night. today it's still the king tides that's causing some problems near the coastline and then back to the weekend once the rain comes in. we'll talk about more of this in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. mike, you have now started a traffic alert. it continues in oakland. let's set expectations as we look at the big view first. postally green as you expect. it's from about 98 tapping the brakes and ride those brakes up to the scene of the crash around keller. the two left lanes are blocked. if you drive there be prepared to move to your right. better yet avoid the area using northbound 880 to get through observing, heading up to the bay bridge. there is the backup with the metering lights. back to you. >> thanks so much. we begin with vaccine rollout in the bay area.

doctors, nurses and health care workers at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital will receive pfizer's covid vaccine. a live look right now. our cierra johnson is there. >> sf general in contra costa county, bob redell is live for us in martinez. talk to us about who is getting the shot there? >> reporter: at 4:00 this afternoon the contra costa county regional medical center will start administering the first doses of the covid-19 vaccine to their doctors and nurses on the frontline in martinez. we expect this to happen at other hospitals throughout the bay area starting today. later this morning the contra costa county board of supervisors will decide whether or not to increase fines for those businesses who violate the public health orders related to covid-19.

now by how much they might increase the fines it's not clear. last week one supervisor said she wants to see fines that have a, quote, bite too pricey to shrug off. they face $250 for the first violation, $400 for the second, $1,000 for a third. four restaurants have sued to overturn the ban on indoor and outdoor dining. they argue the recent order that is in effect through january 4th is bringing misery upon their industry. it's an industry, as we're well aware, hurt by the shelter in place orders. a judge indicated yesterday that he is likely to allow that ban to continue in agreement with the county's argument the ban is not causing irreparable harm. bob redell, "today in the bay." nearly 4,000 doses of the pfizer vaccine going to stanford health care workers. vaccinations may start as soon as tomorrow.

dr. sam shen explains the possible side effects. >> you can expect some local irritation, inflammation. you may experience some muscle aches, potentially fever. >> once frontline health care workers receive their shots those who live in nursing homes and others at high risk are next. the general population still months away. a live look at capitol hill where there's new hope for a second covid relief bill. it is gaining steam and may provide framework for a final deal. the first proposal would include $748 billion in small business loans, more unemployment benefits and money for vaccine distribution. the second bill would provide billions for state and local governments. it's supported by democrats. many believe a deal must be in place by the end of this week.

as the first u.s. vaccines are administered a reminder of what still needs to be done to contain the spread of the virus, the number of u.s. deaths has now surpassed 300,000 with more than 16 million infections. the total number is approaching 200,000 with nearly 10,000 cases just added. more than 2,100 people have died. according to palo alto online, they are slammed resulting in 30% longer turnaround times compared with a month ago. it is critical because longer delays may lead to more infected people unfoegly spreading the illness. a follow yum for you now. san quentin prison has reportedly starting transferring inmates deemed high risk for getting covid. "the chronicle" reporting some 300 inmates refused to sign waivers allowing them to stay at the facility. the transfers are also going on

in spite of in-house doctors recommending otherwise. the prison is finally over what was a massive summer outbreak. l.a. city schools are extending their no fail policy into the spring semester. students now have until january 29th to avoid getting a failing grade in a class. so according to "the mercury news" some bay area districts are adopting a similar pass/fail system. a new report from an education nonprofit shows elementary and middle school students nationwide are really struggling most when it comes to math. big crowds around the bay area including along the peninsula. eucalyptus avenue lit up with lights, but the city is urging people to enjoy the show from inside the car. one neighbor says the crowds and cars showed up earlier this season. >> the traffic started earlier.

weekends are more crowded. people need this kind of opportunity to celebrate. >> we nodeeed a little cheer. many people wore the masks. and parents with kids said it got too crowded. they would enjoy the display from their cars which is probably always a good idea. maybe make out a map and find the cool areas where you live and take the kids out. i know that's in the books as well with your kids. this upcoming weekend whether a else there is to do. my son wants to watch "polar expre express" so we'll see. we're starting out each morning in the 30s and 40s. as we start out with our morning

commute, head to the tri-valley, we're seeing dublin in the upper 30s and we are going to have a slow warm-up today as we reach into the mid-50s. we'll talk about what's going on as the rain gets in and out of here, more on that coming up in a few minutes. mike, what's the update on the morning commute? the lanes are filling in and things aren't moving very much. a good volume of traffic and the metering lights down. look at the map that keeps the span moving smoothly and that's what we want. room to address any issues. there are none on the span right now. there is a big one in oakland for 580. the speed sensors don't show any change. no updates just yet.

