>> health workers are now sending people inside to those who are home bound. and two week notice, why one health expert says the next 14 days are critical to avoid a potential rise in cases. >> also ahead, on patrol, the increase in volunteers after attacks against asians and one doctor's advice about confrontations becoming more common. and saving lives, how free radios will help prevent t t t disasters in the >> as of today, nearly 3 million people are experiencing a new sense of normalcy.

businesses like restaurants, movie theaters and gyms can now have more people inside. people are optimistic but cautious about having more people inside. >> it was nice to move back to the new normal. but at the same time i'm kind of nervous about it. >> i think we're ready. i think i'm ready. i think we've been really patient, we've been cautious. >> reporter: that means right now 8 out of the 9 bay area counties are seeing restrictions ease. good evening i'm anna daetz. >> the only county in the red is solano. why its reality is a bit different from the rest of the bay area. >> the fact that we're in the red here simply i think illustrates the fact that we're a blend of bay sacramento area. >> reporter: unlike its neighbors to the south and west

solano county is still stuck in the red. wedged between the mostly red sacramento and central valleys and the the bay area. >> the bay area area area area demonstrated willingness to vaccinate. >> reporter: still lingering until red continues to be a hardship for many here. >> the greatest challenge for our businesses is the yoyo effect. it's your open, you're closed. your limited occupancy, you're not. that has a real strain on our businesses, on staffing up in particular in our hospitality. >> reporter: the owners of sandoval has decided to remain

only take out for now even as restrictions have eased. >> right now i feel because our place is so small. 25% would give us three tableless. i try -- three tables. i try to work employees. >> some of the infrastructure will likely stay. like those tents because for many here and elsewhere, eating outside has become a life. in benicia, lori anthony, abc 7 news. >> reporter: the communities with the highest infection rates were having difficulty getting the vaccine. one group that was seemingly inkreuzable throughout was home bound seniors have have been unable to go to vaccination sites. they're forgotten no more. david louie shows shows shows s

are making the elderly shout cheers. >> these have been people that have not been able to vaccines yet. and they're very vulnerable because that's why they're home and home bound. >> reporter: the 6 patients to be visited range in age from 85 to 99. they were were were were were w programs like meals on wheels. >> given that you have with pfizer have that 6 hour window, we need to be sure that we can get from place to place and stay as long as needed. and be able to use all the doses. >> reporter: because of their home bound status, we weren't

able to join the vaccination team inside or interview the patients. however we're told the reaction to the process was typical. >> oh that's it. i didn't feel a thing. they're happy they're able to complete the first dose today and they're looking forward to the second dose. >> reporter: the pilot program is changing lives for elders who have not been able to have family members with them. >> she was in tearing saying, i've just been locked in. nobody has come in here. and this is going to be life changing. it's great to be a part of this. >> reporter: in san mateo, david louie. >> reporter: the state has vaccinated 65% of those 60 years and older. but the numbers change as you look at rural counties. in shasta only 1/3 of seniors have been vaccinated compare

that to contra costa which has 79% of seniors vaccinated. or marin where 79% have received both doses. the health department there said it made it a top priority. dr. matt willis says showed a dose offered to someone 75 and older was320 times more likely to save a life than a dose offered to someone and also privilege is is is is because those with internet able to find an appointment. >> you can find our vaccine tracker and a way for you to send us your questions which we

will try to get answers for you. there has been a lot of talk about a possible fourth surge of covid-19 in the country. california may be able to avoid that. abc 7 news reporter stephanie sierra is here to explain, stephanie, why we may be able to dodge the bullet. >> reporter: public health officials are cautiously optimistic the bay area won't be facing a fourth wave. and let's hope that's the case but as experts pointed out today, nothing is off the table when we have a report number of covid variants circulating the state. as covid cases surge in many parts of the midwest and east coast. the bay area is in good shape. but good enough to avoid a fourth wave? or is that still possible? >> i think it's a distant possibility. but i really doubt it. >> reporter: dr. george wetherige says it all comes back to the rate of transmission. every bay area county is reporting case rate per 100,000 people.

