying attention. but, you know, it's understandable that people are a bit distracted. but we really need for them to pay attention this year. >> reporter: marin county is looking at banning residents from washing their cars, filling their swimming pools, and only watering outdoors once a week. this would apply to 200,000 residents of central and south marin. the vote is expected today, with water officials saying, they are looking at taking this action, because this is the driest they have seen it in 90 years. people could be fined up to $250 for violating water restrictions. live in mill valley, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. thank you, amy. still ahead, push to cut down on pollution, making a comeback. the legislation that's returning to the congressional floor.

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all right, let's take a look at our temperatures for today, as we look at a pretty clear sky over south bay, 44 to 51, not much of a change there 7:00. notice only 50s and 60s for most of us today, as the breezes will continue to temper the heat we dealt with over the weekend. and for some of us, even

yesterday, now here's a look at the air quality, it'll be good to moderate, which is healthy for all of us come all the way through friday. cd areas shaded? that is lake county, northern napa and northern solano county's. that's where we have the best chance of a thunderstorm today. here's a look at future radar, starting a 7:00 this morning, late this afternoon through the early evening hours, you can see a few rogue showers popping up in the area. if it does, maybe a brief downpour and small hail. better chance for all of us getting rain this weekend. i will have that coming up, here is trenton with the commute. good morning, everyone. we will begin here with a new crash that we are following in the east bay here. it is going to be on westbound 4 at willow pass road and bay pointe. due to the slowdown on the map, but we don't have any other details coming in from the chp right now. bringing you a live picture of the san mateo bridge, definitely busy there. high wind advisory in effect. we also have a high wind advisory for the bay bridge. and it does look like metering lights are on, but chp has not given us the alert yet. so if for some reason they are

on and you are out there and you hear this, let me know because it does look like it, but there are no notifications. giving you an overall look of the bay area here, we do have a high wind advisory. also issued for the venetia bridge, reggie and kumasi. thank you, jobina. tiger king netflix series has made an impression on congress. the new measure senators are in the process of drafting. and the haunting home improvements going on at disneyland, what's changed on this popular ride. as we head to break, let's take a live look outside right now, as we

only on abc seven news, new video shows the moment a father is held at gunpoint in his own driveway in concord. police say the suspect appeared to follow the family home from lunch in walnut creek. so look at the video. you can see that a black car pulled up behind the blue truck, this is around 2:00 on

sunday afternoon. moments after the man's son and wife go inside, a man with what appears to be a gun walks up to the father and demand his watch. howard dion lynn spoke with the sun. he said he never expected this to happen in concord. he shared this warning for the community. >> being aware of surroundings, i think i told my mom, and told my whole family, like make sure you are not being followed. and like it's kind of crazy because, kind of our neighborhood, our area, it's not something we usually have to worry about. >> concord police confirmed the same vehicle was used in a similar incident, targeting women in oakley earlier that same day. they don't believe that this incident is racially investigators are asking anyone with information to please reach out. happening today, the green new deal, making it return to the congressional floor. democratic senator ed markey of massachusetts and representative alexandria cosco cortez of new york say they are

going to reintroduce this legislation this morning. we don't know yet how this version is going to differ from the 2019 bill that died in the gop controlled senate. the original said the u.s. on the path to help the planet reach zero emissions by the year 2050. a bipartisan group of senators are now taking on the world of big sanctuaries and private zoos. the big cat public safety act cites last year's tiger king series on netflix. the group of senators saying, the show highlighted the alarming conditions that private facilities across the country. this bill would ban the owning of lions and tigers, by unlicensed individuals, and it would also ban any interaction ic h younger cubs apple is holding its first product launch of 2021 today. they are calling it spring- loaded. apple is inspected to show off an updated ipad pro with a faster processor, and has iv support. some analyst believe tagsbelievs

be introduced. this is a bluetooth locator that attaches to and helps you find things, like your keys, wallet, or laptop. the event starts at 10:00 this morning on apple's website. it's on the youtube channel and apple tv as well. the movie version of downton abbey is getting a sequel. there returning for a second film, which is set for theaters this christmas. cameras are already rolling on a screenplay by the creator and academy award winner.award winn. the first movie, based on the long-running british series was released in 2019, bringing in $194 million at the box office. marble is giving us a first look at its >> it's time for you to take your place by my side. >> it's my time. >> that's not going to

