with three vaccine options, do we even need a fourth? why america's top infectious disease expert now says no and an inside look at the production system. now they say it's working more efficiently than ever. >> we're leaving because there's no option to buy any food or drink. >> the boys of summer are back in oakland, with people actually there to watch, but opening night still had some glitches. a meltdown that left a hole in the stomach for some hungry fans. our third hour of "today in the bay" right now. >> a very good morning to you. happy good friday. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. so got weekend plans? for a lot of people it's going to be tryin covid vaccine appointment, and the hunt is on, now that eligibi and over. >> everybody's trying to get it. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live in san jose with how it could get a

little bit easier, tell us about it. a lot of people are having a tough time, kris. >> reporter: a lot of people are hitting the refresh and you may have to do that this weekend because it's hard to get a vaccine with so many more people available. in santa clara county things might start to get a little bit easier. there were a lot of folks trying to get those vaccine appointments yesterday, the first day that people 50 and up were eligible. they found folks were checking state, county, retail sites. we did that yesterday for you as well only to find very few appointments that were booked really, really fast. santa clara county in particular has been struggling with supply. the number of vaccines flat over the last couple of weeks but now the county is able to open first those appointments again because next week the county is going to get 80,000 doses, a 38% increase

on top of an allotment headed to kaiser. >> weer told the vaccine supply should increase by the middle or end of april and well into may. >> we're thinking of a dre trip to fresno but i don't want to take a shot away from somebody's county when my own county should be taking care of me. >> reporter: so the good news for her is that she's not going to have to drive to fresno after all because she ended up getting an appointment closer to home. so all of that refreshing worked out for her. you might be feeling the same guilt she was feeling about getting a vaccine in another county but you should know this. under the federal vaccine program, the vaccines that pharmacies get, retail locations get, they don't come from the county so you're not taking somebody else's vaccine in another county. those vaccines are coming from the federal stockpile so that might make you feel better and you're not breaking the rules by doing that.

you're wracking up a couple extra miles on your car. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> a tour of our state so to speak. thanks so much, kris. when it comes to vaccinations the system must be working. all the talk of introducing a fourth vaccine is looking like a non-starter and this morning an exclusive new inside look at how one vaccine is made, showing the process is actually getting more efficient. cierra johnson joins us live in san francisco this morning. really great to hear with so many people planning to gather for easter weekend. >> reporter: yes, good morning. it's really the weekend of two stories. as you mentioned, pfizer some big news coming out of pfizer, they're reducing the number of days it takes to produce their vaccine but the other big story, easter weekend for many people, this is the first holiday where folks have been vaccinated as well as some counties have loosened some of those covid restrictions, but national health advisers are urging folks

to stay safe this weekend, and to not gather in large groups. this as nbc releases new data. cases are up by 12% nationwide. hospitalizations also up and the average number of deaths now top 900 per day. so for those looking to celebrate this weekend, what do experts consider those safe activities? the cdc is urging virtual church services, outdoor celebrations and for those of you with little ones looking to do an easter egg hunt, cdc recommending you to limit it to your immediate family. >> this will end. we need to hold out just a bit longer and give vaccines a chance to really g in this. >> reporter: some good advice there and on the vaccine front, new this morning, nbc received an exclusive look at the production at a pfizer vaccine production plant, the company saying they have reduced the amount of time it takes to make

that vaccine from, get this, 110 days to just 60 days. really good news on that front, they're able to crank out more vaccines for the folks who need them. it's crucial we stay vigilant. some folks may have completed their vaccines and some of the restrictions have been loosened. it's crucial that everyone remains vigilant, practice that social distancing, handwashing, everything we've been doing for more than a year so we avoid the spikes like we saw after thanksgiving and christmas of 2020. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> yes, good advice, because it is tempting, everybody starting to get a little lax and we can't do that. thanks, cierra. right now everyone as we've been saying over the age of 50 is eligible in california to receive the vaccine but take a look at this. contra costa county, that is the exception, because 16 and up is the age requirement there within that county. but a little less than two weeks from now, all other counties are

