we will get to jobina fortson in a minute.th the air quality forecast and the warm weather, we will be good to moderate through the weekend and today is much better with moderate spots and now, everybody in the green. new numbers for the weekend and it could at is accuweather seven-day forecast. here is jobina fortson with the forecast. still friday lie? >>> unfortunately, devastating update in san francisco with the brand was sig alert on northbound 280 before 101 and hopefully, i can give you a live picture from the scene. according to the chp, the area will be open in about one hour and they have called a coroner to the scene. they ask anyone, if part of your morning commute, to please avoid this area. in live look in oakland at at the coliseum, headlights are making their way south bound. aside from this major sig alert in san francisco right now, a deadly situation, everything else is looking clear around the bay area and we will be right back. ah, the first apartment. minimum decor. maximum entertainment. they've got a f

jobina fortson is tracking that for us. jobina? >> thank you, reggie. almost four million doses of johnson and johnson vaccine have been sent throughout the country. of the first 4 million 2.8 are going to state and local governments. 800,000 to pharmacies and the rest to community and federal health centers. the company promises to deliver 16 million more doses by tend of the month. despite the progress, the cdc is warning of a potential fourth surge of the virus saying the numbers have stalled in several states. >> now is not the time to relax the critical safeguards that we know can stop the spread of covid-19 in our communities. not when we are so close. >> in the meantime president biden plans to meet with senate democrats today for the second day in a row to discuss his covid relief package. snalt majority lead chuck schumer say they will consider the bill this week. >>> today the california department of water resources will be conducting its third survey of the season on the state's snow pack. happening at phillips station highway 50 not for a f

and jobina fortson caught up with the doctor a year later. >> i want to share with you a screen and bring in for you a look at first major press conference addressing covid-19 last year in san francisco. this is on the 6th of march 2020. >> after we learned yesterday of two coronavirus cases amongst san francisco residents, we had proof that the virus is spreading in our community. we are taking swift action today. we are making strong recommendations for social distancing that are intended to prevent the spread of the virus and protect individual and community health. >> i know that when i watched that last week in preparation for this interview, i got chills when i heard you say two cases of coronavirus in san francisco. what are your thoughts seeing that video? >> well, i think that first of all, it has been such a challenging year and i think that at that time while we were taking a gres zif eing aggressis unfathomable to us that a year later we would be here with half a million people in this country alone having died from covid-19. unfortunately including over 420 san franciscans wh

jobina fortson caught with dr.. >> i want to share a clip, and share my screen and bring in a look at the first major press conference addressing covid-19 last year in san francisco, and this is on the 6th of march, 2020. >> after we learned yesterday of two coronavirus cases amongst the san francisco residents we had proof that the virus is spreading in the community, and we are taking swift action today. we are making strong recommendations for social distancing that are intend ed to prevent the spread of the virus and community health. >> i know i got chills with two cases of coronavirus. what are your thoughtsf that video? >> well, fis o shwell, first of been a challenging year, a while we were taking the action, it is unfathomable that we would be sitting here a year later, nearly a year later with over half a million people in this country alone having died from covid-19, and unfortunately, over 420 san franciscans who have perished from covid-19, and acknowledging that, and also because of the early actions

too many kids don't. >> reporter: jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> that's a really interesting story.we mentioned earlier in the newscast, the governor announced that most california kids through second grade will be back to in-person classes by april 1st. but here's the question. what's to stop some school districts from meeting let's say for just an hour a day? is the governor concerned about that? >> i'm not for one reason. our teachers and our cafeteria workers, our food workers, our bus drivers, our custodial -- they want the sights and sounds. they want kids back safely in school. >> abc 7 news insider phil matier joining us live now to discuss this issue. phil, the governor's plan defines what in-person instruction means but it doesn't set a time limit for how many hours a day that they have to meet in person. so do you see this becoming an issue, a problem? >> well, it depends on the school district. as you point out, there's no issue there or at least guideline or even mandate about what constitutes going back to school. is it a half a day five days a week? is it two days a w

