most underserved communities. congressman eric swalwell visited a mobile linick in hayward today located a at church. he tells the need for vaccine in his community is real and long overdue. >> we were driving through to the mall, saw the line and said hey, let's just do it. >> they jumped into this long line for a covid vaccine located on the grounds of glad tidings church in hayward. >> that's good news. >> reporter: appointments were not required for this weekend vaccination clinic. a partnership between the church and fema. >> underserved communities hed.epr:ast bay congressman eric s he wants to wre they're needed. swalwell helped biden's trillion rescue plan act aimed at providing relief and resourcing during the pandemic will make it possible. >> the coliseum site, up to 8,000 vaccinations a day, that's great. but we also need to go to

communities, especially minority communities that have historically been ignored or have had rightfully their own concerns about vaccines. >> purchasers are working really hard across this whole area to be able to say come on, we can do this, you got to do it. >> reporter: bishop jerry macklin says hosting this clinic at his church will help build trust in the community and help combat distrust of the vaccine. >> these site likes this will bring people out that would otherwise not go to the big centers. >> reporter: many bay area zip codes hard hit by covid have found themselves left out of california's new equity-focused vaccination distribution plan, including hayward. >> african american community, our numbers were sky-high. >> we're hoping by doing this we can help stem the tide and get people back to doing what's normal. >> reporter: 1400 vaccinations was the goal this weekend. this mobile clinic returns in three weeks to give second doses. >> congressman swalwell says he

believes the biden administration will act against russian intelligence agencies who have launched misinformation campaigns to create doubt about covid vaccines. >> we are paying the price for four plus years of not standing up to russia, but rather embracing russia, and sometimes choosing russia's interests over america's interest. >> "the wall street journal" reports foreign sources are creating false narratives about the development and safety of western vaccines. the journal says those narratives are linked directly to russian intelligence services. family-owned local pharmacies are starting to join in on vaccination clinics right near the bay area. this clinic in fremont is being run by hallers and the freemont fire department. 600 eligible people were vaccinated today, and pharmacists there want folks know they are working to keep the community they call home safe and healthy. >> we are local. we're not a chain that cvs or

any of the bigger chains, and we're local pharmacy that are getting this done. >> now, if you are eligible for a vaccination, haller says you should sign up for an appointment through their website or just give them a call. vaccines are going into more arms in oakland as well. a vaccination clinic opened at the true vines missionary baptist church this weekend with the help of fema and california office of emergency services. this clinic is in a zip code that the state is targeting to provide greater vaccine equity. >> communities of color have not received the type of care that they should have received. and that has made it easier for the various to go into those communities and impact those communities at a greater proportion than white communities. >> appointments are required and you must have a photo id. the site will be open friday through monday for the next four to five weeks. and abc7 news is monitoring the covid vaccine roll-out in california with our vaccine

tracker. it also shows you when you might be able to get the vaccine and how your county is doing. you find this resource at our home page, abc7news.com. to the north bay now, where a school district is taking an interesting approach to education. the novato unified school district is going to spend $32,000 on a marketing campaign to attract new students and keep existing ones from transferring. with 11th and 12th graders returning to in-person classes this week, all schools in the district will be open. there has been a push by some parents to return to in-person learning five days a week. well, a year online means a year offtrack, but there are solutions for struggling students. better ways for your kids to catch up and confront that learning loss all next week on abc7 news. well, check it out. there was a line at the front door at the san francisco museum of modern art as it opened to the general public for the first time since november. it was a welcome moment for

staff and visitors who have had little chance to visit an art museum the past year. visitors are asked to reserve a ticket in advance. the house is expected to vote this week on a nearly $2 trillion covid relief bill with the gel of getting another round of stimulus checks out by the end of the month. abc7 news reporter zohreen shah tells us there is a greater threat of variants. >> the goal is passed. >> reporter: after saturday's narrow party line vote to pass the $1.9 trillion covid relief bill, democratic leaders are confident the bill will be signed in law this week. >> did you ever imagine in the united states of america you'd see lines literally miles long, folks in their automobiles waiting for a box of food to be put in their trunk. >> the bill would send $1400 direct payments to millions of americans and allocates billions for nutrition programs, rental assistance, small businesses,

