crowds gathering g in san jojose overnighthters cars bee in a sideshow at an intersection in the city, the investigation into what happened. former president trump acquitted of inciting an insurrection and what happens now is a senate minority leader leads a scalding condemnation of his behavior. >> president trump is practically and morally responsible. >> the rising number of deaths

in oakland, why are we seeing the dramatic increase in what police are doing about it. and standing together, how two committees in the bay area are coming together to stop acts of violence towards asians. good morning it is sunday the boy 14th, i am emily turner, happy valentine's day and let's check with the weather and meteorologist darren peck, is it the weather we will love?>> it will rain on this romantic of holidays but not until this afternoon and really the rain will not be a big deal, i should preface that. but if you look at doppler there is a lot of rain, on the far northwest coast, it will take a while to get down here, let me switch ahead of future gas. we will see plenty of clouds, bay area wide, but we don't see any rain until the early afternoon and here we are at 2 pm and you'll see if you like showers around sonoma county. around 8 pm tonight a few

showers will try to get down into the central part of the bay area but most of us will miss that. it is really tomorrow morning right here when the rain will be more noticeable. we will talk about the monday morning commute rain coming up in the forecast when i have more time but in the meantime if you have to be out the door this morning for anything you don't need the umbrella right now, not raining and temperatures in the mid-40s dilute warm considering, see you with the rest of the forecast in just a few minutes. this morning the sound of gunfire interrupts during the overnight in the south bay. guns were shot up into the air as police sirens can be heard in the distance. a vehicle spinning around as the crowd looked on and some of the crowd took off before police arrived and so far san jose police haven't released any information about what happeneded, putting g whether o not anybybody was arrested. in

fact another piece of video shows fireworks going off as several cars do doughnuts, there could tires screeching and engine driving. former president trump acquitted and in a stork second impeachment trial, only seven republican side with democrats, with a vote of 57-43 it was not enough to impeach president trump and as skyler henry reports although the senate minority leader voted to acquit mitch mcconnell for the former president was morally responsible.>> former president of the united states, donald j trump, not guilty as charged an article of impeachment. >> less than six weeks after the deadly capital riot a divided united states senate voted to acquit former president donald j trump on the impeachment charge that he incited insurrection, seven republicans joined democrats to vote guilty but they did not reach the two thirds majority needed for a convention in lead house and patient management

jimmy raskin said was the most bipartisan impeachment vote in united states history. >> trump stormed our house in the mob he incited and we defended our house. >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said he voted to acquit unconstitutional rounds but partially rebuked the former president. >> there is no question that president trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. >> one of mr. trump's defense attorneys was asked about esther mcconnell's remarks. >> we finished the grappling in that room and slammed them on the mat and won the case. >> before the vote house impeachment managers wrapped up the five-day trial arguing mr. trump set the course with a deadly capital riot before the rally that day.>> the cold, hard truth is that what happened on january 6 can

happen again. >> after his acquittal mr. trump issued a statement saying in part this has been yet another phase the greatest witchhunt the history of our country, no president has ever gone through anything like it. skyler henry cbs news washington.>> president biden responded to the acquittal saying this sad chapter in our history has reminded us micro c is fragile, that it must always be defended, that we must be ever vigilant. that violence and extremism has no place in america. the white house has stressed it will now focus on passing the president's sleeping coronavirus relief bill. new details this morning, six people shot in san francisco's bayview district plus i are in stablele condndit in the hospital and this morning g the suspecect is stil the run. thisis video isis from the scen posted on n the cicitizen apapp aroundnd 6 pm lalast night. police h have receivived severa calls s about the e shshowing o thirird and casasada avenueue a when they arrived they found shell casings but there is no description of the suspect.

an update on a story we first brought yesterday morning, police have now arrested a suspect in a double shooting near san francisco's embarcadero. remember on friday night officers found two men wounded at a hotel and one has life- threatening injuries. police of a suspect, 25-year- old tyler gangell of fresno, he was arrested in merced, now in jail in san francisco facing two counts of attempted murder a search is on for missing teenager from the area, antoine whittley was seen walking on the richmond and san rafael bridge, he took a ride share for marina way south in richmond and minutes later he called a friend from the bridge saying he was being followed and then the line went dead. gun crimes are skyrocketing

