in the newsroom, matt boone, "abc 7 news." >> thank you so much, matt. interesting stuff right there. >>> "abc 7 news" is monitoring the vaccine rollout with our vaccine tracker. you can track california's progress and compare our state's progress with the rest of the country. you can find this on abc7news.com. >>> well, to the covid headlines. in california today, the state reports just over 5,100 new cases. that number is down more than 1,500 from this time last week. the seven-day positivity rate also continues to dip. now at 2.5%. san francisco and santa clara county are approaching the numbers required to move out of the purple and into the less restrictive red tier. >>> well, as part of our effort to build a better bay area amid the pandemic, we're focused on your health and more places and activities reopening. tonight a look at the first weekend for the return of outdoor sports in some bay area counties. "abc 7 news" reporter anser h hassan has the story from berkley where studen-athletes and weekend warriors couldn't wait to compete. >> reporter

this is abc 7 news. shocks, but not surprised tonight people across the bay area are reacting to the verdict and the kyle rittenhouse trial in kenosha, wisconsin. the far-reaching effects. it could have on the african-american community. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'mma dates you're watching abc 7 news at 5 live here on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream. way the jury find the defendant kyle 8. kyle h rittenhouse, not guilty. kyle rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges this afternoon. he was 17 years old when he traveled from, illinois to kenosha wisconsin armed with a rifle claiming to protect lives and property during the jacob lake protests in 2020 writtenhouse claimed he shot three men in self-defense killing two of them. he has a huge sense of relief for what the jury did to him today? um, he wishes none of would have ever happened. the charges were dismissed with prejudice meaning writtenhouse can't be tried again. family members of the victims condemned the v

tell abc news. statement that they hope they can get a fair jury for the case monaco sarabi abc news, new york now to developing news and desperate concerns for kidnapped aid workers in haiti 16 americans and one canadian were visiting an orphanage outside of port-au. when the haitian government says they were kidnapped by a gang. abc's philipoff has more on this story. tonight haitian authorities telling abc news that 17 missionaries were kidnapped overnight by a gang. haiti the haitian government saying they suspect the 400 mozo gang is responsible. ohio-based christian aid ministries confirm. that among the missionaries were 16 americans in one canadian five of them children all on their way back from a visit to an orphanage the state department saying it's aware of the kidnapping reports and that the welfare and safety of us citizens. abroad is one of the highest priorities of the department of state first few hours are very critical in any hostage. making former fbi agent crisis management expe

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this is abc 7 news. >> this is not working. no state has it right. >> making news right now, solving the vaccine shortfall. hurdles to the rollout have experts wondering about a new strategy. would a single dose be enough? as the area experiences its first effects from holiday gatherings. >>> good morning, i'm liz kreutz. we'll get to the latest on the coronavirus battle but first we'll start with the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> hey, liz. you can't see much out there, you have to be way above the clouds. visibility is reduced because of all that fog. live doppler 7, we're dry but the clouds are low to the ground with a zero visibility in novato and a quarter mile in livermore. about a mile and a half by the delta with a half mile at the airport. half moon bay, just about nothing, you can't see in front of you. as we go through the next several hours, it's 1:2:00, 1:0, we're finally starting to see that fog lift. it will be replaced for more cloud cover for a mostly cloudy afternoon. the latter part of the day, a c

you're watching abc 7 news at 11 live here on abc 7 and wherever you stream we have team coverage tonight on both hurricane, ida, and the kaldor fire. we begin with abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma tracking those breaking fire conditions. yeah. jr this fire. just had an explosive growth today. it's now in the top 20 largest fires in california history. it's at 168,000 acres right now and day, the biggest growth was on the eastern side of this fire cal fire said today that it grew about two and a half miles on the eastern flank today flames winds and terrain all came in alignment today for that explosive growth. here is highway 50 strawberry twin bridges over here a sierra at tahoe. we have myers and here south lake tahoe. we have a lot of flames in this area tonight within this canyon and we have a few days ahead of some dangerous winds. in fact, we'll throw wins for tomorrow and look at the direction from the southwest to the northeast which is going to push this fire to the east once again, so it's for that fact. we have a red flag warning that will begin at 11 am tomorrow for these w

abc 7 news meteorolo i am robert strickler. i've been involved in communications in the media for 45 years. i've been taking prevagen on a regular basis for at least eight years. for me, the greatest benefit over the years has been that prevagen seems to help me recall things and also think more clearly. and i enthusiastically recommend prevagen. it has helped me an awful lot. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. >>> a woman in pacifica was filming the massive waves this past monday when one of them -- ooh, look at that. overtook her. her iphone, though, continued recording. even after it was swept away. fortunately, she was fine. and she did find her phone. wow. and how did she find her phone? goodness. >> crazy. >>> with that let's check in with abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. got to be careful, sandhya. >> yeah, you definitely do. she's very fortunate to have even found her phone, ama. let's take a look at a lovely view right now from our emeryville camera. a post-sunset sky as we look back toward the golden gate

