americans. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues now. good thursday morning. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll have a quick look outside at san jose, people also talking about the warm weather that we've been having. we'll have a check on the forecast and commute coming up in eight minutes. first, we begin with san francisco coming down hard on local health care company on who they gave the shots to. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us this morning and bob, i know we're talking about one medical here. >> correct. and they're accused of administering covid-19 vaccinations, marcus, to people who should not have received them. one medical, a national health care provider, contracted with the city of san francisco to provide vaccines to some health care workers and those 65 years and older. the county health says people

doses were administered to patients a phase 1a health care workers but not ihss workers, dph refers or one medical health care employees. because of this and our inability to verify the 1a status of the cohort the department of public health stopped allocating doses to one medical. the chronicle reports alameda and san mateo have suspended handing over doses to one medical. all three counties are reportedly taking back more than 1600 doses from one medical to distribute to other health care providers. one medical tells us, i'm quoting, those whom we vaccinated within the unspecified number of doses in question from the san francisco public health department have specifically attested they were eligible health care workers. we had permission from the health department to vaccinate

this group and were transparent with the health department about our process and protocols to do so. one medical was allowed to retain enough doses to provide second shots to people who already received their first dose, according to san francisco. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. today is the final day of hearings over the capitol hill siege. the debate focused on the creation of a commission that will investigate what really happened and how to stop it from happening again. tracie potts has been following this from day one and tracie, among other things, we're finding out how much this is all costing americans. >> reporter: $30 million, we're talking about damage to the building and security issues related to that january 6th riot. that, marcus, according to the architect of the capitol. the smashed windows and doors, stolen items, damage to historical paintings and statutes all adding up to that amount. in the meantime house

nancy pelosi's draft proposal is out on putting together a commission to examine that january 6th riot. she wants, according to that proposal, seven democrats and four republicans on that commission with only the democrats having power to subpoena testimony and documents. that's not how the 9/11 commission was set up. it was evenly split and everyone had subpoena power. here's the reaction from senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. >> the 9/11 commission was intentionally built to be bipartisan. >> we should approach fig g out what happened, why it happened, and how do we prevent this type of violent attack on our democracy from ever happening again. >> reporter: the two 9/11 commission leaders representing each party tell politico it would be a mistake if there were not equal representation on this

commission. congress forming a commission requires the okay of both the house and senate. speaking of congress, today those hearings continue on what led to that riot and the response to it. today they're going to hear from the architect of the house and also i should say the sar fwents at arms of the house and also from the new capitol police chief. marcus? >> tracie potts in washington this morning, tracie, thank you. 6:04. new details this morning, one person injured and two are in custody after an armed robbery that terrified target shoppers in the east bay. it happened yesterday at the pharmacy inside the target store on lone tree way in antioch. police say one man was shot in the leg as the suspects tried to leave the scene. all the way panicked customers tried to take cover. one witness who didn't want to be identified said she watched it unfold as she was waiting in

line at the pharmacy. >> i see the pharmacist with his hands in the air. so i started to say, the pharmacy is getting robbed. i got louder and louder. everybody heard me and after that, you heard gunshots. i mean it all happened within like five seconds, that quick. >> police say the suspect's car slammed into a patrol car in the parking lot at which time officers arrested the two men inside. authorities have now filed murder and assault charges against a man accused in a violent string of crimes last weekend in the east bay. darryon williams of stockton is being held on nearly $10 million bail accused of shooting and killing a man in discovery bay and later injuring two first responders in a drive-by shooting in antioch. both are now recovering at home. authorities say williams' girlfriend and their son were located this week and are safe. 6:05. california becomes the first state in the u.s. to surpass 50,000 covid deaths. about one month after surpassing

40,000. the statewide numbers reached a sudden push from l.a. county updating its records following a backlog. there's hope on the way as johnson & johnson's vaccine may be approved for emergency use tomorrow. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in santa clara with a boost in shots headed our way. kris? >> hi, marcus. johnson & johnson says it might add 4 million doses to the national supply immediately after it gets fda approval and as you mentioned, that could happen tomorrow as the fda reviews the request for emergency use approval. you might be thinking didn't you guys report on this yesterday? well yesterday it was fda staff getting its endorsement which paves the way for approval. the johnson and johnson vaccine is 72% effective, less than the moderna and pfizer, which have a rate in the 95% range, but that's still more effective than the average seasonal flu shot and just one dose and doesn't require special refrigeration.

