good morning. it is sunday, april 4th, happy easter. this is a live look outside in oakland as interfaith pastors and clergy unite this morning for a socially distant outdoor easter sunrise service. this is at the lake merritt amphitheater. it began at 6:00 a.m. and goes until 8:00 happy easter to all who al day of i'm kira klapper. vianey arana joins us this morning with a quick look at your microclimate forecast. hey, vianey.

>> hey there. good morning. it's cloudy right now and it is going to be a cool afternoon. let's take a look at your hour-by-hour outlook in san jose for easter sunday. mostly cloudy, 65 degrees. if you look at the icons down below, it gives you a timing of the temperatures. so by around 1:00, 60 degrees. we'll get peeks of sunshine at times. some clearing inland. by about 4:00, 64 degrees. we'll remain in the mid and upper 60s for the inland areas. around the coastline it's going to be more along the 50s, up through the north bay 64 degrees, and they'll remain cool only reaching the throw mid-60s >> thanks so much. there is a new variant of coronavirus here in the bay area and it's believed to be the very first of its kind discovered in the u.s. as "today in the bay's" ginger conajeros saab reports the cases

rise across california. >> it was worth it. >> reporter: fresh a vacation in hawaii, these travelers mostly families with kids in tow arrived saturday night in san jose with the big island still on their mind. >> feels like as if you're in the summer and covid never happened. and you just feel like you're free. >> we've been playing it really safe but i think a couple factors really played into the decision, one, watching the numbers go down, and then hawaii was really, really safe. >> reporter: this physician and his family chose to go on vacation because he was already vaccinated. while bay area counties have reported a decline in new covid infections a new variant of the coronavirus has been confirmed right here in santa clara county. stanford health experts confirmed a new double mutation of the coronavirus. at least one case here in the bay area and more suspected. but it is still there's no evi

double variantularly more virulent or causes more severe disease. >> reporter: the three vaccines are said to still be effective against the india variant. >> most people will mount an immune response that maybe it will not completely protect against all infection, but at least it will protect against the moderate to severe disease. >> reporter: the india variant is believed to be more transmissible, leading health experts to reinforce how essential it is to get vaccinated. >> what this emphasizes is how important it is for the entire united states population to get immunized as soon as possible. >> reporter: but right now, santa clara county says the cdc doesn't consider this new variant a "variant of interest." meanwhile the u.s. gent rye hit a new vaccine record reaching 4 million shots in a single day. ginger conejero saab, "nbc bay area news." >> governor gavin newsom says the state has administered more than 19 million vaccines. here in the bay area, we make up

about 23% of that, nearly 4.5 million doses have been given throughout our nine counties. timing is critical, because on april 15th, anyone older than 16 will be eligible. happening today, the islamic cultural center of northern california will hold a mobile covid-19 vaccine clinic. it will be held at lighthouse mosque in oakland. it begins at 9:00 a.m. appointments are required. turning to how far people are willing to go for a covid vaccine in terms of miles, consumer investigator chris chmura has found many open appointments if you're willing to make a drive. >> 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. look at cvs.

we found 11 locations with open appointments. bakersfield, chico, clovis, fresno, han ford, kingsburg, madeira, porterville, reedley, sanger and weaverville. it's been like this a week. we know because we've been watching. we called cvs to confirm they'd 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 must pay for the time it takes for the testing or vaccination, including travel time.

ask your boss or hr.money? uncle sam might lend a hand. >> ife 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 possibly 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 accompany you to your vaccine, it's a good added layer of reassurance in case you have a reaction. so take someone along. >> always great advice from chris chmura.

happening tomorrow, san francisco's oldest restaurant is reopening. tadich grill will welcome diners for lunch and dinner. the 172-year-old restaurant began offering takeout at the beginning of the pandemic that ultimately shut its doors in july, because it could not financially maintain the restaurant on just takeout sales. tadih grill's website says lunch and dinner will be served indoors beginning tomorrow with 50% capacity. parking fees are back in some south bay parks. the santa clara county parks and recreation department will return to charging for parking at 16 county parks beginning tomorrow. the $6 fee was waived at the first stay-at-home order last year. be sure to head to nbcbayarea.com, click on "coming back from covid" at the top in our "trending" bar, where we're tracking the latest information about vaccines and covid restrictions across the bay area. shifting gears now, a peaceful rally and demonstration

