. >> we'll take you inside the bay area amusement park if more than a year. >> the bay area's hit a milestone, how our vaccination rates stack up to the rest o f the country. >> teenagers and the covid-19 vaccines. why a bay area doctor says it may just be a coincidence. >> thank you for joining us for this special edition of nbc bay area news. i am terry mcsweeney. >> i am anousha rasta. families enjoying water slides and pools at six flags/hurricane

harbor in concord. sergio quintana is live. >> reporter: there is quite a bit of people today. it was not able to reopen last year because of the pandemic. it is a big deal today for all the employees to come back to the work and all the customers who really missed having fun at a water park. >> for those who turned out for opening day, there are a few differences of six flags/hurricane harbor. the water park is allowed to open at 25% capacity and they were booked the whole day. the other differences is masks. since this is a water park, guests are allowed to keep them off while on the rise and while they are eating. being back at an amusement park

and not having to wear masks everywhere is still an adjustment for some. >> it feels okay but it is weird without it but it is fun. >> to me, today it signals a return to some normalcy for a lot of people. not just for our guests but for our employees as well. >> reporter: a few amusement parks opened in the area. all of them have capacity restrictions. hurricane harbor is the first water park to open since the pandemic. >> reporter: those capacity limits will be in place for as long as contra costa county remains in the orange tier. they'll be likely expanded a little bit. of course june 15th will be yet another change because that's when the governor's office says that the state's mask mandate will be lifted. reporting live in concord, i am

sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. a lot of happy families in the south bay as well. the park is not at full capacity, it is a 35% capacity, covid protocols still in place including empty seats on rides social distancing. >> we have been waiting for this. last year was closed so we can't go but this year my son has to go and he's ready to get to the rides. we are good. >> gm says it is key to check the website for any changes on the rides. a new water park calls south bay shore opens in great america that's coming up in two weeks. a live look at the south bay, more thane in vaccinated, in santa clara alone, 1 million people vaccinated. this comes as cases of covid-19

and santa clara reached an all time low. the cdc is investigating a possible link between the coronavirus vaccine and a specific heart problem in teenagers. a small number of teenagers in younger adults experienced something called mild carditis. the condition is an inflammation of the heart muscles that can lead to fatigue and heart rhythm. >> at any given time throughout the year, there are cases of myocarditis are happening. now a large number of teenagers being vaccinated. what we are seeing is the usual number of myocarditis of some of them being reported in the days following the vaccinations.

we don't know the linkages. >> the cdc says they are still in the early cases of investigations and cases linked to pfizer and moderna and slightly more boys than girls. clinics continue to come up with creative ways to encourage people to get vavaccinated. a family day vaccination event in san francisco with free snacks. people got a shot and a chance to win free tickets at the golden gate park and zoo and fine art museums. >> a phenomenal job when it comes to vaccination rates. take a look, this shows the county that have fully vaccinated people from across the state. number one in the united states of america, marin county at 60%.

a little bit more than 60% of people fully vaccinated there and san francisco comes in fourth. not bad in contra costa county. san mateo and santa clara is there, tied for 11th place, 50% totally vaccinated and napa and alameda tied for 12%. sonoma county was way in the back and surging forward with 48%. what this means is seven of the nine bay area ranked in the top 20 vaccinated counties across the united states. we are tracking all the changes big and small when it comes to the pandemic. go to our nbcbayarea.com to see the most recent states and local covid guidelines. not a pretty site, the fire started just before 2:00 before this afternoon between hillsburg and windsor.

it destroyed several cars. highway 101 is back open after being closed for nearly an hour and a half. california highway patrol posted this picture on instagram. you can see there the smoke and the helicopter dropping water buckets. crews were able to get things under control and contained the fire at 10 acres. rob mayeda is here. it is dry out there. a little windy, any relief on the way? we have the dry hillsides and winds at time technically part of an on shore breeze, southeast winds at 13 miles per hour. the issue remains just how dry the hillsides are. most places up around the north bay. the red line is near an all time dry this time of the year. conditions typically see in july. you heard the drought monitor update near windsor and santa rosa scale for drought severity.

