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Celebration. this weekend will bring revised rules for one industry and for two local counties as well. we have details about what you can look forward to. and on monday, a new section of californians become eligible to get vaccinated. so are you one of them? what can you do now to get the best place in line? >> i can see being the larger part of this year. >> year? >> because we really have to slow things down. >> it's been a year since dr. patel said that in studio here on abc7. today we talk about how the pandemic surprised all of us. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure fu...

For a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> elected leaders that stand before me. >> is there a question, ms. lim? i'm happy to answer questions. >> a tense exchange on a tough topic, an increase in attack against asian americans. some have had deadly consequences. good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. this is an appalling trend all around the bay area. just hours ago we learned a 75-year-old man named pak ho who was pushed to the ground in a robbery on monday has died. the attack happened while he took his regular walk around oakland's adams poi...

Stormy weather is not over yet. but at this point, have we already seen the worst? well, i'm spencer christian. we still have more wind, rain, sleet and snow to show you, 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 ...

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 officials say the agreement with blue shield would also eliminate local control...

Thanks but no thanks. the bay area's biggest county is rejecting the state's plan to put blue shield in charge of distributing coronavirus vaccines. i'm wayne friedman in san anselmo, where tonight the town council will vote about what to do with the name of sir francis drake boulevard. it's nuanced and it's complicated and revealing. that's coming up. i'm spencer christian. wind, rain, and mountain snow are all parts of our evening weather 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 s...