expected to do the same thing. eligibility expands to everyone 16 and over on april 15th. now the white house has now designated an impressive march employment report out that we told you about this morning. great report there, job creation already front and center at the white house with the long-term mission to get more americans back to work and seems to be working but will republicans support this plan? "today in the bay's" tracie potts has the latest from washington. >> reporter: today's unemployment report follows president biden's promise to produce millions of infrastructure jobs. >> it is about winning jobs in america. >> reporter: five cabinet members are promoting his american jobs plan and the 28% corporate tax hike to pay for it. >> there are corporations in this country that have made billions of dollars in profits and paid zero, zero in federal taxes. everybody knows that's wrong. >> reporter: the senate's top republican says his party won't

support it. >> the last thing the economy needs is a big whopping tax increase on all the productive sectors of our economy. >> if you raise the taxes are you going to push jobs out of the country. >> reporter: more people are trying to get into the country. last night the government reported just under 5,000 children still in border patrol custody including two toddlers, sisters caught on video as a smuggler dropped them 14 feet over a border fence in the dark. >> these are unaccompanied children that are showing up at our border, and every day our border patrol agents are out there with compassion and just taking care of these children. >> reporter: senator joe manchin wants to close the border for 90 days. >> sending that message that we're not going to be taking people into this country until we get our ability to make sure we're able to do it and do it right. >> reporter: tracie potts, nbc news. an effort by angry parents to remove three san francisco school board members is now officially under way. recall organizers this week

received petition approval meaning they can now start collecting signatures. the recall targets three board members including allison collins, who is suing to hold on to her position. the remaining board members have not served long enough to qualify for a recall. organizers have 160 days to collect the required signatures to hold a recall special election. the earliest date for that would be late november. the earliest date -- will be late november, yes. >> thanks, laura. developing this morning, we got to tell you something that's happening at the university of san francisco leaders are investigating a possible hate crime. someone left a noose hanging on a campus balcony. the incident happened this week and the university says the student responsible was already removed from student housing, while that investigation continues. it's not yet clear what the student's motives were, but black students on campus tell us they still don't feel safe. >> i do feel like it put me on

edge a lot. every time i walk down the stairway, you can sort of just look up and see the balcony in which the noose was placed. >> the school sent an email to students wednesday, one day after the discovery was made and says that it's not satisfying what the university has done to handle this incident or even others. the group started a petition demanding that the student be identified and expelled, and that the school do more to combat racism. baseball is back in oakland with a great night for a baseball game, especially seeing fans in the stands for the first time in 18 months. there were some lowlights, though. we'll spare them because the a's had a little bit of a problem with houston. let's just say inside the stadium not everything went smoothly as well namely the app that fans use to order their concessions. it crashed. a lot of angry fans were left hanging by the surprise curveball, they cried foul. >> we're leaving because there's no option to buy any food or drink. >> i was going to try to order

food and now i'm just relegating to order just beer, just to get to my seats. i can't even take money out of my pocket or credit card. it's just crazy. >> well, not the recipe for a perfect first night, but the 12,000 fans did adapt to the distancing rules. the a's did apologize. not yet clear how or if they can work out those kinks by tonight's game but i'm sure they're working on it. that's part of it, having a hotdog, a little brewsky, cracker jacks. ♪ i don't care if i ever -- ♪ [ laughter ] >> hopefully they'll come back. they're not that mad. >> or just eat before you leave home, i don't know. let's get a look at the forecast for you today. vianey in for kari this morning. and vianey, you said more seasonal temperatures today. >> yes, cooldown, you know,

expected to start today, and then get cooler into the weekend. so current temperature right now in san jose is 50 degrees, and notice the temperature trend, notice the icons, also we've got a little bit of cloud cover, so we'll notice the 60s by around 11:00 a.m. and by 1:00 70s on the map. let's send it over to mike. >> let's talk about your weekend approach, the bay bridge's approach to the toll plaza a good indicator of volume and monday through thursday we'd see the backup filling in pretty much all the lanes by now, this is friday and it's good friday, many businesses observe that as well so we're not seeing the volume. the map shows you no slowing except on the incline and the rest of the bay as we zoom out, a smooth, easy drive, even san jose shows clearing for 101. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. coming up next, a major cyber attack on a bay area university. the targeted effort to steal personal information and why

authorities believe it may be much wider. certainly bad news for students, but good news, president biden apparently considering a $50,000 student loan forgiveness. we'll take a look, coming up. speaking of look, look at this. you see hair rollers, you're like okay. that's what airport security found but that's not all they found. it's an usual surprise, and let's just say that the planes were not the only thing trying to take flight. we'll tell you all about it, coming up.

