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american psychological association found that 46% of people polled said they don't feel comfortable living life like they used to before the pandemic. 49% said they were feeling uneasy about adjusting to in person interaction once the pandemic ends. >>> on the vaccine front contra costa is opening two more walk in covid vaccination sites. no appointments are necessary to be vaccinated. pop up locations will be open until thursday. >>> vta wants to make it easy for people in santa clara to get the vaccine. they're setting up a walk up clinic and hoping people will roll up sleeves while waiting to make the commute. the transit agency is setting up the site at the light rail station in south san jose. we are expected to learn more at a news conference later today. >>> from transit hubs to nba games. fans in milwaukee were offered shots ahead of the game between the bucs and nets. it was an opportunity to reach a large number of people quickly. nearly a third of all americans are fully vaccinated. more than 44% have at least one dose. to find a site to get your jab, head to our resource guide

in february, a survey by the american psychological association found that nearly half of respondents returning to in-person interaction. here to tell us why many of us feel this way and how we can adjust our mindsets is dr. rheeda walker, a licensed clinical psychologist. dr. walker, thank you so much for being with us. it's an important issue because if you go outside it's like people are still trying to figure this out. what's the state doing? what's the government doing? what's the business doing? how do we work our way through this anxiety? >> that's such an important question, especially for now because i think it's -- we have to realize what anxiety is. anxiety comes about in response to uncertainty about what's going on, mixed messaging and we feel those fears in with our worst thoughts and have to be sure to control those and think about what is it that i can actually control in this situation but oftentimes it feels like we have no idea what we can control. >> talk to us about coping mechanisms here. what can you do if you're feeling this way? >> well, you know, for folks wh

a survey by the american psychological association found 49% of people are saying, i am really uneasyth the anxiety? know before you go back to work. that means talk to your boss call your human resources department ask coworkers. what's the scene what is it like? do we have a vaccine policy? are people working staggered schedules? are there fewer people in the office or at the workplace that way, you can ease your way back in because you know what you're going to expect be realistic don't expect to interact with everybody on day one it's okay to take it slow and do what you feel comfortable with. >> do managers have empathy for the re-entry a lot of people are like, get back to work and it's time you have issues, but we have a business to run. >> the sooner you can have an open dialogue about that, the easier it is to help people get over the hump. for some people, it is a switch. great, i can take off the mask, boom, it's gone. others, it's more like a dial. they're slowly turning the color back into their lives. managers are not required to hold your job. if you're not feeling safe

everyone is american, that the coronavirus is certainly not associated with any one of a particular ethnic group. and the country is still recovering from the pandemic, in my mind, psychologicallymotionally. there's a lot of pain. a lot of struggle. a lot of suffering and that's manifesting in violence against particular groups. >> it's also just manifesting itself in violence. we're seeing -- we see the mass shooting in san jose. we know that violence in new york city, crime in new york city is up as well. so as mayor, what are you going to do about that? >> well, there are a number of things we have to do as quickly as possible. so you have to track down the folks perpetrating these things and get the clearance rate up. the clearance rate or rate as which we're solving some of these shootings is way too low. it's 20%, 25% in some parts of new york city. which means if you shoot someone, there's a good chance you'll be on the loose and shoot another person. that's job one. we have to provide more resources to people coming out of prison because sometimes they will give tries some kind of payback or another violent act. so there are things we can do immediately to get crime goi

psychological thriller in i which the gentrification of a brooklyn neighborhood takes on a sinister new meaning. she is "new york times" and "usa today" author of romance thrillers. it was the american library association's best romance for 2018 and her novel, a princess in theory, was one of "the new york times'" 100 notable books of 2018. moderating the scruggs between this powerful duo will be nick nick nicole nick -- kolakowski. he lives and writes in new york city. welcome matteo, alyssa and nick. >> thank you. glad to be here. >> thank you. >> it's great to be here with everybody. >> yes. >> cool. so, let's good to it. i have a couple of questions and i'm hoping we can kick off a lively scruggs -- lively discussion with some big issues. i don't want to sort of create too much of a tennis match back and forth but i had some questions for your individual books and was hoping we could begin with that and kick off a broader discussion, and the first one win to alyssa. i love when no one is watching and the thing that i was sort of curious about that what you're a master of different genres and when its came time to this could narrative with huge issues related to gentrification and everything else you