and things happened. what we're doing is uplifting the courage of these mothers. we come across vacant homes on a daily basis when we're organizing. there's an empty space. there's an empty space. >> mothers for housing. we plan to take and occupy vacant houses from speculators that are just sitting vacant. we believe families living on the street deserve to be there. >> and you can start bingeing "the moms of magnolia street" today on roku, apple tv or our youtube channels. right now at 6:00, a different kind of a race for a vaccine. everyone over 50 can now book an appointment, and that means the pool just got a whole lot larger. how many times will you have to hit refresh if you try to book online? >> we have live team coverage and helpful tips for you and your loved ones as the new mad dash gets under way. plus --

>> that was hit well. center field. >> that's right. play ball. oakland a's fans getting ready for opening day at the coliseum. the big changes you can expect if you're a fan in the stand today. all of it avoiding contact. good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. well, this morning it's a big day on tap for california's vaccine rollout. that's because starting this morning people over 50 anywhere across the state are eligible to get that vaccine. in the bay area one potential big catch. health leaders warn in most cases there's already a long line of people waiting to roll up their sleeves because supply just isn't meeting demand. >> if you haven't started hunting just yet you may want to get going on that. more people are eligible, appointments will be harder to come by. >> but doing some smart research could put you closer to the head of the line. take a look at your screen.

consumer investigator chris chmura will show us how to use online tools to book your shot. >> reporter: this is the third time we've made a how to get a covid-19 vaccine video because so much is changing so fast. we're going to run you through some of the official and unofficial places you can use to hunt down where and when vaccine appointments are available. your best bet might be bulk, maximize your chances of getting a slot. begin at vaccinefinder.org. it plots availability on a map by zip code and radius. green dots are places that have open appointments. you can trust it. it's an official product of boston children's hospital supported by the cdc. california's official website is myturn.ca.gov. if it doesn't have open appointments, check with your local public health department. if you're a member of a big health plan, check to see if it

has open appointments. you can book directly online. some folks online say batches of new open appointments are posted each night at midnight. we asked cvs. a rep says they open at various times of the day. we watched over a few hours one night. the system seemed to update about every 30 minutes. midnight came and went with no big change. but then we saw a spike around 1:00 a.m. the number of cvs locations with open slots statewide shot from 15 to 149. then a steady morning drop-off. they were almost all gone by 10:00 a.m. some unofficial websites like vaxxmax.com and vaccinespotter.org may help you with the leg work. they comb multiple sites and then combine availability data into lists or maps that are simple to use. you don't even have to register. you can just search. what about doses left over?

my colleague scott budman reported that the website dr.b created a clever unofficial standby list. clinics are encouraged to report extra vaccine to them. then if you sign up dr.b will send you a time sensitive alert to snag a surplus shot. you enroll at hidrb.com with your mobile phone number and other info. if that concerns you, we recommend reading the privacy policy at the bottom of the website. that's how to get a covid-19 vaccine part three. when or if everything changes again and we have to make part four, we'll have it for you right here. >> keeping tabs as everything changes. this morning as you try to book an appointment for you or your loved one, we try to get you covered. we have a team working online testing the systems to let you know where you can score an appointment. we'll be checking in with them all morning long. first to cierra johnson in san

francisco ininspecting the retail websites this hour. how is it looking? >> reporter: we're in burlingame now. throughout the morning we have been keeping tabs on the websites focusing on the retail side of getting that vaccine with three specific businesses. we're focusing on safeway, cvs and walgreens. right now i am not eligible based on the age, but hypothetically we're going to use my age of 50 to try to secure an appointment. so if you have used that my turn california website, at the bottom of the page it offers retail options. one of the first ones that popped up was safeway. this is the page it takes you to, actually the parent company, albertson's. you would insert your zip code and then it would show the availability. right now it's not showing much availability actually in the san francisco area but there is good news. it does say this appointment availability is updated in

intervals of 30 minutes. i've updated it about three times now and there's still no availability, but it is nice encourage you to refresh the page. in cvs and walgreens, there were no appointments on those sites either and did not offer the disclaimer of when they would post new appointments. i've been still refreshing there. continue to search even if the page does not prompt you to. one of my colleagues did have luck securing a vaccine at one of those retail stores. it was raj mathai. he did secure a shot at walmart. take a listen to what he had to say. >> okay, everyone, it worked. after a few days of unsuccessfully trying to book a vaccine appointment, i finally got one listening to our own reporters. there's that sweet spot we were reporting all day. wait until after midnight. here i am after the 11:00 news. it is past midnight. i went online and, bam, wouldn't you know, three appointments