>> this drop yesterday. the movie hits theaters in september, based on a comic book series about a martial arts expert living in san francisco. and you can see it right there, glances of the city and the trailer. even an action scene on a muni bus. this is marvel's first movie about an asian superhero marvel is owned by disney, also the parent company of abc7. >> yes. >> exciting. >> i'm really excited about this. >> mike, i don't know a lot about comic books. like i don't even know really the main characters everyone has heard of, have you heard of this character before? >> no, i'm not a big comic book person at all. it'll be new to me, what makes it exciting. i thought covina is in it. i always like that. >> okay as if we need another reason, i'm trying to figure out when it's coming out so i can be ready. >> right. right. all right. let us know. us know.

let's take a look at what's going on. we are looking at walnut creek. you can see as we look south, there are low clouds pushing across, looks like they are trying to reach into the east bay. they won't last very long, about 50 there. south southeast wind up to 10 miles per hour. here's a look at oakland. you can see the whole low cloud and high clouds will be dominant as we head into the afternoon hours. a little breeze blowing out of the southwest up to 14 and about 51 near the colosseum. there is a double huddle header today, 3:30 and the second game is at 7:00. partly cloudy, breezy cooling continues today. that the change in the forecast, possible across the north bay. rain looking more likely sunday. here's a look at an area of high pressure and low pressure. as long as they are that close to each other and the breezes are going to ramp up, and it'll import cooler air mass. before mid to upper 60s for most of us. same thing, low to mid 60s, below average on the peninsula. mid 50s along the coast, upper

50s in downtown south san francisco. i feel like you are getting cheated, supposed to be 63 and sunny and relatively common san francisco this time of the year. low to mid 70s with our best r. chance of those thunderstorms. 64 to 66 along the . and in the san ramon valley to livermore, the tri-valley if you will, 68 while every else is in the low to mid 70s. tonight, you can see the cloud cover more numerous, more fog in the north bay, 40s to around 50. saturday evening, storm approaches, light rain. it becomes moderate as we head through sunday, and then it turned over to just some showers as we head into monday. i mean, it's a pretty healthy storm even though it is a 1. we will talk more about it coming up. today all the way through friday, temperatures about the same, maybe a slight bit of warming tomorrow without the fast breezes of today. look at those temperatures sunday, barely in the 50s and 60s. can't wait to show you how much rain, coming up next. back to you. thank you. good morning america coming up in seven right here on abc7. >> gingers the has a look at what's ahead. for my good morning reggie and kumasi, great to be with you

this morning. we are bracing for a verdict, all eyes are on minneapolis, where the jury is set to start deliberating for a second day. who are the jurors that are deciding the former officer's fate? and when can we expect a decision in the george floyd case? also, how can you talk to your kids about all of it? all about the j.j. vaccine, cdc revealing a handful of new cases without vaccine of severe side effects, what they'll mean for the pause of those doses. how you can navigate the new at-home rapid covid test, how accurate are they? which one would be best for your family, and what do they cost? plus the one and only whipping up something special in the kitchen this morning, guess what?

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all right, welcome back. as promised, i want to show you this. this is so promising itself. this amount of rain out of an april storm, and this is all going to fall mainly sunday. anywhere from one third to

nearly 3/4 of an inch of rain is possible out of the storm. that would be so nice if that happened. here's how potentially cold it could be, while it's raining. most of us in the mid to upper 50s, few of us may squeak out some 60s, quite a change from last weekend, kumasi. thank you, mike. former vice president walter mondale has died. he had a long career in politics, starring as the attorney general for minnesota. he represented the state and the senate, beforesenate, before so he could serve as vp under jimmy carter. he also ran for president in 1984, accepting the democratic party's nomination at muscogee center. the family announced his death in a statement, but did not reveal a cause. he was 93. the san francisco is not expected to look like this for 420 day. the annual celebration on hippie hill has been canceled, and the city is telling people to please stay home. crews put up fences around robin williams meadow in golden gate park. this is the second year 4/20 has been canceled because of

