i am ale excited. >> there's 7 billion in the world. i'm patient. >> excitement and some hesitation as the governor announces most of us will soon be eligible to get the covid-19 vaccine. our team breaks down what you need to know to secure that shot. plus -- >> mr. alexander? >> yes. >> mr. bogus? >> yes. >> miss collins? >> an embattled school board member stripped of her powers, the rare move in san francisco following her controversial comments on twitter.

and the east bay city approving a new plan to increase housing for those struggling to make it in the bay. "today in the bay" starts right now. and it's friday and good morning to you. thanks for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm cierra johnson in for laura garcia. we'll have a look at your friday traffic but first a look at your weekend weather. good morning, kari. >> good morning. and we're starting out with mostly clear sky around the bay area. we have temperatures mostly in the 40s, as you get ready to head out. here is a live look in walnut creek and temperatures falling a few more degrees before sunrise and then starting to warm up for the day. we're headed close to the low 70s today, and we are going to get a lot of sunshine, not only today but throughout the weekend. we'll talk about that as well as how warm it gets by this sunday, that's coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking right now for it's looking like we sh

volume of traffic if everything goes according to plan, and it is right now. green sensors, we take you out though i heard about a crash 580 and north flynn reported in there, a concern but it's eastbound 580. the north flynn on-ramp so the freeway moves smoothly and just a little bit of slowing we see is your traditional westbound slowing out of the altamont pass, slowing where the arrows are over the next half hour, we think, but it's friday, it's lighter. back to you. >>s that, mike. several states have already opened vaccine eligibility for all adults and california will soon do the same. in three weeks on april 15th, everyone 16 and older will be able to book an appointment to get their shots but this comes as some counties warn we don't have enough doses to vaccinate the people that are eligible now. "today in the bay" sergio quintana is in san jose with more. >> reporter: as fast as the little vials come out of drug manufacturers' factories and get shipped here, california governor gavin newsom says the golden state has been

administering them. he said it's time to get adult vaccinated. >> next thursday, anyone 50 and older will be provided the opportunity to get the vaccine. >> reporter: the biggest limitation since the rollout has been the number of shots available. >> we distributed last week or administered 2.5 million doses, we only received 1.8 million. >> reporter: according to figures from the centers for disease control the number of doses shipped to california next week will be more than 2.2 million, that's almost 475,000 more doses than the governor says we got last week, that's a sizeable increase. >> it is a little stressful. >> reporter: all welcome news for people waiting to get their shots. >> i'm excited. i want to get it. >> i guess because most younger people are contributing to the spread, it would probably be good to be more onboard with it. >> reporter: lori will be able to book next thursday thanks to the governor's announcement. she hasn't minded the wait. >> there are 7 billion people in the world, i'm patient.

>> reporter: the patience is what public health officials are urging. in santa clara county they don't have enough shots for the week in our county and we're doing probably a third of that. sergio quintana, "today in the bay." now we've reached a huge milestone in the fight against covid-19. take a look at marchin county, it is the first county with more than 50% of its population receiving at least one vaccine dose. it's one of the counties in yellow that have more than 40% of their population vaccinated. you can see the rest of them right here but that also includes san francisco, contra costa and san mateo county. now, alameda is still in the mid-30s over there at 34%. santa clara county you see down here to the south bay, 31% right there of its population have received the vaccine. now we're still working on the updated numbers over up in the north bay. no vaccine, no on-ramp us classes, that's the message from

rutgers university which will require students to get the covid vaccine before they can return to in-person classes. if you don't get the shot, you can still do online programs or request an exemption for medical or religious reasons. developing in san jose, police are investigating after at least three people were shot. it happened last night in the area of brigadoon park and 101 and east capitol expressway. one person has life-threatening innings and the other two non-life-threatening injuries. there is no suspect description. president biden is doubling his goal for covid vaccinations in the first 100 days of taking on critics of his border policy. as tracie potts reports, he answered questions on that and more. >> reporter: questions about migrants at the southern border dominated president biden's first press conference. he claims the numbers spike every winter, though they are much higher this year, and he's unapologetic about rolling back trump policies. >> rolling back the policies of

separating children from their mothers. i make no apology for that. rolling back the policies of remain in mexico, sit on the edge of the rio grande in the muddy circumstance with not enough to eat? i make no apologies for that. >> the administration refuses to even admit there's a crisis much less address it. we keep hearing strange, mixed messaging from the white house podium like, now is not the time to come. as if there will be a good time to break the law and come illegally. >> reporter: the president announced a new goal for covid vaccinations, 200 million shots in 100 days, we're well over half way there though new infections are up in more than half the nation. another hot issue? voting rights. the president angry over new state laws requiring i.d., restricting mail ballots and early voting. >> what i'm worried about is how un-american this whole