available right at the walmart right near my house. i booked one next week. i'm good to go. good luck. wait until after midnight. >> reporter: so some good news there for him. he mentioned checking in those off hours. right now it is pretty early so if you're an early bird or a night owl those may be prime times based on his research and what some of our experts have been saying about securing a vaccine. again, nothing in the three retailers i've been checking, but there are some additional resources you can use to try to secure a spot. in chris chmura's package he mentioned bots. they are not as we would traditionally thinking of them gathering up appointments and spread to someone else. these bots comb through the available appointments in the bay area and present to you a list of appointments you would be able to select from. we have a list of some of those bot-type sites on our website that you can use. still, check wherever you can.

safeway was offering to keep you updated on the site. a lot of folks will be doing it so check frequently to secure your spot. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> raj mentioned staying up late but i'm on the side of getting up early. i went on vaccinefinder.org and there are some in the south bay. you have to get up and get going on that. thanks so much. contra costa county is used to a crush of more demand. they widened access to anyone over 16. county leaders say 50,000 people under 50 have already registered since tuesday, more than 1,500 requests an hour. they're urge anyoning eligible to sign up. >> here is a look at how many

people are vaccinated by county. 58% of the people living in marin county have had at least one shot. napa is not reporting right now. santa clara county is only at 36%. 6:09. rallies and vigils continue calling for unity against asian-american and pacific islander violence. several people pledged solidarity and understanding of the complicated history in america for the aapi community. >> the community needs to help protect and defend us and we as asian-americans have to step out of the shadows. >> a group of executives are also taking new action. several signed on to a letter pledging to raise $10 million. let's take a live look at the oakland coliseum. baseball fans have been waiting

for more than a year for this. it is opening day with real live fans back in the stands for the first time since 2019. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez, there she is, joins us live at ring central. this has all the makings of an opening day like no other. we're so excited. >> reporter: opening day is always exciting but this year we're not going to have the regular traditions you might expect. we gain in the excitement of the fact we get to be here at all. it has been more than a year since fans have been able to put their butts in seats. cardboard cutouts and that piped in recorded cheering was the only in-person encouragement for your oakland a's. with distancing requirements, the coliseum can now open up at 26% capacity which is about 12,000 fans in seats.

masks and social distancing will be required. concessions will be cashless only and mobile, meaning you'll get it delivered to your seat, no tailgating will be allowed. 9-year-old nicholas thomson's family will be here. over the last year the family battled covid. the grown-ups worked essential jobs. the kids did distance learning from home. watching the a's from home was a bright spot but they can't wait to watch in person. >> i think this is going to be a new normal but it is nice to get back some part of what we had before the pandemic hit. let's hope for a win on thursday and we make the playoffs again. >> reporter: even if fans are welcome, ring central coliseum, this is still a federally run mass vaccination site and that will continue at least through halfway through april.

we'll talk more about what that will be like and if you have a shot what you should do to come here. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> all good info. thank you, kris. coverage of today's home opener begins at 6:00 on our sister station, nbc sports california. the game starts a little after 7:00 p.m. vianey arana joins us to tell us about opening night temperatures. a nice way to start out, vianey? indeed. first pitch is right around the 7:00 hour and look at that. 70 degrees. by 8:00, 9:00, dipping down into the 60s. going to be a fantastic day to see that ball fly. if you're wondering about the giants, i know they're in seattle at an away game. first pitch, 53 degrees.

mike? [ no audio ] a live look at the toll bridge, things are backed up in all lanes. this took about five minutes. the map shows you the slowing on the incline and the toll plaza. the span itself will clear tup. i do have an update on the crash in discovery bay but the freeways themselves are moving very smoothly. we'll send it over to scott. all right, mike, up next new choices for the voices that come out of your phone. to the futures after president biden's n ideas on infrastructure. plus, travis barker getting dad of the year award by many on social media. the beauty treatment his daughter was just able to pull off, tressa. no easy feat. we'll talk about it.