endemic restrictions on large gatherings. former oakland a's manager tony lowers the and his family are severing ties, the east bay animal bay rescue. they started 30 years 20's wife from the animal rescue foundation board of directors. they sound of the group after he corralled a stray cat from the oakland coliseum, during a game. the family wrote, they hope this move will, quote, prompt renewed focus on careful stewardship of the foundation and its mission, and until we see significant change, we are stepping away from it and will dedicate our passion, time and resources to aid other animal welfare organizations. we contacted them. they did not address the concerns raised by the family. fashion designer diane von furstenberg has launched a new line with h&m. they are known for bold prints and patterns. h&m is now selling more than 30 items from blanket, to candles, and her style. the collection launched last

week and it's being sold online. >> you won't see those colors of the haunted mansion, although there are hair-raising new improvements to the disneyland attraction. has a ghostly glow up. when the park reopened april 30th, haunted mansion writers will be greeted by a new landscape for the dearly departed pets outside. new draperies, carpet, and fresh wallpaper can be seen in and around the estate. and one of the original paintings you see here from the portrait gallery is now making a return with new special effects. the haunted mansion spent the last year undergoing renovations. that portrait is of a woman who you watch age from a beautiful young woman into something a bit more senior. >> seasoned. >> season. that's a good way to put it. next at 6:30, one bay area county hoping the state will say yes to yellow.to yellow.to l

prep underway for the next era reopening. and the future of the outdoor mask mandate. local doctors weighing in on if it still necessar

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building a better bay area, moving forward, finding finding solutions, this is abc7 news. >> now at six:30, jury deliberations have resumed this morning in the trial of the officer charged with killing george floyd. a look at the closing arguments that'll help them decide derek chauvin state. i actually identified and her tweets actually resonated with me. >> a former san francisco school board member was stripped of her title after controversial tweets resurfaced. this morning, we are hearing from her supporters. marin county prepares to enter the less restrictive yellow tier, but appears there's still some hesitancy,

when it comes to customers wanting to be inside.be inside.. that morning, everybody. it is today, april 20th. before we get to those stories, we want to check in with mike for a look at the forecast. hi, mike. >> hi, kumasi. glad you are back. hi, ready. hi, everybody. there's a slight difference in our forecast for today, and that's a small chance of some thunderstorms in lake, northern napa, and northern solano counties. that is during the afternoon hours. a rogue thunderstorm as possible, otherwise, the big story is even faster breezes today, and even cooler conditions. look at this, 15 to 25 miles per hour from places like oakland and hayward to concord, fairfield, sfo, and also half moon bay. you can see the camera bouncing there on mount tam. temperatures, look at this, barely 70s in the north and inland east bay. the rest of us in the 50s and 60s, a little bit cooler than average. we will take a look at future radar for today, and a better

chance of a soaking storm sunday, coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. kumasi? developing news this morning, day two of jury deliberations have just started in the trial of derek chauvin. the national guard has been deployed in minneapolis in anticipation of a verdict. abc news reporter in minneapolis with what we are expecting to see today. >> reporter: good morning. this is the moment. the jury has all the information they will ever need and now we wait. but as we're waiting, right here in minneapolis, and cities all across the country preparing for possible unrest. the prosecution made their closing argument clear. >> this wasn't policing. this was murder. >> reporter: prosecutor steve slicer telling jurors, george floyd was not a threat. >> just a human, just a man. lying on the pavement, being pressed upon, desperately crying out. >> reporter: defense attorney eric nelson taking nearly 3 hours for his closing arguments. >> a reasonable police officer would in fact take into consideration the previous 16 minutes and 59 seconds.

the experience with that subject, the struggle that they death. >> the failure of the state experts to acknowledge any possibility, any possibility at all that any of these other factors in any way contributed to mr. floyd's death, defies medical science. >> reporter: while the nation await the verdict, cities all across the country prepare for possible unrest. >> here in minneapolis, 2000 national guard members are on standby and the governor has ohio and nebraska.and nebraska.e abc news, minneapolis. oakland is bracing for potential protests, following the chauvin verdict. buildings in the city are still boarded-up from the weekend, when vandals broke away from peaceful protest and broke windows and set fires. city officials are working on plans to prevent any possible violence in response to the verdict, and to provide a

designated space for demonstrations. we will bring you a complete live coverage of the trial, including the delivery of the verdict. you can watch it right here on abc7 news and on our abc7 bay area connected tv out. download it now on your roku, fire tv, apple tv, or android tv. congressman kevin mccarthy says he plans to introduce a resolution to california representative maxine waters pickets over comments that the congresswoman made last weekend. waters was in minnesota, protesting the death of daunte wright, who was shot and killed by police. she told reporters, quote, we've got to get more confrontational. we've got to make sure that they know we mean business. mccarthy, a republican, says that is breaking the law and inciting violence. there are new details this morning about how a u.s. capitol police officer died, one day after the january insurrection. the washington dc medical examiner says officer brian sick nick suffered two strokes and died of natural causes. he was sprayed with a chemical