in oakland and so are the numbers of violent death. new oakland police chief armstrong has a lot of work ahead of him, now the story on the dramatic rise of the number of shootings.>>reporter: open police say in january they recovered 77 firearms from criminals. that pales in comparison to the thousands of guns that remain on the streets detectives say that is part of why 2021 is set to become another dangerous year and just last month alone 54 people were shot, 15 died. that was one murder every other day in oakland. the increases dramatic compared to one murder last january. the police department also responded to another 240 shootings last month when no one was injured. most of the shootings and the killings happened from 66 avenue all the way to the san leandro border and this area

alone accounted for 10 of the 15 homicides in january and another 20 were injured by gunfire here. this is the statute from oakland police from all the red numbers show gun crimes are way up and it went up by 147%. police say they are way too many guns, some shooters as young as 12 years old. the police department is encouraging people to install surveillance cameras and burglary alarms and they say these technologies can deter crime and help solve it after they occur.>> laurent armstrong was born in less than a week ago as oakland police chief and he will have to do more with less since the department is facing cuts due to a big budget deficit and right now the local police force has 720 officers a story that we first brought you yesterday morning,

we are now getting a first look at who could be the city's next police chief. seven candidates were introduced during an online form this weekend and four of them are internal candidates. all of them are from the bay area except for justin doll from alaska and larry sgro tow from pennsylvania, only one will replace chief eddie garcia who has been with the department for 29 years.>> i am a proven leader at a challenging time when the department needs stability and undertake a reinvention of ourselves. >> i bring a different perspective to the leadership team here, one that has never been elevated to the position of chief and 170 years.>> i care about san jose and the san jose police department. >> i will guide and support the dedicated workforce as a poor advocate our community. >> i can help more people and i believe my knowledge, skills, abilities, education and accomplishments between a very good position to be one of the

key candidates in the selection process.>> fear, sadness and anger being felt through the community as a string of violent attacks on asians now prompting hundreds to come together at a big rally in oakland. kpix 5 betty yu on how two groups plan to put an end to the violence >>reporter: they came to heal and to listen and some held signs that said love our people, heal our communities, others wore shirts saying asians and black unity and one man simply measure that an elderly person was able to safely walk down the street. >> we need to do this one come together because i feel right now it is that time when you really need to stand up for each other no matter the race>> after a string of violent robberies and unprovoked attacks on asian seed leaders and seniors, they rallied support from black and asian communities. >> we've had lots of things for

black lives matters and a george floyd with the asian community was there protesting with us and as the community we have to return the favor. >> autumn tillman grated instagram black and asian souls unite to promote cross racial dialogue and solidarity. >> first and foremost speak out, use your voice, use your platform.>> this woman handed out free personal alarms.>> we want our asian community safe and our elders to be safe, they are vulnerable. >> before the rally several black leaders including open councilmembers gathered at city hall in the show of unity and they acknowledged anti-asian hate and violence and anti- blackness which are not new. >> we address it by getting to the root causes, what causes violence and crime, violence and poverty. healthcare, education, housing and jobs. >> all marginalized people

combined, we are the majority so we need to come together to support each other, protect each other, and tap into the collective power.>> today mayor libby schaaf said she would fast-track transfer additional secreta cameras regina down and announced police liaisons to the chinatown community to close any cultural gaps and language barriers. there will also be another heal our community rally, but this time in san francisco and that is at 1 pm today at civic center plaza. right now it is 6:12 am, still ahead, and unthinkable and heartless act, picking up the pieces after a fire tore through a home. and the cruel act that happened after the flames were out. was the brewing company finding a way to celebrate black history month, the unique four packs and how you can get your

a family in sacramento left devastated twice this week, losing almost everything after a devastating fire ripped through their home. but then the lindsay family went back to find the unthinkable but the last of their belongings had been ransacked, leaders do anything they could find a value, televisions gone and their clothes and across its rummage through but thankfully the urn carrying their sons ashes was left untouched. the community is rallying around them donating money to

help them buy clothes and food.>> it is hard to put into words anything things are bad and it can't get worse but you come to find out it can get worse.>> the family is also missing one of their cats. fire crews are still investigating what caused the fire. this week the fremont city council will take up an idea to create so-called safe living spaces for the homeless, a proposal up for discussion on tuesday to provide designating parking places with access restrooms and trash cans. about half the fremont homeless population live in rvs or cars. a northern california brewing of any thought its own way to celebrate black history month. oak park brewing of sacramento selling four packs with images of some of the lesser-known activists from the civil rights movement and the limited- edition beer is from a collaboration with several black owned breweries in the

