>> such a wonderful feeling. i can't even express it to you. >> reporter: south bay hairstylist erica martin has been waiting her turn for months and is looking forward to mid-april when she can get vaccinated as part of the 16 and older group, but wondering how long it will take. >> i'll be able to feel more comfortable in my work environment. being close to a client, working less than six feet apart, you know, it can feel a little uncomfortable for both parties. >> reporter: santa clara county receives it vaccine supply directly from the state. an additional 400,000 county residents between the ages of 50 and 64 will be eligible to receive the vaccine starting april 1st, but that could be problematic as the county said it was only allocated around 58,000 doses for next week. so far officials have been vague about what the county will receive after that.

>> about 1,000 about t t t doses doesn't go very far. >> healthcare providers say they are optimistic, though. dr. mall dough now da said while it may be tough to get an appointment right now, more slots should be available in the coming weeks once there is a clearer picture of the expanded supply. >> we've gone from having no vaccines to having over 100 million doses given in the united states in that three- month period. so we have moved reasonably rapidly, and the companies are trying to keep up. >> reporter: a practice in patience as we all seek a sense of normalcy. >> it is what it is, and we're the line, and that's all that matters. >> so there's a lot of confusion and so many questioning about the vaccine and the changes, who can and cannot get a shot. joining us to help explain this is a member of

team, dr. patel. eligible is widening, so everybody has to wonder is there going to be enough supply going forward to accommodate all of these people who are going to be rushing to try to get their vaccine shots. >> larry, i would like to think that part of the anticipated supply is what pushed our public health officials to kind of expand that eligibility about two weeks before that may 1st, you know, deadline that was put on by the biden administration, and there is an expectation we'll have about 500,000 doses shipped out next week, and i'm hears that a a is looking to expand how vaccines are given weekly. to a goal of 4 million a week by the end of april. so hopefully we'll be able to match the demand, the expanded eligibility, with the supply. >> let me just give you an example here. let's say i'm a guy, i'm under 50 years old, and so i should be eligibility starting april 15th. when can i real cysticly expect

to be fully vaccinated, considering the demand. if you're getting pfizer or moderna, you'll need two >> larry, we know you are under 50, so we'll just assume you're talking about yourself. [ laughter ] >> it really does depend on what county you're in. what it looks like, and what we have talked about throughout the pandemic about equity in access. if you have ax to a healthcare provider or to a mass vaccination site, you have to go to a mobile facility. so it doesn't mean you'll get an appointment right away just because you're eligible. i think lowers those úexpectati mitigate some of the frustration that people might

feel. it's supply chain issues. >>. >> how big of a role is the johnson & johnson shot in the massive expansion here. >> because obviously you just do the market. if you need to shots, it's going to take twice as long, if you need one shot, you're in, you're out, you're done. >> larry, you're basically answering the question, i'm done now. but you're correct. not only is there added a vantage to the johnson vaccine in terms of storage, but also it's ost june shot. every one of knows doses is fully vaccinated californians as you see these numbers with moderna and pfizer, when you say 16 doses have been given out, that doesn't mean 16 million fully vaccinated individuals in california. people should just get whatever

vaccine is available to them in their area whenever and as soon as the can. >> if everything perfectly, herd immunity by im what date? >> we're looking at about 5 million million californians are right now vaccinated. let's say herd immunity is 80%. let's say we get to a perfection of about 4 million vaccines given out per week. that's about six weeks. someone check my math right now. i'm saying we could get to herd immunity by around june, but it is useless without herd immunity nationwide, which needs to be met by herd immunity globally. >> somewhere the chauffer taking you? you're very important. you must be going somewhere. you're in your car, or somebody's car.