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well, good morning and a good good friday to you as well. the markets are closed today in observance of the holiday, but the bureau of labor is testifily laboring and it just released the march jobs reports and it's great. 916,000 of our american friends and neighbors gained new jobs last month. that sent the unemployment rate down to 6%. more than 3 million americans are looking for jobs but nearly a million a month you can see how quickly we're recovering. president biden will speak about the great jobs number later this morning. he had this scheduled before he knew what the numbers would say. he does not get a sneak peek ahead of time. politico reports president biden asked his education secretary

whether it would be legal to cancel $50,000 in student debt for each student rather than his original $10,000. we'll talk more about it as we talk politics at the back half of the hour. the rapper known as ice cube is angry at the stock picking app robinhood. o'shea jackson filed a lawsuit saying robinhood used his picture without his permission and it implies he endorses the app. he does not. you can see it here on their website on a newsletter, a still from one of his movies. jackson is not shy about what he thinks of robinhood. he says in his lawsuit "robinhood is the antithesis of everything that ice cube stands for. it represents corporate greed on a massive scale. robinhood used ice cube's image and likeness to promote horrible products and services, the last thing in the world which ice cube would attach his image and likeness." wells fargo is getting

involved in politics a little bit. the ceo releasing a statement saying now the bank supports declaring election day in november as a national holiday. marcus and laura, there has been a push to do that. the say if you make election day a day off, people will take monday off, go on vacation and not vote at all. >> that's possible. i could -- like i'm think being it. i'm like for a lot of people vote something so important, we know some don't vote but still, i'm trying to think it through. all right. >> and people are supposed to get time off to vote anyway. >> right. >> they are, that's right, supposed to get time off to vote and there's the argument with the national holiday, you take a national holiday like martin luther king day, a lot of people are still working, there's no reason to think they wouldn't, if they're working some jobs work that job, holiday anyway. >> hopefully they can early vote. >> we have to remember, it's a privilege and you know, that's

your voice. very important. >> a lot of people shed blood for us to vote. always vote. 6:17 for you this morning. new for you, "the mercury news" stanford is investing claims hackers stole personal data from the school of medicine. it's not clear what information was stolen or how many were affected. the hack is part of a larger cyber attack and universities as well as organizations, all of which use the palo alto based file sharing service. we reached out to stanford for comment but they have not gotten back to us. trending this morning an unusual catch for customs agents at jfk airport. they stopped a man they say was trying to smuggle in nearly 30 finches and look at this, they were stuck inside those hair rollers. agents say they made the discovery sunday in a suitcase belonging to a man from guyana. he said he was just trying to get to new jersey. he was not a u.s. citizen, he was fined $300 and also sent

back on a flight to guyana. the finches were turned over to the u.s. department of agriculture of veterinary services. poor little birds, though. getting stuck in a roller. >> all cooped up in the rollers. i'm looking at the video playing, come on. all right. time to get a look at the forecast. today a nice day if you were a bird you like to fly out any day. >> hummingbirds are out. >> yes. i know, i'm jealous of people who have full-blown back yards with gardens, they get the birds, the squirrels, all that good stuff and it is going to be cooler today so you at home want to fly out and be a bird, be a bird. you don't have to worry about the heat today. we've got temperatures significantly cooler, especially around the interior valleys. san francisco right now a live look, and we're going to notice

a bit more cloud cover in through the afternoon, but right now, look at san jose. what a stunning shot, as we start to see the sunrise over walnut creek. current satellite radar right now you can see no rain in sight, so i'll talk about what's going to happen with that in a bit but we are seeing some fog. look at santa rosa, down to about a quarter of a mile when it comes to fog, novato down to five miles. same for half moon bay and how about the current temperatures right now, 40s and 50s, so a mild start, will make way for a comfortable afternoon. daytime highs for today in san jose 75, oakland 66, palo alto 72 and temperatures around the coastline will be a little bit more normal for this time of year, 50s and 60s. speaking of the rain, it looks like that system that we were monitoring that could have brought us a chance of rain for monday is going to stay off on the coast, going to stay in the pacific, which means our chances for rain have continued to decrease, which of course as you all know we need it. speaking of needing rain, the

