america shut down. >> reporter: at mass vaccination centers in california today, a new flurry of demonstration injections. but there was more to this message than the sharp tips of & johnson vaccine. they were among the first to receive it. >> the thing that came into my mind when that vaccine went into my arm was hugging my mom again. >> reporter: no matter what the experts say, they still need to sell that johnson & johnson one-shot vaccine to people here on the street, where there remains the perception that it is not as effective. but experts point out that the three vaccines we're using have never been tested head to head. >> when i get asked what is the best vaccine? the first one that's in your arms. that's the best vaccine. >> it's about the same, i would say for the serious complications of coronavirus. >> reporter: dr. phil grant ran a double blind study of the johnson & johnson vaccine at stanford. beyond its advantages of being a

one-shot treatment and that it's much easier to store, he describes a product that is most effective in dealing with coronavirus in its wide range of forms. >> it causes a cold. it causes a -- it could cause a flu. it can cause pneumonia, and it can cause a severe pneumonia that can cause death. >> reporter: still, the johnson & johnson vaccine is battling a perception of being second class, especially in communities of color. >> this vaccine has been tested in south africa, in south america. this vaccine has been demonstrated to be highly effective and very, very safe. >> reporter: in alameda today, we found one of many people who tested locally. >> i am a guinea pig. >> reporter: joel stewart received an injection on december 10th as part of the stanford study. just one twist, was it the vaccine or a placebo? >> now i'm in limbo. do i have it? do i not?

should i go get it? what do i do? >> what do you tell him what to do? >> if you have access to ua vaccine, i'll unblind him right now because we don't want to delay anyone to getting the vaccine. >> that decision to reveal came down just today. another question about the johnson & johnson vaccine answered. in the east bay, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> santa clara county officials and health clinic ceos spoke today showing what they called a united front to resist blue shield's takeover of vaccine distribution in california. >> we are proud of the state of california and the work they've done. what we're asking is to keep that partnership alive so that at a local level, we have the ability to meet the needs of every single member of our community. >> the county has said they want to retain control because their system is working. our media partners at "the mercury news" report the california department of public health says counties will not retain control over distribution. it says the state will determine

where the supply goes, relying on recommendations from blue shield. as i'm sure you know today marks one year since the world health organization declared a pandemic. according to the cdc, 13.3% of the u.s. population over the age of 18 has been fully vaccinated. according to johns hopkins, the u.s. has more than 29.2 million confirmed covid-19 cases. that does include people who have recovered. more than 530,000 people have died. president biden signed the $1.9 trillion covid-19 relief bill. the rescue plan includes $1400 stimulus checks for people making less than $75,000 a year. there is also a $300 boost to weekly jobless benefits, an expansion of the child tax credit, and $350 billion in state and local aid. now in less than an hour, president biden will deliver his first prime time address to the nation. expected to speak for about 20 minutes.

it will start at 5:00, and you can watch the president right here live on abc7, also streaming on our apps or roku, fire tv, apple tv, and android tv. investigators remain on the scene of a reported shooting in danville just before noon today. it happened at sycamore valley road and camino ramon next to interstate 680, shutting down the intersection. abc7 news reporter laura anthony is live now with the developing details. laura? >> reporter: hi, kristen. we are still waiting for official information, any information really from danville police. in the meantime, they did just reopen this intersection here at sycamore valley road and interstate 680. let's show you what it looked like a little bit earlier today. as you said, the shooting occurred around noon today. this is what it looked like from sky 7 in those hours afterward. again, the information is very sparse, but a law enforcement source tells abc news that a man

was shot by police. the initial call was for someone throwing rocks or objects from the overpass on to the freeway, 680 and passing cars below. now once police arrived apparently the individual moved away from the overpass about 100 yards to the east, and that's where he was in some kind of confrontation with police. perhaps a struggle, and shots were fired. it's not clear yet what if any weapon the man had, and we do not know exactly how many shots were fired. we are again waiting more information from danville police, which is a contract agency of the contra costa sheriff's department. let's come back live here. now the man who was shot was reportedly carrying a grocery bag from luckies. we saw this bag all afternoon out in the middle of the street near where the shooting occurred. we saw danville police pick up their marker, pick up their