you're watching abc 7 news at 11:00 live here on abc 7 and wherever you stream now abc 7 has been following their efforts for years, especially recently as american troops withdrew from afghanistan. here's abc 7 news reporter. tears of joy size of relief andd perhaps most of all a sign of hope really excited for this one that at least i was able to save wife and two of my saturday afternoon ahmad sayer zia his wife and their two children safely landed in san francisco for weeks. they've been trying to get out of afghanistan after its fall to taliban forces. you can see a dead mission that walking all around. there's no smile and face of any of them zia was finally able to get out with the help of heidi kuhn the founder of marine base nonprofit roots of peace and organization that works in war-torn. replacing landmines with farm land zia has worked with the organization for a decade where he has helped with the planting of over 6 million fruit trees across afghanistan benefiting over 1 million afghan farmers and families to see the courage of this family the kindness the grace the eloquence

we will stream it live on abc 7 news.com and on the abc 7 bay area app driving under the influence speeding and driving without a seatbelt. it's all reckless behavior safety experts are linking to the pandemic and believe has led to a surge in car accident fatalities abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo talked to experts about why drivers may be taking more risks 38,680 that's how many fatal car crashes happened around the country in 2020 that number up 7.2% from 2019 and in the first six months of 2021 and even bigger jump set to be brought on by the pandemic an increase of 18% according to the national highway traffic safety administration. i treat people for airplane phobias and i tell them. you really afraid of being killed in transportation. don't drive a car dr. david spiegel is a and professor and associate chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at stanford. he says there are a couple factors that may be impacting the way drivers behave behind the wheel for some only being able to tolerate so much risk at once the risk of getting infected the risk of dying the risk of contami

this abc 7 sports report brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >>> much more to come on abc 7 news at 11, construction workers find two people living in a cave, the elaborate rescue mission that followed. >>> tonight, a mother's >>> building a better bay area, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >>> headlines, fewer covid-19 cases and a picture-perfect spring saturday brought out crowds today, in san francisco places were packed including dolores park and some people told abc 7 this is the first time they have seen friends in a year. it comes as vaccinations are increasing, 48% of people in san francisco have gotten at least one shot. >>> treasure island's first pop- up vaccination site opened today, california has prioritized treasure island on its list of low income zip codes for equitable vaccine access. >>> there were rallies all across the country against the recent rise in violence against asian americans. several took place today in the bay area. >>> not to a story you will only see on abc 7, a san francisco mother is speaking out for the first time since her 19-year

this is abc 7 news. shortly after the announcement of a half dozen men arrested in connection with hate crime robberies of more than 100 asian americans across the bay area were hearing from one of those victims tonight. she was hurt when she was robbed. want to warn you you might find the images of our injuries upsetting abc 7 news. anchor dion limb brings us this woman's horrifying ordeal and her message to the public the story. you'll see only on seven. take on my right neck social media o and that's why i break my teeth and bleeding on my arms this woman who requested we only use her first name of anne hang described for me the terrifying moments of september 1st when at about 1:45, she and her husband stopped by costco in san jose. where she was knocked to the ground dragged face down on the pavement and robbed because he saw painful so i have to give up and he took away. my program to car for him near there. this incident according to police is part of a string of racially motivated robberies targe

good evening, thank you for joining us. >> you are watching abc 7 abc 7 live, on abc 7, hulu, and wherever you wish to string. >>> 21,000 customers statewide could lose power between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. that included every area bay county, in sept napa. it is only a stage one and they didn't call for any rolling outages. more than 9000 customers, bay area wide, are without power, including 6000 in san ramon. >>> this is the current demand on the power grid across the state. right now it is 33,000 megawatts. what does that mean? well, it is about 69% of available capacity. the demand has dropped off, significantly, of course, as it has cooled off at night. but kauai has called for another flex alert from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. tomorrow, those three critical hours, where it gets super hot and people come home and start using electricity. earlier, governor newson declared a state wide emergency to free up additional energy capacity. now, we have team coverage for you tonight around the bay area. >> let's begin with abc 7 meteorologist, sandy patel, with record-setting temperatures. sandy? >

