live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. senators worked through the night on capitol hill in a marathon series of votes. what does it mean for biden's trillion dollars covid relief bill? a school district striking a deal with san francisco kids getting closer to returning to classrooms. how many schools will it affect? the bay area moving through the reopening tiers in the state and how soon it will be before crowds return to concert venues, sporting good events and theme parks. it's saturday, march 6th and i'm emily turner. taking a live look at the senate floor. lawmakers have been locked in a voting battle since 11:00. it is for amendments to the biden administration $1.9 trillion covid relief bill. late last night, senate leaders

struck a deal over jobless benefits, breaking a 9-our logjam. senator joe manchin brought the senate to a standstill when he wanted to pare down the $400 a week job aid. democrats reached a compromise for $300 a weak through september 6. the senate voted not to accept senator bernie sanders amendment of raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. democrats hoped they could pass the bill this weekend. let's get a quick check of the weather with meteorologist darren peck. >> the excitement came through. the rain, gusting wind and if you look at the hi-def doppler, the storms are only over the sierra. within the last hour, the stragglers, the last of the showers have cleared the south bay and we are done with the rain and clearing out the skies in a hurry. we picked up about .3 inches of rain in the overnight hour and

the clouds are going away. temperatures in the mid-to upper 40s and i will be back with what happens next in the complete forecast in a few minutes. developingng nenews withth agrereement betwtween teteacher the sann franancisco unifified schoolol district,t, toto reope dozen scschools this monthth. the scschools willll be elemen scschools, after months of deba over how and when students would return. all schools are approved for safety measures and access and the first will be april 12. the board president said this is an important step on our path to reopening schools and we continue to be committed to ensuring every student and family in the san francisco unified school district receives the support they need. the district said even more students will return next month, as well. 26 schools in the second wave will be inspected and we hear

more from the district on monday. in the east bay, and major hurdle for a contra costa school district that plans to reopen. mount diablo unified could open in three weeks. kpix5 has a report from andria borba. teachers unions are pushing back. >> reporter: this is what officials say campuses will look like when teachers come back on march 17. social distancing markers and spread out desks. it's a proposed hybrid plan with students returning march 22 to all campuses in all cities but the unions for teachers and staff say not so fast. >> we've established criteria for safety based on metrics, by city. our district is unique because it's very, very diverse, in terms of transmission rates and some parts of low transmission rates and case rates and others

have high case rates. where those rates are high, it is not advisable to increase the interaction among people. >> reporter: the school board will vote wednesday to issue a directive for everyone to get back on campus and the union said there is no agreement in place. >> that would be a violation of the employment education relations act. we are calling on them not to violate the law. >> every parent has a different idea of the return to campus. >> i'm a strong proponent of getting the kids back in school like the other districts around us, once the teachers are vaccinated. >> reporter: her 6-year-old was signed up for the hybrid model and the plan was called a step in the right direction. >> i want to see more details from the district as to what it will look like. right now, it is pretty vague. >> that was andria borba reporting and the teachers

union and the staff union and the district will return to the negotiating table next wednesday and friday. on the road to recovery. in less than a month, you can go in-person -- get this -- to an outdoor concert, themepark or baseball game. exciting news with officials saying those sites can open and reduced capacity as soon as april 1. on friday, the giants and the athletics made the announcement and the a's also put tickets up for sale on opening day, april 1 but alameda county is still in the purple tier and needs to move to the red tier before the a's can welcome a maximum of 11,000 fans. the team president said he is optimistic. >> it is with the game is about and we are doing it for the fans, their energy and excitement and passion. >> it's not fully the game without our fans around. >> the giants are not selling tickets, just yet.

they need to submit an operational plan and have it approved by the san francisco department of health, first. they said the giants are very encouraged by governor newsom's announcement to update state guidelines that would permit fans to attend baseball games at oracle park and if san francisco can stay in the red tier, capacity is at 20%, roughly 8000 fans at oracle park. people have been out and about in san jose and for the first time in months, restaurants are allowed to seek guests inside at 25% capacity. the left bank restaurant had a busy friday night as they welcomed customers to the dining room on santana road. outdoor dining had been allowed to resume earlier, but when santa clara county moved into the red tier on wednesday, limited indoor dining was allowed, as well. >> i was nervous and people are excited to come and dine with us in a safe manner.

