vehicle. sources tell us road rage is likely to blame. 25-year-old juan garcia was arrested in the shooting that left ransom dead 12 hours after the fatal shot was fired. ransom was driving his honda northbound along the highway in oakland in the fast lane south of oak street when garcia, in a black lexus, drove along the small shoulder to ransom and partially in the lane. we have tried to map it out here. authorities say when the vehicles were side-by-side, garcia fired one shot at ransom, striking him in the head and proving to be fatal. ransom's vehicle crossed all lanes of traffic and crashed into the cement wall. we talked with ransom's best friend, who spoke highly of gene, saying he was a star basketball in the 1970's and is

in the cal athletics hall of fame. he said ransom was involved in athletes united for peace, a local nonprofit working to combat violence in berkeley, oakland and richmond. he was a community leader and an icon. as for the motive, sources only say it is likely road rage, but they are not expanding on that. after the shot was fired, detectives say garcia drove off and was arrested the next day in san francisco. garcia is behind bars right now. back to you. kristen: now to the latest covid-19 developments. daily cases reported in the u.s. are below 300,000 for the first time this year. experts warn levels are still much higher than previous surges. larry: omicron's subvariant is increasing and accounts for 3.6% of new u.s. cases while the original strain accounts for 96%. kristen: governor newsom is

expected to sign let just laois and -- signed legislation requiring employers to give -- give workers two weeks paid time off or covid. california will remove the indoor mask mandate for vaccinated residents next week. dustin dorsey spoke with doctors to answer questions ahead of february 15. >> it is the sign many of us have been looking for, and eve xing -- an easing of covid mandates. california will no longer require mask use in most indoor settings for people who are vaccinated. >> people are happy that we are in the right direction and moving in that way, but a lot of nerves. >> this dr. thinks many will keep masks on for now, and that might not be a bad thing. ask if we can be left with one cultural relic from the pandemic, during times of bad

respiratory viruses going around, pull out the mask to protect ourselves and our neighbors. >> things are looking good and it will be the first time californians haven't been required to wear masks since december. california has seen a 65% drop in cases in recent weeks. >> so far so good. crossing our fingers this is it, but we never know with covid. >> that is why some doctors believe mask mandates may return to protect the workforce and prevent stressing the health care system. this doctor says she would like to see nationwide metrics set to reinforce any future mandates. >> metrics, objective criteria, get us to points where it is not political, it is about safety and makes us all understand and not think it is arbitrary. >> she suggests things like icu and hospital capacity. she believes it is safe to remove the mandate and like when other countries changed

restrictions, she think the mandate reversal is a reward for decisions residents made to get here. >> they said we would like to tell you the vaccines work, and in a way, we are rewarding you for keeping, getting vaccinated, by showing that the omicron wave, we got through it better because we have higher immunity. thank you californians, here is your reward. >> who knew normal life would sound so great? dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. larry: an inside look at a covid-19 unit on the central coast. salinas valley memorial hospital tells us their staff is treating more covid patients than any other hospital in monterey county. and icu nurse says they see mostly on vaccinated patients, and some are asking for treatments that haven't proven to be effective. >> this can be avoided if patients would get vaccinated. our patients come to us terrified, scared, gasping for breath, wanting us to do

everything we can to save their lives were saved the life of their loved one. family members, begging us to save their family members. but the time to do everything is before you are admitted to the hospital. they are begging us for drugs that aren't effective treatments. things like ivermectin, those aren't things that actually treat covid. they have been proven not to treat covid. >> we aren't participating in some sort of conspiracy. we want to do what is best for you. if those medications worked we would happily give them to you. we want you to get better. we want you to walk out of here a whole person. we don't want to see anybody suffer. larry: monterey county reports a total of 82 covid-19 patients in hospitals. 82% of residents five end up have had at least one vaccine dose. kristen: our vaccine team is here to answer your questions.