maybe make your way through city streets or off the castro valley y. back to you. all right. thanks so much, mike. new technology to detect covid-19. up next the covid ring one bay area university is studying. whether you can tell if you are infected. plus -- employees at a peninsula company moving to texas, at least part of it, says they're going to be just fine. out to the futures this morning. they are up on all of that positive vaccine news. the night sky really lighting up. up next, is it too late to catch this meteor shower? we'll tell when you you return. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 6:11 watch out for the king tides along the coastline especially by late morning as we could see coastal flooding once again, and this is coming along with the big breakers we've had recently that could reach up to 25 feet. an incoming storm by late tomorrow. the rain expected coming up in a few minutes. and kari, this is not the problem. it is the solution. the nimitz north 880. this is clear right now.

west 580 has our traffic alert around keller where this crash still blocks lanes. the latest updates from chp. good morning, very happy tuesday to you as well. we were talking yesterday about how oracle is joining other high-tech companies in moving its headquarters out of the bay area. we now know that oracle founder, larry ellison, is leaving, too. he's not going to texas with the rest of the oracle executive staff. he's going to hawaii. in a statement to oracle employees ellison says i've received a number of inquiries about whether or not i will be moving to texas. the answer is no. i have moved to the state of hawaii and will be using the power of zoom to work from the island of lanai. he owns, by the way, most of lanai. we have a trend here. a writer named wolf richter in san francisco calls it the texodus or management by zooming

around playing off the old adage from hp management by walking around. the question we have yet to answer will it work for oracle and other companies? at 5:15 i wondered out loud if oracle splitting executives into texas, taking workers back here, its founder joining by zoom could compete with companies like sales force which are much more centralize. oracle employees tweeted, yeah, they've got this. wall street investors catching the rollout of vaccines. in the past hour the first public data on the moderna vaccine. this is an mrna but requires just one shot. the word is the fda will give emergency approval after an independent panel vote on thursday. pinterest in san francisco going to make a single largest payout in sexual discrimination history admitting no guilt, though. it will pay its former chief operating officer $22.5 million

after she said she was fired for asking for equal pay. twitter will have to pay half a million for violating gdpr, the new rules in europe protecting people's data and privacy. that's a tiny fine. you can't even buy a house for half a million dollars most places. it is a first for other silicon valley companies would be smart to pay attention this morning. disney has been putting little digital masks on people, roller coaster riders, who either weren't wearing a mask or it slipped off while riding. the pictures they take on the rides, disney has been adding masks to people's faces when needed. the woman in the back row seems to have had a digitally added mask. disney was not letting people buy pictures if they didn't have their mask on or it had slipped down. this was one solution they tried. according to "the washington post" anyway. they've given up and will not put digital masks on people but

will not allow people to buy the picture if the mask is not on. disneyland is still closed. scott, i want to talk about a startup. it could tell you if they are infected with covid. how does this all work? >> i think you're talking about the ucsf study. a company that makes a little ring, it can detect your temperature and the ucsf study has found it is very effective when predicting if people are going to get sick. because it is constantly taking your temperature as opposed to you just taking it once or twice a day it is better to stay ahead of time. the secret is not necessarily a

ring, marcus and laura, it's when the little technology bits are in our glasses or in our clothing or what not. and your clothing will be able to tell you things about you, your heartbeat, when you are getting sick. it is an encouraging study. >> it's fascinating. >> it's cool. >> thanks, scott. >> technology has come so far. already, boys, time to look to the night sky if you want to catch a glimpse of the annual gemini meteor shower. some of the video flying past arizona. they come every year about mid-december, seen all over the world. a few days left to see the meteor shower. that was one thing, in the early morning hours when we all drive to work that's our chance.