>> it's a little too busy for us. we don't feel quite comfortable, despite the masks and everything. people are not sitting six feet apart. >> some restaurants are staffing up to serve the extra guests and to make sure there are enough employees to follow the cleaning measures. alameda and solano counties could move into the red tier as early as next week and taking a live look at san jose, the iconic fairmont hotel is in jeopardy. the operator filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. the fairmont along south market street, closed its doors yesterday and is paying to relocate the people staying there. the operators on the hunt for a new management partner with the goal of reopening in the next few months. the 800-room hotel lost at least $18 million last year and is projected to lose even more this year. a san jose woman pleads for

thieves to return her wedding dress. can you imagine? as well, the dress her late mother wore to her wedding. we have more from maria medina with that heartbreaking story. >> it's tragic and heartbreaking. i can't let this go. it sickens me. i'm devastated. >> reporter: michael and brittni evans are desperate to get back mementos that once belonged to her late grandmother and mother, who passed away in a car crash last year. >> we walked out and saw the lock was missing. >> reporter: they packed their belongings in this pond and locked it up but this past tuesday, it had been broken into and nearly everything was gone. >> we didn't have much to begin with and we are a new starting family and now have nothing. >> i was screaming and crying. >> reporter: inside the container was her grandmother's tea set that they had used when she was alive and her mother's hope chest was filled with keepsakes and her wedding dress and the dress her mother wore to the wedding.

she had planned to make a quilt out of the dresses. >> my mother and grandmother were special. >> reporter: michael and brittni evans didn't show anger to the thieves, just disbelief and they don't expect to recover everything, they just want what money can't buy with no questions asked. >> what you can't sell, return. it doesn't make sense to keep it or toss it. >> please, we can't replace these mementos. the photo albums and the documents for our son, for his health issues. we need his records back and we need these items. we are heartbroken. our precious things are gone. >> reporter: maria medina, kpix5. >> the couple had filed a police report and now ask if anybody has the stolen items to drop it off at a local police station. 6:10 and still ahead, the surgeon who went on a virtual

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an update to a story we brought you last week. a plastic surgeon in sacramento speaks out after a video showed him attending a virtual traffic court from an operating room.

dr. scott green said critics misunderstood. he said he answered the zoom call after he already had handed the case over to another surgeon he was training and when the court commissioner saw dr. green in the gown, he called off the hearing, saying he didn't feel comfortable for the welfare of the patient. >> taking a call in the or occurs all the time. not a zoom call to traffic coururt, but cyber events. >> we sent a preemptive statement saying there was no patient issue or confidentiality problem. anticipate the board won't have a problem. >> other doctors say taking calls or leaving the or is common, especially in cases that can last for hours. dr. green said he would have been better if he had left the room first for sake of appearances. many counties are moving through the california reopening tiers but some theme parks can open their doors.

after a year-long closure, disneyland could reopen, soon. stacey butler has details. >> reporter: they have been waiting so long. they almost gave up hope. now, diehard disney fans can hardly believe the big announcement because disneyland could reopen starting april 1. >> it is time and people are getting vaccinated. california needs it. look how dead it is out here. >> it's huge for the industry and people are going back to work. >> reporter: don't expect the rides to start the same day. they expect it to take about one month as the california residents can pre-book online at 15% capacity. >> it is not opening the floodgates, it is more of a trickle trickle, slowly growing into a stream. excited, but not so excited that it is just going back to normal overnight. >> reporter: dr. mark ghaly said

there will be no indoor dining and there will be limits on rides. with responsible protocols implemented around the world, disney can't wait to welcome back guests and they look forward to sharing an opening date soon. not all fans are ready to return. >> it's pretty risky with covid still around. >> i'm scared about covid. >> that was stacey butler reporting and theme parks in the red tier will be limited to 15% capacity. let's get back on track with this weather from overnight. hopefully, didn't wake you up when heavy showers came through because it was rainy enough and windy enough to have done that around midnight for the entire bay area. hi-def doppler's shoaling the storm to the east with stragglers falling apart. we are done with plenty of cloud cover and clear sky

through the morning. rainfall is pretty good, .3 inches in santa rosa got .3 inches and .25 inches in san francisco. san jose, .2 inches and the wind was impressive. we saw gusting at 54 miles per hour overnight hour overnight. at sfo near 50 with a 35-mile per hour gusts in oakland and we are done with the strongest win but the only thing left will be an uptick in the wind by the afternoon and for right now, the wind has calmed down. we are getting this with san jose with showers clearing and you've also got a more impressive bank of clouds overnight but that is the view from treasure island through the city. for temperatures, we are anywhere from 49 in san jose to 39 in san rafael and most

