news. >> now at 5:00, moving forward, the next steps that could happen before the crews could actually break ground. >> moving away from reactive mindset and crisis mindset to living with this virus. >> from pandemic to end demic, governor newsom has laid out a plan for how our state will respond after narly to years of restrictions if. two dozen states bracing for severe weather. the 100-car pileup, heavy rain, wind, major damage we are already seeing this morning. good morning everybody. happy friday. it is february 18. just a moment ago we heard it case from! >> i am so happy! >> we are excited about that. hi. >> hi. i am like a special guest. you are a special guest. yes. >> good morning everybody. we are for another dry day in the bay area. here is a look at the clouds, that keep bumping into the ridge of high pressure. 42 dry days in san francisco.

51 in san jose. it is 49. 40 in walnut creek with upper 3 answer the valley, so certainly on the chilly side throughout with 40 pain sive a and some 30's in the north bay. look at how much colder it is compared to 24 hours ago. 20 degrees kend the delta and 14 colder half moon bay and 10 degrees cooler this morning in oakland. there is a look from the camera and you will notice that we are doing it again with sunshine any mper ihe throw mid ngay we will talk about that detail in a few minute. thank you, lisa. this morning we know the plan to build a water front ballpark and oakland is moving forward shortly before midnight. the city council certified the environmental impact report. this is a huge step but really a long way from break ground. >> yes. it is a huge step for the a's to plan to build their ballpark

near the square. the oakland city council voted 6-2 to certify the eir before midnight. council member carol who represents the districts where the ballpark would be built voted against it. >> i am really, really concerned not only about how fast is moving. it feels like if we give the a whatever they are asking for they don't have to do anything. >> i want to be very, very clear, that, for me, to approve the final project, the final project when it comeses to us, i have to see that i delivers the economic and community benefits, that we know opens oakland so desperately needs and that i makes fiscal sense. >> after the vote, dave sent a celebratory tweet with a quote, boom, big step closer" oakland mayor will speak later today, but released a statement overnight that reads in part:

so the next steps here, what happened inover the next few month, studies will be done on traffic management around the ballpark and the a's and the city still need to agree on who will pay for the in stra tuck ture, affordable housing, and community benefits, that could take several months of negotiations before the city council would plan on vote. back to you. >> thank you. there is some opp strition the come in the. ahead of the vote, community activist and a group of union workers from the port of oakland staged a protest. dozens of union workers rallied outside of city hall ahead of yesterday's vote and claim the project will cause the port to close. leaving job loss, gentrification and won't provide enough

affordable housing. >> do we need 3,000 luxury condos in oakland with working class people intents , homeless? we need public housing. spend it for the working people in oakland. the city says no general fund money will be used on this project. the port commissionri to knee g. toorr arely endorse e dl.il alsac ilous o new uon hun dto of mills in come in the benefits. >> this morning we are learning more governor newsom's part plan. it is called smarter and although there are no changes now. some big one are on the way. abc 7 news reporter has more on the plan. good morning. yeah. good morning. governor newsom this week says he wants us to shift away from reactive mind set toward covid and over to one that involves us living with the virus.

as you mentioned a lot of those measures he said in the plan are not something new the state has implemented them and it is just a matter of it continuing those efforts and continuing to those measures? now in a press conference week. governor newsom went over the seven step plan. they involved vaccinations, masks, awareness, readiness, testing, education, and medications for treatments. so again, things the city has been doing, this continues the state's shift away from heavy restrictions shall women are implemented recent ily the covid case in the state continue to declun and soon the state will revisit whether to keep masking requirements in schools. now, governor newsom says this plan will serve as the state's blueprint going forward and help everyone transition away from a crisis mind set.cts agree, step movin forward. >> i thohty strong plan. i thought it was appropriate. you know, one of the things i asked them, what's the headline? what's the one thing coming out