bay area.>> gives people a chance to see the other people that might have been more behind-the-scenes but were integral in the civil rights movement.>> sales of those beer cans with images of activists will continue through the month of february. now to the storm watch in the sierra, it is a busy holiday weekend on the slopes. this is what it looks like it squaw valley alpine meadows yesterday with a lot of happy skiers and boarders. more snow is on the way later tonight and into the early hours of monday.>> close to 1 foot possible in some of the higher elevations. we will look at the snow forecast coming up, but first let's talk about the rain at home. high definition doppler looks pretty lit up in the far northwest part of the state. skip ahead to the future cast it will take a little while to get any rain down here for the bay area. really enjoy get to the early afternoon before we see a few light showers, it gets us to 2

pm and it shows light rain for sonoma county. then overnight may be a struggle in the evening, it could be anywhere through the heart of the bay area. but it is not a whole lot tonight. but it is monday morning with the rain will be most noticeable and you will see why i could say that. looking at 7 am tomorrow until 10 am tomorrow is when we get most of the widespread light rain bay area wide happens to coincide with whatever is left of the monday morning commute and there is plenty of people doing a traditional enough monday morning commute it is a factor to think of. that is if you have to be in the car on the road monday through the late morning. by the time we get into the early afternoon things will start winding down and you can see how we have cleared the skies out as we get into very early tuesday morning we have that now.

the skies are relatively clear to start our sunday morning but it will not last. the clouds will start filling it over the next hours and you see it happening from our vantage point on the salesforce tower looking towards the bay bridge and down towards san jose, very thin clouds over much of downtown it is kept the temperatures relatively warm. santa rosa 46 now and those are the clouds what have overtaken sonoma county, 30 around livermore with more clearing, and for daytime highs today we find ourselves right at low 60s and much less wind than yesterday so it will feel better but it will look cloudy today as the system approaches. and if we just check in on future cast for the wind speeds it will be windy near the coast, not wind advisory windy but 20 to 25 mile-per-hour wind will be enough that you will notice it in a bit of a breeze on tuesday. look at the next chance of rain come after this system through tonight and into monday morning we wait until thursday and friday for the next rainmaker

and if we look at thursday morning that is a telltale sign, is one of the atmospheric rivers and a lot of moisture pointed right at the coast of california which extends back into the subtropics. but the only problem is it is too far north. we will miss out on the bulk of it. but if we look at the rain on thursday, not much here at all, until late thursday night into friday morning. then we see the showers come through. it is not a lot. friday we get a couple hundreds of inch of rain for the next system and that is about it and that is how it plays out in the seven day forecast. you see the shower showing up there as we get to friday and if you left over showers from monday into tuesday, not a whole lot coming on with that but i have more coming up the next half hour. >> we will take the rain but at least will not kick in until later and we can get those outside picnics. all right uc berkeley students cannot exercise outside this

long weekend and yesterday was a good day, the university initially banned outdoor exercise due to a recent spike in cases among undergrads. about two 2000 students living in campus housing self sequester until monday and the policy has been in place until the first of the month and it could be extended. good morning, saturday night business on my mind, the sharks on ice, a golf shot for the ages and a family reunion of sorts at the chase center last night.

good morning the nba is up top and why not? the warriors circled this one with the brooklyn nets on the counter and for weeks the first out of the highlight tells you why. on the right former warrior kevin durant with attribute, for the first time since he left, and steph curry got down to business led all scorers with 27 and the warriors an early lead but not long. the nets up three and kevin durant ready to show, brooklyn led by 15 at the half of the third quarter is when the nets made a move. brooklyn then scored 42 third- quarter points and durrant scored 20 and almost forgot there are other team members,

tyler irving scored 24 and brooklyn coasted last night 134- 117, last night was all about kd.>> you know i think about those moments daily with my time here and going to state, it was so much fun.>> what was it like playing against kd? >> it sucks, we got our butts kicked. >> hopefully they will have a video tribute for kevin durant the next time he is at chase center with fans in the building. the nhl on the san jose sharks with a gallant return to the sap center after 11 months. no fans or french wards marking their welcome. how about pouring out of the sharks mouth and said? when they face vegas the old sharks, they were in a 2-0 hold and late second nice pass, the nights lead was cut in half.

same score during the third and this was chandler stephenson, and a goal, vegas boiled the homecoming yesterday. san jose has lost three out of the last four and they are dead last in the west division. losing sucks, there is not a single person in our room that is happy, i hate losing. i say that to everyone. it would've been much better yesterday if we had one. >> the picturesque monterey peninsula pga pebble beach third round action and par 72, all about the power game for daniel berger at the fourth hole. it baited him to drive that hole and he did, sharding without light lead. jordan spieth, his second shot did not stop until he jarred it. an eagle. he carries a two shot lead into today's final round, a 13 under