in san francisco to support the aapi community. the group asians are strong are putting on the event with music, speeches and self-defense demonstrations from local martial artists. it's all taking place at san francisco city hall at 1:30. protect our elders and stop hate. those were just some of the messages yesterday at a large rally in oakland's chinatown. the group, asians with attitude, organized the event bringing together people of all races and ages to show support for the aapi community. one speaker told the crowd to stand up and do something, no matter how small it may seem. >> you could be an organizer. could you be a 13-year-old organizer, and a man that holds a heavy conversation with friends that don't believe in the cause. you could do something and everyone that came here, we want to thank you because everyone did something to get here. >> as we've been reporting, members of asians with attitude have spent the last few months patrolling bay area streets

getting to know local business and shop owners. the san francisco school board is now backtracking on its effort of renaming more than 40 schools in the district. the renaming panel had proposed that 44 schools should be renamed because of links to historic figures tied to oppression and racism. some schools like abraham lincoln high school have sued the school board saying the community was not involved in the process to rename. this coming tuesday, san francisco unified school commissioners will vote on adopting resolution to formally pause the renaming process. some parents say the whole issue continues to be a distraction when the real focus should be on reopening classrooms. >> i think renaming is extremely, extremely important. i just, i struggle honestly to deal with renaming while my children aren't in school right now and i watch them struggle. >> the meeting on tuesday will also be the first time since commissioner alison collins was stripped of her vice president position over racially-charged tweets she posted back in 2016.

collins filed a lawsuit against the district over their decision. it's just shy of 7:10. coming up, we take you live to washington, d.c., for our weekly interview with chuck todd, who has a preview of this week's "meet the press." and coming back to her roots. vice president kamala harris set to return to the bay area. we'll tell you about her plans.

welcome back. time for our weekly discussion with chuck todd, nbc news political director and moderator of "meet the press." hi, chuck. as always, thanks for joining us this morning. president biden, a few days ago, unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure package titled "the american jobs plan." critics say surprising amount of money isn't for bridges and roads, but for other things. you have transportation secretary petetieg on this morning. how did he defend or justify or

explain or clarify the proposal? >> look, they just define infrastructure, democrats are defining infrastructure very broadly. one might argue the definition they have puts any government spending under infrastructure, health care provision, an education provision, or money for a port or a bridge, right, so i think that's how we -- and we may be, you know, sometimes we like to say that you take the republicans are from mars and democrats are from venus, and they don't really, they sort of speak past each other. this definition of what do you call infrastructuredi the two p you know, as we're seeing here. so i think that, but i also think the biden white house split up their infrastructure package this way on purpose. i think they're trying to establish the idea that it's all infrastructure, but it's not lost on me that the more older definition of it, most of that stuff's in part one of this

bill, the $2 trillion proposal. most of the social service infrastructure ideas that they have is in part two, which is the trillion-dollar one. an extra trillion dollars. it wouldn't surprise me if only two-thirds of this bill gets done. >> we'll wait to see the second wave get introduced. here in california, covid vaccinations are starting to open up. people over 50 just became eligible a few days ago. our governor was vaccinated with the johnson & johnson shot, and then everyone over 16 will be eligible in about two weeks. you often have michael osterholme. do we see a light as the summer comes closer, we gain immunity from vaccines or is this something we'll hav it's interesting. he has -- look, there is a chance we are in good shape in the summer, but he's really worried about the next eight weeks, right, we're speeding up vaccinations. you just outlined how california

s my home state of virginia is doing the same thing, they're trying to open it up faster. a lot of states are trying to open up the vaccine protocols as fast as possible because we're in a race against these variants. that said, he believes he called it almost we have a pandemic within the pandemic and that this one variant that is much more lethal, this b.1.1.7, nicknamed by some the uk variant, it was first discovered in the uk, he described a situation where schools in minnesota under school goers below eighth grade are seeing a rise in infections on this variant, so he's very concerned that this is going to spike and cause us major problems before we get to the end. >> wow. well we look forward to your sh i the last day of passover and i believe this coming week is your birthday. so i wanted to wish you a happy birthday. >> oh, wow. >> because i won't see you. >> sorry you googled that, but your producers -- >> i need to ask your producers