you're watching abc 7 news at five live here on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream. one place you will notice the sharp increase in inflation is the grocery store the prices of beef and chicken especially have created distress for people. just trying to keep food on the table abc 7 news reporter david louie is tracking the economy as part of our focus on building a better bay area. no, i've never seen it like this. bob's true penny has been a butcher for 44 years the meat manager of piazza's in san mateo. he has seen beef prices jump three to four dollars per pound recent. a 12% increase in meat prices this year is a key reason why inflation is heating up. i noticed some of the trends of hamburgers and little lower cut meats are selling a little more than usual, but that's understandable. used to be a good budget stretcher, but not anymore abc 7's liz kreutz found this package of chicken and marin county priced it over $20 or 11.79 per pound francisco. ayala is the owner of chico's taqueria in san mateo. chicken used to be his number one seller but his prices inched

in the newsroom lyanne melendez, abc 7. >> and abc 7 news today was at pier pacifica which has been closed because of safety concerns. it needs to bring in some engineers to inspect it and come up with a repair plan. until then people are not allowed on the pier. stay safe. >>> all right, so let's get to the weather. with the weekend upon us abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> yeah, and ama, the weekend weather looks fantastic. let me show you a beautiful live shot. there were so many high clouds around it's created this beautiful view you're looking at right now. temperatures 66 in santa rosa and up to 70 degrees in santa rosa which tied its record setback in 2011. and here's a live picture from our emeriville camera. 62 in oakland, and one other live picture will be coming up in just a second, but right now live doppler 7 showing you all the clouds. i know we need to rain. lack of rain right now but maybe something in about a week. a high surf advisory still in effect tomorrow breaking the possibility of sneaker wave and rip currents. definitely watch out

you are watching abc 7 news, live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. the rain we saw overnight in the lightning strikes have been incredible. drew: the northbay was hardest hit. thankfully, this lightning came with a little bit of rainfall. this is video just into our newsroom, outside of our studios at kgo. we have a rain gauge at kgo and it made a clicking sound. i had not heard that noise in months. we are lucky that despite having that lightning threat, we did get some rainfall, which helped to lessen the threat of new fires. in the last 45 minutes, we have not recorded a single lightning strike. still a couple of isolated showers. live doppler 7, we have a light shower moving through, pushing off to the north and east. 6:55, around walnut creek. palo alto, stanford, a quick hitting sprinkle off to the north and east. about 60 minutes left of activity. later today, increasing sunshine and comfortable temperatures. kumasi: thank you. this is what firefighters have been dreading. our lake tahoe cam captured lightning strikes around 10:00 last night.

abc 7 was at civic center plaza following a march from alamo square. the san francisco unified school district approved plans thursday to return elementary school students to in-person learning by april 12th. organizers with decreasing the distance are calling for all schools to reopen full time immediately. >> we should not be afraid to go back for public health reasons. the cdc, san francisco department of public health and california department of public health are all in agreement. it is safe for our children to be back in the classroom. >> reporter: san francisco's transmission rates, by the way, are the lowest for any metro area in the entire united states. >>> for many music venues around te bay area, today marks one year since they've had their last show. several popular spots in san francisco have the words one year dark on their marquees. all is part of a fundraising effort called save our stages. they'll be getting help from the coronavirus relief bill that just passed but they have a fund of $1.5 million which they are trying to bump to 10

jr stone, abc 7 news. san francisco's health director celebrated the 1 million dose vaccine milestone today. >> so exciting to celebrate 1 million doses. >> dr. grant colfax had a special message for his team and a cake. they also celebrated with a social media campaign honoring workers at vaccine sites with s the #sf1000000. san francisco loosening restrictions on many activities. including attendees at outdoor sports and performances will not have to show proof of covid testing or vaccination. at restaurants diners no longer have to remain seated as long as they can distance. standing around a high top table or bar is okay. tattoo and piercing parlor customers can take masks off for services. >> hopefully it will mean more business so we can continue to pay our bills and support our families. >> health officials say the changes will bring the city more closely in line with state rules for now, governor newsome said the state will fully reopen june 15th. june 15th. ju >>> just look at this. we saw some wi

this is abc 7 news. last minute shopping for one of the seasons hottest items covid tests are flying off the shelves as families prepared to get together with loved ones for the holidays bay area residents excited to gather safely and stay healthy. good morning everybody. it's sunday december 19th. you're watching abc 7 news at 5 am live here on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream. i'm liz kreutz and let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa. argen lisa. whether week ahead for us here. yeah liz this is the last total. dry day. we're going to see in a while this morning. it's certainly cold again in spots and not as much fog though. we do have some in livermore and santa rosa but the big picture still shows the jet stream and the storm track to the north, but look at the peninsula numbers. it is freezing in menlo park with 35 in redwood city 36, san mateo and as we look elsewhere into our inland valleys 36 in dublin with low. seasons san rafael due to that fog so looking at