>> super promising and two weeks ago we were saying why are we opening these huge centers when we don't have enough vaccine. well, i think it was really important to open them up because once we get the supply in, you have the infrastructure. >> reporter: now as the doctor said, good news for mass vaccination sites like moscone center which will reopen today after it shut down for lack of supply, which should start to steady out as pfizer and moderna say they are on track to deliver 3 million doses by april. by the way, you see rite aid behind me in santa clara, one of the pharmacies people can start to get vaccinated against covid. there are other locations in san mateo and redwood city, but you have to have an appointment and these doses are coming from the federal supply so not taking away from our local counties. in santa clara, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> planyourvaccine.com is a great way to do that. thank you. happening now, the search continues for that coyote tied

to five attacks. the latest monday in lafayette. animal control officers are patrolling neighborhoods and using trail cameras and setting traps to hopefully catch the animal before it bites someone else. here's more proof of increase close encounters. look at this one spotted in lafayette reservoir trail two weeks ago. it's unclear if this is the same one that's attacking people. >> that's such a popular trail to get out and go for a hike or a walk. let's take a peek outside, open up those windows this morning. staying in the east bay we're in walnut creek this morning. windy and warm yesterday. >> the gang is all here this morning. kari, i know a lot of people are talking about the weather. sitting at the light, talking about the wind gusts the six in the car it was strong yesterday. >> yeah. i mean it kind of hit us at times a little burst, so that's what we were dealing with all day yesterday afternoon. the wind is starting to calm

down right now as we take a live look outside in san jose. we're just about 35 minutes away from sunrise so the days are getting longer and we're enjoying more of that time outside as the temperatures start out in the upper 40s. we are headed towards 66 degrees for an afternoon high in the south bay, 70 in napa, so it's still going to be nice and warm and once again, not as windy as yesterday. so we'll talk about what's coming our way for the weekend coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking for the commute? >> well, kari, if we're at the bay bridge toll plaza what's coming your way is cars. let's look at the backup. the metering lights looks like they have been activated and the backup on the incline we showed you a few minutes ago. this is right in sequence of what we expect. as we look at the approach you see the arrow to the left going toward the bay bridge and the toll plaza and the backup you saw. the arrow eastbound highway 4, there is a crash over at franklin. if you cut over from hercules or rodeo keep that in mind.

the circle at the bottom slowing from san jose typical over there and near the dublin interchange reports of a crash. i will check that out. that just came in. back to you. >> thanks. 6:09. some bay area counties are allowing indoor dining to resume, the question is lu dine inside? what americans are saying in a new poll. plus? >> it was one year ago now that wall street first really noticed coronavirus and the markets turned lower. we've since hit new records. take a look at the futures a little money coming off the records, understandable. we'll have the latest. plus -- ♪♪ ♪ maybe the world is ♪ >> punky brewster is back. we'll have a look at the new reboot that might have you wearing mismatched shoes. you're watching "today in the bay."

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right now at 6:13, a look at our tahoe report. we're going to have great weather for going to the sierra this weekend. temperatures warm in the mid 40s, for squall valley and alpine meadows. cooling down and no snow. our dry forecast as well coming up in a few minutes. and we're talking about a drive right here.

this is westbound 580 with these headlights towards the dublin interchange. just shy of the interchange, around hawthorne there was a crash indeed but it got to the shoulder so it's a distraction but no lanes are blocked. traffic moves smoothly. we'll show you the bigger view coming up. good morning, very happy thursday to you as well. tesla has told its employees it's temporarily suspending production of its model three at its fremont plant. bloomberg was the first to report this. it's important to say we don't know why. we're asking. yesterday we were talking about how important materials and chips are hard to get for car companies and might affect production. president biden talking about it too. >> these chips for automobiles i isn't realize how many chips were in here. but cause something lines to slow down and people not being laid off.