latest drought monitor yesterday released that we are at least 90% of california -- the 98% of california is severely dry. hopefully we get rain into the second week of april. enjoy the cool weather this weekend. mike? >> yes. definitely take advantage of the great weather but we definitely need that water. out on the roadways, we have this. the live look at the san mateo bridge. notice something different about this shot, if it's still there, oh you know what? it just cleared. there was a veil of red that would blink on and off indicating there was something near the camera, a service crew. as we look at the map it's in the middle of the screen, no slowing and it cleared, that's great. south bay there is an issue, disabled vehicle south 880 at baskham, may be an issue getting out of of the slow lane i'm tracking that and the volume 580 westbound withed headlights is fine. tail lights may slow early in the afternoon as folks make their way to tahoe and central

valley on friday. back to you. >> thanks, mike. next here on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> we found open vaccine appointments. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll show you where and help you cover the cost of going the extra mile to get one. our team is always on social media, and anybody who knows me knows i love april fool's and i pulled off a good prank on my son. after the show yesterday i rush into his room where he was asleep and i told him oh my gosh, school already started. get ready! so he put on his shirt and this is the reaction i got. but then yeah i told him it was april fool's. >> love it. >> moms have a lot of fun but the thing is they're getting old enough to trick me now too, uh. follow me on facebook, twitter and instagram. you're watching "today in the bay."

how far would you go for a covid-19 vaccine in miles? >> consumer investigator chris chmura found many open appointments if you're willing to drive. he actually shows us where and how to cover the cost of getting there because it may be a long haul for you. >> on the first day of people 50 plus being eligible for the covid-19 vaccine appointments dried up fast, but if you expand your search and commit to a road trip, you might be able to find appointments that are available

with little or no waiting. take a look at cvs. we found 11 locations with open appointments. bakersfield, chico, clovis, fresno, han ford, kingsburg, madeira, porterville, sangley and weaverville. it's been like this a week. we know because we've been watching. because we're from a different county we called cvs to confirm they'd actually give us the vaccine. they said yes. before you hop in the car, we recommend you make the same confirmation call. if you're rolling your eyes, i get it. any of these 300 or 400-mile round trips will cost you serious time off from work, and gas money. it's four bucks a gallon now but let me help with those. first, your boss might pay you during your drive. many companies are offering paid time off to get the covid-19 vaccine. in some cases, it's actually required. listen to this, from the department of industrial relations. if your employer requires you to obtain a covid-19 test or

vaccination, then your employer for the testing or vaccination including travel time. ask your boss or hr. that's one part done. now what about gas money? uncle sam might lend a hand. >> if you're driving, you know, to prevent or mitigate a health issue, that's deductible. >> it's 16 cents per mile, for a 394-mile round trip drive from san jose to chico that's probably a $63 tax deduction. to try to get it, record your miles and keep proof of your vaccination appointment for your 2021 taxes. >> you want to have accurate records of the date that you traveled and the purpose of the travel. >> one final note about safety. we asked stanford health care about driving a couple hours right after you get the vaccine. one of its infectious disease doctors said this. if you have someone to accompany you to your vaccine it's a good added layer of reassurance in case you have a reaction.

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right now at 6:30, cracking down the chaos, after a popular destination repeatedly gets trashed. plus the bold new vaccination promise from the san francisco mayor, and where the city is now focusing its efforts. "today in the bay" continues now. good friday morning to you quite literally. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. first crowds, trash and traffic jams. we aren't talking about spring break parties in miami but right here at home, lake merritt. sharon katsuda is live to show us what the neighbors are complaining about. sharon? >> reporter: they have a lot to complain about. the traffic is so bad sometimes in oakland at lake merritt they can't get their own cars out of their own driveways. ♪♪

this is video from our own melissa colorado. one neighbor according to the "east bay times" says cars are triple parked in front of his driveway he needs to walk blocks away to receive anything from delivery trucks and the city says emergency responders also have this trouble getting down the snarled lakeshore avenue on the weekend so it could be a safety issue. the city called for more police presence at lake merritt on the weekends. vendors can be seen selling alcohol in makeshift underground bars and tents and trash is a big problem, after nights of partying. the city council discussed ways to try and provide permits for the vendors who sell jewelry and goods on the weekends but for now they want to focus on controlling the mayhem that's going on the weekends. reporting live, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay."

