for change with the spike in hate crimes. a live report ahead on the message the president will deliver. >> six feet or just three? that new debate over social distancing in classrooms as more students start to return to school. the new guidance expected from the cdc in just hours. and a live look in san francisco on this friday morning. the rain making its way through just in time for the weekend. meteorologist kari hall tracking what's in store so we can all make our plans as today in the bay continues right now. i was planning on having my car washed by that rain, but it wasn't a good enough storm. got to do some work this weekend. good friday morning to you. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. speaking of the rain, let's go to meteorologist kari hall. what's it looking like for the bay area? >> yeah, mostly the north bay right now seeing the lingering

showers. elsewhere, the rain is pushing out. still some spotty sprinkles along the coastline as well. then as we get a look at the big picture, we can see that the overall trend will be for that rain to move out and the rest of the day will be partly cloudy but still cool, and then we'll gradually warm up. this is a look at san jose right now. 52 degrees. not even as cool as it was yesterday and we'll hold steady throughout much of the morning and then head up to the upper 50s. we'll talk about a warmer weekend as we welcome in spring. that's coming up in a few minutes. marcus. >> thanks, kari. developing now for you. president biden and vice president harris visit atlanta today. this is turning what was supposed to be a victory lap on the american rescue plan into a listening tour for the asian american community. now, many will have this week's massage parlor shootings ram pain on their minds.

tie potts is live. many wondering how the president will respond. >> we know he's going to be meeting with community leaders, with lawmakers, so will vice president harris. their goal, the white house says, to listen and show support and assure these leaders and assure this community that the biden administration is going to fight xenophobia and hate. feeling attacked. atlanta's asian pacific community will tell president biden and vice president harris today that the killing of six asian women this weekends a year where many were already living in fear. >> it's an opportunity for us to hear first-hand that hurt and that pain that we know the asian american community has been experiencing since the last guy left the white house. >> i am not a virus. when you say things like that, it hurts asian american communities. >> lawmakers thursday heard from asian american actors can colleague. >> our community is bleeding. we are in pain.

and for the last year, we have been screaming out for help. >> the president ordered flags flown at half staff through monday in honor of atlanta's victims. today, he meets with asian american leaders, legislators, and advocates. >> to hear about the impact of the incident on the community and get their perspective on the rise in the anti-asian hate incidents. >> stop aapi hate reports nearly 4,000 in the last year in all 50 states. today, the president focuses on that and covid. he'll stop by atlanta's cdc headquarters for an update. >> 58 days into our administration, we will have met my goal of administering 100 million shots to our fellow americans. >> more than 75 million people have now received at least one dose. but getting to herd immunity where most people are protected could take until the fall, dr. anthony fauci says, when the

teenagers start to get their shots, and that's in part because we're seeing so many different versions of the virus that have now popped up in every state, and 13 states say their case rates are going up. we're live this morning. i'm tracie potts, today in the bay. >> very concerning there. thanks, tracie. >> it's possible your child's classroom may become more crowded. they're going to be allowed to be three feet apart instead of the six. what are teachers saying about this, bob? >> one major teachers union staunchly against this. good morning to you, laura. the american federation of teachers tells "the new york times" that it is opposed to changing the social distancing guidelines in schools from six to three feet over concerns of safety and logistics. the cdc is expected to announce the new three-foot rule as early as today.

that part, according to cnn. why the change? the cdc is pointing to a new study published in the clinical infectious diseases journal, comparing infection rates of covid-19 in massachusetts public schools with different physical distancing requirements. that research suggests that three feet may be as safe as six feet if everyone is masked. >> you know, i think that likely will happen. there was a good study in the state of massachusetts in which kids who were wearing masks, they looked at three feet versus six feet, and they really found no difference. so the cdc is analyzing that data very carefully right now. they very well may change. i don't want to get ahead of them, but tare very much on top of this and looking at the data so they will reconsider about the distance. >> the american federation of teachers, that union i mentioned earlier, tells "the new york times" that the discussion of the three-foot rule for students is a debate about convenience,

