sfmomo and the deyoung opened today bringing a sense of culture back to the city. for now the museums will limit assignment. staff at both museums told us they are thrilled to be ableaf important. and here at sf momma we wear masks. >> very excited to have people back in the building. the energy feels great. we have worked really hard to make sure the safety protocols are in compliance. >> do keep in mind reservations areed mks sf momma says they are already at capacity for tomorrow. >>> two developing news out of washington where the senate passed a nearly $$2 trillion covid relief bill after more than 24 hours of debate opinion it's now going to the house which votes on it next week. abc news reporter elizabeth schulze tetzlaff us the package provides aid where, foists schools and americans struggling to get by. >> i promised the american people hway. today i can say we have reiant step forward inli onhat $1.9 trillion covid relief bill, capping off a marathon overnight session. >> the pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of american life. so this bill spans

that evening, then president ronald reagan and the first lady posted a formal state dinner at the deyoung museum. >>> in 2005, prince charles returns to newly married tikka bowls. devon omthen wiyo fo hosted them in north beach. the next evening, in the pouring rain, the duke and duchess of cornwall attended a black tie event and the prince gave a toast. you can see more archival reports on past royal visits, just had to kpix.com. >>> the most recent visit was a secret. harry and megan had a private meeting in stanford with an expert in compassion. juliette goodrich will have more details on that tonight 5:00. >> tomorrow morning, here from an american who married into british nobility. her thoughts on megan's transition from actress to doctors and the couple's decision to leave the royal family. >>> this sunday you can watch the two hour special, oprah with megan and terry at 8:00 p.m. on kpix 5. >>> coming up, a twist on candy, but are they messing with a good thing? >> >>> i love strawberry pies. they are called strawberry pies because take a look at the inside here, they are read on t

the deyoung museum opens up to members tomorrow and the general public this saturday. the asian art museum is offering free day this sunday. the moma is offering a special preview day for members this saturday following free opening day and the golden gate park ferris wheel opens tomorrow. with in the next three weeks they could move into the orange tier. she promised that san francisco's cable cars would return to operation before the end of the year. >>> live to santa clara where the same red tier rules apply. indoor dining and entertainment are getting ready to reopen th morning. the county also said that it's now hitting its stride in vaccinations and is asking everybody for a few more months of being patient. >> i feel like people are starting to be back happy. things are starting to get a little back to normal. yes, it's exciting and everybody seems to be excited. >> santa clara will also lift itself travel quarantine starting today. while it'll no longer be required it's still strongly recommended. >>> napa also enters the red this morning. they remind people to

. >>> of the deyoung museum is reopening, first for a preview for members and then to the public. a new exhibit features 100 paintings, drawings, sculptures, and it explores connections between calder and picasso. >> we have hand sanitizer stations ready, social distancing placements on the floor. we have got new signage and just getting our exhibitions open so that people can feel safe when they are here. >> it should be popular. the museum recommends getting tickets in advance, they can only operate in a 25% capacity. >>> it looks like the ferris wheel is here to stay. the preservation commission opted to keep the wheels spinning for four more years. it reopens tomorrow. environmental groups and other residents oppose keeping them as part of the park. the operator has to submit plans to mitigate excessive noise from its generator and lights. >>> one part success, one part explosive fail. the dramatic test flight for a space x rocket. >>> of the decision to continue discontinue a lot of dr. seuss books got a lot of people talking. >> san francisco homeowners fears about crime nea