head to abc7news.com/vaccine and click on the big blue box to submit your question. larry: tonight, the oakland unified school board is set to vote on a plan to close, merge or shrink or than a dozen schools. some board members say it is necessary to balance the budget, but teachers, parents and students protested the plan. the board vice president said he and the director will propose changes including postponing some closures, removing other schools from the closure list. tonight's meeting will start at 5:00 p.m. kristen: the tenderloin neighborhood has been among the city's worst for crime, drug dealing and homelessness. it has been that way for generations, but in our effort to build a better bay area, we ask, can the neighborhood turn around? we are embarking on a project to tell the stories of the people who live and work in the tenderloin. the city has opened a linkage center to help, but as liz

kreutz found out, not everybody is behind the center. she joins us to talk about that. >> the biggest question many people have right now is, why is the center seemingly allowing open drug use at the site? several photos have surfaced showing this happening. a group of local moms who have lost children to drug addiction are speaking out against this. they say allowing the drug use will further enable the addiction. in the heart of san francisco, the linkage center has intensified the debate over how to address the drug epidemic. a group of mothers gathered over the weekend to protest the site, which they say may only worsen the crisis. >> it was three moms raising awareness that there is drug dealing going on in what is supposed to be a safe place, and there is open drug use in the linkage center. that is what we are protesting. >> michelle is a mom who lost her son to an opioid overdose in 2019. he was 18, a student at sonoma

state. she is part of a group called mobs -- moms against drug deaths. they spoke out after seeing photos like this one. it shows someone using drugs inside the site. >> a safe injection site can't be inside the linkage center. there need to be two different centers. >> we went to the center, but we weren't allowed inside and couldn't see past the barriers. the site opened last month after the mayor declared a state of emergency in the tenderloin. it is meant to connect people dealing with drug abuse with short and long-term resources. supporters say it will help addicts recover and clean up the streets, but others are skeptical. x enabling doesn't help anybody. it just doesn't work. >> this is another mother in michelle's group. she asked us not to show her face as her son is addicted to fentanyl, homeless and living in the tenderloin. she decided to stop ringing him food, blankets and money like

she had been from time to time. she realized she was enabling him and she is worried the linkage site will do that. >> you have to quit enabling them. giving them everything they need, why would i ever leave? kristen: we reached out to the city for comment. we asked them if they are allowing drug use at the site. we got a statement from the department of public health that suggests they are, or they are not stopping from people from using drugs. they said, we are committed to creating a safe on welcoming space for people who use drugs and don't use drugs because we serve many people who use drugs, we designed staffing and set up to allow guests to be observed for safety at all times while respecting privacy. for example, staff routinely and respectfully check on people using private spaces like bathroom facilities. the statement goes on to say that staff undergo overdose protection training prevention training and they reversed an average of three overdoses per

week since the site opened three weeks ago. still a lot of questions about this. kristen: thanks. we are going to stay on top of this topic and this issue because it is not just about san francisco. it applies to the whole bay area. stay with us and see what it takes make a difference as we continue this series of reports. larry: crews were out again today at marin county looking for a fisherman who was swept into the ocean yesterday. he was part of a group on the rocks that were fishing yesterday. a cousin who was rescued told abc 7, they tried to pull him from the water but the waves were too strong. they had to let him go. turning now to the weather. it is warm. unseasonably warm. kristen: if you think this is warm, just wait. let's check in with mike who is up on the roof soaking up the sunshine. mike: good afternoon. i hope this is the first of many days i get to come outside and hopefully you will be able to

get outside one of the next several days of near record high temperatures. behind me, lots of people jogging, riding bikes, a guy rollerblading. hardly anybody wearing coats. where we are in san francisco, near the ferry building, the financial, the mission, 68 degrees. close to ocean beach, still temperatures in the upper 50's. elsewhere, look at all those 70's in the north bay mother east bay, the south bay, even the peninsula, san mateo 70, fremont 71. these temperatures running 2-six degrees warmer than this time yesterday. here are the unofficial highs, the warmest temperatures i could find in our official reporting stations this afternoon. temperatures running about 8-12 degrees warmer than the average highs, which are between 60 and 62 degrees. today is just the beginning.