not a debate about safety. and they question how schools will be able to adapt to the new rule if that means more kids in the classrooms. for instance, what are the protocols going to be for going to the bathroom or going up and down the stairs. reporting here in dublic, bob redell, today in the bay. >> a lot of things to look for out there. >> more details for you. sonoma county's largest school district has officially set a reopening date. press democrat reports santa rosa schools have agreed on an april 1st return date for elementary school students. they'll use a hybrid learning model. secondary students will return later in the month. university of southern california, meantime, now scheduling graduation ceremonies. distanced events will be held in may for both this year's and last year's classes. friends and family members, however, will not be able to attend. >> and despite federal and state promises to deliver more vaccines, people in the bay area still finding appointments suddenly canceled. here's what some people saw when

they showed up yesterday to solano county clinic in fairfield. that note on the door saying no vaccines, ran out. we spoke to one couple who drove more than 100 miles, only to be caught by surprise. >> you just received a confirmation last night. on our phones. so it's really surprising. >> county health leaders cited ongoing vaccine shortages and they say they're doing the best they can, but it's still not clear why people weren't notified in advance. >> similar story in santa clara county where health leaders say there are some clinics that are just falling short on vaccines. and they're not yet restarting new first dose vaccines. they're expecting that shortage to stretch out for prast the next couple days but they do say clinics targeting populations hardest hit by the virus are still scheduling first doses. you have to check around. if you need help on how and when

and where, go to get my vaccine.com, it will pull up your eligibility and your closest site to u. >> san jose approved the next step on police reform. they signed off on sam liccardo's work plan, which would also modify conduct investigations. it's a result of violent protests involving police last summer. the first part of the plan is focused on hiring consultants to outline changes. that could happen before may 1st. >> a follow-up in san francisco and a new legal challenge to the school board decision to rename dozens of schools. plaintiffs argue the board didn't adequately present its intentions before making the decision. board members took people by surprise in january, voting to rename schools with namesakes tied to controversial legacies. district leaders have since acknowledged mistakes were made in the process. >> people struggling to make it in the bay and worried about tinal running out from some

important assistance. the current rent moratorium set to expire at the end of june. if things stand as they are right now, at that point, renters will have to pay back the rent. renters advocates say they still don't know if another extension will be approved. >> let's take a live look outside over towards the bay bridge. the rain finally starting to move out. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking this all-important weekend forecast for us as well. we still have a little bit of drizzle in the north bay? >> yeah, we're still tracking a little bit of that rain moving through, but for the most part, we're seeing the bulk of the system now shifting to the south and the east. and we will gradually start to see our sky clearing today. i know a lot of people are making plans for friday. if you will be heading to the coast, heads up that we are going to have some very large and dangerous waves today as well as some of the rip currents. so not a good day for getting in

the water. and also, you want to stay well away from the coastline and never turn your back to the water. we're going to see our temperatures in spots like pacifica reaching into the mid 50s and holding steady, but at least we will have that sunshine. we'll talk about what else is going on this weekend coming up. mike, how is it looking for the commute? >> well, what was going on for the upper east shore freeway with a traffic break, i didn't see a lot of slowing. i'm marking the map with a circle for westbound 80. elportal, the vehicles moved from the middle of the freeway to the shoulder without any additional problem. good stuff. the arrow shows you the bay bridge toll plaza. no slowing there. a couple incidents in the south bay. i'll check on whatever is going on for 101, maybe off to the shoulder. calaveras boulevard still closed eastbound at city hall because of a crash, a light pole down and water in the roadway. back to you. >> we'll check back with you. thanks. 5:10 right now. here's a shout out no one wanted.

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good friday morning. right now, at 5:13, if you're lucky enough to be going to tahoe this weekend, make sure you're taking the tire chains. we will still have some light snow falling today, but it's all clear the rest of the weekend. and squall valley, alpine meadows will see temperatures reaching 35 tomorrow and 43 on sunday. we'll get a look at the bay area forecast. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> that's right. over the donner summit, i-80 still has chains so keep that in mind. as we look over here, 101 southbound, an easy drive here. you may get a little wet roadway in petaluma.