initiative is. it's sick. it's sick. >> reporter: house democrats approved a bill requiring early voting automatic and same-day registration, republicans argue the federal government's trying to run state elections. tracie potts, nbc news. still no response this morning from san francisco unified vice president alison collins, after fellow board members last night stripped her of her leadership position. the board approved a no confidence measure with a 5-2 vote. it says collins failed to accept responsibility for her words and tweets she sent in 2016 and should resign. if she does not resign, it calls for her removal from all board committees for the duration of her term effective immediately. this week, collins apologized again for racial i had-charged tweets she posted in 2016. she also indicated that she had no plans to step down. a follow-up, b.a.r.t. directors yesterday approving a three-year contract extension

for b.a.r.t. police unions. the deal takes place next year through 2025 and allows for more crisis intervention teams. berkeley city council pamsed two measures to start a new housing plan that would create around 9,000 units. the measures will remove single family zoning in berkeley and allow more multiunit homes like duplexes to be built in some low-income areas. city councilmembers say the process will take about two years to complete. 4:38. does she know the secret? still ahead on "today in the bay," meet the self-proclaimed vaccine whisperer who can help you secure your covid shot. plus a pickup in travel following the pandemic, the growing number of airlines that are adding new flights. you're watching "today in the bay."

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happy friday. it is 4:40. let's check out our forecast for san jose, starting out with some low 40s and a lot of sunshine today. we are going to be warmer. this afternoon reaching into the low 70s and a calm wind and even warmer for the weekend. we'll get a look at that forecast, coming up in a few minutes. all right, right now, while we don't have much traffic flowing but we will take a live look out there and show you how traffic is in the north bay, southbound with the headlights to the curb at terra linda

headed north through the area, wine country this weekend. it is friday but bertha. >> hey, good morning to you and happy friday. i'm bertha coombs from cnbc been we've got stocks looking to open higher this morning as the markets look to build on yesterday's strong close. we saw stocks bouncing in the afternoon with the dow swinging more than 500 points as trades tied to the economic reopening came roaring back. the dow and s&p 500 roughly flat for the week and the nasdaq is in the red by just under 2%. today we're going to get reports on personal income and spending, and consumer sentiment. airlines are adding dozens of domestic routes as they fight for travelers looking to fly after being cooped up over the past year. airlines are trying to connect cities that had previously been hard to fly between. united offering direct links between smaller midwestern cities and popular destinations

like hilton head, south carolina, pensacola, florida, and portland, maine. southwest, delta and spirit also recently announcing new routes. passenger volume at airports hit a fresh pandemic high this past week but business travelers are really part of the bulk of the travel of public that generates as much as half revenue for major carriers, aren't expected to return to big numbers any time soon. amazon offered on-site vaccinations for front line workers that run by health care providers, licensed health care providers at their fulfillment centers. they started yesterday in missouri, about a thousand people signed up. they'll have clinics coming up in kansas and nevada. company plans to expand the program to other states as vaccines become more available. they'll also offer employees who can't get access on site up to 80 bucks if they get vaccinated off site. those are the latest headlines, marcus and cierra. it's quite an amazing thing, now that we're seeing more supply,

you're seeing in at least 25 states they're starting to offer it to employers so it's easier for workers especially folks in places like in manufacturing so they don't have to take time off to go get a shot. >> very true. >> definitely, all about convenience. thank you so much. under fire yet again, still ahead the all new allegations made against new york governor andrew cuomo and why members of his own family are now being put on blast as well. we'll be right back. 4:44.

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and welcome back. here is a beautiful shot of the bay bridge. nice, clear picture there. you can see that traffic starting to pick up, 4:46 this morning. we're going to take a look at traffic, but first another look at weather. >> good morning. and we are starting out with some mild temperatures for this time of year. with our morning start usually in the 40s and 50s but we are in the upper 30s in some spots. check out livermore, the wind has calmed down, temperatures have dropped but you compare that to where it's still windy in fairfield with the delta breeze and temperatures in the mid-50s there. it's 48 in oakland and 48 degrees as you head out the door in santa rosa. home schooling today, maybe some of the last few days, some of us will be home schooling. we're checking out the forecast for santa rosa as we start out with rather san leandro we are

going to be at 54 degrees in the east bay, and then making it into the upper 60s to about 70 degrees for the afternoon. once they're done with that, they can run around in the backyard and enjoy some time outside, as we reach up to 72 degrees in san jose, this is going to be warmer than where we were yesterday with some of our east bay temperatures like antioch reaching 75 degrees. oakland reaching 72. we'll see a high of 72 as well in palo alto with san francisco mostly in the upper 60s today and downtown and the mission district, and reaching 72 degrees in novato. going through the forecast, we still have this large area of high pressure that's going to be over the region for the next several days, into the next week. it's going to keep our rain chances down, all of the storms will stay well to the north of us, and as it moves in, it's going to heat up those temperatures even more especially by the middle of next week. take a look at how our weekend will shape up with the inland areas reaching into the upper 70s. there will be a slight cooldown

on monday but we're still all dry and going into next week, take a look at next wednesday and thursday, we're reaching 80 degrees in the valleys, while san francisco will see temperatures mostly in the 60s, but it could warm up to the 70s, get ready for that, as we go into next week. mike, any issues popping up for the morning commute? >> you know, kari, for me, yes, because i need to report things and there haven't been a lot of changes over the last few minutes. we'll take you out to the roadways. i think that's a good net result for folks as we look at the green on the sensors. i circled by sfo south 101 near the sfo exit. there's a vehicle that just got reported but apparently the person said they've been waiting for some help for a while now, more people know and they should be just off out of the lanes. slowing out of the altamont not yet hitting highway 84. the bay bridge an easy drive, the live shot shows you how light the traffic flow. at one point i saw no cars coming through the toll plaza but once again that was only for

