and now we have a new company coming in, and it is not clear what preparation is going to go on. >> a new vaccine plan for california, and some are skeptical about the new system. feeling behind the push to get vaccines to hard hit bay area companies. a push to reopen. the state's plan for in-person learning to push billions of dollars of incentives. building a better bay area for a secure future. this is the abc7 news. this week we will distribute more doses. this week, blue shield takes over the distribution center. i'm alma dietz and now, pfizer is going to be shipping out more doses to

arrive in california this week. >> we have been monitoring the rollout with the tracker on abc7news.com. you can see t the doses delivered to the state have been put in people's arms and today, blue shield is going to take it over and create a uniform sta of eligibility goal, and the goal is 4 million shots a week by the end of april. starting here with abc7 news reporter luz pena, and you talked to the medical experts who are skeptical about the new system. >> that is right, dan. the oakland-based blue health insurance is going to act as a third-party administrator. they will not allocate until thursday. as week one begins, there are still many questions. >> reporter: today, blue shield is going to take over the state's covid-19 vaccine distribution. >> the state has had months to develop plans around

vaccination. and now, we have a new company coming in, and it is not clear what preparation is going on. >> reporter: dr. wassermann is a member of the california vaccine advisory committee, and he is concerned that implementing a new system now is going to set the vaccine distribution back. >> there is supposed to be an algorithm for determining who gets the vaccine, and we have heard that the state is going to continue to be responsible for the algorithm, and how do you coordinate the state's role and blue shield's role? >> reporter: in january, governor newsom announced a goal for the partnership to speed up the vaccine rollout and reach those hardest hit in the state. the goal is for blue shield to increase the capacity for the vaccine delivery from 1 million per week to 4 million doses per week by the end of this month. today, governor newsom was hopeful. >> 1.9 million vaccinations have

been administered in state of california. >> reporter: to accomplish the goal, blue shield says that the providers will receive a three-week allocation plan to plan the appointments effecti effectively, and the supply will be adjusted in the three-week period based on how the provider is reaching the goals of the program. >> testing and long term care and nursing homes an assistive living is less than ideal, and who did the state give the responsibility to? blue shield >> reporter: for the handoff, blue shield is going to take over eight counties in the central valley first and then move over to the southern counties next and then move on to the bay area third. blue shield says that the goal is to be fully in charge of the state's vaccination system by the end of march. luz pena, abc7 news. >> luz, how does blue shield decide how many doses each county is going to receive?

>> dan, we are gathering more data to decide that, but it seems that the job is to recommend to the state officials how many doses they will receive based on the priority groups and right now that is health care workers and those over 65, and child care workers and teachers and so on. >> thank you, luz. and on the peninsula, the child care workers are calling on state and city officials to prioritize them for vaccines. chris wynguyen has more on why this is essential. >> reporter: one group says they are left behind in the covid vaccine. >> we are waiting for our turn. >> reporter: this is east palo alto, one of the hardest hit areas of the state where more than 40% of the city is hit with the virus, and.10 of the city. >> we cannot constantly take the communities of the color, and

put them on the back tier of the distribution. >> reporter: the former mayor moody is calling on the state and city officials to call for the vaccinations for those who are on the front line of the jobs but only 10% of the total population have been vaccinated. >> two sides of the bay area, one more well off with instant and immediate access to the resources and the other is living paycheck to paycheck and struggling to figure out how to keep their families safe. >> reporter: san mateo has two vaccination sites one at sfo and one at the center. but they are struggling to set sup more infrastructure. >> if we have consistency with the state and the federal government, we can vaccinate th that the numbers are shifting. >> reporter: some want the johnson & johnson vaccines to be sent to the areas disproportionately hit, because

it is one dose, and it will be easier to hit those who are working multiple jobs. >> we need a lifeline to resume some amount of normalcy to the community and right now that is a vaccine. >> reporter: the push to have this community not forgotten is continuing to be pushed. chris nguyen. the new johnson & johnson vaccine is going to be help, because it is only one shot required which moderna and pfizer require two. and the johnson & johnson can be stored up to two months in a regular freezer. and it is 86% when it comes to preventing severe disease and death. the governor wants the schools open for in-person learning by april 1st. there is a $2 billion incentive for those who start, and another $4.6 billion for those funding summer school and learning loss. and now we have more leann, for

what that means, and for those still negotiating this is tricky. >> yes, for san francisco unified, it means with this incentive, they cannot and will not reopen schools by april 1st. so the superintendent said that while they are getting closer each day, they cannot change their time line that they have with the labor unions. >> we want the schools to safely reopen, period, full stop, and i have been saying it for months. >> reporter: the headline after the press conference could well be that vaccinating the teachers and staff is not a requirement for in-person learning. gav n gavin newsome made it clear. >> that is not my opinion but that of opinion of professionals around the globe. >> reporter: and for those in northern and southern california this thursday and friday, and