of it? the answer, appropriately, is there is not one thing. it is really a whole way of living, a whole set of policy choices. >> this new plan does have specific milestones the state wants to meet. they want to ramp up to 200,000 vaccinations and 500,000 tests per day. they also want to add more medical workers to higher impact areas. so although a lot of the things mentioned in this new plan are not something new, they are measures already implied, if they keep the efforts ongoing, wilt help people in california live with this virus as we shift to this end demic plan. live, abc 7 news. >> thank you, rayian. if you want to stay up-to-date on the latest covid headlines go to abc 7 news.com/coronavirus and also go there to get your covid questions answered. >> a deadly police shooting is under investigation in pleasantton. investigators say officers shot

and killed a domestic violence suspect after it came out of apartment with a knife. a witness to all of this gave us video with he do wanton warn you, that could be disturbing. the video shows officers breaking a window and then yelling that oh suspect at the door then leaves the apartment and officers shot him on the sidewalk. police released this image and say this was the night the man was holding someone who said they were a victim of domestic violence first called the police yesterday on willow roade roadet dublin bart station. police say before the shootle, the suspect refused to come out of the apartment for several hours. >> we know the public wants to know more, which is why we are moving quickly to gather facts. the most professional response is to take the time to get this right. >> pleasantton policing and the alameda county are both conduct the investigations. >> end that south bay, if you were at the park and ride lot yesterday, police want to hear

from you. thethey are look for information hit-and-run that happened around 8:30 in the morning. the victim was taken to the hospital. his condition has not been released. more than 180 million americans are on alert this morning. at least two dozen states in the eastern half of the country are now bracing for snow, ice, flooding, tornadoes. got this see this video out of central illinois shows a pileup that involve mord than 100 vehicles on the interstate. then, state police ended up closing the stretch for at least 12 hours then they there was another 100 car pileup less than 20 miles away. on so much going on. you can hear this heavy wind and rain in tennessee. and this video shows the rain coming down hard in nashville. the national weather service reported windses over 150 miles per hour. this is in fairfield, alabama, a gas station can know pi tommed over in this he severe weather. when we last checked over

175,000 homes and businesses do not have power right now across the northeast, midwest. lisa, there is so much happening. >> that is some real wintertime weather. real february weather, which we forgot what it is like, because temperatures have been so mild. we have been stuck in this dry pattern for so long, but it looks like we might break our streak on tuesday. here is a look at some cloud cover that is over the area, just high clouds, a weak system allowing for partly cloudy skies, today. so that's the subtle change you will notice. right now, it is 50. look at the 30's though. 33 bay the deal. much cooler there. 37. 39 in livermore and 40 in pal le allo so certainly much colder anywhere from 3 to 14 degrees colder and live look outside there. notice that still dark throughout. good air quality today and then, then moderate air quality throughout the weekend and then a little bit warmer tomorrow before we cooldown sharply on sunday and that is because the system will be visiting us from

the north as we look at forecast highlights mild weather for the next two days then cooler, breezy on sunday. gusty winds on monday. we do have a chance of showers on tuesday. highs on sunday. look at the 50's pretty chilly there and in the trend to mon a. as we get tuesday. everyone in the 50's that is when we can see little shower activity in terms of the highs today. 60. 66 in oakland. then, over 68 in san jose then looking at the year of thing to the lunar new year celebration takes us through the weekend, we have been the warmest day of the week on saturday. >> thank you, lisa. welcome. hi everyone. happy friday. traffic liking greet far. we start with a live look outside showing you the emeryville camera. the head lights are traveling westbound for you then a live look at 87 in san jose very clear conditions as far as the roads in the south bay as well and give you a rein mere of the commute are alert we'll be following until march 4th the

maintenance work underway now so blue and green lanes will be replaced by buses for the civic center stations then wrap up here with the drive times. it is looking great. 26 minutes then out to concord, 13 minutes. reggie. >> thank you. unmiss take sound the new research revealing one thing dogs are very good at recognizing? oomph then a cargo ship on fire and adrift would you tell crew. the very pricey items that are now burning onbard. lunar new year celebrations are back i