kari is talking about that, well, so am i. >> good morning and a very happy friday to you as well. representatives from china and the united states met for the first time since president biden took office. and it didn't go well. this all happened in anchorage, alaska. the united states maintains china's trade practices are unfair and condemns china's action against the uighur minority and democracy in hong kong. china accuses the united states of demanding democratic reforms and respect for minorities that the united states is not doing itself at home. unfortunately, they don't show it in this little clip, but it really fell apart when the two sides made statements to reporters that was supposed to last two minutes each side, but the two sides kept calling the reporters back into the room to refute whatever the other guy had said. bottom line, from a trade point of view, it was not a great start. google's ceo announced yesterday it would hire 10,000 new workers

nationwide, expanding to states it's never been and build billions of dollars in offices in a time when most tech companies are getting rid of office space as fast as they can. the announcement is not happening in a vacuum. google, as you know, is facing accusations from a variety of states about a variety of things, including antitrust. but a quick look at the headlines from around the state finds that google got its message out. it's going to spend a lot of money and hire a lot of people in a lot of u.s. states. here's a clip from a report from our nbc affiliate in durham, north carolina. >> this is an exciting day in north carolina. >> elected officials sharing in the excitement that more than 1,000 jobs from one of the biggest names in tech will be right here in durham. >> google got its message out. the nfl has signed a major deal with a tv networks, plus amazon, to televise games for the next

ten years. there are three big takeaways from this. one, the money is huge. $100 billion. that erases the losses the nfl experienced this past season because of the pandemic. two, they're going to add a week, so 17 now, more games. three, the streaming part on amazon. amazon will have exclusive rights to thursday night games. the media critic over at "the new york times" points out, guys, if you want to understand the future of television, watch what sports does. you know, premier league is one of the most popular things on nbc's peacock. >> i believe it. >> thanks. >> very interesting. everything going online. >> speaking of online, what about this, laura? new this morning, twitter testing the way you are allowed to watch youtube on the timeline. typically, when someone includes that youtube link in a tweet, you click on it, and it sends you to youtube. well, that new feature means you won't be sent away, which will allow you to actually watch that video and keep scrolling.

the test will be available to a small group of users in the u.s., canada, and japan. >> trending this morning, you can soon own artifacts from princess diana's personal life. 40 letters written by the princess of wales to her friend roger bramble between 1990 and 1997 are being auctioned off. the auction house believes some of the items could sell for more than $40,000. wow. >> also trending this morning, beatles fans waking up with a chance to get some new music. this time from ringo starr. >> yeah, let's take a listen. ♪ we won't forget may we think of them forever ♪ >> saw somebody else in that video, too, right? this is a new five-track ep called zoom in. it features former beatles brother paul mccartney as well as foo fighters frontman dave

grohl. i like that. >> that's cool. >> yeah. >> i'm a huge beatles fan. that's always neat to see. >> paul mccartney was holding a stuffed animal in that. i want to know more about that. >> he was? >> i didn't see it. >> have to go watch it, check it out. got me intrigued. >> intrigued indeed. i'm intrigued by the forecast. kari, where understand there are some tornadoes going on in alabama. >> yeah, so that's what we have been watching over the past couple days. all the severe weather in tuscaloosa, you can see the video someone captured of the tornado touching down and the swirl of clouds there really causing some wind damage as well. now, it left a mess for three families, and we are seeing that it did cause a lot of damage there for those houses that were just mangled by those tornadoes. we don't have any word yet if

there were any injuries, but you can see in parts of atoga county, alabama, you can see the damage there. now as we bring it back home, we take a look at a very weak storm that moves through the bay area, brought much needed rain and now it continues to move on. still a steady line of moisture streaming from monterey over towards the sierra where the snow is still coming down. and we have some heavy rain along the central coast, but then as we take a look at some of our rainfall totals, believe it or not, mt. tam had over two inches of rain. and we had most of the rest of the bay area some lower rainfall totals, but in the santa cruz mountains and scott creek, it was closer to an inch 1/2. for richmond, almost three quarters of an inch of rain there, but .3 inch in dublin and only .2 inch in san jose. as you get ready to head out the door in the east bay, it's still wet. we'll have a mostly cloudy start this morning and temperatures heading up to about 61 degrees