the plan says that school districts that reopen by april 1st, will get a share of the $2 billion promised by the governor and the legislature, and the districts will lose one percent of the money for each day they remain in the distance learning. >> and financial incentives are a good thing, because we need money. the san francisco facing a budget deficit, and it will fall in the purple tier, but yet san francisco unified struck a deal with the labor unions saying that all members have to be vaccinated if they remained in the red tier, an both sides have yet to agree on how many in-person days would be required and how is that going to be resolved in time? it won't. san francisco unified said that their time line cannot be

changed. there are still many steps that we need to take to get there and many of those are not able to be expedited even with the financial incentives. disappointing for governor newsom who said that after weeks of negotiations with all parties most of the students would have a full two months of in-person learning. >> i am sure that you will find some people who will have the strong opinion, but the bottom line is that we createded a framework that we believe is consensus. >> reporter: before i forget for all of the teachers out there that vaccination site in northern california is the ring central oakland coliseum. the governor wants to set aside $4.6 billion for the learning loss that has occur swid a real thing, and whether they add a month in the summer or extend the learning day, the state is going to pour money into the programs. in the newsroom, leeann melendez, abc7 news. >> okay. talking about the the time line, and drill down on what that

means. >> well, dan, the time line has to do in part with the vaccine, right. so say i'm a teacher and i get the vaccine on friday. i am then given the moderna or the pfizer, i have to wait three or four weeks before getting the second shot. it does not give teachers or me much time, and the meanwhile the districts and the unions are debating of what the school day is going to look like, and how much in-person instruction in a day or week, and do they go hybrid, et cetera, you catch my point. so can they get it done in a month? well, you heard the superintendent who made it very clear, dan, nope. >> it does not sound like they are equivocating on that, nope, not on that time line. thank you, leann. coming up next, teaching the young people the skills they need to thrive and an exclusive look at a new program. outrage of a tragic

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outrage tonight over the way that san francisco district attorney budeen chased the man and pushing over the 84-year-old. the news anchor learned stunning new details surrounding the case in a story that you will see only on abc7. >> i don't buy it for a second, not even for a second. he knew what he was doing. >> eric lawson has endured a lot of skepticism and disgust since the death of his father-in-law 84-year-old man. i was the first to break this horrifying video showing him shoved to ground and killed by 19-year-old antoine watson who was arrested for murder and elder abuse. >> it is breaking my heart. >> reporter: but the pain that eric and his wife are feeling is magnified once again after the district attorney was quoted in "the new york times" as saying that watson was having some sort

of temper tantrum, a term more often describing toddlers that does not sit well with his family. >> hearing the excuse of the hissy fit is upsetting. >> reporter: he citing video evidence of watching him hitting a car with the hand. >> temper tantrum, and you cannot hit human or kill human. >> reporter: i have police documents that he was seen after the surveillance going to the bm with, and retrieving a cell phone and appearing to take photos of his body as he lay die dg and then returning to the vehicle. i have reached out to him a number of times asking for the stories since the live interview over the fatal hit-and-run deaths of the two people. with all due respect, it feels that you are deflecting a little bit. i never received a response nor today asking to clarify the statements. as they wait for watson's next court appearance on thursday,

they express the gratitude for the community's support and they want two things. >> i want to know the truth, and the clear truth. >> i hope that my father cares to be rest for the asian community, and i wish for the asian community to speak up. >> reporter: for san francisco, dion lim, abc7 news. a foot patrol hit the ground with complete dancing greing drs after at a asians. >> we bring in this patrol to bring in confidence for the patrons and those walking the streets and so we will hopefully see more people. >> oakland leaders say it is

working with the noticeable number of people in chinatown. focusing on issues of race and social justice is part of the commitment to build a better bay area. san francisco leaders pledge to die vest more than $120 million from the police department and invest it in the black community and mayor london breed has developed the dreamkeeper initiative and joule yon glover has an exclusive look at one of the programs that will give the young people the skills they need to thrive in the workforce. >> these hands on emt skills will hopefully not only save live, but change the lives of the young people learning them. this small cohort of black, latinx and asian pacific students are part of the city emt's pilot program. >> that is changing the directory of someone's life. >> reporter: the chief of the black division of fire founded

the program. >> we have a program to give you the motivation and the inside look to say, i can, i can do that. i can do that, too, and that can be me. >> reporter: the four-month training program is in the fifth week to provide the students aging 18 to 24 with the knowledge to earn an emt certification after graduation in may with the goal of job placement in the city's fire department and ambulance service or beyond. >> okay. you have a job as an emt. don't you want to be a medic. oh, you are a medic. don't you want to be a physician assistant. and if you are a physician assistant, you might as well be a doctor. >> reporter: it is funded through the san francisco office of work development and it is an example of to programs made possible from london breed's dreamkeeper's initiative and investment of $120 million through the next few years from dollars divested from the sfp's