in san francisco i'm melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> abc 7 insider phil is here as well. >> you covered san francisco for decades. today's announcement for putting more officers in high-tourist areas, do you see that making a difference? >> we're talking about public safety or public relations. let's look at the public safety as peblth. 26 officers on foot and it's not necessarily going to have a great impact. second of all they'll put ambassadors out there who are invested people and assisting people and giving a presence. what effect it might may make people feel safer for tourists and those thinking of coming. you might be safe walking up and down fisherman's wharf but if you come back and your car has been broken into, that's a different story. how do the police and merchants say the break-ins occur and gangs operate. >> breaking into a car can take 5 to 7 seconds. a witness said my car was broken in and that's the amount of time police officers have to respond, 5 to 7 seconds and you can can't have police officers in every corner in san francisco. even when they catch them, many of

this is abc 7 news. all charges against pg&e filed today for a wildfire that claimed the lives of four people including an eight year old girl the shastic has brought the charges almost a year to the day that the zog. are sparked eventually burned more than 56,000 acres abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story and the utilities company's response. let's be clear. my co-workers are no co-workers pg. ceo responding to new criminal charges filed against the utility company today shasta county's district attorney announced 31 criminal charges against pg&e including involuntary manslaughter charges in connection with the zog fire. we have sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the pacific gas and electric company is criminally liable for their reckless ignition of the zog fire and the deaths and destruction that it caused for people. including an eight-year-old girl, the da said pg&e has a duty to mitigate fire ris. by removing hazardous trees from around the electrical lines. th

dion limb abc 7 news. across the state some parents kept their kids out of school today to protest governor newsom's covid vaccine mandate for school children. the protest was organized on social media with some faculty members participating the vaccine mandate will require students who attend school in person to get the vaccine once the fda fully approves it group of us out here that disagrees with this. these are our children. these are our grandchildren. we refuse to co-parent with the government. enforcement for the mandate could begin as soon as january but not likely until july at that time. any unvaccinated students would be required to enroll in a remote independent study program for both public and private schools in covid-19. headlines, california is now the only state where the level of community spread is moderate community spread is when the disease spreads with no single-known source the sensors for disease control says a person can now be considered fully vaccinated even if they mix their ch

dan: abc 7n: abc 7n: abc 7n: ab7 extensively on discrimination in the home appraisal process. tonight, a look into discrimination against renters in the area. ama: according to new research, black renters in san francisco are less likely to get responses when applying for a place to live. we look into the issue and what to do if you face discrimination while looking to lease. reporter: the bay area has long had one of the most competitive and expensive rental markets in the country. now research shows it is even more difficult for black renters to sign a lease in the city. the reason is simple -- >> because if you don't get a response, you have no way of accessing that property. reporter: a professor at the university of illinois is one of the authors of this study from the national bureau of economic research, that found renters of color in america's 50 largest cities are less likely to hear back from rental properties than white renters. >> in almost all the markets, both african-american and latinx renters received systematically lower response rates to inquiries to the sam

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it's a story you'll see only on abc 7 news. abc 7 news anchor deon pressed the oakland police chief for answers today. >> reporter: dramatic video coming out of oakland shows the moments an asian cup until their 70s is attacked and robbed on their front porch monday afternoon. the couple's son, hearing his mother screaming, runs out barefoot, wielding a machete, and scares the robbers away. this happened one day before a vietnamese couple were tied up, attacked and robbed of much of their life savings less than ten minutes away. their 7-year-old daughter, home at the time, witnessed it all. >> i'm scared they're going to come back, though. and i don't want them to come back. >> reporter: during a time when many attacks on asian americans are coming to light, these victims tell me they are losing confidence in oakland police, especially after a store owner in chinatown was arrested after firing his weapon to stop a robbery in progress. i attended a press conference held by police friday afternoon where they announced the formati

this is abc 7 news. tonight bay area residents are still feeling raindrops here and there as the first of several storms moves through but more serious weather systems are still on the way. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'm a dates. let's get right to abc 7 news meteorologist, sandhya patel sandia. yeah, dan and alma get used to these views because we're gonna to be seeing a lot more rain than we're experiencing now. let me show you live picture and you will notice that it is slippery on the golden gate bridge live doppler 7 showing you some wet roadways in the east bay at this hour around alvarado niles road, union city paseo, padre parkway and fremont on the peninsula. you will notice from portola road out towards fairway drive and half moon bay still seeing some light rain this system from yesterday just stalled out. it's a light level one. system and feeding that moisture right into our area so when you look at the hourly forecast scattered showers for the 5 am commute st

