next at 5:00, federal agencies said they will resume using the johnson and johnson vaccine. what they are saying about the risk of blood clots. looking for spot if line. one bay area county is seeing a drop off in vaccine demand. also ahead here enroll men at public schools hits a 20 year low. which students and what schools are seeing the biggest dip. and tonight's big night at the chase center for the first time in 409 days, fans are about to go see the warriors live and in person. we are live inside and out, with what to expect. by the building a better bay area, moving forward finding solutions. this is abc7 news. the 10-day limbo for the johnson and johnson vaine has

ended. hos nel voted to lift the pause and then moments ago, federal health officials lifted the pause officially. good evening, i am ana daetz. the vaccination cos resume as early as tomorrow morning. stephanie sierra has opinion following the story and joins us live in the newsroom with more. stef. >> reporter: yes, just within the past hour the cdc and fda approved a recommendation to uphold use of the johnson and johnson vaccine for anyone 18 and older. we know specific warnings to women under age of 50 which was extensively talked about today. but a list of risks with treatment options will be provided to any recipient. the pause on the johnson and johnson vaccine officially lifted friday after a cdc advisory panel decided the benefits far outweigh the risks. the decision comes ten days after reports of a happened

full of severe but rare blood clotting conditions called thrombosed apena syndrome where blood clots form in the legs, lungs or the brain. >> the risk to women is definitely there, but it's extremely low. but there are other vaccines if people feel that's a concern, and certainly for women over 50 the risk is extremely low. >> reporter: the infectious disease specialist believes providing a list of risks to vaccine recipients is sufficient. >> we dealt with it the seam way and that's severe as well. and the risk here is just about the same. >> reporter: of the nearly 8 million johnon and johnson doses administered in the u.s., there have been 15 blood clotting cases identified in women, mainly under the age of 50. only two women were older than 50. of the 15 cases, 12 why linked to cvst indicating blood clots were found in the brain. seven women are still being

hospitalized, and three have died. and initial symptoms noticed within two weeks included chills, fever, nausea, fatigue and abdorm nall pain. with a would you tell women who are hesitant to get vaccinated. >> i would have to think about whether i feel that the risk of having an event which is about 7 per million, is pretty low. >> the vast majority of the public e don't think it will shake their confidence in vaccines. you know, people who are hesitant about vaccines may need to get an explanation from the doctor about what this all means. >> reporter: abc7 analysis of cdc data shows johnson and johnson vaccines only make up 4.4% of the total percentage of doses administered in the bay area. state records show at least 90,000 johnson and johnson doses were paused since around mid-april. and not including any incoming doses expected from the federal government. but until those doses are available. >> the cdc leadership dr.

walensk, and others, will have to confer and sign off on this. >> reporter: and as we mentioned, that has just happened. the real sign of just how crucial this decision was to get the 9 million vaccines available across the u.s. as soon as possible. now speaking of mayor breed tweeted out moments ago that san francisco county is working on plans to get doses back into mass sites across the county. and in the meantime, the state is doing thisth same specifically look at how the appointments will be readd in the my turn site. we will of course be monitoring that closely. stephanie sierra, apc7 news. we reached out to counties around the bay area to see if they are going to resume the johnson and johnson vaccine. several counties all say they will follow state guidance. that means they could start using j&j shots again as soon as this weekend. san matarot county has more than 1200 doses ready to go,

napa county has 400. there was another big development from the cdc you should know about. it is recommending pregnant women get vaccinated. the vaccines are safe for the expecting mother, but the baby as well. today's santa clara county announced that 1 million residents have receive at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccine. that's more than 60% of those eligible. overall, nearly 1/3 have been fully vaccinated. finding a vaccine appointment has been a challenge all along, that appears to be changing. at least in some county across the bay area. leslie brinkley looks at supply >>eporter: no le adium in the uty thcoliseum this month. just how hard is it to get a vaccine appointment right now in the bay area? let's give it a try. let's log onto myturn, d fi

an appointment. let's search a walnut creek zip code. their are appointments at oakland coliseum drive through, and when we look at what pops up, there are plenty of appointments for today, and it looks like plenty of appointments for sunday. and on my turn, let's san francisco. and there's moss coney. looks like lots of appointments for next week on wednesday, thursday, and friday. across the bay area, there is still a very limited supply of vaccine in san mateo, marin and san francisco counties in certain locations. sonoma and solana in yellow reported a balance between supply and demand. and contra costa and napa counties have swung into surplus mode. lots of vaccine availability. that . was illustrated at the final day of this vaccine drive through clinic san ramon. >> we have 1600 appointments available yesterday, and 1600 today. as far as registration, we have

received between 5 hundred and 600 registrations for the appointments. >> it's easy. >> reporter: those driving through said they were surprised at how appointments suddenly opened up this week. >> until recently, nothing was available. recently, you know i checked the website and it was available within a couple days. >> reporter: and here you are. >> yeah, here i am. >> reporter: bottom line, keep refreshing, keep checking, and access is changing daily. leslie brinkley, abc7 news. and we are getting a new look at the pandemic's effect on public schools. california lost more than 160,000 students. that's a 2.6% decline melendez showsous which enrollment came from kindergarten down by nearly 61,000 students, a drop of 12%, from the year before. >> it is kind he garden. seems like, you know, given the