>> larry, i think pre-pandemic traffic is starting to come back, because i completely misjudged my commute. i said the producer i'm going ting to make it to any place in time. i pulled over to the side of the road and we're doing this from the back seat. that is my agent to the abc7 family. >> we should get you a driver. you're that important to u■s. . [ laughter ] >> thank you, larry, happy friday. >> commute traffic is back. >> the city is launching a pop- up vaccination clinic on treasure island tomorrow. volunteers have been going door- to-door to get the word out. it's for eligible treasure island residents only. in this is success, the city plans to hold more of these events. six flags hurricane harbor will become a mass vaccination it's so next next week will vaccinate 15,000 people a week with the help of the national guard. you can learn about

effectiveness, side effects and more. it's all on abcnews7.com/vaccine. across the country, a national day of action and healing is being held, calling for an end to violence and hate against asian americans. today rallies were held in the bay area in san mateo and san francisco counties. people aring on social media and using the hash tag stop asian hate. cornell bernard spoke with an organizers who not only fears for her community safety, but for her own families as well. >> i worry about my husband. my children. my grand children, and the spire community. >> reporter: south san francisco city council member norren nichols said she won't be silent anymore about racism and violence. >> i don't want my grandchildren to be scared because they're asian. let's stand up and talk about this. >> reporter: she spoke with

colleagues to denounce horrific violence, often can't on camera, often targeting asian american seniors. >> we are here to say the time has come. enough is enough. we will no longer be the silent minority. >> my parts told me that it was very important to stand up for myself. >> reporter: clayton acuna came to the rally. she said that anti-asian race simple nothing new. >> i grew up in the 1980s at the peak of japan bashing, and the hostility and the climate was very much like it is today. i don't want my kids to go through this in another 40 years. >> reporter: the stop hate coalition said there have been nearly 4,000 anti-asian incidents across america since the pandemic began. about 45% of them in california. south city police say those numbers are likely much higher. >> there's a lot within the asian community that don't want

to come forward. so we're encouraging if you are experiencing these incidents, please come forward and let us know. we can help you. >> police say to be aware your surroundings while in public. for this group, it is awareness, and silent no more. >> today is an awakening. a chance for change. a chance for hope. >> in south san francisco, cornell bernard, abc7 news. the director of the hit film said she heartened by a national movement calling attention to hate crimes involving asians. john chu said it's time to speak out against the violence. >> it's great that we now have a moment where we all can join hands and say stop the jokes, j stop ignoring this. we are not okay. >> his family owns chef chu's, which is one of the first

chinese restaurants in the south bay. shed his family considering are the restaurant not just a business, but a bridge between locals and the chinese community. two people be being treated for injuries after a rollover crash on interstate 680 on the venetia bridge. see 7 overhead after the white sedan was uprighted. it cause add traffic bottleneck that lasted for about an hour. all lanes have since reopened. back to school. the fight to keep running. waste not. the effort to put used office equipment to good use. temperatures rebounding today. i'll let you know how much warmer it's going

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you are looking at live picture as protest taking place at mills college in oakland. earlier this month, officials announced mills would no longer be a college. instead an institute, and students were unhappy about that institute, and are staging a protest. laura anthony is there live as this protest begins o get underway. laura? >> reporter: yeah, hi, larry. we are right in front of mills college here in oakland.

there are dozens of people here, as you can see from their signs and things. they are quite unhappy about the university or the college's announcement a week ago that they are no longer going to be a college, a learning institution. they're actually going to turn it into an institute in 2023. these folks are hoping they can save this college. this college has a long history of activism. it's been just of a week since the mills college administration announced they have no choice but to move toward closure, amid declining enrollment and financial problems accelerated during a panemic. mills students have a history of advocacy of fighting for their identity that dates back decades. in 19930, students launched loud protests, even block aided buildings. that effort, after more than

two weeks of protests succeeded. but this time it's not just about maintaining mills identity and mission, but rather it's very exitens. as it stands now, mills will close in 2023. >> it will no longer be a degree industry and will shift to becoming an institute. >> reporter: with students pledging not to back down this afternoon, the college issued a statement. and these folks have no intention of giving up their fight, even though it sounds like from the mills college administration that this is a done deal. another note here that mills is formary partnership with u.c. berkeley. the plan at this point is to house about 200 u.c. berkeley freshmen here at mills starting next fall as part of a cooperative program between