at least shorter shifts. >> it's possible teslas has more model 3s than buyers. bloomberg reporting the workers on the line have been told to expect pauses in production until march 7th. thursday, first time jobless claims were released showing 730,000 new applications for unemployment. not only is that far less than we expected, we expected artificially high numbers because of the terrible weather throughout the midwest which likely led to short-term layoffs in things like construction. i said at 5:30 it would be hard to interpret this data and it is. square, the credit card company processing company in san francisco, opened its books to investors as it does every quarter. normally we look through there looking for profits and losses, but what's remarkable about what we saw this time around is the amount of unused and unwanted office space square has. it's a liability because it's

still paying rent, hundreds of millions of dollars of san francisco office space it is not planning to use because so many of its employees will work from home from here on out. and it was a year ago the markets plunged for the first time as investors said hold on, i think this coronavirus thing sounds like it might be kind of serious. little did they know, little did we know, marcus and laura, a year later markets would be hitting new records as the dow did yesterday. it's hard to explain. next week i want to talk about some of the things as we were trying to predict what was going to happen, would have been a year ago next week i started to write on facebook, i went to costco and got a if a sociologi psychologist can talk to us on twitter, what that that phenomenon where you look back and think it was so obvious but at the time didn't seem like it at all. >> 2020 hindsight.

>> thanks, scott. we know so many things have changed due to the pandemic including crushing the restaurant industry. according to a new lending tree sur fay, half of all americans say at least one restaurant they once loved is now out of business. in the meantime just 20% draw the line at eating outdoors, rather than inside of a restaurant. get this, about four in ten say they've left a restaurant because it was overcrowded or people weren't wearing masks. everything old is new again and that includes maybe your favorite tv show. today "punky brewster" is back. >> there's something i have been missing, my punky power. >> well, salon moonfry returns as she's grown up with punkies of her own now. watch the show on peacock, which is owned by comcast and the owner of nbc bay area.

that's kind of fun to see. punky all grown up. see if she wears matching shoes now. >> i know she did -- >> do they still call her punky? >> that will be a good one to see and we have to watch. watch party. all right. 6:17. >> hey, let's take a look at -- let's take a look at morning commute right now. >> all right. let's get a look out there. we see there are no major problems. kind of fewer cars. we've seen that for the last year. as we look outside a smooth flow of traffic at the bay bridge approach. we have relatively mild backup. it's 6:18 right now and we have the metering lights on, slow off the 880 overcross as we look at the map. there may be a disabled vehicle on the approach. didn't see any problems. highway 4 still has a vehicle in the lanes over near franklin, a little slowing for san jose, and then fuller creek we have wires down which will have big basin way closed between highway 235. that might have been winds

although i don't have that for sure. it's calmer now. >> yeah. it has been windy over the past 24 hours and now the winds are starting to calm down. the wind advisories have expired but as we take a live look outside it's a beautiful start to our thursday morning. as we take a live look outside in san francisco, our temperatures have mostly started out in the upper 40s, low get out in the backyard, check out walnut creek. we're going from the to want to outside as we reach the mid to upper 60s. it's going to be nice to not have the winds gusting so high. later today as we look at our temperatures reaching into the upper 60s, a few low 70s, but overall we're in for some dry weather in our forecast. high pressure moves away, we've seen the storm systems well to the north of us, but they're also what's causing some of these wind gusts.