a few seconds. marcus, back over to you. >> thanks. the later today, investigators are expected to give an update on the deadly mass shooting in boulder, colorado. hundreds gathered to honor the lives lost. it was organized by moms demand action, a group fighting for public safety measures that protect people from gun violence. the accused shooter 21-year-old ahmad alissa had his first appearance in court. the defense asked the judge to delay the next hearing for a few months saying they need more time to assess alissa's mntal status, ten counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. new allegations against new york governor andrew cuomo, an investigation over reports the governor gave special treatment to family members when it comes to covid-19 testing. there are reports that cuomo's younger brother, chris cuomo got vip treatment in the early days of the covid test was allegedly

driven to his door on long island by state police. "the albany times union" reporting family members got special testing help. it's h see a flood of people trying to book appointments for the covid-19 shots, a shot that may be tough to find especially when we know supply has been limited. "today in the bay's" cheryl hurd talked to one woman who is helping her friends and the strategy she's using may help you. >> reporter: janet pitcher is a costume designer by trade. like many of us, she has been forced to pivot. now she spends her days on her sewing machine making masks she shells online and then she started making them for hospital workers. >> some other friends reached out and said we need masks at the hospitals. the nurses needed masks, and so i thought okay, well, all i need is to figure out a pattern. i have fabric. i can make masks. >> reporter: then the covid-19 vaccines started rolling out,

getting her first shot was no problem. her second shot a different story. >> our second shot was scheduled during the freeze, so when the modernas were not getting out here to california in petco park, they didn't have them. >> reporter: her appointment was canceled three times. she jumped on her computer and started hunting. >> i said oh, i think i'm the vaccine whisperer, and then it kind of stuck. >> reporter: she started finding vaccines and booking appointments for her family. then her friends. california covid-19 vaccine spotter is one of the websites janet uses. what you do is put in your zip code and hit "search." then you will see what appointments are available in your area. don't be afraid to search all the different zip codes. >> honestly, source of appointments is through the actual pharmacies, because they

tend to load their appointments after midnight. >> reporter: another good time to find appointments, she says, is between 6:00 and 7:00 a.m. >> facebook groups really have a lot of good information and a lot of good people that want to help. >> reporter: not so lucky for dia van guten who went through the facebook group to find an appointment for an 82-year-old in contra costa county. she's been trying for three days, and so far, no luck. >> it shouldn't be this hard. it shouldn't be like "the hunger games." >> reporter: vaccine hunting doesn't always bear fruit. janet, however, is catching a lot of praise for what she's doing. she's helped 30 people so far. >> spreading kindness right now is one of the most important things we can do. >> reporter: she will continue doing it. this costume designer by trade says sewing masks and hunting for vaccines has become her new full time job.

cheryl hurd, "today in the bay." well, no marketing budget, no problem. next on "today in the bay," how the san jose convention bureau helped come up with a creative solution during the pandemic. sonoma county is launching a mobile vaccination campaign against some of the most vulnerable. the mobile vaccine clinic is stopping by homeless shelters first and soon encampments. a count last year found that 27,000 homeless people in sonoma county live in sonoma county. the newspaper says local health leaders estimated hundreds of homeless already have been inoculated at county-run vaccination sites. 4:54. we'll be right back.

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4:56. and today is our final day of our "coming back from covid" coverage. in addition to losing money, small businesses have fewer customers and less brands and let customers know they were open for business even if their doors were closed. to bridge the gap team san jose which manages the business connects photos help the cafe sell out their latte art classes. >> once you see the top quality work you're almost able to see it and envision it in your own hands. you want to get it. that's the benefit. >> he is building his portfolio and community helping as small businesses reemerge from covid restrictions they'll be ready to spend money in marketing again. very cool story. >> latte art class, interesting.

4:57. struggling to make it in the bay amid the pandemic. next on "today in the bay," a live report on the growing number of office spaces now sitting empty and open. also the impact the fallout is having on the price you pay in rent. plus the action sonoma county is taking to try to prevent the next big wildfire disaster and the amount of tax dollars, taxpayer dollars rather being used to pay for the plan. we'll be right back.

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it's very important to me because enough is enough. we have reached a crisis point. >> now at 5:00, a day of action plan to bring awareness to a spike in crime against asian-americans. a live report on today's events and the message from bay area leaders. returning to the classroom. two more bay area school districts nailed down a return date, plus an all new poll showing how parents feel about the issue. listen to that roar. this is a violent tornado. >> the damage overnight and the new threat zone this morning. "today in the bay" continues right now. and good friday morning to you. thanks so much for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm cierra johnson in for laura garcia. we'll have a look at that friday and weekend forecast. kari hall, good morning. >> good morning. and we are taking a live look

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