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it tops. that is it from the first rainmaker but in another comes on friday. we will look at the friday system coming up in the complete forecast, doppler is reading that light rain that is trying to get her for the afternoon and if we come to a closer look, switch from live and put into future cast there is the light rain into the early afternoon and then you see if you showers trying to work their way down to the golden gate and southward after sunset. we will look at monday morning's commute as well coming up. in the meantime you can see all the clouds starting to fill the sky from the camera on top of the sales force our looking over the south bay at san jose and in the tri-valley. we'll see with more on this forecast just a bit but now back over to you. to coronavirus coverage right now as more americans are being vaccinated, the number of cases are falling, at least 42 states are reporting progress. there is huge pressure mounting

to get students safely back to schools even as vaccine supplies dwindle, here is danya bacchus .>>reporter: the cdc long-awaited plan to get kids back to classrooms includes mask wearing an improved ventilation but stopped short of mandating vaccinations for teachers. the assistant principal in nashville worries about safety. what do you think you would feel comfortable going back in person? >> for me to feel fully comfortable we would need to see a steady decline of active covid cases and and increase vaccination ability to all educators and student and families. >> the four tear color-coded system they saw community spread teachers zones varying from low to high transmission, with blooming schools are fully reopened, and read switching middle and high school students to virtual learning only.>> i have been trying for weeks and weeks and finally got it.

>> pharmacies in neighbors across the country have joined a vaccination effort. >> and in our own neighborhood it is much nicer. >> in anticipation of mardi gras celebrations this weekend nor lands officials have banned alcohol sales in the french quarter through fat to say. >> this for or five day sacrifice is small compared to the larger sacrifice we would have to endure later. >> operates have been canceled and this is the montana governor is that his states mask mandate even though less than 5% of residents have been fully vaccinated. danya bacchus cbs news los angeles .>> vaccine doses are in short supply in los angeles county prompting the closure of a large vaccination site. this weekend not a single shot was administered in the parking lot of dodger stadium for the first time in weeks but even as los angeles faces a tight supply state officials are looking open up availability to

more people by mid-march. the county is preparing to send vaccinate people with critical health factors like cancer, diabetes and obesity. >> it will depend upon how much vaccine is available and the rules locally. the counties will have to make the final determination. >> the only thing that stands between us doing more vaccinations is getting more vaccine and we're ready right now, today at the drop of a hat if somebody said to as i have 400,000 more doses, we would get them into people's arms next week. >> currently los angeles county is receiving 200, 000 doses a weekend when it is reopen the stadiums that will help healthcare workers in those 65 and older at least for the time being. this morning japan has formally approved its first covid 19 vaccine. the country is expecting to begin nationwide immunizations of the pfizer vaccine within days. also new this morning, the city

of auckland new zealand has just gone into a three-day lockdown. three local coronavirus cases were reported this weekend in one family. the mother works at an airline catering company and health officials are looking to see if there is a link with returning passengers.>> genome sequencing is being rapidly carried out so we can learn more about these infections and whether or not they are one of the more transmissible variance we have seen.>> the country has seen just over two>> the country has seen just over 2000 cases total and 25 who have died from the virus. britain researchers are now testing one of the coronavirus vaccines on the youngest group of children yet. a team at oxford developed the vaccine with astrazeneca and they have started testing it on children between the ages of six and 17. about 300 people are taking part and until now the pfizer and moderna vaccine that only been tested on kids as young as 12. the british prime minister is

trying to control the spread of the coronavirus variant happening there and today boris johnson talked about that effort in an interview on face the nation with margaret brennan.>> they discovered within uk the b117 variant, highly contagious, and even though the prime minister prioritize keeping schools open even as he put research is on businesses, he slammed on the brakes hard in january because of the new variant. i want to understand what made him do that because we are talking opening schools here as that variance spreads and will likely become the dominant one by march. >> see that entire interview later this morning at 8:30 am right here on kpix 5 . people in northern japan are surveying the damage from a strong earthquake. the magnitude 7.3 quake injured dozens, three of them seriously. it also caused widespread blackouts and damage to buildings and roads.