another one close by as we go into saturday and that's going to make those winds gust once again as we are getting these high winds, still no rain and that's just drying out the vegetation even more. our temperatures mainly holding steady with highs in the upper 60s, morning in the low 40s and san francisco looking at temperatures mostly in the low to mid 60s over the next several days. pretty quiet here, but we've also been following our climate in crisis. we've also been offering up little hacks and things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint. vianey joins us now. what do you have? >> kari, we're talking plastic shampoo bottles and food waste. according to unwrap live, a plastic free brand, 552 million plastic shampoo bottles end up in the dump every single year. we have to wash our hair, right. a great hack would be to look for a nearby lifestyle shop where you can refill the shampoo

bottles or you can trade that for a bar of shampoo instead and avoid the wrapping altogether. food waste, the unused salad mix at the end of the week, americans threw away nearly 28 tons of food last year. a hack would be to take inventory of things you already have and things you didn't really eat throughout the week and then make a list of what you need before you even hit the grocery store. once you get back home make sure to keep your fridge organized. if you can see it you're more likely to eat it. uneaten food accounts for 4% of greenhouse gas emissions that we could avoid altogether by wasting less. of course that will save your pocket money too. for a list of eco-friendly shops throughout the bay area, i have those on my social media platforms at nbc vianey and nbcbayarea.com/climate in crisis. i will see you on social and send it back to you. >> perfect. we can all do our part. thanks so much, vianey.

coming up next, what america's first lady dr. jill biden is telling kelly clarkson in her first interview without the president. what will she dish up? also coming up, nbc bay area responds. cammers are trying to k people who want the covid-19 vaccine. you can steer clear of them. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll show you how to next.

welcome back. 6:24. thieves are taking advantage of the pandemic to scam people. consumer investigators chris chmura is going to show us how to spot their newest tricks. we're tired of long lines, convoluted tiers and impossible to get appointments. scammers know it. we don't want to wait to get our covid-19 vaccinations. here are four scams that prey on our impatience. scam one, shots for sale. the federal trade commission says vaccine ads are bogus. >> you can't buy the vaccine anywhere. >> scam two, vaccine shortcuts. some are advertising pay for play bypasses around the tier to get you vaccinated faster. uncle sam says you're throwing away your money. >> you can't get to the head of the line by paying anyone a fee. >> scam three, fake vaccine alert. watch out for texts or e-mails that pretend to be the cdc or public health, bait to get you to fork over personal data, credit card info or both.

scam four at your front door. the ftc says some crooks will show up in person pretending to register people for the vaccine. don't give them any info unless they can prove who they are and what they're up to. if they can't -- >> these are imposters. >> if you see vaccine fraud or fall for it speak up to protect others. start a file online at reportfraud.ftc.gov. 6:26. coming up, first lady jill biden in a solo interview for the first time as first lady and it's on the "kelly clarkson show." she opens up about her divorce and how it led to her life now and gives kelly a recent devorsy some advice. >> i look back on it now and think you know, if i hadn't gotten divorced i never would have met joe and have the beautiful family i have now. >> yeah. >> i really think things happen

for the best and i think, kelly, over time, i don't know how long it's been for you, but over time you heal. >> you can watch the full interview today at 2:00 p.m. here on nbc bay area. >> good advice. much more ahead on this thursday morning, including a check on tiger woods and how his recovery is going after that crash in southern california have people continuing to pray for his recovery. an update next. and still falling, the latest look at rent prices in san francisco and new signs things may finally be stabilizing a bit. we'll take a look at the new data next. you're watching "today in the bay."

have people continuing to pray bay." right now at 6:30 on the verbal of reopening, two more bay area counties may allow indoor reopenings for hundreds of businesses. the preparation already under way in anticipation. after reports of people misusing vaccine codes to jump the line for vaccines, the state is cracking down. the changes in the works coming up next. and are you feeling it? >> the winter warmup that's gripping the bay area right now. more 70 degree temperatures in the forecast today as the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. the sun is up and nice start to our day. good thursday morning. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. a check of your forecast and commute coming up in a few

minutes. first, making sure that those shots get out to the people who really qualify. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live this morning with a new response from the problem of line jumpers really misusing the access codes, cierra? >> good morning, marcus. we first explained this situation yesterday. it's essentially folks taking an code and using the code to jump the line to receive the vaccine. the access code is really intended for folks in communities that are hard hit by covid-19, but oakland leaders are saying something has to be done to prevent this from happening and to protect those and those vulnerable situations. now in a letter to state and federal officials vice mayor rebecca kaplan and council member reed said communities with the most privilege are getting the highest proportion of the vaccination appointments while the hardest hit communities suffering the worst of the covid-19 impact and harms are receiving the least amount of vaccine.