now just walking downstairs i don't get that chance anymore. we will have time to see the show. >> i'm seeing the stars streaking across the ceiling right now. i just heard our producer say she has seen them in the morning driving in and we've seen at times some clear skies. that's the only thing that blocks our view. as you are going through the next several mornings but it is really a spectacle to see as we head into the end of december. now let's talk about what's going on and something that we'll have to watch as well, our incoming storm system that will bring us some rain. right now we're seeing light showers further to the north and will bring us clouds for today. we are all dry for today as our highs reach into the upper 50s. a few spots making it up to 60 degrees. but then as we go into tomorrow cloud cover will start to increase as we go into tomorrow afternoon. and by tomorrow night we'll see

another round of rain coming in. it does start late and starts in the north bay and works its way across the bay area. this really won't have a big impact on a lot of your plans unless you're up and out the door very early in the morning. by sunrise on thursday the rain clearing leaving the roads wet. we won't have to deal with heavy rain during the morning commute. and then on thursday afternoon it's starting to clear out so here is a look at how much rain we could see as that system comes in. we're looking at the possibility of about a tenth to a quarter of an inch of rain. it won't be as heavy as the rain we saw over the week. and then as you head further to the north closer to three-quarters of an inch, up to an inch near ukiah and then for the sierra this is going to be nice getting a light coating of snow anywhere from about 10 to 14 inches of snow at some of our resorts. looking at how we're doing, that weekend storm we had really gave us a big boost. now we're to the halfway point

of where we should be in terms of how much snow we've measured for the central part of the sierra it is looking worse for the southern sierra. as we go into the next several days, hopefully we continue to get those boosts in the snowfall and the snowpack because we'll see this system coming in, but then we are back to the dry weather for the weekend as we'll reach into the upper 50s and low 60s for our inland valleys. and heading over to you, mike, how is it looking right now for the commute? overall, kari, looking great. we have that one traffic alert over in oakland. let me take you out there on the maps and we'll show you the speed sensors dominated by the green at speed sensors. west 580 this problem. chp says we have one tow truck on scene. chp is on scene for west 580 at keller. it does jam traffic up. still left two lanes blocked. maybe 6:30 for that second tow truck to arrive. we hope it'll clear up. 880, that is your option if

you're heading up through observing to the bay bridge toll plaza. a live look shows you the metering lights, the other backup we have. this one is to be expected. only the backup filling the screen. no problem for the maze or the east shore or the span. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. despite the recent vaccine rollout covid cases in the uk are still surging. how london is responding next. but first our team always on social media so check out what i did yesterday. hey, i made sweet potato pies. the finished product on the left. if you want to see how i made them follow us on instagram and facebook, myself as well as nbc bay area, because it's going to be part of a synced in episode. stick around and get that family recipe. yes, i'm sharing the recipe with you. we'll be right back. ♪

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but it's not available all day long. use less energy from 4 to 9 pm for a cleaner california. despite the uk's vaccine rollout now in effect a new london lockdown ready to roll. starting tomorrow parts of the uk will fall under tight new restrictions like those in the bay area. bars, restaurants and pubs will only offer takeout and people will not be able to socialize indoors. uk's health secretary says the government must act quickly as cases surge. >> so we must act now to shift the curve because when the virus

is growing exponentially there is not a moment to spare. >> infections are up 20%, deaths and hospitalizations are also spiking. have you finished or started your shopping this year? >> boy, i hope people have started. before you answer that question, though, consumer investigator chris chmura says check your health plan. >> reporter: this is a public service announcement. donate to charity not your boss. each year many workers mistakenly or unknowingly take money they saved for health expenses and give it to their boss. let's look at how that happens and how to prevent it from happening to you. ♪ since the disco era flexible spending and health savings accounts have let families take money out of their paychecks for health expenses pretax, cash to cover continuation like co-pays, hospital bills and medicine. millions sign up for fsas and hsas because they can save you serious money, but uncle sam sets the rules and they're pretty strict. first, you can only spend your

money on allowed items, some things qualify without an explanation and the list changes. for example, feminine hygiene products just became eligible. with some other items you'll need a prescription or a letter of medical necessity from your doctor. pro tip, mileage to and from your doctor appointments and pharmacy visits might also qualify for reimbursement. the trickiest part, federal law requires you to spend your balance each plan year. whatever money you don't spend can be sent back to your employer. if you don't use it, you can lose it and your boss can keep it. companies can offer employees a short grace period into the new year, or a carryover of up to $550. they're not required to. so what happens to your unspent balance on december 31st? ask hr or the company that keeps your account for details. here is good news. spending an fsa or hsa is easier than ever. many stores now have special

