the emotional pain again. >> we'll know in our community too well the negative impact of gun violence, and in some ways, the thing i am most concerned about as we get used too thinking of gun violence as part of our everyday lives, but here in our community, we want to say no to that. dustin: that is why tomorrow at the santa clara county board of supervisors meeting, nearly $1 million is expected to be approved to expand the gun violence team from five members to 23. these will be filled by prosecutors and investigators with the district attorneys offices, sheriff's deputies, police officers, and law enforcement, the first of its kind in the bay area and student dramatically increase the number of seized guns. >> california has some of the most robust and extensive gun laws in the country, but they need to beat meaningful, they need to be effective, and the way they are going to be meaningful and effective is if we are making them meaningful, making them effective, by enforcing them. dustin: one of those gun laws is

the red flag law, a restraining order was designed to remove legal and illegal guns from people who make threats to themselves or the community. we often learn suspects in mass shootings have been previously announced as threats. county supervisor chavez says it has not been done enough, so with more help from the community reporting the threats, she hopes this task force can lead to expedited through straining orders and more saved lives. >> we are organizing ourselves in a way that allows us to be assertive and intervening instead of being responsive to a call, a 911 call. this is really only printed side. dustin: in the hopes that this does not happen again. in santa clara county, dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. dan: jewish community groups are calling for lawmakers and social media companies to do more to limit the sharing of violent content. abc 7 news reporter ryan curry reports this is after a man

shooting a gun, loaded with blanks, inside a synagogue. ryan: we are learning more about the man who shot inside the synagogue. they want to look at the social media history there. synagogue leaders now think hate crime charges should be filed. a junior rabbi says his congregation continues the process last week. santa clara police arrested demetri mission for firing blank rounds. it was not the first time mission was near his synagogue. >> his twitter account, when he posted, starting to fire outside the synagogue. >> mission also used social media to post anti-semitic videos around the shooting. >> he has multi >> we reached out to police. we have not heard back yet. agencies like the anti-defamation league says it has become too common for

hateful rhetoric to be shared on social media to . >> we are told that the u.s. remains in a heightened threat environment, and in particular they cited things like offenders and small groups, motivated by ryan: a range of ideological beliefs. lawmakers and social media companies need to do a better job of limiting who shares violent content on social media or elsik to acts. >> it can have deadly consequences, and it can lead to real-world action. >> mission has not been formally charged, but the rabbi hopes that hate crime -- hate crime charges will be filed. >> that is what he is accused of. ryan: i did also reach out to district attorney brooke jenkins in her office about this case. the rabbi says they are telling

their congregation to keep going to services. they are not closing any time soon. they do not want anyone to be scared. in the newsroom, ryan curry, abc 7 news. kristen: thank you. a sunnyvale man is in custody accused of trying to rob, could, and assault a woman whom police say he knew. they arrested the 43-year-old for an incident that happened january 10 in san jose. according to investigators, he approached the woman from behind and held a knife to her neck. she managed to fight back and run away, with neighbors coming to her aid. police are trying to determine the motive. dan: state and local officials held a rally condemning hate against women of color holding political positions. >> we will stand together, all of us, beautifully together, and those messengers who don't want to include us women of color and people of color, the message is,

you cannot stop us. dan: local officials of color say they have received a number of threads inciting violence, and they say no more. a petition is calling on civic leaders to denounce and condemn personal attacks on political leaders. staying in oakland, mayor shane chao's office is refusing to respond today to police chief armstrong's latest call for reinstatement. he asked for his job again yesterday, saying the results of a report investigating his misconduct are blatantly inaccurate and tarnishing his reputation. mayor sheng thao says he failed to take action. kristen: wilson bums on the road be enough to stop street racing in the east bay? the alameda county sheriff's office certainly hopes so. crews are installing raves pavement markers. two locations already have them,