warmer temperatures are coming up in the seven-day forecast and i will show you when the best chance of record highs are going to be. larry: thanks, mike. while mike soaks up the sunshine, we do need rain, which is not coming. water worries after a wet december. a very dry january. the push to conserve. no parking, no spots and big bucks for the ones that are there. the parking problems in san francisco and the countdown to oscar. i'm greg, i'm 68 years old. i do motivational speaking in addition to the substitute teaching. i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think most adults will start realizing that they don't recall things as quickly as they used to or they don't remember things as vividly as they once did.

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larry: the countdown to hollywood's biggest night is officially on. kristen: the oscar nominations are out and there are a few surprises. larry: morgan has a look at the contenders. >> movie lovers unite, it is the theme of the oscars. tracee ellis ross and leslie jordan, unveiling the nominees. 10 films up for the coveted title of best motion picture, including dune, king richard and west side story, making for a diverse set of contenders. up for oscar gold in the best actor category, heavyweights will smith and denzel washington going up against xavier becerra dam -- javier bardem.

>> will smith doesn't have an oscar, which is crazy to think about. will smith lost out to denzel 2002. >> the nominations, teeming with history. troy kotsur is the first deaf male actor to earn this honor. >> it is a dream come true. i have been dreaming of something like this. >> this could prove to be a special date night for real life couples. penelope cruz and javier bardem , kirsten dunst and jesse plemons all received nominations. disney's "encanto" nominated for best animated film and for one of its original songs. we are not talking about bruno, it wasn't some knitted for consideration. several other disney films received nods. disney is the parent company of abc.

this year's awards could be a big night for music. beyoncé and billie eilish, picking up their first nominations. this is the first time in three years the oscars will have a host. still unnamed, but you can watch it live on abc on sunday, march 27. kristen: see who takes home takt oscar during the 94th academy awards live march 27, right here on abc 7. coming up, the first deaf actor nominated for an oscar for "coda," and what it means for the deaf community. larry: mike is working on his tan. he is relaxed and loving life. mike: got to get some vitamin d. i wish you guys were up here with me. kristen: we wish we were, too. mike: bring everybody up here.

let's make it a party. something to be happy for, this type of weather in the middle of winter. i know we need rain but we aren't even going to talk about the 32, the 42 days or so we have been without rain consecutively, because we will keep adding to that. let's talk about the winds and the warmth. that is the biggest two items in the forecast. the breezy hills start tonight. no more frost to scrape off the cars or have to worry about if you have an early tee time. building warmth tomorrow, and warmth will near record levels for the next few days. this satellite has been there for about a month. the area of high pressure, bringing us dry offshore winds. gusty winds in the hills and the building warmth, and it will steer high clouds our way. get ready for total sunshine the next couple days. still living the charmed life as far as air quality, even with lightly moving winds. good to moderate now and that is

pretty much the way we are going to stay all the way through at least friday. tonight, the hills in the 50's, that is the green. winds elevate the temperature. the rest of us, in the 40's with low to upper 40's from inland valleys to san francisco. tomorrow under mostly sunny conditions, 73-76 in the south bay, 71-74 on the peninsula, 69-74 on the coast. mid 70's downtown, sausalito, and mid to upper 70's, 74 to about 79 through the north bay. for the east bay, 71-73 except for oakland, warmer at 74. inland, about 72-74 also. here is a look at the next three days. our warmest three days, and thursday i'm picking out, thursday and friday will be close as far as temperatures but thursday's record highs are a little cooler than tomorrow and friday, so if you look at real -- livermore, redwood city, santa rosa, tidying or forecast

to set record highs. some of those go back as far as 1988. the seven-day forecast, 70-70 six tomorrow with a height and fire danger, highest in the mountains and hills tomorrow. most likely records for thursday, 72-78. records possible friday with 70's so we will have a breeze start to hit the coast. you can see it push the coast back into the 60's by saturday, while the rest of us hang out in the 70's until about tuesday next week when we are all back in the 60's. kristen: a long warm spell. our dry january and february has silicon valley's water district in terms -- in search of additional water sources. customers met the 15% goal, but as david found out, even more conservation may be needed. >> conservation measures have never been more important in silicon valley.