now just to give you an idea of the disparity of this virus and why it's important that some communities, specifically the black and latino communities in the bay area, receive these access codes, according to the alameda department of health, just under 32,000 cases of the virus were i tept fide in folks as folks who identify as hispanic or latino compared to o identify as white. city leaders in oakland hoping changes will be made to the online system and it targets the folks living in the hard-hit areas. next month the state has plans to switch to individual one-time access codes to combat this problem. this problem isn't just a bay area problem. there were issues in the los angeles area according to the "l.a. times" of folks receiving a code on their phone from friends or coworkers and using that to jump the line. those codes similar to the bay area intended for those in those

hard-hit areas. live in marin county, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thanks for the very latest there, cierra. it is 6:32 right now. nbc has launched a website called plan your vaccine. the goal is to connect you to what you need to get your shot. you go to the site, select your state, occupation and age, and then you're shown the closest locations where you can get the planyourvaccine.com. this morning, fans are praying tiger woods' legendary golf career will continue. he's alert and responsive at harbor-ucla medical center following the surgery to his legs and feet for those injuries suffered from the frightening rollover crash. investigators are hopeful that the vehicle's black box will provide clues about what led to that crash. they believe he was not impaired. one deputy who was first on the scene says that woods is lucky a neighbor called 911. >> there's so many variables as to what could have happened.

if someone didn't hear it or call 911, sometimes people assume someone called 911 and don't do it themselves or if mr. woods knocked unconscious who knows how long until someone would have seen him. >> investigators say the road is step and curves and notunbe common for drivers to exceed the speed limit. members of california's asian pacific legislating caucus are trying to build support in sacramento this week for a series of new measures meant to fight back against anti-asian hate crimes. in san francisco, mayor london breed toured the richmond district yesterday with the police chief and community leaders. this is part of the city's show of solidarity for the asian-american community and provides a chance for mayor breed to get firsthand feedback not only about the safety concerns but issues tied to the pandemic. new york city taking new action to combat hate skrims. coming up on "today", show, vicky nguyen takes a look into the new effort to combat the series of hate crimes in new york city and the steps the

mayor is taking, that's at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." and here's how you can help. nbc bay area telemundo 48 and our parent company comcast have partnered with the bay area have asian pacific fund and will provide grants to organizations working to stop attacks against asians. we put a link on nbcbayarea.com. taking a live look outside, to our day. you know the city may be on the verbal of entering the red covid tier as soon as next week. leaders are setting ground rules for restaurants before they make this big move. indoor dining will have to close at 10:00 p.m. and it will be a limited number to table of four people from the same family. now outdoor dining can remain open past 10:00 and people from three families will be allowed to sit together instead of the current two families. restaurants plan to make those transitions slowly. >> make sure when we do open for indoor dining, that everything is safe for our staff and our patrons so we're definitely not

going to rush into something at the moment, but we are very excited that's the direction everything is going. >> city leaders say inspectors will go from educating to citing businesses for violating new health orders. the numbers are changing and so are restrictions. let's take a look at the current map. san francisco is currently in that purple tier along with six other bay area counties. but that big change for san mateo and marin county could be coming. this week they're moving into that red tier. that means indoor dining can resume at 25% capacity. gyms at 10% capacity and movie theaters at 25% as well as museums and aquariums. as many struggle just to make it in the bay right now, there are signs that san francisco renters market may be bottoming out. a new survey indicates the city

rents are mostly stable. the numbers for a one bedroom apartment dropped since january and the average cost $2650 a month. rents are down nearly 25% from one year ago. 6:36. let's head outside and take a beautiful look at palo alto there. you know what, the windy conditions and warm yesterday, but today, it's a different day. >> that's right. i was looking for my kite yesterday because the winds kicking up in the afternoon. i couldn't find it. let's see if i have time today, kari. >> that's funny because my son said the same thing yesterday. he was like it's so windy, let's find the kite. i'm like, i have no idea where that thing is. but it was really gusting yesterday afternoon and now as we take a look at what you'll feel as you get ready to head out the door, upper 40s to low 50s to start out today and as you make plans to head out and enjoy some of the sunshine and warm weather, our high forecast