substance during the riot, but there were no signs of an allergic reaction. this ruling will make it difficult for prosecutors to pursue homicide charges in the officer's death. today, marin county could change colors into the only bay area county in the yellow tier. that is big news, symbolically. in practice, it might be more. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is in mill valley this morning. >> reporter: i know, i think you've got a good point there, ready. it's not a question of can you go inside these businesses anymore, it's the question of, do you want to? some businesses finding even in that year they are in, they are not filling up. people just aren't going inside. businesses are telling us, they are finding that people like to be outside for now. the big winner in the yellow tier will be bars they will finally be allowed to let people inside, and not be required to serve them food. but the concern i■s, this ounds better than it is, that people

won't be rushing in, to get a drink inside a bar. some bars that serve food have already been allowed to let in some people and they are finding that it hasn't lived up to their surpby how limited people desire to come inside was. >> people get close to each other in a bar.a bar.a bar. >> reporter: now the yellow tier will also let jim's welcome and more people, going from 25% capacity to 50%, but many gems that we have visited throughout this time period have not been seen the 25% capacity yet. people to start rushing back indoors, they like to be outside. they just feel safer outside. restaurant capacity will not change in the yellow, it'll stay at 50%at 50%at 50%at 50% announcement is expected later this afternoon. reporting live in mill valley, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> we will be watching, amy, thank you.

in north bay, several groups have come together to open a covid-19 vaccination center, to serve latino residents. the clinic is at the law loose the center, off gregor street and highway 12 in sonoma. it'll target latino residents who make up a disproportionate number of the counties covid-19 cases. that clinic is open from 1:00 to 7:00 on tuesdays, thursdays, and sundays. you can contact them for appointment. happening today, a california court will hear arguments in a lawsuit, claiming governor newsom abused his powers during the pandemic. republican assembly members james gallagher of yuba city and kevin kiley of rockland will make their case, before the court of appeals. they are hoping for the same rolling that a lower court made in november. that court determined that governor newsom overstepped his authority by changing state law through executive order. today's arguments start a 9:00. with more people in the state becoming fully vaccinated, there's questions now about how ally

need to wear masks, should that mandate really stick around in the state? right now, you are required to wear a mask. if you are outdoors, not able to socially distance. more than 30% of californians are fully vaccinated. even bay area health experts are divided about whether we should still be wearing masks outside. >> i think as we get up into the 60% of people fully vaccinated, we can start to consider it. >> there's been a lot of data, especially over, to be fair, over the last six months, that show is the risk of outdoor transmission is very low. >> we reached out to the states department of public health. they seem to indicate, there won't be any masked changes until the june 15th scheduled reopening date. coming up, a staffing shortage in the bay area, restaurants looking to hire as we bounce back from the extra incentive many are offering, in hopes of attracting new employees. you are taking alive look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. another update on how the markets are doing, next. it's a vaccination vacation. one country offering torres a covid-19 shot as an extra bonus for visiting. >> this is an interesting

story. before we get to that, we want to check in on our commute now with jobina. hi, thank you so much. good morning, reggie and kumasi. we will begin with alive look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on at 6:28. is packed, high wind advisory for the bay bridge, venetia bridge and san mateo bridge. moving over now, south bay, checking out san completely air-conditioned in the south bay, but we do have a couple of problem spots to talk about. first in bay point, the cross we were following on westbound 4 at willow pass road has cleared. you can see the class traffic is backed up past pittsburgh. speeds down to 27 miles per hour. that's all because it's in the commute direction. and also again, bringing you an overall look of the plot toll plaza, because who doesn't want to see that backup, mike, that gives me anxiety just seen that, jobina. oh, my goodness.

