get you checked in faster, so that scammers can get access to your information. make sure that you want to use this service, make sure that it is a dot-gov address. and someone kicked in the door for appointments at a site. and now, at this hour, we are all clicking multiple sites to try to get shots as more people are now eligible. and a new evidence that one variant is spreading rapidly through the u.s., and who is catching it and where. and remember the hot mic moment that went viral for the

oakley school board and everyone stepping down. and now new developments with the new board appointed. this is all new as "today in the bay" continues. this is thursday morning or friday eve as we call it around here. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm kris sanchez. and right now, vaccine appointments are opening up in santa clara county. and bob riddell with the latest. i did the same this morning looking for appointments, and what are you finding? >> i am not able to find them, and that not to say they are not there, but i haven't found them. so at midnight, santa clara opened up the appointment scheduler, and to give notice to other shot providers that anyone between ages 16 and 49 can schedule their appointment right now for april 15th and beyond.

so you can go online and theoretically schedule the appointment as long as the appointment is not scheduled before april 15th, and so on the deadline comes to be a week from today on next thursday. so what you are going to do is to go to the search engine and type in santa clara county covid vaccination, and you will go to the public health department there, and it is a tab here to book an appointment, and it says here all vaccination sites are all currently full, and new appointments are not full, because there is not enough vaccines right now, and something that the county has pointed out when they open up the window for 16-plus for scheduling, and that is a million and a half people, and so it is dependent on the vaccine supply. i went on a couple of the pharmacy web sites, and when i typed in, you know, theoretically that was in the south bay, and then i'm under

50, it did say that you are not eligible yet to make an appointment, so maybe the message has not gotten through to those people at the web sites at the pharmacy web sites. so again, go to the santa clara health department, and keep trying to book the appointments. and they will be available throughout today. if you are between of 16 and 49, and you want to schedule your appointment between now and april 15th, but you can't get your shot until after the 15th of april. so you are eligible after the 15th, and certain zip codes will come up. bob riddell, today in the bay. >> it is like getting the coveted concert ticket, and you have to get it. thank you, bob. >> most counties have vaccinated at least half of the populations

with one dose. contra costa, and san mateo counties are all above 50%, and santa clara where bob was talk about is 41%, and supply is an issue there, and napa county is not releasing the numbers. and we will keep asking for them though. and across the state, half of the state's population has gotten their first dose. and 24% of the people are fully vaccinated. the cdc says that one in four adults are vaccinated. the data shows that 75% of the seniors have gotten at least one shot. san francisco just launched a new covid vaccination site in excelsior district as part of the plan to make sure that the vaccine is getting to those areas that is hit hardest by the virus. it is home to latinos and asian-american pacific islander groups, and the site is going to be open wednesday through

saturday. we have new details for the two vaccines that are working well against the variant first found here in california. the study finds that the moderna gave protection, and while pfizer was not tested they say that it and the moderna shot use the same technology, and the study was conducted before johnson & johnson's release. all of this comes as another variant in the same as the one found the uc is the same as found in the u.k. >> and that is a concern for the americans who are not yet vaccinated. tom costello is in hard-hit michigan with more. >> reporter: yes, good morning. we are seeing a real surge in the cases in up thor midwest, and specifically in michigan. cases there up a 104% in just two weeks. what is of special concern is that they are looking at 30 and 40-year-olds now that are in icus. so the older population, the 60,

70, 80-year-olds, and there is not quite as many of them anymore, because they have been vaccinated, but it is the younger populations that has not yet been vaccinated that is surging into the icus in the upper midwest, and the cdc is surging personnel into michigan to help with that, but the message nationwide is that we are not out of the woods. while a quarter of the adult population is now fully vaccinated, that means that 75% is not. they need to emphasize it is critically important for people to look at this in depth, and look at the threats specifically to population of 30 and 40 somethings, and back to you in san francisco. >> thank you. all new this morning, the oakley school board has new members. according to the "mercury news" they selected two trustees and

retired schoolteachers all because of what happened here. >> if you are going to call me out, i am going to [ bleep ] you up. >> i remember the hot mic moment in which the trustees were mocking parents, and pushing to return to classroom, and the investigation revealed that four trustees poked fun in text messages getting caught making disparaging remarks, and the superintendent is not going to comment on the new revolution. the district is trying to get schoolteachers and parents ready for returning to school next monday. there are concern, but people living around the area are concerned as well about parking. neighbors are fearing a parking crunch. >> i don't know where the cars are going to go. part of me worries they will end up on the sidewalk.