places are low to mid-40s and we warm up into the low 60s for the daytime highs with more sunshine than not. the minor issue, we pretty much got more breaks of blue sky. into late afternoon, we get into the 5:00, 6:00 and 7:00 hour with an uptick. it will be breezy with no more rain until monday. then, the next system would be responsible for that one and putting it into the futurecast, the first band of showers doesn't get here but this stuff in the center of that storm will rotate with a couple of days of rain possible for the entire bay area. this is monday and the leading edge of the next chance of rain, coming monday and by the time we get into tuesday and wednesday, we will experience

this stuff and that will have a couple of things. on tuesday, possible isolated storms and colder air with the snow level dropping as low as some higher peaks around the bay area but those will be the two most exciting things from the weather. it won't be a lot of rain and if you add it all up from monday into thursday and friday, we pick up about .25 inches or .3 inches, not a major rainmaker but it will keep things interesting, weatherwise, from monday through wednesday with the possibility of isolated storms tuesday and maybe snow on the peaks into wednesday. i will see you more in the next half hour. 's every parent's nightmare. a boy in sacramento is now hailed a hero after saving his baby sister from drowning. the 8-year-old's quick thinking

enabled her to be resuscitated. a reporter spoke with the family. >> reporter: the pool is blocked off after the mom had the scare of her life. >> it is a blur to me and it seemed like the timing was forever but i'm sure it was just minutes. >> reporter: the 8-year-old was playing with his little sister and noticed it was quiet and looked up and she was out of the house. >> i looked at the pool and i saw her in there. >> it was the bloodcurdling scream that caught diana's attention. >> she couldn't move anything. >> reporter: a nurse got her out of the pool and they called 911. >> she started breathing and i saw signs of life. >> reporter: all thanks to the scream that he said he learned from the baby.

>> she gave her power to me and i had the power to scream and mom came and jumped in and got her out. >> i'm so impressed with him. he was so calm and collected and called for 911 and gave them our address. he told them to get here immediately. >> reporter: all eyes are on her now, a second chance. >> definitely the beginning of the worst day of my life but ended with the best day of our lives. >> scary stuff and that was marlee ginter reporting. installing a safety fence or barrier can prevent many accidents like that one. good morning. how about this, fans back in the stands at oracle park? we've been talking about it yesterday but i have more

because one team already punched their ticket and we have a well oiled machine with local ladies and white white, another step closer to march madness in their own right.

i want to hit you with some tough guys. three periods of hockey, not enough last night with an overtime thriller with vegas and the san jose sharks. number 39 had a nice looking sweater and they hosted vegas. the sharks were down a goal and a third period goal from alex talk, 4-2 and then 4-3 with a minute left in the game. they tied it and sent the game to overtime. it lasted one minute 25 seconds. max pacioretty, his second goal of the night and vegas, a road

win 5-4 and san jose has lost four of the last five, next to last in the west. basketball, the stanford women, pac-12 semi-final in las vegas. they grabbed oregon state like a sheet of paper and tore them apart. scoring 20 and they led as much as 34. the inside freshman, cameron brink, 24 points on 11 rebounds, the freshman team record for blocks. like the megan thee stallion song, they were savage. they will face ucla in the sunday final. still in las vegas. the west coast cononference, it was over last night with u.s. in white, down one e and the final seconds, eli scott did something about it. they came fromom behind and benefited from a costly turnover and won the game 70- 66. st. mary's in the quarterfinal round.

quarterback alex smith now a free agent. the football team released him yesterday at his request. a little over one month and his options, retired with another team. who knows. the 49ers brought him in in 2005 and i will have a lot more content later in the day. coming up and streaming on cbsn bay area, we knew scenes like this weren't good for our health but the study takes a worrisome picture of the long- term effect of all of that wildfire smoke, ahead. new revelations from megan markle's interview with oprah and why

live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. welcome back. the time is 6:29 and i'm an emily turner. we start with a quick check of the weather with darren peck. a quick check for a system coming through quickly with rain last night and you probably were awakened around midnight. not just heavy rain, but strong wind at 40-50 miles per hour