and although the shows cars doing donuts on the newly installed dogs. dan: we have all been dealing with the spiraling costs of groceries, so you can just imagine what bay area food banks are dealing with. kristen: they are overwhelmed with more clients than others, as staple items cost more than others -- more than ever. >> take a trip into a local food pantry, you will find staple items, produce, and if you open the fridge, you will milk, but right now no eggs at the monument crisis center in concord. >> our price for eggs have increased over 180%. cases of eggs used to cost 27 dollars now they cost over $70. food prices, inflation, high cost of living, all of that combined leads us to serve about

one in six of our neighbors in the community, which is very high. >> and there is more bad news. federal covid snap emergency allotment expires february 20 eight, and there are 70,000 families in contra costa and solano counties who depend on those benefits, so food banks like this one expect to see a big spike in need come march. it is a double webby, more clients -- whammy, more clients in need and pricier food. food is more expensive. how do you provide for the increased need? >> absolutely. those prices hit us as well, and it is our job to make sure that we can meet that need. probably since around october, we have gone from seeing 200 households a day to about 250, 300 households every day. >> so far, they are managing to keep the grocery bags full.

the months ahead. in the east bay, i am leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. dan: starting this weekend, caltrans will suspend service and expect -- in certain areas of the shutdown is the first before happening incrementally through the end of march. there will be bus bridges available, however. delays are expected, as you can imagine. more information can be found on the website. kristen: the new effort to make getting help easier for storm damage victims. making reparations in the bay for the community trying to get a piece of history back. and she'll attraction, using a bit of a past to foster a new generation of oysters. spencer: i am spencer christian. we have a bit of a warm up to it we have a bit of a warm up to it i will have the for just $6 you could get your choice between two sandwiches plus my classic taco, curly fries, and a drink.

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dan: a group of high school students in oakland held what they call a party individual to celebrate the life of tyre nichols. the gathering, organized by the group called communities for united restorative youth justice, took place on a block section of broadway in front of oakland technical high school this morning. >> we think it is very important that our school be a part of this block party, because, i

mean, many times we celebrate someone who was taken away, you know, so fast and terribly. dan: the students painted a mural on the street can as you can see, calling for an end to violence. tyre nichols died nearly a month ago after being beaten during a traffic stop in memphis, tennessee. five police officers have been charged with second-degree murder in his death. the parents of tyre nichols will be a tomorrow's state of the union address in washington. live coverage of the address starts at 6:00 tomorrow right here on abc 7. it includes the republican response. at 8:00 p.m., catch will trent, then we will be on with a special edition of abc at 9:00 so tune in for that. we are really excited to announce that recently retired bay congresswoman jackie spear is joining the abc 7 news team as our political analyst. jackie will first join us tomorrow at 5:00 a.m., following the state of the unit address,

then she will be here for the specialization of abc 7 news at 9:00 p.m. that i just mentioned, and we really welcome jackie speier to the team. kristen: that is great. we are taking a closer look at the topic of reparations here in california. many black and latino families in east bay neighborhoods called russell steady saw their homes taken away -- russell city saw their homes taken away. dan: abc 7 news reporter steve osunsami has the story. steve: these are old photos of what is now some of the most valuable land in america, just 10 miles south of oakland. in the late 1950's, it was a neighborhood called russell city, and it sat on the other cited these railroad tracks drew a real line between white californians and about 1400 black and latino families. >> we are here to fight want our land back. steve: monique henderson ford and her family called this land

home before she says americans racism took -- so the land before it became an industrial park that is here today. >> we are not going to sit quietly, not going to forget about it. >> this generation has it, we want what is ours. steve: it is one of those places were people of the color at the time could own their -- own their own homes, highlighted on maps like this one in red. back then, it was regular business for mortgage brokers, real estate agents to keep these families away from the neighborhoods seen here in green. what happened in 1963? >> well, they got notices that they needed to leave and that they would be compensated for their land, when, in fact, t paid them pennies on the dollar. they were trying to consume all the property is, to give them that right to take over the property. steve: it was this woman, her grandmother, ms. henry, who