>> another big concern right now is that the district is not going to be restarting the after care system meaning that it is going to be an added challenge for a lot of parents. >> that is so rough. >> now we want to take you the washington and president biden today focusing on gun control reform. it comes as the nation is living through another mass shooting. tracie potts is joining us now this morning. tracie, we know that the president is touting what he did as vice president before. >> exactly. this the back in 2013 when he led the effort on capitol hill for gun reform, but now in the white house, in the oval office, he is taking a different approach. >> reporter: the white house is announcing six executive actions on guns. president biden is going to talk more about them today. they direct the justice department to restrict homemade weapon known as ghost guns, restrict stabilizing braces that

turn pistols into rifles, resume firearms tracking that stopped more than 20 years ago, and drag state red flag laws allowing the relatives and the police to ask a judge to keep weapons from people in crisis. >> keep the guns out of the hands of the people who should not own them. >> reporter: the president is going to announce plans for community violence intervention and nominate david shipman to head an agency who has only had a chief for two of the last 15 years. still the heavy lifting is up to congress. two laws requiring the universal background checks await a senate vote. >> i am not interested in taking away the second unit rights of any american. >> this not about getting rid of the second amendment, it is about reasonable safety gun laws. >> reporter: after the shooting in colorado, president biden is urging congress the act. >> the only gun control legislation ever passed is mine. it is going to happen again.

>> reporter: the question is when. >> the question is also how. we are hearing from a key democrat on that, senator joe manchin who has been trying to pull the democrats and the republicans together on this and other issues and he said in a post-op-ed said that he is not going to get rid of the filibuster which requires ten republicans to go along, and so they will have to work together. >> so many people are working for that, and we will watch that. we are looking at the weather front, and hazy at that as we are looking downtown san jose. we know that we can use the rain, but we are not going if get any time soon, kari? >> it does not look like anything in the next week. at least it is fairly cool. we have had the typical marine layer and bringing in the early clouds and also the afternoon

sunshine as we are getting a live look out there in the tri valley and starting out with the commute in the upper 40s and the clouds early will clear out, and temperatures are warming up and going into the low 60s by lunchtime today, and continuing to warm up a few more degrees. some of lus reach us will reac concord and in the hills. we will talk more about this coming up in a few minutes for the commute. >> okay. breaking news for the commuters to the north. we will go to the map, and talking about 101 around fratus commute way. this is left lanes blocked by a crash, and the northbound side had a truck stopped. across the bay, we have a

westbound 80, but the crash is on eastbound 80, and distraction for the flashing lights. and maybe a stall on the span, and lombard is closed near the bay. back to you. >> thank you so much. it is 6:11 now. and you may be used to paying membership fees to amazon, but now best buy is offering a membership plan. >> coming up next, the perks that the retailer is hoping will lure you in. plus -- >> the stock market is going to start at another record with the s&p at an all-tie high. it looks like the future will draw down with a mix. we will have the latest numbers on "today in the bay."

our drought monitor just released a few minutes ago is showing worseding drought conditions across california. that as more dry weather is in the forecast and we will talk about that as well as the weather in crisis coming up. >> this is not released for a while, and the traffic at the bay bridge plaza is building up, because the slower drive on the incline is getting folks leaving oakland. we will talk about the issue in san francisco and the other areas as well. >> the stock market is moving higher with the dow at well above 33,000.