in morgan hill today as the sky starts to clear out. going to shape up to be a really nice day. and as we go through the forecast, some dry weather moves in as high pressure builds. we're going to see the high pressure remaining over the region and keeping the rain away, and all of those storm systems will be staying well to the north of us going into next week, so we're going to see our temperatures warming up. now, we do start spring tomorrow, and we'll see our temperatures still in the low 60s. heading into the low 70s by the middle of next week. heading over to you, mike, you have been keeping an eye on a couple things happening around the bay area. >> that's right. things are changing around the bay, including that weather. still a little bit in the north bay, sprinkles here and there. you might get a little slick roadway in spots like petaluma. but no major problems and not a lot of green highlighting. the bay bridge is just fine. nothing going on right here on either side of the bay until we get to the south bay. we still have that crash over by

milpitas city hall. eastbound 237 is closed for one block there. i have circled the crash. i would check out 101 northbound, a report of a crash there, no major injuries and it sounds like everything is off the shoulder. back to you. >> good thing no one was injured. thanks. coming up next on today in the bay, nbc bay area responds. >> a dud of a furniture delivery, and an app that won't give people access to their money. we're talking thousands. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we respond to both next. >> but first, we're sharing those stories of resilience to look forward to ways we may emerge from the pandemic, and you know what, we're also looking back at the last photos taken before the covid shutdowns began. here's a few of viewers who sent us some of their photos. angela shared these photos, the last day in the office, which included a birthday party. we love birthdays around here as well. and scott says they visited a comedy club. so all this week, we have been

sharing those photos, and we want to keep it up. find us on facebook, instagram, and twitter. share your pictures and us and you might see them right here on today in the bay. it's 5:22, and friday. we'll be right back.

good morning. our team has had quite the successful run lately, speaking up for folks like you. let's start at telemundo 48's

respond day. arlen just helped maria garcia in san jose. she paid $2300 for a new couch that arrived damaged. well, the store offered her a replacement, but it wouldn't arrive for a month. maria wanted a refund instead, but the store said no. until arlen started asking questions. it then gave maria her full $2300 back. at nbc bay area responds, we shared a story on monday about jake and sandeep, who were able to withdraw their money from the robinhood investing app. we helped restore their access to $36,000 between them. well, then on tuesday, we heard from cheyenne, who said $48,000 stuck in robinhood. we sent one email. next thing you know, she could withdraw the full $48,000. we asked robinhood what is going on. a reponly told us we generally do not share details of customers' accounts. if you have a problem you can't solve yourself, let us know.

have a great weekend. >> you, too, chris. >> the first day of service reportedly not the best day of service for the oakland a's online ticket sales site. according to the east bay times, hackers targeted the site, overwhelming it, denying service to people who just wanted their tickets. yesterday was the first day that single-game tickets could be purchased online. shortly after the window opened, customers were frozeb out. a's leaders called it one of the worst attacks tickets.com has ever seen. the site is now apparently up and running but maybe running a lot more slowly. >> coming up next, two bay area counties inching closer to more reopenings next week. a breakdown of what will be allowed in the orange tier. >> plus, b.a.r.t. ridership ramps up. the changes you can expect to see on trains as soon as monday.

this is not a good time for a normal walk on the street, especially for asian elders. been targeted a lot. >> now at 5:30, on high alert amid an alarming uptick in violent attacks on asian americans, a new show of support. the growing amount of money raised for a bay area grandmother who fought off her attacker. >> plus, covid variants and vaccines. there's new concern about the effectiveness of shots and what

top health experts are saying now. >> also -- >> are we on the verge of a concert comeback here in california? that decision made for the return of one of the biggest bay area festivals, and how long coachella fans might have to wait for the next event. today in the bay continues right now. >> going to get the song lineup ready. good friday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. before the concert, have to get through the rain. kari hall has been tracking that. how is it looking out there? >> we're still seeing some lingering showers in parts of the north bay, but most of the rest of us are seeing that rain rolling on out of here as we get a look at storm ranger on mobile doppler radar, we get a close view of some of the showers moving through marin county as well as southern sonoma county. still raining in petaluma. as you get ready to head out the door, you need the umbrella and the windshield wipers, but the