the 10 valley water reservoirs, which collect rainfall and runoff, are running low even after december's rainstorms. collectively reservoir storage is only at what he 6% of capacity. >> 26% is an eye-opener. during this drought, we need to make sure we are considering. >> this reflects the loss of the largest rev -- reservoir, anderson, which has lowered capacity during a retrofit project. where will valley water turn? sources include the state water project, the central valley water project and purchasing water from rights holders along the sacramento and fed the rivers. a continent -- a competition to buy water will likely raise costs. >> we were paying $200. it went up four or five times last year and could going -- could go higher. everyone is fighting for water. >> valley water has groundwater. >> we have a great amount of water under our feet, more than

all of local reservoirs combined, but we have to take it out at the right amount because if we take it out too fast, subsidence could occur. >> that is when the ground sinks win to much water is drafted. they have a purification plant to produce recycled water but it is at capacity no. a new facility won't come online for six years. conservation remains a top priority. customers have met the 15% reduction goal set last summer, but it could go higher. >> if we don't receive additional precipitation, that will be something, we are crunching the numbers now, trying to figure those things out. it is a possibility we may need to do more. >> david louis, abc 7 news. larry: helping people get the health care they need. the simple mission, and how one group is making an impact. >> a warning for owners of certain kias and

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kristen: time for consumer news. larry: michael has a look at the headlines. >> this is important. hyundai and "coda kia -- and kia are telling half a million people to park cars outside because they can catch fire even if the engines are off. they are kia's portage 2014-16, the sedan, and on the hyundai

santa fe suvs also on the list, including the 2016-2018 models. owners will be notified by mail with instructions for free repair but don't park them inside. american express is getting into the checking business. the company launched a new digital checking account which turns account holders reward points the same way as its credit cards. accounts are only available to existing credit card customers with accounts that are more than three months old. uber will soon remind passengers to wear their seatbelts in a big way. the notification consists of a time on the driver's phone as well as a simultaneous push notification sent to the rider. the reminder will occur over your next five trips. they will occur periodically. a survey by the insurance institute for highway safety

found 80% of us admit to not always wearing seatbelts especially on short trips. larry: sometimes you hop in and you are like, no need. better to be safe. thanks, michael. kristen: anyone heading over the golden gate bridge during the midday hours, expect delays tomorrow. crews began re-striping the lanes, which will take two days to complete. work is scheduled for 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. the bridge will remain open, but you may encounter delays. larry: controversy. a new proposal to help the housing shortage. this one could make property owners want to make their housing available again. kristen: no parking spots, and précis meters. a group of residents say

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. larry: parking can be difficult in san francisco. hundreds of residents are asking city officials and sf mta to modify the parking laws and one popular neighborhood. luz pena is in mission bay, where residents are in debt because of the citations. it is hard to find parking around mission bay. >> it is. i spoke to a group of residents who owe about $4000 combined. some are parents who say they have to choose between paying rent, buying food or paying their parking tickets. from above, san francisco's mission bay neighborhood looks like it is thriving, with oracle park on one end and chase center. this is one of the most popular