if it was correct. >> that's all right. >> so glad. >> the way i count t it's my last birthday, because it's right next to another big one. so we'll leavenk you, kira. >> we hope you join chuck for this morning's "meet the press." he'll have a special edition of the show featuring an sben vur interview with pete buttigieg and senator roger wicker of mississippi and michael osterholme. stick here and tune in to "meet the press" at 8:00 a.m. after this newscast. happening tomorrow vice president kamala harris will return to her hometown of oakland, this will be her first time back to the bay area since taking office as the first woman to become vice president. she'll hold an event focusing on water infrastructure and small business relief. no word yet where exactly the events will be held. the oakland visit will be at the tail end of her trip to the

state of california. police are still searching for answers on the motive on at tack on capitol hill on friday that killed one officer. authorities searched the virginia home where 25-year-old noah green grew up. his family has issued a statement revealing that green suffered from depression and potential mental illness. on social media, he had written about losing his job. at the capitol, new concrete barriers replacing the now closed and padlocked entrance. friday's attack likely will delay the reopening of the capitol grounds, which have been fenced off since the january 6th insurrection. veteran officer william "billy" evans died when green rammed his family friends are remembering him as a vibrant, that the joy billy found in being a dad, the love he had for his kids, he had a terrific sense of humor. >> he was most respected among his colleagues in washington,

with the capitol police. when they lost billy evans, they lost someone special. >> billy evans served 18 years on the capitol police force. pope francis presided over a subdued easter mass. everyone was wearing masks and spread out along the pews, the second year the vatican has held the celebration in st. peter's basilica rather than a packed st. peter's square overflowing with worshippers. there were about 200 people at the mass including cardinals, priests and nuns. at 7:18, time to check in with vianey arana for a look at our microclimate forecast, how the weather will be for those celebrating easter and passover outdoors today. >> it's going to be a nice day, but we are seeing that cloud cover over the bay area right now, so temperatures are going to remain fairly cool, although right now around the coastline because of that blanket, we're seeing a little bit of warming in some areas.

great shot of south lake tahoe. it really is a stunning sky overlooking the lake there. as far as your air quality, i know people might be out and about in their yards or enjoying their family members with an easter egg hunt, good to go on the air quality. we've got good air quality from 35 all the way down through santa clara valley. anything below 50 is considered good air quality according to the air quality index. as far as your easter sunday forecast, take a look at walnut creek right now, 66 degrees and notice in the icons down below, so between 1:00 and 7:00, we're going to keep that cloud cover, those high clouds will linger with periods of sunshine in between, temps remain in the 60s. a lot of spots are actually going to be below normal for this time of year. easter sunday for san francisco right now waking up to about 58 degrees. by 1:00, the temperatures are going to kind of go back and forth between 56 and 57, so not as warm, but we dropped about 30 degrees compared to the record-breaking highs that we saw on thursday. so easter sunday for san jose,

65 degrees right now, and in the north bay 64. so really we're just going to be cool and cloudy throughout the entire region. here is the reason why. doppler radar, we had that high pressure sitting over the bay area. we have an onshore flow that will cool us off and also expected to remain dry. some rao monday and tuesday, but unfortunately it looks like that low pressure system is going to stay off in the pacific, so we're going to have another dry start to our work week ahead, and then just pushing this time line forward, so when can we expect rain? much needed rain at that over 99% of california is abnormally dry. right now it looks like pushing the model runs through april 10th. we're likely going to stay dry and warm up yet again heading into the second week of april. if we see any chance, it might be some light drizzle headed into tomorrow morning around the coastline. as far as temperatures go, look at your inland temps by monday and tuesday, we start to warm back up, and that's going to be

noticeable because we've been in the 60s all weekend and we're going to go back up into the mid-70s and then a little bit of a drop heading into next friday and saturday, but i think it's going to be a good week ahead. temperatures will go up into the 60s, that's a little bit more seasonable for san francisco around the 60s, 63 mark, and the sunshine is expected to stay with the cloud cover through the afternoon so really it's going to be a great day for like a hike or you know, maybe a nice walk for your pet as well. now, coming up in my next main segment, i'll feature a plant of the day. first your climate hack of the day. if you love coffee and you drink it often, you're going to want to pay attention to this. hey there. do you like to start your morning with coffee? i sure do. these paper coffee cups can be handy when you're on the go and they're okay to use because you toss them in the recycle, right?