on my side of town, it's definitely getting worse, traffic in the afternoon. we have fewer low cloud but more high clouds over san francisco, their uniform. 47 to 49 if you are stepping out right now. most of us in the mid to upper 40s, we have 42 apollo also and 55 in pittsburgh, 58 union city for some slightly warmer temperatures. they won't change between now and 7:00. dress the kids accordingly, plus know there's a little bit of a wind chill in the air, because of the breeze. look at those temperatures, in the 50s at 11:00, 50s and 60s, that is it i 3:00. definitely cooler for outdoor activities after school. as far as the commute goes, it'll be breezy all day on the water and some of our bridges. but for the most part, it's going to be in okay commute, weather-wise, other than a few stray thunderstorms possible up north bay. pollan will be running high and it will be blowing around cedar, juniper, open oak sycamore. lakeport, clear lake, middleton, all the way down to vacaville and north any sort, that is where we have the best chance of an isolated

thunderstorm or two. you can watch them pop up in the upper part of your screen and had felt and fall apart as we head into the evening hours. but heavier rain for all of us this weekend, you bet. it is coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. i will have that. first, i will leave you with a look at more temperatures around the bay area, sponsored by visit california. this california family is on the job. helping our state's recovery. you see, by keeping their vacation in california, they are supporting our local businesses and communities. so you could say, every juice box enjoyed on our beaches is also bringing nourishment to our state's economy. that's the taste of recovery. calling all californians, keep your vacation here, and help our state get back to work.

the man charged in the 1996 disappearance of cal poly student kristen smart denied any involvement in the crime.

paul florez is charged with killing smart during an attempted tran13. his father is accused of helping hide her body. both men pleaded not guilty in court yesterday. a judge ordered paul florez held without bail, his father's bell will be determined at a later hearing. smart remains have not been found. president biden will be meeting with the congressional hispanic caucus today. the lawmakers are expected to confront biden directly, on immigration and hispanic representation in the administration. will also be addressing vaccine distribution in hispanic communities. the meeting comes days after the menstruation said the president does not feel the situation of the southern border is a crisis. a caravan of bay area activists took their mission to san diego. they are raising awareness about the crisis at the southern border. over 1400 migrant children are being housed at the san diego convention center. that is where a rally with speeches, songs, and prayers took place yesterday.

activists say it's important to help young migrants heal from their trauma. >> they have left situations of poverty, of corruption, of violence. and so we need to welcome them, and we need to make them feel whole. that'll take resources, and that all take care. >> san francisco supervisors walton, ronan and haney were part of the caravathe caravathea the san francisco unified school district has had its fair share of controversy over the past year. most recently, with school board member allison collins, and her tweets, some view as anti-asian. for the first time, we are hearing from asian american supporters of collins, and the woman who found those explosive tweets. jobina, i know you spoke with all of them. >> i did, ready. my report on thion thion thion i minutes long, and includes critical details. so i'm sharing with you right

now is a preview of what you will hear. silver background, collins was not a board member when she tweeted that many asian americans use, quote, white supremacist thinking to assimilate and get ahead.". she said the tweets were in response to asian american kids at san francisco middle school harassing a latino student. she was stripped of her vice president position and committee assignments, then she sued the district and her colleagues. i talked with some of her asian american supporters who say, changes at lowell high school are why the tweets were circulated by the group, working to recall collins and other board members. in february, the school board voted to removed the process, for a lottery system to increase diversity. collins is a vocal supporter. >> there several times i was so frustrated, because race relations were not addressed. >> they were not racist. i think they could've been worded more tactfully, but she was in such a, such a of pain and i could see exactly where she's coming from. >> just the screenshots, it's

really taking advantage of the pain of asian americans now. >> she discovered those tweets. she told me, she dug them up, after hearing a rumor that someone on the school board thought there were too many asians at lowell high school. also accused of using language carrying anti-black rhetoric on line. we found evidence of that as well. she does respond to those accusations, and you can see her reaction and much more, including how the lottery system is already impacting demographic numbers at lowell, for this upcoming school year. that's all available on abc7news.com, and that abc7 news app. reggie? i watch the whole thing, jobina. very interesting. thank you. bay area restaurants are facing a hiring hurtle, as the pandemic holds, many laid-off workers left the region. now the restaurants reopening, owners are facing major staffing shortages. some say they are raising wages and adding benefits, in hopes of attracting new employees.

