right now at 4:30, a major change for booking the vaccines in the south bay. as of this morning, we will find out how much the manufacturing mistake will cost california from getting those coveted johnson & johnson vaccines. >> when i see that solano is kind of trailing behind a little bit, it does, it does affect people, and it is and it is a little bit nerve-racking to see that we are not moving as quickly as other people. >> and the reason behind restrictions is that younger people may be to blame for

solano county to be stuck in the red tier. and alarming new number showing hate crimes against muni drivers and the actions that community leaders are taking for today in the bay. thank you for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm in for marcus this morning, and i'm laura sanchez. and good morning to you as well. >> good morning. >> and starting in on what is going to be a nice day. i'm kari hall. the clouds have rolled away, but we will have a breezy afternoon and some of the ocean air is still coming into the bay area to keep the temperatures in the 60s from the coast to the inner bay. some of the inland valleys will reach into the 70s and 71 in napa and 72 in morgan hill, and we will have a look ahead to the

weekend forecast in a few minutes. and mike, any early morning problems for the commuters? >> not a problem from oakland to alameda, and in the last few minutes, it opened right on schedule and looking at a drive from the minor disabled schedule in san jose. here from west 80 to mcbride and i moved the circle. sorry about that. a issue on the shoulder of the freeway, but no issues there to toll plaza at the bay bridge. back to you. and now, people here in santa clara can sign up for the vaccine even if they are not eligible. >> so next thursday, everyone in all of california counties 16 years and up will be eligible. the catch is that the appointment can't happen before the 15th of april, and the vaccination sites across the county have been getting ready for the rush. and the south bay leaders say that getting a shot in arm will

depend upon the vaccine supply in the state. >> everyone has to be patient, and also to keep try, because there are avenues that keep opening up. we now have a lot of retail pharmacies that have vaccines. >> now, if you want to book one of the appointments this is how you do it, type "vaccine appointments" and then you will have a link that says book an appointment, and then you select where you would like to book your vaccine appointment, and it will tell you whether there are appointments available, and i tried this morning because i live in santa clara, and there were none. now, we encourage you in all of the counties to get the vaccine, and the state is expecting 90% fewer johnson & johnson vaccines next week, because johnson &

johnson experienced quality control issues with tens of millions of vaccines at one of the plants. this week, the state was expecting 575,000 of those single-dose doses, and next week it is only 75,000. so next week it is increasing the doses of moderna and pfizer, so you must schedule second-dose appointments. so if you have not gotten the first shot, you may not be able to book an appointment for weeks. people are waking up this morning under strict red tier restrictions. and the county is continuing to impact businesses that were hoping to open the doors to more customers. why is that county lagging behind? cheryl hurd is looking into that. >> reporter: tony la forte says

that the restaurant is operating at 20% capacity, but operating at 50% would be a game-changer. >> we are excited to be opened, and hanging in there, but it is a little difficult to operate such a big establishment with such lit capacity. >> reporter: his restaurant is in solano county, and the only one in the bay area in the red tier. more questions about why. >> when i see that solano is trailing behind a little bit, it does affect people. it is, it is a little bit nerve-racking to see that we are not moving as fast as anybody else, as other people. >> reporter: michelle hawthorne who works at the chill bar feels the same way. >> everything that has happened in the last year and half is frustrating and so we are trying not to look at it, and try to

focus on our business. >> reporter: so why is solano county the last one in red? health officials say that the covid rates are very close to move into the orange tier, but not close enough. another problem here, young people are gathering, and there remains a challenge to get enough vaccines. >> and being pushed by the age of 18 to 49-year-olds, and tht is that we have not been able to get enough vaccines in solano county. >> reporter: and another reason that the county is in the red tier is because it is sitting between the greater bay area and sacramento, meaning a lot of people coming in and out of the county on a daily basis. health officials here are optimistic tonight. they say that solano county could make it into the orange tier in a cup of weeks. cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. new details in the cities of

alameda and san francisco will take new action to boost the protections for asian-american pacific islander communities. they plan to launch a new fund, and san francisco leaders are debating new protections for seniors and all of this coming reports of launching a new plan with police to launch new efforts to stop criming that are up between 2018 and 2020 with crimes on the muni operators that went from assaults of 32 to 58 which is a 32% increase. happening today, there is a zoom gathering that is to show a group that is falling short because of the fire survivors and those who are seeking to send a message one week before the cupc issues the score card

on the utility measures. and increasing power shutoffs in a lower fire risk and perhaps09 this morning, today on the bay, a shocking number of unaccompanied young people are crossing the border. and now, getting your packages on time. you are watching "today in the bay."