abc 7 news anchor jobina fortson talk to the mom about why they made the move. >> reporter: jen, you moved really recently, like as in today is your first day in your new city. you moved from san francisco. tell us where you went and why. >> well, we came to denver. we haven't fully moved. we are in a airbnb basically, a rental so, that my 6-year-old could go to kindergarten. he's a kindergartner at alvarado in san francisco, which is a bilingual elementary school, but he's never been to school. and he's -- you know, he's struggling with online and the lack of socialization, and we just got tired of waiting. so we came. we're not officially moving from san francisco. you know, we still have a home there. i've lived there 30 years. and we call the school and they said yes, you can come monday. >> there are people in san francisco that have been able to get their kids into in-person learning through private school. why did you all decide to not go that route and just change cities altogether? >> well, the privates are full and there's waiting lists everywhere. that's the first reason.

jobina fortson, back to you. >>> tomorrow, how the pandemic has given educators the opportunity to see transformations that will benefit all children. >>> if you want to see the rest of our path forward pieces on demand right now download the abc 7 bay area connected tv app wherever you stream. the 20 minute special is in the featured row ready to stream right now. good tv watching. >>> there will be rain coming our way, dan. >> just saying. >> that is so true. time to hunker down it sounds like sandy. >> yes. we will be having rain around thursday and friday. in case you want to get outside and enjoy and celebrate i want to show you what the 12 hour planner looks like tomorrow. in the morning the sun comes up at 7:17. you will notice the temperatures will not fall as low as they did this morning when we had records in oakland redwood city and livermore. meantime, cloudy, below average for krour highs, highs, 39% average. all of the way to 42% of where you should be in oakland, san francisco, 41 in san jose. we clearly need more rain and it is coming. not now, live on doplar 7, a few p

jobina fortson, back to you. >>> tomorrow, how the pandemic has given educators the opportunity to see transformations that will benefit all children. >>> if you want to see the rest of our path forward pieces on demand right now download the abc 7 bay area connected tv app wherever you stream. the 20 minute special is in the featured row ready to stream right now. good tv watching. >>> there will be rain coming our way, dan. >> just saying. >> that is so true. time to hunker down it sounds like sandy. >> yes. we will be having rain around thursday and friday. in case you want to get outside and enjoy and celebrate i want to show you what the 12 hour planner looks like tomorrow. in the morning the sun comes up at 7:17. you will notice the temperatures will not fall as low as they did this morning when we had records in oakland redwood city and livermore. meantime, cloudy, below average for krour highs, highs, 39% average. all of the way to 42% of where you should be in oakland, san francisco, 41 in san jose. we clearly need more rain and it is coming. not now, live on doplar 7, a few p

jobina fortson, abc7 news. >> as vaccinations increase, employers will be planning whether to let workersfrom home, at the office, or implement a hybrid of the two models. navigating a changing workplace is a key component of building a better bay area as we emerge from the restrictions. david louis shows you how workers could determine the way forward. >> reporter: a new survey indicates workers don't want to rush back to the office. envoy makes systems used by offices to manage facilities and services. >> two thirds might be pushing back too quickly than they did not and that is incredible. it means that people are very nervous. >> reporter: that sentiment was even higher at 70% of the people of color and 75% of the under 25 gen z group. 1000 people nationwide were polled. nearly 2/3 want mandatory vaccinations for workers before heading back to the office. the result was 76% among tech and business sector employees. california guppies can make this a requirement according to labor and employment attorney. california employees can make this a requirement. >> if they have a sincerely hel

jobina fortson has more on this announcement. jobina? >> thank you, reggie. dr.ss enterprises says it will no longer be publishing or selling six of his books. the company says they include images that are hurtful and wrong. dr. seuss has increasingly faced scrutiny over what many people call racial undertones in his books. the decision comes on read across america day, and dr. seuss' birthday. the day typically celebrates the author's works. this year the theme is celebrating a nation of diverse readers. so here is the full list of the books that will no longer be sold. and to think that i saw it on mulberry street, "if i ran the zoo," "mcelligot's pool," "on beyond zebra," "scrambled eggs super" and "the cat's quizzer." >>> san diego comic-con has postponed its 2021 in person event and will be going virtual once again this summer. because of the pandemic, the major summer pop culture convention has been pushed to 2022. instead, the comic-con at home online experience will be happening july 23rd through the 25th. there are early plans to hold a small three-day i