all through the north bay and parts of the east bay, conditions remain very dry. fire danger still high across the in land valley. we'll take a closer look as we'll see warmer temperatures ahead of our seven-day forecast and the rest of your weekend coming up in a few minutes. rob, thank you, another great resource for the changing conditions, rob's twitter page, he's always tweeting out updates about the winds, temperature fire danger, make sure you give him a follow, his handle is @robmayeda. nearly one year after the death of george floyd, people gathered to remember and call for change. prayer vigils at city hall to encourage unity and a peaceful path to end racism. betty wilson of belmont says it is important to learn from floyd's tragic death and forward. >> we come out here to support

and the anniversary of george floyd's death to say that we stand for justice and we are standing for crimes that's being committed over the asian community as well. >> church leaders encourage people to rely on their faith to accept all people. they held a moment of silent to remember floyd. a jury convicted chauvin of murdering floyd, tuesday marks one year since floyd's death. the white house where president biden is going to be hosting the family of george floyd's on tuesday. that visit comes as lawmakers are working on bipartisan legislation on police reform. that bill bans choke holds and carotid hold and no knock warrant. we invite you to join jessica aguirre on tuesday night as we

mark one year of floyd's death on "race in america" and the important conversations we continue to have on tuesday at 7:00. a follow-up from safeway after an incident led to a boy that led to protest. dozens gathered today in supporting the 11-year-old jamal oliver. last month he bought a sandwich at the deli here but security guard accused him of stealing here. the division surprised the group and offered a formal apology from the company. >> we regret it. it is against our values and against who we are as individuals. we do millions and millions of transactions a week. i know a lot of people shop at our stores, this is not what we do and it is not our intent to do that. >> reporter: shroeder is working

with leadership across the division to make sure something like this does not happen again. a step closer to space, the successful test flight today and what it means for the future of traveling out of this world, literally. it is the day they worked so hard for. the covid-19 friendly graduation ceremonies for hundreds of bay area college students. in business, it's never just another day. it's the big sale, or the big presentation. the day where everything goes right.

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the linda mar beach pacifica, the whale is too badly decomposed. the whale's age and length is unknown. mammal experts are working to get the whale towed. our investigative unit is keeping track of all the dead whales turning up in the bay. you can watch our investigation by visiting nbcbayarea.com and click on "investigations." time for more milestones celebrated in creative ways. the saint mary's college celebrating the commencement celebration. a beautiful day. shaking hands, these graduates bump

elbows. not bad. congratulations to all the graduates of class of 2021. >> looks like a beautiful day out there for a commencement. >> it was. >> rob. >> we are seeing nice conditions out there and you probably do want a jacket as we got the sea breeze going on all day. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. you saw the view there if san francisco. fog is about to move. san jose clear skies and northwest winds at 15. it has been a little breezy around santa clara valley. thanks to that sea breeze, air quality just fine for any of your exercise plans around the bay. the sneeze index is still not so good. pretty diverse group. we got pine, oak, cedar and grass pollens. there it is. just don't have some rain.

you may get a little bit of drizzles on the coast. 40 to start for most of the bay area. chilly start and the afternoon, numbers close to what have today. may not feel like 62 in san francisco and winds still roaring off the ocean and up to 25 miles per hour. 56 in half-moon bay and mid-70s for concord and livermore. the showers we have been watching over the north bay hills over the last few days, into sunday morning clouds and drizzles along the coast. those showers starting to leave the north bay. the system is moving away from the sierra. heading into monday, we'll get temperatures climbing just a little bit. we'll see 80s for a few areas and notice and long range pattern as we go not have stron high-pressure, we still have these systems still barely misses to the north. another one there on friday that may bring a few showers.

as long as these storms keep moving into the pacific northwest, high pressure building across california. we need rain and snow if we can't get that. san francisco tomorrow, highs in the low 60s, a bid warmer for you on monday. the valleys, a couple of opportunities to see some 80s. temperatures climbing up just a little bit, breezy and cold. the ocean air-conditioning sticking around for a while. once again towards the end of next week with some showers possible. >> at least it is not terribly hot. >> that's true. >> rob, thank you. up next, one flight closer to traveling out of this world, what today's test launch means for the future of tour richl. tourism.

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