think again. earthday.org says 16 billion disposable coffee cups are used every year and get this, most of them can't really be recycled because the plastic they're lined with doesn't break down. hey, vianey, it's time for your climate hack. what can you do? try switching out those plastic coffee mugs for a ceramic one like this one or maybe a stainless steel to go mug. that means less trash in our landfills which helps reduce our carbon footprint. reusable cup company ecocup company says if 2 million people reuse their cup once a week it would keep more than 100 million cups a year out of landfills. for more follow me on twitter, facebook and instagram and tiktok and check me out on nbcbayarea.com. and if you're more of a tea person versus coffee, of course that works both ways but think about it. millions of cups could be kept

out of landfills by just making one switch. kira? >> such good advice.anks, viane. at

as more students and teachers return to were ka us after a challenging 12 months, one local teacher decided he wanted to thank his students. garvin thomas has the story in this morning's "bay area proud." >> hi friends. welcome. >> reporter: the person who came up with the term "distance learning -- had no idea how sadly perfect those words would turn out to be. >> diego, welcome in the chat you'll find the link for the pair deck. >> rep far physically, it feels that way emotionally a lot of the time. >> it's been really hard not being like not getting to have the kinds of interactions or interventions that you're normally able to. what's the distance, johnny, between that first point -- >> reporter: jerry's ap calculus

students at leadership public schools richmond are among the most motivated you'll find anywhere, but even they aren't immune to all this virus can do. >> i definitely have seen students who used to thrive and would be like star players in the classroom now being the ones who aren't able to even complete an assignment. >> for that one i just looked at the points -- >> reporter: jerry feels over the past year, so much has been asked of these teenagers, it was time they were given a little something in return. he's been thinking about it for months. >> but then i was like oh, i have a lot of plans but they are expensive. >> reporter: so jerry turned to the community through a go fund me campaign and the community turned it into a success. jerry raised more than $2,000 to put together care packages for his students. >> whoa! >> reporter: last week face to face for the first time in more than a year. >> this is for you. >> reporter: he handed them out. >> there's peanut butter

pretzels. >> t-shirts, notebooks and phone batteries, jerry spent hours baking. >> there's ritz and nutella in there. >> reporter: and tracking down each one of his 56 students. >> a mango. >> reporter: favorite snack food. >> honestly it means a lot because it is kind of hard right now to like be focused in school and just his energy and motivation gives me more motivation. >> i love these. >> excellent, so good. >> reporter: no way everything the students lost could fit in a tote bag no matter how big but it's efforts like this from teachers like jerry that we'll look back on as having made learning in the time of covid -- >> thank you for coming. >> reporter: -- feel just a little less distant. >> oh my god, i won't try. >> such a thoughtful man. stay with us. we have more news after the break.

good morning.

it is sunday, april 4th. happy easter, as we take a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. a little bit of cloud cover there, but clear enough to see across the bay. a gorgeous way to start this sunday morning, and the final day of passover. we want to thank you for starting it with us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana, my sister in yellow, joins us with a quick peek at our microclimate forecast. happy easter, vianey. >> happy easter, girl. we're always in sync when it comes to the colors. i don't even see you in studio and somehow we end up matching which i love. easter sunday forecast, we have some cloud cover out there, temperatures have significantly cooled off and it's going to remain this way mainly for the entire region. 58 degrees in san francisco. if you pay attention to the time bar down below between 10:00 and 7:00, we don't warm up by much around the coastline and if you're further into the interior valleys, areas like san jose right now, will be in the 60s in through the afternoon, which is great, because that's cool,

comfortable weather. still below seasonable though for this time of year and weugh cloudy headed into tomorrow, any chances have the full forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> i know we need the rain but it helps for all the easter egg hunts today. v, we'll see you in a little bit, thanks. there is a new variant of coronavirus here in the bay area and it's believed to be the very first of its kind discovered in the u.s. as "today in the bay's" ginger conejeros saab reports the cases rise across california. >> it was worth it. >> reporter: fresh from a vacation in hawaii, these travelers mostly families with kids in tow arrived saturday night in san jose with the big island still on their mind. >> feels like as if you're in the summer and covid never happened. and you just feel like you're free. >> we've been playing it really safe but i think a couple factors really played into the decision, one, watching the numbers go down, and then hawaii