earned her living loading luggage on the trains and spent money in 1958 buying 10 parcels of land. >> your grandmother was fighting this? >> she was fighting it tooth and nail. steve: do you drive down there much? >> not a lot. planted, and i was out there taking pictures, the employees in the building were looking out the window, like, "what is she doing?" steve: we went with her husband and her to see the tree. >> trying to take it all in. steve: she and other families are working with a group called "where is my land," using video to tell stories. >> this black man's land was stolen. steve:steve: they helped the bruce family when the county agreed to return this oceanfront property. >> you have cases in alabama,

mississippi, north carolina, south carolina, virginia, i mean, texas. steve: in what used to be russell city, the city government of hayward is now apologizing, agreeing that these families were effected, and come in many cases, burned out of their homes and communities without appropriate compensation, but the families want more than words and are working with their governor. he signed into law a new state tax force, the first of its kind in the country, looking for reparations for racist policies and actions, and the families know it is a tall ask. a lot of people have trouble with that word. "why should i have to pay for the sins of my forefathers?" >> welcome ours is more specific. my grandmother was an owner who, we believe that the appropriate and responsible thing to do is first to give us back our land, so that we can help our children

create generational wealth. kristen: the group, where is my land, is working on about 600 of these cases across the country. dan: we will continue to follow that for you. let's turn back to the back to work forecasted sun is shining. kristen: glad we are done with it. dan: what a difference a day makes. bright, sunny skies all around the bay area. spencer: here's a look at our surface wind speeds, relatively calm. 14 mile per hour winds, 17 mile per hour winds. most locations, though, reporting wind speeds around 10 miles an hour or lower. check out the warmer for the last 24 hours, 24-hour temperature change shows it is 10 degrees warmer in livermore right now. at santa rosa, nine degrees warmer in the votto. on we go. blue skies looking out over san francisco. current temperature is at 57 in both san francisco and oakland. 60 palo alto, 54 at half moon

bay. a beautiful view from mount tam, just a few thin, high clouds around. 57 nine at livermore our view from the rooftop here at abc 7, the birds fly all around over the embarcadero. forecast features mostly clear skies overnight. it will be chilly again in the inland valleys. dry, sunny pattern will be with us through friday, and it will be turning warmer through the middle of the week. so we have the forecast just to show how clear it is going to be, but notice early tomorrow morning, a few high clouds will try to swing forward, and they will continue moving through the bay sky during the day tomorrow. overnight low temperatures will drop into the mid to upper 30's in the inland valleys, the north bay, and the east bay. down the south bay, we will see 36 and one i hill but a low of only 40 in san jose. it will not be quite so chilly

across the bay as another inland communities. highs tomorrow under with a few high clouds, 57 half moon bay, 58 san francisco. most locations around the bay shoreline top out around 59, 60 degrees, maybe 60 wanted up in the north bay come little milder santa rosa and cloverdale, a inland east bay, mainly upper 50's, we expect livermore about 60, 62 san jose, 61 at morgan hill to here is a look at the accuweather 7-day forecast, and what a week that is coming our way. mainly sunny skies, dry conditions, and a nice warm up the middle of the week on wednesday to thursday, especially thursday. look for high temperatures in the mid 60's in our inland areas and around the bay shoreline. a slight cooldown on friday and saturday, a few high clouds moving. friday and saturday, even with the clouds moving in, the chance of precipitation is very, very low. the national weather service is

talking about maybe a 10% chance, which is not even worth a posted. [laughter] then we start to warm up again next week. dan: just a sliver. spencer:spencer: a little bit of a midweek swing preview. kristen: thanks, spencer. dan: now to a dramatic and certainly bizarre rescue off the oregon coast in choppy seas. a wanted man had to be rescued after a stolen yacht he was on cap sized. the man on the boat was wanted on the boat for a strange incident in the house featured in "the goonies." he is accused of leaving a dead fish on the porch and stealing the boat. the boater was taken to the hospital and later arrested. kristen: wow. an amazing and unusual view from the great lakes. we will give you a glimpse. dan: plus, climbing up. the term gets a new definition. how clams are getting used to help fight climate change. stay with us.