a small labor pool means restaurants may take longer to reopen, and some businesses may be forced to shut down permanently. now for your morning money report, some south bay shops artist imagining the way they do business, and could be a blueprint for post pandemic world. micro retail spaces have been operating in san pedro square in san jose. each storefront is only a couple hundred square feet, but it gives home-based or newer entrepreneurs a chance to build financial security, and to revitalize public spaces. >> you can come into a lot of problems, and your business may not make it, but with a micro space, you can test the out. >> the san jose downtown association said plans are already underway, to consider adding more micro retailers in the near future.near future.nea. let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange as training get underway this morning. you can see we are down right

now by about 115 points. this morning, the ceo of game stop is preparing to step down. george sterman took over the struggling company in 2019. he is accepted to be replaced by ryan coleman, the ceo of online pet supply company, chewy. executives from amazon have been other recent hires, analysts expect going to focus on training game stop into an e- commerce company. from apple is now agreeing to let the right wing social media platform back onto the website. most major tech platforms banned parler in january for unregulated, far right hate speech, and ties to the deadly cws capital. in a letter to congress, cupertino-based apple said they have been insubstantial conversations with parler come on how to moderate hate speech and incitement. this morning, it appears facebook is aggressively expanding into the audio space. facebook just announced a direct competitor to the clubhouse app, which has been getting big buzz in the social media world. the feature called live audio

rooms will be tested this summer. users will be able to record and share the conversations on certain topics. eventually, letting them charge others to listen in on the chat room. the u.s. state department is expected to issue travel warnings this week, telling americans not to visit nearly 80% of the globe. agency said the guidance will better align with cdc advisories. the guidance is intended to stop people from traveling to countries seeing spikes in covid-19 cases. that move would put about 130 countries at the highest travel advisory level level level leve don't go there. >> a popular travel spot now turning into a vaccination destination. the maldives,maldives,maldi, meca because of the crystal clear water. now they want to be known for the 3v's, visit, vaccinate, vacation. island nation plans offer covid- 19 vaccines to visitors. the travel trend could be coming to u.s.. alaska is proposing to start

offering vaccines at four major airports. >> you come to visit alaska, you get a shot. we will have things set up at the airport and we will help you out. it's probably another good reason to come to the state of alaska this summer. >> officials say there's plenty of vaccines to go around, but the proposal still needs to be approved by state legislators. in nevada, 57,000 visitors have received vaccines. >> that's interesting. i mean, unless you are getting the johnson & johnson, which right now, you can't, you still need to get a second dose, right? >> staying for three weeks? >> just going to stay the whole time? >> yes. >> i guess you could do that. you could do that. >> you could. would have to get a job, but yeah, you could. here's a look at what's going on from the exploratory and. gorgeous start to the morning. thanks for joining us.

another look at what's going on this morning from the south bay, about 49 degrees and a light breeze out of the south at about 7. definitely more early sunshine today. at least in some areas, like the south bay, it'll be partly cloudy with mimi high clouds this afternoon. faster and cooler breezes, so we continue to trend down that slope. low cloud increase, low fog in north bay. willis highs will be on the rainy sunday this weekend. mid to upper 60s in the south bay, 66 in san jose, advertise about 70 today. 60 to 65 on the peninsula. mid 50s along the coast, and only upper 50s, that is cooler than average for downtown, south san francisco. 16 san rafael, low to mid 70s through the north bay. don't forget that isolated chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon. 64 to 66 along these bay shore. the tri-valley in the upper 60s, while the rest of her inland east bay neighborhood in the low to mid 70s. tonight, you can see more cloud cover out there, fog up in the north bay and mid-40s to around 50 degrees. jump ahead to saturday evening, and into sunday, look healthy s

light to moderate rain that's going to hit us sunday with some showers left over monday, and if these rainfall totals pan out, this is fantastic, one third to nearly 3/4 of an inch of rain as possible on our coldest day. it is a 1 on the storm impact scale. temperatures will be slightly warmer tomorrow, thanks to calmer conditions. that'll continue through friday, breezy and cooler saturday, then find the umbrella for sunday. kumasi, reggie? thank you, mike. oakland is delivering the brand- new opening of facilities located in brooklyn basin, along the oakland waterfront. two buildings have combined 211 units for seniors and low income residents. a one bedroom apartment is renting between $500 and $1200 a month. and there is a final touch added to each of the buildings. they now proudly display a youth art collection from oakland students. california's tired of being