rest of the bay we'll start to see the rain clearing out. we'll talk more about what to expect as we head into our first day of spring coming up in a few minutes. >> looking forward to it. >> you know, the family of the recent victim of violence in san francisco, an older asian woman, is now speaking out. that woman was attacked on market street. cierra johnson is live in san francisco with an update on the victim and what advocates are saying about the surge in violence targeting asians. >> yes, good morning, marcus. the family of the woman says it will be a while before the 76-year-old even feels comfortable going outside. we had a chance to speak with her daughter and grandson. they say she suffered significant injuries, two black eyes. one of which still bleeds to this day. now, police say that grandmother as well as 83-year-old fan were attacked by 39-year-old steven jenkins. the gofundme page says both are

hospitalized with injuries. the 83-year-old with a fractured nose and possible neck fractures. sfpd say they're stepping up high visibility patrols to restore a sense of safety, but for the relatives of one of the victims, that sense of security is already gone. >> these times is not good for a normal walk on the street, especially for asian elders. been targeted a lot. >> for nbc bay area's latest installment of race in america, the conversation, we sat down with author amy tan. she spoke candidly about her writing and its impact on showcasing asian lives and culture as well as film, but also the recent attacks of violence as well as the nation's history of xenophobia. >> and it's frightening because it's not just the sentiment. it's the violence that is happening. i have to believe that the

people who have these sentiments are those who have not had extensive contact with anyone who is very different from them racially. >> and if you missed that interview, really powerful interview, you can watch it in its entirety at nbcbayarea.com. as for the two women, the community really stepping up to show their support while they're recovering in the hospital from their injuries. community members and folks from across the nation have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for both of those women. so a silver lining there, but still a very, very frightening situation for the women as well as their relatives there. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson, for today in the bay. >> hoping for a speedy recovery for both. thank you so much. >> if you want to help in the effort to stop the hate, you can help out. nbc bay area, telemundo 48, and our partner have partnered with the asian pacific fund and we'll

work to provide grants to work to stop attacks against the asian and asian american community. go to nbcbayarea.com. >> 5:34, and virus variants, they're circulating across the country as the pandemic restrictions continue to relax, and in at least 13 states, infections are actually increasing. raising some concern about another possible wave. >> there are some new concerns about the variant first found in california. the dominant strain here. researchers want to know if it's more resistant to treatments and vaccines. one ucsf epidemiologist says there's plenty of reasons to be hopeful, including vaccines providing a strong t-cell response in our immune system. >> the vaccines and the reactions create as robust of a t-cell response. it keeps you from if you see it again from getting as severe an

infection. >> well, reasons for hope here in california. instekz infections are still heading lower and the state just set a new record for vaccinations with nearly one million doses over the last two days. >> now to a live look in san francisco and san jose, with those vaccinations going up and cases going down, san francisco is actually looking to move into the orange tier by next week. mayor london breed says more reopening efforts could begin as early as next wednesday. it's not just san francisco. santa clara county also looking to move into the orange tier by next week. so everybody is excited. grab your tickets and popcorn. most movie theaters are reopening across the state today as well. that includes cinemark locations in danville, richmond, and walnut creek. they're set to show movies in contra costa county and progressing in the red tier reopening. amc says 98% of its u.s. locations will be open by today, including 40 now reopening their doors right here in california. staggered reopenings of theaters

in the bay area really happened in the past few months due to the loosening covid restrictions across the board. >> listen to this, another sign of bay area recovery. starting next week, b.a.r.t. will add more cars to handle the increasing ridership. b.a.r.t. says actually timetables for now will remain the same, but some of the busiest runs will have more cars added. riders on the richmond line will no longer to have change at the macarthur station to go to sfo. that's good news. and you know what, cal train also expected to add more cars to its service as ridership there starts to recover. >> more details this morning in san francisco where muni service is slowly rebounding. examiner is reporting three light rain lines now on hold are likely to stay that way through the end of the year. muni expects to bring back about 85% of its service by january 1st. for now, that will not include the l, the m ocean view, or k

ingleside trains. mostly due to lack of train manpower. have to try to get everything up and running again. we'll see how things are rolling out there in the morning commute in a moment with mike, but first, kari has a look at rain rolling out of the bay area. >> yeah, and we're still feeling some cool temperatures this morning, but definitely not as cold as it was earlier yesterday. so we mostly have some upper 40s and low 50s, still, of course, some jacket weather. if you're heading out for a run this morning, here's a look at what to expect in the south bay, temperatures in the low 50s. watch out for puddles. you may have to jump over a few of those in some spots. but we're going to see a drying trend for today as the highs reach up to near 60 degrees for an afternoon high. we do have warmer air in the forecast. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. mike, any issues right now for the commute? >> we do have one for local commuters in the south bay. we'll take you to the map. i'm going to zoom in, not showing you the major freeways although 101 shows some slowing