budget. it was given to students with news that they would be given a stipend as part of the guaranteed income pilot. >> we want people to not have a hesitation to be worried about if they are a single parent if they can pay for child care in order to be able to get to the program, whether they will be able to eat lunch. >> reporter: she is hoping that the program will help the struggling number of people in the struggling medical services and changes neighborhood that she grew up in and serves. >> i want them to be a part of the full fruit of what we have taught them, but i know that i have given it to them, and it is going to matter, and not just to them, but hopefully to the generations to come. >> reporter: julian glover, abc7 news. in the north bay, a stolen shipping container filled with nearly 500 bikes going to africa has been found.

the theft on november 21st, as someone brought in a semi truck to pull off the heist with the bikes to be shipped to botswana, and the bikes were found yesterday in a parking lot in concord. >> that is good. and march is coming in like a lamb and not a lion. we will h ♪ ♪ are you ready to join the duers? those who du more with less asthma. thanks to dupixent. the add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. dupixent isn't for sudden breathing problems. it can improve lung function for better breathing in as little as 2 weeks and help prevent severe asthma attacks.

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repairs began today on the 150-foot section on highway 101 in big sur that washed away during intense storms in january. it had been closed before the storm, and the $11.5 million repair will prevent future debris flows and the section is expected to open early summer. we get a lot of problems along that highway 101 depending on the weather, dan. >> completely watched away. i am surprised it is only $11 million to fix.

and sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> yes, and we will get some rain, and not the kind of rain that is going to be doing the damage that we just saw, but it is coming later this week. let me show you the pictures from the emeryville camera, and spectacular as the sun is setting around 6:00. the temperatures is 63 in san francisco, and 67 in oakland and currently 66 in san jose and the highs are in the upper was starting to say 90s, but not that warm. it is a good evening to go out with the fresh air and low 60s from santa rosa to napa. and you got up to 73 in livermore. on the doppler, what is missing is the rain. it is coming back later in the week. i wanted to show you a system spinning off of the coast. it is going to work toward southern california and bringing them some showers. it is going to send us some clouds and you will notice over

the next few days a few more higher clouds. from the east bay camera, it is beautiful right now. the forecast is a few more clouds overnight, and chill linland and drier than average through friday, and then things will change as the rain arrives friday night going into saturday. tomorrow morning, temperatures from the mid-30s to mid-40s and you will need to dress in layers, because it is going to start off chilly, and for the afternoon, it is going to be a mild day and mild start for march, and we will keep it going. 70 in south bay and morgan hill, and 67 in morganville, and cupertino, and on the peninsula, from san mateo to mountain view, and 56 in pacifica, and north bay temperatures, and i mean, these numbers are well above where you should be. low 70s in napa, and santa rosa and calistoga in the east bay, and 67 in oakland and 68 in

freemont, and filtered sunshine inland as the clouds are passing through, and 70s and walnut creek. we will wait for friday night going into saturday where we will get some rain moving through the bay area, and both models are in agreement, anded with le need t-- and we will ne rain gear. looking into the mild march weather where thursday is cooler, and the late night chance of rain friday and level one system for saturday, and also for monday, and cooler patterns are setting up in that time as well. we need it. and we'll take it, and we have a couple of opportunities for rain in that accuweather seven-day forecast. mall a alma and dan. >> better than nothing. >> and so, great experience for some local students and the role

>> finally tonight, dozens of bay area students of color learned that science, technology and engineering and math play a role in sports.

>> and julian glover hosted a virtual basketball decoded workshop put on by the golden state warriors and h hewlett-packard hosted by kelenna azubuike put on a workshop to teach them about data analysis and crunching the numbers to find out who is basketball's greatest of all time. >> that is fantastic and what a fun experience for them. >> you have a few hours to weigh in on what safari west should name their new baby giraffe. the name ollie is in the lead so far followed by valentino and other options are dhabi and patches and vino. safari west opened for the public over the weekend and so what should we name this new giraffe. >> i like ollie, dan. >> it is cute. >> yes, it is. and now, world news tonight with

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tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. the first shots in arms of the johnson & johnson vaccine, starting as early as tomorrow. the third vaccine now available here in the u.s. this is a one-shot vaccine. nearly 4 million doses shipping from two facilities. these images from kentucky tonight. to vaccination sites across the country. the company promising 20 million doses by the end of march. 100 million doses by june. the question everyone would like to know, what does this mean for the timeline? will vaccinations happen any quicker in this country? the one-shot vaccine 100% effective at preventing hospitalizations and deaths and now amid this uptick in covid cases, concerns about the variants. tonight, the cdc now saying this is not the time to ease restrictions or to let our guard down.