evidence bags, but apparently they left this bag behind. we are also waiting for an update on the condition of this man. we know he was taken to a local hospital with at least one gunshot wound. in danville, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> laura, thank you so much. the city of san jose is now facing a lawsuit over last year's protests following the killing of george floyd. two civil rights organizations, including the naacp joined demonstrators today in announcing the lawsuit. they claim san jose police used excessive force against protesters resulting in injuries and wrongful protests. at least 28 people were hurt as police used flash-bangs and rubber bullets to break up the crowd. new developments in the recent string of violence against asian americans and pacific islanders here in the bay area. today san francisco district attorney chesa bodine made a public appearance to condemn that violence and show support for the aapi community.

>> we will not tolerate violence against members of our community, against vulnerable members of the aapi community, against elders or against anyone. violent crimes are and will continue to be my top priority. >> today's event was the first time that abc7 news anchor dion lim has confronted boudin in person since an explosive interview that took place on our air in january. their exchange today was tense with the d.a. even pressing dion to get to her question. dion will show us that moment and then we'll have much more on this story tonight on abc7 news at 6:00. moffett field may be one step closer to becoming the nation's third influx facility to house migrant children. federal officials are coordinating plans to visit the site in mountain view as a record number of unaccompanied children cross the border. abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra is live tonight with reaction for us. stephanie? >> reporter: well, kristen, the

average time that children are being housed in border facilities now exceeds three days, and three days is the legal limit. if moffett field is approved, the hope is that children that come here are reunited with sponsors within three weeks. as unaccompanied migrant children detained has nearly tripled to close to 3500 in recent weeks, federal officials are eyeing space for a temporary shelter at nasa's moffett field in mountain view. the news hit close to home for lilly ray. >> shock. truly shock. it was this feeling of what? >> reporter: ray is the co-founder of bay area border relief, a grassroots organization that helps asylum seekers at the border find a safe home. >> why are we doing this? we have enough ph.ds who have done enough research and enough studies and enough professionals and loads of data that says this is bad for children. >> reporter: ray and a group of women have made seven trips in the past couple of years to the border, seeing firsthand the

trauma in the eyes of thousands of children. >> the idea that will be right down the road for us and our hands are tied, that's unconscionable. >> reporter: health and human services officials have briefed congresswoman anna eshoo on the potential site which is in her district. >> the department is making an assessment of the facilities at moffet to see if they meet standards that are necessary. >> reporter: eshoo says if the site is approved, she understands children ranging around 14 to 17 years old would be housed inside. she pledges if the facilities at moffett field need upgrades, that will be prioritized. >> but i have witnessed is the lack of standards, saw children in cages, saw the lack of sanitation. we cannot have that under our flag. >> reporter: i also spoke with representatives with human rights watch who have extensively studied conditions inside border jails, and they

hope the biden administration will prioritize changing border reception so that families are kept together, screened at the border, and of course released as soon as possible. stephanie sierra, abc7 news. >> stephanie, thank you. coming up, privacy questions. the lawsuit against a tech company accused of selling information. learning loss. the high cost of making up for lost time in the classroom. and women at work. the changing face of construction. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. the storm is gone and the sun is out. i'll let you know