circumstances we are living under right now, some families decided to delay pet putting kids in school. >> i decided to keep my 5-year- old in an extra year of preschool instead of sending her to kindergarten. >> reporter: the data collected by the state also showed that the vast majority 88% of this drop came interest kindergarten to 6th grade. among the largest districts and counties in the bay area, san francisco showed the greatest losses. 3.8% followed by santa clara and san mateo counties. oakland unified had minus 1.8%. san francisco unified told us that during the pandemic, some families moved away or some may have chosen other schools. while we do demographic projections to help us plan for predicted enrollment, none of those projections accounted for this pandemic and the many reverberations. last month, abc7 news what conversation with one of its deputies superintendents about

the same issue. >> it was a reality prepandemic and is a reality now as families look for other solutions. >> once we reopen, fully to in- person instrubs for all which is going to happen this fall, we expect everybody to start coming back. >> reporter: the california department of education said in the upcoming weeks, it will work closely with school districts to improve their community outreach to try to fill in lyanne melendez abc7 news. it has not happened in more than year, fans inside chase center to see the warriors play in person. we have team coverage beginning with abc7 news sports anchor chris alvarez live outside of the arena. chris, it won't and big crowd but everyone is excited. >> reporter: oh, my gosh, the excitement is so palpable here. for the rs since march 10th, 2020 we will have fans. 2000 expected inside. hey cue the music we are ready

in thrive city. but let's look at the video. health and safety is the top priority here at chase center. if you had tickets to tonight's game, you were provided a take home test and will have a show results. this is what it looks like. do a nose swab that takes 30 minutes after results, and they are uploaded through a website, by the warriors so fans can get entry. if you had a vaccination that will work. we caught with up with fans who appreciate the measures and are excited to be back at chase center. >> i am content with the safety protocols and the at-home testing it was not long, it was short process. >> my message is i hope you have a good day, and stay safe. >> reporter: all right. back out here live at th ady r us with the music. a big game tonight, tip off at 7:00 populary has more inside tonight at 5:00 and 6:00 and tonight at 11:00. a lot of fun. and we have basketball game

with people. >> who would have thunk it. the warriors are excited to have fans and they have got to great lengths to make sure it is done safely. larry swell live with things there. and they are taking every precaution. >> reporter: yes, safety is of the utmost concern. we have breaking news there, are the actual first humans the first fans back in the building in 409 days. and now they have to figure out where their seats are. you know shall the warriors did everything they could during the pandemic, they set up the dub hub video board, they had the cardboard cut outs, they were pumping in crowd noise, but there's nothing like actual people in the building. the warriors realexcited about tonight's return of fans. >> we have a lot to look forward to. you know, we have fans coming into our building for the first time. that's going to give us a lot of energy, a lot of juice. >> fans really bring extra set

of, you know, passion and emotion to the game. so, i am super excited to get back out, and perform if front of them and hear their chants and their, you know, cheers and it's going to be super exciting. >> we will enjoy the atmosphere. i think i talked about it before. it is definitely noticeable if you have even just a thousand fans in the seats, we have what whole season now where we have not had any fans, so you kind of sick of looking at the blue tarp and want to see bodies in there. p. >> reporter: so you can see the players warming up before the game. 7:00 start, and it's been a long time, 409 days. now al do the denver nuggets. which is not going to be an easy task. the hope is that with the added juice,ed added energy of actual fans in the building, that will help get them over the top. 13 games left fighting reeaat :

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terminix. hi. the only way to nix it is to terminix it. as tourism picks up again in san francisco, a distressing incident for an asian american familiar live 18 visit from the midwest. the attempted robbery happened in a popular spot on the embarcadero and the alleged suspect has a lengthy criminal history. we have the story only on abc7 news. >> i heard them saying they have a gun. >> reporter: cell phone video shows the chaos that broke out along fisherman's wharf monday afternoon. fe who is from the

philippines, and 16 other family members, who live in wisconsin, were approached by a man with a gun. >> my family members or any one of my family got hit, it would be catastrophic. >> reporter: documents i obtained showed a 22-year-old man named car carlos and two other suspects attempted to take the family's cell phones while relatives as young as 6 looked on. >> you fear for your life but more fear for your family. >> reporter: that's when patrick stepped in and recalls what he said. >> he decided you asian and he spit towards her direction. >> reporter: sfpd respond quickly and followed them aquatic park where the family saw him throw a gun under a vehicle. he was arrested for an extensive criminal history including drug possession and possession of a a strong armed robbery spree in late

2019. spanning multiple neighborhood. he was on probation during the fisher heman's wharf incident. >> stupid follows stupid so i understand he has a record. >> reporter: i reached out to the district attorney to ask why the robbery charges were dropped and he was out on probation. the da's office wouldn't answer because it's pending case. >> you hear about the three strike rule, if you are hurting people, there's no reason to be around anywhere. >> reporter: patrick hopes that by speaking out a will raise more awareness and encourage witnesses to speak out as well. >> nobody came over and no one helped. it's embarrassing to our suite no one will help anymore. >> reporter: in san francisco, dion lim, abc7 news. near downtown santa rosa one person suffered first degree burns in an explosion on west college avenue. fire department posted a video from the scene. it happened around 11:00 a.m. when propane gas was transferred from one tank to another.