gusting in the bay area. hi-def doppler, it's gone and in this year and clearing out. we picked up about .3 inches of rain overnight in heavier spots and now that the rain is done, you can step outside with temps for the most part in the low 40s and i will have the complete forecast in a few minutes with more rain next weekend. is no coronavirus infections and deaths level off, states ease restrictions on health officials warn it could prompt a noose bacon cases. they are battling over the covid relief plan and skyler henry reports from the white house. >> reporter: the sound of a gutter ball can be heard in new york city with projectors rolling as the nation's largest city eases more covid-19 restrictions. >> so tired of sitting on my sofa and streaming movies so i

am out of the house. >> they joined in announcing plans to cut restrictions. >> we've seen this movie before. when prevention measures are rolled back, cases go up. >> reporter: the cdc scientists say there is evidence that masks lead to fewer infections and deaths and reopening restaurants increases them. dr. anthony fauci warns that there is a plateau that is about 60% with viral activity. >> in a plateau, it invariably means you are at risk for another spike. >> reporter: the senate entered the hours-long so-called vote-a- rama on joe biden's $1.9 trillion rescue plan. >> the american people are reaching out and saying, we are

hurting. >> reporter: senate democrats tackled hurdles over the unemployment benefits. >> there is bipartisanship to change the bill but apparently, that is a sin on the other side. >> reporter: in an agreement with joe manchin, a holdout, democrats offered an amendment to extend and enhance benefits to early september at $300 a week and the final vote is expected over the weekend. skyler henry, cbs news at the white house. oakland on the rest of alameda county appeared to be days away from moving out of the purple tier and into the less restrictive red tier. they will see a positivity rates remain low into next week and the change could mean that gyms reopen indoors at 10% capacity and indoor dining could resume on a limited basis and restaurants are setting up. >> a week ago, we were getting the tables and chairs and the inside all cleaned up and going

over protocols with employees. we are ready. the one thing we want is predictability. whatever we do, we can build on that versus opening and closing and everything else. >> i feel him. a live look at san jose and it is showtime at some movie theaters. major chains like amc and cinemark have reopened with limited capacity and moviegoers will have to keep masks on the entire time and food and drinks are not being sold. this is the first time in months that theaters have been open. a debate is going on in l.a. over whether or not to bring students and teachers back to classrooms with thousands saying they will resist what they call a premature and unsafe return. the union says three conditions must exist before schools can safely reopen. teachers must be fully vaccinated, and l.a. county needs to move into the

red tier and safety protocols must be in place. that includes daily cleaning and ventilation. teachers are ready to strike up the district tries to force them back. >> one of my freshman has lost her father, her uncle, her grandmother and her and all in the last six months. >> some parents sympathize with the concerns and they hope to send kids back soon. >> just the overall well-being of being in the classroom, 100 times better than home. >> so far, the l.a. unified district reopening plans are only four elementary schools. on friday, governor gavin newsom signed a bill including $2 billion in incentives for schools to reopen. a dry winter raises the wildfire risk for the upcoming fire season, six months since bay

area skies turned orange. do you remember that day? it was from smoke and was crazy looking. we have kpix5 with da lin telling us about the smoke. >> reporter: when smoke blankets an entire region, it doesn't just look apocalyptic. new research shows itause c significant harm by aggravating chronic lung and heart conditions and triggering asthma attacks, strokes and heart attacks. >> when it was orange skies, i was tired. it felt like it took energy. >> i have mild asthma and even running a little bit with the smoke was exhausting. >> reporter: researchers looked at 14 years of air quality and hospital admission data. >> our study was the first to show an effect at the population level. >> reporter: researchers at uc san diego at the scripps

institute of oceanography report wildfire smoke is 10 times more harmful than other air pollution like car exhaust, factories or power plants. >> it extends beyond the fire and there are wide reaching health implications. >> reporter: wildfires often release tiny particles that are much smaller than a human hair and can enter lungs and the bloodstream and given the changing climate, researchers say lawmakers need to focus even more on fire prevention. we found firefighters using locks to block off lookout points. >> it is a mitigation program. >> reporter: the contract thousands of grazing goats each year and other departments use controlled burns. the oakland fire marshall said he's not surprised by the research. >> it brings another level of education to the public, to understand these are dangers we face on a routine basis.

>> that was da lin reporting and researchers also say it's important for the government or important for the government to provide rebates for air filters and families can use them when air quality is bad. our royals week continues, building up to oprah's exclusive sit down with prince harry and meghan markle, tomorrow. a new escalation in the royal feud. the duchess of sussex describes a stifling atmosphere at buckingham palace, saying she couldn't speak to oprah winfrey without palace person a listening in or even to agree to an interview. >> it's liberating to have the right and the pole average, and some ways, to say, yes. i'm ready to talk. >> to not have to consult with anybody? >> yes. to make a choice on your own and to speak on your cells. >> a royal correspondent reported for the sunday times for insight into how buckingham palace prepares for this bombshell interview.