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so much of our personal lives ends up online. but now some bay area activists believe a tech company is violating privacy, by gathering photos and other information to sell to law enforcement. a lawsuit has been filed that could have far-reaching implications for everyone. abc7 news reporter david louie looks into the high stakes legal battle. >> i think everybody should be -- everybody should be afraid of this. >> reporter: attorney of braun, higgy and borden have filed this lawsuit to stop clear view ai from what some people call a serious invasion of policy. >> it's illegally scraping websites, downloading people's faces and selling them. i expect that they will fight this tooth and nail. >> reporter: the complaint names

a number of individuals and organizations described as activists who can be anniversaries of law enforcement. clearview ai has created a database helpful for police investigations. however, it appears no one knows what's in the database. clearview ai complies with all applicable law and its conduct is fully protected by the first amendment, its attorney told abc7 news in a statement. clearview ai would not be an interview, but its founder addressed privacy in an interview last year. >> i can understand people having concerns around privacy. so the first part to remember, it's only publicly available information. we're not just making technology for its own sake. the reason and the purpose we found is to really help law enforcement solve crimes. >> reporter: a major concern is whether the information harvested from social media and other sources is accurate. law fellow at santa clara university cited criticism of clearview ai's technology. > there were false positives, and this is serious ramifications for people especially if this is used in the law enforcement context. >> reporter: the suit seeks to

stop clearview ai from collecting the data without consent. the company has a procedure for people to opt out, to be removed from the database. >> ironically, the only way to opt out of their database is to give them information about who you are that they can put in their database. >> reporter: david louie, abc7 news. time now for consumer news. 7 on your side's michael finney with a look at today's headlines. hi, michael. >> hey, good afternoon, larry. the state of california is ordering auto insurance companies to return premiums of overcharged customers. here's what's going on. insurance commissioner ricardo lara says after reviewing data submitted by insurance companies, he has found companies overcollected premiums from drivers despite the lower rate of accidents as more drivers stayed off the roads during the pandemic. lara says auto insurance companies have until april 30th to submit plans for the reimbursement. marin county released a report today about price gouging

during the pandemic. there was a 40% increase in price gouging compliance, but as it turns out, most complaints were unfounded. consumers were concerned after hearing from governor gavin newsom when he issued a statewide order last april that prohibited raising prices more than 10% on essential items over the prepandemic cost. uber and lyft are teaming up to keep its customers safe. the ride share companies announced today it will create a database to share information about drivers who have been deactivated from their platforms over safety violations. it will be managed by hire right. the program comes about complaints of sexual harassment, assault, and other crimes. larry, this is a major sticking point with these services. this is really, really good news for consumers. thank you, michael. the tallest container cranes in north america are close to going into service at the port

of oakland. the port released this time lapse video today showing the assembly of one of three new giant cranes which arrived in december. officials say the next phase will be to test the cranes and then to commission them. all right. it seems like the rain, the showers have stopped. but is it for good for now? let's check in with meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya? >> yeah, kristen and larry, just for a couple of days, and then we'll bring the rain back. as you know, we need it. let me show you live doppler 7 right now, and you will notice we just have a couple of lingering clouds in the southern end of our viewing area. here is a live look from our mount tam cam. it's a beautiful view we're seeing. a mix of sun and clouds. as we look towards the coast, it is 52 degrees in san francisco right now. 59 in oakland. still crisp out there. san jose 57 degrees. a live look from our sutro tower camera, and you will notice it's a mix of sun and clods here as well. so mid- to upper 50s from santa rosa to napa. fairfield, you've managed to get up to 61 degrees.

it is a little bit milder than where we were yesterday for most areas. and here is a lovely view. it's good to see green hills from our east bay hills camera, as you will notice. here is a forecast. cold overnight with patchy frost and fog. sunny the next two days. rain's back sunday afternoon, evening. and we're going spring forward this weekend, so don't forget before you go to bed, saturday night you'll want to set your clocks forward one hour. daylight savings time begins sunday morning. temperatures first thing in the morning, it is going to be cold. upper 20s around lakeport. low 30s ukiah. for the rest of you, you're looking at low 30s to low 40s. it's going to be a morning where we do start out with the chill. and if you're getting going in the morning hours, you'll want te definitely grab a jacket or coat. for the afternoon, sunshine, 58 degrees in half moon bay. 60 in san francisco. 65 oakland. upper 60s around vallejo, santa rosa. 66 in livermore and in san jose. here is a look at when the rain comes in, sunday afternoon evening. it will continue to cross the