the s&p 500 is at new record, and the stock market is on a tear as things are getting higher. 744,000 americans are applying for unemployment for the first time last week. this is going to sound boring, but i promise you it matters. wednesday, we saw the latest minutes from fed meeting, and it is notes. it shows that the fed continues to plan for easy money and low interest rates. so if you are a fan of rapid growth and record stock markets, the fed is right there with you. president biden has proposed a bare minimum corporate tax, but he is battling back and forth with republicans about what is an appropriate level on corporations, but the truth is that they don't pay for tax at all, and biden is saying, bare minimum as opposed to the warehouse in alabama, of whether or not of the workers, one you

voted or not. but it is a weak turnout. back at home, tesla has been giving refunds to people it charged twice for the same car. the refunds though, it took weeks. several tesla buyers said that tesla withdrew twice as many -- twice a litt bit of money to give the money back. they said they could not reach anyone at tesla to give them the money back, and the owner gave back a money order. if they took $70,000 out and then came back for another, they would say, is this the same scott mcgrew. >> nothing minor. >> and i can't imagine looking at my account, and saying, oh, that is a shame. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> those floor mats were

expensive. >> i should call someone about that. >> and a bogo. >> right. his and hers. >> new this morning, best buy is testing a membership service with exclusive perks. it is going to cost 200 bucks a year or $180 if you have a best buy credit card and it is similar to amazon prime. best buy beta is going to give the members access to benefits like free shipping and unlimited geek squad support, and exclusive pricing and 60-day exclusive return window. >> well, trending this morning, the designer handbag. look at what has taken flight here. louis vuitton is selling a airplane shaped bag at sky high prices of $39,000. it is the price of a small aircraft.

>> you can't fly with it. it does not fit underneath the seat with you, so you have the airplane bag if your car. >> that is true. >> they needed to have a helicopter -- and maybe they have a helicopter wallet that is easy to sit on as well. taking a look at the roadway, folks. we reflect upon these fashion choices and how the carry your money, and maybe you are spending it over after you have spent some time with the shore, but this is up in rodeo and west jam is going to jam up look g ing at the effect there on the fast lane, and the divider, and folks are distracted. this is going to block the two lanes there with an alert from chp, and the disabled vehicle on treasure island is on the left ramp, and i have circled the off shore area.

san jose is clear of any stopping there. and so, what do you have, kari? >> the clouds are up, and we starting with them at the tri valley. if you are going to the park, go out by 10 or 11:00. 63 will be the high in oakland, and some low 70s at morgan hill, and the same pressure not moving at all. it is going to make it earlier by next week, and warm up the temperatures close by, we will see the gusts picking up. have been talking about how dry it has been and on the social media, i'm @kari hall. so it is dry here, and

temperatures are warming up, and a look at the upper 70s by the end of the weekend into earliest next week and san francisco is going to be seeing the temperatures there, reaching into the upper 60s. now, the climate in crisis. and scientists are shaping to more insects like mosquitos and ticks. it could lead to the next pandemic which could originate right here in the u.s. >> that is one reason that the covid is such a powerful and painful experience. it is powerful in the sense that it is showing us, i think, very clearly the importance of the wildlife populations for our own health. and when the wildlife populations are healthy or interacting with wildlife in ways that are not sustainable, we have sick animals are on the

landscape. and sick animals carry diseases that are easily often easily transmitted to us, and what we are seeing with the covid, you know, we are seeing a radical reorganization and impact on, you know, hundreds of millions of people across our planet. >> you can watch that full interview on the bay area, climate in crisis. >> thank you. and coming up next on today in the bay, bay area responds. >> it is possible that you will have to prove that you are vaccinated against the covid-19. and we will show you how next.