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>> in the north atlanta this morning, this cargo ship carrying thousands of cars is on fire and it is just a adrift now without a crew. that is because they had to abandon the acre about -9d miles out after fire break out in the cargo hold. the ship's northerns plan to vitoed to port, some americans, who placed orders for these german cars, say they have been contacted by their dealers, telling them their vehicles have

been delayed. >> today former minnesota police officer kim potter is going to learn her sentence for killing daunte wright last year. in december, kim potter was found gill tin where wright's death and said she mistook the taser osecutor are seeking a seven-year prison sentence which is less than half the 15-year maximum aloud in minnesota. potter's attorneys want less time citing the track railroaded on the force look of criminal record and remorse. >> i am sorry. i didn't want to hurt anybody. >> potter picked to speak ahead of the sentencing. we are also ex noted hear from wright's family. >> california's state university chancellor joseph castro has resigned effectively immediately. this am cocom twos weeks after reports that castro while president of cal state fresno did not properly follow-up on

years of sexual harassment complaints against the top official. that official was allowed to retire with full benefits. castro was the first mexican american to leave the system. the nation's largest public university system. >> the number of americans identifying as lbgqt plus that has more than doubled over the last decade. a new poll found a record 7% of american aresult adults now see you didn't fy as lgbq. among the americans close to 60% said they are bisexual. about 20% say they are gay. 14 percent lesbian. 10% transgender. leading the lggqt plus, in other word, gen z. about 21% of them identified as queer. and we are now just hours away from one of the biggest celebrations, the lunar new year apaid rain in chinatown is happening tomorrow night for the first time in person, since the pandemic started then the

communities ready. abc 7 news reporter gr stone was at san francisco city what the mayor helped cunning off the festivities. ♪ ♪ >> layons on the ground and in the air at san francisco city hall thursday night and premrations for this weekend's lunar new year celebrations in chinatown. >> we are so excited because the last two years because of covid, you know, all the events, and, so we are so excited. >> yes, seated's lunar new year celebrations which include the traditional paradele will be in person. steven lee owns lions den, one of the only nightclubs to open in recent years in chinatown, and honing for big weekend as the year of the tiger is celebrated. >> all across the board we are probably 50% down than what we were probably pre-pandemic. we are not giving up and lasted this long and during the pandemic, you know, there is, there is a good number of stores

that survived submit report report well, there are certainly safety concerns in light of the anti-asian hate crimes bull the sheriff and mayor are say this will be a safe event. >> we are going to be out unfull force. we have meter mades and police officers? am we have ambassadors. >> while san francisco mayor spoke inside of city hall, and above traditional lions, outside of city hall was lit up in red and gold for the lawnar new year. >> the lunar new year parade in san francisco is always one for the history books. so come on out. floats are being made. the people are getting ready. i got a new outit fit. i am super excitessed. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ oop the city has suffered so much through, you know, everything, for the past two and a half year, so today is a celebration. just go in and enjoy. it is new year time! >> jr stone, abc 7 news.

>> i am ready nor. me, too. it is fun. yeah. definite willing ahuge deal. the weather is, you know, going to be dry. rain could would be good luck. we had rain years ago. that is not in the forecast as you might have are looking at rd evening looking at the forecast for saturday. 5:00, 61 degrees. how that is? by 7:00 in the mid 50's then 9:00, low 50's. so really delightful weather saturday night. right now we are look at some clouds, that are over the bay and that is going to bring us partly cloudy conditions for the afternoon as well. upper 30's peninsula. redwood city as well as the park as we get over to the east bay. how about 34 there in dublin. 39 in livermore with above freeze buying the delta. 40 four there in santa rosa. grab the extra layier in morning. you will need it for awhile. measurable rain, well, you heard about it.

man arley january 7 for most of us bringing us to 42 days of dry days. san jose has been 51 days december 29th is the last time it rained though average high will be 63 so notice, we are a little bit warmer for saturday then sunday rifes, cooler weather, setting the stage for temperatures below average next week and we are even talking possibility of this. remember this? well, it is only 100 but we do have level one system on the way for your tuesday. really cold system bringing snow levels down to 4,000 feet bring 4 to 5 inches of snow in the sierra nevada. so highs today in this the afternoon kind of nice. mid to upper 60's with the high clouds and the accuweather seven-day forecast looking at temperatures warmest on saturday then getting much colder with windy and wintry conditions to members week. >> all right. thank you, lisa. so animal lovers, if you have a dog, you should really watch