by slight increase we're talking less than 1% over the past week. only napa and solano counties reached above that with more than 2%. >> 2 is like almost nothing. some of these midwestern counties was 56% at some points. >> reporter: most of the bay area's case rates have stabilized. >> we've seen high complaints with the rules and regulations. >> reporter: with the record number of covid variants we're not immune of another wave. >> if we were to see a fourth wave when do you anticipate that happening. >> if it were to happen it would happen sooner rather than later. >> reporter: soon two weeks. it's all about the pace of vaccinations. right now it's all about waiting for the next batch of doses. >> there's2,500 cases a day in california but we want it to be at zero. >> reporter: the only way to get to zero as dr. monica gande explains is herd immunity. >> you reach a certain

population that is is is is is and you keep prudent and you will see a reduction. >> reporter: dr. rutherford says we will be close to herd immunity once vaccination rate. >> stephanie thank you. emery police are investigating the assault of an asian man. police say a suspect approached the victim and his wife and threw a punch unprovoked. the suspect's punch missed. he then ran off but was caught and arrested. the couple was of cours shaken up but not injured thankfully. the suspect could face attempted assault and elder

abuse charges. a group called united collaborative have been out on the streets to patrol. the volunteers are trained by professional security guards to deescalate potentially violent situations. watch for suspicious activity and quickly contact authorities. >> asians are stressed out, they're in despair. they're wondering why the country they love doesn't love them back. >> we're all minding our own business. we're not going out there to hurt anybody. so we don't understand why people are trying to hurt us. >> reporter: the collaborative says their volunteers include military veterans and civilians. hate crimes directed toward asians have certainly caused high stress areas for asian-american and pacific islander community. >> reporter: at a rally, one voice can be heard above the cries. >> i'm sick and tired and angry

of what's happening to community. >> reporter: anger, anguish, fear, thai-american enger says that he is upset about what's going on. >> i'm stereotypes. >> she actually had the baby with her strapped to her chest in a carrier and this older caucasian started following her around, giving her mean looks and started yelling at her to get out. >> reporter: how he responded when his wife told her, added to the stress. >> my initial thing was to minimize it. it's to big deal. there's always going to

people and that's part of the denial. >> reporter: the violent confrontations becoming daily occurrences, don't be ashamed to seek mental help. >> i think there's going to be times when you push other times when you step back. may take the form of community, may take the form of activism, may take the form of spiritual care. >> reporter: make changes that will help you cope and feel empowered. coming up here, neighbors helping neighbors, how a give away in the north bay could give back a sense of safety.

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the family of an unarmed homicide suspect shot and killed by san jose police officers filed a lawsuit today against the department and the city. 3 officers fired multiple rounds killing 27-year-old david tovar jr. as he ran along a second floor apartment walk way on mckey road on january 21st. the family wants justice. >> he never looked at thos offices. never brandished a weapon at anyone. never made any threatening statements whatsoever. >> nobody has to go through what i have to go through. ever. to lose your baby. it was like the worse thing in the world. >> bob: the

>> the deadly confrontation took place when they were looking for a suspect. officers say that they thought tovar was reaching for a gun. and said tovar had multiple times to surrendered and they wish he had. according to records from the california horse racing board, direct action everywhere claims the deaths are happening at an accelerated rate. >> and those horses are being honored here today because they're not being honored by golden gate fields. >> golden gate fields shoed direct action everywhere claiming the ongoing protests are harmful to

health. >> in the north bay, a freebie that might just help save a life. >> reporter: is there a need for this? >> absolutely. >> reporter: by this, she means one of these, an emergency weather radio. >> so you can be prepared for the season coming up. >> reporter: they turn on automatically when prompted and warn residents of imminent danger. >> they're preprogrammed. all you do is put the batteries in, and they're ready to rock. >> reporter: santa rosa handed out the first of 1,200 free radios today. they arrived by the truckload. they cost roughly $400,000 and the federal emergency management agency is paying 3/4 of that. they use radios of this for early warnings about tornadoes but this is a first in the west coast. the first time they use one for fire warnings, the first time