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action that helped save airlines. no fooling even today. american airlines says it will bring back its entire fleet by late spring, just checking that airline's website, i can see there are new routes and new flights out of sjc. routes that had been cut during the pandemic. tsa says more than a million people check through security each day, most days in march. google says it will start letting employees return to work if they want starting later this month though it will be purely voluntarily. some say their future is at home. others like google say it will be a mix. no question the office has changed. cloudflare looking to sublease some the san francisco business times. an entire building south of market. apple will no longer make siri's voice default to a woman's voice. you've been long able to choose the gender for siri but if you did nothing it was a female

voice. it tech crunch says it will be effective for the next update of ios and two new voices to choose from. the way i look at it, there are three schools of thought. one is i don't really care and the other is i do care and should be able to make a change. the third that can influence from the very beginning is this tradition that gadgets and other devices have a female voice because in airplanes that has been the default. this is leslie schuck. she worked for boeing for decades and she's the automated voice fighter pilots hear. that has been the default. there's not a lot of scientific evidence that people listen to women's voices more than men but it's been a tradition and an understanding that pilots do. maybe they had good, strong moms.

>> very good point. i loved when keith morrison did -- you have arrived at your destination, or have you. >> love his voice. >> thanks, scott. well, trending this morning a very sweet moment with blink 182 drummer and his daughter. she covered up his face tattoos. take a look. >> barker's daughter is showing the new good apple foundation on her instagram so she covered the word blessed on his left cheek and the anchor on his right. can you tell? there you go. oh, wow. that is good. is that called concealer? >> that's some heavy duty foundation.

>> that's really good. >> well, the line, the pigment is pretty thick. not that i know anything about makeup. you should see my chest. >> marcus, i can't see all that facial tattoo that you had either, marcus. you look great every morning. >> mike tyson was my inspiration. you'll never see it on tv. >> it's my job. i have to show you how i marked up the map. not a lot of marking up to do. the bottom of your screen, i've circled north 101 where we had slowing at 6:20.

a light drive on hayward on the left side. i did see sensors starting to slow for the nimitz. that's become a regular thing after 6:00. over here, irregular. it may be another couple hours for this crash at byron highway, discovery bay, some wires down, live wires. do whatever traffic control tells you at the scene. the bay bridge toll plaza, things are backed up. at the berkeley curve taillights are heading over to the toll plaza. vianey, things are moving smoothly but they will slow down on the approach. it's a clear view. over to you. >> a clear view over the skies, too. sunny skies across the board, near record highs yet again for today and we are talking about a chance for showers. let's take a look at highs in san jose. 51 degrees. by about 11:00 a.m. we'll be so quick to warm today. into the 70s and eventually by the evening we're going to even dip down just a little bit. we have some clouds that will start to roll in. so your forecast in walnut

creek, 51. by 10:00 a.m., 69. i want to show you today's forecast highs versus the record. now yesterday san francisco did set a new record of 81 degrees beating the old record of 80 degrees set in 2011. a chance san jose might set a new record. santa rosa, concord, maybe even oakland. so definitely going to need some sunscreen if you're heading out the door into the evening. let's talk about your inland temperatures because a noticeable change will be that high pressure that's continuing to move out of our area east and we'll see an increase in a little bit of low clouds and also the fog. 78 degrees on friday. look at saturday and sunday, dipping down into the 70s and 60s. now mind you 80s is not normal for april. we're typically in the 50s, 60s and 70s range throughout the bay area. so definitely a lot warmer than it's been and a chance o for it from here.

thanks, vianey. we are following developments on that deadly mass shooting down in southern california. what we're learning about the victims and the questions still lingering about the gunman. we'll be right back.

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welcome back. 6:25. developing right now we're hoping to learn more later this morning about the shooting down in southern california at an office complex. this was yesterday, killing four people. one of the dead is a child.

another person is injured. this happened in the city of orange near disneyland. authorities say the suspect is in custody and was also injured by gunfire. it's not yet clear if the gunman knew the victims. a news conference is planned for today. new details investigators have determined what caused tiger woods' suv to crash in february but so far they're keeping quiet about it. the l.a. county sheriff says there are privacy concerns and permission will be needed first from tiger woods in order to release information about that crash. woods broke his leg and suffered serious injury. he's now recovering in florida. coming up next on "today in the bay," are you ready to ride? two nearby amusements parks reopening today. what you need to keep in mind before your next roller coaster rush. >> are you ready to hit the park? we're talking about opening day baseball with the oakland a's president coming up next. what they're planning to do to keep fans safe as the coliseum opens the gates for the first time in 18 months. you're watching "today in the bay."