near an earlier crash. as we look over here, milpitas city hall, if you know where that is, eastbound calaveras drive, continuing over towards 680, closed for one block. a crash took out a light pole and there's water in the roadway. everything else is smooth, including the bay bridge toll plaza which has no backup. >> thanks so much. >> time to put the glow sticks and portable phone chargers in the back of the closet, at least for now. the famed coachella music festival now pushed back until spring of next year. as you might imagine, it's due to the uncertainty over the pandemic, like everything else these days. san francisco's outside lands festival is still full speed ahead. organizers are pushing it back from august so more vaccinations can take place, but tickets are now on sale. >> good news there. >> still ahead for you on today in the bay, the key ruling expected today in the case of the former officer now on trial

for the death of george floyd. >> plus, the senate taking up the house bill that would provide a path to citizenship for dreamers. >> and a lot of us turn to the outdoors to destress during the pandemic. we'll show you how our open spaces and parks turned out to be quite the bright spot during our covid year.

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good friday morning. right now at 5:42, let's get a look out there in san jose, and our planner for today. and the rain is moving out, but we'll still have clouds, at least for the first part of the day. temperatures in the low sgits, heading close to 60 degrees as our skies clear later today. we'll take a look ahead to the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. and the montague expressway is clearing. there was debris from an earlier crash. not so clear here. the golden gate bridge, also 101 moving smoothly, but may be an issue for visibility. back over to you. >> thanks, mike. >> developing now, key rulings expected in the trial for derek chauvin today. the former officer facing murder charges in george floyd's death. the defense has requested a delay in the proceedings. this is to submit evidence related to the trial. that comes as the rally calling for justice in the case is set to take place tonight in

minnesota at the state capitol. it's hosted by black lives matter minnesota and communities united against police brutality. >> well, there's a new plea from the fbi to help identify people involved in the insurrection on capitol hill. it's asking for help identifying ten suspects wanted in that insurrection. dramatic new enhanced video highlighting some of what the fbi called some of the most violent attacks on police officers that day. that the includes beating officers with a table leg and nails as well as spraying officers with a fire extinguisher and some chemicals. officers so far have arrested more than 300 people for their part in the insurrection. >> president biden is urging the senate to join the house in passing citizenship for dreamers. >> that's just one small step in the immigration reform. >> one very small step in what is a giant challenge, marcus, to fix the problems both at the border and in our policies in

general. presidents from both parties have asked congress over and over for broad immigration reform, and congress has really dragged its heels. so the measure passed by the house democrats with nine republicans joining addresses just the dreamers. kids who came in to america when their parents brought them, some kids didn't even know they were here illegally. the bill would give them a pathway to citizenship, and this is politically popular with americans, and perhaps by slicing this little piece off, the thinking goes, they can get that passed where they can't get something more broad passed. another measure would also create a pathway for citizenship for farm workers, which is popular in red agricultural states. all democrats and 30 republicans voted for that. not clear any of this can get through the senate, though. it was the inaction by the senate on the dream act that led then president obama to create his own action, daca, which protected dreamers. the move angered many republicans, a number of

democrats as well, and eventually the courts questioned whether he had the power to do that in if first place. he might have thought it the right thing to do, but it did stretch the power of the presidency at the time. as far as the current problems go on the border, we get word moffett field will not be used to house unaccompanied minors. what to do with unaccompanied children is a separate issue from dreamers. one that congress has not addressed. the children coming across the border now don't get to be part of daca or dreamers plan. senator dr. rand paul and dr. anthony fauci squared off in a congressional hearing yesterday. paul accused fauci of political theater by wearing a mask and saying what the cdc has been telling us for a long time, you need to wear a mask even if you have been vaccinated because we don't know for sure whether vaccinated people can still spread the virus. remember, vaccine makers say vaccinated people can still get the virus, but they won't be deathly ill. we don't have enough data as to