"abc 7 news" reporter j.r. stone has a look at what we can expect on day one. >> reporter: hundreds of cones set up at the oakland coliseum and the national guard in place as we are now less than 24 hours away from the first federal mass vaccine operation sites to open. >> this is the largest deployment of military personnel for a domestic operation ever in history. >> reporter: mark neveau is a former fema presidential appointee who was at the oakland site on monday for a soft opening. tuesday the oakland coliseum will officially open along with california state university los angeles. at the oakland site alone, 6,000 covid-19 vaccine doses will be given per day. they've already allocated 42,000 doses in total. >> these centers directed by the president of the united states, 130 days, mass vaccination centers. these are going to be drive-throughs to normalcy for folks. >> reporter: but not everyone is so optimistic. >> i'm 67 and my friend who lives behind me, she is 73, and we can't even get in to get -- anyw

only one on the abc 7 storm impact scale. it'll produce light showers and mainly in the afternoon and evening tomorrow and breezy early, but gusty at night the night time will be the precursor to the more powerful storms that will arrive on sunday look at the forecast animation here late tomorrow night. we'll see the ray becoming a bit more widespread then during the overnight hours. the sunday morning we get the bomb cyclone the heavier steadier more widespread rain accompanied by powerful gusty winds or maybe localized flooding there could be debris flows and the burn scar areas. i'll give you a closer. look at all this and the accuweather 7-day forecast in just a few minutes deon. all right, sounds good spencer. thanks. we'll talk about quite an impact a toppled tree crashed into a pickup truck in santa cruz county killing the driver it all happened this afternoon. and felton part of east zante road between redwood and graham hill road is expected to be closed until at least 8:30 tonight after a power line fell the chp say

this is abc 7 news at 9:00 a.m. live on abc 7, hulu drive and wherefore you stream. let's get a look at the forecast. lisa, locally here we are tracking in heat wave. >>> if you haven't been outside yet, once you step out, you'll notice it is certainly warmer out there maybe two o five degrees. we still have low clouds and fog over san francisco. it is mixing out and southern california they are going to warm up but not as much as northern california. you a little hazy as that relative humidity is still with us. 52 in the city. 606 in san jose. and 57 sack that rosa and napa with 62 in con ford and 60 by the delta. lighter winds. here we are five to six degrees warmer from oakland to san francisco even at the coast. a look outside as we warm up today. that high pressure builds in. northerly winds are going to bring in a much trier air mass. low 80s by noontime inland. upper 60s around the bay. still comfortable at the shoreline. by the afternoon, we'll sigh some mid 90s inland. breezy. our heat advisory goes into effect tomorrow for memorial day. we'll talk in detail

in berkley, cornell barnard, "abc 7 news". >>> "abc 7 news" is monitoring the covid vaccine rollout in california with our vaccine tracker. our vaccine tracker also shows you when you might be able to get the vaccine in the state. you can find this at our home page, abc7news.com. >>> a new tactic by thieves. the shocking crime captured on video. it shows a thief break into a car in the middle of bumper-to-bumper traffic. tonight i spoke to both the driver and the man whose tesla captured the video. >> i see this guy come in and stab the back of the prius and take something out. then i realize then, okay, this is a robbery. >> reporter: shocking video taken from this man's tesla camera shows the moment real estate photographers ben and marcia's prius is targetd by thieves. >> i was -- i was shocked. i didn't expect a robbery. i was expecting anything except a robbery. >> reporter: the husband-and-wife team just photographed a property in the delores park neighborhood and planned to take the i-80 eastbound ramp to treasure islands and take photos when suddenly -- >> the guy took the firs

you're watching abc 7 news at five live here on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream. thanks for tuning in heav. downpours this morning created a mess on the roads as well as some localized flooding due to clog drains like this scene in oakland today at jackson and sixth streets by the 880 on-ramp and right now live doppler 7 shows a break from the red wet wet weather but more rain. on the way abc 7 spencer christian is here now with what you can expect for the weekend forecast spencer. okay. i'm the current break won't last very long tomorrow. we'll most of the day but later in the day, we have a level one storm coming in a storm of light intensity producing periods of light rain and showers mainly in the afternoon evening. then the winds will kick up a little bit and a more intense storm a level three. comes in tomorrow night into sunday all day sunday into monday this storm may produce localized flooding could produce debris flows in the burn scar areas. here's a little forecast animation started tomorrow morning 6 o'clock. you can see the light rain earlier in the

before you get to abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma let's hear from abc news 7 meteorologist spencer christian. >> the atmosphere is still steering storms into the central coast and bay area as you can see. on live doppler 7 there's more rain developing offshore and we have steady heavy widespread rain just pounding, soaking parts of the south bay and starting in mt. hamilton going down and looking southward you can see into morgan hill and gilroy and watsonville. it's really wet and still coming down. the storm ranks 2 on the abc 7 impact scale so for tonight and tomorrow we expect periods of scattered showers, occasional downpours. the burn scar areas may have some flooding or mutt sliding and gusty winds at times. here's the forecast animation starting at 7:00 this evening. notice we'll have waves of showers moving through. some of those will be steady and heavy with torrential downpours. they may be brief but they add to the potential for flooding. that pattern continues through the early morning hours, through the morning commute and into tomorrow afternoon, so this storm is sti