vaccine programs, and schools. the administration also working to get millions of americans vaccinated. white house senior adviser on covid andy slavitt tweeting on saturday 2.9 million vaccines reported a administered today, 20% above the last record. the latest abc ipsos poll finds 68% of americans approve of the president's response to the pandemic. meanwhile, several states have already begun easing restrictions and lifting mask mandates. >> it is absolutely the responsible thing to do to keep those mask mandates in place. when numbers come down when more people are vaccinated, that's the time to be easing up. >> the "new york times" now reporting the highly contagious uk variant accounts for more than 20% of new cases in the u.s., something the cdc has warned about. the lab testing company helix revealing florida had the highest share, yet southern florida is seeing crowds of spring break revellers. >> and the last thing we need are huge gatherings where people aren't wearing masks and they're

not exercising fiscal distance. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci telling cbs we're going in the right direction, we just need to hang in a bit longer. >> we want to get the levels of virus very, very low, and then we will have a much, much easier time to safely pull back and get the economy and all the other things that we want to be normal. >> reporter: zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> djs from around the globe are using music to increase racial harmony. ♪ the spread love, stop the hate campaign kicked off friday on twitch.tv. some 40 djs are taking place, including golden state warriors dj dee sharp. they're raising money for a group fighting racism toward asian pacific islander communities. the fundraising continues through tonight. just ahead, making their voices heard.

the cause halfway around the world that drew a huge crowd of demonstrators to the chinese consulate in san francisco. and it looks like everything you are not supposed to do during a pandemic, but don't jump to conclusions just yet. how this dance party might actually help with reopenings. and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. we're tracking another cold night on the way tonight, and then tomorrow showers return for covid has made clear that having health insurance is more important than ever. at covered california, every plan is comprehensive, covering everything from preventive care to mental health. and it's the only place that offers financial help for health insurance. enrollment is open due to covid-19.

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president biden today marked a dark day in america's civil rights struggle by expanding voting rights. he signed an executive order to promote voter registration and participation. it was announced during the president's address of the 56th commemoration of bloody sunday when state troopers beat 600 activists during a voting rights march in selma, alabama. mr. biden says our voting rights remain at risk. >> during the current legislative session, elected officials in 43 states have already introduced over 250 bills to make it harder for americans to vote. we cannot let them succeed. >> the order directs federal

agencies to take steps to promote voting access and pushes an overhaul of the vote.gov website. ♪ >> what you are hearing is the unofficial anthem for fight for democracy in hong kong, being sung in cantonese outside the chinese consulate in san francisco. members of the u.s. hong kongers club rallied outside the consulate building today as a show of similarity with 47 pro-democracy activist twhos have been charged with violating a controversial national security law. >> we believth china really g kong, andt's time for everybody to stand up for hong kong people. >> the biden administration has said the detentions illustrate china's broken promises in its approach to hong kong's autonomy and democratic rights. if convicted, the 47 democratic

activists face life sentences in prison. a novato is calling for the eviction of homeless people. they set up a camp at a city park. the group says there were initially two tents and since it has grown to 40. >> these people at this camp, they do not want help. they want to live there. they choose to stay there. they want to be left alone. >> the city manager says the pandemic has hindered their effort to manage the camp and to keep it from growing. marin county just received $5.6 million in federal aid to address homelessness. well, do you miss all of the crazy creations you can eat at the county fair? because you will soon be able to satisfy that craving for funnel cakes and much more in just a few days. and more rain is headed our way as we take a live look outside. meteorologist drew tuma is up next with your accuweather forecast and when that rain will arrive. coming up in sports, nba

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concern during the pandemic, but it's actually an experiment. 1300 people took part in a trial dance last night in amsterdam. it was part of an initiative set up by the government and the entertainment industry there to see if large groups can indeed gather safely. dancers were split into fife groups with different rules. some had to wear face masks while others were encouraged to shout and to cheer. the main focus was on their behavior and whether or not they could follow the rules. well, today east bay, where if you missed the excitement and the food that comes with the alameda county fair, you can at least get a taste of it this month. starting on thursday, the fairgrounds in pleasanton will have food vendors selling those familiar favorites, including funnel cakes, corn dog, even deep fried oreos as part of its new food feast. you can do curbside pickup or dine on the lawn socially distanced, of course. and thankfully, i think knock on wood, the weather is going to be pretty decent by the time that fair opens later on thursday.