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kristen: researchers in the bay area are turning to small him preachers to help balance climate change and improve the ecosystem. dan: spencer christian is here with the story. spencer: we are talking about creatures in the sea who are known for their shelves. though shells --

providing unique way to combat climate change. made with ground up oysters shells, designed to nurture tiny oysters. it is a shoreline project that may help eventually the broader ecosystem. >> we anticipate -- spencer: at san francisco's presidio, wildlife ecologists are using nesting crowds made with ground up oysters shelves, designed to nurture tiny oysters. it is a shoreline project and may eventually help the broader ecosystem. >> we anticipate more oysters coming in, and not just coming in and settling but those that settle survive and grow and hopefully can reproduce on their own, providing more of the bay. spencer: meanwhile, researchers from uc davis are also using ground-up shells, this time from clams.

their goal is to help combat a threat from global warming, a threat caused by solution from deals that are making seawater more acidic. >> that purposeful addition of show material into sediment can interact with that acidic seawater and actually buffer against the changes that we are seeing due to the climate change. spencer: hannah began collecting the shells in the of the uc davis marine laboratory at bodega bay. she wanted to learn if the acid buffering calcium component in the shells could help keep the title habitat less acidic. first testing her theory in lab experiments. hannah: we did see a buffering affect, and in addition to data suggesting that was the k, -- case, we could see that the clams grown and it grew more shells than those without it. spencer: she is hoping mixing shells into the squishy breeding ground can help young clams

survive and develop in a more balanced shoreline environment, even if surrounding oceans become more acidic. meanwhile, back at the presidio, wildlife ecologist jonathan young says shoreline oysters are also having success, drawn to the chemistry of their new homes, which they may associate with an optimal routing environment. jonathan: platonic larvae floating around the bay have found these structures, have landed on these structures, and have been going on these structures. spencer: openly, they are two research projects creating a healthier ecosystem for california. researchers say native populations in the bay and along the pacific coast used shells in various ways to bolster their local ecosystem, so we are learning from our history, you might say, dan and kristen. dan: thank you for that. kristen: coming up, the latest on the devastating earthquake in

turkey. the damage and what is being done to get people in both turkey and syria some help. dan: here in california, lawmakers are looking to make it easier for victims of storm

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in complete chaos overnight. thousands in both countries now dead. the first quake hit while many were sleeping just after 4:00 and over time followed by several aftershocks. in syria, the devon station is enormous. do video today shows rescuers removing this child from the rubble. mountains of crumbled buildings and debris lit up an area already week ended by a decade of -- weekend by a decade of civil war. many of them refugees. look at this, just hours after the initial quake on the tv crews captured this building, collapsing from another quake, 80 miles from the first. thousands of homes, businesses, and lives across both countries are now destroyed. this is the country's worst earthquake in nearly 100 years,

according to turkey's president. he says 45 nations are sending volunteers and aid. president biden says he is deeply saddened by this tragedy. his administration is also deploying search and rescue teams to turkey. usaid and the pentagon or coordinating additional subsistence -- assistance. tim pulliam, abc 7 news. dan: lena howland spoke with some turkish citizens in the bay area who are very concerned. >> is a sad way of answering, saying my immediate family is ok, but everybody knows someone who they have not heard from or they know of someone's family missing. so these are the times when we all need to be together, help each other, and just, you know, do as much as we can. lena: a cofounder of the bay area turkish society out of berkeley. >> a lot the buildings that have been leveled or new buildings,

government-built buildings. these are buildings that are municipality buildings, hospitals that have been built. people are getting into their cars, tried to find family members. they cannot access them, because the roads are damaged. lena: meanwhile, a turkish radio program producer based out of san jose says he believes the widespread damage is from things being built out of code. >> buildings are usually tall these days, 10, 15-stories high. some, unfortunately, are not made to code, built to the code, so they collapsed right away, pancake. lena: he says, despite repeated warnings from experts that a large earthquake was aimed, calls to action were ignored. >> builders were probably the most to blame, the shoddy construction. they made sure that it looks nice, so that they can sell the condominiums, but the structural