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good evening, thank you for joining us. >> you are watching abc 7 abc 7 live, on abc 7, hulu, and wherever you wish to string. >>> 21,000 customers statewide could lose power between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. that included every area bay county, in sept napa. it is only a stage one and they didn't call for any rolling outages. more than 9000 customers, bay area wide, are without power, including 6000 in san ramon. >>> this is the current demand on the power grid across the state. right now it is 33,000 megawatts. what does that mean? well, it is about 69% of available capacity. the demand has dropped off, significantly, of course, as it has cooled off at night. but kauai has called for another flex alert from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. tomorrow, those three critical hours, where it gets super hot and people come home and start using electricity. earlier, governor newson declared a state wide emergency to free up additional energy capacity. now, we have team coverage for you tonight around the bay area. >> let's begin with abc 7 meteorologist, sandy patel, with record-setting temperatures. sandy? >

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this is abc 7 news. start with a look at live doppler 7 showing rain right now over the bay area and more of it on the way indicated there in the green coming in from the northwest good evening and merry christmas to you. i'm j r stone here with abc 7 meteorologist frances. dinglasan francis. you said we should prepare for stronger rain ahead. is that right? yeah right now we're dealing with some scattered showers as you just said them with live doppler 7 and that will continue be to the continue to be the case through the morning hours. i want to show you the forecast. animation so we've got some light showers through noon tomorrow, then the rain starts to pick up once again, you'll see the areas of yellow there and even white for the snow, so it will be heavy tomorrow night into monday morning could be a messy commute for those of you who have to drive and we're going to add her rainfall total so far the last 24 hours we've had anywhere from a quarter of an inch near brentwood to lots of areas near hal

as abc 7 news reporter j.r. stone explains there is a new weapon on the horizon in the fight against the virus. >> reporter: lure looking at the johnsonen jonds johnson covid vaccine receiving emergency authorization by late february in the united states. >> this is a single-shot vaccine in which you start to see efficacy anywhere from seven to ten days following the first and only shot. >> reporter: in test trial johnson & johnson says their vaccine was 66% effective overall in preventing moderate disease. 85% effective against severe disease. and 100% at preventing hospitalization and death. pfizer and moderna are about 95% effective aterate disee.al no hospitalizations or deaths in the vaccine group. this really tells us that we have now a value-added additional vaccine candidate. >> reporter: unlike pfizer and moderna, the johnson & johnson vaccine was tested in south africa where a highly contagious covid-19 variant surfaced there the efficacy fell to 57% for moderate disease. but johnson & johnson says sto

you are watching abc 7 news, live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. i am liz kreutz. let's start out with weather and lisa argen. lisa: good morning. a weak cold front could produce light showers or sprinkles across the region. here is live doppler 7. cloud cover and temperatures mother with that blanket of clouds, mid 50's in the north bay come upper 50's in their 60's in fremont, san jose. fog on the golden gate and up toward santa rosa, a two mile the debility. a look at the foggy conditions, cloudy sky throughout most of the day with temperatures cooler, in the 60's, maybe upper 60's, where you get more sun. we could see a light shower or sprinkle, but nothing to cancel your plans over. we still have that chance in the sunday and better rain chances in the monday. we will talk about that in detail, liz, thank you. liz: all right, lisa, thank you. masks, for at most marin county businesses and venues off. the exceptions are hospitals and private businesses that choose to keep a mask policy. marin is the first bay area counties to reach the first benchmark to unmask

we will stream it live on abc 7 news.com and on the abc 7 bay area app driving under the influence speeding and driving without a seatbelt. it's all reckless behavior safety experts are linking to the pandemic and believe has led to a surge in car accident fatalities abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo talked to experts about why drivers may be taking more risks 38,680 that's how many fatal car crashes happened around the country in 2020 that number up 7.2% from 2019 and in the first six months of 2021 and even bigger jump set to be brought on by the pandemic an increase of 18% according to the national highway traffic safety administration. i treat people for airplane phobias and i tell them. you really afraid of being killed in transportation. don't drive a car dr. david spiegel is a and professor and associate chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at stanford. he says there are a couple factors that may be impacting the way drivers behave behind the wheel for some only being able to tolerate so much risk at once the risk of getting infected the risk of dying the risk of contami