jobina fortson joins us now from the live desk.ar after becoming the pandemic, ne jeey ceagain the est . the uptick is being blamed on relaxed restrictions and an increase in travel. experts say the spread of the more contagious variant of the virus are contributing to the variant first identified in the uk likely to become dominant. >> a lot of this is happening. that is the group that is moving around and relaxing and getting infected. >> experts say it is not time to relax. we need to continue wearing masks, avoiding crowds and holding off on travel at least until more people are vaccinated. >>> happening today, san jose mayor kim accardo is expected to announce a new mobile vaccine clinic. he will be joined by county health experts and the ceo of bloom energy. this comes after bloom energy built a rational testing back in december. you can find all of our vaccine stories in one place, www.abcnews7.com you can submit questions to our team, find latest headlines. >>> san rafael city schools getting rid of distance learning and br

jobina fortson is with us this morning on the . >> reporter: president biden is considering executivection on guns but has not specified what action he would take. he is expressing a ban on high- capacity magazines and assault weapons and he wants senators to vote on two bills which closed loopholes and background checks. passing the bills is not likely they would need support for more than 10 republicans. one democrat has already said he does not support them. yesterday republicans accused democrats of using recent shootings as an excuse to limit access to guns. >> every time there is the shooting we play this ridiculous theater where this committee gets together and proposes a bunch of laws that would do nothing to stop these murders. >> ted cruz is good at yelling. he is not good at telling the truth. the truth is that states with stronger gun laws have lower rates of gun violence. >> reporter: the senator suggested he may introduce gun legislation that he proposed in 2013 which would expand background checks. it would not include restrictions of the bills that passed in the heart

jobina fortson has the latest. >> thank you, kumasi. today the house of representatives canceled legislative session. abc news has obtained an internal bulletin distributed tuesday that contains information about a possible militia plot on or around march 94. it says the 3%ers militia group has discussed plans to take control of the u.s. capitol and remove democratic lawmakers. the threat is linked to a far right conspiracy theory pushed by qanon that falsely claims former president donald trump will be inaugurated on march 4th. that was inauguration day until 1933 when it was moved to january 20th. >> these types of threats that qanon continues to inspire impede us from doing the work we have to do, on covin voting right, on racial justice. >> the capitol complex remains surrounded with temporary fencing topped with raiser wire and some 5,000 national guard troops remain onsite and around the city. the threat less than two months after rioters stormed the capitol complex and threatened the lives of lawmakers. the senate plans to stay i

i am jobina fortson and let's check in with meteorologist lisa argen on the forecast. >> good morning. spring has arrived with mostly clear conditions. it is chilly with a slow clearing day yesterday. what sun we had was kind of late in the day. looking at the morning temperatures where much colder due to the clear and dry air mass overhead. 14 to 70 degrees colder in the north bay with three-quarter mile visibility. santa rosa four miles, nap at six miles and half moon bay. upper elevation wind blowing out of the northwest at 25 to 28 miles an hour from mount selena and mount tam. ross possible from clear lake to lakeport with numbers at the airport in the 40s by 9:00. widespread 50s by noon. it will be a cool but bright afternoon. we will talk about the details when we see you next. >>> the san francisco school board vice president allison collins is accused of posting racist tweets and being called to resign stemming from a string of tweets from 2016 and one she says was asian- americans using "white supremacists thinking to assimilate and get ahead." the fellow board member jenny