integrity is not there, in most cases. lena: both of the people we spoke with our feeling for the people in turkey, as this news continues to develop, but fortunately, both of their families are ok. in the newsroom, lena howland, abc 7 news. dan: the red cross and the red crescent are helping victims of the earthquake by providing first aid, medical evacuations, and much-needed food. at this time, the american red cross has not received requests for blood but says the red cross is ready to provide some blood if needed. kristen: in the bay area, it is not a question as to if a big one will happen but when it will. the hayward fault and east bay is long overdue. today, on our afternoon program, "getting answers," usda's assigned to semesters -- usgs scientist emeritus dr. ross stein answered questions. dr. stein: we have gold rush

fill, really junk, hulks of old gold rush ships, where san francisco just dumped sand. those are terrible soils! and we have a lot of buildings, a lot of the financial district is built on gold rush fill, the marina district. so, we have to recognize that we have created some situations, which are unwise, and we need to remedy those as best we can and strengthen our abilities, too. kristen: you can learn the quake risk of your home and reduce the steps of that risk by checking out his out, called tumblor. -- temblor. dan: doing more to help victims. he will enter the introduced two bills that will give the government more floods ability in providing federal disaster aid. the bills will help communities mitigate the risk of floods as well as pre-deploy assets before

the wildfires happen. >> when disaster strikes, the state experiences disasters or extreme weather, the federal government should not have their hands tied and how much we can help in recovery efforts. dan: state insurance commissioner ricardo lara joined padilla's call for more help. he said the state had $500 million in insured losses from last month's storms, not including road and infrastructure repairs. for a list of resources, to help when it comes to these winter storms, go to our website, abc7news.com/takeaction. you can find sandbag locations, warming centers, shelters them as well is where to go for assistance. kristen: do you want the best

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kristen: it is time now for the four at 4:00 with ama and spencer joining us. beyonce was already queen, now she is queen of the grammys. . she became the most awarded artist in grammys history with, oh, 32 wins. dan: wow. kristen: the first openly transgendered woman to win went home with an award for "un with collaborator sam smith. bonnie rate one for song of the year "just like that," beating out beyonce, harry styles, and adele.

what do you think? anyone who liked to won and thought it was fair, just, and awesome? dan: i think so cute i was excited to see bonnie rait win. spencer: exactly what i was going to say. i did not have a chance to watch, but i did see highlights. all of the award winners are amazing, but really happy to see bonnie raitt. dan: and beyonce. i don't know if you're a fan, but she is great. ama: i am more of an earlier fan, but i love the song "unholy." i love sam smith. dan: we are all younger. it seems more of us are taking on side gigs. people are taking on extra work twice as often come as government data suggests, with 10% of u.s. workers reporting that they have a main job plus at least one side gig. spencer: wow. dan: trying to make ends meet, i guess, right? that is according to bloomberg

and researchers to make living on economist from stanford. one of the reason for x to work? high inflation, which is been such a drain. fun fact, i actually worked as sir's [laughter] -- as spencer's [laughter] spencer: i gave generous tips. dan: we talk all the time on the newscast about the effect inflation is having, gas out of control food prices -- ama: just to buy eggs! you need a side gig. dan: people have such a difficult time making ends meet, and the nose side gig stick you away from time with family and other things that, you know, you feel compelled to do, because you make ends meet, but there is a real cost. spencer: we see the cost of something's going down, like gas prices, but as that happened ama: ama: it is like you can't win! kristen: last week, i play

double for eggs and i was limited to buying just one carton. dan: oh really, because of the big shortage? ama: but yeah, dan, it like yesterday, but really it was a year or two, when nobody wanted to work, to now everybody having to work two jobs. dan: you know, it takes a lot of your life energy, working two and three jobs. spencer: yeah. our economy is an organic thing. kristen: i have to work three jobs just to go to the movies! if you like those center seats, the good seats, at the theater, it is going to cost you more. amc will soon start charging for the best seats in the house, seats in the middle will cost more, like airplanes, while seats in the front will cost less. it is cold priceline at amc-- called priceline at amc. ama: could they gouge us more?! gosh. kristen: i know, i know peter will be for movies that start after 4:00 p.m., so prime hours,