>> yeah, you know what, dion? the first half of the week, it's cool. rain returns. but by the second half, we'll have dryer skies again and mild temperatures. this weekend, i mean tons of sunshine, we'll be comfortable. a live look from our east bay hills camera. the sun has gone down. next weekend, thanks to daylight savings time starting, your sunset occurring after 7:00 p.m. sunsets getting later and later. temperatures are falling into the 40s and 50s. down to 48 in half moon bay. mind you, this morning, half moon bay started at 33 degrees. certainly a chilly start. 54 novato. 52 in hayward. 57, vallejo. 53 in san ramon. overnight tonight, it's another chilly night particular similar to last night. we have clear skies, calm wind. a lot of areas dropping into the 30s. so, again, first thing tomorrow morning, have the heavier jacket with you out the door, because we'll have a chill for our monday morning. a freeze warning and a frost

advisory again. we'll start at midnight tonight for parts of lake and mendocino county where temperatures will start out in the upper 20s to lower 30s first thng tomorrow morning. the afternoon tomorrow, it's noticeably cooler compared to this weekend. most of us will stay in the 50s with increasing cloud cover and some showers starting to make a comeback into the forecast. on the storm impact scale, it's a level 1 system we're tracking, starting tomorrow. and actually lingering on and off showers at least through wednesday. so a few days with this storm. there is the chance, especially tuesday and wednesday that we could get a thunderstorm popping up. a little bit of instability in the atmosphere. if one does pop up, we could see some hail and even an isolated lightning strike. hour by hour we go. tomorrow morning, it's clear. tomorrow afternoon, we have that cloud cover moving in. some showers in the north bay. and i really do think tomorrow the best chance of finding rain will be in the north bay. as we head later into monday and

overnight into tuesday, the showers become more widespread. this is tuesday morning at 11:00 a.m. and the pops of yellow and orange indicating some heavier showers, even that threat of a thunderstorm. so it's for that fact the storm prediction center has placed the entire bay area on tuesday under neath that risk for a thunderstorm popping up that could contain some hail and even some lightning. we'll keep our eye on that. rainfall totals over the next several days through wednesday, a lot of us i think will see anywhere from a half of an inch to 3/4 of an inch of rainfall with this storm system. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. certainly beneficial rain over the next couple of days. we're going watch tuesday and wednesday very closely for the chance of that thunderstorm moving through. otherwise by thursday and friday, it's dryer and brighter, and then over the weekend, some showers on sunday. >> now abc7 sports with chris alvarez. >> stephen curry is arguably the greatest shooter of all time.

earlier this season he moved into second place. it only seems natural for steph to take place in three-point contest on all-star sunday. steph was in it. smiles all around. first round, all five of his second rack. you know what he does, splash. he finished with 31 in the first round and made the finals. and even the other shooters, his contemporaries cannot believe what they're seeing with steph. mike conley had 27 so stef needs his last two for the win, and it's a curry flurry troy the finish. even steve kerr tweeted, boom! it's his second three-point title. steph says he was in the zone at the end. >> kind of went blank. i knew i could hear whatever crowd is in here, i could the temperature rise a little bit. i knew i had to knock it down. it was a fun battle. >> i get to bring this home finally, the splash brothers, we are back. this goes out to klay thompson. we got it done. >> that's really cool to hear

steph thought out klay. practice makes perfect. curry was warping up earlier today ahead of the three-point contest. he just doesn't miss. steph suits up alongside james in tonight's all-star game. it will be first time these two have been teammates ever. hard to believe these two have been going head to head. steph these is going fun. >> for sure, i'd love to get that experience, having played against him for the last 12 years and obviously the finals and all that back and forth and all-star games. got out here and try to get this team, represent team lebron. it's going to be a pretty cool experience. we've got a stacked team. ready to go out there and just enjoy ourselves and get a brand-new experience that me and him have never had before. it should be pretty memorable for sure. >> all-star highlights at 11:00. three weeks and change until mlb opening day. great power signs from the giants and a's. the vets and youngsters went yard. the oakland a's and the mets. olson stays hot. his third homer inat-bats this spring.

a two-run blast to right. as he crosses home plate, let's bash. next batter, matt chatman. goes back-to-back. the a's fans hope to see this all season long. it's chappie's first dinger of the spring. straight to the third, ramon laureano, the hohokam side in left center. how about the giants playing the youngsters against the reds. top two scoreless. elliott ramos, fist of his two homers on the day. a two-run blast off former ace closer sean doolittle. so that looks good there promising young prospect there. next batter, steven duggar, opposite field, that's gone. the giants win 9-4 as well. final round of the arnold palmer invitational. just another 370 yard late clearing drive from bryson dechambeau on 6. this is just crazy. dechambeau, he is so strong. he is also from clovis, california. fans enjoying those massive

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