abc 7 news. liz: taking a live look outside from the abc 7 roof camera, the calm before the storm but we are heading into an intense weather weekend. any atmospheric river is flowing in our direction. good morning, everyone. you're watching abc 7 news at 6:00 a.m. live on abc seven, hulu live, and wherever you stream. i am liz kreutz. let's get a quick look at the weatheretrogi lisa ardelisa: g morning, everyone. the rain in northern california and it will shift to the south for sunday. when we get into a level three. right now it is level 1 and this cloud cover offshore is what is continuing to form and that will aim at northern california. level 1 right now with storms mainly in the afternoon and evening. breezy and the -- breezy southwest winds. they will get stronger. 56 in san francisco so we had a nice break from yesterday's rain, cool air behind the system with temperatures as much as five to seven degrees cooler but we are looking at the south winds and the warm rain that will arrive for

as abc 7 news reporter j.r. stone explains there is a new weapon on the horizon in the fight against the virus. >> reporter: lure looking at the johnsonen jonds johnson covid vaccine receiving emergency authorization by late february in the united states. >> this is a single-shot vaccine in which you start to see efficacy anywhere from seven to ten days following the first and only shot. >> reporter: in test trial johnson & johnson says their vaccine was 66% effective overall in preventing moderate disease. 85effective agaite se and 100% at preventing hospitalization and death. pfizer and moderna are about 95% effective at preventing moderate disease. >> there were essentially no hospitalizations or deaths in the vaccine group. this really tells us that we have now a value-added additional vaccine candidate. >> reporter: unlike pfizer and moderna, the johnson & johnson vaccine was tested in south africa where a highly contagious covid-19 variant surfaced there the efficacy fell to 57% for moderate disease. but j

this is abc 7 news. swarms of robbers broke into a luxury union square store on friday and made other attempts around the city this weekend similar incidents happen in walnut creek hayward and san jose just wild this weekend. now, these bold robberies are not necessarily new but they are up in frequency abc 7 news insider film meteor spoke with san francisco's police chief today find out what's being done to prevent these attacks and to stop them. chief you've been in law enforcement for going on how many years going on 33? why is this happening now? i think it's a combination of things and number one. it's people who are getting away with it sometimes and accountability is a part of it. property crime is typically doesn't have consequences as other types of crimes. let's just call what is theft theft broadcast robbery property crime, you know when there's not violence involved. so there's a good chance if you go and do these things. even if you're caught there's there's less consequences. that's for sur

you are watching abc 7 news at 11 live here on abc 7 and wherever you stream, let's get to abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma now tracking that rain and what a difference true. yeah. i mean today dion i felt like summer out there temperatures in the 70s and in the 80s, but dust off your umbrellas tomorrow is a much different. not only rain but cooler temperatures live doppler 7 along with satellite a cold front is going to move into california, especially tomorrow afternoon evening and bring us that chance of some wet weather on the storm impact scale where dusting it off tonight tomorrow afternoon. we'll find scattered showers. we'll be breezy at times and we're talking about a tent to as much as a quarter of an inch of rainfall tomorrow morning 10 am. it's just a lot of cloud cover. we're starting out the day dry. it's into the afternoon. verse that rain arrives in the north bay by about two three o'clock by five six o'clock. the sun is setting that rain is arriving in san francisco in oakland and at night the rain will move into the south bay. we'll take a much closer look at the s

you're watching abc 7 news at five live here on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream. one of san francisco's 24-hour grocery stores is now slashing its hours the castro safeway on marcus street will now close at 9 pm. safeway says it's due to the increasing amount of theft. it's a move that's becoming more common in san francisco abc 7 news reporter melanie. woodrow has the story. safeway supermarket is now joining other san francisco retailers in reducing its hours due to increasing theft the store on market street will now close at 9 pm instead of staying open 24 hours a day in an email statement safeway tells abc 7 news recent changes at the market street store were made to maintain a safe and welcoming shopping experience for customers and associates given the increasing amount of theft at the store. safeway isn't alone in reducing its hours. target has also reduced store hours to combat theft. christ rachel michelin is the president and ceo of the california retailers association. some of my members have said we'd rather give some job she says the los angeles has