. >>> san francisco's deyoung museum is reopening this weekend with a brand new >>> finally here, san francisco's de young museum is reopening on saturday with a new exhibit. >> the picasso display includes 100 paintings, sculptures and drawings exploring the connections between 20th century artist alexander calder and pablo picasso. >> on our social media that's the number one question every time we post something, everyone's asking when are you opening, can i come see frida? we're thrilled to be able to get the museums back open and get people inside. >> that frida kahlo exhibit is still on display. visitors are encouraged to reserve tickets in advance. ama, it's popular. >> absolutely. world news tonight with david muir is let us take you to a place you've been craving. where the aroma of authenticity turns into the scent of home. and the warmth of friends and family is in every bite. here, there's a story behind every meal. with cacique, you'll be inspired to add your own flair. so you can tell a story of your own. cacique.your auténtico awaits. where can a healthier heart lead yo

things are quiet outside san francisco's deyoung museum, but inside workers are getting ready to reopennd friday museum members can tour the museum and see a exhibit between alexander calendar and pablo picasso. the public opening is on saturday. this marks the debut of the calder-picasso exhibit, which is fitting because alexander calder graduated from san francisco's high school in 2019. >>> finally tonight, it might be the oldest person in the bay area to receive the covid vaccine. this is emile hopner from santa clara county. he is 103, and he received his second shot today. and guess what? said it didn't hurt. >> but how do you feel now? do you feel good? >> very good. >> at 103? >> yeah, 103. >> hopner survived the holocaust, the 1918 pandemic. he arrived in los gatos in the 1950s where he wept for ibm's almaden research center. he worked on the first iterations of email, color tv before finally retiring from ibm in 1987, and now the oldest person to get vaccinated for covid. he has done it all. >> it was easy peasy after the life he has lived. congratulations. have a great night,

keep the road closed does have its critics considering the road leads to an entrance to the city's deyoung museum, a statement on the museum's website in the past reads, in part should the closure of jfk drive east be prolonged post shelter and place it would deny vulnerable populations access to the de young museum, the california academy of sciences and the entire northeast section of golden gate park. closure allows for access to certain groups while not considering the needs of others. we've never seen the diversity of people using the space like we do today, people in strollers in wheelchairs on bikes, scooters, all ages, it was unsafe before and now it's a new playground for the citizens of san francisco, brah. xena says the foot traffic here far exceeds the car traffic during normal times for that. he plans to fight passionately to prevent the street from reopening two cars. i will not let that happen. thies people will not let thousands of we have more people using this space now than in the history of the street. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. it is official. international

do this weekend, aside from sitting at home, head to san francisco to see the new exhibit at the deyoung museum. it is now open to the public. you can see paintings, sculptures in connection with pablo picasso. covid safety measures are in place if you do go. >>> and more movie theaters are now back in business in the bay area. three more counties moved into the red tier, including santa clara county. you can see a few customers in the lobby of the sunnyvale amc. amc theaters reopened five locations in the bay area yesterday. in the south bay, east ridge 15 and san jose. mercado 20 in santa clara and diamond theater in sunnyvale. it is 7:17. time to check in with vianey arana with a look at your microclimate forecast. in the beginning of the newscast, santa clara county, marin, napa county, and the city and county of san francisco all open for a movie. you cisse it will be a little cooler today. maybe it will be good for people to get inside. >> great option to be outdoors or indoors. it brought much needed rain. there were periods where it was pouring in spots, because it was. it was gu

. >>> the deyoung art museum is ready to open again to the public.d surged before the holidays and it had to shut down. it will have the u.s. debut of picasso exhibit. >>> let's bring in jeff ranieri. >> that will be interesting. >> weather's go being to be a little bit different, so it might be a good time to go inside a museum. >> exactly. we can't quite do the movie theaters yet, but that exhibit certainly going to be great. you know, we get cloud cover moving in the next couple days and eventually rainfallon again. let's bring it into the forecast tonight and you will be able to see today was right on average for a few spots and certainly a little warmer for others. we got up to 66 in santa rosa. the average 63. concord, 71. the average is 64. so above average there. and down toward san jose, 67 and the average at 64 degrees. i think we're going to stay steady with similar temperatures like this. we'll start off chilly. whatever you've got planned, you've definitely got to have that jacket ready to go, so you are good to go. as we move through to

keep the road closed does have its critics considering the road leads to an entrance to the city's deyoung museum, a statement on the museum's website in the past reads in part. should the closure of jfk drive east be prolonged post shelter and place it would deny vulnerable populations access to the de young museum, the california academy of sciences and the entire northeast section of golden gate park. closure allows for access to certain groups while not considering the needs of others. we've never seen the diversity of people using the space like we do today, people in strollers in wheelchairs on bikes, scooters, all ages, it was unsafe before and now it's a new playground for the citizens of san francisco, brah, xena says the foot traffic here far exceeds the car traffic during normal times for that. he plans to fight passionately to prevent the street from reopening two cars. i will not let that happen. thies people will not let thousands of we have more people using this space now than in the history of the street. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. the very building in san franc