sections highlighting eligible items. you can stock up on everyday medical supplies and commonly used medicine today. so you donate exactly zero dollars to your boss at the end of the year. a new video showing you a touching moment of joy. i want to you check this out, how this mississippi u.p.s. driver reacted after a homeowner left her some holiday treats. she was so happy she skipped back to the truck doing a little dance. with more people shopping online, drivers are working longer hours during the holiday season. a lot of homeowners say they want to show their appreciation. >> i need to do that. my u.p.s. guy, i've gotten to know him at this point. he knows everything we're ordering, too. well, it's 6:26. hey, we have some breaking news on the moderna vaccine up for approval this thursday. up next new information on its effectiveness. plus -- >> reporter: i'm in front of sf

general hospital where the first round of health care workers will be receiving their vaccine. we'll explain and break down what other areas are expected to receive their vaccines. the next time you head over to b.a.r.t., a b.a.r.t. station, you may notice a big change you may have to adjust to before ever getting onboard one of those trains. what you need to know before you go up next. and a live look in san jose where more rain is heading our way. kari is tracking the forecast for us. she will have more on the time line in just a bit. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 6:30, vaccine rollout in the bay area is happening in a matter of hours. we are live at the first hospital set to give out the first shots of pfizer's covid-19 vaccine. plus, breaking news on moderna's vaccine this hour. the fda says it is highly effective, 94% to be exact. the approval process for moderna's vaccine starts on thursday. "today in the bay" continues right now. good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we'll get to mike's commute in a bit. first let's start with the forecast for you. rain heading our way but not today, kari. when can we expect it? it will be here late tomorrow night. so we do expect sunshine for today. take a look at our clear sky that we're getting over the south bay as we await the sun's

arrival and we're still watching the king tides along the coastline that could cause more flooding for the immediate coastline today. that next wave of rain coming in late tomorrow night, and then we're back to the dry weather in time for the weekend. our highs today mostly reaching into the upper 50s but a few spots reaching 60. we'll talk more about this and that incoming rain coming up in a few minutes. how is it looking for the commute right now, mike? right on schedule that second tow truck arrived, or maybe it was the third, cleared lanes of west 580. let's look at the map. pretty quick recovery for those speeds looking much better now west 580 approaching keller. and that will mean much more traffic, the traffic held up there will get released to the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. we will show you that coming up as the backup will build but it's only at the toll plaza. no problems out of the maze and the rest of the bay despite smaller crashes. back to you. thanks so much, mike. 6:31. we begin this half hour with the

coronavirus vaccine rollout. by now many of you have probably seen this, the first health care workers in new york and california to be vaccinated. watching live right here on "today in the bay." >> that scene will play out in the bay area including at san francisco general where cierra johnson is for us. cierra? >> reporter: yes, good morning. we're hearing that at some point within the morning hours health care workers here at sf general will receive the first of two vaccines. they've been working endlessly for nine months now treating those covid patients, and now they will be one of the first in our community to receive that vaccine. the first vaccine approved by the fda. before the specifics of how many doses are available in the bay area let's talk about what's headed our way. governor newsom took to twitter to announce the state has received word from pfizer that 393,000 additional doses of the vaccine are expected to arrive

next week. so what about the status of some of the bay area hospital groups? in all we know 29 hospital groups are expected to receive deliveries with nearly 18,000 doses expected to arrive at san jose airport today. ucsf tells us they expect to get about 975 doses of the vaccine either today or tomorrow at the latest. and summit medical center in berkeley says they're not sure how many doses they'll receive. their number keeps changing. right now they're unclear on how many exactly they will receive. so as local health care workers wait for their vaccine, we're hearing for the first time from the first nurse in the nation to receive her vaccine monday morning in new york city, take a listen to what sandra linsay, a nurse in queens, discusses her experience on the "today" show. >> i took a vaccine because as a health care worker i've seen so much suffering, so much death

and pain and harm. i know that everyone needs to do their part to put an end to the pandemic and this is just my small part. >> reporter: and she continues by explaining that playing her part doesn't just stop with getting the vaccine. she says she'll continue to wear her mask and follow social distancing to put a stop to the pandemic. for the rest of the week we'll hear more stories like from the nurse from queens but from the local level. nurses -- health care providers here at san francisco general will be vaccinated at some point this morning. obviously for security reasons they didn't give us the exact time. the first round here at this hospital and other hospitals are expected to follow. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> cierra, before you go, let's talk a little bit about this new survey that's out americans actually taking the vaccine. what's the latest?

