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>>> well, i'm spencer christian.ou, coming up. >>> and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. thunderstorms still exist tonight. timing in the accuweather forecast. abc7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> did you hear that? it's hail across much of the bay area. people not only heard it, they saw it and they felt it as well. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. spring starts in ten days. we got a last taste of winter. we got a lot of pictures. thank you so much. we really appreciate those. these are a few samples of the hail that it is sonoma, santa rosa and alameda. that video was shot in san jose. within a few minutes, hail covered the parking lot. it was really a hail deluge. you could see piles on the side of the 101 in san jose as well. almost looks like snow, doesn't it? >> yeah, it really does. new to a view from the air. these are the hills near livermore. you can see a dusting of snow as sky 7 panned

we are pleased to have at abc 7 christian spencer to get news on the forecast tonight. >> pretty interesting day weatherwise, don't you think. >> i think so. right. >> a variety pack. >> tell us about the variety that we're getting. >> just -- okay. well here is a look at some of the variety we've had today. pea-sized hail at st. heleno and san mateo. snow atop mount diablo and mount hamilton. the snow levels down to about 2500 feet. here a look at current conditions and live doppler 7. notice the thunderstorms and lightning strikes in the foothills and central valley. but in the bay area we have our little active weather as well up in the north bay. pretty good downpours moving to southern napa county indicated by the orange and yellow colors north of american canyon. over in the east bay scattered showers see the yellow near san ramon isolated downpour there and wider area of moderate rainfall east of livermore up towards byron. down in the mount hamilton areas we have widespread areas of snow. and other forms of frozen and semi frozen. precip. rainfall totals have been pretty generous. wa

abc7 news meteorologist drew tuma and weather anchor spencer christian are monitoring the conditions all across california. spencer, let's start you. >> okay. i'm glad you focused on the hail, because i think a moment ago i said sleet. we had pea-sized hail at st. helena and san mateo, and snow showers are still fallin in parts of mt. diablo and around the mt. hampton area. here is a look at live doppler 7. the storm is not quite so well-organized as earlier. we still have pockets of mixed precipitation, and the focus right now on the mt. hamilton area once again, where we have some rain down in the lower elevations and some downpours as well. in the higher elevations, it is still snowing. how long will this last and what can we expect next? let's go to meteorologist drew tuma, who has more on what's coming our way. drew? >> yeah, spencer. we still have the threat of more hail and lightning through the evening. we're not out of the woods just yet. storm impact scale. it's a level 1 light system. tonight showers could contain some hail and lightning again. it is for that fact the storm

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abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christian is tracking it all for us. exactly how much rain, spencer, and the timing of it. >> all right, dan and ama. until just a couple minutes ago we had a few sprinkles scattered around the bay area, but as you look at live doppler 7 you can see an area of a thunderstorm cell beginning to push onshore in the north bay and marin county and up into sonoma county as well. meanwhile, down in the south bay just areas of light rain near san jose and going eastward over the mt. hamilton area. there's some snow falling already at the higher elevations. the storm ranks only 1 on the storm impact scale but will be with us for a couple more days. i'll give you a closer look at the timeline and how much to expect a little later. dan and ama? >> we look forward to haerpg back from you, spencer. thank you. >>> stay with us. getting to hug your grnld kids again, it's a perk of being the power of three is everywhere. but you've never seen it like this. now with xfinity internet, you can also save on wireless and streaming. get intern

. >>> spencer christian is here with the forecast as we get close to the weekend, spencer. >> okay, danngs are nice and waum right now. here is a nice live view from emeryville looking back towards san francisco. these are our forecast features. skies will remain dry tonight. we have dangerous surf, though, and a beach hazard statement in effect. rain tomorrow evening starts in the north bay. swings southward and eastward. a dry break beginning around midday saturday right through the weekend. but rain returns on monday. here is the beach hazard statement. only in effect until 3:00 a.m. but if you're down near the coastline, it's a good idea not to get too close to the water. don't turn your back on it because there is the risk of sneaker waves and rip currents. overnight, partly cloudy to mostly clear skies. low temperatures will range from upper 30s in the inland valleys to low 40s around the bay shoreline and on the coast. then tomorrow, we'll have some sunshine, but clouds will be increasing later in the day. high temperatures ranging from mid-50s at the coast to 60s around the bay