what you say around your animals. scientists say the reason the pup's ears pop up when they hear your voice because they note it is you. this is according to a study out of hungary that says dogs can reck noz the owner by the voice through 30 pairs of pups and own owners took part. they placed two large blocks in a room than the dog's owners hid behind one and strangers behind the other and they spoke to the pups at the same time. they say dogs correctly identify where their on ners were hiding 82% of the time. >> so why is my dog have selective hearing. so. no. guess where i found roaster this morning i almost didn't see him. it was getting my clothes out of the closet then i saw a little piece of fur. he found his way back from the closet. i thought he moved past that. i thought we did, too. >> give it a little break. he snuck in there while i was in the shower. he was comfy.

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>> it is 5:23. if you are just joining us, the a's plan to build a new ballpark and howard terminal has take and major step forward the oakland city council voted 6-2 to certify the enviable h environmental impact before just before mid might. >> number two, the governor's announcement comes after nearly two years of restrictions and evolves a seven-step plan that moves away from a crisis mindset. >> number three, this afternoon, president biden is set to host a closed door meeting about ukraine. the president warns russia could invade ukraine any day.

>> number four, 30 states on severe alert for severe weather. storms impact the east coast today this 100-vehicle pileup happened in central illinois yesterday. >> number five, another dry day. tem are in fact temperatures above average. a few high clouds mid to upper 60's. then number six, a very nice friday commute so far. so major issues as we bring you a live picture the walnut creek. >> number very much, the giants are planning to hold metallica night for the first time since the pandemic started. tickets start at $11 for the may 24th game against the nets san include a t-shirt. >> in today's gma first look aview basketball coach is fighting back after she was criticize for the outfit she wore. here is abc news reporter. >> in the m's gma first look, boxing out her critics. do you see you those who say, that how do you coach in high heels? when texas a&m assistant

basketball coach sydney carter clapped back at critics who talked about her clothe. this outfit on the twitter account sparked a fierce debate about is what appropriate attire for women in sports. id into idea it was going to take off like this. the social media comments swift and not all kind. some say it was unprofessional. others going so far to say carter should be fined. a what was your thoughts after you got such reaction to your pink pants? >> well, i was confused. just because it was just something that i had always done. we will have much more of the interview coming up at 7:00 a.m. then, the message coach carter wants women in every profession to hear? >> with your gma first look, i am deb br roberts, abc news. >> well, it was greeting fit for a queen. skyline high school and oakland celebrated the success of the championship 1:00 girls fool vlogical i have ball team and school official and one proud alum and oakland major awarded

the players their reigns and mayor shaft ma to organize with a team during celebration. oop after last season, during covid, i thought our team would never be able to make it as far as we did. whether we within or lost, i knew my team would come back and play harder the next set. 1:00. >> all right lady titans they went undefeated in league play and won the northern california championship and back in november. congratulations. >> ok. we hear this all the time. that you should watch where you are going especially if you are on the phone and how important it is to look up. well, this young man learned the hardway. this is in turkey and honey, he is fine. but look at the other angle. oh my gosh. this is what i call a blessing because he fell right there. >> out of that box. yes. he was able to just pop on down. >> this to mes the r5e8

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>> now 5:30. california turning the page and moving into a long-term approach for living with covid. the seven-part plan the governor laid out. >> former vice president mike pence's polarizing visit to a bay-area university. the speech inside of a packed auditorium, and the pushback outside. >> growing fears of all-out war between rush sh and ukraine. president biden's meeting today and the department of justice warning ahead of a possible invasion. >> then, also, this morning, the grocery grabbing robots now on duty at east baze store. we will show you how it works. >> good morning. it is friday, february 18th then