>> reporter: yeah, that study we're hearing the numbers are up from september 63% comfortable receiving the vaccine. now up to about 71%. a lot more people comfortable with the idea of getting the vaccine and that number will be crucial as we work to develop that immunity within our community. we're slowly ticking upwards the number of folks that feel comfortable when the vaccine becomes available to their specific population. >> especially as they see the medical community really taking the lead on this. thanks so much, cierra. california added more than 33,000 new infections just yesterday. the state's third highest one-day total, a positivity rate is an all-time high, 10.5%. over the past week more californians have tested positive more in all of september and october combined. so take a look at the bar to the left you see right there. you see more than 200,000 people with the virus and take a look

at the past seven days. and this morning a group of mostly republican state senators are pushing for governor newsom to label restaurants essential businesses. now in a letter they say restaurants also help with the food banks and feed senior citizens. one san diego-area restaurant says the new shutdown could not happen at a worst time. it just opened. but the owner also says so far it's resisting that temptation to defy the order. >> i would love to have tables outside right now and be able to service customers, but no way the profitability or any sort of financial metric is worth risking the safety and the human lives in my opinion. >> governor newsom also so far not issuing any response to that letter. new details this morning on

uber's uncertain future in california. state regulators just finding the company $59 million due to uber's refusal to hand over data on sexual assaults first ordered nearly a year ago. the state is threatening to suspend the operating license unless the company complies within 30 days. last year uber confirmed roughly 6,000 cases of sexual assault between 2017 and 2018. uber says it objects to releasing the information arguing it would compromise victim identities. 6:37 right now. california also appears to be losing patience with amazon. the state justice department is now asking a court to demand the company provide more information on its covid practices. it wants raw data on covid rates. details on protocols for handling infections and employee complaints as well. california's attorney general says amazon is actually profiting from the pandemic.

its third quarter profits tripled over what they were a year ago. the latest rain in the north bay was enough for a santa rosa fire department to declare an end to its fire season. among other things it means crews can restore all wildfire related gear on fire trucks. cal fire has not yet made that same declaration. the owner of a new luxury resort and residential project in the north bay faces a $6.4 million fine. state water officials say sonoma luxury resort llc has dozens of violations. now the company is accused of discharging nearly 10 million gallons of water into the river that did not meet proper standards. the company is so far not commenting. new details, b.a.r.t. going paperless. riders will have no choice but

to use a clipper card. b.a.r.t. first started going paperless at some stations. the pandemic allowed b.a.r.t. to quickly make a full transition. coming up for you here new rules for youth sports plus -- >> reporter: there's a drop in icu bed availability throughout the state. we'll show you here in san mateo county how that may affect businesses. i'm sharon katsuda live. i'll have a live report coming up. the georgia senate election coming up and the president just minutes ago retweeted something that is startling even by the president's standards. let's take you out to wall street. looks like everything is up as a stimulus or at least a relief bill in washington looks more and more likely. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 6:42 as you get ready to head out a look at our tri-valley xhu as the sun rises, it is all clear and cold, too. upper 30s. it will lead into some mid-50s today. we'll talk about the incoming rain in the forecast coming up. and a quick look at 880 through fremont. an earlier crash near here. the truck scales has cleared without a problem. the problem now is farther north in hayward. possibly two crashes affecting both directions of the nimitz coming up. thanks so much, kari and mike.

6:42. the president this morning re-tweet add call for him to put the governor of georgia in jail. >> shocking even by the standards we've gotten used to. it really is. i am going to adjust something on my computer as we're talking. let's show the picture and that way you're not seeing my face as i lean towards my computer. so this is the governor and the secretary of state of georgia. this is something president trump tweeted just minutes ago. it is obviously fake. they are wearing a chinese flag as a mask. it has been photo shopped. the president re-tweeting a suggestion that he put the governor and the secretary of state of georgia in jail. this is beyond the pail even for the standards we have expected out of president trump. this comes a day after biden won the electoral vote.

this is usually rather a formality that barely gets mentioned but nothing is normal these days. it was california's vote, by the way, that pushed biden over the top. >> our democracy push, tested, proved to be resilient, true and strong. the electoral college votes which occurred today even in face of a public health crisis unlike anything we've experienced in our lifetime, people voted. they voted in record numbers. >> attorney general bill barr has resigned. barr said he saw no evidence of widespread voter fraud. though barr has been a net positive for trump. the best example of that is the so-called barr letter. barr got the mueller report early before the rest of us could see it, and he wrote up a summary of that report that seemed to absolutely clear president trump and his campaign of wrongdoing and, of course, that letter was a lie.