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right now at 6:30, a major development for the pfizer vaccine. the new promise it shows in fending off one of the most agreasive variants. california's vaccine eligibility extending to everyone over the age of 50. what it will take to get that appointment and what you have to think about if you have a vaccination scheduled at the

coliseum. it is opening day there as we continue right now. good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. that breaking news this morning pfizer says the covid vaccine protection lasts at least six months and also protects against some of the newest variants. the drug maker says the vaccine is more than 91% effective and appears to be fully effective against the worrying variant discovered in south africa. >> this as many people are hitting fresh on their browser hoping to snag an appointment. the mad dash now that people over 50 are eligible. sharon katsuda joins us live at contra costa county's new mass vaccination site and, sharon, a lot of this depends on which county that you live in and, of course, that county's supply. >> reporter: yes, good morning, laura. that's absolutely correct. i've been on the contra costa county health website all

morning long. it looks like their request form is working. yesterday i tried filling this out. it was glitchy. it took hours to book my appointment and that was through the phone. now that eligibility is 50 plus, the backlog is expected to increase. i checked santa clara county's health website and it refers you to your health care provider site to book an appointment. i tried kaiser at 4:00 a.m. it kept crashing. it wouldn't even pull up the page. experts say be patient. >> unfortunately the supply and demand mismatch will be problematic. >> in alameda and santa clara county, hope is coming. >> reporter: they are repeating different amounts and say everyone who isligible and wants a vaccine will be able to

i have to say a little tip, if you do live in contra costa county i have heard from the person who booked my appointment there have been difficulties with the request form so try calling in as well to book your appointment. reporting live, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> i love all the little tips and advice. we'll take it. the oakland coliseum is suddenly facing a new situation because it's a mass vaccination site but it's also opening day. >> kris, suddenly it's not just a vaccination site. there today. so how will they juggle all what's going on out there? >> reporter: the folks who have been streaming into the coliseum parking lots the last two months have been very excited, probably almost as excited as the fans showing up today.

it is still a mass vaccination site. fans arriving here, not going to change that. the vaccines will be delivered in the north parking lot. fans will park in the south parking lot. one of the first federally run mass vaccination sites in a pilot program that is supposed to come to an end mid month unless senators dianne feinstein and alex padilla can convince fema to keep it open past april. they say it's essential to the underserved communities as vaccine eligibility expands. there is also talk right now of alameda county taking over the site. stay tuned for more on that. those those details are worked out the coliseum site ise johnson & johnson vaccine, which should not be impacted by the 15 million doses that had -- that were ruined at a baltimore manufacturing plant.

none of those doses in the pipeline right now were manufactured there. >> the way it's supposed to work before any type of a substance like this are released. again, very grateful the system worked. >> reporter: now those 12,000 fans that are showing up here at the oakland coliseum are going to be well aware the pandemic is still ongoing, they will have to wear masks and keep their social distance. there are other changes you can find on my social media pages. they say it's worth kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> that's all we're looking for. thanks. this is the day oakland a's fans have been waiting for more than a year. >> joining us now about more

than changes the fans will see this season as the a's president dave kaval joins us. thank you for joining us. i'm sure you couldn't sleep with all the excitement you have. >> this is what it's all about, opening day, hosting our fans after more than a year. it's going to be a wonderful evening. >> wonderful indeed. i know a lot of fans are excited to get back. it's been so long. feeling cheated because of the pandemic last season. talk about what you are doing to keep those fans who will have the privilege to sit in the stands to keep them safe? >> we have a safe reopening plan and worked with the state, the county officials. we'll have pods of two and four people, concessions will be delivered to your seat using a ballpark app and everyone has mandatory mask wearing. a safe environment for fans and enjoy hopefully an a's victory. >> certainly as so many fans

there today. i know some people may be a little nervous. talk to us about what they need to be mindful of because of the mass vaccination site there as well. >> you want to approach the site from the south. the north parking lot has been used for over a month with the mass vaccination site, the first federal site in the united states. that's still going to be going on. that's an important thing for the community. if you're taking b.a.r.t. and come over the bridge or approach and park in the southern lot i think it will keep everything orderly and will allow people to have good experience at the ballpark. >> i know that the a's always announce big, new things for the season. you've had to make a lot of adjustments but are you seeing the chance to have a great fan experience? >> we're doing what we can, obviously adhering to the guidelines.

