now at 4:30, breaking news. a rare crime overnight in the east bay city. what investigators are telling us about a homicide investigation under way in freemont. to be told there was no wrong door to get the first vaccine taken care of and then i guess there was a wrong door because the door was shut in my face for the second vaccine. >> the vaccine supply issue leading to thousands of appointments canceled in the south bay and the growing outrage and confusion the issue is sparking. the bay area site that could soon potentially help ease the

crisis at the border by housing migrant children. "today in the bay" starts right now. good thursday morning. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. a look at the commute coming up in a bit. vianey, coming in this morning, raindrops falling on my car. >> yes. especially if you live, you know, south of the golden gate bridge through the south bay, the east bay. seeing lingering showers thanks to the cold front that passed through bringing hail, snow to the peaks of 2,000 to 2500 feet. let's take a look right now at where the rain stands. storm ranger, we have a couple green spots. the green is rain on here and you can see some rain pushing through milpitas and current temperatures right now in the 30s up to the north bay and down to the south bay. i will talk about rain totals

and what to expect in just a few minutes. mike? >> all right. vianey, good morning. we're going to take you to the roadways where we have the green sensors and that's great for the most part the roadway may be damp in patches and you see the highlighted green over there. do not go to the peak of mount hamilton, you can't. we don't allow cars up there. top of the screen, santa rosa 101 is closed between mend siena and river road. i'm tracking that to see if i could find any more detail. use the frontage road to get st that. the bay bridge has no backup but much more going on. a homicide investigation under way at a freemont apartment complex. "today in the bay's" bob redell is already live at the scene for us. what are investigators telling you, if anything, yet, bob? >> reporter: well, good morning to you. laura, this happened at the preya living city center apartment complex on freemont not far with the intersection of

stevenson and the murder took place behind me in the carport. police are still investigating the crime scene. i spoke with an officer about 30, 45 minutes ago. this happened around 10:30 last night. it was a man who was shot and killed. the body still laying in the back of the carport. you can see in the video at one point that freemont police had a bearcat out here, that's a tactical vehicle and we believe they had drones and they were armed and they were searching for the suspect and they think maybe not just one, but possibly two men they are looking for. definitely one, possibly two. they didn't have suspect description or info to give me or vehicle information. they are looking for these people or person and as i mentioned they did have a force out here and have pulled back the force and still looking for thes up to the shooting, police have not indicated as such. again, one man dead here in this apartment complex, the preya

living city center in freemont. as you were alluding to earlier, homicide is unusual for here. we've only been able to find eight instances of people being murdered in this city over the past four years. two just the last year alone. reporting live here in freemont, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. now to a developing story, movette field in mountain view could ease the crisis at the border. the biden administration is reported working with leaders to see if vacant buildings can be used to house unaccompanied migrant children. this comes after president biden changed border policies allowing unaccompanied my grants to stay in the country while they are processed. one year ago today the coronavirus pandemic shut down america. 365 days later, we've seen 30 million people infected with covid-19 and more than half a million die from the virus. >> "today in the bay's" tracie potts has more on how the -- how

president biden will mark the somber anniversary. >> to reach those who have been hit. >> reporter: president biden will address the nation tonight marking one year since the coronavirus pandemic shut down america. >> i'm going on prime time to address the american people and talk about what we've been through as a nation this past year. but more importantly i'm going to talk about what comes next. >> reporter: next is getting 300 million people vaccinated. >> 90% of people are still unprotected and not vaccinated. >> reporter: the federal government is ordering 100 million more doses of the one-shot johnson & johnson vaccine promising enough for every adult by the end of may. >> the motion is adopted. >> reporter: the american rescue plan just approved by congress includes $7.5 billion for vaccine distribution. >> this isn't a rescue bill, it isn't a relief bill. it's a laundry list of left wing

priorities. >> reporter: the plan includes aid for governments, schools, businesses, and families. >> you will receive $1400 checks by the end of march. help is on the way. >> reporter: direct deposits could start next week. not one republican voted for it concerned about the $1.9 trillion price tag. >> beware, there's no such thing as free money. >> what is wrong with you? we are going to act with the fierce urgency of now. >> reporter: now new cases, hospitalizations and death rates are dropping, as president biden prepares to sign the bill tomorrow. tracie potts nbc news. we are tracking a vast improvements in hospitalizations when it comes to covid-19 in the bay area. take a look at these numbers that were in the chronicle. as of monday morning there were 500 coronavirus patients in the hospital in the bay area. in january, during the height of the surge, about 2200. that's a decrease of about 77%.