was really, really safe. >> reporter: this physician and his family chose to go on vacation because he was already vaccinated. decline in new covi infections a new variant of thr righ stanford health experts confirmed a new double mutation of the coronavirus. at least one case here in the bay area and more suspected. but it is still unclear if this new variant is more dangerous. >> there's no evidence this double variant is particularly more virulent or causes more severe disease. >> reporter: the three vaccines are said to still be effective against the india variant. >> most people will mount an immune response that maybe it will not completely protect against all infection, but at least it will protect against the moderate to severe disease. >> reporter: the india variant is believed to be more

transmissible, leading health experts to reinforce how essential it is to get vaccinated. >> what this emphasizes is how important it is for the entire united states population to get immunized as soon as possible. >> reporter: but right now, santa clara county says the cdc doesn't consider this new variant a "variant of interest." meanwhile the u.s. gent rye hit a new vaccine record reaching 4 million shots in a single day. ginger conejero saab, "nbc bay area news." happening today the islamic cultural center of northern california will hold a mobile covid-19 vaccine clinic. it opens at 9:00 a.m. at the lighthouse mosque in oakland. appointments are required. happening tomorrow, parking fees are back in some south bay parks. the santa clara counent will begin charging again for parking. it will start tomorrow at 16 county parks. the $6 fee was waived at the first stay-at-home order last year. also happening tomorrow, san

francisco's oldest restaurant is reopening. tadich grill will welcome diners for lunch and dinner. the 172-year-old restaurant began offering takeout at the beginning of the pandemic that ultimately shut its doors in july, because it could not financially maintain the restaurant on just takeout sales. tadich grill's website says lunch and dinner will be served indoors beginning tomorrow with 50% capacity. as many people wake up and start planning for this easter sunday, the end of passover, health leaders are urging caution, as the race to vaccinate america tries to beat out a trouble willing surge of covid cases. nbc's stephanie gosk got an exclusive look at the first stage of vaccine production in pfizer's lab outside of st. louis. the company says it has cut its production time in half, getting doses out the door even faster. vaccine supply is looking less and less like a problem, and now the issue is getting people vaccinated before another surge. >> reporter: as families prepare

to gather for the easter weekend, officials and religious leaders across the country are urging americans not to travel or meet in large groups. >> preference is not to gather. >> reporter: after a concerning rise in covid cases in the last week, up almost 12%, hospitalizations are also on the rise, average deaths now top 900 per day. the cdc issuing easter guidelines, urging virtual church services, outdoor celebrations, and hunting for eggs only with your immediate family. even the white house has canceled its iconic annual easter egg hunt, after holidays in 20 like thanksgiving and christmas brought covid surges. dr. fauci in an interview with lester holt asking americans to just keep the faith. >> this will end. we need to hold out just a bit longer and give vaccines a chance to really get the upper hand in this. >> reporter: hope coming from those vaccines. nearly 75% of all seniors in the u.s. have received at least one dose of a vaccine, and half of

them are fully vaccinated. more than 20% of the adult population is fully vaccinated. at this pfizer plant outside of st. louis, scientists are carrying out the first step in vaccine production making something called dna plasma. >> she is effectively got the vaccination of a country right in front of her. >> reporter: just about, yes. >> reporter: pfizer says it's speeding up its timetable for new vaccine production. down from 110 days to 60 days, a welcome surge in supply as the urgency grows to keep those shots coming. >> that was stephanie gosk reporting for us. go to nbcbayarea.com right at the top there, click on "coming back from covid" in our "trending" before where we track the latest information about vaccines, restrictions and reopenings in the bay area. happening today, a peaceful rally and demonstration in san francisco to support the aapi

community. the group asians are strong are putting on the event with music, speeches and self-defense demonstrations from local martial artists. it's all taking place at san francisco city hall at 1:30. protect our elders and stop hate. those were just some of the messages yesterday at a large rally in oakland's chinatown. the group, asians with attitude, organized the event bringing together people of all races and ages to show support for the aapi community. one speaker told the crowd to stand up and do something, no matter how small. >> you could be an organizer. you could be a 13-year-old organizer, and a man that holds a heavy conversation with friends that don't believe in the cause. you could do something and everyone that came here, we want to thank you because everyone did something to get here. >> as we've been reporting, members of asians with attitude have spent the last few months