mills and u.c. berkeley.. california's embattled employment development department is rolling out an on- line dashboard that will track call center data and claims with greater transparency, and ask promising additional on- line resources to help californians get unemployment. >> this will be a tremendous help to people. are working to address issues so they can easily be answered in a self-help way. >> also today the e.d.d. said unemployment claims willing processed by sunday, two weeks before it's target date. as of today, more than 21 million claims have been filed. in san jose, crews are preparing to move a historic home to a new location and there it will be converted into affordable housing. the house is making room for, you guessed it, a new high

rise. the move will start sunday morning, operate and early, 6:00 a.m. it will be a 900 foot journey to 4th and read streets. >> this is a 111-year-old historic building. sort of a common man historic building that housed a danish immigrant who was working in the lumber industry, so it's kind of a tribute to today's essential workers. >> it's amazing how they can do this, pick up the whole thing. the move will cost $300,000, or about $25 a toot, and once in place, the place will be renovated by habitat for humanity. >> a beautiful shot of a golden moon setting over san francisco. has was captured at about 6:15 this morning over the bay. we'll see the full moon on sunday. which is fantastic, because i

remember a couple of years ago, san dia, you were trying to explain to me between waxeth giveeth and the waning giveeth, and at a while you received this is useful, you can't comprehend what i'm talking about. [ laughter ] >> yeah, yoyo so lost, larry. it was hopals of the a half an hour. [ laughter ] >> but you're seeing the brighter portion the waxing giveth. is that clear enough. [ laughter ] i want to show you what is bringing the warmth. úr

windy. golden gate bridge view is stunning with blue skies right now. 63 in san francisco. 66 in oakland. low 70s from morgan hill to mountain view and san jose. we're not the only ones enjoying the sun. visitors and the sea lions at pier 39 also soaking it up. 75 in napa. and it is 74 degrees in concord. live doppler 7 showing you clear conditions. the view from san jose camera is just bright and sunny over the shark tank. sunny and even warmer than today this weekend. temperatures will be above average for march. so let's look at your morning numbers. they're all going to be in the low-to-mid 40s range under clear conditions. you might want to dress in layers for the afternoon, though, it's pretty much going to be short sleeve weather. 75 in sunnyvale. 72 in santa cruz on

peninsula. 68 in half moon bay. north bay, temperatures mid-70s from san rafael to petaluma. these temperatures above average for this type of year. in the east bay, 72 oakland, 75 fremont. ed inland, and it will be 78 in concord. you'll need the sunscreen. we're behind in the rainfall department. monday a system passes to our north that will drop our temperatures for a day, but i think in early april there might somebody signs of change. you certainly notice some precipitation to the north and over the sierra, nevada, so stay tuned. we do get here in the spring, so all is not lost. wonderful weather for the weekend. definitely warmer. good for outdoor plans. cooling on monday, just for a day, and temperatures bouncing back as we head into the rest of the workweek, with low 80s

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phil, about san francisco and thousands of people who work, live, and shop downtown there find a path forward. phil, nosurprise that the mayor is going to express optimitch going forward. >> you better believe it, because it been a heck of a year. we're in the orange tier. looking to go forward. facebook and uber are talking about bringing their office workers back. maybe we'll have some live body in the stands for opening day with the giants. so it's hopeful that the city can move to the yellow tier in a couple of weeks and open up. but it has been a long year, and businesses and residents have struggled to work through the pandemic. so we've been talking to her about the topics we've been exploring all on getting people back to work, retail, truism, and transportation. doing it all safely. here is what she had to say. . >> reporter: mayor breed, there are those who say that san francisco's downtown on the

verge of dying, what do you say? >> i say that san francisco is going to come back. this is one of the most significant cities in the bay area. >> in the country. >> well, in the country, but especially in the bay area, because most people who work in san francisco come from all over the bay area. this where it's happening. folks are not going to want to stay home forever. they're going to want to come back to the city not just to work, but for our restaurants, the parties, the sports, the events, the nightlife. >> you have met with some of the ceos, and you're trying to encourae them to bring the workers back. because we need them, their money, and the vibrations of them being on the street, but a lot of them are saying you can stay and work at home. so what are they telling you? >> their employees for the most part want to come back to an office where they can be creative, around their colleagues, can go have a drink after work and talk about new ideas. people want to get together.