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this is thursday morning and right now at 4:40, it is going to be another nice day for a hike out in the east bay, and starting out with a few clouds and temperatures in the upper 40s and later today, it is going to be in the mid-60s. we will talk about a slight warmup in the forecast in a few minutes. we are looking at the webster which did reopen in the last half hour, and over the bridge no problems and al mee -- alameda county over to sumner county is not seeing any

problems. >> and today the home of the parkways and the turnpikes, and wall street is set to open higher after the s&p opened higher and the dow with small gains, and the nasdaq with a fractional higher after tech companies rose in small gains. after the federal reserve meeting, they plan to stay the course with the interest rates at historic lows to keep inflation in check. the focus for the investors is the number of americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits is the gauge to watch. twitter is looking to buy the social app audio house, but those talks have stalled. clubhouse hosts audio stations, and 440,000 people have downloaded that available only on the apple devices and facing

competition from twitter which has its own competition called bridle. and tesla has been charged twice when they bought a vehicle at the end of the quarter. customers who spoke with cnbc say that the refunds took roughly a week to come through after they complained, but those are the headlines. and also, i don't know if you have noticed but april 8th as i have been informed by our colleagues in miami, florida, today is national empanada day, and you have some great ones out there. >> yes, i have some near my house, laura, and maybe we should buy some. >> i like the pineapple. >> i want to place an order right now. >> you can be our guinea pigs.

>> and we can get them to you fast with u.p.s. changing the shipping guidelines. >> yes, they are buying a fleet of electric aircraft to speed up the delivery services for those empanadas and everything else. they are looking to take off vertically and no runways needed. they can handle several routes on a single charge. they are expected to arrive in 2024, so looking into the future. >> how about that. we are learning that tiger woods was driving 87 miles per hour, and that is really fast in a 45-mile-an-hour zone. so we will find out why he is not getting a ticket following the crash coming up today in the bay.

a very good now thursday morning to you. taking a peak outside this morning before the sun's arrival overlooking san francisco. a cool start to the morning. kari has a look at the forecast for the rest of the day and we have a spring-like afternoon, kari. >> yes, and it has been nice to get that breeze picking up yesterday, and some spots did get pretty gusty later in the

day, but we will see the winds calming down a little bit today as you are ready to head out of the door, and you might have to crank the heater in the car as we get a look at the tri valley forecast with some temperatures in the mid-40s, and then going into the low 50s as we are going into the next couple of hours. in fact, let's look at all of the microclimate and the temperatures going hour by hour. here we are at noon, and it is 64 degrees in napa and so outdoor weather for lunchtime today, and redwood city at 60, and 62 in livermore and then going into the rest of today, it is going to be bright and sunny as we make it into the low 70s in antioch, and we will see it as well in santa rosa, and san francisco at 61 degrees for the high. and we will see the upper 60s for the south bay and feeling nice out there, and more of the same weather for tonight heading into the day tomorrow, and we will put the weather pattern on

repeat, because the high pressure is out there, and keeping any rain away, and also keeping the weather fairly dry. as we go into next week, there is a low dropping in from the north and with low pressure and high pressure nearby, it is going to cause the winds to pick up, but it may also bring in some slightly cooler temperatures after a warmup. this is the trend, up and back down. we have upper 60s today as well as tomorrow, and low to mid-70s for the weekend and upper 70s by next monday and tuesday. you can see that there is no chance for rain in the forecast. so at times, just looking for the increasing winds, unshine and some mild weather in the forecast for at least next week. heading over to you, mike, how is that looking for the commute? well, it is looking pretty mild. and that is a good word as well. i will take you the golden gate bridge and this is on the san rafael camera, and then it cleared over the last ten minutes so south to lincoln, it

