we have, uhm -- >> right now, it's 4:30. >> -- 12 in favor. >> right now at 4:30, a new arsenal in the fight against covid-19, a third vaccine is hours away from rolling out across the country. the doses set to arrive in our golden state this week and the new plea from health experts for you to take what's available. and making a push to protect her community, a bay area girl working to raise awareness about a recent string of violent attacks against asian-americans. plus --

>> kind of looks like you're in an operating room right now. >> i am, sir. i'm in an operating room. . >> the california doctor under fire for attending traffic court on zoom while operating in the operating room, while the investigation is being launched as many call for his license to be pulled. "today in the bay" starts right now. already a busy monday morning. thanks for joining us. hope you had a great weekend. i'm laura garcia. >> and >> i'm marcus washington. the golden globes were handed out last night, big night for a lot of stars. we'll talk about the top winners and touching moments. andrea day getting the best actress. i saw the weekend "billie holliday versus the united states" or "the united states versus billie holliday. >>. >> thumbs.

>> two thumbs up for me and two thumbses up for the kari. >> it was windy at times this weekend but the wind is calming down and we have a nice day ahead. as we go into the week, we are going to be watching out for rain but this is what you'll see as you get ready to head out the door in walnut creek. it's all clear, temperatures in the mid-40s. we'll drop down a few more degrees around sunrise and slowly start to warm up once again. it's going to be comfortable, at least it's quiet to start out in the weather department. mike, what does it look like in the traffic department in. >> pretty. quiet. lots of roadwork for highway 101. right on schedule t picked up 101 is reopened south of sfo there, good news overnight. you were using 280 as your alternate. there's lots of zones through san mateo where there are cones so slow for those. easy drive across the bay bridge, the crash over on

highway 24 is outside of lanes, on the shoulder, no worries. back to you. breaking news, a death investigation outside a strip mall in contra costa county on concord avenue near the concord airport. we just got video in to our newsroom, a large crime scene is roped off. a lot of police there as the investigation continues this morning. we've contacted concord police but they've not released any information on the investigation. bob redell will join us at 5:30. millions of doses of the johnson & johnson vaccine expect to be shipped. the fda authorized the vaccine for emergency use over the weekend, the first single dose vaccine and much easier to ship and store and can be kept in a refrigerator rather than a freezer. johnson & johnson expects to ship 100 million doses by the

middle of the year, enough to vaccinate nearly a third of americans. hundreds of workers who received the covid-19 vaccine didn't have to go fa are to get it. "today in the bay's" marianne favro has efforts in the south bay on efforts to reach communities often overlooked. >> reporter: here in morgan hill people were bustling dining outdoors. for those who helped supply the food to the businesses it was an important day, the day the covid vaccine came to them. santa clara county launched its first pop-up vaccination clinic focused on farm workers who just became eligible for the covid vaccine. >> i can tell you today is the happiest day i have had since last month. >> reporter: the setup is part of a partnership with united farm workers. some workers even got the shot during their work breaks. long time monterey mushrooms

employee rojillo lonis says "as farmers we're affected by the pandemic and we're glad the county is worried about the farm workers." an estimated 1,000 farm worker also receive covid vaccines during two mobile clinic this is week. health leaders say it's critical to vaccinate farm workers because of the pandemic's toll only their communities, where death rates are high. the fda's approval of the new johnson & johnson one-shot covid vaccine may help even more farm workers get vaccinated. >> where you have say farm worker its or seasonal temp workers going from site to site and may not be around in three to four weeks when their second dose is due, a single dose vaccine makes a lot of sense. >> dozens of teachers also rolled up their sleeves and received a covid shot at the county fairgrounds in san jose. they're part of the next tier, eligible to get the vaccine. together, both clinics are

bringing the county one step closer to achieving hurd immunity. in morgan hill, marian favro, "nbc bay area news." this is a helpful website, called plan your vaccine. you go to the site, you select your state, occupation, age, then the site pulls up the closest vaccination sites and your eligibility. go to planyourvaccine.com. several bay area counties hoping to move from the state's most restrictive purple tier to the red tier this week. only ma arin and san mateo counties are in the red tier right now. getting there is based on two things, positivity rate, this is the percentage of people testing positive, and case rate. let's look at the south bay for you right now, santa clara county, the health leaders there expect for the red tier tomorrow. you see it down there. that move in the county's red tier will have fewer than seven cases per 100,000 people. the county's case rate right now