whether they can spread it or not. so you had a debate on congress about immunity between two doctors. one of them is both an immunologist and director of the american institute of infectious diseases. >> immunity. if you already have immunity u you're wearing a mask to give comfort to others. >> i totally disagree with you. >> that's what's going on in congress this morning. we're watching president biden and vice president harris, they're headed to atlanta on a preschedule trip. they'll also meet with the asian american community down there as well after the terrible shootings. >> thanks so much, scott. 5:47 right now. the labor department is following through with a plan to hold off on boosting minimum wages for h-1b visa holders. trump administration originally sought to impose the hike. the idea was it may encourage businesses to hire domestically for prized tech jobs instead of just looking overseas. after weeks of public input, the

idea is being put on hold for 18 months. department cites more time to consider legal and policy issues. >> new details this morning on the bombshell announcement at santa clara university. the school president is on leave as the university investigates what it calls an alleged impropriety. in a statement, trustees only say he exhibited behaviors in adult setting that may be inconsistent with jesuit protocols. you remember, o'brien presided over president biden's inaugural mass on the morning he took office. he's been the school's president for two years, and the school says that the father is fully cooperating with the investigation. state lawmakers have approved new expanded sick leave for more than 10 million workers. the bill mandates two weeks of paid time off if they experience covid symptoms, scheduling for a vaccine, or caring for a child learning from home. the law applies to companies with at least 25 employees. the rules expire september 30th,

but are retroactive until january 1st. >> when the first shelter at home took effect last march, going outside was recommended as one of the low-risk activities, and that led to a lot of people rediscovering the great outdoor space around the bay area. >> and there's so many of them. today in the bay's kris sanchez joins us live at los gatos park in campbell where the impact on parks and open space districts experienced. morning, kris. >> without all of the commutes and the extracurriculars, i know my family had a lot more time to get outside and hike and explore some of our open spaces, but you might be surprised to hear how many families did that. >> i love to see more people out and about and really enjoying the outside spaces. and just kind of taking care of themselves. >> michael and baby acadia spend a lot of time outdoors, as they had since before the pandemic. but now, they have a lot more company. >> we do notice when we're here

there are more people. >> we used to hike once a week and now we're walking twice a week. >> through the pandemic, open spaces welcomed people with reminders to mask up and keep your social distance, making some narrow trails one way only. the open space district saw an 88% increase in visitation through the year of the pandemic. visitation was up 30% within the east bay parks district overall, but 100% in some parks. the santa clara county parks system saw a 100% spike in vehicle and trail use in december alone. >> we're overjoyed. we think a lot of the people that have come out for years are coming out more often, but we also think there are a lot of new people who are exploring and seeing parks and open space maybe for the first time, and we hope they keep coming back. >> and they may keep coming back for a while because though fewer people are getting sick and more people are getting vaccinated, indoor capacities will be limited for many activities for a while to come.

>> when everybody is trapped indoors and having a little bit of green space to go to, it really makes a difference. >> kris sanchez, today in the bay. >> so a lot of folks headed outside because the gyms were closed, and we were looking for a way to get some exercise. coming up on monday, we'll introduce you to a gym owner who was able to strengthen her business by building her relationship with her neighboring businesses. it's a really nice story coming up on monday. in campbell, kris sanchez, today in the bay. >> we're getting physical on monday. let's get physical. thanks, kris. >> you better prep for this weekend, buddy. hey, happening today, cherished east bay family hangout is reopening. children's ferry land in oakland welcoming the public in just a matter of hours. due to the pandemic, the days are being split into a morning visit time and an afternoon slot. everyone will need a ticket, and there's going to be limited

capacity. some play areas will be open and some of the animals will also be out in their tents. more will be available when alameda county progresses to the orange tier. that's always a fun tradition to take the kids there. >> i bet it is. >> you know what, it's also fun if you can play in the rain. at least it was for me as a kid, maybe not so much now. >> not so much for your mom. >> not at all. kari, how is it looking? it's clearing out, right? >> yeah, and my daughter did that yesterday. she went out there, played in the rain, and came back in soaking wet, and i had to clean everything up. let's go to napa this weekend because the rain is moving out, and we're making plans for the weekend. it's still going to be raining off and on this morning but the rest of the day it's going to be drying out. temperatures reaching into the low 60s. look how much warmer it's going to be between today and sunday. reaching into the upper 60s, and it feels so much better with all the sunshine. if you're planning to go to tahoe this weekend, a mix of rain and snow for today.