they want the human interaction. so i don't think this work from home think is going to last long. yes, people are going to do it more than they used to. >> yeah, and we could have half in on any given day and half at home. >> yeah within butt some of these keys thrive on being around other people to create. so that's not -- you can't do that over a zoom screen or computer screen. >> but let's say they do it for the next year. okay it? spreads out that long. what do we do about the small businesses, the small restaurants that are dishing up food for workers, or the tailor, or the dry cleaner, or all of the people down in this area? >> well, people are going to struggle. i think about even my own dry cleaner, who i haven't used as much this year, and other businesses. my shoe repair and all of these things. yeah, some of those businesses, sadly have already closed, and

there are buss that probably won't come back as a result of this pandemic. and what san francisco has done specifically, we have invested close to a billion dollars in supporting our businesses. we've not only delayed fees they've had to pay the city. we've eliminated fees. so we're doing everything we can, but it's still going to be a struggle for someone who has not been able to open. >> so when do you think these streets are going to be filled again? >> i think we're looking affiliated the end of this year, sometime next year, because it's a process, right? >> right. and another thing is conventions and hotels. big industry in san francisco and the bay area. his this is the hub of it. she state doesn't even have guidelines yet to how to reopen for conventions. every other state has them. what are going to do? that's a giant business. >> it is a giant business. but we also have to make sure that people feel comfortable coming here in large crowds. we haven't even started our nightlife and entertainment

industry where people are able to gather together yet. so we want to proceed with caution. we want the conventions, festivals, and events, but we have to see how the numbers and vaccinationing -- >> we'll lose out together states and city? >> i understand that, bill, but we can lose lives, too. we are proceeding with caution. we don't want to do all of this work and save lives, and then all of a sudden go backwards because we're being irresponsible about moving too quickly. >> key exon tonight bringing the city back is transit. are people going to be willing to get on mun and it's b.a.r.t. and n the numbers they were. because they are sketchy about it before, and in they don't have to come to work, and they're going to say no i'm going to spend two or three days at home. are you worried about the transit? >> i am, but the good news is some of the stimulus support has worked to phil that gap in

our budget. >> you're going to have the buses, but how do you get beam to go back in and get packed in i get. >> well, a lot of kids, especially high school kids, rely on muni. there are a lot of people who don't have cars that will rely on mun and it's on public transportation. we clean our buses. we're working on program to get them cleaned as quickly as we possibly can, but it will take a while for people to feel comfortable and trust. the vaccine is aen . part. >> and if we do come back, i hear what do we do to change the streets of san francisco to make them safer, to get the mentally ill off, so that when people come back, they feel good about being here? >> and i think part of our street crisis response team, a new team we set up to dial with those who are mentally ill. people who are struggling, where we see -- you've seen them to out the middle of the streets, having a bit of a

challenge. it include someone from the fire department, a:ission, a peer support. and it's a new system now. and we have responded to over 100 calls that would have typically ripped the police job been able to help half of those people into supportive services. it's mazeling. and we hope that program will help make a difference in people's experiences in san francisco. >> people were talking about the cable cars not coming back. >> the cable cars are coming back. >> are you sure about that? until when? >> not until the fall? you know what? i'll see what i can do, phil. >> so personally, we're moving into orange. [ laughter ] you're going to get out. what are you looking for downtown? >> oh, my goodness. i don't care. i'm looking forward to just walking down the street and seeing people. going to a giants game, which i would never sit through a whole giants game, but now i will.