jobina fortson from the live desk, this is not what we want to hear. >> not at all. one year after becoming the epicenter of the pandemic, new york and new jersey have the highest infection rates. the uptick is being blamed on relaxed restrictions and an increase in travel. experts say the spread of the more contagious variants of the virus are contributing to the variant first identified in the uk, as likely to become dominant. >> a lot of the spread is happening among younger people in the 19 to 29 range. that is the group that is moving around, kind of relaxing and getting infected. >> experts say it's not time to relax yet. they say we need to continue wearing masks, avoiding crowds, and holding off on travel. at least until more people are vaccinated, especially in areas with rising case counts. kumasi? >>> thank you, joe bena. a new mobile vaccine clinic, he will be joined by health county experts and the ceo of bloomenergy practice comes after bloomenergy built a large extent testing back in december. expect to learn details about that clinic at a press confer

jobina fortson has more on how this threat is affecting lawmakers. >> thank you, reggie. yes, so today the house of representatives canceled the legislative session. abc news obtained an internal u.s. capitol police bulletin distributed tuesday that contains information about a possible militia plot on or around march 4th. it says the three percenters militia group discussed plans to take control of the u.s. capitol and remove democratic lawmakers. the threat is linked to a far right conspiracy theory pushed by qanon that falsely claimed former president donald trump will be inaugurated on march 4th. that was inauguration day until 1933, when it was moved to january 20th. >> these types of threats that qanon continues to inspire impede us from doing the work we on voting rights, on racial justice. >> the capitol complex is surrounded with temporary fencing, topped with razor wire and 5,000 national guard troops remain on site and around the city. the threat comes less than two months after rioters stormed the capitol complex and threatened the lives of lawmakers. the sena

yesterday the house passed the $1.9 trillion relief plan and jobina fortson is joining us live with what's next. >> president biden says help is on the way for many americans who are struggling during the covid-19 pandemic. yesterday, senate majority leader chuck schumer and house speaker nancy pelosi signed the co official passage through congress. no republicans voted for it. the plan includes $1400 checks for many americans, expense pandemic unemployment benefits and sends billions in aid to states and cities. president biden is expected to sign it tomorrow. >> i look forward to signing it later this week. everything in the american rescue plan addresses a real need, including investments to fund our entire vaccination oversee the implementation of the rescue plan and the president is expected to detail what the government will do in the next phase of the covid response. the lives lost in the past year, and what he needs the american people to do. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. >>> the president is expected to speak for about 20 minutes starting at 5:00 p.m. and you can watch live right

abc7 news anchor jobina fortson caught up with dr. later. >> i want to share with you a clip. so i'm going to share my screen and bring in for you a look at first major press conference addressing covid-19 last year in san francisco. this is on the 6th of mav, 2020. >> after we learned yesterday of two coronavirus cases among san francisco residents, we had proof that the virus is spreading in our community. we are taking swift action today. we are making strong recommendations for social distancing that are intended to reduce the spread of the virus ad protect individual and community health. >> i know when i watched last week in preparation for this interview, i got chills when i heard you say "two cases of coronavirus in san francisco." what are your thoughts seeing that video? >> well, i think first of all, it's been such a challenging year. and i think at that time, while we were taking aggressive action and very concerned, it was still unfathomable to so many of us that we would be sitting here nearly a year later with over half

she spoke earlier with abc 7 news anchor jobina fortson. >> i think it all boils down to having a strongty around you. if you have a strong community, then you don't feel alone as the only woman in the room. and having great mentors, those could either be people who are a few levels above you or they could be people right next to you, your peers in your career. so i think if you have those two you'll never feel like you're the only woman in the room. >> she says women make up half the american workforce but only about 28% of the tech industry. working to change that. >> yeah. >>> our weather changing. we're finally getting a little more rain, dan. >> we are, ama. as we all know, we need every single drop, spencer. >> we do indeed. not only are we getting the rain but we're getting a drop in temperature. it's going to feel more like winter and there's going to be instability in the atmosphere which might even trigger some isolated thunderstorms. right now as you look at doppler 7 we see a patch of rain. looks fairly steady moving onshore in the north bay right now, moving into parts of ma

i am jobina fortson and let's check in with meteorologist lisa argen on the forecast. >>