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like spencer christian. you can visit indoors with other vaccinated people such as having a friend over for dinner. if you are visiting with someone who is not vaccinated, you don't have to wear a mask if that person is low risk for severe disease. and if it's with unvaccinated people from more than one household you should wear a mask and physically distance. same goes for engaging in social activities in public settings. so basically it seems like the government is incentivizing people to get the shot. spencer, i mean, since you have been vaccinated, do you feel like a weight has been lifted amongst you and some of your friends? >> absolutely. not that there's a whole lot i can do yet. but i have had outdoor dining and i'm looking forward in a few weeks to going back to the east coast to visit my grandsons. i can't wait to see them. but yeah, i'm beginning to feel like my life is getting back closer to normal now. >> yeah. that is the biggest group rejoicing today. grandparents. that is so awesome, spencer

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spencer christian is here with a look at the forecast. bright and sunny so far, spencer. >> that's right, larry. not only the start of a new workweek but the start of a new month. this is the beginning of what we call meteorological spring. we start in the area -- in the world of meteorology we consider march 1st the beginning of spring. and we're looking back right now at how dry february was versus the average rainfall for february. santa rosa got only 1.77 inches of rain this february versus the normal 6.4 inches. san francisco 1 1/4 inches versus the average, over 4 inches of rain. you can see all bay area locations. san jose only .32 inches of rain this past february versus 3.11 inches generally, or normally in february. >>> on we go to current conditions. sunny skies as larry pointed out. it's mild. although some locations as you can see from san francisco and oakland northward are several degrees cooler at this hour than they were this tim yesterday. looking out over toward alcatraz from sutro tower, 67 degrees right now in san fra

spencer christian joining us live with the first look at the forecast. . i'm not hearing anything in my headset. here is a live look at doppler 7. you can see we have a large area of rain just offshore, containing heavy downpours, a little lightning and thunder in there. if we take a look at what is already over land, we have a couple of cells passing through the east bay going from livermore out to tracy and out toward manteca. you can see we've got rain. so the highway is definitely wet out there. we've had a couple of lightning strikes up near'sre outside. we've got some very breezy conditions all around the bay area with gusts up to 25 miles per hour along some of the coastal areas and around the bay. and this pattern is going to continue for a while. i'll give you a closer look at the weather, plus the complete seven-day forecast in a few minutes. larry and kristen? >> all right, thank you, spence >>> this is the scene that greeted skiers this morning at squaw alpine after 11 inches of snow fell overnight. how pretty is that? the resort prided us wit

. >>> i'm spencer christian.l elements of my accuweather forecast coming up as abc 7 news begins now. >> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. >>> coronavirus vaccines. it's what everyone wants, which means not everyone can get it, at least not right away. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. throughout the pandemic we have kept our focus on building a better bay area. our health is important but so is the economy, our changing workplaces, the changes happening to our schools and changes in society all around us with increased calls for racial and social justice. there is a lot on the table. and tonight we're going to touch on each of these issues with a look at what's being done to make improvements. >> we'll start with concerns about al california's vaccination plans. nearly a dozen bay area lawmakers and community leaders met virtually with the governor's office today, calling for change. the plan is meant to provide

>>> i'm spencer christian. march is off to a marvelously mild start.t coming up when abc 7 news at 6:00 continues. >> announcer: building a better bay area. for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. >>> after almost a year of closed campuses could we be just weeks away from seeing most california public schools reopen? that's the $6.6 billion question. good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. $6.6 billion. that's the amount of money the state is offering public schools to encourage them to reopen. it is the carrot. but there is a stick too. >> education is one of the key areas where we are working to build a better bay area and it's why we have team coverage on today's big announcement. >> now, we'll begin with abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez. she's in the newsroom with what reopening would mean for districts. lyanne, that are still negotiating with their labor unions. >> reporter: well, dan, let me also say that $6.6 billion, 2 billion will go directly to the schools that reopen by april 1st

. >>> i'm spencer christian.ather mix. i'll have the forecast. abc7 news at 6:00 begins now. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> this was supposed to be the month blue shield takes over california's distribution, streamlining it, synchronizing counties into one system. but there is a hitch. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. the hitch, santa clara county says it will not participate. >> so will other counties follow? abc7 news reporter chris nguyen has the story. >> reporter: calling it another layer of administrative bureaucracy, the bay area's largest county says it will not sign a contract with blue shield of california. the state's new third party administrator for vaccine distribution. it's a significant risk to the health and welfare of residents. >> it would mean that a private insurance company would be collecting all the protected health insurance and personal information for all residents vaccinated. >> county of