now i will. [ laughter ] i'm looking forward the going to a concert. i can't wait until our concerts start to come back. i want to see a play. i want to see him? of a live performance of any nature. that's what i'm looking forward to. >> you're looking for live to come back. >> yes, definitely. >> i think that's something that everyone is looking forward to, but it's going to take a little more time. but, i have to say that for the first time when we did this series in over a year, people are actually starting to be optimistic that the back to normal, whatever that might be, is just down the line. >> i'll tell you what, london breed is right, the baseball games are too long. >> what? [ laughter ] >> they are! three hours-plus. too long. [ laughter ] >> back to the matter at hand. you talked so small business, big business, government officials, hotel operators. some of who are surprised it will take that long to bring cable cars back. but give us your big picture

interview? >> the big picture is it's going to start small. we're seeing it with uber and facebook saying between 10% and 20% of the staff come back in voluntarily, larry. we have a long ways to go on conventions and tourism. we have to get the guidelines and on the people coming back. but my overall picture on this, just when we get over the pandemic doesn't mean that san francisco and the bay area is out of the woods. it was on some shaky ground before. they still have to make the streets safe and have people want to come into the city, because before they had to, this was the place you had to go to work. now it's going to be optional. so cities have to be -- san francisco has to be inviting. it can't just sit there and say take it or live it, because people now have the option of leaving it. le to be interesting to see how they come back. >> for sure, for sure. phil, thank you so much. opportunity for a revivalle renaissance. you can watch all of phil's interviews this week on our

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time for the 4 at 4:00. facebook workers will soon be heading back into the 60 face. facebook will reopen its bay area offices starting may 10th. the at only 10% capacity in fremont. may 17th opening, sunnyvale and san francisco locations will reopen may 24th, but many employees will continue to work from home, and some will not return 23478 september. dan, does that sound right in terms of a time table and the 10% to start off? >> yeah, i think so. i think it's going to be a big transition for a lot of people. welcome for some, and others have gotten used to working from home, and companies like sales force are allowing their employees to continue to work from home indefinitely. >> i think that timetable makes sense. think we have to step into it

gradually. there is some transition that has to take place. so i think it makes sense. it is going to be an being emotional journey, think, for a lot of employees and employers. and i was talking with a manager today in another industry talking about how challenging it has been in some respects to manage people from afar. >> for sure. for sure. some of us don't mind being far from management. dan. not me, i'm not talking about myself. [ laughter ] >> i was think of sandhya! i've not seen sandhya in person in a year! [ laughter ] >> am i getting this? yeah. i get the feeling that larry is trying to pin it on me that, you know, he's just -- management really wants to see you, larry. >> all right. you guys, another sign of generosity during the pandemic.

fenton's creamery in oakland posted this post this week, saying a very generous customer left a $1,000 tip to staff on a $63 check this week. she said she is just happy we're still open, amazing. and said they are filled with gratitude to those who have purchased stakeout in the last year. everyone there has worked hard. go there and get some ice cream and leave a big tip to say thank you. >> i love those stories. >> it is very nice, i think, kristen, this pandemic has forced us to think about the small things we appreciate, and certainly things like that, where we get an opportunity to be still served with ice cream or food, or whatever it may be. i think it was a great gesture. >> let me point out. it was a lovely gesture, and so sweet of people. i worked, earned money for college in high scsc

college working at swenson's ice cream factory. never got a $1,000 tip. >> but you at eight lot of good ice cream. [ laughter ] >> that's true. that's true. >> i should do some soul searching. >> it's friday. i'm emptying everything i've got. everything is coming. [ laughter ] this is crazy now. digital artwork selling for a small fortune. a robot has created a masterpiece, and i say that somewhat fa focusly, selling se for nearly $700,000. the robot named sophia paint an interprepace of her own face in a 12-second clip. in related shoot, there's a robot named larry who is going to paint his picture and put

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as companies reinvent their office most pandemic area, what do you do with the surplus furniture that is not needed anymore? what happens to all of that stuff we look at what is being done to prevent that furniture from being dumped. >> reporter: it's an incredible i busy time as companies downsize their offices before workers can return safely. >> we are prepared for a surge, as everything recalibrates. >> reporter: richard is in the business of helping companies to donate perfectly food furniture and equipment to nonprofit groups, instead of dumping it. is >> of course we wouldn't want to send all of our furniture and equipment to a landfill, and yet they have for decades, and it's because that was the cheapest easiest collusion to reach for. >> reporter: one group needed better chairs and desks. >> they were all mismatched.

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