>> it is very controversial. >> reporter: they were the most extraordinary times. tantalizing was so much suspense as to what meghan markle might say. what we heard, just a few sentences, has caused pages and pages of coverage in the newspapers. it has been dominating the airwaves on tv shows, ever since and that is just a tiny snippet. as the week goes on and the run- up to the big reveal sunday night, it is a huge story here. >> went to the palace first learned of the interview? did they give the palace a heads up? or, was it a done deal before the queen and other royals learned of it? >> reporter: no. the palace weren't given any heads up and they learned about at the same time as the rest of the world when it was announced.

cbs was going to air it. it was a couple of weeks ago and caught them by surprise. even though harry and meghan aren't working royals anymore, something of that magnitude, the palace had hoped they would have a heads up, but they didn't. >> in the preview clips, we hear oprah's a pretty shocking things. no subject is off limits. how concerned is the palace about what the couple might say in this interview? >> reporter: well, as you can imagine, they are a little bit tentative about what is coming down the line. they are apprehensive. there is no doubt there will be explosions dropped during that interview and the palace will have to field numerous requests and questions, afterward. the only thing i would say, in their eyes, they have a much bigger problem on their hands

and that is the duke of edinburg and his health. he is in hospital more than two weeks. the big concern at the palace and the family, is for the welfare of prince philip. you ve something huge coming down the line on sunday but everyone is hoping and praying that prince philip pulls through and the timing of this interview, coming up, is quite unfortunate, as a coincides with the stay in the hospital. >> we posted the full interviewed on our website at kpix.com and you can watch the full interview with meghan and harry and all eyes will be on that one tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. right here on kpix5. of the drew break, feeding her neighbors and helping them grow their businesses. meet this week's jefferson award winner.

new this morning, pope francis goes back to baghdad after an historic meeting with the top shiite cleric. the meeting happened in a southern city and they delivered

a message of coexisting, urging muslims in iraq to embrace the beleaguered christian minority. this is the first time any pope has gone to iraq. a college student in alabama, a possible new state law, aimed at giving people charged with violent crimes more. it's about the case of aniah blanchard. >> reporter: her mother has been spearheading this to keep violent offenders off the streets, like the accused, who has been brought supports and the bill has passed the state house and now goes to the senate and if it passes, it goes to a public vote. they are encouraged by the level of strong support.

>> you can see the report tonight on 48 hours at 10:00 right here on kpix5. let's get caught up on the rain that came through in the overnight hours. an impressive band of heavy showers marched across the entire bay area from 11:00 last night until 2:00 in the morning. it is falling apart in the sierra and that is all stuff over the delta and you can see it cleared out with the view of the mark hopkins hotel. a beautiful sunrise and we picked up .3 inches of snow overnight in santa rosa and hayward got the same. we got .15 inches in the area and down through the santa clara vallow, there is usually a rain shower effect. it was windy. gusting at 28 miles an hour in san jose. a 15-mile per hour gusts in

novato and sfo was near 50. the wind has relaxed and it will pick up again this afternoon, not as strong as last night but it will be noticeably breezy. mid-to upper 40s and we have a minor impact from this system, with the wind that is pretty out there. the numbers, mostly in the 40s. 39, and for the most part, upper 40s. there might not be the best expression but in the coast and in the bay, you will notice the wind. let me show you what it looks like and the futurecast, you can ski through the screens and on the 4:00 hour, gusting close to 30 with a band of orange and

that's where you will feel this the most, certainly in the city and across the peninsula. the closer you are to the water, 20-mile per hour gusting inland for some areas and breezy, but not terrible. the next chance of rain will be here on monday and that system in the pacific will be the focus for much of monday through wednesday and maybe even thursday of next week but that sounds more impressive than it will be. the way it will come together on monday, a few light showers and tuesday, we get the action from out here and the colder air will have instability with that. that means occasional thunderstorms for tuesday and relatively low snow totals when that gets here but it's not necessarily a lot of rain. for the seven-day forecast, a chance of rain monday through wednesday with only about .25