patrolling bay area streets getting to know local business and shop owners. the san francisco school board is now pausing its effort of renaming more than 40 schools in the district. the renaming panel had proposed that 44 schools should be renamed because of links to historic figures tied to oppression and racism. some schools like abraham lincoln high school have sued the school board saying the community was not involved in the process to rename. this coming tuesday, san francisco unified school commissioners will vote on adopting resolution to formally pause the renaming process.arene continues to be a distraction when the real focus should be on reopening classrooms. >> i think renaming is extremely, extremely important. i just, i struggle honestly to deal with renaming while my children aren't in school right now and i watch them struggle. >> the meeting on tuesday will also be the first time since commissioner alison collins was stripped of her vice president position over racially-charged

tweets she posted back in 2016. collins filed a lawsuit against the district over their decision. published personal data. they have also been sending mass emails threatening to publish data in an attempt to scare people into giving them money. the uc system apparently is just the tip of the iceberg. hundreds of other schools, government agencies and companies have been targeted in the attack and stanford is among them. while the breach happened back in december and january, some organizations are only now becoming aware of the attack. at 7:39, still to come on "today in the bay," it was one of the best finishes in ncaa tournament history. did you see it? how gonzaga saved its perfect season in an overtime thriller against ucla. sports is next.

good morning, everyone. i'm anthony flores. gonzaga's perfect season is still alive after a buzzer-beater against ucla in the final four. >> ball in his hands in the paint, floater, short, got it back, ties it with gonzaga has time to do something. socks for the win, oh, yes! oh, yes! >> wow! what a finish. jalen suggs banks in a game-winning three at the buzzer. the undefeated zags beat ucla 94-90 in overtime. the zags will face baylor in monday's championship game. the pacific northwest, the giants wrapping up their three-game series with the mariners. bottom three, logan webb gives up the souvenir to tie and that's all the mariners needed. the giants were shut out on the scoreboard, seattle wins it 4-0. the giants head to san diego to face the padres on monday. all right, at the coliseum, the a's have fallen to 0-3 on the season. the green and gold lost to the

astros 9-1. alvarez with a three-run shot in the fifth. the a's have been outscored 27-7 in three games. the sharks staying red hot on the ice, down in l.a., gambrell leads over the kings. today the ncaa women's national championship game. that's a look at sports. have a great sunday. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, "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.

welcome back. it's 7:45. kind of a heavenly glow over the bay area from san bruno mountain, as we look on this

easter morning and final day of passover. vianey arana has your full microclimate forecast in just a few minutes, if you're headed to spend some time outdoors today. we hope you have a lovely day. now to the race to get a vaccine appointment. consumer investigator chris chmura has found a lot of open appointments if you're willing to make a drive. he shows you where and how you could be reimbursed for the travel. >> 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. look at cvs. we found 11 locations with open appointments. bakersfield, chico, clovis, fresno, han ford, kingsburg, madeira, porterville, reedley, sanger and weaverville. it's been like this a week. we know because we've been watching. we called cvs to confirm they'd

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 must pay for the time it takes 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 possibly 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 accompany you to your vaccine, it's a good added layer of reassurance in case you have a reaction. so take someone along. >> chris chmura for us, thanks, chris. we have much more online, consumer investigator chris chmura has been vaccine hunting this week. his how-to series is on our streaming platforms on our website and youtube channel. he has great information. we all know the economic

toll the coronavirus pandemic has had on bay area businesses and the economy. one year in, some in the wine region here are still struggling with the impact on their businesses. further compounded by the wildfires late last summer and fall. sherwin family vineyards in st. helena closed last march because of covid regulations and months later the 30-acre property was hit by two fires, the lnu complex fire in august and the glass fire in september. >> there has been so much going on in 2020 that it's probably been the worst year of our lives. first it was the smoke, and the smoke ruined our 20-20 vintage and then, oh the next round of fire came through and burnt our building down, and when it burnt our building down, we had the