we get to the robots we check win lisa with more on the forecast for friday. hi, lisa. hi, there. good morning everyone. reggie. we are looking at cooler weather this morning in the valleys. 36 in santa clara. it is 36 also down in this he south bay. 37 campbell. then, upper 30's to midded's look! then looking at 35 now and then, mid 30's in nevada. 39 in livermore so look at how much colder you will feel it this morning. then stepping out. then, 10 to 20 degrees colder pretty much for everyone. as we look at the high temperatures today, you will notice some high clouds floating through the area. we got numbers in the upper 50's by about 11:00 then a weak system sliding down the coast and we'll keep high clouds with us throughout the afternoon then look at upper 60's then, mid 60's as we drop to about 5:00 and then, looking as we get to the overnight hours then another chilly night, but, the warmest day of the weekend, going to be

not tomorrow, saturday. >> all right thanks, lisa. he didn't actually use the word, but governor newsom is making it clear we have moved into a new covid era so what does that mean exactly? abc 7 news reporter ryan is live to explain us to. hi, ryan. >> yeah, good morning. this new plan that governor laid out is hoping to have californians have a better feel for living with the virus going forward. this new plan similar to things that have already been in place but says the state is in a good spot when it comes to dealing with coronavirus and the hope is the new plan the cases wilton drop and californians with will have a much about of much better feel for going forward. now in the new step he laid out the seven steps that will be going forward and similar and those include vaccinations. masks, awareness, readiness, testing, education, and medications for treatment. if that fun millier, it is. the state has implemented many protocols involving those steps

the host this years but governor newsom says this is about a shift in the mentality and wants everyone to move away from a crisis mindset and the plan does come with new goals governor newsom wants toed a hun ster 200,000 vaccination and 500,000 tests per day now doctors think this plan is strong and especially if vaccination in crease. they say that continues to be the best thing to fight the virus. >> so its by far are the most important thing. and so, you know, getting as many people as possible including kids to have had their full vaccine panel i think the pharmaceuticals the treatments will become more important overtime as they become more available. >> and now this new plan comes as the state is relaxing some restrictions and then, indoor mask mandate expired this week for most sets then the mask mandate for schools is still in place, but the state will revisit that idea back on february 28th to determine physical the data is where it is at to possibly lift that mandate but that is still remains to be

seen. then, this is new shift more toward the response to the virus and hope california will embrace going forward. live this morning, abc 7 news. >> thank you. to stay up-to-date on the latest covid headlines go to abc7.com/coronavirus and also get there to get the covid questionses answered. >> happening today, president biden is set to host a closed dash to meeting on ukraine with several u.s. allies. it comes after the president said, believes the pox of a russian invasion in ukraine is very high. we are at the live desk with the diplomacy efforts. >> thank you. biden will have a phone call this afternoon with transatlantic leaders b russia's buildup of military troops on the border of ukraine. russian president vladimir putin is set to meet the president of moscow. both countries are holding joint are holding a joint military exercise and that some worry are a cover-up for preparation for

invasion of ukraine. secretary of state anthony blinken laid out how and an invasion could unfold. >> communications will be jammed. cyber attacks will shut down key ukrainian institution. after that, russian tanks and soldier will advance on key targets. >> blinken will meet rush sla's foreign minister next week as long as there is no invasion. this morning there are reports of more shelling on eastern u rain wherein i villain hit by russian backed separatist yesterday and the department of justice is warning companies to shore up defenses because of the risk of a cyber attack happening at the same time as invasion of ukraine. reggie. >> thank you. this morning, governor newsome exed to announce new gun control measures and the governor's office says than includes to hold efforts to hold accountable then expand measures to keep californians safe from gun i have lens this the governor set

to be joined by california attorney general and other state lawmakers that will be in san diego county at0th a.m. >> it was packed auditorium at stanford university to hear former vice president mike pence speak. outside, that were protests ahead of the talk which was called how to save america from the woke left. abc 7 news reporter has more on the speech and the pushback. >> well hello stanford with that former viceresiik pen searo. thsday's vo vid critical of the bide administration then the 45 minute fo followed he covered several tongues the pandemic, depending police, the border crisis, in placing be where much more and put focus on san francis committee's recent special recall election. i got tell. had to read it twice. this week, in san francisco, parents recalled three woke school board members who cared more about renaming schools than