about a year ago, the number was about 1300. meantime south bay leaders today plan to present a unified to blue shield. the health provider seeing distribution in some counties outside the bay area already. full statewide oversight is expected by the end of the month. today supervisor cindy chavez will lead a news conference opposing blue shield's involvement. that is expected to happen at 1:00. santa clara county is in the thick of a vaccine shortage. for now all first-dose appointments are on hold. that includes vaccinations for 8500 kaiser patients who had their appointments canceled yesterday after already being rescheduled once by the county. some of the cancellations include second-dose shots which kaiser is prioritizing. county leaders believe the shortages may be due to the state reprioritizing its distribution to hit the equity goals. an asian-american man

fighting for his life after being attacked in the east bay. this is one incident in the string of attacks targeting people of asian descent. police say that the suspect has a criminal past. "today in the bay's" jean elle has more on the attack that has rattled the community. >> reporter: a 75-year-old oakland man is at highland hospital after being attacked and robbed during his morning walk. >> something must be done to protect our seniors. >> reporter: chinatown chamber of commerce says the victim is another asian-american elder violently assaulted in oakland. chance says the retired man's three daughters are gathering at the hospital where they say he is in grave condition with a serious head injury. >> i don't think hate is responding at this time and it doesn't look too good according to the daughters. >> reporter: oakland police sources say investigators have arrested 26-year-old tiante bailey in oakland with inn connection with the assault and robbery. according to jail records he's

held without bail. the attack at perkins and jayne avenue has shaken the community. a woman who doesn't want to be identified says the victim hadn't seen his children due to covid concerns and now that meeting will happen in the hospital. >> come and see your parent like this, when you likely haven't seen them for a while or hug them, it's awful. >> reporter: the suspect bailey is scheduled to appear in court on friday. according to police records he was arrested for felony robbery in san francisco last year. jean elle, nbc bay area news. 4:39. two california postal workers are facing fraud charges. still ahead on "today in the bay," the way the pair gained access to unemployment debit cards and the growing backlog the state system is still dealing with amid all the scandal. plus, a major deal boeing is close to reaching this morning. we'll tell you all about it.

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good thursday morning. it is 4:42 and we're seeing the last of the rain continue to move out right now located over the south bay through the central part of california near the monterey area. we saw hail and rain but what can we expect for the remainder of our day? i'll have the full forecast in a few minutes. mike? >> vianey, we're tracking the closure still of northbound

highway 101 as you head to santa rosa around river road. farther south at the golden gate bridge there is a crew to the north side of this and a little slowing through the cone zone and a little tough to see because the rain is still on the lens. leftovers from the rain. a much clearer view of the market. let's check with bertha. thanks very much. i'm bertha coombs from cnbc. wall street set to open higher as the dow looks to extend yesterday's gains and be the fourth straight day of gains for the dow jumping 464 points to a record high yesterday closing above 32,000 for the first time. just 42 days to go from 31,000 to 32k. the nasdaq ticked down slightly. investors continue to rotate away from tech and growth stocks that have dominated over the past year. the gains in the dow coming as the house passed the $1.9 trillion stimulus package adding to optimism about an economic

recovery. today we get as we do every thursday the number of people filing for new unemployment claims and we'll also get a gauge on job openings and turnover in the a month called the jolt report. boeing close to a deal to sell dozens of its 737 max jets to southwest airlines, reportedly that deal worth billions of dollars. this would be the company's largest order for the max since the faa lifted the safety ban on the jet. a deal would come just months after alaska airlines agreed to buy two dozen jets. the southwest ceo wanted to make a decision about updating the aging fleet and was debating between the 737 max and t airbus a-220. peloton has brought back a popular feature with a few tweaks. sessions is similar to a netflix watch party. you invite friends to an on demand cycling class and send an invite link to the class and

when it starts there's a fresh leaderboard for that specific ride and you can enjoy a group ride. peloton says you can join any existing session every five minutes from its on demand library. those are the latest headlines from cnbc. marcus and laura, i think i would be up for a zoom cocktail but i'm not sure if i'm up for a zoom peloton ride. >> i drink to that. >> we all do. >> thank you. >> it's almost friday. a quarter to 5:00 right now, new this morning, talking coffee, starbucks wants you to buy more of its coffee at the grocery store so it's offering new ready to drink beverages. new drinks part of starbucks cold and crafted line, coffee with a splash of milk and vanilla, coffee with a splash of milk and mocha and coffee sweetened black. i can make that for you in my kitchen. facing fallout. next on "today in the bay," the all new legal action set to be taken in just a matter of hours

against the san jose police department and the all new accusations being made. we'll be right back. .