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>> welcome back, everyone. more and more people are getting the covid vaccine. >> each day, we are getting more word of places that might require you to prove that you are vaccinated. chris kimura is showing us how we can do that. >> everyone who gets vaccinated for covid-19 also gets this paper card. it is a shot record from the department of health and human services. you should definitely keep this official card, but there are two problems. first, this card is not universally accepted as proof that you got the shot, and some scammers are preying on that gap. some places might require a

different proof in the form of a vaccine passport and done through a third party company and it is hardly consistent and the bad guys are moving in. the fbi warned us about vaccine cards for sale on social media, anded there are several landmines acceptable or advised anywhere else? say you have seen a ad for a free vaccine card. full stop, nothing is free. who are they sharing the medical information with? probably nothing legit. same question as before s the card they are giving out accepted anywhere? i doubt it. this is how you to steer clear of the imposters and frauds. go directly to the airline and the cruise line and see what they want for proof, and follow the directions to a tee. pay attention to the deadlines. don't spoil a trip by botching the, vas seen passport

verification. it is likely that you will have to participate in several vaccine passport verification programs. don't enroll randomly, follow their steps, and don't buy the bonus line how some vaccine card is just a click away, and when a real one is developed, we will tell you about it. and now, all counties are in the orange except for solano county. and what experts are saying is the reason for the lag and what could help to turn it around. >> you know what is open? oracle park, and the giants are home, and we are getting you ready for the big game, and what you need to get inside of that park. that is coming up next, and you are watching "today in bay." next thing you know, the phone is in your hand.

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stop! you should be holding the wheel, not holding the phone. it's a busy world out there, and we're all in it together. go safely, california. right now at 6:30, vaccination appointments wide open in the south bay. at midnight, santa clara opened up appointments to everyone 16 and older, and we will see how easy or hard it is to get your turn in line. bay area today continues right now. good thursday morning for you. i'm kris sanchez in for marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia and we will have a look at the forecast and commute in a moment. but breaking news in san

francisco where the police are on the scene of a standoff in north beach. it has been going on since before 2:00 a.m. at bay street near mason. not far from the fisherman's wharf. the tactical truck is there with police cruisers. they war called there for the domestic situation, and now the officers are trying get a 32-year-old man out of the building. it is not clear if anyone else is inside with them, and we have calls in to the police, and we will keep you updated. and now vaccine appointments open to all in south bay. >> we have live team coverage and we are tracking the supply which is taking a hit next week, and begin with bob riddell and the news in santa clara county where if you are 16 years old or older, and if you can find one, bob, i live in santa clara, and i am over 16 and i cannot find an appointment.

>> that is my experience, too. vi gone on the county public website and i have gone to book an appointment, and santa clara county vaccination sites are full, and some of the pharmacies are not saying that you are eligible for the appointment. so to be clear, santa clara said that if you are between the ages of 16 and 49, and you can make the appointment now as long as it is not before april 15th. so they opened up the schedulers and the issue is to try to find that appointment. alameda county is getting a head start and starting a week before the april 15th eligibility date. if you are in 12 of the zip codes, and we will show you between 16 and 49 you can get the shot right now if you can get an appointment, and you can get the zip code, and chinatown,

and few in hayward and including ashland area, and parts of san leandro, and that is assuming you can get an appointment, because we are well aware that the vaccine supply is low in the bay area, and i went on the alameda county website, and click on get notified when it is your turn, and fill in the information and they send you the email to tell you how to make that appointment. one thing i want to note that i checked with the local pharmacies online, and santa clara county specifically, and when i typed in my age under 50 and living in santa clara county, it said that i am not eligible. so even though county can say that you are not eligible, and dates april 15th and after, some of the pharmacies are not appearing to get the messages or not updaing the website to reflect that. bob riddell today in bay. >> it is a lot of updating and refreshing for all of us trying to get the appointments.

thank you so much, bob. >> brace yourself for the new setback in the vaccine setback. new eligibility before it expands to those over 16. we are learning how big of a hit the johnson & johnson flub led to millions of dose being thrown away. cierra johnson is going to give us a report on that impact of how some counties will fare better than others. >> yes, kris. the johnson & johnson was a big game-changer and one and done situation which made it possible to vaccinate a lot more people, because of the simplicity. according to "america news" the state of california expected to see a drastic drop in number of doses of johnson & johnson as much as 90% drop.