city spots. but if you look closer, you can hear a caveat. raise your hand if you have received a citation here. so all of you? you have gotten tickets? for the past four months, this group of affordable housing residents have been trying to get the attention of city leaders to modify their residential parking rules. >> we have 300 47 signatures and counting. >> parking meters that normally cost $1.25 jump to eight dollars per hour during concerts or game days, pushing many of these residents to do this. have any of you actually set in your vehicle waiting for the meter time to pass? how many hours? >> like four. >> that is cassie, a single mom of three who works two jobs to make ends meet. she moved to this affordable housing complex two years ago. now, she is in debt. >> like $2000, $2000 a -- -- ---

hundred dollars. >> how many citations is that? crop -- >> probably five or six. it is too much. the city is ripping you off. >> evelyn owes about $600 in parking tickets. >> i wasn't afraid of the tickets. >> you have a ticket? >> it is $87 for expired meter. >> these issues go back to the building plans. sf mta said mission bay was billed with limited parking options on purpose. they pointed to public transit access. cassie says public transit is not reliable for her needs. >> living in the city with three separate ages, you can't take the bus everywhere. >> these residents are urging the city to offer residential parking permits or -- >> they could create a program for the people that live in this area. knowing there are nine different buildings that are low income. >> sf mta responded in part,

unfortunately the residential parking permit program will not solve these problems. it will just result in neighbors who garage their cars, parking on streets instead. making parking harder for everyone. as for cassie, she knows time is ticking. are you concerned your car might get towed? >> yes. i'm always thinking about my car . one of these days i'm going to come out and there is going to be a boot on my car. what's we reached out to the san francisco supervisor. his office confirmed they are aware of the parking problem in mission bay. he said they are looking at options including parking permits or reaching a deal with parking lot owners. luz pena, abc 7 news. kristen: a proposed measure could ease san francisco's housing shortage. a supervisor wants to make more housing available in the city by taxing property owners who are sitting on vacant units.

amy has a look at the plan. >> these were people's homes. they could be people's homes again. we need these units as homes. >> housing advocates are angry about the number of housing units that are empty in san francisco, presumably owned by a real estate developer who is waiting for a sellers market before listing it. they gathered on the steps of san francisco's city hall this morning to support supervisor dean preston and his proposed empty homes tax, a tax that would try to incentivize property owners to sell or rent housing units. >> these folks are buying and selling housing in san francisco as if they are buying and selling stocks on the stock market. they couldn't care less about providing homes for anyone. we are going to put an end to it with the empty homes tax. >> here's how it would work. the larger the unit, the higher the tax. the tax would go up every year it sits empty. a large unit that is empty for

three years would be taxed $20,000. there are exemptions for homeowners like going through a remodel, natural disaster, or if the owner is ill or has died. >> if it is a legit good-faith reason that there is some kind of vacancy, this tax is not going to tax that. >> some critics causal -- call this a distraction and say city leaders need to focus on building more affordable housing. >> when we look at the size of our shortage and how many homes we actually need to build, it is a drop in the bucket. san francisco has a history of not building housing. it has happened for decades. that is the real fix and that is the thing everybody in city hall , on the board of supervisors, is trying to avoid. >> preston's office says it is not an either-or, that both could help and he is hoping the tax would bring in about -- $38 million towards preventing

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see a path forward with actions and treatments from a retina specialist that may help protect against vision loss. visit noweyesee.com and take charge of your sight. larry: time now for the four at four. mike is coming down reluctantly from the rooftop. the oscar nominations, 10 films nominated for best picture. many of them originated on

streaming services, including power of the dog on netflix, coda on apple tv plus. the pandemic prompted many producers to send films directly to the small screen. 16 oscar-nominated films can be screened right now. will the trend continue once the pandemic wanes? you have to figure people eventually had back to theaters. and why wasn't "fast and furious nine" on the list? that is my genre. kristen: oh, larry. mike: one-man protest. larry: i'm sure the rock would be with me on that. >> i think people who l l to the theater to watch a movie will be glad to go back when they feel safe. some of us may just be a little more comfortable staying at home and watching movies on various's reaming -- streaming sources.