fans can come out and be out there at the ballpark. it's supposed to be a wonderful evening, 70 degrees. we have done everything we can to ensure that everything is safe and really fun for our fans. it's a great, young team to watch, matt olson and matt chapman. i think it will be an exciting night of baseball. >> it sure will. thank you for joining us. go a's. >> thank you. and coverage of today's home opener begins at 6:00 tonight on our sister station nbc sports california. the game begins a little after 7:00. all right, happening today six flags in vallejo reopens today and tomorrow. now for the general public saturday is your day. but don't forget masks are required and visitors must follow social distancing guidelines. >> or you can ride the giant dipper today. november rides at the santa cruz beach that classic

wooden roller coaster. guests will have to follow mask and distancing guidelines which we've gotten used to. what about the weather? will it cooperate right there by the beach? let's check in with vianey. she has a look at our forecast. it will, yes. today is going to be nice. we'll be in the 70s and a lot of sunshine. i think today will be the best day when it comes to feeling warmer. we're going to drop back down to the 60s as that high pressure inches away from the region. today is your best bet if you enjoy the warmer weather. i do want to give you the latest update on the drought monitor. that was released and 99% of california is abnormally dry. i'll send it back to you. >> all right, vianey, we'll take it.

on the roadways traffic is building. north 101. slowing starts right on schedule. we have a warning fire. it has spread into trees so that's a distraction. everything else a mild build for san jose. we have the backup, metering lights are on. back over to you. coming up next the challenge many people are up against. have you backed your vaccine appointment? we'll check in with our "today in the bay" crew. they've been hitting the refresh buttons all morning. what they're seeing online right now. major corporations object to georgia's voting restrictions. is it too little too late? up slightly after president

biden's new ideas on infrastructure. and with the a's getting set for the home opener, a look at some of the new faces on the roster. mitch moreland signed in as a free agent. time with the texas rangers, boston red sox and most recent lip the san diego padres. a mississippi native, bats and throws lefty. good luck tonight. we'll be right back.

president biden will hold his first cabinet meeting today. >> and scott mcgrew, top of the agenda there, covid-19. yeah, as it should be. marcus, no doubt, some talk about the president's plan for new infrastructure. he wants to spend trillions and says now is the time. >> we have to move now. i'm convinced if we act now in 50 years people will look back and say this was the moment america won the future. >> biden's infrastructure plan would, for instance, fixany rep crumbling bridges. collapse of interstate 35 bridge in minneapolis that was in 2007. 13 people died. but a surprising amount of money isn't for bridges or roads at all but for things like home

care for our elderly. mr. biden considers that part of our american infrastructure, taking care of mom and dad at home instead of sending them away. now the president says he plans to pay for it with a tax hike on american corporations. not as high as before the trump tax cuts but higher than it is now. some say that would then be passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices, presumably you've been paying a lot less after corporations taxes were cut. major corporations are based in georgia speaking out against georgia's new voting law a week after it was signed. the law is supposed to make voting more secure. this is file video of georgia's go of who assured the world there had been no voting irregularity in the election nor the two senate elections. now corporations based in georgia are speaking out. critics say they are speaking out after it's too late to stop the law.