may hit over here in the next ten minutes or so, but looking at how clear for the golden gate bridge. that is the left of the screen, and circled on the right, slowing of central and golden gate fields and this is typical for the overnight road crew, and looking to recover now, and it should be clearing. the bridge with the big arrow there, and nowhere else but the altamont pass. and nice easy drive through pal lw alto clearing past 52. and today, the derek chauvin trial continues in minneapolis as more expert witnesses will take the stand to discuss that use of force. >> in the meantime, the defense came with the most aggressive cross-examination over what george floyd said on body camera video. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in

minneapolis with more. >> we are tracking the latest developments of the derek chauvin trial in minneapolis. the defense with the most aggressive cross-examination yet, and the debate exploding in the courtroom over what george floyd said on the body camera video. the defense playing a short clip from one body camera, and suggesting that floyd said that he ate too many drugs, but the prosecution with a dramatically different interpretation. chauvin's defense attorney also bringing up the crowd of bystanders and if they had distracted chauvin. we will have the latest of the developing story coming up on "today." new numbers of migrant children crossing into california is up. it showed 64% rise compared to last year. in the meantime, lawyers have made contact of parents with 61 additional children. they were separated at the u.s./mexico border in the trump

administration. by mid-january, 600 children whose parents had not been contact and that number is down by 100. now, lingering questions in that rollover crash that nearly killed tiger woods. now there are findings that had been released and it needed clearance from woods to do. so investigators say that excessive speed is to blame. he was going more than 80 miles per hour in a zone with 40-mile-an-hour limit, and hard turn at that location, too, and no signs that tiger woods hit the brakes. >> it is speculated and believed that tiger woods hit the accelerator instead of the brake pedal. >> some wonder why he was not checked for possible impairment, and the department said that there was no cause, because he showed no signs. others wondered if he was using phone. and they say it would not have changed anything about the cause

which is speed and inability to maintain control. woods says that he is grateful that he is now recovering in florida. no doubt. now, switching gears about the gameday, the giants are finding a new way for the fans to get into the ball park, and the first big test to how you could get into the games or concerts as well. and now a mobile covid vaccination clinic is making its way through santa clara county. there were fire crews going into the homes to give shots to people who can't leave to get them. 22 firefighters are helping with that cause everyday. so if you would like support go to scc free vax.org.

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the giants' home opener is a day away and to get into the ball park on opening day, bring your giants' cheer, and orange and tickets and the covid paperwork. >> yes, a little different. here is terry mcsweeney. >> it is going to be different here at oracle park here on opening day. about 9,000 fans will be allowed to accommodate social distancing and every one of the fans will have to prove they have been vaccinated fully or have a clean covid test in the last 72 hours. eddie espinoza has his tickets. >> i just became a season ticket holder. >> reporter: and his test. >> i have just gotten my test and all set to go. >> reporter: he is bringing his mother becky who has proof of full vaccination and full understanding of why there is so much covid concern.

>> i have a family member who i lost to covid, and my girlfriend's mother was taken by covid. so, i don't have a problem. >> reporter: some giants' fans have taken to social media saying they would not have bought their tickets if they had known about this documentation requirement, but the giants said they had on their website there might have been a requirement even before they sold tickets. >> so we have great relationships with the season ticket holders and we urge them to reach tout the customer service rep, and we will be as flexible as possible with them. >> reporter: fans can download the clear health pass as proof of the clean pass, and dan fosse has written books about the giant, but he does not want to strike out against covid-19. >> and the virus is still spreading, and there a lot that we don't know about how

everything works. so even though i am getting vaccinated, i did not feel comfortable going out to big crowd. >> reporter: the a's and the 49ers say they have no plans to ask for covid documents, but crowds at other concerts and events say they may ask for it if required. and so now, today in the bay, which variant of the covid-19 strain is the most dominant in the country? and getting students back into the classroom may mean moving your car. and why some people in san francisco are about to lose a lot of parking. so many families across the bay area are relying on food banks for food. spring into action with bay area and telemundo to help hunger disappear. together, we can make a difference in our communities by

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right now at 5:00, new optimism on the vaccine front. if you live in south bay, you don't have to wait any longer to book your appointment 16 and up. the new change taking effect overnight. all of this is coming as research is showing which covid variant is the most dominant strain circulating across the country. plus -- >> and the only gun control legislation that was passed was mine. it is going to happen again. >> reporter: a reaction from capitol hill of what president biden wants to do to curve gun violence after a string of shootings. and very good thursday morning for you. i'm kris sanchez in