>> many people put in surround sound systems or other things to make the movie experience in their home. kristen: or their spouses want them to, but they say, no. if it is something grand and visual like west side story, i would go to the theater to see it. but for a filmlike coda, which i love, i like it in the comfort of my home. go see don't look up. there is chatter on line a number one hit that wasn't nominated in the best song category. >> ♪ we don't talk about bruno ♪ kristen: that is we don't talk about bruno, the smash from the animated film encanto. the movie was nominated for best animated feature but the song wasn't nominated. it is not technically a snub because producers didn't submit the song by the deadline of mid-november. the songwriter was surprised at

how the song has taken off. mike? mike: haven't seen it. sorry. >> i must confess i haven't seen "encanto" but my grandsons love that song. they don't -- they sing "we don't talk about bruno" all the time. they say, you have to learn the words. kristen: you do. how can you nominate if you can't talk about it? >> in a weird way this may get it more publicity. because now we are having the conversation. spencer is going to learn the words and maybe later in the week sing it for us. spencer: i might do that. larry: can it be nominated next year? kristen: i think it had to be released at a certain time. larry: if you have ever been to disneyland or walt disney world, your picture may end up in the smithsonian. the smithsonian national museum of american history is working on a project that will feature

people at the happiest place on earth. they are looking photos of you, your friends and family at either park and the story behind the photo. photos from decades ago or last week are good. they can even be blurry. to learn more or submit your photos, visit the national museum of american history website. that is pretty cool. i don't know how they pick, like , the best picture of you and mickey? what are the parameters? spencer, you have won a awards but you are not in the smithsonian. spencer: i thought you were going to say i was around before the smithsonian was built. kristen: thought larry was going to say something else. larry: what i make an age-related joke? no. spencer: i would be thrilled to see a picture from my family or my childhood or something related to me in the smithsonian. i don't know how you get in there. how do you compete for that?

what are the criteria? larry: not sure. mike: we would need to see how the park has changed. our styles have changed. i'm sure little mike doesn't dress the same as big mike does. all those instagrammers out there now. larry: maybe selfies should be prohibited. make it real photos. or is that -- kristen: that tells the american story in the year 2022. i think i'm going to submit a few. i have some adorable ones with the kids with the princesses and mickey. the saying you can't teach an old dog new tricks -- meet betty the ice-skating dog. the eight-year-old labrador retriever can do over 100 tricks on the ice. he was rescued from a utah animal shelter where he was supposed to be put down, and instead he performs at events

around the country to raise money for children with autism. mike, i know you work with a perfect pet. this looks pretty special to me. is that a special skill? mike: i pictured bambi. that is the first thing i came to my mind when you said a dog ice-skating. he got those skates on the front paws and it looks like he is having a great time. larry: doing better than i would. spencer: i was thinking the same thing. i am not good on the ice. benny, help me. kristen: can he do a quad axel? mike: a salchow? kristen: triple isn't competitive enough for the gold. mike: he has four legs. larry: in the canine category?

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right here in east oakland and specifically for people of african dissent. >> this doctor, born and raised in oakland, is the founding ceo of roots community health center. she sees the health consequences in this historically under resourced community first handed. in this zip code, the average life expectancy is seven years less than the county average, according to health data. roots is working to turn the tide. >> we do that through direct medical and behavioral health services, through navigation, benefits enrollment, street outreach and workforce development as well as advocacy. >> it started as a mobile clinic but has expanded to a dozen sites across alameda and santa clara counties. >> it has been a journey in terms of learning from the community, listening to folks we serve. >> and reacting to the needs of the community. they jumped into action at the

start of the pandemic, live streaming health updates as the people's health briefing. they offered one of the first walk in testing sites in the east bay in april 2020. >> we said we are going to have to step into action. there is no one coming to save us. we will have to be the ones who offer services immediately. >> we were there as they offered daily free covid testing, drop in vaccinations, and free meals to anyone in need on welcome wednesdays. they aren't only serving up health care. they are offering second chances. just ask keisha. >> i'm previously incarcerated. roots gave me the opportunity make better choices. >> she is able to connect others to those better opportunities as a client services specialist, making sure those in her community have adequate health care. >> it gives the african-american community a foundation so they can be heard and seen. >> it helps people in my community with the same as me.