. >> reporter: and deyoung has a new exhibit ready to go.y will be featuring the work of alexander mccalder and pablo picasso. they have 100 paintings, sculpture asks drawings between the two artists and will explore the connections. the chicago -- exhibit still here many have asked about and has been very popular. across town. the moma opens and the asian art museum and this much talked about ferris wheel starts spinning today at noon. so lots of options becoming available for you. and i've been checking, tickets are still available for the ferris wheel today and they run into 9:00 tonight i your thursday. reporting live in san francisco. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> now that san francisco is in the red tier. mayor london breed is already eyeing the next move to the orange tier. one of the biggest changes would be non essential office buildings opening back up. experts say that health and safety will be first and foremost for companies who are thinking about reopening and we could likely see a hybrid model of home and office work. >> in t

the deyoung museum also open ing on saturday to the general public.have links to that along with the moma, asian art. as we're in the red tier, things are starting to reopen. lots of options for you as you plan your weekend. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> i could have watched that all day that was beautiful. thank you for showing us that. what a cool perspective. >>> with san francisco moving into the red tier, it is allowing more personal care services to be performed, that includes things like facials and beard trimmings. they were able to open for massages and waxing a few weeks. he said they're getting around 25% of their usual clientele. >> for some people, they don't feel comfortable. we have people coming in saying, i'm going to wait until i got all my shots before i come back. >> licensed massage therapists are eligible to get the vaccine, which could build consumer confidence. people who work at barbershops are not eligible for the vaccine. something that could hurt business despite our looser restrictions. >>

. >> i did get tickets, to deyoung. >> am i included in that. >> everybody is included in >>> good morningking overnight attack on american troops. at least ten rockets in iraq aimed at u.s. soldiers. we're on the ground in iraq with >>> vaccine breakthrough. president biden announcing there will be enough shots for every american adult two months ahead of schedule. >> we're now on track to have enough vaccine supply for every adult in america by the end of may. >> the blockbuster deal speeding up the timeline and the president's plan to move educators to the front of the line. all this as at least 11 states loosen restrictions, and texas says they will now re-open at 100%. but is this too much too soon? dr. jha is here. >>> highway horror at the border.

after riding it, you can head over to the deyoung museum, which is also opening. members today. the general public on saturday. >> we missed it in december, so i signed up for the membership just to get the early tickets. >> reporter: she wasn't too sure about the ferris wheel at first and what it would do to the park but she has changed her mind. >> i like it. it attracts people, which we need in the city. >> reporter: some people have experienced the ride. it was briefly open in between shutdowns for 39 days before closing once again. >> we did it in november and it was really fun. yeah.i recommend it. >> reporter: the ferris wheel will take you around three times. the ride is about 12 minutes long. the gondola can hold six people from your party. they don't mix groups. face masks are required. go to our website abc7 news.com. we have a link there to tickets. in golden gate park, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> she gets the best my body is truly powerful. i have the power to lower my a1c. because my body can still make its own insulin. and trulicity activates my body to release

adrenaline rush, the asian art museum in san francisco resumes operations thursday that on saturday, the deyoung museum everyone's asking when are you opening? when you can come see frieda she's talking about the frida kahlo exhibited open last march. but because of the pandemic, not many people got to see it. due to limited capacity. you'll have to book tickets in advance. we're just so thrilled to be able to get the museum's back open and get people inside at san francisco botanical garden, which is open to visitors. we caught up with eve brenner allsup, the san francisco resident who tells us she has a quote pandemic. baby isn't ready yet for indoor activities. i am proceeding with caution as far as doing indoor activities for sure. yeah, i think i'm gonna hold off. some people gonna do that. in fact, the california academy of sciences by the way in san francisco re opens to the public march. 17th reservations will be required to capacity will be limited to 20% some exhibits will stay close, including the planetarium and tickets. julie will go on sale on wednesday. it's like you said, not the