looking at the numbers again according to "mercury news" the state is to drop from 575,000 vaccines to 68,000 johnson & johnson vaccines next week. and we are looking at the big picture means that the state will receive a total of 2 million vaccines down from 2.4 million vaccines, and that is how many they received this week. last week, johnson & johnson did issue a statement regardsing the batch in baltimore and had to discard, because it did not meet the quality standards and did not meet the standard quality testing. and so, the johnson & johnson is made in the same facility as the other vaccine, and so there was

some crossover, and so we are going to be feeling the ripple effects. >> so folks will have the option when they are available. all right. >> hundreds of -- hundreds of thousands of people in solano county are waking up this morning still in the more restrictive red tier while other bay area counties are in the orange tier. county leaders say they are close to move into the orange tier, but not close enough, and as young people, they are gathering and their challenges in getting vaccinated. >> the data is being pushed by the age range of 18 to 49-year-olds. that aged population has not been able to get as much vaccine as other populations as solano counties. >> city leaders are optimistic

they could get there within two weeks. and a deadly shooting that happened on niantic avenue near daly city. an officer was hit by a car and taken to the hospital but he does not have life injuries. another man was killed there. and now, investigators say that brian birch killed joshua james flor ya nearly 880 and havnard boulevard. and now, commuters may see expansion on the smart line. the agency yesterday presented a wish list for the future north bay projects. realistically, it would start

with a extension into hillsburgh and cloverdale. extending smart from novato to sasoon city would cost over $1 billion, and everything depends on locking in the infrastructure which is the centerpiece in the biden white house agenda. and now, take us out to ball game, and giants fans are headed out to oracle park for the first time in the first time of a year. and there won't be any cutouts out there. and a few changes. >> only 9,000 fan allowed in, and about 2% of the capacity. every fan stepping in to oracle park will have to show proof of a negative covid test or fully vaccinated. and the fans we talked to said they do understand the

precautions. >> i have a family member that i lost to covid, and my girlfriend's mother was taken by covid. so, i don't, i don't have a problem. >> the team says that it is following county health guidelines and the fans who bought tickets before they knew this can get a refund if they don't have confirmation of the vaccine. and tomorrow, we will have the big game and you can start the coverage starting at 5:00 a.m. here at "today in bay." >> exciting time, baseball is back. spring-like temperatures are continuing as well. how are we looking, kari? >> it is going to be nice today and for the game tomorrow. we will see the morning starts in the bay area with clouds and seeing it right now with a live look outside in san jose. the temperatures have cooled off quite a bit, and at 63.

but as the skies clear from the mid-40 todz -- 40s to the mid-50s and 60s. if you are going out for a bike ride, expect the temperatures to cool down later today. we will talk about the weekend coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is the commute moving around the bay area? >> kari, most of the commute is on the typical pattern. looking at the map on the bottom of the screen, 101 through san jose at 680 with the slowing there where it says san jose on the map, and slowing for 880 south, and to hayward and no surprises there. this was a surprise from the same area, and there was a crash that just cleared and the same for the al loert in san rafael at 101. the rig has been cleared from the off ramp at treasure island off of the lower deck, and the bay bridge, and there is a back

up, so i will show you that in a couple of minutes. sgloot amanda goring grabbed the nation's attention with that moving poem that grabbed the nation's attention. and this morning, more attention-grabbing details. that magazine cover she grabbed. and president biden going to announce new gun restrictions, and we will have latest for you. the dow is down, but the s&p 500 is hitting new records. you are watching "today in the bay."

it is 6:43. let's get you out of the door and ready for the commute as you head out in the tri valley. morning clouds, but all of it clears out quickly and the temperatures from the low 40s to the mid-60s by early the afternoon. make sure that you the unis -- sunglasses for later. we will talk about the weather and the expanding drought coming up in a few minutes. >> over here live. the toll plaza as i promised and not what you expected. the lighter flow this week, and the spring break affects you in the lighter commute which had started to build again last week. we will show you more slowing coming up in a moment. >> thank you, kari and mike. new details this morning of the san francisco mta to launch an effort with the police to stop crimes on the muni lines. according to examiner, the