bay area and produce some showers on monday. there is potential that there might be a wintry mix, especially over lake county and the higher elevations. so just keep that in mind. it's another cold system, although it's not quite as cold as what we just experienced with the snow down to about 2,000 feet in our higher elevations. here is a look at the rainfall potential. it's going to be mainly a light rainfall totals, anywhere from about a tenth of an inch to a third of an inch through monday night. here is your accuweather seven-day forecast. cold morning followed by a milder day. we are expecting the morning chill on saturday again with dry conditions for the afternoon. remember, once again, daylight saving time begins sunday morning. we are expecting a storm by sunday evening going into mnday. it's a level one system. and then drying out midweek. but by thursday, there could be a slight possibility of a few showers, especially in the north bay. at this point we have to take every opportunity for rain that we can get since we're still behind in that department. larry, kristen?

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as schools start to reopen, we're examining the learning loss with distance learning and what it will take to actually get students back on track. and it might be expensive.

abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez joining us live from the newsroom now with a look at what it might take. lyanne? >> oh, larry, studies are now telling us that if students lost one year of in-person instruction, it may take up to three to five years for them to catch up. this according to several organizations that have done extensive research on the matter. it will be a long-term project that school districts are now preparing for. for so many student, march 2020 marked the last time they spent learning in a classroom. >> a year is a huge time to lose from in-person schooling. and i really worry that the academic achievement gap is just going to get bigger and bigger. >> reporter: and it has. >> for our lower elementary, our students in fourth and 50 grade, we definitely saw some ross. across the board in math we saw some loss as well. >> reporter: san francisco unified measured the amount of learning loss in reading among fourth and fifth graders. pacific islanders followed by

middle eastern, hispanic, japanese, native american, black, vietnamese, filipino and chinese students suffered the greatest losses. those in foster care, english learners and homeless kids also saw a marked decline. only asian, indian, white, and special education students improved. san francisco supervisor hillary ronen will soon chair the youth, young adults and families committee. >> white families are doing just fine and can afford the pods and the tutors and pulling their kids out for private schools or extra lessons or taking timeoff work to be able to focus 100% on their child's education. things that families of color just can't afford. >> reporter: middle and high school students showed less learning loss across all demographics, but some education experts caution the numbers may not be accurate because these assessments were done online. >> students who take the test

online do better than students who are in school taking the test. and there are some testing experts who wonder whether that's because parents are helping them out. >> reporter: in order to properly assess students, it must be done in person. >> the assessment is going to be the thing as soon as i they get, both for social/emotional and learning status. >> reporter: the learning loss for younger students k through 3 was not measured because some are not reading yesterding yet different levels. education experts suspect they have suffered the greatest learning loss and are in need of extra help. >> school resources could concentrate heavily in those early years to get that happen. we know if kids aren't reading by fourth grade, then all sorts of academic challenges occur. >> and i think many school districts won't know how challenging things will be until they're able to assess students, larry, in person. in the newsroom, lyanne melendez, abc7 news.

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one year ago today was the day everything changed. the world health organization declared covid-19 a global pandemic. travel from europe was suspended. the nba stopped play afterererer by gobert tested positive. and now social distancing, wearing masks and zoom are things we do daily. outdoor dining became the norm. what things would you like to continue on in the future as we hit the one-year mark. and think about that. sandhya, what do you think? >> i think, kristen, outdoor dining. we have such great weather here in the bay area for the most part. i think people really enjoy getting out, enjoying the weather and a nice meal. so i think outdoor dining should continue. >> ama, what do you think? >> oh, yeah, that should always continue. you know, the things that we've set aside that i can continue to set aside, maybe handshake, especially when you see a lot of people leave the rest room without washing their hands.