and it will be at all amc theaters by the end of the year. ama: popcorn is, like, $20, dan! dan: you go on a date to the movies, it is $50 by the time you buy a ticket am popcorn. this is a dumb idea, when it is harder to get people to go to the movies. i think they are moving in the wrong direction. ama: and if you are in high school and you want to take somebody on a date, you can't do it. dan: yeah. ama: i just am understand. it is like you get in there, you've already paid your $60, now i have to pay $3 for a better row, more in the middle? spencer: i'm not a fan of the middle seats anyhow, i like to be on the aisle seats, so i can get in and out quickly pit i guess i can still buy the cheap seats. [laughter] dan: if you're are celebrating valentine's day with a romantic dinner, yelp has restaurant suggestions for you. they released a list of its most romantic restaurants in california come at three in the

bay area. a quaint french spot in san francisco's tribal, upscale italian restaurant in campbell, and the richmond, an american eatery in san francisco's in a richmond neighborhood. you know, it is always fun, i think getting reservations for valentine's day, but the one thing, ama, i'm going to start with you, the one thing i am not a friend of -- fan of is when they do a special segment menu for valentine's day. if you go to a restaurant you enjoy, i want to enjoy the food i already like. ama: yeah, i would rather do a regular menu. if i would have to choose, italian would be the way to my heart for valentines. dan: i agree. spencer, i don't know how you feel about that. you and i tend to like the same things. i would almost rather than jack up the prices for the regular menu on valentine's day than do what they do with the fixed menu and make that. spencer: i feel exactly the same way, dan, because as he said,

you choose a restaurant because you like what they do, you're familiar with the dishes there, and then you go on this special occasion, valentine's day, and it is a limited menu. dan: yeah. ama: i like the first course but not the second and vice versa, and then you are settling. dan: if you like you are not getting the full choice. kristen, your thoughts? kristen: they have substitutions, you guys come on those special days. dan: sometimes they will let you change courses, but he was what they are serving, not the normal menu. ama: peers what i think, when you have been married a long time, he say, "honey come going for for a 15." -- hi, i'm john and i'm from dallas, texas. my wife's name is joy. we've been married 45 years. i'm taking a two-year business course. i've been studying a lot. i've been producing and directing for over 50 years. it's a very detailed thing and the pressure's all on me. i noticed i really wasn't quite as sharp as i was. my boss told me about prevagen

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how do you know when you've made the right decision? it just works. it's the feeling you get in your gut, the one that tells you what's right or what's wrong. it's the one that says, "sure, i could have a drink." or the feeling that says, "ok, i've been drinking, now what." it's the voice inside you that says, "i'm buzzed...better leave the car when it's time to go."

plan ahead. catch a sober ride. buzzed driving is drunk driving. kristen: it is time now for consumer news. dan: 7 on your side's michael finney is here with today's headlines. michael: sometimes something badly to something good. the holiday meltdown at airports across the country shaping up to be potentially a very good thing for consumers. the bill now working its way through congress would make flying more comfortable by regulating seat size pit as written now, the bill for bids seats smaller than what is already in the air. if signed into law, airlines would also be required to pay a minimum $1350 for passengers denied boarding because they oversold a flight. united airlines is a huge government fine.