inches of rain for that whole period. we would like to get more rain than that and we are well behind this big story. a chance of showers for those three days with isolated storms on tuesday. >> the 49ers foundation has been honoring five bay area educators for excellence and commitment in the face of the pandemic and distance learning. michelle griego spoke with sophie navarro and asked about the follow your bliss award grant. >> we are able to expand our grants from our partners, micron and the cfp foundation and we honor them with a $5000 benefit and the opportunity to speak with dr. harry edwards and a virtual celebration to bring them to gather. we so excited to honor the students and teachers with thth

amazing award. they are teachers that embody resilience and passion in serving their community and the bay area. >> reporter: even the name of the award is pretty cool. where does that come from? >> it comes from the academic blueprint for success and it is the first step in following your bliss to make sure you lead a life with passion and purpose. >> reporter: what do teachers get if they win the award? >> aside from the amazining recognition, which isis much needed in this time, especially with challenges they face, they have a $5000 stipend and the opportunity to speak with dr. harry edwards in a one-on-one session and a virtual celebration where we bring all of the winners together and

their families, to celebrate them together. >> to nominate a teacher, go to 49ers.com/bliss. the san francisco bay view district has a high concentration of coronavirus cases and a growing number of those who can't put food on the table. a neighborhood businesswoman is making a difference. here is the bay area jefferson award winner with sharin chin. >> reporter: kristin is cooking up more than good food at her restaurant. >> my idea in creating this pizza was to have a community center location that could support local nonprofits and young entrepreneurs. >> reporter: she champions entrepreneurs that are women and people of color and for years she worked with a nonprofit to train and finance female business owners in

guatemala and she brought that mentorship model to her san francisco bayview restaurant. >> it's my calling. i convene ideas and resources. >> reporter: she has loaned out her space for free over the last decade to some 150 entrepreneurs. she has holiday pop-ups and the support is like ice cream frosting on her custom cakes. >> it's a great way to promote my own business in the community. she is so generous with her time and knowledge. >> reporter: kristin is helping feed the most vulnerable in the pandemic and gave away more than 25,000 free meals last year as part of a community program that pays restaurants to feed low income residents, especially those testing covid positive. >> they told us hunger was the highest priority. >> reporter: she has allowed the african-american based coalition to use the cafc

food pantry. they provide groceries to 700 households each week. >> without this, people would have been hungry. this partnership was essential. kristen became an essential worker overnight and she has the heart of humanity that resides in her. >> reporter: serving her community warms her heart. >> in bayview, specifically, there is an incredible sense of community and people want to help. >> reporter: for feeding the most vulnerable residents and being a champion for women and ethnic minority business owners, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to kristin houck. if youou smell gasas, you'rere too closese. leave the e structure,e, call , keep p people awayay, anand call pg&g&e right afafr soso we can boboth respondndt and d keep the p public safe.

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get this. three weeks ago, brody wandered out the door and his family posted missing photos online. a cute little guy. last week, the photos got the attention of a man in tijuana who had bought the dog from a street vendor. he called the campbell family and returned brody to the rightful owners. a girl scout in denver has a way to make face masks more comfortable for kids that wear them with hearing aids. juliette hoffman has made about 200 years savors and said that she has learned to crochet from her grandfather and put her knowledge to work. the first one took about one- half hour to make and now she has the method down to about five minutes. >> you bring the elastic back and hook it on this little button and then it rests on the back of your head, holding up your mask and the hearing devices make it hard to where a mask. >> good for her. she makes them in different

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time for a look at the top stories. the covid relief bill appears to be back on track in the senate with democrats needing every senator in their party to vote yes.

the bill could pass this weekend. a dozen san francisco schools will reopen next month under a new deal between the district and teachers. all of the schools are approved for safety measures and access. in-person instruction begins april 12. baseball fans might return to the bay area stadiums as soon as opening day. under the rules announced by state health officials, the a's could have a maximum of 11,000 fans per game and the giants could have 8000. disneyland another theme parks might open as soon as april 1. disneyland will allow california residents, only, to pre-book online at 15% capacity with no indoor dining and limits on indoor rides. our royals week continues tonight at 5:00 p.m. and we will hear from a royal watch or who says that race and sexism plays a key part in the

british tabloid coverage of meghan markle. from the rain last night, to date it will be a lot quieter. the only issue today, that sunny saturday on the seven-day forecast, it will be breezy by the afternoon and the next rain gets here monday with a chance of showers going for much of the first half of the next week. we clear out by next weekend. that is it today and thanks for watching kpix5 news this morning. the news continues all day on cbsn bay area and we will be back here tomorrow morning at 6:00. in the meantime, enjoy your saturday.

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