it struck in the same area as a more severe quake happened 10 years ago which triggered a synonymy and a meltdown at a nuclear power plant. still to come, and arctic blast aching history, the winter storm blanketing parts of the country and causing chaos in nashville. plus how this week's students rising above scholar is forging a new life with her si

i storm watch now, and historic arctic blast is hitting parts of the country with snow, ice and power blackouts, or than 8 inches of snow fell in the seattle area yesterday causing over 300 flight cancellations at the region's main airport. saturday snowfall was the largest for single day in seattle more than 50 years. in oregon the same storm system prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency to mobilize state police and the national guard snow and ice combined with high wind, knocked down power lines they travel nearly impossible and the national weather service is reporting up to 6 inches of snow and ice in some areas and in the southeast icy road conditions nashville

caused a 21 car pile up. a dozen injured people were rushed to local hospitals, several vehicles were crunched against the median on interstate 24 one driver told a local newspaper when she hit the brakes that her car did not stop and instead it skidded along the slippery asphalt. luckily not so cold here or snowy. >> that is part of the story that i want to pick up on, all of the snow we were looking at happening in the pacific northwest, there has been a lot of storm action going on going on up here and look at the next week and half this relates back to the story at home. if we play through the forecast from now through fairbury 25th, in other words a week and a half, it is going to rain a lot again for washington and oregon, they will get way more than they typically would on average for this time of year. they will get a lot more than typical and we will get far less than we need there is one

quarter of an inch falling here for san francisco for the next week and a half, that is it, and for half inches falling in portland which is very classic for a la niña winter which is what we are in, and the pattern has held for much of this winter where we are missing out on the bulk of these storms, getting some but not as much as we need. and for the next week and a half that pat will be in place and we needed it for february to help us out as we are well below average. light rain is showing up in the far northwest coast and in fact more than light rain, decent rain. if we come back home and play it forward in the future cast, we mentioned this a few moments ago at the bottom of the hour, we will see light rain in the north bay this afternoon but again very light stuff, and then pass sunset we will see some light showers worked their way down through the rest of the bay area. it is monday morning right here and that is when we get the

most noticeable time of rain from this particular system. it is a monday morning commute rainmaker, not a lot of rain but the timing brings it three just in time for anybody still doing the traditional monday morning commute. plenty still doing that. it will be wet on the roads for monday morning and looking at the totals it is about 1/10 of an inch of rain for the north bay and that takes in the whole timeframe from this afternoon or tomorrow morning and if we look at the east and south bay, the totals here are pretty similar, one quarter of an inch of rain for oakland, preps less than 1/10 of an inch of rain, a little bit of rain shadow down in san jose. and then things turned off by monday night. we will get more so in the sierra, close to another foot of snow at donner pass at higher elevations at the resorts which is good news. if you look at the issue for travel, maybe not the best news for anyone traveling in the area of the sierra on monday, a winter weather advisory that day. plenty of clouds giving us a

nice sunrise over the last 20 minutes with the clouds drifting by. as we put on the numbers and we check the current numbers for this morning, we are relatively warm thanks to all the clouds keeping temperatures pretty well behaved. these are the current numbers if you're about to step out. 40s for most spots and a few low 40s around hayward in san jose. wednesday the next chance of rain, and we will go to daytime highs in the low 60s today and plenty of clouds. next chance of rain after tomorrow morning's commute shows up on thursday but really friday. it is a friday through the morning and afternoon when we will pick up another couple 107 inch of rain but the friday rainmaker not a big deal. san francisco experiencing a shortage of foster parents. we spoke to michelle foy, a pediatric nurse and foster

parent and we asked how the pandemic is playing a role in the current shortage.>>reporter: unfortunately we do not have enough foster parents in san francisco and some of our kids need temporary placement are being placed outside the county which is difficult to maintain continuity for them and to have them attend their same daycare and see their doctors and have parent visits with the birth parents. so we really need to expand the numbers of resource parents that we have in san francisco. >> what is your advice to those considering becoming a foster parent but have concerns about money or having a full-time job maybe?>> well just like any parent, you come across challenges. but the rewards are just so great you make it work. you know it does take a village. we help one another.