it is beautiful. when we can help one another, we are supposed to be a village. >> the doctor is confident these people, deeply rooted in the community, are enough to be the change they want to see. >> it makes me hopeful to see that when we do have a common goal that we are pushing towards, anything is possible. >> julian glover, abc 7 news. larry: you can see more stories about black history month on our mobile app, wherever you stream. we have a shelf of curated stories to watch available on apple tv, android tv, fire tv and roku kristen:. kristen: you may not want to do while you're watching indoors. it will be so nice out. mike: frequent breaks outside for the rest of the week, please. let's take a look what is going on. a beautiful shot from the exploratorium camera, mid to upper 60's at 5:00 and mid to upper 60's -- 50's at 7:00.

tonight will not be as chilly as the last couple nights. tree pollen, still trending moderate, as is the uv index. adjust accordingly. temperatures around the state, record highs possible in redding and fresno and l.a. sunday, likely the hottest super bowl ever. the heat advisory for all the people coming in from other parts of the country, 85-90, and it starts wednesday and goes all the way through. 90 degrees, those folks may not leave once they get settled in. we have an extended period of dry weather, there is no doubt about it, but temperatures will be fantastic to be outside. watch out for breezes in the hills and mountains. kristen: thanks, mike. an immersive art exhibit exploring the life and work of pablo picasso makes its u.s. debut tomorrow in san francisco. more than 200 of picasso's masterpieces will be on display in imagine picasso, and exhibit.

this is at the armory in the mission district. tickets start at $39 $.99 for adults. proof of vaccination is required. the exhibit runs through march 27. a neat way to enjoy the cost of. -- the cost so. larry: tonight it is all about the february frenzy. >> this is the jeopardy national college championship. kristen: what it takes to make the show, and why the host isn't even sure if she would qualify.

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who are the smartest college students in the country? are they at stanford, the ivy league? someplace else? tonight's primetime jeopardy event aims to answer that question. jason has part two of our preview to tonight's kickoff. >> this is the jeopardy national college championship. >> i will take jeopardy front end tournaments for 200, please. >> it is march madness, but there are three contestants per game, not two. >> mayim bialik setting up nine nights of episodes of college students from all over the country and about love wits. >> public colleges, small colleges, historically black colleges, colleges from places where you are like, i don't know where that is. >> you have to be brilliant, right? >> i don't even know if i would pass the online test. >> to pass this test it is about more than smarts. >> it is timing, nerves, focus,

it is how debilitated are you by a big loss. how do you bet? women bet more conservatively which is interesting. >> you said art deco. how much will that cost you? >> this is her second event as host. last year she was behind the podium for the tournament for college professors. she says the student tournament has a different feel. >> a lot of the categories are really fun. there is a lot more laughter. the category for final jeopardy -- >> as for the syndicated jeopardy, bialik and ken jennings are splitting hosting journeys. the jeopardy national college championship will air four episodes this week, four next weekend we find out the winter february 22nd. larry: i like how she says it depends on how you react to a debilitating loss. poorly.

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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> if they hurt us, have a heart, and any humanity left, i feel like the comeubt -- community is right and pray they don't vote and at least extend the process. ama: tonight is the night the oakland school board is slated to vote on a controversial proposal to close 16 schools. good evening. i'm ama daetz. dan: i'm dan ashley. happening now that virtual meeting is just getting under way. but students and teachers are fighting back including several who are still on a hunger strike. and late today, one school board director says he plans to propose removing several of the schools from that list of closures. abc7 news reporter less less -- leslie brinkley has the story.