>> thanks so much, sharon. 6:32. developing right now in fremont, the investigation into a deadly police shooting happened last night at the hyatt place hotel on west warren avenue. investigators say a special firearms task force team was trailing a man with outstanding warrants. two detectives approached. police tell us they first released a police dog then it turned deadly. >> the sequence of events i know the k9 was deployed before the shooting and at the time that the k9 was deployed, that's when the suspect produced a firearm and when the officers shot him. >> the man died at the scene. police have not released his name. none of the officers involved were injured. this is fremont's second deadly police shooting in eight days.d for the vaccine in san francisco.t least their first vaccination shot. now in six weeks' time, it should be more tha mayor london breed expects the

rate to reach 80% by mid-may more than 60% of the residents over the age of 65 are now fully vaccinated. san francisco is ramping up vaccination efforts for seniors living in chinatown. the city plans to vaccinate 1,000 public housing residents through a mobile vaccination clinic over the next two weeks. health leaders say throughout the city, 80% of people 65 and up have received at least one dose of the vaccine, but the vaccination rate is about 65% for seniors living in chinatown. this morning, we're tracking a new hate crime investigation. this one in los gatos. police chief there says a filipino woman was working near los gatos boulevard and garden lane, when a man on a bicycle came up behind her, pushed her and yelled a racist comment. in a video statement he adds these attacks on asian-americans >> as a person of asian and pacific islander descent, i am

watching with shock and dismay the continuing acts of violence and hate directed towards people who look like me. it is happening all across our country, but i'm here today asking for your help with a hate crime that occurred in our own town. >> fortunately the victim was not hurt. new this morning, one executive order that reportedly may not be going anywhere once the pandemic is over. california's rule allowing distilleries to ship their products directly to consumers. governor newsom issued that order to help keep struggling small-time companies in business. the "sacramento bee" reports a recently introduced bill would make the order permanent and allow craft brewers in and out of the state to ship to california residences. wineries have been able to ship their products in the state for years. happening today, another popular outdoor destination becomes available to visit once again. pacifica pier has been closed since mid-january because of the damage due to pounding surf during the winter storms.

crews have had to repair about a 40-foot section of the west-facing deck. when the pier reopens today, that damaged area will still be fenced off. so still have some time to get out there and vianey tells us you have to have a coat available today if you're heading out that way. >> the water is cold. >> it was so warm yesterday. when we get to vianey, you guys, you got to look over her left shoulder. take a full here. it's good to see you. i am dying laughing at binks. >> binks, binks. good morning. >> yeah. >> good morning, honey. >> he's like, she doesn't want anything. >> whatever. [ laughter ] >> so cute. >> he's not a morning dog, let's just put it like that, for sure. i'm glad as long as he stays there, being patient and quiet. 58 degrees, so i do think that you might need a coat and this is, you know, by california

standards. 56 degrees on saturday, monterey 58 by sunday and seeing an increase in the low clouds around the coastline. 67 degrees for santa cruz today, so today still is okay. we're going to be comfortable. by the weekend it will get cooler so something to keep in mind there. if you're not heading to the beach, you might be headed to a wine tasting supporting the local wineries. we'll be in the 70s today and then 60s by tomorrow, so that's about a ten-degree drop, 20-plus if you compare it to the past two days really. now napa valley maybe you're headed over to the tahoe area, and they did get some stuff from our previous storms but now we get a little bit of cooling headed into the weekend, 62 degrees on sunday, and then by monday, dipping back down into the 50s which is more seasonable for this time of year. no matter where you g the weather will be great, it's cooler and we'll notice more cloud cover and fog around the coastline especially in those early morning hours. so enjoy your weekend.