roping them. >> the stanford college republicans organized thursday's event. we found out the former vice president was available and able to come and working since the fall to make that reality. >> the defense talk is how to save america from the woke left. >> we are the woke left. about 100 students protested beforehand to include stanford freshman. i don't actually disagree the fact that allow him to come and send a message to him i don't adre with him and i don't stand for him. >> separate from protester the student planned to stream the sold-out show. i would be interested in how mike pence defines woke. >> afterwards vp took questions from guests some inquire about the insurrection and having to stop the certfication of the 2020 election. >> and i kept my oath even though it hurt. and moved the nation forward. i don't know if the president and i will ever see eye to eye

on that, i really don't. i will be proud of the record that president donald trump and i create another american people. >> surrounding thursday's speaking engagement examples of delivering perspectives and says it val. >> s in a statement saying in part, the university is committed to ensuring that varying viewpoints can be voiced in thoughtful and respectful engagement this stop is the third in the campus tour. at stanford, abc 7 news. >> we averted another government shutdown the senate stop sad stop gap bill to fund the government through march 11th. funding was set to expire today. the house passed the bill last week but the resolution was held up in the senate because of demands from republicans then be a sense by democratic senators. loll americas are working on broader full year spending package the stop gap bill goes president biden's desk for the signature. >> coming up, tragic new details about the young family found dead on the hiking trail and

what pne records have reveal the pleasor h summer day. >> also, thisning, hungry? these robots can the the new home delivery service on the east bay. but first, a check on the weather. >> all right. meteorologist: good morning now. we are on the 42nd dry day. broke that record in san jose at 51 days the driest every. so far san francisco the fourth dry test with the high clouds with us now. there is a system that is going to be dropping along the shoreline then bringing some high clouds otherwise much colder start with 36 in richmond and notice that 3 -9d in castro valley. then 42 yun city then 40 in fremont then else where look at about 40 mountainview with 41 pacifica, 39. no fog speak of. look at the chill down and anywhere from 2 to 20 greece colder so grab the jacket another mild day on the way with good air quality today then high purchase pressure settles in again tomorrow. moderate air quality north and then the coast and sen central

play as billion as ta dollars so for making plans then want to enjoy that winter sun that is in strong. i would say tomorrow is your day. mild weatherhe nt o io noons then sunday. gusty winds then chilly monday and could see the possibility of a shower breaking that streak on tuesday only 50's-60's for sunday then, monday, temperatures drop further and into tuesday and look at that. well below average and highs in the low 50's san francisco so as we look at the berg picture, we'll see some snow out of the system into the midweek then overnight lows really cold with freezing temperatures as we get to the middle of next weeks. so mid 60's today in oakland. jobin sna thank you, lisa. good morning everyone. we have clear traffic throughout. so this could be quick update four. will bring in live calm views can see oakland this is the 8:00 a.m. coliseum camera and the

ahead lights are traveling southbound and the taillights are going to the peninsula on the san mateo bridge. no advisories coming are in the c.h.p. can see here, that all of the drive times are in the clear. nice and green. also want to let you know you can celebrate lunar new year with free rides this weekend that includes the table cars so rides will be free starting tomorrow at 5:00 then continuing through monday morning at 5:00 then also says extra transit ambassadors will be on buses and bus stops in china town to help riders and support drivers to keep everyone safe. we will be right back.

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the calls and messages never went through because of poor cell service. >> officials on the east brey warning visitors that the regional park to be on the lookout for a huge snake. a hiker spotted it day in near the big bear trail but adds it has not been seen since. according to east bay regional park official its appears to be a re red tailed. they say it it poses no threat public if you see. please call park officials and do not try approach. >> i we are learning more details about the city of oak listen's plan to relowe's kate the police department and replace with it affordable housing the idea is to move police who are at 7th and bradway about six miles south tot the oakland coliseum and voted to persue? idea and council member rebecca caplan would allow someone else to step in and relit a the old downtown space. would a be great sight to build