crimes are up dramatically from the muni operators alone from 2018 to 2020, an assaulting from the muni operators jumped from 2019 to 2021. there was a 34% increase in crimes. and now, on the derek chauvin trial, there was more witnesses on the stand. we have more from gabe gutierrez. >> we are seeing more from the cross-examination of the defense roll taught argument that george floyd died because of the drug use, and derek chauvin was distracted because of the angry crowd of bystanders. >> the officer could have perceived the words that people are saying, and the taunt it is said in as a risk to the

officer's safety. >> a risk, possibly, but when it comes to verbal threats of themselves, you cannot use as a threat of force. >> that is jody steiger who says that chauvin should have been prepare for that crowd since he has 6,880 hours of training. >> even i was surprised to say that it is the crowd's fault. this is a suggestive way of saying these angry black people. it is asinine. >> reporter: there was controversy in the courtroom of a clip of a body camera video where the defense argued that floyd said "i ate too many drugs." the prosecution when they played a longer clip had a vastly

different interpretation saying that floyd said the opposite. to today and tomorrow, we are likely to hear from medical experts of exactly how george floyd died. back to you in the bay area. >> breaking developments in the shooting that killed five people including two young children at a home in south carolina. we are learning that a one-time san francisco 49er and oakland raider was the gunman and took his own life. it happened in rock hill in south carolina in the northern part of the state. a doctor, his wife, their two grandchildren 5 and 9 years old is among the dead, and another man outside of the home is dead, and they have identified the gunman as philip adams. he was drafted in 2010 and played several years with three teams including the raiders. the source says that the doctor once treated him, and that his parents live nearby. 6:47 right now, and new

numbers out right now show more migrant children are crossing into california. crossings into san diego county rose 64% in february compared to the same time last year. lawyers have made contact with 61 additional children separated at the border in the trump administration. by mid-january there were 600 children whose parents had not been contacted and that number is now down by 100. day 68, and president biden is going to take action today on gun control. scott mcgrew, he is limited on what he can do. >> yes, he going to need congress. there is restrictions on ghost guns and minor restrictions on rifles, but it is to lay out a blueprint for the states to follow in so-called red flag laws, and to take people's guns

away from people before they use them. and president trump was a vocal supporter of the red flag laws, and there no red flag law, but states can implement them, and president biden is going to make a series of proposals of gun laws at 7:45 and just about an hour from now, and as for the infrastructure bill, they are proposing a bare minimum tax for american corporations who don't pay any federal tax at all. he says it should be 15%, and he is asking the republicans for help. >> we will be listening and open to good ideas and good faith negotiations, but this is what we won't be open to. we will not be open to doing nothing. inaction simply is not an option. >> reporter: biden says he wants bipartisan approach, and frustrated when the other side says no, when he says this is an

alternative idea, and we heard from first president lady jill biden working on strengthening the military families. her son beau was stationed in iraq for some time, and she understanding the strains and the stresses, and this a continuation of a project she worked on when she was the so-called second lady when president biden was vice president biden. we are watching everything in washington including the proposed gun restrictions. so we are looking at it on twitter with scott mcgrew. this morning poet amanda gorman is making headlines. she is the native poet who is on the cover of "vogue" magazine. she is more than a literary phenomenon in the making. she is the youngest poet to perform at a presidential inauguration. >> it is difficult to forget that impression she made. nice to see that honor for her.

all right. is it is friday eve, and will the nice temperatures continue, kari? >> yes. and the great weather that we have had, and lot of people out and hiking, and i definitely incourage that today in the east bay with the start in upper 40s, and the clouds and the sky is going to quickly clear, and not as windy as yesterday, and the temperatures will reach into the 60s and the warmest part between 2:00 and 3:00. that is what has kept to keep the temperatures seasonable with low 70s for the inland areasa and stronger breeze and half moon bay have been seeing the temperatures in the mid-50s from the past few days and that is going to continue today, and of course, we continue to watch the dry weather and the impact it is having on the drought conditions. no changes, and still some extreme drought for parts of the north bay, and most of rus