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i know spencer christian is too polite to download the zoom escape or, but i think i did see him grabhone when i mentioned it. >> we are all going to need a rain escape her in a couple of days so that's what i'm focused on. tonight we have bright skies early but increasing clouds later with overnight lows mainly in the upper 30s to about 40 inland and low 40s around the bay shoreline. tomorrow clouds will hang around, thin, high clouds, a bright day for most of the day. high temperatures from mid 50s at the coast upper 50s near the bay and low 60s inland. we have a storm coming in that ranks only 1 on the abc7 storm impact scale or thursday and friday but will it will produce quite a bit of rain and gusty on thursday with scattered showers friday. partial clearing laden day friday but it's over the weekend and the first weekend of spirit spring we can expect to see bright sunny skies and milder weather with temperatures approaching 70 degrees by midweek. >>> if folks want to get more weather, check it out across the bay area we are streaming our abc7 live tower cameras around the bay

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spencer christian with a first look at the forecast. >> it is beginning to taper off already in some places but quite wet as you can see. let me give you a closer view a few seconds ago. we had some heavier activity right here in the central part of our viewing area around san francisco. that seems to be tapering off there. we had heavy downpours near san jose but as you can see in the south bay it is fairly steady around san jose but many other areas are seeing a little bit of a break in the action. the storm ranks one on the impact scale. a storm of light intensity. four tonight and the early hours tomorrow morning we expect more light to moderate rainfall tapering off two isolated showers in the morning and it will be gusty over the hills. here is the forecast animation. notice later tonight we will see more widespread isolated showers and by five tomorrow morning when the morning commute gets underway there will be partial clearing and some areas so that may lead to a mostly sunny day. i will have a look at the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> two elderly asian americans i

. >>> i am spencer christian, the last room of winter will be followed by sunny raisin springtime . i will have the accuweather forecast, coming up. >>> i am michael finney. a rare glimpse inside the majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways... fertile farmlands... there's lots to love about california. so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm when less clean energy is available. because that's power down time. >>> authorities are investigating a violent collision in oakland. an amtrak train slanted to a fully loaded dump truck the incident was caught on camera. the video you're about to see is fighting by doing to tell you amazingly no one was hurt. >> more than 100 passengers were aboard the amtrak starlight when a client with a >> reporter: run the clock this morning. this was where the truck driver and passenger jumped out just before the impact the driver said he tried to stop the train by waving his arms but it kept coming trucks as the engineer did see the driver and tried to stop but it just was not possible traveling at 55 miles per hour. >>> a bay are

we'll bring in weather anchor spencer christian. he is going to bring you through what to expect through later parts of this evening. spencer? >> drew, thanks a lot. we've got some active weather around the bay area. it's tapering off a little bit. the storms we have right now ranks only one on the storm impact scale. so a storm of light intensity. but if you're in the brief down or t pours, it doesn't feel so light. at times om lightning and hail as we go to the nighttime hours. more hail in the high peeks. moving along here, starting at 4:00, going into the evening hours and overnight hours, it's going to taper off significantly by the beginning of the morning commute tomorrow. just a couple of isolated showers. and we will be left with initial rainfall totals of generally under 0.2. however, there is still snow falling in the sierra where winter storm warning goes into effect until seven 7:00 p.m. more coming up a little later. >> easy for you to say. spencer, thank you. you check out the forecast in live doppler 7 at your conveni

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let's learn a little more about our upcoming weather, spencer christian. >> okay, larry.t another wave of stormy weather moving onshore right now. so here is what we can expect from this level 1 storm. through tomorrow, we can expect showers, downpours, occasional lightning, hail and gusty winds. snow levels down the 2500 feet. you can see on the forecast animation that even though this big wave coming through this evening will be followed by smaller waves, it's going to be some unsettled and wet weather through the day tomorrow and through tomorrow evening before it finally winds down. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. for tomorrow, some thunderstorms are possible. certainly a few downpours. high elevation snow. partial clearing on thursday. sunny and mild going into the weekend. but sunday night, rain returns and continues into monday. kristen, larry? >> we'll take it. we need it. >>> take a look at this happy little accident. a snake in georgia was bred with three smiley faces on it. the breeder says he was trying to achieve a specific color pattern, and inst