it did not summarize mueller's report accurately at all. mueller said so. a federal judge said so as well. but it's not really what the public remembers. they remember the president being cleared. speaking of misleading president trump tweeted out that a new report showed widespread voter fraud, enough to overturn the election, and he provided a link to the report which is about one county in michigan with barely 20,000 people in it. we've grown used to the president's spurious claims really about voter fraud and can safely ignore most of them at this point. but this one is so odd, it's worth mentioning the county where trump is alleging fraud is in northern michigan. number one, trump won there. he's claiming fraud there but he won. there had been a clerical error by a republican elections worker, but it was quickly sorted out. secondly, only a total of 14,000 votes in the county at all yet

trump says it's enough to overturn the election. and, third, the report was authored by a fellow who has made incorrect allegations about voter fraud in the past. you may recall i told you about a claim the trump campaign made about fraud in michigan where they listed counties. turned out the counties were in minnesota. because they con foused the abbreviation for minnesota, mn, as michigan. that was also russell. tomorrow will be six months since vice president pence, the fellow in charge of our coronavirus fight, declared in an op-ed in "the wall street journal" there is no coronavirus second wave. he blamed the media for overhyping the danger. we'll take a closer look at that tomorrow. again, the president tweeting just something shocking today. we will be talking about it on twitter and you will find me there. i am @scottmcgrew. 6:46 right now. we are watching bay area hospitals closely as covid cases

surge. icu beds are dwindling and that may force the state to be under a stay-at-home order today. it would change things for three bay area counties that have kept things open including san mateo county. >> sharon katsuda is live for us. we said before this is the largest county in california that is not under that stay-at-home order. >> reporter: laura and marcus, many people who are under the stay-at-home order are coming here thinking it's okay to come from outside the area. the state will update numbers today for covid cases and on icu availability, factors used in whether to require the entire bay area region including santa cruz and monterey counties to follow the stay-at-home order. this will happen if the region has less than 15% availability of icu beds. and a closer look at the bay area by county. marin and san mateo are in the red zone and have less than 15% availability. santa clara and solano counties

just above that with 16%. san francisco, napa and alameda county in yellow with more than 30%. so depending on what the state orders today, it could affect many businesses out here. they're getting prepared for outdoor dining. that could all change very soon. reporting live, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." something we'll continue to watch. thanks, sharon. there's some new state guidance on youth sports. competitions will not resume until january 25th at the earliest. outdoor practices are allowed even in counties with stay-at-home orders. people are urged to avoid exercising with anyone from another household. now to something good that will make you put a smile on your face this morning. >> frontline workers start getting the first batches, some are celebrating. ♪ i do my hair toss check my nails ♪ ♪ baby how you feeling

>> they are happy and lively. the staff at boston medical center dancing. this video now going viral with nearly 550,000 views. definitely a joyous moment of the year. got to look for the high spots. everybody is looking for any chance we can to turn this pandemic around. i know i'll be dancing when i get to be with you again once again in person. >> i foe. the party that we're going to have. we've been doing another dance, the rain dance. something we haven't had for a long time, kari. right. it was so great to see it over the weekend. i really enjoyed some of the showers that were off and on. this next round may help you sleep better. it really doesn't affect much of your day. we've seen some coastal flooding

and the high breakers coming along with our normal king tides that we see where we get the higher than normal astronomical tides that will be happening later this morning. and this will be the last day of the king tides but we may still see high breakers over the next few days. and we are going to be mostly sunny today. tomorrow is when we start to see more clouds moving in and there will be that rain starting late tomorrow night. now here we are at 10:30 and that rain is just starting to make its way into the north bay and it's going to have to work its way all the way across the bay area. a lot will weaken. by thursday morning waking up heading out the door for work it's going to be pretty much clearing. the roads may still be wet. you'll see the evidence of the rain that fell through those overnight hours. as we go through the rest of the forecast it's looking pretty dry. sunny, cool. highs reaching into the upper 50s and low 60s. the rain coming in late tomorrow