>> oh. >> you know, things like that. i think we're going to be a little more cautious. and i think it's a good thing for us to be a little more cautious about oh, did i rat you out, larry? >> no. oh. >> you know what? >> that's great, always rat larry out. but just wearing masks during flu season, that is great too because we pressed the flu numbers way down. that's good. let's keep that. larry, what do you think? >> yeah, we're just more aware. >> i'm going to join sandhya. i like outdoor dining where the streets are closed down, you make a pedestrian walkway like state street in santa barbara is great. they did it here in danville. i really enjoy that. and i knew getting sandhya, kristen and ama together, who is going to be the target of this segment for sure. anyway, moving on, how about -- actor matthew mcconaughey says

he is seriously considering running for office. on a recent episode of a podcast in houston, the "true detective" star said it is a consideration. back in november, the texas native said during an interview that the decision is really up to the people of texas. mcconaughey also said politics is broken and needs to redefine its purpose. i think a lot of people would agree with that. and if he does run, i just know that his slogan has got to be all right, all right, all right! he can't do any worse than the current governor in the state of texas in my opinion. but ama, your thoughts. celebrity appeal is obviously can win you some elections these days. >> right. and he is one of the fairly popular celebrities. seem very charismatic. i'm sure he would get a decent amount of votes. >> left unsaid. ama, i know what you're

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moment. i don't know. am marks get us started on this one. >> i'm probably not the best person to get started because i feel maybe i haven't watched that to even know what's really going on. >> okay. have you watched much, sandhya? you familiar? >> no, not really. i'm with ama. i haven't really watched much to really know or to speak to it. >> me too. larry, we're too young. so you speak to it. >> kristen, i am the one person that did prepare for this segment today. so i will speak on it. i actually looked up some of the old cartoons, and there was some cringeworthy moments, he will say that. but i'm not sure that equating pepe's behavior as a role model. am i -- if i watch wile e. coyote does that mean i'm going drop a stick of dynamite on somebody's head? i'm not sure there is a cause and effect. but i also think it could have been used as a teachable moment to say all right, pepe, you've gone too far. this is no longer acceptable.

we're in a cancel culture world, and that's just the way it goes. and it's such an old reference. you got to be like 100 years old. i may have outed myself. >> all of us, you're the only one who knew. go on. >> all right. >> you probably have not heard of this artist, but his name is beeple. and he is now a very rich man. christie's, the auction house says it's auctioned off a digital collage from the south carolina graphic designer for nearly $70 million, okay. the piece is titled "every days, the first 5,000 days." and christies is calling the sell unprecedented. basically it looks like a crowd shot that's pixel lated so you can't see anybody's face, but anyway, this is art now. putting him among the top three valuable living artists. it's the first time they offered a digital only artwork with what's called a nonfungible

token as a guarantee of its authenticity. this is huge now. so-called nfts are sweeping the online collecting world. ama, word of advice. when your daughter starts finger painting, which is what beeple's stuff looks like, digitize it and put it up for auction and you'll be rich beyond your wildest dreams. >> you never know when that's going to turn into the thing, right? >> it's -- it is the thing already. and what we're seeing with these nfts are nba top shot. you can get highlights. you pay for digital highlights. everything is going to be digitized an up for sale. it's a whole new world. and by the way, last note on beeple. up until october, the most he ever sold anything for in his artwork was $100. now $70 million. it's a good job if you can get it.

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really unique. it's cool they've been able to find plant-based alternatives that get the same flavors that the meat does. >> we dent really look at this as a trend or anything like that. this is something that's here to stay. >> i look at it more like a vegan guilty pleasure which kind of meets it halfway. that's great. you don't feel too guilty after you eat a burrito or chips because everything is plant-based. >> it's great. it's not only the support that everyone is giving us, it's a definite dimension in our business of what we're trying to do is not only a healthier type of option for senor sisig, but opening our minds to different things. and how can we grow our business, especially during this time in the pandemic and people are making healthier choices coming in to the new year. >> i used to work in the financial district, and we would go get a burrito or tacos once or week or so. and i used to eat meat then and now i'm happy i can get it all here. >> i do love the vegan chicken.

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