black rock porsche, u.p.s., home depot on that list, coca-cola as well. delta airlines, based in atlanta, issuing this statement. the bill includes provisions that will make it harder for many underrepresented voters, particularly black voters, to exercise their constitutional right to elect their representatives. that is wrong. in fact, lots of states are doing exactly that. i have a list of them, and we're talking about it on twitter. you can find me there. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thanks, scott. you know, anyone over the age of 50 eligible for the covid vaccine here in california. the pool for available supplies got a whole lot larger. >> doing some smart research could put you closer to the head of the line. investigator chris chmura will show us how to use online tools to book that shot. >> reporter: this is the third time we've made a how to get a covid vaccine video because so

much is changing so fast. since the floodgates are basically open now we'll run you through some of the official and unofficial places you can use to hunt down where and when vaccine appointments are available. your best bet might be researching bulk, maximize your chances of getting a slot. begin at vaccinefinder.org. it plots the availability on a map by zip code and radius. green dots are place that is have open appointments. you can trust it. it's an official project of boston children's hospital supported by the cdc. california's official website is myturn.ca.gov. if it doesn't have open appointments, highly likely, you should check with your local health department. if you're a member of a big health plan, check to see if it has open appointments.g appointments, too. can you book directly with them online. some say batches of new open appointments are posted each night at midnight. we asked cvs about that. a rep said new appointments open

at various times of the day. we watched over a few hours. it updates every 30 minutes. midnight came and went with no big change. but then we saw a spike around 1:00 a.m. the number of cvs locations with open slots statewide shot from just 15 to 149. then a steady morning drop-off. they were almost all gone by 10:00 a.m. some unofficial websites like vaxmaxx.com and vaccinespotter.org comb multiple clinic and pharmacy sites and then combine availability data into lists or maps that are simple to use. you don't even have to register. you can just search. what about doses left over at smaller clinics and pharmacies? >> if you're frustrated -- >> reporter: scott budman reported dr.b created a standby list. clinics are encouraged to report extra vaccine to them. then, if you sign up, dr.b will send you a time sense tetch

alert to snag a surplus shot. you enroll at hidrb.com. if that concerns you we recommend reading the privacy policy at the bottom of the website. so that's how to get a covid-19 vaccine part three. if or when everything changes again and we have to make part four, we'll have it for you right here. >> good information, chris. thanks. certainly the race is on this morning and our own "today in the bay" team have spent the entire morning scouring retail and county and state websites just to certificate. for a vaccine appointment. >> first we want to check in with "today in the bay's" crow cierra johnson. >> reporter: i did a little technology switch from the laptop to the phone to see if that did anything. tlchls an open appointment at a safeway. when i went to click on it, it disappeared. so you really have to be quick.

as for the cvs and walgreens i've been refreshing those pages all morning and it didn't appear to do any updated appointments listed on the website. it kept saying check back later. so, yeah, really just a continuation of trying to refresh your pages. back to you. >> getting that right moment to click in and get it there. thanks, cierra. sharon, you're using the county websites. >> reporter: that's right, marcus. i've checked several county websites and definitely they are all different on how you can book appointments. this is the contra costa county health website and basically they do offer you a phone line that you can try calling as well as a request for availability for booking your appointment. if you cannot get through on those, be persistent. they're definitely saying it

will take a while even though they have lowered the eligibility to 16 and up in contra costa county. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in oakland this morning. how is that vaccine search going? you're on the state portal. >> reporter: i checked availability because we know that was lagging a bit over the last couple of days. now i do qualify. i answered those questions. from there it directed me to make an appointment in santa clara county, which is my county where i live. and there were no vaccine appointments available. i followed your advice and went to vaccinefinder.org. there were a lot of little dots but once i clicked on the retail locations they were out. so as my sister-in-law says, just pretend you're buying concert tickets and keep trying. >> good way to look at it. >> that's right. that's right.

i like how you say as a hypothetical 50-year-old. >> reporter: i'm close, but, you know, i'm holding on. >> thanks, kris. >> thank you so much. if you need some help with more information with those vaccines head over to our website nbcbayarea.com. a great resource there and click on how to get a vaccine appointment at the top of the home page. all right. let's talk a little weather and traffic together. we've been having some springlike temperatures. summer making a little bit of an appearance there a little early. how are we looking today, vianey? >> that's an accurate description and more like summer because we are definitely above normal and we've been above normal the past several days thanks to some high pressure. let's get a tour of the bay area and see just how warm we're going to be. we're going to be seeing another record high afternoon. san jose, 84 degrees. east san jose 86. into morgan hill, 85. gilroy, 85. to the east bay.