and temperatures heading up to 41 degrees. by tomorrow, we're all clear, starting out in the morning at 18 degrees, but reaching 39, and 45 degrees on sunday as the sunshine continues. in monterey this weekend, holding steady here with some upper 50s. but we will see a lot of sunshine there as well. if you're heading to the coastline, just a heads-up that we will see some of those sneaker waves and rip currents, so not a good time for swimming, and stay well away from the water because there may be some of the rogue waves creeping up. in pacifica for today, expect the temperatures mostly in the low 50s and a mish of sun and clouds. breezy wind with some of our inland areas reaching into the low 60s for a high today. now, as we go through this forecast, all of the storm system staying to the north of us. we will see high pressure building, and that's what keeps our weather fairly quiet. and we're going to see the dry weather continuing into next week. and our temperatures warming up as well. no major changes here.

once again, the storm track staying to the north of us. as we take a look at san jose's forecast for the next seven days, we're going from the upper 50s today and tomorrow to the low 70s by next week. and it's definitely going to feel like spring as we are going to get a lot of sunshine as well. heading over to you, mike, are you seeing any issues still continuing for the morning commute? >> yeah, kari, i'm going to call breaking news for the south bay because we don't expect key spots to have so much slowing. this will delay folks just a couple, but that counts in the morning a lot. we're looking over here. the arrow shows you north 101, the stretch heading up for a couple miles approaching mont aqueue expressway. the earlier crash cleared. you can still see the slowing. there was concrete debris in the area and they did move it to the shoulder. also in the south bay, milpitas, right by city hall, eastbound calaveras boulevard, still closed for that one block stretch from the city hall over toward el cerrito, that will be

a reroute of a couple blocks heading towards 680 off 880. just a heads up. the resh of the bay moves smoost smoothly, there was a crash in san rafael i'm checking out. >> thanks, mike. >> happening now, much of france including paris entering into another covid-19 lockdown. this is the third wave of surge in coronavirus infections. hospitals in the country are overrun with covid-19 patients, mostly due to the highly contagious british variant. schools and official businesses will remain open, but nighttime curfews are also in effect. a limited lockdown also currently in place in italy. >> there's much more ahead on this friday morning, including the rise in hate speech against asian americans on social media. who may be fueling this? and one bay area county just opened vaccinations to anyone over 50. getting an appointment, that's a whole other story. coming up at 6:00, we'll talk about the reason for these delays. you're watching today in the

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welcome back. you're watching today in the bay. many are wondering why the increase in anti-asian attacks. one ucsf study seems to add to the theory, it stems from former president trump. soon after he tweeted the phrase chinese virus, the number of

covid tweets with anti-asian hashtags skyrocketed. >> it shows how someone in this political position can really influence how, you know, this type of terminology is used. >> one year ago, president trump first tweeted the phrase chinese virus, the author of the study says it shos why linking a disease to a place or group of people is stigmatizing. >> the real takeaway from this is, you know, words really do matter. and these, you know, these sentiments online really can be transfers to offline hate and hate crimes. >> now, that study looked at 700,000 tweets over a two-week period. it found that half of the tweets with the hashtag chinese virus included other anti-asian hashtags as well. >> taking you east. a live look at the big apple this morning, where indoor dining is now allowed to reopen at 50% capacity.

using california's system, it means new york would now be in the orange tier like san mateo county. soon, new yorkers will be able to do a dinner and a show. some off-broadway musicals will take the stage again next month, including "the office" the musical parody. it will be capped at 33%, but it's nice to see some of the lights coming back on. >> right now at 6:00, heading to atlanta. president joe biden and vice president kamala harris will visit atlanta as they reel from the deadly shooting that left eight people dead. most of them asian americans. a live report next on how the president hopes to heal the nation. >> inching ever closer. as more schools bring students back, the cdc is expected to update guidance on classroom distancing, cutting the six-feet rule in half. what health experts and teachers are saying about it. >> spring also in the air. and maybe in your nose and eye