cooped up, but that doesn't mean they want to jump back in their cars when the pandemic is over. university of southern california survey found that more than 30% of telecommuters would rather continue working from home every day, if they have a choice. nearly 30% say they would like to work from home at least two days a week, while just more than 20% said 3 to 4 days a week would be fine. 18% say they want to head back to the office full-time. see how that goes. more theaters are starting to reopen across the country, but the pandemic has changed the industry forever. >> ticket sales down 80% in 2020, a lot of production companies switched to direct streaming. that means streaming services will play a major role in this year's oscars. netflix has more than 35 nominations. that is the most for any streaming service. amazon studios brought in a notable 12 knobs. the question now is, will there be enough in person tickets sold to save theaters? >> i think there is an appetite for hollywood to find a

solution, where streamers and the beers can coexist. >> possible solutions are being tested. warner bros. is releasing all of its 2021 movies on hbo max, on the same day they premiere in theaters. >> you can watch the oscars live right here on abc7. it's already happening, this sunday at 5:00 pm. here's where you can get your hands on someone kind celebrity memorabilia for a price. clothes, art, autograph, all of that, auctioned off. the money will go to the actors fund. and out fit from bruce springsteen and i down worn by dolly parton, expecting to bring in $2000 each. crystal encrusted shoes from cher and i stayed worn beaded shirt from neil diamond will both raise hundreds of dollars. the auction is happening on april 28th. >> is there something you would really want from a celebrity, what's your number one?

>> i don't know, maybe something vintage. if tina turner had an outfit or issues or something i could put on and sashay around the house. >> did you watch a movie? >> not yet. >> o, kumasi. make sure you have some time back >> really? >> repair your self a nice snack, you know what i'm saying? >> i'm going to go through it? >> you are going to go through it. >> i started the undoing. >> that's a good one too. you need popcorn for that one. coming up next, seven things you need to know today. >> you can watch all our newscast live and on-demand through the abc7 bay area connected tv outcome available for apple tv, android tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. download the app now and you can start streaming. as we head

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it is 6:57. if you are just joining us, here's the seven things to know this morning. number one, jury deliberations are once again underway this morning in the derek chauvin

trial. we will have live coverage of any verdict right here on abc7 news and on our abc7 bay area connected tv app. number two, maryland plant has temporarily stopped production of johnson & johnson covid-19 vaccine. the fda is looking into a mistake at the facility that comes less than a week after distribution was pause to investigate a handful of cases of a rare blood clotting disorder. number three, today marin county could become the first bay area county to move to the yellow tier. that would mean bars can open indoors at 25% capacity. restaurant engines can operate at 50% capacity. number four, san francisco won't like this today. the annual 4/20annual 4/20annua0 hippie hill have been canceled, because of the pandemic. actually it will look like this, because it's being fenced off and no one is there. city officials warn people to stay away. number five, here's a look at oakland, san francisco, and san jose. about the same as yesterday, but look at concord, redwood city, san rafael. 6 to 12 degrees cooler.

that'll be breezy everywhere today. number six, we have three slow spots this morning, first at the bay bridge toll plaza, high wind advisory here too, moving over to bay pointe, recovering from a crash there. you can see speed are down to around 27 miles per hour. then all the way down encinal as well, slow bone, slow down on southbound 680. disneyland is opening in just 10 days, and we are getting a look at some of the improvements that are being made to the haunted mansion. there is new landscape, new draperies, carpet, wallpaper, and you will also see a painting from the original portrait gallery with some new special-effects. disney is the parent company of abc7. >> i have a quick question, is this the haunted mansion with eddie murphy and raven? >> it is that mansion. the one i once watched on a united flight and fell asleep jobina, it is not their best. >> i me know, when she did superstition. >> okay, okay, okay.

>> have you ever watched this? i can't tell. >> i say yes for nostalgia. >> the extraction is still good morning, america. derek chauvin's fate in the hands of a jury this morning. day two of deliberations getting underway in the trial of the former police officer charged with murdering george floyd after powerful closing arguments. >> the truth of the matter is that the reason george floyd is dead is because mr. chauvin's heart was too small. >> mr. chauvin should be found not guilty on all counts. >> what we know this morning about the jurors as the nation braces for their verdict. overnight, hundreds of protesters surrounding the courthouse demanding justice. thousands of national guardsmen deployed in minneapolis. the governor declaring a state of emergency. we're there live this morning. another setback for the johnson & johnson vaccine. the cdc investigating a handful