tomorrow right here on abc 7. if you're looking for complete gavel to gavel coverage of the trial, you'll find that on our digital channel 7.2 and comcast channel 715. here on our main channel 7 live coverage starts with the beginning of the trial but may be interrupted by other programming. >>> stocks soared to new records as investors bet that a new round of stimulus money would help the economy. the dow jones industrial average was up 237 points. the nasdaq gained 131. the s&p 500 rose almost 29 points today. and all three indices ended the day at record highs. >>> a suspect has been charged in a string of assaults against seniors in chinatown in oakland. it's a good start for the town's new police chief. today is his first day on the job. >>> plus, city planning with an eye for art. it's about both function and if your dry eye symptoms keep coming back, inflammation in your eye might be to blame. looks like a great day for achy, burning eyes over-the-counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes an

stone, abc 7 news. ama: today, governor newsom addressed what has been on the minds of some people, where he has been over the last two weeks. governor newsom had not held a public event since october 27 and canceled meeting at the climate change conference. he said his kids wanted to spend halloween with him. governor newsom: my kids had an intervention. they said that they could not believe i had to miss halloween. i was defending myself and my wife was going to go as well-paid i woke up that next morning with something that is familiar to a lot of parents, that knot in your stomach. i had no choice had i had to cancel that trip. ama: tomorrow, -- i had no choice. i had to cancel that trip. ama: tomorrow, he will highlight ongoing efforts to increase vaccination rates. dan: soon, you will be able to buy fresh crab straight from the boat. the port commission voted to allow the sale of dungeness crab from fishing boats at fisherman's wharf. it will be a one-year pilot program. not clear just when the cr

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"abc 7 news" reporter j.r. stone has a look at what we can expect on day one. >> reporter: hundreds of cones set up at the oakland coliseum and the national guard in place as we are now less than 24 hours away from the first federal mass vaccine operation sites to open. >> this is the largest deployment of military personnel for a domestic operation ever in history. >> reporter: mark neveau is a former fema presidential appointee who was at the oakland site on monday for a soft opening. tuesday the oakland coliseum will officially open along with california state university los angeles. at the oakland site alone, 6,000 covid-19 vaccine doses will be given per day. they've already allocated 42,000 doses in total. >> these centers directed by the president of the united states, 130 days, mass vaccination centers. these are going to be drive-throughs to normalcy for folks. >> reporter: but not everyone is so optimistic. >> i'm 67 and my friend who lives behind me, she is 73, and we can't even get in to get -- anyw

abc seven news reporter j.r. stone said neighbors and city officials are now demanding answers. >> i will remember one girl sobbing saying somebody got shot. shooting scene. >> we saw a bunch of kids walking that looks like they were definitely minors and holding alcohol, you know, in various states of consciousness. j.r.: sunday, please confirmed the house the shooting occurred that is beyond this yellow tape and patrol cars is an airbnb rental that was rented out for the night. some even telling us that advertisements for the party were posted on social media. police saying there were between 150 and 200 people in attendance, many between the ages of 16 and 19. >> i even heard her -- overheard some people saying they were going to go to the party but they saw so many people and never went in. j.r.: the shooting was the latest at a home rented out on airbnb. you may have or minted halloween of 2019 when five people were killed. that prompted airbnb to put a ban on so-called party houses. we reached out to airbnb

this is abc 7 news. more excitement than trepidation in the east bay today as contra costa county kicked off. its school vaccine clinics aimed at children ages 5 to 11. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm on a date and i'm dan ashley. you're watching abc 7 news at five live here on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream glad you are with us. well, the clinics were held in richmond and san pablo abc news reporter leslie brinkley visited one of the sites where families were grateful that the vaccines were made. accessible i told my mom about it and then she said okay, let's go and get it. this six-year-old said it was a piece of cake to get the vaccine especially in a school library with disney music playing and plenty of cookies while you're here to tell other kids it was okay. yeah. what should they do? they should listen. and go get their shot. yeah. that's perfect. others needed some persuasion here at eastern elementary school on day one of a pop-up vaccine clinic for five to 11 year olds. he

abc 7 news. now there are a lot of details involved in determining when this requirement will actually take effect the main issue when full fda approval comes for 12 to 15 year olds right now. only pfizer's vaccine is fully approved and only for people 16 and up depending on the timing the state anticipates. the requirement would apply to grades 7 through 12 starting either in january. or as late as july of next year for kids 11 and under it'll be a longer wait, even though the timing is still being determined. x today with dr. alok patel another member of our vaccine team. he joined me on our 3 pm show getting answers and here's his take. this is all based on that fda approval. so this is based on you know, all the safety and efficacy data coming out and people looking at people in our public health officials. look at these vaccines saying like yeah, these are great for our kids and that's that is a really reassuring thing for parents anyone out there who's paying attention about this here? you