back to you. >> all right, vianey, key word enjoy your weekend. enjoy your friday as well. right now it's a pretty good drive, pretty pleasant. if you have to hit the road 6:37, folks the map green sensors all over the place. the altamont pass very light, altamont pass road north of 580 there, an easy flow of traffic. so there you go, getting out of town may be a little more congested, starting midday today, keep that in mind for eastbound 580. over here westbound 80, the bay bridge gentle slowing across the span and we're looking at not a lot of traffic at the approach to the toll plaza. we lost focus for a. don't you lose focus. look at the roadways. i have a few coming your way if you are headed here, we'll check on that coming up. for now let's check in with kris. >> reporter: we all like to refresh over the weekend, but this weekend, refresh might mean something a little different as so many people try to get one of those coveted covid vaccines,

now that eligibility has opened up. we'll talk more about that coming up. president biden will speak today about the march jobs report, very, very solid numbers showing the american economy continues to recover. plus the easter bunny coming to town this sunday. kids, hey, listen up. so how does your favorite easter sweet treat stack up? what a new survey is now revealing about the most popular ones out there. is yours on the list? stick around and find out.

good friday morning. 51 degrees right now in san jose. it is 6:41 and we'll get some sunshine today, but it will be cooler as we get an increase in some low clouds. 70 degrees by 12:00. mid and upper 70s this afternoon but gets cooler this weekend so i'll talk about what to expect coming up in a few minutes. >> we talked about the bay bridge toll plaza and this is what's coming your way, folks, a steady, well-managed volume of traffic. tail lights moving to the right, that's the berkeley curve i know and closer to emeryville. folks are moving smoothly through the maze as well, it's friday a lighter commute. we'll show you where there's some slowing coming up. here we are at the weekend, i'm sure a lot of you have plans and i'm sure the plans include for a lot of you trying to get that covid vaccine appointment.

>> that's right. the hunt is on with the eligibility now open to californians over 50. everybody's trying to sign up for that shot. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live in san jose and there's a little hope, you say, may get a little easier? >> reporter: yes, but you know, just think back to the days when you would try to get a really cool concert ticket and you would have to keep going through ticketmaster, searching and searching and looking and looking, you know, those are the skills that you're going to need this weekend as you try to get a covid appointment. although, it is going to start getting easier for some folks. we heard some folks did get some appointments yesterday, the first day of eligibility for 50 years and up. we also heard a lot of frustration, though, from people who were toggling back and forth between state site, county site, retail sites only to find few appointments that were snapped up in the blink of an eye. santa clara county in particular has been struggling with supply with the number of vaccines that they've gotten over the last week remaining flat, but the

county is now able to open first those appointments again because next week it's getting 80,000 doses, that's 22,000 more, 37% increase over the last few weeks, and that's on top of an some people are planning road trips, two other counties where pharmacies have vaccines and maybe you're like a lot of people and you feel a little guilty about that, wondering if you're taking somebody else's vaccine if you're travel into the central valley, where they've gotten, had heavier cases. the answer is this. those vaccines are coming from a different source so you're not taking somebody's vaccine in fresno. you are taking it from the federal allotment. so you might feel a little bit better about that and you're not breaking the rules. so it may be time for a road trip if you have time for that. if not, just keep hitting "refresh" on your browser on your senator phone. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> all right, thanks so much,

kris. we've got some new details coming to light about the suspect in the mass shooting at an office complex near disneyla four people died in the city of orange. investigators say gonzalez chained the front and rear gates of the office building with bicycle cable locks, went inside and killed four people, including a 9-year-old boy. one man lost his mother and father. he says his parents were both loving people. >> just super loving, very loving mom, same with my dad, always put others in front of her and was always a very happy character. >> what a loss. his sister was also shot. she's in critical condition. police now say the suspect knew the victims. he was also injured by gunfire. breaking news coming in and it's encouraging news on the job front. the u.s. added 916,000 jobs in

march, way over the estimates closer to 600,000 and the highest amount in months. the unemployment rate dropped to 6%. that's down from february's 6.2%. analysts say that hiring is surging with the economy recovering. president biden will speak about those job numbers this morning. >> and scott mcgrew, those numbers are just as much a surprise to him as anyone else. >> that's exactly right. the president does not get an early peek at the jobs number even if he's president. he waits just like the rest of us and normally there's also a pretty long waiting period when he learns about the numbers and when he can speak about it. not every president always followed that rule, but the markets aren't open today anyway. president biden held his first full cabinet meeting thursday, socially distanced. as you saw. he assigned some of his cabinet secretaries to take charge of the infrastructure plan and make sure the money america spent tod