an overturned big rig backed up traffic for hours in san jose this this happened before 8:00 a.m. in the southbound lanes of 101 chp had the big rig back on its wheels and towed away. still ahead, all eyes on the wedding coming this weekend. >> can you hear me, steve? >> we will

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camera. 56 in san jose. believe it or not, it was milder today as we did see more sun except near the coast a parts of the north bay where we are seeing a lot of clouds on live doppler 7. the travel forecast, look at mostly cloydy, light breeze at the local airports, low to mid-60s. and as far as honolulu scattered showers, and rain in chicago, 50 in los angeles, and 69 after some morning fog. this is beautiful or from santa cruise camera it is nice but will be changing. a level one storm is moving in on sunday continuing into monday. widespread rain expected for the second half of the weekend. a slight chance of thunder and if it materializes, maybe hail, higher elevations looking at a half inch to an inch of rain. form morning, a little drill and a sprinkle can't be ruled out. same thing at noon, but it's not a game changer. most of saturday plans are fine. sunday morning, we start to see the rain arriving and spreading

heading into the afternoon. by the evening hours, the rain will tape are but aisle will be around especially in the east bay and south bay with lingering showers continuing into monday. now in term of rainfall totals, most of you will fall between a 10 to half an inch. wetter spots will pick up up up of an inch. and above 4500 feet it is going to be windy, travel is not recommended up to 2" for the highest peaks 8 to 15" of snow at the 4500 foot level. and temperatures in the morning will be in the 40s, 50s, with all the cloud cover. and early morning plans, watch out for some slippery roads out there. that's about it. due to the drizzle, afternoon highs will be in the mid-50s to upper 60s. so certainly cooler than what we experienced today. and as you know, today, we did have some 70s in the inland valleys. accuweather seven-day forecast, saturday featuring a little sprinkle or drizzle in the morning, sunday, oscar sunday, we have got rain, breezy

conditions, level one storm, and continuing into monday before we go with the drier warmer pattern. we will bring back spring warmth with mid-80s, wednesday, thursday, friday inland. and upper 50s to low 60s. right along the coast. welcome sight to see the rain and definitely we will take anything we can get. ama and dan. >> thank you. hollywood's most prestigious award show is this weaning and we have an inside look this is a no-nonsense message from three. small business insurance usually forces you to piece together multiple policies. that's why three was created.

a reminder that you can get our live newscasts breaking news, weather and more with our new abc7 bay area app on apple t-v and roid tv and fire tv and roku. search abc7 bay area and download it. tonight, 2020 remembers george floyd, those closest to him look at impact of his death. the special airs at 9:00 p.m. here on abc7. and we want to remind you about the oscars the air mowny this sunday on abc7. >> and this year's nominee has new face, old winners, and even one that could make history. here's abc chris connelly. >> reporter: the top categories still up for grabs.

supporting actor boast a turn from chicago's 7 sasha baron cohen but this is going to judas and the black messiah. >> i am. >> i am. >> a revolutionary. >> reporter: things like less certain in supporting actress. a gloriously i did corruptive force in the crafted manari. in best actor it's anticipated chadwick boseman's name will be called for the desperation he brings to ma rainy's black bottom and two for the lifework in film. the upset special is 38-year- old anthony hopkins giving all he got in the father. and then, there's best actress, the year's best category, where anyone could win. woman, phenomenal andrade the united states veilly holiday ♪ >> reporter: welcome to the movies superstar. ♪ i am on my way. >> reporter: at that leaves the very best of the best.

viola davis from ma rainy's black bottom if she wins, she will be breathing in some rare oscar air. becoming the first black female actor to earn two academy awards. best picture and best director look like a two fer for no mad lan and chloe who would be the second woman to win best director and the first woman of color. a filmmaker from china telling this on the road in america saga. star francis mcdorman winning as well. she is one of the film's producer. chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> so it's going to be a great day. our live oscar coverage begins sunday morning at 10:00 and continues all day with special on the red carpet coverage lead willing up to the 93rd academy award ceremony beginning promptly at 5:00 p.m. so tune in, and it should be fun to watch. tonight world news with david muir is next i am dan ashley. >> i am ama daetz, thanks for joining us tonight, and we hope to see you again right here at

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tonight, the breaking news late today on the johnson & johnson one-shot vaccine. the vaccine will resume here in the u.s. with a warning now. the cdc saying cases are very rare, revealing 15 known reports now of rare blood clots, possibly linked to the vaccine. out of nearly 8 million shots. all of the cases in women, many of them in their 30s. three of the women died. but tonight, deciding the benefits outweigh the risks. the vaccine will now come with a fact sheet for medical professionals, and the symptoms to look for. dr. jha standing by to answer your questions. also tonight, the stunning images coming in from india. the virus there and the widening >>th navy called in to