fema helped pay for it and if ever the community met the need for one of these is in santa rosa. >> i was evacuated for 10 days. >> mandatory evacuation order. >> reporter: santa rosa has lost close to 4,000 homes since 2017. during the tubb fire, the cell towers went down, sheriff deputies went door to door evacuating. weather radios could have warned those people. >> we lost our house in the glass fire. and we need all the information we can get. >> reporter: so now another tool in one city's communication tool box. better to have a little traffic back up now, than confusion in a moment of peril. >> you're welcome. >> in oakland, wade freedman. tomorrow could see things warming up

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look at that. the beautiful day as we look live from our emoryville camera. although a bit breezy in some spots. all of our allergies are in high gear. let's g■et to he accu eather forecast and sandhya patel. >> if you do suffer from allergies tree pollen running high, it's going to be a tough one tonight. take a live look at our live picture along the embarcadero. it's certainly windy right now. that wind gusting to 29 in napa. 24 at sfo. we've had stronger winds this afternoon. and that on shore wind helped to drive our temperatures down by a good 5 to 10 degrees. i want to show you the hour by hour wind forecast if you're stepping out tonight, maybe running of errands or grabbing dinner be aware of the fact that it's still going to be

gusty. you will want to grab a jacket. those winds mainly coastal event 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. so breezy there. and then you will notice the winds pick back up for the afternoon hours tomorrow at noontime. about 30-mile an hour wind. 35, 30 to 32-mile an hour winds for the evening. so we're in this breezy pattern. spring is that time of year when we do experience this. from our san jose camera we're also seeing plenty of sun. temperatures 53 in san francisco. 57 in oakland. upper 50s around san jose. 52 degrees in half-moon bay. most areas have been in the 50s and 60s today. here's the view exploritorium camera nothing but blue skies. one other live picture. bright skies as we head into tomorrow. it is really going to be a nice day. breezy and a little milder so if it's too cold for you today just wait until tomorrow. much warmer pattern setting up

for the weekend. above average temp temperatures are expected next week. this limited low cloudiness that we have on doppler 7 tonight will be expanding as we head toward tomorrow morning. but not a lot. it's just going to be parts of the bay area with some higher clouds as well at 7:00 a.m. then it thins out, clears out. we're going to be seeing plenty of sun as i mentioned. tomorrow morning, temperatures will be in the upper 30s to the upper 40s. we will have fewer clouds in the north bay. more cloud cover along the coast and for the southern end of our viewing area. low 70s for gillroy morgan hill. on the peninsula you're looking at mid-60s to palo alto. breezy at the coast. 60 degrees in downtown san francisco. 61 in south city. north bay temperatures 68 in san rafael. low 70s pleasant in santa rosa, napa, vallejo.

65 oakland. breeze will be blowing through that area. 65 in hayward. low to mid-70s from concord to brentwood. but 68 in san ramon. 69 degrees in livermore. breezy and milder for your thursday. a little cooler on friday. and then the winds will begin to relax over the weekends allowing us to warm up into the upper 70s to low 80s inland. if you like it cool, the coast is where you want to go because it's going to stay cool there in the mid-50s. possibility of some drizzle coming our way early in the afternoon. thank you so much sandhya. still to come here, a shout out from the oaklan i am robert strickler.

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tonight, the major headline on the coronavirus here in the u.s. the main variant now in this country and the key new study tonight on how long they're seeing antibodies after you've been vaccinated. tonight, the cdc director revealing the uk variant is now the dominant strain in the u.s. the cdc reporting younger americans, many in their 30s and 40s, helping to drive the new spikes in cases. and tonight, dr. anthony fauci on the news. how long they're seeing those antibodies after one of the key vaccines. and what this could now mean for all three of them. also tonight, news in the tiger woods crash. tonight, authorities say woods was driving up to 87 miles per hour at nearly double the speed limit, seconds before the crash. why there will be no charges. authorities saying there has been no special treatment in

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