the faa says the airline could be hit with a $1,150,000 fine for safety concerns about how it operates some of its airplanes. the government says yo united removed a important safety measure, checking the fire measure on boe aircraft's on pre-flight checks. the irs is making it easier to get more this tax season, for the next four months, assistance centers will offer special hours were taxpayers consider crossman irs agent and ask questions. each month has offered a single saturday pit? -- single saturday check out irs.gov. so far, they say no appointment,

first-come, first-served. kristen: i'm excited for the airline bill. tonight's powerball jackpot is said to be the fifth-largest in the game's history at 740 $7 million for the last time somebody won the powerball was on november 19. buttery official say tonight's jackpot is big but nowhere near the massive record prize of $2.4 billion. they are still waiting to find out who bought the lucky ticket. dan: who needs 740 seven dollars million? hold out for the multibillion, for god's sake. check this out, subzero temperatures and michigan froze six inches thick of ice on lake superior. look at this. you can see people walking out on top of the lake, getting a view of the frozen water below. locals have said they have never seen it thick enough to walk across and clear enough to see through. that shows you just how cold it is. that is crazy. kristen: uh-huh.

dan: way cooldan:. kristen: not only there, but even normally warmer places, spencer, like have areas frozen over. spencer: the last week or had the blast of arctic air that continues to send a chill across the upper midwest come across the great lakes, and into the northeast. as you mentioned, i have family in the boston area, and they have some winchell factors over the weekend, -3 degrees. here in the bay area, things are looking mild. current temperature readings are these. 57, 59 it palo alto, san jose, 54 half moon bay. the view from mount tam also showing lots of blue sky out of the bay, san francisco. 63 right now santa rosa, our warm spotted 61 at novato, concord, fairfield, livermore. a cruise ship from a rooftop camera looking out over the bay, these of the forecast features,

mostly clear overnight, chilean our inland valleys. drive-thru friday, returning warmer middle of the week. overnight, we will see clear skies but high clouds will arrive in the early-morning hours, and we will see high clouds throughout the day tomorrow, but skies will still be bright. overnight low temperatures will be in the mid to upper 30's and our inland valleys. chilean the north bay valleys and inland east bay. -- chilly in the north bay valleys and inland east bay. upper 50's to run 60 right around the bay shoreline. some inland areas will break the 60 degree mark pixie to do will be the highest san jose. 62 of north at santa rosa. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast. it will get even warmer during the middle of the week by thursday, with high temperatures in the mid 60's around the bayshore lines and in our inland areas. up to about 60 on the coast, where we get some gradual cooling going out to next week and. dan? dan: thank you, spencer, very

much. in southern california, the bloom is back. poppies are starting to sprout up across the hills after all the rain, of course. it is beautiful, but there is a downside -- huge crowds, traffic messes. in fact, city officials in lake elsinore are telling people, please, don't stop to smell the flowers. they are restricting parking and blocking off the. entrance to walker canyon. . they say they don't want a repeat of 2019 -- for member this? when thousands of people showed up to check out poppies paradise during the super bloom, which was a spectacular. kristen: gorgeous, close up and a far. of course conveyed as our state flower. dan: that is true. kristen: you want to admire it. speaking of admiring, it is they died on "the bachelor."

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kristen: tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, it is "the bachelor," followed by "the good dr.," then stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. on "the bachelor," it is another group date. george pennacchio has a preview with zach and the women vying for his attention. zach: i'm so excited, like, i don't really know what to expect. i know it is going to be incredibly intense. george: ladies take the field for bachelor boys. nfl legends each coached the team, and "bachelor" host jesse

palmer and espn anchor hannah storm give the play-by-play. >> there's the super bowl, there's the world cup, there's the olympics, and then there is "the bachelor." [laughter] >> but yes. >> i think little bit scared. as far as star players, definitely jen. she is just super athletic and she is always the one working out at the house. i walked by her with a bag of chips like, "come on." >> these women are so fit commend i remember being in the mansion, eating peanut m&ms all day. george: it is not easy in the mansion, and the ladies know they have to take every moment they can to get to know zach. >> wherever i see an opportunity, i will probably go for it, but, you know, i definitely know when to hold back a little bit, so i think it is just, you know, reading the room, seeing what the vibes are. >> don't be afraid to kind of go

after him, find chances to talk to him, have those deep conversations and generally have that connection. george: george pennacchio for abc 7 news. kristen: two hours of "the bachelor" kicks off right here on abc 7. that is it for abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 with dan dan and next. ♪

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