a very good thursday morning to you. taking a peek outside this morning overlooking downtown san jose. we had a lot of rain over the last, what, 24 hours or so. it and i'm looking forward to maybe getting

a peek of the snow in the sierra as well as the weekend is approaching. good morning to you. we'll check in with mike in a little bit, but marcus look who is in the house, vianey in for kari this morning. >> hey, v. >> hey, good morning. you know, we definitely saw a good amount of rain. we needed it and we saw hail, which i think surprised a lot of people and shouldn't have had they been watching forecasting by kari hall, right. it's okay. we still have you covered. if you're wondering how much rain did we get i have the answer in a minute. doppler radar and satellite, the monterey area, the south bay, i will zoom in and it's cold out there for the hilltop area. low elevation snow in some of the peaks, 2,000, 2500 feet you can see the mix of white and pink on the radar, signals some snow in there. let's look at the current temperature right now. clearlake 36 degrees, santa rosa 39, and it's going to get colder as we inch closer to the

morning. the 48-hour rainhe national weather service a numb will update that. service tweeted out. according to the numbers, march 10th was the third wettest day for san jose. so typically we see in san jose about -- just under an inch for the month of march and right now we're i would say at about 9300 so we're almost at normal but not quite there yet. we need one more boost of rain. the hour bihour outlook you can see through morgan hill we still have a couple rain cells there and aside from that we will clear out nicely into the afternoon. there is still some instability in the atmosphere which could leave room for the possibility of maybe even observed hail yet again through the south bay portions. afternoon sunshine, that will be great to see.

58 degrees in san jose, 56 in san francisco. low 60s through concord and martinez and then long range outlook shows us drying out for the weekend in through saturday and sunday as high pressure rebuilds back into the region, but notice what happens sunday night. we have a low pressure system off the coast that's going to move our rain chances back into the bay by monday. mike? >> low pressure coming back and we lose an hour on sunday. got it. so a couple things on our minds. we don't have to worry about the pressure. nature sorts that out. northbound 101, coming up through santa rosa heading up from mendocino to river road. old red highway on the map that's your avenue to get around the police activity. we will keep you off the freeway for the current time. the rest of the freeway in the north bay and around the bay are moving smoothly. i circled where the closure is. anywhere south of there a smooth

drive. still slick conditions, some roadways have to dry out. we haven't had the sun up yet. smooth flow, san jose, the water kicks up a bit, it will be on your windshield as well. today marks day three in the murder trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin, facing murder charges in the death of george floyd. floyd died after that white officer nailed on his neck for about nine minutes. five of the 12 jurors in this case already seated. meanwhile a minnesota supreme court ruling could allow prosecutors to bring back a third-degree murder charge year's tense confrontation during protests in san jose prompting a lawsuit. south bay naacp leaders have organizeded a news conference to announce a class action suit against the city and police. the police department came under fire last summer for what some

called aggressive tactics against nonviolent protesters in the wake of george floyd's death. since then, the city has taken steps to reform the department. two southern california postal workers under arrest each accused of funneling money from fraudulent obtained edd debit card into u.s. postal service money orderers. investigators say the cards were issued by the edd to accounts that were stolen identities. these were filed in connection to the pandemic-related job losses. the edd is thought to have shelled out tens of billions of dollars to bogus claims. some people with legitimate edd accounts have had to wait months to access them. that's including this man you see right here in san diego account county. he was frozen out of the edd, first started to undercover the wide-scale fraud. he got help from our sister station investigative unit to get back in. >> they just keep telling me for the past two months that they're

working on my account to unfreeze it and i'm just confused. >> the edd says that the account was frozen intentionally after a report of fraudulent activity. once his identify was verified he says he still could not access the account until now. the edd would not comment on why. up next, the warriors getting back to business today. why one of their main players may be missing in action. and an early dose of march madness pac-12 style. who has some bragging rights after last place three-win cal battled stanford. happening now, the international olympic committee says that it will still be months away from making decisions on foreign spectators in tokyo. japanese media reported spectators would not be allowed due to the pandemic but the ioc says the decision won't come

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bragging rights over stanford. they actually -- actually last night, this is the opening round of the pac-12 tournament with the 76-58 loss, stanford loss is pretty much all hope of qualifying for the big dance. marking one year since the pandemic, next on "today in the bay," a look back at where it all started and what dr. anthony fauci is revealing about what's still to come. plus, a new relief on the way for some small businesses in the south bay. you're watching "today in the bay."

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>> now at 5:00, marking one year since the outbreak became a pandemic. we reflect on the lives lost and the lessons learned and live coverage on where we go from r. this is a vaccine being used overseas suddenly suspended in a second country. we'll talk about the growing concerns overnight. rain, hail and snow, the winter storm moving through the bay area bringing rare sights from san jose to santa rosa. vianey is tracking what's next as we start to approach the weekend. "today in the bay" continues now. good thursday morning. friday eve as we call it around here as we approach that weekend,