'19 vintage idge side the cellar, completely lost our '19 vintage. >> with their beloved winery of 24 years now reduced to rubble, steve and linda sherman were determined to clean up and get permits for the second generation of their family vineyard, their kids and their grandkids. >> well, you know, it's a real motivator to have your family involved and working with you, but that's probably my biggest motivator for me to get our building put back together, not even to mention our staff that is just dying to get back to the job, and that's the big's motivator of all, i think, at this point. >> sherwin family vineyards just had an inspection of their new building. they hope to harvest soon and make wine in their new facility this fall. we wish them all the best. at 7:50, still ahead vianey arana has your microclimate forecast. stay with us.

president kamala harris set to make a stop in the bay areas. >> and prepare to pay once again if you plan to visit some south bay parks. join us monday morning 4:30 to 7:00.

good sunday morning. hi! how are you? it's easter sunday, and i'm going to start showing a plant of the day, because i'm a plant mom. today's plant is a beautiful calladium, gorgeous perfect spring plant for sure. let's get to your that it is cloudy and a little bit cooler, compared to what we've been seeing the past couple of days. so perfect day for a beautiful hike, easter egg hunt, you don't have to worry about the heat and

how gorgeous is this shot of tiburon? 51 degrees right out in. check out the clouds over the sky, how about in through the san jose area, about 52 degrees. no worries for the wind, though, west-northwest, nice and breezy, nice and light at about 7 miles per hour. doppler radar paints the picture of the dry weather pattern we saw earlier this beak. we were dry. we saw a rise in those temperatures, now we're seeing the approaching stratus the marine layer and going to help us stay cool but also those high clouds are expected to remain this afternoon. so we're going to get peeks of sunshine at times, temperatures below normal for this time of year in through the coastline. 58 degrees for san francisco, 66 if you're wondering about the rain, unfortunately it looks like that storm that we were monitoring heading into monday and tuesday is going to stay out to the west, so it's not really expected to bring us any chances of rain. we're going to remain pretty dry

for the next several days, and the model runs right now pushing us through if you notice in the time bar on the right-hand side, wednesday, april 7th. we're likely going to stay dry ahead. why does this matter? the latest drought monitor released as of thursday revealed that 99% of california is abnormally dry, and over 90% of california is under some form of drought. that could mean an earlier start to the fire season and because of the lack of rain, we're about a 40-plus deficit when it comes to rainfall totals. this could be rough when it comes to the upcoming months. the sierra snowpack currently stands at about 60%. if you didn't know the sierra snowpack california's water sup. seven-day forecast no rain in sight but notice a slight increase in those temperatures heading into wednesday and thursday, because we've got a system of high pressure that's going to regain control once again warming us up and drying us out just in time for

wednesday and thursday. now it's time for binks' dog walking forecast. he didn't show up but i have you covered. we coastline. this gorgeous model of a dog, name is clifford, look at that pose. come on, luscious hair, what conditioner does he use? kira? >> i'm always looking for good hair advice. clifford, let us know. thanks, vianey. trending this morning, nba star lebron james is headed to the big screen, the new trailer for the highly anticipated movie "space jam: the legacy." take a look. >> ahh! i'm a cartoon? >> meh, what's up, doc? >> the sequel is creating quite a buzz online. james plays himself and must save his on screen son after his son's text skills get him and his dad stuck in an entertainment server.

he takes over the role from michael jordan who starred in the 1996 live action movie which i remember seeing when i was in junior high. the movie was produced by oakland native ryan coogler who also directed "black panther." it will drop on hbo max july 16th. before we go adorable animals getting into the easter spirit, australian zoo released this video showing some animals celebrating, this koala in an easter basket holding a koala stuffed animal. the zookeeper said it was great to celebrate once again. it canceled all celebrations last year because of the pandemic, of course. just adorable. i sort of was hoping to see spreeian ai's dog, binks, in some bunny ears or something this morning but this is a nice way to end regardless. >> i don't know if he would keep them on. i could try, maybe trick him, he keeps on his sunglasses when he goes on car rides so there's

that. >> better than my children. thanks so much for making us a part of your easter sunday morning. hope you have a nice rest of passover if you celebrate. we'll have more local news for you tonight at 4:30, 6:00 and 11:00 and all day on nbcbayarea.com. enjoy your sunday. it's okay that you don't want to be first: you aren't. second covid vaccine. it's okay to have questions: everyone deserves answers. it's okay to be excited, or worried, or both.

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