materials. the plan also has money to reinvigorate american manufacturing, including chip manufacturing, the shortage of chips of course affecting all kinds of industries. now to do all this, america's going to have to come up with trillions of dollars, and as you might imagine, mitch mcconnell doesn't like that. >> with a combination of massive tax increases on businesses and individuals and more borrowing, to add even more to the $2 trillion national debt. >> reporter: now there are a couple of clarifications that need to be made there. the national debt is more like $28 trillion. i think he just misspoke, and the proposal does not include raising taxes on people, individuals. it would raise taxes on corporations. as for that debt, debt is bad,

but it's not clear the american public cares. president trump came into office promising he would erase the debt in eight years, but it nearly doubled even before the pandemic. speaking of erasing debt, politico reporting that president biden asked his education secretary whether it would be possible to increase the amount of debt forgiveness for every student from his proposed $10,000 to $50,000. student debt is one of the big drags on the economy, and affects people of all ages, including the number of people who are able to buy houses because they're still paying off debt which in turn affects older people and their ability to sell that very same house. president biden has been under a lot of pressure from the left to increase debt forgiveness. we'll be watching to hear what the president says about that really, really solid march jobs report, we're talking about it on twitter as well. you'll find me there, i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thanks. new this morning, one north bay city is helping better prepare residents for the upcoming fire season and with the growing drought conditions, it may be more of a challenge.

santa rosa received a fema grant to provide thousands of weather radios which can alert people to extreme knsz or evacuations, given away for the next two months for people in the most high-risk areas. the first giveaway is next week. go to the city of santa rosa's website for more information. i want you to think about it this. in a normal season baseball teams play 162 games. >> not a bad way to look at it especially if you're an a's fan because last night the a's opened the season with a dud. certainly the big highlight was the 12,000 or so fans actually in the stands. on the field, it was close until the sixth inning, when the astros scored two runs to make it 3-0. houston ended up taking that 8-1. but they're back at it tonight at 7:00 p.m. giants fans should probably morning, perhaps more so because their loss was downright painful.

in seattle to take on the mariners, the giants led 6-1 at the bottom of the eighth and that's when the roof caved in. the bullpen gave up the lead with some help from a poor defense, then the giants tied it in the ninth, but in extra innings, seattle won on bases loaded walk. yep, it hurt. but you know what? 161 more to go. >> so question got this! are you a peeps fan or do you crave cadbury eggs? i like neither. but you might be different. whatever your answer is, you might be shocked to find out the recent survey finds out that reese's mini peanut butter eggs are the most popular treat out there. second jelly beans my favorite and third the cadbury eggs. chocolate bunnies the fourth and which i love as well, and the peeps, bringing up the tail end at number five. we were talking about this earlier. >> you know -- >> go ahead. >> i want to like the peeps.

>> you want to. >> they're cute but -- yeah. i do. >> i am successful at liking the peeps. >> you're a peeps. >> every year when i see peeps i think of mike, because usually when we're all together, we've got them in the newsroom. >> yep. yeah, yep and now i got them in my traffic center. >> mike gets all the peeps. i'll take the jelly beans. vianey, what is your favorite? >> if it's sweet, it's just wine. i'm not a sweets person. that's the only thing that i like. >> the adult sweet. >> i didn't know the bunny brought wine. [ laughter ] >> looks like binks had some wine. >> i'm not that much into chocolate and stuff. i like potato chips and stuff which is really bad, too. we're moving on from that. i'm back on my fitness grind. if you're back on your fitness grind at home, too, great day for a hike. take advantage of today.

we're seeing cooler temperatures, which means you don't have to worry too much about beating the heat before making it out the door. san jose look at that sun, starting to peek on through, and definitely going to see a beautiful day ahead. this is a pretty shot of walnut creek, a little bit of an orange glow there. let's look at doppler radar and satellite. high pressure is king over the last couple days and an onshore flow that will switch things up, drop our temperatures down, it's going to bring back that marine layer and we're starting to see some of that fog. santa rosa down to about a quarter of a mile visibility, half moon bay down to about five miles of visibility so definitely notice more fog action out there. in addition to that, cooler weather today. no record-breaking temperatures expected for today, that stretch has ended at least for now, anyway. san jose 75 degrees. oakland 66. concord 75, and notice half moon bay san francisco and santa cruz. santa cruz has been pretty warm this week, back down into the