night into thursday. the weekend is looking nice. we are going to have some great weather for enjoying a little bit more time out in the backyard. now heading over to you, mike, how is it looking heading to work this morning? >> the traffic alert cleared from oakland, great news for 580. let's look at the map. we have an issue or two issues perhaps for the nimitz. that's 880. the big view shows mostly green in the middle of the screen both north and southbound. the nimitz freeway jamming approaching tennyson road. the crash may have just cleared to the shoulder. the northbound side leaves one lane blocked at least and that's adding more slowing. both are heading to the san mateo bridge getting up to the bay bridge is just fine. the san mateo bridge, getting there is slow but the bridge itself does move smoothly. metering lights are on. i'll show that to you coming up. back to you. happening now for you despite the rain and overcast skies, local tourists and the locals there are gathering in

chile where they watched a total eclipse of the sun. prompting cheers and shouts from the crowd that had gathered on this rainy day. they were able to see it without glasses thanks to the clouds. south america, get this, won't see another total eclipse of the sun until 2048. up next, breaking news on the effectiveness of moderna's vaccine all coming up including the first bay area health care workers about to receive the covid vaccine in just a mat earp of hours. we'll have a live report next. it's 6:52. you're watching "today in the bay." ♪

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welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." breaking news right now on moderna's vaccine. the fda calling it highly effective or 94% effective, to

be exact. the approval process for moderna's vaccine starts thursday. we will be watching and will give you the very latest. the first san francisco health care workers hours away from getting the first pfizer vaccine. to "today in the bay's" cierra johnson live outside zuckerberg san francisco general hospital. outline what will happen today. >> reporter: good morning. we're told within the morning hours, not given a specific time, the health care workers will be given the first dose of that vaccine. these will be the first members of our community to receive the vaccine, working extra hours for the last nine months or so to help those covid patients. we're learning governor gavin newsom did take to twitter to say the state of california can expect 393,000 more vaccines, so some other good news for our

community and that fight against covid. we're live in front of san francisco general hospital, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> reporter: i'm bob redell live in martinez where at 4:00 this afternoon the contra costa regional medical center behind me will begin administering the first doses of its covid vaccine to its frontline workers, main lip the doctors and nurses, also later this morning the contra costa county board of supervisors will increase fines for those who violate the public health orders related to covid-19. by how much they increase the fines it's not clear. last week one supervisor says she wants to see the fines that have a bite to business owners. reporting live in martinez, bob redell, "today in the bay." as the first u.s. vaccines are administered a reminder of what still has to be done to contain the spread of the virus. the number of u.s. deaths has now surpassed 300,000 with more than 16 million infections.

here in the bay area. total number is approaching 200,000 with nearly 10,000 cases just added. more than 2,100 people have died. if you get a covid test, you may have to wait longer to receive those results. according to palo alto online labs right now are slammed. it's resulting in 30% longer turnaround times compared with a month ago. experts say results are critical because longer delays may lead to more infected people unknowingly out and about spreading the illness. getting out and about is something you can do today. but first take a look at this. >> that's right, wow. take a look at this. oh, wouldn't that be nice to take a stroll down there together, the whole team. a live look in redwood city this morning as we're awaiting the sun's arrival maybe to break through some of these clouds. let's get the latest with meteorologist kari hall. how are we looking today?

another cool start. yes, it's going to be a cool start but a nice day. we're heading back into the upper 50s. we're dry today, dry tomorrow, but then we are going to be more rain coming in by late wednesday night into early thursday. of course we'll have more updates on that. mike, what's the update on the morning commute? still a tough drive for folks heading to the san mateo bridge, both directions of the nimitz affected by crashes. the southbound side has just cleared. the northbound side still has a middle lane blocked. we need more tow trucks. the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive. the metering lights turned on just after 6:30 -- 5:30, i'm sorry, and the backup filling these lanes. no drama for the maze moving smoothly. okay. hey, i understand we just had a slight earthquake here in the bay area. taking a look at our seismologist reader in the

newsroom. you see a little shaking there. did you feel it? >> i felt it right here in the studio. i was talking to our production assistant. did you feel that? it was a jolt. we'll continue to follow this and will have updates at 7:25. thanks for watching us this morning. ♪ ♪ good morning. help arrives. the nation's vaccine rollout expanding across the country this morning. the first shots given to health care workers on the front line. >> it's an emotional and exciting day. there is a light at the end of the tunnel. >> but that massive effort tempered by the harsh reality of the pandemic. more than 300,000 covid deaths in america. >> now is not the time to let our guard down. >> just ahead, the next steps in the ambitious mission as we go to florida where some of the first doctors and nurses will be