6.7, the positive rate 2.4. santa clara county meets both requirements and look in san francisco right now, san francisco they expect to slide from the purple tier to the red, the case 5.2, which means they meet the criteria. the california medical board reportedly investigating a sacramento area plastic surgeon who attended a zoom traffic court hearing in the middle of surgery. >> are you available for trial? kind of looks like you're in an operating room right now. >> i am, sir, in an operating room. i'm available for trial. go right ahead. >> let me briefly advise you -- >> the judge did not just go right ahead in this youtube video captured by the "sacramento bee" the judge told dr. scott green he didn't feel comfortable jeopardizing the safety of the patient. the hearing was quickly rescheduled. "the bee's" account the doctor said was not accurate and he had nothing to say. 4:37. leaders in oakland's chinatown plan to modify and expand

recently created foot patrols to boost patrol after recent anti-asian violent attacks. a 13-year-old girl organized one rally in san mateo over the weekend and given the current climate ashlyn so felt the need to take a stand. the rally turned into a show of solidarity for neighbors and friends. >> i thought this isn't okay. i have to do something about this and i told my mom, i want to start a rally. >> many bay area asian activists feel their communities are being singled out and targeted. investigators in some cases have been unable to find definitive racially motivated links for those attacks. if you're wondering how you can help, nbc bay area, telemundo 48 and comcast partnered with the bay area based asian-pacific fund. we will provide grants to organizations working to stop attacks against asians. if you want to donate, any amount will help. just go to our website,

nbcbayarea.com, and click on the link. it's 4:38. a touching tribute on the golf course. still ahead on "today in the bay," the way other pros honored tiger woods over the weekend and how reacted from his hospital bed following that horrific rollover crash. plus the all-new service united airlines will soon start offering that, and much more ahead for you. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 4:41, it is a cold start. take a look at these spots below freezing from the south county, all the way up through ukiah and clearlake. elsewhere, we have some 30s and 40s as you head out the door. but it will be a nice day. we'll talk about that and when we'll finally get some rain, that's coming up in a few minutes. all right, we do need that but yeah, you said it right, it's chilly out there. on the roadway, folks chilling in the north bay, look at san rafael, southbound with the headlights coming through the curves at tera linda. new incident in contra costa county. first we check with our friends from cnbc. >> good morning. i'm seema mody for cnbc. wall street is set to open higher as the yields on u.s. treasury bonds continue to slip from highs last week and markets came under pressure amid concerns about rising interest rates. higher rates can make stocks look less attractive as bonds

are seen as less risky. the nasdaq losing more than 4%. tech companies do largely rely on being able to borrow money at low rates in order to invest in future growth. in focus today, reports on manufacturing and construction spending. united airlines will start offering bus service later this month as ski slopes in colorado direct from denver's airport. bus also run to breckenridge and ft. collins. checked bags and skis depart from the bus at the airport and seating compass sit limited due to social distancing measures. denver has been a relatively bright spot for airlines during the pandemic because the area offers a lot of outdoor activities. united service has recovered to about 80% of 2019 levels, the most of any of its hubs. and lime investing $50 million with plans to offer service in 50 cities worldwide by the end of the year. the ebike battery is interchangeable with skoopters and phone holder, handlebar

display and automatic two-speed transmission. the new bikes are expected to launch this summer. laura and marcus, back to you. >> all right, thank you. >> let's go for a ride. 5:43. coming up on "today in the bay," governor gavin newsom's office quickly turning down the heat following a recent restaurant photo opportunity. we'll explain what it was in this case.

a very good monday morning to you, first day of march as well. looks quiet at the golden gate bridge. still pretty early. maybe folks easing into their monday morning as they ease out of really a great weekend. it was beautiful across the bay area. kari it's got a look at our forecast. we'll check that morning commute. looks kind of light right now but i'm not the expert, mike. we'll leave that to you. right now, kari, it's all you. >> you call it march 1st. i call it the first day of meteorological spring, and we're looking forward to some more nice weather, but also we do need some rain. we'll talk about that in a second. let's get you out the door with a look live at the commute headed through the tri-valley, much of the east bay starting out with cold temperatures, upper 30s right now so make sure you're wearing a heavier coat and you may also be using the heat inside the car. the rest of the day temperatures

turning milder by 11:00, in the low 60s. home schooling today in pleasanton, expect temperatures 52 degrees by 9:00 and the trend heading back into the upper 60s with all of that sunshine today, in fact all of us across the bay area are going to have some mild weather, reaching into the upper 60s and most of us seeing those upper 60s while there will still be low 60s near the coastline with half moon bay reaching 60 and san francisco reaching 62 today. okay, so we know it's been super dry, in fact, last month was the seventh driest on record for the month, and now we look at how much rain we need to catch up to normal for the water year and santa rosa needs over 17 inches of rain just to catch up to normal. so we look at these other numbers and it's six inches of rain for san jose, ten inches for san francisco, that is a lot of rain and we have this area of low pressure that's going to

stay off the coast, high pressure moving in but finally toward the weekend there will be a weather system coming in that could bring scattered showers and there may be more behind that. the climate prediction center says there's an equal chance for near-average rainfall but of course we need above average rainfall to catch up to those numbers we were just looking at. and it's dry all throughout the week. saturday is a slight chance of rain we'll see. of course we'll continue to keep an eye on that. mike, what are you watching right now for the morning commute? >> i'm watching the chances of rain but for this morning we're looking at a smooth, easy drive so far. new incident in contra costa county, call it out here, green sensors all sides of the bay along the water there, no major issues. getting toward other water, outside discovery bay, brentwood highway 4 reports of a car that went into someone's home.