house, retail, cafes and make that broadway corridor better connected and more welcoming. the current building is 60ers why old the city says it is seismically unsafe and needs major updating including the elevators and plum plumbing. i was very special night for hundreds of african-american high school students who made honor roll in the unified school district the mayor stopped by to offer the congratulations. >> you came back to class and readjusted to in person learning and then kept the grades up and paid attention to despite all the challenges of this pandemic for the past two years, you have shown everyone it is possible to succeed when faced with hardship. >> the event celebrates academic achievement in encourages to keep drive for excellence and each student's name was read allowed and nim on the scren and all got a certificate. the student duts who own a 4.0gpa get a cloth. >> whole foods is getting ready

to open a flag ship store on the market street that it hopes will help transform the mid market neighborhood. sky 7 was over the 65,000 square foot store at market and 8 thet opening is set for march 10th whole foods has been expanding in this he bay area recently the chain opened the store at the gal railroad yeas in january and one in oakland. oop robots in restaurant and thoughs now they are helping at at local grocery stores the flag ship lucky grocery store is using the robots for on demand delivery service that is a partnership with the starship technologies and so, here house it works. we download the starship app and pick the lucky location then puck the grocery ame oops then one sat the store loads the items inside of the robot then the robot delivers to it the designated location. >> we sanitize the robot. we make sure everything is ready to go. we close the lid and locks. delivers to it the home and they

scan the robot, the robot opens, voila, their groceries. >> and oh. voila. >> voila. >> the robots have weight and size limitation sous cannot order things like oversuezed bags of dog food or other super bulky items. >> ok. >> i needed to find out more this. how fan tan can they really go? >> no limits. >> no limits. [laughter] >> get a picture. oh. i campaign den rot bt on the highway trying to merge. >> i really ■need look intothat and people are not going to steal stuff. they cannot. you got scan it. voila. >> what. >> ok. ok. >> you have a jet pack. >> please no. >> please do not put that idea in their head. >> enough today. all right.

well, how about another dry and mild day out there so we gat couple more before we could break our streak and going to be a cold wind try system that rifes second part of the weekend back ain't is 39 in walnut creek. look at the 30's. 38 in lafayette. and 36 and gets colder in san ramon at 34 then looking close toker to the pay a mild 50 degrees and at 40. no fog speak of. upper 30's and then 33 by the deal. we got a weak weather system that is going to slide along the coast and bring high clouds then already bringing chillier air but we will rebound into the mid to upper 60's then remember we should be the low 6 that he time of year once again, five greece before average for some. so mild weather today and tomorrow. then, cooler and breezy on sunday. then, with gusty winds on monday, tuesday. we see the chance of showers. upper 60's san jose and should see 63 then 73 on saturday then temperatures dropping on sunday then, still, nice weather it's

the 50's where you are going to have to bundle up for much of next weak and overnight lows will be very cold. the next ten days this what is bringses the precip on tuesday then notice, not a whole lot but it could break that record as we are at 42 today today. 64 this. 68 in san that rosa with a few high clouds. >> all right thank you, lisa. l.a. rams summer bowl champion quarterback matthew stafford will pay for the medical bill mothers nfl foreverrer who fell off the stage during the victory celebration that moment was caught on camera and it did touch off some contro remembers sy for starveford his wife helped but the bin winning quarterback walked away. the photographer kelly smiley is feeling ok despite a spinal injury. >> oh. right. >> stafford also says he is log to replace her cameras because they broke, too. >> oh.

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then if you are heading out to the parade on saturday, really just gorgeous. 5:00 low 60's. dropping through the's son joy. the accuweather forecast featuring the cooldown sunday and much cooler next week. maybe some rain on tuesday. >> all right thank you, lisa. new at 6:00, coca-cola's taste of space. it did really figure out how to bottle up the universe people are talking about this first of its kind flavor. >> plus, a big emergency board meeting set for tonight. another pass to try to protect oakland schools from closing. >> deadly police shooting in tandof atea to when kids need medical care, they face life-changing experiences.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: top stories right now at 6:00. oakland says play ball, for now. the vote that came in overnight. >> come on out. the floats are being made. i have a new outfit. i am super excited. reggie: ready to celebrate. it has been a while since we have had the cheers, amazing dragons. everything you need to know about the chinese new year festival. kumasi: no matter where you are this weekend, you will probably get some sun. we are starting our morning a bit