happening today, san francisco's deyoung museum has reopened for members. that'll be the case again. tomorrow then saturday, the day young opens to the general public, along with the museum's permanent collection and exhibition of the works of mexican artist frida kahlo is reopening right now there's a picasso exhibit as well. reservations are recommended capacity will be limited at 25% we've got hand sanitizer stations ready. we have social distancing, you know new placements on the floor, so people notice, you know, stay 6 ft. apart on dure we've gotten you know new signage and just ready getting our exhibitions open so that folks who come in and feel safe when they're here. you can reserve tickets starting tomorrow on the museum's website. essential workers are getting free tickets for the rest of the year and other big attractions in the city are inviting. editors to come back. the museum of modern art is now holding a free community day this coming sunday. art lovers are asked to reserve their free tickets online. visitors must choose the time they wil

today and tomorrow the deyoung museum will open for members only.at noon. >>> also today, a vaccine clinic at the oakland colosseum focused on vaccinating educators and childcare workers, part of the effort to reopen schools and inoculate staff. >>> we are still seeing brake lights this morning. it is a slow ride as we look at our travel times into altamont pass. we are seeing slow speeds to go from 205 towards 680. if you are getting ready to head out and take highway 4, you will need 45 minutes to make that ride out of antioch towards 80. hercules, the connector, bulk of the brake lights are through bay point. at the bay bridge, metering lights remain on, still a slow ride. >>> a pleasant day with mostly sunny skies and daytime highs in the 60s. it is 60 in san francisco, 67 in san jose, 66 for concord. as we go through tomorrow, more clouds. rain returns friday night into early saturday. breezy saturday but partly sunny skies as look >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." it's time to bring you some of the stories that we call "talk of the table

the deyoung museum looks right out over the wheel, and we saw the joy and wonder when the wheel was open last fall for ten weeks. we are in strong support of it and want to see all the visitors inside and outside having fun. thank you. >> thank you. >> oh, hi. are you there? okay. sorry, yeah, my name's tom madden. my husband and i live in golden gate heights, and we've lived here about 22 years. we didn't notice the wheel until we got there, but when we got there, it kind of reminded me almost like a tourism area. it's just a really wonderful feeling to the area and it kind of, like, gave, like, san francisco a wonderful feeling. >> thank you. >> hello. my name is linda schafer, and i oppose the four year extension. i only have time to mention an irony. bringing an observation wheel here to help celebrate the 150 anniversary of the park was justified using a historical president dense that was strenuously opposed by john maclaren, the founder of the park. the wheel should not be here. extending its stay by a year would be a travesty. thank you. >> thank you. >> hello, commissioners. kat

the deyoung museum looks right out over the wheel, and we saw the joy and wonder when the wheel was open last fall for ten weeks. we are in strong support of it and want to see all the visitors inside and outside having fun. thank you. >> thank you. >> oh, hi. are you there? okay. sorry, yeah, my name's tom madden. my husband and i live in golden gate heights, and we've lived here about 22 years. we didn't notice the wheel until we got there, but when we got there, it kind of reminded me almost like a tourism area. it's just a really wonderful feeling to the area and it kind of, like, gave, like, san francisco a wonderful feeling. >> thank you. >> hello. my name is linda schafer, and i oppose the four year extension. i only have time to mention an irony. bringing an observation wheel here to help celebrate the 150 anniversary of the park was justified using a historical president dense that was strenuously opposed by john maclaren, the founder of the park. the wheel should not be here. extending its stay by a year would be a travesty. thank you. >> thank you. >> hello, commissioners. kat