>> and you say you have experience in unaffected benefit of fostering, tell us about that. >> yes. i love children, i'm a pediatric nurse and i expected to bond with the kids and having fun, i love doing extracurricular activities and seeing things through their eyes and i did not expect to get to know to become close with their birth parents. i have really gotten to support them. one of them when the child was reunified told me your now family so here is a key. that was special and rewarding.>> if you want to get involved in fostering go to foster dash sf.org and the web addresses on the screen right now. sadly many children in foster care never find a new family but michelle griego introduces us to this week's students rise above scholar whose inner street strength helped leader to a new home filled with love.>>reporter:

for andrea taylor eller cohen and her adopted moms, family time is everything. even walking their dog for a local park is a special moment for this trio. >> she helps us see the bright side and has us enchanted. >> andrea's journey to her new family has been filled with lots of love but also heartbreak. the 19-year-old college freshman at cal poly pomona came to the united states when very young and her birth mom struggle to care for andrea and her two sisters, eventually all three placed in foster care. >> my case is put into consideration for adoption and the social worker and the judge working on the case wanted to separate my sisters and i and they are my siblings, i would not be separated from them. >> had just 11 andrea found herself fighting to keep her

family together.>> the judge working on my case called me into the chambers and i spoke to him and he clearly asked me if i want to be separated from my siblings. of course my answer was no. i fought hard. >> that fighting spirit paid off, andrea and her sisters would find a forever home with marcella and sylvia, first as foster children and then adopted by their new loving moms. family trips, holidays and pets followed soon and it was a new life and a name. andrea picked it herself as a way to honor her chosen family with love.>> when i was adopted i know had to change my last name anyway so wanted to change my first and middle name is also it is now andrea taylor alarcon. >> now the recently declared biology major spencer school days learning virtually, cooking and playing music with her siblings, her mom's are grateful for their beautiful

daughter.>> we are proud of her and we know that she will go very far. she is a giver and that is amazing for someone who has gone through so much.>> for students rising above i am michelle griego . >> to learn more about students rising above go to kpix.com/sra . after the break how are you celebrating valentine's day? florists seeing a surprising uptick in business as they spread a little love. >> for the record valentine's day is flowers and candy.

this week and will keep florists busy pressure and valentine's day is one of the busiest times of year for florists, second only to perhaps mother's day. while the pandemic might be changing the way that business is done it hasn't dampened the desire to say i love you. john ramose has the story.>>reporter: covid 19 maite make this on has a bit more challenging but it is also highlighting the need to let her loved ones know how if you love them. countrywood florist in walnut creek is fully booked with orders through valentine's day and they took pity on should know a burden who insist men should not be creative when shopping for their

sweethearts.>> it is valentine's day, they want something other than flowers or candy, but for the record valentine's day valentine's day is flowers and candy.>> the co- owner carrie horning said the shop has been busy during the pandemic with one noticeable difference.>> usually it is sending it to your partner or spouse and whatnot. this year there has been a lot of going to family members, can't wait to see you and can't wait to celebrate with you soon. >> love is also in the air at floral arts lafayette but must be coming from the owner nese ganch as orders come in. >> we will celebrate once we complete the last order and we will open up a bottle of wine. we will celebrate it with my staff. and i have the best staff here.>> and finally back in may the city of berkeley would not allow ashby flowers to sell anything directly from it small shop even though the whole foods next-door could. at the time the owner marcy

simon was so mad she made us hide her face>> i got millions of phone calls and emails. >> the outpouring of support from the committee warmed her heart and with the rules now relaxed customers lined up to buy flowers and the owner has become more philosophical about the whole thing. >> it was early on in people did not know. we have all become adjusted to functioning in a different way now. for us this is the new normal. >> we've all had to adjust to new ways including how to say i love you on valentine's day and that is okay with chinua birden as long as it only involves flowers and candy. >> i will take flowers and candy. florists say this has been a good year for business as people search for ways to stay connected during the pandemic.

if you are still looking for last-minute valentine's day plans go to meet this adorable baby giraffe. safari west in santa rosa partially reopen this weekend and people can book special day tours today and the facility hope it's for full tours in a few weeks. remember kpix 5 was to bring you the good news, go to kpix.com/together . send your story ideas

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happens today in san francisco following a similar event yesterday in oakland. african and asian americans are joining together after a string of violent robberies and attacks on asian seniors. los angeles county is grappling with a shortage of vaccine forcing a temporary shutdown of a large vaccination site at dodger stadium and this county is receiving 200, 000 dresses a week which is much less than what health officials say they need.>> a pretty sunrise happening right now and in fact sunrise happens officially at 7 am, so about three minutes from now and this is a pretty look at it from a top sales force our. rain coming with a few light showers down to the bay area and in the north bay by the early afternoon but any rain we see today will be really light. it is really the monday morning commute when you notice the rain a bit more, 1/10 of an inch of rain for the first part of monday and the next chances on friday.>> thank you and happy valentine's day to

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