50s. if you didn't get a chance to hit the beach when it was hot, it's going to get cooler this weekend. what about the rain? well we were monitoring a system that was going to bring us the possibility of maybe seeing a chance of showers on april 5th, which is next monday but it looks like that low pressure system is going to pretty much stay out in the pacific, which means our chances of seeing, if any, rain, are starting to diminish, and we need it. the latest drought monitor revealed over 99% of california is abnormally dry. 90% of california under some ex drought and any time we see drought conditions like this, unfortunately it could signal the start of an early fire season which we never want to see and in addition to that, reservoirs are looking dry compared to where we're supposed be at this time of year, around 72% and our four reservoirs in the state of california. sunshine the next couple weeks but let's hope for rain the second week of april. mike? >> all right, vianey.

we'll look out here, folks, it is good friday. some businesses are closed today. we may have lighter volume of traffic. we're seeing that on the sensors all around the bay, green ny, t of dip in speeds for parts of the south bay and over here we're seeing the clearing for the altamont pass and 84, we had a little slowing up until just about ten minutes ago. in the north bay, the crash cleared through dixon for east 80 but there's some nails reported in the roadway around highway 12 around cor delia junction. watch for that for east 80 and a little bit of slowing across the bay bridge only on the approach to san francisco. i'll show you the bay bridge coming up in the next report. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, more deaths confirmed in taiwan, after an unmanned truck rolled down a hill and smashed into a passing train. at least 51 people died, a dozen more hurt. rescuers are searching for several people trapped inside. this is taiwan's deadliest railway disaster on the first day of the four-day tomb sweep

willing festival an annual holiday where people travel to their hometowns for family gatherings. coming up next, a quick look at our top stories. are four vaccine options better than three? why america's top infectious disease expert now says it may not be needed. you're watching "today in the bay."

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welcome back. here is a look at the top stories we're following. astrazeneca's covid vaccine popular in europe nowhere near approval in the united states and it may never be needed at all at least that's the new conclusion from top infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci. he tells reuters the u.s. can probably vaccinate our entire population with our current three vaccines. he also warns even though more people are becoming fully vaccinated, you still need to be vigilant and take precautions, especially if you're gathering for easter weekend. for the next two months, each week teams are holding pop-up vaccination clinics for underserved communities in the east bay. we have a live look in the area around emeryville and north oakland this morning, where a new clinic launched yesterday intended for people of color. it's happening every thursday and friday in april and may from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. here is the location, it's at 750 eileen street, right near

martin luther king jr. boulevard. 2"the mercury news" stanford is investing claims hackers stole personal data from the school of medicine. it's not clear what information was stolen or how many were affected. the hack is part of a larger cyber attack on universities as well as organizations, all of which use the palo alto based file sharing service. we reached out to stanford for comment but they have not gotten back to us just yet. i don't know who invited her but summer decided to make an appearance yesterday. [ barking ] >> hey, binks. >> binks doesn't even like it. what are we in store for today? >> binks woke up. it's going to be cool and we'll notice the cooling getting better headed into the weekend. one thing to keep in mind we'll be in the 60s compared to the 80s. mike? >> all right, well vianey, this is friday light. there is a chp officer watching these folks so behave yourselves, even though traffic is light for this friday and also remember, spring breaks

float around for the next few weeks so probably lighter traffic as well. >> have a good good friday today and a great easter weekend. >> here is a live look for you now and a beautiful shot, just want to lay down in the clouds. the "today" show is next. have a great weekend. good morning. holiday warning. with covid cases rising again, health officials and religious leaders caution americans against large easter gatherings. just ahead, the new guidelines for safely celebrating, and a new boost for the vaccine push. pfizer set to dramatically speed up production. it's a surge in supply just around the corner. witness for the prosecution. the police sergeant who was derek chauvin's supervisor tells jurors he violated use of force policies dur fatal arrest. >> when mr. floyd was no longer