take a look at the temperatures for oakland, 82 degrees. walnut creek, 85. danville, 85. concord and antioch in the mid and upper 80s. it will be a little bit cooler around the coastline. san mateo in the 70s today. san francisco is expected to hit the 80 degree mark. san francisco hit a new record of 81. the old record of 80 set in 2011. in the north bay ukiah, 82. so where do we stand today versus the record? well, here we go. forecasted highs, 83 in santa rosa. the old record was 84. concord looks like it could match the high, the same with san jose. we might even beat the record high. so we'll see once we get closer to the peak highs for the day. now enjoy the warm weather if you do like these 80s and the sunshine because we do have a change in the pattern coming up. we'll start to notice an increase in low clouds tonight, a little bit of patchy fog possible for tomorrow morning.

but it'll be a significant drop in temperatures especially by the weekend by as much as 15 degrees for inland areas. and notice there is still a spotty chance of rain as we head into next monday and tuesday. mike? >> vianey, you're talking about changes in the pattern. we've seen that the last two weeks now, really pronounced this week. look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we had the backup consistently forming. just before 7:00 things start to lighten up here. look at the san mateo bridge, a slow drive, a bigger build, and something is going on. the right lane is blocked by maintenance. that typically moves slowly about now. should be cleared by 7:30. that is a problem. the dumbarton bridge is clear. i've circled that slowing on the man mateo brimming and slow through hayward. south 880, that's the pattern as well. as we come into this area the last couple of weeks. byron highway, live wires down.

pg&e and caltrans are needed to help and there is traffic control. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now the latest wave of unaccompanied young migrant girls at the convention center. this is the third group of more than 200. about 950 underaged asylum seekers are sheltered there with the hopes of reuniting them with families. about 10% have tested positive for covid but all of them are asymptomatic. coming up on "today in the bay" a look at our top stories including taking me out to the ball game. for the first time in 18 months fans will be in the stands. just ahead, the changes you can expect to see when you're buying your peanuts and crackerjacks out there. how they're going to serve you.

welcome back. here's a quick look at our top stories that we're following this morning as vaccine eligibility is expanding across the bay area. if you are looking for that vaccine appointment through your county, be ready for some delays. santa clara county's health website refers to you your health care provider site to book an appointment. kaiser site has been crashing for our team since about 4:00 this morning. counties are receiving different amounts of vaccine supplies. the hope is everyone who is eligible and wants a vaccine will be able to get it by at

least the end of the month. a live look at the oakland coliseum. and baseball fans have been waiting more than a year for this. it is opening day with a real live, not cutout fans, back in the stands. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is there. a lot of fans have been excited about this. what are they doing to keep them safe? >> reporter: i bet some of those thousands and thousands of people who got vaccinated here are probably a's fans who are going to be here today. the experience will be very different for fans who are arriving here. let's show you how. alameda county is in the orange tier and opening up to 26% capacity so that's just about 12,000 fans in seats. they have to wear masks. concessions are cashless only and mobile, delivered to fans in their seats. no tailgating allowed. fans have said even with all of those requirements, it's worth it to just be here. some of the concessioners have

started unloading their supplies. it looks like the beer will be plenty and cold. vianey, it's a nice day for baseball. it is. it's an evening game. we're going to be in the 70-degree mark. so fantastic weather for baseball. it will be cooler down into the 60s and we'll start to notice some cloud cover around the coastline. aside from that the astros and oakland a's should have fantastic weather. if you're worried about the giants, even though they're away, they're used to the 50s. we're supposed to be in the 50s and 60s this time of year. mike? all right. still slow over here on the san mateo bridge. the right lane is blocked. i'm told there's a crash mid span. this could be a problem. use the dumbarton bridge. a look at oakland, the note we got from the president, if you're going to the game, one of the 12,000 fans, use the

hagenberger entrance from the south side. the north side is taken because of the vaccines. >> all right. sounds good. that's going to do it for us. >> a live look at oakland stadium. opening day for the a's. let's go, a's. good morning. breaking overnight, yet good. breaking overnight, yet another mass shooting. >> it's just such a tragedy. >> at least four people including a child killed during a rampage at an office complex near los angeles. two others wounded, including the suspected gunman. we're live at the scene with the very lest. costly mistake. 15 million doses of johnson and johnson's vaccine ruined by a mix up with ingredients. just ahead the potential impact on the vaccine rollout as covid cases continue to surge nationwide.