for the east bay starts out in the mid 40s but upper 60s for today. the best time will be at about 4:00 this afternoon with a light breeze picking up. we'll get a look at what's going on in the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. but mike, heading out the door this morning, still maybe a little breezy in spots. >> yes. that's a great note. places like the bay bridge we're going to watch out for the effects across the span. no problem as we look at the map and live pictures throughout. we see the backup at the toll plaza, but it's moving smoothly, slower to build today. that's not so bad. as we get a look at the map, the bigger view i guess we should say we're looking at a slower drive across the span towards san francisco. highway 4 still has the crash but looks like it may be clearing heading over into concord out of rodeo and also the crash near the dublin interchange but a minor slowing it's on the shoulder. back to you. thank you very much, mike. 6:38 right now. up next, a hopeful debate on how

the biden administration is doing in reuniting immigrant children that were separated from their parents at the u.s./mexico border. plus -- >> another step closer to get the stimulus plan, but there is a big important hurdle in the senate. we'll go over that coming up. first, as part of our black history month coverage today we honor actress director producer and activist terri j. vaughn. she was born in san francisco as an actress she's best known as her role as la vitae on "the steve harvey show" and received three naacp image awards for that performance. her activism includes working with black lives matter movement and encouraging her 1 million followers on instagram to vote during the 2020 election. we salute you, terri j. vaughn.

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right now on this thursday morning, the time is 6:42 and the sun is rising right now. time to get up and get ready to head out for that walk or run in danville our temperatures in the mid 40s. it will be warming up if you're waiting for later in the morning. we'll talk about what's going on for the weekend in a few minutes. why wait until later. look at that beautiful sun coming up over here. this just started to loosen u ae overcross there. we'll give you a look at a

slower drive coming up. ♪♪ it's being made in the effort to reunite families separated by the trump administration's immigration policy. in the past month attorneys have found the parents of 105 migrant children. there are still more than 500 left to be located. lawyers tell a federal judge parents of more than 300 young people were likely deported, making them more difficult to find. the biden administration recently formed a task force to help with the effort. president biden says his coronavirus relief bill will help those people in need. >> scott mcgrew, a key decision could be made today in the senate. >> yeah. that's by the senate parliamentarian. good morning. most of the covid relief bill is pretty straight forward, money to help local government and vaccinations, checks for american families of course, but the democrats also want to add a federal minimum wage increase to $15 an hour.

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now he more or less runs saudi arabia which supplies us with a lot of energy. then again apparently ordered a brutal murder. there will be a lot of diplomacy this week. not a lot of diplomacy in the halls of congress. congresswoman ma renewman has a transgender daughter and put up a pride flag outside her office, across the hall from congresswoman marjorie taylor greene who put up a sign saying there are only two genders. the whole thing on twitter. arguing over a new equality act in the house that would better protect civil rights. investigations into the attack on the capitol continue. the latest arrest is a fellow from chicago outlined in red there. he's on his phone. according to an fbi affidavit, he was texting his ex-girlfriend at the time. here's a closer look at him. according to that affidavit he was telling her she was a moron, his words, for not believing the election was stole an that's when she decided to turn the

text and videos over he sent to the fbi showing he took part in the attack. we're waiting for the khashoggi report and talking about it on twitter. follow me there at scott mcgrew. >> thanks. a woman who reported problems at a southern california covid testing facility faces a lawsuit from her former employer. she and several other workers blew the whistle saying that company perken elmer made unauthorized changes to the testing process and the health is investigating. the suit claims she violated her confidentiality agreement by unlawfully accessing a computer system and forwarding information to a personal e-mail. perkinelmer has a contract with the state and says the problems were corrected months ago. hope for the vaccine supply chain johnson & johnson's one shot vaccine. it may be approved for emergency use as soon as tomorrow. that's not the only good news

here. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live in santa clara with a boost in shots headed our way. kris? >> hi there. let's start with the johnson & johnson vaccine that says it's ready to roll out 4 million doses as soon as it gets emergency use approval from the fda that could happen as early as tomorrow when the fda reviews the request for emergency use approval. you might be thinking didn't this happen yesterday? what happened yesterday is fda staff gave an endorsement for the vaccine, that is a pivotal step there. the johnson & johnson vaccine is 72% effective, less than the moderna and pfizer vaccines which have efficacy rates in the 95% range, but it's still more effective than the average flu shot, one dose and doesn't require special refrigeration. >> it's super promising and two weeks ago we were saying why are we opening these huge centers when we don't have enough vaccine. well, i think it was really important to open them up because once we get the supply

in, you have the infrastructure. >> reporter: that is good news. vaccination sites like the moscone center which will reopen after it shut down for lack of supply should start to steady out. pfizer and moderna are on track to deliver 3 million doses by april. we are here at a rite aid store in santa clara to remind you there are locations that are now offering covid vaccinations if they have the supply and you have to have an appointment. here in santa clara there are locations in san jose, san mateo and redwood city, but remember you can't just show up. in santa clara, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, kris. the sun is up across the bay area and stop for a moment and take a look at this. what a sunrise across the bay area. the spring-like temperatures are continuing. it's been really, really nice. >> everyone has been talking about this. you know, kari, you said yesterday the sun is coming up early and i was thinking when i

was working from home about two weeks ago i didn't see a peek of the sun until after the show and now look at the. it's really looking nice out there. >> yes, it is. we're able to enjoy more time outside longer into the evening, but yesterday it was so windy that while we were out walking we were just getting blown around. let's talk about some of the top wind gusts we had for our upper elevations in mt. saint helena, 78 miles per hour and mt. diablo a wind gust of 59, 58 on mount umunhun. byron and pleasanton the winds over 30 miles per hour. they allowed the wind advisory to expire and a lot of sunshine as our temperatures head back to the mid to upper 60s, low 70s in napa, 66 in oakland and we'll reach 67 in palo alto. so going through this forecast we've seen high pressure keeping it dry, keeping the rain away even as the storm systems pass

to the north of us. we've seen quite a few of them and that's what causing these winds to gust. we're still lacking the rain and looks like as we get the update on the drought monitor for this morning just came out a little while ago and shows some improvement for far northern california but here in the bay area still no change for us. we have extreme drought conditions and it really is hard to look at this because at the end of february, we should be in the wettest time of the year. it's been so dry this month and seeing no rain in the forecast and we know these drought conditions will continue. that's something we'll be watching out for even as we try to enjoy all of this sunshine and warm weather. our highs will reach into the upper 60s into the weekend and we'll be watching out for some more of those high winds for the weekend especially on saturday into early sunday. may dry out the vegetation even more. our morning starts will be in the upper 30s and low 40s with san francisco temperatures mostly in the upper 60s for the

weekend but slightly cooler by early next week. and mike, heading out the door this morning, want to make sure the drivers have their sunglasses too. >> yeah. bring the sunglasses but also head's up for boulder creek, i don't know if this is because of the high winds but wires are down overnight still an issue. highway 9, big basin way closed between highway 35. consider that not usable. highway 17 is fine and they will send a crew out to take care of the wires down later. the rest of the bay shows a smooth easy drive toward the bay bridge. no major delays. the travel time down the east shore freeway shows a little slower now through beshgry and emeryville and a look at the toll plaza itself, the metering lights have been turned on and the backup building. but there it is for all lanes off the 880 overcrossing, carpooling a big advantage. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, breaking news, donald trump's tax records are in the hands of manhattan's

district attorney. that announcement coming out. millions of pages of documents tied to the secret for years people have been trying to keep the secret for years. prosecutors received the documents monday hours after a supreme court decision denied trump's final effort to keep those records private. coming up next, a quick look at our top stories. bay area health provider accused of giving covid vaccines to people who don't yet qualify. the penalty is severe. up next, the fallout and the company's response to the claims. it's 6:52. you're watching "today in the bay."