seeing mainly some severe drought, and then moderate drought along the coastline, but it is erasing the gains that we had earlier in the year with some of the rainfall that i posted on my instagram and tiktok as well. now, we will see the temperatures in the upper 60s for the next couple of days, and notice the trend into the upper 70s, and feeling warmer and still no chance of rain. at times, the gusty winds continuing in the forecast. mike, heading out of the door right now, how is commute moving? >> well, kari, things have calmed down quite a bit. spring break for a lot of schools, and that the longest two weeks with the focused concentration. we have lighter volume over the bay bridge as you are looking at the east shore freeway, no problems there. so things are recovered there in

san francisco over near the post office which may be slowing because of a crash. they may reroute you one or two blocks. so in san jose, there was a tad bit, and nothing major through hayward. back to you. >> thank you, mike. happening now, a good story with a vaccination clinic making its way through santa clara county. the photo here is posted by the san jose fire department, and the crews are giving shots to homebound residents who can't get out to get one. 22 firefighters are supporting the vaccination effort everyday. if you want more of scheduling that kind of appointment for someone that you know, acc.org. in the meantime, we can't have a firefighter come to our house to vaccinate, so how do you book that appointment? bob riddell is looking as the

health department is allowing people 16 and up to vaccinate, and bob is telling the us it is not so easy. we will talk about some of the hazards that he is running into, and some of the work arounds. it is 6:53, and you are watching "today in the bay." come experience the grand opening of floor and decor's newest location in pleasant hill! our expansive store is fully equipped with safe distancing guides, so you can browse our wide aisles

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>> wile you were sleeping, santa clara began letting anyone 16 and older to book a vaccine for when they are eligible. today, bob riddell has been working on the computer all morning long looking for time slots and slim pickings and actually no pickings. >> yeah, that is my case and i believe yours is saying the same thing, kris. so what happened last night at mid knight, santa clara said, hey, between ages 16 and 49 and not eligible until next thursday when the state opens up the eligibility, you can book your appointment right now as long as the appointment is not for before april 15th. so what you want to do is to go on the search engine and google santa clara covid vac nation information, and you scroll down, and click on the appointment, and i went to the site, and checked the retail pharmacies and not able to get the appointment, and one actually said that i was not

eligible, and i suspect that the websites have not been updated for the latest guidance from santa clara public health department, and something elts to keep in mind, that the county says that you have 16-plus to make an appoiappointment, it is million more people to make appointments, and so there is not enough supply to meet the demand, so you want to check the website, and this is a great spot to get your appointments, and in alameda is a great exposure. and for anyone ages 16 and up to 49 to get your shots now, assuming that you can get the appointment, and get the shots now before april 15th between one of the zip codes and santa clara county, you can make the appointment now, and as long as you are not making the appointment prior to april 15th,

and between ages 16 and 49. bob riddell for "today in the bay." >> you can make the appointment, but it is difficult to do. >> new this morning oakley school board has new members, and according to the "mercury school news" they are to fill new position. and it is all because of this. >> if you call me out, i'm going to [ bleep ] you up. >> you remember that hot mic'ing incident where the teachers were pushing the students to call them back to the classroom. says that the trustees and school board members had made those comments, and they are not commenting on the new members. and now, in dublin a beautiful sunrise and chilly morning though, kari.

>> yeah, it is going to warm up, and turn into a nice day and head into the upper 60s for the inland areas. mike, what is happening with the commute? >> the bridge tells the commute. expect lighter, i guess. that is good. >> all right that is going to do it for us. the "today" show is starting now, and we will leave you with a glorious sunrise. have a great day. taking executive action. today president biden sets to unveil his plan to tackle gun violence in america after a recent string of high profile mass shootings the weapons he's focusing on and the fight he's facing on capitol hill republicans already pushing back. >> i'm not interested in taking away the second amendment rights of any american. >> we're live at the white house with what to expect. new epicenter, coronavirus cases exploding across the north. in one state alone, a 104%pi