no major injuries, some busted furniture. we're checking on that, just off highway 4 and seller's. contra costa toward the been been and through the toll plaza let's look over there as we see traffic flows very lightly through the area, just easing in, easing into the morning commute, getting in towards san francisco. back to you. >> all right, thanks, mike. new york governor andrew cuomo office says that it will allow the state attorney general and chief judge to decide how to investigate claims of sexual harassment against the governor. the two former aides to cuomo have come forward since december claiming governor sexually harassed them. andrew cuomo has said if jokes he made at work were insensitive or too personal, he is sorry. he are he leased a statement on sunday saying in part "i acknowledge some of the things i have said have been misinterpreted as unwanted flirtation. to the extent anyone felt that way, i am truly sorry about

that." california governor gavin newsom coming under fire after critics come down on his latest photo-op shot inside a restaurant. on friday he visited a restaurant in fresno with actor george lopez, the pair posed for photos and video. critics took their shots on social media accuing the governor of violaing his covid rules on indoor dining. he was only there to highlight small business financial relief and the two never sat down. >> the french bulldogs were stolen of lady gaga, doctors say he is expected to make a full recovery. as for the two dogs returned by a woman who found them tied up in an alley. it's not yet clear if that woman will receive the $500,000 reward lady gaga was offering. new details this morning in

a show of support from fellow golfers for tiger woods on his ongoing recovery after last week's rollover crash. in yesterday's final round of the wgc workday championship, many golfers wore red. we know tiger so well. that's his trademark shirts on sunday. colin morikawa won that event, not wearing red, but woods later tweeted from his hospital room "it's hard to explain how touching today was when i turned on the tv and saw all the red shirts. to every golfer and every fan, you are truly helping me get through this tough time." that's a really cool tribute. well, there was an awards show last night unlike any other. >> you won't even notice. >> coming up next on "today in the bay," the technical difficulties at the golden globes, the winners and the moments many people are still talking about this morning. we'll recap it all.

happening now, the philippines launching its vaccination campaign. however, the country is dealing with supply problems. among the first to be vaccinated in six hospitals in manila were cabinet officials, lawmakers military police and personnel. china is donating thousands of doses of the vaccine to the philippines. the philippines is among the last in southeast asia to receive the first batch of vaccines due to delivery delays. we'll be right back.

marcus, you caught this last night. the pandemic forcing an awards show for hosts on both coasts.

>> here's stephanie staten. >> no man's land." >> reporter: the story of a woman coping after the great recession took top drama at sunday night's golden globes and best director for chloe zhou, the second woman to win the honor. >> no man's land is a pilgrimage through grief and feeling. >> reporter: borat double winner, best actor for sasha barren cohen. >> thank you to the young white hollywood foreign press. >> reporter: jabbing the organization that puts on the globes which acknowledged it has no black voting members, but pledging during the telecast to improve. >> we recognize we have our own work to do. >> reporter: best actor in a drama? >> chadwick boseman. >> reporter: the late actor's

wife accepted his win. >> he would thank his parents, he would annors for their guidance. >> "the crown." >> reporter: the is agaff the british royals reigned supreme as best tv drama with emma coren and josh o'connor. >> that's nice. >> reporter: both scoring acting honors for their roles as princess diana and prince charles. >> schitt's creek. >> reporter: katherine o'hara won best actress. >> it's an experience i'll forever hold dear to my hard. >> reporter: ted lasso took best actor. part of a show that had hosts on two coasts, muted microphones

causing trouble. >> am i on? >> reporter: and golden globes unlike any other. during a normal golden globes, we would see celebrities decked out in their best red carpet attire headed to one of many afterparties. that's not happening this year. the red carpet attire has been replaced about i comfy clothes and masks and many of the nominees are choosing to celebrate their big wins at home. in beverly hills, stephanie stanton, nbc news. >> much more after this break.

we have the republican party. i am not starting a new party. that was fake news. >> now at 5:00, the former president back behind the mic, speaking to leading conservatives. the new white house policies and trump's crosshairs as president biden prepares to meet with mexico's top leader. bay area farm workers risking their health getting a small dose of relief as the vaccine rollout moves into the next phase. we'll have a live report on who else is next in line. >> and the fight over school closures in the east bay takes a new turn with this video, the education leaders singled out here by one group of moms. "today in the bay" continues now. >> monday morning, first day of march. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. a new covid vaccine coming and it's one shot johnson & johnson vaccine is rolling out this week after reiv