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6:55. welcome back. here's a quick look at our top stories we're following on "today in the bay." including serious fallout for one bay area health care provider accused of handing out vaccines to people who didn't yet qualify. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live this morning with those details, including the response from the company's executives. bob? >> good morning, marcus and laura. as a result that health care provider is having their vaccine taken away after being accused of administering covid-19 vaccines to people who should not have received them. one medical, a national health care provider, contracted with san francisco trode vaccines to some health care

workers and those 65 and older. but the county health department says people received the vaccine who are under 65 and not health care workers and i'm quoting here, one response indicates a number of doses were administered to patients who were under 65 who self-identified as health care workers but were not, referrals or one medical health care employees. because of our inability to verify the 1a status the department of health has stopped allocating doses to one medical. the chronicle reports alameda and san mateo counties as well as san francisco have suspended the doses to 1 medical and that they are taking back more than 1600 doses from one medical to distribute to other health care providers. one medical tells us i'm quoting again, those whom we have vaccinated with unspecified number of doses in from the health attested they were eligible workers. we had permission from the

health department to vaccinate this group and were transparent about our process and protocols to do so. one medical was allowed to retain enough doses to provide second sthoz people who recei l "today in the bay." 6:57. new details this morning, one person injured, two in custody after an armed robbery that terrified target shoppers in the east bay. it happened yesterday te pharmacy inside the target store on lone tree way in antioch. police say one man was shot in the leg as the suspects tried to leave the scene. all the which while panic customers tried to take cover. police say the suspect's car slammed into a patrol car in the parking lot at which time officers arrested the two men inside. authorities have filed murder and assault charges against a man accused in a violent string of crimes last weekend in the east bay. darryon wems of stockton is being held on nearly $10 million

bail. he's accused of shooting and killing a man in discovery bay and later injuring two first responders in a drive-by shooting in antioch. both are recovering at home. authorities say williams' girlfriend and their son were located this week and are safe. happening now, the search continues for that coyote tied to five attacks in central county. the latest happened monday in lafayette. animal patrol officers are patrolling neighborhoods and also using trail cameras and set traps. this to hopefully catch the animal before it bites someone else. more proof of increasing close encounters involving coyotes, this one spotted on a reservoir trail two weeks ago, but it's unclear if this is the same one that's attacking people. it's thursday or as we like to call it friday eve. a look outside right there, oh, yes the sun is rising this morning. a live look in oakland.

>> meteorologist kari hall has been tracking those temperatures for us. a beautiful start to the day, kari. >> yes, it is. and we're going to have a nice afternoon. temperatures reaching into the upper 60s and more of the same tomorrow. the winds pick up on saturday and temperatures cool off slightly but more dry weather in this forecast going into the next seven days. we'll be keeping an eye out on any distant rain chances. mike, how is it looking heading out the door for work this morning? >> looking busier here. the san mateo bridge on the right that traffic volume westbound did pick up just over the last few minutes but nothing surprising and to problems across 92 westbound. look at westbound 80 the bay bridge and the toll plaza is filled in as it has been for the last half hour. the sun will hit you in the face get the sunglasses out of san francisco toward the be east bay but moving well heading west across over in towards san francisco. at least it's moving visibly. we'll take it. >> there you go. pull out the california

sunglasses. you're right. that's going to do it for us this morning. >> the california sunshine, take a look at this. coming up over tri-valley. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. the "today" show is next. we'll see you back here tomorrow morning. straining the system mounting fears over a new variant of the coronavirus spreading fast in new york and potentially able to weaken the effectiveness of vaccines. but also, hope the u.s. on the verge of a third shot with johnson & johnson's single dose one step closer to approval >> we'll waste no time getting this life-saving vaccine into the arms of americans. >> we'll go one on one with dr. anthony fauci live purely an accident no charges expected against tiger woods in the wake of his horrific crash